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63: Running Successful Early Access Programs
Ben and Derrick were hoping to share a great conversation they had with author, designer, and consultant Paul Jarvis. But, without warning, all was lost when Paul's audio for the episode could not be saved. The plan is to have Paul back on the show in a few weeks.
Everything else is going pretty well for Derrick, who provides an update on Level. He met his goal and launched the Level Early Access Program two weeks ago. When it comes to testing Tuple, Ben plans to prioritize people early on who have good bandwidth and help guide them to be successful when using the tool.
62: Avoiding Negativity
November 8th, 2018 | 38 mins 5 secs
Derrick had a productive week with Level. His deadline of late October to have alpha users try it was looming. So, he has been a bit stressed out. But thanks to relaxation techniques that work for him, Derrick was able to talk himself off the edge!
Ben understands the needs for coping techniques. When little things in his personal life aren't under control, it's much harder for him to be productive at work. Every thing's interconnected.
61: Unconventional Growth Tactics with Julian Shapiro
November 1st, 2018 | 1 hr 12 mins
Ben is working on marketing plans for Tuple and it's associated Pair Programming Guide. So, what does someone he admires think of his growth and content marketing plans?
In this episode, Ben's special guest is Julian Shapiro, who shares lesser known growth tactics he has used in his content marketing to be successful.
60: Celebrating the Small Wins
The feeling of accomplishment you get from doing hard things has become Derrick's way of living recently. Building a startup like Level is hard, but he feels good when he makes small wins. It's rewarding when he makes progress.
Ben is on a roll right now with Tuple. He's making progress and getting stuff done. His Pairing Programming Guide is turning people into Tuple subscribers.
59: Pros and Cons of Working Alone on a Product
Adam Wathan, a software developer, writer, speaker, and entrepreneur joins Ben and Derrick on this episode. Adam is also the creator of Nitpick CI, author of Refactoring to Collections, and host of the Full Stack Radio podcast.
Usually isolated and working alone, Adam enjoys the opportunity to chat with others about what everyone is working on. It's like a mastermind session that's fun and rewarding!
58: Evolving Roles as a Startup Founder
Ben and Derrick are joined by Brian Casel, podcaster, cofounder of Big Snow Tiny Conf, and known as "Mr. Process." The three are fans of podcasts and conferences because they offer time to build relationships with people and talk deeply about things.
In this episode, they share their updates and thoughts on involving others in their day-to-day processes. It brings everyone together to learn from each other, as well as build a community and consensus.
57: Finding the Right Marketing/Product Balance
October 4th, 2018 | 52 mins 44 secs
Ben recently returned from an entrepreneur retreat that featured sessions and activities focused on various topics, from projects people were working on to troubles with cofounders. Attendees were able to be honest, open, and transparent with each other. Ben had the opportunity to demo Tuple during the retreat. Feedback was that there are too many people working on its development, so he should focus on marketing.
Derrick emphasized the importance of keeping in mind the cost of getting someone caught up to speed on a project. He has thought about hiring a contractor to help with the development of Level, but decided that his single brain was enough.
56: Finding Your One Thing
Ben is back from retreat #2 for Tuple. It may not have been as good as the first retreat, but was still above baseline productivity. The team worked on refactoring the app. Then, he went to CocoaHeads, which is for MacOS X and iOS developers to discuss Apple's Cocoa and CocoaTouch.
Derrick will be speaking about Level at the local Elixir meetup. He is excited to dive deeper into using Elixir and reading books about it. Then, he plans to share what he learns and encourage others to not be intimidated by more powerful concepts in Elixir.
55: The Entrepreneurial Rollercoaster
Derrick is in Washington for ElixirConf. Like Elixir, he is becoming more comfortable with stability, as opposed to constant churn and new stuff all the time. He knows you have to show restraint to try and not solve every problem. While at the conference, Derrick wants to make connections with people and hopes Level will one day be a good use case example for the Elixir community.
Ben is discovering that startups are not easy. There are a lot of ups and downs. While other people were enjoying Labor Day, Ben was actually being a boss and getting work done. He may not have worked on the highest priority, but on a task that was satisfying to work on.
54: Continuous Learning
August 30th, 2018 | 31 mins 42 secs
Ben has been focusing on MacOS development and writing code. There's so much he doesn't know. But that's ok. He strives to regularly learn things - just keep making progress for it to feel less intimidating.
Derrick has the same mindset. It's ok to not know everything. Start with the basics, and keep going. You'll figure things out eventually.
53: Launching Transistor.fm with Justin Jackson
August 23rd, 2018 | 41 mins 2 secs
Today's guest, Justin Jackson, just launched a podcast platform called, Transistor.fm. Justin describes the time he spent working with co-founder Jon Buda to get it ready to go live. Launching involves a lot of energy and emotion with ups and downs.
Whether working on your own or with someone else, Justin encourages you to take time away to work on something to focus on it and make significant progress.
52: Tuple Native App and Level Inbox Workflows
Ben is back from a productive retreat with his Tuple co-founders. It was deep concentration work that didn't feel like a chore, but a feeling of joy. They experienced a milestone - scrapped the electron-based version of their app to work on a native functional prototype. There's a ton more to do, but it basically works. The pieces are coming together.
Derrick understands the foundation required to pretty much get anything done with a new product. He is considering a future retreat, but wondering if the benefits are worth it to go off somewhere as a solo founder. The most critical item on his radar and one of the biggest unknowns he continues to battle is how the mechanics of Level's Inbox will work.
51: Recast - The Origin of Level from Startups for the Rest of Us
August 9th, 2018 | 35 mins 27 secs
Ben is out of town on a retreat with his Tuple co-founders, and Derrick is deep into building Level. So, this episode features Derrick as a recent guest on the Startups for the Rest of Us podcast. Rob Walling interviews Derrick about Level - what inspired the idea and how he went about trying to validate it.
50: Doing the Hard Things First
Derrick continues to reinvent himself with his new product, Level, and sporting a, "I work for myself beard." He took a vacation to canoe and camp instead of code. It's always a refreshing experience for him to get away from work from time to time. Now, Derrick is back to writing code and organizing tasks in Levelland.
Ben also went on vacation, but before doing so, he realized no sales for Tuple had come in that week. So, he made an effort to call prospective clients and was able to sell six annual licenses. Now, like Derrick, he is working on things that are hard to achieve. But if they can make them happen, then they will be really good.
49: The Evolving Tech Stack
Derrick continues to code to make progress on things he will need to build at some point for his product, Level. Also, he spent a lot of time in Elm land for refactoring and additions. Will Elm code work for scaling necessary for Level? Derrick is still trying to decide.
Ben's team at Tuple has transitioned from C++ to Swift, a newer and friendlier language. Also, Tuple hired a consultant as a sanity check and to be pointed in the right direction for building a native app on Mac. Initially, the consultant will help step up and build with dependencies needed.
48: When Is the Right Time to Take Outside Funding?
Derrick was hoping to finish mock-ups for communication flows inside Level to get feedback, but that turned out to be a lofty goal that he is still working on. The process of designing Level has generated more questions than answers and minute details that Derrick needs to address. This is the real work happens.
Congrats to Ben, who finally crossed 10,000 followers on Twitter. He uses Twitter as a way to provide value, be useful, and build relationships. Also, he launched the Code Quality Challenge sign-ups and a private podcast to share information with people who are interested in Tuple.


