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Conduct Committee
Motion to Agree
Lord Mance
To move that the Report from the Select Committee Valuing Everyone training; ICGS investigations—former MPs be agreed to. (5th Report, HL Paper 158)
My Lords, the fifth report of the Conduct Committee is short and focuses on two issues: first, Valuing Everyone training and, secondly, the investigation of Members of one House for behaviour that took place while they were a Member of the other.
As to the first, our recommendation is that attendance at the Valuing Everyone training course should become a requirement of the code of conduct, and it should be a breach if a Peer does not attend. That course was introduced as part of the drive to tackle bullying, harassment and sexual misconduct throughout Parliament. It was a key recommendation of the report of Naomi Ellenbogen QC that all Members should attend such a course. In March this year, the Conduct Committee agreed a target of at least 50% of Members having attended the training by Summer Recess 2020. In the event, that was nearly met: some 47.8% of Members had attended, and 50% was almost reached by the end of the Recess.
We then had to decide what steps, if any, needed to be taken next. In that respect, we took on board the views of the Steering Group for Change, which is chaired by one of the members of my committee and is the group of Members and staff who are keeping under review the progress towards implementing the recommendations of the Ellenbogen report. It is the view of that group as well as of the Conduct Committee, after debate, that we need to move more quickly towards all Members undertaking the training. Undoubtedly, the remaining 50% would have taken longer than the first.
We therefore recommend that this House should make it a breach of the code not to have undertaken Valuing Everyone training by 1 April 2021. Of course, Peers who come back from a leave of absence or join the House thereafter will be given a three-month period in which to undertake the course. The date of 1 April 2021 provides sufficient time for all present Members to attend such a course, or at least to sign up to do so, and we sincerely hope that all Members will. There is capacity; the course is currently being run virtually, of course.
Our second recommendation is to amend the code of conduct to close a loophole so that former MPs who come to or are now in the Lords, and former Lords who become MPs—in the rare cases that that happens—are no longer exempt from investigation and no longer fall into a loophole if the complaint concerns bullying, harassment or sexual misconduct while they were in their former House.
The independent complaints and grievance scheme is a cross-parliamentary scheme, providing that former Members of either House can be investigated for alleged bullying, harassment or sexual misconduct during their time as a Member. This is the only loophole, and we invite the House to close it. We understand that the Committee on Standards will shortly be seeking the agreement of the House of Commons in similar terms. I beg to move.
(Lord Brougham and Vaux) (Con)
I will call the following speakers: the noble Lords, Lord McConnell, Lord Cormack and Lord Newby, and the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Basildon. I call the noble Lord, Lord McConnell.
Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
My Lords, I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mance, for introducing the report and very eloquently explaining why these recommendations are in front of us today. I will ask two questions and make one additional point. I hope these are all helpful.
First, I strongly support the recommendation in the first part of the report that this should be a subject for the Code of Conduct. I look forward to the implementation of action for those who do not want to take part in this training. I wanted to ask about paragraph 11, where there is a reference to
"restricting their access to certain services"
for Members of your Lordships' House who face investigation, having not attended this training by the end of March next year. I wondered which services would be the subject of that restriction and whether it would include the ability to employ staff on the Parliamentary Estate, which seems fundamental if someone is not attending training in relation to bullying or other bad behaviour?
My second point on that first part of the report is that, during the discussion to which I was party on the Valuing Everyone training, there was a specific discussion about the situation faced by individual members of staff of individual Peers, who are very vulnerable because they do not have access to managers or supervisors, particularly if there are different members of staff sharing the same offices. If they have problems between themselves, there is no system in your Lordships' House for dealing with those difficulties; there is no one arbitrating or discussing with those involved how to resolve any differences that are occurring.
I have raised this a number of times with senior figures in both main parties and the House, and we do not yet have a resolution or a system for dealing with this. Since our training session, I have discussed it with the human resources department. I hope they are going to take some of these points on board and that, in looking at this issue, the committee will look at the impact of the training and the issues that are coming out of and arising from it, which could be tackled. I hope that at some stage, perhaps, it will prepare a report on the lessons that have been learned and the action that has been taken.
My second question relates to the second part of the report. Again, I strongly support the recommendations here: they are excellent and well thought through. I wanted to ask a specific question about the situation with Members who will serve, or have served, in the devolved Parliaments. This section of the report covers Members who have served in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords and have transferred between them.
However, there have been a number of Members of the House of Lords who have then gone on to serve in the devolved Parliaments and, increasingly, previous Members of the devolved Parliaments who have come to serve in the House of Lords. I wonder whether the committee has ever looked at that issue or would be prepared to look at it and some relationship between the devolved Parliaments and your Lordships' House in the future, where issues of conduct could be considered by either House in order to make sure that nobody falls through the cracks?
Lord Cormack
My Lords, it is a great pity that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mance, could not be present in the Chamber, as Ministers are, when this important report was presented to us. I take no issue with the second part of the report: if a Member of either House is accused of behaving improperly, it is of course right that that Member should be thoroughly investigated and appropriate action taken.
However, I want to concentrate my few remarks on the first part of the report. Speaking as one who has served in Parliament for over 50 years now, it is a very sad day when I am told that I have to be trained on how to behave. That is extremely unfortunate, and I believe that it is unnecessary. Of course, if the House passes this resolution, which I am sure it will, I will be obedient, just as I am being obedient at the moment to the edicts of the benign police state that I now live in.
However, I regret and deplore it. After all, it is right that people accused of any offence should be appropriately dealt with, but I do not suppose that it would be thought appropriate for your Lordships to be given a course in how not to burgle. I really think that, when you cannot take it for granted that people in public service—and we are all public servants—should behave properly and be pursued if they do not, that is a very sad day, and I thought it appropriate that someone should put this on record.
Baroness Smith of Basildon
I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mance, for presenting the report today. He does a service to the House in doing so, and I am grateful to him for his comments. The comments made by the noble Lord, Lord McConnell, are useful, particularly in reference to sanctions, and I wonder if the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mance, has considered or looked at them. He talked about mediation, which will come to the heart of my comments about the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Cormack. Prevention is always better than cure, and if there is a way to prevent or mediate, when there are problems, it would be helpful for the committee to look at. It strikes me that it is the kind of issue that might be appropriately raised and taken further in the Ellenbogen report, as we are currently looking at that and there are workstreams on it.
The noble and learned Lord made particular reference to Peers' staff, and there are very few staff working for Peers, as he will know. If somebody is found by the committee to be treating staff badly, is there a mechanism by which they can be denied a pass to employ staff on the parliamentary estate? I do not know if that is possible, but it has to be looked at.
I also understand that ongoing work is looking at whether third-party complaints can take place so that, while an individual may feel unable to make a complaint due to a power relationship with an employer, someone else can do so on their behalf. That would be a welcome step. On the issue of devolved Parliaments, this issue tends to rise in the same way as it does with MPs, but I am sure the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mance, will respond to that.
I found the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, disappointing and less constructive. I understand that he prides himself on being courteous, so he thinks he does not need the training. I did not feel I needed much training either, and my parliamentary time has not been as lengthy as his—I have only been here a mere 23 years—but having undertaken the training, I found it worth while. There are things we can all learn in our relationships with others, those we work with and those we work alongside. It is not a criticism of anyone at all to suggest such training around how the modern workplace works and what employees can expect of us. Not just direct employees, but those who work around the House, are entitled to the courtesy and respect of everybody else here. The noble Lord nods at me, but I do not know the alternative. It is fair to say that everybody should do it—or does he just want to single out people he thinks may not have shown that respect for others? The approach of asking everyone to do it is a fair one; it is respectful to the staff of this House.
One thing I would pick up with the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mance, if he could look into it, is that there are those who say that they found the training not quite as relevant as it could be. It dwells on the role of Members of Parliament and the relationship that Members of Parliament have in the House of Commons with their staff and those they work with. It might be worth looking at the training to see if there is anything bespoke about the work of the House of Lords, so it is directly relevant to the relationships we have here, which are often different, because we do not have the same direct employment issues. Obviously, I would have thought that everybody should welcome that we make it a priority in this House that everybody we work with and alongside has the right to be treated with the utmost respect and courtesy at all times.
Lord Newby
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, says it is a sad day when people need to be trained how to behave. It is—but, unfortunately, it is not the case that Members of your Lordships' House always behave in an acceptable manner. I undertook this training with a group of people from both the Commons and the Lords, staff and Members, including one of the most senior members of the noble Lord's party from your Lordships' House, who is one of the most courteous people in Parliament. During the course of the training, a number of real-life examples of the kind of harassment that has happened in Parliament was explained by the facilitator. The noble Lord's colleague said, "I can't believe that's going on", and he could not, because he does not behave like that any more than the noble Lord would. But the truth is that it is going on, and it goes on in all parties.
I have to say that some of my colleagues, when they get very tired towards the end of a session, behave towards other people, not just colleagues, in manners that are, frankly, unacceptable. We have somehow, in this day and age, got to bring ourselves up to a system of behaviour that is expected of everybody in whatever workplace or situation they find themselves in.
I do not think the noble Lord should think this is a terrible imposition. I get pretty irritated when I wash my hands and see on the wall a laminated sheet telling me how to wash my hands. I sort of think, "I do not need to be told how to wash my hands, because I have been doing it for quite a long time." This is just another variant of that, because clearly some people do not know how to wash their hands, or else we would not have the spread of coronavirus that we have. I urge the noble Lord to be sympathetic towards it and recognise that, in reality, Members of your Lordships' House have behaved, and do behave, in some cases, towards staff and others in manners that, in this day and age, are, frankly, unacceptable. The only way in which we are going to be able to begin to get them to realise that it is unacceptable is to have them think about it—and the way in which you have them think about it is to put them before this sort of training.
Lord Stirrup
I was not going to speak on this particular issue, but I have listened with interest to what the noble Lords, Lord Cormack and Lord Newby, have had to say, and I have some sympathy with what the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, said, but I think the noble Lord, Lord Newby, answered it appropriately.
The question I raise to the House at large is: if it is necessary for Members of your Lordships' House and the other place to undergo such training for their behaviour to be acceptable in the modern world, does this not say something about our wider society, and is not this an issue that, at another time, we should look at more seriously and deeply? Clearly, we have a society and educational system from that is turning out people who do not know how to behave. Perhaps this is not such a narrow issue as we believe it is, and one to which we should turn our attention in due course.
I must say I took part in one of the pilots for this programme. It seems an awful long time ago—I think it was the summer before last. But I have also recently undergone some training programmes. I am a trustee of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, and we have covered whole areas to do with working with staff and with racism and bias. The fact is that I have learned a lot from them, and there are lots of things you can learn.
I wanted to come back to the point raised by my noble friend about whether it is tailored enough towards your Lordships' House. I think there has been real benefit in us sitting around with other Members of Parliament, because there is lots to be learned from the interaction. I would say to the noble and leaned Lord that the programme needs some reflection of the specific circumstances in which the Lords works. The examples they use just need development to embrace some characteristics of working in your Lordships' House. But I would encourage us to continue having these programmes across both Houses.
Lord Balfe
I think the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, is absolutely right in that I regret the compulsion attached to this training. I have done the training. It was largely irrelevant; most of it was about the House of Commons, or appeared to be. I wonder whether the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mance, would like, on the basis of these comments, to take his report back, edit it, change it a bit, then present it to us again.
I am grateful for the points made by noble Lords, and I will, of course, take those back to the Conduct Committee, as the House would wish me to do. I shall take the points in turn. I am grateful for the support from my noble friend Lord McConnell, in particular, but others, too.
The restriction of services, which lies within the commissioner's jurisdiction as a result of an amendment to the code and guide that the House accepted at our suggestion earlier this year, is, of course, according to the circumstances. The commissioner has to tailor any restriction to meet needs. In one case that she considered, which we considered on appeal, our report indicated that while we would have had sympathy with the idea of a restriction on services, it did not meet the particular case, it was not obvious which services should be restricted, and they were not apparently being used anyway. However, this is undoubtedly a valuable tool, as much during investigations as after a conclusion that a Member of the House has not behaved appropriately. During investigations, staff are naturally particularly anxious, and we intend to look at the question of sanctions generally and to issue some further guidance on them.
The suspension of staff passes probably does not lie directly within our jurisdiction, but it is certainly a point that should be attended to. I take on board the forceful comments that have been made. It may already be covered by restriction of facilities, but it is of a slightly different nature and will be given consideration.
On the second point made by the noble Lord, and by the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Basildon, about relations between Peers and other relations that might merit mediation, obviously, as far as possible, amicable resolution of minor problems is, one hopes, something that occurs discreetly. I know that the Clerk of the Parliaments is very concerned to speak, where appropriate, to Peers. I know also that the leaders of parties and the Convenor of the Cross Benches would act, in appropriate circumstances, where a matter was not going to be made the subject of a formal complaint. Looking at the picture slightly more broadly, the steering group for change is a holistic task force, with Peers, clerks and members of staff on it. It is tasked, in particular, with cultural change.
I move on to the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Cormack. First, I regret that I am not in the Chamber; I had understood that we were not exactly encouraged to attend. I take his point on board, but I ask the House to reject his broader argument that this is unnecessary. Only too sadly, I am sure that some if not all noble Lords have read some of the reports that have so far been issued. I shall not name names, but as others said, in particular the noble Lord, Lord Newby, very forcefully, it is not so simple. There is, unfortunately, a clear problem, even in this House. People sometimes behave in ways that one may not conceive of oneself, but that are recorded in great detail in the press and in the reports issued by the commissioner. Unconscious attitudes, and lack of consciousness of a problem, are real issues that the Valuing Everyone training is designed to address.
The noble Lord, Lord McConnell, mentioned concerns about the scope of training. This was again picked up by the noble Baroness, Lady Smith. The point has been taken on board. It is a point that was made from a reasonably early stage, and we have urged that the model should be House of Lords oriented, that it should not be employment oriented, at least primarily, and that it should cater for our particular position. I believe that it has been adapted appropriately and I hope that more recent attendees have found this.
The noble Baroness, Lady Smith, mentioned third-party complaints. They have not so far been recommended, but it is a matter that we are intending to give further consideration to. I think that no report has so far said that this is a line that we should pursue. There would, of course, be considerable problems if a potential victim did not want to complain about someone else making a complaint: that could itself be not merely upsetting but even damaging to the victim. Those are the contrary considerations, but we are going to look at that again. Indeed, we have already looked at the problem of cluster reporting, which I hope we have dealt with in some measure by making suggestions for a relatively informal system, again operated primarily through the Clerk of the Parliaments.
I move on to the second area of our report. On the point about the devolved Parliaments, the scope of the code and the guide is, again, something we have under review. We extended the scope, with the House's agreement, earlier in the year, or last year, to include not merely parliamentary duties but parliamentary activities. Parliament as a whole is a unit, and the code and guide can be seen as embracing the whole parliamentary community, as our second recommendation indicates. However, to embrace within the scope of a parliamentary code of standards and behaviour outside misbehaviour that might be not just in a devolved Parliament, but in some professional body—architects, barristers or whatever—is a considerable step to suggest. As I say, we are going to consider the extent to which certain gross misconduct outside parliamentary duties or activities should be brought within the scope of the code. I do not say that it should be, but we are going to consider that and report on it.
The final point on that is that there is already automatic expulsion when a term of imprisonment of longer than a year is imposed for a criminal offence; if it is less than a year there is discretionary disciplining. I hope that that answers that question. I believe I have covered all the points that noble Lords have made and have not missed any, but I ask any noble Lord who has a point they would like me to elaborate on to please write to me. I beg to move.


