Every day in the United States, approximately 30 persons die of homicides and 53 persons die of suicides committed by someone using a gun (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2013a).
It requires evidence-based, multifaceted solutions. Psychology can make important contributions to policies that prevent gun violence.
Threat assessment teams gather and analyze information to assess if a person poses a threat of violence or self-harm, and if so, take steps to intervene.
Such interventions need to be further tested for their potential to reduce gun violence.
The skills and knowledge of psychologists are needed to develop and evaluate programs and settings in schools, workplaces, prisons, neighborhoods, clinics, and other relevant contexts that aim to change gendered expectations for males that emphasize self-sufficiency, toughness, and violence, including gun violence.
Any account of gun violence in the United States must be able to explain both why males are perpetrators of the vast majority of gun violence and why the vast majority of males never perpetrate gun violence.


It's all because of BlueHost. Really, I would like to thank them but I'm not going to give them the honour. They basically wanted $600 for me to continue blogging with them so I figured that this would be the perfect opportunity to start all over again.
I haven't been happy with my blog for a while now so this is actually a great opportunity. I can start again and create content that I actually want to produce.
This URL is more important to me than just being my name too. It was my childhood tumblr username as well as it being a nickname from someone who was special to me.
So, that's all I have to say right now but expect content a lot more on here. My old blog will be up and running for a little longer but I'll still be writing on here a lot!


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Wonwoo And Mingyu Reveal The Biggest Difference Between Working As A Duo Vs. Working As SEVENTEEN
Mingyu gave a hilarious and savage response at the end.
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In light of their first digital single "Bittersweet," SEVENTEEN's Wonwoo and Mingyu recently sat down for a video call interview with J-14 Magazine!
Like several Carats, many have wondered what it was like working as a duo vs. with the group. For those unaware, SEVENTEEN is a group of thirteen members, so going from thirteen to just two members is quite a huge change.
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Mingyu revealed that the biggest difference was doing promotions, shooting, and making up all the vocals in the single.
Q: How did it feel to be by yourselves for a while, both creating and performing?
It's just the two of us having this interview right now. And just the two of us filmed the music video. In a way, this might also be the first time my vocals make up the majority of our songs.
— Mingyu
Mingyu also added that his creative opinions and thoughts were further represented in "Bittersweet."
I think my personal thoughts are more directly reflected this time.
While Mingyu noticed several differences, Wonwoo expressed he felt the approach to the single was similar to the way the work on music in SEVENTEEN.
For me… I don't think there was a huge difference in the way I approached our music compared to when we create SEVENTEEN's music.
— Wonwoo
Despite there not being much of a difference in the approach, Wonwoo agreed with Mingyu that he was able to directly input his thoughts and emotions more.
But like Mingyu said, I definitely think my personal emotions were more directly incorporated into the song.
Before moving onto the next question, Mingyu added one final funny comment about working with all the members.
And more than anything else…it's very quiet right now. If all 13 of us were here it would've been very chaotic and noisy.
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On Friday, June 8, the world was shocked to learn that one of the most famous chefs in the world, Anthony Bourdain, had passed away. The 61-year-old was beloved and known by many for his amazing cooking and travel adventure pursuits.
Sadly, Bourdain took his own life on Friday. He was working in France for the CNN segment "Parts Unknown" when authorities found him dead in his hotel room.
Shortly after his death, some sad details have emerged about the reported suicide. According to Fox News, Bourdain hanged himself in the bathroom of his hotel room using the belt of his bathrobe.
Prosecutor Christian de Rocquigny told AP that there is no foul play suspected at this time.
At this point, toxicology reports are being conducted, as well as urine tests. The information will be able to reveal if Bourdain was on any specific medications at the time of his death.
Another detail that Christian de Rocquigny revealed is that it appeared that the suicide was not very planned out. Sadly, it appeared that Anthony Bourdain may have decided to take his own life in a rushed moment of sadness.
Bourdain died at Le Chambard, a luxury hotel in Kaysersberg. Olivier Nasti, the chef and owner of the hotel, spoke out on Saturday morning about the sad situation.
Please continue praying for Anthony Bourdain's family during this horrible time. Let us know if you are praying. If you or someone you know is dealing with depression, please reach out to the official suicide hotline at 1-800-273-8255. After his death, his girlfriend released an official statement.


Langley and McDonald provided site plans, permitting and custom landscaping services for the 3-story, 27-unit condominium complex located in Norfolk, Virginia. Tanners Landing is bounded on the west by Granby Street, on the east by Columbus Street, and provides residents to the north with captivating waterfront views of the Lafayette River. A 240 ft. of main pier, with 184 ft. of floating pier, extends from the property to accommodate ten boat slips.


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New look for Animex
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Welcome to the new Animex website launched with a new look and logo!
For those familiar with the festival you might have noticed that the site is sporting a brand new logo. This has been created by renowned animation designer and director Ian Culbard, who is also creating the intro sequence for Animex 2007, which will feature our new characters.
Ian said: "I was flattered to be asked to design the logo and create the intro sequence for Animex. I was given a very open brief which allowed me to really get my teeth into a new look for Animex."
And do not fear, the television set that has become synonymous with the festival over the last five years will reappear, but in a slightly different form.
Plans for the festival are already at an advanced stage and the line up of speakers, films and activities is almost complete. If you would like to be kept informed of all of the latest news, as and when it happens, register your details.


