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Berges, Sandrine. On the Outskirts of the Canon: The Myth of the Lone Female Philosopher, and What to Do about It
2015, Metaphilosophy, 46(3), pp.380-397.
Categories: 17th/18th Century Philosophy, History of Western Philosophy, Mary Astell, Philosophical Education, Philosophy of Gender, Philosophy of Gender Race and Sexuality, Teaching Philosophy, Value Theory, Women in Philosophy
Keywords: canon, early modern philosophy, women philosophers
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Abstract: Women philosophers of the past, because they tended not to engage with each other much, are often perceived as isolated from ongoing philosophical dialogues. This has led - directly and indirectly - to their exclusion from courses in the history of philosophy. This article explores three ways in which we could solve this problem. The first is to create a course in early modern philosophy that focuses solely or mostly on female philosophers, using conceptual and thematic ties such as a concern for education and a focus on ethics and politics. The second is to introduce women authors as dialoguing with the usual canonical suspects: Cavendish with Hobbes, Elisabeth of Bohemia with Descartes, Masham and Astell with Locke, Conway with Leibniz, and so on. The article argues that both methods have significant shortcomings, and it suggests a third, consisting in widening the traditional approach to structuring courses in early modern philosophy.
Comment: A good paper for any classes on how to teach philosophy, on early modern philosophy, the philosophy of history, or feminism.
Recommended use: Introductory with overview
Boyle, Deborah. Expanding the Canon of Scottish Philosophy: The Case for Adding Lady Mary Shepherd
2017, Journal of Scottish Philosophy, 15(3), pp.275-293.
Categories: 19th Century Philosophy, History of Western Philosophy, Mary Shepherd, Philosophical Education, Philosophy of Gender, Philosophy of Gender Race and Sexuality, Teaching Philosophy, Value Theory, Women in Philosophy
Abstract: Lady Mary Shepherd (1777-1847) argued for distinctive accounts of causation, perception, and knowledge of an external world and God. However, her work, engaging with Berkeley and Hume but written after Kant, does not fit the standard periodisation of early modern philosophy presupposed by many philosophy courses, textbooks, and conferences. This paper argues that Shepherd should be added to the canon as a Scottish philosopher. The practical reason for doing so is that it would give Shepherd a disciplinary home, opening up additional possibilities for research and teaching. The philosophical reason is that her views share certain features characteristic of canonical Scottish philosophers.
Comment: A good paper for any classes on how to teach philosophy, on early modern philosophy, the philosophy of history, or feminism
Gatens, Moira. The Art and Philosophy of George Eliot
2009, Philosophy and Literature 33(1): 73-90.
Categories: Aesthetics, Philosophy of Literature, Poetry, Value Theory
Keywords: aesthetics, canon, history of modern philosophy, poetry, women philosophers
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Abstract: Much remains to be said about Eliot as a philosopher. I argue that her novels should be understood as attempts to practice philosophy in an alternative key. Her decision to write novels rather than conventional philosophy reflects her desire to actively engage the imaginative and affective, as well as the cognitive, powers of her readers. On her view the imagination grounds our disposition to feel sympathy for our fellow human beings. It is this disposition and its potential for refinement as moral knowledge that she sought to realize in her novels. An appreciation of her philosophical commitments is necessary in order to understand her efforts to construct an immanent ground for moral life. The parts played by the imagination, reason and emotion in the attainment of moral knowledge were of prime concern to both Spinoza and Feuerbach. Each philosopher offered an account of the relations between these capacities and argued for their reformation. This reformative task is one that Eliot attempted in her novels. The radical holism of Spinoza and Feuerbach resonates throughout her work. She had a deep suspicion of dualistic philosophies that separate reason and imagination. Like Spinoza and Feuerbach, she understood these ruptures within our capacities, indeed within our very being, to derive in large part from religion, especially Christianity. The reform of our habitual ways of understanding the world must therefore begin with critical reflection on religion.
Comment: An article that explains the philosophical standpoint underlying George Eliot's fiction and argues that her fiction and her philosophical thinking need to be regarded as a whole. Could be used in a course covering nineteenth-century philosophy, either as supplementary reading or as a primary reading perhaps paired with a piece of writing by Eliot.
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Haslanger, Sally. Changing the Ideology and Culture of Philosophy: Not by Reason (Alone)
2007, Hypatia, 23 (2): 210–23.
Categories: Discrimination, Feminist Approaches to Philosophy, Gender and Equality, Implicit Bias, Women in Philosophy
Keywords: academia, canon, employment, misogyny, patriarchy, publications, rationality
Added by: Rebecca Buxton
Abstract: There is a deep well of rage inside of me. Rage about how I as an individual have been treated in philosophy; rage about how others I know have been treated; and rage about the conditions that I'm sure affect many women and minorities in philosophy, and have caused many others to leave. Most of the time I suppress this rage and keep it sealed away. Until I came to MIT in 1998, I was in a constant dialogue with myself about whether to quit philosophy, even give up tenure, to do something else. In spite of my deep love for philosophy, it just didn't seem worth it. And I am one of the very lucky ones, one of the ones who has been successful by the dominant standards of the profession. Whatever the numbers say about women and minorities in philosophy, numbers don't begin to tell the story. Things may be getting better in some contexts, but they are far from acceptable.
Comment (from this Blueprint): In her 2007 paper, Haslanger sets out the situation of women in philosophy with a particular focus on instutional academic settings. This paper discusses how women are excluded from philosophy (both contemporary and historical) as well as thinking about disciplnary boundaries: why is it that feminist philosophy is not often thought of as 'real' philosophy?
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Tyson, Sarah. Where Are the Women? Why Expanding the Archive Makes Philosophy Better
2018, Columbia University Press.
Categories: Feminist Approaches to Philosophy, Gender and Equality, Women in Philosophy
Keywords: academia, canon, diversity, equality, feminist theory, inclusion
Publisher's Note: Philosophy has not just excluded women. It has also been shaped by the exclusion of women. As the field grapples with the reality that sexism is a central problem not just for the demographics of the field but also for how philosophy is practiced, many philosophers have begun to rethink the canon. Yet attempts to broaden European and Anglophone philosophy to include more women in the discipline's history or to acknowledge alternative traditions will not suffice as long as exclusionary norms remain in place. In Where Are the Women?, Sarah Tyson makes a powerful case for how redressing women's exclusion can make philosophy better. She argues that engagements with historical thinkers typically afforded little authority can transform the field, outlining strategies based on the work of three influential theorists: Genevieve Lloyd, Luce Irigaray, and Michèle Le Doeuff. Following from the possibilities they open up, at once literary, linguistic, psychological, and political, Tyson reclaims two passionate nineteenth-century texts―the Declaration of Sentiments from the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention and Sojourner Truth's speech at the 1851 Akron, Ohio, Women's Convention―showing how the demands for equality, rights, and recognition sought in the early women's movement still pose quandaries for contemporary philosophy, feminism, and politics. Where Are the Women? challenges us to confront the reality that women's exclusion from philosophy has been an ongoing project and to become more critical both of how we see existing injustices and of how we address them.
Comment (from this Blueprint): In her book, Tyson discusses why it is valuable recognise the contributions of women philosophers, arguing that their lost contributions have the potential to transform the current field. This opens up interesting questions about the value of representation and how we ought to approach campaigning for the inclusion of women.
Difficulty: Easy-Intermediate
Waithe, Mary Ellen. Sex, Lies, and Bigotry: The Canon of Philosophy
2020, In Sigridur Thorgeirsdottir and Ruth Edith Hagengruber (eds.), Methodological Reflections on Women's Contribution and Influence in the History of Philosophy, Springer International Publishing.
Categories: Discrimination, Feminist Approaches to Philosophy, Gender and Equality, Women in Philosophy
Keywords: Exclusion, academia, blame, canon, ignorance, intentionality
Abstract: In "Sex, Lies, and Bigotry: The Canon of Philosophy" I explore several questions: What does it mean for our understanding of the history of philosophy that women philosophers have been left out and are now being retrieved? What kind of a methodology of the history of philosophy does the recovery of women philosophers imply? Whether and how excluded women philosophers have been included in philosophy? Whether and how feminist philosophy and the history of women philosophers are related? I also explore the questions "Are there any themes or arguments that are common to many women philosophers?" and "Does inclusion of women in the canon require a reconfiguration of philosophical inquiry?" I argue that it is either ineptness or simple bigotry that led most historians of philosophy to intentionally omit women's contributions from their histories and that such failure replicated itself in the university curricula of recent centuries and can be remedied by suspending for the next two centuries the teaching of men's contributions to the discipline and teaching works by women only. As an alternative to this drastic and undoubtedly unpopular solution, I propose expanding the length and number of courses in the philosophy curriculum to include discussion of women's contributions.
Comment (from this Blueprint): In this scathing chapter, Waithe argues that people who have left women out of the history of philosophy are either inempt of bigoted. Rather than being an accidental fact of women's general exclusion, she argues that women philosophers have been ignored intentionally.


