This paper deals with demographic risk in private pay-as-you-go pension systems. In particular, it analyzes the financial sustainability of the fund in a stochastic framework. We present a model to investigate the dynamics of these types of pension funds which operate according to the pay-as-you-go rule, focusing on the behavior of the demographic variable "new entrants" and on its influence on the future evolution of the fund. The global asset return and the new entrants variation rate are modeled by autoregressive processes. The goal is to propose risk indicators that can be employed to monitor the solvency of the fund. A numerical application is carried out using the data provided by the pension funds of Italian Professional Orders. The analysis highlights how the variable "new entrants" influences the final value of the fund and the application shows that the proposed controlling model appears effective at providing advance warning of the financial insolvency of the fund.


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If your broadband bill is too high consider moving to Idaho, they get the internet for free
Municipal fiber half the price of Comcast, AT&T etc
By Kieren McCarthy in San Francisco 7 Jun 2019 at 00:52
The city of Ammon in Idaho is now offering internet access for free... ish.
Early this week, its mayor – Sean Coletti – proudly announced on Twitter that residents could get a no-contract, no data-cap internet service offering 15Mbps for just $1.88 a month.
That was offered by one of three companies riding on top of a fiber network that the US city is paying for through municipal bonds and Coletti flagged it as a great example of what real competition can do in the internet market.
His point was underscored a day later when one of the other ISPs on its system offered the same service entirely for free, presumably as a way to get customers and encourage them to upgrade to a faster 500Mbps or Gigabit service for $9.98 and $9.99 a month respectively (yes, you read that right, one cent more for an extra 500Mbps).
Of course internet access isn't actually completely free: the city charges residents to extend fiber to their home, and charges a monthly maintenance fee for the network. Together they cost $39 a month, so you are really looking at a total cost of between $50 and $65 a month for fast internet of between 100Mbps and Gigabit internet.
Which works out, across the board, at roughly 50 per cent cheaper than services offered by cable giants like Comcast and AT&T.
That's not true! the cable giants will inevitably cry out whenever another city considers installing their own fiber network or state or federal government starts digging into why the US remains so far behind the rest of the world when it comes to fast internet access.
Confusion reigns
For example, AT&T offers "speeds up to 100Mbps" in California for just $40 a month, according to its website. There are a few caveats though.
It is "up to 100Mbps" – which in reality often means significantly less
It has "limited availability in select areas" – you need to call to find out
It comes with a 12-month contract, with a $180 early leave fee
It has a data-cap of 1TB with a $10 charge for each additional 50GB after that
It comes with unspecified taxes – that can typically cost an additional $10-15 a month
It doesn't mention the fact you need to pay an unspecified installation fee
It doesn't mention the fact you will likely have to "rent" its equipment to get the service.
In fact, AT&T offers what looks to be an identical service right next to that $40 a month service for $60 a month - the only difference being no data cap. The actual real cost that consumers will end up paying over the year of the contract is around $90 a month once everything is included.
In fact the cable companies have become expert at muddying the waters around the true cost of internet access, so let us cut through all the BS and reiterate the conclusion that the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University concluded in an extensive study last year: municipal broadband costs half what large cable companies are charging.
That's not all either. The $22.50 a month installation fee that Ammon charges is in fact a simplified way of allowing residents to pay the relatively high cost of connecting a home to a fiber network.
The actual cost is $3,300. But that is a lot of money for most people to pay upfront so the city has broken it down to a monthly fee to cover the 20-year municipal bonds it took out the pay for the network's installation.
That cost is connected to the house – not to the individual – and, according to Ammon, is actually an investment: a paid-off fiber connection typically adds $5,000 to the value of a house in that area. That's $1,700 more than the actual cost.
And that, in a nutshell, is the entire promise of municipal networks: not only are they significantly cheaper because they are provided at cost to local residents and add real competition but once the connection is paid off, the value of it is retained – as opposed to contributing to the bottom line of cable giants.
You won't believe this but... everyone hates their cable company: Bombshell study lands
Buy a house in a city covered by a municipal network in future and you will be able to get an immediate choice of ISP by clicking a button (Ammon has a demo login (login/pwd: coademo)) and pay just $31.50 for Gigabit internet, with no contract and no data cap. Or $16.50 for 15Mbps. The faster the connection, the more money you will save.
It is a choice that more and more local municipalities are opting for, especially with local, state and federal government continuing to listen to the cable industry lobbyists who happily fund reliable politicians' campaigns.
In recent months, even state governments have started pushing back against what has been a successful campaign against municipal networks by the cable industry. For example, in February, an Arkansas congressional committee voted to repeal their state's prohibition on municipal broadband – a ban pushed and partially written by the cable lobby.
Meanwhile, the cable companies are trying to get the federal government to fund their own networks' expansion by using the woeful lack of rural broadband to push for subsidy programs.
Pay for our oligopoly
The federal government will pay for a big chunk of the cost of those new networks but at the end of it AT&T, Comcast or whoever will still own the network and so tie residents into their system forever thereafter.
That approach even resulted in a bizarre race-to-the-bottom where a lobbying group for small ISPs, the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA), argued that people in rural areas should actually get slower internet speeds than the baseline 25Mbps.
Late last year, the small town of Charlemont, Massachusetts resisted a charm offensive from Comcast when the cable giant found out they were considering funding a local fiber network.
In the end, even Comcast's promise to charge for lower speed broadband than the cost to the municipality of adding its own network ($50 rather than $80) wasn't enough to sway the issue, in large part because the town realized it would always be on the hook to Comcast, whereas if it owned its own network it was in the driving seat and could offer super-fast internet and real competition from smaller ISPs.
In short, the value of municipal networks has been reflected, yet again, in the real world with real services. In Ammon, Idaho fast internet access comes at half the price, with no restrictions and no lock-in to cable giants. ®
How to fix the global slowdown in broadband rollout: Redefine what broadband means
From now until 2025, let's call it 'meaningful universal connectivity'
See you in Hull: First UK city to be hooked up to full-fibre broadband
200,000 homes and biz have gigabit-capable connections
Labour: Free British broadband for country if we win general election
The 1980s called and it wants its state-owned telco-provider back
Her Majesty opens UK Parliament with fantastic tales of gigabit-capable broadband for everyone
But without a majority, it's more likely to form basis of Tory manifesto than law
Wait a minute, we're supposed to haggle! ISPs want folk to bargain over broadband
11?!! This cost me 12! Do you want to ruin me?!
Brit ISPs pinky-promise not to overcharge loyal broadband customers
Guys, just pick up the phone and change!
We won't CU later: New Ofcom broadband proposals mull killing off old copper network
Yearly review promises FTTP for rural bods, price check on network wholesaler Openreach
Plusnet holds off spirited charge from Vodafone in broadband complaint charts
BT-owned outfit attracts a little less customer ire but still not doing customers proud

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Greetings, fellow citizens and auto enthusiasts! I'm back to abuse GM's styling department once again. (Yes, the very people who brought us the Pontiac Aztek.) Sorry, but it's just the sort of hateful, bilious, unhappy little man that I am.
OK! Let's get on with the sneering, giggling and pointing, shall we? Today's styling victim – the GMC Terrain.
I do have to give GMC some props – they did make the effort to create a vehicle that gets 32 mpg with its 4 cylinder engine, and they've included some nice comfort features. There's even a rear-facing camera. And I'm sure, a plethora of cupholders. But for Pete's sake! Why do automotive styling departments seem incapable of designing an SUV that doesn't look like a smiling chimpanzee?
What is it with auto stylists these days, that makes them think that cars and trucks need to have a face?
Notable examples of this are the recent Acura and Mazda cars, and the new Chevy Camaro. For some reason, they seem to have stupid little grins pasted to their front ends. Why? Do focus groups really say that they like to have cars that smile at them? Or are the people in the focus groups just screwing with the auto makers?
So, what makes the Terrain look so ungainly? What's the deal with the bulges around the wheel wells? Is that supposed to make the truck look "muscular"? Not even close. It looks like a fat chick stuffed into an undersized pair of sweat pants.
Sad, really. Sad that the guys that designed this wee beast don't seem to have heard of Harley Earl. That's a guy who really knew how to design a vehicle that looked great – sleek and well-proportioned. The Terrain suffers from a disproportionate design. The fender bulges are too pronounced, and look like an afterthought. The beltline is in the wrong place. It's either too high, or not high enough. Wrong place! The front clip is bulky, bumpy, and fails to appeal – well, at least to me. The overall effect is of an upside-down bathtub on wheels.
These are pretty much the same complaints I have with the Jeep Compass. And I stand by my assessment. If need be, nose to nose with the lead designer. I'll bring my pencil and sketchbook. But I realize it's an uphill battle, trying to make a good-looking SUV. Better to swing and miss than not to swing at all.


