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Colombia Is Calling Your Name But How Much Do You Actually Know About This Incredible South American Country?
BY Justin Lessner | May 11, 2020 AT 12:34 pm
By Justin Lessner May 11, 2020 at 12:34 pm
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Colombia has been a rising travel destination for several years now as more and more people realize it has so much to offer. From bustling cities full of life to snow-capped mountains and unrivaled jungle rainforests, Colombia is truly a destination worth exploring.
And before the Coronavirus pandemic halted the breaks on the travel industry, Colombia was quickly becoming a major appeal for travelers from all over the world. Just 10 years ago, Colombia received around 900,000 foreign visitors – last year that number stood at nearly 3 million!
Now, as many of us dream about our next vacation (which is likely months if not more than a year away…), we want to revisit some of our favorite travel hotspots and test your knowledge on South America's top destinations.
The country has a bad rap – but safety has improved so much.
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Unfortunately, it appears that not everyone knows that Colombia is well and truly back on the map, and that for the most part it is a safe destination for visitors to South America.
The drug cartels, still very much present, tend to keep their violence off the streets and a truce between FARC and the government has largely been held in place. Still, you may hear stories and sure there are parts of the country you probably shouldn't visit, but Colombia has overwhelmingly improved its security. Anthony Bourdain summed it up pretty perfectly:
"If you want to find bad people in Colombia, you can surely find them, as you could in New York or Los Angeles. But nowhere have my crew and I been treated better or with more kindness and generosity. I'd bring my family on vacation there in a heartbeat. And hope to soon. As I said before: Colombians are proud. Let them show you what they are proud of."
Colombians sure love their fiestas – the country is home to four of the world's largest parties.
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From the biggest salsa festival, theatre festival, outdoor horse parade to a flower parade, Colombia knows how to throw massive parties. Many of these events are scheduled well in advance so you can start looking for dates in 2021 and plan your trip accordingly!
Colombia is a major music-producing country – Maluma baby!
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Colombia has given us some pretty awesome people: hip-shaking Shakira, author Gabriel Garcia Marquez (who penned Love in the Time of Cholera) and actor John Leguizamo (of Moulin Rouge and Romeo & Juliet fame – Google him, you'll know) all call the country home.
Not to mention Juanes, Maluma, J Balvin, Karol G and so many others.
Colombia is the only country in South America that has coastlines on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
Ok, so the Pacific side isn't all that much of a tourist destination yet – it lacks the sandy beaches known to the Caribbean side. But still, you get the best of both worlds with two different coastlines to choose from.
There are about 80 different regional languages spoken across Colombia.
Spanish, like most of South America, is the official language of Colombia and you'll get by in most of the country with it. But keep in mind if in smaller villages that it's more than likely you'll encounter Indigenous languages – many of which are in danger of extinction.
Aguardiente is the national drink.
You'll either love it or hate it but either way you'll end up drinking tons of it. It's cheap and mixes pretty well.
Capital Bogota has one of the biggest cycle path networks in the world.
Bogota's bike network is the largest network in the America's and it actually carries more than 600,000 riders each and every day. That's some serious ridership and is kind of surprising considering the city sits at an altitude of nearly 3,000 meters (or more than 8,000 feet).
Colombia is one of the most mega-diverse countries in the world.
Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world, after only Brazil which is 10 times its size, and one of only 17 "megadiverse" countries. It has the highest amount of species by area in the world, including more species of bird than all of Europe and North America combined.
Plastic surgery really is a thing.
Having grown up in a society where butt implants were a thing the Kadarshians constantly denied, it was fascinating to see so many people openly displaying their 'physical enhancements.'
According to some locals, the plastic surgery crazy may be thanks to the drug cartels – who allegedly like women to look a certain way. But one thing's clear – plastic surgery is big business in Colombia with some tour companies actually changing their business model to do 'surgery tourism' from the U.S.!
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In A Post-Covid World, Here Is Where You All Said Want To Travel
By Jorge Rodriguez-Jimenez December 21, 2020 at 5:23 pm
BY Jorge Rodriguez-Jimenez | December 21, 2020 AT 5:23 pm
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Covid put a stop to our travel plans for 2020. After almost a year in lockdown, we have had time to plan fantasy trips and explore the world. We asked you where you wanted to visit and here are some of the places you all can't wait to see.
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Argentina offers something for everyone. As on of the southernmost countries in the world, Argentina offers natural sights that will make nature lovers swoon. Into architecture? Cities like Mendoza offers a look at the art-deco style that will make you feel like you are back in time. Don't forget to try to make a trip down to Ushuaia, the End of the World for a spectacular view.
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Cuba is a tricky one but a beautiful place to see. The country is filled with old buildings and cars that make it feel like a time capsule. Now, the island is old because they are oppressed and don't have much. But you can always find ways to make sure that you help people of the island instead of giving the money to government approved businesses.
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This is about as wild and wondrous as it gets. Costa Rica will give everyone a chance to really be one with nature. The Central American country is a rainforest oasis with nature everywhere you look. The country prides itself on how development is not encroaching on nature and has even outlawed zoos and aquariums.
