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"I thought of him as an enemy..."
The following is taken from Native American Testimony, A Chronicle of Indian-White Relations from Prophecy to the Present, 1492-1992, edited by Peter Nabokov, Viking Penguin, 1991, paperback, 474 pages, ISBN 0-670-83704-0. It is a highly recommended book:
Teenager suicide is the most unambiguous sign of community disintegration and personal despair. In Alaska, Native American suicide is four times the national rate; in the past twenty years suicide attempts by American Indians between twenty and thirty years of age increased 200 to 300 percent over that of whites in that age range.
Sometimes government practices, such as Canada's Indian child welfare practices, exacerbated those trends. But pervasive loss of self-esteem, poverty, alcoholism, and alienation created a frightening future for many Indian youth in the 1980's.
The following testament of pain is from the handwritten diary of a seventeen-year-old Chipewyan Indian named Richard S Cardinal, which he titled "I Was a Victim of Child Neglect." The document was found after the teenager nailed a piece of wood between two trees and hanged himself on June 26, 1984. Richard tried to take his life twice before succeeding...
[Richard's typo's are recreated as best I could.]
I was born in Ft. Chipewyan that much I know for certain, because it's on my birth-certificate.
I have no memories or certain knowledge of what transpired over the next few years, I was once told by a Social Worker that my parents were alcoholic's and that all of us kids were removed for this reason. I was separated from the rest of my family and placed in a foster home some-were in fort MacMurry.
My earliest memories are from when I was living with a family in Wandering-River. I have little memory of this home but I do remember that I was playing with some wooden matches and I guess when I left one was still going and the outcome was desastrous, the shed in which I had been playing had caught on fire, which spread and caught onto the hay stack. When they had finally put out the fire and managed to save [three quarters] of the stack I was given the whipping of my life...I was also reunited with my brother at this home so I did not feel so alone any more. We were moved after about a year.
Our next home was in the same town just a few miles away. This home was good in one way but bad in alot of ways. It seemed that for every good happenings there were two bad ones...about three months later my sister Linda (who is the oldest of the years in our family) was moved into our foster home. Charlie and linda were always playing together and seeing as I was still pretty small I was always left-out so I began to spend alot of time alone...
Our next move was a few month's later, we were moved to live [deleted] we lived with an elderly couple my the name of [deleted]. I enjoyed this home for the first two days then everything went wrong when we had to go back to school. The first day I was sent to the office three time's in the same day for fighting...I began to get into alot of trouble for neglecting my chores and was hit several time's with a stick and sent to bed. I could hear Mr. & Mrs. [deleted] arguing late into the night, About them hitting me. In school it was worse than ever I was constantly in trouble with the principle for fighting and not doing my work in class...When fall returns it was back to school for us kids I can remember-trying to get us ready before the bus arrived but we were so excited that we were hopping around like grasshoppers on a hot summerday. I would be returning to grade two this year. I was not considered an outcast this year and got my first taste of puppy love with a girl named Heather. I was halfway through the school-year when a Social Worker came to our home and I was to be moved and asked me how soon I would be ready to move and I answered, 1 week, I should have answered never. When I would move alone Charlie and linda would stay.
I had 4 hours before I would leave my family and friends behind and since linda and charlie were at school, I went into the bedroom and dug out my old harmonica and went down to the barn and sat on the fence and began to lay to the cows. I didn't know how to play at all but I played real slow and sad like for the occasion, but before halfway through the song my lowerlip began to quiver and I knew I was going to cry and I was glad so I didn't even try to stop myself. I guess that [deleted] heard me and must have come down to comfort me, when she put her arm around me and I pulled away and ran up the road aways. I didn't want no one's love any more and I had been hurt to many times so I began to learn the art of blocking out all emotions and I shut out the rest of the world out and the door would open to no one.
The Social Worker arrived to take me away to my new home. On the way their he tryed to talk to me but I was'nt hearing or trying to hear. When we arrived the Social Worker wanted to talk to the parents alone so I remained in the car...I was taken into their house and [deleted] showed me where I would sleep. The room was in the basement of the house. When I walked into the room I could not believe my eye's. The floor was covered with water (about an inch and half) and there were boards on the floor to keep your feet from getting wet. The walls had been painted red but had long before began to peel off, the window which was no bigger than an atlas had a gape between the foundation and the bottom which let in the cold winter wind and the beds were no wider than two feet across and about a foot off the floor. there was a 40 watt light that was in the ceiling (which was not completely finished) and you had to pull a string to turn it on. It looked like something you would see in a horror movie! "You'll be sharing this room with another boy" he said and with that returned upstairs. The night was a night mare in it self, The wind constantly blew through the crack in between the window and the wall and it was like sleeping in a cool room I had a spider crawl across my face twice before I fanally killed the dumb thing and I was constantly cold. In the morning I was assigned chores to do and I would be fed after they were done. When I was finished I was returning to the house to eat and found a lunch bag in the doorway, this was my breakfast. I was not allowed to eat with the family in the house, and the same with lunch and supper. The next few days were like living in a jail, I was set boundaries in which to stay in and I was to come running "when I was called." I kept telling myself that this was all a bad dream and that I would wake up soon with charlie and linda and the rest of the family in our home back in Ft. Chipewyan, but in reality I knew that I would'nt wake and that this was real, and not just some bad dream. The first month's rolled by slowly and then bag! it was my birthday, I was now nine however it seemed that everybody could careless. I remaind "looked in my own little world and would not let anything in or out" I was enrolled into Westlock Elementary School, I was better hear I was away from the farm and the family that lived their.
Here I began to fall into bad company and got into alot of trouble. We were let out of school for two weeks for Christmas holadays. I fogure things would eased-up abit between The Family and I during this period however I was weerong Things got worse. I was beginning to feel rejected and unwanted. Christmas morning I was sent outside and not allowed back in till dinner and even then I had to eat in the basement, This was it I could'nt take anymore of this I had to leave, go somewhere were nobody would find me. I pack my belongings into my back-pack and I had stoled a bottle of rye so I packed that to the garage and rolled up the old tent and secured trhis onto the pack and I was almost ready.
I went back into the house and got a box of wooden matches and stuffed it into my pocket's as I was comeing back-up the stairs and notice for the first time the guns hung on the wall ther was box below the gun rack and I opned it up. "beautiful I told myself, the box had pagages of shells for the guns. Each pack contained 3 boxes of fifty shells. I took two packs and stuffed them into my jacket. When I had got the gun out of the house to the garage. I slipped on my pack picked up the gun and head away from the house. I had been gone 4 days before I was caught and brought back to the farm however I felt as though I had done darn good since I was only 9 years old.
I spent the rest of the winter here feeling lonly and very depressed, And I began to seriously think about suicide. The first time I attempted it I sused a rasor blade to cut my arms but it hurt so much I didn't try that again. When school started up once more I began to skip classes and the [deleted] were informed. When I returned to the farm that evening [deleted] was waiting for me and he began to yell and scream at me. I was'nt listening and did not care. finaly he blew his stack and hit me. It was the first time I was hit by him and I guess he exspeted me to start bawling but I didn't I just stood there and started blankly at him. My lip began to bleed quite badly. When I tasted the blood I spit it beside his shoe's and told him to 'GO TO HELL," and with that I walked away while I left him standing there looking rather stupid.
After school I would do my chores and sit in the barn and think and one day I was in there thinking, and it struck me I could kill myself myself now and no one would know until it was to late, and it jusy so happenes that the bail I was sitting on still had a bailer twine on it so I slipped it off and climbed up into the rafters. After I had secured the rope I climbed down and placed some straw underneath the rope I climed on and stood up determined to go through with it. I said a short Prayer for god to take care of my family. I placed the rope around my neck and kicked my lungs felt like they were melting right off my head. Finaly I blacked out and was engulfed in a blanket of black.
Unfortunately I woke up. I could see alot of people above me, all of a sudden thay all began to talk to me at the same time. I could not make out what they were saying all the words were echoing in my head and my eye's would not focus in on the people above me then I was swept back into a sea of blackness.
I was released from the hospital after about a week. I was returned to the [deleted] family my social worker was there. We sat and talked for about two hours about how things were going. I exsplained to him that I wanted to return to [deleted] and I wanted to be with Charlie and Linda, however he tryed to exsplaine to me how that was impossible for me to go back because
[The original of Richard's journal end here. But the copy of the original made by the police soon after Richard's death carries on for two more pages. These pages have since been lost.]
she was getting too old for so many young kids to take care of an eventually the [deleted] would get another boy my age and just before he left I was informed that I would be seeing a phychologist every three days, then he let.
On the first day I went to see this phycologist, we just sat there and talked about each other, generally just getting to know each other. He kept caling me "my friend" I did not consider him my friend I though of him as an enemy. He was trying to make me rember, I didn't want to, I just sat and started at him blankly...
I want to say to the people involved in my life, don't take this personal it's not your fault...
Love can be gentle as a lamb or
ferocise as a lion.
it is something to be welcomed yet it is
something to be afraid of.
it is good and bad. yet people live
fight, and die for this.
somehow people can cope with it I don'
now, I think
I would not be happy with it yet I am
depresed and sad without
it. love is very strong.
Richard S. Cardinal, Chipewyan
A Tsalagi speaks...


