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Callen-Lorde Workers Vote to Join 1199SEIU
Posted on February 5, 2015 By Paul Schindler
Member of the Callen-Lorde staff's union organizing team outside the Chelsea clinic. | 1199SEIU
BY PAUL SCHINDLER | In a first in New York City's LGBT healthcare sector, 174 staff members at the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center on January 13 voted to join 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.
That count includes the bulk of the West 17th Street clinic's non-management staff, including doctors, nurses, social workers, patient care associates, and medical assistants.
According to a release from 1199, Callen-Lorde becomes the first health center serving the LGBT community in New York to embrace the union. Workers at Washington, DC's LGBT-focused Whitman-Walker Health Center affiliated with 1199 back in the 1990s.
January vote makes Chelsea clinic city's first unionized LGBT health center
1199SEIU, which represents more than 400,000 workers, most of them nurses and other caregivers, in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington, and Florida, describes itself as the nation's largest and fastest growing healthcare union.
For a union looking to continue its rapid growth, Callen-Lorde — as a federally qualified health center providing what is known in the industry as ambulatory care — represented an attractive organizing opportunity. Economic challenges facing large hospitals that traditionally dominated institutional health care delivery coupled with specific incentives provided by President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act combine to make ambulatory care a sector of significant expansion nationwide.
1199 has organized more than 5,000 employees of federally qualified health centers in New York City.
"Nationwide, healthcare is shifting toward community-based settings," Mary Kay Henry, president of SEIU, the Service Employees International Union, said in a written statement. "As this change occurs, it's essential that this sector provides good jobs to workers so they can provide the best quality of care to their patients."
Several Callen-Lorde employees involved in the effort to win 1199 representation emphasized that the organizing drive, which began last June when several staffers contacted the union, was relatively free of strife with the clinic's management.
"For me, it was fairly tension-free," said Rachel Elzey, a patient navigator who has been at Callen-Lorde for almost a year and a half and works with HIV-positive clients, providing a range of services from case management to education. "We have such a strong mission to serve the LGBTQ population, especially those most vulnerable. We wanted to treat ourselves with the same respect we treat our clients with."
Ariadne Brazo, a mental health patient navigator who joined Callen-Lorde full time last May after interning there during her second year of graduate study at NYU, offered a similar assessment of what led employees to look to 1199.
"We felt that the staff didn't have enough of a voice in terms of our employment," Brazo explained. "We felt the best way to do that was with a union and we felt that 1199 had a good history of social justice — which Callen-Lorde has as its mission."
Explaining that she "shed anti-union attitudes" while studying the labor movement as an undergraduate sociology major, Brazo said the "biggest barrier" to educating fellow staff members at Callen-Lorde was "misinformation" about what unions are and what they do.
By this past November, organizers had collected union cards from a majority of staff, which management could have accepted as sufficient to recognize the union. Instead, the clinic insisted that staff undertake a formal vote. At that point, 1199 and Callen-Lorde negotiated a "neutrality agreement," under which which management agreed not to intervene in the organizing effort. Two months later, the union drive achieved the winning vote.
"It was a really beautiful process for me to see personally, very empowering," Brazo said. "I learned a lot about labor rights and how best to run an agency. It was overwhelmingly positive. That's why I love Callen-Lorde. This whole process proved how dedicated to the community the staff is, just as management has always said."
The success in organizing doctors on staff at Callen-Lorde also represents the type of new opportunities for growth available to 1199, which acknowledged it is not yet that common. Dr. Roona Ray, a member of the clinic's medical team who was among the organizers of the union effort, was the first staff member to reach out to Gay City News, several days prior to the January 13 vote.
The next step for the new union will be sitting down with Callen-Lorde management to discuss the parameters of a new contract and to resolve questions of eligibility for a few employees not yet able to join 1199. Those involved in winning approval of the union said salary and benefits would be key areas of discussion, but Callen-Lorde staff now have the option of choosing a union healthcare plan if they are dissatisfied with the policy they're able to negotiate with the clinic.
According to 1199, the new union members are also eligible to participate in a range of SEIU-funded higher education opportunities.
Management at Callen-Lorde, which has not yet met with representatives of the union since the successful vote last month, declined comment at this time.
Paul Schindler
Paul Schindler is the founding editor-in-chief of Gay City News.
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Alfred Sisley (30. října 1839, Paříž, Francie – 29. ledna 1899, Moret-sur-Loing, Francie) byl francouzský impresionistický malíř anglického původu.

Život
V Gleyrově ateliéru se seznámil s Claudem Monetem a Frédérikem Bazillem. Stal se členem batignollské skupiny a později přesvědčeným impresionistou, jímž zůstal až do smrti. Zprvu zámožný amatér se stal roku 1870 po finančním úpadku rodiny malířem z povolání. S Camillem Pissarrem pobýval v Louveciennes, kde maloval v plenéru náladové krajiny. Od 1879 se usadil v Moret-sur-Loing. Zemřel, aniž se dočkal úspěchu; teprve po smrti dosáhly jeho obrazy vysokých cen.

Inspirace
Sisley nejvěrněji sledoval zásady Monetova impresionismu; začal malovat pod vlivem G. Courbeta a J. B. C. Corota, ale po první výstavě impresionistů, jíž se účastnil, přejal impresionistickou techniku čistých barev a děleného rukopisu. Na rozdíl od Moneta však nikdy neztratil smysl pro soudržný tvar. Věnoval se výlučně krajinomalbě, vybíraje si své motivy z povodí Seiny, z Ile-de-France, z okolí Fontainebleau a Moreta.

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A campervan allows you to enjoy a New Zealand holiday at the pace you desire. This article provides 3 tips for renting your New Zealand campervan.
it is recommended to book well in advance to avoid disappointment. Some companies offer early booking discount if bookings are made 180 days or more before the travel date.
There are also other seasonal discounts when you book the campervan on specific routes. For example, it is very popular to travel from Auckland all the way to South Island during the Christmas holiday period, campervan providers actually want people to travel the reserved way from Queenstown or Christchurch up to Auckland, and they often offer a discount for such bookings.
Some international travelers may have little time doing the research on their self-driving routes, but using tools like Google Maps, you can quickly have an idea what kind of routes will cover your places of interest.
I remember that I met a couple from Singapore at Mount Cook, they liked the scenery there so much but they have to rush back to Auckland in the next two days because they booked a campervan that both pickup and drop-off in Auckland.
Many campervan companies actually allow one-way rental, meaning that you can pick up the campervan in Auckland, and drop-off in Christchurch or Queenstown. Book your campervan in the right locations save your time and money.
If you cross the Cook Strait (between Wellington and Picton) twice by ferry it will be usually more expensive than the one-way rental surcharge.
In New Zealand people drive on the left side of the lane, this is very important to remember if you drive on the other way in your home country. Campervan companies want you to have a safe trip, many have a yellow sticker on the dashboard saying Keep Left. It is wise not to overlook it.
Before you arrive, it is recommended that you complete the Online Check-in, if they provided such an option. By completing this process, you will spend less time at the counter filling forms.
It is also a good idea to watch any vehicle operation video to have a general idea about using the different facilities of the campervan.
Once you are in the branch, depending on which provider you book with, normally a campervan company representative will take you to your campervan and provide a demonstration. This demonstration is usually complimentary so please don't be shy to ask any questions.
How to operate the stove?
How to turn on the diesel heating?
What button to turn to use the toilet?
How to release the grey water and black water?
Where are the boards to make the bed?
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For the fridge, which one is colder and which one is warmer?
Once again, keep left when you drive in New Zealand and enjoy your New Zealand holiday!


