A while back, I shared a meme from the blog Wilder Child with the above quote and was touched and inspired by how much it spoke to people's hearts.
I was inspired by the thoughtful comments people shared.
I reflected on how I want to show my daughter I value her mental health and personal measures of success over academic and mainstream ones.
I recalled the voices of the girls I've worked with over the past 15 years and how they all desired to be heard and to feel that their emotions are valued.
Have you ever had a situation where your daughter shared something that upset her or frustrated her and to you, it was just no big deal? You couldn't really get why she could feel sad about it, so the response comes out something along the lines of, 'Don't worry about it'.
If you don't personally value what she's emotional about, it can be easier to be distracted about it and shrug it off.
If your daughter is genuinely emotional, it doesn't matter if it's because she lost an important friendship or her favorite hairbrush.
What matters is that you tune in and listen.
In a similar way to the above, when we as parents experience our children having intense, difficult emotions, we may instinctively want to help them by making it stop.
Honestly, when I hear my daughter crying, I also want it to stop so I won't have to experience the pain of watching her go through pain.
I practice checking in with myself to remind myself it's not about me and my discomfort. It's about letting my daughter experience her true emotions without me interfering.
When we say things like, 'You're ok', 'It's not that bad', 'Why are you so upset about that?' 'That's not a big deal', it sends the message that the emotions themselves aren't important and that they're wrong to experience.
It's important to help girls develop emotional management tools as early in their lives as possible.
It can be especially important that by the time girls are tweens, they've developed a core toolkit of strategies to manage their emotions. As they grow into teens and develop abstract thought on top of shifting hormones, they need to have the skills ready to deal with the new thoughts and intensity of emotions they will soon experience.
Here's a video I made about ways to help your daughter manage big emotions.
This can be one of the hardest ones for moms to wrap their brains around. It's like there's an inherent mom guilt built in that tells us that unless we're giving all our free moments to our children, we're not doing our best.
I struggle with offering time to myself for self-care every day. Even though I can be fully confident in writing this to other moms and even though I've seen time after time in my own life and those of my clients, students, friends and family, I still struggle to believe that my self-care will lead me to being a better parent.
So, I aim to be mindful about it every day.
To hold myself accountable to believing in its importance and to creating space for self-care even when I have to keep asking my guilt to beat it the whole time.
I also openly talk with my daughter about the value of giving ourselves time to do whatever brings us joy and helps us relax.
I suggest for you to try the same and see how it goes.
I believe that our children should all have the comfort of knowing that we're their biggest fans.
Even if she doesn't share them openly, or know quite what they are yet, she has big dreams and goals.
When you encourage your daughter to do her best and empower her with the tools she needs to do so, it helps her create the foundation of self-confidence that helps her stay connected to her best self even when she's going through a difficult time.
When we help our girls strive to be their best, there can often be a connection made that doing your best equals being perfect.
This is NOT the message we want to send in order to shift away from the good girls culture, where there is often a relentless feeling of pressure girls experience to be perfect and successful across all areas as the only way to be 'good enough'.
That's why it's crucial to balance out your supporting her striving to do her best with an honoring of who she is no matter what happens.
Something I hear often from girls I work with is that they don't feel like their parents accept them for who they really are, from things like their interests, to their ability level, to appearance.
This is one of the biggest things I'd like to help change. And, it's one of the biggest things I focus on with my own parenting.
How can I take one step to shift the focus to why she cares about those things?
How can I take one step to value her pace and approach?
It's just as important to create space for positive emotions as it is for difficult ones.
Don't forget to have fun and LAUGH with your girls!
Laughter has amazing health benefits. Did you know there's such a thing as laughter yoga and meditation? Check out this laughter meditations for kids for some ideas.
Creating space for play is so important for supporting emotional health.
One crucial reason we need to teach the value of play is to help balance out the growing epidemic of stress and anxiety girls face today.
You can also learn essential life skills through play that support emotional health, such as building confidence, social skills and growth mindset.
I'm going to let one of my favorite bands speak for me on this one. If you lead with this, it will guide all the rest.
Ever wonder where to start when it comes to the best ways to support your daughter's emotional health?
Great article. I think all of this applies to boys too and doesn't need to be so gender specific to girls. Tweens need support learning how to deal with their emotions in order to be empowered as adults in today's world.


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Issue # 4 May 2011
After a career making Arts Programmes as a producer/director and executive producer for British, American, Japanese and European broadcasters, wolfiewolfgang (aka Colin Bell), gave up television to concentrate on writing. He has published three children's stories (Novello's), film reviews and poetry in the UK and the USA in The Blotter, Every Day Poets, Shot Glass Journal, Inspired Words and the Fib Review. His short stories have been performed by White Rabbit Theatre in London and he is a Writers' Village Best Writers' Award winner. With a novel and a half behind him, he writes poetry, flash fiction and short stories. He lives in Lewes, East Sussex, England and also writes a daily blog and other reviews as wolfiewolfgang on his website http://www.wolfiewolfgang.com
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In that desk, some ornaments,
an art deco bowl and a photo frame,
stored away from parental eyes,
buried treasure for another time.
Cake pillars and bone china mugs,
a soap dispenser - random things,
entries on a secret list
quietly intoned as a mantra.
Prayers are whispered every night,
escapist dreams repeated
from a single bed in a barren room,
a hermit's febrile vision.
Tea towels, with rural scenes,
a single, long-stemmed crystal glass,
all packed, ready, hidden.
Left behind when you dared to run.

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Successful commercialization of your medical product in a particular market depends a lot upon the type of medical product distributor you choose as a partner. Once you have determined which medical product markets best match your business development goals and registered your product according to national regulatory requirements, selecting a distributor that best complements your sales and marketing strategy is crucial.
We can assist you with the research and assessment of local distributors in Colombia based on the foreign manufacturer's specific requirements. Our services include review of the manufacturer's selection criteria and business development goals, research of local distributors available in Colombia, leveraging on our extensive network, development of a clear plan of action to present to potential distributors on first approach, identifying their strengths and weaknesses, development of distributors profiles, compilation of evidence of their track record with products and companies similar to your, assessing pre-selected distributors, and selection of final distributor.
Finding the best medical distribution partners is in many ways just as important as obtaining regulatory registration for your medical product. In order to find and screen potential distribution partners for your chosen medical products markets, you should first have a clear idea of your business development strategy.
Type of medical product; if it's either a new and unique product, or a high-volume, low-margin product, among other considerations.
We, as a key part of the distributor selection process, will be assisting the manufacturer to create a distributor profile in order to evaluate and qualify potential distribution partners in the chosen medical market(s). This profile should incorporate details of the manufacturer's medical product as well as the manufacturer's overall business requirements. We will, subsequently, match those requirements to distributors best suited to assist the client in its sales efforts.
The distributor profile should include information about its medical product such as how simple or complex it is, whether the medical product uses novel or advanced technology, among others. The distributor profile should also contain the manufacturer's business goals as well as identify the medical product markets in which the manufacturer plans to sell its medical product.
By using the manufacturer's profile, we will create a prescreened list of potential medical product distribution partners. This list may vary from five to 40 distributors depending on the regional or national scope of the manufacturer's business development strategy. Once the list of distributors we produce has been evaluated by the manufacturer, we will then go through the process of qualifying the listed distributors to identify the best potential partners for the manufacturer's business. Our qualifying process entails contacting each distributor on the list and providing them with the manufacturers's product's technical and pricing information as well as product samples if necessary. In addition, we will interview interested distributors on behalf of the manufacturer for details on how they would launch the product in their markets.
We will provide the pre screened database to the manufacturer for its evaluation and pre-selection of candidates from the list.
Once we have received feedback from the manufacturer regarding the pre screened database of distributors, it will proceed to coordinate more in-depth conversations with manufacturer's initial chosen distributors.
Following our qualification process, the list of potential medical distribution partners will be considerably smaller—only those firms best matching the requirements set forth in the manufacturer's distributor profile will remain. At this point, we can facilitate conference calls or face-to-face interviews with the manufacturer and these distributors in order for the manufacturer to make a final determination.
Once the local distributor(s) has been selected, the next step is drawing up workable terms to be included on the legal agreement with the new distributor partner. Some of the issues that we will consider include: exclusivity, sales regions to be served, cancellation terms, among others.


