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Guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the Western Conference Player of the Week after leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 3-1 week.
>> Last Time Out: Thunder beat New Orleans 117-112, end Pelicans' 4-game run
Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 27.5 points, seven assists and 6.3 rebounds per game during that stretch. He also recorded a triple-double during the Thunder's 108-94 win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday – scoring 27 points, snagging 11 rebounds and posting 12 assists.
Although the Thunder had a successful week, they are still low in the Western Conference standings. Oklahoma City sits as the 13th seed with a 12-20 record.
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The New York Knicks' Kemba Walker was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week.
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"...either Arafat brings justice to [the suicide bombing victims] and fights terrorism, or we will have to do it ourselves."
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"...either Arafat brings justice to [the suicide bombing victims] and fights terrorism, or we will have to do it ourselves." Has the War on Terrorism created a precedent for any state to assult/invade another state which has perpetrated a terrorist attack on them..? [more inside]
posted by Neale (48 comments total)
The US is now in a precarious position politically on the Israel/Palestine conflict, having firmly decared itself to support military action against any Government that harbours terrorists. Now Israel is readying itself to use this defence for strikes it performs against the Palestinian Government. Bush has been careful not to blame Israel or Palestine, but if it came to an escalating war between the two states, would the US be politically powerless not to side "against the terrorists"?
posted by Neale at 9:41 AM on December 3, 2001
I think the precedent for any state to assult/invade another state which has perpetrated a terrorist (or any other type of) attack on them existed long before 9-11.
posted by revbrian at 9:48 AM on December 3, 2001
of course it does. the us is supposed to be a role model, right?
posted by manero at 9:48 AM on December 3, 2001
Palestine is not a state. Sharon just accused Arafat of being behind the suicide attacks, and Eagleburger said two minutes ago that he doesn't think Arafat wants an agreement because, for one thing, Arafat knows he won't be able to govern an independent Palestine.
posted by techgnollogic at 9:51 AM on December 3, 2001
Israel zealots have not attacked America because they believe we're on their side. If we started retaliating against both sides, We'd end up with twice as many terrorists on this side of the Atlantic trying to get their respective points across with blood.
We can't detach ourselves. We can't side with violent Palestine extremists. We can't side with violent Israel extremists. We're already involved and engaged in a battle that has been going on in one form or another for millenia. And I think extremists on both sides think we've already taken sides. America's screwed no matter how you look at it.
Anybody still think the Afghanistan conflict going on now won't escalate into World War Three? Personally, I'm beginning to wish we could put the Iron Curtain back up. Things were better when the wars were cold.
posted by ZachsMind at 10:04 AM on December 3, 2001
It's quite obvious Israel is our dog in this fight. And telling them to "restrain themselves" after 25 of their civilians died is pretty tough for us to do after 9.11.
Which leads me to wonder this from left field: Where's China? They have been as quiet as a mouse.
posted by owillis at 10:10 AM on December 3, 2001
I don't remember the UK bulldozing villages in Northern Ireland when the IRA was letting off bombs on Oxford Street.
posted by Mocata at 10:12 AM on December 3, 2001
It's quite obvious Israel is our dog in this fight. And telling them to "restrain themselves" after 25 of their civilians died is pretty tough for us to do after 9.11
This is precisely the problem. We have a dog in a fight where no one ought to have a dog. Instead we ought to be the dog-catcher, and force both side to accept a political solution-- a military one may be salve on the Israeli wounds right now, and it's hard to argue with that, but it won't solve the problem.
Furthermore, since Sept. 11th, 174 Palestinians and 61 Israelis have been killed, including 5 young children blown up by an Israeli bomb placed in a residential area last week. Should the Palestinians have retaliated with more violence after that? Of course not. Strong US action is needed, because frankly we are the only state that can make a difference there. It's in our own best interest to be fair and incredibly tough.
posted by cell divide at 10:21 AM on December 3, 2001
Who besides the US is or ever was on the side of the Israelis, and when did they ever strike out against nations jjust for not being on their side? Please support your declaration with some sort of evidence.
Even trying to think like an anti-semite would, I still can't recall an event that fits your description.
This is precisely the problem. We have a dog in a fight where no one ought to have a dog.
Geez, a world without special interests, allies and foes is like a world without...humans.
posted by BentPenguin at 10:32 AM on December 3, 2001
Where's an orbiting mind-control laser when you need it?
posted by fleener at 10:35 AM on December 3, 2001
Without siding with one group or the other, I came across a poll taken just this past week (I forget the poll takers but it struck me as objective) among Palestinians said that some 45 percent of Palestinians thought suicide bombing was ok and good. Further, the poll indicated that a largbe number of Palestinians identified more closely with Hamas and Hizbollah than with Arafat as a leading foce.
What this suggests, then, is that putting pre;ssure on Arafat will not do much to bring about peace. In fact, if you Google Hamas and go to their site, you will see that peace is not at the present moment a part of their agenda.
posted by Postroad at 10:38 AM on December 3, 2001
I say, take out Arafat, and let the chips fall where they may. Get it over with, already!
posted by ParisParamus at 10:41 AM on December 3, 2001
This is the Palestinian (Fatah) response That group under PLO-Arafat:
http://www.arabia.com/news/article/print/english/0,4973,100018,00.html
A response from London
posted by dydecker at 11:06 AM on December 3, 2001
A response from journalist Abunimah.
Which leads me to wonder this from left field: Where's China?
Sitting in the catbird seat....
posted by rushmc at 11:29 AM on December 3, 2001
cell divide said:
Strong US action is needed, because frankly we are the only state that can make a difference there. It's in our own best interest to be fair and incredibly tough.
Hmm...I agree. But it won't happen. Too many monied interests in the US are on the side of the Israelis. Read "The Holocaust Industry" by Norman Finkelstein.
Keep in mind that Israel uses American-made weapons of war, bought with American tax dollars that have been given to Israel. Every year Israel receives something around 130 billion dollars a year from the US...a remarkable amount goes into warfare...Israel does have one of the largest, most modern armies in the world. Kinda a mini-US.
Which is exactly the problem. The US has always wanted a strong presence in the Middle East. Considering everybody else hates us, Israel is the only chance we got. It's just unfortunate that they suck so bad.
Did you know that Israel is the only state in the world that has destroyed American armed forces (in a sneak attack, no less!) and was not retaliated against? Did you know that Israel is currently ignoring dozens of UN sanctions against it?
posted by taumeson at 11:42 AM on December 3, 2001
----I say, take out Arafat, and let the chips fall where they may. Get it over with, already!
Yeah, then hit Sharon. Nothing will be achieved while these two are still on the scene.
posted by Ty Webb at 11:46 AM on December 3, 2001
"Every year Israel receives something around 130 billion dollars a year from the US"
Uh, actually that would be closer to 6 billion (including loan conversions, military, and economic aid). I believe 130 billion is the total amount of aid since 1950.
I'd say the U.S. is (rightly) going to side against the group that intentionally targets and blows up innocent men, women and children.
And the envelope please ...
And that group would be -- the Palestinians.
Thanks for playing.
posted by darren at 12:03 PM on December 3, 2001
Lots of nonsense piling up: in aid (money) 3 billion to Israel and 2 billion to Egyptthis year.
In non-money: Israel buys stuff from US. We spend to keep planes and troops in Kuwait and in Saudi Arabia...
Israel has announed that it is beginning to phawse out all money sent them in aid and will no longer ask for it or accept it. (over a 5 years period of time)..And Egypt?
The Liberty thing has been shown to be sheer nonsense. Sorry I don't have the sources to hand but think of it this way: the Israelis are said to have purposely attacked the ship to conceal atrocities they were committing on their enemies during a war. In other words, they do an atrocity in order to cover up an atrocity, and the ship belonged to a long time supporter who shipped arms in a big hurry in order to help them in a dire situation.
posted by Postroad at 12:05 PM on December 3, 2001
cell divide: It's in our own best interest to be fair and incredibly tough.
How can the US be fair in the US when, due to their own policies, they have declared "war" on any government that continues to harbour terrorism, of which, undoubtedly, Palestine does. And the Palestian spokepeople made a grave error of judgement when they tried to justify the bombings by blaming Israel for forcing the extremists hands through Israeli occupation. That type of rhetoric is a dead-dog at the moment; there is no longer, at least in US eyes, any excuse for terrorism.
