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San Francisco Warns Tourists To Stay Away Forever
February 17, 2021 / Gunner Q
There is a line that every government knows to never, ever cross: driving tourists away. They're the easiest of easy money. They show up, spend money and leave. This goes double for corrupt, lazy dictators of dysfunctional banana republics. Their own citizens can turn up murdered in back alleys and they don't care, but touch a tourist and your entire family will die because Communist utopias need easy money twice as badly as places with industry.
Every government but one.
SF Supervisor says tourists no longer source of fresh bait for city's criminals
h ttps://www.foxnews.com/us/san-francisco-criminals-targeting-residents-covid-drove-away-tourists
By Bradford Betz, 15 February 2021
OH NO THEY DIDN'T!!!
San Francisco city leaders said last week that criminals are burglarizing homes and breaking into vehicles in residential neighborhoods more lately because the pandemic has driven away the tourists who these criminals would normally target.
By definition, tourists don't have homes.
On Wednesday, San Francisco Supervisor Hillary Ronen, District Attorney Chesa Boudin, and Ingleside Capt. Chris Woon held a virtual town hall with residents of the Bernal Heights neighborhood after receiving complaints that crime is on the upswing in the area. The city leaders attributed that upswing to "economic desperation."
Crime is society's fault!
Ronen said tourism in San Francisco had gone down "substantially" because of the pandemic. Consequently, "criminal rings" no longer have tourists to target in tourist hotspots, she said.
"Come back, tourists! Come back so our criminals will rob you instead of us!" There are military juntas of shitholes with better business sense than these chuckleheads.
And they said it publicly! Well, at least they're being consistent with 2019's "tourists need to accept the harassment and open sewage of our massive homeless population because they're special people with special needs, like clean syringes every day."
Boudin, [lawyer son of convicted Weatherman terrorists] echoed that theory, saying that the pandemic has been especially hard "for people who were already struggling to begin with, who were already living paycheck to paycheck, or struggling to find a place to sleep every night."
"If you used to live from couch to couch at friend's houses, they don't want you on their couch in the context of a contagious virus pandemic. So, that's definitely part of the picture."
But Boudin also said criminals "who used to earn their living doing this kind of illegal auto burglary and targeting of tourists are now moving inside, just like the rest of us have moved inside for work in our daily lives."
Good news, San Francisco! Wuhan Flu is NOT driving tourists away! You are.
SF better cancel that skyline-changing retrofit of the Golden Gate Bridge with anti-suicide netting. No tourist will be going there unless they have a death wish.
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Time for San Andreas to make another house call.
Born near S.F., lived and worked there many years. Abandoned CA when the Nineties hit.
The (once) beautiful City by the Bay is rotting from the inside. Who is sent to solve the complaints of the citizenry? Two women, and something named Woon. Weren't there Woons in Star Trek?
No. No, I cannot understand why conditions continue to deteriorate in that once-great city. Maybe the Grrls and the Woon should appoint a Deputy Commission to address that? Meanwhile, instead of rooting for the Giants, now I'm all You Go, Criminals!
Kentucky Headhunter
In '99 I was working for a guy whose son had just moved to S.F. from KY to work at a startup during the height of the dot-com boom. Had his car broken into so many times he drove it back to the Bluegrass after 2 months and he was paying $600/month (I think) to sleep is some guy's walk-in closet.
So, I guess they decided that "The Shit-Laden Streets of San Francisco" tour packages wouldn't fly with most out-of-town visitors? I can't imagine why there WOULDN'T be a tourist market for a city that has brought the Third World to North America. Are those UMC Americans who still have money for vacations prone to liking the exotic? Unless, maybe, too many other North American cities are following enough of San Francisco's example to make the idea redundant.
Stop the presses! I found the other half to this story.
San Francisco district reports 340% spike in burglaries following Dems' police reforms
h ttps://www.foxnews.com/us/san-francisco-crime-340-percent-spike-burglaries-police-reform
The San Francisco Police Department reported a total of 124 burglaries in Richmond as of Feb. 14, compared to 28 burglaries for the same period a year ago. Meanwhile overall burglaries in the city are up 62.5% with 1,123 burglaries reported as of Feb. 14 compared to 691 for the same period a year ago.
In addition, robberies, assaults, motor vehicle thefts, and arson in the Richmond district increased by 90.9%, 50%, 58.3%, and 25%, respectively, while rape and larceny theft decreased by 75% and 56.6%, respectively.
The data comes after San Francisco Mayor London Breed outlined a series of police reforms in June.
Among the reforms, Breed said officers would no longer respond to calls that do not involve a threat to public safety. Instead, police would be replaced by trained, unarmed professionals to limit unnecessary confrontation between the police department and the community.
The non-criminal calls include neighbor disputes, reports on homeless people and school discipline interventions, among other activities.
The city also said at the time that it would strengthen police accountability policies, ban the use of military-grade weapons and divert funding to address disparities in the Black community.
Yep, sounds like thieves have been forced to change their targets of choice. There aren't any new thieves, nope, no sir. Not as a result of military-style thug-police being replaced by highly trained, professional womyn.
Yep, sounds like thieves have been forced to change their targets of choice.
So do San Francisco's burglers take a dump on your living room carpet after they rob you?
Nikolai Vladivostok
I know of two other cases where governments hobbled their own tourism industry.
The first is Eritrea, where it's hard to get a visa and once there you have to get a permit for each trip more than 20km from the city centre.
The other is Australia which will have no tourism for two or three years due to the coof. It was one of the big three export industries along with overseas students (also gone) and mining. When the Chinese get alternative iron suppliers up and running, that will be it.
We really need to start an organized campaign that pays for a bus ticket for all homeless to go to LA and SF. Watch that state fall apart, and cleanup cities elsewhere
Frank K
The ozzies, who have been living well despite their ever hollowing out economy, are going to wonder what happened to easy street once the CCP stops buying ore from them.
They don't even make cars there anymore.


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Tour: Armstrong hanging on, showdown expected today
Andrew Hood, Special to the Post Independent
LOUDENVIELLE, France – Lance Armstrong shook hands with arch rival Jan Ullrich coming across the finish line Sunday after holding his narrow 15-second lead in the Tour de France.
But the gesture was very different to the pair's handshake at nearby Luz Ardiden high in the Pyrenees two years ago, when Armstrong was triumphant and the German was the frustrated runner-up.
This year, the tables are turned and it's Armstrong who's running scared and Ullrich is seen as the man to beat despite the Texan's hold on the yellow jersey.
"It's obvious I'm not riding as well as I have in years past," said Armstrong after finishing 11th behind stage-winner Gilberto Simoni. "It doesn't take a rocket scientist to say something's not right."
With the 2003 Tour hanging in the balance, Ullrich and Armstrong return to Luz Ardiden for Monday's 15th stage in what's sure to be an epic battle for cycling's most important race.
`Something's not going right'
"Tomorrow is a very big day," said Armstrong, whose quest to join the Tour's five-win club has been wrought with difficulties. "Something's not going right, but I can't do anything about it now."
Only four racers have won the Tour five times and Armstrong admits now he might not become the fifth – at least not this year.
"If I lose this Tour, I'll go home, have a cold beer and come back next year," Armstrong said. "I'm not going to cry and whine about it. I'm just going to do my best."
Armstrong dodged a bullet in Sunday's six-climb stage across the French Pyrenees when Telekom rider Alexandre Vinokourov nearly stole the yellow jersey away in a daring attack. The 29-year-old Kazakh attacked hard on the steep Col de Peyresourde just 10 miles from the finish line.
He finished sixth and chipped away at Armstrong's lead to move into third at just 18 seconds back.
Armstrong rode defensively and stayed on Ullrich's wheel up the grinding climb lined with tens of thousands of crazed fans. Armstrong used his excellent descending skills to narrow the margin coming into the valley floor finish at Loudenvielle.
Poor form?
Armstrong has been struggling through poor form since the Tour started July 5. The 31-year-old Texan forfeited time to Ullrich in Friday's time trial and then faltered up the steep finish Saturday.
"(Saturday) was very hard after the time-trial effort. I expected to feel better than I did," he said. "If I can improve overnight, maybe I will try to attack."
The Tour hits this year's final mountaintop finish Monday with three riders within 18 seconds of each other.
Shootout guaranteed today
Today's 99-mile 15th stage has all the ingredients of a classic. Armstrong is chasing history, after all, while Ullrich is desperately searching for Tour redemption after years in cycling's wilderness. Vinokourov, meanwhile, is riding in the name of fallen comrade Andrei Kivilev, who died in a racing accident in March.
Sitting quietly behind them are Euskaltel's Haimar Zubeldia and Iban Mayo, now fourth and fifth, respectively, at 4:16 and 4:37 back.
Tens of thousands of crazed Basque fans are sure to line the course.
