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Islamic State claims execution of UK hostage David Haines, releases video
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Islamic State jihadists have released a video which they claim shows the beheading of a 44-year-old British aid worker, David Haines, who has been held hostage since his abduction last year.
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The masked man in the latest video released across social media on Saturday night claims that Haines was killed because of UK Prime Minister David Cameron's pledge to arm Kurdish forces in order to battle the jihadist group, according to reports.
"This British man has to pay the price for your promise, Cameron, to arm the Peshmerga against the Islamic State," the executioner said, according to liveleak.
"My name is David Cawthorne Haines," the hostage reportedly said before the execution.
"I would like to declare that I hold you, David Cameron, entirely responsible for my execution. You entered voluntarily into a coalition with the United States against the Islamic State, just as your predecessor, Tony Blair, did, following a trend amongst our British Prime Ministers who can't find the courage to say no to the Americans."
The video footage was similar to that of the executions of two American journalists, James Foley andSteven Sotloff, by Islamic State militants.
The murder of David Haines is an act of pure evil. My heart goes out to his family who have shown extraordinary courage and fortitude.
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) September 13, 2014
The UK Foreign Office confirmed Sunday that the video was genuine.
"All the signs are that the video is genuine. We have no reason to believe that it's not," a spokesman told AFP.
We will do everything in our power to hunt down these murderers and ensure they face justice, however long it takes.
The British PM vowed to "hunt down" the militants responsible for the murder of a "British hero" following an emergency meeting of the Cabinet Office Briefing Room (COBRA) on Sunday.
Cameron pledged to "bring them to justice, no matter how long it takes." The IS militants are "not Muslims, they are monsters," he said, adding that the UK cannot afford to ignore the threat that the extremists pose to international and domestic security.
"But ultimately, our security as a nation, the way we go about our everyday lives in this free and tolerant society that is Britain, has always depended on our readiness to act against those who stand for hatred and now stand for destruction. And that is exactly what we will do."
Hours before the news of the execution emerged, Haines' family had asked the hostage takers to contact them to discuss ransom for the British health worker, which IS had previously demanded.
"We are the family of David Haines. We have sent messages to you to which we have not received a reply. We are asking those holding David to make contact with us," a statement on behalf of the family by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office read.
I am sickened at the disgusting, barbaric killing of David Haines.
— Ed Miliband (@Ed_Miliband) September 13, 2014
The 44-year-old Brit was seized by the Islamic State militants in Syria in March 2013 while employed by the Agency for Technological Cooperation and Development (ACTED). The father of two was taken hostage alongside his Italian colleague, the organization's coordinator, Federico Motka, on their way to the Turkish border.
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Motka, who allegedly shared a cell with Haines, was freed in May after Rome authorized a ransom payment to the Islamic State.
Haines has made a successful career as a humanitarian aid worker since 1999 and has worked in conflict zones in Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East. Haines' employer said last week in a statement: "A man's life should never be threatened on account of his humanitarian commitment."
At the end of the nearly two-and-a-half minute long video clip that allegedly shows the beheading of Haines, another hostage was paraded who could be next on the Islamic State kill list. The captive, standing on his knees and dressed in the sadly all-too-familiar orange jumpsuit, was identifiable as Alan Henning, according to Reuters.
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond said that the release of the video had "demonstrated a degree of brutality which defies description".
In the meantime, US President Barack Obama has also condemned the "barbaric murder of UK citizen."
"Our hearts go out to the family of Mr. Haines and to the people of the United Kingdom. The United States stands shoulder to shoulder tonight with our close friend and ally in grief and resolve," he said in statement released by the White House.
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Transcendence: a theological film review
Monthly I publish a film review for Touchstone (the New Zealand Methodist magazine). Stretching back to 2005, some 85 plus films later, here is the review for June 2014, of Transcendence.
A film review by Rev Dr Steve Taylor
existence or experience beyond the normal or physical level.
Transcendence. Defined in the dictionary as existence or experience beyond the normal or physical level. Seen at the beginning of the Bible, in Genesis 11, in the Tower of Babel as the upward human quest to build toward the heavens.
Seen in the movie, Transcendence, as inward, as a technological quest. The building blocks become not bricks but brains, in an artificial computerised quest for existence beyond human limitations.
The movie begins with a flash forward, to a future devoid of technology. Armed soldiers patrol the streets. Cell phones are silent. Laptops have no use but to hold open shop doors. Such are the consequences of this search for transcendence.
The movie then moves backwards. Johnny Depp is Will Caster, Rebecca Hall his wife Evelyn. Deeply in love, fanatically committed to research into artificial intelligence, their scientific research is halted by a movement of Luddite terrorists.
Together they experiment on the dying Will. His brain is mapped onto a computer and in the wonders offered to us by modern science, a miracle! Will is regenerated as an artificial intelligence, his brain harnessed to the power of the world wide web. A rural town is purchased, in which Will-the-computer calculates his way toward his research dreams.
The vision is fantastic, a world in which cancer is no more, the planet healed and poverty alleviated. It is a modern telling of the Isaiah dream, a secular eschatology.
The results are far more sinister, a loss of human freedom as Rebecca finds herself less and less free to love and be loved, an army of hybrids saved from disease simply to serve Will's growing empire.
It is an intriguing juxtaposition, as transcendence wrestles with free will. Both are dreams of the modern world, the belief in the power of science to exceed human potential and the priceless gift that is individual freedom.
Despite the philosophical and timely potential of these themes, Transcendence is a poor movie. The movie enlists plenty of star power, including the acting of Johnny Depp and the direction of Walter Pfister. The cinematography is artful, in a style reminiscent of Pfister's work on the Dark Knight series.
