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Veterans for Common Sense v. Shinseki, No. 08–16728.
Writing for the Court BYBEE
Citation 2012 Daily Journal D.A.R. 5907,12 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4940,678 F.3d 1013
Docket Number No. 08–16728.
Parties VETERANS FOR COMMON SENSE, a District of Columbia nonprofit organization; Veterans United for Truth, Inc., a California nonprofit organization, representing their members and a class of all veterans similarly situated, Plaintiffs–Appellants, v. Eric K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; United States Department of Veterans Affairs; Steven L. Keller, Acting Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals; Allison A. Hickey, Under Secretary, Veterans Benefits Administration; Bradley G. Mayes, Director, Compensation and Pension Service; Robert A. Petzel, Under Secretary, Veterans Health Administration; Ulrike Willimon, Veterans Service Center Manager, Oakland Regional Office, Department of Veterans Affairs; United States of America, Defendants–Appellees.
678 F.3d 1013
12 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4940
2012 Daily Journal D.A.R. 5907
VETERANS FOR COMMON SENSE, a District of Columbia nonprofit organization; Veterans United for Truth, Inc., a California nonprofit organization, representing their members and a class of all veterans similarly situated, Plaintiffs–Appellants,
Eric K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; United States Department of Veterans Affairs; Steven L. Keller, Acting Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals; Allison A. Hickey, Under Secretary, Veterans Benefits Administration; Bradley G. Mayes, Director, Compensation and Pension Service; Robert A. Petzel, Under Secretary, Veterans Health Administration; Ulrike Willimon, Veterans Service Center Manager, Oakland Regional Office, Department of Veterans Affairs; United States of America, Defendants–Appellees.
Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted En Banc Dec. 13, 2011.
Filed May 7, 2012.
[678 F.3d 1015]
Gordon P. Erspamer, Ryan G. Hassanein and Stacey M. Sprenkel, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA; Deanne E. Maynard, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Washington, DC; and Sidney M. Wolinsky and Ronald Elsberry, Disability Rights Advocates, Berkeley, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants.
Charles W. Scarborough, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Washington, D.C., for the defendants-appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Samuel Conti, Senior District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:07–cv–03758–SC.
Before: ALEX KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, MARY M. SCHROEDER, SIDNEY R. THOMAS, SUSAN P. GRABER, M. MARGARET McKEOWN, KIM McLANE WARDLAW, JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON, JAY S. BYBEE, CONSUELO M. CALLAHAN, SANDRA S. IKUTA, and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Judge BYBEE; Dissent by Judge SCHROEDER.
BYBEE, Circuit Judge:
After a decade of war, many of our veterans are returning home with physical and psychological wounds that require competent care. Faced with the daunting task of providing that care, as well as adjudicating the claims of hundreds of thousands of veterans seeking disability benefits, the Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") 1 is struggling to provide the care and compensation that our veterans deserve. See, e.g., Review of Veterans' Claims Processing: Are Current Efforts Working? Hearing Before the S. Comm. on Veterans' Affairs, 111th Cong. 9 (2010) (statement of Michael Walcoff, Acting Under Secretary for Benefits, U.S. Dep't of Veterans Affairs) ("Secretary Shinseki, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), and the entire VA leadership fully share the concerns of this Committee, Congress as a whole, the Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs), the larger Veteran community, and the American public regarding the timeliness and accuracy of disability benefit claims processing.").
Two nonprofit organizations, Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans United
for Truth (collectively "VCS"), ask us to remedy delays in the provision of mental health care and the adjudication of service-connected disability compensation claims by the VA. VCS's complaint leaves little doubt that affording VCS the relief it seeks would require the district court to overhaul the manner in which the VA provides mental health care and adjudicates claims for benefits. VCS would have the district court, among other things, order the implementation of new procedures for handling mental health care requests, create an accelerated appeals process for claims, and convert the claims-adjudication process into an adversarial proceeding.
We conclude that we lack jurisdiction to afford such relief because Congress, in its discretion, has elected to place judicial review of claims related to the provision of veterans' benefits beyond our reach and within the exclusive purview of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. See38 U.S.C. §§ 511, 7252, 7292; see also Yakus v. United States, 321 U.S. 414, 443, 64 S.Ct. 660, 88 L.Ed. 834 (1944). "Without jurisdiction the court cannot proceed at all in any cause. Jurisdiction is power to declare the law, and when it ceases to exist, the only function remaining to the court is that of announcing the fact and dismissing the cause." Ex parte McCardle, 74 U.S. (7 Wall.) 506, 514, 19 L.Ed. 264 (1868). We conclude that the majority of VCS's claims must be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. And where we do have jurisdiction to consider VCS's claims, we conclude that granting VCS its requested relief would transform the adjudication of veterans' benefits into a contentious, adversarial system—a system that Congress has actively legislated to preclude. See Walters v. Nat'l Ass'n of Radiation Survivors, 473 U.S. 305, 323–24, 105 S.Ct. 3180, 87 L.Ed.2d 220 (1985). The Due Process Clause does not demand such a system.
As much as we as citizens are concerned with the plight of veterans seeking the prompt provision of the health care and benefits to which they are entitled by law, as judges we may not exceed our jurisdiction. We conclude that the district court lacked jurisdiction to resolve VCS's claims for system-wide implementation of the VA's mental health care plans, as well as VCS's request for procedures intended to address delays in the provision of mental health care. We similarly determine that the district court lacked jurisdiction to consider VCS's statutory and due process challenges to delays in the system of claims adjudication. We do conclude, however, that the district court had jurisdiction to consider VCS's claims related to the adjudication procedures in VA Regional Offices and that the district court properly denied those claims on the merits.
We therefore affirm the district court in part, reverse in part, and remand with instructions to dismiss the case.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 2
There are approximately 25 million veterans in the United States and, as of May 2007, between 5 and 8 million of those veterans were enrolled with the VA. 3 A
significant number of veterans, many of whom have returned recently from operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, suffer from service-related disabilities, and therefore seek mental health care from the Veterans Health Administration ("VHA") and disability compensation from the Veterans Benefits Administration ("VBA").4
A. The Suit
In 2007, two nonprofit organizations, Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans United for Truth, filed suit in the Northern District of California. On behalf of themselves, their members, and a putative class of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder ("PTSD") eligible for or receiving medical services, and veterans applying for or receiving service-connected disability benefits, VCS seeks sweeping declaratory and injunctive relief. Such relief is warranted, VCS alleges, because the VA's handing of mental health care and service-related disability claims deprives VCS of property in violation of the Due Process Clause of the Constitution and violates the VA's statutory duty to provide timely medical care and disability benefits. VCS specifically disavows seeking relief on behalf of any individual veteran, but instead challenges "average" delays in the VA's provision of mental health care and disability benefits. Compl. ¶¶ 12, 38–39. We briefly summarize VCS's claims.
First, with respect to the VHA's duty to provide veterans with mental health care, VCS challenges VHA procedures that allegedly result in delayed care. Id. ¶¶ 31, 184–200, 277. VCS also challenges the lack of procedures for veterans to expedite that care. Id. ¶¶ 31, 277. VCS therefore asked the district court to declare, among other things, that the lack of procedures to remedy delays in the provision of medical care and treatment violates due process. Id. ¶¶ 31, 258–60. VCS also seeks to enjoin the VA from permitting protracted delays in the provision of mental health care and to compel the VHA to implement governmental recommendations for improving the provision of mental health care. 5Id. ¶¶ 31, 277.
Second, VCS challenges VBA delays in the adjudication and resolution of disability-compensation claims under both the Administrative Procedure Act ("APA") and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Id. ¶¶ 31, 145–83, 277. VCS asserts that the adjudication of those claims, which begins at one of the VA's 57 Regional Offices and proceeds through the Board of Veterans' Appeals, the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ("Veterans Court"),6 an Article I court, 38 U.S.C. §§ 7251, 7266(a), and the Federal Circuit, 38 U.S.C. § 7292(a), is plagued by unreasonable delays that result in a functional denial of benefits. Compl.¶¶ 31, 145–83, 277. VCS therefore seeks both declaratory and injunctive relief to remedy those delays. Id. ¶ 277.
Finally, VCS challenges the constitutionality of numerous VBA practices and procedures, including the absence of trial-like
procedures at the VA's Regional Offices. Id. ¶¶ 30, 201–03, 262–63. VCS also seeks to enjoin the VBA from prematurely denying PTSD and other service-connected disability compensation claims. Id. ¶¶ 31, 277.7
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Now that Government has rolled out support for the vulnerable during the pandemic, calls have come for Government to introduce a more permanent solution. Black Sash has started a campaign to work towards having Government introduce a Basic Income Grant.
Human rights organisation, Black Sash, is petitioning for Government to implement a Basic Income Grant after the implementation of the R350 grant by SASSA. This basic income grant should benefit those between the ages of 18 and 59 who need it and should be valued at R1268 per month, says Black Sash.
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The do's and don'ts of handling emotions in the workplace
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Emotions in the workplace can range from outbursts among coworkers due to daily stressors but can also include mental health conditions and outside factors that people bring to work with them. These struggles can make it difficult or uncomfortable to ask for help due to the stigma surrounding mental health issues. While breaking the stigma encourages people to seek help and discourage discrimination against them when they do, sometimes the implementation of these efforts cross too many lines. Mark Kluger, founding partner of employment law firm Kluger Healey, spoke to Workforce about what is and is not appropriate when it comes to developing workplace policies that address emotions at work.
Workforce: To what extent does an outburst at work due to negative emotions end up resulting in discipline or determination?
Kluger: I look at it as three different levels. Human emotions, or workplace emotions, can include anything as simple as an argument at work. What I would look at as a potential disciplinary issue could involve an outburst from an employee to another coworker or somebody losing their temper. From a policy standpoint, this can justify discipline or termination, depending on how bad it is. Sexual assault or sexual harassment can also obviously create conflict at work and result in discipline.
The next level are issues that border on mental health problems that manifest themselves at work, and those two things can bleed into each other. Obviously, somebody with a mental health problem at work can also have outbursts that can result in there being discipline. So, that's one set of policies that revolves around how people just behave at work toward one another — essentially a civility code — and that kind of civility code, from an employer's standpoint, can result in people losing their jobs or being disciplined or counseled.
Another level is the mental health aspect. Employers have to be careful about having policies that specifically address mental health issues because the Americans with Disabilities Act protects employees from being discriminated against on the basis of mental health issues. So, employers have to be very careful not to have policies that delve into people's medical conditions. There is protection against discrimination for employees who have mental health problems at work where employers do cross over into having to meddle in people's mental health problems, where those mental health problems cause a disruption at work or cause an employee to not be able to perform their job effectively. There are also times when employers are obligated to engage in what's called an interactive process under the Americans with Disabilities Act where they essentially ask employees what's going on and whether there is something the employer can do to accommodate them.
Workforce: How do organizations ensure that their policies are respecting and accommodating employees' needs and privacy while also being effective and not crossing any lines?
Kluger: Employers have to be really careful not to intrude into areas of potential mental health problems or even just people having a bad day. But of course things like anxiety and depression are associated with mood, so when an employer starts asking questions like, "Why are you in a bad mood today?" or, "What's troubling you?" employers may be crossing that line into areas not only that they shouldn't be but that they don't want to be because it can lead to actions by the employer, while maybe unintended, that could appear to be discriminatory.
Workforce: Does the nature of the workplace culture determine what is deemed appropriate or inappropriate behavior?
Kluger: It depends on the environment, of course, but from an employer's perspective, it almost doesn't matter because you can't have people who are being insubordinate or screaming at their bosses in front of everybody else because it totally breaks down the respect for the authority figures. I mean, in an advertising agency you can maybe have a little more leeway with people being argumentative with one another, but in a police department or a fire department you can't. There are those kinds of environmental factors to take into consideration, but when people express their emotions at work, it can lead to legitimate reasons for terminating them regardless of what the origin of the emotion is, so I think it's important to keep that in mind.
Workforce: What role do EAPs play in these situations?
Kluger: EAPs are very common these days, usually as part of a health insurance plan and they're conducted by outside mental health professionals. I think they are an excellent resource for employers to make available to their employees. The privacy is protected with EAPs because although someone in HR may know that an employee is taking advantage of it, they ultimately don't know why or what it's about. So, it is private in a sense that the professionals are outside of the organization and it is a great way for an employer to provide a benefit for employees who need some counseling or guidance. Since so many people need those kinds of resources today, the fact that employers are able to make it available is a real asset to most workplaces.
Workforce: How can workplaces start breaking the stigma against mental illness/coping with that in the workplace?
Kluger: I think it's probably as much a societal problem as it is a workplace problem. The stigma has been there for a long time, but I think the definition of what a mental health problem is has broadened so much today that I think that most areas of society are starting to loosen up on that stigma, including in the workplace. Because so many people report issues of anxiety and depression and are far more open about it than ever before, I think that stigma is slowly melting away.
I view it as a generational issue as well. I think that the baby boomer generation may be the last of the generations that attach that stigma. As millennials and Generation Z become more ingrained in management among employers the stigma will all but disappear. I think millennials and Generation Z are far more comfortable and open about anxiety and depression being part of most people's lives, unfortunately, and less of a problem. So, I do think over time the stigma will disappear and people will feel more comfortable revealing that they're having mental health problems.
Workforce: What is some advice that you give when counseling HR managers or developing these types of policies?
Kluger: I tell HR professionals to listen and be careful what you ask because you may not want to know. Ultimately, the employer's job is to get the job done right and if somebody can't come to work, whether it's because they've got a substance abuse problem or a mental health problem, is sort of irrelevant to the employer. So, while many employers are generous about providing people with time to heal and to get better — obviously there are laws that protect them as well — policies need to be geared to comply with the law but to also be cognizant of the fact that too much information is a dangerous thing for the employer.
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Jessica (pseudonym) was six months pregnant when her boss called her in to "discuss her performance". After repeatedly asking to work from home since she'd become pregnant, and being refused any additional protections against Covid, she realized that she was being sacked.
Her experience is depressingly familiar. Since the pandemic began, our advice line has taken hundreds of calls from pregnant women who felt they had no choice but to continue to work in an unsafe environment.
It's now well known that pregnant women face increased risk from complications of Covid.
At the time of writing, they make up 20 per cent of all of the most critically ill Covid patients, despite constituting less than 1 per cent of the UK population. At the same time, vaccination take up rate is extremely low.
The women who we speak to are terrified of catching Covid – but they also fear losing their jobs if they raise their concerns at work.
Pregnant women shouldn't be forced to choose between their health and their livelihoods
Our recent survey of pregnant women found that more than third were worried about being sacked if they asked their employer to do more to protect them from Covid.
A fifth of respondents, 20 per cent, said they took time off, or even left their job because they were so concerned about catching Covid.
Many others started their maternity leave early, or took sick or unpaid leave, to avoid being exposed to the virus at work. One woman told us, "My manager told me that I had 'signed up to being sick' by becoming pregnant, the clear implication being that I should not ask for any special provision."
Pregnant women shouldn't be forced to choose between their health and their livelihoods - but it's clear that the rules protecting them in the workplace are not fit for purpose.
As it stands, there is a vast gap between what the law says on health and safety at work, and actual employer practice. This gap leaves women under pressure to work in unsafe conditions - particularly during the pandemic, where guidance has changed regularly and been poorly communicated.
Currently, health and safety law requires employers to undertake individual risk assessment for each pregnant woman and to take action to remove risks. This may involve changes to working conditions and hours of work, provision of suitable alternative work or suspension on full pay.
But employers routinely ignore the rules and their enforcement by the Health and Safety Executive and Local Authorities is almost non-existent. This leaves pregnant women with nowhere to turn except an employment tribunal claim, simply to enforce their basic rights. As expected, few women take this route, which is lengthy, potentially costly and sours the relationship with employers.
As the country faces the prospect of further Covid variants and outbreaks, it's imperative that the government take action to keep pregnant women safe at work.
Maternity Action's new report "Unsafe and Unsupported" calls for immediate government support for paid maternity suspensions to ensure that pregnant women aren't under pressure to work in unsafe environments. This would enable employers to keep their pregnant employers safe, without burdening them with the cost of a paid suspension.
Pregnant women have been failed throughout the pandemic, at every turn. The government must act now to protect them – or risk the lives of many more women and their babies.
Ros Bragg is the director of Maternity Action.
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Book Review: Wonderful Ethiopians Of The Ancient Cushite Empire, Book 2: Origin Of Civilization From The Cushites
by Drusilla Dunjee Houston and Peggy Brooks-Bertram
2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
Publication Date: Jan 01, 2007
Classification: Nonfiction
Imprint: State University of New York Press
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Parent Company: State University of New York
Read a Description of Wonderful Ethiopians Of The Ancient Cushite Empire, Book 2: Origin Of Civilization From The Cushites
Book Reviewed by Kam Williams
'Arguably, Drusilla Dunjee Houston was one of the most important African-American women writers of the 20th Century and certainly of the American West. She was a multi-faceted figure, who, at one time or another during her wide-ranging career, was an educator, self-trained historian, elegist, club woman, Racial Uplift ideologist and journalist.
Her writings spanned several literary periods, including the race writers, the Black Women's Era, (1890-1900), and the Harlem Renaissance' Yet, in spite of more than four decades of voluminous writings, both published and unpublished, including editorials, pamphlets, poetry, elegy, screenplays and historical texts, Dunjee Houston remains one of the most overlooked African-American women writers in history' I offer this publication as an eternal libation to one of our most worthy ancestors.'
—Excerpted from the Editor's comments (pg. xlii)
Have you ever heard of Drusilla Dunjee Houston (1876-1941)? Honestly, neither had I before reading the very informative, annotated biography by historian Dr. Peggy Brooks Bertram which serves as an extended introduction to Wonderful Ethiopians of the Ancient Cushite Empire. We learn therein that the author was a very prolific writer and a regular contributor to the editorial page of the Oklahoma Black Dispatch for more than a quarter century.
And although she didn't have a college degree, Dunjee Houston did not allow herself to be intimidated by colleagues with impressive credentials. Instead, she embarked on a serious career dedicated to serious academic research, with the aim of unearthing proof of a noble and rich African past in order to refute the conventional wisdom of the day which dismissed blacks as a 'backward race.'
After seeing such nonsense in one of her daughter's school books, she decided that the best hope for undoing the damage rested with blacks researching and then writing an accurate version of their own history. The upshot of her efforts to this end was Wonderful Ethiopians of the Ancient Cushite Empire, a seminal contribution to the annals of African American literature.
"The previously unpublished Book II: Origin of Civilization from the Cushites is comprised of 39 enlightening chapters of generally genealogical analyses of the origins of the Nubian, Ethiopian, Egyptian and numerous other ancient civilizations."
Plus, perhaps most significantly, it also belatedly sheds some light on an almost-forgotten role model deserving of wider recognition and further study.
Read State University of New York Press's description of Wonderful Ethiopians Of The Ancient Cushite Empire, Book 2: Origin Of Civilization From The Cushites.


