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The Changing of Times
Artist Info: Discography
Album length: 10 tracks: 35 minutes, 44 seconds
Street Date: February 26, 2002
To call up the legendary Bob Dylan, the times they were indeed a'changin' for the boys of Underøath following the release of their sleeper magnum opus Cries of the Past. 2002 saw the departure of lead guitarist Corey Steger and bassist Matt Clark (i.e., the two guys who rocked the spiked gauntlets and combat boots onstage during the COTP days) and the subsequent addition of current UØ guitarist Tim McTague and temporary bassist Ed Nottke. Needless to say, a shift in sound was to be expected, and The Changing of Times delivered on those expectations, steering away from the tough-guy black metal image into more emotional melodic hardcore territory. But was this changing of the Underøath guard beneficial or harmful to the band's sound? Moreover, how does this apparent "transition record" hold up against two of the band's most beloved records in Cries of the Past and They're Only Chasing Safety?
Don't get me wrong, I love me some old Øath, but I found a lot to like about Chasing Safety and the guitar work of McTague (and sometimes, yes, even the pipes of Aaron Gillespie) with their catchy hooks and sense of melodic ambience that really breathed life into the new incarnation of the band. Now, take those elements and combine them with the blackcore sensibilities of Octavio Fernandez and the angst-ridden lyrics and desperate screams of Dallas Taylor, and what you have, my friends, is a masterpiece. Regarding overall sound, this album is right in between its preceding and following albums, riding the line of beauty and chaos, melody and dissonance, love and pain; to genre-fy this record for scene points, I'd say that The Changing of Times marked the band's transition from straight-up blackcore into "black emocore." McTague and Fernandez make for an intriguing guitar pair, throwing down bludgeoning metal riffs interspersed with sensitive clean licks and haunting melodies; as soon as Corey Steger starts being missed, Octavio reappears to remind the listener where this band came from while McTague foreshadows their immediate future. Aaron Gillespie, for his part, does his duties on the kit, bringing a poppier sensibility overall while not being afraid to get rude and heavy when it counts, and his enigmatic, polarizing vocals feature prominently on the leadoff track as well as the title track; in minimal doses such as this, Gillespie's vocal contributions shine their brightest. Nottke brings the bass into its biggest role since Act of Depression, making it a significant contributor to the melodic side of the album while holding down the fort with force on the low end. Dallas is Dallas as usual, bringing his A-game to the mic with regards to his almost-effortless throat-shredding screaming. Unfortunately, the one thing missing from this record (except briefly on "A Message For Adrienne") that could have catapulted it to the status of Underøath's greatest is Dallas's great death growl; you know a vocalist is good at what they do when (as is the case with Dallas and others such as Job For A Cowboy's Jonny Davy and With Blood Comes Cleansing's former frontman Michael Sasser) their high screams and low growls seem to take on two separate identities to the point that it's hard to picture one guy being responsible for both, and this contrast is sorely missed on this record. However, the emotion with which Dallas belts out his lyrics almost makes up for this deficiency.
Regarding the lyrics, much of the content of The Changing of Times was inspired by an incredibly rough series of events in Dallas's life involving his then-significant other; consequently, this album is chock-full of bitterness, despair, and anger, which might make any of us who are tired of angsty relationship songs cringe at first listen. However, when you consider the fact that the guy's fiancée left him, then came back, then changed her mind, while the whole time Dallas is on the road with Underøath, you start to really feel for him. And it's not like this is the only thing harped on throughout the record; "Letting Go of Tonight" is similar in theme to Zao's "Angel Without Wings," describing someone (who in this case sounds like the Lord) who has "made [him] feel alive when death was on [his] mind," while "Angel Below" is a song of rebellion against Satan and "Short of Daybreak" is like a mini-"And I Dreamt of You" with its musings on the girl Dallas is ultimately waiting for.
That's not to say that the angsty songs aren't brilliant. "When the Sun Sleeps" could have fit seamlessly on Chasing Safety with its proto-screamo sound and almost equal sharing of vocal duties between Dallas and Gillespie. "Never Meant to Break Your Heart" leans more towards a melodic hardcore sound while "A Message for Adrienne," easily the album's heaviest track, sounds like it could have been a Cries of the Past b-side at one point in its existence. "The Changing of Times" blends old and new with its catchy-as-all-getout breakdown, Gillespie-aided verses, and explosive finish. "The Best of Me" throws the listener a curveball with its bouncy intro before diving into more aggressive melodic hardcore, making for a grin-inducing contrast. "Alone in December" is a beautiful melodic exploration of Dallas's broken psyche, swelling into a grand climax in which Dallas tearfully screams "God take me because I hate me!" It's truly a moving moment. "814 Stops Today," from which UØ takes their publishing name (and which I have yet to figure out the meaning of… anyone out there know?), is a well-placed and appropriate coda to the record, as "Make this my last, and the deepest; I never wanted to leave" probably sums up the record's theme in the fewest words possible.
In the land of giants that is Underøath's collective discography, The Changing of Times stands out as one of the two tallest colossi alongside Cries of the Past. While it might not have had the mainstream appeal of the band's following release nor the legendary, elusive aura of its predecessor, The Changing of Times is nothing short of greatness nevertheless. It's still in print (it was almost released on Takehold, but was licensed out to Solid State, hence its longevity), but if you can't find a copy in stores, look for Play Your Old Stuff, Underøath's contribution to the swath of 3-disc back catalog sets Tooth and Nail has unleashed upon the earth. The times may have had to change, but while it lasted, the first incarnation of Underøath made some truly timeless music.
- Review date: 12/1/11, written by Steven Powless of Jesusfreakhideout.com
Record Label: Solid State Records
Buy It: iTunes
Buy It: AmazonMP3
Buy It: Amazon.com
When The Sun Sleeps (5:33)
Letting Go Of Tonight (1:52)
A Message For Adrienne (4:37)
Never Meant To Break Your Heart (3:55)
The Changing Of Times (4:08)
Angel Below (3:23)
The Best Of Me (3:33)
Short Of Daybreak (2:43)
Alone In December (5:12)
814 Stops Today (0:48)


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Eva Green - The Femme Fatale
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Owner of the BAFTA Rising Star Award, she has been through many personifications such as a manipulative lover, a skillful warrior, a powerful commander, a deceitful double agent, a vengeful witch and many more. Yes, Eva Green is all that- the femme fatale. - 5 years ago by jeni marinova
Hollywood has been introducing to the world various fabulous female characters. Owner of the BAFTA Rising Star Award, she has been through many personifications such as a manipulative lover, a skillful warrior, a powerful commander, a deceitful double agent, a vengeful witch and many more. Yes, Eva Green is all that- the femme fatale. Moreover, her gifts as an actress match her beauty as a model. How has she managed to keep such an impressive presence on the screen?
Eva Gaëlle Green was born in Paris on July 5, 1980. She and her twin sister are fathered by the dentist Walter Green, and mothered by the actress and children's book writer Marlene Jobert . As we all know that blood is thicker than water, Eva's artistic predisposition has been defined by her relatives' and immediate family's inclinations. Her father is of Swedish-French origin, which leads back to the prominent French composer Paul Le Flem, who is Eva's great- grandfather. Green's mother is Jewish, a native of Algeria, and Marika Green, the French-Swedish actress is her aunt. Elsa Lunghini, who was a popular star in the 1980s, is her mother's niece or her first cousin.
Eva grew up as a quiet and emotional young girl, who at the age of seven was fascinated by the Louvre and became interested in Egyptology. She spent time in London and Ireland, however she was raised in France and went to the American University of Paris, where English was spoken. Eva's passion for the big screen emerged at the age of 14, when she saw the performance of Isabelle Adjani in The Story of Adele H. An eventual acting career was at first dreaded by her mother, as she believed that Eva was too sensitive to handle it. Nevertheless, her support was not late to come. The Parisian St. Paul Drama School and the Academy of Dramatic Art in London helped Eva Green to pave her path in the acting environment, as she preferred the evil roles in order to cope with her everyday emotions.
Eva embarked on her acting career as a theatre actress. 2003 marked her film debut. She starred in the Dreamers.
Two years later Eva Green achieved world-wide recognition by appearing in Kingdom of Heaven, directed by Ridley Scott. Eva was chosen for the role just seven days before the shooting, and she was really excited and tense to play Sibylla of Jerusalem. A sequence of successful and memorable roles followed.
One of them was Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale from the James Bond films. Unlike most Bond girls, who are most often or not associated with big tits and nice ass, Vesper is a much more complex character, and thus bringing to Eva Green an immeasurable enjoyment and self satisfaction of the role. Green's performance in Casino Royale entitled her the fourth best Bond girl of all time.
The Golden Compass was the next movie for Eva Green, where she portrayed Serafina Pekkala, the witch. It was quite a challenge for the actress as she fears heights and refused to reshoot a flying scenes in the film.
Here are some of Eva Green's more recent performances:
Sin City A Dame To Kill For: Green plays Ava Lord, whose good looks and innocent face are the perfect camouflage of her cunning nature. A skilful manipulator and an expert liar, Ava manages to control men for personal gains and enjoyment.
300: Rise of an Empire- in the role of Artemisia. Ancient Greece had been constantly attacked by the Persian navy, and Artemisia, whose father was Lygdamis I and her mother came from the island of Crete, was the vengeance-seeking female navy commander, who stepped into an alliance with Xerxes I during the Greco-Persian wars. Artemisia's character is symbolic with her determination, self-confidence, extreme sexuality, relentlessness and the ability to exert influence over Xerxes, whose state of being god was preceded by mortality.
Penny Dreadful (2014-2015). Eva portrayed Vanessa Ives, a spiritual medium, who helps explorer Murray, the American gunner Ethan Chandler in their fight against the supernatural.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016). Eva plays the lead character Miss Peregrine, who had a school for peculiar children endowed with supernatural powers. Young Jacob discovers the remnants of this school and realizes that the school attendants are probably still alive.