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CRA provided two contrasting examples illustrating the timing of the related business determination for split-income purposes. In the first example, Mr. and Mrs. A (both over 25) are equal shareholders of ACo, which two years previously sold the "Old Business" in which Mrs. A had been actively engaged on a regular, continuous and substantial basis for many years – but Mr. A, not at all. Since then, ACo's sole activity has been the investing of the proceeds.
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In another scenario, Mrs. and Mr. A instead are the respective sole shareholders of Opco (carrying on a non-services operating business) and Serviceco (earning income in Year 1 from Opco, but without Mr. A being actively involved in its business). In Year 2, Serviceco does not render any services and its activities are insufficient to constitute a business. CRA indicated that, as Serviceco earned its Year 1 income from the provision of services to Opco (i.e., derived amounts from Opco's business) and the dividend paid in Year 2 can also be said to have derived directly or indirectly from the provision of services to Opco in Year 1 (and thus to be derived directly or indirectly from Opco's business, being a related business), the Year 2 dividends paid by Serviceco of its after-tax income from Year 1 would not be excluded amounts.
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Present Perverse Priorities Will Undermine the UN Even Further!
By JO on August 6, 2018 No Comment
The news came a few days ago: "UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned member states that the organization is facing "troubling funding issues as a result of delayed dues payments that will force reductions in non-staff costs."
But who really cares? Any Trump tweet or football result is more important to our media and politicians. The members of the UN still give the world's military about 340 times more than the UN for its core budget.
You often hear people raising doubts about the "the United Nations" and most people then think of the skyscraper in New York as "the UN".
But there is no "UN" independent of what the 193 member states decide to make of it. That was already pointed out by its first Secretary-General, Norwegian Trygve Lie, in the late 1940s: The UN will never be stronger or better than the member states want it to be.
That is the essential – and in some sense also existential – truth about the world's potentially most important and visionary organisation.
A second truth is that the UN is not, at least not predominantly, the power house in New York (which, in passing, ought to be moved out of the US given the decade-long contempt for the UN Charter shown by that member). The real UN is the family of UN agencies that do good around the world every day and without which the world would be a much worse place.
A third truth is that a few predominantly Western states – the U.S. in particular – have done their utmost at least since the 1990 wars in Yugoslavia (and some would say since Korea and Vietnam) to undermine and marginalise the world organisation.
Those and many other member states violate the UN Charter's Article 1 which states that peace shall be established by peaceful means on a daily basis, misuse the organisation – the Five Permanent Members in particular with their nuclear weapons and repeated violations of international law. Think of all the wars fought since Yugoslavia without a UN Security Council mandate but have destroyed countries, peoples, economies and cultures.
And the UN too.
If they could, they would love to get rid of the UN once and for all. Because it is based on a Charter that is the most Gandhian governments have ever signed. Back in time, that is, when governments and peoples knew what war was and therefore stated in the Charter's Preamble that war shall be abolished as a socially acceptable institution – to boil it down to essentials.
And where are we then today?
Well, did you hear any of these states – the UN Security Council members in particular – insist on the point that large, robust UN peacekeeping missions should be established in, say, Libya, Syria or Ukraine? No, it is Russia and the US that keep the "peace" in Syria, right? The truth is that the US has done nothing there but to support various other militant countries and terrorist organisations and to build some 15-20 bases there. The UN wouldn't have done any of that!
And while Russia (and Iran) have certainly had a relatively positive influence on the Syrian battlefields fighting terrorism, it is still warfare and not peacemaking. And peace – mind you – is not the same as a war dying down.
Self-appointed peacekeeping countries that are happy to have demolished the finest global organisation on earth are now doing – with nothing but tragic results – what the UN could have done much better had the world's governments wanted it to and had they built on the accumulated UN experience since 1945.
Rampant militarism, nationalism, interventionism and anti-intellectualism among national "security" elites and political decision-makers – even in historically peaceful and humane countries such as my native Denmark – for decades have fought a war on peace and thus – perfectly logically – on the UN.
Interesting too? Open letter to UN SG concerning Iran
When Srebrenica happened and know-nothing people blamed it all on "the Serbs" and "the UN", who bothered to investigate how the member states deliberately blurred mandates and caused mission creep? How leading NATO countries' military strike projects (the stupid "peace enforcement" doctrine) was devastating for the UN peace-keeping?
Who in the media asked politicians in all leading UN member states why they dispatched far too few peacekeepers – and how countries had provided the UN peacekeeping missions in Yugoslavia with less than 5% of what the UN peacekeepers estimated to be a minimum at the time to prevent things like Srebrenica from happening in the five other "safe" zones?
The then top UN Commander Lars-Erik Wahlgren required 32,000 peacekeepers from the world community and got 1200 Turks to Bosnia. That is 3,75% of what was needed!
So yes! And how easy – just blame it all on the UN!
Start wars wherever you please and then call in the UN to break its neck on one Mission Impossible after the other. In the end, it will be finished as the peace organisation it is and was meant to be. (At the time I argued that the UN S-G ought to have a right to say when members want to set up a UN mission to look good: If that is all you member states give us here at the UN, we refuse to set up the mission!)
Had anybody bothered to investigate the UN's situation, they would have found that members avoided paying their dues so that the UN was de facto bankrupt when Srebrenica happened and would then be sure to fail. Such investigative journalism would have required more free media and research and it would have prevented all fingers being pointed at "the Serbs" (whose leader, Slobodan Milosevic in Serbia, had been called the mastermind of the massacre but was freed in two verdicts by the Hague Tribunal ten years after he died in his cell).
Another story not to be told? To cover up NATO countries' remarkable ignorance coupled with a series of more or less law-violating efforts which all amounted to one thing: Peace prevention!
And then the news came a few days ago: "UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned member states that the organization is facing "troubling" funding issues as a result of delayed dues payments that will force reductions in non-staff costs."
Here is a longer, very good background from The Guardian. To quote: "Letter sent to member states by António Guterres reveals $139m deficit in core budget…Guterres told member states that the UN's core budget was in the red more deeply and earlier in its financial year than it had ever previously experienced…"
And then you may think: But the UN is also very expensive, isn't it?
No, it is extremely cheap!
Read this paragraph in The Guardian article carefully: "The UN general assembly budget committee agreed in December on a $5.4bn core UN budget for 2018-19, which US ambassador Nikki Haley said was a cut of $285m from 2016-17. UN peacekeeping is funded separately."
112 of the 193 members have paid their dues. OK. Some are unable to. OK. But then there is the United States of America paying 22% of that UN budget. Ask why others let it dominate the world institution instead of paying more themselves so the U.S. cannot dominate.
So we arrive at the terrible truth about war and peace budgets in our crisis-ridden world: The UN member states, pooling all their resources to provide the world's most important organisation for peace, human rights, development etc. with a decent core budget, cannot find a little more than US$ 5 billion!
What do the same member states spend on their military, on warfare, death and destruction? About US$ 1700 billion!! Of which the United States alone around 700. And did we ever hear of a war stopping because of "funding issues", delayed payments or forced military staff reductions?
Interesting too? 📌 BREAKING: TFF Statement - "Convert Military Expenditures To Global Problem-Solving"
In summary: 340 times more is spent on "security" and war than on the world's best, common peace organisation's core budget!
Until the world begins to seriously question the Present Perverse Priorities (PPP) and change them fast as hell – what hope would you see for humanity's future?
Watch your prime time TV news tonight. Read the best newspapers you know of. Listen to the debate in your parliament – or to your next dinner table conversation. And write to me if you hear anyone bringing up this world priority issue with urgency and passion or states that she/he will lift a finger to change those PPP in concrete, radical ways.
No matter how many reforms the UN needs – and yes it does – it is the member states that prevent them from being implemented.
Tell you what?
No matter how weak the UN is made by these narrowminded, warfighting states and their elites, the UN – its Charter, its idea, its professional and committed staff (I have met hundreds of them, civilian and military, around the world and admire them greatly) – will have my 110% support. And dare you to demolish it further before humanity has something new and much much better to switch to.
As long as the war on peace is on, the UN will not change – not unless we finally make it the organisation for "We, the peoples" and kick out "Them, the governments."
Pay your dues! Increase them at least 100% within the next five year.
Or your talk about a better world is empty and opportunistic cynicism.
Stand by the UN, its norms and Charter! And do it now!
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Korean actor Cha In-ha dies aged 27
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South Korean actor Cha In-ha has been found dead at his home in Seoul, the latest celebrity loss of life to rock the country's entertainment industry.
The 27-year-old star's agency released a statement saying it was "filled with grief", and urged people not to speculate on the cause of death.
Cha had most recently been appearing in the TV series Love With Flaws.
He is the third young Korean star to die in the space of two months.
Cha was a member of an acting group set up by entertainment agency Fantagio called Surprise U. He made his debut in a 2017 film called You, Deep Inside of Me.
The death is the latest in a string of celebrity tragedies in South Korea, which also has one of the world's highest suicide rates.
In October and November respectively, K-pop stars Sulli and Goo Hara were found dead in their homes. Both deaths were treated as suspected suicides.
Their deaths have sparked debates about the pressure felt by K-pop stars - including bullying and harassment from fans.
In Goo Hara's case, it also highlighted the issue of so-called "spy-cam porn" and its victims.
In September 2018, Goo had filed a lawsuit against an ex-boyfriend after he threatened to damage her career by releasing an illicit video of her. In August, Goo's former partner was given a suspended jail sentence for physically assaulting and blackmailing her.
'Deep mourning'
In a statement, Fantagio paid tribute to Cha.
"We are truly heartbroken to deliver sad news to everyone who has sent lots of love and support to Cha In Ha until now. We are filled with grief at this news that is still hard to believe," it said.
"We earnestly ask for rumours to not be spread and for speculative reports to not be released in order for his family, who is experiencing greater sadness more than anyone due to the sudden sad news, to send him away peacefully.
"As wished by his family, the funeral will be held privately. We express deep mourning for his passing."
If you or someone you know are feeling emotionally distressed, BBC Action Line has more information.
In the UK you can call for free, at any time to hear recorded information 0800 066 066. In addition, you can call the Samaritans free on 116 123 (UK and Ireland). Mind also has a confidential telephone helpline- 0300 123 339 (Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm).
How to get help within Korea: the Korea Suicide Prevention Center can be reached at 1393, LifeLine Korea at 1588-9191, and Help Call for Youth at 1388. Lines are available 24/7 for free and confidential support for people in suicidal crisis or distress.
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3 reasons Scott Walker could be the GOP's savior, and 3 reasons he won't
For better or for worse, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's work at home is going to be a story line on the campaign trail. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Amber Phillips
Reporter for The Fix covering Congress, statehouses
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July 14, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. UTC
Everyone's got a past. But perhaps more than anybody else in the presidential race, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) is running on his. His record in his home state is the reason he rose to national prominence and promises to be front and center in his 2016 campaign.
That's because the Walker is banking on what happened since he was elected in 2010 in the Democratic-leaning state. He drastically cut the bargaining power of public-sector labor unions and survived a resulting recall election, then was re-elected.
"In the Republican field, there are some who are good fighters, but they haven't won those battles," Walker said in an announcement video Monday. "There are others who have won elections but haven't consistently taken on the big fights. We showed you can do both."
[Scott Walker enters 2016 race near the top of the GOP field]
But there's a flipside to putting a magnifying glass on his record a governor. Walker, who officially entered the race Monday, is also facing contentious budget battles and criticism back home from both sides. That criticism is sure to be elevated during the Republican primary.
Here are six things from Walker's political career that are likely to help him -- and hurt him -- as he campaigns for president.
What could help Walker
1. He fought labor unions and won
Just one year after winning his first statewide election, Walker's epic 2011 battle with labor unions put the governor on the national map. He pushed a bill to severely limit most of public-sector unions' bargaining power, arguing taxpayers foot the bill for public employee entitlements that the state could no longer afford.
Walker endured massive protests and even threats to his family. He would sneak out of the state house in tunnels and use decoy buses to distract angry protesters. But Republican lawmakers pushed the bill through the legislature, and Walker signed it into law a little more than a month after he proposed it.
And the results are clear: Walker has made himself Public Enemy No. 1 for labor unions -- which is a good thing in a GOP primary. Here's a look at declining public-sector (read: government) union membership in Wisconsin.
2. He's a proven winner in a Democratic state
Walker's next challenge: Surviving a rare recall election organized by incensed Democrats and labor union supporters, who collected more than 900,000 signatures to initiate the third gubernatorial recall election in U.S. history.
Walker not only survived, but he defeated his Democratic opponent by an even larger margin this time around than their first meeting in 2010. Walker went on to win his 2014 reelection, too. In a state that has voted to send a Democrat to the White House every year since 1984, Walker can argue that he has proven his crossover appeal three times in four years.
3. He's also a conservative's conservative, says his budget
Walker announced his presidency only after wrapping up a lengthier-than-expected budget battle with the state legislature last week. Now that he's signed it into law, Walker can campaign on what Washington Post's Jenna Johnson accurately describes as "red-meat legislation," such as...
"...right-to-work legislation, expansion of school-voucher use, repeal of a 48-hour waiting period for those looking to purchase guns, mandatory drug testing for food-stamp recipients and a ban on all abortions after 20 weeks."
What could hurt Walker
1. Republicans question his spending priorities
The budget battle wasn't all good news for Walker, who is facing criticism from Republicans back home for wanting to spend $250 million of taxpayer money for a new professional basketball arena for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Conservatives also questioned his proposal to borrow $1.3 billion to pay for transportation projects. "At some point, your credit card is maxed out, and you can't do any more," state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R) said in a TV interview in early June, according to Johnson's reporting.
2. He's suffering in the polls
Walker is facing some of his lowest approval ratings since taking office five years ago. According to an April poll, just 41 percent of voters approve of his job, and 53 percent think Wisconsin's on the wrong track. Voters polled cited concerns Wisconsin isn't investing in schools and creating enough jobs.
Indeed, as our own Philip Bump notes, Walker's jobs record has come up short of his goals.
3. He has a record of supporting immigration reform
Like many Republicans in the 2016 field, Walker's position on immigration reform is complicated. Back in 2002, shortly after being elected to executive of Milwaukee County, Walker signed a resolution calling for comprehensive immigration reform. In 2013, he said it "makes sense" to grant citizenship to undocumented workers in the country.
He's since walked away from those views: In March, he admitted he "flat-out" changed his mind on comprehensive immigration reform. In April, he said illegal immigration needs to be curbed, Johnson reports. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal's Reid Epstein has reported on a private dinner in which Walker sounded like he backed a path to citizenship again.
Confused? So might GOP primary voters -- especially in Iowa, where nobody wants to run afoul of the conservative base.


