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\section{Introduction}

That nature creates forms and structures of great diversity according to the requirements of simple physical laws is a subject of endless fascination. The possible ways in which atoms, spheres or cells fit together into alternative arrangements depends on both symmetry and the nature of the physical forces involved. While these physical interactions maybe simple, nevertheless the high pressures encountered in strongly confined systems can compel molecules to adopt complex yet ordered arrangements. In such systems there exists an intimate connection between molecular morphology and the precise shape of the container.

An example of this is the densest packing arrangement of equal sized hard spheres of diameter $d$, in an unbounded cylinder, of diameter $D$. Recently we have conducted numerical simulations \cite{mughal1, mughal2} (based on simulated annealing) which have so far identified $40$ distinct spiral structures in the range $1\leq D/d \leq 2.873$. Our simulations greatly extend the list of packings discovered by the earlier work of Pickett et. al \cite{pickett} and include both monolayer arrangements, for $1\leq D/d \leq 2.715$, (in which all the spheres are in contact with the confining cylinder) and more complex multilayer packings, for $ D/d > 2.715$, that include internal spheres (i.e. spheres which are in contact with other spheres but not in contact with the cylinder).

We have dubbed \cite{mughal2} all such quasi-one-dimensional packings as {\it columnar crystals} since they are periodic; each structure can be assembled by stacking unit cells {\it ad infinitum} along the length of the cylinder with each subsequent unit cell rotated by the same twist angle with respect to the previous one. In this paper we detail the nature of this screw operation for all monolayer packings and the implications this has in terms of helicity.

Further details, including the volume fraction (density), chirality and the number of spheres in the unit cell, for the packings, can be found in \cite{mughal1, mughal2}. Some of the simpler packings that we have tabulated have been realised in experiments with dry foams \cite{pittet1, weaire, pittet2, boltenhagen, hutzler} and more recently using wet foams \cite{meagher}. Similar, monolayer arrangements have also been observed in a biological microstructure \cite{erickson}, by confining colloids in micro channels \cite{moon1, moon2, badel, tymczenko} and encapsulating fullerenes within nanotubes \cite{Khlobystov, Yamazaki, Warner}.

\begin{figure}
\begin{center}
\resizebox*{10cm}{!}{\includegraphics{packings.jpg}}
\end{center}
\caption{{\bf Left}: Packing 6 is a line-slip structure found in the range $2.0 < D/d \leq 2.039$. The unit cell contains two spheres. Note not all spheres in packing $6$ have six contacts, varying the diameter ratio $D/d$ changes the relative distance between next nearest neighbours until at $D/d =2.039$ there are 6 contacts per sphere giving rise to packing 7. {\bf Middle}: Packing 7 is a chiral maximal contact packing found at $D/d =2.039$, it contains one sphere in the unit cell. {\bf Right}: packing 10 is a maximal contact achiral packing which contains three spheres per unit cell. For illustrative purposes the basis vectors ${\bf b}_1$ and ${\bf b}_2$ (see text) are shown in the rolled out diagram in this final example. For each packing the corresponding phyllotactic diagram is shown below and assigned a unique phyllotactic index \cite{mughal2}. The phyllotactic  pattern can be generated from a basic tile shown by a red rectangle}
\label{packing_images}
\end{figure}

Our numerical method makes use of novel twisted periodic boundary conditions, whereby the densest packing is sought for a unit cell containing $N$ spheres by systematically varying both the length of the simulation cell and the twist angle. Full details of this protocol have been reported previously \cite{mughal2} and the nature of the screw periodicity is briefly summarised below. The validity of this approach has been confirmed independently by Chan \cite{chan} using numerical sequential deposition, which in contrast does not employ twisted periodic boundary conditions. Both methods (deposition and annealing) are in agreement as to which arrangements are the densest for a given value of $D/d$ for all monolayer packings (i.e. in the range $1\leq D/d \leq 2.715$).

In the case of monolayer packings we have developed analytical approximations which elucidate the nature of these structures \cite{mughal1, mughal2}. Our approach is based on the method of {\it phyllotaxis}, which originates in biology but is now used for the classification of triangular patterns on the surface of a cylinder in any context \cite{erickson}.

Examples of some single-layer packings are shown Figure~\ref{packing_images} (see  \cite{mughal2} for the full sequence of packings), along with the corresponding ``rolled out''  phyllotactic pattern for each structure. Such patterns are generated by mapping the coordinates of the sphere centres $[D',\theta,z]$ (where in a monolayer packing, since all the spheres touch the cylindrical boundary, all the sphere centres lie on an inner surface of diameter $D'=D-d$) onto the plane using Cartesian coordinates $[(D'\theta/2), z]$ where they are shown as black dots. Contacting spheres are indicated by dots connected by black lines.

Monolayer packings are found to be of two types: maximal contact or line-slip structures. Maximal contact structures (such as packings 7 and 10, see Figure~\ref{packing_images}) are those in which each sphere touches six neighbouring spheres. These packings exist only at discrete values of $D/d$ and can be classified using a set of three integers known as phyllotactic indices $[l=m+n,m,n]$. Line-slip packings, however, involve a relative slip between neighbouring spiral chains which results in fewer contacts on average per sphere (as can be seen in the rolled out diagram for packing 6). As a consequence of this degree of freedom, line-slip structures exist over a range of values of $D/d$. The direction of the line-slip is indicated in the phyllotactic notation by the use of bold (or underlined) numerals \cite{mughal2}.

\section{Screw symmetry}

Our simulated annealing search is confined to structures that are periodic in the following sense. There is a primitive cell, of length $L$, containing $N$ spheres, the structure being generated from this by the screw operation of (i) translation along the cylinder axis by $nL$ (where $n$ is any integer) combined with (ii) rotation about the axis by an angle $n\alpha$. This screw operation represents the underlying symmetry of columnar crystals \cite{mughal2}.

Similarly, the corresponding phyllotactic diagram for a given packing can be reduced to a basic rectangular tile, which contains a number of sphere centres (coloured red in Figure~\ref{packing_images}). This tile can then tesselate the plane using the basis vectors ${\bf b}_1=[\alpha D'/2, L]$ and ${\bf b}_2=[(2\pi) D'/2,0]$, as for example indicated in the rolled out diagram for structure 10 in Figure~\ref{packing_images}.

Both $L$ and $\alpha$ are plotted as a function of $D/d$ for all monlayer packings in Figure~\ref{screw_symm} (top and middle, respectively). Also shown is the twist angle per unit length $\alpha/L$ (bottom). The vertical lines indicate discontinuities in the derivative of the plotted quantities. For a particular value of $D/d$ our simulations produce left and right handed chiral structures with equal probability. Thus in Figure~\ref{screw_symm} we plot the values of the twist angle for only one of the enantiomers, the twist angle for the other enantiomer is then given by $\alpha'=2\pi-\alpha$.

We now describe Figure~\ref{screw_symm} in detail and illuminate this discussion by alluding to the structures shown in Figure~\ref{packing_images}.

