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Aussie Book Review: The Great Deception by Joy Chambers #aww2012
October 18, 2012 Lauren K
The Great Deception by Joy Chambers
Review copy provided by publisher
Headline (Hachette), October 2012
Synopsis- A sweeping epic tale of courage, drama and passion, looking at the experiences of Australians in World War Two.
New South Wales, 1947: When Shelly Wareing's husband Cole vanishes into the night, leaving only a note to say that he will come back no matter how long it takes, Shelly is bewildered. What could be the reason for his sudden disappearance? Searching for clues, Shelly discovers a box containing Nazi medals, an SS ring and a photo of a radiantly beautiful woman signed for her husband. Determined to uncover the truth, she sets out to track down Laetitia de Witt, the woman pictured in the photograph. Meanwhile, halfway across the world, Cole is on his own mission for the truth – while his enemies, who believe him to be a traitor, are in close pursuit..
Review- The Great Deception is a historical fiction novel that explores Cole Wareing's experience as an Australian undercover agent during World War II. I'd like to start by saying there's a lot about this book I really loved and there's some aspects that just didn't work for me.
The Great Deception is divided into three parts across two time periods. Part one introduces the couple, Shelly and Cole who have been married for nearly two years and reside on an isolated farm in the NSW Southern Highlands. It's 1947, two years since the end of World War II and the couple have had a comfortable marriage and lifestyle following the return of Cole's stint in the war. They rarely talk about his experience of the war, so it comes as quite a shock to Shelly when one of Cole's former friends unexpectedly appears at the farm in search of Cole. That evening, Cole disappears into the night leaving behind an ambiguous letter and a wife who is utterly confused. When she discovers a photograph of a beautiful woman named Laetitia de Witt among Cole's belongings, she travels to Europe on a whim to find answers to his past.
At over 300 pages, part two of the story covers a bulk of the novel and is set during 1943 during World War II. It delves into Cole's role as an undercover agent for the British Government and how he secretly replaces (following an assassination) a prominent figure within the Hitler following. During this escapade he must completely become Lucien Bayer including speaking German, developing a limp, facial scarring and imitate a Hitler devotee. During his escapades he falls in love with a young Dutch woman named Laetitia de Witt which becomes both intense and dangerous. During the mission, Cole's colleagues become captured and believe he was responsible. This is what lead them to hunt down Cole in 1947. Part three brings the story to a conclusion, where the truth of the past is revealed and Cole is reunited with Shelly in 1947 in Europe.
Though I really liked reading about Cole's undercover mission and I found this quite fascinating. I felt a little torn reading about Cole's affair with a woman (even though it was prior to his marriage) while Shelly was waiting for him during the war. There was a lot of well-researched historical information during the second part of the book and I thought the role he played was quite interesting.
What didn't I like about the book? Firstly, the synopsis led me to believe this story would be set predominantly in Australia and that Shelly and her husband Cole would be the two protagonists. However, after I finished reading part one (a little over 100 pages) and moved onto part two of the novel, I realised this wasn't to be the case after all. In that respect, I felt a little deceived (ironic considering the title of the book) because the story was not what I had expected.
I didn't like that we were introduced to Shelly and Cole in the present day (1947) in the first 100 pages and then the next 3/5 of the book is solely focused on Cole's mission and affair back in 1943. Then the last 100 pages are back in the present moment where Cole and Shelly reunite. I feel this book would have been better structured (in my opinion) by interspersing the present and past throughout the novel rather than separating it into big chunks. I'd also prefer to not have really known much about Shelly and have her in the background right from the beginning. Her early introduction as an important person in Cole's life really set the foundation for me to want to read more about them- but this wasn't the case.
Despite my qualms about The Great Deception, I did quite enjoy it and finished it relatively quickly considering it's a lengthy novel. Putting aside the issues about the structure, the actual storyline and plot was quite interesting and I liked undercover agent aspect of the war that is portrayed in this well-researched novel.
"I really liked this"
The Great Deception can be purchased from Fishpond and other leading book retailers
About the author: Joy Chambers is a company chairman, business woman, and actor who has been writing for over twenty years. A lover of history and never idle she sets her books in the past and enjoys the extensive research. Born in Ipswich Queensland Australia, Joy is married to media mogul, Reg Grundy and they share their home with their Shetland sheepdogs.
This book was read as part of the AWW2012 challenge:
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Джон Грейвс Симкоу (; 25 февраля 1752, Коттерсток, Англия — 26 октября 1806, Эксетер, Англия) — офицер британской армии и первый лейтенант-губернатор Верхней Канады (1791—1796). Основатель города Йорк (ныне — Торонто) в Канаде.

Симкоу способствовал внедрению в Канаде таких традиционных британских институтов, как: суд присяжных, общее право и право на недвижимость. Известен также тем, что с его помощью было отменено рабство в Верхней Канаде (1810) — раньше чем во всей Британской империи (1834).

Ранняя биография
Джон Грейвс Симкоу — единственный сын из четырех детей капитана Британских военно-морских сил Джона Симкоу, выживший в детстве. Его отец-капитан командовал 60-пушечным боевым кораблем HMS Pembroke (на борту которого служил Джеймс Кук).

В 1759 году, после смерти отца от пневмонии, его мать-вдова вернулась в Англию, в Эксетер. Переезд помог Джону в получении образования в Эксетерской гимназии и Итонском колледже. Впоследствии его как первокурсника Оксфордского университета приняли в юридическое заведение Линкольнс-Инн; однако он решился на военную карьеру, чего и желал для него отец.

Брак и семья
В 1782 Симкоу женился на Элизабет Постуме Гвиллим (Elizabeth Posthuma Gwillim), у них родились пять дочерей до переезда в Канаду. Дочь Кэтрин, единственная родившаяся в Канаде, умерла в детстве в городе Йорк в Верхней Канаде, ее похоронили в Мемориальном парке при Портленд-авеню на площади Виктории.

