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There are two things we tend to buy less of when the price goes down….do you know what?
This past week, interest rates declined dramatically to their lowest level since December 2010 as fears that the European debt crisis could get worse with the increased threat of default by Greece and Spain. Investors fled to safety and purchased US Treasury bonds which drove yields lower that ultimately caused mortgage rates to drop.


Kidrobot and Nickelodeon have teamed up to release a brand-new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles capsule at Denver Comic Con, June 17-19.
The capsule will include a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Blind Box Mini Series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles PHUNNY Plush, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder and Triceraton Medium Figures. The capsule pieces will retail from $9.99-$39.99. All items will debut at Kidrobot's Denver Comic Con Booth #337.
Later this summer, Kidrobot will also release a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Blind Box Keychain Series, retailing for $5.99 each.
Kidrobot and Nickelodeon have previously worked together to release a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line in 2014.


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Asia | No confidence
Battered by covid-19, Narendra Modi is humiliated by Indian voters
By prioritising electoral success over curbing the pandemic, he has damaged his reputation
May 2nd 2021 | DELHI
IN THE HOME state of Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, a person too clever by half is said to have won the house, but lost Gujarat. Through March and April, political pundits voiced the Gujarati proverb as a warning. So fiercely were Mr Modi and his Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) fighting to win elections in another state, West Bengal, that they risked losing a bigger prize. Focused obsessively on the campaign through eight rounds of voting that ended on April 29th, they failed to pay attention as India's second wave of covid-19 grew from a worrying swell into a tidal wave—the biggest cataclysm to have struck the country in living memory. What good would it be if Mr Modi unseated Mamata Banerjee, the obstreperous opposition leader in West Bengal, if his apparent lack of interest in the mounting body-count from the pandemic shook the whole country's confidence in his leadership.
The country's confidence is indeed being shaken. Every day sees grisly new records, either in the number of new infections of covid-19, or in the number of deaths from it. Debilitating shortages of oxygen and hospital beds appear to be spreading as the second wave washes across new regions. Frantic relatives of ailing patients have to hunt and beg for life-saving treatment—often unsuccessfully. On May 1st alone official records show 3,689 deaths, and that is almost certainly a woeful undercount.
To make matters worse, when West Bengal's votes were tallied on May 2nd, along with those in three other states, Mr Modi did not even capture the benefit for which he has jeopardised his national standing. As widely expected, the BJP did keep a hold on one state, Assam (population 36m). In the two far-southern states of Kerala (population 35m), and Tamil Nadu (population 82m) it failed to secure a single seat. This rebuff to a party that is strongest in India's Hindi-speaking north was not unusual, but still a setback. In Kerala voters handed a resounding victory to an alliance of leftists that is viscerally opposed to Mr Modi's Hindu nationalism, and in Tamil Nadu they trounced the BJP's local ally, opting instead for an ally of Congress, the BJP's historical rival in national politics.
Yet it was in West Bengal (population 91m) that Mr Modi suffered the greatest humiliation. The prime minister himself had hosted some 20 giant rallies across the state, and devoted immense amounts of money and manpower to the fight. His closest henchman and electoral supremo, Amit Shah, the home minister, brashly predicted that the BJP would grab more than 200 of the state assembly's 294 seats. The outcome was precisely the opposite. Mr Modi's party captured just 77 seats. Its chief opponent, Ms Banerjee's All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) sailed home with a cool 213. Shekhar Gupta, a journalist, describes this as the most significant electoral defeat of Mr Modi's seven years in government.
Why should the loss of—or rather, failure to capture—just one of India's 28 states be so important? The answer is that not only the BJP, but also its sister organisation, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a tentacular fraternity that underpins the Hindu-nationalist movement, portrayed the contest in West Bengal as a show of strength. They wanted a victory to prove that Hindu nationalism could thrive anywhere in India, even in a region where Hindi is not the main language, with a distinct culture and a strong secular tradition.
The TMC has done little to revive West Bengal's lumbering economy. The state is also marked by stark social divisions, including those between the Hindu majority and a Muslim minority of nearly 30%. Mr Modi has successfully exploited conditions like these again and again, with one hand promising money, development and progress, and with the other a club to put "anti-nationals" such as Muslims in their place.
The party's campaign in West Bengal was ugly even by the often unseemly standards of Indian politics. Mr Shah repeatedly insinuated that local Muslims are in fact dangerous Bangladeshi "infiltrators" out to steal "Indian" jobs. He excoriated Ms Banerjee for "appeasing" them with handouts. Other figures in the party publicly gloated when Muslim voters were shot dead by police during a fracas at a polling booth. In an astonishing lapse of taste during a pandemic, the BJP loudly advertised that if elected, it would give everyone in the state free vaccines for covid-19.
None of this seems to have worked. West Bengal's voters did not turn against the BJP because of Mr Modi's disregard for social distancing in the midst of a pandemic, or to punish him for his government's failure to handle the disease's second wave. Half of the eight phases of voting in the state took place before the number of infections and deaths began to soar. Many also did not vote for the TMC out of love for the party, which is widely seen as thuggish and corrupt. They voted simply to keep the BJP out of power. Muslims, importantly, voted strategically, rejecting "Islamic" parties and abandoning secular alternatives such as Congress and communists in order to concentrate all their strength in the party most likely to ward off Mr Modi.
With the official death toll from covid-19 nearing 220,000 by May 2nd, and media airing mortifying imagery of blazing pyres and dying patients gasping for oxygen, Mr Modi now faces a ferocious backlash from beyond West Bengal. Carefully cultivated over three decades in politics, his reputation for dynamism, patriotism and compassion for the little man has been shredded. The trouble is not just his government's failure to anticipate, plan for and now cope with India's devastating second wave. What has shocked millions of Indians, including much of his own base, is Mr Modi's deafness to widespread suffering. At one rally in West Bengal in mid-April, he actually joked delightedly at the size of the largely unmasked crowd. As the misery has mounted, he seems to have grown more distant, avoiding the limelight and commenting in increasingly stilted soundbites.
Yet neither the BJP's electoral setbacks nor the political damage from covid-19 represent immediate threats to Mr Modi. Morning Consult, a political monitor, reckons that his popularity rating has fallen to its lowest level since the beginning of his current term, and by seven points in the past month alone. Yet at 67% it remains enviably buoyant. His party, too, is more resilient than a few poor state results might suggest. "The BJP is very good at quietly reviewing its mistakes and learning from them," says Kapil Komireddi, author of a critical book on the Modi era. "Don't write them off. They will work harder."
With three strengthened regional leaders now grandstanding from the post-poll states, and with Mr Modi's standing shaken by the covid-19 debacle, other regional opposition leaders may be emboldened. India's mainstream press, largely cowed by the ruling party's money and clout, as well as by Mr Shah's ruthlessness, has also grown less craven as evidence of the government's callousness and incompetence has grown impossible to ignore.
But pulling all of Mr Modi's critics into a political force strong enough to challenge him at the national level is another matter. India's once-dominant Congress party, from which many of the regional players, including Ms Banerjee, emerged, lacks the drive and energy to rally and galvanise the opposition. Its leader, Rahul Gandhi, has ironically been prophetic about covid-19, repeatedly and accurately chiding Mr Modi for failing to take the threat seriously enough. But Mr Gandhi is not backed by an effective machine, and as the scion of a venerable political dynasty he remains vulnerable to Mr Modi's anti-elitist jibes. "He harms the message by being the messenger," says Mr Komireddi.
India's second wave of covid-19 feels nothing like its first (Apr 2021)
Volunteers are filling the gaps in India's fight against covid-19 (May 2021)
Out of oxygen, out of time: covid-19 suffocates Kolkata (1843 magazine; Apr 2021)

