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'How Can I Help You?' Schools Try To Reach Students Struggling With Mental Health During Coronavirus
By Carla Javier
Published May 13, 2020 6:00 AM
Staff in LAUSD's Crisis Counseling and Intervention Services Unit, like Patrick McCauley, are taking shifts answering calls to the district's mental health hotline. He does his in his garage. (Courtesy of Patrick McCauley)
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Even before the pandemic, thousands of Los Angeles Unified students were depending on the district for mental health support.
And it's clear that the need for those services during the coronavirus crisis is huge -- and growing.
With school campuses closed to slow the spread of COVID-19, districts like LAUSD now have to provide students mental health services remotely. But without face-to-face interaction with counselors or teachers, who are often the first to see signs of students in crisis, effectively connecting with struggling students has proven challenging.
"On a normal, given day, a teacher gets to interact with the student, and if a student is having a crisis, there's a way for that teacher to communicate to one of our mental health providers," said Tony Aguilar, LAUSD's Chief of Special Education, Equity, and Access. "Right now, our teachers could be experiencing that exact same scenario, but without a hotline, they didn't have a means to connect to somebody right away."
He said that's why LAUSD opened up a mental health hotline last month, connecting callers dealing with "fear, anxiety and other challenges related to COVID-19" to members of the district's Crisis Counseling and Intervention Services Unit, like Patrick McCauley.
He answers calls to the hotline in four-hour shifts from his garage. He likens it to "psychological first aid."
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It's not therapy, but "just very basic, helping assess their needs, helping people remain calm, or helping them regulate their emotions ... then really trying to get them connected with appropriate resources," McCauley explained.
Here's the thing, though: According to call data provided by LAUSD, the hotline received 581 calls last month -- and more than half of them were from callers seeking help with basic resources like food, diapers, or electronic devices.
McCauley says he's fielded a variety of calls, from a fifth grader worried about her parents to an older adult in search of a hot meal.
"It definitely reminds me how much need is out there," McCauley said.
Data provided by LAUSD (KPCC/LAist chart)
A little less than half of the calls were directly related to mental health concerns like anxiety, stress, sadness, or anger. District data show 36 calls were about someone in "crisis," meaning they were considered at risk of harming themselves or others. In those cases, psychiatric social workers may perform a risk assessment, or call 911.
The district is quick to point out that the hotline is only one of the ways LAUSD is helping students navigate mental health struggles.
Even though campuses are closed, the district emphasizes that clinics, special education services, school-based providers and crisis counselors are still connecting with students virtually.
According to data provided by LAUSD, in a six-week span from mid-March to mid-April, when campuses were first closed to slow the spread of COVID-19, the district served more than 3,500 individuals.
"ERICS" refers to special education, "SB" stands for school-based, and "CCIS" is short for Crisis Counseling and Intervention Services. (Tables provided by LAUSD)
During the same six-week span last year -- long before campus closures, coronavirus, and social distancing -- the district provided mental health support to more than 9,100 through clinics, special education, school-based services, and crisis counseling.
LAUSD isn't the only district dealing with the challenge of serving students under the unusual circumstances.
I spoke with representatives from national and state associations of school psychologists, counselors, and social workers about what they and their members have noticed, too.
Jolene Hui with the California chapter of the National Association of Social Workers said members of her organization report that "students who were normally engaging just aren't anymore."
She thinks the distance plays a big role in that.
It's not as simple as waiting for a kid to call a hotline. The LAUSD hotline data also show that only 19 calls came from students themselves -- the vast majority were initiated by parents, teachers, and community members.
"Mental health with children is a little different because sometimes they can't verbalize that they're anxious, or having depression," Hui explained. "So I don't think they're as good at reaching out when they should be for those specific issues."
And even if a young person, family member, or school staff member realizes that something might be wrong, the student might not have a cell phone or internet-enabled device at home to communicate with a school psychologist, counselor, or social worker.
And even if they do have a device at home, there's the issue of trying to find a place to chat privately with a trusted adult.
"I have a student who talks to me in his pantry, surrounded by cans," said Rachel Andrews, a school counselor in Redondo Beach Unified and Los Angeles County area representative for the California Association of School Counselors.
When McCauley isn't doing shifts on the LAUSD hotline, he's performing his regular job as a mental health consultant assigned to Local District South.
When checking in with students over the phone, he finds himself asking questions like, "Are your parents right next to you? Are they hearing what you're saying? Do you want them to hear what you're saying? Or do you not? And if you don't want them hearing this, you know, how are we going to work that? Do you need to go to another space in the house?"
Aguilar, from LAUSD, says the district is trying to find ways to provide confidential counseling via telehealth.
Los Angeles Unified Launches Mental Health Hotline To Help Students and Families - Their world has been turned upside down and we need to make sure students have the support they need. https://t.co/GGMliXdPAF pic.twitter.com/vUDkj4L4PQ
— Austin Beutner (@AustinLASchools) April 1, 2020
While officials sort out when and how students and teachers will return to campus, Kathleen Minke of the National Association of School Psychologists says there's a lot at stake.
"Typically, [when] there's a hurricane, or there's a wildfire, or there's a school shooting, it's localized," Minke explained. "And there are lots of outside helpers. In this case, everyone is experiencing this ongoing difficulty and challenge ... And so, as school administrators, I think that we have to be thinking about, 'what's the long term plan here for recovery?'"
And what roles do teachers, psychologists, social workers, and counselors play in that plan?
Andrews, the school counselor, said even with a tough budget year coming, she thinks it's more important than ever that counselors have a presence in the classroom.
"To help normalize what's going on with students, to help process their grief, to hear their concerns, and to really just look at specifically how they're feeling and what they need from the school," Andrews explained.
Hui, from the association of social workers, said she believes the need for mental health services "will increase for a long time," and warns that if the trauma being experienced by young people is left unaddressed, that "can cause problems in the future, such as ... not finishing school, not finding work, not being able to function in relationships, not being able to function in society."
"So we could have major interpersonal difficulties on our hands after this if we don't help students," she said.
Or, as L.A. County Department of Mental Health director Dr. Jonathan Sherin told my colleague Robert Garrova, "the mental health pandemic -- is mounting ... it will grow and it will fester and will far outlast the public health pandemic."
As we continue to navigate #mentalhealth challenges during #COVID19, I encourage everyone to reach out when they need to. @LACDMH resources are available 24/7
▪Call 800-854-7771
▪Text "LA" to 741741
▪Visit https://t.co/PpzpTRFOBS pic.twitter.com/2YW8ZlGf2Z
— Dr. Jonathan Sherin (@directorLACDMH) April 9, 2020
For now, child psychiatrist Dr. Sheryl Kataoka, who works with LAUSD students, has advice for parents.
"If any parent out there sees that their student is really struggling, not being able to cope with this new normal that we find ourselves in, or have a change in behavior, or are becoming more depressed, sad, nervous, beyond what they typically see in other kids at home or at school," Kataoka explained. "They should definitely reach out."
That's why Patrick McCauley is still answering calls to the mental hotline from the workbench in his garage, one by one.
"Thank you for calling school mental health," he begins each time, purposefully warm and personal. "My name is Patrick. How can I help you?"
And then, he listens.
If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, the LAUSD mental health hotline - 213-241-3840 - accepts calls from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., in both English and Spanish.
Los Angeles Department of Mental Health also has a hotline which is staffed 24/7. That number is (800) 854-7771, or you can text "LA" to 741741.


