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Inquiries 2.0
Posted on September 1, 2009 by Nicholas Gruen
Cross posted from www.gov2.net.au
At a roundtable in Sydney, Miriam Lyons of the Centre for Policy Development (CPD) mentioned the idea of inquiries 2.0.
As I said to her at the roundtable, Ive been giving a fair bit of thought to that question myself. Having spent some time on the Productivity Commission. We were proud of the transparency of our inquiries. Indeed the foundational rationale of the Commission championed by the modern official founders of the Industries Assistance Commission of 1974, Alf Rattigan and Bill Charmichael, was the idea that people should not come to government asking for favours tariffs and bounties in the case of the Commission and its predecessors without being able to defend their case publicly and subject to independent scrutiny.
Now we have the tools to turbocharge that openness and transparency and to take it further perhaps a lot further. Were trying to model what an Inquiry 2.0 would look like though Im being made painfully aware of our shortcomings of which more in a moment. I know this blog could be improved in various ways, and a blog is not the ideal collaborative tool for building towards a complex and integrated position on a suite of issues as various commentators have pointed out. We are starting to do that offline I promise!
But I think our blog is already a site for frank friendly and respectful exchange of information and views, and for dialogue and debate. But as the CPD submission which was not up on our website when I was writing this but may be now points out, there are plenty of ways we can take things further.
The [Henry] tax review is one of the most important inquiries held by the Rudd Government so far, with over a thousand submissions. Yet a member of the public who wants to find out what ideas other people have submitted about the future of Australias tax system [on the Henry Review website] has nothing more to go on than the fact that AAFCIS, ACT Peak Oil and Adams, James made submissions that are 1.2MB, 51KB and 9KB in size, in November, May and April.
On the bus home the next day, reflecting on the inspiring ideas of the #publicsphere presenters and on Lindsay Tanner and Joe Ludwigs encouraging words on the role of the new Taskforce, one of my fellow noodle-eaters tweeted to ask the name of the inquiry Id been complaining about. He then proceeded to scrape the PDFs from the url I sent him, and turned them into a searchable database at http://ray.haleblian.com/taxreview/index.html. Its a pretty basic site, but overnight, purely for the hell of it, Ray Haleblian transformed an obscure, inaccessible mountain of data into something that is just that little bit easier for an interested citizen to use.
In fact a standard internet search engine can do some of this work, particularly if all the files exist in the same folder on the relevant website.
Still its clear that it wouldnt take much to provide much better searchability and access to searchability than is available. Im happy to join in the CPDs implicit criticism of the Henry review if only its understood that it is a criticism of us too. We had no plans to do anything particularly different on this site.
Actually we hadnt planned to address the specific point raised in the submission, but I have already suggested internally that each submission have its own comments thread so that people could focus on particular issues raised in them. As has been pointed out to me, my suggestion raises a further issue of consent. People werent told that this would happen to their submissions. I agree with the point which suggests ethical and possibly legal concerns (for instance with copyright). So Ive suggested that we contact people who have sent us submissions offering them an opportunity to opt out.
As I was thinking about this I was registering online for the Government 2.0 Summit in Washington D.C. run by the redoubtable OReilly Media, Inc between the 8th and the 10th of September. And as I did so, the web page I was on didnt just get me to give it my details. It gave me a profile. In fact the system didnt invite me into a rich world of blogs and wikis hosted for the Summit itself (not that I could find), but it allowed me to set out some things about myself in the usual kind of way that a social networking site would. And I expect the only reason that the site doesnt invite us all into a Summit specific blog is that the Government 2.0 community is already generously serviced (your increasingly time-poor Chairman thinks over-serviced) by a range of online communities with their profiles, blogs wikis and so on.
But thats not always the case. And inquiries always generate their own communities. In addition to the blog weve provided here, there are plenty of other ways in which steps could be taken to help the community develop. The National Centre for Vocational Education and Research has recently published a paper of mine where I bemoaned the extent to which we suppress the release of data on student opinions about the quality of their higher education providers where the British take very similar data and broadcast it on a rich online database www.unistats.com. This site enables students to ask questions like Which pharmacy school (or any other type of school) has the most satisfied students? and Which pharmacy school rates best on the question I was always able to get help with an assignment. In Australia, we have similar data, and its made available to participating educational institutions, but then suppressed in the case of the general public.
In any event, my paper pointed out that we could take things a lot further than even the British have. The journey I sketched out and Im sure some people on this blog could help me sketch it out further would be the transition from Gov/Web 1.0 to Gov/Web 2.0. This is how I concluded the essay (with apologies for the length it adds to this post):
One could permit users [of a site like unistats] to adopt avatars or internet identities chosen by them which presented them on the Internet as a specific person, whilst preserving their anonymity to other users. However this is a structured and not absolute or anarchic anonymity. To acquire an avatar they would undertake to communicate truthfully and in good faith. Their identities would be known to the system so that their privileges could be modified or removed for misbehaviour and they could be pursued in the event of defamatory comments. They would also be warned that it may be possible for other users of the system to work out or speculate as to their true identity.
For the sake of our example we have a student who is at the Mildura TAFE doing hospitality. He gives himself the avatar Sunraysya. When Sunraysya contributes to discussion forums about the hospitality course at the Mildura TAFE, the system verifies that he is indeed qualified to comment i.e. that he is or has been a student in the relevant course.
Scientist Michael Neilson has commented on the untapped creative potential existing in latent connections between scientists, and which could be released using suitable tools to activate the most valuable of those latent connections. Of course this is just an aspect of the greater value of human connectedness, something which is going through a epoch making step change. Once this system of avatars and permissions is established, it becomes possible to facilitate the evolution of very socially, professionally and educationally useful networks of information and communication.
They do not exist currently because the necessary social networking technology is only just coming into common use on the Internet, and because to date, statistical systems established by governments have typically imposed a one size fits all set of privacy protections on users. Thus most statistical agencies have strict protocols for preventing the release of any information that might enable the identification of someone contributing data. Yet amongst those whose privacy is being protected, there exists a possibly substantial number who would be prepared to forego some privacy in return for others doing the same. Indeed the way relationships typically develop, whether in our normal social lives or in cyberspace, is by a process of gradual and reciprocal revelation of information which remains private to others.
Thus people could choose to establish profiles either in their own name or in the name of an avatar and to allow others to search them. They could elect to allow people to e-mail them (either directly or via their avatar which would still protect their anonymity) if viewers of the profile wished to contact them. They would then be able to respond as they wished outing their identity, responding still in the name of their avatar or blocking the sender and/or ignoring the advance.
Such a system would facilitate the evolution of communities of interest and communities of common experience. A student having problems with an aspect of a course could search for mentors or seek private tutors ad hoc tutorial assistance. And it would enable the deep mining of the database, where people might interrogate the system to identify whether a course or a teacher had been well regarded by people like them in some specified respect(s) or search for those who had made the transition from one area of professional training to another. It would likewise enable teachers and course administrators to identify some of the strengths and weaknesses of an existing course and/or teacher in terms of their appeal to different kinds of students at a much greater level of detail than is possible today.
Of course this may remind readers of social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. Facebook began in a tertiary institution Harvard with the initial goal of facilitating social, professional and pedagogical networking and communication. It has been built into a vast network with over 150 million users. And Facebook now hosts applications, of precisely the kind though I doubt yet of the scale of what is being proposed here. It may well be that the most efficient and effective way to build the capability described here is not to build it on the analogy of Facebook, not to build it like Facebook, but to build it as an application in Facebook.
I wrote the concluding paragraph not to necessarily advocate the course of action contemplated, but to get people thinking. On reflection and taking the example explored in this post, I expect that while individual inquiries are likely to benefit from using facebook there are plenty of good reasons why it may not be sensible to migrate such a central feature of the running of inquiries to Facebook.
But my experience registering for OReilly made me realise how easy and cheap this stuff has become as one would realise on a moments reflection if its being found useful by a lot of parties, particularly parties who have a penchant for open source software, pretty soon it will become commoditised and accordingly cheap. OReilly presumably has adapted some software package to its needs and there it is a capability that can be wheeled out for next to nothing for every function it runs.
Shouldnt Australian Governments build a similar Inquiry 2.0 capability not to mention Parliaments which conduct their fair share of inquiries? What other ways could would it be worth moving towards Inquiries 2.0.
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senex says:
I have just had a look at http://ray.haleblian.com/taxreview/index.html and I'm very impressed. I did a quick couple of searches that I knew would be in there and presto, first hits. And you might want to adjust the link to include the 'l' in 'html'.