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Close, but …Grizzlies lose to Sacramento's Kings
Marc Gasol and Jaren Jackson Jr. applying a double team. (Photo: Warren Roseborough/TSDMemphis.com)
The Memphis Grizzlies' eighth straight loss and 14th in the last 15 games was a close one, but the bottomline was the same.
"We lost. That's pretty much it," rookie forward Jaren Jackson Jr. said after scoring 11 points in Memphis' 99-96 setback against the Sacramento Kings at FedExForum Friday night.
The Grizzlies had a chance in the closing seconds to overtake the Kings, but had a call go against them.
With 4.3 seconds left, Memphis appeared to trap Sacramento's Buddy Hield, who scored 26 points, along the sideline in the backcourt when whistles blew. One official called a jump ball and another called a foul on Grizzlies' guard Shelvin Mack. After the crew got together, the foul was upheld, and Hield hit one of the two ensuing free throws for the final margin.
"I don't understand how that works to be honest with you," said a dejected J.B. Bickerstaff, the Memphis coach. "The referee that was on the call, called a jump ball, and then he was overruled by another official. It was clear to everybody in the arena that he called a jump ball."
For Sacramento, the win was a welcome relief after a two-game slide. The Kings climbed above .500 (25-24) and — while they are in 10th in the Western Conference — they remain only two games behind the sixth-place team.
De'Aaron Fox (22 points) provided the cushion to help the Kings down a weird stretch in the closing seconds.
A layup by Mack cut the Kings' lead to 96-94 with 32.8 seconds left. But on the ensuing possession, Fox broke loose and hit a step-back jumper near the top of the key that gave Sacramento a 98-94 advantage.
"De'Aaron made a heck of a shot there to put us up four, which was terrific. But we battled," said Kings coach Dave Joerger, who characterized the game as "a crazy win."
Fox added: "I just made a tough shot. That's all it was."
For the Grizzlies, the latest in its string of losses came as the team tries to hold itself together amid trade rumors involving star Mike Conley and Marc Gasol.
Omri Casspi led the Grizzlies with 18 points, while Conley added 16 points and nine assists. JaMychal Green finished with 14 points for the Grizzlies, who have won only one game since the day after Christmas.
Omri Casspi led the Grizzlies with 18 points. (Photo: Warren Roseborough/TSDMemphis.com)
Joakim Noah returned after missing three games for "personal reasons." (Photo: Warren Roseborough/TSDMemphis.com)
De'Aaron Fox positions himself to defend Mike Conley. (Photo: Warren Roseboroough/TSDMemphis.com)
Grizzlies forward Bruno Caboclo, who signed to a 10-day contract on Thursday, made his first appearance in the third quarter. He played 8 minutes, but did not score.
Reserve center Joakim Noah returned to the roster after missing the previous three games for "personal reasons."
Forward Garrett Temple left the floor late in the first quarter with a left shoulder injury. He did not return. "X-rays were negative," Bickerstaff said. "He's going to get an MRI (Saturday), and we'll see from there."
The Grizzlies host the Indiana Pacers on Saturday
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Welcome to the first of the "context" posts. Some of them (like the next six) will be a collection and collage of my attempts to talk about Old Occitan literature and literary culture elsewhere; but, like here, in public and intended for anyone. I also write about matters Occitan, Medieval, and Medievalist, amongst other things, on my main blog; some of that is also versions of longer publications.
This site also has a selective bibliography to provide free open fully accessible resources for further adventures in Old Occitan: manuscripts, transcriptions and editions, language (dictionaries and grammar), criticism, literary history, historical and cultural studies, and some classic introductory books (in many libraries and available through inter-library loan).
The next group of "context" posts are Twitter public writing on, around, and about Old Occitan. Twitter is a place, and tweets are a form of writing, that encourage an openness that's also careful and considerate of your audience (it should be anyway, and often is), compassionate, and creates and maintains communities. The fixed short form of a tweet concentrates its content, which is communicatively good and poetically enriching. But the ability to continue tweets into a thread—recollecting poetic composition organised in groups of lines and in stanzas—and for it to be a conversation, as well as being shared with and read by others, has the potential to go further, to turn twittering into collective work, including all manner of research collaborations. For example: #MedievalTwitter.
I'll add notes on translation choices and on any work in progress that has left a temporary multiple-choice translation or a conundrum in the "paratext" area. Any other commentary specifically on Enimia will be there too.
Please do bear with me, and bear in mind that this is a first version of a translation. I may change the form and format along the way, and would certainly expect to do so with next versions. Blogging platforms like this present one are useful as you can change their structure and format along the way.


