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The colour photos that show the war effort of two million women 100 years ago
Members of the Princess Royal's Volunteer Corps (FANY) in France Credit: Reproduced with the permission of the British Red Cross Museum and Archives
Anna Clarke
11 November 2018 • 7:00am
Women's contribution to extraordinary moments in history are often downplayed and written out, but we would do well to recognise the war effort of women this Remembrance Sunday, the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
After the outbreak of war in 1914 'women's work' suddenly took on an entirely new meaning. No longer resigned to the home, as mere wives and daughters, these brave women took up the mantle to serve King and country, refusing to sit idle while hostile forces were at play. Adapting to new roles in munitions factories at home and Red Cross ambulance drivers abroad this willful lot stood alongside the men in body and spirit. Amongst them, the great pacifist Vera Brittain, who in her visceral account of the wounds of war Testament of Youth believed "whatever we do, as individuals or as nations, deeply affects everyone else."
The real heroines of the Great War remain the two million women that rejected the day's conventions to take up new roles, overcoming prejudice and fighting for what was truly right.
Red Cross drivers run to their ambulances in Etaples on 27 June 1917
Credit: Reproduced with the permission of the British Red Cross Museum and Archives
Sister White and Voluntary Aid Detachment Sybil Hare with patients at Red Cross Hospital in Weston-Super-Mare
VAD nurse Dorothy Hancock sitting playing cards with patients at Southmead Hospital
Two VADs and a nurse feeding chickens at Leeswood Hall VAD Hospital
A World War I tableau: Britannia (centre) with a wounded soldier, nurses and hospital staff
VAD War Office Inspection in Kent
A copy of the weekly journal The Gentlewoman from 1914 showing a little girl, dressed as a VAD, collecting donations
Members of the Voluntary Aid Detachment
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Today we started off the day right with the best scrambled eggs I've had the whole trip, compliments of shipmates Leila and Noemie. After cleanup everyone began setting up dive gear. The Vegas and Carinas went down with their instructors, and the DMs went down with their instructor Doug. I have to say it was one of the most memorable dives I have ever been on. We were practicing scenarios where we were leading a dive with inexperienced divers and had to correct them on what they were doing wrong. At one point Doug put his gear on his stomach and kept going like it was completely normal. I have never laughed so hard, and underwater at that. When it was my turn to lead I spotted a lionfish, which are an invasive species and are deadly to the ecosystem of the Caribbean. After the diving was done we moved locations because tonight we got to have a beach BBQ. We ate burgers that were cooked on boulders and saw friends from other boats. It's days like today that remind me how truly blessed I am to live such a good life.


