Bill Koch's then 55-acre home in Aspen was on the market in 2014 for roughly $90 million. It came off quickly, then reemerged for $100 million.
Now, the properties include 40,000 square feet just in living space from the dozen or so residential buildings. Some niceties include a media room (a multitasking space that is also an altitude acclimation room), trout ponds, at least one dining area suitable for 15+, and multiple our-of-doors hot tubs.
The main home was well-known as a guest ranch and is offered for purchase separate from the other three parcels of land (in fact, each parcel has a separate value listed). When purchased in 2007, Koch paid around $26 million according to The Wall Street Journal.
Currently managed by Douglas Elliman Real Estate, the expanse is close to 15 kilometers from downtown and truly a piece of Aspen history.


It's finally cooled off enough in Santa Monica for me to bake again! In celebration, I decided to bake one of my favorites. I found this recipe in the September 2011 issue of Real Simple Magazine. The original recipe is for blueberry muffins (they call them muffins, to me they are so hearty, they're more like biscuits). I have made a pumpkin version, but my favorite is Lemon Poppyseed with a dollop of butter.
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microwave for one to two minutes. We've never had a batch last that long.
Heat over to 375. Line muffin tin with paper liners.
In food processor, process flour, oats, flaxseed meal, pecans, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until finely ground.
In a large bowl, whisk together yogurt, sugar, butter, egg, vanilla, lemon juice and lemon zest. Add poppyseeds and flour mixture and mix just until incorporated (don't overmix).
Divide batter evenly in muffin cups.


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Jack is the man!!! Excellent.....thank you for that!!!!
Sounds AWESOME! I met David after a Larry Cordell show at The Station Inn about 4 years ago. A real gentleman and very gifted player. Thanks!
I'm not seeing it.....what I am seeing are the pegs to hold a pickguard/finger rest, and a reflection by the neck joint?
If it is....that is some special wood.
I've posted this before.....here it is again! It's very very good. Also available on iTunes.
Super solid! Sounds great...I really enjoyed this tune.
You're kidding right? Like Chris, I hope I'm misreading this comment.....if I'm not, it's pretty rude and unnecessary IMO.


Why on earth would you want to visit this site? This is a question that has been plaguing me lately. Personally I find 'me me me' blogs tiresome. Worse, I know I've been guilty of them too. So I thought it was about time I said what this blog was about, using that tried and trusted Internet favourite: a list snappier than a crocodile sandwich.
You can find out what a working writer's life is like. Somehow I have made a living as a writer for over 25 years. When I say this I try to sound deeply impressive, and I adopt an impressive face. People think: J.K. Rowling. Then I have to tell the truth. And I can tell you that the reality is most of my income comes from working with advertising agencies as a writer and creative director. Occasionally this gets interesting, such as a recent trip to Chad. So this blog has a bit about marketing in it. If that's your bag, then dip in.
If you'd like to lead a double life too. How does a person go about balancing work with being creative? I had my first poems published in the early 80s when I was a handsome young devil of 21. Overnight I became a genius (more about that here) who worked in warehouses, did manual labour, and took depressing temporary office jobs for ten years while I struggled with my muse. Now I balance writing poetry, plays, libretti, etc. while not living in poverty. That's genius!
If you want to be surprised. It seems to me most successful blogs focus relentlessly on one subject. This makes perfect sense. If you want to get your twice weekly fix on nose flutes you visit the nose flute blog. Trouble is I'm not a 'one subject' kind of person, though I often wish I was. So if you visit here, you may find yourself reading about eclectic things that surprise you.
Get an insider's view of staging a play. I have been finishing off an exhausting writing assignment for a humanitarian organisation. My next major project is the staging of my play 'A Glass of Nothing' at the Brighton Festival Fringe this May. I'll tell you a secret: I've not finished writing the first full draft of it yet.
And because I make mistakes and take risks. Sometimes I get it hopelessly wrong, overextend myself, fail to correctly prioritise and generally make a mess. I want to be open about this too. So please come along to read about successes (and I'm hoping there will be a few) and what can be learned from falling flat on your face.
I used to write journals last thing at night. Trouble is those little books often became a repository of miserablist whining. Reading through them it seemed that my life was one dismal episode after another, which was far from true. As soon as I began blogging back in 2003, my perspective changed. The idea that others might be reading what I wrote allowed me to reframe not only the 'how' of what I wrote, but how I saw my life. So blogging has proved a healthy experience too. One which allows me to look at my own life in a more positive way.
I hope you find something to enjoy on this site in the coming months. See you soon I hope.
Below here is a recent shot of me in Moulin Huet Guernsey, where I first learned to swim as a child. I live in Brighton UK now.
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I visit to read a spot of, all too rare, good writing and good humour and because it's about all kinds of things including the writing life.
Thank you Lesley! That's why I've liked your posts here too https://lesleyjjackson.wordpress.com/ — my new year's resolution (a bit late) is trying to be more truthful about what happens good and bad.
I love the number 5 in this list, Peter! It's hard to be honest about failing, but it's when we learn most, I'd say. I look forward to reading more of your thoughts.


Besides creating her own films, Laura worked as a designer and colorist at MTV Animation on the cult classics "The Head", "Beavis and Butthead" and "Daria" and more recently animated for the Cartoon network show "Clarence". While living in NYC, Laura had the good fortune to work for George Griffin, John Canemaker, Jeff Scher, Mo Willems, Jane Aaron, and Bill Plimpton among others. Laura has taught animation at Pratt, New York Film Academy, The School of Visual Arts and was a full time faculty at New York University where she taught for thirteen years. Laura has taught at Punahou school, 'Iolani school and Hawaii Women in Filmmaking. She is currently a lecturer at the Academy of Creative Media at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She was selected to be in the "Artists of Hawaii" show at the Honolulu Academy of Arts in 2011. Laura completed a commissioned animated documentary for the non-profit Pacific Survivor Center in 2017. She coordinated the animation as well as creating an animated segment for the collaborative project Symphony of Hawaiian Birds presented live at Blaisdell Concert Hall in 2018.