On some days, do not be surprised when Microsoft word for Mac presents some working issues. This is a problem that is likely to occur occasionally due to several factors, such as interference by the update download of other applications. However, there is nothing much to worry about because there is always a solution when word for Mac behaves like that. With this article, you have the means to solve the working issues for Microsoft word for Mac. If your Mac has never had any loading issues, it is still important that you learn troubleshooting techniques just in case a problem arises.
The reason why Microsoft word for Mac is not working could be that it has some loading problems. The symptoms that it will present include crashing when you try to open, closing abruptly or sending off flashes. Mac word processor issues such as these may persist despite reloading the app, rebuilding the application and restarting the device. It is very frustrating if word for Mac student behaves like this because it could jeopardize multiple pages of assignment or projects.
Transfer all folder files to another location such as desktop.
You should access the Word app to check for update notifications. If there are impending Microsoft Word for Mac free updates, download them as soon as you can.
This solution should solve the issues you face. If not, try the next solution.
The invalid characters and symbols in a file name may cause Word for Mac to fail in loading that file. You can simply remove some unnecessary symbols. If you downloaded the file from a certain website, try downloading from another site to avoid having the inserted invalid symbols.
Opening in safe mode may resolve the Word for Mac working issues.
This process should give positive results. If not, try the next technique.
It is possible that a document's font is only readable on a PC. This explains why Word for Mac crashes, the incompatibility with third-party fronts. Resolve the issue by changing the incompatible font to original Word for Mac formats.
If all the above solutions fail to work, you are left with downloading and reinstalling Word for Mac. To download Microsoft Word for Mac, you need to first use CleanMyMac so that you uninstall office. Then on your Mac device, visit office.com and do the following to download Word for Mac.
On the home page, tap on the "Install Office" option; you must follow the prompts; office download happens automatically.
On the next page, choose "Get started"; this will activate the app.
PDFelement for Mac is all you need to edit your PDFs smoothly. It contains multiple tools that allow you to make the changes you desire in your PDF files. These changes not only include editing various things in the files like texts, images and headers and footers, but also converting the PDF files into other formats like Word. PDFelement for Mac is a great converter because it has different kinds of demographics that can carry out these functions, including OCR technology and batch conversion feature.
Launch PDFelement for Mac, the free Word to PDF converter on Windows.
Click the button "Open", which at the bottom, on the screen's right side.
The PDF file you have created will be directly opened in PDFelement for Mac.
It is important that you note that PDFelement for Mac works with multiple Word versions, form 2006 to 2016.
g)	Select "Convert"; the conversion process gets executed within the shortest time possible.
With PDFelement for Mac, conversion of Word to PDF and vice versa is easy.


Editor's note: My artwork featured in the Gallery portion of this site will no longer come under the former name in use, Genesis Gallery. In dropping the Genesis tag, my aim is to no longer be bound by an older collection of work, no longer sufficient to describe recent pieces and their presiding themes. The heart of the word genesis, however, will forever continue to hold very important symbolic relevance to me. Derived from the Greek génesis (source, origin), it is important to me both in terms of artistic connotation (creation) and spiritual value (בראשית).


Max Brooks, bestselling author of "World War Z," speaks at West Point on why creativity is vital to success on the modern battlefield.
Max thought secretly penning "Minecraft: The Island" would make him father of the year. The big reveal didn't go quite as planned.


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Net interest result of BNP Paribas Fortis 2014-2019
Published by F. Norrestad, Nov 16, 2020
This statistic shows the total net interest result of BNP Paribas Fortis Group from 2014 to 2019 (in million euros). BNP Paribas Fortis is BNP Paribas' Belgian subsidiary. In 2019, the net interest result was worth approximately 4.8 billion euros. This is a decrease when compared to the previous year.
Total net interest result of BNP Paribas Fortis Group from 2014 to 2019 (in million euros)
Net interest result in million euros
The figures have been taken from several publications.
Biggest banks of Belgium 2020, based on number of branches
Biggest banks of the Netherlands 2020, based on number of branches
Net profit from continuing operations of ING Group 2013-2019
Worldwide employees at full-time equivalent basis at ING Group 2013-2019
Statistics on "Leading banks in the Benelux"
Biggest domestic banks in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg 2019, by assets
Biggest banks in the Netherlands 2015-2018, by total assets
Total assets of Banque de Luxembourg 2014-2016
Biggest domestic banks of Luxembourg 2019, based on number of branches
Number of FTE worked at Belfius Bank 2014-2019
Number of FTE worked at KBC Group 2014-2019
Number of employees at Rabobank Group 2012-2019
Number of employees at ABN AMRO Group in the Netherlands 2014-2019
Phased-in CET 1 ratio of BNP Paribas Fortis 2014-2019
Phased-in CET 1 ratio of KBC Group 2013-2018
Phased-in CET 1 ratio of Belfius Bank 2014-2017
CET1 ratio of selected banks in the Netherlands 2015-2019
CET 1 ratio of Volksbank N.V. 2013-2019
CET 1 ratio of Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat (BCEE) 2014-2018
CET 1 ratio of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg 2014-2018
Total equity of BNP Paribas Fortis 2014-2019
Total equity of KBC Group 2014-2019
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Total equity of Rabobank Group 2014-2019
Total equity of ABN AMRO Group 2014-2019
Total equity of Volksbank N.V. 2013-2019
Total equity of Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat (BCEE) 2014-2018
Return on equity (ROE) of Belfius Bank 2013-2019
Return on equity (ROE) of KBC Group 2012-2019
ROE (return on equity) estimate of selected banks in the Netherlands 2015-2019
Net profit of BNP Paribas Fortis 2014-2019
Net profit of KBC Group 2014-2019
Net profit of Belfius Bank 2014-2019
Net profit of Rabobank Group 2012-2019
Net profit of ABN AMRO Group 2014-2019
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Net profit of Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat (BCEE) 2014-2018
Net interest result of KBC Group 2014-2018
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Net interest result from continuing operationsof ING Group 2013-2019
Net interest result of ABN AMRO Group 2013-2018
Net interest income of Rabobank Group 2014-2019
Interest income on loans of BNP Paribas Fortis 2014-2018
Earnings before tax of BNP Paribas Fortis 2014-2018
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Net commission income of BNP Paribas Fortis 2014-2019
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Number of FTE worked at BNP Paribas Fortis 2014-2015
Net interest income of the TSB Banking Group in the UK 2014-2015
Share interest income of banks in the Benelux region 2016, by country
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Net interest income of FDIC-insured savings institutions in the U.S. 2000-2019
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BNP Paribas Fortis. (2020). Total net interest result of BNP Paribas Fortis Group from 2014 to 2019 (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 21, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/680464/net-interest-result-of-bnp-paribas-fortis/
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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- Law enforcement officers were so stymied by the search for abduction victims Shasta and Dylan Groene last summer that they began working with a psychic investigator.
Shasta was rescued alive before the tips that psychic Noreen Renier provided could be used, but Renier said she's confident that she had been able to "see" where Joseph Edward Duncan III is accused of holding the children in a Montana forest.
Renier had a telephone conference on June 30 with Kootenai County sheriff's Detective Brad Maskell, lead investigator on the case.
"I was willing to try just about anything in an effort to rescue those two kids," Maskell said this week. "This case was the first where I actually participated in a (psychic) session. It was interesting. It was obviously unusual."
Duncan is charged in Kootenai County, Idaho, with three counts of first-degree murder. He is accused of breaking into the home shared by Mark McKenzie and Brenda Groene and three of her children on May 16, 2005. McKenzie, Brenda Groene and 13-year-old Slade Groene were bound and bludgeoned to death, and the two smaller children were abducted.
Authorities contend Duncan held the children at remote, primitive campsites near St. Regis, Mont. Duncan returned to Coeur d'Alene with 8-year-old Shasta on July 2; he was arrested at a Denny's restaurant.
The remains of 9-year-old Dylan Groene were found in a Montana forest shortly after the arrest. Federal officials plan to charge Duncan with crimes against the children in federal court in Idaho when the state case concludes.
Because Duncan's murder trial is scheduled in April, Maskell said he couldn't discuss specifics of the psychic session.
Though many things Renier told him during the session were very general and could be interpreted several ways, Maskell said some of the information was similar to what detectives learned after Duncan's arrest.
Renier said she described a wooded area where Duncan held Shasta and Dylan.
"I think I did see where (Duncan) had them," Renier said.
The session with Renier was conducted over the telephone, since she lives on the East Coast.
Renier said that she can touch an object belonging to a missing person or a murder victim and get an impression from that object. She said she can see, hear and feel the actions or experiences of a victim or murderer.
In the Groene case, Renier said she was mailed toys belonging to both children. Because the toys were from their father's home, and not the rural home where the children's mother, older brother and mother's boyfriend were killed, Renier said she was limited in seeing what had taken place at that scene.
Certain objects are more easily read, she said. In a homicide case, that might be something off the victim's body, like a watch or a shoe, she said.
"If they have a murder weapon, that's perfect," she said.
No murder weapon has been found in this case.
Renier has worked on more than 450 cases in her 30-year career as a psychic detective. She said it's important to note that psychics don't solve cases, but can help police.
Steve Groene, father of the children, was not immediately available for comment.
Maskell and Coeur d'Alene FBI Supervisor Donald Robinson said investigators received many tips from psychics during the search for the missing kids. Those tips were evaluated using the same criteria investigators use for any other lead, Robinson said.