What does this mean? I've heard a lot of US officials say (and I paraphase), "This is no time for talk - Arafat must act." However, no US offical has stated what the US's position is if Arafat does not go hard and fast against his own people.
The US is looking to get dragged into a long, very bloody battle in the Middle East between these two states, unless some sort of accord is struck extremely quickly.
owillis: Where's China? They have been as quiet as a mouse.
I'm pretty sure China quitely sanctioned the US's approach.
BentPenguin: Who besides the US is or ever was on the side of the Israelis
33 of the UN members when they voted to set up the Jewish Israel state post WWII.
posted by Neale at 12:40 PM on December 3, 2001
Neale: Its sad that you had to go back to 1948, but since you brought up the UN, see also res 242 and, of course the infamous Zionism=Racism thang.
The bottom line is, if the Bush Administration is losing patience with Arafat, then you know the low-down (classified) info makes him out to be an SOB.
In hindsight, they should have taken Madagascar over Palestine, which only serves to prove that with Real Estate, Location Location Location isn't the sole consideration like everyone says it is... (hope its not premature to start using gallows humor)
posted by BentPenguin at 12:55 PM on December 3, 2001
Lots of disinformation in this thread, including the somehow, the PM of Israel is an extremist. Is George Bush an extremist because we are hunting down the Taliban, et al in Afghanistan? Then there's the canard about masacres in Lebanon--carried out by Christian Arabs, albeit while Israel occupied the South of Lebanon. In any case, he wasn't in his helecopter when it exploded. Too bad.
posted by ParisParamus at 1:02 PM on December 3, 2001
Woah, I can't believe I got so mixed up. You're right, of course, and I knew that...it got lost going from my brain to my fingers.
Lots of disinformation in this thread, including the somehow, the PM of Israel is an extremist.
Um...Human Rights Watch would beg to differ. Read about it here. Sharon was responsible for huge massacre in 1982 that wasn't just one skirmish, but a 3 day battle where they "terrorized the residents".
About the USS Liberty...I'm not going into the motivations or anything...because it could be drek. I personally believe that the Israelis got over zealous...but I'm leaving a wide margin for conspiracy.
From www.ussliberty.com:
The attack has been a matter of controversy ever since. Survivors and many key government officials
including Secretary of State Dean Rusk and former JCS Chairman Admiral Thomas Moorer say it was
no accident. Israel and its supporters insist it was a "tragic case of misidentification" and charge that the
survivors are either lying or too emotionally involved to see the truth.
Israel claims they mistook our ship for the out-of-service Egyptian horse carrier El Quseir
and that we brought the attack upon ourselves by operating in a war zone without displaying a flag. Not so.
We were in international waters, far from any fighting, and flew a bright, clean, new American flag.
deeper in:
. . . Chief Melvin Smith, would come up to the bridge and ask if I had seen the aircraft's markings to confirm his own electronic observations: "Not to worry," he would say, "Each time they circle we can hear the pilot telling his headquarters that we are an American ship."
posted by taumeson at 1:20 PM on December 3, 2001
How can the US be fair in the US when, due to their own policies, they have declared "war" on any government that continues to harbour terrorism, of which, undoubtedly, Palestine does
I believe they declared war on states which harbor international terrorists. Palestinian terrorists are not international, they focus on the state which occupies their land, a state which rules most of their day-to-day existance.
33 of the U.N members, and probably most of the people in this thread, myself included, support the idea of Israel and the creation of an Israeli state. However none of them, including the United States (in word if not in deed) supported the way Israel was founded (forcible removal of some citizens, expansion of UN partition, massacres, entire villages razed).
Some would say the U.N partition plan was flawed from the start, as it is very difficult to build a racially-pure state on top of land where close to 1 million people were living. However it's disingenuous to say that 1948 approval of a Zionist state equals approval of the policies that have followed, including the present occupation.
posted by cell divide at 1:25 PM on December 3, 2001
Taumeson, that's a rather tentative set of accusations. I think that, when you throw in Sharon's half-victory in the Time Magazine defamation suit (Time was found to have defamed him about the Lebanon incident, but without the "actual malice" needed to collect damages), you have, at best, allegations, puffed by the Hate Israel crowd. It hardly makes him the mass murder Yasser is.
Whoa, ParisParamus. Bordering on inflammatory rhetoric there.
There are many many Jews even in Israel who would agree that Sharon has a history of brutality. Calling Arafat a mass murderer and then apologizing for Sharon really does nothing to advance the dialogue (and does much to betray your prejudices).
Do you consider Menachem Begin a terrorist/mass murderer? Or was he rather a freedom-fighter?
posted by mapalm at 1:47 PM on December 3, 2001
I would consider the actions of Begin and collegues legitimated by the creation of Israel. Also, I would cut some slack to Sharon due to Israel having been in a continuous state of war since its creation. Of course, I don't know the truth beyond a relatively sketchy level (as you do not). As for Israelis thinking he has been brutal, (1) he was elected Prime Minister; and (2) there's a decent number of people in the United States who think it's brutal for US troops toto be killing people in Afghanistan right now: so what?
Also, Arafat is a mass murderer.
P.S.: perhaps "legitimated" is the wrong word. A better word is exonerated.
"I'd say the U.S. is (rightly) going to side against the group that intentionally targets and blows up innocent men, women and children. " Some might say Israel is doing the same thing to the Palestinians.
As for Sharon NOT being an extremist. Come on. That's like saying George Bush isn't a conservative. Sharon has a history of inflammatory rhetoric and actions and is a polarizing person for both camps for those very reasons.
I am not "for" the Palestinians, but as it's been said before, lots more Palestinians are being killed than Israels. The Palestinians were removed from their land, aren't citizens in their own land, don't have basic rights, live in horrible squalor, and have no representation in the government that controls every aspect of their life. (Sounds like Apartied in South Africa!) What on earth do you expect them to do? Until both sides grow up and realizes the other side isn't going anywhere and stops pointing fingers ("He's not doing anything for peace!" "No-HE's not doing anything. " "No, he has to do it first!" ) they aren't ever even going to come near peace.
If you don't give the Palestinians something to live for, they aren't going to value life.
posted by aacheson at 2:04 PM on December 3, 2001
Until both sides grow up... they aren't going to value life.
What would you like the Israelis to do?
Invite the Palestinians into a representative government, make them citizens, allow them to live in cities and work, give them schools as good as Israeli schools, give them something to live for.
Invite the Palestinians into a representative government make them citizens, allow them to live in cities and work, give them schools as good as Israeli schools, give them something to live for.
As part of Israel? That would spell the end of Israel, demographically. The Palestinian Arabs of the territories are ruled by a wholly undemocratic PA, so I think they've pretty much demonstrated their lack of interest in democracy. Besides, why is this Israeli's "duty"? Israel has spent huge amounts of funds on the territories. Israel provided schools, universities, and jobs (I suppose this has slowed down since the violence has picked up). Israel has done more for Palestinian Arabs than all the neighboring countries combined (and way more than Egypt or Jordan ever did, or attempted to do). That you don't know this is a failure of the media to provide a balanced view of things.
-----I would consider the actions of Begin and collegues legitimated by the creation of Israel.
Just as many will consider the actions of Arafat and Hamas legitimated by the creation of Palestine. Walked right into that one, didn't you?
posted by Ty Webb at 2:35 PM on December 3, 2001
I would consider the actions of Begin and collegues legitimated by the creation of Israel.....A better word is exonerated.
ParisParamus:
There are many (I'd say most) people on both sides of the conflict in the Middle East who want peace, and who are willing to let go of prejudice and ill-will and contemplate finding solutions in new ways. I say this with all respect: you do not seem to me to be one of those people. It is opinions like these which are in the minority on both sides, and which do nothing constructive. But as in any conflict, extremists eventually fall to the side as reasonable voices come together.
End the occupation. Now.
But you have to admit that Sharon's actions, be he war criminal or not, are perfectly warranted by America's moral justification for the Afghan offensive. I suspect that if there were not a war on terrorism and state sponsors of terrorism at the moment, the immediate Israeli reaction to this weekend's bloodshed would have been a great deal more forceful. Sharon is trying to make a point to the world here. And I'm afraid he's succeeded.
posted by dlewis at 2:48 PM on December 3, 2001
Okay ParisParamus, I'll bite. What do YOU think the Israelis should do? Do you feel that continuing their current Israeli courses of action are eventually going to "win?" Do you believe that the Palestinians will eventually give up and leave?