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It holds true that individuals have actually constantly had a tendency for the sweet things. Prior to the arrival of the business sugar market, folks consumed an entire lot less of it.
Personally, I have actually been on a journey with sugar. It's a love hate relationship. I like how it tastes, however I dislike how it makes me feel. When Ty and I lived in New Zealand, the very first time in my life that I dumped all sugar was. I was experiencing discomfort and tingling in my leg, which caused problem strolling.
After Ty and I did a little research study, we understood that sugar was undermining my health, therefore I dumped all processed sugar. Within a day or more, the discomfort was gone and I seemed like my old self once again.
It was fantastic! Then we moved back to America, and I fell into my old routines. There is something to the stating, "Old practices pass away hard." With decision and the best strategy of action, I have actually been able to stop the enormous quantities of sugar and discover options that are simply as pleasing, such as monk fruit to sweeten my coffee, which is remarkably scrumptious, and you can, too.
.The American Sugar Consumption Epidemic.
At the exact same time, lifestyle-dependent illness are increasing significantly. In 1890, 0.003% of individuals had diabetes. In 2015, 30.3 million Americans were identified with diabetes; almost 10% of the population. Another 84 million have prediabetes (a condition that can result in type 2 diabetes ).2 Can you see the connection?
.Does Consuming Sugar Lead to Diabetes?
Though some in the standard medical world still hold on to the ancient dogma that sugar intake is not one of the primary contributing elements, the connection in between high sugar usage and diabetes is clear.
A 2013 research study performed by the University of California and Stanford University discovered that for every single 150 calories an individual takes in from sugar, they increase their type 2 diabetes danger by about 1 percent.3 And they discovered that this boost stays consistent no matter what other healthy foods they consumed!
.Sugar'' s Connection to Other Diseases.
# 3. Swelling: A disturbance in the ratio of excellent to bad gut plants can trigger gastrointestinal swelling and swelling that can be connected straight to immune associated concerns. Swelling likewise emerges throughout the body due to the fact that of an increased variety of totally free radicals, which triggers oxidative tension.
That ' s a lot of problems related to not simply the gut, however the immune system and metabolic process! If you understand that the bulk of our immune system cells exist in the upper GI system, this makes sense.
# 6. Reproductive conditions: There is a direct link in between sugar and reproductive cancers, which we will discuss a little in the future. Did you understand that too much sugar likewise raises a female'' s danger for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)? Since PCOS is a condition triggered in big part by the failure of cells to make use of insulin, this is.
.What About Sugar and Detox?
We can'' t discuss the unfavorable impacts of sugar usage without discussing the liver; and fatty liver illness in specific.
We have a major epidemic on our hands, and it pertains to sugar. Excess sugar consumption can cause something called "" non-alcoholic induced fatty liver illness." " This is when excess fat brought on by excessive sugar makes its method into the liver, triggering cirrhosis. Keep in mind that whatever you take in ultimately makes its method to one location: your liver. It is the primary organ where whatever gets broken down into either energy particles or waste.
Sugar overconsumption likewise results the kidneys. Keep in mind uric acid? It is produced in excess by excessive sugar in the diet plan. And excessive of it can result in kidney stones and even kidney failure . The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) specifies that a little bit majority a million Americans are on kidney dialysis.12 This suggests their kidneys have actually failed them and they should be on dialysis for life.
The connection in between sugar and cancer development and transition is maybe the most significant (and scariest) link of all. If you have an interest in living an essential, healthy life, then you most likely currently understand that sugar is the actual "" food " for cancer. If you do not understand about this connection, have a look at this post .
I desire to talk about a lower recognized problem when it comes to sugar and cancer. This is the link in between sugar, weight gain, and cancer advancement. I currently went over how excess sugar floods the body with glucose, turns off insulin, and triggers excess fat shops. Did you understand that this fat can considerably increase your threat of cancer?
Too much fat in the body is called weight problems, and itis usually figured out by a particular measurement based upon the " Body Mass Index. " In current years, research studies have actually "connected weight problems to lots of sort of cancer, consisting of cancers of the colon, pancreas, and breasts.
The research study, which shows the obesity-cancer connection, is plentiful.Examinations have actually likewise revealed that the more an individual weighs, the greater the danger for cancer. How does being obese raise cancer danger? It is a great concern that few individuals beyond physicians and scientists understand the response to.
The factor is remarkably basic once you comprehend the systems of fat . You see, additional fat doesn ' t simply rest on your body. It is in fact doing something. What it is doing is sending out chemical messages out into the body in the kind of hormonal agents and development aspects to make more cells through cellular division. More cells indicate more opportunities for cancer cells to establish. The hormonal agents that fat cells discharge directing cells to multiply and divide wear ' t discriminate. They motivate cancer cells in addition to'healthy cells to grow, grow, grow.
. High Fructose Corn Syrup is Not Food!
. Due to the fact that business can make it and include it to their items extremely inexpensively, #ppppp> High fructose corn syrup is so respected in processed foods. It is a main component in numerous commercially-produced sweets, pasty products, and sweet beverages. A 2004 research study released in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition discovered that fructose from HFCS is metabolized in a much various method than glucose.17 Fructose from HFCS does not promote insulin secretion nor does it start satiety hormonal agents like leptin. Therefore the body has no chance to manage its absorption in the body.
According to the research study, consuming sugar from HFCS can in fact make you acquire more weight than consuming sugar in other kinds. Other research studies have actually revealed that fructose from HFCS has the capability to promote the brain ' s " hedonic paths, " producing a dependency path comparable to alcohol.
Remember this when it concerns'HFCS and sweetening agents like aspartame: These compounds are not sugar in any natural sense.They are not even genuine food! They are chemically-processed sludge that does not belong in your body. My suggestions is to keep away from them, duration!
. 9 Ways to Stop Sugar Cravings in Their Tracks.
Now that I have actually cut sugar, I truthfully seem like I have my life back. Obviously, it wasn ' t simple. A great deal of times I desired that cookie so severely that I nearly couldn ' t stand it. Possibly you understand the sensation.
. # 1: Educate Yourself!
. # 2: Keep Sugary Foods Out of the House.
This must go without stating. It is the concept of " out of sight, out of mind. " You can likewise bring your own healthy, sugar-free or low-sugar treats with you to the workplace or on errands so you won ' t be lured when you are out and about.
. # 3: Clean up Your Gut.
A 2014 research study performed at the University of New Mexico restates what scientists now understand: " Microbes in the intestinal system are under selective pressure to control host consuming habits to increase their physical fitness,often at the expenditure of host physical fitness. " 19 Taking prebiotics and probiotics( food for these heros) brings back the balance of gut "germs and lowers the variety of " bad people " like candida fungus who yearn for sugar!
. # 4: Take L-Glutamine.
L-Glutamine is an amino acid that helps with lots of systems in the body. It likewise functions as a source of fuel for the GI system. Like lemon, it can assist keep blood sugar level levels level. It likewise assists brain health. In specific, it is recovering for the performance of neurotransmitters which send out chemical signals from one part of the brain to the other. Healthy brain shootings suggest less imbalanced signals informing you to take in something that is bad for you.
. # 5: Drink Water with Lemon.
Evidence recommends that including a little lemon to your water( and even including it to your food) assists keep blood glucose levels even.20 Remember that sugar yearnings can take place when sugar levels peak and after that crash. A little lemon with your meal or with your glass of water can assist with this. The citric acid in lemons likewise alters the method foodis absorbed.21 Other research studies suggest that apple cider vinegar can assist in this regard too.22 Drinking more water in basic is likewise a go-to method for cutting sugar yearnings. Due to the fact that dehydration is frequently the cause of these yearnings and can worsen them, this is.
. # 7: Eat Healthy Fats.
This specifically consists of those which contain Omega-3 fats, like fish oil and avocado. These assist your heart, brain, joints, and almost every organ in your body. You might likewise wish to explore the ketogenic diet plan to truly turn your recovery reactions on and get swelling down.
. # 8: Visualization and Tapping.
Don ' t ignore the powerof the mind for conquering sugar yearnings. Tapping, likewise referred to as Emotional Freedom Technique, is a terrific method to soothe the tension of an extreme yearning. Inspect out Ty ' s interview with author, starlet, and breast cancer survivor Susanne Somers to discover about her really reliable technique for kicking sugar yearnings!
.# 9: Choose Natural Sugar Alternatives.
Finally, think about natural sugar options. We have actually all become aware of stevia, which is a natural, healthy, and safe option to unhealthy sugars, however you might not have actually found out about monk fruit. Monk fruit, likewise referred to as luo han guo, consists of both fructose and glucose. When it is processed into a powder, it develops a substance called mogroside, which provides it its sweet taste.Fortunately about monk fruit is that, like stevia, it will not develop an insulin reaction in many people. It is terrific for those with diabetes or pre-diabetes.
There have actually been research studies in which consuming monk fruit sweetener did cause an insulin action, however it ended up that it was an excellent one! Consuming mogroside V assisted to bring back typical insulin secretions from the pancreas.23 Could monk fruit be a compound that can assist recover diabetes? Time (and more research study) will inform!
. What Happens When You Cut the Sugar? You Feel GREAT!
The figures about the weight problems and the sugar upsurges in this nation break my heart. Anybody who understands me well likewise understands that I am a positive individual. My hope in showing you is that awareness will assist avoid you from ending up being another fact.
. When it comes to your health, #ppppp> I hope that you make the ideal option. And you can do it by merely cutting sugar from your diet plan. My suggestion is to offer these pointers a shot for a minimum of 2 weeks and after that keep an eye onthe distinction. You can break the sugar practice, and these ideas can assist!
The thing I observed most after eliminating sugar is that my mind ended up being crystal clear. Sure, I did lose weight, however it was what sugar was doing to my brain and general energy levels that was actually holding me back. I lastly had sufficient energy and focusto spend invest time with my children kids still running a company business my husband as soon as I stop sugarSpouse I had the ability to be more reliable at what I enjoy to hellip &do; informing others on how to beat cancer and live a lively, healthy life!
. If you feel worn out, foggy, or battle with food yearnings, it might be a signal that your body ' s strained with toxic substances. Find out how to detox your whole body properly with the most extensive detox programs ever produced, The Truth About Detox.
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Sánchez asks the opposition to abandon its "denialist position" and support labor reform
Home » News » Sánchez asks the opposition to abandon its "denialist position" and support labor reform
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, commented this Saturday that, despite being aware that he is crying "in the desert", he would like to ask the right that, "even for one day, abandon its denialist position and put the interest general supporting a good labor reform for our country".
This was indicated during his speech at a party act held in Granada together with the leader of the Andalusian Socialists, Juan Espadas, to whom he showed his support and where he stated that "you have the whole party behind you to achieve the change that Andalusia wants and needs ".
During his speech, the President of the Government pointed out that "it is curious" how the right "refuses to support a good reform of the country", which "is about responding to the two main evils, which is job insecurity and promoting employment contracts. training too", which "has been agreed by the social agents".
Sánchez regretted having to face a "negative opposition" that "was not in the bad of the pandemic, nor are they in the good with the management of European funds", for which he criticized that "the right shows that political denialism exists , which is the one practiced by the Popular Party in Spain".
Sánchez vindicates "good politics"
The President of the Government wanted to vindicate "good politics, the politics of truth and rigor as opposed to that of insult and tension, as we see many days". Sánchez added that good politics is "learning from mistakes and drawing lessons for the future." For this reason, he assured that, "from the pandemic, we can conclude that there will never again be cuts in the welfare state."
In this sense, he stressed that "the lesson of this pandemic is that we need to grow to distribute and to distribute we have to grow. "That is social democracy" and a political project that has focused its work on a verb, "the verb to grow".
The President of the Government lamented that "we have a denialist opposition in front of us" that "was not in the bad part of the pandemic, nor were they in the good part, nor in the management of European funds." For this reason, he stressed that "the right shows that political denialism exists, which is what the Popular Party practices in Spain."
Sánchez claimed that there has not been "not a minute" in which there has not been work "for the dignity" of the Spaniards, "making politics a useful element away from the corruption, tension and confrontation carried out by the right ".
The President of the Government commented that "you have to be patient with the right" because "they are terrible at being in the opposition and losing elections". In this sense, he remarked "I am not going to let myself be dragged into the insult, into the tension to which the Spanish right wants to lead us".
Finally, he affirmed that the right and the extreme right "demonstrate their resignation, their sadness and the bankruptcy of their political project" in the face of "overcoming, growth and transformation and, therefore, the future of our country of the PSOE project."

