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Sri Lanka PR Part 2
This article appeared in Ceylon Today on Wednesday September 10 2014
Last week I wrote in Ceylon Today about an article in the Calgary Herald by Manisha Krishnan. That article dealt with Ryan de Hoedt's efforts to get his sister to Canada from Sri Lanka, where, according to him, she is in grave danger. I circulated the article among many Sri Lankan contacts, all of whom had difficulty in believing that de Hoedt's sister was being persecuted in 2014 because her family helped Tamils in July 1983. I had copied a draft of my first article to Ms Krishnan using an e-mail address given at the foot of her own article. I said that I was giving her the opportunity to comment before I published and wanted to clear up some of the points in her article that had puzzled many people. She did not respond. I copied my published article to her using the same e-mail address. My e-mail bounced back as "undeliverable". I sent her a message on Facebook, again giving her the opportunity to comment. To date she has not responded.
I have done another Google search for Ryan de Hoedt. I can see no response from the Sri Lankan government or police to the story in the Calgary Herald. The only information about Ryan de Hoedt is new print or online outlets repeating the Calgary Herald story. There is a Ryan de Hoedt on Facebook but there is no information at all on his timeline. Does Ryan de Hoedt exist? Perhaps the Sri Lanka High Commission in Ottawa might look into this case and make a public statement?
Perhaps we should not expect that, as it seems that the responsibility for representing Sri Lanka has been taken away from diplomats and handed over to expensive foreign PR firms who know nothing about the country.
Bridge that Gap
Perhaps GOSL could consider handing the country's PR contract to Tony Blair.GQ Magazine recently caused great hilarity by giving its Philanthropist of the Year award to Blair. GQ justified the award thus: "Alongside his role as a Middle East peace envoy, Blair's channelled his energy into philanthropy… His most ambitious [project] is the Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative. Launched in 2008, the foundation operates in six African countries – Sierra Leone, Rwanda Liberia, Guinea, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Senegal – where teams work alongside government bodies to bridge the gap between African leaders' visions for a better future and their government's ability to implement it."
Good Governance in Kazakhstan
Blair does not seem to be very successful at fostering his own public image but his philanthropic work included some PR work for others. He had a two-year contract worth millions of pounds to advise Kazakhstan's leadership on good governance. Human rights campaigners say Blair has produced no improvements for Kazakh people apart from Nursultan Nazarbayev, "Leader of the Nation". Nazarbayev has ruled oppressively for over twenty years. During the time was advising him Kazakhstan's human rights situation deteriorated. Nazarbayev won re-election in 2011 with 95.5% of the vote. Blair gave suggestions on how to improve Nazarbayev's image after his police killed 14 unarmed protesters. Oksana Makushina, a former deputy editor of one suppressed newspaper, said: "If Mr Blair was advising Nazarbayev on something, it definitely wasn't freedom of speech. Over the last two years the screws have only been tightened on the media." Borat might have done a better job.
Blair's New Clients
Blair has added Mongolia and Albania to the list of clients. Albania's new socialist government says it wants him to help Albania to achieve EU membership. Mongolia is seeking advice on foreign investment, health and education, health.
Blair's office dismisses reports of reaping £16m in fees from Kazakhstan, and says Blair makes no personal profit. Perhaps he could philanthropically assist Sri Lanka pro bono.
Tim Bell, now Baron Bell, who advised Margaret Thatcher on media matters when she was UK Prime Minister, is a co-founder of Bell Pottinger. The company came under public scrutiny after managers were secretly recorded talking to fake representatives of the Uzbek government and meddling with Wikipedia by removing negative information and replacing it with positive spin. It is the largest UK-based public relations consultancy. They have had many dodgy clients, such as General Pinochet, a recent one being Rolf Harris.
According to PR Week dated January 2010, Bell Pottinger hired Qorvis Communications as a subcontractor for its work with the government of Sri Lanka. Qorvis was to provide "media relations and monitoring, crisis communications planning, and stakeholder representation in the US. The budget is approximately $483,000."
What return did Sri Lanka get for this investment? Despite Bell Pottinger's dark arts, Rolf Harris got a sentence of five years and nine months in prison for twelve indecent assaults on children as young as seven. He is losing weight and being spat upon in prison.
Patton Boggs
Back in January 2009, the Washington Embassy of Sri Lanka retained the firm of Patton Boggs with a fixed fee of $35,000 per month, payable quarterly in advance. Democratic lobbyist Tommy Boggs helped run the account, which calls on Patton Boggs to "provide guidance and counsel to the Embassy of Sri Lanka regarding its relations with the Executive and Legislative Branches of the US Government." How did that work out? Did we get value for money?
Patton Boggs did not influence then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Sri Lanka's benefit. She said: "I think that the Sri Lankan government knows that the entire world is very disappointed that in its efforts to end what it sees as 25 years of conflict, it is causing such untold suffering". Patton Boggs's efforts did not prevent Bruce Fein filing a 1,000-page report with the U.S. Justice Department charging violations of the Genocide Accountability Act of 2007. Fein referred to "a grisly 61-year tale of Sinhalese Buddhists attempting to make Sri Lanka 'Tamil free'".
Patton Boggs recently merged with Squire Sanders. Will that enable them to give a better service to GOSL?
GOSL signed a contract with Burson-Marsteller for US$ 75,000 a month (more than US $900,000 a year). B-M's website boasts of its sophisticated campaigns: "Clients often engage Burson-Marsteller when the stakes are high …. Most of all, clients come to us for our proven ability to communicate effectively with their most critical audiences and stakeholders." Some critics have said that these sophisticated campaigns often include dirty tricks.
B-M is the largest PR firm in the world; it has represented some unlovely regimes. The Nigerian government engaged B-M during the Biafran war, to discredit reports of genocide. The fascist junta in Argentina hired B-M during the 70s and early 80s, to attract foreign investment. South Korea hired them to cover up human rights abuses for the 1988 Olympics. B-M represented the communist Romanian despot Nicolae Ceausescu.
As well as asking if it is a good idea for Sri Lanka to be associated with these regimes, one could ask if B-M was successful in improving the public image of Nigeria, Argentina, South Korea or Ceausescu.
Thompson Advisory Group
GOSL paid millions of rupees to Thompson Advisory Group (TAG). A lump sum of Rs 4.5 million (as well a monthly fee of Rs. 910,000) went to a driver called Tilak Mohan Siriwardena. Apparently, there are plans to give TAG millions more. In a previous effort, more than once TAG referred to this island nation as "Sir Lanka".
TAG produced a documentary, Sri Lanka: Reconciling and Rebuilding, which Groundviews described as "rank propaganda… albeit produced very well, with compelling visuals and a well scripted storyline". Did this film change anyone's mind about Sri Lanka?
Macro or Micro?
Other PR firms advising the Sri Lankan government have included Vigilant Worldwide Communications of New York. Their task (for six months at a cost of $5,000 a month) is to "develop a strategic communications plan and conduct outreach to Members of the Congress and other US government officials with the purpose of raising awareness of Sri Lanka's strategic importance to the US."
There may be some logic in this macro strategy of trying to influence influential people. The nitty-gritty though is does it work? It does not seem to.
Should a micro approach be tried? Why are such large sums being spent at the same time that challengeable items like the Calgary Herald story are allowed to go unchallenged? Embassy staff should be challenging these stories. The huge funds paid to western PR behemoths should be diverted to the diplomatic service to equip embassies to serve their country effectively.
Perhaps Mr Lional Premasiri, Acting High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in Ottawa, could issue a press release about the Calgary Herald story.
Fantasies of Virtue
This article was posted on The Agonist on July 29th, 2009
In his article in The Atlantic dated 1 July 2009 entitled To Catch a Tiger, Robert D Kaplan acknowledged the success of the Sri Lankan government in defeating the Tamil Tigers
Kaplan admits that tiny, cash-strapped Sri Lanka, generally thought of as "third world" or "developing", has succeeded where the mighty USA has failed. The man who dominated Sri Lankan life for the worse for thirty years, Vellupillai Prabakharan, leader of the Tamil Tigers, is dead, while Osama Bin Laden is still living, a free man.
Kaplan asks if the US can learn from Sri Lanka's success but answers:
"These are methods the U.S. should never use."
The Sri Lankan government defeated, within its own sovereign borders, with the support of its electorate, what Kaplan admits to be a terrorist group "among the best organized and most ruthless to have emerged anywhere since the Second World War". The US has for long used and continues to use even more brutal methods than those condemned by Kaplan.