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Technology, Transhumanism and AI
A new tech thread
By EnigmaticWorld,
May 22, 2020 in Technology, Transhumanism and AI
10 minutes ago, sickofallthebollocks said:
It seems whenever creating a new email address and then starting up a new gmail account they now want a telephone number to send a 'verification code' to?
Is there any other way around this.
Don't know if sites like this https://sms24.me/en/ work? Temp mobile numbers (bit like temp email I guess)
1 minute ago, ink said:
Many thanks Ink.
Posted November 1, 2021 (edited)
Any IT guys on this forum that can help with social media 'issues'?
The reason I ask is that there are many different businesses in our town that are acting rudely and unfairly to their customers with regards to the usual covid situation - wearing of masks, signs in doors, (un)social distancing etc
(the usual moronic problems from the closed minded)
I would like to know, so we can leave negative reviews on 'poogul' reviews - and other review platforms including faycebuk etc.. (but specifically poogul)
- would like to know a way of creating an account with poogull without having to put in a telephone number when registering with poogul. (as have used that number before).
Is there any other way around this. Please PM me if you have any advice and many thanks.....
If temporary numbers don't work, you could always just buy a throwaway SIM card. That's what I do instead of using my main number. Just buy in cash, and don't register the SIM. No need to top up with a lot of them too as you won't be making calls or anything on it. My local Co-op sells SIMs for 99p. They could still track you via cameras in the store when you bought the SIM, but I doubt they would go through all that effort unless they think you're a serious threat.
Edited November 1, 2021 by EnigmaticWorld
Sam Altman's Worldcoin wants to scan everyone's eyeballs in exchange for crypto:
https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/21/sam-altmans-worldcoin-wants-to-scan-every-humans-eyeball-and-give-them-crypto-in-exchange/
https://www.worldcoin.global/
TikTok Dodges Questions About Facial Recognition Data Collection of Youths in Senate Hearing:
https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/26/tiktok-dodges-questions-about-biometric-data-collection-in-senate-hearing/
TikTok Executive Won't Say Whether China Can Access American's Facial Recognition Data:
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/tiktok-executive-wont-say-whether-china-can-access-american-user-data/
Clearview Is So Toxic Even Other Surveillance Tech Purveyors Want Nothing To Do With It
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211021/19425747792/clearview-is-so-toxic-even-other-surveillance-tech-purveyors-want-nothing-to-do-with-it.shtml
authID.ai wants companies to replace passwords with their facial recognition:
https://authid.ai/press-releases/authid-ai-challenges-the-industry-to-replace-one-time-passwords-with-facial-biometric-authentication-solution
Smart Eye Acquires iMotions to Unlock Potential for Multi-Modal, Human Behavioral Research In Cars:
"With iMotions, research teams are able to expand beyond single technology analysis and streamline data from multiple, both implicit and explicit, measures such as eye tracking, facial expression analysis, sweat gland activity, brain activity, heart rate, field surveys, focus groups and more."
https://imotions.com/blog/press-release-imotions-joins-smart-eye/
How The FBI's Cellular Analysis Survey Team (CAST) Gets Geolocation From AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7vqkv/how-fbi-gets-phone-data-att-tmobile-verizon
https://propertyofthepeople.org/document-detail/?doc-id=21088576
What can the police do with your phone data?
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2021/10/25/what-can-the-police-do-with-your-phone-data/
https://reason.com/2021/10/25/your-cell-phone-is-spying-on-you/
Tesla data storage contains more personal information about drivers than previously thought:
https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/10/tesla-data-storage-contains-more-info-than-thought-dutch-researchers-say/
Blade Runner: Black Lotus Premieres Behind the Scenes Video
https://www.cyberpunkanime.net/blog/85f2nfajuqbzph38fqoumquwzmmqbg-egyj4-9l3la-eexsr-mw6kd
White Students Not Allowed at Pennsylvania School District's Drone Camp
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/white-students-not-allowed-at-pennsylvania-school-districts-drone-camp/
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/world-economic-forum_say-hello-to-the-worlds-smallest-airport-activity-6863414830422904832-W-kF
Brain Implant Translates Paralyzed Man's Thoughts Into Text With 94% Accuracy
https://www.sciencealert.com/brain-implant-enables-paralyzed-man-to-communicate-thoughts-via-imaginary-handwriting
Unity purchases Weta Digital's visual-effects tool suite for $1.6 billion
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/11/unity-purchases-weta-digitals-visual-effects-tool-suite-for-1-65-billion/
Major deal continues the slow merging of movie-creation and game-creation tools.
Unity, the company best known for its line of popular video game engines, has announced plans to purchase the tech division of the Peter Jackson-led, New Zealand-based visual-effects studio Weta Digital for $1.625 billion in cash and stock.
The acquisition means that Weta's suite of visual-effects tools, popularized in movies like Lord of the Rings, Avatar, and Wonder Woman, will eventually be integrated into Unity's cloud-based workflow and made available to millions of users, the company said in a press release announcing the move. Unity will also acquire the 275 engineers that build Weta's technology and "a library of thousands of incredible assets."
The Weta visual-effects team itself will remain as a standalone entity known as WetaFX, which will still be majority-owned by Jackson. Unity expects that entity to "become Unity's largest customer in the Media and Entertainment space." Weta Workshop, which focuses on practical effects and props, will also remain separate.
Weta CEO Prem Akkaraju told Variety that there was some apprehension about making the company's exclusive tools more widely available to the public through this deal, but Weta's goal of inspiring other creators won out in the end. "We're Jimi Hendrix, and now we're selling guitars," he said. "We think this world has many, many more Jimi Hendrixes."
While Unity made a name for itself by offering cheap-yet-robust game-creation tools, Hollywood has turned to Unity and to Epic's competing Unreal Engine for pre-visualization and real-time motion capture for effects-heavy productions.
The Weta purchase comes about a year after Unity Technologies raised over $1.3 billion in a stock IPO and months after the company purchased game-streaming upstart Parsec for $320 million. Unity's game engine is free for users with less than $100,000 in annual funding and revenue, or it's available to larger companies as a $150-per-year, royalty-free subscription.
Edited November 14, 2021 by EnigmaticWorld
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-scientists-tweak-brains-to-cause-illness-gaining-psychosomatic-insights/
Full thread:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1459325445736964102.html
Brad the lad
This is straight off the Gov website. An app (via a wrist band most probably as seen in photo) to track EVERYTHING you do regarding activity. A stepping stone towards ID 2020 and it's need for total surveillance. First the band and then the chip.
Also note the reward system they've conveniently linked into the program.
Straight outta Taiyuan!
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-pilot-to-help-people-eat-better-and-exercise-more
Edited November 23, 2021 by Brad the lad
Addingg more text.
On 10/23/2021 at 1:17 PM, ink said:
Some of those numbers work on that site, however they don't work on big platforms like Twitter, FB etc.. I had the same problem and found out that it's because they are using VOIP based numbers to receive sms and they can be blocked by the big tech companies. Also, as they are public facing numbers, make sure you don't use them for any sensitive accounts!
FYI, I ended up using a provider called quackr as they offer non-voip temporary numbers.
The agenda in your face, Mankind surrender to the AI quantum beast, full control over all goyim cattle.
DarianF
11 hours ago, DarianF said:
noticing a theme with all these 'peoples' eyes, suckerberg &, biden specifically? Just weird, like the skin is pulled tight around their eyes and the dark looking retinas?
EDIT: great point made about the raybans ( at 1:50) and spying on children without anyones knowledge - chid trafficking use.
Edited March 9, 2022 by sickofallthebollocks
Talking of technology that no one has asked for... (and has kind of been done already) the nutbag groomer:
(honestly, I just stumbled upon this, I really don't need one, just burn mine off with a zippo anyway)
Putin's Military Wishlist: 5 Israeli Weapons Russia Would Love
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/03/putins-military-wishlist-5-israeli-weapons-russia-would-love/
'Nevertheless, Moscow and Jerusalem have substantially stepped up their military cooperation in recent years, a trend that has made the United States somewhat nervous about the technology it exports to Israel. Israeli drones have flown in Russian service in the war in Ukraine, and Israeli electronics have helped improve Russian systems in other ways.'
Unprofessional tweet, but probably true.
Transgender theoretical neuroscientist turns son into cyborg. Implants for autistic people.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/7964735c-93d0-11ec-9aec-82f0032d4cd3?shareToken=0ec517a38bfd5ce9108139ce1cead7cd
A Swedish company has created a microchip that allows users to carry their COVID vaccine passport under their skin
https://www.insider.com/swedish-firm-under-skin-microchip-for-covid-19-passes-2021-12
'David Icke was right' is becoming so obvious it's hardly worth saying anymore.
7 hours ago, kj35 said:
fkn freaks
Clearview AI's facial recognition tech is being used on Russian soldiers
https://reclaimthenet.org/clearview-ais-facial-recognition-tech-is-being-used-on-russian-soldiers/
As security tech is pulled out of Russia, citizens are left more vulnerable to state surveillance
https://reclaimthenet.org/as-security-tech-is-pulled-out-of-russia-citizens-are-left-more-vulnerableto-state-surveillance/
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Justin Timberlake crashes wedding, makes couple's big day even more memorable
Chelsey Gaudet and Ryan Parks planned a picture-perfect wedding, but when the big day finally arrived, one picture made it even better than they'd imagined.
The bride and groom not only said "I do" to each other, they said "hello" to Justin Timberlake!
The "Can't Stop the Feeling" singer wasn't on the guest list, but he scored a last-minute invitation to the New Hampshire nuptials all the same. The father of the bride spotted Timberlake at a nearby restaurant moments before the event on Saturday, and asked him if he would pop over for a pic — without even telling the happy couple about it.
RELATED: Taylor Swift's a wedding crasher! See the singer's sweet surprise for fans
"So we were taking the first look photo and all of a sudden Justin Timberlake appears out of nowhere, shakes my husband's hand and congratulates us and takes a photo," Gaudet told Entertainment Tonight.
Kevin Winter / Getty Images
The couple's milestone day was always going to be unforgettable, but the pop star certainly did his part to make sure there was one more memorable moment.
RELATED: Ed Sheeran surprises couple at their wedding with first-dance serenade
Now, after their brush with fame, the newlyweds are "hiding from all the paparazzi" — on their honeymoon in Cabo San Lucas.
Taylor Swift surprises couple at their wedding