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MHS member Dr John Mortimer is known to his friends as Ian. He was brought up near Glasgow and after qualifying as a doctor he worked as a GP for several years. For most of his working life, however, he was in public health and was District Medical Officer in Hertfordshire. He now lives in Yarpole in north Herefordshire. He spent many years researching the occurrence of the Mortimer surname in Scotland - May 2014
2 Geographical Distribution
4 Scottish Archival Sources
Compiled by Dr. John G.M. Mortimer
'Mortimer' is one of quite a few surnames in Scotland which are obviously of Norman origin. This is due in part to the fact that after 1066 the Celtic monarchy of Scotland was actively encouraging Anglo-Norman barons to come north to promote a move towards a more feudal form of government. Indeed, Scotland at that time was seen as 'The land for younger sons'.
And so, when I was drawing up my family-tree and was able to trace the male-line back to 1700 from registration documents, I decided to try and 'bridge the gap' back to 1066.
It so happened that, by chance, I was introduced, to a Mrs Mary Mackie (nee Mortimer) who had already embarked on sifting through the Scottish archives searching out and recording all the references she could find of the surname 'Mortimer'.
On this foundation and by continuing the research of the archives and extending the search by personal enquiry and visits to the relevant locations, a comprehensive database was built up of Scottish Mortimers, each identified by date, location and a biographical note. By plotting each of these by location and date on a parish map of Scotland, we were able to demonstrate how 'Mortimer' as a surname had spread across Scotland and thus provide 'linkage points' for Mortimers who claimed Scottish ancestry.
By 1700, after some 18 generations, the surname 'Mortimer' had spread with 67 separate families in 34 parishes in 8 counties.
This plotting procedure also revealed five distinct clusters of the name.
The five clusters are:
Aberdour, in the County of Fife, between 1126 and 1325.
Fowlis Easter, in the County of Angus, between 1189 and 1377.
Craigievar, in the County of Aberdeenshire, between 1377 and 1610.
Auchinbaddie, in the County of Banffshire, between1384 and 1650.
Flemington, in the County of Angus, between 1476 and 1628.
These five 'clusters' form the framework for the narrative which follows.
"The morning's e'e saw mirth and glee I' the hoary feudal tower
Of bauld Sir Alan Mortimer, The Lord of Aberdour"
The opening lines of the poem "Sir Alan Mortimer" by David Vedder (1790-1854):
In 1126, a young Anglo-Norman knight, Sir Alan Mortimer, came north into Scotland, to Aberdour, on the north bank of the Firth of Forth in the County of Fife, to marry Anicea, daughter and sole heiress of Sir John Vipont, or Vieuxpont. It is not completely clear who this Alan Mortimer was, but it is thought probable that he was a younger son of one of the Mortimers of Attleborough. Although no firm link has been established it is quite likely that the Mortimers of Attleborough were a cadet branch of the Mortimers of Wigmore, though their coat of arms (or semé de lis sable) is nothing like that of the Wigmore Mortimers.
It was the Norman practice, as each baron established himself, to acknowledge the Church; Roger (1054) founded the Cluniac Monastery at Lyons-la-Foret, Normandy; Ralph (1068) established the Priory at Wigmore; so Alan gave "the entire moiety (half) of the lands of his town of Aberdour to God and the monks of St.Colme's Isle", (in the Diocese of Dunkeld in Perthshire). A Papal Bull from Pope Lucius (1181-85), in the lifetime of Alan's son William, confirms the gift of "half ploughgate of land, (fiftytwo acres) and half rental of the mill of Aberdour".
William must have been regarded as a baron 'of high status', for not only was he a Witness to three or four Royal Charters, the first in 1166, but, having been taken prisoner at the Siege of Alnwick (1174), he was used as a hostage at the subsequent Treaty of Falaise.
In 1180, there was a rather bitter dispute between William and the Abbot of Inchcolme, concerning a vacancy at the church of Aberdour (St.Fillan's); the story is that although the Abbot had the 'right of presentation', William was, in modern jargon, 'leaned on' by David, Earl of Huntingdon and brother of the King, to install his clerk, Robert, as chaplain. After considerable acrimony, the matter was settled by a Papal Bull granted by Pope Alexander III which affirmed that the church of Aberdour was in the possession of the monastery and that the Abbot had the Right of Appointment.
The castle and lands of Aberdour remained in the possession of the Mortimers until Robert the Bruce, in about 1325, granted the lands to his nephew, Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray.
The Church in Scotland, since the Synod of Whitby in 664, had developed various characteristics of ritual and discipline that were out of step with the English Church; one difference, (important, as it happens, for the continuance of the Mortimer line), was that, in the Scottish Church, celibacy was not a strict requirement.
An early ancestor of the Mortimers was Hugo, Bishop of Coutances (989), and now we find a Hugo Mortimer as Prior of the Isle of May (1165-1200), and a Constantine Mortimer at Lindores Abbey.
"Roger" was a favoured name amongst the early Scottish Mortimers, for it was a Roger, said to be the son of Constantine, who around 1209, was appointed Sheriff of Perth(shire). This was, at that time, a very senior administrative post and during his term of office, Roger was a royal emissary sent to negotiate terms of peace with King John of England.
We know that this Roger had a son, named Hugo, and there is a record, in 1221, of a Hugo Mortimer being the Clerk to King Alexander II, probably one and the same person.
Fowlis Easter
In 1189, Roger had married Christina de Maule, and thereby acquired the Castle and lands at Fowlis Easter, just to the west of Dundee in the County of Angus (otherwise known as 'Forfar' or 'Forfarshire'). It is understood that these lands and Castle of Fowlis had been bestowed upon Christina's father, William de Maule, by King David I., as a reward for his bravery at the Battle of the Standard in 1138. There was a dispute over this inheritance and it is interesting to note that in the settlement, confirmed by Roger and his son, Roger's son is styled in the Register "Hugo de Mortuo-Mari".
'Under the Hammer' of Edward I of England (as recorded in the Ragman Rolls), a Roger Mortimer, Lord of Fowlis, 'done homage' on the 14th March 1296; but on the 28th August 1296, and coincidently another or the same Roger, "Sir Roger Mortimer of the County of Perth", paid homage at Berwick.
And it was in a garrison in Dundee, in 1312, that we first hear of, probably, their younger son, Roger, who in 1333, was to lead a section of the Scottish army at the Battle of Halidon Hill.
In 1360, by a grant by John, Earl of Atholl, the Mortimers obtained lands at Ballandro (futher up the coast, near Kingshaven in Kincardineshire), which then remained in Mortimer possession until 1468. The last owners were George Mortimer and his son George, both having registered Coats of Arms in 1465, just before they 'resigned' the property.
The lands at Fowlis Easter remained in Mortimer hands until 1377, when Janet, only daughter of yet another Roger, married into the noble Gray family (Janet was said to be "an heiress of Aberdour"). However, there is a record that, two hundred years later, in 1545, a Malcolm Mortimer held 'temple-lands' (of the Order of St.John) in the area. Also, between 1567 and 1575, a Patrick Mortimer was Reader at Fowlis Church in which one of the stained glass windows has the Mortimer Coat of Arms. All of which suggests that the Mortimers remained well established in this area.
..Now, in the 14th century, we see the Mortimer name spread to Flemington, near the county town of Forfar and close to Glamis Gastle (more of that later), and another line spreading northwards into Aberdeenshire, to 'Craigievar' and into Banffshire to 'Auchinbaddie'.
Craigievar
The first mention of a Mortimer in Aberdeenshire is of a "Mortimer of Craigievar" who married an "heiress of Aberdour", in 1377: this would suggest that a branch of the Mortimers of Angus was, by this time, well established at Craigievar, and would represent the ninth generation.
The family name is further extended at this time, into Banffshire, by the grant of land in the Parish of Alvah, by Lady of Mar (a recurring benefactrix), to a younger son of the Mortimers of Craigievar: this is a good example of how the name would have spread.
Bernard (Mortimer) of Craigievar, continued the association with Lady of Mar; and the association with the landed gentry was extended when his daughter, Isobel, in 1391, married Sir Andrew Leslie of Balquain, which is geographically close to Craigievar.
In 1457, Edmond (Mortimer) inherited Craigievar, to be succeeded by Alexander, whose brother John was bailie to his cousin, Lord Leslie.
It is at this time, 1450-1500, that the name spreads to Aberdeen, with Henry and Andrew, both probably younger sons of the Craigievar Mortimers, being Burgesses of that City. Also at this time, there is mention of a Duncan and a Thomas as witnesses and of an Alexander as a chaplain.
William (Mortimer), having inherited Craigievar, acquired additional land in the parish of Inverurie (in the Barony of Leslie), and was succeeded in quick succession by Alexander and then John.
We now enter a disturbed period in the history of the Mortimers of Craigievar, with John and his son and heir, James, being involved in serious fracas and, as a consequence, being subject to "Bonds of Caution"; also at this time, John's brother, Alexander, is outlawed on a charge of murder; all of which must inevitably have led to their subsequent impoverishment and the sale of Craigievar.
In 1610, John has to sell Craigievar, before the building of the present Castle was completed, and "remove back" to Angus; probably assisted by Lord Glamis.
The Mortimers had held Craigievar through eight generations and this would account for the spread (1) locally to Glencat and Inverurie, probably assisted by the traditional friends of the Mortimers, - Atholl, Mar and Leslie, (2) to Aberdeen City, where the Mortimer name recurs in the records over a period of 200 years, and (3) back into Angus.
However, other members of the Craigievar family, who had settled in Aberdeen, namely John and Alexander, were responsible members of the community; John was the Treasurer of the City Council and his son, Thomas, held various senior diplomatic posts, negotiating with the English; and his son, Thomas, is recorded as a Burgess of the City.
Auchinbaddie
The Mortimers first came to Auchinbaddie in the parish of Alvah in Banffshire, when, in 1384, John (tenth generation) was granted land by Margaret, the then Lady of Mar: thereafter there is, practically, a direct ancestral line right up to the nineteenth generation.
Around 1650, records show that Walter, the then owner, and his son George were listed as "delinquents" for refusing to raise taxes. This offence may have been indicative of more serious financial problems, for Walter's grandson George, is on record, not as a landowner but as a merchant. It can reasonably be assumed that during those 300 years of continuous occupancy at Auchinbaddie, younger brothers would have moved away to take up tenancies of farms in surrounding parishes, even into Aberdeenshire and Morayshire.
By 1476, the Mortimers were said to be "well established" at Flemington, a small estate near Forfar, in the parish of Aberlemno in the County of Angus. We have a copy of the deeds, 'the Flemington Charter', which, unfortunately, do not go back far enough to explain how it came into Mortimer possession, but once established there, the Mortimers remained for 7 or 8 generations, allowing the spread of the family (and the name), to neighbouring farms and small estates.
It is in the early 1600s, that Thomas has to sell Flemington, (after eight generations), just as John, having sold Craigievar, "returns" to Angus to re-establish the family at Brechin.
This was clearly a period of instability and dispersal which is reflected in the wider distribution of the family name in the second half of the 1600s, as recorded in the parish records.
The "return" of John, having sold Craigievar, and his relationship with Lord Glamis is significant on two counts; (1) it indicates the family ties between the various branches of the Mortimers and (2) the patronage of Lord Glamis which is confirmed by number of Mortimers with holdings on his Strathmore estate.
We believe that, contemporaneously with Thomas, (i.e. the 18th generation), other Mortimers farmed in the neighbourhood of Flemington, being descendents of earlier branches (younger sons).
At Flemington, still a working farm, there are the ruins of a traditional fortified house, typical of small Scottish estates, which would have been the home of the Mortimers.
When, in 1628, Thomas Mortimer had to sell 'The Mains of Flemington', other neighbouring farm lands remained in Mortimer possession up to and after 1700.
In the early 1600s there is a report of a George Mortimer, a "trafficking Jesuit", languishing in a Glasgow prison awaiting deportation.
In 1506 a Walter Mortimer was Chaplain at Dunkeld Abbey (in Perthshire), and then in 1507, Auditor and Steward to the Bishop: This highlights that throughout this history there have been many references to associations between Mortimers and the Church: Whether this is a peculiarity of the Scottish Mortimers or simply because such associations were recorded, is a matter of conjecture.
And, as we approach 1700; in Fife, there was a Patrick Mortimer, baillie of Cupar, who was the Member of Parliament for Perthshire 1681-2.
From the overall perspective, one can see the relative success of those of the Scottish Mortimers who 'moved to the City', and it would have been the younger sons, compared to the gradual decline in status of those who remained on inherited land.
This short account of the incidence of the name Mortimer in Scotland has been put together mainly from printed sources, which, in general, have been in fairly close agreement.
For the NE area, particularly useful have been the publications of the First Spalding Club, the "Collections for a History of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff" (Ab. Banff Coll.) and the 4 volumes of "Illustrations of the Topography and Antiquities of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff" (Ab.Bf.Ill). Vol.I of this is an index, and when an item is given as being in Vol.1, this refers to the 'Collections" which in a bit confusing.
The Registers of Sasine and of Deeds have also been consulted.
Other main sources available in the Scottish section of Edinburgh Public Library, or the History Search Room of the Scottish Record Office (SRO), or both.
Register of the Great Seal of Scotland (Reg.Mag.Sig.)
Privy Council (P.C.Reg.)
Privy Seal (P.S.Reg.)
Several publications of the Scottish History Society e.g.
Macfar Macfarlane's Genealogical Collections (Macf. Gen. Coll.)
G Geographical " (Macf. Geo. Coil.)
Charters of Inchcolm Abbey (Ch. Inchcolxu)
Lindores " (Ch. Lind.)
Coupar Angus (Ch. C-A)
Inchaffray (Ch. Inchf.)
Rental of Dunkeld Abbey
The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland
Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae " ( Medii Aevi )
Index of Scottish Charters (1309—1413) — W.Robertson
Bains Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland
Services of Heirs
J. Davidson - Inverurie and the Earldom of the Garioch (1878)
W. Ross - Aberdour and Inchcolme (1885)
M. Barbieri - Gazetteer of the counties of Fife and Kinross (1857)
R.LG. Ritchie - The Normans in Scotland (1954)
J. Coutts - The Norman Invasion of Scotland U922)
R. Allen Brown - The Normans and the Norman Conquest (1969)
R. Sibbald - History, ancient and modern, of the Sheriffdoms
of Fife and Kinross (1710)
A. Jervise - Memorials of Angus and the Mearns (1886)
W. Cramond - Reminiscences of the Old Town of Cullen (1882)
A.C. Lawrie - Annals of the Reigns of Malcolm and William
Burke's Landed Gentry
Douglas's Scottish Peerage
Aberdeen Burgh Records (Burgh Recs. Soc. publications)
Aberdeen Council Letters (edited by Louise Taylor)
SRO references - Sasine - RS 4,5,15~16,17.
Seafield Tenants - GD 248/1384 - 1401

