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Users are Demanding Private Messaging
According to Mashable.com private messaging has captured the attention of the most popular social media networks in the last few months. With platforms such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram people can have hundreds of thousands of friends or followers at one time. However, users are demanding more intimacy through private messaging services.
Simon-Thomas, a neuroscientist who has spent years studying human emotions and social interactions, agrees with the necessity of private messaging in social media networks. "You just have to imagine if every time you said something, instead of it being said to the people who are close to you in physical space, it was broadcast to a three block radius. [Think] how much harder it would be for you to have community."
Nextdoor which provides a more intimate social media network that limits communities by neighbourhood's CEO Nirav Tolia says, "There's this very common thing that happens in the world when you go from narrowcast to broadcast — you want to break things up in to smaller pieces, pointing out that Nextdoor limits the size of each neighborhood on its platform."
The most popular social media networks have revised their platforms to have more privacy. Twitter updated its messaging feature to enable users to privately send pictures. Facebook has completely redesigned their private messaging. Also, WhatsApp a private messaging service has announced that the company has 400 million active users, over a 150 million more than Twitter. Instagram created the phrase "kik me" that is an invitation to chat and have privacy.
Social media networks will need to update their private messaging applications. Even though a user might have 1,000 friends or followers they want additional privacy within smaller groups.
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Nicolai Meinhausen is Professor of Statistics at ETH Zurich. His research interests include computational statistics, causality, high-dimensional data and machine learning.
He is currently Associate Editor for the Journal of Machine Learning Research and the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B.
During last year's Joint Statistical Meetings in Seattle, Meinhausen presented the Medallion Lecture entitled: "Causal discovery with confidence using invariance principles".
Alison Oliver talks to Professor Meinhausen about his career.
I noticed during my time as a physics student how most sub-disciplines tend to become narrower the further you progress, but statistics seemed in contrast to involve many aspects from mathematics, computing and collaboration with other scientific fields. This seemed attractive (and still does today).
2.	You are currently Professor in the Department of Statistics at ETH Zurich. Over the years, how has your teaching and research motivated and influenced each other?
Both teaching and consulting have shaped my research by reminding me that simplicity is more valuable than one would think in a pure research-environment.
3.	Your lecture at JSM 2015 was the IMS Medallion Lecture II. Could you please tell us about your theme for the lecture and what points you brought across?
The title was "Causal discovery with confidence using invariance principles", a topic I have been working on with collaborators for the last two years. Often we have data in practice that are neither carefully randomized (as in a clinical study) but are also not just purely observational. The data are instead collected in different environments such as data collected over different time-periods or under unknown interventions. The main point was that such data allow us to build valid confidence intervals for causal effects under certain general assumptions.
4.	If there is one thing that you would like an audience member to take away from your lecture, what would it be?
Often we think of non-iid data as a nuisance. I wanted to show that on the contrary that so-called messy non-iid data can be very helpful for causal analysis.
5.	Your research interests include computational statistics, causality, high-dimensional data and machine learning. What are you focussing on currently and what do you hope to achieve through your research?
I remain interested in a broader spectrum of ideas, mostly causality, machine learning and collaborations with people in physics at the moment.
6.	What drew you to this specific field?
Causality is a good example for the point I was trying to make above: it involves philosophical aspects, mathematical challenges, computation and subject-specific knowledge and collaboration and can thus be a very varied and rewarding field of study.
7.	David Harger at MIT commented to Forbes, 'I'm sensitive to the fact that *all* machine learning algorithms tend to have errors, and am very interested in how we can keep humans in the loop in order to ameliorate the consequences those errors. This reflects a more general aspect of my research: I'm most interested in the computer as a tool that can help people be better at what they do, rather than as a tool that can replace people.' Machine learning was amongst the hot topics at JSM 2015. What is the future of machine learning and what can we expect in terms of developments?
Dividing ML research into either "enabling people" or "replacing people" is interesting and something I have been conscious of for some time. Both streams of research are quite active at the moment. Of course, it is not always easy to predict which category a specific idea will turn out to fall in, but we can at least try to focus our energy on the first category, where much remains to be done in the analysis of large-scale data. Achieving a good tradeoff between statistical properties and computational speed is an interesting area of research. Having a faster method allows more iterations of a method and allows humans to play a more active part in the analysis process.
8.	What would you say to encourage young people to follow a career in statistics?
It is really a unique field as it opens so many possibilities from more mathematical academic research to exciting work in science projects and many possibilities in start-up companies.
9.	How do you manage to juggle Associate Editor roles on the boards of the Annals of Statistics Journal of Machine Learning Research, as well as your teaching and research commitments?
10.	Are there people or events that have been influential in your career?
I benefitted a lot from interaction with very interesting people in the field, including (but not limited to) Peter Buhlmann, Bin Yu, John Rice, Peter Bickel and Steffen Lauritzen. Working on many diverse applied projects in science and in consulting roles has always been challenging and a good balance to the more mathematical aspects of my work.


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Toronto police are investigating how a construction worker fell 20 storeys to his death Monday night during a fire downtown.
Witnesses reported seeing flames and smoke coming out of a highrise at 25 York St., just north of the Gardiner Expressway, about 11:30 p.m.
Police and fire crews extinguished a small blaze in a garbage can on the 20th floor.
They discovered a body on the ground floor.
The man, in his late 30s and wearing construction clothes, was later identified as a construction worker.
Police did not release his name because his next of kin had not been located, said Staff Sgt. Deb Abbott.