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ISIS Kills 10 People in Istanbul Suicide Bombing
It's the second major suicide attack by the group in as many days.
Max J. Rosenthal
Jodi Hilton/NurPhoto/ZUMA Press
One day after ISIS claimed responsibility for a major attack on a mall in Baghdad, a suspected member of the terrorist group killed 10 people in a suicide bombing in the heart of Istanbul's most famous tourist area on Tuesday.
The identity of the bomber has not yet been revealed—President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an said the bomber was a 28-year-old Syrian, while Turkey's DHA news agency claimed the attacker was a Saudi named Nabil Fadli—but government officials have placed the blame squarely on ISIS. "We have determined that the perpetrator of the attack is a foreigner who is a member of Daesh," said Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu in a televised address, using a derogatory Arabic name for ISIS.
The attack took place in Sultanahmet Square, a short distance from the Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, and other major historical sites. Turkish officials told the media that nine of the victims were Germans, and Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu confirmed in a televised address that most of the dead were Germans, but did not specify a number. The 10th victim was a Peruvian tourist, according to Peru's foreign ministry.
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Baghdad Mall Attack That Killed At Least 18 People
ISIS Had a Good Year in PR, Not So Good on the Ground
Inside the Difficult, Dangerous Work of Tallying the ISIS Death Toll


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Join Weston Lions' 50/50 sponsored Brean walk
PUBLISHED: 12:00 17 March 2019
Eleanor Young
Weston Lions, John Holland (president), Chris Nelson, Andrew Bryant and Malcolm Timmis with one of the signs they have sponsored at the start point of a charity walk they are organising. Picture: MARK ATHERTON
There is just one month remaining until Weston Lions Club's inaugural 50/50 sponsored walk.
The club is still looking for intrepid volunteers to stomp the path between Royal Sands and Brean.
The family-friendly event covers two or six miles, depending on your preference, giving schools and organisations the opportunity to get more funding for their day-to-day operations.
The scheme was launched by the Lions following the continued success of the seventh year of Go Kids Go! when thousands of pounds were dished out to community groups across the county to spend on new sports kit, equipment and even a camping toilet.
People of all ages have now been invited to join the two walks to raise some money for local causes the Lions support and their own groups.
The 50/50 walk will be held on April 7 and follows the newly-created Brean Down Way.
A Lions spokesman said: "The sponsorship money will be shared; clubs will retain 50 per cent of the total and 50 per cent will go to the Lions club's charities on a local, national and international scale.
"We have been supporting the local community for 50 years and have distributed in excess of £50,000 a year, including £12,000 through Go Kids Go!"
The 'fantastic' opportunity will give people the chance to explore the pathway, which opened on July 7, 2017, to support themselves and other charities.
Lions president John Holland said: "By organising this walk we are providing the opportunity for any groups, clubs, schools, organisations and individuals to raise money and get them out in the fresh air in early spring.
"The Brean Down Way is a gentle pathway with some wonderful views across Somerset, the River Axe and the coastal terrain."
The Lions will make an additional donation of £100 to the group with the largest number of people walking on the day and to the individual who raises the greatest sum of money.
Registration for individuals is £5 or groups can enter for £10.
Register your organisation with two or more walkers and you can add additional walkers without further cost.
For more information on next month's walk and to get involved, visit www.wsmlions.co.uk or email andrew.bryant@wsmlions.co.uk
BREAN


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'CUPID' releases hot single
June 14, 2007 12:00 am by Tameka South
He has all of Grambling along with students from across the country during his shuffle.
Bryson Bernard aka "Cupid" also known as The King of the South is a multi-talented singer/performer from Lafayette.
Cupid started singing in the church at the age of 14, then he made appearances in talent shows then he slowly moved toward launching his career.
Cupid said that he is a blessed man and he has been in the singing business for long time.
When he was younger he looked up to artist such as H-Town, Silk, and Stevie Wonder. Cupid said that his parents are his inspiration.
Cupid started singing seriously with a group of friends in college.
"We called ourselves Fifth Element. The group even did a couple of talent shows at Grambling State University," said Cupid.
The members of Fifth Element were from Ruston, (Jason Dade, Bobby Hill, Justin Emerson, Kedrick Keesee, and Marvin McCray).
"The guys all met in my hometown of Lafayette and that is where the true growth of my craft began," said Cupid.
Since then Cupid said he has just been enjoying everything that
has been going on in his life.
In January 2007, Cupid released
his third album "Time For A Change," with Atlantic Records.
When asked about the song Cupid Shuffle, the singer said he did not know whether the song was going to be a big hit or not.
"Not at all, I had know idea that the song would be a hit, but when the man above confirms it, it's confirmed," explained Cupid.
The next single planned to be released is Do Yo Dance, Cupid said it's a club banger!CUPID PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
4:00 p.m. – POWER 92.3, JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.
3:00 p.m. – 5115 I-10 South, JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
FORD ARENA – BEAUMONT, Texas
10:00 p.m. – JUNETEENTH
5:00 p.m. – JUNETEENTH EVENT
HATTISBURG, Miss.
8:00 p.m. – BET AWARDS
12:30 a.m. – EMPIRE ROOM
1401 Elm St. Elm Place 48th Floor, Dallas, Texas 75202
8:00 p.m. – ESSENCE FESTIVAL/SUPERLOUNGE


