I took my FC check to the bank today and they said since it is out of state. Im in CA and its from MN. They can't cash it. Is there anyway that this current check could be voided and then I could get a paypal payment instead?
i think they might beable to do that but.. you have to wait till the check runs out n i think that is 90 days.. but as far as not cashing it since it is out of state makes no since.... try depoing it and letting it clear before withdrawing.
that's what you have to do must times. or go to a check cashing place.
They, the bank, Bank of America, look at the check and say they cannot cash it. It never goes into my account.
Can't you just deposit it into your account with a deposit slip? Like at the ATM?
And is Bank of America the bank you have an account at? Or just where you're trying to cash the check?
I think people who just deposit the check into their account don't have any problems cashing it.
That's very odd because BOA is the bank I do all my business with. With my Veterinarian practice, I get checks from all over and I've not had one problem yet getting a check cashed. Some may take a few days to proccess b/c it's drawn on another bank but other than that, there's never been a refusal from a check.
I dunno why they wouldn't could have something to do with them being one of the worst banks I have ver had. Take it over to WAMU and they say fine NP. They even offered to not place a hold on the check.
And yes I have an account at BOA.
My husband had Bank of America when he first met and we could not stand them. They find anything they can to add a fee to.
I would just take it to a Check Cashing place..... forget the bank. BOA probably won't cash it because they think its a fraud. Well little do they know..... hehe...... at least we're making money they don't know about.
That's a problem with your bank, not Fusioncash or the checks. I handed mine to a teller and she handed me greenbacks, so I know they can be cashed.
B of A is totally douchey. I ALMOST took money out of a B of A ATM recently, until I found out that the fee for non cardholders was THREE DOLLARS!!! They're the WORST.
... until I found out that the fee for non cardholders was THREE DOLLARS!!!
That's why I like our local bank. If you're out of town, use your card at an ATM that charges a fee, all I have to do is take the ATM receipt to my bank, and they'll deposit the ATM fee back into my account. Pretty cool!
Well, most ATM's..and all actually that I've ever used, charged a fee for withdrawing money if you do not hold an account at their bank. Like I am a BOA customer and if I say used, Wachovia's ATM to withdraw money using my BOA card, Wachovia charges me $2.50. So all banks in my experience charge a non account holder fee for use of their ATM.
he had like 5 bucks in checking n ion savings. he stopped useing the account for a few months. when he signed back in he was overdrawin on both of them. as the charge a monthly fee for checking n savings n had never told him about this. so yeah.... because of that alone i feel it's a bad bank.
How long ago was this?? I have free checking w/no minimum balance..meaning I can have zero in it and won't get charged. The savings account however, if I get $25.00 automatically transfered from my checking to my savings each month, I get no savings account fee if my savings falls below $25.00. If I don't do the auto transfer and fall below $25.00 on my savings account, I am charged $5.00 per month.
All of this info was and is, in my paperwork that I got when I opened the accounts AND was also explained to me by a Bank Employee who helped me open the accounts. She even highlighted these important factors in my paperwork so I could refer to them later if need be.
Why your hubby didn't know these things just says a lot about the certain BOA you guys dealt with as they didn't do their jobs!
I must say that the BOA here is up on their stuff and treats their customers great! I am just sorry to hear of other people who have dealt with this bank have had such problems.
That's crazy ive never had a problem cashing my fusion cash check(s). the bank i go thru is first financial and usually i dont even go to the bank i usually go to the little retail store down the street and they charge me a 1.00 to cash it. not bad.


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Gibsons Garden Machinery Limited (GGM) are delighted to have been recognised as offering one of the best levels of service out of almost 100 outlets selling Kubota products across the UK, and have been awarded the Kubota Gold Service Dealer Award.
The award covers dealers who sell products from all three Kubota UK divisions: Construction Equipment, Engines, and Tractors and Groundcare. With their depots being rated by Kubota on four criteria; their service facilities, the results of a customer satisfaction survey, their participation in technical training and their response to service issues in the field.
Chris Gibson, the company's Managing Director said, "GGM is delighted to be recognised as providers of the best Kubota customer care support in the UK, having invested heavily in our service and parts operations over the last three years. Our Service Manager, Mark Lewin and his team were determined to win Gold dealer status, as Kubota is a major part of our business.
Our goal now being to ensure that we continue to provide customer support at the highest level".
Said Keith Miller, Kubota UK's deputy service manager: "The objective of the award scheme is to assist each dealer to improve its service department so as to enhance customer perception, service support and customer satisfaction. In a highly competitive market place it is vital to offer added value to the product being sold by offering 'best-in-industry' after-sales support through dealer service excellence. GGM made the necessary improvements to their facilities, tooling and product expertise and proved their commitment to customer service support and satisfaction".
GGM is a specialist supplier of tractors, high quality professional land-based equipment and after sales support, dedicated to meeting the long term requirements of its customers. With a proven record of delivering a trusted service throughout the North West of England and Yorkshire, including all parts and services. It's business having developed to include the importation and distribution of Groundscare machinery via an independent dealer network, and more recently into offering contract hire packages to it's end user customers.
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John Vincent Hurt (Derbyshire, Inglaterra, 22 de enero de 1940–Norfolk, 25 de enero de 2017) fue un actor británico, reconocido por la teleserie Yo, Claudio (1976) y por películas como El expreso de medianoche, El hombre elefante, El prado, El topo, V for Vendetta, Alien, 1984 y varias de la saga de Harry Potter. También se le recuerda por ser la encarnación oculta del Doctor en Doctor Who como Doctor de la Guerra. Fue candidato en dos ocasiones al Óscar.

Biografía

Inicios en el teatro
John Hurt estudió en Kent y en Londres. Trabajó como tramoyista en el Lincoln Repertory y estudió en la Saint Martin School antes de obtener una beca para el Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).

En ese momento, Hurt debutó en distintas compañías de teatro, realizando obras de distintos autores como William Shakespeare o Christopher Marlowe. Sus obras más importantes se produjeron en la compañía de teatro Royal Shakespeare Company, y debutó profesionalmente en el West End en 1962 y obtuvo el Premio de la Crítica por The Dwarfs, de Harold Pinter. Trabajó en montajes teatrales como The Caretaker, también de Pinter, Travesties, de Tom Stoppard, y Un mes en el campo, de Iván Turgénev.

Televisión
Empezó a trabajar para televisión en 1961 y actuó en papeles notables como el de Calígula en Yo, Claudio (1976), y como Raskolnikov en Crimen y castigo, aunque fue su interpretación de Quentin Crisp en la miniserie de la BBC The Naked Civil Servant la que lo llevó a hacerse merecedor del BAFTA al mejor actor de televisión, papel que repitió en 2010 en An Englishman in New York.

Inicios en el cine
En 1966 dio vida a un joven Richard Rich, en la galardonada cinta dramática-histórica A Man for All Seasons, la historia de Tomas Moro que ganó seis Óscar y siete BAFTA en 1967.

Se dio a conocer internacionalmente por los largometrajes Midnight Express (1978) y El hombre elefante (1980), interpretando a Joseph Merrick en esta última bajo la dirección de David Lynch. Por sendas películas ganó dos BAFTA y recibió dos nominaciones a los Óscar al Mejor actor de reparto y al Mejor actor, respectivamente.

En 1978 protagonizó la película animada Watership Down, basada en la novela homónima de Richard Adams. Dio voz a Hazel, y fue este uno de sus roles en películas animadas más recordados.

Alien
En 1979, en Alien: el octavo pasajero, de Ridley Scott, tuvo una actuación como miembro del reparto, en el papel de Kane. La impactante escena de su muerte, cuando una criatura extraterrestre incubada en su cuerpo sale al exterior, es aún hoy recordada como una de las más memorables del cine de ciencia ficción.

Década de 1980
En 1980 participó en la fallida superproducción La puerta del cielo de Michael Cimino, pero cuatro años después recuperó pujanza en el cine al protagonizar la película de ficción y distopía 1984, junto a Richard Burton, basada en la novela homónima de George Orwell. Esta producción cosechó muy buenas críticas y un buen resultado en taquilla.

Después, bajo la producción de Jim Henson, realizó la famosa serie de televisión The Storyteller, conocida en Hispanoamérica como El narrador de cuentos y en España como El cuentacuentos, que se estrenó en 1988. La trama se basaba en un viejo narrador de cuentos, interpretado por el propio Hurt, quien se sentaba a la luz de una chimenea junto con su perro parlante (una marioneta) a contar historias fantásticas basadas en distintos mitos y leyendas.

1990-2000
Al inicio de la década de 1990 protagonizó la película de Roger Corman, Frankestein Unbound, y luego secundarios en cintas muy reconocidas en la taquilla como Rob Roy (1995), de Michael Caton-Jones, Contact de Robert Zemeckis y La mandolina del capitán Corelli (2001), de John Madden, junto con Nicolas Cage y Penélope Cruz. Estos éxitos comerciales recompensaron al actor tras el fracaso de otro proyecto anterior, Ellas también se deprimen (1993) de Gus van Sant.

En 2000 fue muy aclamado por su actuación en el West End de Londres en la obra teatral La última cinta de Krapp, de Samuel Beckett.