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Ole & der hooker
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Ole was walking home late at night and sees a woman in the shadows.
"Twenty dollars . ."she whispers.
He'd never been with a hooker before, but he decides,what the hell, it's only twenty bucks. So they hide in the bushes. They're going "at it" for a minute when all of a sudden a light flashes on them. It's a police officer.
"What's going on here, people?" asks the officer.
I'm making luff to my Vife ," Ole answers indignantly.
"Oh, I'm sorry," says the cop, "I didn't know."
"Vell," says Ole, " I din't neder, 'til you shine that damm light in her face
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Posted by Mrs Weird Scientist in Animals, Cats, Easy As Pie.
If you're like me, you are perhaps super fascinated by vicious beasts of the animal kingdom. At the same time, my vivid imagination means that I do cringe a bit (or a lot!) when I think about these beasts attacking their prey. But are these animals with long, sharp teeth really so ferocious? Nope – they're not necessarily as ferocious as we think!
The North American sabre-tooth tiger – now extinct – had some enormous teeth. In fact, if you picture two long, sharp kitchen knives, you'll have a general idea of just how intimidating the tiger's canine teeth were! It turns out, however, that the scary look of the teeth is somewhat deceptive. The tiger's bite is actually a lot more gentle than scientists initially thought. It might even surprise you to know that the tiger's bite is gentler than the bite of a lion. Why compare it to a lion? Well, it's because the lion is one living animal that is very similar to the sabre-tooth tiger.
By using computers to compare the intricacies of the tiger's skull with that of a lion, it was found that the sabre-tooth tiger – formally known as Smilodon fatalis – has a rather light bite. Colin McHenry of the University of Newcastle, Australia looked at the skulls of lions and fossilized sabre-tooth tigers using computed tomography (CT) scans. McHenry and his team created three-dimensional computer models for a lion and a sabre-tooth tiger, which were then used to determine the bite strength for each animal. The results can be seen in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
So, just how big of a difference was there? Well according to these models, a 250 kg lion can trigger a force of 3000 Newtons with its bite versus a 230 kg sabre-tooth tiger, which can produce a mere 1000 Newtons. A cool difference that researchers noted was that a lion can handle much more force generated by a struggling prey whereas a sabre-tooth tiger can't withstand so much pressure and instead, would have been considerably injured.
The ways that an animal kills its prey can lead to its extinction. How so? For the sabre-tooth tiger, it likely killed its prey by tackling it down to the ground, forcing its head down, immobilizing it and then snap – taking a quick bite to the prey's neck. While a lion can capture smaller prey, the sabre-tooth tiger would not have been fast enough to conquer smaller, speedier animals. This means that when large prey were abundant, the tiger would be fairly well fed but when its preferred animals became scarce near the end of the ice age, the species soon became extinct.
Still, I don't doubt that the sabre-tooth tiger could do some serious damage to its prey. It may have a gentle bite in comparison with a modern lion but I think I'll stick with a cute, household cat. That's one bite I can definitely handle!


