Frederick A. Langer, managing director, leads the firm's LeanSigma-Process Improvement practice. A manufacturing expert for over 30 years, he specializes in driving process improvement and manufacturing efficiency. Mr. Langer established the firm's unique implementation process which focuses on "speed, sustainability and the ability to continuously improve," and has applied this process to more than 50 companies, both challenged and healthy, saving millions in their implementation of lean manufacturing and Six Sigma. Fred has guided plant consolidations, distribution center optimizations, and has led due diligence efforts on behalf of many private equity firms. Industry specializations include metal fabrication and assembly, injection molding, chemical processing, warehousing and distribution, and healthcare services companies around the globe. He spent 18 years at AlliedSignal (currently Honeywell), and has designs on the International Space Station as well as many satellites. Mr. Langer was the deputy program manager of the Space Station and the IRIDIUM programs, and led the Six Sigma and lean manufacturing program for Allied Signal Aerospace Defense & Space Systems. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the City College of New York and a master's degree in business administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is a member of the Turnaround Management Association.


Its next partnership in this endeavor is with Cavite State University (CvSU), a national leader on coffee research and development for almost 15 years and with which SEARCA is set to renew formal ties.
While all four coffee varieties—Arabica, Excelsa, Liberica, and Robusta—are grown in the country, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) says in its policy brief that the country's dismal coffee production today is akin to that of small-scale producers like Guinea, Togo, and Madagascar.
Through its National Coffee Research, Development and Extension Center (NCRDEC), CvSU has been at the forefront of efforts to put the Philippines back on the "coffee belt" comprising the world's coffee-producing giants. Last year, CvSU opened the country's first Coffee Museum in the middle of its sprawling nurseries on campus and led the 1st National Coffee Education Congress.
CvSU President Dr. Hernando D. Robles and SEARCA scholarship alumnus Dr. Ruel Mojica, CvSU OIC-Vice President for Research, Extension, Continuing Education and Training Services, visited SEARCA on 2 April 2017 to meet with SEARCA Director Dr. Gil C. Saguiguit, Jr. and discuss the specific activities under the new memorandum of understanding between their institutions.
The joint initiatives include capacity building assistance to CvSu through regular scholarship slots for faculty development and focused short-term trainings and executive courses to address manpower and expertise needs in consonance with CvSU's Strategic Plan. SEARCA has also proposed a benchmarking study on the coffee industry in other countries and policy research to jumpstart and give impetus to coffee enterprises in the Philippines.
SEARCA also gave its commitment to support the 1st ASEAN Coffee Education Congress that CvSU will convene in October 2018.


This famous ballad of the outback wanderer who drowned himself rather than lose his freedom needs no introduction. There is no swagman as legendary as the tragic hero of this tale, and there is no Australian song as well-known throughout the world.
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Aiouea (Aiouea angulata)

Kingdom	Plantae

Phylum	Tracheophyta

Class	Magnoliopsida

Order	Laurales

Family	Lauraceae

Genus	Aiouea (1)

Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Information on Aioueae angulata is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact:
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IUCN Red List (August, 2010)
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To sedate her she is stuck in the neck with a long needle... she recoils, grimaces, her hands clutching at herself, curling up like dying spiders. Electrodes are applied, buttons are pressed.
We see Lavender closed into a coffin-shaped metal box, we see it lowered by mechanical arms into a slot in a cylindrical structure which turns out to be part of a rocket assembly. There is a view of a launch, scenes as the rocket travels into the darkness above the sky, whittling itself down, until at last it disgorges the box, now equipped with batlike wings of solar panels. It reaches its assigned point and brakes, spreads its wings, then jets itself into slow revolution. Time passes. It spins. Edge-on it almost looks like a crucifix. There is a tiny glass port at eye level and inside we see a square of light occasionally sweep across the eyes of the sleeping Lavender, whenever her prison faces the sun. We see tiny lights in the wall of the coffin. As we close on these, several light up brightly. Now we are somewhere else, an obvious war room/command center. Establishing shots, quick ones. We are looking at another control panel, and more bright lights suddenly appear. In a wider shot we are shown more wakening machines and are led to believe this is out of the ordinary. Key-controlled panels activate of their own accord, the empty locks turning in their sockets. Panic by the soldiers, spreading to the officers. Another rocket launch, then several... they arc in darkened heaven. Increasing disarray in the war room. In the box, Lavender's eyes slowly open. Panic in the war room, a light-up map with far too much activity. A view of Lavender's coffin, spinning. A flash in the clouds. Sudden panic stilled. Multiple flashes seen under the curved shroud of Earth's atmosphere. Lavender's eyes, reflecting these flashes like myriad firecrackers, indeed her face illuminated. More immediate flashes, clouds, suggestion of a characteristic mushroom shape. A general transfixed by something beyond and above the camera, as though regarding heaven, weeping. A city one moment, fire the next. Shot after shot of similar, but never as definite as the first one, all bursts of light and unidentifiable blackened bits, fire wind blowing, sometimes back to view from the clouds, but these are rare. Interspersed are segments of a shot of Lavender's mouth, darkly illuminated in the coffin's controls, swept once or twice by the peering square of light, the corner of her mouth gradually perking up into a grin/smirk/snarl, showing her normally cutely-pointed canine tooth, now as terrible as we know her to be. And now we see the darkened Earth. Then we see the winged box spinning, spinning in silent space, seemingly stationary. For a moment we see Lavender closing her eyes, the window's glare sweeping across them; she grins still. Spinning and spinning is the coffin, drifting in its orbit now. And then we see the front of the coffin thrown open to reveal a startled Lavender. It is opened by outside hands which beckon her to the sudden glare of a white world outside, a bright-white laboratory. The previous events have been a daydream? A hallucination? But we are sure that they didn't really happen.