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I have a rookie question..in an LBO, how do you ensure alignment with management? Is it to give them stocks? How can one analyze what's the best way of doing so? Thanks!
There's usually an options pool created for management to perform layered with milestones.
Thanks! are there any guides that talk about how to model it/how it flows through model in a simple way please?
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On the heels of an incredibly successful 2013, Lynx Construction Management is set to reach new heights in 2014. With a host of projects already underway and a group of talented construction professionals who share a common bond of delivering only the finest quality work ethic, Lynx Construction's blueprint for success is being met with some outstanding results.
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In just the past few months, Lynx has hired a senior estimator, an assistant project manager as well as three project superintendents who bring a combined 75 years of construction experience to their positions.
Lynx continues to build on its list of noteworthy projects in 2014 with a major renovation and build-out for Borinquen Medical Centers, a highly regarded provider of health and social services for all in our culturally diverse community.
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Among the notable projects already completed by Lynx in 2014 are two significant jobs for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The first, at its Maintenance Facility in West Palm Beach, and the other at the Historic Train Station in Fort Lauderdale. Recognizing Lynx's sensitivity for historic, yet modern renovations, the company also completed a major project for the Village of Surfside's celebrated Collins Avenue.
While under construction, Lynx's team worked diligently to insure that the FDOT Maintenance Facility's emergency roadway system was fully operational. The project also required multiple repairs to the bays in the outdoor vehicle workshop building. A complete renovation of more than 21,000 square feet of office space, and new construction at the facility's storage building, was also among the renovation and modifications of its two existing buildings.
Lynx's work on behalf of FDOT's Train Station in Fort Lauderdale, originally built in 1927, focused on upgrades to the existing station exterior to better withstand adverse weather conditions, improving accessibility to and from the existing train station, renovating the interior train station to meet ADA requirements and upgraded and appearance of the station's lobby.
Lynx also left an impressionable mark on Surfside as it recently completed numerous construction projects to upgrade, repair and renovate the town's famous Collins Avenue from 82nd Street to 96th Street. The projects culminated with the unveiling of a new beautiful beach entrance with a stunning mosaic on 95th Street. With a contemporary take on the area's signature Art Deco visage, a brand new mosaic design includes a vibrant green, yellow and blue color scheme accenting the waves and dunes of the beach while conveying an open air park feeling for local businesses.
"We appreciate that our clients put their trust and jobs in our hands and for that we thank them," Moran said. "There's no better motivator for us to deliver the best results on their behalf."
Lynx Construction Management provides services to private, municipal, institutional, and public clients. The company specializes in large projects of new construction, renovation, as well as remodeling, for commercial, residential, and industrial projects as well as infrastructure work. The company also provides design and construction management services for the private and public sectors. Its staff has supervised more than 600 construction management projects and construction programs for local institutions and clients exceeding $6 billion.
Link to original article here.

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So far my zukes, beans (2 kinds), golden tomatoes, herbs, and eggplant are sprouting nicely. The cukes are still hiding in the dirt. Butternuts are looking good. I've planned out what goes where, for the most part. I need to get back to the store for my seed potatoes and Boo's onion starts.
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Wow you are ahead of me. I will be starting some seeds next week. I just haven't gotten my act together yet. I can't wait to run out to the garden when ever I need fresh basil :) and I hope I will win the battle against the damned squash beetle this year!
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In a pinch, will we be able to eat the boxwoods?


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Q: How to test JavaScript with DOM elements using jasmine? I am trying to write a test in jasmine for JavaScript code including DOM elements which doesn't work. It works when I test only for JavaScript code (just simple functions but not for DOM elements). I have been researching for so long and can't really find the answer. I also tried to use jsdom as it's supposed to be used when testing for DOM elements, however I keep getting a bunch of errors.
Is there any 'easy' way to test DOM elements only using jasmine?
JavaScript:
var result;
var adding = function(one, two) {
    var one1 = document.forms["myForm"]["one"].value;
    var two1 = document.forms["myForm"]["two"].value;
    result = parseInt(one1) + parseInt(two);
    var number = document.getElementById("number");
    number.innerHTML = result;
    return result;
}

HTML:

    <form name="myForm">

numner 1
 <input type="text" name="one" id="one"></input>

number 2
 <input type="text" name="two" id="two"></input> <input type="submit" onclick="adding(one.value, two.value); return false;"> </form>

my test specs:
describe("additions", function() {
    it("result should add two numbers", function() {
        var final = adding(5, 1);
        expect(final).toEqual(6);
    });
})

For the test I'm getting always:

Cannot read property 'one' of undefined.

I know that
var one1 = document.forms["myForm"]["one"].value;
var two1 = document.forms["myForm"]["two"].value;

looks strange in this example, but my actual code was much bigger (I didn't want to post the entire code as it's not necessary for my question) and it was necessary so I had to include it here (perhaps it affects the testing).

A: I had the same problem with document being 'undefined' plus problem with using ES6 (SyntaxError: Unexpected token import).
I used jasmine with babel and jsdom.
Jasmine can run test in Node or/and browser.
I guess using Node version is more universal.
My solution:
jasmine.json
{
    "spec_dir": "spec",
    "spec_files": [
        "**/*[sS]pec.js"
    ],
    "helpers": [
        "../node_modules/babel-register/lib/node.js",   // load babel first to use ES6 'import' and other features
        "helpers/**/*.js"

    ],
    "stopSpecOnExpectationFailure": false,
    "random": true
}

testHelper.js
import jsdom from 'jsdom';
import fs from 'fs';

const index = fs.readFileSync('./static/index.html', 'utf-8');
const { JSDOM } = jsdom;

const { document } = (new JSDOM(index)).window;
global.document = document;

With above setup you can use 'document' in your tests.
PS: Above is not full babel setup. See babel documentation or other posts for that.

A: There HAS to be an environment where your js will execute.

*

*Browser

*Node

You can run your test in Browser using Karma(or you can find similar test runners). Karma executes the HTML/JS/Jasmine-Test-JS in a real browser like Chrome/IE/Firefox/Safari OR a headless browser like PhantomJS. You can also take advantage of jquery selectors here.
You can run your test in Node using JSDOM. Here a virtual DOM is created in-memory. You can use Cheerio to get a jquery like behaviour if you want to run selectors.
import {expect} from 'chai';
import jsdom from 'jsdom';
import fs from 'fs';

describe('index.html', ()=>{
  it('should have h1 that says Users', (done)=>{
    const index = fs.readFileSync('./src/index.html', "utf-8");
    jsdom.env(index, function(err, window){
      if(err){
        console.log(err);
      }
      else{
        const h1 = window.document.getElementsByTagName('h1')[0];
        expect(h1.innerHTML).to.equal("Users");
        done();
        window.close();
      }
    })
  })
})

To run test in Node, you will have to bring in the html content in a variable and initialize jsdom. Refer the example to see how a window object gets into picture by jsdom.

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I Make Cheese: My new pH tester!
More cheese, much more cheese! Welcome back. I would strongly suggest you remove a small sample from your pot to test the pH. After testing, discard the sample. Your electrode likely sits in a storage solution and you probably don't want any of that in your cheese. Its not uncommon for mold and other funky stuff to sit in your storage solution too. Even with rinsing your electrode before taking each reading (which I'm sure you do), you may risk some contamination.
Does pH only affect process timing in cheese making? If pH adjustments are necessary, there's food safe adjustments you can make during your procedure. Understanding pH and how to adjust it can lead to lots of potential (pun intended!).
Good advice. I was rinsing the tester between samplings - but yes, for most of the process I could certainly pull out some whey and then discard after testing.
I haven't figured out how to test the curd once it's stopped expelling (most of) the whey. Ideally it would be good to know the pH of the cheese as it goes into (and comes out of) the press -- but with my current tester I can't think of a way to do that (since it can only test liquids).
As for adjusting, I'm not yet sure what adjustments can be made. I think adding Calcium Chloride at the time of renneting is one strategy -- and I think that is often done based on the seasonal changes of the milk (so it would be on the *next* batch that you adjust). For the current batch, the only thing I can think of is to increase or decrease some of the time between steps.
Knowing the PH of the Whey gives you a very close idea of the PH of the Curd.
I am a cheesemaker down in Little Rock Arkansas. Enjoying the blog! But I would caution against these types of readers. while they work great for beer and wine, the calcium in the milk tends to gum up the readers.
They end up giving false readings after even just 5 uses! I know a few cheesemakers that have regretted buying these.
pH Strips work very well and you can also use them to test curd directly by cutting a slice in the curd and placing the end of the strip into the curd for a bit.
Good luck with your cheesemaking!
Which ph strips are you using? Most ph strips are very levels. They change colors at a full number variable.


