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Assessing China's Strategy to "Hide Capabilities and Bide Time"
Michael Losacco is a former active-duty U.S. Army officer who served in Afghanistan in 2017. He currently studies at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service where he focuses on U.S. National Security Policy and China relations. He can be found on Twitter @mplosacco. Divergent Options' content does not contain information of an official nature nor does the content represent the official position of any government, any organization, or any group.
Title: Assessing China's Strategy to "Hide Capabilities and Bide Time"
Date Originally Written: January 20, 2022.
Date Originally Published: February 21, 2022.
Author and / or Article Point of View: The author is a former U.S. Army combat arms officer who served in South Asia. He is currently pursuing a Master of Security Studies at Georgetown University.
Summary: Since 2008, China has emerged on the world stage as a global power. Its growth within the political, economic, and military domains in international affairs has caught the world off guard. China's success resulted from efforts undertaken to manipulate perceptions in Washington D.C., known as "hiding capabilities and biding time," to achieve its core national security objectives.
Text: China has made major achievements in its economic, military, and political development. With a gross domestic product rising from 54 trillion to 80 trillion yuan, it has maintained its position as the world's second-largest economy[1]. Militarily, the Peoples Liberation Army has increased its ability to implement a sea-control strategy in the Indo-Pacific by implementing new technology and structural reform. Politically and economically, China has created a favorable external environment through the Belt and Road Initiative and regional institutions. China's core national security objective—to achieve a "community of common destiny"—drives its success[2]. Under this objective, Western powers do not dictate, influence, or shape China's political, economic, or security domains.
China's current success resulted from a deception strategy pursued at the end of the Cold War, designed to manipulate Chinese threat perceptions in Washington. This deception campaign kept U.S. attention away from China, while it focused on building its economic and political might at home. When the Soviet Union collapsed, the U.S. was the only superpower in the international system. If there was any perception that China wanted to challenge this status, the U.S. would have likely intervened and stopped it. As a result, it was in China's interest to divert attention and mask its successes on the world stage.
To understand China's deception strategy, the reader must first consider the game-theory scenario of the Prisoner's Dilemma. In Cooperation Under the Security Dilemma, Robert Jervis, Ph.D. explains the Prisoner's Dilemma as an individual's decision, after being arrested, on whether to cooperate with their co-prisoner and remain loyal or defect and testify on behalf of law enforcement[3]. Each choice can lead to varying levels of reward and punishment and is further compounded by the other party's choice. Notably, neither prisoner is aware of the other's intentions and, thus, fear of being exploited drives the decision-making process.
Important to this decision-making process is how vulnerable the prisoner feels. Specifically, how each prisoner perceives the other prisoner's likelihood to cooperate or defect. While neither prisoner will likely know the other's true intentions, the perception of the other, based on previous history and actions, is critical in predicting the outcome of the dilemma.
For example, if Prisoner A is predisposed to see Prisoner B as an adversary, Prisoner A will react more strongly and quickly than if either saw the other as benign. In this scenario, Prisoner A is more likely to readily testify against Prisoner B, capitalizing on the benefits of cooperating with law enforcement. Conversely, if perceptions stay hidden or are unknown, the playing field is equal, and neither prisoner can utilize their knowledge to take advantage of the other.
The Prisoner's Dilemma directly reflects the strategy China pursued at the end of the Cold War. After the Tiananmen Square Massacre, the Gulf War, and the collapse of the Soviet Union, China went from viewing the U.S. as a potential partner to a potential adversary[4]. China knew it could not become powerful if it was perceived as a growing threat in Washington because the U.S. would intervene—economically, or perhaps militarily—to prevent it from challenging its position as a global hegemon. Thus, China began a deception campaign across political, military, and economic domains, coined under the phrase "hiding capabilities and biding time." This campaign sought to mask growth and prevent the U.S. from predisposing China as an adversary.
China focused on avoiding a security dilemma with the U.S. in the military domain by prioritizing its military strategy on sea denial, whereby China denies the enemy's ability to use the sea without necessarily attempting to control the sea for its own use[4]. Sea denial was an inexpensive way to avoid setting off alarms and prevent the U.S. from traversing or intervening in the waters near China. China invested in inexpensive asymmetrical weapons such as the world's largest mine arsenal, the world's first anti-ship missile, and the world's largest anti-submarine fleet. Compared to sea control, these efforts avoided a strategy focused on holding distant maritime territory that would raise concern in Washington.
At the political level, China sought to join regional institutions to inhibit Washington from building an Asian order that could prevent China from growing[4]. China joined organizations such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and Asian Nations Regional Forum under the guise that it was open to transitioning to the liberal order, with a hidden agenda to blunt American power. China's membership in these organizations allowed it to stall progress, wield institutional rules to constrain U.S. freedom to maneuver, and persuade worried neighbors that a U.S. balancing coalition was not its only option.
China moved to couple at the economic level rather than decoupling from U.S. economic institutions[4]. Recognizing its dependence on the U.S. market, and that a strategy of decoupling would weaken China and raise alarm, China sought to strengthen its economic relationship with the U.S. and lobby for the removal of annual congressional renewal of Most Favored Nation status. By eliminating this procedural rule and making it permanent, China was able to expand investment opportunities and strengthen economic and trade exchanges, while deconstructing potential economic leverage that could be imposed by the U.S., particularly with trade sanctions, tariffs, and technology restrictions.
In sum, China's path to sustained growth required a strategy that masked its true intent to become a great power. By "hiding capabilities and biding time," China simultaneously grew politically, economically, and militarily, while avoiding actions that could lead to U.S. suspicions. Like the Prisoner's Dilemma, China understood that if the U.S. became predisposed to think China had ulterior motives to become a power and challenge the U.S., the U.S. would have intervened and taken advantage of China's weakened state following the Cold War. Thus, China's ability to manipulate its adversary's perceptions was critical to achieving its core national security objectives.
[1] Jinping, X. (2017). 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. In Secure a Decisive Victory in Building a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects and Strive for the Great Success of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (pp. 1–6). Beijing.
[2] Rolland, N. (2020). (Rep.). China's Vision for a New World Order (83rd ed., pp. 35–41). Seattle, WA: The National Bureau of Asian Research.
[3] Jervis, R. (1978). Cooperation Under the Security Dilemma. World Politics, 30(2), 167–214. https://doi.org/10.2307/2009958.
[4] Doshi, R. (2021). Introduction. In The Long Game (pp. 11–12). Essay, Oxford University Press.
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Elopement Weddings Cornwall Devon
Couples share their elopement wedding stories
Tempted by the idea of a small wedding?
From magical elopements for two to an intimate wedding for a handful of loved ones, Wed meets three couples who decided less is more...
Large-scale weddings - from festival weekenders to luxe country house extravaganzas - are big news in wedding world right now. But, at the other end of the scale, the intimate do is having a quiet moment of its own.
While poring over Pinterest, ticking off tasks on the to-do list and making paper pom-poms into the night are part of the whole wonderful wedding experience for many couples, there's a rising movement amongst others to simplify the process and steal away to exchange vows in privacy. Here, three couples share the stories of their small - yet oh-so special - weddings.
LAURA AND BECCA
Laura and Becca savoured a relaxed day, full of meaning and vegan food, at Lower Barns...
"We chose to elope for a long list of reasons, including the financial costs of bigger weddings and some issues with disapproving family members. But essentially we found that whenever we were trying to entertain the idea of a bigger wedding, we were making decisions that weren't for us. The wedding was no longer about our commitment to one another but became about pleasing other people. We're quite unique in some senses because we didn't want traditional dresses, we wanted to be barefoot and in nature, and we wanted it to have an Eastern vibe. All of those things simply didn't fit with pleasing other people. We wanted to ensure that the day was about us and our love for one another as opposed to spending the day entertaining other people.
On the day, we took our time getting ready together. We had a lovely vegan full English breakfast, drank coffee and laughed! Our dresses were handmade in India - a special place for us and our time there really made the foundation of our relationship what it is today. We wanted to reflect the simplicity and the beauty of India in our clothing.
The actual ceremony was really quick, but it was beautiful. Sliding the ring on each other's fingers and holding it there for a moment while we acknowledged that this officially means we are team was a real standout moment. It was a wonderful moment to acknowledge that 'this is my person'. It was drizzling lightly and as our bare feet touched the cold concrete while we walked towards the Wed Shed, we felt completely present in where we were and what this meant to us.
We spent the rest of the afternoon being photographed at the venue, a local village and the beach. We had so much fun running around the beach barefoot, then we sat by the fire and drank champagne, listening to old vinyl records, while we waited for our wonderful roasted butternut squash. After dinner, we decided to ditch the champagne and have some cake - a beautiful vegan jam sponge cake - and get the kettle on!
We had bought each other meaningful gifts that we exchanged by the roaring fireplace sipping on herbal tea. Before we retired, we spent half an hour looking up at the sky in the hot tub. It was perfect. It couldn't have been more suited to us - it was exactly what we wanted.
An elopement is perfect if you really want to focus on yourselves. Our rule was: 'If it adds stress to the wedding, we don't do it!' There is often a lot of pressure for it to be the perfect day, and it is important to remain strong in knowing what you want and ensuring the day reflects you as a couple - this is so much easier when it's just the two of you.
Lower Barns was the most perfect environment and the owners, Janie and Mike, really made it for us. If you're considering an elopement, ensure is that the people and the environment are really right for you. Once you've sorted out that part, the rest will organically fall into place. We wouldn't have changed a thing. Not even the weather!"
Photography Mike Cooksley at Lower Barns
Venue Lower Barns lowerbarnswedding.co.uk
Catering Angels in the Kitchen angelsinthekitchen.co.uk
CARA AND JOHN
Cara and John's beautiful outdoor ceremony at Cornish Tipi Weddings focused on family...
"We chose to elope as we couldn't invite everyone we love, so after some soul-searching, we decided an intimate celebration was much more our thing. I'm a wedding florist and whilst I adore working on big events, I know the stress that can sometimes be involved in the organisation! We wanted a relatively stress-free day that allowed us to enjoy every moment.
It was really important to us to get married outside surrounded by nature and close to the ocean so we were delighted when we found Cornish Tipi Weddings. We adore Cornwall and visit many times a year. We were absolutely blown away by the magic of the venue - the beautiful outdoor pavilion where we would have our legal ceremony was just perfect, as were the tipis, and the lake was the most ideal setting.
The day was really relaxed. I remember sitting outside in the rain making a flower crown for myself in the morning, then getting ready. I wore a beautiful bespoke dress, while John wore a Gresham Blake suit and our son wore a little waistcoat to match. Although I planned to make my own bouquet, John wouldn't hear of it! I adored my bouquet from The Garden Gate Flower Company, it was full of my favourite flowers.
We rented a cottage close to the venue, and my dad turned up in a camper van he'd arranged as a surprise. I have fond memories of my dad and I singing and bopping away in the back of the camper down the Cornish windy roads on my way to get wed!
My dad and our flower girl walked me to the pavilion where John and our guests were waiting. Our music was playing and the candlelight was flickering, which picked up a little tear from John as I arrived. Our little boy and three dogs were a huge part of our ceremony, which was really important to us as it felt like our whole family got married! The celebrants were amazing and really picked up on our vibe.
