Work is a very important part of the world in which we live. Employment (for those of us that are fortunate to have a job) probably takes up more of our time than any other activity. It is the worldly source of the provisions that comes from our Lord.
Work is encouraged in the Qur'an and Sunnah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was himself a trader and merchant along with many of the companions. Where possible, he encouraged his followers to earn a living and not depend on handouts.
Muslims have always had a positive work ethic and throughout our long history we have always excelled at everything that we did.
It is only recently do we find a chronic sense of apathy with regards to employment and work. Unemployment rates in the Muslim community stood at 16% at the last 2001 census against a UK average of just 4.7%. Current unemployment rate in the UK is 8.7% (June 2012) and I suspect the Muslim rate will be much higher.
If you look at the figures for educational attainment, you will see a similar trend whereby Muslim children are at the lower end of the performance scale when it comes to GCSE and A level performance compared to their counterparts from other faiths.
Unemployment is not the problem in and of itself as most people will be in and out of work at some points during their lives moving from one job to another. The problem is the attitude that some of our Muslim brethren have towards work and employment. A culture of laziness and dependency on state benefits has developed in our communities to the extent that some people are happy to stay at home and watch telly all day than to go out and work. On the other hand you have others that do work, yet at the same time refuse to pay any taxes and claim benefits on the side. The first group are better in my onion in that at least they are honest and not cheating the system whereas the second group are lying and stealing from the state.
Children growing up in families that adopt the above mentioned lifestyles are growing up with the same values and they are also either to lazy to work, or where they do work, they look to cheat the system just as they have seen their elders doing.
The problem with such attitudes is that we have a culture of benefit dependency and benefit cheats developing within our community and this leaves an ugly mark on how outsiders view Islam and Muslims. In the UK we are already perceived in some quarters as coming from foreign lands, eating up the benefits system and taking over council/social housing that should be reserved for working class white people.
The above view of the Muslims is a very negative one and in some way deflects much of the good work and Da'wah that is being done.
Taking from the state in my view is the equivalent of begging. You take your begging bowl to the dole office once a week (or however often the frequency is) and they put the benefits amount into the bowl and you return home happy. The welfare state is there as a safety net for people that are out of work due to redundancies, illnesses, seeking employment and so on. It is not there to provide a life long income stream for the unemployed.
In concluding I would like clarify that I know that this is not a Muslim only issue and people from all faiths and cultures have some people within their ranks who choose to remain unemployed and live off of the estate. I also appreciate that there is a large number of people who rely on benefits whilst genuinely seeking employment and this is very legitimate and I am in no way criticising them for having to take benefits. Finally I appreciate the other problem whereby for some people it is better for them to remain on benefits than to take a low paid job because once in the job all their costs go up (rent, taxes etc) and they are left with less disposable income than they are when on benefits (welfare trap). This is a problem the government needs to address.
The people that I am trying to address are those people that make a conscious decision not to work and remain on benefits even though they are fully able to work and those who work yet choose to cheat the benefits system by claiming benefits on top of their work.
As Muslims we should seek honest employment, pay our taxes, demonstrate excellence and efficiency in our work and be productive in all spheres of our life. We should strive to give something back to the society and to the community in which we live through our time and our skills. We should develop a strong work ethic in our children and develop them into productive human beings.
Islam teaches us to be honest, hard working citizens who contribute more to society than what they take from it. "The upper hand is better than the lower hand" [Bukhari] said the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) referring to the hand that gives being better than the hand that takes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said that "Verily Allah has prescribed proficiency in all things." [Muslim] and encouraged us to display excellence (Ihsan) in all that we do.
May Allah (SWT) grant us the Tawfiq to seek our provisions through work and to not rely on the welfare state – unless there is a genuine need to do so. May He grant us proficiency and efficiency in all that we do and may He save us from the pitfalls of absolute poverty.


