The power of the doula profession is, in many ways, a far contrast to its origins. Traditionally, doulas are a part of the birthing person's family, biological or chosen, and in many cultures they still are. The professional word "doula" is relatively new and not recognized across all communities. When people grow up in intergenerational and communal societies where they have seen their family members and friends give birth, they play the doula role regardless of whether they have formal training or not. Everyone in the community is involved in the child's life through pregnancy and birth and beyond.
We now live in a society that is starved for this kind of connection. To me, the professionalization of doula care is an amazing resource that also reflects the fact that in the U.S. families and communities are routinely separated by circumstance or intent. It is worth investigating that contradiction. Often the people who need doulas most are unable to access them. This is especially true for black and brown communities, and particularly those with multiple barriers to receiving care.
An important aspect of my doula practice is working in partnership with EmPATH, an organization working to serve incarcerated pregnant people with doula and midwifery care. EmPATH envisions a world that honors the basic human right to support during the childbearing year, which means repairing the relationships that are taken away by the criminal legal system. Prisons and jails separate families through intent. It is intended for those spaces to sever connection as a form of punishment – a price that ultimately harms all community members and not just the individual. While best practices in baby friendly hospitals encourage bonding as critical for newborn development, varying practices in prisons and jails take away the power of the birthing person to keep contact with their child after birth. Families separated by incarceration often do not experience reunification with their children, and when they are reunited there is struggle to support the family because of the barriers to employment and housing faced upon re-entry. The trauma of separation impacts both parent and child at all of these stages.
Though connection with a doula is no substitute for the immense amount of care needed to support current and formerly incarcerated people and their healing, it is a small but impactful way to open the door. We see this work as having a ripple effect reaching far beyond its origin point, as backed up by research showing that maternal and infant health outcomes are vastly improved with access to a doula.
When I personally came across the word "doula," I felt that it brought together all the skills I had been cultivating both professionally and personally for years – deep listening, advocacy, bringing comfort – all at a moment of deep transformation in someone's life. I came to doula work through a training, having never seen or attended birth in my life prior to that. While this is not how all people come into birth work, I believe that many of us come to it seeking out this unique connection because we feel its absence from our daily lives. I consider my doula practice to be just as nourishing to me as it is for the people I serve, and sometimes even more so. I know that I have received so much important wisdom through my clients' resiliency.
As we close World Doula Week, I invite all doulas to think critically about how we must push our profession further. We owe it to one another to return doula work to its roots. By serving those who have been most harmed and isolated by systems of oppression, we are building a richer community for them and ourselves. We are stepping into a pivotal life event that can affect the physical and emotional health outcomes for every family we touch. And our work does not stop in the birth room. Especially for communities of color, accessing care can begin to heal the connections we have lost through colonization and the criminalization of our bodies and lives.
As doulas, we have the honor of witnessing. And our responsibility is to communicate what we see and to leverage the power we have relative to our clients so that they receive the best care possible. Whether this is in direct client service or in generating resources for others to do the work, we all have the opportunity to meaningfully impact the lives of birthing people and their children. It is indeed a unique and radical position to be in.
Jordan Alam is a writer, performer, and birth worker based out of south Seattle. She coordinates the Birth Doula Services program at Open Arms Perinatal Services and runs her own doula practice. She is deeply passionate about empowering marginalized communities through promoting under-heard voices and serving those who have limited access to resources. Find more information about her work at www.jordanalam.com.


Maggiore participates in "Viaggiando l'Italia"
In the next few days, we will be offering you the new Boscolo Gift – Viaggiando l'Italia weekend box set, created in collaboration with Alitalia and Maggiore, which promises top quality, relaxing weekends with the unique "all inclusive" deal.
In addition to a two-night stay at selected hotels, the package also includes a flight for two people to your preferred destination and a Maggiore car available at your arrival airport, allowing you to reach every corner of your chosen destination in maximum comfort.
There is a wide selection of itineraries, divided by theme, ranging from Lake Como and the Langhe, the Lands of Siena, the Brenta Riviera, the Amalfi Coast, Southern Sardinia and many others, for new and fascinating discoveries and experiences.
Viaggiando l'Italia with Boscolo, Alitalia and Maggiore: three leaders organizing a practically perfect weekend.


I am going to create new website but confused between Joomla and Wordpress.
According to you which is the best platform ?
Wordpress is consolidated as a blogging platform, while Joomla is consolidated as a CMS.
Wordpress is consolidated as a blogging platform.
All I would say is don't do this comparison as WordPress is far larger and broader as compared to joomla. You might be surprised to know that almost 74% internet is powered by WordPress.
don't have second thought in your mind..choose wordpress over jhoomla..Wordpress is very easy to use and seo friendly.
Depends upon the expertise for management. If you are aware of Joomla, it can be okay but if you don't have much knowledge about its management, better choose WordPress.
With the trend now, I think you should choose Wordpress.
By simple, easy to optimize SEO, interface diversity, as well as many upgrades options.


American Science Institute of Technology is a research institute where research in interdisciplinary areas that fall outside the boundaries of traditional academic research with a focus in computer science is the primary mission.
Our purpose is to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and technologies and its application through innovative scientific thinking.
It is the mission of the Institute to serve all fields of science and technology by serving its Members the individual scientists, educators, students, inventors, and the general public with a forum to explore their ideas which may not be consider by traditional academia.


text:
COVID-19 Safety Measures | COVID-19 Testing - No Walk-ins. Online registrations only.
About Sidra Medicine
Sidra Medicine is a state-of-the-art facility committed to providing women and children in Qatar with world-class tertiary healthcare services.
Children's and Young People's Services
Sidra Medicine's renowned educational programs train the next generation of medical professionals and provide growth opportunities for experienced physicians and nurses.
Nationalization
Graduate Medical Education Programs
Appointments and Referrals
Accessing care: Classification of services
Patient and Family Education
Our Doctors and Nurse Practitioners
Getting to Sidra Medicine
Parking and Valet
Patient's Bill of Rights
Medical Interpretation
Pharmacy and Medication Requests
We work with renowned medical research and education centers around the world to provide our patients with innovative healthcare services.
Precision Medicine Conferences
Home / Doctors and Nurse Practitioners / William Francis Casey
William Francis Casey BAO,BCH,FFARCSI,MB
Senior Attending Physician Years Of Experience: 40
Pediatric Anesthesia
About William Francis
Senior Attending Physician
William was educated at Presentation Brothers, Cork before studying medicine at University College Cork, qualifying in 1980. Always one to follow the road less travelled, William, took his own journey through medical school and had a year's sabbatical before final med. During this time he travelled widely in Europe, Israel, South Africa, India and Australia, and did a number of attachments in medical colleges in South Africa, Singapore and Sydney.
He entered anaesthesia training in 1981 in Limerick before joining the Eastern Regional Training Scheme in Dublin and obtained the Fellowship of the Faculty of Anaesthetists RCSI in 1984. He completed his SpR training in June 1986, prior to which he had spent 2 six-month rotations to Crumlin Children's hospital, where his love of paediatric anaesthesia and intensive care was fostered.
Upon completion of his Irish training, William spent a highly successful year as Clinical & Research Fellow at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada, during which time, he published papers on cardiac, general surgery and obstetric anaesthesia. He then moved to a fellowship position in Anaesthesiology at the Department of Anaesthesia & Critical Care Medicine, National Medical Centre, children's hospital, Washington DC, thus resuming his interest in paediatric medicine. After a year's fellowship William was offered and accepted an attending position, at the National Medical Centre, where he stayed for 15 months.
In 1989, William returned to Crumlin as a consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care, where he has remained for the last 26 years. Confucius is attributed with saying "choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life". Never has a quote been more aptly applied than to William and his love of paediatric anaesthesia and intensive care. On that basis, William has never had to work a day in his life, in Crumlin. William has a unique way with children of all ages who frequently, when returning to theatre, look for "sleepy Billy" to give them their anaesthetic.
He is also a superb colleague to work with, and a gifted mentor and trainer to our trainees. During his time in Crumlin, he has developed a research fellowship programme and authored 25 peer-reviewed publications. He has also served on the Hospital Executive for a period, been chairman of our Department and has been a member of the Board of Management of Our Lady's Children's hospital for the last number of years.
After retiring from Our Ladies Children's Hospital he was appointed in 2015 as associate professor in RCSI Bahrain Medical school and Head of intensive care in King Hamad University hospital.
In 2017 he took up a position as Senior Attending in Paediatric Anaesthesia in Sidra Medicine.
Pediatric Critical Care
Sidra Medicine Qatar Medical Services Al Gharrafa Street,
Ar-Rayyan, Doha, Qatar
Visiting Sidra Medicine
Billing, Insurance, and Financial Advice
Patient and Family Education Center
Patient Supply Store Refill Request
Pharmacy Medication Request
Sidra Medicine
Legal Information for Business Partners

