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<?php

namespace Proj\Base\Entity;

use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
use Proj\BussinesTrip\Entity\TripUser;
use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\UserInterface;

/**
 * User
 *
 * @ORM\Table(name="user", indexes={@ORM\Index(name="email", columns={"email"})})
 * @ORM\Entity
 */
class User implements UserInterface, \Serializable {

    //=====================================================
    //== Konstanty ========================================
    //=====================================================

    const COLUMN_EMAIL = 'email';
    const COLUMN_PASSWD = 'passwd';
    const COLUMN_NAME = 'name';
    const COLUMN_SURNAME = 'surname';
    const COLUMN_STATUS = 'status';
    const COLUMN_ROLE = 'role';
    const COLUMN_ADDRESS = 'address';

    const STATUS_ACTIVE = 1;
    const STATUS_DELETED = 2;

    const STATUS_ACTIVE_TRANS = 'vehicle.status.1';
    const STATUS_DELETED_TRANS = 'vehicle.status.2';

    const ROLE_USER = 'ROLE_USER';
    const ROLE_ACCOUNTANT = 'ROLE_ACCOUNTANT';
    const ROLE_ADMIN = 'ROLE_ADMIN';

    //=====================================================
    //== ORM ==============================================
    //=====================================================

    /**
     * @var integer
     *
     * @ORM\Column(name="id", type="integer", nullable=false)
     * @ORM\Id
     * @ORM\GeneratedValue(strategy="IDENTITY")
     */
    private $id;

    /**
     * @var string
     *
     * @ORM\Column(name="passwd", type="string", length=40, nullable=false)
     */
    private $passwd;

    /**
     * @var string
     *
     * @ORM\Column(name="name", type="string", length=40, nullable=true)
     */
    private $name;

    /**
     * @var string
     *
     * @ORM\Column(name="surname", type="string", length=40, nullable=true)
     */
    private $surname;

    /**
     * @var string
     * @ORM\Column(name="email", type="string", length=100, nullable=false, unique=true)
     */
    private $email;

    /**
     * @var int
     * @ORM\Column(name="status", type="integer")
     */
    private $status;

    /**
     * @var string
     * @ORM\Column(name="role", type="string", length=100, nullable=false)
     */
    private $role;

    /**
     * @var string
     * @ORM\Column(name="address", type="string", length=255, nullable=true)
     */
    private $address;

    /**
     * @var ArrayCollection|TripUser[]
     * @ORM\OneToMany(targetEntity="Proj\BussinesTrip\Entity\TripUser", mappedBy="user", cascade={"persist"})
     */
    protected $tripUsers;

    public static $statusList = [
        self::STATUS_ACTIVE => self::STATUS_ACTIVE_TRANS,
        self::STATUS_DELETED => self::STATUS_DELETED_TRANS
    ];

    //=====================================================
    //== Konstruktor ======================================
    //=====================================================

    /**
     *
     */
    public function __construct() {
        $this->roles = new ArrayCollection();
        $this->accessTemplateUsers = new ArrayCollection();
        $this->tripUsers = new ArrayCollection();
    }

    //=====================================================
    //== Set/Get ==========================================
    //=====================================================

    /**
     * Get id
     *
     * @return integer
     */
    public function getId() {
        return $this->id;
    }

    /**
     * Set passwd
     *
     * @param string $passwd
     * @return User
     */
    public function setPasswd($passwd) {
        $this->passwd = $passwd;
        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get passwd
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getPasswd() {
        return $this->passwd;
    }

    /**
     * Set name
     *
     * @param string $name
     * @return User
     */
    public function setName($name) {
        $this->name = $name;
        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get name
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getName() {
        return (string) $this->name;
    }

    /**
     * Set surname
     *
     * @param string $surname
     * @return User
     */
    public function setSurname($surname) {
        $this->surname = $surname;
        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get surname
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getSurname() {
        return (string) $this->surname;
    }

    /**
     * @param string $email
     */
    public function setEmail($email) {
        $this->email = $email;
    }

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    public function getEmail()  {
        return $this->email;
    }

    /**
     * @return int
     */
    public function getStatus() {
        return $this->status;
    }

    /**
     * @param int $status
     */
    public function setStatus($status) {
        $this->status = $status;
    }

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    public function getRole() {
        return $this->role;
    }

    /**
     * @param string $role
     */
    public function setRole($role) {
        $this->role = $role;
    }

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    public function getAddress() {
        return $this->address;
    }

    /**
     * @param string $address
     */
    public function setAddress($address) {
        $this->address = $address;
    }

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    public function getFullName() {
        return ($this->surname || $this->name) ? $this->surname . ' ' . $this->name : $this->email;
    }

    /**
     * @return ArrayCollection|\Proj\BussinesTrip\Entity\TripUser[]
     */
    public function getTripUsers() {
        return $this->tripUsers;
    }

    /**
     * @param ArrayCollection|\Proj\BussinesTrip\Entity\TripUser[] $tripUsers
     */
    public function setTripUsers($tripUsers) {
        $this->tripUsers = $tripUsers;
    }

    /**
     * @return bool
     */
    public function isRoleUser() {
        return $this->getRole() == self::ROLE_USER;
    }

    /**
     * @return bool
     */
    public function isRoleAccountant() {
        return $this->getRole() == self::ROLE_ACCOUNTANT;
    }

    /**
     * @return bool
     */
    public function isRoleAdmin() {
        return $this->getRole() == self::ROLE_ADMIN;
    }

    //=====================================================
    //== Security =========================================
    //=====================================================

    /**
     * (PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)

     * String representation of object
     *
     * @link http://php.net/manual/en/serializable.serialize.php
     * @return string the string representation of the object or null
     */
    public function serialize() {
        return serialize([
            $this->id,
            $this->email,
            $this->passwd,
            // see section on salt below
            // $this->salt,
        ]);
    }

    /**
     * (PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)

     * Constructs the object
     *
     * @link http://php.net/manual/en/serializable.unserialize.php
     *
     * @param string $serialized

     *                           The string representation of the object.
     *

     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function unserialize($serialized) {
        list (
            $this->id,
            $this->email,
            $this->passwd,
            // see section on salt below
            // $this->salt
            ) = unserialize($serialized);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the roles granted to the user.
     *
     * public function getRoles()
     * {
     *     return array('ROLE_USER');
     * }
     *
     * Alternatively, the roles might be stored on a ``roles`` property,
     * and populated in any number of different ways when the user object
     * is created.
     *
     * @return string[] The user roles
     */
    public function getRoles() {
        return [$this->getRole()];
    }

