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Kenya's government says power-sharing structure far from settled
Published Sunday, February 24, 2008
Kenya's rival politicians remain divided over the details of forming a government together to end the post-election crisis, government negotiators said on Sunday.
The officials said local media reports that the two sides had gotten as far as divvying up ministries were wrong.
Government negotiator Martha Karua said the only items that had been decided on so far were the creation of a prime minister's post and its responsibility for coordinating government ministries, and the termination of the coalition if parliament is dissolved.
"All other issues are under negotiation, to which end various proposals by the parties are on the table for discussion," Karua told reporters.
Opposition spokesman Tony Gachoka declined to comment on the statement, saying it did not present any new information.
Kenya's peace talks have been volleying between a deal and collapse for more than a week now as the country's politicians struggle to find a compromise to move on from a flawed election that sparked widespread fighting between supporters of the president and his rival from a western ethnic group.
In the latest sign that violence has not completely subsided, police said eight houses were burned in a village near the western town of Molo on Sunday in an apparent clash between Kalenjin and Kikuyu ethnic groups.
Two people – a father and son – were taken to a hospital with injuries, a local police official said on condition of anonymity because he was not an authorized spokesman.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga charges that he was the rightful winner of the December 27 presidential vote, which international and local election monitors have said was manipulated. President Mwai Kibaki maintains that he legitimately won another term.
The ensuing violence, which has killed more than 1,000 people and forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes, has pushed the two sides to agree to form some sort of power-sharing government.
But working out the details of the coalition government has been the problem. Among some of the unresolved issues is whether the constitution will be amended to accommodate the changes to the government.
Both sides have accused the other of stonewalling as talks drag on.
Opposition leaders "are the ones who have been stuck in the same place like a broken record," government negotiator Mutula Kilonzo said on Sunday. Odinga's supporters have levied similar charges against Kibaki's party, even threatening mass protests if concrete progress is not made by the end of the day Wednesday.
Both sides have said they hope for a deal early this week. Karua said the government decided it needed to clarify the details of the negotiations because local papers had gone too far in speculating about the extent of the agreements.
In one of the first attempts to analyse the weeks of violence that followed the disputed vote, a Kenyan human rights group laid a large part of the responsibility for the carnage on police, which were confirmed to have shot into crowds in various areas in attempts to regain control.
The Independent Medico-Legal Unit, which conducted 80 post-mortems on the bodies of people killed in Kisumu, Western Province, Rift Valley and Nairobi, said family members blamed police for the deaths of nearly 30 per cent of them. The group said mobs were blamed for about 9 per cent of the deaths, while more than 60 per cent died without anyone knowing how they were killed.
The group said the majority of deaths in Kisumu and Western Province were from gunshot wounds, while more of those from other areas died from injuries caused by crude weapons. (AP)


Ashley Tisdale went from "High School Musical" to "Cranking It Up editor of Seventeen magazine, the oracle of fashion for teens and the tweens who follow them in lock step "The girls that teens. As the moms everywhere are cheering for their tweens to be headed out of the house, off the computer and back into school, Im sure the tweens are just jeering However, first things first because we. Its a story thats becoming all too familiar A girl goes to school in an outfit she loves thats garnered her parents approval And then theres a phone call home Shes been "dress coded" at schoo. With school starting soon, its time to think about shopping for clothes and accessories If you have preteen daughters, you know that back to school shopping can be difficult Tweens want to look s. For the cast of tween cartoon characters or worrying about wearing the "right" clothes to avoid getting made fun of midd. Grace Rose Bauers idea of an afterschool activity line of "tween" clothing Since the age of 2, Grace Rose has shopped with her mother, designer Leah Bauer The diminutive Bauer would always go. They start to wonder Will I fit in? Will I have the right clothes? Will I get good grades? This year for backtoschool, Justice, the 1 destination for all things tween girls, is introducing its ne. Challenge gender stereotypes by offering free access to all types of toys, play styles or choice of clothes Read story books. The tweens choices were red if shes taken and green if shes single and can you believe this? yellow "if it is complicated" How complicated can relationships be among the students at Iowa Middl. They went to a local thrift shop and picked out a "new" wardrobe for Kaylee to wear to school "We did it because we wanted our daughter to learn something very valuable that touched home and touched. Another line thats new for backtoschool is Mad Style for True Jackson, designed by Jane Siskin, perhaps best known for her work on 7 for All Mankinds famously fitting jeans The Mad Style clothes.
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Student advocates and health organizations say it's best for students' health to give high school students a chance to sleep. Shorewood High School debated a change for years, but students say later starts help them.
GREEN BAY - When your pre-kindergartener tells you he knows what to do in a school shooting, you do all you can to reduce the chance he'll have to put that knowledge to the test.
Mark Becker, a Brown County supervisor from Pulaski, said he'll ask his fellow County Board members on Wednesday to form a partnership that will give local school students easier access to mental-health services offered by the county.
The proposal is fueled in part by last week's slaughter of 17 people by a rifle-wielding teenager at a Florida high school — and in part by 5-year-old Charlie Becker's reaction to it.
"He said, "Daddy, if a bad guy comes into my school, I know I have to run into the closet and be as quiet as I can," Mark Becker said. "He's 5! Kids in pre-kindergarten shouldn't have to deal with things like that!"
Mark Becker said he wants the county and schools to work together to make it easier for a troubled student to gain easy access through his or her school to services that might not be directly available, especially in smaller districts that might have limited resources.
In part, he'd like the county and its schools to collaborate on finding potential holes in the area's mental-health "safety net," and work to plug them.
The idea, first and foremost, is to address the mental-health aspect of a multi-faceted issue — in other words, get needed help for troubled youth like Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold at Columbine High School, or Adam Lanza at Sandy Hook Elementary School, or Nikolas Cruz last week at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.
But the Brown County partnership also would aim to provide help for struggling students long before they near the point of no return. That would work by connecting students in need with mental-health professionals more quickly and simply than currently happens.
Brown County offers a range of services, including an outpatient psychiatric clinic, and an in-patient psychiatric facility. Additionally, there are a number of private providers offering services, though most are in Green Bay or one of its immediate suburbs.
Pulaski's schools superintendent says anything that gives the district's 3,700 students greater, and more rapid, access to mental-health services is a good idea.
"We're very happy to have the conversation about this," Superintendent Bec Kurzynske said Monday, several days after discussing the proposal with Becker. "Those types of services are in high demand, and there's a limited number of providers in our area."
Pulaski this winter began a partnership with Prevea Health that places a youth mental-health-counselor in the school, reducing the need for the student to travel to Green Bay or Howard for mental-health services. But the school is only able to make the counselor available to students one day per week and has probably served about a dozen students so far.
The district spends about 2 percent of its annual budget on psychologists, counselors and mental-health service, Kurzynske said. Counselors — one in each school in the district — provide other services in addition to mental health, she said.
Other area school districts have access to student mental-health services through Connections for Mental Wellness, a Green Bay-area coalition that lists reducing barriers to mental-health care for students among its goals. The Howard-Suamico schools are part of the coalition, district spokesman Brian Nicol said.
Becker's proposal is one-way officials at different levels of government are working to remove barriers so that children in need of mental-health care can get it quickly.
A bill before the state Legislature, for example, would let youth receive outpatient mental health services for up to 30 days without a parent's OK under certain conditions, though a reasonable attempt to get parental consent must first be made.
Sponsors expect many youths who benefit from the change would qualify to have their care covered by government health insurance. If they don't qualify, youth would only be billed based on their ability to pay.
Becker said he'll introduce his proposal when the county board meets Wednesday night in Green Bay. The proposal will then be sent to the board's Human Services Committee — chaired by Connections for Mental Wellness steering committee member Erik Hoyer — for study and to return a recommendation to the full board.


