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r/K Selection Theory: A Response to Truth-Justice
July 4, 2017 6:29 pm / 3 Comments on r/K Selection Theory: A Response to Truth-Justice
After the publishing of the article debunking r/K selection theory last week, I decided to go to a few places and provide the article to a few sites that talk about r/K selection theory and it's (supposed) application to humans and psychometric qualities. I posted it on a site called 'truthjustice.net', and the owner of the site responded to me:
Phillippe Rushton is not cited a single time in AC's book. In no way, shape or form does the Theory depend on his opinions.
AC outlines a very coherent theoretical explanation for the differing psychological behavior patterns existing on a bell curve distribution in our population. Especially when it comes to the functioning of the Amygdala for which we have quite a lot of data by now.
Leftists are indeed in favor of early childhood sexualization to increase the quantity of offspring which will inevitably reduce the quality and competitive edge of children. They rank significantly lower on the moral foundations of "loyalty", "authority" and "purity" as outlined by Jonathan Haidt's research into moral psychology. Making them more accepting of all sorts of degeneracy, deviancy, and disloyalty to the ingroup.
http://people.stern.nyu.edu/jhaidt/
They desire a redestribution of resources to the less well performing part of our population to reduce competitive stress and advantage while giving far less to charity and being significantly more narcissistic to increase their own reproductive advantage.
https://anepigone.blogspot.com/2008/11/more-income-more-votes-republicans_13.html
Their general mindset becomes more and more nihilistic, atheistic, anarchistic, anti-authority and overall r-selected the further left you go on the bell curve. A denial of these biological realities in our modern age is ridiculous when we can easily measure their psychology and brain functionality in all sorts of ways by now.
Does that now mean that AC is completely right in his opinions on r/K-Selection Theory? No, much more research is necessary to understand the psychological differences between leftists and rightists in full detail.
But the general framework outlined by r/K-Selection Theory very likely applies to the bell curve distribution in psychological behavior patterns we see in our population.
I did respond, however, he removed my comment and banned me after I published my response. My response is here:
Meaningless. He uses the r/K continuum so the link in my previous comment is apt.
No, he doesn't.
1) Psychological traits are not normally distributed,
2) even if r/K were a valid paradigm, it would not pertain to within species variation,
3) it's just a 'put these traits on one end that I don't like and these traits at the other end that I like and that's my team while the other team has all of the bad traits' thing,
4) his theory literally rests on the r/K continuum proposed by Pianka. Furthermore, no experimental rationale "was ever given for the assignment of these traits [the r/K traits Pianka inserted into his continuum] to either category" (Graves, 2002: 135), and
5) the r/K paradigm was discredited in the late 70s (see Graves 2002 above for a review)
I love Haidt. I've read his book and all of his papers and articles. So you notice a few things. Then see the (discredited) r/K paradigm. Then you say "oh! liberals are bad and are on the r side while conservatives are K!!"
Let me ask you this: where does alpha-selection fall into this?
Oh.. about that… liberals have fewer children than conservatives. Liberals are also more intelligent than conservatives. So going by Rushton's r/K model, liberals are K while conservatives are r (conservatives are less intelligent and have more children). So the two cornerstones of the (discredited) r/K continuum show conservatives breeding more and also are less intelligent while it's the reverse for liberals. So who is 'r' and 'K' again?
'r' and 'K' are not adjectives (Anderson, 1991: 57).
Why does no one understand r/K selection theory? You are aware that r/K selection theory is density-dependent selection, correct?
No, he's horribly wrong with his 'theory'. I don't deny psych differences between libs and cons, but to put them on some (discredited) continuum makes no sense in reality.
No, it doesn't. Psych traits are not normally distributed (see above). Just like Rushton, AC saw that some things 'fit' into this (discredited) continuum. What's that mean? Absolutely nothing. He doesn't even cite papers for his assertion; he called Pianka a leftist and said that he tried to sabotage the theory because he thought that it described libs (huh? this makes no sense). AC is a clear ideologue and is steeped in his own political biases as well as wanting to sell more copies of his book. So he will not admit that he is wrong.
Let me ask you a question: where did liberals and conservatives evolve? What selective pressures brought about these psych traits in these two 'populations'? Are liberals and conservatives local populations?
I've also summarily discredited AC and I am waiting on a reply from him (I will be surprised if he replies).
However, unfortunately for AC et al, concerns have been raised "about the use of psychometric indicators of lifestyle and personality as proxies for life history strategy when they have not been validated against objective measures derived from contemporary life history theory and when their status as causes, mediators, or correlates has not been investigated" (Copping, Campbell, and Muncer, 2014). This ends it right here. People don't understand density-dependent/independent selection since Rushton never talked about it. That, as has been brought up, is a huge flaw in Rushton's application of r/K theory to the races of Man.
Liberals are, on average, more intelligent than conservatives (Kanazawa, 2010; Kanazawa, 2014) Lower cognitive ability has been linked to greater prejudice through right-wing ideology and low intergroup contact (Hodson and Busseri, 2012), with social conservatives (probably) having lower IQs. There are also three 'psychological continents'—Europe, Australia, and, Canada and are the liberal countries whereas Southeast Asia, South Asia, South America and Africa contain more conservative countries with all other countries including Russia, the US and Asia in the middle and "In addition, gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, cognitive test performance, and governance indicators were found to be low in the most conservative group and high in the most liberal group" (Stankov and Lee, 2016). Further, economic liberals—as a group—tend to be better educated than Republicans—so intelligence is positively correlated with socially and economically liberal views (Carl, 2014).
There is also a 'conservative baby boom' in the US—which, to the Rushtonites, is 'r-selected behavior'. Furthermore, women who reported that religion was 'very important to them' reported having higher fertility than women who said that it was 'somewhat important' or 'not important' (Hayford and Morgan, 2008). Liberals are more likely to be atheist (Kanazawa, 2010), while, of course, conservatives are more likely to be religious (Morrison, Duncan, and Parton, 2015; McAdams et al, 2015).
