There are poems about angel. You can find more texts on the other topics here.
'It was wrong to do this,' said the angel.
But there was pity in her look of love.
And sadder grew the pity in her eyes.
And holds my soul between his hands.
My pretty angel has to go.
Not Mother folding up my things!
Witless woe was ne'er beguiled!
And hid from him my heart's delight.
Prepared long since our garland or our grave.
Or, first and last, our own unworthiness.
And none can change us though they die to save!
Been dead indeed,--as we shall know forever.
by James Henry Leigh Hunt.
Blist in my curse, and cursed in my bliss.
With me, poor child of sin!—Angel of love!
Still fondly watching, hoping, to the last.
The swiftest face to smile on me.
By what it is content to miss.
Know they have walked with Christ all day.
A FREE PARAPHRASE OF THE GERMAN.
There 's rest in his still countenance!
And make our own our Father's will.
To crack, wrench open, rifle as they please.
To break the cramping fetters of our past.
Found in the wreck his ruthless hands have left.
And every decade drops its master-key.
That eyed her like a foe?
How long was it since she died-who told?
Or yet what was death-who knew?
Be healed by the end of breath?
Had absorbed the disease of woe.
'To rest me in Paradise.
And close my heavy eyes.
Came to herself at last.
by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward.
But never will shine nearer till I die.
Is reaped, methinks: at my little field lies bare.
With dull monotonous wail to grieve the air.
And take thee where thou'lt find those angel faces fair.
As in the waters of a brook.
It whispered, 'come, O come with me!
The earth unworthy is of thee!
And even the happiest hours their sighs.
Hath made the morrow's dawn secure.
Come to disturb so pure a brow?
These eyes of azure troubled grow?
Of all the days that were to be.
As thy first moments once they hailed.
Poor mother! see, thy son is dead!
Thirsis, that dazzles every shepherd's eye?
And gladdens nature more than dawning light.
An angel comes: for mighty news prepare.
With songs of praise; for lo! a Saviour's born.
And in a manger laid, to him your praises bring.
The joy that shall their oozy channels swell.
The Saviour of lost mankind is born.
Since here Emmanuel condescends to stay.
And save us from the horrid jaws of hell.
Who from his throne descended, matchless love!
Shepherd, let's go, and humbly kiss the Son.
In paths where your spirits may mount and aspire.
Like a ray from the alter, a spark from the source.
Which makes women angels! I live in but you.
If I am an angel – why, you are the cause.
As my ship skims the sea, I look up from the deck.
By the Pilot abandoned to darkness and storm?
Had the wheelman deserted, or slept at his post.
(Some woman does this for some man every day) .
-As so many men with heart riches have done.
Had you tortured my heart, or been base or untrue.
Till love guides them upward, or downward, I hold.
To the madness that springs from and ends in despair.
Neglected, may level the walls to the ground.
Great good and great evil are born in one breast.
And the best could be worst, as the worst could be best.
For the demon lurked under the angel in me.
Dedicated To My Sister, Mrs. Sarah A. Ayres.
And Memory flew softly away.
Their crimson and purple and gold.
Seemed dropping from harps in the sky.
While darkness kept drawing them back.
Were hid by the curtain of Night.
But 'tis only the darkness, O mortal!
Can bring out the light of the stars.
Is clouded by thoughts of the tomb.
Can bring out the starlight of Trust.
Save the stars looking down from above.
Can brhvg oat the starlight of heaven.
Its court and capital her face!
And that her flatter'd bosom knows.
In lanes of laurel and of rose.
Ten years to-day has she been his.
She gave him when she gave her hand.
But briefness to be ecstasy.
And in his heart it grows the same.
The effectual sum of all the rest!
The laurel married with the rose.
Me, as thy lamb there, with thy garment's spread?
How rolls the Wairoa at your world's far end?
That grand, old, sky-sustaining spire.
And wakes the hopeful soul to prayer.
It pointed every prayer to Heaven!
And soars above the storm and fire.
Believing in the avenging God!
To make more dread the punishment!
With seraph shield avert the ball!
And golden shield, still champions ours!
Though loathsome in his spite and slime.
May well believe his power to save!
Our temple, though our people bleed!
``Were praising God, the Pope's great way.
``New worlds that from my footstool go.
``And set thee here; I did not well.
``Vain was thy dream of many a year.
``The early way, while I remain.
``Take up creation's pausing strain.
How for her sake to earn a name.
Their children shouting by the way.
'The first of themes, sung last of all.
'And love, that grows from one to all.
'An ancient bard of simple mind.
'Were you for mortal woman meant?
To feel how proud he was of her!
The Muse's mood began to stir.
'When far-off watchers think they die.
''Twould merit the Promethean curse!
'To women's feelings.' 'Fear not this!
Where Felix and his Wife were set.
In three times sacred Sarum Close.
''Conjuring me to come to life.
''A spirit is terrible though dear!
'Though, found at first, it had been higher?
'Yet love makes death a dreadful thought!
To make them like his winged lays.
'Her passion, or her play, but life?
'Than apples green with apples gold.
He dragg'd her, bleeding, by the hair.
How far below Time's fair intent!
For want of curb upon her tongue!
Shall Love, where last I leave him, halt?
And go and brag they have been there.
Glean chancewise in the life-long mart.
And partly sound its polity.
For friendship without fault disgraced.
I felt the love he once inspired?
Nothing but that which I was not.
Subjected to a girl's soft reign.
All other vanities how vain!
With just the same apologies.
So he had slighted me as well!
He of himself did first confess.
'She is both heaven and the way.
'How fair, and happy that she's so!
Friendship from passion stealing fire.
We had not been true friends before.
Pays worship to her stolen glove.
Than only that it is not his.
Committed them to his proud arms?
Who past all speech has honour'd him.
To marry her and take her home!
And each thing shows by something else!
A likeness for a life so crown'd!
With happy skill that they are weak.
Where Now and Then are no more twain!
'At Church, in twelve hours more, we meet!
That raised me from the earth with pride?
Be Bridegroom, and Honoria Bride?
Seem'd all too bountiful reward?
And doff'd at last his heavenly state.
And bade him not tread out the stars!
Before his own triumphant way.
Made heart and spirit sick and sere.
To live, not for myself, but her.
As with the sun a fleecy cloud.
A soft sleep, undisturb'd by love.
That an Angel appeared to me, clothed in white.
Such as filled my heart with delight.
Then she commanded me from my bed to arise.
Which is, my friend, the God of Heaven's decree."
Direct to the High Street, fearlessly."
All vowing vengeance against the publicans, I do declare.
Remember I have been sent here by God to warn ye.
Because God cannot countenance such dens of iniquity.
Therefore, friends of God, come, follow me.
To banish it from the land, He is quite sure.
By the friends of Temperance, while oft they have shed tears.
Because the more that's said against it seemingly it grows stronger."
And kicking the Steeple because the public-houses wore going to be destroyed.
Then the Angel cried, " Satan, avaunt! begone!"