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Razzie Results 2009 Pierce Brosnan wins worst supporting actor
The Love Guru wins worst picture of 2009 and poor Pierce Brosnan won worst supporting actor
At least someone loved THE LOVE GURU. Voters for The 29th Annual RAZZIE Awards spread the dis-honors around this year, but gave several of their berry biggest trophies to one of 2008's most notorious box office losers, Mike Myers' misbegotten, far-from-mystical "comedy" THE LOVE GURU. In addition to being named the year's Worst Picture, GURU also received spray-painted gold for its screenplay and Myers as Worst Actor, in intentionally tacky ceremonies held on "Oscar Eve" at the Barnsdall Theatre in Hollywood.
But the former SNL star wasn't the year's biggest RAZZIE winner/loser. That dis-stink-tion belongs to "sex-tape-celeb-utant" Paris Hilton, who tied Eddie Murphy's hat-trick from 2007, taking a record-tying 3 trophies in a single year. For her "starring" performance in Worst Picture nominee THE HOTTIE & THE NOTTIE (which Hilton herself executive-produced) the air-headed heiress was gonged for both Worst Actress and as part of the year's Worst Screen Couple (along with co-stars Christine Lakin and Joel David Moore). And for her mostly-left-on-the-cutting-room floor cameo in the "slasher musical" REPO: THE GENETIC OPERA, she was chosen Worst Supporting Actress.
Others roundly RAZZed in the 90-minute Oscar parody included Pierce Brosnan as Worst Supporting Actor for his tone-deaf turn in MAMMA MIA! The year's third-biggest grossing (and most disappointing) movie INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL "won" as Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel and world-class worst movie-maker Uwe Boll took both the 2008 Worst Director RAZZIE® (for 3 titles) and a well-deserved special Worst Career Achievement dis-honor.
"Winners" were determined by mailing ballots to 657 voters in 45 U.S. states and 19 foreign countries. The RAZZIES® were created in 1980 as a logical antidote to Tinsel Town's annual glut of self-congratulatory awards by John Wilson.
29th Annual Golden Raspberry (Razzie©) Award "Winners"
Worst Picture:
Worst Actor:
Worst Actress:
THE HOTTIE AND THE NOTTIE
Worst Supporting Actress:
REPO: THE GENETIC OPERA
Worst Supporting Actor:
Worst Screen Couple:
and either
Christine Lakin
Joel David Moore
Worst Prequel,Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
(Combined Category for 2008):
Worst Director:
1968: Tunnel Rats,
In The Name of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale,
and Postal
Worst Screenplay:
Written by Mike Myers & Graham Gordy
Worst Career Achievement:
(Germany's Answer to Ed Wood)
WINS PER PICTURE:
The Love Guru = 3 Awards:
Worst Picture, Actor and Screenplay
The Hottie and The Nottie = 3 Awards:
In The Name of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale = 1 Award:
Worst Director
Indiana Jones and The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull = 1 Award:
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel

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We live in rural West Wales where superfast broadband to some homes is just a dream. Well our guys should wear their pants over their overalls just like this superhero as we're actively getting superfast broadband to some of the most difficult areas.
We're doing it with the help of the Government and the £440m available in grants. BT have to repay approximately £292m to the government and they have £150m in cost savings. Leaving a nice sum to aid with getting homes and businesses up to speed by the end of the year.
In 2010 the Government paid BT to get superfast broadband to areas that other providers said it was too expensive to install. If more than 20% of the premises in that area took up the offer then BT have had to repay subsidies, hence the repayment of approximately £292m.
If you want to see if we can help you and your community then give us a call on 01239 545 033, we'll check your postcode and let you know if you're eligible. If so the Welsh Government will pay up to 90% of the installation costs. If the costs are below £800 then the Government will pay 100% of the costs, all you pay is the monthly broadband fee.


The California Department of Transportation has released an update to the Initial Study with Mitigated Negative Declaration to create an auxiliary lane on northbound State Route 99 between the Hatch Road on-ramp and South 9th Street off-ramp. The update contains public comments from the review period for the draft environemtnal document.
Caltrans and Ceres have released an Initial Study with Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration and Environmental Assessment regarding improving the Highway 99/Mitchell Road interchange.
The review period for this document lasts until December 22 2017.
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Welcome back! Come on by and build with us this Thursday night as we work and play in our Minecraft community world. Members are invited play, talk, and craft together with their fellow builders in the Angry Army. We're back to normal schedule this week with the 7pm EST start time.
Please note that for this event we are using the newest version of Minecraft on Xbox One.
Our expeditionary outpost is complete! Last week we set up shop in new lands beyond our world's border. This week we're set to explore and mine across the 'new world'! Come on by to claim your rooms, decorate, and explore the surrounding lands!
Participants are highly encouraged to join the Xbox Live Party of the host "RuneX" during the event. If the party is full, please message him so room can be made for you. Happy mining!


