These are extracts from recent postings to the OPF's e-mail discussion list. If you are an OPF member and wish to take part, contact Mark Pearson [markp /at/ earlham.edu] or Jim Forest [jhforest /at/ gmail.com].
Thomas Merton once wrote, "One of the things we must cast out first of all is fear. Fear narrows the little entrance of our heart. It shrinks up our capacity to love."
The question is how. We are basically brought up to deal with fear by becoming tougher, developing a "thick skin." In a sense this is inevitable. It is part of growing up. The stock answer is to pray for courage. Jesus himself tells us several times not to be afraid. But I suspect many of us hide our fear under a mask of piety.
Perhaps first of all we have to confess to God just how terrified we really are underneath that adult thick skin we've cultivated over the years. Most of us are potentially only moments away from absolute terror – spiritual fear, of being alone, cut off, undone. The apostle Peter, sinking under the waves, cries, "Lord, save me!" That is the place from which we must call out to God.
I've never developed a "thick skin" and doubt there is such a thing – but if there is I can't imagine how it would help anyone overcome fear. It would just help make you less sensitive to the problems and sufferings of others and more indifferent to (often constructive) criticism. But isn't praying for courage a very good idea? I don't think courage comes from within us. It's not a genetic trait. It's a gift from God, though no doubt it helps to nurture ourselves on stories of courage – and to have icons of one or two martyrs in our icon corner.
I like the image of a thick skin, or perhaps "extra skin" is even better, because it has a biblical inspiration for me. In Genesis God made "garments of skins, and clothed them." I see part of the meaning of this being that Adam and Eve could not bear the vulnerability of their nakedness anymore and so God in his mercy "clothed them" to help make the human condition of the fall bearable. Everybody except small children and some mentally ill folks have this protection to help them negotiate their way through life. A fairly banal example is a small child receiving an injection for the first time. Is their horror at seeing this instrument and then pierced by it imaginary, an exaggeration? I think not at all. They are experiencing its reality in a way we no longer have to.
I see these "garments of skin" as our basic day-to-day consciousness, the toughness we develop to help us get through life. And God help those that don't. The world is full of those who, for better or worse, never properly developed this extra layer of protection, to help them cope with the "slings and arrows of outrageous fortune" as Shakespeare said in Hamlet. They are in our streets, and in our prisons, and in our mental institutions, in the prisons of their own minds.
Maybe it's not so bad admitting I'm afraid. Maybe it's a sign of really knowing my need for God. All of us have that primal fear of abandonment, no matter how deeply buried. There are innumerable ways of dodging our own fear, basically involving some form of denial, "whistling through the graveyard." And then there's fighting it off. Anger. Love casts out fear, but anger is much quicker and easier. Isn't it amazing how if you're afraid of someone, getting angry with them will banish your fear?
Fear is at the base of our human "condition." As Adam said to God in the garden, "I was afraid because I was naked and I hid myself." There we have it, afraid of being seen as we really are and hiding because of it. Then Adam goes on to blame Eve for the situation, and she blames the serpent. So, we are afraid inside of our selves, hiding from God and blaming others. That pretty much sums up our negative condition. Thankfully, there is more to our humanity than that and God is not through with us.
As citizens, as believers or as lovers of peace, does it benefit us to slap labels as "terrorist" on groups or individuals who take innocent lives? When we use terms because we think they are more concise, we may be saving column inches in the newspaper or making our e-mails quicker to write, but possibly at the expense of truth.
For example, if a bomb is set off in a public market, does it help anyone to say this is the work of "terrorists" as opposed to a "disturbed persons?"
We always used to employ terms like "Cosa Nostra," "Mafia," or "the Mob" while today, we speak of "organized crime." It is a little longer, but is actually more expressive, since we eventually learned that those groups can be Irish, Russian or Mexican, not just Italian. Every time we use "shorthand" we shortchange some of the content.
If we immediately categorize the offender, we run the risk of oversimplifying motives and strategy. Perhaps the aim was not to terrorize, but to repay a specific perceived harm or to strengthen a political faction. Have we closed our thinking along those lines because we think we know what "terrorists" are all about?
If we speak of "Islamist terrorist" or "Muslim extremist," we tend, even if inadvertently, to sweep all followers of Islam into that group, at least in the minds of those who have no other significant associations when they think about Muslims.
Though people in law enforcement have to deal at some point with the background of any suspects or potential criminals, the ordinary person may be ill-served by such designations. For instance, if a Timothy McVeigh blows up a bomb, the investigation of his crime may actually be hindered by public expectations that the culprit must be a "Muslim terrorist."
Are there groups that mix violence and religion? Of course there are. But the current, growing polarization and antagonism between our faith communities is arguably doing more to stoke that fire than to extinguish it. If the confrontation between law enforcement and other security apparatuses and the Muslims who are involved in violent acts spills over into a general disaffection, that violent minority has achieved one of its goals and the rest of us have failed to achieve what ought to be ours – understanding, harmony and peace.
When I was in college, I had a friend in his early 50s, a great bluesman who played the harmonica and guitar. He was working for the campus cafeteria, and at the end of the night it was his job to throw away whatever food remained. It was "policy." Regardless, he'd give food away to people who, if they weren't yet homeless, they were still hungry.
This went on for several months and someone reported him. He got a write-up and did it again two nights later and was fired after working there five years. Luckily it was the mid-90s and even with a 7th grade education he found another job a few days later. If it happened in 2011, with jobs so hard to find, I'd give him an award and nominate him for Man of the Year.
I've read that if only 2 percent of the world's food supply was allocated to the poor, world hunger would end. There are organizations like "Food Not Bombs" that feed a lot of people with what businesses throw away. There are people in Nashville, and probably in every city, who are called "freegans." They only eat what has been thrown away but edible.
I've been reading about the protests in Syria and the government's violent reaction to them. I've noticed an interesting conflict in myself, a conflict that extends to the Egyptian revolution. From what I've been able to learn, Syria is one of the few places in the Muslim world where Orthodox Christians can worship without vicious persecution. Iraq under Saddam Hussein was another, a situation that changed when he was overthrown thanks to Western military attacks. Since then, life for Christian in Iraq has become almost impossible.
So I find that, as I look over the news from the Middle East, I often wonder whether these military actions are likely to benefit the already-struggling communities there, and my answer is often "probably not."
So I find that a part of me hopes for the survival of regimes that I know to be quite cruel, because they provide the only realistic hope (that I can see) for Christians to worship in peace in the Middle East. And of course this troubles me.
Is it not perfectly natural for the Christian to be persecuted and do we really have any right to complain? "Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness."
