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Playing and Reality by Donald Woods Winnicott
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For the pioneering psychologist D.W. Winnicott, a creative approach to the world is what makes life worth living. But what are the origins of creativity and how can we develop it - whether within ourselves or in others? Not only does Playing and Reality address these questions, it also tackles many more that surround the fundamental issue of the individual self and its relationship with the outside world. In this landmark book of twentieth-century psychology he shows the reader how, through the attentive nurturing of creativity from the earliest years, every individual has the opportunity to enjoy a rich and rewarding cultural life. Today, as the 'hothousing' and testing of children begins at an ever-younger age, Winnicott's classic text is a more urgent and topical read than ever before. ...Show more
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Hugh van Cuylenburg was a primary school teacher volunteering in northern India when he had a life-changing realisation- despite the underprivileged community the children were from, they were remarkably positive. By contrast, back in Australia Hugh knew that all too many children struggled with depress ion, social anxieties and mental illness. His own little sister had been ravaged by anorexia nervosa. How was it that young people he knew at home, who had food, shelter, friends and a loving family, struggled with their mental health, while these kids seemed so contented and resilient? He set about finding the answer and in time came to recognise the key traits and behaviours these children possessed were gratitude, empathy and mindfulness. In the ensuing years Hugh threw himself into studying and sharing this revelation with the world through The Resilience Project, with his playful and unorthodox presentations which both entertain and inform. Now, with the same blend of humour, poignancy and clear-eyed insight that The Resilience Project has become renowned for, Hugh explains how we can all get the tools we need to live a happier and more fulfilling life. ...Show more
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Resilience is a crucial ingredient-perhaps "the" crucial ingredient-to a happy, healthy life. More than anything else, it's what determines how high we rise above what threatens to wear us down, from battling an illness, to bolstering a marriage, to carrying on after a national crisis. Everyone needs re silience, and now two expert psychologists share seven proven techniques for enhancing our capacity to weather even the cruelest setbacks. The science in "The Resilience Factor" takes an extraordinary leap from the research introduced in the bestselling "Learned Optimism "a decade ago. Just as hundreds of thousands of people were transformed by "flexible optimism," readers of this book will flourish, thanks to their enhanced ability to overcome obstacles of any kind. Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatte are seasoned resilience coaches and, through practical methods and vivid anecdotes, they prove that resilience is not just an ability that we're born with and need to survive, but a skill that anyone can learn and improve in order to thrive. Readers will first complete the Resilience Questionnaire to determine their own innate levels of resilience. Then, the system at the heart of "The Resilience Factor" will teach them to: - Cast off harsh self-criticisms and negative self-images- Navigate through the fallout of any kind of crisis- Cope with grief and anxiety- Overcome obstacles in relationships, parenting, or on the job - Achieve greater physical health- Bolster optimism, take chances, and embrace life In light of the unprecedented challenges we've recently faced, there's never been a greater need to boost our resilience. Without resorting to feel-good pap or quick-fix cliches, "The Resilience Factor" is self-help at its best, destined to become a classic in the genre. "From the Hardcover edition." ...Show more
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Rahul Gandhi also slammed the Modi led-BJP government for indulging in hate politics against the people of Tamil Nadu.
As India votes, whose voices will be loudest?
The questions swirl around, as 900 million voters across the country get ready to vote in the forthcoming general election.
Rahul expressed surprise that parties in the state failed to 'aggressively' push the issue.
Modi said that Congress not only doubted surgical strike but also made fun of our scientists.
K'taka CM said he would use 'Mamata Banerjee's tactics' against any move by Centre to use govt organisations for political vendetta.
A variant of one of these missile interceptors was used during Wednesday's test, DRDO sources said.
He clarified that all parties had supported the Centre's decision and he was one of them.
The air strike and surgical strike carried out by the armed forces should not be part of Lok Sabha election campaign, he said.
Singh also said that these 'beyond the borders' operations were carried against terrorists.


This month's Housing Market Index numbers make this so-called housing recovery appear as if it's picking up steam.
Figures released yesterday (Monday) show that homebuilders are both more confident in the current housing market than they were in the beginning of the year and are more optimistic for the six months ahead than they were last year.
The index, which is a survey administered by the National Home Builders Association and Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC), asks homebuilders to weigh in on the current state of new housing starts and their prospects for the future. Homebuilder confidence is represented on a 0 to 100 scale, with a higher number reflecting more positive sentiment.
This month, homebuilders gave current home sales a 52, a 2-point gain on the month before, and future prospects of home sales a 65, also 2 points ahead of the month before. Any number above 50 indicates that more of the participants responded to the survey positively than negatively.
In an ideal recovery, home prices would rise in tandem with new first-time homebuyers and homebuyers foreclosed on during the crash re-entering the market.
Rising home prices would then be an indicator that middle-income Americans were better off, and more are achieving the dream of home ownership. And those homebuyers would eventually see their return on investment through an appreciation in their homes' values.
The current recovery is seeing the value of homes pushed up not by average Americans, but bankers on Wall Street and wealthy foreigners playing the markets.
In a low-interest rate environment, big investors are looking anywhere they can to find yield. They have set their sights on real estate.