Euskaltel team manager Julian Gorospe laid down the gauntlet:
"We will attack for everything (Monday). Not just to win the stage or to finish on the podium, but to take the yellow jersey."
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The U.S. government has unique tools to attract innovators and acquire technology as its traditional influence over R&D and technology markets shrinks.
Peter Kant is vice president for federal partnerships and innovation at SRI International, a nonprofit research and development center based in California's Silicon Valley.
In 1969, the first transmission on the "ARPANET" was sent from a computer at UCLA to another at SRI International. The ARPANET was a U.S. government research and development project to allow researchers to share computers and to build a distributed command and control net more resilient to nuclear attack. The ARPANET was the origin of the internet and spawned the information age. The invention of the internet was only one of many critical technology developments that started with U.S. government R&D investment and then "spun-out" into commercial successes.
From 1940 through 2000, many of the most important technical innovations started as government R&D programs. During that time, the federal government was by far the largest funder of R&D underwriting efforts at government facilities, national labs, universities, research institutes, and corporate labs. Technologies were invented for and sold to the government first. Technology developers then "spun out" companies and commercial applications based on these initial government investments. It was the feds who helped innovations cross the technology "Valley of Death" between initial discovery through applied development to initial commercial product. This "spinning out" model was wildly successful and helped make the U.S. the world's technology leader.
Success stories, like adapting small commercial satellites for military applications, are unfortunately rare. There is an expanding gap between commercial and government technology adoption, with the government often limited to outdated and/or expensive systems while commercial and international players leverage the newest innovations. Today's top tech innovators and investors are competing on global scales. Federal markets are too small and bureaucratic to attract these new players through only financial means. This new "Valley of Death" preventing commercial innovation from reaching government adoption has very real implications for U.S. economic competitiveness and national security. To close this gap, the government must both improve its ability to efficiently acquire technology and identify ways to identify and influence early-stage commercial and international R&D.
Recently, the government implemented programs to accelerate acquisition of new technology and to connect federal agencies to startup companies in innovation corridors. But programs that simply focus on improving acquisition only enhance access to developed technology. We need companion strategies to learn about and influence early-stage R&D happening outside of the federal sphere and quickly "spin in" these innovations.
In late 2014, numerous media outlets reported that Amazon was aggressively pursuing drone development and was considering moving its R&D outside the U.S. due to slow-moving regulatory action by the Federal Aviation Administration. While comprehensive nationwide regulatory changes do (and should) take time, federal agencies have a lot of leeway in dealing with their own regulations. For example, the Defense Department controls vast amounts of airspace and it could make that space available to developers, like Amazon. In exchange, Defense would have visibility into and influence over drone technology development.
Data is becoming one of the most valuable currencies in the new economy and is crucial to new technologies ranging from artificial intelligence to drug development. Data is one of the reasons, Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook are such dominant and valuable companies. But the U.S. government has more data than all of these corporate juggernauts and can use this data "currency" to attract top developers and new companies. Government data sources like satellite data at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, drug research data at the Food and Drug Administration and others can all be used to attract the best and the brightest innovators to work with the federal government to develop and test their technologies.
Start-up companies often find themselves in a Catch-22 when raising investment capital: investors prefer investing in companies with customers and real market feedback. However, small companies need this investment capital to build those prototypes to get to these early customers. The government can serve as an early evaluator of technologies and provide start-ups and even mature companies with a key reference account for future investment or even prototyping funding. The government does not need to nor should it endorse any technology or company, but by providing impartial and valuable test results, the government is providing a valuable service to start-ups and in turn can get access to emerging technologies before the commercial sector.
As the government connection to technology changes, it must actively seek to understand technology developments, trends and new innovations in the private sector and around the world. The federal government needs to enhance these links by pushing public mission R&D institutions to garner closer connections to and knowledge of non-government technology development activities. This requires us to rethink some of our ITAR strategies and U.S. government and contractor interaction with international players.
The Office of Naval Research's ONR Global program is a good model for this kind of outreach. ONR Global has offices around the globe devoted to working with international partners and companies on technology development. It provides limited funding, scientific expertise and provides ONR with direct access to international emerging research and technologies outside its traditional R&D sources. Expanding these types of programs and removing the regulatory barriers preventing government officials from visiting, communicating and working with international and commercial researchers would be helpful.
The federal government should reorganize and redirect its R&D infrastructure and programs to focus less on start-to-finish R&D and more on learning about and adapting emerging technologies. The government should expand applied R&D programs and efforts that are specifically designed to adapt commercial technology and to develop government-use prototypes from externally developed early-stage technology. There will always be a government need for early-stage scientific discovery and technology development. But considering the speed of commercial technology development, the government would be better served by programs that move early-stage technologies to more developed readiness levels and adapt them to meet specialized government requirements.


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Why didn't Wednesday Addams end up with Tyler in 'Wednesday' Season 1 on Netflix?
Andrew Dupont Dec 15, 2022 6:42 pm Dec 15, 2022 6:42 pm
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Although Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) never went out of her way to seek out romantic relationships on the Netflix series Wednesday, she was still approached by two different young men who liked her. The first guy in her life was Xavier (Percy Hynes White), but their connection was filled with tons of complexities due to the fact that he was still deeply involved with his ex-girlfriend, Bianca (Joy Sunday.)
The second guy in her life was Tyler (Hunter Doohan). For a short while, it seemed like Tyler was the one who was going to end up stealing her heart for good. Wednesday didn't end up in a relationship with Xavier or Tyler. The season did end with the possibility that she and Xavier might pursue something in the future, though. Tyler, on the other hand, lost all possible chances with Wednesday for good.
Why didn't Wednesday Addams end up with Tyler on the Netflix show?
via Netflix Life
Wednesday spent a lot of her time investigating who was attacking Nevermore Academy students and residents of the area. She was even willing to link up with the sheriff, despite the fact that he didn't have a lot of patience for her.
Wednesday had conflicting feelings for Tyler and Xavier along the way as she tried to solve the mystery. Ultimately, she found out that Tyler was really Hyde, a vicious monster who could transform into a dangerous creature to attack innocent people. As soon as Wednesday discovered the truth about Tyler, she was blown away by the fact that he was able to keep it hidden for so long. Obviously, any chance that Tyler once had with Wednesday was squashed immediately.
Wednesday Addams and Tyler shared a kiss before things ended
At the end of season one, episode seven, Wednesday and Tyler shared a romantic smooch on the lips. The episode is titled "If You Don't Woe Me By Now" for anyone who wants to check out the affectionate moment for themselves. Wednesday decided that Tyler would be the perfect date to the Nevermore dance, even though she briefly talked about going to the dance with Xavier.
Her kiss with Tyler is what brought their relationship to an end because it was at that moment that she caught a clear vision of him turning into Hyde. When she realized he was a monster who was capable of murder, she stopped trusting him entirely.


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DavOr governor orders relocation of residents as govt enforces no-build zones
Jan. 27, 2014 DAVAO TODAY
by TYRONE A. VELEZ
Davao Today
DAVAO CITY– Davao Oriental Governor Corazon Malanyaon ordered the relocation of residents from more than 10 barangays in five towns who were affected by landslides and sinkholes in the past week.
Malanyaon announced during a a press conference Friday here that Barangay Marayag in Lupon, three barangays in Boston, four in Cateel and an undetermined number of barangays in Baganga and Manay would be declared "no-build zones", as she ordered local officials to scout for relocation sites.
"Marayag is no longer habitable. In Cateel, San Alfonso and Taytayan were washed out. In Manay, there's one barangay with 700 families that can't be reached because the soil sunk," she told reporters.
She said the diameter of the sinkhole was as long as two coconut trees.
Malanyaon said these areas remained impassable and isolated from relief operations as roads were covered by "debris, soil and boulders."
She denied earlier reports that cut timber logs from logging operations in the province contributed to the damage.
"I saw them myself, there were debris and huge boulders," she said.
The governor attributed the landslide due to the province's weak ground foundation, which she described as "mineralized" similar to that of Compostela Valley's..
Cateel and other towns such as Boston and Baganga were also devastated by Typhoon Pablo in December 2012.
The Office of Civil Defense Region 11 reported more than 23,000 families were displaced by floods and landslides in Davao Oriental. Most of the towns hit by landslides were located in the province's east coast facing the Pacific ocean.
Malanyaon said the relocation of residents in these barangays would be done immediately within the coming weeks, and that relocation sites would still be reviewed by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) if they do not lie in a hazard-prone area.
"I said no to the barangay officials who were thinking of permitting residents to return to their homes. The relocation is non-negotiable. I'm very strict with respect to no-build zones. This time we can enforce the geo-hazard map of MGB that there are areas that can't be used for settlement," she said.
Acquiring lands would be a massive undertaking, citing that one barangay with around 500 to 1,000 households would need a land area of five hectares.
