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Rabbi Dr. Elie Abadie
A Maimonides in Our Time
Rabbi Elie Abadie, M.D. is the Senior Rabbi of the Jewish Council of the Emirates (UAE) and
Chief Rabbi of the Association of Gulf Jewish Communities.
He hails from a long and distinguished rabbinical lineage dating back to 15th century Spain and Provence. Following the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492, and later Provence, his family migrated throughout the ages through Italy, the Balkans, Greece, Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon. Rabbi Dr. Abadie was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and grew up in Mexico City. He moved to the United States to attend Yeshiva University, and later became a naturalized, United States citizen.
Rabbi Dr. Abadie earned his B.A. in Health Sciences in 1983, B.Sc. in 1984 in Bible Studies, Hebrew Teacher's diploma in 1985, and a Masters' degree in Philosophy in 1986. He then received his Rabbinic ordination in 1986 from Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. He attended SUNY Downstate Medical Center, where he graduated in 1990 with an M.D. degree. He did his residency in Internal Medicine, and later his fellowship in Gastroenterology at Maimonides Medical Center, finishing in 1995.
Rabbi Dr. Abadie is the former Rabbi and Spiritual Leader of the Edmond J. Safra Synagogue, and was the founding Rabbinic Advisor of the Moise Safra Community Center in Manhattan. He was the Co-President of Justice for Jews from Arab Countries (JJAC).
Presently, he is the Founder and Head of School of the Sephardic Academy of Manhattan, and is also the Director and Professor of the Jacob E. Safra Institute of Sephardic Studies at Yeshiva University. He is a scholar and professor of Sephardic Judaism, history, philosophy, and comparative traditional law. He is an Officer of the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA), and Treasurer/Vice-President of the New York Board of Rabbis. Very often, he consults with and guest lectures at a variety of yeshivot regarding Jewish Studies curricula.
In addition to countless of awards received throughout his career, Rabbi Dr. Abadie was especially honored to receive the Orden Del Merito Civil, the highest civil decoration by His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain. He is honored to be following in the footsteps of the greatest Jewish scholar and philosopher Moses Maimonides, who was both a rabbi and a physician.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Women's rights activist | champion of free speech | best-selling author | former parliamentarian
Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University and founder of the AHA Foundation. She served as a Member of the Dutch Parliament from 2003 to 2006.
While in Parliament, she focused on furthering the integration of non-Western immigrants into Dutch society, and on defending the rights of Muslim women. She has written several books including Infidel (2007), Nomad: from Islam to America, a Personal Journey through the Clash of Civilizations (2010), Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now (2015) and The Challenge of Dawa (2017). Her next book Prey will be published by Harper Collins in 2021.
Prior to joining the Hoover Institution, she was a Fellow at the Belfer Center's Future of Diplomacy Project at Harvard University, and a Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. She received her Master's degree in Political Science from Leiden University in the Netherlands.
Dan Arbell
Dan Arbell, U.S Foreign Policy, Middle East and Israel Expert based in Washington D.C., is an Associate Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in Washington and a Scholar-in-Residence at the School for International Service and the Center for Israel Studies at American University in Washington.
Formerly a Non Resident Senior Fellow at the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution in Washington, he completed a comprehensive study on the US-Turkey-Israel Triangle and co-authored a study (under the Center for American Progress) on the US-Israel relationship in a Changing Middle East. At American University he has been teaching courses since 2012 on the intersection between Israeli politics and foreign policy, as well as on the roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Dan is a 25 year veteran of the Israeli Foreign Service, having served in senior posts overseas, mainly in the US and Japan, and having held senior positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Headquarters in Jerusalem. Notably he was Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the Embassy of Israel in Washington D.C and worked as Ambassador Michael Oren's second in command for nearly 3 years (2009-2012). In the 90's he served at the embassy as Ambassador Itamar Rabinovich's Chief of Staff and a member of Israel's negotiating team with Syria (1993-1996) and later as DCM at the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo, Japan (2001-2005). Back in Jerusalem (2005-2009) he was Acting Head of the North America division at the MFA.
He holds a Master's degree (MA) from Hebrew University in Jerusalem in Political Science and a Bachelor's degree (BA) from Hebrew University in World History and Political Science.
He's a frequent guest speaker and lecturer nationwide, as well as an interviewee in leading American, European and Middle Eastern media outlets (including the New York Times, CNN and BBC) focusing on his areas of expertise which include the US-Israel relations, Israel's strategic environment and challenges and Israel's place in the changing Middle East, the Turkish-Israeli relationship and the politics of natural gas in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Inbal Arieli
Serial entrepreneur & tech influencer, Author, Speaker & Founder Synthesis
Arieli is a founder of Synthesis, a global leadership assessment firm, and author of Chutzpah: Why Israel Is a Hub of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HarperBusiness, 2019).
Born in Israel and raised on hummus and chutzpah, Arieli fostered her entrepreneurial skills during her mandatory military service, serving as lieutenant in unit 8200, the Israel Defense Forces' elite intelligence corps. After completing her military duties, and for the past twenty years, she embraced leading executive roles in the flourishing Israeli tech sector and has founded a series of programs for innovators, where she currently holds board seats.
Arieli lectures widely to business and government leaders around the world. Among her most popular keynotes are "Chutzpah: The Roots of Entrepreneurship", "From Special Forces to the Board Room" and "The Secrets of Successful Interviewers."
Arieli holds an LL.B. Law, B.A in Economics and an MBA, all from Tel Aviv University. A force to be reckoned with, she was featured as one of the 100 most influential people in Israeli tech and as one of the top 100 tech business women speakers in the world. She lives in Tel Aviv with her spouse and their three sons.
Topics: Chutzpah - Skills For The Future; From Special Forces to the Board Room; Secrets of Successful Interviewers; Leadership in Times of Uncertainty; Unpacking Start-Up Nation, Data and Phenomenon
Brigadier general amir avivi
In Search of New Solutions for Peace
Brigadier General Amir Avivi is a 15th generation Jerusalemite but as the son of an Israeli diplomat, was educated at British and American schools in Italy, Chile and Argentina where he became fluent in English, Spanish and Italian.
He served in the Israeli army for 30 years, rising to the rank of Brigadier General of the Engineers Corps, serving as a Brigade commander on the Egyptian border, Deputy Division commander of the Gaza Division and as the aide d'camp under Chief of General Staff Bogie Yaalon.
A prolific speaker, Brigadier General Avivi has spoken in universities, communities and Parliaments across the world about Israel's security needs and has promoted innovative peace plans that protect Israel's security interests such as the New State Solution .
Shlomy Assaf Azoulay
On Wings of Peace
Noted Israeli musician, singer, storyteller and comedian, Shlomy Assaf Azoulay runs an organization called Wings of Peace, to promote pluralism, diversity and co-existence in Israel and beyond.
A native of Jaffa - one of the most diverse cities in Israel - Assaf Azoulay understands the importance of bridge building. His life story is magical, having come originally from Morocco with a family of nine siblings and living alongside an Arab-Christian family in Jaffa,
Assaf Azoulay's stories are both compelling and inspiring. He is a perfect performing guest for your synagogue, church or your magical event or mission in Israel. He regularly invites friends from the diverse community of Israel to perform with him.
