A reporter recently sent me a video clip touting product managers at a large, technology-focused West Coast law firm and asked me what I thought about the new and unusual trend.
I disappointed her by saying that I first heard about it in 1969, when I was working in industry and was offered a product manager position in a new organization created when my company merged with another one. I asked the Harvard-educated CEO, "What is a product manager?" I had never heard the term before. When pressed, he literally could not define it. It was a new concept he had heard at Harvard but never really understood.
The bottom line, as they say in business, is that the product manager has the responsibility for a given product and is obligated to create a consensus among the sales and production people about what and how to make the product and what to charge for it — but with no authority to control the profit.
In essence, that makes the product manager a cheerleader without the ability to determine the end result. The product manager has all the responsibility but no authority.
That raises real questions about how effective a law firm product manager can be. At the firm in question, the product managers analyzed historical data on what the fees were for every practice area, broke it down into patterns and trends, and used it to set analytical budgets for new matters.
That, however, is not the real product management process in a law firm. What that requires is a good relationship with the client, a partnership built on trust. In a legal setting, the product is the lawsuit, the negotiation or the merger. The lawyer is in charge of the product and must manage it efficiently, understand the firm's available resources, and allocate them in the most economical way to give the client the greatest value.
The issue transcends the matter of hourly rates. Today's hue and cry, especially regarding Big Law firms, is over the lawyers who charge $1,000-plus hourly rates. Clients resist and require a discount of some kind. Attorneys know that and raise their fees accordingly (sound like the department store raising its prices just before the Christmas discount offers?). So the financial officer of the client company insists on getting a discount, the lawyer gives it, the general counsel gets his legal service and everybody's happy.
But product management should not be an adversarial process. Without client buy-in and approval, it's meaningless. The system, including all subsequent communication, must be a collaborative effort. If the parties can't trust one another, if the client and the lawyer behave as foes, the representation likely will be unsuccessful and result in difficulty when collecting the fee.
Collaboration means communication. Because lawyer and client each have unique information at any given time, both must advance the process together. Honesty, openness and candor right from the start will make the entire representation easier and more successful. No amount of data-driven product management will change that.


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Q: MySQL Join three tables return multiple results I have three tables: Let's call it CUSTOMER, LOG and REVIEW
The CUSTOMER table is:
id name
== ====
1  John
2  Jane
3  Mike

The LOG table is
id customer_id  created_at
== ===========  ==========
1  1            2015-06-10
2  1            2015-06-10
3  2            2015-06-11
4  1            2015-06-13
5  2            2015-06-15
6  1            2015-06-15

The REVIEW table is
id customer_id  created_at
== ===========  ==========
1  1            2015-06-10
2  2            2015-06-10
3  2            2015-06-11
4  1            2015-06-13
5  1            2015-06-15
6  1            2015-06-15
7  1            2015-06-18

What I wanted
CUSTOMER_ID NAME LOG_QTY REVIEW_QTY
=========== ==== ======= ==========
1           John 4       5
2           Jane 2       2
3           Mike 0       0

What I got:
CUSTOMER_ID NAME LOG_QTY REVIEW_QTY
=========== ==== ======= ==========
1           John 20      20
2           Jane 4       4
3           Mike 0       0

My query:
                       select CUSTOMER.ID, CUSTOMER.NAME,
 count(REVIEW.CUSTOMER_ID) as REVIEW_QTY,
    count(LOG.CUSTOMER_ID) as LOG_QTY
                         from CUSTOMER
                    left join REVIEW
                           on REVIEW.CUSTOMER_ID = CUSTOMER.ID
                    left join LOG
                           on LOG.CUSTOMER_ID = CUSTOMER.ID
                     group by CUSTOMER.ID
                     order by CUSTOMER.ID

A: What your query is doing is joining the reviews and logs on the customer, with no join condition between the two. This means you are creating a Cartesian product of each log with each review of a given customer (e.g. the 4 logs you expect for John multiplied by his 5 reviews explains the 20 you are getting).
One way to solve this is to perform a group by on the logs and on the reviews separately, in subqueries:
SELECT    c.id, c.name, review_qty, log_qty
FROM      customer c
LEFT JOIN (SELECT   customer_id, COUNT(*) AS review_qty
           FROM     review
           GROUP BY customer_id) r ON r.customer_id = c.id
LEFT JOIN (SELECT   customer_id, COUNT(*) AS log_qty
           FROM     log
           GROUP BY customer_id) l ON l.customer_id = c.id
ORDER BY  c.id

A: If you run your query without the COUNT() and GROUP BY, you'll see what's happening:
select CUSTOMER.ID, CUSTOMER.NAME,
 REVIEW.CUSTOMER_ID as REVIEW_QTY,
 LOG.CUSTOMER_ID as LOG_QTY
from CUSTOMER
 left join REVIEW on REVIEW.CUSTOMER_ID = CUSTOMER.ID
 left join LOG on LOG.CUSTOMER_ID = CUSTOMER.ID
order by CUSTOMER.ID

This returns a row for each possible combination of rows with the same CUSTOMER_ID from the three tables (that's just what INNER JOIN does).  Then COUNT just counts 'em!
This should give you what you need:
select CUSTOMER.ID, CUSTOMER.NAME,
 (select count(*) from REVIEW where CUSTOMER_ID = CUSTOMER.ID) as REVIEW_QTY,
 (select count(*) from LOG where CUSTOMER_ID = CUSTOMER.ID)  as LOG_QTY
from CUSTOMER
order by CUSTOMER.ID

A: Whenever you have a complex query like this, I always recommend that you first break it up into pieces and place them back together.
For example, to get the counts per customer for an individual table, you can use the following aggregation:
SELECT customer_id, COUNT(*) AS logCount
FROM log
GROUP BY customer_id;

You can do the same for review, and at the end outer join those results to the customer table to get their name. The reason you should use an outer join is because it's possible the user has no entries in the other tables. Because of that, you should use the COALESCE() function to replace null counts with 0:
SELECT c.id, c.name, COALESCE(l.logCount, 0) AS logCount, COALESCE(r.reviewCount, 0) AS reviewCount
FROM customer c
LEFT JOIN(
  SELECT customer_id, COUNT(*) AS logCount
  FROM log
GROUP BY customer_id) l ON l.customer_id = c.id
LEFT JOIN(
  SELECT customer_id, COUNT(*) AS reviewCount
  FROM review
  GROUP BY customer_id) r ON r.customer_id = c.id;

Here is an SQL Fiddle example using your sample data.