When you say that The Palestinian Arabs of the territories are ruled by a wholly undemocratic PA, so I think they've pretty much demonstrated their lack of interest in democracy, just because they haven't had a democratic government in the past doesn't mean they won't ever want it. I bet that if Sharon offered them a real power-sharing part in the government, that they would probably take him up on it. But that would have to be a real, honest power-sharing democracy.
Put that possibility of power sharing under the "cold day in hell" column.
Israel has done more for Palestinian Arabs than all the neighboring countries combined (and way more than Egypt or Jordan ever did, or attempted to do).
-- be that as it may...does anybody know exactly WHICH countries were dismantled to form Israel? I'm sure chunks of Jordan, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia, right?
There wasn't really anything needing doing for the Palestinian Arabs before Israel was created...they were citizens of Arab states, right? I'm reaching here, but it seems to be a situation analogous to kicking people out of a park when the community gets a bit more gentrified... they were fine before, but now that a community has come about, they become villified.
Here's a backgrounder on the creation of Zionism. Educational.
And yes, dlewis...it seems that Sharon's actions ARE warranted by America's current stance against "terrorism". How unfortunate...makes you wonder exactly where the coincidences end and the conspiracies begin.
Taumeson:
Palestinians are part of what is known as Palestine. West of the Jordan River, South of Lebanon, North of the Sinai. It is a distinct entity, known for centuries, and is not part of any other Arab country. A Jordanian, for example, does not consider him/herself a Palestinian, and vice versa.
The other Arab countries in the region were created by France, Britain and Russia carving up the spoils of the Ottoman Empire following WWI. Like always, they drew arbitrary lines and called the new states "Syria," "Saudi Arabia," etc.
Palestine, being the disputed region that it was, fell to Britain as a Mandate (read, a colony), and it was administered by the Brits until they threw up their arms, packed their bags, and headed home...but not before they promised the land to both the Arabs (McMahon Letter) and the Jews (Balfour Declaration).
mapalm:
That's exactly what I was asking...so basically, it was a British Mandated region that became Israel?
How f'd up is that? Promised to both the Arabs and the Jews. There's a problem there.
Btw, I had heard that Britain didn't exactly throw up their arms in disgust...Israel booted them out....if you read the history I posted a bit ago, it mentions how Israel waged a type of guerilla war against the British Gov't until they left.
A right-wing group of Jews took up a 'terrorist' struggle against British forces
Prediction: YA will be gone (either assasinated or kicked out) even before Amazon.com goes Chapter 11.
paris, could be true, pretty funny way of putting it but might not be wrong! Although they've predicted the man's death for the last 30 years-- he's nothing if not a survivor, to the Palestinians' and the Israelis' dismay.
posted by chaz at 7:24 PM on December 3, 2001
Yes, there were extremist Jews who did indeed wage a terror campaign against the British, from the end of WWII till the British departure in '48. These Jews were technically not part of Israel, as the country didn't yet exist, but rather were residents of Palestine. An important distinction.
The extremists were members of various right wing militias, most notably the Irgun (aka IZL, or "Etzel") and the Stern Gang. Menachem Begin (later a PM of Israel) was a leader of the Irgun. These militias, along with the standing "army" (Palmach), and the umbrella militia (Haganah) were all subsummed into the Israel Defense Forces in the summer of 1948.
Most notorious of the terror campaigns against the British was the bombing by Irgun of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem in 1946, killing 91 people, including 15 Jews.
These terrorist acts did a lot to convice the British to abandon Palestine.
he's nothing if not a survivor, to the Palestinians' and the Israelis' dismay.
He's still there only because the Israelis think the alternatives are worse. Or so they thought until now.
I suspect that like the Taliban, Hamas and Hezb.... would be easier to get rid of than their PR makes us think. A combination of relatively limited military action against Syria, plus massive airstrikes against the aforementioned terrorist organizations (their their Palestinian subsidiaries) would quiet things down to a mangagable level.
I'm a little confused. Didn't Israel give Palestine some land, and then steal it back? Wasn't there a Camp David Agreement where Israel said they would get out? Is blowing up buses with innocent people in it any different than shooting missiles at cities with innocient people in it or, for that matter, bombing villages with innocent people in it? Why do we sell arms to Israel, and at the same time hope for some sort of peaceful agreement between Israel and Palestine? How is killing the leader of a government or movement going to solve anything? Won't there just be a successor, same as the old boss? How can we say that one side is a terrorist state and not root out and destroy them as "evildoers?" If Palestinians are evildoers just like the Taliban, why aren't we bombing them? Isn't Iraq full of evildoers? Pakistan? Are we going to actually root out and destroy all the evil in the world, at least evildoing terrorists? Will there be any more? Will Israel or the Palestinians turn against us and bomb us like the Afghans did? Was it really the Afghans? Is there any proof? Where is it? Why can't we see it, when the governments of many countries, including Pakistan - where the Taliban originated - have seen it? What are the Palestinians and the Israelis fighting over, exactly? The Gaza Strip? Bethlehem? Bragging rights?
Jesus fucking Christ. I hate this world.
posted by swift at 9:50 PM on December 3, 2001
After more than five hours of closed-door talks, the Israeli Cabinet early Tuesday called the Palestinian Authority a "terrorist-supporting entity" that must be dealt with as such.
Cancel any trips to Israel over the next five years.
posted by Marquis at 11:33 PM on December 3, 2001
This religion thing can get to you after a bit, eh Swift? :)
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Divorce coaches make a living out of helping people, cope with the breakdown of a relationship. They also empower these men and women to become better. This makes divorce coaching a rewarding business, what with a bigger cause behind it. But the real reason that lawyers work with divorce coaches is that they're the ones who take care of the non-legal work that lawyers and their legal staff generally don't do.
It's easy to associate divorce coaching as something similar to therapy, which is not exactly far off. But these independent third parties provide more than just encouragement, guidance, and motivation. Their work also covers pre-divorce, during a divorce, and after divorce.
While your friends and family can provide support, relying on them comes with its own emotional baggage. Family members could be pushing you to take your ex to the cleaners or suggest many ways that you can hurt the other party.
As an independent third party, a divorce coach can create a non-judgmental, patient, safe, and supportive environment for you to get down to what really matters without pressure. Emotions are also excluded.
And the emotional turmoil that comes with it.
Grieving the loss of a relationship is one of the many things that women go through following a breakup or divorce. A divorce coach will help you deal with the loss and then help you build your support system.
One of the first things they look into is the immense confusion you are experiencing and then help address your overwhelming emotions and fears.
● How can you manage financially?
● What will happen to your children?
● How do you break the bad news to your children?
● How do you deal with co-parenting?
With a seasoned divorce coach, you will be able to navigate through the financial, legal, and practical challenges of divorce.
There are lessons to be learned following a divorce. But unless someone is guiding you to the right path, you may not see those important lessons. You could get stuck in the grief stage, never to move on from there. You could choose to use alcohol, drugs, and food to cope with the fallout rather than take good care of yourself.
The right divorce coach can help you appreciate the good side of such a horrific experience.
It is possible that you chose the wrong partner. You made mistakes that contributed to the breakdown of a relationship. By identifying what went wrong, you'll know better next time.
After a divorce, the focus of coaches is to help a client establish a vision and goals for the future, both for the short-term and long-term.
This is how divorce coaching empowers women, especially women who experienced self-discovery and happiness following a relationship breakdown.
Short-term goals may include going on a divorce retreat to learn about mindfulness and meditation. Many women who went on a retreat post-separation came home with a new perspective. They got to know who they really are, which is the greatest gift you can give to yourself. Another goal is to travel a lot, which some women say has helped them re-evaluate their values in life.
A good example of a long-term goal is to live a healthy lifestyle. A study that appeared in the Journal of Women's Health showed that 80,000 women became healthier after a divorce.
A divorce coach can help you set similar goals for yourself.
If you want to take back your power, you will find a guide and supporter in them.
Once you've rediscovered yourself, you can start building a new life, a new career, and a new you.
Lilly Parks is a Divorce Angel and part of the dynamic Naked Divorce team. She is committed to helping her clients find the path towards healing and has been providing assistance to those who are going through the difficult trauma of divorce for more than 5 years.
How can you manage financially?
What will happen to your children?
How do you break the bad news to your children?
How do you deal with co-parenting?