Assaf Azoulay also regularly travels to North America and Europe as an invited musical guests and host for various functions where Israeli culture is always desired.
Ambassador Alan Baker
Middle East peace negotiator | legal expert | diplomat
Alan Baker, jurist and diplomat, is one of Israel's prominent experts in international law. A graduate of the University of London and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem he has served as the Legal Counsel of Israel's Foreign Ministry and as Israel's Ambassador to Canada.
He currently serves as the Director of the Institute for Contemporary Affairs at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, where he heads the Center's International Law program. He has served as senior attorney in the Legal Division of the United Nations in New York.
He participated in all the Middle East peace process negotiations with Egypt, Jordan, the Palestinians and Lebanon, as well as in the negotiation and drafting of international treaties dealing with such spheres as human rights, international humanitarian law, maritime and aviation law.
He headed the legal team defending Israel at the International Court of Justice. He presently serves as a member of Israel's panel of judges at the International Court of Arbitration. Ambassador Baker has edited books and published articles on legal and political issues affecting Israel.
Vivian Bercovici
Ambassador | Media Personality | Columnist | Business Leader
Former Canadian Ambassador to Israel, Vivian Bercovici, is an astute observer of Israeli domestic politics. A regular media commentator and columnist in the US, Canada and Israel, she is known for being unsparingly clear and incisive in her observations. Her current work is heavily focused on ultra-orthodox political influence; impact of corona on current electoral mood and key social, political, religious flash points, Bercovici speaks about the outcome of the next vote, coalition wrangling and the increasingly controversial role of the ultra orthodox in society and government.
Vivian Bercovici served as Canada's Ambassador to Israel from 2014-16, having been appointed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Her tenure was noted for bringing vigour and deep knowledge to all aspects of the Canada-Israel relationship with a focus on developing bilateral commercial ties.
Since then, Vivian has continued to reside in Tel Aviv and is engaged in the global medical cannabis and medical device sectors as a board member and consultant. She has contributed to numerous publications, among them The Toronto Star, Wall Street Journal, the National Post, Commentary Magazine, Jerusalem Post, and others. She is a regular columnist and frequent commentator for television and radio in Israel, Canada and elsewhere. Prior to her service as Ambassador, Vivian practiced law for 25 years in Toronto, focusing on defamation and financial services.
Vivian is an accomplished, knowledgeable and passionate speaker and has adapted very well to participating in Zoom events. She understands the North American and Diaspora perspectives and now lives in the Israeli reality, bringing a unique and sharp eye to a wide range of complex issues.
"Vivian's speaking topics include, The Diplomatic Reality: What Goes on Behind the Scenes?; #VacciNation - Israel's COVID Triumph; Startup Nation 2.0; Jews in Public Service and "Dual Loyalty"; The Haredi Concept of Israel and National Loyalty; Making Sense of Chaos; How Israelis see DIaspora Communities; Making Aliya: From Ambassador to Real Life.
Avi Abraham Benlolo
Prominent human rights defender | expert in Holocaust education and advocacy against antisemitism |
As one of the most notable international human rights defenders, Avi Abraham Benlolo has worked with many notable figures including Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Shimon Peres and Prime Ministers Tony Blair, David Cameron, Stephen Harper and many others.
Mr. Benlolo is an expert in Holocaust education, Anti-Semitism, Middle East Affairs and universal human rights. For two decades, he has been at the forefront of interfaith relations, religious freedom, and Israel advocacy. He received many honours including the Order of Vaughan for humanitarian work, the Queens Diamond Jubilee for community engagement, an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy from Haifa University for Holocaust education and combating antisemitism and the Canadian Race Relations Award for best practices.
He was recently appointed to the Vaughan Race Relations and Diversity Task Force. Mr. Benlolo previously served as President and CEO of Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies from 2000-2020 – a Canadian organization he built from the ground up.
He has raised over $100 million over the years and is responsible for many of its programs including the largest dinner gala, the Spirit of Hope; Holocaust and Tolerance education platforms like the Tour for Humanity and the Tolerance Training Center which has educated more than 250,000 students from 1,000 schools. He has led annual missions to Auschwitz and Israel with top leaders, to name a few.
Ilan Berman
Leading expert on the Middle East and Iran
Ilan Berman is Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, DC. An expert on regional security in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Russian Federation.
He has consulted for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency as well as the U.S. Departments of State and Defense, and has also provided assistance on foreign policy and national security issues to a range of governmental agencies and congressional offices.
He has been called one of America's "leading experts on the Middle East and Iran" by CNN. Mr. Berman is a member of the Associated Faculty at Missouri State University's Department of Defense and Strategic Studies.
A frequent writer and commentator, he has written for the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, the New York Times, Foreign Policy, the Washington Post and USA Today, among many other publications.
Inna Braverman
Hi-Tech Innovation | Climate Action | Leadership & Entrepreneurship
Inna Braverman founded Eco Wave Power at the age of 24.
Under her leadership the company installed its first grid-connected wave energy array, secured a significant projects pipeline of 254MW, and became the first Israeli company to ever list on Nasdaq Stockholm.
She was recognized by Wired Magazine as one of the "Females Changing the World", by Fast Company as one of the world's "Most Creative People in Business for 2020" and is the winner of the United Nations "Global Climate Action Award".
For Inna, clean electricity is a very personal journey, as she was born two weeks before the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster and suffered respiratory arrest due to the pollution in the region. Luckily, her mother, a nurse, came to her crib on time and gave her a mouth to mouth resuscitation, which saved her life.
She got a second chance in life and decided to devote it to the development of a clean and safe method of electricity production.
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'Putin's most wanted man | Best selling author of Red Notice | Human rights activist
William Browder, founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, was the largest foreign investor in Russia until 2005, when he was denied entry to the country for exposing corruption in Russian state-owned companies. In 2009 his Russian lawyer,
Sergei Magnitsky, was killed in a Moscow prison after uncovering and exposing a US$230 million fraud committed by Russian government officials. Because of their impunity in Russia, Browder has spent the last ten years conducting a global campaign to impose visa bans and asset freezes on individual human rights abusers, particularly those who played a role in Magnitsky's false arrest, torture and death.
The USA was the first to impose these sanctions with the passage of the 2012 "Magnitsky Act." A Global Magnitsky Bill, which broadens the scope of the US Magnitsky Act to human rights abusers around the world, was passed at the end of 2016. The UK passed a Magnitsky amendment in April 2017 and recently imposed its first wave of 'Magnitsky sanctions' on 6th July 2020. Magnitsky legislation was passed in Estonia in December 2016, Canada in October 2017 and in Lithuania in November 2017.
Similar legislation is being developed in Australia, France, Denmark, Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden and Ukraine. In February 2015 Browder published the New York Times bestseller, Red Notice, which recounts his experience in Russia and his ongoing fight for justice for Sergei Magnitsky.
Shoshana Bryen
Leading Specialist in US Defense Policy
Shoshana Bryen is a leading specialist in U.S. defense policy and Middle East affairs. The former Executive Director and SeniorDirector for Security Policy at JINSA, Mrs. Bryen was author of the widely republished JINSA Reports. She has worked with the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College and the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, and lectured at the National Defense University in Washington.