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Bookmark Our Site
Physics Games
Kids Games » Math Games » Picma
Rate Picma
4.11/5 stars (46 votes)
Picma Controls
Kids games - when it comes to controls, they are, by far, the easiest to handle. After all, your kids want to spend more time playing and less time reading control schemes. Anyway, as long as you child can point and click with the mouse, she can play Picma. BUT of course, there are rules and guidelines you and your child needs to know and they are RIGHT below.
Plays: 13894
Picma Walkthrough
I'm a picross fanatic... PERIOD! And I'm sure I'm not alone. Some picross fans out there may have discovered the fun brought by this game through a puzzle in a magazine. Some perhaps fell in love with this kids game in an online or downloadable PC game. Others call it picross, some call it nonograms, and there are a million names this game is called - BUT that hardly matters. What I know is that I can't get enough of this game! And to whet our puzzle solving appetite, Moonberry Studios has designed a brand new puzzle / kids' game - Picma. This is NOT your average picross game. It takes the game to a whole new level and it will surely satisfy you and your child's craving for picross!
In theory, playing picross shouldn't make you break a sweat. You are given a grid that comes with numbers outside. These numbers indicate how many squares within the grid are filled or colored. For example, if you see a series of numbers like 3, 5, and 2, then you know that, within that line, there is a block of 3 squares. The next line has a block of 5 squares. And lastly, the line next to that one has a block of 2 squares with at least a space in between. If you are playing in a 15 by 15 grid, things shouldn't be too difficult... even for a 12-year old child as long as he knows the game's mechanics. HOWEVER, if you are working on a larger grid, then the difficulty level is ramped up significantly. BUT, whether you are working on a 15 by 15 grid or one that is larger, picking up the basic strategy and knowing the game's mechanics is easy even for those who have never played the game.
Picma elevated picross to a different level - going the extra mile by tossing in multi-colored puzzles along with the regular single-color picross. These puzzles are harder and trickier than your average picross puzzles. For one thing, there isn't always in between the colored blocks. With that in mind, your regular picross solving techniques should be tweaked to cope up with the new challenges. This may not be for kids and they may find it frustrating. BUT don't worry, they can always go back to the regular picross mode. And come on! It won't hurt to give it a shot! On the other hand, folks who have mastered picross and know how to play it like the back of their hand will surely find the not-so-regular version of this kids game fun and challenging!
What's even sweeter and better is that Picma showcases a 'Create Your Own Puzzle' section. As the name suggests, this section of the game allows you to form almost anything from a 5 by 5 picross puzzles all the way up to 50 by 50 brain-racking puzzles. You can choose between single or multiple colored blocks. The game and the site has registration, BUT if you don't want to bother with it, you can play the five levels and 120 puzzles straight away. BUT if you do register, you can create puzzles and have access to MORE challenging puzzles. Either way, you and your child is bound to have a heck LOT of fun!
It's very evident that great pains and efforts have gone into the creation of Picma, and it's worth every sweat. The result is a kids game that is a joy to look at and even better to play whether for kids or grown-ups. The interface of the game deserves 2 thumbs up. It has the ability to use on screen icons. On the other hand, if hot keys are your thing, the game's interface also has it. As for the visuals, the game is stunning. The grids appear on yellowed paper; it sits on a wooden table top... which gives this book or magazine page kind of look. For folks who enjoyed this fantastic game way before the age of the internet and computers, this is sort of a 'back to the future' trip when all you had was a pencil, a puzzle magazine, and tons of smarts and wits!
When it comes to challenges as well as amount of puzzles to enjoy, Picma has your back covered... even if you are a certified picross expert and fanatic. You get five levels of play that are increasing in difficulty - it starts off with Apprentice Level (these are easy grids and most of them are 5 by 5 grids) and it ramps up all the way up to Grand Master (as the name suggests, this is for the BEST picross-ers out there with 25 by 25 to 50 by 50 grids). Each of these levels comes with 24 puzzles. To top it all off, there is a timer to let you know how much time you took to solve every grid, as well as a selection of puzzles that lets you know the average time players took to complete the puzzle. While picross doesn't need to be timed to be enjoyed, it's nice to know how you stack up with other picross lovers and enthusiasts.
The background visuals; the sound track and music; the control scheme - all of these and more work hand in hand to give you a picross experience that is a heck lot of fun and amazing. It has to be one of the best kids games out there (which is enjoyable for adults as well of course). Picma is very much suited to casual gaming - it's something you can do when you have a couple of minutes of free time. BUT if you want to sink your head on it, that's perfectly fun and fine as well.
More Related Games
Rollercoaster Creator is one of the most unique and entertaining drawing games online. It uses...
Puzzle Bobble is an entertaining match three shooter game that offers a somewhat unique take...
If you would do a survey to see the hardest game to play (quite an...
Picross Quest
If you are on the hunt for a free and kid-friendly logic puzzle game, Picross...
Physics-based and drawing kids games - this game genre has a very unique appeal. There's...
Pimon
PiMon is a math game that is similar to the popular memorization game, Simon. This...
Prime Landing
Prime Landing is a math game that helps students to memorize the prime numbers. This...
Polyn
Polyn is a word game designed for kids presented by Dictionary.com. This kids game features...
Fun Games HQ
Top 10 Kids Games
Arithmetic Challenge
Fast Typer 2
Mind Flipper
Kids Games | Contact Us | Privacy | Terms Of Service
© Copyright 2010-2020 Kids Games. All rights reserved.


text:
The open access movement is a long-standing campaign to make scholarly works both freely available and reusable. One of its fundamental premises is that the progress of knowledge and culture happens when scholarly works of all kinds are widely shared, rather than hidden in ivory towers built with paywalls and buttressed by harsh legal regimes. That is why open access has two primary goals:
Making research available online to the public, free of cost. This could be through an online repository hosted by a university, agency, or private entity; or through an open access journal.
Making sure research is reusable by publishing it under an open licensing scheme. This allows for works not only to be read, but also to be analyzed and built upon for downstream innovation and the pursuit of knowledge.
Scholarly journal publishers currently compile research done by professors (for free), send articles out to be peer reviewed (for free), and distribute the edited journals back to universities and institutions around the world (charging anywhere up to $35,000 each). Subscription prices have outpaced inflation by over 250 percent in the past 30 years, and these fees go straight to the publisher—resulting in unbelievable profit margins. Neither the authors nor their institutions are paid a cent, and the research itself—which is largely funded by taxpayers—remains difficult to access, much less repurpose, compare, or share. Skyrocketing costs have forced institutions and university libraries—even Harvard's, the richest American university—to pick and choose between journal subscriptions.
The result: Even as new technologies are making it easier than ever to share knowledge, students and citizens face barriers accessing information they need (and help fund); professors have a harder time reviewing and teaching the state of the art; and cutting-edge research is locked up far too long behind paywalls, depriving it of the visibility it deserves.
Legislation and Government Action
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Memorandum
The White House released a memorandum (PDF) on February 22, 2013, in support of a more robust policy for public access to research, making the results of billions of dollars of taxpayer-funded research freely available online. The memorandum gives government agencies six months to detail plans to ensure the public can read and analyze both research and data, without charge. The embargo period for the OSTP policy, however, is recommended at twelve months, and the policy does not mention reuse rights.
Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR)
The Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR) takes a strong public access policy and, unlike the White House memorandum, sets it in law. Introduced by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Representatives Mike Doyle (D-PA), Kevin Yoder (R-KS), and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), the bill would require any government agency with an extramural research budget of above $100 million to ensure that the research it funds is placed in a public repository within six months of publication.
The bill does not have any open licensing requirements, but it does require agencies to examine "whether such research papers should include a royalty-free copyright license that is available to the public and that permits the reuse of those research papers, on the condition that attribution is given." Such a license would allow for complete reuse of published research, including in downstream research or computational meta-analysis.
FASTR is a strong, important step towards access to new, innovative, publicly funded research. Contact your lawmakers and tell them to support FASTR.
EFF Related Content: Open Access
Deeplinks Blog by Rory Mir, Molly de Blanc | January 18, 2023
Open Data and the AI Black Box
Artificial Intelligence (AI) grabs headlines with new tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E 2, but it is already here and having major impacts on our lives. Increasingly we see law enforcement, medical care, schools and workplaces all turning to the black box of AI to make life altering decisions– a trend...
Read more about Open Data and the AI Black Box
Press Release | July 8, 2022
Internet Archive Seeks Summary Judgment in Federal Lawsuit Filed By Publishing Companies
SAN FRANCISCO—The Internet Archive has asked a federal judge to rule in its favor and end a radical lawsuit, filed by four major publishing companies, that aims to criminalize library lending.The Internet Archive, headquartered in San Francisco, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit library which preserves and provides access to cultural artifacts...
Read more about Internet Archive Seeks Summary Judgment in Federal Lawsuit Filed By Publishing Companies
Deeplinks Blog by Josh Richman | April 12, 2022
Podcast Episode: Making Hope, with Adam Savage
The joy of tinkering, making, and sharing is part of the human condition. In modern times, this creative freedom too often is stifled by secrecy as a means of monetization - from non-compete laws to quashing people's right to repair the products they've already paid for.Adam Savage—the maker extraordinaire best...
Read more about Podcast Episode: Making Hope, with Adam Savage
Deeplinks Blog by Rory Mir | October 28, 2021
Inequitable Access: An Anti-Competitive Scheme by Textbook Publishers
Update: An earlier version of this post described the UC Davis 'Equitable Access' program as it was implemented in Fall 2020. We have updated this post to clarify the changes made to the program in August 2021.It goes by many names, but no matter how you cut it, the new...
Read more about Inequitable Access: An Anti-Competitive Scheme by Textbook Publishers
Deeplinks Blog by Corynne McSherry | October 28, 2021
The Internet Archive Transforms Access to Books in a Digital World
In honor of Open Access Week, and particularly this year's theme of structural equity, we wanted to highlight a project from the Internet Archive that is doing extraordinary work promoting access to knowledge. The bad news: that project is also under legal threat. The good news: the Archive,...
Read more about The Internet Archive Transforms Access to Books in a Digital World


In New York there are two important institutions: B.E.C. and brunch. B.E.C., or, bacon, egg, and cheese is for lazy weekday mornings when you're dragging at work and want to stuff your face. Brunch is for lazy weekend mornings when you want to keep drinking but there's no other acceptable way to do that. What if I told you that I combined the two? This B.E.C. pasta is like carbonara, but more acceptably breakfast-y because of the eggs cracked over the top. I think you're gonna love it. And good news: you don't have to commit to leaving the house or bottomless mimosas to enjoy it!
Add half the parmesan, the milk, tomato paste, and salt and peper, stirring until you have a light pink sauce. Turn off the heat.
When the pasta has finished cooking, drain all but a tablespoon of the pasta water from the pot.
Slowly and carefully transfer the hot pasta into the skillet and fold the sauce and pasta together.
Top with bread crumbs, the remainder of the cheese, and the red pepper flakes.
Bake for 10-12 minutes then garnish with scallions.