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Q: How to update v-model data in laravel blade file in edit form I have a single file for creating and updating the category data.
while creating category, i am using v-model in title to also create slug in the same form.
works well when creating but i am facing issue with update / edit form part.
below is my code :

<input class="form-input mt-1 block w-full" name="name" v-model="title" v-on:keyup="getSlug" placeholder="Category Title" value="{{ $category->name ?? '' }}">

adding whole blade file code for reference:
@extends('layouts.backend.app')

@php
if(isset($record) && $record != null){
    $edit = 1;
} else {
    $edit = 0;
}
@endphp

@section('content')

            @if($edit) Edit @else Create @endif Category Form

            Back

            <form action="@if($edit) {{route('category.update', $record->id)}}  @else {{route('category.store')}}  @endif" method="POST">
                @csrf

                    Name
                    <input class="form-input mt-1 block w-full" name="name" v-model="title" v-on:keyup="getSlug" placeholder="Category Title" value="{{ $category->name ?? '' }}">
                    @error('name')

                            {{ $message }}

                    @enderror

                    Slug
                    <input
                        class="form-input mt-1 block w-full"
                        name="slug"
                        id="slug"
                        v-model="slug"
                        placeholder="Slug / Pretty URL">
                    @error('slug')

                            {{ $message }}

                    @enderror

                    Banner
                    <input
                        class="form-input mt-1 block w-full"
                        name="banner"
                        value="@if($edit) {{$record->banner}} @else https://source.unsplash.com/random  @endif"
                        placeholder="Banner / URL">

                    <button class="px-4 py-2 border bg-gray-200 text-gray-900 rounded" type="submit">Submit</button>
                    <button class="px-4 py-2 border bg-red-400 text-white rounded" type="rest">Reset</button>

            </form>

@endsection

as you can see the title input is use to create the slug on keyup event. now the given code don't use the data from database for pre populating the edit form title input field. because i am using v-model="title" which is in my app.js and is null at the moment.
How to either assign v-model="title" my current value from database.
This is not a vue component. its a laravel blade file. Kindly guide me for this.
Thanks

A: You can move the app.js code to the Blade view and populate title with the Blade expression
@extends('layouts.backend.app')

@php
if(isset($record) && $record != null){
$edit = 1;
} else {
$edit = 0;
}
@endphp

@section('content')

            @if($edit) Edit @else Create @endif Category Form

        Back

        <form action="@if($edit) {{route('category.update', $record->id)}}  @else {{route('category.store')}}  @endif"
            method="POST">
            @csrf

                Name
                <input class="form-input mt-1 block w-full" name="name" v-model="title" v-on:keyup="getSlug"
                    placeholder="Category Title" value="{{ $category->name ?? '' }}">
                @error('name')

                    {{ $message }}

                @enderror

                Slug
                <input class="form-input mt-1 block w-full" name="slug" id="slug" v-model="slug"
                    placeholder="Slug / Pretty URL">
                @error('slug')

                    {{ $message }}

                @enderror

                Banner
                <input class="form-input mt-1 block w-full" name="banner"
                    value="@if($edit) {{$record->banner}} @else https://source.unsplash.com/random  @endif"
                    placeholder="Banner / URL">

                <button class="px-4 py-2 border bg-gray-200 text-gray-900 rounded" type="submit">Submit</button>
                <button class="px-4 py-2 border bg-red-400 text-white rounded" type="rest">Reset</button>

        </form>

{{-- Place the script here, after closing the section with id of app --}}

@endsection

Hope this helps

A: In The End, I went back to the old style of doing things.
code as below:

getSlug() {
        var title = document.getElementById('title').value;
        document.getElementById('slug').value = title.replace(/\s+/g, '-').toLowerCase().trim();
      },

and replaced v-model with id tag on the input field.


A vegetarian pasta dish that will drive you wild!
Bring water to a boil in pot and add fresine. Boil for 10 minutes.
While the fresine is cooking chop the peppers and slice the chili.
When fresine is drained add in the low fat butter, peppers, chili pepper, baby corn, Broccoli florets and spinach leaves.
Mix everything together on a low heat in the same pot until butter is melted. The veggies will still be fairly raw, but that is a good thing. You want them to contain all of the good nutrients. When veggies are over cooked, there is nothing good left inside of them. It is good to keep them as raw as possible, especially if you will be heating this up the next day in the microwave.


It's nearly time for Chinese New Year – always one of London's biggest and most popular events. And, even better, it's free!
Every February London hosts one of the largest Chinese New Year events outside Asia. This is truly one of the great, unforgettable experiences in the city's year. This time it will be held on Sunday 10th February. So mark your calendar, because this festival has something for everyone.
The Grand Parade starts at 10 am, and the rest of the festival begins at midday, with the organised events finishing at around 6 pm. The celebrations cover quite a large area, so give yourself plenty of time to wander, immerse yourself in the magical atmosphere, and maybe sample some culinary highlights as well.
Don't miss the Grand Parade, which starts at the north end of Trafalgar Square and heads up to Shaftesbury Avenue. This is always a highlight of the day with dancing Lions and Dragons accompanied by colourful floats.
Step into another world in Chinatown, which will be decorated with hundreds of red lanterns and full of incredible festival atmosphere. Enjoy the sheer energy of the crowds, and stumble across more Lion Dances as you explore its colourful streets.
Foodies should head to Chinatown, as well, for some delicious flavours of the festival. A number of restaurants will be offering special menus, with Gerrard Street being the main food zone.
If you're into spectacle, you'll find plenty to enjoy in Trafalgar Square. Whether it's martial arts, music, theatre or even Beijing Opera, there's a whole range of performances to watch and marvel at. And if you're visiting with kids, head over to the special family zone in Leicester Square. Here, younger visitors can have a go at art activities or traditional costumes.
The Chinese New Year celebrations are incredibly popular. The area around Trafalgar Square, as well as Chinatown itself and Shaftesbury Avenue, will be absolutely full. We especially recommend getting there early if you'd like to see the parade.
The celebrations cover a large area, so it's a very good idea to have an event plan to consult. This will help you navigate and also find information points, the parade route itself, and other events or places of interest.
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Chalk it up to my liberal palate or my stomach of steel, but I love everything about Korean food. Everything from the bountiful red pepper paste, the runny egg on a giant bowl of bibimbap, the sizzle and pop of marinated Korean barbecue, a giant slice of hot pepper tuna kimbap. I have even developed a taste for dried octopus. The tastes and flavors are so varied here, sampled in the seemingly infinite number of side dishes, that it rarely gets old. And when it does, or when a bowl of crunchy nuts turns out to be silkworm larvae, there's never a Mr. Pizza or an Outback Steakhouse too far away.
Every morning my school principal waters the cabbage that lines the main driveway. I bow to him as I pass and we share a smile. My smile is always more like a chuckle, though, because beneath his perfectly tailored three-piece suit his feet are shod in a pair of $2 slippers from E-mart. Slippers represent, to me, the antithesis of stress. No matter how dynamic Korea is being on any particular day, when I slide into my classroom in a pair of little rubber slippers, I feel instantly better. It's hard to take anything too seriously when you can see the toes of everyone's socks.
Koreans love festivals, so they have A LOT of them, for every age and interest. There is a firefly festival, a mask dance festival, a kimchi festival, and several sunrise festivals. If those don't rock your boat, there is a mud festival, a puppet festival, an ice fishing festival, and a whale festival. Into art? There are film festivals, music festivals, art festivals, and bodypainting festivals. Still not interested? Then try a fire festival, a trout festival, a ginseng festival, a silk festival, and one of the many cherry blossom festivals. Should I go on? How about a bullfighting festival, a wild tea cultural festival, a lotus lantern festival, or a fireworks festival?
I'll stop now, but not because I can't continue. I'll stop because if you haven't made plans to come to Korea already, you're probably dead.
Koreans have amazing skin, and while I can't speak for any genetic predisposition, I can say that the weekly sauna and jjimjilbang visits can't hurt. There are few feelings in this world that are as refreshing as emerging from a sauna, freshly scrubbed with an Italy towel. After my first visit I was hooked. This is the first and probably last time I will ever write this statement: I love being naked in a steamy room full of other naked men. OK, maybe that's not totally accurate. I don't love that the room is full of other naked men. I don't actually care. I just love that I can be naked there, and no one else cares. Sure, there are some sideways glances - stares, even - but I chalk that up to foreign curiosity and move on. I go to the public bathhouses in Korea to soak and scrub off my dirt and stress, not to worry about what someone may or may not be looking at. I mean, let's be honest. EVERYONE LOOKS. It's a natural instinct when you spend 99% of your public life with multiple layers of clothing on. What's more surprising is how quickly that instinct wears off when you're neck-deep in water that's halfway to boiling.
Although Korea says that this slogan "succinctly illustrates the energetic image of Korea," to most Native English Teachers (NETs) it takes on a different shade of meaning. School schedules are known to change at the drop of the principal's hat, without much concern for the NET involved. Classes are canceled and new ones pop up with little warning, and we are always expected to roll with it. Some teachers find this infuriating. I find it refreshing. One of the main reasons I came to Korea was for a sense of adventure, to try something new. I didn't want just another average desk job to spend my time sleepwalking through 8 hours of work. I came for some excitement! That's why I embrace those "dynamic" moments when the computer doesn't work or I have 5 minutes to prepare for an unplanned class as an opportunity to test my creativity and have a little fun. "Dynamic Korea" adds a little extra spontaneity to my life. And who doesn't like spontaneity?
haha no this was for a blog contest run by my recruiter. but it's all true anyway!
Hey, congrats on winning the contest! This blog was fantastic and everything described is definitely making me look even more forward to teaching in Korea in February (just got the contract yesterday - woo!!).