Mrs. Bryen coordinated programs in the Middle East for military professionals that allowed more than 450 American military officers to engage in professional discussions of issues that both unite and divide the United States, Israel and Jordan. She also created a program to take the cadets and midshipmen of America's service academies to Israel for a three-week work/study program that has permitted hundreds of future officers to have a positive, in-depth experience in Israel. She has also taken Turkish and Israeli military officers to speak at the service academies and has lectured in the academies as well.
Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, the New York Sun and Defense News, among other outlets, as well as in JINSA Reports.
She is a Member of the Advisory Board of the Aleethia Foundation that provides opportunities for wounded veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and is a Member of the Board of the Naval Academy Jewish Chapel Foundation.
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I'm 56 and a lifelong surfer. At 5'11" and 185lbs I went with the 6-2″ Hypto..just wanted a little more volume for wetsuit and booties. Got the 5 fin setup tried it as a quad and as a 3 fin …..I mostly ride quads…but the Hypto works best in a 3 fin setup…this is one fun board to ride it a one board quiver.
Super happy with the board, catching a lot of waves and having a lot of fun!!!
Got the new Hypto, great board rips in all conditions so easy to surf. If your travelling and only want to take one board this is it.


For approximately 3 weeks close to the 10 year anniversary of Madeleine McCann's disappearance, I engaged with Mark Saunokonoko, an Australian journalist at 9news.com.Saunokonoko was one of the only journalists brave enough to doubt the veracity of the McCann's account.
I engaged with him a number of times to share some of my research, and theories. This is one.
I was very keen to put something into the mainstream to counter the mainstream narrative in Britain, which was broadly supportive of the McCann's version of events, both in print and on television.
By May 9th I grew impatient that nothing had been finalised, and ultimately, nothing wasn't.


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The children of brad pitt turned away from the actor left alone on the birthday
Hollywood actor brad pitt who recently broke up with peers Angelina Jolie, celebrated the day of birth. However, his older children did not come to the feast.
Wednesday, December 18, pitt is 55 years old. The actor did not want to arrange a Grand party — he called the closest to be in the family circle. And came to the party only younger children of the actor.
Brad celebrated his birthday with a 13-year-old Shiloh and 11-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. The older children of brad pitt's been a long time did not communicate with his father and ignored his birthday.
Brad pitt, photos: GQ
Note that brad pitt and Angelina Jolie announced their breakup in 2016, but the process of their divorce lasted very long. The actors could not divide the children.
During trials, brad pitt persistently fought for custody of 3 biological children and 3 adopted. 55-year-old actor proved that Angelina Jolie let kids interact with it and monitors their phone conversations. Older children repeatedly said that misunderstandings between parents tired of that 18-year-old Maddox wanted to move to another country.
Angelina Jolie with children photo: Getty Images
We will remind, Todorenko in a swimsuit flashed a thin figure in Paradise Bali: "What slender!".
Previously "Know.ia" talked about the fact that the daughter of brad pitt and Angelina Jolie officially became a boy taking hormones.
The portal also "Know.ia", the network leaked photos of Angelina Jolie on the set of Marvel: looks like a legend in the way poslanec Athens
Transformers : the robots are back in 2 new films ?
Yoga with lemurs: a new word in zootherapy
Alan Badoev shot a very stylish music video for Ani Lorak
"What about Quinoa?": "sinful" video Lindemann had in mind even mannered Germans

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I have spent a good deal of time over the last few years working in my capacity as a Leadership Consultant with Oxford Leadership, one of the world's top leadership consultancies. Oxford Leadership's leadership programmes and change management consulting help top management in the execution of their plans by aligning people, culture and strategy with a purpose beyond product and profit.
I have worked with Oxford Leadership on many projects with large multi nationals such as Akzo Nobel, the world's largest paint manufacturer and Telefonica o2, the telecoms giant based in Madrid, Spain, BASF the world's leading chemicals company and many others. My work with all of these organisations has been in the delivery and facilitation of amongst other initiatives, Oxford Leadership's excellent Leadership programme, Self Managing Leadership. The SML is an intense 'leadership from the inside out' programme and in the case of the aforementioned companies, delivered to their senior Leadership teams.
Founded in Oxford, UK in 2005, Oxford Leadership™ has 20 Partners and over 200 people working throughout Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East.
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The Future of Work: Automation and Continuous Change?
9th January 2018 /in All Articles, News /by Adam Hoare
By Prof Ken Eason
Predictions for the future of Work
Christmas saw the publication of another forecast of the number of jobs that are at risk because of the march of robotics and artificial intelligence. This time it was the IPPR (Institute of Public Policy Research) forecasting that up to 44% of UK jobs are at risk across wide sectors of the economy.
IPPR Report on Managing Automation
There are now many forecasts of massive job losses and attention is being focused on a world where a small proportion of people (the highly skilled ones) will be employed and the rest will be out of work and poor.
But there is also another common theme in the debate about the future of work. It is that we exist in a complex, ever changing, interconnected, global economy and that to survive organisations have to be flexible, resilient and adaptive. The cry is that:
Who will manage the change?
How do we reconcile these two different perspectives on the future of work? Our clever technology may be very good at doing the operational work but it cannot help us make sense of the messy world of international trade, market forces, competitiveness, social change, government action and technical innovation. And it cannot determine what we should do to take advantage of new opportunities and defend against threats. AI may be smart but it is a narrow intelligence with a clever understanding of a specific work domain. Indeed, such narrow AI is also known as weak AI because it cannot replace the breadth of capabilities of a human. However imperfect they may be, human beings are currently the only general purpose intelligent resource we have that can make sense of a confusing, changing world – sentience is known as strong AI.
How is a work organisation to manage in a changing world with a small labour force and a large and sophisticated technological base that may be difficult and expensive to change? The small labour force may have a big agenda: to manage the technology and make sure nothing goes wrong, to monitor the outside world and spot opportunities and threats and to design and implement new ways of working to meet changing requirements. And to keep doing all of these things all of the time. There are many reasons to predict that this model of future work organisations will be ineffective and could be dangerous. One of the reasons for this prediction is what we know about how work actually gets done.
People as the adaptive, coping agents in work systems
Every study of how work actually gets done shows that it is rarely done strictly according to the formal processes specified that may be embedded in the technology. The people in the work system embellish the formal processes with their own knowledge, often tacit and undeclared, in order to give work delivery the flexibility to meet varied and emergent requirements. They are the 'oil in the system' that 'keeps the show on the road'. They recognize what is new and different, learn how to adapt, and add new, often unspecified, procedures to the repertoire of the organisation. In doing so they often have to 'work around' inflexibilities in the formal system to get work done and meet customer requirements.
As a result in any well-established work system there are people who have a deep but often implicit understanding of how the system actually works and a learning capability that means there is a bottom-up process of adaptation and evolution in place that responds to local changes.
The danger of the current narrative about robotics and artificial intelligence is that it implies the replacement of this human resource with technologies that will produce the work on their own. If that is the case not only will work systems become less resilient and adaptive but all the collective tacit knowledge will be lost. And as the saying goes 'you don't know what you have lost 'til it has gone'.