The governor warned landowners who might charge prices higher than the assessed value, adding that she might exercise the local government's power to expropriate the land.
Malanyaon also appealed to the national government agencies to speed up the process of rebuilding the two collapsed bridges in Baganga and Cateel, stressing that isolation of some towns hamper relief and rehabilitation of infrastructure, including some 1,000 housing units prepared for Pablo survivors.
"The bridges need to be repaired immediately as it connects towns," Malanyaon said.
Malanyaon also wanted the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to act in disposing felled timber logs in the province, some of which had been wasted and impeding their relief and rehabilitation efforts.
She also asked the agency that the logs could be sold and its proceeds utilized for the livelihood of residents. DENR's inventory run up to 100 to 500 cubic meters and is said to be worth P5,000 per cubic meter.(Tyrone A. Velez/davaotoday.com)
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Sounds American
National Identity and the Music Cultures of the Lower Mississippi River Valley, 1800-1860
Ann Ostendorf
Illustrations: 8 b&w photos
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Published with the generous support of Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General
MUSIC / History & Criticism
Sounds American provides new perspectives on the relationship between nationalism and cultural production by examining how Americans grappled with musical diversity in the early national and antebellum eras.
During this period a resounding call to create a distinctively American music culture emerged as a way to bind together the varied, changing, and uncertain components of the new nation. This played out with particular intensity in the lower Mississippi River valley, and New Orleans especially. Ann Ostendorf argues that this region, often considered an exception to the nation-with its distance from the center of power, its non-British colonial past, and its varied population-actually shared characteristics of many other places eventually incorporated into the country, thus making it a useful case study for the creation of American culture.
Ostendorf conjures the territory's phenomenally diverse "music ways" including grand operas and balls, performances by church choirs and militia bands, and itinerant violin instructors. Music was often associated with "foreigners," in particular Germans, French, Irish, and Africans. For these outsiders, music helped preserve collective identity. But for critics concerned with developing a national culture, this multitude of influences presented a dilemma that led to an obsessive categorization of music with racial, ethnic, or national markers. Ultimately, the shared experience of categorizing difference and consuming this music became a unifying national phenomenon. Experiencing the unknown became a shared part of the American experience.
Sounds American is an excellent study of the role of music in the formation of national identity on the southern borderlands in the early nineteenth century. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, and predict that it will interest a wide range of cultural historians of early America.
—Andrew McMichael, author of Atlantic Loyalties: Americans in Spanish West Florida, 1785-1810
A much needed and deeply researched book. Ostendorf's valuable study adds much to our understanding of the role music played in regional and national formation.
—Jeffrey H. Richards, author ofDrama, Theatre, and Identity in the American New Republic
Sounds American offers an insightful examination of the musically diverse landscape of the early nineteenth century and raises intriguing questions that will likely inspire further research into the role of musical culture in shaping conceptions of race, ethnicity, and national identity.
—Sandra M. Frank, Journal of Southern History
ANN OSTENDORF is an assistant professor of history at Gonzaga University.
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Секст Аппуле́й (; умер, предположительно, после 13 года до н. э.) — древнеримский политический деятель из плебейского рода Аппулеев. Зять императора Августа.

Биография
Известно, что в неустановленное время Секст занимал должности квестора и претора. В 30 году до н. э. он, по всей видимости, стал фламином Юлия (впрочем, существует предположение, что надпись, где перечислены все эти должности, могут относится не к нему, а к его сыну). Возможно, Аппулей дожил до 13 года до н. э. и был изображён на Алтаре Мира.

Потомки
От брака с единокровной сестрой императора Августа, Октавией Старшей, у Аппулея родилось, по крайней мере, два сына. Старший, унаследовавший отцовский преномен, был избран консулом на 29 год до н. э. В свою очередь, младший, получивший имя Марк, также сумел достичь консульства в 20 году до н. э.

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Migrants and Books in other languages
The following is a list of recommended books and resources on mental health and wellbeing for migrants and books in different languages. The Location(s) available column shows where these books are available, eg, from your local Christchurch City Library (CCL) and/or from the Mental Health Education and Resource Centre (MHERC).
Books can be reserved online and checked out by visiting CCL or MHERC. If a book is not available, a librarian may be able to suggest another book or place a hold on a book. To borrow or place a hold on a book, you must be a member of the library. MHERC can post books and other resources out to its users, including those living in rural areas, and will include a post-paid bag for returning books. Once read, books need to be returned to the library.
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Towards My Inner Han-gu-ghin: Mental health and Recovery
By S W Tor
Mental health and Recovery presents the concept of mental health and recovery in New Zealand context. It has been written by a team of dedicated Sae Woom Tor members with the hope of proving a potent tool for guiding Korean individuals and communities in addressing the mental health needs. Towards My Inner Han-gu-ghin (Korean/Korean-ness): Mental health and Recovery connects a link between experiences of Korean New Zealanders and their mental health needs, with a strong emphasis on Korean cultural themes and perspectives. The booklet includes a step-by-step guide on how to get help from a range of mental health organisations, a brief introduction to major mental illnesses, different types of treatments/ interventions available and useful contact details to get help.
It's not about the Burqa
By Mariam Khan
In 2016, Mariam Khan read that David Cameron had linked the radicalization of Muslim men to the `traditional submissiveness' of Muslim women. Mariam felt pretty sure she didn't know a single Muslim woman who would describe herself that way. Why was she hearing about Muslim women from people who were neither Muslim, nor female? Years later the state of the national discourse has deteriorated even further, and Muslim women's voices are still pushed to the fringes; the figures leading the discussion are white and male. Taking one of the most politicized and misused words associated with Muslim women and Islamophobia, It's Not About the Burqa is poised to change all that. Here are voices you won't see represented in the national news headlines: seventeen Muslim women speaking frankly about the hijab and wavering faith, about love and divorce, about feminism, queer identity, sex, and the twin threats of a disapproving community and a racist country. With a mix of British and international women writers, from activist Mona Eltahawy's definition of a revolution to journalist and broadcaster Saima Mir telling the story of her experience of arranged marriage, from author Sufiya Ahmed on her Islamic feminist icon to playwright Afshan D'souza-Lodhi's moving piece about her relationship with her hijab, these essays are funny, warm, sometimes sad, and often angry, and each of them is a passionate declaration calling time on the oppression, the lazy stereotyping, the misogyny and the Islamophobia. What does it mean, exactly, to be a Muslim woman in the West today? According to the media, it's all about the burqa. Here's what it's really about.
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Islamic Counselling: An Introduction to Theory and Practice
By Hussein Rassool
Islamic counselling is a form of counselling which incorporates spirituality into the therapeutic process. Until now there has been little material available on the subject with no one agreed definition of Islamic counselling and what it involves. There has also been a rapidly growing population of Muslims in Western societies with a corresponding rise in need of psychological and counselling services. Islamic Counselling: An Introduction to theory and practice presents a basic understanding of Islamic counselling for counsellors and Islamic counsellors, and provides an understanding of counselling approaches congruent with Islamic beliefs and practices from a faith-based perspective. The book is designed as an introduction for counsellors, its goal is to inform the reader about how the diverse roles of the Islamic counsellor fit together in a comprehensive way and to provide the guidelines that can be potentially integrated into a theoretical framework for use. The book is divided into two parts. Section one: Context and Background, and Section two: Assessment, Models and Intervention Strategies. Islamic Counselling encompasses both current theory, research and an awareness of the practice implications in delivering appropriate and effective counselling interventions with Muslim clients. It will be essential reading for both professionals and students alike.
How to Sit Still Like a Frog: Xiang qing wa zuo ding
Mindfulness for Children written in Chinese, includes CD
幸福的陷阱 : stop struggling, start living = The happiness trap – Xing fu de xian jing
By Russ Harris
In Chinese. This book shows you how to apply ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy) in your life to increase self-awareness, develop emotional intelligence, enhance relationships, create a sense of meaning and purpose, and transform painful thoughts and feelings so they have less impact in your life.
Walking With a Fragile Heart: Short Stores and Poems by Young Refugees in NZ
Published by Refugee Trauma Recovery
Walking With A Fragile Heart is the third book published by Refugee Trauma Recovery. It has seven young people, all former refugees, sharing their stories not just about their journey to Aotearoa New Zealand, but also their experiences settling in NZ. A special and extra feature of the book is the addition of poems composed by the same writers.
My Home Now: Migrants and Refugees to New Zealand Tell Their Stories
By Gail Thomas
These are compelling life-experiences from migrants and refugees who have made New Zealand their home. The stories are as diverse as the nationalities of those who talk about their lives … Africa, Asia, Europe, the Pacific Islands and North and South America. Gripping, emotion-charged, tender, amusing, the stories make a great read. See through the eyes of people who have fled traumatic circumstances, or chosen to make a new life in a safe and beautiful country, New Zealand is shown in a new and heart-warming way.


