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Martinez, Moustakas win final vote for All Star game
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CINCINNATI - Both the St. Louis Cardinals' Carlos Martinez and Kansas City Royals' Mike Moustakas won their respective league's final vote for the MLB All Star Game Friday evening, sending both to the festivities in Cincinnati next week.
Martinez edged out Cincinnati's own Johnny Cueto to win the National League vote, while Moustakas held off a late run by Minnesota Twins second baseman Brian Dozier to win the American League's final roster spot.
Martinez is 10-3 on the season with a 2.52 E.R.A. and has helped fill the void left by Adam Wainwright, who is gone for the season due to a torn Achilles tendon.
Meanwhile, Moustakas is batting .301 on the season with seven home runs and 31 RBIs. Moustakas is the seventh Royals All Star selected this year, the most in franchise history.
It will be the first All Star Game appearance for both Moustakas and Martinez.
The 86th annual MLB All Star Game will be Tuesday at 6 p.m.
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The US and China are negotiating a trade war. But during the shutdown, Washington won't reveal how much impact it's had.
A partial government shutdown is nearing its third full week.
Key economic data, including the trade balance, won't be reported during that time.
The lapse in data comes as the US and China negotiate a trade war, a situation that economists say makes the trade balance increasingly important.
Want to know how much the US and China are shipping to one another as the two countries negotiate a trade war?
International trade data for the month of November was withheld due to the government shutdown on Tuesday, the same day mid-level trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing were set to wrap up. Parts of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Census Bureau won't operate until funding is restored, according to department websites.
That means the trade balance is unavailable at the same time that it has become increasingly important, said Brad Setser, a White House and Treasury Department economist in the Obama administration.
"The trade data right now is both interesting and important, because it's an easy way of measuring and evaluating the impact of Trump's trade policies," he said. "It's missed."
The US's trade deficit rose to $55.5 billion in October, the last release showed, marking its highest level since 2008. China continued to ship significantly more to the US than vice versa, with that deficit reaching a record peak at $43.1 billion. It was expected to continue to widen in November.
President Donald Trump sees the trade balance as a scorecard of sorts in his trade war with China - which has led to hundreds of billions of dollars worth of tariffs between the two largest economies - even though trade balances are determined by an assortment of factors.
Those include foreign exchange rates, the strength of an economy, and how much a country borrows from abroad. Recent widening of the US trade deficit has been in part due to tax cuts, according to Mary Lovely, an expert on trade at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
"However, President Trump clearly watches the trade deficit. And the fact that it is widening, even with the tariffs he has already imposed on almost half of all imports from China, implies that tariffs are an ineffective way to address the imbalance," she said.
Economists said missing the monthly trade balance for November probably won't have critical consequences yet, since they can extrapolate estimates from past data. But as the shutdown continues, that could change.
"What will matter politically and to the US-China talks are the full-year data due in February, in advance of the March 1 deadline," said Derek Scissors, a China expert at the conservative-leaning American Enterprise Institute. "In general, one month doesn't make a difference unless a sharp change is expected. We have January-October data and we have November 2017 - we can figure out November of last year."
As Washington and Beijing race to forge a compromise before an agreed upon March deadline, after which further trade escalations are set to take place, progress remains elusive. According to the New York Times, trade hawks within the Trump administration have so far not been satisfied with offers from China.
For Americans, the outlook doesn't look much more promising at home. The partial government shutdown was nearing its third full week on Tuesday, with a dispute among Trump and lawmakers over border security only intensifying in recent days.
In the meantime, it could be more difficult to understand business conditions in the country.
"[Without data], we have less of a sense of exactly how the US is weathering the trade disruptions," said Josh Wright, chief economist at iCIMS.


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Q: Color Animation with ease I have been following this question to make a color animation.
I can create the animation and it runs fine until the animation gets started again. There is a moment where it feels that the animation has been started/stopped there for a moment. I want the animation to run smoothly so that it doesn't show any restarting effects in the colors. Is it possible to do that?
I am using the following code:
        <Storyboard x:Key="GradientAnimation"
                RepeatBehavior="Forever"
                Storyboard.TargetName="BackgroundBrush"
                SpeedRatio="0.3">
        <ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames
            Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Background).(LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops)[0].(GradientStop.Color)"
            EnableDependentAnimation="True"
            BeginTime="-0:0:0.5">

            <LinearColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0" Value="Black"/>
            <LinearColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:1" Value="Red"/>
            <LinearColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:2" Value="Black"/>
            <LinearColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:3" Value="Red"/>
            <LinearColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:4" Value="Black"/>
            <LinearColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:5" Value="Red"/>
            <LinearColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:6" Value="Black"/>
            <LinearColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:7" Value="Red"/>

        </ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
        <ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames
            Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Background).(LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)"
            EnableDependentAnimation="True">

            <LinearColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0" Value="Red"/>
            <LinearColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:1" Value="Black"/>
            <LinearColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:2" Value="Red"/>
            <LinearColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:3" Value="Black"/>
            <LinearColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:4" Value="Red"/>
            <LinearColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:5" Value="Black"/>
            <LinearColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:6" Value="Red"/>
            <LinearColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:7" Value="Black"/>

        </ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
    </Storyboard>

And I start this animation in code-behind:
((Storyboard)Resources["GradientAnimation"]).Begin();

Maybe there is some kind of 'easing' method that mixes up the start and stop of the animation so it appears as smooth as a long running animation. Any suggestions?

A: You can try EasingColorKeyFrame but the animation will never be smooth because it's running on the UI thread (i.e. EnableDependentAnimation="True").
Here's some good and bad news. The good is that we now have new gradient brush API at the Composition layer level, which means it's fully animatable and running off the UI thread. So performance wise it's going to be much better than the current Storyboard solution. But it's only available in Windows 10 Insider Preview 16225 onward, which means it's not going to work for most of your current users except insiders.
However, I am still going to post this new solution here for future reference since there's no sample available on this topic yet.
Note I have added some extra sauce to the animation to make it more interesting. If you only want colors to be animated, feel free to move the EndPoint and RotationAngleInDegrees animations (I use the EndPoint animation to animate from a solid background color to a gradient at the startup of the app and RotationAngleInDegrees to rotate the gradient brush forever).
var compositor = Window.Current.Compositor;

// Initially, we set the end point to be (0,0) 'cause we want to animate it at start.
// If you don't want this behavior, simply set it to a different value within (1,1).
_gradientBrush = compositor.CreateLinearGradientBrush();
_gradientBrush.EndPoint = Vector2.Zero;

// Create gradient initial colors.
var gradientStop1 = compositor.CreateColorGradientStop();
gradientStop1.Offset = 0.0f;
gradientStop1.Color = GradientStop1StartColor;
var gradientStop2 = compositor.CreateColorGradientStop();
gradientStop2.Offset = 1.0f;
gradientStop2.Color = GradientStop2StartColor;
_gradientBrush.ColorStops.Add(gradientStop1);
_gradientBrush.ColorStops.Add(gradientStop2);

// Assign the gradient brush to the Root element's Visual.
_backgroundVisual = compositor.CreateSpriteVisual();
_backgroundVisual.Brush = _gradientBrush;
ElementCompositionPreview.SetElementChildVisual(Root, _backgroundVisual);