There is always 'Organisational Choice': changing the balance of task 1 and task 2
To their credit, the IPPR recognize that it is only some of the tasks that can be automated and there are many other parts of jobs that are best done by people. So instead of just assuming technology will replace people we have to ask how the new technological capabilities and the very different capabilities of human resources can be harnessed together for the long-term resilience and adaptability of work organisations. The solution has to be sociotechnical change not just technical change. There will be significant organisational choices to be made to find the right solutions and we need some principles to guide this process. Here are a few to consider:
Immediate cost-effectiveness may be a dangerous objective. The key argument for automation may be economic – you get greater and more reliable productivity from robots and they are cheaper than human resources. That may be so, but you also have to consider what you might lose….
Knowledgeable and skillful human resources provide a sense making resource that can cope with the unforeseen. We need to keep a general sense making capability at all levels within the organisation; to keep a watchful eye on our technology and to provide flexibility and adaptability wherever it is needed. But to be effective people need to keep their knowledge and skills up-to-date and that means actually doing the operational tasks some of the time. So, enabling them to 'keep their hand in' is an important design criteria for future systems design.
Having people who understand the task domain means there is a double-task resource to add significant knowledge to planning future developments. Task 1– getting today's work done – has dominated.
People also have Task 2 abilities – to step back and reflect, to review their performance, to see what can be improved etc. The more they can do this, the better chance the organisation has of coping with the need for continuous change.
Helping people and organisations develop their Task 2 capabilities is an important part of the Bayswater Institute mission. It could be that one of the consequences of robotics and AI will be that people need to spend less time on Task 1 and they can spend more time on Task 2 – in particular thinking about how the work system may be changed to meet new challenges and opportunities. Exploring the potential impacts up-front would seem a good investment in that this is a global challenge and will generate new requirements of the work force that could benefit from planning rather than reacting.
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Putting Social Science to Work
7th December 2017 /in Publications /by FiDeeEdit1
Book: Putting Social Science to Work
The Ground between Theory and Use Explored through Case Studies in Organisations
In this book, Lisl Klein and Ken Eason look at the various issues involved when attempts are made to make use of the theories, methods and findings of the social sciences in practical affairs. They consider how human and social considerations may be successfully integrated with technical and economic ones in the design and development of organisations at work.
Their study is both empirical and theoretical. Its core is the examination of fourteen case studies from manufacturing and service organisations in Britain and Germany. The various projects were carried out by units within the organisations themselves, by university departments, commercial consultants and an independent research institute. Outside the field of organisations the the authors consider the background and strategies of a number of individual practitioners, and also an attempt at national level (in Germany) to make systematic use of research. Their study is informed by their own extensive experience as researchers and practitioners of social science.
The book concludes with a discussion of what contributes to successful practice. Its findings will be invaluable to all social scientists interested in the application of their disciplines as well as to potential clients in the world of business and industry.
Published in 1991 the book remains relevant to contemporary issues of social science utilisation in organisations. It recognises the challenges of the social science practitioner in engaging with varied and complex dynamics within organisations. Further, that the goal of behaviour change is not well served by "packaged" approaches but must begin with the current situation in action. The case studies resonate with current attempts to introduce technology into the workplace and the recognition that the social context of behaviour change plays a key role.
KLEIN, L. & EASON, K.D. (1991) Putting Social Science to Work. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
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Representing Socio-Technical Systems Options in the Development of New Forms of Work Organization
It is widely accepted that effective implementation of new technology into work organizations needs an integrative approach in which developments in both technical and social systems are considered. Furthermore, success depends upon the effective participation of significant stakeholders in this process. This article reviews the methods available for this purpose and concludes that a particular weakness is the methods that can be used to generate and review socio-technical system opportunities early in the development process. Whilst methods exist to support stakeholder participation at this stage, they need to represent future socio-technical opportunities if they are to make an effective contribution. This article presents the ORDIT (Organizational Requirements Definition for Information Technology Systems) methodology, which uses responsibility modelling as a basis for constructing socio-technical systems opportunities. The application of telemedicine in health care is presented as a case study to demonstrate how this method can be used to construct and evaluate socio-technical scenarios.
Publication at Taylor and Francis Online
Eason K.D. Harker S.D.P. and Olphert C.W. (1996) Representing Socio-Technical Systems Options in the Development of New Forms of Work Organization. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology 5(3) 399-420
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Socio-Technical Theory and Work Systems in the Information Age
Book chapter entitled 'Socio-technical theory and work systems in the information age'
This chapter of the book set the traditional focus of socio-technical systems theory on primary work systems in modern context where information and communication technology (ICT) has a major influence in the way work is undertaken. The chapter begins with a summary of the original work of the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations and critically reviews the major concepts to emerge from these studies. This is followed by a review of recent studies of the impact of ICT on work systems and how socio-technical systems are used to interpret these findings. Finally, concepts and methods of designing and implementing customisable and generic ICT systems in organisations. The authors call for a recognition and evaluation of socio-techcial systems as never completed but evolving over time; placing an emphasis on the emergent behaviour resulting from the use of new technical systems.
"Technology presumes there's just one right way to do things and there never is."
– Robert M. Pirsig
Google Books Link
EASON K. AND ABDELNOUR-NOCERA J. Socio-technical theory and work systems in the information age. In Whitworth B. and de Moor A. (eds) 'Handbook of research on socio-technical design and social networking systems' Information Science Reference, Hershey New York 65-77
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People and Computers: Emerging Work Practice in the Information Age
A chapter in the book 'Psychology at Work' reviewing the impact of information technology on work practice and the link between people and work
Amazon Book Link
EASON K.D. People and Computers: Emerging Work Practice in the Information Age. In P.B.Warr (ed) 'Psychology at Work' Penguin, London, 5th Edition pp 77-99 ISBN 0-14-100010-4
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Surfing the Third Wave: Experiential Reflections on New Working Practices
7th November 2017 /in Publications /by FiDeeEdit1
This paper deals with issues and presents changes in practices relating to the new working as realized in the developing e-working world. The paper begins by reviewing my own experience. This is expressed as anecdote from my diary. Following this, the down- side of e-work is argued to be characterized by atomization and fragmentation and is depicted under four headings: being an e-worker, engaging with work as an e-worker, contextualizing experience as an e-worker, and managing self and work as an e-worker. This section is followed by a brief review of how this downside has been achieved. The paper then goes on to discuss two models for developing the e-work process be- yond the current debacle. The first model is one based on conventional practices and is concentrated on relieving the pressure. This conventional approach is also referred to as the "provision for . . ." model. The model deals with providing technologies and inducements and meeting expenses of e-workers as fragmented elements of the work- force. It is a patchwork quilt of piecemeal planning. The second model, arising from the research behind the paper, involves thinking again—Where might we be? The process develops an "invitation to join . . ." model, focusing on relationships. The paper goes on to describe a process for developing a systemic approach to e-work and non-e-work for large organizations and a means for applying the systemic development of e-work in full, and not just gesture. The paper concludes with an overview of the key learning points emergent from the research to date. Concerning the style of the paper, it is set out in the form of a Kolb learning cycle—this is the overarching methodology applied to the enquiry as a whole.