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Batson, Day To Day
What's race and what's not? The question comes up in nearly every aspect of public policy -- and it comes up all the time in voir dire.
In Batson v. Kentucky in 1986, the Supreme Court barred prosecutors from striking jurors because of their race. The Court had high hopes for the decision's impact:
By requiring trial courts to be sensitive to the racially discriminatory use of peremptory challenges, our decision enforces the mandate of equal protection and furthers the ends of justice. In view of the heterogeneous population of our Nation, public respect for our criminal justice system and the rule of law will be strengthened if we ensure that no citizen is disqualified from jury service because of his race.
Twenty years later, Batson's contribution has been important -- but in daily courtroom life, it often bows to the complex relationship of race and experience. An example is the Seventh Circuit's opinion in U.S. v. McMahan, issued Friday.
"He lives on Chicago's West Side."
The five defendants in McMahan "were part of a long-term, well-established drug business near the corner of Washington and Waller on the west side of Chicago," said the Seventh Circuit's Judge Terence Evans. They were tried before Judge Amy St. Eve, who just completed the Conrad Black trial. The prosecutor struck an African-American juror. The defense challenged the strike on Batson grounds, so the prosecutor was required to state "race-neutral" reasons for the strike. The prosecutor was ready with two reasons, zip code and friends with arrest records:
First and foremost—and, most importantly—he lives on Chicago's West Side.
It was reported, although we did ask the follow-up question with the Zip Code—and, unfortunately, none of us were able to place that Zip Code—as to whether or not it was the area of Washington and Waller. We still had concerns.
Those concerns were, then, seconded by a comment that was reported to us by Agent Helen Dunne, from some individuals who appear to be here perhaps because they are relatives or friends of the defendants; a comment that was remarked—that she overheard— where they said, "Oh, that's a good Zip Code." That gave the government some concerns.
Secondly, he has stated that he has a number of friends who have been arrested; and, while the government recognizes that we did not—or we would have run out of pre-emptories if we had exercised all arrests—it seemed like there were—the numerous nature of these individuals that gave the government concerns.
Not race, but not race-neutral
That was good enough for the Seventh Circuit:
We agree with the district judge that the prosecution offered race-neutral reasons for the strike, in fact, quite convincing explanations for the strike. The defense has not shown that the reasons were pretextual. That the reasons are not pretextual is supported as well by the fact that three black jurors were empaneled as the jury selection process continued.
It's a common analysis -- but it has an odd ring of the unsaid. What isn't discussed, either in the opinion or in the trial court colloquy as the opinion describes it, is that while zip codes and arrested friends may be race-neutral under Batson's jurisprudence, they're not race-neutral in any practical sense.
In Chicago as in many cities, race and zip code are essentially twins. A 2002 analysis of Chicago census data found that "African Americans in Chicago continue[ ] to live in extreme isolation from members of other racial/ethnic groups." Arrest rates in turn are higher in these areas for many reasons, so residents there would know more people who have been arrested.
I'm not saying these factors don't affect how jurors hear cases. To the contrary, they're critical; our experiences shape our views. As we've seen, for example, people who have been themselves incarcerated, or know someone who has, have less confidence in and support for social controls -- like police work -- than other people do. It makes sense that a prosecutor would prefer a juror from a different zip code, with different friends. But these and other facts of many black jurors' lives are undeniably connected with race. So we watch Batson thread an unsteady path through race and experience, day by day and case by case.
1. The Seventh Circuit's Judge Evans, a former state and then federal trial judge here in Milwaukee, had a suggestion for voir dire management that's worth noting separately:
The jury selection process used [by Judge St. Eve] requires the attorneys to exercise peremptory challenges before they know what other problems might show up in the remainder of the venire. Although we are not saying that the process is legally infirm, it would seem to us to place the attorneys in an unnecessarily difficult position, which could be eliminated by the exercise of peremptory strikes after all the jurors were questioned.
2. The defendants' friends whispering "that's a good zip code" in the back of the courtroom didn't help their cause. Note for next trial: remind gallery to keep voices down.
3. Many thanks to Blawgletter's Barry Barnett for his kind words about this blog in today's great edition of Blawg Review. Barry's take on this week's law blogs is all about humor (although my post, darn it, wasn't all that funny) -- which makes sense, because Blawgletter is itself one of the funniest things out there, in addition to its substantive merit. Look at this one.
(Photo by Photocapy at http://www.flickr.com/photos/photocapy/301093262/; license details there.)
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Management Decision Making
Evaluation Strategies for Communicating and Reporting: Enhancing Learning in Organizations (2nd Revised edition)
Rosalie T. Torres (Contributor) Hallie S. Preskill (Contributor) Mary E. Piontek (Contributor)
`[This is] a book that addresses some of the overlooked, taken-for-granted aspects involved with the planning, conducting, and reporting of good evaluation. This book helps evaluators improve the utilization of evaluation results by using an ongoing, integrative collaborative learning approach with project stakeholders. Through the use of collaborative techniques and emphasis on various communicating and reporting formats, evaluators gain knowledge and skills that will assist them in helping organizations learn, grow and improve' - Steven R Aragon, Human Resource Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Evaluation Strategies for Communicating and Reporting has been thoroughly revised and updated creating 75% new material and 34 new case examples. The Second Edition provides worksheets and instructions for creating a detailed communicating and reporting plan based on audience needs and characteristics. The authors cover advances in technology including Web site communications, Web and videoconferencing and Internet chat rooms. There are several additional topics for consideration, including communicating and reporting for diverse audiences and for multi-site evaluations.
Rosalie T. Torres, Ph.D. is President of Torres Consulting Group, an evaluation and management consulting firm that specializes in the feedback-based development of programs and organizations. Formerly, she was the Director of Research, Evaluation, and Organizational Learning at the Developmental Studies Center (DSC), an educational, nonprofit organization based in Oakland, California. She earned her Ph.D. in research and evaluation in 1989 from the University of Illinois. Over the past 27 years, she has conducted more than 60 evaluations in education, business, health care, and nonprofit organizations, holding both internal and external evaluator positions. She has authored/coauthored numerous books and articles articulating practice-based theories of evaluation use; the relationship between evaluation and individual, team, and organizational learning; and communicating and reporting evaluation findings. Among them are Evaluative Inquiry for Learning in Organizations (Preskill & Torres, 1999) and Evaluation Strategies for Communicating and Reporting: Enhancing Learning in Organizations (Torres, Preskill, & Piontek, 1996). She is a recent past Board Member of the American Evaluation Association, and served as the Staff Director for the 1994 revision of the Joint Committee's Program Evaluation Standards. She has taught graduate level research and evaluation courses at Western Michigan University and the University of Colorado (Denver and Colorado Springs campuses), and routinely conducts workshops on various topics related to evaluation practice. Hallie Preskill, PhD. is a Managing Director with FSG, a global nonprofit strategy, evaluation, and research consulting firm (since 2009), and leads the firm's Strategic Learning and Evaluation practice. In her role as a senior advisor, she works on a wide variety of evaluation and learning projects. Sample clients include the Kresge Foundation, MasterCard Foundation, Knight Foundation, The California Endowment, Missouri Foundation for Health, Norlien Foundation, Packard Foundation, Northwest Area Foundation, Blue Shield of CA Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. She has helped evaluate a wide range of initiatives and programs related to community information needs, substance abuse, early learning, poverty, arts and culture, teacher professional development, domestic and sexual violence, economic development, youth and education, and healthcare. Prior to joining FSG, Hallie spent more than 20 years in academia, teaching graduate level courses in program evaluation, training design and development, organizational learning, appreciative inquiry and consulting. Her research has focused on evaluation capacity building, transfer of learning/training, evaluation use, and evaluation as a catalyst for individual, team, and organizational learning. Hallie's other books include: Reframing Evaluation through Appreciative Inquiry (2006, with T. Catsambas), Evaluation in Organizations: A Systematic Approach to Enhancing Learning, Performance & Change (2001, 2009, with D. Russ-Eft), Evaluation Strategies for Effective Strategies for Communicating and Reporting (2005, with R. T. Torres and M. Piontek), and Evaluative Inquiry for Learning in Organizations (1999, with R. T. Torres), and Becoming the Change: What One Organization Working To Transform Educational Systems Learned About Team Learning and Change (2011, with R. Babiera).Hallie was the 2007 President of the American Evaluation Association. She received the American Evaluation Association's Alva and Gunnar Myrdal Award for Outstanding Professional Practice in 2002 and the University of Illinois Distinguished Alumni Award in 2004. Hallie holds a PhD from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mary E. Piontek is an assistant research scientist at the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor where she works with i
Contributor: Rosalie T. Torres
Biography: Rosalie T. Torres, Ph.D. is President of Torres Consulting Group, an evaluation and management consulting firm that specializes in the feedback-based development of programs and organizations. Formerly, she was the Director of Research, Evaluation, and Organizational Learning at the Developmental Studies Center (DSC), an educational, nonprofit organization based in Oakland, California. She earned her Ph.D. in research and evaluation in 1989 from the University of Illinois. Over the past 27 years, she has conducted more than 60 evaluations in education, business, health care, and nonprofit organizations, holding both internal and external evaluator positions. She has authored/coauthored numerous books and articles articulating practice-based theories of evaluation use; the relationship between evaluation and individual, team, and organizational learning; and communicating and reporting evaluation findings. Among them are Evaluative Inquiry for Learning in Organizations (Preskill & Torres, 1999) and Evaluation Strategies for Communicating and Reporting: Enhancing Learning in Organizations (Torres, Preskill, & Piontek, 1996). She is a recent past Board Member of the American Evaluation Association, and served as the Staff Director for the 1994 revision of the Joint Committee's Program Evaluation Standards. She has taught graduate level research and evaluation courses at Western Michigan University and the University of Colorado (Denver and Colorado Springs campuses), and routinely conducts workshops on various topics related to evaluation practice. Hallie Preskill, PhD. is a Managing Director with FSG, a global nonprofit strategy, evaluation, and research consulting firm (since 2009), and leads the firm's Strategic Learning and Evaluation practice. In her role as a senior advisor, she works on a wide variety of evaluation and learning projects. Sample clients include the Kresge Foundation, MasterCard Foundation, Knight Foundation, The California Endowment, Missouri Foundation for Health, Norlien Foundation, Packard Foundation, Northwest Area Foundation, Blue Shield of CA Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. She has helped evaluate a wide range of initiatives and programs related to community information needs, substance abuse, early learning, poverty, arts and culture, teacher professional development, domestic and sexual violence, economic development, youth and education, and healthcare. Prior to joining FSG, Hallie spent more than 20 years in academia, teaching graduate level courses in program evaluation, training design and development, organizational learning, appreciative inquiry and consulting. Her research has focused on evaluation capacity building, transfer of learning/training, evaluation use, and evaluation as a catalyst for individual, team, and organizational learning. Hallie's other books include: Reframing Evaluation through Appreciative Inquiry (2006, with T. Catsambas), Evaluation in Organizations: A Systematic Approach to Enhancing Learning, Performance & Change (2001, 2009, with D. Russ-Eft), Evaluation Strategies for Effective Strategies for Communicating and Reporting (2005, with R. T. Torres and M. Piontek), and Evaluative Inquiry for Learning in Organizations (1999, with R. T. Torres), and Becoming the Change: What One Organization Working To Transform Educational Systems Learned About Team Learning and Change (2011, with R. Babiera).Hallie was the 2007 President of the American Evaluation Association. She received the American Evaluation Association's Alva and Gunnar Myrdal Award for Outstanding Professional Practice in 2002 and the University of Illinois Distinguished Alumni Award in 2004. Hallie holds a PhD from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mary E. Piontek is an assistant research scientist at the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor where she works with i


