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Strategies and Research
Provincial Food Distribution Center (PFDC)
International Strategies and Research
To localise Gender Machineries
To Use Gender Machineries and instruments to eliminate violence against women and children from local to national level by gearing up local stakeholders to take charge and have ownership of the instruments
Objectives of International Strategies 2012
Standardise gender machineries and instruments in all programs that are aimed to empower and develop our communities;
To monitor and evaluate the implementation of all international instruments agreed on by all governments on issues pertaining to women and children;
To build the capacity of the survivors, families, communities in dealing with the effects of violence and abuse against women and children;
To lobby in both public and private sectors in upholding the rights of women and children;
To advocate for the fulfilment of the rights of women and children through reviewing all existing legislations and by making submission to the relevant authorities;
To challenge and change the mind-set of communities on issues of violence against women and childre
Objectives of Research 2012
Evaluate the impact of the services offered by Ilitha Labantu
Researching on laws and frameworks guiding the programs dealing with the elimination of violence and abuse against women and children;
Collect and gather enough data and information to enhance programs, activities and operation standards of the organisation;
Sub-objectives
Fully participate and provide support in programs initiated by Ilitha Labantu and other organisation in par with our objectives;
Monitoring, analysing, sensitizing and reporting all form of media on messages pertaining to demeaning of the women's image, dignity and self-worth;
Activities 2012/2013
Research (MEASURING/EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN"
The main aim for the research is to evaluate the impact of the gender machineries and instruments ratified by the South Africa government to combat violence against women and children; also evaluate Ilitha Labantu as a service provider that has been dealing with violence against women and children even prior the ratification of the gender machineries. The research will offer progress made by the machineries, instruments and also Ilitha Labantu as a CSO that has at the forefront.
The research will also measure impact of VAWC and the gender frameworks put in place to enhance and guide the elimination of VAWC.
Expected Outcomes of the Research
– Prevalence of VAWC;
-The number of people has experienced VAWC;
-The prevalence of Child Abuse in Schools and the number of children that have experienced Child Abuse
-Evaluation of impact of IL in community;
International Strategies
The international strategies are aimed at localising the gender machineries and instruments ratified by the South African Government to combat violence against women and children. This program will host training workshops for different stakeholders and individual members of the community to inform them about these instruments, how they can apply and implement them to fight the scourge of violence against women and children
Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA)
In 1995 the newly elected democratic government participated in the Beijing Conference where the Platform for Action was adopted (BPFA). The BPFA "is an agenda for women's empowerment". Its aim, as stated earlier, was to accelerate the "implementation of the Nairobi Forward Looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women; and at removing all the obstacles to women's active participation in all spheres of public and private life through a full and equal share in economic, social, cultural and political decision-making" (UN BPFA; 1995).
The BPFA has twelve areas of critical concern, namely:
Women and poverty
Education and training of women
Women and health
Women and armed conflict
Women and the economy
Women in power and decision-making
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
Human rights for women
Women and the media
Women and the environment
The Girl Child
The first step taken by Ilitha Labantu and other Non Governmental Organisations was to bring home the landmark results evidenced by the BPFA to its women and girl children in the nooks and crannies of the country. This was done by demystifying the contents through simplification and translation into local languages for better understanding of the grassroots community and holding of several workshops and seminars for public awareness raising purposes.
Ilitha Labantu in South Africa has been in the fore-front of ensuring the implementation of the BPFA and holding the Government accountable to the covenants made at the Conference. During the United Nations General Assembly's Special Session year 2000, 178 Governments including the South African Government reviewed the commitments to the goals of gender equality and women empowerment made at the fourth World Conference on Women 1995 in Beijing, China.
CEDWA
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, is often described as an international bill of rights for women. Consisting of a preamble and 30 articles, it defines what constitutes discrimination against women and sets up an agenda for national action to end such discrimination (UN CEDWA; 1995).
The Convention defines discrimination against women as "…any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of equality of men and women, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field." By accepting the Convention, States commit themselves to undertake a series of measures to end discrimination against women in all forms.
Ever since the adoption of the CEDWA by the South African government, Ilitha Labantu has used this instrument to broaden the definition of violence against women and all the forms of discrimination in our communities. They have hosted seminar and workshop on raising awareness on violence against women, and what strategies best to combat this social ill. Ilitha Labantu aims to conduct training workshops with faith-based organization, civil society organization, youth organizations, and individuals from the communities to raise awareness about violence against women and how to use the CEDWA so that they can contribute to the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women.
SADC Declaration on Gender and Development
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Declaration on Gender and Development was signed by the SADC Heads of State on 8 September 1997. The Declaration acknowledges that "gender equality is a fundamental human right and that integration and mainstreaming of gender issues into the SADC Programme of Action and Community Building Initiative is key to the sustainable development of the SADC region" (SADC, 1997)
The protocol contains concrete, time-bound commitments aimed at protecting women's rights and ensuring equality between women and men. It requires member states to: enshrine gender equality and equity in their constitutions; review, amend and repeal laws that discriminate on the ground of sex or gender; reduce maternal mortality by 75 percent; develop gender-sensitive strategies to prevent new HIV infections and ensure universal access to HIV and AIDS treatment; ensure gender parity in political representation; adopt policies and enact laws that would ensure equal access to economic resources by women and men; enact and enforce legislation prohibiting all forms of gender-based violence; and review and reform criminal laws applicable to cases of sexual offenses and gender-based violence by 2015.
The SADC gender protocol was a deviation from the Beijing Platform for Action, to focus on the challenges of that are encountered by the Southern African countries specifically.
Ilitha Labantu aims to conducted training workshops with faith-based organization, civil society organization, youth organizations, and individuals from the communities to raise awareness on the key areas of the protocol and the role that each stakeholder, organization and individual should contribute to ensure that South Africa protects women's rights and ensures equality between women and men.
Ilitha Labantu forms part of the Civil Society National delegation of the CSW conference every year. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), dedicated exclusively to gender equality and advancement of women. CSW is arranged annually to evaluate progress on gender equality, identify challenges, set global standards and formulate concrete policies to promote gender equality and advancement of women worldwide.
Ilitha Labantu organizes community dialogues, where the community and women at grassroots level discuss issues they encounter and recommend probable solutions. The report is thus presented at the CSW and the rest of the world. Ilitha Labantu acts as a voice for the voiceless. It has managed to host side events, involving the South African Ministers and other international Civil Society Organizations where international debates and dialogues on issues pertaining to women over a period of time and has been representing the country whole. Ilitha Labantu has participated in the CSW since the 53rd session until to-date. They are currently participating in workshops and seminars on the elimination of violence against women, as part of the report preparation for the next CSW session 57th in 2013.
Ilitha Labantu has been involved with the Millennium Development Goals since 2010. It has organized National Summits on MDGs with the aim to engage national and local constituency that are supposed to contribute in the implementation of the MDGs and forge a partnership between national and local government; and Civil Society to work together in achieving the MDGs. Ilitha Labantu's involvement is to enable South Africa to achieve the MDG in the specified time frame, being 2015. Ilitha Labantu continues to localize the MDGs in our communities, with various stakeholders, so that they can all contribute towards the achievement of the MDGs by 2015.
The Bill of Human Rights
We have assumed that people are aware and know their rights, but it is of more concern to acknowledge that the drastic increase of abuse, crime, rape, domestic violence and many other forms of violation translate to the fact that most south Africans are not familiar with their rights, let alone how to apply these rights to work for them. Ilitha Labantu will then conduct community consultations to discover the knowledge of individuals in the community about their knowledge of their rights and how to use them. The consultations will also educate and empower the communities on the application of human rights and the responsibilities that comes with them.
The purpose of the human Rights bill is:
recognize the inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family;
proclaim a common standard for achievement of basic human rights;
recognize that human rights must be protected by the rule of law;
affirm the principle that every person is free and equal in dignity and rights;
recognize that the government, all public agencies and all persons in the Province have the responsibility to ensure that every individual in the Province is afforded an equal opportunity to enjoy a full and productive life and that failure to provide equality of opportunity threatens the status of all persons; and
extend the statute law relating to human rights and provide for its effective administration
RIO+20 (Earth Summit)
The objective of the Earth Summit was secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, assess the progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development, and address new and emerging challenges.
The UNCSD Secretariat together with its partners has prepared a series of Rio+20Issues Briefs. The purpose of the Rio+20 Issues Briefs is to provide a channel for policymakers and other interested stakeholders to discuss and review issues relevant to the objective and themes of the conference, including a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, as well as the institutional framework for sustainable development. Ilitha Labantu participated in the Global Women's Major Group submission which was submitted in response to the request for input by the Secretariat for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development. This summary comprises the global Women's Major Group submission.
Ilitha Labantu will continue to raise awareness in the preservation of the 7 critical issues discussed at the Earth Summit and will implement the resolutions agreed upon in the community level through workshops and seminars in all the provinces that Ilitha Labantu has offices.
The workshops aim to:
project the challenges and situation of South Africa's Environmental State
engage the community in fighting global warming and the deteriorating environment
sensitise the communities on measures to protect the earth and save the environment for the generation after them
trainings on green economy projects and cooperatives;
raise awareness on environmental issues leading to less littering, safe water and electricity
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Apple or Onion? Watch Blake Shelton Play Caramel Apple Roulette With Jimmy Fallon
Blake Shelton sat down with Jimmy Fallon on Monday night (Oct. 30) to promote his new album Texoma Shore and of course, to get into the Halloween spirit. The country star and late night host played a bizarre game of Caramel Apple Russian Roulette, and it did not go well for Shelton.
The game simply requires that the participants select one of 12 caramel apples, the catch being that four of the apples are actually caramel covered onions (but you don't know which ones until you take a bite). The first person to eat two of the onions loses.
"This is the dumbest thing," Shelton says in a clip from the show, chuckling before biting into what turned out to be an onion, which led to utter disgust. But he wasn't alone in the nauseating taste-off, with the show's host also selecting an onion, much to Shelton's delight.
Unfortunately it was the "Ol' Red" singer who lost the game when he chomped into an onion for the second time. "I'm only here because Seth Meyers was booked. I'm not going to sell one album off this stupid crap," he jokes to a laughing Fallon.
This Is What Blake Shelton Was Thinking on Each of His Album Covers
The country star later took the late night stage for a performance of his new song, "At The House." Red guitar in hand, Shelton treated the audience to a solid rendition of the feel-good song inspired by time well spent with his girlfriend Gwen Stefani.
"At The House" is featured on Texoma Shore, which drops on Nov. 3. The album's lead single, "I'll Name the Dogs," is quickly climbing the country charts, currently sitting in the No. 10 spot on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.
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On the far away planet of Ducktoran, even gods make mistakes. Help Lemmy the Llama, the local deity, make up for his latest one. Create matches to clear eggs and the Jelly underneath them. Clear as much Jelly as possible for a quack-tastic score!
Click on an egg to switch between the main and secondary colours. Match 3 or more eggs of the same main colour to clear them.
Clear the Jelly under the eggs to complete the level and get a big score bonus.
Click on the Giant Eggs, Hammers and Bombs to remove eggs.