But the plot, Jack Paglen's first major screen write, is jumbled. The inevitable gunfight at AI Corrall might make for spectacle but seems wooden if one really is fighting against a computer.
And Rebecca Hall is so composed she comes across as lacking emotion. The result is two cold characters, the computerised Will Caster, the emotionally distant Rebecca.
"Transcendence" has potential. The cinematography is artful. The themes are timely. The ethics are intriguing. Yet as a movie, Transcendence is unable to save itself.
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Living With Beavers
Staff Request a Tree! Holyoke Urban Forest Equity Plan Conservation Commission Green Communities Current Projects Plans Urban Forestry & Green Infrastructure Internet Resources Article 97 Snow Disposal Guidance Yearly Operational Plans Living With Beavers Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness in Holyoke
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The Massachusetts Legislature amended G.L. c.131, s.80A, with the passage of "An Act Relative to Foothold Traps and Certain Other Devices." This new law became effective on July 21, 2000, and makes it easier for applicants to alleviate threats caused by beaver and muskrat-related flooding.
Any person may apply to the Board of Health for an emergency permit to immediately alleviate a threat to human health and safety from beaver or muskrat-related activity. The law includes a list of activities, summarized here, that may constitute a threat to human health and safety. (See enclosed copy of the new law for a complete list).
• Beaver or muskrat occupancy of public water supply (the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) must make this determination);
• Beaver or muskrat-caused flooding of drinking water wells, well fields, pumping stations, sewage beds, septic systems, sewage pumping stations, public or private ways, driveways, railways, airport runways or taxi-ways, electrical, gas, communication, or other public utility structures or facilities;
• Beaver or muskrat-caused flooding affecting the public use of hospitals, emergency clinics, nursing homes, homes for the elderly, fire stations, hazardous waste, incineration, or resource recovery facilities, or other facilities where flooding may result in the release of hazardous or noxious materials;
• Damage (gnawing, chewing, entering or other damage) to electric or gas facilities, transmission or distribution equipment, cable, alarm systems, or facilities, caused by beavers or muskrat;
• Beaver or muskrat-caused flooding or structural instability on the applicant's property, if it poses an imminent threat of substantial property damage or income loss of the following types: flooding of residential, commercial, or industrial facilities; flooding of or access to commercial agricultural lands which prevents normal agricultural practices from being conducted; reduction in the production of an agricultural crop caused by flooding or compromised structural stability of commercial agricultural lands; and flooding of residential lands in which the Board of Health, its chair or agent or the state or federal department of health has determined a threat to health and safety exists.
If the Board of Health determines that such a threat exists, the Board of Health shall immediately issue an emergency permit to alleviate the threat. The permit is valid for ten days. In some cases, the applicant may apply to the Board of Health for two additional ten-day permits. (See the new law for details). If denied, the applicant may appeal to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) for a determination as to the existence of the threat. The Massachusetts DPH will be sending out written guidance to the municipal Boards of Health to help them implement the law.
The Board of Health permit authorizes the applicant to remedy the threat in one of three ways: 1) use of conibear or box or cage-type traps (subject to Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (DF&W) but not Conservation Commission regulation); 2) breaching of dams, dikes, bogs or berms, subject to determinations and conditions of Conservation Commissions; or 3) use of any nonlethal management or water-flow devices, subject to determinations and conditions of Conservation Commissions.
The applicant "in conjunction with the Board of Health" may apply to the DF&W for a 30-day extension permit. If the extension is granted, the DF&W shall develop, with the assistance of the applicant, the Board of Health, and the Conservation Commission, a plan to abate the beaver or muskrat problem using alternative, nonlethal management techniques in combination with water-flow devices, subject to Conservation Commission determinations and conditions. The plan may include box and cage type-traps, if necessary, subject to all applicable permitting requirements, including, but not limited to, any permits required by the DF&W.
Beaver and muskrat-related problems that are determined by the Board of Health to not constitute threats to public health and safety under this new law may still be addressed with assistance and approval from DF&W pursuant to regulations at 321 CMR 2.08. Any permits issued by DF&W that allow an alteration to a wetland resource area, for either long term management purposes or beaver related problems that do not constitute a threat to public health, are still subject to the determinations and conditions of the Conservation Commissions.
G.L c. 131, s. 80A and the Wetlands Protection Act.
The Legislature recognized that Conservation Commissions have always had an important role to play in solving beaver and muskrat problems, and it specifically emphasized that breaching and other water management proposals are subject to "determinations and conditions" of Conservation Commissions pursuant to the Wetlands Protection Act (G.L. c.131, s.40). Still, the Legislature placed responsibility for declaring a beaver or muskrat-related "threat to human health and safety" squarely with Boards of Health rather than with Commissions. Commissions, therefore, should not second-guess Boards of Health as to the existence of these threats. Commissions can, however, ask as many questions as necessary to ascertain the exact nature, scope, and magnitude of the threat, as well as the details of the proposed remedy, in order to impose conditions that will protect the interests of the Wetlands Protection Act. Commissions should work towards solutions that will alleviate immediate threats while protecting wetlands interests to the greatest extent possible. Close cooperation with applicants and Boards of Health will be essential in achieving this goal.
Resource areas likely to be altered by a dam breaching or water management proposal include banks, freshwater wetlands, land under water bodies, land subject to flooding, and riverfront areas. The interests served by these resource areas include protection of public and private water supplies; protection of groundwater supplies; flood control; storm damage prevention; prevention of pollution; protection of fisheries; protection of wildlife habitat; and less likely, protection of land containing shellfish.
The City has a Beaver Management Plan for the Broad Brook Watershed. A copy can be obtained at the following link: Broad Brook, Holyoke Beaver Man. Plan 2017


