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Q: Bot Framework v4 C# - Proactive messages I'm using Microsoft Graph in C# to interact with the Azure AD, now I need to build a teams bot that sends a welcome message to the user that was added to the directory, even if the user hasn't had a previous conversation with the bot. How can I implement that if the conversation reference is null?

A: You would require to install the bot app using Graph API and then get the conversation reference to send welcome message.
See following reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/graph-api/proactive-bots-and-messages/graph-proactive-bots-and-messages?tabs=dotnet

A: If the bot app is meant to be pre-installed for all users or a defined set of users in the organization, you can use Setup policies to install it - see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/teams-app-setup-policies . It will require the Teams administrator(s) in your organization to configure this.

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Міністерство Повітряних сил США або Департамент Повітряних сил США () — одне з трьох військових міністерств у системі міністерства оборони США. Очолює міністерство секретар Повітряних сил США, цивільна особа, яка несе відповідальність за організаційні та адміністративні питання (не несе відповідальність за застосування ВПС у військових операціях) у повітряних силах США.

Історія
Міністерство було засноване 18 вересня 1947 з метою управління військово-повітряними силами країни під загальним керівництвом цивільної особи — секретаря військово-повітряних сил США (СЕКАФ, ) та увійшло до складу міністерства оборони США на рівних правах з міністерством армії та міністерством військово-морських сил США.

Найвищим військовим начальником в міністерстві є начальник штабу Повітряних сил США.

Загальна структура

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 Військово-повітряні сили армії США
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 20-та повітряна армія (США)
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 Повітряні сили Національної гвардії США

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 Official USAF website
 Official USAF Recruiting site

Міністерство оборони США
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Is It Time for You to Ignite?
I love being a Hay House author and am thrilled that they organise such amazing events to showcase their new books and the awesome talent that is the Hay House family. In addition to the 'I Can Do It' conference they now host yearly the 'Ignite' conference, this is to showcase the people they believe are the new voices in spirituality and wellness, for a day that will motivate and fulfil you, mind, body and soul.
It was a fabulous line up of speakers including Rebecca Campbell, Mel Wells, Sandy Newbigging, Beth Kempton and Sonia Choquette and all held in the lovely Tuke Hall Theatre at Regents Hall Campus in Regents park.
The day kicked off with Rebecca Campbell of 'Rise Sister Rise' fame, Rebecca did several meditations, led us in chanting and asked us many times to 'breathe in…and out'. She talked us through the seasons and urged us to find the direction of our 'souls calling', to surrender, to dance with the universe and she taught us a cool 'aerobic' workout connecting 'heaven, heart, earth'. Rebecca believes it's fear that holds us back, and she suggests we ask ourselves a very powerful question, 'If I wasn't afraid, what would I do? Scary isn't it. The answer is your soul's calling.
And be prepared to listen. I also love the way she suggests we talk to our body, thank it for all it does for us, adorn it, decorate it and recognize that our body is our home. This really resonated with me having heard many years ago, about the documentary where a film crew were following homeless people in London, they came across one guy who despite living constantly on the streets looked vibrant and healthy, they asked him how come and he explained that he eschewed the drink and drugs so synonymous with the homeless and ate only healthy food. He went to the markets and collected the leftover fruit and veg, he went to the fish restaurants as they were closing and asked for any uneaten pieces.
'If I don't look after my body I'll have nowhere to live'. The same is true for all of us of course, but we get so caught up in our homes, our castles, our workspaces, we forget to really nourish, honour and cherish the one 'home' that is truly irreplaceable.
I've heard Sandy Newbigging speak several times before and interviewed him for Hay House Radio, he is a modern-day monk and has some wonderful insights. The new book 'Calm Cure' isn't out yet but he gave us a taster. Sandy taught us that life is happening on a spectrum of possibilities, and urged us to attempt to get peace with our full range of emotions.
Beth Kempton author of 'How to Live More, Worry Less and Do What You Love' asked us to try and recall a time when we felt free, she believes we all have a choice but many of us have literally created a kind of 'cage' and locked ourselves in, We need to ask ourselves where is the door, the lock, the key – to our freedom?
Charlie Morley gave us some cool tips for lucid dreaming and Carrie Green gave us some tips to become an entrepreneur, Sonia Choquette? Well Sonia made us DANCE!!!
Hay House promised…'You will learn exercises and techniques that will stay with you throughout your life journey as you expand your mind, free your spirit, nurture your body and nourish your soul'.