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latter reporting lots of noise but finishing cleanly.
Dimitris is working on fortify.
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Few cars make it this far. Fewer still become pillars of automotive history. When it rolled off the production line for the first time in 1964, Mustang established a whole new class of sporty cars. It went on to amass a worldwide base of avid fans, and inspired generations to hit the open road. In short, it became more than a car. It became an icon.
The ultimate in American muscle cars, the Ford Mustang really knows how to raise the bar. This time, it has an even more impressive line-up of engines. Like the innovative V6, with 305 horsepower and 13 highway km/L fuel economy. And the 5.0L V8 that pumps out a smoking 420 horsepower and 529Nm of torque.
That visceral feeling you get when you start the engine and hear Mustang's iconic growls for the first time? Mustang's design is just as thrilling.
A legend for its performance and style, Mustang's technology is powerful, too. From a voice-activated communication system to Push-button Start, Mustang always finds a way to take your breath away.
The 5.0L Ti-VCT V8 engine behind Mustang's high performance power is a marvel of engineering. So is the all-new twin-scroll turbocharged 2.3L EcoBoost® I-4 engine.


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Russia Arrests Five Alleged Islamic State Militants Said To Be Planning Attacks
May 05, 2018 01:23 GMT
Russian FSB agents detain an unidentified suspect they said belonged to an Islamic State sleeper cell in Yaroslavl on May 4.
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) says it has detained five members of an alleged Islamic State cell planning attacks in several regions, and seized an array of their weapons, Russian news agencies reported.
The five suspects were apprehended in the city of Yaroslavl, northeast of Moscow, on May 3 and 4, Interfax and TASS reported late on May 4, quoting an FSB statement.
Russia, whose military is backing the Syrian government in its war against rebel forces, including Islamic State militants, is hosting the soccer World Cup next month and has been increasing security measures ahead of the tournament.
On April 27, the FSB said it had thwarted an alleged Islamic State plot to carry out a series of high-profile attacks in the Moscow area, where soccer World Cup matches are due to take place this summer.
The FSB did not reveal the identities of those it detained on May 4, or provide details on when or where they were planning to stage attacks.
"In the course of house searches, an arsenal of home-made explosive devices and substances, firearms, and ammunition were seized from the detained," the FSB was quoted as saying.
The FSB claimed the suspects' activities were being coordinated partly from abroad using the Telegram instant messaging service, which Russia moved to block last month.
State communications regulator Roskomnadzor began blocking access to Telegram on April 16 after it refused to comply with a court order to grant security services access to its user-encrypted messages.
The FSB has said it needs access to some user messages for its work, although supporters of Telegram -- thousands of whom rallied against the ban in Moscow this week -- say the move amounts to an attack on Internet freedom.
Based on reporting by Reuters, TASS, and Interfax
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I'd first enquired about this seminar in December 2015, so I'd been looking forward to it for a while. When the day came, and a group of us began to assemble on the edge of Hampstead Heath (like a minimalist footwear convention – Vivo Barefoot just edging Vibram Five Fingers in popularity) I realised that I had really no idea what we were in for. Rafe Kelly, the creator of Evolve Move Play, was quick to introduce himself but that was the only thing that set him apart from the rest of the group – no pedestal here.
We were a disparate group, from (I guess) mid-20s to mid-50s, and a mix of everything from complete novice to seasoned outdoor natural movers. The only parallel that I have for this seminar is Ido Portal's 'Movement X' and already it was a very different experience. Part of that was the environment, for sure, but it was less businesslike – not chaotic at all, but less orderly. I love the structure of Ido's seminars, and the authoritative delivery works well for me, so this is not a league table of seminars at all. Rafe (my computer is delightfully determined that his name should be corrected to 'Safe') certainly speaks and teaches with clarity and great conviction but there's something else – I'm trying not to write "chilled", or "laid-back" because they're not the right words – perhaps it's a lack of ego.
The weather determined the order of activities, so after a warm-up game of Zen Archer (my favourite, and especially fun on uneven terrain) we are quickly learning how to fall efficiently, and from there, how to roll. I should have been more sensible on my first real uneven ground outdoor training experience but exuberance got the better of me and I managed to mis-roll badly enough that my shoulder and arm were rendered fairly useless. Not good timing with the tree-climbing element about to begin. I do better than I used to, I think, but it's still hard for me to hang on to a growth mindset and not feel that the world has effectively ended in these situations, so my thoughts on the remaining hours of our first day are a little clouded. I do know that Rafe and his team were great at enabling everyone there, from the high achievers to the injured novices, and great at reinforcing the underlying message that the activities we were engaged in were the things that we have evolved to do, thus our bodies instinctively respond to the environment. It's easy to believe him when Rafe says that he's seen people learn complex and challenging movements more readily in nature than in the gym. The philosophy of 'moving like a human' makes sense in my body, not just my head.
A sleepless night followed, unable to get comfortable for any length of time, and by the morning I'd decided that I couldn't face being a wet and cold observer of everyone else's fun. Happily for me my wife knows me very well, and forbids my self-pity. Our meeting point on day 2 is deeper into the Heath, and in a dark patch of woods. True to the forecast, it's raining, and I understand why the higher tree climbing happened on day 1, it would be too risky in this wether. The tree branches are lower and we warm up moving through the trees at a low level, over and under branches (or just slowly along the low ones, in my case). I quickly realised that being barefoot was the best strategy and now wonder if that contact with the earth was a part of what lifted my mood.
We were split into groups to practice vaulting over branches, with Rafe, Ben and Rutger circulating and giving advice and encouragement. Lots of opportunities for practice and experimentation, and then the whole group being bought back together to add a new challenge, or to reinforce a coaching point or principle.
I'm loathe to get into describing everything that we did, so I'll leave it at the rest of the day involved rough-housing (the British might call this 'rough and tumble') and edge of comfort zone testing play fighting; joint mobility; breath work; and meditation. Suffice it to say, if you're contemplating joining an EMP seminar then go ahead and do it – I guarantee you'll have fun. It was most fascinating for me to find how my mood changed, and the pain in my shoulder receded, as the day went on. I think was a product of the environment, the activity and also Rafe's teaching style.
Rafe has clearly studied the art/skill of teaching in depth. He's quick to acknowledge his own teachers, and especially quick to acknowledge his own flaws and vulnerabilities. I think this is the single thing that distinguished this from other workshops that I've attended – Rafe's willingness to share his personal experience, and ability to acknowledge when his ego surfaced made for a liberated learning space. I'm used to discovering my lack of physical capacity, and having my (professional) world view challenged at Ido's seminars, but this taught my something about myself at another level, and I'm very grateful for that.
At the end of day one, while feeling sorry for myself, I knew that I liked Rafe's philosophy/idealogy, but didn't think I wanted to embrace tree-climbing and outdoor training. At the end of day two both of us knew that we wanted to spend more time in nature, and to spend more time being playful. I'm sure now that we'll be climbing trees in future.