Военная служба
В 1770 Симко стал энсином (вторым лейтенантом) 35-го пехотного полка британской армии, который был отправлен в Тринадцать колоний. Когда началась американская война за независимость, он участвовал в осаде Бостона и стал капитаном 40-го пехотного полка. Командуя гренадёрской ротой полка, он участвовал в кампании в Нью-Йорке и Нью-Джерси и Филадельфийской кампании. Был ранен в сражении при Брендивайне 11 сентября 1777 года.

В 1777 году Симко пытался создать полк лоялистов с свободных чернокожих бостонцев, но вместо этого ему было предложено командование Королевскими рейнджерами. Рейнджеры Симко отличились в  в мае 1778-го. В течение зимы 1779 года Симко планировал захватить Джорджа Вашингтона, однако от этих планов пришлось отказаться. В том же году сам Симко был захвачен в плен и освобожден в 1781 году. Он участвовал в осаде Йорктауна и командовал в битве у таверны Спенсера. Получив ранение, Симко вернулся в Англию в декабре 1781 года в звании подполковника.

Симко написал книгу о своем опыте работы с рейнджерами, которая была опубликована в 1787 году. До конца жизни командовал 22-м Чеширским пехотным полком.

Примечания

Литература

Лейтенант-губернаторы Верхней Канады
Выпускники Итона
Основатели городов
Генерал-лейтенанты (Великобритания)
Главнокомандующие (Индия)
Умершие в Эксетере

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In the past, Blessed Sacrament Congregation has honored the many veterans serving our beloved country by saluting individuals with a nameplate affixed to Memorial Plaques located in the rear vestibule of the church. Each nameplate is inscribed with the name and rank of the veteran and the branch of the military in which he or she served. It has been decided that a special prayer section will be added to the bulletin once a month requesting everyone to remember the men and women currently serving in all branches of the military by saying an extra prayer keeping them in mind. Perhaps you have a spouse, son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, nephew, niece or special person you would like to have remembered in prayer. If you would like to have an individual named and mentioned in an upcoming military section of the bulletin, please contact Barbara Piotrowski (414) 545-4732 with the name, rank and branch of service, or for additional information.
The Sacrament of First Holy Communion will be taking place on Sunday, May 5th, during the 11:00 AM Mass. You are invited to help us welcome this year's group of First Communicants to the Lord's table. Please keep them in your prayers.
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Top Slack Security Issues and Concerns in 2022
Posted by Jeremy Fuchs on April 25, 2022
Slack, a wildly popular SaaS communication tool for the modern workplace, helps users become significantly more productive.
The foundations of Slack started when its creator Stewart Butterfield built a communication platform for online gaming collaboration. After several rounds of funding and several core updates, the Searchable Log of All Communication and Knowledge, or "Slack" as it's better known, was born in 2014.
Slack proved its value during the pandemic when an influx of home workers flocked to the service. The ability to easily chat, make phone calls, and share files and documents was a welcome relief during a very challenging time. However, Slack security issues remain a concern, and hackers are targeting the platform because of the wealth of sensitive data saved in Slack communications.
Top Slack Security Concerns in 2022
Despite Slack being an invite-only platform with native multi-factor authentication, there are still four areas of concern regarding well documented Slack security concerns. These concerns should be under constant review to offer the best protection to businesses and users.
#1. Data Leakage
The Enterprise edition of Slack comes with an unlimited data retention plan where all conversations are saved in the Slack SaaS cloud platform. Data is retained from the beginning of time and nothing is overwritten; it's only removed when a user manually deletes the conversation. Data Leakage is caused by human error, technical faults, poor data protection policies, and occasionally a malicious actor.
There can be significant consequences if the business is subject to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or similar laws such as California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
#2. Malware
Collaboration tools are being targeted with malware, data miners, and remote-access trojans. As businesses shift away from email, phishing techniques are changing to target tools like Slack. Compromising Slack only requires hackers to overcome one obstacle - gaining access to the system.
Hackers try to trick employees into granting rogue access requests. While this is not always easy, inexperienced employees may mistake a phishing attempt for genuine business communication, and once access has been compromised, the hacker can subscribe to conversations and access chat archives with relative ease.
#3. Impersonation
To make Slack a user-friendly experience for larger audiences, access is granted with security tokens. Impersonation is difficult but if the token is intercepted or shared maliciously (such as being put up for sale on the dark web) then unfettered access is possible.
#4. Third-Party App Integrations
Slack integrates with cloud services, applications, and APIs to power many automation features, making monitoring, alerting and integrating with cloud services or data feeds easy. However, with great power comes great responsibility because app permissions can open the door to contaminated webhooks that expose valuable business data.
The responsibility of configuring third-party apps is offloaded to the user, which no doubt increases the probability of misconfiguration for apps that can post messages on channels, modify or edit existing messages, and even create additional Slack channels.
Slack Security with Avanan
Technical solutions can harden Slack security and reduce the attack surface hackers can target.
The Avanan Slackbot is a pre-configured, zero-management cloud security engine that has specific protections built-in to secure Slack communications. It provides administrators with the tools to control access to channels, and sensitive data and automatically quarantines malicious files, and triggers security events. Avanan integrates seamlessly with Slack to create a single dashboard that allows administrators to deep dive into exactly what Slack is doing.
Enforce Internal Policies
Organizations must plan user access rights that align with an internal security policy. The policy must segregate access rights to follow the principle of least privilege, segregate access to private Slack channels and implement a select few approvers who manage cross-channel access requests. This is a privilege reserved for team leaders and principals who are trusted implicitly by the company.
Avanan includes detailed logging of all Slack activities. This includes any triggered events from Slack, workflows, and end-user activities such as login details, file shares, 3rd party application integrations, and details on new channels. Any file that is downloaded on Slack is logged for additional peace of mind.
Enhanced Education Program
It's important to create training to highlight the latest threat landscape and the newest attack vectors used to gain access. Employees should learn how to spot phishing trends and techniques and be introduced to ethical social engineering to ensure they are adhering to security best practices.
The Avanan Slackbot will automatically post messages to the channel upon creation and when new users are added and so on. This approach can help to reinforce the best practices for the business and reinforce the expected conduct of Slack users.
Default File Sandboxing
File sharing aids team collaboration but often data shared is business confidential or contains data that does not belong in the public realm. Every file is sandboxed when downloaded via Slack, resulting in a more secure environment. If viruses, malware or ransomware is detected, the infected files are automatically quarantined and ring-fenced. This stops the execution of any unwanted scripts or code.
The threat engine will automatically alert the user and the issue will be flagged with system administrators. In the event of a false positive, the user can request the file be released but approval must be granted by a principal user
Technical Protections such as DLP
Data Leak Protection scans posted text messages for potentially leaked information, such as Credit Card and Social Security Numbers. Confidential messages can be tagged as classified and Avanan will determine if the message needs to be quarantined or encrypted with Information Rights Management (IRM) software to control who can access the data. As per malicious file detection, relevant users will be automatically notified.
Advanced Anomaly Engine
Avanan's anomaly engine is designed to identify suspicious or unexpected user access to Slack. The tool learns a baseline of the expected behavior of the platform, and if any deviations from the normal activity are detected, an event is logged and administrators are automatically notified. Accounts can be automatically disabled to prevent the exposure of business data.
Want to know more about the powerful feature set of the Avanan Slackbot engine? Download our Slack Solution Brief to learn more about how easy it is to protect valuable and sensitive business data. You're also welcome to request a demo to experience the peace of mind afforded by protected Slack communications.
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'use strict';