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Kaushiki Chakraborty,
BY SUMANA RAMANAN
Kaushiki Chakraborty has an excellent voice, but is she as good as many listeners are led to believe?
Today, a large proportion of listeners who go to performances marketed as Hindustani music believes that Kaushiki Chakraborty is one of the best classical singers of her generation. But, unfortunately, this is not the case.
There are at least two dozen singers roughly in her age group who are superior and deserve to be heard — more often. So it seems unfair that she is featured so often by prominent organisers to the exclusion of others. Most recently, she was featured along with the Carnatic singers Ranjani and Gayathri at an annual early morning concert on the first Sunday of the new year at the Gateway of India.
I was unable to attend this particular show, but I am in general sceptical of jugalbandis. First, in order for them to make artistic sense, each musician or set of musicians needs to have a good grasp over the other genre. Kaushiki may have learnt Carnatic music for some time from M Balamuralikrishna, but how serious is her engagement with the south Indian genre? As for Ranjani and Gayathri's knowledge of Hindustani music, while they clearly love and respect the genre, they sometimes do not get the chalans of Hindustani raags right.
Ranjani and Gayathri
Second, when organisers presents a jugalbandi, he or she should at least ensure that the musicians from the two genres are at roughly the same level of capability.
The Carnatic duo, who are sisters, have been performing for years in the coveted evening slot of the Chennai Music Academy's annual December festival — reserved for the artistically best musicians. They have a very good command over a large of number of Carnatic raags, their raagdari has considerable depth and their laykari is sophisticated — anyone who has listened to them singing raagam-taanampallavi-s will appreciate the rhythmic complexities in their renditions and the tightrope-walking that they routinely pull off.
Does Kaushiki match up to their level? Let us take the range and number of raags that she can present. On her website, in the section where she is showcasing her music, the only vilambit or bada khayal clip is of Rageshree, which is among the lighter ragas. The other clips are of dhrut khayals in Ragehsree, Malkauns and Bihag. The clip on the cover page is of Madhuvanti, another raag that falls on the lighter side of the spectrum. Besides this, she has two dadras and a bhajan. This selection is not a sign of a heavyweight musician.
I have not heard her render Jaipur ragas such as Sampoorna Malkauns, Lalita Gowri, Nayaki Kanada and Bihagada; Agra ragas such as Sar Nat, Barwa, and Jhinjhoti; or Gwalior ragas such as Malgunji — which many other contemporaries can do. Perhaps this is because she is trained primarily in the Patiala style. But the same goes for in-depth renditions of serious raags such as Poorvi, Multani, Ramkali, Jaunpuri, Bhairav, and playful ones such as Maru Bihag, Bahar, Adana and Patdeep.
Second, of the clips I have heard online, of Bhimpalas, Yaman and Malkauns, her raagdari is ordinary. In the name of rendering super-fast taans, she often fails to maintain the raga's basic chalan, or characteristic gait. At many places, because of the breakneck speed, she goes off key.
Third, her laykari, or rhythmic play, is also ordinary. One of the most important aesthetic challenges in Hindustani khayal music is the manner in which a musician approaches the sam, or first beat. I rarely get a sense of excitement on this front.
In contrast, there are dozens of young musicians who have an impressive command over many of these aspects — students of Aswhini Bhide-Deshpande, Manik Bhide, Kedar Bodas, Ram Deshpande, Babanrao Haldankar, Madhukar Joshi, Arun Kashalkar, Ulhas Kashalkar, Dhondutai Kulkarni and Shubhada Paradkar. Pardon me if I have left out other wonderful gurus.
Some listeners might point to Kaushiki's excellent voice. No doubt, she has a smooth, clear and mobile voice capable of producing very high-speed phrases. This is no doubt impressive, but she tends to overdo this.
A lot of her popularity is a result of aggressive marketing. She and a clutch of others dominate the music scene, mopping up most of the opportunities. As a result, audiences have not had the opportunity to listen to a vast array of wonderful young talent. Sponsors and audiences should begin supporting the wide diversity of musicians, who, despite all the odds, continue to invest in their art.
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Celebrating nine women campaigners for peace – Mairead Maguire and Betty Williams
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CELEBRATING NINE WOMEN CAMPAIGNERS FOR PEACE – NO. 3 AND NO. 4
To celebrate International Peace Day 2014, we are celebrating nine women campaigners for peace from around the world. These women have been recognised by Noble Peace Prizes, National awards and appointments to peace negotiating teams. There are also countless women who have pushed for peace in conflicts around the world whose efforts have not been recognised. We salute their instrumental, ongoing work for change.
3.	MAIREAD MAGUIRE and
4. BETTY WILLIAMS
Today we are profiling Mairead Maguire (right) and Betty Williams (left) from Northern Ireland.
Mairead Maguire became active in the Northern Ireland peace movement after her sister Anne Maguire's three children were hit and killed by an out of control car on 10 August 1976. The car was being driven by an IRA fugitive, who had been fatally shot by British authorities while trying to make a getaway.
Betty Williams, a local resident was driving by when she heard the gunshot and came to scene of the children and their mother. Within two days, Williams had obtained 6,000 signatures on a petition for peace and gained media attention. In the days that followed she assembled 200 women to march for Peace in Belfast, which passed near the home of Mairead Maguire who joined it. She and Williams became the joint leaders of a virtually spontaneous mass movement, co-founding the Women for Peace which later became The Community for Peace People.
Their next march, to the graves of the three children, was attended by 10,000 Protestant and Catholic women. A march the following week brought 35,000 participants onto the streets of Belfast petitioning for peace between republican and loyalist factions.
The First Declaration of the Peace People rejected the 'use of the bomb and the bullet and all the techniques of violence'. Maguire was convinced that the most effective way to end the violence was not through violence but through re-education, in contrast with the prevailing mood at the time. The Peace People published a biweekly paper, Peace by Peace, and provided families of prisoners a bus service to get to Belfast's jails and back.
Maguire and Williams received the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts. Upon receiving the Nobel Peace prize, Williams said:
"A deep sense of frustration at the mindless stupidity of the continuing violence was already evident before the tragic events of that sunny afternoon of August 10, 1976. But the deaths of those four young people in one terrible moment of violence caused that frustration to explode, and create the possibility of a real peace movement … As far as we are concerned, every single death in the last eight years, and every death in every war that was ever fought represents life needlessly wasted, a mother's labour spurned."
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Ricard Pérez Casado, né à Valence en 1945, est un homme politique, économiste et historien de la région de Valence, en Espagne.