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Katsuhiko MIKOSHIBA, M.D. Ph.D
Professor, Principal Investigator
Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University
Laboratory: Lab of Cell Calcium Signaling
Email: mikosiba@@shanghaitech.edu.cn
1969 M.D. Keio University School of Medicine
1973 Ph.D. Keio University
1973-1974 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physiology, Keio Univ. School of Medicine
1974-1982 Lecturer, Dept. of Physiology, Keio Univ. School of Medicine
1976-1977 Research Associate Pasteur Institute, Paris, France (c/o Prof. Jean-Pierre Changeux)
1982-1985 Associate Prof., Department of Physiology, Keio Univ. School of Medicine
1985-1992 Professor, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University
1986-1991 Professor, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki (Adjunct position)
1992-1997 Chief Scientist, Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, RIKEN, Tsukuba (Adjunct position)
1992-2007 Professor, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
1998-2009 Team Leader, Group Director, RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) (Adjunct position)
2003-2015 Foreign Professor (Adjunct Professor) at Karolinska Institute (received an honorary doctorate from Karolinska Institute)
2005-present Member of Science Council of Japan
2007-present Professor Emeritus of University of Tokyo
2008-2011 Foreign Professor of Seoul National University (Korea) (World Class University Professor, WCU Prof. program)
2009-2019 Senior Team Leader, Lab. for Developmental Neurobiol., BSI, RIKEN
2019-present Professor, SIAIS (Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies), ShanghaiTech University
Honors and Prizes
1974 Erwin von Bälz Preis
1980 Kitazato Prize
1987 The Inoue Scientific Prize
1987 The Memorial Prize for Tsukahara Nakaakira (1st memorial prize)
1991 The Osaka Prize for Science
1996 Medical Award of the Japan Medical Association
1996 Human Frontier Science Program Grant Award (1996-1998) with C,B.Wollheim as a team leader
1997 Uehara Prize
1998 The Keio Medical Science Prize (International Prize)
1999 Human Frontier Science Program Grant Award (1999-2001) with J.P.Changeux as a team leader
1999 The Fritz-Lipmann Lecture Award (Germany)
2000 College de France Medal (France)
2002 Medal of Honor in Japan (Medal with Purple Ribbon-Emperor's Prize)
2003 Klaus Joachim Zülch-Preis (Germany Max-Planck Institute, Gertrud Reemtsma Foundation)
2003 Foreign Professor at Karolinska Institute (Adjunct Professor), (Sweden)
2004 Takeda Medical Science Prize (Takeda Foundation, Japan)
2005 Meister Prize (Endocrinology Society for Japan)
2006 Nobel Forum Lecture (Karolinska Institute, Sweden)
2007 Hagiwara Lecture (The Physiological Society of Japan)
2008 Sherrington Lecture (Liverpool, UK)
2009 The Naito Foundation Research Prize
2009 Japan Academy Prize (Emperor's prize)
2010 Honorary Membership of the Japanese Biochemical Society
2011 Honorary Doctorate (Medical Doctor) at Karolinska Institute
(Karolinska Institutet, Sweden).
2011 Honorary Membership of the European Calcium Society.
2013 Dr. Martin Rodbell Lecture (NIH-NIEHS),USA
2013 Special Prize, Scientist of the year 2013, of the International Society of Antioxidants in Nutrition and Health
2013 lOrder National de la Legion d`honneur ( grade de Chevalier, Knight) (Republic of France)
2013 George and Catherine Weber Special Symposium Lecture (Bologna, Academy of Science, Italy)
2018 The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (Emperor's Honor)
Lab of Cell Calcium Signaling is a newly established Mikoshiba lab at ShanghaiTech University in April 1st 2019.
Our lab studies the cellular and molecular mechanism of calcium signaling in the normal and disease states. Intracellular calcium ions (Ca2+) must be kept under strict control at a very low level inside the cells so that Ca2+ can act as second messengers responsible for diverse cell functions. Massive Ca2+ increases in the cytosol are incompatible with cell survival and abnormal Ca2+ signaling results in various kinds of diseases.
We discovered a key Ca2+ channel, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptor (Nature 1989) and found its role in fertilization (Science 1992), dorso-ventral axis formation (Science 1997, Nature 2002), neurite extension (Science 2005), exocrine secretion (Science 2005), learning and memory (Nature 2000, Nature Neurosci 2015), behavior (Nature 1996), apoptosis (Cell 2005, Neuron 2010, eLife 2016), and human genetic diseases, such as anhydrosis (J Clin Invest 2014) and spinocerebellar ataxia 29 (PNAS 2018). We also discovered a pseudo-ligand for IP3R, IRBIT (IP3R binding protein released with IP3) (Mol Cell 2006), which works as an assumed third messenger to regulate acid-base balance by activating Na+/HCO3- co-trasnporter 1, Na+/H+ exchanger, and CFTR channel. Based on these findings, our lab will conduct cutting-edge researches under collaborative and worldwide scientific environments with fully innovative equipment and facilities at ShanghaiTech University and another Mikoshiba lab at Toho University in Japan.
We are interested in the role and mechanism of cell signaling focusing especially on the transduction of the Ca2+ signaling. We are studying mainly four core projects as follows.
1.Calcium Signaling in Brain
Calcium signaling in the brain is essential to maintain a normal brain structure and function. We shall study molecular mechanisms by which the IP3 receptor control neuronal morphology and function. Glial cells surround neurons to modulate their functions, so glial IP3 receptors will be also targets for our study.