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Q: How to convert to number month to month name? In sql database - the data in month is in numbers (1,2,3...12). In my webpage, i would like it to display in month name (Jan, Feb, Mar....Dec). How to convert to number month to month name?
VB.Net
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UPDATE :
found my solution.
DATENAME(mm,DATEADD(mm, month-1,0))  as month

A: You can use DATENAME to get Three digit Month short Name based on your Month Number
Declare @month int
set  @month = 1
select  Left(DateName( month , DateAdd( month , @month , -1 )),3);

A: When you're selecting month, select DATENAME(mm,month) instead.

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A proposal in the state legislature would offer long-time homeowners in designated areas relief from rising property taxes. Indiana House Bill 1056, which was debated in a study committee last week, would cap assessed value increases at three percent for eligible homeowners (those who have owned their house for at least ten years and whose houses are assessed at $100,000 or less). WFYI covered the story here.
According to SAVI, one third of Marion County's nearly 300,000 owner-occupied parcels has experience assessed value increases of more than three percent from 2015 to 2016. However, most of these properties were worth more than $100,000 and would not qualify for the tax relief. Fifteen percent of owner-occupied parcels are worth $100,000 or less and saw assessed value increase by more than three percent. For those households, the typical (median) household saw assessed value increase by five percent.
*Homeowners in this category, if they owned their home for more than 10 years and lived in a designated area, would qualify for the program.
While these figures show the scope of climbing property values across the city, the critical piece of this legislation is the creation of designated areas within the city where the tax-relief would apply. These are required to be mainly residential areas and cannot make up more than five percent of the city.
The law describes the characteristics of these "designated areas" (high vacancy and abandonment, but expecting a rise in market value from rehab and infill), but it does not indicate how these areas should be measured. As a starting place, policy makers could look at areas where low and moderate value homes are increasing in assessed value quickly.
This map shows, for each block group in Marion County, the number of owner-occupied homes per square mile that meet these criteria: 1) are assessed at $100,000 or less and 2) experienced an increase in assessed value of more than 3% from 2015 to 2016.
Philadelphia's Long-Time Owner-Occupants Program is a well-known example of a similar approach. In that case, however, owners are protected from assessed value increases of more than 300 percent, meaning the law does not kick in unless a home's value tripled in one year. Philadelphia is experiencing dramatic changes in assessed value as it adjusts assessments to better match market value. Previously, assessments had been just a fraction of market value.
Lexington, Kentucky is considering a similar program. In its version of the policy, the tax relief kicks in if value goes up by more than twelve percent. Its program is also income qualified. Indiana's law would not allow income as an eligibility factor.
While affordable rental housing can mitigate some of the impacts of gentrification for renters, policies like these property tax relief programs could be effective for long-time homeowners. In Indianapolis, the requirements of the proposed bill offer a useful framework to analyze changing property values.
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When you have a complete project set up, with fully defined project data, it is possible to capture either selected categories or all categories of that data, and export it to a single XML file. You can then review the data, and import it to another project or tool so that you do not have to define it all again. The exported data includes all instances of the selected data type in the project; for example, all defined cardinality values, or all Document Style Templates.
On the 'Export Reference Data' dialog, click on the '+' box against each table group you want to expand.
Select the checkbox against each table or table group to export.
If you select the top-level, group-name checkbox, all tables in that group are selected for export.
When prompted to do so, enter a valid file name with a .XML extension.
Click on the Save and OK buttons.
This exports the data to the file; you can use any text or XML viewer to examine the file.