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Le quai Banning est une artère liégeoise, sur la rive gauche de la Meuse, qui va du quai de Rome au quai François Timmermans, dans le quartier administratif des Guillemins.

Situation
Le quai est une voie rapide (deux bandes de circulation automobile dans chaque sens) longeant la rive gauche de la Meuse et reliant, de l'aval vers l'amont, le quai de Rome au quai François Timmermans via un rond-point. Il est surmonté par le pont-rails du Val-Benoît et le pont du Pays de Liège servant de support à la liaison autoroutière E40-E25.

Odonymie
Ce quai était auparavant un tronçon du quai de Rome. En 1955, la partie sud de ce quai a été renommée quai Banning pour honorer Émile Banning, né à Liège le  et mort à Bruxelles le , un docteur en philosophie et lettres, haut fonctionnaire et conseiller du roi Léopold II. Il a été l'un des principaux artisans de l'acquisition de l'état indépendant du Congo, futur Congo belge par le roi Léopold II.

Architecture
Le quai jouxte le site du Val-Benoît, en cours de réaménagement.

Activités
Le FOREM occupe un immeuble de 12 étages érigé en 1964 et situé au  du quai.

L'école supérieure des Acteurs (ESACT) dépendant du conservatoire royal de Liège est située au  du quai.

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Quais de Liège

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Published: 8/17/2018 9:28:12 AM
Aug. 14: Detour set due to hydropower work
Detours on state Route 127 in Hopkinton will begin Monday, Aug. 27, a week later than first announced.
Through traffic next to the Rowell Covered Bridge will be blocked for up as much as 10 weeks while the road, known as Maple Street, is dug up to replace an underground penstock. The penstock carries water from the Contoocook River to a nearby hydropower station owned by Green Mountain Power.
While only a short section of road will be shut, there is no simple detour for through traffic. Cars will be redirected on Interstate 89 and U.S. Route 202.


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В електроніці, моделі діода є математичними моделями, що використовуються для апроксимації дійсної поведінки реальних діодів при аналізі ланцюгів. Вольт-амперна характеристика діода нелінійна (вона добре описується законом Шоклі). Ця нелінійність ускладнює обчислення в ланцюгах з діодами, тому часто необхідні прості моделі.

У цій статті розглядається моделювання діодів з p-n переходом, але методи можуть бути узагальнені на інші твердотільні діоди.

Моделювання великих сигналів

Діодна модель Шоклі
Рівняння Шоклі пов'язує струм діода з p-n переходом з напругою на діоді. Цей зв'язок називають Вольт-амперною характеристикою:

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де  це струм насичення або масштабний струм діода (величина струму, що тече через негативний напрузі на діоді  величиною понад декілька ), зазвичай 10-12 A). Масштабний струм пропорційний площі поперечного перерізу діода. Величина  це теплова напруга (близько 26 мВ при нормальній температурі), а  відоме як фактор ідеальності діода (для кремнієвих діодів приблизно від 1 до 2).

Якщо , то формула може бути спрощеною до:

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Однак цей вираз є лише апроксимацією складніших Вольт-амперних характеристик. Його застосовність особливо обмежена у випадку надтонких переходів, для яких існують кращі аналітичні моделі.

Приклад схеми з діодом і резистором
Для ілюстрації труднощів у застосуванні цього закону, розглянемо проблему знаходження напруги на рис. 1.

Позаяк струм, що протікає через діод, такий самий, як і струм у ланцюгу, можна скласти ще одне рівняння. За законими Кірхгофа, струм, що протікає в ланцюзі

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Ці два рівняння визначають струм діода і напругу на діоді. Для розв'язання системи рівнянь, можна підставити струм  з другого рівняння в перше рівняння, а потім спробувати перегрупувати отримане рівняння, щоб виразити  через . Складність цього методу полягає в нелінійності діодного закону. Проте, формула, що виражає  безпосередньо у плані  без залучення  може бути отримана з використанням Ламбертової -функції, яка є оберненою функцією від , тобто . Це рішення обговорюється далі.

Явне рішення
Явний вираз для струму діода може бути отриманий в термінах Ламбертової W-функції (також звана Омега функція). Нову змінну  вводять як

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Після заміни :

і :

Після перестановки отримаємо:

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який з допомогою Ламбертової -функції стає

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З апроксимаціями (дійсний для найбільш поширених значень параметрів)  і  цей розв'язок стає

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Для великих x,  можна апроксимувати . Для типових фізичних параметрів і опорів,  = 1040.

Ітераційне рішення
Напругу діода  можна знайти з  для будь-якого конкретного набору значень використовуючи ітераційний метод з допомогою калькулятора або комп'ютера. Діодний закон змінюється шляхом ділення на  і додавання 1. Діодний закон буде

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Взявши натуральні логарифми від обох сторін, експоненціальний видаляється, і рівняння стає

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Для будь-якого  це рівняння визначає . Однак  також повинні відповідати закону рівняння Кірхгофа, наведений вище. Замінивши  отримаємо

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або

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Напруга джерела  відома, як задане значення, але  є на обох сторонах рівняння, що викликає ітераційне рішення: початкового значення  вгадується і задається в правій частині рівняння. Виконання різних операцій в правій частині, ми отримаємо нове значення . Це нове значення підставляється в правій стороні і так далі. Якщо ця ітерація збігається, то значення  стають ближче і ближче один до одного, як процес триває поки не буде досягнуто відповідної точністі. Знайшовши ,  може бути знайдено з закону рівняння Кірхгофа.

Іноді ітераційна процедура значною мірою залежить від початкового наближення. У цьому прикладі, початкове значення . Іноді ітераційний процес сходиться на всіх: у цій задачі ітерації на основі експоненціальної функції не сходиться, і тому рівняння були перебудовані, щоб використовувати логарифм. Пошук сходиться ітераційний формулювання-це мистецтво, і у кожної проблеми є різні.

Графічний розв'язок

Графічний аналіз являє собою простий спосіб для отримання чисельного розв'язку трансцендентних рівнянь, що описують діод. Як і в більшості графічних методів, воно має перевагу легкої візуалізації. Побудовувавши I-V криві, можна одержати наближений розв'язок для будь-якої точності.Цей процес є графічним еквівалентом двох попередніх підходів, які є більш схильними до комп'ютерної реалізації.