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13 April 2019 Venue The Hawthorns Attendance
Updated at (UK)
Commentary to begin soon
English Football League - Championship
West Bromwich Albion vs Preston North End Match Preview
Two founder members of the Football League meet for the 100th time in the competition this weekend at the Hawthorns as Preston North End travel to face West Bromwich Albion.
Ticket Information: West Bromwich Albion
And on top of that, it is Gentry Day, with a sell-out Lilywhites' away following dressed in their suits and bowler hats heading down the M6 and M5 looking to celebrate and remember those connected with the club who have passed away in the last 12 months.
Both sides will be looking to take the win after recent results, with PNE hoping to record their first triumph at the home of the Baggies since Bobby Charlton's side came away with a 2-0 success back in September 1973.
The game between the teams early on in the campaign was a five-goal thriller and with both sides' records so far this campaign, another open and entertaining affair should be at hand for those in attendance.
Gentry Day is a complete sell out, with no further tickets available to Preston North End supporters, meaning over 2,700 Lilywhites fans will back the team at the Hawthorns this weekend…
This weekend a select group – Premier League – official has been appointed for the Lilywhites' Gentry Day trip to face West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns…
Click here for details of the match officials
Memorable Match
It is 46 years since North End were last victorious at the Hawthorns! That sounds like a long time, although it is actually only 11 games…
Click here for a look back to the game
West Bromwich Albion caretaker manager James Shan is preparing his side for the end of season lottery after back-to-back defeats made automatic promotion look less likely for the Baggies…
Click here for his thoughts on the game
For Preston North End manager Alex Neil it could be one in and one out in terms of player availability for the Gentry Day trip to face West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns…
Click here for the latest team news
If you can't make the trip to The Hawthorns this weekend, don't worry, we have you covered with every minute of action available through our media channels…
Click here for details of how to follow the match
Alex Neil's Thoughts
Saturday's trip to West Bromwich Albion has been selected as Gentry Day and it is a game that manager Alex Neil is really looking forward to…
Click here to watch the manager's pre-match interview
Sean Maguire Preview
Last season's Gentry Day saw Sean Maguire return to the squad after four months on the sidelines and he marked the occasion with a brace as the Lilywhites came from behind to win 3-1 at Bolton Wanderers…
Click here to hear from the forward ahead of the clash with the Baggies
West Bromwich Albion 4 Preston North End 1
Three goals in 14 first half minutes gave West Bromwich Albion the points at The Hawthorns.
The hosts scored twice in the space of four minutes, either side of the half hour mark, through Dwight Gayle and strike partner Jay Rodriguez added another before the break.
Gayle completed his hat-trick with a close-range tap-in from a Chris Burnt corner with just less than 20 minutes left, with Callum Robinson scoring in injury-time to pull one back for the Lilywhites.
Manager Alex Neil had made three changes, one of them enforced with the suspension of Ben Pearson, Ryan Ledson coming in, along with Paul Gallagher and Jayden Stockley; Robinson and Sean Maguire on the bench.
And the visitors, backed by a vocal sell-out away following of Gentry supporters, started brightly and were the dominant side in the closing stages, adapting well to the Baggies' 3-5-2 formation.
They had a chance for an opener on 26 minutes as a free kick was awarded on the right by referee Roger East after foul on Alan Browne and a Gallagher ball in was met by Stockley and then Josh Earl's follow up – that was heading for the bottom right corner – took a deflection into Johnstone's hands.
However, within a minute they found themselves behind. A long ball from Chris Brunt, in his own half of the centre circle, found Gayle in behind the PNE defence and he cushioned the ball into the bottom left-hand corner with his right foot.
And on 31 minutes it was two, as the ball was given away in the middle of the pitch and collected by Gayle, who played it to Rodriguez, who in turn found Stefan Johansen, whose shot was blocked, but it fell to Gayle who fires home into the middle of the goal.
Before the third a blow for the visitors as Robinson replaced Gallagher after a Mason Holgate tackle left the North End captain in real pain in his left ankle with a late tackle.
And a minute before the interval the pain was compounded by Albion's third, when Rodriguez collected Johansen's miss-hit through ball, finding the striker 12 yards out, the former England man rifling home.
Maguire replaced Stockley at half-time, the Lilywhites' second change and the period started brightly with an early PNE corner won by Robinson. He delivered twice into the box, but couldn't force a shot, but seconds later Nmecha did find the No.7 only for Craig Dawson to make a vital block to his goalbound effort.
It was all out attack from the greens in the opening minutes as the favour was returned when Robinson found Nmecha down the right, who broke into the box and hesitated when a first-time ball would have probably found Maguire unmarked in the six yard box, but the eventual cross was blocked by Ahmed Hegazi.
On the hour mark another great chance, as Nmecha showed a clean pair of heels to Kieran Gibbs and then drilled the ball into the six yard box where Robinson slid in at the back post, but couldn't squeeze the ball inside the post for a goal.
A rare effort from the hosts came with a Gayle free kick on the 70-minute mark, Rudd diving to his left to push the ball two-handed around the post for a corner, however, from that resulting Brunt cross Gayle completed his hat-trick, tapping a ricocheting ball home from close range.
With ten minutes left, Alan Browne, playing in a very advanced position after the break, did superbly in the box to open up space and get a shot away from the edge of the area, but a block by Kyle Bartley denied him a goal that the second half efforts would have deserved.
In the first of two added minutes North End grabbed a goal as Robinson fired home from 12 yards out after Nmecha's pull back, for his 11th goal of the season, to the delight of the still noisy following packed in the away end, but it was just consolation as the game ended soon after.
WBA line-up: Johnstone, Gibbs (Townsend, 60), Bartley, Johansen, Livermore (Phillips, 70), Brunt (c), Gayle, Rodriguez, Dawson, Hegazi (Adarabioyo, 52), Holgate. Subs not used: Bond, Robson-Kanu, Harper, Murphy.
PNE line-up: Rudd, Fisher, Earl, Ledson, Storey, Davies, Nmecha, Johnson, Stockley (Maguire, 46), Browne (Ginnelly, 86), Gallagher (c) (Robinson, 41). Subs not used: Crowe, Moult, Rafferty, Ginnelly, Huntington.
Attendance: 25,088 (2,752 PNE fans)
Referee: Mr R East
Gentry Day is a complete sell out, with no further tickets available to Preston North End supporters, meaning over 2,700 Lilywhites fans will back the team at the Hawthorns this weekend.
First Team News
Ref Watch: West Bromwich Albion
Any supporters wanting to refund or to regrade tickets already purchased must do so before 4pm on Friday – the day before the game.
Supporters collecting tickets from the Hawthorns can do so from the East Stand ticket office around an hour to an hour and a half before kick-off, once the supporter coaches travelling to the game have arrived.
We still have a very limited number of coach travel spaces still available from Deepdale and Leyland, priced at £10 per person, available from the ticket office at Deepdale, on 0344 856 1966 or online at www.mypne.com.
MyPNE.Com
Ticket Details Confirmed For Gentry Day Clash At West Bromwich Albion
Ticket details for the trip to West Bromwich Albion, which marks this season's Gentry Day, have now been confirmed.

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Do you know how much sodium you consume? Most americans don't.
Despite efforts by the medical community to heighten awareness of the dangers of too much sodium in the diet, most Americans have no idea how much sodium they really eat. The results of an American Heart Association (AHA) survey found that 97 percent of the people questioned could not estimate or underestimated how much sodium they consume daily. Most of those surveyed were off by about 1,000 milligrams. That's a serious concern, since the AHA recommends no more than 1,500 mg of sodium per day for optimal heart health. The majority of Americans eat about 3,000 mg of sodium per day. Too much sodium can increase blood pressure by causing the body to retain fluids and increase the volume of blood being pumped every day. High blood pressure is a major risk factor for stroke and other cardiovascular problems. It's a challenge to reduce salt in the diet, since about 75 percent of the sodium Americans consume comes from processed and prepackaged foods and restaurant foods. Experts recommend opting for no- or low-sodium items and flavoring them at home with seasonings other than salt. Paying attention to food labels and asking for the sodium content of restaurant food is a good way to become more mindful of your sodium intake.
Probiotics, a bacteria found in yogurt and in supplements, may help lower blood pressure, according to a review of nine studies. The research, published in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension, suggests that consumption of probiotics may improve total cholesterol, lower LDL cholesterol and blood glucose levels, and reduce insulin resistance. Researchers also believe the bacteria may help regulate the hormone system that regulates blood pressure and fluid balance. The analysis noted that studies examining probiotics' relationship to blood pressure tend to be small. Researchers say that more and larger studies are needed before doctors can confidently recommend probiotics for blood pressure control and prevention. Probiotics are often recommended for digestive health.
Your doctor tells you to get more exercise. You read that advice in the pages of Heart Advisor every month, because research clearly shows that regular exercise can have positive benefits on your heart, lungs, brain, muscles, mood, energy level, weight, sleep and much more. But when it comes to exercise, there may be limits to those benefits. A recent study suggests that, among heart attack survivors, running more than 30 miles a week or walking more than 46 miles a week could present more cardiovascular risks than benefits. At those benchmarks, benefits seem to disappear. While it's true that elite athletes in most sports tend to live longer than the general population, the burden of extreme exercising may be too much for individuals already diagnosed with heart disease. Current guidelines suggest 30 to 40 minutes of exercise daily, or at least 150 minutes a week. Researchers agree that those numbers are good targets. They also remind heart patients to discuss their exercise plans and routines with their doctors to make sure they're getting enough activity, but aren't putting themselves at greater risk.
Neuropathy, or damage to the peripheral nervous system, is a serious complication associated with diabetes. Diabetic or peripheral neuropathy tends to mean a tingling or numb sensation in the feet. Damage to blood vessels servicing the feet can also occur in patients with diabetes. And now research suggests that a loss of feeling in the feet is associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks and strokes. A British study found that individuals with peripheral neuropathy were significantly more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD). Fortunately, peripheral neuropathy can be diagnosed rather easily. Improved blood glucose control, and better management of CVD risk factors, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking and obesity can help prevent or at least delay the onset of cardiovascular problems among people with type 2 diabetes.


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Saugerties lacrosse coach honored for his dedication
by Crispin Kott
Class of 2020 graduate Matt Morgan proudly sits on one of two memorial benches he created to honor Saugerties Lacrosse Coach Bob Slate. This project fulfilled his Eagle Scout Service requirements. (Photo courtesy of Kristine Conte/Ulster BOCES)
A former Saugerties Lacrosse coach and Art teacher was remembered with a tribute to his decades-long coaching career on May 27. Bob Slate, who passed away in November 2019, was honored during a festive celebration attended by friends, players, and family members — an event made possible by the lifting of some COVID-related restrictions.
Thanks to Class of 2020 graduate Matt Morgan, who created two memorial benches as part of his Eagle Scout service project, future generations will now learn of Mr. Slate's passion for, and dedication to, lacrosse and the young people who play it. The benches, along with a commemorative plaque, are located near the lacrosse fields in front of the Saugerties Junior/Senior High School.
The event also featured a hard-fought Boys Varsity Lacrosse game against Red Hook. Although the Sawyers lost the game to the Raiders, in true Bob Slate fashion they vowed to win next time!
New Paltz Open Air Market reopens for 2021 in a new location
Letters to the editor (6/16/21)
Crispin Kott
Crispin Kott was born in Chicago, raised in New York and has called everywhere from San Francisco to Los Angeles to Atlanta home. A music historian and failed drummer, he's written for numerous print and online publications and has shared with his son Ian and daughter Marguerite a love of reading, writing and record collecting.
Crispin Kott is the co-author of the Rock and Roll Explorer Guide to New York City (Globe Pequot Press, June 2018), the Little Book of Rock and Roll Wisdom (Lyons Press, October 2018), and the Rock and Roll Explorer Guide to San Francisco and the Bay Area (Globe Pequot Press, May 2021).
Wild Earth collaborates with the KCSD to get kids out of the classroom and into their natural surroundings
Onteora faces "unfathomable" choices as district's enrollment dwindles
New superintendent of New Paltz Central schools hopes to enhance the district's social media presence
Lenape elementary students wow families with presentations on natural disasters
Saugerties school officials deal with a burst pipe on Christmas day
After 18 seasons and a state championship, Mike Groppuso steps down as Kingston High School baseball coach