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Did you know that poor women are nearly six times more likely to experience an unintended pregnancy than women with greater socioeconomic status?1 A recent study by the New England Journal of Medicine discovered that women who are not high school graduates are also three times more likely to have an unintended pregnancy than women who are college graduates.2 Likewise, every 79 pregnancies per 1,000 non-Hispanic black women, 58 pregnancies per 1,000 Hispanic women, and 33 pregnancies per 1,000 non-Hispanic white women are unintended.2 Herein resides the deep disparities of unintended pregnancies. Why is a woman's reproductive outcome, specifically the possibility of an unintended pregnancy, disproportionately determined by her income, education, and ethnicity?
The data is clear: publicly funded family planning services and programs are essential to preventing unintended pregnancies. Yet, what are the current and future responsibilities of legislators and health care providers in addressing the social determinants of unintended pregnancies and women's larger reproductive health? What are the bioethical implications that a woman's socioeconomic status and sociodemographic factors can directly affect her reproductive health and ultimately her sense of reproductive empowerment? At its core, unintended pregnancies are a key reflection of women's reproductive injustice and lack of empowerment. A woman's ability to exercise autonomy over her reproductive health is influenced by the development of her personal sense of agency, or the feeling of control she has in making reproductive decisions for her own body. Moreover, her perceived feeling of safety in the home and the clinic is fundamental to developing her sense of reproductive empowerment. The ability to feel safe in the clinic environment is built on trust in the practices and intentions of health care providers, just as much as feeling safe in the home is dependent on healthy relationships with sexual partners, family, and other important support systems. If women have both safety in the clinic and public policies that support access to family planning services and contraceptives, they will be in a better position to exercise autonomy over their reproductive health. Consequently, greater access to vital sexual health services and safety in the clinic will inevitably lead to greater reproductive empowerment.
As such, I advocate that women's health and reproductive empowerment need to become a priority in both public policy and the American healthcare system. Unintended pregnancies are all too often treated by the medical system alone as symptoms of larger disparities in women's health, namely poverty. However, in order to prevent unintended pregnancies in the future, the root causes must be addressed. The prevention of unintended pregnancies requires a more multifaceted and dynamic approach than current methods, one that precedes the current dedication of resources and public programs on postpartum care, or care for a woman following childbirth. More resources should be devoted to treating the social determinants of unintended pregnancies, including disparities in income, education, and ethnicity for women seeking preconception care, or care before the choice to become pregnant. Public policies that are in alignment with the concepts of reproductive justice and preconception care will be imperative in supporting a future where women are able to make decisions of their own accord without barriers to reproductive healthcare.
Preconception care emphasizes the importance of women's personal autonomy and safety in the clinic and can simultaneously bring a renewed focus to women as individuals before a potential pregnancy, which is critical for women's overall reproductive empowerment. The trends for unintended pregnancies in the United States are alarming, but they don't have to remain a reality. Recognizing the real socioeconomic and sociodemographic disparities that exist in women's reproductive health outcomes, especially unintended pregnancies, is only the starting point. Changes must be made to both the American medical system and public policies that directly hinder women's access to family planning services and contraceptives, as well as the ability to receive full preconception care. The incidence of unintended pregnancies for American women is more than a representation of deep disparities and injustices from the past and present. Today it has become inescapable: women's health and reproductive empowerment are the future.
MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2012.
4. "Fact Sheet: Unintended Pregnancy in the United States." Guttmacher Institute, Sept.
differences between blacks and whites." PNAS, vol. 113, no. 16, 2016, pp. 4296-4301.
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Chat Room helps you dig deeper into JCN content, offering ideas for personal or group reflection with other nurses—great for Nurses Christian Fellowship student chapters on campus or nurse fellowship groups!
Compare food insecurity (as defined by the author) with your previous understanding. Where in your nursing practice and everyday life could you be interacting with people experiencing food insecurity?
Beyond hunger, what health risks/factors are part of the bigger picture?
The author states, "Nurses working in community centers and in faith communities located in underserved areas have an advantage in building sustainable programs with lasting impact." Why? How is trust a factor?
Discuss: "Making lasting change in individual behavior involves changing the mindset of the person's perceived barriers. People do what they think they can do." How have you seen this principle at work in health promotion and patient teaching?
After assessing a patient using the Hunger Vital Sign™ tool, you identify food insecurity. What could you do to initiate intervention?
In the context of food insecurity, wrestle with Psalm 147:2-14 (NIV).
Read Stutzman, Sonemanghkara, & Rozo, 112-118.
Nurses in this study reported that spirituality is the quality of engagement in one's emotional well-being, when dealing with end-of-life issues. How do you define spirituality? How does your definition direct your provision of end-of-life care?
The author states: "Family members perceived that the nurses' role was to care for the physical needs of their loved one, whereas chaplains were there to care for the emotional needs of those involved." To what degree do you agree with that statement?
Read Isaiah 41:13 (NIV). How might these words offer comfort and hope? What biblical passages do you find to be supportive and encouraging in hard times?
Read the poem, This Morning. What feelings or thoughts does this poem elicit?
Describe grief based on your life experience. The author compares grief to gray skies and pouring rain. What image does grief bring to your mind?
What are the various stages of grief? How did your patient/friend/family member work through the stages?
Reading the poem, what stage of grief might the author be experiencing?
Psalm 6:5-7 (ESV), "I am weary with my moaning; every night I flood my bed with tears; I drench my couch with my weeping. My eye wastes away because of grief; it grows weak because of all my foes." What comfort might you offer when another is awash in this level of grieving? What comfort would you wish for?
Journal of Christian Nursing36(2):128, April/June 2019.


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Q: Getting tokens from OCaml lexer I am currently working on a terminal-based text editor. I want to support a type of syntax highlighting for .ml files I open up in the text editor. I was thinking that if there was a way that I could access the lexer used for OCaml in general, then maybe I could use that lexer to color the text I read from .ml files appropriately.
Is this possible?

A: It's definitely possible to extract the lexer from the OCaml compiler. I have done it myself for a few different projects. It might even be easier now than when I looked at the problem, because there is a software interface to the compiler internals.
On the other hand, it seems to me that some aspects of syntax highlighting depend on the syntax rather than just on the lexical structure. (Hence the name :-) So you might not get some fancier parts of the feature.


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Enjoy paintings in a wide range of subject matter and styles that communicate the artists' sentiment for a specific literary phrase or quotation.
Meet the artists on March 7 at an opening reception with light refreshments. Exhibit on view through April 26.
Friends of the Library members gain access to the pre-sale and receive a 10-20% discount on all purchases. Not yet a member? Join now to access the pre-sale and discount. You can also join at the door.
Friends of the Library accepts cash and credit card. Customers are strongly encouraged to bring their own bag to carry their purchases. We have a limited supply of plastic bags, but cannot guarantee bags will be available. Customers can purchase Friends of the Library tote bags for $3.50 at the sale. Your support is greatly appreciated!
Ohioans are fortunate to have outstanding public libraries—whether in our largest cities or rural areas—that are the heart of our communities. State funding through the Public Library Fund is essential to maintaining our libraries' excellence, providing a level of support unmatched in the rest of the nation.
Ohio's elected representatives and senators have long been committed to supporting public libraries, recognizing the vital impact of the resources and services they provide. But Columbus Metropolitan Library does not take this support for granted. Every year, CML leaders join library representatives from across the state to visit with legislators to advocate on behalf of Ohio's public libraries.
Ohio Library Council (OLC), the statewide professional association that represents public libraries, trustees, staff and vendors that serve libraries, organizes an annual Legislative Day.
In preparation for this important event, OLC reviews legislation before the Ohio House and Senate that impacts Ohio libraries and develops talking points and materials to share with elected officials. Each year, OLC develops a theme for its message. This year, Ohio Libraries Lead highlighted the ways in which public libraries help create strong economies and healthy communities, including support for workforce development, job seekers, entrepreneurship, internet access and collaborating to address the opioid epidemic.
On April 11, Pat Losinski, CML CEO, Nikki Scarpitti, Director of Strategic Initiatives, and Trustee Katie Chatas worked together to get the message out about CML's value to our community. Meeting with members of the Central Ohio delegations, the CML team received an enthusiastic reception: representatives and senators know how much their constituents love our libraries! While the Public Library Fund was not on the legislative agenda (it appears in alternate years), the CML team reminded the legislators of the importance of their future support for this funding.
However important state funding of public libraries will always be, other legislation also impacts libraries, sometimes in unexpected ways. For instance, a proposed law that changes how public entities use credit and debit cards could impact CML administrative policies and procedures, while the Broadband Development Grant Program could help public libraries to extend broadband access to underserved areas of Ohio.
Strong relationships between CML and elected leaders ensure that the library's needs and interests remain a priority, regardless of the political and economic climate in our state. Along with the support from Friends of the Library, library customers and Ohio citizens, this advocacy ensures that Ohio public libraries fulfill their mission.
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package com.opengamma.strata.loader.csv;

import static com.opengamma.strata.loader.csv.CsvLoaderColumns.CCP_FIELD;
import static com.opengamma.strata.loader.csv.CsvLoaderColumns.DESCRIPTION_FIELD;
import static com.opengamma.strata.loader.csv.CsvLoaderColumns.NAME_FIELD;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Optional;

import com.opengamma.strata.basics.ReferenceData;
import com.opengamma.strata.collect.io.CsvRow;
import com.opengamma.strata.product.AttributeType;
import com.opengamma.strata.product.SecurityQuantityTrade;
import com.opengamma.strata.product.SecurityTrade;
import com.opengamma.strata.product.Trade;
import com.opengamma.strata.product.TradeInfo;
import com.opengamma.strata.product.TradeInfoBuilder;
import com.opengamma.strata.product.capfloor.IborCapFloorTrade;
import com.opengamma.strata.product.common.CcpId;
import com.opengamma.strata.product.credit.CdsIndexTrade;
import com.opengamma.strata.product.credit.CdsTrade;
import com.opengamma.strata.product.deposit.TermDepositTrade;
import com.opengamma.strata.product.fra.FraTrade;
import com.opengamma.strata.product.fx.FxNdfTrade;
import com.opengamma.strata.product.fx.FxSingleTrade;
import com.opengamma.strata.product.fx.FxSwapTrade;
import com.opengamma.strata.product.fxopt.FxVanillaOptionTrade;
import com.opengamma.strata.product.payment.BulletPaymentTrade;
import com.opengamma.strata.product.swap.SwapTrade;
import com.opengamma.strata.product.swaption.SwaptionTrade;