Membre fondateur du PSPV-PSOE, il est désigné maire de sa ville natale entre 1979 et 1989, puis élu député de la circonscription de Valence en 2000.

Œuvres

  Las desigualdades mediterráneas, reto del siglo XXI (2020).
  La Unión Europea. Historia de un éxito tras las catástrofes del siglo XX (2017).
  Ser valencians (2016).
  Viaje de ida. Memorias políticas 1977-2007 (2013).
  Conflicte, tolerància i mediació (1998).

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Voir aussi

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Lauréat de la Creu de Sant Jordi 2006
Personnalité du Partit Socialista del País Valencià-PSOE
Personnalité politique espagnole du XXe siècle
Député espagnol de la VIe législature
Député de la province de Valence
Maire membre du Partit Socialista del País Valencià-PSOE
Maire de Valence (Espagne)
Économiste espagnol du XXe siècle
Étudiant de l'université de Barcelone
Conseiller municipal dans la province de Valence
Naissance en octobre 1945
Naissance à Valence (Espagne)

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Manganese homeostasis: from rare single-gene disorders to complex phenotypes and diseases
Nathan Katz, Daniel J. Rader
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2019;129(12):5082-5085. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI133120.
Manganese (Mn) participates in a variety of distinct physiological processes, including acting as a cofactor for several enzymes and metalloenzymes, in addition to playing a role in immune function, endocrine function, hematopoiesis, and oxidative stress regulation. Mn homeostasis is tightly regulated via intestinal absorption and hepatobiliary and intestinal excretion. In this issue of the JCI, Mercadante and colleagues explored the role of the metal transporter Slc30a10 in vivo using a mouse model system. The authors used whole-body and tissue-specific gene knockouts to show that Slc30a10 is paramount for Mn excretion in the liver and small intestines. These findings provide further insights into mechanisms for Mn homeostasis as well as potential targets for addressing Mn-associated disorders or environmental exposures.
Model for Mn homeostasis with a focus on excretion pathways.
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Systemic Mn homeostasis is largely regulated by pathways of Mn excretion in hepatocytes and enterocytes. (i) Mn uptake from blood by hepatocytes is mediated by SLC39A14 at the basolateral membrane. Mn excretion from hepatocytes into bile is mediated by SLC30A10 at the canalicular membrane. (ii) Mn reuptake from bile into hepatocytes is mediated by SLC39A8 also at the canalicular membrane. Biliary Mn ultimately arrives in the intestinal lumen and, if not reabsorbed (not shown), is excreted in the feces. (iii) In addition, Mn is taken up from blood by enterocytes via SLC39A14 at the basolateral membrane and effluxed into the lumen by SLC30A10 at the apical surface. This figure does not show absorption of Mn via uptake pathways from the gut lumen into enterocytes and blood.