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One More Robot's Top 50 Robots 40-31
40. Teddy
As seen in: A.I: Artificial Intelligence
Of all the robots A.I: Artificial Intelligence has to offer, Teddy is without a doubt the most impressive and intimidating. From the first introduction to Teddy it is made crystal clear that, despite his cuddly and slightly evil appearance, he is not a toy. He takes in the role of David's friend and guardian, often handing out useful advice such as "[Don't eat spinach] You will break." In complete contrast to the humans in David's life, Teddy displays a steadfastness and determination to ensure his well being. (There's a moral lesson there, somewhere, if you care to pursue it.) His dedication to the mission at hand, find the Blue Fairy who will transform David into a real boy, is truly remarkable considering he has no ties to the child other than he loves him with all his little robot heart. --Niamh King
39. Data
As seen in: Star Trek: The Next Generation
When Star Trek: The Next Generation first aired, fans of the original series were quick to notice similarities between the main cast and their 1960's counterparts. Foremost among these was Data, Starfleet's first android officer who seemed little more than a poor man's Mr Spock. But Data soon evolved into something more than an emotionless, naive foil to the show's human characters. We watched him learn to become something more than a machine as the show-runners had him explore the human condition, the place of sentient life in the universe and even what defines a life form.
Data explored his desire for a family by creating a "child," found his own long lost family (and evil twin) in Lore, and even crossed the machine-human sexual divide, declaring himself "fully functional" to Tasha Yar. An early defining moment came in the second season when Dr. Polaski pronounced his name as "Dahtah," rather than "Daytah." When quizzed on why he corrected her, Data replied: "One is my name. The other is not." --David Bolger
38. Calculon
As seen in: Futureama
More than just a robot, more than just a soapstar, Calculon is Futureama creator Matt Groening's commentary on the vapid egotism of Hollywood and the television industry. The sheer overbearing selfishness that bullies its way into a kind of irresistible charisma holds a mirror up to stars like Russell Crowe, Bill Shatner of course, and even Adam West in his heyday. But it's more than just sneering at the rich and famous on Groening's part; Calculon is, after all, a robot, created to act the way we made him. Calculon himself is completely oblivious to all of this, he just basks in the attention and doles out meaningless thanks to the little people: "the Academy, my agent and, of course, my operating system". --Declan Aylward
37. The Buffy Bot
As seen in: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Appearing in season five and six of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the Buffybot is an identical robot replica of the real Buffy Summers. Programmed to be in love with the vampire Spike, she will do anything to please him.
A symptom of Spike's obsession with the real Buffy, the Buffybot is an experiment that went wrong. Her speech and mannerisms were not perfected by the robot's creators, so although she is chipper and permanently happy around Spike, she lacks tact and can be incredibly blunt in conversation. Happily, the Buffybot has her uses – other than as a talkative sex toy for Spike – and she is often used to distract the enemy or convince them that Buffy is in two places at once. --Brogen Hayes
36. Atomic Robo
As seen in: Atomic Robo
Atomic Robo is an old school robot in every sense of the word. From his bucket head design to World War Two antics, Brian Clevinger's comic creations are action packed adventures right out of the pages of Commando…if Commando had an almost painfully postmodern awareness of itself.
Atomic Robo was built by Nikola Tesla, that bastion of unlikely inventions, and works with the Action Scientists of Tesladyne Industries to keep the world safe from weird war machines and supernatural threats, including walking Nazi tanks called Laufpanzers and one particularly annoying dinosaur with a PhD. There are elements of The Venture Brothers in Robo's banter with the bad guys and the same trendy, tongue-in-cheek teasing of the stories our parents grew up with that probably makes the creator of The Hardy Boys want to rise from his grave and pelt the nearest Starbucks with buttered scones. --Declan Aylward
35. Zoe-R
As seen in: Caprica
Raised on the planet Caprica, Zoe Graystone was born into a wealthy family who believed her to be a normal teenager, but in reality she was a secret monotheist (the standard belief system in Caprica is polytheism) as well as a computer genius. When Zoe is killed in a suicide bombing carried out by religious extremists, her father downloads a digital recreation of into a robot and thus, Zoe-R – a robot with Zoe Graystone's consciousness intact within it – is born.
Zoe-R believes that she is simply trying to escape to religious freedom on Gemenon –a planet that shares her religious beliefs– but as fans of Battlestar Galactica will know, Zoe-R was the first cylon consciousness and the precursor to the race of robots that started a Twelve Year War to be free of their human masters. And you thought your teenage years were hard! --Brogen Hayes
34. Cyberman
As seen in: Dr. Who
Of all the many weird and wonderful Dr. Who villains there are two that stand out; the Daleks and the Cybermen. But let's face it, the Daleks, as scary as they are at times, look a bit like an army of rubbish bins. The Cybermen, on the other hand, are as hard as they come. They used to be human but have replaced so many parts of their anatomy over the years with mechanical replacements that now they are almost entirely machine, becoming in the process so cold and calculating that they have lost all respect for life, apart from their own. With so many Cyberman gracing Dr. Who, I can't pick a favourite, they are all pretty bad ass. It still sends a shiver down my spine when I look at the 'delete' button on my keyboard. --Rachael Murphy
33. Sgt. Bash
As seen in: Robot Wars
One the 'Housebots' in the UK version of Robot Wars, Sgt. Bash sported a mean-looking camoflage paint job that made him an intimidating prospect on the robot battlefield. But despite looking the part, Bash was sadly inept when it came to a scrap. His main weapon was a flame thrower, which looked mightely impressive, but it wasn't much unless his opponent was made out of polyester. As a secondary method of attack, the sergeant could deploy a circular saw. Designed to cut his victims deep, it was so slow at carving through steel that only robots who had stopped moving were in any real danger of it breaching their protective shell.
He may have been all mouth and no trousers, but what made Bash 10 times more likeable than his super-dangerous allies like Sir Killalot was his bad temper and feelings of self-righteousness. He'd often wander out of his designated zone, looking to pick on contestants and their stupid looking robots, probably because they offended him with their tacky designs. --Dean Van Nguyen
32. R Daneel Olivaw
As seen in: The work of Isaac Asimov
R Daneel Olivaw first appeared in writer Isaac Asimov's Foundation trilogy, and eventually became his most commonly featured character. Built in the year 5020, he was the first "humaniform" robot and could only be distinguished from a human being when forced to follow Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics, and even then could be mistaken as simply an overtly moral person. Based on his own philosophy, he sidestepped the First Law (which stated "A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm") by creating the pre-emptive Zeroth Law; "A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm." He went on to become a Machiavellian minimalist, deciding which course would be safest for the human race, and calculating the least intrusive action he could take to set them on that path. Asimov later wrote that he put Olivaw into so many of his stories because his publishers and fans kept insisting on it. --David Bolger
31. Citroën C4
As seen in: That Citroën Ad
Yes, it's the Citroën advert that no doubt caught your eye. The one when the car stands up and magnificently transforms into a giant dancing robot, performing a routine loosely based on the idea of a Transformers break dance developed by the agents from Justin Timberlake's choreographer Marty Kudelka. And before you ask, this was before Michael Bay entered the picture. Apparently the car itself was well received, and is actually alive, em, with technology. The dance was accompanied by the extremely catchy tune "Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)" by Les Rythmes Digitales. Be sure that it's on your iPod. --Carol Killeen
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How bad-news bias hurt COVID-19 perceptions
Posted on March 24, 2021 by Beau Dure
If you're a fan of sharing the latest grim news on COVID-19, please give this Atlantic article a read.
"What's the harm in sharing such stories?" you may ask. "You can't be too careful."
Sure, but …
"I guess you don't care about all the people who died," you may say, right before I unfriend you on Facebook.
Going back to the question — the actual harm is as follows:
Anti-vaxxers are pouncing on every over-amplified misstep in vaccine development.
We're so busy shaming people who aren't wearing masks outside that we end up sending them inside, where the probability of spreading goes from "tiny" to "substantial."
Socializing is good for you.
We need clear, accurate information. It's worth noting that academics aren't good at presenting such things to the public, and WHO botched the early messaging.
Speaking of academia, a paper from Dartmouth and Brown researchers ponders the significance of all the negativity in our media — most prominently in the USA.
And that's not surprising. It bleeds, it leads. And that slogan existed before we had a 24/7 news cycle in which TV news (upcoming rant — who the hell watches this stuff and why?) is trying to scare you away from changing the channel.
These links are from the NYT's "The Morning" newsletter, which I wish I could find and share. I can share this excerpt:
In the modern era of journalism — dating roughly to the Vietnam War and Watergate — we tend to equate impact with asking tough questions and exposing problems. There are some good reasons for that. We are inundated by politicians, business executives, movie stars and others trying to portray themselves in the best light. Our job is to cut through the self-promotion and find the truth. If we don't tell you the bad news, you may never hear it. Sometimes, though, our healthy skepticism can turn into reflexive cynicism, and we end up telling something less than the complete story.
This isn't a new concept in journalism. One of my grad school textbooks was called Spiral of Cynicism: The Press and the Public Good, and it distinguished between healthy skepticism ("I'm going to check this out") and unhealthy cynicism ("You're wrong. You suck. Shut up.")
Put another way — I'm fond of saying that people often confuse cynicism with intelligence. Cynicism and pessimism go hand in hand.
I may sometimes put too much of a rosy gloss on things. But hope is important. Solutions are important. And so is accurate information, even when it's cheerful.
The worst of 2020
Posted on December 25, 2020 by Beau Dure
A quick check of my Trump-related bookmarks as we prepared to kick 2020 to the curb.
Trump pardoned former congressmen convicted of federal crimes – The Washington Post
Drain the swamp!
All the people Trump has pardoned since the election – The Washington Post
They're not all terrible. Some are actually pretty good. Some are ridiculous.
(Thread) 20 things to remember when someone calls undocumented immigrants "Illegals."
1. Trump is an illegal. $25 million for education fraud alone. $2 mil for charity fraud.
And I don't really need to say this, but more to come.
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) December 21, 2020
Is Trump Trying to Stage a Coup? – The Atlantic
Our system is broken, and someone might be better at taking advantage of it.
Trump Is Losing His Mind – The Atlantic
"This is where Trump's crippling psychological condition—his complete inability to face unpleasant facts, his toxic narcissism, and his utter lack of empathy—became lethal."
Opinion | The moral hypocrisy of conservative leaders is stunning – The Washington Post
"Explanation No. 2: Maybe these conservative leaders were always committed to the triumph of their views, but not to the values of democracy. Perhaps their main concern was the achievement of certain outcomes — the appointment of conservative judges, restrictions on abortion — and not the application of democratic procedures. If a democratic leader achieves their moral goals, that is fine with them. If it takes a soft authoritarian, that is fine as well."
Opinion | When it comes to prosecuting Trump, let's be selective – The Washington Post
Several good points — in some cases, just review and change the law so future presidents can't get away with this.
Advisers urge Trump to prepare for defeat ? but maybe without a concession speech – The Washington Post
Part George III, part toddler
How 'America First' Became America Alone – The Atlantic
A nuanced take, showing Trump with a few laudable interests like nuclear disarmament but the lack of attention to the details that would be needed to make it happen. And he blundered by withdrawing from important agreements that gave us soft power vs. China. (No mention of Kurds here.)
Coronavirus has slammed the door shut on highly skilled work visas – Axios
Which may force companies to go overseas.
Presidents are expected to set the national tone. What we got with Trump has been catastrophic. – The Washington Post
"There was a time, during the election year of 2016, when it was still possible — barely — to suppose that actual possession of the presidency, and its awesome responsibility, might temper Mr. Trump. That is obviously false now. "
Another Prominent Christian Musician Walks Away from the Faith | by Dan Foster | Backyard Church | Medium
"My observation is that Steingard was never given permission to entertain the idea that his faith need not be dependent on holding to a literal view of Scripture. "
Former top Trump officials are betting he'll lose – POLITICO
"Anybody who has an IQ of over 100 and has worked for Donald Trump, with the exception of Steve Bannon, is not voting for him.""
Republican convention delivers whirlwind of lies great and small | Republican national convention 2020 | The Guardian
"Even having to point that out somehow plays into the liars' hands, like agreeing to a debate with a creationist or a flat-earther. Such is the current landscape of partisan cable news and wild west social media."
'He's Destroyed Conservatism': The Republican Case Against Trump's GOP – POLITICO
"You know, it really struck me when I read the memoir by [the late German Chancellor] Franz von Papen, it's exactly the same message you hear today. In 1953, he was still trying to justify Hitler: "You have to understand, the Bolsheviks were a threat, we had to counter them." Of all the books I read to write my book, the Franz von Papen thing haunts me the most. It's not to say that what happened in Germany is going to happen here. But the idea that you can't talk about that—well, I think you have to talk about that. The parallel is so striking."
Michelle Obama makes a moral case against Donald Trump – CNNPolitics
"America's children, she said, "see our leaders labeling fellow citizens enemies of the state while emboldening torch-bearing white supremacists. They watch in horror as children are torn from their families and thrown into cages, and pepper spray and rubber bullets are used on peaceful protestors for a photo-op. Sadly, this is the America that is on display for the next generation — a nation that's underperforming not simply on matters of policy but on matters of character.""
Coronavirus: How Trump killed tens of thousands of Americans.
"It's hard to believe a president could be this callous and corrupt. It's hard to believe one person could get so many things wrong or do so much damage. But that's what happened. Trump knew we weren't ready for a pandemic, but he didn't prepare. He knew China was hiding the extent of the crisis, but he joined in the cover-up. He knew the virus was spreading in the United States, but he said it was vanishing. He knew we wouldn't find it without more tests, but he said we didn't need them. He delayed mitigation. He derided masks. He tried to silence anyone who told the truth. And in the face of multiple warnings, he pushed the country back open, reigniting the spread of the disease."
This is one of the most unpatriotic moments in Trump's presidency
CNN on disastrous Axios interview: He simply refuses to listen to intelligence — on Russian bounties, on COVID-19, on anything.
Poverty Grew in One-Third of Counties Despite Strong National Economy | The Pew Charitable Trusts
"Most of the biggest increases were in areas both rural and Southern. Those areas generally had residents who lacked job training and skills and industries that suffered downturns."
Judge finalizes $25 million settlement in Trump's fraud case | MSNBC
"The circumstances are nothing short of bizarre: a sitting president of the United States has written a check for $25 million to a group of Americans who credibly claimed that he ripped them off by perpetrating a fraud."
Opinion | The Cult of Selfishness Is Killing America – The New York Times
"You see, the modern U.S. right is committed to the proposition that greed is good, that we're all better off when individuals engage in the untrammeled pursuit of self-interest. In their vision, unrestricted profit maximization by businesses and unregulated consumer choice is the recipe for a good society.
Support for this proposition is, if anything, more emotional than intellectual. I've long been struck by the intensity of right-wing anger against relatively trivial regulations, like bans on phosphates in detergent and efficiency standards for light bulbs. It's the principle of the thing: Many on the right are enraged at any suggestion that their actions should take other people's welfare into account."
Mark Milley's apology is a major escalation in civil-military tensions under Trump.