// There are 3 animations going on here.
// First, we kick off an EndPoint offset animation to create an special entrance scene.
// Once it's finished, we then kick off TWO other animations simultaneously.
// These TWO animations include a set of gradient stop color animations and
// a rotation animation that rotates the gradient brush.

var linearEase = compositor.CreateLinearEasingFunction();
var batch = compositor.CreateScopedBatch(CompositionBatchTypes.Animation);
batch.Completed += (s, e) =>
{
    StartGradientColorAnimations();
    StartGradientRotationAnimation();
};
var endPointOffsetAnimation = compositor.CreateVector2KeyFrameAnimation();
endPointOffsetAnimation.Duration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3);
endPointOffsetAnimation.InsertKeyFrame(1.0f, Vector2.One);
_gradientBrush.StartAnimation(nameof(_gradientBrush.EndPoint), endPointOffsetAnimation);
batch.End();

void StartGradientColorAnimations()
{
    var color1Animation = compositor.CreateColorKeyFrameAnimation();
    color1Animation.Duration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);
    color1Animation.IterationBehavior = AnimationIterationBehavior.Forever;
    color1Animation.Direction = AnimationDirection.Alternate;
    color1Animation.InsertKeyFrame(0.0f, GradientStop1StartColor, linearEase);
    color1Animation.InsertKeyFrame(0.5f, Color.FromArgb(255, 65, 88, 208), linearEase);
    color1Animation.InsertKeyFrame(1.0f, Color.FromArgb(255, 43, 210, 255), linearEase);
    gradientStop1.StartAnimation(nameof(gradientStop1.Color), color1Animation);

    var color2Animation = compositor.CreateColorKeyFrameAnimation();
    color2Animation.Duration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);
    color2Animation.IterationBehavior = AnimationIterationBehavior.Forever;
    color2Animation.Direction = AnimationDirection.Alternate;
    color2Animation.InsertKeyFrame(0.0f, GradientStop2StartColor, linearEase);
    color1Animation.InsertKeyFrame(0.5f, Color.FromArgb(255, 200, 80, 192), linearEase);
    color2Animation.InsertKeyFrame(1.0f, Color.FromArgb(255, 43, 255, 136), linearEase);
    gradientStop2.StartAnimation(nameof(gradientStop2.Color), color2Animation);
}

void StartGradientRotationAnimation()
{
    var rotationAnimation = compositor.CreateScalarKeyFrameAnimation();
    rotationAnimation.Duration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(15);
    rotationAnimation.IterationBehavior = AnimationIterationBehavior.Forever;
    rotationAnimation.InsertKeyFrame(1.0f, 360.0f, linearEase);
    _gradientBrush.StartAnimation(nameof(_gradientBrush.RotationAngleInDegrees), rotationAnimation);
}

Here's a working sample and the following is how it looks like. :)