Current treatment guidelines recommend additional use of an MRA for most HFrEF patients who remain symptomatic despite treatment with β-blockers and inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system [1,2]. However, the use of MRAs is limited in clinical practice, due to concerns about the elevated risk of hyperkalaemia, particularly in patients with chronic kidney disease [3,4].
In the PARADIGM-HF trial, patients with symptomatic HFrEF randomly assigned to sacubitril/valsartan had lower rates of death and HF hospitalisation compared to those randomly assigned to enalapril .
In this post-randomisation examination of hyperkalaemia in PARADIGM-HF patients, it was evaluated whether treatment with sacubitril/valsartan might reduce the risk of hyperkalaemia associated with the use of MRAs. At baseline, 4671 patients received an MRA. Of those, 2271 received sacubitril/valsartan and 2400 received enalapril.
Compared with participants not taking an MRA at baseline, participants taking an MRA at baseline were younger, had a lower EF, lower SBP, less severe ischemic heart disease, greater likelihood of prior hospitalisation for HF, and more advanced HF symptoms.
Treatment with sacubitril/valsartan reduced the risk of CV death regardless of MRA use at baseline (MRA non-users: HR: 0.75; 95% CI: 0.63-0.89; MRA users: HR: 0.84; 95%CI: 0.73-0.98; P = 0.30 for interaction).
The incidences of hyperkalaemia (10.0 vs 7.3 per 100 patient-years [PY]; HR: 1.33; 95% CI: 1.19-1.48; P < 0.001) and severe hyperkalaemia (2.7 vs 2.0 per 100 PY; HR: 1.35; 95% CI: 1.11-1.64; P = 0.003) were higher among MRA-treated patients compared with patients not taking MRAs during study follow-up.
For patients taking an MRA at baseline, rates of hyperkalaemia were similar between treatment groups (10.6 vs 9.4 per 100 PY; HR: 1.12; 95% CI: 0.98-1.28; P = 0.11; risk difference: 1.2 per 100 PY; 95% CI: −0.1 to 2.6 per 100 PY).
Severe hyperkalaemia was more common in patients randomly assigned to enalapril compared with patients randomly assigned to sacubitril/valsartan (3.1 vs 2.2 per 100 PY; HR: 1.37; 95% CI: 1.06-1.76; P = 0.02; risk difference: 1.0 per 100 PY; 95% CI: 0.3-1.6 per 100 PY).
Including both patients on MRA at baseline and those who initiated MRA therapy during the trial, the risk of subsequent severe hyperkalaemia was more common among those randomly assigned to enalapril than those assigned to sacubitril/valsartan (3.3 vs 2.3 per 100 PY; HR: 1.43; 95% CI: 1.13-1.81; P = 0.003).
In a post-randomisation analysis of hyperkalaemia in the PARADIGM-HF trial, neprilysin inhibition attenuated the risk of hyperkalaemia when MRAs were combined with other inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in patients with HFrEF. These data support the use of sacubitril/valsartan for suitable HFrEF patients on MRAs in clinical practice.


Currently, outdated policies are restricting proper maintenance of America's national trails system and preventing various types of human-powered access to public lands, notably Wilderness areas and National Scenic Trails.
The result is less interest in outdoor activities, less connection with Wilderness areas, and a reduced passion for protecting and preserving America's wild places.
Well-intended yet flawed Federal policies are responsible for much of this.
We want a more balanced approach and aim to fix outdated policies that are contributing to degradation of our national trails and blocking access for too many Americans.
Outdated rules are restricting proper maintenance of our national trails system and preventing various types of human-powered access to our public lands, notably our Wilderness areas and National Scenic Trails. These restrictions reduce public support for conservation and put our public lands at risk of irrelevance, development, and motorized mass tourism.
Under current rules, federal land managers cannot use modern tools as basic as a wheelbarrow to maintain Wilderness area trails. As a result, it's costly and incredibly time consuming to maintain our Wilderness area trails and they have deteriorated. Compound this with the heavy use that selected trails receive, and outdated legislation is preventing these highly trafficked areas from being properly repaired and maintained – this creates a safety issue for all visitors and can lead to environmental problems.
Currently, The Pacific Crest Trail, the Continental Divide Trail, and similar majestic trails in our nation's Wilderness areas are in serious disrepair. According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. Forest Service can maintain only about 25 percent of its trail mileage. This is a problem for all visitors. We need a more balanced and modern approach so that federal land managers and volunteers can use current tools to maintain our trails for everyone's benefit and safety.
Outdated rules are keeping a variety of human-powered travelers from visiting and accessing some of our most stunning public lands, notably Wilderness areas and National Scenic Trails. These restrictions reduce public support for conservation and put our public lands at needless risk of irrelevance, development, and motorized mass tourism. We need good stewards of our land to protect and preserve it. Updating old rules to allow different types of human-powered access will engage more like-minded conservations and benefit everyone who wants to preserve America's wild places.
Our aim is to update existing legislation and give federal land managers more flexibility with how they manage and maintain trails in 762 Wilderness areas.
Current policies were written more than 50 years ago when the total U.S. population was two thirds of what it is today and total protected acreage was one tenth of what it is today. The world has changed and with increased flexibility in our policies, land managers can properly maintain trails and increase involvement with the trail system. This is a win-win situation for everyone.
Congress can fix these problems, but our solution needs to be heard and now is the time.
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You can help by making a contribution on this page.
Our goal is to raise at least $124,850 to cover the costs for a full year of lobbying on Capitol Hill. We have received incredible support so far. In our first month of fundraising, we raised over $43,000, which will cover the first four months of work in DC!
To support a full year of effort, which is what we need to effectively lobby Congress, we need your continued support. You can make a contribution of any amount by clicking "Contribute Now" in the upper right-hand corner of this page. You can also select any of the boxes on the right-hand side of this page to make a contribution.
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7) Increasing interest in our trail network, and increasing volunteerism to help maintain our national trail system.
Who is part of the Sustainable Trails Coalition?
The Sustainable Trails Coalition is a Colorado incorporated non-profit consisting of conservationists and outdoor enthusiasts. Our Team includes Ted Stroll (author of Congress's Intent in Banning Mechanical Transport in the Wilderness Act of 1964), Jackson Ratcliffe, David Simon, Jeff Barker, and Jane Ragan. We all love the outdoors and cherish Wilderness areas.
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function Game() {
  this.char;
  this.rollCount = 3;
  this.statsToAlloc = 5;
  this.ready = false;
  this.enemies = [];
  this.enemyLevel = 1;
  this.characters = [];
  this.fightRound = 0;
}

function Character() {
  this.name = "";
  this.charClass = "";
  this.gender = "";
  this.str = 0;
  this.dex = 0;
  this.int = 0;
  this.con = 0;
  this.hitPoints = 0;
  this.level = 1;
}

function Enemy() {
  this.enemyClass = "";
  this.gender = "";
  this.str = 0;
  this.dex = 0;
  this.int = 0;
  this.con = 0;
  this.hitPoints = 0;
}

Game.prototype.updateRollCount = function() {
  if (this.rollCount >= 0) {
    this.rollCount -= 1;
  } else {
    console.log("you're out of rolls");
  }
}

Character.prototype.addEnemy = function() {
  newGame.enemies.push(this);
}

Character.prototype.charInputToStats = function() {
  this.str = parseInt($("#input-str").val());
  this.dex = parseInt($("#input-dex").val());
  this.int = parseInt($("#input-int").val());
  this.con = parseInt($("#input-con").val());
  this.hitPoints = (this.con * 10);
}