After the ceremony, we enjoyed a toast, canapes and a little boogie. We then headed off to the lake. I had decorated one of the rowing boats and fulfilled my dream of sailing away with my love surrounded by flowers.
We then headed off to Port Isaac for some coastal photos. It was like a dream - lots of holiday-makers watched us hanging out and having our photos taken! When we returned, we tucked into some delicious stone-baked pizzas with all our favourite toppings in the grand lodge tipi, which created just the right atmosphere for our informal feast. The food was absolutely perfect for us and the dessert was to die for. The frangipani wedding cake was decorated in fresh fruit and flowers and looked as stunning as it tasted. The venue supplied a sound system to play our favourite tunes and, with candlelight, champagne and scrummy food, it couldn't have been more perfect.
After we had cut the cake, we went down to a private tipi area and gathered around a campfire devouring cake. We lit sparklers as day turned to night and then went down to the lake and each lit a floating lantern. We asked our guests to light one with some positive intentions as we began our new journey together as husband and wife. John then rowed them out to the middle of the lake and released them. It was all just so magical.
We would have loved to have had other family members and friends there, but it just wasn't to be, so for this one day we pleased ourselves and had the day of our dreams."
Photography Salt & Sea Photography saltyseaphotography.com
Venue Cornish Tipi Weddings cornishtipiweddings.co.uk
Dress White Leaf Boutique whiteleafbridal.com
Groom's outfit Gresham Blake greshamblake.com
Flowers The Garden Gate Flower Company thegardengateflowercompany.co.uk
The Enchanted Flower theenchantedflower.co.uk
Catering Snails Pace Cafe snailspacecafe.co.uk
Campervan Westcoast Westy facebook.com/westcoastvwbus
Engagement ring Alexis Dove in Lewes, East Sussex alexisdove.com
CHIOLA AND ERIC
Chiola and Eric travelled from the US for their dreamlike elopement on Dartmoor...
"We knew after attending plenty of friends' weddings that it just wasn't our style to do a big, or even medium-sized traditional wedding. Being the centre of attention makes us both feel quite uncomfortable. Another reason that influenced our choice is that neither of us has a large family, and our family members were very supportive of our decision to go to a faraway place and marry. We did have an 'After Wedding Celebration' party for 30 of our closest family and friends two months later. We were able to share our photos and wedding movie trailer with everyone - and I got to wear my gown again!
We knew that we wanted to get married somewhere we've never been. We've always enjoyed exploring new places, and knew we wanted to get married outside in nature. Eventually we agreed that a forest would be our venue. Eric had a very specific feeling about this forest he had in mind. I pulled up hundreds of images and showed them to him for approval. I searched for 'moss covered forest' and lo and behold, Wistman's Wood was the image that stood out to us. "Yes! Just like that forest!" was Eric's response.
The day before our elopement, we met with our suppliers to discuss logistics and, that evening, Eric and I slept in different rooms at Glazebrook House Hotel. On our wedding day, we had breakfast together then exchanged gifts while we were getting ready separately. Eric wore a custom tailored tweed three-piece suit and I wore an Australian designer gown and custom-made cape.
Then came the first look. I walked down a driveway under a canopy of trees where Eric waited with his back towards me. He turned around to see me dressed to be his wife. It brought tears to his eyes. I was smiling so much my cheeks were hurting. We then headed to Dartmoor, making photo stops along the way - one of our favourites being with the wild Dartmoor ponies. The scenery was amazing and the ponies were so close to us, it was such a fairytale scene.
I had envisioned for years walking down the aisle towards Eric to 'Wedding Song' by Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It was playing while I carefully navigated the rocky terrain towards him. That moment was beautiful. It was uncanny that the song played in its entirety and ended exactly at the moment I stepped in front of him. It gave me chills seeing him standing there so handsome. It was extremely romantic.
We proceeded with our ceremony, which included readings, our own vows, exchanging of our rings and a handfasting ceremony, then had the pleasant surprise of a pack of foxhounds running through the woods just above us. Props-wise, we kept it simple with two vintage rugs and a small white wooden chandelier.
We then headed back to Glazebrook House Hotel where we enjoyed a delicious eight-course tasting menu and a small slice of wedding cake in a private dining room.
It was such a magical day. We were fortunate in that we were able to express our love and commitment in such an intimate, honest and beautiful way without the influences of others that can sometimes go hand in hand with a larger wedding. We got to soak up every minute and truly be present without any distractions. We'd advise couples who are considering eloping to really figure out what's most important to them as a couple. If it's sharing the moment with a lot of family and friends it may not be the right choice. If they find that they are sacrificing their own desires for what they envision as a couple to appease others, eloping might be the better option. Our elopement was the best decision for us and it exceeded our expectations. We wish the exact same for those who consciously choose to elope."
Photography Enchanted Brides enchantedbrides.photography
Videography Max Cutrone maxcutrone.com
Celebrant Samatha Kelsie ukcelebrant.co.uk
Dress Madi Lane from LUV Bridal Boutique luvbridal.com
Accessories En Vogue Bridal Accessories envogueaccessories.com
Groom's outfit Zeglio Custom Clothiers zeglio.com
Flowers Laura Hingston theflowersessions.co.uk
Rings Diamonds Forever diamondsforeversandiego.com
LashBrook, Allison Neumann Fine Jewellers allisonneumann.com
Cape Primo Alterations & Dry Cleaning primoalterationsanddrycleaning.com
Handfasting cord Toadstool Garden etsy.com
Handfasting keepsake certificate Printing on 5th Avenue printingon5th.com
Chandelier The Prop Factory propfactory.co.uk
Hotel Glazebrook House Hotel glazebrookhouse.com
FARREN AND JOSH
Farren and Josh celebrated with eight of their closest friends at Ever After on the edge of Dartmoor...
"There were two main factors in choosing to have an intimate wedding: ease and finance," says Farren. "I'm Canadian and come from a large family. Even though I love my family dearly, trying to organise them all and get them to one place halfway across the world still gives me anxiety. Once we made our original list, we had nearly 200 guests. And as a young couple we didn't want to start our married life in debt. So we made some tough decisions and narrowed our list down to our four closest friends each. It was a manageable number, which didn't seem too hard to get organised."
"A big wedding seemed so overwhelming and we were so stressed by the idea of it, it was never going to be enjoyable," agrees Josh. "We both agreed that we just wanted to enjoy our day surrounded by a few close friends."
"We had been to a few elopement venues but Ever After was pure magic," says Farren. "Just the driveway alone brought me to tears. In addition to the venue being everything we wanted, the package and owner Nicola's knowledge of wedding planning made everything seem easy and stress-free.
Everything went seamlessly. The only small setback was that I left the vows on the kitchen table at home. I was beyond stressed, but didn't have to worry because the wedding planner, Bethany, managed to get our vows to us before the start of the ceremony.
I was walked down the aisle by my best friend and I would not have changed that for the world. Everyone got very emotional and I don't remember a dry-eyed friend in the house - minus our dog, Memphis, who was not impressed that he was put on a lead for the ceremony!
For outfits, everyone was given a loose colour scheme and the guests tried to match them. As for flowers and cake, the hours of Pinterest we went through was maddening, I think I looked at over 300 bouquets and 100 cakes! We then sent our top Pinterest ideas to Nicola's florist and chef and they did the rest - we did not have to worry about anything. They created a seasonal elopement menu, so the food was stress-free as well, and the cake was the best cake I had ever had.
Weddings shouldn't be stressful - they should just be about you and your partner's love. If that is what you're looking for, I would 100% recommend an intimate wedding."
"Ever since we eloped, a lot of our married friends have said they'd wished they had done what we did," says Josh. "They felt that they didn't really have time to celebrate their love because they were trying to run around and make all their guests happy at their large weddings. In the end, it's about what makes you and your partner happy, not making everyone else happy. It's your day, not anyone else's."
Photography Clare Kinchin Photography clarekinchinphotography.co.uk
Venue Ever After lowergrenofen.co.uk
Catering & cake Boo to a Goose bootoagoose.net
Flowers Amanda Randell amandarandell.com
CLAIRE AND CRAIG
Claire and Craig fell in love with Treetop Escape, a breathtakingly beautiful treetop hideaway, and knew it was just right for their 'little big day'...
"We didn't initially set out to have an intimate wedding - we were looking at different wedding options when we found Treetop Escape and we both loved it, even though we visited on a really wet and windy day! There is nothing else like it around; it's so unique and getting to stay for four nights was an added bonus; what's more, it's completely toddler-friendly for our little one.
We woke up to the sun shining and enjoyed a relaxed breakfast outside, taking in the beautiful views. The hair and make-up artists came in the morning to get my three bridesmaids and I looking fab, then the florist dropped off the beautiful bouquets - they were an incredible team, decorating The Nest for the ceremony and then transforming it for fine dining afterwards. We opted for a vibrant colour scheme: red for the bridesmaids' dresses and groom's party accessories and sunny yellows, oranges and pinks for the flowers.
Decorated with flowers, the wooden walkway between the Tree House and The Nest made for a romantic aisle and we married before the glass balustrade, with miles of woodland as the backdrop.
An ice cream van arrived for the day, and as a wedding gift we also had a surprise magician turn up to provide entertainment for all the guests and suppliers, which was brilliant - and the alpacas who live around the site were also loved by the guests!
Living three hours away meant we hadn't met any of the suppliers until the day, but the team at Tree Top Escape coordinated the day from beginning to end, which meant I was possibly the most relaxed bride ever!
My advice to other couples considering an intimate wedding, is to 100% go for it. You can really make it your day, whether it's just the two of you or with up to 14 guests attending your special day."
Photography Jim Wileman Photography jimwileman.co.uk
Venue Tree Top Escape treetopescape.co.uk
Flowers Alice Shaw Flora aliceshawflora.co.uk
Ice cream van Tennacott Farm Dairy tennacottdairy.co.uk
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Top spots for an intimate wedding in Cornwall & Devon
Tree Top Escape
Located on a private estate in North Devon, Tree Top Escape is exclusive venue for intimate weddings with up to 14 guests to share your most special of days. Simply walk across the romantic wooden walkway to enjoy your honeymoon at the luxurious Tree House, a spacious and indulgent property offering jaw-dropping floor-to-ceiling views of the valleys, with a large lounge, an Italian designer kitchen and even a freestanding copper bath. And if that's not enough to persuade you, the private hot tub on the terrace will.
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Tucked away in beautiful gardens and woodland on the edge of Dartmoor, Ever After at Lower Grenofen is an idyllic rural venue, offering special packages for gorgeous intimate celebrations. With a renowned wedding photographer on hand to capture every moment, flowers from an award-winning florist and a wedding breakfast served by a private chef, every detail will be taken of, leaving you to enjoy stress-free strolls through the woods, champagne toasts and a night of luxury in the honeymoon cottage. Wake to breakfast served on the private deck overlooking this heavenly corner of Devon.
lowergrenofen.co.uk
Brickhouse Vineyard
Nestled in the foothills of Haldon Hill, Brickhouse Vineyard - a renovated Grade II threshing barn and round house - looks out over gently rolling fields towards the coast at Teignmouth and, with the addition of a new landscaped terrace overlooking the vineyard, it makes the perfect venue for elopement, intimate and small weddings for up to 50 people. Arranging everything from witnesses to wine, Brickhouse Vineyard organises a bespoke package tailored to your wishes including flowers, photography and catering.
brickhousevineyard.co.uk
Lower Barns
Full of colour and personality, Lower Barns is a brilliantly characterful elopement venue full of indulgent touches to bring a sense of occasion to your big - or little - day. As luxurious as it is lovely, Lower Barns specialises in relaxed, intimate affairs of the highest calibre, with a host of features in place to ensure your every whim is satisfied in style, from bubbly on tap to a hot tub, sauna, gorgeous accommodation and a choice of atmospheric spaces to exchange vows. Stay in five-star suite Nook before walking down the purpose-built arbour, The Tunnel of Love, to utter your vows in The Wed Shed. You can then enjoy a post-ceremony photo shoot in the garden or pop down to the nearby beach to celebrate that just-married feeling before heading to The Party Shed for the festivities - whether that involves feasting and dancing or snuggling up by the log burner.