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Gray Matters: Will Our Brains Soon Have Access to The Cloud?
Posted byBy Leo | Published on March 30, 2014 CommentsComments (0)
Have you ever approached someone of importance, but only had three seconds to think of something clever to say? Today, companies tout the ability to access the cloud from a mobile device. But in the next 20 years, we may be able to access the cloud directly from our brains to search and find the perfect words to say.
Ray Kurzweil, the inventor and futurist who now works at Google, explained at this week's TED conference how computers are becoming more and more receptive to human language. He gave the example of how IBM's Watson computer famously beat the two best Jeopardy players at solving this particular clue: A long, tiresome speech delivered by a frothy pie topping. (The answer: "What is a meringue harangue?"). By doing so, Watson proved that it understood our plays on words.
Developments like these, Kurzweil believes, indicate that in five to 10 years search engines "will be based on reading for understanding the billions of pages on the web and in books." This means that search engines will recognize and remember previous searches and notify you when new information becomes available on the Web, summarizing the answers it has found for you—like a fancier Google alert, perhaps?
In the 2030s, Kurzweil believes that nanobots will be able to enter our bodies through capillaries. In his vision, this technology could allow people to connect the human brain's neocortex to a synthetic neocortex in the cloud.
The last time our brains expanded in any similar way was during the human brain's evolution 2 million years ago—a development that allowed our species to invent language, science and technology. This next expansion, a non-biological way of thinking, could grow our brains without limit. According to Kurzweil, "thinking will grow exponentially."
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UW students to build hybrid-electric muscle car in EcoCAR 3 contest
Engineering | Learning | Research | Technology
Classes have barely started, yet one group of University of Washington students is already in the lab. These students have a job to do and, with only seven months before the first phase of competition, there's no time to waste.
They are the Advanced Vehicle Works team, otherwise known as UW EcoCAR. Their challenge in this next four-year competition, called EcoCAR 3, is to convert a Chevrolet Camaro into a hybrid-electric car. The UW is one of 16 schools invited to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors Co. competition that spans four years with stand-alone contests each spring. Year one kicked off with a workshop in Michigan in mid-September.
The UW team runs on undergraduate talent and hard work, with about 60 students prepared to put in thousands of hours collectively to engineer and design a hybrid Camaro, while keeping the car's iconic flair as a high-performance "muscle car."
Visit UW EcoCAR's Facebook page for more photos.
"It's an incredible thing we have to do in terms of performance to meet the targets of the competition, and there's no such vehicle out there" said Brian Fabien, the team's faculty adviser and a UW professor of mechanical engineering. "This is what makes it an educational and engineering challenge for us. I'm confident we'll be able to do it."
The UW doesn't have an auto engineering program or a multimillion-dollar auto research facility, as some of its competitors do. But what enabled the team to do well in the last EcoCAR competition – placing second overall and first in lowest energy consumption for its hybrid Chevrolet Malibu – is strong work ethic and rigorous academic preparation.
"Most of us aren't gearheads and haven't turned wrenches before," said Brian Magnuson, the team's engineering lead and a senior in electrical engineering. "We do well in competition because we have the work ethic, good teamwork and instruction from our departments. We're a fine engineering school and it really shows in this competition."
It also helps that students get along, both in and out of the lab.
"We're a bunch of great friends who enjoy what we do together. That makes it really easy to come in and spend the time necessary to get the work done," Magnuson said.
UW EcoCAR members talk with people at the Washington State Fair in September. The students showed off their completed Chevrolet Malibu and took surveys about what Washington residents valued in a hybrid Camaro.Kate Kitto, U of Wash.
The team is expected to build a hybrid car, seek funding and sponsorships, do community outreach at schools and events and maintain a dynamic website and social media streams. The endeavor operates like a small business, with the flavor of a startup.
Still, the primary purpose is to learn and gain actual work experience. The project is mostly run by undergraduate, full-time students and is truly interdisciplinary. Many come from the UW's engineering departments, but also from communications, business and design departments and schools.
"You help a lot and you learn a lot along the way. That's the whole point of the program," said Ajay Gowda, a UW graduate student in mechanical engineering who's one of four graduate students working with the team.
Students are expected to put in at least five to 10 hours a week. Most average 30 hours a week, on top of their full undergraduate course load, and that ramps up to 50 or 60 hours when a deadline is approaching. For that reason, it's not for everyone, and students must fill out an application with a résumé, cover letter and transcript, and come in for an interview.
During this first year of competition, students will design the internal components of a hybrid Camaro, then run computer tests and simulations before sending in their proposal. If competition organizers like what they see, the team gets a new Camaro delivered to campus sometime next summer.
They must design the car to fit a set of technical specifications, including achieving zero to 60 mph in less than 5.9 seconds. Organizers have asked that students push the envelope with innovation and go beyond using standard hybrid components like a battery pack and charger. This could mean putting independent motors on each rear wheel, or trying any number of cutting-edge technologies.
"The Camaro is American muscle – it's supposed to roar, make a lot of noise and drink a lot of fuel," said Gowda with a laugh. "We have to make that into a hybrid that goes fast, makes a lot of noise, is fuel efficient – and is something people still want to buy."
Sylvie Troxel, now in her fourth year as a UW EcoCAR member, works on mechanical components near the end of last year's competition.UW EcoCAR
Fabien started working with students on electric vehicles seven years ago as part of a senior capstone course in mechanical engineering. After his students successfully converted a Honda Accord into an electric car, Fabien along with Per Reinhall, professor and chair of the mechanical engineering department, thought they were ready for the EcoCAR 2 competition that began in 2011 and ran for three years. The competition is a unique, prestigious partnership between government, industry and academia, Fabien said.
So far this fall, the team already has 60 members and about half of those are new recruits. The key this year will be building a strong base of new talent for when most of the team's leadership graduates next spring.
Having that many hands can only help the UW's prospects, said Sylvie Troxel, mechanical team co-lead and a senior in mechanical engineering. She has been on the team since freshman year and remembers the multiple all-nighters and pyramid stacks of energy drinks.
"Hopefully, we'll get better scores in competition and a little more sleep," she said.
For more information, contact the team's communications manager, Kate Kitto, at kkitto@uw.edu or 503-754-8515 and Fabien at fabien@uw.edu or 206-543-6915.
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Why is Rügenwalder Mühle now also producing vegetarian products?
We welcome a varied and nutritional-physiologically balanced diet. Meat is still an important component - but not a must.
More and more people in Germany live on a flexitarian diet, i.e. they eat meat and sausage at meals less frequently. For this reason, we offer our customers tasty meaty and vegetarian products, which are in the sense of a conscious diet.
If anyone has the competence to produce vegetarian alternatives so that they taste like meat and sausage, then it should be us. Our range already includes vegetarian bread toppings (e.g. Vegetarian Ham Sausage), meat free sausage spread, veggie products for snacks (Vegetarian Meatballs in a cup), for the pan (Vegetarian Escalopes) or for the grill (Vegetarian Bratwurst Sausage). Some of these are even vegan, such as the Vegetarian Mincemeat or the Vegetarian Spread.
What about the exchange with ProVeg?
In the course of development of our meat free products, we always consult the ProVeg when it comes to specific issues; particularly when it comes to replacing ingredients of animal origin by vegetable alternatives. And also for the future, we are focusing on a constructive exchange to further improve our products.
Our common objective is to continue growth of the entire category of "vegetarian/vegan" products, to enlarge consumer choice and making it even more attractive for consumers.
What ingredients are used for our products?
Chickens' egg white: Vegetarian Ham Sausage, Vegetarian Salami – including mini-sized versions, Vegetarian Sausages – including mini-sized versions, Vegetarian Meatballs in a cup; and for the pan, Vegetarian Escalopes, Vegetarian Nuggets, Vegetarian Bratwurst Sausage.
Soya: Vegetarian Meatballs in a cup, Vegetarian Escalopes, Vegetarian Nuggets, Vegetarian Burger, Vegetarian Mincemeat, Vegetarian Bratwurst Sausage, Vegetarian Crispy Burger.
Wheat: Vegetarian Salami – including mini-sized versions, Vegetarian Meatballs in a cup; and for the pan, Vegetarian Escalopes, Vegetarian Nuggets, Vegetarian Burger, Vegetarian Bratwurst Sausage, Vegetarian Crispy Burger.
Peas: Vegetarian Spread, Vegan Ham Sausage.
The cheese used for our Vegetarian Escalopes "Cordon Bleu" does not contain animal rennet and is therefore purely vegetarian.
Where are the vegetarian products manufactured?
A majority of our vegetarian products is manufactured in a specifically designed and separate area at our location in Bad Zwischenahn. Moreover, we have bought and newly equipped a building opposite the mother factory - exclusively for the packaging of our Veggie products.
For the production of a few Veggie products, we are still partially using the same rooms and machines as for our meat products and we are also working with partner companies.
The risk of mixing is avoided by measures originating from our allergen management. This includes, for example, the temporal separation in the production of meat free and meat-containing products, including a special, intensive intermediate cleaning. In addition, the meat is stored separately from the other raw materials and different equipment in buckets, trolleys and vessels. Moreover, raw materials, semi-finished products and final products are clearly marked to avoid confusion. Particularly important in this context is a regular training and raising awareness of the production staff.
We regularly monitor the measures taken in order to check their effectiveness. In addition, we have expanded the existing analysis plan of the SGS INSTITUTE FRESENIUS by corresponding tests. Moreover, all our vegetarian products are certified with the V-label for "vegetarian" or "vegan".
Are the vegetarian products free from genetic engineering?
All raw materials used are not subject to GMO labelling according to Regulation 1829/30.
Our Vegan Ham Sausage, Vegetarian Spread, Vegetarian Mincemeat, Vegetarian Burger, Vegetarian Crispy Burger and Vegetarian Escalopes and Nuggets are all vegan. The use of egg albumen as an ingredient in all other Rügenwalder Mühle vegetarian options is currently still necessary to ensure that these foods resemble the original meat-based products as closely as possible in terms of appearance, texture and taste. However, we are working on recipes for these products that do not include any animal-based ingredients at all.
Do you use ingredients from controlled organic cultivation and / or regional farming for the vegetarian products?
No, we currently do not source ingredients from controlled organic or regional cultivation. This is mainly linked to the fact that some raw materials are not available from controlled organic cultivation or not in the quantity and quality we require.
We are, of course, also purchasing ingredients from the region from time to time. However, we do not specially mark it on the packaging. We do not focus primarily on regional origin, but on the best quality of our raw materials.
What's the origin of the eggs?
The eggs we use for production of our vegetarian products come exclusively from free-range husbandry.
We are thus following the wish of many consumers who wrote us and have convinced us to buy only eggs from chickens from free-range husbandry for our vegetarian products. The origin of the eggs can be documented at any time.
Are all your vegetarian products suitable for pregnant women, even if they contain egg?
Yes, all our vegetarian products are also suitable for pregnant women as part of a balanced diet. For we do not process raw whole eggs, but exclusively pasteurised protein powder, which is provided by a certified specialist supplier. In addition, all our meat free products are heated during manufacturing.
Are the vegetarian products also suitable for kids?
In the sense of a varied and balanced diet, our meat free products are in principle also suitable for kids.
What allergenic substances are contained?
We are continuously working to as far as possible reduce the number of allergenic substances in our products. Should you have any questions on this topic or on other ingredients or spices, please feel free to contact us - for example, by mail to moin@ruegenwalder.de.
Here you will find an overview of the 14 allergenic substances contained in our products that are subject to labelling.
Are the vegetarian products also controlled by SGS INSTITUTE FRESENIUS?
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Don't you think that consumers could mix up the vegetarian products with meat products if the names are the same?
No, we have no fears of a mix-up, since we have sold over 80 million products and we have not received such a complaint by a single consumer that he/she has bought a Veggie product unknowingly or accidentally. Finally, the vegetarian characteristics are clearly indicated and highlighted in colour on the packaging, which means that an error by the consumer is virtually excluded. In addition, the products bear the V-label of the German Vegetarian Association.
Why do Veggie products have to look and taste like the meaty originals and have to have the same name?
More and more people in Germany want to reduce their meat and sausage consumption, but do not want to miss the typical taste, the appearance and the texture of meat and sausage. Our vegetarian products meet this customer requirement.
We are convinced that meat names for Veggie products give consumers a good orientation: they provide information on essential product characteristics such as taste, texture, appearance, preparation and use. Product name like "Roast Piece" do not provide this guidance: Is this an escalope schnitzel, a meatball or even a vegetarian fillet?
Are veggie products unhealthy because they contain many additives?
In the manufacture of all our products, we only use additives, which are absolutely necessary and are constantly working on reducing the number and quantity. So, all our vegetarian products are free from flavour enhancers. We only use spices and natural flavours instead (tested by the SGS INSTITUTE FRESENIUS).