The birth of the American nation was mired in the genocide of the indigenous races and its development depended on slavery. In his book, Rebirth of a Nation: The Making of Modern America, 1877-1920, Jackson Lears describes how many Americans embraced militaristic fantasies of national rebirth through war and empire. US soldiers were awarded medals in 1890 for firing Hotchkiss cannons at unarmed Indians at Wounded Knee. When Filipinos resisted US imperial claims, the US Army "civilized" them with indiscriminate slaughter as Mark Twain put it "Maxim Guns and Hymn Books".
America is today an imperial power with military bases instead of colonies. George Orwell commented in 1943, "It is difficult to go anywhere in London without having the feeling that Britain is now Occupied Territory." Citizens of many nations today get that same feeling. Those populations hosting US bases are expected to be grateful that the bases are contributing to democracy and freedom, but instead feel exploited because the bases are used to control trade, resources, local supplies of cheap labor, and the political, economic, and social life of host countries. They also force them to support American imperialism, including foreign wars, despite harmful fallout to local populations.
There are 38 U.S. military facilities on Okinawa. They account for 78 percent of the bases in Japan and use up 30 percent of the land mass of the island. The U.S. military bases on Okinawa also cover over 40 percent of the arable soil, once some of the best agricultural land in Japan.
Figures up to 1998, show that since 1972, 4,905 crimes were committed against Japanese people by U.S. military personnel, their dependents and U.S. civilian contractors and employees. More than ten percent of these crimes involved serious crimes of murder, robbery or rape. In most cases, the Japanese authorities were not allowed to arrest or question the alleged perpetrators.
Possibly the most famous case was in 1995, when three U.S. soldiers abducted and raped a young schoolgirl. This provoked massive protests. One demonstration drew a crowd of over 92,000, demanding the bases be removed and that the soldiers be turned over to the Japanese authorities for trial. This was never done.
The US is the only nation ever to have used nuclear weapons. They dropped atomic bombs on civilians. 90,000 (this is the low estimate) died immediately at Hiroshima. The estimate for Nagasaki is 20,000.
During the Vietnam War up to 5 million civilians (including citizens of Laos and Cambodia) lost their lives.
On May 26, 2009, a report by Australian law professor Philip Alston, the U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, was published. The report focused mainly on transgressions during the Bush administration's"war on terror". The report found that accountability in the U.S. has been "deplorable." Few would doubt that the USA has killed innocent civilians and used torture in Iraq. According to The Lancet, the US adventure in Iraq has led to a death toll in excess of 650,000 and four million civilians have been displaced.
The CIA has kidnapped people and outsourced their torture. Torture is illegal under international law; the Obama administration is reluctant to face the issue, but supports calls for Sri Lanka to be investigated for war crimes.
In Afghanistan and Pakistan, civilians continue to die because of US air attacks. Kaplan dismisses this: "The Americans have carefully targeted select al-Qaeda members and, in the process, killed a few, at the most, dozens of civilians among whom the fighters were surrounded." Small drone attack – not many babies or wedding guests killed. Sri Lankans feel that, in a world where innocent Afghan and Pakistanis are killed on a regular basis by unmanned Predator drones in the name of fighting terrorism, the west should not preach to Sri Lanka.
President Obama said:"If the Afghan government falls to the Taliban, or allows al-Qaeda to go unchallenged, that country will again be a base for terrorists who want to kill as many of our people as they possibly can. For the Afghan people, a return to Taliban rule would condemn their country to brutal governance, international isolation, a paralysed economy, and the denial of basic human rights to the Afghan people, especially women and girls. The return in force of al-Qaeda terrorists who would accompany the core Taliban leadership would cast Afghanistan under the shadow of perpetual violence."
Sri Lanka had an even greater interest in avoiding falling to the Tigers. As Kaplan points out 3,000 died on 9/11; perhaps as many as 100,000 Sri Lankans have died because of the Tigers.
The most worrying thing for those of us not fortunate to be US citizens is the delusional nature of US policy. As Rory Stewart wrote recently in the London Review of Books, "It papers over the weakness of the international community: our lack of knowledge, power and legitimacy. It conceals the conflicts between our interests: between giving aid to Afghans and killing terrorists. It assumes that Afghanistan is predictable. It is a language that exploits tautologies and negations to suggest inexorable solutions. It makes our policy seem a moral obligation, makes failure unacceptable, and alternatives inconceivable."
Ian Birrell wrote about elections in Afghanistan in the Independent: "Once again, we are chasing a chimera, falling for the myth of democracy rather than the reality. Buttressed by our own history, we see the ballot box as the ultimate expression of democracy… The dream is back on. Meanwhile, warlords wash the blood from their hands and dress up as democrats, doing deals to carve up the country… At the end of the process, there will still be some tribal tensions, gangsterism and poppy fields. Even to get to this point will cost billions. It will take many years. And sadly, there will be scores more teenage soldiers slaughtered and maimed. "
There is an assumption that the US has a moral justification and obligation to intervene in other nations' affairs. There is also the fantasy that it has the capability to address terrorism and, simultaneously, support ill-defined humanitarian objectives. The US is not as tough and powerful or as humane as thinks. It is unlikely that it can defeat the Taliban forever. In trying to make its fantasies real, it causes havoc and suffering.
Who could dare to argue that "morality" is a bad thing? Morality can be dangerous in politics, particularly if it is not clearly thought out, if it is just used as a buzz concept, part of the jargon. Blair and Bush told many lies (a justifiable immorality?) about Iraq and ended up with Saddam's "evil" as the only justification for the mess. Saddam was killed; Prabakharan was killed. Large numbers of people were killed in Iraq but the purpose was noble wasn't it? President Rajapaksa could also argue that difficult decisions had to be taken in order to achieve the ultimate good of ending the horror wrought by the Tamil Tigers.
There are certainly very real concerns about human rights and freedom of speech in Sri Lanka. However, Kaplan should look at the beam in the USA's eye before calling attention to the mote in Sri Lanka's. The Obama administration said it could continue to imprison non-U.S. citizens indefinitely even if they have been acquitted of terrorism charges by a U.S. military commission.
"In fact, there are no useful pointers to be gleaned from the Sri Lankan government's victory." I hope that Kaplan is correct and that the US does not try to learn from the Sri Lankan experience.
One lesson that might be learnt is that even those Sri Lankans who were dubious about the government's decision to pursue the military option, are relieved, Tamils among them, that the venture has been successful.
Does the fact that those accusing Sri Lanka of war crimes are not free of guilt themselves, mean the issue should be ignored? Some would argue that a full investigation of war crimes would be a distraction from the reconciliation process. Others argue that the bitterness felt by many of the Tamil community will make reconciliation impossible if this issue is not addressed.
Other countries such as South Africa, Rwanda, Chile and Northern Ireland are sometimes cited. Sri Lanka does not have direct parallels with any of these countries.Whatever discrimination and violence Sri Lankan Tamils may have suffered, Sri Lanka is not an apartheid society like South Africa, Palestine or even Louisiana. Whatever notion the western media might convey, Sri Lanka's entire Tamil population has not been confined to a narrow strip of beach being bombarded by a racist government intent on genocide; the entire Tamil population is not currently imprisoned in concentration camps prior to extermination. Tamils are spread throughout the country and generally live normal lives. Many of them are prosperous and influential. Some held senior positions in government until the Tigers killed them.
In Chile, General Pinochet overthrew a democratically elected government; in Sri Lanka a democratically elected government increased its popularity with the voters by overthrowing a totalitarian, fascist, military dictatorship in part of its internationally recognised sovereign territory and intends to restore democracy to that area.
In Northern Ireland, peace was achieved through negotiation when both sides became exhausted and accepted that neither could win. The IRA gave up its goal of a united Ireland. The LTTE went into every negotiation with an uncompromising demand for nothing short of a separate homeland, comprising two-thirds of the territory of Sri Lanka.
Reconciliation will be difficult but it is possible. Sri Lanka needs help in this process rather than sanctimonious lectures.


