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Theodore F. Claypoole
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Can We Really Forget?
I expected this post would turn out differently.
I had intended to commend the European Court of Justice for placing sensible limits on the extraterritorial enforcement of the EU's Right to be Forgotten. They did, albeit in a limited way,[1] and it was a good decision. There. I did it. In 154 words.
Now for the remaining 1400 or so words.
But reading the decision pushes me back into frustration at the entire Right to be Forgotten regime and its illogical and destructive basis. The fact that a court recognizes the clear fact that the EU cannot (generally) force foreign companies to violate the laws of their own countries in internet sites that are intended for use within those countries (and NOT the EU), does not come close to offsetting the logical, practical and societal problems with the way the EU perceives and enforces the Right to be Forgotten.
As a lawyer, with all decisions grounded in the U.S. Constitution, I am comfortable with the First Amendment's protection of Freedom of Speech – that nearly any truthful utterance or publication is inviolate, and that the foundation of our political and social system depends on open exposure of facts to sunlight. Intentionally shoving those true facts into the dark is wrong in our system and openness will be protected by U.S. courts.
Believe it or not, the European Union also has such a concept at the core of its foundation too. Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights states that:
"Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers."
So we have the same values, right? In both jurisdictions the right to impart information can be exercised without interference by public authority. Not so fast. The EU contains a litany of restrictions on this right, including a limitation of your right to free speech by the policy to protect the reputation of others.
This seems like a complete evisceration of a right to open communication if a court can force obfuscation of facts just to protect someone's reputation. Does this person deserve a bad reputation? Has he or she committed a crime, failed to pay his or her debts, harmed animals or children, stalked an ex-lover, or violated an oath of office, marriage, priesthood or citizenship? It doesn't much matter in the EU. The right of that person to hide his/her bad or dangerous behavior outweighs both the allegedly fundamental right to freedom to impart true information AND the public's right to protect itself from someone who has proven himself/herself to be a risk to the community.
So how does this tension play out over the internet? In the EU, it is law that Google and other search engines must remove links to true facts about any wrongdoer who feels his/her reputation may be tarnished by the discovery of the truth about that person's behavior. Get into a bar fight? Don't worry, the EU will put the entire force of law behind your request to wipe that off your record. Stiff your painting contractors for tens of thousands of Euros despite their good performance? Don't worry, the EU will make sure nobody can find out . Get fired, removed from office or defrocked for dishonesty? Don't worry, the EU has your back.
And that undercutting of speech rights has now been codified in Article 17 of Regulation 2016/679, the Right to be Forgotten.
And how does this new decision affect the rule? In the past couple weeks, the Grand Chamber of the EU Court of Justice issued an opinion limiting the extraterritorial reach of the Right to be Forgotten. (Google vs CNIL, Case C‑507/17) The decision confirms that search engines must remove links to certain embarrassing instances of true reporting, but must only do so on the versions of the search engine that are intentionally servicing the EU, and not necessarily in versions of the search engines for non-EU jurisdictions.
The problems with appointing Google to be an extrajudicial magistrate enforcing vague EU-granted rights under a highly ambiguous set of standards and then fining them when you don't like a decision you forced them to make, deserve a separate post.
Why did we even need this decision? Because the French data privacy protection agency, known as CNIL, fined Google for not removing presumably true data from non-EU search results concerning, as Reuters described, "a satirical photomontage of a female politician, an article referring to someone as a public relations officer of the Church of Scientology, the placing under investigation of a male politician and the conviction of someone for sexual assaults against minors." So, to be clear, while the official French agency believes it should enforce a right for people to obscure that they have been convicted of sexual assault against children from the whole world, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice believes that the people convicted child sexual assault should be protected in their right to obscure these facts only from people in Europe. This is progress.
Of course, in the U.S., politicians and other public figures, under investigation or subject to satire or people convicted of sexual assault against children do not have a right to protect their reputations by forcing Google to remove links to public records or stories in news outlets. We believe both that society is better when facts are allowed to be reported and disseminated and that society is protected by reporting on formal allegations against public figures or criminal convictions of private ones.
I am glad that the EU Court of Justice is willing to restrict rules to remain within its jurisdiction where they openly conflict with the basic laws of other jurisdictions. The Court sensibly held,
"The idea of worldwide de-referencing may seem appealing on the ground that it is radical, clear, simple and effective. Nonetheless, I do not find that solution convincing, because it takes into account only one side of the coin, namely the protection of a private person's data.[2] . . . [T]he operator of a search engine is not required, when granting a request for de-referencing, to operate that de-referencing on all the domain names of its search engine in such a way that the links at issue no longer appear, regardless of the place from which the search on the basis of the requester's name is carried out."
Any other decision would be wildly overreaching. Believe me, every country in the EU would be howling in protest if the US decided that its views of personal privacy must be enforced in Europe by European companies due to operations aimed only to affect Europe. It should work both ways. So this was a well-reasoned limitation.
But I just cannot bring myself to be complimentary of a regime that I find so repugnant – where nearly any bad action can be swept under the rug in the name of protecting a person's reputation.
As I have written in books and articles in the past, government protection of personal privacy is crucial for the clean and correct operation of a democracy. However, privacy is also the obvious refuge of scoundrels – people prefer to keep the bad things they do private. Who wouldn't? But one can go overboard protecting this right, and it feels like the EU has institutionalized its leap overboard.
I would rather err on the side of sunshine, giving up some privacy in the service of revealing the truth, than err on the side of darkness, allowing bad deeds to be obscured so that those who commit them can maintain their reputations. Clearly the EU doesn't agree with me.
[1] The Court, in this case, wrote,"The issues at stake therefore do not require that the provisions of Directive 95/46 be applied outside the territory of the European Union. That does not mean, however, that EU law can never require a search engine such as Google to take action at worldwide level. I do not exclude the possibility that there may be situations in which the interest of the European Union requires the application of the provisions of Directive 95/46 beyond the territory of the European Union; but in a situation such as that of the present case, there is no reason to apply the provisions of Directive 95/46 in such a way."
[2] EU Court of Justice case C-136/17, which states, "While the data subject's rights [to privacy] override, as a general rule, the freedom of information of internet users, that balance may, however, depend, in specific cases, on the nature of the information in question and its sensitivity for the data subject's private life and on the interest of the public in having that information. . . ."
Copyright © 2023 Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP All Rights Reserved.National Law Review, Volume IX, Number 274
As a Partner of the Firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group, Ted leads the firm's IP Transaction Team, as well as data breach incident response teams in the public and private sectors. Ted addressed information security risk management, and cross-border data transfer issue, including those involving the European Union and the Data Protection Safe Harbor. He also negotiates and prepares business process outsourcing, distribution, branding, software development, hosted application and electronic commerce agreements for all types of companies.
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Abadi is unable to complete the process of reforms for fear of whales call
December 7, 2014 Walter
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Since he assumed the presidency of the Iraqi government last September, and Haider al-Abadi focus of attention of everyone internally and externally he fumbles walks his way carefully for fear of committing mistakes frustrate hopes the authority to correct the fatal mistakes of his predecessor, Nuri al-Maliki, who lived Iraq during his period of 8 years lasted for days lean.
Observers say the steps Abadi, the prime minister is in trouble now after the reform steps bold taken in recent weeks that he can not first exclude all corrupt state institutions, military and civilian once given the difficult conditions that prevailed in the country .. versus secondly popular demands urgent to complete this process.
Observers point out that the slowdown Abadi in his career this reform may lose the popular tally and provoke him in the form of public opinion, which would lead to a relapse of his popularity. They say that the continuation of the reforms on the other hand will bring Abadi from Walker snakes and intervention in an unequal battle with al-Maliki and his followers they still make up so far no significant strength because Mtnfve Islamic Dawa Party still live Naim what lavished on them master Maliki positions and land and real estate and commercial deals to earn their loyalty In addition to implicating him they became serious corruption issues linked to its fate, leaving Abbadi lonely swim against the stream less sweeping Khosarath not return a call for representatives who arrived in office under Avcth.
Observers He adds that there is another dilemma facing Abadi, where he is currently facing blackmail some politicians who seek to exploit and put the embarrassment this in order to force him to make concessions to them, which makes it an open back Maliki and his followers in the face mafias corruption and influence also .. also comply Abbadi of the Kurds and their demands is Constitutional lose by being wide popular support enjoyed by so far. According to the writings of site
Therefore, observers believe that the al-Abadi said fumbles carefully reservoirs each step travels in order to correct the legacy of the past corrupt and be careful in the profit and loss accounts in each one of these steps .. and assert that it is not in front of al-Abadi, in this case only the showdown people and address it directly to his motives and causes every measure provides him all of its aspects and its aftermath the people to be synonymous with his supportive of the steps .. It is a companion will support the external position which enjoys broad support not received by the former head of government since the change experienced by Iraq in 2003 .. which is expressed by the US Secretary of State John Kerry in Saeb and accurate when he said NATO 'NATO' conference held in Brussels last Thursday (Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi wowed everyone Bouktoath reform in addition to that it has taken steps to root out corruption and unite Iraqis), a word of Iraqis are looking forward to their destination because Abehrhm Abadi also his ability to overcome all these difficulties faced by them and bring some Mitmahon him and look forward to him 11 years ago.
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Kerry: Government Abadi exceeded "sectarian"
BAGHDAD / Obelisk: Take US Secretary of State John Kerry, that the Iraqi government headed by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi successfully overcome sectarian and respond to organize "Daash", as pointed out that the region is witnessing "an epic struggle."
Kerry said in a speech during the "Saban" conference in Washington, "the Iraqi government headed by Haider al-Abadi succeeded in sectarian exceeded and to address the organization Daash," pointing out that "This organization is not related to Islam irrelevant, since the Busby and selling of girls between the ages of 10-13 years. "
Kerry added, "The region is witnessing an epic struggle, and we have made during the past two months, significant progress against Daash," adding that "the international coalition grew by our diplomacy and our relationships."
US President Barack Obama confirmed last Friday that the international coalition led his country to fight al "Daash" in Iraq and Syria is making progress against the organization.
Raises attempts to organize "Daash" to impose its control over Syria and Iraq concern to the international community, as expressed several countries, including Arab and foreign "concern" about the attempts by the organization to control the two countries, before the international coalition led by the Washington air strikes several sites of several of the organization in the areas of scattered from Iraq and Syria.
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Baghdad expects to eliminate state regulation by 2016
Ibrahim al-Jaafari (left) during a press conference with his Iranian counterpart in Tehran (Getty)
Iraqi Foreign Minister, said Ibrahim al-Jaafari, theorganization of the Islamic state may become of the past by 2016, adding that the Iraqi government is working to clear all Iraqi territory, which he called terrorism by this date.
He said in a press statement that whenever escalate "terrorism" in the country are crumbling and respond to terrorist cells in the town again, praising the role of air strikes launched by the international coalition to organize the goals of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
For his part, the Iranian foreign minister said Mohammad Javad Zarif, it described with friendly states in the region, began to review their policies after they arrived at the conclusion that state regulation is a danger to everyone in the region.
He Zarif -khalal a joint news conference with his Iraqi counterpart in Tehran that it must Iraqi Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds to stand as one hand in the face of state regulation, the first being a danger to Iraq and the region.
In the meantime, the President of the Council of Nineveh province (western Iraq) on Sunday that twenty thousand fighters from four sides will participate in the process of liberalization of Mosul (Nineveh province).
"The four sides will participate in the implementation, namely: the international coalition and the central government and the Kurdistan region of Iraq and the local government in Mosul, "revealing that" the most significant point that has not been resolved in the plan is to determine the leadership of the liberation of Nineveh. "
Zarif: we will stand with Iraq to eliminate Daash
Iran's foreign minister confirms that his country is willing to establish friendly relations with the various neighboring countries, and terrorist groups pose a threat to the region.
TEHRAN confirmed Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, parking next to his country of Iraq, even the elimination of state regulation, "Daash."
Zarif said, according to the news published by the official news agency IRNA, that all the Iraqi people want to fight against the terrorist organization and stand in front of his threats, pointing out that Iran is interested in establishing friendly relations with the various neighboring countries, and terrorist groups pose a threat to the region.
In a joint news conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, who came to Iran to participate in the "World Conference in the face of extremism and violence," which lasts for two days, Zarif said that Iran will stand with the Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds, Arabs and all spectra of the Iraqi people, according to reports by agency IRNA.
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Urgent ….. Jaafary: Weapons from Gulf States arrived in Iraq
Sunday, 07 December 2014 23:41 | | |
Follow –Up (AIN) –The Iraqi Foreign Affairs Minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafary pointed out "Some Gulf States presented weapons and ammunition to Iraq and the first group of these weapons has arrived in Iraq." /End/
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Parliamentary Integrity is preparing to open 50 corruption of the previous session file .. intends to call al-Maliki and al-Dulaimi
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Iraqi Army reviews the Russian bombers (TOS-1) received by the nape of his base in Abu Ghraib area west of Baghdad Imaging (Mahmoud Raouf)
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Long-Presse / Baghdad
Has not ruled out the Parliamentary Integrity Committee, yesterday, calling the former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Defense Minister Saadoun al-Dulaimi, to be held accountable on the presence of 50 000 space in the Department of Defense. Confirmed possession of new evidence allows it to open 40 files were closed in the previous session include armament contracts in the defense, interior and file of school buildings and the central bank, banks and real estate civil state.
The Committee on Parliamentary Integrity announced, last November, the formation of sub-committees to open all files of corruption raised in the previous session, expressing its intention to prosecute "all corrupt and negligent and bring them to spend."
In this context, Ardalan Noureddine Mahmoud, a member of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee "long", that "there are many files that have been closed in the previous session due to lack of evidence says will be verified yet provides new evidence on them," asserting that "the distribution of the members of the Committee on These files among themselves to be studied and evaluated before deciding on it. "
Mahmoud, adding that "our committee is still scrutinizes considering this new evidence to confirm Sedktaha then will open these files and check with the negligent officials," noting that "all files that have been shut down may not be according to the law opened again, but the availability of new evidence."
A member of the Integrity Committee "and the presence of new files will be opened soon after calling a large number of officials in the Integrity Commission, including the Director General of the Ministry of Commerce and the General Traffic inspector general at the Ministry of the Interior during the last month."
Attorney Ardalan Noureddine to notes that "these files include contracts entered into by the Ministries of Defense and Interior and other ministries and that of the most prominent new files that will be opened is 50 alpha space in the Ministry of Defence file, as well as retired astronauts file."
The prime minister Haider al-Abadi revealed at the end of November last month about the presence of 50 thousand space in the Ministry of Defence asking Parliament to cooperate with the government to achieve economic reform and efforts to combat corruption.
It stresses a member of the Integrity Committee that "all officials involved file astronauts will be summoned to parliament to check with them," revealing that the committee "was distributed to members of the sub-committees, including the one made up of three of them to check these files before them."
MP from the Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc did not rule out that the call includes the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Nuri al-Maliki and Defense Minister Saadoun al-Dulaimi, or any officers involved aliens file in the Department of Defense.
And about which files will be re-opened refurbished, Ardalan Noureddine explains that "previous files of up to approximately 40 file where suspicions of financial corruption and administrative, either with regard to the new files are under the supervision of the sub-committees within the Integrity Committee is decides to open these files."
Salah al-Jubouri, in turn, the other member of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee confirms "the distribution of the members of the committee to review the files of all ministries and provinces," noting that these files where suspicions of corruption was not possible for us to make sure of it. "
He adds Jubouri, told the "long", that "the most important files that will be opened is the issue of displaced people after hosting the Inspector General of the Ministry of Displacement and Migration, financial and retirement Director body as well as the alien file and theft which recently acquired the Rafidain Bank."
The Transparency International, based in Berlin-based published in the (December 2014) 3, its annual list of the most corrupt countries in 2014 were four Arab countries are Somalia, Sudan, Iraq and Libya are among more than a dozen countries corrupt in the world.
He said al-Jubouri said, "than the previous files that will be opened, including weapons of detecting explosives and all arms contracts file in Zarate defense, interior and also school buildings and the central bank, banks and civil Real Estate State File", stressing that "the sub-committees will prepare a detailed report on all these old and new files will be taken legal proceedings to transmit them to investigate. "
On expected to occur in the Integrity Commission as part of the reform process carried out by the government changes, Salah al-Jubouri said, "We want to end the management of independent bodies and all locations and positions in the Iraqi state by proxy and subject to the application of the law and the Constitution," adding, "not to vote on the heads of these positions and locations by the Board of Deputies make sections of financial and administrative corruption
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Accountability: money belonging to the former regime, Switzerland, estimated at more than $ 500 million
9:27: 12/07/2014
Khandan – Supreme Commission for Accountability and Justice revealed the presence of the money to the former regime in Switzerland worth more than US $ 500 million will be returned to the Treasury and the Ministry of Finance.
The Vice-President of the Commission Bakhtiar Omar told the "time" that the (legal staffs of the body revealed the presence of the money to the former regime in Switzerland in excess of US $ 500 million belonging to the brother of Saddam Hussein, Barzan al-Tikriti, including gold bullion worth 100 million dollars and hours of hand and land between the French-Swiss border The homes and properties and villas precious and commercial companies and fake).
He added that the (body handed over the file to department of recovery for the purpose of stand-up and convert the amounts recovered from Switzerland to the Treasury and the Ministry of Finance if international action is completed), explaining that the (system's money scattered in Lebanon, Jordan, Switzerland, France, Britain and millions of US dollars).
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Reports: US mercenaries to fight «Daash» Iraq and pay $ 1750 a day
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Publishing site «Warrior Scout» American, Sunday, report on, especially in the state of North Carolina, the US security company, is campaigning recruit fighters to former special forces to be sent to Iraq, apparently in preparation to send numbers of mercenaries to fight al «Daash», similar to what was done by the former administration of US President, George W. Bush, by employing mercenaries and private security companies to fight during the invasion of Iraq and subsequent years of occupation.
The site said «Warrior Scout» The remuneration supply ranges between 1250 and $ 1750 per day and the duration of the work between 6 to 8 months.
The outgoing US Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, told a group of US military experts in Baghdad, early November, that there is a US proposal for the Iraqi government to send thousands of US troops to liberate al-Anbar province, west of Iraq, from the grip of «Daash» and handed over to the Iraqis.
But one American Iraqi army trainers, who attended the meeting Hagel, said that «the defense minister was not sure of the Iraqis to accept this proposal, and that the alternative is to increase the number of experts to train the Iraqi army. However, this latter solution may take years, even though it most Iraqis accepted. »
He said the US military expert, in an interview with Channel «Sky News Arab»: «the most likely scenario is based on private security firms and former military, or what is known as the (mercenaries)».
He added: «It is expected that the Iraqis refuse the entry of thousands of American soldiers to their land, while the second proposal will take a few years, so the best solution may be to rely on the US military experts as well as mercenaries of the nationalities of the other non-US».
He continued: «American experts will follow up the situation of the command center field and put plans in coordination with the Iraqi army, and then they give the plans for these private security companies, which the elements of the battle on the ground management and give instructions to the Iraqi army».
Explains request Employment Supplement news site, issued by the private security company «Raidun Takteix», that applicants will undergo training, in 2015, before being sent to Iraq by mid-February or March, and the company expects, to approve the contract with the party concerned, the end of this month.
The previously used mercenaries of US troops from private security companies heavily in Iraq and the number reached at some point to tens of thousands, and in particular of «Blackwater» company, which convicted of numerous charges of human rights violations, torture and kill unarmed Iraqis.
In 2007, four of the militants «Blackwater» 14 Iraqi civilians were killed and wounded 17 others in Baghdad, and was convicted of four by a federal grand jury mercenaries on charges ranging from murder and error, an incident that led to the imposition of restrictions by Iraq on the work of mercenaries belonging to security companies own.
Despite reports that the current Iraqi government, headed by a single-Abadi, stationed in Iraq, US forces granted special immunity to avoid prosecution, if they committed a similar murder, but Iraqi officials stressed that no immunity for US forces is that the former prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, awarded the American soldiers.
The British newspapers confirmed that British mercenaries headed to fight al «Daash» in «eye Arabs», Kobanî Syrian, beside protection units Kurdish people in the city.
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NATO conference responds to the demands of Iraq
By Zubair is Hearing Hours ago
Roudao Arbil
Announced Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi, Sunday, that participation in the NATO (NATO Conference of the States), responded to the demands of Iraq, arming and equipping the army with sophisticated weapons, and to prevent the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq to join the ranks of the organization of the Islamic state "Daash."
Obeidi said in a press release: "The countries participating in the NATO conference to combat terrorism responded to our demands concerning the development of the Iraqi military system by supplying and arming the Iraqi army with weapons and advanced training of security forces and help dry up the sources of terrorism."
He said al-Obeidi: "As has been the response to prevent the flow of foreign fighters and stop funding the organization Daash sources, in all respects," explaining that the international coalition will not work against the "Daash" If only on the military side was adopted.
An Iraqi delegation headed by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, and with the participation of Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi, and Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, last Wednesday participated in the International Conference on Combating Terrorism, which was held in the Belgian capital, Brussels, and was attended by more than 60 Arab and foreign countries.
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Council disrupts Baghdad office hours Wednesday and Thursday next
Date: 12/07/2014 20:19
Information / Baghdad / ..
Decided Baghdad Provincial Council, Sunday, disable the official working hours on Wednesday and Thursday of this week on the occasion of visit forties, stressing that the decision excludes service departments in the capital.
He said council member Fadhel Shuwaili told the reporter Agency / information /, "The Baghdad provincial council has decided to disable office hours on Wednesday and Thursday of this week on the occasion of visit forties," noting that "this decision was made after studying with Baghdad operations maintain the security and safety of visitors" .
Shuwaili and added that "the decision excluded the service departments of this decision," stressing that "the decision includes all departments and state institutions in the capital and not of the Council of Baghdad circles only" .anthy / 16 R.