\subsection{Maximal contact packings}

Maximal contact packings are highly symmetric structures that are found at discrete values of $D/d$. All single-layer packings of this type are homogenous in the sense that all spheres are equivalent; each sphere is in contact with six neighbouring spheres (or five in the case the structure at $D/d=2$). These packings correspond to local peaks in the volume fraction (or packing density).

For particular values of $D/d$ the the optimal (maximal contact) packing structure can be easily surmised \cite{mughal2}. These structures are directly related to the analogous two-dimensional problem of finding the smallest diameter circle into which N non-overlapping circles, each of diameter d, can be packed. These so called ``circle packing'' solutions consists of disks arranged on the vertices of a regular polygon \cite{mughal2}.  The ratio of the  diameter of the enclosing circle to the diameter of the disks is given by,
\begin{equation}
\
D^c(N)/d
=
\left\{
\begin{array}{l l}
1 & \quad \mbox{if $N=1$}\\
 \left(1+\frac{1}{\sin\left(\pi/N \right) } \right)
 & \quad \mbox{if $ N \geq 2$}, \\
\end{array}
\right.
\label{eq:Dvalues}
\end{equation}
where $D^c(2)/d=2$, $D^c(3)/d=2.1547$, $D^c(4)/d=2.4142$, $D^c(5)/d=2.7013$. Replacing the disks with spheres we are able to define a basic unit cell containing N spheres, the length of the cell is found to be  \cite{mughal2},
\begin{equation}
L^{c}(N)
=
\left\{
\begin{array}{l l}
d & \quad \mbox{if $N=1$}\\
\frac{d}{2}\sqrt{3 - \frac{(1-\cos(\pi/N))}{(1+cos(\pi/N))} } & \quad \mbox{if $ N \geq 2$}, \\
\end{array}
\right.
\nonumber
\end{equation}
and the twist angle is $\alpha^{c}(N)=\pi/N$. Each successive layer in the full structure can be generated by translating the spheres in the previous layer a distance $L^c(N)$ along the cylindrical axis and rotating them by an angle $\alpha^{c}(N)$. The case for N=3 (or packing 10) is illustrated in Figure~\ref{packing_images}. The screw periodic nature of the structure is highlighted by colouring spheres in the same unit cell  with the same colour. All such simple arrangements based on the circle packing solutions yield achiral structures.

By numerical means we have discovered further maximal contact packings that do not correspond to  the circle packing solutions. In most cases these are chiral and consist of unit cell containing a single sphere (e.g. structure 7 as shown in Figure~\ref{packing_images}). An exception to this is any maximal contact packing with phyllotactic indices $(l,l/2, l/2)$. Such packings are achiral and the only single-layer packing of this type is structure 13 (4,2,2), which is found at $D/d = 2.2247$ and has a unit cell with two spheres.

The values of the cell length $L_{max}$, twist $\alpha_{max}$ and twist per unit length $(\alpha/L)_{max}$ for all maximal contact monolayer packings are given by black dots in Figure~\ref{screw_symm}. The diameter ratio of the various circle-packing solutions, as given by  Eq. ($\!\!$~\ref{eq:Dvalues}), are indicated by red lines.

\begin{figure}
\begin{center}
\resizebox*{10cm}{!}{\includegraphics[angle=0]{length_xmgrace_file.jpg}}
\resizebox*{10cm}{!}{\includegraphics[angle=0]{twist_angle_xmgrace_file.jpg}}
\resizebox*{10cm}{!}{\includegraphics[angle=0]{screw_xmgrace_file.jpg}}
\end{center}
\caption{{\bf Top}:  $L$ plotted as a function of $D/d$. {\bf Middle}: $\alpha$ plotted as a function of $D/d$. {\bf Bottom}: the ratio of the previous two quantities, or twist per unit length, plotted as a function of $D/d$. The black line corresponds to the value of the relevant quantities for the various line slip structures while the black dots indicate the values for maximal contact packings. In some cases this involves an abrupt change in these values as explained in the text.}
\label{screw_symm}
\end{figure}

\subsection{Line-slip packings}

For values of $D/d$ which do not correspond to one of the maximal contact structures the optimal packing is of the line-slip type \cite{mughal1, mughal2}. Compared with maximal contact packings these have fewer number of contacts per sphere and involve a relative displacement between neighbouring spiral chains, which can be seen most directly in the rolled-out phyllotactic diagram.

The values of $L_{line}$, $\alpha_{line}$ and $(\alpha/L)_{line}$ for each of the line-slip packings are plotted in Figure~\ref{screw_symm} and are given by the black curve. Discontinuities in the first derivative of of these values indicate transitions between different line-slip structures.

Furthermore, at particular values of $D/d$, corresponding to particular maximal contact packings, the quantities plotted in Figure~\ref{screw_symm} are seen to jump suddenly in value. To understand this consider structure 6 which is the densest packing found in the range $2.0 < D/d \leq 2.039$. This is a line-slip arrangement that consists of a basic unit cell with two spheres. The full structure can be generated by means of the appropriate screw operation. This is illustrated in Figure~\ref{packing_images} and once again spheres in the same unit cell are given the same colour.

The relative slip between neighbouring spiral chains in packing 6 proceeds until the next nearest neighbouring spheres are brought into contact. The result at this point is the chiral maximal contact packing 7 (at $D/d=2.039$), which compared to packing 6 has a higher degree of symmetry and has a unit cell containing only a single sphere.

In this manner, when a line-slip structure can be continuously deformed into a {\it chiral} maximal contact packing there is an discontinuous change in the cell length. The screw quantities are found to related as follows \cite{mughal3},
\begin{equation}
L_{line}=mL_{max},
\label{eq:mrule}
\end{equation}
 and
 \[
  \alpha_{line}=(m\alpha_{max}) \; \textrm{mod} \; (2\pi),
 \]
 where $\textrm{mod}\; (2\pi)$ is the modulo operator with divisor $2\pi$ and $m$ is the second phyllotactic index. The second index is needed because all cases of this kind, so far observed, (whereby a line slip terminates in a chiral maximal contact packing) involve a line-slip of the type $(l,{\bf m}, n)$ \cite{mughal2}. In addition to giving the direction of the line slip the highlighted index also gives the number of sphere centres in the basic unit cell \cite{mughal2, mughal3}. These, as we have already pointed out, are reduced from $m$ to 1 when the next nearest neighbouring spheres are brought into contact and thus the relevant quantities are scaled by this factor.

\section{Helicity}

Recently, twisted periodic boundary conditions have also been used to investigate the ground state configuration of screened charges (interacting via a Yukawa potential) in a cylindrical tube \cite{oguz}. In the Yukawa study minimal energy arrangements are classified as being either helical or non-helical. The concept of helicity is widely used in biology and chemistry and here we briefly outline its relevance to columnar crystals.

Non-helical arrangements involve a unit cell with vanishing twist angle \cite{oguz}. In this sense any packing that can be decomposed into a unit cell with a twist angle that is a rational fraction of $2\pi$ is non-helical. In such cases it is possible to repeat the structure $X$ times to yield an arrangement with a twist that is a multiple of $2\pi$ (i.e. a structure with vanishing torsion). Thus if $\alpha=(2\pi)p/q$, where $p$ and $q$ are any positive integer, then we require,
\begin{eqnarray}
X\alpha&=&2\pi s,
\nonumber
\\
2\pi X\frac{p}{q}&=&2\pi s,
\nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
where $s$ is any positive integer. This can be solved to give,
\[
X=\frac{sq}{p},
\]
setting $s=p$ we have $X=q$.