The ever-popular range of Belfast sinks are among our best sellers, and it's been this way since we launched in 2011. In fact, Belfast sinks have been in vogue since the 1700s, commonly found in kitchens of the landed gentry, and their strong aesthetic appeal has ensured they've remained fashionable for over 300 years.
Its elegance lies in its simplicity.
However, while Belfast's have long been associated with high-end interior design, the majority that we sell have far more practical purposes than being pleasing to the eye. As a leading supplier of commercial sanitary ware, we frequently sell Belfast sinks to hotels, pubs, restaurants, schools (commonly used in art rooms), hospitals and veterinary surgeries. Our stainless steel Belfast sink, for example, is perfect for washing dogs!
Why is a Belfast sink called a Belfast sink?
Quite simply, as you may have guessed, the answer to this question is that Belfast sinks were originally designed in Belfast.
They gained prominence in the eighteenth century and were an adaptation of the butler's sink, which, as the name suggests, was primarily used by butlers; they were tasked with cleaning larger items, and a deep sink was required to do so efficiently.
The key difference between Belfast butler sinks and others - commonly referred to as London sinks - was the introduction of an overflow weir (left-hand side of the above picture), which, it's often said, was conceived said to prevent overspill, allowing water to drain away without the risk of flooding.
However, we believe that 'overflow' is a slight misnomer, as it's quite clear that the relatively small opening wouldn't efficiently drain water away in the event of somebody forgetting to turn the tap off. The main purpose of the overflow weir is actually to let air into the drain when the sink is full, preventing a vacuum-effect that can result in slow draining.
In days gone by, London sinks were shallower than Belfast sinks, the popular theory being that fresh water supplies were scarce in London, so excess water was actively discouraged, whereas Belfast had a more plentiful flow.
However, some believe the real reason for the differentiation in size can be attributed to the sinks having different roles; London-style sinks were used in the scullery (washing dishes), and Belfast sinks were used in the butler's pantry (the equivalent of a modern day utility room, where larger items were washed).
Having said that, sizes can vary slightly due to the handmade, kiln-fired manufacturing process, which means every Belfast sink is inherently unique.
It has been noted that Belfast sinks became so popular by the 1920s that they were often included in housing specifications. The added depth made them extremely practical for clothes washing and baby bathing, while the weir could easily be cleaned with a brush, preventing a buildup of germs in the drainage, which would have previously gone unnoticed, contributing to outbreaks of waterborne diseases.
The best part of a century on, and Belfast sinks remain just as desirable in domestic settings as they are in commercial buildings.
The bold rectangular artistry looks great at home, while the hard wearing enamel (or stainless steel) is perfect for heavy duty use, perhaps in busy restaurants or as a cleaner's sink. The smooth, hard surface ensures they're easy to clean, while they're also heat and scratch resistant. The only word of warning would be that, glassware can easily smash when dropped into an enamel Belfast, so go careful when polishing your pint glasses.
If you're currently looking for the perfect sink for your premises, be sure to check out our Ultimate Buyer's Guide to Sinks, Basins and Wash Troughs.
We're always keen to hear more about the story behind our products and how they came into being, so if you have further information about the history of the Belfast sink, or indeed if you'd like to buy one, please email enquiries@washwareessentials.co.uk and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.