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Abstract: The distribution of the leptocephalus larvae of the European and American eel collected during recent Sargasso Sea surveys, was used to model the larval drift. The drift trajectories of individual larvae were back-calculated to the estimated time of spawning, using current data from two global oceanographic assimilation models. The results of both models give the same overall result; widespread spawning extended in time from December to March. The drift was also calculated forwards for approximately one year. The forward drift modeling showed that most leptocephali remained in the area south of the Subtropical Frontal Zone. One conclusion is that the majority of leptocephali remains trapped and possibly dies in the retention area. A small proportion of leptocephali are entrained into the Gulf Stream system. An implication is that the spawning success may be highly sensitive to oceanographic and climatic factors that alter the dispersion of leptocephali out from the retention area. An alternative interpretation is that the surveys were made too late after the peak spawning period and that the core spawning area was missed.
Abstract: The abundance and distribution of leptocephalus larvae of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla, Anguillidae) were examined using ten historic and recent Sargasso Sea expeditions that were selected on the basis of having the largest number of sampling stations and highest catches. The surveys cover the period 1920–2014. Station data were recalculated to the same unit of larval density per unit area, and the irregular station positions were transformed to a regular spatial grid to allow calculation of comparable measures of abundance of the youngest (0+) leptocephalus cohort. The result is that the mean and maximum densities of 0+ leptocephali after 2007 on average have decreased by 70%–80% from the densities during the period before the drastic decrease in glass eel recruitment, which started in the 1980s. This is of the same magnitude as the change in spawning stock, if the total continental commercial landings are used as a proxy. In the same period, the glass eel recruitment in Europe has decreased by more than 95%. The conclusion is that a major cause for the recruitment decrease may be an increased leptocephalus mortality during the oceanic phase or a large geographic shift in glass eel arrival. Combining the survey data, the spatial distribution of 0+ leptocephali was concentrated south of the northernmost front in the Subtropical Convergence Zone, but high densities were also found far south of the front in the western part of the distribution area and leptocephali were present also north of the average frontal position.