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A: If you're using the ViewHolder pattern you will be getting recycled views which have already have their views set to a certain state. In short, when using ViewHolder also use an else condition to set your view states how you want them to be.

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Some American Companies Dropping Vaccine Mandate for Employees After Supreme Court Ruling
by Natasha Hobley
Published March 14, 2022 | Ethics, Informed Consent
Several large corporations across the country including Starbucks, General Electric, Intel and Adidas are dropping COVID-19 vaccine mandates and weekly testing policies.1 The policy changes came following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down COVID vaccine mandates for companies with more than 100 employees, which were put into place by the Biden administration.
The administration's "vaccination or test" policy for private companies was implemented in November 2021. 2 The Supreme Court blocked the mandate in January 2022.3
Other corporate business such as Amazon, Walmart and JPMorgan Chase also have relaxed mask mandates for their vaccinated employees.4
Corporations, which have made the decision to drop their COVID vaccine requirement, are still encouraging employees to get vaccinated but will not make it a condition for employment. According to Bloomberg, more than one-third of U.S. employers will still implement a COVID vaccine mandate.3
Companies Weigh Employee Retention and Public Perception When Deciding COVID Vaccine Policy
Many of the companies choosing to continue with COVID vaccine mandates have based the decision upon employee absenteeism reportedly caused by COVID illness, concern over employee retention, and the desire to attract future employees to their company.3 Brian Kropp, chief of human resources research for Gartner, Inc., stated that how companies choose to move forward with COVID-related decisions will "define, perhaps, forever how employees, customers and prospective talent perceive your company."5
Supreme Court Rules COVID Vaccine Mandate Is Public Health Overreach
The U.S. Supreme Court's Jan. 17 decision to block the vaccinate-or-test requirement was led by the National Federation of Independent Business and 27 Republican-led states. The lawsuit challenged the policy from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), arguing that it exceeded the agency's legal authority.3
Had the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate been upheld by the Supreme Court, it would have impacted more than 80 million U.S. workers. In the ruling, the court said:
Although Congress has indisputably given OSHA the power to regulate occupational dangers, it has not given that agency the power to regulate public health more broadly. Requiring the vaccination of 84 million Americans, selected simply because they work for employers with more than 100 employees, certainly falls in the latter category… The challenges posed by a global pandemic do not allow a federal agency to exercise power that Congress has not conferred upon it.6
The Supreme Court ruled that healthcare workers, who are employed by facilities receiving federal Medicare or Medicaid, may continue to be required to comply with COVID vaccine mandates.6
In response to the Supreme Court's decision striking down mandates for corporate America, President Biden responded:
It is now up to states and individual employers to determine whether to make their workplaces as safe as possible for employees, and whether their businesses will be safe for consumers during this pandemic by requiring employees to take the simple and effective step of getting vaccinated.6
Federal Employer COVID Vaccine Mandate Halted
Vaccine requirements for federal employees have also been halted as a judge in Texas issued an injunction on President Biden's COVID vaccine mandate for government employees. The lawsuit was brought by the group Feds for Medical Freedom, as well as the American Federation of Government Employees Council. The Biden administration filed an immediate appeal to the injunction. The Court of Appeals will hear the case on Apr. 8.7
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1 Gibson K. More big companies are dropping vaccine requirement for workers. CBS News Feb. 17, 2022.
2 White House. Fact sheet: Biden administration announces details of two major vaccination policies. Nov. 4, 2021
3 Boyle M. Few employers plan to drop vaccine mandate after Supreme Court ruling. Bloomberg Jan. 25, 2022.
4 Tellez A. Amazon, Walmart, and JPMorgan Chase among companies relaxing employee mask mandates. NPR Feb. 15, 2022.
5 Kropp B. Global HR leaders reveal where their companies are at when it comes to COVID-19—and it's not pretty. Gartner Aug. 6, 2021.
6 Quinn M. Supreme court blocks Biden's COVID vaccine rule for companies, allows mandate for healthcare workers. CBS News Jan. 14, 2022.
7 Katz E. Federal court orders nationwide pause on Biden's federal employee vaccine mandate. Government Executive Jan. 21, 2022.
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4 Responses to "Some American Companies Dropping Vaccine Mandate for Employees After Supreme Court Ruling"
Mary March 15, 2022 at 2:16 pm
I told a coworker the other day that I have never had any type of coronavirus not knowing I had one. Pre, mid or post covid19. I never heard of a non-symptomatic coronavirus pre covid19 either.
Furthermore, some of us know that there are plenty of antioxidants and drugs that actually defeat coronavirus symptoms when we take them. Especially at the onset of symptoms until full recovery. If anything, people probably need monthly or yearly injections of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. Very little if anything was mentioned from the MSM about malnourishment contributing to diseases.
Fascists and their followers need to let people who know how to take care of their own health, or work with those who do continue to do so. For those who believe that a corrupt and a failing medical can save them. Those are the people to whom it belongs. There have been and may still be a few good healthcare workers who are still a part of the conventional medical system. And I don't personally blame them for the twisted politics thereof. My point is that when people know that they know they can and are getting as good or better results elsewhere. They have no need for shot-gun medicine from any person or institution in the world.
James March 15, 2022 at 4:36 pm
Over reach is over late! I left LA,CA because of the inane power grab which is still going on.
It's about time for this whole mess to be cleaned up….and who paid the price? You and I …the middle income earners. Look at all the small businesses which have been completely destroyed by these farcical mandates….and some cities are still enforcing these ludicrous infringements upon our rights. Still trying to hold onto their 'self anointed power' over us all.
It wasn't big Tech or big Pharma or big business which was hurt, was it. They have EXPLODED in gains, while killing the small businesses. There has been a greater shift of money towards big business since the 'pandemic' than any other time in history. Exactly what they wanted to do….including making sure YOU don't hear/see the 'real story.'
If you think this was by chance…..
Nancina March 15, 2022 at 6:34 pm
Since when has the government been so health concience?…hmmm could it
be $$$$$ they will get from big pharma? And if Biden is so concerned
for the American people, why hasnt he
come out saying people should be loading up on vitimin D right now! He
should be stopping tbe censorship of
healthy alternatives to the clot shot!
Lets go Brandon!
Ron S March 19, 2022 at 5:30 am
The court decision have nothing to do with health.

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A job is a job, right? Those whom we employ should be grateful to have a paycheck. Maybe that's how it was when we were in the midst of the recession, but life on the outside (and the inside) has changed dramatically. Today's worker wants more, and you should as well. They want their work to matter. They want to feel a personal connection to the outcomes they are working so hard to achieve. We call this purpose.
I've had jobs where it was quite evident that the only purpose of my work was to make more money for the uber wealthy owner that I was working for. I did what I needed to do out of fear. At the time, I was supporting myself in one of the most expensive cities in America and there weren't exactly a ton of jobs available for people like me. I did what I needed to do, and nothing more.
I would have been a heck of a lot more productive and happier had my employer taken the time to define and communicate the Noble Purpose of the business I was working in. I would have been more engaged if I felt like my work mattered. And believe me when I tell you that I was not the only person who was disengaged. There were enough of us to start our own company.
In her Noble Purpose workshops, McLeod is passionate about helping employers add value to their clients. One of the ways she does this is by helping companies weed out those who are not on board. "We just did a workshop, where one of the organization's sales guys said, 'Our Noble Purpose is to sell stuff. All this stuff about improving the client is just fluff." This guy was a real mid-level performer, whose boss had been on the fence about him. Seeing him in action during the Noble Purpose workshop enabled his manager to see him in a different light. He decided to let him go. He replaced him with a guy who is on fire about improving the lives of clients and sales have exploded in that territory!
Finding your Noble Purpose requires more introspection than most organizations are willing to give to an idea that doesn't emerge from some big consulting firm. However, those that embrace this idea experience remarkable results. "People are shocked to find out that companies with a Noble Purpose outperform the market by over 350%," notes McLeod. They also have a much easier time of hiring the right people the first time around.
Come join our company. You'll be a cog in our machine. You'll be another expendable asset in our relentless drive to increase our earnings.
Come join our company. You'll be part of a team that is excited about making a difference in the lives of our customers. Our people are the reason we are able to achieve extraordinary results for our customers.
Which company would you rather work for? My guess is company number two. You can stand out in the crowded talent space and attract better candidates when your business has a Noble Purpose. You won't have to convince people to come work for you because the right people will be reaching out to you. We call this Talent Magnetism—attracting top talent that will stick around.
McLeod and I both agree that it's time for CEOs and their executives to get emotional. "Too much of our business language is sanitized corporate speak," says McLeod. People want to work for someone who has passion and isn't afraid to demonstrate why their people and their business matter, day in and day out.
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Hi, this is Tiago here. I created this page so that people can find out more about what got me interested in mathematics and why I love mathematics proofs. On this page there are also tips about how to navigate MathsVideos.net more efficiently. Enjoy reading!
What got you into mathematics?
Well, when I was at school (at the age of 16) – I was already OK with numbers. I managed to get a GCSE B grade in maths. I'd say I was always naturally good at it – but because I was pursuing a football career, it wasn't something I cared about much. Teachers used to complain about my lack of effort in studying the subject.
I only started to take mathematics seriously in my mid 20's, when I was almost certain I wasn't going to become a footballer. I knew that to safeguard my future (job wise) I'd have to study a very technical subject – hence I decided to work towards obtaining A Level mathematics qualifications. Many people told me (including my younger brother who became an accountant) that I could get virtually any top job with advanced mathematics skills. I think that had I not been given this advice, I wouldn't be here today with a Pure Mathematics A Level certificate in my hands. I'm very fortunate I was guided down this path.
What made you become so interested in mathematics proofs?
When I was in college doing my maths A Levels (back in 2013) I'd ask my teacher why certain formulas / equations were true and where they originated from. He couldn't answer these types of questions and that made me really annoyed, so I decided to search for answers to these questions myself.
One of the first proofs I found was related to Pythagoras' theorem. Its beauty and logical precision astounded me. When I figured out how to derive Pythagoras' famous theorem from scratch, I felt absolutely euphoric. The realisation that I could reach such profound and rigorous mathematical conclusions just by manipulating algebraic expressions (derived by thinking / conceptualising) – was life transforming. It completely shattered my old beliefs about what should be considered 'true'. I think it was this 'eureka' moment which inspired me to search for more mathematics proofs. Somewhere along this journey or quest, finding proofs became an addiction and my own brand of escapism. I was just hooked.
Why should people learn mathematics proofs?
This endeavour will help you get used to thinking more logically / coherently. People who study mathematics proofs tend to be good at breaking problems down into parts and solving them step by step.
I'm a believer that mathematical truths are the only truths that exist. If something can't be proven mathematically, then it's probably just an idea, opinion or perspective. I think that learning mathematics proofs will encourage you assess truth claims more rigorously and with plenty of scepticism, just like an established scientist. Remember, it's the mathematics used to describe the physical laws in our universe that help us put aeroplanes in the sky, not ideas, opinions and perspectives. You can't develop advanced technology based on your beliefs or personal views about the universe.
Those 'eureka' moments you get to experience… When you discover why a certain formula / equation is true… When all the pieces of the puzzle come together and the picture is complete… That moment when everything just clicks.
I could come up with plenty of other reasons why one should learn mathematics proofs, but I don't want to bore my readers! Also, 3 reasons sounds better than 14 reasons, no?
What makes MathsVideos.net so different to the other mathematics websites on the internet?
Most websites out there teach you how to solve mathematics problems… They show you which equations / formulas to use – depending on the problem you have to solve… You then get these equations / formulas and plug numbers into them in order to come up with solutions / results. Here on MathsVideos.net, things are completely different. Here we just want to show you proofs… Why certain equations / formulas are true and why they work. We aren't really concerned about helping students solve problems. There are already plenty of teachers out there that do this… Plenty of websites teaching the same thing. Plenty of Youtube channels that help you solve maths problems. MathsVideos.net is supposed to be unique; the first of its kind. Oh and by the way, it isn't littered with advertisements!
What's the best way for people / students to navigate MathsVideos.net?
I'd say visit the site tags page. There you can find links to posts about various mathematical topics. It's the first place I go to when I'm looking for something specific on my site. If you want to watch mathematics proofs videos, then just head over to 'videos playlists' or 'all Youtube videos'. For articles, go to 'navigation (page by page)' or 'all posts (archives)'. If you still can't find what you're looking for, use the search bar or visit the site map.
Where do you want to take this project? What are your plans for the future?
I just want to continue providing GCSE and A Level students (based in the UK), plus students around the world, with mathematics proofs and tips. I'll soon be adding Further Pure Mathematics proofs to this website – and also to my Youtube channel. Let's see what happens… Perhaps this project will transform into something really big and popular? Who knows? I don't want to make any predictions about the future because in life, anything can happen. Right now, I'm just trying to live in the present moment. I don't really want to try to see beyond it.