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Amazon, Barnes & Noble Heat Up the e-Reader Wars
by Dino Londis May 19, 2011 2 min read
Amazon KindleHardwareMobile
Barnes and Noble will announce a new Nook e-reader later this month. Since the bookseller recently announced the Froyo upgrade to the Nook Color, it may be re-developing an inexpensive e-ink reader to better compete with Amazon's third-generation Kindle.
Or it may be dropping the e-ink device and introducing a higher end Nook Color, which has proven to be a well-priced tablet in its own right. The Nook Color, though less powerful than other tablets, has largely succeeded on its price. A recent software upgrade and a small app store of its own, plus a $249 price tag, have made it an attractive entry level device. Of course, enthusiasts hacked the device when it was first released and accessed the Android App stored for tens of thousands of apps. This includes the Kindle (sorry, B&N), which renders nicely. The addition of an app store revalues existing e-reader with more features though unlike on the jailbroken Nook, the Kindle app isn't one of them.
Speaking of Kindle, Amazon will release a tablet of its own in the second half of 2011. Earlier, I wrote that Amazon may price it aggressively because the retailer makes more money from the stuff it sells through the device, rather than the device itself. Its entry price might be $199.
So where does that leave the e-ink Kindle? Some speculate that it will be free by the end of the year, mimicking the cell phone model. What may be more likely is the Kindle will be free to all Amazon Prime customers.
So far, though, the year of the tablet is still the year of the promise.
Amazon's New Kindle Cloud Reader Bypasses Apple App Store
Will Amazon End Up Ruling E-Books?
Barnes & Noble Heats Up eReader Competition with Touchscreen Nook
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There's been a distinct lack of whining from either of the Hollywood Royals about authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand prying into their private lives. | Source: AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth
The Truth About Meghan Markle & Prince Harry's War on the Tabloids
September 26, 2020 UTC: 1:22 PM. August 2, 2020 UTC: 12:00 PM. by Aubrey Hansen
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry love nothing more than pontificating on the evils of the media.
The new biography by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand exposes Harry and Meghan for the hypocrites they are.
They don't hate the media – just negative coverage.
No matter what you think about the merits of "Finding Freedom" – the biography on Meghan Markle and Prince Harry – one thing has been curious about the book's upcoming release.
There's been a distinct lack of whining from either of the Hollywood Royals about authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand prying into their private lives.
Meghan and Harry only care about media coverage when it's negative. | Source: Twitter
Why aren't Meghan Markle & Prince Harry outraged about 'Finding Freedom?'
Their silence is all the more remarkable since HarperCollins is publishing the book.
That's right: the same HarperCollins operated by Rupert Murdoch, the media tycoon who owns News Corp.
Meghan and Harry are happy to see Harper Collins publish this book as it's positive towards them. | Source: Twitter
News Corp, you will recall, is the "evil" media empire supposedly responsible for much of the "invasive" tabloid coverage that has Prince Harry and Meghan Markle so incensed.
Why would they sit back quietly while their friends and associates speak anonymously to writers working under the News Corp umbrella?
The answer to that question is simple. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are only upset about media coverage when it isn't positive. And this coverage is largely complimentary.
No need for lawyers when the anonymous source is in Meghan Markle's corner
The whole situation drips with hypocrisy.
Meghan Markle apparently had zero issues with "a friend" spilling the details of an intensely intimate conversation to the writers of "Finding Freedom."
Not quite the actions of a woman who seemingly wants the media to back off from using anonymous sources and quoting so-called friends in their articles.
Of course, this anonymous source pained Meghan in a positive light, so we shouldn't expect Prince Harry to start moaning about how the media won't stay out of their private lives.
No need for the lawyers in this instance, right?
Isn't 'Finding Freedom' the type of media coverage Prince Harry claims to despise?
I don't know Omid Scobie. And I don't blame him for jumping aboard this gravy train while he can.
What I do know is that Scobie is precisely the type of journalist Prince Harry and Meghan Markle claim to loathe.
Unless I'm mistaken, the journalist turned self-styled royal biographer engages with the very rumors and "invasive" reporting that sends Harry into a fit of rage.
That's part of the job description.
What gives, Harry? Why aren't you preaching about the evils of a book written by authors who are speaking to unnamed "friends" and "insiders" – all to cash in on your profile and reputation?
Because it serves your purpose, that's why. Which makes both you and Meghan Markle nothing more than hypocrites!
What a contrast to the example of Queen Elizabeth
Prince Harry should have taken a leaf from Queen Elizabeth's real-life biography. | Source: John Stillwell/Pool via Reuters
Setting aside all the faux anger the couple desperately feigns to keep themselves on the right side of relevant, what we've seen from "Finding Freedom" so far has been a tad underwhelming.
For all its attempts to justify Megxit, it's confirmed what we always suspected: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are selfish, whiny snowflakes.
Harry could do with taking a leaf out of the real-life biography of his grandmother and grandfather. They've accrued a lifetime of service unsullied by pointless battles with the tabloids.
Don't rely on fawning media coverage to tell us what you're worth. Stand up and prove it the old fashioned way.
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Sex terminology for males needs a new metaphor: we are tired of baseball.
Posted by: adonis49 on: April 23, 2020
In: biographies/books | Essays | humor | sex/ love/seduction | social articles
Sex needs a new metaphor: All current terms come from baseball?
Sex needs a new metaphor: No more sex as a competition
A lot of sexuality education hat in the USA that happens today is so influenced by the baseball model, and it sets up education that can't help but produce unhealthy sexuality in young people. And those young people become older people.
Note: Re-edit and re-arrangement of a talk by educator Al Vernacchio.
The metaphors for talking about sex in the US all come from baseball — scoring, getting to first base, etc. (Does that metaphor extends to all States where baseball is the main sport activities, like Japan, Cuba…?)
The problem is it frames sex as a competition, with a winner and a loser.
Instead, Al Vernacchio suggests a new metaphor, one that's more about shared pleasure, discussion and agreement, fulfillment and enjoyment. Let's talk about … pizza. (Not comfortable with this alternative metaphor. Are we lacking in imagination?)
"I'd like to talk to you today about a whole new way to think about sexual activity and sexuality education.
If you talk to someone today in America about sexual activity, you'll find pretty soon you're not just talking about sexual activity. You're also talking about baseball.
Because baseball is the dominant cultural metaphor that Americans use to think about and talk about sexual activity, and we know that because there's all this language in English that seems to be talking about baseball but that's really talking about sexual activity.
So, for example, you can be a pitcher or a catcher, and that corresponds to whether you perform a sexual act or receive a sexual act.
There are the bases, which refer to specific sexual activities that happen in a very specific order, ultimately resulting in scoring a run or hitting a homerun, which is usually having vaginal intercourse to the point of orgasm, at least for the guy. (Goal, goal say soccer fans)
You can strike out, which means you don't get to have any sexual activity. And if you're a benchwarmer, you might be a virgin or somebody who for whatever reason isn't in the game, maybe because of your age or because of your ability or because of your skillset.
A bat's a penis, and a nappy dugout is a vulva, or a vagina. A glove or a catcher's mitt is a condom. A switch-hitter is a bisexual person, and we gay and lesbian folks play for the other team.
And then there's this one: "if there's grass on the field, play ball." And that usually refers to if a young person, specifically often a young woman, is old enough to have pubic hair, she's old enough to have sex with.
This baseball model is incredibly problematic. It's sexist. It's heterosexist. It's competitive. It's goal-directed. And it can't result in healthy sexuality developing in young people or in adults.
So we need a new model. I'm here today to offer you that new model. And it's based on pizza.
Now pizza is something that is universally understood and that most people associate with a positive experience. So let's do this.
Let's take baseball and pizza and compare it when talking about three aspects of sexual activity:the trigger for sexual activity, what happens during sexual activity,and the expected outcome of sexual activity.
So when do you play baseball? (Is the female partner to clarify the name of the game before agreeing on the sex activity?)
You play baseball when it's baseball season and when there's a game on the schedule. It's not exactly your choice. So if it's prom night or a wedding night or at a party or if our parents aren't home, hey, it's just batter up.
Can you imagine saying to your coach, "Uh, I'm not really feeling it today, I think I'll sit this game out" ?
That's just not the way it happens. And when you get together to play baseball, immediately you're with two opposing teams, one playing offense, one playing defense, somebody's trying to move deeper into the field. That's usually a sign to the boy.
Somebody's trying to defend people moving into the field. That's often given to the girl. It's competitive. We're not playing with each other. We're playing against each other.
And when you show up to play baseball, nobody needs to talk about what we're going to do or how this baseball game might be good for us. Everybody knows the rules. (Even the female partner?)
You just take your position and play the game. But when do you have pizza?
Well, you have pizza when you're hungry for pizza. It starts with an internal sense, an internal desire, or a need. "Huh. I could go for some pizza." (Laughter)
And because it's an internal desire, we actually have some sense of control over that. I could decide that I'm hungry but know that it's not a great time to eat.
And then when we get together with someone for pizza, we're not competing with them, we're looking for an experience that both of us will share that's satisfying for both of us, and when you get together for pizza with somebody, what's the first thing you do? (Divide the pieces according to the fatest?)
You talk about it. You talk about what you want. You talk about what you like. You may even negotiate it.
"How do you feel about pepperoni?" (Laughter) "Not so much, I'm kind of a mushroom guy myself." "Well, maybe we can go half and half."
And even if you've had pizza with somebody for a very long time, don't you still say things like, "Should we get the usual?" (Laughter) "Or maybe something a little more adventurous?"
Okay, so when you're playing baseball, if we talk about during sexual activity, when you're playing baseball, you're just supposed to round the bases in the proper order one at a time. You can't hit the ball and run to right field. That doesn't work. And you also can't get to second base and say, "I like it here. I'm going to stay here." No.
And with baseball, you need specific equipment and a specific skill set. Not everybody can play baseball. It's pretty exclusive
But what about pizza? When we're trying to figure out what's good for pizza, isn't it all about what's our pleasure?
There are a million different kinds of pizza. There's a million different toppings. There's a million different ways to eat pizza. And none of them are wrong. (Not necessarily)
They're different. And in this case, difference is good, because that's going to increase the chance that we're having a satisfying experience.
And lastly, what's the expected outcome of baseball? Well, in baseball, you play to win. You score as many runs as you can. There's always a winner in baseball, and that means there's always a loser in baseball. (They are all the males: they are Not fit (erogenous locations) to get any substantial pleasure or sustain the aroused desires to the practised female)
But what about pizza? Well, in pizza there's no winning. (All those who didn't experience stomach ache?)
How do you win pizza? You don't. But you do look for: "Are we satisfied?" And sometimes that can be different amounts over different times or with different people or on different days. And we get to decide when we feel satisfied.
If we're still hungry, we might have some more. If you eat too much, though, you just feel gross. (Laughter) So what if we could take this pizza model and overlay it on top of sexuality education?
if we could create sexuality education that was more like pizza, we could create education that invites people to think about their own desires, to make deliberate decisions about what they want, to talk about it with their partners, and to ultimately look for not some external outcome but for what feels satisfying, and we get to decide that.
You may have noticed in the baseball and pizza comparison, under the baseball, it's all commands. They're all exclamation points. But under the pizza model, they're questions. And who gets to answer those questions? You do. I do.
So remember, when we're thinking about sexuality education and sexual activity, baseball, you're out.
Pizza is the way to think about healthy, satisfying sexual activity, and good, comprehensive sexuality education. Thank you very much for your time.
Al Vernacchio. Sexuality educator. In his 12th-grade Sexuality and Society class, Al Vernacchio speaks honestly and positively about human sexuality. Full bio
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SPRATS (Sea Spurge Remote Area Teams) is a volunteer group and part of Wildcare Incorporated, a Tasmanian environmental organisation. SPRATS was formed after an encouraging pilot program in early 2007 conducted in response to the Tasmanian Beach Weeds Strategy 2003. SPRATS aims to establish and maintain an eradication zone for sea spurge (Euphorbia paralias) and marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) along the southwest and southern wilderness coastline of Tasmania—some 600 kilometres of coast from Macquarie Harbour, to Cockle Creek south of Hobart.
Wildcare SPRATS is at the forefront of creating and consolidating a new volunteer ethos of "adventure conservation" to tackle conservation issues in places where they are not efficiently managed by traditional agency implemented programs. This community partnership has generated real benefits for wilderness conservation and provides fulfillment and fun for volunteers. ….we concentrate on getting the work done but work hard at having a good time.
The coastal weed eradication objective is set at a landscape scale and so must operate over the long term and is logistically complex. SPRATS are self governing and self reliant, and have recruited the necessary skills to its ranks. SPRATS have documented a ten year strategy and operate each year under an annual plan. Volunteer risk is managed through careful participant selection, the use of specialised communications equipment, formal safety analyses and briefings and post deployment debriefing. Operational data is collected and analysed to improve future efforts.
Wildcare SPRATS work in partnership with a number of Government and community organizations, and are now preparing to implement year six of the ten year plan. Logistics costs to enable volunteers to work in remote country are covered by Australian Government grants and Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service operational funds.