Open University Link
Bell, S. 2002. Surfing the Third Wave: Experiential Reflections on New Working Practices. Systemic Practice and Action Research. 15, 1, pp. 67 – 82
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It would be spectacular to stop an activity with the absolute minimum amount of poking and swiping on my iPhone. If RK had a lock screen widget with a STOP (and maybe a PAUSE?) button, then I could stop an activity by pressing Home (to light the display) then STOP.
Now? I have to press Home, swipe, key my PIN, and then (finally) press STOP. Mix in copious sweating on a hot day and any of those screen interactions can go awry pretty quickly.
The existing Today widget requires Home, swipe, press - and doesn't offer STOP at all. I still have to poke, swipe, and poke some more, to get to a STOP button.
iTunes, Amazon Music, and Pandora all take over the lock screen and offer app controls. Why not RK?!
Oh, and showing activity stats on the lock screen so that I can see them after pressing the Home button would be great, too.
Yes please. Swiping and keying in PIN or thumb print does not work when sweating.
Great feature request! I fumble around with my phone all the time trying to unlock it at the end of a long run... which also means I'm not paying attention to where I'm going. Although, it would probably need to have an enable/disable' function in the settings for users that would worry about stopping a run unintentionally early (which loops us back to the "merge activities" topic).
I also didn't understand why the process of completing the run wasn't quick and simple, without having to look at a screen or the other worry of inadvertently stopping a run early.
OMG, I so need this option. I don't use a GPS watch like every one of my running friends. :P I always use my iPhone with a chest HRM, and Runkeeper of course.
The new iPhones with fingerprint recognition, doesn't seem to do very well with sweaty fingers. So, when we stop quickly, I tap a few times trying to get it to work, which it doesn't. Then I have to type the 6 digits and usually mess it up. Long story short...it's super annoying! Having a "Pause/Resume" button on the lock screen, or a quick swipe like Apple Passbook.
A "pause" button would be great. I get asked for directions all the time, for some reason, when I am out running.
Great idea! I would use this every run.
Ed is right. Please add this feature.
this is a must have feature!
And simplify the screens at the end.
now on iOS: press pause icon, press stop icon, confirm in a small pop-up, press "save".
Sweaty finger, battling with the phone in the arm rest..
RK is all about the stats, I'm all about the stats! I don't want to know how I did on 10.08 km (run + phone fight), I want to know how I did on 10.00 km run, that's it!!
Strong plus one! Choosing a metric to display on the lock screen would be a game changer too.


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// Filename:    DesignerInfo.cs
// Owner:       Richard Dunkley
// Description: Contains the data components to generate a simplified C# UserControl designer class for windows forms.
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// Copyright © Richard Dunkley 2016
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
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using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace CSCodeGen
{
	/// <summary>
	///   Represents a <see cref="UserControl"/> designer class.
	/// </summary>
	public class DesignerInfo
	{
		#region Properties

		/// <summary>
		///   Contains the GUI components that are included in the control.
		/// </summary>
		public List<GuiComponentInfo> Components { get; private set; }

		/// <summary>
		///   Contains the main initialization code for the control.
		/// </summary>
		public List<string> MainInitializationCode { get; private set; }

		#endregion Properties

		#region Methods

		/// <summary>
		///   Instantiates a new <see cref="DesignerInfo"/> object.
		/// </summary>
		public DesignerInfo()
		{
			Components = new List<GuiComponentInfo>();
			MainInitializationCode = new List<string>();
		}

		/// <summary>
		///   Gets an ordered list of the suspend/resume components.
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		/// <returns>Dictionary containing the components, indexed by their order.</returns>
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		{
			Dictionary<int, List<string>> orderedComponents = new Dictionary<int, List<string>>();
			foreach (GuiComponentInfo component in Components)
			{
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				{
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			}

			return orderedComponents;
		}

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Why is God Waiting? Who is Israel? Is Good Works a Result of Faith? - My Morning Study
Many times I sit back and think: "Why is God waiting so long to return?" (at least long from my little perspective!). I surely don't know all of the reasons, but after reading some of the Scriptures I am going to share below, I got a better idea. It is a comforting, yet humbling thought. I also was challenged a few years ago about the Dispensational Theology, which has become very popular among those who are looking for signs of Jesus Return. I really got into the whole "Left Behind" thing and the Theology that goes along with it. In Dispensational Theology, there is mainly a dividing up of time periods and races. On some level, this is a reality, but it isn't exhaustive. Remember Job? Ruth? Rahab? none of them were Jews according to the flesh. There were more, but those were the only ones I could site off of the top of my head. There are different time periods, but does God work differently in one than the other? Are Jews and Gentiles together the seed of faith who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ? Or were the Gentiles just an afterthought when the Jews decided to rebel? Is God unchanging and therefore fulfilling a sovereign plan? or did He have to improvise when physical Israel rebelled against His call? I believe the texts below give a good and clear answer to these questions and more. Below the texts are some links on Amillennialism and Covenant Theology as well as three good videos on Covenant Theology.
Ezekiel 18 NKJV
"1 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying, 2 "What do you mean when you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying: 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children's teeth are set on edge'? 3 "As I live," says the Lord God, "you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel. 4 "Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die. 5 But if a man is just And does what is lawful and right; 6 If he has not eaten on the mountains, Nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, Nor defiled his neighbor's wife, Nor approached a woman during her impurity; 7 If he has not oppressed anyone, But has restored to the debtor his pledge; Has robbed no one by violence, But has given his bread to the hungry And covered the naked with clothing; 8 If he has not exacted usury Nor taken any increase, But has withdrawn his hand from iniquity And executed true judgment between man and man; 9 If he has walked in My statutes And kept My judgments faithfully-- He is just; He shall surely live!" Says the Lord God. 10 "If he begets a son who is a robber Or a shedder of blood, Who does any of these things 11 And does none of those duties, But has eaten on the mountains Or defiled his neighbor's wife; 12 If he has oppressed the poor and needy, Robbed by violence, Not restored the pledge, Lifted his eyes to the idols, Or committed abomination; 13 If he has exacted usury Or taken increase-- Shall he then live? He shall not live! If he has done any of these abominations, He shall surely die; His blood shall be upon him. 14 "If, however, he begets a son Who sees all the sins which his father has done, And considers but does not do likewise; 15 Who has not eaten on the mountains, Nor lifted his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, Nor defiled his neighbor's wife; 16 Has not oppressed anyone, Nor withheld a pledge, Nor robbed by violence, But has given his bread to the hungry And covered the naked with clothing; 17 Who has withdrawn his hand from the poor And not received usury or increase, But has executed My judgments And walked in My statutes-- He shall not die for the iniquity of his father; He shall surely live! 18 "As for his father, Because he cruelly oppressed, Robbed his brother by violence, And did what is not good among his people, Behold, he shall die for his iniquity. 19 "Yet you say, 'Why should the son not bear the guilt of the father?' Because the son has done what is lawful and right, and has kept all My statutes and observed them, he shall surely live. 20 The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself. 21 "But if a wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. 22 None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him; because of the righteousness which he has done, he shall live. 23 Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?" says the Lord God, "and not that he should turn from his ways and live? 24 "But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, shall he live? All the righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; because of the unfaithfulness of which he is guilty and the sin which he has committed, because of them he shall die. 25 "Yet you say, 'The way of the Lord is not fair.' Hear now, O house of Israel, is it not My way which is fair, and your ways which are not fair? 26 When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity, and dies in it, it is because of the iniquity which he has done that he dies. 27 Again, when a wicked man turns away from the wickedness which he committed, and does what is lawful and right, he preserves himself alive. 28 Because he considers and turns away from all the transgressions which he committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die. 29 Yet the house of Israel says, 'The way of the Lord is not fair.' O house of Israel, is it not My ways which are fair, and your ways which are not fair? 30 "Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways," says the Lord God. "Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin. 31 Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel? 32 For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies," says the Lord God. "Therefore turn and live!"
