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CM Adityanath Must Withdraw His Poisonous Statements: Amnesty
March 23, 2017 March 24, 2017 RMN News 0 Comment Adityanath, Amnesty, CM, Human Rights, Uttar Pradesh
The newly appointed Chief Minister (CM) of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, must publicly withdraw his previous inflammatory statements against Muslims and other religious minorities, human rights organization Amnesty International India has demanded.
"Adityanath has been one of Uttar Pradesh's most polarizing politicians, given to hateful rhetoric that incites discrimination and hostility against minority groups, particularly Muslims," said Aakar Patel, Executive Director, Amnesty International India.
"As chief minister of India's most populous state, he and his party have an obligation to ensure that his positions do not become government policy. It is therefore imperative that he retracts any statements which may provide a license for others to abuse human rights."
According to Amnesty, the priest-turned-politician has called for India to become a Hindu state. He has also made polarizing statements claiming 'love jihad' – an alleged conspiracy by Muslim men to seduce Hindu women and convert them to Islam.
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Amnesty adds that Adityanath faces criminal charges in multiple cases, including attempt to murder, criminal intimidation, rioting, promoting enmity between different groups, and defiling a place of worship. In 2007, according to Amnesty, he was detained for 15 days for allegedly inciting riots in Gorakhpur.
In 2014, Adityanath was reprimanded by the Election Commission of India for an election speech. The previous year, over 60 people, mostly Muslims, had been killed in riots in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.
According to Amnesty, the Commission said his speech "had the effect of provoking feelings of enmity or hatred" and "aggravating the existing differences or create mutual hatred or cause tension between different castes and communities."
In 2016, Adityanath said that the family of a Muslim man in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh who had been lynched for allegedly consuming beef should face criminal charges.
The same year, he said that incidents of 'Christianization' had led to separatist movements in north-east India. In 2015, he said that if he was given the chance, he would install idols of Hindu gods in every mosque. In an undated video uploaded in August 2014, he said, "If [Muslims] take one Hindu girl, we'll take 100 Muslim girls. If they kill one Hindu, we'll kill 100 Muslims."
Adityanath is also the founder of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, an organization that has often been accused of instigating communal tension. The organization has been implicated in several incidents of communal violence, Amnesty reports.
"Adityanath's toxic ideas must not become part of his governance. By demonizing Muslims, he has increased religious divisions and put ordinary people at risk of discrimination, hostility and violence. As the head of the Uttar Pradesh government, he must disown his poisonous statements, and ensure that his administration respects the rights of people of all faiths," said Aakar Patel.
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When you're visiting China, there's a lot more to see beyond (the admittedly fascinating) Beijing and Shanghai. Chengdu is the vibrant and visually stunning capital of Sichuan, the Chinese province known for its relaxed vibe.
Here are 5 reasons why Chengdu should be bumped to the top of your list when you're travelling in China.
One of the first things to try in Chengdu is the famous fiery Sichuan food. Be sure to try the local classic dish, Chengdu Hotpot, and sample the street food on Wide and Narrow Alley. Sichuan peppercorn, or huajiao, is a Chinese peppercorn with a spicy flavour so powerful it will make your mouth go numb! Cool down after all that heat with a spot of Kung Fu tea, another local tradition.
An irresistible reason to visit Chengdu is to get close and cuddly with Pandas at Chengdu Panda Research Base. The base is the only research centre that focuses entirely on the critically endangered Giant Panda. Get there around 8:30am if you want to catch feeding time before the Pandas spend the day indulging in their favourite activity – sleeping! Giant Panda in China literally translates to 'big-bear-cat', and a visit to the base contributes to the conservation of these adorable bears. If you have a couple of days, you could make the trip to Wolong National Nature Reserve to observe the Pandas in the Qionglai Mountains.
As well the bustling city, the area surrounding Chengdu is home to stunning natural beauty. A must-see is Qingcheng Mountain, one of the most important centres of Taoism in China. Emeishan (Mount Emei) is the tallest of the four sacred Buddhist mountains, and you can choose to stay over on the mountain and watch the sunrise as part of your hike!
Another reason to make time to explore Chengdu is to explore the traditional architecture. The stunning Wenshu Temple is the best-preserved Buddhist temple in Chengdu, dating from the Tang dynasty. Luodai Ancient Town dates all the way back to 220-280AD. The most breathtaking architecture comes from the four guildhalls, built during the Qing Dynasty. If you can, visit on 26th – 27th July to take part in the Water Dragon Festival, where locals celebrate by splashing water all over each other in the streets.
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Charles Anthony (1816-1892) was an attorney and the first Vice-President of Riverside Cemetery when it was incorporated on June 24, 1857. He was also Postmaster from 1853 until he resigned in 1855. The private banking house of Charles Anthony and Company was established on October 1, 1860 on the corner of Main and Park Streets and later became the Bank of Gouverneur. Anthony was President of the Village Trustees in 1861.
The Gouverneur Agricultural and Mechanical Fair was initiated in 1859 with Anthony as President. The first fair was held on September 14, 15, and 16 with 2,000 tickets sold at the gate and more than 200 family tickets sold. The fair was held in the northwest corner of Main Street and Rock Island Road which the Gouverneur Agricultural and Mechanical Society leased for five years from Anthony. The Gouverneur/St. Lawrence County Fair is still a successful event held each year.
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Posted on November 22, 2016 March 7, 2019 by edekock
Institute Overview
Star Academy is committed to creating a positive experience for all students and assisting in the development of confident, well balanced young people.
Star Academy aims to release the inner potential of its students by providing quality education in all facets of performing arts in a safe and professional environment. We aspire to instill confidence, develop self-esteem, and build life-long friendships for our participants, whether they wish to pursue a career in entertainment or just have fun and get fit. Star Academy's trained and experienced teachers strive to achieve the best results for students of all ages, from beginners to advanced. We welcome parents to speak to our teachers in regards to identifying the best choices for their children and develop a program which best suits their needs. There will be many opportunities for students to showcase their work in mid-year and end of year concerts, term reports and parent viewing days. Should you experience any difficulties or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our friendly staff. We will do our utmost to attend to your requirements promptly.
Jenna Boffa-Maiolo
Jenna is the founder and Creative Director of Star Academy. With over 20 years of performing arts education, Jenna's passion and determination for performing and teaching has led her to fulfill her dream of opening an Institute – one which brings passion, friendships and talent together. The Academy caters for students who desire to pursue a career in entertainment or simply to have fun and get fit. Jenna found a passion for hip hop, whereby she has participated in and choreographed award-winning routines on an international scale. Her love of drama has ensured she participated in pantomimes and various other activities around South Australia. While currently studying a University degree in Law and Business, Jenna strives for excellence in ensuring her students have access to the best performing arts education in the business.
Kristy Burns
Academy Principal
Kristy began her training in Adelaide at the age of two where she learnt jazz, ballet, tap and singing. She was involved with Eisteddfods, Dance and Theatrical exams and also Musical Theatre performances throughout Adelaide. After studying drama at Flinders University, Kristy relocated to Sydney to attend Brent Street Performing Arts School as a full-time student. Whilst over in Sydney, she began working professionally in commercials, corporate dance, comparing and musical theatre. In 2001, Kristy was part of the opening crew at Universal Studios, Japan where she performed as a singer, dancer and street actor for 3 years. Returning to Adelaide, she discovered a passion for teaching and choreographing. She has choreographed for corporate jobs, TV pilots, original productions, pantomimes, nightclubs and opening ceremonies, as well as providing entertainment for events such as the "Tour Down Under". Kristy has trained under a number of dance syllabi including RAD and C.S.T.D and is a qualified C.S.T.D Dance Examination teacher. Kristy's loves for the performing arts has allowed her to travel the world and now, pass on her knowledge and passion to her students.
Danielle Riddiford
SACE & VET Coordinator
Danielle has studied dance for over 20 years, in areas including jazz, tap, classical ballet, contemporary and hip hop. She has trained under a number of dance syllabi including Cecchetti, R.A.D and C.S.T.D and is a qualified C.S.T.D dance examination teacher. Danielle has been teaching and choreographing dance for 15 years, working with students of all ages and choreographing for competitions and live events. Her extensive dance training has given her the opportunity to perform in professional productions at the Entertainment Centre and the Festival Theatre, as well as at a number of corporate events. Danielle has a Masters Degree in Education, a Bachelor of Media and Arts Degree and a Certificate IV in Dance Teaching and Management. Her favourite thing about teaching dance is helping students grow in confidence, discover their own potential and develop a passion for dance and performing. Currently Danielle coordinates Star Academy's Vocational Training program, delivering and assessing Certificate II, III and IV in Dance, as well as SACE Stage I and II.
Anna Bowers
Anna's love of classical ballet began at the age of four when her brothers had all started school and she was the only child left at home. Anna has studied classical ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary and theatrical styles of dance. Her passion for dance gave her many opportunities to succeed in exams, competitions and awards. Anna teaches using various syllabus such as RAD, Cecchetti, Borovanski, ISTD and ATOD. She has been involved in, and choreographed, many musicals, shows and corporate events for a range of ages. After finishing her Bachelor of Dance, Anna also completed a Bachelor of Education. Anna is a Primary school teacher as well as a High school dance and drama teacher. Anna enjoys working with children and helping them to progress and master dance techniques in a fun and friendly manner.
Matilda Wiech
Dance & Event Coordinator