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Honduras is an underestimated place to visit. The food and people are warm and inviting. There has been some unrest in the country in recent years and a series of hurricanes has devastated the population. Tourism is a great way to bring money into a place the needs it. Just don't take advantage of them while you are there.
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Mexico is a country filled with wonders new and old. You can experience the ruins of some of the oldest civilizations and bask in the modernity of Mexico City. The food is as diverse and vibrant as the people with delicious moles in Oaxaca and experimental fusions in Mexico City. Valle de Guadalupe is home to some farm to table restaurants and exquisite wineries. It truly is a journey of the sense if you take time to see the country.
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Colombia is one of South America's gems. After years of internal conflict, the nation is growing and quickly becoming a destination. Bogotá and Medellín are great but make it a point to visit Cali. The city is one of the place everyone should visit if they make their way to Colombia.
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Video Shows A Man Who Lied About His COVID-19 Symptoms Dying On A Flight
By Andrea Reindl at 3:58 pm
BY Andrea Reindl | December 21, 2020 AT 3:58 pm
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There's a reason the CDC is recommending that people avoid travelling during the holidays–there's no way of knowing the health statuses of the people around you. This fact was illustrated very clearly by a shocking event that occurred last Monday that was caught on video.
On December 14th, a man died on a United Airlines flight from Orlando to Los Angeles after lying about his symptoms.
Since news of his death went viral, footage of multiple passengers performing emergency CPR on him for 45 minutes has since been circulated.
According to various reports, the unidentified man was exhibiting troubling symptoms before the plane took off–namely shaking, sweating heavily and breathing with difficulty. About an hour into the flight, the man stopped breathing and the flight crew asked for CPR volunteers. In the meantime, they diverted the flight to New Orleans.
By the time the plane landed and the man was transported to the local hospital, he was pronounced dead.
Like every other passenger, the man had filled out a pre-flight checklist in which he agreed that he was not exhibiting any symptoms of coronavirus.
United later confirmed that the deceased passenger "wrongly acknowledged this requirement."
The man behind me on this flight. DIED. OF COVID. MIDFLIGHT.
I have so many questions.
— Jo LaFlame (@jobreauxx) December 15, 2020
Passengers also confirmed that the airline did not take people's temperatures when boarding the flight. One passenger also reported that, after the diversion, United did not switch planes, but instead gave passengers the option of
In response to this, United gave the following statement: "At the time of the diversion, we were informed he had suffered a cardiac arrest, so passengers were given the option to take a later flight or continue on with their travel plans."
According to the flight's passengers, the man's wife was also overheard saying that her husband had been ill in the days leading up to the flight and that he had also lost his sense of taste and smell.
One of the passengers that attempted to resuscitate the man described the experience later via Twitter.
I spent the remainder of the flight covered in my own sweat and in that man's urine. I have since become symptomatic myself and am awaiting the results of my second test. I have not been contacted by the airline or by @CDCgov as of this time.
— Face (@TonyAldapa) December 19, 2020
"I made the decision to attempt to save the passengers life and along with 2 others performed CPR for close to an hour until we landed. And continued to help the firefighters when they came onboard," wrote passenger Tony Aldapa.
He continued: "I spent the remainder of the flight covered in my own sweat and in that man's urine. I have since become symptomatic myself and am awaiting the results of my second test. I have not been contacted by the airline or by @CDCgov as of this time."
Unsurprisingly, many people are upset both at United for failing to have a protocol in place from preventing sick passengers from boarding their planes and at the unidentified man for knowing he was sick and putting everyone in danger.
"What a disaster!" wrote one Twitter user. "Not only was passenger and family exhibiting selfish behavior, United Airlines continues to exhibit incompetence as an airline."
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Minister of State Pieper awards the Tarabya Translation Prize
The first ever Tarabya Translation Prize will be awarded tomorrow (3 November) by Cornelia Pieper, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office, during her visit to Turkey, together with the Turkish Minister of Culture Ertuğrul Günay and representatives of the Robert Bosch Foundation, the S. Fischer Foundation and the Goethe-Institut. The award ceremony will be held in the historical summer residence of the German Ambassador in Istanbul's Tarabya district.
Minister of State Pieper issued the following statement today (2 November) in Berlin:
"The Tarabya Translation Prize is a marvellous means of enhancing the partnership between Turkey and Germany.Books are keys that allow us to enter and discover other countries and cultures for ourselves.Without translators these keys would remain in the hands of a select few."
This year the Translation Prize, which is sponsored by Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and his Turkish counterpart, goes to Ingrid Iren and Ahmet Cemal.Both were honoured for their complete works as translators. Dr Michael Hess and Cemal Ener win the newcomer achievement prize.
The Prize is a joint German-Turkish project under the auspices of the Ernst Reuter Initiative for Intercultural Dialogue and Understanding.The aim is to foster cultural exchange between Germany and Turkey and to highlight the role played by literary translators as cultural bridge-builders.
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A double bill of dance works from award-winning international dance artist Shaymaa Shoukry.
The Resilience of the Body aims to find continuity and perseverance in the world we live in today, using the repetitive action of running and spoken text to express the inner struggles and social pressures of urban daily life. Shoukry wanted to re-find dance. Dance however could not be found, and for the first time in her work, text found its way into the performance.
Portray unravels the layers of a body through its reservoir, tapping into timeless states of being, and exploring inner movement, transformation and the action of shaking.