Do you want to make your toddler's day and feel like an awesome mom? I've got a simple activity that won't take much time to set up, and probably won't cost you a dime!
Shaving cream, lotion or baby shampoo -anything works.
If you are lucky enough to live somewhere warm, head outdoors! We live in the Northeast. It is COLD and we are about to get dumped with snow. Needless to say, this will be an indoor activity for a while. For us indoor folk, I recommend setting up on the kitchen floor or maybe the bathroom.
1) Lay out a large drop cloth to ground the activity. If you are inside, I love this waterproof mat. It absorbs water and protects your floors from wet and messy play.
2) Set up a few "bathtubs" filled with a few inches of water.
3) Place water-proof babies inside the bins.
4) Lay out all of your bath accessories in an enticing way. Or, just dump them in a pile- your kids won't care!
5) Set up your rinsing station over a bucket. I balance it on a stool set just above the 'bathtub' bin. This makes it feel like a real faucet for rinsing.
That's it! Now you can watch your kid have fun and feel like an awesome, fun mom. Or you can zone on your phone with a cup of coffee while your child is occupied and super happy.
Have you ever set up a baby-doll washing station? Are you going to set up this one? I would love to hear from you. Tell me about it in the comments below and tag me in your washing station pictures on Instagram @theworkspaceforchildren.