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"Tonight there is a marvelous Activity, because of the transformation which is taking place within your Inner feeling world. It is a boundless joy to Me and to Others who are present.
Oh, Dear Ones, this is no idle fancy, but a Real and Mighty, Glorious Activity that is going on within you precious ones, to your Complete and Wondrous Freedom!
Oh, Blessed Ones, go forward with great, firm determination to have your Freedom and your birthright, to have all that your "Mighty I AM Presence" has held so long in Its Treasure House for you.
While I have this opportunity tonight, I want to say a word to this Good Brother. I know you will not mind our Heart-to-Heart talk. I want him to know that I have not forgotten all that came to Me through him; for had he not come into My home, perhaps all might have been different.
Saint Germain – Eternal Blessings be upon Him – knew and brought this Good Brother to Me, as He has brought him to you. To the other Blessed Messenger, you must feel how great is My Gratitude.
Dear Ones, I know this Brother seems so natural and like you. Yet could you see what is constantly going on within his outer garment, you would be surprised. This is why, Dear Ones, We can pour forth such a Radiance to you and into your feeling world, to give you such great Assistance.
Somehow tonight I feel that I can say things to you in this respect which I would not have done perhaps otherwise. Therefore, you must know, I feel that We are just like a family discussing the Perfection of Life. Will you not feel that too?
Just with such a great joy, accept into your feeling world your Complete Freedom from all limitations, your absolute Self-control and Mastery over all conditions in your feeling world.
Go forth from tonight, glorified by the full consciousness of your Mastery over your world, self, and conditions! May you keep all so perfectly harmonious that there will quickly flood forth from your "Presence", the Purifying Activity which allows the full Dominion of your "Presence" to act at all times.