Who is the house of Israel?
Romans 9-11 NKJV
9- "1 I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit, 2 that
I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh, 4 who are Israelites, to whom pertain the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the promises; 5 of whom are the fathers and from whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, the eternally blessed God. Amen. 6 But it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For they are not all Israel who are of Israel, 7 nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, "In Isaac your seed shall be called." 8 That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as the seed. (Seed of Faith) 9 For this is the word of promise: "At this time I will come and Sarah shall have a son." 10 And not only this, but when Rebecca also had conceived by one man, even by our father Isaac 11 (for the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of Him who calls), 12 it was said to her, "The older shall serve the younger." 13 As it is written, "Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated." 14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Certainly not! 15 For He says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion." 16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy. 17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth." 18 Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens. 19 You will say to me then, "Why does He still find fault? For who has resisted His will?" 20 But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, "Why have you made me like this?" 21 Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor? 22 What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, 23 and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory, 24 even us whom He called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? 25 As He says also in Hosea: "I will call them My people, who were not My people, And her beloved, who was not beloved." 26 "And it shall come to pass in the place where it was said to them, 'You are not My people,' There they shall be called sons of the living God." 27 Isaiah also cries out concerning Israel: "Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, The remnant will be saved. 28 For He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, Because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth." 29 And as Isaiah said before: "Unless the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, We would have become like Sodom, And we would have been made like Gomorrah." 30 What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness of faith; 31 but Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness. 32 Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone. 33 As it is written: "Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense, And whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame."
10- 1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness that they (fleshly Israel) have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. 5 For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, "The man who does those things shall live by them." 6 But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' " (that is, to bring Christ down from above) 7 or, " 'Who will descend into the abyss?' " (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we preach): 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame." 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. 13 For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved." 14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!" 16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?" 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. 18 But I say, have they not heard? Yes indeed: "Their sound has gone out to all the earth, And their words to the ends of the world." 19 But I say, did Israel not know? First Moses says: "I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation, I will move you to anger by a foolish nation." 20 But Isaiah is very bold and says: "I was found by those who did not seek Me; I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me." 21 But to Israel he says: "All day long I have stretched out My hands To a disobedient and contrary people."
11- 1 I say then, has God cast away His people? Certainly not! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel, saying, 3 "Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life"? 4 But what does the divine response say to him? "I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal." 5 Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6 And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work. 7 What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded. 8 Just as it is written: "God has given them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that they should not see And ears that they should not hear, To this very day." 9 And David says: "Let their table become a snare and a trap, A stumbling block and a recompense to them. 10 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see, And bow down their back always." 11 I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles. 12 Now if their fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more their fullness! 13 For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry, 14 if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and save some of them. 15 For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? 16 For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. 17 And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them (remnant), and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree, 18 do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you. 19 You will say then, "Branches were broken off (Israel of the flesh) that I might be grafted in." 20 Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. 21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either. 22 Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. 23 And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. 24 For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? 25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. 26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; 27 For this is My covenant with them, When I take away their sins." 28 Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. 29 For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. 30 For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience, 31 even so these also have now been disobedient, that through the mercy shown you they also may obtain mercy. 32 For God has committed them all to disobedience, that He might have mercy on all. 33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! 34 "For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become His counselor?" 35 "Or who has first given to Him And it shall be repaid to him?" 36 For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
For more on Spiritual Israel and the seed of faith, check out Hebrews 10-12!
2 Peter 3 NKJV
"1 Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), 2 that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior, 3 knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, 4 and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation." 5 For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, 6 by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. 7 But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 8 But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. 11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. 14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; 15 and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation--as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, 16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. 17 You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; 18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen."
Since the Lord has tarried, be sure not to take advantage and presume upon His grace.
Romans 2 NKJV
"1 Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. 2 But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things. 3 And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? 5 But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6 who "will render to each one according to his deeds": 7 eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; 8 but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness--indignation and wrath, 9 tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek; 10 but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 11 For there is no partiality with God. 12 For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law 13 (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; 14 for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, 15 who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them) 16 in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel. 17 Indeed you are called a Jew, and rest on the law, and make your boast in God, 18 and know His will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law, 19 and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and truth in the law. 21 You, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal? 22 You who say, "Do not commit adultery," do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who make your boast in the law, do you dishonor God through breaking the law? 24 For "the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you," as it is written. 25 For circumcision is indeed profitable if you keep the law; but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. 26 Therefore, if an uncircumcised man keeps the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision? 27 And will not the physically uncircumcised, if he fulfills the law, judge you who, even with your written code and circumcision, are a transgressor of the law? 28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; 29 but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but from God"
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UK: 7500 Doctors in fear of negligence after pediatricians sentence
UK: 7500 Doctors in fear of negligence after pediatrician's sentence
United Kingdom: Doctors in the UK recently made public their anger after a pediatrician was suspended and received two-year prison for gross negligence manslaughter over a patient's death who had Down's Syndrome.
The pediatrician Dr Bawa-Garba had received a 2 years suspension and two-year prison for gross negligence manslaughter over the boy's death. She was also a 12-month suspension from practising medicine. However, a higher court, on the appeal of the general medical council of UK, ordered that her name be completely "erased" from the medical register forever. The deicision was partly on the basis of evidence used from her own electronic appraisal as per the media reports
Dr Bawa-Garba failed to spot that Jack, from Glen Parva, Leics, was suffering from septic shock, mistaking it to be gasteroentiritis, then "inexplicably" mistook him for a different child under a "do not resuscitate" order and ordered colleagues to stop life-saving attempts when his heart stopped. He died at Leicester Royal Infirmary in 2011, reports Telegraph Co UK
The decision to strike off her name has indeed sparked a protest amongst medical practitioners in the UK. More than 7,500 medics have signed a letter raising deep-seated concerns" about both her conviction and the General Medical Council's decision to bar her. Daily Mail quotes the letter stated
The use against Dr Bawa-Garba of her recorded reflections on this event in a legal process will frighten doctors of all grades away from honest self-appraisal. In one move, this undoes years of positive cultural change within medical training.
Dr Bawa-Garba made mistakes, but to properly learn from these they must be viewed in the context in which she was working.
If we allow Jack Adcock's death to be explained by the culpability of a single individual we can only lessen our chances of preventing a similar death in the future
Taking the matter on the serious note, Dr Jenny Vaughan, Health Secretary told Channel 4 news that a number of doctors convicted of the same offense had gone back to work and "not been erased". Dr Jenny further said that the such a step will indicate the medical fraternity and doctors that their mistakes could not be forgiven.
"Doctors frequently take on the work of two or more in order to keep our hospitals open. We have seen doctors punished for whistleblowing about unsafe staffing levels.
