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Unity Watch: Sorry President Biden, the Honeymoon Is Over Before It Even Started
By Stacey Lennox 2:03 PM on January 23, 2021
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Most of the time, a new president gets at least a short honeymoon period. President Joe Biden is not so lucky. His approval is already underwater at -2 in Rasmussen's Daily Presidential Tracking Poll. Usually, the country settles down after the election and gives the nation's new leader the benefit of the doubt. Even President Trump entered the Oval Office with a +2 approval rating, which increased through the end of January 2017. President Obama went in at +8 in 2008.
It was a whirlwind of activity for President Biden in his first 72 hours. He signed an executive order to allow biological men and boys to enter women's spaces and compete with them directly in employment, education, and sports. With the stroke of the pen, he killed the Keystone XL pipeline and even reversed President Trump's prohibition on the Chinese Communist Party's involvement in the U.S. power grid.
The world is also getting more dangerous with alarming speed. China has breached Taiwan's Air Defense Zone with multiple bombers and fighter jets. We have seen continuing riots in Portland and now one in Bellingham, Washington. Biden ended the so-called "Muslim Ban," which actually restricted travel from several countries that provide material support for terror or don't have the ability to vet their citizens. And ISIS just claimed responsibility for an attack inside Baghdad.
The last three days have been like drinking from a firehose as the Biden administration works to erase everything since 2016 as quickly as possible. While there is no way to find out how Americans feel about the full range of issues, Rasmussen has polled a few.
Sixty percent of Americans are expecting fuel prices to rise under President Biden. A rise in crude oil prices is already increasing costs at the pump in Texas, and they will likely trend up nationwide. While this increase will hit personal finances, rising energy prices will also make American manufacturing less competitive globally. The trend will worsen when Biden increases the amount of environmental regulation. The same poll shows that 51% of likely voters oppose Biden's decision to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline. This number includes 58% of non-affiliated voters and more than three out of four GOP voters.
There is also news that a migrant caravan from Honduras is heading to the U.S. border because of Biden's stated goal of providing amnesty and a 100-day pause in deportations. By a 2-1 margin, likely voters want the caravan stopped at the U.S. border. This is unlikely to happen since President Biden has already reversed the "Remain in Mexico" policy negotiated by the Trump administration. That policy kept our border facilities from being overwhelmed while migrants awaited their court hearings. The Biden administration will probably return to the disastrous "catch and release" policy of the Obama administration in short order.
Two days before the inauguration, 72% of likely voters told Rasmussen they felt the country is on the wrong track. That was a five-point bump from the previous week. It's hard to imagine how the Biden administration will turn these trends around. So far, they have made a hard left turn on almost every policy move with radical positions that most Americans do not support. This team has many members from the Obama administration who never had a problem making a policy or passing a law that didn't have majority support.
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The long-awaited Apple Watch will hit the market on Friday, but the torrent of reviews were unleashed today, and the verdict is in: It's a gorgeous piece of technology for the person who already owns every other gorgeous piece of technology.
Bloomberg's Joshua Topolsky found the watch "cool," "beautiful," "powerful," and "easy to use," but also nonessential — especially if you already have an iPhone. Though the device does make checking texts and emails during social obligations slightly less obviously rude, it also basically replicates everything your phone already does, with the addition of a fitness tracker — which most people in the market for an expensive new gadget probably already have in the form of a Jawbone or Fitbit.
The Verge's Nilay Patel also grappled with finding uses for the watch, and discovered that it's actually kind of slow. "If the Watch is slow, I'm going to pull out my phone," he writes. "But if I keep pulling out my phone, I'll never use the Watch. So I have resolved to wait it out." Though Patel agrees with other reviewers that it's easily the best smartwatch out there, he also thinks the "animated emojis are nightmare fuel." The final score? 7 out of 10.
Meanwhile, Farhad Manjoo at the Times ended up adoring the Watch, though it took some time. He found the watch's learning curve steeper than Topolsky did, but ultimately much more rewarding. "It took three days — three long, often confusing and frustrating days — for me to fall for the Apple Watch," he writes. "But once I fell, I fell hard." He writes that the watch soon began to feel like "a natural extension of my body," which is either creepy or wonderful, depending on what you want out of a gadget.
The one reviewer who didn't seem to struggle with finding a legitimate reason for buying an Apple Watch — other than "it's cool" — is The Wall Street Journal's Geoffrey Fowler. He thought everything from checking notifications to communicating emotions to taking a picture was easier on the watch than on the phone.
Still, most reviewers appear to have come to a similar consensus: the Apple Watch is for gadget geeks who want to be on the frontier of something new, and who are willing to shell out a few hundred bucks for the cheaper model and that opportunity. The good news is: Your grandma probably won't be asking for one anytime soon.


Serious about practice? Do we really want to improve?
It seems that my work is mainly about helping students practice effectively. There's not much to say except that if we are really serious, why not find out more about it!
Check out these indispensible web links for effective practice.
1) intentionalpractice.wordpress.com: Jonathan Harnum is a practicing musician (30+ years on trumpet, and others), and has published 3 previous music-related books. This site shares research from his current Ph.D research into practice.
2) www.howtopractice.com – website related to the above.
"Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe", so said H. G. Wells.
Is Education no longer a human right, or a visible symptom of a mature society?
Do we want to see this?
"Education is a fundamental human right and essential for the exercise of all other human rights. It promotes individual freedom and empowerment and yields important development benefits. Yet millions of children and adults remain deprived of educational opportunities, many as a result of poverty... click here for more from the UNESCO website.
What are your favourite quotations about education?
The Jazz Education community possesses abundant subject matter, play-alongs and an unstoppable harvest of reissues and new music available through the internet. However, while educators are better resourced, informed discourse about teaching and learning is comparatively undeveloped.
Click here for more… Jazz Education Research.


CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), is a national non-profit, tax-exempt (Section 501 (c) (3) ) organization providing education, advocacy and support for individuals with ADHD.
National Down Syndrome Congress is the country's oldest national organization for people with Down syndrome, their families, and the professionals who work with them. We provide information, advocacy and support concerning all aspects of life for individuals with Down syndrome, and work to create a national climate in which all people will recognize and embrace the value and dignity of people with Down syndrome.
LD OnLine.org is the world's leading website on learning disabilities and ADHD, serving more than 200,000 parents, teachers, and other professionals each month. LD OnLine seeks to help children and adults reach their full potential by providing accurate and up-to-date information and advice about learning disabilities and ADHD. The site features hundreds of helpful articles, multimedia, monthly columns by noted experts, first person essays, children's writing and artwork, a comprehensive resource guide, very active forums, and a Yellow Pages referral directory of professionals, schools, and products.
Bank Street College Center for Children's Literature's mission is to create, identify, and advocate for the highest quality literature for all children from infancy through adolescence. We ensure that such literature is readily accessible to every child, and to foster in parents, educators, and policy makers a commitment to the principle that good literature is fundamental to literacy. The Center will provide workshops, guides and content for learning and social-emotional/ aesthetic development at all levels of childhood education.
CHADD and SHEMESH work together to offer a monthly support group for parents of children with Attention Issues or Poor Executive Functioning. Parents meet in a facilitated meeting on the first Tuesday of the month in the CHAI Building Conference Room 5809 Park Heights Avenue from 7:30 – 9:00 pm.
MDSNAP (Special Needs Advocacy Program) through the Center for Jewish Education, provides free educational advocacy services for Jewish children with special needs, from birth to age 21.
Menucha supports Jewish children with special needs and their families in a culturally sensitive manner.
The Friendship Circle unites teen volunteers with children and teens who have special needs. Through a wide range of innovative activities and social programs, they share fun and love, building a friendship that deeply enriches their lives.
The Dyslexia Tutoring Program teaches low-income children and adults with dyslexia or a language-based learning difference to read. This is accomplished through a professional screening assessment and tutoring by volunteers whom we have trained in the Orton-Gillingham method of reading, writing, and spelling.


