A while back, I spent some time talking about my love of (and often annoyance with) light novel (LN) adaptations. At that point, there was a slew of excellent LN adaptations I had been watching, ranging from the ridiculous NouCome to the super "that's so anime" Strike the Blood and the very pleasant and endearingly clever Outbreak Company.
For those of you who haven't seen the show/read the books, Outbreak Company follows Shin'ichi Kanō, a young secluded otaku who is offered a job thanks to his vast knowledge of anime, manga, and video games. After meeting his new employer, he is kidnapped, awakening in an alternate fantasy world in the Holy Eldant Empire. Shin'ichi, it turns out, was in fact selected by the Japanese government to help improve his country's relations with this new world by establishing a company to spread the unique products of the Japanese (i.e. otaku) culture to this new, unexplored market. In his adventures to promote otaku culture, Shin'ichi meets, befriends, and inadvertently romances a wide range of characters, establishing his own small harem and even founding an actual "otaku school". The show is actually quite meta, although in a much more constructive and critical (rather than cynical and self-indulging) way.
Cultural influence, soft power, indirect/persuasive power (or whatever you might call it), is fascinating, especially since it has a ton of real relevance to very involved members of the anime community like us. The draw of "otaku culture" is strong, and the idea of Japan using it as a type of real (and universal) force rather than just having it spread naturally (as it sort of does now) has been a big thing in Japan (at least in the government) for quite some time. And, for the most part, has not been a great success story since most of us overseas barely even know about it.
Because of this, the idea of having the government back an "Outbreak Company" (clever clever) in Eldant, headed by an otaku, and helped by the Self Defense Force (JSDF), which is actually successful, is quite the intriguing story idea. I'm still undecided if it's meant to be sort of an escapist novel (in the vein of LNs as a whole) for those who are entranced by the idea of government-led anime-backed soft power, a critique on the current government's stance, an actual endorsement of the idea, or even possibly some combination of all of the above (or none of the above – I could just reading too much into it!).
Since then, I've been thinking a lot about this type of thing — soft power, how it affects us, how it's discussed, and what it actually is. And, after a lot of thinking, much discussion (including some with Froggykun!), and lots of writing, I think I've finally come up with some answers. Surprisingly, many of them lead back to Outbreak Company — it turns out the scenario the show constructs actually is quite clever on a wide variety of fronts, and could easily be seen as the exact type of critique soft power needs right now (both in content and in form — what better way to criticize the valorizing of otaku culture than as a LN filled to the brim with otaku culture?!) or its exact opposite.
I generally am a constructive, positive guy, which showcases itself in how I interpret shows. Most recently, for instance, I've found myself one of the lone defenders (or at least, I feel that way) of the philosophy at the heart of popular LN adaptation No Game No Life. The debate here parallels the dichotomy above: while I feel as if the show is constructive, critical, and nuanced in the ways in represents otaku and their worldview (many of which, like geekdom, can be negative), many feel the opposite. While the show might be "clever", maybe it's not actually clever in all the right ways.
Is it just being meta-aware? Or is it more than that?
Or maybe, as shows like Oregairu might tell us, passing such a judgment is difficult and profoundly personal when we are shown the world exclusively from the protagonists point of view yet try and extrapolate to something more "objective".
Edit: Soon after this was posted, there was a discussion on Twitter which expands on this idea.
If this meant to be the world through Sora's eyes, is the reader supposed to receive this as irony or truth?
This point — the fact that viewers aren't just empty vessels, but have the freedom to interpret things and ultimately decide how they feel about them — is I think the key to understanding soft power (yes, back to that!), how it works, and ultimately why it has failed. Or at least why it seems to have failed so far.
Note: This is an entry in a series of more academic posts all about soft power. While it is technically related to anime (one of the main motivations for exploring the issue), the actual posts themselves are a little bit removed. Since I'm pulling from a lot of sources in these posts, I'm including citations in case anyone is interested in following up on some of them here.
In my opinion, power, distilled into in its most basic form, is the ability to get others to behave in ways beneficial to oneself. Or, more basically, the ability to get people to do what you want.
Symbols of power that encompass all of the above suggestions.
Those are perfectly reasonable definitions: you could easily equate power to some type of physical or mental concept associated in some way with capacity. Here, the nature of power changes from a relationship to a resource, one that can be exerted or used.
While some component of power is usually physical, much of what actually constitutes power is precisely the relationship between the oppressor and the oppressed. Or, in other words, the main reason the things above function as stand-in's for power is because they can get people do stuff. Don't get me wrong: there is power in the ability to destroy things and make people's lives horrible (which is why there is some credence that military or economic might constitutes a form of power), but much of the reason countries with powerful militaries are seen as powerful is more because of the implied threat (and thus bargaining ability, influence, etc.) that gets people to do things than the actual military itself.
"Power" is a common part of our lexicon, and is used liberally to refer to situations that occur at almost every level of society, from the interactions that take place among individuals (e.g., the workplace) to those that take place between nations. This wide range of uses (and associated concepts) makes defining the general-purpose term extremely difficult. So, to make things easier (and make my definition useful), I'll do what all academics do and simply deal with power as it relates to a given field or topic. In this case, since we want to talk about soft power, I'll limit it to international relations.
In international relations (IR), power (well, political power) was originally tied to relations between nations. As political theorist Hans Morgenthau stated, for instance, political power is a "relation between those who exercise authority over those whom it is exercised [upon]" (Morgenthau 1985). As with the definition I proposed above (which I actually came up with completely independently – go figure), power involves two sets of actors, and it is the relationship between the two that defined a nation's "power".
Power defined by (and within) the relationship between two nations. It cannot exist outside of this relationship and, to a large extent, outside the context of actual events through which the relationship is established.
More recently, however, power in IR has often been used to refer to a nation's strength or influence in the abstract, where a nation's power is equated with the capacity or ability to exercise power, much in the same way as I discussed above (Waltz 1979). Seen this way, "power" is not a relationship or descriptor but a resource that countries can possess and deploy as they see fit.
Power defined by capacity. Here, power can exist outside the context of other events or actors. Instead of being expressed within a relationship, power is instead expressed through them.
This type of modern political power comes in two basic forms. The first, hard power, lies in the ability of one actor (usually a nation) to coerce another through force or threats of force such as military invasions or economic sanctions (Nye 1990). This type of power was most exemplified during the Cold War era through systems such as the US's policy of "containment". Typical expressions of hard power do not need to be limited to negative incentives (i.e. "sticks") though — it can also be expressed through positive incentives (i.e. "carrots"), which function in similar ways.
The second, soft power, is traditionally defined in opposition to hard power as the ability of one actor to instead attract and co-opt another by, for example, projecting a positive national image through mass media, international trade, or foreign policy (Nye 2004). The underlying implication that a nation can achieve its goals without resorting to force has led soft power to become a relatively popular concept since the Cold War era, with many nations becoming actively involved in trying to cultivate their soft power and win the hearts and minds of those abroad. If you're not absolutely convinced at it's importance (like so many politicians are), it's actually become enough of a big idea to get its own set of international rankings.
A quick table summarizing the differences between hard and soft power as defined by Nye.
Japan is a fitting example of a nation that has fully embraced this soft power approach. As a nation without significant military presence in the midst of the decade-long economic recession (i.e. the "Lost Decade"), the concept of soft power has proved particularly attractive to Japan as a method to project its influence outside the "typical" channels mentioned beforehand. Inspired by Douglas McGray's 2002 Foreign Policy article "Gross National Cool" describing the popularity of Japanese pop culture abroad, Japan has since begun an entire "Cool Japan" initiative to try and capitalize on its pop culture to increase its soft power abroad (Nagata 2012). By doing so, the Japanese government hopes to further national interests ranging from increased tourism and economic investment to overcoming historical postcolonial tensions in the East Asian region (The Japan Times 2012; Kelts 2013).
Note: For some reason, Japan is often seen as "a nation without a standing army". In fact, Japan's Self Defense Force (SDF) is one of the most powerful/technologically advanced militaries in the world both in absolute terms and relative to its current size. Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution has generally restricted its offensive military capabilities and hamstrung its ability to engage in bilateral military activities with other countries though, which is probably what leads to this impression.
Yet for all this, soft power remains an elusive and ill-defined concept (since the definition above is actually quite lacking, albeit profoundly influential). The precise method by which Japan and other countries can "increase" their soft power — let alone control it — has proven difficult to pin down by both casual observers and academics. In addition, the exact role soft power plays in IR remains unclear. While it clearly has utility in accomplishing national goals (like increasing tourism), it will remain an unhelpful and possibly misleading concept until these issues are resolved and soft power's role in IR is firmly grounded.
Note: For more discussion of many of these issues in the context of East Asia, see also Black, Epstein, and Tokita (2010) (link).
So, before I go on and talk about exactly what soft power is supposed to be, I want to talk a little bit about some of the role soft power is supposed to play in the context of IR. Or, more precisely, different IR theories, since academics don't actually understand fully how lots of what goes down actually works and the forces that drive them.
The international system under which nations operate and interact is inherently "anarchic", with no (meaningful) universal government that "polices" national entities.
Nations within this anarchic system are unitary, rational actors that tend to pursue self-interest and resources (i.e. power) with the primary focus of survival.
Nations are the most important actors in IR, and are always in a state of constant antagonism.
From this viewpoint, power is almost universally seen as coercive in nature. As a result, hard power — especially military power — tends to be the most popular among realist-focused IR theorists who view IR as nations attempting to re-center the balance of power to suit their own interests and ensure their security (see, e.g., Friedberg 1993).
Under this framework, Japan's lack of a "real" military (despite obvious facts to the contrary) and growing passivity after WWII have been presented as signs of its lack of power in IR (Yasutomo 1995). In addition, China's growing economic and military might have even led some to decry a "power shift" in the East Asian region (Hagstrom 2012). From such a realist viewpoint, Japanese pop culture's popularity abroad is almost meaningless in the face of real capacity and hard power.
While it may seem over-simplistic at first, this point does have its merits. It is most easily demonstrated using a simple thought experiment: assuming China decided to go to war with Japan in the near future, would Chinese anime fans (or other members active in consuming Japanese popular culture) protest their government's decision? Probably not.
A quick graphic summarizing realism.
The tradition of liberalism in IR theories, on the other hand, arose in the post-WWI era and developed in response to the difficulty nations experienced in controlling and limiting war via IR. Unlike realism, liberalism contends that it is possible to reduce the likelihood of conflicts and violence in world politics through international institutions, democracy, and trade (and so is in general much more positive!).
While both theories hold that nations are central actors in an otherwise anarchic international system, in liberal IR theories the emphasis shifts away from nations as unitary actors and interactions on a strictly national level. Instead, economic interdependence, institutions and actors both above (e.g., the United Nations) and below the national level (e.g, non-governmental organizations), and national preferences are emphasized as the most important factors to understanding IR (Moravcsik 1997). Power still arises through typical hard power channels (e.g., military might and economic sanctions), but it becomes decentralized and less subject to the direct control of the state. This decentralization and focus on economic and institutional power beyond simply the national level, liberalists argue, is key to understanding why, for instance, the East Asian region has actually been so peaceful (one of the most peaceful places in the world, in fact) in the post-Cold War era (see, e.g., Drysdale 2012 or Armstrong 2012).
A quick graphic summary of liberalism. Note that many organizations can straddle all levels, and the relationships among each of them (and the countries they might be associated with) can be highly complex.
Constructivism emerged in the mid-1990s as a challenge to dominant realist and liberalist paradigms, such as the focus on materialism and capacity (through, e.g., military and economic power) and the anarchic nature of the international system. Instead, as political theorist Alexander Wendt put it, the "structures of human association are determined primarily by shared ideas rather than material forces, and…the identities and interests of purposive actors are constructed by these shared ideals rather than given by nature" (Wendt 1999). Because of this, rather than military capacity or economic strength actually driving IR, nations only behave in certain ways because they have assigned certain priorities to material objects such as cash flow and military capacity. In addition, the "anarchic" nature of the international system is instead a cultural, subjective concept rather than a fixed, objective reality, with differing perceptions of the international system affecting how individual actors behave in the context of IR (e.g., the behavior of the US vs. North Korea).
Due to this shift away from the determining effects of anarchy and materialism, constructivists instead attempts to analyze IR by looking at national interests, identities, and symbols of power, such as the projection and construction of state sovereignty (Biersteker and Weber 1996). This view of power provides room for soft power to operate, and is arguably key to understanding territorial disputes such as those between China and Japan over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands (Suganuma 2000; Deans 2000).
Note: I always find it ironic that these are called "islands", since they're all actually pretty tiny and collectively (including all the water between them) take up only 7 square kilometers (~2.5 square miles). The Senkaku Rocks is probably a better and more accurate name for them.
A graphical representation of a sample interaction within constructivism. Here, actors don't necessarily obey the same set of assumptions (as in realism or liberalism), but rather construct their own based how they interpret and/or perceive events. It also emphasizes how power can be expressed through symbolic, rather than strictly material, means.
Note: I just realized this post is pretty timely considering what's currently going on in Ukraine/Crimea.
Obviously each framework for IR is oversimplified and incomplete. Nations are not completely unitary nor are they fully rational, and differing perceptions of "anarchy" in IR play a role in determining how nations behave and interact. While physical institutions and material forces also influence how nations interact on a variety of different levels, they are not the only reasons nations behave the way they do. Furthermore, the role of the unitary state and of material entities has a real impact and should not be ignored in favor of abstract ideals — although threats of military invasion or economic sanctions might not cause all nations to behave the same way or otherwise respond as expected, this does not mean they do not have real power to wreak havoc on the lives of those who inhabit that nation.
Soft power, then, can be seen as the simultaneous interaction of all three IR theories, where nations attempt to project realist notions (e.g., the unity of the state) through more liberalist means (e.g., economics via many disparate actors below the national level) in a constructivist manner (e.g., turning objects into symbols of national power) to achieve goals that are a combination of all three (e.g., increased "prestige" and power in IR). It thus serves as a good way not only to analyze different IR theories, but also to investigate how nations tend to try and express their very ideas about these theories! And, of course, allows us to try and understand how anime fans like us fit into the whole scheme of things :).
A venn diagram illustrating the last point, with a couple examples of where different theories (and their underlying motivations) intersect.
Great post! Soft power and cultural consumption are two interests of mine and Japan's capitalization on both is an important part to understanding how Japan presents and tells its cultural identity and history through popular media. I think soft power can gain weight in the sense that it can not only shape foreigners' perceptions of the identity (i.e. increasing empathy and sympathy) but can also become inspiration for "hard power" (for example, say that Japan builds such a positive image of itself that countries buy it and remove the restrictions Japan has on its military force deployment).
Can't wait to see what you have to say about soft power and anime, specifically!
Thanks! You actually hit upon a lot of the ideas I will be talking about in the next post or two…although I'll mostly by trying to dismantle most of them. While I completely agree that soft power (or cultural flows – whatever terminology you like) can shape perceptions of identity both 1) of a certain culture and 2) with respect to it (although what exactly that means and how that works is an open question), and serve as a foundation for "hard power" (or a multitude of other things), I think a crucial part most people overlook is that it's the process of actually making connections that gives these things meaning (and power).