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Noam Chomsky on the Role of the Educational System
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The goal of education, Chomsky argues, is to produce free human beings whose values are not accumulation and domination, but rather free association on terms of equality.
Closing of the American Mind was published in 1987, five years after Bloom published an essay in The National Review about the failure of universities to serve the needs of students. With the encouragement of Saul Bellow, his colleague at the University of Chicago, he expanded his thoughts into a book "about a life, I've led" that critically reflected on the current state of higher education in American universities. His friends and admirers imagined the work would be a modest success, as did Bloom, who recognized his publishers modest advance to complete the project as a lack of sales confidence. Yet on the momentum of strong initial reviews, including one by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt in the New York Times and an op-ed piece by syndicated conservative commentator George Will entitled "A How-To Book for the Independent" it became an unexpected best seller, eventually selling close to half a million copies in hardback and remaining at number one on the New York Times Non-fiction Best Seller list for four months.
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Nov142014 by Mindanaoan Irene4 Comments
EXCLUSIVE: BonChon Cagayan de Oro branch opening date CONFIRMED
Announcements, Business, Cagayan de Oro City, Consumer, Events, Features, Food, Freebies, Mindanaoan Update, Misamis Oriental, Northern Mindanao
Mindanaoan.com is the very first to break the news --- BonChon Chicken, the company behind the global Korean-style fried chicken craze, is set to open their Cagayan de Oro City branch on November 28, 2014 at the First Level, Garden Area, Centrio Mall! I received this exciting update from the franchisees themselves :) BonChon, which means "my hometown" in Korean, will open their very first branch in Northern Mindanao this month. They first entered the Mindanao market when they set up shop in Davao about two years ago then later in General Santos City. BonChon Philippines Managing Director Scott Tan himself will be in CDO for the launch. And here's more good news - be among the very first customers and be qualified to receive FREEBIES! There will be a private function in the morning...
Meet Tim Yap, Divine Lee and ANTM's Allison Harvard in CDO
Beauty, Cagayan de Oro City, Entertainment, Events, Fashion, Style
Style icons Allison Harvard and Tim Yap will be in Cagayan de Oro City to share their tips on beauty, fashion and personal style and Kagay-anons will even be given the chance to meet them after the show. Allison Harvard and Tim Yap, along with Divine Lee, will be at the Activity Center of Centrio Mall on June 21, 2014, 6 PM. Allison Harvard is from America's Next Top Model Cycle 12 while Tim Yap is a fashion icon, entrepreneur and popular eventologist. Divine Lee is a popular model, endorser, host and blogger. Follow Mindanaoan on Twitter and Instagram for photos and updates!
The CompanY to hold a show at Ayala Centrio Mall CDO @AyalaCentrio
Cagayan de Oro City, Entertainment, Events, Music
The quintet known for their impressive vocal harmony will be at Ayala Centrio Mall this weekend! The CompanY, composed of Sweet Plantado (soprano), Annie Quintos (soprano/alto), Cecile Bautista (alto), Jay Marquez (tenor) and Moy Ortiz (tenor2/bass), will be at the Centrio Mall Activity Center on Sunday, June 30, 2013, 6 PM. The event will also serve as the CDO launch of their latest album entitled "LightHearted OPM." Catch The CompanY at Centrio Mall this weekend! See you there :) You can also follow Mindanaoan on Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Instagram and YouTube for updates, videos and photos on The CompanY's Centrio CDO show :)
Korean fashion brand Basic House opens Ayala Centrio CDO branch
Business, Cagayan de Oro City, Corporate, Fashion, Features, Shopping
Popular Korean fashion brand Basic House has opened its first store in Mindanao - the Basic House Cagayan de Oro branch. This is Basic House's fourth store in the Philippines. Basic House CDO is among the more than a hundred stores that offer fresh, classic and preppy ready-to-wear garments. Established in Korea in 1996, Basic House currently has 158 stores in Korea. There are stores across Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Russia and the Philippines. Visit Basic House CDO for classic and contemporary wear. You can find shirts, polo shirts, blazers, jackets, chinos, knit wear and even socks at Basic House Cagayan de Oro. Check out the looks you can achieve with some of the pieces you can find at Basic House: Basic House Cagayan de Oro is located at the 2nd floor,...
Julia Barretto at Style Origin 2013 Ayala Centrio CDO
Beauty, Cagayan de Oro City, Consumer, Corporate, Events, Fashion, Features, Mindanaoan Update, Personalities, Shopping, Society, Style
ABS-CBN Star Magic talent Julia Barretto truly wowed the crowd during the Style Origin 2013 fashion and style show held last May 25, 2013 at the Ayala Centrio Mall. Not that it was unexpected. She was, after all, a Barretto beauty. The charming Julia Barretto, who wore clothes from Bench, received very loud cheers from ardent fans and even from members of the audience who immediately got smitten with the fresh-faced Barretto beauty. The Style Origin 2013 fashion show aimed to re-affirm that style begins at Ayala Malls. And based on what I saw that day (I had a great view, thanks to the front row seats given to me and my blogger-friends by Centrio Mall - thank you very much!), they succeeded in achieving that goal. The fashion show, which was hosted by model and TV personality Phoemela B...
May302013 by Mindanaoan Irene2 Comments
Seda Centrio Hotel's starry, starry night on June 15, 2013
Announcements, Business, Cagayan de Oro City, Consumer, Entertainment, Events, Features, Hotels, Mindanao, Mindanaoan Artists, Mindanaoan Update, News, Northern Mindanao, Society, Style
I am involved in a new project and I'm really, really excited about this! I've been trying to keep this under wraps for a while now but now it can be told. Seda Centrio Hotel, the newest luxury hotel in Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao, Philippines, is set to hold a very special event on June 15, 2013. It's so special that Seda Hotel Centrio CDO folks are flying in celebrities, artists and even national media friends. I can't divulge more details but suffice it to say that this will be the must-have invite of the year! :) Do follow me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Google Plus for updates on this starry, starry event ;) For the uninitiated, Seda Centrio CDO is the latest boutique-business hotel owned and managed by Ayala Land. This Cagayan de Oro downtown hotel features top-...
Celebrate Style At Centrio Ayala Mall Style Origin 2013
Beauty, Cagayan de Oro City, Events, Fashion, Features, Shopping, Style
Join Ayala Centrio CDO Mall as they celebrate Filipino fashion and style via a fashion show dubbed "Style Origin" this Saturday, May 25, 2013, 5 PM at Centrio Activity Center, Centrio Mall Cagayan de Oro. Style Origin 2013 will feature several international retail brands, new and innovative concepts and well-loved homegrown labels. The "Style Origin 2013" fashion show aims to re-affirm that style begins at Ayala Malls. The fashion show, which will be hosted by model and TV personality Phoemela Barranda and directed by ace director Robby Carmona of SAGA Events (Mindanaoan had the chance to work with this very talented director during the first ever Islamic Fashion Festival in Manila last year), will also feature one of Star Magic's latest talents, the fresh-faced Julia Barretto. Thank...
Earth Hour 2013 – How You Can Participate
Advocacy, Announcements, Cagayan de Oro City, Events
In order to raise awareness about climate change and the various measures that we all should take in order to address such problem, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has been organizing yearly Earth Hour events around the world. This year, Earth Hour 2013 will be a little more participatory and based on citizen initiative as WWF wants to encourage communities to start their own campaigns against climate change. Earth Hour 2013 is no longer just about asking people around the world to turn off non-essential lights for an hour. It's now about urging people to come up with more long-term solutions in order to combat climate change and further protect Mother Earth. Earth Hour 2013 will be held around the world on March 23, 2013, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM local time. So where will YOU be at that...
Dec162012 by Mindanaoan Irene2 Comments
Meet the WAGW CDO Young Ambassadors of Style 2012
Beauty, Business, Cagayan de Oro City, Consumer, Fashion, Features, Gifts, Mindanaoan Update, Northern Mindanao, Personalities, Society, Style
Mindanaoan was invited to meet the What A Girl Wants (WAGW) CDO Young Ambassadors of Style 2012 last November 24, 2012 during the official launch of the WAGW Centrio Mall branch. It was an invitation I could never decline! Not only did I like the WAGW brand and the people behind it (did you know that popular Filipina fashion blogger Kryz Uy is their creative director?) and the organizers of the event (thank you Jaja and Vanessa!) but one of the style ambassadors was a dear friend and my brother (Bon of One Happy Story Photography) was the event's official photographer :) I was also asked to bring blogger-friends to the event and any event that makes it possible for bloggers to help promote great brands and products always has a plus on my book :) The What A Girl Wants and What A Girl Wa...
Dec122012 by Mindanaoan Irene1 Comment
All female rock band General Luna to rock Flawless Centrio Mall launch
Beauty, Business, Cagayan de Oro City, Entertainment, Events, Features, Music
General Luna, an all female rock band, is set to perform during the grand launch of the Ayala Centrio Mall branch of Flawless Face and Body Clinic on Friday, December 14, 2012, 4 PM at the Atrium of Centrio Mall, Corrales Avenue corner CM Recto Street, Cagayan de Oro City. General Luna band, composed of Nicole Asensio on vocales, Audry Dionisio on rhythm guitar, Alex Montemayor on bass guitar, Caren Mangaran on lead guitar and Bea Lao on drums, will give the Kagay-anons a taste of their music - a wonderful blend of cool guitar riffs and distinct sultry yet solid vocals. Among General Luna's hit singles are "Nandito" (theme song of "Glass Castle"), "Sa Pangarap Ko" (theme song of "Mga Nagbabagang Bulaklak") and "Red Heaven" - the music video of which can be viewed below. Catch these p...
Nov292012 by Mindanaoan IreneNo Comments
The White Hat Yogurt Opens Centrio Mall CdeO Branch
Blogging, Business, Events, Food, Mindanaoan Update, Misamis Oriental
Authentic Italian frozen yogurt is finally available in Cagayan de Oro. White Hat Centrio CDO is finally open! The White Hat, known for their delicious and authentic Italian Frozen Yogurt topped with healthy premium toppings, recently opened their Centrio Mall branch in Cagayan de Oro City. And this Mindanaoan blogger was invited to the opening and got to try their yummy treats. The White Hat Yogurt Centrio CDO branch is located at the Centrio Garden area, level 1, near the activity center. The White Hat Yogurt serves 98 percent fat-free yogurt - yogurt that's not only delicious but healthy, too. It's a special combination of low-fat milk as well as live, active yogurt cultures. How's that for real yogurt goodness? Now if you haven't tried yogurt before or if you're a bit hesitant to tr...
Nov272012 by Mindanaoan Irene1 Comment
MANGO Ayala Centrio Cagayan de Oro Launch This Weekend!
Beauty, Business, Cagayan de Oro City, Consumer, Fashion, Mindanaoan Update, Shopping, Society
International brand MANGO is set to open its Ayala Centrio Cagayan de Oro branch on Sunday, December 2, 2012, 6PM at Level 1, Centrio Mall. MANGO, an international clothing design and manufacturing company, will finally open its very first flagship store (and not just an outlet store) in Cagayan de Oro City, Northern Mindanao, Philippines and I'll be there! :) Thank you very much MANGO for the exclusive invitation! Mindanaoan is more than happy to cover the MANGO Centrio branch opening not only because I love their products (one of the MANGO pieces I own is this green MANGO suit that has survived the test of time!) but also because the people behind the launch are friends :) Let's see if I can find a nice, new MANGO party dress on Sunday! Wish me luck :D MANGO was founded in S...
Yves Rocher Philippines Centrio CDO – why you should visit them today
Beauty, Business, Consumer, Fashion, Features, Mindanaoan Update, Reviews, Society, Style
Yves Rocher is one of the new stores that opened at Centrio Mall Cagayan de Oro City and truth be told, from the outside, the store looks "sosyal" and the products seem to be very expensive. Lo and behold, that is NOT the case! The expensive products bit, I mean :) Yes, the store does look sparkling clean, attractive and nice but the products are very affordable - so affordable that there are products that are even priced as low as Php 80.00! Yes, you read that right. And did I mention that the products are all botanical (made from plants) and are all dermatologically tested? So did that catch your attention? :) Here are more reasons why you should pay the Yves Rocher store at Centrio CDO a visit like...right now! ;) Read on... Yves Rocher Philippines is named after the sam...
Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf now brewing in Cagayan de Oro City
Business, Cagayan de Oro City, Food, Mindanaoan Update
There's a new coffee shop in Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao. Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf has opened their first CDO branch at Centrio Mall. The Centrio Ayala Mall branch of Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf CDO is on the right side of Centrio Garden, if you're taking the Capt. V. Roa entrance to the mall. Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf has been brewing since 1963 in California. While CBTL isn't new in the Philippines, it is new in Northern Mindanao. As previously mentioned, this is the first Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf coffee shop in Northern Mindanao and a second one is in the works. The second CBTL coffee shop will be at Limketkai Center and will open early next year. A day after they opened their Centrio Mall CDO branch, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf folks invited Mindanaoan to try their bestselling dri...
Taters Centrio Mall Delivers Snacks Inside The Cinemas
Business, Cagayan de Oro City, Food, Movies
Yes, you read that right. Taters Cagayan de Oro can now deliver your order right inside the Centrio Mall cinema! Cool, right? Just place an order, give your money to the friendly Taters staff, give your cinema seat number and they'll send the food right to you :) Taters, located at the 3rd Floor of the newly-opened Centrio Mall in Cagayan de Oro City, can deliver snacks, munchies, burgers, hotdogs, popcorn, fries, onion rings, nachos, sandwiches etc right inside the Centrio Ayala Cinema. Don't you think this is good customer service? :) This is just one of the cool things I learned when I attended the grand opening of Taters Centrio Ayala Mall last November 9, 2012, the very same day Centrio also first opened its doors to the public. As expected, Taters drew a very large crowd and th...
Invitation: Centrio Mall Ayala Cinemas Launch To Feature Breaking Dawn 2
Announcements, Cagayan de Oro City, Entertainment, Events, Mindanaoan Update
This Mindanao lifestyle blogger received fabulous news today. Centrio Mall has invited me, along with my blogger-friends from the Bukidnon Bloggers and Social Media Club, CDO Bloggers, Inc. and Iligan Bloggers Society, to the launch of the Centrio Ayala Cinemas come November 15, 2012! And guess what movie will be featured during the Centrio Mall Ayala Cinemas Launch? No other than the much-awaited continuation of the global blockbuster Twilight saga, Breaking Dawn 2. Centrio Mall has invited us to the advance screening of Breaking Dawn 2 :) Thank you very much to Centrio Mall for the invitation! Thank you for trusting our bloggers groups and for believing in the power of blogging and social media. Catch Breaking Dawn 2 at the Centrio Mall Cinemas this November 16, 2012! By the ...
Watsons Opens 308th Store In Centrio Mall CDO @AyalaCentrio
Beauty, Business, Cagayan de Oro City, Consumer, Events, Features, Freebies, Gifts, Media, Mindanaoan Update, Misamis Oriental, Shopping, Style
Watsons has opened its 308th store in the Philippines and it's located in Mindanao :) Watsons Centrio Mall, which was formally opened to the public last November 9, 2012 (the very same day Centrio Ayala Mall also opened its doors), is the latest addition to the growing Watsons Philippines family. And Mindanaoan is very lucky to be one of the invited guests! Check out the invitation I received. I also wrote about Watsons Centrio Mall in an earlier post. The Ayala Centrio Mall branch of Watsons brings the Watsons brand of beauty and wellness to a city noted for its accessibility, business growth and tourism attractions; making shopping convenient, enjoyable and more affordable. Plus here's an additional fun fact: Watsons Centrio Mall is the very first Watsons store to have the latest d...
Photos: Rovilson Fernandez and Daniel Matsunaga at Planet Sports Centrio Mall
Cagayan de Oro City, Entertainment, Features, Mindanaoan Update, Personalities, Photos, Shopping
Guess who made quite a stir during the opening of Centrio Mall? No other than Brazilian model Daniel Matsunaga and host/model Rovilson Fernandez! The two gorgeous hunks caused so much stir that the boys later told this Mindanao lifestyle blogger that they had to do an "Amazing Race" kind of dodge and run just to make it through the sea of screaming fans. Daniel Matsunaga and Rovilson Fernandez were in town to do an autograph signing session at Planet Sports, located at the 2nd floor of Centrio Mall. I actually wrote about that event in an earlier blog entry :) Thanks to Planet Sports, I was given the chance to meet and be with these two handsome, charming guys - who apparently happen to be very funny, too! Good thing my blogger-friends were also there to share the fun! Rovilson was v...