These projects can be great fun for both you and your kids. Be creative. Look around you. Learn about nature, care for our feathered friends and bring a little of the outdoors inside this winter.
1. Spread lard or peanut butter on the pinecone or bagel.
2. Roll the pinecone or bagel in the birdseed until it is completely covered.
3. Tie string or ribbon around the top of the pinecone or through the hole of the bagel to hang on a tree branch or fence.
4. Watch for the birds to come. Observe as they enjoy their treat.
This is from the Kathy Ross book Crafts to Make in the Winter.
Natural materials such as pinecones, pine needles, twigs etc.
1. Fold the shoelace in half and place the two ends across the center of the pie tin.
2. Place an arrangement of natural materials in the tin.
3. Fill the tin with water and leave it outside to freeze.
4. When the water has frozen, remove the ice from the tin.
5. Hang the ice circle from a tree in a sunny place so you can see it from your window.
1. Gather sticks from your backyard or nearby woods. Look for straight sticks from 1/4″ to 1/2″ thick.
2. Remove any leaves or branches. Break (6) of the sticks into 11″ length and break the other (6) sticks into 9″ lengths.
3. Arrange the sticks to form your picture frame. Cross and overlap them at the corners.
4. Tack the sticks in place with a glue gun.
5. Wrap the four corners with twine and glue ends in place on the back.
6. Trim your photo to fit the opening of the frame.
7. Glue photo to back of frame at corners.
8. To hang frame, cut and glue a 6″ piece of twine to the back.
1. Trace a circle on the paper and cut out.
2. Fold the circle in half.
3. Then fold the circle into thirds.
4. Then fold down the middle.
5. Cut little pieces out of the sides.
6. Unfold and hang up.
Attach colored paper to the back for added color.
1. Trim a thin forked twig so that each of the forks are one inch long and the main stem is five inches long. The twig will be the body and the forked ends will be the antennae.
2. Cut your pipe cleaner into (3) six inch pieces. Wrap the center of each piece around the twig and bend so the insect will stand.
3. Glue the two eyes on each side of the antennae.
Have you ever seen a real walking stick?
1. Using a few rocks and pebbles make an animal shape. Be creative!
2. Glue the rocks together and cool.
3. Paint the rocks. Let it dry.
4. Add eyes and other features using markers. Apply the acrylic varnish if you want a shiny finish.
Email us your project ideas!
They don't have to be just winter crafts. We are compiling projects for all seasons. Thanks for your input!


Both human and multi-agent societies are prone to best function with the inclusion of regulations. Human societies have developed jurisprudence as the theory and philosophy of law. Within it, utilitarianism has the view that laws should be crafted so as to produce the best consequences. Following this same objective, we propose an approach to enhance a multi-agent system with a regulatory authority that generates new regulations –norms– based on the outcome of previous experiences. These regulations are learned by applying a machine learning technique (based on Case-Based Reasoning) that uses previous experiences to solve new problems. As a scenario to evaluate this innovative proposal, we use a simplified version of a traffic simulation scenario, where agents move within a road junction. Gathered experiences can then be easily mapped into regular traffic rules that, if followed, happen to be effective in avoiding undesired situations —and promoting desired ones. Thus, we can conclude that our approach can be successfully used to create new regulations for those multi-agent systems that accomplish two general conditions: to be able to continuously gather and evaluate experiences from its regular functioning; and to be characterized in such a way that similar social situations require similar regulations.


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I am using Resonic Pro 0.9.3b (Build 1807) on a Windows 10 machine.
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The Apprentice 2007 (UK) is over
By admin on June 14, 2007 • ( 0 )
More of a question for UK residents. Last night (Wed 13th June 2007), Simon won against Christina.
For Alan Sugar (the US has Donald Trump!), he suggested that was it a question of him needing someone he could mould rather than picking someone that was rather more experienced?
Maybe the whole point of the programme is to find someone who can exhibit adaptation skills? Or, are such reality TV programs too artificial?
In the context of the business games selected, they tested a select set of competencies. For example,
Politics was rife and the ugly side of people was at times cringe worthy as they desperately fought for earning £100,000 per year.
Episode 11 saw the candidates being grilled and one being told he was 'too nice and would be eaten alive in the business world'! Not a good advertisement for business or promoting an ethical business stance.
We need to realise that in the so called, 'fun of it all', simulation is only part of the story!
What is the true motivation of viewers and the participants. Is it fame, glory or a personal desire to gain skills that they believe can make them successful millionaires.
NB It was only two weeks go when the BBC aired a programme to show their personal lifestyles and drivers. No that was reality.
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Auroras - Alberta and Saskatchewan
A gallery of image of the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, taken from Alberta and Saskatchewan. Presnted in chronological order from newest to oldest. Separate galleries contain images from other sites and of the famosuy STEVE aurora.
Aurora from Alberta #2 (October 13, 2017)
A decent aurora across the north from home in southern Alberta, on Friday the 13th, October, 2017, though these frames were taken after midnight MDT. They are part of a 1000-frame time-lapse. Each frame is 3 seconds at f/2 and ISO 6400 wth the Sigma 14mm lens and Nikon D750. They show the main auroral oval topped by oxygen reds and spires and spikes that moved slowly westward. Diffuse green patches above turned off and on, and these may be from glowing N atoms and O2+ molecules rather than the usual O atoms.
Aurora and Circumpolar Star Trails (Oct, 13, 2017)
A circumpolar star trail composite with Northern Lights, on October 13, 2017, shot from home in southern Alberta. The Big Dipper is at bottom centre; Polaris is at top centre at the axis of the rotation. The bottom edge of the curtains are rimmed with a pink fringe from nitrogen. This is a stack of 200 frames taken mostly when the aurora was a quiescent arc across the north before the substorm hit. An additional single exposure is layered in taken about 1 minute after the main star trail set to add the final end point stars after a gap in the trails. So the aurora is a blend of 201 images. The ground is a mean averaged stack of 5 exposures to smooth noise. Stacking was with the Advanced Stacker Plus actions using the Ultrastreaks mode to add the direction of motion from the tapering trails. All are part of a 1000-frame time-lapse. Each frame is 3 seconds at f/2 and ISO 6400 wth the Sigma 14mm lens and Nikon D750.