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Gates of Light
Traveling Through the Tarot
Key 10 – Wheel of Fortune
Here on Key 10 we see outlined the Law of Rotation. We will be covering what this Law of Rotation is and has to do with your life and also how we can go about using it in our everyday lives. We need to approach this Law, not as an intellectual exercise, but as a true realization. This comprehension can give you the power over every disease, over every misfortune and every semblance of restriction. How do we develop that comprehension? Simply by implanting the seed-idea in our subconscious mind by aid of the Tarot Keys, looking at them and using them as starting points for meditation. First let's investigate this Key to find out what the Law of Rotation is all about.
Let's begin by looking at the number 10. It is a combination of 0 and 1. 0 is a symbol of the One Force. 1 is a symbol of the point wherein the One Force concentrates itself. It is at this point that the One Force becomes active, the point where motion begins. Build up in your mind an image of the initial whirling motion in the vast expanse of Limitless Light. The Law of Rotation is the very embodiment of the principles of growth, evolution and involution, action and reaction, and the reciprocal relationship between every pair of opposites. It contains the secret of the manifested universe. We are dealing here with the things that are manifested, not the incomprehensible Absolute.
So let's look at the Hebrew letter Kaph, in the lower right hand corner of the Key . It represents a hand in the act of grasping, or a closed fist. Close your fist and turn it with the thumb toward you. Note how the forefinger and thumb suggest a spiral. The activity of the One Source is not simply circular in its form. It is spiral. Thus, and only thus, is growth possible, does evolution come about. The motion returns to its starting point, it is true, but always on a higher plane than where it began.
The basic idea suggested by Kaph is comprehension or grasp. Here we are dealing with a law of the Finite, which is within our mental grasp. What we are considering now is the series of manifestations, which is finite, however immense it may be. The principle of rotation that is at work in the entire series is intelligible. We can grasp it. It can be comprehended. This law, which can be understood and applied, is best represented by a wheel.
To grasp is to hold, to comprehend, to master. What can be grasped mentally is intelligible, clear, explicit, positive, definite, precise. Wealth and Poverty are the pair of opposites attributed to the double letter Kaph. These are the extremes of property, the external signs of one's grasp of circumstances.
Intelligence of Reconciliation, or Rewarding Intelligence of Those Who Seek, is the Qabalistic name for the mode of consciousness attributed to the letter Kaph. Conciliation is the adjustment of differences, the establishment of harmony and order, thus is distinctly Jupiterian. This mode of consciousness is what brings perception of the law which fulfills the promise, "Seek, and ye shall find." The law here shown is that which reconciles apparent differences.
The planet Jupiter is attributed to the letter Kaph, and thus to Key 10. There is a small symbol of Jupiter in the lower right hand corner of the Key. Jupiter is called in astrology the Greater Fortune. In mythology Jupiter is ruler of all the gods, and through their agency, of the destinies of man. By this symbolism it means that it is possible to comprehend the underlying law of human destiny. Jupiter is the planet exalted in the sign Cancer. See Key 7 The Chariot. The wheels on which the Chariot rolls represent the Law of Rotation in that Key.
The title of Key 10, The Wheel of Fortune, combines the ideas of rotation, cyclicity, sequence, whirling motion, simultaneous ascent and descent (evolution and involution), and so on, with the ideas of fortune, destiny, chance, fate, necessity, probability, etc. Occult teaching emphatically asserts that what seems to be chance, whether absence of purpose or absence of design, is really the working of unalterable law. The rotation of circumstances appears to be accidental, but is not really so.
Every effect is the consequence of preceding causes, and the better we grasp this law of sequence and cyclicity, the greater our command over subsequent events. There is periodicity in everything.
The affairs of men, and those of nations, have a rhythm, a regularity, a steadiness of beat which enables the wise to read the meaning of the present in the history of the past, and makes it possible to forecast the events of the future from close examination of present tendencies. The wheel is a symbol of progress, advancement, improvement, and so represents the march of culture, civilization and amelioration which, in occultism, is called the Great Work.
The design of this Key has at the corners of the card, seated in clouds, representatives of the four fixed signs of the zodiac: the bull to Taurus, the lion to Leo, the eagle to Scorpio, the man to Aquarius. The numbers of these signs in the zodiacal series are 2, 5, 8, and 11, adding to 26, the number of IHVH. Remember IHVH is on the neckline of the inner white garment of the Fool. I is represented by the lion, the first H by the eagle, the V by the man, and the final H by the bull. Thus the "living creatures" typify the fixed, eternal modes of the One Reality, which remains permanent in contrast to the flux and reflux symbolized by the turning wheel. That which was, is and shall be remains ever the same in itself, and the whole sequence and rotation of events goes on within it.
The wheel is the symbol of the whole cycle of cosmic expression, and is also an emblem of any particular series of events. Its center, or pivot, is the archetypal world. The inner circle is the creative world. The middle circle is the formative world. The outer circle is the material world. The eight spokes are like the 8-pointed star in Key 17 The Star, and represent the universal radiant energy. This central circle is the same as the symbol of the Life-Breath, ten times repeated on the robe of the Fool.
On the spokes of the wheel in the circle representative of the formative world are the alchemical symbols of mercury (above), sulphur (to the right), and salt (to the left). These correspond to the three gunas of yoga philosophy: sattva (mercury), rajas (sulphur) and tamas (salt). At the bottom of the same circle is one of the alchemical symbols for dissolution, identical with the astrological symbol for Aquarius. Mercury is consciousness, sulphur is passion and activity, and salt is ignorance and inertia. Dissolution is said to be the fundamental process of the Great Work.
A yellow serpent, its wavy motion suggesting vibration, and its color assigned to light, to the planet Mercury (Key 1, the Magician), and to the sign Leo (Key 8, Strength) descends on the left side of the wheel. Its descent represents the involution of the cosmic radiant energy into the conditions of name and form. It is also the force which descends through the Magician to his garden, and this force bears the message or impulse of the cosmic will.
Hermanubis (Hermes-Anubis), the jackal-headed Egyptian god, rises on the right side of the wheel, to represent the evolution of consciousness from lower to higher forms. He has a human body with a jackal's head, to show that humanity as a whole has not risen above the intellectual level. His ears rise above the horizontal diameter of the wheel to show that through interior hearing (Intuition, Key 5 The Teacher) man is beginning to gain some knowledge of this cycle of evolution. His red color typifies desire and activity. He symbolizes the average level of our present human development of consciousness. Beyond and above him is a segment of the wheel which only a few have traversed.
The segment of the wheel between Hermanubis and the Sphinx contains the letter Yod (Key 9 The Hermit). That which completes the unfoldment of man, and develops powers beyond his intellectual level of consciousness, is an organic change. To effect this change is to accomplish the Great Work. The letter Yod is a symbol of that accomplishment. For the perfection of the Work is an identification of the personal "self", the Ego seated in the heart, with the Ancient of Days represented by Key 9 the Hermit.
The sphinx represents the perfection of this identification. She typifies the real Self of man, behind the veil of personality. She carries a sword, a weapon corresponding to the formative world, to the element air, and to the letter Zain (Key 6 The Lovers). Her sword represents conquest of the formative world, or world of subtle forces of the Life-Breath, and that conquest is effected by right discrimination. The Self is known by the unfoldment of the inner senses corresponding to the outer ones. Yes, these inner senses exist! When this unfoldment comes, we become aware of the One Thing which transcends personality. It remains motionless while the wheel turns. Its blue color relates it to memory, the basic function of sub-consciousness, as if to emphasize the idea that the highest self-knowledge is really self-recollection.
The sphinx combines the two principal elements in the symbolism of Key 8 Strength. She has a woman's head and breasts combined with the body of a male lion. She is the union of male and female powers, the perfect blending of forces that, at lower levels of perception, seemed to be opposed.
By transposition, the letters of TARO in the outer wheel may be arranged to make the following five words: ROTA TARO ORAT TORA ATOR, which means, "The Wheel of Tarot speaks the Law of Nature." Ator is an old Latin form of the name of the Egyptian goddess Hathor.
Finally, the Wheel of Fortune is the Tarot symbol of the law of cause and consequence which enables us to be certain of reaping what we have sown.
Tarot Webinar Recordings
Posts on the Tarot Keys (10)
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Tarot Information
Introduction – Overview
Purchasing the Tarot Cards
The Tarot Tableau
Introduction – Symbols, Colors, Planets and Zodiac Signs
Astrological Symbolism – The 7 Planets – The 7 Chakras
Colors Used on the Tarot Keys
Letters on the Cards
Symbols Used in the Tarot
Zodiac and the Tarot
Introduction – Tarot Cards
Key 0 – The Fool
Key 1 – The Magician
Key 2 – High Priestess
Key 3 – The Empress
Key 4 – The Emperor
Key 5 – The Teacher (aka The Hierophant)
Key 6 – The Lovers
Key 7 – The Chariot
Key 8 – Strength
Key 9 – The Hermit
Key 11 – Justice
Key 12 -Suspended Man
Key 13 – Transition
Key 14 – Temperance
Key 18 – The Moon
Key 15 – The Deceiver (Devil)
Key 16 – The Tower
Key 17 – The Star
Key 19 – The Sun
Key 20 – Judgement
Key 21 – The World
The Orange Concentration Exercise
Activating Kundalini – Patanjali's Kriya Yoga
The Pattern on the Trestleboard
The Cube of Space – Part 1


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Another opportunity lies in converting more of SiriusXM's 23 million annual trials into subscriptions or Pandora advertising revenue.
SiriusXM CEO Jim Meyer has big plans for the now-largest audio entertainment company in the world.
The satellite radio giant closed its $3.5 billion acquisition of music streaming service Pandora Music on Feb. 1, adding to the former's 34 million subscribers the 68.8 million-plus active users of the latter (including about 6.8 million paying Pandora Plus and Pandora Premium subscribers).
The company forecasts that cost synergies will exceed $50 million per year by the end of 2020, "but this merger has never been about cost synergies," Meyer said on a Jan. 30 earnings call.
Rather, the CEO pointed to the increased scale as conferring such key benefits as reaching "vastly more" users beyond SiriusXM's traditional car-bound base — Buckingham Research Group analyst Matthew Harrigan says the merger adds "a further premium subscriber acquisition funnel." Another opportunity lies in converting more of SiriusXM's 23 million annual trials into subscriptions or Pandora advertising revenue.
The biggest challenge will be Pandora's ongoing decline in users, down more than 12 million since late 2016, and listener hours, which dropped from 5.4 billion to 4.8 billion over the same span. "The biggest opportunity for change here is through improved content and marketing," said Meyer, calling the launch of Pandora's slate of podcasts "a great first step."
Plus "the cross-collaborative opportunities are abundant," says Macquarie Capital analyst Amy Yong. For example, Pandora listeners get a discounted $5 monthly satellite radio package, while SiriusXM subscribers can access a 14-day Pandora Premium trial.
"By midyear, we expect to deliver a new Pandora-powered channel to our SiriusXM app users based upon their favorite artist and a new radio channel, driven by the latest trend from Pandora's billions of thumbs," said Meyer, adding that with about half the owners of SiriusXM-enabled vehicles having used Pandora in the past two years, usage data also "should help us refine our marketing efforts."
While the company must now deliver on the promises of integration, Wall Street is taking note of the opportunities, as Meyer touted his expanded platform's potential benefits to content and advertising partners: "Our combination with Pandora completely changes the game."


