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Posts Tagged 'Erik Wemple'
New York Times takes a tougher approach on unnamed sources
Posted in Confidential sources, New York Times, tagged anonymous sources, Dean Baquet, Eric Nalder, Erik Wemple, Margaret Sullivan, Matt Purdy, New York Times, Phil Corbett, Susan Chira, Tafsheen Malik, unnamed sources on March 16, 2016| 1 Comment »
Updated edition of my post for journo nerds! (Includes full text of editors' email to newsroom on unnamed sources) https://t.co/kyJkzBE1hf
— Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) March 15, 2016
The New York Times finally has a new and (hopefully) improved process for handling stories using unnamed sources. The process is outlined in a memo from Executive Editor Dean Baquet, Deputy Executive Editor Matt Purdy and Standards Editor Phil Corbett, and was reported Tuesday by Public Editor Margaret Sullivan.
The memo outlines which editors need to sign off on different types of uses of unnamed sources. As a frequent critic of the Times' overuse of unnamed sources, I applaud the effort to be more demanding of reporters seeking to use them. I agree with Sullivan's assessment:
This is a sensible, moderate and necessary plan. The devil, of course, is in the enforcement. The Times often has not done an effective job of carrying out the policy it already has, one element of which states that anonymous sources may be used only as "a last resort."
If the Times editors uphold high standards in approving use of unnamed sources, the new process will be a huge step forward, ending the frivolous and needless use of confidential sources while still leaving the Times positioned to deal with informed source who sometimes are the only way to tell important stories on such matters as national security and law enforcement. (more…)
Applause to the New York Times for effective use of an on-the-record source
Posted in Digital First Media, tagged anonymous sources, Armstrong Williams, Ben Carson, Duane Clarridge, Erik Wemple, New York Times, unnamed sources on November 18, 2015| 3 Comments »
Damn NYT, "taking advantage" of an on-the-record source: https://t.co/Q0qehAszdw
— ErikWemple (@ErikWemple) November 18, 2015
I have taken the New York Times to task occasionally for overuse of unnamed sources. So I join my friend Erik Wemple in saluting the Times for excellent use of an on-the-record source for a story about efforts to educate presidential candidate Ben Carson about foreign affairs.
Consider how differently this paragraph would read without the source's name:
'Nobody has been able to sit down with him and have him get one iota of intelligent information about the Middle East,' Duane R. Clarridge, a top adviser to Mr. Carson on terrorism and national security, said in an interview. He also said Mr. Carson needed weekly conference calls briefing him on foreign policy so 'we can make him smart.'
Without the name, I might wonder how high in the Carson campaign this "top adviser" really is. I would wonder if the adviser is really sitting in these briefings with Carson or hearing about them second-hand. I would wonder if the adviser is about to get fired and venting frustration on the way out the door. Some readers might wonder if the adviser really exists.
Instead, I can use Google to learn quickly that Clarridge is a former high official in the CIA (author of A Spy for All Seasons). I can read an interview with Clarridge and judge for myself how credible he is or I can read about his role in the Iran/Contra scandal of the 1980s.
I'm usually not going to do that much research, but the very fact that the source used his name, whether I know anything about that person or not, means that the source stands behind his account of what's happening int he Carson campaign. The fact that he's willing to take the heat from Carson and his supporters gives the story credibility.
If the Times writes that story based on an unnamed source, the Carson campaign's response would be a well-deserved rebuke to the Times for using "anonymous" sources, an easy way to attack the credibility of a story. Instead, the Carson campaign weakly accused the Times of "taking advantage of an elderly gentleman." That, of course, raised the question of why the campaign was taking the advice of such a feeble-minded person (and, as Wemple pointed out, why Carson business manager Armstrong Williams suggested the Times reporter talk to Clarridge).
You can love Ben Carson or you can hate him (as I noted earlier, meme-makers love him). You can agree with his views on foreign affairs or disagree. But with Clarridge on the record, you know that at least one of his advisers doesn't find Carson to be a quick study on foreign issues.
Congratulations (and thanks) to the New York Times for reporting this story strongly with a named source.
Earlier posts on using unnamed sources
New York Times story based on unnamed sources: 2 big corrections
New York Times frequently violates its attribution standards
Washington Examiner story on unnamed sources
Dean Baquet needs to get mad about NY Times' use of unnamed sources
ESPN's Ray Rice reporting made responsible use of unnamed sources
From 2005: Unnamed sources should have unpublished opinions
Judith Miller still blames sources for her false reporting
Again: journalists, not sources, are responsible for the accuracy of our stories
Anonymous sources: Factors to consider in using them (and don't call them anonymous)
A 2005 handout on confidential sources: 'You didn't hear this from me …'
Updated lessons: Use confidential sources to get on-the-record interviews
Wall Street Journal lets cowardly sources avoid accountability in Goldman Sachs story
Spokespeople should be named; set the bar high for confidentiality
Posted in Accuracy, Ethics, tagged Erik Wemple, Iraq war, Jerry Ceppos, Jonathan Landay, Judith Miller, Knight-Ridder, New York Times, Warren Strobel, weapons of mass destruction, WMDs on April 13, 2015| 13 Comments »
Judith Miller clearly reflected in great detail on her rise to prominence in working on her memoir, The Story: A Reporter's Journey.
She appears to have reflected very little, though, on her failures in reporting on intelligence about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq when the Bush administration was rushing the United States into that disastrous war.
Here's how little The Story reveals about any examination by Miller of the weaknesses of her own reporting about WMDs: In her only reference to either of the Knight-Ridder reporters who reported extensively on the intelligence community's doubts about Iraq's WMDs, Miller identifies Jonathan Landay incorrectly as being with "the McClatchy newspaper chain." McClatchy would not buy Knight-Ridder until 2006, but the context of the discussion Miller was recounting was 2004.
Landay and Warren Strobel worked for Knight-Ridder when they did the journalism that Miller and her New York Times colleagues should have been doing: reporting on doubts within U.S. intelligence agencies about the claims that Iraq was making weapons of mass destruction.
Because the Times and other media were all parroting the Bush administration's claims that Iraq had WMD's, even some Knight-Ridder editors often didn't run or buried the Landay-Strobel stories that countered that narrative. As Erik Wemple of the Washington Post noted in 2013, "They published dissenting material, though their voices didn't pierce the compliant noise from their peers."
Miller, chief among those compliant peers, mentioned Landay in the context of a conversation with Times editors Bill Keller and Jill Abramson, who were preparing an editor's note acknowledging the weaknesses in the newspaper's pre-war coverage of intelligence about WMD's. The two paragraphs in The Story about Landay (on Page 220) are fascinating and telling: (more…)
David Carr leaves a huge hole in journalism: Who will decode us?
Posted in Journalist profiles, tagged A.O. Scott, Ashley Southall, Brian Williams, Bruce Weber, Daniel Victor, David Brauer, David Carr, Digital First Media, Erik Wemple, Fareed Zakaria, Jeremy Barr, Joe Pompeo, John Paton, Jon Stewart, Our Bad Media, Terrence McCoy, The NIght of the Gun, Twin Cities Reader on February 13, 2015| 3 Comments »
Carr's 2008 memoir, The Night of the Gun
Last night's death of David Carr leaves a bigger hole in the media than the suspension of Brian Williams from NBC News or the planned departure of Jon Stewart from The Daily Show.
By coincidence, Carr's last Media Decoder column/post for the New York Times was about the simultaneous career changes of Williams and Stewart (as was my most recent blog post). I really don't care much who fills the NBC anchor chair while Williams is gone for six months or longer, and I'm only mildly interested in the jockeying for Stewart's chair. But I worry about who will decode media for the Times, and I doubt anyone can approach Carr's mastery of this field that I cover and teach and where for decades I worked (unless this blog and occasional consulting entitle me to still use the present tense).
I didn't make this about me so quickly (and it won't be for long) to compare myself to Carr. I would lose such a comparison quickly, as you can tell if you read the Williams/Stewart links above.
And I certainly don't claim any special connection (we never met). My only Decoder mention that Google can find or that I can recall was a derisive dismissal of my paywall criticism (which I defended in a comment on Carr's post). We never exchanged emails (not because I never sent him one), but I think we had a Twitter exchange or two. But the first tweet I found from Carr directed at me was also derisive:
Digital hyperbole sends @stevebuttry flying off rails: "@Carvin using Twitter to be the best foreign (cont) http://t.co/yFyCeM1A
— david carr (@carr2n) April 8, 2012
That criticism I defended as well, but here's the point: Carr's opinion and analysis mattered. When he disagreed with you, you stopped a moment to ponder his point, and, even if he didn't win you over, he made you think. His reporting was thorough, his analysis incisive, his criticism fair. (more…)
My year in media mentions
Posted in Personal, tagged American Journalism Review, American Press Institute, Andrew Beaujon, Bleacher Report, Columbia Journalism Review, Dallas Morning News, David Cohn, Dean Baquet, Editor & Publisher, Erik Wemple, Esquire, Fareed Zakaria, Gene Weingarten, Huffington Post, Jay Rosen, Jim Romenesko, King Kaufman, New York Times, Nieman Lab, PBS MediaShift, Poynter, Richard Prince, Rob Tornoe, Sam Kirkland, The Root, Twitter on December 31, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I get a little attention now and then in blogs, columns, stories and other discussions of media issues. Here were some of my 2014 mentions:
I was "one reader" in a New York Times blog post (but was really pleased that the Times, after my urging, is calling for better linking by staff members). It is accurate. I am a Times reader.
On the other hand, I did get a mention and a second quote, attributed to Digital First Media, my company at the time, in the New York Times Innovation Report (mention on P. 87, blind quote on Page 15).
Other Times mentions included a quote about verification of video images in Margaret Sullivan's Public Editor blog, and a quote in Ravi Somaiya's story on the demise of Thunderdome.
Dean Baquet response
The Times made no notice of Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet's response to my criticism of him and other top editors who don't use Twitter. But the exchange was noted by the Washington Post, Columbia Journalism Review, Fishbowl, Tim McGuire, Michael Conniff, Alexander Howard, Mathew Ingram, Jeff Jarvis, Staci Kramer, Richard Prince and Dave Winer. It certainly drew more attention than anything else I did on the blog this year. (more…)
Erik Wemple quoted me (on Jeff Bezos), so I aggregated Erik's post
Posted in Innovation in the media, tagged Erik Wemple, Jeff Bezos, Washington Post on September 5, 2013| 9 Comments »
I couldn't resist aggregating Erik Wemple's post on aggregation and the Washington Post.
Erik, who blogs about media for the Post, contacted me yesterday asking for a reaction to this statement by the Post's soon-to-be new owner, Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon:
The Post is famous for its investigative journalism. It pours energy and investment and sweat and dollars into uncovering important stories. And then a bunch of Web sites summarize that [work] in about four minutes and readers can access that news for free. One question is, how do you make a living in that kind of environment? If you can't, it's difficult to put the right resources behind it. . . . Even behind a paywall [digital subscription], Web sites can summarize your work and make it available for free. From a reader point of view, the reader has to ask, 'Why should I pay you for all that journalistic effort when I can get it for free' from another site?"
It was a bizarre statement, sounding as though it came from a longtime newspaper publisher, shaking his fist at those damned Internet disruptors on his lawn, rather than coming from one of those disruptors, supposedly offering hope by bringing new ideas and a new perspective to one of the most treasured newspapers. (more…)
Don't blame Twitter when journos tweet stupid things; blame stupidity
Posted in Newsroom social media policies, Twitter, tagged Dave Catanese, Erik Wemple, Jim Vandehei, John Harris, John Robinson, stupidity, Todd Akin, Twitter on August 21, 2012| 12 Comments »
Journalists love to blame Twitter.
Check out a memo from my former Allbritton Communications colleagues, John Harris and Jim VandeHei, top bosses at Politico, reported yesterday by the Washington Post's Erik Wemple. Erik had reported earlier on the stupid tweets by Politico's Dave Catanese, trying to defend Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin, whose remark about rape was universally viewed as idiotic.
The subject line of Harris' and VandeHei's memo to the Politico staff was "Twitter." Here's what they said: (more…)