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Dressed more for the board room than the boardwalk, Trump spoke to a crowd and then stood on the spot where he and Carl, who owns Carlyle on the Green, for five years have been trying to build the waterfront restaurant.
Although Trump said the project would be relatively small compared to many he has done, so far it has stalled.
The site instead of a new venue today is little more than a pile of rubble, scattered weeds, a puddle – along with possibility, proliferating lawsuits and a possibly promising future.
Instead of a partnership, the project has turned into a sort of tug of war with each side blaming the other. Trump and Carl say they're ready to finance the project and start building.


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It's time to re-open the debate on attitudes to disability
6 July 2013 1 Comment
One year on from the Paralympic Games – have attitudes changed?
This week the Minister for Disabled People, Esther McVey published her plans for "further lasting change to attitudes and aspirations".
In a couple of months we will be marking the one year anniversary of the Paralympics; a whole year since Lord Coe said we'd never look at disability the same again.
If we want to make this a better place for disabled people we have to start by improving public attitudes to disability.
Disabled people tell us that attitudes continue to be an issue
It's all about visibility. Most non-disabled people don't meet disabled people, so what gets broadcast is crucial in shaping attitudes.
The Minister told parliament she wants to "harnesses the inspirational power of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games – aiming to deliver further lasting change to attitudes and aspirations".
She is right that the Paralympics were a break-through moment. Disability has never been talked about so openly; disabled people have never been so visible. Positive portrayals of disabled people out-weighed the benefits scrounger rhetoric. Polling straight after the games showed an impact on the public's view of disability.
You don't change attitudes in a fortnight
Lord Coe recently told the Lords that you have to talk about legacy in terms of ten years. However one year on it is the right to time to start asking where things are at when it comes to attitudes to disability.
Jack Carroll came second in this year's Britain's Got Talent (Photo credit: University of Salford)
Over the last year, parts of the media have built on the legacy of visibility. We've seen mainstream films tackle disability and sex. We've seen channel four stick to its commitment to disability programming and pushing through disabled. We've seen a young man with cerebral palsy finish second in Britain's Got Talent.
But elsewhere we've also seen a ramping up of the 'benefit scrounger rhetoric' and the on-going misuse of welfare stats. We've seen a councillor in Cornwall compare disabled children to deformed lambs, which should be put down. Glastonbury 2013 may have been the best yet, but recent research showed that festivals are less than committed when it comes to giving disabled people the chance to attend.
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EvieHoward says:
7 July 2013 at 4:23 am
I have been claiming ESA for a year now (at the Tribunal Phase at the moment), and what I've seen in regards to non-disabled people's attitudes is that the media demonises us. I do not have a disability that can be seen (chronic pain and severe depression) so when I sit in a disabled seat on the bus I get shouted at and harassed. When I tell people that I cannot move because of the pain I am branded a liar and a 'leech'.
The media, especially the Daily Mail, make us all seem like lazy frauds who just don't want to work. The Government don't help this by producing 'statistics' that show how many people stopped claiming ESA when the WCA came into place. I personally would not have been able to cope with the assessments if I had not previously known about them, so I understand why so many people chose not to continue with the claim.
In the UK, the media dictates how we should perceive others, and unfortunately the disabled population of the UK is taking the brunt of the hate as with Immigrants and ironically the Tories who are trying to extinguish our spirits.
Sorry for the long comment.