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Great Gluten-Free Grains
Sarah Kruse
Updated on: May 5, 2013
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If you must avoid gluten because of Celiac disease or if you're interested in adding different whole grains to your diet, experiment with these gluten-free options. In their nutritional profiles, these ancient grains surpass the staples of wheat, corn, oats and rice in the American diet.
Amaranth comes from Central and South America and while technically a seed is used like a grain. Light tan in color, this tiny seed has a nutty flavor and unique texture. High in protein, with 25% more fiber than whole wheat, amaranth contains high amounts of iron, magnesium, zinc and folate.
Cooked amaranth can be used as a hot cereal or added to pilafs and soups. The flour can also be added to baked goods for a nutrition boost. The seeds can be popped like popcorn in a dry skillet and coated with honey for a sweet treat.
Buckwheat is a relative of rhubarb and not related to wheat at all. Actually a fruit seed, buckwheat is a good source of protein, containing all eight essential amino acids, as well as magnesium, fiber, calcium and iron. Buckwheat also contains the entire range of B-complex vitamins. When toasted, this triangular-shaped grain is called kasha.
The cooked grains (often called groats) make a hearty breakfast cereal. In Slavic countries, buckwheat is used in soups and savory dishes. The flour can be used to make buckwheat pancakes or crepes. Look for Japanese soba noodles, which are made from 100% buckwheat flour.
Millet contains more protein than wheat, corn and rice. Yellow in color, the small grains are also a good source of fiber, iron and B vitamins. Widely used in Africa, China and India, millet is a versatile grain with a mild flavor.
When cooked, the grain can be used as a pilaf or rice substitute. Increasing the water and cooking the grain longer create a creamy breakfast porridge. Millet flour lends a light flavor to baked goods.
Try this month's "Recipe for Health"—potato millet casserole—for a savory side dish.
Quinoa, like amaranth, is native to South America and technically a seed; it is related to the beet, chard and spinach plants. Considered a "super grain," quinoa contains all eight essential amino acids and has a protein profile similar to milk. Quinoa also has more calcium, iron and magnesium than whole wheat. The small round grain is available in white, red and black varieties.
Quinoa cooks faster and has a lighter texture than most grains. Use in pilafs, soups or warm or cold salads, or as a gluten-free substitute for bulgur wheat and couscous. Quinoa pasta, often mixed with corn or rice flour, is also readily available.
Teff is the world's smallest grain and is native to Africa. Ethiopians use teff to make injera, a flat spongy bread. Key nutrients include protein, fiber, calcium, iron and vitamin B1, zinc and copper.
Because of its size, teff works well as a breakfast cereal or mixed with other grains for side dishes. The mild nutty and slightly sweet flavor makes it a good choice for a variety of baked goods.
Sarah Kruse is a freelance writer and certified natural chef who prepares gluten-free and dairy-free meals for her son. She is a guest blogger at www.therapeuticchef.com.answer
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From what I've seen, many middle to lower income families can qualify for this tax credit. Here's a breakdown of how the Saver's Credit works and why you shouldn't leave this benefit on the table.
Taxes 101: What is a tax credit?
Tax credits are not tax deductions. Credits can be far more valuable. Tax deductions lower your taxable income which is the number used to calculate the actual taxes you owe. Tax credits, on the other hand, are an actual dollar-for-dollar reduction in the amount of taxes you owe or increase to the amount you are owed, not simply a reduction of your taxable income.
So if your final taxes owed are $2,000 and you qualify for a $1,000 tax credit, you now owe $1,000. If you qualify for a tax refund of $500 and also qualify for the same tax credit, you now qualify for a tax refund of $1,500.
We should all be eager to grab every tax credit we can!
How does the Saver's Credit Work?
Snapshot of the AGI limits for the Saver's Credit.
You graduated college within the last few years. You're newly married and still working towards earning the money you'd like to with a current annual salary of $40,000. After your above the line deductions your AGI is $37,000. Making a $2,000 Roth IRA contribution will result in a $1,000 tax credit from the IRS. A $4,000 Roth IRA contribution will give you a $2,000 tax credit.
You participate in your company 401k plan and you earn $65,000 per year. Your kids are all out of the house (bye bye child tax credits), so you and your spouse are looking for ways to receive some extra tax savings. By making contributions to your HSA you're able to lower your AGI to $62,000. Making a $3,000 401k contribution will give you a $300 tax credit from the IRS.
The tax credit is eliminated once your AGI (adjusted gross income) reaches a certain level. Also keep in mind that the tax credit is much less if you file taxes as a single or married filing separately, as illustrated in the chart.
Remember that a tax credit can mean EXTRA money in your pocket come tax season. In this way, I like to look at the Saver's Credit as a contribution from the IRS to your future retirement savings. As long as you have earned income in the year in which you claimed the Saver's Credit and didn't owe too much in taxes, there's no reason why you couldn't simply take the tax refund you earned (which was potentially boosted by your Saver's Credit) and put it directly into your retirement account!
Who qualifies for the Saver's Credit?
Besides the AGI thresholds, there are some other eligibility requirements for the Saver's Credit. You must be 18 or older, you cannot be a full-time student, and you cannot be claimed as a dependent on another person's tax return.
Besides these and the AGI thresholds, there isn't much keeping savers from participating. The Saver's Credit can be taken from contributions to a wide variety of retirement plans, including your Roth IRA, Traditional IRA, SIMPLE IRA, or SEP IRA, 401k, 457 or 403b plans.
How can I make sure I earn the Saver's Credit?
The IRS isn't going to make sure you earn the Saver's Credit if you qualify. It's up to you to take the necessary steps to ensure eligibility. Here are some things you can do.
Before anyone can be eligible for this credit, they need to make qualified retirement plan contributions. Participating through your employer may be the best way, since they may already have an existing 401k or IRA plan. If not, you can simply set up an IRA for yourself. If you're self-employed, you might consider creating a SEP IRA instead.
The Saver's Credit has very clear AGI thresholds to qualify for your credit. In Example 1, if your AGI went from $37,000 to $38,001, all of a sudden your Saver's Credit is only 20% of your contribution, not 50%! That could be the difference of over $1,000! For some helpful tips on lowering your AGI, take a look at this article.
With every tax break comes a tax form; and the Saver's Credit is no different. Form 8880 is the form required to qualify for the Saver's Credit. No form, no credit. Fortunately it's short and fairly easy to complete. Most tax planning software tools probably do it for you.
I've tried to be clear on all the benefits and potential roadblocks to qualifying for the Saver's Credit, but everyone's tax situation is unique. It's often a good idea to check with a CPA, especially if you have a wide variety of business-related expenses or losses that could potentially qualify you for the Saver's Credit.
I hope this article has been helpful. The Saver's Credit is an incredible incentive by the IRS to save and can result in thousands of extra dollars earned. If you're interested in saving for retirement and your AGI is low enough, it's a no-brainer to start contributing. If you have an employer retirement plan and you're making contributions, you may already be eligible for this valuable tax credit. Be sure to make it part of your tax planning in 2018!
If you'd like to get help starting a retirement plan--either for your individually or for your business--feel free to reach out to me.


We're currently looking for anyone who has LibreOffice experience and is interested in working on the project. If that sounds like something you would like to do, get in touch with us.
Additionally, if you or anyone you know has experience running an open source business, please get in touch. We're looking for someone that could facilitate a CEO type position.
We wanted to thank our customers and to give something back for all the work we had during 2010. So Lanedo decided to give to a chunk of its revenue to charity.
There were a number of reasons to choose these charities. For the King's College Hopital, Ipswich Hopital and St. Elizabeth's Hospice, the reasons were very close to my heart. During 2010, my father (Brian Russell) was diagnosed with prostate cancer. This is something his father also suffers from (as do millions of men towards old age). Each of these hospitals have been instrumental in helping my dad beat the cancer and helping both family members with treatments. Additionally, St. Elizabeth's Hospice has aided the late Alison Clarke who was my piano teacher until she too died of cancer not long ago.
Our world has seen much grief and disasters last year that caught our attention. To help mitigating and future development, half of our donations went to the wider public through Unicef, SOS Children's Villages and the Red Cross.
We hadn't announced this until now for a few reasons. One of which was that the new website was not finished and we didn't have a NEWS page to announce it on either.
So again, thank you to everyone we worked with last year!
After having the old design (which I knocked up quickly when we founded Lanedo) for quite some time, we finally replaced it with something designed and with more useful content!
So today the GTK+ hackfest starts and continues on until Friday. Mitch and Carlos are there and have some Lanedo branded mugs to hand out during the week.
Hope it goes well guys.
Lanedo Talks Accepted for GUADEC!
Submitted by Carlos (based on the new X input 2 work he has been doing for GTK+).
We at Lanedo are currently looking at hiring people with development experience around GNOME and GTK+ related technologies again.
If you have this and are interested in working for us, please send your CV to jobs at lanedo.com.
This year we are sending everyone in Lanedo over to Brussels for FOSDEM. Looking forward to meeting up with old friends. It has been a few years since I last made the trip.
Most of us will be there by Friday evening in time to attend the beer event. We hope to see you there, should be good fun!
More recently we have been looking into hiring more developers/managers and we managed to entice Christian Kellner into the company. We are thrilled to have him work for us. Welcome Christian!
We have received many requests for work and we are still processing those. If we haven't got back to you yet, we will. Thank you everyone who applied!