If you're familiar with current NGSS work you know the use of phenomena is a big deal. The issues in SEPUP's Issues and Science provide context for relevant and connected anchoring and investigative phenomena within the unit. It is not just an event or process that links scientific ideas - the issue is relevant to students' lives and is anchored in real-world events. These issues connect the why for students, "Why does this matter?"
Teacher resources include both what to teach and why it's our approach to teach in that way. Since SEPUP's programs are research-based, teacher resources provide meaningful evidence and insights for implementing inquiry in the science classroom.
These are not "scripted-programs" but rather great scripts ready to be brought to life by the artistry of the teacher - just as an actor or director would a great play.
Now in it's Third Edition, Issues and Science has collectively been in classrooms for over two decades.
This three minute video gives a brief overview of each of the alignment documents created by SEPUP to support program evaluation. These resources are meant for schools and districts using the EQuIP or PEEC to measure alignment to the NGSS and should be expected from any NGSS-aligned developer.
Alignment documents, like the ones below and featured in the video above, have value during a curriculum review. But no matter how thorough, it is difficult to visualize the connectedness of the three-dimensions in such a format. Enter the Learning Pathway - a tool used by SEPUP during development, not after the fact to be sure the curriculum truly weaves the dimensions together.
See grade level documents prepared with information on the Learning Pathway documents designed by SEPUP to guide their work on the NGSS redesign project. The Pathways show a single PE, and the treatment of the elements – the DCI, SEP, and CCC – in activities within the units to show how the PE standard is addressed.
This seven week unit is anchored in issues related to introduced species and disruptions those may cause to an ecosystem. Students explore potential impacts through the use of models and by analyzing and interpreting data.
This four week unit explores how genes are inherited and explains why siblings often look similar, but not identical, to each other and their parents. Focus is on the role of genes in determining physical traits, behavioral traits, and human genetic disorders.
This five week unit focuses on issues related to the harmful effects of waves due to exposure to excessive noise and sunlight and precautions people can take to protect themselves.
Above are three units and the evidence of their alignment to the NGSS. These same documents are provided, in various stages of development, for each of the 17 units from SEPUP's Issues and Science, Third Edition.
Science educators have come to trust Lab-Aids as a valuable resource for engaging and worth-while professional development - whether it's an on-site implementation training, a summer academy to build instructional leadership, or a day focused on new standards or best-practice strategies.
Using a model similar to other large districts, we will create an intentional plan with NYC to build internal leadership and long-term sustainability of the program. This professional development will additionally support a deepened understanding of the new standards and how they strive to serve all students.