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Faxy, Yves, Von, and Go
April 9 is Name Yourself Day, that one day of the year when you can call yourself whatever you wish. (Cheers to reader do dah for alerting me! You know this is exactly the kind of stuff I like.)
Just about every kid -- and maybe some adults -- try on different names than the ones they've been given, or at least riff on what they've got.
Do you? Have you?
The characters of "Wilfair" are pretty satisfied with their names, save perhaps Fair Finley, who does give her parents a bit of a hard time over naming her after Fairfax Avenue, one of the Los Angeles streets The Wilfair Hotel faces. (Her brothers Wil and Bo were named after Wilshire Boulevard, the hotel's other street.)
Fair tried to work with "Fax" and "Faxy" when she was about 13, but it didn't take. Too much like "foxy."
Sutton Von Hunt has always liked Sutton, though she has worried over its upper-crust-y sound in the past. Sutton has gone by "Von" before, at school, which she likes, because it is nicely free of gender. She's just happy she wasn't named after a major street, nor does she have to share Sutton with anyone.
Like Monty and Gomery Overbove, who share the name Montgomery. How Monty became Monty and Gomery became Gomery is a story best told by their mothers, but the choices now suit them, they agree.
Monty likely tries on different names still as he pictures how his moniker will appear in the credits of a movie. He sometimes thinks he might go with Yves, his middle name, because he believes it has more romantic flair than Monty. (Writer's note: I must disagree with him.)
His movie director name, then? Yves Overbove. He likes all the "v" action, which he believes sounds rather sexy.
Gomery is easy with being Gomery, though he'll sometimes sign "Montgomery" if he feels formal and doesn't know someone (like Prior) and he'll sometimes sign GXO if he feels less formal (like with Fair). He likes that "Go" is the very start of his name, even if he doesn't go anywhere. Or maybe because he doesn't.
Fun fact: Gomery's main initials are also the initials of Griffith Observatory, one of Gomery's favorite LA hangouts. It's free, it's full of (real) stars, and the city views, especially at night, are sweeping.
Prior's name may or may not be really his. Entertainment reporters have tried to find out for years if the star was born with that star-like first name. His rumored real names are much more plodding and pudding-like than the sleeker "Prior Yates," and the movie star owns up to none of them. Perhaps because his manager advises him not to.
Sometimes, on rare occasions, Thurs Mathers would secretly love a name like Bill. He thinks he might be just moneyed and respected enough to change his name, but he has too many other things on his monogrammed plate to pursue it.
It wasn't until I read this that I realized just how much I love Monty's name. Both Monty and Yves have serious romantic, and movie presence for me.
I do love both. I have an Yves post ahead, too.
The name Monty has a lot of old-school movie charm for me, for sure, but it also brims with happy mischief.
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When I was in elementary school I tried to change my middle name from "May" to "Birch," It didn't take in the slightest.
Interesting side note, though: My mom always said if I had been born just a couple days later I probably would have been an Emily rather than an Amy, because she was just starting to really like that name. And all my life, I have felt far more like an Emily than an Amy.
Wait, Birch? I love this but I want to know why. Tree fan?
And you know May is a lovely name. Did you see in the Wilfair Encyclopedia that Fair's mom has a month name? I adore month names.
That's funny you've felt more Emily than Amy. My middle name is Anne with an E, and there's a character I'm rather obsessed with who has that name, too. So I've always loved it.
i, of course, love this. what if, in really boring meetings and such, thurs had an ongoing mental series about the adventures of bill? i feel sure there would be a dog involved, because a name like "bill" calls for a canine sidekick. and also maybe a posse of close friends? and he would probably do really normal things, like sit around eating bean dip. because does thurs ever just sit around? i doubt it.
I LOVE the idea of a canine sidekick! And bean dip. Yes. I approve of all of this. Thanks, Ms. do dah!