The government of Suriname is a constitutional democracy based on its 1987 Constitution, and is run through its three branches: the Executive, Legislative and Judicial. The Executive Branch is headed by the President of the country, who is elected by the National Assembly for a term of five years or by the People's Assembly if the National Assembly fails to elect him. The President appoints the 16-minister Cabinet. Under the Executive Branch is the Vice-President who is elected simultaneously with the President, also for a five-year term. The Vice-President chairs the State Advisory Council which advises the President in the conduct of government policies. The Council has 11 seats allotted to all political parties represented in the National Assembly, and three other seats for workers and employers organizations. The Legislative Branch consists of the 51-member bicameral National Assembly elected for a five-year term. The Judiciary Branch is headed by the Supreme Court whose members are appointed for life by the President in consultation with the National Assembly. The Supreme Court supervises the country's magistrate courts and the National Order of Private Attorneys. Helping run the government are the 10 administrative districts of Brokopondo, Commewijne, Coronie, Marowijne, Nickerie, Para, Paramaribo, Saramacca, Sipaliwini, and Wanica. Each of this district is headed by a district commissioner who is appointed and can be removed by the President, and also has elected members in the National Assembly.
Other principal government officials who are appointed by the President to help run government affairs include the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador to the United States, and the Ambassador to the United Nations.


The hotel was very clean and the rooms were of a reasonable size and very close to the beach. It had air conditioning which is a must at this time of year.
The food was ok but not brilliant but there are lots of good restaurants near by.
The staff where polite and efficient.
I would definitely stay at this hotel again.


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My all-time favorite quote of Reagan's comes from the speech referred to as "A Time for Choosing". A truly great, yet at the same time humble man, could use the phrase, "You and I have a Rendezvous with Destiny" putting the listener and speaker on equal terms. He continued, "We'll preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we'll sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness."
The Ronald Reagan Lecture Series is a part of my rendezvous with destiny – and because you are reading this, it is also a part of your rendezvous. The purpose of the Ronald Reagan Lecture Series is to educate the public about conservative ideas – in the hope that we will preserve (restore) for our children, this, the last best hope of man on earth.
The Reagan Lectures began as a project of the Loudoun County Republican Committee in 2009, as an outgrowth of the speaker search committee, to bring speakers into the monthly business meetings. The Lecture Series relieved our dilemma of inviting top speakers for a 10 minute presentation. After two years of lectures, (shown elsewhere in this program) I had to discontinue my involvement due to my campaign for the State Senate in 2011. Fortunately, Pete Fagan resurrected the Lecture Series and recruited a new committee to help. This is why there was only one lecture in 2011.
In 2012 we requested the Republican Committee disassociate with the Lecture Series, allowing our committee to form a non-profit corporation under the laws of Virginia. Chris DeFrancisci , did a yeoman's job as our volunteer treasurer, submitting the lengthy application to the IRS for our 501(c)(3). It took over 500 days for our application to be approved, so it's no surprise that our files do include correspondence from Lois Learner.
I am excited to now focus my attention on long term strategy for the Lecture Series and appreciate the speakers, advertisers, advisors, sponsors and most of all the hard work of so many volunteers over the years who have produced the lectures.
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module Barcode1DTools

  # Barcode1DTools::Matrix2of5 - Create and decode bar patterns for
  # Matrix 2 of 5.  The value encoded is a number with digits 0-9.
  # Internally, the value is treated as a string to preserve
  # leading zeroes.
  #
  # Use :checksum_included => true if you have already added a
  # checksum and wish to have it validated, or :skip_checksum =>
  # true if you don't wish to add one or have it validated.
  #
  # Matrix 2 of 5 is low-density and limited.  It should not be
  # used in any new applications.
  #
  # == Example
  #  val = "3423"
  #  bc = Barcode1DTools::Matrix2of5.new(val)
  #  pattern = bc.bars
  #  rle_pattern = bc.rle
  #  width = bc.width
  #
  # The object created is immutable.
  #
  # Barcode1DTools::Matrix2of5 creates the patterns that you need to
  # display Matrix 2 of 5 barcodes.  It can also decode a simple w/n
  # string.
  #
  # Matrix2of5 characters consist of 3 bars and 2 spaces, with a narrow
  # space between them.  2 of the bars/spaces in each symbol are wide.
  #
  # == Formats
  # There are three formats for the returned pattern:
  #
  # *bars* - 1s and 0s specifying black lines and white spaces.  Actual
  # characters can be changed from "1" and 0" with options
  # :line_character and :space_character.
  #
  # *rle* - Run-length-encoded version of the pattern.  The first
  # number is always a black line, with subsequent digits
  # alternating between spaces and lines.  The digits specify
  # the width of each line or space.
  #
  # *wn* - The native format for this barcode type.  The string
  # consists of a series of "w" and "n" characters.  The first
  # item is always a black line, with subsequent characters
  # alternating between spaces and lines.  A "wide" item
  # is twice the width of a "narrow" item.
  #
  # The "width" method will tell you the total end-to-end width, in
  # units, of the entire barcode.
  #
  # == Rendering
  #
  # The standard w/n ratio seems to be 2:1.  There seem to be no real
  # standards for display.

  class Matrix2of5 < Barcode1D

    # Character sequence - 0-based offset in this string is character
    # number
    CHAR_SEQUENCE = "0123456789"

    # Patterns for making bar codes.  Note that the position
    # weights are 1, 2, 4, and 7, and the last bit is parity.
    # Each letter is an alternating bar then space, and there
    # is a narrow space between each character.
    PATTERNS = {
      '0'=> {'val'=>0 ,'wn'=>'nnwwn'},
      '1'=> {'val'=>1 ,'wn'=>'wnnnw'},
      '2'=> {'val'=>2 ,'wn'=>'nwnnw'},
      '3'=> {'val'=>3 ,'wn'=>'wwnnn'},
      '4'=> {'val'=>4 ,'wn'=>'nnwnw'},
      '5'=> {'val'=>5 ,'wn'=>'wnwnn'},
      '6'=> {'val'=>6 ,'wn'=>'nwwnn'},
      '7'=> {'val'=>7 ,'wn'=>'nnnww'},
      '8'=> {'val'=>8 ,'wn'=>'wnnwn'},
      '9'=> {'val'=>9 ,'wn'=>'nwnwn'}
    }

    # Left guard pattern
    GUARD_PATTERN_LEFT_WN = 'wnnnn'
    # Right guard pattern
    GUARD_PATTERN_RIGHT_WN = 'wnnnn'

    DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {
      :line_character => '1',
      :space_character => '0',
      :w_character => 'w',
      :n_character => 'n',
      :wn_ratio => '2'
    }

    class << self
      # Returns true if the value is encodable in this symbology.
      # Matrix2of5 can encode digits.
      def can_encode?(value)
        value.to_s =~ /\A[0-9]+\z/
      end