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SOI Tax Stats Fall Bulletin 2012
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Individual Income Tax Returns, 2010PDF
by Justin Bryan
Taxpayers filed 142.9 million individual income tax returns for Tax Year (TY) 2010, an increase of 1.7 percent from the 140.5 million returns filed for TY 2009. The adjusted gross income (AGI) less deficit reported on these returns totaled $8.1 trillion, a 6.1-percent increase from the previous year. This was the first increase in AGI after 2 years of decreases.
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Individual Income Tax Return Statistics
Partnership Returns, 2010PDF
by Nina Shumofsky, Lauren Lee, and Ron DeCarlo
The number of partnerships and partners in the United States continued to grow in Tax Year 2010, during which partnerships filed more than 3 million returns representing more than 22 million partners. Nearly half of all partnerships and more than a third of all partners were classified in the real estate and rental and leasing sector. In contrast to Tax Years 2008 and 2009, total assets, total receipts, and total net income (loss) all increased in 2010.
Partnership Statistics
Nonprofit Charitable Organizations, 2009PDF
by Paul Arnsberger
Nonprofit charitable organizations exempt from income tax under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 501(c)(3) filed 320,791 Forms 990 and 990-EZ for Tax Year 2009, a slight increase from 2008. These organizations held $2.70 trillion in assets, an increase in real terms of 6 percent from the previous year. They also reported 6 percent more in total revenue ($1.48 trillion), nearly three-fourths of which ($1.09 trillion) came from program services.
Charities & Other Tax-Exempt Organizations Statistics
Transactions Between Large Foreign-Owned Domestic Corporations and
Related Foreign Persons, 2008PDF
by Isaac J. Goodwin
The total value of nonloan transactions between large foreign-owned domestic corporations and related foreign parties amounted to $1.187 trillion, a 36-percent decrease from the 2006 study's record $1.86 trillion. While this represents a significant decline, the 2008 total is still higher than all studies prior to 2006. Sales and purchases of stock in trade represent the bulk of the total value of nonloan transactions (55.9 percent and 73.6 percent, respectively), which is consistent with prior years.
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Transactions of Foreign-Owned Domestic Corporations
In the Next Issue
The following articles are tentatively planned for inclusion in the Winter 2013 issue of the Statistics of Income Bulletin, scheduled to be published in March 2013:
Individual Income Tax Returns, Preliminary Data,
Individual income tax rates and shares, 2010;
Individual noncash contributions, 2010;
Split-interest trusts, Filing Year 2011;
Projections, Calendar Years 2012–2019;
Controlled foreign corporations, 2008;
Private foundations and associated excise taxes,
2009; and
Unrelated business income, 2009.
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Edward Ladell, was born at Hasketon, Suffolk on 12 April and baptised on 12 June 1821, son of Christmas Ladell (1792-1874) and his wife Mary née Birch who by 1841, had moved to Colchester, Essex where Christmas Ladell was a coachbuilder on East Hill. Edward originally followed in his father's trade and was basically a self taught artist who became recognised for his faithful depictions of arranged fruit and objects in his still-life paintings using the same articles over and over again, a wine glass, fruit, flowers, and sometimes a bird's nest, a casket, or carved mug and other objects, on a marble ledge draped with an oriental rug. His work was much sought after and often ensured flattering notices from the leading representative journals. He married a Colchester girl in 1848, 26 year old Julianna Roone and in 1861 they were living at 15 East Hill, Colchester but Julianna died later that year leaving a small daughter, Kate. He married again at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in 1878, 23 year old Ellen Maria Levett [Ladell q.v.], they also had one son, Kenwyn Ladell, born in Torquay, who in 1901 was a 21 year old railway clerk, boarding at 60 Mallinson Road, Battersea. A regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy 1856-1886 as well as at the British Institute and Suffolk Street. After a couple of years in Torquay, in 1879 they moved to Exeter, Devon. He was formerly of Dagmar Place, St Sidwells, Exeter and died at his home, 1 Prospect Park, St Sidwells, Exeter on 9 November 1886, being survived by his wife. His works can be found in museums in Bristol City Art Gallery; Colchester and Essex Museum; Exeter, Royal Albert Memorial Museum and in galleries in Harrogate; Reading and Sheffield.


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Google's Bangladeshi director to share experiences, knowledge with young people
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Zaheed Sabur, the first Bangladeshi principal engineer and director at Google. Photo: Collected
Zaheed Sabur, the first Bangladeshi principal engineer and only director at Google, wants to give back in whatever little way he can, especially by sharing his experiences and knowledge with young people in his motherland, UNB reports.
"So, I guess the plan ahead is to create a plan," Zaheed who had not ever really planned or even thought of beyond what he just achieved in an interview.
The young professional says he wants to carve out time to spend on sharing his experiences on a weekly basis. "I receive messages, questions from many young people. I'll start by preparing materials to cover them and also share on my Facebook for others to benefit."
Zaheed, currently working at Google's Zurich office in Switzerland, said he always believed the best way he could contribute to his motherland is by becoming successful himself first.
"That has been my mission and now in my mid-30s I feel like achieving kind of that," said the engineer who got addicted to electronics in the 4th grade and proudly sees himself a pure product of Bangladeshi education system.
Responding to a question, he said if Bangladesh's education system can produce a principal engineer and director at the world's top tech-giant then that itself speaks volumes about its competitive standards and strengths in the global context, especially in the area of science and technology.
Zaheed graduated from American International University – Bangladesh (AIUB) and joined Google. Out of over a hundred thousand full-time employees at Google, there're only about 250 Principal Engineers. "I can only imagine things are even better now after all these years."
Responding to another question, he said he is not here to say government jobs are better or worse than what he does because that is all subjective.
"By no means, I'll ever recommend that everyone should have the same goal in life. We aren't robots, we shouldn't act like one," he said.
He believes the best thing about all is that they are all different, thus it should be up to each of the individual to decide what they would like to do in life.
"What's really important though is that we make an informed decision. We shouldn't blindly follow the future that others have painted for us. At this age of globalisation, the whole world is our playground. We should learn about all the amazing opportunities we've and then decide," he said.
Zaheed completely disagrees with the perception that meritorious students go to public universities.
Zaheed, however, said there are of course many great things about public universities and not all faculty members are the same.
"In the end, it's really about what's more important to a student. Based on my best understanding, I would frame public vs private university experiences a bit like "arrogant greatness" vs "humble sincerity", and I would pick the latter every single time," he said.
Talking about his mother Lutfunnessa Begum who was the Principal of Patuakhali Government Women's College until leaving the country to pursue her PhD in Economics, he said he would be a very different person today without the huge positive influence of his mother ever since he was a child.
He fondly recalls his mother bought soldering iron, multi-meter, etc for him and even took him to the stadium market many times to buy necessary parts like resistors, capacitors, transistors, ICs, relays, etc. "This was really the beginning of my journey towards engineering."
About the persons who inspired him to think big and accomplish big in this short span of his life, Zaheed replied, "I prefer skipping this question to be respectful of the privacy of these people."
Zaheed Sabur, the first Bangladeshi principal engineer and only director at Google, wants to give back in whatever little way he can, especially by sharing his experiences and knowledge with young people in his motherland, UNB reports. So, I guess the plan ahead is to create a plan, Zaheed who had not ever really planned or even thought of beyond what he just achieved in an interview. The young professional says he wants to carve out time to spend on sharing his experiences on a weekly basis. I receive messages, questions from many young people. Ill start by preparing materials to cover them and also share on my Facebook for others to benefit. Zaheed, currently working at Googles Zurich office in Switzerland, said he always believed the best way he could contribute to his motherland is by becoming successful himself first. That has been my mission and now in my mid-30s I feel like achieving kind of that, said the engineer who got addicted to electronics in the 4th grade and proudly sees himself a pure product of Bangladeshi education system. Responding to a question, he said if Bangladeshs education system can produce a principal engineer and director at the worlds top tech-giant then that itself speaks volumes about its competitive standards and strengths in the global context, especially in the area of science and technology. Zaheed graduated from American International University Bangladesh (AIUB) and joined Google. Out of over a hundred thousand full-time employees at Google, therere only about 250 Principal Engineers. I can only imagine things are even better now after all these years. Responding to another question, he said he is not here to say government jobs are better or worse than what he does because that is all subjective. By no means, Ill ever recommend that everyone should have the same goal in life. We arent robots, we shouldnt act like one, he said. He believes the best thing about all is that they are all different, thus it should be up to each of the individual to decide what they would like to do in life. Whats really important though is that we make an informed decision. We shouldnt blindly follow the future that others have painted for us. At this age of globalisation, the whole world is our playground. We should learn about all the amazing opportunities weve and then decide, he said. Zaheed completely disagrees with the perception that meritorious students go to public universities. Zaheed, however, said there are of course many great things about public universities and not all faculty members are the same. In the end, its really about whats more important to a student. Based on my best understanding, I would frame public vs private university experiences a bit like arrogant greatness vs humble sincerity, and I would pick the latter every single time, he said. Talking about his mother Lutfunnessa Begum who was the Principal of Patuakhali Government Womens College until leaving the country to pursue her PhD in Economics, he said he would be a very different person today without the huge positive influence of his mother ever since he was a child. He fondly recalls his mother bought soldering iron, multi-meter, etc for him and even took him to the stadium market many times to buy necessary parts like resistors, capacitors, transistors, ICs, relays, etc. This was really the beginning of my journey towards engineering. About the persons who inspired him to think big and accomplish big in this short span of his life, Zaheed replied, I prefer skipping this question to be respectful of the privacy of these people. BK
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org.apache.poi.hssf.model