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A VP, regardless of the organization or its unique structure, carries an immense responsibility for the enterprise; as such, the corporate vice president is an office to be chosen with great care and consideration.
Naturally, strong and comprehensive leadership abilities form the crux of necessary qualities. Many attributes convene under this umbrella, but some that have proven the most vital to have present are: Personal integrity – one who has demonstrated a strong moral code and sense of ethics representative of the company itself. Team-oriented – the ability to find cohesion at all levels of a project and ensure everyone is working together both well and productively. Strategic and business-oriented vision – a demonstrated ability to think strategically and enact successful plans.
Strong communication skills are vital to essentially every role at any level in the corporate world, but the higher we set our sights, the more pronounced this necessity becomes. Successful arbitration requires both tact and insight; regardless if one is dealing with direct customers or potential partners. The ability to gather the disparate threads of thought and talent in a group and, with minimal effort, set them all toward the same goal is a trait not to be discounted.
Yes, really; a sense of humor can be just as important as any of the noted attributes above and, in fact, all things being equal between two people possessing the requisite abilities; the decision will almost always favor the individual with a solid sense of humor. Surprisingly, this is not as frivolous as it may first seem. Consider that a strong sense of humor can successfully see one person through a trying day, while one without may end their day having snapped at half the building, made poor snap decisions, offhand judgments, or any other of the detrimental actions that come from a person in a tough position who simply takes him or herself too seriously.
So now that we've discussed some aspects integral to the office, what is to be said for actually arriving there?
This section, to close the topic, will be addressed toward those of our readership interested in stepping up from a director or top management role into the established office of the corporate vice president.
Be properly prepared: The background information and research (website perusal, blogs of various corporate officers, etc.) that would be more than sufficient for any other posting is not always sufficient for you here. Take additional steps; contact individuals in relevant verticals for their thoughts and suggestions regarding company challenges. Any publically traded company will have a superfluity of reports which can lend valuable insight as to the current state of corporate operations.
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Official working visit to Budapest by Federal Councillor Micheline Calmy-Rey
Bern, Press release, 16.06.2009
Federal Councillor Micheline Calmy-Rey, head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), travelled to Budapest today to meet her new Hungarian counterpart, Péter Balázs, for an official working visit. The focus of their talks was on bilateral relations and co-operation between the two countries in international organisations, European co-operation and current international issues. A declaration of intent was also signed during this visit.
The two foreign ministers stated that bilateral relations between Switzerland and Hungary are both close and trouble-free. Numerous contacts have been established at the political, economic, cultural and human levels. The declaration of intent that was signed on the occasion of this visit is intended to create a framework for strengthening co-operation between the foreign ministries of Switzerland and Hungary, and is also a clear indication of the friendly relations between the two countries.
Until the beginning of the international economic and finance crisis last year, trade between the two countries had been constantly growing. In the period from 2000 to 2007, Swiss exports to Hungary doubled from 657 million to 1,210 million Swiss francs. As of the end of 2007, investments by Swiss companies totalled 1.8 billion Swiss francs and led to the creation of around 29,000 jobs in Hungary.
The Hungarian minister of foreign affairs thanked for Switzerland's contribution to EU enlargement. Switzerland is financing projects over a 5-year period worth a total of 130.7 million Swiss francs. These projects are primarily in the areas of security, stability, support for reforms, environmental protection, infrastructure, promotion of the private sector, and education and research.
Mrs Calmy-Rey informed Mr Balázs about Switzerland's relations with the EU. At the same time she drew his attention to the positive outcome of the referendum on 8 February 2009 concerning the continuation and expansion of the free movement of persons, as well as to Switzerland's full accession to the Schengen area as of 29 March 2009. She also outlined Switzerland's positions on various current issues in its relations with the EU.
In view of the current international situation, the two foreign ministers discussed European security and the situation of the states in the western Balkans. They also mentioned the good co-operation between the two countries within the UN, and Switzerland's presidency of the Council of Europe from November 2009 until May 2010.
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Every fortnight we cover the best and worst football songs from every club in the UK from our book 'The Sound Of Football: Every Club, Every Song'. You can buy it here
Nickname: The Wasps
Ground: Recreation Park
Stadium Capacity: 3,100
Song: The Boys In Black & Gold by The Utopians
Just like Albion Rovers, Alloa has used The A-Team theme song when walking onto the pitch – though we think it has missed a trick by not renaming it – just like the French, who renamed The A-Team as the All Risks Agency (L'agence Tous Risque). However, the French didn't stop there. They also added new lyrics to the music and turned it into a full-blown soft rock song. A-Team leader Colonel 'Hannibal' Smith may have loved it "when a plan comes together," but when the plan involves an iconic 80s TV show and a cheap rip-off Charles Aznavour singing, even he will baulk at the result. So, maybe Alloa is right to just call on the A-Team even if we all know that they should have renamed the song as the AA-Team.
Our favourite song for Alloa's is 'The Boys In Black & Gold' (the team colours) by The Utopians. The band was founded in Leicester in 2007 by frontman Jason Westall and guitarist James Shaw. They didn't last long, and their Facebook page consists of only a handful of entries. The second last one from 2010 promises "that work has begun on a record which is arguably 'more important than the New Testament,'" which shows while they may have lacked success, they didn't lack ambition.
The band toured in January 2008 to support the release of its debut single 'There's a Train,' which gained good reviews and Radio One airplay. 'The Boys In Black & Gold' was released as a B-side, and the band was invited to Recreation Park. The club's website confirms that the song was played before kick-off, halftime, and after the final whistle.
It's appropriate that the song was a B-Side as, while many clubs are known as perennial runners-up, Alloa Athletic has made a career out of coming second. It holds the record for finishing runners-up in the third tier of Scottish football a record eight times, most recently in 2012/2013 when Alloa clinched promotion to the First Division via a play-off.
Many clubs hate playing Alloa Athletic, not because of a fearsome reputation, but rather because its pitch is artificial turf. However, this had one benefit – in 2010, Alloa was the only club in the country to play football after a cold snap meant every other Scottish game was postponed due to freezing weather conditions.
One of its greatest players was Willie Crilley, affectionately known as "wee Willie Crilley," "Electric Spark," and also "The Mighty Atom," a free scoring striker who played for Alloa in the 1920s and was considered to be one of the best strikers in the league. He still holds the record for the most goals scored by an Alloa player in a single season.
Willie's nickname was not ironic. At best, he measured 5 foot 3 inches, but some records say he was smaller. He was so small that even the club's official history recounts an apocryphal story that during one game, he ran with the ball between an opponents' legs before scoring. He subsequently joined Celtic, but his heart was with Alloa, and he only lasted a few months before returning.
Injury meant his career was, ahem, cut short, and he emigrated to the United States to start a new life. He played for several US clubs but, after marrying a US girl and taking American citizenship, a dream return to Alloa was foiled by immigration. In 1929, Willie had returned to Scotland to re-joining Alloa, but as he was a US citizen, he was deported back to America before playing for the club.
In 1934 he returned to Scotland for a final time to try and re-join his beloved Alloa but time and injuries meant he was not the player he once was, and the club's directors turned down his offer to play.
If Willie had played today every time, he scored he would have heard 'Live is Life', the 1985 hit by Austrian pop group Opus.
'Live is Life,' often misconstrued as 'Life is Life,' was recorded live at Opus's 11th-anniversary gig at Oberwart Stadium in Austria. This live version of the tune immediately shot to number one in the Austrian charts, and as 1985 dawned, the hit went global. While Opus is often considered one-hit wonders, they'd started in 1973, and, in Austria, they continued to release hits, including a tune for the Austrian national team for the 1998 World Cup. 'Viva Austria' sold thirty thousand copies, although sadly, the Austrian team didn't fare quite so well after being knocked out in the first round.
'Live Is Life' has been adopted by several sports as an anthem, particularly in Europe, and in 1994 Opus released a new version for the World Cup that year, held in Willie's adopted homeland, the United States.
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On Friday night, September 13, at about 11 pm, Colorado State Troopers responded to a two vehicle crash, Highway 40 westbound at approximately milepost 219, about 8 miles east of Granby, at the top of Red Dirt Hill.