var _require = require('../'),
    FulfillWare = _require.FulfillWare;

require('should');

var bot = {
    type: 'not a real bot'
};

describe('fulfill outgoing ware', function () {

    it('should say hello world!', function (done) {
        var actions = {
            hi: {
                controller: function controller() {
                    return 'hi world';
                }
            }
        };
        var ware = FulfillWare({
            actions: actions
        });
        var message = {
            message: {
                text: '<hi />'
            }
        };
        ware.controller(bot, {}, message, function (err) {
            if (err) return done(err);
            message.message.text.should.equal('hi world');
            done();
        });
    });

    it('should have bot in params', function (done) {
        var actions = {
            hi: {
                controller: function controller(params) {
                    if (!params.bot) throw new Error('no bot!');
                    if (params.context) throw new Error('why do you still have context');
                    params.bot.type.should.equal('not a real bot');
                    return 'bo';
                }
            }
        };
        var ware = FulfillWare({
            actions: actions
        });
        var message = {
            message: {
                text: '<hi />'
            }
        };
        ware.controller(bot, {}, message, function (err) {
            if (err) return done(err);
            done();
        });
    });

    it('should not conflict with outgoing messages not containing message.text (like attachments)', function (done) {
        var actions = {};
        var ware = FulfillWare({
            actions: actions
        });
        var message = {
            attachment: {}
        };
        ware.controller(bot, {}, message, function (err) {
            done(err);
        });
    });

    it('should not send empty messages', function (done) {
        var actions = {
            empty: {
                controller: function controller(params, next) {
                    next(null, '');
                }

            }
        };
        var ware = FulfillWare({
            actions: actions
        });
        var message = {
            message: {
                text: '<empty />'
            }
        };
        ware.controller(bot, {}, message, function (err) {
            err.should.eql('cancel');
            done();
        });
    });

    it('should not send messages consisting of spaces only', function (done) {
        var actions = {
            empty: {
                controller: function controller(params, next) {
                    next(null, '  ');
                }

            }
        };
        var ware = FulfillWare({
            actions: actions
        });
        var message = {
            message: {
                text: '<empty />'
            }
        };
        ware.controller(bot, {}, message, function (err) {
            err.should.eql('cancel');
            done();
        });
    });

    it('should work with the next syntax', function (done) {
        var actions = {
            HI: {
                controller: function controller(params, next) {
                    return next(null, 'HI').then(function () {});
                }
            }
        };
        var ware = FulfillWare({
            actions: actions
        });
        var message = {
            message: {
                text: '<HI />'
            }
        };
        ware.controller(bot, {}, message, function () {
            done();
        });
    });
});

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Els euteris (Eutheria, 'bèsties autèntiques') són una infraclasse de mamífers formada pels placentaris (Placentalia) i tots aquells mamífers extints que són més propers als placentaris que a qualsevol altre grup.

Es caracteritzen pel fet que són vivípars placentaris, és a dir, l'embrió es desenvolupa a l'úter matern i es relaciona amb la mare per mitjà de la placenta, tot i que es té dubtes que fos del tot així en Eomaia scansoria. Comprenen la major part dels mamífers vivents.

Història evolutiva

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Bad link, but damn it you don't rest for a day!
Lyle, as usual, another great topic and analysis/discussion.
One question that comes to mind is whether they showed if insulin is elevated for a longer time period for low GI foods?
If so, then would eating low GI foods all day long cause steady elevated insulin levels that shut off lipolysis?
They did look at this, I didn't have space to cover it.
in one of the studies, they compared 50 grams glucose to 50 grams starch. Fatty acids were supressed identically up to the 3 hour mark but after that, while blood FA levels returned to bsaeline in the starch group, they rebuonded do double fasting levels in the glucose group.
In a related study they gave 50 grams of glucose either all at once or sipped (to mimick a lot GI meal). In the 50 grams all at once, insulin spiked, blunting fatty acid levels. But FA level rebouned to above fasting levels in the glucose group whereas they stayed supressed in the low GI group.
OF course, this has to be weighed against other stuff such as hunger (e.g. crashing blood glucose can stimualte hunger) and counterregulatory hormonal responses.
But it is contradictory to what most people think should happen.
I would think that simply eating food all day long would shut off lypolysis, as it would be hard to be in a deficit while eating so often.
ARe you saying that I can't eat 6X300 calorie meals across the span of waking hours? I'm eating frequently, still in a deficit.
No, that's not what I meant Although I can see why one would think so from rereading my post.
Basically, what I meant was this: eating all day long WOULD shut down lypolysis if that means you're in a net surplus for the day.
But if one were to eat all day long while still in a deficit, then the size of the meals would have to be tiny, and thus insulin levels would return to baseline that much sooner, and lypolysis would once again return to "normal".
Do you think you could you screw up the alpha inhibition in the stubborn fat solution by having 90g/day, but all in the space of 5 hours?