Matilda has been dancing since the age of three and she has a strong passion for the industry. Matilda has studied many styles of dance including jazz, hip hop, contemporary, ballet, lyrical and musical theatre. Her dancing career is only just starting and she has already had many opportunities offered to her and received multiple awards. Matilda pushes her students to get the best results possible whilst ensuring classes are still fun. She aspires to instill her knowledge and experience of dance into her students to develop a strong base for their futures. Matilda is a member of the Australian Dance Theatre Youth Ensemble and has danced under choreographers such as Daniel Jabber (the Artistic Director of Leigh Warren Dance Company) and Larissa McGowan. Her knowledge in contemporary dance is flourishing and she is excited to pass on her experiences. Matilda has also competed around Australian in dance competitions for jazz, hip hop and contemporary.
Caroline Lawson
As a young dancer Caroline trained and toured with the Tasmanian State Ballet Company and the VCA School of Dance in Melbourne. She has worked for many years choreographing and performing in her own productions under the working title 'Dancenet Contemporary Dance Collective'. She coordinated and produced numerous shows for corporate entities including Michael Jackson's Official Welcome to SA, The International Women's Business Conference, The SA State Opera, the Barossa Wine Fair and many more. Caroline has choreographed many short and full length dance pieces for stage and screen. She has worked with professional dancers, artists and musicians, with her work being performed at various theatres in South Australia. Caroline has been a dance teacher for over 30 years, with experience teaching all ages from beginner to professional in classical ballet, contemporary dance, jazz and hip hop. She looks forward to joining the Star faculty and working with students to challenge and inspire them!
Lulu Lafaele
Lulu was born and raised in Auckland, NZ and has been dancing since 12 years of age. After graduating high school she studied dance full time completing her Certificate IV in Dance. She has numerous credits performing and choreographing and has worked with internationally known choreographers. Lulu works professionally as a dancer and hip hop choreographer. We are very excited to have Lulu joining Star in 2019 to teach hip hop to our competition crews and solo hip hop performers. Lulu looks forward to introducing new styles and techniques to students.
Miranda Aristides
Miranda has been singing and dancing (jazz & tap) since the age of five. She started formal singing training in 1993 and has been a singing teacher since 1998. She has had extensive experience teaching beginners, children, adults, groups and advanced students. Miranda has performed in many concerts throughout the years and won the 2001 SA National Amateur Song Contest Duo Section and the Adult Section in the same competition. Her solo achievements include Carols By The Sea, Multicultural Festivals, community functions, fashion parades, birthdays and many weddings. Miranda's passion lies in singing teaching, encouraging and building the singer's techniques in order to achieve their goals. She has taken part in stage managing and directing singing concerts including personal guidance and encouragement for the budding singers.
Natasha Parletta
Natasha developed her passion of singing at the age of six. She has been trained in jazz, tap and vocals including singing in Italian. With over 10 years of experience in the industry, Natasha has been involved with many productions/concerts at many entertaining venues all over Adelaide, such as The Entertainment Centre, Musical Theatre productions, Carnevale, birthdays, weddings, corporate gigs and many other community events. Natasha has a Bachelor of Education and is a registered South Australian Teacher. Natasha loves sharing her passion of singing and performing with her students.
Ellie Katsaparas
Ellie's first words were a song her grandfather taught her which shaped her life from then. Throughout her schooling, Ellie trained to advance herself to qualify for the undergraduate program in music in Jazz Voice. She trained for three years at the Adelaide Conservatorium with qualifications in Singing Teaching which then transitioned into a degree in Music Education. Her specialties are Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, Musical Theatre and Popular Music. Throughout her schooling, Ellie has performed in many diverse solo and group performances such as acts in the Fringe, Cabaret Festival, live shows on Jazz Radio Adelaide, private and public functions and been part of the Jones Commentary Choir which has held Gospel shows for the Fringe and at the Adelaide Entertainment Center. Ellie is proficient at identifying the appropriate resources required for a students and then ensuring that they are used efficiently and effectively. She prides herself on being able to offer high-quality lessons to students and ensuring that she is not only a great teacher but also a motivator throughout the whole experience. Her passion inspires her to sing and teach to her best ability.
Tiana Riemel
Tiana is studying Music and Education at Tabor University and has a Level 1 Primary Kodaly Certificate and was awarded the SA Kodaly Music Scholarship award. Tiana also performs regularly singing at live events and functions as well as working as a DJ. She is very excited to be working at Star Academy on Wednesdays doing Private Singing, Inter Musical Theatre, and Mini Musical Theatre. Tiana hopes to inspire her students to love music and singing and develop their confidence with performing.
Amber Greening
Amber competed in artistic gymnastics in her early years, being awarded state champion at age 10 for South Australia. For the past five years, Amber has worked with children teaching cricket, tennis, children's yoga and gymnastics. Amber has always had a strong passion for gymnastics which lead her to obtaining accreditation in teaching gymnastics. She is also accredited to teach children's yoga and has been running her own specialised children's yoga program in kindergartens and schools for the past 3 years. Yoga has been very beneficial in Amber's acrobatics programme. Being an ex-gymnast, Amber is aware of the importance of looking after our bodies and strongly believes in teaching children the connection of our minds and bodies and developing a strong sense of individuality and self-confidence from a young age. Amber is also currently studying dyslexia therapy and looks forward to further developing our Star Students in 2017.
Stefanie Rossi
Stefani graduated from the Adelaide College of the Arts with an Advanced Diploma of Arts (Acting) in 2012. She has since studied with 16th Street Actors Studio (Melbourne) as well as Rob Marchand and Tony Knight (Adelaide). Stefanie has numerous theatre, television and film credits and continues to work in the industry. Stefanie has also worked for Camp Quality as a Coordinator/Puppeteer and in 2016, Stefanie started up media/production company Leading Line Productions with partner Marc Clement. She currently works with the Paediatric Mental Health Training Unit at Adelaide University, The Bone Health Foundation in their educational primary school show and is very excited to be starting classes as STAR Academy teaching acting. She is also currently working on up-coming film series Warpath -Chronicle–, taking on the role of Amarosa as well as Co-Producer/1st Assistant Director/Co-Head of Casting. Stefanie looks forward to sharing her experience working as a professional actor and encouraging students to develop their confidence and passion for performing.
Laurie Rea
Laurie received his drama training at both Salford University and the Academy of Live Recorded Arts in the UK. He 20 years experience working professionally in the acting industry with numerous credits in theatre , TV and film. Between 2009 and 2016 Laurie worked as a drama teacher in the UK before moving to Australia in 2017. Laurie also worked as an agent for 'Hat Acting Management' between 2009 – 2015, working closely with casting directors and production companies giving him unique insight into utilising actor's skills to their full potential in order to find them work in theatre, film and television. He has also worked as a drama lecturer in the UK. Laurie is an excellent addition to the Star team with a wealth of industry knowledge and experience. His classes are always engaging and full of fun! He looks forward to developing the student's acting technique and inspiring them to be confident performers.
Bella Di Matteo
Administration & Dance
Bella has been taking classes in Performing Arts since the age of three. She undertook classes in singing, acting, ballet, tap, jazz, and hip hop. She has appeared in many commercials and performed in the Special Olympics opening ceremony in 2008. In 2009, Bella received a performing arts scholarship at St Peter' Girls. In 2011, she began new training at Star Academy where she has taken classes in singing, acting, ballet, hip hop and contemporary. From there she has been in many musicals including: Oliver, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Candyman, 42nd Street (where she had a main role as Andy Lee) and Choreographed The Wizard of Oz performance for Shane Davidson. Bella is now apart of the Advanced Elite Team at Star Academy and is also been a teacher since 2014. She has her Certificate II and III in Dance as well as accomplished CSTD grade 4, 5, 6, and 7 in Jazz and is currently studying grade 8. She performs regularly around Adelaide and truly has a passion for the arts. Bella wishes to pass her enthusiasm for performing to her students.
Ruby Lombardi
Ruby has been dancing since the age of three and has always held a very strong passion towards the performing arts industry. She has studied diverse styles such as hip hop, jazz, ballet and contemporary, as well as acting and singing. She has competed in Eisteddfod and Candance competitions both in solo and group, receiving various awards. Ruby strives to help her students reach their full potential and also instill the same passion and love for the arts as she has. She not only wants to develop their skills in technique but also help nurture confidence and passion. Ruby holds a Cert II in dance and will undertake her Cert III in 2017. She has also participated in CSTD Jazz Exams in Jazz. Ruby has performed in numerous venues around Adelaide and uses these experiences to help her students become better performers. Ruby is excited to work in a place that is not only a school, but a place students can call home.
Star Academy has set a new precedent for Performing Arts Studios in Australia, from its contemporary décor to its modern facilities.
Star Academy hosts three dance studios, one drama studios and two singing studios. All Star Studios are fully equipped with mirrors, wooden floors, high ceilings, superb sound facilities, ballet barres, microphones, laptops and wifi and personal lockers for all our students. Star Academy's newly refurbished lounge area is a place for parents and guests to wait and enjoy a coffee or tea and nibbles from our Star Canteen. Healthy snacks are available for students. Guests are invited to read a magazine or keep up to date with the latest Star News via our notice board or sit back and watch television on our 50 inch plasma. All institute information, news and events are displayed throughout our lounge as well as our Star Academy merchandise display. All merchandise can be purchased or ordered from the reception desk. Our safety features include a one-way door and intercom system to ensure maximum safety for our students. Students will not be permitted to leave the premises unless a member of our Star Team has seen the students exit with a parent or guardian.
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Jens Fellke, född 21 april 1961, är en svensk författare och journalist.

