Freedom of association is a foundational principle of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Not only is this principle recognised in the ILO Constitution, first established as Part XIII of the Treaty of Versailles, a century ago; but it is integral to the tripartite structure of the ILO which relies on collective worker and employer organisations for its very operation. From the 1950s onwards, ILO supervisory bodies such as the Governing Body Committee on Freedom of Association (CFA) and the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) have asserted that freedom of association also entails a right to strike. The CEACR has considered that the entitlement to organise and take industrial action is implicit in ILO Convention No. 87 on Freedom of Association and the Protection of the Right to Organise, which guarantees to trade unions the entitlement to organise their own activities. The CFA has considered the right to strike so vital to freedom of association that it is constitutionally guaranteed, regardless of ratification of ILO Convention No. 87 (or any other ILO Convention). On this basis, these committees have developed an extensive body of jurisprudence regarding protection of the right to strike and the legitimate restrictions that may be placed on its exercise – for it is not an unlimited entitlement, but must be subject to other aspects of private and public interest. That state of affairs continued for more than 50 years, until the employers' group walked out of the ILO Conference Committee on the Application of Standards, objecting to protection of the right to strike under ILO Convention No. 87. This was a blow to the tripartite cooperation which had long been a feature of the ILO (see La Hovary, 2013 and Bellace, 2014), and to the potential influence of ILO standards regarding the right to strike in human rights litigation internationally, including before the European Court of Human Rights.
In litigation in various contexts – in constitutional litigation before the Canadian Supreme Court with respect to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and in the collective complaints procedure before the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) under the European Social Charter – the International Organisation of Employers cited the 2012 employers' walkout as indicative of an end to ILO jurisprudence of the right to strike and its relevance. This was hardly surprising as the extensive reach of ILO CEACR findings on ILO Convention No. 87 was given as a reason for their action at the time. However, in both the cases in question (Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v Saskatchewan 2015 SCC 4 in the Canadian Supreme Court and Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) and Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees (TCO) v Sweden, Complaint No. 85/2012, Decision on admissibility and on the merits before the ECSR, 3 July 2013), the employers' attempts to rely on such an argument were unsuccessful.
The judicial forum apparently worst hit was the European Court of Human Rights. In Appn no 31045/10 National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers v UK (2014) the Court referred to the walkout, suggesting that it did not undermine existing ILO norms. Yet, at the same time the Court reached the conclusion in the instant case that the claim for workers regarding access to secondary action was not a breach of the protection of freedom of association under Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights, explicitly departing from established ILO jurisprudence in this respect. Further, the judgment stated that: 'The Court does not … discern any need in the present case to determine whether the taking of industrial action should now be accorded the status of an essential element of the Article 11 [freedom of association] guarantee' under the European Convention on Human Rights. This was a far cry from Chamber judgments in other cases, identified by Keith Ewing and John Hendy QC, which had repeatedly recognised that a right to strike was protected under Article 11 and therefore protected individual strikers, notably in cases concerning Turkey. One anomalous judgment in Appn no 4241/03 Trofimchuk v Ukraine seemed at odds with a general trend towards protection (Dorssemont, 2013). In 2015, the ILO brokered a truce between the employers' and workers' group (endorsed by governments), recognising the right to strike, although not settling the dispute as to interpretation of ILO Convention No. 87. So, the question was to what extent this might restore the earlier influence of ILO jurisprudence on the right to strike.
A number of cases have not been very promising. For example, in May 2018, the Chamber judgment in Appn no 2451/16, Association of Academics v Iceland upheld compulsory arbitration to end potential industrial action in the health sector, while making no mention of ILO standards, which was curious given that these might well have ultimately supported the conclusion reached. Moreover, that judgment drew heavily on the controversial findings of the ECtHR in National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers v UK that a right to strike may be protected under Article 11 but is not an essential element of freedom of association. However, a differently constituted Chamber in Appn no 44873/09, Ognevenko v Russia, issued on 20 November 2018, approached these issues in another way.
Ognevenko is significant insofar as it makes direct reference to ILO standards in determining that Article 11 freedom of association protections should extend to a train driver prohibited from taking industrial action on the basis that railway transport was an essential service. In finding a breach of Article 11 of the ECHR, the majority judgment made extensive reference to 'ILO principles concerning the right to strike', which state that railway transport is not an essential service unless exceptional circumstances arise.
The extent of reference to ILO standards is itself impressive. For example, the Chamber cited the 5th revision of the CFA Digest of Decisions (a Compilation, which has since the case was heard been published in a 6th edition) and CFA case law regarding Russia (paras 19-21). The reiteration of the CFA findings by the CEACR was also given explicit attention, namely 'that the right to strike may be restricted only in respect of public servants exercising authority in the name of the State and in essential services in the strict sense of the term – that is to say services the interruption of which would endanger the life, personal safety or health of the whole or part of the population' (para. 22). Further, the Chamber also cited explicitly the reminder issued by the CEACR to Russia that 'railway transport did not constitute an essential service in the strict sense of the term' and that the CEACR 'continues to request Russia to ensure that railway workers can exercise the right to strike' (para. 23). It was on this basis that the Chamber found that, while the right to strike is not absolute, exceptions must be 'construed strictly' not impairing 'the very essence of the right to organise' (paras 58-59). Moreover, the refusal of Russia to provide evidence as to any special circumstances which rendered rail transport in Russia essential, sealed the nail into the coffin. Accordingly, Russian legislation which restricted the train driver Ognevenko's ability to take industrial action, ultimately leading to his dismissal, was not considered 'necessary in a democratic society' but rather disproportionate. Pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages were therefore awarded in addition to costs and expenses.
It is possible that the outcome in Ognevenko can be understood as more concerned with the individual rights of the striker, rather than collective protection of a union (which was in issue in RMT and Association of Academics, where the Court has preferred a broad margin of appreciation). However, this is not an inevitable dichotomy as demonstrated by a Croatian case, Appn no. 36701/09 Hrvatski liječnički sindikat v. Croatia, where a stronger claim was made for the importance of a right to strike. Certainly, in Ognevenko, the blanket ban on strikes by railway workers can be considered akin to the total Turkish prohibition on civil servant collective bargaining and industrial action, creating palpable personal injustice to the individuals affected. On this basis, the majority judgment emphasised previous findings that the right to strike was 'one of the most important means' by which trade unions and their members could defend their interests and is accordingly protected under Article 11 ECHR (paras 56 – 57). The dismissal (a disciplinary sanction combined with an earlier transgression) therefore amounted to 'a severe penalty' (para. 23), which constituted an interference with Ognevenko's rights as 'guaranteed' by Article 11 (para. 62). This interference was 'prescribed by law', but not necessary in a democratic society under Article 11(2) as was evident from ILO and European Social Charter supervisory findings that railway transport is not an essential service, the withdrawal of which could endanger the life or health of (a part of) the population (para. 72). Even if it were an essential service, it would need to be shown that this particular railway driver's role was essential, given the stringency of the protection derived from Article 11 (para. 73). Nor was any suitable alternative to an all-out ban considered by the state, when a 'minimum service' could have provided an alternative form of restriction, indicating disproportionate interference (paras 77-80). The only opposition came from the Russian Judge Dedov, staunchly defending his own national position with reference to the wider margin of appreciation given in the RMT judgment (Dissenting Opinion, paras 19 and 20), but he failed to persuade the other members of the Chamber.
It may also have been influential that in the Association of Academics case (as demonstrated by paras 10 – 18), the applicant had the capacity to challenge the Icelandic legislation imposing arbitration before the Icelandic courts. The District Court of Reykjavik considered its legality with reference to Article 74 of the Icelandic Constitution alongside Iceland's international obligations, including ILO Conventions. When the District Court found for the Icelandic state, appeal was made to the Supreme Court which upheld that judgment. The European Court of Human Rights understandably considered it pertinent that the Supreme Court 'assessed the necessity of the impugned measures' and did so by evaluating not only the number of meetings and impasse between the parties, but also 'the situation in the hospitals and health care services … supported by statistical data' (para. 30). By way of contrast, in Ognevenko, legislation prohibiting participation in industrial action on public railways had been applied uncritically by Russian courts in upholding the applicant's dismissal (para. 40). The national courts 'had to confine their analysis to formal compliance with the relevant Russian laws and consequently could not balance the applicant's freedom of association with competing public interests' (para. 82). This limitation combined with the failure of the Russian state to defend its policies seems to have contributed to the finding that there had been a breach of Article 11. It will also be interesting to see in future cases what influence internal constitutional review may have when compared with the consensus reached in international labour law through ILO standard setting and supervision. Arguably, these need not and should not be in tension when it comes to protection of freedom of association under Article 11. Ideally, both national courts and the European Court of Human Rights would make reference to ILO standards, and it is only where there are serious failings at the domestic level (as in Ognevenko) that the European Court of Human Rights will need to intervene. At present, the UK remains in breach of ILO Convention No. 87 in its treatment of 'important public services' (including railways) as has already been the subject of concern expressed by the ILO CEACR as recently as 2018. The experience of application of a wide margin of appreciation in RMT v UK may however make unions wary of making a claim to the European Court of Human Rights. Whether there is any future challenge from the UK may well depend on whether Ognevenko is followed by future Chambers of the Court.
Tonia Novitz is a professor in Labour Law at the University of Bristol Law School and a co-director of the Bristol Centre for Law at Work.