I named my website the Intelligent Speculator as a play on the book The Intelligent Investor, written by Benjamin Graham. Graham is considered the father of value investing and his investing philosophy greatly influenced Warren Buffet. If you read his book you will find that he doesn't consider speculating a form of investing at all. In fact, he would probably consider the name of my website an oxymoron. While I agree with most of his investment philosophy I disagree with his opinion on speculating. I believe if you speculate in the right manner you can greatly increase your chances for exceptional returns.
So what do I mean by speculating? I don't mean investing in a pink sheet stock that's worth a penny and hoping it goes to two cents. That's just gambling and you might as well go to a casino. I do mean investing in companies that aren't making money but are heading towards profitability. I also mean investing in companies in anticipation of a good quarter and therefore a short term gain. There are also many other forms of speculating that if done properly can increase your returns.
While I think speculative investing can be beneficial, it is not without risk. I have a very high threshold for risk but most of my money still goes towards solid stocks (stocks that have good earnings and cheap valuations). In fact, the majority of my stock recommendations will not be very speculative at all.
As you will see, I do most of my picks in a very small portion of the investment field, "Internet Technology". It is the best combination of knowledge/interest for me and one that I've had much success with. I took over the website in the fall of 2008 and so while the previous picks were of interest to me, you will see a consistent pattern of technology stocks in all picks since then.
I generally attempt to do 1 new trade per week right now, which gives me time to look over the numbers and charts as well as stay up-to-date on my current positions. I am not yet calculating a return because I have yet to optimize the ideal size for each trade, the risk involved, etc. I will continue to do more picks and decide on those in the near future. Until then, you can enjoy my picks and take them as is.
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Definition - What does Blackberry Thumb mean?
Blackberry thumb refers to an injury or irritation of the tendons and muscles of the thumbs caused by repetitive movements when using cellphones, specifically BlackBerry phones, or other thumb-operated devices. This condition was named after the BlackBerry smartphone because of its popularity with business professionals and its wide use for texting and sending emails using its QWERTY keyboard. Unlike the other four fingers, the thumb does not have the dexterity to continuously perform high-speed tasks, making it sensitive to this type of injury.
Techopedia explains Blackberry Thumb
Blackberry thumb is categorized as a repetitive strain injury, which is caused by persistent, repetitive movements of a certain body part. Symptoms include a throbbing or aching pain at the base of the thumbs, which often persists even when the thumb is not being used. Sometimes, it radiates to the other fingers and wrist, causing disability of the whole hand.
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Stretch and massage the area. Minimizing muscle tension in the affected area can resolve the aching sensation and improve flexibility.
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Christina Matthiesen
Community Engagement in a Graduate-Level Community Literacy Course
Betsy Bowen, Kirsti Arko, Joel Scott Beatty, Cindy Delaney, Isidore Kafui Dorpenyo, Laura Koeller, Elsa Roberts, and John Velat
Discordant Place-Based Literacies in the Hilton Head, South Carolina Runway Extension Debate
Emily Cooney
Civic Disobedience: Anti-SB 1070 Graffiti, Marginalized Voices, and Citizenship in a Politically Privatized Public Sphere
Veronica Oliver
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Jessica Shumake, Anthony D. Boynton II, and Saul Hernandez
Keyword Essay: "Critical Service Learning"
William Carney
The Unheard Voices: Community Organizations and Service Learning
David Dadurka
Circulating Communities: The Tactics and Strategies of Community Publishing
Beth Savoy
Zines in Third Space: Radical Cooperation and Borderlands Rhetoric
Jenna Vinson
The Word and the World: The Cultural Politics of Literacy in Brazil
Katie Silvester and Anne-Marie Hall
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Q: Why does my javascript function only work if I manually type in the inputs? I have a function that works perfectly when the values are set manually
function doSomeMath(array,number){
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It only works when I set the monthly bill manually
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 this.monthlyBill = 300;
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When I do this it works fine:
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The problem is that I don't want to set it manually, I want to get the value from a form input element.
When I do this it messes up:
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I go to the #monthly_bill form and type in 300 and I get a completely different value.
What is the difference between me typing
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and
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A: In the second case
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it is considered a string. You need to parse it to an integer
So basically:
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A: Posting my comment and a demo
300 is a number - xxx.val() is a string - try parseInt( $('#monthl_bill').val(),10);
,10 radix is needed in case someone enters leading 0s since that denotes octal
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Pam Binder is an Award Winning and New York Times Best Selling author. Pocket Books has published five of Pam's Fantasy Romance novels, including the New York Times best selling anthology, A SEASON IN THE HIGHLANDS. Pam is the President of Pacific Northwest Writers Association, an advisory board member for the Writer's Program at the University of Washington and an instructor in the University of Washington's Popular Fiction extension program.
Under guided sessions, we learned how to make sure our pitches hit all the right notes. Our workshop leader was dedicated to not only helping us perfect our pitch, but acting as our mentor when we met with editors.
NYC: How would you compare New York Pitch Conference to other writer conferences?
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NYC: What inspired you to write your novel, GRACE OF THE SEA?
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NYC: Did any editors ask to see your work? How would you characterize your interactions with them?
PB: Two of the four editors I met with asked to see my work and the other two were very interested, but it was not their type of novel. I credit the reception of all four editors to the pitch. It generated questions which helped me explain in more detail the vision of the project. Because of our workshop leader's hard work in getting us prepared for the interviews, my interaction with all of the editors was positive, fun and relaxed.
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NYC: Do you feel the novel improved as a result? If so, in what way?
PB: My novel became a higher concept project because of the New York Pitch Conference experience. I was also encouraged to think of it in broader terms and consider developing a series.
NYC: Where does GRACE OF THE SEA go from here?
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Algonkian thanks the author Pam Binder for this New York Pitch Conference review.


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Gills to take on AFC Wimbledon in FA Youth Cup
Ben White's side to travel to Kingsmeadow for Youth Cup opener.
Youth Cup campaign to begin this week.
Gillingham will play AFC Wimbledon in the first round of the FA Youth Cup at Kingsmeadow on Thursday October 25 (7.30).
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Wanelo Shopping (Free)If you've never heard of Wanelo, you are in for a treat. This amazing shopping app shows you the most unique products available on the Internet. If you have one of those friends who is impossible to shop for, Wanelo will help you find the perfect gift. The website is user based and works a lot like Pinterest. In fact, it looks a lot like the photography website, too. Users post items for sale that they find while browsing the Internet. Because it is user-based, you'll discover all manner of products. You can follow people who have similar shopping tastes as you and everything posted at least was for sale at one time (eBay and Etsy items don't stay available forever, you know).
Lasoo for iPad (Free) This app lets you shop the old fashioned way- catalogs. Before the Internet had taken over our brains, before Amazon became thee place to shop online, department stores mailed out catalogs to households across America. Lasoo collects digital versions of hundreds of catalogs so you can do your shopping right from your iPad. You can search products, stores, and locations to find exactly what you need before you even leave your house. The app features location searches, store locators and hours of operations and catalogs from the most popular brand names around.