For four generations the Strathmeyer family has been supplying evergreen trees from its headquarters in Dover, PA.
The family tradition began in the early 1900s, when Charles H. Strathmeyer sold trees from his grocery store in downtown York, PA. That tradition continues today, as the family sells trees from its 2,400 acres of growing fields in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Schuylkill and York counties.
In March 2002, Strathmeyer Forests, which previously operated only Case machines, decided to put the Cat 262 skid steer loader to work in the fields.
The Cat 262 quickly became popular with the operators, who have put 250 hours on the machine to date. Fitted with a special tree spade attachment, the Cat family of skid steer loaders offer tree farmers great lift and maneuverability to get their trees out of the ground and into the baskets with ease. Operator comfort in the Cat skid steers also creates better productivity and less operator fatigue on the job site.
"Change is always hard," said Tim Strathmeyer, referring to the switch to a Cat skid steer loader.
After a brief learning curve, however, the benefits were quickly realized. "It just makes sense, the way it is set up … production wise it's better, and it is very good for the comfort of the operator," said Strathmeyer. The operators in the field agreed, commenting on the Cat 262's superior strength, power and lift. In addition to the 262 for harvesting the trees, Strathmeyer Forests seasonally rents a Cat 216 skid steer for loading trees onto trucks.
The annual harvest at Strathmeyer is now approximately 200,000 trees; many of them are high-quality Christmas trees. As the company continues to expand and develop, it also has entered into a partnership with Penn State University to develop genetically superior seed types and culturing techniques.
The Strathmeyer family believes that this progressive approach to tree farming will ensure that the company will thrive for generations to come.


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import { css } from 'styled-components'

const sizes = {
  giant: 1170,
  desktop: 992,
  tablet: 768,
  phone: 376
}

// iterate through the sizes and create a media template
export const media = Object.keys(sizes).reduce((accumulator, label) => {
  // use em in breakpoints to work properly cross-browser and support users
  // changing their browsers font-size: https://zellwk.com/blog/media-query-units/
  const emSize = sizes[label]
  accumulator[label] = (...args) => css`
    @media (max-width: ${emSize}px) {
      ${css(...args)}
    }
  `
  return accumulator
}, {})

export const mediaAlt = Object.keys(sizes).reduce((accumulator, label) => {
  const pixels = sizes[label]
  accumulator[label] = (...args) => css`
    @media (min-width: ${pixels}px) {
      ${css(...args)}
    }
  `
  return accumulator
}, {})

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Would you like to give a little of your time?
What happens to people when they become ministers?
Thanks to those of you who joined in the row following my article in the LGC on the need for the Audit Commission to be the first port of call for public-sector cuts. I wrote the article because I was incensed to hear the AC's chief executive say that pay cuts for public-sector workers would be a 'pain-free' way to cut spending. He earns nearly £200K and with bonuses and pension entitlements Private Eye reckons his 'pot' to be worth over £900K. The people who would suffer would be those struggling on £20K.
But, worse than that, the Audit Commission has been coercing managers of public services to do the wrong things. Systems thinkers are fed up with trying to explain to the box-tickers that the things they want to see when inspecting have been learned to be dumb things to do. If we cut the Audit Commission we would save a fortune. I am arguing that we should cut out all the specifiers and radically change the method of inspection.
My article drew a response from the Audit Commission's communications man, David Walker. He ignored my arguments and simply laid into me. Apparently, yours truly has incontinent judgment, makes bland assertions, is nonsensical, cavalier, an outsize critic, a prophet of lean (ugh and ugh), and a self-appointed scourge of the audit Commission with a religious mind set. He managed eleven insults in his short missive.
The upshot was rage amongst systems thinkers and all right-minded people. LGC reports that the noise on their site has never been greater. If you missed the debate you can catch up here: http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/head-to-head/5004531.blog The LGC wants to know where to go with this next. If you have a view you can tell them on that blog.
I find it ironic that the AC can't see that a major by-product of their well intentioned approach, results in managers, that should be concentrating on service users, to instead focus on paper, evidence manufacturing, and work that has little or no benefit to our service users. Indeed this actually diverts resources away from expenditure that benefits service users or society in general.
It is absolutely the case that the AC has resulted in a LG stance that may be summarised as 'face to the AC, bottom (to be polite) to service users'. Those of us that actually provide or manage public services know that an unintended result of the AC is to push resources away from service users, and that this is endemic. Evidence? Every audit I have been subject to focuses on policies, strategies, surveys, golden threads … but not service users, telephone callers and contractors. The AC 'reality checks' should not be a small part of an audit – they should be the only part of an audit.
So is John Seddon correct that the Audit Commission should be abolished? The answer, in my view, is whether the AC achieves better outcomes for the public money spent on services for the public (not politicians) – what the AC was set up to do. Increasingly those of us that work in public services believe that it is now having the opposite effect.
And if David Walker calls, I'd be pleased to show him.
The row showed how many people wanted to have a say. Would you like to give a little of your time to the cause? If you would, we'll add you to a list and, now and again, we'll inform you of opportunities to communicate and/or ask you to do things like provide evidence to help the cause. To join the list email charlotte.pell@vanguardconsult.co.uk. You can do as much or as little as you want and your anonymity will be protected.
I think as the election approaches we have a window of opportunity, please consider giving it a bit of your time.
'It is sad to see that everybody has missed the point here. Prior to the introduction of the 4 hour target it was not unusual to hear of patients being left to wait for hours stuck on trolleys in A&E, this seemed to be accepted and be considered normal at the time. Even if this practice didn't kill patients I'm sure it wouldn't have made them any better. It is right that somebody has decided this must stop and patients need to be seen in a reasonable time, I doubt if many would consider 4 hours reasonable it is accident and emergency after all but that is different debate.
What is wrong is that there are two ways of achieving a target – the dumb one as per the example quoted i.e. keep a bad system and make it worse by forcing staff to do the wrong things in order to get the 'right' numbers or the clever one involving sorting the process, demand and capacity etc out. There are lots of A&E departments within the NHS who have taken the clever route and ensured prompt and efficient service for all patients.
But that won't do. The targets, 'quality standards', and all other specifications, with their associated mind-numbing and encyclopaedic guidance and instructions, have created a health service that is focused entirely on the wrong things. In our language, the centre is responsible for a series of system conditions that impede understanding and improvement. Just because one can use better measures and methods within this regime and beat the pants off targets, this could never be an argument for having them. Nor for having the regime.
And those are just a few from last month's media. These are not aberrations, they are systemic consequences, ubiquitous and predictable. And none of the associated effort does anything to help us learn what measures and methods would lead to improvement.
The merger of specification and inspection bodies, the Commission for Social Care Inspection, the Healthcare Commission and the Mental Health Act Commission has led to £23m being spent on leases for empty offices and more than £700K being given as handouts to the departing executives. The new 'Care Quality Commission' inherits an IT system with 'major malfunctions', valued at £17.5m and promising to cost plenty more to fix it.
Some (annual) numbers: CSCI cost £99m, HC cost over £67m, MHAC cost over £5m. The new CQC is budgeted to cost nearly £167m; costs for transition are £38m and £22m is being spent on 'capital investment'.
Those are the numbers we know. The bigger costs are associated with health services complying with their specifications. We intend to capture such data where we can. But the greatest costs are, as Deming would often point out, unknowable.
The Audit Commission announced a 'modest' increase in the audit fees of 1.5% I bet that went down well.
A report by PWC tells us each local authorities spend an average of £1.8m on reporting to central government each year. Imagine a regime where preparing for inspection is non-existent, where all evidence is available in the work.
And the Treasury Select Committee cast doubt on whether the efficiency savings claimed over the last few years ever materialized (they didn't, costs went up). Such fears should put an urgent stop to coercing the public sector to do the wrong things. The priority ought to be getting evidence. There is plenty around, but it doesn't fit the regime's narrative.
And finally we are told that every government department is to have/has already, a 'value for money minister'. That'll do it!
The de-facto purpose of HMRC; create waste, create cost, worry taxpayers. I feel sorry for the managers who have been duped into creating factories by wrong-headed advisers.
To help vulnerable families stay in their homes the government launched a mortgage rescue scheme. The minister was reported as being excited about progress. During May the number of families helped by the scheme had trebled – from two to six. Yes, two to six!
'The impact of the scheme is accelerating', the minister said. You have to wonder how he could bring himself to say that. The scheme is costing us £200m. Inevitably reports say that the time it takes to access assistance is 'extraordinary'. How did the minister become such a fool? Why can't he say we got that wrong, why can't he focus on understanding the problem rather than launching and then defending a dumb idea?
The Department of Energy and Climate Change set energy companies a target for carbon emissions (the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target). The most expedient way for companies to meet the obligations of the target is to send out lots of cheap energy-saving light bulbs. They are cheap because they are the old fashioned and ugly 'stick-type' CFLs, hated by many people, and they often have screw fittings that cannot be used in the bayonet sockets found in most homes.
About 200m unsolicited bulbs have so far been sent out. Over 140m were sent out under previous schemes. We learn that many people are not fitting them, some are storing them and many are expected to end up in land-fill, where they pose a pollution problem.
All shocking, I'm sure you'll agree. But wait, something even more shocking: The Department won't stop this happening right now because this would 'unfairly penalise' companies who had not yet taken advantage of the scheme.
Hurrah! Baroness Morgan, the children's minister, has told councils they will no longer be required to comply with the specifications for ICS (Integrated Children's System). Reports published by the Social Work Task Force and Osfted found the same as readers have seen here. ICS ensures we have a disintegrated work system – in short, a demoralising, box-ticking world, full of waste; that puts children at risk.
Councils are now free to develop their own record-keeping systems, so a word of advice: Design a system that captures ONLY the data required to do the value work. This improves quality when doing the value work and minimises cost. People working with children who want to know more about what this means in practice should feel free to get in touch – advice from a Vanguard expert over the phone will be free. Systems thinkers know what it means and how to do it.
We should be grateful to the Baroness for giving us the scope to make a big difference to children's services. Let's hope it's a sign of things to come.
Thanks to the reader who sent me the story of Dave Carroll, a little-known Canadian Country and Western singer. He had a problem with United's baggage handlers trashing his guitar and then with their Customer Service people, who didn't want to be of service. So he made up a song – 'United Breaks Guitars' and put it in You Tube. It made me laugh.
Anyone fancy writing a song about dealing with the Audit Commission?