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'Unburying Histories' | Lusaka, Zambia – Miami, Florida
May 9, 2017 | by Gladys Kalichini
Zambian artist Gladys Kalichini has just concluded her residency at 'The Fountainhead' in Miami, Florida, where she worked both on photographs and on large paintings, exploring the deconstruction and reconstruction of women's histories in her country.
The body of work produced during my residency at 'The Fountainhead' analyses the marginalization of the historical narratives of two Zambian women, Alice Lenshina (b.1920 - d.1978) and Julia Chikamoneka (b.1910 – d.1986), by exploring the representations of death and dead bodies. Both Lenshina and Chikamoneka were important figures during Zambia's struggle for independence from British rule in the early '60s, but in the official historical narrative of that struggle their presence and their roles were hardly recorded nor recognized.
Using different archival sources for my research (also included in my MFA), I focused on three main conceptual categories, (i) blanks and concealments in historical accounts, (ii) the fragility of the body (and of narratives) over time and (iii) erasures and modifications of narratives.
In producing this work I regarded the 'erasure of memory' as the 'death of memory'. Death as a metaphor for erasure was considered in relation to what happens to a body during and after death, as well as the activities that surround death or mourning. I worked on the concept of marginalized narratives as being in the process of being erased or dying. My images represent the body (the corpse) and the processes it goes through after death, as well as the customs that surround death, such as the washing and preparation of the corpse at the mortuary.
The materials I have used are an integral part of the work. Whereas there are bodies drawn on the canvas, the canvasses could also be viewed as a bodies. In some works I incorporated other materials, such as black cloth and yarn, and in others the canvas was folded to mimic shrouds that would cover the body. it was interesting to see how the fabric added a subtle sculptural element to what is usually two dimensional.
All the paintings were done with oil on canvas with a color scheme that mimics the different shades, tints and tones of the archives, meant to create an antiqueness to the work. I depicted drawings of dead bodies onto the canvas while treating actual canvases as another body of and for the representation of recovering erased memory. I also incorporated other materials, such as black cloth and yarn. In others, the canvas is folded to imitate shrouds that would cover the body. It became interesting to see how the fabric added a subtle sculptural element to what is usually two dimensional. The photographic series is composed with images of myself performing/staging a Zambian burial custom, were some mourners are covered with a white powder (chinbuyaring).
When viewers interacted with the work while it was in progress and laid straight on tables, the question that arose was: "which way is this work supposed to be viewed?" I found the question interesting because the work is essentially bodies, and bodies can be viewed from different angles. For instance a mortician standing at the head of the body sees the corpse as an inverted image (upside down), during the viewing of a body at a funeral, it is laid horizontal. And when being buried, it goes down presenting a bird's eye view. This says something about the way we really look at anything, history or narratives....we look at history from the victor's point of view, then we look at the not so victorious point of view; I looked at these narratives in the same way, sometimes highlighting the more intimate aspects of there women's lives as well as the broader picture.
The viewers who experienced my works did so in two ways: first visually, and then narratively. They enter or begin the conversation about them visually. Given the sizes of the pieces it's not easy to miss them. Most viewers found the work visually captivating, with a very strong presence. Most also found the work intriguing in that you can see death, not in a way that the work screams or scares, but rather that it has a subtle yet strong presence.
The second way was when they heard what the work is about, or what narrative it refers to. The majority of the viewers did not know of the two Zambian women; about two or three knew a bit here and there. But after hearing the stories, the interest grew, and most could easily relate to the bigger picture of marginalized histories, and in particular of histories of women which have become invisible.
Gladys Kalichini is a visual artist from Lusaka, Zambia. She graduated from the University of Lusaka, and she is now pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree at Rhodes University, South Africa, where she is also a member of the SARCHI research group.
Both her research and her art explore African colonial history, the marginalisation of women in historical narratives, and memory.
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The weekend-long event celebrated the legacy of Bal Harbour Shops founder, Stanley Whitman, who was a longstanding supporter of Holtz Children's Hospital and lover of ice cream. With the support of Jackson Health Foundation, all proceeds from ticket sales benefitted Holtz Children's Hospital, supporting its mission to enhance and expand its pediatric specialty programs. Holtz Children's Hospital prides itself on treating the diverse needs of its children and extends its generosity to national and international children with critical illnesses.
Guests indulged in sweet treats during the ice cream festival which featured a curated selection of more than 18 ice cream pop-up booths. Some of which included renowned national brands such as New York's Ample Hills Creamery, serving their signature Ooey Gooey Butter Cake, DŌ, Cookie Dough Confections, with their famous ice cream sanDŌwich, and Izzy's Ice Cream from Minnesota, serving a variety of flavors including Butter Caramel Salted Swirl, Brown Sugar Bourbon, and Midnight Graham Crunch.
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Activations were in place for children of all ages including a graffiti table, giant Connect Four, photo booth station, and face painter, as well as a Fun Station with an Ice Cream Game Toss, Oopsy the Clown Balloon Artist, and Caricature Artist sketching guests with their favorite ice cream treat in hand. Kids also roamed the Shops completing a scavenger hunt which led them to various locations throughout Bal Harbour Shops, while Books & Books on Level 3 hosted programming featuring children's authors Margaret Cardillo, Mac Barnett and a special gathering in celebration of Eric Carle's Very Hungry Caterpillar.