    /**
     * Returns the password used to authenticate the user.
     * This should be the encoded password. On authentication, a plain-text
     * password will be salted, encoded, and then compared to this value.
     *
     * @return string The password
     */
    public function getPassword() {
        return $this->getPasswd();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the salt that was originally used to encode the password.
     * This can return null if the password was not encoded using a salt.
     *
     * @return string|null The salt
     */
    public function getSalt() {
        // you *may* need a real salt depending on your encoder
        // see section on salt below
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the username used to authenticate the user.
     *
     * @return string The username
     */
    public function getUsername() {
        return $this->email;
    }

    /**
     * Removes sensitive data from the user.
     * This is important if, at any given point, sensitive information like
     * the plain-text password is stored on this object.
     */
    public function eraseCredentials() {}

    //=====================================================
    //== toString =========================================
    //=====================================================

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    public function __toString() {
        return $this->id . ' ' . $this->email . '(' . $this->name . ' ' . $this->surname . ')';
    }
}

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The South China Sea is once again rapidly becoming a major point of contention between Washington and Beijing, with both sides refusing to back down.
Asserting that the American vessels entered China's territorial waters "without the permission of the Chinese government," the Chinese Ministry of National Defense explained that the Chinese military "immediately dispatched warships to identify and inspect the American ships according to law, and warned them to depart." This claim has not been verified.
Nonetheless, China clearly intends to pursue a more confrontational approach. "The Chinese army is determined to strengthen the preparations for sea and air combat readiness, raise the level of defense, defend national sovereignty and security," a defense ministry spokesman revealed.
In recent months, China has dramatically bolstered its military presence in the South China Sea.
China dispatched heavy bombers to contested territories in the region in mid-May. "A division of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) recently organized multiple bombers, such as the H-6K, to conduct take-off and landing training on islands and reefs in the South China Sea in order to improve our ability to 'reach all territory, conduct strikes at any time and strike in all directions,'" China's air force said in an official statement.
China always asserts that its actions are defensive in nature, arguing that the deployment of various weapons systems do not constitute "militarization" and are, therefore, not a violation of past agreements. "Those who do not intend to be aggressive have no need to be worried," Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in response to questions about the recent missile deployments.
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It is, however, unclear if U.S. actions can successfully reverse current trends in the South China Sea given China's level of entrenchment. An international arbitration tribunal rejected Beijing's claims to the South China Sea in 2016, the U.S. has been conducting FONOPS since 2015, and various international bodies have attempted to put pressure on China for its assertive behavior at sea, yet China is still moving to dominate the region.
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From Ultimate to Disc Golf: Form Follows Function [Pt. 2]
Stop stepping out.
March 4, 2020 by James Bress in Other with 0 comments
Christian Foster pulling in the semifinal of 2016 Club Championships. He's a great disc golfer. Photo: Paul Andris — UltiPhotos.com
This is part two in our series on learning to play disc golf as an ultimate player. The series is presented by Innova Discs, the Choice of Champions!
In ultimate and in disc golf, form follows function.
When I learned to play ultimate at Amherst Regional High School, coach Tiina Booth would start practices by having all of us stand in parallel lines 10 yards apart facing each other. She would call out "Inside-out1 backhands!" or "Flat forehands!" and watch as we cycled through a variety of throws and angles. Over and over again I'd hear, "Step out!" as in, when throwing a right-handed backhand, pivot out to the left, perpendicular from the receiver, and release low and away from your body. That was the form. The function was to break a mark.
When Brent and I were throwing in that lacrosse field, that was how we were throwing. As daylight shortened going into October, we would find ourselves back at his house earlier in the evening and we'd fill the extra time watching disc golf tournament footage he'd found on YouTube.
At some point, it dawned on me, while watching players throw their approach shots, that disc golfers were standing straight up. Their feet weren't split away from each other: they were aligned towards the target, almost like a batter's stance. It seems silly now, but it was a revelation at the time: there's no mark to break! In disc golf, there is no function in stepping out the way I had been trained to do, the way my muscle memory wanted me to do. Similarly, I noticed how their "swings" would carry the disc through close to their chests, as opposed to the extended-arm release necessary to avoid getting blocked by a mark. They weren't throws. They were pulls.
The next few times out at the lacrosse field, I tried to implement some of these changes. Instead of breaking a mark, I was pulling. Suddenly, my cleats were clunky, catching in the ground as I tried to slide my right foot forward and churning into the grass as my follow-through momentum tried to spin me around my toes. Even so, the discs were suddenly flying straighter and longer before crashing out to the left.
The same philosophy works on the forehand side, too. Think of Mike Grant dropping 80-yard flick pulls into the back corner (I don't care if Brodie Smith is the more contemporary reference: Grant was a god when I was in high school). His body wasn't open towards the field when he did so; it was closed like a baseball swing, facing the sideline.
Here's the second tip for ultimate players picking up disc golf: Don't throw golf discs; pull them. I'll have more to say about disc selection, release angle, and all that stuff coming up, but, for now, let's take it one thing at a time. Stand up straight and keep tinkering for a flat flight. I'm confident in you; every field session you put in will reveal some tips you'll figure out on your own.
hyzer ↩
James Bress
James is a contributor at Ultiworld Disc Golf. He played Ultimate from 2000-2015 for the Amherst HS Hurricanes, UMass ZooDisc, New Noise, Capitol Punishment, and Dark or Light. Now he plays disc golf for Team Wick (4x NETC champs) out of Wickham Park in Manchester, CT. One time he hit a tournament ace on camera. Despite that, he has not quit his day job as a high school teacher. Send questions and comments to bress.james@gmail.com. See what tournaments he's playing at his PDGA player page #84048.
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Wealth-X index show ultra-rich philanthropy on increase
By Melanie May
The UK's wealthiest people are some of the top givers globally, according to a report on ultra-wealthyphilanthropy by Wealth-X. Wealth-X records more than 211,000 ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals globally with at least US$30 million in net assets, and theRead more…
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Why This Data Nerd Isn't Sold On Effective Altruism
By Andrew Means
The Effective Altruism cadre wants to tell you where to donate your money. They claim these recommendations are based on rationality, effectiveness, and efficiency and that any thinking person would agree with their rankings. It is easy to believe theyRead more…
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Why the SDGs matter
By Heather Grady, Bhekinkosi Moyo and Sevdalina Rukan
One of the most important shifts in international cooperation of the last 50 years will take place in January, as the 15-year-old Millennium Development Goals campaign comes to an end and a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) comeRead more…
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The laboratory for philanthropy
By Chris Carnie
I am just back from the annual European Venture Philanthropy Associationconference, this year in Madrid. I have attended most of the organisation's fifteen conferences – because venture philanthropy is at the cutting edge of all of Europe's philanthropy. The conference isRead more…
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U.S. Foundation Funding for Africa: 2015 Edition
By Steven Lawrence, Anna Koob, Niamani Mutima
U.S. foundations made grants totaling nearly $1.5 billion focused on Africa in 2012. This represented 25 percent of foundations' international giving, up from 14 percent in 2002. Produced by Foundation Center in cooperation with Africa Grantmakers' Affinity Group, this first-everRead more…
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Innovating Times For Asian Philanthropy
By Rob John
Wealth is being created across Asia Pacific with unprecedented speed. There are now more high net worth individuals in Asia than in either North America or Europe. Economic development is creating huge middle classes in emerging economies like India, Indonesia,Read more…
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Income Inequality Makes Rich People Stingier
By John Tozzi
A new study found wealthy people in states with skewed income scales were less generous. If Charles Dickens's Victorian London had more income equality, Ebenezer Scrooge wouldn't have been such a miser. That's the implication of new research that suggests inequality makes wealthyRead more…
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Tending to the Roots: Why the biggest difference you can make may be on your doorstep
By Lewis Garland
Who do we give to and why? In practice, giving is driven by emotions as much as any cost-benefit analysis. Consequently, the groups that usually benefit are those making headlines, those people have personal affiliations to or sadly, those whichRead more…