      # Generates a check digit for a given value using the Luhn algorithm.
      def generate_check_digit_for(value)
        raise UnencodableCharactersError unless self.can_encode?(value)
        mult = 3
        value = value.reverse.split('').inject(0) { |a,c| mult = 4 - mult ; a + c.to_i * mult }
        (10 - (value % 10)) % 10
      end

      # Returns true if the final digit if the given string is a valid
      # check digit for the rest of the string.
      def validate_check_digit_for(value)
        raise UnencodableCharactersError unless self.can_encode?(value)
        md = value.match(/^(\d+?)(\d)$/)
        self.generate_check_digit_for(md[1]) == md[2].to_i
      end

      # Decode a string in rle or w/n format.  This will return a Matrix2of5
      # object.
      def decode(str, options = {})
        if str =~ /[^1-3]/ && str =~ /[^wn]/
          raise UnencodableCharactersError, "Pattern must be rle or wn"
        end

        # ensure a wn string
        if str =~ /[1-3]/
          str = str.tr('123','nww')
        end

        if str.reverse =~ /\A#{GUARD_PATTERN_LEFT_WN}n.*?#{GUARD_PATTERN_RIGHT_WN}\z/
          str.reverse!
        end

        unless str =~ /\A#{GUARD_PATTERN_LEFT_WN}n(.*?)#{GUARD_PATTERN_RIGHT_WN}\z/
          raise UnencodableCharactersError, "Start/stop pattern is not detected."
        end

        wn_pattern = $1

        # Each pattern is 3 bars and 2 spaces, with a space between.
        unless wn_pattern.size % 6 == 0
          raise UnencodableCharactersError, "Wrong number of bars."
        end

        decoded_string = ''

        wn_pattern.scan(/(.{5})n/).each do |chunk|

          chunk = chunk.first
          found = false

          PATTERNS.each do |char,hsh|
            if chunk == hsh['wn']
              decoded_string += char
              found = true
              break;
            end
          end

          raise UndecodableCharactersError, "Invalid sequence: #{chunk}" unless found

        end

        Matrix2of5.new(decoded_string, options)
      end

    end

    # Create a new Matrix2of5 object with a given value.
    # Options are :line_character, :space_character, :w_character,
    # :n_character, :checksum_included, and :skip_checksum.
    def initialize(value, options = {})

      @options = DEFAULT_OPTIONS.merge(options)

      # Can we encode this value?
      raise UnencodableCharactersError unless self.class.can_encode?(value)

      @value = value.to_s

      if @options[:skip_checksum]
        @encoded_string = value.to_s
        @value = value.to_s
        @check_digit = nil
      elsif @options[:checksum_included]
        @encoded_string = value.to_s
        raise ChecksumError unless self.class.validate_check_digit_for(@encoded_string)
        md = @encoded_string.match(/^(\d+?)(\d)$/)
        @value, @check_digit = md[1], md[2].to_i
      else
        @value = value.to_s
        @check_digit = self.class.generate_check_digit_for(@value)
        @encoded_string = "#{@value}#{@check_digit}"
      end
    end

    # Returns a string of "w" or "n" ("wide" and "narrow").
    def wn
      @wn ||= wn_str.tr('wn', @options[:w_character].to_s + @options[:n_character].to_s)
    end

    # Returns a run-length-encoded string representation.
    def rle
      @rle ||= self.class.wn_to_rle(self.wn, @options)
    end

    # Returns 1s and 0s (for "black" and "white").
    def bars
      @bars ||= self.class.rle_to_bars(self.rle, @options)
    end

    # Returns the total unit width of the bar code.
    def width
      @width ||= rle.split('').inject(0) { |a,c| a + c.to_i }
    end

    private

    # Creates the actual w/n pattern.  Note that there is a narrow space
    # between each character.
    def wn_str
      @wn_str ||= GUARD_PATTERN_LEFT_WN + 'n' + @encoded_string.split('').collect { |c| PATTERNS[c]['wn'] }.join('n') + 'n' + GUARD_PATTERN_RIGHT_WN
    end

  end
end

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Looking for a safe place to make an investment?
March 30, 2009 by wpengine
Canada's banking system is renowned for its stability. And Canada is recognized for its superior quality of life. Through the Canadian Immigrant Investor Program, you and your family could qualify for fast-track Canadian Permanent Residency…and your money is secure.
Federal Skilled Worker Immigration – Four months after the implementation of Ministerial changes
On November 28, 2008, Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism Canada Minister Jason Kenney announced the new instructions for the processing of all Federal Skilled Worker applications received since February 27, 2008. Since that time, this category of Canadian immigration has continued strong, albeit with more stringent requirements. A comprehensive review of the requirements and the change in processes are outlined here.
The Action Plan for Faster Immigration was created to reduce Federal Skilled Worker application processing times to 6 to 12 months. The new requirements and processes apply only to applications submitted on or after February 27, 2008. All those submitted prior to then will are processed based on previous assessment criteria and processing times.
Under the Immigration Minister's instructions, Canadian Immigration Visa Officers reviewing Federal Skilled Worker applications are to process applications from three types of candidates. Applicants must either:
1. Have at least one year of continuous full-time or equivalent paid work experience in the past 10 years in one of the 38 qualifying occupations, which have been identified as the most in-demand occupations in Canada at this time; or
2. Have been living in Canada with legal status as a Temporary Foreign Worker or an international student for at least one year; or
3. Qualify for Arranged Employment with a full-time permanent job offer from a Canadian employer.
Each type of applicant has its own application submission process:
1. Applicants with Arranged Employment are to submit their applications directly to the Canadian immigration visa office responsible for the applicant's country of nationality or residence (if the applicant has been legally residing in that country for at least one year).
2. Applications made by Temporary Foreign Worker or International Student currently residing in Canada, who have been legally residing Canada for at least one year, are to be submitted to the Canadian immigration visa office in Buffalo, New York, or the visa office serving the applicant's country of nationality.
3. All other Federal Skilled Worker applications, with work experience in the 38 occupations are to be submitted to the Centralized Intake Office (CIO) in Nova Scotia. These applicants will submit forms and certain basic documents to the CIO, which will forward applicants who meet the basic work experience requirements to the appropriate Canadian immigration visa office abroad. At that time, the CIO will notify qualified applicants that they must submit their complete application to the visa office abroad in a 120 day period. Those who do not qualify based on the CIO review of work experience qualifications will have their applications returned and their processing fees refunded.
These changes do not affect the requirements or the processing methods of any other category of Canadian immigration.
Ministerial instructions are designed to reflect the needs of the Canadian economy and Canadian society. As economic conditions change, requirements may be adjusted.
>> Do you qualify for Canadian immigration under the current system?
New options for immigrant settlement services across Canada and beyond
Whether at libraries, educational institutions, community centres or online, Canadian organizations and federal, provincial, and territorial governments have been making great strides to provide exceptional settlement services to newcomers. Here are some recent highlights.
This month, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada (CIMC) has infused new funding into immigrant settlement services in Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia, providing newcomers with more opportunities to succeed in Canada.
In Ontario, a new $1.9 million injection of government funding will create library settlement services in Brampton, Kitchener, Richmond Hill, Windsor, and London. These will be based on the models currently set up in Toronto, Ottawa, and Hamilton.
In addition to serving as gathering places for recent immigrants, these libraries will provide group orientation workshops to help them research local housing, transportation, and employment opportunities. There are also community outreach programs to inform newcomers about the variety of services and resources available in their region.
Focusing on immigrant youth and young adult newcomers, the Government of British Columbia (BC) has allocated $4.9 million to programs and projects in thirteen BC communities to help newcomers who are facing language and settlement barriers.
"Our government is committed to providing special support for older immigrant youth and young adults who face barriers that make it difficult for them to attend school or find employment," said BC Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development, Murray Coell. "This investment will ensure that these young people have a way of connecting to the broader community and gain the self-esteem and confidence they need to pursue further learning or work."
As of April 2009, these personal and group support services will help young adult immigrants to develop goals and plans achieve them; and to improve their education and work prospects through language training and employment support services.
Additionally, the province of BC has invested $1 million in community bridging services, which match immigrant youth with community volunteers during the settlement and adjustment period.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada has also injected $2.3 million into immigrant settlement services at four organizations in Edmonton, Alberta.
In terms of online settlement tools, LoonLounge.com, the Canadian Immigration and Settlement Online Community, is now frequented by over 20,000 members. Canadians, newcomers, and potential immigrants are connecting and exchanging information on LoonLounge; helping each other to improve the Canadian immigration and integration process.
Two new highlights are the Virtual Canada Explorer and the new "YES! You can become a Canadian!" trivia quiz. The Virtual Canada Explorer is an interactive map that gives a tour of the country and tells you essential information about each region. It is a tool that can help potential immigrants make their choice of destination in Canada. The trivia quiz is an online game to test your knowledge of Canada – a fun way to learn more about the country.
LoonLounge's slogan, "Building Canada Together," is the purpose of settlement organizations across Canada. Integration of settlement services across governments, municipalities, and the internet are helping this goal become a reality.
New Canadian citizenship rules to come into effect in April
Over the past several years, the Government of Canada has been reviewing its citizenship laws, which are considered quite liberal, compared to other countries'. Bill C-37 was created in response to these deliberations and will go into effect on April 17, 2009. Under the new law, certain individuals who lost their citizenship will regain it. Others will receive Canadian citizenship for the first time. The most significant change, however, is to the regulations for granting of citizenship to children born abroad to Canadian parents.
One of the main purposes of Bill C-37 is to restore Canadian citizenship to the tens of thousands of Canadians who have had their citizenship denied or unknowingly allowed it to expire because of several little-known particularities of Canada's Citizenship Act.
The proposed legislation restores citizenship to anyone born in Canada or who became a Canadian citizen on or after January 1, 1947 (when the Citizenship Act was created), and then lost their citizenship. This includes war brides who have not yet become Canadian citizens.
Some of the people who will have their citizenship reinstated are children who were born abroad to Canadian parents; or they are children born in Canada but whose parents later became citizens of another country. Also receiving citizenship under the new law are foreign-born family members of Second World War veterans, who were granted citizenship when they moved to Canada after the war, but later lost it because they were not aware that it subsequently needed to be reaffirmed.
The new law will retroactively rectify these past problems.
Moving forward, however, citizenship laws will become more restrictive for children of Canadians born abroad.
Canada grants citizenship to anyone born on Canadian soil. If Canadian citizens give birth abroad, their children are automatically accorded Canadian citizenship as well.
Previously, these Canadians born abroad could pass on their citizenship to their children, grandchildren, and so on, regardless of whether the children were born in Canada or not.
The new law restricts this citizenship by descent. Now, if first-generation Canadians (those born in Canada) give birth to their children in another country, they can still pass on their Canadian citizenship. However, if second-generation Canadians (those born to Canadian parents abroad) have children in another country, these children will not qualify for Canadian citizenship.
Essentially, Canadian citizenship by descent will only be accorded to first-generation Canadians living abroad.
Second-generation Canadians can only pass on their citizenship to their children if they give birth in Canada. If they give birth abroad, their children will not be accorded Canadian citizenship.
This means that second-generation Canadians will not possess the same citizenship rights as those born in Canada. This has garnered considerable criticism.
Canada has a vibrant and valuable expatriate community around the world, which proudly represents the country. Critics say that this new law would discourage Canadian citizens from settling abroad.
David's Blog: Let Immigration Reduce the Deficit
First, a bit of good news: Canada will likely weather the current economic storm better than any other Western nation. As the Prime Minister recently pointed out, Canada has a low debt burden, an efficient inflation regime, a diversified economy, flexible labor markets and proper fiscal management going back for more than a decade. Canadian banks have not needed the government bailouts that have become a necessity in the US and many European countries. In fact, Canada has the world's soundest banking system according to a survey by the respected World Economic Forum. To top it off, many economists predict that Canada will be the first advanced country to emerge from this worldwide economic downturn.


