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Spring is finally here and for us, these warmer days are just what we need to motivate and energize ourselves for the upcoming year. One area we like to focus our attention on is how well our business is performing and if it is gaining the growth it needs. If it isn't, what are some strategies that can help it gain momentum?
Your business is something that you hold dear to your heart. You have devoted so many countless hours growing it and making it what it is today. In those beginning stages, it is all about 'Full Steam Ahead' (and many MANY cups of coffee), and focusing energy on growing your following so that you can gain more business to just survive those first months and years. At some point though, you may reach a stage where you are able to exhale and re-evaluate you strategy and make a plan for the future of your business. Spring is a great time to do just that. Just as we do a deep spring cleaning at home (or at least fantasize that we have time to do a deep clean at home), your business can use that attention as well. You may find that you have developed a niche or a group of customers that come to you for a specific item and that is wonderful! Learning about your target audience is very helpful in that you can then think of a plan to market towards them. Don't have a niche yet? Don't worry, you may not need to be as selective in the beginning and may benefit from casting a much larger net to reach your target audience and learn who you appeal to most. Whichever you may fall into, we have some tips here to think about when it comes to giving your business a little lovin' this spring. Hope you enjoy!
Spring has officially sprung. Meaning? It's time to look at those untouched resolutions (guilty) and hit the refresh button for the season of renewal. As a copywriter, I take an idea or a mission and give it a fresh, cohesive message that speaks to a specific target audience. Here are five simple ways that you can do the same for your brand.
Before you spend hours crafting the perfect message or honing in on your brand's ethos, take a minute to listen to how your audience speaks. If you're an existing brand, schedule time with your customer service team. What questions are the customers asking? What are their pain points? What do they love?
If you're just starting out, look at complementary brands with a similar target audience. Then, go to their Instagram account. What are people commenting? What's working? What's not? Listen to the customers and say what they're saying.
Your Instagram bio. Your email signup. Your subject lines. When you're refreshing your copy, don't overlook the areas that drive conversions and capture leads. They may be small, but they are mighty. Make sure your copy is actionable and tells your audience exactly what you want them to do.
Take time to do a copy audit. Consistency through capitalization, spelling, and punctuation keeps your users from getting confused and/or distracted. And, it makes your brand look polished and thoughtful.
Welcome to the world of skimmers. (Why do you think there are only 5 tips here?) As a brand, you have about three seconds to grab your users' attention. So your messaging needs to be succinct and clear. Have a lot to say? Break it out in copy blocks.
There comes a time when every business realizes "we need a copywriter." When you begin looking for a copywriting, consider your budget and your needs. Take the time to look at a few portfolios. For the best results, find someone who is deadline-driven and has experience working autonomously.
-Written by Carolyn Bothwell. Carolyn is our in-house copywriter and if you find you need help with your content, reach out to her.
"A picture is worth a thousand words." You've heard that saying throughout your life, right? It rings true much more these days with platforms such as Instagram leading the pack for business marketing. If you are starting out you may not have the budget for in-house or brand photography. What are your options in making your website and social media look on point? Here we share our favorites for finding the perfect images and mockups to represent your business.
Unsplash is a great resource for free, stock photography that is gorgeous. You can search by category or simply explore curated feeds of images taken by photographers all over the globe.
RawPixel is similar to Unsplash but does offer some premium photography that can be purchased. One thing we like about RawPixel is that they offer a pretty eclectic mix of photos with lots of color - sure to grab attention.
Graphic Burger is a great resource for background images, textures and mockups. We love their unique patterns that can be used for creating print materials such as business cards and brochures.
Pexels is very similar to Unsplash in that you can search by category or browse through a curated feed but with the addition of one very cool feature: free videos. Videos are typically quite costly to purchase on sites like Shutterstock or iStock, but Pexels offers some free footage which is a huge plus in our book!
Now that you have your content in top-top shape and imagery to boot, it's time to apply this new look to your Instagram feed to help drum up new exposure and business. Planning your posts on Instagram can be time consuming, and when you have your own business, time is not something you have in excess. We test drove a few apps that will help you plan and schedule your posts to better curate a well-thought out feed.
People Map is a bit different from Planoly and Later in that you use this app to grow your instagram following so that all that hard work you are doing in making that feed look pretty, you will get the recognition you deserve and the business growth you are looking for. We found a huge boost in our followers after using People Map for a few months. It does take time to put this tool to full use, but in our opinion, it is worth it.
We actually started here, taking this very course. We understood Instagram but felt we wanted to learn more about how to make our page work for us in growing our business. This course was awesome. We loved watching it! It is put on by Puno, founder of I Love Creatives and People Map. We love her energy and the tips she had for us helped us grow our following from around 5000 to what it is today. The course does cost money but the great thing is that you have it forever. We often revert back to some of our notes and slides about different topics.
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Category Archives: Protests
The Maccabees, A Christmas Truce, and Bonhoeffer: Reflections on Peacemaking and Resistance to Evil
164 B.C. The Maccabean resistance defeats the larger armies of the Seleucid Empire and the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem is re-consecrated. From this joyful moment comes the Chanukah celebration, the "festival" of John 7. In the midst of securing this victory and subsequent autonomy under the Hasmoneans, there was much political and theological debate among the Jews. As Antiochus IV Epiphanies imposed oppressive taxes, forced Hellenization of the culture (with the desecration of the Temple), Judean Jews responded in three ways. Some apostatized and took on Greek beliefs and practices completely. Others remained faithful to the Covenant, but refused to engage in any military resistance. A third group, under the leadership of Judas Maccabaeus, chose military action and secured a century of relative peace and independence.
Who were the faithful…the pacifists or activists?
Christmas 1914. From the coast of Belgium to the Swiss border, the guns of World War I's Western Front fall silent and Europe's self-immolation takes an informal break for the Birth of our Savior. In the coming days, more that 500,000 soldiers will exchange gifts, play soccer and send letters to relatives in the nations of their enemies. All of this violates the orders of the commanding generals on both sides, but officers in the field allow some liberty after months of ceaseless bombardment and gruesome combat. And after 1915 arrives, the carnage resumes and baptized soldiers go over the top and face machine guns, poison gas and tanks.
What if the 500,000 refused to return to their trenches?
August 1939. Brilliant and popular theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer refuses a teaching position at Union Theological Seminary in New York and takes the last steamer from the USA back to Germany before the outbreak of WWII. He felt that he must endure the forthcoming suffering as preparation for the rebuilding the church and nation after the war. He was a committed pacifist and managed to work in German Intelligence (Abwehr) until his arrest in 1943. He and his band of conspirators tried to negotiate with Allied leaders, finding little interest from them in light of the commitment to unconditional surrender. Bonhoeffer was undoubtedly aware of the many plots to kill Hitler. He felt that the evil was so great that he has to trust God for grace as he participated in activities that included violence. He was executed on April 9, 1945, just weeks before the end of the war as the Nazi regime engaged in one last frenzy of revenge and self-destruction.
What if one of the plots against Hitler has succeeded?
December, 2014: Sporadic looting and rioting continue across the USA as thousands protest grand jury decisions in Missouri and New York regarding police officers causing the deaths of two African American men. Racial and ideological divisions surface as some defend the police decisions to shoot and use a chokehold as self-defense. Rioters argue that racial profiling led to the extreme measures and justice went on holiday with no charges filed against the officers. Politicians and pundits divide over the events and the responses, with many labeling the deceased as criminals and the rioters as anarchists, while others memorialize the victims and call for more civil disruption. In the midst of all this, moderating voices are rarely heard and African Americans own most of the businesses destroyed.
For nearly two millennia, Christians have debated and discerned how to respond to injustice and violence, whether local/personal retribution or national/global military action. Under the (somewhat unhelpful) rubrics of "just war" and "pacifism" believers debate policies of great import, with responses to evil ranging from complete refusal to resist even personal attacks on family and self to rationalizing preemptive military action. On domestic fronts, recent media personalities have declared that the rioting in Ferguson, with the looting and burning of property is not really "violence."
Just war theorists and supporters of "law and order" find fault with "peace" groups that defend violent actions by insurgents that undermine order and peace. Conversely, pacifists point out that there are no "good " wars and the first and second century believers in the Roman Empire refused military service. My own denomination was officially pacifist until 1967 when it became a matter of conscience. Today I teach seminarians of all persuasions in the same building.
The lessons from the Maccabees, the Christmas Truce of WWI and the existential crisis of Bonhoeffer offer some helpful insights as thoughtful people of conscience wrestle with how to respond to injustice and discern when (and/or if) violence is necessary. For serious Christians, the issue of violence and war are especially vexing as believers navigate a variety of economic and political contexts while seeking to express God's kingdom and invite their neighbors to saving faith in Jesus Christ.
In some Christian circles, it is trendy to affirm some form of pacifism (while strangely defending violent protestors and militants opposing the West and Israel). Special venom is reserved for the Religious Right and groups that are patriotic about the USA. In other communities, structural injustices are ignored or unseen and opposition to police and the military are viewed as immoral and even treasonous.
I overheard a Canadian pastor state that the soldiers of WWI were neither heroes nor villains, just pawns in a chess game of power. She found Armistice Day celebrations unsettling. A listener more sympathetic to soldiers was arrested by these comments and compelled to consider this new view. In a doctoral seminar in the USA, several American leaders were arguing for close to absolute pacifism as the only acceptable Christian position. A female Nigerian pastor, witness to hundreds of churches burned and thousands of fellow-believers killed and wounded, calmly argued in favor of placing armed guards inside and outside churches to defend them from attack. The debate was lively, with idealist Americans shocked by her testimony.
Two Principles and Three Insights
There is another way forward that captures the heart of Jesus and the Apostles and makes room for active peacemaking and defending the lives of the innocent. There are two general principles and three practical insights emerging from reflection on Scripture and the historical examples enumerated that may help us navigate these treacherous waters.
General Principle One: There are no "good" wars and the Gospel of Jesus Christ is never promulgated by coercion or violence. The issues of when violence may be justified in a fallen world – whether in civil order or military action – must be forever separated from kingdom proclamation. Christian influence and persuasion for the common good are salutary. Theocratic imposition in matters of conscience and religious observance are unbiblical and contrary to human flourishing.
General Principle Two: In God's common grace, civil authority is appointed to promote the common good and provide basic services, including ensuring justice and protecting citizens from violence. When the civil authority does its job properly, evil is punished and justice is promoted (Romans 13). When authorities infringe on matters of conscience and religion, citizens must obey God rather than the governing powers (Acts 3-5).
In a world awash in intolerance and violence, there is no place for "crusading" by the barrel of a gun. Suffering for obedience to Gospel truth brings divine approbation (Mt. 5; Lk. 6; John 16). Suffering for ethical violations or obnoxious actions and opinions brings deserved punitive measures (I Pt. 4).
As we recall the historical narratives of Judean insurgents, weary European soldiers and a courageous pastor-theologian, I offer three practical insights for discerning our responses to evil as believers. These will not resolve all tensions. Perhaps few will budge from entrenched ideologies, whether conservative or progressive, pacifist or just war. My aims are modest but substantial: consistency and integrity, with biblical principles informed by history guiding our contextualized responses instead of ideological trends thin on Scripture but strong on emotional appeal.
Insight One: From the Maccabees and Bonhoeffer we learn that violence must be the last resort after all other venues of justice have been exhausted. Humble, robust appeals, active, non-violent peacemaking and protests require much more character that Molotov cocktails, projectiles and guns. Second century B.C. Jewish leaders did not look for war and Bonhoeffer was deeply troubled by any form of violence. Fallen humankind is quick to rush to judgment and resort to violence in the face of unsatisfied appetites (James 4).
Insight Two: From the Christmas Truce of WWI we see that most people of conscience hate war, and if given the opportunity, will try to get along with their "enemies." World War I was a European "civil war" with several combatant nations ruled by monarchs that were related to each other and Parliaments with political parties that shared values across national borders. This was the self-destruction of any remnants of Western Christendom, leading to the polarization and radicalization of the European political scene. The glory of battle quickly yields to the ghostly nether world of fear.
Insight Three: Capitulation to evil and violence does not glorify God or protect the innocent. It is the calling of civil government to protect its citizens. Such protection must include consequences for those that violate the law. Christians may differ on the extent of their involvement indomestic authority or military actions, but the legitimacy of protecting our neighbors must not be trumped by passive submission to hatred, intolerance or any form of totalitarianism. How we oppose evil – from our motives to our methods does matter. If force must be used, it is defensive, limited in objectives and a source of anguish.
Civil, passionate protests are understandable for Missouri and New York. Looting and violence are not. Opposing ISIS is necessary, and it will require both moral courage and military wisdom. Standing with and helping to liberate the victims of sex and work slavery is a moral imperative. Perpetrators must be offered a way of repentance and restitution; however, refusal to show justice must have consequences for the sake of the victims.
The Maccabees fought against totalitarian power that not only wanted tribute, but religious fealty as well. Their resistance to evil helped secure liberty for Judah and for surrounding provinces. Their example is salutary in the fight against Hamas, ISIS and any other militants that reject liberty of conscience.
The Christmas Truce of 1914 can inspire us to find partners in peacemaking and work at the grassroots level to oppose both structural injustices and anarchistic/nihilistic violence.
Bonhoeffer awakens us to the joyous lament of the "already and not yet" of God's reign. If we are face moments of tragic moral choice, we must act and ask forgiveness, refuse to harbor hate while protecting the vulnerable and aiming for reconciliation.
The Bread and Cup
As 2014 ends and 2015 dawns, will be debate with civility our responses to evil and violence? Can we come to the Eucharistic Feast and celebrate our Lord's sacrifice while we wrestle with our relationship to power? Will we make friends across all the "no man's land(s)" created by demagogues? If our passion is the Mission of God expressed through reconciling love, then we must embrace hope for better solutions and love every saint as we humbly cry for mercy.
Dr. Charlie Self
Professor of Church History
The Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
Sr. Advisor, The Acton Institute
Board Member, The Missio Alliance
Tags: Bonhoeffer, Chanukah, Just War, Pacifism, World War I
Categories: Ferguson Protests Violence War