2.Calcium Signaling in Differentiation
We discovered IP3 receptor is involved in cell differentiation and development. We shall study how IP3R is involved in cell fate determination by detailed analysis of local Ca2+ signaling mediated by IP3 receptors at cellular microdomains.
3.IP3 receptor Structure and Function
Recent studies have demonstrated atomic structures of IP3 receptors and ryanodine receptors, suggesting a shared gating mechanism. However, we have never known how IP3 and Ca2+ bind to open the channel. We shall study the gating mechanism controlled by IP3 and Ca2+.
4.IRBIT Function and Mechanism
IRBIT is an IP3 receptor binding protein released in the presence of IP3, which is discovered and named in the Mikoshiba lab. IRBIT regulates Ca2+ signaling, the intracellular pH homeostasis, and ribonucleotide reductase which controls tumor growth. We shall study molecular mechanism of how IRBIT controls these cellular signaling.
Main Publications Katsuhiko Mikoshiba:
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Gender Culture
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Re: Gender Culture
Quote from: BC_cheque on June 18, 2017, 09:57:45 pm
No, I don't think a Muslim woman's right trumps a transgender right. I don't think any kind of religious right should trample on any type of human right. If the law regards a transgender woman as a woman, she should have a right to exercise in a woman's facility. If that makes any Jew, Christian or Muslim, uncomfortable, that's too bad.
You're talking around the problem here. Rights don't 'trump' each other but they have to be resolved when in conflict. Religious rights already supersede human rights in several specific examples. It seems to me, reading this paragraph, that you may not realize that.
Quote from: MH on June 19, 2017, 06:14:28 am
The answer to this particular dilemma may well be that the hypothetical Muslim woman isn't entitled to a ****-free environment and will have to find somewhere else to exercise. It's entirely possible that this might be the solution that places the least burden on the competing interests of all parties involved.
However, I'm curious to find out whether the gym could, if there was a demand for it, offer a ****-free environment, perhaps ****-free hours or something.
That's my view as well, but as I mentioned earlier we live in a society where a lot of people think that reasonable effort should be made to Muslims' sensibilities-- be it dress codes, food policies, and even the desire for women-only swimming. I'd expect the same people would support accommodating a Muslim woman who felt that being in an open-dongs environment was against her religion.
(as an aside, it's one of my pet peeves that saying "it's against my religion" somehow makes a belief more legitimate than beliefs you arrived at independently. You don't eat meat because your conscience forbids it. Someone else doesn't eat meat because her religion forbids it. Somehow her reason for not eating meat is seen as more worthy. That annoys me.)
If the sight of a woman with a **** could cause harm to others, I could see the point, otherwise no.
As for feeling threatened by a ****, I don't think that's why we have segregated gyms. Having worked in gyms when I was younger, I know it's partly women wanting to work out without being watched by men, and also because they don't want to be hit on by men.
Which brings us back to the lesbian comparison. With a lesbian, she is for sure interested in women, but a transgender woman may or may not be interested in women. That's why I said it's more logical to be uncomfortable around lesbians even though we're not.
I don't think it's just a dislike of being hit on or being oggled.
A lot of us were raised to feel that being naked in front of a strange man is an embarrassing, stressful, and threatening situation.
And a person with a **** is, until you personally know otherwise, a man. They can say "don't worry, I'm a trans woman", but that's probably not going to put people at ease.
The point I was making which you did not address was that 50 years ago there was just as much of a fuss put up about allowing gay women into change rooms, but as times passed most of us couldn't care less if they're working out next to us.
In due time, I believe the same thing will happen with transgender women.
And I'm still wondering whether these gym lesbians wore signs or something that told everybody that they're lesbians. I'm not aware of what fuss might have been made on that issue 50 years ago, and can't comment on it.
If somebody-- male or female-- is oggling you while you're changing, I certainly understand feeling uncomfortable with that.
Quote from: kimmy on June 22, 2017, 12:03:49 am
I doubt that. The trans-protection legislation is through the Senate, I think, so soon to be law. This will have to be tested in court.
I learned a new term yesterday - TERF. It means trans-exclusionary-radical-feminist and is a large schism in the feminist community, apparently between generations of feminists. The CBC ran an opinion piece from a Megan Murphy that is being absolutely roasted on my facebook discussion page as she is dismissing the law outright. It's a rare case of the CBC going to the right of the Liberal party.
Someone else doesn't eat meat because her religion forbids it. Somehow her reason for not eating meat is seen as more worthy. That annoys me.)
Somehow=religion is protected in the constitution.
The idea of excluding men comes from providing a 'safe space' and trans women are arguably the most beaten-down and abused group that I have heard of. The "I'm not comfortable" argument was used in the CBC argument and would simply not be stated in any other argument about rights which in itself raises questions and highlights that trans people are seen as worthy of being dismissed as aesthetic problems for the delicate.
