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Mental Health Beds Returning To Kingston, Expanding In Poughkeepsie
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Bobby Welber Published: May 26, 2022
Mental Health beds are returning to Kingston and increasing in Poughkeepsie. Officials believe this "will benefit the entire region."
On Wednesday, Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan and the Westchester Medical Center Health Network announced plans to bring back mental health beds to Kingston.
Mental Health Beds Returning in Kingston, New York
Westchester Medical Center and Ryan have agreed to restore 20 mental health beds to the newly expanded and soon-to-open HealthAlliance Hospital on Mary's Avenue in Kingston, New York.
The agreement must be approved by New York State.
"The agreement, if approved by New York State, will be the latest action by WMCHealth to advance its comprehensive plan to enhance behavioral and mental health services available in Ulster and Dutchess Counties – while preserving local access for patients and their families," officials stated in a press release.
Mental health bed services were transferred from Kington to Poughkeepsie's MidHudson Regional Hospital at the beginning of the COVID pandemic. This move was made to bolster resources and capacity for COVID-19-related care.
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Officials note this made it much harder for Kington residents to access mental health care.
"During the pandemic, we saw suicides in Ulster County double and fatal opioid overdoses up 93%; now more than ever, we must guarantee that all residents have ample access to vital local mental health and addiction recovery services and come together to ensure our community is receiving the support it desperately needs and deserves," Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan said. "I am so proud that our community came together and advocated tirelessly to ensure these services are available."
Mental Health Beds Expanding in Poughkeepsie, New York
Westchester Medical Center plans to also maintain all emergency access and outpatient mental health services in Kingston while also expanding inpatient behavioral health beds at WMCHealth's MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie.
Westchester Medical will add 20 mental health treatment beds at MidHudson Regional Hospital, bringing the total of mental health beds in Poughkeepsie from 40 to 60.
Combined there will be 80 inpatient beds available for mental health services in Dutchess and Ulster counties from Westchester Medical center.
"This agreement is an investment in the Kingston community that will benefit the entire region and reflects our continued commitment to delivering the best behavioral health care," WMCHealth Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer Josh Ratner said. "This announcement is a testament to the collaboration with County Executive Ryan who was instrumental in both meeting the behavioral health needs of Ulster County and helping WMCHealth execute on its larger strategy that will enhance and expand treatment in the entire region."
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Global Director of Men's Health Promotion at Movember Foundation Sarah Coghlan outlines some health checks you should encourage the men in your life to get.
Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men aged 25 – 49 years. Every day, this equates to six men being diagnosed with testicular cancer, and the rate of men being diagnosed has doubled in the last 50 years. Early detection is key; men need to know their nuts.
Encourage your boyfriend, brother, or men close to you in that age bracket especially to check their testicles once a month, know what feels normal and go to the doctor if there's any change. Changes he should look out for include swelling or a lump, pain when feeling the testicle, any noticeable change in shape, size or heaviness (handy guide on how to check here).
In their lifetime, one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. In fact, it's the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in the UK overall. Shockingly, one man dies from prostate cancer every hour. That's 42,000 men diagnosed each year. It's important for the men in your life to know the risk factors. The older a man is, the more likely he is to be diagnosed, a man with a father or brother who developed prostate cancer is twice as likely to develop it himself, and it has an increased occurrence in black African and Afro-Caribbean males.
At 50, men should talk to their doctor about having a PSA test. Early detection is power, as it gives men a 98 per cent chance of survival beyond five years. This plummets to 26 per cent if detected late. Possible symptoms include a need to urinate frequently, difficulty urinating, pain and burning during urination, difficulty in having an erection, amongst many more telling signs.
It's terribly important to be aware of the scale of mental health issues reported in men. On average, 13 men take their own lives each day. A shocking 78 per cent of all suicides are men. Mental health problems impact significantly on the lives of men in terms of their quality of life, relationships with partners and families, productivity at work and engagement in the community. The loss of a job, financial trouble, becoming a father are all big moments in a man's life, and it's important to have shoulder to shoulder conversations to talk about how they're coping.
If your man is struggling, let him know you're there. Get him to make time for his mates. We know that men are less likely to talk than women, but spending time with friends is good for them. Talking, listening and giving someone time can be lifesaving, and men need to better value their friendships and connections. Signs to look out for include visible irritability, hopeless or worthless behaviours such as aggression, drinking more than usual and isolation from friends and family.
In the UK, men are dying four years younger than women and for reasons that are largely preventable. It's important for men to know their key health numbers. Knowing these and tracking them to stay within the healthy range can lower the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and many types of cancer. For men, this is crucial - in fact, 75 per cent of premature deaths from coronary heart disease are male. Two thirds of men are overweight or obese. Men are more likely to smoke more and drink at hazardous levels than women and middle-aged men are twice as likely to have diabetes as women.
Men must get to know their body better than anyone, and take action when something isn't feeling right. Everyday lifestyle changes can help, along with early diagnosis of big issues. Giving up smoking, good quality and quantity of sleep, a healthy diet and drinking alcohol in moderation are all effective changes for overall wellbeing.
Check his moles, freckles and spots on his body for irregularities, unusual colours and changing from day to day - especially when you're in the sun. A quick Google search brings up the signs you should be looking for and what the warning signs are, and it will literally take less than 7 minutes at the end of the day to check him over and make sure everything is a-okay. Help him to learn what's normal and regular and what isn't.
The exact cause of high blood pressure isn't known, but has been put down to many factors in an unhealthy lifestyle - smoking, bad diet, stress and lack of physical activity - which is why finding out whether he has it or not can massively decrease it turning into something more serious. A doctor can determine high blood pressure with a simple monitor, and you can then work together.
If the man in your life is scared or worried to talk about something with a doctor (and let's be honest, we all get a little nervous sometimes), it might just take some gentle encouragement and support from you to actually make him do something about it. Even if he thinks it's something little or not worth worrying about - that's what a doctor is for.


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Get on a (sushi) roll with the Sushi Bazooka
By Darren Quick
The Sushi Bazooka extrudes tubes of rice and neta ready for wrapping
The Sushi Bazooka apparently hails from New Zealand
The Sushi Bazooka makes it easy to turn out perfect tubes of sushi ready for wrapping
The Sushi Bazooka is simplicity itself
With sushi now practically a staple at food courts around the world, it's not hard to find this Japanese form of fast food when out and about. But if you're looking to do it yourself at home and don't trust your rolling skills or are a novice with a bamboo rolling mat then the Sushi Bazooka could be a welcome addition to your kitchen arsenal.
The device consists of a cylinder that opens up ready to receive the rice and your choice of neta (or non-rice ingredients). Put the rice in first, followed by the neta, close it up and attach the plunger and the Sushi Bazooka is ready to extrude a perfect sushi cylinder onto a nori (sheet of seaweed) for wrapping. No, despite it's name, the Sushi Bazooka won't allow you to fire fully formed sushi into the mouths of friends across the table.