Han har skrivit sex böcker, varav fyra om bordtennis. Fellke är översatt till kinesiska, japanska, engelska, tyska, franska och italienska. Sedan maj 2009 är Fellke knuten till den tyska firman ESN Deutsche Tischtennis Technologie GmbH, som tillverkar gummiplattor för bordtennisracketar för tävlingsspel, vilket de är ensam i Europa om att göra. Parallellt med arbetet för ESN frilansar Fellke som journalist och författare.

Han är son till marknadsdirektör Karl-Bertil Fellke och småskollärare Brittmarie Gothnier.

Bibliografi
 1985 – Pingis mitt i åttiotalet, Författarnas Bokmaskin.
 1992 – Wie Wird man Nummer 1 im Tischtennis, Meyer und Meyer Verlag, medförfattare Glenn Östh.
 1997 – J-O Waldner – När känslan bestämmer, Sportförlaget.
 1997 – J-O Waldner – Geheimnisse eines tt-genies, Sportförlaget.
 2002 – Rebellen från Vimmerby – Om Astrid Lindgren och hemstaden, Jens Fellke produktion/Eriksson och Lindgren Bokförlag, medförfattare: Helena Egerlid och Rebecca Forsgren Malmström.
 2006 – Först och störst - Nedslag i Vimmerby Tidnings historia 1856-2006, Egerlid & Fellke.
 2009 – Zeitenwende/Point of no return - Ein Sport wird erwachsen/Table Tennis grows up, ESN.