From the mouths of babes … seriously.
I had so many things I wanted to tell you about this Tabouli Salad recipe (because you know I'm never short on stuff to say!) … and along came a little guy named Marcus (maybe six years old, tops) who totally stole my thunder, summing this recipe up in just two adorably perfect words: Exploding Good. Best compliment ever! I'm thinking of hiring the little guy for our marketing department (well … if we had one …).
You see, we "debuted" this recipe last weekend, during a cooking demo Two Healthy Kitchens did at a big, local farmers' market.
My sweet Ty isn't in this shot, since he's our "staff photographer" behind the lens, but all four of us worked together at the Countryside Conservancy's Farm Market, talking to hundreds of visitors. We demonstrated how to make this Kale and Quinoa Tabouli recipe, plus our super-popular, spinach-loaded Chicken and Quinoa Salad. Lots of recipe samples, and many great discussions about how to cook quinoa, how to use more spinach and kale in recipes, and even how to finely mince basil and zest a lemon! It was a fun whirlwind – and so truly rewarding to share the joy of delicious, healthy eating!
My very favorite part of the whole, wonderful day was watching lots of little kiddos (like Marcus) as they skeptically eyeballed our samples of this tabouli before finally, cautiously trying it … and then seeing their sweet faces slowly light up with huge, completely surprised, "I like it!!!" grins.
My nutrition-loving-self secretly did a happy dance each time. You know … deep down inside, where nobody could actually watch my dance moves.
Those surprised "I like it!!!" grins are what it's all about for me … the simple joy of introducing a child to a veggie that tastes better than they'd ever imagined possible.
So I'm not even mad at adorable little "Exploding Good!" Marcus for stealing my thunder. Totally worth it to see his giant smile as he happily chowed down on a mouthful of kale!
Oh, right. Plus I'm still going to tell you all the things I wanted to tell you, anyway!
Like how this recipe all started one day last spring, when my husband and I popped by one of our favorite local Mediterranean restaurants, eagerly preparing to tuck into our usual platters of their delicious hummus and tabouli. But wait … a special little side menu that day offered a different tabouli. Huh. One with kale and quinoa, too. Double-huh. We didn't hesitate – and we weren't disappointed!
In fact, I went home and began concocting my own version of Kale and Quinoa Tabouli straightaway, because we knew we needed this new tabouli in our lives (and our fridge) on a regular basis.
A couple batches and a bit of tinkering later, and it had just the flavor profile, just the balance and brightness and texture we wanted. Plus, it made such a whopping big batch that we gleefully noshed on it for days … so perfect because tabouli tends to just get better and better as it sits.
There's a lot about this Kale and Quinoa Tabouli that's the same as regular tabouli … and also a lot that's different.
So How's This Tabouli Salad the Same as Regular Tabouli?
Primarily, the flavor. Fresh parsley and bright lemon, juicy tomatoes and spicy-sweet onions. This tastes like … well … like tabouli.
It's seriously surprising how much you truly just don't notice that there's kale (a whole heaping lot of kale!) in there.
At the Farm Market last weekend, we didn't just meet skeptical kiddos, but also some pretty skeptical adults, too – and quite a few people who said they simply didn't like kale. And yet, time after time after time, I was thrilled as they tasted our tabouli, and exclaimed in surprise that they loved this recipe after all – and couldn't even taste the kale. Surprising … but true!
And How's This Tabouli Salad Different from Regular Tabouli?
And also kale. Lots and lots of kale. I mean really … A LOT. And when it comes to nutrition, kale doesn't mess around. It's rich in vitamins A, C and K, plus oodles of polyphenols and phytochemicals. Kale's a "superfood" darling for a reason!
But you know what? For all this talk of nutrients and protein and gluten free … it can all be summed up really, really simply: Exploding good.
Prepare quinoa according to package directions and allow to cool completely.
In a large bowl, combine cooled quinoa, kale, parsley, tomatoes, onion, and mint, stirring to mix thoroughly.
In a small bowl, whisk lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper, making sure that all salt is dissolved.
Pour dressing over kale mixture and stir until thoroughly combined.
Although you can serve this immediately, we recommend that you refrigerate it for at least an hour or two to let the flavors meld. Alternately, you can refrigerate this tabouli, covered, for several days.
Kale: To achieve 8 cups of finely chopped kale, we typically start with about 7-10 ounces of roughly chopped, bagged kale or about 11-12 ounces of whole kale leaves (about 1 large bunch). The wide variance is due mainly to the amount of stems you may or may not need to remove. Once you've removed the tough stems (we generally remove some of the stems, even from the chopped, bagged kale), and you've finely chopped your kale, those starting weights should yield about 8 cups. Note, though, that if you choose not to chop your kale as finely as we did (see our photos for reference), then that will also change the relationship between your kale's starting weight and your ending yield.
I make a version of this at work a lot but we add toasted bulgur wheat and cucumber. Other than that- super on point!
This looks delicious! I'd love to try this with my kids and hopefully they'll like it too! Glad you had a great weekend!
I love this twist on tabouli! It sounds incredible!
It really does look "exploding good!" Kids are just too cute!
What a great recipe and what a fun day! How great you could do it with the family! I'd say the whole day is explodingly good!
Oooooh, I just bought some red quinoa the other day… and now I know what to make with it!
I much prefer my kale tossed in a little olive oil and sauteed until crispy but the flavors here sound so amazing I'll have to give my kale a little makeover!