THoTH helps students learn music fundamentals such as scales, chords, and arpeggios by applying them to the chord progressions of jazz and standard tunes.
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3 Suspects Arrested for Allegedly Running Large-Scale Drug Syndicate on the Dark Web
Compiler-based security mitigations in Android P
Facebook and Cambridge Analytica
Sophisticated 'TajMahal APT Framework' Remained Undetected for 5 Years
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Attorney General Barr and Encryption
Last month, Attorney General William Barr gave a major speech on encryption policywhat is commonly known as "going dark." Speaking at Fordham University in New York, he admitted that adding backdoors decreases security but that it is worth it.
Some hold this view dogmatically, claiming that it is technologically impossible to provide lawful access without weakening security against unlawful access. But, in the world of cybersecurity, we do not deal in absolute guarantees but in relative risks. All systems fall short of optimality and have some residual risk of vulnerability — a point which the tech community acknowledges when they propose that law enforcement can satisfy its requirements by exploiting vulnerabilities in their products. The real question is whether the residual risk of vulnerability resulting from incorporating a lawful access mechanism is materially greater than those already in the unmodified product. The Department does not believe this can be demonstrated.
Moreover, even if there was, in theory, a slight risk differential, its significance should not be judged solely by the extent to which it falls short of theoretical optimality. Particularly with respect to encryption marketed to consumers, the significance of the risk should be assessed based on its practical effect on consumer cybersecurity, as well as its relation to the net risks that offering the product poses for society. After all, we are not talking about protecting the Nation's nuclear launch codes. Nor are we necessarily talking about the customized encryption used by large business enterprises to protect their operations. We are talking about consumer products and services such as messaging, smart phones, e-mail, and voice and data applications. If one already has an effective level of security say, by way of illustration, one that protects against 99 percent of foreseeable threats — is it reasonable to incur massive further costs to move slightly closer to optimality and attain a 99.5 percent level of protection? A company would not make that expenditure; nor should society. Here, some argue that, to achieve at best a slight incremental improvement in security, it is worth imposing a massive cost on society in the form of degraded safety. This is untenable. If the choice is between a world where we can achieve a 99 percent assurance against cyber threats to consumers, while still providing law enforcement 80 percent of the access it might seek; or a world, on the other hand, where we have boosted our cybersecurity to 99.5 percent but at a cost reducing law enforcements [sic] access to zero percent the choice for society is clear.
I think this is a major change in government position. Previously, the FBI, the Justice Department and so on had claimed that backdoors for law enforcement could be added without any loss of security. They maintained that technologists just need to figure out howan approach we have derisively named "nerd harder."
With this change, we can finally have a sensible policy conversation. Yes, adding a backdoor increases our collective security because it allows law enforcement to eavesdrop on the bad guys. But adding that backdoor also decreases our collective security because the bad guys can eavesdrop on everyone. This is exactly the policy debate we should be having — not the fake one about whether or not we can have both security and surveillance.
Barr makes the point that this is about "consumer cybersecurity" and not "nuclear launch codes." This is true, but it ignores the huge amount of national security-related communications between those two poles. The same consumer communications and computing devices are used by our lawmakers, CEOs, legislators, law enforcement officers, nuclear power plant operators, election officials and so on. There's no longer a difference between consumer tech and government tech — it's all the same tech.
Barr also says:
Further, the burden is not as onerous as some make it out to be. I served for many years as the general counsel of a large telecommunications concern. During my tenure, we dealt with these issues and lived through the passage and implementation of CALEA the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act. CALEA imposes a statutory duty on telecommunications carriers to maintain the capability to provide lawful access to communications over their facilities. Companies bear the cost of compliance but have some flexibility in how they achieve it, and the system has by and large worked. I therefore reserve a heavy dose of skepticism for those who claim that maintaining a mechanism for lawful access would impose an unreasonable burden on tech firms especially the big ones. It is absurd to think that we would preserve lawful access by mandating that physical telecommunications facilities be accessible to law enforcement for the purpose of obtaining content, while allowing tech providers to block law enforcement from obtaining that very content.
That telecommunications company was GTE — which became Verizon. Barr conveniently ignores that CALEA-enabled phone switches were used to spy on government officials in Greece in 2003 — which seems to have been a National Security Agency operation — and on a variety of people in Italy in 2006. Moreover, in 2012 every CALEA-enabled switch sold to the Defense Department had security vulnerabilities. (I wrote about all this, and more, in 2013.)
The final thing I noticed about the speech is that it is not about iPhones and data at rest. It is about communicationsdata in transit. The "going dark" debate has bounced back and forth between those two aspects for decades. It seems to be bouncing once again.
I hope that Barr's latest speech signals that we can finally move on from the fake security vs. privacy debate, and to the real security vs. security debate. I know where I stand on that: As computers continue to permeate every aspect of our lives, society, and critical infrastructure, it is much more important to ensure that they are secure from everybody — even at the cost of law enforcement access — than it is to allow access at the cost of security. Barr is wrong, it kind of is like these systems are protecting nuclear launch codes.
This essay previously appeared on Lawfare.com.
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The new world of telehealth is here! Meet the Australian and international leaders and entrepreneurs who are integrating virtual reality and mobile health with traditional telemedicine to change the face of healthcare.
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ATC 2015 is proud to bring you Ron Gutman, thought leader in health and innovation, investor, entrepreneur and advisor. US-based Gutman is the founder and CEO of HealthTap, one of the world's fastest growing digital health start-ups, connecting patients and doctors for answers, tips, checklists, news, and live Virtual Consults.
ATC 2015 brings you the voice of Australia's health leaders of the future.
is an outstanding influencer in the field of health, a rural health crusader, a scholar of integrated telehealth solutions and the founding Co-Chair of Future Health Leaders, representing 200,000 health professionals in training.
Karen Finnin, Director of Physios Online – how long distance consultation are benefiting people in rural and remote areas.
Rachel McKeown, Professional Services Manager, Australian Diabetes Educators Association – the use of telehealth to increase access to specialist diabetes services.
Beth Sperring is a Clinical Nurse Consultant, who has worked in the specialty of Plastic Surgery and Burns for over 30 years.
Phil Goebel, CEO and Co-Founder of Quanticare Technology start-up health tech company- how the the quantified self enables proactive healthcare.
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Peers wait a civilised two weeks before debating the Budget in the upper House.
The Treasury Committee has held three evidence sessions for its inquiry into Budget 2018, taking evidence from the OBR, economists and the Chancellor. Additionally the committee has received written evidence from CIOT and ICAEW on those organisations' views of the Budget measures. The committee is not expected to take further evidence and is thought likely to report in the next few days.


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Clutch's Neil Fallon: 'It Is Important to Do More Good Than Harm'
He discusses his role in the Innocent Lives Foundation, as well as Clutch's new album, 'Book of Bad Decisions.'
Clutch Eye September 2018 for 'Book of Bad Decisions' Album
Singer Neil Fallon discusses the recent recording of their new album with producer Vance Powell.
Clutch's Neil Fallon Joins Fight Against Online Child Predators
The Clutch frontman has signed on as a board member of the Innocent Lives Foundation, dedicated to unmasking child predators on the Internet.
Neil Fallon, Vinny Appice Lead New Project Dunsmuir
Clutch frontman Neil Fallon and drum legend Vinny Appice lead a new project they've titled Dunsmuir.
Clutch's Neil Fallon Reflects on Terrorist Attacks in Paris
Clutch played in Paris and the show left an impact on the band's frontman Neil Fallon. In an Instagram post, the singer weighed in on the attacks and the show.
Clutch's Neil Fallon Talks 'Psychic Warfare' + More
We spoke with Clutch's Neil Fallon about their new album, how they keep shows fresh and he also teases their upcoming holiday shows.
5 Questions With Clutch's Neil Fallon: 'Psychic Warfare' + More
We sit down with Clutch vocalist Neil Fallon for a brief chat about the band's new 'Psychic Warfare' album.
Clutch's Neil Fallon Plays 'Would You Rather?'
Clutch are set to unleash their new album Psychic Warfare on Oct. 2, and frontman Neil Fallon recently was gracious enough to play a game of 'Would You Rather?' with us.
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Clutch frontman Neil Fallon discussed the band's upcoming album on Full Metal Jackie's weekend radio show.
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Here's an awesome new band with a must-hear monster track. Welsh sludge metal / hard rock act Hark will release the debut full-length 'Crystalline' on March 18 via Season of Mist. From the record, we've got the North American premiere of 'Clear Light of…', the al…