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Cross Country | Sports
This season, sophomore runner Daniel Michalski broke the school record in the mile, and he and junior runner Wyatt Hartman have set conference records in the 3,000 meters and the 800 meters, respectively.
Hartman and Michalski have taken two different paths to get to this point in their athletic careers, but they have become nearly inseparable on the track, during competition and in workouts.
Hartman and Michalski ran nearly every race together this past winter side-byside, and their workouts are no different. When they run repeats on the track, they often alternate leading each lap and finish within one second of each other.
Developing a passion
Hartman, a mechanical engineering major, is a product of running powerhouse Maplewood High School in northeast Ohio. He's been running since middle school and said he has known for years that he was capable of having a successful running career.
Hartman was an all-state finisher 11 times in cross country and track. He said he easily could have run for a Division I school, but he chose to attend Cedarville because of the Christian atmosphere.
The collegiate success didn't come right away for Hartman, however. He struggled to adjust to the higher mileage training during his freshman cross country and indoor track campaigns. But he was able to turn it around for a successful outdoor track season.
But following another sub-par cross country season as a sophomore, Hartman was forced to sit out the track season with a foot injury. This ended up being a blessing in disguise, however, as he took the opportunity to reignite his passion for running and rethink the way he trained.
"It was refreshing to step back from running and not take for granted being healthy," Hartman said. "It reignited my passion for running. I also learned about the importance of taking off days. Before, I had a running streak and refused to take a day off. Now, I make sure I get my rest so I stay healthy and recover quicker."
Unlike Hartman, Michalski has only been running for a few years. In fact, he didn't start running until his junior year at Xenia High School. Before, he played baseball and basketball.
His junior year, he picked up cross country, and then as a senior, he joined the track team. In his senior year, Michalski earned All-State honors in the 1,600 meters and broke his school's record.
Michalski, an exercise science major, found success at Cedarville in his freshman year. He struggled early in his first indoor season but broke through at the NCCAA Championships late in the season and was named an NCCAA Indoor All-American.
He carried this momentum into the outdoor season, where he continued to rapidly improve in the middle distance races and found a new race in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. He ran the second fastest steeplechase in Cedarville history but missed qualifying for NCAA Nationals by just two-hundredths of a second.
Daniel Michalski: sophomore cross-country/track athlete
It was crushing and very humbling to miss nationals last year," Michalski said. "But it made me realize how much I was hoping in my running as an idol. It's made me more humble and more hungry to run faster and make sure that it doesn't happen again.
Setting records
So far this year both Hartman, now healthy and enjoying his new training regimen, and Michalski, motivated by just missing nationals last year, enjoyed notable cross country seasons.
Hartman lowered his 8,000-meter personal best by 30 seconds, and Michalski improved his by 57 seconds. At the end of the season, Hartman and Michalski were the top two finishers as the Cedarville men's cross country team won its first NCCAA championship since 2010.
The success continued into the indoor track season.
At the Grand Valley State Big Meet in mid-February, Hartman and Michalski ran together in the elite section of the mile, both running personal records. Michalski ran it in just under four minutes and 10 seconds, breaking the school record set in 2007. The next day, Hartman and Michalski teamed up with freshman Samuel Harper and senior Forrest Thayer in the distance medley relay to break the university's previous record by 10 seconds.
The next week, in the NCCAA Indoor Championship, Michalski came within one-hundredth of a second of setting the NCCAA meet record for the mile, set by Cedarville's Evan Thayer '12 in 2012.
One week later in the G-MAC Indoor Championship, Hartman and Michalski both took down conference records en route to win in the 800-meter and 3,000-meter races, respectively. Michalski ran the third fastest time for the 3,000-meter race in school history.
The two have their hopes high heading into the outdoor track season. Hartman and Michalski said they feel they have a good chance to qualify for NCAA Nationals.
"Coach has been very encouraging to Wyatt and I, especially in the workouts," Michalski said. "We feel like we're on the edge of a breakthrough. We've seen some good improvements, but we both have the confidence in ourselves that there are faster times to be run."
Michalski said he hopes he and Hartman both qualify for nationals in one particular distance.
"Wyatt likes to focus more on the 800, and I have the steeple, but we overlap in the 1,500 (meters)," he said. "We do all of our training together and are both hoping to qualify for nationals in the 1,500."
Hartman said he wants to make nationals because he's never done it before, and he wants to set a personal record in the 800-meter race, something he hasn't accomplished since high school. But he's also looking toward next season.
"I'm hoping that a good track season will help me transition better into cross country next year," he said.
As 'iron sharpens iron'
Michalski said he enjoys the aspect of working out with a group as opposed to doing it by himself.
"Training together gives a sense of accountability," he said. "Just being there encourages the guys around you to push harder."
Hartman agreed, emphasizing the importance of training with a friend.
Wyatt Hartman: junior cross-country/track athlete
We really push each other. Dan is good at pushing even when we don't feel like pushing," he said. "Having someone there in workouts is helpful, too. That's something that I haven't had in college. A good training partner brings the best out in you, and we've been able to see that over the last year.
Tyler Greenwood is a junior mechanical engineering major and sports writer for Cedars.
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A Journey to the Dead End – A Cray Wanderers perspective on the SE Dons first game at Flamingo Park
by Mark Hunt | Jan 7, 2020 | Front Page |
SE Dons – A journey to the Dead End – A Cray Wanderers perspective on SE Dons first game at Flamingo Park.
Sunday 5th January, 2020 saw the start of a new dawn at Flamingo Park as the SE Dons after a little bit of a delay finally made their home debut on the newly laid pitch at Cray Wanderers future home. On that day, the Dons were at home at the dubbed "Dead End" to the cleverly named Roca Seniors from Peckham in the Orpington & Bromley District League.
I travelled by foot from Mottingham on the 35 minute journey and I admit I was a bit sceptical as Sunday league football has never really been my thing but the lure of the Dons was too great not to miss and on arrival 15 minutes before kickoff was impressed by the amount of supporters, possibly in excess of 500 and the busy car park. Also the signage as you enter the ground features the badge of Cray Wanderers and the Dons and shows a partnership in full bloom.
The new pitch which has had some well highlighted drainage problems looked pristine with just a couple of sandy patches and played well throughout the game and the Cray Wanderers U14s fixture that followed. A great tribute to the groundsman and the patience of all involved that their hard work had come to fruition.
Flamingo Park was no stranger in days gone by for hosting Sunday league football as the former National Dock Labour Board ground saw many games and teams play there and often attracted good crowds. Players including those from Cray Wanderers would often play first team football on a Saturday and supplement that on a Sunday. That so many people had come to the ground for a cold January morning showed testament to the message the Dons are getting across.
South East London is a wonderful place and has been my home since I was 6 years old and is chock full of potential. The Dons use football, music, social media and an ultimately positive message to anyone thinking of a life of crime or feeling neglected in society that it doesn't have to be this way and for 90 minutes the mixture of football and community spirit is a winning mix. Like anything done with good intentions but maybe in an unorthodox way it attracts haters and cynics and the SE Dons have had some negative reactions on social media but that often means you are doing something right and a mixture of jealousy and envy comes into play. The home kit, a distinctive, turquoise and yellow is pretty unique and one of the best home kits I've ever seen (along with Cray Wanderers of course).
If like me you haven't had much experience of Sunday football, it truly is football stripped bare in many ways. No stands or terrace, no admission costs, located right by the touchline you feel part of the game and the football played on the pitch was very good, committed as you would expect and lots of talent on the field. A big word for the Bacon Rolls too which are extra special and the finest cup of tea tasted anywhere this season up in the club house/Pavilion.
SE Dons have a number of successful players at non-league level in the side including Zak Ansah who was with Cray Wanderers as a youth player who played against the Wands for Hythe Town for two seasons and also the gentle giant of a goalkeeper in George Kamurasi who has faced Cray as a Grays, Ashford and Hythe keeper. The Roca Seniors team had three ex-Wands in the side, Zak Henry, Jacob Erskine and Tyrone Guthrie.
The game itself seemed to pass by in a flash which usually means it is a good game. Both sides had early chances and Kamurasi made a couple of fine saves and also Roca hit the woodwork but the Dons were dangerous going forward and went 3-0 up with Ryan Palmer scoring twice and Nathan Palmer before on the stroke of half time, Roca pulled a goal back. It looked like it was going to be a dramatic second half when Roca scored straight after the restart but the Dons regrouped and an Ansah goal made it 4-2 on the hour and four minutes from the end the scoring was completed and the Dons won 5-2. This makes it 4 wins out of 4 in the league for the Dons and are a point behind co-leaders Farnborough OBG and Groundhoppers FC.
The biggest testament you can give a match is if the match officials are enjoying it and the linesman on the right hand side was loving every minute of the game, the fact it was being filmed and said early in the second half that this is the best thing that has ever happened to Sunday League football.
Will it last? There is no reason why it shouldn't. The club is not going above its station and has plans to remain a Sunday league side and the good thing is that other clubs may have to emulate or better the Dons and that can only be good for the league and competition as a whole.
Am I now a convert? I would say, yes and plan to come to the next home game on Sunday. Away games? Maybe play that be ear but the merchandise looks great and of a professional standard and hopefully can rustle up the pennies to buy some.
SE Dons were founded in 2014 by Grime musician Don Strapzy and unusual for a Sunday league side have used the power of social media to get their message across to huge success with You Tube followers in excess of 100,000. SE Dons play in the Orpington & Bromley Sunday Football League Premier Division and finished second in their first season at that level. April 2019 was a great month for the team as they were successful in cup competitions winning the Sunday Premier Cup Final beating six time winners Sun FC 4-0 in the Final at Maidstone in front of a huge crowd of 2000 breaking records for a Sunday Cup Final. Two weeks later they won the Paul Picard Cup beating Kenningwell in the final at Hayes Lane.
The SE Dons were looking for a new home to play at and after receiving sponsorship the new pitch was laid at Flamingo Park which is also being used by Cray Wanderers U18s & U14s while the new stadium is being built and this is a partnership of benefit to both sides with the Wands playing at Step 3 level in the Non-League game. Tell your friends, spread the word as something big is taking place. Their next home fixture is this Sunday (12/1/20) in the Kent Premier Cup a competition they are holders of against the Fisherman's Arms, 10.30am ko.
Please see here the link to the website for all the information about the team, fixtures, how to get merchandise etc.
https://www.sedons.com/
There is a dedicated YouTube channel for SE Dons, please see here the link to view some of the videos and get a slice of what it is all about.
https://www.youtube.com/user/donstrapzytv