Too often, in Christian circles, we look at a person who is struggling with fear, and we tell them, "Have faith!" However, faith is not the solution to their problem. The solution to fear is love, not faith.
I used to struggle with fear a lot. It began my freshman year in high school, when I was bullied a lot, and it continued until I was 27 or 28 years old. I was so fearful. I would have panic attacks and gasp for breath. I literally could not breathe, and this happened often. Fear was strangling me.
I prayed for healing, but it didn't seem to get better. I commanded the spirit of fear to leave me, but that didn't seem to do much good either. The panic attacks continued. I was at wits' end.
Then one day, out of His mercy, the Lord showed me how to be healed from the fear that was destroying me.
Fear was definitely tormenting me; so I knew the verse applied to me.
This promise says that perfect love casts out fear.
It also says that if I'm afraid, it's because I haven't been made perfect in love.
Both the problem and the solution were exposed in this one verse. The problem was fear. The solution was being made perfect in love.
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So I asked God immediately to fill me up with His perfect love that casts out fear.
I saw myself being slowly filled up with liquid, as if I were a human-shaped bottle. The liquid was blue. It was the perfect love of the Father.
I saw this liquid first fill up just the tips of my toes. But it kept on filling me: up my foot toward my ankle, then up my shins, and continuing all the way up my body.
This vision of being filled with Father's love continued. There were a few places that it seemed to slow down. When this blue liquid got to my lungs, it paused awhile there. I meditated some more on Papa's love, and on His words: "Perfect love casts out fear." Then I saw the blue liquid start to fill up my lungs and chest, and suddenly it was like my lungs ripped free. I breathed deeply–for the first time in a long time.
A similar thing happened when I saw the blue getting up to my heart. I kept meditating on the Father's perfect love for me; and after a few moments, the blue continued up toward my shoulders, filling my heart. When it did, I literally felt the healing of the Father in my heart and emotions.
This vision continued until I saw my entire body filled up and sloshing with Father God's perfect love.
God healed me from fear that day. I was immediately able to breathe again.
The spirit of fear left me–because God's perfect love cast it out.
Too often, we try to get rid of one bad thing without replacing it with the good and holy thing. But Jesus taught that we have to be filled with the good thing in order to keep the bad thing out (Matthew 12:43-45).
Do you struggle with fear? You can be healed too.
There is absolutely a 100%-cure-all solution to fear, and you can be healed from fear right now, today.
The solution to fear is love; perfect love casts out fear. If you will let God make you perfect in His love, you will be free from fear.
It will be a journey, as it has been for me, but He WILL make you perfect in love, and He can free you from fear right now.
If you can identify with this story, and want to be free from fear, would you meditate on the vision above in your mind? Imagine yourself being filled with Papa God's love, like a you-shaped bottle. Ask Him to make you perfect in love. Papa's perfect love will cast out fear, and you will be free.
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Thanks so much for reaching out. I used to struggle with fear terribly too, so I have compassion for your situation. I can tell you that the antidote to fear is love. Lots of people think the opposite of fear is faith, but it's not. It's love. First John 4:18 says "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love." So that tells us that, when we struggle with fear, it means we haven't yet fully received God's love for us.
I pray it will help you as it helped me. Also, you might really benefit from listening to a sermon by Chris Gore called "The Secret of John", which you can purchase at the Bethel Church store and download. It is all about how you don't have to try to work for love, and how it's not all about how much YOU love God–but rather life is all about how much HE loves YOU. 🙂 It's a very freeing concept, and will really help you receive God's love.
Other than that, please, meditate on His love. Look up and read Scriptures about how much God loves you, and chew on those. His love will heal you and will cast out all fear.
Blessings. I'd love to hear about it if these things help you. It's all about His perfect love for you. That is the solution to fear.
This gives me such peace. I have been struggling with fear on and off and I know this will help. Thank you so much.
Oh, I'm so glad, Charmayne. Praising God with you. He loves you so much and is ready and eager to fill you up with His perfect love. I bless your heart and spirit with opening up to receive all His love, peace, and the ministry of the Holy Spirit, in Jesus' name.
Thank you SO much. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! ha. I simply can't say it enough! I knew that this year God would be dealing with me fear. I had no idea how. This fear has been rooted so deeply and it was effecting EVERYTHING. It kept me from having hope, loving others fully and rightly with brotherly affection, and even forgiving others and trusting God. From abandonment from both parents, childhood abuse, all SORTS of things, it seemed as if fear was always with me . At the end of 2014, I asked Jesus (in prayer) what He wanted to deal with me on for this next year. I had never done that before. He spoke clearly, "It's time to let go of this fear. " Soon after, I began dating (my now fiance). Talk about stretching. Ha. A family was something I knew I was designed for. Over time God was also making it clear that I should be praying for and preparing my spirit for my future spouse. Little did I know, he would be bringing this around sooner than I thought. Fast forward a few months- God has been revealing SO much from my past that was keeping me captive to FEAR. As a bonus- through His grace and mercy, God has been helping both my fiance and I to have increasingly MORE freedom from fear and anxiety. Lately, my fiance has been having severe anxiety attacks. These attacks effect his sleeping ,breathing, mood, etc. I've also been fighting off depression, fits of anger, etc. All rooted in FEAR. This morning, I dropped him off and he forgot to give me hug. I was so hurt. I knew it was rooted in my fear of rejection, not being good enough, Etc. SO (after much trial and error) I ran QUICKLY to Jesus in prayer. I confessed my hurt, my thoughts (that were fear based) and he just scooped me up in His love. What started as a prayer of surrender ended in me worshipping Jesus, praying for me fiance and our marriage, and thanking God for all He has done by sacrificing Jesus IN LOVE!
There's so MUCH that God is doing in this season. And I thank Him that all He is doing, has done and will do is for LOVE. ALL OF IT! For LOVE. I don't think the love of Christ has been as real to me as it is now. And I thank Him for it every day.
Simone, that's amazing. Wow. Thank you for sharing! Yes, He wants to make you and me and all His kids perfect in love and set us free from fear! I'm so grateful, and I'm beyond thrilled to hear about how He's working in your life! May Papa God continue to bless you richly!
Thank you very much for listening to God's voice and writing the article about how to get rid of fear. It has blessed immensely. May God continue to give you the wisdom to write such powerful Spirit filled blogs.
This helps a lot. But I also asks God to protect the little child inside me (my subconscious mind). By the way, since our conversation Jamie, I don't feel rage or anger towards my ex. Thanks for the prayer!
I know and understand how you feel sister. Fear takes a lot of space in my life and I'm tired of it. But at least I can see that there's a lot of people who have the same fears as me.
Yes and now we have the weapon to cast out fear and that is LOVE. I believe in this scripture so much 1 John 4:18 there is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. I know that love was somehow absent when I grew up and I am now 38 years by the grace of God. I never felt loved but fear find its place in me and now that I have find Jesus I have find perfect Love. And this scripture feels to me like hearing it for the first time cause it quenched my spiritual thirst in love.
I am going through the same thing .
I always was afraid of the judgment of God. Instead of turning towards him I rejected his holy fear .
I was so scared about doing wrong like the children if Israel. That I ended up doing wrong against him. I am now more afraid of the judgment of God upon me. It's more a trembling fear than a repent one which I want. I feel . Like I am alone in the desert and that Gods Holy Spirit has left me. I always thought that people can choose to come back. Why do I do the opposite of what I want? I feel like I fallen in the same sin as the I died. I I have had the Holy Spirit from a young age I became a Christian at a young age. I thought I would never depart from God. I did. everything I feared. I feel like Judas. That it would be better if I was never born Please pray for me Then to do this thing. Was there hope for him? Please pray for me.
Did you ever get your healing? Are you ok?
Oh my, this sounds like what is happening to my husband. I've felt like he is being oppressed and going through spiritual warfare for over 2 years now. Thank you so much for sharing.
Hello. I googled Deliverance from fear as fear gripped my heart from 2004 and I feel it's influence in my life even now. We used to pray as youth in our local church, and when one of my prayer partners testified about a demonic attack and his victory in prayer, fear gripped my heart instead. I took a decision then not to be serious in God's work. I took bad decisions because I really didn't seek God seriously and hence I have paid dearly. I also know a lot of things contribute to the fear including that I have lived with albinism and I sometimes fear rejection and criticism. Now I have a family and I need God's love to be able to guide me and my family. I have a lot of plans and I have lots of spiritual battles I have been fighting in prayer, I Know this fear stalls my progress and victories.
I have said many and confused issues but what I Know is I need to be rid of fear and I need the peace of mind. I need be completed in God's love and experience him directly in my life. I wrote this because I thought the fear I saw above is a bit different but as I write I realise it's all fear and I need help.
God bless you for this post about fear. I know the word, I am a true believer. This year have been aweful with fear. I have been praying, seeking the Lord, waiting, crying, asking God to delivery my daughter from alcohol, and mental health. It's been so hard for me. But I am trusting God and waiting on him. I am asking him to fill me and her up with his perfect love and cast out this fear. In the name of Jesus.
I am losing hope because of fear. Please pray for me.
God bless you for your wonderful encouragement.
Hi. I prayed for God to feel me with his love and get rid of the fear.
Thanks very much for your testimony and encouragement.
Thank you for sharing this! I'm a child of God, who is in need of deliverance. I've never had to put up with these types of attacks until here recently. I'm 22, and I know the Lord has a ministry for me. I've been very anxious and fearful. It almost feels like I'm trying too hard to focus and think like I'm gonna lose my mind. It's been hard for me to sleep. But I've called out to God, prayed in my holy language, been anointed with oil, and it seems to still linger and hold on without relenting. It almost feels like I'm gonna lose control, but I know who sits on the throne. I've been doing my best to meditate on His word and I have completely put my trust in Jesus for my healing. But I'm struggling with letting it go, the enemy is mad I'm talking with a young man, I feel God has placed in my life who loves him but he struggles with severe anxiety, but He has the call on his life. And now I fear I'm being affected. I just don't want to lose touch with reality! Please asking for prayers for the miraculous to happen in my life. Many blessings.
,please pray for me so I will be free totally in Jesus name.
Thank-you for sharing. I am a husband and father of six children; and I have struggled with fear, primarily of disease, but other fear as well, for over 35 years. It ended a career in the fire service (couldn't handle the medical calls), and then a second career as a teacher, and has strained relationships. It can be so debilitating that sometimes I pray that God would take my life in a car crash or other accident if He chooses not to heal my mind. I have memorized large portions of scripture, been to counseling, prayed, been prayed for, fasted, etc. Sometimes I can go awhile without a problem and then I get blind-sided by the same old fears. I feel isolated, alone, ashamed as a man, and almost without any hope. My dear wife of 29 years has tried to see me through this; I am just so tired of being afraid, and so tired of being me. I have quit telling people about it, so those around me believe me to be a solid Christian, community member, husband, and father; no one would guess the anguish alive in my mind. I will try your idea regarding meditating on God's love filling me. Please pray for me.
Thanks so much for writing in. If I may ask – how was/is your relationship with your earthly dad? In my experience with inner healing and transformation of the mind, I have always seen fear to be a father issue. And it goes away when a person is filled with perfect love, which happens easily when the father issue is healed. I have a whole class on this. Please let me know.
Hello, Jamie; I had a good relationship with my dad; he provided for our family and gave out fair discipline. I don't know why I have struggled so much with fear. Even as a boy, over 40 years ago, I remember being really afraid of certain situations or things. I know that God is always good and is not looking to punish me, but at the heart of my fear is a looming sense that if I ever really completely trusted Him, He would not be there, and I would be left utterly alone and without hope. Thanks for your reply; God is good, all the time.


