Prior to leaving on my Camino, I had a send-off of sorts. I passed around the stone I would leave at the Cruz de Ferro, and asked all present to put their fears and worries and expectations into it. One friend commented on the expectations piece. What an interesting thought — to leave expectations behind.
Her words came back to me as I sat in a bookstore with 15 others listening to a teacher of Buddhism. The teacher explained how all suffering leads back to our expectations — that disappointment is simply due to life not being what we thought it would be.
I then thought of students I'd had myself — college freshman taking my Anatomy & Physiology classes expecting to one day become nurses or paramedics. A quarter of them would not be there on the last day of class, though on that first day none of them would have predicted that.
My Buddhism teacher went on to talk about detachment — the idea that suffering is less if we let go of our expectations, or at least recognize them as such and realize they may or may not happen. Easier said than done, of course. But a noble pursuit none-the-less.
I don't recall what expectations I left at the Cruz de Ferro. But on any given day, I have a few I'd love to leave behind. Today, I ponder the suffering I put myself through because I expected by this point in my life I would find work that I love — that I would be waking up every morning excited for the day ahead. I've had periods of life like this, but none has lasted.
Over the weekend I went on a house tour and got very frustrated when I was given incorrect directions, causing me to waste a lot of time. The experience may have been a better one had I let go of my expectation that the day would go just as I had planned.
It's not easy to live life without an idea of how things should go. From the moment we get up, we expect the hot water will pour out of the shower head, expect the coffee maker will produce our morning jolt at the press of a button. We figure the car will start and will get us to our destination without delay. When the water never warms, when we discover we're out of coffee filters, when the car has a flat tire it can throw off the entire day — if we choose to let it.
And maybe that's the key — to recognize we have a choice. I can decide to be disappointed, or to say, "Well, that's not quite what I was planning," and plug ahead.
Ultimately, I'm not quite ready to let go of all expectations. But the idea of detaching myself from them — of not hinging my hopes on a specific outcome — that's a start.
What expectations would you like to leave behind?


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Q: JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(jsondata); force datetime to string column this is my json :
[
 {"ID":"1","DATETIME":"2018-05-02T00:00:00"},
 {"ID":"2","DATETIME":"2018-05-02T00:00:00"},
 {"ID":"3","DATETIME":""},
 {"ID":"4","DATETIME":"2018-05-02T00:00:00"}
]

I'm using DataTable dt = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<DataTable>(jsondata); to convert from json to datatable, however with the null datetime column I get the following error:

String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.Couldn't store <> in
  DATETIMEColumn.  Expected type is DateTime.

So how can I convert my json to datatable with all columns is string

A: You can define the Serializer settings to Ignore DateTime parsing so that the dynamic JOSN can be converted into DataTable. Downnside of that that DateTime will be read as strings in DataTable.
var settings = new JsonSerializerSettings
        {
            DateParseHandling = DateParseHandling.None
        };

string json = "[{\"ID\":\"1\",\"DATETIME\":\"2018-05-02T00:00:00\"}, {\"ID\":\"1\",\"DATETIME\":\"\"}]";

var jsonObj = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<DataTable>(json, settings);

Console.WriteLine(jsonObj.Rows.Count);

You can read DateParseHandling setting at here.
Check this Live Fiddle

A: The problem of serialising to a DataTable is that you get on control of how the columns are created, and in your example the empty date is the problem. While it is possible to create your own custom JsonConverter, that would be quote complex and lots of code, my advice would be instead to deserialise to List<Dictionary<string, string>>. For example:
var result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<Dictionary<string, string>>>(jsondata);

Now you can loop through your dynamic data:
foreach (var dictionary in result)
{
    foreach (var kvp in dictionary)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"Key: {kvp.Key}, Value: {kvp.Value}");
    }
}

Which would give you output like this: (including any additional properties are in your JSON data:
Key: ID, Value: 1
Key: DATETIME, Value: 2018-05-02T00:00:00
Key: ID, Value: 2
Key: DATETIME, Value: 2018-05-02T00:00:00
Key: ID, Value: 3
Key: DATETIME, Value:
Key: ID, Value: 4
Key: DATETIME, Value: 2018-05-02T00:00:00

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$1000 to the first person who guesses what this is. Ok, no, seriously, these must be as common as rain - so no prize. Kerry-Anne was shopping for new clothes, I was bored and thought that the rest of the world may, perhaps, want to see what paid-parking meters look like in South Africa. This one is in a popular shopping centre in Cape Town's northern suburbs. (Oh, Centre Security marched me off to the back-office with "You need permission to take photos sir!" - it was fun).
Posted in General on Friday, 6 April, 2007 by Paul.


Query lists all media (q=source)?
I want to be able to tag people in photos.
I want something that suggests edits to make or highlights posts that don't have much metadata ie location, tags.
Could detect tags that are spelled differently?
Would be great to have all my contacts available on my site.
This would be the source for auto complete for person tags.
Might need to hide certain information like phone numbers/addresses when not logged in?
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Looking for a bit more flash? This animal print two-piece will give you just as much room to rock out. Dress this look up by adding a sleek pair of ankle booties and a metallic bomber. After the holidays, dress it down with a pair of white kicks for an everyday look.
We didn't forget about the glam squad this year! Put a unique spin on your 2017 New Year's Eve outfit with a jumpsuit. Top off with a sparkly head wrap and jewelry and you're ready to paint the town red.
For a more classic New Year's Eve outfit, opt for super sparkly shift dress. These give you plenty for room to move and ensure you're comfortable all night long – just make sure to avoid buying too boxy of a fit. Once you find the right dress, pair with your favorite pair of heels, add some fun accessories like this faux fur infinity scarf and you're ready to dance the night away.
Ready to ring in 2017 in style? Stop by your local Buffalo Exchange to make your New Year's Eve outfit dreams a reality. When it comes to style, remember: there are no rules, only jewels!


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It was a beautiful sunny summer day to enjoy to enjoy the exciting fun of a polo match right in Lehigh Valley. The match took place at Braden Airpark in Forks Township, Easton, PA, a fundraising event benefiting Equi-Librium.
Here are some fun images from the day. For more images, please check out the entire gallery on our Facebook page - click here.
For more event images and group pictures, please head over to our Facebook album at https://www.facebook.com/neussephotography.
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"Just do it!" That is what I always tell my couple on their wedding day portraits. Not to worry about where to put your hands, where to stand, when to smile, and when to look at the camera. Just do it. You will feel more relax, you will have fun, and you will have great pictures to keep. It will be simply gorgeous with me, Neusse Photography; all my brides will tell you that.
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Baby W is 6 months old.
Beautiful baby W, a product of love of my beautiful wedding couple. I am truly honored to be their family photographer from wedding to baby!


The fan art above is entitled "Dark Night", and features Zorua and Zoroark from the new games Pokemon Black and White. This work of art was created by Salanchu on Devianart. She's a 14-year-old girl from Russia, and she's got tons of amazing Pokemon paintings. Be sure to check them out!


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Like Mostaccioli, these cookies are an Italian holiday standard in my family. I never actually saw my grandmother make them, we always bought them from a Polish bakery that specialized in Italian cookies (weird, right?) when we visited my dad's family in upstate New York. My aunt sends us a big box every year in our Christmas package and they disappear within a couple of days.
You really need a cookie press to get the authentic shape of these cookies (rosettes), but I don't have a cookie press, nor do I expect you to have one, so I simply roll the dough into balls, flatten them slightly, and press the cherry in the middle. They still taste good and that's all that really matters with us.
Preheat oven to 300°. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease.
Sift together both sugars, flour, and salt and set aside. Break the almond paste up into small pieces using a fork. Put into a mixing bowl and add the egg whites. Use an electric mixer to beat until smooth (2-4 minutes); mix in flour mixture. If the dough is too sticky, add more flour, 1 tablespoon at a time (you may add as much as an additional ¼ of a cup).
Roll the dough into small balls, about 1.5 inches wide. Lightly press the cookies down with your fingers. Top with a cherry half. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until light brown.
What a cute cookie!! Very festive.