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Twitter unlocks Rahul Gandhi's handle
New Delhi, Aug 14: A week after temporarily suspending his account, Twitter restored Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's handle Saturday, but not before the principal opposition party accused it of bias.
Gandhi's account was temporarily suspended last week after he tweeted pictures of the family of a nine-year-old victim of alleged rape and murder in Northwest Delhi. Twitter deemed it violation of its rules.
Sources said the Twitter accounts of some of the party leaders who had shared the same pictures have also been restored.
"Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account has been unlocked," a party functionary said, adding the accounts of some of the leaders have also been restored.
The former Congress chief had made a strong outburst on Friday accusing Twitter of "interfering in the national political process" and said shutting down of his handle amounted to an "attack on the country's democratic structure".
Gandhi, in a YouTube video statement titled "Twitter's dangerous game", alleged that it was not a neutral and objective platform and was "beholden to the government .
Questioning Twitter's action, Gandhi had said the company was denying millions of his followers the right to an opinion, which was unfair.
"It's obvious now that Twitter is actually not a neutral, objective platform. It is a biased platform. It's something that listens to what the government of the day says," Gandhi had alleged.
In the wake of the friction with the Congress, Twitter has transferred its India head Manish Maheshwari, against whom an FIR was registered in Uttar Pradesh in connection with a probe related to a video of an alleged hate crime, to the US.
While the company did not specify any reason for the change, it said Maheshwari will move to the US as Senior Director (Revenue Strategy and Operations) and focus on new markets in his new role.
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Q: Remove Referer Node JS I am currently trying to set all refer to NULL or remove them completely before I redirect the user.
I have middleware set up where I thought was setting everything to null:
app.use(setRefererToNull);

function setRefererToNull(req, res) {
    req.headers.referer = null;
    return res.redirect(someURL);
}

But this is not always removing the refer and URL's are still being sent.
Is there another/better solution;

A: Seeing that your Chromium tag is enabled, why not use standard chromium source?
 chrome.privacy.websites.referrersEnabled.set({value:false});

Taken from this library...
https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/privacy


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The narrative of Bel and the Dragon is incorporated as chapter 14 of the extended Book of Daniel. The original Septuagint text in Greek survives in a single manuscript, Codex Chisianus, while the standard text is due to Theodotion, the 2nd-century AD revisor.

This chapter, along with chapter 13, is considered deuterocanonical: it was unknown to early Rabbinic Judaism, and while it is considered non-canonical by most Protestants, it is canonical to both Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians, and is found in the Apocrypha section of 80 Protestant Bibles.

Summaries

The chapter contains a single story which may previously have represented three separate narratives, which place Daniel at the court of Cyrus, king of the Persians: "When King Astyages was laid to rest with his ancestors, Cyrus the Persian succeeded to his kingdom." There Daniel "was a companion of the king, and was the most honored of all his Friends".

Bel
The narrative of Bel (Daniel 14:1–22) ridicules the worship of idols. The king asks Daniel, "You do not think Bel is a living god? Do you not see how much he eats and drinks every day?" to which Daniel answers that the idol is made of clay covered by bronze and thus cannot eat or drink. Enraged, the king then demands that the seventy priests of Bel show him who consumes the offerings made to the idol. The priests then challenge the king to set the offerings as usual (which were "twelve great measures of fine flour, and forty sheep, and six vessels of wine") and then seal the entrance to the temple with his ring: if Bel does not consume the offerings, the priests are to be sentenced to death; otherwise, Daniel is to be killed.

Daniel then uncovers the ruse (by scattering ashes over the floor of the temple in the presence of the king after the priests have left) and shows that the "sacred" meal of Bel is actually consumed at night by the priests and their wives and children, who enter through a secret door when the temple's doors are sealed.

The next morning, the king comes to inspect the test by observing from above. He sees that the food has been consumed and points out that the wax seals he put on the temple doors are unbroken, and offers a hosanna to Bel. Daniel calls attention to the footprints on the temple floor; which the king then realizes by seeing footprints, along with more slender ones and smaller ones, shows that women and children also participated in the gluttony. The priests of Bel are then arrested and, confessing their deed, reveal the secret passage that they used to sneak inside the temple. They, their wives and children are put to death, and Daniel is permitted to destroy the idol of Bel and the temple. This version has been cited as an ancestor of the "locked-room mystery".

The dragon
In the brief but autonomous companion narrative of the dragon (Daniel 14:23–30).... , "There was a great dragon which the Babylonians revered." Some time after the temple's condemnation the Babylonians worship the dragon (presumably a snake or lizard). The king says that unlike Bel, the dragon is a clear example of a live animal. Daniel promises to slay the dragon without the aid of a sword, and does so by baking pitch, fat, and hair (trichas) to make cakes (mazas, barley-cakes) that cause the dragon to burst open upon consumption. In other variants, other ingredients serve the purpose: in a form known to the Midrash, straw was fed in which nails were hidden, or skins of camels were filled with hot coals. A similar story occurs in the Persian poet Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, where Alexander the Great, or "Iskandar", kills a dragon by feeding it cow hides stuffed with poison and tar.

Earlier scholarship has suggested a parallel between this text and the contest between Marduk and Tiamat in Mesopotamian mythology, where the winds controlled by Marduk burst Tiamat open and barley-cake plays the same role as the wind. However, David DeSilva (2018) casts doubt on this reading.

As a result, the Babylonians are indignant, and threaten the king if he does not give them Daniel. Daniel is handed over, and thrown into a lions' den. The prophet Habakkuk is miraculously recruited and brought to share a meal with Daniel in the den. When Daniel is found alive in the den seven days later, the king throws his persecutors to the lions.

The lions' den

The third narrative (14:31–42), Daniel in the Lions' Den, may be a retelling of the incident in Daniel 6:1–28, or may describe a separate incident. It has been made into a consequence of the preceding episode, but the Septuagint precedes it with the notice, "From the prophecy of Habakkuk, son of Joshua, of the tribe of Levi". Daniel remains unharmed in the den with seven lions, fed by the prophet Habakkuk, who was taken to the lion's den by an angel. The story continues:

See also
 Susanna (Book of Daniel)

References

Sources
 Levine, Amy-Jill 2010. "Commentary on 'Bel and the Dragon in Coogan, Michael D. The New Oxford Annotated Bible (fourth ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
 F. Zimmermann, "Bel and the Dragon", Vetus Testamentum 8.4 (October 1958)

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2nd-century BC books
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Additions to Daniel
Angelic apparitions in the Bible
Baal
Daniel (biblical figure)
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Locked-room mysteries