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250 million Christians to be persecuted in 2007
A report by persecution watchdog Release International has revealed that over 250 million Christians will face persecution during 2007. Release International has discovered that Christian persecution comes mostly from four sources, Communism (China, Vietnam, etc), Hinduism (India) and Buddhism (South East Asia) and Islam - with persecution against Christians growing fastest in Muslim countries.
Quote: ""There's a conspiracy of silence around Saudi," says Release International's CEO Andy Dipper, "probably because the West wants their oil and their money. But this is a government that hands out the death sentence for its own citizens who want nothing more than the freedom to choose their own faith. And while Saudi bans all Christian literature, it spends billions of dollars each year propagating Islam around the world."
Persecution is also increasing in the West, with the government attempting to pass laws such as the Incitement to Religious Hatred bill and the Sexual Orientation Discrimination laws. Possession of a Bible in Saudi Arabia is against the law, and offenders can face flogging and even jail for repeated offences. It seems rather than pressing Saudi Arabia on its poor human rights record, the British government is prepared to turn a blind eye, as long as the oil keeps flowing. British Airways recently banned an air-stewardess from carrying her personal Bible on flights to Saudi Arabia. The British government has upheld the ruling, effectively imposing the Saudi law on British citizens.
Quote: "Saudi's regime is notorious for bragging about having "an open mind" and saying it "accepts Christianity and Judaism." In fact, not a single church exists in the desert country; foreign diplomats may not even hold Bible studies in their homes and Bibles discovered on tourists have been confiscated, with some allegedly even shredded. Instead of taking the opportunity to expose the Saudi's hypocrisy, the Foreign Office concurred. "The importation [to Saudi Arabia] and use of narcotics, alcohol, pork products and religious books, apart from the Koran, and artefacts are forbidden," it declared.
2nd Timothy 3:12-13
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
Source Christian Today, Jerusalem Newswire


film profile], which had its world premiere in competition at the 65th Berlinale.
Where did you discover this Albanian tradition of the "sworn virgin"?
Laura Bispuri: I read the novel three-and-a-half years ago, and that is when I decided to make the film. I developed a passion for Albania and its culture through several channels: meetings, seminars, music, researching anthropological studies on the "sworn virgin" tradition. Afterwards, I travelled there several times, to the mountains, and I think the film reflects the passion I have for that country. By no means at all do I want Albania to have a negative image and Italy a positive one. This is expressed by the film's characters, who can no longer live in Albania but still love that country. In terms of the "sworn virgin" tradition, it still exists. Clearly, it is fading away, but I feel that it is fading too slowly and women still have a long way to go before they have more "normal" rights.
How did you go about the narrative structure with this very particular chronology?
It was one of the biggest challenges of the film, and it needed a lot of work when writing the scenes and editing. I thought this narrative structure would favour the protagonist, who is complex and multi-layered; a linear structure would have been inadequate. I wanted to describe an inner voyage, and all of the scenes from the past are more than mere flashbacks: they are narrative episodes that re-transmit emotions to the present.
The body is a fundamental element in the film. What were your intentions in this regard?
It is the process of a frozen body that progressively defrosts, taking small steps in order to free itself. The story of a person who finally succeeds in being at ease with her body. What really mattered in terms of setting the scene was to imagine the place where someone who is suffocated in her own body has to go, someone who is going to transform a little bit every day in a swimming pool, surrounded by undressed bodies, even though they have bathing suits on.
Did you purposely expand this reflection on physical emancipation by choosing synchronised swimming?
Yes. For me this sport is a summary of the feminine image of our time, along with its limits. These girls swim while wearing a lot of make-up and they must be smiling. It takes on the female identity that is obliged to be beautiful and perfect. It is also an exhausting sport, and the fact that this tiredness happens underwater equally alludes to the way women carry on their lives in general. The water obviously has to do with the feminine aspect, but it also has a role in this idea of liberation. In my previous films, I often used this element, and I realised that I am instinctively allured to it.
How did you work with Alba Rohrwacher?
From the beginning, I felt that she was probably the only actress who was capable of playing this role, and the film proves that she was the right choice. We had what can be described as a symbiotic relationship. During the three years of preparation, we had reflected quite a lot on different versions of the screenplay, and together we looked for the different guidelines on using one's body, on a character's physical transformation, on subtle changes. We enjoyed investigating masculine body language and references. After that, everything was very simple, although we did keep on researching continually while filming. But everything was quite easy because Alba grasped the character of Mark right away and embodied her as I imagined.
How did the German actor Lars Eidinger get involved in the project?
At first, I looked in Italy, and the character had a different physique and a different age. But I couldn't find anyone, and I decided to have a look at German actors. From the moment I met Lars Eidinger I was smitten. He came to Rome and we met with Alba, and I realised that they resembled one another. I therefore decided the film should go in the direction of that resemblance, and I re-wrote the character.


Home » Blog » Can a Medical Negligence claim still succeed without evidence of negligent surgical technique?
As medical negligence lawyers in Sydney, we're always interested and open to all possibilities regarding medical negligence cases, even if those possibilities seem slim or unlikely. One of the medical negligence case studies that have spurred our interest is that of Paul v Cooke . The decision of Paul v Cooke NSWCA 2011 considered the interesting concept of whether a patient could succeed in a claim for damages, where a known risk of surgery occurred without any allegation of negligence on the part of the surgeon.
In summary, the patient required surgery for an intracranial aneurysm.
It was argued that the aneurysm had been missed on a scan 3 years prior to it ultimately being diagnosed.
The Plaintiff argued that had the aneurysm been diagnosed 3 years earlier than it ultimately was she would have undergone a procedure different to the one she ultimately undertook in 2006.
Both of those procedures came with a a set of risks which were of a similar scope and likelihood.
The procedure that was ultimately performed in 2006 unfortunately led to a complication which left her significantly incapacitated, however, there was no suggestion that that complication had occurred as a result of surgeon negligence.
The Court of Appeal ultimately decided that the risk which ultimately eventuated had always been present once the Plaintiff had developed her aneurysm and the Defendant did not create the risk which ultimately eventuated. Detailed analysis of the decision is below.
In 2003, Ms Paul underwent a scan to determine whether she had an intracranial aneurysm. Upon conducting the scan, Dr Cooke negligently failed to diagnose an aneurysm that existed in Ms Paul's brain. In 2006 when undergoing another scan it was successfully diagnosed. Ms Paul underwent a procedure to remove it however, during the procedure it ruptured without any lack of care or skill on behalf of the surgeon, causing her to have a stroke and suffer serious injuries.
Ms Paul claimed that if Dr Cooke had diagnosed the aneurysm in 2003 she would have undergone a different procedure then to remove it. However, neither operation carried any more or less risk and the aneurysm remained unchanged in the period between the negligent failure to diagnose and the failed removal of the aneurysm.
One of the primary questions is whether or not s 5I – the materialization of inherent risk provision – applied.
The substantive judgment in this case was delivered by Leeming JA, dealing with the subject of inherent risk from  – .
Whether the "risk of something occurring", ie the "risk of intra-operative rupture followed by stroke", could have been avoided by the exercise of reasonable care and skill. That had to be determined from Ms Pauls position before she underwent surgery .
…the defendant creates the initial injury and also therefore the unavoidable risk of complications in its treatment. In those circumstances, the defendant's liability may continue even if the treatment is itself undertaken negligently. "[T]he first tortfeasor may be liable in negligence for a subsequent injury and its consequences although the act or omission of another tortfeasor is the more immediate cause of that injury… The original injury can be regarded as carrying some risk that medical treatment might be negligently given": Mahony at 528-529.
Dr Cooke did not create the relevant risk – the occasion for Ms Paul to run (if she so chose) the risk of intra-operative rupture. That risk could not be avoided by reasonable care on the part of Dr Cooke; that risk was always present once Ms Paul developed an aneurysm. It could never materialize until it was diagnosed and Ms Paul chose to undergo surgery.
His Honour concludes at  that only where, as here, the risk pre-dates and is neither created or increased by the defendant's negligence would the section apply.
Want to read more clinical negligence case studies or learn more about medical negligence from an experienced perspective? Talk to one of our professional negligence lawyers in Sydney today.