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Chicory: A Colorful Tale Review (PS5)
An Emotional Tale
I like to say I've been writing about video games for nearly twenty years, and that is true. It leaves out the part, however, where I went about 8 years mostly away from doing so. It's a period I talk about less, not only because it's boring, but also because it was a fairly dark period.
The reason I stopped writing about gaming for so long isn't that I stopped loving it. From the time I read my first issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly in December of 1998, I wanted to do this for a living. Instead, after nearly a decade of working toward my goal, I decided I wasn't going to get where I wanted to. I'd never make a living at it, so what was the point of continuing? That I loved what I was doing, that it was my passion, no longer mattered. I wasn't good enough. I believed that, so I stopped.
That's a lot more relevant to Chicory: A Colorful Tale than it might initially sound. In the latest game from a team lead by Greg Lobanov, maker of Wandersong, a lot of Chicory is spent dealing with artistic merit. Subjects like depression, jealousy, self-loathing, impostor syndrome, and not living up to what you expect of yourself and others expect of you all are explored deeply. If that doesn't sound like a fun time, I get it. Somehow though, Chicory takes these subjects and creates one of the most charming, fun, and beautiful experiences in modern gaming.
A Tale In Color
You play as a character named after your favorite food. At the start of Chicory: A Colorful Tale, you're the janitor at the tower where the wielder lives. The wielder is the holder of a sacred paintbrush, the device that gives color to the world. Color slowly fades, and the brush is needed to replace it. Things kick off when you find the brush just laying around with no sign of Chicory, the current wielder, anywhere to be found.
Color vanishes from the entire land, leaving everything in black and white. Without needing much convincing, you take up the brush, convinced someone needs to bring color back.
With the brush, you'll start coloring in this Zelda style overworld screen by screen. Every area has four colors you can choose from, and as the game goes on, you'll gain more tools to both navigate it and color it.
Tell Your Own Tale
While you always have a goal, there's plenty of freedom here. Plenty of side quests fill the world with optional content. I often spent time just standing around coloring an area in. It's fun to bring life to the environments here. The paint mechanics are well crafted, and while they might feel a bit more precise on a PC with a mouse, the PS5 controller performs admirably. You can use the touchpad to color quickly, which works great. The entire mechanic opened up once I realized this was an option an hour or so into the game. You can also hold down on the color button in an area to start filling it in, which works great when you want clean lines.
Once you move on from just enjoying the core paint mechanic, you'll find an expertly crafted adventure. There are no enemies throughout the main portion of the game. Navigating areas is all about solving puzzles. These will test players, making great use of the environment and your expanding brush options. Coloring certain things in and removing color at the right times are both important.
The Tale You Need
These puzzles can be tough at times, but I love how Chicory: A Colorful Tale is dedicated to allowing challenge but also clearly wants to make sure all players can see their way through its story. The themes of the game would fall flat if players couldn't see them through. Phones dotted throughout the world allow you to call home to speak with your mom at any time. She'll give you a hint about what to do next if you need it. If that doesn't prove enough of a help, your dad is always eager to jump in and provide a more exact answer to what you need to do. That's optional, though, only there if you want it. Chicory encourages exploration. It encourages you to be as stuck as you want to be.
The same is true of the game's beautiful bosses. The only enemies you'll face during Chicory, they are wildly inventive and visually stunning as the game's color palette shifts into a battle of colors. These test an entirely different set of skills than the rest of the game does and are some of my favorite sequences in the game. Chicory seems to know this and gives you a wide selection of options, including even skipping them. I would strongly advise against doing that, as these are wonderful sequences. Instead, you can provide yourself more life or even turn off the ability to die or even take damage. These will let any player find an option that lets them see these through.
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the wonderful score by the incredibly talented Lena Raine. It perfectly sets the mood for a wide variety of scenes dealing with a wide-ranging set of emotions. The score is on Spotify, and I would highly recommend checking it out. Even outside of the game, it's incredible work, but my favorite part is how fully it serves Chicory. It isn't just great music; it's the great music this game needs.
Part of growing up is hopefully learning that you aren't always going to live up to what you wanted or what others wanted from you. This can be painful. It can even cause you to question who you are and why you do the things you do. If those things matter to you, however, don't let them stop you.
Chicory: A Colorful Tale spoke to me deeply. I think most people who have pursued any creative outlet will find something to latch onto in its story. If that were the only strength here, you'd have a game worth your time. When you combine that with a beautiful art style, fantastic music, entertaining exploration, thought-provoking puzzles, and unique boss battles, you have a masterpiece. Coming out during the lead-up to E3, the same week that several other heavy hitters release, it would be easy for Chicory to get lost in the shuffle. Don't let them happen. Few games releasing in 2021 will be more worthy of your time.
Available on: PS5 (reviewed), PS4, PC, Mac; Publisher: Finji; Developer: Greg Lobanov; Players: 1-2; Released: June 10th, 2021; ESRB: E for Everyone; MSRP: $19.99
Full disclosure: This review is based on a copy of Chicory: A Colorful Tale provided by the publisher.
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Andrew has been writing about video games for nearly twenty years, contributing to publications such as DarkStation, Games Are Fun, and the E-mpire Ltd. network. He enjoys most genres but is always pulled back to classic RPG's, with his favorite games ever including Suikoden II, Panzer Dragoon Saga, and Phantasy Star IV. Don't worry though, he thinks new games are cool too, with more recent favorites like Hades, Rocket League, and Splatoon 2 stealing hundreds of hours of his life. When he isn't playing games he's often watching classic movies, catching a basketball game, or reading the first twenty pages of a book before getting busy and forgetting about it.
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World Headquarters Named Mid-America Region Project of the Year by Design-Build Institute of America
Parul Dubey on October 24, 2016 - in Lifecycle
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — The recently completed Burns & McDonnell world headquarters at 9450 Ward Parkway has been named Project of the Year in the Mid-America Region by the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA). The 310,000 square-foot, four-story building also received top honors in the Commercial Buildings category in the annual DBIA competition.
The project was developed by VanTrust Real Estate LLC on a 17.5-acre site that had been occupied for many years by Beth Shalom synagogue. The new building sits adjacent to the existing Burns & McDonnell headquarters complex at 9400 Ward Parkway. The project formally began in 2013 when Burns & McDonnell reached agreement with VanTrust to serve as designer, builder and sole occupant. Demolition began in July 2014 and construction commenced in October of that year. The $75 million project was completed in March 2016, 17 months from the construction start date and nearly $5 million under the original budget. The project required 345,000 man-hours for completion and had zero safety incidents.
"On behalf of the DBIA, we congratulate Burns & McDonnell for its beautiful new headquarters building," says Oretta Smith, executive director of DBIA-Mid-America Region. "This amazing project proves once again that design-build is the most effective method to meet an aggressive schedule and owner expectations of cost certainty."
"We're extremely proud of our new home and doubly gratified that it has been recognized as Project of the Year by the DBIA," says Greg Graves, chairman and CEO of Burns & McDonnell. "This project could not have gone better, starting with a great partner and developer in VanTrust. We believe our building can serve as a case study of the value of integrated design-build, a project delivery model that Burns & McDonnell has perfected over the years by having architects, engineers, construction professionals and all other relevant disciplines under one roof."
"This was a challenging project from the beginning of planning and permitting, through design and construction phases and final move-in," says David Harrison, president of VanTrust Real Estate. "Yet, those challenges were always overcome, thanks to the creativity, flexibility and persistence of the Burns & McDonnell team."
The project was developed to expand and consolidate operations at Burns & McDonnell's world headquarters campus in South Kansas City. The new building is now home to 1,400 employee owners and expands total capacity at the headquarters complex to 3,500. The new facility was designed as a showcase of great design and sustainable, energy-saving features. It incorporates a number of new workspace concepts, employee collaboration areas and amenities including a health center, pharmacy, credit union, event spaces and 250-seat auditorium. An especially notable amenity is the MacKids Learning Academy, a 20,000-square-foot child care center with capacity for 144 preschool-aged children of Burns & McDonnell employees.
"There is so much we are proud of with this new headquarters, it's hard to know where to start but of course the MacKids Learning Academy is high on the list," says Lori Top, design principal in charge of the 9450 project. "The academy is designed and intended to foster a love of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) among the next generation of Burns & Mac children. What a gratifying way to give back to your fellow employee owners, by teaching their children to love the STEM fields as we do."
Sustainability and energy savings were central elements of all design and construction decisions. The building achieves exceptional energy efficiency thanks to high-performance HVAC systems, LED lighting and other features. Another key sustainability goal was to achieve maximum daylighting while controlling thermal heat gain from sunlight pouring through large exterior windows around the perimeter of the entire building. An advanced "smart" window shading system controls heat gain and sunlight by automatically raising or lowering the shades based on signals from rooftop sensors that track the movement and cloud cover of the sun.
With completion, the Burns & McDonnell headquarters campus has been expanded by 74 percent on what is now a 37-acre campus at the southern terminus of Ward Parkway.
"We routinely take on the toughest challenges for our clients and we think this building is just more evidence of our ability to come through for them," says Graves. "This was not an easy project but those are the kind of challenges we really love."
About Burns & McDonnell
Burns & McDonnell is a company made up of more than 5,500 engineers, architects, construction professionals, scientists, consultants and entrepreneurs with offices across the country and throughout the world. Burns & McDonnell ranks No. 11 on the Engineering News-Record listing of top design-build firms in America. We strive to create amazing success for our clients and amazing careers for our employee-owners. Burns & McDonnell is 100 percent employee-owned and is proud to be No. 16 on Fortune's 2016 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For.
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Owning a Chanel 2.55 is every girl's dream. However, prices have skyrocketed especially during economic distress. Its actually a funny concept if you think about it. The worse the economy is, the higher the demand for luxury goods. If I wasn't one to prove this theory correct, the long wait-list for a purse at the Chanel boutiques would be.
To me, purses are investments. I like my purchases to last a long time and the quality be a testament of the brand. I am meticulous about the material, origin, down to the workmanship, so I can truly appreciate the quality and rich history behind this bag. Speaking of history, I have decided to look into a pre-owned or vintage 2.55. I have never purchased a pre-owned or "pre-loved" bag before so I am a bit nervous. I like the idea of buying a vintage or pre-loved Chanel purse for two reasons. One, obviously the price. With the consistent $500 price increase every 6 months to a year, it is difficult to save up for one. Two, I think it really adds to the bag's character and it embraces the rich history behind the brand. With that said I have began my search for my very own Chanel.
I always do my homework before buying any designer handbags; even new ones. I like to read about the history of the brand, brand concept, materials, craftsmanship, and even how the purses are made (if possible). With weeks of research behind me I have ruled out some choices.
I love the idea of a wallet on a chain, but I think I want something a little bigger and more functional for my first Chanel.
Now that I am ready to make the purchase I am super nervous and feel like the search will never end! I know exactly what I want and the price point I am willing to pay, but waiting for "the one" is starting to feel like a never ending race! Wish me luck!
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Renault is working on a more extreme version of its Megane RS Trophy hot hatch that was launched in 2019.
The new addition is likely a successor to 2014's Megane RS Trophy R, which at its launch held the record for front-wheel-drive production cars at the Nürburgring.
With the record currently held by the Honda Civic Type R, a time of 7:43.8, Renault is likely keen to reclaim it with the new Megane RS Trophy R.
The current Megane RS Trophy packs a 1.8-liter turbocharged inline-4 rated at 296 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque, which sees it deliver a 0-62 mph time of 5.7 seconds and top speed of 161 mph. Those figures are achieved with the car's available 6-speed dual-clutch transmission. A 6-speed manual is standard but this option has a lower torque rating of 295 pound-feet.
It's possible Renault has extracted more performance from the RS Trophy R's engine, though it's more likely the engineers have focused on a sharper chassis and reduced weight. The previous-generation RS Trophy R was close to 220 pounds light than the RS Trophy it was based on.
The latest tester appears to carry carbon fiber wheels and carbon-ceramic brake rotors. There is also a new hood, which could also be made from composite materials to further save weight. Other performance upgrades are thought to include Ohlins dampers and an Akrapovic exhaust.
Renault is working on a mid-cycle update for the entire Megane range for launch in 2020. We'll likely see the RS Trophy R arrive just prior to the launch of the updated range. A debut should take place late this summer.
Sadly, we won't see the car in the United States as the Renault brand doesn't operate here. In other markets, the new RS Trophy R should arrive in showrooms late in 2019 or early the following year.