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Airtac to see profit decline as trade war weighs sales
By Chen Cheng-hui / Staff reporter
Mon, Nov 19, 2018 - Page 15
Pneumatic components supplier Airtac International Group (亞德客) might see a double-digit percentage drop in annual profit this year, as the US-China trade war started to weigh on the firm's sales in the third quarter, Jih Sun Securities Investment Consulting Co (日盛投顧) said on Wednesday last week.
Airtac posted consolidated revenue of NT$3.85 billion (US $124.6 million) for the third quarter, slipping 0.26 percent annually and 15.63 percent from the previous quarter.
The figure failed to meet market expectations.
"The company's sales are expected to continue to slide in the fourth quarter of 2018 and in the first quarter of 2019, as its order visibility faces international political and economic headwinds, as well as potential disruptions from the Lunar New Year holiday" in February, Jih Sun analyst Wayne Chen (陳有裕) said in a research note.
"We project Airtac's 2018 sales to climb 13.22 percent year-on-year to NT$15.53 billion, but net profit is forecast to decrease by 16.8 percent to NT$2.75 billion, with earnings per share [EPS] of NT$14.52," Chen said.
Airtac is the second-largest pneumatic components supplier in China, with a market share of about 20 percent, trailing Japan's SMC Corp, which has a market share of 34 percent.
The firm's products include valves, filters, regulators and lubricators. The company, incorporated in the Cayman Islands, also develops new products such as electrical cylinders, linear guides, ball screws and switches.
"As Chinese demand for pneumatic components for automation equipment still accounts for 92 percent of its total revenue, Airtac will need to adopt a competitive pricing strategy to increase its market share in China and sustain its sales growth," Chen said.
Considering the trade war — which will likely affect China's pneumatic components market — the pricing competition from peers and rising operational costs in China, Airtac's revenue next year is likely to grow 3.31 percent to NT$16.05 billion, while net profit is projected to increase 5.09 percent to NT$2.89 billion, with EPS of NT$15.26, he said.
Airtac last quarter posted net profit of NT$456.46 million, down 49.06 percent annually, with EPS of NT$2.41.
Gross margin fell 9 percentage points annually to 46.49 percent and operating margin dropped 16 percentage points to 24.29 percent, the company said earlier this month.
In the nine months to Sept. 30, net profit totaled NT$2.16 billion, down 13.9 percent annually, while EPS was NT$11.42, compared with NT$13.88 a year earlier, it added.
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The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) developed the 3GPP LongTerm Evolution (LTE) standard for wireless communications technology. It is regarded as an evolution of the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), the Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS), and other standards. It is also known as the 4G LTE. The competition among the carriers to support 4G LTE networks has been very fierce as evidenced by TV commercials targeting smartphone users. Many smartphones run on 3G networks.
Write a four to five (45) page paper in which you
Compare and contrast 3G wireless networks to 4G networks in terms of
Services and applications
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Distinguish between the 4G LTE, 4G WiMax, and 4G WiBro networks based on
Upload and download speeds
Backward compatibility
Identify why the competition between the 4G LTE carriers has been so fierce and describe the benefits of this competition to the subscribers.
In January 2012, Verizon stated that 4G LTE is available in 190 cities covering 200 million American subscribers. According to AT&T's Website, they had plans for covering 20 million Americans in 15 markets by end of 2011. Conclude why Verizon is able to cover more markets than AT&T.
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Within the last decade, technology advancements within the United States and even global have advance based on the network system capabilities. Today's wireless networks provide for services over a 3G or 4G wireless network. The 3G, third generation, of wireless technologies comes with enhancements over previous wireless technologies, like high-speed transmission, advanced multimedia access and global roaming. 3G is primarily used with mobile phones and handsets as a means to connect the phone to the Internet or other IP networks in order to make voice and video calls, to download and upload data and to surf the net. Even with a 3G speed at a maximum of 3.1Mbps, the Fourth Generation or 4G wireless technologies was implemented. The fourth generation meetsQoS (Quality of Service) and rate requirements that involve prioritization of network traffic to ensure good quality of services.
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The comparison of 3G and 4G wireless networks can be broken down into four main areas of concern when deciding on the more future-oriented 4G compared to the more established 3G network. The first areas examined are service and applications. Third-generation (3G) networks consist of CDMA 2000, UMTS, WCDMA, and various others. Fourth-generation (4G) technologies include WiMAX, HSPA+21/42, and LTE, of which many consider LTE to be the only "true" 4G network (Segan, 2013). The introduction of 3G technologies heralded a wide range of possibilities to include the ability for user to wirelessly stream audio, video, visual calling and conferencing, and various mobile multimedia functions to include more streamlined E-mail and general web browsing, online banking, basic video games on demand, mobile TV, and location-based services (4Gon Solutions, 2012). 4G application offerings include four main categories: Localized/Personalized Information, Communications, Organizational, and Entertainment (M-Indya, 2012). Localized/Personalized Information applications will offer users the ability to browse various news outlets, more accurate and improved locational servicers, more enhance mobile commerce (i.e. mobile check depositing, investment services), along with various travel services such as flight, hotel, and rental car accommodations as well as public transportation tracking information. The communications applications offered include greatly enhanced versions of short messaging service (SMS), e-mail capabilities, and video messaging experiences. Organizational applications include location-based interactive calendars and alerts such as Apple Inc.'s Push Notification Service, and cloud-based to do lists. Finally, entertainment applications are wide-ranging and can include music streaming via mobile radio applications (e.g. Pandora, Spotify), video streaming applications (e.g. Netflix, Hulu), gaming, and more capable video chatting.
While many of the same services and applications between 3G and 4G may indeed be very similar, within the network architecture lies some major differences. 3G architecture still uses the somewhat antiquated wide area cell-based network with the same circuit and packet switching design subsystem that has been used for some time now in telephone systems. This system tends to rely heavily on satellite connections that in turn communicate with telecommunication towers scattered throughout an area. This includes various processes and subsequent delays including the routing of data from a cell site to a centralized switching office that in turn can impede resources until the connection ceases. On the other hand, 4G networks are hybrid systems consisting of the integration of both LAN (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth) and the wide area cell-based network that 3G offers (Mobileinfo.com, 2011). 4G technologies do not contain the same circuit subsystem present in 3G rather they are completely digital with a packetized Internet Protocol (IP) and voice. With the abandonment of circuit switching even for voice and video calls, mobile companies will be able to condense more conversations and data into the same bandwidth as used in 3G (Kumar, et al, 2013).
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The following is a letter I wrote to President Anote Tong from the Republic of Kiribati. It was inspired by a conversation he had with Chris Anderson, the curator of the TED Conference.
Re: Climate Change and Kiribati: The way we can all make a difference!
It saddened me greatly to hear about the struggles that the people of Kiribati are facing. Climate change has become a very real problem for you, and sadly far too many world leaders are not reacting strongly enough to the threat it poses.
Listening to your recent conversation with Chris Anderson, I was left humbled and inspired by the courage of you and your people to face this challenges as you adapt to deal with this threat.
At the same time, I can understand your deep frustration in working with large organizations (governments and industry) to take this issue seriously, and take drastic action to curtail this catastrophe.
The status-quo is too profitable, easy, and comfortable for the powerful interests at bay. In the face of such odds, it is easy to get discouraged.
However, you hold a position of incredible respect in front of the people who come to listen to you speak. You have the power to deliver a message of personal action to all those who listen: an action that would do more to slowdown the advance of climate change than the laborious and unfruitful lobbying you have experienced in dealing with industry and governments.
First let's look at what the status quo solutions are: switch to renewable energy sources; recycle more; use more public transit; switch to electric vehicles and stop polluting as much.
These are all good solutions but the impact of them is limited.
What will you do when your peoples way of life is threatened when the oceans are fishless by 2048?3,4 How can you avoid the fact that 3/4th of the world's fisheries are exploited or depleted?5,6 By giving out more licenses as you are doing? Do you give away the last vestiges of your dwindling fortune or will you ask for something more that everyone can do?
In all honesty, you are either being deceived, or have resigned your power into the hands of larger players to solve this problem. If you believe that any one country or any one company pledging to reduce their carbon footprint will matter, you are deceiving yourself, and losing precious time in the process. All these issues are massive and ordinary people cannot rally against them. We must surrender our power in the hands of the powerful. You cannot spread a message of true hope this way.
The answer is simple: stop eating meat, stop consuming dairy and eggs, and yes, stop eating fish.
President Tong, changing the world begins with changing ourselves. You can be a true messenger of peace as you explain to audiences worldwide that they too can change the world if they change their lifestyle. It is not difficult, nor do you sacrifice your health for it. The science on this is indisputable: when people stop eating meat, dairy, eggs, and fish, and get their nutrition from whole plant based foods, their health improves for the better.
Will you take this simple action that can save you, your people, and your country or will you keep spreading the message of false hope? Will you keep labouring into the deaf ears of faceless bureaucracies powered by financial interests and power structures or will you spread the message that can make a difference?
In writing this, it has been my hope that you look at this issues afresh. I hope it changes your thinking and gives us all real hope. You now have a message of personal action to give everyone. If you wish to speak further, feel free to reach out to me. In my own small way, I have been taking action to work on the same problem that you have been. We are allies ultimately.