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Sadly around 80% of all car seats in the UK are being used incorrectly. This page shows some of the most common errors that are putting children's lives at risk.
Forward Facing Too Early
Children's skeletons, and in particular the spine and neck, are not mature enough to cope with the forces of a crash until they are at least four years old. Therefore forward facing is not a milestone you should look forward to or rush into. Forward facing R44/04 car seats can legally be used once a baby weighs 9kg, but for some babies that is as young as five or six months! It is much safer to move your baby into an extended rear facing seat when they have outgrown their infant carrier, and to keep them rear facing until they are at least four years old and no longer fit in the seat. Some of the larger rear facing seats will last for six or even seven years.
This seat is installed correctly, but at 21 months old this little boy is much too young to face forward. In a seat like this he is five times more likely to be seriously injured in a crash, than in a rear facing seat.
The Harness
A harness that is loose or twisted won't protect your child in a crash. You shouldn't be able to fit more than two fingers between the straps and the child's chest. The straps should fit snug on the child's shoulders, not hang off the top of their arms. All parts of the harness straps should lie flat on the child's body. If the straps are twisted they can't distribute the crash forces evenly.
The little boy in this photograph is in the right seat for his age and weight, but the harness is much too loose. One side is twisted and the other side is falling off his shoulder. A harness used in this way will offer the child little or no protection in a collision.
Here the harness is positioned on the shoulders, it is not twisted and it is adjusted tight enough so that no more than two fingers can fit between the strap and his shoulder. Used in this way the harness does two jobs, it keeps the child in the seat and it distributes the crash forces evenly across the body.
Seat Belt Routing
All car seats have guides that show where the seat belt should be routed to hold the seat firmly in place in your car. For rear facing installation these guides are blue, and for forward facing they are red. Most forward facing and extended rear facing seats also have a clip that the seat belt should be locked into. This clip is known as a lock-off guide and is also blue for rear facing and red for forward facing. If the seat belt is incorrectly routed or not locked, the seat won't be safe.
Buckle Crunch
When a car seat is installed with the seat belt, it should be the seat belt webbing that holds the seat in place. In some cars the buckle stalks are quite long and this can result in the buckle resting on the plastic or metal structure of the car seat. This is known as buckle crunch and can cause the buckle to shatter in a crash. If you try a seat in your car and the buckle is too high, you can try a different position in the car, or you may need to choose a different car seat altogether.
This seat has been installed in a car with long buckle stalks. The buckle is too high and bends over the plastic structure of the seat.
This is how the seat belt and the buckle should look. The webbing is tight across the car seat and the buckle is flat.
Not Following The Instructions
It is very important to read the manual and follow it to the letter. Do not use the seat in any way other than those outlined in the instructions. You sometimes see people use infant carriers forward facing. Or harnessed seats used as boosters. Or children in boosters with the diagonal seat belt under their arm. Or with the lap belt routed across their stomach instead of their hips. The list is endless. Doing this or anything else that is not in the instructions is extremely dangerous. Using a car seat incorrectly is just as dangerous as not using one at all.
In this photograph the seat belt has been routed incorrectly and the carry handle is down. In a crash a seat that is installed in this way will not be retained by the seat belt.
A correctly installed infant carrier. The lap belt goes over the baby's legs and the shoulder belt goes around the seat through the guide on the back. The carry handle is in the upright position.
There are three things wrong here. The head rest is too high, the shoulder belt is under the child's arm, and the lap belt is too high because it has been placed over the booster's horns. Using a booster seat in this way puts the child at serious risk of suffering internal, spinal and head injuries.
This is how it should look with the headrest just above the shoulders, the lap belt under the horns and the diagonal belt over the shoulder.
Rear facing car seats are legal and safe to use on the front passenger seat, but only if there is no active frontal airbag. Airbags shoot out of their housing at 200mph and the force of the impact on the back of the child's seat is enough to seriously injure or even kill them.
Using Boosters Too Early
High back boosters and even booster cushions without a back rest can legally be used from 15kg. That is around three years old. But a three year-old's pelvis is not mature enough to cope with the force of the adult lap belt in a crash. And at three years old a child is usually not sensible enough to sit still in a booster. They need to be able to sit up properly in the seat and stay there for the entire journey. Children's skeletons are not mature enough to sit in a booster until they are about four and a half, so keeping them in their five-point harness until they have reached the weight limit is much safer.
This may look ok, but it is very dangerous. The boy in this picture is only two years old and weighs 14kg. He is too young and too small to face forward, and too young to use an adult seat belt. A two years old's skeleton is not mature enough to cope with the forces of a crash, and the seat belt can cause them serious injuries. And at that age they can't be trusted to sit still for the entire journey.
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Small plane makes emergency landing on Pomona building
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Small plane lands on top of Pomona building
POMONA, Calif. (KABC) -- A pilot whose single-engine plane lost power was able to make an emergency landing on top of a parole office building in Pomona on Sunday, according to fire officials.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department said the plane landed on the building at 971 Corporate Center at about 4:30 p.m.
Single-engine plane lands on building in Pomona, fire officials state https://t.co/uPnjYfRNcfhttps://t.co/Zvirrs3ZAA
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) May 9, 2016
According to the California Department of Corrections, the building is a State of California Parole Office.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane was a single-engine Piper PA-28 and was heading to Brackett Field Airport in La Verne.
The 61-year-old male pilot, who was the only person on-board, had to make an emergency landing after the plane lost power, officials stated. Witnesses from the 57 Freeway saw the plane flying extremely low.
"He just kind of landed, like straight down, it was crazy," eyewitness Nicholas Vela said.
"Then we saw it hit, and it kind of bounced," eyewitness Kelly Vela explained. "I was waiting to see an explosion or something, but nothing happened. It was just kind of a hard hit and a bounce."
Eduardo Ramirez was nearby and climbed a tree to get on top of the building to help the pilot.
"As soon as I got onto the roof and saw the plane I thought he was dead," Ramirez said. "When I talked to him he said that he had a broken ankle. So he just wanted to wait a little bit, he was in shock, he just wanted to wait a little bit and relax. So I was just there with him trying to keep him calm."
Miraculously, the pilot only suffered moderate injuries, telling paramedics he hit his head and his legs hurt from the force of the impact.
He was taken to the hospital by helicopter and is expected to survive.
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"He was alert, he was oriented, he knew where he was at, he knew what happened. He explained to the paramedics that he had just lost power," Battalion Chief Ron Larriva with the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.
Despite the hard landing, officials said it appeared the plane and the building only suffered minimum damage. No one was inside the building at the time of the crash landing, according to authorities.
Officials and eyewitness marveled at the pilot's near perfect emergency landing.
"Pretty skilled in my opinion. Had he not landed five feet earlier, he probably would've plowed into the side of that building and it maybe would've been a completely different story. Thank God the guy is alright," Nicholas Vela said.
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White House races to come up with health-care wins for Trump's campaign
Posted on July 31, 2019 by henrykotula	• Posted in 2020 Election Issues, ACA, Health Policy, Hospital Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry	• Leave a comment
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White House advisers, scrambling to create a health-care agenda for President Trump to promote on the campaign trail, are meeting at least daily with the aim of rolling out a measure every two to three weeks until the 2020 election.
One of the initiatives would allow states to import lower-priced drugs from Canada and other countries and another would bar Medicare from paying more than any other country for prescription drugs, according to two senior administration officials and lobbyists — controversial ideas in line with Democratic proposals. Yet it remains unclear the administration has the legal authority to execute some of these policies without Congress.
The White House is already facing fierce pushback on some proposals from Republicans on Capitol Hill and the pharmaceutical industry, which will likely go to court to challenge any measure it opposes.
The furious push reflects the administration's sense of vulnerability on an issue that Democrats successfully used in 2018 to win control of the House of Representatives. White House officials are eager to inoculate the president against a repeat of that strategy in 2020 — and reduce the GOP disadvantage on an issue that pollsters say plays to Democratic strengths. Most of the Democratic presidential candidates have made health-care proposals, including Medicare-for-all plans, key to their campaigns. Health care is already playing a starring role in the debates and Democrats are sure to assail Trump for his attempts to eliminate coverage for millions of people by challenging the Affordable Care Act in court.
"President Trump has said we will protect people with preexisting conditions, lower drug prices, end surprise medical bills, and make sure Americans get the highest quality of care they deserve," said White House spokesman Judd Deere. "While the radical left has sweeping proposals for a total government takeover of the health system that will hurt seniors and eliminate private insurance for 180 million Americans, the Trump administration is working on real solutions."
Some, however, are doubtful a flurry of executive orders and new regulations would have an immediate effect on consumers' pocketbooks. What is clear is that the approach, which includes White House support for a bipartisan Senate bill to cap Medicare drug price increases to the rate of inflation, is putting congressional Republicans in a tough spot: Embrace Trump's agenda and abandon conservative precepts about interference in the marketplace, or buck the president on one of his top priorities.
While Republicans have largely fallen in line with Trump on free trade and immigration even when he has blown up GOP orthodoxy, many rely heavily on donations from the pharmaceutical industry and are reluctant to sour those relationships.
One lobbyist, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, described being stunned at a recent White House meeting when Domestic Policy Council Director Joe Grogan said the administration would not let Democrats run to the president's left on lowering the prices of prescription medicines.
In another tense meeting, top pharmaceutical executives were told bluntly "it wasn't in the industry's best interests" to block the bipartisan Senate bill backed by Trump. If it failed, they were told, they'd see "the president of the United States negotiating with Nancy Pelosi [on allowing the government to negotiate drug prices in Medicare]," said a person familiar with the meeting.
On Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced the outlines of a plan to eventually allow Americans to import certain lower-cost drugs from Canada and other countries. White House officials are also weighing an Obamacare replacement that Congress would take up after the election, a Medicare plan to contrast with Democratic Medicare-for-all proposals, help for beleaguered rural hospitals and steps to reduce maternal death rates, according to two senior administration officials.
The health-care effort is being driven by the White House's Domestic Policy Council Director Joe Grogan, Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and the White House Office of Management and Budget acting director Russ Vought. Other participants in the sometimes contentious daily meetings include Azar, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway and representatives from the vice president's office.