A Grand County Deputy observed a black Range Rover SUV traveling westbound at a very high rate of speed. As the Deputy activated the emergency lights on his patrol car, to turn and attempt to contact the vehicle, the vehicle accelerated to over 100 miles an hour and the Deputy quickly lost sight of the vehicle. A short time later, the Deputy, searching for the vehicle, observed a debris field at approximately milepost 219. This area, at this time being dark and unlit, the circumstances of the crash were not immediately clear.
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The Deputy then located two vehicles that had both been traveling westbound and were both far off the right side of the roadway. An investigation by Colorado State Troopers yielded that the black Range Rover SUV had struck a red Subaru Outback inside the westbound lanes and that the Black Range Rover SUV was both traveling at a high rate of speed at the time of the crash and was also the vehicle that caused the crash.
The driver of Vehicle 1 (black Range Rover) was deceased at the scene and the driver of Vehicle 2 (Red Subaru) was transported via flight-for-life to St. Anthony Hospital in Denver with Serious Injuries.
Highway 40 was closed for approximately two hours before the scene was documented and a cone pattern was established to allow both directions of travel in the two eastbound lanes (passing area). Both vehicles were left at their points of rest, pending an extended response from the Colorado State Patrol's Vehicular Crimes Unit.
The crash is currently under investigation by the Colorado State Patrol. Traffic was light, the roadway was dry at the time of the crash and no adverse weather conditions were noted in the immediate area. Speed, Impairment, Reckless Driving and Attempting to Allude Law Enforcement are all suspected factors at this time.
County Commissioners had recently requested Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) review the section of road. Appropriate speed limit (currently 65 mph) and adequate signage have raised concerns for safety in the two-mile stretch of roadway.
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NEW JERSEY – To further support local government efforts to ensure that all New Jersey residents enjoy cleaner communities, the Murphy Administration is awarding $16 million in grants to municipalities across the state to enhance waste reduction and recycling efforts, Department of Environmental Protection Acting Commissioner Shawn LaTourette announced Tuesday.
"Thirty years after becoming the first state in the nation to enact a recycling law, New Jersey remains steadfast in its commitment to reducing, reusing and recycling solid waste," LaTourette said. "By supporting our local government partners through these grants, we can deliver waste reduction and recycling programs that enhance the quality of life for all New Jersey communities."
The awards, which are based on local governments' 2018 recycling performance, represent a $1.8 million increase from the prior year. The grants are awarded through the state's Recycling Enhancement Act and are funded through a $3 per-ton surcharge on trash disposed at solid waste facilities statewide. The DEP then allocates that money back to municipalities based on how much recycling each community reports accomplishing during a particular calendar year.
Grants must be used to continue and improve municipal recycling programs. This can include doing educational visits to generators of recyclable materials to ensure proper source separation, sponsoring household hazardous waste collection events, providing recycling receptacles in public places, maintaining leaf composting operations and more.
For calendar year 2018, the most recent year for which data is available, New Jersey municipalities and counties generated 23 total tons of solid waste, with 13.3 million tons recycled and 9.7 million tons disposed. This represents a total solid waste recycling rate of 58 percent. Solid waste includes municipal waste plus construction debris and other types of non-municipal waste.
New Jersey generated 9.8 million tons of municipal solid waste, of which 3.8 million tons were recycled and 6 million tons were disposed. This represents a municipal solid waste recycling rate of 39 percent.
New Jersey's municipal solid waste recycling rate exceeds the national recycling rate average of 34 percent but is below the state's municipal solid waste recycling goal of 50 percent.
"We are pleased to distribute grants for recycling initiatives that will educate the public about the importance of keeping our environment clean," said Mark Pedersen, Assistant Commissioner for Site Remediation and Waste Management. "While New Jersey continues to be a national leader in recycling, these grants demonstrate our commitment to continually improve our recycling program."
Municipalities receiving grants of more than $100,000 for 2018 recycling efforts are:
Bergen County: Paramus, $190,034; Fair Lawn, $142,154
Burlington County: Florence, $105,695
Camden County: Cherry Hill, $135,871; Camden, $117,450; Gloucester Township, $107,425
Cumberland County: Vineland, $386,442
Essex County: Newark, $328,618; East Orange, $111,604
Gloucester County: Logan, $184,995; Mantua, $116,155
Hudson County: Jersey City, $319,944; Secaucus, $$161,010; Union City, $122,917; Bayonne, $109,084
Mercer County: Hamilton, $200,305; Robbinsville, $108,199
Middlesex County: Edison, $265,870; South Brunswick, $243,868; Woodbridge, $239,802; Piscataway, $125,029; Monroe, $116,211; East Brunswick, $108,966; Old Bridge, $102,639
Monmouth County: Middletown, $110,242; Wall, $106,713
Morris County: Parsippany-Troy Hills, $188,816
Ocean County: Toms River, $240,939; Lakewood, $148,992; Brick, $115,554
Passaic County: Paterson, $248,632; Passaic, $153,337; Clifton, $140,305; Wayne, $103,805
Union County: Plainfield, $107,356
For a complete list of recycling tonnage grants by municipality, visit www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/recycling/stats.htm and to learn more about recycling in New Jersey, visit www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/recycling/.
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Gucci Partners With Alibaba's Tmall
The Italian brand will unveil two flagship stores on the Tmall Luxury Pavilion, further expanding its reach in China.
By Luisa Zargani on December 18, 2020
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MILAN — Gucci is further expanding its reach in China.
The Italian fashion brand is partnering with Tmall, launching two digital flagship stores on Alibaba's dedicated platform Luxury Pavilion.
The first Gucci store will open on Dec. 21 and offer the brand's fashion collections, including leather goods, ready-to-wear, accessories, watches and jewelry.
The second flagship will be operated by Gucci's licensee Coty and dedicated to the brand's beauty products. It will be unveiled next February and provide access to Gucci's full range of makeup and fragrances.
"Gucci has strategically invested in and cultivated a 'digital first' approach globally, including the establishment of a dedicated Chinese digital ecosystem over the past years," said Marco Bizzarri, president and chief executive officer of Gucci. The partnership with Alibaba "therefore represents the next step in this strategy as we provide our customers in China with an authorized, customized e-commerce experience on the Tmall Luxury Pavilion."
Tmall Luxury Pavilion launched in 2017 and now carries more than 200 brands with products ranging from apparel and beauty items to watches and luxury cars. Alibaba has a consumer base of more than 750 million people.
"Chinese consumers are fueling the global luxury market and they expect an elevated, seamless, digitally enabled experience," said Michael Evans, president of Alibaba Group. Evans said the partnership will help Gucci "forge even greater success in the Chinese market by meeting the expectations of today's digitally native luxury consumers."
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Gucci launched its Chinese web site gucci.cn in 2017 and the company has since implemented a dedicated strategy with a presence on main Chinese social media platforms including Weibo, WeChat, Red Book and Douyun.
In 2019, the company also announced a joint business partnership with Chinese multinational technology conglomerate holding company Tencent.
Last year, Gucci said 16 million viewers connected on Weibo to see the brand's spring 2020 show, marking the first time the Italian brand had livestreamed its show on the Chinese platform.
In September last year, Gucci opened a store at the Plaza 66 shopping mall in Shanghai, followed by a new special concept store at Shin Kong Place in Beijing.
In November last year, Gucci launched its new makeup line in China. As reported, Gucci sold more than 1 million lipsticks in the first month since the Alessandro Michele-designed line dropped in May last year. The lipstick line was launched exclusively on gucci.com on May 4, followed by a rollout in New York and in selective doors worldwide, backed by a major digital push.
In an interview with WWD last month, Bizzarri said Gucci plans to roll out new makeup to continue to expand its cosmetics division — fragrances, lip, face and eyes and nails products — and to support The Alchemist's Garden line, a creation between Michele and master perfumer Alberto Morillas.
Bizzarri said sales in the Asia-Pacific region were up 10.6 percent in the third quarter, despite high bases of comparison in recent years. "China has recovered quickly [from the pandemic] and there is a hunger for luxury shopping that we are able to meet because we are well-positioned in the region," he remarked.
As reported, consumers in China, the online channel and Gen Z are expected to be the main growth drivers of personal luxury goods, forecast to reach sales of between 330 billion and 370 billion euros in 2025, with a compound annual growth rate of about 10 percent.
According to the 19th edition of the Bain & Company Luxury Study, in collaboration with Italy's luxury goods association Fondazione Altagamma, online is set to become the leading channel for luxury purchases by 2025, fueling the omnichannel transformation. The year 2020 is propelling China to become the biggest market by 2025, when Chinese consumers will make up close to 50 percent of luxury purchases globally.
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With the mobile revolution, we often need small amounts of energy (and power 😊). It will be good to have energy scavenging devices giving us ubiquitous power using piezoelectricity, thermoelectricity, electromagnetism or photovoltaics. Since energy efficiency is less critical for these minute demands, even wireless electricity could be considered.