"Rather than delivering it remotely, as various leaders have done for other military academies, Trump—against the wishes of West Point's leaders—demanded that the Army cadets return to campus, isolate themselves for two weeks, and then, during the ceremony itself, sit in tight formation, ignoring CDC guidelines on social distancing."
Opinion | Donald Trump Is Our National Catastrophe – The New York Times
"Until we have a president who can say, as Lincoln did in his first inaugural, "We are not enemies, but friends" — and be believed in the bargain — our national agony will only grow worse."
The Coronavirus Revealed America's Failures – The Atlantic
Strongest part here is the look at our three major 21st century crises. The first two had at least some semblance of bipartisan response. This one does not.
"Under our current leadership, nothing will change. If 9/11 and 2008 wore out trust in the old political establishment, 2020 should kill off the idea that anti-politics is our salvation."
He Could Have Seen What Was Coming: Behind Trump's Failure on the Virus – The New York Times
"Mr. Trump's response was colored by his suspicion of and disdain for what he viewed as the "Deep State" — the very people in his government whose expertise and long experience might have guided him more quickly toward steps that would slow the virus, and likely save lives"
Trump's narcissism has taken a new twist. And now he has American blood on his hands | Jonathan Freedland | Opinion | The Guardian
"An imbecile at the head of the US government would always be a problem. But an imbecile so narcissistic that he elevates his own stunted knowledge above the judgment of medicine and science is a calamity."
Opinion | Trump to New York: Drop Dead – The New York Times
"The rest of the country may regard New York as a black hole of need. But in fact the opposite has always been true; we're forever sweeping more into the federal till than we receive in services. In 2018, according to the state comptroller's office, we gave $26.6 billion more to Washington than we got back, ranking us dead last for federal benefits."
Elections have consequences. The coronavirus reaction shows we're now living with them. – The Washington Post
"What is happening now is the inevitable result of a party that embraced fear, weaponized xenophobia and regarded facts as dangerous, left-wing landmines that must be avoided."
Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person – Equality Includes You – Medium
"The concept of Intersectionality recognizes that people can be privileged in some ways and definitely not privileged in others."
'Christian left' is reviving in America, appalled by treatment of migrants
Yes, Bush and Obama deported people. They didn't veer into abject cruelty and scapegoating.
For the first time in history, U.S. billionaires paid a lower tax rate than the working class – The Washington Post
Sure, we have a great economy. We've had it for a while, actually. So what are we getting from it? When you have a big windfall, what do you do? If you have credit-card debt, do you pay it off, or do you incur more? Do you buy a new car while ignoring the hole in your roof?
Full text: Mitt Romney's remarks on impeachment vote – POLITICO
"The President asked a foreign government to investigate his political rival.
The President withheld vital military funds from that government to press it to do so.
The President delayed funds for an American ally at war with Russian invaders.
The President's purpose was personal and political.
Accordingly, the President is guilty of an appalling abuse of the public trust."
Trump Tied Ukraine Aid to Inquiries He Sought, Bolton Book Says – The New York Times
"In recent days, some White House officials have described Mr. Bolton as a disgruntled former employee, and have said he took notes that he should have left behind when he departed the administration."
Impeachment trial: John Barrasso downplays new evidence of Trump's misconduct – Vox
"You can't present new evidence."
Followed by "See, there's no new evidence!" or "New evidence doesn't matter."
Trump Impeachment: Senate Acquittal Will Mean No Appetite for Truth | National Review
"Desperate Republicans have offered strained arguments. They say, with straight faces, that this shakedown was part of Trump's overall anti-corruption campaign. Really? Like his efforts with Turkey, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, and Russia? And if Trump were truly concerned about corruption in Ukraine, why did he show no interest in the matter before 2019? Why did his own ambassador to the European Union say, "Trump doesn't give a s*** about Ukraine. He cares only about the big stuff like the Biden investigation."?"
Trump administration could roll climate change assessment guidelines back for infrastructure projects
"The proposal to eliminate parts of the NEPA should not simply be viewed as anti-environment or anti-climate change — it should be viewed as anti-conservative. By rolling back essential parts of the law that provide voice to otherwise underserved and underheard communities, the Trump administration would reveal who it truly works for: not the forgotten man and woman, who would once again be silenced without the NEPA available to provide voice against potentially invasive and harmful projects, but rather the fossil fuel industry that is more concerned with making a profit than protecting communities and ecosystems."
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like 2003 – The Atlantic
Phony terrorism claim, check.
"Greeted as liberators," check. (Note Iraqi parliament vote)
Republicans know that Americans don't support their anti-abortion extremism | Danielle Campoamor | Opinion | The Guardian
"In 2019, public support for abortion rights is the highest it has been in 20 years of polling, according to the Pew Research Center. A reported 61% of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, and only 12% of the public want to see abortion made illegal. A third of Republicans support abortion rights, according to a 2017 Pew Research poll, and in states where lawmakers have attempted to ban abortion entirely, most voters do not support it."
Rules for Scooby-Doo
Written in 2008 and never published for some reason …
Scooby-Doo producers stay busy.
But they're often forgetting two important rules:
1. No romance. The Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. series is horrendous. It lacks the whimsy of the terrific What's New, Scooby-Doo? series from the mid-2000s and the films of the same era. The animation is full of shadows, aiming for a "darker" feel but really making the show a chore to watch.
But the worst aspect of Mystery Inc.: It's a soap opera. Velma loves Shaggy, who isn't all that interested. Scooby gets jealous and doesn't like Velma any more. Velma backs off. Shaggy starts to miss the attention. Something is up with Fred and Daphne. Sue Ellen isn't welcome at Southfork Ranch because J.R. is trying to protect Ewing Oil from Cliff Barnes.
Did anyone need to see all that?
2. No actual supernatural stuff. The traditional Scooby-Doo reveal: The "monster" is unmasked as Prof. Sniffington or some other ancillary character. Velma finally shares all the information she's been hoarding for the whole episode to explain how the whole thing was done with elaborate costumes, electronics and so forth. Sometimes, it's ridiculous — Scooby-Doo in Where's My Mummy? includes Velma's implausible explanation that she created a swarm of locusts to do her bidding because she learned to breed them in science class. But that's part of the charm. Actual zombies? Not so much.
3. Jokes and music? Good. Where's My Mummy? and some of the other direct-to-video films in heavy rotation on Cartoon Network have preposterous plots. But they're funny, and they usually have good pop/rock tunes. Some of the newer films keep the jokes but borrow their music from scarier films.
Scooby-Doo is supposed to be escapist fun. Not &*^*&#$ing Twilight.
Sportswriting is dead. Long live … ?
Posted on December 1, 2020 by Beau Dure
The Internet is changing sports journalism.
No kidding.
Television changed sports journalism. A good bit more than the Internet, actually.
In 1955, the newspaper was the way most people found out what happened with their favorite teams. TV sports were not yet ubiquitous. If you weren't listening on the radio, the newspaper's game story (and the box score, in much simpler form than you see today) was the only way to know what happened.
"Gamers" are still being written, and enterprising writer Arik Parnass did a semi-sociological piece on the reporters who are still doing them at a Washington Capitals game. (We'll miss you, Braden Holtby.) Though deadlines can be a constraint, there's a certain beauty to the art form of writing a game story as the game happens, tearing up your lead as the situation warrants, then racing to plug in quotes.
But anyone who needs a straight "gamer" can get it from the league's sites, which have turned into some of the more reliable employers of sportswriters who don't mind straddling the fence between covering and working for, even indirectly, the same league. The Washington Post still runs game stories, but they're not as important as everything else a beat writer produces.
Today, if you're good at play-by-play game stories, your two best options are:
Something off the beaten track, maybe in Olympic sports. Even then, it's tough to grab attention to something that isn't already on TV.
High school sports.
Aspiring sportswriters really should get out and cover high schools at some point. When you don't have a squadron of PR personnel handing over stats and notes, you're forced to pay attention on a deeper level. You also get the added sense of responsibility of writing within a community. Not people who might drag you on Twitter. People who might bump into you at the gym.
Good luck asking the aspiring sportswriters of today to go out and cover high schools. But it's not all their fault. Local newspapers are operating with skeleton crews. The pipeline from local papers to mid-sized papers to big news organizations is all but dead, with national organizations scouring … the ranks of the kids who can afford to work in free internships over the summers.
So remind me to start an Olympic sports site and hire people from local papers who can write game stories, even if they're making a hard turn from high school football to Olympic biathlon. (World Cup season has started!)
But in reality, the ship has sailed, and to the dismay of Flat Earthers, it's gone over the horizon.
This piece at Axios traces the changes pretty well — sportswriters have needed to adapt by giving less play-by-play and more analysis. That transition has happened gradually as each new disruption in media takes its toll. And it's accelerating with COVID keeping us all at home.
Parnass' piece opens with Michael Wilbon complaining about people in their parents' basements who aren't there in the locker room. That's a bit rich — it's not as if Wilbon and the other daytime pundits are out getting personal observations on every event on which they pontificate.
And access to the inner sanctum of a locker room is a hot issue. As far as I know, that's unique to the United States. If you cover the Olympics, you chat with athletes as they stroll through the mixed zone — after they've already answered questions from all the broadcasters.
In MMA, the people who can't / don't get credentials tend to view themselves as purer than those of us who were "in." Part of it is that the UFC's Dana White has a longstanding tendency of booting reporters he doesn't like. Part of it is a misunderstanding of what "access" is like, as if we're all buddies or something.
It's not either/or, anyway. Readers benefit from both perspectives. If you're covering the UFC, you have a better view at home anyway — camera crews block the view from press row.
But it's a moot point now. Thanks to COVID, we're all in our basements. And the view isn't bad.
Olive branches for many, but justice for all
Posted on November 8, 2020 by Beau Dure
At my new Gen X blog, X-temporaneous, I've issued a sincere invitation for Trump voters to explain their decision.
I want to know in particular why people of color voted for someone who has stoked racial tension and ramped up cruelty at the border, but I also want to know why a lot of people are so skeptical of Joe Biden that they overlooked Donald Trump's many faults, especially the willful ignorance and lack of empathy that led us to botch our COVID-19 response, to cast their ballots for him.
But let's be absolutely clear:
I have no interest in hearing from people who are OK with racism.
I have no interest in hearing from people who think Q-Anon and Tucker Carlson have some access to facts that the mainstream media do not.
I have no interest in hearing from people who make excuses for separating families — possibly forever — at the border while snorting about how they should simply apply for "legal immigration" in a system that's broken.
I have no interest in hearing from people who thinking wearing a mask is an act of cowardice rather than an act of responsibility for our fellow human beings.
I have no interest in hearing from people who deny science in other forms as well, especially but not limited to climate change.
I have no interest in hearing from people who think it's OK for parents to have to explain to their kids why sexual assault, lying and bullying are bad for them but somehow acceptable for a president.
I have no interest in hearing from Cuban-Americans in Florida who think a slight increase in taxes on the ultrarich, still nowhere near where that tax rate was under Democrats and old-school Republicans, is more of a slippery slope toward Castro's realm than the emerge of an outright authoritarianism. A safety net would turn us into Western Europe. Not modern-day Cuba.
I have no interest in hearing from people who think God wants a president who pays lip service to stopping abortion and behaves as far from Christian teaching as anyone possibly can.
I want to see some people in prison. I want to see some people live the rest of their lives in disgrace unless they make dramatic acts of repentance and atonement.
I think a lot of people have been hoodwinked by false information in today's dizzying media whirlwind. I think some people heard "Defund the Police" and took it literally. I think some people have legitimate complaints that their concerns haven't been heard by a lot of liberals and progressives who have stereotypes of Middle America, not realizing that their hard work fuels our farms and factories.
But the converse is true. I think a lot of people have stereotypes of Coastal America, not realizing that their diverse work subsidizes much of the rest of the country and that their political beliefs are grounded in a sense of empathy and responsibility for the rest of humanity. When the world celebrates like all the planets in the galaxy in Return of the Jedi, it's worth trying to figure out why.
And I think some people are consumed by their prejudices, using them as a crutch to avoid worrying about other people and acting for the general welfare.
So if you're concerned about your future or have some concern that hasn't occurred to me, I want to hear from you.
If you have no desire to join us in building a more rational and compassionate country, then piss off.
If you're not yet convinced to vote for Biden …
Posted on October 16, 2020 by Beau Dure
It's difficult to describe what's good about Joe Biden without describing what's awful about Donald Trump.
Biden will respect expertise and surround himself with competent people. That means respecting science on the new challenge of COVID-19 and the old challenge of climate change.
Biden will listen to other points of view, starting with his vice president. He has already worked with Bernie Sanders on a "unity" platform. The more Democrats that are elected to Congress, the more of a chance these things have of becoming reality.
Biden is also less prone to spouting utter bullshit than Donald Trump, who has created a whole industry of people working feverishly to document his lies (20,000 through July, The Washington Post reports), some of them so outrageous that you wonder how anyone could possibly take him seriously.
These things should be obvious, of course. But frankly, they weren't necessarily true of other Democratic candidates.
And they're certainly not true of the most malignant man to live in the White House, at least since before the Civil War.
If you're unconvinced of this, consider the following arguments and the links I've compiled to support each one …
Cruelty: In the Trump cult, empathy is a bad thing.
Immigration: Always a net positive for the USA but a scapegoat and a racist dog whistle for Trump.
Environment: Even aside from climate change, what Trump has done has been horrific.
Guns: Not something really addressed in the past four years, for better in some respects but mostly for worse.
Foreign policy: There's hardly an ally Trump hasn't alienated. Well, maybe Saudi Arabia.
Economics: Trump has taken credit for growth he did nothing to engender, and his tax cuts just racked up national debt while adding to the nation's inequality.
Corruption: If Congress had any sense of duty or morality, we'd be voting out President Pence right now. Maybe even President Pelosi.
Authoritarianism: The scariest aspect of Trump and his cult is that they will change the very fabric of the U.S. government for their cruel intentions.
We have many issues to address and many viewpoints to consider. With any luck, the next four years will be a productive discussion between progressives and centrists, with the incompetent and heartless people who've been in power for four years pushed off to the sideline. I look forward to finding common ground and solutions.
But Job #1 needs to be done by Nov. 3.
If you don't do it, frankly, you've failed your fellow human being and will have to live with it the rest of your life.
This is our Normandy. This is our Gettysburg. And we don't have to charge toward machine-gun nests on a beach or across a bloody battlefield to rise to the challenge.
You just have to vote.
If you're not inclined to wait in a socially distanced line on Nov. 3, look up your state's voting policies.
Then make sure your vote has been counted. Most election boards have websites on which you can check the status of your ballot.
Then we can breath a sign of relief Nov. 4 or 5 or whenever the count is finished.
Then we can get to work to make sure this country never again turns upon its own people.