An autopsy was held yesterday morning.
"He died as a result of the fall, but it's still not clear whether he worked at that construction site or next door," she said, adding the death was not being treated as a homicide.
Police said the fire was "consistent with someone using it to warm themselves."
The Ministry of Labour is also investigating the death.
The building, which is usually buzzing with hundreds of workers during the day, was quiet yesterday as yellow tape cordoned off the main entrance and the investigation continued.
Some construction workers told the Star they didn't know who the dead man was.
"We heard about (the death) but there are hundreds of people who work in these buildings," said Dane Schwaff, who works at the construction site next door.
There are at least two major projects under construction at York St. and Bremner Blvd.
The 32-storey tower where the worker fell to his death is the future Toronto home of communications company Telus.


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My skin regimen has never been more important to me than it is right at this moment. It is crazy how much your body can change, and my skin has become quite problematic as I've gotten older. I curse myself for not appreciating blemish-less skin when I had it. I unfortunately have the adult acne gene, and it has been a tremendously difficult to get it under control. Over the last few months my skin has been subjected to some incredibly harsh treatments and medications that have left it parched and flaky. They were worth it to beat the acne, but what my skin needs right now is some serious TLC.
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"Emotions aren't anything special," I stated, immediately recognizing I had said something outlandish. In my psychology circles, this probably wouldn't have ruffled any feathers, but all seven of my relatively new friends shifted uncomfortably in their seats. We had been discussing artificial intelligence and whether robots could ever truly be considered equal to humans.
No, I don't have Aspergers, I'm not a psychopath, nor am I a robot – though my exes might tell a different story.
First, why do we even have emotions to begin with? The most likely reason is that they increase our rate of survival in one form or another. We feel happy to reinforce that we're doing something right in life; we feel angry, and it spurs us to correct a moral violation; we feel lonely, driving us to connect with those around us. They help us to increase our social ties, drive out deviant, antisocial behaviours, and respond quickly when seconds can mean life or death. They are also, of course, the seat of our deepest experiences in life. They are, some would say, what makes us human.
I know, I know, what I'm saying is flying in the face of my off-the-cuff, ill-thought-out opening phrase. Yes, and no. Saying the above phrase implies that I might not have emotions. Ironically, the immediate social feedback I received made me feel isolated, slightly rejected, and warrantably socially awkward. I'm fairly certain I blushed. It was, after all, a somewhat unacceptable thing to say in most settings. In that context, it made me feel like an outsider, and that I should conform more to "normal" social ideals. That is one purpose of the above emotions – continuing to act outside of those ideals would likely result in me being kicked out of that circle. Again, being alone, evolutionarily, equals death. The chemicals released in my brain, honed from millennia of ancestors, reinforced that I should step back in line. My 'gut' told me to say less outlandish things from then on.
When the slimy salesman makes his pitch with a little too much gusto, or you're invited by a smiling stranger into a back alley, something inside might tell you that not everything is as it appears. This is the bread and butter for emotions. It is the limbic system in your brain yelling that something is wrong.
Emotions are the wisdom of the ages built into our brain's operating system. Before we even consciously recognize something is off, a heady cocktail of neurochemicals has already begun cascading through our brain, spurring us to immediate actions from these feelings. Women's intuition and other such phenomena are emotional responses built from eons of development telling us that the situation is not safe, long before we've consciously recognized it.
Look at it as a kind of survivorship bias. People whose emotions led them to read their peers more accurately, were scared of situations that could kill them, were driven to connect with others, and felt satisfaction from accomplishments – these people survived to have children. Those who lacked these traits were more likely to perish, and less likely to have offspring.
When did these mechanisms develop? A long, long time ago, and over equally long periods of time. They began developing when we were in small tribes, working and living together, and dealing with each other face-to-face. When in those settings, we can be more certain that our emotions will lead us on the right path. That's when we should trust them the most.
Introduce the internet, automobiles, texting, gambling, and the anonymity that can come from living in high densities. These situations lead us into a realm where our emotions can easily deceive us. We scream when we see a snake-like stick but get into a car that travels 100mph without the slightest hesitation. Hell, standing beside a highway should be terrifying. Yet, it's not. To put it in perspective, let's imagine that, instead of cars, there were elephants charging past at the speed of city traffic. I doubt we'd so casually jaywalk.
What I'm trying to say is that emotions can be useful, but following them without hesitation will often lead to bad outcomes.
Generally, making emotional decisions is regarded as a bad way to go about life. Remember the times you've shouted something anger only to wish you'd never said it, or when you sacrificed going to the college you wanted to attend because your high school sweetheart had gone to one in a different city. Taking emotions into consideration is worthwhile, but not if we don't analyse why we feel the way we do and, also, look at the situation from a rational perspective.
If you need further examples of emotional decision making, look no further than groupthink. Groups are the epitome of emotional decision-making. After the win or loss of a local sports team, would a lone person start smashing glass and attempting to flip over cars? No, never. The fact that groups are able to act so emotionally is one way we're able to achieve great or horrendous acts thanks to leaders who are successful in evoking specific emotions.
We would not be better off without them. There have been studies that show that people who only have the logical part of their brain intact often get locked in a battle with indecision. For example, should you buy Pepsi or Coke? Most people would lean toward the one they're more familiar with or which gives them good feelings – forget all that. Instead, they start making exhaustive lists on the various virtues of each brand. Then, perhaps, they start thinking about whether it should be drunk now or later. Is it even worth buying now? Will you get thirsty before your next opportunity to purchase one?