text:
Trusting in El Salvador
By Mara Abbott published 26 March 14
Abbott on winning more than just a bike race
How I cheated and was the first UHC woman to distribute all of her autograph cards (Image credit: Roberto Salguero)
If you rate hotels based on the view from the 4th floor fire escape I had the best possible place to play yoga and watch every sunrise and sunset (Image credit: Mara Abbott)
Carles and I with my new FMLN and ARENA election flags! (Image credit: Mara Abbott)
As a professional athlete, I realize that I have been given a tremendous gift. I not only get the chance to compete at the highest level in my sport and to do so with an amazing team, I get to travel the world while doing so. This grants me opportunities to learn and grow personally, and hopefully positively influence and impact the bystanders, witnesses or fans.
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to compete in this year's Vuelta El Salvador. I am so proud that the team was able to return home with the victory, but perhaps equally thrilled by the experience that came alongside it.
The queen stage at the Vuelta El Salvador finished in a climb. Not just any climb, but a 14km climb up a volcano with an average gradient of 10% and maximum (multiple) pitches of 21%. Oh boy.
The night before the queen stage, "The Boss" (my coach, Dean Golich) gave me a piece of advice. Dean reminded me that "it is more important to be a good person than a good bike racer". Given the importance of the next day, this might seem a bit of a non-sequitur, but I hardly wonder about Dean's advice anymore. As usual, "The Boss" was right.
There is always more than the race at stake. Looking back, his lesson was the overarching theme of those two weeks of creatively interpreted race distances, rice cookers in hotel rooms, an air conditioner that sounded like a prop plane on takeoff, fresh fruit in the streets, an elevator episode during a power cut, and a set of rich new relationships that took us all completely by surprise.
We arrived in El Salvador the evening of March 4th and were picked up by a smiling Charlie - who wasn't involved in the race exactly, but rather worked for a local radio station, Radio Femenina. It turned out that various local organizations had been solicited to sponsor a team with vehicles and transport for the two weeks, and Radio Femenina had been assigned to the UnitedHealthCare women's team. On the face of it, this was a little terrifying.
We were staying at a hotel that was not really walking distance to anything, so we were now dependent on "the radio guys" for transport to the store (critical when meals were served only sporadically), transport to the stages, and protection on our training days on roads that would not win any awards for a bike-friendly town. If they didn't happen show up for a stage... we didn't really have any recourse. If they wanted to hang out and have lunch after a race was over, then we were going to as well. And given they had real jobs to tend to, if they didn't have time to take our fabulous hotel room chef Veronica to the grocery store for the 13th time, we might be ordering Domino's El Salvador for dinner…again. A lot was at stake.
Exhale. Release. Trust.
Teamwork... without control
The reliance on new and outside help was disquieting, because frequently at big races, a team demonstrates success and confidence by precisely how well they are able to conquer and control a race environment. The work our team staff put in to make sure our riders have everything they need, that the sponsors are well represented, and that disasters are averted, is just incredible. Cycling team staff members are truly amazing in their dedication and I am so grateful for all of the help I have gotten and continue to get with every race day morning.
The exact same routine with the exact same characters will take place anywhere a race sets up. The more the riders have access to a schedule and amenities identical to those at home, the better. The faster you get to a hotel after a stage, the bigger the advantage you have over your competitors. The more specific order that exists within each clean team car, the more you can feel you have won before you even start. It is a construct that we all come to trust as a path to success.
In reality though, as much we hate to admit it we really don't have control over much of anything. Dynamics change within a race, cars break down on the way to the start line and massive life events arrive to unceremoniously knock us entirely off our feet. As much as the athlete with perfect control and discipline is held up as an example, I would actually contend that it is the athlete who is adaptable and unattached to the concept of "should" who will be a long-term champion through change and adversity. I believe that as critical as it is to develop good habits, it may be still more important to hone the ability to relinquish them without even a moment's notice.
In the end, the point is this: for all of our fears and a few misadventures in the end we unanimously agreed that working with our radio guys during the Vuelta El Salvador was the highlight of the trip.
That which keeps you in control and safe can also limit you. So often I leave a race hardly noticing where I have been, because my team has so deftly replicated our recipe for success.
However in this case, working so closely with local residents of the host country we actually got the opportunity to know a bit of El Salvador. And I loved it. We had someone there to cheer for us and be astonished by us whether we were first or 50th. They took us to dinner for International Women's Day. I had a limitless opportunity (much to my non-Spanish-speaking teammates' likely serious irritation) to interview Carles and Roberto ad nauseum about the election that took place during our stay (though I also extended that privilege to the security guards, the anti-doping representative, the cleaning lady, and the old ladies at the fruit stand, to name an embarrassingly small fraction of my hapless interviewees).
I adore my time in Latin America, where racing and life seems to have the curious property that nothing goes exactly to plan, but everything seems to always work out in the end. I love it because it requires me to have faith and it makes me come alive. It teaches me that winning is not equivalent to controlling and that your ability to trust and let go is what enables you to be successful – on and off the bike.
We had the astonishing fortune of getting to interact with people who gave us a true face of El Salvador. I like to hope that they grew from the experience too, as they learned about cycling tactics and protocol, got to be a part of the winning team, and gave broad positive exposure to their radio station. Unfortunately, during the third stage of the race a helicopter landing at the finish crashed. One man, David Diaz, a friend and colleague of our new compatriots was killed in the accident. In this moment, we were called on to offer our generous new friends the best support we could in their loss as well. We got to be people in addition to bike racers.
In the end, with my spectacular team behind me, we won that stage up the volcano, and ultimately took home the entire race. But as much as I love being able to bring home a victory my team worked so hard to set me up for, as much as I love climbing mountains as fast as my bike will take me--even as much as I was honored and grateful to be able to use that victory as a tribute to David in support of our new friends--that might not be what sticks with me the most.
We parked in front of a small family's tin hut at the start of one of the stages, and after our mechanic Adrian had set out and wiped clean all of our race Wiliers, we caught a glimpse of the daughter of the family wiping her own small rusty bike clean with a rag. Maybe that girl...or maybe the hug Carles gave me after he gave me my own El Salvador political party flags to take home as souvenirs our last night in the country might last in my heart longer. My true gratitude is this: due to new friends, my amazing team and the hospitality of a country, I didn't have to choose between being a bike racer and a person. At least for those two weeks, I was both.


text:
Q: Unknown library get imported using an XCFramework in Xcode I was following apple XCFramework video about Binary Frameworks in Swift in this link and that video they jump to definition of an XCFramework and it shows just Import UIKit at timeline of 4:36 so far so good, I just created and followed same way, but I am seeing some extra thing that I did not use it when I was building my XCFramework, what is import _Concurrency I just used import SwiftUI in my framework, how ever after building my XCFramework and using it in a test project I see this:

How ever my source code was this:

So why I am seeing import _Concurrency after building and import to test project? I do not need it why it must be there? am I doing something wrong?
import SwiftUI

public var iOS_EmojiFrameworkVersion: String = "1.0.0"
public var iOS_DeploymentVersion: String = "13.0.0"

public struct EmojiView: View {

    public init() {}

    public var body: some View {

        return Text("").font(Font.system(size: 150.0))

