The Selected Papers of John Jay are published by the University of Virginia Press.
Volume 1 covers Jay's education and early career, his growing political involvement, and his role in Revolutionary politics, as a member of the Continental Congress, co-author of the first constitution of the state of New York, and president of the Continental Congress.
Edited by Elizabeth M. Nuxoll, Mary A. Y. Gallagher, and Jennifer E. Steenshorne.
Volume 2 sees Jay emerging as a diplomat, as he sails to Spain with his wife Sarah and their nephew Peter, to negotiate an ill-fated treaty with the Spanish Crown.
In Volume 3, Jay joins John Adams and Benjamin Franklin in Paris to as one of the Ministers Plenipoteniary appointed to negotiate the Peace with Great Britain. His pivotal role in this delicate negotiation is explored.
Edited by Elizabeth M. Nuxoll, Mary A. Y. Gallagher, Robb K. Haberman, and Jennifer E. Steenshorne.
Volume 4 focuses on Jay's activities as Secretary for Foreign Affairs, founding member of the New York Manumission Society, and co-author of the Federalist Papers.
Volume 5 opens with the ratification of the Constitution, and covers Jay's role in the forming the new government as acting Secretary of State prior to Jefferson's taking office and as first Chief Justice of the Surpreme Court. Also explored are his gubernatorial campaigns of 1792, the Genet Affair, and the events leading to the negotiation of the Jay Treaty with Great Britain.
Volume 6 opens with Jay's negotiation of the "Jay Treaty" with Great Britain and the heated public debate over its ratification. Jay's election as governor of New York in 1795, his role as unofficial advisor to President Washington, and his activities as governor, dealing with Yellow Fever epidemics, refugees, fortifying the port of New York, and the passage of the anti-slavery law are explored.
Volume 7 explores Jay's retirement years, when he devoted himself to philanthropic causes, such as the American Bible Society, political discussions with his old friends and sons, and agricultural experiments. The volume consists of correspondence and other writings by Jay and his family, relating primarily to personal affairs and social history throughout his life.
Volumes 1-3 of the Digital Edition of The Selected Papers of John Jay were published by the University of Virginia Press in January 2015, as part of their America's Founding Era collection on Rotunda. Subsequent volumes will following, appearing approximately 18 months after print publication. The Jay Papers will join the Papers of George Washington, John Adams and his family, Eliza Lucas Pinckney and her daughter Harriott Pinckney Horry, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Dolley Madison, and Thomas Jefferson, as well as the Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution and the People of the Founding Era project. The Papers of John Marshall and Andrew Jackson are soon to come as well. Visit Rotunda here.


Does anyone have experience with my situation? Am i entitled to welfare (when pregnant) when i come to switzerland?
I could stay in Berlin, but i really want my husband to be around in my first pregnancy, and paying 2x rent isn't that ideal too. And other then the money there is no reason for me to stay in Berlin.
I will get in contact with the RAV, but i would want to hear if anyone has experience with my situation.
Welcome to the Forum and congratulations on the pregnancy.
I know normally RAV would be okay if you'd worked a certain amount of time in the EU before coming here. However I don't know how it works if you're not actively looking for an available to work.


This past weekend we stayed with our good friends Richie & Helen Cunningham and their three children. It was their 5th Wedding Anniversary so we volunteered to baby sit while they went out for a meal.
We made a weekend of it by arriving in time for the Perth parkrun at 9.30am on Saturday and staying until Sunday afternoon so Richie & I could have a run together in the morning and record at interview for the next whwrace podcast!
It's always good to be able to try out different parkruns and I was looking forward to this one as its at the venue of the various 50/100k and 24hr races that I have watched and supported friends running.
I assumed the course would be two laps of the 1.5mile loop that is used for those races but when I checked the route on the website I realised it was a different route.
We arrived before 9am so we were able to do a warm up around the loop. The weather was just right for a good run. I was feeling pretty good so decided to go for it and see what I had in my legs!
It was good to chat to Robin Wombill who was out cheering on the runners. Robin was able to give us a good idea of the route and warn us about the section on the way back that is on compacted grass.
I started near the front but still had a few people to get past in the first few minutes before I felt I had space to run at the pace I wanted. I could see a runner with a push chair ahead so he became my first target to get past!
I also went past a guy in a blue t-shirt with Personal Trainer on the back so he was another runner I targeted. I could see 6-7 runners ahead as I settled into my race pace. I don't look at the watch at all in these parkruns as I'm keen to try to run by feel and push as hard as I can for the 5k.
Sometimes if I look at my watch and I'm running faster than I feel I should be I ease off and if I feel I'm going too slow I try and go faster and can't maintain it so my strategy is to run as hard as a I feel I can maintain for the 5k.
I really enjoyed the course as we ran along a path with the river to our right on the way out. Most parkruns I've done are 2 or 3 laps but this one was one large loop with an out and back stem.
I could feel a runner right on my shoulder and we ran together for a few minutes before he eased past me and pushed on. It was the Personal Trainer blue t-shirt guy. I tried to stay with him but he gradually pulled away but the gap didn't get too much bigger.
When we reached the top of the loop there was a 90 degree turn left and then after 20 yards another one and onto the grass.
As there hadn't been much rain recently it was fairly solid but I did feel I was slipping a bit and couldn't quite get as good a push off as running on the tarmac.
I continued to push hard counting my breathes and aiming to maintain my form to the end. I couldn't hear anyone behind me so I was hoping I wouldn't be overtaken in a sprint finish at the end.
Once we were back onto the loop path I knew there wasn't too much further to go so pushed as hard as I could to the finish funnel.
I finished 8th in 19:28 which I was very happy with. I was chatting to the Personal Trainer guy (whose name is Steven Bonthrone) as Katrina came striding in for 56th place in 23:06. We were both first in our respective age groups!!!
We both did really well on the age graded result ….
We both really enjoyed the course and hope to be back again.
When we visited last year Richie took me on an hour run from their house but this time he suggested we went for a longer two and a half hour run. That suited me really well as I wanted to get some longer off road runs in my build up to the Wooler Marathon which is 3 weeks away.
Richie is building up his mileage again after operations on both his Achilles. I love running with Richie as he has great experience having won the whw race twice.
We spent the whole run chatting about all sorts of topics but running probably dominated the conversation! The route is a series of loops but I wasn't really sure where I was and it only made sense once I had downloaded it and looked at it on a map.
It was a glorious morning and we both felt we could have worn a short sleeved top! As it was we rolled up our long sleeved tops and felt pretty warm especially on the climbs!
I felt I was running well for the first 90mins or so but felt I was struggling a bit on the last couple of hills. Richie on the other hand looked really strong. He did have the local knowledge and had run this route last Sunday. That's my excuse anyway!!
Once we were home and showered I was able to interview Richie for the next whwrace podcast. We did it in two parts as Katrina, Helen and the children arrived back as we were half way through it. Richie shared some great ideas about training for the race so I recommend a listen. Hopefully it will be available in the next few days.
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Robb Johnson says he's just a bloke with a guitar. He is. But he's one who has chronicled our times: painting the less-than-sunny political landscape in the moonlight of the personal. Just like a folk singer should.
He is a modern day troubadour (although his catalogue is a bit patchy on chivalry and courtly love). It means "to compose, to discuss, to invent".
He is a much-loved and respected singer-songwriter among those who know him. The trouble is not many people do. This film aims to put that right by looking at the past, present and future with contributions across the music spectrum including Billy Bragg, Mike Harding, Leon Rosselson, Barb Younger and many more.
The past: Robb knows that if we are to understand where we are, we need to understand where we came from.
The present: Robb chronicles 30 years of the political and personal.
The future: it starts here.


Bio-ching is creation of an ancient study of the practices of I Ching with the modern sciences of pseudoscience and biorhythms. Roderic Sorrell and Amy Max Sorrell invented this theory. They have created a computer program that basically makes an electronic fortune cookie based on what has been entered. The I Ching is based on 512 biorhythmic combos within the system.
It may seem a little ridiculous to incorporate such technologies with an ancient tradition, but it has proved popular and more and more people want to know about Bio Ching and its benefits. In the western society, we rely so much on technology and science that its easy to forget where knowledge came from originally and so it is important to remember the roots of treatments and medications and the benefits they have been having on people for many generations.
The couple involved prepared for the study of bio-ching by living on a boat in the San Francisco Bay area studying different rituals, learning meditation, the energy of acupuncture, the power of massages, herbal healing processes and many other practices, this was done to make sure they could get different approaches to the mind and stimulate the senses exploring different and unique techniques. They focused on the new electronic techniques that were coming about and they concentrated on a healing process that would be fit for the 21st century and so Bio Ching was born.
The Sorrels offer a unique experience in a tranquil retreat or on their houseboat where one can stay and relax whilst meditating and studying spiritual guidance by taking counseling for both the mind and body. Available is the sound and light machine and their bio-feedback machine that will help you with your future and destinies that lie ahead whilst helping your mind to be at ease with itself. It is a very relaxing experience with clear thinking the primary focus.