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NewsNew Mexico Artists to Know Now
Call for Artists: 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now 2021
Southwest Contemporary announces a call for artists for the third annual 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now feature.
Artists living and working in New Mexico are invited to submit work in any media for our third annual 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now feature series.
This feature series shares the most compelling, vibrant contemporary art being made in our home state with our readers and connects New Mexico artists to a regional, national, and international audience. This year, each artist will receive a two-page spread featuring their work in our New Mexico Field Guide, an annual publication encompassing arts and culture organizations from across the state. Selected artists will have their work seen in a print and digital publication with an audience of 50,000+ people.
Deadline: March 3, 11:59 pm MST.
SELECTED ARTISTS
Twelve selected artists will receive a feature profile article written by an SWC contributor accompanied by multiple images. Selected artists will also receive a feature on SWC's newsletter and social media channels and receive a complimentary print copy.
Artists (18+) living and working in New Mexico are welcome to apply with works in any medium: painting, sculpture, new media, performance, printmaking, fiber arts, photography, mixed media, music, video, installation, and more.
Three to five artwork images, artist statement, and bio must be uploaded directly to the submission form.
Artists may submit three to five image, video, or audio files (no larger than 10 mb each) for consideration.
Artists must ensure high quality of images (we recommend 300 dpi JPGs), but they do not need to be press quality. High-res images will be requested once selections are made.
If video files are larger than 10 mb, please submit a smaller clip and provide a web link to the full file in your statement.
Artwork does not have to be for sale, but we recommend submitting work recent within the last five years.
Bio and statement must be no more than 300 words or 2500 characters each.
Entry deadline: March 3, 2021, 11:59 pm MST.
Artists will be notified of the final decision by the end of March 2021. If your work is selected, you will receive further information at that time. All selected artists will be included in the digital and print issue published in June 2021.
There is a $15 submission fee that goes towards supporting our contributing writers, editors, and staff (submission fees are non-refundable). If you are unable to pay at this time, we understand and urge you to submit your work for editorial consideration on our website instead. You may always submit your work for editorial consideration to our website for free. Please send three to five artwork files, your artist statement, bio, website, and any other relevant links to editor@southwestcontemporary.com.
VOL. 2: FLIGHTS OF FANCY
New Mexico artists are also welcome to submit to the open call for Southwest Contemporary Vol. 2: Flights of Fancy (to be published May 2021). You may submit to one or both calls using the same submission form.
Contact us at info@southwestcontemporary.com.
Southwest Contemporary is the leading resource for contemporary arts and culture in the Southwest.
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Перевод текста песни Love Story исполнителя (группы) Taylor Swift. Tokio Hotel - Love Who Loves You Back (acoustic) Live in the Red Bull Sound Space at KROQ - Duration: 3:41. Tokio Hotel 1,568,252 views. Перевод текста песни The Run And Go исполнителя (группы) Twenty One Pilots. Sep 12, 2014 Run, Run, Run Lyrics: I wonder how your body tastes / Inside of someone else's place / Hide away your eyes / There's nothing left to hear / I'm.
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Hannah Brown's mom just shaded Jed Wyatt on Instagram twice
Mon May 11, 2020 at 10:14am ET
By Mary Jane
Hannah B's mom shaded Jed Wyatt twice on Instagram. Pic credit: ABC
The Bachelorette star Hannah Brown didn't get the happy ending she had hoped. Even though she wasn't sure about her final choice, Jed Wyatt turned out to be the wrong one for her.
After they got engaged, Hannah learned that Jed kept a relationship secret at home in Nashville, and he had promised the girl that he would come back to her.
Essentially, he was accused of using The Bachelorette to promote his music career, not to find love.
He quickly became the Bachelorette villain, and after their split, he slipped into a private existence and stayed out of the Bachelorette spotlight.
But for Hannah's mom, he still deserves some shade.
Hannah Brown's mom shaded Jed Wyatt on Instagram
This weekend, Hannah B's mom celebrated Mother's Day with her children. Since both Hannah and Patrick were home for the celebration because of the COVID-19 shutdown, Hannah's mom was thrilled and excited.
On her own Instagram account, she posted a sweet message that ended with, "Best Mother's Day anyone could ask for and I don't have a son-in-law that hurts my ears when he sings!!! Answered!!!"
Hannah's mom shades Jed on Mother's Day post. Pic credit: @bachsleuthers/Instagram
Hannah chimed in with her own comment, replying to her mother's post.
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"Mother. We should probably make some edits to this," Hannah wrote, sharing the facepalm emoji as part of her comment.
But that wasn't all. Hannah's mom continued to slam Jed, writing, "The true would have been nice!!! Not my fault that it was to hard to tell!!! But my (ear) is thankful!!! But I love you!!!"
You Might Also Like: The real reason Tayshia Adams and Zac Clark broke up after The Bachelorette
It's no secret that Hannah is no longer with Jed.
In fact, she recently shared that she's single and ready to mingle. She recently spent time with runner-up Tyler Cameron, but the two decided to be good friends for now.
Hannah Brown's mom also shared a sweet message for her son
Hannah's mother also shared a message about her son Patrick in the same post, revealing that she is very thankful to have her son with her this Mother's Day.
"Thank you, God for letting him stay with me a little bit longer. You listened to my prayers and he's going to have a wonderful life," she revealed.
As Monsters & Critics previously reported, Patrick overdosed a day after Tyler Cameron's mother died. Hannah never publicly talked about it, but Patrick himself shared the news on his Instagram, sharing that he had been on a ventilator.
The Bachelorette is currently on hiatus.
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Marxist Humanism
Notes on dialectics - C.L.R. James
C.L.R. James out of print major work written in 1948 and circulated within the Johnson Forest Tendency. James continued to recommend it as essential reading to members of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers in the early 1970s.
Socialist humanism: an international symposium - Edited by Erich Fromm
Out of Print collection on socialist humanism edited by Erich Fromm published in 1965.
80th Birthday Lectures - C.L.R. James
Edited by Margaret Busby and Darcus Howe. Published by Race Today 1984.
A collection of transcripts, including the question and answer sessions which followed, of the three lectures given by C.L.R James on the occurrence of his eightieth birthday in 1981.
At the rendezvous of victory - C.L.R. James
Published by Allison & Busby, 1984.
This was the third and final in a series of anthologies published during James' lifetime by publishers Allison & Busby following The Future in the Present in 1977 and Spheres of Existence in 1980.
Spheres of existence - C.L.R. James
The second in a series of out of print anthologies by C.L.R. James.
The future in the present - C.L.R. James
The first in a series of out of print anthologies by C.L.R. James.
Finding Our Compass: Reflections on a World in Crisis
An 'experimental' book that touches on a wide range of topics while maintaining a grounding in left-wing philosophies.
Notes of an Underground Humanist
An idiosyncratic book inspired by the form of Nietzsche but the content of Marx.
Proletarian internationalism and the war in Syria
Submitted by Fredo Corvo on Apr 17 2018 11:51
An anti-criticism by Fredo Corvo
Marx at the Millennium - Cyril Smith
Cyril Smith reinstates Marx's work as a relevant and vital source of inspiration, arguing that the Marxist tradition has essentially ignored the fundamental ideas of the man himself.
Worker sabotage in a financial services call centre
Dear Jamie Oliver...
The Hollywood blacklist - Dan Georgakas
Working for the class: The praxis of the Wollongong Out of Workers' Union


8-oxoG DNA Glycosylase-1 Inhibition Sensitizes Neuro-2a Cells to Oxidative DNA Base Damage Induced by 900 MHz Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation.
The genotoxic effects of exposure of neuroblastoma cells to a 900 MHz electromagnetic field (GSM) and the role of the oxoguanine glycosylase should be investigated.
Oxoguanine glycosylase (also called 8-oxoG DNA glycosylase-1) is the major protective enzyme against the mutagenic effects of 8-oxoguanine (similar to 8-OHdG). 8-Oxoguanine DNA lesions result from reactive oxygen species. If the oxoguanine glycosylase plays a role in radiofrequency electromagnetic field-induced oxidative DNA damage should be investigated in the study. Therefore, the enzyme was partly disabled via transfection with siRNA ("gene silencing").
Cells were exposed to 1) SAR of 0.5 W/kg, 2) SAR of 1 W/kg, 3) SAR of 2 W/kg. For each of these groups, a separate sham exposure was conducted. Additionally, a negative control and a positive control were conducted. Groups 2 and 3 and their respective sham exposure groups were also investigated with silencing of the oxoguanine glycosylase.
Without oxoguanine glycosylase silencing, only group 3 (2 W/kg) showed a significantly increased amount of DNA base damage and reactive oxygen species in exposed cells compared to sham exposed cells.
Oxoguanine glycosylase silencing caused significantly increased amounts of DNA base damage in exposed cells of groups 2 (1 W/kg) and 3 compared to exposed cells of the respective group without oxoguanine glycosylase silencing.
No effects on DNA strand breaks and on cell viability were found in any group with or without oxoguanine glycosylase silencing.
The authors conclude that exposure of neuroblastoma cells to a 900 MHz electromagnetic field (GSM) might induce oxidative DNA base damage. The oxoguanine glycosylase could play a critical role in the protection of cells against this damage.


abroad its twin 40 mm cannon could rotate and elevate rapidly to bring down propellor driven aircraft. In Vietnam the DUSTER was used to mow down trees harboring Viet Cong. The DUSTER became obsolete with the passing of propellor powered planes.