Saga de Harry Potter
En 2001, participó en Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal, donde dio vida a Garrick Ollivander, propietario de la tienda especializada en creación de varitas mágicas «de la mayor calidad en todo el mundo mágico», quien posee la habilidad de encontrar la varita ideal para cada cliente que acude a su tienda, recordando cada una de las varitas que ha vendido en su vida. Es quien le revela a Harry Potter la relación entre lord Voldemort y su cicatriz en forma de rayo.

En 2009 confirmó su regreso para la saga Harry Potter, donde una vez más interpretaría a Garrick Ollivander en la última entrega: Las reliquias de la muerte, en 2010 y 2011, nueve años después de su primera participación en la serie cinematográfica.

Últimos trabajos

En 2007, durante el rodaje de la película Los crímenes de Oxford, del director español Álex de la Iglesia, el actor anunció que participaría a las órdenes del director Steven Spielberg, en Indiana Jones y el reino de la calavera de cristal, donde interpretó al profesor Harold Oxley.

En 2011 participó en dos películas destacadas: Melancolía de Lars von Trier (Hurt ya había tenido un papel en Dogville en 2006) y el filme de espionaje Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy de Tomas Alfredson. Uno de sus últimos trabajos fue en Jackie, filme sobre Jackie Kennedy protagonizado por Natalie Portman y dirigido por Pablo Larraín.

Doctor Who
En 2013, apareció en el último capítulo de la séptima temporada de Doctor Who, El nombre del Doctor y fue presentado por sorpresa como una encarnación antigua desconocida hasta la fecha del Doctor. En su siguiente aparición en La noche del Doctor, se reveló su identidad como el Doctor Guerrero, una encarnación surgida tras la regeneración del Octavo Doctor, e hizo una aparición en el episodio donde aparecía mucho más joven mediante el montaje de una imagen de archivo. En El día del Doctor, el episodio especial del quincuagésimo aniversario de la serie, tuvo un papel más protagonista, pues compartió cartel con Matt Smith, el doctor titular de la serie en ese momento, y con David Tennant, el Doctor precedente. Al final de ese episodio se mostró el inicio de su transformación en el Noveno Doctor, interpretado por Christopher Eccleston, confirmándose así que su Doctor estaba situado entre el Octavo y el Noveno.

Fallecimiento
Tanto en el cine como en la televisión, Hurt protagonizó múltiples muertes.

"Creo que tengo el récord", dijo en una ocasión. "Llegó un punto en que mis hijos no me preguntaban si me moría, sino cómo me moría".

Con el título The Many Deaths of John Hurt ("Las múltiples muertes de John Hurt"), un video de YouTube recopila sus muertes ficticias en 4 minutos y 30 segundos, desde The Wild and the Willing (1962) hasta Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011): un total de 40.

Una de las muertes más memorables fue la de su personaje Kane, la primera víctima en Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979) en la que cae sobre una mesa y un Alien con forma de serpiente sale de su pecho.

En 2015 se le diagnosticó cáncer de páncreas, del que murió el 25 de enero de 2017  a los 77 años de edad. Al morir, Hurt tenía tres películas sin estrenar, en etapa de posproducción, y estaba en plena filmación de otra sobre la figura de Winston Churchill.

Filmografía parcial

Cine

 2018 - Damascus Cover
 2017 - That Good Night
 2017 - My Name Is Lenny
 2016 - Jackie
 2014 - Hércules
 2013 - Snowpiercer
 2013 - Only Lovers Left Alive
 2011 - La confesión
 2011 - Immortals
 2011 - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
 2011 - Melancholia
 2010/2011 - Harry Potter y las Reliquias de la Muerte: Parte 1 y Parte 2
 2009 - 44 Inch Chest
 2009 - Outlander
 2008 - Hellboy 2: el ejército dorado
 2008 - Indiana Jones y el reino de la calavera de cristal
 2007 - Los crímenes de Oxford
 2006 - El perfume
 2006 - V for Vendetta
 2005 - Disparando a perros
 2005 - Valiant
 2005 - La llave del mal
 2004 - Hellboy
 2003 - Dogville
 2002 - Crimen y castigo
 2001 - Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal
 2001 - La mandolina del capitán Corelli
 2000 - La película de Tigger (Voz)
 1997 - Contact
 1995 - Rob Roy
 1993 - Ellas también se deprimen
 1990 - El prado
 1990 - Frankenstein Unbound
 1989 - Scandal
 1987 - Spaceballs
 1985 - Taron y el caldero mágico (voz)
 1984 - 1984 - Nineteen Eighty-four
 1984 - 1984 - The Hit
 1982 - Partners
 1982 - Los perros de la plaga (voz)
 1981 - Fuga de noche
 1980 - El hombre elefante
 1980 - La puerta del cielo
 1979 - Alien, el octavo pasajero
 1978 - Midnight Express
 1978 - Watership Down (voz)
 1975 - The Ghoul
 1974 - Little Malcolm
 1971 - El estrangulador de Rillington Place
 1969 - Sinful Davey
 1969 - Before Winter Comes
 1968 - In Search of Gregory
 1966 - A Man for All Seasons
 1964 - This Is My Street
 1962 - The Wild and the Willing

Televisión
 2013 - Doctor Who (El nombre del Doctor, La noche del Doctor y El día del Doctor)
 2012-Laberinto (miniserie de 2 capítulos).
 2008/2012 - Merlín''
 1987 - " The Storyteller"
 1976 - " Yo, Claudio"

Premios y reconocimientos

Premios Óscar

Premios Globo de oro

Premios BAFTA

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Actores de cine de Inglaterra
Actores de teatro de Inglaterra
Actores de televisión de Inglaterra
Alumnado de la Real Academia de Arte Dramático
Candidatos al premio Óscar al mejor actor
Candidatos al premio Óscar al mejor actor de reparto
Comendadores de la Orden del Imperio Británico
Ganadores del Globo de Oro al mejor actor de reparto (cine)
Ganadores del premio BAFTA al mejor actor de televisión
Intérpretes del Doctor en Doctor Who
Reparto de Harry Potter
Fallecidos por cáncer de páncreas
Ingleses del siglo XX
Ingleses del siglo XXI
Fallecidos en el Este de Inglaterra
Fallecidos por cáncer en Inglaterra

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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said he wished three Al Jazeera journalists imprisoned in Cairo had been deported after their arrest rather than being put to trial.
The president's comment come a few weeks after journalists Peter Greste and Mohamed Fahmy were sentenced to seven years in prison by a Cairo court, while producer Baher Mohamed was sentenced to 10 years.
"The verdict had very negative effects," Sisi was quoted as saying by Egypt's Al-Masry Al-Youm private newspaper, during a meeting with local journalists on Sunday.
"I wished they were deported right after they were arrested instead of getting put on trial."
The journalists - detained in Egypt since last December - were accused of reporting "false news" and aiding the Muslim Brotherhood, which Egypt's new government has branded a terrorist organisation.
Baher Mohamed was sentenced to additional three years for allegedly possessing ammunitions.
Greste's brother told Reuters he was heartened by Sisi's latest comment.
"I'm sure images of Peter in the cage in the court are not images Egypt really wants distributed around the world," Andrew Greste said. "And the publicity they're getting out of this I'm sure is not the publicity any country would want."
Sisi initially said in June he was not going to interfere with the Cairo court's ruling, saying Egypt's justice system is "independent and splendid".
"We must respect judicial rulings and not criticise them even if others do not understand this," Sisi added.
The verdict sparked international outcry and was condemned by human rights activists and NGOs.
Amnesty International defined the conviction as "a ferocious attack on media freedom".
Al Jazeera English managing director Al Anstey said: "There is no justification whatsoever in the detention of our three colleagues for even one minute. To have detained them for 177 days is an outrage. To have sentenced them defies logic, sense, and any semblance of justice."
Al Jazeera - funded by the House of Thani, Qatar's ruling family - is currently banned from operating inside Egypt as it is seen as widely supportive of the Muslim Brotherhood.


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Alhabia ist eine spanische Gemeinde im Verwaltungsgebiet Alpujarra Almeriense der Provinz Almería in der Autonomen Gemeinschaft Andalusien. Die Bevölkerung von Alhabia im Jahr  betrug .

Geografie
Die Gemeinde grenzt an Alhama de Almería, Alsodux, Santa Fe de Mondújar und Terque.

Geschichte
Die Stadt geht auf die Zeit von  Al-Andalus zurück. Der Ort wurde nach der Vertreibung der Mauren im 16. Jahrhundert von Siedlern neu besiedelt. 1835 wurde der Ort eine unabhängige Gemeinde.