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On the outskirts of Interstellar City, Yunmeng Wandering Animal Life Base.
"Come here." The boy's unique warm and clear voice sounded in the breeze. A large group of small animals lying on the grass basking in the sun rose up and walked towards the source of the sound.
Standing in the warm sunshine, Zhu Qing'an was wearing a beige knee-length coat, half of his baby face was buried in a cotton wool scarf, only a pair of dark eyes filled with smiles appeared.
He squatted down and fed the small animals with jerky. After a long time, he finally fed the cubs. Patting the small paw prints on the corners of the clothes. He prepared to walk into the rest room in the base.
Zhu Qing'an was the owner and the only employee of this stray animal base.
He lived a tight life, worked as a group performer in Hengcheng, and occasionally did some small jobs.
The only thing that could make him proud was this small stray animal life base that belonged to him alone. Although unlike those famous large bases, there weren't many employees and good equipment resources.
But it was enough, there were many animals who loved him.
Zhu Qing'an turned on the light brain, glanced at it hastily, and suddenly noticed that there was a software on the desktop.
A white square frame with a black heart in the middle.
There was a small word "False Love" underneath.
Virus software?
Zhu Qing'an's first reaction was to drag the software icon and throw it into the trash to delete it. But when he accidentally poked the picture, the screen immediately went dark, turning into a black and white background with love hearts and a black text box popped up in the middle.
[This is a light brain handheld game.]
[Welcome to False Love, a game about raising love.]
[You'll meet the game's main character, Qin Hengyi.]
[Qin Hengyi unexpectedly lost his memory and he couldn't remember anything, even his own name. His temperament became manic and restless, longing to be loved and reassured.]
[You need to claim that you are the most loving lover to him, to placate him, to love him…even if that love is false.]
Simply put.
It was the game's protagonist who had lost all his memories and had a manic temperament. The player, who has never met the protagonist, must kindly deceive the protagonist in order to appease him – "I am the lover who loves you the most. We were in love for a long time before you lost your memory, and I love you so much that I can take care of you…"
Very exciting. Especially when the truth is accidentally discovered.
But don't worry too much about the protagonist suspecting that his memory is blank. He doesn't even remember if he really had a lover. Probably that was why this game was called False Love.
[This game does not require kryptonite, the game protagonist will personally spend money for you, to protect you, and even change your fate, to the pinnacle of life].
[tn: kryptonite is a game currency]
Zhu Qing'an didn't dare to be interested, but when he saw the last sentence, he froze.
The most famous game in the empire didn't dare to claim so… No matter how powerful the game protagonist was, they were all useless paper people.
What was this three-nothing game trying to do?
[Do you choose to begin?]
Under divine intervention, Zhu Qing'an ordered the start.
[Your journey as a lover has begun. Have a nice day.]
The black and white background image dispersed, and the screen plunged into darkness again.
Zhu Qing'an pursed his lips. This was a small game, he was not demanding, he was ready to see a game full of mosaic style paintings, along with a card-by-card game experience, as well as the logic of the dead game plot.
A word box popped up on the dark screen.
[Player is invited to poke the screen and light a candle!]
Zhu Qing'an poked the screen.
A warm yellow bright light emanated from his position, illuminating the square.
The game had a wide perspective and could show the space at a glance.
It was a small four-sided space with no windows or doors, and the walls and floors were grey…
Just a little metal bed….
Zhu Qing'an looked up and the game then turned his attention to the iron bed.
He was also startled.
There was a man sitting on the bed. That is the protagonist of the game named Qin Hengyi.
The man was very tall, the cot could not accommodate him at all. He could only sit on the bed against the wall.
He was wearing a black shirt, which nicely outlined his slender body. But the shirt was not bright and shiny, it was stained with dried brown blood and dust.
He was handsome, and even in the dim light, he could see that his face was rigid, his nose high, and his features were European.
He seemed to be sleeping, unaware of anyone approaching.
Zhu Qing'an lightly breathed a sigh of relief.
But in the next second, the man suddenly opened his eyes.
Right at eye level with him.
–It was a pair of deep, obscure crimson eyes that were creepy like they were drenched in sticky blood.
Zhu Qing'an: "…….."
Although it was an interstellar society with a mix of races, there would never be a pure human with red eyes.
Unless it was an alien humanoid, non-life form, or an extra-human hybrid….
This game was too lacking in common sense.
The man saw Zhu Qing'an, stood up, and approached the other man step by step.
The leather shoes on the ground made a low clacking sound.
The eerie atmosphere was exhilarating.
In the next second it seemed like the man would crack into bloody whistling, as he laughed pointedly and came at Zhu Qing'an. It was turning into a horror game.
The man looked at Zhu Qing'an, his red eyes narrowed and his thin lips opened.
His voice came out of the light brain.
It was nice, with a sense of maturity and calmness, magnetic and dull, like an ancient bell that echoed in Zhu Qingan's ears for a long time.
He didn't know how to answer.
He tried to point a straight fork, but couldn't back out.
A red emergency alert box popped up.
[The player is asked to answer the protagonist's question as soon as possible!]
[Answer tip: What you need to do now is claim that you are the most loving lover to him, give him reassurance, and settle his nerves first].
Zhu Qingan: "…………………………"
The man in the game waited quietly.
Zhu Qingan took a closer look at the man's quiet appearance.
The man's eyes were red, but his eyelashes were long and soft, just enough to block his eyes, and his hair was a little curly and soft and fluffy, so it was definitely easy to touch.
Like the canine combat beast from the base that had been discarded due to a war disability. It had lost its memories too, big and strong, but with a lively and docile temperament and lots of daily problems.
Zhu Qingan would answer them one by one for it.
In return, it would give him its furry canine tail to touch.
This game seemed to be well drawn, and worth playing.
Zhu Qingan decided to follow the game's instructions.
He had recently been doing group acting, stealing a few small acting skills, not to mention doing some bitter supporting roles.
He had a fair and clear baby face, with slightly droopy eyes that looked naturally watery, and a bit of a strawberry blush around his eyes and cheeks.
It was a look that would make you want to hold him in your arms and kiss him.
He spoke slowly, softly and clearly, easily expressing aggrieved emotions, and even a bit shy and affectionate.
"I am the lover who loves you the most. I have always loved you very much, don't you … remember me? "
8 Replies to "C1"
snowmoon29 says: Reply
Rereading again because it's so good
UntamedS says: Reply
I'll try updating it tomorrow, I might split it tho.
ruinthyself says: Reply
yaaaa i think it's cute ah!! thank u for the chapter~
KiraKira says: Reply
Hello, I'm Kaka.
Thank you for taking this novel💞
I wanted to know if I can use your translation to translate this novel into Indonesian.
I love this novel and your translation too.
I hope it's not disrespectful to ask because I will credit you of course.
Thank you 😄
sure u can 😁
Thank you 😆
rei says: Reply
"light brain" is computer, right? haha
LaZyCat says: Reply
Oh my! Sooo cute!!! I already love him
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Home » Accreditation: When Talking About Higher Education, Nothing Could Be More Relevant – Or Controversial
Accreditation: When Talking About Higher Education, Nothing Could Be More Relevant – Or Controversial
By Jesse Nickles | May 22, 2014
Accreditation. It's a word that most college students have heard at some point, but that (unfortunately) very few actually comprehend on a meaningful level.
And that is NOT a good thing. With greedy investors and corrupt congressmen aggressively turning college into a for-profit industry devoid of traditional academic discourse and teeming with unqualified faculty, dishonest recruiting practices, and fly-by-night campuses, more and more students are being scammed into attending schools that are a complete waste of time and money. Sadly, in many cases these students could have avoided a huge financial and emotional crisis by simply researching the world of 'accreditation' more carefully – (if only they knew how!).
Brief History of College Accreditation
The concept of accreditation is simple: Anytime a government, or 3rd-party organization (usually a non-profit organization) offers certification of competency, authority, or credibility, it can be considered a form of accreditation. In other words, such certification tells the public 'we've approved these members as providing quality products or services' especially in the industries of education, healthcare, and so forth.
Accreditation is further defined by the U.S. Department of Education:
What is accreditation? Accreditation is the recognition that an institution maintains standards requisite for its graduates to gain admission to other reputable institutions of higher learning or to achieve credentials for professional practice. The goal of accreditation is to ensure that education provided by institutions of higher education meets acceptable levels of quality.
Of course, by this definition, hundreds of low quality colleges across America should be immediately considered un-accredited – but we will get to that later. This accreditation process is carried out (in the United States) by special non-profit agencies:
What are accrediting agencies? Accrediting agencies are organizations (or bodies) that establish operating standards for educational or professional institutions and programs, determine the extent to which the standards are met, and publicly announce their findings.
Unlike most countries, the United States government is not directly responsibly for accrediting colleges and universities. Instead, under the terms of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the U.S. Secretary of Education is required by law to publish a list of recognized accrediting agencies for higher education institutions. And, because the United States has drastically more colleges than the rest of the world, its methods and standards of accreditation are of concern not only to American citizens, but also to foreign governments and entities, and to foreign citizens seeking to study in America.
Higher Education Accreditation in America
There are literally dozens of accrediting agencies "recognized" by the U.S. Department of Education (see below). From pharmacy studies, to nursing schools – and even funeral service programs – there are recognized accreditation agencies for nearly any type of higher education you are interested in pursuing. Now, it is VERY important to note that recognition is NOT endorsement and does not imply/guarantee any level of quality. Instead, recognition can be summarized as the government saying, "Regardless of this agency's quality standards, they are at least sufficiently consistent in the types of schools to which they offer their accreditation membership."
Ultimately, the 'gold standard' of all higher education accreditation standards is called REGIONAL accreditation. This is the mandatory accreditation required by most reputable employers, companies, graduate schools, transfer institutions, and beyond. Without a regionally-accredited college degree, your diploma is virtually worthless and will not be respected or accepted as a legitimate achievement in higher education by the American academic community.
Now, here is where the confusion often begins. There is, in fact, no single agency called 'Regional Accreditation Council' or similar. Instead, regional accreditation is actually offered by 6 distinct agencies that are 'regionally' located around the US, loosely organized under what is known as the Council For Higher Education Accreditation. For example, there is the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools for institutions in most central states, and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools for institutions in most southern states (among 4 other regional agencies).
Regardless of the lies told by hundreds of for-profit scam schools (and their recruiters) every single year, the truth remains that regional accreditation is the only legitimate form of accreditation for colleges and universities. Most for-profit schools are what is called nationally accredited – which is truly a severe and unfortunate misnomer – by a group called the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) or the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), among others. At first glance, 'national' accreditation sounds a bit nicer than 'regional' accreditation – and recruiters who work for for-profit scam schools are well aware of this. Jason Aquino, a student from California who was recruited by Neumont University – a for-profit institution without regional accreditation – was specifically told by his recruiter, Karick Heaton, that "national accreditation was the better one to have."
Nothing could be farther from the truth. The only reason that ACICS accreditation is called 'national' accreditation is because their organization is based in Washington D.C. and does not maintain any 'regional' agency partners. (The ACICS and other 'national' agencies like the ACCSC are exclusively focused on career training programs that target low-income, blue-collar Americans who are often less aware of for-profit scam schools. These agencies are infamous for having extremely low accreditation standards and are NOT respected by the vast majority of reputable universities or employers.)
Never-Ending Agency Drama & Politics
In other cases, some schools ARE indeed 'properly' accredited by reputable regional agencies (i.e. HULT International Business School) when in fact they really shouldn't be, yet have somehow managed to squeeze through the cracks for the time being (i.e. when a corporation 'buys out' a bankrupt non-profit college).
In short, the truth is that modern accreditation of any given industry has always been, and will always be, a very political and sensitive issue ripe with corruption, bribes, favors, partisanship, cronyism, in-fighting, hypocrisy, and all other sorts of drama.
Here's a perfect example: even the very well-respected Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities – the regional accreditor for northwestern states in the U.S. – recently cut off their partnership with the CHEA back in 2011 for unknown reasons. Technically speaking, this means that the NCCU is not currently "recognized" by the CHEA as a legitimate regional accreditor. But because regional accreditors function rather autonomously to begin with, and because the NCCU maintains such a high level of respect, this disassociation did not really harm their legitimacy among academics.