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Q: The Borel sigma-algebra of a product of two topological spaces The following problem arose while trying to justify some "known results" in abstract harmonic analysis on noncommutative groups, for which I couldn't find explicit statements in the literature. It is much more general than what I require, but I would like to know the "correct level of generality" for what I have been able to prove.

To establish terminology: if $\Omega$ is a set and $\Sigma$ a $\sigma$-algebra on it, we say that $(\Omega,\Sigma)$ is standard if there is a Polish topology on $\Omega$ that generates $\Sigma$.
Let $(\Omega_1,\tau_1)$ and $(\Omega_2,\tau_2)$ be topological spaces, and let $\Sigma_1$ and $\Sigma_2$ be the $\sigma$-algebras generated by $\tau_1$ and $\tau_2$. Equip $\Omega_1\times\Omega_2$ with the product topology, which I denote by $\tau_{12}$, and let $\Sigma_{12}$ be the $\sigma$-algebra generated by $\tau_{12}$.
It is easy to check that the product $\sigma$-algebra $\Sigma_1\boxtimes\Sigma_2$ is coarser than (i.e. contained in) $\Sigma_{12}$, and in general this can be strict, i.e. the two $\sigma$-algebras might be different.
Question. Suppose $(\Omega_1,\Sigma_1)$ and $(\Omega_2,\Sigma_2)$ are both standard. (This implies, since the product of Polish spaces is Polish, that $(\Omega,\Sigma_1\boxtimes\Sigma_2)$ is standard.) Does it follow that $\Sigma_1\boxtimes\Sigma_2=\Sigma_{12}$?
Remarks.

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*The place where I am having difficulties is that the topologies $\tau_1$ and $\tau_2$ need not be Polish (indeed, need not be Hausdorff), even though the $\sigma$-algebras they generate are standard. (For the intended applications one can relate $\tau_1$ and $\tau_2$ to certain Polish topologies, but this requires "opening up a black box" and I am hoping to avoid this.)

*I can prove the desired result if I add the extra assumption that $(\Omega_1\times\Omega_2,\Sigma_{12})$ is standard (and this assumption holds in the intended applications). For then the identity map $(\Omega_1\times\Omega_2,\Sigma_{12})\to (\Omega_1\times\Omega_2,\Sigma_1\boxtimes\Sigma_2)$ is a measurable bijection between standard spaces, hence has measurable inverse by (a consequence of) Souslin's theorem. But this feels like a sledgehammer, and also I suspect that my extra assumption is not necessary.

A: Edit [2022-09-17]: The proof of Proposition 2 below is flawed as pointed out in the comments.  However, the answer remains positive if $\tau_1$ and $\tau_2$ are second-countable.  (Assuming $\tau'_1$ and $\tau'_2$ come from separable metrics, they are automatically second-countable.)

The answer is positive.  This follows from the following two facts:
Proposition 1.  Let $(\Omega_1,\tau_1)$ and $(\Omega_2,\tau_2)$ be topological spaces.  Then, $\Sigma(\tau_1)\otimes\Sigma(\tau_2)\subseteq\Sigma(\tau_1\otimes\tau_2)$ (as you pointed out).  The two $\sigma$-algebras coincide if $\tau_1$ and $\tau_2$ are second-countabe.
This is standard.  See, for instance, Proposition 4.1.7 of Dudley's Real Analysis and Probability.
Proposition 2. Let $\tau_1$ and $\tau'_1$ be topologies on $\Omega_1$, and $\tau_2$ and $\tau'_2$ be topologies on $\Omega_2$.  If $\Sigma(\tau_1)=\Sigma(\tau'_1)$ and $\Sigma(\tau_2)=\Sigma(\tau'_2)$, then $\Sigma(\tau_1\otimes\tau_2)=\Sigma(\tau'_1\otimes\tau'_2)$.
Proof. Let $A\in\tau_1$ and $B\in\tau_2$.  Then, $A\in\Sigma(\tau_1)=\Sigma(\tau'_1)$ and $B\in\Sigma(\tau_2)=\Sigma(\tau'_2)$, hence $A\times B\in\Sigma(\tau'_1)\otimes\Sigma(\tau'_2)\subseteq\Sigma(\tau'_1\otimes\tau'_2)$, by Proposition 1. Therefore, $\tau_1\otimes\tau_2\subseteq\Sigma(\tau'_1\otimes\tau'_2)$, which implies $\Sigma(\tau_1\otimes\tau_2)\subseteq\Sigma(\tau'_1\otimes\tau'_2)$.  The opposite inclusion holds by symmetry. $\square$

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When it comes to granola, I am a bit of a purist….homemade, crunchy, mildly sweet, with simple rather than complex flavors. While visiting a friend's daughter's home in Cincinnati some time ago, I sprinkled her granola over some Greek yogurt for breakfast: love at first bite!!!
Having made it several times since, I decided to give this batch a Christmas spirit, while still keeping its flavors distinct, if a bit exotic.
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Part of Ms. RavenStem's contribution to the future of music is her active teaching schedule in local schools, from the elementary level to high school. She has worked with school music programs (band and orchestra) across 4 counties in 2 different states, as well has been a guest lecturer in the Minnesota school systems. Ms. RavenStem assists in strengthening programs by addressing the specific needs of the clarinet sections, preparing them for upcoming performances and competitions as well as assisting in their overall advancement on the instrument.
Ms. RavenStem currently holds clarinet faculty positions at the Youth Performing Arts School in Louisville Kentucky and Oldham County High School in Buckner Kentucky, as well as a private teaching studio at both Miles Ahead Music and her home.
The incredibly fierce clarinet section of North Oldham High School, 2016.
Working with the amazing 6th grade class at Zoneton Elementary.
The advanced level theory class decided to compose their own pieces during the summer Wind Band Institute at University of Louisville, 2016.
Clarinet choir of Heritage Hills High School, 2010. State-bound with a First Place rating.
Zoneton Middle School clarinets are always on top of their game. Excited to work and always a fun group to teach!


