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Carly Rae Jepsen returns with euphoric break-up banger 'Party For One'
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The song "represents a lot of what this album is about," according to Jepsen Credit: Steve Jennings/WireImage
The first teaser from her forthcoming new album
Carly Rae Jepsen has released her brand new single 'Party For One' after teasing the track with a series of posts.
The Canadian pop star is expected to release her as-yet-untitled fourth studio album next year, which'll follow 2015's 'Emotion'. Jepsen last released new material back in May 2017 with the single 'Cut To The Feeling', which was originally intended for inclusion on 'Emotion'.
Today marks her return, with a single all about self-love and independence.
"To me 'Party For One' is an anthem of what it is to celebrate time with yourself, which is a hard thing for people to really enjoy sometimes, and it's something I'm learning to do more and more," Jepsen said in a statement. "This song represents a lot of what this album is about for me which is romantic love but self-love too."
You can watch the video below and the artwork for the single below that.
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The track was co-written by Jepsen and produced by Captain Cuts and HIGHTOWER, while the video was directed by Bardia Zeinali.
Jepsen is scheduled to perform the song live next week (November 5) on an episode of The Tonight Show.
Speaking of the forthcoming album, the 32-year-old said it will be predominantly inspired by disco, but failed to give fans an expected release date when asked about her next music project by a Japanese radio station.
"I have a baby plan for the album," she said in September 2017. "It would be great to get it here as soon as possible, but it's also more important to get it right. I'm in the cleaning up phases right now. Just making sure it's all polished."
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Improving the Quality of Rwanda?s Milk, While Turning a Profit
Good, quality milk is one of the most nutrient-rich natural beverages available. Containing a healthy dose of at least nine essential vitamins and minerals, milk can be, quite literally, a lifesaver for populations suffering from an extremely nutrient-poor diet in developing countries.
Yet in Rwanda, where an estimated 90% of the population is still dependent on agriculture, and well over 60% live below the poverty line, milk consumption hovers around just 12 litres per person, per year. Compared to almost 100 litres per person annually in Kenya, and a lesser 22 litres per person in Uganda, Rwanda lags far behind both its East African neighbours, and the rest of the world, in overall milk consumption.
In early 2010, Dr. Josh Ruxin, an American global health expert and founder of "The Access Project," a NGO in Rwanda, decided something needed to be done to fix Rwanda's dairy problem. After nearly a decade of working to improve rural health facilities across Rwanda, Ruxin understood all too well the negative effects of malnutrition on Rwandan citizens.
His solution? Not another charity. Instead, inspired and supported by the Rwandan government's "investment over aid" approach, which has been a central pillar of President Paul Kigame's "Vision 2020" development agenda, Ruxin opted for a for-profit social endeavor, called Rwanda Ventures.
The company, founded in 2010, seeks to invest in profitable, market-based approaches addressing the nutrition challenges currently confronting Rwanda. "The goal," says Ruxin, "is investing in the future of Rwanda's health."
Rwanda Venture's first company, Kivu Dairy, is hoping to modernise Rwanda's fractured dairy production while producing more nutritious and affordable milk for the country's roughly 11 million citizens.
Kivu Dairy partners with farmers, cooperatives and dairy processors to lower the cost of milk to the point where Rwandans can afford it for their children, "the majority of whom are chronically malnourished from carbohydrate-rich, protein-poor diets" Ruxin says.
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Q: Restore the order in which data is put into a JSONObject i want to have json as it is inserted in this code but it works something different! i first want CustomerID and then Name but this json gives the Name first and then CustomerID. i have inserted the json as i want but why it gives different result please help me..
    JSONObject json = new JSONObject();

    try {
        json.put("CustomerID", "069C21F1-EE87-4FB4-A129-478AEAA454FF");
        json.put("Name", "Name_" + (int) Math.random() * 1000);
} catch (JSONException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

A: That is the expected behavior of a JSONObject. By its definition, it says:
An object as an unordered set of name/value pairs
however if you want it to be ordered do this:
1. prepare a LinkedHashMap object with elements

2. convert it to JSONObject

Example:
Map obj = new LinkedHashMap();
obj.put("a", "String1");
obj.put("b", new Integer(1));
obj.put("c", new Boolean(true));
obj.put("d", "String2");
JSONObject json = new JSONObject(obj);

EDIT:
download this library:
https://github.com/douglascrockford/JSON-java
save all the files in a new package in your project
instead of using org.json.JSONObject use your.package.JSONObject which you added from the downloaded library.
now open JSONObject.java file and change HashMap() to LinkedHashMap() in the constructor
public JSONObject(Map map)

A: You can put that Name before CustomerID line to satisfy yourself, but that wont make a difference at all. Because the data from json is extracted in the form of key value pairs. Its independent of the order  its placed in.

A: You can use accumulative()
See android developpers refference

A: A useful answer here
Gson if your friend. This will print the ordered map into an ordered JSON string.
I used the latest version of Gson (2.3.1), you can can download it via the following options at the bottom of this post.
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import com.google.gson.Gson;

public class OrderedJson {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Create a new ordered map.
        Map<String,String> myLinkedHashMap = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();

        // Add items, in-order, to the map.
        myLinkedHashMap.put("1", "first");
        myLinkedHashMap.put("2", "second");
        myLinkedHashMap.put("3", "third");

        // Instantiate a new Gson instance.
        Gson gson = new Gson();

        // Convert the ordered map into an ordered string.
        String json = gson.toJson(myLinkedHashMap, LinkedHashMap.class);

        // Print ordered string.
        System.out.println(json); // {"1":"first","2":"second","3":"third"}
    }
}

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Maven
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
    <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
    <version>2.3.1</version>
</dependency>

Gradle
compile 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.3.1'

Or you can visit Maven Central for more download options.

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NGC 1762 (również PGC 16654 lub UGC 3238) – galaktyka spiralna (Sc), znajdująca się w gwiazdozbiorze Oriona. Odkrył ją William Herschel 8 października 1785 roku.

W galaktyce tej zaobserwowano supernową SN 2002cy.