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Q: Multiple times values are coming in mysql I have two tables
tbl1 and tbl2
tbl1 table contains 5 columns name id(pk), email , address ,pid(INDEX),status(ENUM Y,N)
tbl2 table contains 3 columns id(pk) ,pid(INDEX),domain
When i am running this query
SELECT *
FROM tbl1 as l
LEFT JOIN tbl2 as m on l.pid=m.pid
WHERE l.status='Y';

It is giving multiple records . Please note we are making join in pid both pid are not primary key. Please help to get only unique values from both table.
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A: You seem to want to join on the basis of relative position in the tables.A way to do this is row_number simulation using variables.
drop table if exists t1,t2;

create table t1(id int, email varchar(5),address varchar(10),pid int,status varchar(1));
create table t2(id int, pid int, domain varchar(5));

insert into t1 values (1,'aa@aa', 'aaaaa',428,'Y'), (2,'bb@bb', 'bbbbb',428,'n'),(3,'cc@cc', 'ccccc',428,'Y') ;
insert into t2 values (1,428,'mmm'),(2,428,'zzz');

select t1.*,t2.*
from
(
select t1.*,
         if(t1.pid <> @pid1, @bn1:=@bn1+1,@bn1:=@bn1) BlockNo1,
         if(t1.id <> @id1, @rn1:=@rn1+1, @rn1:=1) rowno1,
         @pid1:=t1.pid pid1,
         @id1:=t1.id p1
from t1
cross join (select @bn1:=0,@rn1:=0, @pid1:=0 ,@id1:=0) r
where status = 'y'
order by t1.pid,t1.id
) t1

join
(
select t2.id t2id,t2.pid t2pid, t2.domain t2domain,
         if(t2.pid <> @pid2, @bn2:=@bn2+1,@bn2:=@bn2) BlockNo2,
         if(t2.id <> @id2, @rn2:=@rn2+1, @rn2:=1) rowno2,
         @pid2:=t2.pid pid2,
         @id2:=t2.id p2
from t2
cross join (select @bn2:=0,@rn2:=0, @pid2:=0 ,@id2:=0) r
order by t2.pid,t2.id
) t2 on (t1.blockno1 = t2.blockno2) and (t1.rowno1 = t2.rowno2)

+------+-------+---------+------+--------+----------+--------+------+------+------+-------+----------+----------+--------+------+------+
| id   | email | address | pid  | status | BlockNo1 | rowno1 | pid1 | p1   | t2id | t2pid | t2domain | BlockNo2 | rowno2 | pid2 | p2   |
+------+-------+---------+------+--------+----------+--------+------+------+------+-------+----------+----------+--------+------+------+
|    1 | aa@aa | aaaaa   |  428 | Y      | 1        |      1 |  428 |    1 |    1 |   428 | mmm      | 1        |      1 |  428 |    1 |
|    3 | cc@cc | ccccc   |  428 | Y      | 1        |      2 |  428 |    3 |    2 |   428 | zzz      | 1        |      2 |  428 |    2 |
+------+-------+---------+------+--------+----------+--------+------+------+------+-------+----------+----------+--------+------+------+
2 rows in set (0.04 sec)