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Professor Jeremy Hall
Director, Centre for Social Innovation Management
DPhil, MBA, BSc.
jeremy.hall@surrey.ac.uk
Academic and research departments
Surrey Business School.
Jeremy Hall (D.Phil., University of Sussex, MBA and B.Sc., Dalhousie University) is the incoming Director of the new Centre for Social Innovation Management and Chaired Professor of Social Innovation. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, a technology and innovation management journal with a 2017 impact factor of 2.686. Prior to joining Surrey Business School in 2018, he was the Director of the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR), University of Nottingham. He also held a Professorship at the Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University (Vancouver, Canada), an Associate Professorship at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary (Canada), and a Lectureship at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex (UK).
Jeremy's research and teaching interests include the social impacts of innovation and entrepreneurship, sustainable supply chains, social inclusion, strategies for sustainable development innovation and responsible management, where he has collaborated with a range of natural and social scientists. A major stream of his research is focused on innovation and entrepreneurship for social inclusion in Brazil. Jeremy's work has been published in for example Business Strategy and the Environment, California Management Review, Ecological Economics, Energy Policy, Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, Journal of Cleaner Production, International Journal of Production Research, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Operations Management, MIT Sloan Management Review, Research Policy, Research-Technology Management, Small Business Economics, Technological Forecasting & Social Change and Technovation. He has been awarded over $1.3 million in research support from for example Genome Canada and the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada among others.
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Spotlight on Professor Jeremy Hall
Hall, J., & Martin, B. R. (In Press, 2018). Towards a taxonomy of research misconduct: the case of business school research. Research Policy.
Hall, J., Matos, S., Gold, S. & Severino, L. (2018). The Paradox of Sustainable Innovation: The 'Eroom' Effect (Moore's Law Backwards), Journal of Cleaner Production, 172, 3487-3497.
Hall, J., Matos, S. & Bachor, V. (2017). From Eco-Technology Development to Eco-Innovation: Inducing Regulatory Adoption of Pathogen Detection Technology for Sustainable Forestry, Small Business Economics, 1-13.
Xie, Z., Hall, J., McCarthy, I, Skitmore, M. & Shena, L. (2016). Standardization Efforts: The Relationship between Knowledge Dimensions, Search Processes and Innovation Outcomes, Technovation, 48–49: 69–78
Hall, J., Bachor, V. & Matos, S. (2014). Developing and Diffusing New Technologies: Strategies for Legitimization, California Management Review, 56 (3): 98-117
Mendes, P., Hall, J., Matos, S. & Silvestre, B. (2014). Reforming Brazil's Offshore Oil and Gas Safety Regulatory Framework: Lessons from Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States, Energy Policy. 74: 443–453
Hall, J., Matos, S. Bachor, V. & Downey, R. (2014). Commercializing University Research in Diverse Settings: Moving Beyond Standardized Intellectual Property Management, Research-Technology Management, 57 (5), 26-34
Hall, J. (2014). Innovation & Entrepreneurial Dynamics in the Base of the Pyramid. Special issue introductory article, Technovation, 34: 265–269
Hall, J., Matos, M. & Martin, M. (2014). Innovation Pathways at the Base of the Pyramid: Establishing Technological Legitimacy through Social Attributes. The Case of WLED Lighting and Naturally Colored Cotton, Technovation, 34 (5–6): 265-338
Hall, J., Bachor, V. & Matos, M. (2014). The Impact of Stakeholder Heterogeneity on Risk Perceptions in Technological Innovation, Technovation, 34 (8): 410–419
Hall, J., Matos, S., Sheehan, L. & Silvestre, B. (2012). Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Base of the Pyramid: A Recipe for Inclusive Growth or Social Exclusion, Journal of Management Studies, 49: 785–812
Boons, F, Baumann, H. & Hall, J. (2012). Conceptualizing Sustainable Development and Global Supply Chains, Ecological Economics, 83 134-143
Hall, J. & Wagner, M. (2012). Editorial: The Challenges and Opportunities of Sustainable Development for Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 25 (4): 409–416
Xie, Z., Hall, J., & McCarthy, I. (2012). Review and Some Ideas on the Research of Sustainable Development Innovation. Science & Technology Process and Policy, 26 (24): 191-195 (In Chinese)
Hall, J., Matos, M. & Silvestre, B. (2012). A Complexity Approach to the Triple Bottom Line in Sustainable Supply Chains, International Journal of Production Research, 50 (5): 1332-1348
Hall, J. & Wagner, M. (2012). Integrating Sustainability into Firms' Processes: Performance Effects and the Moderating Role of Business Models, Business Strategy and the Environment, 21(3): 183-196
Hall, J., Matos, M. Silvestre, B. & Martin, M. (2011). Managing the Technological, Commercial, Organizational and Social Uncertainties of Industrial Evolution: The Case of Brazilian Energy and Agriculture, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 78: 1147–1157
Hall, J., Daneke, G. & Lenox, M. (2010). Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship: Past Contributions and Future Directions, Journal of Business Venturing, 25 (5): 439-448
Silvestre, B. Hall, J., Matos, S. & Figueira, L. (2010). The Good, the Bad or the Ugly? The Privatization of the Brazilian Electricity Distribution Sector, Energy Policy, 38, 7001–7013
Hall, J. & Matos, S. (2010). Incorporating Impoverished Communities in Sustainable Supply Chains, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 40 (1/2): 124 – 147
Silvestre, B.; Hall, J., Matos, S. & Figueira, L. (2010). Privatização: Bom ou ruim? Lições do setor de distribuição de energia elétrica do nordeste Brasileiro (Privatization: Good or bad? Lessons from the electricity distribution sector in the northeast of Brazil), RAE – Revista de Administração de Empresas, 50 (1): 094-111
Hall, J., Matos, M. Severino, L. & Beltrao, N. (2009). Brazilian Biofuels & Social Exclusion: Established & Concentrated Ethanol vs. Emerging and Dispersed Bio-Diesel, Journal of Cleaner Production, 17, Supplement 1, S77-S85
Hall, J., Matos, S. & Langford, C. (2008). Social Exclusion and Transgenic Technology: The Case of Brazilian Agriculture, Journal of Business Ethics, 77 (1): 45-63
Matos, S. & Hall, J. (2007). Integrating Sustainable Development in the Extended Value Chain: The Case of Life Cycle Assessment in the Oil & Gas and Agricultural Biotechnology Industries, Journal of Operations Management, 25: 1083–1102
Dewald. J., Hall, J., Chrisman, J. & Kellermanns, F. (2007). Governance Preferences of Small Vulnerable Firms in the Homebuilding Industry, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 31(2): 279-297
Langford, C., Hall, J., Josty, P., Matos, S. & Jacobson. A. (2006). Indicators and Outcomes of Canadian University Research: Proxies becoming Goals? Research Policy, 35(10): 1586–1598
Hall, J. & Rosson, P. (2006). The Impact of Technological Turbulence on Entrepreneurial Behavior, Social Norms and Ethics: Three Internet-based Cases, Journal of Business Ethics, 64(3): 231-248
Hall, J. & Vredenburg, H. (2005). Managing Stakeholder Ambiguity, MIT Sloan Management Review, 47(1): 11-13
Hall, J., Matos, S. Fergus, A. & Vredenburg, H. (2005). Sua empresa é socialmente vulnerável? (Are You Socially Vulnerable?) Harvard Business Review (Latin American editions; published in Portuguese & Spanish), August: 28-33
Hall, J. & Martin, M. (2005). Disruptive Technologies, Stakeholders and the Innovation Value Chain: a Framework for Evaluating Radical Technology Development, R&D Management, 35(3): 273-284
Chrisman, J., McMullan, E. & Hall, J. (2005). The Influence of Guided Preparation on the Long-Term Performance of New Ventures, Journal of Business Venturing, 20(6): 769-791
Hall, J. & Vredenburg, H. (2004). Sustainable Development Innovation and Competitive Advantage: Implications for Business, Policy and Management Education, Innovation: Management, Policy & Practice, 6(2): 1-12
Dewald, J., Hall, J. & Chrisman, J. (2004). Why Do Small Firms Choose Quasi-Integration? The Case of the Homebuilding Industry, Zeitschrift für Klein- und Mittelunternehmen (published in German), 2: 115-129. Also published in The Icfaian Journal of Management Research, 3(11)
Hall, J. & Martin, M. (2004). Popper & the Science Enterprise Challenge, Philosophy of Management, 3(2): p. 13-22
Hall, J. & Vredenburg, H. (2003). The Challenges of Sustainable Development Innovation, MIT Sloan Management Review, 45(1): 61-68
Hall, J. & Clark, W. (2003). Special Issue, Environmental Innovation, Journal of Cleaner Production, 11(4): 343-346
Hall, J. & Kerr, R. (2003). Innovation Dynamics and Environmental Technologies: The Emergence of Fuel Cell Technology, Journal of Cleaner Production, 11(4): 459-471
Nightingale, P., Brady, T., Davies, A. & Hall, J. (2003). Capacity Utilisation Revisited: Software, Control and the Growth of Large Technical Systems, Industrial and Corporate Change, 12(3): 477-517
Hall, J. (2002). Sustainable Development Innovation: A Research Agenda for the Next 10 Years. Editorial for the 10th Anniversary of the Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Cleaner Production, 10(3): 195-196
Hall, J. (2001). Environmental Supply Chain Innovation, Greener Management International, 35: 121-135
Hall, J. (2000). Environmental Supply Chain Dynamics, Journal of Cleaner Production, 8(6): 455-471
Hall, J. & Crowther, S. (1998). Biotechnology: The Ultimate Cleaner Production Technology? Journal of Cleaner Production, 6(3-4): 313- 322
Côté, R. & Hall, J. (1995). Industrial Parks as Ecosystems, Journal of Cleaner Production, 3(1-2): 41-46
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Smashin' the house!
Being ambassadors of Tomorrowland.
Swedish House Mafia 'Greyhound'
Yves V & Wolfpack
We would be able to absorb any other superhero's power.
100% for the crowd. I think that would fit our job description - it's up to us to educate and be innovative, though.
It's just a new marketing word for something that's been around for ages.
Sure, why not? As long as they're good! If they're not, then get them off.
Luckily not, but if they ask us to play Carly Rae Jepsen
There is a lot more to DJing than beat matching or a sync button. It's about track selection and reading your crowd.
A little town in Belgium called Boom. Google it!
In just a few short years, party-starting house duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike have been propelled well-and-truly into the big league.
"It's been an amazing year," they confirm. "We've been playing clubs and festivals we could only dream of before, performed for some of the best crowds in the world and worked on music with some of our all-time heroes. We still expect to wake up any time." As well as releasing a string of huge tracks - including 'Momentum', with Regi, and 'Loops & Tings' on Sander Van Doorn's label - and touring the globe, the duo also became the face of Tomorrowland, held in their home country, Belgium.
"Without a doubt, Tomorrowland is still our highlight of the year," they say. The duo began Tomorrowland 2012 by playing an airborne set on the plane journey to the festival, before smashing several sets over the weekend. And they assure us that further, even bigger, things (including collaborations with some huge names) are still to come. We don't doubt it.


