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'SOCIAL INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES'
Insights News Rights of Persons with Disabilities UN Human Rights
February 11, 2020 July 14, 2020 11 min read Sheeba Asad
What comes to your mind when you think of Isaac Newton, Albert
Einstein, Michaelangelo and Mozart ? Geniuses ? Great thinkers,
innovators, artists? Yes, all of those, but another common aspect in
each one of them is that they were autistic. Beethovan, a remarkable
musician, who composed one of the greatest symphony in the world but
ironically he was deaf. When we think of great minds with a disability in
recent times, Stefan Hawking comes to mind. He was a man who was
diagnosed at the age of 21 by a motor neuron disease and told by the
doctor that he had less than 5 years to live. He was bound to a
wheelchair due to this illness and unable to speak, thereby using a voice
synthesizer to convey his thoughts. However, he did not let his disability
become a hindrance in attainment of his goals; instead he used that
disability to propel himself further in his career and achievements. He is
famed with his work on black holes, relativity and cosmology, being
regarded as a genius of our era whose legacy will continue to live on.
These great individuals suffered a disability that affected their bodies,
however their spirit could not be repressed, it triumphed against the
odds that were stacked against them and their efforts contributed to a
better world. A disability is more of a socio-psychological stigma that
deprives an individual from realizing their true potential rather than a
bodily impairment.
The social inclusion of person with disabilities is imperative because a
society which cares about the well being of persons with disability is
considered to be the best as disability affects not only the concerned
person and their family, but also has a trickledown effect on the society
and the nation. The non-inclusion of persons with disabilities in the
process of development has several ramifications, as stigmatization may result in additional cost to the person with disability, for their care
providers and their family members. Social exclusion at times leads to
loss of rights with long-term loss of productive potential of the person
with disability due to lack of appropriate environment and access. They
often suffer extreme isolation and experience higher rates of poverty and
deprivation than non-disabled people. The need of the hour is their
speedy empowerment to emphasize the importance of mainstreaming
disability issues as an integral part of relevant strategies of sustainable
The word 'DISABLED' in itself is part of the problem, whenever this word
is used, it paints a dreary picture of someone weak and lacking abilities,
the better word that was coined by the US Democratic National
Committee in 1980s is 'DIFFERENTLY ABLED'. This term lays
emphasis on the fact that people with disabilities are capable of
accomplishing a particular task, but only in a manner that is different
from people without a disability.
According to World Health Organization (WHO), around 1 billion people
in the world live with some kind of disability. Any form of disability usually
results in exclusion and social discrimination. People living with
disability have less access to educational, employment and other
opportunities. In case of physical disability, their mobility is comprised,
causing them to stay confined to their homes.
The utilization of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (CRPD) should be used as a guiding framework in ensuring
that exclusion and inequality are not created or perpetuated for people
with disabilities. This includes institutional, attitudinal, physical and
legal barriers, and barriers to information and communication.
A recent article published in the journal World Development, based on
earlier UNICEF Research, analyzes the gap in both primary and
secondary school enrolment among children with disabilities across 15
developing countries. The article said 'Disability consistently reduced the chance of primary and secondary school attendance by a median of a 31 percentage points'
In 13 out of the 15 countries studied, disability reduced the probability of
attending school more than 10 per cent. In an extreme case, disability
reduced school attendance by 61 per cent for boys and 59 per cent for
girls in Indonesia. The study also revealed that about 90 per cent of
children with disabilities who are out of school have never attended
Education needs to be made inclusive for people with disabilities to give
them a better chance to assimilate in the society as normal citizens.
Inclusive education is primarily about restructuring school culture, policy
and practice so that it responds to the diversity of students in the society.
It sees individual differences not as problems to be fixed, but as
opportunities to enrich learning and embrace change. Inclusive
education is a dynamic and continuing process of facilitating the
participation of all students, including those with disabilities. This
process involves work at various levels including that of teachers to
modify teaching and learning strategies to give children with disabilities
equal opportunities.
In order to promote and implement inclusive education effectively, there
is a need for proper transport and enabling environment for children with
special needs. The parents should be actively involved with the learning
progress of their children. The children should be provided with
interactive & fun filled classrooms. A flexible curriculum should be
developed to reduce academic load, as well as appropriate teaching and
learning material. There should be a linkage established between
preschool and primary education.
The benefits of an inclusive education are that the students learn to
appreciate each other's unique strengths and abilities. Additionally, they
are also encouraged to help each other, while students with disabilities
are able to foster friendships in a natural, supportive, and encouraging
environment. The non-disabled students get a chance to develop
positive attitudes towards people with differences. The students can
imbibe desirable social behaviour from each other.
Disability is an 'umbrella term for impairments, activity limitations and
participation restrictions' which is caused by an interaction between the
health conditions of an individual and the contextual factors reflected in
the social-economic environment of the day. The main objectives about
disability are related to accessibility, empowerment and inclusion of the
persons affected by it.
The government of Pakistan enacted a law in 1981 known as 'Disabled
Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) Ordinance' to provide for
employment, rehabilitation and welfare of disabled persons in the
country. In 2011, the provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
adopted the 1981 Ordinance. Sindh has enacted its own law which is
known as The Sindh Differently Abled Persons (employment,
rehabilitation and welfare) Act, 2014.
Government of Pakistan has also ratified 'ILO Convention on Vocational
Rehabilitation and Employment of Disabled Persons'. It has also ratified
the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
According to World Bank and WHO estimates, at least 10% of country's
total population is disabled/persons with disabilities (PWDs). Of these 18
million PWDs, over 5 million live in the urban areas while the other 13
million reside in rural areas. However, the alarming fact is that only
136,928 PWDs have been registered with National Database &
Registration Authority (NADRA) and issued national identity cards. This
clearly shows the lack of representation and authorization of these
individuals by the government.
The laws and ratifications done by the government are steps in the
positive direction; however, it is more important to implement these laws
in their entirety. Without implementation, the laws remain redundant. The
government should move away from welfare oriented policies to a more
rights based approach for persons with disability. Policy makers and civil
society activists have generally started thinking about the issue of
disability in terms of a rights based and inclusive paradigm.
The ultimate goal is to achieve a life of equality and free from
discrimination for people living with disability. This will require a change
in the legal provisions and institutional arrangements; however the
biggest change has to be a change in the mindset of the people. The
way we perceive and view people with disability is the biggest part of the
problem, they don't need our sympathy, they need to be treated as
equals and not as inferior to us.
Helen Keller born in 1880, who was blind and deaf, but she did not let
that deter her from acquiring a bachelors degree, she went on to
become an author and political activist. She rightly said
'If you have to judge people, judge them based on what they can
do, not on what they cannot. Judge them based on who they are,
not who they aren't. Otherwise, you're judging based on your own
The change in our perception and mindset would come faster if we see
the disabled as capable as anyone else in this world. The accessibility,
empowerment and social inclusion of people with disability is a great
challenge for the government, however, it is not just relegated to them,
the citizens need to put in efforts to make it a reality as well.
The social inclusion of persons with disabilities can be possible through
changing the attitude of members of the society by developing a proper
understanding of the problems faced by the persons with disabilities.
The infusion of self-esteem and self-confidence in the persons with
disabilities is essential so that they know that their limitations can be
overcome to a large extent by self-effort and better environment.
Additionally, it is important to improve the knowledge and skills of
persons with disabilities to make them capable of handling different
tasks in the employment market. Also, it is necessary to motivate various
employers within public and private sectors to employ the Persons with
Disabilities (PwDs) who can perform a number of jobs like other
employees.
There is an urgent need to mobilize the voluntary sector to actively
participate in the capacity building, rehabilitation and empowerment for
PwDs. The improvement of training, education and research for the
benefit of PwDs . Also, it is essential to provide social security systems
and other arrangements for making PwDs live with dignity. The
government should provide them with appropriate assistive devices and
appliances at low cost to increase their accessibility. The government
should also include PwDs in the decision making process at various
levels for better policy formulation, monitoring and implementation of
laws.
There should be rehabilitative schemes which provide financial
assistance to NGOs for providing education, vocational training and
rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities. There should also be a
scheme of assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/ Fitting of
Aids/Appliances, provides aids to various implementation agencies
(NGOs/National Institutes/other local bodies) for purchase and of aids &
assistive devices for the physical rehabilitation of PwDs.
There should be national scholarship schemes for students with
disabilities under the national funds to provide financial assistance to
students to pursue graduate, professional, vocational or technical
courses and various skill development courses for their empowerment.
There should also be free health care and medical facilities provided to
person with disabilities, this should be provided through state funds.
One of the biggest problems in Pakistan is lack of accessibility for
people with physical disabilities to different public places and buildings.
In the European Union, a building design cannot be approved without
including a ramp access and toilet facilities for the disabled; however,
same is not the case in Pakistan. A barrier free access and toilet
facilities should be developed for all buildings for people with disabilities
to improvise on their mobility.
There are a lot of individuals within Pakistan who have achieved great
success in their lives despite suffering from a disability. A woman named
Shazia who is from Quetta, Pakistan, she was 3 years old when she
became a victim of polio and got paralyzed. She didn't give up and
completed her Masters in Fine Arts from Lahore and she was rewarded
the Medal of Excellence by the Government of Pakistan.
Captain Jamshaid Anwar Warraich is another example of a person who
did not let his disability discourage him from achieving his goals. He is
28 years old army office, who lost his legs in September 2010 in a mine
blast in South Waziristan. Now, he wears a prosthetic on his leg and has
returned to service with his unit based in Rawalpindi.
Muniba Mazari is a woman who suffered a tragic car accident and
became a paraplegic. She was bound to a wheelchair but she used her
artistic skills to depict her journey through paintings. Muniba is now a
United Nations Goodwill ambassador, who uses this platform to
advocate for rights of people with disabilities.
People such as these who have achieved amazing goals without letting
their disability hinder their path should be involved by the government of
Pakistan to conduct trainings, motivational speeches and workshops for
people with disabilities to encourage and motivate them.
The government should also increase the allocation of funds for sports
and extra-curricular activities for PwDs as this can positively impact their
self esteem and confidence. In the process, if they win laurels and
awards for their country, this can give them a sense of self achievement,
assurance and satisfaction.
The Constitution ensures equality, freedom, justice and dignity of all
citizens of the country including persons with disabilities without any
discrimination, which implies an inclusive society for all. In the past
decade or so, disability issues have managed to get only a minuscule
space in the mind space of policy makers and decision makers, and
certainly not as much as required. It is necessary to ensure that the
matter of disability is included across all policies, across all ministries
and departments, and a time frame is fixed to make our facilities,
schools, colleges, public places, etc. accessible for all people with
disabilities and adequate resources are allocated.
Concentrated efforts are needed by the government and the society to
remove the stigma and negative perception attached to people with
disabilities. The differences amongst the people make the society more
eclectic and diverse, these differences should be celebrated and people
with disabilities should be treated with equality to make their lives more
socially inclusive.
 World Report on Disability, World Health Organisation and World Bank, 2011
 'Educating Teachers for Children with Disabilities, Report for UNICEF, 2013,
at P. 28
 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (2016) Thematic study on
the rights of Persons with Disabilities: Article 11 of the CRPD
 See 'Futures Stolen: Barriers to Education for Children with Disabilities in
Nepal' Report by Human Rights Watch,
 https://blogs.unicef.org/evidence-for-action/progress-in-measuring-global-
school-enrollment-gaps-for-children-with-disabilities/
International framework for Combatting intolerance and discrimination on basis of religion or belief
CEDAW's concluding observations to Pakistan's Fifth Periodic Report
Non-Paper on The Jammu and Kashmir Dispute – A Legal Appraisal
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This is really a good year for Rose Fostanes. The pinay "My Way" singer and winner of the X Factor Israel can now use her voice to earn more in the Jewish state.
Rose Fostanes is currently working as caregiver in Israel but when she find her success last January 14, 2014, she can now work as professional singer.
Interior Minister Gideon Saar released statement saying, "ordered the population and immigration authority to grant Rose Fostanes permission to work as a singer in Israel."
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Family members and friends are invited to dine at Iowa Lutheran's cafeteria, located on Level B. Deli sandwiches, salads and other cold food items are available daily in the cafeteria from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Hours of service seven days a week are 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Breakfast 6 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Lunch 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
A vending area is located on the first floor and is open 24 hours a day.