Another example: in 2013, The University of Northern Virginia – a for-profit school focused on scamming foreign students – had its accreditation revoked by the ACICS. Shortly thereafter, its campus was raided by agents working for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Student and Exchange Visitor Program (ICE), followed by multiple lawsuits involving the owners and investors behind the institution. By some measure of insanity (and/or slow legal proceedings), the school was allowed to keep its .EDU domain, and tried to secretly open a new campus in South Dakota.
See Also: How To Spot A Scam School – A.K.A. Diploma Mill – Here Are Some Of The Most Common Warning Signs
More information regarding the shady tactics that for-profit scam schools use to remain in business: How For-Profit Colleges Stay In Business Despite Terrible Track Record
Complete List Of Recognized Accreditors
So then, is regional accreditation the only standard to look out for? Definitely not! Depending on your field of study, there are multiple accreditations that you should check for before enrolling in a college – or even a specialized program or course.
For example, ABET is the recognized accreditation authority for programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. Therefore, even if a given university is well-known, well-respected, and regionally-accredited, but their computer science department is not accredited by ABET, most academics and employers would strongly advise you to avoid that institution. From the DOE:
Are there different types of accreditation? There are two basic types of educational accreditation, one identified as "institutional" and one referred to as "specialized" or "programmatic." Institutional accreditation normally applies to an entire institution, indicating that each of an institution's parts is contributing to the achievement of the institution's objectives, although not necessarily all at the same level of quality. Specialized accreditation normally applies to the evaluation of programs , departments, or schools which usually are parts of a total collegiate or other postsecondary institution. The unit accredited may be as large as a college or school within a university or as small as a curriculum within a discipline.
The following is a complete index of all accreditation agencies currently recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (this list may change regularly):
Institutional Accrediting Agencies
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, Accreditation Commission
Council on Occupational Education
Distance Education and Training Council, Accrediting Commission
New York State Board of Regents, and the Commissioner of Education
Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission
Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools
New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
New York State Board of Regents, State Education Department, Office of the Professions (Public Postsecondary Vocational Education, Practical Nursing)
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Oklahoma Board of Career and Technology Education
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Pennsylvania State Board of Vocational Education, Bureau of Career and Technical Education
Puerto Rico State Agency for the Approval of Public Postsecondary Vocational, Technical Institutions and Programs
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior College and University Commission
HYBRID AGENCIES
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. – May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education
American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation
American Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation
American Podiatric Medical Association, Council on Podiatric Medical Education
Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
Midwifery Education Accreditation Council
Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education, Commission on Accreditation
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences
National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation
National Association of Schools of Dance, Commission on Accreditation
National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation, Commission on Community/Junior College Accreditation
National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation
The Council on Chiropractic Education
Specialized or Programmatic Accrediting Agencies
PROGRAMMATIC AGENCIES
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education
American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education
Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., Accreditation Commission
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Commission on English Language Program Accreditation
Council on Education for Public Health
Council on Naturopathic Medical Education
Kansas State Board of Nursing
Maryland Board of Nursing
Missouri State Board of Nursing
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
New York State Board of Regents, State Education Department, Office of the Professions (Nursing Education)
North Dakota Board of Nursing
Teacher Education Accreditation Council, Accreditation Committee
Future Concerns Regarding Accreditation
In conclusion, let's follow this path of logic for just a moment:
The US is the world's largest economy (China soon to surpass)
English is the world's most popular language
The US is home to more college and universities than anywhere else in the world
The US government allows indirect accreditation of its colleges and universities
The controversies surrounding higher education accreditation are far from over. In fact, with the higher education industry growing faster than nearly any other industry in the world, we can probably expect its corruption and cronyism to grow just as fast.
"As I am fond of saying, the United States exports some of the world's best and worst higher education. The term 'officially accredited' covers a broad spectrum of institutions in terms of quality encompassing the good, the bad and the ugly." — Mark Ashwill
The above quote is from Mark Ashwill, a former lecturer and Fulbright program adviser at the State University of New York at Buffalo who now lives in Vietnam. Ashwill's impressive list of accomplishments now sees him as head of Capstone Vietnam, a human resources and educational training company based in Hanoi and Ho Chi Min City.
Ashwill goes on to express concern over why the American government so readily provides free advertising to for-profit scam schools to the millions of foreigners who consider studying in the United States every year:
It's always been a mystery to me why EducationUSA (i.e., the US State Department – on behalf of the US Government – on behalf of the American taxpayer) represents all "officially accredited" institutions of higher education in its 400+ advising centers around the world. After all, there is absolutely no comparison between regionally accredited (RA) and nationally accredited (NA) schools, in terms of quality.
And here is exactly where we can expect the issue of accreditation to go in the future: ABROAD. The United States has a modest population of around 300 million people. Unfortunately for scam schools, American citizens have certain rights and privileges, including the ability to file lawsuits once fraud has been uncovered. This fact has rapidly turned attention toward the 7-8 billion other humans living in the world who are unaware of such higher education scandals now plaguing the US, and who, conveniently, also have an ever-growing amount of disposable middle-class income to spend.
Take, for example, University of Canada West, who for years now has been paying massive commissions to recruiters based in countries such as India who successfully convince students to enroll in their horribly reputed programs. As one CollegeTimes visitor reported, "Wow, this school is now trying to recruit students in China, Korea, Indonesia and Thailand. Watch out everyone, they're now targetting other places where they are unknown. It is a shame the gov't does nothing to protect these international students."
This game plays both ways across the ocean. Not only are North American colleges (both for-profit AND non-profit AND public) actively seeking out more foreign students to come study at their American-based campuses, but they are also establishing a significant amount of satellite campuses and programs in other countries. In many of these countries, officials and governments are even easier to corrupt than in the United States (if a well-funded institution so desired – thankfully, most satellite campuses and expansion programs are still relatively legitimate). However, Ashwill has witnessed first-hand as Western for-profit companies aggressively expand their reach into Vietnam, looking to make a quick buck off unsuspecting Vietnamese families.
For now, the best bet for most college students of the world is still to study in America at a regionally-accredited, well-established institution with positive consumer reviews. But who knows – perhaps in the future, the American higher education system will have become so corrupted, and the lines so blurred between for-profit and non-profit schools, that other markets and opportunities (including the internet) will prove to be a better investment of not only time – but money as well. And, probably, far less of it.
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7 Comments on "Accreditation: When Talking About Higher Education, Nothing Could Be More Relevant – Or Controversial" (RSS)
Jon Marinella
Terrible article discrediting nationally accredited schools that provide a lot of military personnel with degrees and do so by the traditional military standards when you could still get a degree through the U.S. military.
My school was in business for over 80 years, lost accreditation due to the white house putting pressure on councils to increase requirements to qualify and they are now a state accredited diploma school but the coursework is exactly the same.
What makes this a tragedy, and the author of this article an arrogant, elitist ignoramus, is my time at Kent State University was a LIVING NIGHTMARE.
They have no business WHATSOEVER teaching electrical, industrial and other areas of engineering meanwhile they are ABET accredited!
National accreditation isn't a problem, ALL ACCREDITATION IS A PROBLEM.
The schools should be held up to a state based standard and state accredited by LICENSED AND BONDED AGENCIES.
No more BUYING accreditation for your degree programs like KSU did.
The author is way out of line in these assertions as many distance learning schools are good schools but, you get a lot of stupid people that are 25, 35 even 50 years old who never stop to think they've been out of school for so long they're not going to remember enough general education to succeed.
The Alumni for my school is absolutely impeccable many working in high level areas of military technology, running major corporations in the manufacturing industry and even still, some going onto get master's degrees in engineering through regionally accredited schools after placement testing permitted a transfer of credits.
The mere assertion that national accreditation isn't any good is blatant ignorance and irresponsible.
ACCREDITATION IN GENERAL IS CORRUPT AND UNRELIABLE.
We need to end the DOE and private accreditation completely leaving it up to state governments to sort these schools out.
Meanwhile you have idiots in Europe with culinary schools that obtain regional accreditation from the USA which is beyond laughable.
Mainly the article focused on scam schools who infiltrate national accreditation. You go on a massive rant defending national accreditation, unaware that since the article is about scam schools operating inside national accreditation you have inexplicably tied military personnel seeking degrees to scam schools and not to legitimate schools who operate with national accreditation such as electronics and technology colleges.
Ralph Roby
Interesting post, but I have to say National accreditation is not as bad as some think. It's extremely easy to argue against National accreditation when you graduate from an regional accredited institution. OK so this would America US forces aren't worth anything and are the worst military in the world because they operate a degree granting institution by National accreditation. I don't believe our military aren't the best because they are the best! It is politics and education isn't and shouldn't be decided on political provisions. National or regional both are recognized by CHEA and US for so no problems. Also if National is worthless whom is approved by the two, then what would that say about regional? You see let's say Harvard was using teachers who teach also at an National accredited institution, would that make Harvard a bad school? No it would equate the two BC they both have the same teacher, hello? This is true in many cases and to take it further where advisors who work with regional and national accreditors!! I believe I. All honesty and respect I argued my point well. I have degrees from both and found to be honest 100% I learned more and felt more challenged at the national association BC it was more career focus and no lecture and over the top general education focus. So you do the math!
The author is an arrogant, elitist snob.
If I look up alumni for the cleveland institute of electronics on linkedin these people have PHENOMENAL careers, often go onto other schools to get master's degrees and further, still return to CIE for specialized courses in radio, robotics, home security systems and so on.
I went to Kent State University which is ranked I think 196th out of the top 200 schools in the USA and their engineering program is a complete and total disaster. Meanwhile they are both regionally accredited and ABET accredited which is absurd!
In general we need to get rid of the DOE and privatized education councils since they are all blatantly corrupt. KSU bought their ABET accreditation by whatever means necessary there's no doubt in my mind. They are requiring courses based on architecture drafting that have been outdated since the 60's! No school in the country still requires such a course.
Further, many Nationally accredited schools indeed provide degrees for our military since the military no longer has degree programs. I have Naval books in engineering written in the 60's and 70's that were used for their Master's in Electrical Engineering Technology degree and guess what?
The texts mirror the standards from my oh so dreadful, previously nationally accredited school.
Under common core and pressure from the white house, my school lost accreditation after over 80 years of good standing.
The Alumni success would shame this author in comparison to put it bluntly.
Joanna Whitaker
Extremely helpful – thank you for putting this together
Just came across this article.
A correction regarding the University of Northern Virginia scam lost its ACICS accreditation in 2008, not 2013. The linked articles about it have the information.
It is another scandal that even being unaccredited, they were allowed to continue to enroll foreign students. That only ended after the state of Virginia revoked their permission to operate in Virginia (they also were very lenient and should have closed the institution years earlier.)
Dahn Shaulis
Excellent article. More people in US higher education need to read this. I am including information in may article on the US college meltdown.