If you're looking forward to the new twisty-timey noir flick Looper, and don't live in China, you're out of luck—you'll be missing out on at least a few extra scenes that didn't make the U.S. cut.
Apparently Chinese audiences will be getting an extended version of the film, which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis as a hit man tasked with killing his future self. The Chinese version will feature some scenes set in Shanghai that had been chopped from the original theatrical cut.
This is a pretty odd turn of events and came into play partly because China-based DMG helped bankroll some of the film's production. Do you think it's cool to change cuts for each country, or do you believe there should be one definitive version of a film?


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Sequin fabric facing with a natural linen back. This crown comes in it's own cotton gift bag and makes a wonderful present.
Fitted with an adjustable tie, and Fable Heart unique safety release. Suitable for ages 36+ months, to adult. Handmade from our studio in Northern Ireland.


Called here after coming back from football match,excellent fish and chips as usual,with good service.
i have visited georges belper for many years and this by far is the best shop in the chain as its well staffed and the food is excellent.
This place was so helpful and very accommodating.Really appreciated the quick and friendly service.Definately worth the cash.
Called in the restaurant on a visit with friends. Lovely piping hot fish and chips with bread/butter, tea or coffee and served by lovely staff. Reasonable price too. Also, they do "Take away" next door.
Get quick answers from George's Tradition staff and past visitors.
No it is first come but we have never waited more than 10 minutes.


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According to Adam Davidson (et. al), if economists ran the tax system, there would be virtually no exemptions or loopholes. But instead, he submits, businesses, rich people, Congressmen and attorneys spend a shockingly large amount of time lobbying for tax breaks or exploiting the loopholes that exist. The tax code in 1913 was 27 pages long and has grown to 5,296 pages as of last year.
1. According to Mr. Davidson's (et.al) survey, what is the easiest way to cheat on your taxes? Discuss.
2. Discuss what you found to be the most interesting deduction that a taxpayer attempted to take and why.
3. According to the article, what percentage of taxes did the IRS collect in 2006. If the 14% shortfall amounted to $385 billion, how much in dollars did the government collect in 2006?
4. What was the reason for the shortfall in collections?