All in all, even if we were to allow the use of liberals and conservatives as local populations, like Rushton's erroneous use of r/K theory for human races, the use of r/K theory to explain the conservative/liberal divide makes no sense. People don't know anything about ecology, evolution, or neuroscience. People should really educate themselves on the matters they speak about—I mean a full-on reading into whatever it is you believe. Because people like TIJ and AC are clearly idealogues, pushing a discredited ecological theory and applying it to liberals and conservatives, when the theory was never used that way in the first place.
For anyone who would like a look into the psychological differences between liberals and conservatives, Jonathan Haidt has an outstanding book outlining the differences between the two ideologies called The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion. I actually just gave it a second read and I highly, highly recommend it. If you want to understand the true differences between the two ideologies then read that book. Try to always remember and look out for your own biases when it comes to your political beliefs and any other matter.
For instance, if you see yourself frantically attempting to gather support for a contention in a debate, then that's the backfire effect in action (Nyhan and Reifler, 2012), and if you have a knowledge of the cognitive bias, you can better take steps to avoid such a heavy-handed bias. This, obviously, occurred with TIJ. The response above is airtight. If this 'continuum' did exist, then it's completely reversed with liberals having fewer children and generally being more intelligent with the reverse for conservatives. So liberals would be K and conservatives would be r (following Rushton's interpretation of the theory which is where the use of the continuum comes from).


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The guy behind the legal firestorm -- who Rob mocked on his show "Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory" by calling him a "smelly old man" -- originally sued Rob and MTV back in October, demanding $25,000 for the resulting embarrassment he was forced to endure.
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UK NewsPublished: Aug 6, 2019
A cockatiel named Joey was reunited with its owners after more than 1,500 people were evacuated from the Derbyshire town following heavy rain.
Members of Animal Search UK rescue animals from Whaley Bridge
Missing pets organisation Animal Search UK captured, fed and reunited "hundreds" of animals with their owners after Whaley Bridge residents were evacuated from their homes due to flooding.
On Saturday and Sunday, the organisation travelled to the town in Derbyshire to rescue pets that had been left behind in the evacuation process.
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The organisation said that close to a thousand calls came in from Whaley Bridge residents asking for or offering help.
One pet rescued and reunited with owners was Joey the cockatiel, who had escaped from his cage as his owners were evacuating their home.
Animal Search UK said: "Our highly trained call handlers in the office received a call on Friday afternoon from a very upset owner, who had been evacuated whilst they were at work. This meant that their hamster and cockatiel were left alone in the house without much food or fresh water.
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Our specialist teams arrived soon afterwards and on Saturday Morning they began numerous trips into the 'Danger Zone' behind police cordons to feed and rescue abandoned pets. The teams conducted 15-minute missions into the area which was a serious risk of complete devastation.
— Animal Search UK (@AnimalSearchUK) August 5, 2019
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The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and San Francisco Beautiful (SFB) today announced the five winners of the 2017 Muni Art Project! The theme for Muni Art 2017 is "San Francisco Neighborhoods". The five winning artists will have their original work displayed on 100 Muni buses that will be transformed into rolling original art galleries throughout San Francisco beginning January 2017.
Of the over 53 applications received, ten artists were chosen to compete for the final five slots by a jury comprised of individuals of the arts community including a member of the San Francisco Arts Commission, local art gallery owner, a working artist, community arts programmer and a curator at a public art cultural center. Decisions were based upon quality of concept, expression of theme, diversity and the likelihood of the artist to be able to deliver the completed work by the November 4th deadline. The 10 finalists were then voted on by the public between August 1-29 via a link from the San Francisco Beautiful web site to Neighborland.com that tabulated the winning votes and the five lucky winners.
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Neither Brave Nor Intelligent, Much Less Fair / 14ymedio, Eliecer Avila
14ymedio, Eliecer Avila, Havana, 28 July 2016 — On numerous occasions I
have had to listen to the stories of friends and colleagues who have
been detained or have been interrogated by the State Security. "These
people are unreal, they know everything. The day I went to see
so-and-so, what I said to what's-his-face, what time, and even that we
had coffee and ate roast pork. They don't miss a thing!"
I imagine that these people feel very impressed, because it is as if
they were sitting with a fortuneteller who "divines" their past, present
and can even predict their future. The difference is that the
fortunetellers, or so they tell us, "have a gift," while State Security
has human and technical methods and a society completely organized to
facilitate their work, such that their gifts are simply their ears and a
crystal ball made of optical fiber.
How are they not going to know the exact locations of the moles on our
bodies, if they can openly and brazenly invade all our privacy?
They don't have to be super-gifted nor pass in some school to "discover"
who we spend time with, what our plans are, what our means are, because
in the vast majority of cases we don't even hide these things. The
reason? It is very simple, we are citizens who study in normal schools,
lead normal lives, we are not trained and don't even want to be in
intelligence or counterintelligence, we speak naturally and openly about
what we think and desire because we are not ashamed.
On the other side, we have something very different, military personnel,
indoctrinated, with studies of all kinds, with specialized equipment,
transportation, a made-to-measure judicial system, subordinated press
and fearful people who offer them what they ask for to avoid becoming
targets of their investigations.
Who could do a bad job with all this? The contrary would amaze me. That
there would be something they don't know.
However, to the extent that you interact with them, you realize that
they have many gaps. For example, there is an important difference
between what the bosses know and what they tell the field agents. There
is the need for State Security to constantly convert the ordinary into
the extraordinary. This is justified because each one of these agents
has to constantly think they are "saving the country" and that "the
people appreciate their heroism and bravery." In the majority of cases,
however, what they are doing is committing a common crime in the name of
authority against natural persons unhappy with a bad government.
In this sense they are very exquisite in their internal language. There
is nothing a seguroso – security agent – likes more than to be called a
"combatant," and it delights them even more when the designation
"anonymous" is added, because this gives them the sensation of being a
spy and makes them think they are smarter. Incidentally, before society
they think they "run great risks…" OK, this is true in part, because on
retirement the majority suffer back pain because they dedicated
themselves to dragging people into patrol cars. Upon reflection, they
should wear supportive belts to protect themselves in these dangerous
maneuvers.
Surely, in times past and under other circumstances, there might have
been some who did more serious things against real threats, I don't deny
it. But today. 99% of what these "combatants" "confront" are the natural
rights of a people who want to peacefully change what does not work to
move the country forward and above all to not continue to shipwreck it
in every respect. "Confronting" this is neither brave, nor intelligent
and much less just or admirable.