This is a follow up post of why I have been MIA in the blogging world.
I dressed up as a hippie for my uncle's 60th suprise birthday party. It was so much fun because it was a theme party and we had to dress like the 70's!!! Here is a picture of me and my little sis Allison.
I saw several of great Texas Country concerts with some girl friends!!!
I saw Reckless Kelly, sorry for the upside down pic sometimes this computer has a mind of its own.
Willie Nelson, Kevin Fowler, and Charlie Robinson, but I didn't get to get a pic of these guys.
lol and one of my things of the summer is riding the mechanical bull at the Trophy Room in Austin. I actually stayed up on the bull past 8 seconds!!
Sophie has been growing and growing, she is now 11 pounds and I can't fit her in her carrying case anymore. She was suppose to be a 4-6 pound dog a tops (that's what I was told) but my little furbaby is a big girl now lol.
My name is Stephanie. I really enjoyed your post above and could totally relate to the country concerts and mechanical bull! There's a place me and my friends love to go to that has one and I have yet to do so because I'm always worried about an outfit malfunction haha.
I couldn't find your email, but would love to talk with you more. Please email me back at stephanie.g393@yahoo.com - I have something I'd like to ask you!
What have I been doing with my summer off???


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Game Review, News
Will Hensley
Any attempt at explaining precisely what Risk of Rain 2 is will fail to hit the mark. That's not to say the game is especially complicated, or it's mechanics obtuse. The game has depth, to be certain, but not to the extent that one would call it a complex affair.
I think the best approach to reviewing a game as unique as Risk of Rain 2 is to simply tell you what the game does well, what it does poorly – then slap a deeply subjective value statement on the end.
This is as peaceful as Risk of Rain 2 gets.
Risk of Rain 2 is, first and foremost, a fantastically-paced unlockathon. There are hundreds of unlockables, each requiring a condition to be met or a challenge to be overcome in order to add them to your repertoire; once unlocked, the items (which are divided into various rarities and categories) become eligible to be found in chests or (under certain conditions) dropped by enemies.
There are also nine characters to be unlocked, each of which has a genuinely unique skill set and playstyle that dramatically alters the way the game is played – especially at higher difficulties. Other unlockables include artifacts (difficulty/gameplay modifiers that can be toggled before runs) and lore entries that can be read from menus in order to add flavor and context to the proceedings.
You can unlock most of the items in the game over the course of 20-30 hours, but the last handful will require you to really focus on what you're trying to accomplish and play with skill. There are myriad options for multiplayer that are exponentially increased by mods – I chose to spend my 200+ hours with the game sans-mods, but I appreciate the value add.
This is more like it...
Whether you're playing with mouse + keyboard or controller, Risk of Rain 2 handles perfectly. Each character has movement and mobility that varies at least slightly from the others, but they're all easy to control. Some of the characters' skills are more useful than others, but they all serve a well-defined purpose. Some kits revolve around cooldown management, while others are more straightforward. All-in-all, Risk of Rain 2 feels absolutely fantastic to play – something fewer and fewer developers seem to prioritize lately.
Speaking of things that aren't trending in the game industry, Hopoo Games deserves high praise for releasing a game that is – as far as I can tell – unbelievably well-optimized and completely devoid of obtrusive or meaningful bugs. In fact, I have not noticed a single bug in my nearly two-dozen hours of play – visual or otherwise. I have experienced no crashes, no quirkiness, nothing. Also, the game has virtually no load times; a transition from menu to game is effortless. This is a masterfully crafted game by any standards.
The soundtrack deserves high praise, and anyone who played the first game will be happy to know that the darkly quirky vibe has made the transition fully intact. Sound design is also very well done; one of the first things I noticed when playing the game is that every enemy has a subtle-yet-distinct spawn sound, so you always have a good idea as to how much chaos is occurring off-screen. Every enemy telegraphs attacks visually and audibly, and loot drops make a very distinct noise as well – especially helpful for those of us who can't stand the feeling that the monster we killed with a damage-over-time effect may have dropped something behind us.
Each of these things wants you dead, and they're all capable of making it happen.
Risk of Rain 2 has a story that is on the verge of uselessness. Beyond opening and closing cutscenes, the only exposition you'll find are lore entries and verbose item descriptions. Personally, I appreciate this. While I can certainly appreciate a great story in a great game, I don't need impetus beyond gameplay mechanics in order to get invested – but I know many gamers do, so I feel it's worth mentioning.
I feel as if I should reiterate this as it really does seem to be a big source of frustration for many: Risk of Rain 2 has virtually no story. There is no meaningful ending to the game. There is some really interesting and fun flavor text if you want to go off and write some fanfic or whatever, but this game is not going to scratch your itch for dialogue or allegory.
Another thing that will frustrate many, myself included to a small extent, is the multiplayer structure. While the game provides oodles of parameters by which you can search in order to find like-minded gamers, only the most hardcore or those coming from other games with similar mechanics will appreciate the fact that Risk of Rain 2 does not have instanced loot. This means that any loot that drops is up for grabs – first come, first serve. I'm sure this leads to a lot of fun scenarios – I really enjoyed playing arpgs of yesteryear with good friends – but pubs are an absolute nightmare for anyone hoping to RoR2 + chill. There are mods that allow for instanced loot, but most gamers won't even learn of this before giving up on the multiplayer experience.
In My Honest Opinion
You'll die a lot, but starting a new run is painless.
Risk of Rain 2 is a game that doesn't do anything wrong in my opinion. The things about it that I or others may not appreciate are clearly design decisions that were made thoughtfully. If you enjoy action/rpg, looter shooters or just unique experiences, I can't recommend RIsk of Rain 2 more strongly.
Risk of Rain 2 is not art, but it is a work of art.
Absolutely Worth It: 9/10
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I swapped positions about a half-dozen times.
Matt Sellers, who I picked up in Wentzville on the way to the race site.
creek that flows through the property.
half-mile later we caught back up to our class.
ahead of me in 9th place.
to get going and completed the third lap in 9th place.
apart. And as usual, everyone rode fast at Warrensburg.
Beware of the practice lap, for it can end your race before it starts.
water cannon shooting out behind me each time I revved the engine.
material dried out and the KX250 returned to its usual semi-noisy self.
the lap in 6th place.
containing various notes of encouragement, observation, and fact.
and roosting me with mud, then pulled over to let me lead for awhile.
the end of the lap.
and I finished several minutes ahead.
the overall results, as I broke into the top 20 for the first time this year.
class, while Steve Leivan took yet another overall victory.