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PFAW to House Members: Support the For the People Act
Jen Herrick | March 7, 2019
People For in Action
Coalition Letter Supporting the For the People Act
With the House expected to vote March 8 on the For the People Act, People For the American Way is once again urging members to vote yes on this critical legislation and against any weakening amendments or motions to recommit. You can download our letter here.
Dear Member of Congress:
You have an historic opportunity to shape and support the most consequential democracy, ethics, and voting rights legislation to pass the House of Representatives in decades. H.R. 1, appropriately named the For the People Act, is a monumentally important piece of legislation that can help restore the American people's faith in our government.
On behalf of People For the American Way's more than 1.5 million supporters, we urge you to vote yes on H.R. 1 when it comes to the floor, and to shield this critical legislation from any attacks that will inevitably come in the form of weakening amendments or motions to recommit.
Spurious and misleading arguments are being made against H.R. 1 by opponents who want to maintain an unjustifiable status quo. These arguments should be recognized for what they are—desperate attempts to prevent meaningful action to repair our political system, revitalize our democracy, and help fulfill the promise of political equality for all.
There are many challenges facing our democracy: partisan gerrymandering where politicians draw their own districts, unlimited secret money as a result of the disastrous Citizens United ruling and other related cases, voter suppression including discriminatory voter ID laws and voter roll purges, and other egregious efforts to concentrate power in the hands of a few. H.R. 1 is a holistic approach to address these and other threats facing our democracy. The legislation provides essential solutions to:
The influence of money in politics and the appearance of such corruption;
Indefensible barriers to citizens registering and exercising their fundamental right to vote;
Extreme partisan gerrymandering that deprives the American people of fair elections; and
Deeply flawed ethics rules, resulting in widespread abuses of power and conflicts of interest.
Additionally, as the bill is debated, there will be and have already been many amendments proposed. Generally, we support amendments that strengthen the bill, but one that we want to call specific attention to Amendment 61 from Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., which prevents corporate expenditures for campaign purposes unless the corporation establishes reasonable procedures for informing and receiving consent from shareholders. The Raskin amendment provides an important additional check on corporate spending in our elections.
Thank you for your consideration. The American people are hungry for the reforms embodied by H.R. 1. We urge you to stand with us and vote on the right side of history.
Marge Baker
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Art Space: editorial
Sue Gollifer
'HotPlate' was an international exhibition of printmaking held in Brighton, UK, from 3 July to 15 August 2010, in digital and traditional media. By approaching contemporary printmaking in the widest possible way, HotPlate sparked a lively conversation about process, technique and technology within a continuously evolving area of the visual arts. Here the emphasis was on testing the perceived boundaries of the medium, breaking out of the literal and metaphorical 'frame' and exploring new formats which activelyengage with the gallery space. It also opened up the possibilities for prints to move beyond the gallery walls and engage with modern street culture.
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The Green's self-titled debut album has been named iTunes #1 Best Reggae Album of 2010! The band is finishing up a five-week US tour this weekend, before heading home to Hawaii.
The Pier was able to catch up w/The Green for a quick statement:
We're stoked to announce our album has been voted iTunes top reggae album of the year! We wanna thank all our family, friends, and fans out there who made this possible. Aloha!
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Narrator: Planning a surprise attack. . .
Captain Tagon: Commander, you built TAG to be a great pilot and tactician, should we let him help plan this?
Kevyn: That's what he's there for.
TAG: Very well then, sirs, I have considered the scenario, and propose a fully-committed approach to the attack.
TAG: We lead with all of our terapedoes, bracketing the enemy vessel while laying down teraport interdiction.
TAG: Statistically, we can expect about 5% of our full complement to breach the enemy's shields. That should be more than enough.
TAG: We bring the Touch and Go and the full armor squadron within range, 'porting in on the heels of that spread of breachers. The ship will provide cover fire while the squadron mops up enemy response.
TAG: We have seen the enemy's missiles in action before. I am confident that we can put them out of the fight quickly.
TAG: So quickly that I anticipate principal combat to be complete within seven to ten seconds of 'port. They will barely have time to grasp the totality of their defeat when they receive the terms under which we will allow a surrender. . .
TAG: "Yield immediately, or the terapedoes on your hull will detonate!" HMMMWAAAA HA HA HA HAAA!
TAG: Apologies, sirs. The evil laugh is part of the Karloff skin. It is automatically triggered.
TAG: In this case, the fact that capturing an enemy Destroyer intact gives us a massive increase in pay.
Captain Tagon: HMMMWAA HA HA HA HAAAA!