I want to set the theological context. I love my comfort as much as anyone and I certainly don't want to be accused of being glib about hard real life situations, but let's not have any illusions. If I have to support a dictator, or any political leader for that matter, because they'll protect me from those nasty Muslims, there's something seriously askew in my priorities as a disciple of Jesus Christ.
As with many aspects of being Christian, there are ambiguities if we follow the Scriptures. In the New Testament Epistles, we see a certain respect for government – given the sword by God to punish the lawless, which in many Muslim countries should mean punishing those who attack Christians for being Christian. According to this thinking, government was given to keep order and protect citizens. St. Paul appealed to Caesar when his life was threatened by his fellow Jews.
It seems to me in the current culture wars in the US, some want the government to enforce Christian morality. I think this is not an issue addressed by the New Testament or by the Church in the post-Apostolic pre-Constantinian period. It represents an idea that is substantially different than the notion that the government should protect Christians from illegal persecution.
My personal problem with this kind of thinking is that it is not defensible as based in the Gospel teachings. We are told to go into all the world and make disciples of nations, and discipleship involves a personal willingness to be disciplined by the Master. I don't see in the New Testament an idea that we are to compel people against their will to obey God. We cannot use coercion to force people to repent or love.
So I think the effort to make people obey Christian morality is not based in the Gospel, but it does make life easier for Christians if they are in power. We want the government to compel people to be Christians (or at least follow Christian morality) because that makes it easier for us to compel our own children to "behave." As St. Paul says, "I have become all things to all men that I might by all means save some." (1 Cor 9:19-23) He becomes all things to all people so that by all means some may be saved. He doesn't say he uses some means so that all may be saved.
The reality is that not everyone, including our own children in our families and parishes, are interested in salvation. But we do all that we can so that some may be saved.
But honestly, it often seems to me that many Christians in fact don't like the New Testament notions of freedom and free will. We don't like to live in a society where people won't acknowledge God, and we want to force those who don't choose to be Christian to live as Christians.
I am also intrigued by St. Paul's words in Ephesians 4:20. Here Paul is addressing the Christian community at Ephesus, but then he throws in a line "assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him..."
This seems to me to imply that St. Paul recognized that there might be, not just in society as a whole but even in the Christian assembly, people who have not even heard about Christ. That seems to me to be a pretty open, not closed, community.
Is it wrong to hope for peace for our fellow Christian who live in politically dangerous or difficult places? We pray for peace in our liturgies for the world and for our fellow Christians. So if they are given some peace by a dictator do we wish instead that they be persecuted by a democratically elected government? Being thankful for what peace they may have is not wrong.
This world is not paradise. We may have to live in imperfect or even perfectly horrible places. That is part of taking the Gospel into all the world, not just to places we like, but even to places we don't or wish were totally different. If American Christians imagine they can't live in a country unless it conforms to their ideas of Christianity, then they are not willing to be salt and light.
I worry a good deal about the Christians of the Mideast. However, I think any intervention by the West is likely to make their status worse rather than better. We should not hope for a rapid change to democracy – which will most likely lead to a radical marginalization of the Christians of the Mideast. Nor should we prop up rotten regimes. We ought to allow the societies to make their own (often bad) choices. Intervening is likely to worsen the situation of Christians, however the end game plays out.
The Institute for Economics and Peace has released a study identifying which states are the most peaceful and which are the least. Their standard is the frequency of violent crimes.
It turns out the most peaceful states are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Minnesota, North Dakota, Utah, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Iowa and Washington.
The least peaceful are Louisiana, Tennessee, Nevada, Florida, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Maryland.
All but three of the most peaceful states have abolished the death penalty. The exceptions are Washington, Utah and New Hampshire, but New Hampshire could be called a de facto abolitionist state given that not one person has been executed there since 1977. Washington and Utah have executed a combined 12 individuals since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1977.
Of the least peaceful states, 713 people have been executed.
This is stuff you can't make up.
While I don't think deterrence should matter to Orthodox Christians because the death penalty is just plain wrong, deterrence is the reason that people most often support it. But not many people seem deterred.


You just can't keep secrets in the ad business anymore.
More Super Bowl ads are being "unmasked," before they can generate any buzz next Sunday.
Elton John and Regis Philbin. John, 64, will appear with Amaro in the 60-second Pepsi spot, while Philbin, 80, will anchor a 30-second spot for PepsiMAX. The Pepsi :60 is described as "a rock-fantasy version of medieval times" with Amaro performing her own version of Aretha Franklin's "Respect." She sings "in front of a 'royal court of rock,' including Elton John's character, the King. The ad establishes Pepsi as the brand for people who are not afraid to take a chance, raise their voice and give it their all. It also highlights the fact that Pepsi has an irresistible taste worth challenging a king for. With epic Pepsi scale and a big dose of humor, the commercial ends with a twist and the tagline, "Where there's Pepsi, there's music." Pepsi fans who Shazam the spot during the game will see Amaro's accompanying music video. There's less info on the PepsiMAX ad. Presumably Philbin won't be singing. It will be interesting to see how Coca-Cola's bears, who'll be watching the game in real time, react to the Pepsi work. Active heckling, or stone-faced boredom? Behind-the-scenes footage from the Pepsi :60 is posted below.
At this rate, we'll be denied the joy of surprise that comes with Betty White getting tackled in a football game or Roseanne Barr getting destroyed by a log.
Not true if the game itself still won't matter, only the result. Half of the pre-game speculations (that started last week when there wasn't anything else to talk about) will become near certainties. If NY wins then Eli will be hailed as the greatest of the Manning quarterbacks, but Peyton will still be getting the headlines because (apologies in advance for what comes next) "Peyton's Place" for next year is sure to be the soap opera of the off-season.
If New England wins the combination of Belichick and Brady will be declared the greatest ever to play the game.


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What is an Ombudsman?
The name 'Ombudsman' (om-budz-man) comes from Swedish and literally means "representative." In SiSwati, it is similar to Umlamuli. At the most fundamental level, an Ombudsman is one who assists individuals and groups in the resolution of conflicts or concerns.
Ombudsman schemes are independent complaints resolution bodies which are responsible for resolving disputes in a way that is fair and reasonable, without delay and with minimum formality.
The Ombudsman offers its services free of charge, and is thus accessible to individuals who could not afford to pursue their complaints through the courts and is designed to provide protection for the individual where there is a substantial imbalance of power.
How did the Ombudsman come into existence?/ How was the Ombudsman Established?
The Office of the Ombudsman of Financial Services (OFS) was introduced through the promulgation of the FSRA Act 2010 in June 2010 by way of Section 74.