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We have version 1.8 and am considering the cost for the newer version. How do we import the existing data from our current set of files?
To renew updates/support and get the latest update for 1 user it's $49. You might have the Help/Check Web for Updates available in the menu. If you don't please send me an email and I'll forward on the update link.
The database should automatically be updated when you install the update.
Interested in the update. However as I try to export the reservations for a particular tour, I wind up getting reservations for all tours. Essentially, I want to export the tour manifest so that I can organize the names according to pickup point. Additionally, the export of reservations does not include pick up points. How do I include this?
The File/Export Reservations will export all reservations. Are you wanting it to just export the reservations for a specific tour?
If you use the Print Manifest button then it will export out the details including the Pickup Point.
Can the manifest be exported in the new version to excel or can I sort the manifest within IMagic to reorganize the data.
Also wish to buy the update but my version does not provide for an update. How do I proceed?
In the event that the manfiest cannot be exported and/or sorted, to the reservation list can we add a column for pickup point so that we can copy and tghen sort as need. Important that the manifest be sortable for our applications and I am sure that others need that as well.
This has been added into v1.21 for you. I'll email you a link to the renewal page. It's $49 (for 1 user) to renew support/updates for another year.


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Last November, it rained more than usual in California.
Water started flowing in the streams.
Still, we must not waste water.
Last November, it ( ) more than usual in ( ).
Water started flowing in the ( ).
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Did it ( ) a lot this year where you are?


YouTube is one of the most popular websites where we can watch videos shared by other users. YouTube is second most visited website where people upload and watch content.. As the content is user-generated, there may be few videos that are not suitable for kids. YouTube allow these videos but creator must mark it as age-restricted. To watch these videos, you need to sign in to YouTube with your Google account.
If you are adult, you can watch that video. But logging into your account means Google will start recording waht videos you have watched and it will also appear in your search history.
There may be few circumstances when we are on the public computer and do not want to enter our login details, but we are eager to watch an age-restricted video. Actually, there are few tricks that allow us to bypass this warning message and watch age restricted video without signing in into the YouTube. Let us have a look on those.
Here are the few ways to watch age restricted videos on YouTube without logging into your account.
Note: If you are under 18 years of age, you may not try this trick. I writing this trick for those who are eligible to watch the video but afraid of typing username and password on public computer. We are not promoting any kind of adult material.
Follow these ways to remove age restriction warning.
It is worth to note that the trick will not work if the video is not allowed to play outside of the YouTube website.
NSFW (Not Safe For Work) method is also related to URL manipulation but it is about changing the domain. You just need to add edit the YouTube URL. Enter 'nsfw' before youtube.com in the URL.
This trick works fine. So, you can try this as well.
If you want to watch age restricted videos on your mobile phone, you can either use the mobile browser with above given tricks or use a dedicated mobile video player app Musepic. It comes with widgets and popup style floating screen for playing videos.
Here, you can search for any restricted content and watch it without log into your YouTube account. You can also play any part of the video in loop as well.
There are similar kinds of apps and websites but why to check for others when you can easily do the same thing by using the given services. You can now use any of these ways to watch age restricted videos on your computer or mobile phone.


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Home » Proceedings » Ballots » Ballot 203 – Formation of Network Security Working Group
Ballot 203 – Formation of Network Security Working Group
Results on Ballot 203 – Formation of Network Security Working Group
The voting period for Ballot 203 has ended. The ballot has passed. Here are the results.
Voting by CAs – 19 votes total including abstentions
17 Yes votes: Buypass, CFCA, Comodo, DigiCert, Disig, Entrust, GDCA, GoDaddy, HARICA, Izenpe, SHECA, SSC, SwissSign, Symantec, TrustCor, Trustwave, TurkTrust
2 Abstain: Actalis, OATI
Voting by browsers – 3 votes total including abstentions
2 Yes votes: Microsoft, Mozilla
1 Abstain: Google
Under Bylaw 2.2(g), a ballot result will be considered valid only when more than half of the number of currently active Members has participated. Votes to abstain are counted in determining a quorum. Half of currently active Members as of the start of voting is 9, so quorum was 10 votes – quorum was met.
The ballot passes.
Because this ballot did not propose Final Guidelines or Final Maintenance Guidelines, I do not believe the result implicates our IPR Agreement, and so I will NOT be sending out a Notice of Review Period for this Ballot. If anyone disagrees, please let me know.
Ballot 203: Formation of Network Security Working Group (v2)
Purpose of Ballot: To form a Network Security Working Group to re-evaluate the CAB Forum's Network Security Guidelines.
The following motion has been proposed by Gervase Markham of Mozilla and endorsed by Jeremy Rowley of DigiCert and Moudrick Dadashov of SSC:
In accordance with Section 5.3 of the CA/B Forum Bylaws, the chartering of a new Working Group requires a ballot. This ballot charters the Network Security Working Group.
The CAB Forum's Network Security Guidelines were adopted in August 2012 but have not been updated since. Significant doubts have been raised as to their fitness for purpose in 2017. Therefore, the Working Group's charter will be as follows:
1. Consider options for revising, replacing or scrapping the Network Security Guidelines.
1. A report with one or more proposals for the future of the Network Security Guidelines.
2. For proposals involving replacement, details of the availability and applicability of the proposed alternative, and what modifications if any would be needed to it in order to make it suitable for use.
3. For proposals involving revision, details of the revisions that are deemed necessary and how the document will be kept current in the future.
4. For proposals involving scrapping, an explanation of why this is preferable to either of the other two options.
5. If there are multiple proposals, optionally a recommendation as to which one to pursue and an associated timeline.
6. A form of ballot or ballots to implement any recommendations.
The Working Group shall expire once the deliverables have been completed, or on 2018-06-19, whichever happens first.
The expiry date given above shall be automatically postponed by 1 year on 2018-05-19 ("postponement date") and each anniversary of the postponement date thereafter unless three or more members separately or jointly request on the Public Mail List, within one month prior to a particular postponement date, that expiry of this Working Group not be postponed in that instance.
The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:
BALLOT 203 Start time (22:00 UTC) End time (22:00 UTC)
Discussion (7 to 14 days) 5th June 12th June
Vote for approval (7 days) 12th June 19th June
forum	2017-06-19