Santos-Silva A. & Bezark L. G. & Galileo M. H. M. are the authors of the original taxon.
The type specimen used for original description comes from Panama, Panama.
Curuapira armandi Santos-Silva & al., 2016 is the full name of the group-species in the taxonomic classification system.
The species is combined with the Curuapira genus ranked in the Desmiphorini tribe of Lamiinae.


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Q: In VBA, how do i create a code where it matches dates from 2 sheets and paste data in to that matched date as values? Can't use vlookup for this So I have 2 sheets on Excel, Calculator and Results Sheets.
On the calculator sheet, Cell A1 has the current date. On the results sheet, Cells A2:Infinity have dates increasing by day.
I am trying to write a program where IF Cells A1 from Calculator sheet are equal to cells A2:Infinity from the Results Sheet, it will copy paste the data cells range C2:C7 from the calculator sheet to the matched date on the results sheet as Transposed Values to the cell range (B:G)
VLOOKUP wont work as the previous data would be gone because of a change of dates.
Results Sheet
Calculator Sheet
Any help would be appreciated!

A: you can try this code:
Option Explicit

Sub main()
    Dim f As Range, calculatorData As Range
    Dim dateStrng As String

    With Worksheets("Calculator") '<--| reference "Calculator" worksheet
        Set calculatorData = .Range("C2:C7") '<--| set its range with data to be copied
        dateStrng = .Range("A1").value '<-- retrieve the date to be searched
    End With

    With Worksheets("Results") '<--| reference "Results" worksheet
        Set f = .Range("A2", .Range("A2").End(xlDown)).Find(what:=dateStrng, LookIn:=xlValues, lookat:=xlWhole, MatchCase:=False) '<-- look for searched data in its column "A" cells from row 2 down to last contiguous non empty cell
    End With

    If Not f Is Nothing Then f.Offset(, 1).Resize(, 6).value = Application.Transpose(calculatorData.value) '<--| if date is found then copy relevant values from "Calculator" next to it
End Sub

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should those dates in excel worksheets be not String values but actual Date ones, then just change:
dateStrng = .Range("A1").value '<-- retrieve the date to be searched

into:
dateStrng = WorksheetFunction.Text(.Range("A1").value, "[$-409]mmmm,dd-yyyy;@") '<-- retrieve the date to be searched in the proper language (e.g.: 409 = English)