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Lyon says Australia capable of whitewash
Milestone ahead: Nathan Lyon is just one short of his 400th Test wicket. | Photo Credit: PAUL CHILDS
AFP Brisbane 04 December 2021 03:17 IST
'Poor record will play on English minds'
Spinner Nathan Lyon believes his team can sweep the Ashes series, saying England will have doubts about its own chances given its poor record in Australia.
The tourists have lost nine of their last 10 Tests in Australia going back more than a decade and haven't won in Brisbane — where the opening Test starts next Wednesday — since 1986.
Veteran Lyon, who is one wicket away from claiming 400 Test scalps, told fellow spin great Shane Warne in a question-answer session for News Corp. that the record would weigh on England.
"I think England will have some doubts because a lot of their senior players have been here on tours before and they haven't won a Test out here," Lyon said.
"If you look at the likes of Joe Root, Ben Stokes and these guys, I think they're going to be confident. But I think there'll be some doubt in their minds (about) the Australian side and the way the Australian team go about their business here.
"So I'm not sure if it's fear — because no doubt they'll have their belief within their squad. But I know in the Australian cricket team, we have the belief that we can win the Ashes 5-0."
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Words of Advice for Mentees
7 expert tips for mentees to get the most out of your mentor.
By Joelle Klein | November 2016
Having a mentor in your life can make a big difference to your success and happiness. Study after study has found that professionals who have had mentors experience higher salaries and greater job satisfaction; one study of Sun Microsystems employees found that mentored employees were five times more likely to be promoted than their nonmentored peers. At-risk young adults who are mentored are more likely to stay in school, off drugs, and out of jail.
But to get the most from a mentor, you — the mentee — need to be open to pushing yourself and learning. We spoke to mentors and mentoring experts to get their advice on how to make your relationship with a mentor fulfilling, rewarding, and worthwhile.
Be prepared for change. "Mentoring can have a profound impact on your personal growth, but you have to be open to change." — Lois Zachary, EdD, author of a number of books on mentoring including The Mentee's Guide: Making Mentoring Work for You.
Trust your mentor. "Not only open your mind, but open your heart to the other." — Rabbi Victor Gross, codirector of the ALEPH Sage-ing Mentorship, a spiritual mentoring program in Boulder, Colo.
Be an active listener. "Always make sure you understand what your mentor is saying or asking. If not, don't be afraid to ask questions." — Rabbi Victor Gross
Be authentic. "Unless the mentee is real, the mentor ends up mentoring an imposter and it's a waste of time for both." — Lois Zachary, EdD
Be committed. "If your mentor is willing to make the commitment, you need to honor her time and willingness to work with you." — Liz Katkin, former partner at an international law firm and mentor for new associates.
Challenge yourself. "If you stay in your comfort zone, that's where you'll always be. You need to stretch yourself. Take risks." — Rabbi Victor Gross
Don't expect to be promoted; expect to be promotable. "It's not about immediate achievement. It's about developing your future potential." — Lois Zachary, EdD
For more on mentoring, see "The Value of Mentoring."
Joelle Klein Joelle Klein is a freelance health journalist based in Denver.
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Serving as a mentor can make a powerful difference in another person's life. Follow these expert tips for a successful experience.
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Mentor or be mentored. Either way, you gain valuable wisdom and experience – and a meaningful personal connection. The best thing about mentoring? There's something in it for everyone.
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Arizona – The First
ARIZONA's MISSing Angels Bill:
The first Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth (CBRS) in the United States.
Click here for an example of what Arizona's CBRS looks like.
Letter Joanne sent to her legislator, Senator Mary Hartley on April 20, 1999 Joanne Cacciatore
www.missfoundation.org
Senator Mary Hartley
Arizona Senate
1700 West Washington
RE: MISSing Angels Bill
Dear Senator Hartley,
With great respect and as a registered voter I feel compelled to write to you regarding an issue that is very important to me. I write speaking for many families in your home state and nationwide. I hope that because of this, you will be prompted to take a little time and please consider what I am about to share with you.
I am writing to tell you about my daughter, Cheyenne Cacciatore. When I first discovered I was pregnant, you can imagine how happy our family was. However, on July 27, 1994, what was supposed to be one of the happiest events of our lives, became the most devastating. During the excruciating pain of labor, my daughter died at 40 weeks gestation, 15 minutes prior to birth. The cause of her death was undetermined. The medical term for this is stillbirth, although she died from S.A.D. Syndrome. This is similar to SIDS, however, it occurs just prior to birth, and it too results in no answers during the postmortem evaluation. I never drank alcohol, did not smoke, and did everything 'right.'
The statistics are shocking for this type of death. There are more than 35,000 babies 'stillborn' in the U.S. every year. In just our state, there are approximately 700 every year.
Since her death, I founded a group for parents who lose infants called M.I.S.S. Our website receives more than 55,000 visitors a year. I also volunteer for the Compassionate Friends, and volunteer for the Crisis Center. In 1996, I began the first grief protocol in our state addressing death and ethics for professionals. I have taught this seminar at more than 500 facilities across the state of Arizona. I also wrote a book about the death of my baby girl called "Dear Cheyenne." I also began the Kindness Project© in 1997 and was a featured guest on the national talk show, "Leeza Gibbons," sharing my experience with Cheyenne's death.
I am requesting your assistance on supporting an issue critical to thousands of Arizona families. In 1994 after Cheyenne's death, I was awaiting her birth certificate for her baby book. One of the most disenfranchising problems with 'fetal' death, or early neonatal death is the lack of tangible memories with the child- thus any memento of the child's existence is critical in the healing process. Instead, two weeks after Cheyenne's death, I received a "Certificate of Fetal Death." I waited ten long months, endured natural childbirth, delivered an eight-pound, 21″ long baby, and still had milk in my breasts for a child whom I buried one week earlier. Yet I received no birth certificate from the state acknowledging my 'motherhood,' nor the birth of this child.
I am asking you to support a bill bynamed the MISSing Angels Bill. It would require a simple change from "Certificate of Fetal Death" to "Certificate of Birth resulting in Stillbirth."
On behalf of thousands of families in our MISS group, I ask you to help us in changing our current protocol. Their births are no different than any other except their parents must leave the hospital without their child. Mothers of stillborn babies must still give birth. For them, the immeasurable physical pain and trauma of childbirth is coupled with the most emotionally traumatic – death.
It is an event that deserves far more respect than it receives.
It is my hope that not only will Arizona meet the needs of parents who suffer such a devastating loss, but also serve as the forerunner for other states to do the same. Perhaps one day the state will deem in appropriate to acknowledge my daughter Cheyenne, and the fact that she lived, she died, and that- even in death, she very much matters.