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The K-480 Ak Bars is an  in the Russian Navy.

Design

Project 971 has a double-hull design. The robust body is made of high quality alloy steel with σт = 1 GPa (10,000 kgf / cm²). To simplify the installation of equipment, the boat was designed using zonal blocks, which made it possible to transfer a significant amount of work from the cramped conditions of the sub's compartments directly to the workshop. After completion of the installation, the zonal unit is "rolled" into the hull of the boat and connected to the main cables and pipelines of the ship's systems. A two-stage damping system is used: all mechanisms are placed on damped foundations, in addition, each zone unit is isolated from the body by rubber-cord pneumatic shock absorbers. In addition to reducing the overall noise level of nuclear submarines, such a scheme can reduce the impact of underwater explosions on equipment and crew. The boat has a developed vertical tail unit with a streamlined boule, in which the towed antenna is located. Also on the submarine are two reclining thrusters and retractable bow horizontal rudders with flaps. A feature of the project is the smoothly mated connection of the tail unit to the hull. This is done to reduce noise-generating hydrodynamic eddies.

Power supply is carried out by a nuclear power plant. The lead boat, K-284 Akula, is equipped with an OK-650M.01 pressurized water-cooled nuclear reactor. On later orders, the AEU has minor improvements. Some sources report that subsequent boats are equipped with OK-9VM reactors. The thermal power of the reactor is 190 MW, the shaft power is 50,000 liters. with. Two auxiliary electric motors in the hinged outboard columns have a capacity of 410 hp. with., there is one diesel generator ASDG-1000.

Construction and career
The submarine was laid down on 22 February 1985 at Sevmash, Severodvinsk. Launched on 16 April 1988 and commissioned on 29 December 1988.

On 29 December 1989, he was put into the 24th Submarine Division of the 3rd Submarine Flottila of the Northern Fleet.

On 24 July 1991, he received the name Bars.

In 1996, a patronage agreement was signed with the government of the Republic of Tatarstan.

In 1998, the name was officially changed to Ak Bars in honor of one of the symbols of the republic.

The boat was withdrawn from the Navy on 1 October 2002, after which he was transferred to ARVI for long-term storage in Sayda Bay.

In 2007, he was towed to the Zvyozdochka shipyard for scrap.

On 1 December 2008, the naval flag was lowered and the submarine was handed over to JSC TsS for disposal.

In April 2009, preparatory work began for the unloading of spent nuclear fuel.

On 19 February 2010, at 14.45 a fire broke out on the dismantled submarine in the hold of the third compartment during the gas-cutting work. There were no casualties, the spent nuclear fuel was unloaded by that time.

The K-480 structures were used in the construction of the strategic nuclear submarine Vladimir Monomakh.

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Ships built by Sevmash
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Q: How to create a template to display data from a class in WPF I have a data layer which is returning lists of classes containing data. I want to display this data in my form in WPF. The data is just properties on the class such as Class.ID, Class.Name, Class.Description (for the sake of example)
How can i create a custom control or template an existing control so that it can be given one of these classes and display its data in a data-bound fashion.
Thanks :)

A: You could use a ListBox and set its ItemsSource property to the list containing your data items. Then you define a DataTemplate for your type like this:
<DataTemplate x:Key="MyDataTemplate" DataType="{x:Type MyType}">
    <StackPanel>
        <TextBlock Text="{Binding ID}"/>
        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}"/>
        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Description}"/>
    </StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>

...and tell the ListBox to use this DataTemplate by setting the ItemTemplate property.
It is also sufficient to just define the DataTemplate as above and give it no key. Then it will be used for all items which have the respective type.
BTW: You can find a more detailed example in MSDN on the page for the ItemTemplate property.

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Retrieve Web Project deployment settings?
I'm currently writing a client application that imports a number of files into a web project. I'd like to automatically deploy these, but I'd like to be able to retrieve the deployment targets from the web project itself. Does anyone know how to extract the deployment target information needed to pass into the DeploymentService.deployDifference()?