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In keeping with our discussion about summer being a calmer time of year, we decided it's also a good chance for us take Lifespan Academy on tour. This tour includes information about academy, examples of our classes, FOOD, and a chance to take away one tip. What more could you ask for and it's all on us. We will have some of our instructors joining us to talk about their class and to give a small snapshot of what they offer. Several of our congregations are interested in having us come and visit this summer and we hope you will spread the word and get us even more dates!
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Why line dancing is good for you?
There is a Smithsonian Museum in Georgia!
Here are some of the places we hope to be this summer.


HubSpot, a leading growth platform, has announced that it is increasing its presence in Dublin by leasing all the office accommodation at No. 1 Sir John Rogerson's Quay.
The expansion signifies HubSpot's ongoing commitment to Ireland and the wider EMEA market and will provide the company with plenty of room to grow to meet demand in the region over the coming years.
No. 1 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, which is currently in the final stages of construction, is ideally located in the heart of the Dublin Docklands and is due to open in early 2020. HubSpot will continue to occupy the 73,000 sq. ft. it currently leases at One and Two Dockland Central for the immediate future.
The new building will comprise 112,000 sq. ft. of offices and will allow HubSpot to accommodate up to 1,400 seats across its two locations. The new offices will feature top-class amenities that come as standard with all of HubSpot's global locations, including convertible standing desks, video-equipped conference rooms and vast collaboration space.
Dublin has been home to HubSpot's European Headquarters since May 2013. In April 2016, the company opened a new office at One Dockland Central before taking on additional space at Two Dockland Central in July 2018 to facilitate its growth in EMEA.
HubSpot was recently recognised for its ongoing commitment to excellence in workplace development, innovation and design at the annual 'Fit Out Awards'. The company overcame stiff competition to be named 'Fit Out Client of the Year' at the awards ceremony, which was held in Dublin's Convention Centre on 1st November 2018.
The company was also named 'Best Workplace' by 'Great Place to Work Ireland' earlier this year.
HubSpot currently employs over 2,500 employees across its eight global offices. In September, the company announced that it is opening a ninth global office in Paris, France in 2019.


California's Eastern Sierra is a photographer's dream, with snow-capped mountain peaks, Bodie ghost town, wildflowers, fall colors, interesting rock formations, waterfalls and so much more!
The Eastern Sierra is the most unique of western landscapes, a rugged land of enchanting beauty and contrasts. The 14,000-foot peaks of the Sierra Nevada Range drop off into the valley and deserts below. No other place in California encompasses more dramatic scenery. Capture a snapshot or two of the remarkable beauty, vastness and scenery of the region. There is always something to take your breath away.
Ansel Adams is one of the most celebrated photographers of all time. His images of Yosemite National Park and the Eastern Sierra are familiar to millions. A legendary photographer, a pioneer in the movement to preserve the wilderness and one of the first to promote photography as an art form, Ansel Adams' photographs are revered.
Some of the most popular places to photograph are Yosemite National Park, with its magnificent waterfalls, meadows and rivers; Devils Postpile—nature's perfect demonstration of fire and ice with its basalt columns; Rainbow Falls, a 101-foot waterfall that sends a rainbow of color into the mist; Hot Creek Geological Site, home to bubbling hot springs and fumaroles lined with colorful sulfur deposits and mosses; Bodie State Historic Park, the largest unrestored ghost town in the West; and Mono Lake, an ancient inland sea with odd-shaped tufa towers.
The camera loves wildlife and one of the most photographed animals is the California Black Bear. Usually nocturnal, the black bear may be seen at any time, day or night. Another favorite subject is the Mule Deer, and there are also over 3,000 species of birds in the region. Mammoth Lakes is a haven for a wide range of animal life.
When fall arrives, the green hues of aspen and cottonwood trees melt to yellow, burnt orange and red. The deep greens of the pines mix in, perfect for photographing the fall splendor.
The Eastern Sierra is awe-inspiring; whether your camera prefers rugged landscapes, waterfalls, delicate flora or majestic wildlife, you will find it all. With photography, you can capture just a small snapshot of the remarkable beauty, vastness and dramatic scenery of the region.
Winter brings unique and different photography opportunities from the rest of the seasons. There are so many unique scenes available. Newly fallen snow and frozen water are transformed into works of art in the winter light. Keep your camera ready to capture that magnificent winter photo! You might just come across that rare flicker of the northern lights amid a tree's ice-covered branches, or a stream frozen and sculpted into different shapes and sizes. From snow-covered mountain peaks to a thundering waterfall spilling over an icy ledge, it's no wonder that artists have long been drawn to the Eastern Sierra.
Mammoth Lakes also has many art galleries to inspire you, where you can even acquire a stunning natural image that will please any photographer or nature lover in your life.


Off to the pool! The beach! With summer right around the corner, these airy shoes will tie together any beachy look.
Make baby's feet smell terrible!
I bought these last summer to take on a family trip to Hawaii for my 1 year old, who started walking about 2 months prior. The shoes looked darling and seemed to be comfortable for my son. However, they made his feet smell terrible! I tried having him wear the shoes several times during our trip but, without fail, by days end his sweet little feet would smell awful- so bad that I'd need to wash them (give them a good scrub!). He had other shoes on the trip and the days he wore the other shoes (even other Robeez shoes, his feet smelled normal- sweet like baby feet). Clearly there's something about the synthetic fabric that made my baby's feet smell awful every time he wore them and his feet would heat up. Once I figured out the problem, I stopped having him wear the shoes and they have never been worn since. And his feet have never smelled bad since!!! I'm definitely disappointed in these because I've been buying Robeez shoes since my 5 year old was a baby and have been a faithful customer and quite satisfied otherwise.
Great shoes! Looking forward to beach days with my little one. These are flexible but I suspect they will do a great job protecting my son's feet from big rocks and seashells, for example. They are made of material that should hold up, assuming they get salt water on them, too. They are already proven great for walking all about the garden.


Background: Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury is one of the most important and preventable complications of thyroidectomy which is the cause of post-operative iatrogenic vocal cord paralysis. The non-recurrent laryngeal nerve (NRLN), which is found in 0.25–0.99 of the patients who undergo thyroid surgery, is a rare embryologically-derived variant of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN). Identification and prevention of injury to the laryngeal nerve is very important in thyroid surgery. The objective of the study was to highlight the incidence of Non-recurrent laryngeal nerve in our series of thyroidectomy cases.
Methods: In the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Pondicherry a retrospective analysis of all the thyroid surgeries that were operated between August 2006-November 2018 for various indications on a total of 1006 patients was done with specific interest in the lookout for anatomical variant of recurrent laryngeal nerve and findings were recorded.
Results: Among all the cases, two patients with MNG who had underwent Total thyroidectomy were found to have anatomical variants of recurrent laryngeal nerve (non recurrent laryngeal nerve) intra operatively.
Conclusions: The NRLN is a rare finding and is associated to an increased risk in iatrogenic injury especially during thyroid surgeries unless thorough anatomical knowledge and cautious dissection is not done.
Majid MA, Siddique MI. Major post-operative complications of thyroid surgery: Preventable or not? Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull. 2008;34(3):99–103.
Dralle H, Lorenz K, Machens A. Verdicts on malpractice claims after thyroid surgery: emerging trends and future directions. Head Neck. 2012;34(11):1591–6.
Uludag M, Isgor A, Yetkin G, Citgez B. Anatomic variations of the non-recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve. BMJ Case Rep. 2009;2: bcr10.2008.1107.
Wang Y, Wang Z, Zhang H, Zhang P, Liang H, Dong W. Preoperative CT diagnosis of right non-recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve. Head Neck. 2011;33(2):232–8.
Stedman GW. A singular distribution of the nerves and arteries of the neck and the top of the thorax. Edinb Med Surg J. 1823;19:564–5.
Buła G, Mucha R, Paliga M, Koziołek H, Niedzielski Z, Gawrychowski J. Non-recurrent laryngeal nerve. Pol Przegl Chir. 2015;87:336–9.
Defechereux T, Albert V, Alexandre J, Bonnet P, Hamoir E, Meurisse M, The inferior non recurrent laryngeal nerve: a major surgical risk during thyroidectomy, Acta Chir Belg. 2000;100(2):62–7.
Abboud B, Aouad R, Non-recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve in thyroid surgery: report of three cases and review of the literature. J Laryngol Otol. 2004;118:139–42.
Brandon MH, Silvia S, Matthew Graves J. The non-recurrent laryngeal nerve: a meta-analysis and clinical considerations. Peer J. 2017;5:e3012.
Toniato A, Mazzarotto R, Piotto A, Bernante P, Pagetta C, Pelizzo MR. Identification of the non-recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroid surgery:20-year experience, World J Surg. 2004;28:659–61.
Hisham AN, Sarojah A, Alvin A. Non-recurrent Laryngeal Nerve in Thyroid Surgery, Med J Malaysia. 2001;56(4):500-2.
Casal D, Pecas A¸ Sousa D, Rosa-Santos J. A non-recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve in a man undergoing thyroidectomy: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2010;4:386.