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Apple said to plan dedicated chip to power AI on devices
By Mark Gurman
May 26, 2017, 5:25 p.m. EDT
(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. got an early start in artificial intelligence software with the 2011 introduction of Siri, a tool that lets users operate their smartphones with voice commands.
Now the electronics giant is bringing artificial intelligence to chips.
Apple is working on a processor devoted specifically to AI-related tasks, according to a person familiar with the matter. The chip, known internally as the Apple Neural Engine, would improve the way the company's devices handle tasks that would otherwise require human intelligence -- such as facial recognition and speech recognition, said the person, who requested anonymity discussing a product that hasn't been made public. Apple declined to comment.
Engineers at Apple are racing to catch their peers at Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc. in the booming field of artificial intelligence. While Siri gave Apple an early advantage in voice-recognition, competitors have since been more aggressive in deploying AI across their product lines, including Amazon's Echo and Google's Home digital assistants. An AI-enabled processor would help Cupertino, California-based Apple integrate more advanced capabilities into devices, particularly cars that drive themselves and gadgets that run augmented reality, the technology that superimposes graphics and other information onto a person's view of the world.
"Two of the areas that Apple is betting its future on require AI," said Gene Munster, former Apple analyst and co-founder of venture capital firm Loup Ventures. "At the core of augmented reality and self-driving cars is artificial intelligence."
Improved Performance Apple devices currently handle complex artificial intelligence processes with two different chips: the main processor and the graphics chip. The new chip would let Apple offload those tasks onto a dedicated module designed specifically for demanding artificial intelligence processing, allowing Apple to improve battery performance.
Should Apple bring the chip out of testing and development, it would follow other semiconductor makers that have already introduced dedicated AI chips. Qualcomm Inc.'s latest Snapdragon chip for smartphones has a module for handling artificial intelligence tasks, while Google announced its first chip, called the Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), in 2016. That chip worked in Google's data centers to power search results and image-recognition. At its I/O conference this year, Google announced a new version that will be available to clients of its cloud business. Nvidia Corp. also sells a similar chip to cloud customers.
The Apple AI chip is designed to make significant improvements to Apple's hardware over time, and the company plans to eventually integrate the chip into many of its devices, including the iPhone and iPad, according to the person with knowledge of the matter. Apple has tested prototypes of future iPhones with the chip, the person said, adding that it's unclear if the component will be ready this year.
Apple's operating systems and software features would integrate with devices that include the chip. For example, Apple has considered offloading facial recognition in the photos application, some parts of speech recognition, and the iPhone's predictive keyboard to the chip, the person said. Apple also plans to offer developer access to the chip so third-party apps can also offload artificial intelligence-related tasks, the person said.
Developer Conference Apple may choose to discuss some of its latest advancements in AI at its annual developer's conference in June. At the same conference, Apple plans to introduce iOS 11, its new operating system for iPhones and iPads, with an updated user-interface, people with knowledge of the matter said last month. The company is also said to discuss updated laptops with faster chips from Intel Corp.
An AI chip would join a growing list of processors that Apple has created in-house. The company began designing its own main processors for the iPhone and iPad in 2010 with the A4 chip. It has since released dedicated processors to power the Apple Watch, the motion sensors across its products, the wireless components inside of its AirPods, and the fingerprint scanner in the MacBook Pro. The company has also tested a chip to run the low-power mode on Mac laptops.
In 2015, Bloomberg reported that Apple's culture of secrecy stymied the iPhone maker's ability to attract top AI research talent. Since then, Apple has acquired multiple companies with deep ties to artificial intelligence, has begun publishing papers related to AI research, has joined a key research group and has made hires from the field. In October 2016, Apple hired Russ Salakhutdinov from Carnegie Mellon University as its director of AI research.
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Medical Marijuana on Mississippi November Ballot
A medical marijuana initiative in the state of Mississippi appears to have a strong chance of passage after a recent poll indicated that voters are largely in favor of the plan. The initiative, which was activist-led, garnered bi-paritsan support with eighty-nine percent of democrats and seventy-six percent of republicans in favor of the proposal.
Legislature has also proposed a medical Mississippi marijuana plan which is more restrictive. This proposal will appear next to the activist-led initiative on the ballot, though polling indicates that voters do not favor the legislative alternative as highly. This might be good news for the future of Mississippi's medical cannabis industry, as more restrictive programs have been less effective in other states.
Legislature's Proposal Could Be Used as Confusion Tactic
Advocates for Mississippians for Compassionate Care, the campaign that spearheaded the activist-led initiative to get Mississippi medical marijuana on the ballot, suspect that lawmakers may have proposed a more restrictive plan to confuse voters. With two medical marijuana plans on the ballot, the vote could be split, thus limiting the chances of either measure passing.
Seventy-five percent of Mississipians polled said that they would vote for either medical cannabis measure on the ballot. However, after both measures were described, fifty-two percent of voters chose the activist-led initiative over just twenty-three percent in favor of the legislature's plan.
It remains to be seen if voter education will be strong enough to pass the less restrictive measure.
Medical Marijuana Is Healthiest When Unrestricted
The activist-led proposal will appear on the ballot as INITIATIVE 65, with the legislature plan appearing as Alternative 65A. INITIATIVE 65 would allow individuals with twenty-two qualifying conditions such as chronic pain, mental health issues, and cancer to obtain medical marijuana with a doctor's recommendation. Patients would be allotted 2.5 ounces of marijuana per two-weeks.
Alternative 65A would be more restrictive in who could receive the benefits of Mississippi medical marijuana. There would likely be less options for consumption, fewer qualifying conditions, and more stringent limits on purchases. Restrictive measures like these have proven to be inhibiting for both patients and growth of the medical marijuana industry in other states.


Chiropractic for Pregnancy in Jackson?
The physical stress of pregnancy can lead to a great deal of discomfort. It's common for women in Jackson to visit a chiropractic office regularly for low back pain, as well as other related issues, such as sciatica, leg cramps and constipation. This can lead to difficulty performing daily tasks as well as difficulties in labor.
If you are curious about how chiropractic can help you with your pregnancy call our team at Integrity Health & Wellness, LLC today. We are here to help.


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San Carlos es una comunidad de clase media en el área oriental de San Diego, California. San Carlos limita con los barrios de Del Cerro, Lake Murray, Tierra Santa, Navajo, Allied Gardens, la ciudad de La Mesa y Mission Trails.

San Carlos está geográficamente designada principalmente por el Mission Trails Regional Park, y la reserva artificial del Lago Murray. La Preparatoria Patrick Henry abastece a los tres barrios vecinos de San Carlos, Allied Gardens y Del Cerro.

El centro de la comunidad cuenta con la preparatoria Patrick Henry High School, el parque comunitario homónimo y un centro recreativo, así como con unas instalaciones para espectáculos y el salón comunitario Casey's Place.

Periódico local
 El Mission Times Courier es el periódico local que publica todas las noticias locales de la comunidad de San Carlos.http://www.MissionTimesCourier.com

Historia
San Carlos está situado en el borde oriental de la ciudad de San Diego. El nombre se debe a uno de los buques enviados por los españoles para explorar California. El área es principalmente residencial, y muchas de las casas tienen estilo de ranchos únicos que fueron construidas a finales de 1960 y los 70s. Originalmente el área había sido una zona rural, pero San Carlos decidió conservar su "pequeña ciudad rural" pese a que estaba dentro de los límites de la ciudad de San Diego.

Referencias
 Nombres del Condado de San Diego A a la Z - Leland Fetzer (libro)

Enlaces externos
 Ciudad de San Diego
 Fuentes de San Diego
 Nuevo en San Diego

Barrios de San Diego
Historia de San Diego

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Cre8tion Crochet has an awesomely BRILLIANT technique in this You Tube Videotutorial. I use this technique on nearly all of my beanies and hats now – works like a charm – no ugly traveling seam! Lorene is demonstrating a double crochet stitch in this lesson. I also use this technique with the half double crochet stitch; however, when joining at the end of the round, I join in both loops with the half double crochet stitch. Perfection every time!
Great technique! Thanks for sharing. I've been hoping there was a way to hide the ugly seam when making hats, and you have provided it. Thanks so much!
Thank you for tour demonstration. I have always disliked the seam showing on my hats that I have crocheted in the past.
Thanks so much for sharing! I hate the seam and I crochet lots of hats. This is one of those rare crochet revolutionizing techniques. I am thrilled to have added this to my technique arsenal.
Thanks. I will try this. I have been msking beanies and having difficulty. This just might be what will make it come together.
can this be used with any stitch? sc or hdc?


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Entrepreneur Exclusive
From Silicon Valley to Doha: 500 Startups launches accelerator program in Qatar
Bérénice Magistretti@bmagistretti	 June 15, 2017 12:51 PM
Part of the 500 Startups team that led the Series A Program in the MENA region. Left to right: Saalim Chowdhury, Roula Khatib, Hasan Haider, Sharif El-Badawi, and Nate Gilmore.
Image Credit: 500 Startups
In an effort to try to distinguish itself from other accelerators in the Bay Area, 500 Startups has been offering two different programs since last year: Seed and Series A. Today, the 500 team announced the launch of its first Series A program in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and provided VentureBeat an exclusive overview on why it chose Doha, Qatar to run the three-month program.
Nine MENA startups from countries that include Egypt, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were invited to participate in the program, which launched on April 30 and ends on July 30. The startups, which include Ghinwa, a Snapchat for singing; Meddy, a Yelp for doctors; and Souq Al Mal, a marketplace for financial and insurance products, were coached and mentored by ten 500 Startups partners and mentors who flew to Doha from Silicon Valley for the first month. The startups are now back in their home country and are being coached remotely.
Above: The selected startups of the 500 Startups Series A Program in Doha, Qatar.
"We've realized that one of the key differentiating factors between startups in the MENA region compared to Silicon Valley has been the lack of growth hacking knowledge and talent," 500 Startups partner Hasan Haider told VentureBeat. "In order to bridge this gap, we decided to bring some of that expertise to the region." Haider, who is based in Bahrain, joined 500 Startups in 2014 and is now spearheading the MENA program.
Each MENA startup receives $200,000 in funding in exchange for equity. 500 Startups declined to share how much equity it receives, explaining that it varies depending on each startup's valuation.
The $1.8 million came out of the $20.5 million 500 Falcons fund, which was announced in 2015 but officially launched in May to target the MENA region. According to Haider, the accelerator plans on investing in 100 to 150 MENA-based startups in the next three to four years. He adds that the accelerator has made 39 investments out of its global fund in the MENA region so far, in countries like Egypt and Jordan.
500 Startups chose Qatar to launch its first MENA Series A program because of the accelerator's strategic partnership with the Qatar Science and Technology Park, Haider says. Some of its limited partners (LPs) are also based there, he adds.
The Series A program participants will likely graduate in an uncertain economic climate. Several Middle Eastern countries have recently cut diplomatic and transport ties with Qatar, accusing it of backing terrorist groups. Qatari startups may therefore find it challenging to hire or seek future investment from outside their borders, or to enter the markets of neighboring countries.
But Haider remains hopeful. "You can always find an excuse not to invest in the MENA region," he said. "In Egypt, for example, the startup ecosystem has developed significantly despite the political turmoil."