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The Enliven! Blog
Helping Harness Human Capacity
Pianists, collaboration and organizational improvement
The world of classical music is undergoing a transformation that has spin-off value for organizations which are trying to improve.
The musical transformation involves the art of "collaboration". Collaboration refers to the interaction between musicians, for example, between pianists and the singers they play for. In the past, the term for the pianist was "accompanist", and the singer was the "soloist". The new term for the two individuals is "collaborating artists".
Is this just so much artsy jargon? Indeed no. This change of words is built on a much deeper shift involving roles, relationships, reaching out and results. This shift is instructive to organizations as well.
Introducing the concept of collaboration changes the roles of the two musical parties. In the past, the pianist tended to be treated as a second class citizen. His or her job was to be in the background, to be subservient to the singer. The singer received the majority of the applause. The accompanist might hesitate in offering musical input when preparing the performance, since their role was not given equal weight. Pianists were often not treated with due respect, e.g. not being given their musical parts sufficiently in advance. In a collaborative setting, both parties are equal partners, worthy of equal respect, and equally invited to creatively invest themselves in solving musical problems
Introducing collaboration also changes the relationship between the two roles. Once the two parties are established on equal footing, each with ideas to contribute for mutual consideration, a new level of teamwork and camaraderie begins to develop. The joint contribution of the spirited two is greater than the sum of the parts.
The introduction of collaboration as a role and a relationship, for example between music students, also serves as a model for the music department where the students are being taught. If students are being coached to collaborate, why would professors not reach out over the walls of their particular specialties to make cross-disciplinary contributions? Does it not stand to reason that collaborative collegial critiques would sharpen and deepen the educational process? For example, maybe the music theory teacher has some insights for the music history teacher, and vice versa!
The result of a thorough collaborative approach is a well rounded student. Students are empowered by an increased breadth of skill and understanding. Their learning takes on enhanced relevance as they sense they are being prepared for the real world, where soft skills like collaboration can make all the difference in working with people and capitalizing on opportunities. The transformation of relationships, roles and efforts paves the way for successful endeavors.
And how does collaboration relate to organizations? An organization seeking to improve will establish true collaboration among its personnel. Regardless of rank, persons will be seen as having ownership of the organization and a vested interest in excellence. A collaborative spirit will encourage each person to give of their best, while supporting the best of others. Persons, led by the leaders, will let down the walls of their departmental silos which so easily get built up to protect individual's sense of value, in order to create more value for the organization as a whole.
Good questions for an organization to ask might be: "Where in our organization do we have truly collaborative relationships? Where are we encouraging some people to play subsidiary roles, falsely devaluing their own contribution to make a few people into stars? How can cross fertilization help us to achieved our mission? Where do we need to create a climate of trust so that it is acceptable to reach out into the domains of others in the organization?"
A good question for a leader to ask is "Am I truly encouraging collaboration, or do I want people to be 'yes-men'?"
Collaboration = roles, relationships, reaching out >>> results!
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Happy anniversary, Bernie Madoff. Five years ago this month, he was arrested
Victims of Madoff's scheme are still struggling to adjust to their financial losses -- and also their loss of trust.
https://www.marketplace.org/2013/12/05/happy-anniversary-bernie-madoff-five-years-ago-month-he-was-arrested/
Life not so rosy for women selling Mary Kay cosmetics
by Tess Vigeland
Mary Kay is a storied brand in the beauty products industry.
https://www.marketplace.org/2012/07/26/life-not-so-rosy-women-selling-mary-kay-cosmetics/
Ponzify: Silicon Valley's next hot IPO
A prospectus for Silicon Valley's next hot tech stock offering, where nothing could possibly go wrong. It's a company called Ponzify.
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Broken trust: A Ponzi scheme victim bounces back
by Paul Sullivan
After falling victim to Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford, Carol Lovil is getting her life back on track. But she worries she may never be able to trust anyone again.
https://www.marketplace.org/2012/03/21/broken-trust-ponzi-scheme-victim-bounces-back/
Mets owners settle Madoff suit
by Bob Moon
The owners of the New York Mets, who were Bernard Madoff investors and friends, agree to pay $162 million of gains from the Ponzi scheme.
https://www.marketplace.org/2012/03/19/mets-owners-settle-madoff-suit/
R. Allen Stanford convicted for Ponzi scheme
by Mitchell Hartman
A Federal Jury in Texas has convicted Allen Stanford of defrauding investors to the tune of $7 billion in a Ponzi scheme.
https://www.marketplace.org/2012/03/07/r-allen-stanford-convicted-ponzi-scheme/
Trial continues for accused Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford
by David Brancaccio
The former CEO of the Stanford Financial Group is considered the biggest accused Ponzi schemer to be tried. One of the government's key witnesses testifies this week.
https://www.marketplace.org/2012/02/08/trial-continues-accused-ponzi-schemer-allen-stanford/
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Madoff does not pass Go
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Ugliness at Focus on the Family
Sometimes you forget how bad it really is. The Drudge Retort today links to a web page put up by Focus on the Family, to tell you what to do if you think your kid is growing up gay: Helping Boys Become Men, and Girls Become Women.
The page itself is mainly just a list of links to other pages on the web site. You click on them and ... it's unbelievable. The links are:
1. Is my child becoming homosexual?
2. The facts about homosexuality.
3. The fact that change of sexual orientation is possible.
4. The homosexual campaign against children.
5. How to protect your child from sexual abuse.
6. How to prevent homosexuality.
7. What to do if your child needs help in the area of sexual identity.
Like, you know you're kid is turning gay if they have a strong feeling that they are "different" from other boys or a tendency to cry easily, be less athletic, and dislike the roughhousing that other boys enjoy, if they have a strong preference to spend time in the company of girls and participate in their games and other pastimes, or even if they have a susceptibility to be bullied by other boys, who may tease them unmercifully and call them "queer," "fag" and "gay."
Mmm, yeah, that's how you can tell, it's when the other kids call them names...
If your child is experiencing several signs of gender confusion, professional help is available. It's best to seek that help before your child reaches puberty.
"By the time the adolescent hormones kick in during early adolescence, a full-blown gender identity crisis threatens to overwhelm the teenager," warns psychologist Dr. James Dobson.
Oh, and this page links to another one that tells you what you can do about it: that is, you can call Exodus International or NARTH for reparative therapy. Yeah, great idea, just great.
And I was wondering about some of those facts about homosexuality. Here're some:
1. Homosexuality is a disorder
2. Homosexuality is rarely "chosen."
3. No evidence indicates that homosexuality is inherited.
4. Homosexuality often results from early sexual abuse.
5. There is growing evidence that change of sexual orientation is possible.
6. Parents can help prevent homosexuality in their children.
You might have noticed that these "facts" are just the opposite of the facts that you get from actual psychologists, this is the opposite of the scientific findings. Flat-out, hundred-eighty-degrees, back-to-back opposite.
That "growing evidence that change is possible" thing was a hyperlink, and I was interested to find out about it. Because it seems to me that, if anything, there is growing evidence that change of sexual orientation is a pipe-dream. So I clicked on the link.
Oddly, the page it linked to had nothing about any evidence for change. Instead, you went to a page called The Homosexual Campaign Against Children, which talked about how gay people want the age of consent to be lower and lower so they can molest your children legally. As an example ...
Dr. James Dobson reports: "There is also the vigorous effort by gays to infiltrate the Boy Scouts in the same way lesbians have done so successfully in the Girl Scouts, where 33 percent of their staff is said to be lesbian."
I get a creepy feeling looking at this anti-gay web site, full of lies and distortions, saying anything to make you hate and fear homosexuals. They'll say whatever it takes, it doesn't matter if it's true or if it makes sense. It only has to be something negative about gay people.
Look, these people are among us. They are a tiny minority in Montgomery County, but they're out there, and they want to spread the hate and fear to you and to your kids. We've got to stop them. This just isn't the way we live. We know some people are different from us, and we believe in the personal freedom to be whoever you are and express yourself openly. We don't hate people we don't understand in this county, we prefer to accept differences and even help people who might need a little extra. We start by teaching facts in the public schools, not this hateful junk.
From a CRC'r on homosexuals
"It still comes down to the fact that the homosexual community uses false and misleading information to promote their worldview.
Engages in bigotry, harassment, and hate to promote their view of tolerance for themselves.
Now if the CRC is putting forth false or inaccurate information and you have credible sources that have documentation proof of these inaccuracies please feel free to site them.
I would like to hear your argument based on credible information as to why you think homosexuals should have the right to marry, and serve in the military.
As for bias and harassment, since homosexuals have no problem in doing it. It is a little hypocritical to complain especially when the problem is that the homosexual community continues to lie. Then when homosexuals are confronted with there lies. They defend themselves by slandering us. Not intellectually honest."
"The military has standards to. Why should they lower the standards to allow homosexuals in."
"Because you don't think it is fair? You'll have to do better than that. Life is not fair."
"don't ask don't tell is no longer used by the millitary. its back to find them and get them out."
Anon, what is the source of these quotes?
andrear said...
Once again- James Dobson shows he is not a man of God as he claims but a hatemonger. Why use facts- the big lie works so well- wasn't it Goebbels who said that in WWII. People are guullible and say- Oh, a minister wouldn't say that if it wasn't true -so Dobson and his cronies spread lies about gay people. Why bother to read the studies that say most sexual abuse is by white heterosexual males- let's blame it on gay people. I think that if Dobson was really focused on family - he would spend time trying to create reading programs, after school programs, food programs here in the US and promote saving lives in Darfur- instead of spreading lies and bigotry.
Why CRC public message board they advertise on their soon to be updated website.
http://www.forum34.oli.us/crc/
Quotes were taken from postings this week.
Here is another:
Am J Psychiatry 157:838, May 2000
© 2000 American Psychiatric Association
Treatments to Change Sexual Orientation
FRED S. BERLIN, M.D., PH.D.
"The psychiatric profession still correctly considers pedophilia to be a mental disorder. However, like heterosexuality and homosexuality (orientations that differ from one another on the basis of differences in sexual attraction), pedophilia, too, can be thought of as a sexual orientation that is different from others on the basis of age of attraction."
"In the case of pedophilia, society must insist, for good reason, that persons who are sexually attracted to children are forbidden from acting on these attractions. As with alcoholism, such persons need to have access to effective treatments that can enable them to successfully resist succumbing to unacceptable temptations."
"Individuals whose sexual orientation is directed toward children manifest the same range of personality, temperamental, and character traits as individuals whose sexual orientation is directed toward adults. A recent Journal article documented that the vast majority of individuals with pedophilia showed no evidence of either antisocial or narcissistic personality disorder."
(Response)
If pedophilia is a sexual oriention than does the Montgonery County School Board need to teach it as part of there sex-ed program? and is GLBTS going to change its name to GLBTPS?
Hey that is VERY clever. Those guys are real smart. We always learn so much from the CRC's discussions among themselves.
Need to add that if one dares to take CRC on and post things to show an opposite opinion to their homophobic rantings......CRC admin will kick you off their so called PUBLIC message board for not supporting their homophobic rantings/postings.
Kinda figures..huh????
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How to Reclaim Your Anonymity with AirCash while Trading Crypto?
Place/Date: - November 23rd, 2021 at 6:45 pm UTC · 6 min read
Contact: AirCoin Labs, Source: AirCash
Back in the early days of the cryptocurrency industry, digital coins allowed traders to trade anonymously. This is the sole reason why Bitcoin became a go-to solution for hackers and criminals — a period that threatened to take it down a darker path and potentially damage its reputation.
However, while the use of cryptocurrency for illicit purposes is something that certainly shouldn't be encouraged, it is also unfair to put absolutely every crypto user out there under the spotlight by forcing them to reveal their identity. Unfortunately, this is exactly what happens whenever you try to access a centralized exchange.
The Problem of KYC
As you know, in order to access any crypto exchange and trade on it, one must first register for an account on a crypto exchange, and then verify their identity by filling your a form provided by the exchange. You must reveal your name, location, even the exact address. Some platforms such as online brokerages will even inquire where you got your trading money from.
This is all due to the need to follow the KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure that the regulators do not negotiate about. Either the platform will comply with following the procedure, or it will lose its license and support from the regulators which will crack down on it.
Meanwhile, many out there feel that it is ridiculous that you need KYC to do absolutely anything with your own money. Not only that, but you need to use centralized crypto exchanges to cash in, or cash out. Centralization itself is a part of the traditional financial industry, and as such, its time is at its end.
While DEXes have only become reliable enough as of late, they are growing at an impressive rate, and new and improved solutions such as AirCash continue to emerge and offer alternatives to the current systems.
What is AirCash?
Dissatisfied with the state of things explained above, AirCash emerged as the first and largest decentralized OTC crypto trading platform in the galaxy. It was imagined as a solution to the mentioned problems with modern-day crypto trading, as it allows traders to buy and sell crypto with fiat money in a decentralized way. As you may know, using decentralized platforms means that traders stay in possession of their private keys, since their funds get to remain in their private wallets, instead of having to be deposited in the exchange's wallet.
Being in possession of their private keys, traders are the sole managers of their funds, with no one being able to freeze them, block transactions, or anything of the sort.
AirCash was meant to be used by everyday people, so it was designed to be very simple and easy to use. That way, it encourages use instead of intimidating those with less experience. In doing so, it also pushes adoption. By using it, you can buy and sell digital currencies with fiat money in your wallet, and there is no longer the need to go to cryptocurrency exchanges.
Naturally, since it views KYC as a limitation and the core of the problem that invades the traders' security and privacy, AirCash does not require any identity verification. In fact, it doesn't even require you to have an account, nor share any of your personal information anywhere. This allows you to buy, sell, and trade digital currencies the way it was always meant to be done — with as much anonymity as one can muster using the internet today.
AirCash Preserves Security and Privacy
To say that security and privacy are in danger when using the internet is an understatement. However, traditional institutions and centralized exchanges do not concern themselves with that. Of course, they will do anything in their power to secure your data, but that still leaves it vulnerable and available for theft in case of a breach.
AirCash aims to truly preserve the users' anonymity, and it does it in the best possible way — by not requesting you to provide any data at all. Traders can make all the deals between themselves, by getting in touch with one another directly through Peer-to-Peer (P2P) messenger. That way, no one will know the details of these deals but the traders participating in the deal.
And, of course, the platform is fully decentralized. All trades done on the platform are taking place on the blockchain, and the project has even created a DAO to ensure decentralized governance.
How to Use AirCash?
As mentioned earlier, AirCash is extremely simple to use. All that the platform requires the user to have is their own wallet, and the money for trading or investing. Once you join the platform, you simply connect your anonymous wallet to it, and buying and selling can begin.
In case of a dispute, the platform has something called the Witness mechanism that will deal with the problem, protect the trustworthy traders, and punish the potential scammers. Being an unprejudiced witness will earn 10 million of the project's native AIR token per each appeal. Meanwhile, one can become a witness automatically after a mortgage of more than 100 billion AIR.
The crypto industry promises change that puts everyone in charge of their own money, but in order for that to be the case, the industry will still have to solve some of its running issues. One example is the fact that it still depends too much on platforms that are centralized, which endangers the funds, privacy, and anonymity of traders. The crypto industry is meant to put the power back in the hands of the people, and not to simply shift it into the hands of different institutions.
This is why platforms like AirCash are so revolutionary, as they will help bring this change and make the crypto industry the way it was imagined by both, the community and Bitcoin's creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.
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Bathed in sunshine, Birmingham's Alexander stadium provided a perfect evening backdrop for top class athletics from the Aviva European Trials and UK Championships taking place on Friday night, the first of three sessions over the weekend.
With the heats of the 100m getting the session off to a great start, there was plenty for the core athletics fans to enjoy on an action packed evening in Perry Barr, including injury comebacks, world Junior championship qualifiers and impressive middle distance battles in 800m and 1500m heats.
Dwain Chambers (Daniel Plummer) was a dominant force in the 100m heats, easily leading the qualifiers through to Saturday's semi-final with 10.18 ahead of Croydon's James Dasaolu (Michael Khmel) who was second fastest from the heats with 10.39. Christian Malcolm, Mark Lewis Francis (Linford Christie), Marlon Devonish (Tony Lester) and Craig Pickering (Malcolm Arnold) were also easy qualifiers in their respective heats.
Afterwards, Chambers said: "My aim is just to qualify but if I get rewarded with a sub-10 that's a bonus. But I don't want any added pressure on myself. The Trials are difficult for all of us and the main thing is just to qualify.
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The women's 400m heats may well have missed Christine Ohuruogu (Lloyd Cowan), still nursing the injury that ruled her out of last weekend's Aviva GB & NI team for Bergen, but former World 400m silver medallist Nicola Sanders (Tony Lester) and relay team-mate Lee McConnell (Rodger Harkins) were the athletes in form with 52.78 and 52.41 for first place in their heats, both easing up well before the line.
Both McConnell and Sanders may well have had more than half an eye on the one lap hurdle heats that followed, both having performed impressively over the 400m hurdles at some point in their careers.
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The women's heats started with the sight of defending champion Jemma Simpson (Mark Rowland) striding to an easy victory in 2:07.32, followed through in the next heat by Vicky Griffiths, the Liverpool Harrier winning in 2:07.49. The following heat saw City of Stoke Youngster Emma Jackson (Alan Morris) cross the line in 2:07.56 first place – just ahead of Marilyn Okoro (Ayo Falola) – the world championship finalist showing solid form following an injury hit winter.
"I always go on feeling and I felt a lot better in that. I've got to put behind me how much training I haven't and focus on what I have done," she said.
In the final heat Jenny Meadows (Trevor Painter) leapt to the top of the qualifiers with an easy win in 2:05.31, dragging Blackburn's Alison Leonard (Arthur Almond) round to 2:05.60 at the same time.
The men's semis take place at 17:14 on Saturday afternoon, with the women's semi taking place earlier in the afternoon at 14:19.
In the final middle distance dual of the evening, Britain's top female metric-milers kept their cards close to their chests with two close heats qualifying athletes towards Saturday afternoon's final.
With little to choose amongst the protagonists, it was clear to see tomorrow's impressive final line up including Lisa Dobriskey (George Gandy), Steph Twell (Mick Woods), Hannah England (Bud Baldaro) and the resurgent Charlotte Browning are sure to have a fascinating duel with Dobriskey heading the qualifiers in 4:17.22.
The women's triple jump title was also decided on Friday with Leicester's Laura Samuel (Glynis Morton) taking an impressive victory in a PB of 13.52m ahead of Shaftesbury's Nadia Williams (Keith Fleming) in 13.49m. It was a superb moment for the junior who suffered disappointment earlier in the season when a potential World Junior qualifying triple jump mark was not eligible due to the wind gauge reading being unavailable.
However with her 13.52m easily exceeding the World Junior standard of 13.20m and taking the UK Junior record to new lengths, it was all smiles for the youngster who looks bound for Moncton, Canada in great form.
She said: "I took myself a bit by surprise; I didn't think I could jump that far. My target was to get 13 and a half metres and I've done that today. I was confident. I knew there was a lot of competition but I just wanted to get that qualifier really. I definitely think I've got a lot to learn and I can go further.
The evening's final event was the men's 10,000m final – which as an open race attracted an international field. Winner Stephen Kiprotich took the first place in 27:58.03, but first Brit over the line taking the UK Championship title was Leeds' James Walsh (Mike Baxter) with 29:04.62 in sixth position overall ahead of Sale's Anthony Ford in 29:11.90.