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Substance abuse problems bring safety concerns into the workplace
Posted on May 14, 2019 :: Back Office Operations
Posted by Jessica Thiel, Insight on Manufacturing Staff Writer
A recent nationwide survey from drugabuse.com revealed that nearly a quarter of workers admit to using drugs or alcohol in the workplace, introducing concerns not just for those workers but their co-workers as well.
In that survey, which was released in March, 22.5 percent of respondents said they use drugs or alcohol at work. As further evidence of a workplace substance abuse problem, a National Safety Council survey showed the opioid epidemic touches 75 percent of employers.
Results of the surveys and concerns about the implications of substance abuse in the workplace led the Wisconsin Safety Council, a program of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, to make the issue a focus of its annual conference in April.
"It's not only widely affecting communities but also businesses and employers," says Kady Olson, senior safety manager for the WSC. "It's becoming an issue where businesses are actually being put in the middle."
Opioid abuse has become increasingly prevalent statewide, Olson says. In 2017, 916 people died of opioid overdose, and the rate of prescription painkiller overdoses has increased by 238 percent in recent years.
Opioid and other substance abuse reaches beyond people's personal lives to touch their work lives as well. Through its annual safety conference and upcoming information sessions, the WSC wants to share steps employers and safety professionals can take to help mitigate the effects of the issue.
Olson says employers often must walk the line of working within the confines of laws, such as those affecting discrimination, while still maintaining a healthy, safe workplace for all employees.
Bringing alcohol or drug abuse into the workplace exacts costs. Impairment can lead to productivity losses, affecting quality and introducing errors. Employers also are seeing an increase in the number of accidents and injuries, Olson says.
In addition, substance abuse affects companies financially. A person injured on the job may go to a doctor and get an opioid prescription. If that leads to a drug abuse situation, employers continue to pay through higher worker's compensation costs as well as having employees out of work for a longer time if they need to go on disability, Olson says.
"We're kind of seeing a full circle from the cost upfront, those direct costs of worker's compensation, and then the direct cost of lost time," she says.
Talent troubles
Steve Baue, president and owner of ERC: Counselors and Consultants, says the talent shortage affects the way employers are addressing substance abuse in the workplace. When unemployment was higher, companies could have stricter standards, but today's low jobless rate has some revisiting their zero-tolerance policies, he says.
Baue, who spent nearly 25 years working in human resources before moving to ERC, says some mental health and substance abuse specialists are beginning to re-evaluate zero tolerance, questioning whether these policies help either employers or those with substance abuse problems. If that person is a good employee who's willing to try to stop, it can be in the best interest of all parties to get that person help, he says.
While zero-tolerance policies have their place in workplaces in which safety is a top concern such as truck driving or construction, Baue says employers increasingly look at substance abuse on a case-by-case basis and allow for some discretion.
Some experts say it's time to redefine a win when it comes to addiction. If a win is complete sobriety or abstinence from substance abuse, that can be hard to come by, Baue says. If someone is truly addicted, that addiction will always be there. Thus, a more realistic goal could be using less, holding down a job or getting a license back, he says.
Drawing from his experience working in HR and his present role leading an employee assistance program company, Baue says there's no walking model of a substance abuser. "It could be your very best employee; it could be your very worst employee," he says.
In a past role as vice president of human resources, Baue's employer had a zero-tolerance policy and conducted a lot of random drug testing. Later in his career, his philosophy shifted, and Baue decided it made more sense to invest money in training front-line supervisors in reasonable suspicion. The goal, he says, is to keep workers safe, including the person using, and then deciding the best course of action.
De Pere-based ERC compiles a list of the top 10 issues its counselors encounter. While drug and alcohol abuse don't make that list, issues that do can make it more likely someone will turn to recreational drug use or alcohol abuse, Baue says.
"We have a knack in northeastern Wisconsin to self-medicate," he says. "It's that western European, stoic 'I can handle it,' but then that also leads to look at alternatives in how we handle it."
Companies looking to address substance abuse in the workplace have some options. If they offer an EAP benefit, employees can use this service voluntarily or supervisors can refer people, requiring they get help addressing an issue. ERC's counselors, for example, do assessments and recommend a treatment plan, which the employee would undergo elsewhere.
This summer, the Wisconsin Safety Council will offer four statewide training sessions on opioid abuse, including one in Appleton on July 29 at a to-be-determined location. The organization will partner with local law enforcement and Milwaukee-based law firm Ogletree Deakins, which specializes in HR law, to provide information and training at the half-day sessions.
Olson, who will lead the sessions, says they'll help companies assess their drug-free workplace policies and determine what language might need to be added to protect the workplace from opioid abuse. The goal, she says, is to create a proactive, stress-free workplace policy.
Opioid abuse by the numbers
75% of employers have been affected by opioid usage
38% of employers deal with absenteeism or impaired worker performance due to opioid abuse
31% of workplaces have experienced an onsite arrest, overdose or near miss/injury due to opioids
17% of employers are confident they have a plan to address the issue
The Wisconsin Safety Council will hold its half-day Appleton Opioid Awareness session on July 29. The location and start time are yet to be determined. For updates and more information, visit wmc.org/events/category/wisconsin-safety-council.
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Hi, could you modify this script to use scroll lock?
Since it's not polite to write with CAPS in a multiplayer game.
Also will this work on Windowed mode (fullscreen)?
I have to monitors and when i scroll to the right with the mouse.. it doesn't it simply moves the mouse to the other screen.
I really enjoyed the fact that you can scroll the map by moving your mouse to the very edge of the screen, but I wasn't happy with the fact that the game didn't lock your mouse into its window if you play the game in windowed mode.
I wanted to have the best of both worlds, so I came up with this script. It's a good amount of borrowed code from "corrupt", a user here on the AHK forums. I've modified the code a little so that it doesn't go all the way to the top of the window (bar and all), and doesn't go to the very edges of any side of the screen. Also, it's now activated with CapsLock.
;	Thanks to corrupt for the original mouse locking code.
;	and unlock it by turning CapsLock off.
MsgBox, 262144,, Mouse lock v1.0 for StarCraft II by Bkid (Bkid@bemaniso.ws).`n`nThanks to corrupt on the AutoHotKey forums for the`ninitial mouse locking code.
* A better way to activate the window (right now it can be screwed up if you have a folder open named "StarCraft II"
* Bug fixes/things I haven't realized are wrong yet.
Um... I was wondering how we use this script? Like what do you do with the script in order for it to work with the Starcraft 2?
will you be banned if you use this?
Thank you for your reply, the program worked.
I was just wondering how to adjust the script so that it only locks the mouse for the StarCraft II window and not any other windows.
Also how to adjust the border height for where the mouse cursor is allowed to go because, with the current script, the cursor touches items on my taskbar and the top window.
; Thanks to corrupt for the original mouse locking code.
; and unlock it by turning CapsLock off.
;   Thanks to corrupt for the original mouse locking code.
;   and unlock it by turning CapsLock off.
Options -> Controls -> Confine Mouse Cursor exists in the game.
Haha, I just started playing SC2 again, and I'm surprised this thread has any recent posts. I don't even think I have that script on my computer anymore, so it's a good thing that it's still here.
This script was made during the SC2 beta, where that option may or may not have been available. Regardless, I had fun making this script and learned a lot about AHK in the process.