Bio Chin is relatively new theory designed by the Sorrells and it still is in its early stages. The couple aim to make this practice something that you would enjoy. They themselves are very happy people and believe that Bio Ching is a primary reason for this. They would like to share their knowledge and experiences and help people learn and understand the benefits of this treatment.
For more information, check the Internet for the Sorrells website where you can find out more about Bio Ching.


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Tim Hiller Book Signing Tomorrow!
Join Tim at The Michigan News Agency (308 W. Michigan Ave., Downtown Kalamazoo) this Tuesday, November 17th from 6 – 8PM. Hear about the story behind Strive, hear a reading from the book, and get a signed copy.
JOIN TIM AT AN UPCOMING STRIVE BOOK SIGNING!
Tim Hiller Book Signing This Saturday!


NEW YORK, Oct. 23 – Players selected Chris Sale, Blake Snell and Justin Verlander in the American League and Jacob deGrom, Aaron Nola and Max Scherzer in the National League as finalists for Outstanding Pitcher honors in the 2018 Players Choice Awards.
Winners of the AL and NL Outstanding Pitcher awards receive grants of $20,000 each from the Major League Baseball Players Trust to direct to a charity of their choice, while the second-place finishers receive $10,000 grants and third-place finishers $5,000.
Chris Sale was more dominant than ever in his ninth big-league season, striking out a career-high 13.5 batters per nine innings at the top of the Red Sox rotation. Sale's 2.11 ERA and 0.86 WHIP were also career bests as the lanky, 29-year-old left-hander earned his seventh straight all-star game appearance and first as the AL's starter.
Blake Snell, a 25-year-old left-hander, improved on a strong second half in 2017 and emerged as one of the game's elite starters in his just his third season, leading the AL in victories (21), earned run average (1.89) and fewest hits allowed (5.58) per nine innings for the Rays. Gaining in command and confidence, Snell also kept hitters off balance with his pitch selection.
Veteran Justin Verlander continued to build a Hall of Fame-caliber resume in 2018, leading the AL in strikeouts (290) and WHIP (0.902). The hard-throwing 35-year-old right-hander also tied teammate Dallas Keuchel for the league lead with 34 starts and finished second to teammate Gerrit Cole with 12.2 strikeouts per nine innings in his first full season with the Astros.
In his fifth season with the Mets, Jacob deGrom led all MLB pitchers with 9.1 fWAR and a 1.70 ERA and his 0.4 home runs allowed per nine innings was an MLB low. The 30-year-old right-hander from Florida established career highs with 32 starts and 217 innings pitched, made the NL all-star team for the second time and allowed three or fewer runs in all but one of his starts.
Aaron Nola emerged as the staff ace the Phillies envisioned when they drafted him seventh overall in 2014, placing second in the majors with 10.0 bWAR while posting a 17-6 record and second-in-the-NL 2.37 ERA over 212 1/3 innings. The 25-year-old right-hander also earned his first All-Star Game appearance and was third in the NL with a .975 WHIP and fifth in the league with 224 strikeouts.
Max Scherzer, who has previously won Players Choice Awards as AL Outstanding Pitcher (2013) and NL Outstanding Pitcher (2017), keeps getting better with age. This season he became just the sixth pitcher since 1990 to record 300 strikeouts and at 34 the oldest ever to accomplish the feat. He led the NL in wins (18), complete games (2), innings pitched (220 2/3) WHIP (0.911) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.88).
Players Choice Awards finalists for Comeback Player and Outstanding Rookie in each league were announced last week. The finalists for each league's Outstanding Player will be announced on Tuesday (Oct. 30), and the announcements of three finalists for Player of the Year and Marvin Miller Man of the Year will follow.


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Jeffrey Epstein's estate sued by two women over abuse claims
Two women claiming they were sexually assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein have filed separate lawsuits against the billionaire pedophile's estate under the Adult Survivor's Act.
The lawsuits are the first to be filed against Epstein's estate under the ASA, which opened a one year legal window for sex assault victims whose cases are too old to bring to court, although at least 10 others have previously been filed under the Child Victims Act, including cases by Jennifer Aroaz and multiple unnamed women.
The victims, who were identified in court papers only as Mia Doe and Naomi Doe, each claim they were recruited by a young woman to give Epstein a massage at his Manhattan mansion, according to court papers.
Mia Doe was recruited in 2003, when she was 18, and Naomi Doe was 20 when she was brought in in 2005, they claimed in court papers.
Both women claim Epstein sexually abused them during the massages, although Mia Doe claims she broke away from Epstein's grip and never returned, while Naomi Doe said that she was abused 10 times.
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Science Behind: Racism
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In her best-selling novel, Caste: Origins of our Discontents, author Isabel Wilkerson reasons that the modern concept of race was developed during the making of the New World.
"It was in the making of the New World that humans were set apart on the basis of what they looked like, identified solely in contrast to one another…on a new concept called race. It was in the process of ranking that we were all cast into assigned roles to meet the needs of the larger production."
In her book, Wilkerson emphasizes how the emergence of race as a new concept led to the development of racism. Essentially, with the inception of categorizing members of society by "race," humans opened the door for discrimination toward certain groups of people.
Ultimately, science can't justify racism, but through the appropriate utilization of science — it can definitely be a crucial player in combating racism.
"We are responsible for our own ignorance or, with time and openhearted enlightenment, our own wisdom," Wilkerson says in Caste.
Dr. Hilary Bergsieker, Associate Professor at UW's Department of Psychology, shared her insights about socially constructed racism, scientific and systematic racism. Dr. Bergsieker's research focuses on interpersonal dynamics of intergroup interactions and relationships. Her publications have also appeared in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, and DuBois Review, among various other journals.
"Racism is a modern construct," Bergsieker, like Wilkerson in Caste, explained. "Racism is about combining prejudice and power to essentially allow some groups to assert dominance over others through mistreatment."
Race is not a biological reality but a social one
Although race is a social construct, science has often been used as a crutch in an attempt to identify and define race through a biological lens. However, advancements in science have led to the diminishing of the biological notion of race, further solidifying that race as a social construct.
"We need to understand that race is not a biological given," Bergsieker said.
"The kinds of groupings that people treat as self-explanatory such as Black or white or Latino or Asian – those don't actually map well to the genetic variation that we see within people."
Bergsieker said within each racial group there is a lot of diversity. If society grouped people by their genetic propensities, like lactose intolerance or sickle cell anaemia, the groups would look much differently.
"Yes, people look different from each other, but it's when we layer on those differences and treat them as separate groups of people with different essences in centralized notions [of prejudice and biases] – that's when we get in trouble. When we recognize that these groups themselves are extremely diverse, but they have been defined differently over time and there are overlaps of traits across intergroups – that helps us in identifying that there isn't a biological reality, but a social reality assigned by what we[society] make for the groups."
Psychological Motives
Group affiliation can be a core psychological motive in explaining our inclination towards certain groups over others. In 2009, in the Journal of Social Neuroscience, Kirsten Gesine Volz demonstrated the importance of group membership to peoples' identities.
"Group membership is part of an individual's identity, the more likely they are to show in-group [one's own group] bias and consequently derogate the out-group," Bergsieker said. "A sense of belonging and understanding" can develop within the in-groups.
"It takes minimal conditions to treat groups unequally," Bergsieker said. A common social experiment used to prove this idea involves groups being divided, with members being given either red or blue shirts. Group members would incline to those who had the same T-shirt colour as them.
"We are predisposed to consider the out-group as more homogenous, thereby allowing negative stereotypes to easily end up being applied to them, especially as these stereotypes are propagated by systemic racism," Caroline Wyatt, an Experimental Psychology student at Oxford University, said.
"We [humans] have a desire to control our motivations, racism has a powerful notion on controlling."
Cultural motives can also be intertwined with psychological motives that lead to out-group discrimination. "In some cultures, we see the existence of certain hierarchies. The commonality with psychology is that the in-group feels that they are the best possible group," Bergsieker said.
Status Quo, Value Systems, and Dissonance
"When a system is in place, everybody grows up in the system [and] thinks it's natural. They think the status quo is good, what is given is good. It takes a lot to challenge the system," Bergsieker said.
Bergsieker points out that when an economy is powered through unjust means, but leads to prosperity of one group over others, and eventually a prosperous economy, disrupting that system becomes difficult.
However, inequalities within the system often incite dissonance. "If you live in a system that certainly does not treat everybody the same way, that creates dissonance. Sense of dissonance can be psychologically uncomfortable to confront a contradiction between values of fairness, and the reality of injustice," Bergsieker said.
Moreover, challenging social hierarchies becomes difficult when there is a presence of strong economic interests and personal moral values.