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Once Upon a Time, T-Mobile Nearly Merged With DISH
The multistate lawsuit seeking to block T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) from merging with Sprint (NYSE: S) is currently underway. The case is the final hurdle that the two companies need to clear in order to close the $26 billion merger that will reshape the domestic wireless industry if allowed to move forward. DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) is playing a critical role in the deal, agreeing to purchase spectrum and prepaid segments as part of a package of concessions that T-Mobile and Sprint have agreed to in order to appease antitrust regulators.
It turns out that T-Mobile and DISH nearly combined years ago.
Image source: T-Mobile.
Testifying at the trial, T-Mobile CEO John Legere disclosed that the two companies were close to inking a merger deal back in 2015, according to CNET. That was four years after AT&T failed in its efforts to acquire T-Mobile in 2011 for $39 billion, which entailed paying T-Mobile a $3 billion breakup fee and valuable spectrum licenses after the deal fell through. The CEO also acknowledged how important AT&T's consolation prize was in enabling T-Mobile's turnaround, according to the report.
Legere would take over as T-Mobile CEO in 2012 and proceed to architect the company's "Un-carrier" turnaround strategy. Just two weeks after naming Legere as chief executive, T-Mobile announced it would acquire MetroPCS -- using half the cash it had just received from AT&T to fund the cash component of that deal.
Back then, T-Mobile was in dire shape: It was bleeding subscribers, had an inferior spectrum portfolio, and trailed its three larger competitors by a considerable margin. Legere has long criticized DISH for hoarding spectrum and not using it, testifying that he thought that by combining with DISH in 2015 that T-Mobile could leverage those airwaves. Such a merger could have also given T-Mobile an opportunity to disrupt the satellite TV industry.
Legere and DISH co-founder Charlie Ergen weren't able to settle on a price, so the negotiations fell apart. Ergen reportedly believed T-Mobile's business would continue deteriorating and was pushing for more favorable terms. T-Mobile shares were trading around $25 at the time, and the stock has tripled in the years since.
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Confidence in DISH
Legere has a combative reputation and has never been afraid of taking jabs at rivals, including this tweet from earlier this year.
Next on "Hoarders":
https://twitter.com/dish?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
. They've warehoused $11B of spectrum for years and missed every build deadline. NOW they finally started to deploy with one tower so the spectrum doesn't get taken away 🤣
https://twitter.com/hashtag/UseItOrLoseIt?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
! https://t.co/2N4dNKAdSn pic.twitter.com/IcNQBciKwF
— John Legere (@JohnLegere)
https://twitter.com/JohnLegere/status/1092952001279741952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
With the Sprint merger now hinging in part on DISH becoming a fourth carrier to preserve competition, T-Mobile has changed its tune. At a Goldman Sachs tech conference in September, COO and incoming CEO Mike Sievert expressed confidence in DISH.
"Look, DISH is going to come in," Sievert said. "They're going to be a viable competitor."
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Slipping in and out of the shadows, from barely visible to invisible, he became the specter of danger. Nonchalant as he approached, without moving a whisker the menace of his presence could be felt. Though he was not yet in full hunting posture as he assessed my intent, the threat was tangible. Capturing this encounter with layer upon layer of pen strokes gave me time to relive and revel in the moment. Even the thousands of dots creating the nightfall behind the leopard became a reward of their own as his eyes began to glow with life.
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Genetically Modified 'Frankenflies' Coming To A Field Near You?
Posted By Susan Patterson On November 19, 2013 @ 3:00 am In Survival Gardening | No Comments
While many people scrupulously strive to keep genetically modified food items from their dinner plates, the geneticists who are playing God continue to push in more GMOs. The British company Oxitec is all set to release genetically modified male olive flies into the fields for the biological control of the species. The insect, Bactrocera oleae, is a pest in olive plantations, significantly affecting oil production. Its transgenic variation is projected as a better alternative to chemical control measures, but haven't we heard this story before?!
Biological control of pests is nothing new. Farmers from time immemorial have promoted naturally occurring enemies of common agricultural pests. Efforts to identify and introduce specific predators such as beetles and, in some cases, certain parasitic bacteria and fungi, have been successful pest control measures. In fact, the genetic material used in the development of Monsanto's bt. cotton came from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis that has been previously used as a spray for controlling many insect pests of cotton.
Bt. corn and Bt. potato were soon to follow, making tall claims of reducing harmful pesticide residue in food stuffs. Extensive field studies in China have shown that, within seven years, pesticide requirement in Bt. cotton fields have reached the same level as the amount used prior to the cultivation of the genetically modified cotton! Nevertheless, biotech companies, emboldened by the profits gained by genetically modified substances, continue to tamper with nature, with very little regard for the long-term environmental and health implications.
Use this as a potting medium, insecticide, or even a household substance…without dangerous chemicals! [1]
While the race to patent such transgenic plants still continues, the British biotech company Oxytec have already released GM mosquitoes [2], first in the Cayman Islands, and later in Brazil and Malaysia, too. The modified genes in these male mosquitoes cause their female offspring to die prematurely, well before they can fly and bite. However, the affected females can develop and reproduce normally, if they are treated with the antibiotic tetracycline in the lab. This has raised legitimate concerns that the female can also survive in the wild, if it comes across animals that have traces of tetracycline in their blood, with the potential of spreading the genetic modification like wildfire.
In the case of mosquito control, the alternative to using genetically modified ones included the introduction of male mosquitoes sterilized through chemical castration or gamma radiation. When released into the wild, these impotent males would compete with normal males, eventually causing a decline in the mosquito population. The effects were self-limiting, because the sterile males themselves died out at the end of their natural life spans. This required repeat releases to maintain the effectiveness. So geneticists have come up with transgenic mosquitoes as a more economically viable, long-term solution.
As opposed to the stiff resistance Oxytec had faced when it proposed to release the GM mosquito in Florida's Key West, major olive oil producing countries like Spain [3] and Italy have understandably expressed their interest in this new GM olive fly, named OX3097D. When GM mosquitoes were first released into the wild, the excuse was the noble cause of saving millions of lives lost in the tropical countries due to diseases like dengue and yellow fever spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Now, no such lofty claims can be made in the case of transgenic olive flies. This is a definite step to monetize the GMOs, as admitted by Hadyn Parry, the CEO of Oxytec [4].
The first controlled field trials, to take place in a limited number of olive trees covered in netting in an olive producing region of Catalonia, may be the first step towards gaining acceptance for the modified fly. [5] Oxitec proposes to release only male flies whose female progeny would die out before attaining adulthood. Their experiments in greenhouses have supposedly proven that the OX3097D strain is capable of achieving complete elimination of olive fly populations in the wild within just two months. But studies in the lab, or under the glass or the nets, can never really duplicate the predatory and mating interactions that exist in the wild.
Even though Hadyn Perry insists that "they can't mate and the plague gradually disappears", the genetic modification escaping into the wild, and wreaking unforeseen havoc in the ecosystem by horizontal gene transfer, cannot be ruled out. To borrow the words of Dr. Ian Malcolm of Jurassic Park, "If there is one thing the history of evolution has taught us, it's that life will not be contained. Life breaks free; it expands to new territories and crashes through barriers, painfully, maybe even dangerously." This is especially true in the case of organisms that cannot be contained within geographical barriers, like microorganisms, and insects that fly.
Apart from benefiting genetic engineering companies and large corporations involved in food production, GMOs have little to offer to the common good of mankind or to the environment, especially when this field of science is promoted at the expense of developing other, more sustainable, and less damaging, methods of pest control. GMOs could very well be the legendary "Pandora's Box" that we have unwittingly opened, but the fear and concern of the common man, voiced through a few organizations like the GeneWatch and the Testbiotech are often brushed aside by those who wield the wand with impunity.
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[1] Use this as a potting medium, insecticide, or even a household substance…without dangerous chemicals!: https://www.godsmiracledust.com/?utm_source=Flies_GMD_Nov19&utm_medium=Flies_GMD_Nov19&utm_campaign=Flies_GMD_Nov19
[2] mosquitoes: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120201104637.htm
[3] Spain: https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-making-and-milling/spain-considers-trial-release-of-genetically-modified-olive-flies/35987