Therefore, friends of God, let's commence this war immediately."
While the Angel set fire to the public-houses along that row.
And next I'll fire the Hawkhill public-houses instantly."
And she fired the IEawkhill public-houses as onward we did go.
Then she cried, "Let's on to the Scouringburn, in God's name."
As the destroying Angel did command.
And when there she fired the public-houses, which looked very grand.
Therefore let's march on, my friends, without delay."
The Angel fired the public-houses, as she did well.
And march on to the Murraygate."
And the Angel fired the public-houses there, a most deserving fate.
Which was a most beautiful blaze, I do declare.
But they clapped their hands with joy and to God gave praise.
And the ravages of the demon Drink no more will be seen."
But, alas, I started up in bed, and behold it was a dream!
Why, having won her, do I woo?
She's not and never can be mine.
And more to-day than yesterday.
The sea glow'd with a shrouded sun.
Sweet Stranger, now my three days' Wife.
Black in the brilliance, miles from shore.
And so swung laughing through the air.
With a slight quiver of the lip.
Took luncheon; I must eat his salt!
Which made his Cousin happiest.
Was virtue and its own reward.
As hapless, I had been as great.
And ran into each other's arms.
Has join'd let no man put apart.
It only tastes of earth and guilt.
And sunlike pleasures shine at home.
'In what was she particular?
'Than kindness in a woman's eyes.
Beneath the softly twinkling shade.
Fit for their only listener, Heaven.
'Gains nothing by becoming more!
Her portion, had it not been mine.
And faced its terrors each and all.
The noisy children at their play.
Pitch'd at the true and heavenly tone?
What poignancy of hunger prized!
Meek-hearted: ah, the sick relief!
Why bow'd I not my heart before?
Which lay so heavy on my heart.
Is and asks honour without end.
None treading on another's train.
Gazed vainly for the glorious view.
Beauty, that lives but in the sight.
As, Heaven be thank'd, our first-loves do!
Could ever stoop to be his mate.
Others at best but fit for it.
That she was born with, linger'd still.
All warmth and light, unbraceleted.
Came from the flowers in her breast!
How sweet a tongue the music had!
In all the pauses of the dance!
Made capable of her fair smile?
And carp at all the people there.
'You storm'd about at Trinity!
'Nothing at heart but handsome Blondes!
That smoulder in the opal's veins.
And blossom in a better Spring.
Are both on a majestic scale.
And has the dignity of fate.
Either for ease or dignity!
With that which they profaned on earth.
Only to dream that so I dared.
'And do not deafly shut the door!
'Mercy, not right; yet who has more?
'O tell me, and I'll dry my tears.
'How foolishly must labour fail!
'Never have met! What calm, what ease!
'Were ten times worse than the disease!
'Than is that ill with which I die!
To make my misery more or less.
On Ætna smiles, she smiled on me.
And put his nose upon her lap.
The coward to heroic death.
And let the world no longer wait!
Then pitch'd and dropp'd, for want of tail.
And, lo, it would not soar at all.
Rose in the sun, and flew for hours.
And shamed it with a sweeter song.
That life is sweetest when it's clean.
Of nature, angels, and of God.
Than sacrifice of erring awe.
What seems to us for us is true.
No primal star is half so bright.
What fortune did my heart foretell?
Of which I had not heard the stroke?
From memory by the sun's fresh ray?
A natural gratitude for day?
A wayward ecstasy of life?
I won Honoria for my Wife.
Though nine then struck. My bride to be!
With thinking (oh, my heart!) of me?
I knew not how much time away.
'Miss Churchill, Felix! What is this?
The honour of her vanquish'd heart.
Subdued by love to my desire?
Till silence and the darkness ache.
Against the pillow where 'tis cold.
If only now his heart would break!
But, oh, how much a heart can hold.
And what to do for her delight.
Now both are bound with alien laws!
Should ease this load the many bear.
But learn to love the lips they kiss.
In times and ways they least expect.
Attraction warp and reverence woof!
'The morning's gone off excellent!
'To music with its ups and downs.
''Twas just the busy times of old.
'The Queen's room, Sir, look'd quite like state.
'And wonder'd who it could be for.
'All but Miss Honor look'd in too.
'But she's too proud to peep and pry.
'None's like that sweet Miss Honor, Sir!
'Pray Heav'n you'll get a wife like her!
'No finer goes to Wilton House.
'For all her host was worth a night!
'In French; and French Sir's Greek to me.
'Well, Nurse, this is not my affair.
'The ladies talk'd in French with cause.
Of endless thanks were oftenest paid.
Before the Hurst was half-pull'd down.
Her gaze on Love, not disallow'd.
At whose dear name my pulses shook!
My worship in that joyful shrine?
What peace and ardour then were mine!
Blossom'd the laughing bridal rose.


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― Hermann Hesse
"You cannot swim for new horizons until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore."
― William Faulkner
It is now officially election season in Nashville. To some, it may be clear who should run the city as mayor. For me, it continues to be difficult to choose a candidate. Nothing epitomizes that more than the man who I wish would run for mayor, Bill Freema, writing an essay of support for the man I wish was not running for mayor, David Briley. In his essay, Freeman writes,
The mayor has also been accused of clumsily wandering from one self-made crisis to the next, with no real plan of action. That's just semantics. It would be equally accurate to say that Briley has responded promptly and directly to each issue as it came, showing an honest willingness to listen to constituents' concerns.
We always try to deny the importance of semantics, but unfortunately, they matter. Truly great leaders understand and develop the ability to predict those semantics before others can effectively weaponize them against them. Briley shows no such skill. As a result, he finds himself in a dog fight for re-election. Trying to dismiss his missteps as merely semantics is not entirely accurate.
In his defense of Briley, Freeman counters criticism of the mayor's handling of transportation, the community oversight board, cherry trees, and budget problems. He never once mentions Briley's inserting himself into education politics or his actual education policies. I suspect that's because Freeman recognizes how weak Briley is when it comes to education policy.
Briley has never acknowledged the Red4Ed movement despite popular teacher actions over the last several months throughout the city. He supported a superintendent who's policies were crippling the school district. He publicly attacked elected school board members before ever fully vetting circumstances. He met with the current interim-superintendent in that capacity before she was introduced to the school board as a candidate for the position. He facilitated a school board member being painted in a racist light without ever showing her professional courtesy or seeking insight into her intent. Instead of trying to quell the waters and set the stage for greater understanding, he chose to fan racial tensions that were negatively impacting our school board and as a result our students.
In evaluating Briley's performance on education issues it's impossible to do so without looking at his advisors, His official education advisor, Indira Dammu, devotes the majority of her focus to issues better covered by the equity and diversity department. Important issues to be sure but there are plenty of issues that require attention -literacy, teacher recruitment and retention, capital needs, etc. Dammu rarely mentions any of those on her social media accounts, choosing instead to see everything through the social justice lens.