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The mission of the PHA is the same as that of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: To promote adequate and Affordable housing, economic opportunity, and a suitable living environment free from discrimination.
degree of professional courtesy, empathy and respect.
The Section 8 Program was enacted as part of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, which recodified the U.S. Housing Act of 1937. The Act has been amended from time to time, and its requirements, as they apply to the Section 8 Tenant-Based Assistance Program, is described in and implemented throughout South Delta Regional Housing Authority's Administrative Plan. The Section 8 tenant-based assistance programs are federally funded and administered by South Delta Regional Housing Authority through its Section 8 housing office.
Administration of the Section 8 Program and the functions and responsibilities of the Housing Authority (PHA) staff shall be in compliance with the PHA's Personnel Policy and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Section 8 Regulations as well as all Federal, State and local Fair Housing Laws and Regulations.
on Fair Market Rent. The Non-HUD units receives no federal funds.
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The beach really is just across the road, and the sandy beach was wonderful. The local restaurants were touristy and uninspiring, but we found some excellent restaurants in the old town, which is about 20 minutes' walk from the hotel. Rethymnon is an excellent location from which to explore other parts of Crete, as both Heraklion and Chania are wi... hva folk sier » thin easy driving distance. - Aloe apartments is a very nice place to stay, close to the old town where there are lots of shops and tavernas. The manager of the hotel Lefteris is a wonderful person who will always be glad to help you and give you good advice. The beach is just across the road and the supermarket is only 200 metres away.
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As Mercedes introduces an electric SUV, Tesla's stock slumps
September 5, 2018 / 8:30 AM / CBS/AP
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Mercedes-Benz has unveiled an all-electric SUV that it plans to start producing next year in Germany, the latest to challenge Tesla in the luxury electric car market.
Tesla's stock slumped more than 4 percent after a Goldman Sachs analyst said he expects the company to face rising competition while its spending is likely to increase.
Daimler AG's luxury brand showed off its EQC sport utility crossover at an event outside Stockholm. It's seen as a rival to Tesla's Model X, and Mercedes said the vehicle will go on sale in the U.S. in 2020. The car will have a range of about 280 miles, the company said.
Mercedes' new electric SUV also comes as Jaguar Land Rover offers the I-Pace electric SUV and Volkswagen's luxury arm Audi is due later this month to unveil its e-tron in San Francisco.
Goldman analyst David Tamberrino sees Tesla's stock falling to $210 in six months. It closed Tuesday at $288.95.
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Bond LSC post doc recognized for his research on novel HIV drug
July 24, 2013 By Roger Meissen in Research Tags: HIV
Lefteris Michailidis received the 2013 Distinguished Dissertation Award for his work to understand EFdA, a new drug that shows promise to treat resistant HIV viruses with fewer side effects.
A four-letter drug could be the next generation of AIDS treatment.
EFdA, a new anti-viral drug in development, promises HIV treatment that is more effective with fewer side effects and less resistance.
Lefteris Michailidis received the 2013 Distinguished Dissertation Award earlier this year from the MU's Graduate Faculty Senate for his work to understand how EFdA works on a molecular level. Michailidis currently works as a post-doc in Stefan Sarafianos' lab. Sarafianos is an MU associate professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and a Bond Life Sciences Center investigator.
"My work shows EFdA works with a different mechanism and that could change the way we design drugs to combat HIV in the future," Michailidis said. "It's also a very potent drug and it's not just proof of concept of this idea, but hopefully it can be used in the clinic."
A month after Michailidis defended his dissertation in 2012, the drug company Merck licensed EFdA and it is currently in preclinical trials.
Collaboration made this progress possible.
EFdA was discovered in 2001 by Japanese researchers at Yamasa Corporation, a soy sauce producing Japanese company. Sarafianos' lab at the Bond Life Sciences Center cooperated with them and Michael Parniak at the University of Pittsburgh to explore the drug.
Michailidis looked at the structure of EFdA, comparing the way it works to widely used anti-HIV drugs. These current drugs, called Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs), are used as one of the first therapies in AIDS treatment. They target reverse transcriptase (RT), an enzyme that starts viral replication. By competing with natural nucleotides, NRTIs can terminate DNA synthesis, stopping the spread of the virus.
Michailidis found that EFdA 's structure includes a hydroxyl group that is missing from current NRTIs like tenofovir, the most prescribed HIV drug. This difference makes EFdA effective against resistant, mutated HIV strains where traditional classes of HIV drugs fail.
AIDS was first reported in 1981, and its diagnosis was equivalent to a death sentence. Since the first NRTI drug was approved in 1987, HIV has progressed to more of a manageable, chronic disease in the developed world. The World Health Organization estimated in 2011 that 34 million people live with HIV, with 1.4 million of those living in North America.
Michailidis hopes his research will help lead to future drugs on the market that will counter HIV resistance and improve the lives of patients.
"These new insights into the mechanism of action and resistance of NRTIs may lead to development of novel antiviral regimens in the near future," Micharilidis said. "It's not just a theoretical base to prove something unique, but eventually we hope it will have an application."
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Q: What does grailsApplication.config.XYZ return if XYZ is not defined? Grails 2.4.x here. I am pouring through the code of a quasi-legacy Grails app, and see this little gem:
public static boolean isFizz() {
    def isEnabled = isFizz
    if (isEnabled != true && isEnabled != false) {
        // Config is missing, so default to true
        return true
    }

    isEnabled
}

Really? Shouldn't this just be:
public static boolean isFizz() {
    def isEnabled = isFizz
    if (isEnabled == null) {
        // Config is missing, so default to true
        return true
    }

    isEnabled
}

What does grailsApplication.config.XYZ return if XYZ is not defined inside Config.groovy? Null? Something else?!?

A: @user3718614 is correct. The result is an empty Map -> [:]
Due to Groovy Truth, an empty Map evaluates to false.


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Quincy Jones has been nominated for more Grammy Awards than any other person and has won a total of twenty-seven times in ten different fields. From Children's to Pop, Rap, Jazz, R&B, and more. He has worked with Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Ray Charles, Miles Davis and the list goes on. He produced the best-selling album of all time: Michael Jackson's Thriller.
Q, as his friends call him, has so many talents in so many diverse fields, including television (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) and movie producing (The Color Purple), even as the founder and chairman of Vibe magazine, that it's hard for him not to find unique ways to work with new people and bring out the best in them, as he pulls experiences from other fields and other genres into each new project he completes.
Jones once said, "A person's age can be determined by the degree of pain he experiences when he comes into contact with a new idea."
I've been teaching clients for years to go looking for new ideas. At a recent mastermind meeting, I shared a personal secret to how I come up with new ideas every day, how I go looking for them and how I teach them to others.
The top doctors in my coaching groups – the clients experiencing the most growth and highest net incomes – are comfortable with new ideas. They adapt quickly with little pain.
Napoleon Bonaparte, one of the greatest generals in history, addressed an opponent he had defeated by saying, "I will tell you the mistake you are always making. You draw up your plans the day before battle, when you do not yet know your adversary's movements."
From something as simple as your daily schedule, to something as complex as opening your next office location, hiring associates or expanding to offer pediatric dentistry or oral surgery in your orthodontic practices, rigidity of mind carries the seeds of its own destruction.
Open your mind to the possibility that any of your current or future problems can be solved, go looking for new ideas each day and be willing to adapt to what is required of you in the process.
Do you get excited by the prospect of growing the practice 3X or even 10X, or do you avoid BIG thoughts like this because of the anticipated pain involved? How comfortable are you with adapting in a rapidly-changing world? Your answers to these questions say everything about where you will be in 10 or 20 years.
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Agricultural activity can alter host-parasite interactions through associated contaminants and habitat perturbations. It is critical to determine whether agricultural effects are widespread or limited to specific types of agriculture. We examined influences of soybean agriculture on trematode parasitism of larval amphibians (grey tree frogs; Hyla versicolor) to assess the potential effects of a commonly applied pesticide (glyphosate) and landscape factors relative to previous field studies focusing on the herbicide atrazine. Overall, trematode parasite infection did not differ between soybean-adjacent and nonagricultural ponds (87.7% and 72.6% mean infection, respectively). However, host-generalist echinostome species were more common in tadpoles from soybean-associated ponds (86.3% mean infection versus 36.2% in nonagricultural ponds) as well as sites with large or short average distances to forest cover and roads, respectively. In contrast, the occurrence of a host-specialist (Alaria sp.) group was greater in nonagricultural ponds (50.3% mean infection versus 9.8% in soybean-associated ponds) and increased with shorter distances to the closest forest patch and smaller average forest distance. Because glyphosate was not detected at any site and landscape influences were parasite-specific, we suggest that agriculture may have broad effects on wildlife diseases through habitat alterations that affect pathogen transmission via host habitat suitability. Notably, nonagricultural ponds had a lower mean distance to the nearest forest patch and lower mean forest distance compared with soybean-adjacent ponds. As a result, we emphasize the need for wider investigations of habitat perturbations generally associated with agriculture for host-pathogen interactions, and consequently, wildlife conservation and management strategies.