lowerbarnswedding.co.uk
Colan Barton
Nestled in the heart of the north Cornish countryside, a fitting location for an idyllic intimate wedding, Colan Barton has six beautiful areas in which to say "I do". Whether that's in front of an open fire in the lounge or dining room, in the gardens or even beside the swimming pool, there are picturesque indoor and outdoor options galore. There's even an historic Norman church next to the house if you're after a more traditional setting. With the space and freedom to create your bespoke day, the Apple Barn venue and Grade II Colan Barton Estate sleeps up to 14 guests, and is enjoyed on an exclusive-use basis, meaning the grounds will be entirely yours to relish in. Make the most of the heated outdoor pool, cosy pool house, barbecue and hot tub - and don't forget to toast your nuptials around the crackling firepit as you watch the sunset over distant views of Porth Beach.
gorgeousweddingscornwall.com
Treseren
Described as a 'homestead under the stars', Treseren sits in a secluded position in the midst of Trewithen countryside, just 10 minutes from the spectacular north Cornish coast. A new and elegant venue for intimate weddings with accommodation for 18 people, Treseren sits in two-and-a-half acres of grounds, with winding paths leading to secret flower-filled gardens. At the heart of the setting is Shepherds House, a Georgian beauty rich in historic atmosphere. It's a light, beautifully styled setting; the Drawing Room is particularly perfect for a candlelit winter elopement, with the wood burner warming the room, while the picture-perfect gardens offer a dream setting for a secluded al fresco ceremony with the house making for a striking backdrop. Adjoining Shepherds House, Sky Cottage offers a quaint, unique space with countryside views.
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Class of 2015 Students Inducted Into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Eighteen students from the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry's Class of 2015 have been inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, the oldest and largest interdisciplinary honor society in the United States. The dental students joined peers from University of the Pacific's Stockton and Sacramento campuses who also have been recognized with the honor during recent University events.
Phi Kappa Phi inductees were all ranked in the top 10 percent of their respective classes. This year's inductees from the dental school are listed below.
DDS Class of 2015 Inductees
(In alphabetical order) Christian S. Favero, Kari Harnick, Margaret Hostage, Matthew Kelly, Sang Woo Kim, Amanda Rae Kronquist, Gianna Ligouri, Scott Morgan, Brett Springer, Hennasea-Sue Tokumura, Jennifer Tung, Jae Yoo, Scott Young, Holly Yuen and Benjamin Zuniga
IDS Class of 2015 Inductees
Basil Al Shaikhly, Omar Gabr and Jhankhana Shah
In addition to recognizing academic achievement, Phi Kappa Phi offers opportunities to assist members throughout their academic and professional lives. Awards and scholarships, career assistance and training opportunities are among the benefits offered to active members.
Phi Kappa Phi, founded in 1897 at the University of Maine, is dedicated to the recognition and promotion of academic excellence in all disciplines and is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary honor society in existence. This highly selective honor society has chapters on more than 300 campuses in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Philippines. The Pacific chapter of Phi Kappa Phi was chartered in 1951. A select number of graduating students are admitted to this honor society by invitation only, and membership criteria include superior scholarship and good character. The name Phi Kappa Phi comes from the Greek words: "Philosophia Krateito Photon," or "Let the love of learning rule humanity." For more information, visit this website.
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Massage treats the whole body through touch: physically, mentally and emotionally. Ayurvedic massage uses essential oils that are chosen to suit your dosha. The massage techniques used include tapping, kneading and squeezing as well as the more traditional massage strokes you would expect. The style and flow of the massage is determined by who you are, and what your body needs for balance and wellbeing at the time.
Description: Shirodhara is a form of Ayurveda therapy that involves gently pouring liquids over the forehead and can be one of the steps involved in Panchakarma. The name comes from the Sanskrit words shiro (head) and dhara (flow). The liquids used in shirodhara depend on what is being treated, but can include oil, milk, buttermilk, coconut water, or even plain water. Shirodhara has been used to treat a variety of conditions including eye diseases, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, greying of hair, neurological disorders, memory loss, insomnia, hearing impairment, tinnitus, vertigo, Meniere's disease and certain types of skin diseases like psoriasis.. There are specialized forms of shirodhara called ksheeradhara, thakradhara, taildhara and jaladhara.
A body scrub is a popular body treatment that is basically a facial for the body: it exfoliates and hydrates your skin, leaving it smooth and soft. A body scrub is done with an abrasive material — usually sea salt or sugar — mixed with some kind of massage oil and an aromatic like essential oils. If the scrub uses salt, it might be called a salt scrub, salt glow or sea salt scrub.
Description: Ayurveda is the oldest science of healing. It is a science and art of appropriate living which helps to achieve longevity. According to Ayurveda principle there are two different treatments, one is palliative and the other one is purificatory. To achieve a balanced state of body, mind and consciousness, Ayurveda prescribes purificatory therapy i.e Panchakarma for the cleansing of body toxins.Kativasti, a part of pre-operative procedure prior to Panchakarma is a very effective treatment for lower backache. The waist area of the body is called Kati. Holding warm ayurvedic oils on the affected areas is called Vasti. Kati Vasti involves retention of warm thick medicated oil over the lower back or other parts of the spine for certain period. The patient is asked to lie face down on the bed, and is applied medicated oil locally around the lumbo-sacral region. Then, a reservoir made of black gram dough is built around the lumbo-sacral area. Ensuring leak-proof, a lukewarm medicinal oil around 200-300ml is slowly poured into it. The temperature of oil is maintained reheating and continuously adding more oil. The oil is kept on for 30-40 minutes. Once this part of the treatment is over, the affected area may be gently massaged, followed by a steaming for 10-15 minutes for better absorption of the medicine. It is usually done in a course of 5 to 7 days as required according to Ayurveda practitioner.
Description: Pinda sweda is a combination of massage and sweating therapy used in musculoskeletal problems like rheumatoid arthritis. The body and its aching joints and muscles are massaged vigorously with warm herbal bags draining toxins and giving relief to pain and tension in the affected areas. Excellent for generalized or local back pain, stiff neck or frozen shoulder.
Saunas or steam baths are the oldest form of relaxation therapies; they promote blood circulation, open the airways, enhance sweating and mucosal secretions, and regulate immune-modulating effect. The heat and moisture not only promotes bodily functioning, but also lubricates the body and regulates internal water metabolism. Having saunas or steam baths regularly helps harmonize the inner and outer aspects the body and calms the spirit as well.
Description: Unique procedure conditions and nourishes the skin. A face pack with a special blend of rare herbs is used to bring a glow to the complexion. This facial opens blocked pores, eliminates toxins, cleanses the face and improves skin texture.
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Persecution can bring people together. It can also prise them apart.
In Pakistan, so many minorities are threatened by homicidal extremists that travelling the country can feel like hopping across an archipelago of communities under varying degrees of siege.
Rarely is the impression stronger than in Quetta, the fear-filled capital of Baluchistan province, and a cauldron of the bigotry and intolerance that has poisoned so much of Pakistan's body politic.
A wave of killings unleashed on the Hazara community has left its 500,000 members afraid to venture out of their enclaves in the east and west of the city. At least 100 have been killed in Quetta and its environs since January. Nobody has been prosecuted.
Hazaras blame Lashkar-e-Jhangvi , a Sunni militant group, for the killings. The group has stepped up its campaign against Pakistan's Shi'ite minority this year, spreading fear from hamlets in the foothills of the Himalayas to the backstreets of Karachi. The Hazaras of Quetta, who are Shi'ites, have suffered the heaviest losses.
From one perspective, the persecution has undoubtedly reinforced a sense of Hazara unity by distributing a shared burden of grief. On another level, the pressure appears to have cracked fault-lines that long pre-date the start of the killings in 1999.
In broad terms, the division is between what might be termed Hazara "nationalists", who draw strength primarily from their ethnic identity, and those for whom their Shi'ite faith is primary.
As is often the case in Pakistan, mutterings about a foreign hand are never far from the discussion. In the eyes of Hazara nationalists, the escalating campaign of violence has bolstered the position of clerics who turn for guidance to Iran, the spiritual centre of Shi'ite Islam. Religious groups say concerns about Iranian influence are wildly exaggerated and point out that their members are as staunchly patriotic as any Pakistanis.
Though examining the Hazara sub-division might sound like an unusually pedantic exercise, it is worth placing under the microscope because it mirrors a broader trend. A creeping sense of insecurity engulfing much of Pakistan has spurred a proliferation of ethnic, sectarian or regionally-oriented groups. Such organisations offer their members a greater sense of belonging than the state, which in many places provides little in the way of protection, jobs or even reliable electricity.
The story is not new: Pakistan's elite has struggled to rally a consensus around a shared set of values since the country's creation as a Muslim homeland in 1947. But these days, the void seems more dangerous than ever. Pakistan seems to lose a little more cohesion with each new sectarian or politically-instigated murder.
In Quetta, the splintering is stark. Hazaras emigrated to Baluchistan to escape a previous round of persecution in Afghanistan in the 19th century. They pride themselves on their record of building businesses, performing in the civil service and military and running well-appointed schools. Now, they are not only facing a new bout of victimisation, but struggling with internal rifts.
It is difficult to gauge the true extent of Iranian influence in Quetta, but Hazara nationalists are sure it is slowly growing. For example, the nationalists say that Iranian-inspired Quds Day rallies, held to protest Israel's annexation and occupation of east Jerusalem, have become more prominent. A few years ago, a new sign was put up at a Hazara cemetery bearing the name Behesht-e-Zainab after Zainab, the grand-daughter of the Prophet Mohammad, one of the most revered figures in Shi'ite Islam. The name is reminiscent of the Behesht-e-Zahra, a well-known graveyard in Tehran.
One source said that clerics at Ashura festivals, one of the holiest events in the Shi'ite calendar, have increasingly offered Hazaras solace by emphasising a transnational sense of Shi'ite identity – an implicit appeal to solidarity with Iran.
A legal battle over the name of a mosque in Quetta symbolises the divide. In September, more nationalist-oriented Hazaras filed a law suit demanding the word "Hazara" be included in the name. The mosque is run by the Shia Conference, a Shi'ite group which manages dozens of mosques in Baluchistan. The dispute turns on whether the word "Hazara" is part of the rightful title.
The Shia Conference is contesting the case. Although its leaders say most of the group's members are Hazaras, they argue that the word "Hazara" was not included in the name when the mosque was founded in 1922. They stoutly deny the nationalists' contention that Iran is seeking to influence their activities, stressing that loving your religion is perfectly compatible with loving your country.
(This is by no means the only controversy over nomenclature in Quetta. Even the name of the Hazara enclave on the eastern edge of the city is contested. Some Hazaras have taken to referring to the area as Mehrabad. The term rankles with ethnic Baloch in the city, who say the area should retain its existing name of Mariabad, after the Marri, a Baloch tribe who once predominated in the district).
The question of Iranian influence – whether real or imagined – is not an academic one for Hazaras. Conversations with several serving or former Pakistani military officers suggest that there are elements within the security forces who view all Shi'ites with suspicion, questioning their loyalty to the state. Hazaras fear that this hostility may make it easier for the uniformed forces of law and order to turn a blind eye when Sunni extremists such as LeJ add a few more Hazaras to their hit list. Certainly, the military has failed to stop LeJ's rampage in Quetta. Hazaras are certain that this is because the officers are not really trying.
The remedy, of course, would be for Pakistan's leaders to foster a greater sense of shared nationhood. The body count in Quetta shows they need to work harder.
establishment (army) itself is involved in the worsening of situation, that is what most of hazara of Quetta believe! I think this point should been added to this nicely written article.