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EU fight against tax havens has flaws
Uneven playing field
5 December 2017 By Lisa Jucca Follow @LJucca
The bloc has put 17 jurisdictions, including Panama and South Korea, on a blacklist for failing to fight tax abuses. European Union countries, however, are free to decide what steps to take against offenders. A laudable drive can be undermined if some choose a lenient approach.
European Union finance ministers on Dec. 5 adopted a blacklist of 17 jurisdictions outside the bloc that are seen as not cooperating on tax matters. These included mostly Caribbean and Pacific island nations but also larger countries such as Panama, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates.
A further group of 47 jurisdictions were put on a grey list of nations that were deemed to be non-compliant on tax matters but which were seen as willing to cooperate with the EU.
EU member states will be able to apply so-called defensive measures on the blacklisted jurisdictions. These include imposing a withholding tax and additional disclosure requirements.
Lobby group the Tax Justice Network estimates that more than $21 trillion of private assets are held in offshore centres.
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Q: How to properly center steps in bootstrap?
As you can see the steps in image are not centered well. May be someone has some suggestions how to center it properly ?
CSS:
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    margin-top: 10px;
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.stepwizard-row {
    display: table-row;
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.stepwizard {
    display: table;
    width: 100%;
    position: relative;
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.stepwizard-step button[disabled] {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    filter: alpha(opacity=100) !important;
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.stepwizard-row:before {
    top: 14px;
    bottom: 0;
    position: absolute;
    content: " ";
    width: 100%;
    height: 1px;
    background-color: #ccc;
    z-order: 0;