If it is acceptable to you, I shall contact your office for an appointment to meet with you regarding this, or if you have any further questions prior, you may contact me at the above number. For all you do to help Arizona families, and,
In appreciation of your consideration-
Joanne Cacciatore, RTS Counselor
M.I.S.S. National-Arizona Chapter
Mother of four who walk, and one who soars
"House Bill 2416 – Legislation that would change everything"
Sponsored by Representatives Jarrett, Cooley, Anderson, Foster, Hartley, Carpenter, Johnson, Knaperek, Pearce, and Robson, the bill was first read in the House Chamber on January 16, 2001 and was then assigned to the House Committee on Health who scheduled a public hearing for the bill on January 22, 2001.
"January 22, 2001 – House Committee on Health considers HB 2416"
ARIZONA STATE HOUSE – 45TH LEGISLATURE – COMMITTEE ON HEALTH DATE: January 22, 2001 – TIME: 1:30 p.m. – ROOM: HHR 4
Committee Members present:
Mrs. Allen
Mrs. Binder
Mr. Cannell
Mrs. Chase
Mrs. Gullett
Mrs. Knaperek
Mr. Miranda
Mr. Hanson, Vice-Chairman
Mr. Huppenthal, Chairman
Chairman Huppenthal called the meeting to order at 1:33 p.m. and attendance was noted by the secretary.
SPEAKERS PRESENT:
Phyllis Biedess, Director, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
Marianne Hardy, Assistant Legislative Analyst
Representative Marilyn Jarrett, District 21
Rose Conner, Assistant Director, Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS)
Joanne Cacciatore, Peoria, representing herself
Marjorie Mead, Lobbyist for the National Organization for Women (NOW)
Paula Mikkelson, representing herself
Katy Muncaster, Legislative Intern
Judy Bernas, Associate Director for Public Affairs, University of Arizona (UofA) Health Sciences Center
(Chairman Huppenthal also recognized persons present who did not speak)
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS:
H.B. 2416, certificates of stillbirth – DO PASS AMENDED.
Marianne Hardy, Assistant Legislative Analyst, summarized H.B. 2416 which establishes a certificate for births resulting in stillbirth. Mrs. Binder asked if the bill makes the certificate mandatory. Ms. Hardy affirmed that it does.
Representative Marilyn Jarrett, District 21, sponsor, explained that she introduced the bill at the request of several young women seeking a certificate to acknowledge the stillborn birth of a child. She explained that Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) requested that it be mandatory so that the certificate would be available to everyone.
Mrs. Binder voiced concern that the mandatory provision could prove to be detrimental to a young woman who did not want anyone to know about a stillbirth.
Ms. Hardy pointed out that under current law a fetal death certificate is required for a death after twenty weeks gestation.
Mr. Miranda asked if the wording of the bill could be changed from "shall" to "may." Mrs. Jarrett said while she has no objection to the change, ADHS may demur.
Rose Conner, Assistant Director, Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), explained that she has met with several parents about the issue, some of whom feel strongly that there is a need for an alternative to the fetal death certificate, and some of whom are neutral on the subject. She said ADHS is planning to issue an acknowledgement of stillbirth for those parents who ask for one.
Discussion followed on the twenty-week requirement in current law, and whether the bill is needed if ADHS has made the decision to issue a certificate.
Joanne Cacciatore, Peoria, representing herself, explained that under current law a death prior to twenty weeks gestation is considered a miscarriage, while one after twenty weeks is classed as a stillbirth, for which a fetal death certificate is required. She described her own distressing experience, and pointed out that while she received a certificate of fetal death, and state law required that the baby be buried, there was no recognition of the birth. As a result, she said, many parents would like the birth, as well as the death, to be recognized.
Mrs. Allen said she shared the same experience, and asked Ms. Cacciatore if replacing "shall" with "may" would be acceptable to her. Ms. Cacciatore responded that she would prefer to require the certificate in statute rather than leaving it to the discretion of ADHS.
Mrs. Binder cautioned that some women may not want to be reminded of a stillbirth, such as in the case of rape.
Chairman Huppenthal suggested that the bill could state that ADHS "shall" offer the certificate, but that a woman "may" accept.
Marjorie Mead, Lobbyist for the National Organization for Women (NOW), speaking in opposition to H.B. 2416, said she believes the bill is unnecessary and does not advance the interests of the state. She pointed out that live birth certificates are essential to society, while death certificates are not. Ms. Mead contended that elected officials should not be in the business of providing grief counseling, but should focus on solving the needs of the living.
Paula Mikkelson, representing herself, a bereaved parent, related the tragic loss of her only child through stillbirth. She pointed out that the state of Arizona requires that parents recognize their children through death, and some wish to recognize the birth as well.
Mr. Hanson moved that H.B. 2416 do pass.
Ms. Hardy explained a proposed verbal amendment.
Mr. Hanson moved that H.B. 2416 be amended as follows:
Page 1, line 7, strike "ESTABLISH" insert "PROVIDE"
Line 8, after "STILLBIRTH" insert "UPON REQUEST OF PARENT OR PARENTS"
Line 16, after "CHILD'S" insert "PARENT OR"
The motion carried.
Mr. Hanson moved that H.B. 2416 as amended do pass.
The motion carried by a roll call vote of 10-0-0-0.
Chairman Huppenthal noted that Susan V. Charlton, representing herself, is present in support of the bill.
"February 12, 2001 – House Bill 2416 passes House"
On February 12, 2001, HB 2416 passed out of the House chamber and was transmitted to the Senate chamber.
In the Senate, the legislation was read for the first time and assigned to the Senate Committee on Health on Feburary the 13th. The Senate Committee on Health scheduled the legislation to be heard on March, 20, 2001.
"March 20, 2001 – Senate Health Committee considers HB 2416"
ARIZONA STATE SENATE – 45TH LEGISLATURE – MINUTES OF COMMITTEE ON HEALTH DATE: March 20, 2001 – TIME: 1:30 p.m. – ROOM: SHR 2
CHAIRMAN: Senator Gerard
VICE CHAIRMAN: Senator Nichols
ANALYST: Jason Bezozo
COMMITTEE SECRETARY: Carol Dager
INTERN: Meghann Brennan
ASSISTANT ANALYST: Kathy Seeglitz
Senator Cirillo – present
Senator Guenther – excused
Senator Hartley – present
Senator Hellon – present
Senator Solomon – present
Senator Verkamp – excused
Senator Nichols, Vice Chairman – present
Senator Gerard, Chairman – present
Chairman Gerard called the meeting to order at 1:45p.m., and attendance was taken.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
HB 2416 -Certificates of Stillbirth – DO PASS
Meghann Brennan, Senate Health Committee Intern, explained that HB 2416 requires the registrar of vital statistics to establish a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth for each fetal death occurring after 20 weeks of gestation.
Joanne Cacciatore, citizen, quoted from Mark Twain in 1892 "favored above kings and emperors is the stillborn child." She said that she wished that stillbirth was respected in this manner in 1994. She explained that her fourth daughter died during childbirth, full term, on her due date. There was no explanation for her cause of death. There was a post mortem evaluation and no one could give her any answers about why the baby died. She was 8 pounds and more that 21 inches long. She said that her milk came in a week after she buried her baby and for ten months she had milk in her breasts to feed a child who had died. Approximately two weeks after her death, she was waiting for her birth certificate to arrive to put in her baby book as she had done with her previous three children. She said that when she opened the envelope that came from the vital statistics office it said certificate of fetal death. She stated that she was taken aback by it and did not want to include that in her book. She said that she called the vital statistics office to find out when she would be receiving the birth certificate, the commented to her was "you did not have a baby, so you do not get a birth certificate." She stressed that she did in fact give birth to a baby.