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Who is the MBC Alliance?
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Your voice can help make metastatic breast cancer clinical trials more diverse.
become: Black Experience of Clinical Trials and Opportunities for Meaningful Engagement
The data tells a disturbing story. Black women are 40% more likely to die of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) than white women and twice as likely to be diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, which can have lower survival rates. Clinical trials help improve outcomes and survival, but less than 5% of all people with cancer will ever join a clinical trial. And of this small segment, only 6.2% of all clinical trial participants are Black.
How can we ensure Black people are better represented in cancer research? Finding the answer starts with patient voices.
Building on a 2019 project conducted by Marina Kaplan, an epidemiologist who lived with metastatic breast cancer, BECOME is a new research initiative designed to find solutions within the Black community. Using real-life patient input, BECOME looks for practical and actionable ways to make it easier for Black people living with MBC to take part in research trials. Your survey responses will help patients make more knowledgeable decisions, educate doctors on how to support patients in joining trials, and help researchers understand and design clinical trials in a way that encourages Black participation.
Representation in research matters.
You can help.
"As a metastatic breast cancer patient, I don't want my daughter to go through what I've experienced. I want to understand barriers to clinical trials for the Black community, so we can find answers on why Black men and women with MBC are dying at a faster rate."
– Stephanie Walker, BECOME Project Lead
Take the BECOME Patient Survey
Coming in early 2021
We will be conducting a survey of MBC patients in the U.S. – with an emphasis on the Black community – to gather thoughts around participating in metastatic breast cancer clinical trials. Are you currently receiving treatment for MBC, or do you know someone who is? Sign up now to be notified when the survey launches, and share your insight and impressions of clinical trials.
Black people are impacted by MBC at higher rates, but are rarely part of clinical research trials for new treatments.
In memoriam: Marina Pomare Kaplan, 1962-2020
In 2019, epidemiologist and patient advocate Marina Kaplan presented a poster at SABCS on increasing participation in clinical trials: patient-driven solutions. Only 8.87% of survey respondents were Black, reflecting the current rate of Black clinical trial participation of about 6.2%.
Today, patient advocate Stephanie Walker and a diverse project team are carrying on Marina's desire to conduct deeper research in the Black community on barriers to clinical trial participation by partnering with MBCA to launch the BECOME project. This patient-focused initiative reflects our belief that what impacts one, impacts all.
COVID-19's impact and the success of Black Lives Matter makes now the right time for collaborative solutions. BECOME will help our members better educate patients and clinicians, and impact clinical trial design and recruitment to increase participation and representation of Black patients with MBC.
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Learn more about the preparatory research that paved the way for the BECOME project.
BECOME Project Literature Review (Executive Summary)
BECOME Project Literature Review (Full Document)
Marina Kaplan Research Abstract
Marina Kaplan Research Poster
Confronting Systemic Barriers to Clinical Trials (Transcript)
Confronting Systemic Barriers to Clinical Trials (Audio)
How is the BECOME research project structured?
The BECOME project was designed by research professionals, Alliance members, and patients living with MBC around the goal of listening first to patient voices – with input from scientists and oncologists – to find solutions for increasing Black participation in clinical trials. The work plan for the project includes:
A literature review of prior research papers that look at the barriers to Black patient participation in cancer clinical trials
In-depth interviews with Black patients and healthcare professionals on what they see as barriers to Black people participating in clinical trials
A survey of MBC patients that aims to better understand the numbers behind the Black community's understanding of, or experience with, clinical trials.
A final report that summarizes the research results, and recommends key solutions that pharma and organizations can put into action to make it easier for Black people to participate in clinical trials
What is the timeframe for this project?
Planning for BECOME began in October 2020. In-depth interviews are scheduled to take place in Winter 2020-21. The patient survey will be released in early 2021, and project findings are expected in Spring 2021.
How can I be part of the BECOME project?
If you are a metastatic breast cancer patient, take the survey to share your perception of clinical trials – whether or not you've ever taken part in one.
You can also support this project by spreading the word. Do you know an MBC patient, or work with cancer patients? Share the link to this page to let people know about this important research effort, or share a paper copy of the BECOME patient survey when it becomes available.
Who should take the BECOME survey?
How long will the survey take to complete?
It should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete the survey.
How will my personal information be protected?
All survey responses are anonymous. Your name and contact information are NOT required. If you would like to be contacted to share your story with a larger audience as a patient advocate, you may choose to share that information confidentially.
How should the survey be completed?
MBC patients can choose to either take the survey online; or complete a paper version of the survey, and return it by mail. Check back for links and more information once the survey launches.
Are you a clinician, community leader or patient advocate who would like to support outreach efforts for the BECOME research initiative? Contact project lead Stephanie Walker to learn how to get involved in improving access and diversity in MBC clinical trials.
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To make The Message of Our Lady of Fatima known, fully understood, loved and obeyed by all.
The Fatima Center is a grassroots association of Catholic priests and lay people — the type specifically permitted by the Code of Canon Law — formed in 1978 in response to Our Lady of Fatima's message of hope and warning to mankind.
The founder and International Director is Father Nicholas Gruner, who for more than 30 years, has dedicated his life to promoting interest in, knowledge of, and obedience to the full Message of Our Lady of Fatima.
On May 13, 1967, while he was in Fatima, Pope Paul VI specially blessed 25 Pilgrim Statues of Our Lady of Fatima, which were to travel from place to place in order to remind the faithful about the Fatima Message.
One of these statues has been entrusted for the last 34 years to Father Gruner to promote the full Fatima Message.
The Fatima Center is blessed and honored to be the custodian of this Pilgrim Statue which makes its way throughout the world, wherever the statue is invited.
The statue visits have become the occasion of many spiritual and temporal blessings given through Our Heavenly Mother's intercession. In this way, many people get to know about our only hope for peace — Our Lady of Fatima's Peace Plan from Heaven.
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Dr. Tony Ka-chun YUNG
翁家俊博士
PhD (CUHK), MND (U Sydney), BSc (CUHK), APD (Australia),
MSDA (Australia), AN (Australia)
Email: yungtony@cuhk.edu.hk
Dr. Tony Yung obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, with a thesis topic on food avoidance behavior amongst cancer patients. He obtained his Master degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Sydney and registered as Accredited Practicing Dietitian in Australia. He is also a Sports Dietitian and Accredited Nutritionist. Before joining JCSPHPC, Dr. Yung practised in Grantham Hospital as a clinical dietitian. He also worked as a health promotion officer and community dietitian in JCSPHPC responsible for the promotion of nutritional health. From 2008 onward, Dr. Yung became a lecturer in the School responsible for teachings and researches related to nutrition aspect of public health.
Nutrition Epidemiology
Diet behaviours of vulnerable populations e.g. drugs addicts and cancer patients
Setting based (include rural area) health promotion
Yung TKC, Mok RHY (2020) Prevalence of Overconsumption of Salt and its Determinants – The Case of Southwestern Rural China. International Journal of Nutrition. 2020, 5(1), pp. 30-42. DOI: 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-20-3162
Yung TKC, Lau JTF (2019) Comparing nutrient intake and body weight status amongst adolescent substance users, institutionalised abstainers and never users. Food and Nutrition Research. 2019, 63: 3634 - https://doi.org/10.29219/fnr.v63.3634
Yung TKC, Jiang R, Sou EKL (2019) Health and Lifestyle of University Freshmen: A Cross-Border Comparison among three Cities in China. Biomedical Journal of Scientific and Technical Research. 18(4)-2019. BJSTR. MS.ID.003175. DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.18.003175
Chan EYY, Lam HCY, Lo ESK, Tsang SNS, Yung TKC, Wong CKP. (2019) Food-related Health Emergency-disaster Risk Reduction in Rural Ethnic Minority Communities: A Pilot Study of Knowledge, Awareness and Practice of Food Labelling and Salt-intake Reduction in a Kunge Community in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16(9), 1478; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091478
Ho, JYE, Chan EYY, Lam HCY, Yeung MPS, Wong CKP, Yung TKC. (2019) Is "Perceived Water Insecurity" Associated with Disaster Risk Perception, Preparedness Attitudes, and Coping Ability in Rural China? (A Health-EDRM Pilot Study). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16(9), 1254; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071254
Yung TKC, Kim JH, Leung SF, Yeung RMW, Poon ANY, Au EWC, Lau JTF. (2019) Food Avoidance Beliefs and Behaviors Among Chinese Cancer Patients: Validation of a New Measurement Tool. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. Vol 51(2):162-172.doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2018.07.009.