Our family tries to make Hungarian Kolbasz during the February's winter break. This year we did not seem to have the time to get together. So here we are in March and during the NCAA March Madness.
We were able to assemble a good group to help. In fact, I was able to assign all of the tasks and I was left with nothing to do! Darn!
I did make a spreadsheet of the orders and I ordered and pick-up the pork shoulder. I just walked around and watched my happy family do the work! I'm blessed!
We start with coarse ground pork shoulder.
Terri adds our secret Hungarian spices.
Start to mix the spices into the VERY COLD meat.
Heidi, todays Garlic girl, minces the garlic and puts in the blender with warm water.
Garlic and water into the meat and then more mixing. Adding water makes stuffing the casing a lot easier.
Terri is mixer number 1.
Frank is mixer number 2.
He only smiles when the camera is on him. Even with the warm water, the pork is still very cold.
Our packaging department is eagerly waiting for their turn in the production line.
AJ is labeling the date and desired weight on the empty vacuum bags.
Grace has the responsibility to make sure we package the correct number of 1, 1.5, and 2 pound bags.
Checking the tape measure for estimating the weight.
The weight is dependent on how stuffed the casing is and it's length.
Bob has to keep the casing stuffers supplied with pork.
Zac keeps the stuffing machine full. Jonathan keeps even pressure on the meat.
Chris controls how stuffed the casing is and how long to make it.
I'm just walking around and trying to stay out of trouble.
In the TV in background has the Syracuse women's NCAA first round basketball game playing.
A pause in the production line.
Pausing while Jonathan and Chris put more casing on the stuffing tube.
The production line is up and running again.
Ameigh weighs the sausage. We make the 2 pound orders first. If it is too heavy some meat will be removed.
If too light we will remove more meat and package it as a 1.5 pounder.
When the weight is within .04 pounds without removing any meat a cheer goes up.
I think todays record was +.003 pounds without removing any meat.
AJ holds the vacuum bag open and Ameigh drops the Kolbasz into it.
Checking on the packaging department.
Maria makes sure the sausage is properly rolled in the package and cuts the bag to size.
Then hands it off to Faith, who runs the vacuum machine.
This is the last of the 90 pounds to be mixed.
The last of the 90 pounds!
As you can see, everyone is enjoying themselves.
A neatly packaged and vacuum sealed two pounder.
The mixing is over and Frank can enjoy some wine.
We are finished. Jonathan is making Kolbasz sliders with the leftover meat for the workers.
Clean-up is finished and we get to sit around and enjoy the sliders.
They always catch me with my mouth full.
Thanks to Grace and Heidi, the photographers.


The word "rentals" in many cases makes people envision compact, confined housing arrangements linked to more compact, confined housing arrangements. Apartments won`t be the sole choice, though, as there are of course lovely houses for rent in East Camden. A wide array of reasons exist for researching houses for rent in East Camden—as opposed to apartments or townhomes or even purchasing a home—and through the use of some good search tools you can efficiently trim down a list of properties to determine the best place for you.
East Camden houses for rent offer their occupants more space and features, in contrast with the majority of apartments located there. By having lease tenures anywhere between six to twelve months, rentals also afford residents the option to move out when their lease contract is over, without needing to get a hold of another person to replace them. Aside from that, occupants seldom need to perform any form of maintenance and repairs. Landlords or property managers are usually those who handle maintenance and other fixes, but look through your lease carefully so there will be no dispute about who covers what if anything were to break.
A majority of houses for rent in East Camden are usually found in outlying neighborhoods, in contrast with the downtown area. Nevertheless, you may occasionally discover good houses for rent downtown if you`re among those who are set on living there. The best thing about houses for rent in East Camden—other than helping tenants save money—is that they allow families, those with a number of roommates, and those simply looking for more space to live together with each other comfortably. Different from the majority of other forms of housing choices, houses are disconnected from other homes—they don`t share facilities, and often will have some sort of a yard. Even though they may be farther from the city`s center, houses for rent in East Camden, Arkansas remain within driving distance to many places of employment, points of interest and entertainment destinations.
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When you`re showing up to see a potential place, make sure you examine anything that could be in a state of disrepair. Again, the owner typically deals with its upkeep, so if any parts are in awful shape, it`s an indication of how it will be if you live there. From the outside, are the front or back yard and shrubs, trees or vegetation (if any) in great shape? Do you happen upon any rippling paint or busted up wall surfaces? Do virtually all of the lamps, lights and home appliances switch on? Do all doors going outside lock safely? You`ll typically also need to check out the street and inspect whether or not the nearby houses make the cut in terms of your expectations. Despite the fact that most will have totally different owners, their appearances and overall condition tend to be very revealing as to what that location is like.
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Oh my goodness! I loved A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel by Amor Towles. The character development was superb, especially among the secondary characters and their timely (re)arrivals into the story of one man's life. It was a lovely book that manages to be a literary work while remaining a bubbly refreshment!
SMS and I are planning a Southern road trip in July. Maybe we'll wilt in the heat but this article has some good tips for the Florida panhandle.
I've picked my bracket for the NCAA office pool. There are no articles to support the tomfoolery of my picks. Just sheer ignorance.
I found the cutest dog ever!!!! Forget Boo, Popeye the Foodie dog is my new fave! I want a dog so badly!!!!
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Q: jQuery - hover IE issue I have a custom menu in jQuery that apparently doesn't work with IE 8 & 9. It's supposed to open multilevel menus with the hover() method, but it's only working o IE untill the first level from the root.
Code :
$('ul#leftmenu li').hover(function() {
        if ($(this).hasClass('top'))
            return false;

        var p = $(this).parent().get(0);
        var o = $(this).offset();
        var t;
        var l;

        if (leftmenu_level >= 1)
        {
            t = 0;
            l = 210;
        }
        else
        {
            leftmenu.top = o.top;
            leftmenu.left = o.left;
            t = o.top;
            l = o.left + 210;
        }

        $(this).find('ul:first').css({
            position : 'absolute',
            top : t,
            left : l
        }).show();

        $(this).find('a:first').css('color', '#5a3512');
        leftmenu_level++;

                return true;
    }, function() {
        if ($(this).hasClass('top'))
            return false;

        $(this).find('a:first').css('color', '#777777');
        leftmenu_level--;

        $(this).find('ul:first').hide();

                return true;
    }
);

Live example (left menu) :
http://lrp-workwear.com/
Any tips?

A: Try applying position:relative to your anchor tags, this seems to force the width & height of the anchor tags correctly and triggers a hover over the entire element and not just the text as it currently seems to be doing.
Hope this helps

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Port Dickson's rebel squad, hence the name of the band, are here to stay with the release of this cassette, almost a year after their Riot In The City demo. Strong UK82/Oi! upbeat with glorifying lyric on working class anthems, should be a good buy for all the punk rock and Oi! enthusiast out there.


Day 1: What To Expect In This Series — From The Heart Counseling, Inc.
We all know relationships aren't perfect. Anyone who says they have a perfect relationship is either a liar, living a lie or truly naive. Now I know that sounds harsh, but the truth of the matter is perfection does not exist. When we expect perfection, we have automatically set that relationship up for failure. Why? Because NO ONE is perfect! Unfortunately we live in a society that has allowed us to believe that perfect people exist. We have to be the ones to break this cycle, because we are damaging our relationships.
How do we break the cycle? Offer one another grace! Offering grace means coming to a place of real forgiveness when our spouse, child, parent or friend makes a mistake. Real forgiveness is tough! It doesn't come easy and it requires you to let go of something you may feel justified in being upset about. I get it! I have been in a place where I have been forced to truly forgive from the heart. It wasn't easy and it didn't happen overnight. I had to realize that the person would have to live with their decisions and my being upset about it had absolutely no effect on them. However, it began to consume me. I couldn't stand to be around that person. I couldn't even enjoy events if that person was there. Finally, I came to a point where I realized it was useless to hold onto anger.
I didn't get to that point alone. I had people around me who loved me and helped me to realize that I needed to let go. I needed to release myself from the control this person had over me. I needed to move on and live my life.
Offering grace could also mean realizing that people don't communicate exactly like you. This means wires get crossed, misunderstandings happen and arguments will follow. Communication is one of the biggest barriers in relationships. This is why much of this series will focus on how we communicate with each other.
For the next 20 days we will focus on communication in your marriage, communication between a parent/child, forgiveness after abandonment and/or violence and aggression, recovery from trauma and handling relationships from a spiritual perspective. Going through this series may not be easy, especially if you intend to try some of the suggestions. There will be days that you will have to take a look in the mirror and confront your own issues.
There are things in the series that may be helpful to hear even if you're not in this situation. It is important to know that you do not have to complete all of the challenges or discussions over the course of the next 20 days. In reality, most people won't be able to and that is just fine. This series will be posted for you to refer to when you are ready to get started or pick up where you left off. If you have someone in your family that is facing one of these issues, it might be helpful to hear things from their perspective. Or use it to start a discussion with your family member to see if they feel completely opposite of the interviewed person.
The point of this series is to start talking! Open up the lines of communication and start (or continue) doing the work it takes to maintain the relationships around you!
Every action you take, no matter how small, counts towards building a better, healthier, sustainable relationship! Keep me posted on how things are going! I would love to hear from you!
Stay tuned for a GIVEAWAY at the end of this series!