[4] Oxytec: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2410484/Scientists-launch-thousands-GM-insects-fields-alternative-chemicals.html#ixzz2jK4PMl35
[5] modified fly.: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2410484/Scientists-launch-thousands-GM-insects-fields-alternative-chemicals.html
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HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases...Secretary Blinken At the Launch of the Alliance for Afghan Women's Economic Resilience
Secretary Blinken At the Launch of the Alliance for Afghan Women's Economic Resilience
Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Palace Hotel
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. And Kat, thank you so much for not only your good words today – actually, your incredibly powerful words today, which I strongly endorse; in fact, I'm tempted to just drop the microphone and say "what she said" – (laughter) – but for your leadership every day around the world, as well as in Afghanistan.
And I also just want to recognize a few really exceptional colleagues who are joining us today, starting with Don Lu, our Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. Next to him, Tom West, our Special Representative for Afghanistan, and someone I think known to many of you, Rina Amiri, our Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights.
The three of them together, along with Kat, and along with so many other colleagues, are making sure every single day that Afghanistan writ large and women and girls in particular remain at the heart of our focus and our determination. And I really want to thank Rina in particular for incredibly dedicated advocacy for the people of Afghanistan. We're really lucky to have you on our team. You are working tirelessly to stand up for Afghan women and girls, their rights, and all at-risk Afghans. Thank you, Rina.
And I'm really grateful to our partners from civil society and the private sector, including our very exceptional panelists. I had a chance to speak to them briefly a few minutes ago.
We're all here for a particular purpose today, and that is to launch a new initiative: The Alliance for Afghan Women's Economic Resilience. More to say about that in just a few minutes.
But Your Highness, I'm also grateful to you for taking part today, for leading this discussion. Thank you for your engagement not just today, but again, every day. It's greatly appreciated.
So as you heard Kat describe, we are meeting at a deeply challenging time for Afghan women and girls. That is no secret to anyone in this room. Since taking power, the Taliban have severely restricted women's rights in Afghanistan, turning back two decades of progress that Afghan women themselves built with the support of the international community.
The Taliban have denied women freedom of movement. They've banned girls from secondary school classrooms. They've prohibited women in the workplace, women who last year – again, as Kat said – were managing businesses, running schools, serving in government. Many women have had to flee for safety; they face extraordinary challenges in rebuilding their lives in new countries.
Women, no matter where they live, should have equal rights in every facet of their lives. Equal opportunities to study, to work; equal access to financial resources; and they should enjoy the same freedoms as everyone else to travel, to express themselves, to choose their own paths.
This should be, in the year 2022, self-evident to everyone on this planet. But of course, it's not, and we have to fight for it. We have to struggle for it every single day.
But particularly here this week at the United Nations, where the world comes together at High-Level Week, these rights were enshrined in the preamble of the United Nations Charter. This is the founding document of international relations. It's the founding document that describes not Western-created rights, not something invented here or in any particular country, but universal rights to which everyone is subscribing, or is at least supposed to subscribe. The charter affirms the faith of all peoples of the United Nations, "in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women." And that is a direct quote from the charter.
So no more better time than today, than this week, to reaffirm those rights, to reaffirm a common understanding and a common commitment to those rights, and no more important a place to do it than with regard to Afghanistan.
It's also, I think, incredibly important to understand that the repression of these rights in Afghanistan is not only setting back women, but all Afghans, the country as a whole, including Afghanistan's economy. So it's simply not in the basic self-interest of anyone in Afghanistan, including the Taliban. When women are cut out of the workforce, society loses talent. It loses productivity from half of its population.
Today, women could contribute $1 billion to Afghanistan's economy if they were simply allowed to. They could provide lifelines for families facing poverty; they could help create more stable, more resilient communities at a time when those are desperately needed in Afghanistan.
In short, equality and economic opportunity actually go hand in hand. And there are prerequisites for sustainable peace and sustainable security. So that's one reason the United States will continue supporting equality and opportunity for Afghan women and girls.
So one way we're doing this is by providing direct assistance to at-risk Afghans. Just over the last year, we've contributed more than $770 million to humanitarian organizations. In addition, USAID recently announced another $30 million in development assistance for Afghan women and girls.
We've also partnered with Switzerland and Afghan economic experts to launch the Afghan Fund, something you've seen and probably read about in recent days. This is going to help protect and make targeted disbursements of $3.5 billion in Afghan Central Bank reserves to support the country's economic stability.
For all that we're doing with the humanitarian assistance, as desperately needed as that is – it's necessary, but it's not enough. And helping to create basic economic stability is actually vital to making sure that Afghans do not suffer even more in the very difficult circumstances that they're living.
We're also supporting Afghan women and girls through our diplomacy. We're organizing with our allies and partners, including in the Muslim world, to present a united front and urge the Taliban to respect women's rights. And we're amplifying Afghan women's voices in international institutions – including here at the United Nations.
Today, in partnership with Boston University, we are announcing our newest initiative: the Alliance for Afghan Women's Economic Resilience. Let me just say a few words about that before turning it over to our panel.
This is a public-private partnership that will help improve access to education and training, expand job opportunity, support women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan as well as in other countries. Now, I don't want to sugarcoat it: This is going to be hard, given the severe restraints imposed by the Taliban, but we are determined to safely deliver this support to women in Afghanistan.
The alliance builds on proven models, something we've had experience with in other places, and it reflects the resources, the innovation, the speed and expertise that we can harness when we bring together private enterprise, academic institutions, NGOs, and governments.
So for example, in partnership with Pod – this is an American technology company – the alliance will launch the Million Women Mentors Initiative for Afghan Women and Girls. Mentors from Deloitte will help Pod offer remote career guidance to the first 2,000 of these million Afghan women. I have seen this work in other places, and it is remarkable what you can achieve even doing things at a distance. So we're going to get off to a start with this.
Boston University's Pardee School of Global Studies will host the alliance. It will provide staffing, research, technical assistance, and programmatic support to help the alliance run and help it thrive.
Boston University, Deloitte, Pod, thank you for being part of this crucial effort.
To others who see a way to contribute to this alliance, whether it's from the public sector, the private sector, two words: Join us. We're eager to work with you on behalf of Afghan women.
So there's a lot more that could be said. I really want to leave it now to some remarkable people who offer their experience, their expertise, and an opportunity to share it with you. But let me simply conclude by saying thank you to everyone in this room who remains invested in the future of Afghanistan and the future of its women and girls. The United States remains invested, and we will continue to work this every single day.
Thank you so much. (Applause.)
Afghanistan Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Office of the Spokesperson Secretary Trip The Secretary of State UNGA 77 Women's Economic Empowerment
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Creation Science Talk: Martian Atmosphere found to be Supersaturated with Water.
Martian Atmosphere found to be Supersaturated with Water.
Mars Express an ESA probe that has been orbiting Mars for several years has measured the water content of the Martian atmosphere using it's SPICAM spectrometer. IT found that it is above that of saturation a state called supersaturating. This is the first time this type of measurement has been made on a global scale. The result will help in prove our understanding of Mar's weather.
This result is also consistent with a catastrophic model of Martian geology. If Mar's atmosphere had temporarily been raised to allow surface water by dust from impacts and volcanic activity, when Martian atmospheric pressure dropped as this dust settled the resulting evaporation would supersaturated atmosphere. This state would continue because the low pressure makes rain impossible so the only way to reduce it is for the water to slowly bleed off into space.
This is consistent with a young catastrophic model of Mars that is consistent with the Biblical account.