"I am not comfortable with headscarves, it bothers me."
"I'm not comfortable eating in a restaurant with black people."
This is the argument I have read on that line of logic.
They kept people in the closet and denied reality. I even remember women complaining about lesbians in bathrooms in university as if they could make a request to exclude them somehow. This is how far rights have come, and it's informative to see what happens when certain classes ascend in their power. TERFs are an example, I think.
Definitely and a 'no oggling' rule would address that. Of course that's hard to enforce but it can be done. Men harassing women is similarly difficult, ie. he said/she said. But we are getting there.
So you'd feel it's reasonable for the Muslim woman to want a ****-free environment, and that the gym should find a way to accommodate her, but everybody else needs to toughen up?
The idea of excluding men comes from providing a 'safe space' and trans women are arguably the most beaten-down and abused group that I have heard of.
So it's like a contest? You only get a safe-space if you're the most oppressed?
The "I'm not comfortable" argument was used in the CBC argument and would simply not be stated in any other argument about rights which in itself raises questions and highlights that trans people are seen as worthy of being dismissed as aesthetic problems for the delicate.
Yes, trivializing the feelings and experiences of those who aren't comfortable in the environment being proposed will assuredly lead to understanding on this issue.
We're expected to abandon all prior experiences and notions of ourselves, most especially those that relate to our female embodiment and the oppression that stems from it. Sex-based protections have been effectively dissolved. When it comes to female-only facilities, human rights law is clear: a male who claims the identity of "female" or "woman" can't be turned away. If a woman has concerns or is in a vulnerable position, her options are to somehow get over it or leave. What this tells women and girls who are survivors of male violence is that females' right to refuge and privacy away from males is negotiable and that they come last. This is an insidious form of grooming that tells women and girls that they are hysterical for recognizing the epidemic of discrimination and violence directed at them and that they must prioritize the feelings of others over their own sense of self-preservation.
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But this whole issue started with "I am not comfortable exercising with men" and people accepted that as valid.
I tracked down the Megan Murphy you spoke of, and I mostly agree with her.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/women-only-spa-counterpoint-1.4170158
http://www.feministcurrent.com/2017/06/18/shouldnt-controversial-maintain-women-spaces/
I am not sure this makes me "radical".
I think there's a general standard of behavior we'd hope for from people we share a locker room with... personally I feel like there's no reason anybody in the locker room should know your sexual preference, and if you're acting in a way that makes your sexual preference known it's probably because you're doing something that makes somebody uncomfortable.
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What if the spa just had a "no dongs" policy? If you're trans after surgery with no dong, you're in, if you're trans with a dong you're out. It wouldn't be about "women" or "men" at that point, just about dongs. A safe space for muffs.
Quote from: kimmy on June 24, 2017, 01:04:18 pm
Whaaaaat ? That's a complete non-sequitur. How did you even get there ? You asked why some food choices are protected by law and I answered you.
I don't know, but it seems to me excluding men is reasonably rationalized as a way to provide space for women. I don't know how else these things would be decided.
I don't mean to trivialize those feelings but to point out how using such arguments would not be acceptable in any other context, and yet are seen as acceptable here.
This quote comes from the perspective that trans women simply can not be seen as women. It's an understandable point of view, but it isn't aligned with the emerging view (I can't call it a consensus yet) of human rights for trans people.
Yes, because of the dynamic of providing a place where people feel safe. The idea of excluding me from a space because of my gender is an affront to my individual rights, because it assumes I am a risk, however on the whole it provides rights to a group. The principle, in theory, is reasonable accommodation.
As such:
A 2015 study [PDF] reported that trans Ontarians had "nearly universally reported" experiences of transphobia, and 67 per cent "feared they would die young."
That reality is especially harsh for trans women. They are targeted not just because they are transgender, but also because they are women. That means they are "particularly vulnerable," as the Ontario Women's Justice Network puts it, to transphobic violence, sexual violence, and transphobic sexual violence. (In 2014, 55 per cent of all victims of hate homicide in the U.S. were transgender women, almost all women of colour.) It's the perfect example of intersectionality—different layers of identity that co-exist and in this case impede. Gapka calls it "additional hardship."
http://torontoist.com/2016/06/379820/
Inappropriate behaviour is always a reason for an individual to be excluded. But you couldn't see BodyBlitz excluding Lesbians because straight women 'felt uncomfortable' about it, nor could you come up with an outlying case where some incident happen and use that as an excuse to ban Lesbians. These are some of the arguments you can see being used against trans women.
Quote from: Moonlight Graham on June 24, 2017, 04:50:07 pm
'No dongs' is discrimination in this case. Of course it has to be tested.
Also, as has been pointed out... trans men without breasts and with beards are allowed in which is odd in that people who worry about 'the children' don't seem to mention it.
This is the policy Body Blitz currently has, which is what started this controversy in the first place.