The work of those who have to protect the state in societies based on
rights and fundamental freedoms is very different; in societies where
the threats are of an extreme magnitude and it is not enough to demand
an ID card so that people or companies "cooperate."
Men and women who risk their lives and dedicate themselves to protecting
their nations against the grave threats our civilization confronts will
always be heroes and heroines worthy of every kind of recognition and
the gratitude of their peoples. But if the terror they impose themselves
in the service of a dictatorship tramples the lives of protestors to
keep themselves in power at all costs, these combatants have made a
mistake in the ethical and moral sense of their careers and their lives.
So they should not confuse their facile abuse with expertise or ability.
Because this latter is an attribute of those who survive and express
themselves, despite them.
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"I was like, 'Come swimming!'" the 61-year-old guitarist tells Rolling Stone with a laugh. Buck and his wife, Chloe Johnson, live in the Edenic Baja coast town when they're not in Portland. "Joe shows up in Mexico – the kind of guy where he's carrying every single thing he owns on his back – and then all this stuff started occurring."
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Buck says that the run-in with Arthur, who he's played with sporadically over 20 years (Arthur opened for R.E.M. in 2004) resulted in an uncannily productive jam session. They improvised eight songs in eight hours. They wrote nothing down (Buck says he just has a good memory for songs worth remembering). And three days later, Buck and Arthur who will record as Arthur Buck, performed them for a handful of locals for the first time. "It was really spontaneous and kind of magical in its own way, as [being in Mexico] we were kind of disconnected from everything," Buck says.
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In June, Buck released the politically galvanizing rock album Invitation with the Corin Tucker-fronted supergroup Filthy Friends. Around the same time, Arthur, who lives in New York, was finishing up what he describes as a dark, introspective solo album. So he surprised himself when the lyrics he improvised with Buck were full-hearted. "All of a sudden it was like I had this musical partner and friend, and that relieved the music of the burden of the self, if that makes sense," Arthur tells Rolling Stone.
One new song, tentatively called "I Am the Moment," sprang from his ritual of listening to inspirational YouTube videos – cheaper than therapy and more amenable to the full-time-musician timetable.
"Joe is going through that searching period we all go through in life," Buck says of his bandmate. "And those experiences he's having make this a very forward-looking record, lyrically. The music has a questing kind of feel. We were making it up as we went along."
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Teen center to host forum on bullying, harassment
Jennifer Feals
Feb 11, 2010 at 1:37 PM Feb 11, 2010 at 1:41 PM
EXETER — Online bullying and harassment is a part of teen culture today, but its a part of their lives that can be guided or changed with the knowledge and involvement of their parents.
That's why Families First is joining with the New Outlook Teen Center and Exeter Police Detective Mike Munck in hosting "Online Harassment and Cyber-bullying: What Parents Need to Know to Prevent It."
The class will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 17 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the New Outlook Teen Center. It is part of the "Living With Teens and Preteens" series offered on the third Wednesday of each month by Families First Health & Support Center.
Munck said cyber-bullying and harassment are a frequent issue in schools today. He said parents can create change if they are informed. In the class, Munck will talk about the difference between cyber-bullying and online harassment, what to do if your kids are involved or targeted, the laws and repercussions, and what parents can do to prevent it. He will also provide statistics and discuss real-world cases.
"If someone is a parent of a high school or middle school child, chances are their children are aware of cyber-bullying, whether they are a bystander, a victim, or the bully," he said. "It is unfortunately a part of teen culture right now. Parents are going to be the main source of affecting change with this and they need to have a grasp of what's going on."
Joanna Wicklein, parent program coordinator for Families First, said the issue is one that feels out of their control for some as the bullying can be anonymous and can build into a crowd-like atmosphere quickly.
"It feels more out of control, because you don't know what's happening out there in cyberspace, to teachers, parents and kids," she said. "You can't see it at lunchtime, in the classroom, downtown, you can't visibly see these things happening. If it's not coming through to you on the computer, it's tough to know who's involved and how to handle it."
The upcoming class will help parents be proactive and give them confidence to take action.
"Our motivation really is to have parents feel like they understand their child's behaviors so they can deal with it adequately," she said. "It essentially puts parents more in the driver's seat to understand what's happening and how to handle it with the kids."


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View from Citadel Hill, Halifax, Nova Scotia
June 10, 2020 November 12, 2016 by Derek Strahan
The view looking east toward downtown Halifax from Citadel Hill, around 1900-1917. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress.
The view in 2016:
It isn't in New England, or even in the United States, but Halifax has long had close ties with New England, especially Boston. It is the closest major North American port to Europe, and as such it is the last stop for outgoing ships from Boston, and the first for incoming ships. This scene here shows part of the city's massive harbor, which has been of strategic importance over the years. After the British occupation of Boston ended in 1776, their fleet took refuge here in Halifax while preparing for an assault on New York City, and many years later the harbor was used as a gathering place for eastbound Atlantic convoys in both world wars.
Through all of this, the strategically-valuable harbor has been protected by Fort George, a series of fortifications atop Citadel Hill. The hill stands just west of downtown Halifax, offering sweeping views of the city and harbor, and making it the ideal location for a fort to command the harbor and its approaches. The photos here were taken near the top of the hill, near the outer walls of the fort. On the left is one of Halifax's oldest landmarks, the Town Clock, which was built at the foot of the hill. It faces down Carmichael Street, which leads to the Grand Parade three blocks down the hill, where City Hall and St. Paul's Anglican Church are located.
The date of the first photo is somewhat unclear, but it was taken sometime soon before 1917, when Halifax experienced one of the deadliest disasters in history. Known as the Halifax Explosion, it occurred on December 6, 1917, when the harbor was filled with ships heading to and from Europe during World War I. Two such ships were the Norwegian SS Imo, which collided with French ammunition ship SS Mont-Blanc. The latter caught fire, and after about 20 minutes its cargo of high explosives detonated.