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Philanthropy's New Frontier—Impact Investing
By Michael Etzel
Impact investing, which promises both financial returns and intentional, measurable social returns, is attracting more and more money—most of it from private investors. Foundations are hard-wired for social purpose and would seem to be natural candidates for impact investing, butRead more…
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Giving Back to India
By Rohit Menezes, Sonali Madia Patel, & Daniel Pike
On a September evening in 2014, more than 600 Americans of Indian origin gathered with friends at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City for a gala to raise money for Pratham, one of the largest NGOs in India.Read more…
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Jan. 26, 2013 – Kreb's Field Dedicated in Birmingham
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on February 2, 2013
On January 26th, the Birmingham Rugby club, known as the Vulcans,l commemorated the official renaming of its home field at Erskine Ramsay Park in honor of Alfred E. "Eddie" Krebs. Eddie, who succumbed to cancer in 2012, was the youngest of the six Krebs brothers, who founded the club in 1967. The renaming of Krebs Field, officially approved by the Birmingham City Council, was observed with a ceremony at 11:30 on Saturday prior to the club's season opening match. The ceremony was attended by Eddie's brothers Chris, Mark, Van, Tom and Paul and other surviving family members and friends as well as City Councilwoman Valerie Abbott, Park and Recreation Board members, and current and former officers, coaches and players for the Vulcans.
Following the ceremony, Eddie's legacy was celebrated with the Vulcans opening their spring season against the Chattanooga Rugby Club.
http://www.rugbyrugby.com/news/by_country/u_s/7008362/birmingham_rugby_dedicates_krebs_field
The following information was copied from the above article on the RugbyRugby website.
Info about Alfred Edward Krebs (Ed):
Ed was born in Birmingham, Alabama August 16, 1951.
After a brief battle with cancer, Ed passed away in Birmingham on July 28, 2012.
Ed and his brothers founded the Birmingham Rugby Club in 1967.
Ed's playing days with Birmingham were much more and longer than any of the other Krebs brothers, playing virtually every position for 18 years.
Ed participated in the club in one form or another for all 47 years of its history. Those years he did not play he was involved with the team as an officer, supporter or active participant in the after match parties.
Ed used his engineering and construction background to support the field design and maintenance for regular matches and tournaments. He worked tirelessly to improve and upgrade the Rugby field. Many was the night he was found watering the grass or replacing lights.
Ed Krebs was the one who carried the Rugby club's responsibilities to support the Birmingham community.
As Birmingham Rugby's Recruitment Director and PR Director, Ed was blind to peoples' ethnicities, color, and any other differences during a period when that could have created issues in Birmingham and the Deep South. Ed opened the door for Birmingham Rugby to be a racially barrier free community and ensured that it never closed.
Community Service: Ed contributed his time to several charitable organizations including the Salvation Army, YMCA events, and several theater groups. He especially enjoyed utilizing his culinary skills in preparing a low country boil for the Jimmie Hale Mission residents. He was often in attendance of various Arts association funraising events.
Ed received his BA from UAB where he was an active member of the theater arts and foreign affairs programs with the latter leading to various special assignments associated with the U.S. Government in the Middle East as a specialist in Arabic affairs.
Info about the club:
Early History:
Birmingham Rugby is one of the oldest continuous rugby clubs in the South. It was founded in 1967 by the Krebs Brothers. The six brothers are Chris, Ed, Mark, Tom, Paul, and Van.
The original name of the team was the Birmingham Parkers. The team was named after the Birmingham Park and Recreation Board because of the tremendous amount of support the board provided, along with Mayor George Seibels.
One particular event that quickly raised popularity was the halftime entertainment of the August 8, 1970 exhibition match between the New York Jets (with Joe Namath) and Buffalo Bills (with OJ Simpson) at Legion Field. The Birmingham Parkers and the Memphis Rugby Club entertained the crowd of 55,000 with a hard hitting bloody battle. About that game Van Krebs wrote, "It is my remembrance that when we took the field for an abbreviated match (10-13 minutes), the fans had no idea of who we were and what the sport was. Approximately 20 minutes later, the fans were roaring and then booing the Pro players who were trying to take the field. The pros had been out of the locker room long enough to watch us and that was when Emerson Boozer said to me "You guys really play that s#!+ for free?" The fans continue to cheer the rugby players and boo the pros. We had quite a few people join the club in the week to follow." Birmingham won that abbreviated match 5-0.
Early Accolades: Won the Duke University seven-a-side tournament three years in a row (1967 – 1969). Won every seven-a-side match for a three year period.
Former Football Stars: Some notable University of Alabama and Auburn University football players to later play for Birmingham Rugby are Tom Somerville, Lou Green, and Wayne Owen. Countless others played college football before playing for Birmingham Rugby. In fact, Tom Krebs and Van Krebs both played football at the University of Virginia.
Recent History and Present:
Part of USA Rugby, which is explained below.
USA Rugby is an official member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the International Rugby Board (IRB).
There are over 450,000 players from 2588 teams registered with USA Rugby; including over 67,000 high school students.
The current structure of USA Rugby comprises seven Territorial Unions (TU) and 34 Local Area Unions (LAU) that compete for regional and National Championships.
Members: The Birmingham Rugby Club Foundation is a 501c3 organization with about 66 active members, including players, coaches, and administrators. Although retired players are not all considered active members, many of them are still active in supporting the club. There are countless retired players and some are still involved in some capacity. No experience is necessary to join. The age range of players currently is 18 to 38, but we have had players participate in their 50s.
Women: The club had a women's team from around 2000 until 2003 and we are hoping to recruit enough to form a women's team again.
UAB: The club helped start a UAB team in 2011. That club currently has about 35 members. They play teams such as MTSU, Alabama, JSU, Auburn, Lee University, Murray State, etc.
Competition: Birmingham competes against teams across the Southeastern United States and beyond. Frequent opponents include Nashville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Atlanta, Mobile, Huntsville, Montgomery, Pensacola, Panama City, Columbus, Ga, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, …
Accolades: As far as recent history, Birmingham is the reigning state champion after winning back to back championships in 2011 and 2012. Birmingham also made it to the USA Rugby South playoffs in 1999, 2000, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. In 2000 Birmingham advanced all the way to the USA South Finals and in 2012 the USA South Final 4.
Community Service: Birmingham Rugby is proud to give back to the community by regularly teaming up with organizations such a the Exchange Club Family Skills Center and by raising money for charities including United Cerebral Palsy and Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for fighting childhood cancer.
Youth: 2013 will be the fourth year of Youth Flag Rugby and the second year of High School Rugby in Birmingham. Currently there are not enough High School players to compete as one school vs. another. One of our biggest goals for the near future is to grow the popularity of High School Rugby to a level that allows for an interschool league in the Birmingham area and beyond.
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Curtis Foster wants Shoreham to 'come back stronger' after he tasted a first defeat in charge.
Foster branded Mussels' efforts 'unacceptable' in the 3-0 home SCFL Premier Division defeat to Crawley Down Gatwick.
That was the first time that Shoreham's recently appointed manager had been beaten in four games at the helm.
Before the loss against Crawley Down, Foster had drawn two and won the other of his opening three matches – without conceding a goal.
However, they were handed a reality check and the Shoreham boss knows improvement must now be made moving forward.
Mussels slipped a place to 16th following the loss. They find themselves just three points above third from bottom Little Common and Foster is concerned after tasting a first defeat at the club.
He said: "It was a huge test for us and we came up short.
"For 90 minutes we performed at an unacceptable level.
"Myself and the group know we need to be better if we want to survive.
"We have had three good results and a poor day at the office. We will learn from it and come back stronger.
"We have created chances, we just need to start being clinical.
Shoreham faced a massive task after going two goals behind inside 15 minutes against Crawley Down.
Oli Leslie got the opener on seven minutes then added another to double Down's advantage five minutes later.
It was all but over on the hour when Michael Wood made it 3-0.
Wood went from hero to villain for the visitors as he was given his marching orders by referee Robert King 15 minutes from time.
There was no way back for Shoreham, though. Defender Lee Denyer was then dismissed after receiving a second yellow card minutes from the end to cap a day to forget for Foster's men.
And the standard of officiating in the contest was another area of frustration for the Shoreham boss.
"The officiating was appalling, both ways.
Shoreham make the short trip to rivals Lancing as they look to get back on track on Saturday.
n Shoreham are searching for a youth development manager.
Working alongside co-chairman Gaz Newton, the role will involve all areas within the youth set-up at the club and making sure coaches get the support required.