Today, Tuesday 15th September 2015, is World Lymphoma Awareness Day. Worldwide Cancer Research is dedicated to funding research into all cancer types, including lymphoma. We are currently supporting Dr Jeroen van Bergen at the Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands who is researching a therapy for a rare type of lymphoma. Read more about his research.


Disgraced Salomon Smith Barney analyst Jack Grubman was so close to WorldCom Chairman Bernie Ebbers that he attended Ebbers' wedding – and then expensed the trip to his firm, records obtained by The Post show.
A 1999 expense report shows that Grubman racked up a bill of $1,111.88 attending the Ebbers nuptials in Jackson, Miss., as well as meetings.
Perhaps most incriminating is a stamp on the report indicating that the expense may have been covered by Salomon Smith Barney's investment banking division, not its research department.
"It could open up a whole new avenue for criminal investigators to explore with regards to Grubman's undisclosed relationships with WorldCom officers," he added.
The document was obtained from Citigroup's Salomon Smith Barney by subpoena from the House Financial Services Committee on Monday. The committee is investigating the WorldCom debacle as well as analysts conflicts of interest.
Most incriminating, legal eagles say, is the stamp in the top left-hand corner that reads "IBD." That stamp appears to indicate that Grubman's expenses were paid by the investment banking division – not by the research department, where he worked.
The stamp is "an indication that [Grubman] may have been only a nominal employee of the research department, but in actuality was an employee of the investment banking department," said Christopher Bebel, former prosecutor and partner at Shepherd Smith & Bebel.
Jack Grubman resigned two weeks ago amid a hail of criticism and scrutiny from lawmakers, regulators and prosecutors. Grubman worked for 17 years as a research analyst and became famous for his telecom stock touting during the go-go '90s.
But Grubman held highest ratings on WorldCom stock until several days before the giant telecom admitted to financial shenanigans that caused the company to restate earnings by $3.9 billion dollars.
Since then, the Jackson, Miss.-based company has added an additional $3.3 billion in restatements and filed for the nation's largest-ever bankruptcy, sparking multiple investigations into its downfall. Salomon reportedly earned $80 million in investment banking fees from WorldCom.
This week, Scott Sullivan and Buford Yates, the former CFO and accounting exec at WorldCom, were indicted on seven counts by the Justice Department. Three others are expected to make plea deals with federal prosecutors.
The Securities and Exchange Commission, New York Attorney General's office and the National Association of Securities Dealers have probes into Salomon Smith Barney and Grubman's relationship with WorldCom. Neither the SEC, the AG's office nor Grubman's lawyer returned calls. Nor did Salomon Smith Barney officials.
Jack Grubman flew first class to Jackson, Miss., for WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers' wedding – then billed the trip to Salomon Smith Barney as a business expense.