If I walk into the women's locker room and see a naked male I'm now apparently supposed to accept that this person is a woman, no questions asked. If I don't feel comfortable with that then I must be a prude or a redneck, and if I don't think that person should actually be there then I'm a radical, apparently.
Quote from: MH on June 24, 2017, 11:38:18 pm
Also, as has been pointed out... trans men without breasts
Women are comfortable changing around women without breasts. Be it our "late bloomer" classmates in school or young people or people who are just very slender, or people who have mastectomies for health reasons.
and with beards are allowed in which is odd in that people who worry about 'the children' don't seem to mention it.
As far as I know of, nobody ever got violated by a beard.
If I don't feel comfortable with that then I must be a prude or a redneck, and if I don't think that person should actually be there then I'm a radical, apparently.
You can't control what people think, I'm afraid. I definitely accept that my voice is marginal at best in this discussion, and I am definitely sensitive to the voices of cis women who are uncomfortable with this major change in our laws.
But is it weird for women in general for someone with a beard, who looks like a man ? It must be.
Whaaaaat ? That's a complete non-sequitur. How did you even get there ?
Addressing BC_Cheque earlier on the subject of whether the hypothetical Muslim woman's wish for a dong-free environment should be respected, you said: "Rights don't 'trump' each other but they have to be resolved when in conflict. Religious rights already supersede human rights in several specific examples. It seems to me, reading this paragraph, that you may not realize that."
You seem fairly set on the idea that religious views merit consideration above and beyond what someone's personal conscience is, as a matter of law.
You asked why some food choices are protected by law and I answered you.
I wasn't discussing "protected by law". I was scoffing at the notion that BC_C's vegetarianism, which is a matter of deeply-held conscience, is viewed as being less sincere or less worthy of respect than someone who is a vegetarian because a magic book tells them so.
For some portion of women who this safe space has been provided for, the presence of trans people will eliminate any sense of safety.
It seems to me that characterizing objections to dongs in the locker room as "aesthetics problems for the delicate" is pretty trivializing.
It might not align with the view of some in the ultra-progressive and Ivory Tower world, I agree. I first off think that any woman who says she's in favor of this should get in a locker room and change while a naked male person watches her, to put her money where her mouth is. It's really easy to *say* you're in favor with something and trivialize or insult the objections of those who don't share your view, but when rubber meets road how many of these ultra-progressives and Ivory Tower types will live up to their talk?
As for whether it's possible to see trans women as women, all I can say is that there's a limit. When it comes to day to day interaction, sure, I have no problem. In the shower? I doubt it. As a romantic partner? Absolutely not.
I absolutely understand that trans people are at great risk of encountering hatred and violence. And I have no wish to contribute to someone feeling unsafe. At the same time, I won't sacrifice my own sense of security in favor of someone else's. I believe that many women-- the silent majority, probably-- feel the same.
And as I mentioned earlier, I think that Body Blitz thinks so as well. I think that they've taken this position not because they are hateful people, but because they know that allowing penises into their ****, women-only environment will be a grave threat to their continued financial viability. I believe that many women will not kick up a fuss over the admission of penises, but will simply decide to stop going to Body Blitz.
Hypothetically, if the human rights commission and the fair play committee and the lawyers and whoever else tell Body Blitz that they have to allow dongs in their spa, and Body Blitz ends up closing 3 months later so that nobody has this safe-space anymore, will that be a tremendous victory for human rights?
Yes, as I said it has to be resolved. The case of Muslims is a whole other complexity I haven't thought about.
You're scoffing at the constitution, but ok.
Point taken, but I was speaking to the comments that people "don't feel comfortable" which to me is not a reasonable test of accommodation. If people have trauma around seeing penises, then that is a serious matter to consider IMO.
I addressed the trivializing point above.
You call it 'ivory tower', I call it an 'emerging view'. I expect ultra-progressives will in fact live up to it, but the tough work is ahead in any case as this will be policy soon.
It may be that women will not visit the spa, or that the spa will change its nudist policy. It's a tough question, but I will point out there are other women-only spas that don't have nudity which is why BodyBlitz is such a lightning rod.
Also notable that men haven't been making much noise over women-only spas lately, so some questions on human rights do get answered.


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Black women have received little attention for the critical role they have played in maintaining their families and contributing to their communities. After running across a brief reference to Rachel Whitfield (1814-1908) a "former slave who made it on her own as head of a household, subsistence farmer," I began searching for more. I found Rachel's story in Women in Early Texas, an account written by her granddaughter, Lela Jackson. In 1852 Jim and Rachel Whitfield lived with their six children in Arkansas, Missouri. Their master, a man named Whitfield sold Jim to a slave owner, and the family never saw him again. Then, Rachel, age thirty-eight, and the children were put together on the auction block. They were purchased by a man named Washington McLaughlin, and they began a months-long trip to Texas, sometimes on foot and others times in an oxcart. They finally settled on a site with deep, rich soil on the north bank of the San Gabriel River in Williamson County.