+ machine learning, especially in robotics and games.
See Field of Interest for further details and here for some publications in these fields. Beyond this he acts as a reviewer, chairman aswell as member of steering and program committees. He is a member of ACM.
Professional background: Studied mathematics at the University of Essen with a focus on numerical simulation, cryptography and physics (until 2002). Dissertation (2005) in the field of computational fluid dynamics at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Until 2010 he was working in the software development department of the dSPACE GmbH in Paderborn as a technical expert and project coordinator in the field of real time simulation and physical modeling. Appointment as a full professor for Applied Computer Science at the Bochum University of Applied Sciences in 2010. As vice dean (until December 2015) he - as one of the founding professors - was involved in the build-up of the new campus of the Bochum University of Applied Sciences in Heiligenhaus. Beyond this he is active in the Bergische Innovationsplattform für Künstliche Intelligenz, which promotes cooperation between scientists as well as companies in the local region. Beyond this he is active at the Inderdisciplinary Center for Machine Learning and Data Analytics in Wuppertal.


Google revealed Android L at its Google I/O conference, this will be the next version of Android and it will deliver the biggest design overhaul since the release of Honeycomb (Android 3.0). Additionally, the search giant also talked about the battery life improvements it made and the new and improved notifications systems. Also quite interesting is that Android apps can now run in windows on Chrome OS.
Still images don't do the subtle animations and transitions any justice, but as you can see, if you've used Google Now you already have a very basic idea of where Google is going with this. The transitions, Z-depth, and dynamic shadows counter the lifelessness and coldness that are inherent to modern 'flat' design, making it feel livelier and warmer. It feels like it sits somewhere between the neon garishness of iOS 7/8 and the starkness of Metro.
While the focus was on the visual redesign, Android L will bring more to the table. One personal favourite of mine is a completely redesigned application switcher, which now resembles the card stack already in use by Chrome for Android, and displays Chrome tabs as individual applications. I've always found the current application switcher in Android to be cumbersome, and often very slow and choppy. This one looks very, very smooth on a Nexus 5.
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Q: Problems with Netflix in new Google Chrome I've been watching Netflix in Google Chrome for months without any problem. Since one of the last updates however, there are weird graphical glitches. If you start a stream, you can only hear the audio. Otherwise the screen remains black or will just show the preview pic, and if you start hovering above the timeline with the mouse, the little thumbnails that pop up will stay. Also, if you scroll down in the menu you get the same effect. It looks like this:

I'm using Google Chrome 50.0.2661.94 (64-bit). So far as I know it is the current version. I have an i7-6500U CPU and an AMD Radeon R5 M335 graphics card. I've tried other videos, they work fine.
Any ideas??!

A: Try disabling/enabling the hardware acceleration in Settings /Advanced Settings in Chrome.
See if it's happening in Firefox.
You could also try this:
http://itsfoss.com/netflix-ubuntu-1404-desktop-app/

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Plný pracovní úvazek je vztah mezi zaměstnancem a zaměstnavatelem určující časový způsob výkonu práce. Jedná se o pravidelnou práci vykonávanou nejčastěji v tzv. pracovních dnech. Každá země pak svými zákony a vnitřními předpisy ošetřuje, které dny jsou pracovní, kolik jich je a kolik je pracovních hodin. Pokud je úvazek zkrácen, jedná se buď o poloviční pracovní úvazek, nebo o zkrácený pracovní úvazek. Jiným typem úvazku je alternativní pracovní úvazek.

Ekvivalent plného pracovního úvazku, často zkracovaný FTE (z anglického Full Time Equivalent), je ukazatel používaný v ekonomii k přepočtu pracnosti nebo odvedené práce na plné úvazky.

Česká republika
V České republice je plný pracovní úvazek možno uzavřít jen na základě písemné dohody mezi zaměstnancem a zaměstnavatelem. Pracovními dny jsou pondělí, úterý, středa, čtvrtek a pátek. Výjimku tvoří státní svátky. Osoba na plném pracovním úvazku tak pracuje 5 dní v týdnu, 8 hodin denně, tedy 40 hodin týdně. Tato pracovní doba může mít různé variace.

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Orala allergisyndromet (OAS) innebär klåda och svullnad i mun och svalg som förekommer vid födoämnesöverkänslighet, i Sverige framförallt hos björkpollenallergiker och gråboallergiker. Reaktionen beror på att olika födoämnen korsreagerar (se korsreaktioner) med björkpollen respektive gråbopollen.

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Vanligast är klåda eller brännande känsla och ibland svullnad av läppar, I munhåla, tunga och svalg, alltså de ytor som kommit I kontakt med födoämnet. I en del fall kan symptom uppträda även från andra kroppsdelar.