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Decoding India's Ad Spend
The Indian Advertising Industry
The size of the Indian ad industry as of 2021 is Rs. 70,715 cr (a growth of 18.6% from 2020). This is expected to grow to Rs. 81,025 cr in 2022 & Rs. 93,119 cr in 2023.
Breaking Down The Numbers
TV enjoys the largest share of media spends at Rs 29.7K cr (42%)
Digital comes second at Rs. 21.3K cr (30%)
Print comes third position at Rs. 16.6K cr (24%)
The Big Spenders, By Sector
FMCG is the biggest overall spender at 23K cr or 34%, followed by e-commerce at Rs. 9619 cr or 14%. Auto and education contribute 7% and 6% respectively.
The Big Spenders on Digital Platforms
Here too, FMCG spends the most with 42%, followed by e-commerce at 17%, FMCD at 6% and Pharma at 5%.
The COVID Spike: Groceries & Essentials
During the pandemic, spending on digital ads for groceries and essentials saw a steep hike and the trend continues over a year later.
The COVID Spike: E-commerce
Ad spends on ecommerce platforms have seen a sharp spike (of 2.5x) and now stand at Rs. 6300 cr.
E-commerce: A Data Goldmine
E-commerce platforms have high-quality audience data which is being leveraged by brands and leading to high growth numbers (which are projected to cross 10K cr by 2023).
Digital Ad Spends: Breakup
Most ads are on social media (Rs. 6218 cr or 29%) followed by Online Video (Rs. 5907 cr or 28%) Paid Search (Rs. 5039 cr or 23%) and Display Banners (Rs. 3420 cr or 16%).
Digital: Set To Grow
India has 600 mn subscribers and cheap data, so digital is set to scale up, growing at 30%/2x the pace of the industry growth rate (14-15%) and may grab 45% media share in 2022.
Digital: Surging Ahead
Digital ads are estimated to touch Rs 107,987 cr in 2022 (22% growth). And, with a huge short-form video market, may equal TV by 2023 or even surpass it.
(Source: Dentsu e4m report)
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Technology news is full of information about self-tracking apps helping to "quantify" yourself. Fitbits track your sleep and exercise. Apps like Mint help you track your spending habits. And…no, let's just stop right there. Apps like Mint track your spending patterns and help you see how out of control your coffee drinking habits are.
Me: I'm setting up our monthly budgets in Mint. How much do you spend for golf every month.
Mick: I don't know, I don't keep track.
Me: Well, my one "luxury" every month is going to the coffee shop, relaxing with a latte, and reading. I'm budgeting $120 per month for me. That's my luxury item. How about you? What's your average golf expenditures?
But at some point, however, my number began to slip. I quit paying attention to my "Coffee Shop" line item. And, it gently creeped upward. Until April of 2014. April was big month. A full month. Cram packed with activities, late nights, extra projects, and…extra stops at Starbucks. I met colleagues at Starbucks to go over goals for research. It was legislative session, so I had planning sessions at Starbucks followed by phone meetings at Starbucks. All of the sudden, my $120 Starbucks habit had turned into…wait, WHAT? TWO-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN DOLLARS???
And here's the real clincher: If I'm truly honest with myself, I don't even like Starbucks coffee that much. I love coffee…but the Starbucks roasts, or process, isn't even my favorite. I tend to like more smooth, toasty, caramel-note blends. Blends like Sumatra Bodhi Batak I purchased from Hoboken Coffee Roasters one Saturday morning…while racking up my "Coffee Shop" line item in my Mint app during the month of May…while contemplating my "Coffee Shop" problem.
I was just sitting there in the corner, reading a journal article, listening to Gary Clark Jr. and was in a perfectly zen place, drinking my iced latte when I realized: I love this coffee so much more than Starbucks.
But here's the thing. Yes, I DO love that coffee, but I also know "emotionally focused theory" was at work: I have a personal vulnerability for crazy good music. I was feeling great because I was doing the thing I like to do (relax in coffee shops) listening to thing thing I love to hear (crazy good music) and drinking the thing I love more than Starbucks (a latte made with coffee that's been roasted to my personal preference).
Then I remembered…I love cold brewed coffee with ice and milk. I love it as much as an iced latte. Sometimes I love it more, depending upon the coffee. And, it's so easy. I read about how to make it on The Pioneer Woman blog a couple of years ago. WHY wasn't I making this for myself?
That's all I needed. I bought my coffee (one-half pound = about 2 quarts which lasts about 2 weeks for me). I drove home. Ground my beans, filled up my pitcher with water, refrigerated it overnight, strained out the grounds twice, made my first cold-brewed coffee with milk, and haven't racked up a dime at Starbucks since.
My name is Kelly, and I was a Starbucks addict. But now I've been "clean" for four weeks. And so far, I've spent zero dollars on "Coffee Shops" in June (see photo above).
And, in case you're wondering, my coffee habit is now about $8 per month, plus milk costs.
Confession is so good for the soul. But, when you confess publicly, all of your fans are going to hold you accountable. Now, go forth and keep on doing good and that should include listening to "Summertime" by Billie Holiday.