Unofficially, the word is that Briley continues to take counsel with part-time school board member Will Pinkston and former NPEA head Shannon Hunt. During Hunt's tenure, NPEA played an integral role in the disastrous director search that produced Shawn Joseph as the selected candidate. Under her leadership, the organization remained out of touch with what was actually transpiring in schools throughout Joseph's tenure. It's not a stretch that the only reason Briley continued to support Joseph's throughout a tenure that in hindsight is recognized as a train wreck, is because of the counsel of Hunt and Pinkston.
Few politicians have as deep an understanding of education issues as Bill Freeman. So I can't help but think his ommissions were intentional. He is correct though when he raises the unspoken question of, "If not Briley, who?"
I'll probably get in trouble for this – blame it on my age – but the more the race progresses, the more Clemmons feels like the beautiful but shallow partner you chase because they make you feel good, meanwhile, Cooper feels more and more like the marrying type. Both are beautiful in their own way, but the one you marry needs to be more than just an infatuation. They need to be someone who you know won't stray from your shared path. It requires a deeper commitment than a fleeting feling of infatuation. A commitment that means sometimes telling you things you don't want to hear and offering a path forward that may be difficult, but will lead to mutual long term success.
Clemmons was all in on the recently proposed budgets that included increases in property taxes, and as a result, a lot of people swooned. But I never heard him voice the next step. Passing those budgets would have felt like a win, but then what? The monies generated would have only allowed for a 4% raise and fallen well short of meeting the needs laid out in the MNPS budget. What was going to happen next year? If you think MNPS isn't going to need more money next year, you're fooling yourself. The only difference between this year and next would be that the property tax tool would be off the table.
My two biggest concerns with John Ray Clemmons, center around his service as a Tennessee State Representative, an office he's held since 2014. His constituents, for the most part, sing his praise, yet none of his peers have endorsed his campaign for mayor. I'd feel a whole lot better if a couple of those folks who serve in the legislature with him stepped out and testified about how he's a man who gets things done, a man capable of building consensus that allows the hard work to get done.
It would further put my mind at rest if I saw some evidence that he'd been exploring, proposing, or working on legislation that would keep more of the tax dollars generated in Nashville, in Nashville. Tourist and developer dollars need to benefit Nashville residents and right now, they are not. Somebody needs to clearly explain why and propose some solutions.
John Cooper isn't nearly as exciting as Clemmons, though he certainly has the pedigree. His father, Prentice Cooper, served as the governor of Tennessee for three terms, and his brother, Jim Cooper is a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Tennessee's 5th Congressional District. Cooper has served on the Metro Council for the last 4 years. If nothing else he understands the pressing urgency of securing more of Nashville's generated taxes to benefit Nashvillians.
No offense to those supporting Carol Swain, but in my eyes this race is going to come down to Briley, and the power of the incumbent, against either Cooper or Clemmons in a runoff. What happens there is anybody's guess. I will say that Clemmons has wracked up an impressive list of labor organization endorsements. That is not typical in an election with an incumbent, so it's worth noting.
On Wednesday NPEF- along with the Oasis Center, Conexion, the Tennessean, and WSMV – will be hosting the Mayor's Forum on Education at the First Amendment Center. MNPS students will be asking the questions. I suggest you mark it on your calendar and make plans to attend.
SCHOOL BOARD RETREAT
Last Friday, DGW went on a field trip. The destination of our trip was the MNPS school board retreat being held at the Martin Center. Everybody from the school board was in attendance, Christiane Buggs and Anna Shepherd via phone.
I like going to these meetings, not just for the information shared, but also to watch how people interact. Upon entering the room I was happy to see a dozen or so teachers in attendance representing Red4Ed. Red4Ed and I may not presently favor the same strategies, but their commitment and diligence are to be commended and they show signs of letting up.
Having attended board retreats during the Joseph tenure, I would be remiss if I did not note the difference in climate in the room. Under Joseph, these meetings were often tense and defensive. Board members often had to claw information out of district administrators. Under Battle, the meeting seemed more communal and administrators more willing to collaborate.
District leaders genuinely seem to be acting in a transparent manner. Questions are taken as a means to deeper explore a topic and not viewed as an attack. Every effort is taken to provide an adequate explanation for policies, and when one can't be given, policies are changed.
The first order of business I witnessed was a report on an audit of district contracts that had been initiated by Dr. Battle. As a result of this audit, savings of over 600K were secured. Several controversial contracts were allowed to expire without renewal and new policies were put in place due to lessons learned. That's good news
Longtime DGW readers will recognize most of the contracts as being ones that questions were raised about 2 years ago. A big thank you needs to go out to New's 5 reporter Phil Williams and board members Jill Speering, Fran Bush and Amy Frogge, for remaining diligent on these contracts. Without their relentless push for accountability, all would likely have been renewed at a detriment to the district.
After the contract review, talked turned to this year's budget. Now that the amount of money that MNPS will receive has been set, the board must approve its allocation. Chief financial officer Chris Henson presented the administration's suggestions based on input from the board.
Under these recommendations, MNPS employees would receive a 3% raise. Ms. Speering reiterated that she was of the opinion that 3% was not a sufficient raise and she urged the board and administration to find an additional 8 million in the budget to cut in order to restore step increases. Everybody at the table seemed amiable to the idea and several ideas arose from the ensuing conversation.
Will Pinkston served notice that at the next board meeting he would be bringing a motion to repurpose the 8.9 million designated for charter schools due to their growth in enrollment over last year. The idea elicited no support from other board members.
To be fair, the questions around charter school impact on the financial standing of MNPS are fair ones. The city simply can not continue to fund 2 school systems simultaneously, it's an untenable situation. But the answer is not to deny rightful funding to schools that serve MNPS families. Families that chose charter schools are only taking advantage of the options provided by MNPS. That shouldn't warrant a punitive response.
A suggestion to give raises only to teachers and not principals or other administrators was also briefly discussed. Anytime you start to discuss the value of peoples work, or how hard they work, you are heading down a slippery slope. People need to recognize that education is like sports in that it is a team effort. In order to be successful everybody's role is vital.
A football team cannot be made up of just lineman, It needs receivers, a quarterback, tight ends, defensive backs and kickers. Each job brings unique responsibilities that are only fully recognized by those that do the jobs. Nothing will kill your culture faster than recognizing the efforts of some while downplaying the contributions of others.
Ms. Speering raised the possibility of the board evoking it's right to put forth a resolution calling for a property tax increase. If the school board feels that the funding for schools is inadequate it is within their right to propose a property tax increase and have it added to the upcoming ballot. In this case, the board would ask for a 16 cent increase which would raise enough money to offset the difference between the mayor's allotment, 28 million, and the 76.7 million requested by MNPS.
I'd be very wary heading down this road and would thoroughly consider potential future ramifications of such a move before embarking on it. By evoking this power, the school board bypasses both the mayor and metro council, a move neither entry is likely to let pass without a reaction. It could be the first step in the bard becoming a taxing body, completely responsible for their own funding. There is no telling the impact a property tax now would have on the mayor and council's plans for next years budget. There are a lot of "what ifs" that need to be considered before proceeding, including whether it's legal under a state statute, and not enough time to fully vet the idea.