Enligt en italiensk undersökning fördelade sig symptom utlösta av frukt och grönsaker på följande sätt (siffrorna anger procent):
Orala symtom	39
Nässelutslag/angioödem	19
Gastrointestinala symtom	13
Svullnad i stämband	6
Rinit	6
Astma	3
Eksem	2
Anafylaxi	<1

Födoämnen som ger besvär
De födoämnen som oftast ger besvär hos björkpollenallergiker är framförallt nötter, kiwi och frukter tillhörande den botaniska familjen Roasaceae. såsom äpple, päron och stenfrukter.

Födoämnen eller kryddor som har samband med gråboallergi hör framförallt till flockblomstriga växter, Apiaceae. Selleri, persilja, koriander, morot, vitlök, curry, paprika, kamomill och brödkryddor som anis, fänkål och kummin korsreagerar med gråbopollen.

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Black History Celebrated
Remember The Time-Cuba Sr
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Remember The Time - Cuba Gooding Sr
Everybody Plays the Fool / Girl Blue
I Just Don't Wanna Be Lonely
Side Show
Happiness Is Just Around The Bend
Rolling Down A Mountainside
Cuba Gooding Sr April 27, 1944 – April 20, 2017 was an American singer and actor. He became the successful lead singer of the R&B group "The Main Ingredient" before perusing a solo career.
As the lead vocalist he scored five top 10 hits during the 70s and 80s most notably, "Everybody Plays the Fool", "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely", "Happiness Is Just Around the Bend" and "Rolling Down a Mountainside" were also top 10 hits on Billboard charts.
Cuba Gooding Sr. died of natural causes on April 20, 2017
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It's hard right, we're trying to be good and stick to our healthy eating, but what do we do when we are at a restaurant or travel for work?
Have you ever tried to get gut friendly food at a service station or at an airport? Basically impossible! And chefs at restaurants cook for flavour… certainly not for our gut health!
If you're going out to eat, perhaps call ahead to see if the restaurant can accommodate your needs. Gluten free is the most common priority and because it is so, most places will go out of their way to help. Fortunately many restaurants are now having gluten free areas in the kitchen to prevent cross-contamination and separate gluten free menus.
And don't feel bad or 'needy' for asking your waiter about how the food is cooked. Explain which foods you can't eat (even if they're not technically 'allergies) it can be a sure way to get the kitchen to take your needs seriously.
As a rule of thumb, certain foods are more likely to be 'safer' than others. These are grilled or roasted meats, poached seafood, salads (ask for dressings and sauces on the side always) and grilled or steamed vegetables are all good choices. The only thing is, these might not be cooked in the best quality oils (it may be sunflower or vegetable oil which are bad oils) but most people can tolerate this occasionally.
That's why we should cook our food at home (most of the time) as we can have complete control of our ingredients. Yes life is too short not to go out to eat when we have the opportunity… it's a lot of fun! But for example, if you tend to do this on weekends, make sure you're really 'good' during the week to compensate for this.
When we cook at home, we can use all the good stuff… extra virgin olive oil and unrefined coconut oil, we can choose the freshest vegetables, grass fed meats and even organic foods. We can add broths and full fat coconut milks if we feel like a comforting curry or hot pot, knowing that there's no hidden nasties and flavour enhancers that are going to undo all our good work.
Traveling can be a challenge too. For a road trip, take an esky with a block of ice and stock it with canned fish, a salad, a bottle of sauerkraut, an avocado, some natural yoghurt. There's nothing stopping us taking our hot bone broth in a flask that we would usually use for coffee. There's also microwaves to plug into the car to reheat food. I wouldn't recommend a microwave at home though, as they 'kill' the nutrients in our food. But occasionally it won't hurt.
If your flying, check what food you can take on the plane. If you're staying in a hotel, get a room with a mini fridge or kitchenette. Then all you have to bring is a pocket knife (in your checked baggage) a can opener, a small bottle of olive oil, sea salt and pepper, and perhaps a few tins of tuna in olive oil for emergency munchies.
Then you won't come home after you work trip, road trip or whatever trip, feeling depressed that you've put on 2-5kg's and have your symptoms back e.g. digestive issues and feeling fatigued and flat.


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Cymindis alluaudi es una especie de coleóptero de la familia Carabidae.

Distribución geográfica
Habita en Marruecos.

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Coleópteros de Marruecos


A little bit of cottage cheese and Parmesan give this light summer dish just enough creamy and satisfying finish.
1. Put a large pot of well salted water on to boil.
2. In a small food processor, combine cottage cheese and Parmesan; blend until smooth.
3. In a large skillet heat oil until hot. Add red bell pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until it just begins to soften. Add zucchini, mushrooms, green onions and garlic; continue to cook and stir until mushrooms are tender.
4. Stir in tomato, basil, and salt; cook until tomato is just warm, then stir in cheese mixture.
5. In the pot of boiling water, quickly cook the gnocchi just until they float to the top and are firm. Remove with a slotted spoon and add to the vegetable mixture; stir to combine. Serve immediately.


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CDC estimates that Listeria, a rare but deadly germ, is the third leading cause of death from food poisoning in the United States.
Listeria causes an estimated 1,600 illnesses in people each year in the United States. About one in five people with Listeria infections (listeriosis) dies.
Nearly all cases of listeriosis result from eating food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, and newborn infants can develop listeriosis if their mothers ate contaminated food during pregnancy.
Improved data collection
In the United States, listeriosis is nationally notifiable, meaning the infections must be reported to local, state, territorial, or federal public health authorities, who monitor the disease and look for signs of an outbreak.
The Listeria Initiative is a national surveillance system that collects information on laboratory-confirmed cases of listeriosis in the United States. The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) piloted the system in 2004, and it went nationwide in 2005. Nearly all state health departments and other reporting jurisdictions submit case information to the Listeria Initiative.
Solving Outbreaks
We're using real-time whole genome sequence-based Listeria surveillance to solve outbreaks and improve food safety.
How the Listeria Initiative works
When a person is diagnosed with listeriosis, a public health investigator interviews them about the foods they ate in the month before they got sick using the Listeria Initiative questionnaire. When investigators identify a group of illnesses with a possible common source, they rapidly compare information on the foods eaten by patients in the possible outbreak with foods eaten by listeriosis patients who are not involved in the possible outbreak. This comparison gives investigators important clues about possible sources, which helps to solve outbreaks. Without the Listeria Initiative database, appropriate comparison data ("controls") for listeriosis investigations would be difficult to obtain, and outbreaks would take longer to solve and stop.
The Listeria Initiative also incorporates molecular subtyping data ("fingerprinting") from clinical, food, and environmental isolates, or samples, of Listeria to identify clusters of possibly related cases. Laboratories subtype isolates using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE, a type of DNA fingerprinting) and submit the results to PulseNet, the National Molecular Subtyping Network for Foodborne Disease Surveillance. Since 2013, laboratories also examine Listeria isolates using whole genome sequencing.
Information for Public Health Professionals
Local, state, and territorial public health professionals are encouraged to complete the Listeria Initiative questionnaire (English Cdc-pdf[13 pages] | Spanish Cdc-pdf[PDF – 15 pages] (Print-only)) for all cases of laboratory-confirmed listeriosis.
Information for Laboratories
All Listeria isolates should be forwarded promptly to state or national laboratories for subtyping by PFGE and whole genome sequencing.
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It's Oscar Month at Movie Churches!
As a kid, I got very excited about the Oscars (okay, sure, I was a strange kid). I would beg my parents to let me stay up and watch the whole thing. I remember in elementary school faking sick to miss a 4-H event so I wouldn't miss the ceremony. We even hosted (and attended) Oscar parties through the years.
I've lost interest in the last five years or so. Some reasons include the Oscars not showing the lifetime achievement awards, and this year dropping the technical awards so they can show Twitter vote competitions. The ceremony has just become less fun.
But I'll always appreciate one thing about the Academy Awards: the Oscars led me to track down and watch some great films I might never have watched otherwise (and some stinkers, but the good ones made it worthwhile). The Academy Awards are at the end of this month, so we're looking back at films featured here at Movie Churches in the past as well (follow the links.) And we will be writing about other Oscar-winning and nominated films in the weeks to come.
(Best Picture Nominees from the Thirties, Forties, and Fifties)
Two of the biggest stars from the Thirties, Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy, starred in one of the early disaster films, San Francisco (1936), recreating the 1906 earthquake. For our purposes, we can be thankful the film has a boxing preacher as well.
The 1938 Best Picture winner, The Life of Emile Zola, is… fine. Another of the nominees that year has weathered the test of time much better. The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Errol Flynn and Olivia De Havilland, tells a story that has been told in many films through the decades, but this is still the best. Fortunately for Movie Churches, Friar Tuck is featured in the film.
Back in the Golden Days of Hollywood, clergy often were featured as heroic figures, though their theology was usually bland and little mentioned. Films that exemplified this hagiographic view of clergy include Spencer Tracy's priest in Boys Town (1938), Ingrid Bergman's nun in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), and David Niven's pastor in The Bishop's Wife (1947).
At the start of World War II, studios did their part for the war effort, making films glorifying heroes and battles of the past. Sergeant York (1941) with Gary Cooper also included a theological defense for going to war.
Like The Bishop's Wife and It's a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street (1947) is one of the few classic Christmas films to be nominated for Best Picture (no such luck for Elf or National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation).
The Fifties were the era of big-screen Biblical epics. Two of those featured churches and were nominated for Best Picture: Quo Vadis (1951) and The Robe (1953). A different kind of religious epic, The Nun's Story (1959) starred Audrey Hepburn.
Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth is widely regarded as one of the Academy's worst picks for Best Picture. It beat two classic films: The Quiet Man (1952) -- one of John Ford and John Wayne's best efforts -- and one of the greatest of Westerns, High Noon (1952).
Over the next two weeks, we'll look at the other Best Picture nominees featured in Movie Churches -- along with the winners.
Labels: Academy Awards, Oscars
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Two Best Pictures
Oscar Month: Best Picture Winner - Amadeus
More Best Picture Nominees: 1960s through 2010s
Best Picture Winners: Patton