"We now see them being held criminally responsible for mistakes made whilst working under these pressures, which, with chronic staff shortages, prolonged underfunding and low morale now occur with worrying frequency."
"I recognize a lot of the concern that's being expressed out there but it's really important that we differentiate between this case, where a doctor was convicted of gross negligence manslaughter, and everyday mistakes.
"This is different from the mistakes that doctors may make in their everyday work. The judge ruled that even taking account of the system's failings, the standard of care provided by the doctor was truly exceptionally bad."
"Doctors are not above the law but one of the jobs of the regulator is to look at the effect of their decisions in the context of patient safety," she said.
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This collection consists of records regarding Kyoto Protocol between 1997 and 1998. The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, talking points, statements, news articles, draft discussion papers, questions and answers (Q&As), resolutions, and email. The correspondence includes letters to and from senate and congressional members both in support of/or against the Kyoto Protocol. The memoranda contains material that relates to costs involved with the protocol, the strategy for signing the protocol, and information from some of the Conference of Parties (COP) meetings. The Q&As and talking points cover climate change testimonies and economic issues and the discussion papers are from policy advisors concerning the Kyoto Protocol. The emails consist of correspondence to or from John Podesta, Elliot Diringer, Lowell Weiss, and Todd Stern and include memorandums, speech drafts, and talking points concerning the Kyoto Protocol and Climate Change.


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If you have suggestions for the Heap of Links, send 'em in.
"You don't need to feel like you're succeeding" — and other ways to figure out whether academia is for you
A Facebook group for those interested in philosophy of body practices, including yoga, martial arts, qigong, etc. — organized by Lisa Miracchi (Penn) and Steven Geisz (Tampa)
"A joke is basically syllogistic" — comedians Kenny and Keith Lucas, aka the Lucas Brothers, read a lot of philosophy
Article attributed to disabled man Anna Stubblefield was found guilty of sexually assaulting is retracted — but not, perhaps, for the reason you might think
"Machines will become morally much better than we are, or morally much worse. But the point is that we won't be able to tell which is which" — Regina Rini (NYU) with some fascinating thoughts about the future of morality
In philosophy of science, will increased scientific specialization crowd out the philosophy? — Celso Neto (Calgary) on the future of philosophy of science
"I hadn't even noticed she was being talked over" — a philosophy undergrad reflecting on her professor calling out interruptions
"One can't inquire unless one has a target to aim at and that, in turn, requires knowing what one is inquiring into—the very thing [one doesn't] know. — Gail Fine (Cornell) on the Meno paradox
Physicists develop a fluid with "negative mass": the harder you push it away, the faster it accelerates towards you — file under: reality > intuition
"Just because the jokes you tell never change, doesn't mean that nothing does" (EC)
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Willmar Tort Lawyers
Find the right Litigation attorney in Willmar, MN
Litigation Lawyers in Willmar
A "tort" is specified in Willmar, Minnesota as a legal wrong, not criminal in nature, for which the law provides compensation to the victim.
When a tort is committed in Willmar, Minnesota, thereby giving the victim the legal right to sue the person who allegedly harmed them, the victim's right to sue is recognized as a "cause of action."
Willmar, Minnesota's laws recognize many different torts. Nonetheless, the civil litigation system only deals with a few of these dozens of torts with any frequency. While the most obscure torts are sometimes litigated, there are only a small amount that the ordinary person is likely to deal with (either as a plaintiff or defendant) at some point in their lives. They include fraud, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and battery.
Types of Torts in Willmar, Minnesota
Negligence: This is by far the tort that is most commonly dealt with in the courts of Willmar, Minnesota. Put simply, negligence is a failure to exercise a reasonable amount of care, and causing harm to someone as a result. For instance, driving 30 miles per hour over the speed limit is obviously very careless. So, if you are driving that fast, and your speed causes you to get into an accident that harms someone else (either their body or their property), you have committed negligence, and will be obligated to compensate the victim for the harm that you caused. You should know, however, that this is just an discernible example, and there are a practically infinite number of situations in which a negligence lawsuit can arise.
Fraud: Unlike negligence, fraud is an intentional tort. Like negligence, courts in Willmar, Minnesota deal with it quite often. Put simply, fraud is a lie told for personal gain. It requires an affirmative misrepresentation, which the speaker knows to be false, intended to induce the victim to render some benefit to the speaker, which causes actual harm (such as financial loss) to the victim. It occurs most commonly when somebody is trying to sell something for more than it's worth, and lies about the nature or value of the product to the buyer. If the buyer relies on the seller's false statements of fact in making the decision to buy the product, the seller has committed fraud. In such a situation, the buyer is legally entitled to compensation for the harm suffered as a result of the fraud.
Battery: Battery in Willmar, Minnesota is defined as any harmful or offensive contact with the person of another, without the victim's consent. Punching someone in the face would qualify as battery, as would basically any unwanted physical contact, particularly of a sexual nature. It can also occur when a doctor operates on a body part without the patient's consent.
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress: Intentional infliction of emotional distress is also called IIED in Willmar, Minnesota, and it was not identified as a valid cause of action until fairly recently (for the longest time, physical harm was a requirement before someone could sue for tort damages). To hold a defendant liable for IIED, it must be shown that the defendant engaged in some type of outrageous conduct, targeted at the plaintiff. Additionally, it must be shown that this conduct directly caused severe emotional distress in the plaintiff, and that that was the defendant's intent. Showing that actual emotional distress occurred is the most difficult element of this tort, and the plaintiff's word is far from sufficient. It often requires intensive examination by a psychiatrist, who will then testify as to the plaintiff's mental state.
How Can A Willmar, Minnesota Tort Lawyer Help?
If you believe that you've been the victim of a tort in Willmar, Minnesota, you have a right to go to court and try to prove your case. On the other hand, if you find that you are being sued for a tort, and believe that you aren't accountable, you have every right to defend yourself in court.
In either of those situations, you will almost definitely benefit from the counsel of a competent tort lawyer in Willmar, Minnesota. In addition to improving your chances of winning your case, should it go to trial, a seasoned lawyer will also make every effort to prevent the issue from going to trial in the first place, by attempting to negotiate a settlement with the other side that's acceptable to both parties.
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We are running a study with the vizard running the vive. The user is frequently pressing the system button on the controller (the one right below the trackpad) and the menu pops up, which we want to avoid.
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In Sandton, Infobel has listed 3 registered companies. These companies have an estimated turnover of € 500,000 and employ a number of employees estimated at 32. The company best placed in Sandton in our national ranking is in position #3 in terms of turnover.
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Does drinking make you sharper?
Can you spot the difference in these photos? Moderate intoxication may help, says UIC researcher Jennifer Wiley.
Moderate intoxication may help a person notice minor changes in a visual scene, UIC researchers report.
During tests of "change blindness," the inability to notice minor changes, intoxicated participants detected as many changes as sober subjects and with shorter response times.
"Both the sober and drunk people find the same number of changes, but drunk people find them faster," says Jennifer Wiley, professor of psychology and the study's senior author.
The study, published online in the journal Consciousness and Cognition, includes two experiments.
First, 48 males were given a baseline task-set to make sure the drinking and non-drinking groups were equal at the outset.