Being a basketball player, it can be crucial to be able to jump high. No person is likely to disagree with that. Every person who is actually healthful has the capacity to jump, but to stay ahead of other parts of the world basketball players , then you need to jump higher. Particularly if they perform within a team and have just the slightest goal to do perfectly. Then you need to give attention to your vertical jump training.
For the purpose of players brand-new to basketball, the play may likely feel somewhat challenging in the beginning. Started off with the basic principles, for example , shooting, dribbling and passing. To learn the game, a handful of exercises suitable for your first step basketball player will help. Particular drills may also show you offensive and defensive guidelines. Applying these drills on a regular basis can improve your abilities which help you correct your practice over the court.
In this video we'll take you through some essential drills that will help you Instantly Jump Higher, Increase Your Vertical Jump, and Become Closer to Dunking on The Basketball Court! These Basketball Jumping Drills can be done at home, with no equipment! These drills may be challenging, or simple to complete depending on your body's condition. Review them, practice, and implement to see results fast.


Troy Aikman confirmed to the Dallas Morning News that he and his wife Rhonda have separated and will divorce. The couple have been married for ten years and have two children. Rhonda Aikman also has a daughter from a previous relationship. The couple did not announce a reason for the split.
Aikman, a legendary quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, won three Super Bowl championships with the franchise and led the team to numerous other NFC Division titles during his career from 1989 to 2001. Before the couple married in 2000, Aikman was known as a sought-after bachelor, dating Hollywood starlets like Sandra Bullock and Janine Turner. Rhonda Aikman was a publicist when they met.
Since retiring from the NFL, Aikman has started another lucrative career as a sports analyst for Fox News. He also hosts a weekly Dallas sports radio show. He will be the lead analyst for Super Bowl XLV, hosted in Dallas next weekend, and may have plans to return to the NFL, this time in a front-office role.
It's unclear when the couple separated – some speculate it actually occurred last November when Rhonda bought her own home in a Dallas neighborhood. With two daughters under ten, the soon-to-be ex-spouses presumably are planning to remain in the Dallas area to share custody of their children.
The reticent sports celebrity couple have asked for privacy and the terms of their marital dissolution have not been disclosed to the media.


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Q: Laptop suspends on shutdown with lid closed I'm struggling to phrase this question very coherently, but here's what I'm struggling with...
I have a Lenovo laptop from a few years ago. Recently, I put ubuntu on it. As it stands right now, I've connected it to my ol' setup of monitor, keyboard and mouse, so the laptop itself sits in a corner of the desk, lid closed.
So my setup is like this: I've got my corsair k70 under my hands, my steelseries rival mouse on the right, the dell u2713hm up front... and the laptop sits underneath the monitor, lid closed with everything hooked to it.
The problem: When on my main monitor, the u2713hm, if I issue a shutdown the system will instead detect the laptop's lid is closed and interrupt the shutdown to suspend the laptop instead.
How to fix? This issue was similar, but its proposed solution did not have any obvious reaction.

A: You have to go to System settings => Power :

And put the When the lid closed value to Do nothing like it is shown in the image.

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The Coming Out of Memory: The Holocaust, Homosexuality, and Dealing with the Past
Arnaud Kurze
This research discusses the challenges of establishing a collective memory for gay victims of the Nazi terror in World War II and examines the introduction of gay victimhood into the public sphere through memorialization efforts. While scholarly accounts on gays and the Holocaust emerged in the 1970s, little is known about the emergence and consolidation of a public narrative on gay persecutions under the Nazis. It raises important questions, including why a public voice for crimes against sexual minorities in World War II emerged only hesitantly? Drawing on historical gay memorialization processes in Germany, the author maps the obstacles for recognition, including external and internal challenges in expanding existing narratives and a collective memory of the past. This fraught advocacy work remains nonetheless crucial to promote commemorations of persecution and discrimination against minority groups that have received limited public acknowledgement.
collective memory; Nazi crimes; gay and lesbian; transitional justice; memorials


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Eleonora ze Châtelleraultu ( Aénor de Châtellerault, 1103, Châtellerault – březen 1130, Talmont-Saint-Hilaire) byla akvitánská a gaskoňská vévodkyně.

Život
Eleonora byla dcerou vikomta Aimeryho I. a jeho manželky Dangereuse, metresy akvitánského vévody Viléma IX. Roku 1121 byla provdána za Viléma, syna matčina milence. Porodila mu dvě dcery a syna a zemřela roku 1130. Byla pohřbena v augustiniánském klášteře klášter Nieul-sur-l'Autise.