Often, we get a slight nudge from our emotions that gets the generally unimportant (though, sometimes very important) decisions made and we're on our merry way.
This post is far too short and limited in scope to do justice to all that can be said on this topic, but it's an introduction to why studying how we work allows us to see our failings – for example, being taken in by a stranger giving us a valueless gift and feeling obliged to give something in return (Cialdini, 2006) – and where they are more trustworthy.
The main goal should not be to eliminate all emotions, but to see how they affect us. To use them to achieve greater things, to shaping our environment to best allow us to reach our goals, and to connect more deeply with other people. None of this is possible while we are completely dominated by our impulses, nor if we completely deny that they exist. We need to see them accurately, without romanticism, and apply better practices. We all have emotions and should learn to understand and work with them. The very fact that we all have them means they're not particularly special, individually.
Back to my point on artificial intelligence and androids: if one day we are capable of reaching a more comprehensive understanding of our own emotions, it shouldn't be a huge leap to think that we can instill them within robots. Either by understanding the neurochemistry or the core functions of each emotion, we would be capable of allowing a machine to experience and understand emotional reasoning. Then again, do we really want emotional robots?
As for that group, they seem to keep inviting me back, so maybe there's hope for me yet.
Cialdini, Robert B. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion. New York, NY: Collins, 2006. Print.


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Saudi, U.S. Air Forces Wrap Up Military Exercise
RIYADH (Arab News) – Saudi Arabia and the US Air Force completed a bilateral military drill, in which Saudi F-15SE fighters, and American B-52 strategic bombers and F-16 fighters participated, Saudi Press Agency reported.
"The exercise…. contributes to achieving compatibility and operational integration and is a continuation of the joint cooperation between the two air forces," the statement said.
The RSAF, the Royal Saudi Naval Force, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Air Force conducted combined joint air operations in support of the maritime surface warfare exercise in the Persian Gulf on Dec. 17-18 last year.


The Information Security and Policy Office (ISPO) are offering centrally funded SSL certificates to UI System Administrators through the InCommon Digital Certificate service.
How do I get a TLS for my iowa-domain system?
Where possible Campus System Admins (ITS, HCIS etc.) should contact The Information Security and Policy Office or their Departmental Registration Authority Organization (DRAO – "certificate approver") to get your unique departmental "Access Code". Follow the steps below using that DRAO-specific code in place of the enterprise code listed below.
NOTE: Campus administrators with co-managed systems should work with their "Primary" contact in SST to facilitate with management of TLS if needed.
UI departments that have no DRAO should utilize the Enterprise Account when filling out the certificate request form, using the assigned Enterprise Access Code: uiowa-1nC0m.
Paste in your 2048-bit CSR – Note: the interface will not accept any key lengths less than 2048-bit.
Add in additional comments you would like to associate the TLS with (these will not be included in the certificate).
Once approved you should receive an e-mail with instructions on how to download and install the TLScertificate.
NOTE: While most requests are processed within 24 hours, we only guarantee a 72 hour turnaround time on requests. Therefore, it is imperative that you plan accordingly. Certificates will NOT be issued outside of normal business hours.
If you have questions or problems processing your request for a digital certificate using the steps described above, contact The Information Security and Policy Office or your DRAO to have them process the TLS request on your behalf.
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Extended Validation certificates provide the highest levels of encryption, security and trust and immediately reassure web site visitors that it is safe to conduct online transactions by turning the address bar green on next generation browsers.
EV Certificates are available from Comodo/Sectigo through the University's Digital Certificate Service. Due to the nature of the validation, the process for obtaining an EV certificate is significantly longer approximately two-four weeks; so please plan ahead.
Follow the instructions above to get to the online certificate request form then fill out all of the fields, making sure you select "Comodo SGC EV certificate" in the drop down "Type" field, paste in the CSR and submit the form. ISPO will approve the CSR request and forward it to Comodo/Sectigo.
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Author: Roger Mooney
Right education environment leads to bright futures
MIAMI – Louise Janvier uses the word "environment" often when talking about education choice and how it can rescue a child. "Sometimes, when a kid is going to go through things in life, they have to be in the right environment in order to pull through," she said. "Some of them don't pull[Read More…]
November 11, 2022 by Roger Mooney
Education choice scholarship provides job skills, confidence to Florida teen
JACKSONVILLE, Florida – Not every student at North Florida School of Special Education rides Chief within minutes of meeting the big horse, but that's what James Guha did one day during the summer of 2021. Oh, it took some encouraging and a little cajoling from Andrew Sack, the barn manager. Chief is big[Read More…]
October 21, 2022 by Roger Mooney
King family offers a dozen reasons why 'one size doesn't fit all' when it comes to education
LAKE MARY, Florida – The King family is together on a Saturday morning – and that means kids everywhere. Christy and Troy King have 16 children, including 11 who were adopted. The oldest is a college graduate who lives on her own. Three are off to college in Ohio. That leaves[Read More…]
Florida tax credit scholarship puts 'natural caregiver' on a path for success
Willette Treadway wants to help. She wants to help her classmates, teachers, and administrators at North Florida School of Special Education, where she is in the Secondary 3 classroom. She wants to help her family and friends. She wants to help the homeless population in Jacksonville. "One thing about me," Willette[Read More…]
September 23, 2022 by Roger Mooney
Florida Tax Credit Scholarship makes it possible for Miami student to dream big
Like nearly every football-playing high school senior in the country, Khairi Muhammad dreams of an All-American college career that leads to his selection near the top of the NFL Draft. The desire fuels him, sometimes waking him in the middle of the night with a burst of adrenalin so strong[Read More…]
Of courage, basketball, and conquering obstacles: Justin Williams' story
OCOEE, Fla. – Justin Williams was 8 when he underwent surgery to allow more room for his brain to grow. For two months, he wore a halo brace and a plate on the roof of his mouth to push the bones in his face forward, one agonizing millimeter at a time.[Read More…]
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Better options for their daughter included a move to America and an education choice scholarship
Roberto Porras was at his job as a pharmaceutical rep in his native Venezuela when his wife, Ony, called with the news that she was pregnant. It was the spring of 2003, and Roberto, overjoyed at the thought of becoming a dad, was concerned about the baby's future in a[Read More…]


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Food Quality & Sensory Science
Health Benefits of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) Fermentates
Mathur, Harsh
Beresford, Tom P.