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Documentary Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland debuts Dec. 3
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SAY HER NAME: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SANDRA BLAND,
EXPLORING THE CONTROVERSIAL DEATH OF A
YOUNG BLACK WOMAN IN POLICE CUSTODY,
DEBUTS DEC. 3 ON HBO
On July 10, 2015, Sandra Bland, a politically engaged and vibrant 28-year-old African American from Chicago, was arrested for a traffic violation in a small Texas town. After three days in custody, she was found hanging from a noose in her jail cell. Bland's death was quickly ruled a suicide, sparking allegations of a racially motivated police murder and cover-up, and turning her case and name into a rallying cry nationwide.
From the Oscar®-nominated, Emmy®– and Peabody Award-winning team of directors/producers Kate Davis and David Heilbroner (HBO's "Traffic Stop," "Southern Comfort," "The Cheshire Murders" and "Jockey"), SAY HER NAME: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SANDRA BLAND examines this story in depth, revealing previously unknown details when it debuts MONDAY, DEC. 3 (10:00-11:45 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.
The documentary will also be available on HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO On Demand and partners' streaming platforms.
Both a legal thriller and a parable about race in America, SAY HER NAME: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SANDRA BLAND follows the Bland family and legal team from the first weeks after her death as they try to find out of what really happened in that jail cell in Hempstead, Texas. Embedded with the family and their lawyers, the filmmakers tracked the story for two years, drawing on key documents, jail footage and interviews with those closest to the events.
While the Texas authorities ruled Bland's death a suicide, providing photos of a noose made out of a garbage-can liner as evidence of the cause of death, questions were raised about why she was held alone in a cell without surveillance cameras, whether cell checks by law enforcement had been fabricated and why Bland's body had been severely bruised. Attorneys in the film examine the disturbing police dashcam video of Trooper Brian Encina's aggressive treatment of Bland after pulling her over for failing to use a turn signal. Fearing that she had been murdered, her mother and sisters filed a suit against local law enforcement and the Waller County jail as protests amplified across the country.
SAY HER NAME is punctuated with footage from Bland's passionate "Sandy Speaks" video blogs that bring her voice to life. Through the videos, as well as voicemail messages and insights from close friends, she emerges a central figure in the narrative, an engaging and enlightened woman whose sharp, humorous remarks address subjects from black history to police brutality to natural hair. To those who knew Sandra Bland best, suicide seemed unimaginable.
Following a contentious legal battle, the family settled with authorities, giving rise to the Sandra Bland Act, which is now law in Texas. The Act mandates a host of prison reforms aimed at preventing inmate suicide, and a street in Hempstead, Texas has been named in Sandra Bland's honor.
Interviewees in the film include: Geneva Reed-Veal, her mother; sisters Shante Needham, Shavon Bland and Sharon Cooper; Sheriff Glenn Smith, head of the Waller County PD; Elton Mathis, DA, Hempstead, Texas; Trey Duhon, county judge, Hempstead, Texas; Hannah Bonner, activist and Waller County minister; and family attorney Cannon Lambert.
SAY HER NAME will have a limited theatrical run prior to its HBO debut.
The documentary made its world premiere at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. It won Best of Fest at the Ridgefield Film Festival, and was nominated for awards at the Traverse City Film Festival, Chicago Film Festival, the St. Louis Film Festival and Nashville Film Festival, among many others.
SAY HER NAME: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SANDRA BLAND was directed by Kate Davis; produced by David Heilbroner and Nancy Knox Talcott; edited by Kate Davis; directors of photography, Kate Davis and Tom Bergmann; music by Joel Harrison. For HBO: executive producer, Lisa Heller.
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One of the main benefits of CRM software is the ability to get every aspect of your business working in sync.
By uniting your communication and marketing tools with your sales platform, your team can conduct and track all their sales conversations from a single tool. But if you also rely on accounting software to manage incoming and outgoing payments, there are a lot of hidden benefits to integrating it with your CRM as well.
QuickBooks is an accounting software platform geared towards small and medium-sized businesses, offering millions of businesses a simple way to manage their daily sales and expenses, invoice their customers, accept payments, pay their bills, and generate reports for planning and tax filing.
Nearly every major CRM on the market offers a QuickBooks integration, but these integrations are far from equal. Some CRMs offer a one-click setup, while others require a longer, more complicated installation. Considering that many CRM users say their #1 challenge is finding a platform that integrates well with QuickBooks, it's important to choose wisely.
Let's take a look at why you need to get your CRM talking to your accounting software, and some of the best CRMs that integrate with QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online.
Small businesses often use QuickBooks as their first CRM, since it stores customer contacts and buying histories.
When your business is just getting started, being able to access customer contact information from your accounting software might be enough. But just like spreadsheets, QuickBooks doesn't actually do anything to help you make sales—it only helps you manage billing and accounting after the fact—so it's important to connect your QuickBooks account with software that helps you manage your pipeline.
Think of integrating QuickBooks with your CRM as a way for every member of your team to have a birds-eye view of every client. What stage of the buying process are they at? Do you need to nurture them more? What do their past buying behaviors look like? What did you discuss during your last conversation with them?
Sure, automating your invoicing, billing, and follow-up on unpaid invoices saves you valuable time, but the real magic of uniting your QuickBooks account and CRM platform is that it provides transparency to your entire sales funnel, which boosts your chances of closing more leads and growing your business.
And since your accounting software needs to be a reliable source of truth for billing and payment information, keeping your CRM and accounting software synced will keep your customer data clean and organized for the whole team.
The realization of how many leads you have sitting in your pipeline probably won't hit you until you import all your data from QuickBooks.
What does your QuickBooks customer list look like right now? Is it jam-packed with customers who you've spent time and effort crafting proposals or estimates for…and never heard back from? If so, ask yourself: How many of those leads has your team followed up with, to the best of their ability?
Those cold leads don't belong in QuickBooks. They belong in the hands of your sales team.
All of a sudden, that boring accounting data is a lot more interesting.
This is particularly convenient because when you're evaluating CRMs for your sales team, you don't have to be limited to the handful of platforms that offer a native QuickBooks integration. At the end of the day, you want to pick the CRM that fits your business the best, not the CRM that fits QuickBooks the best.
Having a Zapier integration doesn't mean the integration will be limited in terms of functionality, either. Several of the CRMs on our list can do just as much with their Zapier QuickBooks integrations as those with purpose-built integrations.
Nutshell is a sneaky powerful CRM and sales automation platform that's designed to help sales teams do things quickly, and their QuickBooks Online integration is a great mix of sophisticated and simple.
If you have a customer list stored in QuickBooks Online, you can import it into Nutshell in just a few clicks with their native direct importer.
All of your QuickBooks Online customers will be rolled over into your CRM in seconds, so you can start tracking communication histories, nurturing clients towards repeat business, and incorporating your QuickBooks contacts and data into your sales and revenue reporting.
Nutshell also offers a Zapier integration with QuickBooks Online, which allows you to trigger invoices, bills, or new records through QuickBooks once you've enabled the connection through Nutshell, and keeps customer records synced in both places.
Best for: Sales teams looking for a full-featured CRM that's user-friendly and highly customizable, with the bonus of having an easy way to integrate with QuickBooks Online.
Method is one of the CRMs on our list that plays well with every QuickBooks product.
Whether or not you use QuickBooks Online, Pro, Premier, or Enterprise, your data will integrate seamlessly with Method. Because of its broad integration capabilities, it's a good choice if you're looking for a CRM where QuickBooks is absolutely integral to your sales process.
From creating estimates to invoicing, Method makes it simple to perform common QuickBooks tasks from within their system. Method also syncs contacts across both platforms to save you loads of time on data entry.
However, for what it offers in QuickBooks features, Method lacks in some other important aspects of a sturdy CRM, like pipeline automation, customizable reporting, and built-in phone capabilities.
Best for: Companies whose #1 priority in a CRM is how well it plays with QuickBooks.
Insightly prides itself on its QuickBooks integration.
Like Nutshell, Insightly's main focus is around its QuickBooks Online integration, and they've done it well. Insightly's integration is simple to use, easy to install, and offers you a lot right out of the box.
You can view the payment history and status on any of your customers in a customized "QuickBooks Online" tab.
Like other CRMs, Insightly will give you a complete history of any customer you have on your books, allowing your sales team to have a better understanding of the customer they're dealing with.
Because it plays so nicely with QuickBooks, you might find it surprising that you can't create invoices or estimates directly from Insightly. Despite all the bells and whistles, you have to leave your CRM to bill a customer. You also can't accept direct payments through the CRM either, so if these features are deal-breakers for you, you might have to look for another CRM.
Best for: Businesses that need advanced project management features in their CRM platform.
Zoho's integration with QuickBooks leans heavily on customization. It'll take you a while to set it up, though.
Although Zoho allows you to add QuickBooks easily enough from the integration dashboard, that's about as simple as it gets.
The upside to all this complexity? Once you set up QuickBooks in Zoho, the level of control you get back is great.
Best for: Companies who need a customized, advanced QuickBooks/CRM relationship.
Salesforce once had a special integration with QuickBooks called Salesforce for QuickBooks.
The program allowed the sales CRM to plug straight into QuickBooks. But there were problems, and the software was scrapped after three years. The integration was really only set up for businesses at the lower level of Salesforce, and it turns out the program wasn't compatible with a lot of Salesforce's own extensions.
Thankfully, Salesforce also plays nice with Zapier. So if you're looking for a QuickBooks integration through Salesforce, you can still have it.
Once connected, you'll be able to sync your QuickBooks customers to Salesforce accounts and view all of their details from the CRM interface.
You can also do loads of other stuff with the integration, like create transactions, invoices, and manage accounts.
A complete sales history will also be available to your team right from Salesforce, along with an automatic data sync between both platforms.
Best for: Large companies who are looking to work from the Salesforce Sales Cloud.
At the moment, the only way to connect QuickBooks to Copper is through Zapier. You'll need a premium QuickBooks and Zapier accounts to connect the two.
Once you connect through Zapier, you'll be able to log payments as activities. You'll also be able to view past invoices and payment amounts on your records, straight from the Copper dashboard.
Copper's integration with QuickBooks is fairly limited. There are only a couple of functions available through Zapier to make Copper and QuickBooks talk. But if you only need a lightweight QuickBooks integration, and you are looking at Copper because of its integration with G Suite, don't be entirely put off.
Best for: Companies who have sales teams that work primarily out of G Suite.
Freshsales is another CRM that puts its QuickBooks integration at the forefront of its sales pitch. And rightly so.
Freshsales lets you pin or connect invoices to contacts from the CRM, which can come in very handy if you are having trouble chasing payments.
The integration allows invoices and customer histories to be kept for each customer on the Freshsales interface.
But it's the built-in phone feature that makes this integration unique. If you've got problems with invoices or payments, your finance team will be able to follow up with them easier—all from Freshsales.
The feature will also be a massive bonus if your sales team closes more deals over the phone. Because of its functionality, Freshsales gives your sales reps the tools to control the entire deal, from prospecting to the final invoice.
But, there is some bad news.
Although it offers a lot, you still can't invoice a customer directly from Freshsales, or make payments.
Best for: Sales teams who close a lot of deals over the phone.
Even the smaller CRMs on our list are getting in the QuickBooks action.
Although GreenRope only has about 3,000 customers worldwide, they offer direct integration from QuickBooks into their software.
Some of the features you'll get from the integration include importing customers as new contacts and transferring your invoices across platforms.
You can also sync your customer data over from QuickBooks and then set the system to update any data from that point, automatically.
GreenRope currently uses QuickBooks' own Intuit Web Connector, which can be easily installed onto your desktop. You need this to be running for the syncing of invoices and contacts within the CRM, though.
Best for: Businesses who are looking for a one-stop, no-frills CRM.
Having a QuickBooks integration in your CRM is important. Very important.
That's why most CRMs on the market have stepped up to the plate and offered some way to integrate QuickBooks into their system.
But while it's important to integrate QuickBooks with your CRM, it doesn't have to be your main priority when choosing a CRM.
Remember: Choosing the right CRM for your business can make a massive difference to the performance of your sales team—not to mention your customer service team, your marketing team, and how all these teams work together. So ask yourself, are you looking for a CRM that fits QuickBooks, or a CRM that fits your business?
Look at the bigger picture, and choose a CRM that will help your entire business, not just a part of it.