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What are Some Common Parenting Time Issues in New York?
Parenting time issues are common between two parents that have shared custody of their child. However, if there are recurring issues that have negative impacts on you as the parent, or your child, do not hesitate to reach out to our experienced New York family law attorneys to discuss your options. The Law Office of Peter L. Jameson, PLLC is committed to supporting you through this time.
What are the two most common parenting time issues for parents who are sharing custody?
Many issues can arise between two parents that are sharing custody of their child. The two most common parenting time issues to look out for include the following:
1. If one parent does not show up for parenting time.
This is one of the primary issues that happen between two parents who share custody. If one parent does not show up for their assigned parenting time, the other parent may face extreme difficulties making arrangements. The other parent was just abruptly left to make last-second childcare arrangements. It is typical for spur-of-the-moment childcare to be unavailable, which can end in the parent missing work or having to cancel important plans. The parent who is now incapable of relying on their former spouse to show up for their parenting time should then gather as much evidence as possible of these incidents. With this proof, they should then attend court to ask about a modification of the custody order, so that it can better reflect the infrequency of the current parenting time schedule.
2. If one parent denies the other parent access to their child.
An additional issue that typically arises regarding parenting time between two parents who share custody is when one parent tries to keep the child from spending time with the other parent. It is unfortunately quite common for parents to try to deny the other parent access to their child, despite there being a custody order in place. An example of this can include when a parent cancels scheduled visitation by claiming that the child has told them that they do not want to see the other parent. Another instance of this is regularly cutting the parenting time short. For any of these cases, it is important for the parent who is not getting proper visitation to gather evidence of these actions by their former spouse. After this evidence is obtained, they should next go to court to request enforcement.
If you are facing the consequences of either of these unfortunate situations, it is in your best interest to reach out to our firm as soon as possible. Contact us today to examine your case and learn how our legal team can best serve you. Our family law attorneys are committed to ensuring that you and your child's best interests are at the forefront of each decision.