The GMAT exam is incredibly important if you are looking to get into business schools. It shows that you have a strong working knowledge of the skills that you will need to succeed at the business school of your choosing. It will test you on your abilities as an analytic writer as well as your ability to think critically about questions and offer up the best possible answer. It is one of the easiest and best ways to show business schools that you are someone who would be a great asset.
Retaking the GMAT is strongly encouraged. Even if you think that you are satisfied with your score if you are retaking GMAT you are allowing yourself to lift your score. Even just a few points can be crucially important and your familiarity with the test will give you an edge. The percentages of people who do better by retaking GMAT are astronomical and you really having nothing to lose. But if you want to prepare yourself the best that you can for your first shot at the test, a teacher or online tutor is strongly recommended.
A tutor will be able to give you tricks and tips that you may not have had access to on your own. They are also much more familiar with the test and testing style than you are and this will give you a competitive advantage. If you are really trying to avoid retaking GMAT taking a course that will help you to prepare is one of the best ways to make sure that you are truly ready. The GMAT is a unique test and the more that you can prepare for it the better. This includes everything from studying your own materials, to asking questions and going to classes. Every little bit helps and will show your top business school that you are a serious asset.


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Biografia
Iniziò la carriera musicale già come studente delle scuole medie, negli anni '60, con la costituzione del gruppo ai tempi d'avanguardia dei Kameleoni. Successivamente costituì i gruppi Danilo in Novi kameleoni, Boomerang, Rado & Danilo, Labirint, Prizma, Bazar e gli Halo.

Il suo autentico talento si dimostrò con il gruppo dei Prizma, con il quale con i testi di Drago Mislej-Mef raccolse diversi successi (»Pogum«, »Dobrodošli«, »Senca«, »Ta moška«, ecc.), vinse ai festival e compose tre LP e diversi singoli. In seguito ai successi dei Prizma, ottenne grandi successi con il gruppo Bazar (»Tina«, »Portorož 1905«, »Dober dan«, »Poišči me«, »Amerika«, ecc.), che vennero ripresi da diversi interpreti.

Continuò con il gruppo Halo, che ottenne grande successo con la canzone »Anita ni nikoli ...«. Iniziò a scrivere canzoni anche per altri interpreti (Tinkara Kovač, Polona, Lara Baruca, Monika Pučelj, Aleksandra Čermelj, ecc.), che iniziarono la loro carriera e diventarono famosi con la sua collaborazione.

Successivamente pubblicò l'album da solista Vse moje ljubezni e Danilo & Friends e nel 2005 il disco Danilo poje Kocjančiča, nel quale per la prima volta cantò da solista tutte le voci principali.

Dal 2011 alla sua morte fu attivo come chitarrista e voce con il gruppo Danilo Kocjančič & Friends, assieme a Ladi Mljač (cantante e percussionista del gruppo Prizma), Matjaž Švagelj (Kalamari), Slavko Ivančič, Matjaž Sterže, ecc).

Le sue composizioni hanno ricevuto premi ai festival Melodije morja in sonca (sei volte) e Pop delavnica. Tra gli altri, nel 2012 ricevette il premio speciale al festival Rock Otočec.

Si esibì per l'ultima volta il 17 novembre 2012 al palazzo dello sport Skala a Pivka; il 3 febbraio 2013 morì dopo pochi mesi di malattia per un tumore.

Uno dei suoi figli è il deejay e produttore Tine Kocjančič, conosciuto con lo pseudonimo di Valentino Kanzyani.

Discografia
Kameleoni
 Šampioni Jugoslavije, Diskos, 1967
 Dedicated to the One I Love, Jugoton, 1967
 Kameleoni, 1981
 Kameleoni 66-67, Helidon, 1994
 Za vse generacije, Helidon, 1995
 The Ultimate Collection, Croatia Records, 2011

Prizma
 Če si moja, Cesta v jutro, Helidon, 1977
 Jamajka, Pogum (skupaj s Tomažem Domiceljem), ZKP RTV Ljubljana, 1978
 Senca, Glas noči, ZKP RTV Ljubljana, 1979
 Sidro, Moje čudne žene, ZKP RTV Ljubljana, 1979
 Pogum, ZKP RTV Ljubljana, 1979
 Junak zadnje strane, PGP RTB, 1983
 Največje uspešnice, ZKP RTV Slovenija, 1996

Bazar

 Bazar, ZKP RTV Ljubljana, 1986
 Amerika, ZKP RTV Slovenija, 1990
 Kompilacija 84-92, ZKP RTV Slovenija, 1998

Halo
 Anita ni nikoli ..., ZKP RTV Slovenija, 1997
 Kaj je novega, ZKP RTV Slovenija, 1999
 V živo, ZKP RTV Slovenija, 2003

solista
 Danilo & Friends - Največji uspehi, Helidon, 1994
 Vse moje ljubezni, ZKP RTV Slovenija, 1999
 Danilo poje Kocjančiča, Nika Records, 2005

Danilo Kocjančič & Friends
 Nisi prva, nisi zadnja, ZKP RTV Slovenija, 2018

Collegamenti esterni


David Droga, the founder and creative chairman of Droga5, will be honored by Cannes Lions this year with the Lion of St Mark.
The annual award is given to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the creative community, with recent winners including R/GA founder Bob Greenberg and Bartle Bogle Hegarty founder Sir John Hegarty.
Droga is one of the most awarded creatives at the Cannes International Festival of Creativity, with a haul of over 70 gold and 15 grand prix/titanium Lions won over his career.
The Australian, who won his first Lion when he was 19 years old, said: "I have worked with more talented people and had more opportunities than one creative person deserves.
"The Lion of St. Mark honor is beyond my wildest ambitions. It's incredible to be recognized with this, when you still feel you have so much more to do and prove. But I will soak it up with pride and humility."
At 22, Droga became a partner and executive creative director of OMON Sydney, before becoming executive creative director of Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore in 1996.
In 1999, he was appointed executive creative director of Saatchi & Saatchi London, at age 29, which during his tenure won global agency of the year at Cannes in 2002. A year later Droga became the first worldwide chief creative officer of the Publicis network in New York.
In 2006, he founded Droga5 in New York and within 10 years had won back-to-back accolades with Cannes Lions' independent agency of the year in 2015 and 2016.
Droga will be presented with the Lion of St. Mark during the Festival awards ceremony on June 24.
Jose Papa, managing director of Cannes Lions, said of Droga: "His drive, passion and unbounded creative skill has led him to deliver continual award-winning results. He's set the global standard."