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AHECB receives progress report on outcomes-based funding formula
HOT SPRINGS, AR – The institutional funding work group is made up of leaders from two-year and four-year institutions around the state, along with staff from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. Thus far, the group has developed guiding principles and identified metrics that will be used to develop an outcomes-based funding model which is student-centered and responsive to the attainment goals outlined in Closing the Gap 2020: A Master Plan for Higher Education in Arkansas. The work group's objective is to establish principles to creating a funding context for Arkansas's public colleges and universities which supports student success, enables innovation, increased efficiency and enhanced affordability.
In addition to hearing the progress report on a new funding model, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board also adopted the revisions to the existing funding formulas for the 2017-19 biennium to be used by the institutions and Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE) in preparing appropriation requests. The funding formula was developed by ADHE and the state's college and university presidents and chancellors.
A report of credentials awarded by Arkansas institutions showed a steady growth over the last five academic years. There were just under 42,000 credentials awarded by four-year universities, two-year colleges, and private/independent institutions in the 2014-2015 academic year. Though increases were seen in all sectors, private/independent institutions had the greatest five-year percentage increase at 17.4%.
In other actions, the board approved eight new academic programs:
Associate of Science in Criminal Justice, Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas
Associate of Science in Physical Therapy Assistant, Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas
Associate of Fine Arts in Arts, Northwest Arkansas Community College
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Education, Arkansas Tech University
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Master of Science in Media Management, Arkansas State University
Doctor of Occupational Therapy, University of Central Arkansas
The board approved 61 new degree programs submitted through the Institutional Certification Advisory Committee, which evaluates and monitors degree programs offered to Arkansans by out-of-state institutions, along with a number of other certificate and degree program modifications submitted by in-state institutions. A complete list is available at www.adhe.edu.
The Arkansas Department of Higher Education is responsible for carrying out the policy directives of the AHECB, approving and reviewing college and university academic programs and developing funding recommendations for the state's 11 public universities and 22 public two-year colleges as well as several other post-secondary entities.
In addition, the agency is responsible for distributing approximately $120 million annually from state revenues and lottery funds intended to ease the financial burden of students seeking an education beyond high school. For more information, visit www.adhe.edu.


Our inaugural ride took place Sunday, August 28, 2011. Riders gathered near the historic Colombia restaurant. The route took riders through Tampa's landmark Ybor city, downtown Tampa, the city riverwalk, and finished at the cruise launch point in the Channel District.
Each rider received a commemorative t-shirt, complimentary appetizers, and discounted beverages at establishments along the way. All proceeds from this event benefited the Dream Center of Tampa, for the purchase of bikes for children.


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Q: Can a irreversible chain has a transition matrix of the time-reversal A chain is time-reversible if and only if it satisfies the detailed balance condition.
If it doesn't satisfy the condition, can I still compute the transition matrix of the time-reversal by $P_{ij}= \pi_jP_{ji}/\pi_i$

A: If $\pi$ is the stationary distribution for the chain, then (assuming $X_0$ has $\pi$ for its distribution) the time-reversed chain is Markovian wuth transition matrix as you indicate: $P^*_{ij}=\pi_jP_{ji}/\pi_i$. The time reversal I have in mind is this: Fix a time $N>0$ and consider
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I have UK light fittings and need to buy replacement bayonet light bulbs. Does anyone know of somewhere in the area that sells them?
Have you tried Leroy Merlin? They have a good selection of light bulbs. We have some in our kitchen that has two small prongs on each end. If this is what you are looking for, then they'll have them. Only they sell out quickly for some reason, so buy spare ones if you find them.