Provides low level API structures for reading, writing, modifying XLS files.

org.apache.poi.hssf.record.aggregates

record aggregates are not real "records" but collections of records that act as a single record.

org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel

usermodel package maps HSSF low level strutures to familiar workbook/sheet model

Classes in org.apache.poi.hssf.record.aggregates used by org.apache.poi.hssf.model

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ConditionalFormattingTable

Holds all the conditional formatting for a workbook sheet.

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Groups the sheet protection records for a worksheet.

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CFRecordsAggregate - aggregates Conditional Formatting records CFHeaderRecord
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FormulaRecordAggregate

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<tt>RecordAggregate</tt>s are groups of of BIFF <tt>Record</tt>s that are typically stored
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Manages various auxiliary records while constructing a
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Home Editor's Desk Muslims need to create their own social media platforms
Muslims need to create their own social media platforms
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Muslims are facing unprecedented censorship and pressure from social media companies and that's why we must urgently create our own platforms, argues 5Pillars editor Roshan Muhammed Salih.
Social media used to be great. Those of us who didn't have a voice on the mainstream media could, at last, express ourselves freely on platforms which attracted millions of people.
This was a godsend for small media companies like 5Pillars. We really believed that through sheer hard work and editorial know-how we could build a community platform that would genuinely represent the priorities and concerns of British Muslims. A platform that would say all the things that the mainstream wouldn't.
And how would we drive traffic to that platform? Mainly by posting our content on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
And indeed for several years it was great. With the mainstream media either demonising Muslims, ignoring them or trying to choose who should speak for us or not, a gaping hole was left for people like us who were determined to tell the community's stories unfiltered.
So there's no doubt that platforms like Facebook and, to a lesser extent, Twitter and YouTube have played a huge role in the growth of our website, as they have for countless others. And in doing so they have helped minority communities find a voice for themselves which is so lacking in the mainstream.
What's more, it isn't just about getting the stories out there. Social media sites have also allowed platforms like ours to fundraise to support the journalism that we are doing. Advertisers will naturally gravitate towards online sites with huge traffic flows so social media has offered us the ability to directly appeal for funds to people who follow us.
So with the chance to build a business and reach millions of people, what's not to like?
Sadly, a few years ago things began to change and this change seems to have coincided with the mainstream media and politicians heaping pressure on the likes of Facebook to censor alternative opinions. This was done, of course, not under the banner of "censorship" but under the premise of cracking down on "fake news."
The Department for Education is now even setting up its own "rapid rebuttal unit" to tackle so-called fake news in the media. It's said to be one of the first department-specific teams in government to challenge "misinformation at the source" and rebuff "misleading content" before reaching the mainstream.
But I'm one of the few journalists who has always been sceptical about the fake news furore because I believe that the main disseminator of fake news has always been the mainstream media itself. After all, these are the people who manufactured consent for the Iraq war, and for the Tory Party victory in the General Election following a prolonged demonisation campaign against Jeremy Corbyn over antisemitism. And I could go on and on.
Ultimately we must remember that fake news in the mainstream media is far more significant than fake news in the alternative media because it has the ability to reach far more people and create far more impact. So in my view the fake news crisis was not actually about stopping fake news; rather, it was about reasserting the dominance of the mainstream media.
The fact is that the mainstream media is heavily distrusted by the British public and is shedding audiences. A recent YouGov poll for Sky News found that two-thirds of the public don't trust TV journalists, and almost three-quarters don't trust newspaper journalists. On top of this, the viewing and readership figures for the traditional media is plummeting in a multi-channel and online world.
But rather than take a good, long hard look in the mirror and admit that this is because of false reporting, the targeting of minorities, and the parroting of the Establishment line, journalists have instead decided to bury their heads in the sand and blame "conspiracy theorists" in the alternative media instead.
Anyhow, the constant barrage of propaganda about the dangers of fake news seems to have had an effect on the social media giants who've responded by censoring alternative views.
How censorship works: Facebook
So how exactly is the alternative media being censored by Facebook? Well, let me speak about my own experiences at 5Pillars.
Around a year ago we started to get Facebook violations even though we were posting the same kind of content that we had always posted. Certain videos and articles attracted particular attention from the censors, such as anything to do with LGBT issues or Israel/Palestine.
Don't get me wrong, in principle I have no problem whatsoever with Facebook's Community Guidelines. I too believe that graphic content and hate speech should not be on a social media platform that is available to millions of people, including children. In fact, 5Pillars is completely committed to fair and accurate journalism and this is the reason why we have signed up to the independent regulator IMPRESS which has the power to investigate complaints against us and sanction us.
But the thing is we weren't getting sanctioned for hate speech or graphic content. We were literally getting sanctioned for writing impartial news stories on Israel's treatment of the Palestinians or the controversy surrounding the issue of homosexuality in the Muslim world.
And believe you me, Facebook was judge, jury and executioner.
For example, the Facebook complaints experience is a total nightmare. This is how it works: out of the blue you get a notification that you have committed a violation and often your ability to monetise content or post stories is restricted because of the violation. The reasons given will be very brief such as: "you have violated our guidelines on hate speech or graphic content" with the offending post attached.
You will then be given an opportunity to appeal but this is limited to pressing a button and that's it. There is no chance to argue your case and explain why Facebook has made an error; you are simply at the mercy of the reviewer. So in effect you have no ability to mount a defence.
5Pillars has been sanctioned many times in this way by Facebook and it is my sincere belief that all of the posts we were punished for should not have been flagged up because they could have been justified by the news context. What's more, if you get sanctioned your ability to fundraise on Facebook is restricted or prohibited, as is your ability to advertise your work.
So in effect Facebook has the power to destroy businesses simply by switching off the lights; you and your livelihood are at their complete mercy.
Moreover, Palestinian voices are particularly vulnerable on Facebook. Last October Facebook deleted the page of the popular Palestinian news website, the Palestinian Information Center. PIC had nearly five million followers on Facebook, a testament to its popularity and credibility among a large cross-section of Palestinians and their supporters internationally. But for Israel's trolls on social media, PIC was simply too effective to be allowed to spread its message. And as usual, Facebook obliged.
This oft-repeated scenario – where pro-Israeli social media trolls zoom in on a Palestinian media platform while working closely with Facebook management to censor content, bar individuals, or delete whole pages – is now the norm. Palestinian views on Facebook are simply unwanted, and the margin of what is allowed is rapidly shrinking.
When in September 2016, the Israeli government announced its willingness to work with Facebook to "tackle incitement," the social media giant was ready to reach an understanding, even if that meant violating the very basic freedom of expression it has repeatedly vowed to respect. During that period, the Israeli government and Facebook agreed to "determine how to tackle incitement on the social media network," according to the Associated Press citing top Israeli officials.
And the icing on the cake? Just last month Facebook appointed Emi Palmor, the former Israeli Justice Ministry director-general, to its Oversight Board which will be tasked with content moderation on Facebook and Instagram. Palmor, who is a lecturer in the Israeli Defence Forces, is one of 20 members selected from around the world to be appointed to the independent board. The Board will review content referred to it both by users and Facebook and has the power to overturn Facebook's own decisions.
Unaccountable Twitter