What are valid tasks for a volunteer to do?
How do we make sure a volunteer does not get romantically entangled with a client?
What are acceptable retention rates for volunteers?
How can we prove that recordkeeping software will make our volunteer management system more effective?
What are valid tasks for an employee to do?
How do we make sure an employee does not get romantically entangled with a client?
What are acceptable retention rates for employees?
How can we prove that recordkeeping software will make our employee management system more effective?
All of a sudden the perspective changes. In some cases, we realize that we would never expect to draw a conclusion about all employees as we often do about all volunteers. We need to focus on specific volunteer assignments. For example, we would not ask what any person on our payroll could be asked to do. Instead, we might narrow it to what should be the scope of work for social workers in our family counseling unit or for carpenters in our maintenance department – clearly coming up with very different task lists. In the same vein, very few paid staff earn a gold watch after 25 years on the job anymore. Retention of employees, while important, is hardly the first question on everyone's mind. What makes this such a hot button when it comes to volunteers?
In other cases, as with the possibility of finding love, the question turns out not to be about volunteers or about employees, but rather about human beings. We would understand that an organization needs to maintain propriety and protect vulnerable people, but cannot prevent emotions. So the issue becomes one of policies regarding how any representative of the organization should behave (not feel).
Finally, some questions would never be raised at all in the context of employees. When a department or unit manager asks for something, be it computer software, time to attend a conference, or anything else he or she has identified as professionally necessary, the main question that might be raised is whether the cost is covered in the budget. Most managers do not expect to be challenged on the legitimacy of their requests. Yet, over and over, those with responsibility for volunteers must justify their expenses, not on grounds of cost but on "is this really worth it?" The old myth "volunteers are free" rears its ugly head whenever any money needs to be spent.
Another situation I hear about all the time is applying consequences to all volunteers for the negative actions of a single individual. Just last week I heard about a tutoring program in which one volunteer was accused of unwelcome advances toward a student. Naturally this is serious and, until the facts were determined, that volunteer should have been asked to stay home. But what happened? All the volunteers were barred from doing any tutoring! Can you imagine a school furloughing all teachers if one was accused? Or a church closing its doors to all its clergy? Absurd.
I've often reflected that volunteers are not just held accountable; too often they are asked to justify their very existence. It's a fair-weather friend philosophy: we like you as long as nothing goes wrong. Did the children no longer need tutoring? Was the possible misbehavior of one volunteer really enough to taint every other one?
Overreaction is akin to worst-case scenario planning. That's when an organization is so afraid of any risk, no matter how slight, it simply decides not to engage volunteers at all in an activity. So because someone might get hurt or do something wrong, a potentially great service needed by clients or the public is stopped before it starts. Risk assessment is always valid, as an organization should want to keep all participants safe. Risk assessment leads to appropriate volunteer assignments, identification of the necessary qualifications to fill those roles, targeted recruitment for those skills, proper screening, solid orientation and training, and then monitoring. In other words, the risk is managed and minimized. Unfortunately, however, some executives automatically say "no" and practice risk avoidance – just because volunteers are involved (though, in most cases, the same risks apply to paid staff).
Let's hear it for common sense. That means focusing on any probable situation, not digging for every possible problem. What is most likely to occur?
Let me share just one more pet peeve of mine: illogical policies that interfere with volunteers being effective in the work we've just assigned to them and thus treating volunteers as second-class citizens.
I am particularly concerned when an organization simply does not think through the ramifications of its rules. A great example – and I am currently dealing with this very issue with no less than three major clients – is putting key information onto an intranet with no system for giving volunteers access to it. In one case, an online discussion forum (which was fully open to the volunteers) was closed down in favor of a wiki that lives on an intranet to which only paid staff are given passwords. This may indicate thoughtlessness (cluelessness?) of the IT staff, but the outcome is both offensive to volunteers and an obstacle to accomplishing projects.
Similarly, although we encourage inviting leadership volunteers to participate in Everyone Ready®, our online volunteer management training program, several times we've discovered organizational members who want to do this but "can't" because of the same policy of denying access to the official intranet to anyone who is not on the paid staff. (I do wonder whether this also means that volunteers on the board of directors can't get in either.) I can understand wanting to avoid automatic access to the intranet by just anyone (one assumes that carpenter already mentioned would also not be able to log in), but being unwilling to establish a policy permitting volunteers who are directly involved as partners to employees in accomplishing work is quite a different matter.
What's especially onerous about all this is the very negative message such actions convey to volunteers about the degree of value placed on their service by the organization – whose decision makers seem oblivious as to what is going on and how comparatively simple it is to correct it.
OK, your turn. I am very interested in what you have to share as your examples of lack of common sense when it comes to decisions affecting volunteers. What are your examples of nonsensical policies or actions taken against volunteers that demonstrate a basic misunderstanding of what is or is not "different" about unpaid workers? How can we prevent these situations from happening?
I like Jayne's response to the question about court-ordered volunteers with one exception: all court-ordered volunteers are not the same. I always got a one or two word description of my COV's violation and if, for example, their charge was shoplifting, they were not left alone to do work in the office. Our experience taught us that it is unfair to all parties to put a COV in a situation that has proven difficult for them to handle for any reason.
Um… the same as I give to anyone else? Unless the volunteers at my organization work with vulnerable populations or credit card information, why would it be any different? I ask them what they are interested in and what they can do, and I give them a list of activities and ask which they fancy most – just like anyone.
This is a no brainer I have to remind staff about ALL the time. Don't except someone to do something you would not do yourself!!!
I am unsure how to sugar coat this one so I guess I won't.
I deal with unreasonable amounts of requests for "support volunteers" from paid staff daily with no desire from paid staff to even think about staying late or going above and beyond what's required to help support those you may think you "need"?
Not inviting volunteers to participate in events for all employees – open houses, grand openings, family days.
I am fortunate in the fact that our volunteers are always included in these events. It is our view that volunteers are employees and entitled to the same rights, benefits and corrective actions if needed. The only difference is compensation. Volunteers get their rewards in a different way.
One problem can be the LACK of a policy or appropriate staff training about (a) why people choose to volunteer for an organization (vs. seeking a paid position) or (b)why staff interaction with volunteers is as important as it is with other colleagues (and reportable if not conducted respectfully and appropriately).
Many good points. Staff training is important in many volunteer areas to incorporate a volunteer culture which addresses common sense and volunteer involvement issues, in addition to many other topics/issues.
Another priceless example is changing policies--or "delisting" policies that have been published to volunteers without letting them know--especially when their work depends on understanding these policies! It's a bit like they "forget" that the volunteers are out there relying on some consistency, since they aren't in the office to see what's happening all the time.
Susan, good job. I forwarded this throughout my organization. Let's see if I get feedback.