So for example, if $p=5$ and $q=8$ we find that 8 unit cells with,
\[
\alpha=2\pi\frac{p}{q}=2\pi\frac{5}{8}
\]
can be combined to produce a longer packing with a vanishing twist, since
\[
(2\pi s)\textrm{mod} \; (2\pi)=(10\pi)\textrm{mod} \; (2\pi)=0.
\]

It can be immediately seen that all the achiral maximal contact packings (i.e. the circle packing solutions and structure 13) are non-helical. Helical arrangements, on the other hand, involve a irrational twist and and for these it is not possible to define a unit cell with simpler boundary conditions. Maximal contact chiral arrangements are of this type as are line-slip packings in general (although for a particular value of $D/d$ it may be that a line slip packing has a twist which by chance is a rational fraction of $2\pi$).

\section{Conclusion}
In summary we investigated the dense packing of hard spheres in an infinite cylindrical channel. We showed that such packings are comprised of a basic unit cell which can be repeated along the length of the tube by a screw displacement. We find that $\alpha$, $L$ and $\alpha/L$ are piecewise continuous function of the diameter ratio $D/d$, discontinuities are due transitions between various line-slip packings. Sudden jumps in the screw quantities are related to particular values of $D/d$ at which a complex packing (i.e. line slip arrangement with many spheres per unit cell) is coincident (or identical) with a much simpler packing (i.e. a chiral maximal contact packing with a single sphere in the unit cell).

We showed that where the unit cell has a twist angle that is a rational fraction of $2\pi$ the cells can always be stacked together to form a longer packing with a vanishing torsion, such structures are by definition non-helical and include all the achiral maximal contact packings. Where this is not possible the packing can be defined as being helical and this includes all maximal contact chiral packing and line-slip arrangements (in general).

In this paper we have provided a report of some of our numerical results from simulations along with a sketch of the relevant analytical rules. Our future work will be to give these observations (including Eq. ($\!\!$~\ref{eq:mrule})) a firm theoretical foundation.

\section{Acknowledgements}

AM acknowledges numerous useful discussions with Denis Weaire.

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By Seth Lerer
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Many have written about the evolution of grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary, but only Seth Lerer situates these developments within the larger history of English, America, and literature. This edition of his "remarkable linguistic investigation" (Booklist) features a new chapter on the influence of biblical translation and an epilogue on the relationship of English speech to writing.
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Not a bad first two days for our Kickstarter, though not as impressive as it could have been, mainly because it landed on a very busy Friday / Saturday combo, so I haven't been able to get the word out the way I would have wanted to!
So far, the messages I've been getting are highly encouraging - the people who want to see this happen REALLY want to see this happen!
Part of our plan was also to do a lot of documentation on how Jumpman Forever was being constructed, including going back in time to look at the original Jumpman and Jumpman, Jr. games - what made them tick, how have they influenced games, and how have they remained separated from the current video-game trends? This series is being called "Deconstructing a Classic", and if the Kickstarter or the articles are successful, we'll be doing a couple more classic game deconstructions, finding out what really made them tick. Jumpman's first entry is up (I don't know yet how many parts long it is!), and available for reading - though, oddly, it spends more time talking about Pac-Man, showing how the DNA of a given game can end up corrupted over time, which allows for a bit of contrast later for how Jumpman's gameplay hasn't ended up diluted. Be sure to drop by and check it out!
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Q: Game Screeps - IDE Integration I'm playing Screeps (http://screeps.com/) Simulation Room mode. I've been testing some scripts and I don't want to only save them to my local browser, I want to use an IDE to develop the code and push it to my github account. Is it possible to do it?

A: So far there is no official way to integrate an IDE to Screeps. But this reddit user has created a node.js script that can sync your local filesystem to your Screeps internal editor. If the IDE has git support, it's then possible to push the code to github.

A: One way is to set up "sync from repository" under "GitHub Integration" in your Screeps "Account Settings".
Once this is done any IDE that pushes to that repository will be autmatically pulled into your account and executed.  This will affect the world and simulation scripts.

A: It is also possible with grunt tasks. See http://support.screeps.com/hc/en-us/articles/203022512-Commiting-local-scripts-using-Grunt