Cotter, Paul D.
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lactic acid bacteria (LAB)
immunomodulation
Mathur, H.; Beresford, T.P.; Cotter, P.D. Health Benefits of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) Fermentates. Nutrients 2020, 12, 1679. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12061679
Consuming fermented foods has been reported to result in improvements in a range of health parameters. These positive effects can be exerted by a combination of the live microorganisms that the fermented foods contain, as well as the bioactive components released into the foods as by-products of the fermentation process. In many instances, and particularly in dairy fermented foods, the microorganisms involved in the fermentation process belong to the lactic acid group of bacteria (LAB). An alternative approach to making some of the health benefits that have been attributed to fermented foods available is through the production of 'fermentates'. The term 'fermentate' generally relates to a powdered preparation, derived from a fermented product and which can contain the fermenting microorganisms, components of these microorganisms, culture supernatants, fermented substrates, and a range of metabolites and bioactive components with potential health benefits. Here, we provide a brief overview of a selection of in vitro and in vivo studies and patents exclusively reporting the health benefits of LAB 'fermentates'. Typically, in such studies, the potential health benefits have been attributed to the bioactive metabolites present in the crude fermentates and/or culture supernatants rather than the direct effects of the LAB strain(s) involved.
Food for Health Ireland
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A new survey of UK diamond jewellery retailers released today (29 May) by Amnesty International UK and Global Witness reveals that many leading UK retailers still do not have effective policies in place to help British consumers avoid conflict diamonds.
The survey of 42 top British retailers is released amid reports of continuing diamond smuggling and of conflict diamonds from West Africa reaching the international diamond market.
Although most companies that did respond reported adhering to the diamond industry's minimal systems of self-regulation, only a few retailers, including Signet (and subsidiaries Ernest Jones, H Samuel and Leslie Davis) and Tiffany & Co., have reported going beyond the minimum industry standards and have put in place strong measures to combat conflict diamonds.
The trade in conflict diamonds has fuelled devastating wars in Sierra Leone, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia, and over 4 million people have died as a result of these conflicts.
Amnesty International UK and Global Witness published a special 'shoppers' guide' to diamonds last year. The brochure tells consumers what they need to know when they shop for diamond jewellery to try and ensure the diamonds are conflict-free.
Spokespeople are available for interview.
The Kimberley Process is an international governmental certification scheme that was set up in 2003 to try and prevent the trade in conflict diamonds. The scheme requires governments to certify shipments of rough diamonds, and participating countries must implement their own control systems to enforce the Kimberley Process. Separately, the diamond industry has committed to implement a self-policing system of warranties, certifying that diamonds are conflict-free.


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Empowering Maasai communities in East Africa
The International Lawyers Project (ILP) is working to provide legal capacity building, advice and support to Maasai communities who have been negatively impacted by green energy investments, to help them participate as more equal partners in negotiations with investors.
The promotion of green energy investments is a way of achieving Goal 7 of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development Goals, which focuses on ensuring access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable and modern energy for all. However, in line with the Paris Agreement which acknowledges the recognition and protection of human rights, countries need to carry out their climate change policies in a sustainable manner that takes into consideration the impact of these green energy investments, including one's obligation to respect the rights of indigenous peoples to their land. In fact, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples prohibits resource extraction, development, or other investment projects, on native land without the free, prior and informed consent of the indigenous communities. This requirement is not disregarded simply because the project is a form of renewable energy. Careful thought needs to be given to discussion, planning and negotiation when permitting companies to develop green energy projects in areas inhabited by poorer communities. Although green energy projects can offer the benefits of a clean and sustainable energy, it comes at a high price if it results in the displacement of communities from their lands and disruption of their traditions and livelihoods.
The Maasai community in the Okaria area are facing a present and ongoing threat to the security of tenure over their land as well as threats in respect of housing such as forced and illegal convictions, to their pastoralist livelihoods due to land disputes, and therefore their rights as an indigenous community more broadly. The Olkaria area is located in the Rift Valley which has estimated potential for the production of geothermal energy, of more than 2000 Megawatts (MW) per hour, enough to power Cape Town, South Africa. The Kenyan government and private investors are therefore increasingly seeking to accelerate the development of several exploratory geothermal wells that have been found in the Olkaria area. This presents an increased risk of conflict with the local Masaai communities who feel unable to legally defend their rights.