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Our large wild MSC certified scallops, selected for their sweet and succulent taste are caught in the icy waters off Canada's East coast. The scallops can be individually coated with a festive creamy sauce and are a gourmet warm starter.
Two festvie sauce varieties available are Champagne sauce and Chablis sauce.


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STATEMENT FROM THE LINCOLN PROJECT
https://lincolnproject.us/news/statement-from-the-lincoln-project-january-6-2021/
Senior Communications Advisor:
Ryan Wiggins
ryan.wiggins@lincolnproject.us
National Press Secretary
Nate Nesbitt
nate.nesbitt@lincolnproject.us
January 6, 2021 – "Today's violence and insurrection in Washington and in state capitols is the direct responsibility of Donald Trump. This shameful culmination of four years of lies, propaganda, dog whistles, gaslighting, and conspiracy theories at the hands of a dangerous, unstable president has now put our Constitutional system of government at risk. While our democracy has been under attack since Donald Trump was elected in 2016, today's domestic terrorist attack on the Capitol highlights just how much Trump and his enablers have entirely abandoned the principles of the Constitution and the Republic.
This is no longer simply about Donald Trump's charade. It is an armed, violent, and planned insurrection against the United States of America. It is a moment where the tenets of Trumpism replaced the tenets of American democracy with the inevitable, violent results.
"Make no mistake, this is sedition and insurrection," said Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson, "People have long asked why the Lincoln Project has targeted Trump's Republican allies, and today they have their answer. Those Republicans who have endorsed and encouraged Trump's lawless coup attempt in the House and Senate deserve to be prosecuted, not seated in the halls of government."
"The House should immediately impeach Donald Trump for directing and provoking this attack. The United States Senate should immediately vote to convict and remove him from office. Any Member of Congress who refuses to do so should be considered a co-conspirator."
The Lincoln Project is a group of former Republicans who worked to defeat Donald J. Trump's reelection and will continue to battle Trumpism in America.
Just Look at his face. He's an oatmeal humper from way back
Be more British!
I hereby dub thee TITS
Enemy of the People
Here's the gallows built to hang Vice President Pence and terrorize black citizens
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How two high-performance athletes are challenging cannabis stereotypes
Rachael Rapinoe and Anna Symonds are working to bust up myths and lay a new foundation.
World Cup-winning soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe and her twin sister, Rachael, the CEO of Mendi. Photo by / Photo: Rachael Rapinoe Instagram
Rachael Rapinoe, sister of U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe and the CEO of Mendi, an Oregon-based, women-owned CBD company, is clear about her vision.
"We want to be the world's most trusted sports CBD brand," Rapinoe tells The GrowthOp from Oregon. "That's where we want to go."
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That journey is a long way from her past as a professional soccer player. For much of Rapinoe's life, her view of cannabis was largely negative and not at all associated with athletics. "I grew up in the 'just say no to drugs era', and believed all of the propaganda that I was hearing about cannabis," she says.
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That started to change about five years ago when she noticed other pro athletes using cannabis and CBD as part of their training and recovery processes. "It was the first time in my life that I had seen that outside of stoner culture and they were truly using it as a recovery tool," says Rapinoe, who played soccer alongside her sister at the University of Portland before embarking on her own professional career.
But Rapinoe also noticed that many of the athletes weren't clear on details, like how the products worked, or where they were sourced from. "They knew that it felt better than taking opiates or Ambien for sleep, but they didn't know if it was hemp-derived, they didn't know it was marijuana-derived. They had no idea what they were taking."
Rapinoe, alongside her business partner Kendra Freeman, saw an opportunity to build an athlete-focused CBD company and to challenge the lazy stoner stereotype by focusing on the benefits of cannabis and CBD for high-performance athletes and everyday, active people.
In addition to Megan Rapinoe, the company's first athlete ambassador, the team also counts Sue Bird as an advisory board member. Bird, the legendary WNBA star and one of the most accomplished basketball players of all time, is particularly interested in product research and development, says Rapinoe.
Mendi athletes and advisors Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe. / Photo: Mendi Instagram
"She's really good at taking our concepts and taking our products and applying them through an elite athlete lens," Rapinoe says of Bird. "She's very strategic and methodical."
As a woman-owned company, Rapnioe says there's a chance for Mendi to take part in a larger story, and to help shape an industry that is still being built. "This industry is new, and we have an opportunity to create a landscape that's very inclusive," she says.
One of the people also working towards that goal is Anna Symonds, a professional rugby player, who won championships in the U.S. and Australia, turned cannabis educator.
By day, Symonds is director of education for East Fork Cultivars, an Oregon craft cannabis farm, where she teaches cannabis science and CBD certification courses to thousands of people, from dispensary staff to corporate clients and new consumers. She is also an ambassador with the Last Prisoner Project, which is working, state by state, to release incarnated cannabis prisoners.
As someone who makes a living in cannabis, Symonds says she has a responsibility to be involved.
Cannabis educator Anna Symonds at work. / Photo: Anna Symonds Instagram
"We know that the 'war on drugs' has disproportionately targeted communities of colour, particularly the African American community, in arrest, prosecution and in sentencing at every level of the criminal justice system. And not only that, but people are still being arrested and prosecuted for cannabis possession," she says. "It's a gross injustice."
Beyond working towards release, the Last Prisoner Project is also focused on reentry and rehabilitation programs and expungement and record clearing programs.
"It's not reparative justice," Symonds says. "You can't repair something that was never right. But what we can do is transform how we move forward."
In her day-to-day, speaking to cannabis consumers new and old, Symonds is also working to change the way people think about the plant. "It's really a wide range of questions that people have, and myths are at every level, even people who may consider themselves knowledgeable who may have used cannabis for years," she says.
Those conversations present an opportunity to change the dialogue.
"We want to see a mindset change again, instead of saying, 'Well, this is a drug of abuse, but it's not that strong of one, so we'll just minimize it.' That's moving in the right direction, but we want the mindset to be that this is a beneficial herb, a medicinal herb, and there's no need to treat it like a drug."
Symonds greets one of the hemp plants at East Fork Cultivars. / Photo: Anna Symonds Instagram
Her own views and understanding of cannabis have changed dramatically, she says, from being a teenager whose main concern was what snacks were available, to gaining a deep understanding of the plant's composition and effects, as well as being strategic about how she consumes it, taking into account her own history of injuries from two decades of rugby.
Symonds says with her injury history, she is worried about her brain health. She is an ambassador with the Concussion Legacy Foundation and a pledged brain donor to Boston University's VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank, the largest tissue repository in the world focused on traumatic brain injuries and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
She also took the lead on a petition that was presented the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), signed by more than 150 former professional athletes, to remove THC from its Prohibited Substances list. WADA lifted the ban on CBD in 2017.
And though Symonds says the medical field is slowly warming up to cannabis, she's excited about the preliminary research around the neuroprotective qualities of cannabidiol and other cannabinoids and what the future could hold. Through health and healing, there is a chance to once again change the conversation around cannabis.
"We have very solid and exciting research showing that cannabinoids have neuroprotective and antioxidant properties," Symonds says. "Understanding how that can prevent, mitigate and potentially help heal brain injuries is, I think, one of the most promising approaches that we know of."
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Q: How do low frequency radio waves bend due to diffraction? I did not understand how do surface waves follow the curvature of the earth by diffraction. Here is an excerpt from the book that I was reading from.