The necessary timeline would require the board to bring the resolution by July 1st and the question of whether or not there is time to get the proposal on the ballot still remains. Early voting begins July 12th, so that could prove difficult. The provision in the city charter was written before early voting was creating and therefore the timeline laid out does not take early voting into account.
The board will further take up the question, after gathering more information, at Tuesday's board meeting and possibly again later this week.
I still believe the best course of action at present is Ms. Speering's initial suggestion. Go back into the budget and find $8 million dollars to restore step increases. Somewhere in a 900 million dollar budget, 8 million can be found, but only if a direct order is given to find it. There are a lot of things that are important in this year's budget, increased teacher compensation is not something important, its something essential and needs to be recognized as such.
This Fall, Warner Arts Magnet Elementary School will host a new pilot program dedicated to bringing mindfulness to the classroom. Through a partnership with the non-profit company BeWell in Schools, students will be taught mindfulness and movement-based stress reduction in order to transform non-learning behaviors into emotional self-regulation. The goal is that this will serve as a proactive behavior management system, providing students with the tools they need to self-regulate. Studies have shown this strategy to be beneficial to students.
There has been some concern voiced over the termination of the Edgenuity contract. Administrators are worried about losing the credit recovery services provided by Edgenuity. Currently, there is an RFP out and a provider for credit recovery programming should be named soon.
Parents of Stratford HS and Inglewood are both waiting for information on who will lead their prospective schools next year. We are about a month out and I don't think it's unreasonable for this information to be communicated to families.
Recent endorsement announcements. John Ray Clemmons has announced that he has secured the endorsement for mayor from MNEA, the teachers union. John Cooper, in turn, announces that he has the endorsement from the Fraternal Order of Police. Mayor Briley announces that he has the endorsement of…Howard Gentry. Strange days in the big city.
In education, we constantly talk about student achievement, but like many terms in our lexicon, we fail to offer a clear definition of what that looks like. In a recent piece, Connecticut educator Anne Cronin gives us her definition which includes the story of a special needs student and the singing of the National Anthem. She writes,
"Jacob's singing the National Anthem, unrehearsed and on the spot out of love for the person who asked him, is what is missing in the conversation about increasing student achievement, which has been the elusive national goal since the passing of "No Child Left Behind" in 2001. We have tested and prepared kids for tests. And achievement doesn't budge. We have declared that urban schools are "failing schools" and opened charter schools. And achievement doesn't budge. We have put in place Common Core standards. And achievement doesn't budge. We suspend and expel students at high rates, particularly in charter schools. And achievement doesn't budge. That's because we have been looking in the wrong places for achievement. We have been looking at standardized tests."
I urge you to read the whole piece.
Time to look at results from the weekends poll questions. The first question asked for your opinion on Dr. Battles new leadership cabinet. I consider it positive news that most of you, 46%, are willing to take a wait and see approach. Only 13% of you answered in a manner that indicated a negative impression. Here are the write-in votes,
Not sure about C&I side with Williams and Petty.
Clay did 0 when hired before. Disappointed he was brought back over many others
Pippa Merriwether still has a job?
Not very racially diverse
Still plenty of unnecessary positions at the top
Dense smoke and cracked mirrors!!!
Chose some That were incompetent In last positions
Not much different
Hank clay'a bob should have gone to someone who knows how mnps works.
She has no clue how to lead in this position
Waiting for final piece to be revealed
Were the jobs posted??
Depends on what salaries she offered those people. Hope not 185,000!!!
Question two asked how you felt about those tasked with heading up the instructional tiers of MNPS – high, middle, and elementary. Again most of you, 36%, were willing to employ a wait and see approach. Close behind though, was the number of people expressing some concern, 27%. I believe that the former community superintendents have their work cut out this year in order to convince others of their value.
Meriwether really?
Time to eliminate this level of middle management
What's a tier head?
Some are incompetent idiots – I expected better
Were jobs posted?
Waste of money. Led Principals lead. Let Teachers teach.
The last question asked if the recent budget process had any impact on who you were supporting for mayor. In reviewing results it appears that Clemmons is the beneficiary of the recently completed budget process. Here are those write-in votes,
Supporting Cooper because of his finance expertise
Clemmons-from my hometown, Swain-aligns with my political views. Idk yet.
Briley needs to go! BYE, BYE!
MUST GET RID OF BRILEY!
Kept me at Swain!
Now I don't have a candidate….
Cooper buried himself. TEAM JRC
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How could you be an organ donor or not
Viewers of the "today"journal, seem to have been surprised on Monday evening, as Anna Lena Baerbock in an Interview with Claus Kleber said: "I am registered as a donor." Because so far there is no official Register, in which data from organ donor cards to be recognized. Has Baerbock swindled so swollen? "No," said a spokesman for the Green-Chairman to request: It was an unfortunate slip of the tongue. To Baerbock has an organ donor card.
The goof fit of the uncertainty that characterizes the discussion of organ donation. According to surveys, 81 percent of the German organ donation are positive. But only 32 percent have filled out an organ donor card. There are many reasons for this discrepancy. Many do not want to simply think about their own death, or don't know what you need to do to be an organ donor.
For people waiting for a life-saving Organ, it is a Problem. In Germany, for example, 10.450 patients currently on the waiting list for a donor organ, and many will wait in vain. In the past year, only 3599 graft were made.
In Germany is discussed, therefore, just about two legislative proposals:
A cross-party group to Baerbock calls a donor register. Therefore, authorities should query whether someone wants to be registered as an organ donor or not – for example, when a person applies for an identity card. The decision will then be recorded in a donations register.
Goes against the proposal of the Minister of health, Jens Spahn (CDU) and the SPD-health expert Karl Lauterbach. You are asking for a contradiction solution: everyone is a donor, has not objected during his lifetime. In case of doubt, the bereaved should be allowed to decide about organ donation.
What is the meaning of a contradiction solution for Concerned?
By the contradiction solution would be expected to be donors, more people to potential Organ. Patients in need of an Organ, would have higher chances of Survival. At the same time now those would have to be active, don't want to donate. The decision should be recorded according to the current plans in a Register, first of all, the doctor and, later, online. The entries can be changed at any time, to insure Spahn and Lauterbach. Also planned is a large information campaign, in which all of the reportable 16 years and three times written.
What are the roles of the bereaved?
Someone comes up as organ donors in question, should Physicians consider in the future in organ donation register, whether or not the person has spoken during his lifetime organ donation. No application is in the Register, is to be asked of the next of kin, whether there is evidence that the Deceased was against organ donation. For example, this could be a organ donor card, to the the stated, or an informal note. The decisive factor is the will of the deceased. The previous decision of the bereaved should be deleted.