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We are intensely committed to every step of wildbrine's creation and production process, from fermenting vegetables to using organic produce to answering every customer's question.
One of our founders, Rick, was "chief mentor" for teens at the Ceres Community Project, a local nonprofit whose mission is to restore locally grown, organic whole food to its place as the foundation of health for people, communities, and the planet. Rick's role was to help develop large quantities of naturally fermented kraut for the organization's client base of cancer patients. The krauts were a hit, so much so that Rick and Chris (Rick's co-founder) helped Ceres sell the products to a few local stores as a way to raise funds for Ceres.
Since 2011, we've been experimenting with fermented vegetables passionately. We've grown from the two original flavors to seven unique krauts, each boasting its own brightness: two bold kimchi flavors, two delightfully unique fermented salsas, and three uniquely delicious fermented beverages, our probiotic live shots. Our business has grown too, and we know that if we continue to do the right thing – take good care of our customers, employees, suppliers, and community – wildbrine will naturally thrive. We are excited to continue exploring our wild possibilities.
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Richer Than I Ever Been is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Rick Ross. It was released on December 10, 2021, through Maybach Music Group and Epic Records. The album features guest appearances from Willie Falcon, The-Dream, Benny the Butcher, Wale, Future, DreamDoll, Yungeen Ace, Major Nine, Blxst, Jazmine Sullivan, 21 Savage, and Wiz Khalifa. The production is handled by Boi-1da, Timbaland, Bink, Don Cannon, Jonny Shipes, Carnage, Infamous, AraabMuzik, and Fuse, among others. It serves as the follow-up to Ross' previous album, Port of Miami 2 (2019). The deluxe edition was released on January 28, 2022, Ross' 46th birthday. It features additional guest appearances from AZ and Anderson .Paak.

Background
On November 23, 2021, Rick Ross was interviewed by Complex. He referred to the album as his "best" and compared some songs on the album to his song, "Triple Beam Dreams", from his fifth studio album, God Forgives, I Don't (2012). He also explained how he feels that Richer Than I Ever Been is different from his previous albums: It has more lyrical wordplay. I'm on some shit. I felt there was some shit I could do different coming off of Port of Miami 2. So on Richer Than I Ever Been, maybe the first five records could be overwhelming with the way the production is and the extent I'm going to with the wordplay, the rap shit. That's most definitely a difference, versus me giving records that's just about the vibe.

Release and promotion
Ross announced the title of the album in August 2020 in an interview with Ebro from Apple Music, with a plan for it to release that year. The tracklist was revealed in December 2021. The lead single, "Outlawz", which features American singer-songwriter Jazmine Sullivan and Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage, was released on November 12, 2021. The second and final single, "Little Havana", which features Cuban former drug kingpin Willie Falcon and American singer-songwriter The-Dream, was released on December 3, 2021.

Critical reception

Richer Than I Ever Been was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 66, based on eight reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 6.3 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.

Will Dukes of Rolling Stone praised the album, stating, "On Richer Than I've Ever Been, Ross proves that his highfalutin aspirations are a major part of his authenticity". Reviewing the album for Exclaim!, Wesley McLean stated, "This album won't change anyone's opinion of Rick Ross, but fans will get everything they love about his music: some standout tracks, an abundance of charismatic luxury raps and a slew of incredible, lavish instrumentals for you to cruise around to". Clash critic Robin Murray said, "With features from Blxst, Yungeen Ace, Future, and Wale – amongst others – Richer Than I Ever Been is shamelessly entertaining, the work of an artist who knows what his audience wants to hear". Dylan Green of Pitchfork said, "Richer Than I Ever Been is far from Ross' most vital album, but few rappers can make what amounts to a status update feel like you're right next to him, living out the story brick by brick". Ben Brutocao of HipHopDX wrote, "If slightly unexciting, Richer Than I Ever Been is a testament to the lasting talent of the MMG commandant, even if he doesn't break new ground".

In a lukewarm review, NMEs Will Lavin wrote, "There's nothing complex about what Rick Ross does. ... Ross consistently portrays the 'old Rozay', garnering successful results more times than not. Sometimes simplicity is key: if it ain't broke don't fix it". Andy Kellman of AllMusic said, "This is a perfectly adequate Ross LP differentiated by its mix of collaborators more than anything else". In a mixed review, RapReviewss Michael G. Barilleaux stated: "Overall, aside from some promising lines and one, maybe two standout tracks, Richer Than I Ever Been is an album that predictably falls short. It simply features too many weak beats backing up bars that often do more to bore than they do to convey a sense of skill or originality."

Track listing

Personnel
 Fabian Marasciullo – mixing engineer (tracks 1, 9, 11, 12)
 Colin Leonard – mastering engineer (all tracks)
 Trop – recording engineer (tracks 1, 3, 10, 11)
 Eddie "eMIX" Hernandez – mixing engineer (tracks 2–4, 7, 8, 10), recording engineer (track 2)
 Amani "A $" Hernández – assistant engineer (tracks 2–4, 7, 8)
 Tomcat – recording engineer (tracks 4, 6–12)
 Bink – mixing engineer (track 5)
 John Rivers – mixing engineer (tracks 5, 6, 10)
 David Anthony "Tropdavinci" Bermudez – recording engineer (track 5)

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References

2021 albums
Rick Ross albums
Epic Records albums
Maybach Music Group albums
Albums produced by Boi-1da
Albums produced by Timbaland
Albums produced by Don Cannon
Albums produced by AraabMuzik


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President feedback from School Administration Board 01/02/2021
4 Feb 2021 | Nursery & Primary, Secondary Education
Summary by John Coughlan, President APEEEL1
Covid-19: response to the pandemic
The Secretary General (SG) said that the school have been most transparent of all European schools in providing Statistics on infections, quarantine etc
Luxembourg was the most generous host country to the European Schools in terms of providing sanitary material etc.
APEEEL1 raised three points:
The success of the school's policy in limiting transmission of the virus was in large part due to the compliance of the pupils from primary to secondary in wearing facemasks the whole time and tribute should be paid to their contribution in this effort.
The ongoing impact of the pandemic is felt not only in terms of infections and public health measures but also in terms of the interruption of in situ teaching and the continuation of distance learning. We pleaded for the school to keep working to improve standards in this area.
We expressed the hope that an arrangement could be found to provide the pupils of our school with a level playing field in terms of access to digital devices like in the Luxembourg public schools – and have already raised this issue with the school management, the heads of administration of the EU institutions (CALUX) and the Luxembourg delegation.
The SG thanked parents for their contribution to meeting the challenges of the pandemic.
It is understood that the EU institutions – including the schools – in Luxembourg will take part in the national vaccination programme.
The school conducted an analysis of the trend in pupil numbers and it was concluded that there is no need to apply to the Luxembourg Bâtiments Publics for an extension to be built for at least the next 10-12 years.
The school is nevertheless preparing a request to replace the pre-fabricated T-Block in the secondary school.
APEEEL1 welcomed the decision to ask for a replacement to T-Block, which is beset by many problems, including inadequate heating/cooling and no access for persons with reduced mobility. We pointed out that it is important to analyse not only the overall number of pupils but also how they are broken down into class units. The introduction of the Lithuanian section creates the need for an extra classroom every year until the section covers all cycles, for instance. Also, as we had argued when an application was being prepared to complete A-Block in the primary school, it would be good to have not just big classrooms but also small rooms for educational support where individual or small group tuition can be provided without having to share the space with other groups or being used as a storeroom.
The pupils raised the need for psychological support as a result of the pressures of the pandemic.
The SG said that the Board of Governors had made extra Covid-19 funding available and that this was being used by other schools, so ours should ensure that it was doing so also.
The school confirmed that they currently have 1.0 FTE psychologist post divided between two people working half-time.
Security concerns
APEEEL1 underlined that the whole school community was currently concerned by the issues raised by a particular case, including issues of public security. Given that it was not possible to discuss individual cases at this meeting, we sent a letter to the SG and Director detailing the parents' concerns. The SG acknowledged receipt of the letter and promised to give it his full attention.
Following a request at the last Admin Board meeting, there was an extensive discussion about the increase in spending on educational support in recent years:
There were 32 children in the school requiring 100% full-time support. The school employs 25 support assistants (FTE).There are many children with educational needs coming from the Luxembourgish system.
APEEEL1 drew attention to the fact that the increase in spending coincided with a change in management of the school and that the increase might also be explained not only by the arrival of new pupils but also by the proper analysis of existing pupils' needs being conducted, which is what is supposed to serve as the basis for calculation of this budget item.
The school conducted an analysis of the cost per head which showed that the amounts being spent at Lux1 were not disproportionate to other schools based on the numbers of children needing support.
The impact of the "attractiveness package" on the overall cost of support teachers, most of whom are locally recruited teachers.
The school said that it was preparing an application for state support considering the numbers of children coming from the Luxembourgish system.
Future canteen management
APEEEL1 addressed the issue of the future canteen management following a letter it had received from the school management in December 2020.
The SG conceded that this letter went too far in claiming that the parents – and specifically APEEEL1 – should take over management of the canteen from September 2022.
He reiterated the fundamental concerns underlying the Board of Governors' decision that the legal and financial management of the canteen should be separated from that of the school. He held up the European school in Varese as the example to follow, in which the canteen is run by a purpose-built cooperative separate from the legal structure of the school.
The SG had also received the position paper of Interparents on this subject and had asked the legal staff at OSGES to analyse the arguments we presented. He is awaiting their advice.
The conclusion was that all stakeholders should engage in an open-minded discussion about how to address the fundamental concerns of the original Board of Governors decision.