Secret Garden is an award winning Irish-Norwegian duo playing New Instrumental Music, also understood by some as Neo-classical music.
Secret Garden features the Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry and the Norwegian composer/pianist Rolf Løvland. The duo has sold over 3 million albums and won the Eurovision Song Contest for Norway's second time in 1995 with the composition "Nocturne".
Ban nhạc Secret Garden đến từ Na Uy, được thành lập vào năm 1994, gồm hai thành viên chính là Fionnuala Sherry (chơi violon) và Rolf Lovland (Sáng tác, nhà sản xuất và chơi keyboards). Trước đó, Rolf Lovland (nam) đã được biết đến như một nhà viết nhạc xuất sắc nhất của Na Uy, từng đại diện Na Uy dự thi Eurovision 1985 và đoạt giải quán quân; còn Fionnuala Sherry (nữ), người Ireland, đã biết chơi violin từ khi lên tám và đã có thâm niên 10 năm trong dàn nhạc giao hưởng. Với gương mặt khả ái, Fionnuala còn được nhiều lần xuất hiện trên các phim truyền hình của kênh truyền hình quốc gia Ireland. Ngoài ra, cô còn được mời ghi âm nhạc nền cho nhiều phim của Hollywood như The river runs wild, A room with a view và The mask. Chính tại đây cô đã tình cờ gặp được Rolf Lovland. Thế là một nhóm nhạc tài năng ra đời.
"Somewhere within us all there is a secret garden. A garden in which we can seek refuge when times are rough, or retire to in joy or contemplation. For years I have visited my own secret garden in search of organic harmony and melody. The songs on this CD are some of what I've found.
In 1994 I met an artist who through the soulful simplicity of her instrument gave my songs a voice. She is the famed Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry. Together we have tended the secret garden - and the crop is here for your picking. It is my sincere wish that by uncovering some of our secrets, you will pay a visit to your own garden" - Rolf Lovland.
"Once upon a time, two children overheard their parents plan to abandon them in a forest, as they could not afford to feed them. But the children cleverly gathered small white stones, and on their journey into the forest, they secretly dropped them onto the ground. At nightfall, left alone, the moon illuminated the white stones, and the reflection became their guiding light. So the fairytale about Hansel and Gretel goes. Maybe each song on this album can be compared to a white stone? Listen - and let them lead you into your own secret garden".
"For over one year we worked on our third album. We started demoing new songs in November, 1997, in Kristiansand, Norway. Gradually we developed the production through several periods of recording. From August on, we more or less worked continuously in different studios. The final part of the production took place in Denmark at the end of January 1999".
"Secret Garden's musical ideas are built on organic melodies telling their own stories, simplicity and straight from the heart performances. With our new album "Once In A Red Moon" we wanted to retain these basic elements, but also explore new areas in our musical universe, and challenge our own creative thoughts. During this process we also discovered that this development was a circle - like an orbit in our creative universe taking us around to the intimacy and emotions of where Secret Garden once originated".
"If we listen with our hearts we can hear the earth silently singing: It's the promise of the past, it's the yield of new life – it's the song of the earth. They were always there – awakened by our heartbeats and nourished by our tears – the eternal songs that can lift our spirits to reach for something higher within us".
Over the last 15 years Secret Garden has sold over a million albums in the U.S. and an additional 4 million outside. From their first CD Songs From a Secret Garden which featured Nocturne, through albums White Stones and Dawn of a New Century , and Once in a Red Moon , the group has had a consistent presence on the U.S. charts. Their songs have been successfully covered by Barbra Streisand ( Heartstrings / I ve Dreamed Of You), Josh Groban and II Divo ( You Raise Me Up ), among others.
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The Canadian Corporate Counsel Association welcomes Alexandra Chyczij as Executive Director
TORONTO - The Executive Committee of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexandra Chyczij, B.A, LL.B, as Executive Director.
Ms. Chyczij previously served as the Executive Director of The Advocates' Society where she was instrumental in transforming the Society from an emergent association administered from the attic of an historic house, into a thriving and highly regarded national not-for-profit organization committed to professionalism and excellence in advocacy.
"My colleagues on the Executive Committee and I are delighted that Alexandra has joined the CCCA at this very important time in the evolution of our organization," said Michael McKinney, Chair of the CCCA. "Our Association represents the fastest growing segment of the Bar in Canada and we will be well-served by her experience in association management."
"As the CCCA celebrates its 30th Anniversary, I look forward to working alongside the volunteers and staff of the CCCA as it continues to serve its members in times of rapid and significant change," said Alexandra Chyczij.
The CCCA represents over 5,000 in-house counsel in every province and territory across Canada who are employed by public and private companies, non-for-profit associations, government and regulatory boards, Crown corporations, municipalities, hospitals, post-secondary institutions and school boards. The CCCA is a forum of the Canadian Bar Association which represents some 36,000 lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers and law students from across Canada.
The CCCA serves its members through premier programs such as the Business Leadership Program for In-House Counsel, offered jointly with the Rotman School of Business at the University of Toronto, and an annual National Conference, which will be held in Toronto on April 7-9, 2019. The CCCA, as one of the founding members of the In-House Counsel Worldwide (ICW), an international association of in-house association, also provides its members with an invaluable international network.
The CCCA Executive Committee expresses its gratitude to Christine Staley, LL.B, CIC.C, who served as Interim Acting Executive Director of the CCCA, following the appointment of Catherine Cummings as Executive Director of Shared Services for the Canadian Bar Association.