A Whole New Life is a brilliant book. Period. Lucia is a role model and awesome teacher; she's been constantly inspiring countless people (myself included) to take charge of their life and her book is the perfect companion on the road to freedom from negative beliefs, disfunctional thoughts, fears and all the bad stories and excuses we tell ourselves. Upon reading this book (and doing the exercises!) you realize you can actually change your life for the better. You will like this book and its powerful wisdom as much as I did, and still do. I am deeply in love with the road map Lucia has given to us all, thanks to it change has never been so inspiring and productive.
A powerful soul with a big heart, Lucia is one woman I look up to every day. Her books have been enlightening and shall remain a source-full guidance for thousands of people around the world.
Lucia has offered several courses in India, and A Whole New Life is an instant hit. It helps participants go deeper in their understanding of themselves, dissolving barriers and blocks and creating a powerful vision. Months after the seminar, participants have written to us, sharing how her techniques are helping them. It is overwhelming. Lucia's insights and intuitive ability to understand people, creates an instant connection with her readers. Her genius lies in making complex things, simple. Her passion for creating change and her understanding of psychology comes through in every touch point. This book is truly a pathway to creating a whole new life!
Great book, a true companion for life. To keep handy and pick up when you have the feeling you are losing your way or the connection to your real self, your heart, your dreams. When you stumble and need to find back your determination, your focus, your optimism, your faith in life and in you. Also, sometimes I just open it and I read a random page and there it is, the perfect insight for me, a little message for my day. I am so grateful.
This book holds some potent tools for creating change in life! In 5 years from picking up this book and creating my vision map, I've changed countries twice, totally changed my career path from working in business to working in education qualifying as a trainer and teacher… am now doing a PhD!. At 47 I thought it was too late for such change….If you are thinking the same…it's not!


The St. Vincent and the Grenadines islands are famous not only as an exotic vacation destination, but also for the coral reef situated on their leeward side.
This is one of the places where an extremely rare coral variety, the black coral, can be found. The waters in the area are also the home of the finger and file corals that create amazingly beautiful structures. There are many other beautifully colored, hard and soft corals in these waters. The bottom of the reef is covered with sea anemones and a great variety of sponges, including rope sponge. Beds of seagrass cover the reef's bottom in sandy areas, some of the boulders being also covered with vegetation.
This is one of the places where sea worms thrive, the Christmas tree worm and the feather duster worm being among the most commonly met. An impressive number of crab subspecies live in these waters, with the anemone, the hermit, the sponge and the swimmer crab as the most representative. There are also the adorable seahorses and several species of turtles, while the reef shelters two varieties of batfish, the red-lipped and the short-nose, as well frogfish, the jawfish, the blackbar soldierfish or the scorpionfish.


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Hunt for the Emper Crown DLC Adventure Announced for Journeys in Middle-earth
Many of Fantasy Flight's games are accentuated with an app that enhances your gaming experience. One nice thing about doing that is Fantasy Flight can then release new adventures as downloads for said app. Though they're going a step further with the Hunt for the Ember Crown adventure for Journeys in Middle-earth, as they've also got a Villains of Eriador Figure Pack that you can get to go along with it.
You've taken your first steps into Middle-earth, but the road beckons once more. Dark machinations are unfolding across the Shire and heroes are once again needed to step forward and fight this menace. It's time to set off on a new adventure.
Fantasy Flight Games is happy to announce two new products for The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth:
Hunt for the Ember Crown downloadable campaign
Villains of Eriador Figure Pack
Hunt for the Ember Crown is the first downloadable campaign available for purchase on the Journeys in Middle-earth companion app, offering a completely new set of quests and challenges that can be played using the contents of the Core Set. Featuring eleven new adventures and a deeply branching narrative that could lead you from the roads of Bree-land to the slopes of the Blue Mountains and beyond, this campaign presents fresh challenges to test even the strongest Fellowship.
Those that choose to accept the challenge of the Hunt for the Ember Crown or the Bones of Arnor campaign from the Journeys in Middle-earth Core Set can further enhance their experience with the Villains of Eriador Figure Pack. Containing three beautifully detailed miniatures that bring Eriador's most vicious enemies to life, as well as new title and trinket cards, this pack is the perfect place to start growing your Journeys in Middle-earth collection.
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Hans Olov Dan Jacobson (* 17. März 1947 in Enskede; † 9. Juli 1984 in Handen) war ein schwedischer moderner Fünfkämpfer und Degenfechter. Mit dem Degen wurde er Olympiasieger und dreifacher Weltmeister.

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Hans Jacobson gewann bei den Fünfkampfweltmeisterschaften 1967 in Jönköping zusammen mit Björn Ferm und Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall die Mannschafts-Silbermedaille. Wiederum mit Ferm und Liljenwall wurde er bei den Olympischen Spielen 1968 in Mexiko-Stadt Dritter in der Mannschaftswertung. Die gewonnene Bronzemedaille wurde ihnen jedoch bald darauf wieder aberkannt, weil Liljenwall als erster Sportler überhaupt in einem vom IOC durchgeführten Dopingtest überführt worden war. Er war mit 0,81 Promille Alkohol gedopt gewesen.

Danach verlegte sich Jacobson nur auf die Disziplin Degenfechten aus dem Modernen Fünfkampf und gewann 1969 bei den Weltmeisterschaften in Havanna Bronze mit der Mannschaft, 1971 in Wien ebenfalls. 1973 holte er bei den Weltmeisterschaften in Göteborg Silber im Einzel hinter seinem Landsmann Rolf Edling. 1974 und 1975 wurde er Mannschaftsweltmeister, jeweils vor dem deutschen Team.

Bei den Olympischen Spielen 1976 in Montreal holte er mit der Mannschaft Gold vor dem deutschen Team, das die Einzelwertung dominiert hatte. Es ist bisher die einzige Goldmedaille für Schweden in dieser Disziplin.

1977 wurde er erneut Mannschaftsweltmeister. 1978 in Hamburg erfocht er Bronze sowohl im Einzel als auch mit der Degen-Mannschaft. 1980 nahm er noch einmal bei den Olympischen Spielen 1980 in Moskau teil und belegte mit der Mannschaft den fünften Platz.

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Teilnehmer der Olympischen Sommerspiele 1968
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Sommerspiele 1976
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One of the things that did not make sense to me from the beginning of my Christian life was our Sunday morning gatherings. If I missed a few Sundays, I knew somebody was going to call me and throw Hebrews 10:25 at me, "not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together…" The teaching is that, in order for us to fulfill this Bible verse, all we have to do is come together on Sundays for a specific, repetitive "order of service". We will listen to the same worship team, the same style of music, and, at times, the same songs. We will give our tithes and offerings, listen to the message from the same man of God Sunday after Sunday. In some cases, we will get prayed for, and out we go; everybody on their own way to their favorite restaurants or straight home. So, as long as I show up to that service (especially if I make it to the mid-week service) I was all that and a spiritual bag of chips. Even after all these years, this philosophy does not sit well with me.
In our gatherings we are called to consider one another: This is more than just sitting by each other with chairs looking in the same direction. To consider one another is to pay attention to one another, to study one another and to show care for one another.
In our gatherings we are called to encourage one another.
What we do on Sundays has nothing to do with fellowship; in fellowship we share our lives, we eat at each other's house, we gather around the cross, around God's Word; the spiritual gifts flow from everybody and the freedom of God's Spirit moves in our lives. In true fellowship we enjoy each other's presence; we share in each other's birthday, we watch the game together, we play together, we enjoy diverse celebrations together, we enjoy cookouts together, etc. Fellowship is what comes natural for true family and friends; how much more we, God's people.
What we have in many churches are "God bless you" relationships on Sundays with people that are totally disconnected from one another the rest of the week. We do not call each other, we do not visit each other, and we do not help each other. That is because we do not know each other enough to miss each other. We miss our families and our friends, but do we really miss our church family?
I said this many times and I will say this again; until we frequently eat at each other's dining room tables, we are not family; that's what families do. Furthermore, our unwillingness to fellowship is an indicator of a deeper spiritual issue. If we walk in the light, our desire to fellowship should be a natural desire. Our refusal to fellowship is then an indicator of our darkness.
Posted on 05/19/2015 by angelcasianoPosted in Christian LivingTagged church, fellowship.
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Sabrina, döpt Teresa Villa-Lobos, född 1983, är en portugisisk sångerska som efter att ha vunnit den nationella tävlingen representerade sitt hemland i Eurovision Song Contest 2007 i Helsingfors med bidraget Dança Comigo (vem ser feliz). Sabrina missade finalen med endast tre poängs marginal mot Moldaviens Natalia Barbu och slutade alltså på 11:e plats i semifinalen.