text:
/**
 *
 */
package org.topicquests.snippet

import net.liftweb.util._
import net.liftweb.common._
import net.liftweb.util.Helpers._
import net.liftweb.http._
import js.JE.JsRaw
import js.JsCmd
import net.liftweb.mapper._
import net.liftweb.http.SHtml.ChoiceHolder
import net.liftweb.http.S._
import org.topicquests.model._
import scala.xml._
import scala.collection.immutable.List
import java.util.Date
import net.liftweb.http.js.JsCmds._
import org.topicquests.model._
import js.jquery.JqJE
import org.topicquests.comet.{EditNodeAction, ConversationCometServer, AddNodeAction}
import org.topicquests.util.StringHelper

/**
 * @author park
 * @license Apache2.0
 *
 */

/**
 * 	load a conversation from database
 * @param id
 */
//case class ConversationLoc(id: String) {
//  lazy val record: IBISConversation = {
//    IBISConversation.find(By(IBISConversation.id, id.toLong)).open_!
//  }
//}

/**
 * Fetch a particular node
 * @param id
 */
case class IBISNodeLoc(id: Long) {
  lazy val record: org.topicquests.model.Node = {
    org.topicquests.model.Node.find(By(org.topicquests.model.Node.id, id)).open_!
  }
}

class Conversations extends Loggable {
  //TODO: make the cache size a config property
//  var ringBuffer: RecentChangeCache =  RecentChangeCache;

  //used for Node creation
  var model: NodeModel = new NodeModel()

  /**Creates the bindings for the edit node form
    * @param in  the xml to be transformed
   * @return the xml transformed
   *
   */
  def updatenode() = {
    var label = ""
    var details = ""
    var nodetype = ""
    var tags = ""
    // set in Conversation.show
    var x = "-1"

    var nodeId: Long = -1
    try {
      //this will fail when the user is not logged in
      //but in that case, we are not painting the response form anyway
      x = S.get("nodeid").openTheBox
      nodeId = x.toLong
    } catch {
      case exc : Exception => {
        //do nothing
      }
    }
    // grab the node
    var thenode: org.topicquests.model.Node = IBISNodeLoc(nodeId).record
    nodetype = thenode.nodetype.toString()
    label = StringHelper.stripCdata(thenode.label.toString())
    details = thenode.details.toString()

    def process(): JsCmd = {
      logger.info("STARTING PARENT ID "+x+" "+nodetype)
      User.currentUser match {
        case Full(user) =>  {
          model.updateNode(nodetype,label,details, tags,user, thenode)
          S.notice("Edit saved")
          //Updates all comets listeners
          ConversationCometServer ! new EditNodeAction(thenode)
          Noop;
        }
        case _ => Noop;
      }
    }

    val radmap = Seq[String] ("Question", "Idea", "Pro", "Con", "Reference")
    val radios: ChoiceHolder[String] = SHtml.radio(radmap,
      Full(nodetype),
      nodetype = _ )

     "#editform" #> { in:NodeSeq => SHtml.ajaxForm((
        ".question" #> radios(0) &
        ".idea" #> radios(1) &
        ".pro" #> radios(2) &
        ".con" #> radios(3) &
        ".ref" #> radios(4) &
        ".label" #> SHtml.textarea(label, label = _ , "class" -> "required","style" -> "width:auto;height:auto;","cols" -> "79","rows" -> "2","id" -> "editlabel", "maxlength" -> "200", "onkeyup" -> "return imposeMaxLength(this)") &
        ".details"#> SHtml.textarea(details,  details = _ ,"cols" -> "79", "rows" -> "5", "id" -> "editdetails") &
        ".nodetags" #> SHtml.textarea(tags, tags = _ , "style" -> "width:auto;height:auto;","cols" -> "79","rows" -> "2","id" -> "resptags" ) &
        ".submit [onclick]" #> SHtml.ajaxCall(JsRaw("$('#editdetails').ckeditorGet().getData()"), { x => details = x;}) &
        ".submit" #> SHtml.ajaxSubmit("Save", process))(in)
      )}

/*    SHtml.ajaxForm(
      bind("editentry", in,
        "question" -> radios(0),
        "idea" -> radios(1),
        "pro" -> radios(2),
        "con" -> radios(3),
        "ref" -> radios(4),
        "label" -> SHtml.textarea(label, label = _ , "class" -> "required","style" -> "width:auto;height:auto;","cols" -> "79","rows" -> "2","id" -> "editlabel"),
        "details" -> SHtml.textarea(details,  details = _ , "cols" -> "79", "rows" -> "5", "id" -> "editdetails"),
        "submit [onclick]" -> SHtml.ajaxCall(JsRaw("$('#editdetails').ckeditorGet().getData()"), { x => details = x;}),
        "submit" -> SHtml.ajaxSubmit("Save", process)
        )
      )*/
  }

  /**Creates the bindings for the response node form
    * @param in  the xml to be transformed
   * @return the xml transformed
   *
   */
  def addresponse() = {
    var label = ""
    var details = ""
    var nodetype = ""
    var tags = ""
    var language = "en"  // default -- must add language codes to form