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Q: heapq module python I'm using the heapq module to determine the smallest item in a list.
I have this below code, but the heapq.heapify() return value is None.
How do I get the result in a new list?
>>> a=heapq.heapify(lista)
>>> a
>>> lista=[1,2,3,4,5]
>>> a=heapq.heapify(lista)
>>> print(a)
None

A: heapq.heapify doesn't return anything, it heapifies the list in place; it's far more efficient to do it that way:
>>> import heapq
>>> lista = [44, 42, 3, 89, 10]
>>> heapq.heapify(lista)
>>> lista
[3, 10, 44, 89, 42]

If you need a new list, create a copy first:
>>> lista = [44, 42, 3, 89, 10]
>>> newlist = lista[:]
>>> heapq.heapify(newlist)
>>> lista
[44, 42, 3, 89, 10]
>>> newlist
[3, 10, 44, 89, 42]

That defeats the purpose somewhat, of course, as copying the list has a (linear) cost too.
If all you need is the smallest item in a list, the min() function will be just as fast when locating just the one smallest element (both heapify() and min() scan the input list once, so O(n) cost):
>>> min(lista)
3

If you need more than one smallest value, by all means use a heapq, especially if you add items later on. If you cannot alter the original list, need several smallest items, see looking for an inverted heap in python for an efficient nsmallest implementation that creates a new heap from an input heap with only a fixed number of smallest values.

A: You have to use heapq.nsmallest(k,arr) function.  //k here is 1 as you want one minimum value.
>>> a=heapq.heapify(lista)
>>> a
>>> lista=[1,2,3,4,5]
>>> a=heapq.nsmallest(1,lista)
>>> print(a)
1


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Der Landvogt von Greifensee ist die dritte und letzte Novelle im ersten Band von Gottfried Kellers Züricher Novellen. Die Novelle nimmt das Walten des Salomon Landolt zu seiner Zeit als Landvogt von Greifensee zur Folie, vor der fünf Geschichten einer gescheiterten Liebe erzählt werden.

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Am 13. Mai 1783 leitet der Landvogt Salomon Landolt ein Manöver der Scharfschützen-Miliz, er ist 41 Jahre alt; nach dem Manöver begrüßt ihn eine fremde Dame, seine erste Liebe »Distelfink«. Er lädt sie nach Greifensee ein und plant, auch die anderen ehemals von ihm geliebten Frauen dazu einzuladen, von denen er seinerzeit abgewiesen worden ist. Dann beschliesst er, der einmal als beliebter und offener Mann (vgl. 134), dann wieder als »verhärteter Hagestolz« (135) beschrieben wird, die »fünf alten Flammen an seinem Herde [zu] vereinigen und leuchten [zu] lassen.« (139)

Die erste in der Reihe ist eine Schöne namens Salome (141-150), die Landolt auf einem alten Herrensitz kennenlernt. Schon wegen der Namensgleichheit zueinander gedrängt, verlieben sich beide schliesslich beim Pflanzen von Kirschbäumen ineinander. Eine Mischung aus Ehrlichkeit und Liebesprobe drängt Landolt jedoch, die nach einem Vogel im Familienwappen »Distelfink« Genannte von einigen übertrieben dargestellten unsicheren Familienverhältnissen in Kenntnis zu setzen, worauf die vorher ihm Zugetane, von den Eltern unterstützt, die Beziehung abrupt beendet. In Salome sieht Nußberger die Angebetete Kellers Luise Rieter wiedergegeben (vgl. Nußberger 1903, 56) – nicht zuletzt, da Luise von Keller einen dem Landoltschen nicht unähnlichen Brief erhält (am 16. Oktober 1847; vgl. Keller, Gesammelte Briefe, hg. v. Carl Helbling, 4 Bde., Bern 1950–1954, Bd. 2, 10f). Die von Landolt zwischen die roten gepflanzten »weissen Kirschen« will sein Biograph Hess noch gesehen haben (vgl. David Heß, Salomon Landolt. Ein Charakterbild nach dem Leben...; Zürich 1820, 29).

Die zweite Angebetete des späteren Landvogtes ist Figura Leu (150-171), die Nichte eines Rats- und Reformationsherrn, die melusinenhaft als »elementares Wesen« (150) beschrieben wird, das »wie von Luft getragen« (153) umherläuft und ihre Spässe treibt und daher die »Hanswurstel« genannt wird. Auch hier verfestigt sich zuerst die über den Bruder Martin Leu von Landolt zuwege gebrachte Nähe beider, um dann von der Geliebten abrupt abgebrochen zu werden. Von den Motiven der fünf Damen für einen Korb ist allein Figuras Motiv ehrlich und selbstlos: sie sieht sich einer Erbkrankheit konfrontiert. Um das »mystisch-abstrakte Gewalttier« (154) des calvinistischen Stadtregimentes zu illustrieren, mit dem Landolt in der »Gesellschaft für vaterländische Geschichte« wie im Hause des Ratsherren sich konfrontiert sieht, werden auch Bodmer und Gessner als historische Personen herangezogen und abgebildet – ersterer von Keller eher in Richtung der Überheblichkeit, letzterer in die des Spasses überzeichnet (vgl. 167f.). Auch von der historischen Figur des Reformationsherren Leu sind Briefe überliefert, die Keller verwendete (vgl. Nussberger 1903, 8ff.). Die Gesellschaft für Vaterländische Geschichte hat die »Historisch-politische Gesellschaft auf den Schuhmachern« zum Vorbild (vgl. 577 u. Anm. z. 153,12f.)