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Q: how to make react native and pwa app together I have developed one mobile application in react native and its working in android and ios both.
Now I was thinking to make a web application for that. Someone suggested about PWA "Progressive Web Apps". Is possible to make react native app into PWA . Or do I have to start from scratch?
Is native bridging availabe in PWA?  Please suggest me the correct path. Is it possible to make react native and pwa combine?

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What Is a Philosophy of Religion?
Meghan Perry
The philosophy of religion is a branch of philosophy that explores many different aspects, concepts, and problems of religion. It looks at all religions rather than focusing on any specific religion. The perspective one takes when studying the philosophy of religion is more objective than subjective, mainly because of the number of religious beliefs worldwide. It looks at not only the differences between religions but also the similarities among them.
This branch of philosophy dates back to ancient times, as people have always discussed religion in some form. One of the reasons is because it is something that is unknowable; in other words, religion is based on faith, not science. One of the main components of a philosophy of religion is the question of the existence of a god or gods. Then, if a god does exist, the philosophy of religion also looks at the nature of the god. It also studies the necessity of religion, for example, why people feel so strongly about their own beliefs and why people need these beliefs.
The Dalai Lama, a high lama of the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.
There are different arguments used in the philosophy of religion. It looks at both the epistemological and metaphysical aspects of religion. Also, it may provide arguments for both theists and atheists to use to support their own belief systems. Knowing the history of religion is also important when studying the philosophy of religion.
Creation, redemption, and immortality are major concepts explored when studying a philosophy of religion. Each religious tradition generally has its own creation story, and by looking at the creation stories among many different religions, similarities can be found. Redemption is another idea that is studied and may be linked to immortality, depending on the religion.
Some religions hold the belief that people either go to heaven or hell, depending on their actions in life.
Other concepts that are studied are free will and fate. Another idea includes the afterlife; for example, some religions hold the belief that people either go to heaven or hell, depending on their actions in life. Other religions have a belief in karma and reincarnation. Philosophers also look at the difference between justice and mercy as well and how different religions treat these concepts.
The nature of evil, sin, and suffering are also ideas that are part of the philosophy of religion. One of the ideas debated, for example, is that, if a god is loving and all-powerful, as some religions suggest, then why is there suffering in the world? This branch of philosophy attempts to answer questions such as these. It uses intellect to try to address questions of spirituality.
What Is the History of Philosophy?
What Is the Theology of Creation?
What Is a Philosophy of Nature?
How Do I Study Philosophy?
What Is the Sociology of Religion?
What Is the Connection between Philosophy and Science?
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@stoneMason-- I completely agree with you.
Religion is one of the most important factors that drive people and shape their thoughts and actions. How can we understand people if we don't understand their religion?
stoneMason
@burcinc-- I don't think that people study religious philosophy for the sole purpose of convincing themselves about one faith. There may be people who wish to do that for their personal benefit. But most people are interested in this field because they want to understand how religion affects people's beliefs, values and ethics.
It's also beneficial to compare various belief systems in the world. Because comparing them allows us to identify commonalities, which can then be emphasized to bring people together and establish peace among them.
I don't think that the study of religious philosophy is harmful to anyone's personal religious beliefs. On the contrary, study of these issues will further strengthen one's beliefs and faith. At least I think so.
burcinc
I'm interested in this field but I don't think I could study it. I think it's very difficult for someone with established, strong religious beliefs to study the philosophy of religion. When I believe in one religion and one God for all humanity, how can I think about or acknowledge other faiths or Gods?
I think that someone who is not fully convinced about a single faith may benefit from studying the philosophy of religion. But those who already have a faith can find the answers to all of these questions in their religion and religious books.
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Pondering what the President brings forth
Letting Trump's tweet speak for themselves.
Pondering what the President brings forth Letting Trump's tweet speak for themselves. Check out this story on kitsapsun.com: http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/opinion/columnists/ed-palm/2018/01/13/pondering-what-president-brings-forth/1030038001/
Columnist Published 1:00 p.m. PT Jan. 13, 2018
Ed Palm, community columnist(Photo: Kitsap Sun file)
One of my favorite Shakespeare plays, "Measure for Measure," is not popular and is rarely staged. But a line from that play could speak to our predicament today: "Let him be but testimonied in his own bringings forth."
The line is spoken by a duke who has gone incognito and who is defending himself against the defamation of a citizen he happens to meet. That line impresses me as the perfect ironic comeback to those who routinely accuse Trump's critics in general, and the liberal media in particular, of libeling and lying about him. The sad truth is that Trump's critics don't need to lie about him. They only need to call attention to Trump's own "bringings forth" — his juvenile, untruthful, and impetuous tweets and pronouncements.
A case in point is what he said during that impromptu interview he gave to the New York Times on January 28: "I have the absolute right to do what I want to do with the Justice Department." Students of history should have winced at the use of the word "absolute" in this context. It is reminiscent of the doctrine of the divine right of kings, which held the king to be God's representative on earth. As such, the king was thought to have absolute power and to be answerable only to God. The execution of England's King Charles I in 1649 put a period to that doctrine.
Certain evangelicals, however, do seem hell-bent on reviving it. Trump supporter and Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr., for one, considers Trump to be the heaven-sent "dream president" of evangelicals.
But what if that "dream" turns out to be a nightmare? How did the true believers of old reconcile the divine right of kings with the kings who were patently bad rulers? It's simple. A bad ruler (or president) could be viewed not as God's minister but as his scourge — sent to punish the people for their sinfulness. Hence, evangelicals can have it either way. As for me, if I were a believer, I would be leaning toward Trump as scourge.
Trump, of course, is not an absolute monarch. Our Constitution and reasonable Republicans will keep him in check — we hope. But his thoughtless use of certain words and phrases does open a window on a disturbed, and disturbing, state of mind. Consider, for instance, Trump's recent tweet calling on the "Deep State Justice Dept [sic]" to investigate Clinton aide Huma Abedin.
Does Trump really believe in the existence of a conspiratorial shadow government that is subverting justice and working against him? Or is he just trying to whip his base into a frenzy against the GOP establishment he has occasionally railed against? Regardless of what Trump really believes or hopes to achieve, he is undermining confidence in our Department of Justice, and that too has an unfortunate resonance. It recalls the pop-culture stereotype of the banana-republic general who seizes power and intends to keep it until conditions are safe for democracy. Far-fetched? Perhaps. But there are people in Trump's base who do take him literally and who credit him with having the courage to tell it like it is.
Along the same lines, I suspect that Trump's base has no problem with his use of the expression "everyone knows" — that there is no evidence of collusion with the Russians, for example. "Everyone" doesn't know that yet. Trump routinely begs the question, assuming the truth of something yet to be proven.
And then there are the impetuous tweets that call Trump's maturity and judgment into question. Trump plays into the hands of the late-night comedians who live to ridicule him. His braggadocio about having a bigger nuclear button than North Korea's Kim Jong-un, for instance, recalls the salacious speculation about the size of his hands and their possible anatomical correlation.
I realize that Trump's more-thoughtful supporters rationalize such outpourings in one of two ways. As the Washington Post columnist E. J. Dionne recently put it, they view them as either "(a) largely irrelevant forms of his letting off steam or (b) signs of a brilliance beyond the comprehension of mere mortals."
What appears to be "madness," Dionne continues, "is cast as genius in setting up enemies, signaling his base or distracting us from one thing or another." But I would remind those who give Trump the benefit of this doubt of "Occam's razor." William of Ockham (1285-1347) argued that, in the absence of compelling evidence to the contrary, we should accept the explanation involving the fewest assumptions — that Trump is unfit by judgment and temperament to be president perhaps?
To paraphrase a line from hands-down the best of Shakespeare's plays: The tweets are the thing wherein we catch the character of our would-be king. Are they the "bringings forth" of a "very stable genius"? You decide.
Contact Ed Palm at majorpalm@gmail.com.
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Introduction to Climate Change
What is climate change and what can I do as an individual to address it?
An introduction to climate change in 60 seconds
A quick overview of climate change from The Royal Society.
Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural, such as through variations in the solar cycle. But since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas.
Burning fossil fuels generates greenhouse gas emissions that act like a blanket wrapped around the Earth, trapping the sun's heat and raising temperatures.
Examples of greenhouse gas emissions that are causing climate change include carbon dioxide and methane. These come from using gasoline for driving a car or coal for heating a building, for example. Clearing land and forests can also release carbon dioxide. Landfills for garbage are a major source of methane emissions. Energy, industry, transport, buildings, agriculture, and land use are among the main emitters.
For a quick overview of climate change, and carbon footprints have a look at these short videos:
What is climate change? (1.5 minutes)
What is a carbon footprint? (4 minutes)
How carbon concentration has changed in the atmosphere over time (1.5 minutes)
How bad is it?
Greenhouse gas concentrations are at the highest levels in two million years and emissions are rising. The Earth is about 1.1°C warmer than the late 1800s and 2011-2020 was the warmest decade on record.
Temperature is only part of the story. Because the Earth is a connected system, changes in one area can cause changes in others.
These videos give a 10-minute overview of the current state of climate change:
David Attenborough: Climate Change – The Facts (4 minutes)
What happens at 2 degrees (2.5 minutes)
What happens at 3 degrees (2 minutes)
'We are entering the sixth mass extinction event' (2.5 minutes)
Some of the steps we can take as individuals to address climate change.
One of the most important things you can do about climate change is to talk about it.
People trust their peers, family members, and loved ones more than they trust experts, scientists, and environmental organisations.
You can talk to the people you know about climate change in ways that we can't. You are more likely to open people's minds.
The most important thing to remember when talking about climate change with those who don't share your views is that people cannot communicate effectively when they feel threatened. Direct attacks — whether in the form of arguments, evidence, or name-calling — limit our capacity for reason, empathy, and self-reflection.
First, we must make people feel safe and heard and then find common ground.
You could join the 26,000 climate conversations challenge or find out more about having impactful climate conversations:
Climate Outreach's how to have a climate change conversation
How and Why to have climate change conversations
How to talk effectively about climate change
Advice on having conversations about climate change from Climate Outreach's #TalkingClimate handbook, using the REALTALK method:
Respect your conversational partner and find common ground
Enjoy the conversation
Listen, and show you've heard
Action makes it easier (but doesn't fix it)
Learn from the conversation
Keep going and keep connected
Reducing your personal carbon footprint
In terms of reducing your personal carbon footprint, among the most impactful actions an individual can take are:
Reducing meat consumption, particularly beef and lamb
Limiting the number of flights you take, especially long-haul flights
Buying fewer new things
Reducing the amount you drive, if you have a car
Less quantifiable, though potentially more impactful actions include voting, campaigning and lobbying, and shifting pensions, investments and banks to ensure your money isn't driving climate change.
If you'd like to know more about what the biggest things you can do about your personal carbon footprint are, this article gives a nice rundown of the big issues.
For the University's organisational carbon footprint and what we can do on campus, go here.