Boys at Exeter's Isca Academy are now allowed to wear shorts to school – a year on since pupils protested by wearing skirts.
On June 22 2017, boys at the school decided to wear skirts to school as part of a protest against rules against them wearing trousers in the heat.
Since then, the school has changed its uniform policy, meaning boys are now allowed to wear shorts during the summer term.
Isca Academy confirmed the changes to the uniforms policy were agreed by both parents and students.
DevonLive reported on the protest last year and filmed the students on their way into school.
The news story was published by all of the national papers online and our DevonLive video was viewed by nearly 500,000 people within a few hours.
Nearly 5,000 of those viewers came out in overwhelming support for the boys. There were a tiny minority of commentators who felt that 'rules are rules' and that the boys should carry on wearing long trousers.
The video was shared almost 10,000 times and has been viewed over one million times across the world.
The story gained plenty of traction and was reported on by major news outlets across the world, including The Washington Post and CNN.
A group of about 30 boys pulled on the Isca Academy tartan kilt over their shorts rather than wear long trousers.
Why are railway lines being painted white?
The boys and their parents campaigned to be allowed to wear shorts in hot weather. Other pupils later reported that many of the boys who joined the protest were put into isolation the same day of the protest.
Mum Claire Reeves, 30, was one of the first mums to criticise the school policy. She said: "I have called the school several times and they have told me that if I send my son to school in shorts then he will be sent to the isolation room all day and if I keep him off school then it'll be an unauthorised absence.
One mother said: "My 14-year-old son wanted to wear shorts.
"Children also don't like injustice. The boys see the women teachers in sandals and nice cool skirts and tops while they are wearing long trousers and shoes and the older boys have to wear blazers. They just think it's unfair that they can't wear shorts in this heat.
"The girls are allowed to wear skirts all year round so I think it's completely unfair that the boys can't wear shorts."
A small group of five boys wore skirts during one day of the protest. Of those one was apparently told to take the skirt off because it was too short. Another was told his legs were too hairy.
Later, as the boys met and changed into school skirts, they bought pink razors from the One Stop shop in Burnthouse Lane and shaved their legs before going into school.
During the protest a number of the boys said they might continue wearing skirts because they were much more comfortable to wear.
But one said: "We wear shorts for sport and it doesn't matter if we have hairy legs then, so that's not a real reason. Another boy was told to take his skirt off because it was too short but he had his shorts underneath."
After the protest, head teacher Miss Aimee Mitchell told Devon Live the school would consider changes to the uniform policy, which have since come into effect.


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French movies you'll have to watch!
melina_monnet March 31, 2021, 4:53am #1
Hi french learners,
It is known that a really good way to learn a new language and improve your accent is to listen to native speakers. And you can do that while chilling out, by watching a movie in french. So here's a list of some of the best french movies (for me) :
Tragedy :
Un sac de billes
Divines
Comedy :
Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu
L'ascension
Comedy/tragedy :
Le Brio
Demain tout commence
Romance :
Adventure :
La Guerre des boutons (2011)
Dix pour cent
Enjoy ! And let me know which one was your favorite ? Or if you already know some french movies ?
Amandine March 31, 2021, 7:50am #2
Merci pour les suggestions Melina !! I also really enjoyed Divines and Patients
If you're looking for some other movie recommendations, this post was also really nice!
These two are absolutely amazing !
I hadn't seen that somebody have already talk about this… but there's always new movies to discover ! Thaaanks
Maddy11 March 31, 2021, 12:35pm #4
@melina_monnet I love the movie LOL! Another version was made in English with Miley Cyrus, but it is definitely not as good as the original in French. The soundtrack is great too!
melina_monnet March 31, 2021, 8:54pm #5
Yeeah I saw both and I honestly prefer the french version too !
mgm April 25, 2021, 2:50pm #6
I love watching French movies, especially comedies. Here are some I've enjoyed:
Un peu, beaucoup, aveuglement - ridiculous romantic comedy
Il à déja tes yeux - funny comedy but with a serious message
Cloclo - dramatic biopic about the singer Claude François who wrote the song "My Way". Gripping but sad.
Rien à déclarer - slapstick comedy about the removal of the border between Belgium and France, with a Romeo & Juliet twist thrown in
For series, I'm currently watching Call my agent! on Netflix, which is super funny.
Amandine April 25, 2021, 7:06pm #7
Oh I just watched "Cloclo" yesterday @mgm ! I did not expect it to be so good, the actor who plays Claude François is incredible and even if I am not a fan of the singer I was captivated by the story!
"Call my agent" ("Dix pour cent" in French) is one of my favorite series, very original and funny!!
mgm May 28, 2021, 9:01pm #8
I have recently been watching the series "Le Bureau" and wow, it is amazing. It's a series about agents of the DGSE, and the relationships between them. It's a complex story but so worth it.
The NPR TV reviewer in the United States said, "I wish I could watch two episodes a day until the end of time." What a recommendation!
melina_monnet May 29, 2021, 12:15am #9
I've never heard about that, but it sounds great !
Thanks for the recommendation
Amandine May 29, 2021, 10:21am #10
I love this series @mgm!! It is called Le Bureau des légendes in French. Mathieu Kassovitz is one of my favourite actor (he also played in the movie Amélie and he directed the excellent drama L'Ordre et la Morale which takes place in New Caledonia @melina_monnet )
mgm July 26, 2021, 9:01pm #11
I caught a cold over the weekend and spent the past couple of days just resting on the couch. But, yay Netflix! A friend told me about a French reality TV series, The Parisian Agency (just L'Agence en francais?). It's your typical silly reality show about a family who sells properties in France (well, and in Ibiza in one episode I watched).
The show itself isn't my cup of tea, with lots of manufactured drama and such, BUT the dialog is simple enough, and generally slow enough, that I can follow along and get the majority of the "plot" even with my rudimentary level of French! The show may not be very good but it's a whole lot more interesting than watching Peppa Cochon
pedrogalher August 20, 2021, 7:47pm #12
One of my all times favourites is "Le diner des cons". Superbe! I recommend to watch it in french as there are many jokes related to the use of the french language.
melina_monnet August 22, 2021, 9:15pm #14
I've never seen this movie, but I've heard that it was really funny. I need to see it ASAP!!


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Seada Kedir (* 1988) ist eine äthiopische Marathonläuferin.

2010 wurde sie Dritte beim Stockholm-Marathon, Zweite beim Casablanca-Marathon und Vierte beim Singapur-Marathon. Im Jahr darauf wurde sie Dritte beim Goyang-Halbmarathon, Elfte beim Seoul International Marathon, Dritte beim Košice-Marathon und stellte beim Beirut-Marathon einen Streckenrekord auf. 2012 wurde sie erneut Elfte in Seoul und gewann mit 2:35:08 Stunden wieder den Beirut-Marathon.

Persönliche Bestzeiten
 Halbmarathon: 1:12:20 h, 6. März 2011, Goyang
 Marathon: 2:31:38 h, 27. November 2011, Beirut

Weblinks
 Athletenporträt von Seada Kedir bei der IAAF (englisch)

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The Open Group Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE Consortium) was formed in 2010 to define an open avionics environment for all military airborne platform types. Today, it is a real-time software-focused professional group made up of industry suppliers, customers, academia, and users. The FACE approach is a government-industry software standard and business strategy for acquisition of affordable software systems that promotes innovation and rapid integration of portable capabilities across programs. The FACE Consortium provides a vendor-neutral forum for industry and government to work together to develop and consolidate the open standards, best practices, guidance documents, and business strategy necessary to result in:

Standardized approaches for using open standards within avionics systems
Lower implementation costs of FACE systems
Standards that support a robust architecture and enable quality software development
The use of standard interfaces that will lead to reuse of capabilities
Portability of applications across multiple FACE systems and vendors
Procurement of FACE conformant products
More capabilities reaching the customer faster
Innovation and competition within the avionics industry

The FACE Technical Standard is an open real-time standard for making safety-critical computing operations more robust, interoperable, portable and secure. Although the consortium started with a focus on avionics, the applicability of the technical standard and its associated data model have become much broader. The standard enables software developers to create and deploy a wide catalog of applications for use across the entire spectrum of real-time systems through a common operating environment. The latest edition of the standard further promotes application interoperability and portability with enhanced requirements for exchanging data among FACE components, including a formally specified data model, and emphasis on defining common language requirements for the standard.

Membership
Until 2022, individual members were required to be US persons. In 2022, the consortium moved to open membership to the countries of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Individuals can only become members if they are employed by a company that is a member.

Corporate membership is at different levels. The sponsor-level members are Boeing, Collins Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, US Air Force LCMC, and US Army PEO Aviation, and US Naval Air Systems Command.