How does the Ombudsman carry out its mandate? / How does the Ombudsman handle complaints?
In terms of Section 74(3) of the FSRA Act, Rules may be made in consultation with industry to set out the manner in which the mandate of the Ombudsman may be carried out. The Draft Rules may be viewed here.
What is the difference between the Ombudsman and the High Court?
The High Court has unlimited jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters, including Constitutional issues and the fundamental human rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution of Swaziland. Its procedures are governed by the civil & criminal procedure rules and has a number of court orders and judgements at its disposal to dispatch and enforce its rulings.
Conversely, the Ombudsman's jurisdiction as an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) organisation is limited, and can only investigate disputes between complainants and their respective Authorised Financial Services Provider in terms of the FSRA Act 2010. Unlike the High Court, we can only issue determinations which become final and binding upon acceptance of the determinations by the complainant and are therefore not equal to that of an order of the High Court.
Other notable differences are the free, flexible and speedy manner in which the Ombudsman can investigate and dispatch decisions. Taking the Ombudsman route does away with the stringent use of procedural steps and the rules of evidence offered by the High Court and offers an alternative less formal process to try and achieve settlement between the parties.
What is the difference between the Ombudsman and a financial services provider?
The difference between the Ombudsman and a financial services provider (FSP) is that the Ombudsman acts as a mediator in disputes involving authorised FSP's and individuals and/or other entities. Like a judge, the Ombudsman has to be independent in order to adjudicate in such matters and issue a decision that can withstand scrutiny in any upper court. The Ombudsman may also assist parties to settle their dispute prior to issuing a final determination.
On the other hand, an FSP is any non-bank financial services entity authorised in terms of the FSRA Act, 2010 to provide financial services and sell financial products. As such an FSP stands to be a party in a dispute lodged before the Ombudsman, in most cases as a respondent, although it is possible for an FSP to be a complainant against another FSP.
What is the vision, mission, objectives and functions of the Ombudsman?
·To be a world-class dispute resolution forum for easy access and redress to aggrieved persons in the non-bank financial services sector."
· To effectively resolve non-bank financial disputes in an affordable, fair, reasonable and speedy manner, with minimum formality.
· To effectively dispose of financial services complaints within the prescribed complaints turnaround time.
·To effectively educate and bring awareness about our role, procedures and jurisdiction of the Ombudsman to stakeholders and the general public, through the use of a mixture of informal and conventional outreach programmes.
·To establish and foster good stakeholder relations through liaising with both internal and external stakeholders.
· To facilitate, conciliate and/or mediate the conclusion of binding settlement agreements.
· To investigate complaints and issue binding determinations.
· To educate stakeholders and the general public about the role, procedures and jurisdiction of the Office.
· To report material, persistent non-compliance with Swaziland's financial services laws to the relevant regulators.
· To encourage industry to abide by the provisions of their industry codes of conduct.
· To work with other Ombudsmen in the SADC region to share and refer complaints relating to cross-border activities by Financial Services Providers.
How do you lodge a complaint?
A complainant shall first lodge a written complaint with the authorised financial services provider. The rationale for requiring that the complainant first lodges a complaint with a concerned FSP resides in the acknowledgment by our Office that there always exists a relationship between the two which the Ombudsman is very loathe to hurt/harm, but rather is ready to foster through the encouragement for the two to first be afforded the opportunity to resolve the matter.
If a complainant is not satisfied with the response to the complaint lodged with the authorised financial services provider or if no response is received by the complainant within 30 days, the complainant may lodge a complaint with the OFS. Lodgement of the complaint is done through the filling of a Complaint Form.
The complaint form may be downloaded from our website, www.ombudsfs.org.sz; it may be completed at our offices or forwarded by fax, post or email together with any documents and/or information relevant to the complaint. We expect all complaint forms and responses to same to be sworn before a commissioner of oaths.
What are the types of complaint?
The types of Complaints that can be lodged at the Office of the Ombudsman include, but are not limited to:-
· A Retirement / Pension / Provident Fund complaint.
· Short term insurance complaint.
· Long term insurance complaint.
· A Savings and/or Credit complaint.
· Medical aid scheme complaint.
Who can I complain against?
A complaint may be against, a:-
· Central Securities Depository; Collective Investment Scheme; Credit Bureau; Dealer; Representative of a Dealer; Fund Administrator; Insurance Agent; Insurance Broker; Insurer; Investment Advisor; Registered Pawnbroker; Medical Aid Scheme; Medical Aid Scheme Provider; Nominee; SACCO; Retirement Fund; Provident Fund; Securities Exchange; Trustee of a Retirement Fund; Representative of an Investment Advisor; Manager of a Collective Investment Scheme.
Who can complain?
The OFS may consider a complaint between an authorised financial services provider and a complainant who may be:
· An individual (s) including those acting as a trustee, legal or personal individual;
· Any business;
· Corporate trustee of a self-managed retirement fund;
· A club or incorporated association;
· Policy holder of a group life or general insurance. and / or
· A stakeholder as contemplated in Section 2 of the Financial Services Regulatory Act, 2010.
And Section 2 of the Act defines Stakeholder thus-
"Stakeholder" means, in relation to a financial services provider:-
(a) a client, or customer of the financial services provider that uses the products and services of the financial services provider;
(b) an insurer, a policyholder or beneficiary under a policy;
(c) a retirement fund, a member or beneficiary of the fund;
(d) a SACCO, a member; and
(e) a financial services provider in capital markets or investors or prospective investors.
What are the Financial Services Laws listed in the First Schedule to the FSRA Act, 2010?
The Insurance Act, 2005
The Lotteries Act, 1963
The Retirement Funds Act, 2005
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CEDAR PARK, Texas - The Texas Stars, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Dallas Stars, announced Tuesday their home opening date for the upcoming 2018-19 season.
The Stars will kick off their 10th anniversary season at home on Friday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. CT when they host the Grand Rapids Griffins.
The team will raise their Western Conference Championship banner to the rafters of H-E-B Center prior to the start of their home opener. Single-game tickets will be on sale at a later date. Full-season, 24-game and 12-game packages are available now for the upcoming year.
Texas will compete in the AHL's Central Division for the 2018-19 campaign and continue to play a 76-game schedule for the regular season.
The Texas Stars are the primary development affiliate of the NHL's Dallas Stars, and will begin their 10th anniversary season at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in October. Full-season, 24-game and 12-game ticket packages for the 2018-19 campaign are on sale now. For more information, call (512) GO-STARS (467-8277) or visit TexasStars.com.