While the Sushi Bazooka is available for pre-order at Japan's Strapya World, which encouragingly claims the plastic device has been "tested with real food," it apparently hails from New Zealand. The upside of this is that it will ship with English instructions.
The Sushi Bazooka measures roughly 29.5 cm (11.6 in) long and 5.5 cm (2.2 in) wide and retails for 2,000 yen (approx. US$25.50). It is expected to ship in mid-October 2012.
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Darren's love of technology started in primary school with a Nintendo Game & Watch Donkey Kong (still functioning) and a Commodore VIC 20 computer (not still functioning). In high school he upgraded to a 286 PC, and he's been following Moore's law ever since. This love of technology continues as Managing Editor of New Atlas.
morriss003 July 30, 2012 01:53 PM
Or you can buy a square one for a few bucks if you Google
Stu Templeman July 30, 2012 06:55 PM
I've had one of these for years. it's called a sush-easy (?sp) and was bought for me in Oz. it's pretty good!

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by Justin Zaremby and Tomer J. Inbar on May 5, 2017
Earlier this week we reported on proposed bills regarding the repeal or modification of the "Johnson Amendment" which established the absolute prohibition on political campaign activity by 501(c)(3) charitable organizations. On May 4, President Trump issued an executive order, "Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty," which, among other things, addresses enforcement of the prohibition by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
The executive order requires the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure "to the extent permitted by law" that the Department of the Treasury (including the IRS) does not take any "adverse action" against "any individual, house of worship, or other religious organization on the basis that such individual or organization speaks or has spoken about moral or political issues from a religious perspective, where speech of similar character has, consistent with law, not ordinarily been treated as participation or intervention in a political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) a candidate for public office by the Department of the Treasury."
For purposes of the executive order, an adverse action means "the imposition of any tax or tax penalty; the delay or denial of tax-exempt status; the disallowance of tax deductions for contributions made to entities exempted from taxation under section 501(c)(3) [of the Internal Revenue Code]; or any other action that makes unavailable or denies any tax deduction, exemption, credit, or benefit."
The Secretary of the Treasury has been instructed to limit adverse action only in response to speech on "moral or political issues" that has not historically been treated as violating the prohibition. Religious organizations and their leaders can therefore continue to make general statements about politics or policy – a right that is not limited by the absolute prohibition – while the absolute prohibition technically still remains subject to enforcement. Less certain is the "soft" impact the executive order will have on enforcement – despite the limited scope of the actual words of the order, it sends a strong signal to the IRS that churches and messages from the pulpit are to be tolerated and not subject to IRS interference.
In the end, the executive order does not provide useful guidance on how deep into the water of political campaign intervention religious organizations and their leaders may immerse themselves. However, it seems likely that, notwithstanding the ambiguities in the language of the executive order, the IRS will shy away from enforcement in this area, particularly given the backlash it faced (and continues to face) from the Tea Party scandal in the early part of the decade.
As the saying goes, once bitten twice shy.
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STATEMENT: Pax Christi USA official statement on the elections in Iraq
Originally issued January 2005.
Pax Christi USA, as a movement committed to nonviolence, self-determination and international law remains committed to the people of Iraq. While elections will surely remain a necessary ingredient for a peaceful Iraq to emerge from dictatorship, 14 years of brutal sanctions, "shock and awe" invasion, and deadly occupation, the Bush administration has neither the moral legitimacy nor has it evidenced the capacity to provide for the needed transition to a democratic Iraq. Neither does it have a legal right to do so. The Vienna Convention specifically forbids an occupying force from changing composition of occupied territories socially, culturally, educationally or politically.
The national elections in Iraq must be postponed. Despite the ongoing assurances of the Bush administration, the actual situation in Iraq has deteriorated into chaos and this lack of security ensures that any election will fail to provide legitimacy to a new Iraqi government. Iraq is currently under martial law. Major Iraqi political parties are boycotting the process. Hundreds of Iraqi villages and cities remain outside any government control and will not participate in the election. Election officials are being killed, threatened, and kidnapped daily, and the entire Electoral Commission in Anbar province west and north of the capital has resigned. Indeed, according to reports citing U.S. military sources in Iraq, four of Iraq's 18 provinces may not be able to "fully" participate in the elections. Those four provinces contain more than half the population of Iraq.
Leading Iraqi figures in the Interim Government have expressed their unease over the arbitrary election date and have suggested a postponement. Iraqi interim President Ghazi Al Yawer recently stated that "the January date for Iraqi elections is not sacred and the vote could be postponed if a lack of security threatens the fairness of balloting." Barham Salih, Iraq's deputy prime minister, acknowledged that the increased violence can derail the elections. Iraq's interim minister of defense, Hazim Shaalan, has added his voice to the chorus calling for a delay.
By moving ahead with this election, the Bush administration continues to turn a blind eye to the facts on the ground, and is blithely pushing Iraq deeper into violence and toward civil war. Already, attacks between Iraqi Sunnis and Shiites are increasing, in both frequency and intensity. An election at this point will only validate those most violent elements in Iraq who will use the illegitimacy of this election to further justify their opposition.
In every instance since the beginning of this war, the Bush administration has been wrong in its assessment of the situation and in its course of action. Why should anyone place any credence in the administration's claims that the Iraqi elections will be another so-called "turning point?"
Pax Christi USA believes that the United States must abandon its failed and deadly course in Iraq as a precursor to any stability emerging in the country or the region.
The illegal and unnecessary U.S. invasion of Iraq has been a disaster for the Iraqi people with 100,000 civilians killed. The U.S.-led war has now cost the lives of more than 1,300 Americans, with more than 10,000 seriously wounded and leaving over 100,000 suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. The Bush administration has offered no reasonable plan for ending the occupation and withdrawing U.S. forces. The daily lives of the Iraqi people are consumed with the struggle to secure basic nutrition and health care. The Iraqi infrastructure, including water treatment and electrical generation, remains seriously debilitated. The electoral process conceived in Washington does not even provide for Iraqis to know what the candidates' positions are, or even who they are. Such is the seriousness of the lack of security in Iraq.
This election is another of a series of policy choices conceived by the Bush administration to deceive the American people into believing that the war has a noble purpose and serves the needs and the desires of the Iraqi people. The facts on the ground contradict this claim, just as the facts have contradicted every claim made by this administration. The path to true peace in Iraq will emerge only when the United States commits to withdrawal of U.S. forces, and internationalizes the physical and political reconstruction of Iraq under United Nations control.
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Q: Combining Java + bluetooth + arduino Today i came up with an idea to controle a arduino board or any other micro controller wirelessly using a java program. Im somewhat of an intermediate java programmer, meaning i can make basic applications. I know next to nothing about arduino, or the programming of microcontrollers in general, and i dont want to start to learn until i know i can link java with arduino, meaning running a program on the computer that, lets say, turn on a led. Ive done some research, and thats where i got the bluetooth from, but it seemed like the only videos were in spanish, and not much documentation about it, as far as i can see. I was just wondering how easy is it to link these two, is it possible, any links to tutorials of sorts, thanks. P.S. it doesn't have to be arduino, im just familier with that name, im just interested in controlling something physical through a java app, thanks.