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With this article, IH and Partners are inaugurating a new program, Kolot: Voices from Israel. Every issue, and in our other work, we will be featuring the work of a progressive Israeli NGO that is less well-known in the US than it deserves to be. Each article will contain a link to the organization's own website so you can learn more about them and perhaps contribute to their work.
Partners is committed to building partnerships between progressive Israelis and Americans. During this ongoing and extended period of rightwing government, many Jews and others outside Israel have lost sight of the Israeli progressive tradition – and despaired of reviving it. We want to show that there are many hundreds of thousands of Israelis and hundreds of organizations of all sorts that are working in a wide variety of fields, who share our vision for a liberal, progressive, egalitarian Israel.
"Together we cried and screamed the pain that had been frozen in the body for many years, we experienced fear and terror, anger and hatred, and immense love, and passion and yearning, and such deep human connection. And we were able to see beyond all the stories, to truly see ourselves and one another. We saw that within us there exists everything, all of it, all the voices and the parts and feelings and needs.
Together Beyond Words (TBW) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the empowerment of women, the healing of emotional wounds and traumas, and the undermining of prejudice; all as a path towards building a just and peaceful society In Israel. We accomplish our goals through workshops and courses using our multidisciplinary approach "Beyond Words" and "Playback Theatre".
Even though there is and has been for years an agreement on how crucial it is to address the importance of diversity in the Israeli educational system, yet according to the State Comptroller, the Ministry of Education has almost completely failed to address this issue. The disregard for diversity education in a country that is multicultural, has prominent minorities, and is deeply embroiled in a complex conflict, has led to an increase of racist behavior in our schools and colleges, a marked decrease in the ability to voice opinions that are pro-diversity and peace without being targeted, called names, and even physically threatened. The conflict continues and the situation along the border with Gaza and in the West Bank is getting worse.
We believe that much of the destructive behavior, the prejudice, and violence are driven by existential fear, anger, grief, and despair related to our history, to life in Israel, and to the ceaseless conflict. We also believe that women who are empowered have unique gifts they can bring to social change and peace-building arenas.
For the last 22 years we have been working with thousands of people, creating places where Arabs and Jews can transform their painful emotions so they are not transmitted; where empathy and understanding for "the other" are enhanced, where women can reclaim their leadership in working for peace and justice, and where women and men can become allies in healing themselves and others.
For me, one of the most significant moments in our five-day Peace Leadership summer workshop was when Sharon, a 45 year old Jewish woman with a beautiful smile, spoke of her fear of Arabs. She was born and raised in Ariel, a settlement in the West Bank that her parents helped to build. From an early age, fear of what the Palestinians who live all around Ariel might do to her and her loved ones, hung like a heavy dark cloud that is always present even when the sky is totally blue.
"Who did the land belong to? Do you think there might be people who still feel the loss of this land?" he asked. "Maybe it was not just an empty space before your parents first came to settle there…" He continued looking directly into her eyes.
Her honesty hurt. I felt as if an emotional marble was making its way up my throat.
I looked around the room and saw some people were crying. I too felt my heart aching. I have lived here most of my life and the fear they were talking about felt as familiar to me as the computer I stare into every morning when I begin to work. But I also felt a sense of relief, that right now, at this moment, we had created a space where both narratives could be held compassionately without one shadowing the other. And our ability to cry and even scream our pain together is no small feat in this complex world. To me it feels like the basis of healing and peace.
As a confirmation "from the universe," I just received a WhatsApp from Dashi, a student in one of our programs whom I had not spoken to in six months. She was part of our From Stage to Change Playback Theatre Ensemble at Tel Hai College, the only Arab/Jewish women's Playback Theatre Ensemble in the world.
I am not sure why she decided to write this morning but here is what she wrote: "The truth is that life continues to challenge me, sometimes it's good and at other times not so much. I am not sure how, but somehow I am able to stay connected to myself. And throughout this process I can now understand how meaningful last year was for me [when she participated in our program].
With love and deep gratitude for your support of this work….
Nitsan Joy Gordon is director of Together Beyond Words. She is trained and experienced in dance/movement therapy, healing touch and multi-level listening, and emotional healing techniques – all of which are used as part of the Beyond Words Educational Model. She has led many courses on understanding and healing prejudice, as well as workshops and trainings in Israel and the US using the BW model.