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Cercle Angladon
Le mécénat au Musée
Les Carnets d'Angladon
18.10.19 Le Livre de la Jungle, un trésor de notre bibliothèque illustrée
Conformément à la directive gouvernementale, le Musée Angladon ferme ses portes jusqu'au 1er décembre 2020, 13h.
Thomas Lawrence, Portrait of a young lady, [1799] (detail)
Avignon, Musée Angladon – Collection Jacques Doucet
The Musée Angladon – Collection Jacques Doucet
The art collection of high-fashion pioneer
The Musée Angladon – Collection Jacques Doucet is one of the most attractive museums in Avignon. Located in the heart of the city, it is a beautiful 18th century building, conceived as a house museum, in accordance with the testamentary wishes of its founders, the artists Jean Angladon (1906-1979) and Paulette Martin (1905-1988). Its deep mission is to share with the public the sumptuous collection of paintings and furniture inherited from the couturier Jacques Doucet (1853-1929), a pioneer in high fashion, connoisseur and valuable patron of artists and writers of his time. By giving these works a display in accordance to their quality, the Musée Angladon – Collection Jacques Doucet wishes to offer its visitors a special time viewing, sharing intimacy with the greatest artists of Modern Art.
During his life, Jacques Doucet acquired a magnificent collection of works from the 18th century, furniture from the Far East and pieces from artists of the modernity: Van Gogh's Irises (Los Angeles, The Getty Museum), Picasso's Demoiselles d'Avignon (New York, The Museum of Modern Art), Rousseau's Snake Charmer, The Circus sketch by Seurat or On the Beach by Manet (all Paris, The Musée d'Orsay). His great-nephews Jean Angladon and Paulette Martin have maintained a coherent, valuable and rich part of this Doucet's collection, increased by purchases of Old Masters works. The two of them were inhabited by the desire to share with the public the wonders that have persisted in their family for two generations. The end of their life was dedicated to the organization of an art museum in the building they have lived in since 1977. Upon their death, the Fondation de France implemented their will by creating Angladon-Dubrujeaud Foundation, recognized of public utility by decree of the State Council, under the aegis of which are placed the creation and expansion of Musée Angladon.
Since 1996, the Musée Angladon – Collection Jacques Doucet has attempted to present these masterpieces in a setting consistent with their quality. The ground floor is devoted to showing rare works by the greatest artists of the 19th and 20th centuries: Degas, Daumier, Vuillard, Van Gogh, Cézanne, Sisley, Manet, Redon, Foujita, Picasso and Modigliani. The first floor preserves the privacy of an interior of art lovers through a series of themed rooms, ranging from the Renaissance to the eighteenth century, covering the European and Far Eastern decorative arts. In addition, many books of the library formed by the Angladon, as the sumptuous collection of drawings of the 18th century, hosting Boucher's or Meissonier's ones, are available to researchers on reasoned request.
The Musée Angladon – Collection Jacques Doucet develops an important events policy. More than twenty exhibitions have been organized around themes and artists belonging to Jacques Doucet's nebula. Among the most emblematic art Art and fashion in 1900, Signac in Provence, Degas in white and black, Jacques Doucet's writers… A profound attention has been paid to the public by multiple mediation actions. The Musée Angladon – Collection Jacques Doucet chose to focus its development on graphic arts – drawing, printmaking, book – from 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. This particular orientation is in line with Jacques Doucet's centres of interest, which are distinguished mainly by the constitution of his two libraries, the Library of Art and Archaeology – Jacques Doucet (now the Library of National Institute of Art History) and the Literary Library – Jacques Doucet bequeathed from the University of Paris. It also echoes the trajectory of the founders of the Museum, Jean Angladon and Paulette Martin, draughtsmen, printmakers and book illustrators, both involved in the artistic life of Provence.
The Musée Angladon – Collection Jacques Doucet is also a place of life. The Angladon Circle [Cercle Angladon], which brings together many benefactors as friendly as generous, is an essential support. Eleven people work every day at the Museum to welcome you, to ensure safety and live out the collection through exhibitions, visits, meetings and events.
The Musée Angladon – Collection Jacques Doucet is a house in which artists and writers were being received, theories and artistic practices were being discussed, works were being created. The art of the Old Masters like the one of Contemporary Artists were being scrutinized and investigated.
In this house of artists, drawing art, from sketch seized on the spot to finished work, and contemporary creation hold a fundamental place.
Musée Angladon – Collection Jacques Doucet
5 rue du Laboureur F-84000 Avignon
accueil@angladon.com
www.angladon.com
The Museum is fully accessible to disabled people and strollers.
We speak English.
From April 1st to October 31st, Tuesday through Sunday, 1 to 6 p.m.
From November 1st to March 31st, Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 6 p.m.
Closed on December 25th and all January long
Guided visits in English or special privatisations on request
Groups on reservation
Full price: 8 €
Reduced price: 6.5 €
Young people from 15 to 25: 3 €
Children from 4 to 14: 1.5 €
Children under 4: free
Guided and private visits
Musée Angladon - 5 rue Laboureur 84000 Avignon - accueil@angladon.com - +33 (0)4 90 82 29 03
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Internalism is the view in Epistemology that everything necessary to provide justification for a belief is immediately available in a person's consciousness without having to resort to external factors, or at least that these things are cognitively accessible to a person. Therefore, all knowledge-yielding conditions are within the psychological states of those who gain knowledge. It is a type of Psychologism (any position in which psychology plays a central role in grounding or explaining some other, non-psychological type of fact or law).
The alternative view is known as Externalism (the view that there are factors, other than those which are internal to the believer, which can affect the justificatory status of a belief).
Internalism argues that if we were to imagine subjects completely cut off from their surroundings, these subjects do not then necessarily cease to be rational in taking things to be as they appear. Thus, a pair of psychological twins (two agents with identical mental states) will be equally justified in all of their beliefs, and indeed they will have all the same beliefs.
Opponents of the doctrine have argued (along lines similar to the famous Gettier Cases of Edmund Gettier (1927 - ), combined with a version of Descartes' evil demon argument) that if one hypothetical psychological twin obtains his belief in something (say, that a clock is showing 12 o'clock midnight) from looking at a good working clock, and the other twin has exactly the same belief but that belief is brought about purely by an evil demon, then the justification of the belief has been influenced by something external to the mental states of the twins.
Semantic Internalism is the thesis that the concepts available to individuals (or, in a linguistic construal, the meanings of words) are not determined by the environment of those individuals or their relation to the external world.
Motivational Internalism is the view in Ethics and moral psychology that moral beliefs or judgments are intrinsically motivating, and that there is an internal, necessary connection between a person's belief that something ought to be done and their motivation to do it. Thus, amorality (the lack of moral sensibility, not caring about right and wrong) is unintelligible and even impossible to a motivational internalist.
Historiographical Internalism in Philosophy of Science claims that science is completely distinct from social influences and pure natural science can exist in any society and at any time, given the intellectual capacity.


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An open letter to Peter Mansbridge and the CBC News
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By Jim Miles, The Miles Report, published on Axis of Logic, March 25, 2015
It is a very short commercial but it speaks volumes about Canada's supposedly leading news channel. In its fifteen seconds, Peter Mansbridge's voice over says, "I don't make the news, I report it and at the end of the day if we've affected one person, one policy, that's not a win, that is the news."
Coming from the national CBC network, this is a rather pathetic self-serving mini infoclip. I had seen a longer clip that included a nice cliche about "the facts" but unfortunately tonight I cannot find a copy of that clip on line.
Regardless, the response is simple: yes, you do make the news. You make it by editing information, not using information, using descriptive language that either makes for a pejorative or ameliorative perspective. In the end, at the end of the day, yes it is a win for whichever perspective you are trying to promote within your editorial meetings and/or as directed by your corporate bosses. Facts are important, but it is the context they are placed within, the descriptors used, and in some cases it is a simple matter of not using a fact in order to build a bias.
Let me provide some recent examples.
First, a nice straight forward simple one from Wendy Mesley's interview with Naomi Klein concerning her new book This Changes Everything – Capitalism versus the Climate (Alfred A Knopf, Canada, 2014. Well worth the read.) During the interview, Ms Mesley said (paraphrased) "We are not allowed to use 'tar sands', we have to use oil sands. So how does that fit in with the 'facts', one of which is that in Alberta it is bitumen, the prime component of tar, from which – tar sands?
Crude bitumen as found in the tar sands is so heavy and viscous that it will not flow unless heated or diluted with lighter hydrocarbons. Among many other reasons that is a principal reason why it should not be shipped across British Columbia and over B.C.'s coastal oceans.
Another example of CBC news spin was January 23's report by Susan Ormiston comparing Alberta and Norway and their respective accumulated oil heritage funds. From her reporting, the implication is that Norway is in such a positive position because of its oil fund.
What is not mentioned is that when the fund was made, the government continued to tax the citizens at their original rates. What this prevented was the Norwegian kroner from becoming a "petro-kroner". In other words, the state did not become reliant on oil for its budgetary finances. Certainly they utilize it, but for the most part, the oil profits are invested in a heritage fund that will protect Norway from having to worry about IMF/World Bank imposed "austerity" if the economy drops – as it will with the current oil price down turn.
Further to that comparison, Norway's taxes compared to Alberta's are about twice as high: corporate 27 to 15 per cent; Personal 39 to 29 per cent; Sales tax 25 to 5 per cent (GST); and Social Security, 20 to 12.5 per cent. On the other hand, education and health care in Norway are free at all levels to all citizens, and in some cases to non-citizens as well, with Norway scoring consistently higher than Canada on international standardized testing.
So where are Alberta and Canada? The majority of the money from the tar sands goes to the corporations. Our petro-dollar, as it has become, is subject to the whims of the oil market (and the US$, but that is outside this presentation). Education in Canada is increasingly becoming more and more expensive, and health care is being privatized more and more, making both less and less accessible to the general population.
I would much rather have Norway's continuing social democracy to Canada's increasingly less democratic plutocracy.
Russia/Ukraine (2)
I have mentioned previously how Canada's news – in particular reference to the CBC – is biased as well as wrong when it comes to the situation in the Ukraine.
First is the larger context of US hegemony and its military efforts to protect its own petro-dollar, as seen with the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Syria among many others, and the ongoing relationship with autocratic tribal monarchies (45 beheadings in Saudi Arabia so far this year … great ally) in the Gulf region as well as around the world.
The CBC also does not give the background to the Maidan protests, and how they were manipulated by the US with covert operations guided by assistant secretary of state Victoria "F**k the EU" Nuland (this reference can be verified on You Tube).
Nor are they using "facts" when they say that Russia is the aggressor in the Eastern regions, when it was the Kiev neoNazis that attacked in order to get rid of the Russian population in the east. Is Russia involved? Certainly, but only after the US started and continues to aggravate the situation in the Ukraine.
One of the bigger Mansbridge lies within this story were the repeated statements about the "rest of the world" and the "international response" while actually simply referencing the reaction of the U.S. and its allied government puppets. In 'fact', the majority of the 'rest of the world' which includes China, India, the Philippines, most of Africa, most of Latin America, did not buy into the manufactured story about Russian aggression getting ready to attack Ukraine and/or Europe.
That is simply fear factor fodder for the domestic masses within the 'western' world, who, if polls are correct, don't want a war with Russia in any case.
As it stands now, China has Russia's back; they are trading in renminbi and not dollars, the new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has applications from most of the G7 to be an originating member, with even the U.S. expressing interest as its allies ignore its pleas not to join (but not Canada….?). The Chinese International Payment Platform (CIPS) program avoids the US$ and the IMF/World Bank/SWIFT and other institutions of the Washington consensus.
Is any of that in the news? Yes, if you look on the internet, but not so much if you look towards the CBC.
(1) Norway's sovereign fund suffering in current global economy?
(2) Oligarchs at war in Ukraine?
The View from Canada is the domain of writer Jim Miles, a Canadian educator living in British Columbia. He writes regularly about the Middle East and its militarization and economic subjugation. His concerns include the commodification of the world by corporate governance and the American government. He writes book reviews and opinion pieces which are published here, as well as in The Palestine Chronicle and Foreign Policy Journal. His work is widely distributed across the Internet.
Jim also regularly writes to all members of Canada's Parliament. We reproduce those here as The Miles Report (index here).
Canada's political mainstream backs war in Ukraine, threats against RussiaBackground, Media critique, Roger Annis, Russia, Ukraine
'Foreign Policy' publishes world's worst articleMedia critique, Ukraine