The Mont-Blanc was essentially vaporized, and the blast wave leveled much of the northern part of the city, to the left and out of view in the photos here. A few earlier posts, here and here, show scenes from the aftermath of the explosion, which killed nearly 2,000 people, injured around 9,000 others, and damaged or destroyed around 12,000 houses. The main commercial center of Halifax, seen in this view from Citadel Hill, escaped serious damage. Essentially every window in the city was shattered by the explosion, but most of the buildings in the first photo would have survived the disaster.
Despite being spared from serious damage, there is very little that is still recognizable from the first photo a century later. There are a number of 19th century buildings scattered throughout this section of the city, but the only one that is readily visible in both photos is the clock tower itself, which remains a prominent city landmark.
Today, Halifax remains an important port. It is the largest city in Canada's Maritime provinces, and its downtown has been built up with skyscrapers, partially obscuring the view of the harbor from Citadel Hill. The shoreline across the harbor in Dartmouth has also changed dramatically in the past 100 years. In 1911, the community had a population of just over 5,000, but today it has over 67,000 people, and is a major suburb of Halifax as well as a commercial center in its own right.
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El-Erian: Factors that Could Disrupt Global Growth
By Validea's Guru Investor Blogon July 23, 2018
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A recent Bloomberg article by Allianz chief economic adviser Mohamed -Erian outlines recent global developments that have "exposed cracks in a seemingly happy" market environment, including: "Brexit, tariffs, currency meltdowns in Argentina and Turkey, a China growth scare, and a financial near-explosion in Italy," to name a few.
Although El-Erian argues that the inclination may be to consider each event as unique to its country, this approach "risks overlooking that something deeper is going on here," and could result in an ever- widening inequality "brought about by differing growth rates and policies in advanced economies as the U.S. increasingly outpaces other economies."
Related: The Coming Collapse of the American Economic System
He outlines the following five factors to support his thesis that several elements of the U.S. economic surge are "strained, stretched, and vulnerable to sudden disruptions:"
Despite improvements, writes El-Erian, there exists a "significant trust deficit" reflected in the "continued vibrancy of anti-establishment movements and causes" across the globe and the "related erosion in the standing of 'expert opinion'."
A lack of policy action, he argues, "makes everything bumpier," adding that the U.S. is the only economy to have undertaken multiple reforms to sustain higher growth rates. "As a result," he writes, "the synchronized global economic pickup is starting to sputter."
"The gradual withdrawal of the financial safety net creates risk," says El-Erian, explaining that "systematically important central banks are not currently trying to suppress volatility (unlike during past periods of instability).
Growth differentials should be tracked, as they could accentuate risks for emerging economies. "If local conditions are already vulnerable, as in Argentina and Turkey, a stronger dollar and higher U.S. interest rates increase the threat of a local currency slide that destabilizes other segments of financial markets, forces major increases in domestic rates, and dampens economic activity."
Policymakers, El-Erian asserts, have the know-how to counter these disruptive forces, but it takes political will. "Absent policies that unleash the considerable potential of the global economy, the surprises they've seen so far could risk being just the beginning of a truly global economic slowdown and more intense financial instability."
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Corruption, FDA, Pharmaceuticals
FDA is hiding 22 fraudulent studies
February 26, 2015 Patricia Robinett Leave a comment
Professor Charles Seife of the Arthur L. Carter Institute of Journalism at New York University recently uncovered some disturbing evidence about the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This information came to light when he made a Freedom of Information request earlier this year. When Seife received his information, he learned that 22 clinical trials submitted to the FDA were falsified, and the results of these falsified trials were not revealed to the public.
With his students assisting him, Professor Seife compared the FDA's actions regarding these trials against information on them in peer-reviewed studies. The results of Seife's investigation were recently published in the online journal, JAMA Internal Medicine. In short…
The FDA is keeping the public in the dark about scientific fraud
How could the FDA allow falsified studies to be published?
The evidence is clear: The FDA does not care about public safety
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Fluoridation, Government, Media/Propaganda
Study links fluoride in water to hypothyroidism
February 26, 2015 Patricia Robinett 1 Comment
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There are many questions about fluoridation that have not been answered by truly unbiased research. If you suffer from any of the symptoms and your local water is fluoridated, you might want to reduce your consumption. Check every bottle of water you buy, because water bottling companies sometimes even add fluoride to their products.
The defense of fluoridation makes one wonder… Are these people connected in some way to the aluminum industry? The aluminum industry is very busy actor in big projects such as fluoridation, chemtrails and vaccines. Aluminum is suspected to play a role in America's increasing mental problems such as Alzheimers and autism… as does mercury, another ingredient of many vaccines. Do these destructive elements contribute to "the deliberate dumbing down of america"? See one of Charlotte Iserbyt's interviews and read her pivotal book by that name.
Study found high levels of fluoride in water is linked to hypothyroidism
Condition is where thyroid gland fails to produce key hormones
A sufferer is therefore likely to gain weight, suffer depression and tiredness
Scientists urge change in public health policy, which promotes water fluoridation to boost the nation's tooth health
Public Health England dismissed findings and said 'decades of research… shows no association with reduced thyroid function' and fluoride
Weight gain and depression caused by an underactive thyroid is linked to high levels of fluoride in the water supply, scientists have claimed.
A study published today has revealed water fluoridation above a certain level is linked to 30 per cent higher than expected rates of hypothyroidism in England.
The findings have prompted researchers to call for a revision of public health policy, which currently encourages the fluoridation of water to protect the nation's tooth health…
Also known as hypothyroidism, the condition prevents the thyroid – a gland in the neck – producing vital hormones. That in turn, promotes weight gain, causes depression and tiredness in sufferers.
The authors, led by Professor Stephen Peckham, at the university's Centre for Health Service Studies, conclude: 'Consideration needs to be given to reducing fluoride exposure, and public dental health interventions should stop [those] reliant on ingested fluoride and switch to topical fluoride-based and non-fluoride-based interventions.'
Read more at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2965422/Fluoride-water-linked-thyroid-problem-causes-weight-gain-depression-tiredness-study-claims.html
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February 26, 2015 Rich Winkel Leave a comment
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If you're submitting budget proposals for a law enforcement agency, for an intelligence agency, you're not going to submit the proposal that 'We won the war on terror and everything's great,' cuz the first thing that's gonna happen is your budget's gonna be cut in half. You know, it's my opposite of Jesse Jackson's 'Keep Hope Alive'—it's 'Keep Fear Alive.' Keep it alive.