"Powerful economic-rested interests can also contribute to the discomfort of having to confront injustice and hypocrisy in the system given the status-quo biases. It is also the idea that, if you have an expanded conceptualization of morality that includes concepts like preserving the purity of your ingroup then it becomes difficult to challenge the unjust hierarchies to benefit the outgroup biases," Bergsieker said.
Political and social value systems such as conservatism or liberalism can also factor in with the conceptualization of morality. "Value systems also come into play. Conservatives tend to have moral codes with more dimensions as opposed to liberals. Conservative theory of morality includes the importance of hierarchy or loyalty to your in-group. There would be systems in place, such as appointed rulers and leaders in charge, who would set out the distinctions of what was right and wrong," Bergsieker said.
Dissenting and challenging the leaders by expressing the concerns of the ingroup's prosperity over those oppressed also meant defying the conservative moral code of loyalty. However, throughout history there were always people or groups who marched forward in fighting to end racial inequalities in their system.
Self-affirming sense of identity
"There are positive meanings to race too. For some people, their racial identity is extremely important for them, in a self-affirming sense – without being about derogating others. We are not here to erase the concept of race – but racism," Berskieger said.
Scientific Racism
Science has also been exploited in ways to rationalize racism, which led to the surfacing of scientific racism, or racist scientific theories.
"Scientific racism came into prominence in the 1800s and we have seen that [throughout history] science has been used and abused to justify social hierarchies – often in hypocritical and contradictory ways – always with the intention for the benefit of the in-group."
"Scientists attempted to prove the superiority or inferiority of racial groups using scientific tools such as measurements and shapes of skulls and their resemblance to primates."
Bergsieker provided a narrative of a famous French researcher studying brain sizes – he concluded that men who have larger brains are more intelligent than women. However, his conclusion lacked context. The research also showed that Germans have larger brains than the French. On this notion, he [the researcher] argued that Germans are taller than the French on average. Therefore, this doesn't translate into the difference of intelligence.
"The research didn't apply the same standard to a judgment when it came to differentiating based on biological sex – because it made their group [male group] look better as opposed to differentiating based on nationality – which made their group look worse."
"There's a lot of inconsistency and motivated reasoning there."
Parallels from the study of the French researcher can be intertwined with race and its implications in scientific racism.
"Scientific racism was also linked to the eugenics movement. During Nazi Germany, state supported scientific racism became the law of the land, leading to the annihilation of people deemed to be racially inferior by the law," Bergsieker said.
In Caste, Wilkerson points out the atrocities carried out on African-Americans by white doctors during the slavery-era – because the doctors claimed African-Americans to have a higher pain threshold. Therefore, medical experiments were often conducted on African-Americans without consent or anesthesia.
However, genetic discoveries in the 21st century have disapproved many of these racist theories. "As we now know in modern genetics, there aren't any reliable racial essences, that in some way underlie the groups that we constructed in society to explain our world," Bergsieker said.
Science to Combat Racism: Inclusivity and Awareness
How can we effectively use science to combat racism? Bergsieker emphasizes inclusivity. "We need to make sure science is inclusive – diverse participation in science is important. Making sure voices and perspectives of people who have been marginalized [help]form the science is important. These perspectives were missing 150 years ago, and scientific racism at the time was really burgeoning. In the past, people [those conducting research] were either from the social class, or ethnic background or gender and these people were setting the tone for everybody."
Awareness in the various scientific fields is just as vital. "In my field of psychology – we can't be contempt to study just one type of people."
"There are important differences across cultures in terms of how people understand various concepts," Bergsieker noted. One of the ways in which awareness in science can be raised is through essentially examining variability in human experiences in a cross-cultural, cross-societal or racial context. "Science can help understand variation in human experiences in a really rich way.".
Bergsieker believes educating people on the existence of racism and inequities that exist within the system. Including the science of stereotyping and biases can be challenging but is also imperative in combating racism.
Science to Combat Racism: Gathering evidence-based data for seeking solutions
"Science can be helpful for giving us actual evidence – we can use evidence-based data driven best practices to combat racism. People don't always necessarily know of the right solutions." There are certain assessments that may be required. Bergsieker mentions the questions that can arise in taking initiative such as "what kind of policy changes will make a difference?", "do we focus on reducing racial bias?", "do we try for bias mitigation?" or "do we try to focus on the negative consequences of bias?"
"There are a lot of questions and part of what we need is data – when we attempt something. I think the approach in combating racism is both structural and psychological," Bergsieker said.
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My friend Nai and I had a short holiday in Hoi An, Vietnam last month, and we had a decent stay. The UNESCO old town was interesting, even though we didn't see much of it, and, being beach bums, we thought An Bang Beach was quite nice.
The biggest factor preventing full enjoyment of the trip was that my debit and credit cards weren't working all the time. In hindsight, I should have taken more cash with me. The ATM machines weren't much help in telling me why my debit card wasn't working. The language they used was very confusing; mostly, it was something like "This machine cannot complete that process." Why? Is the machine out of cash, is my card blocked? No idea. After we arrived at the hotel on Sunday evening, I walked quite a way to find some ATMs, but the card worked in none of them. I called my bank the next day, and, yes, they had blocked the card, even though I had told them I would be using it in Vietnam.
Then, we checked out of the hotel on Saturday morning, and there were a few extra expenses to take care of. I had little cash left, but the credit card's working, right? Wrong. It didn't work at the hotel, for some reason. I think their connection was screwed up. I had called the bank again earlier that morning about my debit card, and they told me the card should be working again, but it was too far to get to an ATM before our ride to Da Nang airport, so I used up my remaining cash to pay the hotel. Got to the Da Nang airport, and the debit card worked fine; got back to Vientiane and the credit card worked fine. Go figure. Next time I go, if I go to Vietnam again (which I might), I'll take plenty of cash.
Anyway, the trip was OK, despite the cards and despite the huge amount of tourists in the Old Town, which is why we didn't explore it more (along with the cash problem). Here are some pics, along with comments.
Monday, our first full day in Hoi An, was overcast and quite windy, with a smattering of rain. We decided to go to the beach anyway. There were very few people there, and the beach was littered with debris and trash, brought in by the ocean during recent storms. Few restaurants were open, but we found The Deckhouse, where we got a seat at a table protected from the wind and occasional rain.
A few people at The Deckhouse braved the wind and rain for a brisk experience.
As you can see, the beach on Monday was practically deserted. Things changed, however, when we went back later in the week on some very nice, sunny, warm days.
OK, this is more like it. Sunny and warm, and better people watching. We lay under a cabana and watched the waves crashing off shore, or snoozed, or read a book, or walked along the beach. (Drank a few beers, too.) That's Da Nang on the horizon, about 12 miles away. You can follow the beach all the way up there, if you're so inclined. Also, of note, all the trash and debris had been cleaned off the beach. Very nice.
Here's the view looking south along the beach. I ran this one through a Topaz Labs filter to try to give it a more painterly look.
A couple of Korean ladies, modestly attired, enjoy the sea breeze and sun. There was a very large Korean contingent at La Plage this day.
I suppose we could have stayed at our hotel, the Jade Hotel, and gone swimming in the pool. It looked clean, but the water was too cold. By the way, the Jade is a great bargain if you ever stay in Hoi An. It's a bit far from the city center and it's a ways from the beach, but the taxi fares (metered) are very cheap–a few dollars to the beach each way and about the same into the town. It has a 5-star rating on Trip Advisor and it's a well-earned rating (except for the credit card hassle on the last day)-very clean and an exceptionally friendly staff. Oh, and did I mention it's only about $20 a night!
This is a view of the pool from inside the small restaurant. The room rate includes breakfast, which includes coffee, tea, juice, fruit, bread, croissants, cereal and anything off the menu. I usually had fruit, toast, fried eggs and pancakes, and coffee every morning.
We sometimes took our lunch and evening meals at the Tin Tin Restaurant, just around the corner from the hotel. Great food and very cheap as well.
Nai is having a fish hotpot, I think, for lunch this day.
And I'm having a shrimp hotpot. I gotta say, Vietnamese cuisine is remarkably delicious. We never had a bad meal, though I did get overcharged at one place, due to a misprinted menu. It wasn't that much, but it kind of soured me on the place. The Tin Tin, however, is a great place to eat.
Finally, we went to Hoi An Old Town, a UNESCO cultural heritage site. Unfortunately, we didn't see much of it due to tiredness from lounging at the beach (HA!), hordes of tourists (like us) and my dwindling supply of cash. Here's a view of some of the buildings from the other side of the Thu Bon River that runs through town. It seems that most of the buildings are this burnt-orange color, painted this way on purpose, I presume.
One of the small restaurants in Old Town. There are many places to dine or have a coffee around here. I noticed that most of them were quite full.
A small, quaint bridge takes people to the other side of town across the river.
You can hire a boat to take you on a river cruise.
You can get a smaller boat that carries two passengers if you don't want to use one of the large ones.
Looking along the river. I might have liked to take a float, but, again, low cash supply.