A: Yes you can,
If you can program in java you will find arduino fairly easy but here is a arduino based tutorial with all the code your need:
http://playground.arduino.cc/Learning/Tutorial01#.UxClcvl_tFs
A majority of bluetooth modules will spit out serial data and this simply interacts with the RX/Tx (receive/transmit) inputs of the arduino. They are usually configured to standard board rates mainly 9600 to start.
All you have to do is spit a string out via bluetooth, an java based bluetooth example is below but you can also find bluetooth modules for PC that interact and install as a CDC (serial port).
Sending a string via bluetooth from a PC as client to a mobile as server.
Serial ports are a little easyier :)
http://www.java2s.com/Code/Java/Development-Class/COM-Port.htm
Cheers,
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Amino acids at a meteorite — Science News, December 5, 1970
[Researchers] current evidence for the existence of amino acids of potential extraterrestrial source in a meteorite that fell near Murchison, Victoria, Australia, Sept. 28, 1969. … If within the course of time that their discovering becomes approved… it might show that amino acids, the basic building blocks of proteins, may be and have been shaped out the Earth.
Researchers affirmed in 1971 which the Murchison meteorite contained amino acids, mostly glycine, which those organic chemicals probably came from outer space (SN: 3/20/71, p. 195). In the years sinceamino acids and other chemical precursors to life have been discovered in other fallen area rocks. Recent discoveries contain compounds called nucleobases and sugars which are crucial elements of DNA and RNA. The amino acid glycine has been seen in outer space from the atmosphere of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Such findings reinforce the thought that life may exist elsewhere in the world.
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Interview with Andrew Clennell, Sky News
SUBJECTS: Prime Minister's attendance at NATO summit; Nuclear-powered submarines; Australia-China relationship; ADF senior leadership appointments; Brereton Report; NSW floods.
ANDREW CLENNELL: Joining me now is the Acting Prime Minister and Defence Minister, Richard Marles. Mr Marles, thank you for joining me. Let's start with this visit by the Prime Minister to NATO and the resolve by all leaders to stand up to, not just Russia, but China. How realistic is a scenario where China invades Taiwan, the US, and then Australia gets involved and we end up in some sort of world war?
ACTING PRIME MINISTER: I think rather than walk down the path of hypotheticals, I think what's important is to make clear where our national interest lies right now and, in a sense, make clear why it's so important for Anthony to be attending the NATO meeting in Europe. Because I think what we are seeing, be it in the Indo-Pacific, or be it in Eastern Europe, is the global rules based order being placed under as much pressure now as it has been at any point since the end of the Second World War. And our interest lies in supporting that global rules-based order. So while Ukraine is a long way from Australia, the issues which are at stake there, the principles which are at stake, are critically important for Australia and apply as much in Eastern Europe as they do here in the Indo-Pacific. It's obviously not okay for a large country to walk into a smaller neighbour because they have a grievance or an issue, without reverting to trying to resolve disputes in accordance with international law. And the unprovoked aggression that we've seen from Russia must be contested. It must be contested because we need to have a world which is governed by a set of rules, by global rules-based order. And that's why we've given our support to Ukraine, that's why the Prime Minister has been at NATO. And those principles which apply in Eastern Europe absolutely apply in the Indo-Pacific.
CLENNELL: Yeah, it's interesting you say that. I mean, I feel like there's been summit after summit now, G7s, Quad meetings where it's the same theme - I've even been to a couple of them – it's about Joe Biden and whoever's our Prime Minister at the time – it was Scott Morrison, now Anthony Albanese – saying we're about democracies, not autocracies. So what effect does that have? Is a lot of that about a deterrent to China?
ACTING PRIME MINISTER: Well, it's about acknowledging the fact that the global rules-based order is being placed under strain and that our national interest lies in having that global rules-based order. And this is not an esoteric or a matter of, sort of, high principle. It's very practical. If you look at the South China Sea, China is seeking to shape the world around it in a way that we've not seen before. It's asserting an idea of sovereignty over the South China Sea, which is completely inconsistent with how we understand the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which is the global rules-based order. And what the UN Convention on the Law of the sea provides for is freedom of navigation across the high seas around the world, but in respect of that body of water, particularly. Now, most of Australia's trade goes through the South China Sea. So this really matters to us. And, yes, a lot of that trade goes to China itself. But all of our trade to Japan, all of our trade to Korea, two of our top five trading partners, goes through the South China Sea. So having freedom of navigation apply in those waters is profoundly important for the way in which we engage with the world. It's profoundly important for our own national prosperity and that's why we assert the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. But in a bigger sense, that's why we assert the global rules-based order, because living in a world which is governed by rules as opposed to power is the basis upon which we've had stability in East Asia, and that has underpinned the economic growth that we've seen in this part of the world and the prosperity that Australia has enjoyed.
CLENNELL: All right. Well, tell us about your meeting with the Chinese Defence Minister, Wei Fenghe, in Singapore then, because it strikes me that's almost as important as most of Anthony Albanese's meetings in the last three trips.
ACTING PRIME MINISTER: Well, I think both of us felt that it was an important meeting. It was a meeting that was obviously undertaken with a great deal of seriousness. Both of us entered the meeting wanting to push the relationship between our two countries into a better place. It was a meeting that was much longer than I expected and, to be honest, much more interactive than I expected. And that's a good thing to be able to say, because we traversed pretty difficult ground. We talked about the incident which occurred to our P-8 aircraft on the 26th of May, we talked about human rights, we talked about strategic contest in the Pacific. In other words, we really dealt with all the issues which are at stake between our two nations. And we did that in a full and frank way. And I know that's the kind of line which is often used to a meeting of this kind, but it genuinely was that. And it really did, as I say, take place in an interactive way over a considerable amount of time. And the important point, then, to make - well the final point I was going to make is that, as difficult as all of that was, the meeting also ended with a desire for both of us to get the relationship to a better place. So I hope that it opens the door to a change of tone in our relationship.
CLENNELL: Well, did you get a sense from him about what China is about going forward and that they might drop their Taiwan ambitions?
ACTING PRIME MINISTER: No, I mean, we didn't go to that. I think what we were really doing was starting with baby steps here and trying to get our – the Australian-Chinese bilateral relationship – back to a better place. And that was really our focus. I think China is, as I said, seeking to shape the world around it in a way that we've not seen before. And that does present challenges for us and it's important that we meet those challenges. We can't take any backward steps in relation to this. It's important that in our relationship with China, we have the courage to articulate our national interest when that differs from Chinese action. We've been doing that and we'll continue to do that, and you've seen the Prime Minister do that. But in saying all of that, I think we can have something of a change of tone. We're not going to be about the chest beating that we saw from our former government. We're about engaging with the world in a professional, diplomatic, sober way. And we wanted to present that.