This is from "Radio Navigation" - JAA ATPL Training by Jeppesen

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Kevin Douglas Sams Richmond, Ind. - Kevin Douglas Sams, age 45, of Richmond, died Sunday, March 20, 2016, at his...
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Richmond, Ind. - Kevin Douglas Sams, age 45, of Richmond, died Sunday, March 20, 2016, at his home.
Born May 17, 1970, in Richmond, Indiana, to Doug and Peggy White Sams, Kevin was a life-long resident of Richmond and was a graduate of Richmond High School. He worked as a mechanic for Jiffy Lube for many years. Kevin enjoyed fishing, attending car shows, and working on cars.
Survivors include his wife, Samantha Hall Sams; children, Deanna (Tony Redkey) Sams-Smith of Hamilton, Ohio, Brandi (Matt) Sams, Robert Sams, and Ruth Ann Sams, all of Richmond; step-son, Lukas Aldrete Sams; grandchildren, Brantley Sams and one on the way, Katelynn Redkey; parents; aunts; uncles; cousins; and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents.
Visitation for Kevin Douglas Sams will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Doan & Mills Funeral Home, 790 National Road West, Richmond. Funeral service will follow at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Doan & Mills Funeral Home with Rev. David Ellis officiating. A private burial will be in Earlham Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Vintage Wheels Car Club, P.O. Box 2421, Richmond, IN 47375-2421.
Condolences may be sent to the family via the guest book at www.doanmillsfuneralhome.com.
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- Trans. Gerrit BERVELING. A new translation of that part of the New Testament written by St. Paul, prepared by Gerrit Berveling and heavily annotated by him. The cover indicates that this is the first of several volumes which, together with Berveling's translations of the Gospels (already available), will make up a new translation of the New Testament. Serio "Oriento-Okcidento" #39. 2004. 253 p. 220x140. Paper. Brazil.


Welcome. Glad you made it here and thanks for your interest. In this article you'll learn how to setup your own GPG key and send your first secure email.
The first step is to download and run GPG Suite. When that is done, it's time to setup your GPG key.
GPG Keychain is the application you will use to manage your keys. It will let you create new keys, edit existing ones and search for your friends keys. The first thing you'll see in GPG Keychain is a wizard which will guide you through creating your first key.
GPG Keychain fills the data from your OS X address book. But the fields are editable and you can change them at your will. Enter the email address you normally use when sending mail. Make sure that it is typed identical to the one used in Mail.app Preferences > Accounts. Double check that capitalisation matches, since it matters. More email addresses can be added to your key later.
If you enable this checkbox, your public key will be uploaded to a key server once key creation is done. Generally this is a good thing, since it will make it much easier for others to start sending you encrypted messages by simply importing your key from a key server, but once a key is uploaded to the key server, it can not be removed. This means: you will not be able to change your name once the key has been uploaded. You can always upload your public key to a key server at a later time.
Enter your password. As with every other password you use, it should be very strong and it's best to use a very long password,a sentence you can remember, comprised of symbols and numbers.
Important: Should you forget your password, there's no way to recover it. Make sure you will remember it or store it in a safe place (no, a text note on your desk is not a safe place).
After a short while, you'll see a new entry in GPG Keychain with your email address showing sec/pub (secret/public) in the type column.
Every time you create a new key, a new key pair is created. It will consist of a secret key and a public key. The public key is to be shared with others, so they can send you encrypted messages.
Important: If you delete your secret key, you will no longer be able to read encrypted messages.
To send encrypted emails with Mail.app using GPGMail, you have to add the address used in Mail.app to your existing GPG key. If you are 100% certain that the address used in Mail.app is already setup in your existing GPG key, then you can get started with creating: your first encrypted mail. right away. Otherwise add your email address as User-ID to your existing key.
5. click "Generate User ID"
1. select the User ID you want to set to "Primary"
Important: If your key is on the key servers, don't forget to upload your updated key via menu Key > Send to Keyserver (⇧⌘K). Otherwise the change will only be local and your contacts can't benefit from the new User IDs.
Great, you're almost there! All you need for this first test is a sec/pub key in GPG Keychain matching the mail address used in Mail.app. If you want to encrypt to other recipients than yourself, you need to retrieve their public key first.
On macOS 10.14 Mojave you need to enable GPG Mail. This is a new mechanism Apple introduced in 10.14.
Open Mail.app and create a new message. You'll notice two additional buttons in your composing window.
A lock icon for encryption and a star icon for the signature. For both icons: grey means disabled, black means enabled. As you have just created a key, your star icon will be enabled. You are now ready to sign messages with your key. After you click the star icon you will see a check mark indicating that your message will be signed.
Your lock icon however will be displayed in grey as you must first enter a recipient, for whom you have a public key.
For this test: enter your email address in the "To:" field (the same address that you use to send emails from). Then your lock icon will change to black.
You are now ready to encrypt your message. Click to close the lock. Your mail will now be encrypted.
After pressing the lock or star button, the OpenPGP indicator in the top right corner will turn green. This indicates that your mail will be signed and/or encrypted.
Your email should look like this: The OpenPGP indicator is green, the lock icon is locked, your message will be encrypted and a small checkmark is displayed on the star button (the message will be signed).
Press send: If your password is not stored on your computer you will be asked to enter it manually (in order to sign the message). Shorty, the mail will be delivered to yourself. You'll see that it is encrypted and signed: the lock is closed, indicating that the message was encrypted and since you can read the mail-content, it has been successfully decrypted for you. If you don't see the lock icon the message wasn't encrypted.
Mail.app > Preferences > GPGMail allows to adjust the defaults for encrypting and signing new mails.
To be completely honest we have to admit, we've cheated a little. Encrypting a message can be slightly more effort, since it requires you to have the public key of the recipient(s). However adding their public keys is a task that you only do once for each recipient.
If your friends don't already have a key-pair of their own, they need to create one. If they are not on OS X and able to use GPG Suite we recommend Gpg4win for Windows and GPA for Linux. After key creation, the public key should be uploaded to a key server. Also in order for your friend to be able to encrypt or sign messages, they need to use a mail client with an OpenPGP plugin - analogue to using Mail.app with the GPGMail plugin.
First, sending an encrypted message isn't more difficult than sending unsecure messages, once you've understood the basic concept.
Second, by sending encrypting messages you will prevent unwanted eyes (NSA) from reading the contents of your personal mails.
Third and this might not be as clear: why should you sign messages? You can compare signing a message to the process of sending a sealed letter in real life. For one, the recipient will be able to tell if the "seal" was broken. If anyone has been fiddling with your message your recipients will immediately see that the signature is invalid. On the other hand, they can also be sure that the message did indeed come from you and not an imposter, since only you can create that signature, with your secret key. One could fake your email address, your name, but not your signature. And that's why signing is important. This also explains why it's EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to keep your secret key and your password safe. Otherwise, if someone gets a hold of your secret key and your password, they could forge your signature and pose as you. In addition, they could read your encrypted messages, and you really wouldn't want that.