So, that was my first journey to Vietnam, and overall, it was OK. If I were going to give it a grade (and I'm not LOL), I'd give it a B- due to various reasons, like wrong time of year (we got lucky with the sunny days), too many tourists, and money problems. I'd like to go back again and stay in Hanoi and see Ha Long Bay (very famous, Google it), but it would have to be at the right season, probably spring or summer, before the rains set in. See you next time.


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https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Cheap-yoga-Find-nirvana-on-a-budget-3228206.php
Cheap yoga: Find nirvana on a budget
Published 4:00 am PDT, Monday, June 8, 2009
Rumi Minato a visiting instructor takes part in an open class at Its Yoga Studio in San Francisco Friday, March 13, 2009.
Photo: Lance Iversen, The Chronicle
Just because the economy is out of whack doesn't mean your chakra has to follow. Even though regular yoga sessions can drain your bank account as quickly as they fulfill your soul, there are ways to find nirvana in the Bay Area on the cheap. Here are five pointers.
Seek out introductory deals
It's Yoga (848 Folsom St., www.itsyoga.net) recently introduced a generous $99 for 99-day introductory pass for its popular Ashtanga classes. "It's been really successful," says instructor Trevor Ozdemir. "People are really appreciating it. The timing is right." Several other local studios also offer good karma deals for new students, such as Pretzel's Yoga (485a Carolina St, www.pretzels-yoga.com) $90 for 90 days and Mission Yoga's (2390 Mission St., www.missionyoga.com) $30 for 30 days of unlimited Bikram. For those seeking less of a commitment, try Adeline Yoga's (3320 Adeline St., Berkeley, www.adelineyogastudio.com) current two-classes-for-the-price-of-one special.
Studios such as Laughing Lotus Yoga Center (3271 16th St., www.laughinglotus.com) and Yoga Kula (various locations, www.yogakula.com) offer daily donation-based classes where the suggested sliding scale fees that start at about $8 can accommodate just about any budget. In the East Bay, there is Yoga to the People (64 Shattuck Square, Berkeley, www.yogatothepeople.com) a Power Vinyasa Flow studio with a standard suggested donation of $10 for all its classes. San Francisco Iyengar instructor Tony Eason, meanwhile, hosts pay-what-you-can classes at James Howell Studio (66 1/2 Sanchez St., www.ynottony.com) twice a week. "I can find no better way to be of service than to encourage and promote the idea of making yoga accessible to every individual," Eason says.
Hit the community classes
The Berkeley YWCA (2600 Bancroft Way, www.ywca-berkeley.org) offers a six-week yoga series that costs $45 for members, $53 for nonmembers. Drop-ins, space permitting, are just $10. Yoga Tree (various locations, www.yogatreesf.com) also offers regular daily community classes for just $11, a significant discount over the normal drop-in rate of $17. Ask your local studios for their community class schedules.
Get a membership
The Yoga Loft (321 Divisadero St., www.theloftsf.com) has an unlimited annual pass available for $1,700, which could work out to as little as about $5 per day over a year. The Mindful Body (2876 California St., www.themindfulbody.com) offers monthly passes starting at $150, with more than seven classes to choose from every day. Yogic Motion (2410 California St., www.yogicmotion.com) is even more affordable, with unlimited monthly memberships starting at just $90.
Go free
Sports Basement (various locations, www.ynottony.com) hosts free classes every Sunday at all three of its Bay Area stores. So does Lululemon Athletica (432 University Ave., Palo Alto, www.lululemon.com), which incorporates yoga and Pilates into its complimentary Sunrise Sundays workouts. Check with other Bay Area Lululemon locations for their weekly classes. Bhakti Flow teacher Rusty Wells ( www.rustywells.com) also offers free classes in Dolores Park whenever the weather - and his busy schedule - allows. Check his Web site for details. "I send an e-mail blast the day before, and up to 200 people have shown up with yoga mats in hand or willing to use one I brought along just in case," Wells says. "There is absolutely no charge for these class experiences, no donations allowed - it's the only requirement. Yoga in the park should be free and freeing."


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26 year-old Jolyon Palmer joined three-time champion Lewis Hamilton as one of two Britons on the 2017 F1 grid, and during his second season at Renault Sport F1 Team he achieved a season's-best sixth place finish in Singapore. Jolyon retained his drive with the French squad following an impressive rookie campaign which included a debut points finish in Malaysia, and he partnered experienced German Nico Hulkenberg in 2017 - his third season at Enstone.
In 2014, driving for French team DAMS, Jolyon claimed the GP2 title in dominant fashion, breaking the then-record for the most points scored in a season (256) and the most consecutive points finishes (19), to become the first Briton since Lewis Hamilton in 2006 to win the F1 feeder series. He qualified on the front row seven times, won four races (at Bahrain, Monaco, Monza and Sochi) and secured an additional eight podium placings to win the championship with three races to spare. He then spent a season as third and reserve drive for Lotus F1 Team before it became Renault Sport F1 Team the following year, with Jolyon promoted to a full race driver with the outfit after impressing throughout 2015.
Prior to GP2, Jolyon enjoyed an outstanding season in the 2010 FIA Formula 2 Championship where he finished runner-up after dominating the first half of the campaign. He pushed eventual champion Dean Stoneman all the way until the final round of the season, scoring five wins, 10 podiums and five pole positions.
It's been an extremely challenging season and I've been through a lot in the last three years, but it's been a tremendous journey overall with the team. I can look back proudly at the performance in the second half of last season, my first point in Malaysia and of course reaching a career high of sixth place in Singapore this year. I wish the team all the best for the future.
Jolyon Stats
Nationality: UK
Height: 6ft
Other Interests: Football, Tennis
Sporting Idols: Roger Federer, Usain Bolt
Favourite Food: Gazpacho
Favourite Circuits: Brands Hatch, Monza, Monaco
Favourite Colour: Blue
Renault Sport F1 Team
Jolyon enjoyed an impressive debut season as a fully-fledged race driver in Formula One, regularly outpacing his more experienced team-mate Kevin Magnussen and scoring his first F1 point with a storming drive to 10th at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Lotus F1 Third & Reserve Driver
Jolyon took part in the majority of Free Practice 1 sessions throughout the year and attended every Grand Prix in his role as Reserve Driver.
GP2 Series
2014 GP2 Series - CHAMPION with four wins, eight further podiums, series record of 256 points and 19 consecutive points finishes.
2013 GP2 Series - 7th overall with 2 wins, 1 further podium, 1 pole position, 12 top 10 finishes
2012 GP2 Series - 11th overall with 1 win, 2 podiums, 12 top 10 finishes
2011 GP2 Finals - 4th overall with 1 podium
2011 GP2 Series - 28th, 2 top 10 finishes
2011 GP2 Asia Series - 19th, top 10 finish
FIA Formula Two Championship
2009 FIA Formula Two Championship - 21st
2010 FIA Formula Two Championship - 2nd, 5 wins, 10 podiums, 5 poles
Formula Palmer Audi
2007 Formula Palmer Audi - 10th, 2 wins, 4 podiums, 1 pole
2008 Formula Palmer Audi - 3rd, 1 win, 11 podiums, 3 poles
2008 Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy - 3rd, 3 podiums
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ICSA e-Newsletter, Volume 7, Number 1, 2008
Michael Langone, Ph.D., Executive Director, ICSA
Michael Kropveld, Executive Director, Info-Cult
This article describes the goals and activities of International Cultic Studies Association and Info-Cult/Info-Secte. It also discusses definitional issues, the limitations of the term "cult," and individual variations within cultic groups. This paper served as an introduction to ICSA's 2007 annual conference in Brussels, Belgium.
About the International Cultic Studies Association and Info-Cult
Founded in 1979, the International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) is a network of people concerned about cultic, manipulative, and abusive groups. As the leading professional organization in the field, ICSA strives to increase understanding and awareness of such groups and to help people that they harm.
ICSA seeks to apply academic and professional research and analyses to the practical problems of families and individuals harmed by cultic experiences and to the professionals who seek to help them and/or forewarn those who might become involved in harmful group situations. ICSA is funded by individuals and foundations.
Founded in 1980, Info-Cult is a non-profit charitable organization whose objectives are to:
Promote the study of cultic phenomena;
Inform, raise awareness and educate the public about these phenomena;
Help people with problems related to these phenomena.
Info-Cult is funded in part by the Quebec Provincial Ministry of Health and Social Services and operates in both English and French. It houses one of the most unique collections of materials on "cults", "new religious movements" and related groups and subjects.
Definitional Issues
A central component of ICSA's mission is to study psychological manipulation and abuse, especially as it manifests in cultic and other groups.
Different people, attach different and usually imprecise meanings to the term "cult." Those who have sought information from ICSA and Info-Cult have – properly or improperly –used "cult" to refer to a wide variety of phenomena.
Groups – religious, political, psychological, commercial – in which the leader(s) appear(s) to exert undue influence over followers, usually to the leader's(s') benefit.