Цей метод будує два вольт-амперних рівняння на графіку і точки перетину двох кривих задовольняють обидва рівняння дає значення струму, що протікає по ланцюгу і напругу на діоді. На малюнку показаний такий спосіб.

Кусково-лінійна модель

На практиці, графічний метод складний і непрактичний для складних схем. Інший метод моделювання діода називається кусково-лінійним (каркаса) моделювання. В математиці, це означає, що береться функція і розбивається на кілька лінійних сегментів. Цей метод використовується для апроксимації діодної характеристики як послідовністі лінійних сегментів. Реальний діод моделюється як трьох компонентний: ідеальний діод, джерело напруги і резистор.

На малюнку показана I-V крива реального діода, яка апроксимується двома відрізками кусково-лінійної моделі. Зазвичай похилий відрізок є дотичною до кривої діода в точці Q. Тоді нахил цієї лінії визначається, як зворотній до малого сигналу опіру діода в точці Q.

Математично ідеалізований діод

По-перше, давайте розглянемо математично ідеалізований діод. Як і в ідеальному діод, якщо діод є зворотньо зміщеним, струм, що протікає через нього дорівнює нулю. Це ідеальний діод починає проводити для 0 V для будь-якої додатньої напруги нескінчено протікає струм, і діод веде себе як коротке замикання. I-V характеристики ідеального діода показано нижче:

Ідеальний діод послідовно з джерелом напруги
Тепер давайте розглянемо випадок, коли ми додаємо джерела напруги послідовно з діодом у формі, наведеній нижче:

Ідеальний діод-це просто коротке замикання, а коли зворотне зміщення, обрив ланцюга.

Якщо анод діода, підключений до 0 V, напруга на катоді є Vt і тому потенціал на катоді буде більше, ніж потенціал на аноді, і діод буде зворотним упередженим. Для того, щоб отримати діод, необхідно провести напругу на аноді до Vt. Ця схема приблизно дорівнює напрузі вхідного в реальних діодах. Комбінована I-V характеристика цієї схеми показана нижче:
Модель діода Шоклі можуть бути використані для прогнозування приблизне значення .

Використовуючи  і :

Типові значення струму насичення при кімнатній температурі:

  для кремнієвих діодів;
  для германієвих діодів.

Поки варіант  йде з логарифмом співвідношення , його значення варіюється дуже мало для великої зміни співвідношення. Використання основа 10 логарифмів спрощує
думаю в порядки.

На постійний струм 1.0 mA отримуємо:

  для кремнієвих діодів (9 порядків);
  для германієвих діодів (3 порядку).

Для струму 100 mA отримуємо:

  для кремнієвих діодів (11 порядків);
  для германієвих діодів (на 5 порядків).

Значення або 0,6 0,7 вольт зазвичай використовуються для кремнієвих діодів.

Малосигнальні моделі

Опір
Використовуючи рівняння Шоклі, малосигнальний діодий опір  діода може бути отриманий в якийсь робочій точці (Q-точка), де струму підмагнічування є  і Q-точка прикладеної напруги . Для початку, діод малосигнальний провідності  знайдено, як зміна струму в діоді, викликана невеликою зміною напруги, поділено на цю зміна напруги, а саме:

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Остання апроксимація припускає, що струм зміщення  досить великий, так що фактор 1 в дужках рівняння Шоклі діода можна знехтувати. Ця апроксимація є точною, навіть при відносно малих напругах, тому що теплова напруга  при 300 K, так  має тенденцію бути великим, це означає, що експоненціальна дуже великі.

Зазначивши, що малий-сигналу опір  це взаємне малосигнальної провідності знайшов, опір діода не залежить від струму, але залежить від струму, і дана, як

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Ємності
Відомо, що заряд у діоді струм

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де  вперед часу транзиту носіїв заряду. Перший доданок в заряд є заряд транзитом через діод, коли струм  потоків. Другий термін-це заряд, що зберігається у стику самому собі, коли він розглядається як простий конденсатор; тобто, у вигляді пари електродів з протилежними зарядами на них. Цей заряд, накопичений на діодні в силу простої наявності напруги на ньому, незважаючи ні на що він проводить струм.

Таким же чином, як і раніше, ємність діода є відношення заряду діода до напруги діода:

 ,

де   це місткості переходу і перший термін називається дифузійної ємності, т. к. це пов'язано з поточною дифузією через перехід.