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Arctic/Antarctic Glaciology PhD Studentship in Norway for Indian nationals
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ANTARCTIC AND OCEAN RESEARCH (NCAOR)
NORSK POLARINSTITUTT ⋅ NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE (NPI)
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The National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research (NCAOR), an autonomous R & D organization under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, New Delhi is the nodal agency for planning, co-ordinating and executing the Indian Antarctic and Arctic Programmes. For more information: www.ncaor.gov.in.
The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI), under the Norwegian Ministry of Environment, is Norway's main institution for research, environmental management and monitoring, mapping and field work in the polar regions. For more information: www.npolar.no/en.
In order to strengthen the field of polar glaciology in India, NCAOR, in collaboration with the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) is establishing two PhD studentships in Antarctic and Arctic glaciology. Applications are invited from young and enthusiastic Indian citizens, with a zeal to take up scientific work in polar regions, for consideration under these PhD studentships. The successful students will perform research based at NPI's Headquarter in Tromsø, Norway.
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Antarctic Glaciology (01 Post)
Ref. # ANT11
The successful candidate will be part of a multidisciplinary, international team which investigates the mass-balance history over the past millennia in the coastal Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica. Further, the candidate will decipher ice-flow dynamics of the inter-connected system of ice rises, shelf ice, and outlet glaciers. Specifically, the student will be involved in an Antarctic fieldwork, analyze/interpret ice-penetrating radar and GPS data with the aid of radio-wave propagation and ice-flow models.
Arctic Glaciology (01 Post)
Ref. # ARC22
The successful candidate will be working with a multidisciplinary, international team investigating the dynamics of calving glaciers in the Arctic and the role of glacier meltwater in fjord circulation. The candidate will work on developing a surface melt model for determining water inputs to the Arctic glacier hydrology system, and in implementing a glaciological routing model for predicting the transmission of surface melt water to the glacier front, and into the fjord.
Both the students will carry out research based at NPI's Headquarters in Tromsø, and are expected to follow and complete their PhD course work at the University of Oslo (UiO). The students will be jointly supervised by researchers at UiO, NPI and NCAOR. The final PhD degree shall be awarded by the University of Oslo. The successful candidates are expected to play a key role in promoting polar glaciology in India, upon receiving their doctoral degrees.
In order to achieve the objectives of the Studentship programme and to ensure the continued involvement of the selected students in the Indian Polar glaciology programmes during and on completion of their PhD studentships, the students shall execute a Bond Agreement with NCAOR before the final appointment.
Master's degree or equivalent in Earth Sciences, Physics or related subjects relevant to the work mentioned above with at least first class (60% marks or equivalent GPA) at post graduation level from a recognized University.
Good working knowledge in physics and mathematics as evidenced by certificates/documents.
Experience in computer programming as evidenced by certificates/documents.
Standard formal requirements for enrolling in the PhD program of the University of Oslo must be met. The candidate should have good working knowledge of English (both oral and written), the ability to work in teams as well as independently, and be well structured and organized. There are formal requirements of grade-levels and proficiency in English prescribed by the UiO (http://www.mn.uio.no/english/research/doctoral-degree-and-career/phd-programme/application/index.html) and the selected students will have to submit the English proficiency certificates before taking up the positions.
Desirable qualifications:
Training and strong interest in modeling, preferably in hydrology and/or glaciology.
Training in geophysical studies, preferably in hydrology and/or glaciology.
Only Indian nationals are eligible and need to apply.
The PhD Studentship is for a fixed term of three years, fully funded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India. The fellowships will be according to the Norwegian State salary code 1017/1378, salary level 50-55 (NOK 421 100 – 457 700 per year). The positions are open immediately and the selection interviews will be held in Goa or New Delhi.
Further inquiries about the position may be directed to Kenichi Matsuoka (e-mail: kenichi.matsuoka@npolar.no, tel. +47 77 75 06 45), Nalan Koc (e-mail: nalan.koc@npolar.no, tel: +47 77 75 05 30), Jon Ove Hagen (e-mail:j.o.m.hagen@geo.uio.no, tel: +47 22 85 40 38) or Thamban Meloth (e-mail:meloth@ncaor.gov.in).
Application deadline is 31st July 2013 (1730 Hrs Indian Standard Time). Please, submit your application online. Only applications submitted online shall be considered.
All applications should be submitted online with the following documents:
The completed application form together with a statement of interest (related to the research tasks above) and the reference number of the position applied for Curriculum vitae in .pdf including detailed academic qualifications.
Clear scanned copies of educational certificates (mark sheets for all academic years) in .pdf. If the certificates are in a language other than English or Hindi, attested translations should also be uploaded.
Copies of published and unpublished scientific work. Copies of not more than three published work shall be uploaded. The number of unpublished scientific works that shall be uploaded is not more than three.
Maximum age limit of the candidates would be 28 years. Candidates/ Persons claiming SC/ST/OBC/PH status OR age relaxation submit certificate in original issued by the prescribed authority at the time of the selection interview. Age relaxation will be as per Government of India norms (SC, ST & PH- 5 years, OBC-3 years, Central/State Govt. regular employees and regular employees of NCAOR up to - 5 years).
The last date is the cutoff date for all purposes including Age/Qualification etc.
Candidates working in Indian Government/Public Sector Undertakings/ Autonomous bodies must produce the requisite 'No Objection Certificate' from their employer at the time of interview.
The prescribed essential qualifications are minimum requirements and mere possession of the same does not entitle the candidates to be called for interview. Thus, the Centre may restrict the number of candidates, to be called for the interview to a reasonable limit on the basis of qualification and/or experience higher than the minimum prescribed in the advertisement and as relevant to the research tasks. The candidates will have to make own arrangements to appear for the interview.
No correspondence will be entertained with the candidates who are not called for interview / selected for appointment.
Candidates will have to produce all original documents in proof of details furnished in the application at the time of interview for verification and the same will be returned after verification.
Director, NCAOR reserves the right to fill-up or not to fill-up any or all the posts advertised without assigning any reasons thereof. The forms for recruitment and review may change at any stage, if so decided by the Director, NCAOR.


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Preparing for a Career in West Point's Emergency Dispatch Centers
In West Point, it is the local governments that supervise of the hiring procedure of 911 dispatchers. This is why there are variations in the minimum requirements necessary to certify as a 911 dispatcher. Although there is an accreditation requirement that will be administered by all local government, the decision regarding which type of certification will be different.
Each emergency agency will have its own set of training standards and accreditation processes. Throughout West Point, These companies are the ones that will hold extra certification:
Public Safety Dispatchers' Basic Course
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALDEA) Certification
Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) Certification
COBOL Computer-Aided Dispatch Certification
West Point Fire Chiefs Association Communications Section Certification
Fire Dispatch Training Certification
Radio Training Program Certification
Educational Options for Emergency Dispatch Personnel In West Point
Aside form essential 911 operator training, candidates need to think about getting a college degree also – given that a degree is viewed as the nest method to prepare yourself for a 911 dispatcher position. There is a typical annual job development rate of one percent in the next years leading up to 2020, which implies that the competitive nature of this field will just become more competitive.
A college degree in any of the following majors are straight relevant to anybody wishing to become a 911 dispatcher:
West Point Job Outlook
West Point is another state which has a criminal offense rate higher than the nationwide average– particularly in regards to violent criminal offenses such and home crimes such as; murder, rape, robbery and theft. This is why West Point is ranked 38th on the United States Crime Index. Other issues concerning criminal activities been available in the kind kidnappings, drug smuggling, and human trafficking. In combination with vehicle accidents, and other unexpected accidents, West Point emergency agencies are always in alarming requirement for qualified 911 dispatchers.
Correct training and experience is important for anybody who desires to enter this profession. Dispatchers have to be composed and expert at all times in order to be able to correctly assist callers.
Currently there have to do with 6,420 911 dispatchers utilized across West Point. They work to ensure that emergency circumstances are appropriately and expertly handled. In a great deal of the city location, who a 911 dispatchers work for is divided into two groups; the cops departments and the fire and emergency medical service departments. In parts of West Point's city centers, where one may find a very large resident population, emergency dispatch services are unified under a central public interaction center.
911 Operator Career Requirements In West Point
Some requirements that one may experience as an Emergency Communications Operator in West Point consist of:
Ability to learn NCIC codes and treatments.
Ability to learn geography of the territory.
6 months transferring and receiving radio transmissions.
Ability to work night shifts, weekends, holidays and overtime.
It is extremely important for a 911 dispatcher to remain as much as date on what is occurring in the emergency dispatch industry. This may include becoming familiarized with new interactions protocols and treatments. Bellow is a list of the different organizations in charge of setting these requirements and procedures:
The AZ-APCO. This organization's objective is to make sure that the West Point emergency interactions community is well prepared to do their essential job functions. They support the standardization and execution of innovation.
The National Emergency Number Association. A national group which does work much like the AZ-APCO, however on the level of the United States as a whole. They have an interest in supporting emergency communications employees, and furthering the development of the field.
The International Academies of Emergency Dispatch. This group is likewise thinking about seeing the standardization of emergency interactions, just they operate on a worldwide level.
How To Become A 911 Dispatcher in Waynesville Georgia


Child with autism or autistic child? – Qiboo to you too!
As with many other things, I have found myself learning far more from actually autistic adults than I have from parents of autistic children. While some people prefer 'person with autism', the majority prefer 'autistic person'. The reason is that saying you have autism is like saying you have herpes or flu while saying you are autistic claims the diagnosis as a part of your identity. Deaf and blind people will say 'deaf/blind person' rather than 'person with blindness/deafness'.
It is a good idea to ask someone you know well what they prefer, but don't be too surprised if they haven't figured it out for themselves yet.