Robin still isn't really walking or talking, but he continues to improve his skills in both areas. He spends more and more time upright—either clinging to furniture, or walking while I hold his hands—and his range of verbalizations continues to increase. One funny thing he's doing now is imitating another boy at the park, Dino, who's a year older and can actually talk a little bit. Dino tends to repeat a single word over and over in a sing-song inflection: for example, when he wants to play with Robin's shovel, he'll say "Digger digger digger digger!" So Robin has started imitating Dino's pattern of speech, substituting syllables that are easier for him to say: "lee-oh lee-oh lee-oh lee-oh," but in the exact same tones. It's hilarious and scary at the same time. He's already imitating the bigger kids! How long can it be before he starts demanding hi-tops and cheesy poofs?
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U.S. oil futures inched higher on Monday, as investors continued to monitor developments in the Ukraine-Russia conflict amid concerns over a disruption to supplies.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, West Texas Intermediate crude oil for delivery in May held in a range between $99.06 a barrel and $99.63 a barrel.
Nymex oil last traded at $99.59 a barrel during European morning hours, up 0.13%, or 12 cents.
The May contract picked up 0.57%, or 56 cents, on Friday to settle at $99.46 a barrel. Futures were likely to find support at $98.25 a barrel, the low from March 21 and resistance at $100.25 a barrel, the high from March 21.
Investors continued to monitor events in Ukraine, where tension over moves by neighboring Russia in the Crimean region have underpinned prices.
Reuters reported on Monday that Russian troops were trying to seize a Ukrainian naval base in the disputed Crimea region.
The political standoff between the West and Russia following the annexation of Crimea escalated after the U.S. imposed harsher sanctions on Moscow. The European Union also agreed to wider sanctions against Russia.
Russia is the world's biggest energy producer.
Meanwhile, weaker than expected Chinese manufacturing data fuelled hopes Beijing will unveil fresh stimulus measures to combat slowing growth in the world's second largest oil consumer.
Data released earlier showed that China's HSBC Flash Purchasing Managers Index, the earliest indicator of the country's industrial activity, fell to an eight-month low of 48.1 in March from a final reading of 48.5 in February.
China is the world's second largest oil consumer after the U.S. and has been the engine of strengthening demand.
Elsewhere, on the ICE Futures Exchange in London, Brent oil futures for May delivery dipped 0.24%, or 26 cents, to trade at $106.76 a barrel, while the spread between the Brent and U.S. crude contracts stood at $7.17 a barrel.


Angel Whining: Am I ready?
I've been thinking for weeks- or probably months now if both hubby and I are ready to be a good parents. All this wondering makes me recall my upbringing. Part of me felt moved thinking of the love my parents have showered me. Were they ready when I was born?
3 more months left before my little one will be out to see the world. I don't know how prepare I am- financially, mentally, and physcially. I asked hubby if we are ready. He assured me we have been waiting for this moment for long time. We are more than ready. I hope he is right. May be it is just me in panic mode. Typical girl syndrome, huh.


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WPP Gets U.S. Approval To Acquire TNS
WPP Group says it has received U.S. antirust approval for its proposed acquisition of U.K. marketing and media researcher Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS). On April 9, WPP made a formal offer to acquire TNS, nipping a previously planned merger between TNS and Germany's GfK in the bud. GfK may still come back with a counter offer. Interestingly, WPP, which is the second largest marketing and media research organization in the world, is in a join venture with the world's largest, the Nielsen Co., which has been facing a potential competitive threat from TNS.
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In this 'compelling, accessible and purpose-filled book,' (Alan Webber, Founder, Fast Company) bestselling business author Seth Godin shows how you have the potential to make a big difference-and make yourself indispensable in the process-wherever you are.
Why are some people easily outsourced, downsized, or freelanced into obscurity, while others have their pick of opportunities? In his most powerful book yet, Seth Godin argues that it's more essential than ever to become indispensable - to become a linchpin. Linchpins are the essential building blocks of great organizations: they invent, lead (regardless of title), connect others, make things happen, and create order out of chaos. They love their work and pour their best selves into it and turn each day into a kind of art - and, in today's world, they get the best jobs and the most freedom.
Godin shows that the key to being indispensable is overcoming the fears that hold most of us back. If you have you ever found a shortcut that others missed, seen a new way to resolve a conflict, or made a connection with someone others couldn't reach, then you have what it takes to become indispensable. It's time to stop complying with the system and draw your own map.
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They are a completely free – no strings attached site – that rewards you for all of the things you're already doing online. It's almost too good to be true. But, it is true. I've used it myself now for a few years.
Search, Watching Videos, Playing Games, Taking Surveys, Shopping (from stores you shop from anyways) and more – as you do these activities, you'll earn Swag Bucks, which are reward points that you can redeem for all sorts of gift cards in the Rewards Store.
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The Supermarket Tour manual is an attempt to provide the first step in the development of an understanding of the food problem.
Abstract: The Supermarket Tour manual is an attempt to provide the first step in the development of an understanding of the food problem. The authors take the supermarket as the point of departure as it is the link between local concerns and the concerns of people throughout the world.
Designed as an introduction to food issues, the tour is limited to a few major themes which are as follows: (1) the psychological manipulation of consumers through advertising, store layout and other techniques geared to encourage consumers to spend as much money as possible; (2) the 'myth of competition' - the tour demonstrates that real competition is scarce; that competition is a smokescreen to conceal increasing corporate concentration; (3) the global integration of food production and distribution by transnational agribusiness firms; and (4) the contradiction between food production for profit and food production to meet people's needs.
By means of a sample script from a supermarket tour conducted in the Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario region, Part I of the manual addresses itself in particular to the logistics of a tour. Significantly illustrated with appropriate 'Alice in Wonderland' cartoons, both the tour and script are adaptable to major chains across the country. The concluding section stresses the importance of the wrap-up session to 'close' the experience, while simultaneously opening up new possibilities for learning and action. In addition, 36 other sources for sample scripts are offered the reader.
Part II of the manual provides background information on a variety of related topics. These include corporate profiles of five conglomerates in Canada's food distribution system, sources for data on agribusiness and other fact sheets pertaining to farm issues, local market concentration, the top 50 national advertisers in 1977 and some international dimensions of the food issue.