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Yes, we can? Renewal vs remorseless decline of political parties
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At the end of last year, Spanish voters delivered a major, some would say fatal, blow to the country's two party system. The combined vote share of the two mainstream parties, the conservative People's Party and the centre-left Socialist Workers' Party, fell from just short of 74% at the previous general election in 2011, to a little over 50%. Two new insurgent parties – the radical new left Podemos and the liberal centrist Ciudadanos – won nearly a quarter of the vote between them. No single party gained enough seats to form a majority government, yet no obvious coalition emerged either. Negotiations are ongoing but fresh elections may yet be called.
Is this further confirmation of the decline of established political parties? For decades now, political scientists have tracked the indicators of mainstream political party decline: falling membership, weakening partisan loyalty and shrinking vote share. In their celebrated thesis, the late Peter Mair and his colleague Richard Katz, described the transition in the late twentieth century of mainstream "catch all" political parties into "cartel parties", that is, parties that had become increasingly state-centric in their finances, staffing and modes of operation, increasingly cut adrift from their foundations in civil society and the social class interests they had been formed to represent. Instead of representing the people to the state, they had come increasingly to represent the state to the people.
In parallel with this process, Mair further argued, citizens steadily abandoned the terrain of formal party politics. Turnout at elections, loyalty to parties, and trust in politics declined in tandem with the gravitation towards the state of the political party. As nation states ceded power to supra-national institutions like the EU or the WTO, and their room for fiscal manoeuvre shrank under pressure from accumulated social security obligations, dwindling corporate tax receipts and, latterly, austerity, the choice between different political parties also narrowed, leaving professionalised, technocratic political cadres "ruling the void".
Spain's recent history may appear as a precise exemplar of this thesis. Its mainstream parties occupied the state apparatus to such an extent that they became increasingly engulfed in corruption scandals. Austerity and the transfer of headline fiscal policy to the EU dramatically narrowed democratic policy choices, at the same time as Spain suffered mass unemployment and increased poverty. As a consequence, just as Mair & Katz predicted, "anti-party-system" or "post-cartel parties" sprang up to fill the void: Podemos, a new left formation, incubated in citizen resistance to austerity, and Ciudadanos, formed as an anti-Catalan independence party before morphing into a national liberal party nourished on anti-corruption, but promising "sensible change".
Whether this new political pluralism represents a renewal of the party system, or simply another expression of its morbidity, is an open question. Populist and anti-system parties take many forms. Syriza in Greece and Podemos in Spain have arisen in very specific economic circumstances; they differ not just in ideology, but in their social roots and political practices, to the newly insurgent right wing anti-immigrant populist parties of Northern Europe. Different again are the various Pirate Parties scattered around Europe that draw on the libertarian sentiments of a young, prosperous urban population – a liquid democratic populism of relative prosperity, rather than austerity. In turn, civic nationalists like the SNP have managed to channel populist hostility towards a remote central government, while simultaneously governing effectively and responsibly in a devolved legislature. Although each of these parties draws on "anti-politics as usual" public sentiments, it is difficult to characterise them as species of the same "anti-system party" form.
Yet in their different ways, each of these new parties does try to collapse the distance between represented and representatives, and to reintegrate the party with civil society. They are often highly networked horizontally, making free use of new technologies for communication as well as community-based activism. In their communications, they seek clarity and authenticity, speaking with strength and conviction, rather than the muted, often bloodless voices of mainstream parties. They often align themselves with new forms of democratic practice – participatory, local and citizen-led, rather than the traditional mechanisms of formal representative democracy.
In these new practices and modes of organisation may lie the key to the reinvention of the mainstream party form. As the political scientist Ingrid Van Biezen has written, in a tribute to Peter Mair:
"In order to address the legitimacy crisis, parties will have to integrate these alternatives with established institutional mechanisms…they will have to find a way to close the gap between an increasingly horizontalized public domain, on the one hand, in which critical citizens, societal organisations and political actors operate on a relatively equitable footing in real and virtual networks, and the vertical structures of electoral democracy and party government, on the other, which continue to be organised hierarchically and top-down. It is not easy to see how this can be accomplished."
This challenge is perhaps most acute for social democratic parties. They have suffered the steepest decline of their core constituencies and cannot rest on the conservative reflexes of an ageing electorate. It is noticeable that in recent elections in Spain, Germany and the UK, the decline in mainstream party vote shares has been asymmetric: the centre-right bloc has held up better than the centre-left, despite voters peeling off from both. For social democratic parties the challenge is to reinvent their democratic practices and party forms, while remaining electorally competitive – a challenge that is a lot easier to state than to meet. But unless they can reinvent themselves, the party may well be over.
Nick Pearce, Professor of Public Policy & Director of the Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath
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Innovations in suturing devices have facilitated sacrospinous ligament fixation (SSF) for the correction of vaginal vault prolapse. It is uncertain if outcomes using suturing devices differ from those using a traditional suturing technique. We hypothesize that no difference exists in the efficacy and safety 1 year after SSF for vault prolapse performed with suturing devices or using a traditional technique. The objective was to compare SSF using a suturing device with traditional SSF for the treatment of vault prolapse, regarding symptoms of prolapse recurrence, patient satisfaction, incidence of re-operation, and complications 1 year postoperatively.
We carried out a retrospective cohort study using register-based national data from 2006 to 2013. The Swedish Quality Register of Gynecological Surgery includes assessments pre-operatively, at hospital admittance, surgery, discharge, and questionnaires at 8 weeks and 1 year after surgery.
Demographic variables and surgical methods were included in multivariate logistic regression analyses.
In the suturing device group (SDG, n = 353), 71.5% were asymptomatic of recurrence after 1 year compared with 78.7% in the traditional SSF group (TSG, n = 195); risk difference − 7.3% (95%CI −15.2%; 0.7%). Adjusted odds ratio (aOR) for being asymptomatic 1 year postoperatively was 0.56 (95%CI 0.31; 1.02, p = 0.057). Patient satisfaction was similar in SDG and TSG (78.1% vs 78.4%). Reoperation occurred in 7.4% in the SDG compared with 3.6% in the TSG, risk difference 3.8% (95%CI 0.0%; 7.5%), aOR 3.55 (95%CI 1.10; 11.44, p = 0.03).
Patient satisfaction was similar 1 year after SSF, despite symptoms of recurrence being more likely and reoperation more common after using a suturing device compared with a traditional technique. The methods did not differ with regard to surgical complications.
We acknowledge Anders Pehrsson, from Statistiska Konsultgruppen, for help with statistical calculations, and Birgitta Renström, from the GynOp register, for help with extraction of data.
The study has received funds from Sweden's Municipal and County Councils as part of their investment in research related to quality registers.
Approval of the study was obtained from the local ethics committee of Gothenburg, 18 June 2014, Dnr 333–14.
http://www.gynop.org. Antal sakrospinosusfixationer i Sverige Umeå: Norrlands Universitetssjukhus; 2014 [Report]. Available from: http://www.gynop.org.