When we have intense experiences — whether positive or negative, single or recurring — the resulting memories are comprised of four essential components that imprint into our nervous system: images, emotions, body sensations, and beliefs.
This is why we can recall a wonderful experience and easily picture who was there (images), remember how happy we felt (emotions), re-experience the same excitement in our bodies (body sensations), and remember thinking that 'life is good!' (belief).
This is also why we can recall a deeply traumatic experience and picture the person or people involved, remember how frightened or emotionally devastated we felt, re-experience the same physical sensations we felt at that time, and have negative beliefs formed or reaffirmed about ourselves or others.
These four components of memory are intricately woven together to create our subjective experience of life. For better or worse they determine the way we then habitually respond to many situations in the present.
Take a moment and think about an intense experience from your past. Consider how the components of that memory (images, emotions, body sensations, and beliefs) may still impact your nervous system and thus your response to life. Would you like to change that response?
You can reverse engineer what the body and mind do automatically to intentionally heal or change what was previously imprinted into your nervous system. This in turn will help change your habitual responses. I talk about this in much more depth in Chapter 5 of Volume 2 of Dare to Dream: The Art of Co-Creating with God.
Merriam-Webster defines 'reverse engineering' as follows: to study the parts of (something) to see how it was made and how it works so that you can make something that is like it. Using this principle, I teach my readers how to apply what they learn about the nervous system to enhance their own change process. In this blog post I'll give you an overview of what I discuss in my book.
If you begin using your creative imagination to envision (visualize) a positive change you desire and then incorporate the other three components of memory to support the change, your nervous system will naturally begin to accept the new information, and the wheels of change begin turning. There are, however, some conditions that must be met for that to happen.
Since the nervous system imprints from intense or repetitive experiences, one or both must be part of the process. By incorporating intensity and repetition while engaging imagery, emotion, and body sensation, you will begin to establish new beliefs that support the changes you want to make. That is an application of reverse engineering.
Have you ever felt committed to making a change, then started imagining yourself as that changed person? Maybe you even added some affirmations but soon became discouraged because nothing changed? Many people have difficulty visualizing or affirming something that does not yet exist, feeling like they are lying to themselves. Perhaps you've had this experience?
Amazingly, our subconscious minds cannot distinguish between the truth and a lie. Our conscious awareness accounts for about 10% of our total awareness, which means our lives are run primarily by the 90% of our awareness that is unconscious (or subconscious). No wonder we do the crazy things we do!
If a beautiful child is told repeatedly that she is ugly and worthless, she will grow up believing at the deepest level that she is ugly and worthless, and her life as an adult will undoubtedly reflect that.
It doesn't matter if people tell her later that she is beautiful and worthwhile. She won't believe them because the negative belief was so deeply imprinted into her subconscious mind by repeated, painful, early life experiences.
Is it true that she is ugly and worthless? No! But her subconscious mind cannot grasp that idea. It was fed lies and ultimately accepted them as truth. Will it feel like a lie if she starts telling herself that she is beautiful and worthwhile? Absolutely!
Does it make sense for her to challenge the negative belief and replace it with a positive one? Yes, of course. The same is true for whatever you want to change.
Maybe you believe that you are destined to be overweight, but you long to be thin. It may feel like a lie to picture yourself at your ideal weight. In the same way that your subconscious mind was programmed to believe that you will always be heavy, it can be re-trained to believe that you can achieve and maintain an ideal healthy weight.
Be sure to read to the end of this blog post, as I give you a very practical application for the use of reverse engineering at the end.
Our brains are amazing. Through the wonder of neuroplasticity, they have the ability to reorganize themselves by creating new neural pathways to meet our changing needs and desires. How you use your mind actually changes your brain, which in turn changes your life.
Whatever you do or think about repetitively creates a neural pathway, much like a groove in the road. When you learn something new, you are not very skilled in the beginning, but with practice your skill increases (the groove deepens). This is because new neural connections are being made in the brain as synapses that don't normally fire together begin to.
We create new neural pathways that connect one part of the nervous system with another whenever we learn something new and then consistently practice the unfamiliar way of thinking or behavior until it becomes familiar. It eventually becomes easier to slip into the new rut than into the old one. The more you strengthen the new pathway, the easier it becomes to respond in the new, changed way.
This is true for both physical and mental activities. Picturing something once or twice, or even three times isn't going to change a belief or instill a new one. Purposefully picturing the desired outcome… again and again (repetition)… establishes a new neural pathway that becomes well-worn with repetition. Your subconscious mind is being retrained to accept a new image or reality of yourself. Nice, huh?
A very important key to successful change is repetition and consistency in thought and action. Getting clear about the change you actually want, then incorporating imagery and emotion as you repeatedly affirm or declare the change is reverse engineering in its finest form.
Let's say you want to learn how to stay grounded and set appropriate boundaries with your teen age daughter, even when she is behaving poorly. Your typical response is anger, which further alienates your daughter and leaves you feeling disappointed in yourself. You've been wanting to change your angry response, but you've been too busy to focus on making that change.
Becoming more grounded and learning to set boundaries are changes that can actually be nurtured. But how do you make this a priority when you live such a busy, crazy life? What if it only takes a few focused minutes a day?
The change you desire is like a new plant that must send down roots in order to take hold and grow. These roots need to go deep so that the plant can withstand the elements (scorching sun, rain, wind, snow, etc.) For you, the elements are external and internal stressors that cause you to default to your angry response.
Establishing deep roots begins with you making you a priority. Change doesn't happen overnight. It takes intention, but it doesn't have to take a lot of time. Let me show you how to carve out an extra few minutes from your morning (or before you go to bed if you're not a morning person) and how to use that time to promote change. Are you game?
Set your alarm 5-10 minutes earlier than usual. This is going to be 'you' time.
Before I get into the specifics of how to spend this time, I'd like you to download an app on your phone called 'Calm,' or open a free account of Calm.com on your computer and familiarize yourself with the site. You'll be using this app or website to help you focus in these first few minutes of the day.
The Calm app has many free options for relaxation, mindfulness, and meditation. To start, click on the icon in the upper right-hand corner of your screen to choose a nature scene with a sound that appeals to you. For example, if you choose the beautiful Tropical Beach scene/video, you'll experience the awesome sight and sound of waves as they cascade over the sandy beach. If you choose the Fireplace scene/video, you'll experience the mesmerizing sight and sound of a wonderful crackling fireplace.
Now that you're familiar with Calm.com, let's get back to how to spend those precious few extra minutes in the morning. Upon waking, open up your Calm app (or Calm.com on your computer) to your chosen scene, put in your earbuds, adjust the volume to a background sound, and begin focusing on your breathing. Take a few deep breaths, then resume your normal breathing pattern.
The first time you do this, bring to mind a memory of an interaction with your daughter that did not go well. In these first few minutes of the day, you get to create a new outcome that you will reinforce in the days that follow. On subsequent days, start with an image of the changed you that you want to reinforce. Using reverse engineering principles discussed above, let's bring in the components of memory (images, emotions, body sensations, beliefs) to start changing your habitual reaction.
Visualize yourself reacting to your daughter in a very positive, grounded, assertive (not angry) way. Hear the calm firmness (not aggressiveness) in your voice. Allow yourself to experience a relaxed, grounded feeling in your body (instead of stress).
If there is a particular characteristic you want to develop in yourself regarding your interactions with her (e.g., confidence), incorporate that into your imagery and your declaration.
Feel free to bring the imagery to mind throughout the day, to repeat your declaration, and to imagine how it will feel when it's finally true. Remember, the change isn't true when you start this process. It becomes true as you continue to engage and affirm it.
Here is the key…you can't just do this occasionally and expect things to change. You need to be consistent. In her book "Switch on Your Brain," Caroline Leaf tells us it takes a minimum of 21 days to change a habit. Remember what I said above about repetition? You need to be consistently imagining yourself being different, reinforcing your ability to stay grounded, even when you're in the middle of a storm.
You may know people who create vision boards. The same principles apply…they add images of things, behaviors, or ways of being they want to change. They likely put powerful, declarative statements on the board to support these changes. They allow themselves to really feel what it's like to be the changed person. What may start out as a dream becomes reality as they consistently engage with these components of memory.
If you spend the first 5-10 minutes of your day very focused in the way I described above, you will begin creating new neural pathways in your brain. You may find yourself actually wanting to increase the time because it feels so good. Great! Do it.
God designed us in the amazing ways I have been describing, and He wants us to grow and change to become more like His Son. If you've been a Christian for any length of time, you know that whatever God supports, satan challenges. Whenever we step forward, the enemy steps forward with us…always determined to thwart our best intentions and efforts.
As you use reverse engineering principles to initiate change, expect resistance. It may come from you internally (our thought life is satan's playground), or it may come from those around you who may be uncomfortable with you changing (satan also uses others to cause us to stumble). This is the subject for an entirely different blog post, but I want to at least caution you to be on the alert so that you don't fall for satan's schemes. He will try to derail you. Remember, God is on your side and will reward your persistence. The enemy is no match for the Lord.
I'd love to hear about your experiences using reverse engineering to change some important area of your life!


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Legislators will hear testimony on controversial school testing requirements
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is the new state assessment and accountability measure for Illinois students enrolled in a public school district. PARCC assesses the New Illinois Learning Standards incorporating Common Core and will be administered to students in English-Language Arts and Mathematics. Many school districts are reluctant to accept the PARCC exam and want more time to ensure students are ready to take the tests - but they risk federal funding if they don't comply.
The House committee on Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies will be hearing subject matter testimony on PARCC Assessments next Wednesday, February 25 at 4 p.m. in Hearing Room 114 in the Capitol Building.
According to a recent Chicago Tribune article, more than 40 downstate superintendents have asked the state superintendent to delay PARCC testing, saying "the testing initiative has moved too fast, is ill-planned, does not support the basic tenets of quality formative assessment such as validity and reliability, is consuming vast and valuable resources (both human and monetary) at the district level, and, most importantly, will not truly benefit our students."
PARCC assessments in English-Language Arts and Mathematics would be administered to all students in grades 3-8, according to their current grade level. At the high school level, students enrolled in English III will be assessed in English Language Arts, students enrolled in Algebra II / Math III will be assessed in mathematics, and students enrolled in both English III and Algebra II / Math III will be assessed in English Language Arts and mathematics, regardless of grade level. On December 1, 2014, ISBE announced an option for grades 9-12 PARCC testing.
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After Tower of London, we popped by Shakespeare's Globe and the Tate Modern and also took some photos of St Paul's Cathedral before going to Four Seasons Chinese Restaurant in Chinatown for their famed roast duck. It's seriously the BEST roast duck I've ever had. So tender and delicious and amazing. Just thinking about the duck is making me drool. It seems that they have a branch in Bangkok! I wonder if it's any good.
With three little kids in tow, we decided that we'd better make reservations instead of queuing so there was a fixed per head sum that we had to make a minimum order of. Most of the dishes were okay but all paled in comparison to the duck (hence there are no pictures of the other dishes). As soon as we were done eating, the infamous slices of oranges appeared on our table, silently insinuating that it was time for us to clear off and let some other customers have our table!
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged food, holidays, london on July 8, 2013 by delphine.
All hail the four seasons duck!! Wan sui wan sui wan wan sui!!
All hail duck! All hail duck!
I tried Four Seasons and Bayswater and I find the roast duck from Bayswater better!