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How Capitalism Failed African Americans
Details	Alan Woods 17 Dec 2008
Originally published in the book Marxism and the USA, published by and available from Wellred.
The Second American Revolution [The U.S. Civil War] was a tremendous step forward, but it never realized its promise to Black Americans. The real winners in the Civil War were the Northern capitalists who opened up new markets and obtained a huge new supply of dirt-cheap labor. Nearly a century and a half after the abolition of slavery in the U.S.A., we are very far from achieving genuine equality for all, regardless of race, color or sex. Despite a number of advances achieved through the struggles of black people in the 1960s, the position of black Americans remains one of clear disadvantage. Michael Moore points out that in the U.S.A. today:
· About 20 percent of young black men between the ages of sixteen and twenty-four are neither in school nor working – compared with only 9 percent of young white men. Despite the "economic boom" of the nineties, this percentage has not fallen substantially over the last ten years.
· In 1993, white households had invested nearly three times as much in stocks and mutual funds and/or IRA and Keogh accounts as black households. Since then, the stock market has more than doubled its value.
· Black heart attack patients are far less likely than whites to undergo cardiac catheterization, a common and potentially lifesaving procedure, regardless of the race of their doctors. Black and white doctors together referred white patients for catheterization about 40 percent more often than black patients.
· Whites are five times more likely than blacks to receive emergency clot-busting treatment for stroke.
· Black women are four times more likely than white women to die while giving birth.
· Black levels of unemployment have been roughly twice those of whites since 1954.
· In the first nine months of 2002, the U.S. unemployment rate averaged 5.7 percent, compared with the first nine months of 2000, when it averaged 4 percent. About 2.5 million more workers are unemployed now than in 2000. But the unemployment rate for African-Americans has risen about 60 percent faster than for all workers. Some 400,000 more are now out of work than were out of work in 2000, a two-year rise of 30 percent.
Capitalism has failed all Americans, with the exception of the tiny minority that own and control the means of production and treat the country and its government as their private property. But the biggest losers are the twenty percent at the bottom of the pile, and of these the biggest majority are blacks and Latinos. Despite the attempts to disguise this situation by the kind of tokenism that allows a handful of privileged blacks like Colin Powell or Condoleeza Rice to figure prominently on the stage, the position of the great majority of working class and poor black people has not been substantially improved.
The conclusion is clear. The only way to eliminate racism is by pulling it up by the roots. The black slaves were first brought into the U.S.A. as a form of cheap labor serving the wealthy Southern planters. As a result of the Second American Revolution, they are formally free. But they remain as before cheap labor at the disposal of Big Business. The link between racism and capitalism was eventually clearly understood by Malcolm X and the Black Panthers, who attempted to organize on class lines and link the struggle of blacks for advancement to the general struggles of the American working class. This represented a deadly menace to the establishment that has thrived for so long on the policy of divide and rule. That is why the Black Panthers and Malcolm X were targeted and ruthlessly hunted down and killed.
Marxists consider the basic principles of the American Revolution to represent a great historic advance, but also consider that the only way to breathe life into these great principles is by overthrowing the rule of the big banks and monopolies that exercise a dictatorship over the people and have turned the idea of democracy into an empty shell. The overthrow of the dictatorship of Big Business demands the utmost unity in struggle of all working people – black and white, Native American and Irish, Hispanic and Asian, Arab and Jewish, white and blue collar, men and women, old and young. We make no distinction on grounds of color, sex or creed. It is necessary to unite all the oppressed, underprivileged and exploited people under the banner of the labor movement and socialism.
On the basis of a genuine socialist society –which has nothing to do with dictatorship or totalitarianism – the idea of the Rights of Man and Woman will cease to be an empty phrase and become a reality. Not only life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but a genuine freedom to develop the potential of human beings to the full – this is the meaning of socialism.