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Hearne city manager lobbies for reprimand of city councilman
April 27, 2017 April 27, 2017 by Ty Clevenger
You already know about the resignation of Hearne PD Sgt. Stephen Yohner, a.k.a. "Sgt. Tallywacker," so let's shift the spotlight to one of the knuckleheads who helped make that fiasco possible: Interim City Manager John "Boy Wonder" Naron.
On Saturday I wrote about Boy Wonder's fraudulent efforts to recall Mr. Jackson from the council, as well as the city's efforts to railroad the councilman on a bogus criminal charge, but evidently Boy Wonder was undeterred. In response to an email from Mr. Jackson on Tuesday suggesting that Boy Wonder and Mayor Ruben Gomez had mishandled the Sgt. Tallywacker fiasco, Boy Wonder popped a cork and called for the council to reprimand Mr. Jackson. As you can see from his email below, Boy Wonder wants even more control over the information that comes out of city hall (and city hall was not particularly transparent in the first place).
That's bizarre enough by itself, but Boy Wonder's email could also be a criminal violation of the Texas Open Meetings Act if Boy Wonder and his Booger County Mafia allies were polling votes prior to a public meeting. Boy Wonder sent the draft email to the Mayor McCrooked, Councilman Emmett Aguirre, and Councilwoman Margaret Salvaggio, all of whom support Boy Wonder and have repeatedly blocked the council from firing him, and he also sent the draft to Councilwoman Martha Castilleja, who has repeatedly voted in favor of firing him.
Here's the email verbatim:
Mr. Jackson,
I took a look and my foot is not even close to my mouth. You really should take a look at the city charter section 3.13.
INVESTIGATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL
The city council shall have power to inquire into the conduct of any office, department, agency, officer or employee of the City and to make investigations as to municipal affairs, and for that purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths and compel the production of books, papers, and other evidence.
I never received a request from the council letting me know that they wanted to look into this matter. I would like to place special emphasis on the word council. Just because you DEMAND action does not necessarily mean that I have to proceed with your request. You know that you may put any item on the agenda as long as you meet the deadline. If you wanted to request that the council investigate this matter then you should have asked the council as a whole to vote on it. We could have then went down the path of hiring an attorney and holding a special meeting. I would also like to bring to your attention to the Amendment to Section 4.02(a) Department of Police.
The chief of police shall be the chief administrative officer of the department of police. He shall, with the approval of the City Manager, appoint and remove the employees of said department and shall perform such duties as may be required of him by the city council.
The chief and I handle employee issues. If we are not doing so then it is the job of the council to remove us by majority vote. The council was not established to handle the day to day affairs of the city, and considering you decided to go to the news with an unsubstantiated claim of misconduct, I can see why the people who wrote our charter made this clear.
Your question as to why you were not invited to hear the complaint filed by "the female officer" is easily answered. Her complaint is a sensitive issue that she did not wish to be made public. She chose who would sit in the meeting to hear her complaint. She chose those she could trust to keep her complaint confidential. You have destroyed the poor woman's trust in her city in your quest to help your own alleged misconduct. You have spoken as a representative of our city and aired our supposed dirty laundry without the permission of your fellow council people. I would like to you to look into section 807 of the City of Hearne Personnel Policy.
1. It is the policy of the City of Hearne that the internal business affairs of the City, particularly confidential information about forthcoming City issues not approved by the City council and/or the City Manager for public disclosure, represent proprietary assets that each employee has a continuing obligation to protect.
2. It is the policy of the City of Hearne that contact with the media will be limited to designated elected officials of the City and designated employees of the City.
Did the council designate you as the spokesman for the council. In most cases the mayor, as the presiding officer, would be the designated spokesperson. If you wish to change this then perhaps you should have asked the council to vote on the issue.
Mr. Russ is not our city attorney and has not received any documents related to city business. He has not invoiced or made claim to represent the city in any manner. He is also not included in every email conversation had between you and our office.
It is my suggestion that the council formerly reprimand you in the form of a resolution and reestablish the designated elected official to speak with the media on sensitive issues.
Boy Wonder actually seems to think that individual council members have no right to voice their own opinions to the media. Maybe Boy Wonder has never heard of the First Amendment, or maybe he is getting his legal advice from Rusty Russ or John Paschall.
Incidentally, this is not the first time Boy Wonder has sent a bizarre, unprofessional email to a council member. Just read the condescending email that he sent to Councilwoman Martha Castilleja. And remember his sniveling complaint that his civil rights being violated because city council members insisted on discussing his poor performance in a public meeting. Seriously, what is wrong with this guy?
One more question: Am I the only person who has noticed that John Naron seems to have a hard time getting along with black people and women?
IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE AUDIT REPORT, DON'T PRETEND THAT YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN IT
In the comments section beneath my Saturday post, Hearne resident Chad Berlan repeated a familiar falsehood peddled by Mayor McCrooked and his cronies, namely that the city's audit report found no wrongdoing. That can only mean one thing: Mr. Berlan didn't read the audit report.
How about the evidence in that report that the mayor's sister had written thousands of dollars worth of hot checks to the city for utilities, but her utilities were never disconnected? Or how about the free football tickets for former Councilman Michael "Sticky Fingers" Werlinger? Read the whole report, Mr. Berlan, then get back to me.
And don't forget how city hall tried to sabotage the audit by declaring certain subjects off limits. If you want to find out, for example, why Hearne's utility rates are so much higher than those of surrounding cities, then you need to vote against Mayor McCrooked, Councilman Aguirre, and former Councilwoman LaShunda White (a.k.a. "LaShunda Sellout") so the audit can be completed without political interference.
Finally, a word about my client, Rodrick Jackson. Mr. Berlan and others have complained that Mr. Jackson is too belligerent in city council meetings. For that matter, similar complaints have been voiced against one of my other clients, Councilwoman Shirley Jackson. Do they play by the Marquess of Queensbury rules? Maybe not, but consider this: if you and every other black resident had been getting ripped off since Reconstruction by the same corrupt ruling class, you might get a little belligerent yourself.
Suspended Hearne PD officer still wearing gun and badge
The Booger County Mafia is getting nervous (and for good reason)
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Phase equilibrium with external fields: Application to confined fluids
Noura Dawass, Michelle L. D'Lima, Ioannis Economou, Marcelo Castier
Energy and Fuel Processing, Catalysis
This work addresses the problem of finding the equilibrium spatial segregation of components in systems that have multiple regions, each of them subject to the effect of external fields. The specifications are the temperature, region volumes, component amounts, and additional variables that characterize the effect of such fields. The formulation leads to the mathematical problem of minimizing the Helmholtz energy of the system, subject to constraints that represent component mass balances and volume conservation equations applied to each region. Among other uses, the approach is suitable for determining the equilibrium conditions in batch adsorption. The formulation is general but the focus of this work is on the compositional segregation in isothermal reservoirs due to gravity and the spatial segregation of components close to pore walls. Calculations using the Steele and DRA potentials to model fluid-wall interactions demonstrate the formulation, and its solution procedure provides results that are generally in very good agreement with experimental data and simulations reported in the literature. The formulation enables the prediction of meaningful trends for local composition profiles for fluids inside pores, at a coarser level than those from molecular simulations, but with much smaller computational load.