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 Prázdný Elelonořin náhrobek Eleonory v klášteře Nieul-sur-l'Autise

Vývod z předků

Akvitánské vévodkyně
Gaskoňské vévodkyně
Hraběnky z Poitiers
Francouzky 12. století
Francouzské osobnosti 12. století
Pohřbení v Pays de la Loire
Narození v roce 1103
Úmrtí v roce 1130
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Nowadays, obesity is considered more or less like an epidemic sine it has affected a lot of people all over the world. Overweight cusses other explicit problems in human body. Thus said, it doesn't mean that one cannot lose weight. With the help of certain home remedies, one can definitely lose the extra weight.
Overeating, Wrong eating habits 7 timing, Consuming alcohol in large quantities, Stress, tension, and, depression, Lack of exercise, Genetic disorders, Hormonal imbalance, such as under active thyroid,, ovarian syndrome, Lack of sleep, Inactive, Sedentary lifestyle, Intake of fast food, junk foods, oily snacks, Certain medications, Emotional Factors, Pregnancy, Family history.
High cholesterol level, heart diseases, excessive sweating, hypertension, Stress, depression, Pain in joints, neck and back, higher value of (Body Mass Index) BMI, Tiredness during physical work or activity, Difficulty in breathing, saggy chest or breast, waist, thighs, calves etc, Difficulty sleeping, Snoring.
The cinnamon diet plan contains 500 mg. of cinnamon at breakfast, 1,000 mg. of cinnamon at lunch and 500 mg. cinnamon at dinner.
1. Add cinnamon to green tea or ginger tea or coffee.
2. Sprinkle cinnamon powder on your daily breakfast, salad, dinner & other meals & snacks.
3. Drink 1 table spoon honey with small glass of warm water or lemon juice and add 1 or 2 tablespoon cinnamon powder on empty stomach. Result will be very remarkable in 15 days. Try it. You can also drink this mixture 2-3 times a day.
Remember- don't add cinnamon powder with sugar.
Jujube is rich in vitamin A, B2 and C. It is also packed with so many nutrients that are required for our body such as phosphorus, calcium & iron.
1. Soak a handful of (Indian Plum) jujube leaves in a bowl of clean water overnight.
2. In the next morning, strain the water properly and drink it on an empty stomach (within 15 minutes when you wake up). Repeat this every morning.
3. You will see noticeable results within few weeks.
Fennel seeds are good for improving digestion thereby it leads to weight loss and it is considered to be an effective herb to lose weight. This is mainly due to the diuretic property fennel seeds possess. It reduces water retention in the body and leads to weight loss. However, fennel seeds do not cause weight loss on a long term.
· Dry roast fennel seeds and grind them.
· Now sieve this powder.
· Mix half a teaspoon of the powder in warm water.
· Consume this water twice every day.
· This would also relieve one from indigestion, abdominal gas and even constipation.
· Drinking fennel tea around fifteen minutes before taking food is also good.
Curry leaves enhance the enzymes that assist digestion thereby helping the system to easily breakdown food and using the nutrients efficiently. Eating curry leaves enhances the metabolic rate.
· Consuming around 10 curry leaves (fresh ones) every morning is a good ayurvedic remedy which reduces obesity and also has a good impact on diabetes that is caused by obesity. This should be continued for at least 3 - 4 months.
Apples and apple cider vinegar contain pectin, which enhance weight loss. Some studies revealed that consuming foods rich in pectin along with proper calorie restrictions and good amount of exercise even resulted in losing weight up to three pounds a week.
1. Mix one tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in a glass of warm water. Drink this mixture daily in the morning (within 15 minutes when you wake up) on an empty stomach and one teaspoon with warm water 30 minutes before lunch or dinner.
2. You can also try this, Mix one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar, one teaspoon lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of honey with glass of warm water, mix them well and consume twice a day on an empty stomach.
A person can consume maximum of two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar per day. One should definitely not consume more than this since it could lower the potassium content in blood over a period of time thereby lowering mineral density of the bones.
It contains curcumin, a polyphenol that is responsible for weight loss. This curcumin prevents growth of fat tissues thereby enhancing weight loss.
Aloe Vera stimulates the rate of metabolism and this aid in maintain, stabilize and reduces the body mass index BMI. Aloe Vera detoxified our body and flush out dangerous waste and elements from our body.
Aloe Vera juice is known as a laxative, due to which food is forced out of the colon faster. Therefore, a lesser amount of energy is absorbed from the food. Aloe Vera is very beneficial & known as 'the dietary plant'.
1. As aloe Vera juice has a bitter flavor, so while drinking mix with vegetable and fruit juice, which will make it edible.
2. Drink 1 teaspoon aloe Vera juice with warm water once in 2-3 days for 2 weeks on an empty stomach. Aloe Vera juice can be mixed with various fruit juice. Don't boil aloe Vera juice or pieces in hot water.
If you are taking some medicines then consult your doctor because aloe Vera can interact with medicines & shows side effects. Aloe Vera includes some high amounts of Protein, Collagen. The body spends more energy to digest the collagen Protein in the body & spending more energy helps in weight loss, simultaneously collagen protein also maintains muscle development.
There aren't too many identified side effects of aloe Vera juice, if the juice is taken properly. Side effects of intake of aloe Vera consists diarrhea, abdominal cramps, electrolyte imbalances and vitamin deficiencies. If you experience severe or constant side effects, stop using & consult your doctor.
Menstruating women must consult the Doctor, before start consuming Aloe Vera drink for Weight Loss.
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1. Consuming one - two tablespoons of this oil is better than taking butter or other vegetable oils.
2. Add 1-2 teaspoon of olive oil in glass of carrot juice or beetroot juice and drink it once or twice a day.
3. Sprinkle 1-2 teaspoon olive oil on your regular fruit or vegetable salad.