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Lets face it- we all have stress. If you don't, you must live in a little cabin in the woods but even that isn't an assurance that you will be free from stress. It is in all of our lives. The key is learning how to manage it.
Let me just say that not all stress is bad. Sometimes stress can be motivating, pushing us to achieve important goals, but it is vital that we learn to manage our stress rather than allowing stress to manage us.
I want to discuss two types of stress in this article: acute, and chronic. Acute stress is more of your day-to-day, short-term stress like the feeling of being caught in traffic, cooking dinner under a time pressure, hurrying to get to work on time, etc. Acute stress tends to come and go as the day goes on and in most cases it is fairly simple to manage.
Chronic stress is the type you want to avoid. Doctors Lyle H. Miller and Alma Dell Smith have stated, "Under long-term chronic stress, your body begins to think that it is being threatened and in response it begins to shut down your major organs, including your nervous and immune systems, endocrine system, and gastrointestinal system in order to preserve energy to fight off the attack against it. This, of course, can lead to sickness, memory loss, cancer, depression, insomnia, and a long list of other conditions".
Let's talk about how chronic stress can affect you gut. Growing up I had a relative that was always having stomach issues that included painful and sleepless nights, and now I've learned why. That person lived a really stressful life.
In Dr. Josh Axe's book, Eat Dirt (which I highly recommend), he talks about the gut-brain-microbiota axis. To quote something he said: "There is a connection between your brain and your gut. There are bundles of nerves that run from the base of your brain along the spine connecting the hundred million neurons in the gut's enteric nervous system". Dr. Axe goes on to say that this connection is at the root of the "butterflies in your stomach" feeling we get when we're excited or like the "kick to the gut" feeling we get when we're stressed.
In addition to this gut-brain connection, there are millions of enteric nerves that are called our "second brain". There are a couple more components added to this that I won't go into now, but when chronic stress becomes a part of your life, it will change the balance in your gut and most people end up with what we call "leaky gut". Digestive problems begin to occur like constipation, diarrhea, upset stomach, candida, unwanted bacterial growth, and inflammation. Who knew that stress could play such a role in your gut health?
Schedule the time you need to rest.
Spend non-stressful times with family and friends.
Focused exercise! Take a walk, get to the gym, or go on a bike ride.
Meditation and prayer that focus on the goodness of God.
Practice breathing deeply throughout the day.
Take a hot Epsom salt bath and add a few drops of lavender essential oil.
Anti-stress supplements such as Ashwagandha (I personally take this one. It helps lower cortisol and balances the thyroid hormones. It also reduces anxiety and depression). Others that are good: B-stress complex supplement, Gaba before bed (it rewires the neurotransmitters in your brain so your thinking calms down), and magnesium (helps relax your muscles and aids in a good nights sleep).
Eating A LOT of plant based foods. Eat those veggies! This will bring healing to your whole body and not just your gut.
Living a stressed out life will never pay off. It will only cause you harm. We must all learn to navigate our lives and take time to rest and relax to bring healing to our body, soul and spirit.
So good to hear from you, was just thinking of you last week and wondering about Grandmas with Muscles and here you are!
Very timely! Thank you so much… You are an inspiration!
Thx Beni. Good timing 4 me. Pressure 4 me seems to have started a couple of years ago but I have a calm exterior, so I kind of brushed it off……I knew you were into fitness, health, etc but I blew it off, chalking it up to 'California consciousness & concoctions'. Ha-ha in other words unattainable 4 me. This post made me see the error of my ways. I'll order your book & begin the decompression process.
Thanks for the post. It helps to have the encouragement when we're doing some things right.


Baptismal candidates taking their vows.
Taking a picture with two other matching ladies.
Personal Testimony of Sue Hinkle.
Excitement had been building for many months as individuals from the Rio Rancho Church and the Texico Conference began fundraising to be part of a ShareHim missionary team to Musanze, Rwanda, Africa. For many of the 14 people, this would be their first time preaching a sermon, let alone preaching their own evangelistic series. Ten people were scheduled to preach, two planned to conduct children's meetings, one would give health talks and one would provide technical support at 10 different evangelistic sites. Once arriving three more individuals joined our team bringing the total to 13 sites.
After months of preparation, fundraising, obtaining passports, vaccinations, program preparation, packing, etc. the day arrived, June 30, 2013 when the group departed on an adventure of a lifetime. Little did we know the impact it would have on the people there or on our own lives.
Our goal was to reach as many people as possible with the Good News of Jesus Christ; not only at the preaching sites, but also with anyone we had the privilege to cross paths with. We found the Rwandan people to be very kind, courteous and helpful and they welcomed us into their lives as long lost friends. It didn't take long to develop a strong bond between our team and the locals. Even the staff at the Virunga Hotel where we stayed became our friends. As we walked the streets of the town opportunities arose to invite individuals to our meetings, pray for the sick and buy food for hungry children who were looking through the garbage for something to eat. Many other needs presented themselves over the course of our time there, which because of God's provisions we were able to give assistance.
Shortly into our series we needed to have another speaker to cover a site who did not have one. I asked Brianna Rogers, a young lady on our team if she would be willing to go and preach although she had planned to do children's meetings at another site. Almost without hesitation she said, "Yes" and began preparing for that evening's message. You can imagine how terrifying that could be to preach a sermon in front of hundreds of people that you had not even looked at prior to this time with only a matter of an hour or two to prepare, but Brianna was willing in spite of her fear. She left the hotel for the meeting site praying expectantly for God to perform a miracle in her and she was not disappointed. God overcame her fear with His peace and enabled her to preach her first sermon. The people enjoyed her so much that they requested that she come back the next night and continue the series, which she did until the end.
I could tell you about the many miracles that God performed while we were there like lost voices that were restored just minutes before time to preach, team members lives who were transformed through this experience, the gift of preaching that was given to our speakers and the 658 people who gave their lives to Christ in baptism the last Sabbath, but space will not allow it.
I will share with you a few significant lessons that we learned from this wonderful experience. First, be willing to step out in faith for God. Almost everyone on our team did not have the money for this trip, but they went forward in faith that God would provide, which He did right on time in such marvelous and creative ways. If they had not trusted God and moved forward, I don't believe this trip would have been a reality for them. If the team members had not been willing to be used by God, they would not have experienced the miracles He had in store for them. You may not feel you have the ability to share Christ with others, but God can work through you in miraculous ways if you are just willing to be used by Him.
Because many of the speakers had never preached before some didn't know how they would be able to do the job, especially because some were afraid to get up front at their home church. Some had the issue of trying to get off work for three weeks to be a part of this endeavor. We watched God remove obstacle after obstacle as the team moved forward in this mission.
Secondly, trust God in all situations. Humanly speaking, it's easy to become stressed or overwhelmed if things don't go the way we planned. When we trust Him, He can help us to adapt to the trying or difficult circumstances that pop up expectantly and then work things out to His honor and glory. Even when things may seem impossible, with God all things are possible.
Third, if you want a renewed, vibrant relationship with the Lord, share Him with someone. When we tell others about God it strengthens our own faith and kindles a fire in our hearts. Our team is now energized and looking for more ways to spread the love of Jesus here at home. As we experience God working in our lives to reach people for His kingdom it's exciting and gives such lasting rewards!