One senior administration official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said the White House believes it has "tremendous authority" to write executive orders under food, drug and cosmetic laws, as well as through the ACA, which gives the government broad power to test ways to improve health care and reduce costs in government programs.
"We think the [ACA] authority is pretty tremendous," the official said. The administration is currently arguing in federal court to overturn the law, however, with a decision expected late summer or fall.
But many health policy and legal experts disagree and are also skeptical the steps the administration is talking about would have a tangible effect on consumers before the election.
"It's unlikely the administration is going to be able to use an executive order that Americans are going to be able to notice before the election," said Benedic Ippolito, a health economist at the American Enterprise Institute. "It's an incredibly ambitious timeline."
Others see court challenges as inevitable, noting the drug industry has already shown a willingness to sue the administration over policies it opposes; it recently won a lower court victory against an Health and Human Servies regulation that would have required drugmakers to include the list prices of their medications in television ads.
"I'm not sure they can get anything done and survive a court challenge before the election," said Chris Meekins, a former HHS official who is now a health care policy research analyst at Raymond James, a financial services firm.
The White House is also attempting to build support for the Senate bill authored by Finance Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) and ranking Democrat Sen. Ron Wyden (Ore.), that for the first time would require drugmakers to pay back the federal government if they raised the prices of medications in the Medicare program in excess of the rate of inflation. It would also limit out-of-pocket costs for beneficiaries.
The pharmaceutical industry opposes the bill, and some Republicans have already derided the legislation as tantamount to negotiating drug prices or imposing "price controls" — a line in the sand for many who oppose what they see as government interference in the market. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has not said whether he will bring a drug-pricing legislative package up for a vote, but he is generally opposed to voting on health-care legislation ahead of the election.
Against the advice of many congressional Republicans, White House advisers are also working to craft an Obamacare replacement plan that Trump could campaign on, especially if the Fifth Circuit should declare the law unconstitutional this fall and catapult the issue to the forefront of the 2020 races.
Some GOP lawmakers and strategists worry about rolling out a plan that has no chance of passage in the current Congress and that Democrats could pick to pieces during a long campaign. Many also have little appetite to return to the debate over repealing Obamacare.
Nonetheless, the White House is considering a plan, put together by conservative think tanks, that would eliminate the ACA's subsidies for low-income consumers and replace the open-ended federal commitment to Medicaid with a lump-sum payment for each state in the form of a block grant, according to a copy posted online. The proposal largely follows the outlines of a 2017 Republican bill, which the Senate never voted on because it did not garner enough support.
"We don't have a lot of buy in on the Hill," acknowledged the senior administration official, "but we're figuring it out."
Some of the other health-care proposals under review also appear largely aspirational, for instance, a draft executive order that instructs agencies to speed development of a universal flu vaccine, first reported by Politico, that proposes no new funding. Other efforts, such as the initiatives to reduce HIV infections, reduce end-stage kidney disease and double the number of transplants, contain new funding and have been widely heralded.
"Every chance we have to set or tweak a rule we are doing it." said the senior official. "This administration has been more creative and accomplished more when it comes to health care and health than anybody has given us credit for."
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Janice Dickinson Reflects On The Day Bill Cosby Was Sentenced To Prison
Janice Dickinson said she had "no feelings whatsoever" when comedian Bill Cosby was sentenced last week. Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a woman in 2004. Dickinson saying, "I just crossed my fingers that justice would be served. I was mentally fatigued." According to the Huffington Post, Dickinson accused Cosby in 2014 of drugging and raping her in 1982. She was in attendance for the comedian's sentence hearing last week at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/janice-dickinson-reflects-on-the-day-bill-cosby-was-sentenced-to-prison_us_5bb4c6c2e4b01470d04d6876 http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com
Rep. Duncan Hunter Indicted On Campaign Finance Fraud Charges
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Iran Says Israel, U.S. Will Be Targeted If U.S. Attacks
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Illegal immigrant Charged With Murder Of Mollie Tibbitts
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Fox News Slammed For Manafort, Cohen Coferage
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U.S. Republican Representative Hunter Indicted
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Plane With Rapper Post Malone On it Lands With Blown Tires
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Finding adventure in the every day.
I wanted to start a spot to review some of the things I've enjoyed in the past month because sometimes time just zips by and it's good to catch up.
Due to some aforementioned back issues, I spent a lot more of the past month relatively stationary, hence.....Netflix. I tried to mix it up with mysteries, lighthearted fair and some documentaries. Of course, first up was Stranger Things (Yes, I know, I'm late to the party) which was just as good as everyone said it would be. It's good to finally understand all the Eggo references and #JusticeForBarb. Inspired by a recent episode of All Time Favorite Podcast I started Parks and Recreation have been consistently delighted by it. I'm nearing the end and though I will be sad when it's over, it will undoubtably live on in my life via Twitter GIF's. Lastly, I've been delving into Unlikely Animal Friends, which is just what it sounds like. Everything from surfing goats to therapy chickens, it will fill you with happy feels. Go watch it.
One of my favorite Christmas traditions we have is going to The Cheese Shop across from the Fashion Mall at Keystone. Being from Wisconsin, cheese is very important to me and they have a wonderful selection along with meats, wine, coffee, crackers and jams. Their employees are always incredibly helpful and let you sample everything before you buy it, which is awesome. Every year we leave with a variety of cheeses from around the world, interesting jams big smiles. Because triple cream soft-ripened cheese and lingonberries are an essential part of life, never forget that.
Being from a small town, there is something immensely novel to me about city downtowns at Christmas. Between the plethora of Christmas films that take place in larger cities and visiting Minneapolis many times as a kid, seeing all the lights and decorations just makes me happy. Visiting the Circle of Lights in downtown Indianapolis is definitely one of the highlights of my holiday season. Carriage rides, people with their families taking pictures, the monument transformed into a giant "tree" being guarded by giant toy soldiers and peppermint sticks...it just feels magical and always brings me joy. This year I remembered to wear warm boots, so it was even better!
I hope you had a wonderful December, I'd love to hear what you have been enjoying lately!
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Due to some poorly timed back problems, I wasn't able to post this immediately following the Internet Cat Video Festival, but it was such a delight I still wanted to talk about it. This is the first year I have attended, however not the first year Indianapolis has hosted the festival. What is the Internet Cat Video Festival? Exactly what you would think it is, and so much more.
It is a highly curated program of internet cat videos, watched in a theater with other cat enthusiasts, but it also brings awareness to local shelters and cats in need of homes. In Indianapolis it is hosted by the IMA and shown in their lovely Toby theater, but it is a touring festival with many stops. Being a huge fan of cats, I had to check it out.
Prior to the start of the show, pictures and tiny bios of local adoptable cats were featured and workers from the Humane Society were on hand to answer questions and help with the adoption process. Cat related merchandise were available, as was face painting and cat accessories.
The program is divided loosely by "plot" such as Action, Comedy and Drama, with a thoughtful mix of animation and more carefully produced videos, to simple short clips. I was pleasantly surprised to find that filmmaker and master curator William Braden was in attendance, providing a brief history of the festival and taking questions from the audience. The selections for this year's festival were thoroughly enjoyable and it was a wonderful experience to watch cat videos with a community of cat enthusiasts.
It was one of the first bitterly cold nights of the season, but people turned out in droves, proudly sporting cat related clothing and ready to laugh. I am very much hoping the festival returns next year, I can't wait to go again!
So full disclosure, I am not a medical professional, nor a trained therapist. I'm just a geek with GAD and social anxiety who also likes to go to conventions. These things often do not mix, but you can absolutely learn how to enjoy 4 days of chaotic geekdom and still come out relatively unscathed. Read on to see some things I've learned and tips for making your convention visit a great one.
Greetings! In my last post I talked about my general impressions about Who's Yer Con 2016. Today I'll go over some basics you should know and then what I did this year and what I learned from it!
The first year (last year) we attended WYC we did not preregister, but this year we opted to register online. I 100% endorse preregistering. We got there about 11:30 on Friday morning and there was a probably 20-30 minute line for registration, however there was no line for those that signed up online. I hate standing in lines if I can avoid it. All we did was walk up, give our name and *BAM* we had our badges and schedule. It's worth noting that while the event is free, you can upgrade to a contributing member for $25 and you get a t-shirt and a tote with a few games in it.
A few weeks before the convention, the event catalog is put online. This has everything the convention offers along with times/dates. Depending on the type and popularity of game, there may only be a few times available to play it. I recommend looking through the catalog and preregistering for a slot if there are certain games you have your heart set on playing.
Ever since moving to Indy 4 years ago, my hubs Chad and I have found ourselves increasingly immersed in the world of tabletop games. Who's Yer Gamer's is a local group that has been promoting hobby gaming since 2008 and each spring they put on Who's Yer Con, a free, 3 day hobby gaming convention held at the Wyndham West hotel. This was our second year attending, so I thought I would share my experience! In the this post I'll go over my impressions about the convention in general, and in my next post I'll talk about the specifics of what I did this year.
Hi there! It's been a while. I've missed posting and I'm going to try and do something about that. There will be some format changes, content changes and the like. I've toyed with removing old posts, but for now I'm leaving things as they are. I wont be posting daily, and I'll be focusing on more local activities/mini-adventures that are going on in my life. Also maybe some thoughts on what I'm reading/watching/listening to. I hope you'll follow along! If you do want the daily aspect of The Daily Claire (IE me talking about geeky stuff and posting cat pictures) follow me on Instagram & Twitter at @thedailyclaire. I am also Player 2 at Boards & Brews where my Hubs and I review board games and local brewed beverages. He's very good at posting every week, so you should check it out if you like table top games, brewed beverages of any kind, or puns, because we've got them all.
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I have two Custom panels open.
I use the quick connect feature to open a connection and it opens under the "General" Panel.
I would like to be able to drag or move that open connection over to one of my other open Panels.
Me too. It shouldn't be that difficult but I don't know if it will cause problems elsewhere in the program.
I would like this too... but a close compromise at the moment is if you go to options / Tabs & Pannels. If you select "Always show panel selection dialog when opening connections", you can direct your terminal to the correct panel.