Know that's a great project, well done great work like all the details and individuality of the build, enjoy. You have created a very versatile space.
Excellent write-up, really enjoyed it!
I had an "incident" with a Mazda Bongo about 7 years ago and never really thought about them since. Yours is one I would have anyway of the week. The interior wasn't what I expected but I love it.
That's a great thread, love the story.
I think that's much more unique than a VW, I love Japanese styling. I agree on the wheel change, you made it look much better!
Fantastic job. My missus keeps going on about a campervan and doing a European tour, if she sees this thread i know what will happen. That's a superb example and the interior is awesome.
I thought about doing a conversion on my Honda Odyssey, but decided it was too much work so ended up selling it as it had served its purpose.
Bongos and the Nissan Elgrand have a great following at Jap shows and have always caught my eye. I'm a bit of a Weaboo when it come to Jap metal, so probably wouldn't look beyond them.
Thanks for sharing the pic - nice line-up there!
I think you need to show the Mrs - she gets to think you're letting her have a campervan and you get to buy a Japanese motor. Everyone's a winner!
I did have a peek through the window of an Alphard which is similar to the Elgrand I think. There was a dealership with about twenty of them which I passed on the way to the Bongo show to view mine. It was a more modern and had a much nicer dash, but the styling was too wacky for me and I liked the Bongo community so much.
Another great thread! Not sure what else you could do to it but look forwarding to seeing any tweaks and changes you make !


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SBA List Endorses Pro-life Senator John McCain Over EMILY's List-Backed Ann Kirkpatrick
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 1, 2016
Contact: Mallory Quigley, mquigley@sba-list.org, 202-223-8073
Sen. McCain Will Fight for Women and Children
Washington, D.C. – Today, the national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) announced its endorsement of U.S. Senator John McCain, running for re-election in Arizona.
"Senator McCain has a consistent record of protecting women and unborn children," said SBA List president Marjorie Dannenfelser. He is a vocal supporter of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would limit abortions after five months, and which is supported by over 60 percent of the American people. Sen. McCain's opponent, Ann Kirkpatrick, is a pro-abortion radical in the mold of Hillary Clinton. She wants to force taxpayers to fund abortion on-demand and opposes even the most modest pro-life reforms, including a limit on late-term abortion after five months – more than halfway through pregnancy. Ann Kirkpatrick will work for the abortion lobby, not Arizona women and families. We are proud to endorse Sen. McCain's reelection bid and look forward to his victory in November."
Sen. McCain was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 after serving two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. He co-sponsored the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act and the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban. He voted for the Unborn Victims of Violence Act and for parental notification, and has consistently voted against expanding taxpayer funding of abortion.
Susan B. Anthony List and its Political Action Committees, the SBA List Candidate Fund and Women Speak Out PAC, spent $15.25 million in the 2014 election cycle to defeat pro-abortion incumbents and elect pro-life candidates to federal and statewide office. The SBA List is dedicated to pursuing policies and electing candidates who will reduce and ultimately end abortion. To that end, the SBA List emphasizes the education, promotion, mobilization, and election of pro-life women. The SBA List is a network of more than 465,000 pro-life Americans nationwide.


The author of a book that has come under fire from Illinois prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald held a press conference today at the National Press Club in Washington, responding to Fitzgerald's threats of a libel lawsuit with the release of a new edition.
Peter Lance rang in the release of the paperback issue of his book, "Triple Cross, How Bin Laden's Master Spy Penetrated the CIA, the Green Berets, and the FBI," with a lengthy description of his research findings. He also addressed Fitzgerald's threats to sue HarperCollins for false light or libel if it printed the new version; Fitzgerald has said the book contains false allegations against him regarding his involvement in terrorism cases in Manhattan.
Lance called the dispute "a pure censorship story," and suggested that Fitzgerald is particularly sensitive to the issues discussed in the book because if they prove true, the prosecutor could face legal fallout of his own.
The author asked attorney Jan Schlichtmann to speak on his behalf; Schlichtmann is perhaps best known for his involvement in the legal case on which the movie "A Civil Action" was based. Schlichtmann said he had no idea whether Lance's conclusions were credible, but said that didn't matter. Rather, he was there to support "Peter Lance's right to write."
"That is our strongest bulwark against the danger that surrounds us," Schlichtman said, adding that "[Fitzgerald]'s job is to uphold the laws, and he can't uphold the laws by slamming down our freedoms."


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Sebastian Vettel feels that getting caught behind Valtteri Bottas was a significant factor in his eventual defeat by Lewis Hamilton in a scintillating duel in Barcelona.
The Ferrari driver jumped Hamilton at the start, but opted to pit sooner than the Briton and emerged behind the second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas - who like Hamilton decided to stretch his initial stint. Despite being on older tyres, Bottas managed to keep Vettel at bay for a handful of laps - which allowed Hamilton to close in, and helped swing the balance of victory in the latter's favour.
"We lost a lot of time fighting Valtteri," Vettel reflected afterwards. "We lost four seconds. I was catching him but I knew they wouldn't pit him.
I nearly lost the car [overtaking] because I had the DRS open and it was a quite aggressive move on the steering wheel.
"He was all over the place with his tyres so they used him a bit to block me. He still managed to somehow get a decent exit [out of Turn 16] so I didn't quite make it the first time round so the second time round down the straights I thought 'now, I have to find some way, even if it's over the grass'.
"It was really close. I faked on the inside, went back on the outside and then on the inside to surprise him, which worked - but I nearly lost the car doing that because I had the DRS open and it was a quite aggressive move on the steering wheel.
"So I was really happy but then equally I looked down and I'd lost an awful lot of time so I wasn't that happy because the real fight was with Lewis."
Vettel said his subsequent duel with Hamilton was equally tense, especially as he was 'guessing' at where to brake when the pair went side by side into Turn 1.
"It was very close when we came out," Vettel said. "You come out on fresh tyres – I was just guessing. I wanted to stay ahead but I was just guessing on the brake point.
"It worked, but there was no room for him. He reacted well, because he avoided the contact. I don't know if we touched? I think we just missed.
"It was good, because I stayed ahead, so you always take it, but it was really close."
Asked whether he had any regrets or complaints over Ferrari's race strategy, Vettel added: "I don't think the decision is to blame - I think we did the right thing on strategy.
"We made eight seconds disappear for the second stop. If you add [that and being held up by Bottas] it's 12 seconds and it would have been a bit better, but that's how it goes."
Despite being beaten by Hamilton, Vettel still picked up his fifth top-two finish in as many races, helping him stay six points ahead of Hamilton in the 2017 title fight.


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The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu: Review by #LoveLynn
categories: Reviews, Woman Empowerment
*Minor spoiler alert*
The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu is basically the worst nightmare of any women who has come to learn that it is OK to think for herself. It is the story of what would happen if women allowed men and the world in general to completely devalue them.
In it, women are reduced to the lowest common denominator: a womb.
As disturbing as the themes are in this multipart TV series, I think it is highly important for women and girls to see this show. It demonstrates the *extreme* of what can happen when we give up all of our rights and power. Even the most religious and conservative man-identified woman has to see the detriment of allowing anyone to rob us of our womanhood, strength and independence after watching this series.
The Handmaid's Tale is an end of world scenario where a crazed religious cult somehow is able to take over what's left of the American government and become militarized. The cult actively seeks women who are still able to conceive children and turn them into baby-making slaves for powerful men. The wives of these men are barren due to some sort of widespread biological problem. Against their will, the fertile young women are used as sex slaves for the couples and are only properly cared for when they're carrying a child for them.
The wives are complicit in the enslavement of the young women and in my opinion are just as despicable as the men. Much like the Facebook generation, they pretend to be happy on the outside for their friends but are really absolutely miserable. They elevate themselves above the "handmaids" and treat them like animals. They are easy to despise, but it's clear for an intuitive eye to see that they are slaves to the situation as well. They are insecure about their womanhood and know deep down that their husbands don't really want them.
Women who choose love with other women in this unfortunate tale are designated as "abominations" and put to death. This was one of the most disturbing elements of the show for me — the cult makes every effort to break the entire spirit of women in general, take away all of their choices, and deem them useless unless they can have children. What child would want to live in a world like that?
Everyone in the series is secretly unhappy, but only the young women who have been taken hostage actively try to break free from the situation. So in addition to being an apocalyptic tale and gender-related thriller (two of my favorite themes) it is a story about the ever-strong revolutionary spirit of women. A small but powerful minority of women have always fought for their rights and personhood throughout history. It's why we have the rights we have now. Thank God for them.
The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu is definitely worth watching, but I strongly suggest that if you watch this with a young girl or teen, watch it and give them the proper context of what they are witnessing. Have a conversation with them as you go along. This series should be used as an educational tool — a warning for all women of why it's important for us to remain independent, educated, and empowered, no matter what.
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Our kick-off event for Richmond's fifth annual celebration of NDEW was a success. The EV display was at the entrance to the Dorey Park Farmers Market, helping us draw more than 70 visitors throughout the event. The highlight was the unscheduled appearance of a Tesla Model X, with car seats in the back to show how an all-electric car can meet the needs of a growing family. Other cars on display included a Zero Motorcycle, Nissan LEAF, Chevy Bolt, and Tesla Model 3, whose owners came all the way from North Carolina to attend their fifth NDEW event in Richmond.
Richmond kicks off its fifth annual celebration of National Drive Electric Week with a display of electric vehicles at the Dorey Park Farmers Market, a new market that was established to provide the citizens of Eastern Henrico with easy access to fresh and nutritious local produce, food and crafts of the highest quality. The market is located adjacent to the Dairy Barn at Dorey Park.
In addition to the display, we will have our EV Experience educational exhibit and tables with handouts and activities for children. We'll also have a drawing for several National Drive Electric Week goodie bags, courtesy of Nissan.
Please click on the button above and register if you plan to stop by and learn more about electric vehicle technology. For EV owners, please note that the five slots for the display are full. Any additional registrations will be put on a waiting list. Or, you can park your car nearby and come over to visit ... we would love to say hello to you!
Registered attendees report 199,466 electric miles driven.