The first sale of a robotic recycling system powered by artificial intelligence has been made in a deal worth over 1m euros.
The ZenRobotics Recycler was snapped up Dutch firm Baetsen Recycling and will be installed next February at its construction waste recycling plant in Son, Netherlands.
Baetsen, active in one of world's leading technological regions, aims to be a front-runner in innovative recycling technology and says the robot will prove invaluable in reclaiming raw materials from the waste streams it handles.
Baetsen Group CEO Hans van Roosmalen said: "Robotic recycling is the future. It is more efficient, cleaner, and safer than existing methods."
A prototype version of the robot, developed by Finnish start-up firm ZenRobotics was sold to SITA Finland last year, who announced at the time that it had plans to test it in a live environment.
Built with off-the-shelf industrial robotics components, the system utilises machine learning to separate raw materials from waste by using multiple sensor inputs such as visible spectrum cameras, NIR, and 3D laser scanners to identify the different items.
ZenRobotics claims its robot is an energy-efficient system for picking raw materials from waste with a highly lucrative payback time.
"We see ZenRobotics Recycler as the solution for the raw materials shortage already felt globally," said CEO Rainer Rehn.
"Baetsen's region of operations upholds one the world's strictest environmental requirements, so this is a first-class design win."


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Q: How to store server TOKEN and use it on my 2nd activity webview? Hi im stuck with how to store server TOKEN to the Shared Preferences and use it on 2nd activity, anyone help?
 if (response.isSuccessful()) {
                        String myResponse = response.body().string();
                        MainActivity.this.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                            @Override
                            public void run() {
                                try {
                                    JSONObject obj = new JSONObject(myResponse);
                                    System.out.println(obj.getString("status"));
                                    System.out.println(obj.getString("status_desc"));
                                    System.out.println(obj.getString("login_token"));
                                    if (obj.optString("status").equals("Y")) {
                                         class Preferences {
                                            public void setAccessToken(@NonNull Context context, String token) {
                                                SharedPreferences sharedPreferences = context.getSharedPreferences("MySharedPref", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
                                                SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sharedPreferences.edit();
                                                editor.putString(obj.optString("login_token"), token);
                                                editor.apply(); }
                                            }
                                        Intent intent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, MainActivity2.class);
                                        intent.putExtra("AccessToken", (obj.getString("login_token")));
                                        startActivity(intent);
                                    }
                                    else {
                                        new AlertDialog.Builder(MainActivity.this)
                                                .setTitle("WARNING!")
                                                .setMessage((obj.getString("status_desc")))
                                                .setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok, null)
                                                .show();
                                    }
                                }

these my coding on 1st activity
class Preferences {
                                        public void setAccessToken(@NonNull Context context, String token) {
                                            SharedPreferences sharedPreferences = context.getSharedPreferences("MySharedPref", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
                                            SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sharedPreferences.edit();
                                            editor.putString(obj.optString("login_token"), token);
                                            editor.apply(); }
                                        }

tried this, but didnt found any token stored on my shared preferences.
any suggestion?

A: You can replace the "obj.optString("login_token")" with a simple string like "token" and it should work fine.
For example:
To save editor.putString("token", token).apply()
To get the token sharedPreferences.getString("token")


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You are motivated to combine the art of design with the art of programming. Responsibilities include translation of the UI/UX design wireframes to actual code that will produce visual elements of the application. You will work with the UI/UX designer and bridge the gap between graphical design and technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and defining how the application looks as well as how it works.
Knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image. Familiarity with tools such as Photoshop and Sketch is a plus.


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Last updated: 03:30 PM ET, Mon December 15 2014
Thailand Wants You to Discover Your 'Thainess'
Destination & Tourism	James Ruggia December 15, 2014
PHOTO: The X2 Chiang Mai South Gate brings a little serenity to central Chiang Mai. (Courtesy of X2)
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is looking to promote tourism under the banner of a new global marketing campaign, "2015 Discover Thainess." The campaign underscores the values associated with the country. "We are emphasizing on the distinctive character of Thainess which entails the Thai way of life, Thai culture and Thai experiences that distinguish Thailand as a unique tourist destination," said Thawatchai Arunyik, the TAT governor. The TAT has been taking their new message on the road to the very same long-haul markets that may have been damaged by the civil unrest earlier this year and the subsequent military seizure of the government.
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In London at the World Travel Mart and at the recently concluded International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) in Cannes, the TAT laid out its strategic marketing plans and tactical promotional activities.
The year began to close out positively for Thai tourism as China provided a 67 percent surge in arrivals in October, giving it a 6.14 percent in visitors over October, 2013. It's the first month of positive growth this year. Altogether some 2,180,601 travelers arrived in Thailand in October, included 501,043 visitors from China, a market share of 23 percent. The upturn raised the total number of arrivals in January-October to 19,736,600.
The exemption of visa fees for Chinese travelers, from the Mainland and Taipei, was seen as a catalyst for the surge. October is a major month for Chinese holidays. Other markets feeding the surge came from Thailand's short-haul ASEAN neighbors including Malaysia (11 percent), Singapore (4.92 percent), Myanmar (48.6 percent), Cambodia (16.4 percent), the Philippines (4.6 percent) and Brunei (0.99 percent). India's 87,990 arrivals reflected a growth of 9.14 percent. The TAT had targeted 25.5 million visitors for 2014.
On Jan. 26, the annual summit of the Thai hotel business will be held at the InterContinental Bangkok under the theme, "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Organized by AMCHAM Thailand and leading hospitality consultancy C9 Hotelworks, the event is expecting some 450 delegates. "In the first half of 2014, turmoil threw Thailand's tourism industry a curve ball," said C9 Hotelworks Managing Director Bill Barnett, who describes the new scenario as a "game-changing new paradigm that started in May 2014 that led to a series of remarkable transformations, which are rapidly taking the hospitality sector into unknown territory."
The TAT has been in a creative battle to reclaim the high ground for a destination that's been under attack. The publication of "Thailand: Deadly Destination," by Australian author John Stapleton, portrayed the country in the worst possible light with its relentless focus on crime, tourism scams and sex tourism. The TAT responded with the "I Hate Thailand" video which has become a viral sensation with about 2.5 million YouTube views since its November release. The TAT calls the video an "unbranding advertisement," that reaches an audience that the normal branding messages don't reach.
"There's been much hype and speculation following the release of the 'I Hate Thailand' video, which has been produced based on a research that an 'unbranding' advertisement would tend to receive more interest than a conventional branding commercial," said Arunyik. "The intention of this video is solely to depict the renowned Thai hospitality, demonstrating that Thais are ready to be a good host and offer a helping hand to tourists who need help."
The film is about a tourist named "James" who planned to visit Thailand for a week. James later lost his bag along with his valuable belongings. Then the script saw James got rescued by a local girl and later recovered his processions through the help of other villagers. The film concluded with James saying that he was wrong when he said he hated Thailand when he did not know the country well enough. He ended up staying two years in Thailand.
James the tourist becomes James the expat after two years. Not insignificant since Thailand was ranked No. 7 in the world's top destination for expats according to the HSBC Expat Explorer 2014 survey, following Switzerland, Singapore, China, Germany, Bahrain and New Zealand. The report cited a "greater level of disposable income" thanks to lower expenses on such things as utilities, accommodation, public transport and groceries. Thai cuisine, Thai culture and shopping experiences in Thailand were also regarded highly by expats who participated in the survey.
Thailand's current funk with long-haul markets hasn't slowed the procession of new hotels that keep opening. The Mövenpick Resort Laem Yai Beach Samui opened last week with 50 rooms, pool villas, beachfront villas and two-bedroom villas. The resort is Mövenpick's third location in Thailand, with four more planned over the next four years. The next will open in Pattaya at the end of 2015 and will be followed by Chiang Mai, Suriwongse the year after. Two additional planned properties will be located in Hua Hin and Bangkok.
The 338-room SENTIDO Graceland Khao Lak Resort & Spa opened in Khao Lak targeting family travelers. The resort is situated on the coastline of Phang Nga near Khao Sok and Phang Nga National Parks.
The X2 Chiang Mai – South Gate Villa opened on Dec. 1 as the third member of X2 Villa collection and the second in Chiang Mai. The new property is a luxury six bedroom villa located within the heart of the city, directly beside the South Gate entrance to the old city. It's X2's intention to create a villa network across Thailand. The new villa features six spacious bedrooms, spread out over three separate units all located within beautiful tropical gardens surrounding a large pond. In addition to the gardens, the villa includes a pool with sun beds, outdoor sala with a games room and a kitchen and dining room.
The 568-room AVANI Atrium Bangkok opened the end of November in a 23 story tower in central Bangkok. It's the first upscale hotel under the AVANI brand to open in Thailand. The top levels of the hotel are Executive Floors.
PHOTO: The top floors of the new Avani Atrium Bangkok feature Executive Rooms. (Courtesy of Avani)
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My family and I own Hyde Park (the old hotel built in the 1800s) and the only thing that we've ever heard or encountered was doors closing and opening on their own but that's about it. I don't know if this is the same Hyde Park but if it is I'd like to know more information about its past. No one in my family really likes to talk about it.
Hyde Park is in Mt. View Malone New York.
In the parking lot in front of Old Navy you can hear a ghost voice talk to you. About half way between the store and the street. Park your car there and sit in absolute silence and you will hear it talk to you.