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Unpacking Commitment
It has been suggested that organisational effectiveness will be enhanced where organisations are able to elicit high levels of commitment from their employees, since committed employees show higher work effectiveness and organisational citizenship behaviour, and lower absence and turnover.
Commitment as defined by the Cambridge dictionary is "the fact of being willing to give your time and energy to something". Shared commitment refers to when team members are committed to each other, to the organisation and to their goals. It is not just about individual impact, it's also about how each team member positively impacts the group.
The benefits of commitment are real and measurable. An important study published in the Journal of Occupational and Organisational Psychology convincingly demonstrated that commitment has a more persistent influence on job performance than vice versa.
Commitment can be divided up into three kinds of commitment as illustrated below:
Commitment to each other and each other's success: Teams that comprised individuals that actively support, believe in and care about the success of each other will be more successful. This type of commitment promotes the comfortable shifting of duties and responsibilities among team members as necessary and allows teams to have less stress and higher productivity.
Commitment to the team and the team's success: Team pride and commitment is important to ultimate success. The commitment that arises from a team that understands their role and relishes achieving it, is hard to undervalue. Teams with this type of commitment will overcome all odds due to their strength and unity and willingness to band together to get through a tough situation.
Commitment to the organisation and organisational goals: When teams see their work as supporting valuable and important organisational pursuits, this type of commitment is strengthened. This cannot be built without a clear understanding of the company direction and goals, but with those in place, this commitment can grow.
A big part of Intel's culture is something they call "disagree and commit". It means that during meetings, team members are free to speak their mind, to agree or disagree. Then at the end of the meeting, everyone commits to the decisions made, regardless of whether they agreed or disagreed.
Commitment is important because it fosters what Peter Senge, systems scientist and MIT lecturer, calls "shared vision". In his book The Fifth Discipline, Senge says that in an organisation, a shared vision changes people's relationship with the organisation. It is no longer "their organisation" but it becomes "our organisation".
The opposite of commitment is compliance. An example are rules of the road. Speed limits are in place to ensure safety of all road users. A driver who is truly committed to the official speed limit will not exceed it even if there are no laws in place to enforce it. A driver who is not committed to the official speed limit has to be forced to comply with the threat of fines and penalties should they exceed it. They will comply only grudgingly and might still exceed the speed limit where they think they can get away with it.
Compliance is involuntary and unwilling. It is the opposite of commitment, which is voluntary and willing. Compliance is rule by autocracy. Where compliance is enforced, people have the mindset of "I have to do this" instead of "I want to do this." They might comply but complain about it. Teams which are ruled solely by compliance can lead to members not giving their best performance, thus impacting the overall success of the team. Creating a shared vision in a team fosters genuine commitment rather than compliance.
Senge describes, what he believes are the seven levels of commitment amongst team members. These can be used in order to gauge at what level of commitment your team members are positioned:
Commitment: Willing to do whatever is required to make it happen, including creating new "laws".
Enrolment: Will do what can be done within the "spirit of the law".
Genuine compliance: Does what is expected and more following the "letter of the law".
Formal compliance: Does what is expected and no more.
Grudging compliance: Does enough of what is expected but is not willing and complains about it.
Noncompliance: Will not do what is expected.
Apathy: No interest whatsoever. Cannot be bothered.
Ayers, K. (2017). The importance of commitment: The third behaviour of a cohesive team. Retrieved from https://www.integro.com.au/commitment-five-behaviors-of-a-cohesive-team/.
Cambridge Dictionary. (2019). Commitment. Retrieved from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/commitment.
Eikenberry, K. (2011). The three types of team commitment. Retrieved from http://www.eyesonsales.com/content/article/the_three_types_of_team_commitment/.
Estis, R. (2016). Disagree and commit to get things done. Retrieved from https://ryanestis.com/leadership/disagree-and-commit-to-get-things-done/.
Senge, P. (2006). The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organisation (2nd Ed.). New York: Random House.
Winkler, S., König, C.J., & Kleinmann, M. (2012). New insights into an old debate: Investigating the temporal sequence of commitment and performance at the business unit level. Journal of Occupational and Organisational Psychology, 85(3), 503-522.
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I am mindful at this time of the year, as the trees begin to lose their leaves, we are losing light and the darkness as winter looms ahead. It is not all bleak though. I love getting out my warm winter clothes, casting on some knitting and staying cosy at home.
The seasons are changing too at St Mark's. We are shaping up without Maud; our services are well attended; and a number of our members participated in the Worship Leaders' Course. During this period of transition there will be more opportunities for members of the congregation to lead, and contribute to services. So far we have had a range of different themes and have been introduced to new service leaders, both from within our own congregation and from the Glasgow church. We have also welcomed visiting Interfaith ministers. This variety may help clarify what we are seeking in our new minister.
In November, we are also having the opportunity to develop our link with the Unitarian Church in Prague, as Rev Petr Samojský is joining us as a visiting minister for the month. Petr is fluent in English, and it will be interesting to hear his perspectives on being a Unitarian and connecting us with some of the sources of the Unitarian church in Transylvania. There will be a chance to meet Petr informally at the Bring and Share Supper on 4 November, as well as other events during the month.
At a much more mundane level, we are making short-term savings while not paying a full-time minister's salary. We are using this to address the sound problem in the upper hall through insulated carpeting. We have also secured the support of an assistant who will relieve the Treasurer of some of the time-consuming responsibilities of their role, and provide some administrative backup in the absence of a minister. We are initially purchasing this service for nine months, and will review at the end of that time.
New opportunities are also emerging for Unitarians in Wales, as Maud has confirmed that she will become the new minister in Cardiff. This is a small congregation, but I am sure that they will grow under Maud's leadership. Rob has also taken up his ministry in the Cotswolds, and together they are settling into their new home on Ross–on-Wye.
It seems to me that we have taken to heart Maud's parting message to 'continue ministering and loving each other'. Our choir is gathering in strength under Lesley Hartley's guidance, and Lynsey and Elizabeth organised our most successful Bring and Share Supper in September. We hope to have our next Bring and Share Supper when Petr joins us on the 4 November. This will give Petr a chance to meet members and friends informally before he leads his first service on Sunday 6 November.
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Finding the right balance for the new brand
To ensure that the heritage of Private White V.C. was preserved in the identity update, Design & Build started with a deep-dive into the archive. Taking inspiration from the utility of the brand's historic logo and communications, a new version of the logotype was created for application across all brand touch points – from gift packaging to signage. Meanwhile, the colour palette was updated to work on digital screens as well as physical garments.
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I volunteer at the Center for History and give tours at Copshaholm (The Oliver Mansion).
Copshaholm's gardens are the perfect place for an Artist Date.
This year, I'm going to document four Artist Dates in the Copshaholm gardens…one for every season. In March, I posted about my Winter Artist Date.
The centerpiece of the grounds is the sunken garden which is representative of Edwardian period gardens with their rigid formality in overall design and the use of classical design elements.
Alice E. Neale was hired to plan the original garden design. Neale's design was informed by Charles Adams Platt's 1894 book Italian Gardens which had a major influence on American garden design.
Platt's influence can be seen in the abundance of classical elements found in the Italianate gardens which sprung up across the country in the early 1900s.
At Copshaholm, the pergola, the jardinières which grace the garden steps, the fountain, the well and the sundial are all classical element.
The meticulous design for each planting bed and the limited number of plant varieties used reflected the discipline, reserve, understatement and clarity of structure that were hallmarks of Edwardian gardens.
The Center for History is built on the back of the Oliver property, and the spirit of beautiful garden design continues.
The Copshaholm gardens are one of my favorite places for an Artist Date.
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We can see why it is stunning. Have a super Saturday.
What a beautiful place. Bet you love volunteering there, I know I would.
Beautiful buildings and the gardens are exquisite!
So glad you are enjoying the Saturday Sketching, I would love to share some of your girl paintings on my blog one Saturday if you would like to Lori.
Thank you, Lynne! I would love that.
The gardens are all so beautiful. It must be a joy to be a volunteer there.
We understand why it is a favourite of yours. It's just gorgeous.
What a great place for an artist's date!
What a relaxing, serene garden. And so tidy! The mansion looks amazing.
SO so beautiful. I love that pergola. What a special place to volunteer. I have a little special place in my heart for mansions like this. I love the history behind them.