My book, A LIFE OF SENTENCES has been and is being promoted as a book about prisons and crime which is understandable given the publicity and promotional material the publishers have put out. In way am I criticising that but really that is not what the book is about.
Far more importantly it is a book about Christianity and how faith saw me serve those sentences leading to an eventual recommitting myself to the Lord and in passing anyone who reads the book will realise just what an important role the chaplaincy teams have and how much the system can be improved by the adoption of Christian principles.
Some wonderful work is already being done by the chaplaincy teams and by organisations like Prison Fellowship but there is always room for more.
As a starting point we must look at ourselves and accept right at the outset that as god Christians we can't be judgmental, we must treat everyone, prisoner or not, as an individual and show through our actions that we love them in a real Christian sense. It isn't easy sometimes. I remember when I was a Listener in Lincoln Prison I was sometimes called upon to help guys who had committed bad offences and ineitably was asked by others how I found it possible to do so.
The answer is really quite simple, I am not in a position to judge any man and I can honestly say that I treated everyone as an individual no matter what.
If we are to be good Christians it isn't part of our remit to go about judging others, we must love everyone equally no matter what or who they are.
Once we can genuinely and sincerely cross that barrier life will be so much easier. We will be misunderstood, of that there is no doubt but we must be encouraged know ing that what we are doing is right.
A new open report by Peter Wright, Governor of Lincoln Prison will next week be presented to Lincolnshire County Council's Public safety Committee. In it Mr Wright will say that his prison is understaffed by 42%. He cites a number of very positive developments over the last twelve months in parts of the prison, details of which I will post later but the point once again is just how long can the public sector go on being squeezed before it breaks?
Yet another suicide at Elmley Prison and so it goes on and on. When is MoJ going to admit they are not fit for purpose and are totally responsible for what is happening.
I have worked for a long period of time as a Listener in prison, Lincoln actually and I know that we will NEVER stop suicide totally but does that mean we have to constantly see levels rising when they should be falling.
Things can be done and especially with planning for the future prison estate and changing this stupid tory plan for giant prison warehouse factories.
Get real, just for once think about people not profit.
Wake up and use the next six months positively because you can be sure you won't be able to do anything after next May, people may be apathetic but they are not stupid and slowly, very slowly those who have a vote to cast are getting used to Tory lies.
What a damp squib! Not one really searching question throughout the whole proceedings and answers from Failing which belong in a comic book and certainly not in a Parliamentary Committee. When and where is this farce which is MoJ going to end. Let's hope that after the election next year Labour appoint a Justice Minister who doesn't wander around in rose coloured glasses.
I'm getting really tired of constantly banging on about all the problems in the prison system but what else can we do when nothing is being done where it should be (MoJ) not only to put things right but even to acknowledge what is happening in the first place.
In all areas of rehabilitation we are told that the first step is to acknowledge that we have a problem, MoJ and its cronies won't even do that.
Grayling states there is no problem with suicides in prison and they can all be easily explained away. Try telling that to the families who have lost loved ones in such tragic circulatances, and sure as night follows day the incidence of such tragedies will increase drastically if something doesn't happen to stop MoJ/Grayling/Selous in their tracks.
Giant superprisons don't work, have never worked and will never work and said centre for children and young people even more so.
As I've said so many times, prisoners are people, individuals who need treating as such and until we learn to care for everyone no matter who they are or what they've done nothing will change.
People must be put before profits in all aspects of social care.


Gynecomastia is the growth of abnormally large breasts in males. Sixty percent of males worldwide have some degree of Gynecomastia. It is associated with overgrowth of breast tissue rather than excess fatty tissue.
Sometimes this can develop during puberty, and sometimes later in life. Gynecomastia can cause emotional discomfort and impair self confidence. Some men may even avoid certain physical activities and intimacy simply to hide their condition.
The Gynecomastia operation essentially involves liposuction and the removal of glandular tissue and some fatty tissue in the outer lower portion of the chest. Which leads to a flattening of the chest area.
Recovery is normally between two to three weeks and scarring is minimal in most cases. It will take a few months to see the final result but the improved upper body will likely enhance your self-image and confidence.