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Can we talk?
Whenever Joan Rivers asked that question, she wasn't asking permission. Right up until the moment she died at age 81 on Sept. 4 in Manhattan, it was clear that she was going to talk, loudly and often, and you were going to listen.
One of the first truly transgressive female comedians, both on the stand-up circuit and as Johnny Carson's permanent guest host on The Tonight Show in the 1980s, she was famous for bringing her whip-smart, acid-tongued wit to any subject, no matter how off-limits. Rivers could tackle abortion, 9/11, or Hollywood's most taboo topic—aging—as sharply as any male comic, but she was brave enough to save the most cutting jokes for herself, especially when it came to her extensive plastic surgery. ("My face has been tucked more times than a bed sheet at a Holiday Inn.") She once observed, "I succeeded by saying what everyone else is thinking."
Born Joan Alexandra Molinsky, Rivers was reared in Brooklyn by Russian Jews, and later used her comedy-outsider status as a woman, a Jew, and a first-generation American to fuel some of her best punchlines. "I am every woman's outrage about where they put us," she once said. "We have no control. And that's why I am screaming onstage."
For years, she worked grubby comedy clubs while supporting herself with odd jobs, writing jokes for Phyllis Diller and Zsa Zsa Gabor and gags for Candid Camera. Her career finally took off during the 1980s on NBC's Tonight Show, where she charmed Carson with her riffs on Elizabeth Taylor's weight and the British royal family's drama. Rivers became so popular with audiences that she eventually took over behind Carson's desk every third week. By 1986, when Fox lured her away to go head-to-head against Carson in The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers, she'd become the highest paid performer in Las Vegas.
Her luck changed drastically after she left NBC. Carson immediately announced that his protégée was dead to him, effectively banning her from late-night TV for the coming decades after Rivers and her husband, TV producer Edgar Rosenberg, were fired after only seven months on the job. Soon afterward, Rosenberg committed suicide, and Rivers fell into a deep depression. Still, through it all, she maintained that no subject was too painful to mine for material: She and her daughter, Melissa, played themselves in Tears and Laughter, an NBC movie about Rosenberg's death written by TV writer Susan Rice (who had no connection to Rivers).
After spending the better part of the 1990s confined to the red carpet as the fashion-policing host of the Oscar pre-shows, she finally got a belated boost from the release of 2010's Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. The documentary dealt honestly with her legacy, delving into her fallout with Carson and her later financial troubles, but also the pioneering path she blazed for edgy female comics like Kathy Griffin and Sarah Silverman.
Even in her final years—when she won The Celebrity Apprentice, ruthlessly mocked herself as an old-lady has-been on a very funny episode of Louie, and tirelessly hosted E!'s weekly comedy-panel series Fashion Police, her humor came from telling the hard truth and telling it fast. In later years, she had a pillow embroidered with the phrase: "DON'T EXPECT PRAISE WITHOUT ENVY UNTIL YOU ARE DEAD." Well, now's the time for that last laugh.
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Damp wall behind tiles in bathroom..dehumidifier time?
Many thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give.
My little dilemma is that I believe I have damp in the bathroom walls behind the tiles. I thought I had dried out the walls sufficiently before tiling the bathroom.
I have concluded that using a dehumidifier would get the damp out and then I could treat the mould that has appeared in the grout. This has shown very badly in the bottom 18 inches of the shower tray in the shower end of that bathroom.The bathroom is a single story air cavity extension. Nine foot by five foot.
a. What size dehumidifier would you recommend to get the damp out of the walls? As powerful as possible? 10 litre or much bigger?
b. What type of grout would you recommend to re grout affected parts of the shower? I have used bal on the floor tiles which seems better than the wall grout.
what in particular makes you think that the damp is behind the tiles? could it just be a build up of mildew on the tiles from showering? do you have adequate ventilation in the room?
and my choice of grout would be BAL micro ban. contains anti fungal and anti bacterial agents to inhibit mould growth and yellowing.
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A PRESTIGIOUS development firm, which has invested millions of pounds into revamping shopping centres across the country, is in line to revive the Laindon Centre.
Top property developer Bride Hall, who were behind the £43million revamp of the Metro Centre Retail Park in Gateshead, have been signed up to kickstart the project.
Following talks, involving BDO – the administrators of the Laindon Regeneration Company – Basildon Council and the London-based company, a deal was struck.
It comes after the Echo and fed up traders called for action earlier this year to start the much needed overhaul of the site.
Bride Hall's plans are expected to include a "substantial investment" to build both homes and new shops, according to Malcolm Buckley, Basildon Council's cabinet member for regeneration, who said the news was "a bigstep in the right direction".
Mr Buckley said: "The Laindon Centre has been declining for a number of years and will continue to do so unless investment is made to revitalise and regenerate what was once a vibrant centre for local people.
"The council has always been committed to the future of the area and that is why we have been so involved in the discussions with the administrators.
"There have been many false dawns for the Laindon Centre, but we are confident Bride Hall will put together a viable and deliverable scheme that will include new homes and new shops.
Will Rohleder, development director at Bride Hall, told the Echo it was too early to say how much cash will be invested in the site and what exactly will be built there.
He said:"Bride Hall is pleased to announce we have been engaged to work on the regeneration and revitalisation of the Laindon Shopping Centre to ensure its long term future.
"We are looking at a mixture of uses for the site which will include residential and retail.
"We are at an early stage of reviewing options and are already in discussions with Basildon Council which has shown a strong desire to see the Laindon project brought to fruition in a deliverable and sustainable manner.
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Apple Removes 15-Minute Password Window for In-App Purchases
Written on March 11, 2011 by Kristoff Jones
With credit card stacking to the hundreds and even the thousands, Apple announces that it will now remove the 15-minute password window for in-app purchases giving kids something to cry and parents to be happy about.
Extinguishing the fire before it fans into flames, Apple has announced that it will be removing the 15-minute password window for In-App purchases for the iOS 4.3. It was not long ago when a particular parent raged about her credit card bill thanks to unconsented in-app downloads by her children for games. Apparently it was the last straw for Apple as they developed a system where a re-entry of password is required everytime an in-app download transaction is going to happen.
The iPhone Alarm Glitch Hits 2011
Written on January 03, 2011 by Charles Bass
"We're aware of an issue related to non-repeating alarms set for January 1 or 2. Customers can set recurring alarms for those dates and all alarms will work properly beginning January 3." said spokeswoman Natalie Harrison.
New Year's day didn't start up that good with iPhone especially with the alarm clock. Came January 1, the alarm turned out to be suffering from a glitch. According to the frustration-filled tweets on Twitter, just when the clock strikes midnight, one off alarms will cease to turn off. Sounds like the Daylight Savings Time trouble we witnessed back in November huh?
Apple sent a word with Macworld magazine that they are completely aware of the problem.
"We're aware of an issue related to non-repeating alarms set for January 1 or 2. Customers can set recurring alarms for those dates and all alarms will work properly beginning January 3." said spokeswoman Natalie Harrison.
It should be singing off now. We're hoping that Apple gives consideration on the matter.
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Steve Jobs, Named as "Person of The Year" by Financial Times
Written on December 28, 2010 by Charles Bass
"Long before it was cool to be a nerd, his formative role in popularizing the personal computer, and Apple's initial public offering on Wall Street - which came when Mr Jobs was still only 25 - made him the tech industry's first rock star." ---Financial Time on Steve Jobs as Person of the Year 2010
While the Times carries the face of Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg as the "Man of the Year", the Financial Times announced that they have chosen the "Person of the Year" for 2010. The chose one? Apple's CEO Steve Jobs. This marks another accolade for the company. Here's the Financial Times quote on why they've chosen […]
Jail Breaking News: FaceTime on iPhone 3Gs
Written on November 10, 2010 by Charles Bass
Good News! Jail breakers finally discovered how to use FaceTime on iPhone 3GS. Itching to try it on your own? Jump to the video now.
Jail breaking the iPhone is one of the easiest ways to discover new things. Now, there is another discovery made through jailbreak, FaceTime on 3GS. Your old iPhones can now be capable of the FaceTime feature. Since there is no front facing camera on 3GS, the effect on chat and face recognition is a little bit underrated but nevertheless, FaceTime is still possible.
How to do it? Watch the video after the skip and learn the process.
Epic Games and Id Software's Exciting iOS Games
This game will surely cause jolt in your heart out of excitement. The new iOS games brought by Epic Games and Id Software is a sure hit among gamers. Hop on to the trailer video and see the battle unfold right in front of you.
We became witnesses of Epic Games and Id Software's game engines for the iOS devices. But this will be the first look on the first actual games that will use them. The first of the few chosen ones is the Mutant Bash TV by Id. This will cost a small amount of $0.99 for the standard version. While a dollar up for the Retina Display version. But Epic Games quite impressed us more with their Infinity Blade which was the counterpart of Unreal Engine 3 based "Epic Citadel." Somehow it's a little God of War-ish. But this is a different mind we're seeing. A brand mixture of Karateka, Dragon's Lair and Punch-Out.
Unfortunately Mutant Bash TV has no demo videos to share but here we can provide the infinity Blade Debut Trailer:
Big Question: How Popular is the iPhone?
Written on September 30, 2010 by Charles Bass
Internet, tech sites, social media sites have Apple on their topic boards. But can you really tell how popular this company is?
On news coverages and birth of latest trending topics, Apple seems to be on top most of the time. It seems that it is the biggest phone manufacturer in the whole wide world. No doubt, iPhone is the most popular smartphone of all ages. But actually, Apple's share in the mobile market is very low compared to Nokia and Samsung. Here's the turth behind the mobile industry/
From the bright minds of BillShrink, this inforgraphic is made to show that speaks unbelievable facts about iPhone. Check it out after the jump.
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Brace yourself wit the new iOS 4.1! Grab 'em and see what changes it can bring to your Apple devices.
If you can't stop killing Zombies and planting Zen Plants in your Plants vs Zombies or you're addicted in playing Angry Birds on your Apple device, spare some time to upgrade your beloved Apple gadgets. Check out iTunes and see that iOS 4.1 is ready for download.
It might not be the biggest update just like Google Instant Search but Game Center is an exciting factor. We are ssure that you'll be happy to stop the hang-ups on your iPhone 4's with its proximity sensor fix.
Surely, its something to look forward to. Let us now if the servitude is worth the minutes out of Angry Birds or Plants vs Zombies.
Inside Apple's iPhone 4 Press Conference
Written on July 21, 2010 by Adam Eve
Finally! Apple opened the doors to the press people to talk about their iPhone 4 issues.
With just a short notice, it's a bit impressive that many people came to Infinite Loop to hear what Steve Jobs will say on Apple's iPhone 4 Press Conference last Friday. The conference started with "The iPhone 4 Antenna Song" from YouTube then Steve Jobs came out to meet the press people.
Jobs started with a 15 minute presentation. "You know, we're not perfect. We know that, you know that. And phones aren't perfect either," he started. "But we want to make all of our users happy. If you don't know that about Apple, you don't know Apple. We love making our users happy."
Apple Releases iOS 4.0.1
Apple's iOS 4.0.1 lets you start with your iPhone in a clear slate. And it has a new formula of calculating signal strength.
Apple has released its iOS 4.0.1, a mobile operating system that brings single change to iPhone 4, 3GS and 3G. The iOS 4.0.1 improves the formula that determines how many bars of signal strength to display. According to a letter published by the company earlier this month, they've been using a wrong formula for calculating a signal strength. This software update also brings some minor changes to the signal bars themselves, making few of the lower bars to look slightly taller.
A full copy of the entire version 4.0.1 is available in iTunes. For iPhone 4, it's a 579MB download. To download and update it, just connect your iPhone to your PC or Mac, then click "Check for Updates" in the device summary screen in iTunes.


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I have a stack item with lots of folders and files for easy access. Now say I just started up cairo-dock and click on the "trash" folder to bring up nautilus. Then nothing happens. Now I click on the "trash" item again and nautilus appears twice with the trash folder! This is only an issue if I just started up cairo-dock and never used the stack items before. After that there is no such problem.
I would be interested to know if other people also experienced this bug or not.
Messages : 7408 Same for me with the launcher that starts my home folder .... and (if my remember) with every launcher that opens nautilus !
Messages : 17118 probably a Nautilus bug, because it was not present before.
maybe related the the need to add a dot in the end of the command.
Messages : 139 It works if I open nautilus with the "Places" Gnome menu folder though. I don't know if there is a different command whether I use Gnome menu or cairo-dock.