What New Directions does Joss have for the Glee Club?
Because apparently I've been living under a rock for the past couple of months (well no, to be fair I may have been living under a rock for most of my life), back in October 2009 Joss confirmed that indeed the rumours were true: he would be directing one of the back nine episodes of Glee.
Glee? But hang on, that's not sci-fi or of the speculative genre at all. In fact, isn't that a show of highschool teeney boppers singing and dancing? I mean, sure Joss was able to pull off a highschool vampire slayer, but she and her gang didn't start breaking out into song until they had graduated from college, and Dr Horrible had a pHD in Horribleness before he hit the blogs to broadcast his internet music sensation. Do we really want to associate the genius of Firefly and Dollhouse with another wannabe Highschool Musical?
I'll ask you all to stop your shuddering now and perhaps share in a bit of my excitement regarding the news.
Firstly, I'd like to clear up any misconceptions people have comparing this show to the likes of 'Disney's Highschool Musical'.
What does the L in Glee stand for?
The show is witty with unique and distinct characters to maintain interest in. One of my initial praises was of how the show explores 'breaking the boundaries' of stereotypes society imposes on us, not just in highschool, but life in general. Both students and teachers have their own problems to face and work through. And yes, while some of those problems include boys, girls, popularity and hitting that high F, the characters also face challenges regarding the ability to manoeuvre through highschool hallways in a wheelchair, live life with OCD regarding germs, and trying to come up with ways to crush the Glee club – and hey while we're at it – anyone associated with the Glee club.
Life is tough, but hey at least it's interesting.
In terms of the songs sung, the producers of Glee wanted to ensure there was a decent mix of old-school classics, broadway musicals and modern songs. This means that there is likely to a song in there that you will enjoy. Though no-one has broken out in Hysteria – Muse wise – just yet, in the past the show has featured songs from Wicked, Lily Allen, Charlie Chaplin and the Beatles just to name a few. Also, I feel I should mention that there are a lot of talented young actresses and actors in the show, who can ACTUALLY SING. Bonus in a show about a musical choir hey?
I do confess, since the return of the second half of Season 1 in April the show has lost some of its appeal for me. I seem to notice a bit of a soapie-drama feel to the episodes and it is starting to feel a little predictable in terms of its character developments and song breakouts. But hey, I'll stick it out and hearing that an upcoming episode is directed Joss means that I'm not giving up on it any time soon. I mean, we saw what he did with the Buffy cast in 'Once more with Feeling' and with an internet blog with 'Dr Horrible'. I have hopes for Glee yet.
On a final note, Neil Patrick Harris is also to make an appearance in this episode as Glee club director Mr Schuester's highschool nemesis. So I guess if the prospect of a new Glee episode and Joss directing an episode of Glee is not enticement enough for you to sit down and watch, then perhaps the hopes that Dr Horrible will come along with his Death Ray and obliterate everyone… is a little misplaced – but hey, whatever it takes for people to give the show a chance, I'm not going to argue ^.^;.
Glee: The Complete First Season , which contain's Joss' episode, is available to buy on Amazon from here .
MK I'm sooooooo torn over this news. On the one hand it's Joss (and Neil Patrick Harris! *squee*).
On the other hand…it's Glee.
While I haven't watched it (breaking my whole, don't judge a book thing…it doesn't quite reach to TV Shows yet 🙁 ), from all the media we see of it, it looks to me like badly caricatured amerikan teenage stereotypes indulging themselves in singing songs that don't need to be redone (someone sang Lily and songs from Wicked?! How dare they, is my first reaction 😛 ).
Haha! I am so excited about this!! I mean, it's Joss directing and Neil singing! How can it NOT be good??!
Meet the cast of Glee A little snippet with the 7 main student characters having their say about the show.
A classic interaction between Will Schuester & Sue Sylvester (the head cheer leading coach). A lot of earlier fans found Sue highly amusing with her extreme views and attitudes towards people. Basically, she hates Will and is determined for Glee club to be annihilated.
An example of a song Defying Gravity – Kurt & Rachel In this episode, Will is going to give the lead in Defying Gravity to Rachel but Kurt protests and feels that it is unfair to be not considered just because he is a guy, and the part is traditionally sung by a girl. Will later realises that Kurt has a point and decides that there will be a sing off between Rachel & Kurt – and whoever sings it better gets the part.
It's strange. For a highschool teeny show, there is something about it that compels me to watch. Like Jenny said, it is over the top a lot of times, which I think kind of works in its favour. If I had to pick one thing I'd say it was the characters who interest me the most; sometimes you relate to them, other times you just laugh at them.
It's got catchy music and is a refreshing take on the whole 'show singing sensation' that has seemed to have taken the world by storm as of late.
In that first you-tube clip I think Cory Monteith (plays Finn the lead male singer) sums up Glee quite well saying that it's a satire and a bit tongue and cheek – at least for the first half of the season. I'm a little worried that writers may start to rely more on giving performances and 'feel good' moral lessons. This is not something I have against per se, – but I like subtlety 😛 and hope that they do not shift away too far from the quirky scripts that featured in earlier episodes.


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WWE Went Out Of Their Way To Insult Kevin Owens On Raw
by H Jenkinson June 26, 2018 at 7:25 am
Kevin Owens and Braun Strowman appear to be headed toward a singles match down the line. KO was running from Strowman on Raw this week and before Strowman flipped Kevin's car in the parking lot he had a chance to pull off a one-liner about Owens' weight.
Dave Meltzer brought this segment up on Wrestling Observer Radio where he discussed how WWE had to go out of their way to take a dig at KO while he was running like a cowardly heel anyway.
"When Braun was looking for Kevin and Kevin was hiding in his room. So Braun's looking for him and he goes to a stagehand and goes, 'where's Kevin Owens?' and the guy goes, 'who's Kevin Owens?'"
"I'm watching this and I'm going, 'the guy works there and he doesn't know who Kevin Owens is, what does that tell you?' But the idea was so they could get in the line, 'he's the guy who looks like he's got a bowling ball under his shirt.' So that's the reason so they could get that line in. But to get that line in they made it so the idea is that nobody knows who Kevin Owens is. He's only one of your biggest stars in the company."
It looks like WWE isn't going to slow down on throwing jabs at KO's weight. Even though he's a top star they'll still arrange an entire segment so they can put in a fat joke if they can.
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Nigerian Artist Fireboy DML and Ed Sheeran Take "Peru" to The Next Level
Nigerian artist Fireboy DML taps Grammy winning singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran for the ultimate collaboration on a new version of "Peru." Originally released in July, via YBNL Nation / EMPIRE.
Fireboy tells the story of a woman that captures his soul then continues to grab his attention around the world as he travels from Jozi, Miami to San Francisco. Sheeran's voice echoes over an Afrobeat backdrop, "Pour up the bottle I wanna level up. When I'm with you I never get enough. Slow whine, I'm not in a rush."
The "Jealous" singer shares his excitement of their pairing in a statement released via his publicist.
"It has been a dream knowing Ed Sheeran is a fan of my sound and having him jump on a song that was inspired by me traveling the world. Not only is this an exciting moment for me, but also for Afrobeats.
I hope this is the first of many collaborations with Ed and other artists around the globe, and I can't wait for everyone to enjoy this song during the holidays."
To date "Peru" has amassed over 75 million streams and is currently the second most streamed song in Nigeria. The new single and video arrives several weeks before Fireboy embarks on his first-ever Apollo U.S. tour kicking off in February.
Check out the video from Fireboy DML and Ed Sheeran below.
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Wrixum (Vriksum en danois, Wraksem en frison septentrional) est une commune d'Allemagne, située dans le land du Schleswig-Holstein et l'arrondissement de Frise-du-Nord. Elle se situe sur l'île de Föhr.

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Commune au Schleswig-Holstein
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Dr. Meder Sauerwein joined the faculty of the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology program at SIUE in 2018. She is a certified speech-language pathologist and has worked in a variety of clinical settings. Dr. Meder Sauerwein teaches undergraduate and graduate coursework in augmentative and alternative communication and pediatric speech and language disorders. She has presented at professional meetings at state, national, and interventional levels and is an active member in the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
Dr. Meder Sauerwein's research interests address the gaps in preservice education in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for speech-language pathologists. She uses qualitative methods to explore the novice-expert gap in AAC service provision. Her scholarship of teaching and learning informs the development and redesign of coursework and clinical practica for undergraduate and graduate students studying speech-language pathology.
Meder, A. M., & Wegner, J. R. (2015). iPads, mobile technologies, and communication applications: A survey of family wants, needs, and preferences. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 31(1), 27-36.
Meder, A.M. (2017, November). Incorporating Case-Based Learning in Undergraduate Coursework. Flash session presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
Meder, A.M. (2017, November). Preservice Preparation in Augmentative and Alternative Communication: A Review of Outcomes. Poster session presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
Meder, A.M. (2017, October). Adventures in Assessment: Evaluating Student Learning in Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Practica. Poster session presented at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Scharff, L., Friberg, J.C., Hamshire, C., Ahmad, A., & Meder, A.M. (2017, October). Advocacy and Outreach: Addressing Issues of our Times. Panel session presented at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Meder, A.M., Meehan, S., Wegner, J.R., & Gillispie, W.M. (2016, November). Building a Telepractice Program: Development, Implementation, and Outcomes. Poster session presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
Meder, A.M., & Wegner, J.R. (2015, July). Augmentative and Alternative Communication Professional Development for School-Based Personnel. Poster session presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Schools Conference, Phoenix, AZ.


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Миролюбов Никандр Иванович ( — , Харбин) — русский юрист и правовед. Декан юридического факультета в Харбине с осени 1920 по осень 1924 года. Именно при нём 8 июля 1922 года Высшие экономико-Юридические курсы были переформированы в юридический факультет.

Биография
Никандр Иванович Миролюбов родился 17 октября 1870 года в семье священника в Тетюшском уезде Казанской губернии.

В 1895 году окончил Казанскую духовную академию и в 1899 году юридический факультет Казанского университета.

После успешного выпуска был оставлен для подготовки к профессорскому званию по кафедре уголовного права и процесса. В 1903 году он сдал магистерский экзамен по уголовному праву и был избран приват-доцентом по кафедре уголовного права и процесса.