How much adventure can you pack into one book? Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow is jam-packed with Mayan history, dinosaurs, alchemy, Vikings, Roman soldiers… along with Jake Ransom (of course) and his sister Kady. Orphaned when their archeologist parents go missing, Jake & Kady receive an all expense paid trip to the British Museum's exhibit of their parents work on Mayan cultures. From that point it's a high-adventure, fantasy-fused ride with bits of history thrown in for good measure.
The plot twists and turns are so many I'll not attempt to synthesize them here. I've not that sort of talent. Suffice it to say that the bad guy (Skull King, duh!) almost wins, but Jake outsmarts him in the best Indiana Jones style. The author makes the wise decision to lay low on descriptive passages while fueling the plot with foreshadowing, tension-relieving humor and cliffhangers. Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow is the sort of book that launches a series with kids lined up to buy the next one.
Recommended for students who enjoy fantasy or action-adventure and for both library & classroom purchase.
Genre: Fantasy. Age: 9-12. Pages: 416.
Publisher: Harper Collins. Date: April 2009.
Thank you to Harper Collins Childrens for my copy.
*On a personal note: If you ever get the chance to visit London, you MUST go to the British Museum. I vote it higher than the Louvre or the Met. Don't hate me. I'm a 'history over art' sort of gal.
James Rollins is a well known adult thriller writer who has published books in 33 countries. Before becoming a writer, he was a veterinarian. His love of thriller styled novels led him to help establish the International Thriller Writers. You can read more about him on his blog or his website's about page.
I love archaeology, mystery, adventure, and fantasy! This was goes on the list!


As we all know, drug addiction is indeed a serious problem that is affecting the entire world today. It seems like wherever you are, that place is struggling with their own problem with drugs. It's either they have high rates of crimes as a result of drugs or the number of users and addicts are quickly increasing. But one reason why this problem is so difficult to solve is the lack of drug addiction treatment centers.
In Ohio, an addiction recovery treatment bill has been passed. This bill is meant to provide easier access to drug addiction recovery treatment, sponsored by Ohio House Representative Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville), was approved unanimously across party lines by the Ohio House on Wednesday. House Bill 167, known as Daniel's Law, allows pharmacists to dispense, and even administer, an emergency refill of naltrexone, known by its brand name Vivitrol, under "limited circumstances," according to a release from Edwards' office.
According to the text of the bill, certain conditions must be met for a pharmacist to provide the Vivitrol, which, when combined with counseling and other services, has proven effective in treating individuals who are addicted to opiates. It works by blocking receptors in the brain so users don't feel cravings and won't get a high even if they take opioids. It's administered once a month as a shot.
The bill notes that pharmacists can only provide the Vivitrol if the pharmacist is able to verify a record of a prescription for the drug, and only if the drug is "necessary to continue the patient's therapy for substance use disorder," among other requirements.


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Q: Find missing letter in string Javascript So the input is a string of letters in alphabetical order. Somewhere in there, a letter is missing. I must return the missing letter. I have posted my code below. It is well commented and those comments explain better than I can here. I will explain my problem below that.
function fearNotLetter(str) {
  var charCodes;
  var test;
  var offendingNumber;
  var numToString;

  // i starts at 1, increments to str.length
  for (var i = 1; i < str.length; i++) {
    // Char code of last letter minus char code of second last letter,
    // Char code of second last letter minus char code of third last letter, etc.
    // Repeat on a loop and set result equal to test each time.
    test = str.charCodeAt(str.length - [i]) - str.charCodeAt(str.length - [i + 1]);
    console.log(test);

    // If charCode A - charCode B == 1, then letters are in order
    // alphabetically and test returns 1.

    // If charCode A - charCode B > 1, then letters missing from string.

    // So if difference between char codes is more than 1,
    // return missing char code and convert to string.
    if (test > 1) {
      offendingNumber = str.charCodeAt(str.length - [i]);
      numToString = String.fromCharCode(offendingNumber);
      console.log(numToString);
    } // End of if.
    // If no letters missing from input, return undefined.
    else {
      return undefined;
    } // End of else.
  } // End of loop.
} // End of function.

// Here is the input str
fearNotLetter("abce");

Here's the problem. If I input "abce" I am missing d. console.log(test) returns 2, and I can get the missing letter. Great.
If I input "abcef" (same string as before plus f on the end) I am still missing d. Test returns 1 as if to say no letter is missing, but d is still missing.
My program only works if the missing character would fit in the second last space in the string. "lmnp" works, but "lmnpqrs" does not work.
My loop is clearly iterating through each char in the string, because it can pick out the missing w from the long string "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxyz". Why does my loop break down when there are multiple characters after the missing character? It's behaving as if I called console.log(test) outside of the loop, and only returning the last iteration. I've tried pushing test to an array instead, but that doesn't help any.

A: There are several problems: you're indexing is mixed up (i.e. off-by-one); your return of undefined should be outside the loop, not in it; you're using str.length in places you shouldn't; you're putting the iteration variable into brackets when you shouldn't:
function fearNotLetter(str) {
    var difference;
    var missingCharCode;

    // i starts at 1, increments to str.length
    for (var i = 1; i < str.length; i++) {

        // Char code of last letter minus char code of second last letter,
        // Char code of second last letter minus char code of third last letter, etc.
        // Repeat on a loop and set result equal to test each time.
        difference = str.charCodeAt(i) - str.charCodeAt(i - 1);

        // If charCode A - charCode B == 1, then letters are in order
        // alphabetically and test returns 1.

        // If charCode A - charCode B > 1, then letters missing from string.

        // So if difference between char codes is more than 1,
        // return missing char code and convert to string.
        if (difference > 1) {
            missingCharCode = str.charCodeAt(i) - 1;
            return String.fromCharCode(missingCharCode);
        } // End of if.
    } // End of loop.

    return undefined;
} // End of function.

A: /*
 * Returns the first non alphabetic character in the input string. If
 * all characters are in alphabetic order function returns null.
 */
function findFirstNonAlphabeticCharIn(input) {

    for (var i = 1; i < input.length; i++) {

        var range = input.charCodeAt(i) - input.charCodeAt(i - 1);
        if (range != 1) return input.charAt(i);
    }
    return null;
}

Notice in both cases the function returns a value.

A: Here's my take at it:
function fearNotLetter( str ) {
  var ch0 = str.charCodeAt(0), ch;
  str.split("").every(function(v, i){
    ch = String.fromCharCode(ch0 + i);
    return ch === v;
  });
  return ch === str[str.length-1] ? undefined : ch;
}

console.log( fearNotLetter("cdefgij") ); // "h"

A: You can just use this simple solution
function fearNotLetter(str){
    let num = 97;
    for(let s of str){
        if(s.charCodeAt(0) !== num) return String.fromCharCode(num);
        num++;
    }
    return String.fromCharCode(num)
}

A: Your loop breaks because you are returning back from the function if test is not greater than 1.

A: Good day all
I am still consuming my JS from  a milk bottle.I came up with a noob solution to this one:
Hope you like it

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function fearNotLetter(str) {
  //STRATEGY
  //1. create a string of the whole alphabet
  //2. locate the starting point of str in the alphabet string

  let alphaStr = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz';
  let strIndex = alphaStr.match(str.charAt(0)).index;//on what index does the first letter of the incomplete sequence lie in the alphabet string
  console.log(strIndex);
    for (var j = 0; j < str.length; j++) {//limit the iteration to the length of the incomplete sequence
      if (str.charAt(j) !== alphaStr.charAt(j + strIndex)){//corresponding iteration matches on the alphabet start where the incomplete string start
        console.log(alphaStr.charAt(j + strIndex));
        return alphaStr.charAt(j + strIndex);
        }
  }
}
let alphaStr = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz';
let testStr = 'stvwx';
let testIndex = alphaStr.match(testStr.charAt(0)).index;
console.log(`THE CHARACTER AT INDEX ${testIndex} IS ${alphaStr.charAt(testIndex)}`)
fearNotLetter("abce");
fearNotLetter('abcdefghjklmno');
fearNotLetter('bcdf');
fearNotLetter('stvwx');
fearNotLetter('abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz')