Chan EYY, Lam HCY, Chung PPW, Huang Z, Yung TKC, Ling KWK, Chan GKW, Chiu CP. (2018) Risk perception and knowledge in fire risk reduction in a Dong minority rural village in China: A Health-EDRM education intervention study. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science. 9(3): 306-318. doi:10.1007/s13753-018-0181-x
Peltzer K, Pengpid S, Yung TKC, Aounallah-Skhiri H, Rehman R. (2015) Comparison of health risk behavior, awareness, and health benefit beliefs of health science and non-health science students: An international study. Nursing and Health Sciences. Vol 18, Issue 2, pp. 180–187
Griffiths Sian Meryl; Wong Ho Cheuk Alvin; Kim Jean Hee; Yung TKC and LAU Tak Fai Joseph. (2011) "Author Response to Influence of Country of Study on Student Responsiveness to the H1N1 Pandemic". Public Health vol.125 no.10, pp.739–740. 2011.10.
Yung TKC, Lee A, Ho M, Keung VMW, Lee JCK. (2010) Maternal influences on fruit and vegetable consumption of school children: Case study in Hong Kong. Maternal and Child Nutrition Vol 6, pp. 190–198


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A: Все прекрасно работает, можно проверить тут:
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https://jsfiddle.net/74wm9oxj/5/
Важно!
Проверьте внимательно, что ВСЕ перечисленное у вас подключено
https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js (сам jQuery)
https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.16/js/jquery.dataTables.min.js (datatables)
https://cdn.datatables.net/buttons/1.5.1/js/dataTables.buttons.min.js (расширение buttons)
https://cdn.datatables.net/buttons/1.5.1/js/buttons.colVis.min.js (расширение видимости столбцов)

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Ruben Villa talks April 14 homecoming bout
Heralded featherweight prospect Ruben Villa returns home for the 1st time as a professional as he headlines in the Northern California city of Salinas on Saturday, April 14, from the popular Salinas Storm House.
The show is promoted by Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing.
"Ruben has been coming along great, and on April 14th, he will thrill his hometown fans," said Banner Promotions President, Arthur Pelullo. "We are looking forward to this special night for Ruben, for him not only to put on a great performance in his hometown, but to capture his first championship."
"This show has been in the works for more than a year," said Alex Camponovo, who as Matchmaker and General Manager of Thompson Boxing. "It's an excellent show from top-to-bottom featuring talent from all over the Bay Area and surrounding parts. You have Ruben looking to win his first professional title [WBO Youth] in his hometown."
Villa, 20, will be locked in a battle with fellow prospect Marlon Olea (13-2, 12 KOs) of Colombia in the 8-round "New Blood" main event where the WBO Youth Featherweight Title is up for grabs. Villa, a southpaw, is currently in Riverside, Calif. with trainer Max Garcia preparing for his main event debut.
"I'm excited to headline my first event," said Villa, who is co-promoted by Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing. "I've been preparing for this my whole life. It came fast. There's a lot to be happy about. It's a title fight, and it will be in front of my hometown fans."
Villa will certainly receive a challenge from Olea. He holds a unanimous decision loss against WBA World Champion Danny Roman and is known as a pressure fighter with excellent instincts.
"He's a mover, and he's quick with his hands," Villa said. "I'll be ready for him. We are getting a little bit of everything in this training camp. I'm sparring guys that like to box and guys that are coming in and pressuring."
New to Villa for this fight has been the abundance of ticket requests from local boxing fans. The former two-time Golden Gloves Champion has already sold 400 tickets, yet the requests keep pouring in.
"To be honest, I'm not sure how it's going to feel to fight in my hometown," Villa said. "I tend to tune out all the white noise and just box. I'm sure there will be some moments when I recognize the crowd. I have to enjoy it, but keep my poise."
Tickets for "New Blood" are priced at $40, $75, & $125, and are available for purchase by calling 714-935-0900, or online at ThompsonBoxing.com.
Doors open at 4:30 p.m. local time with the first bout at approximately 6:00 p.m. The Salinas Storm House is located at 185 Maryal Dr. Salinas, CA 93907.
All fights will be live streamed on TB Presents: New Blood via Thompson Boxing Facebook page and ThompsonBoxing.com.
The livestream starts at 6:00 p.m. PT / 9:00 p.m. ET with Beto Duran as the blow-by-blow announcer and Steve Kim providing expert color commentary.


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What really happened at the Nuclear Summit last week? First there was the following distraction meant to end meaningful debate on the preceding summit:
Now we play Go, with the Black Sea:
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Ukraine seeks to sign more energy deals with Turkey that would allow it to take over the niche Russia has established in Turkey's energy sector, Ukrainian Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Volodymyr Demchyshyn told Sputnik. - http://sptnkne.ws/aXGx -or- http://sputniknews.com/europe/20160401/1037312499/ukraine-russia-turkey-gas.html
That was the soft-sell; here comes the big fun:
Ukraine hopes to become a subcontractor in Turkish nuclear projects, Ukraine's Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Volodymyr Demchyshyn told Sputnik.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Demchyshyn explained that Turkey is increasing its consumption of all energy resources and Ukraine has the technology needed to cooperate with Ankara on energy projects such as nuclear reactors and gas pipelines. - http://sptnkne.ws/aWMY -or- http://sputniknews.com/business/20160401/1037309978/turkey-projects-nuclear-cooperation.html
Reading between the lines I see Ukraine being set up as a proxy-contractor for the, "Atlanticists," (NWO Interests). They will function as a focal point with the appearance of 'managing' the installations. They will hire 'sub-contractors' to do the real work (Westinghouse & G.E.).
They will be building MOX based Trinary-Weapons (the reactors) at this installation.
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Yatsenyuk's asking, "Who can we sue now?"
Putin Denies Russia Invested $3.5Bln in Turkey's Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant - http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20151217/1031904069/russia-denies-invested-power-plant.html
Ukraine, Turkey Sign Agreement on $50Mln Loan to Kiev - http://sputniknews.com/business/20160215/1034789064/ukraine-turkey-loan.html
. . . finally; Don't forget to stir up the soup briskly. Russia won't waste khibiny on these fry. If Europe is made to sit still for this gambit it will be something to see. Cameron was vocally disenchanted at the Summit. I suspect Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi was disenchanted as well.
Two Turkish naval ships entered the port of Ukraine's Odessa on Sunday, the press service of Ukraine's Navy reported. http://sptnkne.ws/aXG9 -or- http://sputniknews.com/europe/20160403/1037425389/turkish-navy-ukraine-odessa.html
It would appear we have a script for the spring-season of this Geo-political Peyton Place. It's not Shakespeare, for neither are they!
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What Happened to Routine?
In late 2012, a sci-fi survival horror game named Routine became one of the first projects to ever be approved as part of ...
Lunar Software's Survival Horror Game "Routine" Will Release in March 2017
Since we were first introduced to the survival horror game Routine two years ago we've been waiting for more information and a release ...
By Nick Calandra October 31, 2016
Sci-Fi Horror Game Routine "Absolutely" Releasing in 2016
We have been waiting on a release date announcement for Lunar Software's Routine for some time now, and while we still don't have ...
By Nick Calandra January 25, 2016
Lunar Software Releases Long-Awaited Update on Routine
After receiving the first trailer back in June 2013 and a bit more information in June 2014 and then again last month, we have finally received an official ...
By Rhys Cooper December 17, 2015
Lunar Software's 'Routine' is Still on The Way, Hoping to Release an Update Soon
It has been a long time since we last heard anything about Lunar Software's upcoming horror game, Routine. The developer has stayed abnormally ...
By Nick Calandra November 4, 2015
Lunar Software's Routine is Still On The Way, Development "Going Super Well"
The development team behind the upcoming PC first-person horror exploration game Routine, Lunar Software, have confirmed that the game is still in development ...
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Development Studios You Should Watch Out For in 2015
[intro-text size="18px"]The games industry is one that's in a constant state of flux – studios come and go all the time. At times, ...
By Joe Anderton May 2, 2015
Sci-Fi Horror Game "Routine" Receives Development Update and New Screenshots
The development team at Lunar Software is still plugging away at getting Routine finished and released to the public. While they don't have ...
By Nick Calandra March 25, 2015
Lunar Software's "Routine" is Still in Development, No Release Date Just Yet
It has been a long while since we last heard about Lunar Software's upcoming horror game Routine, hasn't it? Well, as much as ...
By Nick Calandra March 3, 2015
'Routine' is Making Progress Despite Lack of Updates
It's been a good long while since we reported on Routine. Lunar Software has been eerily quite on the game's development status, but ...
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Title: Mad Max: Fury Road
Country: Australia / USA
Director: George Miller
Actors: Tom Hardy Charlize Theron Nicholas Hoult Hugh Keays Byrne Rosie Huntington Whiteley Zoë Kravitz Riley Keough
Genre(s): Action Sci Fi
Official Site: Facebook
There is a point in Mad Max: Fury Road where there is a close up of a body buried in sand. This body had been tossed around, strapped to a car, brutalized, and bled. And when this body slowly lifts his head, shaking sand from his face and blinking it from his eyes, I couldn't help but think, "Yeah, I know how you feel, buddy."