The potential organ donor is a minor, you need to choose legitimate, in General, the parents or guardian. In the case of people who are not able to recognize the significance of such a decision – for example, because of a mental disability, to organ donation in principle, be prohibited.
What people need to do now, the institutions want to donate?
Whether it actually comes to a consistent solution, is unclear. The decision could be drawn out over months and group open and running. That is, the members of the Bundestag decide in its sole discretion, regardless of their party affiliation. Now both plans are supported across party lines.
Who already now want institutions to donate to, should be a organ donor card to fill out and carry with you. The badges, there are pharmacies, Doctors, or can be downloaded or ordered. On the identity of individual organs and tissues can be excluded from the donation. The decision for organ donation can also be made in a living will recorded. A Testament, however, is not suitable for this, because this only opened, if it is for a organ donation is already too late.
What if I want to donate any organs?
Also, anyone who wants to donate any organs, it can indicate this on the organ donor card clearly. The same is true for the patient. It actually comes to a consistent solution would have to be Concerned, be active, and their decision in the planned Register.
In many countries, is already a contradiction in solution, and regardless of the nationality. A German dies, for example, in Spain, he or she will automatically become an organ donor or organ donor. Who doesn't like it, you should fill in before his vacation an organ donor card in the respective language of the country, and a donation to exclude.
A brain-dead really is dead?
A brain-dead person can no longer perceive, feel or decide. And irretrievably. A return to life is excluded. Even with artificial respiration, the brain tissue is completely. "With the diagnosis of brain death the death of a man is found to be safe," it says on the side of the Federal centre for health education.
Some ethicists do not recognize brain death as death is permanent, because a number of processes to run independently from the brain, such as the immune system. However, it is mainly a philosophical question. The German ethics Council is, however, agreed that organ donation in case of brain death is allowed.
In the case of organ donation, two Doctors must determine the brain death independently of each other, which may not be in the subsequent removal or Transplantation are involved. The diagnostic procedure is clearly regulated. It is applied correctly, there is no likelihood of, for example, with a coma.
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Time to look forward to U-19 Championships, says India U-16 football coach
by Jalaluddin Sarkar
India U-16 football team
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 2: After going down to South Korea in the quarter-finals of the AFC U-16 championship, coach Bibiano Fernandes says it is time to look forward to India U-16 football team
A valiant team India on Monday went down fighting 0-1 against South Korea at the Petaling Jaya Stadium here.
Jeong Sangbin's strike in the 67th minute ensured South Korea a victory.
"The world hasn't ended for us. We go back and begin again. The U-16 Championship is over and it is time to look forward to the U-19 Championships. This was an experience and we go back enriched," Bibiano stated.
"The boys gave their hundred percent in the match. I am extremely proud of their performance. We have shown the world what India is capable of. We pipped Iran in our group and finished ahead of them to qualify for the quarter-finals. The match against Korea proved that it wasn't a fluke," Bibiano added.
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The morning after, Bibiano's phone has been flooded with messages, including one from National team captain Sunil Chhetri.
"Yes, he messaged me last night after the match," the Coach smiled.
"His support means a lot to us, especially the boys. They look up to him and when he has said that he is 'the biggest fan,' it's their biggest inspiration. A big thank you to him from all of us," he added.
The Indians conceded just one goal in the four matches in the competition and it was conceded after 336 minutes of open play.
"We know how strong a team South Korea was and we knew what they can do to us. We played our high pressing game with compact defending, but it was one moment where we fell complacent and Korea scored," he uttered.
"But I am very proud of the boys," he reiterated
"This team has the potential to go a long way and it is evident with the results that the team has delivered. It is never easy to play the Korea Republic nor Iran, but this team showed that not only we can give the likes a hard time but aim for a win," he quipped.
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Don't save to a txt file, if the use goes to /log/log.txt and types in "/log/log.txt/", it will clear the file.
I don't condone the use of this kind of stuff for malicious purposes, but using it to track a scammer is perfectly fine in my book.
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ENG or ENW 481 is a three-credit Honors Tutorial in which students meet weekly with a faculty mentor, researching, writing, and revising the English Honors Project that is a principal requirement for departmental honors. ENG/ENW 482 is a co-requisite one-credit Colloquium that meets once a week (or once every two weeks) on Thursdays 4:45-6:00: it is an opportunity for students to share the results of their tutorial work with each other and to receive feedback and guidance about deadline, strategies, etc. Students' primary relationship is with their faculty mentor; the colloquium supports this tutorial work.
The English Honors Project may not overlap with regular coursework or course-related writing (though it may be inspired by something you read or wrote previously). EHP students who are also Lehman Scholars and/or Macaulay Honors College students are equally bound not to overlap their ENG/ENW 481 work with regular coursework, but they may use their English honors project to satisfy the honors-project requirement of both the English Department and their College Honors program, with the approval of Professor Schwartz. CUNY Pipeline students may not overlap their English Honors and Pipeline Honors work in any way.
Students take ENG/ENW 481/482 in the Fall term prior to their year of graduation. (A student graduating anytime in 2014 should take ENG/ENW 481/482 in Fall 2013.) Students find a mentor (and very rough topic), fill out a tutorial form, and register for ENG/ENW 481 during Spring Registration. Go to the EHP director or CA302 for a tutorial form, get it signed by mentor, EHP director, and English chair, and submit it to Ms. Duarte in ENG 302. Once the Department has set up your tutorial, you will be given permission for the course and may register. Be absolutely sure to register for both ENG or ENW 481 and ENG 482. Lit majors register for ENG 481 and ENG 482. PW and CW majors register for ENW 481 and ENG 482.
By the last day of Spring classes, rising seniors must have met with their faculty mentor and develop a detailed Summer Reading List, with at least eight titles, some of which must be a piece of literary criticism or theory. Student and mentor will also fill out and sign a Summer Contract that details reading, reporting, and meeting plans for the summer and fall: student, mentor, and EHP director should all have a copy of the contract by the last day of spring classes. Keep in mind that previous EHP students have stressed the vital role summer reading/note-taking for later work.
To graduate with English Honors, EHP students need to maintain a 3.2 overall GPA, maintain a 3.5 English GPA, and complete ENG/ENW 481/482 in the Fall term prior to their year of graduation.
Grade received (from anonymous faculty readers) for senior honors thesis.
Participation in the formal presentation of theses and ePortfolios in April or May.
Qualifying students will be awarded English Honors at the English Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, May 4, 2016.