A: Do it like below:
let value = "ghijklmnoqstuw" //missing p,r,v

//find first missing character
function findOdd(test){
    let abc = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
  let sp = abc.indexOf(test[0])
  for(let i = 0;i<test.length;i++){
    if(test[i]!==abc[sp+i]){
      console.log(abc[sp+i]);
      //sp++; i--; //uncomment to find all missing character
      break; // comment to find all missing character
    }
  }
}

findOdd(value)

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QUIZ: What's Your Best Personality Trait?
Have you ever wondered what people notice the most about you? Maybe you're looking for something to put on a resume. Knowing what your best traits are can make a huge difference when you're dating, applying for jobs, or making new friends. By learning what stands out about us we can hone our personalities and put our best feet forward in every situation. Take this quiz to figure out what your best personality trait is, and start impressing people today!
How do you react when you receive bad news?
Read a book, sleep or distract yourself for a while.
What type of people do you get along with the best?
Positive people! No Debbie Downers here!
Waking up to a beautiful, sunny day.
Paris: The city of love and magic!
Everywhere: Who can choose just one place!
Rome: There's so much history!
London: The architecture is gorgeous!
How much do you look forward to the future?
Blue- there's so many different shades!
Green- it's the colour of life.
Purple- it's regal and intense.
Are you an artist? A writer? A painter? You should be! You have a unique outlook that provides a special point of view. If you don't already, be sure to share your ideas and opinions with everyone else. Your creativity brightens their days and opens their minds to new concepts. It's a rare gift that few possess… Use your creative powers wisely!
I'm an artist, teacher, professional musician and writer so yes that's who I am.
I get to make a living doing something I'd do for free.
I really liked it and I think it fits. I love quizzes like this one.
Looks like this quiz is gonna be bullsh*t.
Hell yeah, I'm gonna try it!
Move over Einstein! You're the new big brain around here. People are constantly impressed by your knowledge, and your willingness to share that knowledge. While you're never condescending your smarts can tick some less intelligent people off. Pay no attention to them though, because you're going to do amazing things!
Of course! I've been reading and thinking since … forever. My idea of heaven is a new library of books to read.
What's with the demon photo?!
I love everything that involves with arts & music. I can draw & play an instruments. I love writing secret journals with reality experiences. I love sharing my thoughts, ideas & opinions only at writing – my experience, emotions, feelings etc., I might be an open person esp, when it comes to opinions & experiences, but, secretive & private at personal. I believe in action rather than words & think before act.
Really agree with my results. But, comparing me with Einstein… That`s too much.
What kind of bad news are you getting that you react this way? When I hear bad news I think death, injury, end of a relationship kind of thing. I really honestly cannot think of anything else I'd qualify as bad news so I literally can't get past the first question.
This quiz is so accurate!
Intellectual? Nah, I don't think so.
The last thing I consider myself to be is Optimistic.
Hmm, I'm deciated? Not sure what this whole thing means. I know there is no right or wrong but … is it good or bad…? Don't any other way to describe it.


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All in the mind? . . . Veteran Totti's equalising expertise is only half the story for City in Europe
** Roma's Francesco Totti demonstrated, apparently, the full value of experience in scoring the goal which means that Manchester City are still pursuing a first win in the Champions League this season writes KEIR RADNEDGE.
But City's failure to beat the Italian club and slippage in the Group E table was not merely a matter of knowhow, no matter how exquisite the manner in which the 38-year-old clipped the goal which matched Sergio Aguero's early penalty.
Francesco Totti sets a test for Manuel Pellegrini
Players such as Pablo Zabaleta, Vincent Kompany, Martin Demichelis, Gael Clichy, David Silva, Yaya Toure, Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko – to name only a few – know all about the big occasion, know all about playing on the great stages of the game.
The challenge for manager Manuel Pellegrini is that, somewhere deep in his team's psyche, is a mental block when it comes to performing in the Champions League.
City have won only two home games out of five under Pellegrini in the competition. But the malaise goes back before his arrival in place of Roberto Mancini last year. In 2011-12 City finished third in their group, in 2012-13 they ended up fourth. Last season they finished second.
Even City fans remain to be convinced. Tuesday night's attendance of 37,509 was 6,000 below the club's overall Champions League average and 8,000 below their Premier League average this season. An online poll by Sky TV found only 35pc of respondents believing City would qualify for the second round.
City's next two matches are home and away to CSKA Moscow and they need maximum points.
Pellegrini, famously, has set reaching the semi-finals as the club's target this season and promised: "We hope to win the next game in Russia [against CSKA] and we will fight to the end to try to qualify."
City's manager has been criticised for naivety in European competition by playing with two strikers – Aguero and Dzeko on Tuesday night. Certainly they were outnumbered by Roma's five-man spider's web.
He said: "Every time you don't reach the result of course there are a lot of different things you could have done. But we play a lot of games against strong teams in this way and we do it very well.
"Maybe today we were not very accurate with our passing, so when we started losing too many balls we did not have enough midfielders to recover."
Midfielder Fernandinho suggested the problem went deeper than that, saying: "We have to find a different way of playing in the Champions League."
Perhaps the problem is not so much technical and tactical but mental. As skipper Vincent Kompany said before the Champions League campaign had even begun: "Before we won the league it was more difficult to believe we could do it. Then we managed it. Now it's the same with the Champions League. But there are always signs of us growing stronger."
Just, perhaps, not enough of them on Tuesday night.

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Horatio is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

History
Horatio got its start circa 1887 as a mining community when a railroad line was extended to the mines at that point. A post office was established at Horatio in 1888, and remained in operation until 1920.

References

Unincorporated communities in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania

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Argentinian doctor convicted of refusing to perform abortion
May 22, 2019 CNA Daily News News Briefs 0 Print
Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 23, 2019 / 12:32 am (CNA).- Dr. Leandro Rodríguez Lastra, an OB-GYN in Argentina, was found guilty on Monday of having prevented an abortion, after he decided to save the life of an unborn baby whose mother had taken an abortion pill.
After three days of arguments in the Rio Negro Court in Argentina, Judge Álvaro Meynet found Rodríguez guilty of failing to carry out his duty as a public functionary.
In the coming days, the court will announce the sentence, which could range from suspension from practicing medicine to two years in prison.
Rodríguez is the head of the department of gynecology at the Pedro Moguillansky Hospital in Cipoletti. In May 2017, he treated a 19-year-old woman who was suffering severe pain due to ingesting misoprostol, the first of a two-part abortion pill regimen, which had been administered by an abortion group.
The doctor confirmed that the woman was almost 23 weeks pregnant and the baby weighed more than 1 lb. 2 oz., so in conjunction with the medical team and the hospital board, he decided not to terminate the pregnancy.
Rodríguez stabilized the patient and when the baby reached 35 weeks gestation, labor was induced. Days later, the baby was adopted and will soon be two years old.
However, Rodríguez and Dr. Yamila Custillo, who also refused to perform an abortion, were cited by Río Negro legislator Marta Milesi, an advocate for the protocol of non-punishable abortion, which the province had adopted in the case of rape, which the woman alleged.
Custilla was dropped from the complaint in May 2018. But the case against Rodríguez continued on the grounds that he had stopped an abortion in progress.
Judge Meynet ruled that the doctor carried out a "delaying maneuver" to take advantage of a vulnerable woman. He said that since Rodríguez was not registered as a conscientious objector, he was obliged by law to perform the abortion.
During the course of the trial, thousands of people and pro-life institutions in the country backed the doctor through social media, petitions drives, marches, and vigils outside the court.
After the reading of the verdict, Rodríguez said he will appeal the decision and will continue fighting for justice to be done.
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Bishops urge the faithful to maintain hope amid Colombia protests
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Bogotá, Colombia, Jul 19, 2021 / 15:49 pm (CNA).
The Colombian bishops have urged the faithful to listen to the voice of Christ and not t… […]
Be humble in serving your brothers and sisters in need, Pope says in Colombia
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Cartagena, Colombia, Sep 10, 2017 / 11:00 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In his Angelus address Sunday, Pope Francis said the story of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá, the patroness of Colombia, provides an example of the humility with which all Christians should serve each other.
"The Lord teaches us through the example of the humble and those who are not valued," the Pope said Sept. 10. "They are the poor, humble ones, who contemplate the presence of God and to whom the mystery of God's love is revealed most clearly."
"As we pray the Angelus, recalling the incarnation of the Word, we also reflect on Mary who conceived Jesus and brought him into the world. We look to her this morning under the title of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá," he said.
Our Lady of Chiquinquirá is the patroness of Colombia. Her image, which was painted on a piece of cloth in the 16th century was abandoned for a long time and allowed to become discolored and full of holes.
Tradition holds that a woman named Maria Ramos found the image in an old oratory in the town of Chiquinquirá in 1855 and "had the courage and faith to put this blurred and torn fabric in a special place, restoring its lost dignity," Francis said.
It is said the painting was repaired to its former brilliancy through a miraculous restoration which occurred on Friday, Dec. 26, 1586.
The Pope pointed out how the Lord granted Maria Ramos, an ordinary woman, the grace to receive the poor image of the Blessed Virgin Mary, even in its damaged and worn state; and he gave the indigenous Isabel and her son Miguel the grace of being the first people to witness the transformed image.
Maria Ramos, he continued, is a model "for all those who, in different ways, seek to restore the dignity of our brothers and sisters lost through the pain of life's wounds, to restore the dignity of those who are excluded."
She is also a model for all those who provide dignified accommodation and care to those without a home, he continued. Being, above all, "a model for all those who pray perseveringly so that the men and women who are suffering may regain the splendor of the children of God which they have been robbed of."
Pope Francis led the Angelus at the Church of St. Peter Claver in Cartagena, in one of the last events of his Sept. 6-11 trip to Colombia.
He urged all gathered to pray for the intercession of Mary and St. Peter Claver, "the slave of the blacks forever," as he wanted to be known, who would wait for ships from Africa in the port city of Cartagena in order to help the slaves brought there.
Because of language differences, St. Peter Claver was often only able to communicate through his evangelical and charitable works. If he ever felt revulsion towards the slaves, he would kiss their wounds, the Pope said.
"He knew that the language of charity and mercy was understood by all. Indeed, charity helps us to know the truth and truth calls for acts of kindness," Francis said.
The saint, who is buried beneath the altar in the church with his name, was "austere and charitable to the point of heroism," the Pope said. And after helping hundreds of thousands of people, he himself spent the last four years of his life sick and confined to a bad cell.
St. Peter Claver is also a witness to the responsibility and care we should have for one another, he noted, despite the criticism he faced from those who hated his ministry and thought it would undermine the lucrative slave trade.
In Colombia and around the world millions of people are still being sold into slavery, the Pope emphasized. "They either beg for some expressions of humanity, moments of tenderness, or they flee by sea or land because they have lost everything, primarily their dignity and their rights."
"María de Chiquinquirá and Peter Claver invite us to work to promote the dignity of all our brothers and sisters, particularly the poor and the excluded of society, those who are abandoned, immigrants, and those who suffer violence and human trafficking."
They all have human dignity, he concluded, because they are living images of God. "We all are created in the image and likeness of God, and the Blessed Virgin holds each one of us in her arms as her beloved children."
"Let us now turn to Our Blessed Virgin Mother in prayer, so that she may help us recognize the face of God in every man and woman of our time."
After the Angelus, the Pope assured those present of his prayers for the countries of Latin America, particularly Venezuela, expressing his closeness to the nation and those from the nation who have been welcomed into Colombia.
"From this city, known as the seat of human rights, I appeal for the rejection of all violence in political life and for a solution to the current grave crisis, which affects everyone, particularly the poorest and most disadvantaged of society," he said.
Before the Angelus in the Square of St. Peter Claver, Pope Francis blessed the cornerstones of two new homeless shelters being built in Cartagena. He also visited the home of a woman who opens her home daily to those in need, giving them food and affection.
"These visits have done me much good because they demonstrate how the love of God is made visible each day," Francis said.
In his blessing of the cornerstones in St. Francis Square, the Pope prayed to the Lord that he would "fill with your blessings these servants of yours, who wish to devote themselves generously to the help of their brothers; so that, in urgent needs, they may serve you faithfully and fully in the person of their neighbor. Through Jesus Christ our Lord."
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- CASE STUDIES -
Bishopstone community hub
Bishopstone station buildings had fallen into disrepair. It was many decades since the station was staffed.
The unique Grade II listed Art Deco building with gun emplacements on top was on the 'at risk' register.
Bringing a redundant station building back to life
Key Impacts
Redundant station building brought back to life
Partnership working across community and rail industry
Space for community to use
A Friends of Bishopstone Station group (FOBS) was formed led by retired motor trade executive Barbara Mine.
She brought together residents, campaigners, rail industry groups and heritage experts to plan the restoration of the station.
The old parcel room was converted into an accessible community hub with kitchen, tables and chairs, and toilet for groups to use. It took five years from the initial idea to completion of the first phase of the project.
The station featured on TV programme 'The Architecture The Railways Built' presented by railway historian Tim Dunn.
He was present at the opening of the hub alongside the Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex and the last British Railways Bishopstone station manager Una Shearing.
"Our main aim has always been to restore this beautiful Art Deco building back to its former glory. There is a future now for this very important building and so much more to achieve. This is just Phase One."
Barbara Mine, chair of FOBS
For more information contact Paul Bromley Sussex Downs Line line officer paul@southeastcrp.org 07949 314233


Growth is expected. We are born and grown to what we are now naturally by going through several processes. That's the first growth cycle we experience.
Our In-born mentality pushes us to grow in every direction. Knowledge growth, muscle growth, maturity, and at some point career growth.
Having a career naturally triggers an expectation for that career to grow. We expect that we will not remain in the same place as our career starting point and that we will be somewhere different in the future.
We expect that we will be at a higher position or a different company or holding a different role. We expect that attaining these goals will give us a sense of achievement. These sets of achievements are what we can then associate as growth in our careers.
Somehow, we normally spend at least twenty years in our formal education and, in developed countries, hundreds of thousands of money. We carefully choose our places of employment and invest significant time and effort in training within them.
However, some of us commit ourselves in a deliberate, determined search for those wise individuals who, through their inspiration and advice, can literally make us new.
Organizations can participate and should actively be part of defining their staff's career plans. Successful organizations are those who have an alignment between their growth plans and those of their staff.
The more an organization dedicates towards creating clear career paths for its staff the more it can actually envision its own growth. These are some difference between their perspectives towards growth.
Meaning Training is a process of learning in which people get an opportunity to develop skill, competency, and knowledge as per the job requirement. Development is a process of education, which is concerned with the overall growth of the individual.
Objective To improve the work performances of the employees. To prepare employees for future challenges.
However, the career plan and its success is still ultimately the responsibility of the employee. Each person should be proactive in planning and executing his or her career plan.
Well! Having a plan with us , it's not enough. Individuals must be prepared to ask what they need to do to achieve their goals and they must actually go ahead and do it.
The main takeaway here is that each person must take full ownership of his or her career. They must acknowledge that they are the ultimate driver, not the circumstances and not the organization they work for (or wish they worked for…). Once that is acknowledged, constant proactivity can be realized.


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Certyfikat sprzedaży w przemyśle muzycznym – powszechnie stosowany na świecie system nagród za sprzedaż nagrań muzycznych.

Większość instytucji na świecie przyznaje wyróżnienia w systemie będącym wariacją regulaminu Recording Industry Association of America. Podstawową formą certyfikatu jest tzw. złota płyta, będąca zazwyczaj wykonaną z winylu płytą gramofonową pokrytą farbą metalizującą. Inne wyróżnienia tj. platynowe oraz mniej powszechne diamentowe płyty przyznawane są za wielokrotną sprzedaż tego samego fonogramu.