Straight Outta Gambia we present this extremely talented artiste "Tmallz" and his out with new single tittle "KAYA" which is his first breakthrough Single to be release in the Nigerian music scene, teaming up with Nigerian hottest acts, Skales, Harrysong and the multi-talented Jez Blenda (Yung Alpha), who previously released a new single titled "Real Face" featuring DJ Xclusive, Young L & Stonebwoy, on which Jez Blenda delivers quite nicely on the hook.
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Israel News | Israel Election 2021
'Us and Them Is Over': Netanyahu Officially Tasked With Forming Governing Coalition
President Rivlin urged the PM to make all Israelis equal partners after election campaign, in which 'things were said that shouldn't have been said'
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Israel's President Reuven Rivlin hands a letter of appointment to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting at the president's residence in Jerusalem, April 17, 2019.Credit: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin officially tasked on Wednesday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming Israel's 35th government, following two days of consultations with representatives of all parties elected to Knesset.
"In a democracy, the majority rules, and the majority has spoken," Rivlin said in a ceremony held in his official residence in Jerusalem. "You have won, for the fifth time, the trust of this dear nation."
"This was a tough election campaign. Things were said that should not have been said, from all sides; not in a democratic state and not in the Jewish state," he said. "The iron wall should be between us and our enemies, not inside our own home, not between us."
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"The strength of our economy and our society is the key to our strength in security and diplomacy," he added. Only an Israel that is strong from within projects strength outwards. 'Us and them' is over. From now on, it's just 'us'. Now is the time to stop fighting 'them' and to regain belief in 'us'. To fight for our home, a place where secular, religious and ultra-Orthodox, Jews and Arabs, left and right can find their place – as equal partners."
Rivlin also said: "Unfortunately, this Knesset will have far fewer women than the previous Knesset. I hope that the new Knesset and government will include women ministers and committee chairs, and ensure that the voice of women is present and clearly heard."
Netanyahu said "This is the fifth time I take on myself the task of forming Israel's government. I'm excited just as the first time, and in a sense even more … I'll do everything to justify the trust the public has put in me."
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The prime minister also said he will work for "the people in its entirety, those who voted for me and those who didn't," and promised to form a "stable government."
Parties threaten with another election
Parties representing a majority of 65 out of 120 Knesset members – Netanyahu's Likud, ultra-Orthodox Shas and United Torah Judaism, Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu, the Union of Right-Wing Parties and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon's Kulanu – have recommended Netanyahu to form a coalition.
Netanyahu will now have 28 days to form his governing coalition. Should an extension be required, the president may approve additional 14 days.
Kahol Lavan, Labor and Meretz, who represent 45 seats, have all recommended Benny Gantz, while Arab-majority parties Hadash-Ta'al and United Arab List-Balad chose not to recommend anyone for the position.
Should Netanyahu fail in forming a governing coalition within the time allotted, the president may tap another lawmaker, who would have 28 days to do so. In the case that a second lawmaker also fails, new election would be announced.
Two party leaders have said they would prefer another election over giving up on their seemingly contradictory demands concerning drafting of ultra-Orthodox Jews to the Israel Defense Forces.
Lieberman said on Monday he wouldn't accept any changes to the proposed bill making military service mandatory for ultra-Orthodox men, which he lobbied for as defense minister. "If we will be in the presence of an alternative of giving up on the draft bill and remaining in the coalition or to be in the opposition, we'll go to election again," he said.
A day later, United Torah Judaism said it would rather go to election than allowing for compulsory service for ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students. "We'll stand our ground, so that any Torah scholar … can keep studying with no interruptions," the party said in a statement.


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14-Year Study: Holding Students Back In Grade School Hurts Their Chances Of Graduating
By Ashley Green, Texas A&M University College of Education and Human Development
A 14-year study conducted by the Texas A&M University College of Education and Human Development has determined that Texas students who are held back during elementary school are almost three times more likely than their peers to drop out of high school.
The study of 784 Texas school children followed from first grade until graduating or dropping out of school led by Dr. Jan N. Hughes, Professor Emeritus in educational psychology, found that even though grade retention in the elementary grades does not harm students in terms of their academic achievement or educational motivation at the transition to high school, it increases the odds that they will drop out of school before obtaining a high school diploma by 2.67 times.
According to Hughes, the per-student educational expenditure for public schools in Texas in the 2016-17 school year was $10,360 and more than 37,000 students attending public schools were retained. The cost of the extra year of school during the repeat year is more than $384 million.
Identifying intervention points
This research suggests that the transition to high school is a point of increased risk for dropping out, especially for previously retained students because previously retained students are old for their grade. Typically, retained students turn 16 during or prior to the summer after ninth grade, whereas their peers are just turning 15. In Texas, under certain conditions, students can legally leave school to work full time or to pursue a GED. With at least four years before graduation, and no guarantee of graduation, many retained students leave school to pursue these options.
"It's important for Texas to pursue alternatives to grade retention in the early grades," Hughes said. "Looking at ninth grade, it's important for students who are at risk of being retained due to their grades and low motivation to have personalized learning interventions."
Why Are Black Girls Disciplined More Harshly Than Their White Peers?
Key elements in successful school reform efforts include more personalized, smaller learning communities for ninth-graders, enhanced academic supports for failing students, curricula specifically designed to help students catch up on credits and professional development for teachers.
Another point of concern for Hughes is Texas' methods of assigning reasons for leaving school, such as the private or home schooling exemption to the state's compulsory education law. For example, of the 51 students in Hughes's study who dropped out of school prior to age 17, 12 left school under one of these exemptions did not return to an accredited school or receive a GED in the following two years.
These students are not counted as dropouts in the state evaluation system.
Pressure on public schools
While most schools offer a variety of alternatives for students to catch up on their credits or attend special campuses that offer a more individualized learning experience, not all students take advantage of those options.
"Pressures on public schools in Texas to report low dropout rates may serve as a disincentive for schools to encourage low-performing students to select these programs over home or private schooling. Students choosing home or private school do not count as 'failures' in the state evaluation of the schools," Hughes said.
Hughes's study has resulted in 53 scientific papers published in top-tier journals that identify how school experiences impact educational attainment. The data from this study are available to other researchers on the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development website.
"Researchers I don't know will be analyzing the data from this 14-year study because the dataset is unique and provides an opportunity for researchers to ask new and important questions about children's development," Hughes said. "I'm hopeful that other researchers will be able to identify some of the intermediate processes that explain why early grade retention impacts high school graduation."
Media contact: Ashley Green, 979-458-1334, a_green@tamu.edu.
New Dean Of Mays Business School Named At Texas A&M University
Nate Sharp, current head of the Department of Accounting, will assume the role of dean on Feb. 1.
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A Texas A&M retail expert says inflation and supply chain issues will make for another abnormal holiday shopping season, with the threat of a nationwide rail strike also looming.
Army Secretary, DARPA Chief Visit Texas A&M
Their visit included a tour of RELLIS and lunch with the Corps of Cadets.


Living away from home can be difficult especially when you don't feel well. But, with Lakeland College's Health Services, your road to recovery will be much easier.
All medical services are strictly confidential and Lakeland's Health Services provides friendly and caring assistance in a safe environment.
If you are ill, injured, or have health related questions, Lakeland College's on-campus registered nurse can help. Health Services is located in the Black Box Theater area in Lloydminster and by Student Services in Vermilion.
office is located across from the Black Box Theatre.
The Vermilion doctor's clinic will be every 3rd Monday of the month in Health Services.
Please see student services for list of walk-in clinics in Lloydminster.
Check the Lakeland App for doctor clinics dates on both campuses.
Please contact your campus health services office for more information or to make an appointment.
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Summer Feels…
This summer I played Valeria at the Delacorte in Coriolanus. With a cast of 32 it was the largest production I've ever been a part of. It was an incredible experience to work with so many talented people under the deft direction of Daniel Sullivan. His take on one of Shakespeare's lesser known tragedies was raw and devastating and I feel so lucky to have been a part of making it come to life in such an iconic venue. Read our stellar review in the NYT here.
On one of my Mondays off from the Park I was able to shoot an episode of Succession. Shooting for television is generally pretty mapped out and you're lucky if you get an extra take "to play," but all bets were off on this set! This team knows and trusts each other and obviously love making the show–which makes for a real synergy on set. Briefly being a part of that was a totally fun and freeing experience. We tried a few different things in my little scene with Sarah Snook, so I'll be very exited to see which take they went with…
I'm currently working on the world premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' adaptation of The Bacchae titled Girls at Yale Rep. I've been a fan of Branden's writing for a while now so it's a treat to finally get to work with him. I'm also so happy to be reuniting with director Lileana Blain-Cruz, choreographer Raja Feather Kelly, costume designer Montana Levi Blanco and wig designer Cookie Jordan. The last time we all worked together it was on Susan Lori Parks' The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World so I am entirely excited to be collaborating with them again. Rehearsals have been explorative and difficult and so joyful. We are making something that promises to be strange and beautiful. Catch us at Yale Repertory Theatre October 4th-26th. Tickets here!
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I'll be on Blindspot on NBC on Wednesday March 29th at 8PM EST. What a well oiled machine this crew is! Though I suppose there's no other way to pull off stunts, special effects and fight choreography while three cameras film simultaneously! I had so much fun shooting this scene and working with all the talented folks on this show. Tune in to find out if I survive the episode!
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With Writer/Director Andrew Hawkins and costar Max Lawrence (photo: Ryan Maxwell)
A short film I'm in Masquerade: A Story of the Old South was accepted into the DC International Film Festival. Incidentally this screening was also our world premiere so most of the people who worked on the film travelled to be there. Shooting that film was the kind of experience so special and singular it bonds everyone involved so it was wonderful to reunite to celebrate and be celebrated for our efforts.
Last month I was lucky enough to book a guest star on Bull on CBS. I've had enough time on camera now to be able to relax and have fun on shoot days so it was a really fun few days of shooting. Their set is filled with people so skillful, friendly and efficient it was a real pleasure to be a part of their ranks. The episode I'm appearing on is titled "Free Fall" and airs Tuesday March 7th at 9PM (EST) on CBS. I've got another little network something coming up soon so stay tuned…much is in the works!
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The Japanese Foreign Ministry said the leaders had lunch at a hotel in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, and exchanged a wide range of views on pursuing "a free and open" Indo-Pacific region. Abe told Modi about his recent trip to China, and both sides agreed on the need to cooperate closely on getting North Korea to drop nuclear weapons development, the ministry said in a statement.
Japan's investment in India still has room to grow. Japan is helping India build a super-fast railway system.