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WIAC cross country meet
WINNECONNE -- The terrain of Lake Breeze Golf Course will be the site of the 2007 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships in an event that will be hosted by UW-Oshkosh on Oct. 27.
The women's race is celebrating its 30th anniversary and will begin the 6,000-meter event at noon, while the men's competition is in its 47th year and will start an 8,000-meter run at 1 p.m.
This year's men's meet features all nine WIAC teams, with eight of them attempting to dethrone a UW-La Crosse program that was captured three straight championships and 28 overall. Leading the Yellowjackets will be sophomore Jason Lindelof and senior Matt Kramer, who had a number of 1-2 finishes this season.
Individually, UW-Platteville senior Tyler Sigl runs for a piece of WIAC history as he looks to become the fourth person to claim three or more league titles.
Projected to battle for a first-place team trophy at this year's women's championship are UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh and UW-Platteville. Last year, UW-La Crosse compiled 47 points to win its second straight WIAC title, while UW-Eau Claire finished second with 52.
Junior Katee Rosburg of Superior and sophomore Jenna Halverson have been leading runners for the UWS women this season.


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Started as Poshy Magazine in 2013 by Larissa Long, MODE Magazine has undergone a number of changes.
It was launched as an idea to bring fashion, philanthropy and lifestyle together for a Seattle audience. This quickly grew to encompass multiple cities including Portland and London.
Poshy was rebranded as MODE Magazine in mid-2013. With this came a sharp increase in staff as the content became more diverse and a need for centralization of content creation and management became necessary.
Christopher Chapman was brought on at this time as Creative Director with an eye towards process and cyclical production. Content Management was added and more writers and photographers were engaged to fulfill the content needs of MODE Magazine.
In the Spring of 2015, MODE Magazine and SFW Corporation, the production company behind Seattle Fashion Week, decided to join forces to better serve the fashion industry in Seattle. With this comes a change in the content and layout of MODE Magazine.
We are currently re-building the infrastructure of MODE Magazine and will resume publishing issues again very very soon! Keep an eye out!
MODE aims to be the voice of fashion and beauty in Seattle. Sharing the designs and trends and influencing the style of Seattle and the Northwest. We hope to become the inspiration of today's chic and sophisticated.
Copyrights © 2013-2015 Fashion Week Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.


Is amhránaí agus aisteoir Sasanach í Jamelia Niela Davis (Rugadh 11 Eanáir 1981), aithnid go gairmiúil mar Jamelia. Ba breitheamh í ar The Voice of Ireland.
Tháinig Jamelia san ochtú áit ar an tríú sraith déag Strictly Come Dancing sa bhliain 2015.
Is iníon í Paulette Davis.
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Jamelia". IMDb.com (2013-06-27).
↑ "BBC Three – Jamelia: Shame about Single Mums". Bbc.co.uk (2011-09-26).
↑ "The House That Made Me – Jamelia". Channel 4 (2010-12-23).
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Nordstrom pulls hoodie depicting Nanjing massacre
US fashion retailer Nordstrom was in hot water Sunday after placing a hoodie depicting a scene from the massacre in the Chinese city of Nanjing for sale on one of its websites.
Nordstrom hoodie with Nanjing massacre print - Nordstrom
The company has since removed the item, which featured a still image of Japanese soldiers about to behead victims in the 2009 film "City of Life and Death," which was about the violent episode in late-1930s China.
Outraged shoppers posted messages of disappointment on Nordstrom's Facebook page, demanding apologies and asking for the company to take down the article.
"We have removed this item from our site and updated our process so that this type of item isn't offered in the future," the company said in response to an angry post on its Facebook page.
Emblazoned across the back of a black hoodie, the still shot shows a scene from the movie with added flourishes, such as red bars across the eyes of the victims and soldiers and the message "Why indifference?" scribbled across the top of the image.
In the foreground, a woman has been superimposed sitting on a bench, staring into the distance indifferently.
"Nordstrom, please take down this disgusting cloth," one Facebook user wrote on Friday.
In response to yet another indignant message demanding an explanation, Nordstrom offered "our sincerest apologies for the disappointment."
The Nordstrom Rack website offered it for sale under the label "Happiness" by Andrea Hoodie.
The Nanjing massacre, often called the "Rape of Nanjing," refers to the mass murder and rape committed by Japanese troops after the fall of the Chinese city of Nanjing in 1937.
China says 300,000 people died in a six-week spree of killing, rape and destruction after the Japanese military entered Nanjing, although some respected foreign academics put the number lower.
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by Michael Farris | Nov 15, 2021 | Homeschool Encouragement | 0 comments
As I write this — bleary-eyed in a sweatshirt and pajamas at my home computer — my wife, Vickie is upstairs trying to get our newborn son, Peter James, to go back to sleep. Vickie is even more tired than I am because only she can get up during the watches of the night to nurse Peter.
Newborns are a lot of hard work. You'd think that I'd remember that since this is our tenth child, but I tend to forget the details as the months and years pass. There is always more work and sacrifice required than I remember.
About ten days before Peter was born, I spoke at the World Congress on Families in Prague, Czech Republic. On the panel with me was a pediatrician from Venezuela who said something very interesting.
"It's in the middle of the night when moms are so tired and must sacrifice so greatly for their babies that they first fall deeply in love with their child," she said.
"People who see your child during the daytime hours may admire your baby and think many kindly thoughts, but those that really love that child most deeply are the ones who have worked the hardest to care for and meet the needs of that baby."
We have all heard of the children in orphanages who suffer "detachment syndrome" because they are not held and cuddled. In short, these children suffer because no one loved them enough to care for them when it wasn't convenient.
The comment from the Venezuelan doctor caused me to think about homeschooling.
Homeschooling also requires a lot of hard work. It is not convenient to prepare lesson plans when you'd rather be reading "Drama in Real Life" in Reader's Digest. It is not easy to sit with your eight-year-old and try to drill math facts when you'd rather be working in your garden.
Like a newborn, a homeschool student requires a lot of hard work that is not convenient and comes at a great sacrifice on the part of moms and dads.
I have spoken at a number of homeschool graduations. Invariably one or more of the parents or students who speak on these occasions share that because of homeschooling they feel far closer to each other than they ever could have imagined.
Call it bonding. Call it love. Call it what you will. But the formula for closeness between a parent and a child doesn't really change as your child grows older. Time. Sacrifice. Hard work. Inconvenient hours.
The world about us thinks that love blossoms only when things are pleasant.
If you only want a love that blossoms, maybe there is some truth in this. But if you want a love that grows deep roots in your heart that cannot be swayed by the winds of change or trouble, then the old formula is the best. Time. Sacrifice. Hard work. Inconvenient hours.
Homeschooling gives us all a uniquely intense opportunity to fall deeply in love with our children and they with us.
Michael Farris
President and CEO, Alliance Defending Freedom
Michael P. Farris is president and CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom. As the second CEO of ADF, he brings to the role a diverse background as an effective litigator, educator, public advocate, and communicator, and is widely recognized for his successful work on both the national and international stage.
Farris was founding president of both the Home School Legal Defense Association (1983) and Patrick Henry College (2000) and continues to serve as chairman of the board of HSLDA and chancellor emeritus of PHC.
Farris is the author of over 15 books, as well as law review and other scholarly and popular articles. He and his wife, Vickie, have 10 children and many grandchildren.
This article originally appeared in the May/June 1997 Home School Court Report published by HSLDA. Used with permission.
Permission to reprint granted. Please notify Michele Musto, Executive Assistant to the Chairman, michele@hslda.org when reprinting this article in your publication.