The English Honors Room was refurbished and redecorated a few years ago: it now features desks, chairs, a sofa, pillows, lamps, rugs, and inspiring literary wall-art. It is for the exclusive use of EHP students; regretfully, non-EHP friends and classmates are not allowed. The small library now includes two very full shelves of major works from the massive Library of America collection, a gift of Professor Billy Collins, plus a chronologically arranged selection of works from Old English to contemporary fiction. E-readers are available to all EHP students, just ask at the 302 office or talk to the Chair or the EHP director: the Department would be happy to download books you need to build the EHP's electronic "library." Laptops are also available for you in the English office. When you unlock the room, hang the key on the inside of the door. When you leave, return the key to 302. If you are the last person to leave and the key is still there, return it to 302! All desktops in the room should be up and running and connect wirelessly to the terrific laser printer (that will accept wireless printing so long as the computer closest to it is on). Please be mindful of paper use, and let Ms. Duarte, the English Chair, or the EHP directors know if the printer cartridge or paper-supply runs out or if there are any problems with computers, printer, furniture, lights, etc. Enjoy your room, as many of you now have. It's a great place to study, log-on, socialize, sleep, eat, and it's all yours. Thanks for keeping it in good repair! The English Chair, the EHP director, and Ms. Duarte all have the key, which you can sign out in Carman 302.


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Is World of Tanks Worth Playing 2018
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When it comes to team-based vehicle PvP MMOs, no one does it quite like World of Tanks. Blasting the scene wide open in 2010 on the global stage, World of Tanks have since become one of the most played combat MMOs this generation. Its blend of chaotic tank warfare is unmatched by both competitors and rivals alike. But what makes the game stand out? Here are our reasons as to why World of Tanks is worth playing if you haven't checked it out yet.
How The Game Works
While you may be eager to just jump into a tank and blast away, it's good to know the basics. You are the commander of a tank. Tanks are available in a variety of selections from Nations that were active in historical warfare. You'll find WWII to the Cold War era tanks. You'll be able to upgrade your tanks and ships with better armaments, weaponry and crew. When beginning, you'll start with a select variety of Tier 1 vehicles, which begins your journey.
You will also need to take part in PvP matches and depending on your performance, can earn varying amount of experience points and currency. These will be used for research to obtain higher tier vehicles, and the currency will be used to buy ammunition and vehicles too.
So far, pretty straightforward yes? Let's go over battles. Standard mode PvP matches pits two teams of 15 (Tanks) against each other. Your objective will be to destroy all players on the opposite side or capture their base to win. Both games now have a variety of modes with different objectives should you wish to break the monotony. Matches will be your primary source of daily fun to earn your XP to progress and research.
Warfare Gameplay
Perhaps the best part about World of Tanks are the tanks. You're not just the commander. You're the driver and gunner all at once too. layers are given full control over everything – from steering, aiming and pulling the trigger. It's hugely satisfying. In a single match, there are multiple aspects you want to be aware of in order to win. The first is the points tally. Players earning points for spotting/scouting, long range artillery strikes and more. These will take form of currency which you can then later spend researching better upgrades and tanks.
World of Tanks has a large playerbase which makes finding matches quick and easy. Matches are fast-paced, all action and tons of fun, win or loose. There are multiple maps available that your array of tanks can compete on, and each one feels uniquely different.
Plenty of Progression
The key thing to note about World of Tanks is definitely the progression, otherwise known as the grind to many. Players start with lowly tier 1 tanks and must gain more currency in order to get higher tier tanks. However, XP comes slow and requires you to play a lot of matches.
Because of how matchmaking works, each match will pair you against tanks of different Tiers. So you can expect to be getting hammered an awful lot and you'll be playing a lot of matches in the low tier brackets before you feel like you're progressing or making a difference. Once you get to Tier 4 and move from a Light tank to a Medium tank, things get a lot better, but again, it takes a long time to get there.
If you enjoy a fast-paced and chaotic land based battles, World of Tanks is absolutely a must play. The tanks and maps feel great to play with, and there's plenty to do in the long-term. If you haven't yet check out the game in 2018, World of Tanks is definitely worth playing. To see if World of Warships is the better game for you, click here.
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Browse through our Interesting Nodes on Religion in Greece
[01] Opinion poll indicates voters want bolder PM
[02] Russian foreign minister on NRC
[03] US deputy secretary Steinberg
[04] FMs on European security
Nearly 67 percent of respondents want the prime minister to be bolder in the exercise of his duties, according to an oppinion poll conducted by RASS, the results of which appeared in the weekly newspaper "To Paron" on Sunday.
More specifically, 66.8 percent of the respondents said that they considered prime minister Costas Karamanlis to be lacking in daring in the governance of the country, against 28.7 percent that consider him daring.
Also, 55.3 percent of the respondents want the government to exhaust its four-year term in office, while 41.1 percent want early general elections.
To a question on what was to blame for the ruling New Democracy party's second-place showing in the recent European Parliament elections, 33.2 percent blamed it on lack of effectiveness by the government, 26.4 percent on the scandal talk, 26.4 percent on the attitude of the government's officials, and just 7.7 percent put the blame on the prime minister.
Further, Karamanlis continues to be the most suited for prime minister, with the preference of 45.4 percent of the respondents, against 36.4 percent who considered main opposition PASOK leader George Papandreou as the most suited.
The opinion poll was conducted on a sampling of 2,001 households from June 22 to 26.
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov called for a return to the founding principals of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC), in a press conference after the NATO-Russia ministerial meeting held Saturday afternoon on the island of Corfu, the first such high-level meeting since the crisis in the Caucasus.
He said that the NATO-Russia Council convened (at foreign minister level) after a long time, with positive results and a sincere exchange of views.
"We need to return to the founding principles of the NATO-Russia Council, especially on the indivisibility of European security," Lavrov said, adding that his views on the issue "coincide" with those of Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi (who also attended the Corfu meeting), who he called "one of the fathers of the NATO-Russia cooperation".
On Russia's decisions regarding recogition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Lavrov said that they were "irreversible", but added that the meeting had been useful in averting new clashes.
US deputy secretary of state James Steinberg said that Saturday's NATO-Russia meeting and Sunday's OSCE ministerial meeting on Corfu provided a significant opportunity for dialogue on the major challenges faced by Europe, such as regional security, arms proliferation, terrorism, and economic matters, in an interview on Greek state television station NET.
He also noted the joint desire of Greece and the US for deepening relations between the two countries.
Steinberg said that the NATO and OSCE meetings on Corfu were an opportunity for advancing cooperation.
US President Barack Obama considers Greece a very important a very important partner of the US, with which the US has common interests and shares common values, for cooperation in the Middle East, the Mediterranean, the Balkans, and proof of that desire was the resolution of current matters, such as completion of the process for Greece's inclusion in the US visa waiver program.
To a question on the increase in illegal migration, Steinberg said that he understands Greece's concerns both on the impact on security issues and on the human dimension of the problem. He said ways need to be found to tackle the problem at the source.
On Turkish overflights in the Aegean, he expressed concern over the escalation of tension, and said dialogue was necessary, adding that the efforts being made by the Greek side for a commitment on the party of Turkey to jointly find solutions were important.
On the Cyprus issue, he expressed satisfaction with the recent opening of the Limnitis crossing, calling it a very positive indication.
Regarding the FYROM name issue, he said that a resolution of the problem would be to everyone's benefit, adding that it would be in Greece's interest to see FYROM in NATO and the EU and become a prospering country.