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Vote Yes on school levies
GUEST COLUMNIST/Kathy Sugiyama-
As 2004 begins, many of us are looking toward the outcome of the November presidential election. But if you believe that all politics are local, then next month Seattle voters can make a huge difference in our own backyards. In February we have an opportunity to determine the course of our neighborhood schools and make a difference in our children's future. Seattle voters will be asked to renew both a capital levy and an operating levy to ensure that the progress we have made in our public schools can continue.
Our schools are at the heart of our communities-energizing students, parents, teachers and our neighborhoods. Our schools also say a lot about how we value our children and their futures.
If you're not sure how the Seattle School District invests these funds, take a tour of recently renovated schools. It's clear that a new building creates an atmosphere of student success. The need to keep investing in our schools is obvious.
The capital levy provides funds for specific, critical building improvements and technology.
Beacon Hill Elementary, for example, stands to gain what has been called "interior finishes" such as floor replacement of worn-out vinyl or sheet tiles, and carpet for priority areas; as well as mechanical systems, such as renovating radiators, unit ventilators, air handlers, exhaust fans and heat pumps.
Rainier Beach High School stands to gain the same interior finishes, but will also receive badly needed exterior renovations such as replacing doors, windows and locksets along with technology upgrades. Clearly, this levy is vitally important to the continued safety and security of our schools.
The operating levy provides almost one quarter of the Seattle Schools' operating budget. The funds provided by this levy support basic educational programs not fully funded by the state. It allows the district to provide additional staffing to lower classroom size and provide students with the opportunity for more individual attention.
Why should we continue to invest in our public schools? Neighborhood schools have a catalytic effect on the whole community. Every student in the Seattle Public Schools deserves the right to go to an excellent school. By continuing to invest in our schools, we help ensure that every student can have that opportunity.
Who benefits from the passage of these levies? Foremost, our students. But in the long run, all Seattle citizens will benefit from this investment in our schools. Good schools are the cornerstone of strong neighborhoods-helping improve the business climate, maintaining our high quality of life and ensuring stable property values.
By approving the levies, voters will ensure our schools continue the progress they've made in raising student achievement. But if the levies fail, there will have to be deep budget cuts that will undermine our schools and our entire community. Our public schools are in the midst of a major transformation and Seattle schools are making great progress -test scores are up and dropout rates are down.
Seattle and its students deserve a "world-class student-focused learning system." We need to pass the levies to give our kids the best possible chance for a good education.
Every child in every school deserves a great education. There is no more important investment that we can make as a community. We will not have a great city without great schools. We will not have great schools if we don't pass both of these school levies.
Please do your part. In February invest in our children's future and cast your vote to support Seattle Public Schools-47,000 children are counting on you. Vote YES on both school levies on Feb. 3.
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Nigeria: Towards safeguarding of intangible heritage
© Wande Abimbola
A project has recently been launched in Nigeria, aiming to provide a solid foundation for effective safeguarding of living heritage.
Thanks to the financial assistance of Japan, the national authorities will be accompanied by UNESCO during the period of three years in order to create an effective institutional and legal environment for the safeguarding of rich intangible cultural heritage that exist in Nigeria. The project will also allow the strengthening of national capacities required for preparing inventories and for elaborating nomination files for inscription on the Lists of the 2003 Convention.
The project was officially launched in Abuja on 22 January 2015, bringing together community representatives, governmental and non-governmental experts as well as representatives of line ministries.
Planned as a part of UNESCO's global capacity-building strategy, this project is implemented by the UNESCO multi-sectoral Regional Office for West Africa in Abuja in cooperation with the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation.
Proyecto:
Support to the effective implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Nigeria (1 de julio de 2014 – 1 de julio de 2017)
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It appears as if there is a typo in printf_size.c; it makes no sense to compare an unitialized variable in such a way. Since info->width is referenced later on in the variable assignment, it seems possible that the intended statement was to place the larger of the values between info->width and info->prec into width.
0001-libroot-Fix-possible-typo-in-printf_size.c.patch (1.3 KB) - added by ohnx56 16 months ago.
Is it OK if I apply this instead of your patch?
Actually, it seems the Haiku version is different from the glibc patch's version; someone must have already fixed the second width.
Not sure if that affects the patch though.


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Sioned Nest James (10 Sept 1974 – 19 July 2016) was a Welsh musician and conductor, known for founding the successful Cardiff-based choir Côrdydd and contributing to musical programmes on television.

Early life and education
Born and brought up in Llandysul, Ceredigion, James attended Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi. In her youth she was a member of several choirs, including Teifi Singers, the National Youth Choir of Wales and Swansea Bach Choir under John Hugh Thomas. Her first opportunity to lead a choir, at 16 years old, was given to her by Islwyn Evans at the Ceredigion School of Music. James graduated from Cardiff University with first class honours in 1997.