The drinking group subjects then watched an animated movie while consuming vodka and cranberry juice, until they reached approximately .08 percent blood alcohol content — legal intoxication. The nondrinking group watched the same movie.
Researchers then challenged each group using a flicker paradigm (going back and forth between two versions of the same image with one small change) in eight rounds of the test. Each round featured an everyday setting, such as a farmers' market or office. Participants had to indicate when they noticed an item change and identify the change.
People typically used one of two strategies, Wiley said.
"As western readers in the U.S., we usually start at the top-left corner and scan back and forth looking for anything that might be changing," she said.
An alternative method involves waiting for the change to "pop out."
"Our suspicion is that the sober people are using a more systematic, methodical strategy, and the drunk people are waiting for the 'pop out,'" Wiley said.
A second experiment, using working memory tasks — which require focused attention — proved more difficult for the intoxicated group.
These tests require remembering sequences of letters or shapes while performing another task, such as solving a math problem, at the same time.
"These tests require you to go back and forth between two tasks, which means you need to be directing your attention," Wiley said.
"So there is a lot of updating, and a lot of back and forth. Drunk people are less able to do this, and they did 15 to 30 percent worse on these tasks."
Co-author Gregory Colflesh, now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Maryland, says the findings "nicely supplement our previous research illustrating that moderate intoxication improved creativity."
In that study, Wiley, Colflesh and UIC graduate student Andrew Jarosz found that participants who were slightly under the .08 percent legal limit for blood alcohol outperformed sober subjects in solving word association problems.
Wiley says for some tasks, like change detection and creative problem-solving, "you are sometimes better off not trying to direct yourself to find an answer."
The study was funded by a UIC Provost's Research Award, an American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award and a UIC Institute for Health Research & Policy Seed Grant Award.
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Wedding ceremonies always rank among the best days in a couple's lives as they mark the beginning of a new journey that joins two souls that are in love together. The nature of the wedding will depend on a number of factors such as the tastes of the couple, background and traditions. Irrespective of the background and glamour around this event, people always aim at making it the best and let those in attendance enjoy. However, some events do not turn out as expected due to a few mistakes here and there. The following are some of the features of an ideal wedding.
You must determine the number of resources that you want to spend on this particular day. The amount of money in question will depend on a number of factors such as the size of the wedding, venue costs, and catering expenses. Ensure that you work with an expert in this area to avoid shortages that may ruin your big day. Ask around and get help from friends who have held a similar occasion in the past to aid in estimates. Just ensure that you hold an event that you can be able to fund without so much hassle or borrowing that will affect your finances in the future.
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Where do you intend to hold your wedding? Is it in your neighborhood, a garden or in your church? The choice of your venue is very crucial and needs serious consideration. You have to consider the invites you have and their residence. A good venue will hold all your guests and make them feel comfortable. Consider the weather variations of the area to determine whether you might need an enclosed area or not. Make your search for the venue in advance to avoid last minute rush.
The happenings at a wedding can be overwhelming and that is why you need a programme to state what to do and at what time. Prepare it in advance and make sure that you liaise with people who will be officiating the event. There may be a few alterations in the course of the day but ensure that the main things are highlighted in your document. The guests can pick the programme as they arrive just to familiarize themselves with the happenings of the day. It will be the duty of the master of ceremony to ensure that everything goes on as planned.


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IPL anticipation building in India
TVs in lounge rooms and cafes across cricket-mad India are again expected to be switched to the IPL in prime time.
But there'll be a significant difference between the second season and the immensely popular launch in 2008: the matches they're watching will be staged in South Africa.
Organizers of the lucrative Twenty20 cricket league shifted the event off shore because of concerns over security with India's general elections going on at the same time.
New Delhi-based business executive Anjan Mitra's attitude seems to be typical of fans who'll be tuning in during the April 18-May 24 tournament.
"I consider myself part of a cricket audience that watches matches on television, I won't necessarily go to a match even if it's being played in my home city," the 44-year-old Mitra said.
"I love cricket, I follow the game and watch it on TV. I saw almost 95 percent of IPL action last year. I'll try and do it again and see as many games as possible."
Mitra said he had mixed feelings about the IPL being played in a foreign country.
"It may not have the same excitement that we experienced when matches were played in India. South Africa is way off to truly feel connected for a domestic tournament," he said.
There's only one connection Parminder Andley is concerned about – and that's his television.
He said his daily schedule over the next five weeks would be primarily dictated by the IPL match program.
"The IPL matches brought about a change in my daily schedule last summer as one tried to get back home in time for the telecast of matches," said the 55-year-old Andley, a manager with a newspaper publishing firm who described himself as "an avid cricket watcher."
IPL matches will start at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Indian time – as they did in 2008 – aimed at the peak time for TV viewers. The match schedule, however, may reduce the enthusiasm of local spectators in South Africa, where matches will start around noon even on weekdays.
Andley said he "somehow managed to see most of the matches last season."
"It would've been more exciting if the matches were played in India, but cricket is cricket and the IPL is an exciting format," he said.
Sunil Goel, a banker, said IPL matches would again bring about a dramatic change to his lifestyle.
"I'll again be spending most of my evenings with the entire family watching cricket on television," said Goel. "Dinner in the living room in front of our television set, and post-dinner discussion about the match will be the usual routine."
India's top cricketers, representing the eight city-based franchises, have said they will miss the excitement of playing in front of boisterous capacity crowds at Indian venues. Also, the concept of home and away games for the eight franchises has been discarded after the competition was shifted.
The 59-match competition will open Saturday in Cape Town.
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Midlo RAMPS club builders: Skylar West, Mariam Salem, Samone Smith, Gurleen Jaswal, Matthew Suddreth, Rachel Ferguson, Gavin Holloway, and Trinity Brown, celebrate building the 406th ramp, with their client Monaiya.
Midlo's RAMPS Club, a student-run volunteer organization, consistently makes a big difference for Richmond community members with disabilities and illnesses. Each year at the awakening of spring, RAMPS hosts Digging 4 Dollars to raise funds so the group can assemble ramps that will allow safe wheelchair access to homes of disabled residents in the Richmond area. RAMPS plans to build its second ramp of the 2018-2019 school year on May 5, 2019. In order to meet this goal, RAMPS needs help from the Midlo students and community, in order to, in turn, benefit the lives of Richmond residents with ramp access needs.
RAMPS officers rescheduled Digging 4 Dollars for Monday, April 22nd, continuing through Friday, April 26th. Students are encouraged to bring any loose change they have to their first period classes. The money collected from this fundraiser will finance ramps supplies. The first period class that brings in the most money will receive a breakfast of their choice from Panera Bread or Dunkin Donuts.
RAMPS established a goal to reach $2,000 by the end of the school year, enough to build two more ramps before the end of the year. So far, with other fundraisers, such as the Laser Quest event in February, as well as letter grants, the Midlothian RAMPS club has collected over $200. Last year, RAMPS raised several hundred dollars with the Digging 4 Dollars fundraiser. Giving others the chance to have a better life and initiating an impact on the Richmond community is worth giving up spare change. Don't forget to bring in money to your first period through the week of March 11th – March 15th, and encourage your class to support the fund as well.