Members of the Okaria Maasai Community contacted International Lawyers Project to seek support for increasing their community's awareness of their legal rights, as well as the duties and obligations owed to them by the corporations, local as well as national government officials.The community was concerned that they do not feel able to negotiate on an equal basis with private investors in large companies that employ experienced corporate lawyers. Community leaders have argued that their position in negotiations is weakened by the uncertainty of their land ownership. The community's rights to the land are not widely recognised in law, hampered by a lack of clarity about land delineations amongst the community, a fact that is made more complex because they live within the boundaries of a national park. This complexity stems from the legal recognition of the national park in 1984, but not the Masaai lands within these borders. Additionally, women in the community have highlighted that they are often left out of conversations surrounding land rights, including negotiations for resettlement and compensation. This has led to outcomes that are not representative of the interests and concerns of all community members.
ILP has recruited expert lawyers, experienced in complex investor negotiations to represent and advise the community, who can impart practical legal knowledge and strategy that will facilitate wider engagement in development decisions. This could include supporting communities to negotiate with investors for fair compensation and the avoidance of adverse social and environmental impacts, training community members to monitor and report on poor corporate or government behaviour, and supporting advocacy for stronger legal protections. In doing so, we seek to level the playing field by allowing all community members to access high level legal expertise and advice similar to that which corporate investors benefit from. In the long term, we hope to support the Olkaria communities to understand and advocate for their own rights even in the absence of direct support from organisations and pro bono lawyers.
These communities' goal is to increase their ability to defend their rights, so they are not forced to make unfavourable concessions or disadvantageous contracts in the future, when multinational enterprises increasingly work to develop Kenya's natural resources.
Furthermore, women in the community hope that by accessing legal education, advice and support they can ensure that any deals that are made are beneficial for the entire community. For example, the constitution of Kenya (2010) includes a provision stipulating that the sale of land must involve the family, including women. If there is evidence that a family member sold land without consulting and involving the family, this can be brought before the courts. In this case, a legal education will enable women to exercise their rights and defend their land.
This project was funded with UK aid from the UK Government's Small Charities Challenge Fund. SCCF grants are vital for NGOs such as International Lawyers Project (ILP) as without this financial support we would be unable to provide the legal assistance needed by marginalised groups to protect their rights.
ILP is committed to supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals, especially goals 5 (gender equality), 7 (affordable and clean energy), 15 (life on land), 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions) and 17 (strengthening global partnerships). The Goals are designed to make the world fairer, safer and more prosperous.
By Christopher Watkins (ILP Legal Fellow), Diana Mochoge (ILP Africa Project Coordinator) and Maria Cristina Mundin (Senior Projects Officer)
In the photo above, one of the community leaders was arrested and taken to the Department of criminal Investigations (CID) sub county office in Naivasha. The charges brought against him were: serious harm of a police officer and cause of disturbance in Mai-Mahiu Narok road on 21/3/20. The community members came along to protest the arrest as illegal and a form of intimidation by the security forces.
Community members where the demolitions happened. Some of the homes were demolished in Narok Naivasha sub county Kenya.
In this photo, community members blocked the Mai-Mahiu Narok road to demonstrate against the ongoing demolitions in their villages.
In the above photo, a bulldozer brings down buildings in Narok area Naivasha sub county as community members look on.
A bulldozer bringing down a home in one of the villages in Naivasha sub county to prepare for geothermal projects on the land.


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The final home game of the season ended in victory, but Reds coach Phil Neville says the disappointing nature of the season took the shine off.
United first-team coach Phil Neville admits he has never felt so 'empty' as he did when walking off at Old Trafford after the final game of a horror season.
But would love to stay on and help turn things around.
Dutchman Louis van Gaal is poised to take the reins and Neville - a member of the infamous Class of '92 and who returned to Old Trafford to be part of his former Everton boss David Moyes' backroom staff this summer - believes United can get themselves back on course.
"I have got to say that walking around the pitch on Tuesday, after the last home game of the season against Hull City, was probably the emptiest I have ever felt on a football field," said Neville.
"I took the job fully expecting to be walking around the last home game of the season either challenging for a league title or parading a league title because that is what this club demands.
"We have got to make sure next season we are doing that, and to finish sixth, seventh is obviously not good enough.
"David Moyes has taken the majority of it from outside the club, but if you speak to anyone inside the club, then we have all got to take collective responsibility from players, the staff, the coaching staff, everybody.
"Everyone connected to the club will take responsibility because we win together, we lose together and it was really disappointing when David lost his job because I class him as a friend as well.
Neville admits he is unsure what the future holds for him at Old Trafford. He said: "The bigger picture is, I don't know what's around the corner for me in terms of my own personal job, that's up to other people, but the season as a whole has just not been good enough for United.
"I want to be part of United's future, I am a Man United person, I love the club, I have loved working for the club this year.


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ATHENS DENTAL IMPLANT CENTER
STANLEY D. SATTERFIELD, DMD, FACOMS – Athens Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, P.C.
2000 Prince Avenue, Building 1
Pre-Operative & Pre-Anesthetic Instructions
After Surgery Routine Care Instructions
In Office CT Scan
Dental Implants – (Basic)
Dental Implant Video
Dental Implants – (Details)
Wisdom Teeth Video
Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF)
Biopsy (Oral Pathology)
Bonded on Brackets
Lingual/Labial Frenectomy
Dr. Stan Satterfield
Dr. Stanley D. Satterfield, Oral and Maxillo- Facial Surgeon, has been in private practice in Athens, Georgia since July, 1981. He is a native of Athens and the son of the late Dr. E. Wayne Satterfield (a well-known dentist and sports figure). His mother, the late Bobbie Satterfield McDonald was a life-long resident of Athens. Dr. Satterfield received his undergraduate education at the University of Georgia and his D.M.D. degree from the Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University. He completed his internship and residency in Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery at the Medical College of Virginia (VCU).