CLENNELL: Just on that, we had Scott Morrison and Peter Dutton obviously saying during the campaign, the Australian Government – or the Albanese Government if elected – would be soft on China, and you in particular. Here's an opportunity for you to come back at that now, what do you say to that?
ACTING PRIME MINISTER: Well, I think what we saw from the former government was a government who thought that the way in which Australia should deal with the world was to shout at it and literally do nothing more. When it came to the nuts and bolts of actually building our strategic space, making sure that Australia gets the hard power equation right. The former government was about as bad a government as we've ever had. And that's pure and simple. I mean, you look at the –
CLENNELL: How did you personally take that? Mr Marles, how did you personally take that? Because they were really going for you, weren't they? I mean, Scott Morrison called you the Manchurian Candidate in Parliament.
ACTING PRIME MINISTER: I mean, again, this is all politics. And I get that I'm involved in politics and I take all that involves. I didn't really see it as much more than that, and I saw these as words coming from a government and a group of people who were pretty shallow in terms of the way in which they went about their business, and were not dealing with the substantive issues that we needed to as a country, like getting the submarine procurement right. I mean, that was as important as any step that could be taken in terms of building strategic space in the context of our relationship with China. They got that completely wrong. And yelling at the world and beating your chest, that actually doesn't advance the national interest in any way at all. I think all I saw in their respect of me was another version of that.
CLENNELL: All right. I've got a few more questions and we're nearly out of time, so if we can be brief here, but I just want to ask you about a few different things. You seem quite insistent we won't see nuclear submarines until the mid-2040s. What about the Peter Dutton, the option he talked about, buying a ship or two from the US. And if we are only getting the nuclear subs in 20 years' time, isn't there a chance our entire strategic situation has changed by then?
ACTING PRIME MINISTER: Well, I hope we can get them earlier, but the point I'm really making is that is the status quo that the former government has left us. That's the mess that we are now in. And I think where the former government left us is one where we are looking at a capability gap. They flirted with doing a submarine with Japan and walked away. They signed an agreement with France and ripped it up. All of that cost billions of dollars, but more significantly, it wasted years that the country didn't have –
CLENNELL: So - sorry, Mr Marles - there's a chance, from what you're saying, we can get them earlier?
ACTING PRIME MINISTER: Well, I'll be doing everything we can to try and get an earlier result. And the point I've made is that whenever we can get those submarines, in whatever year that is, whatever potential capability gap that opens up, we will seek to have a solution for that. And I'm keen that we deal with all of that at once because that's really the way in which we solve the mess that the country has been left in by virtue of the former government. But let's be clear, when they left office just over a month and a half ago, they did so with no other plans than to have the next generation of nuclear-powered submarines arriving in the 2040s.
CLENNELL: Okay, okay. But just on that – sure, that was the politician's fault. You've just extended the term of General Campbell. He would have been involved in some of those decisions. So why did you do that?
ACTING PRIME MINISTER: Well, I think it's really important that we have our senior leadership, who are really the finest that the Australian Defence Force have to offer, to support the government, particularly over the next couple of years when we are working through the issues in relation to major procurements – particularly submarines, as I've described – as we work through the Force Posture Review, which we want to do over a similar time frame as we deal with what we've described often as the most complex set of strategic circumstances that we face since the end of the Second World War. But let me be clear. It wasn't the ADF's fault that the former government started walking down the path of doing an agreement with Japan and then walked back. It wasn't the ADF's fault that the former government entered into an arrangement with France and then ripped it up. I mean, they are the decisions which have given rise to the capability gap. What we saw with the former government was a government which allowed our nation and our national security to drift. And that was not the fault of the ADF. Governments are there to govern, or not. They didn't. We intend to.
CLENNELL: Well, you said that this week. So the Service Chiefs changed, though. Lieutenant General Burr moving on, was that partly a result of the SAS scandal?
ACTING PRIME MINISTER: No, Lieutenant General Burr came to the end of what would be the expected term for a Chief of Army and he was ready to move. And that would be the same assessment in respect to the other Service Chiefs.
CLENNELL: Okay, well, just on that Brereton Report, when do you think we can see charges? Because this is starting to drag on now, this episode.
ACTING PRIME MINISTER: Well, it is very important that we follow through in relation to the Brereton Report and all that comes from it. Obviously, it is dealing with a shameful episode in Australia's military history and it matters in terms of who we are as a nation, who we are as a people, that our country deals with this itself, which is what Brereton is doing, and that's the silver lining in all of this, that it is actually the nation which is dealing with its own problems –
CLENNELL: So we can see charges soon?
ACTING PRIME MINISTER: – we must follow through on that.
CLENNELL: We can see charges soon? Just briefly.
ACTING PRIME MINISTER: What I'd commit to is that we will follow this through to its completion in the timeliness that has been set out. But there is going to be no stepping back in relation to this because it is a fundamentally important process for who we are as a people.
CLENNELL: All right, all right. Well, I'll ask you about the floods to finish off in a second, but just firstly, the Guardian-class patrol boats, you've suggested, we gave some duds to the Pacific, but hasn't this company who made them got a pretty good record? They just got a big contract with the US Coast Guard.
ACTING PRIME MINISTER: I think Austal has a very proud record. But again, the former government was sending broken boats out to the Pacific and that's just unacceptable.
CLENNELL: Weren't they pretty minor, sort of, faults that were identified?
ACTING PRIME MINISTER: Well, I think it's given rise to some significant issues and we intend to work through with them and to resolve them. But again, this is another failing of the former government.
CLENNELL: Sure. Mr Marles, just finally, we're seeing concerns again about flooding in New South Wales, reported on earlier. Are you confident you have enough resources in place to assist with this? How ugly is it going to get out there?
ACTING PRIME MINISTER: Well, I'm not absolutely sure in answer to the last question, but I know that we will be prepared. And I spoke to Murray Watt on Friday night to make sure that Defence assets would be available in the event that they were needed. Our mindset here is to be on the front foot. We're not going to be caught unawares again, like the former government. This is an issue which needs to be dealt with in the here and now, in the moment. And if those Defence assets are required, they are ready and available.
CLENNELL: Mr Marles, thank you so much for your time.
ACTING PRIME MINISTER: Thanks, Andrew.


Core Redevelopment, LLC, today announced it has agreed to redevelop the historic American Can building near downtown Terre Haute into about 178 loft-style, market-rate apartments known as One Sycamore.
In partnership with the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State University and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, Core Redevelopment's $23 million investment will breathe new life into this long-vacant but important historic landmark, according to a news release from the company.
Slated to open in mid-2018, One Sycamore will offer residents urban living alternatives not currently found outside major metropolitan areas – contemporary apartments with open, loft-style floorplans, industrial design elements and ceiling heights of 16 feet or more.