In the context of an interview about a case in which a paid FBI informant is alleged to have offered destitute men a quarter of a million dollars to execute an attack, a former assistant director of the FBI admits it's in the bureau's best interest to inflate the supposed terror threat. That's remarkably candid, and profoundly disturbing. …
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Reef Rescue rally set for April 17
Reef Rescue is attempting to pass legislation that would prohibit potting on the state's artificial reefs
Reef Rescue and the NJ Outdoor Alliance have set April 17 as the date for their first buffet dinner rally. It will be held at Martell's Tiki Bar Restaurant on the Point Pleasant Boardwalk. Reef Rescue is attempting to pass legislation that would prohibit potting on the state's artificial reefs that were constructed with federal sportfishing grants and funds donated by anglers and divers. The NJOA is an alliance of the state's fishermen, hunters and trappers working together to provide the power of a million outdoorsmen on legislative issues. The Alliance played a big part in upsetting an unfriendly and well-financed state senator, and has created a sportsman's caucus in the state legislature while also providing full time lobbying help for vital issues. For rally tickets and information email reefrescue@yahoo.com, or peterg@njoutdooralliance.org


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ANNEX B
Overall Progress and Accomplishments
2010-2012 Business Plan (January to June 2012)
The Ottawa Police Service regularly monitors and tracks the progress in meeting the goals, objectives and outcomes as expressed in the Business Plan. Every six months, a self-assessment is completed and the results reported to the Police Services Board, the Ottawa Police Executive, the community and members of the Ottawa Police Service. The assessment summarizes the overall progress using the following rating system.
Significant Progress On Track Moderate Progress Limited Progress
The Business Plan Implementation/Action Plan (I/A Plan) and Directorate Operational Plans and/or Work plans identify and align operational tasks and actions to support the 17 goals and 57 objectives in the Business Plan, and are valuable resources for monitoring and reporting.
Overall Progress
The current Business Plan is set to expire at year-end. The most recent self-assessment indicates that there has been significant progress with the completion of a large majority of the actions and outcomes, and there continues to be demonstrated progress to achieve any outstanding goals and performance indicators.
To assist with the self-assessment, the Business Plan Advisory Group undertook a review of the current strategic priorities in June 2012. The Group reviewed the status of all outstanding deliverables and performance indicators to identify those actions that were expected to be accomplished based on current 2012 operational realities. Based on the results of the review, continued progress is being made towards the outstanding actions with the expectation that these will be completed by year's end. Also identified were potential deliverables that may roll forward into 2013. For example, work on the Business Continuity Plan and compliance with the requirements of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) will continue into 2013 and will be considered as part of the 2013 to 2015 business planning cycle. The Business Plan Advisory Group will meet again later in the year to review progress, with the results reported in the final Progress Report on the 2010-2012 Business Plan expected in January 2013.
The self-assessment identifies accomplishments that have been achieved during the first quarter of 2012, and are grouped below within each of the four strategic priorities.
Reducing, Investigating and Preventing Crime
1. Enhance organizational capacity and partnerships that support a consistent and effective response to early intervention and diversion, to prevent and reduce youth crime.
2. Improve assistance to victims through better support, information, referrals and education.
4. Enhance our ability to gather, analyze and share information to facilitate an intelligence led approach.
5. Employ an intelligence-led enforcement approach to support the deployment of resources to target priority areas and offenders in order to reduce and prevent crime.
ü In January, the Direct Action Response Team (DART) was contacted by Gatineau Police Service Street Gang Unit to assist with an active file on a known street gang member in Ottawa involved in trafficking large quantities of cocaine in both cities. Two search warrants were executed by DART and OPS Tactical. Seized were large amounts of cocaine powder, crack cocaine, marihuana, ecstasy pills and oxycodone valued at $12,000.00. Seized was almost $20,000.00 in Canadian currency. Charges include Trafficking in a Controlled Substance and Proceeds of Crime.
ü In February, a warrant was executed on Fairlea Crescent by Guns & Gangs for Toronto Police Service regarding a shooting homicide investigation in their jurisdiction. This is the residence of the suspect's brother. Ammunition, a handgun and a bullet proof vest were seized.
ü During the weekend of February 25-26, the Ottawa Police Service executed several warrants for Project ACE. This endeavor was the result of a four month investigation by the Guns and Gangs Unit and the Direct Action Response Team (D.A.R.T.) targeting street gang members within the city and surrounding area involved in drug trafficking and firearms related offences. The eight warrants executed resulted in 11 persons charged with 85 firearms and drug related offences, 5 firearms recovered several items seized, such as firearms, drugs and currency.
ü Despite the recent success with our enforcement efforts in Project Ace and Project Bullseye (131 criminal charges laid) we continue to work pro-actively with our community partners to educate our youth on the dangers of gang activity
ü Over 100 officers are part of the 2012 bike patrol in parks, pathways, neighbourhoods and the downtown core
ü The Coordinated Victims Assistance Network of Ottawa continued its work with all regional victims of crime service providers, funders and advocates
ü School Resource Officers and the local School Boards hosted free "Teens and Technology" information sessions to inform parents and educators about sexting, cyber bullying, safety and mental health
ü In the sixth year of the program, over 245 applicants applied for the 39 available positions in the 2012 Youth in Policing Initiative (YIPI)
ü Traffic Escort and Enforcement officers were part of a unique Distracted Driving Enforcement initiative in April as part of the City of Ottawa's "Safer Roads Ottawa" road safety plan. Officers dressed in plain clothes watched for drivers that were using their mobile devices. When observed, they were directed to a uniformed officer further down the road. A total of 175 charges were laid, of which 71 drivers were charged for using their mobile devices while driving. There was a significant media and public attention around this initiative, which proved to be a valuable opportunity to further educate the public on the risks of distracted driving.
ü The adjustments and re-alignments within the Criminal Investigative Directorate to improve workload, co-ordination of workflow and build investigative capacity as a result of the CID Enhancement Project were substantially completed by year-end 2011, with a final report on outcomes achieved submitted to the OPSB in January 2012.