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Ruth LewisFarkas
by Tanya Elder
The impressive and full life of Ruth Lewis Farkas spanned many occupations: educator, sociologist, businesswoman, philanthropist, inventor, wife, and mother. She was born on December 20, 1906, and raised in Manhattan, the fourth of Samuel Lewis and Jennie Bach's five children. Farkas's parents were in the real estate business, but Jennie Lewis also worked with the poor of Manhattan and occasionally allowed her young daughter to accompany her into tenements. She gave Ruth this advice: "No matter what your station in life, always try to contribute to those less fortunate."
Ruth Lewis married her childhood neighbor George Farkas after a long courtship. George proposed to Ruth in her first year of college, but her mother insisted she complete her studies. A Founder's Day Scholar, Ruth received her bachelor's degree from New York University and married George three weeks later on June 7, 1928. Farkas went on to obtain a master's degree in sociology from Columbia in 1932, and a Ph.D. from New York University in 1958. During these years, the couple raised four sons: Alexander (b. 1930), Robin (b. 1933), Bruce (b. 1938), and Jonathan (b. 1948). Always the innovator, Farkas patented the "roller muff," which fit around the handlebars of strollers and kept mothers' hands and nursing bottles warm. The muff could also be taken from the handlebars and worn around the hands during cold weather.
The year 1928 brought the founding of Alexander's, a New York retail chain, renowned for its discount merchandise and named for George Farkas's deceased father. The first Alexander's opened in the Bronx, grossing $500,000 in 1929, and expanded to eleven locations by 1992. Farkas was the vice chairperson, personnel and community relations director, from 1955 to 1972.
Farkas compiled a long list of accomplishments during her lifetime: psychological tutor with the Federation of Jewish Charities (1941–1945), educational sociology instructor at New York University (1945–1955), and president of the Dolma Realty Corporation of Fort Lauderdale, Florida (1955–1972). In 1962, she became the director of the William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, and in 1966 was appointed the chair of the President's Advisory Council of the New York University Graduate School of Social Work. In addition to these chairs, she was Women's Division Chairman of the Albert Einstein Medical College, president of the Beth Abraham Hospital for the Chronic Ill, and vice president of the Child Study Association of America.
Her leadership roles in educational sociology brought her to the attention of Secretary of State Dean Rusk in 1964, who appointed her to a three-year nonpaying position with UNESCO and made her adviser to the American delegation to the International Conference on Eradication of Illiteracy, held in Iran in 1965. As a sociologist, Farkas conducted research in the area of male-female behavior and perceptions at the Role Foundation, which she organized in 1967. In 1965, Farkas became the first alumna and the third woman to be named to the board of trustees of New York University since its establishment in 1831.
The latter part of Farkas's life involved some controversy. A lifelong Republican, Farkas and her family supported President Richard M. Nixon in his reelection campaign, donating more than $300,000. Farkas was then appointed ambassador to Luxembourg in 1973. In July of 1974, Nixon's lawyer and fund-raiser Herbert Kalmbach testified before the House Judiciary Committee that Farkas knew her donation would lead to an ambassadorial posting. Farkas denied the charges, and her Senate confirmation was delayed. Prevailing on the strength of her remarkable background, Farkas used her post for philanthropic pursuits.
Farkas continued her contributions to the less fortunate. An active member of the Jewish community, Farkas was awarded the Louise Waterman Wise Distinguished Service Award in 1966 for leadership in welfare and educational causes. Upon her death, she was hailed as a determined force in social welfare causes and as a friend, mentor, and counselor to many. Her life demonstrated the possibilities that exist for a woman of determination, intelligence, and education.
After a short stay in a Manhattan hospital for a heart ailment, Ruth Lewis Farkas was released and died at the home of her son Robin on October 18, 1996, at age eighty-nine.
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jamdungger4 years ago
Ambassador Ruth Farkas was indeed a wonderful woman....I had the privilege of meeting her many years ago. Both my Mom and my aunt (mom's sister) worked for her when she and her husband owned the beautiful beachfront property Laughing Waters in Jamaica.....After they sold that property in the '70's my mom came to work with her as her household helper and cook in New York and at their house in Palm Beach, Florida......When she went to Luxembourg as Ambassador, my mom also went to work there with her....Both she and her husband George cared a lot for my mom and our family and my mom was one of the last persons to be by her bedside when she died.....To this day my mom who is now 87years old still speak of those 30+ wonderful years she spent working with Ambassador Ruth Farkas and George Farkas.
Stuart Schirota3 years ago
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Do you know what happened to Donald Lewis...Mina Lewis' son. We were high school friends (Scarsdale High School) when they lived on Dolma Road..
Andrea Krupen1 year ago
jamdungger... I realize that your note was written threw years ago, and I am not sure if you even will see my reply, but by some chance if you do (and I only am seeing your message for the first time today), are you a child of Ethelyn?
Elder, Tanya. "Ruth Lewis Farkas." Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. 27 February 2009. Jewish Women's Archive. (Viewed on January 20, 2020) <https://qa.jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/farkas-ruth-lewis>.