Ok, so ... the biggest rationalization for why the federal courts recognize judges as being absolutely immune from suit is because ... the ability to have errors corrected on appeal already provides an adequate means of curbing judicial abuse, right? By the Supreme Court's own admission in the case of Pierson v. Ray, 386 US 547 (1967), this is the only thing keeping a judge from simply being above the law. Sure, we also have the ability to remove corrupt judges from the bench through a variety of methods, but that's hardly of any solace to a person who is still serving a life sentence in prison because he was convicted summarily and in absentia without getting any opportunity to tell his side of the story!
So ... does the federal judiciary have a plan B when the right of appeal fails? I'm not talking about when the appellate court judges merely affirm the judgment because they're just as corrupt as the trial court (although there's plenty of evidence of THAT happening, constantly). I'm talking about when a Court of Appeal remands the case back to the trial court for further proceedings, and then the judge STILL proceeds to ignore the case on the grounds that the case has already been closed!
Does the judiciary have a back-up plan in the event a trial court does that? Because every article and court opinion I have seen on the topic of judicial immunity never even mentions such a contingency. They appear to thing that, once a Court of Appeal reverses an erroneous ruling, the idea of a trial court outright defying the mandate is so impossible and so ludicrous that it's the equivalent of a 19th Century American knowing about the starving children in Africa because he has Google! The idea seems to be just so out there that those who write these court opinions don't even think about covering them!
But then again ... it's ridiculous for these people to assume it will never happen. After all, if, by their own admission, it is possible for a judge to act in blatant violation of the statutes or binding precedent, what honestly makes them thing that a similar "sheet of paper" is going to have any more persuasive effect on them? Admitting that judges can purposefully go against some types of laws (the key word being "purposefully") such as statutes and case law but can't purposefully go against other types of laws (namely, appellate court mandates) is absolutely ludicrous!
So ... DOES the government have a back-up plan for that?
If a case is remanded with directions to the trial court and the trial court doesn't act, then a writ of mandate to the appellate court is what needs to be done. It's not unheard of that a court ignores the directive of a higher court.
And what if the trial court ignores that, too?!
Then the appeals court may apply whatever sanctions it believes appropriate against the offending judge and the appeals court may order the case reassigned to a different judge to ensure the order is properly carried out.
But wait a minute ... I thought the whole argument for judicial immunity was that judges absolutely have to be protected from personal consequences at all costs. That even subjecting them to the possibility of personal consequences, even for the most blatant of violations, would cause the judiciary to collapse in on itself.
I'm pretty sure that's the main argument the judiciary gives for why judicial immunity protects even against acts of corruption and malice, and even when the law is clearly established. No consequences, ever, no matter how much they deserve it, otherwise the judiciary self-implodes.
Granted, I've never seen even a shred of evidence outside the judiciary's uncorroborated word that this self-implosion would indeed happen, but that's not the point. The point is ... if they are so adamant about the judges being free of any consequences ... no matter what ... then how can they justify sanctions in this, or any, circumstance?
That is not the argument made for judicial immunity. And the general rule is that a party to a case may not sue a judge for money damages for the the decisions he/she makes on the bench. The rule does not protect a judge from the consequences of failing to obey a court order directed to him/her from the appeals courts.
Judicial immunity does not protect judges from prosecution for corruption or criminal acts. Where did you get that idea?
That is not the argument made for judicial immunity.
"For it is a general principle of the highest importance to the proper administration of justice that a judicial officer, in exercising the authority vested in him, shall be free to act upon his own convictions, without apprehension of personal consequences to himself" Bradley v. Fisher, 80 US 335, 347 (1872). Emphasis added.
Which has nothing to do with judges who are corrupt. You are trying to apply the rule to the exception, and it doesn't work that way.
No, I'm referencing the logic behind the rule.
The absolute immunity from suit for alleged deprivation of rights enjoyed by judges is matchless in its protection of judicial power. It shields judges even against allegations of malice or corruption. he rule is tolerated, not because corrupt or malicious judges should be immune from suit, but only because it is recognized that judicial officers in whom discretion is entrusted must be able to exercise discretion vigorously and effectively, without apprehension that they will be subjected to burdensome and vexatious litigation.
Judicial immunity is needed, not because it's redundant of other remedies, but on the assertion that a judiciary that can suffer consequences for its actions will implode in on itself. They aren't doing this on the grounds that it's redundant of other remedies; they say it's necessary to prevent total judicial collapse.
But an effective judiciary depends on judges not living in fear that their actions will bring them negative consequences, right?
If a judge is truly corrupt, he/she is subject to prosecution.
The vast majority of complaints against judges result in no discipline, and most misconduct is resolved by sending judges private letters.
UC Berkeley law professor Christopher Kutz said a judge's conduct must be extreme before the system metes out discipline. The state has about 1,800 judges, and generally fewer than 50 each year receive some form of reprimand.
"Certainly," Kutz said, judges disparage lawyers and litigants "much more often than the number of disciplinary cases would suggest. There is a lot of latitude for judicial misbehavior."
Well I can tell you from personal knowledge, the article's reporting is inaccurate. I know a judge that was removed from the bench in CA just last year and two others were publicly reprimanded -- they screw up again and they're gone. Further, when a judge refuses to recuse themselves, the offended party can seek quick redress in the appellate court. It happens all the time. The problem is that pro se litigants don't know what they can do and usually don't know enough to make a record of what is occurring. Without something on the record, even the appellate court has no basis to do anything. Additionally, when only the people that lost complain and there's no record to back them up, of course, nothing is going to happen. A local judge was removed about 10 years ago because everything he'd done was on the record. If it's just he said-she said, the overseer's have nothing to hang their hat on. They need actual evidence, not just a complaint.
I know a judge that was removed from the bench in CA just last year and two others were publicly reprimanded -- they screw up again and they're gone.
So only three judges ... over the course of the entire year 2016 ... those are the only three cases you can think of where a judge was either punished or reprimanded?
Furthermore, of these three, only one of them actually suffered tangible consequences for their behavior? The other two got a letter saying "shame on you," but no action taken against them?
A local judge was removed about 10 years ago because everything he'd done was on the record.
Only one instance of a judge from 10 years ago? That's the best you've got?
Seriously ... how often does this happen? You say it happens "all the time," but the few instances you've given me show the complete opposite - that it only happens once in a blue moon.
The problem is that pro se litigants don't know what they can do and usually don't know enough to make a record of what is occurring.
What about the cases where the parties are represented by counsel and even the counsel admits the system is corrupt to the bone with little if any hope of judicial accountability?
If counsel doesn't want to step up, then they are part of the problem. I understand the worry that if you anger the judge in one case, he/she will take it out on a client not only in the case before them but also potentially clients in other case. That happens but it doesn't happen where I practice because the judge will find him/herself blanket papered with complaints to the presiding judge and the judicial commission. A judge was removed here years ago when defense counsel got together and the bench around here hasn't forgotten it.
You're missing the point. The point is ... judicial accountability might exist on paper, but it only actually happens once in a blue moon.
Since there are so many ways to challenge a judge's actions, that's not correct. Further, there are thousands of courthouses across the country, hundreds of appellate opinions that are issued every day so you don't know that. You can't paint all judges with a broad brush or assume nothing every happens or happens infrequently. It happens all the time.