Dr. Satterfield graduated first in his Dental School class and was selected into OKU, the national dental honor society. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery (board certified) and the International Congress of Oral Implantology. In addition, Dr. Satterfield is a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgeons and The American College of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgeons. He has also published articles in professional journals. Dr. Satterfield is the inventor of a surgical instrument fabricated by Walter Lorenz, Inc. He has held leadership positions in the Clarke County Dental Society and the Georgia Society of Oral & Maxillo-Facial Surgeons. Dr. Satterfield is also the team oral surgeon for the University of Georgia athletic program.
Dr. Satterfield began teaching Bible studies in 1981 and became a deacon in 1983. He is a member of Mars Hill Baptist Church. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the UGA Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Athens YMCA (past President). He has volunteered and served on the Board of Directors of the Mercy Health Center since 2001. He along with former Office Manager Kellie England, started the Challenger Division of the Athens Little League program for special children in 1991. In addition, he coached Little League for eleven years and served on the Board of Directors.
Dr. Satterfield is married to the former Tracey Lynn Dow of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Tracey is a wonderful homemaker and decorator. They have three daughters and two sons and ten grandchildren. The family calls Athens, Georgia home.
We are very proud of our team:
Tess Bray, RN-Practice/Clinical Manager; Miranda Cross, Business Manager; Heather Holman, Front Desk Coordinator; Mandy Phillips, Financial Coordinator; BradTucker, NREMT-P; Whitney Westbrooks, EMT-P; Abby Thompson, CDA
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Yes, I think the wrong domain was listed in the box, this happend a few times, didn't make sense to me either.
Watch DomainSherpa as Monte and Rosener try to defend all the fake bids just below reserve as real!
I attended the conference but participated online. In my opinion the online platform worked fairly well. One issue was if you didn't have audio enabled then you didn't know the specific domain was a no reserve as it was not reflective on the live site. The other obvious issue others have already keyed on was how at times the online bid pricing seemed to be completely disconnected from the floor. Floor could be $5k and only online bid available was $15k. This is not a specific example, rather a generalization.
With regard to domains submitted for auction. I submitted about 10 decent .com's and couple alt tld. While they went in prior to the published deadline, as it was explained to me at NamesCon I missed the "real" internal cutoff months earlier. One specific name I entered was strippoker.org. I'm the first to admit that it's not the greatest, but felt it was at least relevant to the auction location.
These (Start-up.com for 3500 and stop.com for 110k) were some nice deals for the buyers as was Domainnames.com which was a great purchase for the end user buyer ([email protected]).
Nice comments, I would not deal with Kate Buckley ever again, she made a domain offer, and quoted estibot as a source. Can you imagine a broker making multiple price requests on exchanges, to finally submit one on the landing page for an aged two strong keyword .com, to quote $1xx estibot.
Well I don't necessarily want to defend her, but if she's lowballing offers to you while representing her client, at least that shows she's truly representing her client rather than just trying to up her own commission. I've seen brokers come to me representing a client and they show no resistance to my price because they just make a higher commission - then it feels to me like they're putting their own interests above their client. Although that doesn't bother me as a seller, I make a note that I don't want that person representing me as a buyer! I've also seen brokers come to me representing a buyer then insisting I pay the commission, so I'm sure they're trying to double dip the commission from both buyer and seller... I think the commission should only be paid by the person the broker is actually representing.
Anyway's back to Kate... I definitely don't blame her starting low, especially if she finds any shred of evidence to back her up, even if it is as lame as an estibot valuation... But if she didn't eventually come up on price, then clearly her client had other options or a very limited budget, or maybe she was bottom trolling for her own portfolio, not really sure.
A 6 letter one word .com, that sells for $150K, isn't actually pigeon sh*t. I didn't know brokers were so in demand, they can turn down that kind of quality.
Apparently some are. Kate seems to be one of them based on how easily she blew me off.... But I get it, if you're too busy to do a good job - I'm glad she knew her limits and just said no. I don't know what else she already had on her plate at the time so I appreciate the fact she said no rather than locking me into an exclusivity period and then have her do nothing about it due to over-commitment.
I know the guy who owned insurance.us he owns the insurance Twitter also. I wish the auction had seen the value in the name, I don't think it got it's fair value.
Good on you for selling your own name, it's not rocket science, any one word .com is a gift when a broker gets 15-20%, for listing it on their website, and picking up the phone.
Insurance.us was offered on namepros a few months back, I guess a deal couldn't be done. I think the buyer got the better end of that deal, even with a weaker extension it is a monster keyword.
Well I'm not an outbound sales guy, I wait for them to come to me. Also puts me in the stronger negotiating position at the start. So its just a matter of having a good domain and waiting for the right buyer to come along. They always do, even if it takes 10 years.
I did bid on it, and pulled myself back as I know the current owner has worked hard to sell it, and given it didn't sell, it was justification to focus on .com, as I own some good one word .us acquired thru an aged Fortune 500 company portfolio, and people don't pay their true value, which is sad, and I just am sick of dealing with lowballers.
This domain was bought way too high. No upside from a reseller point of view. The seller won in this case for sure.
I think everyone seems to agree stop.com probably holds the best value for return it might give. It wasn't probably the best value buy in the auction, given it was just on the 6 figure line.
DomainNames.com will really help the uni brand, is this the same name that web.com took back from the namepros member who grabbed it for like low 4 figures?