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Tropico 6 developer is working on new theme park management Park Beyond
26th August 2021 - 22:23
Kevin Rombouts
Building beyond the impossible.
A new theme park management game is entering the scene in the form of Park Beyond. The new theme park sim is being developed by Tropico 6 developer and is all about building the impossible.
Park Beyond will allow players to create 'impossified' rides, while still having deep management gameplay. Through the process of impossification, players will be able to build some completely berzerk and crazy attractions, as seen in the announcement trailer, such as the rollercoaster that gets launched from a cannon onto a rail in the distance.
'Impossification' is a system that pushes the concept of any ride beyond the laws of gravity and physics, defying limitations. Like with other theme park managers, your park and rides will still need the same amount of love, care, and attention, as well as your creative touch. The game will feature a story mode filled with twists and turns, where players will meet a colourful cast of both allies and enemies. Of course, a game like this wouldn't be complete if it wasn't for a sandbox mode, where you can let your creativity go wild without worrying about all the management aspects.
Check out the colourful trailer below for Park Beyond, which will release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC in 2022.
Gearbox is opening a new studio in Montréal
Rocket League Sideswipe is now available on mobile for everybody


international development - that the helpers know better than those being helped.
some essential truths of the dynamics of helping those in need."
Watch the crowdfunding campaign video for the Mloka Labor Clinic!
The Outer Loop is absolutely committed to raising the funds necessary and partnering with the people of Mloka, to help build a much needed health center in their village.
While traveling through Tanzania with a group of artists, we taught theater to young children, helping them understand the power of storytelling to bring about social change. We also spent a lot of time listening to the people in the region, as they voiced their desperate needs... in the hopes of finding a story we could tell to do just that. Meeting and speaking with Asha, a mother who lost one of her children during childbirth eight years ago, touched us deeply. She communicated to us the village's desperate need for a labor clinic. Throughout the time we spent in Mloka, we developed a strong connection, linked by our common understanding of humanity (Ubinadamu). We have always known the power of storytelling to help create change and to better our communities, and here now was the very real opportunity for us all to do it.
Over the course of a 3-month period last year, we returned to Tanzania and worked closely with the people of Mloka and the government, to successfully complete the construction of the Ubinadamu Labor Clinic. There is now a safe place in the village for women to give birth. The first building on the property of a future health center. The clinic has been licensed by the Government of Tanzania, and is registered as an official health center. The District Medical Office will send staff and equipment soon... and we could be looking at babies born at the clinic as early as this winter!
We realized throughout our time in Mloka, that this was really just the beginning. The needs of the village extend far beyond the labor clinic, and the strong connection we all feel with the people there is too important to ignore.
The Completed Labor Clinic in Mloka!
Earlier this year, we traveled back to Tanzania to work hand-in-hand with the government and people of Mloka to continue building their much needed health center, which will serve approximately 6,000 people, and will include: an outpatient services building, several operating rooms and recovery wards, and full medical facilities for men, women and children.
The District Medical Office in Tanzania has fully committed to this partnership, recently sending us a memorandum detailing their substantial financial and material contributions.
Let's not forget, this all started with a play. So, while we were in Mloka, we began a collaboration with a local performance company, The Asante Arts Group, which will ultimately lead to an original performance piece and a Village Arts Center in 2019.
We will also partner with the teachers and administration of the Mloka primary schools, to create, develop and implement a new drama curriculum and theater program for 2019.
AND... we recently finished a feature-length documentary based on this experience, The Humanity Project: A Devised Documentary Film. You can check out the trailer above!
a safe place for women to give birth.