Fanatical religious and political groups, regardless of whether or not leaders exert a high level of psychological control.
Terrorist organizations, such as Bin Laden's group, which induce some members to commit horrific acts of violence.
Religious groups deemed heretical or socially deviant by the person attaching the "cult" label.
Any unorthodox religious group – benign or destructive.
Covert hypnotic inductions.
Communes that may be physically isolated and socially unorthodox.
Groups (religious, New Age, psychotherapeutic, "healing,") that advocate beliefs in a transcendent order or actions that may occur through mechanisms inconsistent with the laws of physics.
Any group embraced by a family member whose parents, spouses, or other relatives conclude – correctly or incorrectly – that the group is destructive to the involved family member.
Organizations that employ high-pressure sales and/or recruitment tactics.
Authoritarian social groups in which members exhibit a high level of conformity and compliance to the expectations and demands of leaders.
Extremist organizations that advocate violence, racial separation, bigotry, or overthrow of the government.
Familial or dyadic relationships in which one member exerts an unusually high and apparently harmful influence over the other member(s), e.g., certain forms of dysfunctional families or battered women's syndrome.
Generally speaking (though certainly not always), the phenomena to which they attach the term "cult" constitute a "conceptual family." The members of this family are distinct, and it is inappropriate to give all of them the same "name," e.g., "cult." Yet they do have a family resemblance resting on the inquirer's perception that the group exhibits one or more of these characteristics:
It treats people as objects to be manipulated for the benefit of the leader(s).
It believes that and behaves as though the group's supposedly noble ends justify means that most people deem unethical.
It harms some persons involved with or affected by the group.
Although some individuals may associate any one of these characteristics with the concept "cult," frequently other terms may be more appropriate descriptors.
Combined ICSA and Info-Cult have information in their files on thousands of groups and over the years have received inquiries on over 5,000 groups and subjects. However, the percentage of these groups that could be categorized as "cults" is unknown. Moreover, as explained above, the definitional ambiguity of the term "cult" limits the utility of labeling. Given the wide range of phenomena that we study and the wide range of individuals and organizations we try to assist, we emphasize that our having information on or researching a particular group does NOT imply that it is a "cult" or even that it is harmful. We do NOT maintain a list of "cults" or "bad groups," and we have no intention of compiling such a list. Also, having no information on a group does not mean that it is benign. We do, however, provide information on and conceptual tools for analyzing diverse groups that inquirers may – correctly or incorrectly – associate with cults and other groups within its conceptual family.
ICSA's research indicates that cultic and other high control groups vary enormously in their potential for harm. Harm may be physical, psychological, economic, social, and/or spiritual. Different people will respond in varied ways to the same intense group environment, some remaining unscathed, while others are devastated. Although scholars may dispute the level, causes, and effects of harmful practices in particular groups, a common-sense assumption underlies our work: "Some groups may harm some people sometimes, and some groups may be more likely to harm people than other groups" (Langone, 2001, p. 3). Whether or not harm results depends upon the interactions among the members of the group, including leadership. These interactions can be complex. Indeed, some persons may experience harm in what might generally be considered a benign group, while others might report a positive experience in what might generally be considered a destructive group.
We are interested in the causes, nature, prevalence, and remediation of such group-related harm.
What ICSA Offers
Websites with thousands of pages visited by more than 1,000,000 persons a year:
www.icsahome.com
www.cultinfobooks.com
www.culticstudiesreview.org
An information service that annually responds to more than 2,500 inquirers.
An E-Library with more than 11,000 news and scholarly articles and E-books, with thousands of items to be added in the future.
E-Newsletter, which enables you to keep abreast of events of note, new publications, news, popular articles, and research and educational activities of ICSA's volunteers and other experts and activists.
A Web-based scholarly journal (with an abridged print edition), Cultic Studies Review, which will keep you abreast of the latest advances in the field, including newspaper accounts and academic and professional reports
An annual conference where you can learn about new research and other developments, meet experts and others interested in the field, and attend practical sessions for families, former group members, and professionals.
Workshops and mini-conferences for former group members, families, and mental health professionals.
Volunteer professional committees addressing issues of mental health, research, personal accounts, the Web, and other subjects.
What Info-Cult Offers
An information, assistance and support service that annually responds to more then 1,500 inquiries.
A Website in English www.infocult.org and French www.infosecte.org that provides a unique collection of information such as legal decisions, government reports and studies and an extensive bibliography.
A Documentation Centre that houses one of North America's largest collections of books, journals, video and audio cassettes and other materials from around the world.
Educational services, such as videos, our online book, conferences and workshops, and regular meetings with students at Info-Cult's offices.
Important Points to Keep in Mind
Your knowledge of the cultic studies field will expand considerably as you listen to those who will present during the next few days. We believe, however, that it will be helpful for us to draw your attention to certain propositions that some students of this field tend to overlook.
The Label "Cult" is Descriptive not Classificatory
Those who work in this field are often asked, "Is such-and-such group a cult?" The inquirers often imply that if we tell them it is a cult, they will then know a lot about the group, while if we tell them it is not a cult, they won't have to worry. The fact is, however, that, as noted above, the term "cult" is vague and does not transmit a lot of reliable information. It is not a diagnostic or classificatory category, such as "pneumonia," which functions as a short-hand description for a specific medical disorder with known characteristics (symptoms), etiology, and treatment.
In many ways, the label "cult" is similar to personality labels, rather than medical diagnoses. Suppose, for example, I said, using the personality classification system of the Middle Ages (i.e., the "four humors"): "All phlegmatic people sit in the back left corner, all choleric people sit in the front left corner, all sanguine people sit in the back right corner, and all melancholy people sit in the front right corner." You probably wouldn't know where to go. We've all experienced at some point in our lives all four of these moods, but few of us would feel comfortable being classified by any one of these labels. Nonetheless, each of these adjectives remains active in common usage. They have, however, descriptive, not classificatory, meaning.
A particular group, which some may call a "cult," may vary across time and, especially if it is a large group with centers in different geographic locations, on each of the variables used to define the term. Hence, some variables may apply to some controversial groups and not others. For example: some groups may actively recruit members, while others may not; some groups may routinely lie, while others don't; some groups may be obsessed with collecting money, while others aren't; some groups may insist that members break all family ties, while others don't.
Individual Variations Exist Even in High-Control Environments
At ICSA's 2004 conference in Edmonton Canada, Maureen Griffo talked about individual variations in the small Bible group to which she once belonged. She obtained narrative responses to an open-ended survey from 16 former members (a sample probably biased in favor of critical perspectives of the group). Based on her experience and research, one could reasonably infer that this group was indeed a high-control, cultic group. Yet even within this powerful environment, there was a surprising degree of individuality among members. Although about three-fourths described themselves as seekers prior to joining, one-fourth did not. Although about three-fourths were recruited through the group's preferred street-proselytizing, one-fourth were recruited in other ways. One ex-member still considered the experience to have been positive, while others described it as a "nightmare."
The subtleties of interaction between leader and member are illustrated in the case of a woman who was effective in the leader's business and brought in a substantial amount of money. She was also more assertive than other members. As a result, she was able, for example, to get away with an action that other members deemed unimaginably rebellious: She told the leader's wife to tell her husband to stop listening in on her [the member's] phone conversations! Had her work not been so profitable, she might very well have been kicked out of the group for insubordination. Hence, Ms. Griffo says it is vital to look upon and treat cultic group members as individuals, not as "clones" based on somebody's written or spoken stereotype.
Groups vary significantly on each of a multitude of dimensions, and individuals respond differently over time to each dimension within each group.
The table below illustrates, in an admittedly simplified way, how different people can honestly describe a group or group leader in contradictory ways. The table, for purposes of explanation, looks at two hypothetical people, one generally high in self-esteem and assertive, one generally low in self-esteem and unassertive. The table speculates about how these two people might react to two different shepherds (immediate superior in some Bible groups), one who is respectful and one who is exploitatively manipulative. As the table shows, depending upon the interaction, one may get false and true positive reports as well as false and true negative reports.
Why Conflicting Reports Concerning Cults May Sometimes Be True: One Example
Member is high in self-esteem and assertive
Member is low in self-esteem and unassertive
Shepherd is exploitatively manipulative
Member may successfully resist some of the shepherd's manipulations and resent others
Mixed Reports (e.g., "I've learned a lot from Pastor Bob, but he is too pushy.")
Member may stifle resentment about manipulations
Positive Reports when in the group
Negative and/or positive when out
Shepherd is respectful
Member is likely to have positive experiences.
Positive Reports
Member may stifle resentment about having a "boss."
Positive Reports while in the group
Negative and/or Positive Reports when out
Concluding Comment
As we have tried to show, this field is not as simple as some accounts portray it to be. That is why research and dialogue are important—as means to increase understanding and as means to increase one's effectiveness in helping or educating others. The sessions and informal as well as formal discussions in this conference provide a broad range of subjects and perspectives that should contribute significantly towards a deeper understanding of this field.