    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Home > Devolution at 20 > Devolved administrations
Devolution at 20
Parliaments and assemblies
Public spending and taxation
Westminster and Whitehall
Until devolution in 1999, civil servants in all parts of the UK reported to UK Government ministers. Today, around one in ten civil servants is accountable to ministers in the three devolved administrations. Northern Ireland has the largest civil service, partly because it runs its own social security system. The Scottish and Welsh administrations expanded substantially after 1999, to meet the demands of the new era of devolution. But most civil servants employed in Scotland and Wales are still part of UK Government departments. Since 2010, all three administrations have faced budget pressures but Scotland now has a larger devolved workforce than at the start of austerity.Numbers are down slightly in Wales and substantially in Northern Ireland.
Devolved ministers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are supported by a civil service workforce of several thousand people in each nation. These workforces were inherited from the UK Government in 1999, but have since had to expand and evolve to serve the needs of ministers that have policy priorities that are different to those set in Westminster, and as further functions have been devolved.
The structure of the civil service is different in each nation. In Scotland and Wales, the devolved administrations operate as a single organisation, which is designed to encourage cross-government working, while Northern Ireland has a more rigid departmental structure similar to Whitehall. The Welsh Government has a smaller and more senior workforce than the Scottish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive – which has the largest and most junior workforce. This reflects differences in what is devolved in each nation, with Wales responsible for fewer large operational functions, which have a greater proportion of junior staff.
One in ten UK civil servants works for a devolved administration
In 1999, thousands of civil servants who had previously been accountable to UK Government ministers began working for newly formed administrations in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast.
The devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales inherited their workforces from the old Scottish and Welsh Offices, which had employed 3,700 and 2,000 civil servants respectively in 1999.[1] Around 98% of these civil servants transferred to the new Scottish and Welsh administrations, along with almost 10,000 civil servants working for agencies in Scotland and around 250 in Wales.* However, while officials in the Scottish and Welsh Governments are now accountable to different political administrations, they remain formally part of the same organisation as those working for the UK Government (known together as the 'home civil service') and the management of the civil service remains a reserved matter, overseen by the UK Government. The Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS), meanwhile, is a separate organisation that has existed in some form for almost a century. From 1972 until the Northern Ireland Executive was established in 1999, it was accountable to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.** Since then, when there is a functioning executive, officials have reported to ministers in Stormont.
At the end of 2018, the Northern Ireland Civil Service employed around 21,300 people. This workforce is divided into nine main departments, with each led by a Cabinet minister (when there is a power-sharing devolved government) and a Permanent Secretary. The Scottish and Welsh Governments, meanwhile, operate as a single organisation, and the portfolios of Cabinet ministers do not directly match the structure of the civil service workforce. At the end of 2018, the Scottish Government employed 6,170 civil servants directly and a further 11,000 through its agencies, while the Welsh Government employed 5,100 civil servants directly and a further 170 through its agencies. In both cases, the overall workforce has grown substantially since devolution in 1999. This is partly because the devolved administrations found themselves needing workforces with different skills from the ones they inherited. Ieuan Wyn Jones, former Deputy First Minister of Wales, explains that "in the days of the old Welsh Office, you didn't need policy staff… policy was Westminster policy and they just delivered it in Wales".[2] After 1999, the Welsh Government had to expand its policy capacity so that it could develop policy distinct from that designed in Westminster for England. It is also because additional civil service capacity has been needed as further powers have been transferred from Westminster since 1999, including the capacity to make primary legislation in Wales, and powers over transport and taxation in both Scotland and Wales. In addition, restructures also mean that staff who previously worked for non-civil service agencies now work for the devolved administrations.***
Overall, around 10% of the UK's 430,000 civil servants work for a devolved administration. The UK Government also employs considerable numbers of civil servants in the devolved nations. Around 80% of the civil servants employed in Wales work for UK Government departments, with the Department for Transport and the Department for Work and Pensions employing more people in Wales than the Welsh Government. In Scotland, 60% of civil servants work for the UK Government, although the Scottish Government is a larger employer than any single UK department. In Northern Ireland, only about 15% of civil servants are employed by UK Government departments.[3]
The relative size of the devolved civil service in each nation partly reflects the different responsibilities of each devolved administration. The Northern Ireland Executive controls social security in the region, and the Department for Communities – which administers the system – employs around 6,800 people. Across Great Britain, welfare is largely the responsibility of the Department for Work and Pensions, which employs around 9,500 people in Scotland and 5,400 people in Wales. The devolved administrations in Scotland and Northern Ireland are also responsible for justice, with prison and court staff counted as part of the civil service workforce. In Scotland, 4,500 people work for the prison service and 1,700 for the courts system, while there are 1,200 prison-grade staff in Northern Ireland. In Wales, however, justice is not devolved so the 3,300 Wales-based civil servants working for either HM Prisons and Probation Service or HM Courts and Tribunals Service are not part of the Welsh Government's workforce.
* Figures are based on the full-time equivalent workforce. See Cabinet Office, 'Civil Service Statistics 2004', last updated 13 March 2009, table C, https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110405163542/http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/about/ resources/stats-archive/2004/2004-Annual-Report.aspx
** The Northern Ireland Civil Service was accountable to the Stormont Government from 1921 to 1972. Following the Sunningdale Agreement in 1973, a power-sharing government briefly held office in 1974 before collapsing.
*** For example, the Welsh Development Agency was not included in the Cabinet Office's civil service workforce statistics (see Cabinet Office, 'Civil Service Statistics 2004', last updated 13 March 2009, table C, https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110405163542/http:/www.civilservice.gov.uk/about/resources/stats-archive/2004/2004-Annual-Report.aspx). This agency was merged into the Welsh Government in 2006.
Scotland and Wales have reformed the structures of their governments
In Scotland in 2007, the incoming Scottish National Party (SNP) Government reformed the structure of the civil service in Scotland. The existing departmental structure, which the devolved Scottish Government had inherited from the Scottish Office in 1999, was replaced by a new, more flexible structure designed to focus the activity of government on collective rather than departmental objectives.
The Scottish civil service is now structured around 39 directorates, which are the core building blocks of the Scottish Government. Some of these directorates cover quite broad areas, such as the Justice Directorate, which has responsibilities comparable to those of the Ministry of Justice in Whitehall. Others have a narrower focus, for example there are nine directorates relating to health in some way, including the Health and Social Care Integration Directorate and the Population Health Directorate.
Each directorate is overseen by one of six directors general, who each have a specific area of responsibility (for example, the economy or health and social care). These directors general are comparable in seniority to the previous heads of departments in Scotland, and are collectively responsible for delivering the Scottish Government's strategic objectives: making Scotland "wealthier and fairer, healthier, safer and stronger, smarter and greener".[4]
The reorganisation of the civil service in Scotland has also changed the relationship between ministers and the civil service. Cabinet ministers no longer lead a government department, and ministerial portfolios no longer directly mirror the organisation of the civil service. Instead, most Cabinet ministers have portfolios spanning several different directorates, sometimes intersecting with several directors general. For example, the Cabinet Minister for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs is the lead Cabinet minister for two directorates. One of these – the Culture, Tourism and Major Events Directorate – is overseen by the Director General for Economy, while the other – the External Affairs Directorate – is overseen by the Director General for Constitution and External Affairs.
Sir John Elvidge, the Scottish Government's Permanent Secretary at the time, has said that the purpose of the reforms was to "create a stronger sense of a single coherent organisation",[5] better able to tackle cross-cutting issues. He has also noted that the "relatively compact governing structure"[6] of the devolved administration in Scotland offered an opportunity to do things differently. The restructure was accompanied by a single statement of purpose for the Government and a number of measurable national outcomes, and Elvidge has commented that by 2011 the model had "proved strong enough to produce… demonstrable progress on the majority of outcomes".[7]
Former SNP Cabinet minister Shona Robison has also praised the reforms, saying that "significant progress has been made in trying to get government out of its silos".[8] However, her former colleague Alex Neil has expressed doubts about whether the model had changed the way government operated, at least from his perspective as Health Minister, recalling that: "Quite frankly, I didn't have time to worry about what the rest of the Government was doing, I was too focused on what the health targets were."[9] Former Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill also told us that "a lot of these management-speak things just drifted over my head" but accepted that the structural reforms might be more helpful for civil servants themselves.[10]
The structure of the Welsh Government is broadly similar to that of the Scottish Government. There are no formal departmental divisions and the Welsh Government instead operates as a single organisation. As former First Minister Carwyn Jones told the Institute for Government, "we're in effect almost a one-department government, because most of the civil servants are all in one building".[11] Within this there are five 'groups', led by four directors general and the Permanent Secretary of the Welsh Government. These groups are further sub-divided into individual directorates.[12]
The Welsh Government has also abolished several of the public bodies it inherited. For example, in 2006, the Welsh Development Agency, the Wales Tourist Board and Education and Learning Wales (which was responsible for post-16 education) were absorbed into the Welsh Government. Andrew Davies, the Labour minister who oversaw the abolition of the Welsh Development Agency, has said that working closely with these agencies in government led him to the conclusion that they were "just a big bloated bureaucracy… pursuing strategies which were out of date", adding that a "big argument for devolution in the [1997] referendum was addressing the democratic deficit" in Wales.[13]
Devolved government in Northern Ireland is structured around power-sharing between parties
The structure of government in Northern Ireland is based on the more traditional departmental model. During periods when there is a functioning executive in Stormont, these departments are led by Cabinet ministers, with the First Minister and Deputy First Minister sharing the Executive Office.
However, the departmental system in Northern Ireland has several distinct features compared with Whitehall. First, the number of departments in Northern Ireland is enshrined in legislation. In December 2014, when the political parties in Northern Ireland and the UK Government agreed to reduce the number of departments in Northern Ireland from 12 to 9, legislation had to be passed in the Northern Ireland Assembly to implement this. In contrast, when the UK Prime Minister chooses to restructure departments, primary legislation is not needed.[14]
Second, the allocation of Cabinet posts in Northern Ireland is determined by the power-sharing arrangements outlined in the Good Friday Agreement.[15] The offices of First Minister and Deputy First Minister (which are equal in stature) are reserved for the largest unionist and nationalist parties, and most of the remaining Cabinet posts are allocated to parties based on the share of seats they have in the Northern Ireland Assembly. The exception is the post of Justice Minister, where the appointment is based on a cross-community vote. This means that a majority of both unionist and nationalist members in the Northern Ireland Assembly, or 60% of all members and 40% of both unionist and nationalist members, must support the appointment. Since the post was created in 2010, there have been two occupants: David Ford, then leader of the non-sectarian Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, and Claire Sugden, an independent liberal unionist.[16]
During periods of direct rule, for instance between 2002 and 2007 when UK ministers took direct responsibility for government in Northern Ireland, civil servants working for Northern Ireland departments have been accountable to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (a member of the UK Government). However, since the most recent collapse in power-sharing in January 2017, the UK Government has been reluctant to implement direct rule. This means that the Northern Ireland Civil Service currently operates without direct political oversight.
In late 2018, the UK Government legislated to grant Northern Ireland officials greater flexibility, with the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act 2018 stating that the "absence of Northern Ireland Ministers does not prevent a senior officer of a Northern Ireland department from exercising a function of the department" if the officer believes this to be in the public interest.[17] The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland also provided further guidance on how civil servants should exercise their functions, stating that "major policy decisions" and "major public expenditure commitments" should be avoided, and where possible "the priorities and commitments of the former Executive and Minister(s) should be followed".[18]
Scotland's civil service has grown since 2010, but the other administrations have shrunk
The overall size of the devolved administrations' budgets is largely determined by the UK Treasury's decisions. This means that when the UK Government sought to reduce public spending after the 2010 Spending Review, budgets were cut throughout the UK. The devolved administrations did not have to make savings in the same areas as the UK Government, which chose to reduce the number of civil servants it employed. Initially, however, the devolved administrations also chose to reduce the size of their workforce.
From September 2010 up to December 2011, staff reductions for the Scottish, Welsh and UK Governments were roughly comparable. The Scottish Government and its agencies' workforce fell by 6% (or 950 people), while staff numbers for the Welsh and UK Governments fell by 9% (or 510 and 41,700 people respectively). In Northern Ireland, staff reductions were initially more modest. In fact, the total size of the workforce increased by 1,700 at the end of 2011, when the devolution of justice policy resulted in prison-grade staff being reclassified as part of the Northern Ireland Civil Service. If the effect of this reclassification is discounted, the size of the workforce fell by 2.4% (or 680 people) between March 2011 and June 2012.
Since then, staff numbers have changed in different ways for each government. The UK Government's workforce continued to fall until June 2016, by which point it was 19% smaller than in 2010. Numbers have risen in every quarter since then, largely because of extra recruitment to deal with Brexit; yet this has replaced only around a quarter of the job cuts made since 2010. The Scottish Government's workforce began growing much earlier, in March 2013, and by the end of 2018 staff numbers were 9% higher than in 2010.* The Welsh Government also began to reverse its staff cuts in March 2012, and by September 2014 the workforce was almost the same size as it had been in 2010. But since then, the Welsh civil service has experienced another round of reductions and the workforce is now around 7% smaller than it was in 2010.
While staff cuts were slower to take place in Northern Ireland, the size of the civil service fell sharply between 2014 and 2016, and the workforce is now 15% smaller than it was in 2011. This reduction coincided with the Stormont House Agreement in 2014, where – under pressure from the UK Government to reduce spending – the major parties in Northern Ireland committed to "improve the efficiency of the civil service and wider public sector and reduce administrative costs".[19]
* We have excluded the effect of transfers and reclassifications from our analysis of changes to staff numbers in the devolved administrations (except for the transfer of prison-grade staff in Northern Ireland in late 2011, which is shown in Figure 3.5). The largest of these transfers was when 1,100 staff working for Historic Scotland stopped being counted within the civil service in quarter 4 of 2015.
Wales's civil service is more senior
The civil service staff cuts since 2010 have taken place mostly at junior grades. The Scottish and Welsh Governments, as well as the UK Government, now have a smaller percentage of their staff in junior grades than they did in 2010. While grades in the Northern Ireland Civil Service are different from those in the rest of the UK, so not directly comparable, the percentage of staff employed at the most junior Northern Ireland grades has also fallen since 2011.
Overall, the Welsh Government employs the highest percentage of its civil servants in senior grades. Senior civil servants and civil servants just below them, at grade 6 or 7, made up 21% of the Welsh Government's workforce in 2018, compared with 14% for the Scottish Government, 12% for the UK Government and 7% for similar grades in the Northern Ireland Civil Service. Meanwhile, 37% of civil servants working for UK Government departments were at the most junior administrative grades (administrative assistants and administrative officers), compared with 36% in Northern Ireland, 31% in Scotland and 15% in Wales.
This difference is largely because fewer large operational functions are devolved in Wales compared with Scotland and Northern Ireland. The five largest UK Government departments, with the most staff at junior grades, operate across the UK (the Ministry of Defence and HM Revenue and Customs), Great Britain (the Department for Work and Pensions) or England and Wales (the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office). The lack of large operational functions in the Welsh Government means that relatively senior staff, who provide policy support for ministers, make up a larger proportion of the workforce. The big services that are devolved to Wales – schools, the NHS and local government – are staffed mainly by non-civil servants.