Zobacz też
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Obiekty astronomiczne odkryte w 1785

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Halliday-Pegg will play a strategic role in leading and accelerating long-term growth of ACL's EMEA business.
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On Friday, January 18th, 2019, the winners of the 2018 Boating Industry Canada Employer of Choice Awards were announced at the Toronto International Boat Show in the Heritage Court.
The Boating Industry Canada Employer of Choice (BICEOC) Award is the industry's only Made-in-Canada recognition for employers in the recreational marine industry.
This award program helps address one of the major challenges facing the marine industry today – attracting and retaining top talent. The seasonal nature of the industry and remote work locations are making it ever harder to hire and keep staff. To reverse these trends, employers need to start developing "employer of choice" strategies that, not only attract and retain, but also engage and inspire their workforce.
The marine industry employers who were recognized today, have participated in this program during the past year, and they have worked to achieve the goals and performance levels that distinguish them as businesses that the top people will want to work for.
Kerrwil Publishing (Boating Industry Canada News Week and Canadian Yachting magazine), Canada's leading national marine publisher, has partnered with CCEOC Inc., to bring this unique award to the market.
The first winner, in the Dealers/Marine category is Desmasdons Boatworks.
Their team is always willing to go the extra mile because we are willing to go the extra mile for them. They have fantastic leadership. Owners, Tonia and Andy Blenkarn, are always willing to look after the staff, be it by helping them pay some bills in the winter, plowing people's driveways after a big storm, fantastic Christmas bonuses at Christmas time, or simply taking the time to chat and help. Their vision is simple – to provide the best service possible to their customer group however they can. Being a mostly seasonal business, they have "welcome back" meetings with every employee each year, training meetings with new staff, and a "welcome back" dinner in the spring. Average tenure of their senior staff is over 12 years. Their team in fantastic, but they take time at the beginning of the year to remind and remember why they are the best, and what it is that makes their team so special.
The next winner, in the Dealers/Marine category is Pride Marine Group.
In 1986, Pride Marine Group began as a single location, a small gas dock on the shores of Lake Muskoka, Today, they are Canada's largest marine group with 13 locations across Ontario. Their history and expansion to new lakes means that 92% of all Ontario boating now happens within 1 hour of one of their 13 locations.
Along with their marine and dealership locations, they offer specialized services called Pride Wake and Pride Docks as well as their Cabana Board Shops.
They have a team of over 30 Factory technicians and a vast parts supply to service all their customer's needs.
The reason they believe that customers enter into a relationship with Pride is the same as it was over 30 years ago. It is the integrity, the hard work and the smiles.
The reason people want to work at Pride, is that they treat everyone like family. They have a supportive, trusting team environment where people can develop their talents and reach their goals.
The next winner, in the Dealers/Marine category is M&P Mercury.
We also have a west coast winner – M&P Mercury – with locations in Vancouver, Nainimo and Burnaby BC. Their award will be presented at the International Boat Show in February.
The winner in the Marine Business category is Princecraft.
Princecraft is recognized as an industry leader because of the quality of its products. They have been building boats in Princeville, Quebec for over 60 years. Today, the Princecraft brand is found across Canada and United States. Princecraft is supported by a vast network of seasoned dealers. More fishermen, families and dealers than ever join the Princecraft family, and create some of the best moments of their lives. In 2018, Princecraft clearly solidified its already strong presence in the Canadian market and continued to dominate more and more waterways in the United States. Over the past year they increased their pontoon plant production capacity by 90%. This created over 100 new jobs.
Employee engagement strategies enable people to be the best they can at work.
They have a policy for flexible schedule hours and a wellness program to foster a healthy lifestyle.
Employees get the opportunity to use their products and enjoy boating with their family during their time off.
Princecraft has a referral program; if an employee refers a candidate that they hire, he is eligible for $500 referral bonus.
The average seniority is over 20 years of service. They have a very clear safety culture, low absenteeism, a high interest in our different committees, a good development program, and opportunities for career growth.
We would like to congratulate all the winners of the 2018 Boating Industry Employer of Choice Award.
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Sat Apr 17, 2004, 12:29am
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Location: Katy, TX
Called a T on a fan. I have never done this before. I have a pretty thick skin. He's the sitch.
Pretty close game Team A has a 8-10 point lead and holding. 16 minutes stop clock halves. About 10 minutes left in game, I noticed that the clock seemed to have more time on it than it should, but didn't see any problems. The gym clock wasn't working so we were using a portable that stayed on the table.
During a Time Out, a "mom" comes up to me while I'm on the blocks telling me that about three minutes of game went by but the clock didn't run. I told here there was nothing we could do about it and would tell the timekeeper to stay more attention. The time keeper was actually one of Team A's girls as required by the tournament. So, she wanted to know who she could talk to to correct it. She had it on video tape, so assumed we could all just go over the tape and adject the time as needed. I told her we couldn't do it. So, she wanted to argue about the other team (B) was making a run and would have more time to do so. Finally, I gave her the stop sign and told her that was enough. She left.
A few minutes later, she reappeared in the gym and as she walked by me during a live ball, started scolding me about we really need to watch the clock.
Tweet. That's a T on Blue. Explained it to the coaches and they understood. B made one of the free throws and tied the game. It remained close and B won by 1 point.
She came up and told me she had not said anything to me. So as diplomatically as I could I told her that perhaps I heard it wrong and if I did I am sorry. Afterwards I had other parents apologize for her.
Damain
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Why the T? Just throw her out of the gym!
Whack! Get Out!!!
Location: Johnson City, TN
I agree -- how can you T a fan? Either they are allowed in the gym or you kick them out... I don't see how you can penalize a team for non-bench personnel.
PA Official
Uh...you aren't allowed to do that.
Jurassic Referee
Location: Hell
Originally posted by PA Official
NFHS rules allow him to do it- rule 2-8-1 and casebook play 2.8.1. The NFHS itself recommends-as in the COMMENT of 2.8.1- that you get game management to unload the fan before you even think of a T. Which was probably the best way by far to handle the situation above, as others have pointed out.
Was this AAU or one of Barts deal Damian? If it was AAU who assigned. AAU has these stupid crazy fans espcially in our part (houston) The best thing to do is get them the heck out of there. Katy ISD and HISD actually have their security guards when these tournys rent the gyms. They've still got there power. Dont take it on the kids just becomes moms being a b****. Just have her removed and go on about the game.
A few weeks ago I did a tourny for Lee Jones out at Morton Ranch. Everyone stayed an extra game and we were running three-person crews. I called a travel from C. It was so obvious that Dick Bavetta would have even called it. Mom starts screaming thats a travel thats a travel thats a travel, the mom sitting next to her said "SHUT UP ALREADY, THATS WHAT HE CALLED!" the mom quietly sat down and said "good call ref" I couldnt help but laugh.
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Recently got a DWI - Driving With Icee.
Originally posted by Damian
I don't get this. Why is B shooting if the T is on them?
Sat Apr 17, 2004, 12:36pm
Kelvin green
My two cents-
I want to take a look at something else here. If what the fan says what was true, WHOOPS!.
Three minutes of play and no one noticed. I understand the table clocks- I hate them, but they call for increased vigiliance.
Its not hard to bring the ball in and check if it is running..you have to run past it up and then back...
I also agree just have the fan tossed!