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package cn.ac.ict.acs.netflow.util

import akka.actor.Actor
import org.slf4j.Logger

/**
 * A trait to enable logging all Akka actor messages. Here's an example of using this:
 *
 * {{{
 *   class BlockManagerMasterActor extends Actor with ActorLogReceive with Logging {
 *     ...
 *     override def receiveWithLogging = {
 *       case GetLocations(blockId) =>
 *         sender ! getLocations(blockId)
 *       ...
 *     }
 *     ...
 *   }
 * }}}
 *
 */
private[netflow] trait ActorLogReceive {
  self: Actor =>

  override def receive: Actor.Receive = new Actor.Receive {

    private val _receiveWithLogging = receiveWithLogging

    override def isDefinedAt(o: Any): Boolean = _receiveWithLogging.isDefinedAt(o)

    override def apply(o: Any): Unit = {
      if (log.isDebugEnabled) {
        log.debug(s"[actor] received message $o from ${self.sender}")
      }
      val start = System.nanoTime
      _receiveWithLogging.apply(o)    // error
      val timeTaken = (System.nanoTime - start).toDouble / 1000000
      if (log.isDebugEnabled) {
        log.debug(s"[actor] handled message ($timeTaken ms) $o from ${self.sender}")
      }
    }
  }

  def receiveWithLogging: Actor.Receive

  protected def log: Logger
}


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Posted inElementary to High School
OPINION: Was the DeVos confirmation hearing a dream or a nightmare? Pallas weighs in
The latest threat to public education? Grizzly bears.
by Aaron Pallas January 18, 2017 March 30, 2020
The latest threat to public education? Grizzly bears. Credit: James Devaney/WireImage
Watching C-SPAN puts me to sleep. So I can't be sure if what I remember about the Senate's confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos is real, or a dream, or some mixture of the two. What do you think?
Here's how I remember it:
Senator Lamar Alexander: We'll start with an introduction by former Senator Joe Lieberman, followed by a brief statement by our nominee. Then the committee members will have the opportunity to ask questions of the nominee, to which she will respond, "We're looking into that."
Joseph Lieberman: It's great to be back in the Senate today to introduce Betsy DeVos for your consideration as the next Secretary of Education. I know that some people are questioning her qualifications. Too many of those questions seem to be based on the fact she does not come from within the education establishment. But, honestly, I believe that today, that is one of the most important qualifications you can have for this job. Betsy DeVos's ignorance will trump the education establishment's knowledge. See what I did there?
After leaving the Senate, I became co-chair of an organization called No Labels. Our philosophy is to avoid using obstructive labels like "Republican," "Democrat," or "unqualified."
Senator Alexander: And now, a few words from nominee Betsy DeVos.
Betsy DeVos: I'm honored president-elect Trump has asked me to join his team and I am grateful for his dedication to education. I don't think he would have given his name to a university if he were not sincere about trying to make the best deal possible with America's young adults. I think we can all agree that knowledge is good.
My greatest influence was a public school teacher named Elsa Prince. While her students called her Mrs. Prince, to this day, I just call her "Mom." Or "billionaire Mom." What kind of a daughter and Republican nominee would I be if I didn't talk up my mother? Let's just ignore the fact that the foundation that she and my father founded, whose tax filings list me as a Vice-President, annually makes large contributions to the Family Research Council, which the Southern Poverty Law Center classifies as an extremist anti-LGBT group.
If confirmed, I will be a strong advocate for great public schools. But, if a school is troubled, or unsafe, or not a good fit for a child, we should support a parent's right to choose. There should always be a Plan B. Unless the parent is a woman.
Related: What's the worst that could happen under new ed Secretary Betsy Devos?
Senator Alexander: Now let's turn to the questioning. Senator Bennet?
Senator Bennet: What have you learned about the failures of the Detroit public schools and Detroit charter schools that has informed your decision-making as the secretary of education? What went wrong that is going to go right in cities across America as a result of your philosophy about how we ought to move the country forward?
Related: In charter school oversight, as in foreign affairs, trust but verify
Betsy DeVos: Actually I believe there is a lot that has gone right in Detroit and Michigan with regard to charter schools. And since that's my whole game, I have nothing else to contribute to a discussion about how to improve the public schools that serve 90% of America's schoolchildren.
If the question is around grizzly bear violence and the results of that, please know that my heart bleeds and is broken for those families that have lost any individual due to grizzly bear violence. It doesn't bleed as much as the victims of grizzly bear violence do, of course, and the blood is just a drop in the bucket compared to blood spilled by the victims of gun violence.
Senator Kaine: Should all schools that receive taxpayer funding be required to meet the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act?
Betsy DeVos: Since I have no idea what that federal law is, even though it's been around since 1975 and is budgeted at about $12 billion per year, I'm going to say that I think that's a matter that's best left to the states. I think that is certainly worth discussion and I look forward to discussing it further with you.
Senator Franken: I would like your views on the relative advantage of using assessments to measure proficiency or to measure growth.
Betsy. DeVos: Thank you, Senator, for that question. I think, if I'm understanding your question correctly around proficiency, I would also correlate it to competency and mastery. So that each student is being measured according to the advancement that they're making in each subject area.
Senator Franken: Well, that's growth. That's not proficiency.
Betsy. DeVos: The proficiency is like if they've reached a third-grade level for reading, etc.
Related: A top education reformer explains why we need to give Devos a chance
Senator Franken: Well, I'm asking about the debate between proficiency and growth, your thoughts on that. No Child Left Behind focused on proficiency, an arbitrary threshold, which meant that students who were very high performers, and those who will never reach proficiency, get ignored.
Betsy. DeVos: Senator, I'm not on the bubble on this issue. I'm in favor of growth in proficiency. But it would be premature for me to display any knowledge of the difference between the two.
Senator Murray: How do you intend to convince this committee that no entity will feel pressured to purchase, partner, or contract with corporate or nonprofit entities you and your family invested in, should you be confirmed as Secretary?
Betsy DeVos: In accordance with my conversations with the President-Elect, I can commit to you many things over which I will have no control. For example, if confirmed, I can promise that I will repeal the Common Core on my first day – which won't be a weekend, I can assure you.
Senator Murphy: In the first round of questioning, I asked you if guns have any place in or around schools. Now, I want to ask you instead about grizzly bears. Do you think that grizzly bears have any place in or around schools?
Betsy DeVos: That is best left to locales and states to decide.
Senator Murphy: You can't say definitively today that grizzly bears shouldn't be in schools?
Betsy DeVos: I think in schools in neighborhoods with lots of guns – for example, the burning and crime-infested cities that the President-Elect often refers to – I would imagine that there is probably a grizzly bear in the schools to protect from potential guns.
Related: The Devos Distraction
Senator Murphy: I can go through a long litany of examples in which people have made their fortune off of public education dollars, like the charter school principal in Orlando who got a $519,000 payout when his school or her school was closed for poor performance. My question to you is, do you support companies and individuals profiting from public education dollars that is essentially taking money away from students to pay salaries for CEOs in return for investors?
Betsy DeVos: Thank you for that question. Let me just say that I have no intention of answering it.
Senator Paul: What's your favorite color?
Betsy DeVos: I have seen many students benefit from the success of being able to choose a blue school.
Senator Sanders: Would you work with me and others to make public colleges and universities tuition free through federal and state efforts?
Betsy DeVos: Senator, I think that's a really interesting idea, and it is really great to consider and think about, but I think we also have to consider the fact that there is nothing in life that is truly free.
Senator Sanders: My question is, and I don't mean to be rude, but do you think if you were not a multibillionaire, that if your family has not made hundreds of millions of dollars in contributions to the Republican Party, that you would be sitting here today?
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I love reading books but mostly thriller fictions but I have been reading other books rather than fiction over the year so here is my list of books that I gift or recommend to my friends, they are of varying topics so you can choose one or the other. Let me know if you have read any of them or recommend me some others to look into.
I got introduced to Korean skin care through the youtuber joankim and she is the one who recommended this book on her skin care video. This book is insightful without being overbearing for beginners who wants to delve into the 10 steps skincare. Charlotte Cho, the author and founder of Soko Glam goes through each chapter with tips, products and loads of information on how you can take care of your skin. I mostly recommend it to my friends who are into beauty and are looking to change up their skin care routine but please be mindful that most of the products recommended are from Korea and can be quite expensive but there are alternatives you can use and I will be writing up a post regarding where I get most of my Korean skincare products from, really soon.
If you are working and stuck in a rut or are going into work soon, just take a moment to read through this book, its a little book but is packed with information regarding productivity, networking, money and wisdom from inspirational women. I gifted this book to my friends and costing only £5 (£2 for kindle), it doesn't even break your bank.
The word for last year was Hygge, the Danish word for acknowledging the moment while Ikigai, similar to it, is a reason you get up in the morning, a reason to simply live. The authors went to Ogimi, a rural town which boasts the highest life expectancy to find the secret to a long and happy life. To be honest, there is no secret formula, but the book does show how you can use what residents do and have there, in your everyday life to find your own purpose or flow. It helped me see the bigger picture, rather than duelling in negative emotions, so if you are one like me who overthinks and is down, read this book, it wouldn't be a a-ha moment but it would lead you to understand what it means to be happy and healthy.
Everybody knows about Rupi Kaur, her instagram posts are liked and shared by millions. The countless social media posts regarding her debut book did stir me to buy the book but also because I could relate to some of the poems there. It talks about love, heartbreak, abuse, trauma and loads more. I read it when I am feeling down and need something to cheer me up and is my favourite bedside reading . This has led to me buying more poetry books but its a good thing when you can condense your thoughts into 4 simple lines and let it all out.
This one was recommended to me by some strategic re-marketing as I suffer from IBS issues and I wanted to fully understand my internal structure. If you have sat through human biology, you can pretty much understand how digestion works but this book goes a bit further and explains about the microbes, the enzymes and all that goes on in your gut. It has given me more knowledge on what happens with IBS and how you have to feed your gut accordingly. I just finished this book but am gonna recommend it to all my friends who are going through similar issues.
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China Brushes Aside Western Concerns Over Muslim Rights
Kazakhs in Pavlodar say their relatives might have been sent to "reeducation camps" in China.
China says Western diplomats exceeded their diplomatic roles by issuing a letter expressing concern about mass detentions in the northwestern province of Xinjiang.
A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman told reporters on November 15 that it would be "problematic" if the diplomats were attempting to put pressure on authorities in Xinjiang.
A group of foreign ambassadors to Beijing have asked in writing to discuss the situation in the province, where investigations by the United Nations revealed in August that an estimated 1 million Muslims from Xinjiang, mainly ethnic Uyghurs, were being held in "counterextremism centers" and millions more have been forced into reeducation camps.
Inmates and relatives say the detainees are forced to renounce their religion and culture while swearing fealty to President Xi Jinping and the ruling Communist Party.
The letter to the Chinese government has not been made public, but the Reuters news agency reported it was signed by 15 Western ambassadors, including the Canadian, British, French, German, and European Union envoys.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the letter was based on hearsay and violated the terms of the Vienna Convention governing diplomatic relations.
Last month, dozens of ethnic Kazakhs originally from Xinjiang held two separate public protests in Almaty, Kazakhstan, appealing to German and French officials for help in seeking the release of relatives from camps in China.
Also in October, Kazakhstan denied asylum to Sairagul Sauytbay, an ethnic Kazakh Chinese citizen whose court testimony helped expose "reeducation camps" in China.
Sauytbay is wanted in China for illegally crossing the border, but a Kazakh court in August refused to allow her extradition.
She fled Xinjiang in April and testified in the Almaty court that thousands of ethnic Kazakhs, Uyghurs, and other Muslims in Xinjiang are undergoing "political indoctrination" at a network of "reeducation camps."
Uyghurs are the largest indigenous community in Xinjiang, followed by Kazakhs, and the region is also home to ethnic Kyrgyz, and Tajiks.
Han, China's largest ethnicity, are the second-largest community in Xinjiang, which borders Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, and Tajikistan.
With reporting by Reuters and AP