Although most US sportsbooks around the nation were expecting the AFC West to be one of the toughest divisions in pro football, the division isn't quite living up to that expectation. Right now the west is lead by the 6-4 Kansas City Chiefs, who looked like the best team in the league through the first half of the season. However, the Chiefs have lost 4 out of the last 5 and are starting to look like a team that could miss out on this year's playoffs. Behind the struggling Chiefs are the Los Angeles Chargers and the Oakland Raiders, both of whom share a 4-6 record. In lieu of a consistent divisional leader, both the Raiders and the Chargers are poised to make a push for the lead in the division.
One team that is far from playoff contention are the 3-7 Denver Broncos who are currently pegged as the worst team in the division. The Broncos have already gone through two quarterbacks this season and are getting ready to start their third, Paxton Lynch, this upcoming Sunday. With this in mind, the best sportsbook reviews on the web will rightfully convince bettors to refrain from taking the team with the fresh quarterback. Furthermore, the Broncos just released their offensive coordinator, so there's no reason to believe this team will be clicking this weekend. Just how big of a landslide are US sportsbooks predicting for this weekend's matchup between the Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders.
The two people bettors should take a look at before betting on the Broncos are Paxton Lynch and Bill Musgrave, the mast stepping in for the recently released Mike McCoy. During the Broncos' six-game losing streak, McCoy's offense has averaged 14.2 points per game. However, most NFL betting pundits will be quick to tell you that it's not a lack of creativity on behalf of the coordinator but rather a lack of execution from the quarterback position. Trevor Siemian got the start at the beginning of the season but got pulled after throwing for 9 touchdowns to 10 interceptions and posting a measly 76.8 passer rating. Osweiler, the most notorious free agent in NFL history and the man even the winless Browns decided they didn't want a part of, was brought in to take over for Siemian but it was a similar tale either way; 3 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, a 65.5 passer rating and a rather lengthy losing streak.
So with all that in mind, it's not preposterous to assume that the quarterback position should take more blame than the man calling the plays. Osweiler performed poorly in Houston and Cleveland didn't see anything worth keeping. So why a fire a man who probably has kids to feed, just because of them? Lynch is a two year player who threw for 59 touchdowns, 23 interceptions in college.
The Raiders enter this Sunday's game with their tail between their legs after getting pummeled by the New England Patriots in Mexico this past Sunday, 33-8. Either way, it still feels like they're your best option when placing a sportsbook bet on this matchup. Bettors should expect a rebound out of Oakland this weekend.


A crisp, passionately argued resolution to the query that everybody who is grown depending on electronic units is looking: "Where's the remainder of my life?" At a time whilst we are all attempting to make experience of our relentlessly hooked up lives, this revelatory publication offers a daring new method of the electronic age. half highbrow trip, half memoir, Hamlet's BlackBerry units out to unravel what William Powers calls the conundrum of connectedness. Our pcs and cellular units do really good issues for us. yet additionally they impose a huge burden, making it more durable for us to concentration, do our greatest paintings, construct robust relationships, and locate the intensity and achievement we crave. Hamlet's BlackBerry argues that we'd like a brand new state of mind, a daily philosophy for all times with monitors. to discover it, Powers reaches into the prior, uncovering a wealthy trove of rules that experience helped humans deal with and revel in their attached lives for millions of years. New applied sciences have constantly introduced the combination of pleasure and pressure that we consider at the present time. Drawing on a few of history's so much incredible thinkers, from Plato to Shakespeare to Thoreau, he indicates that electronic connectedness serves us top whilst it is balanced by means of its contrary, disconnectedness. utilizing his personal existence as laboratory and item lesson, Powers demonstrates why this can be the instant to revisit our courting to displays and cellular applied sciences, and the way profound the rewards of doing so will be. energetic, unique, and interesting, Hamlet's BlackBerry will problem you to reconsider your electronic existence.
Conventional knowledge says such a lot startups must be in Silicon Valley, began through younger engineers round a gorgeous new suggestion, and sponsored via VC investment. yet as Mikkel Svane unearths in Startupland, the tale of founding Zendesk used to be whatever yet conventional.
Founded in a Copenhagen loft by means of 3 thirty-something pals trying to cut loose from company doldrums, Zendesk Inc. is now one of many most well-liked company software program businesses, nonetheless swiftly becoming with consumers in one hundred fifty nations. yet its good fortune used to be whatever yet predestined. With revealing tales either humorous and frank, Mikkel stocks how he and his pals bravely left safe jobs to begin whatever all alone, how he virtually went broke numerous occasions, how they picked up themselves and their households to go back and forth internationally to California and the unknown, and the way the 3 pals have been miraculously nonetheless jointly for Zendesk's IPO and (still growing to be) success.
Much like Zendesk's undertaking itself-to eliminate friction, limitations, and secret as a way to make customer support more uncomplicated and extra approachable-Startupland eliminates many of the myths approximately startups and startup founders. Mikkel's suggestion, hard-won via adventure, usually greenbacks traditional knowledge and entrepreneurial tropes. He stocks why failure (whether quickly or gradual) is lousy, why a possible dull product or concept might be the main intriguing, why giving again to the group is as very important because the base line. From how one can lease correct (look for those that usually are not angry by means of swearing) to which personas generate the top reaction charges, Mikkel solutions the main urgent questions from the viewpoint of somebody nonetheless within the trenches and prepared to proportion the demanding fact, warts and all.
While there are books by means of experts who let you know find out how to construct companies, or through marketers now working billion-dollar companies, there are few books from humans nonetheless within the trenches who acutely take into account the tough day-by-day judgements, the fun (and fears) of the early days, the issues that scale with transforming into a enterprise, and explanation why all of them went at the event within the first position. Startupland is essential studying for all marketers who intend to make their rules the following huge factor. The e-book will encourage and empower you to stick to your personal dream and create your personal tale.
A crisp, passionately argued resolution to the query that everybody who is grown depending on electronic units is calling: "Where's the remainder of my existence? " At a time while we are all attempting to make experience of our relentlessly attached lives, this revelatory ebook provides a daring new method of the electronic age.
Though it is indeed the norm in our society to live this way, we're kidding ourselves when we deny responsibility for it. True, some of the activities and obligations that fill our hours aren't really a matter of choice. When the boss asks you to work overtime, you do it. When the mortgage bill is due, you sit down and pay it or else. Yet beyond these involuntary time eaters, we create a lot of our own busyness by taking on tasks that nobody requires us to do. Some of those optional pursuits are enjoyable and fulfilling, such as the hobbies and causes we care about and work hard on.
These challenges were as real two millennia ago as they are today, and throughout history, people have been grappling with them and looking for creative ways to manage life in the crowd. We can learn a great deal from their experience and the practical ideas that emerged from it. Though this book opened with a futuristic allegory, its premise is that the best place to find a new philosophy for a digital world—the door to a saner, happier life—is in the past. In part II, I look at seven key moments from history, eras much like our own in their great technological ferment and also great confusion.
And you are within theirs. We've adopted this way of life eagerly, both as individuals and as a society. For the last decade, we've worked hard to bring digital connectedness into every available corner of existence and, once it's there, to make it ever faster and more seamless. Dial-up connections gave way to high-speed broadband, which then became wireless and mobile. And we're always upgrading, looking for higher speeds, wider coverage. Meanwhile, within our connected lives we're continuously expanding the degree and intensity of our ties to others.