Als dritte wird dann Wendelgard, auch »Kapitän« genannt (171–186), eingeführt, so geheissen, da als Vater tatsächlich der Kapitän Gimmel angegeben wird, der als Trunken- und Raufbold von sich reden macht. Zuletzt bringt Gimmel auch die eigene Tochter, die einige Schulden anschreiben lassen musste, dem Haushalt während der Eskapaden des Vaters zu versorgen, in arge Bedrängnis, als er sich weigert und wohl auch kaum in der Lage ist, diese Schulden zu begleichen. Landolt, der hiervon erfährt, errettet die Schöne nun ehrvoll, indem er das Geld hinterbringt, aber, ihr die Schmach zu ersparen, dies im Namen des Vaters tut. Als nun, derart von Sorgen befreit, sich beide näherkommen, scheint dem Vater aber Besseres für die Tochter im Auge zu liegen. Eine Reise nach Baden wird so gleichzeitig zur Frist Wendelgards, einen Antrag Landolts zu bedenken. Als sie schon beinahe einzuwilligen bereit ist, durchkreuzt aber die auch vor Ort weilende Figura, die sich mit der Kapitänstochter befreundet, diese Pläne. Sie erahnt den unentschlossenen Charakter der Wendelgard ebenso wie die in ihr gegebene Mesalliance von einem Hang zum Geld, aber wenig wirtschaftlichem Verstand. In alter Possenreisser-Manier wird nun ihr Bruder Martin beauftragt, dem Mädchen einen reichen Hugenotten vorzuspielen – ein Spiel, auf das nun Wendelgard zur Gänze hereinfällt, die sich von Landolt gleich aller Pflichten entbinden lässt. Als der Scherz aufgedeckt wird, ist Landolt der Kapitänstochter entwöhnt, aber sein Freund Martin, nun in eigener Person sprechend, kann der Schönen nicht widerstehen, so dass die beiden heiraten.

Die beiden letzten Angebeteten werden dann unter den Spitznamen »Grasmücke und Amsel« geführt (187–203). Die Grasmücke (bis 195) trägt den Namen Barbara und ist die Tochter des Proselytenschreibers und ehem. Pfarrherrn Elias Thumeysen. Barbara gerät dann auch zur fremdesten der Geliebten Landolts. Sie erhält von Landolt Unterricht im Zeichnen, bis ihre Fertigkeiten wie auch ihre Hingezogenheit zu diesem zugenommen haben, wirft all dies aber über Bord, als sie erstmals des Geliebten eigene Malerei betrachten darf, und ist mit einem Mal völlig verändert. In dem letzten Angebot der Holden, beide mögen, um eine friedliche Ehe zu schliessen, auf ihre Malerei verzichten, erkennt Landolt aber rasch, »[…] dass hier im Gewande unschuldiger Beschränktheit eine Form der Unbescheidenheit auftrete, die den Hausfrieden keineswegs verbürge […]« (195) und verzichtet.

Die andere, die Amsel, heisst Aglaja und scheint in gleicher Weise, wie vorher schon Salome, den Landolt zu locken, erklärt dem Landvogt aber, bevor es zum Äussersten kommt, dass es ihr um Hilfe ginge, mit einem anderen zusammenkommen zu können. So erscheint Aglaja als einzige redliche unter den Frauen nebst Figura Leu. Mit der Hilfe, die Landolt gewährt und zum Erfolg führt, ist aber auch diese letzte in Aussicht genommene Verheiratung perdu.

Seine strenge Haushälterin Marianne hat der Vogt dafür gewonnen, alle fünf zu einem Mal zu laden. Am 31. Mai kommen die Damen nacheinander an und werden festlich begrüßt. Sie erleben den Landvogt am Vormittag als einen klugen milden Richter. Nach einem fröhlichen Mittagessen, bei dem er vom ersten Untergang der Burg Greifensee erzählt, führt er sie aufs Glatteis: Sie sollen ihm raten, ob er eine Alte oder eine Junge heiraten soll; die Damen stimmen 3:2 für die Junge – da werden sie aufgeklärt, dass das Ganze nur ein Scherz war. Nach einer Schiffsfahrt auf dem See gibt es noch Gelegenheit zum Tanz, ehe die Damen am Abend wieder heimfahren. Zum Schluss wird kurz vom weiteren Leben des ab 1798 ehemaligen Landvogts erzählt, der 1818 im Alter von 87 Jahren stirbt; Marianne war ihm 1808 vorausgegangen.

Die Figur der Marianne stiess als historische Person erst auf dessen Gut in Enge zu Landolts Haushalt und war entsprechend jünger – statt des Geburtsjahrgangs 1737/1738, wie Kellers Figur, ist Marianne Klaissner Jahrgang 1754 und weist zudem eine noch lebende Tochter auf (vgl. 565).

Verfilmung
Die Novelle wurde 1979 mit Christian Quadflieg in der Hauptrolle verfilmt:

Literatur
 Max Nußberger: "Der Landvogt von Greifensee" und seine Quellen. Eine Studie zu Gottfried Kellers dichterischem Schaffen. Huber, Frauenfeld 1903, (Zürich, Universität, Dissertation).

Weblinks
 https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/keller/landvogt/index.html

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Literatur (19. Jahrhundert)
Literatur (Deutsch)
Literarisches Werk
Literatur des Realismus
Literarisches Werk von Gottfried Keller
Literatur (Schweiz)

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Jun. 04, 2015 | 12:05 AM
Real Madrid coach Rafa Benitez
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on June 04, 2015, on page 15.
AC Milan coach Gattuso leaves after missing Champions League
Roberto Di Matteo
Locations & natural formations
After a knee injury ends a modest playing career, Benitez begins coaching in Real Madrid's youth section.
From 1993 to 2001 he coaches Real Madrid B, Real Valladolid, Osasuna, Extremadura and Tenerife.
Liverpool appoint Benitez in June 2004 .
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Q: Prove uniform convergence of the series $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{(n-x)^2}$
Prove uniform convergence of the series.
  $$
\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{(n-x)^2},\ \ x\in\mathbb{R}
$$

Well, I tried to apply Weierstrass M-test. However, it did not help since I could not properly bound $1/(n-x)^2$ (Especially because $x\in\mathbb{R}$).
So, I would be grateful if anyone could help.