ü A total of 3,147 citizens participated in the 2012 Public Survey on Policing Services conducted between February and April 2012. Overall, the 2012 survey returned positive results and enhances our knowledge of community priorities and identifies potential opportunities for service improvement.
ü Work continues with an examination of efficiencies and ways to improve the delivery of our policing services to the community through Service Initiative
ü To ensure timely data and improve customer service with response/processing of Motor Vehicle Collisions, the OPS is developing a new Collision Reporting
Center model and implementing eMVA software for front line officers and front desk to be completed in 2012
ü The Victim Crisis Unit, in partnership with Algonquin College, Victimology Program hosted a workshop on April 24, titled "Partnering with victims of Crime: Foundation for Life-Long Growth" as part of the 2012 national Victims of Crime Awareness Week
ü The OPS renewed its commitment to the Group Home Initiative with the assignment of OPS Liaison Officers under the District Directorate with the overall objective to reduce calls for service and strengthen partnerships with group home operators and youth
Investing in Our People
1. Develop Performance Management Strategies to enable supervisors to better develop their staff.
2. Establish training and development standards and expectations for organizational programs and individual education.
3. Establish a leadership development strategy.
4. Support recruitment, retention and development.
ü Ottawa Police members participated in the Carleton University study released April 24, 2012 that deals with work-life conflict and role overload within Canadian police services. Our members have been fortunate to work with Professor Linda Duxbury, one of the report authors, for over a decade. The information from the study (Work-life balance, control and supervision) are pressing and will be examined for the continued health and well-being of our organization.
ü On January 23, the OPS Ethics Program was launched. An official kick off to the Ethics Program as well as the first annual Ethics Week at the Ottawa Police Service. As police professionals, it is the duty of each and every member to preserve life, property and the peace within the context of Canadian law and at the direction of the Ottawa community. While the Ethics Program is intended to help guide us in making the best decisions possible, whatever the circumstance, they remain only words on paper until we put them into action. Our Ethics Program will serve as a reminder for all members of the fundamental ethical values behind our various roles in the police profession: Honour, Courage and Service
ü Two additional composite artists within the Forensic Identification Section have been trained to assist in identifying a potential suspect during an investigation
ü The Civilian Career Initiative has moved from project to program status. To provide oversight to the program, a CCI Joint Steering Committee has been established to ensure the ongoing effectiveness and efficiency of the process and ensure that the guiding principles of fairness, transparency and consistency are supported
ü With the pilot program full with 100 participants, the "Real You Ottawa Police Service Wellness Pilot Program" was approved for expansion for another 100 members, to improve the overall health and positive lifestyle changes under the guidance of a multi-disciplinary team of a licensed medical doctor, psychologist, physiotherapists and, naturopathic physician.
ü To assist all civilian and Sworn supervisors, managers, NCO's and Senior Officers with performance feedback, the Career Development Unit has developed and is delivering a Feedback Training Course
ü The Professional Development Center in conjunction with the Ottawa Police Association hosted an informative seminar on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
ü Expected outcomes have been achieved in several areas and progress continues with the activities of COMPAC as it pertains to updates to the Terms of Reference; membership recruitment; research and development and community consultation.
ü A revised Communicable Post Exposure Protocol card was issued to all Sworn and Special Constables that is designed to fit in the duty book and contain simple, clear and concise instruction in the event of a communicable disease exposure
Enhancing Partnerships and Interoperability
1. Enhance information and intelligence sharing to ensure timely information that supports decision-making and integrated response to changing threat and risk levels to public safety in the National Capital Region.
2. Develop an internal and external communications network to improve information sharing and intelligence gathering with the community, the City of Ottawa, emergency service and policing agencies.
3. Expand and enhance sustainable community partnerships that promote positive interaction and continual dialogue to meet community and operational needs.
4. Leverage partnerships to create an accessible police service that meets the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
ü On December 1st, the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) unit of OPS joined with the RCMP to form a Joint OPS/RCMP CBRNE team. Every year, the Ottawa Police explosives unit responds to about 60 calls, ranging from suspicious packages to bomb threats and homemade laboratories. In the last quarter of 2011, the RCMP CBRNE section responded to about 250 calls, ranging from VIP-related events to providing expertise to law enforcement organizations around the world. The integration between the two agencies will overcome jurisdictional lines and should provide invaluable opportunities for training and research. The integration should be a cost saving measure and provide for development of the expert skills for both organizations in the long-term
ü In January 2012, the Children's Aid Society (CAS) of Ottawa commenced a one year secondment with the Ottawa Police Service's Youth Section. This one year pilot is being conducted as a cooperative venture to improve service to "At Risk Youth in Crisis" and their families through timely assessment and intervention on non-criminal matters. It also assists OPS officers and staff in facilitating interventions, providing clinical guidance and making effective referrals to other youth supporting community agencies
ü East Division staff hosted 35 youth from James Bay and members of the judiciary and police in February as part of a week visit to Ottawa. All 35 youth were foster children who have suffered tremendously from neglect, physical and emotional abuse. Justice of the Peace Louise Logue, Her honours Justice
Dorval and Nicholas, and OPS members Inspector Pat Flanagan and K9 Sgt Mark MacMillan spoke with the group about reaching their full potential in the
context of contemporary issues that have had an impact on their community including teen suicides
ü Working with the Carlington Community Health Centre, the OPS continues to leverage community relationships and resources to address neighbourhood concerns, as part of the Carlington Community Development Framework (CDF). In February, along with community representatives from other CDF neighbourhoods, the OPS Carlington Co-Chair, accompanied by Carlington residents presented to the City of Ottawa's Community and Protective Services
(CPS) Committee about CDF successes, including the positive impact and importance of all stakeholders continuing to work together
ü As part of the partnership with the National Research Council, this past March the OPS added 10 new vehicles with Idle reduction systems for a total of 14
ü With the cooperation from Ottawa Fire Services, City Public Works and the Ottawa Paramedic Service the Manotick CPC has relocated to Fire Station 94 at 5669 Manotick Main Street and opened in May, introducing the combined operation to the community.