The wife of Vice President, Dolapo, has been photographed helping First Lady Aisha Buhari to tie her gele.
The photograph made its debut on the Instagram handle of a presidential aide, Buhari Sallau.
The photograph has not been seen elsewhere before, but Sallau did not state the date it was taken, or the occasion.
The scene appears to be a private enclosure, as no aide is seen around them.
Mrs. Osinbajo seems intent on giving the First Lady a befitting headgear style, while Her Excellency monitors her moves with a pocket mirror.
The finishing is vintage Dolapo, showing the modesty for which both front line women are known.
The image has gathered 1,903 likes and 34 comments on Instagram, which are mostly praise for the duo.
Meanwhile, this is not the first time that Dolapo will be helping Aisha with her gele, as they have both been seen doing same sometime last year.


According to The Radicati Group, email usage worldwide is set to top 3 billion users by 2020. With explosive growth and massive worldwide adoption, it's no wonder email still reigns supreme among the top places to acquire customers, readers, and users. Yet, certain stigmas still remain. When people think cold email, they think — sales….


I visited the Winger's home to bring some ballet shoes we picked up for their little girls after theirs were destroyed (along with everything else) in the fire. They have three year-old boy/girl twins and a five year-old daughter. It is hard to describe the difference between hearing about someone's loss and the visceral experience of breathing in the smokey air. It was not the pleasant smell of a campfire or barbeque. It was the smell of burnt teddy bears and plastic toys. There were blackened ceilings and melted flooring. The blankets knitted by the children's great grandmother were destroyed by smoke. Toys made of plastic absorbed the smoke and became toxic and unfit for play. The wall of family pictures Leah lovingly arranged in their hallway were burned to a crisp. Only square shadows of the frames were left imprinted in smoke on what was left of the walls.
This was three year-old Ben's room. Can you imagine your child's room looking like this?
I volunteer for the Red Cross. I have been in shelters helping families while fires raged threatening and ravaging homes. We have anxiously watched the news as fires burned near our home. I thought I got it. I did not. And I don't get it the way the Winger family gets it. They saw the firefighters throw their children's burning toys out the windows of their home because they could reignite the fire. They saw the physical memories of their family destroyed in twenty minutes. Twenty minutes. Twenty minutes is how long it took from the moment the children's grandmother smelled the smoke and called 911 until the time the firefighters put it out. Twenty minutes. The rooms where they tucked their children in at night turned into burned out caverns. The sense that their children's rooms are a safe space will never be the same for them, even after their house is rebuilt. When that twenty minutes was up, they could fall through the floors of their son's room into the garage below and see the sky through the burned out roof. They have gone back day after day to see what, if anything can be salvaged.
Leah's doll from childhood that she gave to her daughters and Great Grandma's handmade blanket.
The finish came off the kitchen table as the children did art projects and rolled hot wheels across the top. This was the table where their father enjoyed family meals as a child and played with his own toys on the surface. The table was considered a loss because it was no longer properly sealed. I went back to the Winger's home on another day and picked up that table so that Greg can sand and refinish it for them. They lost almost everything of sentimental value in the house. We hope that this well loved table can be salvaged and saved for them. Greg is happy to help and I will help with the project in any way I can.
There have been times that the batteries have run low on our fire alarm and a screeching beeping noise has rung out through the house. Dare I say that I found that sound annoying? The truth is that we should have been changing the batteries on a regular schedule, rather than waiting for the alarm to beep.. If their children had been home and the fire alarm had not been functional, it is extremely likely that their children would have died in the fire. It is amazing how fast a fire spreads. We will make regular battery changes on our alarms a priority now.
While I could return from their burned home and wash the smokey smell from my hair and clothing, they don't have a home in which to return. The Wingers prepared for their daughter's first day of kindergarten in a hotel. They needed to go out and get her a 'first day of school dress' after hers was destroyed in the fire. Jennifer Fischer of The Good Long Road (who does a tremendous amount to help people in the community and through her blog) met me at the Winger home when I went back there to pick up the table. She had already written a wonderful article about their family in the news and, like me, had a new understanding of the fire after smelling it and seeing the aftermath firsthand.
The children have not seen the burned out remains of their home and they won't. When it is in the later stages of rebuilding, estimated to take nine to twelve months, they will see their 'new house' being built. Twenty minutes. In twenty minutes a home can be destroyed or help can be rendered. Most of the twenty minute blocks in our days go by without significance. Maybe you can take twenty minutes to check your home's fire alarms and make sure they have batteries. Perhaps you can make a donation to help the Winger family. Maybe your children could learn about acts of kindness by having a bake sale (or finding another creative way) to help. Maybe you can share this post on your Facebook page to spread the word. The Wingers' twins are only six months older than the Sugar Snaps. Their daughter is the same age as our niece. Seeing their burned rooms was terrifying. I will never forget the smell of burned toys. We are doing what we can to help. Any help you could provide this family would be appreciated. You never know when your own family may need help.
I remember reading this post when you first published it and the pictures really stuck with me. Thank you for sharing it on my FB wall, I will be sharing & pinning for sure.
They are now in a rental home and it will take a long time for their home to be rebuilt.


I'm very excited about my new book release, Mystic's Touch.
The world they live in is fantasy – a kingdom and a culture based on ancient Egypt. It was great being able to live in that place, in my head, for a while. And the characters were fun. I was surprised when two more of the hero's friends showed up half way through the book!
Yup! I dreamed about my characters before they ever landed on the page. It just took a couple of years to figure who they were and what they were trying to tell me.
I don't always remember my dreams, but some have been doozies! I try to record the really interesting ones so I can figure out what was on my mind or what the universe was trying to tell me. More than one of those may end up in a story someday.
Once I dreamed about getting a new job before being called for an interview. Then there was the time I dreamed that the place I used at was falling down – as in, the building was being evacuated in my dream because it was crumbling. A short while later a buy-out was announced. I've been told by friends that still work there that the company is no longer the same place.
Dreams are important to Danet and Ceros, the main characters in Mystic's Touch. They see each other in dreams for years before ever meeting. Their soul-deep bond strengthens their relationship and makes it hard to resist. No matter the odds.
Have you ever had a significant dream? One that came true or one that was so vivid it stuck with you for days after waking?
Inside Scoop: Ceros' secret shifter status adds complication and intrigue to their budding romance.


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Duke's Mayo Classic
Georgia Football
Gallman adds to Clemson's lead
By Kevin Shroat November 26, 2016 9:06 pm Follow	@KevinShroat
By Kevin Shroat | November 26, 2016 9:06 pm	Follow @KevinShroat
Running back Wayne Gallman punched in an eight-yard touchdown to put the Tigers up 28-0 with 3:06 left in the first half.
That drive was all Gallman, rushing the ball four times for 26 yards.
Artavis Scott set up the offense with a 28-yard punt return, the longest of his career.
Clemson took six plays to drive the ball 45 yards in 2:15.