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Artemis I departs lunar orbit and begins a 10-day return journey to Earth
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NASA's Orion spacecraft is on its way back to Earth after successfully leaving lunar orbit as part of a 25-day mission.
The uncrewed Artemis I voyage is the first in a series of flights to return humans to the moon by 2025.
It's been successful so far, but one more crucial test lies ahead, as engineers wait anxiously to see if the capsule's heat shield will hold up on reentry.
Orion will have to withstand temperatures of 5,000F (2,760C) as it travels at speeds of 24,500 mph before plunging into the Pacific on Dec. 11.
Coming home: NASA's Orion spacecraft is on its way back to Earth after successfully leaving lunar orbit as part of a 25-day mission
The unmanned Artemis I journey is the first in a series of flights to return humans to the moon by 2025
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Space fans can track the progress of the Artemis I mission using an interactive tool that shows them where Orion is.
The Artemis Real-time Orbit Website (AROW) provides the public with images, data, and the latest news, while also allowing people to track the spacecraft's distance from Earth, distance from the Moon, mission duration, and more.
NASA said that while AROW is being developed for the upcoming Artemis missions, it could use the same technology to provide visualizations from other space missions in the future.
The AROW website can be viewed here.
It's vital because the next time, on Artemis II, humans will be on board and they'll have to endure returning at speeds 32 times faster than the speed of sound – equivalent to the fastest a man has ever traveled.
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Yesterday, Orion successfully completed a lunar departure burn to head home after successful lunar orbits.
The burning started at 4:54 pm ET (21:54 GMT) and lasted just under two minutes.
"Orion has had a successful and nominally 1 minute and 45 second remote retrograde orbit burn," NASA said during a broadcast of the maneuver.
The spacecraft had arrived at the moon on Nov. 21 after traveling some 230,000 miles (370,000 km) in five days.
The capsule whizzed over the landing sites of Apollo 11, 12 and 14 as it came within 80 miles (130 km) of the lunar surface.
It flew farther than any spacecraft built for humans ever did — about 40,000 miles (64,000 km) beyond the far side of the moon.
Orion will also stay in space the longest without docking with a space station, returning home faster and hotter than ever before.
If the mission succeeds, the unmanned Artemis I will be followed by a human trip around the moon in 2024 and could lead to the first woman and first person of color following in Neil Armstrong's footsteps the following year.
The plan is to return human boots to the moon on Artemis III in 2025 and eventually build a permanent outpost on the moon to go deeper into the cosmos so that humans can travel to Mars.
It would be the first time humans have stepped on the moon since 1972.
Artemis I was launched on November 16 at 01:47 ET (06:47 GMT) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Splashdown: Orion will have to withstand temperatures of 5,000F (2,760C) as it travels at speeds of 24,500 mph before crashing into the Pacific Ocean on December 11
Artemis I is designed to show that the SLS rocket and Orion capsule are ready to carry astronauts for Artemis II, and eventually for the Artemis III mission to return humans to the moon
Named after the twin sister of Apollo in Greek mythology, Artemis signifies the modern incarnation of the US space agency's Apollo program, which sent astronauts to the moon for the first time.
This mission has no humans on board, but as long as everything goes smoothly and the Orion capsule splashes back to Earth as planned, the hope is that a crew of four can make a trip around the moon in two years.
Instead of humans, a trio of human-sized test dummies replace the crew in the Orion capsule, their bodies teeming with sensors to measure radiation and vibration.
Sitting in the commander's seat is Commander Moonikin Campos – a tribute to electrical engineer Arturo Campos, who played a key role in bringing the troubled Apollo 13 mission safely back to Earth in 1970.
Dressed in a new Orion Crew Survival System spacesuit, the mannequin provides NASA scientists with important data about what people experience during a trip to the moon.
Two other mannequins named Helga and Zohar sit in the passenger seats of the Orion. They reflect the determination of the US space agency that a woman will soon be aboard a manned flight to the moon.
The dolls have torsos made of materials that mimic a woman's softer tissue, organs and bones, and are equipped with some 5,600 sensors and 34 radiation detectors to measure the amount of radiation they encounter during the mission.
One is wearing a radiation protection vest and the other is not.
Artemis I was designed to show that the SLS rocket and Orion capsule are ready to carry astronauts for Artemis II, and eventually for the Artemis III mission to return humans to the moon.
NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the moon in 2025 as part of the Artemis mission
Artemis was the twin sister of Apollo and goddess of the moon in Greek mythology.
NASA has chosen her to personify her path back to the moon, where astronauts will return to the lunar surface by 2025 – including the first woman and the next man.
Artemis 1, formerly Exploration Mission-1, is the first in a series of increasingly complex missions enabling human exploration to the Moon and Mars.
Artemis 1 will be the first integrated flight test of NASA's space exploration system: the Orion spacecraft, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the ground systems at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Artemis 1 will be an unmanned flight that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration, demonstrating our commitment and capacity to extend human existence to the moon and beyond.
During this flight, the spacecraft will launch the world's most powerful rocket and fly farther than any human-built spacecraft has ever flown.
It will travel 280,000 miles (450,600 km) from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the moon over the course of a mission of about three weeks.
Artemis 1, formerly Exploration Mission-1, is the first in a series of increasingly complex missions enabling human exploration to the Moon and Mars. This image explains the different stages of the mission
Orion will stay in space longer than any ship for astronauts without docking at a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.
With this first exploration mission, NASA is leading the next steps of human exploration into deep space, where astronauts will build and test the near-lunar systems needed for missions to the lunar surface and exploration to other destinations further from Earth, including Mars.
The will take the crew on a different trajectory and test Orion's critical systems with humans on board.
Together, Orion, SLS and Kennedy's ground systems will be able to meet the most challenging requirements for deep space crew and cargo missions.
Ultimately, NASA aims to establish a sustainable human presence on the moon by 2028 as a result of the Artemis mission.
The space agency hopes that this colony will reveal new scientific discoveries, demonstrate new technological advances and lay the foundations for private companies to build a lunar economy.
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The Russian defense minister unveiled Russia's wartime plan on Friday, saying that private and state companies should be ready to provide the Russian armed forces with everything they need in case of a military conflict.
"These companies should clearly know, what, when and at what time they should send to us," he said.
The same applies to transport and power generation companies, such as Russia's rail monopoly RZD, state-run hydroelectric power holding company RusHydro and others, Shoigu said.
He said the state's National Defense Center, acting as the general headquarters for the Supreme High Command in wartime, will be built on Moscow's Frunzenskaya embankment.
The minister earlier said that the center would consolidate command over the country's armed forces, especially the nuclear triad and rapid reaction forces. It will also allow real-time monitoring of day-to-day activities of military units around the country.
This summer, the Russian military has started work on the creation of the center, which will enhance the operational management of the armed forces and ensure prompt response to strategic threats.