Now let me briefly talk about a few other major social media sites that we use – Twitter and YouTube.
While Twitter has only ever censored me once (for expressing my happiness about the war propagandist Alistair Campbell being depressed) and remains, in my view, a freer platform than Facebook to express opinions, it has banned us from advertising our posts. And in typical unaccountable social media giant style, it didn't give us a reason for deeming us unworthy but just said we did not meet their criteria.
So given that we were no longer allowed to advertise on Twitter we reasonably assumed that we should stop the small campaign ads that we were running. But of course that would be far too easy and Twitter effectively refused to stop taking our money despite the fact that we were getting no service in return.
I don't want to bore you with the details of my financial dispute with Twitter but suffice it to say Twitter is just as unaccountable as Facebook.
When you converse with them over their messaging service you definitely get the feeling that you are talking to a robot rather than a human being; and all you get is stock answers which don't really address your question. So I literally had to ring my bank to instruct them to stop paying Twitter.
But I guess the more interesting question is why did Twitter stop our advertising? I have no idea frankly but I'm sure it had nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that its executive with editorial responsibility for the Middle East is also a part-time officer in the British Army's psychological warfare unit.
As Middle East Eye revealed last year, Gordon MacMillan has for several years also served with the 77th Brigade, a unit formed in 2015 in order to develop "non-lethal" ways of waging war. On its website the British army unit says: "We are a combined Regular and Army Reserve unit. Our aim is to challenge the difficulties of modern warfare using non-lethal engagement and legitimate non-military levers as a means to adapt behaviours of the opposing forces and adversaries."
All very reassuring.
And guess what? Just like Facebook, Twitter doesn't appreciate Palestinian voices too much. In 2019 it suspended three accounts belonging to the leading Palestinian news website, Quds News Network without explanation. You can see a pattern emerging, can't you?
YouTube censorship
5Pillars hasn't focussed on YouTube a great deal so we are yet to experience their wrath, but another company I worked for, Press TV, most definitely has.
Press TV is Iran's 24 hour English-language news network and has been censored by YouTube several times. The pattern is a familiar one – Press TV will build up an audience of several hundreds of thousand subscribers by posting lots of content and then YouTube will abruptly delete its page. This process has happened on at least five occasions since Press TV started broadcasting over a decade ago and quite frankly it is a galling experience for journalists to see all their hard work disappear with the flick of a switch.
I myself used to have many videos on YouTube from all over the world and some of them had millions of views. Those videos were my online CV and I regularly used to brag about them to anybody who would listen. But they have now disappeared into thin air, as have my bragging rights.
Again, as with Facebook and Twitter, there is no proper appeal process at YouTube and all you get is a notice that you have infringed their Community Standards, which is almost certainly untrue.
Much more likely is that YouTube, as an American company, is complying with U.S. sanctions on Iran which targets all Iranian entities regardless of issues such as freedom of the media. I just wish YouTube was man enough to admit it.
The upshot of all this is that I now find myself censoring what I say on my social media platforms so that I don't get kicked off them. So when I see a story about LGBT issues or Palestine I think very carefully about posting it, whereas before I wouldn't think twice. And I'm not talking about stories which incite hatred or show graphic violence; I'm talking about legitimate fact-checked news stories.
Ultimately, that's the only way to have a prominent presence on social media and survive and thrive – by self-censoring and making sure you never cross the lines that Western liberals have drawn in the sand.
Islamic alternatives?
The truth is that social media giants such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have way too much power and our dependence on these platforms makes us vulnerable to being censored.
The American social media giants are no longer the saviours of alternative journalism; in fact they have destroyed the journalistic model for so many news organisations by hoovering up online advertising and pulling the editorial plug when they see fit.
So we have a few choices in front of us.
Firstly, we could simply persevere with the social media behemoths which is what we are doing at the moment. This is a very tempting course of action because we already have major platforms on them which we have invested a lot of time, money and effort into. But it also means that we will have to self-censor in the hope of staving off that inevitable day when we are kicked off permanently. And let's face it, what's the point of doing what we do if we are prepared to self-censor?
Secondly, we could seek to migrate to other platforms which are not based in the West. Both China and Russia have massive social media platforms although most cater for Chinese or Russian speakers so the English language audience is just not present there yet. Moreover, what's not to say that China and Russia won't censor us one day too? In fact, I'm sure you would get censored on a Chinese platform if you started criticising China's repression of the Uyghurs.
Thirdly, the Muslim world could give some serious thought to creating its own social media platforms. I understand that this is a gargantuan task given that the American social media giants have such a head start; not to mention the divisions within the Muslim world itself. But I do believe there is a compelling reason to create such platforms (the lack of freedom of speech and Islamic values on the U.S. platforms) whereas in the past none existed.
I, for one, am willing to migrate immediately to a Muslim-led social media platform if a credible one could be created. And I believe millions of others would be ready to do the same. It would be a task which could take years, even decades, to accomplish and see flourish. But it is all about controlling our own destiny and taking it out of the hands of our potential enemies. And if it were to happen, believe you me I wouldn't miss the likes of Facebook one little bit.
@RMSalih
This article originally appeared in the Islamic Human Rights Commission's The Long View magazine. You can read it here.
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It's time to get sustainability on the top of everyone's list – to encourage deep thought and practical action today, this week, this month, this year, and throughout our lives. There is no place better suited than the public library to put people together, to build new partnerships, and to increase people's understanding of the issues. We need to engender the sense of urgency that comes with knowledge of the problem, and to help people build effective collaborative networks for change. Libraries are not only keepers of knowledge – we are the most open place in every community–open to every person, open to every idea. We can use these basic library principles to encourage imaginative, collaborative problem-solving in every person we are chartered to serve – young and old, rich and poor, powerful and less so, loud and quiet. The end result? Sustainable, resilient, adaptable communities. This short session will address a strong first step in building community-wide awareness and will to change. It will focus on practical ways of convening community leaders from all quarters — government, business, community planning, economic development, nonprofit, education, social services, healthcare, and the arts — and encourage them to apply their best thinking and pool their enormous expertise to work together for change and to carry the message and the values to their many and various constituencies. Libraries can – and should – lead the way to enlisting everyone to answer our young people's siren call, "Our house is burning."
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People support libraries based on their own closely-held beliefs and values. It's not about their use of the library. And yet, most of our marketing, outreach, and – most critically – our advocacy is focused on creating more users. In order to improve our advocacy, we need to change our frame and our approach. Join John Chrastka, Executive Director of the political action committee EveryLibrary, to learn about current public, voter and donor perception data, and discover effective ways to activate elected officials, constituents, and prospective partners to fund your services, capital, and technology priorities.
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Q: Change code to use list comprehension Very new to Python and trying to work through some examples online to teach myself. I fixed one problem but when I was talking to a friend he told me I should use list comprehension to complete such a task. The only thing is I can't see how I could implement the task using list comprehension rather than a generator function. This is the code that works, all help is appreciated!
#!/usr/bin/python

def find_longest_word(sentence):
    word = sentence.split()
    long_word = max(len(s) for s in word) # [x for x in range]
    print "The length of the longest word is: ",long_word
    #return
find_longest_word("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog with pneumonia") # For testing