Mad Max: Fury Road, more so than any of its Mel Gibson, 1980s predecessors, is simply one long car chase. I actually checked my watch at the first point that the action took a breath, and the movie was a full half hour in. If you want an action movie, there is no use pretending that this movie is anything but. This is part of the reason, I'm sure, that fanboys are so giddy and surprised that 70-year-old director George Miller has so successfully revived this franchise.
For the apparent handful of us that are not the target audience, we'll just have to grasp at the surprising straw that is Charlize Theron. Upon the film's opening, social media erupted as some loud but few male die-hard Mad Max fans decried (with an emphasis on CRIED) this movie because of its so-called "feminist" bent. Yes, there are actually women in this film, and not all are nubile young vixens (well, most of them are, actually). But the arguable lead of the film is not Mad Max himself (the almost mute Tom Hardy), but the warrior/rebel Furiosa (Theron), a character whose name is so ridiculous that I'd laugh, if it weren't for the fact that she would totally kick my ass. Furiosa is attempting to lead the nubile girls (interchangably played by Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Zoë Kravitz, and Riley Keough, among others) to her homeland, away from the harem of the grotesque warlord Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne).
It is true: Mad Max himself is secondary to Furiosa's quest. They are not buddies, but end up bonding as both are escaping the clutches of Immortan Joe and his weird albino slaves/followers. Their armored and weapon-laden truck hurtles across the desert (the movie was filmed in Namibia, and looks fantastic) as they are constantly chased by a pack of feral-looking vehicles that look cobbled together from scraps both industrial and weirdly organic (hedgehog-armored car, anyone?). Vehicles fly through the air, crash into each other, and burst into flame, while their drivers hurl spear-like bombs, hang off of swaying bamboo-like car-tendrils, growl and scream, and get hurled off-camera by explosion after explosion. Whew!
If you dig that sort of thing, you'll probably be pleased. Like my rating suggests, the whole thing made me feel neutral, and honestly a little tired. The 3D glasses didn't lend anything to the film, and the first half hour had that herky-jerky frame-skipping feel that is a bit headache-inducing. And what is with Tom Hardy? Poor guy's face was hidden by a metal mask again for the first part of the movie (see also The Dark Knight Rises), and by the time he grunts a few words, it sounds weirdly like he has been dubbed (again).
But don't let my neutral review deter you. 99% of critics probably aren't wrong. If anything, see the film for Charlize Theron's Furiosa, just to piss off the male-chauvinist "men's rights" proponents that have gotten their panties all in a bunch. I'd contribute to the box office just to hear them howl.
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Q: Show Facebook Group Comments on website using php I am current displaying a facebook group page posts on our website using the following code:
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This works fine to show me the most recent posts to the group. I've searched through the FB Developer site and use google but can't seem to find a way to bring up the comments on each post.
Is there a way I can do this?

A: I think you'll have to make a request for each post you get returned to https://graph.facebook.com/12345/comments/?summary=true where 12345 is the post_id.
Some pseudo-code to explain what I mean:
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Still not working need a review.
It's been a while since I've updated my profile. So I'm asking for a review. It's nice that they've changed the rules on this since the last time I've been here. There used to be a limit on the the reviews.
118 pages and no answer?
I have been a single dad since 2006. Some women are okay with it, whereas for some women its a deal breaker. But that is to be expected, like some women like facial hair where others don't. Woman aren't monoliths, so the best advice I can give is talk to them and more importantly listen they will tell you how they are feeling. There is no reason to rush anything, because if your looking for a relationship you're not talking a matter of days, you're looking at months and hopefully years.
Widowed doesn't stop me from messaging a woman I think has potential. Divorced will give me pause, whereas Separated I avoid like a the plague mostly because I see as a convenient way for someone to cheat on there spouse when there is no intention to fully leave.
I manage my Post Traumatic Syndrome. I have been working on it for years, the method they are using a type of reprogramming to my pre-war experience. I have flare ups but they are less frequent since I sought help. I do it more for my family and children, because they are the ones that end up emotionally hurt by outbursts.
Quick thought on the subject. We've known for sometime that light cannot escape a black hole...one of the mystery's of the universe still yet to be full explained. We further believe, using Relativity in theory if not physically we could move through space time at a point faster then light in a worm hole. So wouldn't it sand to reason that could be something faster then light. Therefore consistant with physics. The real question is what applications could this inspire, or build upon?
No I think that my prospects for dating in my 30's have vastly improved. Granted I had to take a few years to make myself a better package after my divorce. But I've notice that there seems to be waves in which people are looking to date, an ebb and flow. Like summer time people are looking to be out and socialize. So relax enjoy the ride and maybe the right one will just stroll in you life.
To the above, not all men are either gay, married, or with mental issues. There are a few out in the world that single/divorced without any issues.
Right now I'm in the camp, my dates shouldn't meet my son, until we've been dating for months and things are pretty serious, so dating with kids simular age isn't that much of an issue. Though I have found that people with older children are in a different place in there life than me.
Policy Letter to the President.
Honestly it wasn't one thing or the other. It was some of the Clinton Era deregulation, Federal Reserve Policy under Alan Greenspan, then later under Bernake that allowed for the creation of bubbles. These economic bubbles pushed us into hyper-employment, and over inflated the economy. The tax cuts, were in a way to keep the bubble moving. We can also look at the W. Bush era, stimulus spending and see that him trying to put a floor on the deflation lead to have a greater fall in 2008.
But if you examine the Laufer curve "trickle down" economics it says that the economy is on a pendulum, too high a marginal rate and it slows down an economy. Too few taxes and you won't be able to fund the government and meet its obligations. The Republicans seem to miss the second half of this argument. Currently I think if we where to reduce the marginal rate by 10% across the board, you would see a stimulitve effect. This however needs to be coupled with a real cut in spending of 5-7% which should take us to about 2006/07 levels of fiscal spending. That would mean that the top marginal rate for an individual would be 25% of his income at the Federal Level. We should also cut the Corporate tax rate, and give incentives to keep manufacturers within the U.S. boarders.
Krebby but you paint with a broad brush like everyone was in a particular creed, was aiding the Nazis. Sure some where, while others were organizing to help Jews escape Nazi occupied Europe. So you can see you have both sides and sympathies in one particular organized religion. I think we need to be a little more specific here. Let's remember that Hitler also killed Christians in the death camps, as well as gypsies, homosexuals, political prisoners et criteria.
As for me I would love to see OSDI Social Security retirement age rasied to 70 for those that are currently 56 and younger. You can cut taxes and get more money into the treasury. However, the trick is not to cut too much or too little. I would recommend a 10% Marginal tax rate reduction. I would eliminate or reduce some of the tax credits at the same time, such as the EIC, Child Tax, Mortgage. Controversial I know but a 2-5% cut on those credits won't harm the individual but will add exponentially to the treasury. I would reduce Federal spending levels to the 2005 era, with the emergency supplemental for the war factored into the cost of the true budget. That would be close to an estimated 30% reduction in Federal expenses. If this is done you could have a balanced budget in about 4-6 years, if GDP levels say level.
Scoots a little to the right. Passes a drink to the left.
Igor, who posts thoughtful posts pointed out that there are other forms of governance.
Simple Political Theory: It is not all inclusive so I might miss some. These are political parties in the U.S. too. Some have more support then others.
Democracy Mob Rule. The greatest number of votes wins, and that is what is to be done.
Representative Republic, a system of laws and regulations legislation by representatives delegated by the governed.
You have Libertarianism a very limited role for government to protect private property, and individual security.
Constitutional party: Like Libertarianism, but are have a strict view of the U.S. Constitution and that the government cannot do anything out side of it.
Democrat-in general a thought of a will of the people.
Social Democrat-Found in Europe Mild form of Marxist theory that the state should provide for the welfare of the the people through the legislative process. It is much like a New Dealer philosophy.
Christian Democrat -Found in Europe- A thought that the will of the people should be looked at through the prism of morality. Also has mild Marxist leanings.
Greens-found in the U.S. and Europe. It is in an Evolutionary transition. But another mild form of Marxism, formed around the thought of deep ecology or environmentalism, that the government should primary focus on Ecological concerns, through mutual co-operation with other governments.
Fascist- A type of Socialism where there is Government ownership of a Company but it run privately.
Nationalist- Someone that puts his or her country first.
Dictatorship- Single ruler with absoulte control of the economy and the people often having a police state.
Communist-Socialist State with a Command economy with a Dictator as its head. Often a single party system. There can be a Head of Government and Head of State or they can be merged into on person. Focus on centralized planning.
Theocracy- The Rule of a Religious elite, under a single state Religion. Examples are Iran and The Vatican.
Then you have the different economic models that influence political ideologies. You can have a totally Lassie fair Capitalist system, or a total command economy like Communist countries, where everything is centrally planed.