Microsoft officially released DirectX 12, as the traditional partners of AMD, Intel, NVIDIA in the utmost expression of support, but for the first time Microsoft to Qualcomm is unusually silent. So, what DX12 gives Qualcomm bring? Or, Qualcomm With DX12 can bring what?
Actually, this is the first time Qualcomm and Microsoft DirectX only on formal cooperation, between the two companies has been very close. In 2005, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7500 support Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0, after the two sides of the processor, the operating system has been very harmonious.
Currently, Qualcomm Xiaolong are optimizing their own processor to fully support DX12, but what is the existing Xiaolong 800/600, etc. to support the next generation or the need, for the time being there is no clear statement.
Qualcomm said that in the future, Xiaolong processor, Windows Phone operating system combinations gaming experience will be quite substantial upgrade, DX12 new libraries can effectively use all the CPU core Xiaolong, GPU core, in order to achieve the performance, maximize efficiency and optimize the power consumption of the game.
DX12 can efficiently utilize all CPU core, this is a great news for in a "nuclear war" mobile processors, quad-core, six-core, eight-core are expected to be more fully exploited.


AUSTIN, Texas–" The Texas Forest Service and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center are pleased to announce America's National Tree "The Oak," will be the star attraction at the 118th Official State of Texas Arbor Day Celebration at the Wildflower Center 10 a.m., April 27, 2007.
Gary P. Smith's design plan for the new 16-acre Texas Arboretum at the Wildflower Center will be on display during the event.
Susan Rieff, executive director of the Wildflower Center, hopes that the Arbor Day event will remind Texans that their remarkable native oaks and other trees are an important part of their heritage. "Native trees help define our sense of place and of beauty. They also shelter and feed wildlife, capture greenhouse gases from the air, cool our cities and shade our homes," she said.
Other events scheduled include the announcement of the State Arbor Day poster contest winner and the recognition of Austin's status as Tree City U.S.A. for 15 years.
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is located at 4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin, TX 78739. From downtown Austin, follow Loop 1 South (also known as MOPAC Expressway) past the traffic light at Slaughter Lane. Turn left at the next traffic light at La Crosse Avenue. The Center is on the right near the end of La Crosse.
For more information about Arbor Day, visit either the Texas Forest Service (texasforestservice.tamu.edu) or the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Wildflower Center (www.wildflower.org).


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The Latvian Judges Conference adopts a resolution on the remuneration of judges and court employees
Emphasizing that a remuneration commensurate with the position of a judge and competitive remuneration for court employees is a prerequisite for the balanced development of all branches of the state power and strengthening of the rule of law in the country, the Latvian Judges Conference adopted a resolution "On Remuneration of Judges and Court Employees". The resolution will be sent to the President, the Saeima (Parliament) and the Cabinet of Ministers.
The Judges Conference regrets the policy implemented so far by the Government and the Saeima, insufficiently strengthening the judiciary, not providing and ensuring remuneration corresponding to the status of a judge in a lasting manner, thus forcing judges to address the Constitutional Court several times to ensure protection of their rights. Likewise, prolonged postponement and non-addressing of the issue of non-competitive remuneration of judicial employees do not ensure the proper development of the judiciary and reduces the prestige of the judiciary.
The Judges Conference requests that in the future consideration of the draft Law on Remuneration of Officials and Employees of State and Local Government Authorities such remuneration system to be ensured so that it is in balance with all branches of state power and be competitive not only in state administration in the branches of the executive and legislative powers but also in the branch of judicial power.
In addition, the Judges Conference recognizes that a meaningful development of the state and the judiciary requires a qualitative dialogue between the branches of state power and not only on the issues of improving the remuneration system. The judiciary calls on the executive and the legislature to cooperate fully, based on respectful dialogue and aimed at finding constructive solutions at a national level.
348 judges from a total of 548 judges from the Latvian courts of general jurisdiction and administrative courts took part in the Conference. Judges of the Constitutional Court and honorary judges were also the guests of the conference.
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E-mail: rasma.zvejniece@at.gov.lv, telephone: +371 67020396, +371 28652211
Initiator of the resolution Zigmunds Dundurs, Judge of Riga City Vidzeme District Court and a member of the Council for the Judiciary


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In keeping with his general attitude, George tries to keep his engagement to Amelia on the down low from his fellow soldiers. Instead, he acts like a womanizer, and the other soldiers (who are really just teenagers still) don't realize that he's a poser and admire him.
Only Dobbin is sort of scandalized by the way George treats Amelia. Um, because he's in love with her himself, maybe? Dobbin tells the barracks that George is engaged to a wonderful lady, then makes George go visit her.
George borrows some money to buy Amelia a present, but on the way he sees a diamond pin that he likes and buys it for himself instead.
Still, he does finally go see Amelia, and they have a very nice day of "building numberless castles in the air" (13.30) about their future lives together. She wants a nice house and family. He is mostly obsessed with making sure they live appropriately to their social status.
The two then go to dinner at George's house. We meet his father, a very rich merchant who is in a bad mood.
Afterward the women leave the room.
OK, a little aside here. In Victorian times, after dinner the women would go off and have girl-time for an hour or so while the men had man-time. Then the men would rejoin the women for drinks, music, and maybe cards.
Anyhow, after the women leave the room, Mr. Osborne tells George that Amelia's father has made some terrible investments and might be broke. This means the engagement between George and Amelia has to be called off.
George is all huffy and offended, since breaking the engagement would be dishonorable, and he really prides himself on his honor. (Really, though, what doesn't he pride himself on?)
Amelia can sense that something is wrong, mostly because George is suddenly much nicer to her than usual for the rest of the evening.
The next day, when George picks up his allowance from his father's bank, he sees Mr. Sedley (Amelia's dad) looking pretty grim.