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Medicinal plants used for diarrhoea treatment in sheep and goats among smallholders in farm settlements of Ogun state, Nigeria
O. A. Fasae, A. J. Adenuga
2021 Nigerian Journal of Animal Production
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The use of traditional remedies in the treatment of diarrhoea in ruminants is a common form of therapy among poor resource smallholder farmers in Nigeria with restricted access to veterinary healthcare services. The medicinal plants of antidiarrheal importance in smallholder sheep and goat production systems were studied in farm settlements namely Ado-Odo, Ikenne and Ibiade, located in Ogun state, Nigeria. Techniques including interviews, observations and guided field walks were used to collect more » ... ere used to collect data from 150 farmers across the farm settlements. Results showed that all respondents owned either sheep or goats with goats more preferred, while diarrhea was also observed to be a major disease problem in goats compared to sheep. About 92% of the farmers admitted using anti-diarrhoea herbs and about 80% agreed to their effectiveness in the treatment of diarrhoea in sheep and goats. The study identified 11 plant species used to treat diarrhoea with varied recipe and the route of administration was orally. Less than 12% of these plant parts were administered solely, preparing as a single-component while the majority of the identified plants were used in combination with other plant parts. Phytochemical components were analyzed for tannin, saponin, flavonoid and alkaloid which were observed in different plant parts showing their potential as antidiarrheal agents.The usage of these plants could therefore be an indispensable component of traditional medicine practice which can serve as safe alternative and complementary medicines to various allopathic drugs that could help safeguard health and obtain optimum production from animals.
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O. A. Fasae, A. J. Adenuga. "Medicinal plants used for diarrhoea treatment in sheep and goats among smallholders in farm settlements of Ogun state, Nigeria." Nigerian Journal of Animal Production (2021) 67-75


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Nadejda Adolfovna Joffé (ou Nadežda ; en ), née le  à Berlin et morte le  à New York, est une militante trotskiste soviétique.

Biographie

Fille du révolutionnaire et aussi négociateur avec les Allemands du traité signé à Brest-Litovsk  Adolf Joffé, Nadejda Joffé rejoint l'Opposition de gauche, la tendance du Parti communiste de l'Union soviétique animée par Léon Trotski peu après sa constitution en 1923. Elle est exilée une première fois à Krasnoïarsk en 1929. Arrêtée une seconde fois en 1936, elle est envoyée dans les camps de la Kolyma en Sibérie, où son premier mari, Pavel Kossakovski, est tué en 1938. La même année, elle est la dernière personne à témoigner avoir vu Alexandra Sokolovskaïa, la première épouse de Léon Trotski, vivante à Kolyma.

Après la mort de Staline en mars 1953, Nadejda Joffé bénéficie d'une amnistie et revient à Moscou en 1956. Elle rédige ses mémoires, Время назад : Моя жизнь, моя судьба, моя эпоха (Retour dans le temps : ma vie, mon destin et mon époque), sous Brejnev, publiées en 1992. À la fin de sa vie, elle émigre avec sa famille aux États-Unis et s'installe à Brooklyn, à New York. Elle consacre ses dernières années à écrire une biographie de son père.

Décédée le  à l'âge de 92 ans à l'hôpital de Brooklyn, elle est enterrée au cimetière de Novodiévitchi, à Moscou.

Œuvre
 Back in Time : My Life, My Fate, My Epoch. The Memoirs of Nadezhda A. Joffe (traduction anglaise de Время назад : Моя жизнь, моя судьба, моя эпоха, Moscou, 1992), « Labor Publications », 1995.
 Мой отец Адольф Абрамович Иоффе : Воспоминания, документы и материалы, Moscou, 1997.

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 Annonce de son décès, en anglais
 Notice biographique, en russe

Femme politique soviétique
Femme politique russe
Naissance en mai 1906
Décès en mars 1999
Décès à 92 ans
Naissance à Berlin
Décès à Brooklyn
Personnalité inhumée au cimetière de Novodevitchi