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In 2022, Instagram has pivoted into a newfound focus on video content with its Reels feature. While this shift has been controversial, to say the least, many users are enjoying the app's mix of photo and video content. Many apps are giving users their own way to look back on the year they've had, such as Spotify Wrapped, Apple Music Replay, and Reddit Recap. Instagram is also joining in on the fun with Recap Reels.
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Instagram Recap Reels are essentially a customizable Reel that you can use to share your favorite memories from the year, regardless of whether they were posted to Instagram or not. Here's everything you need to know about how to make a Recap Reel of your own.
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Like the rest of Instagram's Reel creation tools, making a Recap Reel is completely free and simple to do from your phone. It's worth pointing out that Recap Reels haven't been rolled out to all Instagram users yet, so if you follow the steps below and don't have access to it, don't worry — you'll be given the chance to make your own soon enough. Check back later and you should have access in the coming days.
Step 1: Open Instagram and go to the Reels tab by selecting the play button icon at the bottom of the screen.
Step 2: Once in the Reels tab, select the camera icon in the top right corner of the screen to create a new Reel.
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Step 6: Once you've selected a clip to replace, Instagram will pull up your camera roll. Select the clips that you want to use in place of the template footage, and then select the arrow button in the bottom right corner of the screen.
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Just like that, you've made your own Instagram 2022 Recap Reel! While it's not quite the same as Spotify Wrapped or Reddit Recap, it is another fun way to commemorate your year and look back at your biggest memories.
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Dr. Farnoosh Khodakarami is an assistant professor of Marketing at Michigan State University. She received her Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her M.Sc. in Management from Queen's University in Canada. Her research is focused on customer relationship management (CRM) and customer loyalty. She also conducts research on digital marketing and non-profit marketing. In addition to research, Farnoosh teaches Digital Marketing at the MBA and undergraduate programs at Eli Broad College of Business.
Khodakarami, F., Petersen, J. A., & Venkatesan, R. (2015). Developing Donor Relationships: The Role of the Breadth of Giving. Journal of Marketing, 79(4), 77-93.
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§ Andrew Petersen, Rajkumar Venkatesan, and Farnoosh Khodakarami (2019), "Designing and Effectively Managing Customer-Centric Loyalty Programs, in the "Handbook on Customer Centricity: Strategies for Building a Customer-Centric Organization", edited by Robert Palmatier, Christine Moorman, and Ju-Yeon Lee.
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First Lady Michelle Obama convened dozens of business representatives, lobbyists, nutrition advocates and government officials for a meeting on food marketing to children. Above, Obama at the White House event Wednesday.
First Lady Michelle Obama urged food industry executives to increase their advertising of healthful products for kids, carefully returning to the debate over food marketing and childhood obesity after facing criticism for largely avoiding the controversial fight.
"All of you, more than anyone else, have the power to shape our kids' tastes and desires," Obama said Wednesday in remarks directed at food and media companies that have resisted attempts to link advertising to obesity.
Obama made the remarks before she convened dozens of business representatives, lobbyists, nutrition advocates and government officials for a meeting on the issue. The private session, organized by both the first lady's office and the president's policy advisors, now positions Michelle Obama as the facilitator of the debate.
As the most prominent anti-obesity advocate in the country, Obama initially indicated she would push for food companies to change their advertising, which often uses popular cartoon characters to sell sugary products in ads that blanket children's television shows.
But the first lady surprised many advocates by staying silent in 2011 while food and media companies banded together to kill a federal proposal aimed at pushing the industry to limit such practices.
Obama since has said relatively little on the issue, focusing on other elements of her anti-obesity push such as exercising, making fruits and vegetables more available in poor communities and, most recently, urging kids to drink more water.
Her return to the topic was welcomed by some who said her prominent role would elevate the issue and put renewed pressure on companies to change their ways.
Obama, however, made no promises for action and offered no proposals. Advocates in the meeting said White House officials solicited ideas but gave no clear indication of what steps they would take next.
As she has throughout her anti-obesity campaign, the first lady, who did not attend the meeting after her speech, adopted an encouraging approach and cheerleading tone in her remarks.
Obama thanked the food companies for developing convenient products that helped her feed her two daughters as a working mom before coming to the White House. She urged them to use the same "magic of marketing and advertising" to make fruits, vegetables and other healthful foods as appealing to children as salty snacks.
The first lady held up Birds Eye as an example of a company that successfully increased sales of vegetables by ramping up advertising to children. She noted Disney's decision to limit licensing of its characters.
A report from the Federal Trade Commission released late last year found that spending on television advertising aimed at children had fallen nearly 20% from 2006 to 2009. But the report also noted that companies were increasing their spending on online ads, which rose 50%.
Researchers say online ads — embedded in games and social media — are more effective at reaching children than television.
A leading industry group said it welcomed the dialogue at the White House and argued that the advertising landscape had changed under the "robust, voluntary" self-regulation initiative followed by the 17 companies, which include General Mills, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo.
"When it comes to responsible marketing, the food-and-beverage industry's commitment is clear," the Grocery Manufacturers Assn. said in a statement.
Many advocates and academics argue that the self-regulatory efforts are far from sufficient and have resulted in a patchwork approach.
Nearly three-quarters of food ads that target children use familiar characters to sell the products, and nearly three-quarters of those ads are for foods that are relatively high in salt, sugar or fat, according to a study published recently in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.
Dale Kunkel, a University of Arizona communications professor who worked on the study, said those findings demonstrate why he'd like to see a more forceful approach from the White House.
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Fasten: Challenging Uber and Lyft with a New Business Model
By: Feng Zhu and Angela Acocella
Fasten, a new ridesharing start-up in Boston, entered the scene in September 2015 hoping its unique vision of transparency for both driver and passenger and strategy to keep riders' fares low and charge drivers a flat $0.99 fee per ride as opposed to the 20-30% commission charged by its competition, would help differentiate it and gain the necessary traction in an ostensibly concentrated market between Uber and Lyft. Despite both Uber's and Lyft's valuations skyrocketing to $50 billion and $5.5 billion respectively, heavy investment in top notch Silicon Valley software developers and technological innovations such as autonomous vehicles, aggressive marketing strategies, and cutthroat poaching practices—all of which forced number three competitor Sidecar out by January 2016—Fasten's leadership felt confident their 17 years of experience in Russia's car services industry positioned them well to truly understand their customers and ultimately expand to other major cities. But with limited budgets to acquire talented and expensive platform developers, Fasten needed to ensure its core IT services could compete, and that its word-of-mouth approach to attract the essential network of drivers and passengers could get it the vital foothold it would need to grow.
Information Technology; Transportation; Business Startups; Business Model; Transportation Industry; Boston
Zhu, Feng, and Angela Acocella. "Fasten: Challenging Uber and Lyft with a New Business Model." Harvard Business School Case 616-062, May 2016. (Revised March 2020.)
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We have our roots in the Christian faith, but we salute the faithful of all the great World Religions. We welcome new discoveries and thought; we reverence all the good the past has known, but we refuse to live on our capital, for we hold the best is yet to be. Our faith, therefore, is always a continuing adventure.
The Chapel was built in 1697 by a congregation of Worshippers dissenting from the Church of England. As it says in the Chapel History written by the then Minister, George Fox: "While some of the congregation contributed according to their means, others brought their horses and carts to help; and again some laboured with their hands." (Fox 1897). The first Minister, the Rev. James Wood, was ejected, following the Act of Uniformity in 1662, from St Thomas's Church, Ashton.
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Mental Health Facilities Claiborne Parish, LA
Mental Health Facilities in Claiborne Parish, LA
Here is a list of all mental health facilities in Claiborne Parish, LA. Majority of the facilities provide dual diagnosis treatment. Claiborne Parish mental health clinics provide treatment to men, women and teenagers who have mental health problems that include depression, anxiety, panic disorder, eating disorders, OCD, PTSD and other issues and phobias.
Claiborne Memorial Medical Center Senior Care Center
Claiborne Memorial Medical Center Senior Care Center is a mental health facility in Claiborne Parish, LA, located at 620 East College Street, 71040 zip code. Claiborne Memorial Medical Center Senior Care Center offers Hospital inpatient treatment and Telemedicine/telehealth. Claiborne Memorial Medical Center Senior Care Center provides Psychotropic medication, Cognitive behavioral therapy and Individual psychotherapy to Seniors 65 or older and Adults. Claiborne Memorial Medical Center Senior Care Center also supports Seniors or older adults and Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia. Some other services offered by Claiborne Memorial Medical Center Senior Care Center include Integrated primary care services and Case management.
Frequently asked questions at mental health facilities in Claiborne Parish, LA:
What kind of mental health issues do Claiborne Parish mental health facilities treat?
Mental health facilities in Claiborne Parish can provide treatment and counseling for a wide range of mental health issues and disorders. Such issues include psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, PTSD in veterans or those who have experienced some sort of trauma, eating disorders such as anorexia and/or bulimia, depression, mood and personality disorders, anxiety disorders, various forms of phobias, and bipolar disorder.
Do mental health facilities in Claiborne Parish also treat drug and alcohol addiction?
Are there both inpatient and outpatient mental health clinics in Claiborne Parish?
The two types of mental health centers in Claiborne Parish can work on either an inpatient, also known as residential, or outpatient basis. The outpatient mental health clinics will provide counseling and mental health services but do not require overnight stays at the facility. Both types of facilities will have licensed mental health counselors and other professionals as part of staff. The residential in-patient mental health facilities require a prolonged stay at the facility to completely cure the mental health issues.
Is luxury mental health treatment available in Claiborne Parish?
Certain mental health facilities in Claiborne Parish are considered luxury or upscale. These facilities may offer luxurious treatment along with mental health services, although they are also more expensive than non-luxury clinics.
What age groups can get mental health treatment in Claiborne Parish?
Mental health services in Claiborne Parish are available for any age group, whether the people seeking treatment are teenagers, young adults, older adults, men or women.
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The Cryptography Research Fund allows us to waive the registration fee for all student presenters of an accepted paper. In addition, a limited number of stipends are available to contribute to the travel costs of students. These funds are allocated to support students from poorer institutions who would otherwise be unable to attend the conference. We particularly encourage applications for stipends from women and other under represented groups. When allocating stipends, preference will be given to these groups.
To apply for a stipend please send an email to the general chair (asiacrypt2015 at gmail dot com) explaining your situation and giving an estimate of the amount of funding you require. Further, ask your supervisor to send an email to the general chair confirming that: (1) you are a student engaged in cryptography research and (2) there is not sufficient funding in your home institution to cover the costs to travel to New Zealand and participate in the conference. The value of a stipend will not be more than the lowest available cost of an advance purchase economy class airfare from your home country to New Zealand. In ideal circumstances your home institution will pay some of the cost of your trip and we will attempt to pay the remaining cost.
The deadline for stipend applications is Sunday October 25, 2015. Decisions will be made soon after that date. The money will be given to students at the conference (receipts for travel costs must be provided).