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Just before the Civil War soldiers rode into the plantation, took supplies, and then headed south. One of the slaves heard McLaughlin read the "Proclamation of Freedom," but he waited for several days until early one morning he gathered the slaves and angrily announced: "You are now free people. You are free as I am. You can go anywhere you want to. You can stay here if you wish, but I don't need you. I can do without you."
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They ironed clothing for white people using flat irons that they heated on a fire log in the yard. Rachel made quilts and asked men to save their ten-cent Bull Durham tobacco sacks, which she ripped open, bleached and used to line her quilts.
The high point in their lives came on "pastoral days," the Sundays when a preacher held worship services. People came from miles around, and for those who could not read, the leader "lined" out the words. They also enjoyed baptizings in the creek, sing-songs, camp meetings, and dances. When someone died, Rachel and her daughter, Demmie, prepared the body and laid it out on a board or a door that was balanced on chairs. Coffins were made from the plentiful local cedar and stained dark brown. Rachel, who lived to ninety-three and all her children held the respect of both their black and white Williamson County neighbors.
Black Women in Texas History chronicles the lives of amazing black females from the days when they first arrived in Texas as both free and slave—during the Spanish Colonial Period—up to their present influence on Texas' politics and education. One of those women was Lulu Belle Madison White who graduated in 1928 from Prairie View College (present Prairie View A&M University) with a degree in English. Before beginning a ten-year teaching career in Houston, White joined the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) where her husband had been active for several years. She resigned from teaching after nine years and devoted the rest of her life to bring justice to the black community. She was an amazing fund-raiser and organized new chapters of the NAACP throughout Texas. Even before the Supreme Court in 1944 found that the white primary was unconstitutional, White had started organizing a "pay your poll tax and go out to vote" campaign. She was the strongest advocate in Texas for using the black vote to force social change. She argued: "we cannot sit idly by and expect things to come to us. We must go out and get them."
She sought to educate the black community by leading voter registration seminars, and she urged black churches to speak up about public issues without endorsing specific candidates. She pressed white businesses to hire blacks, using boycotts, protest demonstrations, and letter-writing campaigns to influence the change.
In 1946 when the NAACP began its push for integrating the University of Texas, there was only one state-supported black college in Texas—Prairie View A&M—and it did not offer training for professional degrees. White not only persuaded Herman Marion Sweatt, a black mail carrier, to act as the plaintiff against the university, she raised money to pay his legal expenses. Years later Sweatt claimed that it was White's encouragement that helped him maintain his resolve. When the state offered to open a separate black university with its own law school in Houston instead of integrating the University of Texas, White supported Sweatt's rejection of the proposal on the basis that separate was not equal and only continued the status of Jim Crow.
The victory of Sweatt v. Painter before the Supreme Court in June 1951 opened the door for Brown v. Board of Education and the march toward dissolving the color line in education. A week before Lulu White's unexpected death in 1957, the national NAACP established the Lulu White Freedom Fund in her honor.
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Towards a more female-centred foreign policy
Commissioner Wallstrom wants more women in EU foreign policy jobs (Photo: European Commission)
By Margot Wallstrom
The recent nomination by incoming US President Barack Obama of senator Hillary Clinton as the next secretary of state and Susan Rice as the new US Ambassador to the UN confirms that more countries are choosing to appoint females to represent their countries in the international arena.
Since Madeleine Albright became US secretary of state in 1996, the US has been represented overseas by a woman for eight years out of twelve. And in Africa, there are eight female ministers of foreign affairs.
The image of Carme Chacon, Spain's defence minister, inspecting the troops while eight months pregnant crystallised this image of change. But out of 27 defence ministers in the EU, only four are women. For foreign ministers, the gender balance is even worse, with only two females.
We may have accepted in principle that politics should include both women and men, but this has not been adequately applied to foreign and security policy. A recent report by Operation 1325, a Swedish umbrella organisation working for women and peace, revealed that nine out of ten civilians sent to work in conflict areas are men. Women are not regarded as having enough knowledge or competence in security questions and, as a result, European peace-making missions remain a project by and for men.
Given the often key role that women's organisations have played on the ground in conflict resolution, it is absurd that they are so under-represented in international work in this field. Not only does this reflect an important limitation to democracy, it is also a threat to global security and to women across the globe. By excluding women from conflict management, we exclude a female perspective and experience that could contribute to peace building projects that better correspond to the real needs of all those affected by conflict.
This would be consistent with the shifting perceptions of the nature of security in recent years. Globalisation and the threat of international terrorism have made it necessary to view security as not just concerning traditional questions of military and geostrategic threats, but a much wider concept, including environmental and poverty-related challenges to the individual's integrity.