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Margaret D. Baisley, Esq. specializes in a wide variety of real estate transactions throughout the New York area. For over 35 years, she has represented clients in buying, selling, leasing, mortgaging and developing all types of properties: from small cooperative apartments to multi-million dollar construction projects, from New York City to Montauk to Woodstock and beyond.
Working in our SoHo office, Margaret Baisley and her team are experienced and knowledgeable in all phases of cooperative, condominium and real property law. They have assisted thousands of clients with their real estate transactions. Margaret represents over 50 cooperative and condominium building owners in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and has prepared Offering Plans to convert buildings to condominium or cooperative ownership in New York City. She has been active in retail and office leasing, with a specialty in downtown Manhattan areas, particularly SoHo, NoHo, Tribeca, Greenwich Village and Chelsea. Last year her team refinanced over 40 underlying building mortgages on properties throughout the City.
For many years, Margaret represented many artists and non-artists living in Joint Living/Working Quarters and seeking to be certified by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in order to occupy lofts in Soho and Noho. She represents many buildings which are Interim Multiple Dwellings and registered under the Loft Law. Her firm worked closely with local groups and governmental officials regarding the rezoning of SoHo and NoHo in 2021 and she continues to work with the NYC Department of Buildings, the City Planning Commission, the Landmarks Preservation Commission and related agencies to facilitate the conversion of lofts to legal residential occupancy.
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SoHo and NoHo Emerge as Next Rezoning Battleground,as City Aims to Add More Affordable Housing, Spectrum News NY1, January 2021.
New poll shows SoHo locals back rezoning push, REAL ESTATE WEEKLY, December 2019.
A Possible Rezoning Raises Questions About the Future of SoHO, Commercial Observer, October 2019.
Soho/Noho rezoning: Non-artist residents, retail remain focus, The Villager, July, 2019.
Outdated regulations shackling SoHo and NoHo, Crain's New York Business, May 2019.
Tensions running high a city looks to rezone Soho, Uptown Radio, March, 2019
"The Treasure Trove on the Ground Floor", The New York Times, April 2013.
Illegal Living….In Multi Million Dollar SoHo Lofts, Forbes, July 2012.
"Push to Count SoHo Artists Stirs, Debate", The Wall Street Journal, July 2012.
Group Hunts Non-Artists Wrongly Living in SoHo and NoHo Lofts, dnainfo new york, April 2012
Wealth, Beauty and Their Many Lovers. The New York Times, November 2011.
Group pushes to rezone SOHO, The Villager, June 2011.
Virtual in the City: SoHo AIRpocalypse, NearSay, June 2011.
Loft Overhaul Urged in Soho, NEW YORK REAL ESTATE, June 2011.
Art attack pains SoHo realty sellers, New York Post, June 2011.
Trying to rezone Soho, from the ground up, downtown express, June 2011
Another look at Soho's A-I-R requirements, WARBURG, April 2011.
Soho residents wrangle over BID, The Villager, March 2011.
Non-artist residents feel like "criminals" in SoHo, downtown express, January 2011.
Loft Clauses, NEW YORK REAL ESTATE, July 2007.
In a Changed SoHo, Legal Pentimento, The New York Times, June 2003.
Ruling favors art tenant in SoHo eviction dispute, downtown express, October 2003.
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Robin Williams – Another Comedy of Errors
When he committed suicide on August 11, 2014 comedy icon Robin Williams joined a long list of artists who suffered tragically at the hands of psychiatrists.
On the surface, Williams' death seemed straightforward.
According to USA Today's website, the Marin County coroner's report ruled his death as a "suicide by hanging, with no evidence of alcohol or illegal drugs in his system and only therapeutic concentrations of prescribed medications."
True, all the drugs in his body were legal. But those "therapeutic" medications included mirtazapine, an antidepressant used for "major depressive disorder."
Antidepressants can cause worsening depression, anxiety, panic attacks, hostility, aggression, psychosis, violence & suicidality. Numerous studies show them to be no more effective than placebo.
Also known as Remeron, it carries 10 international drug regulatory warnings on causing suicidal ideation.
In total, there are 32 possible side effects, says Drugs.com, including mood or mental changes, abnormal thinking, feelings of not caring, mood or mental changes, anger, mood swings and unusual excitement.
There's more. The antipsychotic Seroquel was also found at the scene. While there were no traces of it in his body, eight pills were missing from the bottle.
This drug, says Drugs.com has 10 possible adverse reactions: psychosis, hallucinations, paranoid reactions, delusions, manic reaction, depersonalization, catatonic reaction, emotional lability, suicide attempt, and euphoria.
Despite all this, several news websites cast a suspicious eye toward Lewy body dementia as it has symptoms similar to Parkinson's. As the "second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer's disease, it causes a progressive decline in mental abilities", says the Mayo Clinic.
Which may be why "unnamed family sources" in the Williams' family claimed that Lewy body dementia was a critical "triggering" factor in his suicide.
However, the Mayo Clinic website does not list suicidal thoughts or behavior among the possible symptoms of this condition.
That agrees with Gayatri Devi, an attending neurologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York who has treated such patients. He noted that "suicide does not usually occur in Lewy body dementia patients."
And so, the loose strings remain ignored by the media and the medical community.
Meanwhile, we lose a talent who was equally talented in all genres. His peers and the public agreed: with 106 acting credits, he garnered two Emmys, five Grammys, six Golden Globes and two Screen Actor Guild Awards.
How to Sell Fairy Tales as Science
What do Munchkin Land and the DSM-5 have in common?
A lot, as you will see.
The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is the American Psychiatric Association's latest attempt to legitimize itself.
At first glance it is most imposing. Each of its 567 mental disorders carries its own code, symptoms and diagnoses galore.
Further, its 947 pages list some 2,000 medicos and 17 prestigious institutions. A scholarly Introduction concludes that their "science of mental disorders continues to evolve".
Surely, the APA is the eminent authority on all things mental.
But under a microscope…
Then we define science. Merriam-Webster says it's "knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through the scientific method."
Further, Merriam-Webster defines "scientific method" as "the rules and procedures for the pursuit of knowledge involving the finding and stating of a problem, the collection of facts through observation and experiment, and the making and testing of ideas that need to be proven right or wrong."
Knowledge comes from the Latin scire, "to know". As you see, this concrete foundation is composed of words like facts, laws, truth and tested.
And the "what's wrong with this picture" prize goes to…
Suprise! The word cure is AWOL from every page. The dictionary says it is "a complete or permanent solution or remedy." Why, then, is it never used in their bible?
Quite simple:
"We do not know the causes [of any mental illness]. We don't have the methods of 'curing' these illnesses yet."—Dr. Rex Cowdry, psychiatrist and former director of National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Apparently they don't know how it all comes about—and can't cure it anyway. Given 62 years of DSM history, that sounds more fairy tale than scientific.
We're not in Kansas anymore
Dorothy knows something about surreal. She's been accosted by Miss Gulch, cursed by a cackling witch and plunked down in a Salvador Dali world. Still, she's determined to find her way back to Auntie Em and Uncle Henry.
Cut to a huge hall and a towering curtain.
She's with a scarecrow, a tin woodman—well you know.
A booming voice rumbles around the ominous walls: "Why do you seek my wisdom?"
The pig-tailed girl, confused and frightened, musters up her courage and inches forward.
Toto's got his own ideas. He pulls back the screen to reveal a roundish man that looks a lot like Frank Morgan.
(We'll skip the embarrassment and anger that follows).
Sheepishly, the old man hands Dorothy the DSM-5.
Cracking open the book reveals a sea of troubles: Separation Anxiety Disorder (Page 190), Brief Psychotic Disorder (Page 94), Major Depressive Disorder (Page 160). Or how about Brief Psychotic Disorder (Page 94)?
All in all, 21 possibilities and another 42 "unspecified" disorders as a catchall. That's 63 different ways to say sadness.
Scarecrow wants a brain? Let's see… There's Intellectual Disability Disorder, Somatic Symptom Disorder—
The tin woodman wants a heart? How about Depersonalization Disorder or Somatic Symptom—
–And the mousey lion could have Borderline Personality Disorder or Avoidant Personality Disorder or even Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
Dorothy slams down the book! No help here! Ah, that's it! This chick has Oppositional Defiant Disorder!
And Dorothy is not the only one up in arms. Since DSM-5 debuted in 2013, it's been bombarded by those who should be praising it.
Mark Schulman, President of San Francisco's Saybrook University, said of the book, "There's this propensity to push pills instead of looking at what's really going on with the person."
A Mother Jones article of May 14, 2013 pulled no punches: "Don't Buy It. Don't Use It. Don't Teach It."
They interviewed Allen Frances Allen, M.D. (Chair of the DSM-4 Task Force, no less), who protested that the book lumps together the serious conditions with those "that may just be an expectable reaction to everyday life."
His book, "Saving Normal: An Insider's Revolt Against Out-of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, DSM-5, Big Pharma, and the Medicalization of Ordinary Life", says it all.
Thomas Insel, MD
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More salvos came from The Society of Humanistic Psychology, who formed the "Coalition for DSM-5 Reform", collecting over 14,000 signatures protesting the book.
If its peers howl at their industry scriptures, it calls into question the validity of psychiatry itself.
As well it should. A practice riddled with uncertainties, no cures and no standards is pure fairy tale.
Listen to your Mother Jones: Don't buy it. Don't use it. Don't Teach it.
"It's important that the diagnostic system be taken away from the American Psychiatric Association. It needs to be in safer hands."
-Allen Frances MD, Chair of DSM-IV Task Force.
Then, Thomas Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, said in his blog of April 29, 2013, that NIMH will be "re-orienting its research away from DSM categories."
The book's "lack of validity" has them concerned. "The DSM diagnoses are based on a consensus about clusters of clinical symptoms, not any objective laboratory measure."
"While DSM has been described as a 'Bible' for the field, it is, at best, a dictionary, creating a set of labels and defining each."
How to Stop Sweating and Shaking Over Those Big Business Decisions
Decisions are not a democratic thing.
Trash the complicated charts with spider web diagrams.
You'll just fry your brain.
The small stuff is easy, but those Goliath-sized choices…
They can bring a torrent of sweat and Richter-size nervousness.
As the complexity oozes in.
The biggest mistake you can make as a business owner
As a business owner, I would often put the "pro" in procrastination.
Not wise. Because he who hesitates is lost in this nanosecond age of global competition.
Napoleon Hill nailed it: "Indecision is the seedling of fear."
While I was turning blue, life decided for me.
Because, as Will Rogers wryly noted, "Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there."
After all, time ticks on. Sooner or later, I got an avalanche of "mañana"— and frenzied cope. I had to drop everything and douse this fire immediately! They don't make aspirin big enough to zap that headache.
Is there a way to smother those flames of maybe?
How do you cut down on all that sweating and shaking?
Be like a Boy Scout
Sure, emergencies will flare up out of nowhere: a water pipe explodes on the jobsite. A major client suddenly cancels their order.
And these urgencies, like a midnight tornado, add turbulence as they pull your decision making into the immediacy of the moment and away from expansion—where it needs to be. You're reactive instead of proactive.
Avoid that by following your scout manual — aka the company policy you wrote ahead of time to contain the surprises of life.
So when they erupt, you can either scramble for a time-and-a-half plumber or calmly move into action.
And all the while, focus your decision-making on the big picture.
Don't count the carnage
Injuries will heal, crashes can be reversed. Regret is leprosy to business survival; its scars spread to all involved.
And it's infinitely more painful than simply doing something — anything.
The problem is not the wreckage we cause, but rather our failure to take responsibility for that strewn debris.
So, instead of fretting over the rubble, take a tip from Robert Kiyosaki: "Don't waste a good mistake…learn from it."
That holds true for you and your staff. Those who will decide ultimately get more respect than the wafflers.
And as long as you hit more home runs than flies, you're fine. But any decision beats no decision.
Keep the epidemic at bay
If you don't delegate any company decisions, your business will soon be infected with the one-man-stand disease.
The symptoms are easy to spot: a snail's pace of activity and a frantic, frustrated staff. Micromanagement is the father of uncertainty and fear.
And if left unchecked, the disease spreads procrastination and confusion as decisions wind up in the pending basket. Choices are never made in turmoil.
As this virus spreads, it cripples your workforce as your business contracts, just like that noose you tighten around the competency and stability of your staff. Thus sprouts the seeds of insurrection.
What's the vaccine? Trust in the team.
You hired them. You trained them. Now let them make their own decisions. Any uncertainties they have are cured by simply having them follow your written policy.
Shed that flab
Like it or not, indecisions pile up like a ton of love handles. Time to go on a diet.
Otherwise, they will hang around like that third helping of pumpkin pie.
So make a list of those indecisions; complete what you can. Every decision that you finally make will feel like you've shed a pound.
You're looking better already.
Paul Economen fuses his journalism and sales experience to create a professional customer case study that separates your business from the crowd and makes your credibility glow.
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