Natural Elements present themselves through us, giving rise to a particular Natural Body Type.There are three types of metabolism and these are known as Dosha's. Vata Pitta and Kapha.
This science is 3000 years old and acknowledges our bodies as being constituted, constructed from and containing the Elements of Nature: Earth, Air Fire & Water. These Natural Elements present themselves through us, giving rise to a particular Natural Body Type There are three types of metabolism and these are known as Dosha's.
Vata - Airy disposition. The King of the Doshas. Vata is able to eat almost anything when in balance. They can convert calories very easily, they are the true thoroughbreds of the bodytypes. When Vata is out-of-balance they can become scattered, have broken sleep, become wasteful, self-indulgent & sicklee.
Pitta - Fiery disposition. Very quick to burn-off what they eat, they need a temperate to cool environment, clean water & consistently high quality foods for them to function well & stay in-balance. When out-of-balance Pitta is a real hot head! they should avoid oily/greasy foods, hot/spicy foods & alcohol or they could ignite!
Kapha - Earthy disposition. This dosha is mostly heavy, stable & durable, and curiously, wet & sweet. Kapha is at their best when spices are present in their diet, it helps to stimulate them. When out-of-balance Kapha is cold, slow-to-start, greasy, & lethargic. Kapha puts weight on steadily & removes it slowly.
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Category Archives: Preferential Trade
A reminder about the definition of trade diversion
It's likely been more than a decade since a Trade Diversion blog post actually mentioned trade creation and trade diversion. Having missed numerous opportunities in recent years, I won't pass up commenting on the following paragraph in Noah Smith's recent post about experts and public policy:
Nor was this the only form of deception that economists employed in defense of free trade. Economists have known for many decades that some countries as a whole can be hurt by free trade. If a multilateral trade agreement — like the WTO, for example — admits new member countries, existing countries who compete directly with the newcomer nations can become poorer. This is called "trade diversion", and it follows directly from the same simple classical economic theories of comparative advantage that economists typically use to justify free trade.
That paragraph is neither the most important nor most interesting part of his recent post, but it is salient for the owner of the leading trade-diversion-related domain name on the internet. Simon Lester, David DeRemer, and Michael Lane already pointed out on Twitter that Noah's description of trade diversion has problems. Michael's thread explained it clearly, but for posterity's sake, here's a blog post about the definition of trade diversion.
The concepts of trade creation and trade diversion concern the economic consequences of preferential trade agreements. They were introduced by Jacob Viner in a 1950 book titled The Customs Union Issue (that was, surprisingly, reprinted with a new introduction in 2014). Alan Deardorff's glossary contains a concise definition of trade diversion: "Trade that occurs between members of a PTA that replaces what would have been imports from a country outside the PTA. Associated with welfare reduction for the importing country since it increases the cost of the imported good."
Here's a longer explanation from Richard Lipsey (Economica, 1957):
A is a small country whose inhabitants consume two commodities, wheat and clothing. A specialises in the production of wheat and obtains her clothing by means of international trade. Being small, she cannot influence the price of clothing in terms of wheat. Country C offers clothing at a lower wheat price than does B, so that, in the absence of country-discriminating tariffs, A will trade with C, exporting wheat in return for clothing. It is assumed that A levies a tariff on imports but that the rate is not high enough to protect a domestic clothing industry, so that she purchases her clothing from C. Now let country A form a customs union with country B, as a result of which B replaces C as the supplier of clothing to A. B is a higher cost producer of clothing than is C but her price without the tariff is less than C's price with the tariff. Hence, the union causes trade diversion, A's trade being diverted from C to B.
The language of economics was a bit different in 1957, to say the least.
The welfare losses that might result from trade diversion are a consequence of lost government revenue: consumer expenditure switches to the higher-cost supplier because it does not face an import tariff. Viner wrote "This is a shift which the protectionist approves, but it is not one which the free trader who understands the logic of his own doctrine can properly approve." If one treats consumer surplus and government tariff revenue as equally valuable, trade diversion may cause a net loss. A typical diagram:
Returning to the blog post that sparked this one, Noah's paragraph is odd for at least two reasons. First, it's unusual to think of the World Trade Organization as a preferential trade agreement. WTO members are obliged to charge each other most-favored-nation (MFN) duties. For the WTO to be a preferential agreement associated with trade diversion, Noah must have in mind lower-cost non-WTO suppliers. But China wasn't joining an exclusive club. Back in 2001, Vietnam and Afghanistan were not yet WTO members, but something like 140 nations already were and Vietnam already had MFN access to the US market.
Second, import duties on Chinese goods were not lowered when it became a WTO member. The United States had charged MFN rates on imported Chinese goods since 1980 (these were annually renewed; China's WTO accession made them permanent). A policy change that does not lower import duties cannot cause trade diversion in classical trade theory. Of course, trade policy uncertainty was reduced, but that story is a bit far from the theory of comparative advantage taught in undergraduate economics classes.
Bottom line: When thinking about whether the United States was hurt by China joining the WTO, you don't need to contemplate trade diversion.
This entry was posted in Preferential Trade, Theory on 5 April 2021 by jdingel.
Is it easier to liberalize agriculture via bilateral or multilateral deals?
Tyler Cowen's latest Bloomberg column is about bilateral trade deals. He's more optimistic than most:
The smartest case for trade bilateralism is that trade in many goods is already fairly free, but some egregious examples of tariffs and trade barriers remain. Look at agriculture, European restrictions on beef hormones in beef, and the Chinese unwillingness to allow in foreign companies. Targeted strategic bargaining, backed by concrete threats emanating from a relatively powerful nation — in this case the U.S. — could demand removal of those restrictions. Furthermore, the negotiating process would be more directly transactional and less cartelized and bureaucratic.
With regard to liberalizing agriculture, I think the conventional wisdom is that multilateral negotiations are superior. Here's Jagdish Bhagwati talking to the NY Times back in 2004:
The only way concessions can be made on agricultural subsidies is if you go multilateral. Think of production subsidies, which the United States has: they can't be cut for just one trading partner. When it comes to export subsidies–which are the big issue for the Europeans and a little bit for us too–we will cut export subsidies say, for Brazil, in a bilateral negotiation, but the Europeans won't. Then the Europeans will have an advantage. My point is that if subsidies are the name of the game in agriculture, if the foreign countries that export want to remove subsidies, they have to go multilateral.
This entry was posted in Preferential Trade, WTO Negotiations on 23 June 2018 by jdingel.
Mead and Drezner on EU-US trade prospects
Alan Beattie and Joshua Chaffin in the FT:
This month, a working group led by EU trade commissioner Karel De Gucht and US trade representative Ron Kirk is likely to suggest starting formal negotiations…
"The stars are almost aligned," says Greg Slater, director of global trade policy at Intel, the chipmaker. The US and EU "have the opportunity to try to set the gold standard" in areas such as intellectual property protection, he says, which emerging markets like China and India would then have to respect.
Yet the deal faces complex challenges. Trade policy has moved from focusing on simple import tariffs on goods – already low for most transatlantic commerce – to often complicated "behind-the-border" domestic regulation. Technical standards, not tariffs, are the biggest barriers to integrating fast-growing US and European markets such as pharmaceuticals, medical services and advanced electronics…
"The aim in many instances is not to drive immediately for full regulatory convergence but to try to make sure that regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are making decisions with their eyes wide open," says Sean Heather, vice-president of the [US Chamber of Commerce] chamber's centre for global regulation. "The idea that negotiators are going to sit down with a big list and say: 'We'll give you that if you give us this,' is probably not going to work for most regulations."
Yet even agreeing an approach on convergence confronts bureaucratic and philosophical barriers. Regulation in both economies is frequently divided among different agencies, some jealous of their independence and unused to considering international implications.
Walter Russell Mead:
A U.S.-EU trade deal is essentially a way to ignore countries like Brazil and India while crafting rules that will govern some of the high-tech industries and information-based services that play a growing role in US-EU trade. Once those rules are set, the BRICs will be hard pressed to avoid signing onto them later on down the road.
Dan Drezner:
Two things have changed. First, the traditional method of multilateral trade liberalization has died. Second, while both the US and EU are major trading states, they're not quite as pivotal as they used to be. Ironically, it's their declining (though still appreciable) importance in global trade that makes a US-EU agreement feasible now. The BRIC economies are now sufficiently large that a transatlantic trade deal doesn't seem like an existential threat.
And here's Richard Baldwin, "Regulatory Protectionism, Developing Nations, and a Two-Tier World Trade System ," Brookings Trade Forum: 2000.
This entry was posted in Politics, Preferential Trade on 11 January 2013 by jdingel.
Trade at VoxEU
Some recent VoxEU columns:
In Belgian firm-level data, a smaller percentage of services-producing firms export than goods-producing firms. Exporting entry and exit rates are higher in services than goods.
Richard Baldwin says that vertical specialization requires global trade governance sufficiently distinct from existing WTO practices that it requires a new organization.
An optimistic take on the Trans-Pacific Partnership and proposed EU-US trade deal.
This entry was posted in Preferential Trade, WTO on 23 December 2012 by jdingel.
TAFTA?
This blog has a long history of covering preferential trade, as the title suggests. But I don't follow proposed trade deals very much these days, largely because serious trade proposals haven't been forthcoming in recent years.
If I had been paying attention, I would have noticed "a slow and steady effort to generate support for a U.S.-EU free trade agreement" "over the past year or so", as noted by Simon Lester. At the WaPo, David Ignatius reports/opines:
But a big idea is taking shape that could revitalize the U.S.-European partnership for the 21st century. It was the talk of Berlin and Hamburg when I was there a week ago, and there's a similar buzz in Washington. The idea is free trade — specifically, a trans-Atlantic free-trade agreement — which I'll optimistically call "TAFTA."
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tipped the U.S. hand on Nov. 29 when she said at the Brookings Institution, "We are discussing possible negotiations with the European Union for a comprehensive agreement that would increase trade and spur growth on both sides of the Atlantic."…
Curious as to whether Clinton's speech was just window dressing from a departing secretary, I asked the White House this week whether the TAFTA talk is real. The answer was yes: Obama is considering making a trans-Atlantic trade initiative an important part of his second-term agenda. Combined with the North American Free Trade Agreement in Latin America and the Trans-Pacific Partnership in Asia, this could create a global trading system that might be an enduring part of Obama's legacy.
See Simon Lester for one set of reasons to be skeptical.
Given (my uninformed impression of) current trade politics in the US, I see little reason to take TAFTA seriously at this stage. The Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations have been going for about five years (with 15 rounds of formal negotiations over the last three years), so I'd be shocked if there were any accelerated action on the TAFTA front.
This entry was posted in Politics, Preferential Trade on 6 December 2012 by jdingel.
Did AGOA just divert Chinese exports through Africa?
I've followed the African Growth and Opportunity Act for a long time. This piece of US legislation gave preferential market access to exports from designated African countries, particularly in textiles and apparel. African economies experienced significant export growth in the early 2000s; the question was whether that growth should be attributed to AGOA and the EU's Everything But Arms initative. The policy debate has been interesting in various ways: AGOA came under fire from both libertarians and Joe Stiglitz while finding favor with those in between.
The most favorable interpretation of the policy was that its temporary advantage would launch manufacturing clusters in Africa. And when researchers found that AGOA had a strong positive impact on African exports, it looked like the policy was spurring industrial growth.
That makes new research (pdf) from friend-of-the-blog Pierre-Louis Vezina (co-authored with Lorenzo Rotunno and Zheng Wang) very intriguing:
During the final years of the Multifiber Agreement the US imposed strict import quotas on Chinese apparel while it gave African apparel duty- and quota-free access. The combination of these policies led to a rapid but ephemeral rise of African exports. In this paper we argue that the African success can be explained by a temporary transhipment of Chinese apparel driven by quota-hopping Chinese assembly firms. We first provide a large body of anecdotal evidence on the Chinese apparel wave in African countries. Second, we show that Chinese apparel exports to African countries predict US imports from the same countries and in the same apparel categories but only where transhipment incentives are present, i.e. for products with binding quotas in the US and for countries with preferential access to the US unconstrained by rules of origin. Using input-output linkages, we then show that African countries imported quasi-finished products with little assembly work left to do, rather than primary textile inputs. We estimate that direct transhipment may account for around half of AGOA countries apparel exports.
The abstract certainly caught my attention; I look forward to reading this paper.
This entry was posted in Preferential Trade and tagged AGOA on 29 August 2012 by jdingel.
AmPro on the TPP
Kevin Gallagher isn't very keen on the Trans-Pacific Partnership:
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is best understood as President Barack Obama's extension of the Bush-era doctrine of "competitive liberalization."… The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) certainly isn't about raising standards of living. The most ambitious estimates of the gains from the TPP suggest that participating nations will gain a mere one-tenth of 1 percent of the gross domestic product. Sixty percent of the projected gains go to Vietnam and the United States, and the other 20 percent goes to Malaysia—largely because the U.S. already has trade pacts with the other proposed big players in the TPP.
However, the proposed deal is far from popular in Asia. In exchange for the small portions of trade and growth that will go to some big exporters and foreign investors, each TPP nation will have to give up many of the policies they use to make trade and foreign investment work for employment, growth, and financial stability…
the investment and financial-services provisions in the TPP would restrict the ability of these nations to use joint ventures, local content rules, and regulation of cross-border financial flows to spread benefits, stimulate local manufacturing, promote employment, and provide financial stability.
It may be difficult to grasp that the TPP could harm the broader economic interests of both the U.S. and smaller Asian nations. But if balanced development requires a managed form of capitalism, then a trade deal like the TPP, which strengthens investors and weakens governments, can harm Asians and Americans alike…
I can't say I share all those concerns, but it's fair to say that the TPP isn't a traditional trade deal in the sense of cutting tariffs and quotas. That column comes from a special issue of The American Prospect devoted to critiquing the TPP. For a contrary view, see Fred Bergsten and Jeff Schott, though much of their support for the initiative seems grounded in foreign-policy concerns rather economic benefits.
This entry was posted in Preferential Trade on 19 March 2012 by jdingel.
Is the NAFTA trucking dispute finally over?
A Mexican truck will make a delivery to a Dallas suburb this afternoon, thereby realizing some of the liberalization promised by NAFTA 17 years ago. WaPo:
The first Mexican carrier to deliver goods in the U.S. interior under a long-delayed free-trade provision is scheduled to enter the country at Laredo, Texas, shortly after midday Friday.
The truck owned by Nuevo Leon, Mexico-based Transportes Olympic will make a delivery to the Dallas suburb of Garland. That's despite continuing opposition from the Teamsters union and some lawmakers who fear the program will make U.S. highways more dangerous and cost American jobs.
The truck will carry a monitoring device. The move complies with a provision of the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement.
The company was also the first approved under the 2007 pilot program before President Barack Obama's administration canceled it [in 2009]. Mexico retaliated by placing tariffs on 99 agricultural products worth more than $2 billion annually.
A little over a year ago, I noted that Washington insiders didn't expect the dispute to be resolved "any time soon", but in the broader context, 14 months isn't bad. So what does the program do? It includes a lot of measures to address the safety concerns raised by its opponents:
Supporters say especially strict safeguards have been implemented: Electronic devices will track the routes drivers take, how long they drive and how long they rest. Participating drivers must undergo national security and criminal background checks, and inspectors will administer oral English-proficiency exams.
Does this end the dispute? Not necessarily. Look up the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's announcement in the Federal Register and you'll discover that this is a three-year pilot program, a fact not made clear by some press coverage. From the Federal Register (pdf):
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announces its intent to proceed with the initiation of a United States-Mexico cross-border long-haul trucking pilot program to test and demonstrate the ability of Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate safely in the United States beyond the municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or the commercial zones of such municipalities (border commercial zones)…
In a pilot program, DOT typically collects specific data for evaluating alternatives to the regulations or innovative approaches to safety while ensuring that the goals of the regulations are satisfied. A pilot program may not last more than 3 years, and the number of participants in a pilot program must be large enough to ensure statistically valid findings.
Will the pilot program have large effects on international trade? Both sides claim big numbers:
Todd Spencer, the executive vice president of the Independent Drivers Association, which represents small independent trucking businesses, said 100,000 trucking jobs will be lost. Proponents say it will spur economic growth as companies save millions by sending the goods door-to-door.
But I doubt we'll see any such impacts soon. Tire Business reports:
So far two small Mexico-based motor carriers have been certified for the program. They are Transportes Olympic of Monterrey, with two vehicles, and Grupo Behr de Baja California S.A. de C.V. of Tijuana, with five vehicles.
However, the FMCSA is withholding Grupo Behr's permit while reviewing objections raised by the Teamsters and others regarding Grupo Behr's safety record. The Teamsters also question Transportes Olympic's record on safety.
You can track the approvals online at the FMCSA's website. That site says that Transportes Olympic has registered one vehicle and two drivers. It looks like the dispute will continue in some form, for the time being.
This entry was posted in Non-Tariff Barriers, Politics, Preferential Trade and tagged NAFTA on 21 October 2011 by jdingel.
Will the US Congress pass three PTAs this year?
Doug Palmer:
A congressional committee on Wednesday strongly backed deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, setting them on course for expected final approval and ending years of trade policy paralysis…
The panel's chairman, Representative Dave Camp, said approval of the deals could not come at a better time for the struggling U.S. economy…
The three pacts must be approved by the full House and the Senate to become law. The panel backed the pacts on the following bipartisan votes: Colombia, 24-12; Panama, 32-3; and South Korea, 31-5.
Camp said he expected the full House to approve the trade deals next week. The Senate also could move quickly enough for the pacts to be approved in time for South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak's visit to the White House on Oct 13.
This entry was posted in Politics, Preferential Trade on 5 October 2011 by jdingel.
How PTAs may segment regulatory systems
Back in April, I wrote:
One such danger is that FTAs might be a means for the US or EU to try to lock in first-mover advantages in shaping regulatory standards (such as technical barriers to trade). While preferential tariffs can be undone relatively easy by further tariff cuts, plurilateral agreements that promulgate the adoption of a larger economy's preferred technical standard might serve to determine which standard is later adopted multilaterally. A first mover might gain at the expense of others if its preferred standard is worse for world welfare.
A new WTO report tackles this very issue:
Director-General Pascal Lamy, in launching the World Trade Report 2011 on 20 July 2011, warned that preferential trade agreements (PTAs) "may lock in their members to a particular regulatory regime reducing the potential for trade to prosper with countries outside the arrangement". "The new challenge posed by deep PTAs to the multilateral trading system is one of market segmentation because regulatory systems, which can become divergent, have now more importance on trade flows than tariffs," he added…
In fact PTAs of today are less about tariff preferences and more about regulatory measures that were once considered the domain of national rather than international economic policy. This change is occurring partly because of changes in the way production is being organized internationally with the rise of global production networks. To prosper, these production networks require an enabling regulatory environment that provides stronger investor protection, better infrastructural services, freedom of movement of corporate personnel, protection to intellectual property rights, and facilitation of trade. The demand for governance in these policy areas is being met by the supply of deep PTAs…
Another idea would be that we should not ignore the potential difficulties that deep PTAs can give rise to on the regulatory side. One can observe in the sprawl of agreements what can only be called "families" of PTAs, with each family adopting a particular approach to important policy areas such as technical barriers to trade or competition policy. The peril here is that PTAs may lock-in their members to a particular regulatory regime reducing the potential for trade to prosper with countries outside the arrangement.
In a nutshell, the new challenge posed by deep PTAs to the multilateral trading system is one of market segmentation because regulatory systems, which can become divergent, have now more importance on trade flows than tariffs. This is not a statement about the legitimacy of these regulatory systems. It is a factual assessment of their impact on economies of scale, which is what the WTO should care about.
The report, titled "The WTO and preferential trade agreements: From co-existence to coherence", is available online.
This entry was posted in Non-Tariff Barriers, Preferential Trade, WTO on 24 July 2011 by jdingel.