Kryteria przyznawania wyróżnień są zależne od populacji kraju lub regionu w którym album został wydany. Nagrania otrzymują certyfikat indywidualnie w każdym kraju po spełnieniu wymogów. Progi dla innych wydawnictw muzycznych niż album długogrający, np. singli lub wideogramów, mogą być nawet kilkukrotnie niższe. Certyfikaty sprzedaży nie są jednoznacznie zinstytucjonalizowane i mogą być przyznawane przez zainteresowane strony, np. wytwórnie muzyczne bez formalnego regulaminu.

Historia

Pierwsza złota płyta została przyznana w 1942 roku muzykowi jazzowemu Glennowi Millerowi za sprzedaż miliona egzemplarzy singla "Chattanooga Choo Choo". Wyróżnienie przyznała wytwórnia RCA Victor nakładem której utwór trafił do sprzedaży. W 1957 roku ta sama wytwórnia wręczyła pierwszą złotą płytę za sprzedaż albumu długogrającego. Nagrodę, również za milion sprzedanych kopii nagrań, otrzymał Harry Belafonte za produkcję Calypso (1956).

W 1958 roku organizacja Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) utworzyła pierwszy formalny system przyznawania złotych płyt w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Początkowo nagradzano wydawnictwa dla których wartość wszystkich sprzedanych egzemplarzy przekroczyła milion dolarów. W 1958 roku pierwszą nagrodę RIAA otrzymał piosenkarz Perry Como za singel "Catch a Falling Star". Tego samego roku złotą płytę otrzymał pierwszy album – ścieżka dźwiękowa do filmowej adaptacji musicalu Oklahoma!. W 1975 roku RIAA wprowadziła dodatkowo wymóg sprzedania określonej liczby egzemplarzy, którą ustalono na 500 tys.

W 1976 roku RIAA wprowadziła nagrodę w formie platynowej płyty za sprzedaż miliona egzemplarzy albumu lub singla. Pierwszą platynową płytę otrzymał piosenkarz Johnnie Taylor za singel "Disco Lady", natomiast pierwszym wyróżnionym albumem była kompilacja zespołu rockowego Eagles pt. Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 (1976). Wraz z rozwojem przemysłu muzycznego i wdrożeniem płyty kompaktowej w 1984 roku RIAA ustanowiła tzw. multiplatynową płytę. Natomiast w 1999 roku RIAA utworzyła nagrodę w formie diamentowej płyty za sprzedaż 10 mln egzemplarzy.

W 1968 roku pierwszą złotą płytę w Polsce otrzymał Czesław Niemen za album Dziwny jest ten świat (1967). Nagrodę muzykowi przyznała wytwórnia Polskie Nagrania "Muza", która była wydawcą płyty, za sprzedaż 160 tys. egzemplarzy. Od 1995 roku złote płyty w Polsce przyznawane są powszechnie przez stowarzyszenie – Związek Producentów Audio-Video (ZPAV). Pierwsze nagrody przyznane przez stowarzyszenie, 26 maja tego samego roku otrzymały piosenkarki Edyta Górniak, Edyta Bartosiewicz i Majka Jeżowska oraz zespół Hey. Natomiast pierwsze platynowe płyty ZPAV przyznał tego samego dnia zespołom Maanam i Hey. Pierwszym polskim singlem certyfikowanym diamentem był utwór "Naucz mnie" Sarsy.

Kryteria

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Q: What if I keep forgetting so many words each time that my first stack is more that 20 cards?
A: Do just 20 cards and do not add more words. Remember that these are words that you chose as words you want to put in your long-term memory; complete the task before trying to add new words.
Q: What if the cards in box #3 are more than 20?
A: Go through all of them. And all of box #2 as well. Each day you should drill more than 20 words eventually, but you should not add more than 20 words.
Q: What do I do with all the words I have retired into box #4?
A: You choose. If you want to add a box #5 for permanently retired words, you could drill words from box #4 after a week or a month or whatever. The system is expandable.
Q: I can imagine that I will forget so many words that I will not be adding many new words to the system. What should I do?
A: If this is the case, you need to work on mnemonic devices that will help you to really get the words stuck in your brain. Take a little more time over the words from your first stack imagining ways to remember that specific word, and of course, make sure you are saying the words out loud!
Q: Do I need to keep my word cards in some kind of order?
A: No. In fact, it is good if they are not in any kind of order other than being in the right box.
Q: Isn't the memorizing work only half done? What about looking at definitions and trying to recall the Arabic? Don't I need the words in my active memory?
A: I am not sure you should use this tool to try to do everything. Actually there is a lot more vocabulary work to be done. You need to practice using the words correctly to finish the job. However, if you wanted to add another box for words you can produce in Arabic, you could. But you wouldn't want to send the forgotten words all the way back to your first stack! There is also the challenge of using the words in a grammatically correct way. In addition, there are many other related forms of words, and plurals, and collocations, and how the words are used in expressions. No, the vocabulary work has not finished once you send a word to box #4, but you have laid a foundation. Maybe that's enough for one learning tool.


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Introducing: Dizzy + their new song 'Sunflower'.
February 27, 2020 | by Shahlin Graves
Canadian band Dizzy have shared a new song, 'Sunflower', which was self-produced by the four-piece and their first new music since last year's 'Heavy' and 'Twist'.
The band released their debut album 'Baby Teeth' in 2018, and won the Juno Award for Alternative Album Of The Year at the 2019 Juno Awards.
About their new song, the band's Katie Munshaw says: "'Sunflower' is a three and a half minute 'snap out of it!' to myself when I'm feeling low, unconfident or not myself."
Watch a lyric video for 'Sunflower' below, as well as the music video for 'Twist'...
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...and a new bull market for the metal is beginning.
Fresh from releasing his exhaustive 230-page annual report titled In Gold We Trust, Ronald Stoerferle joins us to summarize his forecast for the yellow metal.
Stoerferle, an author of several books on Austrian economics and head of strategy and portofolio management at Incrementum AG, concludes that gold is extremely cheap right now in dollar terms. And he sees a new bull market beginning for the precious metal -- one likely to quickly build momentum as the next (and long overdue) financial market correction arrives.
We're at the beginning of a new stage of a bull market.
We've seen a massive correction with a big drawdown, but we're now seeing the Commitment of Traders report suggesting that there's been a washout. We're seeing that sentiment is really negative. We're seeing that nobody really cares about gold and mining stocks, and especially about silver. Silver is probably the biggest contrarian investment, though silver mining stocks are probably even more contrarian at the moment.
We all know that the herd behavior in the sector is getting more extreme. I think it has got to do with career risk in the financial industry, so nobody really wants to make a contrarian call. But once we go above this $1,360-$1,380 resistance, which is also the neckline of a large inverse head & shoulder formation, I think gold will hit $1,500, $1,600 pretty quickly.
The most important thing is: in comparison to all the monetary printing that we've seen in the last couple of years, gold got significantly cheaper. Gold, in monetary terms, is dirt cheap at the moment. We're basically at the same levels like in 1971 when it comes to the gold backing of the US dollar. So gold is a bargain at this level.
Of course, we need some sort of catalyst. I think one of the main catalysts will probably be recession fears coming up and the greater volatility in equity markets that's going to go hand in hand. And we'll see it sooner or later.
We should not forget that stocks have been trading at or close to the all-time highs, that real estate has been doing really well, that bond markets have been doing well, that cryptocurrencies have been kind of stealing the show, that people regained trust in the financial system, in banks, and even in politicians. Inflation is not a big concern at the moment. We're seeing rising rates and so on. Let's face it: those things are not an extremely positive environment for gold. But still, it's been doing pretty well.
If those headwinds become tailwinds, meaning that there will be some volatility kicking in in equity markets, that the bond markets start cracking, that people start losing trust in the system again -- early indications of which it looks like we may be seeing here in 2018 -- that's going to be the point in time when gold will pick up momentum big time.
And the other big thing is that the whole world is increasingly trying to diversify out of the US dollar. We're coming to a multipolar currency system sooner or later. That's a long process. This year we've seen the introduction of the oil futures in Shanghai -- that's a really big development -- volumes are enormous in Shanghai. Nobody would have expected that. And that's just another nail in the coffin of the US dollar.
And, of course, all those countries that are trying to avoid the US dollar in their trade, they are big holders of gold. So I think within the course of the next crisis, I think there's might chance of a revaluation of gold.
Click the play button below to listen to Chris' interview with Ronald Stoeferle (49m:22s).