Whether through medical bills, counseling bills, or missing work, victims of sexual assault often incur a great amount of post-trauma expenses. This additional economic hardship may make it impossible for the victim to stay current on his or her current bills and expenses, including his or her consumer loans and credit card debts.
Between student loan debt and credit card debt, credit card debt is much easier for a victim to eliminate. If a victim is struggling to make his or her payments, he or she should call his or her credit card company. The credit card company has the discretion to waive late fees and penalties, lower interest rates, raise credit limits, and change his or her due date.
Furthermore, the credit card company can settle the victim's credit card debt for significantly less money than he or she owes. Also, because credit card debt is an unsecured debt, it is possible that the entirety of the victim's credit card debt can be forgiven through bankruptcy.


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Day 2 Speakers - Wednesday, Oct. 27
• OPENING REMARKS
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
• NATIONAL ISSUES
Jessica Wahl Turner, Outdoor Recreation Roundtable
Jessica is the Executive Director of the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), America's leading coalition of outdoor recreation trade associations and organizations. Ms. Wahl has a decade of experience navigating the halls of The White House, Department of the Interior (DOI), Capitol Hill, state recreation offices and outdoor lifestyle businesses. Prior to ORR, Ms. Wahl directed Outdoor Industry Association's (OIA) outdoor recreation portfolio in Washington D.C. where she successfully gained landmark government recognition of outdoor recreation's contribution to the national Gross Domestic Product.
Ms. Wahl is also the co-founder and past-chair of the Coalition for Outdoor Access working to reform outfitter and guide permitting systems within federal land agencies, an effort designed to help more Americans gain access to the outdoors. Before OIA, she worked at DOI in the Office of the Interior Secretary where she managed First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! Outside and Let's Move! in Indian Country initiatives. She has received a Master of Arts in American Government from Georgetown University. She is an avid outdoorswoman who loves kayaking, climbing, hiking and running.
Gerry Seavo James, Together Outdoors
Gerry is an Air Force veteran, social artist, public health advocate, photojournalist & founder of the Explore Kentucky Initiative (EKI). EKI is a Black-owned and led outdoor oriented social enterprise dedicated to inspiring Kentuckians and visitors to the Commonwealth to engage in an active lifestyle fueled by outdoor adventure while preserving the natural resources of the Commonwealth's 120 counties. Since 2013, Gerry has used a creative placemaking approach to advance inclusive outdoor recreation principles, invigorate citizen stewardship of natural environments, promote environmental literacy, and sustainable tourism. Together Outdoors was born as a coalition with a common goal. From RVing to boating, to campground managers and service providers and everything in between, industry leaders are all joining forces to work together to make the outdoors a more inviting place through education, inclusion, equity, and action.
• STATE & FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES
Ricky Gease, Director, Alaska State Parks and Outdoor Recreation
Dave Schmid, Regional Forester, US Forest Service, Region 10
Maija Lukin, Native Relations Program Manager, National Park Service
Susanne Fleek-Green, Superintendent, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
Thomas Heinlein, Acting State Director, BLM Alaska
Additional speaker names will be provided as confirmed
Day 3 Speakers, Thursday, Oct. 28
Raina Thiele, Senior Advisor for Alaska Affairs and Strategic Priorities, US Department of Interior
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Sarah Leonard, President & CEO, Alaska Travel Industry Association
Mary Goddard, Regenerative Tourism Catalyst, Southeast Sustainable Partnership
• STATEWIDE COMPREHENSIVE OUTDOOR RECREATION PLAN (SCORP) 5-YR PLAN
Draft Updates for Discussion: Regional Priorities; Funding; Workforce Development; Health & Wellness; Economic Development
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Stanford Law & Policy Review
Vol. 26 Nbr. 2, March - March 2015
Markets in everything and another view of the cathedral: religious freedom and Coasian bargaining.
Author Decker, Joshua A.
Religion is the first freedom protected by the Bill of Rights, which it divides into two guarantees: neither the federal nor state governments may "establish[]" a religion (the "Establishment Clause"), nor may they "prohibit[] the free exercise thereof" (the "Free Exercise Clause"). (1) These guarantees, particularly the right to freely practice one's religion, are often pressed against other rights and social aims, such as: if society thinks it's bad to use psychoactive drugs, may the government criminalize the religious use of peyote? (2) Or, if the ever-diminishing runs of king salmon to their spawning grounds threaten their long-term viability as a species, may the government flatly ban the fishing of king salmon, even by Alaska Natives for whom this fishing is an integral part of their religious beliefs and practice? (3) And, may the government require corporations, including those that are closely held by religiously observant individuals, to provide health insurance coverage that their employees may use to buy contraceptives? (4)
Insofar as these questions share a common root--what are the perimeters of the free exercise right when pitted against other important social goals?--their answers should similarly share a common theoretical thread. This Article tries to stitch that string and to contribute three new ideas to free exercise law.
First, we can use the Coase Theorem to analyze free exercise cases: we can understand the majority opinion in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. (5) as imposing a Coasian bargain (6) on the two sides, the religious employers and their employees who want their health insurance to include no-cost contraceptive coverage. Similarly, we can use this Coasian lens to view the Alaska Free Exercise case of Alaska v. Ivan, (7) a prosecution of Alaska Natives for their allegedly illegal fishing of religiously significant king salmon: the defendants' free exercise defense illustrates a possible Coasian bargain.
Second, with Ivan and Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith (8) on one side and with Hobby Lobby and Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School v. EEOC (9) on the other, the Article argues that we can divide free exercise claims into two categories: those that seek an exemption from a purely governmental interest compared to those that also impinge upon the private right of other individuals.
Third, we can use Coasian analysis to decide which side should win in free exercise challenges. In the first category of individuals versus the government, the Coase Theorem helps to illuminate if the government used the least restrictive means to limit the religious expression: it is a litmus test that can resolve otherwise analytically thorny free exercise cases. And, for free exercise challenges in the individuals versus individuals category, the Article concludes that we should use the Coase Theorem to resolve them: first, decide if the vying parties could have reached a Coasian bargain and if so, the decision should emulate that bargain; if not, the prevailing side should be the one who is not the cheapest cost avoider.
IMPOSED AND IMPLICIT COASIAN BARGAINS IN FREE EXERCISE CASES
Hobby Lobby As an Imposed Coasian Bargain
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, (10) colloquially known as "Obamacare," generally requires employers with at least fifty full (11) time employees to "offer ... minimum essential coverage," (12) including "preventative care and screenings," (13) such as all FDA-approved contraceptives, (14) at no cost to women. Recognizing that contraception is religiously objectionable to some, the government offered nonprofit religious employers an exemption from this contraceptive mandate:15 the employees still have contraceptive coverage at no cost, but the insurance issuer pays for it--it may not charge the employees or the religiously exempted employer for that coverage. (16) (This saves the insurance companies money: it is less expensive to cover contraceptives than to pay for the pregnancies and medical complications of women who lack it. 17) This exemption, however, was limited to nonprofits; for-profit employers with at least fifty full-time employees were not exempt from the contraceptive mandate, even if contraception was anathema to the employer's sincere religious belief.