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.6b00209
Phase equilibria
Dawass, N., D'Lima, M. L., Economou, I., & Castier, M. (2016). Phase equilibrium with external fields: Application to confined fluids. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 61(8), 2873-2885. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.6b00209
Phase equilibrium with external fields : Application to confined fluids. / Dawass, Noura; D'Lima, Michelle L.; Economou, Ioannis; Castier, Marcelo.
In: Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, Vol. 61, No. 8, 11.08.2016, p. 2873-2885.
Dawass, N, D'Lima, ML, Economou, I & Castier, M 2016, 'Phase equilibrium with external fields: Application to confined fluids', Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, vol. 61, no. 8, pp. 2873-2885. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.6b00209
Dawass N, D'Lima ML, Economou I, Castier M. Phase equilibrium with external fields: Application to confined fluids. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data. 2016 Aug 11;61(8):2873-2885. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.6b00209
Dawass, Noura ; D'Lima, Michelle L. ; Economou, Ioannis ; Castier, Marcelo. / Phase equilibrium with external fields : Application to confined fluids. In: Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data. 2016 ; Vol. 61, No. 8. pp. 2873-2885.
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Q: Spotify API token issue as the title suggests, I want to get in the form of JSON file the contents of my Spotify library, mainly liked songs and playlists. Spotify provides a web API for that, but I am not experienced with web applications.
However I am experienced with Python, and I try to implement what the Spotify for Developers Documentation on the site suggests with Python.
Firstly, I have to request for an Access token which is used in every HTTP request. I follow the instructions  here, and Request User Authentication section, the GET request that I do for getting the callback responds with
'{ "error": { "status": 401, "message": "No token provided" } }'

The thing is that I send this request in order to get the Access token.
This is my code:
import requests

uri_redirect = 'http://localhost:8888/callback'
authorize_endpoint = 'https://api.spotify.com/authorize'
request_authorization_parameters = {'client_id': 'here I give my client id',
                                    'response_type': 'code',
                                    'redirect_uri': uri_redirect,
                                    'scope': 'user-library-read playlist-read-private'}
r_auth = requests.get(authorize_endpoint, params=request_authorization_parameters)

What am I doing wrong?
Cheers!

A: Seems like scope should be a list []

A: After all, it was a careless mistake. I used wrong URL for the authorization endpoint.
The request must be sent to https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize instead of https://api.spotify.com/authorize.
Following the rest of the documentation, I had no problem.

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Heat a sauté pan on medium heat. Add chicken mixture and cook until chicken is done (about 7 minutes), stirring occasionally. The marinade will have cooked off a little bit, so the chicken should be sitting in a soupy liquid. Drain the chicken in a colander and set aside.
To prepare the sauce, heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and ginger. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and transparent (about 6 minutes). Add garam masala, chile powder, and cayenne pepper and cook for 1 more minute. Add tomatoes and salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and bring to a simmer. Partially cover the pain and cook, stirring occasionally until sauce is slightly thickened (10 minutes).
Once the sauce has thickened, stir in the sour cream and fresh chopped cilantro. Add drained chicken to the sauce, stirring to combine. Continue to simmer for 5 more minutes.
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French Administrative Supreme Court clarifies its interpretation of the validity of an arbitration award
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French Administrative Supreme Court clarifies its interpretation of the validity of an arbitration award rendered in a dispute involving an administrative contract
On 9 November 2016, the Plenary Session (Assemblée du contentieux) of the French Administrative Supreme Court (the "State Council" or Conseil d'Etat), the most prestigious bench of the State Council, ruled on an application to annul an international arbitral award issued by an arbitration tribunal to settle a dispute which arose between parties to an international administrative contract.
A construction contract (the "Construction Contract") initially entered into by Gaz de France ("Gdf"), formerly a public utility company (établissement public industriel et commercial), and a consortium of three engineering contractors (the "Consortium") was assigned by Gdf to one of its affiliated companies (the private company "Fosmax") after Gdf was turned into a private company.
Following the refusal of the Consortium to perform additional works, Fosmax decided to exercise step-in-rights (mise en régie) by temporarily taking over the construction works and engaged third-party companies to complete the remaining works at the cost and risk of the Consortium. As the completion of the works led to a dispute between the parties to the Construction Contract, Fosmax submitted a request for arbitration1 to the Paris-based International Court of Arbitration (the "ICC"), in compliance with an arbitration clause inserted by way of an amendment to the contract.
The award dated 13 February 2015 (the "Award"), issued by the ICC, ordered Fosmax to pay the highest amount and rejected its claim for reimbursement of the amount spent to complete the works following the exercise of step-in-rights (mise en régie). Following the Issuance of the Award, Fosmax brought legal action before the State Council seeking the annulment of the Award.
As a preliminary matter, the State Council had to determine whether the French civil or administrative courts had jurisdiction to hear the case. The State Council therefore referred the case to the Tribunal des Conflits2 to settle this question.
The State Council jurisdiction over awards rendered into disputes between parties to administrative contracts
The analysis of the nature of the contract and the application of the Inserm case principles are necessary to determine which court has jurisdiction to hear the case
To annul the Award, it was necessary to determine, first, which court the French civil court or the administrative court had jurisdiction to hear the case.
The Tribunal des Conflits held3 that the State Council had jurisdiction to perform the judicial review of the Award because (i) the Construction Contract was initially entered into by a public utility company and a consortium of private companies and (ii) the State Council jurisdiction is in compliance with the Inserm case4. Indeed, in the Inserm case, the Tribunal des Conflits held that the review of an international arbitration award which has been rendered in the context of an international administrative contract falls within the jurisdiction of ordinary courts (civil courts), unless it involves the issue of compliance with public policy rules of French administrative law relating to public property occupancy or public procurement.
In the present case, as the claim for annulment filed by Fosmax related to an examination/analysis of the compliance of the Award with public policy rules of French administrative law relating to public procurement, it was deemed that the State Council had jurisdiction to hear the case.