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Gruesome Details Emerge in Murder of Grand Junction Homeless Man
Alicia Selin Published: March 8, 2021
Gruesome details have emerged in the murder of a Grand Junction homeless man. 69-year-old Warren Barnes was sadly stabbed and decapitated while sleeping under a bridge.
Human Remains Discovered in Plastic Bag on Grand Junction Trail
Last week, human remains were discovered in a plastic bag inside of a Grand Junction home. After search warrants were conducted a 19-year-old male, Brian Cohee was taken into custody. Police found out that the murder happened on February 27 near Riverside Parkway, Crosby Avenue, and Broadway.
Gruesome Details Emerged: Planned on Killing
Gruesome details have emerged in the murder including Brian Cohee II, who had been thinking and planning on killing someone for a while. According to KKCO, Cohee told investigators that he planned to kill either a homeless person or prostitute because he thought it wouldn't draw much attention.
Grand Junction Victim Had No Connection to Killer
Cohee was interested in death and morbidity, according to KKCO, and admitted to killing the 69-year-old homeless man, Warren Barnes, with a kitchen knife.
He saw Warren Barnes sleeping under a canvas near the Grand Avenue footbridge on February 27, 2021, and then stabbed and decapitated him. According to KKCO, 69-year-old Warren Barnes had no connection to Brian Cohee.
Human Remains Stored in Grand Junction Closet + Dumped in Colorado River
After he killed Warren Barnes, Cohee then put some remains in a plastic bag, storing them in his bedroom closet. He went back to the crime scene to gather the rest of the remains, put them in his trunk, and then disposed of them in the river at a local boat ramp, according to KKCO.
Grand Junction Teen, Cohee, Facing Felonies
The 19-year-old told deputies at the Mesa County Sheriff's Office that has a major depressive disorder and Asperger's Syndrome. He's facing felony charges including first-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence, and tampering with a deceased human body.
[KKCO]
Filed Under: Grand Junction Police Department, Grand Juntion, homicide, Mesa County Sheriff's Office
Categories: Colorado News, Crime, Local News, Western Slope News


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The image uploader added a few features! First and foremost, the process for uploading an image is identical. Go to the Upload tab, browse your computer for a file, and select "Send it to the Server" to upload a file. The improvements really apply to what happens after an image is uploaded.
The biggest change to the uploader is the ability to easily add a caption to an image. In the Image Info tab, check "Captioned Image" and the resulting image in the WYSIWYG will have a field beneath the image for a caption with some placeholder text. Simple as that!
Another great new feature for images is the ability to grab a corner of the image to resize by dragging and dropping. With the image selected, grab the black square in the bottom right hand corner of the image and drag to the desired size.
You can also now Center images from the image uploader! Select Center from the align options, and you're all set! Previously centering was only allowed at the paragraph level, but can now be set on the image directly. A small change, but rather helpful.
Finally, some astute users may notice that the Image Uploader is missing the Link tab. We saw the uploader's Link tab as redundant with the existing and separate Link button. To link images in the future, simply use the existing Link button.
We're excited to announce a new feature in the WYSIWYG editor. We've added a Media button! Using the fantastic OEmbed technology, the Media Button supports hundreds of common services like YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. See below for a couple of examples.
Copy a YouTube video URL. You only need the URL, no need to go hunting for the embed code. OEmbed allows you to simply pass a URL, and the technology does the rest.
Select the Media button, and paste the URL into the corresponding field. Set your Resize Type and Alignment.
And voilà! The video is added to the content without so much as looking at a line of code!
The WYSIWYG will display a placeholder for the Tweet. The full Tweet is drawn once it displays on your website in all its Twitterrific glory.
We also added a new button to remove unwanted formatting from a web page. While the Paste as Plain Text button will strip out any formatting when you're first working with copy in a WYSIWYG, unwanted stylings have a way of sneaking into your content. The Remove Format button will zap those styles into oblivion.
Highlight the text for which you wish to remove formatting. Then click the Remove Format button highlighted in the image above.
The results speak for themselves! Clean content, once and for all.
Two smaller changes worth mentioning are the removal of the Underline button and truncating the Source button to exclude the actual word "Source." We found the Underline button was rarely used by users, and those who do use it regularly, know underlining has a common keyboard shortcut (Command + u on Mac, Control + u on PC).
We also think users around the web are now comfortable with the ubiquitous open-close arrows <> representing code, so we removed the word "Source" to the right of the icon to free up some breathing room in the toolbar. The functionality remains the same.


A series of A-frame dirhenium(I) hexacarbonyl complexes bridged by trans-1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)-ethylene (dppene) and bis(bidentate) ligands (L) were synthesized: [Re2(μ-dppene)(CO)6(μ,η2:η2-L)] (L = 1,2-dithioooxalate, 1; tetrathiooxalate, 2; dithiooxamidate, 3 and oxamidate, 4). X-ray crystallographic analysis of 1–3 confirmed that the dppene ligand adopts a syn bridging conformation with nearly eclipsed P–Re bonds in these complexes. The angle between the phosphorus lone pairs of the diphosphine is adjusted to suit different Re⋯Re distances (5.6–6.4 Å) mainly by twisting the ethylene Cdouble bond; length as m-dashC bond and enlarging the P–Cdouble bond; length as m-dashC angles of the phosphine backbone. Complex 2 forms dimers in the solid state via intermolecular S⋯S interactions (3.39 Å). Proton and 31P NMR data indicate that these dimers persist in chloroform solution but not in DMSO. Natural bond orbital analysis revealed the S⋯S interactions to be between the orbital occupied by the lone pair electrons in each sulphur atom as a donor, and virtual orbitals consisting of S–C σ*, S–Re σ*, and S–C π* states on the acceptor sulphur atom. The binding energy of the dimer was explicitly computed to be 8.14 kcal/mol.


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Akinwunmi Adesina, President of African Development Bank (AfDB) [Photo: Punchng.com]
ECO a great idea – AfDB President
President of the African Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina, has said that the biggest thing to happen to Africa is the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), saying the free trade area itself is worth over $3.3 trillion.
Mr Adesina, who stated this when he addressed State House correspondents in Abuja on Tuesday, expressed the hope that the effective implementation of AfCFTA would transform the continent to a greater height.
He also supported the creation of a single currency by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), named 'ECO', describing it as a great idea.
"I think that at the end of the day the biggest thing to happen to Africa is the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). That free trade area itself is worth over $3.3 trillion in terms of trade.
"Obviously being able to trade in various currencies, it's not optimum to trade in many currencies. So it makes common sense to have a unified currency and of course for that to even been achieved – the Eco, I support Eco greatly, I think it's a great idea to do.
"But obviously, there are a number of convergence criteria that would have to be met and I am sure that our President is talking with other presidents to be sure that they can meet those criteria and the region can be fully integrated," he said.
On infrastructure deficit in Nigeria, Mr Adesina advised Nigerian government to invest its idle pension funds estimated at N9.56trillion for infrastructure revolution in the country.
According to him, African countries with over 1.8trillion dollars pension and sovereign wealth assets, can leverage on such huge resources to develop infrastructure in the continent.
He said: "Africa countries have an infrastructure gap between 68billion dollars to 108billion, which could be adequately addressed by utilising the 1.8trillion dollars accrued pension and sovereign wealth funds."
The AFDB President urged African leaders to explore the possibility of spending the funds by investing in infrastructure development.
Mr Adesina, while noting that "charity begins at home", said with such huge resources, African governments have no need looking elsewhere to seek funds for development or investing the funds.
Mr Adesina explained that with good infrastructure, Africa would be better positioned to compete favourably in trading with others.
He commended the continent leaders for increasing the bank's shareholders funds to 115billion dollars.
Mr Adesina said the bank is now better placed to continue to support the development of infrastructure across the continent.
He said: "Today, Africa has an infrastructure gap of about roughly 68billion dollars to 108billion dollars infrastructure financing gap. At the AfDB, we have been working so hard to close that particular gap.
"When it comes to the issue of attracting capital to do that, there are three things that I will say; first, we have to also look at home.
"Today, in Africa, the size of the sovereign wealth fund and pension fund and insurance pull of fund (mutual funds) is about 1.8trillion dollars.
"If we can just tap a little part of that, we will close very quickly the infrastructure gap that we are talking about. But, you see a lot of sovereign investment funds being invested in other sovereigns outside the continent.
"So, they become the sovereign wealth of others and then you go back and borrow back your own money; it doesn't really make a lot of sense. I say that charity always begins at home."
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Three of Chester's top choirs are celebrating following the success of their first major musical get together.
Chester Bach Singers, the City of Chester Male Voice Choir and the Chester Music Society Choir teamed up for the very first time to stage 'Chester Sings'.
The concert showcased the individual talents of all three choirs before they joined forces for a grand finale.
The event, staged at Storyhouse in Chester which saw each choir making its debut on the Storyhouse stage, took place in the presence of the Duchess of Westminster, president of the City of Chester Male Voice Choir. Guests included Cllr Stuart Parker, shadow cabinet member for communities and wellbeing and Rodney Witter, chairman of event sponsors the Earl of Chester's Fund.
Clive Cooper, chairman of Chester Music Society Choir, who triggered the original idea to bring the three choirs together, said: "Chester Sings proved what a superb and flexible facility Chester now has in Storyhouse. It showcased perfectly how choral music is very much alive in our city.
"After many months of planning we were delighted with the audience's response to the concert and we would particularly like to thank Her Grace The Duchess of Westminster for her support, The Earl of Chester's Fund who sponsored the event and Paul Lavin and the team at Storyhouse for their help in making the event a huge success".
The evening featured a wide range of music from each choir including traditional classical pieces such as Elgar's 'Oh Happy Eyes', Haydn's 'Te Deum' and songs from the West End and the silver screen including 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' and 'I Got Rhythm'.
Also on offer was a medley of songs to commemorate the centenary of the end of WWI and 'An American Trilogy'.
The grand finale of the concert saw all three choirs coming together under the baton of Chester Music Society Choir's director of music Graham Jordan-Ellis as the audience were invited to join them in a rousing rendition of the patriotic favourite 'Jerusalem' with organ accompaniment by Graham Eccles.
Each choir has a full programme of concerts and events coming up throughout the year and it is hoped that Chester Sings will be become an annual fixture in the city's calendar of cultural events.