First introduced in Europe in 2013, The Auris's styling is a good deal more modern than that of its predecessor. It's decently spacious in the front, so there's a lot to be said for the Auris's compact package, especially in urban areas. By lowering the Auris's roofline and reducing its ride height, Toyota cars has reduced the center of gravity which in turn affords a more supple suspension.
There are five trims to peruse through - Active, Icon, Business Edition, Design and Excel. Entry-level models get steel wheels, LED day-running-lights, climate control, front electric windows and USB connectivity as standard, while hybrid models get 15" alloys and key-less start added. Upgrade to Icon and you get 16" alloys, Toyota Safety Sense technology, electric windows, a reversing camera, and Touch 2 infotainment system complete with a 7" touchscreen display, DAB radio and Bluetooth, while the fleet-friendly Business Edition adds cruise control, heated seats and sat navigation.
Improved fuel efficiency, handling and ride are the aims, while criticism of the old car's striking but ergonomically troubled flying-buttress center console has provoked a major rethink of the dashboard's architecture and finish, of which more shortly.
Talking about the new Toyota Auris 2018, the overall shape of it looks a lot cleaner as Toyota seems to have ditched the weird-looking third pillar of the current Auris for a more natural design that follows the roof line. The bonnet also appears to adopt a clam-shell-like design while the headlights look like they are stretched towards the grille, for a more dynamic face. Also, Toyota will offer the new Auris with the Toyota Prius and Arius Hybrid 2018 powertrain as well as a turbocharged 1.2-liter petrol engine.


Awhile back, the County and Oak Creek proposed turning a large chunk of the park into a tournament-caliber 18-hole golf course -- possibly with residences on adjoining land outside the park and possibly the new home for the Greater Milwaukee Open--with high fees for public play. (A 9-hole course was included in the park's original plan.) The plan was put on hold.
Recently Oak Creek backed a developer who wanted to trade about half of the park, including some pristine forested areas, for land north of the park, which had been polluted by past industrial activity. POP opposed the trade and it was shot down by the County Board. POP opposes any development of this southeastern jewel, believing that the terrain here should be kept for all county residents to enjoy.
For those who might want to visit this gem in the rough: Off I-94, take the Ryan Road (Hy 700) exit and drive east to Chicago Road (Hy 32). Turn north (left) onto Chicago Road and go a short distance to the South Bound saloon. Turn right onto the eastern extension of Ryan Road and drive east to the park and marina.


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01.07.2016 Natural Health
Wellness programs in the workplace can more than pay their way in boosting the health and productivity of employees, says researcher Peter Dingle PhD
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When health is absent, Wisdom cannot reveal itself, Art cannot manifest, Strength cannot be exerted, Wealth becomes useless, And reason is powerless." — Herophilus 300 B.C.
Our work places are either a great place to promote health or, conversely, to contribute to the health problem. Our work environments are experiencing an emerging health crisis from longer workdays, deskbound occupations, access to poor quality foods and poor physical activity. In many cases they are contributing to a deterioration in employee health as our work and the workplace has the potential to have a significant effect on the mental, physical, economic and social wellbeing of workers.
Major concerns in the work environment are work-related stress, obesity, diabetes, cardio vascular disease, fatigue, poor sleep and the many other conditions that come from these.
Many of our workplaces, for example, have increased the risk of putting on weight due to sedentary practices, stress and long and awkward work hours.
This, of course, has the potential to lead to many other chronic health conditions, which cost the individual, community and employers.
From an employer's perspective poor health has the potential to reduce the quality of work and productivity within many workplaces and is likely costing the economy billions of dollars in lost workplace productivity alone.
While the costs of workplace productivity are significant it is also likely that some obesogenic (increasing the risk of putting on weight) environments are likely to be the focus of legal action as the rates of illness and obesity increase. This is particularly the case for inflexible workplaces, long hours and shiftwork.
Benefits flow to the community
An employee's health and productivity at work is not only affected by their work environment but also by factors that are not work related. These factors vary between individuals and depend on their chosen lifestyle outside of work.
But through empowering staff members towards healthy lifestyles, the overall health management of individuals will benefit not only the company but also the broader community.
Wellness in the workplace is influenced by many different factors including the communication between co-workers and employers, physical demands, especially in sedentary occupations, and the eating habits, lifestyles of employees and much more.
When it comes to common health issues of most employees, wellness programs can provide an easy and cost effective solution.
Fatigue, stress, depression and obesity are commonly interrelated and increasingly common in most workplaces.
The workplace has been viewed as an attractive place for wellness programs as it has established communication channels and provides a convenient, familiar physical and social setting. In addition, it serves to benefit the employers from the improved health of employees.
Many factors contribute towards the creation of an employee who is able to work consistently at a high level of efficiency and productivity; however health is one of the most important determinants.
Cost benefits from healthier employees
The costs of unhealthy workers are usually measured by employers in terms of easily quantifiable direct health costs such as medical claims, disability funds and compensation payouts. In the US, where figures are more easily accessed because the employer has been traditionally responsible for health care cost, thriving employees have 41% lower health-related costs to the employer compared with employees who are struggling, a difference of $2,993 per person. For every 10,000 employees, this represents a difference of nearly $30 million to the employer.
In the US... thriving employees have 41% lower health-related costs to the employer compared with employees who are struggling, a difference of $2,993 per person.
Yet when looking at the health/productivity costs borne by employers, only a small portion of these expenditures are direct medical costs. Indirect costs are more difficult to distinguish and measure as they include those incurred from employee mortality, absenteeism and the reduced productivity and presenteeism including poor concentration and focus, low output, and disruption of other workers evident in an employee while still working.
An employee's health behaviors are strong predictors of job performance and absenteeism. Many studies have demonstrated the link between poor health factors and absence from work including positive associations between absenteeism and obesity, stress, physical inactivity, and hypertension. While the frequency and severity of poor health are directly related to days absent from work, healthier workers work more and are away less.
The loss of a qualified professional due to moving to a new job, illness or even death can often be difficult and costly for the organisation to replace. The cost of rehiring and retraining a suitable replacement could result in large organisational outlays of time and money, well in excess of $100,000. Not only will a new candidate be difficult and costly to find, but an immense amount of expertise, experience and organisational knowledge will be lost.
Cases of karoshi
Karoshi is a term coined in Japan, literally translating into "death from overwork" in English. Karoshi is described as "unexplained death" thought to arise due to a combination of elevated working hours, high stress and poor health, with the major medical causes of death being heart attack and stroke. In Japan, working weeks that exceed 60 hours are not an exception.
The first case of karoshi was reported in 1969 where a 29 year old married man died from a stroke and his death could not be attributed to anything other than occupational stress and chronic overwork. In 1994, the Japanese Government's Economic Planning Agency in the Institute of Economics estimated the number of karoshi deaths at around 1,000 or 5% of all deaths as a result of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease each year within the 25-59 age group.
In the US, the cost of turnover per person employed who is healthier is 35% lower than that of those who are struggling. For every 10,000 employees, this represents $19.5 million. Although turnover is more common among younger employees, higher wellbeing was predictive of lower turnover and lower turnover costs in the next year for younger and older employees alike.
Those who were struggling or suffering in overall wellbeing were more than twice as likely as those who were thriving to say they would look for another job if the job market improves.
This means that the actions that employers take today to improve health- in addition to improving job performance- are likely to have important implications on the moves employees make in the future.
Presenteeism and lost productivity
Presenteeism represents a cost that is difficult to quantity but is a large contributor to lost productivity. Many people are under the flawed assumption that when people are at work they are productive. But if employees are sick, injured, stressed or burned-out in the workplace, they are not working to full capacity.
Many people are under the flawed assumption that when people are at work they are productive.
Presenteeism is the worker coming in who shouldn't and in the process is not just less productive but may also be reducing the productivity of other employees. This doesn't just occur over health but when a person is sick they may be slowing everyone else down. Presenteeisms result in a negative impact not only on the quantity of work completed, but also on the quality of products, services, decisions, and co-worker and customer interactions.
Although presenteeism cannot be directly quantified in a straightforward manner, many studies now suggest it may be one of the biggest costs to employers. So you might be better off staying away from work when you are sick.
Unhealthy workers are also more likely to have workplace accidents while healthy and focused employees are less likely to endanger themselves and other co-workers through negligent behavior caused by poor physical and psychological health. A number of studies have now found that investing in wellness programs and the health of employees can reduce accidents. This includes accidents on the way home from work if an employee is fatigued or distracted with their health.
Accidents are expensive for all companies because of downtime, the resources that need to be dedicated to investigation, lost productivity from injured workers and workers' compensation. In Australia, workers' compensation costs are unacceptably high, reflecting relatively high frequency rates of occupational injuries, which may be prevented through a wellness program.
In Australia, workers' compensation costs are unacceptably high, reflecting relatively high frequency rates of occupational injuries
Cost of stress
The direct cost of stress is more than $20 billion to the Australian economy, and around two thirds of that to Australian employers because of stress-related presenteeism and absenteeism. Ninety five percent of all claims for mental disorders in the past ten years are for mental stress. These claims are the most expensive type of workers' compensation claim due to their typically lengthy periods of work absence.
Professionals make more mental stress claims than any other occupation, mostly for work pressure.
This is despite the fact that the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Work-related Injuries Survey 2009–10 showed that 70% of workers who reported they experienced work-related mental stress did not apply for workers' compensation.
Productivity is affected heavily by seasonal illnesses and their available treatments. Allergies are a highly prevalent condition in the general population affecting people in varying ways. Symptoms of allergies include itching and irritation of the nose, watery nasal discharge, nasal congestion, sneezing and are often accompanied by fatigue, weakness, malaise, irritability and decreased appetite. Studies now show that individuals with allergy disorders generally score lower on tests on social functioning, role limitation, mental health and energy / fatigue and pain compared to controls. In the US, allergy disorders result more than four million workdays lost per year.
Effect of medications
However, it is not just the disorder the can have an effect on productivity; the drugs used to treat the illness may also affect productivity levels. Medications are also often a hidden cost in presenteeism, accidents and lost work productivity. The use of sedating antihistamines for allergies had a 50% higher risk of on-the-job injury than control subjects.
The use of sedating antihistamines for allergies had a 50% higher risk of on-the-job injury than control subjects.
Another study found that driving impairments exhibited due to the use of a sedating antihistamine were worse than that connected with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.1%. In a study of nearly 6000 employees, those who used sedating antihistamines experienced on average an 8% reduction in daily work output compared to those who used non-sedating antihistamines. Many other medications including pain killers and cholesterol lowering drugs can result in lost productivity. The fatigue and muscle soreness created by cholesterol lowering drugs may impact productivity, especially those with more physical work, while their effect on memory may be even more problematic. A colleague of mine recalled the effect these drugs were having on the memory of police officers who were called to be witnesses. Awkward eh.
The message is that it is in everyone's best interests to promote health, both the individual and the company they work for. The good thing in all of this is that companies are increasingly adopting workplace wellness programs, which, if adopted well, can make a big difference to the health of their employees.
Peter Dingle
Dr Peter Dingle (PhD) has spent the past 30 years as a researcher, educator, author and advocate for a common sense approach to health and wellbeing. He has a PhD in the field of environmental toxicology and is not a medical doctor. He is Australia's leading motivational health speaker and has 14 books in publication.
http://www.drdingle.com/
https://www.facebook.com/DrPeterDingle/