The administrative court's powers to judicially review an award
A two steps review
The State Council took the opportunity to define, for the first time, the scope of control to be exercised by it over claims brought for the annulment of an international arbitration award.
The State Council's judicial review function is limited and only focuses on the following elements:
1. The ability of the parties to bring the dispute before an arbitration tribunal; and
2. The validity of the State Council review of the award is strictly limited to (a) a review of the procedure followed by the arbitral tribunal (i.e. whether the tribunal followed the correct procedure), and (b) a review of the award's compliance with the public policy rules of French administrative law:
(a) the review of the procedure followed by the arbitral tribunal: the judicial review must be confined to the arbitration tribunal's jurisdiction, composition and mission. This includes a review of whether the award respected certain rights and principles such as the right to an impartial and fair trial, the compliance with the principles of due process of law and the obligation to expressly set out the grounds on which an award was rendered.
(b) the compliance of the arbitral award with the public policy rules of French administrative law: the State Council's review must be limited to a control of the proper application by the arbitration tribunal of the public policy rules of French administrative law (règles impératives du droit administratif).5
A judicial review akin to the civil court's judicial review
The State Council's judicial review over an award is akin to the civil court's judicial review, except on one issue: the preliminary analysis of the ability of the parties to bring the dispute before an arbitration tribunal.
This specificity can be easily explained since under French law, French public entities cannot resort to arbitration6 except when legislative provisions and international treaties allow them to do so.
The partial annulment of the Award
The ability of the parties to the Construction Contract to resort to arbitration
Regarding the parties' ability to bring the dispute before an arbitration tribunal, the State Council confirmed implicitly that Fosmax and the Consortium were allowed to bring the case before the ICC, by directly reviewing the validity of the Award. Indeed, the arbitration clause was lawful because Decree No.2002-56, dated 8 January 2002, expressly allowed Gdf (at this time a public entity) to insert such a clause in the administrative contracts (i.e. such as the Construction Contract) it entered into.
The review of the validity of the Award
However, the State Council ruled that the Award breached a public policy rule of French administrative law, that is, the rule relating to the legal ability of a grantor to exercise step-in-rights (mise en régie) on the construction works when the contractor no longer performs its duties under the public contract. Consequently, the State Council annulled the Award on one issue: the rejection of Fosmax's request for reimbursement of the costs for the works performed by third-party companies once the exercise of steps-in-rights on the works was decided by Fosmax due to the non-performance by the Consortium of its duties under the Construction Contract.
Another major contribution of the decision: its jurisdiction over the awards rendered to settle disputes between parties to partnership contracts (marchés de partenariat)
Ruling ultra petita7, the State Council held specifically that it has jurisdiction over applications seeking annulment of international arbitration awards issued to settle disputes arising during the performance of partnership contracts under article 90 of the Ordinance No.2015-899 dated 23 July 2015 relating to public procurement agreements. The State Council held that the reference to "the provisions of book IV of the French Civil Procedure Code" under article 90 of the Ordinance No.2015-899 dated 23 July 2015 does not mean that civil courts have jurisdiction to hear claims from disputes arising during the performance of partnership contracts.
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Diane Houriez, a Law Clerk at White & Case, assisted in the development of this publication.
1 By an amendment to the Construction Contract on 11 July 2011 the parties to the Construction Contract added an arbitration clause in order to give jurisdiction to the ICC over any potential disputes which could arise in relation to the performance of the Contract.
2 The Tribunal des Conflits is a Supreme Court whose role is to determine whether the civil courts or administrative courts have jurisdiction to hear a particular matter.
3 Tribunal des Conflits, 11 April 2016, n° C4043.
4 Tribunal des Conflits, 17 May 2010, Inserm, n° C3754.
5 According to the State Council, an award is deemed to breach those rules if a contract is motivated by an illegal or improper purpose, if the contract suffers a major defect such as a lack of mutual consent, or non-compliance with a rule from which public entities cannot derogate.
6 Fo Article 2060 of the French Civil Code.
7 The ultra petita principle is generally understood to mean that a Court will make a ruling beyond what is requested by the parties to the case.
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Christophe Galtier confirms whether Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and Neymar are available for PSG vs Angers
Jan 10, 2023 Christophe Galtier, feature, featured, FIFA, games, Kylian Mbappe, Ligue 1, Lionel Messi, Neymar, Neymar Jr, Paris Saint-Germain, PSG, Round of 16, Stade Reims, World Cup
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) manager Christophe Galtier has given an update on the availability of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and Neymar for their upcoming clash against Angers. The Parisians will host Ligue 1's bottom-placed side on Wednesday (January 11).
The prolific trio haven't all featured together since the 2022 FIFA World Cup and fans will have to wait for at least one more game before seeing them together. While Messi and Neymar could feature against Angers, Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi will miss the clash.
The duo are yet to return to training after their vacation in New York. Speaking to the media ahead of the game against Angers, manager Christophe Galtier said:
"Neymar, Lionel Messi and Marco Verratti are in training on Tuesday, as is Renato Sanches. Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi are absent. The return from vacation of the two men is expected in the middle of the week."
This will be the Argentine's first game back in action following his 2022 FIFA World Cup triumph, where he also won the Golden Ball. Neymar, meanwhile, was sent off in PSG's 2-1 win over Strasbourg on December 28. Mbappe featured in both of PSG's Ligue 1 games after the World Cup before taking his due 10-day vacation along with Hakimi.
The trio have been in sensational form for the French club this season. They have scored 47 goals and provided 32 assists between them in all competitions.
🚨🚨Leo Messi & Neymar Jr are expected to start against Angers on Wednesday, January 11th. 🇦🇷🇧🇷 [@le_Parisien] pic.twitter.com/AnqfYQN17a
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PSG's Hugo Ekitike on playing with Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappe
French striker Hugo Ekitike joined PSG from Stade Reims on loan last summer and has made 15 appearances, contributing three goals and two assists.
He recently shared his experience of playing alongside Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe. Ekitike said:
"That's it; I know them now. I can praise them, but we already know the players they are. I think it's mainly a great opportunity for me because it allows me to learn even if I don't necessarily realize it in training and it makes me a more ready player and you will soon see that on field."
The superstar trio have led PSG to a four-point lead over Lens at the top of the Ligue 1 table and the Round of 16 of the Coupe de France.
The Parisians have also reached the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League, where they will face Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.
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Sentinel currently obtains data from the NASA Earth Observation Satellites Terra and Aqua. Plans are well advanced to include data from other satellites in the near future.
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I have never owned a pool before. Getting ready to have a 24' pool installed with a waterway 125 sq ft cartridge filter and hi flow variable speed pump.