On terrorism, Steinberg said that there was cooperation with Greece in that area, adding that such cooperation was necessary because terrorist was a threat for all citizens.
At a press conference after the conclusion of Saturday's informal NRC meeting, at foreign ministers level on Corfu, Steinberg spoke of a "rejuvenation" of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC), a forum to which "we can discuss even the differences", in a press conference
He said that discussions included Afghanistan, terrorism, the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and Georgia, but not Iran, while he added that emphasis must be placed on multilateral diplomacy.
Steinberg noted that the differences concerned the issue of Georgia and NATO enlargement, adding that the NATO message to Russia was that Georgia's territorial integrity must be respected, and that stability in Georgia was also in the interests of Russia.
Caption: US deputy secretary of state James Steinberg (L) with US ambassador to Greece Daniel Speckhard. (ANA-MPA/O. Panagiotou)
Finnish foreign minister Alexander Stubb said he firmly supported the Greek OSCE Chairmanship's approach that new structures are not necessary in the field of security and that the existing ones are sufficient but need to be renewed, and on the principles on which our commitment must be reaffirmed.
Replying to questions during a press conference regarding Russian president Dmitry Medvedev's proposal for the establishment of a Europe-wide security pact, Stubb noted that the OSCE had been founded due to the Cold War and that it is the authoritative organisation for security issues encompassing all three aspects: relations among the member countries on the basis of specific principals, economic and environmental cooperation, and linking security with human rights.
Stubb further spoke of a three-stage road map for the OSCE that began in Helsinki and continued on Corfu, while the next step will be in Athens (at the OSCE meeting marking the end of the Greek Chairmanship).
French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner, in his own press conference, said that "we are too many to be able, through a discussion, to move forward".
He added, however, that there had been "ice" up to now due to the issue of Georgia, but "now we are discussing the issue".
"Mr. Lavrov (Russian foreign minister) is amongst us, and this is positive. The main idea is to continue working, so that in Athens we will move an inch forward," Kouchner said.
Cyprus foreign minister Markos Kyprianou called for reinforcement of the European security system, in statements to the press on the sidelines of the OSCE meeting.
Turning to the case of Cyprus, he said that "we, as a country, have suffered from the violation of our security", adding that "at this time a matter of has arisen of enhancing the existing institutions, which were created many years ago and have not been modernised".
Replying to questions, he said that "from the declaration of principals last year in Helsinki and the brainstorming taking place at this stage, we need to pass on to a stage of specific proposals".
Caption: French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner at the OSCE meeting on Corful. (ANA-MPA/S. Pantzartzi)
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Joseph Anthony Cox (* 31. březen 1958, Uniontown, USA) je americký herec.

Počátky
Narodil se v Uniontownu. Dětství prožil se svými prarodiči, rodiče se v jeho dětství rozvedli. Jako mladý se věnoval hraní na bicí, než se stal hercem. Známý je díky své velmi nízké výšce a řadí se tedy k liliputům. Obsazován je především do komediálních filmů.

Kariéra
Před kamerou se poprvé objevil v roce 1980, a to konkrétně ve filmu Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype. Už v roce 1983 dostal roli ve velkém kasovním trháku, kterým byl film Star Wars: Epizoda VI – Návrat Jediho. V roce 1987 byl obsazen do dalšího úspěšného filmu s názvem Spaceballs a o rok později do filmu Beetlejuice.

Českým divákům může být určitě znám z dalších snímků, ke kterým patří Muž se třema rukama, Já, mé druhé já a Irena, Santa je úchyl, Děsnej doják nebo Disaster Movie.

Osobní život
Už od roku 1982 je ženatý s Otelií Cox. Vidět jsme jej také mohli v hudebním videoklipu k písni Just Lose It od rappera Eminema.

Filmografie

Filmy
 1980 Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
 1981 Nice Dreams, Under the Rainbow
 1982 Penitentiary II, Jekyll & Hyde... Together Again
 1983 Star Wars: Epizoda VI – Návrat Jediho
 1985 Beaver Gets a Boner
 1986 Invaders from Mars, Captain EO, Hollywood Zap
 1987 Valet Girls, Retribution, Spaceballs
 1988 Beetlejuice, Willow, Bird, Dostanu tě, syčáku
 1990 Hollywood Hot Tubs 2: Educating Crystal, Rockula, Spaced Invaders
 1991 Muž se třema rukama
 1992 Máma a táta zachrání svět
 1994 Mlčení šunek, Leprechaun 2, Blankman
 1995 Čáry máry fuk, Friday
 2000 Já, mé druhé já a Irena
 2002 Back by Midnight
 2003 Židovské kladivo, Santa je úchyl
 2006 TV: The Movie, Děsnej doják
 2007 Velkej biják, Uncle P, Who's Your Caddy?
 2008 The Hustle, Disaster Movie
 2009 The Mail Man
 2010 The Legend of Awesomest Maximus, Meet Monica Velour, The Warrior's Way

Televizní filmy
 1984 Dobrodružství Ewoků
 1985 Bitva o planetu Endor
 1993 Percy & Thunder
 1994 Ghoulies IV
 1995 T.A.J.U.P.L.N.Ý svět
 2004 Humor Me

Seriály
 1981 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
 1982 The Greatest American Hero
 1984 Pryor's Place
 1984-1985 Faerie Tale Theatre
 1987 thirtysomething
 1990 Ženatý se závazky
 1993 Martin
 1996 MADtv
 1997 Claude's Crib, The Jamie Foxx Show
 1999 Stark Raving Mad
 2002 Frasier
 2004 Zachraň mě
 2006 Instant Def
 2007 Carpoolers
 2010 Psych

Externí odkazy

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Narození v roce 1958
Narození 31. března
Žijící lidé
Muži

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Solon was the most renowned lawmaker in Athens, serving at the beginning of the 6th century BC while Athens was in a critical period. The strict laws of Solon's precedent lawmaker Draco in combination with a severe drought that caused famine had put many Athenians in difficult financial position. Solon gave a radical solution: "seisachtheia".
Solon was elected chief magistrate in 594-593 BC and introduced a sweeping, radical reforms in lawmaking. Draco, who was the first to begin writing down the laws, served as lawmaker in 621-620 BC and he established severe penalties for all offenses. As the economy deteriorated soon after Draco's time, many Athenians borrowed money and they were unable to pay their debts ending up enslaved by fellow citizens. The number of the debt slaves had created a major problem and Solon, in order to solve it, established seisachtheia, or the "shaking off of burdens" canceling most of the debts, restoring some order to a society in crisis. He also forbade the borrowing of money that took a security interest in the person and family of the borrower.
Solon also prohibited the export of all agricultural products except olive oil, which was in abundance. He introduced social and political reformations by granting citizenship to non-Athenians then living in Athens. This act established the basis of Athenian citizenship for about two centuries.
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Bingo Players in Portugal Fined
25th June 2013 by admin
According to some newspaper reports a group of UK bingo players have been fined for playing a game of Bingo in a pub in Portugal.