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SPS 305.996(1)(a)(a) Pursuant to s. 101.984 (2), Stats., the activities of an individual, who holds a registration as a registered elevator helper to erect, construct, alter, replace, maintain, repair, remove or dismantle conveyances, shall be performed under the direct supervision of a licensed elevator mechanic, except as provided in par. (b).
SPS 305.996(1)(b)1.1. The activities of an individual, who holds a registration as a registered elevator helper to maintain and repair conveyances and to replace conveyance components and subsystems, shall be performed under the general supervision of a person who is a licensed elevator mechanic or a licensed elevator mechanic-restricted.
SPS 305.996(1)(b)2. 2. The activities of an individual, who holds a registration issued by the department as a registered elevator helper to erect, construct, alter, replace, maintain, repair, remove or dismantle conveyances covered under ASME A18.1 and ASME A17.1 section 5.2, shall be performed under the general supervision of a person who is a licensed elevator mechanic or lift mechanic.
SPS 305.996(2) (2) Application for registration. A person applying for an elevator helper registration to erect, construct, alter, replace, maintain, repair, remove or dismantle conveyances shall submit all of the following:
SPS 305.996(3) (3) Qualifications for registration. A person applying for an elevator helper registration to erect, construct, alter, replace, maintain, repair, remove or dismantle conveyances shall be at least 18 years old.
SPS 305.996(4)(a) (a) A person may renew his or her registration as an elevator helper.
SPS 305.996(4)(b) (b) An elevator helper registration shall be renewed in accordance with s. SPS 305.07.
SPS 305.996 History History: CR 07-089: cr. Register June 2008 No. 630, eff. 7-1-08; correction in (2) (a), (b), (4) (b) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672.
SPS 305.997 SPS 305.997 Lift mechanic.
SPS 305.997(1)(1) General. A person may obtain a license as a licensed lift mechanic by one of the following methods:
SPS 305.997(1)(a) (a) Taking and passing the lift mechanic license examination.
SPS 305.997(1)(b) (b) Completing a lift apprenticeship program lasting at least 2 years and recognized under ch. 106, Stats., or recognized by the U.S. department of labor.
SPS 305.997(1)(c) (c)
SPS 305.997(1)(c)1.1. Having been employed for at least 1,000 hours per year for 3 years preceding the date of application and employment includes lift mechanic level work experience in each year of the 3 years.
SPS 305.997(1)(c)2. 2. This paragraph does not apply 2 years after July 1, 2008.
SPS 305.997(2) (2) Application for examination. A person applying to take a lift mechanic license examination shall submit all of the following:
SPS 305.997(3) (3) Qualifications for examination. A person applying for a lift mechanic license examination shall have been employed for at least 1,000 hours per year for 3 consecutive years immediately preceding the date of application and the employment includes lift mechanic level work experience in each year of the 3 years.
SPS 305.997(4)(a) (a) Upon notification of the successful passage of the examination for a lift mechanic license, a person may obtain the license by submitting an application and the license fee in accordance with ss. SPS 305.01 and 305.09 (7) (c).
SPS 305.997(4)(b) (b) A person may apply for a license as a licensed lift mechanic by submitting all of the following:
SPS 305.997(5) (5) Responsibilities. A person who as a licensed lift mechanic provides supervision of a registered lift apprentice or a registered lift helper shall be responsible for the work of the apprentice or helper with to respect to compliance to ch. SPS 318.
SPS 305.997(6)(a)1.1. A person may renew his or her license as a lift mechanic.
SPS 305.997(6)(a)2. 2. A lift mechanic license shall be renewed in accordance with s. SPS 305.07.
SPS 305.997(6)(b)1.1. The renewal of a license as a lift mechanic shall be contingent upon the lift mechanic obtaining at least 12 hours of acceptable continuing education prior to the expiration date of the license as specified in s. SPS 305.08 and Table 305.06, except as provided in subd. 2.
SPS 305.997(6)(b)2. 2. A person who holds a license as a lift mechanic may apply to the department for waiver of the continuing education requirements under subd. 1. on the grounds of prolonged illness or disability or similar circumstances. Each application for waiver shall be considered individually on its merits by the department.
SPS 305.997(6)(b)3. 3. A person, who initially obtained his or her lift mechanic license by completing a lift apprenticeship and whose request to renew his or her license is denied because of failure to fulfill the continuing education requirements of subd. 1., shall be required to take and pass the lift mechanic examination in order to reacquire the lift mechanic license.
SPS 305.997(6)(c) (c) The renewal of a license as a lift mechanic-restricted shall be contingent upon the department's review of the applicant's criminal history record from the department of justice.
SPS 305.997 History History: CR 07-089: cr. Register June 2008 No. 630, eff. 7-1-08; correction in (2) (a), (b), (4) (a), (b) 1., (5), (6) (a) 2., (b) 1. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672; CR 14-010: am. (6) (b) 1. Register August 2014 No. 704, eff. 9-1-14; CR 19-118: am. (6) (c) Register May 2020 No. 773, eff. 6-1-20.
SPS 305.998 SPS 305.998 Lift apprentice.
SPS 305.998(1)(a)(a) The activities of an individual, who holds a registration issued by the department as a registered lift apprentice to erect, construct, alter, replace, maintain, repair, remove or dismantle conveyances as described under s. SPS 305.991, shall be performed under the general supervision of a person who is a licensed lift mechanic or a licensed elevator mechanic, except as provided in par. (b).