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Crypto Lenders Have Earned Just 2% on $4.7 Billion in Loans: Report
Celsius CEO Alex Mashinksy. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)
Aug 15, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. UTC Updated Aug 15, 2019 at 2:39 p.m. UTC
A lot of loans have been made in crypto, but lenders have not reaped a lot of profit.
That's the big takeaway from a new report by Graychain, a startup looking to bring credit assessment to the crypto space.
The startup released its first report on the collateralized crypto lending industry Thursday, estimating that $4.7 billion has been lent out over the history of the sector, but only $86 million has been earned back in interest. That's a 1.8 percent return, despite the fact that loans typically cost borrowers 6 to 10 percent on an annual basis.
"Generally these companies that are doing really huge originations are originating really short-term loans," Neil Zumwalde, Graychain's chief technical officer, told CoinDesk in a phone call.
In other words, it's easy to make the lending sector look stronger than it is by solely looking at originations. A loan can be quickly opened and closed and earn the lender very little because there is not enough time for any interest to accrue.
Graychain was able to accumulate part of its data from public chains where everything is in the open, including MakerDAO, Compound, dYdX and Nuo. But the report notes that 65 percent of the originations have been on Celsius and Genesis, which are private, and less prone to share full information about their businesses.
So Graychain offered the following note of caution in its report:
"A good proxy for the industry's health is the amount of interest collected. We have estimated this number. We calculated the rate at which many of these loans are liquidated or matured, and applied the average interest rate for each platform."
Graychain was also able to get some private data from Dharma, Maker, Compound and Unchained Capital. There has also been information shared in marketing materials and public statements by those who did not participate, allowing Graychain to make a better estimate.
Graychain intends to continue to issue this report every quarter.
Sector growing fast
While the report suggests that the crypto lending industry has not been extremely lucrative thus far, in aggregate, it does show that there is a strong demand for the business.
"The lending industry is maturing really, really quickly in this space," Zumwalde said. "These markets are becoming more mature and people are trusting it more with their assets."
A few examples of growth from the report:
In the first quarter, Graychain found 5,462 new loans; in the second quarter, there were 18,562 new loans.
Those loans in the first quarter amounted to $64.8 million; in the second quarter, that figure grew to $159.3 million.
The second-ranked public protocol, Compound, started the year with $13 million locked in the protocol and broke $100 million in early August.
That said, the bulk of borrowing has been made by private lenders, which generally offer the better percentage rates. While these companies dominate the sector, they seem to have a very high turnover.
For example, it's likely that many of these short-term loans from private lenders such as Celsius reflect speculative activity: traders borrow to avoid triggering a taxable event, then make a bet on a token, let it play out and pay off the loan as soon as the short-term bet has played out.
As the report notes:
"From our quarterly analysis, you can see the number of loans originated grew faster than the new addresses and the total origination amount. That means that people are making more small loans, rather than borrowing millions at a time."
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Classic Fairy Tales
The classic fairy tales we know today started out hundreds of years ago as stories which were passed down orally from one generation to the next. In fact, in 2016 researchers at universities in Durham and Lisbon found that classic fairy tales like Beauty and the Beast can be traced back thousands of years.
Every culture has a tradition of oral storytelling so every culture has its own fairy tales. There are French fairy tales and German fairy tales, Indian fairy tales, Italian, Japanese and Russian fairy tales, Irish fairy tales and Swedish fairy tales and many more besides.
But to keep things simple, I've decided to focus here on five of the classic fairy tales which originated in western Europe:
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First though, we begin with the tradition of oral storytelling because this is where stories and books began.
Oral Storytelling
Before the printing press was invented making books more widely available, many people couldn't read or write so reading stories to children was not an option. Instead, people told stories to one another.
It's probably no surprise to learn, then, that the classic fairy tales have their origins in a tradition of oral storytelling which is as old as human civilisation. Yes, human beings have been telling each other stories for as long as they've been communicating with speech.
Today we often use the term 'folklore' to describe these traditions, the legends, myths and fairy tales which have their origins in a particular culture.
Why Is Storytelling Important?
In ancient times when people lived in relatively small social groups, storytelling was the way customs, beliefs and cautionary tales were passed on from one generation to the next. By telling and re-telling their stories, the elders or leaders reinforced the group's expectations and rules and promoted harmony and a sense of belonging among the members.
This feeling of belonging and commitment to the aims and beliefs of the group was important for everyone's well-being and, ultimately, for their very survival and for the survival of the group.
What are Fairy Tales?
The classic fairy tales started out as part of this tradition of oral storytelling, evolving and changing, sometimes over centuries, as each storyteller adapted and re-told the story in his or her own way. Because they were never recorded, we simply have no idea where or how most of these stories originated or whether the events and people they describe are based on real events or people.
Edmund Dulac's 1911 illustration for 'The Little Mermaid' by Hans Christian Andersen.
Our knowledge about the classic fairy tales dates back only to the 16th and 17th centuries which, as far as we know, is when these stories were first written down. Recording the stories was an important development because, as Heidi Anne Heiner explains, 'once the story is written down, it becomes static in that version. It is no longer only folklore, but part of the world's body of literature.'
The classic fairy tales are mostly cautionary tales incorporating some kind of moral. Enchantment and animals who talk are common features and not all the stories end happily.
As the idea of childhood as a distinct and carefree part of life developed in the 20th century, some of the fairy tales were softened and the darker elements removed. I call this the Disney-fication of fairy tales and I'm not a fan of it!
Why Are They Called 'Fairy Tales'?
Most of the classic fairy tales do not actually feature fairies. So why do we call them 'fairy tales'?
The term seems to have originated in the 1800s when some of the early French writers called their tales of fantasy 'contes de fées'. This was translated into English as 'fairy tales', although the French word 'fée' doesn't have the same meaning as the English word 'fairy'. In fact, the French word 'fée' and its English equivalent 'fey' are pronounced the same way (fay) and the real meaning of the word in both languages is closer to 'enchantment'.
So the term 'fairy tales' was never really accurate and the classic fairy tales can more accurately described as 'tales of enchantment.'
Origins Of The Classic Fairy Tales
In the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, several key people decided to record the folk and fairy tales that were well-known in their parts of the world.
Some of their names are probably familiar:
Charles Perrault - in France
Hans Christian Andersen- in Denmark
The Brothers Grimm - in Germany
Many of the stories these men recorded have common elements, although there doesn't seem to be any evidence that they were familiar with each others work. What's more likely is that the stories have their origins in common human dilemmas and experiences and these, of course, are the same dilemmas and experiences that people have in all cultures.
Why Read Fairy Tales To Kids Today?