    // set in Conversation.show
    var x = "-1"

    var parentId: Long = -1

    def process(): JsCmd = {
      try {
        //this will fail when the user is not logged in
        //but in that case, we are not painting the response form anyway
        x = S.get("nodeid").openTheBox
        parentId = x.toLong
      } catch {
        case exc : Exception => {
          //do nothing
        }
      }
      logger.info("STARTING PARENT ID "+x+" "+nodetype)
      User.currentUser match {
        case Full(user) =>  {
          doRespond(nodetype,label,details,parentId, language, tags, user)
          S.notice("Response saved")
          //Clears the inputs
          JsRaw("$('#resp_step1').show();$('#resp_step2').hide();$('#resplabel').val('');$('#respdetails').val('');")
        }
        case _ => Noop;
      }
    }

    val radmap = Seq[String] ("Question", "Idea", "Pro", "Con", "Reference")
    val radios: ChoiceHolder[String] = SHtml.radio(radmap,
      Full("Question"),
      nodetype = _ )

     "#createform" #> { in:NodeSeq => SHtml.ajaxForm((
        ".question" #> radios(0) &
        ".idea" #> radios(1) &
        ".pro" #> radios(2) &
        ".con" #> radios(3) &
        ".ref" #> radios(4) &
        ".label" #> SHtml.textarea(label, label = _ , "class" -> "required","style" -> "width:auto;height:auto;","cols" -> "79","rows" -> "2","id" -> "resplabel", "maxlength" -> "200", "onkeyup" -> "return imposeMaxLength(this)") &
        ".details"#> SHtml.textarea(details,  details = _ , "cols" -> "79", "rows" -> "5", "id" -> "respdetails") &
        ".nodetags" #> SHtml.textarea(tags, tags = _ , "style" -> "width:auto;height:auto;","cols" -> "79","rows" -> "2","id" -> "resptags" ) &
        ".submit [onclick]" #> SHtml.ajaxCall(JsRaw("$('#respdetails').ckeditorGet().getData()"), { x => details = x;}) &
        ".submit" #> SHtml.ajaxSubmit("Save", process))(in)
      )}

    /*SHtml.ajaxForm(
      bind("entry", in,
        "question" -> radios(0),
        "idea" -> radios(1),
        "pro" -> radios(2),
        "con" -> radios(3),
        "ref" -> radios(4),
        "label" -> SHtml.textarea(label, label = _ , "class" -> "required","style" -> "width:auto;height:auto;","cols" -> "79","rows" -> "2","id" -> "resplabel"),
        "details" -> SHtml.textarea(details,  details = _ , "cols" -> "79", "rows" -> "5", "id" -> "respdetails"),
        /*"submit [onclick]" -> SHtml.ajaxCall(JsRaw("$('#respdetails').ckeditorGet().getData()"), { x => details = x;}),*/
        "submit" -> SHtml.ajaxSubmit("Respond", process)
        )
      )*/
  }

  /**
   * Driven by a form on the front page for New Conversation
   *
   * @param in  the xml to be transformed
   * @return the xml transformed
   */
  def addnewconversation() = {

    var title = ""
    var label = ""
    var details = ""
    var nodetype = ""
    var tags = ""
    var language = "en"  // default -- must add language codes to form

    def process() {
      logger.info("STARTING")
      User.currentUser match {
        case Full(user) =>  doAdd(title,nodetype,label,details,language, tags,user)
        case _ => Text("No user available")

      }
      S.redirectTo("/")
    }

    val radmap = Map("Question"->"Q", "Idea"->"I") //this could have been a Seq[String]
    val radios: ChoiceHolder[String] = SHtml.radio(radmap.keys.toList,
      Full("Question"),
      nodetype = _ )

        ".title" #> SHtml.text(title, title = _, "class" -> "required", "maxlength" -> "200") &
        ".question" #> radios(0) &
        ".idea" #> radios(1) &
        ".label" #> SHtml.textarea(label, label = _ , "class" -> "required","style" -> "width:auto;height:auto;","cols" -> "79","rows" -> "2", "maxlength" -> "200", "onkeyup" -> "return imposeMaxLength(this)") &
        ".details"#> SHtml.textarea(details,  details = _ , "cols" -> "79", "rows" -> "5", "id" -> "details") &
        ".nodetags" #> SHtml.textarea(tags, tags = _ , "style" -> "width:auto;height:auto;","cols" -> "79","rows" -> "2","id" -> "resptags" ) &
        ".submit" #> SHtml.submit("Save", process)

  }

  /**
   * Here when a user responds to a node, called from addresponse
   * @param nodetype  the type of the node
   * @param label     the label of the node
   * @param details   the details of the node
   * @param parentId  the id of the parent node
   * @param user      the user who created it
   */
  def doRespond(nodetype: String, label: String, details: String, parentId: Long, language: String, tags: String, user: User) = {
    logger.info("PROCESSING "+label+" "+nodetype+" "+parentId)
 //   println("PROCESSING "+tags)
    var date: Date = new Date()
    var node: org.topicquests.model.Node = model.createNode(nodetype,label,details,language,tags, user)
    var parentUniqueId = ""
    if (parentId > -1) {
      var nx = IBISNodeLoc(parentId).record
      //saves the parent node uniqueId
      parentUniqueId = nx.uniqueId.is
      //set node's parent
      node.parent(nx)
      //set's the conversation
      node.conversation(nx.conversation.obj)
      //add child to parent
      var snappers: List[org.topicquests.model.Node] = nx.children.toList
      //These printlins do, indeed, show the node has children
      //but PROCESSING-BB doesn't show the added child.
      //you see it in the next PROCESSING-AA -- when another child is added
      //NOT SURE WHY THAT HAPPENS
      //logger.info("PROCESSING-AA "+snappers)
      snappers :+ node
      // logger.info("PROCESSING-BB "+snappers)
      nx.save
      //	  logger.info("PROCESSING-XX "+nx)
    }
    //still need to know how this plays out
    node.save

    //Updates all comets listeners
    ConversationCometServer ! new AddNodeAction(parentId, parentUniqueId, node)
  }

  /**
   * Heavy lifting of creating an IBISConversation
   *
   * @param title the title of the node
   * @param nodetype the type of the node
   * @param label the label of the node
   * @param details the details of the node
   * @param language
   * @param tags comma-delimited list of tags
   * @param user  the user who created it
   *
   */
  def doAdd(title: String, nodetype: String, label: String, details: String, language: String, tags: String, user: User) = {
    logger.info("PROCESSING "+title+" "+nodetype)
    //make the root node
    var date: Date = new Date()
    var node: org.topicquests.model.Node = model.createNode(nodetype,label,details,language,tags,user)
    node.save
    logger.info("PROCESSING-2 "+node)
    //make the conversation itself
    //technically speaking, this is really a Map node
    //TODO upgrade from Conversation to Map nodetype
    var conversation: IBISConversation = IBISConversation.create
    conversation.label(title)
    conversation.creator(user)
    conversation.startdate(date)
    conversation.lastdate(date)
    conversation.rootnodeid(node)
    conversation.save()
    logger.info("PROCESSED "+conversation.id)

    //Adds the conversation to the node object
    node.conversation(conversation).save
  }

  def header(in:NodeSeq) = {

{Environment.landingTitle}

{Environment.subTitle}

  }

  /**
   * List all IBISConversations as HREFs for the front page
   * TODO: paging if the list gets too long
   */
  def list(in: NodeSeq) = {
    val convs: List[IBISConversation] = IBISConversation.findAll()
    //    logger.info("XXXX "+convs)
    bindMessages(convs,in)
  }

  /**
   * Convert a list of IBISConversations into a list of HREFs to those
   * conversations
   */
  def bindMessages(messageList: List[IBISConversation],in: NodeSeq): NodeSeq = {
    messageList.flatMap{m =>
      val ix = m.id.toString()
      val lbl = m.label.toString()
      {lbl}

    }
  }

  def listRecentChanges(in: NodeSeq) :NodeSeq = {
    var nx: org.topicquests.model.Node = null
    var itr: Iterator[org.topicquests.model.Node] = RecentChangeCache.iterator
    var theList: NodeSeq    = null
    while (itr.hasNext) {
      nx = itr.next()
      if (theList == null)
    	  theList =  {StringHelper.stripCdata(nx.label.toString())}

      else
    	  theList = ({StringHelper.stripCdata(nx.label.toString())}
).++(theList)
    }
    if (theList == null)
    	theList = new Text("No changes yet")
    logger.debug("LISTRECENTCHANGES-3 "+theList)
    bind ("v", in,
      "list" -> theList
    )
  }

}

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Rousthøje Sogn (bis 1. Oktober 2010: Rousthøje Kirkedistrikt  (dt.: Kirchenbezirk) im Grimstrup Sogn) ist eine Kirchspielsgemeinde (dän.: Sogn)  im südlichen Dänemark. Bis zum 1. Oktober 2010 war sie lediglich ein Kirchenbezirk im Grimstrup Sogn. Als zu diesem Termin sämtliche Kirchenbezirke Dänemarks aufgelöst wurden, wurde sie ein selbständiges Sogn.