Enemy.prototype.createEnemy = function(game) {
  var str = dieRoll2to8();
  var dex = dieRoll2to8();
  var int = dieRoll2to8();
  var con = dieRoll2to8();
  //Increment enemy levels by 2 every 4th time the player wins
  var charWins = game.enemies.length;
  var getLevelIncrement = function(i) {
    if ((i > 0) && (i % 4 === 0)) {
      game.enemyLevel += 2;
      // return currentEnemyLevel;
    }
  }
  getLevelIncrement(charWins);
  let currentEnemyLevel = game.enemyLevel;
  console.log(game);
  //End enemy level check

  this.str = str;
  this.dex = dex;
  this.int = int;
  this.con = con;
  this.hitPoints = this.con * 10;

  var randomEnemyClass = function() {
    return Math.floor(Math.random() * 3) + 1;
  }
  var randomEnemyGender = function() {
    return Math.floor(Math.random() * 2) + 1;
  }
  var enemyClassRoll = randomEnemyClass();
  var enemyGenderRoll = randomEnemyGender();
  if (enemyClassRoll === 1) {
    this.enemyClass = "Warrior";
    this.str = parseInt(this.str + (5 * currentEnemyLevel));
  } else if (enemyClassRoll === 2) {
    this.enemyClass = "Ranger";
    this.dex = parseInt(this.dex + (5 * currentEnemyLevel));
  } else {
    this.enemyClass = "Mage";
    this.int = parseInt(this.int + (5 * currentEnemyLevel));
  }
  if (enemyGenderRoll === 1) {
    this.gender = "Male";
  } else {
    this.gender = "Female";
  }
  game.enemies.unshift(this);
}

var getAttackStat = function(entity){
  var str = entity.str;
  var dex = entity.dex;
  var int = entity.int;
  if ((str >= dex) && (str >= int)){
    return parseInt(str);
  } else if ((dex >= str) && (dex >= int)){
    return parseInt(dex);
  } else if ((int >= str) && (int >= dex)){
    return parseInt(int);
  }
};
// random die number generator (2-8)
var dieRoll2to8 = function() {
  return Math.floor(Math.random() * 7) + 2;
}
// main attack roll generator
var attackRoll = function(){
  return Math.floor(Math.random() * 20) + 1;
}
// check for winning condition
var checkHealth = function(char, enemy, game){
  if (enemy.hitPoints <= 0) {
    return "You Win!";
  } else if (char.hitPoints <= 0) {
    return "You lose";
  }
}

//=============
// FRONT END
//=============
$(document).ready(function() {

  var newGame = new Game();
  var newChar = new Character();   // this needs to move into the game

  // MASTER ROLL compare between char and enemy
  var compareRolls = function (roll1, roll2, char, enemy){
    if (roll1 > roll2){
      $("#character .damage").text("");
      $("#results p").text("");
      enemy.hitPoints = enemy.hitPoints - (roll1 - roll2);
      $("#enemy .damage").text("-" + (roll1 - roll2));
    } else if (roll2 > roll1){
      $("#enemy .damage").text("");
      $("#results p").text("");
      char.hitPoints = char.hitPoints - (roll2 - roll1);
      $("#character .damage").text("-" + (roll2 - roll1));
    } else {
      $("#enemy .damage").text("");
      $("#character .damage").text("");
      $("#results p").text("Parry!");
    }
  };
  // update a group of char combat texts
  var updateCharCombatCardStats = function() {
    $("#charName").text(newChar.name);
    $("#charLevel").text(newChar.level);
    $("#charStr").text(newChar.str);
    $("#charDex").text(newChar.dex);
    $("#charInt").text(newChar.int);
    $("#charCon").text(newChar.con);
  }
  // change character health bar look based on percent of HP
  var updateCharHealthBar = function() {
    // update bar LABEL
    $(".char-hp-bar span").text(newChar.hitPoints + " / " + (newChar.con * 10));
    // update bar FILL
    let percentFull = Math.round( ( newChar.hitPoints / (newChar.con * 10) ) * 100 );
    let percentFullStr = ("width: " + percentFull + "%");
    $(".char-hp-bar .progress-bar").prop("style" , percentFullStr);
    // remove old COLOR classes
    $(".char-hp-bar .progress-bar").removeClass("progress-bar-success");
    $(".char-hp-bar .progress-bar").removeClass("progress-bar-warning");
    $(".char-hp-bar .progress-bar").removeClass("progress-bar-danger");
    // update bar new COLOR class
    if (percentFull >= 60) {
      $(".char-hp-bar .progress-bar").addClass("progress-bar-success");
    } else if ((percentFull < 60) && (percentFull >= 25)) {
      $(".char-hp-bar .progress-bar").addClass("progress-bar-warning");
    } else if ((percentFull < 25) && (percentFull > 0)) {
      $(".char-hp-bar .progress-bar").addClass("progress-bar-danger");
    } else {
      console.log("char DIED bruh!");
    }
  }
  // change enemy health bar look based on percent of HP
  var updateEnemyHealthBar = function() {
    // update bar LABEL
    let tmpEnemy = newGame.enemies[0];
    // console.log("enemies[0]", tmpEnemy);
    // console.log("typeof tmpEnemy.hitPoints :", typeof tmpEnemy.hitPoints);
    $(".enemy-hp-bar span").text(tmpEnemy.hitPoints + " / " + (tmpEnemy.con * 10));
    // update bar FILL
    let percentFull = Math.round( (tmpEnemy.hitPoints / (tmpEnemy.con * 10) ) * 100 );
    let percentFullStr = ("width: " + percentFull + "%");
    $(".enemy-hp-bar .progress-bar").prop("style" , percentFullStr);
    // remove old COLOR classes
    $(".enemy-hp-bar .progress-bar").removeClass("progress-bar-success");
    $(".enemy-hp-bar .progress-bar").removeClass("progress-bar-warning");
    $(".enemy-hp-bar .progress-bar").removeClass("progress-bar-danger");
    // update bar new COLOR class
    if (percentFull >= 60) {
      $(".enemy-hp-bar .progress-bar").addClass("progress-bar-success");
    } else if ((percentFull < 60) && (percentFull >= 25)) {
      $(".enemy-hp-bar .progress-bar").addClass("progress-bar-warning");
    } else if ((percentFull < 25) && (percentFull > 0)) {
      $(".enemy-hp-bar .progress-bar").addClass("progress-bar-danger");
    } else {
      console.log("enemy DIED, huzzah!");
    }
  }
  // change enemy based on...
  var enemyImageCardChange = function(){
    let enemy = newGame.enemies[0];
    let enemyClass = enemy.enemyClass;
    let enemyGender = enemy.gender;
    if (enemyGender === "Male"){
      switch (true){
        case (enemyClass === "Warrior"):
          $("#enemy").removeClass();
          $("#enemy").addClass("dark_warrior_male1");
          break;
        case (enemyClass === "Mage"):
          $("#enemy").removeClass();
          $("#enemy").addClass("dark_wizard_male1");
          break;
        case (enemyClass === "Ranger"):
          $("#enemy").removeClass();
          $("#enemy").addClass("dark_ranger_male1");
          break;``
        default:
          console.log("switch default!");
      }  // end switch
    } else if (enemyGender === "Female") {
        switch (true){
          case (enemyClass === "Warrior"):
            $("#enemy").removeClass();
            $("#enemy").addClass("dark_warrior_fem1");
            break;
          case (enemyClass === "Mage"):
            $("#enemy").removeClass();
            $("#enemy").addClass("dark_wizard_fem1");
            break;
          case (enemyClass === "Ranger"):
            $("#enemy").removeClass();
            $("#enemy").addClass("dark_ranger_fem1");
            break;
          default:
            console.log("switch default!");
        }
    } else {
        console.log("gender neutral")
    } // END IF statement
  };
  // function to handle ALL char image changes
  var charImageCardChange = function() {
    let userClass = $(".char-class option:selected").val();
    let userGender = $(".char-gender option:selected").val();
    if (userClass === "Select") {
      // $(".char-img").removeClass("src");
      $(".char-img").attr('src', 'img/arms1.png');
      $(".combat #character").removeClass();
    } else {
      if (userGender === "Male") {
        switch (true) {
          case (userClass === "Warrior"):
            $(".char-img").attr('src', 'img/warrior_male1.png');
            $(".combat #character").removeClass();
            $(".combat #character").addClass("warrior_male1");
            break;
          case (userClass === "Mage"):
            $(".char-img").attr('src', 'img/mage_male1.png');
            $(".combat #character").removeClass();
            $(".combat #character").addClass("mage_male1");
            break;
          case (userClass === "Ranger"):
            $(".char-img").attr('src', 'img/ranger_male1.png');
            $(".combat #character").removeClass();
            $(".combat #character").addClass("ranger_male1");
            break;
          default:
            console.log("switch default!");
        }  // end switch
      } else if (userGender === "Female") {
        switch (true) {
          case (userClass === "Warrior"):
            $(".char-img").attr('src', 'img/warrior_fem1.png');
            $(".combat #character").removeClass();
            $(".combat #character").addClass("warrior_fem1");
            break;
          case (userClass === "Mage"):
            $(".char-img").attr('src', 'img/mage_fem1.png');
            $(".combat #character").removeClass();
            $(".combat #character").addClass("mage_fem1");
            break;
          case (userClass === "Ranger"):
            $(".char-img").attr('src', 'img/ranger_fem1.png');
            $(".combat #character").removeClass();
            $(".combat #character").addClass("ranger_fem1");
            break;
          default:
            console.log("switch default!");
        }  // end switch
      } else if (userGender === "Other") {
        $(".char-img").attr('src', 'img/unicorn1.png');
        $(".combat #character").removeClass();
        $(".combat #character").addClass("unicorn1");
      } else {
          console.log("need to select")
      } // END sub IF
    } // END master IF
  } // END charImageCardChange function
  // check that character creation is complete before proceeding to combat
  var checkGameReady = function() {
    $("#no-name").text("");
    $("#no-roll").text("");
    $("#no-class").text("");
    $("#no-gender").text("");
    if (($("#input-name").val() === "") || (newGame.rollCount === 3) || ($(".char-class").val() === "Select") || ($(".char-gender").val() === "Select")) {
      newGame.ready = false;
      if ($("#input-name").val() === "") {
        $("#no-name").text("<--");
      }
      if (newGame.rollCount === 3) {
        $("#no-roll").text("<--");
      }
      if ($(".char-class").val() === "Select") {
        $("#no-class").text("<--");
      }
      if ($(".char-gender").val() === "Select") {
        $("#no-gender").text("<--");
      }
    } else {
      newGame.ready = true;
    }
    return newGame.ready;
  }
  // START the game
  $("#start-btn").click(function(){
    $("#intro-well").hide();
    $(".char-creation").slideDown(500);
  });
  // check if the CLASS dropdown was clicked and update the image
  $("select.char-class").change(function() {
    $("#no-class").text("");
    charImageCardChange();
  });
  // check if the GENDER dropdown was clicked and update the image
  $("select.char-gender").change(function() {
    $("#no-gender").text("");
    charImageCardChange();
  });
  // role the 8-sided die and update stats when die is clicked
  $("#die8").click(function() {
    // show the "accept-roll" button for the first time
    $("#accept-roll .btn").fadeIn(400);
    //check if rolls are left and update the game object
    newGame.updateRollCount();
    if (newGame.rollCount >= 0) {
      $("#rolls-left").text(newGame.rollCount);
      $("#input-str").val(dieRoll2to8());
      $("#input-dex").val(dieRoll2to8());
      $("#input-int").val(dieRoll2to8());
      $("#input-con").val(dieRoll2to8());
      $("#input-hp").val(parseInt($("#input-con").val()) * 10);
      $("#no-roll").text("");
    }
  });
  // ACCEPT ROLL button
  $("#accept-roll .btn").click(function() {
    $(".char-8die").hide();
    $("#stats-left").text(newGame.statsToAlloc);
    $(".char-stats-alloc").fadeIn(400);
    $("#table2 .stat-cross-img").fadeIn(400);
  });
  // LEVEL UP BUTTON
  $("#levelUpBtn").click(function() {
    //disable name, class, gender inputs
    $("#input-name").attr('disabled', 'disabled')
    $(".char-creation .char-class").attr('disabled', 'disabled')
    $(".char-creation .char-gender").attr('disabled', 'disabled')
    // transition play area
    // show and hide proper rows
    $(".combat").hide();
    $(".char-creation").slideDown(500);
    // refresh stats allocator
    newGame.statsToAlloc = 5;
    $("#stats-left").text(newGame.statsToAlloc);
    // show statup images
    $(".char-stats-alloc").fadeIn(600);
    $("#table2 .stat-cross-img").fadeIn(600)
    // change header text to say level up
    $("#char-title1").text("LEVEL UP!");
    $("#char-title2").text("...you feel yourself growing stronger...");
    $("#char-title1").addClass("text-align-me");
    $("#char-title2").addClass("text-align-me");
    // show and hide proper rows
    newChar.level += 1; //Increment character level.
  });
  // CLICK ON STAT CROSS
  $(".stat-cross-img").click(function() {
    // get ID name of stat image clicked
    let statClicked = $(this).attr("id");
    // update the correct stat in UI
    if (statClicked === "statUpStr") {
      $("#input-str").val( parseInt($("#input-str").val()) + 1 );
    } else if (statClicked === "statUpDex") {
      $("#input-dex").val( parseInt($("#input-dex").val()) + 1 );
    } else if (statClicked === "statUpInt") {
      $("#input-int").val( parseInt($("#input-int").val()) + 1 );
    } else if (statClicked === "statUpCon") {
      $("#input-con").val( parseInt($("#input-con").val()) + 1 );
      $("#input-hp").val(parseInt($("#input-con").val()) * 10)
    } else {
      console.log("statClicked problem");
    }