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The Games – The Thrill of Victory & The Agony of Defeat | Sermon from 8/21/2016
During the Olympic Games, we have seen the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. In our life, and in our own race of faith, we also experience moments of defeat. Whether it is in our jobs, families or finances – failure is there and we can either allow these moments to define us or we can use them as fuel for a victory. Because of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we can experience the thrill of victory if we will not give in to the agony of defeat. Celebrate this victory and press on in the race of faith.
The Games – Perseverance | Sermon from August 14, 2016
What is it that has allowed Michael Phelps to swim in his fifth Olympics and win his 23rd gold medal and Yusra Mardini to swim in her first Olympics coming in 45th overall? Perseverance. Every athlete has to endure illness, injury, depression, disappointments and setbacks. Every athlete has to learn to persevere through the difficult days in order to compete in the games. Perseverance is needed in every race, including our race of faith. Learn what can help us endure and even breakthrough the problems and pain of life so that we can achieve our goal and win the prize of Christ.
The Games – Teamwork | Sermon from 8/7/2016
Let The Games Begin! The Olympic Games are going on right now. After years of training we see athletes competing at the top of their game. No athlete arrives in Rio alone. They are all part of a team. They are part of a national Olympic team with other athletes in other sports, but each athlete also has their own team of family, friends, trainers, coaches and others who have helped them along the way. In the race of faith we all need a team. We need to ask ourselves two important questions: Who is on your team? & Whose team are you on?
The Games – Training | Sermon from 7/31/2016
The Olympic Games start next Friday and all the athletes heading to Rio have spent years training for this moment. They have visualized winning the gold, they have set goals that have helped them move from one level to the next and they have worked hard to get to the very top of their game. Training is also part of our race of faith. Like Olympic athletes, we need to fix our eyes on the prize, set goals and work hard so that our faith will grow strong. Discover the three training goals that can help us run with faith the race that is set before us.
The Games – The Race | Sermon from 7/24/2016
The 2016 Summer Olympics begins in 2 weeks! 10,500 athletes from 206 nations will gather in Rio de Janeiro to compete in 306 events across 28 sports. It is an event that inspires people around the globe as we watch individuals and teams "go for the gold." From the very beginning of the Christian Church, our faith has been compared to these games so during this year's Olympics we will explore what it will take for us to run the race of faith. Are you in The Race? If not, join us as we begin on our road to The Games.