To many women, this is more than obvious. Eighty per cent of the world's refugees are women and children. Some 70 percent of the world's poorest people, living on less than a dollar a day, are women. Meanwhile, 340 million women worldwide are not expected to live past 40, largely due to gender-based violence and poverty-related illness. Sexual violence and rape are prevalent in regions of war as well as in refugee camps. For people in poverty, being secure means earning enough money to feed your children, as well as having access to clean water, air and soil. It also means having access to education and healthcare. It means freedom not only from violence but also from the poverty and social injustice that are often the root causes of violence.
Even in wealthy countries, the statistics of violence against women are frightening. What does it matter if your government has a good missile defence system, if you are afraid every time you walk home at night? What does it matter if diplomatic ties are improving between your country and its neighbour, if you are forced to flee your home because of a natural disaster caused by climate change?
Including women in policy making and peace-making processes would reinforce democracy and be an important step forward, allowing them to fight for concerns that are close to their hearts. I welcome that Europe has acknowledged the importance of this by recognising the role of women in building peace in the review of the European Security Strategy, adopted last December by the European Council. The review also calls for the effective implementation of UNSCR 1325 on women, peace, and security. It is important to follow up this political commitment with concrete action.
Ultimately, of course, what all this boils down to is, in one word, democracy.
Do we want a society where the input of over half of the population is ignored? Do we want to make the best use of our human resources or not? Do we want to be effective in dealing with international conflicts and with questions of global justice?
The world needs recognise the major role that women have to play in the fight for a global, sustainable peace.
Margot Wallström is a vice-president of the European Commission and chair of the Council of Women World Leaders Ministerial Initiative.
The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author's, not those of EUobserver.
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The Craft Brilliant 2.0 thermal running glove black/reflective are the perfect gloves for running. The gloves will keep your bodywarmth inside and manage the warmth perfectly during intensive trainings. Made with a craft logo and reflecting details, made to use your smartphone, just perfect gloves for autumn, winter and spring!
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Estonian Foreign Minister Sven Mikser yesterday called for increasing political pressure on the Myanmar government to back their nationals from Bangladesh as he paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
"The repatriation of the Rohingya people in their homeland of Rakhaine state will have to be made with safety and security," PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim quoted him as saying while briefing reporters after the meeting held at the premier's Jatiya Sangsad Office here this evening.
Mentioning that exodus of 1.1 million Rohingyas is a huge burden for Bangladesh, the premier said: "We've given shelter to them on humanitarian grounds."
"Myanmar our neighboring country and we've started talks with them to solve the problem … they have agreed to take back their forcibly displaced nationals, but don't act accordingly," she said.
The prime minister sought investment from Estonia for mutual benefits of the two countries and mentioned that the government is setting up 100 special economic zones.
"We seek investment in these zones as those have huge opportunities and prospects," she said. "Besides, there're many areas we can explore," she added.
Sheikh Hasina said there are many challenges like shortage of land, booming population, climate change and natural disasters before Bangladesh. "We're advancing facing these challenges," she said.


"Seasonal cooking begins with the harvest," Steven Satterfield writes in his new cookbook, Root to Leaf. Throughout the book Satterfield sings the virtues of shopping at your local farmers markets and produce stands, and Root to Leaf is an homage to cooking inspired by the freshest seasonal produce. With deep roots in the South, Satterfield might not seem like an obvious choice for a deep appreciation of the culinary potential of vegetables, but within the pages of Root to Leaf you'll find eloquent, colorful stories, stunning photography and a comprehensive guide to seasonal cooking straight from the market all year long.
How does Satterfield choose which produce makes it into his tote bags? "I'm usually drawn towards whatever looks good and fresh," he tells us. "I also like to mix things up. Give yourself a challenge and buy one thing that you've never cooked before." And picking new dishes to try won't be too hard once you flip through Root to Leaf. Honestly, the biggest challenge you'll face is which new recipe to try first. There's plenty of inspiration growing in those pages, from springtime English Pea Hummus (recipe below for you to try at home) and a vibrant summer Eggplant Caponata to Gingered Pumpkin Custards for autumn or a winter Beet Red Velvet Cake.
Before you go, hit your ATM. Most farmers accept cash only. If you need a receipt, just ask.
Bring your own reusable bags or boxes for your purchases. If you are forgetful like me, hang them on a hook at your front door, or leave them in the trunk of your car.
When you arrive, do a "market stroll" first, and take a good look at what is at every stand and table. Get a sense of the big picture: Who has what? What looks good? Are there similar items at more than one stand?
Prioritize your purchases. If something looks great but wasn't on your list, consider buying it and experimenting. Chances are you will not find a better one at your local supermarket or possibly another booth.
Don't be afraid to ask questions at the farm stand: "Will you have these for the rest of the season?" "What other varieties are you growing?" If you are hoping to can or preserve for the season and you don't have time that particular day, you may be able to plan to do it before the season ends.
Try to spread out your purchases so that you can buy a little something from several stands, not just one. The more relationships you can develop with your local growers, the more opportunities you will have for future good finds. Some farmers have certain items that really shine at certain times of the year that are often not to be missed.