If you know me, you'd know that I am one of those incredibly fortunate people who have a great relationship with their parents. I had a good childhood and I have very happy memories that will last me the rest of my life. As an adult, I have been able to maintain that same relationship with my parents. When they hurt, I hurt.
So when my father was diagnosed two years ago with an Acoustic Neuroma, which is a very rare brain tumour, it wasn't just devastating for him and my mom, it crushed all of us. If you have ever fallen on your back and had the wind forced out of you, you know the feeling I had when we found out.
Acoustic Neuroma is not only rare, thankfully it is also benign. But that doesn't mean it doesn't leave its lasting impact. Although it grows slowly, the tumour sits on the primary nerve that extends from the inner ear to the brain (thus the name). Given the tumour's location, it is extremely common to experience symptoms such as hearing loss, ringing in the ears or decreased mobility. Permanent paralysis is also not uncommon. This condition can also be extremely painful. By the time my father was diagnosed, the doctor informed us that his tumour was already rather large. Despite surgery to remove it, he completely lost hearing in the ear where the tumour developed.
Following the surgery, he began physical therapy. He had to essentially relearn how to do things that his body had always known how to do. I have to tell you, if I weren't already impressed by his willpower, watching him progress so quickly often left me thinking that there is absolutely nothing the human spirit can't achieve with the right mindset and cheerleaders behind them. In his physical therapy sessions, there were men half his age who were complaining that the exercises were too tough. And then there was my father, who persisted no matter how difficult it was for him. The physical therapist told him that he would have to use his walker for a month after the surgery before moving on to a cane. Not my dad! He cut that down to two weeks. He approached each new exercise with the same determination and humour. Each time he did, we cheered him on louder and louder. When he was uncertain of something or even fearful, instead of expressing stoicism, he made jokes.
It's been two years since the tumour was removed and although dad lost his hearing, still experiences extremely painful episodes and sometimes has balance difficulties, he certainly hasn't slowed down. Today, we look back and recall how he fought like a trooper through the entire ordeal. We never stopped supporting him, and like everything we do, we did it as a family and dad kicked that tumour in the behind.


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Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping 13-year-old girl, DA says
Dedrick Bell, 37, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl, according to the district attorney's office.(Shelby County Sheriff's Office)
By Lydian Kennin and Jordan Gartner
Published: Jul. 30, 2022 at 6:22 PM CDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) - A Tennessee man has been sentenced to three decades in prison for abusing a young girl for several years.
According to the Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich. 37-year-old Dedrick Bell pled guilty to a felony charge for the rape of a child.
WMC reports Bell was arrested in July 2021 when a 13-year-old girl told her mother that he had been sexually assaulting her since she was 10 years old.
Authorities said Bell admitted to the girl's mother that he had been abusing the girl in various locations when she confronted him. The 37-year-old reportedly told her the incidents happened around the house, in the backyard and sometimes in a car when she wasn't home.
According to the district attorney's office, Bell told authorities the assaults had been happening for the last three to four years.
Officials with the state said Bell has a court date scheduled for Sept. 9.
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How my toddler not eating bought back memories of my eating disorder.
Content warning: This post contains mentions of disordered eating and may be triggering for some readers.
As a piece of toast was hurled across the room because it wasn't the right bread and the butter had been spread a millimetre too thick, I had a flashback to fifteen years earlier – before I became a parent to a two-year-old with very specific eating habits.
This scene was eerily similar to a moment in my childhood home, except back then I was the instigator – an 18-year-old in the grips of anorexia projecting a plate of toast across the dining room because the butter was visible instead of transparent.
I can still picture the heartbreaking look in my father's eyes after he'd painstakingly made the one meal I'd agreed to eat – the only solid food that would pass my lips for the next seven days. The failure he felt. His helplessness and despair.
A decade after recovering from anorexia, my family rarely talk about my 'starvation years' because it's so far behind me. I'd also rather not think about the pain I caused them, the arguments, the lies, or the day my older sister took me to hospital.
And, then I gave birth to a picky eater.
To be clear, my two-and-a-half-year-old does not have 'real' eating issues. In fact, she is no more tricky than most toddlers who have very specific ideas about what they eat, when they eat it, how it's served and who is serving it.
And, here-in lies the flashbacks.
How can I blame her for screaming when dinner is chopped incorrectly? When the wrong bowl is used? When there's too much milk on her cereal, or it's poured from a milk bottle with the wrong colour lid? During the grips of my eating disorder, these exact errors in my rituals would have sent me into a downward spiral filled of panic and terror.
After years of recovery, self-development and therapy, I thought I had delved into the depths of my eating disorder, uncovered it's cause and left those feelings behind me. But, nothing can open old wounds like new motherhood.
When my daughter started developing a mind of her own, I fell into the habit of calling her 'difficult.' I would tell anyone who visited during dinner time that "she's a difficult eater" – a phrase that instantly triggered guilt and shame.
A big shift occurred when I realised she isn't difficult. She simply likes to eat only when she is hungry and stop when she is full. So, I changed my vocabulary. My daughter is a "mindful eater". Isn't that a characteristic we could all benefit from?
Does it really matter if you miss one meal? It does when you're an anorexia sufferer who only eats one meal per week. But it doesn't matter at all for a toddler who is likely to wake up the next morning and devour a bowl of porridge.
Instead of obsessing over one meal, I try to think about what my daughter's eaten in a week and it's combined nutritional value. This also helps me, as an #EDsurvivor, because when I splurge on a 'bad' food it puts it into perspective.
There is nothing more off-putting than the stench of anxiety at a dinner table. I know because, in the years following my recovery, every Christmas day, family birthday and social situation that involved food felt like a pressure cooker – everyone watching to see if I would eat or run! The same applies to toddler tea time. On the days I'm anxious about my daughter eating 'well', my mood will rub off on the room and nothing will be consumed at all.
During my recovery and now, as a worried mama, these are my coping mechanisms. When I was trying to overcome my eating issues, I ate every meal with the television on, whilst reading a magazine. I read the same article about a Holocaust survivor who took an apple out of his dying friend's pocket. It stopped me from self-obsessing and encouraged gratitude. Now, instead of watching my daughter eat, I listen to a podcast or scroll social media. On Instagram I follow incredible parents whose children are battling illnesses – and I thank my lucky stars.
'Is this a real worry or an old memory?' This is the question I use to discern the difference between a real problem and an old trigger. When my daughter eats two mouthfuls of pasta, does it really warrant panic or am I time-traveling into my past?
Perhaps there will be a time when one of my children do face real mental health issues and I hope my instincts will sound an alarm. Until then, I'll continue to do everything I can to sustain my child – and not feed my own fears.
Amy Molloy is the author of The World is a Nice Place: How to Overcome Adversity Joyfully and the creator of the Healing with Children Online Workshop Series. You can follow her here.