In 2010, The 1962-1965 Peel P50 was declared "The World's Smallest Production Car". The Peel P50 is a three-wheel microcar with enough space for "one adult and one shopping bag" (advertisement by Peel in 1960s). The P50 is the main car by the Peel Engineering Company on the Isle of Man. This "city car" is quite the spectacle, with quite minimal options, and space. But, this car is quite the collectible. The car was initially worth $2,200 in 1963, but recently sold at a Sotheby's Auction in March of 2016 for $170,000 USD. Furthermore, out of 50 total units produced, only 27 remain. This means that almost half of the P50s are gone.
From inside out, the 1962-1965 Peel P50 is quite a unique vehicle. Beginning with only one door, on the left side, this car stands out to most people. On the front, there is a single windscreen wiper and one headlight. Furthermore, there is no reverse gear, but a handle at the back allows for easy maneuverability. Lastly, the car arrives in three colors: Daytona White, Dragon Red, and Dark Blue.
Under the hood, the Peel P50 sports a 49cc, 4.2 horsepower engine. This motor works in combo with a 3-speed manual transmission. With a top speed of 38 mph, there is no need for a 0 to 60 time! Either way, who the heck would want to go 60 mph in a Peel P50!? Well, The Gamer Society tested this out while obtaining an achievement in Forza Horizon 4! Check out the video above to see it happen. In the video, the car has a much powerful engine, rating it from a D-Class to a B-Class. The mods include a new engine, AWD, racing equipment, and more!
Note: Buy Forza Horizon 4 Standard Edition – Xbox One below!
Who Doesn't Want to Drive a Peel P50?
So, who doesn't want to drive a Peel P50? Well, probably quite a few people. This vehicle is very small, so height and weight most likely play a huge role in comfort. When in need to go shopping, just take the Peel P50! Parking will be easy, hauling a single grocery bag may be easy, and safety will be zero to none. Just be sure not to get in a collision in this car, as it probably wouldn't go well. Otherwise, this car would be fun to take out for a short joy ride. Overall, the Peel P50 is the world's smallest car, and now the world's smallest collector vehicle.
Note: The featured image is by Philip Kromer of Wikimedia.


The local history of Vokes, probably the largest employer in Normandy, goes back to World War II when the Company bought Henley Park as a replacement for their bombed factory in London, but the history of Henley Park itself goes back to the 11th century. At the turn of our century Henley Park was still a gentleman's residential and sporting estate, occupied by Lord Pirbright, his wife and nine servants. During World War I it doubled as an Auxiliary Military Hospital then resumed its role as a mansion house under the occupancy of Edwin Ramsay Moodie, referred to as the 'last lord of the manor'. Since then the historic mansion of Henley Park has undergone dramatic transformations, from gentleman's country residence to corporate headquarters to company sports club to dereliction and it has now undergone a further transformation back to quality residences.
We operate locally in Henley Park providing house clearance, garden clearance and a full range of contract service for offices and businesses. We offer a worry free contents appraisel which includes professional valuation of antiques, quality collectables and second hand furniture.
Understanding our customer needs and what the customer expects in order to provide the very best bespoke service, has made EasyClear the outstanding clearance provider. With our Henley Park house clearance and rubbish removal, EasyClear has a reputation for strong business ethics, combined with an awareness of today's customers needs.


California has some of the strictest traffic safety laws in the country, and has laws that help keep teenage drivers, motorcyclists and children safer and prevent drunk and distracted driving accidents. That information comes from a new report that rated all the 50 states based on whether the state had passed 15 safety laws.
The report was released by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, and has been released every year since 1989. This year's report was the 25th report in the series, and this year too, California fared very well.
Every year, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety uses a rating system to determine whether states have implemented 15 laws relating to seatbelt use, child restraint use, drunk driving, distracted driving, and graduated driver's licensing programs. States are rated based on how many of these laws they have implemented. States that have implemented most of the laws are given a "green" rating, states that have not done so well are given a "yellow" rating, while states that have failed badly at passing important laws, are given the lowest "red" rating.
California has been rated green commending it for its performance, and the state has managed to maintain its rating for several years in a row now. According to the report, the state has passed nine safety laws, and is only missing several graduated driver licensing program laws that could make the state even safer for teenage drivers.
According to the report, the establishment of 16 as the minimum age for getting a learners permit for teenagers in California, nighttime driving, passenger and cell phone restrictions for teenage drivers, as well as the setting of 18 as the minimum age to get an unrestricted license, could help California improve on its traffic safety record.