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anyone who's in the swath of fire in hanoi. seen what happened to just what priest who get in the way -- jesuit priests who get in the way in salvador in 1984. i met with the jesuits who were later murdered at the university there. i had tasted american courts and american prisons. i am trying to explain my first reaction. so it has come home at last. openeda week or so, i the hebrew bible to the book called the lamentations of jeremiah. and i found their a very powerful antidote to the poison...
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. welcome to "cbs this morning." history in hanoi. president obama lifts an embargo on weapons sales to vietnam. the deepening ties or a show of strength against chinese intimidati intimidation? >>> what is donald trump's true value? a lawsuit reveals questions about the real estate mogul's wealth. >>> plus, madonna and stevie wonder's tribute to prince from last night's billboard awards. >>> today's "eye opener: your world in 90 seconds." ">>>i said he was unqualified to be president. i believe that deeply. i'm going to keep focused on donald trump because i will be the nominee. >> trump and clinton now running neck and neck. >> there is some discussion that your supporters might in a general election if you don't make the nomination go over to donald trump. >> donald trump is a disaster and i will do everything i can to see that he is defeated. >>> president obama is beginning a historic visit to vietnam. >> the united states is fully lifts the ban on the sale of military equipment to vietnam that has been in place for some 50 years. >>> looking to take back one of the key cities held
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. >> right. this was may of 1968, and i had been in hanoi in late january, early february of that year. amy: with historian howard zinn. >> right. amy: freeing prisoners of war? >> yes, we brought home three flyers who had been captured and imprisoned. it was a kind of gesture of peace in the midst of the war by the vietnamese, during the so-called tet holiday, which was traditionally a time of reunion of families, and so they wanted these flyers to be reunited with their families. amy: in catonsville, was this the first time you were breaking the laws of the united states? >> no, i had been at the pentagon in 1967 -- i think it was in october. and a great number of us were arrested after a warning from mcnamara to disperse. and we spent a couple of weeks in jail. it was rather rough. and we did a fast. and we were in the d.c. jail, which was a very mixed lot. so i had had a little bit of a taste during that prior year. amy: you and your brother, phil berrigan, had an unusual relationship with secretary of defense mcnamara. you actually talked to him, wrote to him, met him? >> yes. i met hi
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earlier today in hanoi as part of his visit to vietnam, obama denied the killing marked a shift in the u.s. role in afghanistan. >> this does not represent a shift in our approach. we are not reentering the day-to-day combat operations that are currently being conducted by afghan security forces. our job is to help afghanistan secure its own country, not to have our men and women in uniform engage in that fight for them. amy: prior to war in afghanistan, the vietnam war was the longest war in u.s. history. as part of his visit to vietnam, obama announced the end of one of the last vestiges of the vietnam war, a decades-old ban on the sale of lethal military equipment to vietnam. >> i can also announce the united states is f fully lifting the ban on the sale of the military quitman to vietnam that has been a place for some 50 years. as with all of our defense partners, sales will need to still meet strict requirements, including those related to human righghts, but this change will ensure that vietnam has access to the equipment it needs to defend itself and removes a lingering vestige
earlier today in hanoi as part of his visit to vietnam, obama denied the killing marked a shift in the u.s. role in afghanistan. >> this does not represent a shift in our approach. we are not reentering the day-to-day combat operations that are currently being conducted by afghan security forces. our job is to help afghanistan secure its own country, not to have our men and women in uniform engage in that fight for them. amy: prior to war in afghanistan, the vietnam war was the longest...
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minh city, formerly saigon. before leaving hanoi, the president met with human rights activists. he complained vietnam son-in-law of the some of the invitees from attending. >> there has been some modest progress. it is our hope that through some legal reforms that are being drafted, there will be more progress. >> in a live speech on local tv, the president pushed vietnam to allow greater freedoms. he argued that it would improve the communist country's economy and stability. >>> this morning a baltimore police officer is free on charges in the death of freddie gray. officer edward nero was accused of assault, reckless endangerment, and misconduct. a judge found him not guilty. chip reid is outside baltimore city hall with the verdict that is raising questions about the decision to file charges. chip, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. the judge concluded that officer nero played little role in the arrest and death of freddie gray, who died in police custody. nero is the second of six officers to go to trial. the first ended in a mistrial. edward nero courthouse monday
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Q: Where is the photon getting energy to deviate from its path?
If we make $\triangle$x really small, then in order to not break the Heisenberg uncertainty principle the photons will need to change momentum($\triangle$p), so where is it getting the energy to deviate? I know that wave function says that the position of the photon is probabilistic but still in order deviate wouldn't it need energy?

The photon that would have gone almost straight, would have required less energy than a photon that was detected in extreme right or left.

A: Momentum is a vector. That vector is changed, not its magnitude. Otherwise we'd see a slit changing the wavelength of the photons. The change does cause a force on the barrier structure, but the barrier is not moving. If the barrier moved, there would be an energy transfer between photon and barrier, and the photon wavelength would change.
BTW, an interesting side effect of this fact is that if the barrier moved toward the source of photons, the resulting photons would have more energy.

A: It is all quantum mechanic, i.e the Heisneberg uncertainty principle (HUP) is within the framework of quantum mechanics, not of classical particles running along on straight tracks.
What does it mean for a single photon? It means if one measures the $x$ coordinate very accurately, the $p$ component uncertainty is constrained by the HUP.
$ΔxΔp>h/{2π}$
The  HUP   says nothing about scattering, and the  changing paths that you draw.

In the above bubble chamber picture we see one photon ( a gamma) hitting an electron and coming out with a number of charged tracks. In bubble chambers the accuracy of measurements is microns, and the HUP is fulfilled automatically, as the accuracy of momentum measurement is in mev/c. The uncertainty in momentum will be within the measurement errors that will give the momentum of this gamma.
When a photon interacts, which it has to do if measured, it is then that one can check the HUP.
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Maybe you are confused by the virtual loops that can exist within the HUP envelope, of particle/antiparticle, in  vacuum . These because the particles are virtual the particle momenta are not on mass shell, and they continuously change under the integral that the loop represents. For momentum to change one needs a real interaction vertex, as the gamma electron scattering in the picture above.

A: The recoil energy is extremely small, but you are correct the in principle it is not exactly zero. The energy of the photon (eVs) is many orders of magnitude smaller than that of the slit system ($10^{26} $ eVs) .