Im Kirchspiel leben  Einwohner (Stand: ). Im Kirchspiel liegt die Kirche "Rousthøje Kirke".

Geschichte
Bis 1970 gehörte Grimstrup Sogn zur Harde Skast Herred im damaligen Ribe Amt, danach zur Helle Kommune im erweiterten Ribe Amt, die im Zuge der  Kommunalreform zum 1. Januar 2007 in der Varde Kommune in der Region Syddanmark aufgegangen ist.

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 Sogneportalen
 Information über dänische Kirchspielsgemeinden und Kommunen

Geographie (Varde Kommune)

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�The Economic War on Women: Taxes, Austerity and Debt� � Talk at noon Tuesday in Fir Room at Erb Memorial Union on UO campus, featuring professors Roberta Mann and Sandra Morgen; sponsored by Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics and Center for the Study of Women in Society.
Springfield School District Superintendent Search Focus Groups � The district is encouraging people to take an online survey at www.surveymonkey.com/s/SPSQuals, or follow the links from the home page or the superintendent search page at www.springfield.k12.or.us/suptsearch, on qualities desired in a new superintendent; also, several focus groups are scheduled at various times Tuesday and Wednesday; a full list of focus group times and locations available on district website; 541-726-3213.


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As she battled Stage IV non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Linda Doane couldn't take a normal breath for six long weeks. In that time--as well as the two subsequent battles with cancer--she realized the simple, profound gift of breathing.
Less than a year ago, Linda had been given 2-12 months to live, but now, after participating in a clinical trial,she has been declared in full remission for the first time. Free from the cancer battle, she is using her breath to praise God with Inspiration Worship. The release of her first album, Powerful, is the fulfillment of promises, callings and giftings in her life.
Singing and writing songs has been a part of Linda's life since she was a child, but it wasn't until she wrote a card for her daughter's first birthday that she realized she needed to pay more attention to this creative outlet.
"I'd written, 'Always chase your dreams,'" she said. "And I thought, 'Wow... I'm not chasing my dream at all.'" Linda began writing songs regularly with a coworker at Chrysler, but her songwriting took a major turn after she'd read through the Bible.
"I believed in God, but I would say I was all religion and no relationship at that point," Linda said. "Reading the Bible for myself really transformed everything. I couldn't write about anything but Him after that."
Linda's songwriting grew and developed further when she married Tom, and her musical calling intensified in the midst of her health struggles.
"After the second time I'd been diagnosed with cancer and treated, we just kinda said, 'What are we waiting for?' And we just started going for it."
From the get-go, Linda felt strongly that this new venture would be called "Inspiration," and lyrically, it was clear the music would be vertical worship. Zoning in on the name "Inspiration Worship," Linda was stunned when she did a dictionary search.
"When I went to look up the word 'inspiration,' I saw it was defined as a single inhale," Linda recalled. "It was one of those fall on the floor moments for me. I just knew it was God confirming. It all made sense... Inspiration is inhaling His breath, and Worship is exhaling our gratitude back to Him."
Inspiration Worship's first release, a single titled "Whose," was a song questioning the things we worship and the firstfruits of a locally produced EP that released in 2015.
"It was definitely a very long path to getting to chase the dream, but I firmly believe God's timing is perfect," Linda said.
Bolstered by her long-awaited initial effort, Linda reached out to one of Christian music's top producers, Ian Eskelin, via Facebook, to share her story and their music. That interaction led to a phone call that changed everything.
"I think initially he called to give us just a pep talk," Linda said. "It was the grace of God, though, and he agreed to meet with us."
In that meeting, Eskelin and the Doanes established an "immediate bond" as they connected over their shared family experiences with cancer.
That friendship turned into a partnership for new music, with Eskelin and his Radiate Music team producing Inspiration Worship's first full-length record.
Although Linda wanted to release Powerful last year, she felt like it wasn't finished, and then her "terminal" diagnosis came. The final pieces came in the midst of her last cancer treatments--the club-friendly song of dedication, "Take Me," and the chill-pop warning against sin, "Roar." Once she was discharged from the hospital, she was ready to get right to work."
The first thing we did was to drive straight to Franklin [TN], where Ian is, and recorded both of those songs the next day, bald head and all...nothing's gonna stop me," she said.
Carrying Linda's mission to share the gospel message and God's power in her life, the 12 tracks of Powerful show a confident, unabashed Inspiration Worship operating with courageous creativity. Linda's airy, cutting-edge vocals and Eskelinand musician Clément Ducasse's ethereal combination of electronic chillstep/trip-hop beats and synths with piano and rock elements come across as unexpected and fresh.
The heart of Powerfulexpresses God's sovereignty ("One God"), Jesus' sacrifice ("The Blood"), His return ("A Scepter and Crown"), His grace ("Never Let Me Go") and His strength ("You Never Change"). There are also sermon-like songs, such as the treatise on the devil's tactics on "Powerful Lie" and the aforementioned "Roar."
Linda sings about devotion to God on the corporate-friendly "All I Am," the authority of believers on "Heaven Reigns," and the need for the church to "Rise Up." Standing alone thematically is the song Linda and Tom wrote for their daughter during her battle with anorexia, titled "I Can't Fix You."
"I don't think worshipping God should be confined to a sound," Linda said. "It's not about the sound; it's about the heart of the song--what that song is inspiring someone to do. I don't think a lot of Christians walk around feeling powerful, and that's the overall message I want them to come away with from this record."
As for Linda, she is feeling pretty powerful in Christ these days, resting in God's provision for her life and the promises that lie ahead.
"My life has pretty much been in crisis mode for the last six years," Linda said. "But God has been saying all along, 'Hey, hang on you're going through a rough season, but there is so much good that's to come.' I'm ready."In the meantime, she's not wasting a breath.
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CHINA China continues to promote vaccination among elderly
China continues to promote vaccination among elderly
20:00, June 28, 2022
BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese health official on Tuesday pledged continuous efforts to promote vaccination among the elderly.
A senior citizen receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile COVID-19 vaccination site in Beijing, capital of China, April 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Approximately 220.2 million elderly people aged 60 or above, or 83.41 percent of the country's senior citizens, have been fully vaccinated as of Monday, said Lei Zhenglong, an official from the National Health Commission, at a press conference.
Among that number, over 172.5 million have received a booster shot, Lei added.
Lei noted that by Monday, a total of over 3.4 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland, with approximately 1.26 billion people, or 89.41 percent of the total population, fully vaccinated.
Of that number, a total of over 790 million people have received a booster shot, Lei said.

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ASK is an informal, interactive, fun and educational gathering that provides the opportunity to ask anonymous questions about the Catholic faith or anything regarding religion in general. Got questions? Get answers!
ASK sessions start with social time (complete with food, drinks, adult beverages, and time to submit questions) then follows with Father Noble, Adult Faith Formation Director Paul Stokell and/or a Special Guest Star answering the questions for the remainder of the evening. The challenge? Answering each and every question in two minutes or less!
All sessions take place at 7:00 p.m. in our Faith and Family Center, Room C.
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Motta d'Affermo é uma comuna italiana da região da Sicília, província de Messina, com cerca de 953 habitantes. Estende-se por uma área de 14 km², tendo uma densidade populacional de 68 hab/km². Faz fronteira com Pettineo, Reitano, Tusa.

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Title: LITTLE CHARLIE'S LIFE, by Himself .. With Preface by the Editor.
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With the FIFA World Cup upon us, we felt it necessary to illustrate some challenges from an employment law perspective. Our goal with this article is to provide some advice to employers so they know the score when it comes to World Cup issues. (We promise to keep the football puns to a minimum!).
It is always recommend employers have a staff handbook in place to set out workplace policies and in situations such as this, where there may be more absences than usual and a change in the atmosphere of the workplace, it is even more crucial. Well drafted policies on absence, internet use and holiday requests will help to keep any World Cup disruptions to an absolute minimum and ensure if there are any situations where an employee may be taking advantage or abusing a policy, it is clear the correct course of action – whether to use a yellow or red card!!
An employer may end up with increased staff absences during the World Cup. It is important to handle these in a fair and consistent manner. As an employer, it is crucial they are approached in the same way any staff absence is usually approached, following the clear set policies and procedures. If it is the case that a member of staff is off work on a match day and claiming it to be due to illness but this is suspected to be untrue, then it is important to gather clear evidence to support this before any disciplinary action is taken. It could be that it is a genuine sickness/absence and if the employee in question feels they are being unfairly punished, this could lead to a grievance aimed at the employer/manager.
A workplace may have an increase in holiday requests around particular, popular matches. Be fair and consistent in the approach to approving or declining these. It may be most appropriate to handle them on a first come first served basis to avoid any complaints of favouritism.
All matches are to be screened live this year and with potential for streaming matches at work, slowing down the internet for other staff, it is important to remind employees of social media and internet use at work. This is a common policy to include within a staff handbook. If the policy does not allow any personal use of the internet or social media whilst at work then it may be a good idea to remind employees of the score and make sure they are not abusing this.
Hopefully this won't be necessary but as an employer it is important to be aware of football banter and make sure it doesn't turn into anything nasty. If there are concerns any banter could potentially be discriminatory (for example, race discrimination includes nationality) or any bullying is taking place, it needs to be addressed straight away.
It's not all doom and gloom – the World Cup can be a good opportunity to do some team building and can be a good morale boost within the work place. If possible, it could be good to hold a workplace screening of a match or a workplace sweep stake with a prize for the winner.