You might think that classic fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood and Sleeping Beauty are old-fashioned, really out-dated and just not worth sharing with children today.
Although I read fairy tales to my children when they were growing up, that's certainly what I was starting to think when I began researching to write this page.
But I can think of three really good reasons why we should make an effort to get hold of the original, non-Disney versions and read them aloud to our kids.
1. For the language
The classic fairy tales contain words and arrangements of words that we don't hear in everyday speech. Consider these examples from Sleeping Beauty:
"they numbered seven in all"
"she should sing like a nightingale"
Children soak up language like little sponges and the key to helping them develop fantastic language skills is to expose them to a rich variety of words and phrases like these. Reading stories and poems together plays an absolutely essential role in this and I know from experience with my own three children that reading the classic fairy tales helps to build strong language skills.
2. For the stories
They may be old-fashioned but these stories are richly imaginative and kids absolutely love them. Tales of enchantment and fantasy feed children's imaginations and therefore their brain power so why wouldn't you read them?
As Albert Einstein said "If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales."
3. For the cultural background
Like it or not, the classic fairy tales are a part of our culture and we often refer to them without even realising it. How often, for example, do we hear someone say something like "that's a real Cinderella story" or call someone "sleeping beauty"?
If children have not heard these stories, they're actually at a significant disadvantage because they will miss casual references like these in the conversations they hear. This might not seem like too big a deal but the more kids know the more - and the more easily - they learn new skills and information.
When Should You Read Classic Fairy Tales to Kids?
I think the best age to read fairy tales to children is around the age of four or five. Try them with your three-year-old but be prepared to put the stories away and bring them out again a few months down the track if he or she isn't too keen. Above all, do please read them!
They're great fun to read aloud, with lots of opportunities for using scary voices and for chatting about the stories. My three children loved them and I'm sure yours will too!
To listen to some lovely audio versions of the classic fairy tales, check out the brilliant www.storynory.com website.
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Greenbelt surrounding Saltford has been saved from the prospect of large-scale development in Bath and North East Somerset Council's new planning blueprint.
Local Conservative councillors Mathew Blankley and Francine Haeberling led the fight to protect Saltford's Greenbelt in the Council's revised Core Strategy, which could have seen up to 5000 new homes being built to the south of the village.
As part of the process of producing the revised Core Strategy, planning officers at the Liberal Democrat-run authority put forward options which could have seen extensive development all along the A4 corridor. One of the options presented to councillors was to build around 5000 homes to the south of the village.
Councillors Mathew Blankley and Francine Haeberling, alongside Saltford Parish Council, fought to ensure that this option was not taken forward, arguing that the plans would destroy the character of the village and exacerbate traffic on the A4, which is already at capacity.
Cllr Mathew Blankley (Cons, Saltford) said:
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Just what your cat wants – its own flush-toilet
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If you have a cat, chances are that you don't like cleaning out its litter box. Well, that's why the Catolet was created. It's basically a conveyor belt-equipped automatically-flushing toilet that's made for cats – or tiny litter-trained dogs.
Here's how the Catolet works …
Whenever the cat steps onto it, motion sensors detect its presence. The cat then proceeds to relieve itself. Urine passes right through the porous conveyor belt and into a water-filled collection basin below, while solid waste is left on top of the belt.
Once the cat finishes up and leaves, the motion sensors detect that it's no longer there. After a preset amount of time has passed, the belt then moves forward, carrying the feces into the basin below. They're then chopped up by a shredder, after which they, the urine and the water are pumped out into the sewer.
The belt also gets cleaned after it's dropped off the feces, so that it can present a relatively unpoopy surface when it gets back to the top.
Ideally, the Catolet will be installed in the bathroom, permanently connected to the water supply and sewage system via included hoses. That said, it can also simply be hooked up to an adjacent faucet, with its output hose running into the toilet bowl. One charge of its battery should be good for about three months of use.
And yes, it does come with a system of trays that are initially placed over the belt, for training cats to use it instead of a litter box.
The Catolet is currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, where a pledge of US$299 will get you one – if all goes according to plans.
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Based out of Edmonton, Canada, Ben Coxworth has been writing for New Atlas since 2009 and is presently Managing Editor for North America. An experienced freelance writer, he previously obtained an English BA from the University of Saskatchewan, then spent over 20 years working in various markets as a television reporter, producer and news videographer. Ben is particularly interested in scientific innovation, human-powered transportation, and the marine environment.
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perry November 24, 2017 10:26 PM
Interesting idea but it is very expensive and looks complicated. I'm on the fence whether or not to try this out. I'm pretty happy right now with my Cat-illac Cat Toilet which is also easy to use and less expensive.
Wombat56 November 26, 2017 08:22 PM
I think a flushing cat toilet makes sense from a hygiene viewpoint if you've got the money, but this seems complicated and unnecessary (and how do you clean out the poo grinder?)
Note that there a a lot of cheap kits which train your cat to use human toilets, but you still have to flush them yourself.
Do a search for "cat toilet training".
BanisterJH November 27, 2017 12:47 AM
While the water bill part of the story was bogus ( https://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/catflush.asp ) people will wonder if a fascinated cat can run this thing all the time. Also, I see it has a wifi connection and a smartphone app. What does the app do? It occurs to me that a scale might be useful for this device. It could track the weight of your cat, tell the weight it excreted, tell when the cat left the box, and tell whether water was flooding the device. Of course, it would need to not measure the weight of objects placed on top of the shelter.
ljaques November 27, 2017 05:28 PM
I foresee a lot of cat pee and poop around lots of houses as a direct result of this thing. How do you train a cat to step onto a smooth surface to pee or poop? They've been finding dirt/sand/pebbles and covering their wastes since early kittenhood. Train + Cat = does not compute.
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Numidia
Numidia: ancient country to the west of the territories of Carthage, more or less modern Algeria. There were two main units, named after the Massylians and the Masaeisylians, which are more or less identical to the Roman provinces Numidia and Mauritania.
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Votive stela from Cirta
Behind the southern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, behind the ports of Caesarea (modern Cherchell), Tipasa, Icosium (Algiers), and Hippo Regius (Annaba), begin the highlands of Numidia. A traveler arriving from the north would first cross the eastern continuation of the Tell Atlas, would reach the undulating "Hautes Plaines", and would cross the Sahara Atlas before reaching the sandy desert, the Grand Erg. In the east, the two mountain chains joined in the part that is called Aurès. In the mountains, yellow marble (giallo antico) was quarried.