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FRIDAY, 14TH SEPTEMBER 2018
Call for Applications: Katz Center Fellowship
The Herbert D. Katz Center at The University of Pennsylvania is now accepting applications for the 2019–2020 academic year on the theme of The Jewish Home: Dwelling on the Domestic, the Familial, and the Lived-In.
The Katz Center will devote our 2019–2020 fellowship year to the home—to what happens inside Jewish homes and what connects those homes to life outside. We invite applications from scholars in any academic field who are seeking to advance research that will shed light on this most formative and intimate of contexts for Jewish life, including the very definition of home.
As an object of inquiry, the home has not one door but many. We are planning a year that will look into the Jewish home across many different thresholds/entryways and look back out from the home into the broader world. Relevant topics may include the history of domestic architecture and material culture, anthropological research into kinship, parenting, gender roles, and master-servant relationships; literary instantiations of the home as an object of memory and imagination; representations of Jewish domesticity in the visual arts, including theater, film, and television; the analysis of Jewish law as it relates to family life and sex; the economics of consumption and display; the ritual study of the life cycle as it plays out in domestic contexts; and urban studies that approach the home as part of neighborhoods or larger social contexts, among others.
Eligible projects may be focused on the home in any period of Jewish history, extending from the four room houses of Iron Age Canaan to contemporary Jewish retirement communities. The year is also open to projects that may not be focused on the home per se but are helpful for understanding it, such as research on the history of privacy or the anthropology of childhood. The Center's goal is to support individual projects, but it also seeks to develop an intellectually diverse cohort which means the ideal applicant will be one willing to learn from and work with scholars from other disciplines or focused on other periods.
The Katz Center invites applications from scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and the arts at all levels. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or expect to receive their degree no later than August 2019.
An additional opportunity for 2019–2020: Israel Institute Fellowship
With funding from the Israel Institute and in partnership with Penn's Jewish Studies Program, the Katz Center is offering a teaching fellowship in 2019–2020. Full details are available on our website.
Application opens: June 1, 2018
Announcement of fellowship recipients: March 31, 2019
Commencement of fellowship period: Variable, from September 2019 to May 2020
Duration of fellowship period: One semester (fall or spring) or full academic year
Please visit katz.sas.upenn.edu for more information about the Katz Center's fellowship program and to access the online application portal.
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Xita Guangmu (, pinyin Xītǎ Guāngmù; kor. 서탑광목 Sŏt'ap Kwangmok; jap. Saitō Kōboku; wiet. Tây Tháp Quang Mục; ur. IX wiek, zm. IX wiek) – chiński mistrz chan ze szkoły guiyang. Znany także jako Yangshan. Jest uważany za trzeciego patriarchę tej szkoły.

Życiorys
Z jego dzieciństwem związane są legendarne wydarzenia. Po siedmiu dniach od urodzenia stanął na nogach i zaczął chodzić. Po miesiącu już mówił. Jego pierwsze wypowiedziane słowa to Namo Amithaba buddha.

Po opuszczeniu domu studiował klasykę konfucjańską. Wkrótce zainteresował się sutrami. Pierwszą z nich, którą zaczął studiować, była Sutra Amitabhy.

Został uczniem mistrza chan Yangshana Huiji oraz spadkobiercą jego Dharmy. Żył i nauczał na górze Yang.

 Mnich spytał: "Co to jest proste słyszenie?"
 Xita powiedział: "Ono nie wchodzi przez twoje uszy."
 Mnich powiedział: "Jak to możliwe?"
 Xita powiedział: "Czy to słyszysz?"

 Mnich spytał: "Czy znaczenie przodków jest takie samo jak znaczenie nauk doktrynalnych, czy też nie?"
 Xita powiedział: "Odkładając na bok 'takie samo' lub 'różne', możesz powiedzieć, co to jest, co wchodzi i wychodzi z ust dzbanka z wodą?"

Linia przekazu Dharmy zen
Pierwsza liczba oznacza liczbę pokoleń mistrzów od 1 Patriarchy indyjskiego Mahakaśjapy.

Druga liczba oznacza liczbę pokoleń od 28/1 Bodhidharmy, 28 Patriarchy Indii i 1 Patriarchy Chin.

Trzecia liczba oznacza początek nowej linii przekazu w danym kraju.
 36/9. Baizhang Huaihai (720–814)
 37/10. Guishan Lingyou (771–853) szkoła guiyang
 38/11. Liu Tiemo (bd) mistrzyni chan
 38/11.Yangshan Huiji (814–890)
 39/12. Wuzhu Wenxi (821–900)
 39/12. Miaoxin (bd) mistrzyni chan
 39/12. Hangzou Wenxi (bd)
 39/12. Xita Guangmu (Yangshan) (bd)
 40/13. Zifu Rubao (bd)
 39/13/1. Wŏnnang Taet'ong (816–883) szkoła sŏngju – Korea
 39/12/1. Sunji Korea
 39/12. Nanta Guangyong (850–938)
 40/13. Bajiao Huiqing (bd) koreański mistrz działający w Chinach
 41/14. Xingyang Qingrang (bd)

Uwagi

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Andy Ferguson. Zen's Chinese Heritage. The Masters and Their Teachings. Wisdom Publications. Boston, 2000. s. 518. .
 Strona internetowa

Chińscy mistrzowie chan
Mistrzowie chan epoki Tang
Urodzeni w IX wieku
Zmarli w IX wieku


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Jelinek locks in team win with a pin
North Crawford-Seneca wrestling
NORTH CRAWFORD-SENECA - The North Crawford-Seneca wrestling team went on the road again, traveling to a dual meet with River Ridge-Cassville.
The NC-S wrestlers put a win in the column after being defeated by Ithaca-Weston last week. Only giving up two forfeits to their five, the NC-S wrestlers needed one victory to seal the win.
Beau Jelinek wrestled at 152 pounds for the night. Giving up a takedown and back points early in the first period, Beau was able to get an escape and takedown of his own as time expired in the first period.
As the second period started and trailing by a score of 3-5, Beau was slow to start again and gave up an early reversal. Now trailing by four points Beau needed to get on the offensive. As time neared the end of the second period, Beau was able to get a reversal and pin his opponent with only a short time left in the period. With the win, the team scored its first dual meet victory of the season.
The NC-S wrestlers stay at home to dual the Westby Norsemen on Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 11 a.m., with exhibition matches to follow.
Attendance will be by invite only and the dual will be available through livestream. 'Like' North Crawford-Seneca on Facebook to get the livestream link.
Riverdale wrestlers pick up two wins
Seneca comes out on top in game with North Crawford, defeats River Ridge
North Crawford softball falls to Wildcats
Seneca defeats North Crawford, wins two more and then loses a pair


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Meddle
After touring 'Atom Heart Mother', Pink Floyd went back into the studio in early 1971 to record the follow-up.
Album opener 'One of These Days' is based around an ostinato bassline of two double-tracked bass guitars but with one of the basses sounding muted and dull due to having old strings (the story is a roadie was sent to get new bass strings but went to see his girlfriend instead). It is an instrumental but there is a distorted voice of Nick Mason saying, "One of these days I'm going to cut you into little pieces." When it is played live, the song has a fantastic animation sequence by Ian Emes of kids dancing and a multitude of clocks and other objects that fit perfectly to the music.
'A Pillow of Winds' is a beautiful pastoral piece on acoustic guitar. There is also fretless bass and slide guitar as well as Richard Wright's distinctive Hammond organ (and a bit of piano as well) but very little drumming apart from hi-hats. The song title is a reference to one of my favourite games, mah-jong. Which the band played a lot of while on tour.
'Fearless' is another acoustic guitar-based song with a lot more piano that has a harder edge to 'A Winds; but is no less beautiful. There is a field recording of Liverpool fans singing "You'll never walk alone." It was never played live by the band, but Roger Waters has played it a few times in his solo shows in 2016.pillow Of
'San Tropez' is the third of the four acoustic songs on the first side. Written by Roger Waters (who also sings and plays acoustic guitar on the song), the lyrics are about the small town of Saint-Tropez on the French Riviera in southern France famous for being a hang out of the jet set. Quite a mellow song with a jazz feel, it has both a slide guitar solo and a simple but extended piano solo at the end.
'Seamus' is a little bit of silliness before 'Echoes'. It is a short two-minute country blues novelty (with more acoustic guitars and piano) featuring vocals by (wait for it) a dog. The dog was owned by Steve Marriot of Humble Pie and David Gilmour was looking after it. Though it is quite silly, and many Pink Floyd fans have called it one of their worst songs, I think it is a nice little ditty that actually fits well with the rest of the album and makes 'Echoes' worth waiting for. I hope the dog claimed royalties.
"Give us a ping, Rick". This was a heckle from one of David Gilmour's solo shows featuring Richard Wright on keyboards. It is that distinct ping at the beginning that maybe feels out of place, but you also know that 'Echoes' will not be quite the same without it.
The song opens quite softly with the ping repeating and slowly bringing in the piano (the ping itself was created by a piano through a Leslie speaker) with the guitar coming in afterwards. The drums then emerge after a couple of minutes with the vocals by Richard and David kicking in at about the three-minute mark. The song follows a simple verse, chord and riff structure for the next four minutes with a lovely soulful guitar solo toward the end of this section.
At about the seven-minute mark, the song gets quite funky with the guitar and organ laying down an improvised groove. There are no vocals in this part but some of David's best guitar playing. Not quite guitar solos but close enough to be interesting.
At about eleven minutes, the song changes again and the funky part fades out and into an ambient piece. There is slide guitar here creating what sounds like screeching and a throbbing wind like sound mixed with a rising and falling organ sound that is just about audible. The wind sound was apparently created by Roger vibrating his bass strings with a steel slide and running it through an Echorec, which is an echo machine. This section gives the impression of marine animals communicating. The screaming sounds like a lot like a seagull and was discovered by David after he accidently plugged in the cables to his delay pedal the wrong way around.
Around the fifteen-minute mark, the ambience dies away and is replaced by a sustained organ chord mixed with the ping from the song's intro. Ride cymbals slowly build up and the rhythm develops. The guitar comes in, playing what sounds like muted notes as the rhythm builds up, the organ repeats a two-chord progression over a four-note bassline.
A quiet keyboard solo plays over this section as anticipation builds. At about eighteen minutes, the song has a wonderful crescendo with arpeggiated electric guitar line played over crashing cymbals and a heavy bass line.
At nineteen minutes, the vocals come in again with the same melody as earlier in the song but as a different lyrical verse. After the vocals end, the song returns to its riff from the first verse and builds to a final climax with powerful drum fills filled over the main riff.
After the climax, all the instruments quieten down and revert into the verse progression with the guitar and piano trading solos over a mellow drum beat. For the next couple of minutes, the song starts to fade away until all that is left is the ambient throbbing wind from earlier until that eventually fades out as the song ends at twenty-three minutes and thirty-one seconds.
Meddle may not be one of the top five of Pink Floyd's best albums but it was very well received both by critics and fans and contains two of their best and most imaginative songs. One of which is the epic 'Echoes'. Roger Waters even said of the songs that they had served their apprenticeship and they can now go on and make Dark Side.