Background
The FACE effort sprang from US Navy open architecture programs, promoted by the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), to enhance interoperability and software portability for avionics software applications across DoD aviation platforms. Both the US Army and US Air Force have been participating in the consortium. NAVAIR led the pack with early acquisitions, followed later by Army and Air Force.

The FACE Consortium was formed by The Open Group as a "Voluntary Consensus Standards Body", as defined by the National Technology Transfer Act and OMB Circular A-119. This facilitates government participation in the consortium. One goal of the effort is to reduce the typical development and deployment cycle of new capabilities in military airborne platforms from as long as six years under the current methodology to as little as six months.

The FACE reference architecture ecosystem includes software product conformance verification and certification processes.  In October 2016, a suite of flight management software earned the first FACE certificate of conformance.  One may view information on all certified FACE conformant products at the FACE Registry

Technical approach
The FACE technical approach tackles barriers to software modularity, portability, and interoperability by defining a Reference Architecture and employing design principles to enhance software portability. To meet the objectives of the technical approach, the FACE Technical Standard uses a standardized architecture describing a conceptual breakdown of functionality, called the FACE Reference Architecture, to promote the reuse of software components able to share common functionality across disparate systems. This architecture defines standardized interfaces to allow software components to be moved between systems, including those developed by different vendors. The standardized interfaces follow a data architecture to ensure the data communicated between the software components is fully described to facilitate their integration on new systems.

The FACE Reference Architecture is composed of logical segments where variance occurs. The structure created by connecting these segments together is the foundation of the FACE Reference Architecture. The five (5) segments of the FACE Reference Architecture are the Operating System Segment (OSS), Input/Output Services Segment (IOSS), Platform-Specific Services Segment (PSSS), Transport Services Segment (TSS), and Portable Components Segment (PCS).

The FACE Reference Architecture defines a set of standardized interfaces providing connections between the FACE architectural segments. The standardized interfaces within the FACE Reference Architecture are the Operating System Segment Interface (OSS Interface), the Input/Output Services Interface (IOS Interface), the Transport Services Interfaces, and Component-Oriented Support Interfaces.

The FACE Reference Architecture defines three FACE OSS Profiles tailoring the Operating System (OS) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), programming languages, programming language features, run-times, frameworks, and graphics capabilities to meet the requirements of software components for differing levels of criticality. The three Profiles are Security, Safety, and General Purpose. The Security Profile constrains the OS APIs to a minimal useful set allowing assessment for high-assurance security functions executing as a single process. The Safety Profile is less restrictive than the Security Profile and constrains the OS APIs to those that have a safety certification pedigree. The General Purpose Profile is the least constrained profile and supports OS APIs meeting real-time deterministic or non-real-time, non-deterministic requirements depending on the system or subsystem implementation.

The FACE Data Architecture defines the FACE Data Model Language (including the language binding specification), Query and Template language, FACE Shared Data Model (SDM) and the rules of construction of the Unit of Portability (UoP) Supplied Model (USM). Each PCS Unit of Conformance (UoC), PSSS UoC, or TSS UoC providing using TS Interfaces is accompanied by a USM consistent with the FACE SDM and defines its interfaces in terms of the FACE Data Model Language. A Domain-Specific Data Model (DSDM) captures content relevant to a domain of interest and can be used as a basis for USMs.

References

Computer standards
Open Group standards
Open standards


The Joy of Fashion: Calendar: June means sunny days and fun projects!
As some of you know, I decided a couple of months ago that it would be a fun idea to post my personalized calender the first day of every month... no particular reason why really, I just like showing what picture I chose for the month and share this little spark of happiness with all of you.
I'm really looking forward to my summer projects and these sunny days. What are your highlights of this summer?
I love your cute drawings on your calender's they make me smile!