I suggest going to library and reading: Adam Smith, Hobbs, Aristotle, Pluto (Republic), Marx (Manifesto, and Das Capital) and John Locke then you will have a better political philosophy and you will be able to cut through most of the bull that both parties talk about. Republicans and Democrats are both screwing the American people and aren't holding true to the American founding. It will be for you to decide how far they should move.
Who is John Gault again? As Atlas Shrugged.
Huh? Can someone pass me the popcorn nom nom nom.
Quick comment. Scorpion Mover if you're interested in learning a little more about the "Doctrine" of the NOI (Nation of Islam) I suggest picking up a copy of copy of Malcolm X's biography. You will see Isaiah Mohammad the "Muslim prophet" (founder of NOI) and the beliefs he espouses.
There is more a history of Islam (Arab traders) engaging in the slave trade then there is of Jews. Sources coming forthwith.
It would be best to do a search under the Atlantic Slave trade.
1. Tribal consciousness and loyalty' esp: exaltation of the tribe above other groups.
Reference source: Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 10th ed.
So as to who is right in the definition of tribalism, it appears both JMars and Naked lunch are. Both are acceptable in anthropology. It is for the reader to see the context of the argument to see how the definition is being applied.
I think we descended into this sub-clause around post 4060 (Scropionmover) Where we are trying to discuss the origins of Nazi's having Jewish decent. It has been long rumored that Hitler himself might have had Jewish Ancestry. But (SM) went to the book of Genesis, and Genealogy of Esau (that is Edom) and in particular his son, Amalek being from Germania. Outside of claiming this was part of the Talmud and not the Torah (first 5 books of the Bible) the location of settlement is wrong. ( Gen 36:12) Amelek was the chief of the Amorites (Gen 36:16), a people that settled in what is now Syria. Sumerian sources places those people at the location about 2400 b.c.e. (Wikipedia). This makes sense considering Esau settled in Seir which is a mountain range close to the Dead Sea, in modern-day Jordan. From this point it seems that we've been getting it half right since. JMars, explained the Etymology trying to correct this however, he was correcting the wrong thing. And it continues. It took me about 1 minute of fact-checking to see these errors and correct them. It just took a little longer to explain it in a coherent manner.
Oh how are we posting references APA, MLA or foot-note?
It did. I'm not sure how you could do it and still be true the the First Amendment?
But here are some of my thoughts on economic policy. Mind you this is just a thumbnail sketch and not completely formalized.
The world economic crisis has sent shock-waves throughout the global economy. With the crisis in Europe getting deeper, American debt and deficit levels increasing, and the weaking of U.S. currency through quantitative easing many are speculating another major economic collapse greater then the one of late 2007. We must take immediate measures to protect American interests, proactively lessen the effects of another collapse.
Concerns: As we devalue the dollar we also weaken the IMF which is mostly supported by U.S. fees. This can be a secondary catalysis of further collapse one that I see occurring in the next 12-24 months.
Another trigger to this collapse is the insolvency of the individual states (U.S. states). When California the 8th largest economy in the world is forced to declare bankruptcy you will see other states doing so which will cause other Nations to question how much longer before the entire country is bankrupt causing a further withdraw from the U.S. dollar.
Potential solutions: 1. Have Congress establish Dec 2010 home prices as the floor of the real estate market, then buy all distressed properties. This will be paid for with the authorization a 15 year Treasury bond with a 5% Individuals that are in trouble of loosing their home will, have the contracts sold to the country and will have an interest rate based upon income. The maximum rate of interest charged will be 8% . In doing so this will be a sustained and paid for program (not an unfunded mandate). This program would not be unlike the William D. Ford program offered by the Department of Education for student loans. The 15 year time frame on the bond is because that is the break even point for most homes, within a mortgage cycle allowing the interest to have been paid for buy the individual in the FHA directed program.
2. Require business that operate or do business in the United States to maintain 25% of manufacturing of its products and or parts within the geographic boarders of the United States. Service Economy fail, and this is not only an economic safe-guard, but a national defense one as well.
3. Should global confidence in U.S. currency fail to the point that other nations begin to remove it from reserve status, we must bolster our currency on placing it on the Sterling Standard to prevent total economic implosion.
The thing about BPD is that eventually it effects the overall mental health of the care-giver. This is a neurosis that can't be aided with medicine alone like some other psychological disease. The question becomes how long is the care giver able to hold up under very stressful situations? Remember it will take years of intense therapy to help these people and often they have family members with the same neurosis making all that more difficult to treat.
Frankly doesn't Ireland have larger issues to worry about outside of Sectarianism? I mean the Republic of Ireland has had its economy bailed out by Germany. You have the rise of University costs, and the cost of living has increased. So my current response who cares, the Irish need to pull together and face the challenges ahead of them with re-guard to religious affiliation.
I've been writing different things. The thing is that there is a word limit in which you can write (500). What makes it difficult for me, I tend to over-think things and the issues are so complex. I've been doing research on immigration, budgetary issues, and support of NGO's.
All working in a triangle and they well assume the role of one. This is how they "know" love. As it was stated here it takes many years of professional treatment to get them right. I recommend finding someone that has lots of experience with these people, because they can run over a green-pea therapist. DO NOT TRY AND FIX THEM YOURSELF. Get a professional to do it.
It is a lot of heartbreak too. I would say if they have borderline personality disorder, cut sling and save yourself a lot of pain.
I am working on an application for a fellowship program. As one of the requirements of this application, I must write a policy letter to the President of the United States. So here's the topic: If you had a chance to write a policy letter to the President what would the it Policy would you try to enact? And why?
I was asking a serious question to fill in the gaps in my brain sometimes I just don't know it all. Scary huh? lol.
Paul K, On an unrelated topic I would like to pick your brain. You have a speical knowledge because your an immgrant. I'm applying to a fellows program at the White House, and as part of my application I have to write a policy memo to the President of the United States. I think I'm going to write one on how to address our immigration and how to help people enter the country legally. Sorry for the public nature of this message but your email setting wouldn't allow me to send this request to you in private. I think it could be the chance of a life time. So your help would be greatly apprechaited.
SpecificTruths you should go Libertarian, which is the biggest third party out there. You can look into them they're fiscally conservative, but on social issues defer to freedom. So on socical issues like drugs, abortion, prostution...its no one's business but your own. Down side is the big parties got the game rigged that it seems every 2 years that your pettioning to get your party on the ballot. NC you can be unaffilated and vote one of 3 ballots Dem, Rep, or Unaffilated.
I'm a Democrat. But a Conservative one. I got tired of the Republicans, if I'm going to deal with a corrupt official at least with the Democrats I know what I'm going to get. Though it is less then desired.
Oh Fox is okay. I think that all the cable news programs are silly. Go read a news paper. WSJ or NYT hopefully both so you have balance.
So now we are speaking about the evoloution of the agruement? Though I will return and steal Krebby's explaination a place it in another place. He will get full credit for it of course. But sometimes it is better to use someone else arguement when it is explained better.
Can someone please explain to me the evolutionary process of sea creatures Certeians I think to Bone Fish. I went to the Natural History Museum in Raliegh and I didn't see a through explaination there. I may have missed it.
You do understand that "Public Finance" is "Government Finance" or a government option? I took a whole economics course on Public Finance. We spent a long time on Social Security which is really OSDI. You see that those that want more government influence have been shading words too like using softer terms like Social Security vs. Old Age Survivors and Disablity Insurance, or Public Finace vs. Government Finance. So who is really shading the truth, and who is useing less discriptive languge?
My vote is that all news programs are biasised. Fox isn't evil, nor stupid. I may not agree with it but my disagreement mean that it is flawed or somehow corupt.
Aaah, Snow-birds eventually become half-backs. FL taxes are too high for the New Yorkers, so they immigrate to NC. (Im not a half-back I'm a transplant there's a difference) Rude is Rude Cheap is Cheap. So what does it matter? I just came back on here to say hi to lizzbeth.
Is off to a Pagan ceromony...a Christmas tree lighting. Ancient Germanic people used to believe that spirits lived in the trees, and they would light them around the solstice to keep the evil away. Going off on a siding on this train of thought this is also why we knock on wood. But that's for another time. I don't mind the Pagan roots to some of my rituals it makes for a nice holiday. But remember why Christians took over Pagan sun rituals to link them to the Son of God with the Sun. Both bringers of light. Well when we examine it on the whole. Every religion has its scars.
I'm still examining my place in the universe.
Still wondering how it all works.
And still believing in God and Science.
And hoping everyone has someone to snuggle this holiday season.
Oh to my Jewish Friends Happy Hannuka. Enjoy the Festival of Lights.
Has a nice calming tea, and contemplates his place in the universe.
Can I come here for fashion tips (holiday party)?