Career

In 1999 Sioned James collaborated with Charlie Skarbek on the Rugby World Cup CD and World in Union for Bryn Terfel and Shirley Bassey. The following year she established her own choir, Côrdydd, in Cardiff. The choir enjoyed many successes, winning BBC Radio Choir in 2003 and becoming a winner in the competition for Mixed Choir of less than 45 voices at the National Eisteddfod on several occasions. She conducted Mochyn Du Choir for many years. She was a familiar face on S4C working with TV producers as musical arranger on Coal House and drama series Con Passionate. She was choirmaster of the S4C show Codi Canu and vocal coach on The Voice Wales and Can't Sing Singers on the BBC.

James worked as an agent for actors and TV presenters and as a part-time lecturer on the course of Theatre, Music and Media at the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David. During her career she collaborated with renowned composers including Morten Lauridsen, Eric Whitacre and Paul Mealor.

Sioned James died in 2016 at the age 41. S4C aired a tribute to her on 7 April 2017, in which current Côrdydd conductor Huw Foulkes said:"I challenge anyone to think of a Welsh conductor who's succeeded in forming as many contacts around the world; and has succeeded in transforming Welsh choral singing... [and]...her massive contribution towards music in Wales and beyond. The world is much poorer without Sioned."

Personal life
James was married to TV presenter Gareth Roberts.

References

Welsh conductors (music)
Alumni of Cardiff University
People from Ceredigion
1974 births
2016 deaths