The BiECO market was excellent. It was fantastic to see the BrisStyle team with new products specifically made for the eco market. Stall holders brought along vintage wares and items that were at least 50% recycled or repurposed. If you want to get your hands on a pair of 'upcycled' pigeons then comment here or on this post to win!
I walked away with a cool t-shirt scarf number from Kellie Christie and some serious heartburn from a vegan hotdog. My cards were a big hit, most who come along to these markets get the sense of humour.
I am off for a mini-break up a mountain so I won't be blogging for a few days. I am thinking of some new shapes - as people ask me for shapes I don't have all the time. Panda, poodle, bear, turtle etc. I am happy to do woodland creatures but I think I'll steer clear of the turtles and dolphins, they just remind me of growing up in a seaside tourist town. What creatures do you think I should make?
I will be back next week with a post on the wonderful place we are staying. Until then, enjoy the weekend!
love love your stuff... what about a possum?
Have you made any teapots??? I can't remember. Love my bunny brooch I bought yesterday, thanks so much for the shout out too :) Glad you love your necklace!
Love your blog! Etsy is amazing. Have you thought about a duck? Or a squirrel, what a pretty pretty tail... And a teapot would be so sweet!
I saw you as you were driving off with your man on Sat, is it a coincidence that he drives a brumby?
Oh yummo ... your stuff is so delish! I just bought myself a brooch off etsy Yay! ... Are you on facebook too?


…or be THINKING about getting a job. Students from The Holyoke Boys and Girls Club, Inc. – meet the students from Holyoke Community College (HCC).
The Holyoke Boys and Girls Club, Inc. and HCC students united through a Service Learning project offered by HCC's English 101 course.
To an elementary or middle school student, the future is bright. That message of encouragement is the foundation of this alliance.


Today's happy photo is kind of a cheat. I didn't take it today, I took it two days ago. And it's also not one photo, it's a series of photos.
Friday afternoon I was playing some music while I was working on something in my bedroom and a really fun song came on, Avicii Wake Me Up, which you can't help but dance to, and Shawn and Clarissa happened to be in the room and a spontaneous dance party ensued. They were dancing around the room and Clarissa was giggling and it was such a cute moment that I grabbed my camera to document it.
As I was looking at the photos later I realized that I took a few of them fast enough that if you put them all together you could make an animated gif out of them. I was going to do that on Friday but never got around to it, so I finally did it today.


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Australia – Long Awaited Privacy Reforms Commence.
Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012 (Cth)
Significant reforms to the way that Commonwealth agencies and organisations handle personal information in their possession commenced on 12 March 2014. The changes include:
new Australian Privacy Principles;
comprehensive credit reporting provisions;
a revised privacy and credit reporting code regime; and
new and increased enforcement powers for the Information Commissioner, along with new civil penalties.
Agencies and businesses need to ensure that they are compliant with the new requirements under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), by, among other things:
reviewing and updating their privacy policy;
reviewing their collecting, notification and complaints processes; and
checking their overseas disclosure practices.
After almost a decade of deliberating, the long awaited reforms under the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012 (Cth) commenced on 12 March 2014.
What's Changed?
The amendments to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) overhaul the existing privacy principles for Commonwealth agencies and organisations, introduce more comprehensive credit reporting provisions, increase the powers of the Information Commissioner to ensure compliance and introduce new civil penalties. This article focuses on the new Australian Privacy Principles.
The new law introduces a new, technology-neutral, definition for "personal information", which is now defined as information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable, regardless of whether the information or opinion is true or recorded in a material form.
The definition of "sensitive information" has also been amended slightly to extend to other forms of biometric information. Importantly, the restrictions on the collection and use of sensitive information are now binding on public sector agencies as well as organisations.
Organisations have since 2001 been obliged to have available a policy that sets out how they manage personal information, but under the reforms both agencies and organisations are required to have a clearly expressed and up to date privacy policy that contains the following information:
the kinds of personal information the entity collects and holds;
how it collects and holds personal information;
the purposes for collecting, holding, using and disclosing personal information;
how an individual can access information themselves, and seek corrections to this information;
how an individual can complain about a breach of an APP, and how the entity deals with such complaints;
whether the entity is likely to disclose personal information to overseas recipients; and
if so, the countries in which those recipients are likely to be located, if practicable.
Single Set Of Privacy Principles
The most significant change to the Privacy Act is the move to a single set of harmonised APPs that replace the two sets of principles that used to apply to agencies and to organisations. The new APPs now apply to both agencies and organisations (referred to as "APP entities"). While most of the requirements in the APPs are not new, they do provide for a much clearer and straight forward privacy protection framework.
Some of the key APPs are:
APP 1 sets up a new compliance framework for entities, requiring reasonable steps to be taken to implement practices, procedures and systems that ensure compliance with the APPs and any relevant binding code and enable entities to deal with inquiries or complaints. APP1 also sets out the requirements for a privacy policy, discussed above, and requires entities to take reasonable steps to make policies freely available.
APP 2 requires entities to give individuals the clear option to deal either anonymously or pseudonymously when dealing with that entity. The obligation is much broader that it was previously.
APP 3 sets out the requirements that entities must comply with when collecting personal information from individuals. Personal information should only be collected if it is reasonably necessary for one or more of the entity's functions or activities and should only be collected by a lawful and fair means. If reasonable and practicable to do so, an entity must collect personal information about an individual only from that individual and must not collect sensitive information unless the individual has consented and it is reasonably necessary for one or more of its functions or activities.
APP 4 sets out new requirements for the collection of unsolicited personal information. An entity must, within a reasonable period of receiving unsolicited information, determine whether it could have collected the information under APP 3. If it could have collected such information, then APP 3 applies as if the information was solicited. If not, then the entity must, as soon as it is practicable, but only if lawful and reasonable to do so, destroy or de-identify the information.
APP 5 provides that an entity must take reasonable steps to notify an individual at the time of, before or as soon as practicable after collection, of a number of matters. The matters include some not previously covered, such as notifying individuals that the entity's privacy policy explains the entity's complaints, access and correction procedures, notifying individuals about likely disclosure to overseas recipients, and, where an entity collects unsolicited personal information, the fact and circumstances of collection. This last requirement may require entities to reconfigure their databases in order to record this information.
APP 6 states that an entity must not use or disclose personal information for a purpose other than the primary purpose of collection, unless the individual has consented to the use or disclosure or an exception applies. A number of the exceptions that existed previously are now structured around "permitted general situations" that relate to specific circumstances in which the public interest outweighs individual privacy, such as where use or disclosure will prevent or lessen a serious threat to life, health or safety or where the entity suspects unlawful activity.
APP 7 covers the use of personal information for direct marketing outside of that covered by the Spam Act 2003 (Cth) and Do Not Call Register Act 2006 (Cth), and is significantly different to the requirements that existed previously. An organisation may only use personal information for direct marketing where it has collected the information from the individual, the individual would reasonably expect use or disclosure for that purpose, the organisation provides a simple opting out facility and the individual has not opted out. If no reasonable expectation of a marketing purpose exists or information was collected from a third party, it canbe used for marketing where an opt out facility is provided, the marketing clearly states that the individual can opt out and the individual has not done so.
APP 8, combined with a new section 16C, increases the accountability of entities by making them responsible in some circumstances for acts done by overseas recipients of personal information. Under APP 8, entities must take reasonable steps to ensure that overseas recipients do not breach the APPs, unless an exception applies. "Reasonable steps" may include entering into a contract with the overseas entity that requires it to comply with Australian privacy law. Exceptions include where an entity reasonably believes that the recipient is subject to a law or binding scheme that protects the information in a substantially similar way to the APPs and there are accessible enforcement mechanisms, and where an entity informs the individual that they will not be liable for the information once disclosed and receives consent on that basis.
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has stated that its focus over the next 12 months will be on working with agencies and organisations to ensure that the new requirements provided by the reforms are understood and that systems are in place to meet them.
In order to prepare for the changes, agencies and organisations should make sure that they have done the following:
Review your privacy policy and make sure that it is clearly updated to comply with the new minimum requirements and freely available to individuals, such as through your website;
Review your complaints processes and ensure that it enables you to deal with inquiries and complaints about your compliance with the new APPs;
Review your marketing consents and opt out statements and ensure that they comply with the requirements of the new direct marketing privacy principle;
Check your overseas disclosure practices, decide on your approach to managing risk, whether it be through indemnities or informed consents, ensure that you have procedures for tracking personal information once disclosed overseas and review any outsourcing agreements; and
Check your procedures for collecting personal information and make sure that these procedures cover the new notification requirements and provide systems for dealing with unsolicited information.
Tim Brookes, Partner, Ashurst
Sophie Dawson, Partner, Ashurst
Leah Jessup, Ashurst