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Hernia Education
Hernia Journal
Hernia Statistics
National Hernia Societies
APHS Guidelines For Congresses
Forth Coming Events
Past APHS Congress
Our membership consists primarily of surgeons from Asia-Pacific, with special interest inhernia surgery utilizing either open and/or laparoscopic technique.
We encourage you to enroll in APHS. The benefits for the Member are: be part of a vibrant and dynamic group of surgeons with a wealth of experience which they are eager to share with you and discuss about new advancement in hernia surgery; continuous medical education programmes organized around the year where you can participate at discounted rate. Moreover, a dynamic website will provide an active forum for all the members. A special discounted subscription to Hernia (a worldwide renowned Journal on the topic) will be also available for all Members. Members can also avail discounted rates at the congresses organised by the three major hernia societies.
Membership of the Society shall be in three categories:
APHS list (country, name, membership)
Join APHS Now
The Honorary Member would have made outstanding contributions to the progress of hernia surgery in Asia Pacific or be a worldwide person of distinction.
The Executive Committee may confer an Honorary Membership to any person who, in the opinion of the Committee, has rendered valuable services to the Society.
Prior to granting Honorary Membership, the Executive Committee shall first propose the name of the person at the General Meeting, and upon the said Meeting accepting the proposal, the said Honorary Membership may be bestowed.
Life Members are eligible to propose any person suitable for Honorary Membership to the Executive Committee for its consideration.
Honorary Members shall not be required to pay any Entrance Fee or Subscription Fee.
Honorary Members shall have no voting rights and shall not be eligible to hold office in the Executive Committee or to participate in the management of the Society.
Life Members may be elected by application from qualified specialists who are involved in the hernia surgery certified by a National Board.
Each applicant shall be proposed by one Life Member and seconded by another Life Member. The application should be sent to the Secretary General.
The Executive Committee will decide on the application for Life Membership by a simple majority vote
Life Members are eligible to vote at General Meetings and hold office in the Executive Committee.
The Life Membership fee for shall be USD 100.
Join as a life member now.
Corporate Members may be elected by application from companies with an interest in Hernia.
The Executive Committee will decide on the application for Corporate Membership by a simple majority vote.
Each Corporate Member shall be represented by one nominee from the said Company.
Corporate Members are eligible to vote at General Meetings. All Corporate Members can be represented in the Executive Committee by two representatives, chosen among all the representatives by the Executive Committee Members.
Each Corporate Members must propose one representative for the Executive Committee.
The Annual Subscription shall be USD 200 for Corporate Members.
The Entrance Fee for Corporate Members shall be USD 3,000.
Join as a corporate member now.
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Gent researchers at VIB have unraveled the action mechanism of the main plant hormone that regulates the development of stomata. This breakthrough has important implications for environmental research and for the protection of plants against disease and stress. The study has been published in the prestigious science journal Nature Cell Biology.
Plant leaves are protected from drying out by an airtight wax layer. They breathe and release water through microscopic pores called stomata. Every year 40% of atmospheric CO2 and twice the volume of water found in our atmosphere pass through these pores. This means that stomata are not only important for plant development but also for our climate!
It's no surprise then that these pores appear to be strictly regulated by plants. Stomata react extremely fast to internal plant signals and changes in the environment. When rain is scarce, for example, the pores will close to prevent the plant from wasting water while an automatic drought protection mechanism is triggered into action.
Brassinosteroids, a class of plant hormones, play an important role in determining the number of leaf stomata, but the underlying mechanism was until now not well understood.
Controlling multiple aspects of plant growth and development, brassinosteroids are omnipresent in the plant kingdom. The hormones have a positive effect on the quality and productivity of crops and increase their resistance to stress and disease.
Scientist Jenny Russinova and her team, who are associated with both VIB and Ghent University, study the action mechanisms of brassinosteroids. A recent breakthrough led them to conclude that the latter also affect the number of stomata. Plants without the hormone develop many fewer stomata. The opposite is also true: more brassinosteroids dramatically increase the number of pores.
Scientific breakthrough: action mechanism deciphered!
The VIB scientists are the first to unravel the action mechanism. They were able to determine how the various agents work together to form new stomata. Their experiments showed that brassinosteroids exert direct action on speechless, the transcription factor that initiates the development of stomata. Their action allows for a multitude of different interactions. This exemplifies the strictly orchestrated regulation of stomata development, which is able to react very quickly to environmental changes or internal plant signals The study has been published in the prestigious science journal Nature Cell Biology.


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Q: Indent X number of spaces in visual mode, vim In visual mode I really like being able to highlight a block of text then use > to indent the block text. The defalut indent space for this seems to be a \t.
Is there a way to alter this command or another command to indent a highlighted block of text X number of spaces,
for instance if I only want to indent 2 spaces instead of an entire tab width?

A: :'<,'>norm I<space><space>

Does what you want.

A: You can change this behavior by adding in your .vimrc
set shiftwidth=2

It tells indentation caused by > and < operators is 2 characters wide.
You can also consider
set tabstop=4

Telling Vim that a \t is equivalent to 4 spaces, and
set expandtab
set noexpandtab

Which tells Vim to (or not to) automatically replace \t by the equivalent amount of spaces when pressing Tab key or when indenting with >.

A: One way to do that is to vertically select a column in the block with Ctrl+V,
then I to insert vertically and then type one (or any number) space and

To be more robust:
If you can't read Chinese, ignoring them in the comment will be OK.
" https://superuser.com/questions/694564/indent-x-number-of-spaces-in-visual-mode-vim/1718910#1718910
set tabstop=4 shiftwidth=0
        " au AG BufEnter  * if &ft == 'lua' | set tabstop=4 | endif
                                " filetype滞后于BufEnter吧
        au AG BufEnter  *.lua   setlocal tabstop=4
                    " 有些复制来的lua代码, 要加这个autocmd才能让tabstop=4
        au AG BufEnter  *.man  setlocal ft=man
                                " 没生效, 现在BufEnter *.man文件后, &ft是nroff
set shiftround

" move 4 spaces
    nno > >>
    nno < <<

    vno < <gv
    vno > >gv

" move 2 spaces
    nno <M-.> <cmd>call RightN(2)<cr>
        func! RightN(n_space)
            set noshiftround
            normal mt
            exe 'normal I'..repeat(' ', a:n_space)
            normal `t
            set shiftround
        endf

    nno <M-,> <cmd>call LeftN(2)<cr>
        func! LeftN(n_space)
            set backspace=indent,start
                " 刨掉eol,
            set noshiftround

                normal mt
                exe 'normal I'..repeat('', a:n_space)
                normal `t

            set shiftround
            set backspace=indent,start,eol
        endf

        vno <M-.> <cmd>call V_RightN(2)<cr><esc>
            func! V_RightN(n_space)
                set noshiftround

                mark t
                normal gv
                exe "'<,'>normal I"..repeat(' ', a:n_space)
                normal `t
                normal gv
                normal gv
                " see:     The type  of the old area is used (character, line or blockwise).

                set shiftround
            endf

        vno <M-,> <cmd>call V_LeftN(2)<cr>
            func! V_LeftN(n_space)
                set noshiftround

                mark t
                exe "'<,'>normal I"..repeat('', a:n_space)
                normal `t
                normal gv
                normal gv

                set shiftround
            endf

" move 1 space
    nno <M-_> mnI <esc>`nl
    vno <M-_> mnI <esc>`nlgv

" 状态栏有时提示:
    " 3 lines <ed 1 tim
    " 3 lines >ed 1 tim
" >ed is just short for "shifted"

set expandtab


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Manager-Subordinate Trust
A Global Perspective, 1st Edition
Edited by Pablo Cardona, Michael J. Morley
This volume in the Routledge Global Human Resource Management Series is dedicated to analyzing the process of trust development between managers and subordinates in different countries of the main cultures of the world. Behaviors and trust are linked in a process that can reinforce or diminish the trust between the two parties. This book examines that process in an array of countries, contextualizing each setting through a brief historical, institutional, and cultural overview. Addressing the dominant HR practices and the main local leadership styles of each country, it draws upon an extensive country-by-country data set of leader-subordinate trust to analyze the universal and culturally-specific elements of this process. With its rigorous research, insightful analysis, and consistent presentation, this book will help readers to systematically compare the process across countries to draw conclusions and analyze HR implications.
This book is intended as a text for graduate courses in Cross Cultural Business, International Human Resource Management and Cross Cultural Organisational Psychology. In addition to a student market, the text will also be of interest to the reflective practitioner operating in different cultural settings who requires a contextual knowledge of key aspects of workplace relations, management style and host country situation.
"This collection is a most interesting contribution to knowledge in the field of Manager-Subordinate Trust. It covers a wide range of topics and has a very systematic approach to the subject. It is is also inter-disciplinary and global in its scope. It deserves to be read widely by respectively students, academics and practitioners in management studies and related fields."
Malcolm Warner, Emeritus Fellow, Wolfson College and Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. His new edited book, Managing Across Diverse Cultures in East Asia, London and New York: Routledge, will appear in 2013.
"The focus on the process of trust development between managers and subordinates across different countries is imperative and timely. This edited volume takes a needed step forward to fill a serious gap in trust research, which is building organizational trust in the context of national culture."
Peter Ping Li, Professor of Chinese Business Studies & Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Trust Research
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{{nihongo|Lady Snowblood|修羅雪姫|Shurayuki-hime}} es una película japonesa de 1973, dirigida por Toshiya Fujita y protagonizada por Meiko Kaji. Está basada en el manga homónimo escrito por Kazuo Koike e ilustrado por Kazuo Kamimura, y narra la historia de la asesina del título (Lady Snowblood) y su venganza contra los bandidos que violaron a su madre y mataron a su padrastro.