After a busy morning exploring the Peneda-Gerês National Park, we'll drive farther away to a small village and enjoy an exceptional lunch full of exquisite local treats, like broa (learn more here) or tarrestre beans (learn more here), both listed in the "Ark of Taste" of the Slow Food Movement.
Then, get ready for a very special afternoon exploring the mountain with some furry and bouncy companions: a communitarian herd of goats. These fellow inhabitants take an important part in a local sustainability project and will certainly win your affection.
And you won't need to say goodbye at the end of the day – you can keep track of your favourite goat for a year, since you'll be sponsoring it (included in the tour price) and, thus, helping the local community (click here to learn more).
This is the perfect tour if to find the true taste of Gerês and its traditions, if you have small children and/or if you're interested in conservation and sustainability.


The Northpark abortion center on Meadow Road has closed its doors! This incredible victory comes after 23 years of prayer and persistence. In January 1990, Bishop Grahmann called the faithful to join him at the inaugural "2nd Saturday Rosary," the first one held outside Fairmount, the oldest abortion center in Texas. At that time, there were 13 abortion centers in Dallas, including Northpark, located in a high rise building at LBJ and Greenville.
Like the widow in the Gospel of Luke persisting in her pleas for justice, we prayed every month for seven years outside these places of death. On May 13, 1995, just after St. John Paul II issued Evangelium Vitae, we called for a special prayer presence at Northpark – "1,000 in May". The faithful again responded to the call, and 1,000 people came out to pray, asking Our Lady to help bring an end to abortion in Dallas.
Not long after that, Northpark relocated to its one-story building on Meadow Road. Beginning in 1997, the CPLC expanded its prayer presence when we officially launched our Convert-to-Life / Sidewalk Counseling Ministry at each of the Dallas abortion centers, including Northpark's new location. Paul Robertson, one of the CPLC's valiant sidewalk counselors, helped more than 100 mothers per year choose life outside of Northpark on Meadow Road. He witnessed more than 35 staff members leave. After Paul moved, our friends Brenda Spurlock and others from Lavon Baptist Church helped us maintain a prayer presence and sidewalk counseling at Northpark, while CPLC staff counselors covered the remaining four abortion centers in Dallas.
We saw great fruits of our faithful persistence when in 2008, Aaron's shuttered its doors forever, and in 2009, Fairmount, the "Ground Zero" of abortion in Dallas, closed (relocating to Southwestern late-term). For the last five years, we have persevered praying and counseling outside the five remaining wounds on our community, including Northpark.
Last Fall, with the implementation of omnibus pro-life law HB 2, the tide starting turning; mountains started moving. On November 1, when HB 2 went into effect, Northpark stopped performing abortions. But staff members continued to be present for several months. A few weeks ago, we received the word we'd been waiting for: it was permanently closing! The stated reason was the lack of "physicians". Praise God!!
In celebration of this incredible victory of life, the CPLC held a Mass of Thanksgiving at Christ the King and powerful Closing Memorial Service outside Northpark on June 7 with special clergy-led prayers, hymns and readings, followed by a celebratory reception with special guests and inspiring speakers (see pictures here). Thank you for your ever-faithful persistence in the battle for LIFE. We are one step closer to an abortion-free Dallas! 9 down and 4 to go!


A tall, purple-blue flower that is a favorite of the bees in late Summer. It will go on flowering well into October if topped high in July. This plant has pretty, electric-blue flowers and is often found in waste ground. It likes disturbed soil in the Spring to grow in so will often be seen in the second year of sowing a new meadow.


For a long time I focused my coaching practice around helping people with time management and organization.
From the beginning I was less interested in giving people strategies and much more interested in helping them see how they find their own innate strategies.
Teaching people to fish versus giving them fish made a lot more sense to me.
What I saw over and over is that when people try to fit themselves into a time management or organizational strategy that they read about or saw their perfectly organized co-worker do – it would be an uphill battle to make that strategy stick.
They would inevitably get frustrated with themselves and assume a character defect – that they needed more discipline, willpower, motivation, accountability, etc. to get that strategy in place.
This can easily become an endless cycle of frustration, judgment, and avoidance if we don't know another way out.
Several years ago I finally stumbled upon an even more direct way out of this old way of creating change.
Rather than fight against themselves people realize they have their own natural way of navigating life already built into them. This innate capacity is often clouded by an extreme amount of thinking to the contrary.
Attempting to make that thinking go away isn't actually the answer – that can only create more thought to manage.
But seeing through thought and how it relates to our feelings and behaviors opens up an entirely new experience for people. It certainly did for me.
They become more productive and in alignment with their goals – and who they truly are – without having to do more or force themselves into new thinking, feelings or a new behavior.
Nowadays I focus my coaching practice on this foundational understanding into the nature of thought, feelings, and behaviors because it supports all areas of life – not just in the world of productivity.
It is a different conversation. And it is the most practical, fundamental conversation I've ever found to move us forward naturally – without resistance – towards that with which we are most aligned.
If you are ready for a change and want to discuss working together, check out my coaching programs here or simply click here to schedule a call.
If you are ready to learn more on your own – or in a group – I would encourage you to join my free Facebook Group here where I recently coached a member live on how to move past the need for time blocking and develop a strategy-free approach to productivity. You can access that coaching session at anytime.
Please don't hesitate to reach out to me directly with questions or comments.


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Elevate Employee Engagement— Engagement Elevator: Earned Trust
by Beth Sunshine, on June 23, 2020
Highly engaged employees describe their company as authentic because they are who they say they are. They live their core values, rewarding those who demonstrate them and not tolerating those who don't.
It's no secret that when your employees are engaged, they are emotionally committed and willing to give their best at work. That's because engaged employees feel as though they have a stake in the game and a sense of purpose which makes them willing to give it everything they've got to achieve success. Employee engagement has a major impact on business success, proving to reduce turnover, increase performance, and retain key customers.
Elevator Four: Earned Trust
The first Engagement Elevator, Shared Mission, taught us that organizations with highly engaged employees have a clear sense of where they're going as a company and why. The second elevator, People Development, focused on how managers can show that they care about their people, build individualized relationships, transparently share information, coach both strengths and weaknesses, and provide meaningful feedback. And, the third elevator, Valued Voice, set the stage for employees to trust their coworkers and leaders enough to participate in open, two-way communication.
Now, let's take a deep dive into the final factor that the best company cultures have in common, Earned Trust. You will want to consider how your organization rates right now, and how you can improve engagement on your own team in the future.
If you talk to people who are highly engaged at work and ask them about their leaders and their company culture, you will likely hear them use words like "authentic," "legit," or "genuine." That is because companies with strong cultures and engaged employees are who they say they are.
Companies That Demonstrate Earned Trust
Trust is fundamental to high performance in a team and high engagement in an organization. We have found that companies with strong cultures of integrity develop trust in the following ways:
Live their core values every day. Especially when times are tough.
Do the right thing because it's the right thing to do — not just as a matter of marketing but as an uncompromising stance taken by all leaders.
Communicate their commitment to their people through both words and actions.
Show character by holding themselves and others accountable to what the company stands for.
Encourage candor and consistently show appreciation for honest, accurate input.
A recent Gallup poll shows that only 17% of people rated the honesty and integrity of their company executives as either "high" or "very high."  That lack of trust leads to a lack of employee engagement.
Company Example: Airbnb
For years, Airbnb employees remarked that it made a huge impression during their first week to hear live, directly from the general counsel of the company, about ethics. "No global movement springs from individuals," explains Brian Chesky, Airbnb's CEO. "It takes an entire team united behind something big. Together, we work hard, we laugh a lot, we brainstorm nonstop, we use hundreds of Post-Its a week, and we give the best high-fives in town. Integrity, honesty—those aren't just core values. Those are values that everyone should have."
How Does Your Company Measure Up?
Does the description of your company on your website and in your sales collateral match how your employees would describe their experience there?
When an employee does not behave in a way that aligns with your core values, is that dealt with immediately?
Do your leaders put the needs of their team ahead of their own?
Do your managers lead by example, demonstrating the behaviors they expect from others every day?
Do you have a "speak up" culture in which your employees feel comfortable sharing their opinions and concerns?
Integrity is the act of behaving honorably, even when no one is watching. When it comes to business, someone is always watching! Companies that value integrity, commit to hiring only those who have integrity, and expect people to behave in ways that align with their core values and generate strong employee engagement.
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Topics: leadership company culture employee engagement