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For Whom the Beale Tolls: 9th Ward Alderman Still Isn't Happy With Red Light Cam Reforms
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9th Ward alderman Anthony Beale isn't too fond of paying for pedestrian infrastructure in his Southeast Side district (activists in the Riverdale community area have been lobbying him to fund a sidewalk on 130th for years), but he sure likes complaining about red light cameras.
Beale, who chairs the City Council's Transportation Committee, has been a leading critic of the red light cams, which a Northwestern University study released last week found resulted in a ten percent decrease in injury crashes. The study, commissioned by the city as part of various reforms to the program announced in 2015, also called for the relocation of some red lights and for the "grace period" after a light turns red to be extended from 0.1 seconds to 0.3 seconds. The city is moving forward with both of those recommendations, including moving cameras currently installed at six locations to five new intersections
But the Sun-Times recently reported that the alderman doesn't feel those changes go far enough and wants more concessions. First of all, he told the paper that Mayor Emanuel needs to follow through with his election-year promise to install pedestrian countdown timers at all the red light intersections to warn drivers the light is about to turn. "They're trying to put the countdown at each one of those intersections," he said. "But it's not totally done yet."
Actually, that's not the case, according to a statement released by the Chicago Department of Transportation earlier this week. "The city [has] completed the installation of pedestrian countdown timers at all intersections equipped with red light cameras," it read.
CDOT Commissioner Rebecca Scheinfeld told the Sun-Times that tripling the grace period after the red light changes is likely to result in around 29 percent fewer tickets being issued. That's the percentage of the 586, 415 drivers ticketed last year who entered the intersection between 0.1 and 0.3 seconds after the light turned red.
Still, Beale said he wasn't impressed. "Is [extending the grace period] gonna have a big difference as far as the amount of tickets? I don't think so." He didn't any particular reason why he believes CDOT's numbers are wrong.
The alderman insisted that he won't be satisfied with the reforms to the red light camera program until a federal study is conducted to determine the ideal yellow light duration for intersections with the cams, something he called for two years ago. "[That] is what we really were pushing — to have some national standards for the yellow," he told the Sun-Times. He added that he won't be happy until that study is completed and Chicago "abides by the national standard… That will help tremendously as far as the amount of [crashes] and red-light violations in the city."
Some local red light camera critics, such as the Chicago Tribune's David Kidwell, have argued that Chicago three-second yellow lights are "risky" and "too short" because some other cities have longer yellows. The thing is, it's not like Chicago shortened its yellow lights after the cameras were installed in order to catch more violators and generate more revenue. Our city has had a three-second standard at its more than 3,000 stoplights for at least 30 years, possibly almost a century. It wasn't until the cams were installed that we heard many arguments that the yellow timing is unsafe.
Beale is correct that there's no federal standard for yellow light timing, and that wouldn't necessarily be a bad idea. But there's currently no national agreement on what that standard should be and there's no indication that Chicago's current yellow light timing is unsafe.
For example, Kidwell pointed to Maryland, where a law passed in 2004 requires 3.5-second yellow, as a best practice. But an official from the Baltimore transportation department acknowledged that the legislation was passed for political, rather than safety reasons.
You can Streetsblog Chicago's full analysis of the yellow light issue here. But the bottom line is, Beale's issue with Chicago's signal timing isn't due to a realistic concern about dangerous signal timing. It's just another excuse to gripe about an effective safety program that he simply does not like.
It would be great if Beale spent less time fixating on automated enforcement, and more time getting sidewalks built in his ward so that constituents don't have to walk to the store in the mud.
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German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz described the U.S. move as a major breakthrough that could pave the way for a broader deal.
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire echoed his praise, saying an agreement on the overhaul of cross-border corporate tax rules was now within reach by a summer deadline.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told G-20 officials that Washington had dropped the Trump administration's proposal to let some companies opt out of new global digital tax rules, U.S. and European officials said on Friday, raising hopes for an agreement by summer.
"Secretary Yellen announced that we will engage robustly to address both Pillars of the OECD project, and that the United States is no longer advocating for 'safe harbor' implementation of Pillar 1," a U.S. Treasury official said.
Already challenging multilateral talks to reform global taxation under the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development stalled after former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin insisted on the contentious measure in late 2019.
Tax experts and finance officials around the world had warned that the U.S. proposal could have allowed big U.S. companies like Amazon, Alphabet's Google and Facebook to opt out of whatever was agreed internationally.
Yellen's statement to G-20 finance ministers and central bankers was widely welcomed by European officials.
"My U.S. colleague Janet Yellen told G-20 finance ministers today that the United States would participate, and that the new regulations for fair international taxation should be binding for all companies," he said in a statement after the meeting.
He said Yellen told the G-20 officials that Washington also planned to reform U.S. minimum tax regulations in line with an OECD proposal for a global effective minimum tax.
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Slavery was part of life in Barbados for centuries. But its history can be hard to find
A slender bronze sculpture representing an African couple and their child dominates a modest concrete plaza above a colourful jumble of houses in Rock Hall Freedom Village, Barbados, about a half-hour's drive north of the island's capital, Bridgetown.
A few feet away, a granite plaque records the names of 38 people who became residents of Rock Hall, the island's first village for freed slaves after emancipation in 1834.
And an adjacent tablet commemorates the suffering of millions of Africans in slave ships and sugar plantations while celebrating the resilience of the human spirit in the face of an overwhelming evil.
"From the belly of the slave ship to a freeholder, the spirits of the African ancestors beckon the enslaved souls guiding them to the first free village," the inscription reads.
Nearby, a series of colourful murals celebrates the progression of the African community from the captivity of the cane fields to a free life in their new village, where they are shown working peacefully, cultivating their own crops and nurturing familiar features of Barbadian culture such as kite-flying and dominoes.
Rock Hall is a moving memorial to the system that dominated Barbados' economic and social life for almost 200 years and forced an estimated half-million Africans to the island to work in the sugar cane fields there, and others in the Caribbean, until emancipation.
Like some other important remnants of the island's slave history, the Rock Hall monument is neither easy to find nor well interpreted for visitors, yet it provides an insight into that past and the efforts to preserve it.
"It's a difficult history but it's one that underpins not only the history of this island but underpins the development of global capitalism for the past 500 years," said Kevin Farmer, deputy director of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society.
He said the wealth accumulated from sugar, rice and cotton in the New World over several hundred years until the late 19th century was the result of the "blood, tears and death" of millions of enslaved Africans.
Traces of that history can be found in the museum, which celebrates the emancipation of slaves through an act of Parliament in Britain — the colonial power for more than 300 years until 1966 — but also contains chilling artifacts such as a brand used to burn an owner's initials into the skin of a slave, and an iron ball and chain that would be attached to a slave's leg to prevent escape.
Farmer rejected a reporter's suggestion that the island has been reluctant to tell the story of slavery in ways that are accessible to visitors, and said its efforts will soon be bolstered by a signage project in Bridgetown — parts of which are designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site — that will include important slavery-related locations.
"Thirty years ago there might have been some reluctance, but with the growth in scholarship and the willingness of people to engage in that past, I would have to answer no," he said.
For now, one sign of Bridgetown's slave history can be seen in a plaque marking the Cage, where runaway slaves were kept until their owners came to reclaim them.
The enclosure, established by an act of Parliament in 1688, was originally in the centre of Bridgetown but was moved to the pier head in 1818 so that the town's image would not be hurt by the "noise and stench" of the slaves kept there, the plaque says.
Perhaps the most vivid celebration of emancipation can be seen in a statue of Bussa, a slave who led a failed revolt in 1816. He was killed by British officers in the uprising, along with many co-conspirators, but the statue shows a black man with his face tilted triumphantly to the sky and holding broken chains from his outstretched arms.
Built on a busy traffic circle on the outskirts of Bridgetown, the statue is not easy to reach. But visitors who dash across the intersection will find the base inscribed with a portion of the Abolition of Slavery Act in 1833, and a plaque unveiled by the island's former prime minister Owen Arthur in 1997, saying that the monument should serve as a reminder that Barbadians must never again allow themselves to become slaves "physically or mentally."
The "Bussa Rebellion" prompted British authorities to build six signal stations on the island's high points where officers could detect slave revolts and warn other lookouts. One of the stations, Gun Hill in St. George Parish, has been restored by the Barbados National Trust, and offers visitors panoramic views to the south and east, plus an exhibition on the semaphore system used for signalling any threat from land or sea.
Another obscure historical site is the Newton Slave Burial Ground, on the edge of an industrial estate in the Christ Church Parish in the south of the island. The site, which is not marked from the nearest road, is reached via a grassy track along the side of a sugar cane field. It is marked simply by a metal sign saying that some 570 slaves from the adjacent Newton Plantation were buried there, and that some of their belongings, such as eating utensils and jewelry, are on display in the island's museum.
Excavation at the site found human bones with very high concentrations of lead, according to Sir Henry Fraser, a Barbados senator and a leading advocate for the preservation of the island's heritage. The slaves were sometimes given rations of the island's plentiful rum to keep them docile, but the spirit was distilled in lead pipes, which poisoned them, he said.
"Lead poisoning produced tiredness and lethargy, which would have led to this popular view that the slaves were lazy and you had to whip them to make them work," Fraser said.
Other than the sign, visitors to the burial ground will see only an open field, appropriately bordered by sugar cane, inviting them to imagine the lives of people that ended at that site.
Fraser, who is president emeritus of the Barbados National Trust, has pushed for the restoration of a slave hospital on the grounds of the Grantley Adams School, a high school in St. Joseph Parish. The building was gutted by fire about a decade ago and is now partly occupied by a school workshop, but it is the only site of its kind to survive on the island and so should be preserved, he said.