'The Ledge' opens TODAY at the Sears Tower Skydeck! I'm in!
The good people at Crain's Chicago Business have just posted an article and video showing some lucky Sears Tower Skydeckers enjoying "The Ledge." "The Ledge" officially opens today, Thursday, July 2nd at 9am…and as the article says, the first step is the hardest…imagine that. "The Ledge" is a clear glass box that juts out four feet from the 103rd floor, offering some dramatic views. I will for sure pay a visit really soon and will definitely post some pictures! My goal is to go and lay face down on the glass so I can get the full effect. Check out the article here.
1,353 feet above the ground. 'The Ledge' is coming to the Sears Tower Skydeck!!!
Visitors won't have to crane their necks to see straight down from the Sears Tower Skydeck when the building adds four glass-bottomed balconies, nicknamed "The Ledge," to its 50-mile views come June.
The Skydeck on the 103rd floor of the building that is changing its name to Willis Tower, opened in 1974, and has–weather permitting–always provided a view of four states. But to see what's directly beneath them, visitors always had to get as close to the building's windows as possible. The Ledge is scheduled to open next month, according to a spokeswoman for the Skydeck.
The inspiration for The Ledge came from hundreds of forehead prints visitors left behind on Skydeck windows every week," according to a fact sheet from the Sears Tower.
There will be no extra charge for The Ledge, although the charge for Skydeck admission increased a dollar today to $14.95 for those ages 12 and older, the first increase in two years; admission for those ages 3 to 11 is $10.50.
The addition of the boxes is part of a larger, multimillion dollar renovation of the Skydeck, according to a spokeswoman.
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the architecture firm that designed the tower, also designed The Ledge, whose four 1-1/2-inch-thick glass boxes are being placed on the building's west side, according to the fact sheet. The retractable boxes will extend 4.3 feet out from the side of the building at 1,353 feet above street level, according to the fact sheet.
Each of the four Ledge boxes is comprised of three layers of half-inch-thick glass. They are designed to hold about five tons, much more weight than they are expected to have to carry when they have a full group of visitors, and also higher than the two tons required by city code, according to the spokeswoman.
The Skydeck factsheet informs people that the fully enclosed glass boxes will also be capable of retracting into the building for cleaning and maintenance. I haven't ever been to the Skydeck in my entire life. I always chose to go to the John Hancock's Signature Room because it's free and it offers the same, if not better views of Chicago. I think the Skydeck was starting to lose out on attendance and money so this is their trump card. I'll definitely visit the Skydeck JUST because of The Ledge.
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Maintaining the proper grooming standards while a Cadet in our NJROTC program is very important. Once a week Cadets wear a Navy uniform, and directly represent the U.S. Navy when they do so. The U.S. Navy expects and deserves to have NJROTC Cadet appearance in uniform match the high standards that are expected in the Navy. While in uniform, a Cadet is a direct representation to the public of what the U.S. Navy stands for. Sloppy uniforms and poor grooming standards bring discredit upon the U.S. Navy, and therefore we keep our standards of grooming and uniform appearance as high as possible.
Haircut standards for male Cadets continue to be the subject of questions from parents/guardians. We review the standards frequently with our Cadets during the first two weeks of school, and it becomes a weekly graded item starting the third week of school, for the remainder of the school year. Cadets are shown presentations that have pictures showing proper hair length and haircut styles. A classroom text that they use each day has a section that goes over the specific standards with pictures. A copy of those pages is provided to every Cadet to take home if they still have excessive hair length after the first two weeks. Additionally, a copy of the 4-pages of the reference manual that cover hair length is available for download below.
"Neat, clean, trimmed and presents a well-groomed appearance. Above the ears and around the neck: must be tapered upwards 3/4-inch and outwards not greater than 3/4-inch. Much not touch the collar. No longer than 4 inches and the bulk shall not exceed 2 inches. (In no case shall the bulk or length of your hair interfere with the proper wearing of your cap. Bulk is defined as the distance that the mass of the hair protrudes from the scalp."
Pictures are provided on the top of the page and in the attached pdf file to give visual examples of proper haircuts.
If after reading the attached document you have any questions regarding hair length regulations, please use the contact form on this website to communicate with our instructors. Uniform wear and inspection makes up 30% of the NJROTC grade, and a Cadet will not be issued a uniform until their grooming standards conform to NJROTC standards. Poor grooming also adversely affects the instructor evaluation portion of a Cadet's overall grade. This means, in effect, that consistently refuses to conform to proper grooming standards will not be able to pass NJROTC. It is very important, therefore, that parents and Cadets become familiar with our expected grooming standards.


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Final Cut Pro X: Our two editors spill the beans
Macgasm by Joshua Schnell
We have some great talent writing on the website these days. We like to find writers with niche interests so they can help round out our perspective on news and the happenings around the tech world. It's long been a goal to find someone who edits video on a professional level, so we can provide our readers with legitimate insights into the Final Cut and iMovie world. As it turns out, we have two. Both Eugene and Paul have quite an intimate knowledge of Final Cut, so we thought it would be interesting to hear there thoughts on the new video editing offering, in parallel.
Here's two articles, wrapped into one. First you'll hear from Eugene, followed by Paul. It's pretty interesting to see that they both have very similar concerns and thoughts, but that they both decided to deal with it in very different ways.
Enter the FCPX
Eugene Huo
When Apple demonstrated the next Final Cut Pro at NAB this spring, I was excited, to say the least. Awesome new features, speed, and what I thought was an editing program for the future. But between NAB and June, a funny thing happened. The chorus of "It's going to be great, it's going to be great!" wasn't silenced, but a nagging doubt was planted. "Is it too much like iMovie? What happened to the other apps in the Final Cut Studio, like Color?" The truth was, we didn't know. read more....


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An Epidemic Out of Control: Poor Children and Psychiatric Drugs
An excellent, but in its own way truly horrifying presentation was given at the recent annual meeting of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities in Atlanta by Dr. Melody J. Slashinski of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine up the road in Houston. Her account of some of the fallout from intensive marketing of psychotropic drugs suggests a serious public health threat to the well-being of children.
Dr. Slashinski presented the findings of a participant-observer study of African-American single moms trying to raise their kids in a public housing project in Houston. The material she reported was impressive in showing the extent to which she gained the trust of this community and got her informants to reveal things they would normally keep hidden from outsiders. In response to a question about this Dr. Slashinski said that the nickname given to her among this community was "the keeper of secrets."
Dr. Slashinski reported an effective folk-knowledge network that linked these mothers and that conveyed information about the dangerous side effects of drugs commonly prescribed for kids today for ADHD, bipolar disorder, etc. I doubt these mothers had read Robert Whitaker's Anatomy of an Epidemic:
http://brodyhooked.blogspot.com/2010/05/whitakers-anatomy-of-epidemic.html
--but they might well have for the accuracy and incisiveness of what they seemed to be aware of. The net result was that many felt they had a critical obligation as good mothers—save their children at all costs from these medications.
That might sound easy to do, but the data went on to show that it's extremely difficult in this population especially. The mothers also feared, quite realistically, that any evidence of "medical noncompliance" on their part would end up with a report to Protective Services and eventually losing custody of their children. So the stories Dr. Slashinski told generally depicted a delicate balancing act—moms on the one hand certain that they would not give these medicines to their children, and on the other hand going through as many hoops as they could to appear compliant and submissive to the medical system so as not to set off alarms.
There was another group of mothers who were intent on protecting their children—but they elected to do so by giving the medications despite their fear of side effects. This strategy was based on a sort of pact with the devil—if they gave the children meds then the outer world might be compassionate and regard their children as sick, whereas if they withheld the medications, the world was almost sure to regard their children as bad. Being seen as bad was viewed by these moms as much more dangerous for the kids than being sick.
The other reason saving your kids from the harms of these drugs is difficult was illustrated by an account Dr. Slashinski gave of one pediatrician office check-up visit with a mom, a 9-year-old son, and 8-year-old daughter that she personally witnessed. The son had already been diagnosed with ADHD and the mom had not admitted to the pediatrician that she was not giving the son his meds (even though overall the mother liked and trusted this pediatrician a lot). As the doctor entered the exam room, she wheeled in a cart laden with equipment such as tongue depressors, and the son immediately went to the cart and started rummaging through it. The doctor used this as a launch for a lecture to the mom on how the son clearly had serious ADHD and really needed his medications.
The doctor then examined the daughter and said something at one point about her "boobies." The daughter apparently became offended by this comment and stopped cooperating with the exam. The doctor immediately asked the mother how often the daughter had these "tantrums" and started talking about the possibility of bipolar disorder. The visit ended with a psychiatric referral to evaluate the daughter and a new prescription for the ADHD medication for the son. The mom told Dr. Slashinski that she would continue to withhold the son's medicine, but felt she needed to take the daughter to see the psychiatrist for fear of the consequences of being "noncompliant" if she didn't.
OK, that's the data presented by Dr. Slashinski; here's my comment. Whitaker and others have demonstrated that the sheer number of kids now being prescribed medicines for ADHD, bipolar disorder, and other psychiatric diagnoses is so massive that there can be no biological explanation for how such a huge percentage of the pediatric population of the U.S. suddenly became crazy. The only possible scientific explanation for this phenomenon is overdiagnosis and consequent overuse of medicines whose long-term safety in kids has never been shown, and whose short- and long-term adverse consequences are legion. It is not only psychiatrists but my fellow primary care physicians (as shown by the pediatrician in the case study) who have bought into this insane model of diagnosis and treatment—not the least because of how quick it is to slap on a diagnosis and write a prescription, and how hard (indeed, in cases like this, nearly impossible) to fully inquire into the child's psychological and social environment and then identify helping interventions if needed. Are things truly so bad that the only way parents can protect their kids is by not taking them to the doctor?
Everything I just said applies to the American society at large. But now, back to Dr. Slashinski's data, we see that when American society gets the sniffles, poor minority populations come down with pneumonia. It appears to be the new social campaign to get all kids to be as passive and submissive as possible, no matter how much we have to drug them. But this is especially true of black kids, especially black males, who as shown by the Trayvon Martin case can be thought to pose a threat to the lives and safety of the white community merely by existing—let alone by acting curious and assertive. So the call goes out even more shrilly to diagnose this group of children and medicate them, and the parents have even less social authority and credibility to question this.
In short, the epidemic of psychiatric overdiagnosis and overtreatment that Whitaker identified is truly out of control, if Dr. Slashinksi's findings are in any way representative. And the medical and medical-scientific community bears major responsibility for this state of affairs.
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At this moment, 90 US Air Force officers, entrusted to launch a devastating nuclear attack if they receive the orders, are on alert across a network of missile sites. These sites of atomic weaponry, located deep below the earth in some of the least populated parts of the country, are mostly out of mind. Like the dark corners of our souls, we don't want to go there.
An account of my trip in November 2016 to Oscar-Zero in north eastern North Dakota to recreate a missile launch facility as a life size 3D installation.