Three closely held for-profit corporations, Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., Mardel, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation, and their owners (19) sued, arguing that the requirement to pay for health insurance that covered four specific contraceptives (two morning-after pills, Ella and Plan B, and two types of intrauterine devices (20)) violated their free exercise rights under the Constitution and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act ("RFRA"), (21) which Congress passed to rescind Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith's rejection of the Sherbert v. Verner (23) test that "governmental actions that substantially burden a religious practice must be justified by a compelling governmental interest." (24)
Using the RFRA standard, the Court concluded that the contraceptive mandate, as applied to religious closely held corporations, violated RFRA. (25) But, rather than simply exempting them from the contraceptive mandate, the Court squared the plaintiffs' free exercise right with the compelling government interest of cost-free access to all FDA-approved contraceptives by grafting their accommodation onto the existing religious nonprofits' one: employees at those religious for-profits would receive contraceptive coverage in the same way as employees at religious nonprofits. (26)
This judicially created accommodation can be viewed as a forced Coasian bargain: forced, because the Court imposed it on the parties (the Hobby Lobby plaintiffs wanted the Court to strike down the contraceptive mandate and the government wanted their challenge dismissed), (27) and Coasian because viewed from behind a Rawlsian veil of ignorance, the parties might have independently reached that same accommodation. (28)
Independent bargaining is the heart of the Coase Theorem. In the absence of transaction costs, parties will bargain to the same outcome independent of the initial allocation of rights: the initial allocation doesn't matter and everyone wins. (29) To illustrate, assume that a physician's office is next to a factory, and its loud noise prevents the physician from comfortably examining her patients. There are two ways to fix this problem: either the factory can pay the physician to be noisy or she can pay the factory to be quiet.
As with the two solutions, there are two possible initial legal rules. If the physician can sue the factory for being noisy, then the initial legal rule favors her: she can either prevent the factory from making noise at all (through an injunction) or unless it pays her (through money damages). (30) If she cannot sue, the initial legal rule favors the factory.
In the Coasian world of no barriers to bargaining, if the physician has the legal right to stop the factory, she will let the factory continue to make noise if it pays her. The final price will be when the marginal value to the factory of being noisy equals her marginal cost of enduring it; once her marginal costs reach the factory's marginal value, it will not pay for any increase in noise--the parties would have reached their Coasian bargain. Alternatively, if the factory has the legal right to make noise, the physician will pay it to be softer until her marginal value of silence reaches the factory's marginal cost of being quiet.
To simplify this concept and put numbers on it, assume the factory normally closes at 4 p.m., but though its workers are less productive as the night wears on, it can stay open and make noise until 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 7 p.m. So, it can make
4 to 5 p.m.: $300 more ($300 total)
From the physician's view, assume that her patients like to come after work, so she loses
If the physician has the initial legal right, she can get a court order that stops the factory from making any noise after 4 p.m., but she will let it be noisy if it compensates her for the lost patients. So, with her initial legal right, we have
4 to 5 p.m.: Factory pays physician $100 for $200 profit; open until 5 p.m.
5 to 6 p.m.: Factory pays physician $300 for a $200 profit; open until 6 p.m.
6 to 7 p.m.: Factory would break even paying $600 so it does not pay to stay open for this extra hour and instead closes at 6 p.m.
If the factory has the initial legal right, the physician cannot stop it from being noisy. The factory wants to maximize its money, so it plans to be open until 7 p.m., but it is willing to close earlier if the physician compensates it for its lost income. Under the factory's initial legal right, we have
7 to 6 p.m.: Physician pays $100 for $200 profit; the factory closes an hour earlier at 6 p.m.
6 to 5 p.m.: Physician would break even paying $300 so she does not pay and the factory stays open until 6 p.m.
In either scenario, no matter who has the initial right to stop or allow the other's behavior, the factory will close at 6 p.m., which is when the factory and physician's marginal values and costs are equal at $200. (31) "No matter the default rule, the parties will bargain their way to a result that is both efficient and the same." (32) And, this bargaining away from the initial position is a compromise, not a binary winner-take-all outcome: whether the factory is noisier or softer, there is an exchange of money and both it and the physician are better off; moving away from the initial position improves both parties.
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It has come to light that Windows XP Home Edition does not support PWS (personal web server) or IIS (internet information server) both are used to test apps written in ASP or ASP.Net. You might say hang on I have the iis.dll (this is the main part of IIS) on my machine. Have a good look! It's been crippled and stops you from installing the software!
OK what do I do? Well you have a couple of options open to you if you have a copy of Windows 98 that has the PWS on it you might be able to install that from the CD but don't count on it. Windows ME users had the same problem with PWS not being shipped with that version of Windows. There is a work around but still not good enough! Download the newest version of PWS from Microsoft. Microsoft now don't support this so you'll have to try to find an old disk which could still have the PWS.
OK, you want IIS. If you have a copy of Windows 2000 that ships with IIS, so here is the work around. Before we start back-up your hard drive or important data be aware that implementing this is done at YOUR OWN RISK! since you have to alter files.
Open sysoc.inf use find file to locate, should be in c:windowsinf find the line that says [Components] Change iis=iis.dll,0cEntry,iis.inf,hide,7 to iis=iis2.dll,0cEntry,iis2.inf,,7 With the Windows 2000 in your disk drive go to Start > Run type the following expand d:/i386/iis.dl_ c:/temp/iis2.dll change d to the drive letter of your CD drive. You could try to delete iis.dll but system knows and puts it back so using a different name solves the problem. Open your temp folder on your hard drive drag & drop the new file iis2.dll to c:windowssystem32setup folder also find in the temp folder iis2.inf drag & drop this file to c:windowsinf OK your nearly there. Go to control panel and click on add/remove programs, select add/remove windows components. In the list of windows components you should see IIS. Nearly done. If at any time your asked for files they should be either on your XP or Win2000 CD somewhere! You can use Find to locate them.
Once the installation has been done go back to the control panel Start > control panel in classic view double click on Administration Tools. WOW you should now have IIS as one of the options.
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The Centurion in Luke 7:3-10 had faith in Jesus even though he had never seen or heard him speak but had only heard of him but yet had faith in Jesus to heal his servant who was dying. So many today look for verification to see if something is of God or not. They want to see with their own eyes. But Hebrews 11:1 says, "Now faith is…" Faith is now not later after examining the fruit. The elders of the Jews went to Jesus and said this man deserves you to do this for him… We do not deserve anything from God. We are all sinners and saved by grace. We can't go before the Lord and say I deserve you to do this for me and then lay out our laundry list of deeds. Salvation is a gift of God and does not come by works, Ephesians 2:8-10. Religious works will not get us into heaven. Jesus said to the Pharisees, you cross land and see to make a single convert , and then when he comes you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are. Matthew 23:15. It's time to let go of the old ways of doing things and begin to do the new thing. Believe, trust and become hungry for the Lord.