Ms. Cacciatore related that in 1999 there were more than 600 families who endured this tragedy in Arizona, with approximately 39,000 in the United States each year. This affected everyone in her family and friends. Historically, they share this tragedy with several presidents, John Quincy Adams, Rutherford Hayes, John F. Kennedy, as well as the Hemmingways. She noted that a sociologist with the University of Nebraska did an intensive study of this during the early 1980s, researching 500 families asking them questions about their experience. They all said that it is horrible not having any validation such as a birth certificate after having given birth. This is a long overdue change that is needed. She emphasized that women who endure nine or ten months of pregnancy and the difficulty of childbirth because of the reward at the end. However, with a stillborn baby there is no reward. Further, the fetal death certificate is a cruel and impressive reminder of a woman's body's failure to produce what it is suppose to. Other countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Canada, and Ireland currently issue certificate of births for children who are stillborn. She said that she believes that HB 2416 is the right thing to do for Arizona women and their families. It is a long overdue change. She quoted from Martin Luther King, "It is always the right time to do the right thing."
Senator Cirillo moved HB 2416 be returned with a DO PASS recommendation. The motion CARRIED with a roll call vote of 6-0-1.
Chairman Gerard noted the following were present in support of the bill: Karen Wondra, citizen; Paula Mikkelson, citizen; Delynn Jones, citizen; Timothy J. Dougherty, citizen; Nicole Dougherty, citizen; and Tammy Harmonte, citizen.
Joanne's testimony notes before the March 20, 2001 Senate Health Committee. Greetings Mr. Chairman and Health Committee Members,
My name is Joanne Cacciatore. I come to you today in hopes of securing your support for an very important piece of legislation for women and their families.
In 1892, American Author and Philosopher, Mark Twain said, "Favored above Kings and Emperors is the stillborn child." I wish that stillbirth and the experience of having to deliver a dead baby was respected in this manner back in 1994 when my fullterm baby girl died during childbirth.
(I told my personal experience with Cheyenne's death here)
This tragedy strikes everywhere. According to the Center for Positive Outcomes in Pregnancy in Washington DC, there are 39K stillbirths in the US every year. In 1999, there were more than 600 in Arizona. This has affected our neighbors, my husband's friends within the fire dept, even your fellow legislators. Historically, we share this horrific experience with John Quincy Adams, Rutherford Hayes, Ernest and Pauline Hemingway, and John and Jackie Kennedy, whose stillborn daughter is buried with her parents and siblings.
Dr. John DeFrain of the Univ of Nebraska did an intensive research study of stillbirth in the early 80's. Many of the hundreds of participants expressed deep pain and anxiety about the lack of validation for the experience of birth. I asked myself while re-reading this study the other day, "Why didn't they do anything about it then?"
I don't know. But here I stand before you today, asking you to make this right.
Childbirth is a unique physiological experience for women. It is such an important event that we celebrate it every year in a ritual called the 'birthday.' Suzanne Arms, internationally acclaimed author and photojournalist said of childbirth: Birth is an inherently successful process that is a major social, economic, political, spiritual, and environmental issue.
Ask any woman why she would endure the pain and agony of giving birth and she will tell you because of the 'reward' at the end…it is 'all worth it,' we frequently hear. But what about the silent births- the women who get no reward for all their hard work…
Arizona, as all other states in the US, currently issues the "Certificate of Fetal Death" for stillborn infants. This document is a cruel and oppressive reminder of a woman's failure to produce a healthy living baby. Women who endure stillbirth must still give birth- a physiological process that includes great physical pain, incalculable emotional investment, postpartum symptomology, and financial sacrifice.
We are asking you to change this. Women deserve a birth certificate for their babies. Other countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Canada, and Ireland currently issue birth certificates for stillborns. It is time for the United States to join these countries in their support of women.
HB2416 is the right thing to do for Arizona women and their families. It is a change long overdue. We cannot issue merely a death certificate to the women who give birth to stillborns. The birth, too, must be acknowledged in a compassionate and sympathetic way. This is the right and just thing to do. And as Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "It is always the right time to do the right thing."
"March 28, 2001 – House Bill 2416 passes Senate"
On March 28, 2001, HB 2416 passed out of the Senate chamber and was transmitted back to the House chamber.
On March 29, 2001, the legislation was then sent to Governor Jane Dee Hull – who signed the bill into law on April 4, 2001.
The effective date of the new law would be August 9, 2001.
The bill was subsequently scheduled for a Public Signing Ceremony on June, 11, 2001.
MISSing Angels Bill Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Joanne Cacciatore(623) 979-1000
Re: MISSing Angels Bill signed into law by Gov. Jane Dee Hull
Phoenix, Ariz. — With the recent unanimous passage of a bill in its Senate, Arizona has become the first state in the nation to take a positive step in changing the way stillbirths are viewed. The MISSing Angels Bill (HB 2416) will be signed into law by Gov. Jane Dee Hull in a public ceremony set for 11:25 a.m. June 11, 2001 at 1700 West Washington on the 9th Floor of the Governor's office.
The new law mandates that, instead of being issued a "Certificate of Fetal Death" upon delivering a stillborn baby, the mother will receive a "Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth."
The change might not seem significant to many. However, those who have experienced the anguish of losing a baby – whether at 30 weeks gestation or full-term – can vouch that HB 2416 is an important step allowing grieving parents the same respect given to the woman leaving the hospital with a healthy infant in her arms.
"The 'Certificate of Fetal Death' was a cruel and oppressive reminder of a woman's failure to produce a healthy, living baby," said Joanne Cacciatore, executive director of the MISS Foundation and champion of the bill. "Women who endure the experience of stillbirth must still go through childbirth. They are emotionally invested in their babies, and that does not change when a baby is stillborn. They still are mothers. The passage of this bill is a huge step in the right direction."
Sen. Sue Gerard (R-Dist. 18), chair of the Senate Health Committee, agreed.
"The passage of this bill will give much-needed respect to those who have experienced the stillbirth of a child," Gerard noted. "It may even be the first step toward increased knowledge about the causes of stillbirth. In addition, in makes Arizona the first state in what hopefully will be a national trend toward recognizing the significance of this tragedy."