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Once upon a time there was a boy named Bran. He was small and thin, even at fifteen years of age, with short black hair and brown eyes. Though he spent most of the time outdoors, his skin remained so pale that unkind people called him 'changeling'. But he was really a perfectly normal boy, who had nothing whatsoever to do with fairies.
He lived in a small village halfway up a hill. It was a beautiful place, where the sun often shined on the neat, wooden-built houses with their thatched roofs. Even when rain fell it was pretty, because the water glistened on the trees which circled the village and the leafy crops that grew in well-tended fields, and the air smelled clear and fresh.
Bran worked hard in those fields, where he helped tend the corn and oats, and in the hills, where he looked after a small flock of sheep that ranged far and wide. A long day's labour tired him out but he did not complain (or at least, not often) since it kept his family fed and happy. Because he worked in the fields, his mother had time to cook and clean and, on special occasions, bake little sweet cakes that were delicious when they came fresh from the oven. And because he watched the sheep, his father could mend clothes and do odd jobs, which brought in a little money.
He had two sisters and the elder, who was his own age, was about to wed. (In those days, people married when they were still quite young.) She had found a sweetheart in the next village, about half a day distant, and consequently was not very often at home. Now they were betrothed and that was why the family needed money: to pay for a pretty wedding dress.
But that was also why Bran became unhappy.
One day he was out in the hills and lonely; which was not unusual, because the sheep were not particularly good company and he could not understand what they occasionally said to each other. In his loneliness he thought of his sister's marriage, and how it would be nice if he could meet some pretty girl his own age and fall in love. The daydream cheered him up a little, until he realised that all the eligible girls in the village were spoken for, except one who was very plain and squinted and hardly ever spoke.
There were a few other villages nearby, but each was as small as his own and if he thought carefully he could name everyone there. He pictured them in his mind and thought back to the gossip which always spread in the evenings.
'And you know Megan?' his sister would say, having returned from yet another trip. 'She's fallen for Owen! Owen the baker's son, from Aldley.'
'Ah, yes,' his father would nod, since he'd spent the day in Aldley mending someone's roof. 'Yes, I heard about that. And as for his sister, now there's a scandal. She'll be married to young Cedric before the spring's out.'
And so it went on, through each evening and now repeated in his mind, until he realised with a sinking feeling that there was nobody left for him.
Bran supposed there was the town only a day or two distant, but town was a dreary, smelly place where everyone seemed sulky and unfriendly. They spoke a little differently and, on the few occasions he'd visited, had looked down on him as though anyone who worked on the land was a lesser creature. He didn't want a girl from there, no matter how pretty; and he didn't much expect they would be queuing up to meet him, either.
So that was that. He was doomed to a lonely existence, watching sheep and tending crops until he grew old and grey. The pretty girl of his dreams could never become a reality. His heart sank and he stared out over the opposite hillside, watching the sunlit slopes darkened by a sullen cloud that passed overhead.
All of a sudden there was a bleating and he remembered his little flock, which had wandered off a short distance. He ran to see what disturbed them, and found one ewe half-stuck in a collapsed rabbit-hole. Stupid rabbits, he thought, can't even dig a solid burrow; and he knelt down to heave the sheep gently free, greatly relieved when she turned out to be unharmed by the fall. She went to join her companions, baaing in gratitude.
He had set his shepherd's crook on the ground beside and was about to lift himself up, when a flash of light caught his eye. In the grass at his knees, something still glistened with dew, even though midday had long passed. He leant forward to see; and there it was. A four-leafed clover.
It was lucky to pick one, but surely luckier still to leave it in the ground, since the fairies who planted them were better to have as friends than enemies. So he left it alone, instead standing straight as he had first intended, careful not to step on the leaf.
He turned his head left for some reason – the flock had moved right – and noticed against the horizon the mountain folks called Black Peak. It loomed above the surrounding hills, its upper slopes bare of vegetation and black as slate, which was why it had that name.
His parents had warned of it as a dangerous place, and forbidden him to go there. It had loose shale, they said, and stone that became slippery in the damp of perpetual fog; even as he thought that, a haze of dark cloud swirled back around the mountain, cloaking it as it must have been cloaked before.
People said other things, too, he remembered. Of a ring of mushrooms on the summit, where fairies danced gracefully on the night of the full moon, and stole away unwary children who came to peep. They were said to be beautiful, men and women alike, small with short dark hair and pale skin – like him, but more so. Which was why Kian the priest's son – who disliked Bran a great deal – jeered and called him 'changeling'.
And might be why the village girls seemed somewhat cool to him, even though most of them were perfectly polite. They didn't taunt him but they surely knew the rumours; perhaps they were even a little afraid.
It was very unfair, he thought, kicking a stone which bounced and rolled downhill, ending with a tiny splash in a stream some way below. Dark hair and pale skin were not uncommon; his hair was a bit darker and his skin a bit paler than most, but what of that? Both his parents had the same look, so it should come as no surprise. And though his father stood almost six feet tall, his mother was short and very slight; he had simply inherited her small stature.
He brooded for the rest of the afternoon, keeping one eye on the sheep, until it was time to bring them back safely to their pen. Occasionally he glanced up at Black Peak, but cloud swathed it in darkness.
For some reason the mountain stayed in his mind, even through the festivities of his sister's marriage some days later. There was a service in church, of course; then singing, dancing, and merry-making of all kinds.
After that he retired to his bed in the loft of their small house that now seemed just a bit emptier, with one sister gone. He had drunk mead, plenty of it, and felt entirely ready to sleep; but something gnawed at his mind, and gradually the happiness of the party ebbed away. Wistful laments twisted through his head, reminding him that he might remain lonely forever. The image of Black Peak appeared in his thoughts as it often did, forbidding and clouded in darkness.
He thought of the fairies, dancing in their circle; the moon would come full in a couple of nights. 'Very beautiful,' people said, with a shiver. So he imagined a fairy girl, his age, with her long dark hair pulled back behind a sparkling headband. Her face would be almost white, unmarred and symmetrical; she would wear a dress of dark-green silk that shimmered in the moonlight.
And here, 'Changeling,' people said – mostly when they thought he couldn't hear – with that same shiver.
Maybe he had been looking in the wrong place for a bride.
He remembered the four-leafed clover, and how – after he left it to grow in peace – he had suddenly felt drawn to look at Black Peak, which in that one moment had emerged from its clouds. Confused wonderings that had been floating through his head for the past few days suddenly came together and made sense. Perhaps the fairies had given him an invitation. Perhaps, if he travelled to the summit of Black Peak, they would let him into the Fairy Kingdom.
Or perhaps it was mere imagination, which left him exactly where he had been; looking at a long, lonely future with no hope of a companion or lifemate.
With that alternative, it was definitely worth a try, he thought sleepily; and then the mead really did take over, because he drifted quickly into darkness.
In the morning, with a clearer mind, his chances seemed less hopeful. He decided to press on despite the uncertainty. He worked in the fields, digging weeds around the newly-planted crop, which gave him plenty of time to plan. When he returned home, he told his parents that he'd met a friend from the next village passing by, and had agreed to stay there the following night. They had no particular objection.
Bran spent the next morning working the fields and then returned his tools, setting off again in the direction of Elmsford. As soon as he was safely away, he left the muddy track and struck off across the hills. He scrambled up a steep little valley, climbing a dry streambed. Before long he had gained quite a height, looking down on the path below. Nobody was in sight. He crested the ridge and went a few yards further, so that no chance passer-by could spot him.
Then he scanned the horizon to find the ominous clouds that marked Black Peak. They seemed a little thinner on this warm spring day, with no rain in prospect, and he took that as a good omen. He set off directly for it, or as directly as possible in the wilderness; detouring to avoid the nettles and bramble clumps that crowded around streams in each slight dip.
It took all afternoon to reach the base of the mountain, and the sun dipped low before he finally stepped onto the lower slopes. He paused then; long enough to eat a brief meal of bread and cheese that he'd carried, and refill his bottle from a rocky spring. The icy cold water tasted sharp and clear, refreshing him after the exertion.
He examined the land ahead, grass and bracken glowing gold in the sunset, to pick the best route. Mist clouding the summit had definitely thinned, letting him see a few possible approaches. Deciding which looked best, he set off once more uphill.
The sun had fallen from sight, leaving only a pink glow on the western horizon, but now its night-time twin became visible. Bran had relied on the full moon's light; it hung bright in the clear sky among countless stars, coating everything in shades of palest blue. Gradually he climbed higher and higher, walking where he could and scrambling on hands and knees where he could not, avoiding the dangerous shale slopes where pebbles clicked and bounced and scattered downhill at the slightest touch.
A few times he reached a dead-end and had to turn back, but at each juncture he found another route, one which avoided the crevasse or the narrow, uncertain ledge. Nearing the summit, there came a point where it seemed he could go no further, with sheer cliff-edges in each direction; but in a shimmer of moonlight, he suddenly spotted a gentler slope and was able to clamber up that to reach the heights. He had been climbing for hours, he realised, and midnight must surely be approaching.
Finally, when he hauled himself over one last edge, the terrain seemed to grow gentler. Standing on the rocky, pebble-scattered plateau, he realised there was nowhere higher to go. This was it: the summit of Black Peak.
Now that he was here he felt a little nervous. He looked back, out over the wide lands that stretched far below, hill and dale and forest. Though he looked for it, his village was nowhere to be seen, perhaps hidden behind some lesser peak. There was only the natural wilderness, stretching forever in pale shades of ethereal blue.
He steeled himself and glanced over the stony ground. Surely nothing could grow here, not even the mushrooms that signified a fairy ring; but as he looked more carefully, he saw clumps of grass, and small patches of dirt. The moonlight seemed to flicker slightly over one such patch and he went that way, trying to slow his racing heartbeat.
There was the fairy ring, a wide circle of tiny white mushrooms that gleamed brightly amid the dark earth. When he looked directly, nobody danced within it; but when he turned aside there were twitches of movement in the corner of his eye that made him start.
Bran took a deep breath, and stepped inside.
In an instant everything flashed white. His eyes took some time to adjust; sweet, rippling music played, and the aroma of lilacs teased at his senses. Then he could see, though only vaguely as if through a white haze.
Before him stood a Fairy woman, taller than him and clad in a thin gown of palest blue that fluttered and billowed in a light breeze. Her face was so pale it almost merged with the mists, but her eyes were a startling, bright turquoise.
She looked down on him with a neutral, unreadable expression, and said simply, 'What do you seek?'
'I –' He stuttered, suddenly realising that he had never expected this to really work. Gulping a deep breath of the scented air, he steadied himself. 'I want to enter the Fairy Kingdom.'
'Oh?' She stared at him for a moment, holding the pause long enough that he remembered some of the worse rumours about her kind, and shivered. 'Why?'
'I'm lonely,' Bran said, compelled to honesty. In the background, he could vaguely make out moving shapes, fairies continuing their dance behind the mist that veiled his sight. A harper played, visible only by the faint curve of her instrument. 'I thought to find a companion. And, maybe, a bride.'
She laughed, so that he bowed his head in shame, but it wasn't the cruel laughter he had feared. When he dared raise his eyes, he saw her staring at him still, in contemplation.
'It would be a big step,' she said finally, 'to come here. You might never return. Are you certain?'
He hadn't truly considered it. His parents, his sisters, his friends… never to see them again… But then, if he could find the perfect companion… On that thought he nodded. 'I am.'
She frowned, disapproving. 'Then return here at the next full moon. Bring a second: someone who can support your decision and explain it, afterward, to the people you leave behind.'
'But–' Bran said in a very small voice, regretting it the instant the word had left his mouth. She didn't seem like a woman to be argued with.
'But nothing. I will not cause another thousand years of stolen-child rumours.'
With that, she reached down with delicate hands and shoved him backwards, though not so hard he lost his balance. He only staggered a few paces, his vision blurred –
– And he was back atop Black Peak, standing just outside the fairy ring, in the first pale light of dawn.