Su secuela fue producida al año siguiente, y se hizo un remake de la cinta original en el 2001: también fue gran fuente de inspiración para Quentin Tarantino y su película Kill Bill, sobre todo en el desarrollo del personaje interpretado por Lucy Liu (O-Ren Ishii), quien también agregó a su cinta la canción The Flower of Carnage (interpretada por Meiko Kaji) al final de ésta.

Sinopsis

Una banda de ladrones desalmados irrumpe en la casa de una familia del campo, y después de robar sus pertenencias, asesinan al esposo y violan a su mujer, luego de golpearla brutalmente. Cuando la vengativa esposa encuentra a uno de los ladrones y lo ataca, es arrestada por la policía; habiendo quedado embarazada por la violación, dio a luz meses después, muriendo al poco tiempo del alumbramiento. Su hija Yuki (Meiko Kaji) es criada por un monje que le enseña cómo utilizar una espada y a no mostrar piedad por aquellos hombres que acabaron con su familia. Cuando cumple 20 años, Yuki comienza su venganza, luciendo hermosa y tranquila por fuera pero poseída por una poderosa sed de venganza contra aquellos que se involucraron con ella y su madre.

Reparto

 Meiko Kaji como Yuki Kashima, alias Lady Snowblood.
 Ko Nishimura como el sacerdote Dōkai.
 Toshio Kurosawa como Ryūrei Ashio.
 Masaaki Daimon como Gō Kashima.
 Miyoko Akaza como Sayo Kashima.
 Eiji Okada como Gishirō Tsukamoto.

Películas de 1973

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Q: Azure AppService Performance Issue We have ASP.Net Core 2.1 Web API hosted in AppService (S1) that talks to Azure SQL DB (S1-20DTUs). Both are in same region. During load testing we found that some API instances are taking too much time to return the result.
We tried to troubleshoot the performance issue and below are our observations.

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*API responds within 0.5 secs most of the time.

*API methods are all async methods.

*Sometimes it takes around 50 secs to over a minute.

*CPU & Memory utilization are below 60%

*Database has 20 DTU capacity, out of which 6 DTUs are used during load testing.

*In the below example snapshot from Application Insights, we see total duration of the request was 27.4 secs. But the database dependency duration was just 97ms. There is no activity till the database was called. Please refer below example.

Can someone please help me to understand what was happening in this 27 secs of wait time. What could be  the reason for this?

A: *

*I would recommend checking the Application Map on Application Insights resource as shown below to double check the dependencies.

*Verify the CPU and Memory metrics by going to the "Diagnose and solve problems" link on App service as shown below and run the Availability and Performance report to find out if there were any issues during your load testing.

*Use Async methods on your API to maximize the CPU usage. It may be that the worker process threads are hitting the limits and your app is the bottleneck. You should get some insights when you run the report mentioned in point 2 above.

A: The S1 tier will support no more than 900 concurrent session. If you request per second (RPS rate) during the load test is very high you may face issues.
Also S3 and above are recommended for intensive workloads. Checking if all the connections are closed properly also helps
You can find details about different pricing tiers and their capabilities in the below link
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-dtu-resource-limits-single-databases


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Experiments on plate-like specimens have established that across-column cracks from within S2 (columnar) salt-water ice when compressed uniaxially along a direction inclined to the long axis of the grains. Wing cracks initiate from the across-column cracks and lengthen into axial splits when the ice is rapidly deformed; correspondingly; the macroscopic behavior changes from ductile to brittle. The across-column cracking is attributed to grain-boundary sliding, and the splitting to the suppression of crack-tip creep.
Schulson, E. M.; Qi, S.; Melton, J. S.; and Gratz, E. T., "Across-Column Cracks and Axial Splits in S2 Saline Ice under Compression" (1997). Open Dartmouth: Faculty Open Access Articles. 1773.


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Vital for eldercare centres to be within community
May 17, 2013, 4:37 pm SGT
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It is important to site senior care facilities within the community, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on Friday, revealing that the Government is looking for more places to build them.
The one at Jalan Batu is the fourth centre to be opened this year. Six to seven more will be opened by the end of this year or by early next year, he said. "Overall, we're looking at 100 facilities of different types but similar to this," he said.
Aside from making it easier for elderly residents to get the therapy they need, it also provides them with a place to socialise and gives healthy residents living nearby the chance to volunteer their services.
He told the gathering of more than 400 residents, care-givers and volunteers present at the opening ceremony on Friday morning: "Part of the reason why we want to locate aged care facilities in the community, aside from making aged care more accessible, is also to tap on the energy and the 'heartware' already existing in the community, to foster a more inclusive environment for our seniors to age in."


Team Fortress 2 is primarly a hat simulator with FPS elements, and not the other way round. If you ever wondered how frequently new cosmetic items—anything that has no effect on gameplay—were added to the game, we have just the source. -Josh, a curious user on the game's subreddit, complied a detailed graph of all the hats (nearly 800) available in Team Fortress 2.
Here's the chart. You can enlarge it by clicking on it, or find an even larger version here. It's not scaled by date, but 2013 started with promotional items added for The Cave, and you can clearly see that since then, the whole thing accelerated into an other level. Hat singularity is upon us!