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Talk About the Falcons
Wilbon's condescension still gets me – no respect
Started by ket222, February 10, 2017
ket222 47
Generally, I really like Wilbon and Korn. (The p.c. attitude really irks me with ESPN generally, but what else am I going to watch while working out?). I didn't even mind their lack of respect before the super bowl, although they seemed ignorant that this simply wasn't a typical falcons team. What gets me is that Wilbon showed absolutely no respect for what we did to the Patriots for ¾ of the game—especially our defense making 5 sacks, a pick 6, etc.
They just had the attitude of "of course the falcons were going to lose," when in fact ANY OTHER COACH would have run out the clock and scored a field goal to win it. The falcons didn't lose, our coaches did (and Quin should have overruled arrogant Kyle). They put the team in an impossible position. I respect that only the Patriots could have come back from being so far behind—hats off to them.
Wilbon flippantly said 'oh the falcons just played well for a couple of weeks' and basically that they were never good to begin with (no matter that we demolished two elite teams). He should have said we were stupid in the way we lost it, but shown respect for standing toe to toe with the Patriots.
I know this comes a week late, but I just had to get this off my chest. Is there any way one of you can write to Wilbon and give him a similar message, a kind of "open letter from Atlanta fans"?
BLM 176
" ANY OTHER COACH would have run out the clock and scored a field goal to win it. "
maybe but fact is it was the Falcons coach that decided not to do it. falcons will still falcon
Francis York Morgan 16,885
Who cares don't watch
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UK13 526
Well most other coaches would had did exactly what he said .... good news is his team the "the bears" will not be in that position for a long time ....
the point is, no other falcons team of the past could have basically beaten the mighty patriots before the Great Stupidity. The 'old falcons' folded and played terribly in the last super bowl years ago, went to jail for dog fighting, played mediocre for decades before blank came. this is a different team, the result was NOT inevitable and the attitude and capabilities are MUCH better than before. We're basically an elite team now. That should be respected
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14 minutes ago, ket222 said:
Wilbon flippantly said 'oh the falcons just played well for a couple of weeks' and basically that they were never good to begin with (no matter that we demolished two elite teams).
Honestly, no one (including Falcon fans) thought the Falcons were a legit Super Bowl team until after the first playoff game, and then it was more of a "maybe they can...." kind of hope. Then, after Green Bay, it looked like they would win it all. So, Wilbon is right, they played good for a couple of weeks. What's wrong with him saying that?
GhostofGritz 2,868
Weeks before the Super Bowl I repeatedly tweeted my art to Wilbon...and many of my followers did too.
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fuego 12,626
He also said a day or two after the SB that Matt 'stole' the MVP from Brady. They both were major trolling us the day I heard it.
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2 words: him & ****
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conalthomas 243
Here's the deal; all people create narratives to explain the world around them. The problem comes when people continue to stick to narratives despite clear, objective evidence to the contrary. In fact, I would go so far as to say that an awful lot of what is wrong with the world comes from people clinging to narratives that are just wrong or don't work. It is my experience that it is some sports people who are the most deeply stupid (or stubborn) when it comes to this sort of thing. Not coaches, not players, they live in the real world, and if something doesn't work, they get fired, but pundits and commentators and writers can exist in a world of narratives and stories, and they are free to indulge in opinions that are divorced from reality. (They get to claim "alternative facts".)
I guarantee you that coaches are looking at what the Falcons did, and are already thinking about how they are going to use it, or deal with it. But, sure, some guy somewhere can sit around and say anything he wants, and the narrative that the Falcons used to suck, still suck, and always will suck is one of those careless, stupid things that people say. Teams suck until they don't anymore. The Patriots used to suck. The 49ers used to suck (and maybe they do again). The Falcons used to suck; they don't any more.
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No.11 6,339
People like him don't care what any of us have to say. The only way to "make believers" out of them is winning. We didn't do that, so honestly, you're gonna have a hard time gaining the sympathies of people like Wilbon and even other Falcons fans. We lost man, in the most embarrassing way ever. That will always be a fact. You coming here demanding respect from analysts is honestly doing nothing but rekindling bad emotions associated with that game.
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41 minutes ago, GhostofGritz said:
Man, I miss all of these cartoons.
I will leave them with this.
Wuck Filborn.
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NCFalconfan 6,314
Downwind and out of sight...
Free advice to live by: Forget ESPN exists. Sports are much more enjoyable trust me.
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ltstorm2 4,554
Man, your artistic skills have always blown me away. I was hoping to ask if you would draw a Superbowl tat for me.
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PHALCONABERNATHY 2,112
I didn't watch a single pregame show, snipet, video or what have you on the day of the game. I don't need to, I keep up with my team enough without watching the idiots on tv to know what's going on. ****, I keep up with football and sports in general to know enough about what's going on with pretty much everyone and every team that I don't have to watch the idiots on tv. The reason they say the things they do is to have folks talk about them and their opinion and look what we're doing. I have my own opinion and I don't need to watch their shows to get a different one. I know I'm going to either disagree with them or hear them say something I already know. I have the espn app on my phone and that's the ONLY thing I will give espn. I don't watch the network unless the Falcons, Braves or Hawks are playing.
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22 minutes ago, ltstorm2 said:
Here's the deal. When the Falcons do win it all I'll design whatever you want, no charge...because I'm getting inked after they hoist the Lombardi too.
slamee101 7,027
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1 hour ago, ket222 said:
Brother, I'm gonna just go ahead and tell you now you may as well stop watching:
-Wilbon/PTI
-Heath Evans
-Lombardi
-Skip Bayless
and a few others for the next 365 when they start talking about our Falcons. Unfortunately we managed to lose it more than the Pats managed to win it but none of that matters to these national guys. That's going to be really annoying because they're going to feel validated with their, "We told you the Falcons weren't blah blah blah blah!"
Of course it's inaccurate but when has that ever stopped these blowhards. You might as well just tune 'em out if you're looking for them to truly recognize and throw some bouquets about a "small market" team that still hasn't won it.
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A Pimp Named Slickback™ 2,705
I use to watch ATH and PTI for years. DVR still records it. I've given them up though. Best thing I could have ever done. Won't watch NFL Network anymore either outside of A Football Life if it interest me. I'm done with these shows and channels in general. ATH isn't as bad as the others, but I'm just done with it all. No need to watch channels/shows that doesn't care for us one bit.
Bobby.Digital 3,808
First off jokes on you for watching ESPN. Second, we don't deserve any respect after the way we went out. Who blows a 25 point lead with about a quarter and a half left? It was a historic choke job mabey the biggest of all time. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/02/10/before-super-bowl-li-teams-won-99-8-of-games-they-led-by-25/
Anytime people start giving the Falcons any respect they tend to let you down so I don't blame the media for the lack of respect they've given us over the year. It's up to us to earn it.
2 minutes ago, Bobby.Digital said:
First off jokes on you for watching ESPN. Second, we don't deserve any respect after the way we went out. Who blows a 25 point lead with about a quarter and a half left? It was a historic choke job mabey the biggest of all time. Anytime people start giving the Falcons any respect they tend to let you down so I don't blame the media for the lack of respect they've given us over the year. It's up to us to earn it.
I don't really care that much. I don't watch ATH, PTI, anything Bayless or Cowherd are on.
I just like that I have a skill that can openly mock them the way they mock everything related to Atlanta.
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Waterjabbers 1,185
As a fan base can we just move on from the whole "no respect" stuff. We just lost the Superbowl in historic fashion. Why in the world would we expect respect after that?
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5 minutes ago, Waterjabbers said:
That's true. But I really don't care about respect from anyone regarding the Falcons. I have a singular goal and or desire. That's for my team to win it all. I won't even care about the roses and compliments they'll all be throwing at the Falcons after they do win it all. Just as meaningless to me as the other stuff.
My grandfather told me "You don't want everyone liking you. That means you aren't standing for anything in your life."
12 minutes ago, Waterjabbers said:
Yeah, that ship has sailed and no need in looking for it to circle back any time soon
ryan.comstock 5
I stopped worrying about what others had to say about a team I like a while ago. It doesn't matter. Most franchises are not successful, championship wise, outside of a few moments of glory. And every team has had colossal failures. The Yankees blew a 3-0 lead to the Red Sox and the Patriots lost their perfect season by scoring only 14 points in the Super Bowl.
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4 hours ago, NCFalconfan said:
You've just been hired to run TATF!
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This article isn't designed to dissuade you from visiting the Great Pyramids; it's intent is to enlighten you with information about an archaeological site we find more rewarding than its infinitely more famous neighbor.
While the Pyramids of Giza are breathtaking, once you see them, well, you've seen them. You can pay to descend beneath two of the three remaining structures, or take a funkdafied camel ride through the surrounding desert, but once underground, you'll find NOTHING: no hieroglyphics, no sarcophagus, no treasures or projection of Michael Jackson's "Remember the Time" video. And with the camels, you'll get a cute picture for Instagram but an experience easily replicated throughout North Africa.
Most people visit Cairo to see Giza, maybe visit the Egyptian Museum and then hop on a plane to Luxor or cruise up the Nile. Unfortunately, the bulk miss what is truly one of Egypt's great archaeological sites, Saqqara. Located about 20 kilometers from the Great Pyramids is the ancient necropolis which belonged to Memphis. Memphis was the capital of Ancient Egypt before Giza and is home to the wonderful Pyramid of Djoser, Egypt's first pyramid constructed in 27th century BC.
One thing you will not find at Giza are rooms like these. Despite being looted during the 2011 revolution, Saqqara is full of pristine chambers with perfectly preserved hieroglyphs. Some of the rooms have wall paintings that have maintained their color for thousands of years. And if you're athletic enough to descend beneath a pyramid, you will be rewarded with visuals unlike the bland ones found inside Khufu's or Khafre's Pyramids.
Because Saqqara is a bit off the beaten path, you'll find it less crowded than Giza. The majority of day and half-day tours don't stop here, so most people hire a private driver or specifically book a Memphis-Saqqara tour. Because it's not on most radars, you'll find yourself inside ancient tombs and structures by yourself. If you've tried climbing inside one of the three pyramids at Giza, you know how impossible being alone inside a tomb sounds, but we assure you it's an everyday reality at Saqqara.
While there are peddlers and vendors at Saqqara, you'll find them far less pushy than those at Giza; you'll also notice there are fewer. This can be attributed to the lack of tourists, and consequently, lack of money to go around. Someone will probably offer to be your guide, or share some information about a compound or other highlight at the site. Just politely decline and keep it moving. People selling items or "tours" are really only in two areas and are much more graceful when it comes to receiving a no than the folks at Giza.
If you've been to the Pyramids of Giza, you know that sh*t looks like Tijuana in the 80s. Trash is scattered everywhere, animal feces litters the desert floor and people climb on the structures like it's a damn jungle gym. You're less likely to find that kind of recklessness at Saqqara for the reasons noted above: less tourists, less guides, less panhandlers, less vendors, less trash.
If you have to choose between Giza and Saqqara, skip the latter. You're likely planning a trip to Egypt because you grew up romanticizing the pyramids and one of mankind's greatest civilization. But if you have an extra afternoon or morning in the area, make visiting Saqqara an absolute priority. We guarantee you will be happy that you did, and who knows, you just might like it more than the pyramids.