The country is quite fertile and in Antiquity, the people were sedentary, as is correctly observed by the Greek researcher Herodotus.note[Herodotus, Histories 4.187.] That the Numidians were predominantly roaming shepherds, is a misunderstanding based on the fact that their name resembles the Greek word νομάδες (nomads), which refers to pastoral tribes. However, even though most people were sedentary, there were nomadic Numidians as well, who built cabins on wheels called mapalia.note[Sallust, Jugurthine War 18.8.]
Numidian horseman
The Numidian shores were first explored by the Phoenicians, who founded several colonies (e.g., Iol and Hippo Regius, modern Cherchell and Annaba). From here, they traded with the Numidian farmers in the interior.
Numidia consisted of two political units. In the east, in the Aurès, closest to Carthage, lived the Massylians. In the west, in the direction of the Atlas Mountains, on the Hautes Plaines, lived the Masaeisylians. Both were famous for their cavalry, which served in the army of Hannibal during the Second Punic War (218-202).note[Polybius, World History 1.19.2-5 and 3.72.9; Caesar, Gallic War 2.24; Strabo, Geography 17.3.7; Procopius, Vandal War 2.13.] Among the known Numidian leaders were the Carthaginian ally Syphax of the Masaeisylians and the Roman ally Massinissa of the Massylians (r.202-148). Massinissa benefited from his alliance with Rome: after the Second Punic War, he could add the cities of Sabratha, Oea, and Lepcis Magna in modern Libya to his kingdom.
Soumaa d'el Khroub, Mausoleum of a Numidian king (Micipsa?)
Hippo Regius, Numidian stele
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Mausolée royal de Maurétanie: the Mausoleum of Juba II (?)
A Cananefatic horseman
He died in 148 BCE, more or less when the Roman commander Cornelius Scipio captured Carthage and conquered Africa. Massinissa was succeeded by his sons Micipsa, Gulussa, and Mastanabal, and later by Jugurtha (r.118-104). The latter was defeated by the Roman general Marius; parts of his kingdom were added to the Roman Empire. In 46 BCE, Julius Caesar added more Massylian territories (text; "Numidia Nova"). The country, which had until then been dominated by hillforts (e.g., Tiddis), gradually became more urbanized.
The Masaeisylian part, which opposed Rome under its king Juba I, was later added to the Mediterranean Empire, when the Romans were fighting against rebels like Tacfarinas and his Moorish ally Mazippa (17-24 CE). It became part of the province of Mauritania. Ever since, the Third Legion Augusta, which was based in Tebessa (modern Theveste), would defend the Numidian border.
The emperor Hadrian, who visited the military zone, protected Numidia by building several fortifications, including a new legionary base for III Augusta at Lambaesis (Tazoult). Next to it was the carefully planned new city of Thamugadi (Timgad). The military district was converted into a Roman province by Septimius Severus (r.193-211).
Hippo Regius, Seaward Villas, Mosaic of the Northern Harbor of Hippo
Madauros, Great Baths
Thubursicum Numidarum, Theater, General view
Cirta, Statuette of Victoria
Lambaesis, Mosaic of Bacchus and the Four Seasons
Timgad, Arch of Trajan, from the southeast
Timgad, Forum, General view
Tiddis, Statuette of a young man
During the reign of Maximian (r.285-305) and and his eastern colleague Diocletian (r.284-305), Numidia became part of the diocese Africa, together with several other provinces in the Maghreb (Mauretania Caesariensis, Mauretania Sitifensis, Africa Zeugitana, Africa Byzacena, and Tripolitana). During the reign of Constantine the Great, the provincial capital of Cirta was renamed Constantine. In this age, the production of olive oil seems to have increased enormeously; this is suggested by the great number of late ancient olive oil presses in older buildings.
The area was seized by the Vandals in 430, was reconquered in 534 by the Byzantine general Belisarius, was fortified by the emperor Justinian,note[Procopius, Buildings 6.7.] and finally fell to the Arabs.
Tombstone of a baby, shown as a Roman citizen
Although we have no access to ancient Numidian literature, we know the names of several deities. For example, in Cirta, a sanctuary has been excavated that was dedicated to Baal-Hammon, the lord of the Netherworld, who would later be identified with the Romans deity Saturn. Votive stelas show the "sign of Tanit", who would later be called Heavenly Juno. These deities were Punic. Among the original Numidian gods were Aulisua, Iocolon, and Motmanius, known from inscriptions.
The Roman author Cassius Dio refers to religious incantations and enchantments, which were sure to make rain fell from the sky.note[Cassius Dio, Roman History 60.9.4.] Similar incantations are mentioned by Herodotus, who digresses on Numidian customs.note[Herodotus, Histories 4.189; Histories 4.187-195.]
Christianity is well-documented in the works of Augustine (454-430), who was born in Thagaste, became bishop of Hippo Regius, and is the author of the Confessions and the City of God.
The Numidians buried their dead in bazinas: artificial hills, decorated with small monuments. There are many important cities, like Hippo Regius (Annaba), Thagaste (Souk Ahras), Madauros (M'daourouche), and Tebessa (Theveste) along the Algerian-Tunisian border. The main ports are Isocium (Algiers), Tipasa, and Caesarea (modern Cherchell). In the center are Cuicul (Djemila) and Cirta (Constantine), while the frontier zone is dominated by the legionary base of Lambaesis (Tazoult), the city of Thamugadi (Timgad), and the baths of Mascula (Khenchela).
Yann Le Bohec, Histoire de l'Afrique romaine (2005)
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Introduction: A key idea in the book of Acts is that believers should be witnesses for the Lord, everywhere we go. The following are the answers for the review questions on chapters 21 through 24.
1. In the book of Acts 21:1, 4-8 shows that networking and fellowship are not really important in the church.
True or False Explain - We do better together.
2. Acts 21:14 shows that there is a time to advise and a time to simply trust that God is leading the leader.
True or False Explain - God sends leaders to lead, which implies followership as well.
3. In the book of Acts 21:20-26 shows that as believers, we should always stand for the principle of the matter, no matter what.
True or False Explain - There are times to overlook the smaller matters and focus on the greater good.
4. Acts 21:28-29 shows that we should simply walk by faith, instead of spending too much time trying to understand the facts.
True or False Explain - We do well to understand the facts as best we can, even though there are many times that we don't have enough facts and find ourselves forced to step out on faith.
5. Acts 22:9 shows that everyone does not experiences God in the same way.
True or False Explain - This is case for example, when a saved person and unsaved person hear the same sermon.
6. In the book of Acts 22:12-19 shows that if you have a minor assignment then being faithful is not as important.
True or False Explain - All assignments are important to the overall success.
7. Acts 22:12-16 shows that God doesn't use people with shady backgrounds.
True or False Explain - As God used Paul, He still uses sinners.
8. In the book of Acts 22:16 baptism is mentioned. Christian baptism is how a person gets saved.
True or False Explain - Baptism is symbolic for believers.
9. Acts 23:11 shows that God always shows up around noon time.
True or False Explain - God shows up according to His timing, which is known to vary.
10. Acts 23:11 shows that we should simply pray for courage, when we are afraid.
True or False Explain - The text teaches us to take it, which implies simply committing to behaving courageously.
11. Acts 23:16 shows that it is good to stay in touch with family.
True or False Explain - Paul's nephew came in rather handy.
12. Acts 23:23-30 supports the importance of writing and having sendable people.
True or False Explain - Written communication can be more accurate than verbal and sendable people are needed because no one person can do it all.
13. Acts 24:1 shows that the devil doesn't use religious or intelligent people.
True or False Explain - The devil used the religious and intelligent in the text and can do the same today.
14. Acts 24:10-14 supports the idea that believers should be guilty of worship and discipleship.
True or False Explain - It is God's will for believers to worship with enthusiasm and to live by the teachings of Jesus.
15. Acts 24:7 shows that giving is not that important.
True or False Explain - Giving shows where our hearts are.
16. Acts 24:23 shows that God knows how much we can stand.
True or False Explain - We trust God to keep us from facing more than we can stand.