Thanks

A: a list comprehension doesn't seem apt for the result you seek. Instead, you can pass the list word to the built-in function max() with a positional parameter key: a function which operates on every element in word and returns a value( length, in this case) as ordering value:
len(max(word,key=len))

A: Let's talk about list comprehension quick...
Let's take a normal for loop like this:
sentence = 'Hello how are you doing today?'
lengths = []
for word in sentence.split():
    lengths.append(len(word))

This is the equivalent of this:
[len(word) for word in sentence.split()]

The normal syntax of a single for loop list comprehension is [value for value in list]
Where you can see for value in list which is the same as a normal for loop. The only difference is instead of the value to return being after the for loop, it is before.
For your case you can do this: max([len(word) for word in sentence.split()])

A: Better than list comprehension, use a higher-order function (a function that can take another function as an argument) such as max.  The key argument to max will be applied to each element in sentence.split() and ordering will be determined based on that.  Here are a couple of examples:
>>> def find_longest_word(sentence):
...     longest = max(sentence.split(), key=len)
...     print(longest, len(longest))
...
>>> find_longest_word("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog")
quick 5
>>> find_longest_word("The quick brown fox juuuuumps over the lazy dog")
juuuuumps 9
>>>

Notice that len is the python built-in function to determine the length of an object.

A: To use list comprehension you could replace max(len(s) for s in word) with max([len(s) for s in word]), but there is no need to do this, both examples will work fine. You just need to understand how this list comprehension works in order to solve the task. For beginner it is much easier to understand how this works:
def find_longest_word(sentence):
    res = []
    words = sentence.split()
    for word in words:
        res.append(len(word))
    long_word = max(res)
    print "The length of the longest word is: ", long_word

find_longest_word("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog")

than to use some list comprehensions or generators.

A: Just had to post my version... just cant resist a list comprehension question - how pythonic!
>>> s = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog with pneumonia"
>>> w = max([word for word in s.split()], key=len)
>>> print('{} {}'.format(w, len(w)))
pneumonia 9

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Omaha, Nebraska - January 22, 2018 - The Omaha Equestrian Foundation (OEF) has announced the riders who have qualified for the $100,000 Championship of the inaugural InIt2WinIt Speed Jumping Series. The series featured four 1.40-meter speed jumping events sanctioned by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and culminates in the $100,000 Championship at 1.45 meters at the International Omaha on April 13, 2018.
In addition, each qualifying event organizer was able to invite one Wild Card rider and OEF will be issuing up to five Wild Card invitations to enter the Championship to riders who compete at 1.40 meters. To fill any remaining spots in the 35-horse field, a lottery will be held, allowing riders who were not able to ride at any of the qualifiers a chance to be part of this exciting new championship on the Midwest's show jumping calendar.
"This series was designed to give riders from the Midwest more opportunities to compete at a higher level while staying in the region," said Lisa Roskens, OEF founder and chairman. "I am really excited about the riders who have qualified for the Finals. It is a great and fast group that will provide exciting sport and competition!"
The International Omaha on April 12-15, 2018 will be held at the site of the highly successful 2017 FEI World Cup Finals, the CenturyLink Center on Omaha's downtown riverfront. Besides the InIt2WinIt Championship, it will feature a $130,000 International Grand Prix in jumping and a Dressage Team Challenge featuring Grand Prix, Freestyle, Youth, Amateur and Para Equestrian riders. Spectators also enjoy outstanding shopping, demonstrations, educational exhibits, entertainment and dining, all under one roof.
International Omaha will also present an opportunity to watch legendary rider, trainer, and clinician, George Morris, give a modified clinic as part of the Jumping Showcase in the main arena, instructing some of the Midwest's best young equitation riders. In addition to the ticketed Jumping Showcase, Morris will also conduct demonstrations in the Demonstration Arena that will be free to the public.
The four-day event will provide expanded educational opportunities for emerging athletes and young people as well as family fun for all ages. There will be exhibits and demonstrations, along with shopping at over 120 vendors, a range of dining choices, and live entertainment featuring some of Omaha's finest.


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Department of Neurology Seeking Director of the Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center - F62690
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Opportunity Criteria
Specialty: Neurology : Movement Disorders
Candidate Type: MD, DO
Visas Accepted: No J1 or H1
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Virginia Commonwealth University is seeking a Director of the Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center
Virginia Commonwealth University seeks a physician leader to serve as the Director of the Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center (PMDC) and the inaugural Beemis Distinguished Chair in the Department of Neurology. This is an exciting opportunity in academic medicine, with the potential to promote the sustained success of a trans?departmental Center. This opportunity is further enhanced by the ability to develop the Parkinson's Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center (PADRECC) at the Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital. The combination of the Center Directorship, Movement Disorders Chief, and affiliation with the PADRECC provides an opportunity to develop a transformational movement disorders program with national recognition. This position is supported by the Beemis endowed Distinguished Chair, reflecting the ongoing support of numerous generous and committed community members with connections to Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. Rank is dependent upon qualifications and experience.
The Department of Neurology and SOM leadership have sought innovative approaches to position VCU as a recognized leader in the neurosciences. The new Chief and Center Director will have the opportunity to work closely with leadership to achieve this shared goal. With neuroscience research comprising one?third of VCU's federal funding (ranking 28th in the nation for NIH neuroscience funding), the Department, and the PMDC, is a significant contributor to the health enterprise.
Participation in teaching programs for medical students, neurology residents and fellows
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Should possess an MD/DO, completed residency training at an accredited institution
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Completion of a Movement disorders fellowship is required
Ability to work in a team environment is essential
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Applicants are encouraged to apply via our website, https://www.vcujobs.com/.
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Deftones Unveil Lyric Video for 'Tempest'
Mary Ouellette, SheWillShootYou.com As anticipation builds for the Nov. 13 release of ' Koi No Yokan ,' Deftones have released a lyric video for the album's first single 'Tempest' (watch below). The band has also launched a pre-order bundle for 'Koi No Yokan' that includes the album on CD, a digital copy of the album, a download of 'Tempest,' a 'Koi No Yokan' album cover t-shirt and a 24 inch by 24 inch lithograph. 100 randomly selected fans will have their lithograph signed by the band. The package is available via deftones.com for $39.99. Singer Chino Moreno talked about how the dynamics will play out on their new album in a recent interview. He told NME , "It's not a super fast or slow record. It's very dynamic. Some of my favorite things about Deftones are the dynamics. Yes, we're a heavy band, but we're not just in-your-face aggro the whole time, punching you in the face. There's a lot of aggression in some of the music, but there's also this very soothing element where there's a lot of soundscapes rather than attack, attack, attack the whole time." Deftones are in the midst of a headlining tour with Scars on Broadway that wraps up Oct. 30 in New York. They'll play some dates in Mexico and South America before returning to the U.S. to pick up the tour again Nov. 14. Last week at the San Francisco show the band invited bassist Chi Cheng's son Gabe onstage to play the song 'Root' with them. Chi has been mostly in a coma since a 2008 car accident. Watch Deftones' 'Tempest' Lyric Video
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class TemplateMachine

  attr_accessor :docs, :bans, :snippetize

  def initialize

    #booleans indicating if doc blocks and comment banners are kept.
    @docs = false
    @bans = false