T-Mobile International and T-Com are to link their European Wi-Fi hotspot networks into the iPass Global Broadband Roaming network. iPass has more than 37,000 Wi-Fi and hotel Ethernet hotspots worldwide.
The deal will enable the users to obtain secure wireless access at major airports and hotel chains as well as Starbucks coffee shops, McDonald's restaurants and Texaco service stations, the companies said.
Through the partnership, iPass said more than 800,000 iPass users would be able to use the 8,000-plus T-Mobile hotspot and T-Com hotspot locations in Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Austria and the Czech Republic.
As part of the integration process, T-Mobile and T-Com Wi-Fi hotspots will be put through the iPass enterprise-ready certification programme to ensure they can be used by iPass customers.
The venues will be tested to ensure network quality and service availability standards, as well as interoperability with policy and security tools, such as virtual private networks, personal firewalls and anti-virus software, iPass said.
Anurag Lal, senior vice-president for strategic services and business development at iPass, said, "In the UK alone, this partnership means the addition of nearly 1,000 hotspots to the iPass network, with coverage in all major airports, over 300 Starbucks coffee shops, 280 Texaco service stations and 250 business hotels, providing extensive coverage where our customers want to connect from."
The network provides trusted connectivity services using a virtual network spanning 160 countries.
At the end of last year iPass announced it would be acquiring one of its rivals, GoRemote. Brownlee Thomas, a principal analyst in Forrester's telecom and networks research group, said the combined iPass/GoRemote firm would be able to offer companies a complete range of integrated public internet virtual private network services to support different types of mobile and remote workers - travellers, home workers, and small and branch offices.


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Woman-Founded Rex Programming is Helping Kids Become Digitally Literate
The Dallas-headquartered company helps kids learn coding, robotics, and emerging technology. Currently, Rex is trying to raise funds to improve their learning management system and add more gaming programs.
by Blair Welch • Jan 16, 2019
[Photo: Courtesy Rex Programming]
Sandhya Padala worked in the computer science world for years, but when her young son wanted to learn more about coding, she realized there were not very many viable, high-quality resources in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. So, she founded Rex Programming, an after-school program and camp that teaches kids ages five to 18 computer programming and robotics.
Rex Programming offers a whole new classroom experience, and every class is taught by both a computer scientist and a trained educator. The program was originally launched in Irving, but has expanded to locations in Addison/Coppell as well as Charlotte, North Carolina.
Since the program's launch in in 2014, it has expanded from a dozen students in a subleased classroom to over 2,000 students across multiple states. Just this month, the teaching staff at Rex Programming has doubled, with after school programs available at three schools across the Dallas area, and plans to expand to new locations this year.
"My goal is to give kids not only hands-on practical coding knowledge," Sandhya Padala, founder and CEO of Rex Programming, told Dallas Innovates. "But also help them develop the computational thinking skills that will turn them into problem solvers and technology innovators that any employer would love to have on their team."
Rex Programming offers over a self-paced curriculum-with over 20 programming units and eight engineering units. The more advanced learners can design complex robots and circuits, as well as create video games, mobile apps. Students can also design websites using different technologies like HTML, Java, and Mobile App. AP Computer Science students also have programs available to them.
Younger students and beginners can create computer animations, play games, and program robots to complete various tasks, aiming to increase their digital literacy.
The program also ensures that every student receives training in internet safety.
"It's very critical that every kid needs to have a fundamental understanding of how computers think regardless of what career they're going to choose," Padala said in a CEO Money TV interview. "They could be doctors, the could be NFL players, or do a marketing job, it's very important they have an idea of how computers think."
As technology improves, Padala believes that coding is becoming a more important skill, as well as a larger part of of the general public's lives. Understanding technology, as well as how it thinks and works will grow in importance in the future. She wants her students to be on the forward side of the digital revolution taking place all around us.
Padala started the program when she and her family moved from Milwaukee to North Texas.
Half the classes focus more on coding skills, while others have drones, robotics, and more. Rex Programming prides itself on making all of their classes both fun and educational. The program offers a wide variety of classes, and students can learn introductions to AI, Data Science, Cyber Security and more.
Careers in the computer science are growing rapidly, with over 530,000 jobs currently open according to Quartz. Padala got her undergraduate and masters degree in computer science herself, and worked as a technology design director for Harley-Davidson before launching Rex Programming.
Currently, they are trying to raise money to improve their learning management system and add more gaming programs.
Rex programming courses give students "a sense of accomplishment and also makes them think," Padala said in the same interview.
Students are able to move through the program's courses at their own pace, and every unit has a combination of open-ended tasks, quizzes, instructions, and hands-on activities.
Safety-Minded 'Once Kids' Moving Production of Customizable Toys to North Texas
Child safe, environmentally friendly, and largely disruptive, the Dallas-based startup relies on innovative machines to create wooden bricks in six seconds. Next year, the Once Kids production facility—resembling 'Santa's Workshop'—will move to North Texas.
UTD and Rainbow Kids Partner in Summer Camp to Inspire Local Homeless Youth
At the 24th annual Kids' University summer camp, the mission is simple: inspire participants to stay in school, pursue college, and consider a multitude of future career paths and possibilities.
California's REX Real Estate Plans Expansion into Dallas
REX Real Estate Exchange operates outside the multiple listing service and offers low fees for its services.
By Kids, For Kids: Dallas' DeadSoxy and Vogel Alcove Team Up on Socks for Social Good
DeadSoxy's new line of premium no-slip socks were designed by kids in the Vogel Alcove program, which helps them overcome the effects of homelessness.
This Denton Startup Lets You Bike With Your Kids (or Dog)
Inspired by the Danes, Bunch Bikes offers cargo bicycles, equipped with electric motors, as an alternative, eco-friendly way to transport your little ones. And now there's a special edition for your furry friends called The Bark.
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In Young Adult, a fiction writer, Mavis Gary (Charlize Theron), has just finalized her divorce and is heading back to her hometown in Minnesota. When she reconnects with her ex, Buddy Slade (Patrick Wilson), she wonders if they can rekindle the relationship they use to have in high school. The problem? Her ex is married with children! This is going to be a good one, and we can't wait to see Theron back in action on December 9th.
How do you know when to rekindle an old flame?
1. He's happily married: This should be an obvious one, but you would be surprised. Even though you want to give the relationship another try, it's probably not worth breaking up a happy home.
2. He shows no interest: If you're doing all the work to make old memories a reality, move on.
3. You just feel lonely: Feeling lonely doesn't mean you should try to get an ex back. Move on with someone new, and don't look back. If it's meant to be, it will be.
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Why Young People Might (Eventually) Like to Buy a House
My colleague, Derek Thompson, has collected comments from young people explaining why they think it's a bad idea to buy a house. There's a lot there to think about--one thing that jumps out at me is that after the last five years, it's finally starting to sink in that buying a house is not some sort of fantastic retirement plan that also comes bundled with granite countertops.
A lot of it is, however, reminiscent of the way that I thought even before the housing crisis. A lifelong New Yorker, I was accustomed to a renter culture; even at the peak of the bubble, only one third of New Yorkers owned their homes. Well into my thirties, I was adamant that I had no interest in buying a home. I liked the freedom of knowing that I could pick up and move anywhere. And I didn't want to be responsible for maintenance.
Plus, economically, I understood that it wasn't the magic investment that most of the rest of the country seemed to think. Buying a house has high transaction costs, and it's an illiquid asset at the best of times. By 2002, I'd started to suspect that we were in a housing bubble, which made me even more leery--though if I'd understood the devastation that was preparing to descend on US homeowners, I would have been even more leery.
And yet, eventually, I changed my mind. I thought it might be worth running through some of the reasons for young people who expect a lifetime ahead as footlose renters.
1. You're not always going to be as mobile as you think. Eventually, most of you are going to acquire spouses and kids. Those spouses will probably have jobs (particularly if you're in the demographic that thinks it might move to San Francisco--or Paris--at any moment.) Those jobs will not necessarily allow them to pick up and move across oceans or continents so that you can explore some exciting new opportunity, or see what it's like to live somewhere different. Those kids--attached to their friends and schools--will, after a certain age, also be very resistant.
2. Moving eventually gets really old. I'm not saying I loved it when my possessions filled one or two trips of a minivan. But it started to become really hateful once my lifestyle expanded beyond 500 square feet--which, yes, you will eventually want to do. This was right around the time when I started to really feel those aches and pains that come from moving yourself out of one third-floor walkup, and into another. Your friends get similarly creaky, and wealthier, and busier, all of which means it's a lot harder to get them to show up to carry boxes.
That's when you start having to pay for movers, which costs thousands of dollars a pop, right at a time when you probably need some new furniture to fit your new digs (or because the old, much-moved stuff fell apart). And it takes weeks and weeks to pack and unpack all your stuff.
3. You may eventually tire of apartment or group house living. I remember sitting in my old apartment with my future (current) husband, and asking why people hated apartments.
"There are all these people around you all the time!" said my Florida-raised husband.
"I know! Isn't it cozy?" I said.
Now that we live in a row house, I've suddenly realized the joys of my own back yard, and not having strangers moving around overhead at odd hours of the night. Plus we have lots of space for entertaining and guests. Having grown up in an apartment, I'm also aware of the benefits (no stairs!) but overall, I like having more space and privacy.
4. You can get evicted from a rental. It happened to me in the last apartment I had in New York (yes, I paid the rent; they wanted to turn it into condos.) I'd lived there for three years, and was planning on staying for the indefinite future. Therefore I had put a lot of effort into making it a nice place to live--replacing a shower head, setting up a closet organizer, buying custom blinds, even having a friend make custom shelves. All lost when I was forced to move on a couple of month's notice.
And since I was at the bottom of the New York rental market ($1,300 for a one bedroom, albeit a tiny one, in a good neighborhood), it would have been very, very difficult to find anything equivalent.
By contrast, as long as I pay my mortgage, they can't move me.
5. You stabilize your housing costs. This depends on the area, of course, and it's less powerful in times of low inflation. But it's still a factor. Around here, rents are increasing at least 5% a year. We like knowing that we'll have a relatively low, fixed payment.
If we stay here long enough to pay off the mortgage (as we hope to), we'll eventually have nothing except property taxes to pay, which is (almost necessarily) a fraction of what the rent would be.
6. You can get better quality. Except for the very high end, most rentals come with the cheapest grade of everything. And some people will never care about having a nicer washer-dryer, a higher-end range, or a huge refrigerator. But many will--especially if they have kids.
7. You don't have to hassle with the landlord. Whenever something broke at our old house, we braced ourselves for another round of "how is this the tenant's fault?" We usually won, of course, but it's bad enough when a malfunctioning washer-dryer floods the living room and ruins some of your possessions. You don't want to also have to fight with the landlord about who's paying for repairs. We eventually had to go to court to get our security deposit back.
Then there were those "is it really broken?" questions, like "should they have to regrade a brick patio that dumps puddles into the kitchen during heavy rains?" or "how many roaches constitutes an infestation?" When it's your house, you can decide whether minor problems are worth the expense to fix them, or not. When you're a renter, you know what the answer will be. Not.
Not all landlords are so difficult, of course; I've had some gems in my time. But it's always a risk. And most of them do seem to regard security deposits as a sort of bonus.
8. You can make improvements. Want to hang a picture or paint the walls yellow? No one's stopping you. Hate the landscaping? Rip it out and plant something else. You can have the kitchen and bathroom and yard you want, not the one that's easiest to rent to the median buyer.
9. Over the long term, the cost of renting and buying should be about equal. This hasn't been true recently, of course. But landlords have to cover all the costs that you would have as a homeowner: the mortgage, the property taxes, the repairs. There's some spread, of course: landlords may have bought years ago, and they often have staffs that do maintenance. But unless you are in a housing market where everyone has experienced significant price appreciation, "bought years ago" should not matter much. And landlords often save additional money on repairs by doing the cheapest work possible, rather than the work you would actually want done.
10. Prices are not going to frequently drop by double digits It was obviously a very bad idea to buy a house between 2004-2010. But even if prices fall farther, this is not going to continue indefinitely. On average, outside of a few hot urban markets, house prices are not really all that volatile most of the time, which means that most people are now probably overcautious about the possibility of losing a ton of money, or not being able to sell the house when they need to.
11. Projects are fun. I didn't think so in my twenties. But it turns out that I like planning my tiny front garden, staining my own countertops, and picking out paint. If you're in a high-pressure, highly mental job, it's actually nice to have stuff to do that isn't high-pressure and doesn't require seventeen hours of reading and debate.
Of course, there are good reasons not to buy too: if you think you'll want to be mobile, the relationship between house prices and rents is really out of whack in your neighborhood, you can't seem to save a reasonable downpayment, or you just really hate doing anything around the house. There's nothing wrong with being a lifelong renter, if that's what suits your temperament. But there's also nothing wrong with changing your mind.
Megan McArdle is a columnist at Bloomberg View and a former senior editor at The Atlantic. Her new book is The Up Side of Down.