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Der Bahnhof Igel  ist der Bahnhof von Igel im rheinland-pfälzischen Landkreis Trier-Saarburg und liegt an der Trierer Weststrecke. Früher zweigte im Bahnhof die inzwischen stillgelegte Nims-Sauertalbahn nach Bitburg-Erdorf ab. Bis zur Aufhebung der Grenzkontrollen war Igel Grenzbahnhof zu Luxemburg. In Bahnhofsnähe fädelte auch die Strecke über die Hindenburgbrücke ein.

Geschichte

Bereits 1848 gab es Bestrebungen eine Bahnstrecke von Luxemburg nach Saarbrücken zu bauen. Diese sollte bei Igel die Mosel überqueren und dann dem Verlauf der heutigen Saarstrecke folgen. Die Planungen wurden jedoch zunächst verworfen. Allerdings wurden sie etwa zehn Jahre später wieder aufgegriffen. Am 1. Mai 1856 ermächtigte ein Gesetz schließlich zum Bau einer Bahnstrecke von Saarbrücken entlang der Saar nach Konz und dort über die Mosel nach Igel und weiter zur luxemburgischen Grenze bzw. nach Trier. Der Bauantrag wurde daraufhin von Friedrich Wilhelm IV. genehmigt, sodass am 25. Juni 1856 mit den Bauarbeiten begonnen wurde. Die Eröffnungsfahrt fand am 14. Juni 1861 statt, wobei allerdings zunächst nur bis Trier gefahren wurde.

Die Flügelbahn über Igel zur luxemburgischen Grenze wurde erst am 14. August 1861 fertiggestellt. Der luxemburgische Prinz fuhr seinerzeit mit einem Sonderzug von Wasserbillig nach Trier. Der Sonderzug musste allerdings über Konz fahren und dort die Lokomotive wechseln, da die Querverbindung am Heidenberg zwischen Igel und Zewen erst 39 Jahre später eröffnet wurde. Dieses Gleisdreieck besteht bis heute.

Während des Deutsch-Französischen Krieges 1870/71 war die Eisenbahnverbindung nach Luxemburg zeitweise unterbrochen.

Aus technischen Gründen wurde 1907 entschieden, eine zweite Moselbrücke zwischen Konz und Igel zu bauen, wobei die zweigleisige Hindenburgbrücke entstand. Die Brücke wurde am 20. April 1912 eröffnet. Im Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde die Brücke allerdings zerstört und nicht wieder aufgebaut.

Auch die Strecke von Igel Richtung Wasserbillig wurde nach 1945 eingleisig zurückgebaut.

Am 1. September 1915 wurde Igel an die Nims-Sauertalbahn angeschlossen. Zunächst bestand jedoch nur eine Verbindung bis Wintersdorf, der erst am 15. Oktober an den bestehenden Abschnitt von Irrel nach Bitburg-Erdorf angeschlossen wurde. Am 29. September 1969 wurde der Personenverkehr eingestellt, zwischen Igel und Edingen auch der Güterverkehr. In der Folge wurde die Strecke sukzessive abgebaut.

Bahnhofsgebäude und Bahnhofsanlagen
Zunächst befand sich zwischen 1861 und 1914 eine Haltestelle am westlichen Ortsausgang von Igel in Richtung Wasserbilligerbrück bei der Löwener Mühle. Dort befand sich auch ein kleines Bahnhofsgebäude, dass jedoch 1915 niedergelegt wurde. In der Folge gab es seitens der Bevölkerung Bemühungen, die Haltestelle wieder einzurichten. Im September 1915 entstand an dieser Stelle allerdings die Gleisverbindung zur Nims-Sauertalbahn.

Politische und wirtschaftliche Veränderungen zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts machten allerdings die Errichtung eines neuen Bahnhofs erforderlich.  Am 30. Oktober 1925 wurde daher einige 100 m ortseinwärts ein neues Bahnhofsgebäude eingeweiht. Dieser neue Bahnhof hatten insbesondere durch den Personenverkehr auf der Nims-Sauertalbahn ein zunehmendes Verkehrsaufkommen.

Das dabei errichtete Bahnhofsgebäude ist als eineinhalbgeschossiger Winkelbau mit einander durchdringenden Mansarddächern angelegt. Es entstand vermutlich bereits um 1913. 1919 wurde es um einen Klinkerbau mit Flachdach in zeittypischen Formen und einer Güterhalle mit Walmdach erweitert.

In den 1920er und 1930er Jahren wurde der Bahnhof zu einem wichtigen Grenzbahnhof, der eine große Bedeutung für die Zollabfertigung in Richtung Frankreich und Luxemburg hatte. Laut Bericht des Trierischen Volksfreundes vom 6. Februar 1930 wurden dort 1929 täglich 52.000 Wagenladungen aus Luxemburg abgefertigt, davon allein 12.000 Erzwagen. In entgegengesetzte Richtung seien dem Bericht zufolge sogar 122.000 Wagen unterwegs gewesen. Zudem wurde 1929 40.000 Fahrkarten worden, davon 1.800 in Richtung Luxemburg.

Auch nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg behielt der Bahnhof seine Bedeutung. Laut der Eisenbahndirektion Saarbrücken waren 1949 in Igel 46 Eisenbahner beschäftigt. Seinerzeit umfasste der Bahnhof etwa zehn Gleise mit Nutzlängen von 95 m bis 684 m.