    # Regular expressions to use when filtering
    @doc_regexp = /(^\s*\/\*)|(^\s*\*).*$/
    @ban_regexp = /^\s*\/\//

    #should output be snippetized
    @snippetize = false

  end

  # ==============
  # = Properties =
  # ==============

  # Year string formatted eg '2000'.
  #
  def year
    `date "+%Y"`.chop
  end

  # Date string formatted eg '20.01.2000'.
  #
  def date
    `date +%d.%m.%Y`.chop
  end

  # Users full name as string, or 'Unkown'.
  #
  def full_name
    ENV['TM_FULLNAME'] || "Unknown"
  end

  # Copyright holder using, in order of precedence TM_ORGANIZATION_NAME,
  # TM_FULLNAME or 'Unknown'.
  #
  def copyright_holder
    ENV['TM_ORGANIZATION_NAME'] || ENV['TM_FULLNAME'] || "Unknown"
  end

  # =========================
  # = Parsing / Substituion =
  # =========================

  # Parse the input.
  #
  def process(input)
    out = substitue(input,generate_sub_list)
  end

  protected

  # Run placeholder substitutions.
  #
  def substitue(input,list)
    list.each { |item|
      sub = item[:snip].nil? ? item[:sub] : "${#{item[:snip]}:#{item[:sub]}}"
      input.gsub!(item[:var], sub )
    }
    input
  end

  # Generates a list of substitution items to use when processing documents.
  #
  def substitution_list
    list = []
    list << substitution('${TM_DATE}',date)
    list << substitution('${TM_YEAR}', year )
    list << substitution('${TM_ORGANIZATION_NAME:-$TM_FULLNAME}', copyright_holder)
    list << substitution('${TM_FULLNAME}',full_name)
    list
  end

  # Creates a substiution object.
  #
  # var is the string to substitute.
  # sub is the value to insert.
  # snip should be an optional snippet placeholder number.
  #
  def substitution(var,sub,snip=nil)
    s = snippetize ? snip : nil
    { :var => var, :sub => sub, :snip => s }
  end

end

# TemplateMachine subclass to specifically handle ActionScript 3 documents.
#
class ActionScript3TemplateMachine < TemplateMachine

  def initialize
    super

    @docs = (ENV['TM_ASDOC_GENERATION'] != nil)
    @bans = (ENV['TM_AS3_BANNER_GENERATION'] != nil)

  end

  # ==============
  # = Properties =
  # ==============

  # Use the current file name to determine the new class name.
  #
  def class_name
    return file_name.sub(/.as$/,'') rescue 'Unknown'
  end

  # Use the available environmental variables to determine the file class path.
  #
  def class_path

    #when invoked from a template TM_NEW_FILE will be set.
    if ENV['TM_NEW_FILE']
      cp = ENV['TM_NEW_FILE'].sub("#{file_name}",'')
      cp.sub!(/\/$/,'')
      return convert_path(cp).gsub( "/", ".")
    end

    dir = ENV['TM_DIRECTORY']
    cp = dir ? dir : ""

    return convert_path(cp).gsub( "/", ".")

  end

  # A list of common source directories, used when calculating class paths.
  #
  def src_directories

  end

  # =========================
  # = Parsing / Substituion =
  # =========================

  def process(input)

    doc = input.split("\n")

    #flag to track state of previous line
    removed = false
    out = ""

    doc.each do |line|
      if line =~ @doc_regexp
        if @docs
          out += line + "\n"
        else
          removed = true
        end
      elsif line =~ @ban_regexp
        if @bans
          out += line + "\n"
        else
          removed = true
        end
      else
        if removed == true
          next if (line =~ /^\s*$/ )
        end
        out += line + "\n"
        removed = false
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    out = substitue(out,substitution_list)

  end

  protected

  def substitution_list
    list = super
    list << substitution('${TM_CLASS_PATH}',class_path)
    list << substitution('${TM_NEW_FILE_BASENAME}', class_name, 1)
    list
  end

  private

  def file_name
    return File.basename(ENV['TM_NEW_FILE']) if ENV['TM_NEW_FILE']
    return ENV['TM_FILENAME']
  end

  def convert_path(path)
    require 'as3/source_tools'
    SourceTools.truncate_to_src(path)
  end

end


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New scientific calculator helps predict longevity for those over 60
Compiled by Gabi Zietsman
A new scientific calculator can approximate how old you'll get if you're over the age of 60.
It uses demographic and health information based on the average data of UK citizens.
However, in the South African context of mortality risk factors, it might be skewed.
Want to know what you're chances are of reaching old age? A new calculator from researchers at Big Health Actuarial Data might just be able to help with that.
Barring infectious diseases, freak accidents and human villainy, the calculator uses demographic and health factors to approximate how long you might naturally live by using the average of other people with similar factors.
The data comes from a cohort of 110 000 healthy people who turned 60 years old between 1990 and 2000. The data was collected for 25 years and their status updated every six months.
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The demographic information includes where you live; the prosperity level of your neighbourhood; your ethnicity; gender; age; and body mass indicators.
In the health section, you're asked about smoking and chronic ailments like diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, kidney disease and heart issues.
"It is by no means an individual prediction; there is a lot of variation in individual longevity around this average, but it still may give you some useful food for thought," write the calculator's creators.
Skewed for younger people and other nationalities
It's important to note however that the information is taken from overall population life expectancy in England and Wales from people over the age of 60, and that the data comes from a pre-Covid-19 era.
"People of younger ages and from other countries should interpret the results with caution," advise the researchers, as the calculation assumes that you won't pick up certain diseases when you reach the age of 60.
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Death risk factors
The calculator is part of a larger research project that aims to better understand longevity and morbidity risks by using statistical and actuarial modelling. With this research, the organisation hopes that it could drive change by targeting the biggest causes of death and their treatment.
In England so far, the top causes of premature death (besides Covid-19) are heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease, cancer and Alzheimer's disease, and the research hopes to highlight how better use of statins - medication that lowers cholesterol – could help fight these death machines.
The top 10 causes of premature death in South Africa are a little different, but with some similarities. According to Health Data from 2017, these are:
Lower respiratory infection
Interpersonal violence
Road injuries
Diarrhoeal diseases
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Q: matlab: exp(X) gives inf even though exp(max(X)) does not [Edit: The whole thing has a very simple solution: the matrix used the single datatype instead of the default double]
I have just noticed a somewhat peculiar (I think) behaviour in matlab and wonder what's causing it. I have a 10000x500 matrix M with values ranging from
min(min(M)) = -226.9723 to
max(max(M)) =  92.8173

and
exp(-227) =  2.6011e-99
exp(93) = 2.4512e+40

but if I exp the entire matrix, this matrix has inf values:
ii = isinf(exp(M));
sum(sum(ii))
ans =
     2

How does Matlab store the values in the matrix so that operations on individual elements  can give a different result than when doing the same operation on the matrix itself?
I.e.
expM = exp(M);
exp(M(1)) == expM(1) ; %can be false, which I find surprising

I know I have to change the algorithm anyway as the high exponents will give inexact results even if I can avoid inf values. It happens in a formula for a artificial neural network calculation like:
 sum(log(1+exp(ones(numcases,1)*b_h + data*w_vh)),2);

so my plan is to split this up into two cases, first where the exponent is small I do the calculation as above, for high values I approximate
log(1+exp(ones(numcases,1)*b_h + data*w_vh)

with
ones(numcases,1)*b_h + data*w_vh

Does that sound reasonable? My reasoning of course is that
log(1+exp(x)) ≈ log(exp(x)) ≈ x, for large x

btw: is there a better way to get the maximum element of a matrix other than doing max twice as in max(max(M))?