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Ingenieurinnen-Sommeruni – the 11th international summer university for women students and professionals in engineering and technology will be organized by University of Bremen in Germany from August 12 to August 30, 2019. We cordially invite women students of all disciplines, levels and different types of institutions of higher education as well as all women interested in engineering and engineering professionals from all over the world! Courses will be taught in English and German.
For more information, see the Ingenieurinnen-Sommeruni-FAQ2019-en.pdf.


It does not end with receiving a fat-pay cheque or a series of hikes and bonuses. Employee satisfaction goes beyond making money and receiving hikes. Job satisfaction comes from a work-driven yet healthy environment, empathetic mentoring, managerial support and much more.
It is crucial to understand what goes in the long run to retain employees who strive to make your business meet its success.
According to recent studies conducted by industry experts, employees with high job satisfaction are usually more productive, engaged and show loyalty to their companies.
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When employees don't understand how or why their work is going to help the organization, they tend to lose directionality which effects the way they perform. Keeping your employees informed about organizational goals, plans and challenges puts them into the context, helps them understand their role in the bigger picture and encourages them to come up with ideas and inputs that drive business growth.
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Employees like when their managers motivate them, it helps them do better. The more they feel appreciated, the better they perform.
Rather than just promoting persons and leaving them to learn managerial skills, top management should ensure that they get the required training to better delegate, motivate and communicate in a fine manner with the team. Show them that they matter!
Feeling appreciated equals doubled productivity. When employees have a sense of recognition for their work, they tend to perform exceedingly well. Even a little as a 'thumbs up' can go a long way in keeping your employees' spirits high at work. Verbal, written or monetary, however you chose to reward your employee, it is an act of rewarding yourself!
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On the morning of January 11, 2019, Doris Barr went home to be with the Lord. The world lost an amazing woman, but she is in a better place now; no more suffering. Though hard for those left behind, she'd been looking forward to meeting God for a long time, as well as reuniting with her son, Glenn Barr, her sister Eleanor, her mother Lillian, and her father Harold. Doris spent her final 15 years living in the Sunshine State, Florida, but previously resided in New York, and was a member of the Rushford Baptist Church for many years. She was such a strong woman, who never complained, was always joyful, and helped many throughout her 93 years on this earth. She was happily married 77 years, and is survived by her loving husband, Charles Barr, her daughter, Linda Benedict, and her two grandchildren, Glen Benedict, and Shana Benedict Johnson. Doris will be missed by many; she is now dancing in heaven, which she looked forward to for many years.
Doris was a dear friend who took me under her wing when I was a baby Christian. We would walk while she would help me memorize scriptures. She was so full of godly wisdom and shared it with me. She gave me a book named "Lord Change Me" that definitely helped me in my walk.
I always sat with Bud and Doris at Sunday night service and sang my favorite hymn "Because He Lives".
Thank You Doris and see you again someday.
I'm not good at this online memorials, but want to say the way I met Doris was at Hawaiian Village bible study and church services there . She expressed her faith in God with love and appreciated the ideas and words of others who loved Jesus . She knew the Lord would "see us through" and was assured He knew about our cares and concerns . Those of us in the group loved to hear her faith in God as she prayed with faith believing.