I recently jumped on the Meteor bandwagon and I'm loving it. One issue I've encountered multiple times is Internet Explorer browser compatibility. For example, signing in at Discover Meteor doesn't work with IE11, but it works fine using Firefox. Even the local market example (meteor create --example localmarket) doesn't appear to work correctly in IE. I'm not a big fan of IE, but it's still a leader in terms of market share.
For what it's worth, I've developed web apps in Meteor and they work just fine on IE10 and IE11. It's just something you have to be conscious of and test on as you're developing. It's possible that the Local Market example was not tested on IE11.
Also, IE definitely is not a market leader. Chrome is in the lead, with Firefox and IE (all versions) neck and neck, but Firefox beats IE11 and IE10.
PS: Be sure to grab the free VMs for IE10 and IE11 to test on, and visit CanIUse all the time to make sure what you're doing in CSS is going to work. I try my best to support IE10 and up.
Also, IE definitely is not a market leader.
I guess it all depends on the source, eh?
Hi there, I am a bit late here. Does somebody has info on using ES6 features and IE11? I assume that Meteor uses Babel to transpile everything to a ES5 compatible code, so that crappy browsers like IE also can enjoy my bitsequences. Is that correct?


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From Green Deal to Green Switch
About one year ago, European Commission Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans launched the 'Green Deal:' an ambitious climate plan to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent in the world by 2050. The Green Deal's first goal is to reduce CO2 emissions by 55% by 2030 (compared with 1990).
Since then, much has happened. The whole world, our way of living, working, meeting and socializing has been impacted by the global pandemic, which has crippled economic growth.
"Never waste a good crisis," as Winston Churchill once said. We shouldn't. In 2021, we have an unprecedented opportunity to make the world a better, healthier, and more sustainable place.
While national, regional and also local governments are currently combating the next wave of the pandemic, we now have a tantalizing glimpse of a post-COVID world thanks to the first supplies of a variety of new vaccines. The task ahead is therefore to focus on rebuilding the economies of EU member states. Enormous amounts of money are - justifiably - being allocated for the task. Regardless of whether this money comes from the EU or from national governments, we ought to spend it carefully and wisely. I advocate that we invest it in the most sustainable way possible to deliver energy savings, reduce our carbon footprint and boost infrastructure such as roads, buildings and houses, and certainly on digital innovations and skills.
Investing in infrastructure, innovation and the circular economy
Spending on infrastructure projects will aid recovery and boost local economies. Investment in highways, tunnels, bridges, building renovation will play a critical role. The renovation of buildings is at the heart of the EU Green Deal with a budget of EUR 275 billion earmarked for the renovation of 35 million buildings. Installing better insulation and switching to LED lighting are the low-hanging fruit in such energy saving projects.
Changing the way we light our buildings is perhaps the easiest and fastest aspect of a building renovation. It also offers the opportunity to make a building smart!
Now available for consumers
Consumers can now benefit from Signify's first consumer UV-C product, the Philips UV-C disinfection desk lamp. The lamp, which is only available in parts of Asia, is able to inactivate viruses, bacteria, mold, and spores, and can disinfect rooms in a matter of minutes.
Large scale lighting renovation is both necessary and feasible"
Large scale lighting renovation is both necessary and feasible given that 80% of all light points in the Benelux can be replaced with LED lights. However, if we are to realize significant electricity savings, it is important that governments also take responsibility and offer incentives to both businesses and consumers. We can do this, for example, by stipulating that all new government supported building renovation projects must use LED lighting. It goes without saying that such an obligation should be linked to new European climate legislation and that its non-binding nature must be removed.
Signify has been a shining example for several years with its Circular Lighting proposition. This allows light to be offered as a service – where organizations purchase the light they use not the lamps. In exchange for energy-efficient quality lighting, customers pay a monthly amount that is lower than their current electricity bill. Signify bears the investment costs, provides state-of-the-art lighting, provides maintenance and remains responsible for the lighting hardware. When the contract expires, it then arranges for it to be recycled, or reused.
The importance of innovation to Europe's recovery efforts should not be underestimated. Signify's headquarters and much of its European design and research staff are located in Eindhoven. The city is at the crossroads of the Brainport hub for innovation – a breeding ground for firms undertaking ground-breaking technology and practical innovation. Companies in this and other hi-tech areas will feature prominently in developing the innovations needed for economies to recover and to make a zero-carbon future a reality.
Going Carbon neutral
Signify has demonstrated for years that innovation and sustainability go hand in hand. In September 2020, we announced that we had achieved 100% carbon neutrality for our global operations, which is a colossal achievement for a company with a presence in 74 countries and a truly global manufacturing and logistics footprint.
Naturally, we are mightily proud of this and are very willing to share the lessons we've learned on the road to carbon neutrality. As you would expect, we used our own lighting technologies to help to reduce our carbon footprint. The same applies to other companies. They don't have to invent a new miracle technology to curb their use of electricity. The technology if available right now waiting to be used.
The switching to LED and connected lighting is a 'no-brainer' in the fight against climate change. We estimate that an EU-wide switch will save Europe around EUR 40 billion. Such a complete switch to LED would also save around 100 million tons of CO2 emissions. In human terms, that equals the electricity consumption of 60 million households – or the environmental equivalent of the amount of carbon stored by a forest the size of France (around 53 million hectares).
If we are to stimulate economic recovery, we need to base it upon proven technologies that can make a difference. Lighting, which most of us take for granted, must not be overlooked. It's already recognized as a powerful weapon in the armoury for combating climate change. Now, it's full potential should be realized for Europe's green recovery.
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Manager Government Affairs Signify Benelux
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Flipping the Green Switch on the European Green Deal
The European Green Deal is the world's most comprehensive climate action initiative, with ambitious goals to achieve a carbon-neutral continent by 2050 and to reconcile the way we consume resources. Our Green Switch program allows you to take action without delay. LED and connected lighting offer a simple way for you to contribute towards the Green Deal's goals to cut emissions, create jobs, and boost innovation.
Learn more about Green Switch
At Signify, we are taking a leading role to bring better light to the world and to help provide a more sustainable future. We do this by delivering light which is energy efficient, saves resources, and improves lives. At Signify, we also 'walk the talk' and commit to becoming carbon neutral by 2020. We are driving our zero waste to landfill program, striving for a zero injury workplace, and are engaging suppliers for a sustainable supply chain.
About Signify
Signify (Euronext: LIGHT) is the world leader in lighting for professionals and consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things. Our Philips products, Interact connected lighting systems and data-enabled services, deliver business value and transform life in homes, buildings and public spaces. With 2020 sales of EUR 6.5 billion, we have approximately 39,000 employees and are present in over 70 countries. We unlock the extraordinary potential of light for brighter lives and a better world. We achieved carbon neutrality in 2020, have been in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index since our IPO for four consecutive years and were named Industry Leader in 2017, 2018 and 2019. News from Signify is located at the Newsroom, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. Information for investors can be found on the Investor Relations page.
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Exclusive: U.S. not planning to contribute money at Iraq reconstruction conference - officials
By Yara Bayoumy, Jonathan Landay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States does not plan to contribute any money at a conference in Kuwait next week to fund Iraq's reconstruction drive after the war against Islamic State forces, U.S. and Western officials said, a move critics say could deal a new blow to American standing internationally.
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson greets Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the State Department in Washington, DC, U.S., March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
"We are not planning to announce anything," a U.S. official said on Thursday regarding financial assistance at the conference, which U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will attend.
The official, however, said Tillerson could still decide closer to the time to announce a contribution.
Washington instead is encouraging private-sector investment and counting on Iraq's Gulf neighbors, particularly Sunni regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia, to pour in money as part of a rapprochement with Baghdad meant to reduce Shi'ite rival Iran's influence in Iraq.
President Donald Trump said during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign that if elected, "the era of nation-building will be ended."
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has said his country needs up to $100 billion to fix crumbling infrastructure and cities devastated by the conflict against Islamic State.
A shortage of reconstruction funds could increase the danger of reinvigorating grievances among the minority Iraqi Sunnis against Iraq's Shi'te-led government.
Asked if the U.S. government will be making an announcement of contributions at the conference, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said, "I'm not aware of any announcements that we will be making."
"About 2,300 members of the private sector will also be joining ... and talk about ways that they can help facilitate the large-scale reconstruction taking place in Iraq," Nauert added.
Jeremy Konyndyk, who served from 2013 to 2017 as head of the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, said that by not contributing to reconstruction, especially in combat-ravaged areas dominated by Sunnis, the Trump administration could help set the stage for a new insurgency.
"We've seen this movie before. There is a very real risk if the U.S. doesn't put money into reconstruction, that having just won the battle, you lose the peace," said Konyndyk, now a senior policy fellow at the Center for Global Development think tank.
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Another U.S. official pointed to the billions of dollars the United States has committed to financing loans and restoring basic services to Iraqi towns and cities in the immediate aftermath of fighting.
"The immediate stabilization needs remain vast, and limited U.S. government resources alone cannot meet these current and pressing needs, let alone consider supporting long-term reconstruction," the U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The official said Washington strongly supports the conference and would "continue to work with the Government of Iraq and the international community to help address the needs of the Iraqi people as they recover and rebuild their country."
FIFTEEN YEARS AFTER U.S. INVASIONThe United States, which invaded Iraq in 2003 and toppled the late President Saddam Hussein and more recently led an international coalition fighting Islamic State, has pumped billions of dollars into Iraq.
In January, the United States said it planned to provide $150 million for stabilization operations in 2018 - funds that would go to restoring basic utilities and grants to small businesses - bringing Washington's total contribution to $265.3 million since 2015.
The U.S. government has also provided $1.7 billion in humanitarian assistance for Iraq since 2014, making it the single largest donor to address the Iraqi crisis.
"Absolutely nothing," said a Western official, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, when asked whether Washington would announce any financial contributions at the conference to fund long-term reconstruction projects.
Mdhair Saleh, Abadi's economic advisor, would neither confirm nor deny the lack of a U.S. contribution.
"The question is not about direct financial assistance," Saleh said. "I think U.S. policy is to support private-sector investment in Iraq. As for direct support in the Kuwait conference on the part of the government, I have not heard anything."
'SINEWS OF A STRATEGY'
James Jeffrey, a former U.S. ambassador to Iraq, said the United States had already "poured billions and billions of dollars into Iraq" for the fight against Islamic State, equipping Iraqi forces and humanitarian aid.
"Only the United States can organize the diplomatic, reconstruction, military and political sinews of a strategy for the international community," Jeffrey told Reuters.
"The fact that we're not putting any money up will weaken our case, and that's unfortunate."
A U.S. official in Baghdad said the American role in the Kuwait conference would be focused on opportunities "for true private-sector investment or public-private partnerships with the Iraqi government."
"What we are trying to do in Kuwait next week is to put together companies that want to look at Iraq ... and possibly also talk about ways to finance projects," added the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
A State Department official said Washington was counting on other countries to step up, adding that more than 100 U.S. companies would be at the event.
Konyndyk, the former USAID official, said business people would want to see the risks of their investments in Iraq mitigated by U.S. government contributions.
"If the U.S. government wants to see private-sector investment go in, they need to put skin in the game," added Konyndyk, saying a contribution also would demonstrate American commitment to reducing Iran's influence.
Iran, by leveraging its ties with Iraq's majority Shi'ites, emerged as the main power broker in Iraq after the United States withdrew its troops in 2011.
Additional reporting by Lesley Wroughton, Warren Strobel, John Walcott and Mohammad Zargham in Washington and Ahmed Aboulenein in Baghdad; Writing by Yara Bayoumy; Editing by Peter Cooney and Will Dunham