Many markets offer lots of other items besides fresh produce: oils, dairy and cheese, milled grains, freshly baked breads and pastries, foraged items, pastured birds, humanely raised meats, value-added products (jams, jellies, ready to eat foods, ice creams). Take advantage of all that your market has to offer. The more you can find to purchase locally, the easier it is to get into the habit.
Consider where your dollar is going and decide: Can I buy this locally or do I need to pick it up somewhere else?
Avoid buying more than you think you'll actually cook, to minimize food waste.
Think about how much free time you have and how many meals you need to make, and buy accordingly.
Though the healthful and now mainstream Middle Eastern dip we know as hummus typically includes chickpeas and sesame tahini, this adaptation contains neither. Rather, its similarly smooth texture comes from the natural starch and protein of the English pea. In the summer, I make a variation of this using blanched field peas of any variety, and I substitute thyme for the spring herbs and fresh garlic in place of the early green garlic of spring.
In a large saucepan over high heat, bring 3 quarts water and 1/2 cup kosher salt to a boil. Prepare an ice bath of 3 quarts water and ice with 1/2 cup kosher salt stirred in until dissolved. Add the shelled English peas to the boiling water and cook until tender, 2 to 4 minutes. When sweet and tender, immediately remove the peas from the boiling water with a slotted spoon and transfer to the ice bath to stop the cooking. Let sit until the peas are fully cooled, 1 to 2 minutes, then drain.
Combine blanched peas, green garlic, mint, chervil, lemon, olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and the pepper in a food processor and puree until smooth. Taste for seasoning and adjust as needed. Serve with crudités or crackers.
Recipes and photography from Root to Leaf by Steven Satterfield. Copyright © 2015 by Steven Satterfield. Photography by John Kernick. Used with permission of Harper Wave Publishing. All rights reserved.
You can order your copy of Root to Leaf here before you head out to the farmers market this spring season.


Are you thinking of starting a Christmas lighting program for your business?
It's worth thinking about, because it's very much worth doing. Dressing up your business in Christmas lights and decorations can pay off quite handsomely.
In fact, the Small Business Administration advises that creating a festive atmosphere for your business is one of the top 5 ways to attract customers. And did you know that holiday displays might even help to reduce the chance that your business will be targeted by criminals?
If this year will be your first effort at installing Christmas lighting at your business, you can use these four Ps to help guide you through the process.
The first step, of course, is to plan your design. This is a critical step.
Though it can be tempting to purchase a bunch of lights and just start stringing them up, that's not a wise move. The best displays are those that are carefully and meticulously planned before a single bulb is hung.
That includes deciding what types of bulbs to use, the colors, the locations where they will be hung, etc.
This first step can seem quite overwhelming for a newbie. But you can give us a call and we'll be happy to guide you through the process; it's what we're here for.
And you can also get an assist from technology by downloading this app to your smartphone.
Once you have the design of your light display all planned out, you'll need to determine how much power it will require. That's important, because you need to be sure that you won't be overloading any circuits with your display.
And of course the more extensive your display, the more important it is to calculate the power consumption of the display. You can use this detailed guide to determine your display's power requirements.
Before you begin installing your light display, making a few preparatory checks will help to assure that the job goes smoothly and turns out well.
Start by making certain that you have all of the extension cords you'll need for the job. Be sure to use only UL approved cords that are labeled for outdoor use.
The final step is to plug in each light line to make certain that every bulb is functioning properly. Replacing the occasional bad bulb is much easier before the light lines have been hung.
The key to installing your light lines properly, neatly, and securely lies in using professional attachment hardware. We offer a huge array of clips and assorted attachment hardware for attaching your lights to all variety of surfaces.
You can use this guide for choosing the best attachment hardware for your installation job.
Once you've planned and installed Christmas lights for your business, you'll be able to reap the rewards of your efforts. Odds are good that you'll profit from your Christmas light display in terms of dollars and cents - particularly if you have a retail operation.
But even businesses that don't depend upon attracting customers to a physical location can profit from starting a Christmas lighting program. That's because Christmas light displays offer businesses other intangible benefits, such as boosting employee moral.
Yes, it will take a bit of time and effort to work your way through the four Ps listed above. But that final 'P' will make it all worthwhile.


This is an authentic voodoo doll not the kind you you find in a tourist shop. You make it into who you want it to be by pasting a face in it or pining one to it. The doll can be used over and over again. There is more to voodoo then just sticking pins into something so a ritual will be given to you.
The ritual is very simple and will be in your card when you order.
You will also get one magical pin of dual ability to get you started. The voodoo doll is both make and female energy and can also be used on your creatures and other spirits.
To use on a creature you would need to either have a picture or draw one. This type of voodoo on a creature or spirit should only be used to make them more active or to rid your home of the bad entities.
All that information will be included.
This doll is older and comes from a practicing witch that used all types of magic. This was mainly used for clearing a home and in making the spirits more active. How you use it is on you.