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The SAME Doctor Pushing the SAME Bullshit
"There is a difference between offering an opinion and promoting an agenda…"
The very creepy Dr. Laidlaw
It comes as no surprise that Dr. Michael K. Laidlaw has authored: Transgender propaganda hides scary truth about puberty-blockers.
Do we know with certainty that all of the effects of the medications for stopping normal puberty are fully reversible? The answer is no.
"Certainty" and medical science are not good partners. For example, Prozac has been around for over 30 years. No one knows to a certainty that its benefits to any individual patient will outweigh the side effects, some of which are quite serious. In fact, no one knows to a certainty how Prozac works. Or how about man's best friend — Viagra? In its first 13 months of use, 522 deaths were reported due to using Viagra. No one knows to a certainty that a boner might not kill them.
Dr. Laidlaw wants people to believe that the opposite of certainty is experimental. That is simply not true.
Perhaps if Michael K. Laidlaw met maintenance of certification requirements he would still be a board-certified endocrinologist. Apparently, he did not which is why Laidlaw is not board-certified. Perhaps, if Laidlaw had met those requirements, he would not be so obtuse.
Aside from the lack of training Laidlaw lacks experience. It is hard to imagine that he has any transgender patients because Dr. Laidlaw is a Defender of the Faith rather than a defender of evidence-based medical science.
Abracadabra let's "experiment"
Is there anything natural about stopping normal puberty? Would you stunt a child's normal eye development to make tiny eyes in an enlarging head? Would you stop a child's limb development so that the torso lengthens, but arms and legs remain stunted? This sounds bizarre, because it is. But it is analogous in many ways to the ongoing experiment in stopping normal puberty.
Is there anything natural about favoring faith-based religious dogma over evidence-based science? Laidlaw's rhetorical question doesn't work because it defies common sense. What is — or is not — natural is not a consideration.
Children with acute gender dysphoria are at significant risk for self-harm.
Research demonstrates that the risk of self-harm is substantially reduced with gender-affirming care.
Therefore, the question has nothing to do with what is natural. Chemotherapy, for example, is unnatural. It involves the intentional administration of poisonous substances. The question becomes: Do the benefits provided by puberty blockers outweigh concerns? Patients and their parents need to answer that question after a thorough explanation of benefits and concerns by the physician or physicians. A doctor is free to offer a considered opinion.
There is a difference between offering an opinion and promoting an agenda, which is what Laidlaw is doing. Laidlaw's promotion requires him to withhold important information. Doing so is unprofessional and unethical.
A recent high-profile custody case in Texas — in which a mom is advocating the transitioning of her seven-year-old son James into a girl named Luna, against the wishes of his father — has brought the issue of child transition and puberty blockers to the attention of everyday Americans, elected officials, and people around the world. What has gone less noticed is the backing of the medical establishment. Professional societies are now promoting these untested treatments as solid, evidence-based science.
Mom happens to be a board-certified pediatrician and an academic. She is advocating for her child to be able to explore her sexuality. The only reason that this brought attention to puberty blockers was the dishonest rhetoric of religious warriors like Michael K. Laidlaw. The child is seven. Laidlaw knows perfectly well that puberty blockers will not be a consideration for another five or six years.
Indeed, Laidlaw is personally responsible for the Pediatric Endocrine Society deeming it necessary to offer up some truth via an official statement:
This concerns a 7-year-old transgender girl in Texas whose mother (a pediatrician) is supportive of her gender identity but whose father is not. The parents are involved in a custody battle that has drawn significant media attention. The father has reached out to conservative groups and lawmakers who are spreading misinformation about care of gender variant youth and are threatening to introduce legislation prohibiting the use of puberty blockers in transgender patients. Our statement affirms the PES supported Endocrine Society guidelines as well as the AAP guidelines regarding management of transgender youth.
Pediatric Endocrine Society Statement Against Public Discourse that Risks the Well-being of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth and their Families
Through this statement, we express our concern for the health risks and safety of transgender and gender diverse youth and their families, when public discourse delegitimizes their right to express their gender and to receive gender-affirming care. This is not only harmful to the mental and physical health of these youth, but opposes current standard of care recommendations.
Puberty suppression once puberty has started. This is a reversible treatment that decreases the distress of having the "wrong" puberty. This treatment alone does not cause infertility.
Laidlaw is fighting desperately to preserve the notion that puberty blockers are not reversible.
Approximately two weeks after James's plight garnered international attention in late October, the Pediatric Endocrine Society (PES) issued a statement regarding medical therapy for children who are uncomfortable with their sexed bodies. In that document, the organization states that the effects of puberty-blocking medications are reversible. Other organizations such as the American Medical Association are leading kids toward these harmful drugs by supporting bans on therapies that aid children in becoming comfortable in their natural bodies.
Laidlaw provides a link for therapies that aid children in becoming comfortable… No, he is not linking to research. He is linking to this:
Furthermore, Laidlaw is positing that the lack of certainty means that puberty blockers are harmful. Again, Michael K. Laidlaw is withholding important information. What are the benefits and what are the concerns. Laidlaw will not risk empowering anyone to be a critical thinker. Then it's back to certainty vs. experimentation again:
But do we know with certainty that all of the effects of the medications for stopping normal puberty are fully reversible? Has the FDA determined that there is scientific evidence to validate this claim? Have there been any rigorous long-term studies addressing this question? Is social transition truly harmless? Is it ethical to continue this experiment on children?
Laidlaw's intellectually dishonesty is staggering. He is substituting rhetorical questions for the information that a normal individual requires to reach a rational conclusion.
Laidlaw attempts to describe an "urgent public health problem"
…although the studies on this are limited, the data we do have indicate that the overwhelming majority of adolescents on puberty blockers decide not to reverse course, but instead move on to cross-sex hormones and then to sterilizing genital surgeries. This is in marked contrast to the experience of children who experience gender dysphoria but are allowed to go through puberty normally, the vast majority of whom do not persist in identifying with the opposite sex.
Laidlaw is making two dishonest claims:
Providing puberty blockers means that a child will progress onto more radical forms of affirmation and;
Not providing puberty blockers means that the child will outgrow the condition.
The first of those claims is a half-truth and is based on a recent Dutch study. It is intended to scare the crap out of parents. The truth is that the persistence of gender dysphoria directly correlates to the severity of the condition. Only the most acute cases transition. Therefore, it is expected that they will go on, in later teens, to cross-sex hormones. Gender confirmation surgery is an option in adulthood.
The children who do not use puberty blockers are those who are less severely affected and unlikely to transition. Since persistence is a function of severity it is expected that those children will naturally desist.
Laidlaw is dishonestly suggesting that denying puberty blockers to children in severe distress will cause them to desist. Laidlaw offers no evidence to support a counter-intuitive proposition.
After cataloging the many possible side effects which no one denies:
So Much for a "Pause Button"
Proponents of puberty blockers present them as a simple "pause button," whereby puberty can be stopped and restarted at the whim of physicians. But is this really the case?
In the absence of puberty blockers, signaling from the hypothalamus occurs at a preprogrammed time, triggering the start of normal puberty. We do not know if there is an endpoint to the window of time in which puberty can take place. In other words, if one stops normal puberty at age ten and then allows it to begin again at age fifteen, we do not know if the signaling mechanism will return fully. There is evidence to suggest that it will not.