Already, Massachusetts and Iowa have similar bills in place in their state legislatures, and supporters in Michigan, Florida, and Indiana also are pushing for legislation.
Approximately 39,000 babies are stillborn each year in the United States. The cause of death for more than half the number of full-term (40-week) stillbirths is unknown, even after autopsy.
Cacciatore expects many of the bill's lobbyists – a coalition of community professionals and parents of stillborn babies – will be present at the public signing.
"It is a huge victory for all of us who have experienced this tragedy," Cacciatore said. "The issuance of this certificate and the public awareness it brings certainly will have implications on the statistical, medical, social and psychological effects of giving birth to a dead baby. "As Martin Luther King Jr. said, 'It is always the right time to do the right thing.' This is the right thing, and it is a change long overdue."
This press release is available as a downloadable PDF file – click here.
The First 'CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH RESULTING IN STILLBIRTH' in the United States
To view information on how to get Arizona's Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth please, click here.
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A family who recently lost their beloved son, brother and nephew, in the most difficult days after his death, found the Carefarm. In gratitude for the compassion and kindness they experienced, they created this dedicated fund in memory of Daniel, and have pledged a $75,000 matching donation from the Daniel John Coleman Memorial Fund to help build a family home for those experiencing the enormity of grief.
Your tax deductible donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $75,000 until December 31, 2018. Our goal is to raise $150,000 in addition to the nearly $150,000 raised to date. When we reach our goal of $300,000, construction of Selah Family House will begin!
Frequently Asked Questions about Selah House
Q: What is the Selah House and Carefarm?
A: This is a place where families can go to give and receive connection, compassion and understanding. All the animals on the carefarm have been rescued from abuse, neglect and torture. Our grieving families know what it means to suffer, and so do these animals. In addition, we teach mediation, yoga, bibliotherapy, and will soon have a family house where families can come and stay on site.
Q: How can I help?
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A: The Selah House is named after the Hebrew word selah and after the Selah Grief Model (Cacciatore, 2011), a mindfulness-based framework that recognizes two foci: self and other, the intrapersonal and the interpersonal, in addition to the space between two beings. Selah derives from the Hebrew word celah, often noted in the book of Psalms meaning 1) pause, stay with what you've just experienced; 2) reflect, feel deeply what you've just experienced; and 3) find meaning, allowing it to unfold in its time without rushing to the next passage.
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Q: How will the Selah Family House work?
A: Currently, traumatically bereaved people, most often parents, grandparents, and children, come from around the world to work with Dr. Cacciatore. Right now, our facilities can only hold one family at a time, and suffering families in the local area and also from around the world, must wait until the space opens before they can come to get help. There is often a 6-9 month waiting list. When the family house is completed, Dr. Cacciatore and our team will be able to serve more grieving people. In addition, the carefarm will incorporate more rescue animals, a therapeutic farm-to-table program, and other health enhancing activities that an agrarian environment allows.
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A: This is an excellent question. We are fortunate to have already begun to build our core research team with some of the top scholars in their field, including Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, Dr. Rich Gorman, Dr. Jen Huberty, Kara Thieleman and Dr. Trish Wonch-Hill.
This means that we will collect data and longitudinally interview those who have been through our programs. We will be publishing those data in order to encourage more NGOs and agencies seeking to help others learn about care farming. We are also advancing a training program for providers who may want to begin their own carefarm in their communities.
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A: Yes. We commit to environmental health, social and economic equity, animal welfare, and overall consciousness raising in our therapeutic community.
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A: The model (Cacciatore & Gorman, 2016) is based on current carefarming practices, research in therapeutic spaces, and 20 years of experience working with traumatized people from around the world.
A: We need donations to build the respite center on the carefarm. We need your help on the carefarm. We need in-kind donations like supplies, landscape materials, tools, animal feed and tack. If you have something to donate or if you'd like to help on the carefarm please contact us at info@missfoundation.org. Read Yahoo's feature story about the Selah Carefarm here.
Q: When do you expect the respite center to be completed?
Q: How can I reserve a place and time to come to the Selah House?
A: All funds will be used toward the construction of the respite center unless designated otherwise.
A: Yes! Care farming, as a whole and in its individual components, has been shown to help many vulnerable population groups. Many countries in Europe utilize care farming as a humanistic approach to human suffering in vulnerable groups with tremendous outcomes that reduce harm and help people improve coping. And, care farming costs a fraction of treatment as usual. The average day at a carefarm costs between $60-$150. The cost of treatment as usual in an inpatient setting is about $1000- $1100 a day. Learn more about the scholarly literature here.
Q: What is the Selah House Carefarm?
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The surname Clingan was first found in Swabia, where this family made important contributions toward the development of this district from ancient times. Always prominent in social and political affairs, the family formed alliances with other families within the Feudal System and the nation. Individual bearers of this name first mentioned in ancient chronicles include Hugo der Clingere of Breisgau (c.1200,) Heydeke bei dem Clinghe of Quedlinburg in the Harz Mountains (c.1300,) Clingeler of Wuerttemberg (c.1283,) and Heincz in der Clingen of Wuerzburg (c.1409).
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Visteon closes new 7-year secured term loan of $800 million
By Gabriel Madway
Published: June 13, 2006 2:14 p.m. ET
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Visteon Corp. VC, -2.43% said Tuesday it has closed on a new 7-year secured term loan of $800 million. The Van Buren Township, Mich.-based auto-parts supplier said most of the proceeds from the loan were used to repay amounts outstanding under its existing credit facilities that were scheduled to expire in June 2007. Visteon said it also repaid $50 million of borrowings from the company's $771 million multiyear secured revolving credit facility, which the company expects to eliminate when it closes on new U.S. and European 5-year revolving credit facilities. Visteon said it has received $700 million in commitments for these facilities from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and expects to complete the transactions over the next several weeks.
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Q: How to compute CDF from a given PMF in Matlab For a given PMF p=f(\theta) for \theta between 0 and 2\pi, i computed the CDF in Matlab as
theta=0:2*pi/n:2*pi
for i=1:n
cdf(i)=trapz(theta(1:i),p(1:i));
end