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Canadian Liberal Government Proposes 'Hate Speech' Penalties of $50,000 Fine, One Year Imprisonment
By Cassandra Fairbanks
The Canadian government has proposed legislation to combat "hate speech" and "hate propaganda" that would carry penalties of a $50,000 fine and one year in jail.
The shockingly authoritarian Bill C-36 was announced in a press release from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Department of Justice on Wednesday.
"Canadians expect to be safe and free from hate speech and hate crimes, online and offline. The Government of Canada is committed to keeping all Canadians safe, while also protecting their rights and freedoms," the press release states.
To fight "hate speech" the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada introduced amendments to the Criminal Code, the Canadian Human Rights Act, and the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
"Too many people and communities in Canada are harmed and victimized by hate speech, which is often amplified and spread online. Online hate can turn into offline hate with devastating impacts on communities and families. We have a responsibility to victims to take action to combat hate online and continue to build a more inclusive Canada," the statement continued.
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The bill seeks to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to "define a new discriminatory practice of communicating hate speech online, and to provide individuals with additional remedies to address hate speech," add a definition of "hatred" to section 319 of the Criminal Code based on Supreme Court of Canada decisions, and "create a new peace bond" in the Criminal Code designed to prevent hate propaganda offences and hate crimes from being committed, and make related amendments to the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
The Department of Justice says this bill will be "complemented" by a regulatory framework to tackle "harmful content" online.
"Canadians expect their government to take action against hate speech and hate crimes. These legislative changes would improve the remedies available to victims of hate speech and hate crimes, and would hold individuals accountable. The actions we are taking today will help protect the vulnerable, empower those who are victimized and hold individuals to account for the hatred they spread online," Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti said.
The summary of the bill defines "hate" as "the emotion that involves detestation or vilification and that is stronger than dislike or disdain … For greater certainty, the communication of a statement does not incite or promote hatred, for the purposes of this section, solely because it discredits, humiliates, hurts or offends."
"The bill would allow individuals or groups to file hate speech complaints with the Canadian Human Rights Commission, which would be empowered to order perpetrators to cease communications or, in some cases, to pay monetary compensation and penalties," according to a report from CP24.
Breitbart News reports that "if a complaint against an accused person is 'substantiated,' the defendant may be ordered to pay up to $70,000 in penalties divided into two components. The first component would be a payment of 'compensation' of up to $20,000 (CAD) 'for any pain and suffering that the victim experienced' as a function of 'hate propaganda' or 'hate speech.' The second component is a fine, up to $50,000 (CAD), paid to the federal government."
The guilty party would then be forced to "enter into a recognizance to keep the peace and be of good behavior for a period of [12 to 24 months]."
If they fail to comply, it could result in imprisonment of up to 12 months.
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24 responses to "Canadian Liberal Government Proposes 'Hate Speech' Penalties of $50,000 Fine, One Year Imprisonment"
Justin Trudeau Castro? What would you expect from a Castro? Communist tyranny.
citizen9 says:
Canada has Fallen. USA is next. Do not forget Americans. The same battle is being fought in all Western Nations. UK stood up against Globalism FIRST with Brexit. You are late to the party… just like WW2. The worlds Free people Need the USA to WIN. If this WTO, WHO, U.N. European Union Style Government takes AMERICA, it is ALL OVER. Is this the Generation that will Kill Freedom ? It is in CANADA.
Vercuric says:
Krakos says:
The herd needs to be culled. I know we can't do it. I know it's morally wrong. Unfortunately there are things that just need to be done that can't be done. But conversely what they are doing in Canada and here in the USA is morally wrong and in most instances illegal or against our constitution. I dont know Canadien law to comment on their B.S.
UppityG says:
Wow Canada, you have hard core marxists in your govt and they've all but put up a neon sign saying so. You need to recall Trudeau and everyone else who's doing this nonsense. If you don't, America will have to build a northern border wall. Well, a better one than what we have at the south as of today. When Trump gets back in office, we'll get it finished.
BrownShadow says:
So I'm in Alberta, I've been in a waiting list for a green card for 8 more years of what I was told was 10 year process . I'm not going to last up here. Is there any way to fast track outside of marriage? I don't want that to be a reason. But seriously, maybe I should fill for refugee status, claim persecution from Government. Is anyone hiring Canadians? Or are we too White? Hell I'll pick fruit for all I care, just so long as I can be free! God Bless America!!!
Kelliem says:
Sweet jezaaaaz ….. I live in this country.
MM6D says:
This is fucking insane. Literally going to jail because you said something mean to someone? I didn't know Canada was this fucked.
Burghlarmurray says:
Thought crime eh?
tobie.lepine says:
c-36 breakdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2qjfOfIjnI&ab_channel=RebelNews
hate speech in canada is defined as speech the governement hates … its all to ban any dessidance against the liberals …
KP67s says:
The "feelsbadman" moment as a Canadian.
Oh wait, I felt that when my country voted Trudeau in for a second term.
JoeVasco72 says:
And, he's not going anywhere.
He will win the same way biden didn't. Rhe globalists are in control.
Best we start thinking about secession here because unlike Americans…….we do not have any fight in us.
BxIrish says:
I always wondered why the US didn't just absorb canada. Now I get it.
ManXBearXPig says:
This is very depressing but not surprising. Canadians will bend over for this just like they did for bill c 10. RIP Canada.
jerkyigitoz@gmail.com says:
Let me guess….hate crimes towards white don't count as hate crimes?
Bingo, if you're a muslim, blm, or progressive it's business as usual
51773 says:
This is really good reporting, it would be great if Tim pool kept the promises he made in the launch video of the record breaking SCNR / Subverse wefunder and delivered this kind of reporting there as well. Maybe then all those investors wouldn't feel like they were lied to.
Cat_R_Pillar says:
Dude, Tim isn't reading these, you are just annoying everyone else
PhatJimmy says:
He has read and commented back on some threads before fyi.
Echrisinthemiddle says:
okay bot
Suggest you search youtube to discover what happened SCNR and what those reporters did. It is ugly on their part.
FergusonRage says:
Precrime is next.