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Anyone who is interested in blockchain technology should be familiar with the idea of DAOs. Because this term comes up regularly, it helps to take the time to understand exactly what the term stands for: Decentralized Autonomous Organization.
As the name implies, a DAO is an organization that is both autonomous and decentralized. The idea behind DAOs has been around for a while. However, it was only recently that it actually became practical, thanks to blockchain technology. In fact, Bitcoin's network is widely considered to be the first truly autonomous corporation, meeting one of the key requirements to be a DAO. Because of this, most people are still figuring out what DAOs do and why they matter.
DAOs are organizations that run in an autonomous and decentralized manner. They work without any requirement for a centralized party to make decisions. Instead, the organization can grow and create a profit without any centralization. In the case of the blockchain, DAOs are specific entities with the sole duty of following programmatic rules or the rules that a decentralized consensus grants it.
As an abstract concept, DAOs and normal companies work in a similar manner, each with their predefined goals. However, normal companies can change these goals and do not have them enforced. DAOs, on the other hand, digitally enforce the rules they are set up with.
To better help visualize a DAO and how it could help, consider the example described by Mike Hearn, a former Bitcoin contributor. He asked people to imagine a driverless car that looks for passengers. It charges those passengers for the journey, and after dropping them off automatically, it uses those profits to go to the charging station. The car doesn't require outside help to figure out what to do, apart from the initial programming.
That is exactly how DAOs work. They get initial programming to set up rules, and after that, they work autonomously, continuing to serve their function.
What Are Some Key Components of DAOs?
1 What Are Some Key Components of DAOs?
2 Why Do DAOs Exist?
3 How Do DAOs Disrupt Traditional Governance?
4 How Does The DAO Offer Insight into DAOs?
6 What was "The DAO"?
7 What Was The DAO Hack?
By their very nature, DAOs are autonomous. This means that once a DAO gets deployed, outside forces cannot interrupt it. They also are transparent thanks to their open-source nature. In this way, there is no requirement for a trusted third party. DAOs typically have tokens of transactions, which are the organization's method of rewarding specific activities. Since DAOs don't have hierarchical structures, the funding occurs at creation and is distributed fairly.
The consensus is another crucial aspect of DAOs, requiring that the majority of stakeholders agree on a decision before moving or withdrawing funds. Even bugs cannot be taken care of until the majority of stakeholders agree to do so. As such, voting is an important part of DAOs. Voting allows for a consensus to be reached on decisions such as whether to approve a proposal, what contractor to appoint, and funding choices.
DAOs are in clear contrast to other types of organizations. Traditionally, any organization is centralized, whether it is autonomous or not. The biggest reason people have created DAOs is to take advantage of the many functions you find in business entities without the red tape and inefficiencies associated with running those large organizations. With a DAO, there is no need to waste time and effort creating an intermediary to run an organization; the organization does this job itself.
How Do DAOs Disrupt Traditional Governance?
Governance refers to the actions, rules, and norms of how various entities interact and how these norms are held accountable, regulated, and structured. Traditionally, governance is of a top-down nature, leading to issues like the Principal-Agent Dilemma. This dilemma refers to situations where an entity or person (the agent) can make decisions that affect another entity or person (the principal). This can lead to a moral hazard if the agent takes additional risks since they will not be the one to suffer from the cost; instead, agents are motivated to simply act in their own interests. DAOs utilizing smart contracts and the blockchain lower transaction costs as well as bureaucracy, dramatically reducing this Principal-Agent Dilemma.
How Does The DAO Offer Insight into DAOs?
DAOs use smart contracts, which are pre-programmed rules that describe what actions can occur within the system. You can program the smart contracts to complete several tasks, like dispersing funds when a certain number or percent of voters agree on funding or following a certain date.
Those in favor of DAOs say this method can work for a range of circumstances involving decisions, whether money is involved. Like The DAO, DAOs in general are essentially a way to ensure democracy in a cryptographic manner. Stakeholders get to vote to add rules, change existing rules, oust members, and more. As all token holders have voting rights, it is truly democratic.
One of the issues with DAOs is that at setup, they are programmed to serve a specific purpose, and this is hard to change. While this is a choice by design and designed to make it impossible for a single person to change the rules, it does come with disadvantages. If those behind a DAO realize they need to make adjustments, it is challenging to change the smart contracts that underpin the DAO after deployment. For example, if someone notices a bug but the DAO is already running, developers may not be able to do anything with it.
No discussion of DAOs is complete without looking at The DAO. This organization launched in 2016 on the Ethereum Network and, unfortunately, failed within months. Even so, it perfectly illustrates what the average person means when they refer to a DAO. The plan for The DAO was that participants would get DAO tokens and be able to vote on which projects within the Ethereum Ecosystem got funded. Essentially, it would let the crowds choose which projects were worthy of investment.
The DAO hoped to improve on today's organizational governance in a few ways. The team wanted everyone with internet access to have the ability to hold or buy DAO tokens. They also wanted to let DAO creators set the rules they ended up voting on.
What Was The DAO Hack?
The failure of The DAO came down to a hack, which resulted in a significant loss of funds and a crash in the price of Ether. It should be noted that the problem was with the DAO code and not Ethereum itself, but the fact that it was supported heavily by Ethereum itself and the large amount of Ether it raised in the crowdsale shook the market and confidence in the Ethereum in general.
The DAO had a successful crowdsale, earning the title of the largest crowdfunding with more than 11,000 contributors raising more than $150 million. During the crowdsale, however, many users had concerns about the code being vulnerable to attack. Developers took this to heart. Before funding proposals, The DAO considered addressing the vulnerabilities.
However, the team ended up announcing that no funds from DAO were at risk. While some of the team still worked to fix this issue, an unknown attacker started using the bug to drain The DAO of the Ether raised during the crowdsale. The attacker ended up draining over 3.6 million ETH into a "child DAO" with a structure the same as that of The DAO. This hack was possible via a recursive call exploit. Essentially, the attacker asked The DAO to return their few Ether tokens back several times before the smart contract was able to update the balance. This was possible due to flaws in the system, and the hacker stopped for unknown reasons.
The DAO tried to resolve the issue with a soft fork. However, a bug within it meant it was not approved. The team then went for a hard fork, which would return the Ether that had been taken from The DAO, refunding it to a smart contract. After much debate, the proposal was approved which caused a split in the Ethereum community. The thought of a hard fork when "code is law" was outrageous to some in the community. Accordingly, the faction that disagreed with the fork splintered off and became backers of the old, newly-dubbed "Ethereum Classic" chain.
The DAO remains a cautionary tale among DAOs, pinpointing the importance of checking code and the problem with the inability to change the code after a launch. By learning from past mistakes, future and current DAOs can make more progress and avoid similar problems.