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Have Zero Tolerance Policies Gone Too Far?
By Dana Razzano, Internet Reporter
The recent onslaught of highly publicized school shootings has resulted in hundreds of schools nationwide adopting zero tolerance disciplinary policies. While this "take no prisoners" stance may sound like a strong and necessary deterrent to violence in schools, a backlash against the rigidity of zero tolerance rules is brewing.
Last month, the American Bar Association (ABA) adopted a policy to oppose zero tolerance policies in schools because "treating kids equally [in terms of punishment] is not the same as treating kids equitably," said Robert Schwartz, Director of the Juvenile Law Center.
"The problem is that children aren't treated as individuals, but are treated the same way no matter what they've done or who they are [regardless of age]," said Schwartz, who was instrumental in drafting the policy adopted by the ABA.
Treating offenses on a case-by-case basis is restricted by zero tolerance policies, but supporters insist that they reduce the risk of prejudice and favoritism when it comes to punishing students. This universal principle also protects schools from lawsuits by eliminating all perceptions of bias by disciplinarians.
"In truth, there is evidence of prejudice in every system," Schwartz said. He argues that prejudice exists even with zero tolerance policies, because teachers may overlook offenses if they believe the sanctions are too harsh.
Despite the opposition to zero tolerance policies that some have, not all organizations side with these opinions. "We support zero tolerance policies that protect the safety of endangered children," said Melinda Ulloa, spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Education's Safe and Drug Free Schools.
Zero tolerance policies that take a "holistic approach" to disciplinary actions - such as those with provisions in place in their communities to help offenders and that maintain student access to education - are the kinds of zero tolerance policies the DOE supports, said Ulloa.
According to Ulloa, the behaviors that violate different zero tolerance policies have to be reviewed and decided upon at a local level. "We can't make a blanket statement that the DOE fully supports all zero tolerance policies because that definition varies by district."
Consequences of Zero Tolerance Policies
According to a June 2000 report released by Harvard University's Civil Rights Project on zero tolerance policies, "policymakers, educators and parents should be very concerned with the long term implications of denying educational opportunities to millions of children [through expulsion]." It found that students who are suspended from school are more likely to drop out of school entirely and those who are expelled are more likely to participate in behavior that is damaging to their families and communities.
The report also states that rigid and inflexible discipline policies directly conflict with two major developmental needs of school-aged youths: the development of trusting relationships with adults and the formation of positive attitudes towards fairness and justice.
"When kids sense that the punishment doesn't fit the offense we are sending the wrong message to youth," said Schwartz. "Kids must believe that the policymakers know the difference between a plastic knife and a switchblade," and disciplinarians need to respond responsibly to each situation.
"We are not saying to ignore kids that misbehave," said Schwartz, but the ABA believes that zero tolerance policies are not discriminating enough between the chronic troublemakers they were designed to affect and the first time offender caught up in the political red tape. "Serious offenses must be treated seriously," he said.
In addition to the strict policies in place for offenders, school officials also have to abide by rigid standards. Often times, policies are enacted at a district level and a principal's hands are tied when it comes to enforcing zero tolerance policies, said Dr. Vincent Ferrandino, Executive Director of the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP). "Principals are required to enforce disciplinary procedures or face losing their jobs for insubordination."
Effective Disciplinary Policies
A school's disciplinary policies should "allow for some discretion for policy makers and shouldn't be too restrictive," in order to avoid "embarrassing situations," said Ferrandino, referring to incidents such as an 11-year old Georgia girl who was suspended because the key chain hanging from her Tweety Bird wallet was classified as a weapon.
"We see the need to have a policy in place for what behavior is acceptable or not acceptable on the part of the students," said Ferrandino. "It is good for all students to have behavioral rules and understand the rules from an early age."
Congress passed the zero tolerance Gun-Free Schools Act in 1994 in an effort to reduce violence in public schools. Since then, many schools extended zero tolerance policies to include drugs, which have subsequently been interpreted to include aspirin, Midol and Certs as drugs and paper clips, nail files and scissors as weapons.
Whatever kind of disciplinary policies a school adopts, Ferrandino believes that it is vital for the policies to be "broadly discussed within the community first so that when any kind of issue arises, parents can't ask 'Why weren't we involved?'"
Though the policy adopted by the ABA holds no legal bearing, "we hope that parents, teachers and school administrators will ask their policymakers to re-examine their zero tolerance policies to see if they are accomplishing what they are intended to do," said Schwartz, who was instrumental in developing the policy adopted by the ABA.
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reports that after four years of implementation, schools with zero tolerance policies still report a higher level of violent behavior than schools without zero tolerance policies.
Ultimately, "discipline has to be a partnership between home and school," said Ferrandino. "Parents can't let their kids to run wild at home and be subjected to discipline only at school."
To read more of the American Bar Association's report on zero tolerance policies, visit:
www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/zerotolreport.html
For more information on Harvard University's Civil Rights Project, visit:
www.law.harvard.edu/groups/civilrights/conferences/zero/zt_report2.html
For more information on the Juvenile Law Center, visit:
www.jlc.org
For more information on the National Association of Elementary School Principals, visit:
www.naesp.org
For more information on the U.S. Department of Education, visit:
www.ed.gov


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Q: d3js Circle Pack diagram with nested single child arrays I'm building a pack diagram based on this: http://bl.ocks.org/mbostock/4063530
Here is a jsbin illustrating the problem.http://jsbin.com/xukufi/1/edit?js,output
Using the code form the example if you have nested arrays of children with a single child the bottom most child overlaps all the others, so you cannot see or interact with any of the parent objects.
In my jsbin I've overcome this by checking for the number of siblings and decreasing the circle radius by a third. This works, but messes up the node layout if any of this single children have multiple nodes in them. I've got the radius problem figured out, but I can't figure out how to position the x and y for the circles.
I may be going off track at this point. Has anyone else dealt with this problem with how d3 renders the circle pack?

A: Ben's link solved my problem. This is indeed a duplicate.

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Q: Does the wave function collapse cause information to be created? If I understand correctly, a principle of physics is that information is never created or destroyed. And, unless information is defined differently in physics, according to information theory there is information whenever an event, out of more than one possible events, occurs. The typical example is a coin flip, which would contain 1 bit of information because there are two possible events and one of them occurs, so we obtain information when we learn which of these possible outcomes actually occurred.
I understand that in a deterministic world, coin flips only seem to be probabilistic, but in reality, the probability of being heads or tails was already determined, so one of them really had a probability of 1 and the other had a probability of 0. So there was really no new information here; the information of whether it'd land heads or tails was already contained in the state of the system around the coin and we could've predicted the outcome if we knew enough about the coin's surroundings.
But in quantum physics, unless I'm dead wrong on my understanding of QM, the wave function collapse is pretty much an actual random coin flip. So then wouldn't running a quantum experiment and observing the result create new information?

A: great question, I believe you are really asking if QM and its wave function, which shows the probability distribution is really random, or is there something in the microcosm that we do not understand and we handle it random, but it is really just that we do not have enough information about the system that builds up the microcosm, so we do not know how to calculate the outcome.
As per QM, the wavefunction of a particle is the probability distribution of the particle really in space. You have to make many measurements, to get the map of the outcomes. The example is the double slit experiment, where you really get to see the probability distribution as a map on the screen.
QM describes the outcomes with the wavefunction. If you make one measurement, it is random, which distribution you will get from the map. But if you make enough measurements, you will see the pattern.
Your question is really why QM does do it randomly. It is because although QM gives the best mathematical description for the outcome of the experiments about the microcosm, we still do not know exactly what is going on in the microcosm in classical (layman) terms. We do not know exactly if particles are really pointlike (they are pointlike in the current accepted views, but string theory gives another explanation) or what it means that an electron has rest mass but no spacial extension. We do not know what a quark really is, or what it looks like at the planck scale. We do not know why the Pauli principle really goes for one type of particle but not the other and how that looks in a classical view or our common sense.
Things just work differently at that size and QM still gives the best description. Our energy levels in our experiments do not allow us to check what goes on at Planck scale.

A: Your question can be resolved through understanding some terms better.
A coin flip does not 'contain information.' A coin flip is a stochastic process that generates a random outcome. A well-defined stochastic process is associated with a probability distribution that has a well-defined associated information-entropy. For the toss of a fair-coin, this is one bit.
When you measure the result of a coin-toss, you gain information about the state of the coin. If your previous information was, "The coin's value is determined by a coin toss," and your new information is, "Heads," your information about the coin's state has increased by 1 bit. This will be exactly the same as measuring the difference in entropy for your prior and posterior distributions.
Now that we have that background, we can really talk about information in fundamental physics. While a coin-flip, as we have considered it is a stochastic process, it is also a deterministic process. That is, if we took an accounting of the exact dynamics of the flip and the exact initial state of the coin before the toss, we could calculate (supposing we had enough computational power) the final state of the coin perfectly and we will have gained no information about the coins state from measuring it.
In fundamental physics, it is possible to treat ANY physical process in this way, as the dynamical evolution of some closed system. Hence the principle that 'information is never destroyed'. This is just (sloppy?) shorthand for: Any state is recoverable as long as we perfectly understand the exact state and dynamics of some large enough system (where large enough system might be the entire universe) and have unlimited computational power.
Hopefully this is enough to understand why it's strange to say that measurement collapse 'creates information.' Information is a property of a description (in our case a probability distribution over state). When we measure something (quantum mechanically or no), we are increasing the accuracy of our description.
You might wonder if wave-function collapse destroys information. If you understand paragraph 4 you will see that it does not. The trick is that the information is stored in some larger system, one that includes the quantum object and you the measurement-taker. Some exterior being could in principle reverse this larger system and somehow recover the original state of the quantum system. There are a lot of problems with this- quantum states cannot be measured to unlimited accuracy or reversed as easily as classical states, and again you would need nearly unlimited computational resources.