According to the latest WHO data published in 2017 Asthma Deaths in Timor-Leste reached 144 or 1.92% of total deaths. The age adjusted Death Rate is 19.55 per 100,000 of population ranks Timor-Leste #14 in the world. Review other causes of death by clicking the links below or choose the full health profile.


text:
StoryAmp
Journalist Sign Up
Caribbean Rastafarian singer and songwriter Taj Weekes has recently announced the release date of his upcoming fifth studio album Love Herb & Reggae off Jatta Records, to hit all digital outlets February 12th, 2016. As a poet and a humanitarian, Weekes has always catered his music to the struggle of mankind versus oppression – whether that be from governing bodies, restriction of basic human rights, or spiritual limitations. Although artists in the roots reggae genre have always exhibited these themes of equality and tranquility in their musical works throughout history, Weekes takes elements of modern-day society and embeds them in his lyrics as problems that still need to be addressed. For instance, instead of claiming that weed is relaxing and brings you closer to Jah like other reggae artists in this day and age, he demands that it to be recognized for what it is. Setting the proverbial and literal record straight, Weekes is an inspiration to roots reggae, progressing it forward one call to action at a time – an element conspicuously missing in most recent reggae albums across the board. What happened to good ol' fashioned lyrics for a cause? In a world buried under pop culture stars singing about notoriety and nothing else, it's nice to hear an album that focuses on real issues.
Weekes has always catered his music to the struggle of mankind versus oppression
Love Herb & Reggae is a 14-track LP, with all the usual constituents of roots reggae tracks mixed with some novel sounds. For example, Weekes combines classic keys, bongo drum beats, and reverb with innovative, almost robotic sound effects in the song "Let Your Voice". The sound effects, in conjunction with Weekes' falsetto lyrics "let your voice be as loud as your silence", help to illuminate to listeners that they may, in fact, be so programmed into the status quo (like robots) that they may not even notice how silent they've actually become. Pretty heavy stuff – and that is only the first track on the album! The second song "Life in Red" has lyrics like "slave, I am" laid over the clanging sounds of a cash machine; if Pink Floyd were to rewrite their hit song "Money" and twist it into the roots reggae category, it would probably sound a lot like this track. The album proceeds on to address a plethora of religious, societal, and personal hardships such as love and herb and oh yeah, reggae in all of its glory. "Here I Stand" has two versions featured on the LP, one with a "radio edit" title attached as if this track may be already playing on the Caribbean airwaves. This wouldn't surprising, considering the song's irregular backbeat rings considerably smooth as if dancing a tango. To put the whole experience in a nutshell is impossible: you'll just have to tune into the LP upon release.
Taj Weekes is joined with his band Adowa to convey his words to the world, and a tour is probably to follow the album release. Based out of the Caribbean, it is yet to be determined if the socially conscience roots crew will travel north for an American tour. One thing is for certain though: Weekes' poetic justice exposed in this loosely conceptual album will be heard loud and clear in due time.
Features & Tour
© 2022 StoryAmp, LLC. All rights reserved.


text:
Biden Plans to Advance LGBTQ Rights
Joe Biden has always been a major supporter of LGBTQ rights,…
https://endtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lgbtq-COMMERCIAL.jpg 630 1200 Brenae Hord https://endtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/endtime-logo.png Brenae Hord2020-12-03 09:25:102020-12-31 13:50:01Biden Plans to Advance LGBTQ Rights
Catholic Leaders Issue Sharp Warning on Pope
Not all of the Catholic leaders agree with the Pope's statements…
https://endtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ashwin-vaswani-55k45BgfUF8-unsplash.jpg 1333 2000 Brenae Hord https://endtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/endtime-logo.png Brenae Hord2020-10-29 11:51:172020-10-29 11:51:17Catholic Leaders Issue Sharp Warning on Pope
UN Chief Praises Pope for Backing Same-Sex Unions
It comes as no surprise that the U.N. Antonio Guterres has…
https://endtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pope-francis-COMMERCIAL.jpg 630 1200 Brenae Hord https://endtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/endtime-logo.png Brenae Hord2020-10-29 11:03:412020-10-29 10:23:04UN Chief Praises Pope for Backing Same-Sex Unions
Pope Calls for Civil Unions for Same-Sex Couples
Straying away from a belief long held by the Vatican, Pope…
https://endtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ashwin-vaswani-55k45BgfUF8-unsplash.jpg 1333 2000 Brenae Hord https://endtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/endtime-logo.png Brenae Hord2020-10-22 09:26:202020-10-22 09:26:20Pope Calls for Civil Unions for Same-Sex Couples
UK to Penalize Schools That Don't Teach LGBT
The LGBTQ agenda is currently being forced in schools in…
https://endtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lgbtq-COMMERCIAL.jpg 630 1200 Brenae Hord https://endtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/endtime-logo.png Brenae Hord2020-09-24 18:49:512020-09-24 09:37:01UK to Penalize Schools That Don't Teach LGBT
EU stops funding to six towns that declare themselves 'LGBT-free zones'
Following the announcement on Thursday, the European…
https://endtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/endtime-logo.png 0 0 Brenae Hord https://endtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/endtime-logo.png Brenae Hord2020-08-05 13:38:502020-08-14 11:28:16EU stops funding to six towns that declare themselves 'LGBT-free zones'
ACLU Sues Catholic Hospital for Not Performing Transgender Surgery
A transgender individual whose hysterectomy surgery was canceled…
0 0 Brenae Hord https://endtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/endtime-logo.png Brenae Hord2020-07-22 12:57:112020-07-22 12:57:11ACLU Sues Catholic Hospital for Not Performing Transgender Surgery
Poland will not let EU 'force' it into allowing gay marriages, says justice minister
Poland's justice minister said on Monday the European Union may…
0 0 Brenae Hord https://endtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/endtime-logo.png Brenae Hord2020-07-21 11:34:002020-07-21 11:34:00Poland will not let EU 'force' it into allowing gay marriages, says justice minister
Buried Detail in SCOTUS Workplace Bias Ruling Puts LGBTQ Rights and Religious Freedom on Collision Course
The Supreme Court's landmark ruling extending workplace discrimination…
0 0 Brenae Hord https://endtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/endtime-logo.png Brenae Hord2020-06-25 09:04:552020-06-25 09:04:55Buried Detail in SCOTUS Workplace Bias Ruling Puts LGBTQ Rights and Religious Freedom on Collision Course
SCOTUS: LGBTQ Rights and Religious Freedom on Collision Course
0 0 Brenae Hord https://endtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/endtime-logo.png Brenae Hord2020-06-25 09:04:552020-07-29 11:08:33SCOTUS: LGBTQ Rights and Religious Freedom on Collision Course
Supreme Court rules gay, lesbian and transgender workers protected from job discrimination
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law…
0 0 Brenae Hord https://endtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/endtime-logo.png Brenae Hord2020-06-17 09:29:002020-06-17 09:29:00Supreme Court rules gay, lesbian and transgender workers protected from job discrimination
Mom Pulls Children From School Over LGBT Adult "Hangout"
An outraged California mother announced on Facebook that…
https://endtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/FlagLGBT32.jpg 329 605 Brenae Hord https://endtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/endtime-logo.png Brenae Hord2020-05-06 09:25:052020-05-06 09:25:05Mom Pulls Children From School Over LGBT Adult "Hangout"


You need to create an account at Supreminox in order to place orders. You will receive an email confirmation of registration.
Once registered, you can check your pre-order history, track your deliveries and access all the advantages and advanced features of e-commerce.


text:
package nl.soccar.gameserver.controller.socnet.message;

import nl.soccar.gameserver.controller.socnet.message.handler.PlayerLeftSessionMessageHandler;
import nl.soccar.socnet.message.Message;
import nl.soccar.socnet.message.MessageConstants;
import nl.soccar.socnet.message.MessageEvent;

/**
 * Message for leaving a player of the Game.
 *
 * @author PTS34A
 */
@MessageEvent(id = MessageConstants.PLAYER_LEFT_SESSION_MESSAGE_ID, handler = PlayerLeftSessionMessageHandler.class)
public final class PlayerLeftSessionMessage extends Message {

    private final int playerId;

    /**
     * Initilizes the PlayerLeftSessionMessage class.
     *
     * @param playerId The id of the player, not null.
     */
    public PlayerLeftSessionMessage(int playerId) {
        this.playerId = playerId;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the id of the player.
     *
     * @return int The id of the player.
     */
    public int getPlayerId() {
        return playerId;
    }

    @Override
    public int getId() {
        return MessageConstants.PLAYER_LEFT_SESSION_MESSAGE_ID;
    }