2019 marks a year of opportunities in interprofessional practice and education (IPE) – new regional conferences, IPEC Institutes for leaders, growing resources in practice, the new Interprofessional Global effort. With all of the opportunities and announcements, we understand why someone would ask why the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC) and the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education (National Center) are hosting two meetings this year. Let's say it's an unusual year, and here is the background story.
In 2007, the Collaborating Across Borders (CAB) conference started at the University of Minnesota when the newly formed Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC) approached U.S. collaborators to co-sponsor a meeting on the newly re-energized field of interprofessional education and collaborative practice. At the time, the U.S. collaborators thought it was a one-time event and never dreamed that it would grow into its own acronym, "CAB" or become an every other year international meeting hosted back and forth between Canada and the United States.
In 2009, a group of American colleagues committed to IPE fostered an organization in the U.S. called the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC). AIHC has grown and is now a dynamic, community of leaders, educators and health professionals who know that when we work in effective teams, care and learning are better, satisfaction increases and patient outcomes improve.
In 2012, the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education was founded through a peer review process as a public-private partnership to advance the field by providing the leadership, evidence and resources needed to guide the nation on the use of interprofessional education and collaborative practice as a way to enhance the experience of health care, improve population health and reduce the overall cost of care. In 2016, the National Center expanded its annual network meeting to attract those in the U.S. interested in working on the wicked problems of IPE through action- and results-oriented strategies.
AIHC and the National Center have always been close collaborators. Through that collaboration, AIHC is now the professional community of the National Center. Together, we inspire colleagues and create opportunities to come together, learn and grow. Our work, grounded in our experience and expertise, is resulting in positive change that will accelerate the alignment of education and health care transformation during the next decade.
This year, in 2019, both organizations are hosting their signature events in the United States. AIHC and the National Center have planned together to ensure the programming and experiences offered through the meetings will meet the diverse needs and interests of stakeholders across practice and education. We invite you to learn more about both opportunities by visiting the conference websites.
We hope this short history helps all with an interest in advancing interprofessional practice and education find the learning opportunities that best meet their needs. We look forward to seeing you in 2019!