A: Wavefunction collapse doesn't actually exist. It's only a feature of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. If it did exist, it would be destroying information, not creating it, since collapse is represented by a projection operator.

A: Wave function collapse is just an interpretation. No information created when you roll a dice and it turns out be a 6.


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Adam Duce (* 14. April 1972 in Oakland, Kalifornien) ist ein US-amerikanischer Bassist und Gründungsmitglied der Metal-Band Machine Head.

Leben
Duce hatte eine schwierige Kindheit. Er war zwischen seinem 11. und 18. Lebensjahr nur zweimal vier Monate am Stück zuhause, die restliche Zeit verbrachte er in Drogen-Reha, Wohnheimen, Nervenkliniken und der Jugendstrafanstalt.

Karriere
Im Jahr 1985 begann Duce das Bassspielen, 1992 gründete er mit seinem Freund Robb Flynn die Metal-Band Machine Head. Neben Machine Head wirkte er auch bei Roadrunner United mit und ist auf deren DVD The Concert vertreten.

Während der gemeinsamen Tour von Slipknot und Machine Head kam es zu einem zwei Tage andauernden Streit zwischen Robb Flynn und Adam Duce im Rahmen eines Auftritts in Paris, der darin endete, dass Flynn umgehend in die USA zurückflog und seinen Austritt aus der Band verkündete. Unter der Bedingung einer gemeinsamen Therapie vereinigte sich die Band jedoch kurz darauf wieder. Nachdem es 2012 erneut zu Uneinigkeiten zwischen Flynn und Duce gekommen war, wurde Duce gefeuert.

Diskografie
Mit Machine Head
Burn My Eyes (1994)
The More Things Change... (1997)
The Burning Red (1999)
Supercharger (2001)
Through the Ashes of Empires (2003)
The Blackening (2007)
Unto the Locust (2011)

Mit Roadrunner United
 2006: The Concert (Live-DVD)

Equipment
Duce spielt Bässe der Marke Zon (Modell Sonus) in Schwarz, Rot- und Grün-Metallic.

Sonstiges
Duce ist leidenschaftlicher Dirtbiker. Hierbei zog er sich im Jahr 2007 eine Beinfraktur zu, die einen chirurgischen Eingriff erforderte, bei dem der Knochen mit einer Stahlplatte und zwei Schrauben geschient werden musste. Da er in diesem Zustand nicht an der Black Tyranny Tour Machine Heads durch die USA teilnehmen konnte, wurde er durch Brandon Sigmund von Hostility ersetzt. Anfang des Jahres 2009 musste er sich aufgrund einer langjährigen Infektion des Wurzelkanals einem operativen Eingriff unterziehen. Da ihm, ob der Nähe der Infektion zu seinem Gehirn, von seinem Zahnarzt ein Flugverbot auferlegt wurde, musste er bei einem Auftritt in Stockholm am 4. Mai 2009 (mit Metallica und The Sword) vom befreundeten Patrik Jensen (Gitarrist von The Haunted) vertreten werden.

Duce ist Anhänger des Football-Teams Oakland Raiders.

Weblinks

 Kurzbeschreibung und Diskografie bei Discogs (englisch)
 Interview auf absolutmetal.com (englisch)
 Roadrunner United auf der deutschen Internetpräsenz von Roadrunner Records
 Duce auf der Website von Zon Guitars

Einzelnachweise

Musiker (Vereinigte Staaten)
Metal-Bassist
Machine Head
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o How to obtain a new Form 1095-A if needed.
o The consequences of not reconciling APTC, including loss of eligibility for APTC or income-based cost-sharing reductions for coverage through the Marketplace in 2016.
o A suggested timeline for electronically filing a 2014 tax return within 30 days from receipt of this IRS notice to increase the consumer's chances of avoiding a gap in APTC.
· The IRS notice to taxpayers does not clarify that a consumer may have filed taxes but did not file the correct form to reconcile ATPC.
o 17% of taxpayers filed their taxes but failed to file the proper form 8962, as of May 31.
o 40% of taxpayers with 2014 APTC have not filed a tax return, as of May 31.
The IRS includes questions and answers related to failure to file and reconcile on its APTC Q&A webpage.
1 Letter to U.S. Congress from IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/CommissionerLetterlwithcharts.pdf: Accessed July 24, 2015.


Hypnosis for Anxiety does it work?
It's the biggest mental health challenge of our times - Anxiety and Anxiety-related conditions are the most common psychological afflictions affecting us today. They account for a major percentage of visits to doctors and psychiatrists.
It's important to remember, that these conditions are NOT the result of personal weakness or even character flaws. They can be caused by a combination of factors, including environmental stresses, chemical changes in the brain, and often autonomic nervous system imbalances within the body.
Anxiety is the misuse of the imagination, because anxiety is a normal part of life, it can be difficult to recognise when it is becoming a problem. For instance, it's perfectly fine to be anxious about an exam or presentation at work.
But what if you are experiencing strong feelings of anxiety, or they are lasting for a long time, it can become exhausting and overwhelming. The symptoms and problems associated with anxiety will differ between each individual. But depending on the kind of problems you experience, you may be diagnosed with a more specific anxiety disorder.
Absolutely, in fact hypnosis has such a clear role as a potent anti-anxiety agent! You must remember that your brain is the MOST POWERFUL organ in your body. Numerous studies have shown how hypnosis can dramatically improve people's ability to counter anxiety.
When the subconscious mind is reprogrammed with the power of positive self-belief, dramatic changes take effect in your body to deal with, and eliminate unnecessary anxiety.
Physical pain and tension (often having roots in emotional tension) can be addressed by hypnosis. Addressing and working to alter the beliefs that you have about the triggers for your anxiety. Can help reduce the frequency and/or intensity of the physically straining symptoms of anxiety such as a rapid heart rate, rapid breathing and shaking. In addition, it can ease feelings of discomfort and strain by implanting the suggestion that you feel more physically comfortable than you actually do!
Along with causing physical strain, constant or frequent anxiety can also put you in a strained emotional state. The bodily energy required by the physical symptoms of anxiety, in combination with the persistent feelings of discontentment and worry, can make you feel drained and/or on edge. The very aim of hypnosis, is to put people in a more positive frame of mind. Altering unnecessary negative beliefs and implanting more helpful ones. In addressing this symptom, you are left with the belief that you feel happy, content, and confident in your ability to address and resolve the causes of your anxiety.
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A selfie that I took today, because I forgot that yesterday was Selfie-Sunday.
Ahhhh! It's ginormous Lance-head!!! Being so wrapped up in the move and thinking about that, I barely realized that it was Sunday, the self-designed "Selfie" day. To make up for it, I did one today. Mostly, because I wanted ot track the hair growth and used it as a point of comparison when I shave sometime in the near future. Again, this photo seems to help remind me how huge my forehead is and the ongoing disappearance of my hair on my head, of which I'm largely fine with. I might need to try another camera for the selfies as the quality on this one doesn't appear too great--the picture looks a bit grainy (or pixelated I guess). The facial scruff is now looking more like a beard and it's getting to the point where it's annoying, particularly when sleeping.


Owen breaks the news that Derek is dead to Amelia, who rejects any attempts to be comforted. She knows the drill. She?s been through this before. She makes jokes about the situation over many months, which starts to get to Stephanie. Watch this scene from Grey's Anatomy Season 11, Episode 22: She's Leaving Home.