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House Republicans prepare to rein in FBI, DOJ with strict oversight and new laws
By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times
House Republicans, appalled by FBI misconduct and politicized investigations that have been detailed by a flood of whistleblowers, are weighing a range of probes and legislative fixes for the Department of Justice.
The lawmakers have begun revealing those plans that will spring into action if, as expected, the GOP wins a House majority in the Nov. 8 elections.
Judiciary Committee Republicans are kicking around various ideas for structuring investigations and drafting legislation to put a check on the FBI and the Justice Department. These plans include:
• Moving Justice Department supervision of the FBI out of Washington.
• Probing the FBI and DOJ with special committees such as ones modeled after Congress' probes of U.S. intelligence agencies in the 1970s.
• Adding muscle to Congress' referrals to the DOJ for criminal investigations.
• Requiring FBI, ATF and other federal law enforcement agents to wear body cams during raids.
The Justice Department and FBI did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Rep. Dan Bishop of North Carolina told The Washington Times in an interview on "SiriusXM Patriot" that he is working on legislation that would decentralize the DOJ's oversight power from Washington.
"The Department of Justice's supervising of the FBI ought to be done out in the country by United States Attorney's Offices, rather than having all key decisions focus where politics can Shanghai them here in Washington," the congressman said.
Mr. Bishop said the more than two dozen FBI whistleblowers recently come forward to Congress because they think the agency's mission was been distorted, often by politics.
"That sort of dynamic can happen when all power is essentially sucked up into one central decision-making vortex," he said.
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee who will likely become chairman in a GOP-run House, said the committee will pursue robust investigations of the FBI and DOJ, but other types of investigatory committees could be in the works.
When recently pressed by Fox News host Mark Levin on whether Republicans would follow House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's model of handpicking all members of the Jan. 6 committee, Mr. Jordan said he was looking for the "most effective" options.
"Whether that is a select committee, whether that is a special subcommittee of Judiciary, whether that's a Church-type committee," he said. "We're trying to figure out what is exactly the best way."
The Church committee, named after Sen. Frank Church of Idaho, conducted a series of investigations in 1975 into the U.S. intelligence community, including the CIA, FBI and IRS.
Judiciary Committee Republicans have taken a particular interest in FBI whistleblower reports related to the FBI's targeting of parents who protested at local school boards and conservative political activists, including those involved in the Jan. 6 demonstration that turned into a riot.
"How much is the FBI and the Department of Justice targeting citizens with respect to Jan. 6?" said Rep. Chip Roy, a Texas Republican on the Judiciary Committee. He said the committee will find out more bout those who "exercised their First Amendment rights, and then suddenly, they're being brought up on some sort of parading or trespassing charges and didn't engage in any physical harm to anybody."
Another Judiciary Committee Republican, Rep. Darrell Issa of California, told The Times that he is drafting legislation that will give Congress more muscle in making criminal referrals to the DOJ.
Mr. Issa has ample experience on that front. He led the Oversight and Reform Committee in 2012 when Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. was held in contempt for not cooperating with the panel's investigation of the Obama administration's Fast and Furious gun-tracking operation, which went awry and put more than a thousand firearms in the hands of Mexican drug cartels.
He also led Congress' frustrated effort to hold IRS official Lois Lerner accountable for the IRS targeting of conservative groups.
"We referred Lois Lerner criminally. We referred Eric Holder criminally, and it was thwarted. You can't have attorneys general … simply look at us and say, 'Even though the law says you can do it, we're not going to honor it,'" said Mr. Issa, who vowed to beef up that congressional power.
"We're going to have to strengthen it," he said.
Another measure several Republicans on the committee want is requiring federal law enforcement agents to wear body cameras during raids and digitally record all interviews.
"I prosecuted with the FBI for 15 years as a federal prosecutor, and it always came up because even when they were interviewing in custody, they wouldn't have a camera in the room," said Rep. Ken Buck, Colorado Republican. "Every time there was a cross-examination of an FBI agent, [the defense attorney] would ask, 'Well, why didn't you record this? Why did you just take notes and then destroy the notes?' And so I think it is time."
• Kerry Picket can be reached at kpicket@washingtontimes.com.
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Back in the days before youtube, all you could do is hear stories of people getting blasted in nards and faceplanting. Thank God that we can watch them now.
It always blows my mind that there are enough people sucking at life to make a video of every month. These are like watching America's Funniest Home Videos without the douchebag host. Keep sucking at life and maybe one day you'll find yourself in a Fail Compilation.


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Virtual reality puts new spin on cycling
Graeme Paton, Transport Correspondent
December 12 2016, 12:01am, The Times
Zwift places the cyclist in a virtual world and allows them to ride with — or race — other users
Riding a bicycle in the depths of winter is rarely desirable, with short days, gales and driving rain putting off all but the most hardened enthusiasts. Now cyclists are taking a spin with their friends without leaving their front rooms.
Virtual reality cycling has boomed over the last year after the arrival of a wave of online training apps that simulate real road races or allow users to challenge others from around the world.
Matt Hayman, who won the 2016 Paris-Roubaix road race, used Zwift to stay fit when he had a broken arm
More than 36,000 Britons have signed up to Zwift, which was started by an American living in London who got fed up with traffic-clogged roads. It is popular among "Mamils" (middle-aged men in lycra) and it is hoped that it will fuel interest in cycling among a new generation.
Cycling is…


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As Marketing Agency of Record, Testarossa Entertainment created weekly shows which feature three different, Chicago based, webisode series - LIVE! with Dr. Sandy, Social Circles with Candace Jordan and Chicago Unplugged with D.C. Crenshaw. Watch312.com was developed to pay for itself through advertising revenue.


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A compendiuim of the names of Shawnee who appear in the history of the 17th and 18th centuries with genealogical and historical information. A must for early Native American history.
A Separate Coventant is a detailed survey of Shawnee traditional tales and ethnohistory with information on Shawnee culture. Updated and expanded from the author's Ph.D. dissertation.
Peter, half-breed son of Martin Chartier, was villified as a renegade as he led is band westward and tried to form a Pan-Indian confederasy to stem the western tide of Whites. Techumseh's mothe was in his band and passed on his legasy to her sons.
The image illustrates the Shawnee Cycle of Life. Cover illustration for A Seperate Covenant.
History ePublications currently features works concerning the Shawnee Nation by Noel Schutz and Don Greene who also run the site Shawnee-Traditlons.
You are invited to visit this site to read information on Shawnee religion, social organization, music, biographies of famous Shawnee and an index to genealogial data in Shawnee Hereitage, a title now being offered by VeP. VeP will, in fact, be sponsoring Shawnee Traditions site henceforth.
A mysterious seer proclaims that an outcast maiden named Elandriel will save the land from Makir, the Demon Master. She is joined in her battles by a motley band of companions. Her mystic powers continue to grow until at last she is consecrated in her mission by blessings from Queen Ethyriel in the legendary Land of Idannu.
A compiliaon of Shawnee personages who lived in the 1700s. Information includes genetic relationships (parents, siblings, spouses, children and more), their presence in historical events and participation in treaties. A must for the historical and genealogical study of the Shawnee Nation.
A story of mysticism and faith in a small native village. Yü Lan Jei returns home from years abroad to find her village cursed by sorcerers under the power of dark spirits. Yü Lan endures great suffering from the unbearable demands of her efforts and the malice of the sorcerers who seek to destroy her. Undaunted, Yü Lan pits her unfolding mystic gifts against the unseen forces of evil.