A very different view on the history of slavery can be seen at St. Nicholas Abbey, a meticulously restored sugar plantation in the northeast of the island. The estate, which began to grow sugar in the 17th century, offers visitors a gracious vision of plantation life with manicured gardens, grand dining rooms where the "plantocracy" — plantation owners and their families — entertained guests, and a restored sugar mill that is still processing cane.
In a hallway leading to the rum-tasting room and the gift shop, the slaves are acknowledged with a reproduction of ledgers showing the prices paid for individual men and women and, along with other assets, as stated by the document, their total monetary value.
One page listing female slaves includes Susanna, who was bought for 50 pounds, and Daphne, who is recorded as being worth only 15 pounds.
While the plantation's slave history gets short shrift at St. Nicholas Abbey, it is marked in a nearby village where a slave house is being restored.
This year, the single-storey stone building had a new roof of corrugated iron and some new cement on its walls, but its doors and windows were empty spaces. It was open for any enterprising visitors who wanted to stand in the one-room building and imagine the hard lives of its occupants.
With its auditorium showing archival film from the 1930s and a new miniature railway under construction to take tourists around the estate, St. Nicholas Abbey is a highlight of heritage tourism in Barbados. But critics say the island's authorities have not done enough to highlight an essential part of that heritage: its history of slavery.
"Don't shy away from the truth," said Mighty Gabby, a prolific calypso singer and one of the island's cultural ambassadors. "Barbados was the first slave centre in the Western world. Geographically, we are closer to Africa than any other place in the Caribbean. People are anxious to find out these truths."
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Strib: Super Bowl freebies violated ethics code; reimbursement paid
Bob Collins March 1, 2018, 3:43 PM Mar 1, 2018
#tbt to last year's #superbowl media party…I ate like 30 oysters 😂😂 #stayhungry pic.twitter.com/qDIFHIXQ0o
— Natasha Geigel (@NatashaFox26) February 8, 2018
When a big, national event rolls into town — a national political convention, for example — a host committee will almost always have a party for the thousands of representatives of the media beforehand.
That's the way it worked at the Super Bowl in Minneapolis last month, too. The exclusive party at the Mall of America was for credentialed media only.
It's a "splendid evening on someone else's dime," as SB Nation called it in 2014.
It's also an "ethical disaster that will haunt us for some time to come," a member of the Star Tribune's union said in a post Super Bowl performance survey that showed wide disagreement among journalists on the question.
The complaint, however, caught the attention of management at the newspaper. On Wednesday, newsroom executives announced in an internal memo that the newspaper will reimburse the Super Bowl Host Committee for the cost of providing the perk to employees who attended.
During our coverage of the Super Bowl, more than two dozen staffers attended a media party sponsored by the Super Bowl host committee. Because we provide readers coverage of the committee, this conflicted with our code of business conduct and ethics, specifically "avoiding behavior or actions that could be a real or perceived conflict between your personal interest and the interests of the company."
As a result, we have reimbursed the host committee for each staffer's attendance. Doing so was a significant cost, but it was ethically important for us to pick up the tab, particularly for those who were part of our impressive coverage team.
We will be doing some additional reviews of how well we are adhering to our own standards. This is a good time for all of us to review our Code of Conduct, posted on StribNet Info & Policies. if you have any particular questions or issues, please share them with us or your AME.
"I always think that the tendency these days is to obsess over the appearance of a conflict of interest, even if it doesn't really exist, on the grounds that the press has to be like Caesar's wife because someone will call out any journalist who they see as being bought and paid-for," says Jane Kirtley, who directs the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law at the University of Minnesota.
"Most journalists would insist that they wouldn't be influenced, but again, it's about perception as well as reality. And one must ask: why does the host committee sponsor a bash like this if it doesn't think it will benefit from it?"
And it's not just the host committee that presents a potential conflict. Thirteen people planned the the Super Bowl Media Party, most of them as representatives of corporations looking for "activations."
In the practical world, a free drink or a game of air hockey isn't going to to sway a good journalist. But in the real world, the appearance of a conflict of interest is serious business. The Star Tribune has led the way among news organizations trying to pry the secret details of the deal between the NFL, the host committee, and the city and state.
Free food and alcohol can look like an invitation to look the other way on the things that authorities wanted to keep secret and an appearance of a conflict of interest can ruin trust between journalist and reader.
"It's great that the Strib is doing the right thing," Kelly McBride, the vice president of the Poynter Institute, said in an email.
"If the party had a ticket price and there was no journalistic reason to be there, then it's right to reimburse the Super Bowl committee," McBride said. "This isn't an ethical disaster by any stretch. But public actions like this go a long way in setting expectations for the journalists who work at the newspaper. Next time someone gets a valuable gift at work from an outside organization, it will be impossible to "forget" what the company's standards are."
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South Side reaches its limit with bars
Michele Margittai (left) pleas with city officials to provide the South Side with some relief from unruly bar patrons on the South Side. A full house of area residents came to the South Side Market House to ask Mayor Ravenstahl for help.
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"Taking a time-out" to decide how they will proceed is where Mayor Luke Ravenstahl stands at the moment on the problem of the proliferation of bars on the South Side.
That pronouncement followed more than an hour of complaints from community leaders and residents about the noise, crime, drugs, prostitution, litter, vandalism, public urination, graffiti and more that comes from having 100 liquor licenses in the South Side area. Four more licenses are pending.
As part of a possible strategy, the mayor said he is considering splitting up the large Zone 3 — which includes the South Side — and setting up new zones.
He is also looking at the ordinance proposed by Councilman Jeff Koch which would prohibit a bar from opening within 150 feet of any more than two existing bars in local neighborhood commercial (LNC) districts.
The mayor also wants to establish a task force to deal with the bar issue, and pledged to walk-through "Pittsburgh's Bourbon Street" — as one resident referred to it — on March 9 to see the situation for himself.
Such was the upshot of the February 28 town hall meeting which drew about 300 people to the Market House to discuss community concerns regarding bars on Carson Street.
Besides Mr. Ravenstahl and Mr. Koch, officials in attendance included Police Chief Nate Harper, Zone 3 Police Commander Larry Ross, Director of Economic and Community Development Pat Ford, Planning Director Noor Ismael, Zoning Administrator Jeremy Smith, and more.
Prior to the public comments, the mayor said the meeting was called to "have productive discussion" about the issues as he believes it is possible to have both a vibrant South Side and peace-and-quiet.
Mr. Koch followed with details of his proposed legislation, which he is in the process of revising after the city Planning Commission recommended disapproval on grounds it would have a negative impact on other areas of the city.
The ordinance is designed to control the density of bars in the long-term. Establishments already in operation would not be affected as it only refers to new liquor licensees.
Besides prohibiting bars from opening within 150 feet of any more than two existing bars, it contains a zoning separation for restaurants with liquor licenses and those without liquor licenses. Currently, there is no differentiation.
The number of liquor licenses in the South Side in 2006 was 96, an almost 25 percent increase from the 77 licenses in 1996. Of the 100 licenses today, 65 are for establishments on East Carson St.
The impact of so many liquor licenses has been drunken driving arrests projected by the city police to triple between 2006 and 2007, and 10 hits-and-runs of vehicles per day.
More than 3,800 calls are made to 911 each week from Zone 3, or 1,700 more than any other zone, according to former Zone 3 Commander Rashall Brackney.
Kicking off the presentations were Susan McCoy and Mary Ann Sevich of the South Side Bar Task Force, South Side Community Council.
Ms. McCoy said the worst behavior is between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m., Thursday through Saturday.
She asked attendees to stand who have witnessed any of the following, prompting many residents to rise repeatedly: litter strewn on sidewalks and yards; noise; vomiting and urinating; loud music; cars parked illegally from bar patrons or valets; drug sales; sexual activity; drunks getting behind the wheels of cars; and more.
Ms. Sevich stated while the task force is not anti-bar, "we are very, very saddened by what we see happening in our neighborhood."
The local police are perhaps stretched too thin, she said, and the state police have only eight officers assigned to liquor code enforcement, and it takes 30 days to file a complaint.
Without adequate enforcement, she said, visitors to the South Side believe they can do as they wish without consequences.
"We are turning into the Wild West," she said.
Potential remedies include: splitting Zone 3 and/or increasing the number of city officers; a Business Improvement District in which business property owners pay a "tax" to maintain the district; Good Neighbor Agreements between business owners and the city on conditions for maintaining licenses; and Conditional Use Permits in which establishments may have their occupancy permits suspended for not meeting occupancy requirements.
But the latter three, attempted elsewhere, require money to set up and enforce, and will not address the uncontrolled proliferation of bars, she said.
Instead, she said, zoning is a necessary first step toward stabilizing the situation.
The proposed zoning ordinance will grandfather-in the current 100 licenses, and with the revision that it will apply to LNCs over 4,000 lineal feet, only five neighborhoods will be affected, she said.
In his remarks, Hugh Brannan, chair of the South Side Planning Forum, said the South Side has become a "regional entertainment Mecca," which all forum groups agree has given rise to problems.
In her remarks, Toni Gorenc, president of the board of directors of the South Side Local Development Co., said it is their belief that a solution must include a combination of strategies, and called for the formation of a task force to address the situation.
Tom Smith, president of the South Side Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber agrees something needs to be done about the problem, but that a zoning change is not the answer.
He said the possibility of a zoning change has kept some businesses from moving to the area. Instead, the chamber would like to see existing laws enforced.
Tom Barry, president of the South Side Bar and Restaurant Association, said that four years ago the state Liquor Control Board changed the laws to allow the inter-municipal transfer of liquor licenses, resulting in today's one liquor license for every 60 residents in the South Side.
"We need a timeout here," he said of the influx of bars into the area.
Resident Bruce Kraus said when he was growing up there were neighborhood bars in South Side. Today, they are "mega bars" and "college bars" that are destination points.
If two percent of the patrons are drunk, he said, that means there are 200 drunken drivers in the neighborhood, and "that is unacceptable."
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Councilman Jeff Koch listen to problems South Siders have with too many unruly bar patrons in the neighborhood.
"This is the crown jewel of Pittsburgh," he said of South Side, "and we need to restore it."