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DTE Energy files plan to add enough solar energy generation to power 120,000 homes by 2022
By: DTE Energy via GlobeNewswire News Releases
Detroit, Sept. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
If the plan is approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission, DTE would increase its solar generation capacity by nearly ten times over the next two years
By 2022, DTE's wind and solar energy portfolio would generate enough clean energy to power 900,000 homes
The new solar projects would support increased customer enrollments in DTE's MIGreenPower renewable energy program
DETROIT, September 1, 2020 – DTE Energy today announced that it has updated its MIGreenPower voluntary renewables plan with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). The plan includes bringing online an additional 420 megawatts of solar energy by 2022, or enough clean energy to power 120,000 homes. The new solar assets will source clean energy purchases from corporate, municipal and industrial customers participating in the company's MIGreenPower program.
If the MPSC approves this plan, DTE will significantly increase its generation capacity from renewables, ending 2022 with enough solar and wind energy capacity to power 900,000 homes. The company's clean energy generation will offset approximately 4.7 million tons of CO2e – equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions from more than 938,000 passenger cars driven for a year.*
"DTE is delivering on its commitment to reduce carbon emissions and meet customer demand for more renewable energy," said Trevor Lauer, president of the electric company at DTE Energy. "We appreciate the broad-based customer interest in our MIGreenPower voluntary renewable energy program, which is on track to be one of the largest voluntary renewable energy programs in the country. Bringing more renewable energy projects online benefits our customers, the environment and our state's economy."
DTE currently has 15 wind parks and 31 solar farms in its generation portfolio capable of producing enough clean energy to power more than 500,000 homes. The company will add three additional wind parks to its portfolio by the end of this year, including Isabella l and ll which will be the largest wind parks in Michigan.
To date, approximately 16,000 residential and small business customers and some of our state's most well-known companies, including General Motors and Ford Motor Company, have enrolled in MIGreenPower to support the development of Michigan-made renewable energy and to reduce their carbon footprint. The MIGreenPower program is open to all DTE electric customers who want to attribute a greater percentage of their energy use to DTE's wind and solar energy projects. Customers can enroll by visiting www.migreenpower.com or calling 855.613.4445.
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DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) is a Detroit-based diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide. Its operating units include an electric company serving 2.2 million customers in Southeast Michigan and a natural gas company serving 1.3 million customers in Michigan. The DTE portfolio includes energy businesses focused on power and industrial projects; renewable natural gas; natural gas pipelines, gathering and storage; and energy marketing and trading. As an environmental leader, DTE utility operations will reduce carbon dioxide and methane emissions by more than 80% by 2040 to produce cleaner energy while keeping it safe, reliable and affordable. DTE Electric and Gas aspire to achieve net zero carbon and greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. DTE is committed to serving with its energy through volunteerism, education and employment initiatives, philanthropy and economic progress. Information about DTE is available at dteenergy.com, empoweringmichigan.com, twitter.com/dte_energy and facebook.com.
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The books listed below have been specially selected for their unique insight, entertainment value, and/or contribution to the philosophy of Mental Anarchy. The past decades have been a boon for free speech and the publication of materials that did not have to make it past a gatekeeper in order to reach an audience. Some of the books below were published through traditional channels, and others would probably have never reached our eyes were it not for the new freedom of the Internet. Enjoy the selection, and feel free to send me your own recommendations at forza@mentalanarchy.com.
Genesis. Every goddamned chapter. Because you know it's nonsense but were never sure why.
This is a true classic of both anarchism and atheism. In a sane world, Bakunin's name would be a household word and every May 30 would be a global holiday to celebrate his birth. You can also find free versions on the web, as this book is public domain.
D. Cameron Webb pulls no punches when it comes to the absolute evil and stupidity of modern religion. This is the kind of book the Internet was invented to deliver.
The Dice Man is what good fiction is all about. An insane ride with some deep meaning behind it, this book just might open up a new door in your mind.
If you are interested in the origins of consciousness and the foolishness that seems to go along with it, you might want to check out what Julian Jaynes has to say on the topic.
Society thinks you should be a cog in its machine. Crimethink disagrees.
Robert Anton Wilson is a master of considering reality from different perspectives. This book is a masterpiece.
There are a lot of good books on atheism out there, but this one is one of my favorites.
This is one of Nietzsche's most direct and hardest hitting books. Once you fully comprehend Nietzsche's description of �herren morale� (the morality of the master) and �shklavenmoral� (the morality of the slave) the insanity and hypocrisy of our "civilization" will be much easier to understand.
I'm going to go way out on a limb and guess that the majority of people who find themselves here are of above-average intelligence. If you've ever felt the pain that sometimes goes along with this, this book was written for you.
It always amuses me when I hear about someone getting a certificate from a Zen master to certify that he's enlightened. I prefer my Zen like I prefer everything - master free.
The information in this book will be useful to you even if you don't find yourself in solitary confinement for over thirty years.
The ritual part of this book is useless to me, but the philosophy makes it worth reading.
Everything you always wanted to know about guerrilla warfare but were afraid to ask.
Bukowski didn't self identify as an anarchist but he sure sounds like one to me. If you've never read any of his works you've been missing out.
Some more Bukowski, this time in short story form. This is my favorite collection of short stories of all time.
If you don't know much about classical anarchism, you will after you read this.
This is a very interesting book that delves deep into your brain. You'll never think about your brain processes in the same way ever again.
Every time I hear somone complain that the air conditioning is too cold I want to beat him to death with a copy of this book. Marc Schoen has a lot to say on the topic, and he says it well.