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Meghan McCain Shreds Trump And His Family To Pieces For 'Spreading Racial Demagoguery'
Lance Perriman
"The View" co-host Meghan McCain, the daughter of late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), on Sunday denounced Donald Trump Jr. for sharing a far-right conspiracy theory questioning the racial heritage of Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), a 2020 presidential candidate.
"What's happening to @KamalaHarris is disgusting and unquestionably racist," she tweeted. "And while the tweet was deleted, it appears that the Trump family tradition of spreading racial demagoguery and conspiracy theories lives on…," she added.
McCain's comments come as many 2020 presidential candidates voice outrage over a social media post that falsely claimed the California senator, who is of Indian and Jamaican descent, is not black.
President Trump's eldest son retweeted a post by Ali Alexander, a conservative media personality, claiming that Harris "comes from Jamaican Slave Owners" but is "not an American Black."
Harris's campaign on Saturday denounced the online attacks, comparing them to the conspiracy theories produced about former President Obama's place of birth.
"This is the same type of racist attack his father used to attack Barack Obama," Harris spokeswoman Lily Adams told CNN. "It didn't work then and it won't work now."
A spokesman for Trump Jr. told The New York Times that his post was a misunderstanding.
"Don's tweet was simply him asking if it was true that Kamala Harris was half-Indian because it's not something he had ever heard before," said spokesman Andy Surabian, "and once he saw that folks were misconstruing the intent of his tweet, he quickly deleted it."
President Trump helped promote the conspiracy theory that questioned whether Obama was born in the United States.
"The whole thing was crazy and mean-spirited, of course, its underlying bigotry and xenophobia hardly concealed," former first lady Michelle Obama wrote in her memoir, "Becoming." "But it was also dangerous, deliberately meant to stir up the wingnuts and kooks."
What's happening to @KamalaHarris is disgusting and unquestionably racist. And while the tweet was deleted, it appears that the Trump family tradition of spreading racial demagoguery and conspiracy theories lives on…
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) June 30, 2019
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Parliament logjam: Congress puts onus on government
Updated Aug 03, 2015 | 12:39 IST
Congress leader Rajeev Shukla when asked on the logjam in parliament and what is his party's stand as the government is ready to reach out to all the parties today, he said, "The onus is on the government, they will have to come up with some solution and that they cannot be stubborn on the demands of the opposition."
"Congress president is very clear that the brazen attitude of the government is not going to work. We will keep on opposing if the government does not change its attitude," he said.
On the all-party meet he said that Congress will attend the meet and raise their point of view.