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.stepwizard-step {
    display: table-cell;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
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A: I'm assuming you're talking about the horizontal distance between the steps not being of equal size. This is due to the text of the step, e.g. Uploading, being part of the table cell. The width of the table is distributed to the table cells based on the width of their contents, a cell with more text will therefore become wider than one with less text.
The easiest way to solve this might be to take the text of the step outside of the document flow by giving it a position: absolute, width: 100% and text-align: center.

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A: go by this code it may work out
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Is Phillips 66 (PSX) A Lucrative Investment Option Despite Lost Momentum?
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The Country Caller discusses whether or not the stock represents an attractive investment opportunity following recent declinesWhy Phillips 66 Lost Its Momentum?Is Phillips 66 A Lucrative Investment?
While most energy companies struggled to keep their ship afloat, Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) managed to post strong financials last year. As a result, the stock surged 12.59% on the back of lower crude prices, as this meant lower feedstock costs and better refining margins.
Since 2016 started, Phillips 66 has lost some momentum in shares. During the first two months, the stock declined 3.19%. The Country Caller explores the reason for this decline and explains whether or not it is the right time to invest in it.
Why Phillips 66 Lost Its Momentum?
One of the key reasons for the company's poor performance was the shrinking refining margins as a consequence of increased crude prices. Even in 4QFY15, Phillips 66 saw a steep decline in refining margins as oil price declined from $21.44 a barrel in 3QFY15 to $12.72.
As long as oil price keeps on increasing, refining margins would shrink and hence profits would get hurt. In addition, gasoline inventory has also been in surplus in the US. With gasoline supply exceeding demand, prices would are likely to remain suppressed. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) stated that gasoline price would decline from $2.43 per gallon last year to $1.89 this year.
In 2015, gasoline demand was also high, which contributed to the company's positive performance. Moreover, fuel-efficient cars and environment-friendly vehicles led gasoline demand to decline though, adding to the company's worries as the stock posted poor performance compared to last year.
Is Phillips 66 A Lucrative Investment?
One reason to invest in Phillips 66 is its diversified business portfolio. As lower refining margins continue to impact profitability, its investment in other segments continues to reap profits.
For example, olefin products such as 1-octane, 1-butene, 1-hexene, etc have positive future demand. The company can take advantage of high demand of these products owing to its integrated business model. An important point to note here is that the company is making strategic investments in segments which present positive long-run upside potential for the organization.
Another example includes its petrochemicals project in the US, at the Gulf Coast. The project is nearing completion, and is expected to come online by mid-2017. This project would enhance Phillips 66's polyethylene and ethylene capacity by almost 40%.
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Q: Modelling operations in REST service I know that these type of questions have been asked before. I have solution for my problem and I want to know if I am breaking REST or HTTP principals anywhere.
In my system I have a resource called member which supports usual GET/POST/PUT operations. Member has a status of Active and Disabled. I need to model the operation of disabling the user. I understand why following would be a bad idea from REST perspective
POST api/member/john.smith/disable

I have read a solution to accept a resource that represents the request to disable a member, something like below
public class DisableMemberRequest
{
    public string Username {get; set;}
}

And then a POST on above resource
POST api/DisableMemberRequest

While this approach sounds reasonable, I feel this is not right in terms of clean API interfaces. It can be debatable whether the response of the above request should be a 200 OK or 201 Created or 202 Accepted.
I am thinking, I would crate a new resource called DisabledMember and a PUT on this resource would mean that particular member should be disabled as below
PUT api/disabledmember/john.smith

This looks to be a perfectly valid design from REST/HTTP perspective to me. But I am no expert and would like to validate this with people who have been doing this for long time.
EDIT
I am adding these details after interacting with fellow programmers on this page. The process of disabling the member is not only about setting a status flag on the member. There are other workflows that need to be triggered when a member is disabled.