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Sir Michael Stanhope (before 1508 – 26 February 1552) of Shelford in Nottinghamshire, was an influential courtier who was beheaded on Tower Hill, having been convicted of conspiring to assassinate John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and others.

Origins

He was born before 1508, the second son of Sir Edward Stanhope (d. 6 June 1511) of Rampton in Nottinghamshire, by his first wife Adelina Clifton, a daughter of Sir Gervase Clifton of Clifton in Nottinghamshire. The Stanhopes were an ancient Nottinghamshire family and Sir Edward Stanhope fought at the Battle of Stoke in 1487 and, in 1497, at the Battle of Blackheath, where he was knighted on the field for his valour. He was a Knight of the Body and Constable of Sandal Castle.

Sir Edward Stanhope married secondly (as her third husband) Elizabeth Bourchier (d. 1557) a daughter of Fulk Bourchier, 10th Baron FitzWarin (1445–1479), by whom he had an only daughter Anne Stanhope (c. 1510–1587), Sir Michael Stanhope's half-sister and the wife of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, eldest brother of Queen Jane Seymour

Career
In 1529, following the death of his elder brother, Richard Stanhope (d. 21 January 1529), without male issue, Michael Stanhope succeeded to some of the family estates, excluding the paternal seat of Rampton which descended to his only daughter and heiress Saunchia Stanhope, the wife of John Babington. By 1532 he was in the service of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland. By 1535 Stanhope's half sister, Anne Stanhope, had married Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, the eldest brother of Queen Jane Seymour, third wife of King Henry VIII, and thus Stanhope entered the King's service.

In October 1536 he helped to prevent the spread of the Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion and was rewarded with an appointment as a Justice of the Peace for Nottinghamshire, and the opportunity to acquire from the Crown lands in Nottinghamshire which became available following the dissolution of the monasteries. He purchased Shelford Priory in November 1537, leased Lenton Priory in 1539, and in 1540 purchased the manor of Shelford and other properties.

By 1538 Stanhope held a position as an officer in the royal stables, and by 1540 was one of Henry VIII's Esquires of the Body.

In the early 1540s Stanhope held several offices in Yorkshire, and by September 1544 had been appointed lieutenant of the garrison at Kingston upon Hull, an appointment which he likely owed to the influence of his brother-in-law, Seymour, then Earl of Hertford. His responsibilities as lieutenant, and later as governor, included the supply of provisions, men and ships for Berwick and for English campaigns on the Scottish border and into Scotland itself. In 1546 he was in conflict with the townsmen of Hull, who complained to the Privy Council of his high-handedness, while he in turn complained of their "lewd behaviour".

Stanhope was knighted in about 1545 and was twice elected as a Member of Parliament for the prestigious county seat of Nottinghamshire, in 1545 and 1547.