Two immigrants, Salimah and Sayuri, navigate isolation, a new language, and devastating loss on their way to a lifelong friendship. Far from her native country of Nigeria and now living as a single mother of two, Salimah works the night shift at a supermarket in small-town Australia. She is shy and barely speaks English, but pushes herself to sign up for an ESL class offered at the local university.
At the group's first meeting, Salimah meets Sayuri, who has come to Australia from Japan with her husband, a resident research associate at the local college. Sayuri has put her own education on hold to take care of her infant daughter and she is plagued by worries about financial instabilities and her general precariousness.
When Sayuri's daughter dies in daycare and one of Salimah's boys leaves to live with his father, the two women look to one another for comfort and sustenance, as they slowly master their new language.
Written with great warmth, Farewell, My Orange offers optimism in the face of adversity. In the stories of Salimah and Sayuri, readers will find a touching portrait of our need for others and the certainty of change.


More than educators and social workers learned about legal protection for youths at a workshop organized by the YWCA Bangkok-Pattaya Center.
The YWCA teaches how all forms of violence towards women and children can be prosecuted under the law.
YWCA Chairwoman Praichit Jetapai, and Wantanee Chotinantaset, treasurer for the YWCA Bangkok chapter, presided over the Sept. 11 seminar at Pattaya School No. 7.
The organizers noted that violence towards women and children is not only a problem in Thailand, but internationally and has become a focus of the United Nations.
Abuse can take the form of physical, verbal, mental, and sexual assaults by forcing, threatening, limiting freedom so the victim suffers. All such attacks can be prosecuted under the law.
"If a child is found abandoned or tortured in any way, we should not ignore it, but should report to government officers to help the victim quickly because such children are a part of Thai society and require care from us," Praichit said.