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Pepe and the Deplorables
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By Ioannis Stratakis
In Entertainment, Politics, Satire, Social Media
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Over the past couple of days every liberal site and their media in general have gone nuts about a "racist evil" cartoon character (Pepe the frog) that is bound to resurrect Hitler, destroy the environment, bring about the end of the world and all of these while killing baby seals just for the fun of it.
So who is that Pepe guy anyway? Pepe is a cartoon character that appears in a variety of memes. From the beginning of this race, first for the nomination and then the presidency, Pepe has been associated with Trump.
Lately Pepe tends to be in most of the memes that are popular among the "Alt Right." That, according to the coalition of delusional idiots that support Hillary, makes him a 'white supremacist' symbol.
Ok great argument, and what about the fact that Pepe is Mexican? Why is a Mexican is the face of white supremacy? Yup that's right, also he is the face of Illuminati and whatever you make him be. He is a fictional cartoon character, but of course liberals don't get that.
So of course when an image depicting 'THE DEPLORABLES' became viral and was reposted by many within D.J. Trumps campaign, including his son, the SJWs went batshit crazy.
There was even an article/directive towards the delusional idiots in the Hillary Clinton website. In that article the author (whom I'm sure suffers from some sort of a personality disorder, as all SJWs do) also makes a reference to the other persons depicted in that image.
Especially to Alex Jones and Milo Yiannopoulos. Alex Jones has that magic gift of making liberals start having seizures just by mentioning his name. Milo, on the other hand, has caused so much controversy that his picture is probably used for target practice as a form of therapy in liberal 'safe spaces.'
Regarding Milo, the author mentions that he was banned from twitter due to his racist comments. His only crime was that he compared Leslie Jones to a 'dude' and made a critique on the new 'politically correct' version of Ghostbusters.
Maybe it's only me but just the fact that liberals freak out and start having seizures or panic attacks when confronted with these images makes me wanna use them more and more. It's not like their mental health could deteriorate, I mean they already vote for Hillary how worse could it get?
So start bombarding them with pepe memes, my fellow deplorables, and when they start going crazy just respond to them with the magic phrase: "I don't care about your feelings."
#Trump2016, alex jones, basket of deplorables, Milo, Pepe the frog, social justice warriors, the deplorables, white supremacy
Ioannis Stratakis
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High school senior makes history as first girl to play quarterback in Florida regular-season game
Erin DiMeglio, the third-stringer from South Plantation High School, checked in with about 1:40 left in her team's 31-14 win over Nova.
Saturday, September 1, 2012, 1:10 AM
South Plantation third-string quarterback Erin Dimeglio drops back to pass against Seminole Ridge on Aug. 24.
DAVIE, Fla. — A high school senior is believed to have become the first girl to play quarterback in a Florida regular-season game, taking two snaps Friday night.
Erin DiMeglio, the third-stringer from South Plantation High School, checked in with about 1:40 left in her team's 31-14 win over Nova. Both of her snaps came from the shotgun formation, and she handed the ball off each time before being replaced in the final seconds.
While no official records are kept on what positions girls have played in the past on Florida high school teams – about 500 girls have suited up for boys' squads across the state over the years – DiMeglio is presumed to be the first quarterback to get on the field.
"I just do my own thing," DiMeglio said after the game, as about a dozen reporters and cameras surrounded her. "It's a lot of attention, but I just kind of don't worry about that much."
Fans were chanting "Put Erin in! Put Erin in!" during the final minutes, after South Plantation went up by 17 points in the fourth quarter. The two quarterbacks ahead of her on the team's depth chart played first, but the loudest ovation of the night seemed to be when DiMeglio checked into the game.
"God bless her," South Plantation coach Doug Gatewood said. "She handles it better than anybody else. She goes on the field, she has single-minded focus. It's crazy. It's great publicity for the school, it's a positive thing, but at the end of the day that's not why we did it. We did it because she's a legitimate third-string quarterback."
Gatewood is also the flag football coach at South Plantation, and urged DiMeglio to work out with the boys' varsity last spring, saying she had a good enough arm to compete. From there, the idea was born to have her try and actually be on the team, and Gatewood eventually convinced her parents, Tom and Kathleen DiMeglio, that the potential positives outweighed any risks.
Her teammates have supported her without any reservation, Gatewood said. And DiMeglio has won them over with ease, first by being a star member of the school's girls basketball team, then after football exploits such as throwing five touchdown passes in a 7-on-7 tournament against boys this summer.
She didn't throw any passes on Friday night. With her team up big in the final moments, she didn't have to, either.
"It was exciting," said DiMeglio's sister, Amy DiMeglio, who was on the sideline with her parents. "I think any exposure during the game is good. You saw how the crowd reacted. People are getting more comfortable with the idea. Some people blog about her and there's negative comments, some inappropriate comments. People need to get over her being a girl and just look at her abilities. That's what she wants."
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/high-school/high-school-senior-history-girl-play-quarterback-florida-regular-season-game-article-1.1149475
I am not a sports fan at all, but I thought this was great 🙂
Author lapatterson
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Samantha Ellison September 9, 2012 at 11:12 pm #
Great article…it will be interesting to see how much playing time she gets throughout the season and what gender stereotypes she may face out on the field. What could she mean for the future of women and football?