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> > reason it always prepends /compat/linux in that case.
Adobe Reader does.  Dont ask me how and why, but it does.
Any other explanation of the symptom is even less likely.
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Kid In The Front Row Film Blog
I don't really care how much the latest superhero film took at the box office, although I'd probably know if you asked me. When I watch a film the main thing I am looking for is a good story. I like it when I look up at the big screen and can see a part of me staring back at me. More than anything, I am still looking for Jimmy Stewart and Jack Lemmon and Billy Wilder in every film I see.
The Password is Filmfrumbles
Most of the time my thoughts are fractured, little snippets. Like animals fighting for attention. Somewhere in my brain is the judge, the guy who says "not worthy", "not original," or very occasionally, "fantastic!" The problem is, this inner Judge assumes an unearned jurisdiction in my brain. It's like that annoying FBI dude who turns up at the crime scene and tells Denzel Washington to go home.
Here's an example: I think I have it within me to write an all-time-great romantic comedy, but my judge says two things, one is, "but your writing sucks!" and the other is "Rom-Com? Pathetic! Do something more worthwhile!"
Amazing how we become victims of the fictional characters inside our heads. I think growing up is all about blocking your best routes to creativity. Maturity is opening them back up again.
"I think growing up is all about blocking your best routes to creativity. Maturity is opening them back up again."
I like that sentence. Totally unscientific, just a random rambly thought from me. Could be totally without basis, but who cares? It feels good to me. Isn't that what blogging is about anyway? Spewing out your thoughts and whoever has the most authoritative voice wins.
Just like inside my own brain. The strongest voice wins. That's why it's so hard to write, because so many of the ideas trickle through and don't have the strength to stand up for themselves. How are we meant to know a good idea? So many people think they have GENIUS ideas, but then you read the script or watch the movie and wonder what they've been smoking.
So many great moments in art happen by accident, like a reflex. The way an actor's voice creaks, the way a wall blocks the light, the way a last minute script revision improves everything. So often that ISN'T inspiration. It isn't really anything, it just is.
I think sometimes our worst ideas are the best. If I said to you, "write the cheesiest and dumbest action movie of all time", it's entirely possible you could create a masterpiece. Because there's real strength behind the things we resist.
We build up tastes. Ideals. Concepts of what good art is. Then we sit around for years wondering why it isn't clicking. It's because you've got to turn the thing back around. The things you DESPISE in art, what can they teach you? What are you blocking out from your writing, your art, your life? I guarantee, if you switch off that resistance, you'll find a huge stream of energy.
When I started writing this blog post, I didn't know what it would be about, I just wanted to start writing. But that was actually extremely hard for me, because I feel like I should only write when I have a big idea, when I can write something that shows a strong knowledge of film or an abundance of creativity. But why? Who set those rules? My blog is my place to freely ramble as I please, yet so many things inside of me stop me from fully expressing myself.
Part of that is quality control. If I just copy and pasted the word "filmfrumbles" five hundred times and then posted it, you'd think it was pathetic and would be less likely to come back. But a post like this? Maybe you'll find it interesting. Or maybe not. But then why does it matter? If I only write blogs that I think are 'safe' and likely to make you think I am full of filmic knowledge, then I am blocking a huge amount of myself.
You have to know your audience. But you also have to write the word filmfrumbles when you want to. It's just a blog. Just a script. Just a paintbrush. We limit ourselves in countless ways. Look at what you resist, think about what you ridicule, be aware of that which you disassociate from. Inside all of these things is a hidden power.
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Gina 30 July 2012 at 13:38
Now these are the kind of posts of yours that have been my favorites (I read most)...the randomness of the mind. And what the heck are filmfrumbles? And who cares what they are anyway? We do limit ourselves in countless ways. I don't like when I do that.
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About six months ago I spent a few weeks intensively researching the lost libraries of the Silk Road from my home in Cornwall, England. I wrote to countless academics, scoured museum websites, and eventually identified 16. That is, I found 16 names, histories, and basic locations. At that point, I drew a rough line across a map of the world and handed it to an agency who booked everything I'd need to get myself down this line. I had been awarded a rather astonishingly open-ended artist's grant from a luxury manufacturer of automobiles and motorbikes, which only required of me to propose a journey, one which I intended to make by motorbike.