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CSU walks the sustainability walk at Managing the Planet panel
By Kate Jeracki
This semester's final Managing the Planet panel discussion, presented by the School of Global Environmental Sustainability (SoGES), examines what Colorado State University is doing toward sustainability. The discussion will be held April 29, 5-6:30 p.m., at Avogadro's Number, 605 S. Mason St.
"Colorado State University is one of the most sustainably active universities in the nation," said Dale Lockwood, academic coordinator for SoGES. "Our Managing the Planet panels have discussed the sustainability issues, big and small, that our world faces, but they don't often touch on what we are doing here at CSU. For our last panel of the semester, we've decided to highlight what's going on right here at our university."
CSU has recently received remarkable national recognition for its commitment to sustainability, in education and research as well as operations and facilities. In March, CSU earned the first-ever Platinum rating from the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. Other recent accolades have come from The Princeton Review and the U.S. Department of Education; the Pavilion at Laurel Village has just been designated the first LEED Platinum building on campus.
Lockwood will be joined on the panel by Tonie Miyamoto, director of communications and sustainability for Housing & Dining Services at CSU; Carol Dollard, utility engineer in CSU Facilities Management; and Jacob Kimiecik, director of SoGES' Student Sustainability Center. The panel will be moderated by Gene Kelly, head of the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences and SoGES director of research.
The panel is free and open to the public. This is the final Managing the Planet panel for the semester; the next one will take place in September.
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With the voting day for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections just a few days away, the political atmosphere in the state is heating up. There are talks that the candidates will spend massive amounts of money to buy voters in the last few days before voting takes place. The seizure of massive cash recently from the VVIP carcade carrying Chief Minister Pema Khandu from the Siang guesthouse in Pasighat has further stoked fear that the ruling party will throw money to win the elections at any cost.
It is unfortunate that whenever elections are near the people of the state forget about corruption and make beelines to sell their votes. Even educated people do not hesitate to ask for money in exchange for their votes, so much so that when a person declares that he/she will vote only for a good candidate and will not accept money, the campaigners and the candidates are shocked.
Though various NGOs and political parties have been pushing for corruption-free elections, money is still playing a critical role in deciding the fate of the upcoming elections. In certain districts, some voters are reportedly demanding vehicles and huge sums of cash from the candidates. Obviously, in such a situation, the ruling BJP, which has amassed a massive fund, has the edge over the opposition candidates.
Also, allegations of harassment of opposition candidates and their supporters, using the government machinery, have also poured in from several districts of the state. This is against the spirit of democracy. If the candidates have to spend crores of rupees to win elections, how can the voters expect them to carry out developmental works? After winning the election, they would first have to recover the money that they spent, and then earn enough to be battle-ready for the next elections. He or she will have no money left for developmental activities.
Further, the moment a voter sells his or her vote they lose the right to question the performance of their representative for the next five years. On a lighter note, they may have to create fake accounts on Facebook and Twitter to criticize their MLAs and MPs, having lost the moral right to do so openly.
Still, there is time for redemption. Those who truly wish to see their areas developed should resist the allure of money.
Why sell your votes for maybe ten, fifteen, thirty or fifty thousand rupees and then remain jobless for the next five years? Be a fearless voter, resist temptation, and vote for the candidates that you think truly deserve your vote. Rise above your clans, tribes and religions and elect the best candidates. Many will say it is easy for journalists like us to sit in an air-conditioned room in Itanagar and give sermons, but a beginning has to be made somewhere.
Arunachal Pradesh is going through a transition period, and the next five years is going to be very crucial for the future of our state. Every citizen is duty-bound to elect the best candidates, so that the future of the state is secured. It does not matter which parties the candidates belong to, but elect the ones that truly deserve to be your representatives in the assembly and the Lok Sabha. It's over to you, the voters of Arunachal Pradesh.


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First MLK grandchild born
The newborn girl, Yolanda Renee King, weighed in at 7.5 pounds
Parents call child a "precious gift from God"
Martin Luther King III: "I know my parents are smiling down from heaven"
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ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The first grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born Sunday in Atlanta.
The girl, named Yolanda Renee King, is the daughter of Martin Luther King III and his wife, Arndrea Waters King, the family said in a statement.
The newborn weighed in at 7.5 pounds. Her birth comes two years and two days after her parents were married.
"We are excited about our precious gift from God and cannot express how fortunate we feel to have our beautiful baby girl. It is truly the happiest day of our lives. I know my parents are smiling down from heaven," the new father said in the statement released by Matlock Advertising and Public Relations, which works with the King family.
The girl carries the first name of her father's sister, the oldest of the four King children, who died last year.
CNN's Karl Zimmerman contributed to this report.


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Q: Problemas com o retorno do relacionamente hasMany Estou trabalhando na tabela de Lote de meu projeto onde cada lote terá seu único produto e cada produto poderá ter vários lotes. Montei todo o relacionamento e agora estou testando o acesso pelos métodos. ao fazer $produto->lotes consigo obter resposta satisfatória porém ao fazer $lotes->produto não está conseguindo retorna nada.
Meu controller está da seguinte maneira:
 public function mostrar($id){
    $lotes =  LoteProduto::where('CdProduto', $id)->get();

    dd($lotes->produto);

    if(Request::wantsJson()){
        return $lotes;
    }else{
        return view('LoteProduto.listLoteProduto', compact('lotes'));
    }
}

Na minha pesquisa de lotes ja tentei estas possibilidades:
$lotes =  LoteProduto::where('CdProduto', $id)->first();
$lotes =  LoteProduto::where('CdProduto', $id)->get()->first();
$lotes =  LoteProduto::where('CdProduto', $id)->get()->item;

Em meu model Produto tenho a função:
public function lotes(){
    return $this->hasMany('App\LoteProduto', 'CdProduto', 'CdProduto');
}

que me retorna perfeitamente os lotes.
Ja em meu model Lote tenho:
class LoteProduto extends Model
{
    use SoftDeletes;

    protected $fillable = [
        'CdProduto',
        'DtFrabricacao',
        'DtValidade',
        'QtdUnitProduzida'
    ];

    protected $primaryKey = 'CdLote';
    protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];

    public function produto()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo('App\Produto','CdProduto','CdProduto');
    }

}

Quando tento acessar o $lotes->produto o seguinte erro é mostrado na tela:

ErrorException in LoteProdutoController.php line 25: Undefined property: Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection::$produto

A: Tem que carregar o relacionamento:
$lotes  = LoteProduto::with('produto')->where('CdProduto', $id)->get();
foreach($lotes as $lote):
    $lote->produto ...
endforeach;

e isso retorna uma lista, tem que percorrer com for.