Wading neck-deep among sweat-lodged Diplo fans never seemed so calm. It was almost surreal, given the blasts of bass and laser lights that engulfed the populace inside the main stage, dubbed Treble Frequency, at the height of San Bernardino's Audiotistic electronic music festival this weekend. But in the grips of big beat Armageddon, the threat of being thrashed around like a rag doll was the last thing ruminating in the minds of fist-pumping fans.
As the sound raged, two bikini-clad women in fox-colored spirit animal hoodies ducked in the middle of the herd to absorb a swirl of neon lights on the fingertips of a fellow raver, unafraid of being trampled by anything except sensory overload. Aboveground, Diplo's squinted eyes surveyed the crowd as he smirked and cranked up the dials.
Sharing his passion for eclecticism in club music, the marquee DJ unpacked an arsenal of hip-grinding moombahton grooves and euphoric strains of zappy electro. In the crowd, walls of personal space shook and crumbled with each woofer-rattling remix. Though it was only one slice in a day-long bacchanal of groundbreaking electronic music, the apex of Audiotistic seemed to highlight Southern California rave culture's ability to party without peril.
It had been a tough week for Insomniac, the festival's promoter, one marred by the near riot that eclipsed its premiere of "Electric Daisy Carnival Experience" in Hollywood when a mob of people showed up for a free, surprise block party organized by DJ Kaskade. On Friday, it was announced that some theaters had canceled future showings of the documentary about the annual festival.
Three days later, the spotlight on the midweek craziness still lingered. As festival-goers walking through the gates unfolded Audiotistic's concert guide, ads for Kaskade's next big headlining performance at the September Wonderland festival at the NOS events center, also produced by Insomniac, was a small, stinging reminder of earlier in the week.
Audiotistic has not been without its share of mischief -- last year 21 people were arrested, according to the San Bernardino Police Department. This year, 43 arrests were reported. Of those, 35 involved possession or sale of illegal narcotics, according to the police department.
And while the audience wardrobes at each stage differed depending on which of the four stages you were watching, it was inevitable that hip-hop-heads itching to see Chiddy Bang, Daedelus, Cool Kids, Lil B and King Fantastic would collide with the candy bracelets and gold lamé bras that populated around acts like AC Slater, Jaytech and Morten Breum.
In the Bass Frequency tent, dubstep's oscillating throttle vibrated the walls of the dome-like hangar as artists like Fury, Flinch and Datsik did their dirtiest in a parade of wobbling low end that drew an aggressive, mostly male audience. It was a slice of the party that came with a slightly more belligerent energy than the Treble Frequency main stage, the house-heavy Speaker Temple or the Boom Box stage hosting mostly hip-hop pedigrees. But even more overwhelming than the amount of electro subgenres vying for attention at Audiotistic was the way in which they all melted together in close quarters with little or no major blowups -- eardrums notwithstanding.


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Buhari Re-appoints Emefiele for 2nd term as CBN Governor
Written by COMFORT 95.1FM on May 9, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed the Governor of central bank (CBN), Godwin Emefiele for a second term in office.
At the plenary today, the Senate President Bukola Saraki read a letter from the president reappointing Emefiele for a second term on Thursday, May 9, 2019.
While speaking at the Association of Assets Custodians of Nigeria (AACN) conference in London on Thursday, Emefiele confirmed that he'll be making a return as the head of the apex bank.
The 57-year-old was first appointed by former president, Goodluck Jonathan, in 2014 and will become the first governor to be reappointed for a second term since Nigeria returned to a democratic system in 1999.
You would recalled that before his 2014 appointment, Emefiele spent most of his over two decades of banking years with Zenith Bank Plc where he served in different roles. He was Group Managing Director when he was appointed.
He holds a B.Sc. degree and an MBA Degree in Finance, both from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
If he's confirmed by the Senate, his second term will end in 2024.
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A native of Penticton, BC, Ms Thorpe is the Development Co-ordinator for Poetry London. Before settling on English Literature as a field of study, she studied biology, mathematics and computer science. Her two books, A Rind of Sun (Serengeti Press, 2008) and Tendered Arms (Manifold Books, 2011) are co-authored with James Wood, whose drawings ``complete`` selected poems.
See Eight Poems by Christine Thorpe.
(The interviewer is D'vorah Elias, our featured poet on Feb. 6th, 2013.
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You might remember reading a blog post back in May that announced the launch of our first randomised controlled trials in Latin America, in partnership with the World Bank. We now have results.
The trial tested redesigned reminder letters to Guatemalan taxpayers who had failed to declare their income tax on time. We found that the behaviourally-informed letters outperformed all other conditions, with the most successful variant increasing payment by 43%.
For more details, read this excellent article about the trial, published today in the international development magazine, SciDev.net.
The trial demonstrates the range of contexts in which behavioural approaches can work. It also adds more weight to a key tenet of BIT philosophy – that practically costless changes to existing government processes can have big impacts.
The trial, our first in a developing country, was made possible by BIT 'spinning out' of the UK government this year to become a social purpose company, thus allowing us to respond to requests from a broader range of public sector organisations. We hope that this will be the first of many trials in the field of international development.
The study was conducted by Stewart Kettle, Marco Hernandez (of the World Bank), Michael Sanders and Simon Ruda. It was also mentioned at the recent launch of the World Development Report 2015 on Mind, Society and Behaviour (fast forward 18 minutes to hear BIT CEO David Halpern talk about this and other BIT work).


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Illinois ag student seeks kidney donor
By TAMMIE SLOUP FarmWeek
Lance Moritz has known for most of his life he would need a kidney transplant.
Streator farmer and ag student Lance Moritz recently made a plea for a kidney donor on social media. The 19-year-old, whose kidneys have been monitored by doctors since he was 7, knew the day would come when he needed a new kidney, and has turned to the public for help.
Born with tuberous sclerosis, which causes benign tumors to grow on organs, the 19-year-old who farms with his family in Streator is used to being in and out of hospitals for various surgeries, including pancreatic, spine and brain surgeries.
Doctors have monitored Moritz's kidney function since he was 7 following renal bypass surgery to restore blood flow to one kidney. About a month ago, his family learned Moritz's kidneys were functioning at only 10-12%.
Lance Moritz, who's studying agronomy at Illinois Valley Community College, is visited by his sister Jenna during one of his many hospital stays.
Dialysis will help, but the time had come — Moritz moved from being on the inactive transplant list to the active transplant list, meaning doctors are actively searching for a kidney from a deceased donor.
With 100,000 people on that same list, the wait could be years.
Now, the Illinois Valley Community College student is asking the public to consider donating a kidney. He made his plea on Facebook, sharing his story:
"My medical history has been a challenge over the past 19 years of my life, but it has also made me a stronger person. My passion is in the agriculture industry, and my favorite places are when I am outside, working in the shop, and operating equipment to work ground and plant fields," he wrote. "These are traits and skills I want to be able to pass onto my children when the time comes. I want to be able to be there for my family and lend the help when needed. But sadly, if I can't receive a kidney the time may not come. If I am on dialysis waiting, I can't do these hobbies I love."
Students with Taylorville School District's Tommy TV created a video shared on multiple platforms, while Lance's community college published a story picked up by local media. As word spread, Lance's mother, Mary, said she learned several people volunteered to be tested through OSF Transplant Services.
Unfortunately, there wasn't a match.
Lance, an agronomy major who plans to continue working on the family farm and assist with the family's local trucking business upon graduation, struggled with school early on, but with his family's support, tutors and school programs that allowed him flexibility due to medical absences, he's now enjoying college. With the ongoing pandemic coupled with his health issues, Lance participates in his in-person classes via Zoom.
A family portrait of the Moritz family of Streator, including parents Jeff and Mary Moritz and their children Jenna and Lance, who was recently moved to active status on the national kidney transplant list.
His parents, Illinois Farm Bureau members Mary and Jeff Moritz, didn't want to exclude Lance from activities due to his health problems.
"We decided not to let him live in a bubble," Mary said, adding Lance played football and baseball, joined the swim team and 4H. "He couldn't wait to get to FFA."
Winning several state awards and being named twice a National FFA finalist, the fourth-generation La Salle County farmer is an accomplished FFA member who's excited just to be planting or harvesting corn and soybeans on his family's 2,600 acres or chatting with his dad about the farm's seeding and fertilizer plans. The city of Streator acknowledged Lance's FFA accomplishments by erecting several signs with his name and awards.
The city of Streator erected several road signs acknowledging Lance Moritz's state and national FFA achievements.
From his toddler years, Lance has been drawn to farming; same for his 12-year-old sister Jenna, who loves showing her 4-H pigs.
"Ever since I was young, just being out there, riding in the equipment was always my favorite place to be. When I got to be 14 or 15, I was running equipment and now I get turned loose to work 120 acres, and I get a list of things to do," he said.
Missing some family gatherings and time out in the field is difficult, but Lance remains optimistic.
"Yes, (my health has) affected things, ... but on the farm side of things, if I'm not able to be there to do something, at least I can be there sometimes," he said, adding he's grateful to start dialysis in the coming weeks. Doctors recently inserted a catheter so Lance can undergo at-home dialysis at night while he's sleeping, versus visiting a center several times a week. Fortunately Lance never experienced the more common symptoms of tuberous sclerosis — severe development delays and multiple seizures a day.
Lance acknowledged how frightening donating a kidney can be, especially to a stranger. "But it can be rewarding in many ways also. You will get to live with the thought that you gave someone else a second chance in life, and you were there to help build their future for a great healthy life," he wrote on Facebook. "I have been dealt these odd cards since the day I was born, but I haven't let them stop me."
This story was distributed through a cooperative project between Illinois Farm Bureau and the Illinois Press Association. For more food and farming news, visit FarmWeekNow.com.