Designated specifically for selective elimination operations only when a Fiday can not be sent, they will seek out their target, determine his routine and cleanly carry out their neutralization from a long distance - instilling fear and a sense of impotence in the hearts of those nearby. However, Lasiqs are also the watchmen and observers of the organization. Their objective is to watch and oversee operations, and, if something goes wrong, to intervene with deadly precision. In supporting missions, their function is to secure the viability of an operation and the safe return of the agents involved, clearing their escape routes with precise and lethal firepower. Accustomed to operating in urban areas and facing tactical situations with multiple targets, they have developed a modus operandi which emphasizes mobility over concealment, changing position after firing a few shots and creating an atmosphere of chaos and confusion. The Lasiqs exemplify the old motto of the elite sniper: "One shot, one death" and they have the necessary armament for it. The Hassassin sect has put the whole Haqqislamite bio-medical machine at the service of their sinister purposes. No hit involving a Lasiq merely wounds. They only have one outcome – sudden death.
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Thanks a lot, Freelancah. Very nice shot, and ready to dissect!
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I too have only seen this now, thank you very much, great work!
.rar? says nothing to extract? Help please, I would really like to see these files.
TheBadger: I just downloaded it and winrar says the file is intact, even extracted and opened it with terragen.. Perhaps something wrong with the program you are using or the download got corrupted??
Was using safari, had to switch to fire fox. Safari opens a page that lets me see all the code for the .rar, but when it downloads i have to save the rar as a web-archive. firefox did the job right... Happy to have this one from you too, get to learn how use image maps now! Or at least get a better idea about them.


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Hundreds join vigil at Finsbury Park mosque after Islamophobic terror attack
by Eleanor Claxton-Mayer
Published Tue 27 Jun 2017
People were determined to stand up to the racism of the politicians and the press (Pic: Guy Smallman)
Around 300 people came together for a vigil at Finsbury Park Mosque in north London yesterday, Tuesday. It was in response to an Islamophobic terror attack that killed one Muslim and injured a further 10 on Monday.
People came to show solidarity with Muslims—and stand against the Islamophobia from the politicians and the press that fuelled this attack. Amirah told Socialist Worker, "There have been so many attacks recently and then this happens.
"We need to be more vocal and take on the racist narrative."
Mike from south west London added, "Today is about everyone coming together—we need to start challenging racism."
The vigil was organised by the Finsbury Park Mosque and Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) and supported by Islington NUT teachers' union and the Stop the War Coalition.
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, who is also the local MP for Islington North, spoke to large cheers. He said, "This is not the first time we've faced a crisis, the only response can be to come together."
"We will not be divided."
Jeremy Corbyn received a warm welcome—unlike Theresa May the previous day (Pic: Guy Smallman)
When Theresa May visited the mosque on Monday, she was heckled by anti-racists who'd come to show solidarity with the mosque.
Other speakers at the vigil included SUTR joint convenor Weyman Bennett and Finsbury Park Mosque chair Mohammed Kozbar.
There was a feeling of unity—and a determination to speak up against the growing racist rhetoric from politicians and the press. Muna told Socialist Worker "It's really nice how everyone has come together against Islamophobia."
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She added, "The attack was completely out of the blue, and many people are feeling unsure if it's safe.
"Women especially feel wearing the hijab draws attention to them."
Hassan agreed, "My wife can't go out on her own, the backlash after the previous terror attacks has been crazy.
"It's not even blatant attacks on Muslim people, but people looking at you in a different way that makes you feel nervous."
But the event, which followed another hundreds-strong vigil held the previous day, gave people some confidence. As Kamal told Socialist Worker, "It's nice to see people with the same feeling coming together.
Hassan added, "Something like this brings the community together and it makes me proud.
"The only way to defeat these kind of attacks is for good people to come out."
Tue 27 Jun 2017, 15:44 BST
'Don't attack Islam'—residents at London Bridge reject racist scapegoating
Theresa May promises new terror clampdown
'I want to kill all Muslims'—racist terror in Finsbury Park
Acid attacks are result of Islamophobia and racism


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We have recently sent this proposal to all party leaders, we now address it for consideration by all MP's in the Westminster Parliament.
The Rt. Hon. John Bercow MP
Speaker of the House of Commons + all United Kingdom Political Party Leaders
Dear Mr. Speaker
I refer to the public letter dated 29th October 2017 sent to you by The Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP, Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party.
In this letter the Prime Minister raised the recent scandal of sexual harassment and mistreatment of Parliamentary staff by some Members of Parliament. On this one issue the Prime minister seeks the development of cross party policies and rules for MP's and parliamentary staff.
However, the Prime Minister has neglected to raise all recent and historic scandals which continue to plague our United Kingdom Parliament, these include:
1. Sexual harassment and mistreatment of Parliamentary staff.
2. The unlawful coercion of MP's to vote as instructed by Party Whips, who may hold information which is detrimental or confidential to the MP.
3. The scandal of MP's expenses and financial privilege which appears to continue unabated.
4. The corrupting influence of powerful interest groups on and in our democratic process.
Along with these wounds on our democracy, we have the present state of the governments Brexit negotiation which is now generally accepted to be unlikely to result in a beneficial outcome for anyone. At the same time our parliament is more divided than ever, and the political parties continue to follow a path which could lead to the breakup of our United Kingdom and the destruction of our democracy.
We believe that this combination of failures have caused an erosion of public trust in our parliament and our democratic institutions which is profound, wide spread and likely to trigger social unrest.
In respect of the Brexit negotiations, the government having lodged the Article 50 Notice with the EU, now believe that it is not possible to reverse the process. But after considering recent legal opinion and public statements made by the EU Commission this view appears to be wrong.
It now appears that it is possible to stop Brexit now and then negotiate with the EU from inside the EU club backed by the strong leave mandate. This would allow a UK Government to have open discussions with the other member states of the EU, whilst still retaining the option to pre-plan for an organised withdrawal at a future agreed date.
It is in this context that we now write you Mr. Speaker, and to the party leaders to respectfully request your consideration of our proposal to join all efforts to re-establish public trust in our parliament, and to allow Members of Parliament an opportunity to rebuild people's faith in their honesty and integrity.
To achieve this renewal of our parliament, we propose that all MP's and parliamentary candidates, should sign, adopt, and in future adhere to the terms of the FVVRA Pledge.
The FVVRA Pledge was created by the Free Vote Voluntary Recall Alliance and aims to correct the abuse of power by Party Whips over our elected Members of Parliament and to introduce a Voluntary MP Recall system, administered by a committee external and independent of parliament.
Our first aim is to secure for voters a clear commitment from each MP or parliamentary candidate that they will use their rightful Free Vote on all issues to properly represent their constituents, their area and their country.
Our second aim is to create a clear route for MP's, employees in parliament and voters to submit complaints, accusations or questions to be investigated by body independent of parliament.
This Standards Committee to comprise of (6) independent volunteers, who will have a duty to inform MPs of any complaint or Recall Request lodged by their constituents, and of any complaint lodged by parliamentary employees or voters. This will give the MP an opportunity to respond before the submission proceeds to independent scrutiny. This process should help to eliminate any request initiated for party political, business or personal advantage.
There is now a clear and urgent need to resolve these wounds to our democracy and to arrive at a Brexit solution which offers future options to all voters, all political parties.
To this end we ask all Members of Parliament to put aside party loyalties and Pledge to serve all our people in a Unified Cross/Party National Government with afive year fixed term and mandated to stop Brexit now.
We have published a range of explanatory documents on our website www.fvvra.org which may assist your consideration of our proposal, and help you to support the adoption of this honorable pledge.
We attach a copy of the FVVRA Pledge for your information and consideration and we will be pleased to provide any additional information you may require.
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