A: One way that I like to do things like this is to define a resource that represents the set of disabled members.  To disable a member, you add that member to the set of disabled members.  It could look something like this.
POST /api/DisabledMembers
Content-Type: text/uri-list

http://example.org/api/members/john.smith

If you want to reverse the operation, you could do
POST /api/ActiveMembers
Content-Type: text/uri-list

http://example.org/api/members/john.smith

This approach has the benefit of the fact that doing GET /api/DisabledMembers would be a perfectly natural thing to do.  Also, by using text/uri-list it becomes easy to disable/reactivate a set of members all at the same time.

A: Your first two suggestions both smell a little, because they have a verb in the URL. Good RESTful architecture defines noun-like resources only, as the HTTP protocol defines the set of verbs applicable to those resources.
The other suggestion is interesting, but PUT suggests you can then perform a GET to obtain a representation of the thing you just put there, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense in this context.
From what you're saying, there's a significant process to enabling or disabling a user's account and that you're not comfortable with that being a PUT or PATCH operation to simply "flip" a value from true to false. If this takes some time, has transient state and is likely to be something you want to be able to expose to API consumers so they are aware of the process, it makes sense to define the process itself as a kind of resource:
Start deactivation:
POST api/members/deactivations

Get the current state of a deactivation or report on activities that have taken place:
GET api/members/deactivations/john.smith

Cancel a deactivation in-progress (optional):
DELETE api/members/deactivations/john.smith

If you could reactivate an account, it could follow a similar pattern.
If you feel that there's not enough substance to these workflows to justify them as their own resources, or you just wouldn't know what to put in response to GET, then it suggests that the workflow isn't so significant that it can't simply be hidden from the API users and triggered as a side-effect of changing the user's active value.

A: Just answered a similar question in here.
The practical way of thinking or applying REST as the starting point (at least it works for me) is to think in the following ways:
1) Use only HTTP 'GET/POST/PUT/DELETE' as the way to model your domain 'actions' .  Just like when you dealing with database, all your actions are mapped to CURD.
2) URI/URL is to identify resources only.  Should never have any 'actions' in your URI.
3) The data exchanged should be in the body of the HTTP messages.
Just to simplify the discussions, not getting into how to model the data itself
Tragedian's solution looks clean.
Updated to address @Suhas' comments
REST is not about naming convention. It is all about how to think about the resources instead of 'actions' when designing REST API.  Should always think about 'Nonce' like resource in URL/URI. You already have all the CURD actions that the domain actions should be mapped to and to manipulate the resources in the URL.
I like Tragedian's solution, just for the discussion sake, we can refactor Tragedian's solution with a similar set of nonce and different URL pattern to 'better' fit the different domain usage. The following may not be the best solution for the domain but they are equivalently RESTful.
Remove membership

*

*DELETE api/membership/[member-id]/

Get membership status

*

*GET api/membership/[member-id]/status/

Add membership

*

*POST api/membership/[member-id]/

Updated to address the issue with "DisabledMember" as the resource
If using  "PUT DisabledMember" to do 'disable member' as suggested by Suhas
Then what will the following actions on 'DisabledMember" resource mean?
DELETE DisabledMember → activate it again??
POST DisabledMember  -> ??
GET DisabledMember – this is an easy one ☺
With this design, it actually "disguises" the action 'disable' in the resource.
You may still can force fit it to do what you want but it wont be as Restful to me.

A:
Member has a status of Active and Disabled

So status is a property of Member entity/resource; in that case why you don't want to use simply PUT method on Member resource with status set to Disabled?

A: If it's a short process to disable the user, why not use HTTP PATCH?
See this answer to a similar question