Recent Developments: Highlights
Cultic Studies Review—Articles (Vol. 5, 2006)
Burke, John. Antisocial Personality Disorder in Cult Leaders and Induction of Dependent Personality Disorder in Cult Members (5.3)
Dole, Arthur A. Are Terrorists Cultists? (5.2)
Goldberg, Lorna. Raised in Cultic Groups: The Impact on the Development of Certain Aspects of Character (5.1)
Gomez, Jaime. Terrorist Motivations, Extreme Violence, and the Pursuit of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) (5.2)
Langone, Michael D. Responding to Jihadism: A Cultic Studies Perspective (5.2)
Micewski, Edwin R. Terror and Terrorism: A History of Ideas and Philosophical-Ethical Reflections (5.2)
Mutch, Stephen. Cultism, Terrorism, and Homeland Security (5.2)
Raine, Susan. The Children of God/The Family: A Discussion of Recent Research (1998–2005) (5.1)
Shaffer, John, & Navarro, Joe. The Seven-Stage Hate Model: The Psychopathology of Hate Groups (5.1)
Thiessen, Elmer J. The Problems and Possibilities of Defining Precise Criteria to Distinguish Between Ethical and Unethical Proselytizing/Evangelism (5.3)
Tourish, Dennis, & Vatcha, Naheed. Charismatic Leadership and Corporate Cultism at Enron: the Elimination of Dissent, the Promotion of Conformity, and Organizational Collapse (5.1)
Whitsett, Doni. The Psychobiology of Trauma and Child Maltreatment (5.3)
Cultic Studies Review—Book Reviews (Vol. 5, 2006)
Eichel, Steve K. D. Help At Any Cost (by Maia Szalavitz) (No. 1)
Robbins, Thomas. All the Fishes Come Home to Roost: An American Misfit in India (by Rachel Manija Brown) (No. 1)
Shaw, Daniel. Madness and Evil—A Review of The Sullivanian Institute/Fourth Wall Community: The Relationship of Radical Individualism and Authoritarianism (by Amy B. Siskind) (No. 2)
Stahelski, Anthony. Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants Kill (by Jessica Sterns) (No. 1)
Szimhart, Joseph. Imaginary Friends (by Alison Lurie) (No. 1)
Szimhart, Joseph. ocCULT: They Didn't Think It Could Happen in Their Church (June Summers) (No. 2)
Szimhart, Joseph. Opus Dei: An Objective Look Behind the Myths and Reality of the Most Controversial Force in the Catholic Church (by John L. Allen, Jr.) (No. 1)
Szimhart, Joseph. Theosophy and Culture: Nicholas Roerich (by Anita Stasulane) (No. 1)
Whitsett, Doni. Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships (by Janja Lalich & Madeleine Tobias) (No. 1)
ICSA e-Newsletter—Articles (2006)
de Cordes, Henri. Preventing Cultic/Sectarian Deviations in Europe: Policies That Differ (No. 1)
de Cordes, Henri. Preventing Cultic Deviations in Europe: Reply to Singelenberg's Comment (No. 1)
Kropveld, Michael, & Langone, Michael. "Lost Love" in the Controversy Surrounding "Big Love" (No. 2)
Langone, Michael D. Editor's Comment on "Opus Dei Over Time" (No. 2)
Langone, Michael D. Psychological Abuse: Theoretical and Measurement Issues (No. 1)
Langone, Michael D. Reflections on the Legion of Christ: 2003-2006 (No. 2)
Lennon, J. Paul. Aspects of Concern Regarding Legion of Christ Mind Control Reflected in Its Rules, Norms, and Ex-Member Testimonies (No. 2)
Moncada, Alberto. Opus Dei Over Time (No. 2)
Muster, Nori J. Myth and Themes of Ex-Membership (No. 1)
Petukhov, Vladimir. The Cult Movement and Religious Situation in Ukraine (No. 1)
Singelenberg, Richard. Divergent European Cult Policies: A Reply to Henri de Cordes (No. 1)
The 2006 ICSA Annual Conference took place in Denver, Colorado from June 22 to June 24. The Conference Handbook containing abstracts and speaker bios is here: http://www.icsahome.com/ infoserv_conferences/2006Denver/2006_conference_handbook.htm
A highlight of the 2006 conference was the "Phoenix Project: Ex-Member Art and Literary Works," organized by Diana Pletts. The Phoenix Project provides a place for ex-cult members to present their cult and recovery related artwork in a variety of artistic media and genres. The 2006 Arts Exhibit shed light on the experience of life in a high-demand organization, and its effects on individuals. It also provided an empowering experience for participating artists, giving them an opportunity to tell their own stories in their own ways. This year's presentation will include both a new collection of artwork by former members, and a separate slideshow of the 2006 works, along with biographical information and artistic statements by the original presenters.
Ex-Member Workshops
Once again ICSA conducted its July "After the Cult" workshop for former group members high in the Rocky Mountains at the St. Malo Conference Center in Estes Park, Colorado.
In April of 2006 (and again in April of 2007) ICSA conducted a workshop for SGAs (Second-Generation Adults – people born or raised in cultic groups) at the Trinity Conference Center in the Berkshire Hills of Connecticut.
Info-Cult Book
The Cult Phenomenon: How Groups Function, an updated English translation of the French book, Le phénomène des sectes.
Expansion of Info-Cult Documentation Center
Info-Cult has continued to expand its documentation center, which houses more then 3,000 books, 1200 programs on video cassettes, newsletters, journals, legal decisions, and government reports from around the world.
Info-Cult has also expanded the legal and governmental document sections of its website.
Langone, Michael D. (2001). Cults, psychological manipulation, and society: International perspectives – an overview. Cultic Studies Journal, 18, 1-12.
Langone, Michael D. The Definitional Ambiguity of "Cult" and ICSA's Mission. http://www.icsahome.com/infoserv_articles/langone_michael_term_cult_definitional_ambiquity.htm
Rosedale, Herbert L. & Langone, Michael D. On Using the Term "Cult." http://www.csj.org/infoserv_articles/langone_michael_term_cult.htm.


Midday walk with Lillian. It's cooling down enough that we can have a walk midday now. Wahoo!!!! Here comes autumn!
Solo walk this morning. It's been a year or two since I walked around this entire loop. It felt incredibly good and was deeply inspiring. I visited a few old friends I used to hang out with often …. The trees …. And told them I loved and missed them. Love, love, love!
Walk with Thomas before dinner. We watched for about fifteen minutes as this momma duck led her wee ducklings through the rocks to the water.
It was difficult to watch and not want to help as they kept sliding down the rocks. They finally made it!!! Safe and sound!! Whew! I circled the ducklings and the momma in blue because they blend with the rocks.
There was quite the cloud show.Rainbow cloud in the second photo. The photo doesn't show all the colors; yet, it was amazing. Incredibly beautiful!!!
After dinner walk tonight with Thomas. Just missed the sunset; yet, still incredibly beautiful! Followed our walk with a starlit swim in the pool. Ahhhhhh!!!! Feeling incredibly blessed and grateful!
Shining bright for all to see and feel.
Photo bombed by a bee. He thinks these are beautiful too!
Lillian and I had a fun walk this afternoon. Kicked pinecones for half of the walk … that's a workout!! It was a wee bit windy, yet beautiful and quiet.
Solo walk this morning …. The egrets are back! YaY!!! Just adore the variety of visitors to the lake. He posed for me too. Good job handsome! It was a cold, yet beautiful walk.
Solo walk this morning. Shadows, a crow, and blossoms. That's definitely a story and I'm in the midst of it. Nature speaks loudly of silence and Knowing.
Sunset walk with Lillian. Oh my goodness! What an amazing sunset. Clouds, sun, water, light breeze, trees, and great company …. Such sweet music for the heart and soul …. Yes. Thank you. Bring me more please. xoxoxo …..
Sunset walk for Thomas and I last night. Almost missed the amazing sunset. Thank you Mother Nature.
Thomas and I went on a great afternoon walk and found a cool surprise message! Thank you to who ever created this great surprise! We left it for another lucky person to find.
Then we hit pinecones into the water. He asked if we could go for a walk and hit pinecones on our date this Saturday. I would love nothing more Thomas!!
Check out the tree shadow on the water! Cool!
I love YOU! Thank you for your light, for the laughs, for the INspirational company … for the gifts … So blessed our paths crossed all those years ago.


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Thanks! We probably should have mentioned this in the post, but the ribbon on the tree was originally used as part of the decorations at our wedding.


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It's Friday morning. You get out of class, dragging your feet toward the mirage of a bed near the Love Library. Well, that's my Friday morning summed up in one sentence. But something did lift my spirits that morning: Upstart Crow Bookstore and Coffeehouse.
I made my way to Seaport Village, San Diego's tourist version of a fly trap. Of course, be prepared to park. It can get hectic on weekends, but you're sure to find an open spot on weekdays.