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Nauclea is een geslacht uit de sterbladigenfamilie (Rubiaceae). De soorten uit het geslacht komen voor in tropisch Afrika, (sub)tropisch Azië en Noord-Australië.

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 Nauclea diderrichii (De Wild.) Merr.
 Nauclea gilletii (De Wild.) Merr.
 Nauclea latifolia Sm.
 Nauclea nyasica (Hoyle) Å.Krüger & Löfstrand
 Nauclea officinalis (Pierre ex Pit.) Merr. & Chun
 Nauclea orientalis (L.) L.
 Nauclea parva (Havil.) Merr.
 Nauclea pobeguinii (Hua ex Pobég.) Merr.
 Nauclea robinsonii Merr.
 Nauclea subdita (Korth.) Steud.
 Nauclea tenuiflora (Havil.) Merr.
 Nauclea vanderguchtii (De Wild.) E.M.A.Petit
 Nauclea xanthoxylon (A.Chev.) Aubrév.

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The office is any manager's favourite spot. This is where you can check out the overview of your club.
Good players are the key to victory.
In the player statistics, all of the features are graphically displayed and the player rankings are shown.
Via the statistics, you can recognise trends and develop your strategies.


I'm used to pressing "Alt+M" when the Synchronization's comparing dialog appears, with new interface it's now a button with "_" glyph. However the keyboard shortcut "Alt+M" does not work anymore, I have to use mouse to click the icon.
It minimizes if I press the button but not with Alt+M.
There is one problem with this now, when I hit the ALT+M during synchronization it minimizes, but when the window is restored the main window (instead of the dialog) is active.
Normally if I hit minimize during synchronization the dialog is activated as I restore.
Activating a main window causes interesting side effect, I can start adventurous journey through main window which is not normally possible when modal dialog is open.
What does "normally" refers to? Clicking the button as opposite to pressing Alt+M?


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East Lancashire weather warning: Rain to batter area according to Met Office
Residents are being warned that prolonged rainfall is set to hit Burnley and Bacup throughout Thursday and into Friday
Olivia BaronLive News Reporter
Rain is heading for East Lancashire (Image: MEN)
Rain is set to batter East Lancashire towards the end of the week.
Burnley and Bacup are expected to be hit with prolonged rainfall over the course of Thursday (November 7) and into Friday.
Flooding is expected to cause problems across the area and the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning from 6am on Thursday until 6am on Friday.
Weather experts are predicting that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings.
There is likely to be fast flowing or deep floodwater, with a risk that some communities may be cut off by flooded roads.
Rain is set to batter East Lancashire
Transport may be affected as there could be delays or cancellations to train and bus services.
Motorists are also being warned that spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures.
The Met Office says that fast flowing or deep floodwater is possible and could even result in danger to life.
A spokesperson for the Met Office said: "Rain, prolonged and occasionally heavy, will affect the yellow area during Thursday.
"The rain will gradually ease overnight and clear away during the early hours of Friday. 20-40 mm of rain is expected over quite a wide area, with 60-80 mm falling in a few locations over high ground, through the period.
"The rain will be accompanied by strengthening northeasterly winds, which may lead to significant leaf fall and impede drainage in places."
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Vietnam's special forces take part in anti-terrorism drill in Singapore
By Toan Dao &nbspMay 10, 2016 | 08:17 am GMT+7
Special forces from Vietnam have for the first time joined hands with elite forces from other countries in an anti-terrorism exercise in Singapore on May 9, the Vietnam People's Army Newspaper said in a report on Monday.
The activity is part of the ongoing maritime security and counter-terrorism exercise within the framework of the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM+) in Brunei and Singapore.
Special forces from 15 countries with observers from Japan, Malaysia and Cambodia have participated in the drill on Monday.
According to the scenario, anti-terrorism forces launched an offensive to a command center of the terrorists in Singapore. Vietnam forces attacked the terrorists on the first floor with the second and third floors being handled by Indonesia and Thailand forces, respectively.
A Vietnamese soldier during the drill. Photo by Nguyen Hoa
The special forces during the attack. Photo by Nguyen Hoa
A gesture of friendship after the exercise. Photo by Nguyen Hoa
The multilateral exercise, which will run until May 12, involves about 3,000 soldiers, 18 ships, 17 helicopters, two maritime patrol aircraft and special forces from 18 nations, including the ASEAN states and its dialogue partners.
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This delightful Herb Mixture has been Hand Blended by ~Moon Goddess Garden~ to Include Herbs known for their Connection with Banishing. It has been placed in a small Potion Bottle measuring approx 3" (7.5cm) in height. It can be used in all Spell work and Sachets, Rituals, Blessings and Incense mixes.
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The port of Karachi is one of Asia's largest and busiest deep water ports, handling over 40 million tonnes of cargo in 2013-14. Managed by the Karachi Port Trust, its strategic location makes it one of the great trade gateways to Asia and over 60% of Pakistan imports and exports pass through its docks.
The growth in population and trade in recent decades has made the port an ever more vital part of the regional infrastructure, and the Trust has responded to that with a 'vision to transform Karachi port into a modern, competitive, user-friendly port, and a transhipment hub for the region with hinterland connectivity'. In order to achieve this, the managers have implemented a strategy that is driving improvements in organizational skills, costs and productivity, as well as seeking to expand the size of the market that the port serves. The success of this initiative can be seen in the fact that, over the past twelve years, the port has slimmed its workforce by 57% while cargo-handling efficiency has increased by 59%.
A significant element of the modernisation plan has been investment in the infrastructure. As well as installing modern container handling facilities and dredging the harbour to allow for larger ships, the Trust has also invested in a series of vessels intended to increase the efficiency and throughput of the port. Alongside the fleet of dredgers required to keep the channels free of silt, the Trust also selected two Stan Tugs 1605 by Damen. These supply the necessary manoeuvring and navigation safety for the larger ships that are now using the docks. A Damen Multi Cat 1908 has also been purchased for use as a dredge tender.
Under the DTC, Damen supplied the neighbouring Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works with full design and material packages that allows its own workforce to build the craft to exact Damen specifications using preprepared components. "We worked in cooperation with Damen throughout," continued Ashique Hussain Mallah. "The quality of the workmanship was monitored by our own consultant with support from Damen personnel and, as a result, the vessels are most satisfactory with good performance and low maintenance requirements." To date, under the scheme seven Damen Stan Tugs 1605 have been supplied to Karachi Shipyard, providing trouble free services to Pakistan Navy and KPT.
The DTC programme operates around the world, transferring valuable skills and allowing Damen customers to remain close to their projects while taking advantage of low-cost build environments. With 1,708 vessels handled by the port in 2013/14, the tugs have been a critical component of the infrastructure.
As part of the same scheme, November saw the handing over by Karachi Shipyard of a 12 tonnes bollard pull tug to the Pakistani Navy. Named the PNT Jeedar, the ceremony was overseen by guest of honour Vice Admiral Khan Hasham Bin Saddique HI(M) Chief of Staff.
Damen Stan Tugs have been built and sold all over the world, and are valued as dependable, cost-effective harbor tugs. Damen's policy of standardization and building for stock means that they are generally available with very short lead times, depending on the requirements of the customer. Damen is delighted that the twin Stan Tugs 1605 together with the Damen Multi Cat 1908 are playing their part in the modernised and revitalised port of Karachi, and is confident that they will give many years trouble-free service.