Delighted by the boys' hilarious escapades, Barrie conjures the magical world of Neverland and writes a play unlike any the high-society London theatergoers have ever seen. It's a tremendous risk, but as Barrie himself has discovered— When you believe, you can fly.
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For those of you who don't know what FOMO means it means Fear Of Missing Out. I'm sure at one point or another you guys have all felt that way. For me, I feel it all of the time. Personally, I think social media makes it worse. When I see my friends out or doing something fun on snapchat, facebook, or instagram–I get sad. Typically when this happens, I'll be extremely fatigue or sick and I just feel like it's not fair.
In the past 3 (almost 4 years, WOAH) years I've missed out on at least 75% of my life. I didn't get to go to my senior prom, or go to some of my sorority events etc. Usually I can go to class then back to nap and class again and that is my life. I tend to miss out on going out on the weekends, and when you don't end up being able to go to social events, people forget about you.
Right now, I am just having FOMO because I'm really tired and fatigue and have been in bed all day. I've had my first spike in a while two days ago, so I am trying not to do anything too crazy. I haven't worked out in two days so I feel kinda blah, and I haven't been a ton of places either.


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Why Donald Trump Is Already the Worst President in U.S. History
Lizz Schumer
Over a year has gone by since the 2016 presidential election. President Donald Trump spent that year embroiled in various scandals. California Congressman and House Intelligence Committee Member Adam Schiff marked Trump's election anniversary by gathering some of the worst offenses committed since then.
1. Trump falsely claimed popular victory
Just one of Trump's voter fraud tweets. | Donald Trump via Twitter
The New York Times writes he sent out multiple Twitter posts to that effect. He subsequently promised an inquiry to reveal people who are registered to vote in multiple states or deceased voters still on voting rolls. It later came out that Trump's own lawyers found no evidence of that, after trying to stop recount efforts.
"All available evidence suggests that the 2016 general election was not tainted by fraud or mistake," they said. The president's lawyers refuted his claims in response to recount petitions by Green Party candidate Jill Stein.
2. He pushes travel bans against some Muslim countries
He tweeted about the ban, even after saying it's not a ban. | Donald Trump via Twitter
Reuters reports that the third version of Trump's travel ban will go into effect. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals partially blocked a judge's ruling that stopped the ban. It applies to people from Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, and Chad who do not have prior connections to the U.S.
Trump issued his first travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries in January, a week after taking office. He later issued a revised version after courts blocked the first one. The second one expired in September, after a prolonged court battle. The president subsequently replaced it with another.
Trump calls the travel ban "needed" to protect the United States from terrorism by Muslim militants. As a candidate, he initially promised "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States."
3. He continually discredits the press and threatened network licenses
For someone who hates the media so much, he baits them a lot. | Donald Trump via Twitter
As CNN notes, Trump's attack on the media serves as one of his trademarks. He once suggested that the press doesn't like America. Later, the leader of the country called the media the "enemy of the American people." He also calls journalists the "most dishonest" people, even in front of their children. He continually works to paint news stories he doesn't like as "fake," claiming he created that term (he didn't).
Trump's worst offense against the media came in October, when he suggested revoking networks' licenses. He later tweeted, "Network news has become so partisan, distorted and fake that licenses must be challenged and, if appropriate, revoked. Not fair to public!" This attack on the press comes as totally unprecedented, not to mention dangerous.
4. He rescinded DACA with no compassion for its recipients
As usual, Trump issued this edict without thinking it through. | Donald Trump via Twitter
According to NPR, Trump sent Congress a list of sweeping immigration changes in October. Those address his promise of ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The letter actually denotes a long list of requirements. They include crackdowns on illegal immigration, construction of his infamous border wall, and a merit-based immigration system.
These demands aren't new, but now Trump wants them tied to DACA. The most recent documents call for "completing construction of a wall along the southern border of the United States" and ensuring "funding for the southern border wall and associated infrastructure."
5. He withdrew from the Paris Accords for no reason
Trump didn't have to leave the Paris Accords, but try telling him that. | Mario Tama/Getty Images
In June, Trump first announced his plan to withdraw from the Paris Accords. "In order to fulfill my solemn duty to protect America and its citizens, the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate accord," he said. That action, he explained, "represents a reassertion of America's sovereignty." The president also noted he'd be open to re-entering but only on "more favorable terms."
What that means continues confusing the nation, Vox reports. According to the terms of the Paris Accords though, each participating country decides its pledges for itself. Trump can revise that pledge however he wants, whenever he wants. Instead, he withdrew entirely.
6. He attempted to ban transgender soldiers from serving
At least some tweets sound like they were written by an adult. | Donald Trump via Twitter
In July, Trump tweeted an announcement that transgender Americans will not be allowed to serve "in any capacity" in the U.S. military. He added that the U.S. military "must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail."
At the end of October, a federal court issued a preliminary injunction on the ban, according to The Atlantic. The judge subsequently found problems with everything from the framing of the directive to the way he delivered it. She found "absolutely no support for the claim that the ongoing service of transgender people would have any negative effect on the military at all."
7. Trump undermines providing health care for Americans
The few actions Trump does take don't end well. | Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
The Washington Post reports the administration confirmed its intentions to stop federal payments for cost-sharing reductions, effective immediately. The subsidies total about $7 billion this year. Those cost-sharing payments remain separate from a different subsidy that provides federal assistance with premiums to Americans with Affordable Care Act coverage.
"The bailout of insurance companies through these unlawful payments is yet another example of how the previous administration abused taxpayer dollars and skirted the law to prop up a broken system," a statement said. "Congress needs to repeal and replace the disastrous Obamacare law and provide real relief to the American people."
8. And finally, Russia
Did the Trump campaign collude? We'll find out. | Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
Trump's campaign has been under investigation for possible Russian interference in the 2016 election since before he took office. Since then, the president hasn't exactly acted innocently. First, he fired FBI Director James Comey, citing "this Russia thing." Following that, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team has continued questioning everyone involved.
Reuters reports that investigation recently included Sam Clovis, co-chairman of the campaign. He hopes to soon determine whether Trump himself knew about Russian interference. Can't keep up? Politico created a handy round-up of the avalanche of new information coming out almost daily.
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Hawaiian Electric and Varentec to Test Technology for Enabling More Rooftop Solar on Island Grids
Varentec Apr 12, 2016
HONOLULU - Hawaiian Electric Company and Santa Clara-based Varentec, Inc. have announced a strategic partnership to install and validate performance of Varentec's technology for ensuring grid reliability and efficiency while allowing more private rooftop solar systems to be added to island grids.
Starting with a pilot project on the island of O'ahu, Hawaiian Electric Company will use Varentec' s Edge of Network Grid Optimizers™ and Grid Edge Management System™ platform to minimize voltage fluctuations along the distribution grid and maintain safe, reliable operations along a neighborhood circuit with a high level of distributed solar generation.
"Hawai'i continues to lead the nation in the adoption of private rooftop solar. At Hawaiian Electric, we continue to search for innovative technologies to lower the cost and increase the speed at which rooftop solar can be added," said Colton Ching, Hawaiian Electric vice president of energy delivery.
"Varentec offers a mature, grid edge Volt Var Control technology that can be deployed very quickly to help solve the rooftop solar integration problem we are facing. Even though Varentec's technology was not primarily designed for this purpose, our innovative engineers are eager to test this Volt Var Control technology to solve our unique solar challenges."
A key challenge resulting from a large number of rooftop solar systems feeding excess electricity into a neighborhood circuit is increased voltage instability for all customers, with or without rooftop solar. Higher than allowed voltage can trip off rooftop solar systems, damage home appliances, and could endanger utility crews working on the grid. Hawaiian Electric and Varentec believe the unique capabilities of Varentec's system-level, dynamic-control technology can address voltage issues at a lower cost to customers than other alternatives considered.
"We are excited to move forward with this partnership and further demonstrate the benefits of our technology for high penetration solar circuits in Hawai'i, which leads the nation with the highest levels of rooftop solar," said Guillaume Dufosse, Varentec CEO.
"Working with Hawaiian Electric has shown their reputation for innovation is well deserved. While primarily focusing on solving immediate solar penetration challenges, we will further analyze innovative uses of Varentec's technology such as voltage control for energy conservation and peak demand reduction in the context of the Hawaiian Electric network."
About Hawaiian Electric
Hawaiian Electric and its subsidiaries, Maui Electric and Hawai'i Electric Light, serve the islands of O'ahu, Maui, L na'i, Moloka'i and Hawai'i, home to 95 percent of the population of the State of Hawai'i. Hawaiian Electric's parent company is Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE: HE). In a changing world, the Hawaiian Electric Companies are taking the lead in adding renewable energy and developing energy solutions for their customers to achieve a clean energy future for Hawai'i. For more information, visit www.hawaiianelectric.com.
About Varentec
Varentec provides innovative solutions for the nascent generation of distributed grid control. It is funded by Bill Gates, 3M, and Khosla Ventures and has received support from the U.S. Department of Energy. The Varentec GEMS™ software platform, coupled with ENGO™ power electronic devices deployed on the low voltage side of the distribution grid, controls voltage and reactive power in real time and eradicates grid edge voltage volatility, even when high numbers of distributed PV solar systems are deployed on a circuit.
Varentec's technology provides a turnkey, stand-alone solution to Distribution Utilities. In deployments across the U.S. and Canada, Varentec's technology is providing advanced grid edge Volt Var Control, and has achieved unparalleled 24/7/365 energy savings of 5% or more, during peak times or day-to-day operations, while significantly reducing technical losses.
Varentec, Inc.
Contact: Varentec, Inc., Erica Cronin, ecronin@varentec.com; Hawaiian Electric Company, Peter Rosegg, peter.rosegg@hawaianelectric.com, 808-543-7780
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History Cafe Shot – What do we mean by Violence in history?
This month on the History Cafe, we're trying something new. This is a relatively short podcast (10 minutes) that asks a question with a handful of examples. It is in no way exhaustive, but hopefully sparks a fair amount of thought. It is also an example (to me, anyway) of how history often plays out in its roll as an explainer of the world today. The podcast is about historical violence – I ask the question: how do we argue that a certain ideology, religion, or group is violent?
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Covid new variant Omicron, the global concern!
Recently, the media is full of news about the new variant of COVID 19 infection, which was detected for the first time in South Africa. The first case was diagnosed on 9th November 2021. This variant was initially labelled as B.1.1.529, and now it is called Omicron (a Greek alphabet). This variant has also been detected in several other countries including Botswana, Israel, Hong Kong and UK.
What is different about this variant of Covid?
It has too many mutations, about 50 in total; 32 of the mutations have been noted in the spike protein part of the virus (spike protein is responsible for virus's entry into the human cells). This could make them more infectious and more transmissible from infected to the non-infected. South Africa has reported 4- fold increase in new cases of Covid infection during the past two weeks, coinciding with the emergence of this new variant.
What is WHO'S assessment of the new variant?
WHO organized a meeting of experts on 26th November to discuss the new variant. WHO designated the new variant as a "variant of concern". This means that the Omicron variant is associated with greater risk of transmissibility. It could also mean that current diagnostics, vaccines and therapies may be less effective for this variant. Other variants of concern are alpha, beta, gamma and delta. The delta variant was first identified in India (October 2020) and was responsible for the second wave of covid 19 infections earlier this year.
Are the symptoms caused by the Omicron variant different?
Health authorities in South Africa have not reported any unusual symptoms due to omicron variant. This means the symptoms caused by this variant are similar to that of previous Covid virus infection. In addition, some cases of omicron variant infection remain asymptomatic (similar to usual covid infection).
Can routinely done RT-PCR tests detect the infection due to new variant?
As per the current data from South Africa, omicron variant has a deletion within the S gene, which allows for its rapid identification. This suggests that the sensitivity of the currently used RT-PCR kits would remain unaffected while testing for the new variant.
What precautions should we take?
1. Avoid leisure travel to South Africa and other countries that have reported cases of new variant.
2. Strictly screen people arriving from the affected countries and quarantine them for 10-14 days.
3. Vaccination of the eligible people should be our topmost priority. Booster dose (third dose of the vaccine) should be given to high-risk people (Govt of India should release the guidelines for booster dose at the earliest).
4. Covid-appropriate behavior should be continued-such as wearing mask in public places, avoiding large gatherings, social distancing and hand sanitising.
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Klobouk plný viny (v anglickém originále ) je 15. díl 28. řady (celkem 611.) amerického animovaného seriálu Simpsonovi. Scénář napsal Ron Zimmerman a díl režíroval Steven Dean Moore. V USA měl premiéru dne 19. února 2017 na stanici Fox Broadcasting Company a v Česku byl poprvé vysílán 2. září 2017 na stanici Prima Cool.