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Community Service Matters: Keosha's Story
Keosha Lamberson, Class of 2010
Keosha Lamberson didn't imagine that a service trip to Louisiana, Mississippi, and other southern states where residents were barely making ends meet would be an eye-opening experience that would shape her future in bringing about community change. Lamberson, who was just 14-years-old at the time, was a freshman at Thurgood Marshall Academy and struggled to put forth the effort required to succeed. However, the service trip gave her the 'focus' she needed to get back on track by the time she graduated from Thurgood Marshall Academy in 2010.
A Journey that Has Come Full Circle: Justin Williams, Class of 05'
Justin Williams (center) joins TMA students at the 2015 Shining Star Gala.
"I don't really know what my life would look like if I didn't go to Thurgood or graduate from college…" Justin Williams graduated 10 years ago, with TMA's first graduating class. His journey at TMA has "come full circle." Today, he works in the Special Education Department at TMA and is honored to serve TMA students. Justin opens up about the TMA he knew as a student, the TMA he is even more proud of as a staff member, and his advice to students.
Catching Up With TMA Alumna Tamiya Hall
"Anyone at Thurgood Marshall Academy could tell you that I've changed" says Tamiya Hall, a 2014 graduate and a current freshman at Norfolk State University (NSU). Now mid-way through her first semester, Tamiya's transition to undergrad marks the end of a long personal journey into a goal-oriented college student: "I have truly changed my perspective on school and life, and I am proud of myself."
Jacquelyn Patterson
Four year ago, Jacquelyn Patterson walked the across Thurgood Marshall Academy's stage to receive her high school diploma. In May 2013, she became an alumna of Spelman College in Atlanta, GA, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a concentration in Pre-Law.
In high school, "I knew that I wanted to advocate for those in my community, but I was unsure how," recalls Jacquelyn. Early on, out-of-school programs at Thurgood Marshall Academy helped solidify her interest in finding a way to give back to her community. Thanks to Thurgood Marshall Academy's links to local and national stakeholders, Jacquelyn worked with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton to complete community service hours. In this role, Jacquelyn says, "I interacted with the residents of DC and heard their concerns about their communities as well as how legislation affected them."
Jereme Speight
Jereme Speight, a junior at Fairmont State University, is pursuing a degree in criminal justice. He aspires to work in social services after graduating in …read more
Rashada Coton
Rashada Coton, is a 2014 graduate of Trinity Washington University. Having received her degree – with honors – in Mass Communications and a minor in …read more