Oh I agree, I dunno if someone got caught up in the in room bidding, but the company generic is to rich, it is a great comp to quote for cannabis portfolio holders though. Anyone know the buyer, M.O. maybe?
is this the same name that web.com took back from the namepros member who grabbed it for like low 4 figures?
I liked solvent.com, and it was a good auction, I put a few bids on it, it was moving so fast, and it was in $100 increments with a low starting price so it was actually a engaging auction, not the ones with nonsense high 6 figure bids. It is a good one word value buy for under $10K, maybe someone can connect with an industrial user in the space for a nice return. Repossession I thought was way to long, and abomination to vague.
I feel for him, and him seeing $365K go out the window.
I would assume even if he got the name out of NetworkSolutions they would have used all their pull to get the name back. I am not sure how it came out but I think they only realized it after he started discussing the purchase. Had he just kind of moved it out, and sat on it for 60 days, given his invoice, he would have had a real good case.


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Despite Repression National 'Zapata and Boitel Live' March for Freedom Goes On
In the midst of threats and arrests activists carry on in Cuba
Boitel-Zapata National March for the Freedom of Cuba underway
Moments prior to his arrest Cuban blogger Luis Felipe Rojas managed to send out two tweets on the morning of September 12, 2011 the first announced: The national march for the freedom of Cuba Boitel-Zapata has commenced from Duaba Beach in Baracoa. 26 activists, Roberto Gonzalez detained.
Immediately following the above tweeted message Luis Felipe sent another which was just a url that linked to the picture he had taken and posted (reproduced above). The young man wearing the yellow hat and sporting the sunglasses is opposition youth leader Rolando Rodriguez Lobaina.
The Cuban Democratic Directorate interviewed Rolando Rodriguez Lobaina, prior to his Monday detention, and obtained an official statement outlining the purposes of this march, which is still ongoing:
"The idea is to transit along the same paths that Maceo did in the invasion from East to West, but in this case, we will send a message of peace, hope, freedom and claim to those who have misgoverned us over half a century. In a peaceful manner, we will convey the spirit that today, in these times, the Cuban people and the nation are calling for a space that is democratic and of liberty. "
The National March for Freedom "and Zapata Boitel Live" will take as its route the central highway and has no end date.
"The flame should be taken to Mantua, at least, Pinar del Rio, in western Cuba," Rodriguez said Lobaina.
The objectives of the march are:
1) that the regime in Cuba respect, promote and publish the universal declaration of human rights, ratifying international covenants of these rights.
2) That it cease the repression against the opposition and the people of Cuba.
3) Freedom without exile for all political prisoners, repeal of the legal framework that fosters these imprisonments.
Originally the march had been planned for September 8 but organizers and participants began to be detained by State Security agents the day before.
On hunger strike: Ramón Velásquez Toranzo
One of the activists detained and held over the weekend, for wanting to march, was former prisoner of conscience Ramón Velásquez Toranzo. He declared himself on hunger strike the moment he was arrested and even though he is now been released continues refusing to eat food. His daughter, Rufina Velázquez @RufiVCuba, has tweeted her father's demands:
Threatened again with imprisonment if he dares to step outside his home. He has decided to go on hunger strike. Principal points of his protest, respect for all human rights. Respecting right to walk freely for our country.Respect for the right to request respect. Respect for the democracy that on one day you signed. Respect that we are humans that we are nonviolent pacifists. That a UN representative visit the island and interview Cubans in order to measure and document human rights violations committed each day.
These detentions did not end the march but delayed its start by four days. Although the participants were arrested moments later on the morning of September 12 they had achieved their aim: the march is underway in Cuba.
Many of the organizers and participants would again spend at least a night and jail subjected to threats of long term imprisonment. Rolando Rodriguez Lobaina @LobainaCuba tweeted that during his detention: "Political police threatened me with 20 years in prison according to them if I continue promoting peaceful marches. They fear the people will join."
Finally, Rolando asked for friends and followers to re-tweet the following message translated to English and reproduced below:
TR @LobainaCuba TO FRIENDS & FOLLOWERS I ask you to divulge this: We will continue taking to the streets and asking for freedom and rights in #Cuba
Another of the marchers Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia this evening reported on the fate of one of his compatriots who participated in the march and remains detained tonight:
TR @jdanielferrer Recently out of a cell yesterday Angel Moya was newly detained in Holguin. There he remains. What fear the tyranny has of a peaceful march!
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Our staff is a mix of refugees and locals, creating a group of individuals who understand how best to serve the community.
We are dedicated to assisting families and individuals fleeing violence find peace within a new community. Through education, counseling, and job-training programs, our clients are able to improve their livelihoods.
"HOCW does a great job of supporting not only the students but the staff. It provides the staff with professional development workshops, childcare, lunches, and breakfasts. This support allows coworkers and me to fully focus on our work at HOCW."
— Jackline Masika
Bolingo Ntahira
Bolingo is the founder and Executive Director of HOCW. Prior to working at HOCW, he worked as a manager for Agape, another refugee organization. He is from Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Emily Milinga
Emily is the Volunteer House Coordinator, the Savings Group Supervisor, and a member of the Women's Collective. She has been married to Bolingo, the Executive Director of HOCW, since 2007, and has been working at HOCW since its inception in 2008. Prior to working at HOCW, she worked as a teacher, nurse, and counselor for a NGO called ETN in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She is from Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
JacklinE Masika
Since 2016, Jackie has been HOCW's Accountant. She is from Kampala, Uganda and studied Adult and Community Education at Makerere University. Jackie was drawn to HOCW because of its efforts to empower women through teaching income-generating skills as well as the unique way it works with both the local and refugee populations.