A: Ok, I found the error: my matrix was of type single, but when I copied the value in a new variable that would be a double with of course a different max value. I answer this myself here so the question won't stay unanswered. Thanks for the tips, I found the cause when trying to build a repro-case :)


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Forgiveness Infiltrates Central Asia's Kyrgyzstan
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Alyona Yartseva is spearheading forgiveness interventions in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan.
Alyona Yartseva moved in 2015 from Russia to Kyrgyzstan (officially the Kyrgyz Republic)–a mountainous country of incredible natural beauty in Central Asia. As she pursued her new life there, intent on helping others improve their own lives, she quickly came to realize that forgiveness is a valuable commodity not only for helping people overcome personal difficulties but also for helping tame the ethnic, political, and socio-economic tensions that simmered there and in surrounding countries that had all gained their independence with the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Since Alyona moved to Kyrgyzstan, she has been on "a forgiveness rampage" that has included:
Undertaking a 15-lesson online Forgiveness Therapy course administered by the International Forgiveness Institute (IFI) after convincing AUCA administrators to accept it as a fully-accredited graduate degree university course;
Acquiring the Enright Forgiveness Inventory for Children (EFI-C), translating it into Russian, back-translating it, and working directly with Dr. Robert Enright, co-founder of the IFI, in modifying that research tool into what is essentially a new EFI Short Form known as the EFI-30;
Validating the newly-adapted EFI-30 by using it, along with a checklist of physical health symptoms (a new measuring tool that she created herself), in a forgiveness research project with more than 150 participants;
Participating in a four-month forgiveness intervention internship and conducting post-therapy interviews that "vividly demonstrated" to her the therapeutic effects and positive results of forgiveness;
Conducting a hands-on forgiveness training program for her fellow-AUCA students to demonstrate the four-phases of Dr. Enright's Process Model of Forgiveness and further expand the use of the EFI-30;
Consulting with "no-charge clients" (as a student she cannot charge for her services) who were able to move towards forgiveness and improve their mental health;
Obtaining and starting to translate into Russian Dr. Enright's Anti-Bullying Forgiveness Program; and,
Writing her thesis on "Subjective Effects of Forgiveness on Stress Level and Physical Health"–a project she conducted involving 150 adults of 3 nationalities and obtaining a Master of Arts Degree in Applied Psychology from the American University of Central Asia (AUCA).
One of the motivating factors for Alyona's impressive foray into forgiveness activities was what she was unable to find when she was accepted as a graduate student at the AUCA in the capital city of Bishkek. Although she conducted exhaustive literature searches for anything related to forgiveness written in either the Russian or Kyrgyz language, she found absolutely none.
"As a believer in Jesus Christ, I've always understood the value of forgiveness but now I see it from a different professional perspective," Alyona says. "I want to be able to demonstrate the effects of forgiveness (or unforgiveness) to my colleagues in Russian language publications."
As Alyona looks ahead to the future, she says that once she completes translating the anti-bullying material she would like to personally introduce it to local school counselors. Following that, she plans to move to Uzbekistan where she wants to popularize forgiveness therapy among local psychologists. She plans to continue her forgiveness research together with a group of colleagues "who have a heart for forgiveness" and is pursuing foundation grants to fund their efforts.
"Dr. Enright's Forgiveness Therapy is at the very top of my tool box as a counselor," Alyona adds, "and I believe it is essential to promote and research forgiveness therapy and the positive effects of forgiveness in Central Asia."
Alyona can be reached at: alyona.yartseva@gmail.com
Kyrgyzstan is a country in Central Asia–a region which stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to China in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. The region consists of the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The United Nations also includes Afghanistan as part of Central Asia. The region is also colloquially referred to as "the stans" as the countries generally considered to be within the region all have names ending with the Persian suffix "-stan," meaning "land of." ƒ
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Teaching Children About Forgiveness Results in Mature Adult Thinking About Forgiveness
"If you've seen your children struggle to forgive someone for hurting them, you know that forgiveness is complicated," says Dr. Robert Enright, co-founder of the International Forgiveness Institute. "After all, forgiveness is complicated for adults, too."
Rather than discourage us, however, that reality should in fact encourage parents and teachers to begin teaching children about forgiveness as early as possible and certainly by the time they are in pre-kindergarten, Dr. Enright outlines in an article posted yesterday in Greater Good Magazine. Entitled How We Think About Forgiveness at Different Ages, the article describes how a child's understanding of forgiving develops as she grows older.
"In over 30 years of studying forgiveness, I have interviewed children and adolescents, as well as college students and adults—and found that our understanding of forgiveness evolves over childhood and young adulthood, partly influenced by what we learn from our parents and communities," Dr. Enright says.
"Helping our children reach their highest level of forgiving can set them up to live a life without unhealthy anger and with more peace."
Dr. Enright's research indicates that no matter what age a child is at, he starts with some misconceptions about forgiveness including these:
Young children often believe that the proclamation of "I am sorry" followed by the automatic reply of "I forgive you" can solve any conflict.
Fourth graders often equate it with first getting even.
Many 9 to 10-year-old children think they could forgive and make up with classmates only if those classmates first got what they deserved–punishment for their misbehavior.
Compared to fourth graders, seventh graders usually develop what is called a "reciprocal perspective" where they can think of themselves and others at the same time but they often say it will be easier to forgive if they are first compensated for what happened to them.
Many 10th graders take a more complex view of forgiving where the focus is on their peer group and their family context. Here they can understand that forgiveness is not the same as reconciliation, and that it is possible to forgive while seeking justice. At the same time, however, there is a tendency to occasionally over-emphasize the advice of the peer group. If the group frowns on the idea of forgiving, then the person may refrain from offering the mercy of forgiveness toward those who were unfair.
Those and other misconceptions children hold about forgiveness can be overcome as they learn and practice true forgiveness, according to Dr. Enright.
"Children can reach a profound understanding of forgiveness in adulthood by persistently practicing it, with the help of parents, when they are hurt by others," Dr. Enright adds. "Such learning, begun early in life, is a building block for mature adult thinking about forgiveness. Worldwide, it is one path toward peace."
Read the full article: How We Think About Forgiveness at Different Ages
Through articles, videos, quizzes, and podcasts, Greater Good Magazine bridges the gap between scientific journals and people's daily lives, particularly for parents, educators, business leaders, and health care professionals. Its goal is to turn scientific research into tools and tips for a happier life and a more compassionate society.
Greater Good Magazine is published by the Greater Good Science Center (GGSC) at the University of California, Berkeley. Since 2001, the GGSC has been at the fore of a new scientific movement to explore the roots of happy and compassionate individuals, strong social bonds, and altruistic behavior—the science of a meaningful life.
Learn more at the Greater Good Science Center:
How to Help Your Kids Understand Forgiveness – a 2 min. 17 sec. video subtitled "Instead of retaliating, our kids can learn to find peace by making the choice to forgive."
How to Gradually Introduce Kids to the Idea of Forgiveness – Young kids can learn the building blocks of forgiveness and develop them as they get older.
Why Kids Need to Learn How to Forgive – Forgiveness heals hurts and is good for the forgiver–even the young ones.
Does Forgiveness Make Kids Happier? – Spoiler alert: It Does.
Parenting Videos: Raising Caring, Courageous Kids – A fun new video series.
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A critic of forgiveness education said to me that forgiveness education will never be effective if the students keep getting contradictory messages between home and school. As teachers do forgiveness education instruction in school, this can be undone in the home as parents are passive toward or against the idea of forgiveness. What are your thoughts on this?