When you're looking to replace your church furniture, you want to make sure you choose a pew bench that is made of a beautiful, sturdy material that will last. That's why Born Again Pews uses solid oak to construct their handmade church furniture.
Oak has long been a favorite in the furniture business, even being used by the Vikings in their higher-end long ships. It was also used during the middle ages for furniture and building frames, as well as interior paneling in the House of Commons in London. The 19th century saw an increased use of oak for building their ships, as well as regular construction purposes. One of the reasons that oak has been so popular throughout history is its high availability. Oak is an exceptionally hard wood, making it desirable for its durability and strength thanks to its immense density. These qualities all combine to make it a top choice for furniture making, not to mention the wood is more resistant to fungus and insects due to its high tannin content.
Red and white oak have been the most popular oak types used in the United States. The waterproof quality of white oak made it a go-to choice for shipbuilders historically, while red oak was often employed for use in hardwood flooring, wagon wheels, and railroad ties. Modern society still has tremendous use for both types of oak, though red oak is noticeably more favored for making furniture. There are a wide variety of different types of oak, including tiger oak, burr oak, natural oak, pippy oak, and others, and their use is all dependent upon the density and pattern desired by the user.
The unfinished wood of an oak tree claims the number two spot in popularity and provides woodworkers an excellent canvas for staining. Its exceptional durability makes it a natural choice for high-traffic uses, which explains why it is so common in the furniture industry.
More money for other areas of the ministry, rather than repeatedly fixing up pews of lesser quality.
Crafting personalized pews to fit the desired atmosphere of each chapel, thanks to the great staining potential of oak.
Enhancing the worship experience for all who attend through comfortable, sturdy seating.
By choosing furniture made of oak, you can expect a pew bench that will serve your congregation well for decades to come.


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// Details: MI common code class. Command argument class. Arguments object
//          needing specialization derived from the CMICmdArgValOptionLong
//          class.
//          An argument knows what type of argument it is and how it is to
//          interpret the options (context) string to find and validate a
//          matching
//          argument and so extract a value from it.
//          If *this argument has expected options following it the option
//          objects
//          created to hold each of those option's values belong to *this
//          argument
//          object and so are deleted when *this object goes out of scope.
//          Based on the Interpreter pattern.
//--
class CMICmdArgValOptionShort : public CMICmdArgValOptionLong {
  // Methods:
public:
  /* ctor */ CMICmdArgValOptionShort();
  /* ctor */ CMICmdArgValOptionShort(const CMIUtilString &vrArgName,
                                     const bool vbMandatory,
                                     const bool vbHandleByCmd);
  /* ctor */ CMICmdArgValOptionShort(const CMIUtilString &vrArgName,
                                     const bool vbMandatory,
                                     const bool vbHandleByCmd,
                                     const ArgValType_e veType,
                                     const MIuint vnExpectingNOptions);
  //
  bool IsArgShortOption(const CMIUtilString &vrTxt) const;

  // Overridden:
public:
  // From CMICmdArgValBase
  /* dtor */ ~CMICmdArgValOptionShort() override;

  // Overridden:
private:
  // From CMICmdArgValOptionLong
  bool IsArgOptionCorrect(const CMIUtilString &vrTxt) const override;
  bool ArgNameMatch(const CMIUtilString &vrTxt) const override;
};


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Q: Program crashing with C++ DLL using OpenMP I have a program using OpenMP on C++ and I need it to port into Dll so I can call it from Python. It returns an array of double values, which calculated using a lot of for loops with openmp pragma. I was doubtful if it is going to work, so I started from a little test program that calculates Pi value in a loop with different precision values, then I would measure performance and ensure that OpenMP works properly that way. Plain (w/o Omp) implementation works fine from Python and C++, however Omp variant gives a runtime error in Python (exception: access violation writing 0x000000000000A6C8) and crashes without an error in C++. Also Omp variant works fine if it is not a Dll and just a regular executable. The Dll is made with a makefile. App that uses the Dll built into an executable with g++ with no flags (source code is in UnitMain.cpp). All the relevant code and a Makefile below (I didn't include some files and functions for brevity).
UPD: I tried Microsoft compiler and it works, also I tested a linux dynamic library on WSL/g++ and it also works. Looks like it is Windows gcc specific, I'll try another version of gcc (btw my current version is this):
Thread model: posix gcc version 8.1.0 (x86_64-posix-seh-rev0, Built by MinGW-W64 project)
UnitFunctions.cpp
#include "UnitFunctions.h"
#include <omp.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
typedef long long int64_t;

double pi(int64_t n) {
    double sum = 0.0;
    int64_t sign = 1;
    for (int64_t i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
        sum += sign/(2.0*i+1.0);
        sign *= -1;
    }
    return 4.0*sum;
}

void calcPiOmp(double* arr, int N) {
    int64_t base = 10e5;
    #pragma omp parallel for
    for(int i = 0; i < N; ++i) {
        arr[i] = pi(base+i);
    }
}