Brenda Nsangi-Nanyuja
Brenda is a counselor and co-leads the children's program at HOCW. She first joined HOCW as a computer student in August 2013 and was hired as a full-time staff member in May 2014. Brenda's favorite thing about working at HOCW is the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others. She says that "when you are here, you can forget all of your problems. You don't feel alone." Brenda studied literature and art at Uganda Martyrs and Winston High Schools and is from Kampala, Uganda.
Rebecca Kaweke
Rebecca is the Manager of the Women's Collective as well as an English teacher. She initially came to HOCW to learn English and was later hired as a staff member in 2013. She enjoys the fellowship and interaction with other people she has while working here. Prior to working at HOCW, she was a homemaker and tended to the family farm. She is from the Buganda region of Uganda.
DieudonnÉ Butsisi
Dieudonné came to HOCW in 2012 as an English student. He joined the staff in May 2014 as a counselor. Prior to working at HOCW, Dieudonné worked as a medical supervisor at various NGO's in his home country of the Democratic Republic of Congo, including the American Refugee Council, Save the Children Foundation, Médicos del Mundo and MERLIN. He also worked as a nurse in a government hospital. Dieudonné holds a degree in Health Sciences from UNIGOM in DRC. Dieudonné thrives on the opportunity to help sick people and enjoys learning about the cultures of others at HOCW. He is from Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Adolphe Mulume
Adolphe is the Counseling Secretary, Computer teacher, English teacher, and Social Media Manager. He began working at HOCW in March 2014 after moving from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Prior to joining HOCW, Adolphe founded The Mummayago Project in Goma, DRC, which helped abused children recover through music and dance. He has studied IT for three years and is a Photoshop and Movie Maker master. "Ado" likes meeting new people from different countries and learning about their cultures.
Jacqueline Batamuliza
Jacqueline Batamuliza is a counselor and leads the children's program at HOCW. She first came to HOCW as a tailoring student in 2013 and was hired as a staff member in June 2014. Jacqueline enjoys the opportunity to help children have fun while learning. Prior to HOCW, she taught English and math at Step Up primary school in Namasuba, Kampala, Uganda, where she is from. Jacqueline attended the Kisoro Teacher Training College.
Pacifique Bush
Bush first came to HOCW as an English and computer student in 2015 after he relocated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After completing his courses, he became an English and Swahili teacher in 2016. During his time at HOCW, he has enjoyed using multiple languages to communicate with others from all over the world.
Sikavya Godfrey Kakule
Godfrey has been the Head of Tailoring at HOCW since 2014. In addition to teaching, he is also a self-employed tailor. Godfrey is from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and fled to Uganda 10 years ago. He loves working at HOCW because of the family-like interaction within the community.
RemaH Nakibuule
Remah is from Uganda and has been working for HOCW since 2014. She started as a student, learning Swahili, before she became an English teacher. She studied Journalism and Education at Kijambogo University. Her favorite thing about HOCW is the organization's open arms, the opportunity to do what she loves most—teaching—and the people she works with.
Ambrose Musinguzi
Ambrose joined the staff in 2017 as the Supervisor of the Agriculture Department. He leads the planning and implementation of the Agriculture Collective. Before coming to HOCW, he worked as a farmer. He loves the sense of community and unity among the members.
Hindu Mutebi
Hindu is a Level IV English and Business instructor. She is from Uganda and has been at HOCW since 2012. In addition to being a teacher, she also participates in the weekly debates. Her favorite aspects of HOCW are exchanging ideas with people from all over the world and feeling a part of a family. "It's one of the reasons why I have stayed at HOCW. It's a family, and I am considered as one of the members."
AYen Ngor
Ayen is a counselor and Level I English teacher at HOCW. She originally came from South Sudan in 2013 as a student in English, business, and computer. She joined the HOCW staff in 2015. As a teacher, she loves how her students, despite their different nationalities and tribal affiliations, encourage and support each other.
Tatu Nankumbi
"Mama Tatu" runs the Canteen and the Craft Shop as well as oversees the Mushroom Collective. She came to HOCW in 2012 as an English student and member of the Women's Collective. Prior to joining the HOCW staff, she was a farmer and homemaker. She loves the services offered and the friends she has made at HOCW.
JosÉe Uwamarita
Josée has been working as the Manager of the SACCO (Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization) since January 2017. Before coming to HOCW, she studied accounting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where she is from. She loves the range of programs at HOCW.
Grace Uwambaie
Grace co-runs the drop childcare program at HOCW. In 2015, she came to Uganda from the Democratic Republic of the Congo where she was studying accounting. She started working at HOCW in March 2016. Her favorite part of her job is taking care of children.
Furaha Mariegorette
Furaha co-runs the drop childcare with Grace. She started working at HOCW in May 2017. Before working at HOCW, she was learning English at HOCW. She left the Democratic Republic of the Congo for Uganda in 2011. She loves the income-generating skills component of the organization.
Kelly Rigney
Kelly is the Volunteer Liaison Officer of HOCW. She co-manages the organization's activities and handles all volunteer placements from her home in New York City. She is the Assistant Vice President of Medical Affairs at Children's Health Fund in New York and has a master's in Public Health from George Washington University; therefore, she has a particular interest in HOCW's health-related activities. She wishes she could spend more time in Uganda!
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