}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


24 bar buckle yoga belts in your favourite colour. A yoga belt is a perfect aid for helping you to extend and lengthen your reach safely and is a must for any yogi.
If you are looking to buy more than one yoga belt then this could be just the deal you were looking for. Buy a box of twenty-four together and save money. You can choose from our full range of colours and mix or match the colurs to suit your requirements.
Yoga belts or straps are a practical and versatile aid to your practice, and are used extensively in Iyengar yoga classes. Use them to help open tight shoulders and relieve the strain in your upper back in shoulder and chest openers, and for extending reach in hamstring stretches and forward bends. They can assist you to stretch safely into postures, and to hold legs and shoulders in place, helping you to build your confidence is a range of yoga postures.
Now in a range of bright colours to help you co-ordinate with your kit.
Ideal for any yoga or Pilates classes.
Hand made using fair trade principles, supporting families in India.
Machine washable. Please note that occasionally the dyes used may not be 100% colourfast. We would advise hand-washing separately for the first wash.
High Density Yoga Block - Box 20 - one colour £70.00 A box of 20 yoga blocks in your favourite colour. Strong, lightweight foam yoga blocks - an aid for sitting, modifying postures and support.
I was testing out prospective equipment and props to buy for our new yoga centre and was looking for functional, durable quality suitable for regular use- needed dark colours but but did not want to compromise on the aesthetics.


text:
" Welcome Back "
All Africa News. Nigeria News. Cameroon News. Events. Jokes. Sports. Celebrity Gist and Words of God
West: The RDPC and the SDF recruit in the ranks of the MRC
The ruling party and that of Chairman Ni John Fru Ndi fall back on the frustrated and undecided activists of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement.
The Democratic Rally of the Cameroonian People (Rdpc) and the Social Democratic Front (Sdf) return to their advantage, the decision to boycott the Movement for the Renaissance of Cameroon (Mrc). In the western region of the country, these two political parties are seeking to recruit from the ranks of the MRC. We know that by deciding at the last minute not to take part in the legislative and municipal elections, the party of Maurice Kamto made within it frustrated and undecided. And today, it is this slice of activists who have become the prized target of the ruling party and the homeless.
Through local officials, the Rdpc and the Sdf manage to get in touch with these activists of the Mrc. They established the measure of a proximity campaign. They emphasized associations, common interest groups and professional social organizations. According to the newspaper Le Messager which also relays this information, this strategy developed by the two parties raised is known to the Mrc.
"In the mattress of Mrc, we know that the Rdpc and the Sdf maneuver behind the scenes. A touch of assurance often relative, the local leaders predict on -the commitment and the loyalty flawless of the comrades. In addition, the possibility of sanctions incurred by comrades paddling against the instructions of the National President is indicated. But for this, recognizes a local leader, it will first be necessary to conduct an explanatory campaign with a number of activists and sympathizers who ruminate on broken dreams at the announcement of the withdrawal from the lists announced by the national president of the Mrc, "writes The messenger.
Source: agencecamerounpresse.com
By Afrinews.Pro at January 25, 2020
Copy Right © 2018 Afrinews.Pro All Rights Reserved. Powered by Blogger.


text:
Welcome to Germany and Europe!
Access to the German and European markets involves pitfalls that about 400 lawyers and tax advisors in our 20 specialized practice groups are navigating to find tailored solutions for our clients who rely on our many years of experience
Using our specialist knowledge and expertise, we provide foreign investors with comprehensive support.
Use the "Lawyer Search" function to find the lawyer whose qualifications best fit your needs. Send an email or simply leave a voice message. The lawyer will contact you promptly and discuss your specific situation.
We also advise on legal aspects relating to the right of residence. This includes, in particular, advice on finding the most suitable residence permit as well as legal assistance during the application procedure, and we also provide support on labour, social security and tax law issues which may arise while working in Germany.
Our office in Switzerland
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek is represented in Switzerland with an interdisciplinary team and combines Swiss legal know-how with the full expertise of a large law firm.
From our Zurich office we advise our clients in matters of Swiss, German and international law in the planning and implementation of Switzerland-related inbound and outbound projects and investments. Our expertise covers in particular the following areas of legal advice:
Our office in Zurich
Turkey Desk
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek's China Desk accounts for the increasing need for advisory services, as well as the particular complexity involved in doing business with China. We offer legal advice and business support both to German and European clients in the Chinese market, and conversely for Chinese clients in Germany and Europe.
More information Visit our chinese Website
France is one of Germany's closest and most important business partners. For 35 years, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek has been advising German companies on their French business and French companies on their activities in Germany. All lawyers of our "French Desk" team have either studied or worked in France. This competence allows us to offer tailor-made solutions for cross-border enterprises between Germany and France.
La France est l'un des plus proches et des plus importants partenaires économiques de l'Allemagne. Depuis 35 ans, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek conseille des entreprises allemandes dans leurs activités en France et des entreprises françaises dans leurs activités en Allemagne. Tous les avocats de notre « équipe franco-allemande » ont étudié ou travaillé en France et possèdent donc tous les compétences leur permettant de proposer des solutions sur mesure pour les opérations transfrontalières entre la France et l'Allemagne.
More information Flyer French Desk
India continues to experience a climate of pioneering and optimism. With the "Make in India" campaign, the Indian government wishes to attract foreign investors to the country and create an upturn in the Indian economy. The country is rapidly opening up its markets to foreign investors, offering them attractive conditions and subsidy programs. Combined with a campaign to simplify its bureaucracy, the largest democracy in the world is facilitating market entry for European investors.
For many years now, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek has supported Japanese companies comprehensively on their business matters in Germany and Europe. As a full service firm, our advisory range covers all issues from market launch to ongoing support in daily business to special situations involving investigations by the antitrust, customs, or tax authorities.
More information 日本語での業務内容の紹介
The Turkish economy is one of the world's fastest growing economies and, based on its sustained and steady growth in the last 12 years, is the 6th largest economy in the European Union and the 16th largest worldwide.
Due to the structural reforms implemented in the last decade and the harmonization of the Turkish legal system with the laws of the European Union, Turkey is now one of the largest markets for foreign direct investment.
Better Business in Germany
The German legal system turns out to be one of the most complex and comprehensive legal systems in the world. "Doing Better Business in Germany" provides an initial overview and gives readers the information needed to better judge and prepare the demand for tax and legal advice regarding their investment and exporting projects.
Cross-border Mergers & Acquisitions in Germany
Foreign investors need to be aware of certain particulars of the German market. An overview can be found in our brochure "Cross-border Mergers & Acquisitions in Germany - A Transaction Guide for Foreign Investors."
In addition to the legal aspects, the brochure also deals with cultural differences and possible pitfalls that may occur during a transaction.


text:
define(['backbone','collections/FormElements'],function(Backbone, FormElements){
  'use strict';

  return Backbone.Model.extend({
    initialize: function(){
      this.formElements = new FormElements();
      // _.bindAll(this, "saveForm", "clear");
      // _.bindAll(this, "clear");
      //this.bind("reset", this.updateView);
      //this.model.bind('destroy', this.remove, this);
    },
    url: "/form"
  });
});


text:
Q: What is the best way to set defaults values of a Symfony object? I'm actually learning Symfony3, while I was setting default values of the fields of an object and I discovered that I couldn't set a DateTime object as a default value on the common way I learned from the tutorial I was following (cf. the following code).
<?php
namespace UTM\UsersBundle\Entity;

use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;

/**
 * User
 *
 * @ORM\Table(name="utm_users", uniqueConstraints={@ORM\UniqueConstraint(name="uuid", columns={"uuid"}), @ORM\UniqueConstraint(name="username", columns={"username"})}, indexes={@ORM\Index(name="group_id", columns={"group_id"})})
 * @ORM\Entity
 */
class User
{

    //...

    private $var = 'value';

    //...

}

So I looked for a solution and I found out that I can use constructor to make this possible so I've done the following code.
<?php
namespace UTM\UsersBundle\Entity;

use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;

/**
 * User
 *
 * @ORM\Table(name="utm_users", uniqueConstraints={@ORM\UniqueConstraint(name="uuid", columns={"uuid"}), @ORM\UniqueConstraint(name="username", columns={"username"})}, indexes={@ORM\Index(name="group_id", columns={"group_id"})})
 * @ORM\Entity
 */
class User
{

    //...

    private $var;

    //...

    public function __construct() {
        $this->setVar(new DateTime('0000-00-01 00:00:00'));
    }

    //...

}

But now I'm wondering what is the best way to set default values of an object. Is it better to use only the __construct function or a mix of these 2 methods is the best approach.
Thank you for reading and I hope someone will provide me an answer to this question.

A: I would recommend you setting default values for a properties if it is possible. If not, use the constructor. Keep in mind that in doctrine ORM constructor can be omitted in some cases.
Also, don't forget to set annotation for a column declaration
<?php
/**
 * @Entity
 */
class City {
    /**
     * @var string
     *
     * @Column(type="string", length="50", options={"default" : "Washington DC"})
     */
    private $name = 'Washington DC';
    ...
}

A: I would say better to define default values in __construct, as you will see all of them in one place(especially when you have many properties) and you can assign objects, not only scalar values.
namespace UTM\UsersBundle\Entity;

use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;

class User
{

    //...

    private $created;

    private $enabled;

    //...

    public function __construct() {
        $this->created = new \DateTime();
        $this->enabled = true;
    }

    //...