ü Since its inception and through its partnerships the OPS Mental Health Unit has become a leader in dealing with mental health calls. A new pilot program begin in July that will have resident psychiatrists working with a MHU officer in the downtown core to deal with mental health calls
ü An assessment of the Service Delivery Model for the Communication Center/911 was conducted in March 2012 that involved an analysis of our service level objectives, development and testing of a proposed new model through scenario based exercises as well ongoing consultations with CAE and Facilities staff. The results of the trial were positive with a demonstrated improvement in the effectiveness of the Communication Centre. The new service delivery model was approved in May 2012 and will become fully operational upon completion of the improved layout of the Communication Center, all to be undertaken within the existing square footage of the current Communication Centre
ü As part of Ottawa's Strategic Road Safety Action Plan: 2012 – Beyond and the 2012 Safer Roads Ottawa Program Work Plan,, a joint initiative between Ottawa Public Health, City of Ottawa Public Works Department, Ottawa Paramedic Service, Ottawa Fire Services and the OPS continues with its monthly Selective Traffic and Enforcement Program to enforce and educate the
community on road safety priorities and will help make the "City of Ottawa the safest traffic environment for all".
Expanding Public Education, Community Engagement and Mobilization
1. Assess and develop priorities for public education in every division and expand education about police services and structure where beneficial.
2. Recognize and support the value of community engagement from the front-line and specialty sections.
3. Mobilize communities around priority policing issues including reducing youth and domestic violence, positive youth outreach, reducing drug-related crime and crime prevention through social development initiatives.
4. Align Ottawa Police Service education, engagement and mobilization efforts with those of the City of Ottawa and partner agencies and organizations, and link activities with operations.
ü The Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) had its inaugural meeting in June and will be officially launched to the PSB in the fall. It will bring a youth voice to policing and provide them with another avenue to share ideas and work with police on decisions and projects that matter to youth. Interest from the community exceeded expectations, with over 165 applications received for the 20 available spots on the Youth Advisory Committee. The YAC looks forward to this new partnership with the Ottawa Police Service and making a meaningful contribution to the work that gets done.
ü In May, community members from the Iranian and Arab Communities attended a community engagement meeting at the Ottawa Police Association. The event brought members of the Ottawa Police Service, the Ottawa Police Services Board, COMPAC, and the Iranian and Arab Communities, together around issues such as how to make the right call, hate crimes and their reporting, and diversity and race relations.
ü A number of great community-police events were celebrated across the city during Police Week (May 13 to 19) with this year's theme, "Leading the way to a safer tomorrow – your home, your community…keep it safe!" The week was officially proclaimed at a BBQ fundraiser for the Ontario Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run and included eighteen neighbourhood events, planned by our Community Police Centre officers, their volunteers, and community partners, which focused on one of our main crime prevention and community mobilization programs – Neighbourhood Watch.
ü The Ottawa Police Venturers Program celebrated its 27th anniversary in May that also included a graduation ceremony for 29 youth.
ü Effective police work means being engaged, listening and working with the public. Social media connects us with more people and gives us an opportunity to engage with them in a way that does not exist today. Positive public feedback has been received with the launch of the official OPS Facebook and Twitter accounts. These are new mediums to further our engagement with the community
ü In May, community members from the Jewish Community were invited to an evening of dialogue and discussion at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre. In attendance were members of the Ottawa Police Service, the Ottawa Police Services Board, COMPAC and the Jewish Community
ü In partnership with the Women's Events Network, 474 Elgin Street was home to one of the annual Clothesline Project, to help "air" the issue of violence against women and children.
ü OPS members again supported the one day initiative on May 11th to the Give Back to School Day where volunteers complete beautification at designated schools in the community
ü On April 3rd the Ottawa Police Service Soccer Mentoring Program was officially recognized as a program of the OPS. The mentoring of approximately 120 children, involving 60 different police and community mentors. The
Program has been successful because of the commitment from the mentors and the many partners such as the Ottawa Carleton District School Board, The Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre, The United Way, The City of Ottawa, the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health. Phase VII started in April and wrapped up in June.
ü Through the Flag and Banner Program, the community and police come together in partnership to create a culture of mutual respect and build strong communities and understanding. The OPS, in partnership with the community, celebrated Festival franco-ontarian; Vietnamese Culture Month; Vaisakhi with the Sikh Community; Irish Week; Asian Heritage Month; Italian Week; Lebanese Week; Philippine Independence
ü As part of National Volunteer Week's "Volunteers: Passion, Action, Impact" in April, over 350 OPS active volunteers and auxiliary members were recognized by the OPS at the 13th annual Volunteer Appreciation Brunch.


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Beautiful fall weather Sat and Sun saw some huge groups take to the start line. There was lots of cowbells and good suffer faces to be had.
Blow Street CX was put on by the Deadgoats. The course was almost dead flat so how come it hurt so much? Lonn came up with a challenging course using every inch of the park available with a diabolical pea gravel pit. Terrascape was well represented and was looking fast at all times. The sport group saw a plethora of crashes and mayhem in a field of 64 to start the day off with some excitement. Crashes were to be had in all the groups as some tricky corners, well placed sprinkler boxes and pretty yellow leaves on the ground made a recipie for disaster. Several top 10 finishes by Terrascape on the day including yours truly.
Riverbend CX in Red Deer on Sunday opened to a chilly but equally beautiful day. The course this year had 2 significant changes. A much more difficult sand pit section and an evil near vertical dirt run up with a sketchy decent. Only 4 Terrascapers (Andrew, Ryan, Cesar, me) made the trek to Red Deer but we all had fun none the less and learned a few lessons. Lesson one. If you arrive on time and race the correct category you have a much better chance of doing well. Lesson two. Weddings the night before a race make for some interesting responses from your body when you ask it for maximum power. Lesson three. Having the awards after all the racing is done makes for a long day.
All in all I believe that it was another great weekend of cross racing and my legs would have to agree.


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"Let's break bread," was once a popular phrase but you don't hear it too much any more. It's still the preferred way to get to know people in the business world, to bond with colleagues from other departments, close deals with clients, work out issues with partners, and build trust. It works, but not by magic. When you have in mind doing business over a meal, you have to do your homework.
How you behave at table has a lot to do with the success of these encounters. Like everything else, if you know the basics, you can then concentrate on the most important things – the people and the deal.