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"God's Politics" by Jim Wallis
Reviewed by Ning Wu
When Jim Wallis's book God's Politics first appeared, I was skeptical of a title that mixed religion and politics, and also of the subtitle's claim that "... the right gets it wrong and the left doesn't get it." After all, I have subscribed to what Wallis calls the "soulless politics of the left." After reading God's Politics, , however, I find that I not only agree with Wallis's assessment of the political left and right's relationship to religion, but I am compelled to rethink my own view of the relationship between religion and politics, and to ponder anew the fundamental questions Wallis poses. What does the separation of church and state really mean? What are the core Christian values and do we (as a society, people from all cultural and religious backgrounds) share these values? How would these common values influence and affect politics and society in the future? Though God's Politics is written for Christians who feel that their faith has been "stolen" by the political right and ignored by the political left, it is thought provoking, and provides a clear vision and new options for all Americans - religious and secular, left and right alike. It is a book worth reading.
So-called "moral values voters" played an important role in the outcome of the 2004 presidential election. According to several polls conducted before and after the election, 80 percent of "moral values voters" voted for George W. Bush. Numerous articles and books have been written about how the extreme right uses religious and moral values selectively to promote the Republican right-wing agenda, but few observers have focused on why progressives and Democrats failed to respond - or, more accurately, ignored these maneuvers for decades. Even fewer offer suggestions for countering the right's distortions, or how to present Christian moral values in their entirety. God's Politics fills this vacuum: It challenges everything about American politics. It challenges both right and left from a consistent moral perspective that reminds us about the poor, the vulnerable, and the forgotten. It challenges the narrow national, ethnic, economic, and cultural self-interest of America, and any selective morality that would choose one set of lives and issues over another.
Jim Wallis is a public theologian, a faith-based activist and the founder of Sojourners - a nationwide network of progressive Christians working for justice and peace. The central idea of his book is that our society is experiencing a spiritual crisis, the root of which, Wallis suggests, can be found in the prevalence in our times of belief in a private God. Wallis believes that God is personal but never private, and, in fact, that "The Bible reveals a very public God." As Wallis sees it, the religious right distorts Christian values in public, while the secular left restricts religion to the private sphere and is "very uncomfortable with the language of faith and values even when applied to their own agenda." He calls the latter group secular fundamentalists. Wallis argues that the principle of separation of church and state doesn't require banishing public discussions about moral and religious values. In his view, increased secularism is an ineffective antidote for religious fundamentalism. "… [T]he best response to bad religion is better religion not secularism," he writes. He also believes that the only way to take on fundamentalism is to take religion more seriously than fundamentalists do. Wallis writes that "It is faith that leads us to assert the vital religious commitments that fundamentalists often leave out, namely compassion, social justice, peacemaking, humility, tolerance, and even democracy as a religious commitment." In another words, both personal and social responsibilities should be at the heart of religious belief.
Jim Wallis experienced personal conflict concerning private versus public religion early in his life. He "was born into an evangelical Christian family, raised in the American Midwest and reared on Republican patriotism." From his parents he learned a commitment to social justice, though they never tied their moral injunctions directly to political issues. In his teenage years, Wallis went out of his "white" environment of church, neighborhood and school to volunteer in the inner city, and witnessed the poverty and racism there. When an elder from his church told him that Christianity had nothing to do with racial equality, Jim Wallis decided that he wanted nothing to do with Christianity. He left his faith behind and fully involved himself in the civil rights and student movements of his generation. In this book, Wallis doesn't elaborate on how he returned to faith, although he notes that it is described elsewhere. When he did come back to his faith, however, he founded the Sojourners magazine and community. Wallis has been the editor of the publication since its founding. Says Wallis, if God is not personal, then " there is little meaning to faith: no relationship to God, no redemption, salvation grace or forgiveness," but he asserts that "restricting God to private space was the great heresy of 20th century American Evangelicalism." "Separation of State and Church is not the same as separation of faith from the public life," he writes. For him, spirituality is important for a human being as well as for a society. Without spiritual vision, people and society perish.
Being an evangelical Christian himself, Jim Wallis believes that denying the public God is a denial of Biblical faith itself, and a rejection of Jesus himself. The exclusion of the public God makes Christianity into a narrow, merely cultural religion, whose only function is to provide assurances of righteousness for people "just like us." Because there has not been any serious sustained public discussion about the social implications of faith and belief in God, "we have become a nation of endangered souls, our society and politics are governed by values quite foreign to the heart of our religious tradition." Politicians give a lot of lip service to God, and powerful forces would keep God under control or as an endorser of ideological agendas. Wallis believes that the only way to bring a real social change in America is to bring the discussion of moral values and religion to the public space. "[With a] real set of personal morals values and a commitment social justice and peace, [we] could build many bridges to the other side."
In this deeply religious country where 60 percent of Americans pray at least once a day and 70 percent say that the president should have strong religious beliefs, Wallis's arguments make perfect sense. In his popular book Don't think of an elephant!, George Lakoff points out that voters vote their values and their identities, which might not coincide with their self-interest. Thomas Frank in his book What's the matter with Kansas further illustrates how conservatives won the heart of America with their selective moral values that ordinary people identify with, couched in a language that they understand. Wallis's idea is to capture the moral values of the Bible in their entirety, and to start a profound and sustainable public discourse that focuses on the essential ideas of Biblical teaching. After all, the Bible has more to say about poverty, war, and economics than it does about abortion and gay marriage.
In each part of God's Politics, Jim Wallis deals with one core moral value at a time. He starts his writing by asking very pointed and simple questions: When Did Jesus Become Pro-War? When Did Jesus become Pro-Rich? When Did Jesus Become a Selective Moralist? Then he dives deeply and broadly into the political realities of America, and examines recent US government policies. Reflecting upon the core values of Christianity, he challenges the selectiveness and inconsistency of the moral values that are held up and promoted by the extreme religious right. Wallis writes a moral response to Terrorism, on the mistake of Iraq and why it is not a just war, and on the theology of empire: "dangerous religion." For Wallis a key focus of his value system - and a main theme throughout the Bible and the teaching of Jesus - is the notion of economic justice and the battle against poverty. Wallis notes that in recent years, as Democrats and Republicans completed for middle class voters, the battle against poverty has been missing in action from American religion and politics. Wallis supports Bush's faith-based initiative in principle, because it promises equal access to government funding for effective programs. In reality, however, the faith-based initiative has fallen off the federal agenda because of the severe domestic budget cuts. "The federal budget is now for war and tax cuts," says Wallis, adding that it seems to have a "compassion deficit." "It is time for religious people to clearly and prophetically respond. We need a 'faith-based initiative' against budget priorities that neglect poor people," he writes. Throughout the book the reader is constantly reminded that social justice and the common good are at the core of Biblical teaching, and that the core of the Biblical teaching is in concert with the moral values of people from diverse cultural and religious background.


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39th Session Human Rights Council - Item 3 ID with SR on Slavery - Christopher Gawronski
Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, including its Causes and Consequences
Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
Joint Statement by: International-Lawyers.Org and Geneva International Centre for Justice (GICJ)
Thank you Mr. President,
We welcome the report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, which focuses on migrant domestic workers and strongly addresses women migrants.
It is with deep regret that we note that domestic migrant workers, and especially women domestic workers in slavery-like conditions face further restrictions, and lose certain freedoms as a direct result of experiencing discriminatory practices and human rights abuses such as sexual violence.
Mr. President,
Private employment agencies, only briefly mentioned in the report, play a major role with regards to human rights abuses of domestic workers, a role which could and should be reversed towards protecting human rights of domestic workers. The larger business community both domestic and international has a significant role to play in discouraging bad actors and promoting human rights of migrant domestic workers.
In addition to implementing protection measures, as has been previously mentioned it is as crucial to address the root causes of push factors that compel millions to seek domestic work, such as extreme poverty and lack of opportunities especially for women and girls in countries of origin.
To this end, International-Lawyers.Org and Geneva International Centre for Justice ask the Special Rapporteur whether bi-lateral agreements regarding migrant workers, such as the one between Saudi Arabia and the Philippines in 2013, are effective? If so, how can member states be encouraged to sign similar bilateral agreements concerning foreign domestic workers?
In conclusion, we recommend member states to do the following:
• First, implement a strategy focused on enhancing human rights training of local and national authorities qualifying them to create more responsive reporting channels to file human rights complaints and to provide access to justice for migrant domestic workers regardless of their migration status;
• Second, ensure, with the help of NGOs and CSOs, that information concerning access to justice and remedies for foreign domestic workers is translated into appropriate languages; and
• Finally, implement an adequate special prosecution unit for all perpetrators of human rights abuses against domestic workers.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Response by the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Salvery - Ms. Urmila Bhoola
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Q: Powershell get-content, foreach I've written a Powershell script to prompt for an Active Directory username, and then add the user to relevant AD groups based on which email server the mailbox is hosted on.
This works great but I'm looking to automate this even further by importing a list of AD usernames from a text file. I've been looking at Get-Content and Foreach but not having much success.
Can anyone show me the correct methods please?
$list = Get-Content "C:\users.txt"
Foreach ($user in $list) {
    #Original code to prompt
    #$user = Read-Host -Prompt 'Input the username'
    Add-ADGroupMember -Identity "Staff" -Member $user
    $HomeMDB = Get-ADuser $user -Properties * | Select *HomeMDB*
    if ($HomeMDB -like '*Email_Ser1*') {
        Add-ADGroupMember -Identity "Email_Server1" -Member $user
    }
    if ($HomeMDB -like '*Serv2*') {
        Add-ADGroupMember -Identity "Email_Server2" -Member $user
    }
    if ($HomeMDB -like '*Serv_Exchange3*') {
        Add-ADGroupMember -Identity "Email_Server3" -Member $user
    }
}
Write-Host "--------------------------------------------"
Write-Host $user "Exchange Mailbox Store::: $HomeMDB "
Write-Host "--------------------------------------------"
Read-Host -Prompt 'Press Enter to Exit'
exit

A: The script looks fine. I would like to suggest you to give the input file  in below format (One below the other)
user1
user2
user3

Hope this helps!