Одним из его громких дел был судебный процесс по делу о хищении Казанской иконы Божьей матери, за который, по его окончанию, Никандр Иванович получил орден от царя Николая II. В феврале 1917 года он был назначен прокурором Казанской судебной палаты, оставаясь при этом профессором университета. В этой должности он состоял до 1917 года. В 1918 году был избран в доценты по той же кафедре. Никандр Иванович покинул Казань с отступавшими белыми осенью 1918 года и продолжил отходить вместе с ними на восток через Омск за армией Колчака.

В 1918 году был приглашён на должность экстраординарного профессора в Иркутский университет, а в 1920 году приехал в Харбин, где принял самое деятельное участие в организации курсов. Возглавлял расследование убийства семьи Николая II. Летом 1922 года Миролюбов возглавил Президиум Приамурского земского собора.

Являясь деканом Высших экономико-юридических курсов, был избран почётным членом Русского студенческого общества.

Умер в Харбине 27 января 1927 года от туберкулёза. Провожать его пришло огромное количество людей — студенты, преподаватели, знакомые и малознакомые люди.

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 Стародубцев Г. С. Международно-правовая наука российской эмиграции. — М.: Книга и бизнес, 2000. — ISBN 5-212-00810-7

Правоведы Российской империи
Выпускники Казанского университета
Преподаватели Казанского университета
Преподаватели Иркутского государственного университета
Русские эмигранты первой волны в Китае
Выпускники Казанской духовной академии


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Sharon Campbell is the Course Director for BA(Hons)Animation at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, and link co-ordinator with the Irish School of Animation at Ballyfermot College, Dublin.
After completing a Master of Design degree that focused on Traditional Special Effects Animation, she was awarded a Research Residency at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in 2003, where her research was concerned with Animation for Theatre. Sharon has taught traditional animation at Duncan of Jordanstone for 13 years, and has also worked in the industry as an animator on such feature films as Sylvain Chomet's 'The Illusionist'.
Her research was documented in Paul Well's Animation Basics Series 'Scriptwriting for Animation', the chapter detailing Sharon's work looked at the practicalities of working with animation for scripts for the stage. She recently animated sequences for the critically acclaimed production in collaboration with Dundee Rep Theatre, 'Shape of a Girl'. Sharon is currently developing Animation-for-Theatre projects about Scottish Animator Norman McLaren.
Sharon's research now focuses on Performance and Dramatized Drawing for Animation, which includes research into the development and transferral of skills from observational drawing to imaginative drawing and vice versa, and she is also developing a Scottish Animation Archive.
Sharon has produced research outputs including books, peer reviewed journal and conference papers.


"In no particular place that anyone has ever heard of, there lived a girl who was friendly and loved to laugh. She had a body like any other girl her age, but it moved in ways that were unusual. This caused people to stare and even made some think that she wanted their mean looks and comments.
"Do you know anyone who likes to be the focus of such hurtful and nasty attention?
"No. I do not think anyone enjoys being made fun of.
Preface: My mother has been tracing our family's history for many years now. Many of our ancestors on her side of the family were German and wrote in German script. She has been painstakingly translating the letters they wrote and kept. During our recent vacation my mother told us about some of our ancestors and the lives they led. All of it was fascinating.
This morning I asked Emma what she wanted to write about. Emma typed, "I want to write about recent stories heard." I said, "Okay. What do you mean by that? What recent stories are you referring to?" Emma then typed the following story.
"I will write about an ancestor who is imaginary.
"No one knows how to help us." This was what I once said to my husband. It was many years ago. So many, I no longer remember the year. Along with that realization was this one – "We are in this alone." And while, at the time, that thought terrified me, it was the beginning of finding another way. It was the moment when I realized all these people we were looking to for guidance, didn't know what was best for our daughter, even when they believed they did.
When she turned three we enrolled her in an ABA based pre-school. By the end of that school year I no longer believed all that I was being told. The therapists were no longer assuring us she would "skyrocket." Now words like "red flag" were being used to describe her behavior. She had "behaviors" and these were being pinpointed and noted with alarming frequency. We were getting reports of non-compliance, an inability to "use her words" as though she was being defiant and then she began to self-injure. No one understood why. Everyone was baffled.
And now, so many years later, I look back on those years and it all seems so understandable. They say hind sight is 20/20, that looking back we can easily understand that which was once incomprehensible. I understand now. We didn't appreciate what was going on. We didn't think we understood our child, and for the most part we didn't and we kept looking to others to explain her to us. The explanations they gave us, we believed. We thought, since we didn't understand and they seemed sure that they did, they must be right. It took several more years for me to realize they didn't and they didn't know how to help us or her either. When the methods they believed in didn't do what they believed should and would happen, they blamed us and they blamed her.
Emma continues to remind me that "regret is not needed" and she's right. I am working hard on that one. I cannot describe someone else's experience, I can only write about mine. This was mine. As the mother of a daughter who was once believed "mild" and later "moderate" and finally "moderate to severe" on autism's vast spectrum, we have learned a great deal. And while many may not derive any solace in what I'm about to say, I would have. No one can predict what life holds for your two, three, four, five, six or seven-year old child. No one can predict another's future, there are too many variables.
That my daughter has some spoken language is, and was, the single biggest red herring for those who meet her. It never occurred to us that all that speech therapy, focusing on spoken language, would ultimately be unhelpful. I knew nothing of AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) devices or methods and as spoken language seemed to me to be the ideal, the idea of her using something else honestly never crossed my mind. Why would I encourage her to use something else to communicate if she could speak? When, after years of speech therapy focusing on spoken language, she still couldn't have a conversation with us, our answer was to try more, push harder and it would come.
So many people ask what we would have done, knowing all we know now. This is a question that is specific to my daughter, but I know there are other children who are similar as I've met so many of them. I would not have waited so long to begin using other forms of communication. In fact, this would have been the thing I would have concentrated on right away. There is no evidence that using an AAC device will have a negative effect on spoken language acquisition, in fact there are studies showing the opposite is likely to be true. Had my daughter been able to communicate at an earlier age, many things would have changed. The most important one being that we would have understood much earlier all that she knew and understood. This may strike some as a little thing, but I can assure you, had we realized this early on, had we believed this right away, it would have changed every single decision we then made. Not to mention the massive reduction in our stress, anxiety and fear.
There is so much we are learning and still have to learn, but we are no longer alone. We are surrounded by other parents, professionals, educators and, most importantly, people who share our daughter's neurology, those who are Autistic and who continue to share their experiences with us so that we might better parent our Autistic daughter. And of course, our daughter, Emma whose patience, love, wisdom and endless compassion is teaching us more than any.
"Today I will tell a short story about a girl who wanted to speak to the wind. She listened with ears attuned to wind's song, and desired to speak with its power and beauty. But the wind was not used to listening, and the sounds she made were ignored. People heard her and told her to be less noisy. The wind was loud, yet no one attempted to quiet it. The girl understood the wind's voice and eventually it heard her. Neither one spoke with words.
"Okay, what do you want to write about?" I asked.
"I could make up a story about an Autistic girl who means well, but is not believed smart," Emma wrote.
"Okay. Good idea," I said.
We are homeschooling, or unschooling or… I actually don't know how these terms are defined and haven't had time to do the research necessary to speak about any of this with any authority, let alone knowledge. In fact "time" and what that means has kind of blown up in our faces as there never seems to be enough of it. Richard and I are scrambling to make this work, while making jokes about how many clones we would need to do so, if cloning were an actual thing. All of this is very new and we have not fallen into a routine yet. I guess the best description of what we are doing at the moment is – winging it. We are winging it, though this will change as time goes on, we think. We hope. We expect. What I can say is that Richard asked Emma what part of history she was interested in learning and she chose ancient Egypt and ancient Rome. This then led to several lessons on the Druids. Who knows where all of this will lead next!
Meanwhile, Emma and I have embarked on the exciting adventure known as the German language, as per Emma's request. We had a particularly hilarious conversation a few weeks ago when Emma first brought up her interest in learning German. I was somewhat incredulous and kept saying things like "Really?" and "Are you sure you want to learn German?" and "What about Spanish or French?" But no, Emma was not to be swayed, so German it is. And guess what? It is SO much FUN!! We are using a couple of different programs, one is Duolingo, which was recommended by a couple of people. It's a free online language program. Did you know all nouns in German are capitalized? Why? Who knows, lots of theories, but there is no one answer as to why, that everyone agrees with.
In addition Emma is working on several writing projects. One is a chapter idea, in which we will write alternating chapters. Emma wrote, "How about starting on what you presumed parenting would be before I was born." I said, "Can you ask me questions, things you want to know?" Emma wrote, "Very happy to ask." I said, "And what will your chapter be about?" Emma wrote, "What I presumed the world would be like when I was a baby." I cannot wait to hear what she has to say about that!
While I continue to go through periods of abject terror at the thought of what we have undertaken, these moments are tempered with the excitement and joy I feel knowing that pulling Emma from school was by far the best thing for her. She is ecstatic and the marked change in her anxiety and stress levels makes all of us very, very happy.
Emma chose this image for today's post.
There are people who would like to silence my daughter and those like her. One person recently accused me of "exploiting" my daughter to "satisfy your own vanity and craving for attention" by publishing things Emma's said she wants others to read. This particular person went on to write (as though to Emma), "Autistic people are irrelevant in your mother's world. And parenting is more of a competitive sport to her than a domestic responsibility. That is truly disgusting." And yet if I do not publish the things my daughter writes and says she wants others to read and understand, then I become the silencer. I cannot presume her competent, but then selectively do so, by not publishing what she has asked to have published.
As with my older child, we have discussed, and continue to discuss at length the internet, the importance of realizing what one says on the internet, stays on the internet. We have discussed issues around human rights and advocacy. We are currently engaged in an ongoing discussion related specifically to blog writing because of the book we are reading, I am Malala in which Malala writes about being increasingly threatened and silenced by the Taliban and how her right to an education was taken from her simply because she was born female.
There are those who say that the words someone like my daughter writes are not really hers. This is a different way of silencing, but it is as equally brutal and effective. They say that because science has not shown RPM to be an easily replicated method it is therefore suspect. They say, parents like me are so determined to believe in their child's intelligence and competence, we will go to any lengths to "believe" even when it's clear (to them) our children cannot possibly be the competent beings we know they are. This is the opposite of presuming competence. They go on to suggest that though (in the case of RPM, where there is no physical contact of any kind) no one touches my daughter, those nearby are able to influence, so much so that they can actually force the person to point to letters, which spell out things they do not mean to write.
People like my daughter are in a perpetual state of limbo, a kind of no man's land, neither here nor there. For those of us speaking out, writing about all of this, giving our children a platform from which to write, we are easy targets. There will always be people who disagree. There will always be people who are threatened by ideas that confront what they believe and have been told. There will always be people who viciously attack for reasons that may or may not be apparent to those they strike out at. I've been fortunate and have not had many who have attacked. In fact this recent commenter is the only one who has come after me, repeatedly, with such viciousness and undisguised hatred.
But I will not be silenced, nor will I allow my daughter to be; as long as she wants to be heard, I will do all I can to make sure she is.
*Emma chose this photograph to go along with her and my words. Yes, I read this to her, before publishing. And sadly, it seems, I must also state the obvious, I do not and will not publish anything ever, that she does not want me to publish. This blog will disappear the instant Emma tells me she wants it taken down.
I told her I thought this was an excellent topic particularly as this conference will most likely not have an audience familiar with the idea of there being a mind/body disconnect or if they are, what that actually means. In fact this is one of those topics I wish I'd known about from the beginning. It would have been so helpful had someone explained to me, when Emma was diagnosed, what it meant. Perhaps more than anything it is the body/mind disconnect that caused me to make all kinds of assumptions about my daughter, which I now know were incorrect. Because she did not look at me or turn her head toward me when I spoke to her, I assumed she wasn't listening. Because she said things that I couldn't understand or were disconnected from my questions, I assumed she didn't understand the question. I believed the words she spoke were the words she intended and meant. It didn't occur to me that I was wrong. It didn't occur to me that she was thinking a great many things, but had no way of communicating all that she knew and thought.
Emma has written about some of this before, but in the next month will be writing about her experience with the "mind/body disconnect" more. I will be reading her thoughts and insights at the conference and adding my experience of what I once believed. Emma will then answer questions from the audience time permitting, by writing on her keyboard.