A: The series converges uniformly for $x \in (-\infty,0]$ by the Weierstrass M-test since for $x \leqslant 0$,
$$|f_n(x)| =\frac{1}{(n-x)^2} \leqslant \frac{1}{n^2}$$
However convergence is not uniform for all $x \in \mathbb{R}$.
Technically, the series as written is not well-defined for any $x=n   \in \mathbb{N}$ since the $n-$th term is not defined. However, this can be rectified by assigning a value to $f_n(n)$. Regardless of how this is done the convergence cannot be uniform for $x \in \mathbb{R}$, since we can show it is not uniform for $x \in [0,\infty)\setminus \mathbb{N}$.
A necessary condition for uniform convergence of a series $\sum f_n(x)$ for $x \in D$ is that $f_n(x) \to 0$ uniformly as $n \to \infty$.  This follows from the Cauchy criterion, and  is equivalent to $\lim_{n \to \infty} \sup_{x \in D} |f_n(x)| = 0.$
In this case, we have with $x_n = n - 1/n \in [0,\infty)\setminus \mathbb{N},$
$$\sup_{x \in [0,\infty) \setminus \mathbb{N}}|f_n(x)| =\sup_{x \in [0,\infty) \setminus \mathbb{N}} \frac{1}{(n-x)^2} \geqslant \frac{1}{(n- x_n)^2} = n^2 $$
Since the RHS diverges to $+\infty$ the convergence cannot be uniform.

A: Assume $x\not\in\mathbb{Z}$. Then all but a finite number of values (until when $n\gt x$) can be bounded by a corresponding $\frac1{(n-1)^2}\gt\frac1{(n-\{x\})^2}$, where $[x]=x-\{x\}$ as usual.


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Fiduciary Financial Advice to Retirement Savers: Don't Overlook the Prudent Investor Rule
Harvard John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business, Discussion Paper No. 867, 2016
Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 16-11
Harvard Public Law Working Paper No. 16-48
14 Pages Posted: 15 Jun 2016 Last revised: 13 Dec 2016
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Max M. Schanzenbach
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Robert H. Sitkoff
Americans now hold trillions of dollars in individual retirement savings accounts, raising concerns about conflicts of interest among financial advisers who provide advice to retirement savers. Prompted by these concerns, in April 2016 the Department of Labor promulgated a rule that imposes on financial advisers to retirement savers "fiduciary" status under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The Department reasoned that the fiduciary duty of loyalty would protect retirement savers from conflicted investment advice. But in addition to a duty of loyalty, fiduciary status also imposes a duty of care. With respect to investment management, the fiduciary standard of care is governed by the "prudent investor rule," which is grounded in modern portfolio theory and requires an overall investment strategy having risk and return objectives reasonably suited to the purpose of the investment account. This essay calls attention to the regulatory imposition of the prudent investor rule on financial advisers to retirement savers. The essay also canvasses the basic tenets of the prudent investor rule, highlighting its nature as principles-based rather than prescriptive, and the customary role of an investment policy statement in compliance by professional fiduciaries.
Keywords: fiduciary, fiduciary investment, prudent investor rule, Department of Labor, retirement account, pension account, ERISA, best interest, modern portfolio theory, investment policy statement, retirement saver
JEL Classification: G11, J26, K10, K23, K31, G23, H55
Schanzenbach, Max Matthew and Sitkoff, Robert H., Fiduciary Financial Advice to Retirement Savers: Don't Overlook the Prudent Investor Rule (June 13, 2016). Harvard John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business, Discussion Paper No. 867, 2016; Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 16-11; Harvard Public Law Working Paper No. 16-48. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2795037 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2795037
Max Matthew Schanzenbach
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law ( email )
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Using nationally-representative data from 14 developing countries, this paper explores rural wage employment and its potential as a mechanism for improving the well being of the rural population.
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This paper uses RIGA data to describe participation in and income shares from the different income generating activities across rural households in different developing countries.


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TANAKH > Parshat HaShavua > Bereishit > Toldot > SALT - Monday, 27 Cheshvan 5779 - November 5, 2018
SALT - Monday, 27 Cheshvan 5779 - November 5, 2018
Rav David Silverberg
The Torah in Parashat Toldot tells the famous story of the blessing which Yitzchak wanted to grant to his older son, Esav, but ended up being conferred upon the younger twin, Yaakov. Esav instructed Esav to hunt game and prepare food for him, promising to then grant him his blessing when the food was served. Rivka heard Yitzchak's plans, and immediately sprang into action to ensure that the blessing would be granted to Yaakov instead of Esav. She prepared meat from goats in the family's herd, and had Yaakov bring it to Yitzchak, who was blind, claiming to be Esav. Yitzchak, though initially suspicious upon hearing Yaakov's voice, indeed granted the blessing to Yaakov, thinking he was Esav.
When Yaakov first came before his father with the food Rivka had prepared, Yitzchak asked him how he managed to complete his mission so quickly. After all, Yitzchak had asked Esav to go out and hunt and then prepare food – a process which he naturally expected would take far longer than it took Rivka to prepare meat from a goat in the family's stable. Yaakov answered, "Ki hikra Hashem Elokekha lefanai" – "Because the Lord your God made it available before me" (27:20). In other words, Yaakov – pretending to be Esav – explained that whereas normally hunting an animal would take a good deal of time, God helped him and made an animal easily accessible, such that he completed his mission with unusual speed.
A meaningful insight into this verse is presented by Rav Shimshon Chaim Nachmani, in his Zera Shimshon, where he suggests that Yaakov here was not speaking untruthfully. He indeed firmly believed that "hikra Hashem Elokekha lefanai," that God made accessible to him the animal from which Rivka prepared the meat he now brought to his father. Yaakov recognized God's hand in providing the goats in the family herd no less than he would have recognized God's hand in making an animal instantly and easily trappable in the jungle. There was no difference, in Yaakov's mind, between the animals in the pen outside his home and an animal that would miraculously fall into a trap without any effort on the hunter's part. Both were manifestations of "hikra Hashem Elokekha," of divine providence.
The Zera Shimshon here draws our attention to the tendency we have to take for granted that to which we are accustomed to having, and to feel grateful only for the unusual, unexpected blessings that come our way. We don't think twice about the "goats" in the "family herd," the beautiful blessings that have long been part of our lives and about which we haven't had to think twice, such as health, family, and our basic necessities. It is only when we receive some exceptional, unforeseen good fortune that we feel a deep sense of gratitude. The Zera Shimshon here challenges us to feel appreciative and enthusiastic about even the "ordinary" blessings in our lives, about the "goats" which are part of everyday existence, recognizing them as precious gifts lovingly granted to us by the Almighty.
For the previous SALT click here.