}


text:
Heavenly Creatures Marks a Shift in What We Want from 'Restaurant Food'
Bites at this Northeast Portland wine bar shine precisely because they're not the center of attention.
By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Thomas Teal December 22, 2022
Bar snacks are becoming the main event. Drinks-first spots—wine bars, cocktail bars, anything centered on something that isn't food—are also secretly functioning as restaurants, and crafting a new type of menu. If a place is focused on atmosphere, focused on wine or cocktails, and it's for these aspects that you've found your way through their doors, then the food, ostensibly a second thought, is a tabula rasa. No shtick required. While we love a lengthy multicourse meal, we also love an unpretentious, high-quality, expertly curated spread.
Heavenly Creatures, a new wine bar in a little alcove of the Coopers Hall event space on NE Broadway, is part of this wave of restaurants changing our dining culture. Like the unassuming cocktail bar Someday on SE Division and the snacky Pearl District wine spot Bar Diane, Heavenly Creatures serves as an example of a restaurant whose food, in theory, plays sidekick to the vino. This takes the pressure off. It makes room for dishes as simple as slices of smoked ham with a little young pecorino and some pickled green Piparra peppers from Basque country; they can "get away with" a dish of Tim's potato chips to drag through an aerated, jalapeño-scented Camembert mousse. Both simple, unfussy, barely a dish. They would make incredible midnight snacks, if the chef behind St. Jack and La Moule, Aaron Barnett (who consults on the menu here), were stocking your fridge.
From top: scallop cru, young yellowtail toast, chickpea panisse with brandade, grilled rapini
Image: Thomas Teal
Wine is the center of the menu, and it's the first thing you see when you step into the converted storefront. The titular "heavenly creatures" (coveted bottles pulled mostly from France and the Willamette Valley) line a series of shelves in the entryway, and sport hand-written price tags around their necks. They're all available to take home at retail price, or to pop open at the table for a $15 corkage fee, a significant break from the typical twice-retail restaurant wine pricing.
Generous white ceilings with rounded edges make the small box of a room feel full and voluminous. It's cozy, not cramped; you're sitting with people, not on top of them. A handful of pink terrazzo bistro tables wrap around the central open kitchen that holds a few bar seats at its counter. Candles spill over their holders on the bar top and sit next to vases of anthurium blooms. Those high ceilings are filled with the chatty voices of people having a good time. Dead Moon or Paul Simon is coming through vintage speakers that match the wood-paneled fridge that glows in the corner and holds the chilled "creatures."
On a recent visit: Joel Gunderson, the owner and sommelier, was excited about a bottle of Italian gamay noir, so much so that he ran out to his car to fetch it and poured us a glass. Service here is like being dropped into a conversation with an old friend, an old friend who knows a ridiculous amount about wine.
Joel Gunderson pouring a few glasses at his tight-quartered wine bar
The conversation starts with geography: "So, we're here," he'll say, holding up his hands in the shape of a boot to talk about Italy. He'll tell you with intimate detail about the people growing and vinifying grapes across the globe as if they're farming carrots in Canby. Gunderson has become known locally for promoting kegged wine in restaurants (a method for keeping wine that's much more efficient and effective than traditional bottles), and runs kegged wine programs in several places around town, including St. Jack and Oven and Shaker. You may have seen his more traditional wine list at Coopers Hall, which he still writes, or previously at St. Jack, but this is the first project he's had total creative license over.
He will probably be wearing a flannel shirt, his hair will be a bit disheveled, and the room will be packed with Portland's version of dressed-up people. There might be only one other staff member working the floor that seats probably 20, but they'll each spend five, 10, however many minutes it takes to get out the story they need you to know about the wines. Or the story about how the yellowtail toast (slicked with old-school tonnato sauce and dotted with capers) is a nod to when Gunderson, working years ago at Kornblatt's, the New York–style deli in Northwest, would bring lox bagels across the street to his best friend, Barnett, then the chef at 23 Hoyt.
A vintage wood-paneled refrigerator holds the chilled "creatures."
The back of the menu does open up a bit, usually with one larger entrée. A soul-warming stewed pork shank, perhaps, or a cognac-braised half rabbit spiked with mustard. Having something meaty to anchor the menu serves a purpose, and that rabbit was delicious, but it isn't exactly what you want to tuck into standing in a sexy dining room with a glass of Loire Valley cab franc in your hand.
The better plan here is to make a meal of snacks. And no, these aren't fussy one- or two-biters. This isn't the next iteration of pan-cultural "tapas." Nobody's going to tell you, "We do things a little differently here" and recommend a certain number of dishes per person. Plates aren't dainty; they're just better versions of something humble you might hope to throw together at home. The more involved mid-sized plates like broccolini in bagna cauda or a small tower of breaded cauliflower wedges are solid, but it's in the most spare offerings that Heavenly Creatures shines. A tin of sardines with a few pickles, good butter, and store-bought Wasa crackers? A dish of crescent-shaped Lucques olives from Languedoc? Perfect food that doesn't distract from wine, friends, life.
Snacky bar fare, of course, is nothing new. But this is taking that unpretentious ethos and applying it to a filling, shared meal. This style of dining marks an encouraging turn toward restaurants as a good time and a pivot away from showmanship for showmanship's sake. Things are just serious enough at Heavenly Creatures. The food isn't the draw, after all. Or is it? 2218 NE Broadway
Restaurant Review, Wine Bar, Northeast Portland, Restaurant Openings
Pizza Pop-Up No Saint Will Open a Restaurant on NE Killingsworth, and a Separate Wine Shop
11/15/2022 By Matthew Trueherz
Michelin-Starred Chef Matthew Lightner Seeds Oregon's Next Food Revolution at Okta
11/28/2022 By Karen Brooks
Paniolo in the Pearl: Fools and Horses Slings Hawaiian Cowboy Fare
First Look: Basquiat and Pink Velour in Kann's Basement


text:
Susan H. Douglas: She Collected the Stuff of American Politicking
Apr. 6, 2014 By Susan Barsy in Political ephemera Tags: American History, campaigns, New Yorkers, political culture, political parties, presidential candidates, Susan H Douglas	2 Comments
Their heads on a platter: Presidential portrait tray. Susan H. Douglas Collection of Political Americana, Cornell University Library.
Susan Havey Douglas (1901-1962) was an affluent stay-at-home wife and mother whose husband, Damon G., ran a successful commercial construction firm in New Jersey. Susan, a native of Yonkers, NY, had dropped out of college to marry her husband. Damon was a graduate of Cornell, where he had studied engineering.
'William H Harrison and Reform': A piece of fabric incorporating political images from the 'Log Cabin' campaign of 1840. Susan H Douglas Collection of Political Americana, Cornell University Library.
The Douglas's children were Damon Jr., and two daughters, Sally and Susan. The latter died of a streptococcus infection and spinal meningitis at the age of seven, a heartbreaking loss occurring in 1936.
GOP elephant bank from the 1900 presidential campaign. Susan H Douglas Collection of Political Americana, Cornell University Library.
Mr Douglas was a serious collector of coins by then. He wrote papers on numismatics and served as president of the New York Numismatic Society circa 1940. A passion for collecting gripped the family. Around 1941, his wife, ultimately the more notable collector, began visiting curio shops with her son to help him fill out his "Lincoln and Indian penny-board collection." There, she began noticing campaign memorabilia, which became her special branch of collecting.
Campaign 'coins' from the 1830s, expressing various views, some satirical, of Andrew Jackson and his controversial money policies. Susan H Douglas Collection of Political Americana, Cornell University Library. One coin depicts Jackson as a Roman emperor; another, as a pirate, waving a saber in one hand and bag of gold in the other, proclaiming, "I take the responsibility."
Among the first items Douglas bought were old campaign medals, which resemble coins. They were but one of many types of political objects she collected over the next twenty years. Wonderful in its size and range, her collection eventually encompassed 5,500 items, including sheet music, engravings, hair combs, convention ribbons, political torches, posters, lunch pails, pin boxes, tea trays, even beer glasses stamped with the images of political heroes and wannabees. (I have often featured pictures from her collection on my blog.)
Snuff boxes and campaign medals bearing the image of Zachary Taylor, along with other political ephemera dating from the late 1840s.
Beginning at a time when few collectors cared about these items, Douglas amassed a large and important body of American political memorabilia, including some of the earliest campaign trinkets ever made. Dating from the late 1820s-1840, these early objects were invented at a time when American politics was becoming more thoroughly democratized, and industrial advances made it possible to produce cheap objects to mobilize the masses and build political community. Ultimately, Douglas's collection spanned an entire century, containing items up through the 1940s.
Candle lantern from the McKinley-Roosevelt campaign, stamped with the slogan "Four Years More of the Full Dinner Pail." Susan H Douglas Collection of Political Americana, Cornell University Library.
Such objects expressed the bonds between political leaders and their followers, providing voters with a tangible means to express opinions and loyalties. Ephemeral objects that instead proved surprisingly long-lasting, the items preserve by-gone political ideas and passions, while offering clues to how politics featured in the lives of ordinary people. As political ideas and customs have changed, so too have the props of political theater.
By the 1950s, the caliber and breadth of Mrs Douglas's collection had gained recognition. In 1952, the US State Department borrowed 500 items for a government-sponsored exhibition to be displayed in London at the Pan American Building. According to the Mason City Globe Gazette, which interviewed Mrs Douglas in 1956, "17,000 Britons visited the exhibit, which portrayed political Americans and was designed to help Britons understand the Eisenhower-Stevenson campaign then underway."
In the late 1950s, Mrs Douglas sold her collection of political Americana to Cornell University Library. She died in Orange, New Jersey on April 14, 1962. Her collection has been digitized and is freely accessible to the public online.
A canvas bag, circa 1920, the year American women won the right to vote. Susan H Douglas Collection of Political Americana, Cornell University Library. Did Mrs Douglas use this when she was young?
Left unanswered is what motivated Douglas as a collector. Why did she have such a passion for political things? Why was she so in love with the 'love affair" that is part of every presidential campaign? Douglas came of age in 1920, just as the long campaign to secure women's right to vote reached its glorious culmination. When the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified that year, she became part of the first generation of American women free to vote and participate in politics on an equal footing. Whatever the source of Douglas's enthusiasm, it continues to light up our sense of political tradition.
© 2014 Susan Barsy.
« Doings
American Hunger Means A Feast for Some »
Sam Dune says:
Apr. 15, 2014 at 3:32 pm
A very interesting post. I enjoyed reading it very much. You have a wonderful knack for writing about important political history which too many folks just don't know about. Keep on trucking, Susan!!
Susan Barsy says:
Apr. 18, 2014 at 8:22 am
Thanks, Sam. Susan Douglas richly deserves whatever homage we can pay her–she left behind a legacy that's also ours.