Leiden, Netherlands is not exactly the first place that comes into mind when you think about ancient history. Even if you are in the city, you would most likely walk past the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (National Museum of Antiquities) without noticing it. Hidden in an unremarkable building in the historic city center, it's nothing like entering the magnificent building of the Louvre or the British Museum. Yet, judging the book by its cover would be a huge mistake. Once inside, right in the middle of the entrance hall, you are greeted with an actual Egyptian temple, built c. 2000 years ago, originally dedicated to Isis and later used as a Christian church, transported to the museum stone by stone from Taffeh, Egypt.
Each year Twitter has an event for international Museum Week (#MuseumWeek), which celebrates the many museums, galleries and cultural institutions that make valuable contributions to the arts, history and culture around the world. More than 2,200 museums, galleries and cultural institutions from over 64 countries come together on Twitter for #MuseumWeek including the Corinium Museum in Cirencester in the UK (@CoriniumMuseum). I re-visited the recently refurbished and extended Corinium Museum earlier this year, and today I invite you to discover 7 ancient Roman treasures from Cirencester (named Corinium Dobunnorum in Roman times), once one of the most important places in Roman Britain, second only to London.


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Usha Nadkarni: I have now and then made my opinion known with regard to the show
Mumbai , 26 Nov 2021
Well known actress Usha Nadkarni, who plays an important role in the web show 'Pavitra Rishta - It's Never Too Late' speaks about being part of the show and how she helped the young actors with her advice on the basis of her experience in the industry.She said: "The new generation in the show are their own bosses and they aren't looking for any advice but however each of them has their own ingredients to mix and better the recipe that I truly love and respect. Of course, everyone is a hero in their own story. Still, I have now and then made my opinion known with regard to the show and how the cast should portray a particular scene and have always valued that and learnt in the process which now shows on the screen.
"The actress, who plays the mother of the lead character, Manav (Shaheer Sheikh) further shared that it was great fun to work with the cast of 'Pavitra Rishta'. Also according to her she is satisfied with the response that the show got from viewers.She added: "Shooting with the cast was great fun. There were plenty of funny instances throughout the shoot, and it hardly ever felt like work. I love the response yet again, and I hope for it to stay constant."'Pavitra Rishta' features Shaheer Sheikh and Ankita Lokhande in the lead roles. It is streaming on ALTBalaji.
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Photoshop Contest Entry view - Trapped under ice by bvdwielen - PhotoshopNation - Photoshop Contests & Prizes Every Day.
The arm breaking through the ice does not look real. The ice is so thin, he could just stand up. The boots would be in the water.
@WhisperingSage : Really? Your opinion about the ice isn't right and what about the boots? Good luck trying to break the ice of almost 10cm. That would be thick enough to stand on.
Yes, you are allowed to edit.
I don't know if it's allowed and fair, but I uploaded the correct picture due to a wrong upload.
@tilakraj, thanks I see what you mean. I uploaded the wrong picture. The hand is not out of place, it's the body that was too far to the right in this picture.


IDBiotech, an ELISA development specialist, explains why the quantification of HCPs is a key point in CMC strategy.
HCPs are proteins produced by the host organisms (bacteria, yeast, mammalian cells, plants) used to express recombinant therapeutic proteins. According to pharmaceutical guidelines for quality risk management, HCPs fit the definition of Critical Quality Attribute (CQA) due to their potential to affect product safety (immunogenicity risk) and efficacy. Therefore, it is a regulatory requirement to monitor the removal of HCP impurities in drug products during bioprocess development. This critical analysis is done using sensitive ELISA, this method being considered by the regulatory authorities as the "Gold Standard Method" for the quantification of HCPs.
Generic ELISAs available on the market (Cygnus, BioGenes, Bioreliance…) are accepted from preclinical phase to clinical phase 2. A process-specific ELISA, using polyclonal antibodies specifically developed to perfectly cover the whole HCP proteome expressed by the host organism, is expected by regulators for phase 3 clinical trials to demonstrate the clearance of HCP in the downstream process and the quality of the product.
However, analysing a mixture of hundreds of HCPs at varying concentration is a significant technical challenge and we advise you to carefully consider the matter!
Switching to a process-specific ELISA as early as possible can be a good strategy to decrease the risk associated with process development, process validation, performance qualification and clinical phases! IDBiotech was recently contacted by several biotech companies about the development of custom ELISAs, which included the production of specific antibodies. Unfortunately, in some cases, this only came after those companies incurred huge losses. The worst case was a biotech company with a highly contaminated phase 1 GMP batch. To avoid this kind of situation, IDBiotech now proposes to help biopharma companies select the most suitable generic assay by evaluating different commercial immunoreagents. They demonstrate the percentage of coverage of antibodies to the HCP proteome by 2D-PAGE combined with Western Blot analysis. They also propose to compare the 2D-PAGE profiles obtained before and after depletion of the HCP from the sample using the antibodies in affinity chromatography columns.
Finally, IDBiotech also recommends a complementary orthogonal method like Mass Spectrometry analysis. This technical approach is a good way to generate knowledge on the process and the product in order to add value to the innovation and make it more robust. Mass spectrometry can be used as a characterisation tool for identifying HCPs (qualitative approach) and for multiplexed quantification of selected HCPs.
Also, do not forget that routine testing might not be required on a regular basis if the control of HCPs is well demonstrated and there is consequently a return on early investment in HCP analytic capability.
So, if you are looking for support with this challenge, do not hesitate to contact our partner IDBiotech.


The existing translations of Maria Valtorta's writings cover the main spoken languages in the world, from the major European languages to several Indian dialects. In some of these translations, especially the major European ones, the Major work has been completely translated and the minor works have been partially or entirely translated. As far as other translations, we are gradually translating and publishing each volume. In others, we have published translations of selected passages or some parts of Maria Valtorta's works. In still others, such as the Armenian and Indonesian translations, there has been only the proposal of fostering a translation. Overall, it comes to slightly less than 30 languages.
Most of the authors of the existing translations have offered to do the job spontaneously, leaving to the CEV, in its capacity as publisher, the task of verifying the skills of the aspiring translator and compensating his or her performance once their agreement is concluded. Often, the CEV had to assist the translator in solving his doubts that arose about how to interpret certain passages of Maria's work. It was, finally, a right of the CEV to authorize the publication and the diffusion of a translation with formal agreements, when it was not possible or advisable for them to publish and diffuse it on their own, and the CEV also had the right (and a duty) to block illegal translations or at least fight them with injunctions and legal actions.
The rights and duties concerning the translations have been passed to the Foundation, which will be able to manage them with more competence and authority through the "subsidiary bodies" provided for in the art. 4 of the Statute. Of great importance is the establishment of the "council of translators," which will serve to increase the communication among the translators of Maria Valtorta's works where they will be able to exchange experiences and ask questions in order to achieve a better interpretation of the original Italian text and to translate it into the correct literary form of each foreign language.
You can help the project, especially in a professional field, with the support of the authors of the translations, both the ones that already have translated or are currently translating for Maria Valtorta and the ones willing to translate and think they have the right capability to do it. Financial aid, then, serves above all to support the costs of those translations which, even if they are requested, are not compensated enough from the sales, because they are sold in poor countries, or countries whose main religion is not Christian, or even in countries who do not readily accept cultural and religious diffusion.
The works of Maria Valtorta are completely or partially available in the following languages: Albanian – Arabic – Armenian – Czech – Chinese – Korean – Croatian – French – Japanese – Indonesian – English – Lithuanian – Malayalam – Dutch-Flemish – Polish – Portuguese – Romanian – Russian – Rwandese – Slovakian – Slovenian – Spanish – Swahili – Tamil – German – Ukrainian – Hungarian – Vietnamese.


"On the Interpretation of Caribbean Paleo-Temperature Reconstructions D" by Xiuquan Wan, Ping Chang et al.
A conundrum exists regarding whether the sea-surface temperatures decreased or increased over the southern Caribbean and the western Tropical Atlantic region during the Younger Dryas when the North Atlantic cooled substantially and the Atlantic thermohaline circulation was weakened significantly. Despite the proximity of core locations, some proxy reconstructions record a surface cooling, while others indicate a warming. We suggest that this seemingly paradoxical finding may, at least partially, be attributed to the competing physical processes that result in opposing signs of temperature change in the region in response to weakened North Atlantic meridional overturning circulation. Our coupled ocean-atmosphere model experiments indicate that the temperature response over the southern Caribbean and Western Tropical Atlantic regions is complex and can vary considerably in small spatial scales, depending on the nature of physical processes that dominate.
Wan, Xiuquan; Chang, Ping; Saravanan, R.; Zhang, Rong; and Schmidt, Matthew W., "On the Interpretation of Caribbean Paleo-Temperature Reconstructions During the Younger Dryas" (2009). OEAS Faculty Publications. 222.