Friday March 15th and Saturday March 16th of 2019, NGO Platform Bonaire in cooperation with the Oranje Fonds will bring to you, the ninth edition of BON DOET, the largest volunteer event on Bonaire.
NGO Platform Bonaire and the Oranje Fonds are proud to bring you another edition of BON DOET on March 15 & 16 2019. Under the names NLdoet (The Netherlands), ARUBA DOET (Aruba), BON DOET (Bonaire), CURA DOET (Curaçao), STATIA DOET (St. Eustatius) and SXM DOET (Sint Maarten), these initiatives highlight volunteering and volunteers while encouraging everyone to roll up their sleeves for (part of) a day. It does everybody good!
Volunteers are the heart and soul of community organizations and BON DOET and the Oranje Fonds are emphasizing the importance for our community to have actively engaged citizens helping to make a difference as one whole unit. What's more is that BON DOET is on a mission to help improve the general idea of volunteering and community service by showing how fun and creative it can really be.
Last year in 2018 over 1500 volunteers participated at 78 jobs from 61 different foundations and associations! We would love for you to join this year.
NGO Platform Bonaire is a support point for foundations and associations as well as volunteer center. NGO Platform helps year round with project proposals, grant petitions, promotion, administration and lots more. For more information visit www.ngobonaire.org.
We are here to assist social organizations and volunteers with any questions and/or additional information. Please feel free to e-mail us at Email: ngoplatformbonaire@gmail.com or ngobonaire@gmail.com.
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On March 15 & 16, 2019 there's another edition of BON DOET, the largest volunteer initiative of Bonaire.