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How you can build powerful Web3 apps for the data economy - Crypto Current
Episode 109: How you can build powerful Web3 apps for the data economy
Crypto Current Staff July 20, 2020
Bruce Pon with Ocean Protocol joins us to discuss how you can build powerful Web3 apps for the data economy.
Bruce Pon is the Founder of BigchainDB and Ocean Protocol, blockchain startups focused on bringing data and AI together since 2013. Previously, Bruce co-founded Avantalion, a consulting firm that helped to build 20 banks around the globe for companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Mitsubishi & Jaguar LandRover. He has an Advanced Executive Certificate from MITSloan, a B.Sc in Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan and has given guest lectures at Oxford, MIT Media Lab, Columbia University and the European School of Management & Technology.
In addition to being in the 2020 full-length documentary Cryptopia, Bruce was featured in Oxford University and Saïd Business School's online Blockchain course as a guest expert.
Ocean Protocol is a decentralized data exchange protocol to unlock data for AI, launched in 2017.
Through blockchain technology and the OCEAN token, Ocean Protocol connects data providers and consumers, allowing data to be shared while guaranteeing traceability, transparency, and trust for all stakeholders involved. It allows data owners to give value to and have control over their data assets without being locked-in to any single marketplace. By bringing together decentralized blockchain technology, a data sharing framework, and an ecosystem for data and related services, Ocean Protocol is committed to kick-starting a new Data Economy that touches every single person, company and device, giving power back to data owners, enabling people to reap value from data to better our world.
In summer 2019, the production-ready mainnet Pacific Network was released, just four months after the delivery of the initial Nile beta network. Pacific Network features smart contract deployment on Ocean's own Proof of Authority (PoA) network, ensuring a high-performance platform for data scientists. With the release of Pacific, Ocean Protocol is ready for the introduction of apps and integrations to facilitate the use of the protocol and grow the ecosystem. The next major product update is v2 compute-to-data, which allows AI models to be trained on-premise, ensuring security and privacy for the data owner and minimizes the need to have trust amongst the different parties. This V2 milestone is scheduled for Spring 2020.
Visit oceanprotocol.com to find out more.
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Richard Carthon: Hello everyone. Welcome to another episode of Crypto Current, your host here, Richard Carthon and today I got a very special guest all the way out in Germany. We have Bruce Pon with Ocean Protocol. How are you doing today?
Bruce Pon: Good, how are you doing?
Richard Carthon: Aw man, I can't complain. There's a lot of things going on in the world right now, especially here in the U.S., but you know, we can dive into that a little bit later. But you know, before we get into this conversation, how about you start by giving us a little bit of background on yourself?
Bruce Pon: Sure. I was born and raised in Canada, I went to engineering school and studied, got developed in business consulting and stuff and I worked in America for three or four years and I came to Germany about almost 18 years ago now. And I worked in the corporate sector and then I ended up somehow in blockchain.
Richard Carthon: Very nice. So give us a little transition into like you know, what was that first introduction into the crypto and blockchain space? Like what year was it? How do you hear about it? And then once you heard about it, what made you decide like this could be like a potential career that I make out of this?
Bruce Pon: So I originally heard about Bitcoin in 2010 and of course it was just something just on the radar. Back between I think 2004 and 2013, I had been building banks around the world and it came from this disgust from the financial system actually in 2008 when the banks caused all those problems and I set it upon myself to try to build banks. And as I was building banks, I heard about this Bitcoin thing, just tangentially and stuff like that, but it wasn't until three years later in 2013, where after it hit a thousand or so, then a lot of my friends were starting to come up to me and say, "Hey, this sounds like something really interesting" and one of them came up with a business idea based on that and said, "Hey would you like to help me do something about this?" And at that time I had been building banks for about 10 to 12 years and I was kind of getting bored of it, so I said, "Hmm, this sounds like something really interesting and a new technology that we should take a look at."
Richard Carthon: I got you. Okay, so your buddy is like, "All right here's this thing that I'm building" and you're like, "All right I'm in, let's do it." So tell us a little bit about you know, what that was and what was it that you are trying to create?
Bruce Pon: So I had been doing a lot of research on kind of wealth, the wealth of nations and how you bring people up in the world and such like that. I'd been doing a lot of research on welfare and poverty and stuff and it turned out that the number one way that you can bring people up is to give them their property rights, whether it's land property or something else. And there's a book called I think it's Dead Capital and it's by Hernando de Soto and it's all about how you do that.
Bruce Pon: And the idea that my friend had was essentially putting intellectual property on the blockchain and giving people their kind of intellectual property rights on the blockchain. And that was the very first iteration that we started working on, which was Ascribe.io and nothing less than saying if the world's land value was 70 trillion, can we make intellectual property the same amount of value in the world? Because you know, with artificial intelligence, with robotics, with just all the mechanization going on, the thing that people retain is their intellectual property, it's their creativeness, it's the ideas and all those things that make us uniquely human. And that was the idea.
Bruce Pon: So I said after I was building banks, I got bored of it, I said, "This is something that I could sink my teeth into for the next decade or two and let's give it a go." So that was Ascribe.io that transitioned. I mean we tried doing that, we tried putting intellectual property on the Bitcoin blockchain. I don't know if some of your listeners might have remembered like all the stuff with colored coins and using the OP return for putting like snippets of information or claims on there, but that's what we tried doing on the Bitcoin blockchain. And obviously, Bitcoin isn't meant to be that type of transport layer.
Richard Carthon: Right.
Bruce Pon: It's meant to be kind of a store of value, a means of exchange, that type of thing. And so Ascribe, we had to pivot away from that, but the idea that we got out of that was that, Hey, if you can have a global blockchain that stores data, metadata, database data, this type of thing, then you can mimic that same concept of giving intellectual property and making intellectual property transferable over the blockchain. As that became a big chain D.B. about three years ago, we realized that if you combined data with blockchains, that's the perfect input for artificial intelligence because that is what data scientists need. They need to know that the data has a provenance trail, that the data is owned by somebody that they can take from, they have the ability to ask, Can I take this data? Are these your rights and stuff like that. And that has now become Ocean Protocol, essentially combining the best of blockchains, databases and artificial intelligence.
Richard Carthon: Thank you for explaining that. And it sounds like quite the transition between just the various companies and adapting to what is going on. And it sounds like a really nice blend to land where currently Ocean Protocol is and you actually also had a recent article that came out that was really, really interesting that I want you to expand upon Ocean compute to data which is allowing researchers to send their algorithms to data on premise training. Can you tell us a little bit more about that?
Bruce Pon: Sure. So I think one of the things that's very obvious to people is that there's a lot of data in the world. We haven't even begun to get started with the sharing of the data that's going to happen. Yes, we have Google's, the Apple's, Amazon's, Facebook's and Microsoft's having a lot of data, but that honestly is probably one twentieth, if that, of the data in the world. There is a lot of valuable data in supply chains, in pharmaceuticals, automotive, health care, government. There's so much data that isn't being shared because it's not property value. Nobody wants to lose control. Everybody's scared of their privacy rights being violated and the way to monetize it isn't obvious and clear with the current system because you have this globalized world, but you have localized laws, intellectual property laws all that sort of stuff.
Bruce Pon: And so Ocean is a solution to that. It's trying to be a borderless, decentralized solution where Ocean is just kind of the transport layer, just like the Internet, where nobody controls it, anybody can onramp to it. They can essentially put their data on there and then they can try to sell it or make it available for others and others can discover it.
Bruce Pon: Compute to data is a specific kind of feature of Ocean Protocol on top of the kind of the core technology we built and it goes to the main problem that people have when they share data, it is when I expose my data do I lose it? Because the Internet is all about digital, which has unlimited copy ability, it's zero cost to store, zero cost transport. As soon as you expose your data, it's gone and that's why something like blockchain and Bitcoin is the perfect antidote because the beauty of something like for instance, compute to data, is that somebody can make their data available and the Ocean Protocol will help manage somebody else assessing that data, so that data isn't exposed. And so we have this sophisticated activity in the background where the algorithm is accepted into kind of the data provider's environment. There's various checks that go on and then the algorithm can run on the data and then the only thing that leaves is the results. So it's not necessarily there's no way that you can reverse engineer the data and that protects it, so that is kind of the feature that we have just released and we're really excited about. There's a demo that's coming out in a couple days. I think on the 3rd of June that people can sign up on an OceanProtocol.com and just learn more.
Richard Carthon: Yeah and sounds extremely interesting and something that people should be looking into because just as you said, the use cases for this almost become endless of how powerful this can be. Can you kind of paint a picture of like some of the initial other use cases that you want Ocean Protocol to be able to provide?
Bruce Pon: Sure. So number one, Ocean Protocol is a protocol and so we need developers to be able to come on and quickly launch their data marketplace using the Ocean tools, libraries, etc. But then on top of that, I can use a specific example, healthcare. Right now, we have a lot of healthcare data that's floating around, particularly in trying to solve this coronavirus problem and there's not one central pause, nor should there be. Every country has got some very, very valuable data and even in, for instance in America, you've got very valuable data spread across the cities at health networks, universities, etc. Is there a way that some scientists could go from, like a honeybee, go from dataset to dataset and try to get insights based on that? Whether it's the spread of this disease, whether it's types of symptoms, whether it's cures, whether it's treatment methods, these types of things. And so that is a use case on top that we could foresee using this technology, but it spreads to other things.