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# Fri 19 Jun, 11:15
First Professional Football League
Cherno More Varna 1 - 0 Vitosha Bistritsa
Cherno More Varna vs Vitosha Bistritsa Summary
Conceded
Away Lost
Cherno More Varna 7 40 26 32 24 660% 440% 1038% 233% 466%
Vitosha Bistritsa 14 6 26 15 54 1100% 00% 311% 1150% 1150%
Cherno More Varna vs Vitosha Bistritsa head 2 head
K/O
19 Jun 11:15 11:15, 19 Jun fin
Cherno More Varna
HT: 1-0 FT: 1-0
Vitosha Bistritsa
1PFL
20 Mar 11:30 11:30, 20 Mar post
18 Oct 10:30 10:30, 18 Oct fin
15 Dec 05:30 05:30, 15 Dec fin
31 Aug 14:00 14:00, 31 Aug fin
First Professional Football League league table
1 Ludogorets 13 10 3 0 29 5 33 13 8 5 0 17 7 29 26 18 8 0 46 12 62 34 1.8
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 13 8 5 0 22 6 29 13 6 3 4 27 17 21 26 14 8 4 49 23 50 26 1.9
3 CSKA-Sofia 13 8 4 1 25 10 28 13 6 4 3 16 7 22 26 14 8 4 41 17 50 24 1.6
4 Levski Sofia 13 9 1 3 23 9 28 13 5 6 2 20 10 21 26 14 7 5 43 19 49 24 1.7
5 Slavia Sofia 13 5 3 5 20 21 18 13 8 3 2 16 7 27 26 13 6 7 36 28 45 8 1.4
6 Beroe 13 9 1 3 24 9 28 13 5 0 8 20 25 15 26 14 1 11 44 34 43 10 1.7
7 Cherno More Varna 13 6 5 2 20 11 23 13 4 5 4 12 13 17 26 10 10 6 32 24 40 8 1.2
8 Arda Kardzhali 13 4 4 5 13 17 16 13 3 6 4 14 16 15 26 7 10 9 27 33 31 -6 1
9 Botev Plovdiv 13 5 3 5 13 11 18 13 3 3 7 13 19 12 26 8 6 12 26 30 30 -4 1
10 Etar Veliko Tarnovo 13 4 6 3 15 21 18 13 2 3 8 16 24 9 26 6 9 11 31 45 27 -14 1.2
11 Tsarsko Selo 13 4 3 6 15 20 15 13 3 1 9 9 22 10 26 7 4 15 24 42 25 -18 0.9
12 Botev Vratsa 13 3 4 6 12 18 13 13 2 3 8 9 28 9 26 5 7 14 21 46 22 -25 0.8
13 Dunav Ruse 13 2 4 7 8 19 10 13 2 3 8 13 30 9 26 4 7 15 21 49 19 -28 0.8
14 Vitosha Bistritsa 13 1 1 11 10 30 4 13 2 11 5 24 2 26 1 3 22 15 54 6 -39 0.6
Cherno More Varna Last Games
- + + 0 + - + - - - + + + - 0 0 0 - + + 0 + ? 0 + 0 0 + ? ? - + + - +
02 Jul 13:45 13:45, 02 Jul fin
Tsarsko Selo
Cherno More Varna 1
Etar Veliko Tarnovo
30 May 11:00 11:00, 30 May fin
Dunav Ruse
Vitosha Bistritsa Last Games
- - - - - - - + + - - + - - + - - 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - 0 ? ? - - -
CSKA-Sofia
Levski Sofia
07 Mar 08:00 08:00, 07 Mar fin
Cherno More Varna Results
Vitosha Bistritsa Results
Cherno More Varna Goals
Vitosha Bistritsa Goals
Cherno More Varna Strength
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Vitosha Bistritsa Strength
Cherno More Varna Goals (Last 30 games)
Total Scored: 41. Total Conceded: 24
Vitosha Bistritsa Goals (Last 30 games)
Cherno More Varna Scorers (Last 15 games)
Matthias Courier 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Martin Minchev 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Ismail Isa 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
Denislav Angelov 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Patrick Andrade 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Iliyan Iliev 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Vasil Panayotov 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Henrique Rodrigo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Daniel Dimov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Rodrigo Henrique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Velislav Vasilev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Cetin Sadula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Vitosha Bistritsa Scorers (Last 15 games)
Iliya Dimitrov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
Zapro Dinev 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Emil Gargorov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Atanas Kabov 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Georgi Amzin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kristiyan Kochilov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Apostol Popov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Cherno More Varna Bad Boy (Last 30 games)
Stefan Stanchev 07.06.2020
Ismail Isa 22.02.2020
Miroslav Enchev 27.09.2019
Viktor Popov 20.07.2019
Vitosha Bistritsa Bad Boy (Last 30 games)
Rumen Gyonov 01.12.2019
Emil Gargorov 23.09.2019
Alexander Hristev 02.08.2019
Game Prediction
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Cherno More Varna 1.50 1.50 1.93 1.84 1.25
Vitosha Bistritsa 0.17 0.67 0.09 0.40 0.13
Cherno More Varna vs Vitosha Bistritsa
The match of 27th round between Cherno More Varna и Vitosha Bistritsa will take place at Ticha Stadium on 19 June 2020, Friday. Referee - Georgi Ginchev
The last meeting of these teams took place more than a month ago (13 June 2020) and ended with the victory of Cherno More Varna with a score 2-0.
The most common result of matches between these teams is 1-0. 2 matches have ended with this result.
The distance between the teams in the league table is 34 points.
Cherno More Varna takes the 7th position in the league table with 40 points. This is the 26th of 26 team game in the tournament.
The difference with the nearest team on top is 3 points (Cherno More Varna can score zero points). In addition, the distance from the TOP-4 is 9 points (zero points are possible). The nearest pursuer is 9 points lower and has the opportunity to score zero points additionally.
The difference in points with the nearest teams does not allow Cherno More Varna to change the tournament position. Most likely, the game has no tournament significance. The goal difference is 32:24.
Vitosha Bistritsa takes the 14th position in the league table with 6 points. This is the 26th of 26 team game in the tournament.
The difference with the nearest team on top is 13 points (Vitosha Bistritsa can score zero points). The distance from the bottom league record is zero points. The nearest pursuer has the same number of points with Vitosha Bistritsa and can score zero points. The goal difference is 15:54. In addition, the Vitosha Bistritsa offensive line is the worst in the tournament. The Vitosha Bistritsa defensive line is the worst in the league.
Cherno More Varna Stats
The team scored 19 points оn its own field in 10 last matches, with the following results 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. The difference between scored and conceded goals is 16-9. The average number of goals is 1.6. The average number of cards in 10 last matches is 2.9.
Leading players in the last 15 matches in all tournaments: Matthias Courier (5), Martin Minchev (4), Ismail Isa (3), Denislav Angelov (2), Patrick Andrade (2), Iliyan Iliev (1), Vasil Panayotov (1).
Manager: Ilian Iliev
Vitosha Bistritsa Stats
Vitosha Bistritsa has lost in all of 5 last matches.
The team scored 2 points when playing away in 10 last matches, with the following results zero wins, 2 draws и 8 losses. The difference between scored and conceded goals is 4-16. The average number of goals is 0.4. The average number of cards in 10 last matches is 2.9.
Leading players in the last 15 matches in all tournaments: Iliya Dimitrov (2), Zapro Dinev (1), Emil Gargorov (1), Atanas Kabov (1), Georgi Amzin (1), Kristiyan Kochilov (1), Apostol Popov (1).
Manager: Asen Bukarev
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The national Inspiring Futures for Young Women campaign is designed to help young people from all backgrounds, at schools and colleges across Australia to meet and make connections with female role models from a range of sectors. By introducing young people to successful women working in different roles and industries, the aim is to enhance understanding of the breadth of career opportunities available, challenge gendered stereotypes about occupations and give young people the chance to ask questions and make connections with female role models.
In the UK, a similar campaign was launched in October 2013 and already has nearly 19,000 amazing women ready to talk with girls in schools about the 'job they do' and route they took.
You can be an 18 year old Apprentice or a CEO, work for yourself or for a multi-national, be working full-time, part-time or having a career break – girls in schools want to hear about your job, career and life experiences.
Pledge one hour a year to change young lives by volunteering to talk with girls in a school.
Click on the Inspiring Future for Young Women logo at the top of this page for further information.
This short booklet gives teachers practical advice and creative ideas for how to use Inspiring Futures for Young Women volunteers and organise activities for students in their school or college.


SWBAT: •	Define and identify the mode, mean, median, and range of a data set. •	Create values in a data set that will have a particular mean. •	Compare data sets and make observations.
What does the mean mean? Students work with blocks to understand that the mean is a number that evens out a distribution.
Often, I create do nows that have problems that connect to the task that students will be working on that day. Today I want students to analyze a line graph in order to answer questions. Each edition of Scholastic Action typically includes a graph on its back page.
I ask for students to share their thinking. I am interested to hear about the strategies students used to determine the answer to question 3. Students are engaging in MP3: Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
I have students work in partners to complete this review from the previous lesson. The most common mistakes I see are that students confuse the median, mean, and mode. I want to make sure students understand what each term means and how to find it.
Each group will need a set of cubes to work with.
Before this lesson, I use the household data from the previous lesson and I fill out the "Analyzing Our Data" for each of my classes.
Students move into groups and I pass out materials. I have volunteers read through the notes about mean. Together, we work on Data Set A. I model what I mean by "leveling" the stacks of blocks that represent the number of people living in a household. I want students to understand that we are just evening out the distribution of blocks between the different numbers of people. I make sure that when groups level out their blocks they still have 5 stacks of blocks, since there are 5 people in the data set.
What is the definition of the mode/median/range/mean?
What is a strategy you can use to find the mean?
How can you create a data set that has the same mean?
How can you prove that your data set has the same mean?
When students finish "Comparing Means" I check in with them again. If they are on track, they will work on "Analyzing Our Data". If groups complete all of this work, they can work on the challenge problems.
How can the mean number of people be a decimal?
I ask groups to share out what they calculated for the mean of our class' data. I have students turn to the closure questions. I have students participate in a Think Write Pair Share. I ask students to share their ideas with the class. Students are engaging in MP3: Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others and MP4: Model with mathematics. I want students to realize that a mean can be a decimal if the sum of the data values is not divisible by the number of values in a data set. I also want students to connect their knowledge of mean or average to the do now. If the average concert ticket in 2012 was $69, they calculated that value by adding up the different costs of the concert tickets and then divided by the number of values.