Castle Court Wealth Management LLP is based in Cardiff and provides high quality Wealth Management advice to Private Clients, Business Owners and Sporting Professionals.
Andy has over 20 years experience in the insurance and financial services industries.
He opened the Welsh headquarters of Corporate Planning Group with Jack Price before establishing Castle Court together.
As well as managing his own client bank Andy leads the operational side of the business.
Andy was educated at Swansea and Cambridge Universities, playing in the 1989 and 1990 Varsity Match at Twickenham. He was a professional rugby player with Cardiff and Swansea and represented Wales at all levels including Wales at the 1991 World Cup. He also had the honour of playing for Crawshays, Scottish Co-optimists and The Barbarians on many occasions.
Andy is an Ambassador for local charity Velindre Cancer Centre who is Castle Court's charity of choice.
Jack C Price is business owner and Co-Founding Partner at Castle Court Wealth Management LLP, a Senior Partner Practice of St. James' Place Wealth Management.
He has enjoyed a successful career with 20 years' experience working in global investment, corporate advisory and high net worth individual planning. Castle Court Wealth Management LLP were invited to join the St. James's Place Partnership in 2012.
Jack enjoys engaging with a varied group of clients. He offers bespoke wealth management advice and support to a select number of likeminded private individuals and corporate clients helping them to attain their financial planning goals to build value and long-term security.
As a Private Client advisory, Jack focuses primarily on the SME/Business owner market and high net worth individuals, including professionals, sports/media and entertainment. In addition, he offers specialist advice in Personal Injury proceeds and managing clients through divorce settlements.
For a niche client base of the SME sector, Jack consults on the many aspects of gaining and extracting value from the business and securing wealth, mentoring a number of owner managed company clients and providing expert advice to those undertaking or contemplating a full or partial disposal of their business.
As a business owner, Jack shares and appreciates the challenges of running a driven operation. Understanding the clients end goal and route to security, is the under pin of his planning proposition.
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Simon believes the key to Wealth Management is taking the time to understand what makes clients tick, helping them achieve their financial goals and aspirations while keeping a structured plan guiding them along the way with his support.
His experience has cultivated a detailed knowledge of tax efficient solutions, enabling him to structure his own clients' wealth in an intuitive way, so they are able to realise the financial security they desire.
Aside from finance, Simon has an active lifestyle and has a keen interest for most sports, particularly squash, rugby, skiing and more recently cross-fit competitions.


The author reflects on her experience of giving retreats to members of her own congregation first, and then to sisters of about one hundred other religious orders. Retreats can have a deep impact, provided we let the Word of God touch us and transform us.
In women's circles these days, and especially among women religious, the focus of our discussions is often about gender justice, gender equality, gender sensitivity, empowerment of women, etc. When I was the Leader of my Congregation, I used to reflect about who would empower us. One of the ways to make my religious sisters to experience gender equality, as the Spirit inspired me, was to empower them to preach retreats to our own members. I consider this ministry as participating in the preaching mission of Jesus: Mt: 4: 23. When we evaluated this mission, it was very positive and encouraging. As the leader of my Congregation, I had the opportunity to preach many retreats to my own sisters. After I completed my term as the Leader, my experience motivated me to take up this ministry. The more retreats I preached, the more positive feedback I received from various groups. I have had the privilege of preaching retreats to nearly one hundred religious congregations – religious women, religious brothers, priests and the laity – both in India and abroad.


This region encompasses the following volcanoes with last known eruptions since 1800 AD. The name of a volcano in the table below is a link to an info-page at the website of the Global Volcanism Programme (GVP). The table gives the summit elevation (in meters) and the year of the last known eruption, omitting any uncertainties in these given at the GVP website.
This volcano is on land, and therefore actually not submarine, but is apparently in a valley.


This site are linked to from more than 75 places, the links are collected during autumn 2002, a few of them can have gone out of date. Those links and other attention have made this to a more frequented museum than actual Nyköping itself! This summer and autumn of 2002 it has collected much more than 10 000 visitors, not counted all those who looked the day of the review in El Pais (because I didn't know then and couldn't check) and not counted all those looking right now at the mirrored site accessed through Sat@Once and the Astra satellite, it has yield more virtual visitors than have visited Nyköping for real, and this is without ANY advertising expenses.
In the bottom more reviews and awards.
Excelente site sobre a Suécia, esta página, desenvolvida em Flash, conta, de maneira bem ilustrada (inclusive com mapas), a história do país, explicando a origem do seu nome e relatando diversas fases de sua história, desde o período dos povos Vikings até tempos mais recentes. Bastante interessante.
Utilul si placutul pot fi foarte frumos combinate prin intermediul flash-ului. Placutul il constituie, evident, grafica si animatiile, iar utilul consta in lectia de istorie despre vikingi. O informatie in plus nu strica niciodata, mai ales daca o adaugati bagajului de cultura generala.
O istorie reusita. Frumos facuta... in sensul realizarii. Daca privim din unghiul nostru de vedere, propria istorie este mai interesanta, insa nu vrea nimeni sa faca ceva cu ea... in flash, evident.
Fantastic site.. completely interactive and you cant help but explore. Cant be described here.. you gotta see it for yourself.
Take a virtual trip through Sweden's history starting with the Viking Age in 800 AD. This inspiring site uses the latest Flash technology to bring Sweden's history to life and recreates it in a way that you are able to experience it much like those who lived it.
Stunning 360 degree images, rotating castles with removable florrs and roofs, animation of the Russian fire of 1719, and an underground tour of the Kopartorp mine are a few of the intriguing scenes awaiting you. The author also invites you to "See the buildings around the old Medieval square, walk into the Town Hall, and witness the murder tragedy from 1936.
Enter Sörmland's only wooden church, and ascend the mountain of Gulläng where you'll experience scenes worthy of the "Lord of the Rings". Examine the natural wonder that is the nailstone in Ripsa. Enjoy the tale of Linden Hill (Lindbacke). A small bend in the old road to the town of Trosa will unravel its twisted history for you. "
Perhaps this site will entice you to include Sweden on your list of places to visit in the near future. If you are already planning a trip to Sweden, this site is a must-see and is worthy of the many awards that it has won.
http://www.lub.lu.se/safir/N.html ---Lunds Univesitetsbibliotek, Safir UB Informationsavdelning.
Ungerskt nånting skriver: Nem is Kolombusz fedezte fel Amerikát... Azaz, hogy Vinlandot. A Vikingek ugyanis a borok földjének hívták, és jóval a spanyol hódítók elo&Mac253;tt élvezték vendégszeretetét. Linklovasunkat nem tudtuk erro&Mac253;l meggyo&Mac253;zni, de hátha téged meg lehet. Kattints ide, és dönts magad!
–"Es dönts magad" har jag ingen aning om vad det betyder men det låter väldigt maxat!?
the Day June 19 2002!
the week at Viking Heritage!
A virtual museum that sometimes feels like interactive TV, where you get served a great portion swedish history with direction towards Sörmland. Illustrata begins with a shorth description of the swedish history in english. Then when the show aim towards Nyköping and Sörmland there are possibilities to spin pictures on castles with sound and music which convey different moods which makes the experience very vivid. One step in right direction on Internet!
+ Very professional picture-walks (panoramas) that make the most from the net's possibilities.
- Why does it not exists more?
–Thank You El Pais for that!
This is also picked as Classy Site Pick Award at Duke of Urls site for August 2002, it's a seniors internet group known as the "50+ Friends Club", established in 1995, and an important part of the web-famous 50+ comprehensive site.
–Thanks Duke of Url for that!
If you want more info about it: "http://www.sat@once.csp.it"
Furthermore it got a very fine review in "Biblioteksbladet" under the vignette "nätnyheter [net news]": "Sweden's best historical site!" it said, "it surpass the most...", further comments unnecessary!
I also got Nyköping municipality's culture encouragement award 2002, actual it's the first time someone got it for spreading culture with help of a computer!
Must tell you about something fun I did one day this summer, I showed the surroundings of Nyköping to a friend of a friend, a history teacher from Berkeley University of California and a teacher in Latin, this was performed in swenglish of course, but despite that fact they told me this was even better than the visit to Birka they made the day before!
Birka is an island full with plenty old stuff from Middle Ages and is widely known, this shows how fun an interesting a visit to Nyköping can be after have seen it virtually right here!
–Thanks sweden.se very much for that!
This site is included in the Swedish National Agency for School Improvement's [http://www.skolutveckling.se/] link collection Länkskafferiet [http://lankskafferiet.skolutveckling.se/].
And is participating in the EU project MELT [http://info.melt-project.eu/ww/en/pub/melt_project/welcome.htm].
In this project 13 EU-countries are exchanging Internet resources suited for schoolwork in a web portal, which is reached by all schools in these countries.
Many thanks to you all who have helped to spread Sweden around the world!


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