The property's residences will be predominantly one-bedroom units, with about one-third offering two or three bedrooms. Rents are expected to range from the mid- to high-$600s for smaller one-bedroom residences to more than $1,400 for larger, two-story units on the third floor. Each apartment will be appointed with high-quality fixtures and finishes, including polished concrete floors, granite countertops, in-unit washers and dryers, solid wood cabinetry and stainless steel appliances, to name just a few.
Residents of western-facing apartments will enjoy unimpeded views of the Wabash River, while balconies to the east and south will overlook Indiana State's new Gibson Track and Field facility and, beyond, the university's main campus and downtown Terre Haute. In addition, a three-story lightwell will be cut through the middle of the building, allowing the creation of inward-facing apartments.
The city of Terre Haute, whose greater downtown stands to benefit directly and significantly from the project, will consider financial support for the project in the form of tax increment financing.
The redevelopment of American Can will be a transformative event for Terre Haute's long-term efforts to activate community involvement and economic development along the Wabash River, officials say.
"Repurposing the American Can building has been a long-term goal of Terre Haute's for a very long time for a lot of different reasons. To finally achieve this goal, and to see hundreds of new downtown residents enjoying everything Terre Haute and the Wabash River have to offer, will be a proud day for everyone who worked long and hard to make this a reality," said Duke Bennett, Terre Haute mayor.
The state of Indiana is also providing material financial support. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation, or IEDC, voted in July to issue up to $4.7 million in Industrial Recovery Tax Credits in support of this project.
As for Indiana State University, which currently owns the American Can building, the property's redevelopment will provide a major step forward in its efforts to expand its campus, in particular its athletic facilities, west toward the Wabash River.
For its part, Core Redevelopment is thrilled at the opportunity to develop its second property in Terre Haute in just a few years. Its first, The Deming, an eight-story former 1920s hotel located on the corner of Fifth and Cherry Streets, was renovated as part of an historic tax credit rehabilitation in 2015. It has been fully occupied since opening, and that success has given Core confidence operating in Terre Haute. And while its work on the American Can building will not technically be an historic rehabilitation, Core will nonetheless bring to bear on American Can its expertise in and passion for repurposing large-scale industrial and commercial buildings.
In addition to a significant investment of its own funds and those of its equity partners, Core Redevelopment intends to finance the redevelopment of the American Can building with first mortgage financing from First Financial Bank, N.A., based in Terre Haute.
"Our plan is to introduce the proposed tax increment financing component for the Terre Haute Redevelopment Commission's consideration at its September 21st meeting," said Steve Witt, President of the Terre Haute Economic Development Corporation and Executive Director of the Terre Haute Department of Redevelopment. "It is hoped that the tax increment finance process will be successfully completed before Thanksgiving so Core Redevelopment can commence work. We have a great deal of work ahead of us, but this project accomplishes so many 'firsts' for our community that it is worth the effort," said Witt.


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Passport: The Castro death-watch The Castro death-watch...
The Castro death-watch
Renato Pérez Pizarro of the Miami Herald's Cuban Colada blog has a round-up of recent signs that Fidel Castro's health has taken a serious turn for the worse. Castro hasn't written his regular newspaper column since Dec. 15 or been photographed since Nov. 18. His friend and ally Hugo Chavez says he is unlikely to ...
By Joshua Keating, a former associate editor at Foreign Policy.
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Renato Pérez Pizarro of the Miami Herald's Cuban Colada blog has a round-up of recent signs that Fidel Castro's health has taken a serious turn for the worse. Castro hasn't written his regular newspaper column since Dec. 15 or been photographed since Nov. 18. His friend and ally Hugo Chavez says he is unlikely to ever appear in public again. Perhaps most significantly, the leader who never spoke for five minutes when five hours would do, didn't make any public statements for the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution and released a very un-Fidel-like one sentence statement.
South Florida police are already discussing post-Fidel celebrations with local Cuban community leaders. The signs are certainly there right now, though I remember similar preparations being made during Castro's stomach surgery in 2006 and no one ever got rich betting against Castro's ability to hang in there. The 11th U.S. president since Castro took power will enter office next week and I have a feeling he won't want to miss it.
Renato Pérez Pizarro of the Miami Herald's Cuban Colada blog has a round-up of recent signs that Fidel Castro's health has taken a serious turn for the worse. Castro hasn't written his regular newspaper column since Dec. 15 or been photographed since Nov. 18. His friend and ally Hugo Chavez says he is unlikely to ever appear in public again. Perhaps most significantly, the leader who never spoke for five minutes when five hours would do, didn't make any public statements for the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution and released a very un-Fidel-like one sentence statement.
South Florida police are already discussing post-Fidel celebrations with local Cuban community leaders. The signs are certainly there right now, though I remember similar preparations being made during Castro's stomach surgery in 2006 and no one ever got rich betting against Castro's ability to hang in there. The 11th U.S. president since Castro took power will enter office next week and I have a feeling he won't want to miss it.
Joshua Keating was an associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating
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        <title>Assassins Creed IV Black Flag</title>
        <platform>Xbox One</platform>
        <developer>Ubisoft Montreal</developer>
        <publisher>Ubisoft</publisher>
        <composer>Brian Tyler</composer>
        <release_date>29th October 2013</release_date>
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        <developer>Trion Worlds and Human Head Studio</developer>
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        <developer>Rockstar North</developer>
        <publisher>Rockstar Games</publisher>
        <composer>Tangerine Dream, Woody Jackson, The Alchemist, Oh No</composer>
        <release_date>17th September 2013</release_date>
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        <developer>343 Industries</developer>
        <publisher>Microsoft Studios</publisher>
        <composer>Neil Davidge, Kazuma Jinnouchi</composer>
        <release_date>6th November 2012</release_date>
        <rating>M</rating>
        <engine>Halo Engine</engine>
        <game_modes>Single-player, Multiplayer</game_modes>
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        <title>Halo Anniversary</title>
        <platform>Xbox 360</platform>
        <developer>343 Industries</developer>
        <publisher>Microsoft Studios</publisher>
        <composer>Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori</composer>
        <release_date>15th November 2011</release_date>
        <rating>MA 15+</rating>
        <engine>Saber3D Engine v.S3</engine>
        <game_modes>Single-player, Multiplayer</game_modes>
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        <title>Halo Reach</title>
        <platform>Xbox 360</platform>
        <developer>Bungie</developer>
        <publisher>Microsoft Game Studios</publisher>
        <composer>Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori</composer>
        <release_date>14th September 2010</release_date>
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        <engine>Halo Engine</engine>
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        <title>Halo Spartan Assault</title>
        <platform>Xbox One</platform>
        <developer>343 Industries, Vanguard Entertainment</developer>
        <publisher>Microsoft Studios</publisher>
        <composer>Tom Salta</composer>
        <release_date>24th December 2013</release_date>
        <rating>M</rating>
        <engine>Unnamed</engine>
        <game_modes>Single-player, Co-op</game_modes>
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    <game>
        <title>Halo Wars</title>
        <platform>Xbox 360</platform>
        <developer>Ensemble Studios</developer>
        <publisher>Microsoft Game Studios</publisher>
        <composer>Stephen Rippy</composer>
        <release_date>26th February 2009</release_date>
        <rating>PG</rating>
        <engine>BANG! Engine</engine>
        <game_modes>Single-player</game_modes>
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    <game>
        <title>Kinect Adventures</title>
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        <developer>Good Science Studio</developer>
        <publisher>Microsoft Game Studios</publisher>
        <composer>Unnamed</composer>
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        <title>Kinectimals</title>
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        <developer>Frontier Developments</developer>
        <publisher>Microsoft Game Studios</publisher>
        <composer>Unnamed</composer>
        <release_date>4th November 2010</release_date>
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        <platform>Xbox 360</platform>
        <developer>Square Enix</developer>
        <publisher>Square Enix</publisher>
        <composer>Masashi Hamauzu, Naoshi Mizuta, Mitsuto Suzuki</composer>
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        <developer>BioWare</developer>
        <publisher>Electronic Arts</publisher>
        <composer>Jack Wall</composer>
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        <developer>Respawn Entertainment</developer>
        <publisher>Electronic Arts</publisher>
        <composer>Stephen Barton</composer>
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Public Consultation on National Lottery Funding
From Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Open for submissions from 27 March 2022
Submissions closed 22 April 2022
Consultation is being reviewed
The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has commissioned Indecon International Consultants to support an independent review of the allocation and utilisation of National Lottery funding. The National Lottery is operated under licence by Premier Lotteries Ireland, on behalf of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The Department seeks to review the system for the allocation and utilisation of National Lottery funding.