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Ship of the street
Near the end of Eumaeus Stephen and Bloom come upon "a horse, dragging a sweeper." Many European cities at the turn of the last century employed horse-drawn contraptions to sweep up the manure produced by all the horses on the streets. This is one of those devices, "brushing a long swathe of mire up," and at the end of the episode the horse pulling the machine adds three of its own "turds" to the mess it is wading through—a distinctly creaturely action. But Joyce also sprinkles the passage with some strange mechanical details that threaten to turn this straining, defecating animal into no less a machine than the carriage it pulls, making it a "ship of the street." These symbolic colorations have the outlandish effect of making the horse reenact the sinking of the Titanic.
Some phrases present the horse as very much a fleshly animal: "a fourwalker, a hipshaker, a blackbuttocker, a taildangler, a headhanger," "a good poor brute," "a big nervous foolish noodly kind of a horse." But some odd word choices also seem to remove this recognizable animal entirely from what Stephen in Scylla and Charybdis calls "the whatness of allhorse." The first is Bloom's admonition to Stephen, "Our lives are in peril tonight. Beware of the steamroller." Some of the street-sweeping machines of this time did carry large bristled rollers, and perhaps some of them had steam engines, but there is nothing remotely steam-powered about this one. Probably Bloom's warning emphasizes the size and power of the apparition he comes upon in the dark, unable to quite make it out (steamrollers were invented in the 1860s). But the fanciful comparison distinctly overstates the case and injects a mechanical element of steam-power that his senses could hardly be registering.
Two sentences later Bloom gets a good look at the animal "quite near so that it seemed new, a different grouping of bones and even flesh." Again, the characterization seems excessive. Bloom may be seeing the horse in a new way, or even seeing clearly for the first time that it is a horse, but that freshness of perception would hardly make it new. Indeed, as a "headhanger" it seems old and tired. But later in the same paragraph, Bloom's thoughts do provide a context for seeing the animal as a different grouping of bones and flesh: "But even a dog, he reflected, take that mongrel in Barney Kiernan's, of the same size, would be a holy horror to face. But it was no animal's fault in particular if he was built that way like the camel, ship of the desert, distilling grapes into potheen in his hump."
So a principle of metamorphosis is at work. Struck by the great size of the animal looming up in the dark, Bloom imagines it as being somewhat like a towering camel. But the phrase "ship of the desert" complicates this picture. It is a cliché, certainly, in a chapter chockablock full of clichés, and Bloom's repetition of the tired commonplace might be dismissed as simply a reflexive mental action. In the context of fantastic substitutions, however, it threatens to take the morphing horse out of the animal kingdom altogether. And, sure enough, three sentences later the narrative voice of the chapter affirms Bloom's inconvenient comparison-within-a-comparison: "These timely reflections anent the brutes of the field occupied his mind somewhat distracted from Stephen's words while the ship of the street was manoeuvring and Stephen went on about the highly interesting old..."
Not only has the horse now been narratively authorized as a ship, but it is "manoeuvring" through the avenue, like troops on campaign or warships in formation. Individual sentient beings are sometimes said to perform such an action ("She had mastered the delicate maneuver"), but one would hardly expect a poor horse to do so outside of the dressage ring. Looking back to a sentence just before the remark about the steamroller, one can see that this is not the first inappropriate verb that has been applied to the horse: "By the chains the horse slowly swerved to turn." Has anyone ever seen a horse swerve? The word is usually applied to vehicles, and in this case the vehicle would seem to be large and unwieldy, like a Boeing 747 initiating a turn—or like an immense passenger liner trying to avoid an iceberg.
In an unpublished paper presented to the summer 2019 Trieste Joyce School, Senan Molony argues that echoes of the 1912 sinking of the Titanic pervade Eumaeus, and that many of those echoes sound in this passage. Titanic was "steam"-powered, and it plowed through ocean "rollers." It was brand, spanking "new," celebrating its maiden voyage from the U.K. to the U.S., and that passage proved to be a "holy horror." The ship was named for the horrible giants that assaulted the holy citadel of the Greek gods, and the iceberg with which it crossed paths caused unfathomable horror by ripping gaping holes in six of its watertight compartments. (The vessel was designed to withstand rupture of three.)
Two more details catch Molony's attention: "The horse having reached the end of his tether, so to speak, halted and, rearing high a proud feathering tail, added his quota by letting fall on the floor, which the brush would soon brush up and polish, three smoking globes of turds. Slowly three times, one after another, from a full crupper, he mired." If the horse somehow predicts the Titanic, then its turds are the ship's lifeboats, dropping away from the doomed vessel.
The second, closely related, detail is the location of the ship's sinking: "Beresford Place," at the rear of the Custom House. In addition to the man for whom this broad avenue was actually named—John Beresford, a Wide Streets Commissioner—Molony detects allusions to several individuals relevant to the actions being described: "In 1887 an Admiral Charles Beresford chaired a House of Commons Select Committee on Saving Life at Sea. His committee recommended 'that all sea-going passenger ships should be compelled by law to carry such boats, and other life-saving apparatus, as would in the aggregate best provide for the safety of all on board in moderate weather.' A quarter of a century later, in 1912, the same Admiral Lord Beresford, now an MP, is back, and being widely quoted about lifeboat provision on board the Titanic." Another Beresford was involved in the same battle of regulatory oversight: in 1872, "a Francis Beresford MP tabled an amendment to legislation proposing that 'certificates should not be granted to passenger ships unless they are provided with lifeboats and deck rafts sufficient to save all on board in case of disaster or shipwreck.'"
Neither of these men is explicitly named in Ulysses, so perhaps their connection with the scandalously inadequate number of lifeboats aboard the Titanic can be dismissed as coincidence. But yet another Beresford does make an appearance in Cyclops: "Sir John Beresford, of earlier date, a Royal Navy disciplinarian who is denounced by the Citizen for giving miscreant sailors the lash. Remarkably, his middle name is 'Poo.' Sir John Poo Beresford. And here's a horse doing a poo in Beresford Place…" Why, one may ask, would Joyce have attached an individual's name to the savage discipline of the British navy if he had not been planning to make something of that name in a later chapter?
If Molony's reading of all these strange details is not too ingenious (and no one who studies the works of James Joyce should be too quick to level that charge!), then one wonders not only at the deliberate anachronism of Joyce's symbolism, but also at how he compares the lowering of the Titanic's lifeboats to the defecations of a horse. The first puzzle may perhaps be resolved by invoking an ambitious device of literary realism that Joyce borrowed from Dante. The second perhaps lends itself to cruder analysis. Noting that the stunning wreck of the great vessel provoked heated public debate among Joseph Conrad, Arthur Conan Doyle, and George Bernard Shaw, Molony sees subversive scatalogical humor at play. "In making poo of the great iconic event of April 1912," he speculates, Joyce comments on these "high-profile literary spats on the cause and meaning of the Titanic disaster, and the response it should provoke." They "can only have fascinated the author of Ulysses as he watched established luminaries in an unedifying slugfest. . . . All this, Joyce proclaims, will pass—and in the horse's case, will pass literally. It is withering, steaming criticism."
Chromolithograph showing a Parisian horse-drawn street-sweeper of the late 19th or early 20th century. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Black and white print image, held in the U.S. Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division, of Titanic Sinking, a 1912 painting by Willy Stöwer. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Beresford Place curving around the back of the Custom House in a 1920 Bartholomew map of Dublin held in the Norman B. Leventhal Map and Education Center of the Boston Public Library. Source: www.leventhalmap.org.
View southward along Beresford Place, with Liberty Hall (right) and Butt Bridge (center) visible, in a photograph of unknown date. Source: www.pinterest.com.
1908 photograph of Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, 1st Baron Beresford, from a page in Queen Alexandra's Christmas Gift Book, Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Admiral Sir John Poo Beresford, 1st Baronet Beresford, from a page in The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1820-1832, Source: www.historyofparliamentonline.org.


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by SB on October 28, 2016 at 10:00am
The head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has made a historic address calling for equality and justice at Canada's National parliament. "Love for all hatred for none" is the slogan of the Ahmadiyya community worldwide and it is this core belief that sets their sect apart from the two majority Muslim sects, Sunni and Shia. I have highlighted the parts of the press release that were of interest to me but you can read the press release in full here.
…His Holiness delivered an historic keynote address entitled ?Human values ? the foundation for a peaceful world? to an audience of more than 225 people at a special reception… at the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa.
…During his keynote address, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad addressed various issues of global importance, including the risk of a global war, religious freedom, increasing radicalisation and extremism and international relations….
?Irrespective of differences of background…All people and all organisations, must collectively endeavour to uphold human values, and strive to make the world in which we live, a better and far more harmonious place.?
…His Holiness admitted that fear of Islam was growing in much of the world. However, he said that fear of the religion itself was completely unnecessary…
?Let me reassure all of you that Islam is not what you commonly see or hear portrayed in the media. As far as my knowledge of Islam is concerned, I only know of that Islam whose teachings are based on its name. The literal meaning of the word ?Islam? is peace, love, and harmony and all of its teachings are based upon these noble values.?
Unfortunately, the definition of the word Islam is as in dispute as what the values and teachings of Islam are. It is wrong to say that fear of Islam is completely unnecessary. If all Muslims were from the Ahmadiyya sect then what he says would be true but the reality is that they are a tiny minority that is not ?recognised as being true Muslims by the majority Sunni and Shia sects. Also there is a difference between religious Islam and political Islam.
If you agree with me that's nice, but what I really want to achieve is to make you question the status quo, look between the lines and do your own research. Do not be a passive observer in this game we call life.
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Professors Ron Collins and David Skover, two law professors with expertise on the First Amendment, have written When Money Speaks: The McCutcheon Decision, Campaign Finance Laws, and the First Amendment. They wrote the book while the McCutcheon Supreme Court case was pending, and finished the final chapters within a few days after the decision in the case. The book describes the course of the McCutcheon litigation, and along the way weaves in a discussion of the First Amendment issues and Supreme Court cases concerning campaign finance law from before Buckley v. Valeo to the present.
The book is primarily useful as an introduction for undergraduates to the world of Supreme Court litigation and campaign finance. It includes interviews with Shaun McCutcheon and others, descriptions of the briefs and oral argument, as well as an analysis of the decision. The book does not take a strong side in how the litigation should come out, and presents both sides of the case. There is also a lot of description of litigation strategy and the players behind the scenes.
For those already familiar with the world of campaign financing, there is not much new ground. The primary benefit of this book comes through the interviews with the players, giving flavor to some of the behind the scenes maneuvering regarding legal representation in the case. It is worth reading to have a sense of how campaign finance cases get constructed and litigated through the court system.
One frustrating aspect of the book is its lack of footnotes. The authors often quote or describe someone's argument, and there is a bibliography at the end of the book. But if you want to track down a particular quote or idea and match it to a specific source, you cannot do so just from the book itself.


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