This article was published in the May '96 Positive Parenting On-line Newsletter, volume 1.8. Mr. Prinz is an educational psychologist and a marriage, family and child counselor. He has run Positive Parenting classes and written parenting books. His article reminds us of the unique challenges (both parents working, the Internet, cell phones, rotten media influences) that parents encounter in our modern age that were not faced by parents many decades ago. Examples to emulate have disintegrated from heroes and teachers to rap groups, Ninja Turtles and Power Rangers. Culture used to support parenting; now it undermines parenting.
Examples to emulate have disintegrated from heroes and teachers to rap groups, etc.
The fact of ubiquitous media culture influences makes a great case for MCs: isolated parents can do little to modify the "culture" around their young and around themselves, but an MC can do much in this area. See Why Register for an MC?.
His main point is that all parents bring childhood baggage to their parenting roles that seriously interferes with their parenting abilities, and parents need serious training in order to learn how to be effective parents. The conservative Right loves believing nostalgically that people are born with parenting instincts and that's all they need. The incredible cultural symptomatology statistics—especially the ones that prove how troubled our young are—show just how foolish and naïve such a belief is. Why the Right continues to hold on to such beliefs in the face of such evidence boggles the minds of the rest of us. An instinct to procreate is hardly the same thing as inborn parenting knowledge. The latter simply doesn't exist. Even monkeys have to train one another via examples to emulate—experiments prove they also lack inborn parenting knowledge. Ants seem to have it, however—although it's more the instincts about feeding queens and caring for eggs than it is knowledge.
Ants are born knowing how to care for their young. People? Not so much!
Prinz is hardly alone in his positive parenting advocacy: Among the P.E.T.-like parenting methods is a collection of them loosely called Positive Parenting. We use the term to refer to any Dreikurs-styled authoritative parenting method that is not any of the methods mentioned below (although, generically, all of the methods below can be considered positive parenting). Many positive parenting instructors are teachers, trainers, counselors, etc., who have no special name for their methods, courses and presentations of authoritative parenting wisdom other than positive parenting, a catch-all term that's useful in that no one can trademark it and use it exclusively since it's too generic and eclectic, which means anyone can use it. Prinz is merely one of the many proponents of this method.
Positive Parenting differs from P.E.T. in that it includes logical consequences in its parenting toolbox, as do STEP (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting), Active Parenting, Winning Family Lifeskills, Positive Discipline, Redirecting Children's Behavior, and Positive Parenting.
Positive Parenting relies on wisdom from the likes of Alfred Adler, Rudolf Dreikurs, Abraham Maslow, and Haim G. Ginott, to greater or lesser degrees. All of these methods advocate natural consequences and nonpunitive logical consequences and can be called authoritative parenting methods (which discourage all permissive and authoritarian tactics) and democratic parenting (since they believe in equality, rights, win-win and avoidance of power trips from anyone). P.E.T. is also authoritative and democratic, but it tries to avoid even the slightest taint of punitive strategies by rejecting logical consequences—which all these other methods find necessary, even though they accept logical consequences only of the nonpunitive variety.
Aware Parenting, Connection Parenting, Discipline Without Distress, Nonviolent Communication (N.V.C.), and Alfie Kohn's Unconditional Parenting, all reject logical consequences, like P.E.T.
For more details on the eclectic parenting method known as positive parenting, see the Positive Parenting On-line website by Deborah Critzer.
For a fuller discussion on logical vs. natural consequences, see the comments on the book Happy Children by Rudolf Dreikurs.
To find discussions of punitive vs. nonpunitive authoritative parenting, check out comments on Diana Baumrind's works. Her ideas about "firm control" define the conservative end of the authoritative parenting continuum, while Gordon's ideas on avoiding logical consequences and relying on natural consequences to provide all consequences training define the liberal (or Carl Rogers) end of that continuum.