/**
 * Resolves additional information when parsing trade CSV files.
 *

 * Data loaded from a CSV may contain additional information that needs to be captured.
 * This plugin point allows the additional CSV columns to be parsed and captured.
 */
public interface TradeCsvInfoResolver {

  /**
   * Obtains an instance that uses the standard set of reference data.
   *
   * @return the resolver
   */
  public static TradeCsvInfoResolver standard() {
    return StandardCsvInfoImpl.INSTANCE;
  }

  /**
   * Obtains an instance that uses the specified set of reference data.
   *
   * @param refData  the reference data
   * @return the resolver
   */
  public static TradeCsvInfoResolver of(ReferenceData refData) {
    return StandardCsvInfoImpl.of(refData);
  }

  //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  /**
   * Gets the reference data being used.
   *
   * @return the reference data
   */
  public abstract ReferenceData getReferenceData();

  /**
   * Parses standard attributes into {@code TradeInfo}.
   *

   * This parses the standard set of attributes, which are the three constants in {@link AttributeType}.
   * The column names are 'Description', 'Name' and 'CCP'.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param builder  the builder to update
   */
  public default void parseStandardAttributes(CsvRow row, TradeInfoBuilder builder) {
    row.findValue(DESCRIPTION_FIELD)
        .ifPresent(str -> builder.addAttribute(AttributeType.DESCRIPTION, str));
    row.findValue(NAME_FIELD)
        .ifPresent(str -> builder.addAttribute(AttributeType.NAME, str));
    row.findValue(CCP_FIELD)
        .ifPresent(str -> builder.addAttribute(AttributeType.CCP, CcpId.of(str)));
  }

  /**
   * Parses attributes into {@code TradeInfo}.
   *

   * If they are available, the trade ID, date, time and zone will have been set
   * before this method is called. They may be altered if necessary, although
   * this is not recommended.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param builder  the builder to update
   */
  public default void parseTradeInfo(CsvRow row, TradeInfoBuilder builder) {
    // do nothing
  }

  //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  /**
   * Completes the trade, potentially parsing additional columns.
   *

   * This is called by each of the {@code completeTrade} methods.
   *
   * @param <T> the trade type
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param trade  the parsed trade
   * @return the updated trade
   */
  public default <T extends Trade> T completeTradeCommon(CsvRow row, T trade) {
    //do nothing
    return trade;
  }

  /**
   * Completes the FRA trade, potentially parsing additional columns.
   *

   * This is called after the trade has been parsed and after
   * {@link #parseTradeInfo(CsvRow, TradeInfoBuilder)}.
   *

   * By default this calls {@link #completeTradeCommon(CsvRow, Trade)}.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param trade  the parsed trade
   * @return the updated trade
   */
  public default FraTrade completeTrade(CsvRow row, FraTrade trade) {
    // do nothing
    return completeTradeCommon(row, trade);
  }

  /**
   * Completes the trade, potentially parsing additional columns.
   *

   * This is called after the trade has been parsed and after
   * {@link #parseTradeInfo(CsvRow, TradeInfoBuilder)}.
   *

   * By default this calls {@link #completeTradeCommon(CsvRow, Trade)}.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param trade  the parsed trade
   * @return the updated trade
   */
  public default SecurityTrade completeTrade(CsvRow row, SecurityTrade trade) {
    // do nothing
    return completeTradeCommon(row, trade);
  }

  /**
   * Completes the Swap trade, potentially parsing additional columns.
   *

   * This is called after the trade has been parsed and after
   * {@link #parseTradeInfo(CsvRow, TradeInfoBuilder)}.
   *

   * By default this calls {@link #completeTradeCommon(CsvRow, Trade)}.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param trade  the parsed trade
   * @return the updated trade
   */
  public default SwapTrade completeTrade(CsvRow row, SwapTrade trade) {
    // do nothing
    return completeTradeCommon(row, trade);
  }

  /**
   * Completes the Swaption trade, potentially parsing additional columns.
   *

   * This is called after the trade has been parsed and after
   * {@link #parseTradeInfo(CsvRow, TradeInfoBuilder)}.
   *

   * By default this calls {@link #completeTradeCommon(CsvRow, Trade)}.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param trade  the parsed trade
   * @return the updated trade
   */
  public default SwaptionTrade completeTrade(CsvRow row, SwaptionTrade trade) {
    // do nothing
    return completeTradeCommon(row, trade);
  }

  /**
   * Completes the trade, potentially parsing additional columns.
   *

   * This is called after the trade has been parsed and after
   * {@link #parseTradeInfo(CsvRow, TradeInfoBuilder)}.
   *

   * By default this calls {@link #completeTradeCommon(CsvRow, Trade)}.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param trade  the parsed trade
   * @return the updated trade
   */
  public default BulletPaymentTrade completeTrade(CsvRow row, BulletPaymentTrade trade) {
    // do nothing
    return completeTradeCommon(row, trade);
  }

  /**
   * Completes the trade, potentially parsing additional columns.
   *

   * This is called after the trade has been parsed and after
   * {@link #parseTradeInfo(CsvRow, TradeInfoBuilder)}.
   *

   * By default this calls {@link #completeTradeCommon(CsvRow, Trade)}.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param trade  the parsed trade
   * @return the updated trade
   */
  public default TermDepositTrade completeTrade(CsvRow row, TermDepositTrade trade) {
    // do nothing
    return completeTradeCommon(row, trade);
  }

  /**
   * Completes the FX Forward trade, potentially parsing additional columns.
   *

   * This is called after the trade has been parsed and after
   * {@link #parseTradeInfo(CsvRow, TradeInfoBuilder)}.
   *

   * By default this calls {@link #completeTradeCommon(CsvRow, Trade)}.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param trade  the parsed trade
   * @return the updated trade
   */
  public default FxSingleTrade completeTrade(CsvRow row, FxSingleTrade trade) {
    //do nothing
    return completeTradeCommon(row, trade);
  }

  /**
   * Completes the FX Swap trade, potentially parsing additional columns.
   *

   * This is called after the trade has been parsed and after
   * {@link #parseTradeInfo(CsvRow, TradeInfoBuilder)}.
   *

   * By default this calls {@link #completeTradeCommon(CsvRow, Trade)}.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param trade  the parsed trade
   * @return the updated trade
   */
  public default FxSwapTrade completeTrade(CsvRow row, FxSwapTrade trade) {
    //do nothing
    return completeTradeCommon(row, trade);
  }

  /**
   * Completes the FX Vanilla Option trade, potentially parsing additional columns.
   *

   * This is called after the trade has been parsed and after
   * {@link #parseTradeInfo(CsvRow, TradeInfoBuilder)}.
   *

   * By default this calls {@link #completeTradeCommon(CsvRow, Trade)}.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param trade  the parsed trade
   * @return the updated trade
   */
  public default FxVanillaOptionTrade completeTrade(CsvRow row, FxVanillaOptionTrade trade) {
    //do nothing
    return completeTradeCommon(row, trade);
  }

  /**
   * Completes the FX NDF trade, potentially parsing additional columns.
   *