What would you do if the next time you ask for your bill after dining out, your server said, "There is no charge, your meal was paid for by the person who came before you"? Yep, that's right, nothing, zip, zilch -– on your bill. You literally see "$0.00."
In a world and society where we're taught, "If it's too good to be true, it's NOT," it's hard to believe.
In this case, you have to feel it, experience it -– to believe it.
Every Sunday at The Taste of Himalayas restaurant in Berkeley, Calif. -- Karma Kitchen is cooking up kindness and generosity across the San Francisco Bay Area. It's a volunteer-run experiment in generosity that is growing.
On your zero-dollar and zero-cent bill, there is a kind note that reads, "Your meal was a gift from someone who came before you. To keep the chain of gifts alive, we invite you to pay it forward for those who dine after you." Patrons can choose to pay nothing or pay for only what they feel is right.
The recipe for this generous idea began three years ago, with Viral and Pavi Mehta and a group of friends. "It's an excuse to start a conversation about generosity," Viral said, with a kind, genuine and humble voice. Included in the morning's training session are lots of hugs as approximately a dozen volunteers gather in a circle; a moment of silence, introductions and stories of why all the volunteers are spending a Sunday morning, volunteering to greet, cook and serve complete strangers.
One volunteer tells me her impetus to give back started one morning when she was rushing out the door to a final exam and her car wouldn't start. A neighbor saw her in distress and offered to give her a ride. Moved by the small act of kindness, she was inspired to pay it forward. When a friend told her about Karma Kitchen, she jumped at the opportunity. "The volunteers are here to serve, there's no ulterior motive, no paycheck, they want to give back," Pavi said with passion.
This project is just one of several experiments under the umbrella of Charity Focus, an "incubator of gift economy projects that inspires people to be the change they wish to see," according to founder Nipun Mehta. "A gift economy is an economic system in which goods and services are given freely, rather than traded. In a market economy, one's wealth is increased by 'saving.' In contrast, in a gift economy, wealth is decreased by hoarding, for it is the circulation of the gifts within the community that leads to increase: increase in connections, increase in relationship strength."
It is hard to put into words the magic, songs and stories of giving shared -- that unfold and swirl under the roof of this bustling restaurant when Karma Kitchen is underway. It's infectious. You want to give back, unconditionally.
The generosity is spreading: Karma Kitchens are now also open in Chicago and Washington, D.C.
1000+ Volunteers Team Up to "Be The Change." What can YOU do?!
People talk about change. Some dream about it. Others take action and ARE the change.
In early October, more than 1,000 volunteers teamed up with Hands On Bay Area, a non-profit that inspires, empowers and enables volunteers to be the change they wish to see, for an appropriately titled "Be the Change Day."
From San Francisco to San Jose, volunteers worked on 17 projects across the Bay Area -- from sorting life-saving medical supplies that will be shipped to third-world countries, to beautifying sustainable community gardens. Everyone worked in unison with one goal in mind: to better the community.
At Sanchez Elementary School in San Francisco's Mission District, I met some "Change Makers" who tore down an old chain link fence and installed a new picket fence, while others prepped its sustainable learning garden for the young students.
"Change" was Ranjan Prasad's wish for his birthday this year. He picked Sanchez Elementary School because he is interested in supporting childhood education. Prasad and a handful of friends woke up bright and early to pull weeds and clean up the new garden. "Schools in San Francisco are in desperate need of help, so this is how I can give back to the kids, to the community," Prasad said.
Across the Bay, I discovered a hidden gem in the Gardens at Lake Merritt in Oakland. I was greeted with soothing sounds from a koi pond fountain and a lush green backdrop of colorful flowers and soaring trees. Beyond the green oasis, sounds of rakes, hand shovels and conversation buzzed like an orchestra of goodness. More than a hundred volunteers worked, laughed and inspired one another.
Myriam Garcia and her two young children Max and Paloma, took a break to tell me why they spent their Saturday morning working in the community garden. "I came to beautify the city where I grew up, where I work. This is my community," she said passionately.
"Volunteering means you do it from your heart, you're not doing it because you're getting paid." Garcia said she's planting the seeds of volunteerism early with her 8-year-old son Max and 6-year-old daughter Paloma.
Through volunteering she sees a shift in her children, who are learning an important lesson in civics. "You have to make them a part of what life is about… You don't pay people to beautify your life." She said her children are excited to give back. "Volunteering means you help others," Paloma said proudly.
Down south at Sunnyvale's Full Circle Farms, dozens of volunteers gathered to harvest food. "I just want them to come back, to be inspired to give back to the community they're living in," Shubda Garani, HOBA board member, said.
Volunteers told me their efforts will continue giving back long after the saws and shovels are put away –- and in Prasad's case, long before his birthday candles are blown out.
"People think they don't have money to give back, but they can give time," Prasad said. Only time will tell how Garcia and Prasad's ripples of kindness will billow through their friends, children and out into the community.
What can YOU do to be the change?!
Everyone knows what it feels like to be made fun of – belittled, embarrassed, humiliated – but has it been so extreme that you actually contemplated ending your life because the shame was so heavy that suicide was the only option?
In September alone, four people were literally, bullied to death. All were believed to be victims of anti-gay bullying are now dead. How many other unknown teens are pushed to the limit, and take their lives?
This weekend, friends, family and strangers said good bye to 18-year-old Rutgers University freshman, Tyler Clementi, whose intimate encounter with another man was streamed live on the Internet by his roommate and another student. These two people, who allegedly provided the video content and splattered it on the Internet, probably thought it was funny – it was not. Tyler is dead. Police say three days after the video was broadcast, Clementi jumped off of the George Washington bridge. The two face legal, moral and consequences, including invasion of privacy and possibly up to five years in prison.
With easy, powerful technological advances and the Internet at our fingertips, someone's life can be destroyed by the click of a mouse. I believe that everyone has the power to be more responsible. We have the power to teach the youngsters in our lives that teasing, taunting and terrorizing others is not acceptable.
When seniors, David Shepherd and Travis Price heard about the news – something clicked… they were moved to make a difference. The two started a "Sea of Pink" campaign and using social networking to spread the word. They went to a discount store and bought 50 pink shirts, and mass emailed their friends urging them to wear them in solidarity the next day.
"I just figured enough was enough," said Shepherd.
The anti-bullying message created a wave of support. A sea of pink took over the classrooms and hallways. Hundreds – not just 50 – students came out decked in pink: polos, tees and tank tops.
The duo who led this sea of change say when the bullies student saw the support, it was a powerful moment. He blushed and smiled.
"Definitely it looked like there was a big weight lifted off his shoulders. He went from looking right depressed to being as happy as can be," said Shepherd.
As for the bullies – no one has heard a peep from them since.
The boys dubbed their campaign "Sea of Pink" support.
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres posted a video in response to Clementi's suicide and the other recent tragedies.
"My heart is breaking for their families, their friends and for our society that continues to let this happen," said DeGeneres, (in a not-her-usual) melancholy tone. "These kids needed us. We have an obligation to change this. There are messages everywhere that validate this kind of bullying and taunting and we have to make it stop. We can't let intolerance and ignorance take another kid's life."
Just like the Internet, your words and actions could spread the good and bad – They hold the power – you choose how to use them. Please use them wisely and take a moment to share this empowering story with a youngster in your life.
Imagine how just a bit of activism, however small, could create big changes. Think about what you, your friends and – your children could do to help save someone's dignity – to save someone's life. It could be the life of someone you know, of someone you love.