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Die Republik Moldau nahm an den Olympischen Sommerspielen 2004 in der griechischen Hauptstadt Athen mit 33 Sportlern, 7 Frauen und 26 Männern, teil.

Seit 1996 war es die dritte Teilnahme Moldaus bei Olympischen Sommerspielen.

Flaggenträger
Der Sportschütze Oleg Moldovan trug die Flagge der Republik Moldau während der Eröffnungsfeier im Olympiastadion.

Teilnehmer nach Sportarten

Boxen
Vitalie Grușac
 Weltergewicht: 9. Platz

Igor Samoilenco
 Fliegengewicht: 17. Platz

Gewichtheben
Alexandru Bratan
 Schwergewicht: 4. Platz

Eugen Bratan
 Mittelschwergewicht: 10. Platz

Vadim Vacarciuc
 Mittelschwergewicht: DNF

Judo
Victor Bivol
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Leichtathletik
Feodosiy Ciumacenco
 20 Kilometer Gehen: 34. Platz

Victor Covalenco
 Zehnkampf: 30. Platz

Ion Emilianov
 Kugelstoßen: 25. Platz in der Qualifikation

Vadim Hranovschi
 Diskuswerfen: 32. Platz in der Qualifikation

Vladimir Letnicov
 Dreisprung: 32. Platz in der Qualifikation

Ion Luchianov
 3000 Meter Hindernis: Vorläufe

Roman Rozna
 Hammerwerfen: 28. Platz in der Qualifikation

Olga Bolșov
 Frauen, Dreisprung: 24. Platz in der Qualifikation

Natalia Cerches
 Frauen, 10.000 Meter: 27. Platz

Natalia Cerches
 Frauen, 800 Meter: Vorläufe

Ina Gliznuța
 Frauen, Hochsprung: 26. Platz in der Qualifikation

Svetlana Șepelev-Tcaci
 Frauen, Marathon: 61. Platz

Radsport
Ruslan Ivanov
 Straßenrennen: 54. Platz

Igor Pugaci
 Straßenrennen: 66. Platz

Ringen
Ruslan Bodișteanu
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Ghenadie Tulbea
 Bantamgewicht: 21. Platz

Schießen
Oleg Moldovan
 Laufende Scheibe 10 Meter: 14. Platz

Schwimmen
Andrei Capitanciuc
 100 Meter Brust: 47. Platz

Octavian Guțu
 100 Meter Freistil: 47. Platz

Alexandru Ivlev
 100 Meter Rücken: 42. Platz

Andrei Mihailov
 200 Meter Rücken: 34. Platz

Ștefan Pinciuc
 200 Meter Freistil: 49. Platz

Sergiu Postică
 200 Meter Brust: 45. Platz

Victor Rogut
 400 Meter Freistil: 35. Platz

Andrei Zaharov
 200 Meter Lagen: 39. Platz

Nicoleta Coica
 Frauen, 100 Meter Freistil: 47. Platz

Maria Tregubov
 Frauen, 100 Meter Brust: 48. Platz

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Scytodes yssaiapari est une espèce d'araignées aranéomorphes de la famille des Scytodidae.

Distribution
Cette espèce est endémique du Brésil. Elle se rencontre dans les États du Paraíba, du Ceará, du Sergipe, de Bahia et du Minas Gerais.

Description
Le mâle holotype mesure  et la femelle paratype .

Publication originale
 Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 : Spiders of the genus Scytodes Latreille (Araneae: Scytodidae) from Brazilian cerrado and caatinga. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society, , , .