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Facilities and Security
Legislative Information Technology
Legislative Organization
Legislator Compensation
Legislator Data
Legislative Compensation Overview
Defining the 'Pay Problem'
Louisiana Case Study
Josalyn Williams
Legislative salaries in 2021 show a slight increase over previous years. The average base salary (excluding per-diem and expense payments) among the 41 states that pay their legislators an annual salary was $39,216, up from 2020's average of $38,370.
California legislators remain on top of the compensation pile with a salary of $114,877, an increase of approximately 4% from their 2019 salaries. New Hampshire pays the lowest salary; their legislators have been paid $100 per year since 1889. New Mexican lawmakers are the only ones who do not receive a salary. They do, however, receive per diem, which means they earn more than their counterparts in New Hampshire.
While salaries in full-time legislatures like California, New York ($110,000) and Pennsylvania ($90,335), suggest that legislative salaries are at a healthy level, the vast majority of legislatures present a starkly different case. When considering rates of inflation, average state legislative pay has decreased over the past 30 years. In 1970, legislators were paid an inflation-adjusted average of $43,521, approximately 10% higher than legislators in 2021. Many states have not seen an increase in legislative wages for decades, highlighted in the table below.
Legislative Salaries
$18,000 for senators; $17,640 for delegates
$150 per session day
*Georgia legislators' annual salary was actually decreased to $15,607.56 for fiscal year 2021 due to budget cuts.
More information about 2021 legislative compensation can be found here.
The term 'pay problem' refers to the inherent difficulty involved in raising legislative salaries. In most legislatures, it's up to lawmakers to decide if they should raise their own salaries, making it almost impossible to do so. Many legislators agree that the political fallout from attempting to raise legislative salaries is simply not worth the trouble. However, by doing so, legislatures are potentially handicapped in their ability to recruit qualified and representative members.
"It's clear that with higher salaries you get a broader range of people serving in the legislature that more accurately reflects the population as a whole," says Peverill Squire of the University of Missouri, who has researched the demographic makeup of the nations' legislatures. "Both Democrats and Republicans understand that, for people to run and be elected, they need to be fairly compensated. Salary increases also encourage people with higher educational attainment and professional expertise."
In 2009, Louisiana lawmakers decided it was time to raise their salaries. Legislators hadn't received a salary increase since 1980. In those 30 years, the compensation of Louisiana legislators declined by 15 percent because of inflation.
Lawmakers argued an increase was necessary to ensure all Louisianans could effectively serve in the Legislature regardless of age or wealth. Then-Representative Joe Harrison (R), who supported the bill, believes increasing legislative salaries is fundamental to democracy.
"In my district, I have experienced four hurricanes and an oil spill since I took office. That keeps me working 60 hours a week year- round," he said. "I have colleagues in the Legislature who are leaving simply because they can no longer afford to serve. Eventually our Legislature will consist of only the very wealthy or retired people. We will have eliminated the citizen Legislature as we know it."
The bill that ultimately passed the House and Senate and arrived on the governor's desk increased Louisiana legislators' pay from $16,800 to $37,500.
Throughout the process, lawmakers supporting the bill were the target of intense criticism in newspapers across the state. Angry constituents sent thousands of letters and emails demanding they kill the bill. The New Orleans Times-Picayune called the increases "greedy and shameless." Opponents believed that a 123 percent increase in pay was excessive given the economic challenges facing the state. They also argued any salary increase should not apply to sitting members of the Legislature.
Bobby Jindal, who was governor at the time, indicated that while he did not agree with the proposed salary increase, he would let the bill become law without his signature. Overnight the reformist image of the governor came under attack and the story received national media attention. Jindal ended up vetoing the bill to the dismay of many legislators who expended a good deal of political capital in the process.
"For all its bad press, it was the right thing to do," then-House Speaker Jim Tucker, who managed the bill in his chamber, told the Times-Picayune. "We need everybody in this state to be able to serve in the Legislature."
There has yet to be a definitive solution developed for addressing the legislative pay problem, however in recent years several states have attempted to implement institutions and practices that seek to alleviate pressure on the legislature. Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, for example, have tied legislative salaries to median household income, allowing for automatic gradual increases. Nineteen states have chosen to implement compensation commissions, to objectively study—and in some cases directly set—legislative pay.


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More Guidance and Tracking Would Bolster USAID's Health Systems Strengthening Efforts
Recognizing the importance of strengthening health systems to meeting overall health goals and improving countries' abilities to react to large-scale health emergencies, USAID issued its vision for health systems strengthening (HSS) as guidance to USAID missions in September 2015.
We reviewed 11 missions with HSS activities and determined they designed activities that aligned with this vision. However, funding dedicated through Federal appropriations to achieving USAID's primary health goals contributed to some missions' perceptions of limited flexibility to program HSS. Since HSS lacks a dedicated funding source, and would typically take longer than direct interventions providing a particular health service or product to yield results, HSS was a secondary priority. Missions we reviewed reported being satisfied with the technical assistance and guidance provided by the Bureau for Global Health's Office of Health Systems. However, limited information on the progress of HSS activities affected the office's ability to assess where additional HSS guidance and support was needed across the Agency. Further, USAID had no centralized mechanism for tracking HSS progress at the country level or results of HSS activities across missions.
We made three recommendations to bolster USAID's HSS efforts by providing more guidance to missions and enhancing the way the Agency tracks its progress in achieving its vision.
USAID Bureau for Global Health develop and disseminate guidelines to help each mission determine an appropriate balance between health systems strengthening activities and direct health interventions.
USAID Bureau for Global Health in coordination with USAID's Office of the Chief Financial Officer, implement a mechanism to track obligations and disbursements of HSS activities to identify all HSS activities across missions.
USAID Bureau for Global Health identify and disseminate a set of indicators for missions to track HSS progress, such as implementation, achievement, and improvement at the country level.