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U.S. Construction Industry Pledges to Hire More Than 100,000 Veterans
A broad coalition of construction industry employers and associations pledged Feb. 10 to hire more than 100,000 veterans over the next five years. The announcement was made at a special event at the U.S. Department of Labor headquarters in Washington, D.C. A National Symposium: Veterans' Employment in Construction was cosponsored by the department and Joining Forces, a White House-led national Initiative to assist military families, and featured Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez and First Lady Michelle Obama.
"All men and women who have sacrificed for our country in our armed services deserve opportunities for good jobs worthy of their character and their achievements," Secretary Perez said. "The Department of Labor will do whatever it takes to help our veterans translate their skills and leadership into jobs, and I am inspired by the commitment displayed today by the construction industry and all our partners in helping to achieve that mission."
In a corresponding op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, Mrs. Obama said of the construction companies who made the pledge to hire more veterans, "They made this commitment not just because it's the patriotic thing to do, and not just because they want to repay our veterans for their service to our country, but because they know that it's the smart thing to do for their business."
The timing of the pledge makes sense: according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, construction is one of the fastest growing industries in the U.S., so more skilled workers will be needed over the next several years.
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Labour leader Jacinda Ardern is sticking with the party's immigration policy, and wants to reduce the number of new immigrants coming into New Zealand each year by tens of thousands.
A record number of 72,000 new immigrants settled in New Zealand last year, contributing to a record increase in the country's population, which economists claim is putting stress on the New Zealand's infrastructure.
In April, former leader Andrew Little said a Labour government would cut immigration by tens of thousands a year.
Ms Ardern confirmed to Morning Report today that the party was committed to that policy.
She said Labour saw it as an infrastructure issue.
"New Zealand has been built off the back of support from those who have migrated to New Zealand and made it their home, and that will continue to be the case. Our concern is that there hasn't been enough planning about population growth, we haven't necessarily targeted our skill shortages properly, and that means Auckland has borne the brunt of a lot of that growth."
She said she was not fixated on numbers, but a drop of 20,000-30,000 was "still the estimate we have".
Ms Ardern said it would have an impact on the education sector, but Labour did not think it would take a "massive hit".
The Labour Party is promising to introduce driving classes for all high school students as part of a new 'school leavers' toolkit' unveiled today.
Labour leader Jacinda Ardern has pledged to scrap the pay equity bill and start again if the party is elected to government.


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Insulin Signaling Pathway (1489)
PRKCZ & AKT3 Protein Protein Interaction Antibody Pair
This protein protein interaction antibody pair set comes with two antibodies to detect the protein-protein interaction, one against the PRKCZ protein, and the other against the AKT3 protein for use in in situ Proximity Ligation Assay. See Publication Reference below.
Representative image of Proximity Ligation Assay of protein-protein interactions between PRKCZ and AKT3. HeLa cells were stained with anti-PRKCZ rabbit purified polyclonal antibody 1:1200 and anti-AKT3 mouse monoclonal antibody 1:50. Each red dot represents the detection of protein-protein interaction complex. The images were analyzed using an optimized freeware (BlobFinder) download from The Centre for Image Analysis at Uppsala University.
1. PRKCZ rabbit purified polyclonal antibody (100 ug)
2. AKT3 mouse monoclonal antibody (40 ug)
PRKCZ
PKC-ZETA,PKC2
protein kinase C, zeta
Protein kinase C (PKC) zeta is a member of the PKC family of serine/threonine kinases which are involved in a variety of cellular processes such as proliferation, differentiation and secretion. Unlike the classical PKC isoenzymes which are calcium-dependent, PKC zeta exhibits a kinase activity which is independent of calcium and diacylglycerol but not of phosphatidylserine. Furthermore, it is insensitive to typical PKC inhibitors and cannot be activated by phorbol ester. Unlike the classical PKC isoenzymes, it has only a single zinc finger module. These structural and biochemical properties indicate that the zeta subspecies is related to, but distinct from other isoenzymes of PKC. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq
OTTHUMP00000001368,OTTHUMP00000044160
DKFZp434N0250,PKB-GAMMA,PKBG,PRKBG,RAC-PK-gamma,RAC-gamma,STK-2
v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 3 (protein kinase B, gamma)
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the AKT, also called PKB, serine/threonine protein kinase family. AKT kinases are known to be regulators of cell signaling in response to insulin and growth factors. They are involved in a wide variety of biological processes including cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, tumorigenesis, as well as glycogen synthesis and glucose uptake. This kinase has been shown to be stimulated by platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), insulin, and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1). Alternatively splice transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been described. [provided by RefSeq
OTTHUMP00000037911,OTTHUMP00000037912,RAC-gamma serine/threonine protein kinase,protein kinase B gamma,serine threonine protein kinase, Akt-3,v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 3
Interactome 1
CASP3 & AKT3 Protein Protein Interaction Antibody Pair
PRKCZ & F11R Protein Protein Interaction Antibody Pair
PRKCZ & GSK3B Protein Protein Interaction Antibody Pair
PRKCZ & GRM5 Protein Protein Interaction Antibody Pair
PRKCZ FISH Probe
AKT3/CEN1q FISH Probe
H00005590-AP51
PRKCZ (Human) Matched Antibody Pair
PRKCZ MaxPab mouse polyclonal antibody (B01)
PRKCZ purified MaxPab rabbit polyclonal antibody (D01P)
PRKCZ rabbit monoclonal antibody
PRKCZ monoclonal antibody (M01), clone 2D1
PRKCZ (Human) Recombinant Protein (P01)
PRKCZ (Human) Recombinant Protein (Q01)
PRKCZ 293T Cell Transient Overexpression Lysate(Denatured)
PRKCZ DNAxPab
H00010000-A01
AKT3 polyclonal antibody (A01)
AKT3 MaxPab mouse polyclonal antibody (B01)
AKT3 purified MaxPab rabbit polyclonal antibody (D01P)
AKT3 rabbit monoclonal antibody
AKT3 monoclonal antibody (M01), clone 2F3
AKT3 monoclonal antibody (M02), clone 6E10
AKT3 monoclonal antibody (M04), clone 4C1
AKT3 monoclonal antibody (M06), clone 2H4
AKT3 monoclonal antibody (M07), clone 6F12
AKT3 (Human) Recombinant Protein (P01)
AKT3 (Human) Recombinant Protein (Q01)
AKT3 293T Cell Transient Overexpression Lysate(Denatured)
AKT3 DNAxPab
AKT1/AKT3 (Human) Cell-Based ELISA Kit
PRKCZ (Human) Cell-Based ELISA Kit
AKT3 monoclonal antibody, clone 154CT4.5.3
AKT3 monoclonal antibody, clone 66C1247.1
AKT (phospho S473) monoclonal antibody, clone RM251
PRKCZ monoclonal antibody, clone R14-K
AKT3 monoclonal antibody, clone E18-H
PRKCZ monoclonal antibody, clone S19-V (FITC)
AKT3 monoclonal antibody, clone K17-H (FITC)
PRKCZ (phospho T560) monoclonal antibody, clone GED-16
AKT3 monoclonal antibody, clone 3B12F3F10, 2D2B11B11, 2D2B11H5
AKT3 (Human) Recombinant Protein
PRKCZ (Human) Recombinant Protein
AKT3 polyclonal antibody
PRKCA/PRKCB/PRKCD/PRKCE/PRKCG/PRKCH/PRKCQ/PRKCZ polyclonal antibody
PRKCZ polyclonal antibody
PRKCZ (phospho T410) polyclonal antibody
AKT1/AKT2/AKT3 polyclonal antibody
AKT1/AKT3 (phospho Y437/Y434) polyclonal antibody
AKT1/AKT2/AKT3 (phospho Y315/Y316/Y312) polyclonal antibody
AKT3 (phospho S472) polyclonal antibody