These may be obtained by phoning the surgery after 11:00. It is helpful if you can tell the receptionist what sort of test you had and the date it was done.
Results will only be given to the individual patient concerned or the parent/guardian in the case of a minor.
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router or access point, making it convenient to provide wide, non-droppingDual Band Wi-Fi to multiple devices.
Press the WPS button on your router and RE button on your RE200 within 2 minutes to easily connect to the network. Once connected with an existing router, you can simply relocate the RE200 at any location for the best signal strength.
Smart signal lights indicate the signal strength received from the existing router. Read the lights to find the best location for your RE200.
With an Ethernet port, RE200 can function as a wireless adapter to connect wired devices like desktop, gaming consoles, Blu-ray® players, and Internet TVs. At the same time, the device can share the wireless network as well.
Maximum wireless signal rates are the physical rates derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual wireless data throughput and wireless coverage are not guaranteed and will vary as a result of 1) environmental factors, including building materials, physical objects, and obstacles, 2) network conditions, including local interference, volume and density of traffic, product location, network complexity, and network overhead, and 3) client limitations, including rated performance, location, connection quality, and client condition.
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Leadership training (also known as business leadership training and leadership development training) is a great tool for new managers who may not yet be comfortable in their roles as overseers. It can help give managers the confidence to tackle challenges and offer guidance, and can also teach them how to bring out the best in all members of the team.
Leadership training is also beneficial for those who have been in managerial roles for a while. Often, managers can fall into a pattern that may not be the best for team morale or productivity. A leadership training course is the perfect way to inspire seasoned managers toward new ways of thinking and managerial techniques.
Strategic planning. Strategic planning focuses on skills such as risk assessment, long-term outlook, strategic execution, monitoring and control, as well as many other factors that can make or break a project.
Management. Management leadership training prepares individuals to delegate workload by empowering team members to rise to challenges presented. It also teaches managers how to effectively collect information from team members to present as a whole.
Time management. Time management training will help managers establish timelines and budget time throughout the duration of a project, to ensure successful completion. Skills like task scheduling and project chunking will be emphasized.
Critical thinking. Managers are often charged with making final decisions that can impact a project. Developing critical thinking and problem solving skills will help them make these decisions efficiently and responsibly.
Team building. Team building is an important factor in management. Training will teach managers to inspire and empower their team members and to open communication channels internally between team members as well as externally with other departments.
Leadership courses are often not particularly time-intensive. Generally, they are offered as weekend retreats or in-house seminars, though they may last as long as a full week. The tone of these courses is also less formal than many other forms of business training, and may include brainstorming activities and anecdotal conversation as a supplement to course curriculum.


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Local authorities are increasingly being pressed for further efficiencies and improvements by central government, external inspection regimes, internal priorities and the needs and expectations of local citizens. As a result many local authorities look to active benchmarking to give them good quality information upon which to make decisions about the delivery of high quality services against a backdrop of budget constraints and financial pressures.
Two of our consultants have been working at intervals with the first care trust in the UK since 2006. The Trust required a review of their social care services with respect to financial expenditure and performance measured both over time (trends) and against their closest 'neighbours' and required advice and interpretation on the data provided. The project also involved the engagement of key staff and sharing skills and knowledge with internal staff to enable them to undertake the analyses, using the model we developed. LCS were called back in 2008 to repeat the exercise and to provide an analysis on progress since the first intervention.
And since March 2009 we can offer, using our partnership with CorVu systems, which provides Performance Management and Business Intelligence solutions for mid – to large-sized companies throughout the world, an easy way to view an organisation's current performance, linking strategy and key business drivers, so that organisations can proactively improve their service delivery.
CorVu is used by around 50 local authorities and has a large presence in the private and not-for-profit sectors. It provides the US Army, which has over 50,000 registered users and a staff of over a million, with an effective performance management system, and is equally useful to smaller organisations with as few as six employees, for example by a large number of registered social landlords in the UK.
Phase One of our work to introduce the performance management system CorVu into Oldham Council has begun with the first Project Board meeting on 11 December 2009. This is the first implementation of CorVu's performance management suite into a local authority for LCS since we signed a partnership agreement with Rocket Software (CorVu's parent company) earlier in the year. It is hopefully the start of an 18-month programme that would place Oldham at the forefront of performance management and provide councillors and the public with current information about the council and its partners. Our agreed approach, however, is also to use the implementation as a key tool to implement culture change to focus on the use of performance information to effect improvement and to develop and support staff in this change programme.
Help a Berkshire local authority easily and quickly capture data using CorVu on recycling to the detailed level of each collection round and each ward. Our resulting report identified which wards needed encouragement to recycle and allowed the local authority to target these accordingly. This saved time and resources and improved value for money in their marketing and publicity.
Deliver an options appraisal for CorVu as a corporate performance management tool for a north west unitary authority and prepare a phased implementation plan detailing the core deliverables and key milestones.