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Sapna Cheryan is quoted in this Men's Health article about the meaning of being called "Boss"
Why I Hate it When Other Guys Call Me 'Boss'
I tried to find out how a tiny word can cause such a huge divide.
BY SEAN O'NEAL
I'm nobody's boss. Granted, I'm a writer; nobody listens to me. But even when I have, technically, been in charge of other people, not one of them has ever called me "boss." In fact, in my entire professional career, I've only reliably been called "boss" by one person: the guy who worked at the salad place near my old office. Every afternoon he'd greet me with "What's up, boss?"—a mere prelude to a litany of mini-bosses as we walked the ice tray gauntlet together. "Chickpeas, boss?" he'd ask, coming off like a low-level mafioso asking if I wanted him to rough somebody up. Or maybe Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke, seeking my permission to break off from the chain gang for a ladle of water. He was always affable enough, and I never suspected that he meant anything by it. And yet, I always found it experience vaguely humiliating, for reasons I could not fully explain.
As it turns out, I'm not alone. The forums of Reddit, Quora, and Yahoo! Answers are filled with men—it's always men—asking other men what it means when someone calls them "boss," and whether they should be honored, amused, or offended. "It's meant to insult you without you realizing it," some say. "It's just slang. Get over it," others counter...
"I don't know if it's a threat, but it's definitely related to masculinity," says Dr. Sapna Cheryan, a psychology professor at the University of Washington whose 2015 study, "Manning Up," looked at men's tendency to overcompensate. "Stereotypes about leaders are masculine. People think the best types of leadership qualities are masculine, even though research shows that that's not true. And I would wonder whether this is about the pressure to gender things in a masculine way that men have with each other—like calling each other 'man.' It's almost like, 'I see your masculinity. I'm acknowledging it so we can move on.'"
Still, Cheryan hesitates to say for certain that anyone reacting poorly to being called "boss" is because they doubt their own manhood. "If you found it condescending, it could just be because you find it inappropriate, or because you're being reduced to that identity," she says. "Especially in American culture, that feeling of being boxed in to a certain identity makes people feel uncomfortable. You just feel like you're being pigeonholed, and you react negatively to that."
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How do I accept shift openings posted by other employees?
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Looking forward to our show. Reminder to have your lines memorized by Monday and show me your costume by next Thursday. You can show me a picture by sending an email to eperryman@nbtschools.org. See you soon!
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Adopted by the World Energy Council as their African regional event, AEI receives global recognition as the foremost African event for energy professionals from across the globe. Presented by SANEA in association with WEC, and supported by the African Union and the NPCA, the forum has achieved the highest level of endorsement and support of any energy event on the continent.
28 August 2014 - The global energy landscape is constantly changing as energy becomes a scarcer, more expensive commodity and the world becomes smaller and more environmentally conscious. Events that bring together global and national energy leaders have a responsibility to set programmes that will cut through superficial agendas that turn out to be mere talk-shops and bring stakeholders together to find strategic and tangible solutions for Africa's energy requirements.
Unlike other events that call for conference papers and speakers, the programme of the annual Africa Energy Indaba is set by an international steering committee, which boasts members from the World Energy Council (WEC), the South African National Energy Association (SANEA), the NEPAD Planning & Coordinating Agency (NPCA), government representatives and industry leaders from various energy sectors such as the oil, gas and renewables sectors.
The annual Africa Energy Indaba (AEI) is not just another energy event organised by an event company that knows little about the energy sector, every detail of the event is directed by the elected panel of energy experts, which meets throughout the year to plan the topics that will be debated at the annual Johannesburg conference.
"We are exceptionally proud of our steering committee model, which has given our event the credibility and reputation it has achieved. With representation from the WEC, SANEA and the NPCA for the 2015 event, we are looking forward to greater African representation and increased delegate numbers at our February 2015 conference and exhibition," says Liz Hart, Managing Director of Siyenza, the organisers of the event.
The topics for the 2015 event are not merely a repackaging of the previous years' topics, but are cutting edge and exploratory topics that are particularly important to the African context. The issues of energy efficiency technologies of the future, Africa's low carbon development, the next frontiers of energy growth on the continent, geothermal energy and the realisation of gas potential in Sub-Saharan Africa are all topic examples that are currently being grappled with by Africa's energy industry players.
The two-day Energy Indaba will be held from the 17th – 18th February 2015 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. A number of side events will run alongside the conference and exhibition, which include the World Energy Council's invitation-only Global Energy Leaders' Dialogue, a Women in Energy Forum, an IPP & PPA workshop, an Electricity Theft session and an Energy Efficiency workshop.
The energy crisis and the drive for renewable energy generation have given rise to new interest in generating energy from heat that is readily available from the earth. The Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) says that as the renewable energy market continues to broaden, a significant acceleration in geothermal installations is expected, with advanced technologies enabling the development of geothermal power projects in new countries. It has been very cost-effective in the Great Rift Valley of Kenya, which was the first African country to build geothermal energy sources. By 2030 Kenya aims to have 5,530MW of geothermal power or 26% of total capacity. This will make it Kenya's largest source of electricity clean energy by 2030.
As the world faces increasing environmental and economic challenges, it has become more important for nations to find ways of securing energy that is efficient, affordable and clean. This drive for energy self-sufficiency is spurring the development of new energy efficient technologies and huge investment into this sector. Clearly energy efficiency brings economic benefits in that the same process output is obtained for less input. This is achieved through technology upgrades or through behavioural and process changes. But if the benefits seem so obvious why have Africans been slow to implement such programmes? Are there unintended consequences that we need to be aware of? Do such programmes deliver real energy savings and do they translate in terms of enhanced economic performance?
According to the United Nations Economic Commission on Africa, the scientific and observable evidence of climate change is unequivocal. Climate change mitigation measures have been slow and sparse. A low carbon development pathway allows for increased resilience to the physical impacts of climate change and provides Africa with the opportunity to avoid "locking-in" carbon-intensive technologies into future development. Does such an alternative route allow Africa to meet its objectives of poverty reduction, economic growth and the enhancement of human wellbeing? Will low carbon development in Africa also offer the opportunity for Africa to build its own technical capacity and join the �new development' race as a competitive player?
Natural resource development, with oil and natural gas in particular, is a "foundational" element of economic growth and development. It presents governments with a prime opportunity to create employment, infrastructure development and aids the improvement of a nation's broader social well-being. Africa is currently a small but growing part of the global gas picture. With relatively open access and generally attractive leasing terms, Africa's oil and natural gas resources have attracted a broad spectrum of investors � from the large integrated, international majors, to the large and small independent exploration and production (E&P) companies, as well as national oil companies (NOCs) from outside the region. Does natural gas development hold tremendous opportunity for Africa, and can it be a strong "prime mover" for broader economic and social development? Most importantly though, while the opportunities for Africa presented by the Golden Age of Gas may be enormous, can the challenges and risks can be addressed and mitigated, if not fully overcome?
Africa is an attractive investment destination for multiple reasons. Returns are attractive, and the need for global diversification as traditional markets decline has made emerging markets attractive destinations. Other factors that make Africa attractive are the certainty of its increasing energy demand, the speed of general African economic growth and the desire of investors to gain a foothold in future lucrative markets. However investing in Africa is not without its challenges. Can South Africa's successful Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer's Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) provide important lessons for other African nations on how the right policies that provide certainty and a clear framework, can unlock finance for the development of energy projects? Are there other critical success factors that need to be addressed to unlock finance for Africa's development?
African countries are working towards improving the quality and skills levels of their labour forces.
Investing in knowledge and skills is seen by many governments as the cornerstone of developing an employable and globally competitive workforce. This improves the investment climate because skilled workers create an attractive economic environment for investors. The returns to increasing investments in skills development tend to be high in rapidly growing economies, and can be low or non-existent in situations characterised by weak growth and poor governance. Ultimately, developing job-related competencies among the poor and the youth is recognised as crucial to reducing poverty. The development of job-related skills is, therefore, not only part of a nation's human resource strategies but also of their economic-growth and poverty-reduction strategies. Are there successful African programmes which provide examples of good practice? Is there an African context which needs to be considered by those seeking to develop the human potential of our continent?
Africa's regional economic integration has in the past remained secondary to domestic politics and policies, hindering state-led regional infrastructure development programmes. This halts private sector investment, leaving cross-border projects without funding or skills. Efforts toward greater continental infrastructure policy and project co-ordination have not borne enough fruit –NEPAD's Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) is a case in point. The benefits of integrated infrastructure and manufacturing plans that African countries put forward are not always obvious to the private sector and plans presented to the private sector need to be attractive. Are there infrastructure success stories where the public and private sectors work together across multiple countries? What are the key elements of such programmes and can the lessons be transferred to other initiatives?
The agricultural sector in most of Sub-Saharan Africa is dominated by subsistence farming. The development of modern bio-energy systems offers opportunities for investment and infrastructure improvements in agriculture with the hope of diversifying agricultural production and thereby stimulating socio-economic development. In general, many African countries have suitable conditions for bio-energy development - abundant labour, enough arable land and water resources. Several Sub-Saharan African countries are currently engaged in the formulation of policies and development plans to guide the development and ensure the sustainability of the bio-energy sector. African governments have implemented several initiatives such as agro-ecological zoning to identify land available for food and for bio-energy production and mandates for investors to use part of the allocated land to food production. What is the real potential of this technology? How will the energy-water-food nexus be managed in those countries that are starved of these resources?
Higher energy efficiency in Africa is possible with smart grids combined with renewable energy sources like the wind and the sun, the use of wind turbines, as well as modern energy transmission and distribution. Modern products and solutions for power transmission include high-voltage transmission solutions, high-voltage switching products and systems, and innovative direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) transmission systems. Turnkey substations and power transformers complete the spectrum. Will these innovations in the power transmission market deliver transmission costs that are lower than with a conventional line? Will they be particularly suitable for providing stable and low-loss grid connections with renewable energy sources?
According to the World Energy Issues Monitor 2013, the energy-water issue is not on top of the worldwide energy agenda. However the issue is positioned as a key uncertainty in selected regions such as Africa. The first and most visible impact of climate change is the change of water availability. Places that are currently dry and water-stressed will become drier and almost desert-like; places that are currently wet will become wetter. There are many linkages between energy and water: fracturing of oil shale and shale gas, coal power plants and CCS, coal to gas and to liquid, biofuels, hydropower, cooling towers, production of solar cells, refineries, etc. Virtually every energy technology relies on water. Is our energy system and infrastructure resilient to any changes on the water side? Water is a much more emotional issue, so if the two stand against each other, will energy lose out?


In the kingdom of Virat, the Panadvas have been spending their thirteenth year in exile. As per the contract, they had to live in disguise such that nobody could recognize them as the rulers of Indraprastha. Draupadi served the queen of Virat, Sudeshna, as her personal maid Sairindhri. But she couldn't keep her beauty hidden from the lustful eyes of men in the palace. When Keechak, the arrogant and powerful brother of queen Sudeshna and the general of King Virat's army, laid his eyes on Sairindhri, he couldn't control himself. He made an indecent proposal to Draupadi and when refused he reacted in the most brutal manner. Insulted and humiliated, Draupadi complained to Bheem, and Keechak had to pay for his insolent behavior with his life.