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Van Garderen caught out as cold, wet weather hits Tour de Suisse
By Cycling News 16 June 2016
BMC leader drops to 13th overall after fading in stage 6
Tejay van Garderen at the finish of stage 5 at the Tour de Suisse (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Tejay van Garderen attacks the GC group during stage 5 at the Tour de Suisse (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Tejay van Garderen descends through a corner during stage 4 at Tour de Romandie (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Pieter Weening (Roompot) victory salute after stage 6 win at the Tour de Suisse (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Tejay van Garderen (BMC) after a wet day of racing (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Tejay van Garderen came into the Tour de Suisse with high hopes of a top general classification result as he prepares for the Tour de France in July, but the American leader of BMC Racing lost more than six minutes in the cold and wet weather of stage 6 to Amden.
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Van Garderen suffered up the final climb during the stage, won by Pieter Weening (Roompot - Oranje Peloton) with a bold solo move that saw him go clear of the top overall contenders by more than four minutes. LottoNL-Jumbo's Wilco Kelderman finished 4:31 down on the winner but seized the overall lead, while van Garderen came in 6:22 down for 28th place on the stage, dropping to 13th overall, 2:09 behind Kelderman.
"Today's result is a bit disappointing," van Garderen said in a statement released on the team's website.
"I used to be a specialist in cold and miserable days, and now I seem to struggle more than others when it comes to the cold," he said. "To be honest, it's the only thing I can put my finger on. I was feeling good all race up until today, so I don't think it's so much a question of form. At the top of the first climb I froze up. I don't know if there is anything else I can attribute it to. It was generally a pretty bad day for a lot of guys and the fact that I wasn't the only GC guy dropped shows that I wasn't the only one suffering.
"The fitness is still good. It's better to have a bad day now than in the Tour de France," he said. "Of course it would be nice to have a good result here heading into the Tour de France too. But the race isn't over, there's still a lot of climbing and the time trial to come. When it comes to the Tour de France you can't have any weaknesses no matter what the weather is like. I'm going to speak to the medical team and see what I can do to better deal with the cold and days like today heading into the Tour de France."
Stage 6 hit full boil when Gorka Izzagirre (Movistar) attacked in the valley before the final climb, making his own bid for the yellow jersey. Weening attacked with 7.5km to go solo, while Izagirre's gap began to fall. Overnight leader Pierre Latour (AG2R) was dropped from the group of favourites but fought hard to stay in contact with a chasing group. Van Garderen was also dropped from the chase with 4km to go as defending champion Simon Spilak (Katusha) attacked out of that group.
"When Izagirre went we knew it was a dangerous move," said BMC director Fabio Baldato. "So we started pulling hard at the front of the bunch and were then joined by some of the other GC teams. At the bottom of the final climb we told Darwin [Atapuma] to go full gas and try and bring the gap down.
"Yesterday Tejay was feeling super strong so we really wanted to go hard today and see what could happen," Baldato said. "It was so cold and that definitely had an impact on his legs. It's clear when there are multiple GC contenders dropped that it's a tough day. The day before he was feeling super good so we wanted to go hard today. Tomorrow is such a hard day that anything could happen. It's not over yet."