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Talking Daddy Blues with Parvinder Shergill
A little while ago I recorded a podcast with well-known mental health campaigner Mark Williams. In the final few minutes, we got on to talking a film that was being of his mental health journey called Daddy Blues. Typical of Mark's style, he just casually mentioned there was a deal in place to distribute the film on Amazon Prime. My jaw hit the floor: Here was a major network about to show a film about a man's struggle with perinatal health. I wanted to know more, so Mark put me in touch with Dr Parvinder Shergill, the film's writer and director.
Dr Parvinder Shergill, writer, director and leading actress in Daddy Blues, the film of Mark William's mental health journey.
Dr Shergill very kindly agreed to tell me about the film. Not only is Dr Shergill an award-winning film maker whose work has featured on Channel 4 and the BBC, but she is also an NHS doctor. She has a particular interest in raising awareness of mental health in her creative work.
Before Dr Shergill tells you about Daddy Blues, here are a few thoughts from me. Firstly, I am delighted to see a film like this on such a major platform. When I watched the film, I found myself feeling a real connection with both Tom (Mark's character, played by Benjamin T. Williams) and his wife Maggie (played by Dr Shergill). It's important to stress that both mother and father experienced post natal depression and the film does tell both their stories. While their is more of a focus on Tom. Maggie very much a part of the plot.
Dr. Owusu (played by Lewis Amaluzor) is a great character. He play's Tom's therapist and I found him to be very uplifting and encouraging during Tom's most troubled moments.
At 40 minutes long, it is a short film. I would recommend watching it if you have any interest in mental health, post natal depression or if you're simply a film buff. I'll let Dr Shergill go into more detail.
For the benefit of readers, can you please introduce yourself?
My name is Dr Parvinder Shergill. I work in the NHS for mental health as a psychiatrist, and I am also an actress-filmmaker-writer with an interest in mental health creative projects.
What is your interest in men's mental health?
I am generally interested in mental health, obviously working in mental health in the NHS, it is a passion of mine. When it comes to my personal film projects, I like to educate my audience with an interesting storyline they haven't quite seen yet on screen with a diverse cast. Daddy Blues focuses on paternal mental health (fathers mental health), and I personally have not seen substantial work highlighting this on screen, and so I wanted to take the opportunity to help create a film about this topic.
You've made a film about the life of mental health campaigner Mark Williams, the one you mentioned above called Daddy Blues. What inspired you to launch this project?
I have been following Mark's work for a few years and helped write an article about fathers' mental health to highlight the work he does. Mark and I had a chat last year and we completely had the same interest and passion in raising awareness of mental health. Mark told me about his book (also called Daddy Blues), and I felt automatically drawn to the story and the power of the journey of his own personal mental health. I felt so inspired that somehow by the end of the chat, Mark and I had the idea to make his book a film, with me as the film's writer-director-producer-actress, and two months afterwards we were on set!
A still image from Daddy Films, the film detailing the mental health story of campaigner Mark Williams
What exactly has your role been in getting Daddy Blues on to the small screen?
I am the writer, the director, producer and leading actress in the film. Within two months, I wrote the film's script following true to the book by Mark, and organised the entire production. I sourced locations, cast and crew. After we filmed, I also then helped to get the film distributed for global release.
Where is the film available to watch?
The film is released on Amazon under the title Daddy Blues.
Mark is well known as a campaigning father. What was it like working with him?
Mark is absolutely fantastic. He is incredibly kind and generous with his time, and has the most infectious enthusiasm for mental health. This project with Mark, has truly been an honour, and one that I will cherish for the rest of my life. The work Mark is doing is historic, he is a walking legend, and its inspiring how much he is doing for mens mental health. I am sure we will see plenty more waves being created by him, as he is just at the start.
Where was Daddy Blues filmed? Was it shot around Mark's home territory in Wales?
As I work mostly in London, and my cast and crew were from London, I filmed in three locations around west London.
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You have a fascinating background as a psychiatrist, actress and film maker. How do you balance three such demanding roles?
I have always wanted to work in film since I was a little girl. However, I am a big believer in varying one's education and so I did philosophy and medicine before I went to acting school. I want to experience life on various levels. My keen interest in science has, I feel, really helped in my professional acting and film career. I personally feel I am a better doctor due to my film work, as I am more flexible and creative with my patients when I see them and being a doctor has made me a natural leader as a director and producer. I think because I am so organised, as you need to be as a doctor, I am very good at time management, so I make sure I look after my well being, have time for a social life and my work. I think film and medicine actually go hand in hand. Being a doctor I put on a role everyday, which is what I need to do as an actress. I also feel creativity and film is the future with medicine, as we know from COVID everyone has been looking at technology for support, and so we as clinicians need to also move with the times.
Presumably the doctor part of you has been in greater demand over the past year?
I think it doesn't matter which year, as every year is always a challenge to be a doctor in the NHS, so all the years in way feel the same, whether it be Brexit or COVID. For me, I know how I work, and I know when I need to switch off from work.
What other projects are you working on? I see from your twitter feed you are working on a film at the moment?
I am always working on multiple projects at the same time, as it keeps things fresh for me. I am about to film an eating disorders film with three named cast, which I am excited to make, as eating disorders have been on the increase this year, and I hope it helps raise awareness.
How can people find out more about your work?
I am on social media @thesecretpsychiatrist.
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Forest Service Reverses Decision on Benchmark Logging, Prescribed Burn
Mar 29, 2011 | AWR, forest, goshawk, logging, lynx, squirrels
by Richard Ecke, Tribune Staff Writer
Some 763 acres of forests in the Benchmark area west of Augusta would not be logged or burned under the reversal of an earlier U.S. Forest Service decision.
"We're pleased to announce that the Forest Service has reversed its decision to proceed with the Benchmark Project," said Michael Garrity, executive director of the Helena-based Alliance for the Wild Rockies, in a news release Monday. "This is good news for lynx, grizzlies, goshawks and other old growth dependent species, since the project would have logged habitat critical to those species."
Proponents of the project expressed disappointment with the decision.
"It was a very small-scale deal," said Joe Perry, a Brady farmer with a cabin in the Sun River area. "Any damage that I could possibly foresee was minor."
The Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems Council appealed the Benchmark timber sale because it authorized 763 acres of logging and burning, which they contended violated federal laws and the agency's Forest Plan. The Benchmark trailhead on the Rocky Mountain Front is a popular place for horse riders and hikers to begin trips into the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area.
If proponents of logging want to pursue the project, "the Forest Service has to start all over," Garrity said Monday in a telephone interview. "It's over now."
Sara Johnson, executive director of the Native Ecosystems Council, said the decision will safeguard five nesting sites of goshawks and not disturb habitat of small animals that are preyed upon by lynx, such as snowshoe hares, cottontail and jack rabbits and ground squirrels.
Rocky Mountain District Ranger Michael Munoz last December decided to proceed with the logging project, but the two groups appealed.
Last Tuesday, an appeals review officer recommended Munoz's decision be reversed, writing "the analysis does not adequately address consistency with the Forest Plan with respect to Management Areas E and H."
"This is the second time we have appealed this project," Garrity commented. "We'd really like to see the Forest Service redesign it to follow the law and the agency's own Forest Plan."
Proponents have argued logging in the Benchmark area would reduce the danger of devastating fires in the area, already affected by beetles killing trees. Several conservation and sporting groups endorsed the proposal.
Perry was disappointed by the ruling.
"The Forest Service has put in a great deal of effort on this," Perry said. "It just wasn't a bad project."
He said the plan was to reduce fire danger in "a long narrow band right along the road" near where cabins are located. Perry said there is already significant human activity and noise in the area, although he conceded there would be "some species disruption" that would be minor.
Garrity contended the Forest Service was "not following their own fire expert's advice" in the matter.
In this dispute, the appeals officer sided with opponents of the project.
"We're thrilled," Garrity said Monday.
Project proponents noted a 2007 Ahorn fire burned more than 50,000 acres in the Benchmark area and cost $17 million to fight, and contended more should be done to try to reduce the severity of fires on the Rocky Mountain Front.
"Somewhere along the way we have to be able to plan fire management (and habitat management)," Perry said.
"This was a sensible fire management project," said Jared White, spokesman for the Bozeman-based Wilderness Society, one of several conservation groups that backed the project. "It does look like it has been halted."
White called it "irresponsible" for groups to appeal timber sales and "stop this cold dead."
White added he thinks the Forest Service should have been given a chance to demonstrate it could operate the Benchmark project responsibly, rather than "tying their hands" and killing the project.
Originally published here.