Boat building materials and techniques have come a long way over the last couple of decades. The high strength cores and resin systems are key to a good boat structure. There was a time when sandwich core construction was considered fragile and unsuitable for high impact areas. The integral and blended structural stresses throughout the boat create a uniquely superior structure.
Many people don't realize how easy these materials are to work with. The computer-cut DuFlex panels allow for speedy results with a stylish finish.
The DuFlex panels are supplied with Z-join which is a quick way to create one large panel the full size of the boat. Picture shows panels joined with a timber batten each side clamping the join together.
An alternate option is to customise panels using core materials and laminate each side. This provides more flexibility in terms of engineering the structures to suit the particular application. For instance the core material could be optimized in style and density as well as the laminates chosen.
Structures can be either hand laminated or resin-infused. Resin-infusion is a superior process as the laminate is consolidated under vacuum and the resin to fibre ratio is usually much better due to the controlled environment.
The resin-infusion process now enables complex projects to be undertaken by 1 or 2 workers whereas traditionally requiring a half a dozen if wet hand laminating. Time can be taken to carefully place and position all the required materials before infusing. Picture above, is of a hull being infused, this hull takes approximately 20 minutes to fully infuse.
Composites can be used to substitute many traditional installations such as high load fittings, chainplates, rail and stanchion deck attachments, spars and numerous other applications.
Apart from superior strength these fittings also require no fasteners through the hull eliminating point loading and potential leaks which can also lead to core damage. Picture shows a composite bridle, striker and rail base fitting all faired and painted into the structure.
Curves are easily achieved with what is called 'Kerfing', a technique of cutting a series of cuts part-way through the panel on the inside of the curved section.
Rounded flowing lines add that wow factor and provide a professional style finish.
Technology is making it possible for amateur builders to achieve complex structures and processes. Carbon fibre and other exotic reinforcements can be used to either enhance the structure in high-load areas or to minimize material and build hours. For example using carbon to replace E-glass can save approximately half the reinforcement and consequently the same amount of time.
Carbon fibre is ideally suited to spars which are loaded in compression. Carbon fibre can also be clear-coated to show off the decorative effect of the colour and weave. This is also something that can be easily done by the builder to create a show-piece on the boat such as a dashboard or steering wheel. These highlights can add a stylish and modern effect on the finish of your composite boat. Pictures shows moulded carbon steering wheel just de-moulded.
Compounded surfaces can also be built using flat core material. Pictured is a Spirited 380 cabin top which is plain foam sheet and then fastened down to the temporary frames below.
There is a limit to how much can be achieved using this method but the results can be surprising. Heat can be applied to foam core to bend even further however this can produce an inconsistent curve. Once the external surface is glassed and fully cured the panel can be removed to be glassed on the underside. The trick here is to either fasten frames to the part to hold its shape or was done here, glass the underside and replace on the jig before the underside is fully cured.
Strip-planking is a method synonymous with amateur boat builders and something that has also caused some headaches over the years. It is time consuming and requires a higher than average skill level. It is however an effective way of creating complex shapes such as hulls.
To strip-plank an entire hull will take considerable time and every plank is edge glued to the next. Once the planking is completed it is sanded down and glassed each side.
Picture shows an example of strip-planking the Spirited 380 composite forebeam and is the only strip-planking required on this project.
The sky is the limit to what can be built using composite material with fibres run in optimum ways to achieve the strength required. Even intricate hinge fittings as seen on our davits are built integrally using uni-directional fibres strapping each section on.
The finished item is seamlessly blended into the structure and painted to match the boat's finish.
Fairing can be something that amateur builders are terrified of and there is no doubt that this is a very important stage. This is the finishing touch to many hours of work and can either make it into a show piece or detract from the finish.
Something that always dictates the amount of fairing required is the standard of the building work. If this is not accurate and is reflected in the surface it adds material as well many more hours of fairing to rectify. However if the building work is accurate mostly what is required is some minor surface work such as fairing out glass laps. Pictured is a Spirited 380 needing fairing mostly to the join lines.
If a good finish is desired then there is no easy way other than using a sanding board. For the hull sides a meter long board is the minimum size required. Use 40 grit sandpaper initially to bring the filler down quickly, a tip here is to apply a coat of highbuild primer to the surface once you believe you are almost there. This can then be sanded down with the meter board using 80 grit sandpaper until you rub through it in places. This acts as a guide and will provide a clear indication of fairness.
Painting is another critical undertaking and something best left to a professional however with the correct equipment and some practice this can also be achieved by an amateur.
If painting a large boat then breaking up the surface into manageable sections is advisable. A tip is to start on a section that is least noticeable in case it is not as perfect as the rest.
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Optimize Your Glutamate
Glutamate, the most abundant neurotransmitter in the human brain and body, acts as the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain. As glutamate is derived from food sources, the human body contains approximately 4 pounds of glutamate, with glutamate deficiencies being a rare condition.
The average human consumes up to 20 grams of glutamate from food sources daily, as roughly 50 grams of this is made available for free form glutamate. Glutamate deficiency is rare and instead more commonly found in excess in the human body because of glutamate toxicity.
We associate glutamate toxicity with a range of mental and physical conditions ranging from dementia to anxiety to physical pain and seizures. The prevailing view is that excess glutamate can be blocked and/or balanced with increasing GABA, the primary inhibiting neurotransmitter.
For this section, we will explore how to balance glutamate by increasing presumably low levels of GABA and/or blocking excessive glutamate. Emerging evidence is likewise pointing our attention to the role of serotonin in glutamate management.
GABA operates in this action by balancing glutamate, the primary hypothalamic excitatory neurotransmitter that acts through NMDA receptors. This means it regulates our neurons from over-firing and over-stimulation.
GABA has been found to be involved in modulation of anxiety, depression, stress, anxiety, relaxation, muscle tension, convulsions, insomnia, and epilepsy. Neurons that produce GABA are called GABAergic neurons and are distributed throughout the brain.
GABA has two primary receptors called GABAA and GABAB. GABAA influences sedation, relaxation, reduced anxiety, and short-term memory inhibition.
Alcohol, benzodiazepines, and kava kava are common GABAA agonists. GABAB agonists can help with stress, general and social anxiety, depression, and muscle tension. GABAB causes less sedative, hypnotic, and memory impairment effects than GABAA.
Plants and supplements can increase GABA, and we believe all but a very few "relatively safe". The GABA supplements that possess synthetic GABA agonists, such as phenibut, could cause dependence and should be used with high caution.
What are the Top 9 Evidence-Based Glutamate Supplements?
Matching its very strong anecdotal support within the nootropics community, the initial agmatine studies are very promising. Agmatine, an amino acid derived from another amino acid, L-arginine, is a popular athletic performance enhancer.
I believe the antidepressant effect on serotonin is because of central glutamatergic modulation. Likewise, we also see some initial and promising evidence for cardiovascular and neuroprotection by NMDA antagonism and nitric oxide production.
Studies have used 2 to 3 grams for dosage. Many biohackers are now using it in the intranasal form and experience even better results.
#2 Kava or Kava Kava (Piper Methysticum)
Kava, one of the most psychoactive plants, is a popular Polynesian root, often used in place of alcohol. The plant was at the heart of the controversy in the 1990s when it was believed that the plant was hepatotoxic.
Since then, we discovered this was not the case when pure root parts were used and not stem and leaf. While some positive modulators of GABA (barbiturates and benzodiazepines and even alcohol) can cause dependence in some users, GABA agonizing plants, such as kava, do not meet the criteria for abuse or dependence.
#3 Valerian (Valeriana Officinalis, Valerenic Acid)
Part of the colloquially named, "Three Sisters of Sleep", valerian when combined with hops, and purple passionflower is so effective at raising GABA activity, we have found it to be equally effective as the prescription medication zolpidem otherwise known as Ambien. In Germany, this formula is the number one sleep medication. It is likewise effective as an anti-anxiety plant for the same GABA agonist effects.
#4 Hops Humulus Lupulus
Part of the colloquially called, "Three Sisters of Sleep", hops when combined with valerian, and purple passionflower is so effective at raising GABA activity, that it has been found to be equally effective as the prescription medication zolpidem otherwise known as Ambien. In Germany, this formula is the number one sleep "medication. It is likewise effective as an anti-anxiety plant for the same GABA agonist effects.
#5 Magnolia Bark (Magnolia Officinalis, Honokiol, Magnolol)
We have used this traditional Chinese medicinal herb to be a very popular strong anti-anxiety and sleep aid. While we still need human studies to support the vast anecdotal, animal, and in vitro evidence, it continues to perform as a very strong psychoactive plant extract.
It as well boasts firm support for antioxidant activity and as well protection of the major organs of the body.
#6 L-Theanine
Found in the highest concentrations in matcha green tea at roughly 39 milligrams for every 2 grams, l-theanine is an amino acid found mainly in tea leaves. L-theanine sometimes referred to as just theanine, is one of the most popular supplements in the nootropics community and is often used as part of a "stack" and combined to balance out the "jitters" from caffeine or other stimulants. The dose most commonly researched and referenced is 200 milligrams, as theanine continues to be a well supported and performing focus, relaxation, and sleep compound.
#7 Acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC)
N-Acetyl-cysteine, typically referred to as NAC, has been receiving much attention for its role in mental health. Besides being a potent liver support aid, as seen in essential hospital medicines, NAC serves as an antioxidant for the brain.
For its believed role in depression, NAC balances glutamate levels along with the growth of new brain cells. While these studies show several months to achieve effects, the evidence seems to exist for a variety of mood and cognitive disorders.
NAC appears to be neuroprotective in its NMDA antagonistic actions. This means it creates a buffer against the toxic effects of excess glutamate.
As one of the most commonly used supplements in the world, magnesium is involved with over 300 enzymes in the human body, including cell-to-cell communication and production of ATP, DNA, RNA, and proteins. For GABA and glutamate regulation, magnesium plays a big role and is often used as a sleep and anxiety supplement, as up to 80% of humans are believed to have a magnesium deficiency, which has become more and more difficult to correct from the diet.
#9 Black Seed Oil (Nigella Sativa)
Black seed oil (Nigella Sativa), one of the world's oldest plants native to South Asia, has been used for an array of indications, and has been affectionately been referred to as, "the cure for all diseases except for death." While black seed oil, also known as black cumin oil, has lacked evidential support, recently it has been used with great success in the opioid community to assist in recovery, and as well has been used both anecdotally and now supported in human studies for raising acetylcholine, GABA, and serotonin levels.
We have attributed the believed mechanism for this anxiolytic and inhibitory effect to its high levels of thymoquinone.
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Glutamate Top 9 Notables
Ashwagandha, Bacopa Monnieri, Glycine, Lavender, Lemon Balm, Skullcap, Taurine, Valerian, Zinc.
Glutamate Essential Cofactors
Glutamate Agonists
NMDA, AMPA, kainic acid.
Glutamate Antagonists
AP5, ketamine, CNQX, kynurenic acid.
GABA Biosynthesis
Glutamate dehydrogenase.
Glutamate Receptors
NMDA, AMPA, kainate, mGluR.
Glutamate Precursors
Adrographis, alcohol, American ginseng (Cereboost), apigenin, Asian ginseng, astragalus membranaceus, BPC-157, berberine, beta-alanine, butyric acid, COQ10, cacao, caffeine, cannabidiol (CBD), carvacrol, catalpol, chamomile, chocolate, cinnamon, clary sage, cocoa, coca leaf, creatine, curcumin, cussonia plants, cyperus plants, EGCG, eleuthero (Siberian ginseng), epimedium, fenugreek, fish oil, fo-ti, GABA, ginger, Grape Seed extract, green tea, hibiscus, holy basil, Inositol, jasmine, Korean red ginseng (Panax ginseng), L-glutamine, lactobacillus, lactobacillus brevis, lactobacillus buchneri, lactobacillus hilgardii, Lactobacillus paracasei, lactobacillus rhamnosus, licorice, luteolin, maca, matcha tea, methionine S-Adenosine (SAMe), mucuna pruriens, nefiracetam, niacin (vitamin B3), niacinamide (vitamin B3), noni, noopept, oil of oregano, oleamide, oregano, passion flower, pharmaGABA, phenibut, picamilon, pregnenolone, probiotics, protein, pramiracetam, propolis, quercetin, rhodiola rosea, red sage (danshen), reishi, resistant starch, resveratrol, rosemary, shilajit, sumac, rosemary, saffron, schisandra, St. John's wort, THC, trimethylglycine (TMG), tulsi, ubiquinol, white oolong tea.
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Supplement References
Kava or Kava Kava (Piper Methysticum)
Black Seed Oil (Nigella Sativa)
Hops (Humulus Lupulus)
Magnolia Bark (Magnolia Officinalis, Honokiol, Magnolol)
Glutamate References
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10799890600920035
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0165032790900438
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cns-spectrums/article/contributions-of-gabaa-receptor-subtype-selectivity-to-abuse-liability-and-dependence-potential-of-pharmacological-treatments-for-anxiety-and-sleep-disorders/A2EEBCA675D1950F806C8F9DBEE3AA18
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ddr.430210303
https://ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2018/06/15/pubmed-journals-shut-down/
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Q: How do I campare contents of local folder on android sdcard with the contents of a folder on dropbox? I am developing a android app and I am supposed to download some data to a folder on sdcard from dropbox folder and once the download is complete only then the app can start.
The problem is I have some files available on my sdcard folder which are also present on dropbox folder along with some other files ,and now when I start my app I should be able to download only those files which are not there on my sdcard folder. How should I go by it? Thanks.