    newGame.statsToAlloc -= 1;
    $("#stats-left").text(newGame.statsToAlloc);

    // out of stats? buttons disappear
    if (newGame.statsToAlloc === 0) {
      $("#table2 .stat-cross-img").hide();
      $(".char-stats-alloc").hide();
      // handle showing correct play button
      if (newGame.fightRound === 0) {
        $("#lets-play-btn").fadeIn(400);
      } else {
        $("#continue-play-btn").fadeIn(400);
      }
    }
  });
  // LETS PLAY, click to enter the combat screen
  $("#lets-play-btn").click(function() {
    // check if name has been entered
    if (checkGameReady() === true) {
      // get starting stats for char from inputs
      newChar.name = $("#input-name").val();
      newChar.charClass = $(".char-class option:selected").val();
      newChar.gender = $(".char-gender option:selected").val();
      // grab stats form UI and store them in char
      newChar.charInputToStats();
      // update combat char card with new stats
      updateCharHealthBar();
      updateCharCombatCardStats();
      $(".char-creation").slideUp(400);
      $(".combat").slideDown(400);
      $(".attacks").hide();
      $("#lets-play-btn").hide();
    }
  });
  // CONTINUE onto the combat screen after leveling up
  $("#continue-play-btn").click(function() {
    newChar.charInputToStats();
    updateCharCombatCardStats();
    updateCharHealthBar();
    $(".attacks").hide();
    $("#levelUpBtn").hide();
    $("#continue-play-btn").hide();
    $("#enemy").removeClass("enemy-lose");
    $("#character").removeClass("winner");
    $("#revealText").removeClass("hide");
    $("#results p").text("");
    $("#attackBtn").show();
    // refresh enemy bar for better appearence
    $(".enemy-hp-bar .progress-bar").prop("style" , "width: 100%");
    $(".enemy-hp-bar span").text("");
    $(".char-creation").slideUp(400);
    $(".combat").slideDown(400);
  });
  // Click REVEAL ENEMY, update combat text area
  $("#revealText").click(function(){
    newGame.fightRound += 1;
    let newEnemy = new Enemy();
    newEnemy.createEnemy(newGame);
    newChar.hitPoints = (newChar.con * 10);
    enemyImageCardChange();
    $("#back").toggleClass("hide");
    $("#revealText").hide();
    $("#results p").text("");
    $(".attacks, #attackBtn").show();
    $("#enemyNameInput").text(newEnemy.enemyClass);
    $("#enemyStrInput").text(newEnemy.str);
    $("#enemyDexInput").text(newEnemy.dex);
    $("#enemyIntInput").text(newEnemy.int);
    $("#enemyConInput").text(newEnemy.con);
    updateCharHealthBar();
    updateEnemyHealthBar();
  });
  // ATTCK BUTTON!
  $("#attackBtn").click(function(){
    $(".attacks").addClass("shake");
    $(".attacks").one('webkitAnimationEnd oanimationend msAnimationEnd animationend',
    function(e) {
    // code to execute after animation ends
    $(".attacks").removeClass("shake");
    });
    let newEnemy = newGame.enemies[0];
    var attackMod = getAttackStat(newChar);
    var enemyMod = getAttackStat(newEnemy);
    var characterAttackRoll = attackRoll();
    var enemyAttackRoll = attackRoll();
    var characterAttack = characterAttackRoll + attackMod;
    var enemyAttack = enemyAttackRoll + enemyMod;
    compareRolls(characterAttack, enemyAttack, newChar, newEnemy);
    updateEnemyHealthBar();
    updateCharHealthBar();
    var health = checkHealth(newChar, newEnemy, newGame);
    // check who wins and update images and animations
    if (health === "You Win!"){
      if ((newGame.enemies.length % 2)===0){
        //Correctly displays Game winning screen when player gets level 3. Set the neumber to 1 less then the winning level.
        if (newChar.level === 4){
          $(".combat").slideUp();
          $("#row-winner").slideDown();
        } else {
          $("#levelUpBtn").show();
          $("#revealText").addClass("hide");
        }
      }