UnitMain.cpp
#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

struct DllHandle
{
  DllHandle(const char * const filename)
    : h(LoadLibrary(filename)) {}
  ~DllHandle() { if (h) FreeLibrary(h); }
  const HINSTANCE Get() const { return h; }

  private:
  HINSTANCE h;
};

int main()
{
  const DllHandle h("Functions.DLL");
  if (!h.Get())
  {
    MessageBox(0,"Could not load DLL","UnitCallDll",MB_OK);
    return 1;
  }

  typedef const void (*calcPiOmp_t) (double*, int);
  const auto calcPiOmp = reinterpret_cast<calcPiOmp_t>(GetProcAddress(h.Get(), "calcPiOmp"));
  double arr[80];
  calcPiOmp(arr, 80);
  cout << arr[0] << endl;
  return 0;
}

Makefile
all: UnitEntryPoint.o UnitFunctions.o
    g++ -m64 -fopenmp -s -o Functions.dll UnitEntryPoint.o UnitFunctions.o

UnitEntryPoint.o: UnitEntryPoint.cpp
    g++ -m64 -fopenmp -c UnitEntryPoint.cpp

UnitFunctions.o: UnitFunctions.cpp
    g++ -m64 -fopenmp -c UnitFunctions.cpp

A Python script
import numpy as np
import ctypes as ct

cpp_fun = ct.CDLL('./Functions.dll')
cpp_fun.calcPiNaive.argtypes = [np.ctypeslib.ndpointer(), ct.c_int]
cpp_fun.calcPiOmp.argtypes = [np.ctypeslib.ndpointer(), ct.c_int]

arrOmp = np.zeros(N).astype('float64')
cpp_fun.calcPiOmp(arrOmp, N)

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The security in Pakistan was amazing: Faf du Plessis
Faf led the World XI side on the tour of Pakistan and revealed some of the security measures which made him feel as if it was a Hollywood movie.
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Updated - Jan 13, 2019 6:18 pm
Faf du Plessis of South Africa. (Photo by James Worsfold/Getty Images)
When Sri Lanka toured Pakistan in 2009, their team bus was attacked by terrorists and since then, International cricketers, as well as teams, have been reluctant to tour the country. It forced PCB to organize matches in a neutral venue like UAE, which has become a second home. In an effort to bring International cricket back to their home, ICC organized a T20I series with World XI team which was led by Faf du Plessis.
World XI was a star-studded team which included the likes of Tamim Iqbal, Hashim Amla, Tim Paine, David Miller, Grant Elliott, Thisara Perera, Sammy, Ben Cutting, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir, Samuel Badree, Paul Collingwood and George Bailey. Pakistan won the three-match series 3-0 but the message that the nation is safe to play cricket was more important.
Faf who is currently also playing Pakistan at home recently opened about the experience of playing cricket there. The right-handed batsman claimed that the security was amazing in Pakistan and admitted that the security systems in place made him feel like he was part of a Hollywood movie.
The South African further revealed that players were asked to wear masks for security propose which was an amazing experience.
Faf du Plessis found security amazing
"The security in Pakistan was amazing. As soon as we landed there, the security was like a Hollywood movie. There were snipers on the roof, bulletproof trucks and we even had to put masks on ourselves, it was amazing to experience that" he was quoted as saying by PakPassion.
Apart from the security systems, Faf du Plessis also had something to say about the people of Pakistan. He said that Pakistanis are really passionate about cricket and it is not possible to explain that to others. He claimed that people in there are really desperate to witness International cricket.
"The passion for cricket in Pakistan is not something you can explain to people. The people of Pakistan are so hungry to see cricket back in their country," du Plessis further said.
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A leading United Kingdom sports betting operator, Sky Betting & Gaming, has made the decision to drop their affiliate program. The gambling firm made the announcement via email, giving their affiliates 30 days' notice. According to reports, the decision was 'difficult' for the company to make, following new regulations by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC).
Gambling operators in the UK have been anticipating further regulations by the UKGC in 2017. This followed a number of investigations and fines by the regulator on a few breaches. All of this has led many operators to tighten their policies ahead of further legislation by the regulator. Read on for more about this story and how it affects Kiwi players.
Official statements from Sky Betting & Gaming, who operate a number of gambling brands, claimed that the move was sparked by social media tipsters. A handful of tipsters in recent months gave incorrect bet information to followers. Some tipsters were earning up to 30% commission from the players' losses.
After illegal tips were reported by bettors, Sky Bet was forced to look at their regulatory policies. The move was motivated by the UKGC's decision to enforce the legal responsibility of operators with affiliates. Regulations by the Gambling Commission are already being reviewed, and many operators have already come under fire.
Earlier in 2017, the UK Gambling Commission went after bgo Entertainment for allowing their affiliates to publish 'misleading' ads. Next, the UKGC went after Lottoland for similar marketing violations. Lottoland and bgo Entertainment both paid hefty fines as a result. In May, the Commission went after 888 Holdings, who had violated social responsibility codes.
More so, they made the results of the investigations into 888 Holdings known this week. The crackdown by the British regulator is part of a move to hamper black market gambling. Additionally, their measures are proving to make gambling online safer for online casino players in the UK and New Zealand. Time will tell if the moves will make a difference in illegal activities on social media and other Internet gambling services.
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import com.bizosys.oneline.util.StringUtils;

public class CsvWriter {

	public static final int INITIAL_STRING_SIZE = 128;
	private char separator = ',';
	private char escapechar;
	private String lineEnd = StringUtils.Empty;
    private char quotechar;
    /** The quote constant to use when you wish to suppress all quoting. */
    public static final char NO_QUOTE_CHARACTER = '\u0000';

    /** The escape constant to use when you wish to suppress all escaping. */
    public static final char NO_ESCAPE_CHARACTER = '\u0000';

    public CsvWriter(char separator) {
        this.separator = separator;
        this.quotechar = NO_QUOTE_CHARACTER;
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        	if (cells == null) return StringUtils.Empty;

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Bala Devi strikes as Manipur defeat Railways to clinch Senior Women's NFC
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The Manipur & India skipper scored 21 goals in six games during the tournament.
Manipur pipped 1-0 Railways to triumph in the final of the 25th Hero Senior Women's NFC 2019-20 at the CHF Ground in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday.
Skipper Bala Devi's 67th-minute strike was enough to win Manipur's 20th Senior Women's NFC title. Meanwhile, Bala, the highest scorer of the tournament, signed off 21 goals from 6 matches whereas Manipur goalkeeper Panthoi Chanu was bestowed with the best goalkeeper award.
While both the teams went for a safety-first approach since the get-go, defenders had their tasks cut out to keep Bala and Kamala, who came into the game having scored twenty goals apiece, in check.
Daya Devi, who scored seven goals in the last two matches, got the first chance in the second minute but Railways goalkeeper Swarnamayee Samal parried it away.
Railways wingers Mamta and Sanju continued to keep the Manipur defenders on their toes and the latter could have found the back of the net inside the first ten minutes but missed the target by a whisker.
Daya got another chance in the 28th minute from an acute angle but her left-footer went begging.
Following fewer chances in the first 45 minutes, Railways deployed more pair of legs in the attacking third to help Kamala and Sanju in their pursuit of the eluding goal but to no avail.
After the hour-mark, Manipur shifted the gear and earned back-to-back opportunities only to see them intercepted by India National Team skipper Ashalata Devi and Manisha Panna.
Finally, in the 67th minute, following a melee inside the Railways box, Bala unleashed a right-footer and Samal, whose vision was blocked partially, had clearly no answer to stop that.
Three minutes later, Bala could have doubled the lead but Manisha blocked it to keep the score same.
Manipur survived a scare in the 75th minute when Bina Devi's untimely challenge brought Sanju down at the top of the box. Kamala took the resulting freekick only to see it sailing over the crossbar.
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Daya came very close to write her name on the scoresheet in the dying moments of the game but Samal pulled off a blinder to keep the game alive.
Railways threw the kitchen sink towards the end but the Manipur defenders saw off the dangers with much composure to seal their second consecutive Hero Senior Women's NFC championship title.
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The regular feature from the financial services giant succeeds because it is truly useful. Each week the firm pulls together a quick roundup of what happened in the markets over the past few days and provides some context from its experts to help understand what it all means.
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found an iron meteorite on Mars, the first meteorite of any type ever identified on another planet. The pitted, basketball-size object is mostly made of iron and nickel.
Initial observation of Heat Shield Rock from a distance with Opportunity's miniature thermal emission spectrometer suggested a metallic composition and raised speculation last week that it was a meteorite. The rover drove close enough to use its Moessbauer and alpha particle X-ray spectrometers, confirming the meteorite identification over the weekend.
JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, has managed NASA's Mars Exploration Rover project since it began in 2000. Images and additional information about the rovers and their discoveries are available on the Internet at http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/mer_main.html and at http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov.