Immaculately maintained one level home with open floor plan full of light with hardwood floors in living room, formal dining room, and hallway, spacious kitchen with eat-in area, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, spacious master suite with whirlpool tub and separate shower. Large, level private back yard with patio and located on cul de sac. Also fresh paint, updated light fixtures, new refrigerator, plus washer and dryer stay. This awesome home is in move in condition!!


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"You have cancer."
Following surgery, for a year I underwent weekly intravenous chemotherapy, washed down oral chemo pills every other week because they were too potent to handle more frequently, and struggled to maintain some sense of optimism, clinging to a belief that somehow all would come out OK in the end.
I kept up my daily work routine (I was serving as press secretary to Christie Whitman, the governor of New Jersey at the time), scheduling my chemo treatments for late Friday afternoons so my wife could drive me to the hospital and back home, where I'd spend the weekend staving off nausea and dealing with a fatigue so deep I'd fall asleep in the middle of College Football Saturday.
A few members of the media with whom I dealt on a regular basis knew what I was enduring, but treated me no differently or more gently than they did prior to my falling ill.
Aside from an occasional variation of "How ya doin'?" none of them pushed any further. For that, I'll always be grateful.
My physician counseled me that maintaining as normal a life as possible was a key ingredient in my recovery process and there were a bunch of statehouse reporters who contributed mightily — wittingly or not — to assuring as much normalcy as possible.
While my days for the most part were full and my mind occupied fairly constantly, many nights were very, very long. When sleep wouldn't come, it was impossible to ignore what did show up — worry and fear in varying degrees, concern for my wife who'd married me less than three years before, and trying to figure the odds of making it through.
Far too often, in the darkness, I stared at the red numerals on the bedside clock, watching as 2:30 turned to 2:31, then 2:32, hoping exhaustion would ultimately win out.
While physicians and nurses provided their expertise and skill, and while family and friends gave their support and encouragement, it is in the end a solitary struggle. It comes down to you versus it, an "it" that's always there, occasionally dim but at other times overwhelming.
The understanding that there's no cure for cancer — always something of an abstract notion before — becomes frighteningly clear in this circumstance.
The "it" that I spent a year fighting wasn't ever going to go away with any sense of finality. There's no difference between conquering and settling for a draw. I don't have cancer now, but there's no guarantee it won't return. It might be difficult to accept that, but the "why me" feeling that accompanied my original diagnosis was just as hard to take.
I don't plan a celebration for my 20-year anniversary. Enjoying family like any other day will be more than sufficient.
It's been, after all, 240 months, 1,040 weeks, 7,300 days, and 175,200 hours. But, hey, who's counting? I consider all of them milestones and measures of success.
Carl Golden is a senior contributing analyst with the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University.
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I have a chap coming over to chop down some trees.. Unfortunately the apple tree has to come down.. It's been overtaken by the ivy.. The apples have never really been good enough for eating.. The neighbours tree always seems to yield great apples.. I get apple envy..
Anyways.. When you have nice people coming over to help you out then the minimum you must do is provide a breakfast.. Or a spot of lunch dependent on the time of day I suppose..
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Well, I'd have chopped down your trees if I knew you were making all that!
Thanks! Perhaps you could come do the hedges?
I always feel sad when trees have to come down even though most of the time it is for the best – Even the hound was looking mournful!! I hope you are going to replace it with something more fruitful when it does finally come down? Saussies looking very good as do the beans!
Always makes me sad too ..x the breakfast was good though.. Although was a bit disappointed he didn't want fried bread… Was looking forward to that!