   * This is called after the trade has been parsed and after
   * {@link #parseTradeInfo(CsvRow, TradeInfoBuilder)}.
   *

   * By default this calls {@link #completeTradeCommon(CsvRow, Trade)}.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param trade  the parsed trade
   * @return the updated trade
   */
  public default FxNdfTrade completeTrade(CsvRow row, FxNdfTrade trade) {
    //do nothing
    return completeTradeCommon(row, trade);
  }

  /**
   * Completes the CDS trade, potentially parsing additional columns.
   *

   * This is called after the trade has been parsed and after
   * {@link #parseTradeInfo(CsvRow, TradeInfoBuilder)}.
   *

   * By default this calls {@link #completeTradeCommon(CsvRow, Trade)}.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param trade  the parsed trade
   * @return the updated trade
   */
  public default CdsTrade completeTrade(CsvRow row, CdsTrade trade) {
    //do nothing
    return completeTradeCommon(row, trade);
  }

  /**
   * Completes the CDS Index trade, potentially parsing additional columns.
   *

   * This is called after the trade has been parsed and after
   * {@link #parseTradeInfo(CsvRow, TradeInfoBuilder)}.
   *

   * By default this calls {@link #completeTradeCommon(CsvRow, Trade)}.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param trade  the parsed trade
   * @return the updated trade
   */
  public default CdsIndexTrade completeTrade(CsvRow row, CdsIndexTrade trade) {
    //do nothing
    return completeTradeCommon(row, trade);
  }

  /**
   * Completes the CapFloor trade, potentially parsing additional columns.
   *

   * This is called after the trade has been parsed and after
   * {@link #parseTradeInfo(CsvRow, TradeInfoBuilder)}.
   *

   * By default this calls {@link #completeTradeCommon(CsvRow, Trade)}.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param trade  the parsed trade
   * @return the updated trade
   */
  public default IborCapFloorTrade completeTrade(CsvRow row, IborCapFloorTrade trade) {
    //do nothing
    return completeTradeCommon(row, trade);
  }

  //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  /**
   * Parses a FRA trade from CSV.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param info  the trade info
   * @return the FRA trade
   * @throws RuntimeException if the row contains invalid data
   */
  public default FraTrade parseFraTrade(CsvRow row, TradeInfo info) {
    return FraTradeCsvPlugin.parse(row, info, this);
  }

  /**
   * Parses a Security trade from CSV.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param info  the trade info
   * @return the Security trade
   * @throws RuntimeException if the row contains invalid data
   */
  public default SecurityQuantityTrade parseSecurityTrade(CsvRow row, TradeInfo info) {
    return SecurityTradeCsvPlugin.parseTradeWithPriceInfo(row, info, this);
  }

  /**
   * Parses a Swap trade from CSV.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param variableRows   the CSV rows representing variable notional/rate etc
   * @param info  the trade info
   * @return the Swap trade
   * @throws RuntimeException if the row contains invalid data
   */
  public default SwapTrade parseSwapTrade(CsvRow row, List<CsvRow> variableRows, TradeInfo info) {
    return SwapTradeCsvPlugin.parse(row, variableRows, info, this);
  }

  /**
   * Parses a Swaption trade from CSV.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param variableRows   the CSV rows representing variable notional/rate etc
   * @param info  the trade info
   * @return the Swaption trade
   * @throws RuntimeException if the row contains invalid data
   */
  public default SwaptionTrade parseSwaptionTrade(CsvRow row, List<CsvRow> variableRows, TradeInfo info) {
    return SwaptionTradeCsvPlugin.parse(row, variableRows, info, this);
  }

  /**
   * Parses a Bullet Payment trade from CSV.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param info  the trade info
   * @return the Bullet Payment trade
   * @throws RuntimeException if the row contains invalid data
   */
  public default BulletPaymentTrade parseBulletPaymentTrade(CsvRow row, TradeInfo info) {
    return BulletPaymentTradeCsvPlugin.parse(row, info, this);
  }

  /**
   * Parses a Term Deposit trade from CSV.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param info  the trade info
   * @return the Term Deposit trade
   * @throws RuntimeException if the row contains invalid data
   */
  public default TermDepositTrade parseTermDepositTrade(CsvRow row, TradeInfo info) {
    return TermDepositTradeCsvPlugin.parse(row, info, this);
  }

  /**
   * Parses a FX Single trade from CSV.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param info  the trade info
   * @return the FX Single trade
   * @throws RuntimeException if the row contains invalid data
   */
  public default FxSingleTrade parseFxSingleTrade(CsvRow row, TradeInfo info) {
    return FxSingleTradeCsvPlugin.parse(row, info, this);
  }

  /**
   * Parses a FX Swap trade from CSV.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param info  the trade info
   * @return the FX Swap trade
   * @throws RuntimeException if the row contains invalid data
   */
  public default FxSwapTrade parseFxSwapTrade(CsvRow row, TradeInfo info) {
    return FxSwapTradeCsvPlugin.parse(row, info, this);
  }

  /**
   * Parses a FX Vanilla Option trade from CSV.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param info  the trade info
   * @return the FX Vanilla Option trade
   * @throws RuntimeException if the row contains invalid data
   */
  public default FxVanillaOptionTrade parseFxVanillaOptionTrade(CsvRow row, TradeInfo info) {
    return FxVanillaOptionTradeCsvPlugin.parse(row, info, this);
  }

  /**
   * Parses a FX NDF trade from CSV.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param info  the trade info
   * @return the FX NDF trade
   * @throws RuntimeException if the row contains invalid data
   */
  public default FxNdfTrade parseFxNdfTrade(CsvRow row, TradeInfo info) {
    return FxNdfTradeCsvPlugin.parse(row, info, this);
  }

  /**
   * Parses a CDS trade from CSV.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param info  the trade info
   * @return the CDS trade
   * @throws RuntimeException if the row contains invalid data
   */
  public default CdsTrade parseCdsTrade(CsvRow row, TradeInfo info) {
    return CdsTradeCsvPlugin.parseCds(row, info, this);
  }

  /**
   * Parses a CDS Index trade from CSV.
   *
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param info  the trade info
   * @return the CDS trade
   * @throws RuntimeException if the row contains invalid data
   */
  public default CdsIndexTrade parseCdsIndexTrade(CsvRow row, TradeInfo info) {
    return CdsIndexTradeCsvPlugin.parseCdsIndex(row, info, this);
  }

  /**
   * Parses a CapFloor trade from CSV.
   *
   * @param row the CSV row to parse
   * @param info the trade info
   * @return the CapFloor trade
   * @throws RuntimeException if the row contains invalid data
   */
  public default IborCapFloorTrade parseCapFloorTrade(CsvRow row, TradeInfo info) {
    return IborCapFloorTradeCsvPlugin.parseCapFloor(row, info, this);
  }

  //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  /**
   * Parses any kind of trade from CSV before standard matching.
   *

   * This is called before the standard matching on the 'Product Type' column.
   * As such, it allows the standard parsing to be replaced for a given type.
   *
   * @param typeUpper  the upper case product type column
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param info  the trade info
   * @return the trade, empty if the product type is not known, or if standard parsing should occur
   * @throws RuntimeException if the product type is known but the row contains invalid data
   */
  public default Optional<Trade> overrideParseTrade(String typeUpper, CsvRow row, TradeInfo info) {
    return Optional.empty();
  }

  /**
   * Parses any kind of trade from CSV after standard matching.
   *

   * This is called after the standard matching on the 'Product Type' column.
   * As such, it allows non-matched rows to be captured.
   *
   * @param typeUpper  the upper case product type column
   * @param row  the CSV row to parse
   * @param info  the trade info
   * @return the trade, empty if the product type is not known
   * @throws RuntimeException if the product type is known but the row contains invalid data
   */
  public default Optional<Trade> parseOtherTrade(String typeUpper, CsvRow row, TradeInfo info) {
    return Optional.empty();
  }