Ab 1952 wurden auf den Strecken um Igel hauptsächlich Schienenbusse der Baureihe VT 95 eingesetzt. Durch zunehmenden motorisierten Individualverkehr verloren die Strecken allerdings an Bedeutung.

Noch heute ist die Lage des Bahnhofs Igel nahe der luxemburgischen Grenze zu erkennen, da hier Züge zweier Staatsbahnen halten: der Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois und der Deutschen Bahn. Erste Luxemburger Züge durchquerten den Bahnhof bereits 1960. Durch die Aufhebung der Grenzkontrollen im Schengener Abkommen hat der Bahnhof seine Bedeutung als Zollbahnhof allerdings verloren.

2014 wurde die Trierer Weststrecke zwischen Igel und der luxemburgischen Grenze wieder zweigleisig ausgebaut. Von den Bauarbeiten waren auch der Bahnhof Igel und sein Umfeld betroffen. Erste Gleisbauarbeiten in Igel fanden bereits im Mai 2009 statt.

Der Hausbahnsteig (Gleis 201) mit einer Höhe von 55 cm ist barrierefrei zu erreichen, der Zugang zum Inselbahnsteig (Gleis 202 und 204) mit einer Höhe von 76 cm erfolgt über eine Unterführung.

Einzelnachweise

Igel
Verkehrsbauwerk im Landkreis Trier-Saarburg
Bauwerk in Igel (Mosel)
Igel
Igel

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How Democracy Dies by 'A Thousand Cuts'
Maria Ressa has been arrested by Rodrigo Duterte's government in the Philippines twice. Image: Frontline
Frontline: A Thousand Cuts premieres Friday, January 8 at 9:00 pm on WTTW and online or via the PBS Video App
"What we're seeing is death by a thousand cuts of our democracy." It sounds like something an American pundit might say about the United States right now, but it is spoken by the journalist Maria Ressa about the Philippines in the documentary A Thousand Cuts, presented on PBS by Frontline.
Ressa is a co-founder of the Manila-based news site Rappler and a frequent critic of the populist President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte. For her and Rappler's dogged pursuit of the truth in a country awash with disinformation and press intimidation, she was named Time magazine's Person of the Year in 2018—and has been arrested twice by Duterte's government, as well as hit with other cases in court.
For A Thousand Cuts filmmaker Ramona S. Diaz, who grew up in the Philippines under the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, such attacks on the press are "heartbreaking."
"I was born and raised in the Philippines under martial law," she says. About the beginning of Duterte's reign in 2016, she says, "I felt like we were just going back to a dark time and regressing, and I just wondered, 'What is going on in that country?'"
Diaz was in the Philippines in 1987, the year after the People Power revolution ousted Marcos and led to the creation of a democratic Constitution. "The freedom and the way that people could now express themselves after years of Marcos was incredible," she says. The heady atmosphere spurred an interest in documentary filmmaking, leading to her first film, Spirits Rising, which examined women's role in the revolution. She has continued to make documentaries about the Philippines ever since, including one about Marcos's larger-than-life wife Imelda.
"In my entire career, I have always made films about the Philippines," she says. "I always go back to the motherland."
Searching for another subject after making a film called Motherland, about the world's busiest maternity ward, Diaz returned to the Philippines at the end of 2017 intending to focus on Duterte's violent war on drugs. Thousands of people have been killed in the drug war, which was enacted in part by former police chief Ronald dela Rosa, known as Bato—one of several subjects Diaz follows in A Thousand Cuts as they run for the Senate in the 2019 midterm elections.
"I wanted to talk to Duterte's allies, people who are part of his inner circle," Diaz says of Bato and another Senate candidate, the blogger and entertainer Mocha Uson. Both fascinated her as characters, but she also felt that they provided an important backdrop, "just to give context to what Maria was really up against."
While Bato is a symbol of the drug war, Uson in a sense represents what Ressa and Diaz both believe is another important aspect of Duterte's popularity: social media and disinformation. Rappler has tracked how pro-Duterte posts and disinformation have influenced millions of people on social media, in part via stalwart supporters with large followers like Uson.
"I think his popularity is a mixture of disinformation and also a bit of the strongman appeal," Diaz says. Duterte has admitted to killing people, boasts about his virility, uses blunt language, and has made rape jokes. "The strongman will avenge all the ills that are before you," explains Diaz about Duterte's message. "There was no one else in the landscape, so people forgave him his language.
"He was using very populist rhetoric, identifying a common enemy: the elite and the media, journalists. Not only would he solve your problems, it's more like revenge, for the failures of the People Power revolution. The promises of the revolution never came to fruition, the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer."
Watching the Philippines slide away from democracy—Duterte allies control the legislature, courts are stacked with his appointees, and freedom of the press is vanishing—has made Diaz realize "how fragile democracy is. Especially in the global south, but evidently in this country [the United States] too," she says. "But this country can take more blows than somewhere like the Philippines.
"It takes so long to build institutions and trust, trust in government, trust in media, after so long of everyone being repressed. Democracy is messy. You really have to be vigilant, because you can take your eyes off the ball, and then so quickly democratic institutions crumble."
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Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado on Wednesday stopped at Porto's Bakery on North Brand Boulevard to shake hands with customers and pick up some of the Cuban eatery's most famous menu items — potato balls.
Maldonado, a former state senator appointed to the position in April, was making his way through the state on an election campaign bus tour that includes chatting with everyday Californians.
"It's our civic duty to go out and vote," said Maldonado, a Republican, as he made his way around the café. "Obviously, I want them to vote for me, but it's important that everyone is heard."
The lieutenant governor's staff said he specifically requested to make a stop at Porto's after his first visit to the Burbank location a few months ago.
Besides a love for Porto's pastries, Maldonado also bonded with owner Betty Porto over growing up with a family business.
The bus tour began in San Diego on Sunday and will continue to make stops throughout the state, ending with a rally in Salinas before a planned celebration party on election night in Orange County, his aides said.
After Porto's in Glendale, Maldonado was headed to Burbank for a surprise stop at a California Republican Party phone bank.
Maldonado was nominated for the position by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and confirmed in April after a partisan battle with Democrats in both the State Senate and Assembly.
He was behind his Democratic opponent, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, by 5 percentage points in the latest Los Angeles Times/USC poll released last week.


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