When working online, children aren't usually aware that parents have to enter a credit card in order to pay for apps on mobile devices. In this lesson, students will learn how to be responsible when downloading apps. Although many apps are free, even free apps can have costs because many commercial apps have freemium options that encourage purchases. Students learn how parental gates can help protect them from making unwanted online purchases.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do you safely use a credit card to make purchases for/in apps?
A Pew Internet study in 2011 found that many parents downloaded apps for kids. Furthermore, they downloaded more apps for entertainment than for educational purposes. A more recent study by Common Sense Media illustrated that children's access to mobile devices is much higher than it was two years ago. In fact, over the past two years, the number of children using mobile media has almost doubled and the time children spend using mobile devices has tripled.
Buying apps usually requires using credit. Children have misconceptions about how people buy things. They see parents taking money out of machines or using plastic credit/debit cards to pay for things. Most people use credit cards to pay for online purchases. In order to download apps, parents need to set up accounts. When setting up accounts parents are required to submit a credit card. Although many apps are free, most commercial free apps have optional in-app purchases of different characters, settings, and other items. Apps also include freemium options, where there is a free version, but options to upgrade to a premium level. Parental gates provide methods to stop children from making online purchases.
In addition, parents can also set up family sharing. For example, in the iOS family setup, adults can set up parental approval of both app downloads, as well as in-app purchases. On an android, adults can set up Google Play family sharing. For more information, check out the Huffington Post article on parental gates that describes changes to Children's Online Privacy Protection rule COPPA .
Explain what credit and credit cards are and how they work.
Evaluate how to be responsible with credit cards while using apps.
Send home the parent/guardian letter before the lesson to help open a dialogue on this subject.
2. Ask students if they have ever borrowed something. Have them discuss how to be responsible when they borrow something. [Take care of it. Return it when you are finished.] Ask students if they have ever loaned something to a friend. How does it feel if someone doesn't take care of it or give/pay it back? Ask them about the importance of personal responsibility.
3. Show Visual 1: Credit Card image (Visual 1 or PPT Slide 2). Ask students if they have ever seen someone use a credit card to buy things. [Answers will vary: my mother uses it to buy groceries; my dad used it to help me buy extras online.] Ask if anyone knows how a credit card works. Tell students that a credit card is like borrowing money because it allows someone to buy something now and pay for it later. Ask students: How would you take responsibility when using credit? [Make sure that I pay back the money.] Taking responsibility is essential when using credit. Taking personal responsibility means you have to pay back the money you owe. Ask students: What might happen if people don't pay back the money they owe to the credit card companies? [They get fined. They can't use their credit card. Money is taken directly out of their paychecks.] So people have to be very careful about using their credit cards.
6. Ask students: What is a free app? [One that you don't have to pay for to start playing.] Tell students they are going to watch a video about how a girl named Ana was charged money even though she thought she was downloading free apps. Click here to view the video.
The video is divided into 5 parts (see descriptions below). You may begin by starting with Part 1 but you can also view each part separately. At the end of each part of the video, there are questions for students to answer.
Before Viewing: Ask students to watch what happens to a girl after her mother enters a credit card to start an account on a mobile device.
Before viewing, ask: Is a free app always free?
Part 2: Providing credit card information to get rid of ads in an app Before views, ask: What are in-app purchases?
Part 3: What does "Freemium" mean?
Before viewing ask: What is a freemium app?
Part 4: What are parental gates?
Before viewing ask: When you hear the phrase "parental gates" what do you think about?
Before viewing, ask: How can parental gates protect against in-app purchases?
a. After viewing Part 1 (1 minute) stop and ask: What was Ana's problem? [She downloaded some free apps. She asked her mom if she could pay $5.00 to make the app ad-free. Her mom used her credit card. Then she got in trouble because one hundred dollars was charged to her mom's credit card.] Ask students to predict how they think that could happen.
b. After viewing Part 2 (49 seconds), where Ana and Jamal discuss in-app purchases, stop and ask: What happened to Ana? Why do you think it happened?
d. After viewing Part 4 (51 seconds), where Jamal first mentions parental gates, stop and ask: When you hear the words "parental gate" what do you think about? How do you think a parental gate relates to apps?
8. After Viewing Part 5 (1:58), review the content of the entire video.
b. Distribute Handout 1 – Ana's Spending (Handout 1 or PPT Slide 4). Ask students to track how Ana managed to spend almost $100.00 on her mother's credit card (she actually spent $95.00).
c. Ask: What are parental gates? [When you are playing with apps, questions come up that either tell you to ask your parents or answer a math question in order to unlock more items.] Ask: How can parental gates be used to protect against online purchases? What other things could Ana have done to make sure she was responsible with her mom's credit card?
1. Provide students with copies of Handout 3 – In-App Purchases (Handout 3 or PPT Slide 6). Tell the students: Ana received a $25.00 gift card to spend on apps. Make some decisions about how Ana can spend her money wisely.
a. Tell students there are many online sites to get reviews, but sometimes people are paid by an app developer to write a review. It is important to also check a non-profit organization, which is tasked to take a non-biased approach.
b. Click on the apps and view the written reviews.
c. Scroll over the "consumerism" ratings under "What Parents Need to Know." Ask: What is consumerism? (in this case, the page is referring to consumer awareness about the amount of ads and in-app purchases).
d. Tell students that before they download an app, they should become educated consumers so they can avoid problems. Read about some of the in-app purchases and other options that require payment. Some vocabulary you will want to review if it comes up includes: pop-up ads, premium content, locked content, subscriber-only content, in-game currency, optional purchases, etc.
e. Ask students why they think it is important to read these app reviews before downloading an app. Tell students that if they want to find out about the best apps for kids, they can also go to a website like the Common Sense Media App Recommendations page.
1. Distribute Handout 2 – Problem/Solution (Handout 2 or PPT Slide 5). Tell students to describe Ana's problem. Then, using information from the video, students will discuss ways Ana can be responsible with her mom's credit card when she is using apps. Finally, they will create a comic/graphic to teach other people how to be responsible when using apps. Remind them to use information they gathered during the lesson. Use the Rubric to ensure they understood the content.
Ana's friend Ellen downloaded the same apps and her mom said she could spend the $25.00 gift card she received. Make a recommendation about what you think she should buy if she received two $25.00 gift cards. Should she spend it all on these games or do you have other recommendations?