OP you live in NY so a simple black dress that is loose on the bottom and might be a little more form fitting on the top...think sundress, nylons, and some thigh high boots with heals bingo your done. And easy to get rid of because it is good for any occassion. Wear a pea coat overtop so you can stay warm in the winter air and still be fashionable. If you like you can add like a red scarf for color. Simple costume jewlery to dress it up. Hope it helps.
What are some recycled gifts for boyfriend?
If you're crafty you can make a scrap book of your memories. Or you can knit a afghan blanket. Blankets are always good and useful. Who knows you both might be snuggling under it someday.
Little things that he might like its not how expensive something is or how many bells and whistles it has but, how much thought goes into it.
Earlier in this post someone asked: "How could people of faith loose such things like the Ark of the Covenat?" Well we turn to history for this answer and the first disporia, when the Persian Empire under Xerxes, conqured Israel, and Juda. As in those times, and even in these the treasures were sacked and the taken back to Persia. So technically it wasn't lost it was stolen. So there is a possiblity that the Ark could be discovered.
Noah's Ark can't be found, sorry wood decays and over the centuries, barring some enviromental factors that might petrafy it (which is unlikely). Noah's Ark will never be found.
As far as God having spokes people, I don't think so. I believe in God and I believe in science. I just don't have an Evanglical (Born Again) view of Christianity. The Bible is an interesting read. It's got poetry, history, creative writing (myth Genesis) and anthropology.
For a nation to survive there can only be one law, that applies to all, otherwise we are doomed to factionalism. Islamists (political movement) is trying to weaken America and other Western powers by trying to have Shiria applied to the followers of Islam this is why I am against it. To take a bible quote a house divided amongst itself cannot stand. Mosques I don't care about them I have the mosque chapel right around the corner from my office on Ft. Bragg.
As to the clown example it could be said that they were trying to insight a riot, or if the flour or water go on the extremists it could be considered assault. There is more to the story there then what you proved to read.
Didn't the Liberal methaphoriclly burn a witch that O'Donnel lady. Lol. And I puppy NC last I checked was firmly placed in the bible belt. However most folks are nice, though they talk a more religion then I would like.
Free Speech is about protecting "unpopular speech" To tie it back to our conversation an atheists right to say they simply don't believe. Because it is the minority opinion. Just sayin.
Buddhism is about detatchment from the world so an individual can obtain Enlightenment.
You have the 4 precepts.
How a person gets there is determined by sect. This religion is more cosmic in nature then it it ab0ut a deity.
I promise that Iwill post the more detail but its midnight my time and I have to get up early in the morning. As a side note I had a very nice date with a woman I met here tonight. So maybe there is a God and mericles happen.
BTW not all religions have eternial torment.
3508 Gotta run out the door so I got to make this quick.
Manifest Destiny had nothing to do with orginaized religion per se. It was a general belief that the United States should reach from ocean to ocean, and be a contentinal country. Detail to follow.
Coperincus whom Galleio was working off of was a Polish monk. Bacon was as a religious minster. Historical facts. Galleio was placed on house arrest for bascially violating a contract. Detail to follow.
A religion military complex. Nah, not even close. Which religion which military? Are we talking about Leftist (Communist) Liberation Theology? If we are there is somehing to say there. But this goes to my earlier point of religion being political.
Off to serve God and Country. Will look forward to reading and responding this evening.
Amatures use the hard sell. Professionals persuade. If you know your product, and it is a good product it would it will sell itself.
You have to ask for the sell. But there's a difference between baggering a person and asking them to put there name to the paper.
On high end items you buy more the sales person then the product. Because on big ticket items there are a few differences between, a bell here or a whistle there.
I believe in God to. Should a person choose to believe or not that's there business but if they want to know about my faith I will share. I also don't hide my faith. Yet is my faith.
whats wrong with disabled single fathers?
Has nothing to due with either being disabled or a single dad. I have disablities which I see more as limitations because of my military service. And I'm a single dad. I get dates, and some from of which come from here. As someone has said be postitive, people like happy people. I don't mention my disablities, and I don't use the cliche of my kids are my life. But if you were reading a profile from a woman that says she has a disablity and has 3 childern that she is rasing by herself wouldn't that raise red flags in your head? If so why wouldn't that raise a red flag a potential dates head?
Done the sales thing, and made a good living off of it. I sell Life insurance part-time as a duely State licenced independent agent, for a large well known company. I perfer the soft sell, vs. a hard sell approach you know persuade people. If someone give me a hard no I leave them alone, I would just be wasiting my time. A soft no I have room to work and convince.
Margo Who are you calling a Bible thumper?
Earth Are you really calling Evangilists animals and if so why?
BTW you can be successful in sales with out being a jerk.
Is there a translator here that can translate lines.
The FBI, is one of many agencies that can check into your background. Most Defense Agency checks are done by a contractor. ISUS. As someone said the biggest pain in the neck is filling out the SF 85 or SF 86 depending on what kind of clearence you need. Then there's different types. NAC, Confidential, Secret, Top Secret, Top Secret with Speical Compartintalized Investagaion...etc. The largest pain in th neck is remember all the people that knew at places and not repeating them.
I tried the door to door thing once. It was January and very cold. But I was told by the more agressive sales people you want to go to the No Solicitors houses because they usally are the first to buy. It drew them to that persons door like flies. Theres a difference between a sales person "Elextrolux, Fuller Brush, Avon, etc." trying to make an honest buck and someone trying to Evanglize. I'd rather have the sales person at the end of the day I can choose to listen and buy and I will have something for it.
Scorpiomover, I think that your posting rebuttal may not fit under the freedom of speech paradigm. Well at least not perfectly. As that forums are presented in the written word, that would be more freedom of press. Both are forms of expression, but not exactly the same.
Thank you to Albeian and Stargazer you have given more to think about. I will be back with more questions after further reflection.
Neanderthals were the first gr0up of humans to have religion and bury their dead. Therefore, they had some concpet of reason. And reasoned of an afterlife. Now if we want to take to a theological question in particular Christianity, when when Jesus died he forgave there "sins" and they were allowed to enter heaven like all the other good ancient peoples. The particualarlly bad ones in my understanding (rapists, murders, etc) were not. But then again only God can say who will and will not go to heaven.
As to reason. Most people are able to reason even those that are developmentally disabled. Meaning they have a concept of right and wrong. We've gone over this before, and I've pointed out where you're wrong. People are not born in vegetative states.
Where prayer is effective the jury is out. There has been studies where it has been shown to help pateints. Again we can take it to the theological and we can discuss the whole cannonization process, which pray has a big role in making someone a saint. You know the 2 miricles attributed to the saint after someone has prayed to them for there intercession to God. I guess this would be a good point to say the the person that is being considered for Sainthood has been dead, normally for a period of no less then 5 years. Most times decades.
My understanding of God of why He (Using the Christain Monotheistic God model) wants act the way he does is the same reason that we lay boundaries down for small childern. To keep them from harm as best we can. Does this mean that the small child will always listen to us? Of course not, but we have at least given them guidence as to the right course of action to take.
Let's take this model and apply it to the Christain Bible and its contridictions. As a child grows, learns, understands, and reasons we loosen the rules and the boundaries in which we place on this child a time he or she is fully matured to (in our hopes) to leave a good upright life and be a full member of society that can choose the right course of action. I will now state that we are talking about humans and not angles here so of course we will succum to vice and temptation from time to time. But as a measure we want more virture then vice. Or to put it another way how you treat and the rules for a 5 year old are not the same for a adolecent. Becuase the adolecent has a greater understanding right and wrong, greater conginative skills, and we hope a firm understanding between right and wrong. So if we look as God as a parent (God the Father) we can see that he has seen that we've matured as a species, a people, sociologically that he can loosen the rules, but not so loose that we will end up causing great harm to ourselves, others, or our planet. Who knows it might be in God's plan that we will not need him, but want to be with him like we want to be with and visit our parents.
Then again I could be off the mark and we're all doomed. Oh well.
^^^ Agreeed. My son splits time between his mother and I daily. He is the most well behaved, sweetest, smart child you will ever meet. And this others saying this too, not just one parents opinion. Oh my son did the daycare, now pre-school thing. Like I said he is very well adjusted and very popular. So don't stress about it.
Granny told me never to argue religion, politics, or unions....to bad I didn't listen.
Scorpio easy brother. We all have something to say. I think you both add to the conversation. Nothing personal here just different points of views.
OP the quote only makes sense if he lives in particular regions of the country. Like in D.C. or NOVA (Northern Virgina) [CIA, NSA, DIA DHS], Ft. Bragg, (the Darkside as we call it, Delta Force) Los Alamos, Area 51, Skunkworks, or Defense Language Institute. But most Secret Squirel types can say I work for the Federal Government in Defense. I cannot get into too much detail due to the sensitivity of my work. The only people that I know can't talk about what they do at all are the Darkside boys. And they have a nice cover about what they do.