A celebration of the region's finest food and drink will hit Glasgow next month as the BBC Good Food Show Scotland returns.
In its 12th year, the show will entertain foodies from across the city and beyond from Friday 19 – Sunday 21 October at the city's SEC.
The show will be packed with live cookery demos from top chefs and experts, the finest food and drink producers, regional specialities and plenty of culinary inspiration.
This year's highlights include the return of The Big Kitchen where you can pick up top tips and recipe inspiration from a stellar line up of your favourite TV chefs, including: Michelin-starred Tom Kerridge; MasterChef's John Torode; chef, author and TV presenter, Nadiya Hussain and the return of Great British Bake Off's Paul Hollywood.
Each chef will host cookery demonstrations in the Big Kitchen over the course of the weekend. Sessions last approximately 30 minutes and visitors can secure a seat to see their favourite TV chef by booking a super ticket.
Travelsphere presents: A Taste of Italy – hosted by Marcus Bean with guest chef Eleonora Galasso - this FREE live cookery demo is inspired by Travelsphere's carefully crafted tours and will take place on Friday 19 October at 1.30pm in The Big Kitchen. Visitors should book a ticket to secure a seat at the demo.
Taste the World presented by the Glasgow Restaurant Association. Come along to the sampling theatre and listen to top local restaurateurs as they share samples of canapés and sweet bites for the audience to taste. Sessions are free to attend and don't require booking in advance. Anne Mulhern from The Willow Tea Rooms will host the sessions.
Get hands-on in a masterclass at The Spirits Lounge. Let the experts at The Gin Lounge inspire you to create your own gin infusion to bottle and take home, plus learn how to blend the perfect whisky cocktail from world class bartenders at The Whisky Lounge. Visitors should book in advance via the website as places are limited. Whisky masterclasses cost £15 per person and gin masterclasses £10 per person.
Sample the city's culinary delights from pop-ups of some of Glasgow's finest restaurants. New for 2018 – visit Chez Mal, Malmaison Glasgow's French-inspired restaurant, on Friday; on Saturday, it's the return of Two Fat Ladies at the Buttery and on Sunday, Grill on the Corner, based in Bothwell Street, will be making their premier at the show.
Visitors can shop for the latest cookbooks and have them signed in book signing sessions. It's the perfect opportunity to snap a selfie with your favourite chef!
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Job Continues: Where Is Wisdom?
1 "Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold that they refine. (Mal 3:3)
(Mal 3:3)
 2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted from the ore. 3 Man puts an end to darkness and searches out to the farthest limit the ore in gloom and deep darkness. (Job 3:5; Job 10:22)
(Job 3:5; Job 10:22)
 4 He opens shafts in a valley away from where anyone lives; they are forgotten by travelers; they hang in the air, far away from mankind; they swing to and fro. 5 As for the earth, out of it comes bread, but underneath it is turned up as by fire. (Ps 104:14)
(Ps 104:14)
 6 Its stones are the place of sapphires,[1] and it has dust of gold. (Ex 24:10)
(Ex 24:10)
 7 "That path no bird of prey knows, and the falcon's eye has not seen it. 8 The proud beasts have not trodden it; the lion has not passed over it. (Job 10:16; Job 41:34)
(Job 10:16; Job 41:34)
 9 "Man puts his hand to the flinty rock and overturns mountains by the roots. (De 8:15; De 32:13; Ps 114:8)
(De 8:15; De 32:13; Ps 114:8)
 10 He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eye sees every precious thing. 11 He dams up the streams so that they do not trickle, and the thing that is hidden he brings out to light. 12 "But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? (Pr 16:16; Ec 7:24)
(Pr 16:16; Ec 7:24)
 13 Man does not know its worth, and it is not found in the land of the living. (Ps 27:13)
(Ps 27:13)
 14 The deep says, 'It is not in me,' and the sea says, 'It is not with me.' (Ge 49:25)
(Ge 49:25)
 15 It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price. (Pr 3:14; Pr 8:10; Pr 8:19; Pr 16:16)
(Pr 3:14; Pr 8:10; Pr 8:19; Pr 16:16)
 16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. (Ge 2:12; Ex 24:10; 1Ki 9:28; Ps 45:9; Isa 13:12)
(Ge 2:12; Ex 24:10; 1Ki 9:28; Ps 45:9; Isa 13:12)
 17 Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. 18 No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls. (Pr 3:15; Pr 8:11; Pr 20:15; Pr 31:10; La 4:7; Eze 27:16)
(Pr 3:15; Pr 8:11; Pr 20:15; Pr 31:10; La 4:7; Eze 27:16)
 19 The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, nor can it be valued in pure gold. (Ex 28:17; Ex 39:10; Eze 28:13)
(Ex 28:17; Ex 39:10; Eze 28:13)
 20 "From where, then, does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding? 21 It is hidden from the eyes of all living and concealed from the birds of the air. (Job 12:10; Job 30:23)
 22 Abaddon and Death say, 'We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.' (Job 26:6)
(Job 26:6)
 23 "God understands the way to it, and he knows its place. (Pr 8:22)
(Pr 8:22)
 24 For he looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. (Pr 15:3; Zec 4:10)
(Pr 15:3; Zec 4:10)
 25 When he gave to the wind its weight and apportioned the waters by measure, (Ps 135:7)
(Ps 135:7)
 26 when he made a decree for the rain and a way for the lightning of the thunder, (Job 38:25)
(Job 38:25)
 27 then he saw it and declared it; he established it, and searched it out. 28 And he said to man, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'" (De 4:6; Ps 111:10; Pr 1:7; Pr 3:7; Pr 14:16; Pr 16:6; Ec 12:13)
(De 4:6; Ps 111:10; Pr 1:7; Pr 3:7; Pr 14:16; Pr 16:6; Ec 12:13)
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Any good CB's for week 16 that might still be available?
Time to scoop in you think he's going to have value weeks 14-16.
What's a reasonable projection for him ROS, assuming him and AB stay healthy?
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter 11m11 minutes ago Big move: Arian Foster has been told the Texans are releasing him, per a source close to him. After great run, Foster finished in Houston Mike McCartney @MikeMcCartney7 What a great RUN @ArianFoster had with the @HoustonTexans! Thanks to the Texans & I'm personally excited what lies ahead for Arian!
Glad I kept him in the lineup and the TNF curse didn't strike. One of the best things about playing Palmer is his WR's tend to get those 40+ yard TD's and those are worth a few bonus points in my league. Would have loved 1 more TD but it'll have to do for this week.
I'm assuming everyone who owns Palmer is rolling with him tonight, correct? Anyone worried about a RB heavy scheme on TNF since the Viks are without many of their top defenders? I keep seeing that Arians doesn't take his foot off the gas, yet they've also talked about limiting Palmer's throwing reps in practice to preverve his arm down the stretch. I'm not 100% confident that Palmer will throw for 300 yards and 2 or 3 TDs tonight unless somehow it turns into a shootout, but that's what I'll probably need from my QB to win this week in the first playoff round.
Worth a stash since he has dual eligibility (QB/WR) in some leagues?
Any thoughts on Gillmore with Schaub taking over?
He's on my wire also in a 12-team league. Doesn't seem to be any interest after his decent game last week. How's the schedule look after this week?
What does everyone think about Gillmore this week against the Rams?
Tyrod Taylor - Official T-Mobile thread!
Droppable after 2 lackluster performances?
Any hope for Ellington, or just a handcuff at this point?
Todman is listed on the depth chart as his backup, fwiw.


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/ Benjamin Brinner
Benjamin Brinner
Music, Ethnomusicology, Professor
How do musicians do what they do? This question has motivated much of my research, leading to the study of situated cognition. I am interested in the knowledge and processes that musicians use in performance, not as isolated units but in relation to one another. I am particularly fascinated by the dynamics of interaction among performers. I am also interested in matters of musical cognition such as the acquisition, differentiation, and distribution of musical competence, musicians' conceptualizations of the pieces they know, and the workings of memory. I have pursued these interests primarily in Indonesia (Central Java and Bali) and Israel.
My dissertation research, supported by a Fulbright DDRA fellowship (1982-83), concerned Javanese musicians' interaction in the performance of pathetan. I explored the interplay of different levels of competence, mutual assessments, and social differences. These interests developed further to form the basis of the cross-culturally applicable analytical frameworks presented in Knowing Music, Making Music (University of Chicago Press, 1995; winner of ASCAP's Deems Taylor Prize 1996).
Ten years later I returned to Indonesia, with the support of a Fulbright Faculty Research fellowship, for a comparative study of the workings of musical memory in Java and Bali. The focus was on the memorization and recall of long gamelan compositions, some of which are confusingly similar.
Before coming to UC Berkeley I taught in Israel for three years at Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. I also directed the Workshop for Non-Western Music at the Jerusalem Music Center where I taught Javanese gamelan, coordinated instruction in Arab, Jewish, and East African music and produced concert series dedicated to exposing the public to a broader range of musical practices than was then generally known in Israel. Returning to Israel on numerous occasions from 1991 to 2003 I conducted research on the emergent field of performance involving Palestinian musicians from the West Bank as well as Israeli Jews and Arabs.
Courses I have created and taught include "Music in the Middle East," "Music and Theater in Southeast Asia," "Music in Central Java," and "Music in American Cultures" at the undergraduate level and graduate seminars titled "Music in Mind," "Improvisation," "Historical Ethnomusicology," and "Tools of Ethnomusicological Research," among others.
I have also had the good fortune to co-direct Gamelan Sari Raras, UC Berkeley's Javanese music ensemble, with Midiyanto, Santosa, and Heri Purwanto. The group gives four or five performances a year, often including shadow play or dance.
brinner@berkeley.edu