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Monaco Grand Prix 2022
Hamilton and Ricciardo join calls to protect historic F1 venue
Monaco looks set to stay on the Formula 1 calendar beyond 2022 but, with no deal yet confirmed, the list of drivers calling for the Grand Prix to remain continues to grow.
Author Tom Leach
Co-author Dieter Rencken
The future of the Monaco Grand Prix has long been a conversation topic amongst F1 fans and drivers alike.
For many years, the twisty, narrow streets of Monte Carlo have delivered some of the sport's most iconic moments, with the venue still very much adored by many in the paddock.
But, with the likes of Miami, Las Vegas and Singapore having now been added to the list of Formula 1's "glamour venues", the future of Monaco's race has been placed under the spotlight.
Monaco's F1 future has guarantees but no deal yet
McLaren boss Zak Brown recently called for Monaco to "work on ways they can adapt their track" to avoid processional races with few overtaking moves.
He also demanded the hosts "come up to the same commercial terms as other Grands Prix", with Monaco's current deal seeing them pay just $15million in hosting fees, well down on Saudi Arabia's massive $50m deal.
Despite there currently being no new deal in place for Monte Carlo to remain on the calendar, the President of the Automobile Club de Monaco, Michel Boeri, has offered guarantees that the race will happen beyond 2022.
For now, though, the sport waits for an official announcement, whilst the likes of Pierre Gasly have led calls for the event to remain in place.
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Ricciardo and Hamilton keen for Monaco to stay
Monaco winners Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo have now backed Gasly's view. The pair are open to new venues - such as Miami and Las Vegas - joining the calendar, but remain keen for F1 to remember its historic roots.
"Monaco is special," said Ricciardo, speaking to members of the media, including RacingNews365.com.
"The thing is, I love the addition of some of these new circuits and new cities that we're going to. I'm all for it, because it's new experiences and it's engaging another audience, which is fun and it keeps the sport growing.
"I like sharing the sport with more of the globe and ultimately sharing our passion with more people.
"I think, with that, you still want those core F1 venues and circuits such as Monaco, which is a special weekend."
Hamilton: It would not be great to lose Monaco
Speaking alongside Ricciardo, Hamilton added: "It's one of the crown jewels of our sports. I'm not really sure that it would be great to lose it.
"There are good bits and I guess the difficult part is that the racing itself is not spectacular, but those that go enjoy it, it is a prime location."
On Brown's suggestion that the circuit could be adjusted to promote more overtaking, Hamilton continued: "Adjusting the track is not easy because it's the second smallest country in the world. We don't have a lot of space there.
"Many of us live in Monaco but it is just that icon status that it has, the history that it has, that is so appealing to drivers, but I think to those that are watching too."
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Ricciardo wants the next generation to experience Monaco glory
Ricciardo is only one of five F1 current drivers - including Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen - to have tasted victory at Monaco.
His win came back in 2018, two years on from the day that he suffered ultimate heartbreak when a slow pit-stop allowed Hamiton to pass him for P1.
"I think the race is one of the most tricky circuits to overtake [on], so I'm not sure it provides the ultimate viewing experience on a Sunday, but the weekend experience and just everything that is Monaco. It's special and unique," he went on to say.
"Winning it or not, I think going there as an F1 driver and having that and experiencing all the emotions that go with competing in Monaco, it's unique, and I'm very, very happy to have that and have experienced that in my career.
"I would wish the next generation to also experience that, because it is special."
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Anne Arundel County Public Schools: will open two hours late today. There will be no morning half-day pre-kindergarten or ECI classes, and no morning sessions at the Centers of Applied Technology North or South. Students in full-day pre-kindergarten classes will have class, and should report two hours later than normal.


Eight Crazy Nights, 2013! — MommiesRun.
Back by popular demand (ok not really, but just pretend like you were demanding me to do it again), it's Eight Crazy Nights, MommiesRun Style! Basically, for the eight nights of Channukah, I'll give you some super awesome gift ideas for you or your loved ones. Whether it's Channukah, Christmas, Kwanza, or a combination of all 3, MommiesRun has you covered!
I know a lot of us blog as a way of keeping a training journal, but there's something so real about a hand written journal. I had bought a running journal earlier this year and I just didn't keep up with it like I had hoped. I intend on doing a better job of that this year, and I'm pretty sure this training journal from Believe I Am will be the journal for me.
Believe I Am comes to you partly from Lauren Fleshman, a super cool runner chick that wrote one of my favorite blog posts ever: Keeping It Real. She gets what it means to be a woman and a runner, plus she truly believes in the sport. So no doubt I'm supporting what ever she's selling. In a non-stalkerish kind of way.
I think this journal would be a perfect gift for YOURSELF, or your favorite running buddy. That way he or she could write about that time that you farted really loud, or when you may or may not have peed your pants. I imagine it would be truly inspiring to re-read your writing at the end of 2014 and see how far you have come in your training.
There are also pages that allow you to review your races. As someone that has failed miserably at recapping my races on my blog, this would help me get my thoughts in order better! I am awful at forgetting the details quickly after a race.
Big warning though, I haven't seen a 2014 journal listed yet, so be careful when ordering to make sure you don't get one for 2013!
Happy Channukah to all that celebrate!
Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with Believe I Am. I just think it is a great company and I support their cause. They do not know I am writing this, nor am I being compensated in any way! Images are from the Believe I Am website.


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All-in-one pill helps reduce blood pressure, cholesterol
Sep. 19, 2019, 8:55 AM
by Craig Boerner
A single pill containing low doses of three medications to treat high blood pressure and one to lower cholesterol reduced the estimated risk of cardiovascular disease by 25%, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
"Polypills" for prevention of cardiovascular disease have previously been studied in low- and middle-income countries where other health care barriers exist, according to senior author Thomas Wang, MD, chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
But the U.S. study of mostly low income, primarily black adults from a community health center in Mobile, Alabama, sets up a conversation about how to extend these findings to other settings.
"The pill may address some of the barriers that contribute to disparities in health based on geography, socioeconomic class and other parameters that we know have existed in this country and other countries for a while now," Wang said. "Despite advances in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, it remains the No. 1 global killer of both men and women."
The randomized, controlled trial of adults without cardiovascular disease enrolled 303 adults — 96% black, 60% female and 75% with an annual income below $15,000 — with half assigned to take a daily polypill for 12 months and the other half assigned to continue their usual routine medical care.
Half of the study participants came from the Southern Community Cohort Study, co-led by William Blot, PhD, a research professor of Medicine at VUMC and co-senior author of this study. Adherence was 86% after one year, based on pill counts.
Participants underwent a standard medical exam, blood pressure measurement, and blood cholesterol testing during their initial visit, a two-month visit, and a 12-month visit.
At the end of the year, study participants who had taken the polypill had decreased blood pressure by an average of 7 mm Hg and reduced LDL cholesterol levels as compared with participants in the usual care group, translating to an estimated 25% reduction in the risk of experiencing a cardiovascular event.
"Patients seeking care at community health centers have traditionally been under-represented in clinical trials. We need to better understand what works and what doesn't in these settings so we can improve outcomes for our fellow citizens who may be the most vulnerable," said lead author Daniel Muñoz, MD, a cardiologist at VUMC.
"We think there are advantages to combining population-based strategies like the polypill with all of the virtues of precision medicine. It is a running start for people who need access to some medical care, but precision medicine should still be used to add therapy and adjust therapy."
The study was funded by the American Heart Association Strategically Focused Prevention Research Network and the National Institutes of Health; ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT02278471.
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To support translation of two Mashi language histories of Ngweshe, a region in east-central Zaire. The histories, one written and the other transcribed from the oral tradition, describe Ngweshe history from the l8th century to the l930's. They are important to the understanding of modern Africa.


The results of a study (.pdf) published in Malaria Journal "suggest that funding for malaria prevention in Africa over the past decade has had a substantial impact on decreasing child deaths due to malaria," according to the study's abstract. Between 2001 and 2011, malaria prevention intervention scale-up helped prevent an estimated 842,800 malaria-related child deaths, an 8.2 percent decrease over the period had malaria intervention remained unchanged since 2000. The researchers note that 99 percent of the decline can be attributed to the use of insecticide-treated bednets. "Rapidly achieving and then maintaining universal coverage of these interventions should be an urgent priority for malaria control programs in the future," the study concludes (Eisele et al., 3/28).