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Learning to Listen: Technology And Poor Communities
Bernadine Dias, a Sri Lankan-born scientist based at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), United States, admits she "wears many hats". Her main focus is robotics, but she also devotes a lot of time promoting innovative ways of using technology in poor communities.
In 2004, Dias founded an initiative called TechBridgeWorld to forge collaborations between CMU and developing communities around the world, including poor neighbourhoods in the United States.
Dias believes this kind of relationship benefits both partners: university staff and students learn about the real needs of the world's poor, while communities gain skills and access to technology.
Ongoing TechBridgeWorld projects are using technology to improve healthcare in Haiti and to teach English in Ghana. And when Dias moved to Qatar last year to teach in the robotics department of 'CMU-Q', her university's recently launched local branch, she took TechBridgeWorld with her.
As well as introducing the initiative to Qatar, Dias plans to use the country as a springboard to expand into developing communities in Asia and elsewhere in the Middle East.
Working on robotics at the Qatar branch of CMU, says Dias, is an attempt to rectify what she sees as a common misconception: the tendency for consultants and experts to assume that technology that works in the West will also work well for communities elsewhere. From personal experience, Dias believes the notion is misguided.
"Because I grew up in Sri Lanka, I know about experts who have flown in and stayed at five-star hotels for a month, used all the money and come up with solutions that had no relevance at all," she told Gulf Times, a Qatari newspaper, in September 2005.
Dias says this mindset leads to Western products, developed to meet the needs of "a sliver of the world's population", being shipped to communities in developing countries who have not been asked about what they need.
Communicate and collaborate
Dias stresses two reasons why it is important to listen to local communities and develop partnerships with non-governmental organisations. "First, which is obvious, you can't design a solution without grasping the problem — in technology or in any other discipline," she says.
"Secondly, several developing communities have been around for so long, and they managed to live in synch with their environments. We need to learn more about this, not only when designing technology solutions for these communities, but for designing technology solutions in general."
One of TechBridgeWorld's early efforts that highlighted the importance and feasibility of getting local institutions involved was a pilot project in Ghana's capital, Accra. One of Dias's students, Ayorkor Mills-Tettey, went there to see how schoolchildren in poor neighbourhoods would respond to and interact with an automated, English-language, reading tutor developed at CMU. The computer programme works by correcting students reading stories aloud in English if they mispronounce words.
Ghana-born Mills-Tettey needed little more than a laptop and eight headsets. In Accra, she quickly found an Internet caf? willing to let a group of students use its computers for about an hour a week for the project. She then visited the nearest school and offered to set the project up there. Returning the following day, she found that the head teacher had arranged everything: from choosing students to take part, and organising their consent forms, to arranging a bus to transport them to the caf?.
"It was amazing," recalls Dias. "All the roadblocks that people said we were going to face were just gone."
Most of the children had never touched a computer before, yet learned to use the programme in 15 minutes. They grasped it not by sitting through the accompanying tutorial but when Mills-Tetty read it out to them. Her familiar accent and the English translations of Ghanaian folk stories that she and her CMU colleagues had programmed into the automated tutor served her well.
"The students loved it, and people were so excited. Here was a new way of getting students interested in reading English, a new way to alleviate the problem of not having enough well-trained teachers," says Dias. TechBridgeWorld is now collaborating with a Ghanaian non-governmental organisation to run the same project, but with more students and for six months, to get more concrete results.
Dias thinks the project could address the problem of the lack of well-trained English teachers in the Middle East too, pointing out that for the project to succeed, whenever it is put to work for a new community, attention should be paid to the delicate differences that distinguish communities, even in the same region.
Healthcare is another focus for TechBridgeWorld, which is exploring a low-cost project to digitally connect well-equipped hospitals in cities to distant, rural clinics that lack resources. The Albert Schweitzer hospital in Deschappelles, Haiti, is one example.
Connecting the hospital to health centres scattered in mountains eight hours away, could save villagers from having to make daunting and laborious journeys to see a doctor. Digital photos of patients in rural clinics would be sent over the Internet to better-trained physicians in the main hospital, who could then decide whether a disease is benign or serious and whether it warrants quick action.
"We would not need these digital cameras to work 24 hours per day, just one or two hours daily to take all the photos for accurate diagnosis," says Dias.
Dias, who witnessed the impact of the Indian Ocean tsunami while visiting family in Sri Lanka in 2004, is also working on disaster relief, with the aim of developing robot-human rescue teams. Yet with all her projects and plans, Dias believes technology has a long way to go before it can really deliver to poor communities.
"Technology has yet to mature. It's still unreliable," she says, giving the example of computer software that performs differently depending on which operating system the computer uses.
She believes that it is only when technology is reasonably reliable that we can use it more courageously in risky endeavours such as landmine detection. "We're starting to witness signs of maturity, though," she adds.
Dias also thinks that awareness is slowly growing of the need for technology providers, particularly multinational companies, to encourage people in poor communities to become financially independent entrepreneurs, not simply consumers or charity-dependent people caught up in cycles of need.
The Indian professor C.K. Prahalad, a management guru at the US-based University of Michigan, led the call for change in his 2004 book Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid. The book received much praise from Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and, through the Gates Foundation, a major supporter of science and technology for development.
Dias, too, is enthusiastic. For her, the core of the book's importance is that it invites the business sector to recognise what Prahalad calls "markets at the bottom of the pyramid", and build new products accordingly.
Dias believes that designing technological products specifically tailored to the needs of poor communities is no mean feat. It takes a great deal of creativity and discipline — listening to what communities need.
However, some companies have taken a simpler route to make their products more accessible. In September 2004, Microsoft released in Thailand a low-price, 'watered down' version of its Windows operating system, named Starter Edition.
Generally, the product was not praised by analysts and commentators, but Dias thinks this is not what matters ultimately: "it all comes down to what people in these communities want and can use. If these versions of products are useful to a community, and that community plans to make good use of it, then it is great that they are able to get access to the products… You don't always need the most hi-tech or expensive solutions."
Under the umbrella of TechBridgeWorld, two new courses – both focused on technology consulting for communities, particularly poor ones – will be introduced to undergraduate students at CMU-Q's school of computer science. As ever, they uphold Dias's belief in mutuality when it comes to encounters between the West and the developing world.
As she says: "The most important thing students and faculty walk away with from these courses is the realisation that you can't be an expert on everything, and that you need to listen to, and learn from, your partners in local communities."
Source: SciDev.Net (London), Waleed Al-Shobakky (link opens in a new window)