Antique phone booths can be a classy addition to someone's collection.
Telephone has been one of the most influential inventions of the 20th Century; it has really decreased the distances between people and places. News from one place can easily travel to another place within a fraction of time. Phone booths used to be a common place at one time are a rarity nowadays with the advent of mobile phones and cellular services, hardly anyone ever uses the phone booths. As a result, many countries have stopped the facility of phone booths altogether. Now they can only be found in museums or as a collector's item in private collections.
Whenever one thinks of phone booths, the typical old styled British red colored phone booths come to mind. They were colored red so they could be easily spotted by the roadsides. It is one of the most famous phone booths to date. Although antique phone booths are also available in classical wood frame and body, but the red phone booth has been widely popular among the masses. If you are an avid collector and you wish to find and buy antique phone booth, better check with the local telephone operator companies regarding the telephone booth you are looking for.
The earliest forms of phone booth were large rooms where a person was sitting to collect money from the users, rather than the coin system introduced later on. Antique phone booths can be a classy addition to someone's collection. If you are really interested in buying antique phone booth, look for people selling them online or check your nearest antique shop and ask them about the previous phone booths auctioned by them. If you are lucky someone in possession might be willing to sell it to you, even if for an arm and a leg.
Many rich people these days take pride in buying old antique stuff, interesting and strange as well. They have large rooms where they show off their antique collection of different things they managed to buy from different auctions. If you are such a person, then money would not be an issue and if you are so serious on having antique phone booth for your collection, you can look online and if that does not help, you can hire someone with street smart and investigative skills to find antique phone booth for you in return for a handsome prize money. When you find one, you can install it outside your house for everyone to admire.
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Eleanor Klibanoff, Texas Tribune
This story was originally published by The Texas Tribune.
A new law limiting the use of abortion-inducing medication in Texas goes into effect Thursday.
The law makes it a felony to provide the medication after seven weeks of pregnancy, putting Texas at odds with federal regulations. It also makes it a crime to send the medication through the mail.
Medical abortion is the most common way women in Texas terminate their pregnancies, according to state data.
These new restrictions reflect a growing concern among abortion opponents about the rise of "self-managed" abortions, in which pregnant people obtain the medications from out-of-state or international providers, with or without a prescription.
There's evidence that more women turn to self-managed abortions when legal abortion is restricted. Texans have been unable to access abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy since Sept. 1, when a controversial new ban went into effect.
"Texas is looking at the ways that people are navigating around restrictions and trying to essentially make that as unsafe and as frightening for people as possible in order to deter them," said Farah Diaz-Tello, senior legal counsel for If/When/How, a reproductive justice legal group.
Diaz-Tello and other advocates worry that the new criminal penalties may make pregnant Texans fearful of seeking medical care after a self-managed abortion.
What is a medical abortion?
For a medical abortion, a pregnant patient takes two different medications, 24 to 48 hours apart, to induce an abortion.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined that a pregnant person can use these medications up to 70 days after their last menstrual cycle — or roughly in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy. But the FDA requires that the drug be dispensed directly from a health care provider, rather than at a pharmacy.
Even before this new law, Texas already had imposed additional restrictions on accessing abortion medication. Texas is one of at least 19 states that restricts patients from using an online doctor visit to get abortion-inducing medications, according to The Kaiser Family Foundation. Instead, the state requires these medications to be prescribed in-person by a doctor.
In this new law, Texas lists 27 different potential complications as a result of using this two-drug regimen, ranging from incomplete abortion to death of the patient to complications with future pregnancies.
However, while there is some risk with any medical procedure, multiple long-term studies have shown that medical abortion is highly effective at terminating a pregnancy and few patients experience significant side effects.
According to Texas Department of Health and Human Services data, medical abortion was the most common abortion method in Texas, accounting for 53 percent of all terminated pregnancies in 2020.
Abortion proponents say patients choose medical abortions for a range of reasons, including that it's less invasive than a surgical procedure. Patients can also take the second medication, which can induce miscarriage-like symptoms, wherever it's safest for them to do so.
"Medication abortion really allows people the control to find the setting and the timing that works best for them," said Dyana Limon-Mercado, executive director of Planned Parenthood Texas Votes. "There's all different reasons. You have people who maybe have unfortunately experienced sexual assault, and for them being able to have more control over the procedure ... feels safer to them."
Medical abortion is different than emergency contraception, commonly known as the "morning-after pill." Taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex, emergency contraception can prevent pregnancy. It is not abortion-inducing and is not effective if the patient is already pregnant.
Out-of-state, international providers work around restrictions
Texas' new law also specifies that no one may provide abortion medication "by courier, delivery or mail service."
Texas already required the medication to be provided by a physician in person. But this specific clause addresses a growing concern among abortion opponents that patients are trying to circumvent the required doctor visit by getting the drugs by mail, especially with the state's new restrictions that bans abortions after around six weeks.
Called a "self-managed abortion," this usually entails ordering abortion-inducing drugs online, with or without a prescription, from doctors, pharmacies and other providers out of state or overseas.
The FDA has attempted to crack down on some providers, including AidAccess, a group founded in 2018 by Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, a European doctor. AidAccess provides abortion-inducing medications to women in areas that have restricted access to the procedure.
Gomperts has said she will continue prescribing to patients in Texas. She told CBS News in September that she believes she is on solid legal ground since it is legal to prescribe this medication where she is based.
Texas Right to Life legislative director John Seago said he hopes this new law is just the beginning of the state's effort to rein in online and out-of-state providers.
"We see this as the future of the pro-life fight that is going to be around ... even after Roe or even after states are able to pass very stringent pro-life laws," Seago said. "I don't think we have all the policy tools on the table to appropriately regulate this issue."
Disclosure: Planned Parenthood and Texas Department of Health and Human Services have been financial supporters of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Financial supporters play no role in the Tribune's journalism. Find a complete list of them here.
Eleanor Klibanoff


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Katie's mom reached out to me and told me that her daughter wanted portraits made for her 10th birthday! Not just any portraits, but a softball princess themed session. That made me so excited. What a wonderful birthday gift request, and one that can be enjoyed for years to come.
We went to the Donelson Civitan softball park, where Katie plays softball. She knew exactly what she wanted to get out of the session and was a natural in front of the camera.


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As I found on Github I've added true to my project and set Prefare 32-bit to true. But when I'm trying to build it with Azure Pipeline-s I get error:
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  displayName: 'Build solution **\*.sln'
  inputs:
    solution: '$(Parameters.solution)'
    platform: '$(BuildPlatform)'
    configuration: '$(BuildConfiguration)'
    createLogFile: true

A: Iv Disabled SGEN XML generation from
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and problem was solved :)

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I didn't really find anything to like or dislike about this Green Pekoe tea from Adagio. I really do like delicate teas, but I found this one so delicate it was boring. A bit grassy but not really full of anything fun.
I won't be buying this one again. I guess if I brewed it longer then it might have some sort of flavour but there is too much to pick from in my tea cabinet that I don't have time for flavoured hot water.


Weekend Event: Increased Chance of Golden & Silver Crates!
This weekend you have higher chances of finding Silver and Golden crates in Mission rewards. In addition, the cost of extra unlocks is decreased to 15 gold bars.


Whether you affect people positively or negatively does not just influence what people think of you and their willingness to help you.
It also profoundly influences how valuable you are to your employer. It has a huge effect on whether you are seen as a "player" or relegated to the sidelines.
This assertion is based in part on the research conducted by the University of Virginia's Dr. Rob Cross and his associates.
When Dr. Cross and his team began studying collaboration and information flow in organizations, they discovered it wasn't intellectual factors that determined who the "go to" people were in an organization. It wasn't a person's subject matter expertise, access to knowledge bases, or years of experience that determined whether people sought their advice, listened to their ideas, and wanted to collaborate with them.
In other words, people who uplifted others, who encouraged others to explore possibilities, who truly listened, and who showed respect for different points of view — these people made things happen.
Colleagues came to them for advice. When they needed help, others were eager to assist. When they had a new idea, people listened.
Conversely, co-workers avoided "de-energizers" whenever possible. People didn't want to hear what de-energizers had to say and would find creative "work arounds" to avoid them.
Dr. Cross's research revealed that whether people were considered to be Energizers or De-Energizers was four times stronger of a predictor of their productivity than the next closest factor.
Therefore, if you're interested in maximizing your effectiveness — not to mention your employability — it will pay to reflect on whether you are perceived as an Energizer or a De-Energizer.
Communicate a compelling vision when advocating an idea.
Create opportunities for others to make meaningful contributions.
Actively engage others when discussing issues.
Facilitate progress toward a goal, without forcing their preconceived agenda or bogging others down in unproductive meanderings and time wasting meetings.
Fail to listen to others.
Given that employee energy is the fuel that powers productivity, and makes courage and determination possible, De-Energizers cost their employers dearly.
To a person, (our interviewees) indicated that energizing interactions enabled them to see new possibilities by integrating different expertise or perspectives. Energizing interactions helped overcome natural disconnects between people with different backgrounds and expertise by creating the social space—the mutual respect, confidence and openness — that enabled possibilities to emerge.
Given the challenging times we face, we all need to do our part to uplift each other.
Each employee can have an effect on morale — whether positive or negative — based on whether he or she engages in Energizing or De-Energizing behaviors. At this point in history, each employee MUST do their part.
Are you more an Energizer or a De-Energizer?
Do you make an effort to build relationships as a regular practice — getting to know your peers, colleagues from other departments, improving communication, etc?
Do you keep your commitments (and if you drop the ball, do you apologize)?
Do you address tough issues without blaming or judging, and do you take responsibility for your part of problems?
When you disagree with someone, do you focus your discussion on the merits of their idea, rather than personally attacking them by questioning their judgment or intelligence, or expressing disapproval?
Are you "present" and engaged in conversations and meetings, rather than distracted or multitasking?
Are you open to other's point of view or is your goal to show them why you are right (or smarter)?
Do you use your expertise and intellect to facilitate discovery when discussing challenging topics, rather than to steamroll the other person into accepting your point of view?
Do you look for opportunities to catch people doing things right, rather than point out their mistakes or minor slip-ups?
In meetings, do you track conversations, so your contribution is relevant and useful, rather than allow yourself to go off on tangents, despite their lack of relevance or importance to others?
Do you use humor to lighten the mood rather than as a weapon to put others down?
Do you offer help to others rather than focus primarily on how others can help you achieve your objectives?
1. Notice your reaction to the people you interact with over the next week. Observe whether they're an "upper" or a "downer" and then examine what they did to create that effect. Then reflect on whether you engage in those Energizer or De-Energizer behaviors.
Negative = Focusing on what's wrong, things you can't change, why things won't work, gossip, others' mistakes, etc.
Positive = Focusing on the positive aspects of the current situation, hidden opportunities, ideas for making improvements, contributions people have made, how helpful someone has been to you, etc.
3. Notice if you focus on things you can't change or things you can. When we focus on things we can't change, it brings us down. Engaging others in conversations about things that can't be changed brings everybody down. It fosters helplessness and a victim mentality. Focusing on, and taking responsibility for, things you can change fosters a winner's attitude.
4. When people bring up ideas or discuss challenging situations, practice keeping an open mind and focus your attention on possibilities.
By practicing becoming even more of an Energizer, you will not only be contributing to your success and "employability quotient," you will also be doing what you can to improve morale, teamwork, and overall esprit de corps in your organization.
By becoming more of an Energizer, you will become an informal leader in your organization, regardless of your title and position. Your presence and way of being will inspire others to become their best selves and increase the odds they too will act as an Energizer.