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Girl in Clinton ad supports Obama
Watch Casey Knowles on American Morning Monday.
(CNN) - Casey Knowles has graced the airwaves this month as the unwitting star of a headline-grabbing campaign ad for Hillary Clinton. But the 17-year-old is hoping to grace the small screen this campaign year for another presidential hopefully: Clinton's Democratic rival, Barack Obama.
Stock footage of an 8-year-old Knowles sleeping – shot when she worked as an extra in TV commercials - was used in Clinton's "red phone" ad, which asked "Who do you want answering the phone at 3 a.m.?" in the case of a foreign policy crisis.
But the high-school senior – who will be eligible to vote in the general election – is actually a passionate supporter of Barack Obama's, and has been volunteering for the Illinois senator's campaign.
"I think it would be wonderful if Barack Obama and I could get together and do a counter-ad," she told CNN Saturday.
Appearing on CNN's American Morning Monday, Knowles said she was shocked to discover she was in the commercial, and said it made her feel disloyal to Obama.
"It makes me feel a little disloyal and kind of," she said. "It hurts that footage of me would contribute to a candidate that I'm not necessarily supporting. Hopefully Mr. Obama would forgive me. "
Knowles, who lives in Washington State, also said she plans on helping Obama in Oregon ahead of that state's primary in May.
"They want to get me down there and hopefully get me to help support and get campaigning going on down there," she said.
In Wyoming on Friday, Obama told voters at a campaign event that people shouldn't worry about what he'd do if an emergency 3 a.m. call came into the White House when he was president.
"What do people think I'm going to do? I'm going to answer the phone," he said.
–CNN Associate Political Editor Rebecca Sinderbrand
Filed under: Candidate Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton
Kris, Pennsylvania
Greg-Pennsylvania, Obama was never a Muslim, was not even Muslim raised... and even if he was, so what? He has attended the same Christian Church for 20 years. Anyhow, this is America, a nation founded on "reedom of Religion". Please keep that in mind.
March 10, 2008 09:06 am at 9:06 am |
What this girl thinls is irrelivent...but, why is Hillary Clinton in a busisness suit and made up at 3:00 A..M.???was she chasing one of bills girlfriends out of the house?
To "Greg, Pennsylvania"
My, my – we're a little testy today, aren't we!
1. Name calling isn't very nice!
2. That girl is VERY smart.
3. Racism and bigotry is SO 18th century. Come back to 2008.
OBAMA 08 AND BEYOND BABY!!!!!!!!!!!
Watching the ad, the presumption is that Hillary might know the people in it, or perhaps in some capacity, be involved in choosing them. How cold a glimpse into the workings of Hillary's campaign, that Casey Knowles was just a nameless "off the shelf" piece of stock footage, a soul-less business purchase, to slime an opponent by preying on people's fears. In regard to drumming up support via fear, apparently Hillary and George Bush have something in common. In any event, Thank you Casey for focusing on the positive.
What this girl thinls is irrelivent...but, why is Hillary Clinton in a business suit and made up at 3:00 A..M.???was she chasing one of Bills girlfriends out of the house?
tomdavie
This is the worst article I have seen by CNN since they BOLDY announced that HULK HOGAN had 'endorsed' Obama.
This young lady's voice is important as is all of ours. Don't discount her for her age, by the way, she will be eligible to vote for the GE. She is showing much more maturity then some of the posters today, who by the way do not have facts, just their prejudice and ignorance.
What a shock? A teenager supports Obama. A teenager who has no sense of reality or what it takes to get work done in DC. This only helps Clinton, the ad was really effective and this news guarantees that the ad will be played over and over again on news channels for the next week. Way to help your candidate!
ND Plume
"Our ditches will be flowing with gravy! There will be biscuits on every conrner! And we will sop our way to prosperity!"
– Barack Obama
Give him a pleated skirt and some pom-poms......so far his rhetoric and resume qualifies him to be the country's head cheerleader.
To answer your question.
The Florida and Michigan delegates -and all their juicy Super delegates that Clinton doesnt get either – have already been subtracted to make the count 4049.
winner needs 2025.
If they count either michigan or florida or both, the winning total will need to go up.
Dee-SC
As an Obama supporter...I have to say, this really is a non-story.
However; I would like to pose a question for the Clinton supporters....since the TX and OH primaries, Billary has been making a lot of innuendos about both candidates being on the Democratic ticket...Hillary as President and Barack as Vice President....but isn't the GREATEST RESPONSIBILITY of the VP the ability to step in and be President in a moments notice. So, doesn't it seem as though she is contradicting herself when she says he isn't READY to be President????
Obama '08...even she knows, he is READY!!!
what happened to the texas causus i briefly heard that someone that supported clinton took the ballots marked with obama
Kags
Anyone with ANY sense is voting for Obama.Is it just me or does anyone out there get disgusted when Hillary thinks she has made a point on her poorly attended campaigns and then she starts shaking her head and opening her eyes wide.She'd not just make a bad president but also a lousy actor.
dorisd
This commerical is bing overdone, Since Thursday it has been on every news media and it never stopsl How much did you pay the reporter Enough is enough for Gods sake. When we see we all say oh know not again. Surely ther is somethiing eles. Very tired of repeat repeat get over and move/
[Please, will someone answer this question for me?
If the delegate votes from Florida and Michigan do not count acording to the Democrat national commitee, shouldn't the total number of delegate votes necessary to nominate be the amount originally set minus the non
existing votes of Florida and Michigan?]
What are you thinking. America Obama Version is minus Florida and Michigan?
Of course she supports Obama. Most of us do!!
OBAMA ROCKS!
Go Hillary! Obama, sit down son and learn a thing or two before you decide that having that "thing" between your legs qualifies you for leadership.
Michigan uncommitted voter
I was so upset with Senator Clinton tactics that at first I was thinking of not voting if the nomination is taken away from Senator Obama and given to Clinton. So many people loss their lives to give me the right to vote and I have never miss an opportunity to exercise that right. After calming down I said I would do just what you said. I will vote for Ralph Nader the same way I voted as an uncommitted voter in Michigan.
Independent-Latina-voter, Salt Lake City, UT
Oh boy, some of the comments from Clinton supports are so mean spirited, just like their candidate!
The results from Texas? It was a very close contest! And the fear-ad did not help Hillary who is acting more like a Republican-fear-monger than a forward thinking Democrat.
I saw the young woman in the ad, this morning on the Today Show, she is bright and articulate.
Its no wonder that Sen. Obama is ahead in MOST states won and most delegates. He is the candidate of CHANGE!
get a job, it was a picture of a child/ it did not give your name and who cares what you think. You got paid didn't you, or did your contract run out and you're ticked that you didn't get paid. People who jump on the tv shows just show what idiots they are and money grubbers. I guess anything for a minute of fame. Hope her high school friends are smarter than her.
Beth in VA
Someone commented that the "Obama Girl" of the video voted for Hillary–that's not true. She forgot to vote at all–but DOES support Obama!
what u talkin about
Hillary Clinton's new ad:
"It's 3 AM, and your children are asleep. And Hillary is stroking John McCain............'s ego.
shamous mc
This piece of fluff is just to show that the 'little girl' is a real person and not just a propaganda tool.
If this is her big break into showbiz after the stock footage sat for 10 years then more power to her, milk it.
Otherwise this tidbit is only worth 15 minutes of fame and time to move on to the next big political talking point.
This is CNN negative Journalism. What importance is there about this girl's choice from any other democrat or american?
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Viral Marketing: What is it and What are the Components of Viral Success?
RJA van der Lans, Gerrit van Bruggen
Department of Marketing Management
Research output: Chapter/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic
The Connected Customer: The Changing Nature of Consumer and Business Markets
S. Wuyts, M.G. Dekimpe, E. Gijsbrechts, R. Pieters
van der Lans, RJA., & van Bruggen, G. (2010). Viral Marketing: What is it and What are the Components of Viral Success? In S. Wuyts, M. G. Dekimpe, E. Gijsbrechts, & R. Pieters (Eds.), The Connected Customer: The Changing Nature of Consumer and Business Markets (pp. 257-282).
van der Lans, RJA ; van Bruggen, Gerrit. / Viral Marketing: What is it and What are the Components of Viral Success?. The Connected Customer: The Changing Nature of Consumer and Business Markets. editor / S. Wuyts ; M.G. Dekimpe ; E. Gijsbrechts ; R. Pieters. New York, 2010. pp. 257-282
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Abstract: Objectives-To investigate whether T-cell receptor (TCR) beta chain germline alleles, either alone or in combination with a particular HLA-genotype, are associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods-Three restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs), detected with TCR constant (TCRBC2) and variable (TCRBV8, TCRBV11) gene segments were analysed in a representative group of Belgian, HLA class II-typed patients with RA, and in a group of Belgian control subjects. Results-The study confirmed the known association of RA with the HLA-DRB1*0401/0404 genotype (RR = 2.14, 95% CI = 1.16-4.00) in the Belgian RA population. This association was even more pronounced in the patients with more severe RA (RR = 3.26, 95% CI = 1.55-6.89). These data suggest that the HLA-DRB1*04 genotype can be used as a marker for disease severity. Similar frequencies in patients and controls were observed for all TCRB RFLPs studied, and this was in spite of subgrouping the RA population according to criteria for disease stratification. Conclusion-While a clear association with HLA DRB1*0401/0404 is observed, no interactive effects were seen with RA, DR4, TCRBC2 and TCRBV alleles, implying that the combined presence of these polymorphic markers does not cause an increased susceptibility to RA, and does not predispose for more aggressive RA, nor for familial aggregation of the disease. These results argue against the hypothesis that TCRB polymorphisms play a crucial role in the susceptibility for RA.
Notes: LIMBURGS UNIV CENTRUM,DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM. KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN,DEPT RHEUMATOL,B-3001 LOUVAIN,BELGIUM. KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN,CTR HUMAN GENET,LOUVAIN,BELGIUM.VANDEVYVER, C, DR L WILLEMS INST,DEPT IMMUNOL BIOTECHNOL,UNIV CAMPUS BLDG A,B-3590 DIEPENBEEK,BELGIUM.