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Exclusive: Influenza Vaccination Week 2022: Expert Explains What It Is About And Which Vaccine To Prefer
oi-Deepannita Das
By Deepannita Das
Wednesday, December 14, 2022, 16:12
Fever, respiratory symptoms, and other systemic symptoms are the hallmarks of the illness known as influenza, which is brought on by the eponymous virus from the Orthomyxoviridae family. The illness strikes every year during the cold season in both the northern and southern hemispheres (seasonal influenza).
It classifies into influenza A, influenza B, and influenza C in accordance with their primary antigenic differences. The seasonal and pandemic human epidemics caused by influenza viruses occur annually. Each year, seasonal influenza epidemics brought on by influenza A and B viruses cause up to 5 million serious cases and thousands of fatalities worldwide.
Clinical prevalence of influenza-like illness (ILI) or laboratory-confirmed influenza is frequently used to calculate vaccine effectiveness (LCI). The wide variety of viruses that cause ILI and the lack of laboratory confirmation present problems, though. Despite this, a recent systematic review and meta-analysis found that populations with influenza vaccination showed a nearly 53% reduction in LCI-related hospitalisation rates in adults between the ages of 18 and 65 and a 37% reduction in rates in those over 65. Hospitalization rates increased in years with greater antigenic variation between vaccine strains and circulating viruses, as the protection provided was less effective.
The best strategy for preventing and controlling influenza is to get vaccinated. Children over two years old and healthy adults benefit from it the most. The seasonal influenza vaccine has a 10% to 60% efficacy rate. When vaccine strains are poorly matched to circulating strains, the efficacy is at its lowest. The FDA has approved both the trivalent and quadrivalent vaccines.
The trivalent vaccine protects against three flu strains: Two influenza A strains and one influenza B strain. The B strain included is based on the strain that researchers anticipate will be the most common each year. The quadrivalent influenza (flu) vaccine is intended to protect against four different flu viruses, two of which are influenza A viruses and two of which are influenza B viruses.
Getting vaccinated against the flu not only protects you, but also those around you who are more vulnerable to becoming seriously ill with the flu, such as babies, young children, people with chronic health conditions, and the elderly. Because the vaccination takes about two weeks to fully take effect, the Centers for Disease Control and Infection (CDC) recommends getting it early in the fall, before flu season begins.
Antigenic drifts and shifts pose the biggest problem for the main influenza prevention and control strategy. Due to waning immunity, annual vaccination is currently advised.
The advantages of vaccinations must be fully understood. Avoid discouraging vaccination for insignificant reasons.
This article has been contributed by DR. HARI KISHAN, MBBS, MD (Internal Medicine), MRCP, Consultant Physician, Kamineni Hospitals, Hyderabad.
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UPDATE: The Wall Street Journal is calling Nancy Pelosi's 1,990-page government takeover of healthcare the "worst piece of post-New Deal legislation ever introduced."
The Journal says it will create an "unrepealable middle class entitlement" that will cause taxes to "rise precipitously" and will result in "all medicine" being "rationed via politics." The CBO cost estimate is coming in at $1.055 trillion and that's just scratching the surface. The Journal says "ObamaCare will be lucky to cost under $2 trillion over 10 years; it will grow more after that."
--181 instances of "penalty" or "penalties"
--82 usages of "fee" and "fees"
..A total of 486 times any form of the words penalty, surcharge, tax, fine or fee are used!
--422 instances of "require," "requires" or "required"
"This is about the endgame now ... There's no philosophical difference."
The clandestine, back-room dealings has meant that Americans have been unable to even see the text of the ObamaCare bill -- yet the deal is being cut right now to pass their "Stealth" bill. We are now bracing for a floor vote in the House as soon as Thursday or Friday.
Many conservative groups are organizing massive protests, including the newly-unified Tea Party Patriots.
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Physicians have an important role addressing the obesity epidemic. Lack of adequate teaching to provide weight management counseling (WMC) is cited as a reason for limited treatment. National guidelines have not been translated into an evidence-supported, competency-based curriculum in medical schools. Weight Management Counseling in Medical Schools: A Randomized Controlled Trial (MSWeight) is designed to determine if a multi-modal theoretically-guided WMC educational intervention improves observed counseling skills and secondarily improve perceived skills and self-efficacy among medical students compared to traditional education (TE). Eight U.S. medical schools were pair-matched and randomized in a group randomized controlled trial to evaluate whether a multi-modal education (MME) intervention compared to traditional education (TE) improves observed WMC skills. The MME intervention includes innovative components in years 1-3: a structured web-course; a role play exercise, WebPatientEncounter, and an enhanced outpatient internal medicine or family medicine clerkship. This evidence-supported curriculum uses the 5As framework to guide treatment and incorporates patient-centered counseling to engage the patient. The primary outcome is a comparison of scores on an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) WMC case among third year medical students. The secondary outcome compares changes in scores of medical students from their first to third year on an assessment of perceived WMC skills and self-efficacy. MSWeight is the first RCT in medical schools to evaluate whether interventions integrated into the curriculum improve medical students' WMC skills. If this educational approach for teaching WMC is effective, feasible and acceptable it can affect how medical schools integrate WMC teaching into their curriculum.


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HiTrack Reports
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Leading electrical control and automation specialist HiTrack Ltd has reported that it secured deals worth £500,000 during the first half of 2011.
The company – which is based at Dyce, Aberdeen – specialises in bespoke design, installation and maintenance of control systems and panels, ranging from small control cabinets to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) controlled automation systems for a range of industries including oil and gas, food, waste management and engineering.
Operating in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, the ten-year-old company employs nine people and moved to its current base on the Kirkhill Industrial Estate in April 2010 after outgrowing its previous headquarters in Aberdeen's Bridge of Don.
Commenting on the successful start to the year, managing director Willie Munro said: "We are delighted to report these deals which are the most recent phase in the company's ongoing organic growth."
For further information, visit www.hitrack.co.uk email info@hitrack.co.uk or call (01224) 773135.
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Joe Klamar : AFP
Refugees tell of their childhood plight to seek protection
By: Karen Barlow
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Posted Thu 20 Jun 2013, 6:53pm
Updated Thu 20 Jun 2013, 7:00pm
It's World Refugee Day, a day to reflect on the plight of the world's 45 million refugees. PM has tracked down some who spent parts of their childhood in immigration detention in Australia, discovering their paths to this continent by boat was often the same, but each has a different, often tragic, story.
PETER LLOYD: In the row over asylum seekers it's often forgotten that those onboard the boats coming to Australia include many children.
Over the years, keeping young people in detention has made the issue of asylum seekers even more controversial.
Karen Barlow has been speaking to some about that experience.
ASYLUM SEEKER: For three days it was raining everybody. We were 116 and it was really horrible. Everybody like sitting next to each other like with legs and everybody was too - some of them were too bad.
KAREN BARLOW: The people seeking asylum in Australia by boat now number in their tens of thousands. The paths are often the same, but each story is different.
MARYAM FAKHRE: I am alone and it was scary.
KAREN BARLOW: The child follows the parents, just as Iraqi refugee Maryam Fakhre did as she observed the people smugglers doing their trade.
MARYAM FAKHRE: Yeah I remember their faces, but I don't know their names. They were talking in their languages and they were scary.
KAREN BARLOW: But why do they come?
Now in her early 20s, Afghan Hazara refugee Najeeba Wazefadost has come a long way since she fled the Taliban when she was 12 years old.
NAJEEBA WAZEFADOST: I would have been either dead in my country or would have been kidnapped or raped in my country if I was there. I probably would have been orphaned and did not have my parents around me.
I did not know anything, I did not know Australia was so far. I did not that I had to come through a big Pacific ocean. I did not know I was going to be locked up in detention centre. I didn't even know that people in Australia looked different to me. They would have blue eyes, they would not wear scarf the way I am wearing burqa back then.
I thought everybody in the world are just the same as me.
KAREN BARLOW: It can be a deadly voyage. Several boats packed with people have not made it this year, killing hundreds. But even if the boat does arrive, there are still no guarantees.
ALI KAHZADI: They didn't eat. They died. Some of them fell down into the water - we couldn't do anything. Get them. If we get them some of them would fall on the water. Yeah.
KAREN BARLOW: How many people died?
ALI KAHZADI: Twenty. Yeah, and I was really sad.
KAREN BARLOW: Three years ago Iraqi refugee Ali Kahzadi made it to Christmas Island as a 10-year-old. He had to be the head of the family until his father came out on a later boat.
ALI KAHZADI: I feel like so strong. I stand by myself.
KAREN BARLOW: Reem Jezan's family took a nine day voyage from Indonesia to Darwin after they gave up their lives in Iran when they would not give up their Christian religion in the majority Muslim nation.
For three years from 2001, Reem Jezan lived in Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre.
REEM JEZAN: I saw all if it. I saw people digging their own grave, saw people sewing their own lips, saw people not eating for a couple of weeks, saw blood on the ground, saw little kids being traumatised with everything that was happening.
KAREN BARLOW: Last year 287 boats arrived in Australia carrying more than 17,000 people. So far this year, there have already been more than 180 boats carrying more than 12,000 people.
More than 20,000 people are waiting to have their asylum claims determined, putting intense pressure on the Government and its policies.
Detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island are open again and, despite Government policy not to have children in detention, they're heading into so-called alternative places of detention, attached to the detention centres at Curtin in Western Australia and Wickham Point near Darwin.
Hundreds have gone through the Christmas Island detention centre.
ALI AL ALI: I have a great time with my friends playing, but I was bored. You know like a bird in jail. I was small thing. I was like this.
KAREN BARLOW: Kurdish refugee, Ali al Ali, survived quicksand in Malaysia and a sinking boat to come to Australia. He does not want anyone to follow him.
ALI AL ALI: Don't do it again, don't try it. It is bad, because that way, many people died. It's like my son's uncle from my dad, he died there. Just your wife, she didn't die. He and his son die. They don't do it again.
PETER LLOYD: That's Ali al Ali, a young Kurdish refugee ending that report from Karen Barlow.