This consultation is seeking views on the future policy framework for the allocation of Good Causes funding. In particular, the Department is seeking views on the principles which could underpin any future framework to inform funding allocation; and views on options for new approaches to the allocation of funds arising from the Lottery to Good Causes.


Heaney on Air is a tribute to Seamus Heaney's work for the BBC. It will include a selection of archive screenings and an illustrated talk by Pat Loughrey on Seamus Heaney's programmes for local schools and our Nobel laureate's skills as a writer of scripts and presenter. It promises to be a memorable event, unlocking the archive and celebrating Seamus Heaney as one of our most gifted broadcasters - a public intellectual whose voice was familiar (and immediately recognisable) to BBC audiences at home and around the world.
Seamus Heaney made a number of programmes for BBC radio and television in Northern Ireland. He was a natural communicator, someone who could make broadcasting seem easy. At a time when many people feel that television can't deal with big ideas or literary themes, his work shows what can be done. These screenings allow us to see and remember his talents and remind us why his influence extended far beyond the academy and world of literature. They will be preceded by a short film tribute to Seamus Heaney's many other appearances on BBC television.
In this talk, Pat Loughrey presents examples of Heaney's early broadcast work and explores his themes.
Tickets for all these events will be distributed via a random draw.
You can apply for tickets at any time until 12 noon on Friday 29 August.
To enter the random draw, visit the BBC Events website.


Predict and Score is an extension module of the Viscovery SOMine suite. It requires the Visual Clusters core module and can optionally be combined with other modules of the suite.
The module provides two additional workflows: the Predict workflow guides the user through the creation and validation of linear and non-linear prediction models, the Score workflow through the definition and application of scoring models to new data and through the evaluation of scoring results in comparison to control groups.
The patented Local SOM Prediction technology combines the non-linear data representation of the SOM with linear regression "white-box" models, designed for explaining residual variance in the global linear model. Read more about this technology here.
For a complete list of features, view the Predict and Score module data sheet.


After managing to score three goals against one of the World Cup favourites, Spain, most would've thought that Portugal would absolutely cream Morocco yesterday, in their second Group B game. However, it wasn't to be as Portugal just managed the one early goal and won 1-0, securing an important 3 points.
That first game against Spain was highlighted by Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick and it was that man again who got his country across the line, keeping up to the belief that Portugal hopes in the 2018 FIFA World Cup lie completely on his shoulders. So far, everyone who believes that is right.
The Portuguese captain didn't waste any time in opening the scoring yesterday, putting a very powerful header into the top right corner, not allowing the Moroccan goal-keeper any time to move an inch. Ronaldo scored his 4th goal of the tournament and is the leader now, with Russia's Denis Cheryshev and Spain's Diego Costa behind him with 3 goals each.
Ronaldo then had a few more chances and even created a couple of good ones during the game but no more goals followed from either side. Although it must be said that Morocco were very dangerous in the second half, creating many chances but the Portuguese defenders did well, especially goal-keeper Rui Patricio.
Keep reading GutshotMagazine.com for a daily report on 2018 FIFA World Cup matches.


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Listen to hoax 999 call about Morrisons fight
Michael Drummond
Published: 11:14 Saturday 28 July 2018
Police have released the shocking audio from someone pretending a fight was going on as they plea for the public to take 999 calls seriously.
"Doing it for a laugh." This is the response from youngsters recently caught making hoax calls to 999 from a phone boxes, police say.
This summer students have been spoken to at schools across the county in a campaign launched by Sussex Police to show them the dangers of hoax dialling 999 as a prank.
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A powerful video showing the potentially very serious consequences of putting in a fake call to 999 has been shown to year six to year ten students.
In the video, a group of children calls 999 for a joke. At the same time one of their mums is attacked and calls 999, but cannot get through.
Sarah-Louise Gliddon, the force's lead on hoax and persistent callers, said: "The reason this all started was when we received multiple hoax calls from some students in East Sussex; we were able to identify them from the CCTV cameras, which covered the phone box they were using to make the calls.
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"Working then with the local prevention youth officers, we invited the students with their parents into the police station. We showed them the CCTV footage, played the recordings of the calls and spoke to them about the dangers of hoax calling. Up until the meeting they believed they were making the calls for a laugh.
"It seemed to me after speaking to them we could have a huge impact on reducing these types of calls by going to the schools with the campaign and video."
Sarah attended assemblies with schools across East Sussex before the start of the summer holidays and is arranging to speak to more pupils in the autumn after the holidays.
She continued: "Seeing first-hand the impact calls like this can have on our command and control centre, it's important we go and speak to young people to deter them from ever making hoax calls which could also land them with a criminal record. It also gives us a chance to give them an insight into the high demand that the Force Contact, Command and Control department has to deal with on a daily basis.
Police have visited schools to talk about the dangers of hoax 999 calls. Picture and video: Sussex Police
"The feedback from the students I've been to see has been great. Students have said they are really shocked to hear that people pretend to need the police or other emergency services and it's helped them understand more about the police and the work that we do in the contact department at HQ."
Chief Superintendent Jane Derrick, who is in charge at the Force Contact, Command and Control Department, said: "We receive more than 18,500 999 calls a month - this is an emergency number for when people vitally need our help.