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Hungarian Gold Cross of Merit awarded in Utah
Franz Kolb was presented with the Hungarian Gold Cross of Merit
_December 1, 2014
The Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED), in conjunction with the World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) and the Consulate General of Hungary in Los Angeles, hosted an award ceremony at the State Capital on November 25th, 2014. Franz Kolb, Director of International Diplomacy and Protocol at GOED was presented with the Hungarian Gold Cross of Merit by Laszlo Kalman, Consul General of the Hungarian Consulate in Los Angeles, who acted in behalf of the President of Hungary. The event celebrated the friendship between Utah and the Republic of Hungary, recognizing their diplomatic, cultural, and economic ties.
Franz Kolb boasts over 20 years of work for the State of Utah. "Over the years Franz has proven to be a tireless advocate for the State of Utah with both political and business leaders around the world. He has carried the message that Utah really is the right place to do business," said Val Hale, executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development.
Kolb was highly instrumental in developing the Utah Ambassador Program, which provides a platform for businesses leaders to meet key foreign government officials visiting Utah. "Franz is the premier diplomat in Utah," said Vincent Mikolay, Managing Director at GOED. "He has facilitated the hosting of over 300 Ambassadors and Consuls General from all over the world. His knowledge of international protocol is second to none."
During his time at GOED Mr. Kolb has been tremendously successful in attracting foreign direct investment into the Beehive State. He has helped countless companies to export their products by organizing numerous trade missions and participating in trade shows. In 2013, he helped organize Utah-Europe Days, a two-day conference that brought international trade experts and 15 trade representatives from European Countries and the European Union to Utah. During the conference, Utah business leaders received instruction on European business strategies and the potential opportunities for enterprising Utah companies.
Utah has fostered strong ties with Hungary since being awarded the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in 1995 in Budapest. The beehive state has hosted numerous visits from Consuls General and Ambassadors over the years, three of which have occurred this year. Since 2009 Utah exports to Hungary have increased steadily by almost 50 percent.
The Hungarian Gold Cross of Merit was instituted in 1923 and became the Hungarian Order of Merit in 1935. The award is crafted with gilded silver and enamel work that is rarely equaled in quality and highly regarded throughout the world. This is the first time that the Gold Cross of Merit of Hungary has been awarded in Utah. Mr. Kolb is highly honored by the presentation of the award.
Utah is becoming a premier global business destination. Each year, the Governor's Office of Economic Development hosts several trade missions, business seminars and forums that act as catalysts for international trade and expansion. For more information on doing business in Utah please go to utah.business.gov or contact the Governor's Office of Economic Development at 801-538-8680.
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Ongoing UN Peacekeeping Missions in Africa
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by Angela Thompsell
Angela Thompsell, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of British and African History at the College at Brockport, State University of New York.
There are currently seven United Nations Peacekeeping Missions in Africa.
UNMISS
The United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan began July 2011 when the Republic of South Sudan officially became the newest country in Africa, having split from The Sudan. The split came after decades of war, and the peace remains fragile. In December 2013, renewed violence broke out, and the UNMISS team was accused of partisanship. A cessation of hostilities was reached 23 January 2014, and the UN authorized further troops for the Mission, which continues to supply humanitarian aid. As of June 2015 the Mission had 12,523 service personnel and more then 2,000 civilian staff members.
UNISFA:
The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei began June 2011. It was tasked with protecting civilians in the region of Abyei, along the border between The Sudan and what became the Republic of South Sudan. The Force is also tasked with helping The Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan with stabilizing their border near Abyei. In May 2013, the UN expanded the force. As of June 2015, the Force was comprised of 4,366 service personnel and more than 200 civilian staff members and UN volunteers.
The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo commenced 28 May 2010. It replaced the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. While the Second Congo War officially ended in 2002, fighting continues, particularly in the eastern Kivu region of the DRC. The MONUSCO force is authorized to use force if need be to protect civilians and humanitarian personnel. It was due to be withdrawn in March 2015, but was extended into 2016.
The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) was created 19 September 2003 during the Second Liberian Civil War. It replaced the UN Peace-building Support Office in Liberia. The warring factions signed a peace agreement in August 2003, and general elections were held in 2005. The UNMIL's current mandate includes continuing to protect civilians from any violence and providing humanitarian aid. It is also tasked with assisting the Liberian government with strengthening national institutions for justice.
The African Union / United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur began 31 July 2007, and as of June 2015, it was the largest peacekeeping operation in the world. The African Union deployed peacekeeping forces to Darfur in 2006, following the signing of a peace accord between The Sudan government and rebel groups. The peace agreement was not implemented, and in 2007, UNAMID replaced the AU operation. The UNAMID is tasked with facilitating the peace process, providing security, helping establish the rule of law, providing humanitarian aid, and protecting civilians.
The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire began in April 2004. It replaced the much smaller United Nations Mission in Côte d'Ivoire. Its original mandate was to facilitate the peace agreement that ended the Ivorian Civil War. It took six years, though, to hold elections, and after the 2010 elections, the incumbent, President Laurent Gbagbo, who had governed since 2000, did not step down. Five months of violence followed, but it ended with the arrest of Gbagbo in 2011. Since then, there has been progress, but the UNOCI remains in Côte d'Ivoire to protect civilians, ease the transition, and ensure disarmament.
The UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) began 29 April 1991. Its outcomes were to
Monitor the ceasefire and troop locations
Oversee POW exchanges and repatriation
Organize a referendum on Western Sahara independence from Morocco
The mission has been ongoing for twenty-five years. During that time, MINURSO forces have assisted in maintaining the ceasefire and removing mines, but it has not yet been possible to organize a referendum on Western Saharan independence.
"Current Peacekeeping Operations," United Nations Peacekeeping.org. (Accessed 30 January 2016).
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Tuesday's Masterchef Grand Finale should be Calombaris's last
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Yep, I am an actual watcher of MasterChef. An enthusiast who switches to Channel Ten at 7.30 to watch the top-rating cooking show (soz, Leigh, catch you on iView). I've loved it since season two when Adam Liaw ditched his crushingly dull legal career to cook.
What I'm about to say is steeped in love for the program, born of winning a local pavlova competition when I was 12: George Calombaris must be sacked by Endemol Shine Australia, producers of the program.
Brothers Mark and Carl Fennessy, joint chief executives of the production company, should ditch him since the discovery last week that Made Establishment (of which Calombaris was a director and is still a shareholder) was forced to pay nearly $8 million in back pay because it had incorrectly applied annualised salary arrangements.
And that's not all. Aside from a pathetic contrition payment of $200,000 the group must pay, the Fair Work Ombudsman has another condition. Calombaris must give seven speeches "in a manner that is consistent with George Calombaris' usual language and style" to advocate for industry compliance. Yes, he's got to speak at food industry gigs like the Food & Hospitality Queensland expo in August, Fine Food Australia in Sydney this September and Melbourne's Foodpro.
How much better – more effective, bigger reach – would it be if he did that during the Master Chef Grand Finale this Tuesday before he disappears from the show forever? I bet the Grand Finale is already in the can, so here's what MasterChef Australia should do.
Calombaris must now be forced to sing for his supper. Just before the show opens, get him on the telly, dressed in blacks, urging viewers to join their unions. Get fellow judge Gary Mehigan to set out every single breach of workers' rights the ombudsman found. Every time a single mum didn't get her full pay. Every time a newly arrived migrant got ripped off, all $8 million worth.
Then get Mehigan to ask the other judges and previous winners of MasterChef whether they feel ripped off by his behaviour. Because I know how the workers feel. I spoke to a bloke from Bangladesh who's a permanent resident. He's been a chef in Australia for 10 years and worked for Made for one. His back pay totalled $9000. That didn't make up for the 55 hours-plus he worked for years while trying to get himself established here. I asked him if he ever watched MasterChef. Yes, he said. "But it gave me a bad feeling."
He also said that the Fair Work Ombudsman doesn't really understand how terrible it is in hospitality. The Made group is not the only one. Which is why Channel Ten and Endemol Shine need to stand up.
Get Calombaris to tell Australian hospitality workers how to make sure they are paid properly. Tell us your food dream, George. And it better be fair payments for workers. That'd be clever cooking.
Jenna Price is an academic at the University of Technology Sydney.
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My work for 2013 and part of 2014 focused on two things: current rural architecture in my area and interpreted images from the Library of Congress's data bank of photos from the 30's and 40's.
Some of the images shown focus on the photo documentary projects undertaken by the Farm Security Administration during FDR's presidency. Those projects were meant to highlight and bring attention to rural and urban poverty, areas affected by flood and drought, and the role of agriculture and industry in the economy. It's a fascinating time period and one whose elements can be found today in our current way of life.