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Texana Reads: Caesar Kleberg and The King Ranch
Duane M. Leach, former president of Texas A&I University, craftily drafts the history of the region along with intriguing vignettes on Caesar Kleberg.
Texana Reads: Caesar Kleberg and The King Ranch Duane M. Leach, former president of Texas A&I University, craftily drafts the history of the region along with intriguing vignettes on Caesar Kleberg. Check out this story on caller.com: http://callertim.es/2t7Qxto
Texana Reads Published 7:30 p.m. CT June 10, 2017
Duane Leach, former president of Texas A&I University, craftily drafts the history of the region along with intriguing vignettes on Caesar Kleberg.(Photo: Contributed photo)
Duane M. Leach has written what perhaps is the best book ever about the Wild Horse Desert and the secrets of South Texas that it holds.
That's the initial response to a first-reading of Leach's well-researched, well-documented and fascinating biographical book titled "Caesar Kleberg and The King Ranch." This book is much more than a biography on Caesar Kleberg, one of the most important citizens and personalities Texas, and in particular South Texas, has ever produced.
Leach, former president of Texas A&I University, craftily drafts the history of the region along with intriguing vignettes on Caesar Kleberg.
But, make no mistake about it. The book is a homage to the South Texas icon and his accomplishments at the historic King Ranch, referred to as Rancho Santa Gertrudis throughout the book by Leach.
Until his death in 1946, Caesar Kleberg was an integral part of the King Ranch's planning and decision-making on subjects such as bank loans, financing, politics, horse and cattle breeding, land sales, or border conflicts. As manager of the southernmost portion of the ranch – Norias Division – Caesar Kleberg would bring notoriety to the ranch and to South Texas. He helped develop and oversee innovative ranching practices, breed Derby-winning racehorses, created a new breed of beef cattle and pioneered a wildlife conservation program that had state and national implications and, now, is even enjoying international impact.
In fact, his work at Norias "provided a vast laboratory for his ideas on preservation of wildlife" that would lead to his being named Texas' "Father of Wildlife Conservation." In his last will and testament, he left part of his estate to build a "schoolhouse" that would take the name of Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. Housed today on the campus of Texas A&M University-Kingsville, it has become an international leader in conservation and wildlife preservation.
Caesar Kleberg's personal legacy was his bigger-than -life spirit that enthralled personalities from all walks of life, including Washington, D.C., where he once served as congressional secretary to his father Rudolph Kleberg, who served in Congress from 1896 to 1903. But, there are so many stories, and Leach has a gift for sharing them.
Among the most endearing detailed Caesar Kleberg's "home" or headquarters at Norias, which people called "Hotel Caesar." Located just off the railroad track between the Rio Grande Valley and Kingsville, the two-story building had few modern conveniences, but that's just how he and his visitors liked it. For more than three decades, Caesar Kleberg made this weather-beaten and somewhat shabby building a place of local legend. It was there where his friends from South Texas, Austin, Dallas and beyond would come for "Bible Study" (a.k.a poker). Here he would treat his friends to hunts or just tours of what he felt was the resplendent South Texas landscape teeming with wildlife and herds of cattle and horses that numbered in the thousands.
Of special note is Leach's description of the development of Thoroughbred race horses at the King Ranch. In just 10 years, Leach reports, Caesar Kleberg and the ranch's management silenced naysayers who felt these great horses could only be bred in Kentucky. The pinnacle came when Assault won the Triple Crown in 1946. All this started with Caesar Kleberg hiring Max Hirsch, who would become a Hall of Fame trainer.
But Leach's book, sure to become a South Texas classic and certainly a must-read for anyone interested in the development of South Texas, is much more than a plain biographical account. It is one of the most revealing and intriguing histories ever written about the area known as the Wildhorse Desert located below the Nueces River and on down to the Rio Grande.
He also used C.L. Douglas description of life in the South Texas plains in "Cattle Kings of Texas" to make his point.
"It wasn't Mexico! It wasn't the states. And, it wasn't exactly Texas. Rather, it was a kingdom of its own, a sort of buffer between two nations," Douglas wrote.
And Leach's book adds to that mystique. Not since Evan Anders' classic "Boss Rule in South Texas", has such a comprehensive book about the area's politics been written. Leach describes the "patron" system from the political holdings of Jim Wells in Brownsville to the intimidating methods of Archer and George Parr in Duval County.
But first and foremost, this is a book about Caesar Kleberg. It's his story. Leach makes it clear - Caesar Kleberg 's legacy extends beyond the vastness of the King Ranch. Caesar Kleberg belonged to South Texas and, indeed, the world. His legacy lives through Kleberg County, the Casa Grande on the King Ranch and at the university where professors and students at the Caesar Kleberg Research continue to do ground-breaking research on wildlife management and conservation.
Duane M. Leach is former president of Texas A&I University (now Texas A&M University–Kingsville) and a trustee of the Caesar Kleberg Foundation for Wildlife Conservation. He lives in Texarkana, Texas.
Caesar Kleberg and The King Ranch
By Duane M. Leach
Foreword by Stephen J. "Tio" Kleberg
Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas
– ISBN: 978-162-34950-46 (hard cover, alk paper)
Cost: $23.79 Kindle; amazon.com $25.44 and down
Texana Reads
This weekly column focuses on new and old books about Texas or related to Texas. It includes fiction and non-fiction books, reports on political and sports books as well as cultural or historical works. The common thread among these books is their relationship to Texas, specifically South Texas.
For suggestions on topics or books, email manuelf78407@yahoo.com.
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Web service endpoints for functionality that is common to all content objects.
discussion (Discussion) - a discussion, which is the beginning of a conversation.
document (Document) - a document in Jive that can be discussed and shared with other people.
file (File) - a file in Jive that can be discussed and shared with other people.
poll (Poll) - a poll where people can vote to make a decision or express an opinion.
post (Post) - an entry in a blog.
favorite (Favorite) - a link to content around the web that can be shared and discussed.
task (Task) - a task for a person to get things done.
update (Update) - a user status update.
Plugins can add more content types to the above list.
POST to /contents to create a Discussion. Here is an example using curl.
Updates can be created using the contents endpoint. The update will be for the user whose credentials are used. Example with curl of creating a status update.
Having created an update, you can create a "repost", or an update that quotes your original update. Here, in the "repost" field you must provide the URI of the original update returned in the response of the previous example.
Create a new comment as a reply to the specified content object. The parent field (if any) in the incoming entity will be ignored. Instead, it will be set to the URI of the specified content object.
author Boolean false Flag indicating if new comment is an author comment or a regular comment (only valid for documents). By default a regular comment will be created.
Create a new content object with specified characteristics, and return an entity representing the newly created content object.
For those types of content that support attachments, it is possible to specify URL of files that the server will download and store them as attachments of the new content. A BAD_REQUEST error will be returned if URL of files are passed and the content type does not support attachments. Here we can see an example where attachments are specified as URLs.
Attachments can only be images when creating Update. Those images will be accessible through the images resource of an Update.
For all content object types, the following fields are processed: author, content, parent, status, subject, tags, type.
For all content object types, the content and subject fields are required. Furthermore, subject must be unique within the parent place.
Create a new content object with specified characteristics, and return an entity representing the newly created content object. Uploaded files will be added to the new content object as attachments. Uploading attachments is only allowed for those content types that support attachments. A BAD_REQUEST error will be returned if attachments are passed and the content type does not support them.
For all content object types, the author, content, parent, and subject fields are required, and must be unique within the parent place.
A multipart of subtype form-data that will include a section with a Content describing the content to be created and another section for each file being uploaded.
Register that the requesting person likes the specified content object.
Save a new set of extended properties for content with specified characteristics, and return an entity representing the newly created extended properties.
Delete the specified content object.
Delete the like of the specified content object by the requesting user.
Delete the existing extended properties for the specified content.
Return a paginated list of the possible OutcomeTypes for the children of the specified object.
Return a paginated list of comments to the specified content object, optionally limiting the returned results to direct replies only. The specified content object type must support comments, or be a comment itself (in which case replies to this comment only are returned).
This service supports the following filters. Parameters, when used, should be wrapped in parentheses, and multiple values separated by commas. See the examples for clarification.
author Boolean false Flag indicating if author comments should be returned or regular comments (only valid for documents). By default regular comments are returned.
anchor String false optional URI for a comment to anchor at. Specifying a anchor will try to return the page containing the anchor. If the anchor could not be found then the first page of comments will be returned.
Return the specified content object with the specified fields.
Return a paginated list of Persons about people who are following the specified content.
Return the list of custom streams in which the requesting user is following this content object.
Return a paginated list of the people who like the specified content object.
Return a paginated list of content objects that match the specified filter criteria.
This service supports the following sort types.
dateCreatedDesc Sort by the date this content object was created, in descending order. Default if none was specified.
The returned list may contain a mixture of content entities of various types. On any given content object entity, use the type field to determine the type of that particular content.
Return the specified editable content object with the specified fields.
Return the specified extended properties of a content.
Return a paginated list of the Outcomes for the specified content.
Return a paginated list of the possible OutcomeTypes for the specified content object.
Return a list of popular content objects for the authenticated user. Use this service when recommendation is disabled. Do a GET to /api/core/v3/metadata/properties/feature.recommender.enabled to figure out whether recommendation service is enabled or not.
Return a list of recently updated content objects that match the specified filter criteria.
Return a list of recommended content objects for the authenticated user. When recommender service is not enabled in the Jive instance then predefined recommended content is going to be returned instead. Do a GET to /api/core/v3/metadata/properties/feature.recommender.enabled to figure out whether recommendation service is enabled or not.
Return a list of trending content objects that match the specified filter criteria. It's possible for some Jive instances to have recommendation disabled, for these cases use ContentService instead. Do a GET to /api/core/v3/metadata/properties/feature.recommender.enabled to figure out whether recommendation service is enabled or not.
Attempt to lock the specified content for editing. This method will not fail if the content is already locked. Check the 'editingBy' field in returned entity to see who owns the lock.
Mark the specified content object as having been read.
Mark the specified content object as having not been read.
Replace the list of Streams in which the requesting user is following this content object.
Unlock the specified content object.
Update an existing content with specified characteristics.
Update an existing content with specified characteristics including the option to replace existing attachments. Uploading attachments is only allowed for those content types that support attachments. A BAD_REQUEST error will be returned if attachments are passed and the content type does not support them.
Multipart of subtype form-data that will include a section with a Content describing the content to be updated and another section for each file being uploaded.
Update an existing content with editable content and specified characteristics.
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I was walking down a side street in Rome near the Spanish Steps when a sign leapt out at me: "Weed Shop." Be still my Seattleite heart.
At that point I'd been traveling throughout Europe and North Africa for several months, and for all intents and purposes had been abstaining from the green-goodness. Being from a place where it's sold recreationally with the blessing of the legislature, I'm no longer accustomed or even inclined to search out black-market sources. So when I encountered this apparently legal provider, I jumped on the opportunity.
The owner of the shop, it turned out, was from Los Angeles.