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Scout report Agoura Hills youth attends Boy Scout Jamboree on East Coast -Page 13
By The Acorn Staff | on August 16, 2001
Forum presents political pundits
Peggy Noonan and Martin Anderson will discuss the critical importance of the events that occurred in August 1976 during a Reagan Forum presentation from 5 to 6 p.m. on Wed., Aug. 22 in Allbritton Hall Auditorium at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. Their discussion, titled "A Revolution Revealed: The 1976 Reagan Presidential Bid," examines how […]
Custom-Made Furniture Sale to Continue Until Sept. 1
Custom-Made Furniture Sale to Continue Until Sept. 1 With a family history of fine craftsmanship, Brittany Hill Ltd. continues the tradition by introducing quality furniture for the discerning customer. They specialize in custom reproductions of English, French and American country furniture with distressed and handpainted finishes. Brittany Hill Ltd. furniture is custom made and can be ordered to a customer's […]
Conejo – Las Virgenes Sports Beat
Conejo – Las Virgenes Sports Beat When area high school football teams begin practicing for the upcoming season, yesterday (Agoura), today (Thousand Oaks) and the first "official" day of practice, Mon., Aug. 20 (Newbury Park and Oak Park), there will be heightened awareness of watching players dealing with the heat. The death of Korey Stringer, the well-liked All-Pro offensive lineman […]
'Chicago' to hit T.O. stage
'Chicago' to hit T.O. stage The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical "Chicago" will take the stage of the Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza for eight performances from Sept. 11 through 16. Tickets on sale now at the box office are priced from $30.50 to $36.50. The 1920s-era musical is the kiss-and-tell tale of Roxie Hart, a nightclub […]
Full slate ready for Agoura Hills council race
Eight candidates will be running for three open seats on the Agoura Hills City Council. The election will be Tues, Nov. 6. Three incumbents and five challengers will make up what's believed to be the largest field ever for a city council election in Agoura Hills. Meeting the Aug. 10 filing deadline were incumbents Jeff Reinhardt, seeking a second term […]
Chamber will host grand opening
The Agoura Hills/Oak Park/Las Virgenes Chamber of Commerce will host a grand opening ceremony and ribbon cutting at 5:30 p.m. on Mon., Aug. 27 at Cravings, a new restaurant at 686 Lindero Canyon Road, Oak Park. The restaurant can be reached at (818) 707-9904. For more information, please call the Chamber at (818) 889-3150 or visit the Website at www.agourachamber.org.
Student Art Exhibit is Scheduled for Sun., Aug. 18
Student Art Exhibit is Scheduled for Sun., Aug. 18 Clay Studio and Gallery is hosting their first student art exhibit from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 18 at 1861 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Clay Studio and Gallery teaches all levels of hand building and wheel throwing classes for children and adults. Their goal is to encourage […]
WHAM!––Making contact
BATTER UP––Agoura's Jason Lefkowitz takes a few swings during practices. See Agoura baseball story on page 28.
Silent film lights up Paramount Ranch
Travel back to 1926 and the era of silent films when Constance Talmadge, one of the 1920s brightest comedy stars, lights up the screen in "The Duchess of Buffalo" at 8 p.m. on Sun., Aug. 19 at Paramount Ranch, Agoura. The silent film stars Talmadge as an American dancer who poses as a grand duchess in an effort to escape […]


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The French government's U-turn on regional languages
Could immersive education in minority languages be in fact outlawed?
Written byFilip Noubel
Translated byEmma Dewick
Translation posted 26 July 2021 6:45 GMT
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Screenshot of a YouTube video showing protests in the Basque Country in support of immersive teaching
France's language policy has long placed French as the only "language of the Republic" and has ignored or even banned the use of more than 20 minority languages spoken across the country. Fast forward to the 21st century, attitudes have changed thanks to a renewed interest in regional cultures, as well as certain legislative measures. The debate has been reignited by a new law passed in May of this year, which aims to protect France's regional languages.
The new legislation, entitled the May 21 2021 Law intended to protect and promote regional languages. Also known as the Molac Law, named after the MP Paul Molac who spearheaded the bill, the legislation encourages certain advances in the use of regional languages. The bill recognises the overall importance of these languages by firstly awarding them the status of "national treasure" and, secondly, supporting the teaching of regional languages. The bill even obliges local authorities "to contribute to the tuition costs of private schools that offer bilingual education."
However, the law also has a number of faults and continues to discriminate against speakers of regional languages in two areas: immersive teaching and the use of diacritics (a mark added to a letter indicating a change in pronunciation) specific to regional languages in identity documents.
In France, immersive teaching involves placing young children in a learning environment in which almost all subjects are taught in the target language. For example, history or mathematics are taught in Breton or Basque. There are currently 14,000 children who receive this type of education in France. This represents 0.1 percent of all French pupils, though this figure is steadily increasing.
Brittany led the way by creating the first Diwan schools in 1977, which offer bilingual education in more than 50 schools across the region. This was followed by the Calandreta schools, bilingual schools in southern France that teach in Occitan, as well as other schools for languages such as Alsatian, Corsican and Basque. These are recognised as community schools and are funded by the State and by the pupils' families. The schools follow a curriculum approved by France's Ministry of Education and have the status of "contracted private education," a category that most private Catholic schools also fall under.
In the final drafting of the 21 May Law, the Constitutional Council justified its rejection of immersive teaching in regional languages by referring to Article 2 of the French Constitution, which states that "the language of the French Republic is French."
One nation, one language
For the French state, centralisation is a fundamental part of its identity, and it includes the role of the French language.
French is a Romance language derived from Latin. In the Middle Ages, Latin evolved into two language groups spoken in the territory of present-day France: the langues d'oc (Occitan languages) spoken in the south and the langues d'oïl (Oïl languages) spoken in the north.
In 1539, the Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts, signed into law by Francis I of France, was the first document to declare that French should be used instead of Latin as the official language of all public documents. Although French initially remained a minority language that coexisted alongside other languages, it gradually became the dominant and exclusive language in all areas of public life: governance, case law, education, commerce, religion, literature and media.
In the 19th century, the education system began to reinforce this rejection of regional languages, in particular when the then minister of education, Jules Ferry, banned the use of regional languages in schools under the threat of punishment. State schools across the country displayed signs with the now famous phrase: "No spitting on the ground or speaking Breton" (or Basque, Occitan or any other regional language).
Linguistic diversity in sharp decline
Today a government department, the General Delegation for the French language and the languages of France (DGLFLF), is in charge of all the languages spoken in France. The DGLFLF divides all languages other than French into three categories: regional languages spoken in mainland France, non-territorial languages such as Yiddish, Romani or sign language, and the more than 50 languages of France's overseas territories that includes Kanak, Tahitian, and Creole.
The 23 officially recognised regional languages represent France's great linguistic diversity. These include Romance (Catalan, Corsican, Occitan, Franco-Provençal), Germanic (Flemish, Alsatian), Celtic (Breton) and non-Indo-European languages such as Basque.
However, even though these languages were the mother tongues of millions of French people up until the 19th century, today the number of speakers of these languages is estimated at 2 million, or just under 3 percent of the population of mainland France. For this reason, the State must take action to curb this decline and encourage a diversity-based linguistic revival.
An ever-changing policy that seems to routinely oppose the recognition of language plurality and defend French
Nevertheless, the French state maintains an ambiguous position on the subject of regional languages, oscillating between linguistic diversity and an overprotection of the French language. In 1992, the French state was keen to amend the constitution of the Fifth Republic to stipulate for the first time the official status of the French language, cited in the aforementioned Article 2, in order to protect the French language which was seemingly at risk from an increased use of English.
What's more, France has signed but refuses to ratify the 39 articles of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, citing once again a contradiction with Article 2 of its constitution. This 1992 Council of Europe treaty aims to safeguard linguistic diversity in Europe and includes "the need for resolute action to promote regional or minority languages in order to safeguard them; the facilitation and/or encouragement of the oral and written use of regional or minority languages in public and private life; the provision of adequate resources and means for the teaching and study of regional or minority languages at all appropriate stages."
During the 2008 constitutional revision, France's constitution was amended to include these languages. The new Article 75-1 stated that "regional languages form part of France's heritage." In this regard, the only area that has seen a relative commitment from the state is the financial assistance given to radio and TV programs, which are in addition to private initiatives, mainly for Alsatian, Basque, Breton, Corsican and Occitan.
Demonstrations and the Constitutional Council's backtracking
In May, following the enactment of the 21 May Law, many demonstrations took place throughout France to condemn the censorship of immersive teaching, which largely depends on financial support from the State. Petitions have been launched citing that Article 2 of the constitution was created and presented as a method of protecting the French language against English. It should be noted that many French-English bilingual schools in France practice language immersion and do not seem to be subject to this law.
The activists also recall that the French President Emmanuel Macron had defended regional languages on 26 May and clearly opposed the Constitutional Council's decision. The Council later responded to this on 16 June by clarifying that immersive teaching is unconstitutional only in state education, but permitted in the private sector.
Activists are now focusing on the definition of the term 'community school,' as it could be interpreted that these types of schools also belong to the public sector. This game of political and legislative ping pong therefore looks set to continue. It remains to be seen whether students who speak Alsatian, Basque, Breton, Corsican or Occitan will be able to learn in these languages once they return to school on 2 September.
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Another silly thing about this ruling is that declares any immersion education unconstitutional in France–American upper-middle-class would cringe in horror to realize that even Mandarin-immersion or Spanish immersion is not legal. Forget all the proven benefits of bilingualism.
Dumber than that, a strict reading of the law says that it is unconstitutional to teach deaf children via the medium of French Sign Language. It's gotta be French only!


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Taylor Swift's Stalker Going to Jail
posted by Frank Parkison - Apr 3, 2019
(Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
Taylor Swift's latest stalker is looking at time behind bars. Roger Alvarado was arrested last month after breaking into the singer's Manhattan apartment. This was the second time that he broke into her building in less than a year, and earlier this week he accepted a plea deal, which could see him to be sentenced to up to four years behind bars.
Alvarado had agreed to plead guilty to criminal contempt and to abide by an order of protection in exchange for a jail sentence up to four years.
Alvarado was actually on probation from his first arrest when he broke into Taylor's apartment last month. He was supposed to be in Florida but returned to New York. "I don't regret it," he told the "New York Post" after his march arrest. "I just wanted to speak to her, to talk to her. She seems nice [and] cool."