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Q: SQL JOIN INNER or OUTER I have two tables:
users: id username clan
clans: id clan crest
I trying to do the search by username with output the clan of username.
Query:
SELECT `users`.`id`, `users`.`username`,`users`.`clan`, `clans`.`crest` FROM `users` JOIN `clans` ON `users`.`username` LIKE '%gu%'

Output:
id  username    clan       crest
2   gusar                  26_760.gif
3   gusar11     Tong       26_760.gif

If clan is empty crest will be empty.. But ... (
I want following result:
id  username    clan       crest
2   gusar
3   gusar11     Tong       26_760.gif

A: If you want results from the first table, even when there are NO matches in the second table, you want to use a LEFT OUTER JOIN.

A: You're joining from one table to another using a LIKE, typically there is little reason why you would do this. Instead you likely want that in a WHERE clause, and you should be joining between the table using a foreign key.
You want to use a LEFT OUTER JOIN (or LEFT JOIN for short) to attempt to match all of the rows in the second table, but to show NULL values if there was no match:
SELECT `users`.`id`, `users`.`username`,`users`.`clan`, `clans`.`crest`
FROM `users`
LEFT JOIN `clans` ON `users`.`clan` = `clans`.`clan`
WHERE `users`.`username` LIKE '%gu%'

Mind you, in your users table, ideally you should hold the clan id and not the clan title. You would then use this query to perform your search:
SELECT `users`.`id`, `users`.`username`,`users`.`clan`, `clans`.`crest`
FROM `users`
LEFT JOIN `clans` ON `users`.`clanid` = `clans`.`id`
WHERE `users`.`username` LIKE '%gu%'

A: Try
SELECT `users`.`id`, `users`.`username`,`users`.`clan`, `clans`.`crest` FROM `users` LEFT JOIN `clans` ON `users`.`username` LIKE '%gu%'

A: You need to join the table using some condition. You're using an ON where you should use a WHERE. I assume users.clan relates to clans.clans? Try this:
SELECT `users`.`id`, `users`.`username`,`users`.`clan`, `clans`.`crest` FROM `users` LEFT JOIN `clans` ON `users`.`clan` = `clans`.`clan` WHERE `users`.`username` LIKE '%gu%'

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// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

using System.IO;
using Xunit;

namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.UnitTests
{
    public sealed class CSharpCommandLineParserServiceTests
    {
        private static readonly string s_directory = Path.GetTempPath();
        private readonly CSharpCommandLineParserService _parser = new CSharpCommandLineParserService();

        private CSharpCommandLineArguments GetArguments(params string[] args)
            => (CSharpCommandLineArguments)_parser.Parse(args, baseDirectory: s_directory, isInteractive: false, sdkDirectory: s_directory);

        private CSharpParseOptions GetParseOptions(params string[] args)
            => GetArguments(args).ParseOptions;

        [Fact]
        public void FeaturesSingle()
        {
            var options = GetParseOptions("/features:test");
            Assert.Equal("true", options.Features["test"]);
        }

        [Fact]
        public void FeaturesSingleWithValue()
        {
            var options = GetParseOptions("/features:test=dog");
            Assert.Equal("dog", options.Features["test"]);
        }

        [Fact]
        public void FeaturesMultiple()
        {
            var options = GetParseOptions("/features:test1", "/features:test2");
            Assert.Equal("true", options.Features["test1"]);
            Assert.Equal("true", options.Features["test2"]);
        }

        [Fact]
        public void FeaturesMultipleWithValue()
        {
            var options = GetParseOptions("/features:test1=dog", "/features:test2=cat");
            Assert.Equal("dog", options.Features["test1"]);
            Assert.Equal("cat", options.Features["test2"]);
        }
    }
}