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Q: Setting instance variables directly? This is a related question to one I posted earlier today,  I was initially looking at how best to implement copyWithZone for an object that subclasses NSObject. I am pretty happy with what I have (see 001:) but wanted to ask about removing the setters (if it even matters, please say if its not really necessary).
It was pointed out to me that I could write:
newCrime->_title = [_title copyWithZone:zone];

I have two questions firstly, the -> is using C++ notation, is there an objective-c way of accessing a property of an object (without using a setter/dot notation)?
Finally, assign and strong how would I write those, I am pretty sure that assign would be:
newCrime->_coordinate = _coordinate;

but I am not sure about what to write for a strong pointer;
newCrime->_month =

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@property(nonatomic, strong) NSString *month;
@property(nonatomic, strong) NSString *category;
@property(nonatomic, assign) CLLocationCoordinate2D coordinate;
@property(nonatomic, strong) NSString *locationName;
@property(nonatomic, copy) NSString *title;
@property(nonatomic, copy) NSString *subtitle;

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// 001:
- (id)copyWithZone:(NSZone *)zone {
    Crime *newCrime = [[[self class] allocWithZone:zone] init];
    if(newCrime) {
        [newCrime setMonth:_month];
        [newCrime setCategory:_category];
        [newCrime setCoordinate:_coordinate];
        [newCrime setLocationName:_locationName];
        [newCrime setTitle:_title];
        [newCrime setSubtitle:_subtitle];
    }
    return newCrime;
}

A: -> is not C++ object notation, it is C pointer notation. Please get that C++ junk out of your head :)
As far as ARC is concerned, just have your variables defined in your interface as such:
@interface myObject : NSObject
{
    __strong strongIvar;
    __weak weakIvar;
    __unsafe_unretained assignIvar;
}

@end

And ARC will do the rest when you set the object using pointer notation (->).
For an example of pointer notation in pure C, look at the following example:
struct myStruct {
    int intMember;
    double doubleMember;
    char *stringMember;
};

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main(void)
{
    struct myStruct *structVar = malloc(sizeof(myStruct));
    structVar->intMember = 10;
    structVar->doubleMember = M_PI * 2;
    structVar->stringMember = strdup("Hello World!");

    printf("%i %d %s", structVar->intMember, structVar->doubleMember, structVar->stringMember);

    free(structVar->stringMember);
    free(structVar);
}

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For many of us, the fundamental question of ethics is, "What should I do?" or "How should I act?" Ethics is supposed to provide us with "moral principles" or universal rules that tell us what to do. Many people, for example, read passionate adherents of the moral principle of utilitarianism: "Everyone is obligated to do whatever will achieve the greatest good for the greatest number." Others are just as devoted to the basic principle of Immanuel Kant: "Everyone is obligated to act only in ways that respect the human dignity and moral rights of all persons."
Moral principles like these focus primarily on people's actions and doings. We "apply" them by asking what these principles require of us in particular circumstances, e.g., when considering whether to lie or to commit suicide. We also apply them when we ask what they require of us as professionals, e.g., lawyers, doctors, or business people, or what they require of our social policies and institutions. In the last decade, dozens of ethics centers and programs devoted to "business ethics", "legal ethics", "medical ethics", and "ethics in public policy" have sprung up. These centers are designed to examine the implications moral principles have for our lives.
But are moral principles all that ethics consists of? Critics have rightly claimed that this emphasis on moral principles smacks of a thoughtless and slavish worship of rules, as if the moral life was a matter of scrupulously checking our every action against a table of do's and don'ts. Fortunately, this obsession with principles and rules has been recently challenged by several ethicists who argue that the emphasis on principles ignores a fundamental component of ethics--virtue. These ethicists point our that by focusing on what people should do or how people should act, the "moral principles approach" neglects the more important issue--what people should be. In other words, the fundamental question of ethics is not "What should I do?" but "What kind of person should I be?"
According to "virtue ethics", there are certain ideals, such as excellence or dedication to the common good, toward which we should strive and which allow the full development of our humanity. These ideals are discovered through thoughtful reflection on what we as human beings have the potential to become.
"Virtues" are attitudes, dispositions, or character traits that enable us to be and to act in ways that develop this potential. They enable us to pursue the ideals we have adopted. Honesty, courage, compassion, generosity, fidelity, integrity, fairness, self-control, and prudence are all examples of virtues.
Virtues are habits. That is, once they are acquired, they become characteristic of a person. For example, a person who has developed the virtue of generosity is often referred to as a generous person because he or she tends to be generous in all circumstances. Moreover, a person who has developed virtues will be naturally disposed to act in ways that are consistent with moral principles. The virtuous person is the ethical person.
At the heart of the virtue approach to ethics is the idea of "community". A person's character traits are not developed in isolation, but within and by the communities to which he or she belongs, including family, church, school, and other private and public associations. As people grow and mature, their personalities are deeply affected by the values that their communities prize, by the personality traits that their communities encourage, and by the role models that their communities put forth for imitation through traditional stories, fiction, movies, television, and so on. The virtue approach urges us to pay attention to the contours of our communities and the habits of character they encourage and instill.
The moral life, then, is not simply a matter of following moral rules and of learning to apply them to specific situations. The moral life is also a matter of trying to determine the kind of people we should be and of attending to the development of character within our communities and ourselves.


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Special thanks this month go to ….
and also it was amazing to sing at the Warsaw Uprising Museum for Warsaw Uprising Veteran Edmund Baranowski's 88th Birthday – link here Happy Birthday Edmund!!!