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Líza, která vystupuje jako vypravěčka spolu s Bartem, popisuje "dobu, kdy se skutečně neměli rádi". Její vyprávění začíná ve chvíli, kdy se rodina Simpsonových rozhodne vyrazit na výlet na "bezpečnou" springfieldskou pláž; přestože nebezpečně znečištěná voda není o nic lepší než dříve, starosta Quimby ji po snížení bezpečnostních standardů překlasifikoval. Během pobytu na pláži Barta naštve Lízina radost, kterou má z nového slunečního klobouku, zatímco on je nešťastný z tetování "Skrz na skrz", protože není voděodolné.

Cestou domů jí Bart vezme klobouk, zatímco ona spí v autě, a vyhodí ho z okna na skládku. Když Líza zjistí, že je klobouk pryč, je nešťastná, což vede k tomu, že Barta poprvé navštíví jeho Vina – odporná bytost, která mu připomíná, co udělal, a která roste a stává se odpornější, čím více Bart popírá svou vinu. Po delším soužití se svou Vinou se Bart konečně Líze přizná. Ta se však cítí raněna, a proto odmítá jeho zoufalé pokusy o nápravu.

V domnění, že jediným způsobem, jak dosáhnout odpuštění, je získat zpět klobouk, se Bart vrací na skládku a zjišťuje, že klobouk přistál na autě, které bylo sešrotováno. Za pomoci schopností Roda a Todda a žíravinové Buzz Coly klobouk z auta dostanou. Když však klobouk vrátí zpět Líze, nemá už o něj zájem a chce, aby na ni zapomněl. V tu chvíli Lízu navštíví její vlastní Vina, která naštvaně řekne, že to s ní Bart myslí dobře, díky čemuž nakonec Bartovi odpustí, načež se vzájemně obejmou.

V závěru vyprávění Líza prohlásí, že i Bart má svědomí, nato přijde Nelson, který si z jeho svědomí udělá legraci. Poté Nelson všem oznámí, že jeho matka chodí s technikem Jackem, což Lízu šokuje a Jacka přivede do rozpaků.

Mezitím – ve vedlejší dějové lince – Homer znovu začne hrát šachy a odhalí svému okolí, že je v nich mistrem, protože je jako malý hrával s otcem Abem. Jelikož v šachách tou dobou prohrával, docházel na hodiny k mistrovi šachu. Poté, co se ve hře zdokonalil, a konečně Abea porazil, se na něj jeho otec naštval a odmítl s ním dál hrát. Vočko se domnívá, že šachy reprezentují Homerovu touhu zabít Abea, a tak na radu mistra světa v šachu Magnuse Carlsena, bratrance Carla z Norska, Homer požádá Abea, aby si s ním znovu zahrál. Nakonec se rozhodne ho nechat vyhrát v naději, že tím zacelí ránu z minulosti. Později se Homer pokusí Magnuse kontaktovat, ale je mu řečeno, že už s ním nechce mluvit.

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Sledovanost
Klobouk plný viny dosáhl ratingu 1,1 a sledovalo jej 2,44 milionu diváků, čímž se stal nejsledovanějším pořadem toho na stanici Fox.

Kritika
Dennis Perkins, kritik The A.V. Clubu, udělil epizodě známku C+ a uvedl: "Klobouk plný viny je prvním scénářem Rona Zimmermana pro Simpsonovy, a přestože příchod nové krve do scenáristického týmu Simpsonových může být posilující, tato epizoda se v rozptylující míře zrazuje tón a vnitřní pravidla seriálu. Což by mohlo být zajímavé, kdyby to bylo odvážnější nebo mnohem vtipnější. Takto je epizoda rozladěná tím, jak jednorázově zachází se svým světem, a zároveň sahá po několika emocionálních prozřeních."

Tony Sokol z webu Den of Geek ohodnotil díl dvěma a půl hvězdičkami z pěti a napsal: "Pocit viny opravdu není tak zábavný. (…) Ale když Bart vidí chyby svého jednání, což udělal už tolikrát od doby, kdy obtěžoval Ralpha Wigguma a následně zpytoval svědomí, je to ohraná pointa. Epizoda měla slibnou premisu, že Bart může živit svou Vinu, dokud se z ní nestane děsivě obludná nádhera, ale musí ji vypustit dřív, než sežere i jeho trenýrky."

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Díly seriálu Simpsonovi (28. řada)


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