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Drones in Industry
About Graham
So far Graham has created 22 blog entries.
Find out where you can fly with this handy airspace map
Confused about where you're allowed to put your drone in the air? You aren't alone, which is why Airmap developed a "low-altitude airspace management solution" for unmanned aerial vehicles. The tool allows users to see different types of airspace on a map, making it easier to determine where it is acceptable to fly their [...]
Graham	2017-03-23T11:23:55+00:00	March 21st, 2017|
National certification program training pilots for the booming drone industry [press release]
(Toronto, ON) March 20, 2017 – It's the career your guidance counsellor never told you about: piloting Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs), better known as drones. A growing number of Canadian businesses are using UAVs to collect critical eye-in-the-sky data that helps them enhance productivity and cut costs – but they need licensed pilots who [...]
Graham	2017-03-23T11:24:18+00:00	March 20th, 2017|
How drones are branching out with forestry
Using a new technology such as UAVs – also known as drones – in the forestry sector was inevitable. Since Canada has forest coverage of up to 40 per cent of its land mass, any new method to make the task of managing this sustainable resource easier is welcomed with open arms. For the [...]
First beyond visual line of sight UAV flight in Canada
"Beyond visual line of sight" — or BVLOS — has become part of the UAV user's lexicon, and it's fairly self-explanatory; it simply means that the operator cannot physically see the drone he or she is piloting. According to Transport Canada, the definition of visual line of sight is "unaided visual contact with the [...]
Graham	2017-03-23T11:25:04+00:00	March 9th, 2017|
NYC firefighters use drone to help battle blaze
The New York City Fire Department broke out their drone for the first time during one of their calls this week. According to the department, the fire broke out early Monday evening in an apartment building in the Bronx. They used the drone to determine the condition of the roof. The $85,000 UAV is [...]
Drone regulations database launched
Wondering how UAVs are regulated in Brazil? Thanks to an online resource that launched in February, you can find the latest information on how drones are regulated in over 120 different countries. The project, https://www.droneregulations.info/, is a product of CTA, the New America Foundation, the Humanitarian UAV Network, senseFly, Parrot, FSD and EU Humanitarian [...]
Drone crash that knocked woman unconscious lands man 30-day jail sentence
A Seattle man is facing jail time and a fine of $500 for reckless endangerment after his drone crashed into a crowd during a 2015 parade, injuring a woman. The man is the owner of an aerial photography business. While the Seattle Municipal Court judge acknowledged that the crash was accidental, he still felt [...]
Graham	2017-03-23T11:28:45+00:00	March 1st, 2017|
Getting Started with Drone Racing, a free ebook released by the Canadian Drone Racing League
Our partners at the Canadian Drone Racing League have released a free e-book geared towards those who are new to drone racing. Titled Getting Started with Drone Racing: A quick and simple guide for beginners, the e-book is an excellent resource for those looking for information about the history of drone racing, various racing [...]
Graham	2017-03-23T11:34:44+00:00	February 28th, 2017|
UAV Ground School Program Provides Drone Market With Skilled and Compliant Pilots [press release]
Safe and efficient drone operation goes beyond the joystick (Winnipeg, MB) February 27, 2016 – a new set of Transport Canada regulations released in December 2016 requires proper training and education for those who wish to use drones for work purposes. The new rules state that anyone who uses a drone for any purpose besides [...]
The Victoria Fire Department has caught drone fever
Like many other first responder teams, the Victoria Fire Department is exploring the use of drones for their operations. According to the Times Colonist, they could be used for search-and-rescue missions, find the source of brush fires, or assess damage following an earthquake. In the case of someone missing in the water, a drone [...]
Graham	2017-03-23T11:41:47+00:00	February 21st, 2017|
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Let's hear it for emergency and healthcare workers. Journalists and news teams. Janitors and grocery store employees. The mailwoman and the delivery driver. And let's hear it for all of the medical cannabis workers throughout the United States who have been deemed "essential" by their state governments in the climate of COVID-19. We know that to many of us this is common sense. But when government, law enforcement and health care professionals are in agreement on this issue and putting it into policy, that's a big deal. It comes as a tremendous relief to our registered patients who can now be at ease that they will continue to have access to the medicine that is providing them relief. It also brings a form of relief to our magnificent staff, who have stepped up and courageously put themselves on the frontlines to serve our community.
Our patients are living with complicated underlying health conditions that both qualify them to have access to the Vermont Marijuana Registry as well as put them at risk for contracting severe forms of COVID-19. It is our honor to serve them during this time. It is also of our utmost responsibility to do this in a way that protects them and our staff from exposure to the virus. In addition to all of the new protocols we have put in place to increase sanitation and social distancing, we have also upped our game in supporting our staff so that they have the tools they need to stay healthy and to continue to perform their essential jobs.
We put the well-being of people first, and as a small business with these values we are able to support our staff on an individual basis, whether it be emergency child care, paid time off, extended personal leave while retaining health care coverage, or a no-interest loan through our Employee Hardship Loan Program.
In the spirit of our mission to expand access to plant based remedies, we are offering our team a monthly supply of Ceres Natural Remedies CBD products to help them manage the emotions that are surfacing during this challenging time, as well as to help improve sleep hygiene. In further support of their mental health we have expanded our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides immediate connection, 24/7, with Master's or Doctoral level counselors. This program also offers services like free financial guidance to help manage household budgets during this tumultuous time.
Stay tuned to our social media, we'll be sharing ways to utilize local resources and (of course) cannabis to benefit your own mental health while we face this unprecedented and extraordinarily challenging time – because you are our people, too. Vermonters are rallying around each other even though things at the moment are extremely disruptive to every day life in so many ways. We're so proud to be a part of this community.
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Squeeze Box was played at 0.06% of live Phish shows.
It was last played December 2, 1983, which was 1810 shows ago.
There have been 1,810 shows since the live debut.
"Squeeze Box" has been played approximately once every 1811 shows.
Since its debut, "Squeeze Box" has been played, on average, once every 1810 shows.
1983-12-02 Harris-Millis Cafeteria, UVM 1 1 In the Midnight Hour Roadhouse Blues Phish debut.


Saturday, February 1st marked a day that will go down in the history books–Jordan Brand and Footaction teamed up and opened the first Flight 23 at Footaction store in the United States. Finally there's a destination where you can get everything you need when it comes to Jordan Brand and of course it brought the stars out. Top names in NY like Spike Lee, CC Sabathia, Hakeem Nicks and 50 Cent to name a few came by the grand opening of Flight 23 to hang out with customers and congratulate Footaction for bringing such a legendary store to NYC. Check out the pics above!
We are excited to announce the opening of our first Flight 23 at Footaction store. Join us tomorrow for our grand opening party and a top flight customer experience.
When: Ribbon cutting will take place at 10am EST, store opening to follow.
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This Sunday Lenny Raymond from "Lenny Camp" sang songs, played the guitar and generally entertained a crowd in downtown Reno hanging out at the Mangrove.
It was a beautiful day along the Truckee River. This was the first gathering and we're hoping to get musicians and entertainers to perform on Sundays while the Mangrove is installed.
Contact me if you are an individual or group interested in performing on Sundays between 2-5. Thanks!


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Q: How to make SplashScreen show up via Jquery I have a game I am making, and I want to create a splash screen that shows up for 3 seconds before the game starts. However, I am unable to accomplish this because I don't know how to make the splash screen show up successfully, also WITHOUT the game starting to run in the background. (The parades start to move as soon as the game loads)
It's a Mardi Gras game, and there's a parade in the back. I want the splash screen to show up (just a white splash screen with the words "Mardi Gras Parade!" appearing) for 3 seconds, then disappear, and the game starts.
Here is the JSFiddle (which unfortunately does not show the parades moving because I can't attach files to the JSFiddle, sorry).
But here is my repo, if you want to clone it and open it up in your browser to see the full animations.
Basically, the Splash Screen should cover the entire left portion of the game (with the grey road) with a white background. It shouldn't cover the right yellow side that has the scoreboard information. I am trying to achieve this using Jquery, but I am unable to do this. I don't think my Jquery actually works, as there are no animations, and I can still see the game background. I got the very simple code from this StackOverflow post.
This is my Jquery code that controls the Splash Screen:

function splash(param) {
  var time = param;
  setTimeout(function() {
    $('#splash').hide();
  }, time);
}

Mardi Gras Parade!!!!!!

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A: First remove onload="splash(3000)" from
Create a separate js file and move javascript to end of
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Script
scripts/index.js
function splash(time) {
  return new Promise(resolve => {
    setTimeout(() => {
      $("#splash").hide();
      resolve();
    }, time);
  });
}

function loop() {
  $("#paradeFloats").css({ left: -300 });
  $("#paradeFloats").animate(
    {
      left: "+=850"
    },
    10000,
    "linear",
    function() {
      loop();
    }
  );
}

$(document).ready(function() {
  // Wait for splash to resolve after 3 seconds, Then call loop()
  splash(3000).then(() => {
    loop();
  });
});

Read more on Promises - Also check out the example section.
CSS
Make the following changes to your CSS, Modify if necessary.
#outer-container {
  ...
  overflow: hidden; // Hide everything outside of #outer-container
}

#splash {
  align-items: center;
  background-color: #fff;
  border: 3px solid #000;
  bottom: 0;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  text-align: center;
  top: 0;
  vertical-align: middle;
  z-index: 9999;
}

#splash-content {
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 30px;
}

Codesandbox Example
https://codesandbox.io/s/laughing-dream-8c4r9

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"I agree with the basic idea of caring for our federal forests. It would be a great boon to the economy also. More people will have the opportunity to manage them , horticulturists to inspect and treat ill or diseased trees, strong workers to keep them free of debris and damage including trim crews. …"
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"Definitely Nae"
In Response to: Do White Supremacist Groups Deserve Tax-Exempt Status?
"This seems much more equitable to me. "
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"And our Nations Leaders do NOTHING!"
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"Absolutely NOT. Just apply our constitutional rights. No talks - ACTION. "
In Response to: Should Congress Hold Hearings on White Supremacy?
"The time is pregnant for delivery from a Nation out-of-control "
In Response to: Trump Defends Early Statement; Says "Many Sides" Were Violent in Charlottesville
" Yes, remove these symbols of a time where our Country was divided . But, Replace Confederate statues with artwork that represents the future, and that represent the meaning of "Our Constitution" . God, Family, Equality... "
In Response to: Should Confederate Statues Be Removed?
"The time is right, not to erase history, but to place Confederate Memorabilia in Museums as a "Part of Our History". Yes, remove these symbols of a time where our Country was divided . But, Replace them with artwork that represents the future, and that represent the meaning of "Our Constitution" …"
"I am generally in favor of a bill such as this. Though the bill is certainly in complete it does not state the term of service required, whether the pay would be equal to another, what the pay would be, and Wood the immigrant also have his family remain until his service is complete. I don't think i…"
In Response to: Giving Unauthorized Immigrants Resident Status in Exchange for Service in the Military
"Separate them equally and in individual groups. "Too many pies on the tale all at once"."
"I'm going to make a simple analogy: this Republican Health Care proposal is equal to Assad's Gas attacks on his own people. They are attempting to "get rid of 22 million Americans by this terrible proposal 🙏🏼"
In Response to: CBO Releases Analysis for Senate Healthcare Bill
"I think the time has come to ask Psychologists to give opinions on The President's state of mind. What do you think?"
In Response to: Tracking Trump's Executive Actions
"ETHICS are not something that good people need, ask for, or even want! Only crooks would ask for this type of waver. 🐒"
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In Response to: Should More Humanitarian Aid Go to Famine-Stricken South Sudan?