The basics to making this successful is that it is an event, you are the host, and nothing should be left to chance. Make sure you set a date you won't have to cancel, and do you homework. Ultimately leave nothing to chance, but make it appear that it's all relaxed once you get there.
I've gotten many "we'll have to have lunch sometime" throwaways in my life, haven't you? It's planting the seed, but the real invitation should sound like one. Call or write a week in advance for dinner, and a couple of days ahead for a lunch. Beginnings matter. Call the morning of the date and confirm. This shows you mean business and is also respectful. They will appreciate the gesture.
Include in the invitation, directions to the place you have in mind, and make sure it's convenient. See below.
Get this off your "worry list" by finding one place that will always work. Join a club if you can. If not, do your research and select one restaurant that you know has it all. And what is "it all"? NO SURPRISES. A maitre d' who's responsive, predictably excellent food and service, convenient location with good parking, something easy for your guest to locate, and the right ambiance.
You must have a place where you can hear one another talk and where there are no distractions such as a noisy kitchen, waiters who shout, entertainment, or the kind of view that mesmerizes. You have to be able to hold the focus where it needs to be.
Then get yourself "known" there. It makes a great impression to be greeted by your name when you enter, and you know how to grease the palm around this sort of entrance.
3.	Know your table manners.
You don't want to be fumbling around over a single thing! There are numerous etiquette sites you can visit, and please do so. Here is one that does a good job of covering the essentials: http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/Lifestyle/proper_table_manners.htm .
You will make a great impression if you know, for instance, that you never use a knife around the bread. That's out title here – we're breaking bread. You break off a piece and butter each piece individually. Know what to do with the silverware, the napkin, the glasses, the salt and pepper (they're "married," you know)!
It's your job as the hostess. If there's anything awry, you want to know it sooner, rather than later. For instance, if the restaurant should be closed, or having an emergency, which can happen, you can have the next one lined up and be ready to whisk your guests off the to next one, acting like it's all in a day's work. It's also a good time to slip a twenty to the matire d' and to give your credit card to the waiter, find just the right table, make a last-minute dash to the ladies' room to freshen your makeup, get your briefcase settled and be ready to greet your guests as they arrive with welcoming arms, a relaxed demeanor, and a big smile.
5.	Be the host or hostess.
These people are your guests and this means you look after them. They get the best seat and the best view. Think of the little things. Women don't like to sit in blinding daylight (seat them with their back to the window if there's one near). No one likes to stare into a mirror, do they? You help them with their coats and make the conversation work. You do some of this openly, and some of it subtly and surreptitiously. I remember when a gentleman I was dining with swiped his crisp white shirt-sleeve through the bitter-sweet chocolate of his dessert. I quietly slipped him a cleaner pad from my purse (I think of everything) and boy was he appreciative. I did NOT do this in any way that called attention to what was going on. It should be added that this gesture was predicated upon the age of the man, his position, and my knowledge of his personality. This would not be appropriate in another circumstance. That's the tricky part and it relies on well-developed intuition (an EQ competency).
If you want to be a real pro, know exactly what to say and do when the guest of honor knocks over his wine glass, or the waiter spills au jus on her dress.
You must be in charge of the liquor consumption, the time and the timing, and all the logistics, which brings up the next point.
The good host or hostess takes it seriously. They watch, study, ask and learn. I've learned most of the great tips I know by watching these things handled well or poorly, which you know by the results! Having been a fund-raiser, constantly on the circuit, I've seen it all, and learned from some real masters. That particular job involved going to events sometimes twice a day.
There are resources on the Internet, and also coaches who can put you leap-years ahead in your knowledge of this important area. Only with knowledge and experience can you look suave and polished and only when you feel suave and polished can you put others at ease, which is your goal.
Don't leave it to chance. It's too important.
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As you say Buster a lot of it is sales patter but still some good info, especially for those new starters looking into what treatments to use and when.
Possibly a silly question. But if my parents let me have pigeons something I will need to know. Do you jab the pigeon anywhere or are their best places to vaccinate?
Not sure about the leg idea but having used various medications in cattle it is quite important that you use the injection site given on the administration instructions. Some can be given intramuscular, some intravenous and some subcutaneous (under the skin), the pmv should be administered under the skin in the neck, as Buster says with the needle direction down towards the tail.
It's mostly to do with how the drug works and how quickly it gets into the system.
I think the reason they recommend the neck is because there is more skin there so less chance of hitting muscle or bone and the vaccine can disperse easier.


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Democrats denounce public TV political subordination
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The Democrat Party officially accused in a press release the fact that the public TV station, TVR, broke the parity principle during the referendum campaign, inviting only prime minister Tariceanu to speak in a live show. The TVR manager didn't respond yet to the allegations.
"Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu demanded a special show, in the TVR prime time, so that he could launch his anti presidential messages", the release reads. The political battle for TVR subordination was a first page issue for 17 years, given the station's wide access to rural areas.


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Q: What is difference in defining properties in these two methods in c#? I came across the question in interview, defining the property in Class. I know this is very basic question but would like to get discuss with experts here.
Method 1:
       public string MyProperty { get; set; }

Method 2:
       private string _myProperty;
       public string MyProperty
       {
           get
           {
               return _myProperty;
           }
           set
           {
               _myProperty = value;
           }
       }

Which will better in performance in terms of extra variable need to declare in Method2.

A: Both methods use the same number of variables, in the first version the extra variable is just hidden by the compiler, if you decompiled the code you would see it too uses a variable.

A: Method 1 is a "newer" way of doing things.  It was introduced in C# 3.0.  Behind the scenes it is in fact using a private backing variable... it's just neater.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384054.aspx
Method 2 would probably perform "better" only in the cases where you needed to directly access that variable from within the class itself.  But performance wise between the two, it's probably very negligible.  You wouldn't need to go through the setter/getter.
However, method 1, in my opinion, just provides a better flow of control, keeps code cleaner, and ensures you're always going through a setter/getter and not directly accessing the private variable itself.

A: Method one is the quick way to implement it and if no extra checks have to be done then that can be used. However, option two is used when you want to sanitize inputs to the class, use security or just want to make sure that he user has to enter something valid as all of your checks can be done in the function before setting the private varible which can be easily canceled in the code.

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