Is this a good system? Also, can it be hard plumbed? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Hi Melissa. The filter sounds like it would be a good system. I'm a big fan of two speed pumps and cartridge filters to a fine job.
I have not seen a system yet that could not be hard plumbed, but what I like even better than that is flexible PVC. Flexible PVC pipe is very easy to work with, uses less fittings, and will last nearly as long as solid PVC.
It also has the advantage of having some give to it. Solid pipe is just that, solid. But your pool walls are not, they have some give and some movement. Using a pipe that has some flex will allow the wall to flex the way it normally does.
Hi That is so true about pool hoses. It is even worse when they break in the middle of the night, or when you are on vacation.
The photo above should show you everything you need to know. Use male adapters, flex PVC and maybe an elbow or two. You will be glad you did.
When placing an above ground pool into the ground, where and how is the place to put the sand filter, salt water system, etc?
I am putting a 24-ft, 54 in deep pool 36-42 inches (not sure yet on depth) into the ground. I have only 5-6 inches of fall from one end to the other. Where do you suggest putting the equipment mentioned above?
Hi Jim. Above ground pool pumps are designed to be gravity fed, so the hair and lint pot on the pump just needs to be below water level. I would set the pool up so that the filter system could sit at ground level and still be gravity fed.
Your other options are to sink the filter system. The problem with this is rain water. You do not want the filter system sitting in water. If you can solve that problem this is a good solution, one I have seen done many times.
Setting the system up on ground level, above the water level, will mean having to prime the system on a regular basis. It could also mean not being able to use a timer because you don't know if the pump will start each time.
In ground pool pumps have a different impeller setup and are meant to draw water uphill and from a farther distance. One way to set up the system is with an in ground pump set back away from the pool, in a convenient location, at ground level, and not have to worry about whether the pump will stay primed.
Does our pump have to be below our above ground pool or can we trench the pipe to the garage and have it in there? Can the pump be higher then the skimmer?
Hi Brenda. You have just mentioned two of the biggest differences between pumps designed for above ground pools and those designed for in ground pools. In ground pool pumps have larger impellers are designed to draw water up hill and from farther distances.
If it were me, I would continue as planned. Setting the filter system up in a designated area, one of your choosing, can be very important. There are many reasons for doing this, and most of them are valid.
One of the first pools I ever set up for myself was all the way in the ground. I installed an old Muskin 3/4 HP pump and filter on top of the ground about ten foot away from the pool. I never really had any problems with it. It would draw a sufficient amount of water and did a good job of keeping the filter clean. Above ground pool pumps are gravity fed, by design, so I did have issues with keeping the prime. I would not have been able to set the system up on a timer because I would never know if the pump needed re-primed.
Had the filter turned on, with the pump out of water, it would have burned out. This would usually only happened during filter cleaning, when I would have to re-prime. But it did happen enough other times, for no reason, that I never hooked it up to a timer.
My suggestion would be to set the system up the way you want. You can then give it a try. If it really won't work you have two choices. You could move the entire system back near the pool or you could replace the pump with an in ground model.
Good used pumps are not that expensive and once you have used an in ground pool pump on an above ground pool, you will never go back to the above ground version.
If you do end up replacing the pump, go with a 2 speed model. There again, once you try it you will never go back to one speed.
What do I need to hard pipe a Doughboy filter?
Hi Scott. Doughboy sells a hard plumb adapter kit.
It is basically six rubber couplers and twelve hose clamps. The rubber couplers have different sized ends, one end fit's the fittings on the filter, skimmer and return while the other end accepts 1 1/2" PVC pipe. You simply attach the adapter to the Doughboy fitting and tighten the hose clamp, you then insert the PVC pipe and tighten another clamp.
The adapters fit the skimmer, return and all four filter system locations. This allows the entire system to hard plumbed with 1 1/2" PVC pipe.
Doughboy hard plumb adapters can be purchased anywhere Doughboy pools and parts are sold.


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National League side Kidderminster Harriers have signed left-back Andrew Fox on a one-month loan from League One Peterborough United.
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The success of commercial horticulture, or the practice of growing crops and optimizing plant growth for profit, is highly dependent on the latest lighting technologies available in the market today, such as solid-state luminaries (LEDs).
As more cities turn to greenhouses in order to reduce risks related to climate change and improve accessibility of seasonal crops, efficient lighting systems must be used to ease the challenges of sustainable cultivation.
Several key trends unfolding worldwide are responsible for this shift in preferred growing methods. Over population is driving demand for fresh vegetables and fruits – at a level that cannot be met solely using traditional farming. Land, which is required to grow crops outdoors, is being prioritized for residential and commercial spaces to cater to the rising population. Additionally, cost of acquiring land for agriculture is increasing due to its demand.
This is evident in small countries worldwide, from Singapore to the Netherlands. In particular, Singapore, due to limited space, imports most of its meat, vegetables and fruits from Malaysia, its neighbor, and China. Japan is also facing a similar dilemma, as researchers are currently pioneering vertical cultivation configurations to maximize crop yield and space.
In the Netherlands, researchers from HAS University of Applied Sciences are using artificial lighting systems to support vertical farming operations. The team uses plant factories to grow crops in a dense configuration, within or close to the city. Furthermore, because vertical configurations are well organized, researchers expect robots to be able to manage operations autonomously in the future.
Many people assume that traditional farming in natural, outdoor locations is the best way to grow plants. This is not exactly true for all crops. There are numerous issues with outdoor cultivation, which is why farmers invest in costly irrigation systems, pesticides and monitoring devices. Most of these solutions are designed to offer more control over the environment and growing patterns of plants. For example, some farmers setup nets and wiring over their crops to discourage birds from eating them. In indoor horticulture, this is not needed and the types of pesticides used are not as diverse, since growers have full control of water, nutrients and soil.
When using LED lighting systems for greenhouses, growers would not be susceptible to shifts in weather and outdoor conditions. They can ensure a constant schedule of light, with great accuracy, right down to the second (using a timer and time schedule) and during periods of power outage (using a backup generator).
Solid-state lighting systems allow specialists to experiment with different light colors during cultivation. Going beyond conventional white or full-spectrum lighting, the introduction of LEDs has made color selection easier to accomplish. Here at Larson Electronics, we have extensively covered the applications of colored lighting in indoor cultivation. Red is by far the most used and recommended light color for optimizing plant growth. A mix of other colors, such as green, blue and far-red bands, is also required to prevent defects and promote natural growth.
Other light colors, such as orange, yellow and violet, are not commonly used and don't have significant applications in indoor cultivation. The reason some artificial lights look pink or purple in greenhouses is due to a mixture of red and blue (with white or green). Green is known to be a non-essential light for growing, because it is not well absorbed by plants. However, new studies have uncovered that the light color does indeed play an important role in plant growth.