A week after President Obama hosted the president of South Sudan at a White House feast, the administration criticized its leaders and said the U.S. is sending $180 million worth of food to the strife-ridden country.
The U.S. has provided more than $456 million in humanitarian aid to South Sudan since the start of the crisis, caused by floods and political instability.
This food aid will come from the Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Mr. Obama hosted Mr. Kiir and other African leaders at a White House dinner last week during a summit.
Like I said on another thread. Government leaders only interested in lining their own pockets and the hell with the suffering of the people they are supposed to look after.
When will this circle ever end?
Thanks again PAN, this is good but what took so long and when are they going to get more for Darfur. Just because thay have been suffering for years doesn't mean we forget about them.


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Notes from the 20th Annual ABA National Institute on Class Actions
Posted in Class Action Trends, CLE Programs, legal ethics, rule 23, tagged 1966 amendments to rule 23, ABA, arbitration, cfpb, class action, class action ethics, class action jurisprudence, class action law, Class Action Trends, coffee, ethical, ethics, expert witness, in-house, institute, jpml, lahav, mdl, mdl judge college, miller, posner, rule 23, scalia, statistical sampling, tccwna, tyson foods, wright & miller on October 24, 2016| Leave a Comment »
I attended the National Institute on Class Actions in Las Vegas last week, and it was probably the best one yet, considering the powerhouse lineup of speakers and excellent topics. This year's event also marked the 20th anniversary of the Institute, and the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the modern class action rule in 1966. I've tried to include a short summary of some of the highlights of each of the presentations below. For more on what you missed, click here for the full program brochure.
Class Actions 101, 201, and 301
As has become a tradition in recent years, the conference kicked off with Yoga, along with a series of class action training sessions for attorneys and judges new to the practice area. As in past years, the training portion of the program was led by class action expert Drew McGuinness and Program Chair Dan Karon, with help this year from Lauren Guth Barnes and E. Colin Thompson. In addition to the basic Class Actions 101 course and the advanced Class Actions 201 course, new this year was Class Actions 301, taught by Karon, which covered legal writing tips for class action lawyers.
"Viva Review!" The Past Year in Class-Action Action.
Instructors: Professor John C. Coffee, Jr., Professor Alexandra D. Lahav
The main program kicked off with what has become an annual tradition at the Institute. Class action scholars John Coffee and Alexandra Lahav gave their annual rundown on the key developments in the courts on class action issues over the past year and their predictions for where class actions are headed in the coming year. One highlight for me was Lahav's summary of divergent rulings on the question of ascertainability, which continues to be an area of uncertainty and controversy in the lower courts.
"From Mirage to Immense." The Genesis, Creation, and Evolution of Rule 23.
Host: Daniel R. Karon
Guest: Professor Arthur R. Miller
What better way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the modern formulation of Rule 23 than to hear the story of the 1966 amendment by someone who actually helped draft it. Titan of American civil procedure, Professor Arthur Miller, gave a colorful history of the development of Rule 23, including entertaining stories about how a small group of now-well-known attorneys and academics, including Miller, Ben Kaplan, Archibald Cox, and Charles Alan Wright, came together in the mid-1960s to develop the innovations that gave us the class action rule we know today. A highlight was the story of how Miller used a manual typewriter to memorialize what ultimately became 23(b)(3) while in the back seat of Kaplan's car on a ferry ride to the Kaplans' summer home in Martha's Vineyard. A neighboring car mistook the sound of the typewriter as a sign that the boat was sinking.
"Winning Big or Crapping Out." Class-Action Ethics from a Real-Life Perspective.
Host: Melissa H. Maxman
Guests: Honorable Gene E.K. Pratter, Professor Joshua P. Davis, Thomas G. Wilkinson, Jr.
This panel examined a series of hypotheticals raising ethics issues, specifically how the courts sometimes treat ethics issues differently when they arise in the class action context. Among the colorful examples was the situation in which a plaintiffs' class action attorney has a consensual sexual relationship with a woman who he later discovers is an absent class member.
"A Winning Hand or a Flop?" After 50 Years, Are Class Actions Still Legit?
Host: E. Michelle Drake
Guests: Michelle K. Fischer, Professor Richard D. Freer, Patrick J. Ivie, Jocelyn Larkin
In this presentation, a diverse group of plaintiffs' and defense attorneys, a public interest attorney, settlement administrator, and an academic discussed common criticisms of modern class actions and insights into future trends. I was particularly interested to hear the panelists views on the viability of claims-made settlements and the benefits and criticisms of using electronic and other non-traditional notice in settlement adminstration.
"Behind the Curtain." Examining Class Actions from the In-House Perspective.
Host: Sabrina H. Strong
Guests: Jennifer Bechet, Karin F.R. Moore, Ken K. Patel, Robert E. Bailey
This presentation offered insights from a panel of in-house attorneys whose companies face class action lawsuits. I thought one of the key points, reinforced in different ways by several panelists and consistent with my own experience, is that the threat of class actions doesn't ordinarily have a deterrent effect on corporate business practices because most companies aren't looking to intentionally harm their customers.
"Pit Boss Powwow." Exactly What Is the MDL Judge College and How Does It Work?
Host: Vincent J. Esades
Guests: Honorable Barbara J. Rothstein, Honorable Jack Zouhary, Honorable J. Frederick Motz Sure
A behind-the-scenes treat, this panel of federal judges offered insights into how judges are selected and trained to preside over multi-district litigation proceedings. I thought it was notable that in recent years, practitioners have been brought in to speak at the annual training program to offer a practitioner's perspective about what works and what doesn't in complex MDL proceedings.
"Hitting the Jackpot!" A One-on-One Class-Action Conversation with Judge Richard Posner.
Guest: Honorable Richard A. Posner
In one of the highlights of the Institute this year (along with Professor Miller's presentation), Judge Richard Posner sat down via teleconference for an interview with Dan Karon. Judge Posner's remarks were filled with unique insights and a few zingers including his comment that class action settlements are "an invitation to shenanigans" where, in his view, the class is at the mercy of the plaintiffs' attorneys, and the Defendants interested in getting off as lightly as they can, so the judiciary has an important role in scrutinizing the terms. He also talked about his process for reaching a decision in a case. He considers the case as a problem to be solved in general terms, comes up with a practical solution to that problem that makes sense, and then evaluates whether there is anything in the law that "blocks" that solution. At one point he quipped, "I don't get a lot out of Rule 23," preferring instead to consider the Rules of Civil Procedure in general terms and reaching a holistic judgment.
"Small Wagers, Big Results." How the Supreme Court's Tyson Foods Decision Could Affect Your Practice.
Host: Andrew J. McGuinness
Guests: Honorable Terrence G. Berg, Eric Grannon, James Langenfeld, Ph.D., Paul Novak, Joseph M. Sellers
This panel presentation on expert witnesses and statistical sampling was highlighted by a mock oral argument of a class certification proceeding in which the plaintiff sought to introduce statistical sampling evidence in an antitrust case. The argument offered a practical way of evaluating how issues presented by the Supreme Court's decision in Tyson Foods might play out in a context other than wage and hour employment litigation.
"Into the Stratosphere or Simply a Circus Circus?" After Fifty Years, What's Class Actions' Future?
Host: Fred B. Burnside
Guests: Professor Brian T. Fitzpatrick, Professor Robert H. Klonoff, Arthur H. Bryant, William Donovan, Jr.
A fitting end to an outstanding program, this panel of top class action scholars and practitioners offered insights into the current state of class actions and what might be in store in the near future. Here are some highlights on the predictions offered by the panelists: 1) class actions are not going away; 2) the continued growth of mass commerce will continue to spawn class action litigation; 3) Justice Scalia's death will have a significant impact on class action jurisprudence going forward and the judiciary is likely to get less friendly to defendants in the short-term; 4) technology will make a big difference for the better in managing class action litigation; 5) defendants will continue to come up with creative, far-reaching ways of limiting class actions; 6) plaintiffs' attorneys will continue to bring class actions when a) they think they can make money and/or b) they think they will advance the public good; 7) there will be some good class actions and some horrible ones; 8) look out for states to pass new consumer protection laws similar to the New Jersey New Jersey Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA); 9) the TCPA and all-natural litigation booms will continue in the near future; 10) The CFPB will broadly define consumer finance services; 11) more class actions will go to trial; 12) what happens with the enforceability of arbitration clauses will have a big impact on the viability of many categories of class actions in the future; 13) look for more class actions in the federal courts in New York state.