Once I parked, I headed toward Upstart Crow. The exterior resembles the surrounding light-colored buildings, but the inside is a completely different world.
The creaking wooden floor welcomed me inside. In fact, the walls inside were lined with wood paneling, similar to a cabin. My stomach was growling, so I made my way toward the cash register to purchase a beverage. Once it was my turn, I ordered an iced vanilla late and a piece of chocolate cake that had caught my eye.
Books lined the walls, a virtual clock was projected on the wall and arbitrary crow paraphernalia was displayed all around. As an English major, I was automatically attracted to the vast amount of classic novels, practically drooling at the sight of all the cool covers.
A warm atmosphere is not all upstart Crow has to offer.
Once I got a quick visual breakdown of Upstart Crow, I took a big sip of my latte. It was a perfect blend of caffeine and vanilla—not too sweet, not too strong. My stomach was especially appreciative of the heavenly drink.
Next came the slice of chocolate cake, which lay on a clear plate decorated with chocolate syrup. I stabbed the slice with my fork and inserted the soft bread into my mouth. My taste buds went down a big hill on a roller coaster of deliciousness. Heed my warning: Take a friend and share. Halfway in, I had to raise a white flag, fearing my stomach would explode.
Upstart Crow contains an assortment of pastries and drinks to satisfy its diverse clientele, but don't go in expecting a big meal.
Another unique aspect of Upstart Crow is its wide variety of knick-knacks and art. Some of the art on sale comes from local artists in San Diego, while others are made by people from other countries who travel to sell their creations. One such item I was shown was a hand-sewn hat made out of Coca-Cola cans. But my favorite things were the various plush toys of famous figures, including Jane Austen, Edgar Allan Poe and even Sigmund Freud.
Among regular customers are, of course, tourists.
Upstart Crow is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Apart from the coffee and books, customers can enjoy Shakespeare readings, live music and other events throughout each month.
Upstart Crow is definitely one of the best places in San Diego to go for a quick breather from school, whether in the morning or at night. Its location at the edge of downtown provides easy access to other activities as well.
I promise after just one taste of this quaint, little place, you'll arrange for regular visits very soon.


In Brady Hoke's last game as Michigan head coach, his Wolverines coughed up a whopping 42 points in a loss to Ohio State.
After a year away from coaching, Hoke reemerged this season as defensive coordinator at Oregon. Very little has changed for Hoke since that Buckeye destruction in 2014. In fact, things appear to have gotten even worse.
In a humiliating defeat Saturday night, Oregon's defense was shredded to the tune of 51 points by the previously 1-2 Washington State Cougars.
When Washington State decided to pass the ball, they did so with little effort and for big yardage. When it was time for a run, they did that with great success, too.
For a perennial football powerhouse like Oregon, this type of performance is more than troubling. When you take into account that it is also their third consecutive loss and the third straight outing that Hoke's D has allowed 35+ points, it is most definitely time to panic in Eugene.
Judging by the Oregon-WSU fireworks exhibition, Hoke must really miss the ugly, grind-it-out nature of many Big Ten affairs. Not that he was any great shakes in that conference, but at least most of those clubs aren't schooling you for half-a-hundred on a weekly basis.
Consider that in the yawn-inducing Wisconsin-Michigan game, both teams combined for 29 first downs. The Cougars of Washington State flew past that number all by themselves, amassing 36 first downs against a shell-shocked Team Hoke.
Oregon will have one week to lick its wounds before entertaining Washington, by far the best Pac-12 squad five weeks into the season. It'd be hard to imagine things getting worse for Hoke's defensive unit after allowing 51 points and 651 yards, but anything's possible.
There's no word on whether Hoke has been wearing a headset during his time as an Oregon Duck. But after his defense was torn from limb to limb on Saturday night, he might be wise to take that one step further; to unplug everything he owns and just be completely unreachable for a few days.
I can't recall a defensive coordinator ever getting canned five games into a season.
But if there ever was a time for such drastic measures, it would be after this blowout -- when Duck Dynasty was replaced by Duck Droppings, with Brady Hoke right in the center of it all.


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Windows offer us the opportunity to glance at another place, a place in which we are not situated at present. One can look outside from the windows of a house or catch a glimpse of the interior from outside. Glancing is like tasting life that is not yet your own. It bears curiosity and confusion. We are familiar with curiosity, but when we glance at something, we can lose ourselves to whatever we see. It would be dangerous to remain with this view, unable to return to ourselves.


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What does the Anthropocene mean for environmental justice?
A participant in the Environmental Justice in the Anthropocene symposium puts a sticker on a map to show where she had traveled from to attend the event. Photo: Christopher Kimble
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In this Q&A, Dimitris Stevis and Stacia Ryder talk about the evolution of the concept of environmental justice and how it can help to foster just transitions from fossil fuel power to renewable energy.
The concept of environmental justice originated in the United States in the 1970s – emerging from a confluence of religious activism, consumer and labour mobilisations around worker health and safety and protests over the impacts of toxic waste dumping and pollution on people of colour. The idea recognises that environmental issues, from groundwater contamination to the shuttering of factories, don't affect all people equally. Some groups, like minority communities or the poor, bear the brunt of these harms more than others. Forty years after those origins, researchers in environmental justice are grappling with a new environmental paradigm: the Anthropocene. That's the name for a proposed geologic epoch named after the influence of people on the world.
It was also the topic of discussion of a symposium that ran from 24 to 25 April 2017 in Fort Collins, Colorado. There, more than 200 researchers and activists gathered to discuss how environmental justice can evolve in the "human age." The organisers of the event belonged to the Environmental Justice Working Group, a team of researchers sponsored by the School of Global Environmental Sustainability at Colorado State University (CSU).
Two members of this team, political scientist Dimitris Stevis and sociologist Stacia Ryder, sat down to talk with Future Earth. They discussed this international event and their own research on issues of justice in rural towns in Colorado. Stevis and Ryder suggest that today, environmental justice can help to bring attention to communities that have been left behind in the pursuit of a greener world.
Researchers at CSU, which co-hosts Future Earth's Global Hub in Colorado, are major contributors to the Systems of Sustainable Consumption and Production Knowledge-Action Network. Learn more about that research collaboration here.
An audience member asks a question during a talk at April's symposium. Photo: Christopher Kimble
Future Earth: The concept of the Anthropocene is gaining momentum in a lot of different arenas – in the sciences and even in public consciousness. What does that mean for environmental justice?
Dimitris Stevis: There has long been a debate with respect to the environment between aggregative and distributive perspectives: It began with debates about the limits to growth in the late 1960s, global change in the 1990s and now the Anthropocene.
In response to the tendency to emphasise the aggregate nature of these challenges, there were people who said that looking at the world as an undifferentiated whole obscured as much as it revealed. We also have to ask the question who is responsible for this situation we are in, and how can we deal with this situation? How can we confront the problems of, say, the Anthropocene in an equitable fashion, a fashion that recognises that not everyone is equally responsible?
Today, there are those who say, "We shouldn't just call it the Anthropocene. Perhaps we need to think about this era in terms of the origins and forces that have brought it about." Some people like to use a term that is less common but is not really inaccurate: the Capitalocene.
FE: How has your group examined those issues of equity, or inequity, in the real-world?
Stacia Ryder: I've been studying regulation and resistance to oil and gas development in northern Colorado. If we look at Weld County, they have a very large number of wells – over half of the working wells in the state. The question is how are people being disproportionately impacted by that? Or how are people disproportionately benefitting from it?
Right now, for example, there are community members who are frustrated because there is a 24-head well pad site proposed that meets the regulations of being 1000 feet away from a school but that would be less than 500 feet away from some portions of the schoolyard. There are concerns because we do know that children are much more vulnerable to many toxins. This school is primarily low-income and has many Latino children, so there are also concerns that people and parents in the community may not even be informed that this is happening or may not believe they have the space to freely speak up about their concerns for a variety of contextual reasons.
FE: It seems like a lot of the focus of environmental justice is on people who are "invisible" – at least to those who are making the decisions.
DS: Quite often, even today, people talk about the history of the world or important events without including women or slaves or kids or migrants. It's not because they don't know they were, or are, there. They know they were there, but they didn't think they were worthwhile.
I think environmental justice forces us to ask the question of why is somebody left out. We have to try to look at our world holistically: What are impacts on the totality of human beings and also on the totality of nature?
Presenters field questions from the audience at a symposium session. Photo: Christopher Kimble
FE: Do those considerations mean that we should take a different approach to studying the Anthropocene?
DS: Yes, it does. The language of the Anthropocene is that the Earth as a whole has been transformed by human beings, and we need to address that with all the tools of natural and physical sciences.
But I think also that, on occasion, some natural and physical scientists bring with them an approach that emanates from the fact that, traditionally, we think of those sciences as the apex of unbiased human knowledge. By extension the social sciences are seen as biased, militant, partisan and so on. That is particularly so when social scientists, as well as natural scientists, interested in environmental justice say, "Let's slow down. Let's not look at those kind of environmental problems only in their aggregate dimensions. Those are very important, but let's look at how they affect particular categories of people, particular habitats, the relationships between human beings and the environment. Let us look at questions of power and authority."