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Bunch Grass and Beef
By Linda Peterat on March 18, 2021 in Agriculture
By guest blogger Ken Mather, author of several books on pioneer and ranching history, including Trail North, Ranch Tales and the most recent Stagecoach North. Ken has worked in curatorial, management and research positions at Hat Creek Ranch, Historic O'Keefe Ranch and Barkerville.
In the hot dry interior of British Columbia, the predominant vegetation is bunch grass. The term "bunch grass" refers to types of grasses that are characterized by their growth in tufts or bunches from a single root system. As the stems of bunch grasses grow up and outward from a narrow base, the stems and leaves form an "umbrella" protecting the base and root system from sun and evaporation. In the same manner, the stems act as a funnel to channel moisture into the centre and down into the root system.
The most common type of bunch grass in British Columbia is Bluebunch Wheatgrass (pseudoroegneria spicata). For millennia, Bluebunch Wheatgrass was the climax vegetation that covered the valley bottoms and south slopes of the Interior Plateau. It grows up to one hundred and thirty centimeters in height and covers up to one and a half square metres in surface area. Its leaves that are blue-green in colour, give the species its name. Other common bunch grasses are Rough Fescue, Idaho Fescue and Giant Wild Rye.
The Indigenous Peoples of the Interior Plateau found these grasses to be particularly nutritious for their horses, that arrived on the region in the mid-1700s. The fur traders, who entered the area in the early 1800s, also found the bunch grass to be excellent forage for the horses they used for packing furs out of the rich fur areas of the north and trade goods back in. In 1855, Fort Kamloops had some 736 horses, including breeding mares along with colts and yearlings.
During the early gold rush years in British Columbia, ranchers in the Willamette Valley of Oregon and the Yakima Valley of Washington Territory eyed the Cariboo market as an outlet for disposing of their over-abundance of beef cattle. As early as the summer of 1858, cattle were being driven into British territory north of the Forty-ninth Parallel through the Okanagan Valley. Drovers, as they called themselves (the term "cowboy" not being in general use) found that their cattle could graze on the bunch grass that grew along the way and actually gain weight as they travelled.
The excellent rangeland in the interior valleys of the Colony did not go unnoted. Joel Palmer, who in 1858 brought through the Okanagan wagons full of supplies and a few head of cattle, reported,
"[The territory] possesses likewise, extensive agricultural districts east of the mountains, which have hitherto been considered by many as barren wastes. The valley of the Okinakane [sic] itself is capable of sustaining a population equal to two counties, producing all the fruits and vegetables usual in that latitude. It is well watered and a large portion is timbered. For grazing purposes it is excellent. The Si-mil-ka-meen Valley also contains considerable fine agricultural land and timber."[i]
The Colonial Government was informed of the great potential for settlement in the Interior by Lieutenant H Spenser Palmer of the Royal Engineers, who travelled through the Thompson and Okanagan areas in September 1859. He reported, "Bunch grass of excellent quality, probably the best-known grazing food for cattle and horses, occurs everywhere in great quantities."[ii] Dr. Cheadle, who visited the area with Lord Milton in 1863, recorded in his diary on August 30, "Great nutritiousness of pasturage about Kamloops. Bunch grass. Cattle brought from all around to winter. Get fat in a very short time." A few days later, on the way to Cache Creek, he wrote, "Fine hills running close to the lake … sparsely timbered, yellow with bunch grass."[iii]
Soon, enterprising drovers were taking up land along the trail and starting their own ranches. Cattle thrived on the bunch grass ranges and the resulting beef was lauded by all who tasted it. The Reverend George M Grant, who travelled through the Rockies with the Canadian Pacific Railway survey party in 1872, declared, ""Turtle soup out of a gold spoon' is meager fare compared to Kamloops beef. After a few samples at breakfast, we were willing to subscribe to all that has ever been said in favour of bunch grass as feed for the cattle of kings."[iv]
But the lush bunch grass ranges were too good to last. Even Grant's favourable comments had to be modified when he passed through the Ashcroft area. "It is little better than a vast sand and gravel pit, bounded by broken hills, bald and arid except on a few summits that support a scanty growth of scrub pines. The cattle have eaten off all the bunch grass within three or four miles and a poor substitute for it chiefly in the shape of bluish weed or scrub, called sage grass or sage bush [sic] has taken its place."[v] This gradual overgrazing of bunch grass was taking place all along the trail to the Cariboo and, what was happening there, was soon to happen on the ranges of the Interior.
As ranchers realized the devastating effects of over grazing, they began to carefully steward the resource. But the dwindling of the gold rush market left a surplus of cattle on the ranges and the deterioration of the bunch grass resource continued. By 1881, the British Colonist reported, "these vast rolling plains intersected by wooded heights are covered with the most nutritious of all known grasses which grows in tufts and hence its name as bunch grass…It has been found, however, that constant feeding summer and winter wear it out … Hence it is that some portions of the great Interior, such as Cache Creek section for instance, the magnificent bunch-grass which 15 or 20 years ago grew two or three feet high is now nearly exterminated."[vi]
There are still areas of the BC Interior where bunch grass ranges can be found and where ranchers carefully conserve this resource. But the era of "bunch grass beef" has ended.
[i] Letter by Joel Palmer to The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, January 28, 1860.
[ii] Lieutenant Henry Spencer Palmer, Papers relative to the affairs of British Columbia, part 1, 1859.
[iii] Cheadle's journal of a trip across Canada, 1862-1863, August 30, September 8, 1863.
[iv] George M. Grant, Ocean to Ocean. Sanford Fleming's expedition through Canada in 1872. Toronto: James Campbell & Son, 1873. P. 294.
[v] Ibid., p. 300.
[vi] British Colonist, August 10, 1881.
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Kesha's new song is an anthem for anyone who is struggling
Jul 7, 2017 | Shona
Kesha is one of the worlds most talented musicians, but she hasn't released anything in 4 years. Why? Well its a long and horrible story. (Read here). She's now back with a bang with this beautiful song about strength, bravery and rising from the ashes that any of us who have ever had to find the strength somewhere to continue can identify with.
Kesha has recently written a letter about the depression, anxiety and relentless eating disorder that inspired this song saying "'Praying' was written about that moment when the sun starts peeking through the darkest storm clouds, creating the most beautiful rainbow. There were so many days, months even, when I didn't want to get out of bed. I spent all day wanting to go to sleep, and then when I did fall asleep, I had horrible night terrors where I would physically cry and scream through the dark. I was never at peace, night or day."
The singer also described how she came to realize she needed help:
I know that I was never abandoned by my fans, my animals, or my family, but when you are depressed — really, truly depressed — you feel like you have nothing1. Even having my kitties sleeping next to me in my darkest of hours couldn't bring me light. It is in these moments when even the most cynical among us are forced to turn to something other than ourselves — we turn to prayer, or something like it. You look past your shame, past your desire to hide, and admit you need help.
Songs like this can only come from a desire to survive, and Kesha is proof that we can all survive. "I hope this song reaches people who are in the midst of struggles," the singer shared in a message to fans. "To let them know that no matter how bad it seems now, you can get through it."


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