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Q: Remove duplicate list items accross multiple nested lists I have the following list:
values = [
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'firstName'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'surname'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'userName'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'password'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'confirmPassword'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'emailAddress'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'confirmEmail'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'securityQuestionAndAnswerOne', 'question'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'securityQuestionAndAnswerOne', 'answer'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'securityQuestionAndAnswerTwo', 'question'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'securityQuestionAndAnswerTwo', 'answer'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'securityQuestionAndAnswerThree', 'question'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'securityQuestionAndAnswerThree', 'answer'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'tAndCAccepted']
]

I am trying to figure out how I can remove values that are preset in all off this lists and keep the values after a
certain point when they become uniqe to get something like this:
unique_values = [
    ['firstName'],
    ['surname'],
    ['userName'],
    ['password'],
    ['confirmPassword'],
    ['emailAddress'],
    ['confirmEmail'],
    ['securityQuestionAndAnswerOne', 'question'],
    ['securityQuestionAndAnswerOne', 'answer'],
    ['securityQuestionAndAnswerTwo', 'question'],
    ['securityQuestionAndAnswerTwo', 'answer'],
    ['securityQuestionAndAnswerThree', 'question'],
    ['securityQuestionAndAnswerThree', 'answer'],
    ['tAndCAccepted']
]

Any ideas how I could achive this? I had tried various ways but can't really get close to a working solution.

A: Use set intersection to get all the common elements and a nested list comprehension to build the cleaned list:
common = set(values[0])
for lst in values[1:]:
    common = common.intersection(lst)

unique_values = [[v for v in lst if v not in common] for lst in values]

A: Here's an easy to understand and readable version. It will preserve order as well.
common = set.intersection(*values)
reduced_values = [[value for value in l if value not in common] for l in values]

A: With a list comprehension:
>>> [
    [elt for elt in line if not all(elt in subline for subline in values)]
    for line in values
]

[['firstName'], ['surname'], ['userName'], ['password'], ['confirmPassword'], ['emailAddress'], ['confirmEmail'], ['securityQuestionAndAnswerOne', 'question'], ['securityQuestionAndAnswerOne', 'answer'], ['securityQuestionAndAnswerTwo', 'question'], ['securityQuestionAndAnswerTwo', 'answer'], ['securityQuestionAndAnswerThree', 'question'], ['securityQuestionAndAnswerThree', 'answer'], ['tAndCAccepted']]

A: trunc_lists = [tuple(sublist[2:]) for sublist in values]
ans = [list(i) for i in set(trunc_lists)]

Note that the output is un-ordered

A: Assuming each value is unique within a list you could do something like this:
from collections import Counter
from itertools import chain

values = [
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'firstName'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'surname'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'userName'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'password'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'confirmPassword'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'emailAddress'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'confirmEmail'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'securityQuestionAndAnswerOne', 'question'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'securityQuestionAndAnswerOne', 'answer'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'securityQuestionAndAnswerTwo', 'question'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'securityQuestionAndAnswerTwo', 'answer'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'securityQuestionAndAnswerThree', 'question'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'securityQuestionAndAnswerThree', 'answer'],
    ['registrationController', 'regBean', 'tAndCAccepted']
]

counts = Counter(chain.from_iterable(values))
result = [[e for e in value if counts[e] != len(values)] for value in values]

print(result)

Output
[['firstName'], ['surname'], ['userName'], ['password'], ['confirmPassword'], ['emailAddress'], ['confirmEmail'], ['securityQuestionAndAnswerOne', 'question'], ['securityQuestionAndAnswerOne', 'answer'], ['securityQuestionAndAnswerTwo', 'question'], ['securityQuestionAndAnswerTwo', 'answer'], ['securityQuestionAndAnswerThree', 'question'], ['securityQuestionAndAnswerThree', 'answer'], ['tAndCAccepted']]

The idea is to count each element across values and get those that do not appear in all the elements of values:

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Love the way this explodes into a power ballad. Incredible vocals!!
Great production here...well mixed song with vocals and guitars that sit well through out the song! Very Nice!
Well done London Project ! You guys never disappoint with the songwriting, performances and production quality.
Lonnie....incredible song. Fantastic musicianship, lyrics, and vocals. Stellar performances and production, ***** On my show tonight. Thanks for sharing your music, bro!


I have lived in Paris for 20 years so I know the 'rule' - from 1st October throughout the whole Winter I must wear a scarf lest I catch a cold from being in a draught (this start date applies strictly even if the temperature is scorching). Accessorising colourfully and stylishly is super - important, but secondary. Scarves provide one of the few opportunities to be colourful if you are Parisian and in order to tick the stylish box in Autumn / Winter, they are a cheap fix to keeping your look up to date. Parisians may not change their Winter coats every year but they will already have purchased a couple of scarves in this Winter's new colours. If your coat is in one of the neutral colours from your palette have fun combining one of your accent colours to brighten up cold, grey days.
For those who are not hypochondriacs, scarves are also a fantastic way of completing your outfits and can elevate a simple top and trouser combination to something supremely chic and effortless. Do take care though because scarves are the perfect way to inject some colour right next to your face where it will have the most (positive or negative) impact!
What is wrong with wearing an extra layer especially if it comes with the added bonus of keeping the doctor away? I am tired of hearing men say that if they wore a scarf when it wasn't 120° below they would be called effeminate by their male friends. I would suggest that it might be more appropriate to take notice of how many ladies think Guillaume Canet looks gorgeous to what some 'men' think is appropriate dressing !?!
Those of you who have a Natural style personality will want a scarf that is functional as well as looking good, so a chunky snood (a continuous loop of fabric that you simply wrap loosely around your neck once or twice) is a great choice. If you're petite in scale make sure you don't go overboard as you may appear to be swamped if the pattern or weave of your snood is too big!
Whichever scarf style you opt for this Autumn/Winter remember that it is vital that you choose one in one of your best colours! Colour worn next to our face has the greatest impact, so it's important to get it right!
Just check out Jessica here. As far as I have seen children under 12ish instinctively pick perfect colours for themselves. It is adults who get confused by wanting what we see on TV or from the latest designers.... I promise, if you are confused ask a child to choose for you, or, as Christmas is coming, a gift voucher for a Colour Consultation would be an ideal present.


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II* Small parish church with C12 and later fabric; largely rebuilt in 1875 by Robert Griffiths in the Decorated style.
MATERIALS: Stone rubble with freestone dressings. Timber framed porch; tiled roofs.
PLAN: Nave and chancel with west end bellcote and south porch.
EXTERIOR: In the south wall of the nave is a blocked C12 doorway. This has a roll-moulded round-headed arch with colonnettes with cable mouldings and carved capitals and a tympanum decorated with hatched triangles. West of this is the timber framed porch with bargeboards with blind quatrefoils in roundels. The porch has been restored and rebuilt on taller north and south side walls but the surviving flamboyant heads to the timber traceried sides appear to be original, as does the timber arched outer doorway with carved spandrels. The porch roof and bargeboards have been restored. The doorway into the church is round-headed with two roll-moulded round-headed arches and supposedly of 1875, but may be the north door seen by Glynne resited. The remainder of the exterior fabric is also of 1875 but may copy early window forms. Two-light Geometric Decorated style traceried west window below a large bellcote with trefoil-headed openings for two bells and a steep stone superstructure with iron cresting and a weathervane. The other windows are a mixture of Geometric style traceried designs and lancets. A chimney stack projects through the east end of the nave roof on the south side. INTERIOR: small C12 style round-headed chancel arch of two orders. This has been thoroughly recut or replaced in the C19. The chancel has a C19 canted timber roof divided into panels. On the north wall of the chancel there is a feature considered to be a C14 Easter sepulchre. This is a gabled Gothic recess, the gable decorated with crockets and filled with pierced Geometric style tracery. A chest under the recess has a tier of blind trefoil-headed arcading. The structure has massively tall pinnacles on either side of the gable. The circa C12 font has a large plain bowl with a square section moulding above the later stem. Encaustic tiles to the chancel. The nave also has a C19 roof, arch braced with a ridge board with one tier of purlins. Jacobean pulpit and reader's desk in one with carved decoration below the cornice and tiers of panelling. C19 benches with ends with concave shoulders. HISTORY: The church was described in 1846 before restoration by Sir Stephen Glynne.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION DECISION: Church of St Mary, Billingsley, is listed at Grade II* for the following principal reasons: * It includes a number of features and fittings of different dates within an attractive but unremarkable 1875 rebuilding by Robert Griffiths *	these features include a C12 south doorway with tympanum; C14 Easter sepulchre; circa late C15 timber-framed porch; and a Jacobean pulpit and reader's desk combined.