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#include <inttypes.h>

/* Debug Utility Macro */
#ifdef DEBUG
    #define Dbg(Fmt, Arg...) do {\
        fprintf(stderr, "[DEBUG] %24s:%-4u %s: " Fmt "\n",\
            __FILE__, __LINE__,\
			__PRETTY_FUNCTION__, ##Arg\
        );\
    } while (0)
#else
    #define Dbg(Fmt, Arg...) do {\
    } while (0)
#endif

/* Performance Testing */
#ifdef DEBUG
    #define Performance_Start(times) do {\
        double __ts[3] = {0};\
        clock_t __s, __e = 0;\
        for (int __i = 0; __i < 3; ++__i) {\
            __s = clock();\
            for (unsigned long __j = 0UL; __j < times##UL; ++__j) {
    #define Performance_End \
            }\
            __e = clock();\
            __ts[__i] = (__e - __s) / (double)CLOCKS_PER_SEC;\
            Dbg("%d running, time = %lf", __i + 1, __ts[__i]);\
        }\
        Dbg("Running for 3 times, average time = %lf", (__ts[0] + __ts[1] + __ts[2]) / 3.);\
    } while (0)
#else
    #define Performance_Start(times)
    #define Performance_End
#endif

/* Error Message */
#define ERROR_EXIT(Fmt, Arg...) do {\
    fprintf(stderr, "[ERROR] %24s:%-4u %s: " Fmt "\n",\
        __FILE__, __LINE__,\
        __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, ##Arg\
    );\
    exit(-1);\
} while (0)

/* Structure of Packet */
struct _packet_t;
typedef struct _packet_t packet_t;
typedef packet_t *Packet;

/* Global Typedef */
typedef unsigned int Sock;

/* Packet Methods */
Packet packet_create();
void packet_put_uint8(Packet packet, const uint8_t value);
void packet_put_uint16(Packet packet, const uint16_t value);
void packet_put_uint32(Packet packet, const uint32_t value);
void packet_put_uint64(Packet packet, const uint64_t value);
void packet_put_string(Packet packet, const char *string);
uint8_t packet_pop_uint8(Packet packet);
uint8_t packet_shift_uint8(Packet packet);
uint16_t packet_pop_uint16(Packet packet);
uint16_t packet_shift_uint16(Packet packet);
uint32_t packet_pop_uint32(Packet packet);
uint32_t packet_shift_uint32(Packet packet);
uint64_t packet_pop_uint64(Packet packet);
uint64_t packet_shift_uint64(Packet packet);
char *packet_cat_string(Packet packet, size_t length);
bool packet_find_uint8(Packet packet, const uint8_t value);
bool packet_find_string(Packet packet, const uint8_t *string);
unsigned packet_get_node_size(const Packet packet);
unsigned packet_get_data_size(const Packet packet);
void packet_free(Packet *ptr_packet);

/* Structure of StreamBase */
struct _socket_stream_t;
typedef struct _socket_stream_t socket_stream_t;
typedef socket_stream_t *SocketStream;

struct _string_stream_t;
typedef struct _string_stream_t string_stream_t;
typedef string_stream_t *StringStream;

/* Methods of Stream */
void stream_init(void);
SocketStream socket_stream_create(const char *host, unsigned short port);
StringStream string_stream_create(const char *string);

#endif


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You play as Cash, a talented thief who, accompanied by his trusty Chrono robot CR2, travels through time to rob from the bad and… well.. let's just keep it in the middle what he does with the things he robs!
Every level is a single screen with a collection of platforms and treasure, grab it, and advance to the next level! … just avoid contact with the locals!
Tagged action, arcade, chrono&cash, platformer.