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Looking Beyond the Patent Cliff
Jack Hough
Not every financial cliff is a dire threat. Just ask the big drug companies, which have spent the past decade confronting a patent cliff. At last, that cliff is starting to look more like a particularly menacing pothole.
This year, branded drugs with yearly sales of $36 billion will face generic competition for the first time -- a record, according to a recent report from CLSA, a unit of French bank Crédit Agricole. Yet shares of industry bellwethers Merck (ticker: MRK) and Pfizer (PFE) have climbed 25% over the past year, double the gain for the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index.
Perhaps that's because the cliff's threat is declining. Next year, patents will expire on drugs with sales of $17 billion, a 53% drop. Or perhaps it's because, at a time when companies with steady earnings and big dividends fetch premium stock prices, drug makers suddenly look like good deals. The largest five U.S. drug makers by stock-market value carry an average dividend yield of 3.6% and sell for about 13 times this year's earnings forecast. The Standard & Poor's 500, by comparison, yields 2.2% and trades at 14 times earnings. As concerns over the patent cliff fade, drug makers could attract valuations closer to those of consumer-staples companies, which go for about 15 times earnings, or telecoms, which sell for more than 16 times earnings.
Next year, six of the top-selling 20 drugs will be biologics. That's likely to boost the exclusive marketing windows for drug makers, because generic biologics are more difficult to make than traditional medicines. Stuart Goldenberg for Barron's
Major drug makers have spent their lean years improving in key ways -- consolidating, cutting costs, and investing in research. "Traditionally these companies have been much better at marketing and distribution than research," says Eddie Yoon, manager of Fidelity Select Health Care Portfolio. "Today they invest capital in early- stage research while giving entrepreneurs more room to innovate."
Much of that investment is flowing into biotech. Next year, six of the top-selling 20 drugs will be biologics, according to CLSA. That's likely to boost the exclusive marketing windows for drug makers, because "biosimilars," or generic biologics, are much more difficult to make than traditional medicines.
"The rules aren't even fully in place yet for telling whether biosimilars are as good as the originals," says Bill Mulholland, a Phoenix patent lawyer. "And once they are, generic companies may not have the manufacturing expertise." Biosimilars won't see meaningful sales growth until 2018 to 2020.
Drug makers are also extending the life of branded medicines by selling more of them in emerging markets. "The market for generics isn't nearly as developed there," says Damien Conover, a drug analyst at Morningstar. "There have been problems with drug counterfeiting, and patients tend to prefer brand-name drugs."
Big Pharma on the Mend
As patent expirations slow and new drugs come to market, these companies look likely to fetch higher prices.
Company/Ticker Recent
Price Dividend
Yield Est. 2012 P/E
Pfizer/PFE $25.61 3.4% 12
Merck/MRK 44.51 3.9 12
Sanofi/SNY 46.06 2.6* 7
Novartis/NVS 62.52 3.4* 12
*Net of foreign tax withholding
As drug makers produce more innovative medicines in coming years, investor confidence is likely to surge, says Kim Vukhac, an analyst at CLSA. She likes Pfizer and Merck, which she calls the cheapest and second-cheapest names in the group. Both fetch less than 12 times earnings. Pfizer has two promising drugs launching within the next six months—Xeljanz for arthritis and Eliquis for stroke prevention -- and is spinning off noncore businesses like nutrition and animal-health products, while Merck is hitting its stride in research. "A lot of products that are in late-stage trials could come to market within two years," says Vukhac.
Pfizer and Merck, which yield 3.4% and 3.9%, respectively, also have excellent potential for dividend growth, because their current payments make up between 40% and 50% of earnings, and earnings are likely to increase, pushing their dividends higher. For example, if Merck and Pfizer meet Wall Street earnings projections and pay out half as dividends, by 2016 they will yield more than 5%, based on their current prices.
Morningstar's Conover likes two drug makers that score well on both product outlook and stock valuation. Switzerland's Novartis (NVS), which offers a broad range of proprietary and generic drugs, has specialties in oncology and immunology, offering treatments for which few alternatives exist, which should protect it from future cost pressures by insurance companies and regulators, he says. It sells for 12 times earnings and yields 3.4%, net of foreign tax withholding. (For more on Novartis, see Cover Story.) France's Sanofi (SNY) has a solid position in vaccines and insulins and faces a string of patent losses this year but very few beyond. It trades at less than seven times earnings and has a net yield of 2.6%.
IF BRANDED DRUG MAKERS will face fewer patent expirations, generics pharma companies will have fewer big, new opportunities, but not all of them will struggle, says CLSA's Vukhac. She likes Watson Pharmaceuticals (WPI) and Teva Pharmaceutical (TEVA) because they have the highest percentage of "first-to-file" opportunities; in the generic business, the first approved copy after a patent expires gets its own brief window of sales exclusivity. Watson is a fast grower that sells for 15 times earnings, while Teva, which also sells branded drugs, faces patent expirations of its own and sells for just eight times earnings.
Mutual-fund investors can get broad, low-cost Big Pharma exposure via exchange-traded funds like iShares Dow Jones U.S. Pharmaceuticals Fund (IHE) and Market Vectors Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH). For actively managed funds, look to Vanguard Health Care (VGHCX), which has 40% in drugs, and Primecap Odyssey Growth Fund (POGRX), with 45% in drugs. Neither fund has an upfront sales charge and both get Morningstar's gold rating for performance, fees, and management.
E-mail: editors@barrons.com
Not every financial cliff is a dire threat.


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Thanksgiving is all about spending time with the family, invite your children, grandparents or cousins over for a festive dinner. Serve your guests home-made pumpkin pie during the day and put a wonderful stuffed turkey on the table for dinner, surrounded with all kinds of delicious side dishes like Corn Bread and cranberry sauce. What's for dessert you ask? What about fresh Jell-o Gelatin? In different amazing colours, or ice cream with Hershey's Chocolate Sauce?
Just take a look at our USfoodz Thanksgiving assortment and give a fabulous Thanksgiving party.
Betty Crocker 100% Real Mashed Potatoes.
Try them with chicken or tacos.
Campbell's Cream of Chicken Soup.
Tender clams simmered with potatoes, celery and carrots.
Egg noodles with quinoa flour & white beans.
Enjoy a sugar free chocolate dessert.
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This meat marinade mix is delicous.
Make delicious Sloppy Joes the real American way!
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Enjoy the warm honey taste of refried beans.
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Q: Beating Pass-By-Value the Best Way (In the following code, player is a of a type which contains a Vector2 called Vector)
Vector2 v = player.Vector;
v.X -= player.Speed * (float)gameTime.ElapsedGameTime.TotalSeconds;
player.Vector = v;

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player.Vector = new Vector2(player.Vector.X - player.Speed * (float)gameTime.ElapsedGameTime.TotalSeconds, player.Vector.Y);

These both accomplish the same task (Getting around the "Cannot modify the return value because it is not a variable" Error), but is one more efficient than the other?
Does one use less memory? (No, right?)
Does one execute quicker?
Is there a better way?

A: The second option is better because it doesn't mutate any objects. To improve readability I'd extract a variable like this:
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From L-R: ABLE OC Fellows Genny Kahlweiss, Marcus Cabrera, Juliane Hutchison, Beth Thomas, Noah Loungarikis, and Erin Watson, accompanied by Scott Gotreau, Director of Educational Technology at the end of their 2-day summer Boot Camp for the Fellowship in June 2017.
Please flip through to page 14 of the digital copy of the paper, or check out the PDF version below. If you're interested in learning more, visit the ABLE Fellowship website.


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