The completion tool provides learners with a way to mark sections of the course as completed. It helps learners to track their progress through sections of the course, including for ungraded activities such as reading text, watching video, or participating in course discussions.
The completion tool provides learners with a way to indicate both to themselves and to the course team that they have completed an activity.
The completion tool is itself a graded component and is therefore always included on the learner Progress page. However, depending on whether it is used in a graded or ungraded section of the course, it appears either as a part of the learner's final grade or as a practice score, respectively.
If you use the completion tool in an ungraded section of the course, the score for completing the activity that it is associated with is listed as a practice score on the Progress page. Practice scores are not included in the learner's final grade for the course.
You can also use the completion tool in graded sections of the course. If you do so, a score for completing the activity is included in learners' final grades. For example, if you include a completion component in a particular unit of the course content, learners who use the component to mark the unit as complete receive 1/1 points, while learners who do not mark the unit as complete receive 0/1 points. These scores are included in learners' final grades on the Progress page.
EdX recommends using the completion tool primarily to track progress for ungraded activities such as reading assigned texts, watching videos, or participating in course discussions.
When you add a completion component to a unit, learners see a control that is labeled Mark as complete. In this example, the completion component follows an HTML component.
After a learner selects this control, the label changes to Unmark. Learners who revisit their work in a unit and want to change the completion status can select this control as many times as needed.
Before you can add a completion component to your course, you must enable the completion tool in Studio.
To enable the completion tool in Studio, add the "done" key to the Advanced Module List on the Advanced Settings page, then select Save Changes. (Be sure to include the quotation marks around the key value.) For more information, see Enabling Additional Exercises and Tools.
After you have enabled the completion tool in Studio, to add a completion component to a unit in a course, follow these steps.
In the course outline in Studio, locate the unit to which you want to add the completion component.
Select Completion. The completion component is added to the unit.
Select Edit in the completion component for information about the tool.


This document lists changes between released versions of pwned-passwords-django.
Password-validator error messages are now customizable.
The request-timeout value for contacting the Pwned Passwords API defaults to one second, and is customizable via the setting PWNED_PASSWORDS_API_TIMEOUT.
When a request to the Pwned Passwords API times out, or encounters an error, it logs the problem with a message of level logging.WARNING. The PwnedPasswordsValidator will fall back to Django's CommonPasswordValidator, which has a smaller list of common passwords. The PwnedPasswordsMiddleware does not have a fallback behavior; pwned_password() will return None to indicate the error case.
pwned_password() will now raise TypeError if its argument is not a Unicode string (the type unicode on Python 2, str on Python 3). This is debatably backwards-incompatible; pwned_password() encodes its argument to UTF-8 bytes, which will raise AttributeError if attempted on a bytes object in Python 3. As a result, all supported environments other than Python 2.7/Django 1.11 would already raise AttributeError (due to bytes objects lacking the encode() method) in both 1.0 and 1.1. Enforcing the TypeError on all supported environments ensures users of pwned-passwords-django do not write code that accidentally works in one and only one environment, and supplies a more accurate and comprehensible exception than the AttributeError which would have been raised in previous versions.
The default error and help messages of PwnedPasswordsValidator now match the messages of Django's CommonPasswordValidator. Since PwnedPasswordsValidator falls back to CommonPasswordValidator when the Pwned Passwords API is unresponsive, this provides consistency of messages, and also ensures the messages are translated (Django provides translations for its built-in messages).
Case sensitivity issue. The Pwned Passwords API always uses uppercase hexadecimal digits for password hashes; pwned-passwords-django was using lowercase. Fixed by switching pwned-passwords-django to use uppercase.


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Last week we coordinated and hosted another sustainable materials sourcing workshop 'Essential Supply Chain Alternatives for a Responsible Business', for the first time in collaboration with UKTI (UK Trade & Investment), with a stunning venue generously provided by UKFT (UK Fashion & Textiles Association). We were delighted to welcome delegates from many of the UKs leading medium and large size brands, from departments including design, development, sourcing and sustainability.
The day provided the opportunity to get an overview of the current textiles landscape, highlighting the pressing need for businesses to explore and lead on more sustainable business practices and sourcing strategies.
Updates about COP21, The Sustainable Apparel Coalition, and other organisations, initiatives and solutions reinforced the fact that change must begin now, starting by assessing the impact current business practices are having on the environment and communities, and identifying the potential financial benefits that can be achieved through identifying, assessing, and removing / improving waste streams and polluting processes among countless other impacts in the supply chain.
We rounded off the day by sharing some of the latest sustainable materials innovations, both already available and in development for future purchasing, to encourage future thinking when it comes to sustainable sourcing. The key idea we wish brands to consider is that introducing more sustainable materials and processes in to the supply chain doesn't have to mean that current supply chains must be abandoned and completely rebuilt, rather that new companies and innovations can be introduced in to existing supply chains, or that existing suppliers and brands can work together to improve working practices, introduce the use of new fibres and processes, or develop entirely new sustainable materials.
As with all of our events, there were also information boards and hundreds of sustainable materials on show, to illustrate the increasing range of commercially available materials on the market today – as well as numerous emerging innovations that we highlighted in our presentation. We are continuing to expand our collection of over 1,500 sustainable materials, and look forward at showcasing them at future events (find out about our most recent materials showcases at ISPO Munich and the 5th Future Fabrics Expo).
We are planning to run more workshops in the coming months which will be targeted to allow professionals from different areas of the industry and businesses to get the most beneficial experience. You can register interest in attending future workshops by emailing charlotte [at] thesustainableangle.org – please provide a bit of information about yourself and your company, and what you would be interested to find out or do at future workshops and events.
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Letter: Mueller
Blackwater pardons reckless
President Donald Trump's decision to recently pardon four former Blackwater contractors — Dustin Heard, Evan Liberty, Nicholas Slatten and Paul Slough — was legal and within the power of the president, but it was also reckless and wrong. On Sept. 16, 2007, 17 Iraqi civilians — including 9- and 11-year-old boys — were killed and 14 of those killings were unjustified, according to an FBI investigation. In 2014, a U.S. federal jury found these four American men guilty.
Our president's pardon jeopardizes the United States' future relationship with Iraq. Imagine if 17 of our citizens were massacred by foreign mercenaries and were later pardoned.
There would be outrage. The primary reason President Trump pardoned these four men is because Blackwater was founded by Erik Prince, the brother of President Trump's Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. This is a slap in the face to our justice department, FBI, the victims and their families and the people of Iraq.
Chuck Mueller