This recipe is quickly becoming a fall favourite, it's really simple and super delicious. The first time I made this recipe, Topher after the first bite said, "Damn, this is gooooddd". I don't generally post recipes that don't get his approval, but he generally doesn't have that kind of reaction.
This would be an amazing substitute at Thanksgiving Dinner if you aren't feeling the turkey!
The inspiration for this recipe came from two places, the first being that I've been seeing all these delicious, beautiful stuffed squash recipes on Instagram, but they are all stuffed with quinoa or rice or beans. Personally, my body has a near impossible time digesting quinoa and beans and we tend to avoid rice, because Topher and I definitely feel our absolute best on a super low grain diet.
You can absolutely use any squash you'd like to stuff in this recipe. I find either acorn or delicata squash works best, they also have the best flavour, in my opinion.
Preheat your oven to 350ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Cut your squash in half. Using a spoon take out all the seeds.
Place your squash cut-side down on the baking sheet.
Bake for 30-40 minutes or until fork tender. While your squash is baking, prepare the stuffing.
Into a small pot put your dried mushrooms, cover with water and let simmer over low heat until rehydrated.
Meanwhile, in a large pan, I like my cast iron for this recipe, melt coconut oil. Add your fresh mushrooms, onion, garlic, and carrots. Let your veggies sauté until translucent and soft. Add your poultry seasoning and salt and pepper.
Once your dried mushrooms are rehydrated, chop them roughly and add them and the water your mushrooms were rehydrating in, into the onion mixture.
Simmer until all the liquid has evaporated. Move your mushroom and onion mixture off to one side of the pan. In the empty half of the pan toast your nuts and seeds until golden. Stir everything together. Taste the mixture and adjust the seasoning accordingly.
Once your squash is fork tender, remove from oven and spoon stuffing mixture into the squash, top with crumbled goat cheese and bake your squash again for about 5 minutes to warm your goat cheese through.
Sprinkle the dried cranberries on top of the squash and serve with a big salad!


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Architecture > Additions
Skinny Extension: Adding Daylight to a 7-Foot-Wide Home
Plotted on what was once an access road for its two neighbors, this ultra-narrow, party-wall-bound house had nowhere to go but up – particularly if it wanted to escape the light-less confines of its original configuration.
Bringing natural daylight into the space was a key goal and accomplishment of the addition by Alma-nac in London, using a higher roof and strategic skylight angles to help light filter into the depths of this long and narrow site.
A central lightwell, visible in section and axonometric drawings, allows light into the most recessed areas of the space – as a result, even first-floor-middle zones feel surprisingly open and spacious.
The narrow plan also means there are no bump-outs available for extra belongings: "A key consideration was storage space and every corner of the property has been utilised, from the bed-head with integrated storage, loft space over the top bedroom and compact bathroom layouts. The elongated form of the main bedroom at first floor level allowed for the creation of a dressing room area so that the bedroom space remains uncluttered of furniture."
As to the original abode: "The building was laid out over three floors with cramped bedrooms facing on to the noisy high street and small sash windows of the study and bathroom to the south facing rear. At ground level the entrance lobby doubled up as a dining room and a piecemeal existing rear extension gave limited access to the garden through the kitchen."


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HIV in Central African Republic: 'If you provide care, they will come.'
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Barely three months after starting a new project offering treatment for advanced HIV/AIDS in support of the Hôpital Communautaire in Bangui (Central African Republic), MSF is expanding its activities to respond to the high demand for treatment. Dr Christine Bimansha Mbombo, MSF's medical referent, bears witness.
As a long-serving MSF doctor I've seen my share of difficult situations. But I was still shocked when I started working in our Bangui HIV/AIDS project. It's just incredible that, in our day and age, people still die of AIDS!
Only 18% of the people living with HIV in CAR are on antiretroviral treatment, and we see the consequences of such low access to these lifesaving drugs. We also see the consequences of the ongoing crisis with many people having interrupted their treatment or lost to follow up.
In the large general hospital where we support the internal medicine ward and the lab, 40% of all admissions are HIV positive and 20% of the deaths are due to AIDS, even though the country is considered as having a low HIV prevalence . Most of our patients are at stage 3 or 4 of AIDS and have serious opportunistic infections that people on antiretrovirals are extremely unlikely to get: tuberculosis, cryptococcal meningitis, Kaposi's sarcoma.
Even though we knew there were unfulfilled needs for AIDS treatment, we did not expect such a high demand for our services. When we opened the project in collaboration with the Hôpital Communautaire, we had 16 beds and were equipped to care for about 55 patients a month. We now receive over 100 patients a month – far beyond our capacity. As a result our patients can only stay 4 or 5 days in the hospital to make space for others, even though they are so sick that they should be hospitalized for at least two weeks. So we're expanding our capacity to 40 beds, including 10 in intensive care.
What's more, half of our patients don't even know that they have the virus. Stigma is so strong that those who are know their status are often seen as pariahs in the society, abandoned by all. Announcing an HIV positive status to our patients is extremely difficult. I would say that 5% to 10% of the newly diagnosed in our service completely deny what we tell them, particularly the most educated. Some patients will take their treatment for opportunistic infections, but still refuse to take the antiretrovirals that will keep their HIV virus in check and prevent them from falling ill again. I could say these patients would rather be dead than living with HIV. Last month, the rate of readmission of our patients was 5%.
Before my Bangui posting I was working in Tete, Mozambique where MSF supports HIV treatment in the community. As is mostly the case in high prevalence countries of Southern and Eastern Africa, our patients can tell you exactly how their immune system is reacting to the virus, they ask to have their viral load tested. But Bangui is another world altogether. When I arrived, I was wondering: "what is going on here? Can't people get a minimum of information, through the media, in the community?" But no, there's nothing really.
My work here is difficult, but our project is necessary. There is no other place in Bangui to get free hospital care for late stage AIDS cases. The disease is so neglected that there is no clear protocol for the treatment of opportunistic infections, and medicines are hard to come by. Contrary to Mozambique, where nurses can initiate people on ARV, only a handful of doctors in the country are able to do so.
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San Diego's Cuban Dance Social - This is happening 1st and 3rd Saturdays every month.
Doors open @ 8:30pm, animation and Cuban dance lesson @ 9:30pm with Wilfredo Guilbiac Rodriguez, Cuban rumba and social dancing all night until 1:00am.
Come celebrate RITP's 13th year of bringing casino/rueda de casino to the community. Dance, eat, sing along to music and enjoy the great company of all our favorite casineros/salseros/timberos, etc. We can't take you all to cuba to celebrate Rueda in the Park's 13th Year in being, but we can bring la fiesta cubana to Santa Monica/Los Angeles. All Casineros/Salseros welcome. LADIES get ready for the annual women lead the men rueda that we do every year(la tradicion)...I hope you have been practicing..same goes for the men...time to follow.
WHEN: Sunday, July 23, 2017; 11 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. o hasta no sacan(or until they kick us out)!!
At 11 a.m class will be taught by Tania, which will be a refresher course of some of the moves we have done in the past.
**We need side dishes (potatoes, frijoles negros, rice, yucca, salads, international dishes are great as well etc); main dishes (meats -porks, chicken, beef, etc); drinks (water, juice, soda, lemondate etc).
Her is our one opportuntity to not have to drive long distances to dance to some good timba. Right here in our own backyard (a.k.a San Diego). Let support this social event by making an appearance and dancing with friends. This is happening now on 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month - except for July.
WHEN: Sat. July 22, 2017 Doors open @ 8:30pm - social dancing all night.
PLEASE INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND TAG OR SHARE WITH PEOPLE THAT WANT TO EXPERIENCE CUBAN DANCE AT CLUB CUBA IN SAN DIEGO.
Registration is now open for my Level 2 beginner rueda class series in Escondido.
For all new dancers who are interested and habr never tried dancing Rueda de Casino (a.k.a. Cuban salsa in a rueda "wheel" formation), this is your chance to try it out and then consider taking the 4-week series each Monday there after through the Tierra Caliente Academy of Arts.
HOW TO SIGN UP FOR Maritza's 1-Month Level 1 Beginners in August - Come to the FREE promo rueda de casino class to sign up a week before.
COST: Annual Membership is a one-time a year $40 fee + $25 for the Rueda de casino 1-month class. A total of $65 for Level 1, then its $25 for Level 2 , and $25 for Level 3 thereafter. Registration forms will be available a the promo class.
SAVE THE DATE! We are heading to LA for the Curuye Timba dance party!! Get your dance shoes ready. Kay has asked Maritza to teach a rueda de casino class for the party. So lets caravan a bunch of people to dance with our LA amigos and casineros. If you have never been to a Curuye party before, you have to at least try it once in your life.
COST: $10 per person; if you have a birthday in August, please let Maritza know so she can tell Kay to organizer to put your name on the cake. Maritza's contact is listed in the Dance Instructor's tab on this blog.
Gente de Zona is going to be in San Diego next month. This is a treat to see that they will be in our neck of the desert! Ha! Don't forget to purchase your tickets!!
All support acts are subject to change without notice. All ages welcome. All persons under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or by a responsible adult 25 years of age or older who has written authorization from a parent or guardian.
Now that all the performances are done, we can get back to our regular routine events like Friday Rueda Practice, this is for anyone who took my class and all casinero friends who jsut want to dance and hang out. We can go get some yummy Mexican food at Colima's in Oceanside afterwards.
Let's meet up with our Salsa, Mambo, Bachata, friends at the Salsa on the Beach event this Saturday. As if we didn't get enough from last weeks dance festejon in Chula Vista. I already miss you all. Some of us are going to be dancing in the San Diego Pride Parade which finishes at 3pm. We will head over to Mission Bay to join in one the fun time dancing at the beach. If you are heading to the Salsa on the Beach event early, please bring duct tape as they are setting up a cardboard dance floor. Josh Gordon the organizer also traveled to Cuba recently and is hooked on Cuban salsa suelta and will be leading some of the suelta lines at the event.
WHEN: Saturday, July 15th from 3pm to 830pm (the event goes from 1pm to 8:30pm); Maritza will arrive after 3pm.
HOW TO PREPARE: Bring beach chairs, food/drinks to share as this is a potluck style event, Umbrellas, beach towels. Bring a swimsuit because it will be hot and we can cool off doing a rueda in the water.
TIME TO DANCE! at CURUYE's JULY CUBAN DANCE PARTY! SALSA! TIMBA! REGGAETÓN! RUMBA! & CARNIVAL DANCES-SANTIAGO STYLE!
PREPÁRENSE! Since July is the month of Santiago de Cuba's famous carnival, throughout the night, between dancing CASINO (Cuban salsa), RUEDAS de CASINO, and REGGAETÓN LINES, KATI will lead us in some carnival 'conga lines' Santiago style! DEEJAY WARAPO will keep us on the dance floor playing CUBAN SALSA! SON! TIMBA! REGGAETON! RUMBA!
FESTIVITIES include the birthday dance with FREDIA REEVES, JEHAN JACKSON, JENNIE CAREY-ROSENBAUM, PAMELA ALAMEDA, PATRICIA OVANDO !
Arrive early to take KATI HERNÁNDEZ & DAMON WEBBER's 5:15 PM RUEDA de CASINO class!
Raffle tonight for drink tix and RUMBANKETE's new cd 'ARCO IRIS'!
The Granada serves up a variety of tasty dishes from sandwiches to entrees for hungry dancers!
$10 cover includes dance class. All ages welcome.
The GRANADA, 17 So First Street, Alhambra 91801. FREE PARKING in structure across from The Granada.