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Home OPINION Abdullah Bozkurt JP Morgan and Kardemir embroiled in Iran sanctions-busting scandal at Halkbank
Reza Zarrab (L), President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (C) and Mehmet Hakan Atilla
JP Morgan and Kardemir embroiled in Iran sanctions-busting scandal at Halkbank
by Abdullah Bozkurt
A confidential probe into the clandestine activities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and its affiliates by Turkish prosecutors and police investigators reveals a variety of schemes to circumvent US sanctions that risked exposing Turkish banks to the wrath of the US Treasury.
The investigation that was later hushed up by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to safeguard his patronage system obviously did not focus on violating US law but rather on the infringement of Turkish law, from taking bribes, abuse of power and document forgery to espionage and terrorism that was instigated by Quds Force operatives in Turkey.
Nevertheless, the investigation uncovered several methods employed by Iran in Turkey to avoid sanctions with the full cooperation and protection of the Erdoğan government.
According to dozens of court-authorized wiretaps in investigation file No.2011/762 Turkish banker Levent Balkan, a suspect in the IRGC Quds Force's Turkish affiliate the Tevhid Selam terror network, was the man who set up the scheme for busting financial sanctions at state-lender Halkbank while working there as the chief officer responsible for international financial transactions. Even after he left the bank, he played a key role in pushing Halkbank and other banks into bed with the IRGC and others, the secret conversations reveal.
Giant Turkish steel manufacturer Kardemir, a publicly traded company, appears to have received questionable wire transfers from a third country via JP Morgan financial services that should have raised red flags but somehow fell through the cracks. Kardemir made a deal in 2013 with Iranian energy firm Tavana to sell steel products, but the funds were not transferred from Iran; rather they were rerouted from Iraq, a third country, in the amount of $10 million. It was part of what was promised to be a €150 million business deal that would benefit Kardemir in the Iranian market against rivals from China, India and Russia. Although filtering mechanisms for questionable transfers that actually named the Iranian company on the transfer order failed to detect an anomaly, a branch manager at Halkbank triggered a heated discussion at the senior level when asked about the source of the money. Balkan, an avid fan of Khomeini, stepped in to reverse the Halkbank decision to stop the payment.
In a wiretap dated Sept. 4, 2013 at 21:38, Balkan tries to convince Seyit Ahmet Taymaz, a senior bank official who worked in international financial operations at Halkbank, on how to conceal the funds transfer from the scrutiny of US Treasury investigators. The topic of the discussion was money received by Kardemir from Iraq, which initially prompted Halkbank to reject the payment. Balkan says he talked to the general manager of Kardemir as well as Iranians who were involved in the transaction and that he is in a position to sort out the problem without alerting US officials.
Balkan says the payment was a part of a project that he had been working on for the last two years and involved the sale of steel rails to Iran valued at as much as €150 million. The transaction appears not to be in violation of US law, but the way the funds were transferred through Iraq, which cloaked the real buyers, posed a challenge. He says he had already talked to Hakan Atilla, the head of the department that manages international financial transactions at Halkbank, who gave a go-ahead for the payment to be finalized. Like Balkan, Atilla was also indicted by US attorneys in New York and is currently jailed in the US pending trial.
Taymaz sounded surprised about Atilla's decision when informed about it by Balkan on the phone and said that he and others had discussed what to do with the transaction and reached the definite conclusion that they should return the payment. "We were just at the point of how we should do it," Taymaz said from resort province Antalya's Kaş district, where he was vacationing. He further noted that he talked to Kardemir and asked them to get in contact with a buyer in Iraq to void the funds transfer rather than Halkbank refusing the payment in order to not put the bank in a difficult position.
However, Balkan was persistent in approving the wire transfer, saying that what used to be a negative decision had now turned into a positive one and that Atilla, Taymaz's boss, had already agreed to it. "If Atilla gives an order to that effect, then the transaction will be accepted," Taymaz said, although he reiterated the bank policy of not accepting Iranian funds through third countries including the United Arab Emirates. He said the bank had rejected many such payments from third countries before. Another major problem with the transaction was that the funds in US dollars were cleared through JP Morgan, which was extra vigilant about running into trouble with US sanctions against Iran. The third problem is that the SWIFT, a bank-to-bank messaging system, identified that the funds were coming from Iranian company Tavana. From whatever angle one looked at it, the money transfer was dubious at best and should have been canceled by Halkbank.
In fact several officials at Halkbank were of the opinion that voiding the money transfer was the best course of action, but eventually all yielded to the pressure and lobbying. Taymaz made clear to Balkan that these three factors forced him to issue an opinion that the money should be returned but acknowledged that if Atilla, the deputy general manager of Halkbank, decided to proceed and overrule his decision, Hakan Aydoğan, the head of the international financial banking department, could not do anything about it.
Balkan and Taymaz also discussed how JP Morgan did not notice that the money transfer was coming from an Iranian company although the name was listed in the Swift order. Filtering mechanisms at both JP Morgan and Halkbank did not raise any red flags because the company was not on the sanctions list. The issue came up for discussion only when the branch manager started asking questions about the source of the money transfers and Kardemir told the branch that they were expecting funds from Iran. Taymaz warned that even though JP Morgan may have missed detecting the questionable transfer, this could come back to haunt them even five years later, subjecting the bank to financial penalties.
Balkan tried to downplay the significance of the transfer by claiming that Halkbank did not play an active role here as it merely provided services as a correspondent bank for JP Morgan, which initially took the payment order from an Iraqi bank. He claimed the penalties are for those who play an active role in violating sanctions. He also argued that there is no continuity in the violations because this was a one-time payment that did not trigger any alarms and would eventually be deposited in the client's account. According to the transcript of the wiretapped conversation, Balkan claimed that Kardemir's General Manager Fadıl Demirel talked to US Embassy officials in Ankara and that he got a green light for general business transactions with Iran although he admitted that the clearance was not specific to this particular transaction.
Balkan also raised another argument to convince Halkbank executives by citing the stiff competition from China, India and Russia, which were vying to get a contract for railroad projects in Iran. He said if the money transfer in the amount of $10 million were to be rejected, that would put Kardemir's business opportunities in Iran at risk and derail the lucrative business venture. He advised Taymaz that the best way to cover up this scandal was to notify JP Morgan verbally that Halkbank identified a problem with the transfer after reviewing the company papers with regard to the transaction but that the payment had already been made in the meantime. Since the notice was to be made orally, JP Morgan would not be able to report it and would keep it to itself, Balkan maintained. He predicted that JP Morgan would likely use the Iraqi bank as a scapegoat. We would be keeping Kardemir as a client while putting JP Morgan on the defensive for not detecting the transfer at the time, Balkan said.
After an almost half-hour phone discussion with Balkan, Taymaz sounded convinced that this was for the good of the country and would benefit the Turkish economy against competition. He promised to go along with it and will explain it to others in the bank from the same perspective.
Before talking to Taymaz, Balkan actually called Aydoğan at 18:04 on Sept. 4, 2013, and the two discussed how to sort out the issue as well. Aydoğan said JP Morgan sent the wire without realizing that it came from an Iranian firm through a third country but as a Halkbank executive, he was now fully aware of the details and would be liable if he did not take any action. Nevertheless, he comes up with a plan not to inform JP Morgan in writing but rather do it verbally to shift the blame and lose the paper trail in the meantime. Since the money was a payment up front for goods that had not yet been delivered, Aydoğan says he would wait three weeks to inform JP Morgan so as to allow Kardemir to complete the sale. He asks whether Kardemir agreed to this plan, and Balkan assured him that he talked to the head of Kardemir and that he was fine with it.
After talking to both Aydoğan and Taymaz, Balkan followed up on the transaction with a woman named Ayşin Gönenç, who worked in Halkbank's operations department, as to whether or not the transaction had gone through. It appears Balkan knew this woman well and they were discussing family matters among other things, and Gönenç seems very much convinced that the transaction would go through. On Sept. 5, 2013 she sends an SMS message to Balkan stating that she just approved the money transfer. Balkan immediately called Mehdi Semsar, an executive at the Eurasia firm and representative of Kardemir in Iran, to inform him of the good news. Mehdi verified that the funds were posted to the account and that production would begin within two weeks.
On Sept. 11, 2013 Balkan called Kardemir General Manager Fadıl and bragged about how he was instrumental in resolving the problem of the funds transfer and says he is ready to assist to the company in any way he can. Fadıl thanks him for his services and says he will have to find a way to make this profitable for him in some way. He promises to meet Balkan face-to-face in Istanbul to discuss the framework of that relationship. The implication in the conversation was that he wanted to put Balkan on the payroll but did not want to talk about the details on the phone.
The evidence in the case file suggests that financial and business dealings that circumvented Iran sanctions were done with the support and approval of Turkish President Erdoğan, who has been the kingpin of this sanction-busting scheme in exchange for kickbacks and bribes. By doing so, the Erdoğan government undermined the integrity of the finance and banking industry in Turkey and exposed Turkish banks to US wrath over violations. I suspect the federal case in the New York district court is just the beginning of what is more to come in this saga.
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It was the year 1977 this drama film was made starring John Travolta. This film helped to popularize disco music around the country and made Travolta a house hold name which he was already know for "Welcome Back Kotter" The movie features songs by the Bee Gees which is the best selling soundtrack of all time. Do you remember what you were doing when the film came out 34 years ago?
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The patch is queued to go live today. To be more precise, Atlas Reactor's new patch should come in 1 and a half hour, closing down the servers for about 30 minutes.
This patch will bring an expanded free rotation as also adding a new freelancer.
There are going to be new game modes and additional changes too.
Talking about the General changes, the Custom Draft games are no longer going to be scrapped if someone fails to select a freelancer. Now, when that occurs, the server will pick a freelancer for them.
The Overcon Icon in the game is now moved near to the player portrait.
When Titus basic attack hits Rampart's shield, Rampart will get energy for blocking the hit. Also, Titus Dirty Fighting ability will not show cover the symbol when hes targeting at enemies in cover. There are also going to be some bug fixes too.
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Our critics pick the most extraordinary English-language popular recordings since the beginning of TIME magazine in 1923. Here are 100 (unranked) songs of enduring beauty, power and inventiveness
'It Had to Be You'
By Craig Duff Oct. 21, 2011
Artist: Betty Hutton
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So many love songs — particularly those penned during the Tin Pan Alley days — put love, and lovers, on a pedestal: all sweetness, light and perfection. But ain't nobody perfect. And if we're lucky, we find somebody who loves us and can't live without us, in spite of our faults.
That's what makes Gus Khan's words so refreshing in the 1924 song "It Had to Be You." Here is someone who is absolutely smitten in spite of the significant other's bossy and cranky nature. Married to Isham Jones' tune, with its surprising and sultry half-tone shift on the second mention of "you," the lyrics have been crooned by everyone from Marion Harris to Diane Keaton's Annie Hall. By the time Betty Hutton recorded "It Had to Be You" for the 1944 film Incendiary Blonde, it was fully entrenched as a standard, a romantic — and realistic — addition to the Great American Songbook.
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Hey everyone! Today I have a really awesome post from a fellow blogger. Now that I have planned to make the freelancing switch very soon, I have been thinking about traveling more. My freelancing does allow for travel of course, so of course I am thinking about this! The following is from Jeremy Albelda, a 20-something location independent entrepreneur.
When I graduated college back in 2010 from the University of Miami, work prospects were pretty bleak. Especially for someone like me who had a degree in Exercise Physiology (basically a glorified personal trainer).
When the economy tanked at the end of 2008, the first things to go were "luxury" services like expensive gym memberships and fitness consultants. It also didn't help that at the ripe old age of 23, I stubbornly decided I couldn't work for anyone anymore…and had no formal business or marketing experience (eekkk!). The only really good thing I had going for me was the fact that I had no student debt (immense).
Read on to see how I went from a gym rat making a few hundred dollars a week in 2010 to a location independent entrepreneur earning over 60K a year and working only a couple of hours a day from anywhere in the world.
After packing up shop in Miami in June of 2010 when I finished school, I decided (I had) to head back to the City of Brotherly Love for a few months to live rent free with my parents and put my thinking cap on as I desperately wanted nothing to do with what I studied 4 years long for. I made a list of the things that I was halfway decent at/interested in, and this is what I came up with.
Growing up, I was lucky enough to have parents who loved traveling and saw the true life lessons/values that it brings about. I definitely inherited their wanderlust, and during college, I lived in Barcelona for half a year, Buenos Aires for a summer and Mexico for 6 weeks which were some of the best experiences of my life. My time abroad taught me a lot about myself and self-reliance. I also came out speaking Spanish pretty fly for a white guy, which at the time, was just for fun (and meeting girls of course), but ended up being one of my most important weapons in my arsenal.