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Home › Publications › Commentary › Fast Facts: Canada's Long-Term Care Workers on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Fast Facts: Canada's Long-Term Care Workers on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Paul Moist
The COVID-19 pandemic has in less than four months spread throughout the globe and altered both the daily lives of citizens and the economy of many countries, including Canada.
Media reports through all platforms cover COVID-19 extensively, in fact there is not much else in the news these days. While there are many storylines and many workers bravely continuing to provide essential services on the frontlines, the epicenter here in Canada in these early weeks of the pandemic are two long-term care facilities.
The Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver, a 204 bed facility has seen 13 patient deaths and a further 42 patients and 19 staff infected as of April 1, 2020.
The 65 bed Pinecrest Nursing Home located in Bobycaygeon, Ontario, has seen 21 resident deaths and 34 staff displaying Covid-19 symptoms as of April 3, 2020.
While the numbers change daily, it is clear that long term care facilities right across Canada are critical locations for the pandemic. The issues emerging are numerous. Chronic levels of under-staffing, insufficient supply of safety clothing and equipment, enormous stress on patient families who are increasingly being denied access to care homes due to safety lockdowns.
The above issues are justifiably receiving a lot of media coverage. Less attention is being devoted to the reality of the working life of support workers in these facilities and indeed other health care settings.
While front-line staff are receiving expressions of appreciation from all quarters, most offering this well-deserved recognition have little idea what the reality of health care support work is in Canada.
In British Columbia, the Lynn Valley Care Centre workers (and thousands of other long-term care and hospital support workers in BC) are victims of some brutal labour relations realities foisted upon them by the former Liberal government in 2002.
Provincial legislation (Bill 29) removed application of the Labour Code's successorship provisions to health care workers. What this meant is if hospital work was contracted out, or if a private nursing home changed owners, workers collective agreements no longer formed part of the deal.
Thousands of workers were laid off and many were offered the option of applying for their old jobs at lower rates of pay, with lower benefits and no pension plan.
For support workers such as those employed at Lynn Valley, this meant reduction in pay from $18 to $11 an hour (2002 rates). Sick leave provisions went from a standard of 15 days a year to three.
Provincial legislation (Bill 94) also removed "no contracting out" provisions from collective agreements, the result was massive contracting out to foreign multi-nationals Sodexho, Aramark and Compass.
All told, these two legislative changes resulted in the layoffs of more than of over 10,000 health care workers.
Workers opted to reorganize with their former union, but they had to start over when it came to negotiating a collective agreement. Where agreements were achieved, these too vanished when for example a nursing home contract "flipped" and new management took over.
The BC government changed hands in 2017 and in 2018 the provincial government created an expert panel to review the Labour Code. It reported on one senior's facility that changed contractors six times between 2002 and 2018! In each instance, the workers "re-organized" with their union, the Hospital Employees Union (CUPE's BC Health Division), but on each occasion they had to start from square one.
The provincial BC government has since introduced new legislation but the damage done over the past two decades has been significant.
A Supreme Court challenge was also partially successful in its ruling that Bill 29 violated workers collective bargaining rights, but the remedy was lump sum payments as work that had been contracted out remained in private hands.
This has had a negative impact not only on workers' wages and working conditions, but on quality of care as well. The quality of care that is so important day to day, and doubly important when a pandemic arises.
Late last year a new report commissioned by CUPE Local 5430 in Saskatchewan exposed a perilous situation in that province when it comes to long term care.
The report, titled, "Crumbling Away – Saskatchewan Long-Term Residential Care Policy and its Consequences", was written by Dr. Susan Braedley, Tara McWinney, Asia Barclay, and Kiersten Jensen of Carleton University.
The report noted that Saskatchewan had seen a decline in long-term care beds from 9,240 in 2001 to 8,517 in 2018. This at the same time that the Conference Board of Canada was estimating that Saskatchewan would need an additional 4,648 long-term care beds by 2035 just to address changing demographics in the province.
The report found that the twin effects of bed reduction and the removal of a regulatory requirement for staffing levels which provided for dedicated care hours per resident had left the sector in "…disrepair and literally crumbling away."
The study found that the public long-term care infrastructure was being allowed to decline despite the fact that publicly owned long-term care correlates with the highest quality care when properly funded.
The report said, "There is significant high-quality evidence that 'for-profit' provision of long-term care leads to lower quality care, lower staffing ratios, higher rates of hospitalization and mortality, escalating costs and lower accountability, and financial transparency."
Long-term care in Canada is a mix of public and private. While originally envisioned as a future part of universal Medicare (along with things like Pharmacare, dental and vision care) long-term care has never made it to the level of a universal guarantee, such as exists for hospital care.
In 2015, for the first time in Canada, there were more citizens over age 65 than those under age 15. We are an aging population and demand for quality long-term care will only increase in the years ahead.
The downward pressure on wages and benefits of support workers in long-term care is an attack on women's wages. In the case of BC it was an attack on the wages of a largely racialized female workforce.
Across Canada much of the long-term care workforce when it comes to support workers is made up of racialized women. Much of the work is part-time because that is what employers choose to offer. Many work in multiple facilities because this is the only way they can cobble together enough hours to survive.
When it comes to this growing segment of Canada's labour force the importance of their work is not in question, certainly not today in the presence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The value attached to this work is an entirely another matter.
When BC's Medical Health Officer (for good reason) ruled that for the duration of the current pandemic health care workers could not work in multiple facilities, this hit support workers hard. In response to this issue amidst the COVID crisis, the BC Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced every worker will be hired full-time and paid standardized wages commiserate with collective agreements of publicly-run health facilities for the next six months. The BC labour movement is calling on these changes to be permanent.
Precarious or casual / part-time employment should be reduced permanently in critical health care support work across the country in both hospital and long-term care settings. The creation of meaningful full-time jobs, for full-time long term care requirements must be a priority in all jurisdictions.
Wages and benefits need to be increased for all health care support workers. A living wage and decent benefits will contribute to a stable workforce, will reduce turnover, and will contribute directly to quality care for patients. All health care support workers, who choose careers in the hospital or long-term care sectors deserve to be covered by decent pension plans.
In Ontario, prior to 2007, part-time health care workers could not enroll in the Health Care Workers of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP). CUPE pushed this issue and demanded a pension option for part-time workers.
Commencing that year, an enrollment option was agreed to. Part-time workers would not be automatically enrolled (like other workers) but they could sign up and apply for enrollment. In the first decade of this option just over 60,000 part-time health care workers enrolled in HOOPP!
The long touted myth that part-time workers can't afford pensions or aren't interested in pensions is just that, a myth.
The provision of decent pensions will further stabilize employment within health care with the twin benefit of increases in quality care and retirement dignity for all health care workers.
The mantra during this current pandemic from all quarters is, "we're all in this together". This rallying cry is providing space to socialize private payrolls, to provide direct government income support, and to prop up businesses and banks.
The hard truth is that we really are all in this together when it comes to this pandemic and when it comes to issues such as climate change, global peace and the need for human rights and social justice for all workers and their families, indeed for all citizens.