16th Annual Class Actions Institute In Review – Session 1 – "Holy Cow! This Year the Courts Said What?!"
Posted in Class Action Trends, CLE Programs, tagged 23(b)(2), 23(b)(3), amchem, burden of proof, CAFA, class action, class certification, collective, commonality, daubert, dukes, expert, fjc, FLSA, genesis, heartland, injunictive, institute, issue certification, lahav. coffee, mcreynolds, medical monitoring, monetary relief, posner, predominance, preponderance, statistical evidence, symczyk, trial by formula, windsor on October 31, 2012| 1 Comment »
This is the first in what will be six posts summarizing my notes of the six presentations at the ABA's 16th Annual Class Actions Institute held last Thursday in Chicago. The National Institute sets the gold standard for class action conferences, and this year was no exception. Program Chair Daniel Karon and the rest of the organizing committee did an excellent job selecting six of the most timely and relevant topics facing class action practitioners today. As always, the list of panelists was a veritable who's who in the class action field. If you ever have the opportunity to attend this annual conference, I highly recommend it.
As has become the custom at the National Institute, Columbia Law Professor John C. Coffee, Jr. kicked off this year's program with a comprehensive and insightful summary of the year's key developments in class action law. This year's presentation saw what has been a hit solo act turn into an even better duet, as Professor Coffee shared the stage with Connecticut Law Professor Alexandra Lahav. The session was titled "Holy Cow! This Year the Courts Said What?!" A Brief History of this Year's Developments in Class Action Jurisprudence. Attendees were also treated to a comprehensive, 179-page summary of the year in class actions by Professors Coffee and Lahav entitled The New Class Action Landscape: Trends and Developments in Class Certification and Related Topics.
The first part of Professor Coffee's presentation covered each of the class action-related cases on the U.S. Supreme Court's docket this term. Here is a list of those cases with some of Professor Coffee's insights:
Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds v. Amgen, Inc., 660 F.3d 1170 (9th Cir. 2011) – Amgen raises the question whether the plaintiff must establish the materiality of an alleged false statement at the class certification stage of a securities fraud class action. Professor Coffee believes that this case is a close call, but whichever way it comes out, it does not threaten to end securities class action litigation as we know it.
Behrend v. Comcast Corporation, 655 F.3d 182 (3d Cir. 2011) – In Behrend, the Court could decide whether a trial court must perform a full Daubert analysis of expert testimony offered in support of or in opposition to class certification. The case raises the question, at least in the antitrust context, whether the plaintiff must present a formal damages model or whether the mere possibility of common proof is enough.
Symczyk v. Genesis Healthcare Corp., 656 F.3d 189 (3d Cir. 2011) – This is a wage and hour case under the FLSA, which has a different procedure than Rule 23. FLSA claims are more accurately characterized as collective actions, rather than class action. The issue is whether a settlement offer for the full amount of the named plaintiff's FLSA claim can moot the claim and prevent the case from proceeding on a collective basis, a concept also known as "picking off." One of the arguments that has been raised is that the writ of certiorari should be dismissed as improvident granted, so it is unclear whether the Court will actually enter a substantive ruling.
Knowles v. The Standard Fire Insurance Company, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 130077 (W.D. Ark. December 2, 2011) – This case raises the question whether a plaintiff can plead around CAFA removal jurisdiction by stipulating to less than $5 million in damages on behalf of the putative class. Professor Coffee felt confident in making the prediction that the defendant will win. He points to dicta in the Court's recent decision in Smith v. Bayer Corporation calling into question whether a plaintiff can do anything to bind the members of a putative class before it is certified.
Professor Coffee then went on to highlight some of the big developments in the lower courts from over the past year, which include:
The proper burden of proof to be applied at class certification. The circuits are split on this issue, with some applying a preponderance of the evidence standard and others simply requiring a rigorous analysis with no particular evidentiary standard.
Treatment of expert testimony. The federal district courts continue to resist resolving a battle of the experts at the class certification stage, but dicta from the Supreme Court in Dukes, as well as holdings by several of the circuits, are putting increasing pressure on the federal courts to perform a Daubert analysis (and the Court could resolve this issue for good in Behrend).
Class Arbitration Waivers. Some lower courts, especially the Second Circuit, continue to carve out exceptions to the Supreme Court's ruling favoring arbitration agreements in Concepcion. One key issue is whether a class arbitration waiver may still be held unconscionable as a matter of federal law. Professor Coffee quipped that the Second Circuit will only change if the Supreme Court "stuffs it down their throat." While unconscionability under state law is no longer a viable argument against enforcing an arbitration clause, clauses with fee-shifting provisions continue to be susceptible to attack.
Settlement Only and Limited Fund Classes. There is a lower court trend in permitting certification in settlement classes in cases that could not be certified as class actions in contested cases, notwithstanding the Supreme Court's opinion in Amchem Prods., Inc. v. Windsor, 521 U.S. 591, 617 (1997). The primary justification tends to be that any individualized issues of fact in the case went to manageability, which is no longer an issue in the settlement context. In cases where courts have found that individualized issues impact both predominance and manageability, settlement classes have continued to be rejected.
Partial Certification. The question of issue certification has been one of the hottest trends in the federal courts in the wake of Dukes. Professor Coffee pointed out that the resolution of whether courts allow partial certification tends to be determined whether the fact of certification creates an extortionate threat to settle the case.
Class Action Settlements. If you read just one class certification decision this year, Professor Coffee recommends Judge Rosenthal's memorandum opinion in In re: Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, MDL No. 09-2046 (S.D. Tex. March 20, 2012), which has a well-organized, step-by-step analysis of the approval of a class action settlement.
Professor Lahav focused her remarks on what has been happening in the lower courts in response to the three key aspects of the Court's decision in Dukes: 1) the "new commonality" requirement; 2) the rejection of the use of Rule 23(b)(2) to recover individualized money damages; and 3) the rejection of "trial by formula," of the use of statistical sampling to solve individualized damages problems.
The "new commonality". Among Professor Lahav's key observations was that in the Title VII context, there must be a policy, but if there is an identifiable policy, the courts will allow discretionary elements of that policy to be attacked. This trend is best exemplified by Judge Posner's decision in McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. As many commentators predicted, Plaintiffs have had better success after Dukes by narrowing the geographic scope of discrimination claims. This has also been true in the consumer context. In the civil rights context, allegations of systemic constitutional violations have had success when the courts have focused on the systemic nature of the practice, but not when courts have focused on the effects of a systemic practice on the prospective class members. In general, there has been an increasing reliance on issues classes to overcome individualized issues that might destroy commonality or predominance.
Rule 23(b)(2) and monetary damages. The majority opinion in Dukes raised the question whether there can ever be a class with monetary damages. None of the circuit courts have provided further guidance on when damages might be sufficiently "incidental" to still allow relief. One area that has seen mixed results since Dukes is the area of medical monitoring class actions, where the remedy sought is medical monitoring of the possible health effects of a toxic exposure but the cost of monitoring can vary from person to person. Professor Lahav pointed to the Third Circuit's decision in Gates v. Rohm & Haas Co., No. 10-2108 (3d Cir., Aug. 25, 2011), as potentially supporting arguments on both sides. Hybrid class actions, where classes are certified based on both Rule 23(b)(2) and 23(b)(3), are becoming increasingly common, especially in the Title VII context. One unanswered question is whether damages claims are precluded if a Rule 23(b)(2) class is certified but not successful.
Statistical evidence and "trial by formula." Statistical evidence is still accepted in contexts where it has been accepted traditionally, e.g. civil rights, disparate impact, and antitrust cases. It is not allowed in cases where the defendant can raise individualized defenses. One proposed solution is, again, issues classes, but this creates a class action funding problem – How do lawyers get paid?
Professor Lahav also revisited statistical trends in class actions, focusing primarily on data compiled by the Federal Judicial Center in 2008 which analyzed the impact of the Class Action Fairness Act ("CAFA"). She made the key point that statistical data on class action trends has been severely lacking since the FJC study, making updated empirical analysis of class action trends difficult.


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