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The film documents the historic journey of a team of adventurers as they strive to complete the world's first completely human powered ocean row from Cape Horn to the Antarctic Peninsula across The Drake Passage, the most dangerous 600 miles of open ocean on Earth.
The expedition was captained by Icelandic explorer Fiann Paul, who was joined by a team of six record-holding explorers and athletes from four nations and three continents, including Colin O'Brady. The row pushes the entire crew to their limits, testing their physical and mental strength as they work to accomplish something many think was impossible.
Fearless Nepali high altitude climber Nimsdai Purja embarks on a seemingly impossible quest to summit all of the world's 14 highest peaks with an altitude greater than 8000m (called eight-thousanders) in seven months, breaking by far the previous 7 years record. He named his adventure 'Project Possible.'
(Click CC for Subtitles) Deep in the forests of Northern Italy resides the prized white Alba truffle. Desired by the wealthiest patrons in the world, it remains a pungent but rarified mystery. It cannot be cultivated or found: the only souls on Earth who know how to dig it up are a tiny circle of canines and their silver-haired human companions-Italian elders with walking sticks and devilish senses of humor-who only scour for the truffle at night so as not to leave any clues for others. Still, this small enclave of hunters induces a feverish buying market that spans the globe.
With unprecedented access to the elusive truffle hunters, filmmakers Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw follow this maddening cycle from the forest floor to the pristine restaurant plate. With a wily and absurdist flare, The Truffle Hunters captures a precarious ritual constantly threatened by greed and outside influences but still somehow protected by those clever, tight-lipped few who know how to unearth the magic within nature.
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The Great Dane (Basic Facts Behind the Big, Lovable Breed)
Scooby-Doo is a Great Dane. That alone is enough to cement this massive breed's status as a titan in the canine kingdom. Yet there is more to this breed other than its association with a famous cartoon character. It's a breed whose lineage is filled with intrigue, legend, and mystery.
Great Danes at a Glance
The Evolution of the Great Dane
What You Should Know Before You Welcome a Great Dane into your Home
The Joys of a Well-Trained Great Dane
The modern Great Dane has a well-honed reputation for being one of the most lovable, affectionate breeds around. This so-called "Apollo of Dogs" is well-known for its large frame, long strides, dense coat, and overall elegance in the way it carries itself. It is equally known for its unbridled enthusiasm and friendliness, which may make the breed a little more difficult for smaller-sized humans to own.
It may be hard to imagine that the original Great Danes were aggressive beasts with fierce temperaments. But the breed was initially bred to hunt wild boar. As the need for hunting lessened, the aggressiveness was essentially bred out of the bloodline, thus leading to one of the most docile dogs that fill many a happy home.
While the Great Dane has only been recognized as a distinct breed for around 400 years, its roots trace back much further. It is thought that the dog's ancestors go as far back as 3,000 B.C., where drawings showing dogs that resemble Great Danes appeared on various monuments. Great Dane-like dogs can also be found in the ancient literature and art of countries like China, Greece, and Tibet.
Despite the name, the modern Great Dane does not hail from Denmark. The Germans were the ones that bred the distinct version of the breed. The only reason its associated with the Danish is because it was allegedly bestowed its moniker by a French naturalist that happen to come across the breed on a trip to Denmark.
You can also argue that making Scooby Doo a Great Dane wasn't happenstance. The big beasts were once thought to have the ability to ward off ghosts and evil spirits. It's never been officially established that this was the reason Scooby was a Great Dane, but it certainly fits the narrative rather well.
The most important metric about a Great Dane is that its size lives up to its name. They can grow quite rapidly, and it is critical that their nutrition and exercise needs are carefully observed during this time frame. It is also vital that training takes place before the dog gets fully grown if possible, as an untrained Great Dane could cause a lot of unwitting commotion - particularly if the owner doesn't have the strength or size to handle the dog's spirited enthusiasm.
Despite its massive size, sturdy frame, and prior history as a hunter, Great Danes are not outdoor dogs. While he can spend time playing and exercising outside, sufficient room in your home must be made for him for hanging out and sleeping. It is inadvisable to bring a Great Dane into your home if you cannot provide him with proper space.
You should also be aware that the lifespan of a Great Dane tends to be on the shorter side, and they're not without health problems. On average, these magnificent beasts have an average lifespan of 7 to 10 years. Ailments that Great Danes may be particularly susceptible to include: hypothyroidism, canine hip dysplasia, cardiomyopathy, and gastric torsion.
You would be hard-pressed to find a more amiable, sweet dog than a properly trained Great Dane. These well-mannered beasts are extremely loyal family dogs, very friendly toward other household pets, and very gentle around people of all ages. They also don't bark unless they absolutely have to bark.
If you have the time to train and the proper amount of space, welcoming a Great Dane into your home can be a wonderfully warm thing. Your big buddy will give you and your family all kinds of reasons to fall in love with him and his sweet nature. What's more, your friend will come up with all sorts of endearing ways to show how much he will unconditionally love you right back.
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NMW's Totally On-time Summer Movie Preview!
That's right - it's time to go through an exhaustive list of every film coming out this summer. It's alright that we're already two weeks into the official Summer Movie Season - you didn't miss anything. We went pretty in-depth last year, and I assure you that we care much much less with each year that goes by. So let's start with what dropped two weeks ago:
Anticipation levels are out of 10,000
Anticipation Level: 8653 - Marvel is on a ridiculous streak of competence (not really excellence, but surely competence), and the first one was amazing on all levels.
Anticipation Level: 3079 - No one cares about this.
Anticipation Level: 5436 - This could be pretty entertaining and Amy Schumer can be good or bad, but it's the return of Goldie Hawn that has a lot of people interested.
Anticipation Level: 4550 - I was actually a big fan of Prometheus (2012) when it came out, although my eagerness has waned with more fridge realizations of how much that story made no sense. This looks exactly like Alien (1979) which is exactly as good and as bad as you want that to be.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
Anticipation Level: 0349 - I don't know what this is.
Anticipation Level: 8043 - This is looking top to bottom like a fun movie that really gets what it is, although we'll see if it just apes 21 Jump Street (2012).
Anticipation Level: 3374 - Javier Bardem is inspired casting, but the last one was pretty bad. So bad I even forget its name. Was it like Davy's Locker or Sunken Treasure or something? On Stranger Tides (2011), that's right. The promotional materials aren't that shitty, but we just seem so worn of this by now.
Anticipation Level: 6792 - I don't totally care about Wonder Woman, although really sinking into her character can be pretty interesting if it's done right. All the marketing has been excellent so far and this could be hype. Then again, it could be like every other DC movie and be total shit.
Anticipation Level: 1334 - I don't understand on any fundamental level the process that went into creating any aspect of this film. The Tom Cruise stunts for the sake of stunts angle, the Universal Monsters shared universe angle (can't wait to see how it ties into Dracula Untold (2014)! Or not), or the misplaced tone. The Brendan Frasier Mummy movies were actually really enjoyable camp, but this is just altogether bizarre.
Anticipation Level: 0457 - I'm about as excited for this as I was for Cars 2 (2011). Or Cars (2006). There was actually that chilling first trailer, which is kind of bold and interesting, but I'm confident about my life moving on without any interaction with this material.
Rough Night
Anticipation Level: 7844 - Scarlett Johansson may be somewhat miscast here, but the rest of the troupe is an unrivaled comedy dream team. I have reservations over this being similar to a lot of other movies out there, from Bridesmaids (2011) to Bachelorette (2012) to hell, even Very Bad Things (1998), but I enjoyed all those movies, so maybe that's not a bad thing.
Anticipation Level: 9006 - Hell yeah! I've grown more and more into accepting this franchise's absurd idiocy and absolutely love every insane facet to come out of the marketing material so far. The Transformers franchise is so dead and gone, but no one tell Michael Bay that.
Anticpation Level: 9007 - just slightly above Transformers, of course. Everything about this screams awesome visual filmmaking like few besides Edgar Wright can do. The last time he struck out from the Cornetto Trilogy we got the fabulous Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2011) and everything from the cast to the premise looks fantastic.
Anticipation Level: 1899 - Trey Parker voicing some weird 80s Supervillain is interesting, especially since he and Matt Stone have shied away from a lot of non-South Park Hollywood work since Team America (2004), and this is also the kind of stuff they'd usually make fun of. Still, Trey is an amazing voice actor and a huge get. I don't care about anything else in this franchise.
Anticipation Level: 2981 - I wish modern comedies had more distinctive names. Even Rough Night is just so vague. I had to look this up before I remembered that it's a surprisingly rare Will Ferrell / Amy Poehler vehicle that should be getting more hype than it is. That may be because the premise is pretty weak and the first trailer was largely a dud.
Anticipation Level: 4232 - This isn't really doing it for me - I'm sure it'll be just fine and I'm really looking forward to writing a lengthy post about Mike Keaton's Batman to Birdman to Vulture journey, but there's not a ton here to get excited about. Maybe that's because Captain America can be in a political thriller movie, Wonder Woman can be in a period war movie, Deadpool can be in a comedy, Wolverine can be in a western, but Spider-Man is just kind of Spider-Man. I think the official moniker they're going for is a John Hughes movie, but fuck it, Spider-Man 2 (2004) was as pure a superhero movie as we're ever going to get and it was grand.
Anticipation Level: 5000 - right down the middle. I stay up late at night wondering if Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) was a good movie or not and feel much of the same here. I like the continued cycle of human actors, and a menacing Woody Harrelson is inviting, but I feel like this will be the Star Trek Beyond (2016) of this summer - great competent blockbuster filmmaking that no one cares about.
Anticipation Level: 4126 - It's not often that I'm not up for a Chris Nolan film, but nothing about Dunkirk that's been presented so far has been awfully interesting. He's a great director who can find meaning in almost any material and is great at offering new takes on tried subjects, and you'd easily think that a Nolan War movie would be great. I hope it is, but I have no reason to blindly believe it will be.
Anticipation Level: 6045 - Despite the mouthful title, this feels like Luc Besson going nuts and I love it. The weirder the better, wacky adventure ahoy! There's a lot of unknowns here, though, and it could so easily be shitty that its AL suffers.
Anticipation Level: 0000 - you knew it had to be somewhere. What is this. No.
Anticipation Level: 8504 - I'm into everything about this. Charlize Theron is suddenly a go-to badass, the team from John Wick (2014) returns to craft some hopefully amazing action pieces, and the style is out of this world. Plus this.
Anticipation Level: 7172 - I've never read the books or anything (of course not), but the basic premise of the Dark Tower linking all of Steve King's work is really interesting. The trailer that dropped last week was fantastic and actually pretty buzz worthy. This might be the sleeper of the summer.
Anticipation Level: 8014 - It's about time Kathryn Bigelow returned after the one-two punch of The Hurt Locker (2009) and Zero Dark Thirty (2012). The Detroit riots of 1967 are an overlooked part of American History, complex to take apart and timely as hell.
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Anticipation Level: 5478 - This could be good. Ryan and Sam are both hot right now and their pairing in this premise is ironic and fascinating. It'll have to deliver on its goods, but the release date is cherry and it ought to find its niche.
So, to conclude, let's rank these bastards:
Baby Driver Anticipation Level: 9007
Transformers: The Last Knight Anticipation Level: 9006
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Anticipation Level: 8653
Atomic Blonde Anticipation Level: 8504
Baywatch Anticipation Level: 8043
Detroit Anticipation Level: 8014
Rough Night Anticipation Level: 7844
The Dark Tower Anticipation Level: 7172
Wonder Woman Anticipation Level: 6792
Valerian and the City of A Thousand Planets Anticipation Level: 6045
The Hitman's Bodyguard Anticipation Level: 5478
Snatched Anticipation Level: 5436
War for the Planet of the Apes Anticipation Level: 5000
Alien Covenant Anticipation Level: 4550
Spider-Man: Homecoming Anticipation Level: 4232
Dunkirk Anticipation Level: 4126
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Anticipation Level: 3374
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Anticipation Level: 3079
The House Anticipation Level: 2981
Despicable Me 3 Anticipation Level: 1899
The Mummy Anticipation Level: 1334
Cars 3 Anticipation Level: 0457
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul Anticipation Level: 0349
The Emoji Movie Anticipation Level: 0000
What do you think? What's your anticipation level for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul?
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Q: Tool to disable Zip folders in Windows 7 File Explorer Is there a tool or simple setting to disable Windows 7 Explorer from opening zip folders? There is a registry hack given in How to stop windows from opening Zip folders in the explorer view?
but I would rather not hack the registry.