"It is so important that people understand the impact and consequences making nuisance calls can have on emergency calls getting through. The work Sarah has been doing is vital as we strive to improve ways for the public to contact us, helped by the recent rise in council tax."
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Chief Superintendent Jane Derrick in the Sussex Police 999 control room


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Trends in STEM Research and Teaching at Tribal and Native-Serving Colleges
Minority Undergraduate Students Connect Over STEM Research Projects at United Tribes Technical College
By Katie Scarlett Brandt
Tribal colleges often collaborate with mainstream universities on research. So do historically black colleges. But why don't different minority-serving institutions collaborate with each other?
That simple question led to a unique opportunity for a group of undergraduate students from four HBCUs and one tribally controlled college to take part in a 10-week research project this past summer at a school other than their own. Each student spent from May to July at their choice school, conducting research and meeting weekly with a mentor.
The National Science Foundation funded the project through a program called NSF INCLUDES—an initiative to enhance U.S. leadership in science and engineering by developing STEM talent from all societal sectors. The Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network took the lead on the program as part of an effort to wipe out disparities between under-represented groups in STEM education.
Students participating in the HBCU-TCU gathering at United Tribes Technical College. Morehouse College student Alden Brown is standing on the right. Photo provided courtesy of The QEM Network.
In this first year, the project included seven students. Alden Brown, a sophomore at Morehouse College in Atlanta, was one of them. A biology undergrad who plans to enroll in an MD/PhD program, he chose a plant biology project at Tuskegee University in Alabama, looking at how magnetic fields affect native plant growth.
Other students' research projects included:
• Wildlife trapping systems
• Water and fish quality
• Plant conservation
• Impact of historical trauma on Native Americans
• West Nile virus incidence
Halfway through the 10-week program, students met at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, North Dakota for a three-day research gathering. Traveling from as far away as Georgia, the gathering provided students an opportunity to present their community-impacting research and receive feedback.
"We wanted to see what would happen if we mixed African American and Native American students who have that common (minority education) experience," says Althea Burns of the QEM Network, who served as co-principal investigator on the project. "The small group of students got to know each other and know about each other's institutions. They saw how the research they do could impact their communities."
Morehouse College student Alden Brown agreed that the three-day gathering deepened his understanding of tribal communities. "I feel like it should be a requirement for students from HBCUs to go to TCUs," he says. "It was a great idea to have everyone meet in North Dakota because for the people such as myself who didn't get that TCU experience, we could get it then."
On the first full day of the conference, students traveled to areas around the state, including Standing Rock Reservation, and learned what was happening within the local tribal communities.
"It was really different," Brown says. "I didn't know what to expect, but getting to learn about the Native American cultures and being able to talk with them was eye opening."
Learning about the anti-pipeline camps at Standing Rock, which Brown hadn't been aware of prior to the trip, stood out to him. That something as major as the Standing Rock protests could be happening without Brown knowing surprised him. "People aren't necessarily aware of the problems going on outside of where their circumstances are," he says.
On the last day of the research gathering, students practiced their presentations, received feedback from advisors, and then presented to their peers.
Burns says she valued the experience. "It was great for me to meet the students," she says, adding that on her way to the gathering, she questioned if the group would truly accomplish anything in only three days together. Within the first 24 hours, though, the students had already connected. "They'd all gotten to know each other and were having fun. That made me feel good."
Brown still keeps in touch with students from the gathering. He says he also learned a great deal about the nature of research throughout the 10-week project. "As my first big research opportunity, it showed me how research actually works. It starts out with a plan, and then you have to go with the flow," he says.
The project's organizers will keep that in mind as they work to prepare for next year's research experience and gathering. They'll use what they've learned from this year's students and aim to make an even greater impact with more TCU and HBCU students next year.
Katie Scarlett Brandt is a freelance writer based in Chicago.
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Applications invited for QEM/NSF Talent Development and Innovation Sciences (TDIS) Summer Internship. Made possible through a grant to the Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network from the National Science Foundation, the internship will provide $6,000 (undergraduate) and $7,000 (graduate) stipends. Students will have an opportunity to be mentored by program officers at NSF that are involved in making science policy and in implementing national programs focused on STEM. The application deadline is March 12, 2021. Click link above for application.
Native Science Report mourns loss of College of Muscogee Nation President Robert Bible. A first generation college student remembered for his humor and humility, Bible passed away December 21 after contracting Covid-19. He led the Oklahoma tribal college to accreditation in 2016 and also served on the board of the American Indian College Fund, which named him Tribal College and University Honoree of the Year in 2019. [College Fund]
Science organizations call for Trump's removal. Several science advocacy groups, including the Union of Concerned Scientists, are calling on President Donald Trump to resign or be removed from office for his role in inciting the violent occupation of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters. [AAAS/Science]
Build and Broaden 2.0 Informational Webinar. NSF's Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) will host an informational webinar about the Build and Broaden 2.0 program, which supports cutting-edge research, training opportunities, and new research infrastructure in the social, behavioral and economic sciences at minority-serving institutions, including tribal colleges and universities. The webinar will be held January 22 at 2 pm. Click link above to register.
Abstracts invited for 2021 NSF-TCUP Research Symposium. Students and faculty at TCUP-eligible institutions are invited to submit abstracts of recent research for presentation at the 2021 TCUP Research Symposium, to be held May 19-20 at the National Science Foundation in Arlington, VA (with possible change to a virtual format, if necessary). Hosted by The Tribal Nations Research Group in collaboration with the National Science Foundation's Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP), the symposium provides the opportunity for the National Science Foundation to showcase emerging researchers and their research at TCUP institutions. Abstracts must be submitted by February 15 for consideration.
USDA announces 2021 Tribal Scholars Program. The USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars Program seeks to increase the number of American Indian and Alaska Native students studying agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, and related disciplines by combining classroom study with paid work experience that leads to employment at USDA. The program provides full tuition, fees, books, room and board, and a summer internship to selected students pursuing a bachelor's degree at one of 35 federally recognized tribal colleges and universities. When the student has completed the academic and summer work requirements of the scholarship, USDA may convert the student to a permanent employee without further competition. The application deadline is January 31, 2021. [USDA]
Tribes granted licenses for expanded broadband. More than 150 spectrum licenses were issued by the FCC in late October as part of its Rural Tribal Priority Window. The spectrum licenses reserve a 2.5 GHz (gigahertz) radio frequency band to provide broadband services to chronically underserved Indian Reservations in an effort to close the digital divide. [Indian Country Today]
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Home » Features » Philosophy and Buddhist Studies » Concerning Right Speech
Concerning Right Speech
By Prof. David Dale Holmes
From postsfromthepath.com
Right Understanding and Right Intention are difficult to grasp; but the factor that follows—Right Speech—is easier to comprehend because it is less abstract and has to do with the direct practice of right intentions in everyday communication.