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Emergency Response: San Clemente Hospital Officials Say Decision to Come 'Soon'
On February 4, 2016 February 11, 2016
Tony Struthers, hospital administrator for Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in San Clemente, stands in the middle of a hospital hallway. The hospital had been contemplating downsizing its services and getting rid of emergency services until the city of San Clemente passed a zoning ordinance mandating the services needed to continue at the hospital's location. Photo: Eric Heinz
By Eric Heinz
Officials of Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in San Clemente, the city's only inpatient emergency services provider, maintain their stance that the emergency facilities are not financially feasible to maintain.
The hospital has made an effort to change the legislative requirements for freestanding emergency rooms within the city of San Clemente, but two bills that would have done so were shut down in respective California Senate and Assembly committees.
Freestanding emergency rooms, in theory, would be able to provide emergency services with a limited number of inpatient beds and not as many services as typical inpatient facilities.
"We had been focusing our efforts for the past 18 months on the new vision for an ambulatory campus of the future and getting the Satellite Emergency Department legislation passed," Tony Struthers, Saddleback Memorial Medical Center administrator said in an email. "Now that the city has severely limited our ability to continue to operate the facility in a manner that reasonably addresses changes in the market and direction of healthcare, we must consider all possible options.
"When we acquired the campus in 2005, we were concerned with the impact of the trend in healthcare away from inpatient hospitalization and substantially moving towards outpatient services—and the fact that multiple previous owners had major challenges in operating the facility, and had downsized the property and services," Struthers added.
Struthers and Saddleback Memorial Medical Center staff met with the San Clemente Times last week to discuss some of the issues that have surrounded the hospital's emergency room.
"Things are evolving, and it's not just beds but also the eight essential services we have to provide," Struthers said. These services include an adequate blood bank, nursing services, a lab and others. "The same thing that hurts us with the freestanding hospitals hurts us with the (smaller) hospitals; you still have to have all those services."
Because of the advances in the medical care facilities that are independent of large hospitals, more outpatient services have driven the inpatient services down, which, Struthers said, "is a good thing," but because people aren't paying the price of admission to a hospital bed, it drives the revenue down and makes it less or not sustainable.
San Clemente Hospital officials said they provide an average of one inpatient or outpatient surgery a day, and sometimes their inpatient census is as low as six people.
"The more surgeries you do, the more proficient you become, and that's why we have regional centers of excellence for cardiac (issues) or strokes," Struthers said.
For many health care organizations, Struthers said, the rate for this is accelerating.
"At some level you have to generate enough to keep the facility updated," Struthers said. "But it's not specifically a money issue."
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More information can be found at www.memorialcare.org/saddleback-memorial-san-clemente. Although the hospital foundation, Saddleback Memorial Foundation, does not separate the finances between its two entities in San Clemente and Laguna Hills on its tax forms, the nonprofit forms for the foundation can be found at www.chartiynavigator.org under the IRS 990 forms.[/box]
The hospital is licensed to have 76 inpatient beds but at one point hosted as many as 104.
"With such few outpatient services and a small inpatient census, we would say it's economically not viable," Brennan James, the hospital network's vice president of administration, said.
Struthers said the Orange County Emergency Medical Services programs have designated systems because demonstration of competency is essential in order to be designated by the EMS providers.
"We never have provided the level of service to be a cardiac receiving center or a stroke receiving center," Struthers said.
San Clemente Hospital officials said there are very few services that can provide all three.
Struthers said the money the hospital brings in is one aspect, but not being able to provide the required services is the other half.
At its bare minimum, San Clemente Hospital officials said they have already reduced their staff to as few staff members as possible.
"We have shrunk the overhead at this facility a lot," Struthers said. "We're required to staff a certain number and we can't go below those standards. That overhead was taken away a long time ago."
Brennan James, vice president of Saddleback Memorial Medical Center administration strategy, said there has not been a lawsuit filed against the city of San Clemente at this time.
"It is our intent to pursue our rights as property owners," Struthers said. "I don't know what that may end up being, but we feel very strongly that we need to pursue our rights."
James said the administration works for both the Laguna Hills and the San Clemente facilities, but the number of nurses, doctors and surgeons must be staffed at a mandated minimum.
Officials also said this will have a direct effect on the property value of the hospital.
Although the hospital is zoned now to provide emergency services, that doesn't mean the hospital or its emergency room will stay open, as Saddleback is a private nonprofit.
When asked when a decision will come regarding Saddleback Memorial Medical Center's future intentions, officials said a decision will come "soon."
Effects of the Closure
It would take about 10 to 15 minutes on average for an ambulance to get to Mission Hospital or Saddleback Memorial Laguna Hills, the nearest emergency facilities, from any point in San Clemente, and that's if the traffic is not jammed on Interstate 5.
Additionally, the statistics that have been mentioned at many past City Council meetings and community forums insist the mortality rate of an area that loses an emergency room rises 5 to 15 percent.
The final decision on the hospital depends on many factors, but the idea of losing a facility that has served San Clemente for decades does not sit well with many locals.
A study had been proposed by legislators during the committee meetings, but because the bills didn't pass, there may not even be enough time before Saddleback makes a decision on when to shutter its emergency services.
"There is that option to us in the next couple years, but we would have to wait until 2017 to have another bill introduced," Struthers said.
At one point, the hospital was entertaining the possibility of opening a $40 million refurbishing of its location and turning it into a large urgent care facility, but Struthers said even that would not be economically feasible.
This proposed option was an outpatient facility instead of an inpatient facility. The price tag also could have changed during the initial phases.
"Because it is a wing of Saddleback Memorial's large regional facility in Laguna Hills and operated under a consolidated license, we do not create separate financial statements for the San Clemente campus," Struthers said in the email. "Among the significant benefits of this consolidated approach, we have been able to reduce some of the costs of operating the facility. However, we have been analyzing the economic viability of the San Clemente operations, and this analysis suggests that the San Clemente campus operates at an estimated annual loss of $2 million to $3 million."
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judy claypool March 30, 2016 at 1:29 pm Reply
Its hard to believe that Memorial Care is going ahead with plans on closing this hospital,,I worked in the emergency room as a RN for thirty years,,neighbors and friends approach me frequently
with concerns about their health care as well as family members,,if the hospital closes,,it has served the community well,,please leave the hospital open
Sinceres regards,,,Judy Claypool


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Democratic primary: US millennial usurps top-ranking Democrat
Washington, June 27 (IANS) In a stunning upset, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old activist, has defeated top House Democrat Joe Crowley in their party's congressional primary in New York City.
Crowley, a 10-term Democrat, had possible ambitions to challenge Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for House speaker if Democrats were to take a House majority in November's mid-term elections.
Ocasio-Cortez, a former Bernie Sanders volunteer from a Puerto Rican family, won with a 57.5 per cent majority on Tuesday. Crowley, who had not faced a challenger from his own party in 14 years, had 42.5 per cent in the majority ethnic minority district, the US media reported.
The political novice, who describes herself as a socialist Democrat, had huge grassroots support and raised more small-dollar donations than any other New York City congressional candidate.
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"This is not an end, this is the beginning. This is the beginning because the message that we sent the world tonight is that it's not OK to put donors before your community," Ocasio-Cortez said while adressing her roaring supporters.
Ocasio-Cortez will now face Republican candidate Anthony Pappas in the November mid-terms. If she wins, she will become the youngest ever woman elected to Congress.
She promoted proposals such as Medicare for all, a jobs guarantee and abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
During her campaign, she criticised Crowley on his ties to Wall Street and accused the "56-year-old white man" of being out of touch with his increasingly diverse constituents, CNN reported.
After the result, both Ocasio-Cortez and Crowley thanked each other, with the latter saying he would support her in the mid-terms.
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In a statement, Pelosi congratulated Ocasio-Cortez on her victory. The California Democrat said Crowley brought "principled, unifying and forward-looking leadership to the historic challenges of the Trump administration".
President Donald Trump, for his part, cheered Crowley's loss. In a tweet Tuesday night, he called Crowley a "Big Trump Hater" and suggested the representative would have done better if he had supported the President more often.
"Perhaps he should have been nicer and more respectful to his President!" Trump wrote.
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