A: Try the steps outlined here:

For zip files delete the regkey HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{E88DCCE0-B7B3-11d1-A9F0-00AA0060FA31}
When you try to delete them, you will almost certainly get an "access
  denied" or "failed" type of message. Before you can delete them, you
  need to change the permissions/ownership of these two keys. Here is
  how to do it:
01 - open regedit from the RUN console
02 - navigate to the first key that needs to be deleted
  (HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{E88DCCE0- B7B3-11d1-A9F0-00AA0060FA31})
03 - right click on the key and select "Permissions"
04 - click on "Advanced"
05 - click on the "Ownership" tab
06 - in the "change owner to" section, highlight your username
07 - check the box for "replace owner on subcontainers and objects"
08 - click on "Apply"
09 - Click "OK"
10 - Under "Security" tab, highlight your username and check the box
  for "Allow Full Control" (located mid-menu in the "Permissions For
  Administrators" section)
11 - click "Apply" and "OK"
12 - you can now delete the registry key. MAKE SURE YOU ARE ON THE
  CORRECT KEY!
13 - repeat the process for the 2nd key.
14 - reboot (changes will NOT take effect until you reboot
15 - VOILA! NO MORE ZIP FOLDERS! woohoo!
16 - thanks to the original solvers of this problem, whomever they may
  be.

The source talks about de-associating .cab files as well, that is why there is the mention about two keys.


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Q: Flutter & Hive - How to Save Reordered List in Hive I'm a beginner with Flutter and I'm currently implementing a local Save of Items using Hive and Boxes.
Everything was okay until I decided to reorder the list of Items.
My question is: How can I save the reordered changes, knowing that I can't use the traditional InsertAt(index) and RemoveAt(index) with Hive.

  Box<Item> itemsBox;
  List<Item> items; //Item class extends HiveObject

  void addItem(Item item) {
    setState(() {
      items.add(item);
      itemsBox.add(item);
    });
  }

  void removeItem(Item item) {
    setState(() {
      items.remove(item);
      item.delete();
    });
  }

  void _onReorder(int oldIndex, int newIndex) {
    setState(() {
      Item row = items.removeAt(oldIndex);
      items.insert(newIndex, row);

      int lowestInt = (oldIndex < newIndex) ? oldIndex : newIndex;
      int highestInt = (oldIndex > newIndex) ? oldIndex : newIndex;

      // What Can I Do with my box to save my List<Item> items
      // Box is a Box<Item>
    });
  }

A: I was looking for the answer too, it has turned out pretty easy.
void _onReorder(int oldIndex, int newIndex) {
  if (oldIndex < newIndex) {
    newIndex -= 1;
  }
  setState(() {
    // this is required, before you modified your box;
    final oldItem = itemsBox.getAt(oldIndex);
    final newItem = itemsBox.getAt(newIndex);

    // here you just swap this box item, oldIndex <> newIndex
    itemsBox.putAt(oldIndex, newItem);
    itemsBox.putAt(newIndex, oldItem);
  });
}


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A personal story on how the Stanford rape survivor pushed me into action
For those who have never been a victim of sexual assault, most assume it occurs in a dark alley walking home alone at night.
But sexual assault can happen anywhere. At the hands of your spouse, in broad daylight or in my case, a crowded bar with dozens of people surrounding me.
Last Friday night, I went out to celebrate my brother's graduation with half a dozen close family and friends. We stopped off at a couple places before landing in a loud crowded bar in a nice area of town. We listened to music, danced and when the drinks ran low, we shuffled our way back to the bar in a single file line.
As we were shuffling, I was last in line when a male in his mid-to-late 20's reached out and groped my breasts right in the middle of the bar.
The second it happened, I just froze.
I didn't know what to do or how to react and after a few seconds thinking, "What the f**k just happened?" I said nothing and continued to make my way through the crowd to join my group. My brother saw I was visibly pissed as my mannerisms changed immediately.
I explained to the group, "That dude just groped me. I should have f**cking hit him," as anger and disgust at myself started to increase.
I felt (feel) ashamed I didn't do more.
After my brother calmed me down a bit and we made our way back to our previously claimed spot.
The music was barely loud enough to drown out internal questioning until I realized THE SAME DUDE started making his way towards me. I froze like a deer in headlights. Again.
"If he takes one more step towards you, I'm having words," is what my brother and his marine friend said as the drunk continued to shuffle towards us. My brother stepped up to him, had some words and the bar security team was quick to act. I automatically assumed we would all be kicked out and I'd have to face this guy again outside so I started chugging my drink to quell my nerves.
Luckily, we didn't get kicked out. The bouncers actually listened to the concerns of our group and the drunken idiot was kicked out, leaving us to salvage the rest of the night.
I consider myself a strong woman who's not afraid to speak her mind but immediately following this situation, I still started questioning myself:
"I shouldn't have worn this shirt."
"I shouldn't have ordered that second drink."
"Maybe if I had avoided both of those things, I wouldn't have been violated."
I was blaming myself for what a drunken idiot had no right to do.
And that right there is one of the biggest issues with how sexual assault is taught and treated.
A few years ago, a controversial AMA— acronym for 'Ask Me Anything'— on Reddit posed the question to previous sexual perpetrators to inquire why they assaulted someone, if they regret it and if they would do it again.
And just recently, a new research team used those AMA answers, combined them with previous documented research and found that victim blaming from both the perpetrator and the victim is one of the biggest factors contributing to sexual assaults.
Just read this tweet from the study and try not to get disgusted:
I'm sick pic.twitter.com/B3OqqfFG41
— Blythe Brumleve (@blythebrum) June 7, 2016
For so long, sexual assault victims have chosen to avoid going to the police when they've been violated. And many of those who do come forward are forced to wait YEARS for their rape case to be processed which leaves many to ask "Why bother?" when they've been violated.
My case is minor compared to the deplorable actions of convicted rapist Brock Turner and what you read in the links above. The letter written by Turner's victim and read in court gives a voice to sexual assault survivors everywhere.
While I highly encourage reading the full letter, her closing statement gave me comfort to numerous victims of sexual assault, including myself.
And finally, to girls everywhere, I am with you. On nights when you feel alone, I am with you. When people doubt you or dismiss you, I am with you. I fought everyday for you. So never stop fighting, I believe you. Lighthouses don't go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining. Although I can't save every boat, I hope that by speaking today, you absorbed a small amount of light, a small knowing that you can't be silenced, a small satisfaction that justice was served, a small assurance that we are getting somewhere, and a big, big knowing that you are important, unquestionably, you are untouchable, you are beautiful, you are to be valued, respected, undeniably, every minute of every day, you are powerful and nobody can take that away from you. To girls everywhere, I am with you. Thank you.
The coincidental timing of my incident and this letter has since lit a fire under me. Because when/if the next time something like this happens to me, I don't want to freeze. I want to fight back. So I signed up to take an in-depth rape prevention self defense class, I started adding additional home security measures and believe we can help avoid future sexual assaults by some easily attainable methods:
biggest takeaways from this:
-educate kids at young age
-take self defense classes
-step the f**ck up if you suspect shady stuff going down
We can't solve all rape and sexual assaults quickly. But if we take it upon ourselves to prepare for the worst + hope for the best, educate our youth and keep the mindset "It takes a village to raise a child," we can help cut down on the number of future victims.
It's not all serious talk with us on this week's show. Check the lineup below for highlights.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SHOW
03:26 Ayesha Curry, Twitter threats and fans that dress too provocatively?
12:48 More chatter on women who attend live sporting events looking to get some athlete action
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42:32 Stanford Rape Case and the letter that went viral
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