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The Anthropologists
Save The World!
Source Material: The Lecture (RESISTANCE)
The Lecture was originally developed in 2012 through improvisation and selections of text from two lectures given by Aldous Huxley in 1959 at the University of California, Santa Barbara: "Man and His Planet" and "More Nature in Art." They were later published as part of a larger collection in "The Human Situation" (Harper & Row, 1977).
Source Material: The Blackout (MITIGATION)
Our initial researching for the 2012 workshop included:
Doomsday preppers:
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/doomsday-preppers/videos/survival-of-the-fittest/
Weather changes related to climate change:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18864753
Sustainable energy:
http://www.withouthotair.com/NewYorkTimes.html
Iceland (and sustainable living there):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/apr/22/renewableenergy.alternativeenergy
global warming:
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/global-warmings-terrifying-new-math-20120719?page=3
New additions from our 2017 reboot:
DIY Air Conditioner http://www.cleverly.me/diy-ac/?ref=fb
Susceptibility of energy systems to hacking:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-07/russians-are-said-to-be-suspects-in-hacks-involving-nuclear-site
Tilapia Ice Cream (it exists!!):
http://www.intrafish.com/marketplace/1255153/tilapia-ice-cream-draws-a-crowd-in-canada
Source Material: The Robot (ADAPTION)
What are the kinds of adaptations we will have to make or embrace in the future? This is the question we asked when we started to devise our epilogue, The Robot. The first round of source material included:
Kevin Kelly, author of "The Inevitable":
"The Robot takeover will be epic."
Kelly predicts that Artificial Intelligence will become more seamlessly integrated (reading medical records, approving mortgages), anticipating and improving your life.
Link between Climate Change and Rise of the Robots:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2015/09/08/the-strange-link-between-global-climate-change-and-the-rise-of-the-robots/?utm_term=.158174987bff
Robots & Sustainability:
https://blog.jibo.com/2016/07/14/robots-for-a-sustainable-future
Benefits of Robots:
http://www.webdesignschoolsguide.com/library/10-things-we-couldnt-do-without-robots.html
General Robot stuff:
http://www.tech-faq.com/types-of-robots.html
Russian Robots of War
https://www.rt.com/news/349699-russia-future-combat-robots/
How people inform or teach robots
https://www.theverge.com/2016/3/24/11297050/tay-microsoft-chatbot-racist
How do Robots talk/feel? This American Life "You Had One Job" Act 3; Story told from perspective of a robot:
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/603/once-more-with-feeling?act=3#play


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Key Press Releases
Q-Sera Pty Ltd and JHL Biotech, Inc. announce a strategic collaboration
Q-Sera Pty Ltd is pleased to announce a collaboration with JHL Biotech, Inc. (Taiwan) to produce high yielding recombinant ecarin for commercial scale production of RAPClot™ Rapid Serum tubes.
Q-Sera has developed a superior serum/blood clotting tube, RAPClot TM Rapid Serum tube, for widespread use in hospitals and pathology labs. The tubes use a novel class of patented coagulation agents to rapidly clot blood samples to produce serum for analysis. These proteins, found in the venom of some of the world's deadliest snakes can now be produced at commercial scale from modified cell lines developed by JHL Biotech using standard biotech manufacturing processes.
RAPClot TM Rapid Serum blood collection tubes are coated with RAPClot™, recombinant ecarin, resulting in tubes which rapidly produce high quality serum, including for blood samples that contain anti-coagulants. These benefits will provide cost efficiencies for healthcare systems and improved outcomes for patients.
JHL Biotech, Inc. has developed a number of proprietary cell lines and associated protein expression technologies to enable Q-Sera to produce its recombinant ecarin, RAPClot™, in higher yields. The companies have been collaborating under JHL's partnering program in which it works with companies on products with disruptive potential such as Q-Sera's RAPClot TM Rapid Serum tube.
Michael Grant, CEO of Q-Sera, said, "JHL Biotech's proprietary technology has already been able to demonstrate that we can achieve high yield and low cost production of recombinant ecarin for use in our blood clotting tubes. This is potentially disruptive as Q-Sera seeks to provide a superior replacement for current serum and plasma tubes with the RAPClot™ Rapid Serum tube."
Q-Sera's innovative blood clotting technology granted patent in US
Medical device company Q-Sera Pty Ltd today announces that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent & Trademark Office for the foundation patent of its innovative blood clotting technology for use in blood collection tubes.
Q-Sera's technology now has patent protection for use in blood collection tubes in the United States, Europe, Japan, China, Mexico, Russia, Canada, South Africa and Australia. Q-Sera is progressing additional patents to cover novel formulations and expanded uses for its unique actives, extending the commercial opportunities.
International Expert in Blood Collection Tubes joins Q-Sera
Q-Sera Pty Ltd (Q-Sera) is pleased to announce the addition of international consultant and expert in the field of blood collection tubes, Franz E. Kirchmeir to our growing company to further R&D efforts and assist in the commercialization of the RAPClot™ technology.
Franz was previously the Director of Business Development at Greiner Bio-One Preanalytics at their global headquarters in Austria. He brings 20 years' experience in the pre-analytical business sector including blood collection tubes, as well as extensive knowledge in R&D management, business development and strategic management. Q-Sera is pleased to welcome Franz to the team to help bring our technology into international markets.
Q-Sera's innovative blood clotting technology patent granted in China
Q-Sera Pty Ltd (Q-Sera) is pleased to announce that the foundation patent for its innovative blood clotting technology, RAPClot™, has been granted in China which joins a growing list of countries where the patent has now been granted which include the EU, Japan and Australia.
Q-Sera's innovative blood clotting technology presented at leading international scientific conference
A poster presentation on Q-Sera's recombinant prothrombin activator RAPClot™ technology for blood collection tubes was made at the 23rd International Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC Worldlab) in Durban, South Africa.
Zhao et al, Rapid serum tube technology overcomes problems associated with use of anticoagulants. BioMedica 2019;29(3):1-17.
Zhao et al, Next-generation rapid serum tube technology using prothrombin activator coagulant: fast, high quality serum from normal samples. Clin Chem Lab Med 2019 Mar 26; 57(4):483-497.
Johnson et al, Progress Curve Analysis of the one stage chromogenic assay for ecarin, Anal Biochem 2020, 608: 1-7