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Scytodidae
Espèce d'araignées (nom scientifique)
Faune endémique du Brésil


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Home Innovation Tourism's changing face?
The 21st century heralds a change in the way of traveling. Innovation has changed the tourist landscape and promises to go much further. What does this mean for Blue Marlin Ibiza? Does the winning recipe of music, the magic of Ibiza and the party loving crowds need to change with the times?
What new innovations can we expect in 2019?
Musical innovation, staying ahead of the curve, hosting the finest talents from the global electronic music scene.
How is Blue Marlin Ibiza embracing sustainability and healthy living?
We have always had a Km0 approach with our food and beverages, using fresh and local produce for the restaurant. We are committed to a zero plastic philosophy and 'think green'—using biodegradable materials to help preserve the environment. We focus on the welfare of our ocean and throughout the summer there will be a series of special events dedicated to raising funds for global charities dedicated to this cause.
Does the essence of Ibiza remain the same or does it evolve in line with tourism trends? Who likes to come to Blue Marlin Ibiza?
The essence of Ibiza remains the same, it is what makes the island so popular—its own particular magic. However, people still have to be able to find it when they are here. Blue Marlin Ibiza attracts a cosmopolitan, globetrotting, forward-thinking crowd with a taste for quality entertainment and, thankfully, that has not changed.
What are the main challenges for Blue Marlin and the big story for the year ahead?
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Tell us about your expansion plans?
Blue Marlin Ibiza Mykonos in on the expansion map with an opening this summer. It will be at the Aegon, a Marriot Autograph Collection Hotel. There is another location in the pipeline, Malta, which could be confirmed for 2020.
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Technology is the difference as through it everything has a different rhythm and perception.
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Tag: socialism
Globalization and crisis and what lies beyond
Since the 1990s, globalization has been heralded as a means whereby humans would achieve a higher quality of life and greater prosperity. Of course we know that such claims were greatly exaggerated as globalization, as a process, has produced profoundly uneven benefits–allowing vast accumulations of wealth for the global elite while simultaneously producing desolation and dispossession for others. Culturally, it has produced manifold complexities and contradictions in the lives of people the world over.
One consequence of globalization, one which we have had to face increasingly since the 2000s, is that an interconnected world is not necessarily a more resilient world when such connections have been built upon the bedrock of avarice and plunder. This process has accelerated the transmission of financial instability, pathogens, invasive species, resource shortages, and other challenges–leaving in its wake global and domestic communities whose post-crisis responses have often failed to either eradicate the core causes of crisis (global capitalism itself) nor put into place a foundation for greater security in the future (a human-centered economy). In short, globalization has also augmented our collective vulnerability, especially when the aftermath of these crises has been even baser forms of accumulation–disaster capitalism.
As we shelter-in-place, catching restless sleep as our minds swirl with fears of infection, with our heads resting on packs of toilet paper, stumbling in the night on pallets dry goods, we should remember that crises' greatest potential is their capacity to spur us to act with determination to bring about their ultimate resolution. That is, we should create a world where the threat of global pandemics is mitigated by robust health care systems and abundant resources to ensure the well-being of workers, families, and others; a world where, rather than rushing to "save the oligarchs", we hasten ourselves to save the citizenry who are the true foundation for society; a world where political leaders are chosen for their integrity and their commitment to what Dr. Anderson Thompson termed the African Principle, that is the greatest good for the greatest number; a world where the twins of alienation–want and avarice–are banished in favor of care and generosity. What I am describing is not the world as it is, but it is the world that must be if we are to eradicate the bases of the crises which continue to ensnare us.
Author kamaurashidPosted on March 17, 2020 Categories Political-economyTags Afrocentric, capitalism, coronavirus, corruption, disaster, greed, response, socialismLeave a comment on Globalization and crisis and what lies beyond
Ujamaa: Economics and African Values
Eric Williams's monumental work Capitalism and Slavery captures the synergistic links between the rise of modern capitalism and white racism. In it, Williams argues that racism, as an ideological framework that argued for and sought to concretize in the realm of social relations the subordination of Africans and the superordination of Europeans, emerged as a necessary by-product of the system of chattel slavery. Williams's analysis thus shows that racism cannot be delinked from capitalism, and that from this vantage point, the struggle against racism must also necessarily entail a struggle against the malformations of capitalism.
In Kawaida Theory (the body of ideas that spawned both the Nguzo Saba and Kwanzaa), there are seven areas of culture. These are: "history, religion (ethics and spirituality), social organization, economic organization, political organization, creative production, and ethos" (Karenga 1997, 10). Of these, economic organization, offers valuable lessons pertaining to the form and character of our liberation struggle, and is directly related to the principle of Ujamaa, "Cooperative Economics".
There are two dimensions to be discussed here. First, it is critical that we control the economics of our communities. This means that we must produce, distribute, and consume goods and services produced by ourselves for ourselves. No sovereign people, nor any people aspiring to sovereignty, can attain such a status so long as they remain dependent on another for their basic, day-to-day necessities.
Second, it is necessary that our economic institutions do not reproduce the malformations of the dominant society—that is extreme forms of stratification and dispossession. Ours must be a humanizing system, that is a system that respects the rights and dignity of people over that of capital, profit, and greed, and that seeks to enable people to achieve their maximum development. And as an African people, such systems must also be Africanizing, that is that they must facilitate our process of cultural reclamation and renewal, and reflect the African value system.
This latter point takes us to the root of the word ujamaa itself, which is jamaa. Jamaa translates into English as "family". Ujamaa translates as "familyhood", and denotes a collective interest or concern. This is part of why the word ujamaa has been employed to refer to socialism—an economic system emphasizing shared resources and shared profit in the interest of all. This was not due to a reliance on the ideas of any European theorist, but due to the values inherent in the economic systems of traditional African society, which entailed concerns about the collective welfare, the greater good. Thus, while the pursuit of profit was welcomed and envouraged, the values of compassion and generosity were also enforced. Such a sentiment is born out in the ancestral wisdom which states, "Ubepari ni unyama," which translates as "Capitalism [exploitation] is animalistic", that is, savage. A just economy, must enhance our humanity, not negate it.
Karenga, Maulana. 1997. Kawaida Theory: A Communitarian African Philosophy. Los Angeles: University of Sankore Press.
Williams, Eric. 1994. Capitalism and Slavery. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press.
Author kamaurashidPosted on December 29, 2018 Categories Culture, Political-economyTags Africa, Afrika, capitalism, Kwanzaa, socialism, UjamaaLeave a comment on Ujamaa: Economics and African Values
On capitalism and post-capitalism: Five perspectives
"Every decisive gain achieved by the anti-capitalist forces will be countered by the state against the working class. This repression will be significantly greater against Blacks and other national minorities than experienced by other sectors of the working class. Socialists must come to the conclusion at the outset that there will be no peaceful culmination in the achievement of state power. "
-Manning Marable, How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America
"Think about the strangeness of today's situation. Thirty, forty years ago, we were still debating about what the future will be: communist, fascist, capitalist, whatever. Today, nobody even debates these issues. We all silently accept global capitalism is here to stay. On the other hand, we are obsessed with cosmic catastrophes: the whole life on earth disintegrating, because of some virus, because of an asteroid hitting the earth, and so on. So the paradox is, that it's much easier to imagine the end of all life on earth than a much more modest radical change in capitalism."
-Slavoj Zizek, Zizek!
"The importance of socialism to the Kawaida project begins with the fact that the basic tenets of socialism are rooted in African communitarian thought and practice and are thus a part of our cultural heritage. As Nkrumah noted, communalism is the socio-political ancestor of socialism and socialism is communalism in modern form and circumstances. In this regard, we reaffirm the central African communitarian principles of shared work, shared wealth and shared decision-making in an unalienated communal environment–in a word, ujamaa. Secondly, socialism offers the most severe critique of capitalism and thus makes a necessary, even critical contribution to our understanding of the society we live in and struggle to change in the interest of social justice and human development."
-Maulana Karenga, Kawaida: A Communitarian African Philosophy
"Not all economists have fallen for the notion that growth will go on forever. There are schools of economic thought that recognize nature's limits and, while these schools have been largely marginalized in policy circles, they have developed potentially useful plans that could help society adapt.
The basic factors that will inevitably shape whatever replaces the growth economy are knowable.To survive and thrive for long, societies have to operate within the planet's budget of sustainably extractable resources. This means that even if we don't know in detail what a desirable post-growth economy and lifestyle will look like, we know enough to begin working toward them.
We must convince ourselves that life in a non-growing economy can be fulfilling, interesting, and secure. The absence of growth does not necessarily imply a lack of change or improvement. Within a non-growing or equilibrium economy there can still be continuous development of practical skills, artistic expression, and certain kinds of technology. In fact, some historians and social scientists argue that life in an equilibrium economy can be superior to life in a fast-growing economy: while growth creates opportunities for some, it also typically intensifies competition—there are big winners and big losers, and (as in most boom towns) the quality of relations within the community can suffer as a result. Within a non-growing economy it is possible to maximize benefits and reduce factors leading to decay, but doing so will require pursuing appropriate goals: instead of more, we must strive for better; rather than promoting increased economic activity for its own sake, we must emphasize whatever increases quality of life without stoking consumption. One way to do this is to reinvent and redefine growth itself."
-Richard Heinberg, The End of Growth
"It is the purpose of education, which ultimately makes it Maatian. The most fundamental difference between Western and African education is its purpose. The purpose of Western education is to train people to function within a Capitalist system, to fill the ranks of the workforce as capitalists, to consume the material things produced by the society, to acquire position, money, power, to gain control over others and the planet. Quite differently, the purpose of Maatian education is the protection and development of all life, society, self, and to respect and care for others and the Earth, to show compassion and create harmonious balance and health."
-Rkhty Amen, A Life Centered Life: Living Maat
Author kamaurashidPosted on December 28, 2015 Categories Political-economyTags African-Centered, Afrocentric, capitalism, Kawaida, Kemet, Maat, socialismLeave a comment on On capitalism and post-capitalism: Five perspectives