After a controversial goaltending call on him resulted in a second-round loss to UCLA on Thursday, SMU senior Yanick Moreira took the blame during an emotional press conference.
"It's all my fault," the senior said as he fought back tears. "I take the blame."
Head coach Larry Brown also questioned the call after the game, calling the 59-60 loss "heartbreaking." "I never saw a game end like that," he said.


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Arsenal injuries have been the prime talking point in the media for the last few days, but as ever there is little by way of comparison between Arsenal and other clubs in order to make a proper judgement as to what is going on.
The clubs with the most injuries have been accumulated by Everton (8), Norwich City (8), Leicester (7), Leeds (6), Manchester United (5), Newcastle United (5). Arsenal have four, the same number as Aston Villa, Southampton and Tottenham Hots. So hardly an excess of injuries. But funny how reluctant the media is to do comparisons between clubs.
However the issue that has arisen is how central these injuries are going to be in relation to the outcome of Arsenal's remaining fixtures.
Now the media this week have been blaming Arsenal (the club that has won six of its last eight Premier League fixtures) for not having a big enough squad. Except that the list doesn't include Arsenal's younger players like Martinelli, Saka and Smith Rowe because they are still aged under 21. Which takes the number up to 21.
In fact overall Arsenal have 29 players listed in their squad for this season on the Premier League website. Eight of those players are youngsters whom we have not seen but who are at Arsenal in the hope of developing their careers, and for Arsenal in the hope of one or two of them becoming another Saka or Smith Rowe
So yes we have spaces for four more players. But supposing these had been bought in January, what then? We would have four more reserves available, true. But imagine (quite reasonably I think) that Arteta knows exactly who he wants to buy this summer. If the squad was filled up any further he would then having to be shipping more players out. OK a few like Eddie and Lacazette are said to be leaving, but the more players who are brought in just for backup if needed, the less room for manoeuvre there is.
Would it be worth having difficulty moving players in and out this summer just to have had a victory over Crystal Palace? I am not sure. Would players willingly sign for Arsenal, knowing that they were just back ups who would soon be moved on when others become fit? I doubt it.
But let's move on and have a look at Arsenal v Brighton through the ages. We've played them 24 times excluding friendly games. Arsenal have won 14, drawn five and lost five.
In the Premier League era we've played them nine times, winning three, losing three and drawing three. They have beaten us once on our own turf, on 5 December 2019 when the score was 1-2. This was at the time when Mr Arteta was teaching the defence how to defend without tackling in order to stop getting so many yellow cards – although to be fair Brighton beat us again that season in June at their place.
Our highest score in the league over Brighton was in their very first game in the top tier, on 18 August 1979 when their opening game of the season was a 0-4 home defeat to Arsenal. Arsenal, full of hope and expectation, then came back to Highbury three days later for the first home game of the season and were beaten 0-2 by Ipswich.
Indeed we didn't win any of the next four league matches until we beat Middlesbrough 2-0 at home in mid-September. But despite that poor start Arsenal did finish the league in fourth place behind Liverpool, Manchester United and Ipswich Town. Tottenham were 14th and Manchester City 17th.
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Why We Jews Cannot Abandon the Movement for Black Lives
by Marc Daalder
Since its release three weeks ago, the new Black Lives Matter platform has divided the Jewish community over how to respond. Now that the dust is settled, perhaps there is space to consider that both sides might be right – and that supporting Black Lives Matter and standing up for Jews (or, for some, Israel) are not mutually exclusive.
Virtually all are in agreement that the accusation that Israel is committing "genocide" against the Palestinians is not just false, but also offensive, and yet communities and organizations have differed widely in the nature of their reactions.
Much publicized has been the extreme response by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Boston (JCRC), which renounced the platform and initiated a boycott of the entire Black Lives Movement. But organizations that take this tact are making a major mistake, and betraying Jewish values in the process.
For more than a century, Jews and Black people have stood together in solidarity against anti-Semitism and racism, and to turn our backs on the Movement for Black Lives now would be a slap in the face to our righteous Jewish forebears. Remember that the Ku Klux Klan was reinvigorated in the early twentieth century by two events: the 1915 release of the racist film Birth of a Nation and the lynching of Leo Frank, a Jew, in Georgia that same year.
Louis Brandeis, the first Jew to sit on the Supreme Court, was a fierce advocate for Black civil rights, and Jewish Justice Felix Frankfurter was instrumental in producing the unanimous Brown v. Board of Education decision that ended decades of racial segregation. In the 1960s, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel was a prominent ally of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Jews were overrepresented among white supporters of the civil rights movement. American Jews will never forget the great sacrifice of Andrew Goodman and Mickey Schwerner in Mississippi in 1964.
Yet, there is an even greater calling to contribute to the Black Lives Matter movement than that of our ancestors. It is the moral calling, the appeal of Jewish values of tolerance and solidarity – that which drove Brandeis, Frankfurter, Heschel, Goodman, and Schwerner to lend their time and work and lives to the cause. The Torah demands that we "not stand idly by when your neighbor's life is threatened." It lists no exceptions – not when you dislike your neighbor, and certainly not when you have a political disagreement with them. Jewish organizations must support the Black Lives Matter movement, and by extension, the platform of that movement. Not blindly, for the Jewish way is always critical, always argumentative, but we must support it nonetheless.
At the same time, we must call on the Black Lives Matter movement to extend the same courtesy to us Jews.