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Decolonising Sociology
Much like the challenges facing educators looking to transform education in a way that is more meaningful to Indigenous students, Australian sociology has many issues of colonialism to address. Indigenous sociologist Associate Professor Kathleen Butler belongs to the Bundjalung and Worimi peoples of coastal New South Wales. She finds that our discipline presents several problems in the way we teach, research and discuss Indigenous experiences.
First, many of our key texts are written from a particular White Western perspective. For example, we continue to teach Durkheim who used Indigenous Australians as a case study of a "primitive" culture. Even when using the work of Marx and Foucault, Butler must "critically" and "cautiously" approach their work as an Indigenous woman. Second, most Australian sociology deals with Indigenous issues via written texts that speak on behalf of Indigenous people, rather drawing on face-to-face ethnographic dialogue.
Butler is acutely aware of her otherness, both in her approach to teaching and in the way in which her teaching is positioned within academia. She was reticent to introduce her own personal experience into the classroom because much of sociology focuses on the written texts of major White male figures (for further discussion, see Butler's PhD thesis).
Much of Indigenous scholarship written by non-Indigenous researchers constructs Indigenous people as other, focusing on problems, especially on rural and remote Indigenous problems. Butler grew up in urban New South Wales, and so these rural experiences are as foreign to her as they are to her predominantly White students. Furthermore, Butler notes that she and her Indigenous academic colleagues are mostly teaching Indigenous subjects, which reinforces that academia primarily defines and values their knowledge and scholarship in a narrow way. She writes:
Many Indigenous academics remain peripheral to the academy, other than in the position of the ubiquitous guest lecturer – the reserve army of labour for White academics to selectively include in order to handle the contentious obligatory Indigenous inclusion.
Indigenous perspectives
Every sociological event I've ever attended, such as a conference or public lecture, includes a Welcome to Country. This involves a formal acknowledgement of the traditional landowners of the place where we are, and a brief speech by a local Indigenous elder. Indigenous issues usually feature in Australian sociology textbooks, but Indigenous knowledge remains distinct. Australian sociology still relies heavily on European theorists and White Australian scholarship. In short, Indigenous knowledge is not central to the way in which we teach sociology.
This is where Australian history, academic practice and socio-economic dynamics need to change. Sociologists are acutely aware of power and discourse, and yet Indigenous colleagues are not only a minority, but a specialised labour force. Indigenous perspectives are reserved for discussions on Indigenous problems (reproducing Indigenous Australians as "Other"), but Indigenous perspectives are not integrated into the way in which we teach sociology.
A uniquely Australian sociology should be at the centre of educational transformation, by critically addressing our engagement with the texts we use and produce, and by making Indigenous perspectives an ongoing feature of our teaching and critical thinking. While we continue to draw on the voices of European and White theorists (mostly men), we silence the contribution of Indigenous perspectives.
It's time for evolution of the sociological teacher/ activist, and a revolution of the Australian sociological system. Let's decolonise sociology!
For background research on Indigenous education, see my blog, The Other Sociologist.
[Image: The Aboriginal flag in the background, with text: White Australia has a Black history. Via @SomersetBean]
February 6, 2017 Dr Zuleyka Zevallosaustralian sociology, indigenous, Indigenous Australians, Research, Science, Social Science, Sociology
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Surrounded by his loving wife of 54 years and seven children Robert L Witte, age 76 of Napoleon, passed away at Hospice of Defiance on October 17, 2021. Robert was born on May 23, 1945, in Findlay, Ohio to Leonhard and Edna (Tietje) Witte. Robert was baptized on June 17, 1945, at Hope Lutheran Church in Hamler, Ohio. Bob attended St. Paul Lutheran Church and School where was confirmed on May 17, 1959. After graduating from Napoleon High School in 1963, Bob attended The Ohio State University for two years. He returned home to Napoleon, Ohio, which led to his careers at Campbells Soup and 37-plus years at Automatic Feed. Throughout his employment at Automatic Feed, Bob was a mechanical engineer in the design and drafting departments and was instrumental in implementing initial CAD/CAM systems. Bob won the heart of LaDonna Bockelman, and they were married on June 10, 1967, at St. Paul Lutheran Church. They were blessed with seven children, 18 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Faith and family were always a big priority in Bob's life. Bob was actively involved at St. Luke Lutheran Church where he served in various roles including treasurer, deacon, anniversary committee, school board, leading and participating in bible studies, working alongside trustees on building projects, and teaching Sunday school for 25-plus years. Bob received the Ohio District Sunday School Teacher of the Year award in 1997. Additionally, Bob held several offices in the Lutheran Laymen's League and was an ambassador for Lutheran Hour Ministries. Bob enjoyed family vacations to Sage Lake, fishing with loved ones, working on family projects around the farm, and watching grandchildren's sporting events. Bob loved spending time at family gatherings which often included barbecuing chicken. One of the founding members of the Bavarian Haus in Deshler, he enjoyed building the club with his uncle Arnold Tietje and working at polka dances. Throughout his life and during their battle with cancer, Bob and LaDonna approached everyday by reflecting on words from Psalm 118:24 "This is the Day the Lord has made, let us Rejoice and be Glad in it!" Even through suffering, Bob found comfort in God's grace. Bob desired all to experience the same grace, comfort and love which only comes through Christ. Visits with loved ones ended with the words "Ich liebe dich" which translated to English means "I love you" followed by a large hug saying "1-2-3 squeeze to pieces". Bob is survived by his loving wife LaDonna and children: Tim (Lisa) Witte, Rhonda (Kevin) Ripke, Teresa (Scott) Sickmiller, Douglas Witte, Matthew Witte, Catherine (Brian) Elling, and Christine (Nathan) Espinoza. He will also be missed by his grandchildren: Samuel Witte, Meaghan, Andrew & Macee Ripke, Melissa (Brandon) Smail, Brandon, Hannah, Erica, & Olivia Sickmiller, Jacob & Jarrett Witte, Ava, Jonah, & Eliza Elling, Owen, Emma, & Cali Espinoza, his great grandchildren: Elias Quinones, Charlotte Smail, and siblings Noreen (George) Witte-Pugh, Evelyn (Noble) Rye, Kenneth (Ann) Witte, James (Anne) Witte and many nieces and nephews. Bob was preceded in death by parents Leonhard and Edna Witte, Father and Mother-in-law Elmer and Olga Bockelman, Brother Raymond Witte, and Son-in-law Scott Sickmiller. Viewing will be held at Rodenberger-Gray Funeral Home, Napoleon on Thursday, October 21, 2021, from 2:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Funeral services will be held at St. Luke Lutheran Church on State Route 108 in Wauseon, Ohio on Friday, October 22 at 11:00 AM with an hour of visitation prior to services. In Lieu of flowers and gifts, memorials may be made to Lutheran Hour Ministries, St Luke Lutheran Church, St Paul Lutheran School, or donor's choice. Online condolences and messages may be shared with the family at rodenbergergray.com.
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Fans visit Charles the Pig at his new home
Published: 5:18 PM EST December 22, 2016
Well wishers gathered in Sevier County on Thursday to meet a fire survivor...Charles the pig.
Charles has moved into his new pen at his family's business in Gatlinburg. He survived the devastating wildfires by burrowing into the mud at his family's home, which was destroyed by the flames.
Fans and supporters stopped by to visit him on Thursday at Smoky Mountain Shakes and Dawgs.
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His owner said he was amazed by the number of people who want to meet Charles.
"I don't know how to explain it but he's a symbol now for Gatlinburg. and a lot of people are coming just to see Charles. It's wonderful that they would come all this way just to see Charles the pig," Robert Holmes said.
The family is selling Charles the pig t-shirts and bumper stickers.