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BREAKING: Deep State Attacks Q Anon with Nazi Smear Campaign, Fake Q Postings, And Mega Anon on Q Anon
by Justin Deschamps,
http://www.stillnessinthestorm.com
An alleged insider going by the moniker Q, also known as Q Anon, appeared on the messaging board service 4Chan several weeks ago. They posted very cryptic messages that took the alternative media by storm, with some analysts concluding that this individual, or perhaps group of individuals, was using 4Chan to disseminate important information related to a covert cold war raging within the Shadow Government or Deep State, a seeming unprecedented effort to "drain the swamp." As of November 25th, Q Anon has not posted anything new to these message boards. However, Roy Potter, a YouTuber, exposed a smear campaign targeting Q Anon, wherein a fake Q appeared on 4Chan using Nazi symbols. This appears to be an attempt to paint Q as a Nazi, which could then be used by the mainstream media to trigger the throngs of unthinking masses to dismiss everything Q has brought forward to date.
Authentic Q posts use a specific tripcode that looks like this "Q !ITPb.qbhqo"—which is the same code used by the fake Q poster.
Notice that the first trip code is Q!lTPb.qbhqo, which doesn't match the authentic tripcode of "Q !ITPb.qbhqo"
https://youtu.be/6IX-t1I_1iA
Mega Anon is another 4Chan poster who said recently that she suspects the insider Q was a team of interns and that "he" will never return to 4Chan.
Question about Q Anon:
Anonymous ID:slFiodBa Tue 28 Nov 2017 08:18:53 No.151207425 ReportQuoted By: >>151207473 >>151207707 >>151209302 >>151209418 >>151211227
Do you think there's something to mega's claim that Q was interns? Q hasn't posted here since then.
Response by Mega Anon:
Anonymous ID:ojJB3dfi Tue 28 Nov 2017 09:14:11 No.151211227 ViewReportQuoted By: >>151212643
Umm... yeah there was "something" to it and there will be more to it, too! Admittedly, it's even a little more than I bargained for or knew about, when I initially told y'all about these kids.
The group of these "Q" Anons will NEVER return. They know the ball is rolling internally, they know they're going to be let go and honestly they knew it yesterday when they had to check their phones like everyone else before clocking in. New policies are under way... not just because of them and this Q shit, because frankly (sorry if this offends anyone, not trying to be "condescending" like people complain about me) no one knows or cares about it here. Again, no one here is on 4chan.
New policies are being implemented and HAVE been in the works since THE DAY, Kelly had to come out publicly on a Friday during the WH briefing and confirm he wasn't "quitting", "being fired" or "arguing with Trump". Like I explained to y'all, back then when it happened... all of that, like a few other things I also mentioned, was brought out publicly as it was TIED to Kelly's purposefully left behind and UNLOCKED, "missing phone". The Kelly rumors were easily dealt with publicly via his statement, but THE DAY the msm broke the "story" about it, was THE SAME DAY, EVERYONE INTERNAL KNEW WHO TO LOOK AT!
Unironically, those low-level, phone swiping staffers are gone BUT, there ARE a few stragglers, there always have been and everyone has been and STILL IS aware. THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE and THEY WILL BE VETTED, ID'ed and they will be gone. These "Q"'s are part of it and sadly we are learning there's a lot more to ALL of these kids coordination, direction and efforts and coordination, than originally assumed.
As the swamp started to drain here and the circles of those tied to the "swamp", their teams and internal/external communications and networks started to become much tighter, in an efforts of self-preservation... (Bolding emphasis added)
To date, no more Q postings have been archived under the 4Chan handle that was formerly being used, which you can check here to verify.
The likely question streaming through inquiring minds is "who can we trust?"
Why would the Deep State attempt to smear Q Anon, especially if there's nothing to the information they present? Usually, smear campaigns are designed to discredit an individual or group so that the public stops taking them seriously. If Q Anon had nothing to offer, why go through the trouble? One answer is that Q Anon is providing important information that the Deep State does not want in the hands of the public.
At this stage, there are no certainties. Developing the capacity to judge information on its merits alone is a powerful skill to learn. The temptation to come to quick and seemingly easy answers is great, given that in-depth analysis and research takes time and focus that most people just don't have in our modern fast-paced world.
When one has developed the ability to entertain many different ideas without blindly rejecting or accepting any given one, then this is the mark of a critically thinking mind, one capable of discerning a great deal. Conversely, when one rejects or accepts a message based only on the character of the messenger, resting their conclusions on ad hominem or irrelevant points that don't relate to the specific nature of the claim, then this is an indication of faulty thinking—the very kind of thinking the people behind smear campaigns depend on for success.
Generally speaking, discernment of claims should unfold on a case by case basis, by analyzing what is said and performing research to corroborate or refute what is offered. In this case, Q Anon has revealed accurate information. Q Anon has also revealed inaccurate information and said specifically to expect as much because disinformation was needed, likely for operational security reasons.
While some claim that Q is nothing more than a grand distraction, with no redeeming qualities whatsoever, the fact that this situation is providing a venue for individuals to practice their discernment skills is no small thing.
Ultimately, the more each individual activates their critical thinking skills so as to transcend limiting binary judgments regarding claims of truth, the better we can work together to make this world a better place. Coordinating large numbers of people for cohesive action requires clear communication, humility, honesty, compassion and a willingness to see past personal bias. These character traits are developed through self-mastery practices and dedication to truth-seeking, which builds the essential personal and social skills that allow one to transcend emotional reactivity that often prevents any meaningful cooperation.
Finally, we need not do this discernment work alone. We each possess innate strengths that we can lend to a collectively approach to discernment, formulating the best conclusions possible while always leaving room for new discoveries that improve conclusions made.
PS: If anyone has any more information related to Q Anon, Mega Anon, and the smear campaign, please email me at sitsshow@gmail.com.
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T L Jenkins was named on the Oddfellows Memorial Tablet, but I cannot find anything on the Flintshire WW1 Index Cards, neither "Fallen" nor "Living". I have added his name to my list of Miscellaneous Soldiers who are not mentioned on any local Memorial, but who I have found whilst doing my research.
The Oddfellows Memorial is the only place he is mentioned, so he must have lived locally for a while at least, enough time to become a member and have his name remembered and honoured. Any help would be gratefully received.
Oddfellows Memorial Tablet – Wepre Lodge.
In the Mold, Deeside & Buckley Leader dated 3rd October 1924, a list of the members were honoured:- Connah's Quay Memorial Tablet. To Wepre Lodge Fallen Oddfellows.
However on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Website there is only one T.L. JENKINS i.e. Trevor Llewelyn JENKINS who died on the 10th August 1915, is this the right soldier? Any help would be gratefully received.
I am telling his story as there is a good possibility that he is the right one as on the 1911 census he was a shoeing blacksmith and they were very much in demand and needed in the Army, but also the fact that he was working in metal may have drawn him to the area, to John Summers & Sons at Hawarden Bridge Steelworks perhaps.
Trevor Llewelyn Jenkins was born circa 1890 in Newtown, Montgomeryshire to Edwin & Sarah Jenkins, they were living at 15, Old Church Street, Newtown, Montgomeryshire, where all the family had been born, on the 1891 census. Edwin, 36 was a Tailor, his wife Sarah was 32. They had 5 sons, Edwin, 11, Ernest, 8, Charles W., 7, Archibald, 5 and Trevor, 1 . There was a boarder, Anne Thomas, 78, who was a Bobbin Winder (Wool).
Edwin Jenkins and Sara Maria Owen had married in Llanllwchaiarn, Powys –Llandrindod Wells in 1878 (CN08/2/85).
The 1901 census sees the family at the same address, and son Edwin was missing. Edwin, 46, was a Tailor working at home on his own account and wife Sarah, was now 42. Ernest, 17 was a Carter in Oil, Charles W. 16, was formerly a Fitter's Apprentice, Archibald, 14 was a Store/Cutter Apprentice and Trevor, 10 was probably at school, although the census didn't say.
By the 1911 census Trevor had moved from home and living at 19, Pepper Street, Whitchurch, Salop. In the household of Thomas, 57 & Mary Clay, 54, 2 sons and 3 daughters (Thomas was a Blacksmith, married 35 years, 12 children born, 1 died) all born Prees, Shropshire, was Trevor JENKINS, Assistant, 20 Single and a Blacksmith (Shoeing) born Newtown, Mont. There was a servant Annie Shone, 13 and a visitor, Anner Blake, 46 and single.
Trevor Llewellyn Jenkins in the UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 tells us that the sole Legatee was his father Edwin who was paid £7. 0s 2d on the 27th April 1917 and his War Gratuity of £ £3. 10s 0d on the 3rd July 1919. His death was "On or since 10th August 1915." This was a few days after the battles on or about the 8th August, when Trevor Llewelyn had actually arrived. Had he gone missing then? 1/7th (Merioneth & Montgomery) Battalion – August 1914 : in Newtown. Record same as 1/5th Bn. 24 June 1918 : transferred to 160th Brigade in same Division.
Trevor Llewelyn Jenkins in the UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 confirms the regimental details above, and tells us that he was born and enlisted in Newtown, Mongomeryshire.
Trevor L Jenkins in the British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 tell us that his first Theatre of War was 8th August 1915 and resumed dead on the 10th August 1915.- 2 days later. Bless him.
Can anyone tell us of any connection to Deeside, as he must have been here at some point for him to be remembered on the Oddfellows Memorial in 1924.
In the Mold, Deeside & Buckley Leader, a list of the members were honoured:- Connah's Quay Memorial Tablet. To Wepre Lodge Fallen Oddfellows.


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Q: Render pug template from string? Is it posible to render a html-page with pug template as a string?
In nodejs you can generate a html- page with a "pug tempalte" like here:
var express = require('express')
var app = express()
app.set('view engine', 'pug')
var mytemplate="html\n\thead\n\tbody";
app.get('/', function (req, res) {
    res.render(
        'index',
        { title: 'Hey Hey Hey!', message: 'Yo Yo'})
})

app.listen(3000, function () {
    console.log('Example app listening on port 3000!')
})

the template file should be in ./views/index.pug.
is it posible to use the template saved in "mytemplate" -variable instead of the file content?

A: You can use pug.render():
const pug = require('pug');
...
app.get('/', function (req, res) {
  res.send( pug.render(mytemplate, { title: 'Hey Hey Hey!', message: 'Yo Yo'}) ) );
})

Or you can pre-compile your template using pug.compile(), which would be a bit faster, performance-wise:
var mytemplate = pug.compile("html\n\thead\n\tbody");

app.get('/', function (req, res) {
  res.send( mytemplate({ title: 'Hey Hey Hey!', message: 'Yo Yo'}) );
})


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EBONY Throwback: Wendy Williams' Behind the-Scenes EBONY May 2015 Cover Shoot Video
Celebs Share Their Face App "Old" Pictures Via the Hilarious #OldChallenge
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EBONY Throwback: Behind the Scenes with The Roots' October 2015 Cover Shoot [VIDEO]
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Ava DuVernay, Gayle King, Kofi Sirboe and Others Attend "Summer of OWN" Cocktail Party [PHOTOS]
[THROWBACK] When 'Shaft' Ruled Hollywood
Hulu Releases First Look Trailer of 'Wu-Tang: An American Saga'
Cory Townes
When sports fans think of Deion Sanders, a couple of key phrases come to mind: play-maker, game-changer, Hall Of Famer, Prime Time. Known as one of the most electrifying players to ever set foot in the NFL (and at one point Major League Baseball), "Neon Deion" Sanders has left his mark in the record books for years to come. Now as his football-playing days are over, Sanders aims to leave his mark in a more important place: his community.
Deion's Family Playbook, Sanders' reality show on the OWN Network, offers an inside look into both Sanders's immediate family—including his different relationships with his own five children as well as caring for five more—and his workings with his Dallas-based charter school. But it isn't too much for the 47-year-old Hall of Famer. In fact, he's used his athletic background and the allure sports have for the youth to integrate life lessons with his players.
"Giving back to the community has been in me since I was a child," Sanders says. "Most of the boys in my school come from single mother homes. So if I can have these boys spend up to eight to 10 hours with me, that's time for some real teaching there. It allows me to potentially know them better than the parents themselves."
His candid relationships with both his children and his student/athletes shine through in the show, and it also provides a feel to Deion's Family Playbook that people can relate to. Add his longtime girlfriend (Hollywood producer Tracey Edmonds), his wonderful mother Connie, and the lovely house manager "Aunt" Vette, you have a self-described "ball of chaos that works."
"It's so many storylines that we actually have to cut out," Sanders says. "We have to fit all of this in 44 minutes. It's hard. But it's a great problem to have. Our family dynamic is wonderful, and I'm happy it shows on the screen. I can only hope that the people can look at our family and relate to it somehow, some way.
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Kaito Yamamoto participe à la Coupe du monde des moins de 20 ans 2005 puis aux Jeux olympiques de 2008 avec le Japon, où il officie comme gardien remplaçant.

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So-called Islamist extremism in Belgium can be traced back at least to the 1990s, when Algeria-related militant activity in France) spilled over into the country. The failure to properly tackle extremism in the 1990s and early 2000s, and to effectively integrate the minority Muslim community, are important factors in understanding how Belgium became fertile ground for radicalisation.
Europe has an increasing amount of shared counter-terrorism law and institutions such as the European Counter Terrorism Centre within Europol, that are designed to help co-ordinate counter-terrorism. Yet it still struggles to share and process information across police and security forces. That is true within states, between member states, and between member states and EU institutions. Many individual European countries have long struggled to integrate marginalised populations and to counter radicalisation, and their internal failures are becoming transnational problems.