What drove Black Lives Matter to include the Palestinian cause in their platform was the notion of intersectionality, which describes the intersections between the various kinds of oppression that marginalized groups face. BLM rightly sees connections between police oppression of Black people in the United States and Israeli oppression of Palestinians. These are shared and similar experiences, and bonding over them is not only a strong tactical move but also an important emotional one for two isolated and marginalized groups. It is thus our job as Jews and as allies to the Movement for Black Lives to illustrate the intersection between anti-Semitism and racism in the United States. There is, of course, the extended history of Jewish solidarity with Black civil rights that I have written about above, but there is also one of Black people standing up for Jews in this country. Think of Jesse Owens' powerful repudiation of Hitler during the 1936 Olympics.
Black-Jewish solidarity is rooted in shared experiences as well. The lynching of Leo Frank left a lasting impression on the American Jewish psyche, and though it by no means equals the devastation that lynchings wreaked upon the Black community, it contributed the forging of strong bonds between Jews and Black people.
Today, the KKK and neo-Nazi groups are resurgent, energized (intentionally or not) by Donald Trump's campaign for president. Police violence against Black people has been unveiled, and Jews remain the number one target of religious hate crimes. The head of the American Nazi Party recently said that "if Trump does win, OK, it's going to be a real opportunity for people like white nationalists." These are organizations who are equally fervent in their hatred of Black people and Jews, and against whom we must stand defiant and united.
That will require American Jews' participation in the Black Lives Matter movement, but it will also require Black people to understand and aid our struggles. Accusing Israel of committing genocide – an allegation with no factual basis whatsoever – does the opposite.
In a piece in Haaretz on this issue, entitled "What we talk about, when we talk about Israel and genocide," Bradley Burston notes that "Jews, if nothing else, know the meaning of genocide. In their bones." He then proceeds to draw the misguided conclusion that discussing Israel and genocide is intended to deny Israel's right to exist.
What we truly talk about, when we talk about Israel and genocide is the Nazis. Those two words cannot coexist in a sentence without bringing to mind the Holocaust, the horrors of the '30s and '40s, and Nazi cruelty. The implicit accusation is that Israelis are Nazis, and to compare Jews to their oppressors is an inherently anti-Semitic act.
We need our allies in the Black Lives Matter movement to step forward and renounce this anti-Semitism. Yet, our solidarity and activism on their behalf should not be contingent on this action. Jews do not perform mitzvot in the hope that others will treat them the same way, but rather because it is the right thing to do.
But intersectionality is a two-way street, and to truly forge strong bonds between the Black and Jewish communities in this country, we need to recognize each other's oppression and work to aid each other, not exacerbate those woes. Black Lives Matter and its affiliates should alter their platform appropriately, and at the same time we Jews must not follow the JCRC of Boston in abandoning them.
The bonds between Jewish and Black communities are too strong to be sundered by a single word in an expansive platform, but they will always take serious work to maintain. Now, in the shadow of Trump and xenophobia, racism and anti-Semitism, is the time to do that invaluable work.
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I am very much appalled by Mensa Otabil's sermon 13th of March 2016 calling for his congregation to disregard evolution and the Big Bang Theory.
My problem with this is based on two premises; using his influence to misinform and potentially harm a whole generation of up-and-coming scientists (and non-scientists), and also talking about something he has no business delving into, much less render advice.
Mensa Otabil is a very powerful man who by virtue of his position – founder and leader of the International Central Gospel Church [ICGC] – and actions – building one of the very first private universities in Ghana – has earned the right to be trusted and respected by Ghanaians, Christians, other faithfuls and people who adhere to no religions at all.
So it is disheartening to hear him go on this 'crusade' against science purely because it conflicts with his religion or his point of view. He has no qualification in the field he chooses to talk about on the day.
In private confines, that is all well and good. But the moment such 'knowledge' is thrown out there, it becomes worrying, as he wields enormous influence. And that is part of the bigger problem.
We have people like Mensa Otabil and Kwesi Pratt who have become experts in fields that they absolutely have no know-how or qualification to justify their positions. He cannot choose his science, the same science that gave him the microphone he speaks out from.
Granted, the Big Bang is only a theory – a theory, when proven beyond doubt, then becomes a Law, for instance, the Law of Conservation of Energy – but it is the prevailing theory nonetheless, which has been supported over decades by eminent scientists, some of whom have gone on to win Nobel prizes, etc.
Surely, he must not think himself way brighter than the Darwins, Einsteins and Hawkings of present and yesteryears? I will also allow that some sciences are still very much debatable, for example the science on climate change and the very Big Bang he talks about.
But, that is the very nature of Science, questioning or critiquing anything and everything around you. That is what drives change, and it is this change that brings progress. So for him to shut down a centuries-old theory because it's neither here nor there for Mensa-Otabil beggars belief indeed.
I like to think of the future geologists, earth scientists, evolutionary biologists etc. in his congregation who would needlessly be harmed by his 'voodoo ideas'.
In a way, he is setting back a generation. These kids need to be given the freedom not to be polluted by a very prejudicial Kweku Ananse of a man who deems it his business to be an expert on things he knows very little about.
He does make good points about most research being sponsored and how pharmaceutical companies are misrepresenting the efficacy of their drugs to the public but the inference from that and his egg story that the Big Bang theory was bought and paid for is ridiculous! By who? The Atheist Convention?
Mensa-Otabil talks about how these theories have been 'crafted' to make everything seamless. Like how he was an atom, then a worm, a monkey, and now Mensa-Otabil. I suggest that unless he's ready to 'craft' a theory of his own, a rational, mind-blowing hypotheses of how the world came into existence outside of what the Bible's 7-day theory says, then maybe he should just not speak out of turn and leave the science to the scientists!
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