The Buddha taught us how to purify ourselves through being mindful of our actions as a means of progressing toward higher understanding. The purpose of practical ethics is ultimate purification. It is no coincidence that Bhikkhu Nanamoli's translation of the classic manual of Buddhist doctrine and meditation, the Visuddhi Magga is called The Path of Purification. (Nanamoli 1975)
A monk once asked the Buddha for a brief summary of his teachings, and he said:
"First, establish yourself in the starting point of wholesome states, that is, in purified moral discipline and in Right View. Then, when your moral discipline is purified and your view straight, you should practice the four foundations of mindfulness." (Samyutta Nikaya XLVII.3).
In other words, follow the Noble Eightfold Path, being sure you purify yourself through the performance of good kamma as a preparation for deeper insight. The problem is that if one cannot develop moral purity, one will encounter the greatest of difficulty in going forward.
In The Word of the Buddha, Venerable Nyanatiloka Mahathera translates the teaching of the Buddha (from the Anguttara Nikaya X.176) that one must abstain from lying and tell the truth, be reliable and worthy of confidence. Never deceive. Always tell what one knows and admit when one knows nothing. One should tell what one has seen and what one has not seen. One should never knowingly speak a lie for one's own advantage, for the advantage of others, or for any advantage whatsoever. (Nyanatiloka 48, 1967)
Ledi Sayadaw. From wikimedia.org
This was the Buddha's first statement on the subject of speech. Condensed into one short maxim, it means "abstain from false speech." Here "abstention" implies replacing unwholesome kamma with wholesome kamma. Speech can provide wisdom, heal division, and create peace, but, falsely used, it can break lives, create enemies, and start wars. The law of opposites also works where speech is concerned.
One should never have the intention to deceive or to lie because of motives of greed or hatred. Never delude others for any reason, not even when exaggerating, joking, or jesting, because deception can lead to ill effects and cause harm. Lying corrupts society. Lies lead to more lies and affect one's credibility. Lies lock one in a cage of falsehood, creating a corrupt world from which it is almost impossible to escape. (Bodhi 51, 1984)
The Buddha said that when you lie, you lose merit and go backwards rather than forwards. He illustrated the point, talking to his son and disciple Rahula:
Taking a bowl with a little bit of water in it and turning it upside down, he said,
"Do you see how the water has been discarded? In the same way one who tells a deliberate lie discards whatever spiritual achievement he has made. In the same way he turns his spiritual achievements upside down and becomes incapable of progress." (Majjhima Nikaya 61)
The second statement the Buddha made was that one should abstain from slanderous speech. In other words, one should not repeat negative things one has heard about others: one should not repeat things that cause dissension. Instead, one should use speech to unite those who are divided, create agreement, harmony, and good will instead of disagreement.
One should abstain from speech motivated by cruel intentions or by resentment—speech that tears down another's image, questions his virtue or success, or is intended to hurt others by getting ahead of them, or to hurt them for the sake of perverse satisfaction. The root of slander is hate, and hate is one of the most unwholesome forms of kamma—a pitfall very much to be avoided.
Bhikkhu Bodhi. From jpgmag.com
"The opposite of slander," as the Buddha indicates, "is speech that promotes friendship and harmony. Such speech originates from a mind of loving-kindness and sympathy. It wins the trust and affection of others." (Bodhi 54–55, 1984) When you feel like saying something slanderous about your neighbor, catch yourself and turn that impulse into loving-kindness. More good will come of it.
The third statement the Buddha made about right speech was that one should abstain from harsh speech, uttered in anger and intended to cause pain. Instead, one should use speech that is gentle, soothing to the ear, loving and readily reaches the heart—using speech that is courteous, friendly, and agreeable.
One should abstain from motives that provoke language that is angry or abusive, reproving, bitter, insulting, hurtful, offensive, demeaning, sarcastic, or ironic with intent to injure. There is no good reason for such language, and the main argument against it is that it arises out of anger and aversion. It is an impulsive action lacking deliberation that can lead to destructive consequences for oneself and others. The impulse has to be restrained to avoid the harm it can do.
The opposite of anger is patience. The antidote to anger is tolerance for the shortcomings of other's criticisms, comments, and actions. One should learn to tolerate verbal abuse without the need to retaliate. (Bodhi 55, 1984)
The Buddha once gave a remarkable example:
"Even, o monks should robbers and murders saw through your limbs and joints, whoever should give way to anger thereat would not be following my advice. For thus ought you to train yourselves: 'Undisturbed shall our mind remain, with heart full of love, and free from hidden malice; and that person shall we penetrate with loving-thoughts, wide, deep, boundless, freed from anger and hatred.'" (Majjhima Nikaya 21)
The fourth statement the Buddha made was to abstain from idle chatter. In other words, to avoid frivolous speech and pointless talk that has no depth. Instead, one should speak appropriately at the right moment in accordance with the facts, saying what is useful, speaking of subjects like the Dhamma and the discipline.
Bhikkhu Nanamoli. Image courtesy of the author
One should abstain from talking and listening to chatter that is shallow and stirs up defilements and restless thoughts, which can lead one astray. One should abstain from any sort of loose talk or valueless patter that leaves the mind vacant and sterile. This is especially true of frivolous entertainments that block development on a higher, spiritual, aesthetic, contemplative level.
The opposite of idle chatter is to make every word have meaning, so that speech becomes like a treasure, uttered appropriately and at the right moment, accompanied by moderation, reason, and good sense, inspiring listeners in matters of good conduct and the pursuit of the path. Another thing to remember is that while speech has its place, meditation leaves the limits of speech behind. Mental calm is the opposite of restless chatter.
Thus ends what the Buddha said about Right Speech.
Bodhi, Bhikkhu. 1984. The Noble Eightfold Path: The Way to the End of Suffering. Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society.
Ledi Sayadaw. 1977. The Noble Eightfold Path and its Factors Explained. Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society.
Nanamoli, Bhikkhu. 1975. The Path of Purification (Visuddhi Magga). Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society.
Nyanatiloka, Mahathera. 1967. The Word of the Buddha. Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society.
Tags: Anguttara Nikaya, bhikkhu Bodhi, Bhikkhu Nanamoli, Buddhist studies, buddhist teachings, dhamma, false speech, kamma, Noble Eightfold Path, Nyanatiloka Mahathera, right speech, Samyutta Nikaya, theravada buddhism, Visuddhi Magga
Prof. David Dale Holmes
Prof. David Dale Holmes taught English and World Literature and Creative Writing for the University of Maryland, Munich Campus, European Division, from 1966–92, after which he moved to Asia to lecture at Thailand's Chulalongkorn University, and later at the World Buddhist University in Bangkok. From 1986–92, he traveled yearly between Munich, Germany, and Kandy, Sri Lanka, to study under Venerable Nyanaponika and Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi. Here he became familiar with the body of literature disseminated by the Buddhist Publication Society, and later assisted in editing the BPS Wheel Series to make it available online for free download. Theravada Teachings is published monthly.
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