In 1547 King Edward VI acceded to the throne, and the young King's uncle and Stanhope's brother-in-law, Edward Seymour, was created Duke of Somerset and was appointed Lord Protector. Stanhope's own career reached its apex at this point. He was appointed Groom of the Stool to the new king, an appointment which effectively placed him in control of the King's privy purse, and 'was recognised as the leading figure in the royal entourage'. He was Master of the King's Harriers in July 1548, and by 1549 was Chief Gentleman of the Privy Chamber. At about this time he purchased further former chantry lands, chiefly in Yorkshire.

In 1549 Somerset fell from power, and on 12 October 1549 Stanhope lost his own appointments and was imprisoned in the Tower of London. The Privy Council ordered his release on 17 February 1550, but the order was reversed the following day. On 22 February Stanhope signed a recognizance of £3,000, and was granted his freedom. In early 1551 he was re-appointed to the governorship of Kingston upon Hull, and again came into conflict with the local authorities. On 18 May 1551 he was released from the recognizance.

Execution

On 17 October 1551 he was again sent to the Tower, this time on a charge of involvement with Somerset in a conspiracy to assassinate John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and others. Somerset was beheaded on Tower Hill on 22 January 1552, and on 27 January Stanhope was put on trial for having "feloniously instigated Somerset to insurrection", and for "holding rebellious assemblies, for the purpose of taking, imprisoning and murdering" John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton, and William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke, 'apparently under the act passed by Northumberland's influence in the parliament of 1549–50'. According to Pollard, "Stanhope was no doubt implicated in Somerset's endeavours to supplant Northumberland, but there is no evidence that he aimed at taking the Duke's life".

Stanhope was convicted, and was initially condemned to death by hanging. However the sentence of hanging was commuted to a more honourable form of execution and he was beheaded on Tower Hill on 26 February 1552, "stoutly maintaining his innocence". His attainder was confirmed by an Act of Parliament passed on 12 April 1552. The attainder was reversed early in the reign of Queen Mary, at which time his eldest son and heir, Sir Thomas Stanhope, recovered possession of his paternal estates.

Stanhope's alleged co-conspirators, Sir Thomas Arundell of Wardour, Sir Miles Partridge and Sir Ralph Vane, were all executed on the same day, Arundell being beheaded, Partridge and Vane hanged.

Marriage and children

At some time before November 1537, Stanhope married Anne Rawson (c. 1515 – 20 February 1588), a daughter of Nicholas Rawson of Aveley in Essex, by his wife Beatrix Cooke (d. 14 January 1554), a daughter of Sir Philip Cooke (d. 7 December 1503) by his wife Elizabeth Belknap (died c. 6 March 1504). Beatrix was the aunt of Sir Anthony Cooke. By his wife he had seven sons and four daughters as follows, as recorded in the inscription on her monument in St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Shelford:

Sir Thomas Stanhope (1540 – 3 August 1596) of Shelford, Nottinghamshire, eldest son and heir, who married Margaret Port, a daughter and co-heiress of Sir Sir John Port (d. 1557) of Etwall in Derbyshire.
Sir Edward Stanhope (c. 1543–1603), a member of the Council of the North of Queen Elizabeth I . He married Susan Coleshill, the daughter and heiress of Thomas Coleshill (d.1595) of Chigwell in Essex, Inspector of Customs for the City of London, by whom he had several sons and daughters, including a daughter who married Sir Percival Hart, MP.
John Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope of Harrington, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, elevated to the peerage by King James I. The title became extinct in 1675 on the death of his only son.
Edward Stanhope (c. 1546–1608), a Doctor of Civil Law and a Master of the Court of Chancery.
Sir Michael Stanhope of Sudbourne in Suffolk, one of the Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I. He was knighted in 1603 by King James I. He married Elizabeth Read, a daughter of Sir William Read of Osterley in Middlesex, by whom he had two daughters and co-heiresses. His monument survives in Sudbourne Church.
William Stanhope, died an infant.
Edward Stanhope, died an infant.
Eleanor Stanhope, who married Thomas Cooper of Thurgarton in Nottinghamshire.
Juliana Stanhope, who married John Hotham (died c. 1609) of Scorborough in Yorkshire.
Jane Stanhope, who married firstly Sir Roger Townshend (d.1590), and secondly (as his second wife) Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley.
Margaret Stanhope, died an infant.

Notes

References

External links
Will of Sir Michael Stanhope of Sudbourne, Suffolk, proved 6 February 1622, National Archives. Retrieved 1 April 2013
Monuments in Shelford church, Shelford & Nottingham Church History Project. Retrieved 3 April 2013

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25 years on, Chernobyl lakes thriving despite fallout
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By Michael Marshall
Wildlife is thriving in lakes contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster, with both overall numbers and species diversity holding up well. Any harmful effects from the radiation appear to be dwarfed by the benefits of having no humans in the area.
It is 25 years since one of Chernobyl's reactors exploded, releasing a torrent of radioactive material. Everyone agrees that the immediate effects on both humans and other organisms were severe, but the effects of long-term low-level radioactive contamination have been harder to assess. It remains unclear how many people have died as a result.
Jim Smith of the University of Portsmouth, UK, and colleagues studied eight lakes affected by pollution from the disaster. They measured contamination levels, as well as the abundance and diversity of the invertebrates living there.
Some lakes were close to background levels of radiation, while others had levels 300 times higher. But the level of contamination correlated neither with the populations of animals found in the lakes nor with their overall diversity. The most contaminated lake, Glubokoye, had the most diverse ecosystem. "It's thriving," Smith says.
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The findings accord with nearly 60 years of research into the effects of radiation on wildlife, says Ron Chesser of Texas Tech University in Lubbock. "Radiation can do damage, but it takes a lot to do a significant amount or to eradicate a species," he says.
Smith says the radiation in the area is still well above the official safe levels for humans, so long-term exposure would increase a person's chances of developing cancer. "You still wouldn't want to live there," he says. Animals may be largely unaffected simply because they die of other causes, such as predation, long before cancer becomes an issue.
The area around Chernobyl was evacuated after the disaster, and Smith says this has been a boon to the local wildlife. Endangered European bison and Przewalski's horses have been introduced successfully. "It demonstrates the impact humans have on ecosystems," Smith says.
Journal reference: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2011.04.007
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NASHUA — The Executive Council voted 4-0 on Wednesday to confirm Richard Galway Jr.?s appointment to the state Supreme Court.
Galway, 60, of Bedford, fills the spot opened when Chief Justice David Brock retired on Dec. 31.
Councilor Ruth Griffin was absent.
The council was expected to approve Galway. Last month, a parade of judges, lawyers, and friends rained praise on Galway at a hearing, describing him as compassionate, funny, fair and hardworking.
Galway had told the council he would seek "to fairly and impartially understand the facts, research the law and provide a thoughtful and meaningful decision based on the law."
He is best known for his 2001 ruling that overturned the state education property tax and ordered the state to refund the $880 million it had collected.
He found fault with the tax because individual taxpayers in different communities with properties of equal value paid vastly different rates. The problem, Galway said, was poor assessment practices.
Galway's decision was overturned by the Supreme Court on a 3-2 decision with the three associate justices named by former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen in the majority, and Brock and Justice John Broderick in the minority.
Though the decision was overturned, the majority ordered the state to fix problems with the tax to make it more equitable.
Galway was named to the Superior Court on Jan. 18, 1995, by former Gov. Steve Merrill.
He was one of about 15 candidates that Gov. Craig Benson interviewed for the position.
Benson has not nominated anyone as chief justice to replace Brock. That position is now held by Broderick who, when Brock retired, became chief justice under a 2001 law passed by the Legislature.
Benson and the council are challenging the law, which made the position of chief justice one that rotates among the sitting justices.
Benson has said Galway was not his choice to be chief justice. Benson also indicated he will wait for clarification of the law before appointing a chief justice.
A special panel of Superior Court justices and a retired Supreme Court justice is hearing Benson's challenge to the law. Oral arguments are scheduled for March 1.