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Home » Information » Popular Shinto Symbols and What They Mean
Popular Shinto Symbols and What They Mean
Humans as a Symbol of the Kami
Animals as Symbols of the Kami
Natural Objects as Symbols of Kami
Shrine Buildings and Structures
Equipment and The Sacred Vessels
Shrine Crests
The ancient religion of Japan, Shinto, also known as Kami-no-Michi, can be translated as the way of the gods.
At the core of the Shinto religion is the belief in the forces of nature called kami, meaning the sacred spirits or divine beings that exist in all things. According to Shinto beliefs, kami resides in mountains, waterfalls, trees, rocks, and all the other things in nature, including people, animals, and ancestors.
The universe is filled with these sacred spirits, and they are also seen as the Shinto deities.
When considering the Shinto symbols, the distinction should be made between the two types:
The Symbols of The Kami – This includes men, animals, objects of nature, sacred vessels, crests, charms, and others.
The Symbols of The Faith – This group of symbols includes Shinto equipment and structures, sacred music, dances, ceremonies, and offerings.
In this article, we will dive into some of the most notable Shinto symbols, of both categories, and take a closer look at their origins and meanings.
The original symbolic meaning and use of these symbols has either been greatly altered or lost. However, these figures played an important part in Shinto and are considered to be a connecting link expressing the people's love towards kami.
According to modern scholars, the ancient Japanese society was mainly matriarchic. It was common to have female rulers and leaders. The superior position of women in their society is indisputable because of the position they held in Shinto. Some women were at the center of the kami worship and were called Miko, which means the child of the kami.
Only women considered the purest could become Miko, and they partook in sacred food offerings, which was the most divine act in Shinto rites.
Today, the Miko are merely assistants to the priests and shrine maidens, selling postcards, charms, performing sacred dances, and serving teas to the guests. Their robe and position are just the relics of the original Miko.
Kannushi
After the matriarchic period had passed, men assumed the leading roles in Shinto. Miko or the priestesses of kami were replaced by Kannushi, meaning shrine caretaker or the one who offers prayers.
As the name suggests, Kannushi was a priest who was thought to possess special powers over the world of spirits. They were also believed to be the representative or the substitute of kami.
Hitotsu Mono
Hitotsu mono refers to a child riding a horse ahead of the shrine's processions. The child, usually a boy, chosen for this position, purifies his body seven days before the festival. On the day of the festival, a priest would read magic formulas until the child falls into a trance.
It was believed that during this state, the child summons prophets. In some cases, the child was replaced by gohei or a doll on a horse saddle. The hitotsu mono represented the sacred spirit or kami dwelling in a human body.
In early Shinto, it was believed that animals were the messengers of the kami, most commonly doves, deer, crows, and foxes. Typically, each kami would have one animal as a messenger, but some had two or more.
The Hachiman Dove
In Japanese mythology, Hachiman was worshiped as the divine protector of Japan and the god of war. He was also honored as the god of agriculture by peasants and fishermen.
The Hachiman dove is the symbolic representation and the messenger of this deity, the so-called Hachiman, or the God of Eight Banners.
The Kumano Crow
The three-legged crow is depicted at various shrine locations, including the Abeno Oji Shrine on the Kumano road and the Yatagarasu Jinja in Nara.
The legend of Yatagarasu, or the crow-god, says that a crow was sent from heaven to guide the Emperor Jimmu on his journey from Kumano to Yamato. Based on this legend, the Japanese interpreted the crow as the symbol of guidance and the divine intervention in human affairs.
The famous charms of Kumano Gongen depicting the crow are still offered today.
The Kasuga Deer
The symbol of the kami of Kasuga Shrine in Nara is the deer. The legend says that the Fujiwara family asked the kami of Hiraoka, Katori, and Kashima to urgently come to Kasugano and find a shrine there, after the capital moved to Nara.
Allegedly, the kami went to Kasugano riding a deer, and since then, deer were honored as the messengers and symbols of Kasuga. These animals were regarded as so sacred that Emperor Nimmei issued an edict forbidding deer hunting in the Kasuga precincts. It was a crime punishable by death.
The deer remained a symbol of spiritual superiority and authority. They are also symbols of regeneration because of the ability of their antlers to grow back after they fall off.
The Inari Fox
Foxes are worshiped as kami and are the messengers of the rice-god, Inari. The kami of food, specifically grains, is the chief deity of Inari shrines. Therefore, the Inari fox is the symbol of fertility and rice. Foxes are often seen at the entrances of shrines as guardians and protectors and are considered to be the sign of good luck.
Since ancient times, the Japanese regarded natural objects of extraordinary appearance as the forces of nature and divine manifestations. Mountains have often been looked upon with a certain awe and respect and were the common objects of worship. Small shrines can often be found at the summit of mountain peaks. Similarly, unusually formed rocks and trees are also seen as the dwelling places of the kami.
The Sakaki Tree
Since nature worship is an essential part of Shintoism, the sacred trees, called shinboku, play an important role in kami worship.
Unquestionably, the Sakaki tree is the most common Shinto tree symbol. These evergreens, native to Japan, are usually planted around shrines as a sacred fence and divine protection. Sakaki branches decorated with mirrors often serve to demonstrate the godly power and are used to purify a ritual site.
Since the Sakaki trees are evergreen, they are also seen as the symbol of immortality.
Generally, all trees of a magnificent appearance, size, and age are revered throughout Japan.
The simple and straight lines of the shrine structures and buildings of Shinto are said to retain the perfect charm of nature, and it's believed that they mark the boundaries of the residing place of the kami.
Torri
The most recognizable Shinto symbols are the awe-inspiring gates at the entrances of the shrines. These two-post gateways, called Torri, are made of either wood or metal andhave deep religious significance.
These gates stand on their own or are incorporated in the sacred fence called kamigaki. The Torri is seen as a barrier, separating the kami's sacred dwelling place from the outside world full of pollution and distress.
They are also regarded as a spiritual gateway. A shrine can only be approached through the Torri which cleanses and purifies the visitor of the pollution from the outside world.
Many of them are painted in either vibrant orange or red. In Japan, these colors represent the sun and life, and it's believed that they remove bed omens and negative energy. Only a clean soul that passed through these gates can get closer to the kami that lives inside the shrine.
Many articles are used for conducting Shinto worship and rituals. These include tokens of the kami or decorations that are called sacred vessels or seikibutsu.
These articles are considered sacred and are inseparable from Shinto. Here are some of the most significant ones:
Himorogi
Himorogi, or the divine enclosure, consists of a Sakaki tree branch decorated with paper stripes, hemp, and sometimes mirrors, and is usually fenced in.
Originally, it signified sacred trees that protected the kami or a place where the kami dwelt. It was thought that they captured the sun's energy and were called The Sacred Trees of Life. Today, himorogi are the altars or the sacred places used in ceremonies to invoke the kami.
Tamagushi
Tamagushi is a small branch of an evergreen tree, most commonly Sakaki, with zigzag paper stripes or red and white cloth attached to its leaves. It's used in Shinto ceremonies as offerings of the people's hearts and spirits to the kami.
The evergreen branch represents our connection to nature. The zigzag white rice paper or shide represents the spirits and the connection to the spiritual world. And the red and white cloth, called asa, was considered sacred fiber, representing the formal dressing of the spirits and hearts before the offering to the kami.
Therefore, tamagushi symbolizes both our hearts and spirits and the connection to the physical and spiritual world.
Shide
The Japanese believed that they could summon the kami within the trees, so they would attach pieces of paper called shide to serve as a guidance for kami.
The lightening-shaped zigzag white paper is commonly found at the entrances of shrines today, as well as inside the shrines to mark the borders of a sacred place. Sometimes they are attached to wands, called gohei, and used in purification ceremonies.
There are different meanings behind the shide's zigzag shape. They resemble white lightening and are thought to represent the infinite divine power. The shape also suggests the elements for a good harvest, such as lightning, clouds, and rain. In this context, shide was used in the prayers to the gods for a fruitful harvest season.
Shimenawa
Shimenawa is a twisted straw rope to which shide, or zigzag folded paper, is usually attached. Etymologically, it stems from the words shiri, kume, and nawa, which can be interpreted as off-limits.
Therefore, the rope was used to indicate boundaries or barriers, used to distinguish and separate the sacred world from the secular, and prevent its pollution. It can be found in shrines in front of the altars, Torri, and around sacred vessels and structures. It's used to fend off evil spirits and as a protection of the holy space.
Mirror, Sword, and Jewels
These are known as Sanshu-no-Jingi, or the three sacred treasures, and are the common Imperial Emblems of Japan.
The mirror, also known as Yata-no-Kagami, was considered holy and a symbol of Amaterasu, the sun goddess. Japanese believed that the imperial families are direct descendants of Amaterasu's lineage. It was thought that the evil spirits were afraid of mirrors. Due to its virtue to reflect everything without fail, it was considered to be the source of honesty becauseit couldn't hide good or bad, right or wrong.
The sword, or Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, was considered to possess divine powers and was a symbol of protection against the evil spirits. Due to its features such as determination and sharpness, it was thought to be the source of wisdom and the kami's true virtue.
The curved jewels, also known as Yasakani-no-Magatama, are Shinto talismans symbolizing good fortune and evil repellent. Their shape resembles an embryo or a mother's womb. Therefore, they were also the symbols of the blessing of a new child, prosperity, longevity, and growth.
As a token of respect, offerings were regarded as a universal language manifesting people's good intentions to the kami. Offerings were made for many reasons, including requests, prayers for future blessings, removing a curse, and absolving from wrongdoings and impurities.
There are two types of offerings: shinsen (food offerings), and heihaku (meaning cloth and referring to clothing, jewels, weapons, and others).
Shinsen
Food and drink offerings to the kami usually include sake, rice, cake, fish, meat, fruits, vegetables, candy, salt, and water. These foods are prepared with special care and are consumed after the ceremony by both priests and worshipers.
These offerings represent a positive contribution and are the symbols of good luck, prosperity, and long life.
Heihaku
Since cloth was considered the most valuable object in the primitive Japanese society, heihaku became the primary offering to the kami. It usually consisted of either hemp (asa) or silk (kozo). Due to their great value, these offerings were a token of the worshipers' highest respect toward the kami.
Shrine crests, also known as shinmon, are emblems depicting different traditions, history, and deities connected to a particular shrine. They are usually of a circular shape enriched by grains, phonetics, blossoms, and other motifs associated with a shrine's tradition.
Many shrines use tomoe, or swirling commas, as their crest. Tomo was a piece of armor that protected the warrior's right elbow from arrows. For this reason, tomoe was adopted as the crest of Hachiman shrines, and was particularly appreciated by samurai. Its shape resembled swirling water, and as such, it was also considered to be protection against fire.
There is a wide variety of tomoe, featuring two, three, and more commas in the design. But the triple swirl tomoe, also known as Mitsu-tomoe, is most commonly associated with Shinto, and represents the intertwining of the three realms – earth, heaven, and the underworld.
Although it's a long list, the symbols covered in this article are just a fraction of the rich Shinto tradition. No matter the religion, everybody who has respect for nature and environment is welcome in these beautiful shrines saturated with charming artifacts of vivid symbolism and history. Shinto shrines are places that bring deep spirituality, inner harmony, and calming energy to everyone who visits, from the magical Torri gate to the sacred temple itself.