According to the source a total of 28 UK and Irish bingo players were hit with a fine for playing bingo at the Yorkshire Tavern in Albufeira.
The Bingo game was a fun game as the major prizes was a box of chocolate biscuits and some drinks. Everyone in the pub got arrested, even those not participating in the bingo game.
They have all been fined and received suspended sentences.
It does seem a bit strange that the pub could run a game of chance like this full well knowing that they need a license to do so.
It is also clear that Portuguese authorities are on a revenue drive as arresting and fining people who were simply in the pub is a bit much.
This is not the first time this kind of bingo fining thing has happened with Bingo players. A few years ago a similar scenario occurred in Turkey where a bunch of bingo players got arrested for gambling.
The owner of the pub is apparently mortified that this took place, the actions do seem to be heavy-handed as previously described.
The thing to make sure of though is that when running fun bingo games like this, the rules must be followed.
If they had simply run an online bingo game for fun there would have been no issue as there would have been no evidence and if the room is licensed in Europe the authorities would not have been able to arrest anyone.
We do feel for these bingo players and hope that the bar owner will make good all of their losses.
There is not much you can do about the suspended jail sentence though.
The moral of the story is therefore play bingo online.
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On Sept. 21, the U.N. General Assembly convened a high-level meeting to discuss a critical issue in world health: the growing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance, or "superbugs." After hours of discussing how resistance has developed and how it can be controlled, one takeaway was abundantly clear: Superbugs are every bit as ominous as their sci-fi-esque name suggests.
The rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) was the result of an inevitable evolutionary phenomenon—natural selection—which foretold that with the introduction of antimicrobial drugs in the 1940s would come the evolution of microbes immune to those drugs. Over time, the microbes' immunity led to the development of new drugs, in turn giving rise to further evolved generations of resistant microbes, and the vicious cycle continues today.
AMR would have developed even if antimicrobial drug use had been reserved solely for the treatment of human ailments, but resistance was accelerated in the 1950s and 60s, when the U.S. and European countries formally approved the use of antibiotics as growth promoters (more blatantly, plumping agents) in livestock. This allowed drug-resistant bacteria to thrive in animals treated with antibiotics and subsequently spread to human consumers.
Still, in the last four years, the problem has escalated and it now casts a foreboding shadow on the future of global health. "We see the resistance to common conditions increasing greatly," says Dr. Liz Tayler, senior technical adviser on antimicrobial resistance with the World Health Organization. "In many countries, resistance levels to penicillin, quinolones—antibiotics that you and I get when we're sick—are now so high that we can no longer use [them]." In light of this, third generation drugs are being designed, which, as Tayler explains, are not only expensive, but will leave physicians with few treatment options once bacteria develop resistance.
While the danger is not acute enough to require preparation for a bacteria-laden Armageddon, it is time for concern. Economist Lord Jim O'Neill estimated that, if left unaddressed, annual deaths from AMR will have risen from 700,000 in 2014 to 10 million by 2050, and will lead to a $100.2 trillion world GDP loss. These statistics are not surprising; the generation time for microbes is on the order of minutes, making it difficult for human innovation, however ingenious, to keep pace with the circumvention of drug therapies.
To prevent the future that O'Neill predicts, AMR must be combated immediately, and to do so, we must identify those responsible for its spread. But as Juan Lubroth points out, ascribing blame is neither productive nor clear-cut, as it is not confined to a single industry. Lubroth, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's chief veterinary officer, says that to some extent, policymakers, human and animal health care workers, the agricultural industry, pharmaceutical companies, and consumers all had a hand in creating the problem that we face today.
Consequently, coming up with a plan of attack has fallen upon the tripartite coalition best fit to bridge the gaps between these groups: the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Health Organization, and the World Organization for Animal Health. Lubroth and Tayler, both intricately involved in developing the strategy to tackle AMR, feel that if appropriate measures are taken, resistance to new drugs can be avoided.
The first step in achieving this goal, says Tayler, is educating physicians on the efficacy of the drugs they are prescribing and raising public awareness of the long-term health consequences of misusing prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs. In addition, better data must be acquired worldwide so that clinicians are aware of regional resistance patterns in order to limit the prescription of costly third generation drugs to cases in which they are truly necessary. Next, preventative measures must be improved to drive down infection rates, and subsequently antibiotic usage, while maintaining a focus on drug innovation.
Reduction of antibiotic use must also extend to agriculture, says Lubroth. Over the last 60 years, the myopic goal of short-term gains has taken precedence over long-term health implications of antibiotic use for growth promotion in livestock. Policy must be re-written to mandate the discontinuation of such use—an authoritative extension of the suggested guidelines set forth by the FDA in 2012.
With the public discussion and news coverage of AMR in the weeks surrounding the General Assembly's conference, it seems that the meeting did just what it was intended to—create awareness of the global unity and cooperation required to overcome superbugs. AMR is not an "every country for itself" type of problem, but a trans-boundary problem. "It can be an issue in one part of the world, and 12 hours later have spread to New York," says Lubroth. This makes global cooperation imperative; poor and developing countries in particular must be supported to acquire the resources they need to protect and treat their citizens. The General Assembly's meeting was the first step in this process, but the world still has a long road ahead.


<13.0 g/dl in males and <12.0 g/dl in females >15 years.
For all pediatric CKD patients with anemia not on iron or ESA therapy, oral iron (or IV iron in HD patients) administration is recommended when TSAT is <20% and ferritin is <100 microgram/l.
For all children on ESA therapy who are not receiving iron supplementation, oral iron (or IV iron in HD patients) administration is recommended to maintain TSAT >20% and ferritin >100 microgram/l.
Evaluate iron status (TSAT and ferritin) at least every 3 months during ESA therapy, including the decision to start or continue iron therapy.
In children receiving ESA therapy Hb should be in the range of 11.0 to 12.0 g/dl.
NICE Clinical Guideline 114: Anaemia Management in People with Chronic Kidney Disease.
Investigate and manage anaemia in CKD patients if haemoglobin (Hb) level falls to < 11.0 g/dL ( < 10.5 g/dL if younger than 2 years) or they develop symptoms attributable to anaemia (such as tiredness, shortness of breath, lethargy and palpitations).
Test for iron deficiency and determine potential responsiveness to iron therapy and long-term iron requirements every 3 months (every 1–3 months for haemodialysis patients).
In people treated with iron, serum ferritin levels should not rise above 800 ug/L. In order to prevent this, review the dose of iron when serum ferritin levels reach 500 ug/L.
ESA (erythropoietic stimulating agent) therapy should not be initiated in the presence of absolute iron deficiency without also managing iron deficiency.
Dose and frequency of ESA should be adjusted to keep rate of Hb increase between 1 and 2 g/dL/month.
Target for Hb 10-12 g/dL for children aged 2 years and older, and between 9.5 and 11.5 g/dL for children younger than 2 years of age.
Different iron and ESA preparations are poorly described and discussed.