A: When you download any files from Dropbox, store the rev value from the Dropbox file's metadata.
Later, when you check again, if the remote rev matches your local value, you know you still have the same version. If not, download the new version.
Just checking the filename and file size is error prone, since two different versions of a file can have the same size.

Edit: The Dropbox API now offers a hash of file data that you can use to verify a file's contents. In the API v2 Java SDK, it's available as FileMetadata.contentHash.
It isn't a single MD5 or SHA1, but rather a combination of SHA256 hashes of the pieces of the file. You can find more information here:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/reference/content-hash

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Copa Airlines aircraft wil display Panama logo across the skies of the Americas
Panama - February 03, 2011 -- The Panama Tourism Authority (ATP, Autoridad de Turismo de Panamá) and Copa Airlines have announced that one of the airline's Boeing 737-800 aircraft will feature Panama's name and butterfly logo, the country's international symbol. The logo and www.visitpanama.com website address will be displayed on the fuselage of the aircraft, in effect putting the national emblem on exhibit across the continent.
Authorities and national tourism representatives gathered at the Copa Airlines hangar at Tocumen International Airport to witness the unveiling of the aircraft that will carry Panama's name to "new heights."
The butterfly is the symbol of the Panama Tourism Authority website, www.visitpanama.com, as well as the new image of the agency's international tourism promotion.
"We want the world to see what we are doing to boost tourism in Panama," said Panama's Minister of Tourism, Salomón Shamah. "Thousands of Panamanians are working hard to make our country the ultimate tourist destination. The fact that this logo is being displayed on an airplane of the Panamanian airline that is the leader in Latin American aviation fills us with pride."
Copa's Vice President of Government Relations Moisés Véliz said that having the logo on a Copa airplane demonstrates "Copa Airlines' support of ATP efforts to continue positioning our country as the best tourist and business destination and the favorite of travelers."
The logo design was inspired by the meaning of the word Panama: "abundance of fish and butterflies". At the same time, the diversity of colors featured in the logo represents Panama's melting pot of races and reflects the country's joyful personality.
Beginning in February, the Copa aircraft will carry the colors of Panama, a remarkable and fascinating country... one of contrasts formed by multiple environments that contribute to its diversity and make it one of a kind in terms of history, culture and geography.
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New path to prosperity in Plateau State
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By Yakubu Dati
AN investigation by the Economic Confidential provides shocking discovery that 15 states of the Nigerian federation may go bankrupt as their Internally Generated Revenues, (IGR) in 2015 were far below 10 per cent of their Federation Account Allocations (FAA) in one year from June 2015 to May 2016.
Even though Plateau State falls amongst this prediction, the body language of Governor Simon Lalong inspires confidence as he stood on that faithful day to unveil the Plateau State "SMART Revenue System Process" to the people of Plateau State.
The occasion was the 3rd edition of the "Plateau State Stakeholders' Roundtable Engagement on Taxation" and it was one event that attracted captains of industries and the private sector. The unveiling signaled a bold move to aggressively improve the internally generated revenue (IGR) of the state through strategic thinking.
As a former Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly and the one-time Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of Nigeria, Lalong is aware that efficient internally generated revenue (IGR) is not about the number of taxes allowed or provided for in law, but nature of the system put in place to collect tax revenue.
The excitement generated by the payments of backlog of salaries by the Governor Lalong administration of Plateau State is yet to abate. The monthly salary alert civil servants are accustomed to, on or before the 25th of every month has further endeared the average citizenry to this quiet achiever – Simon Lalong. In his simple and infectious manner, devoid of ecclesiastic exuberance, Lalong connects the payment of taxes to the regularly payments of salary. He strongly makes the point that the benefits of road construction, healthcare facilities and sustenance of peace have a correlation with payments of stipends by shoemakers, vulcanisers and traders.
According to the Governor, the capacity of the government to sustain this momentum is anchored on sustainable streams of income derived from an efficient internally generated revenue (IGR). The time to take the bull by the horn has never been this auspicious.
In a clear departure from armchair governance, he began by putting together a crack team of economic intelligentsia to fine-tune his economic blueprint. The trio of Tamwakat Gofwei Weli, Commissioner of Finace; Cyril Tsenyil, the state's Accountant General; and Dashe Arlat Dasogot, Chairman of the Plateau State Internal Revenue Service, went into the conclave to fashion out a road map to economic recovery and sustainable growth.
As the price of crude oil in the global market crashed from $115 per barrel in June 2014 to less than $30 per barrel in February 2016, governments across the three tiers are experiencing fiscal crunch. In States, like Plateau, where the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) is low, the situation is particularly acute.
To avert this looming disaster, Governor Simon Lalong gave marching orders to his economic team and within a year, the pendulum shifted positively. The total IGR collection of N6 billion in 2015 jumped to 9 billion naira in 2016! These low hanging fruits have apparently prodded the economic team to take bolder steps.
According to Dashe Dasogot, the system will not only put the service ahead in terms of ease of collection of taxes and other revenues, it "creates a seamless procedure for taxpayer enumeration, registration and generation of Tax Identification Numbers (TIN)". "It is a direct improvement on the elements of convenience, flexibility, and promptness for taxpayers while enabling better transparency and accountability of revenues collected by the Service on behalf of Plateau State Government."
The system will, therefore, place Plateau on the same pedestal with other States that are already reaping from the system. The latest report on IGR reveals that only Lagos State generated more revenue than its allocation from the Federation Account by 150 per cent and no state has up to 100 per cent of IGR to the federal largesse. The IGR of the 36 states of the federation totaled N682.67 billion in 2015 as compared to N707.85 billion in 2014, a drop of N25.18 billion, representing minus 3.56 percent.
As Governor Simon Lalong is being taken through the revalidation of his tax identification number (TIN) in a new resolve to revolutionize the economic architecture of the State, Adedayo Bankole of Barnforte Limited, explains how the SMART COLLECT platform will launch the state into its prosperity.
Barnksforte Global is a multi-national company with international affiliates operating for the first time in Nigeria. According to its CEO, Mr Adedayo Bankole, it has integrated with core financial institutions to make for easy transaction through banks, Inter-switch, web pay and ATM machines. The company has automated the Plateau State Revenue System.
Within three months of operations, Barnsforte has earmarked 500 youths for recruitment in the first phase, while more than 200 staff of Plateau State government have been trained. With a projected inflow of about four billion naira, the Lalong administration is set to write its name in gold.
Dati, a former Commissioner in Plateau State, writes from Jos.
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