Laidlaw has no clue how puberty blockers are explained to children and their parents. Remember that he was arguing that puberty blockers will never be stopped until they are replaced with cross-sex hormones. Now he is claiming that they might be stopped and might not be reversible. The question is — and always will be: Do the benefits outweigh the concerns? Laidlaw refuses to concede that there are very real benefits. His presentation relies on being one-sided.
Laidlaw is not interested in informed consent. He wants to talk parents out of using puberty blockers and he is doing so because of religious beliefs. The scare campaign includes this tidbit:
It Begins with Social Transition
What exactly is known about the limited number of adolescents who have undergone this experimental therapy? How many kids actually decide to stop these medications and "unpause" puberty?
"Experimental" leads him back to the inexorable pathway that he discussed earlier. Laidlaw's thought processes seem very disorganized:
Very few, it seems. In a Dutch study that included seventy adolescents who went on puberty blockers, all seventy decided to go on to further medicalizing by using hormones of the opposite sex. In a follow-up study, the majority went on to have "sex reassignment surgery" by either vaginoplasty for males or hysterectomy with ovariectomy for females — sterilizing them. One patient even tragically died of necrotizing fasciitis — otherwise known as the flesh-eating bacteria — due to the surgery.
There are risks with surgery. The issue is not the risks but whether or not those risks are understood by the patients and how the risks are contrasted with benefits. Laidlaw is claiming anew that social transition leads to surgery which means that all of the rhetoric about the reversibility of puberty blockers was gratuitous after all.
Laidlaw wants people to believe that adults actively transition children:
Social transitioning a child involves parents, therapists, teachers, and other persons in authority reinforcing the gender non-conforming child's false belief that he or she is of the opposite sex "inside." The mind manipulation involves compulsory use of opposite-sex pronouns, and employing rigid sex-based stereotypes in clothing.
It's a conspiracy! These are all decisions that the kid makes. Laidlaw refers to gender nonconforming children incorrectly. A gender nonconforming boy, for example, likes girlie things but he is still a boy and is not gender incongruent.
Kenneth Zucker, an international expert in the field of childhood gender identity disorder, calls this intervention iatrogenic — an illness caused by a physician. He notes that "it should come as no surprise that the rate of gender dysphoria persistence will be much higher as these children are followed into their adolescence and young adulthood."
I cannot find that quote in context. I believe that Zucker wrote that about two years ago. That could mean many different things. I prefer not to speculate. Then it's back to experimentation. This guy should stick with a concept, exhaust it and then move on to the next concept.
There is nothing healthy about stopping normal puberty, because puberty is not a disease. The practice represents an unethical medical experiment with both known and unknown harms to adolescent development and to the human person, during a crucial time in a young person's life.
Then it's back to "they'll grow out of it if not treated:"
Children and adolescents suffering from confusion about their sexed bodies require compassionate care. We know that the vast majority of diagnosed children have been shown to desist or grow out of this condition if parents simply wait, rather than rushing to intervene.
It's bullshit because what he is saying is that not treating the condition is why they grow out of it. The truth is that the condition is not treated because it is not severe. The lack of severity is why children outgrow the condition.
Eventually, this thing comes to a conclusion:
I would challenge the Pediatric Endocrine Society to take the time to investigate the full scope of known and potential harms for using puberty-blocking agents to stop normal puberty. In the meantime, there should be a moratorium on their use for this purpose. Not to do so is a dereliction of duty of the highest order. It is an abandonment of the fundamental principle to First Do No Harm.
I would think that the PES has done just that. Who does Laidlaw think he is fooling? Laidlaw proposes this moratorium — not out of medical concern — but out of religious duty. "Dr. Dipshit" gives me a headache.
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ABOUT TRUCKING IN SASKATCHEWAN
Truck transport plays a critical role in everyone's lives – even if they do not know it. Every part of your life – from the fuel in your vehicle to the food in your fridge, was delivered by a truck. In our landlocked province, trucking make our imports and exports possible and employs roughly 5% of Saskatchewan's population. Across Canada, trucking provides millions of jobs; there are thousands of trucking companies in Saskatchewan alone, hauling a variety of products from agriculture products to food and consumer goods like televisions, clothes and pet supplies.
Trucking and the Environment
Many people think of trucks from back in the day – barreling down the highway billowing black smoke, burning diesel like it's their job – this is not the reality of trucking today. Truck emissions have been systematically and significantly reduced in recent years. Since 2010, trucks have virtually eliminate smog creating emissions from engines. Trucks now utilize cutting edge technology to track fuel consumption and adjust for efficiency. Fleets (trucking companies) have invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in driver education and after market additions to trucks that aid in reducing fuel consumption and lowering pollution.
Trucking and Safety
The Saskatchewan Trucking Association always says 'All Roads Lead to Safety', which means that safety is a consideration in every decision the industry makes. As one of the few industries that shares its workplace with the public, trucking understands the added responsibility our industry faces in keeping drivers and the motoring public safe. Contrary to some public perception, trucks are statistically the safest vehicles on the road. In 2018, Saskatchewan introduced Mandatory Entry Level Training for Class 1 licenses. This means that all drivers now complete a set curriculum developed by the industry and Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) to ensure new drivers are as skilled and educated as possible before they are given a license.
Trucking and the Economy
Saskatchewan has 26,250 km of highways, including 131 km of ice-road highways. That means Saskatchewan has the largest municipal road network in the country and the trucking industry utilizes it to get Saskatchewan-produced goods to market. From grain to crude oil, Saskatchewan's export-heavy economy relies on truck transport. The trucking and warehouse sectors are one of the top occupations in Canada, employing hundreds of thousands of Canadians. 15% of Saskatchewan's 1.1 million residents are directly employed by the trucking and warehousing industries. Without taking the drivers' income tax into account, it is estimated that each truck on the road pays over $60,000 per year in taxes. Want more information on how trucking affects our economy? Check out the trucking fact sheet!
Saskatchewan Trucking Careers
Commercial Truck Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator
Entry-level Truck Driver: Average salary, $18.27 per hour
Truck Driver: Average salary, $22.24 per hour
Long Haul: Average salary, $24.64 per hour
Estimated wage in Saskatchewan: $63,900-$86,000
Owner-operator: Average salary, $110,000 + per year
Truck drivers operate heavy vehicles that haul goods. Depending on the type of truck driver, travel may include urban, rural, provincial, national or even international - all over North America. Trucking companies are hired by customers including farmers, manufacturers, stores and restaurants to delivery goods. Every thing in your daily life was was delivered, at least in part, by a truck. From the food in your fridge to the the device you are reading this on was made available to you because of trucks.
Long-Haul Truck Driver: Being a long distance driver mean that you drive outside of your city, province or even country. Long-haul truck drivers will plan trip logistics, obtain and upkeep required documentation, perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspections of the vehicle, ensure cargo is secure, obtain special permits to transport cargo on international routes and much more!
Short-haul and local transport drivers: operates and drives primarily smaller sized trucks to transport goods and materials on local routes and short inter-urban routes (great if you want to be home every night), performs pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspections of the vehicle, and may drive special purpose trucks such as tow trucks, dump trucks, hydro-vac trucks or cement mixing trucks,
Owner Operator: being an owner operator generally means that you own your own truck and hire your services out to a single or multiple companies. Being an owner operator is the most common first step in owning your own trucking company.
Employment Requirements:
Comprehension of the English language—written and spoken; to interpret documents, training manuals, legislation, etc.
Pre-employment drug and alcohol screening and random drug testing throughout employment.
Air Brake endorsement