Albert Einstein advised "make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler." He was a pretty smart guy and we value smart and creative people and what they create. The Catamount Marketing team is pretty smart and creative as well and this quote guides the underlying theme for the work we do for our clients. People do business with people and effective marketing is really no more or less simple than connecting with people – people who need and want what your business or organization has to sell, say, or do. We work with our clients to apply the best means to generate and manage leads for business growth and prosperity.
In 1990 Tom Brassard started Paw Print & Mail, a full-service B2B printing and mailing services company. As a result of advising and working with clients across a wide spectrum of industries, and from the experiences gained, the company diversified in 2009 to form Catamount Marketing; providing marketing services for small businesses and organizations. The team at Catamount Marketing leverages its collective years of working in the trenches with their clients to inspire the work they do in today's constantly evolving multi-channel marketplace.
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Þórunn Árnadóttir learned basic net-making skills from net-making company Egersund Island in Eskifjörður. Working alongside the Egersund team, Þórunn used the same materials and techniques but on much smaller scale to create the Skip Ahoy collection. The collection has a theme of 'playtime' and features skipping ropes, hula hoops, bags and key-chains made from the hard wearing net material in a variety of colours.
Þórunn Árnadóttirs rope Skip Ahoy concept for Designs from Nowhere build on the ideologies of MAKE; to explore the possibilities for small-scale design and production in East Iceland, using locally sourced materials and skills. The idea was developed during workshops that took place along the remote Icelandic coastline, in collaboration with local practitioners in Egilsstaðir, Djúpivogur, Eskifjörður and Norðfjörður.


This was our first event of the year which took place on September 3rd during universal break. Jodi Ettenberg, a McGill law graduate and the founder of Legal Nomads, gave a talk about her interesting career path. You can read about Jodi's story on her website here: http://www.legalnomads.com/. Basically, she quit her job in law to travel the world and started a blog (Legal Nomads) which is about her travels and telling stories through food. Although she thought it would just be a year of travelling, she's still going strong 7 years later!


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