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Bible > Commentary > Haydock > 2 Samuel
◄ 2 Samuel 11 ►
Haydock Catholic Bible Commentary
Year. Hebrew, "at the end of the year," (Chaldean; Syriac) which may be explained either of the year after the preceding engagement, or at the end of the civil year, in the autumnal equinox, (Calmet) or of the sacred year, which begins in the spring, (Haydock) when kings more commonly go to battle, about the month of March. (Menochius) --- In hot countries they make a campaign also in autumn. --- Ammon. They had not been sufficiently chastised, as they had saved themselves within their strong cities. They had added to their other crimes, that of stirring up the Syrians against David. (Calmet) --- Rabba, the capital of Ammon, which Polybius calls "Rabatamana." See chap. v. 8. (Haydock)
Noon. He had been reposing, according to custom, chap. iv. 7. (Calmet) --- But the devil was not idle. He was meditating a temptation and crime, which involved a great part of the remainder of David's life in misery. (Haydock) --- He had reigned 18 years, and lived 48, almost without blame. (Salien, the year of the world 2998.) --- His house, as the Hebrew explains it. The Vulgate might insinuate that the woman was upon "the roof of her house." But she was probably in her garden, as the Jews have their baths in the open air. They are frequently obliged to purify themselves. (Calmet) --- The house must have been very near David's palace. (Salien)
Eliam. By a transposition of letters, he is called Ammiel, in 1 Paralipomenon iii. 5. Both words signify "my people is God's." This son of Achitophel (chap. xxiii. 34,) was one of David's valiant men, as well as Urias, who is styled the Hethite, being born at Eth; (St. Jerome; Salien) or on account of his extraction, or because he or his ancestors (Haydock) had performed some great exploit against that nation; as Germanicus, Africanus, &c., received those titles among the Romans, for conquering the Germans, &c. (Calmet) --- Eth was a place near Hebron. (Adrichomius 128.) (Menochius) --- The name of Bethsabee is also different in Paralipomenon; the last b in Hebrew being changed into v. Both-shua, both-al-i-am; instead of Both-shoba, both-am-i-al. (Haydock) (Kennicott) --- The grandfather of Bethsabee is supposed to have revolted against David, to revenge the wrong done to her. (Tirinus; Cornelius a Lapide) "Let the weak tremble at the fall of the strong." (St. Augustine, in Psalm l.)
Purified. Literally, "sanctified." Hebrew and Septuagint, "for she was, " &c. (Haydock) --- Hoc ideo additum ne miraremur illico eam concepisse. (Grotius; Aristotle, Anim. vii. 20. --- Women were obliged to bathe after such actions, Leviticus xv. 18.
Feet. As they did not wear stockings, this practice was very common after a journey. David thus insinuated that Urias might take his rest, and go to his wife, that so he might suppose that the child was his own, and the crime of Bethsabee might be concealed. (Calmet) --- King, as a mark of honour, but in reality that he might be more excited to indulge his pleasures. (Abulensis) (Menochius)
House, in the court, for the guards. See Atheneus v. 2., &c.
Journey, of thirty hours' length. (Adrichomius)
Ark. Most people suppose that the ark and the priests were before Rabba, as they seem to have been present in all expeditions of consequence. (Menochius) (Calmet) --- but, at any rate, the ark was covered with skins or veils, even in the tabernacle at Gabaon, or at Sion. (Haydock) --- Thing. He binds himself by an oath not to gratify his natural inclinations, that the king might desist from pressing him any farther. (Salien) --- But David resolves to endeavour to make him forget his oath, during the moments of intoxication. The valour and temperance of Urias, and divine Providence, render all his craft useless; and a concatenation of crimes cannot hide the original offence. (Haydock)
Couch. It seems he was one of the guards. Josephus says he was Joab's armour-bearer, (Antiquities vii. 7.) and one of David's heroes, chap. xxiii. 39.
Morning of the fourth day, as Urias staid three nights at Jerusalem. It is not clear that he was intoxicated the last of them. On that night David permitted him to act as he should think proper; and finding that he obstinately persisted in the resolution of not going to sleep with his wife, he had recourse to the last and most barbarous expedient of making way for his own marriage with the woman, as he saw this was the only method left for him to save her honour. The utmost expedition was requisition, as many days must have elapsed before she perceived her situation; (Haydock) and if many more should pass over, it would be manifest to the world that she had been guilty of adultery, and must either be stoned, or, if David spared her, he must bear the blame. (Salien) --- Urias. The fable of Bellerophon being sent by Prœtus to Jobates, king of Syria, with a letter, desiring the king to put the bearer to death, seems to have been copied from this history. Their letters have become proverbial. (St. Chrysostom)Aha Bellerophontem jam tuus me fecit filius,
Egomet tabellas detuli ut vincirer. (Plaut. Bacchide.)
Die. We no longer behold the genius of that David who would not hurt his persecutor. What a change does a shameful passion introduce in the whole conduct of a man! and how does one false step conduct from one abyss to another! Proprium humani ingenii est odisse quem læseris. (Tacitus) --- David could no longer bear the sight of a man whom he had injured so grievously. (Calmet)
Also. Hence David prays with reason; Deliver me from blood (sanguinibus) of many slain. He was answerable for all (Cajetan)
Jerobaal? Hebrews write Jeroboseth, to avoid the mention of Baal, as they also do with respect to the name of Isboseth, who was probably called Isbaal. (Calmet) See Judges, ix. 57. --- Joab supposed that David might probably adduce this instance, to shew the danger of approaching too near the wall, as it had proved destructive to part of his army, and had been fatal to Abimelech. But it seems the messenger did not allow him time to express any resentment, before he told him the agreeable news, which he desired so much to hear, ver. 24. (Haydock)
For him. We may apply to her tears those words of Lucan:-----Lachrymas non sponte cadentes
Effudit, gemitusque expressit pectore læto.
"None affected more sorrow for the death of Germanicus, than those who rejoiced the most at that event." (Tacitus, An. ii.) --- The mourning for the dead usually lasted seven days; (Ecclesiasticus xxii. 13.) and after that period, David seems to have married Bethsabee. (Abulensis, q. 21.)
Lord; not that David had married the woman, but on account of his former conduct towards her and her husband. (Menochius) --- The canon law forbids the marriages of those who have been accomplices in the death of their former partner; and some have thought that this marriage of David was null. But this is inaccurate; and the fruits of it were (Calmet) all deeded legitimate. See 1 Paralipomenon iii. 5. (Haydock) --- The Rabbins even pretend that David was guilty of no sin in marrying Bethsabee during the life-time of Urias; as the latter, they say, must have given her a bill of divorce when he went to war. (Grotius) --- But why should we excuse an action which was so severely condemned and punished by God? (Chap. xii. 1., &c., and Psalm l.) (Calmet) --- In David's conduct, we here behold a complication of the basest passions of lust and cruelty; which make David neglect the sanctity of an oath, (ver. 11) and attempt to ruin, by drunkenness, the soul of one to whom he was much indebted; and, afterwards, to expose him to an untimely death, perhaps without repentance; if indeed Urias exceeded the bounds of moderation. This however is not certain; as the word drunk is often used to denote a degree of blameless conviviality, Genesis xliii. 34. Yet the design of David was equally criminal. How soon may the man according to God's own heart, fall from his elevated station into the depth of the abyss! Wherefore let him that thinketh himself to stand, take heed lest he fall, 1 Corinthians x. 12. (Haydock)