SR: I think that the nature of the environmental justice challenges we're facing today do require that we rethink what constitutes science and who we consider to be scientists or contributors to the advancement of scientific knowledge.
But we've been in our siloes for a very long time. For years and years, there have been discussions about breaking down those boundaries. I think that we really can do a better job of integrating knowledge. I think our symposium actually did a good job of that. I say that because we didn't frame or advertise our symposium as interdisciplinary, though we did spread the word about it through various interdisciplinary venues. We invited people that we know work on this issue, we advertised it widely and made it free, so it was accessible to anyone who wanted to be there. In the end, the event was very interdisciplinary, and we received a lot of positive feedback about that.
FE: A lot of discussions at your symposium revolved around the idea of "just transitions." What makes a transition just?
DS: The idea is that as transitions take place around the world, for any reason, you don't want to discard the people of the past. It doesn't necessary have to be associated with the environment. It could be transitions due to trade. It could be transitions due to the end of a war. It could be transitions due to automation.
In the 1970s, some people from labour unions, particularly one based in Denver, the Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union, realised that the environment was very important and that the activities they were engaging in were destructive to the environment. Therefore, they had to be abandoned in the long-term. But the unions argued that this should take place in a humane way and that people should not be expendable, communities should not be expendable.
A packed room for a talk at the symposium. Photo: Dimitris Stevis
FE: How has the concept of just transitions evolved in the Anthropocene as we embrace new technologies like renewable energy and phase out older ones, such as coal power?
DS: Incredibly, it's become more expansive. Traditionally, the concept of just transitions was limited to labour unions and communities left behind by a transition. But now people talk about just transitions of whole cities like Boulder, Colorado, or any other big place that says we're going to have this fabulous green economy. People ask the question: Is everyone going to benefit from all the great things that this brave new green world is going to bring us?
SR: We've seen a lot of backlash from globalisation. Many people in rural communities in a variety of nations around the world have felt left behind by a process that was supposed to engage new technology to make us better connected and held a promise of a better future. For many people, that promise has not come through. That's one of the reasons that it's very important for us move forward to really focus on these areas.
DS: For example, our municipal utility draws a great deal of energy from coal fire plants, and if we move into renewables or natural gas, then the coal mining communities like the town of Craig, Colorado, will either wilt away or export its coal to China or India. When we think about just transitions or green transitions, I think it's very important to put it in time and space. When a city like Fort Collins, Colorado, or even a bigger city like Portland, Oregon, or California as a state decides to transition in a green direction they have to ask the question: Are our policies fair, and not only within our boundaries. Are we externalising the harm onto others?
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The Cheesecake Factory Makes Early Holiday Shopping Online Twice as Sweet With Double the Rewards
November 23, 2020, 8:11 AM ·4 min read
For Eight Days, With Every $25 in Gift Cards Purchased Online Receive Two Slices of Cheesecake in the New Year
The Cheesecake Factory® (NASDAQ: CAKE) is spreading twice the joy early this holiday season, offering two eSlice of Joy Cards for every $25 in gift cards or eGift cards purchased online from Monday, November 23, 2020 through Cyber Monday, November 30, 2020* – that's double the number of eSlice of Joy Cards that will be offered for the remainder of the holiday season and the earliest this sweet deal has ever been available. Additionally, The Cheesecake Factory restaurants nationwide will offer two Slice of Joy Cards for every $25 in gift cards purchased beginning Black Friday, November 27, 2020, through Cyber Monday, November 30, 2020*.
eSlice of Joy Cards and Slice of Joy Cards are each redeemable for one complimentary slice of The Cheesecake Factory's legendary cheesecake beginning January 1, 2021 through March 31, 2021*. With more than 30 varieties of world-famous cheesecakes to choose from, this special offer is sure to be a hit with everyone on your holiday gift list.
"We wanted to spread extra holiday cheer this year, so for the first time we are offering our popular Double eSlice of Joy Gift Card promotion online beginning the Monday before Thanksgiving," said David Overton, Founder, and CEO of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated. "Our guests look forward to this special offer for months, and we are so pleased to help give them an early start to their online holiday shopping this year."
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Promotion Period: Offer is available online at thecheesecakefactory.com from 11/23/2020 at 3:01 AM ET / 12:01 AM PT to 11/30/2020 at 3:00 AM ET / 12:00 AM PT; and at The Cheesecake Factory® restaurants in the United States of America including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 11/27/2020 to 11/30/2020 during normal business hours.
For every $25 in either physical or electronic The Cheesecake Factory gift cards ("Gift Cards") purchased in a single transaction during the Promotion Period (herein defined), the purchaser will receive two Slice of Joy Cards. Slice of Joy Cards will be electronic for online purchases and physical for purchases made in restaurant.
Each Slice of Joy Card may be redeemed on a future visit to a The Cheesecake Factory restaurant from 01/01/2021 - 3/31/2021 for one complimentary slice of either cheesecake or layer cake.
Only one Slice of Joy Card may be redeemed per guest per visit. Must be present to redeem. May not be used in conjunction with any other discount or offer. One time use only.
Slice of Joy Cards have no cash value.
Slice of Joy Cards may not be exchanged for new or different Slice of Joy Cards.
For dine-in, please present Slice of Joy Card to your server before payment. For pickup orders, please notify us at time of order and present Slice of Joy Card at time of pickup. For online orders, please select "Pay at Restaurant" option; do not select "Add New Credit Card" or "Add New Gift Card" for pay ahead. Not valid on delivery orders.
Valid only in the United States of America, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
The Cheesecake Factory is not responsible for any inability to purchase Gift Cards during the Promotion Period, regardless of cause, and will not provide rain checks or other 'make goods' in the event of any such inability.
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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated is a leader in experiential dining. We are culinary forward and relentlessly focused on hospitality. Delicious, memorable experiences created by passionate people – this defines who we are and where we are going. We currently own and operate 295 restaurants throughout the United States and Canada under brands including The Cheesecake Factory®, North Italia® and a collection within the Fox Restaurant Concepts subsidiary. Internationally, 27 The Cheesecake Factory® restaurants operate under licensing agreements. Our bakery division operates two facilities that produce quality cheesecakes and other baked products for our restaurants, international licensees and third-party bakery customers. In 2020, we were named to the FORTUNE Magazine "100 Best Companies to Work For®" list for the seventh consecutive year. To learn more, visit www.thecheesecakefactory.com, www.northitaliarestaurant.com and www.foxrc.com.
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AMD: Expect More Market Share Gains in 2021, Says Analyst
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) CEO Lisa Su has been given much of the credit for the company's remarkable turnaround. From one teetering on the edge of bankruptcy in the early parts of the previous decade, Su has expertly steered the chipmaker to its current standing as a semiconductor giant. Rosenblatt analyst Hans Mosesmann logged in to hear Su's virtual keynote at this year's CES (consumer electronics show) and came away impressed. "CEO Lisa Su's virtual CES keynote was strong and hit all the key company market segments of console gaming, PC/gaming, servers, and workstations, and with guests from academia, Microsoft, HP, Lenovo, Lucasfilm, and others," the 5-star analyst said. "Interestingly, and of note, Microsoft's Chief Product Officer Panos Panay gushed unprompted about the great momentum AMD has in industry and, specifically, within Microsoft's PC, Azure, and console areas." Product wise, Su announced a new generation of mobile processors - the Ryzen 5000 Zen 3 series. Targeting gaming laptops and light notebooks, the processors feature up to 8 cores and 16 threads, and will go toe to toe against Intel's Tiger Lake. AMD also introduced a new Ryzen 5000 HX brand for gaming notebooks that is "positioned with over 35% better performance than Intel (10th Gen Core i9 mobile processor), and over 13% advantage in single threaded workloads." The new Ryzen 5000 mobile series will launch in approximately 150 models this year, compared to the Ryzen 4000 mobile's 100 models in 2020 and the 70 models introduced in 2019 for the Ryzen 3000 mobile. "AMD will continue to gain share in 2021," Mosesmann summed up, "In platforms that we see are higher volume and in segments that AMD has yet to properly penetrate." To this end, Mosesmann rates AMD a Buy along with a $120 price target. The implication for investors? Upside of 36%. (To watch Mosesmann's track record, click here) The rest of Wall Street largely buys into what this chip player has to offer. AMD's Moderate Buy consensus rating is based on 14 Buys, 5 Holds and 2 Sells. With a return potential of ~9%, the average price target stands at $95.83. (See AMD stock analysis on TipRanks) To find good ideas for tech stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks' Best Stocks to Buy, a newly launched tool that unites all of TipRanks' equity insights. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the featured analyst. The content is intended to be used for informational purposes only. It is very important to do your own analysis before making any investment.