Bruce Pon: So one of the areas that we've been working a lot on in the past was automotive. Everybody wants to see driverless cars come out as soon as possible because they are fundamentally going to be safer than humans, if they can avoid the objects, the edge cases you know, some ball you know, getting kicked onto the road and stuff like that, so you know all that kind of stuff. And so automakers have a ton of data, they're all scared to share it and the ones who are going to win are the ones who currently have the most data, but it doesn't have to be just one winner. You don't have to just have way mode being a winner or Tesla being a winner, everybody can be a winner the sooner that we reach a minimum threshold where everybody feels safe no matter whether it's a Mercedes, it's a GM, it's a Toyota or a Tesla on the road knowing that they have this kind of data set that allows their autonomous driving to be completely safe. So these are just two small examples.
Richard Carthon: Yeah and really great examples that I think people can resonate with. Just what people probably aren't thinking about is what is necessary to make these successful is A. Just having access to all the data, but then being able to do something with it and to do something in a very quick and repeatable way. And it sounds like that is what Ocean Protocol is aspiring to be able to create in this environment.
Bruce Pon: Yeah, I mean so I think you know, at the core of this, we've been in the blockchain space. I've been in the blockchain spacenow since 2013 and I've seen all the different narrations and this is the promise, it's the promise that you have borderless commerce where it's completely trustless. I mean we've heard that word over and over again, but it truly is that you're not reliant on Ocean in the sense that Ocean is like a Google that can like, turn off your feed or do anything like that. You rely on Ocean, but because you can look into the open source code, you know that it's going to run exactly the way that you want it to and then anybody else can start discovering this and finding out different things. So that's what we're trying to promote where we have developers coming on building a new business on top of that exposes data that has kind of new features that allow people to do this and then you can have some kid from like Mongolia coming in and taking this data, but paying you for it and using it in the way that meets the conditions that you find. And so that type of thing when we go back to the original idea that we started from, this financial inclusion, this inclusion of anybody on earth. You can have some kid in Africa, some kid in Alabama coming in for a school project and accessing data that they wouldn't normally be able to access from Silicon Valley.
Richard Carthon: I understand like why this is important and like everything that can be built from it, I think it just goes back to the main point that you were making of getting the people to come on and starting to build on it and starting to show the different ways that this can be utilized and you're not just the central entity that's controlling it all. This is just like you said the trustless word that like, definitely has been abused in this base, but like actually just you come on, you built this thing and you're trying to be the bridge between a bunch of islands that have been made and this sounds like you're just trying to be a connector of data so that everything flows in a very seamless fashion.
Bruce Pon: Exactly.
Richard Carthon: And on that point you know, you've said you've been in the blockchain space since 2013 and you know there are all kinds of crypto and blockchain projects that are going on right now. What are some that are on your radar that you're paying attention to?
Bruce Pon: I think the number one that I'm looking at is the DeFi space. So all these new, very thin tools, you can even just say plug ins almost, that allow for the extension of the capability of ethereum for the like, reconstructing our financial worlds that you don't have what's happening on Wall Street in and in London and stuff, so that financialization of any asset, whether it's data or cash can be done from anywhere in the world. The beauty is that financialization isn't necessarily a bad thing. Like I said, if you can give people title to their property, you can give them something like loans. They can securitize it, they can use it as you know, a collateral for something else. This is great stuff, so what happens if you could do that for data? And the DeFi tools are the tools that can allow this to happen, if you can allow for collateralization of intellectual property or a data stream or something like that, this is exactly Internet and blockchain native type of stuff that's happening.
Bruce Pon: A couple other things I'm looking at are things like governance. So you have various governance type of projects going on, ones like Aragorn, where it shows kind of the important stuff about how you have governance and the decentralized world because everybody is still learning how to do it. But you know there's got to be some trailblazers who are working forward on that. And then there's a project that just released, it's called Lukso, L-U-K-S-O.io, and that reminds me of Ascribe. What Lukso does is they're trying to put digital collectibles, a little bit like, what do you call it? There's virtual worlds, right?
Richard Carthon: Like Decentral Land?
Bruce Pon: In the lockdown inside everyone's been playing a lot more video games. Decentral Land, this sort of thing, right? And so Ascribe was actually kind of like the original thing, whereas like what kind of digital collectibles can you have also? And Lukso is one of those that's working on this area and they just came up with a very innovative concept which is a Rico, R-I-C-O, which is anytime over the next year, any contributor can take back their contribution pro rata if they don't like what's happening. And the reason why this project is kind of interesting, is not only just because of the idea and the Rico, but because the guy behind it, is the guy who helped design the ERC 20 Standard. He wrote the first browser, he helped create the first wallet for ethereum, so this guy's got pretty serious chops so I'm pretty excited about these three types of ideas, DeFi space, governance, as well as going back to the original idea of how do you give property value in a digital world.
Richard Carthon: No doubt. And I think those are really three great things everyone who's listening to it to look into and to expand upon, just because it's going to be very important as the future of crypto and blockchain space continues to develop and it actually is a good transition into our next question. You know, with everything that's been going on in the world, 2020 is starting off with a bang in a lot of ways and is definitely shaped like, set the tone for what the next decade could look like. You know, in a lot of ways, I was expecting a lot more attention to be brought into the crypto, blockchain space in the next five to seven years and I think that timeline has been expedited for sure. What are some things that you think people should be paying attention to?
Bruce Pon: I think Dow is something that is going to be a lot more important in the future. So many of these projects were started by one central team and they lived and died by that, the weaknesses and the strengths of the founders, the positive and negative. I think Dow's decentralized autonomous organization is an angle where we can get out of this kind of circuit loop. You can have projects where the core team who kind of initiates the idea gives power and gives more control to the community sooner and faster and so the resources of the foundation or the project get spread out faster. I think this is something that was unintentional with the ethereum project and that has worked out fantastically well. I'd be interested to see how other projects engage with Dow's and actually activate Dows, multiple Dows, so they can have this true decentralized ecosystem so that it's not going to be dependent on the central team because too many projects are dependent on that central team.
Bruce Pon: Another thing specific to kind of what we're doing and I talked about kind of Ocean as the transport layer for sharing data, talked about kind of one of the features, which is privacy preserving compute, the compute to data. One thing that we can give is kind of data tokens. Data tokens are essentially access tokens, just kind of like a digital chip that you can use to access data and why that type of feature that we're working on for V3 is so important is imagine you're watching kind of like a boxing match. I remember back in the day, when everybody wanted to like, be able to see a match, like a really big boxing match in Las Vegas you know, something like that and it was always pay per view. Well with data tokens, you can still have pay per view, but you can actually make it so that data token is bought and sellable, transferable, there can be an open market for it. So you can make it so that a boxing promoter could have like a million data tokens or a million people million screens can be showing this and then that data token can get bid up in a liquid market using a bonding curve or what have you, or just a plain auction. And then the real market price for that data token or that access token can be found and that is a really interesting use case financialization that we're using specifically for Ocean protocols to start with, but it's going to have much broader applications, right? You can use this for an online course, you could use this for financial information, you can use this for I don't know, access to the Crypto Current podcast. Actually, these types of things and it's a way for anybody around the world to monetize their data.
Richard Carthon: That is very unique and a very interesting concept and I definitely see how that could play out. And is this something that's on the immediate roadmap or you see this coming in? I know you said this is more in the pipeline but that is a really, really powerful concept that I definitely keep. Keep me posted on that because I think I can already see how useful that could be.
Bruce Pon: Will do, happy to.
Richard Carthon: For sure. Well, man you've dropped a ton of knowledge on us. You've given us a lot to think about and I really appreciate your time. But what is a final thought that you want to leave with all of our listeners here today?
Bruce Pon: I think the crypto space is still young, so if you're just joining in, there's a lot of room for you. There's a lot of space for anybody who's listening to this to make a difference, to join a good project, to test out your ideas. We're always looking for ambassadors, we're looking for interested people who want to be with us on this very tough journey. And finally I'd just like to thank the community for their support, the entire Ocean community. We have well over 10,000 backers around the world, we have a couple hundred ambassadors, we have a whole bunch of people on Twitter who are rooting for us. And we've got people like you, who are just kind of spreading the word. So thank you very much.
Richard Carthon: No doubt. So I really appreciate that Bruce and what are some different ways that people can connect with you and learn more about Ocean Protocol?
Bruce Pon: OceanProtocol.com and then from there you are Blog.OceanProtocol.com, Docks.OceanProtocol.com that you can be an ambassador. There's a whole bunch of things you can do, but just go to OceanProtocol.com and you'll find all the information you need.
Richard Carthon: Excellent. Well, again Bruce extremely, extremely grateful for your time for us today and all the knowledge and for everyone listening. Stay Crypto Current.
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London, UK – Legendary batsman, Sachin Tendulkar today added another accolade to his achievements, as he received the Lebara People's Choice Award at the prestigious Asian Awards 2010.
Created to honour excellence and achievement amongst the south Asian community, the inaugural Asian Awards, in partnership with Lebara mobile, saw a powerhouse of South Asians gather at The Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane London on Tuesday 26th October.
Lebara Mobile, the leading provider of international mobile services sponsored the prestigious People's Choice Award, which had members of the UK public cast their votes for an outstanding Asian individual from any walk of life whose efforts and endeavour have impacted people's lives.
The Asian Awards 2010, presented by Lord Sebastian Coe, saw leaders in business, sports and the arts in attendance, including award winners Yash Chopra, AR Rahman and Vijay Mallya alongside guests Jermaine Jackson, Nasser Hussain OBE, Gurinder Chadha, Christian Louboutin and Sonu Niigaam.