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Sport McGregor v Mayweather
Explained: Why Floyd Mayweather asked to fight Conor McGregor in 8oz gloves
Luke Brown
August 17 2017 16:41 PM
On Wednesday morning, the Nevada State Athletic Commission ruled that Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor will fight wearing 8oz gloves.
https://www.independent.ie/sport/mcgregor-v-mayweather/explained-why-floyd-mayweather-asked-to-fight-conor-mcgregor-in-8oz-gloves-36042605.html
https://www.independent.ie/world-news/and-finally/7f2d1/35955254.ece/AUTOCROP/h342/ipanews_96d8d647-18dc-4ca8-ab82-6ce47fa4dc94_1
The two met are set to meet on August 26 at the junior-middleweight weight limit of 154 pounds, which meant that 10oz boxing gloves are mandatory, but the NASC relaxed their rules on a one-time only basis.
Mayweather took to social media to first challenge McGregor to wear 8oz gloves instead of 10oz: "I'm telling McGregor, 'let's fight in 8oz gloves'", he wrote on his Instagram page.
But why would Mayweather — who hasn't knocked out an opponent since Victor Ortiz in 2011 and has admitted to suffering from "brittle fists" — want to fight in lighter gloves, something which would appear to favour McGregor?
And what are the Nevada State Athletic Commissions actual rules on the topic?
Here, we attempt to clear up some of the confusion.
What did Mayweather propose?
In his typically understated fashion, Mayweather pictured a plain black image with "MCGREGOR… LET'S FIGHT IN 8 OZ GLOVES" written on it in large white lettering.
The caption underneath read:
Don't believe what you hear in the media. Don't believe what you hear on blog sites. If it's not coming directly from me, then it's not true.
I'm telling McGregor, "Let's fight in 8 oz gloves".
McGregor can fight in any brand he prefers or chooses. I'll be wearing 8 oz Grant gloves.
Whatever advantage McGregor needs to feel more comfortable in the ring, I'm willing to accommodate. Let's give the boxing and MMA fans what they want to see.
So, in a nutshell, Mayweather wanted to scrap the original plan to wear 10oz gloves so that both men can wear lighter 8oz gloves, instead.
Why is that unusual?
It's unusual because it was widely assumed that the fight was taking place at the light-middleweight limit — slightly heavier than Mayweather's ideal weight — precisely because he wanted to fight in the larger 10 oz gloves.
But keen boxing fans will have been most surprised by the third paragraph of the short statement: "McGregor can fight in any brand he prefers or chooses. I'll be wearing 8 oz Grant gloves."
That admission represents a remarkable change of approach from Mayweather, who is known for being one of the best prepared (some might even say neurotic) boxers in the business.
The build-up to the Manny Pacquiao fight, for example, was dominated by arguments over what type of gloves would be used, with Mayweather's representatives controversially contesting the use of Pacquiao's preferred Reyes-manufactured boxing gloves shortly after the weigh-in.
What has McGregor said on the topic?
The Irishman has repeatedly criticised his opponent for his many stipulations on what gloves will be used. In Los Angeles, on the first leg of their promotional tour, he said:
All these rules, all these restrictions, it doesn't faze me, it amuses me. The gloves. They have to be 10 oz. 154 lbs, he's never fought at 154, I think he's fought at 154 maybe once.
He wants the gloves up, no problem, give him the gloves up. I'll wear 10 oz. No Mexican made gloves, OK, no problem. No gloves made out of horse hair, no problem, I don't give a f***.
We're only wearing gloves in our game about five years. So I don't give a s*** about gloves or any of that. I'm just enjoying it. It's funny to me, all these rules. All I need is a gum shield, line me up to the ring and I'm good to go.
Later on in that press conference, Mayweather retorted by shouting "If you want 8 oz gloves, let's put 8 oz gloves on. If you want 4 oz gloves, let's put 4 oz gloves on."
McGregor's response?
"Give me 4 oz gloves then."
Why does the size of the gloves matter?
The size of the gloves matters a huge deal.
In the sport of mixed martial arts, McGregor is known and respected as one of the greatest knockout artists in the game. His pull-back left-hand counter is regarded by many pundits as the greatest strike in the sport and he has finished the vast majority of his opponents by either KO or TKO.
In the UFC, the promotion McGregor fights for, fighters wear 4 oz gloves. So McGregor's punching power will naturally be less in the ring than it is in the Octagon.
But wearing 8 oz gloves would suit him far more than wearing 10 oz gloves, which are more than double the weight of the gloves he is accustomed to fighting in.
What are the advantages for each man?
For McGregor, the advantages are obvious. The gloves are closer in weight to the 4oz UFC issued gloves that he is used to, with the lighter weight increasing the chance of landing a knockout blow.
They also increase Mayweather's chances of course, but considering that the American last stopped somebody in 2011 when he controversially knocked out Victor Ortiz, it's unlikely McGregor will be too worried.
Rather, Mayweather's primary advantage from using lighter gloves is that his hand speed – and so his famed defence – will be much quicker. Plus he is more used to 8oz gloves, having used them in all but three of his previous 49 fights.
What has the Nevada State Athletic Commission had to say?
It was initially reported that the Nevada State Athletic Commission had denied there was any possibility of the fight taking place at the junior-middleweight weight limit with both men wearing 8 oz gloves.
"These regulations are in place for the health and safety of the athletes, which is of the utmost importance to the commission," the Nevada commission executive director Bob Bennett told ESPN on Tuesday night. "Our regulations already outline the appropriate glove size according to contracted weight of a fight."
However, the Nevada State Athletic Commission rules clarify that it is possible the fight can take place with 8 oz gloves.
According to the rules, "athletes (boxers/kick boxers) weighing-in up to and including 135 pounds must wear 8 oz gloves in competition, while athletes weighing-in over 135 pounds (junior welterweight class and above) must wear 10 oz gloves in competition. However, athletes weighing-in over 135 but (no) more than 147 may wear 8 oz gloves in competition if both athletes agree to do so in writing on their bout agreement (contract)."
So, the late rule change is possible should both men agree to the change in writing.
And what happened on Wednesday?
The Nevada State Athletic Commission president Anthony Marnell has said that he is in favour of Floyd Mayweather's fight with Conor McGregor taking place with both men wearing 8oz weight gloves.
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American Kennel Club licensed shows, field trials, hunt tests, obedience trials and agility tests occurring in the Western region as defined by the American Brittany Club.
American Brittany Club licensed events occurring in the Western region.
All Age, Amateur All Age, Gun Dog, Amateur Gun Dog, Specialty and Obedience Trial, Summer Specialty and Obedience trial.
Willi Match and Club Championship trial.
The highest point total in each category determines the winner. Competitive and Special Recognition Awards are based on dogs defeated for both show and field. The performance category is based on scores and times.
The dog must be owned or co-owned by a member of the CBC when scores are earned and awards are presented. Members who joined by April 30th may include scores earned for the full calendar year.
The point accrual period is each calendar year (January 1st to December 31st).
It is the dog owner's responsibility to compile and timely submit a CBC Awards Score Sheet to the club's designate. The CBC secretary is the official statistician.
Any dog earning a title during the year will be recognized at the Awards Banquet.
Deadline for submissions will be the 15th of March for the prior year accomplishments.
This system of awards is effective with points earned during the previous calendar year.
Example: Points are earned from Jan 2015 through Dec 2015. Points are submitted no later than 15 March 2016. Awards are presented at Annual Awards Banquet 2016.
*All submissions will include the dog's AKC registration number for validation research.
Award points are based on dogs defeated and earned placing Reserve Winners or better. Futurity Show wins are counted in the same manner as regular show wins, 2nd money winner or better.
See an example in the Resources section below.
Award points are based on dogs defeated in All Age or Gun Dog Stakes, and the combination thereof for the dog that competes in both of these stakes.
The Dual Dog is required to compete and place in both the Field and the Show. To be eligible the dog must have earned a Brittany Major at an AKC licensed field trial during the dogs' field career, OR been awarded a first place in an AKC licensed trial with at least 13 starters during the award period (January 1st to December 31st). At least one-third of the points must be earned in adult field stakes, one-third in the show ring, and the remaining one-third may be comprised of adult field or show wins or a combination of both. Bonus points in the Dual Category: A finished Field Champion (FC, AFC, or American Field) competing in conformation may add the greater of 5 dog defeated points (in the Dual Category only) for each show it was shown in OR the actual number of dogs defeated for those instances where more than 5 dogs were defeated.
Based on dogs defeated in the same manner as the Major Show Dog Award criteria. In addition, the dog shall be under two years in age when points are earned.
The Juvenile Dual Dog is required to compete and place in both the field and show. The dog shall be under two years in age when points are earned with at least one-third of the points earned in puppy and derby or adult field stakes, one-third in the show ring, and the remaining one-third comprised of field or show wins or a combination thereof.
There will be Junior Handler awards in both the field and show. The Show Junior points will be tabulated based on the number of handlers defeated in Junior Showmanship events. The Field Junior will be based on points earned by the dog(s) handled, with a 5 point bonus added for each separate event in which they participated. Dual Junior Handler will be determined the same way Dual Dog is determined.
There will be Amateur awards in both the field and show. The Field award will go to the dog that earns the most points while being handled by an amateur in adult field events. The Show award will go to the dog that earns the most points while being handled by an amateur.
The Obedience winner will be determined by taking the average of the three highest scores for the year. The dog with the highest average will be the winner. In case of a tie, the highest individual score will be the winner.
The Rally/Agility winner will be determined by adding all qualifying scores and the number of seconds under standard time for those qualifying scores.
The Hunt Test winner will be determined by the cumulative points awarded by earning a minimum of two qualifying scores, with the points as indicated below. Once a dog has attained an Advance Title and been awarded the Hunt Test winner said dog is no longer eligible at that specific hunt test level. For example, a Senior Hunter Advance Title and CBC Hunt Test winner can continue to accumulate points for qualifying scores at the higher Master Hunter level.
Senior Hunter earns 7 points for each qualifying score.
When deemed appropriate, a dog or person may receive an award for a particularly exceptional accomplishment. This will be decided by a vote of the Board of Directors. Recommendations for a Special Award should be submitted to the President.
Show – www.AKC.org to conduct an Event and Awards search. A Dog Defeated Report may be purchased at your discretion.
Example of how to calculate Dogs Defeated for the purposes of CBC's DOY Awards.


Dragnet® Dust is a 2% permethrin, broad-spectrum insecticide dust especially formulated to reach into limited access areas.
Dragnet® Dust is a 2% permethrin, broad-spectrum insecticide dust especially formulated to reach into limited access areas. Containing twice the active ingredient loading of normal dust formulations Dragnet® Dust has an improved super fine formulation giving excellent coverage and spread.


The London Graduate Fair is the largest national graduate recruitment fair in London.
Meet with up to 2,000 enthusiastic students and recent graduates from top universities including UCL, King's College London and Queen Mary.
The London Graduate Fair can help you attract bright, skilled graduates to your organisation and help to raise your company's profile in the student, graduate and young professional community.
An online exhibitor profile which includes contact information, videos and links to your organisation's social media website and course pages.