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MORTENSON, ARTHUR A.
Arthur A. Mortenson, 94, of Avon, husband of Catherine (Beltran) Mortenson, died suddenly, Monday, (July 11, 2005) in Rhode Island. He was born August 3, 1910, in Amesville, son of the late Niles and Elizabeth (Ebsary) Mortenson and had lived in Falls Village and Salisbury for much of his life. He worked in the construction industry his entire life, designing, building and remodeling many homes in Litchfield County. He owned and ran his own business, Arthur Mortenson Building Company Inc., which was a fixture in Falls Village for many years. Mr. Mortenson was a member of the Falls Village Fire Department and received an honorary plaque recognizing 75 years of service. In years past, he was a member of the Redmen, the Masons and the Odd Fellows fraternal organizations. During World War II, he served on the local fuel rationing board. Arthur was a man of many talents; his foremost passion was building. He had an excellent aptitude for mathematics and an extraordinary memory. He was a proud and loving husband, father and grandfather. He was "one-in-a-million" and will be sorely missed. Besides Catherine, his wife of nearly 35 years, he is survived by sister Gertrude Washburn of North Canaan; his brother, Harry Mortenson of Yuma, AZ; his children, George Mortenson and his wife Maryanne; Elizabeth (Mortenson) Godburn and her husband Ward; Robert Mortenson and his wife Sandra; Peter Mortenson and his wife Barbara; Suzy (Mortenson) Krawczyk and her husband Michael; Diana Anderson and her husband Lyle, Charles Carney and his wife Natalie; Brian Carney and his wife Mary; and many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Vincent Funeral Home, 120 Albany Turnpike, Canton, Friday, July 15, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Funeral service will be 12 Noon, on Saturday, July 16, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 484 Lime Rock Road, Lime Rock (Lakeville) with the Rev. Beth Long officiating. Burial will be in Lime Rock Cemetery, Salisbury. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Trinity Episcopal Church, 484 Lime Rock Road, Lakeville, CT 06039 or to the Board of Education and Services for the Blind, 184 Windsor Avenue, Windsor, CT 06095.


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Q: Difference between Shared Load balancer URL and External IP address URL in Mule 4 My apologies in case this is a basic/simple question :-). I am still trying to understand the Mule Architecture.
Use case:
I have an mule application deployed to cloudhub with 2 workers. This API is called from third party using the shared load balancer URL (i.e., ..cloudhub.io). However, some transactions are taking more than 5mins because of which at the third party layer they are getting 504 error response, though the transaction is successfully completed at mule layer.
I read in one of the mule blog that shared load balancer has timeout of 5mins, and suggested to use External IP address (i.e., mule-worker-..cloudhub.io:).
My Question:

*

*Is there a way to increase the shared load balancer URL response timeout?

*If I am using External IP address, will it have any impact over the shared balancer URL? Any pros and cons? Like in case the API is deployed on 2 workers, will using External IP address URL be able to distribute the load between workers?

Thanks in advance.

A: *

*There is no way to increase the response timeout of the shared load balancer. It is fixed.

*When using the external DNS name (or external IP) for your application you are connecting directly to the application bypassing completely the load balancer. You lose all features of a load balancer or related to it, like load balancing and zero downtime deployments.
When deploying to multiple workers the DNS name will return all IPs. Your client might be able to use the set of IPs in a round robin fashion. While it is not the same as load balancing, it is a kind of a very light load distribution strategy. Note that your client DNS resolution should avoid caching DNS resolution.
Note that if you have a subscription for a Dedicated Load Balancer you can set a custom response timeout for it.


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News | 26 Nov 2021 13:45 | By RnMTeam
Kanye's public plea to reunite with Kim: I've made mistakes
MUMBAI: Rapper Kanye West has said that he "made mistakes" in his marriage to reality TV star Kim Kardashian and declared "I need to be back home".
He made the confession during an emotional speech at Los Angeles Mission's Annual Thanksgiving event in Los Angeles this week, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, shared how God wants him to reunite with Kim, who is now reportedly dating 28-year-old actor-and-comedian Pete Davidson, and their four kids at home.
He said: "The narrative God wants is to see that we can be redeemed in all these relationships. We've made mistakes. I've made mistakes. I've publically done things that were not acceptable as a husband, but right now today, for whatever reason e I didn't know I was going to be in front of this mic e but I'm here to change the narrative."
The rapper then pleaded: "I have to be next to my children as much as possible. So, when I'm out the house, I've got a house right next to the house. I'm doing everything to be right next to the situation e I'm trying to express this in the most sane way, the most calm way possible, but I need to be back home."
The impassioned speech comes after West shared he is trying to "keep (his) family together" earlier this month.
During an appearance on the 'Drink Champs' podcast, he said he was trying to "save" his family by speaking about his ongoing divorce proceedings.
He said: "At the end of the day, I ain't got the paperwork yet. So I'm going to come on this joint and try to save my family and keep my family together."
The 'Heartless' rapper's comments came after the first part of the podcast saw him state he wants to stay with Kim, and claimed their brood "want their parents to stay together".
The rapper went on to claim "the media" didn't want him and Kim to be together and said he'd spoke to his pastor about his marriage and "wanting to put his family back together".
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When Badshah paid off loan for Rajasthan's 'Ismail Langha' group
MUMBAI: Bollywood rapper Badshah in an episode of reality show 'India's Got Talent' helped pay off loans for Rajasthan's 'Ismail Langha' group on the show.
Amber Rose regrets and apologised to Kim Kardashian and her sisters for "Immature" Tweet
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Kanye "Ye" West argues he's a Genius in first look at jeen-yuhs
MUMBAI: Throw on your Yeezy hoodie and settle in, because we have a teaser to watch!
Kylie Jenner reveals new craving amid pregnancy
MUMBAI: Reality TV personality and make-up mogul Kylie Jenner, who is expecting her second child with Travis Scott, with whom she already has three-year-old daughter Stormi, and amid speculation she has already given birth, the soon-to-be mother-of-two suggested that's not the case.
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Kanye West trying very hard to rekindle romance with Kim
MUMBAI: Rapper Kanye West is desperate to rekindle his romance with Kim Kardashian and he recently bought a $4.5 million home on the same street as his estranged wife.
Reason why Megan Fox can't take Machine Gun Kelly's ring off
MUMBAI: After publicly confessing his love to actress Megan Fox under a banyan tree and drinking each other's blood, rapper Machine Gun Kelly is...read more
Daler Mehndi to perform at R-Day Metaverse event
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IFDHE president discusses diversity in digital health
Mar 28, 2019 - 02:39 PM
At AcademyHealth's 10th Health Datapalooza conference yesterday in Washington, D.C., Duane Reynolds, president and CEO of the AHA's Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, participated in a panel discussion focused on practical solutions to increasing diversity and inclusion for digital health companies. Panelists said it was imperative that digital health companies examine their hiring practices to address diversity in order to create better products to advance health equity in their communities. "Having diversity at the table allows us to be much more connected to the needs of the community and to think strategically about how to engage individuals such that their health improves through the care delivery process," Reynolds said. Also on the panel were Lisa Suennen, managing director, Manatt; Letitia Dzirasa, health commissioner, Baltimore City Health Department; and Kristen Valdes, founder and CEO, b.well Connected Health.
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AHA's Institute for Diversity and Health Equity helps organizations build a diverse pipeline of leaders
In this AHA Stat blog, Institute for Diversity and Health Equity President and CEO Duane Reynolds highlights various resources, programs and efforts to help…
Participate in IFDHE's internship program and advance the diversity pipeline
Hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations can sign up this week to host an intern for this year's Institute for Diversity and Health Equity…
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The House Ways and Means Committee today held a hearing examining the impact of racial disparities and social determinants of health on maternal mortality.
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Since announcing the strategic alliance between the AHA and UnidosUS last year, the organizations with leadership from the Institute for Diversity and Health…
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An estimated 31 percent of pregnancy-related deaths occur during pregnancy, 36 percent during delivery or the week after, and 33 percent one week to one year…
Addressing disparities to improve maternal health for all women
We must address the racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities that increase the risk of negative perinatal outcomes for women of color.