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Wear a dust mask when working with carbon fibers to protect yourself from carbon dust or stray fibers. It is particularly recommended when cutting or machining carbon fibers. Avoid manipulating fabrics and reaching to your face with your hands. A proper aspiration and/or air filtering system helps in keeping the ambient air clean.
For more information please read Toray carbon fiber MSDS.


Counterscapes can guide you through the process of upgrading your home's beauty and value.
Buying new countertops enhances your home's beauty and increases its long-term value. Kitchen and bathroom remodels including upgraded countertops are the top-ranked home improvement projects with the highest percentage of project costs recovered in resale value.
Since you'll probably own your new countertops for many years to come, it's important to know if the product you choose will be in-style and contribute to your home's resale value over time. The popularity of granite and natural quartz countertops is projected to accelerate over the next decade, with solid surface also remaining a popular choice.
For most homeowners, a look and feel that suits your taste and meets your needs are the key considerations in determining which product to buy. Granite, natural quartz and solid surface offer a range of features and benefits and each is an excellent option for kitchens and bathrooms in premium, custom countertops.
Choosing new countertops is about determining the look you are after, the material that suits your needs, at a price you are willing to pay. Take a look at the information we have provided here. Then if you have any questions, call us. We will assist you with every step in the process.
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Here's a sampling of our residential countertop projects.
Here are some comments from some of our residential clients.
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Dr Edgardo D. Rolla completed his medical studies and graduated from Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Later he was an intern, resident in gynecology and Chief of Residents at the Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Universidad de Buenos Aires.
Dr Edgardo D. Rolla pioneered laparoscopy in Argentina since 1974 and practised laparoscopic surgeries after 1990. He developed an early interest in endometriosis and infertility, performing assisted reproductive procedures since 1992. Currently he integrates an interdisciplinary surgical team dedicated to the treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis with Prof Dr Jorge Grondona (Gastrointestinal Surgeon).
Founding member of the Argentinian laparoscopic surgery and endometriosis societies, he was also a founding member of WES at Quebec in 1998, Since 2014 he actively participates in the activities of different patients´ associations and is a current sponsor and medical advisor of the Mujeres Argentinas con Endometriosis, the leading patient society in Argentina. As an active member of Sociedad de Obstetricia y Ginecología de Buenos Aires and the local laparoscopic surgeons´ and endometriosis societies he routinely gives lectures and participates in debates related to endometriosis at various meetings across Argentina .
He has participated as Principal Investigator in trials for new drugs for endometriosis: AbbVie (Elagolix), Repros (Proellex), and currently Myovant (Relugolix).
He is considered an expert and opinion leader in endometriosis, and is a recognised specialist by the local pharmaceutical industry.
Dr Rolla has been a WES Ambassador since 2011.


People familiar with insect pathogenic beneficial nematodes know that Heterohabditis bacteriophora(Heteromask) outperforms Steinernema feltiae (Scanmask) when it comes to controlling white grubs, but that doesn't mean that S. feltiae are ineffective. H. bacteriophora effectiveness drops off in colder temperatures, especially below 68oF, while the S. feltiae in Scanmask are active in soil temperatures until 55oF. Below are pictures of one of the white grubs we collected exposed to 18000 S. feltiae infective juveniles/sq. ft. in a petri dish, and then incubated at 15oC. The white grubs in the test were a mix of Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) and Asiatic garden beetle (Maladera castaneawas). Below is the Asiatic garden beetle. Check back soon for more information on identifying white grubs!
Stop back to see the nematodes as they develop inside the white grub. We hope to have more pictures and possibly video available soon. In the mean time, start killing your white grubs now with Scanmask. You can treat anytime the soil is not frozen. We will have Heteromask available starting in April, so place your advanced order now!


Strawberry & Cream is our new mix creation using the simple but elegant Jumbo White mixed with a hot darker Pink Mokara Orchids, which will give your home the classic summer look.
*Please note the orchids pictured is the 16 stems.
See above comments. A birthday gift for a relative who was thrilled with them.
My daughter was delighted with the freshness of her flowers.


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Pak crash out of Women's WC; lose to SA by 126 runs
Edited By Odishatv Bureau Published By Odishatv Bureau On Feb 5, 2013 - 9:43 PM
Cuttack: Pakistan on Tuesday crashed out of the ICC Women's World Cup after suffering a heavy 126-run defeat against South Africa in their concluding group league fixture at the Barabati Stadium, here.
Pakistan were shot out for 81 in 29.4 overs while chasing 208 for victory as they finished their World Cup campaign without a single win.
South Africa rode on Marizanne Kapp's unbeaten 150-ball 102 and his unconquered 128-run sixth-wicket partnership with Dane Van Niekerk (77-ball 55 not out) to post a competitive 207 for five in their alloted 50 overs.
Marizanne then contributed with the ball, picking up three key Pakistani wickets for 18 runs to help the Proteas register their first win in the ongoing World Cup and qualify for the Super Six stage.
South Africa finished their league engagements with two points from three games while Pakistan remained winless after having lost their other two Group 'B' games to Australia and New Zealand.
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Electing to bat, South Africa were left tottering at 79 for five in 23.5 overs but Marizanne's maiden international hundred and her record century-plus stand Niekerk got the team out of the woods.
Both joined forces at a time when Pakistan's new-ball combination of Asmavia Iqbal and Qanita Jali had reduced the Proteas to 55 for four inside 17 overs.
Just as South Africa began to build a partnership, Susan Benade was run out by Javeria Khan.
It was then left to Marizanne and Niekerk to resuurect the innings and provide some semblance of respectability to the score.
Both mixed caution with aggression and added 128 runs for the sixth wicket, the highest partnership for South Africa in the World Cup and the second highest sixth-wicket partnership of all time.