      $("#back").toggleClass("hide");
      $("#revealText").show();
      $("#enemy").removeClass();
      $("#enemy").addClass("enemy_card enemy-lose");
      $("#character").addClass("winner");
      $("#attackBtn").hide();
      $("#enemy .damage").text("");
      $("#results p").text("You Win!");

    } else if (health === "You lose") {
      $("#try-again, #character").toggleClass("hide");
      $("#try-again").addClass("char-lose");
      $("#enemy").addClass("winner");
      $("#attackBtn").hide();
      $("#character .damage").text("");
      $("#results p").text("You Lose");
    }  // END IF - win/lose
    // display roll numbers at top of screen and on cards
    $("#hero-attack .roll").text(characterAttackRoll + " + ");
    $("#hero-attack .mod").text(attackMod + " = ");
    $("#hero-attack .total").text(characterAttack);
    $("#enemy-attack .roll").text(enemyAttackRoll + " + ");
    $("#enemy-attack .mod").text(enemyMod + " = ");
    $("#enemy-attack .total").text(enemyAttack);
  });  // END #attackBtn function
  // TRY AGAIN text when char dies
  $("#try-again").click(function(){
    // var currentEnemy = newGame.enemies[0];
    // newChar.hitPoints = (newChar.con * 10);
    // currentEnemy.hitPoints = (currentEnemy.con * 10);
    // updateCharHealthBar();
    // updateEnemyHealthBar();
    // $("#attackBtn").show();
    $("#try-again, #character").toggleClass("hide");
    $("#character, #enemy, #try-again").removeClass("winner enemy-lose char-lose");
    $(".combat").hide();
    $("#row-loser").show();
  })
  // simple page reload button, used on game over screen
  $(".reset-btn").click(function() {
    location.reload();
  });

});  // END DOCUMENT READY CALLBACK FUNCTION

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<?php

namespace OwlyCode\ThematicSpeech;

use OwlyCode\ThematicSpeech\Parser\ArgumentMatcher;
use OwlyCode\ThematicSpeech\Parser\Thematic;
use OwlyCode\ThematicSpeech\Parser\ThematicMatcher;
use OwlyCode\ThematicSpeech\Parser\Tokenizer;
use OwlyCode\ThematicSpeech\Router\Route;
use OwlyCode\ThematicSpeech\Router\Router;

class ThematicSpeech
{
    /**
     * @var Thematic[]
     */
    private $thematics;

    /**
     * @var Router
     */
    private $router;

    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->router = new Router();
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $thematics
     *
     * @return ThematicSpeech
     */
    public function registerThematics(array $thematics)
    {
        $this->thematics = [];

        foreach ($thematics as $name => $value) {
            if ($value instanceof Thematic) {
                $this->thematics[] = $value;
            } else {
                $this->thematics[] = new Thematic($name, $value);
            }
        }

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @param array    $thematics
     * @param array    $patterns
     * @param callable $action
     *
     * @return ThematicSpeech
     */
    public function register(array $thematics, array $patterns, callable $action)
    {
        $this->router->register(new Route($thematics, $action, $patterns));

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @param string $string
     */
    public function process($string)
    {
        $matcher    = new ThematicMatcher($this->thematics);
        $argMatcher = new ArgumentMatcher();
        $tokenizer  = new Tokenizer();
        $sentence   = $tokenizer->buildSentence($string);
        if ($route  = $this->router->resolve($matcher->detect($sentence))) {
            $arguments = $argMatcher->getArguments($route->getArgumentPatterns(), $sentence);
            call_user_func($route->getCallable(), $arguments);
        }
    }
}


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By Cormac O'Keeffe
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Tuesday, June 25, 2019 - 11:04 AM
The doubling in the potency of cannabis over the last ten years could be behind the growth in people seeking treatment for the drug, the European drugs agency has said.
While it said conclusions regarding the connection should be treated with "caution", the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction said that adverse effects become "more severe" with higher doses of THC, which is the main active constituent of cannabis.
In their latest report on the European cannabis market, the Emcdda said it expected other forms of cannabis, such as cannabis jellies and other "edibles", will become more prevalent in Europe.
Local drug organisations and garda sources have identified the presence of cannabis jellies in Ireland.
The Emcdda warned that more potent cannabis "concentrates" had demonstrated a "marked increase" in the market in parts of the US and urged monitoring of the situation in Europe.
The report, Developments in the European cannabis market, said the potency of cannabis herb had doubled from 5% THC in 2006 to 10% THC in 2016.
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It said that the potency of cannabis resin had "increased substantially" over the same period, from around 8% in 2006 to 17% in 2016.
The report said that THC can cause unwanted effects such as memory impairment, anxiety and paranoia.
"These adverse effects become more severe with higher doses of THC," said the report.
Concentrations of THC in cannabis have risen in recent years, and evidence suggests that users only partially adapt to changes in THC.
It said: "As a result, people who use cannabis may have been exposed to rising doses of THC over time. These changes may have increased the level of adverse health effects related to cannabis use."
The report said that there had been a 76% jump in the number of first-time admissions to drug treatment for cannabis problems between 2006 and 2017.
"It is possible therefore that an increase in the concentration of THC in cannabis is associated with this increase in admissions to treatment," it said.
But it said this conclusion should be treated with "caution" as other factors could explain the increase.
These factors include a greater awareness of cannabis-related treatment needs, an overall increase in the level of provision and changes in referral practice.
Health Research Board figures show cannabis was the most common main problem drug in Ireland, representing 25% of all cases entering treatment in 2017, increasing to 39% among new cases.
In Ireland, the percentage of new cases involving cannabis has not increased since 2011, and has dropped marginally, from 41%.
The report said that CBD was the second most abundant cannabinoid after THC and that it had "shown promise" as a treatment for several medical conditions including epilepsy, psychosis and anxiety disorders.
It said CBD had been found to offset some of the harmful effects of THC.
It said there was some evidence to suggest the balance of THC to CBD ratios has been associated with a "greater risk of psychosis and dependence".
In relation to other forms of cannabis, the report said that cannabis "concentrates" may be associated with "greater dependency and more mental health problems".
Concentrated extracts of cannabis are obtained using heat and pressure or volatile solvents or gases, yielding high potencies of up to 80%, with minimal CBD, it said.
It said European data on cannabis concentrates were limited at present but that seizures in the US showed a "marked increase" in their presence.
It said it would be "wise" to specifically target cannabis concentrates in future European data collection systems.
The report said there was evidence that cannabis edibles, often packaged as jellies, form a "significant and growing part" of illicit cannabis markets.
It said it can be difficult to distinguish such edibles from other foodstuffs, sweets or drinks and that they were found to be responsible for 48% of paediatric emergency hospital visits involving cannabis in Colorado.
"On the basis of recent trends in the United States, it can be expected that the prevalence of edible products and cannabis concentrates might increase in Europe," it said.
Cannabis jellies have been found in Ireland with some community drug projects and garda sources saying they have come across them.
Other forms of the drug include cannabis-based medicinal products and synthetic cannabinoids, the latter being typically "more potent".
Emcdda director Alexis Goosdeel said: "The dynamic nature of the current cannabis market and the diversification of cannabis products available bring considerable challenges.
New and more potent cannabis products may have serious public health consequences for users. Therefore, monitoring and understanding new trends in cannabis products available to European consumers today is important to inform the policy and regulatory debate."
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