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Five questions with Bridgeable alumnus Beatrice Armstrong
"Five questions with …" is our chance to get to know our alumni a little better. We caught up with Bridgeable alumnus Beatrice Armstrong to talk about life after Bridgeable.
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What's the most interesting thing you've done professionally since leaving Bridgeable?
The most interesting thing I've done since leaving Bridgeable is embarking on a journey in acting and film. I'm learning a lot about storytelling and humour and have found a new level of curiosity about people. So far, I've had the opportunity to explore some interesting roles, including Jenny from Annie Baker's John and Alma from Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke. I've also done some short films. The job that most people like to hear about is probably the 15-second Coors Light commercial I got to be in!
What's one thing you learned at Bridgeable that has stuck with you?
This one is really hard, because I picked up many things from Bridgeable that I still use every day (*cough* file naming *cough*). But, seriously … the best habit I learned at Bridgeable was to always question the box you're given, to think outside of it, and try on different perspectives. It's the only way to progress and change.
What human-centred innovations are you most excited about?
I don't know if this counts, but I've been really heartened by the creative things people have been doing to connect in this strange new world of physical distancing, self-isolation, and quarantining. Popular apps like Zoom, Houseparty, Netflix Party, and the like are allowing people to connect all over the world, for all kinds of reasons. My favourite so far are the programs that allow people to "adopt" a senior by calling and checking in on them. One day, those of us who are lucky enough will live to be that age, too.
What's the most pressing problem you'd like to see solved by service design in the next 10 years?
Actually, two spring to mind. The first most pressing is pollution and WASTE. Mostly from transportation, shipping and packaging—and disposable PPE. There's probably so much in the supply chain that is stuck on archaic relationships and operations that service design could help overhaul. The second is probably automation and the introduction of AI into the arts (look up Lil Miquela). I'm not sure how to articulate the breadth of the "problem"—but how do people adjust, fit in, and thrive in such a future?
What is one small change each of us can make in our daily lives to make the world a more human place?
I would say it's to be less judgemental and learn to see people as individuals. What are they not saying? How do they hold themselves? What are they struggling with this very second? It's so easy to take people at face value and form convenient but often incomplete ideas about them.
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Bennett on protesting during anthem: 'There's never a wrong time to do the right thing'
By Dusty Lane
Michael Bennett
RENTON, Wash. – A common question about the decision by the Seattle Seahawks and other NFL teams' decision to protest racial inequality during the national anthem is, why is it done then?
Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett took a crack at the question during a press conference Thursday afternoon at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center, saying "there's never a wrong time to do the right thing."
"Is there really a time that we shouldn't be talking about racial discrimination?" Bennet asked. "Is there really a time that we shouldn't be talking about women's equality? s there really a time that we shouldn't be talking about water issues, or Native American people? When is there a time to talk about that?
"We find time to talk about the Kardashians, we find time to talk about fantasy football, but when do we find time to talk about the realities of America, and realities of just being a great human being and figuring out how we make a better world for our kids?"
Bennett also discussed the conversation he had Tuesday near the VMAC, when he pulled over and talked to a group of military veterans protesting the Seahawks' actions.
"For me it's like, you've just got to believe that people are good," he said. "I believe the fellowship between Man is important, and the ability to be able to go there and sit there and just talk to people and be able to hear their stories. But for them to be able to hear mine because I've never walked a mile in their shoes.
"I don't know what it feels like to be in a war. I don't know what it feels like to lose a brother in battle. But I do know what it feels like to be a black man. I know what it feels like to be a minority. So, to be able to express what I'm feeling and express what they're feeling is a common ground where we can have great and constant dialogue."
Bennett said the backlash from some fans hasn't bothered him.
"You can't really pay attention to the criticism, because people are going to criticize you know matter what you do," he said. "At this point, if anybody's criticizing us for racial inequality, and against discrimination they've got to question themselves."
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Robert Proch's Dynamic Acrylic Paintings
by Andy SmithPosted on March 3, 2018
Robert Proch's acrylic paintings blend abstraction and the figurative, injecting an energy to scenes from the everyday. The Poland native has been able to craft his own visual language with this approach, which he takes to both the canvas and exterior walls across the world. He was last mentioned on HiFructose.com here.
"The art of Robert Proch is an experiment of the imagination," Proch says. "He creates impressive visions, contemporary landscapes, half-way between abstraction and figuration. The artist draws inspiration from daily life events and the urban environment that he reduces to their essential elements to create a geometric vision in which the human figure is suspended in a complex and fragmented world. Like in a deconstructed and metaphorical architecture, the final visual appearance of his images is characterized by an inspiring unpredictability and a controlled chaos."
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