It is an imperfect world and we get contradictory messages all the time. Do we give up on that which can be helpful to students because parents have not had the opportunity to explore forgiveness in some depth? Having a chance to explore forgiveness and giving it a try in school might help the children to overcome unjust treatment even when parents give a different message.
Learn more at How Forgiveness Benefits Kids and The Anti-Bullying Forgiveness Program.
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by: WSAV Staff
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – A local man is using his production platform to spread a little hope to the Class of 2020 high school graduates.
Miquan Green, a graduate of Jenkins High School and CEO of MGreen Productions, gathered several student body presidents from local high schools to create a short video highlighting local grads. He says it's his job to use the platform he's built to encourage seniors to reach their greatest potential.
"Twelve years of hard work can't go unnoticed, and it's important that as a youth advocate, that I work strongly and hard with our class of 2020 seniors and make sure they go out into our community and out country and do something great," Green said.
Local seniors at the shoot said it showed that someone in our community cares about them and wants to celebrate their accomplishments. They said even though the circumstances are not ideal, this is still an exciting time.
"I'm excited to graduate, and I can't wait to go to college and experience that," Shriya Patel, a senior at Savannah Arts Academy said.
Watch the tribute video, out now:
by Claire Going / Jan 18, 2021
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV)—The United Way of the Coastal Empire honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s memory by hosting a service project at Greenbriar Children's Center.
Fifteen volunteers repainted the interior of the building, planted new flowers at the entrance, and helped maintain the landscape throughout the campus.
by WSAV Staff / Jan 18, 2021
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) - Watch WSAV's 'Honoring MLK' special in the video above.
OSSABAW ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV) - Eleanor "Sandy" Torrey West died Sunday, on her birthday, at her home in Garden City at the age of 108.
West was the last private owner and resident of Ossabaw Island. Her family sold it to the state of Georgia in 1978.
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Molecular Orbitals for Water (H2O)
The five occupied and the lowest three unoccupied molecular orbitals of the isolated molecule (1a1)2(2a1)2(1b2)2(3a1)2(1b1)2(4a1)0(2b2)0(3b2)0 were calculated using the Restricted Hartree-Fock wave function (RHF) using the 6-31G** basis set. b (experimental data is given in [1289]). They are set out with the lowest energy (that is, most negative energy) molecular orbitals at the bottom. They are all given in the xz plane (z-axis upwards) except 1b1 and 3a1, which are in the yz plane (z-axis upwards).a The two lowest energy orbitals 1a1(non-bonding) and 2a1 (bonding) are contributed from the 1s (completely) and 2s (mostly) orbitals of the oxygen atom, respectively, and are consequentially approximately spherical. The three highest energy occupied orbitals (1b2 bonding, 3a1 non-bonding, 1b1 non-bonding) are orthogonal around the oxygen atom and without obvious sp3 hybridization characteristics.
The relative energies of these orbitals have been found to be somewhat different from these theoretical values. The lowest energy transitions are broad at 7.61 and 9.36 eV for the 3s/4a1←1b1 and 3s/4a1←3a1 transitions respectively [1561] for the gas phase and at 8.09 and 9.74 eV in the liquid [1561, 1562].
The highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO), 1b1, is predominantly pz2 in character with no contribution from the hydrogen 1s orbital and mainly contributes to the "lone pair" effects. The 2a1, 1b2 and 3a1 all contribute to the O-H bonds. The two lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals 4a1 (LUMO) and 2b2 are O-H antibonding orbitals, seen in X-ray spectroscopy. They have greatest electron densities around the O-atom whereas orbital 3b2 has greatest electron density around the H-atoms. The experimental binding energy of the 1a1 orbital in the gas phase is 539.9 eV [1227].
These orbitals are appreciably changed in ice and water; the experimental electron binding energies in liquid water being 2a1 30.90 eV, 1b2 17.34 eV, 3a1 13.50 eV, 1b1 11.16 eV [877]. The experimental binding energy of the 1a1 orbital in the liquid phase consists of a broad energy distribution centered about 538.1 eV plus a smaller contribution at 536.6 eV within the tetrahedrally hydrogen-bonded bulk [1227]. The 1b2 and 3a1 orbitals are largely responsible for the donation of hydrogen-bonding with the 3a1 orbital shown experimentally to contribute the most [411]. Also, the 4a1 and 2b2 antibonding orbitals are reported to be partially occupied in hydrogen bond formation, receiving electron density from donor 1b1 orbitals [814].
The potentials of the ground and core-excited (4a1, 2b2 and 2b1) states of gas-phase water have been described [2906]
An interactive structure with orbitals is available (COW [Plug-in, ActiveX] only).
Water symmetry
a The nomenclature is based on the symmetry of the orbitals. The figure right shows the planes of symmetry (xz and yz) and the two-fold axis of rotation (C2, z-axis).
If the orbitals are unchanged (that is, symmetric) with respect to the two-fold axis of rotation (C2 = 180° rotation), then they are labeled 'a' , otherwise the label is 'b' (for anti-symmetric). If they are symmetric with respect to the (xz) plane of symmetry, an additional label 1 is specified, leading to a1 or b1 orbitals. Otherwise the label is 2 which leads to a2 and b2 orbitals. For example the b1 orbital is anti-symmetric with respect to the C2 rotation and symmetric with respect to the xz plane. For a deeper symmetry reason, b1 orbitals are always anti-symmetric with respect to the molecular plane (yz). The orbitals are then numbered from the lowest energy (i.e., 1a1 is the lowest energy a1 orbital, 2a1 is the next one). [Back]
b The 6-31G** basis set. Orbitals are represented by 6 Gaussian functions near the nucleus and 3 away from the nucleus with one Gaussian for hydrogen atoms. Polarization is by means of d-functions on first row atoms including hydrogens. [Back]
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New 20-storey affordable and supportive housing project pitched for Pandora
BC Housing's proposal is the first to go through Victoria's new affordable housing bylaw
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Rendering of the 20-storey development at 926/930 Pandora Ave.
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BC Housing has submitted an application to develop a new 20-storey affordable and supportive housing project on Pandora Avenue.
The plan, pitched for the 900 block of Pandora Avenue, includes a total of 205 rental homes—158 affordable and 47 supportive—with a 16,000-square-foot space on the ground floor for a community programming space and 36 child-care spaces. The rental homes would be operated by the Capital Region Housing Corporation, while BC Housing would operate the supportive homes, including offering services like life skills training, employment help, and outreach workers.
The City of Victoria bought the parcel of land at 926 and 930 Pandora Avenue for $9.6 million in April of 2020 with plans to build affordable housing on the lot. In 2021, when the city announced its partnership with BC Housing and the CRHC, it expected the development would open in 2025—but that was perhaps overambitious. In BC Housing's latest proposal, it estimated that construction would take place from 2024 to late 2027, with residents moving in the following year.
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If approved, this proposal would be a big step up, literally, from what is currently on the Pandora Avenue parcel: a one-storey abandoned structure in an area that is already zoned for high density. It also helps meet the need for more affordable housing in the downtown core.
"These new homes will reduce commuters and commuting costs while also supporting downtown business who are facing challenges attracting and retaining employees due to the lack of access to housing," wrote BC Housing development manager Tara Schmidt in a application letter to the city. She noted that the average market rent in the city has risen by 20 to 35% in the past year.
This project is the first application to go through the city's new Rapid Deployment of Affordable Housing initiative, designed to speed up the creation of non-market housing projects by co-ops and non-profits. When it was passed in April of this year, then-mayor Lisa Helps said the move was a "fundamental systemic change" that would help "make housing easier to build across the housing spectrum."
The initiative allows qualifying projects that align with the Official Community Plan to bypass the rezoning and public hearing processes to get them to the building stage faster. This can shave off as much as nine months from project timelines.
The bylaw was among the achievements noted in the latest report on the city's housing strategy, released in July. According to the report, a total of 1,083 new mon-market rental homes were either approved, under review, or under construction in Victoria.
However, the number of households on the waitlist for this kind of housing keeps increasing. As of December 2021, there were 1,146 households on the Victoria waitlist, up 22% from March 2020. The demand for supportive housing has remained at around 1,375 for the past two years despite the opening of 136 supportive housing spots in 2021.
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