All I could really think about during school was how I wanted to graduate and live abroad somewhere, but after putting in 4 years at college, I couldn't really see myself making espressos or teaching English for virtually nothing, so I knew I had to get creative.
I had always loved writing, and actually had some success writing for a few publications about personal fitness, but I wanted to figure out how to do it full-time somehow.
When I traveled abroad, there was something I always found interesting – how pervasive the English language really was all around the world. I started noticing menus, hotel websites, large company's marketing materials, etc. trying to promote their services or products in English, but they were just butchering the language, and often, not saying what they were intending to.
I thought, wow, this would be something so easy to fix, and would be a huge return on investment for these people. I did some research online and didn't see too much competition for "English Correction Services".
I then decided, why don't I give this a shot? I read up on the easy-to-use WordPress web development platform and started to build a simple website to at least have something to email people with and offer my new-found, "services". Write that Right.com was what came about (with the help of another developer and a few hundred dollars investment).
I thought to myself, ok, now that I have a decent website, the inquiries will be flooding my inbox in no time, right? (fart noise). I started to think, you know what, if some random guy emailed me and said the content on my expensive website I just made was all wrong, I'd probably ignore him too. Sigh.
I stepped back from the project and tried to look at it from a different angle. I began to realize, no one is going to pay me to fix something that they think is right from the get go. I have to write the content for people before it even has the chance to get messed up. Still in Philadelphia, I began to search for web developers that might already have established clients, but didn't offer content services. Within a few weeks of emailing around, I started having a few developers get back to me saying they were looking for such a service, bingo!
Hi ho, hi ho, it's back to Miami we go!
After just 4 months in Philly, I decided to move back to Miami to escape the fast-approaching winter and more importantly, target the massive Hispanic market. It ended up being the best move I ever made (again). I started going to networking events and joined a chamber of commerce (#2 on above my list) and business started picking up. I discovered a niche as there were a large number of legitimate businesses leaving countries like Venezuela and Colombia to set up their new headquarters in Miami, and they wanted to target the US market. Through my travels in the Spanish-speaking world, I learned a lot about the myriad of different Hispanic cultures, and paired with my Spanish language capabilities, I was able to relate to and win the trust of a lot of native Spanish speakers who weren't used to seeing a "gringo" speak so well.
I was really doing it. No boss, no cubicle. I was living the dream…except for one thing. I was still stuck in one place, or so I thought.
Being physically in Miami was important at the outset of starting my business, but as time went on, I saw that I had a pretty steady core group of clients. 90% of all communication was handled through email or the occasional phone call and I rarely had to meet with clients, unless if it was for a beer or one of their kid's birthday parties (one client actually invited me!).
I had the travel itch and I wanted to operate without a fixed location. I decided to read up on working remotely a bit as I was seeing people like Tim Ferris, who wrote the 4 hour work week, talking about bouncing around all over the world while still operating their online based businesses. The most common terms I found for people working without a home base were "location independent" and "digital nomads". I found some people blogging about it, and many of them happen to be travel bloggers (makes sense). Wow, getting to travel the world, write about it, and get paid to do so? Sign me up!
I reached out to a few of them and asked a bit more about how they were supporting themselves continuously on the road. Many had online businesses similar to my own or worked as freelance writers, but the lion share of popular travel bloggers told me that they were making a good chunk of change right from their blogs. What?!
I told myself, I know I can do this too, so I built my first travel website in 2011, The World or Bust.com. I just started to write about my past travel experiences and the few short trips I was taking that year to Guatemala, Turkey and Bulgaria. I was pumping out a few posts a week, networking like crazy on social media and reaching out more and more to my travel blogging peers. As my traffic and stats started to rise, I started receiving emails from advertisers interested in placing ads on my site. I was hesitant at first because I didn't know how it all worked, but after experimenting a bit and honing my negotiating skills, I dove in.
Fast forward a year and half, and I've been in and out of Miami for 8 of the past 12 months running a network of travel websites, my language solutions service and working as an online consultant. I make more than enough money to support my travels because, I do in fact work a few hours a day, it just doesn't matter if that's in a coffee shop in Bucharest, Romania (where I currently am) or back in Miami where I bounce in and out of to develop business and recharge.
I only have to work a couple of hours a day, and while I know I can make more money, I live mostly stress-free, which has left much more time to actually enjoy my life…instead of dreading it. I'm currently on a 6 month trip around the world and I'm thoroughly enjoying every day to the fullest.
If there's one piece of advice I'd like to impart, it's that if you want to change your life, you REALLY can.
I think I'm a pretty good example of how someone with not a lot of money, no formal training/education with business and no entrepreneurial background can succeed if they really want to. The key is reaching out to others around you who have done it before, thinking a little bit outside of the box, and not worrying what your friends, family or co-workers think.
Don't let yourself be the biggest barrier to entry for the life you want to live – make it the driving factor.
Can you work and travel at the same time? Would you like to?
Great post and great learning more about you Jeremy. You did what most are afraid to do which is ACT! We all can do something we just have to make that first move and stick with it. Networking and solving problems I see a lot of people miss. Help others, ask questions, and reach out to people. What I do always me to work and travel at the same time however I am working on making enough so the both the wifey and I can do it. We live off of two incomes so it would be great once things pick up and we no longer need her salary but can use it as a cushion.
Glad you enjoyed it Thomas. You're right, the hardest step for most people is just getting out of their own heads and physically into action. Sounds like you got yourself a nice little plan too, hopefully the long-term travel with the misses comes about sooner than later!
We let so much get in the way of the things we really want to do in life. Awesome that you are living out your dream! Thanks for sharing your story.
Thanks for your comment Brian. People like to make excuses, and the person that they are normally convincing themselves not to do something is themselves…shouldn't be the case!
I like to work and travel at the same time… although it sometimes stresses me out trying to find a reliable internet connection that can be used for VOIP!
Haha I feel your pain Scott. I'm currently on a small island off of Croatia called Hvar and my internet connection is pretty shotty as we speak!
Thanks for reading Liz. It can be yours too, don't ever think it can't!
Very inspiring story. I am working on doing what I love and the most important thing for me so far is getting over my fear of rejection, which I have now done. I search for clients every day and each week seems to get better and better. I got two new clients this week (woohoo) and I will keep searching until I have enough to bring in a full time income. Congrats to you! All of your hard work and your leap of faith has really paid off!
Great story! I have been doing the same for about 10 years, changing country as I go, but like to be more rooted now, so stays abroad are usually 2-3 years instead of country hopping like I did for a while.
Ha wow, 2 to 3 years! That sounds amazing. I am starting to feel a bit like that myself. Long-term travel is the way to go.
This was an awesome post! Seriously loved hearing your story, and a long-term goal of mine is to have income streams that are not location-dependent. Definitely encouraging to hear from someone who has already made it work.
Glad you enjoyed reading my post and I'm honored you found it inspiring. Best of luck on your own goal of location independence!
Great story of getting creative! I liked the breakdown of the process that you went through to get where you are today.
Wow, very cool! Although I enjoy travel, for me the big upside of making this kind of lifestyle would be to be able to have more choice in how I spend time with my family. I'd love to be able to go to everything my kids do without a boss's permission. Thanks for the inspirational story!
What a story – he approached this with no fear of failure.
Just went and did it, good for him!
This was a great story, thanks for sharing! It resonated with me because after college I also found myself wondering what I was going to do. Still not sure of that yet, but reading stories such as yours inspires me. It's so refreshing to see people breaking the traditional barrier of having a 9-5 job, thinking of a unique service to offer, and building a business off of it. I'd love to work and travel someday!
These are the types of stories that I both love to hear (very inspiring!) and hate to hear (makes me kind of jealous!) at the same time. Congrats on being creative and working hard – you definitely earned it. I'm curious, what are your plans going forward, Jeremy?
Haha glad it stirred you up a bit! My plans right now are to enjoy the rest of my 6 month trip, about 2 more months. When I get back to Miami, I plan to build up the translation site of my business and become more of a full on language solutions service.
Very inspiring story. I would love to be able to work anywhere. Hopefully in 2-3 years I can make that happen myself.
It's all about lifestyle design. If traveling isn't your thing and having more free time to spend with your family, more power to you. It's all about working smart not hard!
Jeremy, kudos to you for doing what needs to be done to live your dream, and thanks so much for sharing your story!
I hope I can get there some day!
I would absolutely love to work and travel at the same time! Well, if it was a job that I really, really enjoyed. I thought about travel blogging, but it just seems so out of reach these days. I love writing, I love traveling, and I love writing about it. I studied in Norway for 6 weeks 5 summers ago and, for lack of website-know-how, I made up a Livejournal blog for it and told as many people as I could about it. I updated it every other day (if not every) and to this day, relatives and contacts still tell me about how much they enjoyed reading my stories. It makes me so happy to hear! Maybe I'll try to update that journal a bit for my Peru trip later this year?? I'm glad that you have found your niche and that it is working out so splendidly for you! Perhaps I'll get there someday!
Jeremy, I quite enjoyed reading your post. It was really interesting getting to know your own personal experiences and story. I will definitely take something away from this.
What an inspiring story! It's great to hear how your ingenuity and courage created the kind of life you wanted.
Thank you for sharing your inspiring story, Jeremy. I think it's time for me to re-read the 4HWW. 🙂 Keep up the great work!
I really enjoyed this article! I'm currently getting ready to start college, (freaking out about expenses and loans and being $3000 under budget) but it is good to know that after college, it is possible to do as one wants, as long as they have the determination and passion to really push for that dream! Thank you for lifting my spirits!
Great post, thanks for sharing. We'd love to work and travel at the same time and have started to think about how to make this happen. These are great examples!
That is absolutely fantastic! I loved reading your story because even though I don't have as much of a travel bug (I'm quite the homebody with the desire to travel overseas about once a year), I DO want to be location independent and free to go anywhere and not have to worry about business. I just started monetizing in Feb and it's been slow and steady but I see it's possible. Thanks for the inspiration!
That's so great! You really challenged yourself to think outside of the box.
I think this is the dream for many people. Its nice to hear from someone who is living it.
I would love to be able to work and travel! Or, rather, work and decide where I'm going to work from. I don't have that flexibility at all right now.
Really interesting and inspirational. I wish I had more ability to work from home (well any ability to work from home) at my current job. It's something that I'm thinking about for the future if and when we decide to have kids.
From time to time I get to travel in my job (just got back from a week in Thailand about a week ago), but I do wish I could travel more. My wife has a job that really pretty much require she be local, with almost nothing that can be done remotely, so our ability to travel isn't significant.
That said, I definitely could do 80+% of my duties from a laptop on a beach, so I intend on bringing this up with my boss in the future.
What a great story of success this is, Jeremy. I really enjoyed reading it and hope that people around the world who are currently figuring out what they want to do in their lives get inspired by this.
Writing is really one of those few jobs that let a person work while travelling. That's just one of the many reasons why I love this job I have right now. Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful and inspiring story, Jeremy. You rock!
Guess what happened next? I was a more than full time lawyer for 25 years and my husband is a physician-scientist. (Remember that thing about Jeremy graduating from college debt free?) However, we traveled whenever we could and it turns out that physician-scientists travel a good deal for work. Now, we're empty nesters, having launched Jeremy and his older brother, and guess what we're doing? We travel as much as possible even though Jeremy's Dad still has a more than full time day job. And me? I still write the occasional legal brief (which can be done location independently), but, thanks to Jeremy, I'm mostly a travel (etc.) blogger.
So, from further down the road of life than most of you, here's what I've learned: If I might borrow from the Bard, "To thine own self be true…." Jeremy's older brother is also successful, but Jeremy's life wouldn't make him happy, it would make him uncomfortably anxious. You need to understand what makes you tick. You should also understand that what makes you tick (what you need to feel fulfilled) might change over time. There really is no such thing as a free lunch. Jeremy is location independent (mostly), but he is also one of the most self-disciplined people I know (when he wants to accomplish something).
And, my final piece of advice (thank God, they thought, rolling their eyes) — REMEMBER TO CALL YOUR MOTHER!
What a fantastic story! It's easy for me to say "No, I can't work and travel" right now, but obviously it was something you made happen rather than something that immediately happened.
This is an interesting story, and has given me a lot to think on. Thanks!
Hey Alex, thanks for commenting and glad you enjoyed my story!


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