Recognizing brave health care workers at this moment of the global COVID-19 pandemic is appropriate. So too is support for fair remuneration and work conditions for these workers and indeed all workers, both during and beyond this pandemic.
Paul Moist is a research associate with CCPA-Manitoba.
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"Seniors, patients and health care workers to benefit from labour law changes", Hospital Employees Union News Release, April 30, 2019.
"Crumbling Away – Saskatchewan Long-Term Residential Care Policy and Its Consequences", by Dr. Susan Braedley, Tara McWinney, Asia Barclay and Kiersten Jensen – Carleton University, 2019.
Canadian Human Rights Reporter, Human Rights Digest, January / February 2020.
"How the coronavirus took lynn valley care", Globe and Mail, March 21, 2020.
"Ontario to probe nursing home deaths but won't act on testing", Globe and Mail, March 31, 2020.
"Why our 2007 Supreme Court victory on Bill 29 still matters", Hospital Employees Union News Blog, June 8, 2017.
"BC Boosts Pay for Long-Term Care Workers amidst COVID-19", The Tyee
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Many years ago, I studied with the Associated Readers of Tarot. I graduated with "high honors," and the title Certified Tarot Master. Years later, the American Tarot Association awarded me the title of Tarot Grandmaster.
I've had experiences as a Tarot reader that affected me deeply. I once gave a reading to a burly, full bearded and long haired man with lots of tattoos. He had just been paroled from prison… for murder.
When giving a Tarot reading, a reader begins with the cards, but uses his or her intuition and any psychic abilities to work with their client. The client can ask for more details about a situation and I can hone in for precise comments. In this way a Tarot reading is actually interactive.
Well, he just sat there, arms crossed, glaring at me. Was I making sense to him? Was I helping him on his law-abiding path? Would he kill me if I made any error? I didn't know! I could feel sweat start to form all over my body.
Finally, I summarized and asked if anything were unclear or if he had questions. He arose and continued his steely glare. Then he slightly nodded and raised his arm with a fist—a salute—and left. Whew!
Another time I was giving readings at a psychic fair. An elderly woman who had been a regular at psychic fairs came to me for a reading. Very short and petite, her clothes, when new, had been expensive. That had obviously been long ago.
She was following the instructions of a guru. Her poverty forced her to take a roommate, a younger man also studying with the guru. He constantly berated her for not moving faster on their common spiritual path. She desired a kinder roommate but couldn't afford a pause in getting rent. She wanted only peace, love, and to practice her spiritual path.
I immediately felt for this wonderful woman. I detest "I'm more spiritual than you" attacks from anyone. People spiritually evolve at their own pace. I wanted a great reading for this woman.
Like the Tarot readers of California Psychics, I believe it's important to be scrupulously honest interpreting the cards—honest, not brutal. As I laid out the cards I couldn't believe what I saw.
Indications of "death" in the Tarot are usually symbolic of a major change, not someone's demise. Not this time. Card after card clearly and unexpectedly indicated that she did not have long for this Earth. At first, I was going to simply apologize and tell her that the cards weren't making sense. I'd refund her money and let her go to another reader. Then I looked into her eyes—aged, deep, seeking, and filled with love. I started my reading.
"Your life is about to go through many amazing and powerful changes. All the pains and concerns that have filled you over the past several years will fade away. You won't have to worry about your living conditions. You'll be surrounded by those who care for you and will allow you to advance on your path at your own speed without any intimidation or denunciation. You'll soon feel better than you have in years, and you'll be very happy." I went on like this until I finished the reading, telling the absolute truth of the cards but not being… complete. She hung on my every word. Finally, she grasped my hands and looked in my eyes. It was clear that she knew exactly what I meant.
"Thank you," she said. "That's what I thought." She left and I was thoroughly drained; exhausted. I took a long break. Nobody ever saw her at another fair.
I talked with her for a while, trying to get her to accept her son's decisions. I didn't give her a reading or any help breaking up her son's marriage.
My ex-wife was into that. Most cards come with instructions gvinig you the short version on what means what. There are countless books on the subjects including interpretation of what you are looking at in the cards and the palm. Any major book store will have enough to keep your nose in a book for months upon years.
See if there are classes in your area. I suegsgt you choose your teachers carefully. Use your instincts and only go where you feel drawn Tarot can be learned by buying a deck and interpretative book. Again, choose one that you feel comfortable with. Palmistry.. I think that would have to be classes.
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Talk Talk, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits Veterans Unite on New Instrumental Project, Held By Trees – New Single "Mysterium" Released November 12, 2021
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Featuring blues legend Eric Bibb, Robbie McIntosh (Talk Talk, Paul McCartney, John Mayer, The Pretenders), Martin Ditcham (Talk Talk, Chris Rea, The Waterboys), David Knopfler (Dire Straits), Laurence Pendrous (Mark Hollis, Anja Garbarek), Gary Alesbrook (Noel Gallagher, Kasabian, Super Furry Animals), Mike Smith (Blur)
New instrumental project, Held By Trees, will release their next single, "Mysterium" on 12th November, 2021. The record features an astounding cast of world-class musicians, including…
Eric Bibb (Guitar) Robbie McIntosh (Guitar – Talk Talk, Paul McCartney, John Mayer, The Pretenders) Martin Ditcham (Drums and Percussion – Talk Talk, Chris Rea, The Waterboys) David Knopfler (Guitar – Dire Straits) Laurence Pendrous (Piano – Mark Hollis, Anja Garbarek) Gary Alesbrook (Trumpet – Noel Gallagher, Kasabian, Super Furry Animals) Mike Smith (Keyboards – Blur)
Drawing together elements of post-rock and progressive rock, Held By Trees are also announcing their debut, self-titled album, due in Spring 2022. The full-length LP features more stellar musicians, such as Tim Renwick (Guitar – Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Eric Clapton), and Mike Smith (Keyboard and Sax – Blur, Gorillaz, Damon Albarn).
Described by project leader, composer/producer and multi-instrumentalist, David Joseph, as "somewhere between latter Talk Talk and Gilmour-era Pink Floyd", Held By Trees has the unique claim of bringing together a total of seven Talk Talk/Mark Hollis veterans. These include engineers Phill Brown and Denis Blackham, bassist Simon Edwards, and flute/clarinet master, Andreas Panayi (as well as those mentioned above).
This project is a sleeve-note reader's fantasy!
"Mysterium" evokes a vivid night-time pastoral atmosphere with ambient field recordings and undulating drones while a gentle rhythm guides delicate chord changes, graced with Robbie McIntosh's melodic and emotional lead guitar. The piece spaciously breaks open into a swelling, aching crescendo before dying back away into silence.
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History of the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is that the Holy birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the Protoevangelium of James, an apocryphal gospel written about A.D. 150. From it, we learn the names of Mary's parents, Joachim and Anna, as well as the tradition that the couple was childless until an angel appeared to Anna and told her that she would conceive. (Many of the same details appear also in the later apocryphal Gospel of the Nativity of Mary.). The traditional date of the feast, September 8, falls exactly nine months after the feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Perhaps because of its close proximity to the feast of the Assumption of Mary, the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not celebrated today with the same solemnity as the Immaculate Conception. It is, nonetheless, a very important feast, because it prepares the way for the birth of Christ.
O Virgin immaculate, thou who by a singular privilege of grace was preserved from original sin, look in pity upon our separated brethren, who are nevertheless thy children, and call them back to the center of unity. Not a few of them, although separated from the Church, have kept a certain veneration for thee and do thou, generous as thou art, reward them for it, by obtaining for them the grace of conversion. Thou was conqueror of the infernal serpent from the first instant of thy existence renew even now, for it is now more necessary than ever before, thine ancient triumphs glorify thy divine Son, bring back to Him the sheep that have strayed from the one fold and place them once more under the guidance of the universal Shepherd who holds the place of thy Son on earth let it be thy glory, O Virgin who destroys all heresies, to restore unity and peace once more to all the Christian people.
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