}

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ETEC540: Text Technologies
The Changing Spaces of Reading and Writing
How word processors and beyond may be changing literacy
by John Stringer
Commentary #2
The word processor, in combination with the computer disk and CRT monitor, was first introduced in 1977 (Kunde, 1986). As Bolter points out "the word processor is not so much a tool for writing, as it is a tool for typography (p. 9)." It seems that, even today, the word processor is essentially used as a tool to mimic conventional methods of typing. Whereas older printing processes lock "the type in an absolutely rigid position in the chase, locking the chase firmly onto a press," a word processor only differs in that it composes text "on a computer terminal" in "electronic patterns (letters) previously programmed into the computer (Ong, p. 119)." Bolter notes this by stating "most writers have enthusiastically accepted the word processor precisely because it does not challenge their conventional notion of writing. The word processor is an aid for making perfect printed copy: the goal is still ink on paper (p. 9)." The word processor helps better facilitate the processes that were once done on the typewriter. That is, writers still type in text letter by letter, but the computer greatly improves revision. A few of these improvements include copying/cutting and paste, changing fonts and paper size, and inserting automatically updating table of contents, outlines, references. It is "in using these facilities, the writer is thinking and writing in terms of verbal units or topics, whose meaning transcends their constituent words (Bolter, p. 29)." In this regard, the word processor did not change the printed word. However, although the word processor did not fundamentally change how a printed product looks, it did have a major impact on industry and business and on literacy in education.
In the early 1980s there was much focus on the difference word processors were making in industry, business, and scholarly work. Bergman points out that "this electronic revolution in the office [word processing] may change who does what sort of work, create some jobs and eliminate others (p. F3)." In fact, in 1977 5.8% of jobs offered in the New York Times mentioned computer literacy skills such as word processing, this number doubled by 1983 (Compaine, p. 136). This was especially evident in clerical positions in which "the proportion of secretary/typist want ads that required word processing skills went from zero in 1977 to 15 percent in 1982 (Compaine, p. 136)." Furthermore, Word processors, coupled with a phone line greatly increased the speed that documents were sent and received. Instead of mailing or dictating documents to another person, documents including graphs and charts could now be written and transmitted, in seconds, over the telephone, more cheaply than previous methods (Bencivenga, p. 11). Scholars "with the help of a computer programmed to scan the text quickly, picking out passages that contain the same word used in different contexts (Compaine, p. 137)." In the early 1980s Word processors and computers fundamentally changed how we process information and thus had much impact on literacy. Compaine refers "to computer skills as additional to, not replacements (p.139)" to literacy and that "whatever comes about will not replace existing skills, but supplement them (p. 141)." Compaine's essay was written in 1983, but this trend continues today.
Furthermore, the word processor has affected literacy amongst students. In 1983 Ron Truman published an article in The Globe and Mail in which he reported that elementary teachers said word processors were "having a remarkable effect on how children learn to use language: writing on a computer screen improves spelling, grammar and syntax (p. CL14)." An article by Goldberg et al. entitled "The effect of computers on student writing: A meta-analysis of studies from 1992 to 2002″ summarizes that thirty-five previous studies concluded that the "writing process [in regards to K–ı2 students writing with computers vs. paper-and-pencil] is more collaborative, iterative, and social in computer classrooms as compared with paper-and-pencil" and that "computers should be used to help students develop writing skills . . . that, on average, students who use computers when learning to write are not only more engaged and motivated in their writing, but they produce written work that is of greater length and higher quality (p. 1)." Similarly, Beck and Fetherston conclude that "The use of the word processor promoted students' motivation to write, engaged the students in editing, assisted proof-reading, and the students produced longer texts" and "produced writing that was better using the word processor than that which was achieved using the traditional paper and pencil method (p. 159)."
Different forms of electronic writing have participated "in the restructuring of our whole economy of writing (Bolter, p. 23)." Even as early as 1983, Compaine predicted that in respect to electronic texts, "many adults would today recoil in horror at the thought of losing the feel and portability of printed volumes . . . print is no longer the only rooster in the barnyard (p. 132)." Looking at present day and into the future, the computer continues to reshape and challenge the traditional form of the printed book: "our culture is using the computer to refashion the printed book, which, as the most recent dominant technology, is the one most open to challenge (Bolter, p. 23)." The World Wide Web and most recently the advent of web 2.0 have challenged traditional writing media and the way in which we create electronic media. Word processors have become one tool in an arsenal of programs developed for electronic publishing (such as Dreamweaver for web development, PowerPoint for presentations, iMovie and Movie Maker, and Adobe Flash for animations). As such, literacy still includes traditional texts, but much has been added with digital literacy. Books, magazines, newspapers, academic journals, etc. predominately written using a word processor (or another desktop publishing software), in their traditional form will not be replaced in the near future, but they have certainly had to give up much of their dominance to non-traditional, electronic, writing spaces.
Barbara R. Bergmann (1982, May 30). A Threat Ahead From Word Processor. The New York Times. p. F3.
Beck, N., & Fetherston, T. (2003). The effects of incorporating a word processor into a year three writing program. Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2003 (1), 139 – 161. Retrieved January 15, 2009, from http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm/files/paper_17765.pdf?fuseaction=Reader.DownloadFullText&paper_id=17765.
Bencivenga, Jim (1980, March 28). Word processors faster than dictation. The Christian Science Monitor. p. 11.
Bolter, Jay David. (2001). Writing space: Computers, hypertext, and the remediation of print [2nd edition]. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Compaine, Benjamin, M. (1983). The New Literacy. Daedalus, 112(1), pp. 129-142.
Goldberg, A., Russell, M., & Cook, A. (2003). The effect of computers on student writing: A meta- analysis of studies from 1992 to 2002. Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 2(1). Retrieved November 7, 2009, from http://escholarship.bc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=jtla
Johnson, Sharon. (1981, October 11). Word Processors Spell Out A New Role for Clerical Staff. New York Times, p. SM28.
Kunde, Brian. (1986). A Brief History of Word Processing (Through 1986). Fleabonnet Press. Retrieved November 7, 2009 from http://www.stanford.edu/~bkunde/fb-press/articles/wdprhist.html
Ong, Walter, J. (1982). Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word. London and New York: Methuen.
Truman, Ron. (1983, November 24). Word processors prove boon in making youngsters literate. The Globe and Mail. p. CL.14.
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This past week I watched Kirsten Lewis (documentary photographer) give a 3 day class on CreativeLive about Family Photography: Modern Storytelling. To say she inspired me would be an understatement. Her class reminded me of my days in design school– studying others work, critiquing and working hard to be the best that we could. Her class has motivated me to change, to grow, and most of all, tell stories with my photos. I am currently trying to figure out how I can take all of the ideas and emotions I have and apply them to my current business. I think doing so would put me in the position I want to me– capturing real moments, real stories, real emotions in all of my work.
While watching Kirsten's class she mentioned a photo project she was doing with her grandma. It made me remember that I still had not gone through the images I took of my grandpa LAST year (sad, I know). That day I went through his photos, edited them and then selected the finals for my blog. I have since made some changes based on the helpful critique segment she gave online to others. I really studied my photos and made sure I included just my best images. While I don't have the ability to do a year long project photographing my grandpa, I do photograph him every time I visit. While working on these photos and focusing on the importance of them I decided that this post will be first in a start of series….. The Life of Grandpa Jr.
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Lindsey, These pictures make me want to go hang out in Grandpa Jr. kitchen and share some yoohoo. Great pics .
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