Clean criminal record check and drivers abstract
Secondary (high) school certificate
Class 1 A Driver's License, or the Mandatory Entry-level Training (MELT) effective March 15, 2019 in Saskatchewan with a pre-requisite of a Class 1 Learner (Class 1 Endorsement)
Career Succession: Progression to supervisory positions or to non-driving occupations, such as driver trainer, safety officer or truck dispatcher is possible with additional training or experience. Succession in driving positions is also possible, with opportunities to haul fuel or other dangerous goods with earning potential reaching $170,000 + per year.
Dispatcher/ In Bound/Out Bound Freight Coordinator/Crew Dispatcher
$50,000 - $100,000 per year
Job Description: Dispatchers process and transmit information and instructions to coordinate the activities of Professional Drivers operating Class 1/A vehicles while transporting goods over urban, regional, provincial/territorial and international routes. They are employed by transportation companies, manufacturing and distribution companies, moving companies and employment service agencies. (In some companies, the dispatch function is shared between two or more individuals with the following job titles: Fleet Manager; Customer Service Representative; Planner; Trip Coordinator; Driver Manager; and Dispatcher)
operate radios and other telecommunication equipment;
dispatch personnel according to schedules and work orders;
monitor personnel workloads and locations;
maintain computer and manual records of mileage, fuel use and expenses;
advise vehicle operators of route and traffic problems such as construction, accidents, etc.;
coordinate activities of vehicle operators;
Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs: Word, Excel and Outlook
Completion of secondary (high) school is required
Job Description: Supervisors or Managers co-ordinate the activities of workers in the following unit group: Shippers and Receivers, Dispatchers and Transportation Route and Crew Schedulers.
Provide leadership and direction to key departments: Operations, Safety, Training, and Compliance
Plan, organize and oversee operational logistics of the organization, establish work schedules and procedures, resolve work-related issues, prepare and submit progress and other reports and co-ordinate activities with other supply-chain work units or departments
Train workers in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
Oversee the execution of fleet maintenance and regulatory compliance
Maintain awareness of industry trends
Experience in management
Strong knowledge of transportation
Organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and leadership
Knowledge of industry regulations and laws
Safety & Compliance Professional
Safety & Compliance managers are trucking companies are responsible for making sure the company and it's drivers operate compliance in accordance with safety regulations. Trucking companies have their own rules and regulations regarding safety in the workplace. Countries and provinces also have rules and regulations about what trucks can and cannot do. A Safety and Compliance Manager is expected to understand regulations from the Federal Motor Carriers Association (US), federal, provincial, state and company regulations as they pertain to the operations of the business. This position records and maintains driver violation and accident data, oversees new driver orientation, delivers safety instruction and provides ongoing training. Safety and Compliance Manager responsibilities may vary from company to company.
Employment Requirements
Knowledge and understanding of regulations in the jurisdictions (often multiple) that trucking companies operate.
Technical abilities to operate software and training platforms
Class 1 license
Leadership and communication skills
Presentation skills (education)
Solid judgment and discretion
Problem solving and analytics skills
Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety or equivalent such as Driver Safety Trainer Program
Minimum 3-5 years experience in safety management
Professional driving experience
Dock Worker
$17.00 - $18.00 dollars per hour
Job Description: Dock workers are responsible for loading and unloading freight onto trucks and trailers using various types of equipment, such as forklifts, dollies, carts, or manual handling in a safe and efficient manner. Dock workers are employed by transportation companies, manufacturing and distribution companies and moving companies.
Loading, unloading and moving products and materials
operate industrial trucks, tractors, loaders and other equipment to transport materials to and from transportation vehicles and loading docks and to store and retrieve materials.
Ensure accuracy of all in-bound and out-bound freight
Some secondary school education may be required
Physical strength is required for manual material handlers who work with heavy materials.
$52,000 - $55,000 per year
Job Description: the office administrator oversees and co-ordinates office administrative procedures; Review, evaluate and implement new administrative procedures; Establish work priorities and ensure procedures are followed and deadlines are met; Assemble data and prepare periodic and special reports, manuals and correspondence
Oversee and co-ordinate office administrative procedures
Establish work priorities and ensure procedures are followed
Use of computer equipment
Answering phones and relaying telephone calls
High quality interpersonal skills
Detail oriented
Excellent computer skills; proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel
$32.00 - $42.00 per hour
Maintenance, repairs and diagnosis of trucks, trailers, and forklift including hydraulic and electrical systems. As well as knowledge and involvement in disassembling and re-assembling components of heavy equipment. Other responsiiblities might include: cleaning/maintaining equipment; interpreting work orders and manuals; writing service reports
Repair of diesel engines, airbrakes, power train, transmissions, fuel systems, cooling systems, steering electrical, suspension systems, welding tasks, as well as preventative maintenance tasks including oil changes and grease jobs
interpersonal skills, written and communication skills; possibly a class 2b license with air brake endorsement.
Mechanical experience is preferred; another possible requirement is a trade certificate and class 5 drivers license.
Kate Pendragon - Operations Manager
Kate has worked in the trucking industry for ten years, starting out in the Accounts Receivable department at a heavy haul company and has been moving up ever since. "My favorite thing about working in the trucking industry is that every day is different. There is always a new challenge that presents itself that you need to work on and flex your brain to solve. A common misconception abut the trucking industry is that trucking companies lack good business practices."
Konner Siemens - Logistics Coordinator
Konner is a logistics coordinator with Edge Transportation - a part of the Siemens Transportation Group. As the third generation to be involved in the family business, Konner grew up in the trucking industry and considers his father, Tom Siemens, a mentor. "For me, the trucking industry has provided me with countless opportunities. I have had the opportunity to learn and grow. I would encourage people not to have a negative perception about the trucking industry, there is a niche position for anyone who wants to work in the industry."
Jordan Ewart - Policy Analyst, Saskatchewan Trucking Association
Jordan is a recent entrant to the trucking industry, starting in his position with the Saskatchewan Trucking Association in early 2019. With a background in International Policy, the trucking industry is not exactly where Jordan expected to find himself, but he is glad he did. "Trucking is a professional industry with a passionate group of people working in it. Often, I find that trucking is looked at as a last resort career or a meaningless career. I've done more meaningful work in seven months than I have in the past five years. I think that if young people are passionate, thoughtful and want to make a difference—that there is a place for them in the trucking industry. Trucking has a bright future with technology leading the way. The industry is evolving and my short experience in it tells me that there is room for everyone"
Jessica Reid - Logistics Coordinator
Jessica is a logistics coordinator for the operations department at Aero Delivery. Jessica's father was a truck driver. She entered the industry as a Customer Service Representative and has been in the industry for 8 years. Jessica cites constant learning and no two days being the same as contributors to her love of her work. "I think young people fit into the industry as our future. As drivers get older and retire, we need to bring in new drivers, we need to bring young people into our offices. It gives you a different point of view on safety and how to do the job. I think technology is going to play a huge role."
Don Wolfe - Truck Driver
Don is a company driver with Custom Courier in Saskatoon. Don has been involved in the trucking industry since 1977, starting out in a cube van and moving onto bigger vehicles. "Trucking is a decent way to provide for my family, and it's great meeting lots of different people in different sectors," says Don. "Safety first. Check your equipment before and after deliveries, checking weather to make sure highways and roads are safe."