Out of all the colors at one's disposal, the effects of blue light should be understood thoroughly. Very small amounts of blue light are needed for indoor cultivation. Exposing plants to too much blue light will stun its growth and cause defects. The recommended ratio of blue light is capped at 5:1 (red:blue). Some specialists require even less, at roughly 10 percent or five percent.
When crops are exposed to blue bands, a unique photoreceptor, called cryptochromes, inhibits the production of a hormone, called auxins, that is responsible for root and stem growth. Small amounts of blue light are required to regulate plant growth, allowing it to mature to its intended size (plants that are too big suffer from numerous issues, such as droopy canopies and leaves, weak foundations, as well as low quality – sometimes tasteless – yields).
Contradicting the above, blue light is a salient component to maximizing plant growth. At this light range, stomata, or microscopic pores found under the leaves of plants that regulate carbon dioxide absorption and the release of oxygen, responds to exposure by increasing its openings. As a result, metabolic rates increase and growth is accelerated.
Based on the characteristics of blue light and its effects on plants, it is possible to conclude that cultivators use this light range to purposely suppress vertical growth and the over expansion of leaves, resulting in compact, robust yields. This level of control is critical and highly sought after by growers, because it allows the plants to stay healthy without taking up unnecessary space in the greenhouse.
City farming is set to revolutionize the way supermarkets buy produce and the way consumers access seasonal vegetables. According to a report from The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, around 800 million people worldwide cultivate vegetables or fruits in cities, which accounts for a mind-blowing 15 to 20 percent of food in the world. Cities are increasing their reliance on urban farming operations, in order to protect local restaurants and supermarkets.
For instance, Gotham Greens, a New York-based indoor greenhouse that specializes in herbs and microgreens, experienced a surge in demand for its green products from locations devastated by Hurricane Sandy and crippling blizzards that swept through the Northern US regions. The company produces up to 270 metric tons of produce on an annual basis. Co-founder Viraj Puri boasts that during those periods, vegetables from the grow houses were the only ones on the supermarket shelf in locations affected by large storms.
The rise of LEDs is making indoor horticulture cheaper to practice and master. Solid-state luminaries can reduce energy consumption by roughly 30 percent and the units come with an average lifespan of 50,000+ hours. Additionally, growers only have to focus on red and blue wavelengths to maximize growth, greatly reducing investments when getting started. LEDs are also very compact, allowing horticulture enthusiasts to setup artificial lighting systems in their backyard, closet or dedicated growing room inside a home or office.


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Press Start is a crowdfunding platform that makes journalism possible where freedom isn't guaranteed
by Ekaterina Basilaia - Sep 23, 2015
Two women avoiding tear gas jump into a taxi cab in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey.Credit: Seamus Travers.
Reporters in countries where journalists lack freedom have a new champion.
A new crowdfunding platform named Press Start will launch soon specifically to help reporters get their stories told in parts of the world where telling the truth sometimes puts you at risk.
Initially, Press Start will be available only for journalists coming from and working in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Ultimately Press Start plans to expand to parts of South America and Asia as well.
Press Start is an initiative of Transitions, a journalism training organization in Central and Eastern Europe and publisher of tol.org, a news magazine about the post-communist region.
"There are all these struggling journalists, but there is no way to connect them with the people around the world because they don't know about crowdfunding, they don't know English, they are just caught up in getting the story out and not coming up with new ways to reach the international audience who will be interested in funding them and hearing their story," said Jeremy Druker the founder of Press Start and one of the founders of Transitions.
"So that's what we really are doing, handpicking the people that can use the help best and connecting them with the audience who would be interested with funding them."
TOL will also be launching a month-long crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to garner additional money for Press Start until the platform is able to fund the journalists' projects.
The Kickstarter campaign will go live in October and Press Start a month later.
Each pre-selected journalist will have a public portfolio available that will contain a journalist's proposed project idea together with the details of his/her professional background.
Partner organizations who focus on things like media development, journalism training, press freedom and professional journalist associations from the pre-selected journalists' country will vouch for the journalist and help monitor the work the journalist produces.
"They [partner organizations] will act as intermediaries, telling them [the journalists] what we can offer and what we expect done," Druker said.
Currently, TOL is working with 12 organizations in different countries but they're still searching for reliable and experienced partners. Press Start has some six to eight journalists who were nominated by the partner organizations and whose profiles and proposed work will be made available to the public for funding from already in October.
Each journalist will receive funding for a maximum four months and will be provided a lump sum of $2,000 USD irrespective of location or nationality. Donors can give to individual journalists or to a general fund to support campaigns close to reaching their goal.
Money from the Kickstarter campaign will go into a similar fund.
Security is a real concern for journalists in some parts of the world so a public crowdfunding might seem out of reach. Press Start is working on that.
"What we have done is talked to some press rights organizations and what they recommend in that situation is that we do crowdfunding not just for stories but also for some kind of a package that would also help protect the journalist."
Such packages will provide preliminary training to the journalists on security matters and cover health insurance for four months.
A small number of those journalists reporting on sensitive issues that may irk governments will be allowed to write and conduct crowdfunding campaigns under pseudonyms, with profiles devoid of details of their careers and past projects.
"Obviously, this defeats the purpose of being able to get into the details of a profile [for potential funders], but the Press Start visitors will have to trust us that we know who these people are, that we know their identity. So this can be tricky and these will be a very small percentage of people who will be out there, but that's what we are going to do," Druker said.
TOL will rely on a National Endowment for Democracy grant to get Press Start off the ground. Druker wants Press Start to become a sustainable social business within three years, financed from 10 percent of donations, advertisements, and article syndication.
If projects are successful, journalists can apply multiple times and produce a consistent sources of income. Additionally, TOL is also considering building a profit-sharing model with the partners.
"Often people ask you to be a partner, and you do a lot of work but you don't get paid for it. So we have a model set up that we will be taking 10 percent of the donation," Druker said.
"Part of that 10 percent will go to the local partner, who has recruited that particular journalist. It might be a small amount of money in the beginning. It won't be a significant amount of income, but for small organizations it is non-grant income. Everyone wins, the journalists benefit, we would benefit and local partner organizations will benefit."
Jaroslav Valuch, a TOL staff member helping to set up Press Start, said that the content deemed interesting for an international audience will be translated to English and published on various platforms and on blogs.
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Ekaterina Basilaia is currently based in Antwerp. She has worked in various print and online media. She believes in the power of Internet and information that keep the people forward.