Writing partners – One way to help engage students with the assigned texts is to set up writing partnerships wherein each partner is responsible for a single email per week, to her partner (CCing you), about that week's readings. In my experience, these partnerships lead to closer readings of the texts, better discussions during class, easier oversight of students' reading patterns (with less fear of my role as a mediator, moderator, and grader), and often closer communication between students who would not otherwise connect.
If you could change your child's genetic make-up to give him a better life, would you? What if you could control his beliefs genetically, ensuring he'd be "acceptable" to you?
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Do you think we should research chiral [mirror-image] life?


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#pragma once

#include <data/Block.hpp>

namespace Kore { namespace parallel {

class Tasklet;

/*!
 * @class TaskletRunner
 *
 * A TaskletRunner represents an implementation of a Tasklet's set of operations.
 */
class KoreExport TaskletRunner
{
public:
    enum RunMode
    {
        Synchronous,
        Asynchronous
    };

public:
    virtual ~TaskletRunner();

    virtual QString runnerName() const = K_VIRTUAL;

    /*!
     * Evaluate RAW performance of this implementation for the given Tasklet.
     *
     * The score is used by the Parallel engine to decide which implementation
     * to use in order to run the Tasklet.
     *
     * @return raw score for this implemetnation
     */
    virtual kint performanceScore() const = K_VIRTUAL;

    /*!
     * This method implements the actual operations on the Tasklet.
     *
     * A single TaskletRunner instance may be used at the same time by
     * different threads. This method is const to make sure that no
     * modifications whatsoever are made to the instance.
     *
     * @param tasklet The tasklet to run.
     */
    virtual void run( Tasklet* tasklet ) const = K_VIRTUAL;

protected:
    void start( Tasklet* tasklet ) const;
    void cancel( Tasklet* tasklet ) const;
    void fail( Tasklet* tasklet ) const;
    void complete( Tasklet* tasklet ) const;
    void progress( Tasklet* tasklet, const QString& message ) const;
    void progress( Tasklet* tasklet, kuint64 progress, kuint64 total ) const;
    kbool keepRunning( Tasklet* tasklet ) const;
};

} /* namespace parallel */ } /* namespace Kore */


COAL21 is overseen by a 12-member Board chaired by George J Schuller Jr.
Mr Schuller is President – Australia of Peabody Energy and has executive responsibility for Peabody's Australia operating platform, which includes overseeing the areas of health and safety, operations, sales and marketing, product delivery and support functions.
He has more than three decades of experience with Peabody in senior management roles in both surface and underground operations in the United States and Australia, most recently serving as Chief Operating Officer for Australia, a position he held nearly four years. His experience also includes global roles in Continuous Improvement and Technical Services.
Mr Schuller has a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering – Mining from West Virginia University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Charleston.
COAL21, based in Brisbane, is managed by a small team which looks after daily operations including financial governance, stakeholder relationships, development and approval processes for new funding proposals and oversight of funded projects.
The COAL21 CEO is Mark McCallum, who is also General Manager – Climate and Energy at the Minerals Council of Australia. Prior to joining the MCA, Mr McCallum was Managing Director of a public relations and communications agency with clients in the resources and energy sectors.
Mark's previous roles include the Australian Head of Government Relations with Shell, managing reputational and political risks during a significant reprioritisation of Shell's global investment portfolio, and the Deputy CEO of Australia's peak oil and gas industry association – APPEA – leading the policy and advocacy arm for five years. Mark has also held roles as a senior manager in peak resource industry representative bodies and as an advisor to the Federal Government.
Stephen is a chartered professional engineer with a degree in mechanical engineering. He has over 30 years' experience in engineering with a focus on the research and development of low-emissions technologies.
Stephen has held a variety of positions as a project engineer, operations manager and engineering director in a range of fields including automotive low emissions research and development, submarine engineering, locomotive and marine engineering maintenance, and his current role in the field of low-emissions technologies for the coal industry. Stephen supports the strategic direction of COAL2, monitors funded projects, and undertakes joint venture negotiations for technologies that fit within COAL21's portfolio.
Martin has over 33 years' experience in senior roles for a range of blue-chip Australian and international corporations in the power, mineral and hydrocarbon processing industries, and has developed technical expertise in carbon capture and process integration.
The last 18 years of his career have involved large-scale, first-of-kind developments, including six years in a senior technical leadership role with ZeroGen (a large-scale carbon capture and storage project involving integrated gasification combined cycle technology). Prior to his current role, he was Principal Manager, Carbon Capture, for the Global CCS Institute. Martin is accountable for analysis of national and international energy technologies and markets to assess developments and trends influencing the deployment of coal and competing energy resources, which includes a focus on carbon capture technologies and costs.
Jim is a chemical engineer with a 35-year career spanning oil refining, alumina refining, gold extraction and the Commonwealth Public Service prior to joining the coal industry in 1992. Jim played a role in the establishment and running of the industry's collectively-funded research program, the Australian Coal Association Research Program, which focused on improving the safety, productivity and environmental performance of mining operations. In 2006, Jim was appointed to the newly formed COAL21 Fund. Jim's primary role is to assist with the development and assessment of new funding proposals and to oversee funded projects.
Michael is responsible for the financial, company secretarial and board governance of COAL21 unlisted public company. Michael is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from the University of Queensland. Michael also holds a Master of Applied Finance from FINSIA and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has over 20 years' experience in the fields of finance and treasury.
Carol has 20 years' experience in finance and office management and is responsible for day-to-day financial operations, including the end-of-financial-year audit for COAL21. Carol holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Canberra and an Accounting Associate Diploma from Nowra TAFE. She is an Associate Member of the Certified Practicing Accountants and is currently studying the CPA program.