and the result is verified.

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*I tried to do the same with cumsum as cdf=cumsum(p)*(2*pi)/n but the result is wrong. why?

*How can i compute the CDF if the given PMF is in 2D asp=f(\theta,\phi) ? Can i do it without going into detail as explained here ?

A: In 1D case you can use cumsum to get the vectorized version of loop (assuming that both theta and p are column vectors):
n = 10;
theta = linspace(0, 2*pi, n).';
p = rand(n,1);
cdf = [0; 0.5 * cumsum((p(1:n-1) + p(2:n)) .* diff(theta(1:n)))];

In 2D case the function cumsum will be applied two times, in vertical and horizontal directions:
nthet = 10;
nphi = 10;
theta = linspace(0, 2*pi, nthet).';     % as column vector
phi = linspace(0, pi, nphi);            % as row vector
p = rand(nthet, nphi);
cdf1 =  0.5 * cumsum((p(1:end-1, :) + p(2:end, :)) .* diff(theta), 1);
cdf2 =  0.5 * cumsum((cdf1(:, 1:end-1) + cdf1(:, 2:end)) .* diff(phi), 2);
cdf = zeros(nthet, nphi);
cdf(2:end, 2:end) = cdf2;

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This approach to gestures is contrasted with the currently predominant approach according to which gestures that co-occur with speech are holistic and instantial. It argues that such gestures are compositional, consisting of formal choices at different ranks, which realize choices of types of processes and circumstances in the semantics. Les actions peuvent etre classees en types de processus, lesquels sont identifiables a partir de criteres observables. In this study, activity frames are defined as context- specific, emergent understandings or expectations, either implicit or explicit, about the nature and goals of family and staff interactions at math exhibits. Even when attempting to move beyond colonial and demeaning representations of the cultural Other, these western writers in fact construct a vision of the Other that signifies their own desires and values. It seems v cheeky to give a high rating to this book that I have a chapter in.
Significantly, making space for these negotiations created opportunities for writing to be come significant to children as children as they passionately and critically negotiated how to sustain their own collective brand of literacy. Issues for and New Direction in Mediated Discourse Analysis. From United Kingdom to U. Taken together, the chapters provide a comprehensive overview to the field and offer a range of current studies that address some of the most important questions facing students and researchers in linguistics, education, communication studies and other fields. As such, the article suggests that educating diverse communities about simultaneous identity construction would result in a positive change and a possible solution to the discrepancies that can be found in communities, small groups and families.
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The third level is that of synthesis, including varieties of cyberspace such as media space, aesthetic space, dataspace, and personal and social space. The authors argue that requests cannot be reduced to the utterance of single speech acts but are best described as complex discourse practices linking praxeological information, conceptual knowledge and textual competence. The area of Mediated Discourse Analysis considers texts in their social and cultural contexts to explore the actions individuals take with texts - and the consequences of those actions. Taken together, the chapters provide a comprehensive overview to the field and present a range of current studies that address some of the most important questions facing students and researchers in linguistics, education, communication studies and other fields. Discourse and Creativity examines the way different approaches to discourse analysis conceptualize the notion of creativity and address it analytically.
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With respect to methodology, the article employs a model from multimodal inter action analysis that focuses on the concept of vertical identity — the notion that identity in interaction is produced in three layers of discourse simultaneously. Nevertheless, given the shape of digital interactions, and as indicated above under 'Critical issues and debates', the questions asked within posthumanist thought regarding the relationships between humans, objects and space seem highly relevant for the study of digital interactions. Discourse in Action: brings together leading scholars from around the world in the area of Mediated Discourse Analysis reveals ways in which its theory and methodology can be used in research into contemporary social situationsexplores real situations and draws on real data in each chaptershows how analysis of texts in their social contexts broadens our understanding of the real world. The second section of the article focuses on a text extract from a service encounter and applies some aspects of the modular methodology to the analysis of request sequences. The politics of race identity in contemporary U. About this Item: Routledge, 2005.
In constructing a race identity for a child who may not be racially identified with the parent, this process is made much more explicit. About this Item: Routledge 2005-05-23, 2005. From emails relating to adoption over the Internet to discussions in the airline cockpit, the spoken or written texts we produce can have significant social consequences. Findings suggest that written text did not supersede oral transmission but instead prompted more talk as well as more writing. Using data from a 4-year longitudinal ethnography, this study moves from a classroom to the playground to examine a multiage community engaged in a deeply revered playground game with a history stretching back nearly a decade. Discourse in Action: brings together leading scholars from around the world in the area of Mediated Discourse Analysis reveals ways in which its theory and methodology can be used in research into contemporary social situations explores real situations and draws on real data in each chapter shows how analysis of texts in their social contexts broadens our understanding of the real world.
Agency Distributed through Time, Space and Tools 10. However, the danger lies in constructing a culture that is purely celebratory and devoid of history. Book is in Used-Good condition. Discourse in Action: brings together leading scholars from around the world in the area of Mediated Discourse Analysis reveals ways in which its theory and methodology can be used in research into contemporary social situationsexplores real situations and draws on real data in each chaptershows how analysis of texts in their social contexts broadens our understanding of the real world. At the same time, this absorbing project of constituting cultural difference seems at times to spill out into the domain of pleasure.


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Q: Split JSON Object I'm working on a D3 DPS calculator and i'm having a problem with a JSON-Object.
I get a JSON-Object like this:
{"Sockets":{"min":1,"max":1},
"Dexterity_Item":{"min":165,"max":165},
"Durability_Cur":{"min":581,"max":581},
"Durability_Max":{"min":715,"max":715},
"Attacks_Per_Second_Item_Percent":{"min":0.1,"max":0.1},
"Damage_Weapon_Delta#Arcane":{"min":315,"max":315},
"Damage_Weapon_Min#Arcane":{"min":274,"max":274},
"Damage_Weapon_Delta#Physical":{"min":161,"max":161},
"Damage_Weapon_Min#Physical":{"min":190,"max":190},
"Attacks_Per_Second_Item":{"min":1.2000000476837158,"max":1.2000000476837158},
"Steal_Health_Percent":{"min":0.03,"max":0.03}}

How can i split all of this values? I cant do it by name, because its "random". I would like to have a List with the stat and the value.

A: One thing that might help is to view your JSON in an online JSON viewer like this.  You can hit format, and get something out of it that looks like this:
{
  "Sockets": {
    "min": 1,
    "max": 1
  },
  "Dexterity_Item": {
    "min": 165,
    "max": 165
  },
  "Durability_Cur": {
    "min": 581,
    "max": 581
  },
  "Durability_Max": {
    "min": 715,
    "max": 715
  },
  "Attacks_Per_Second_Item_Percent": {
    "min": 0.1,
    "max": 0.1
  },
  "Damage_Weapon_Delta#Arcane": {
    "min": 315,
    "max": 315
  },
  "Damage_Weapon_Min#Arcane": {
    "min": 274,
    "max": 274
  },
  "Damage_Weapon_Delta#Physical": {
    "min": 161,
    "max": 161
  },
  "Damage_Weapon_Min#Physical": {
    "min": 190,
    "max": 190
  },
  "Attacks_Per_Second_Item": {
    "min": 1.2000000476837158,
    "max": 1.2000000476837158
  },
  "Steal_Health_Percent": {
    "min": 0.03,
    "max": 0.03
  }
}

Also I really like this description for Android JSON parsing

A: If you develop on android platform, you can easily use the json api:
http://developer.android.com/reference/org/json/JSONObject.html
You have just to instanciate a JSONObject:
JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject(myStringData)
and get your data with each key from your json String (min, max,...)
like this:
int min = jsonObject.getInt("min");

I hope this will help.

A: Just an exemple for using JSON api
JSON File:
{
    "chapitres":{

        "chapitre":[
            {
                "id": "1",
                "name": "La plateforme Android 1",
                "desc": "Description chapitre 1"
            },

            {
                "id": "2",
                "name": "La plateforme Android 2",
                "desc": "Description chapitre 2"
            },

            {
                "id": "3",
                "name": "La plateforme Android 3",
                "desc": "Description chapitre 3"
            },
            {
                "id": "4",
                "name": "La plateforme Android 4",
                "desc": "Description chapitre 4"
            }
        ]
    }
}

JAVA CODE:
JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject(json);

JSONObject chapitresJsonObject = jsonObject.getJSONObject("chapitres");

JSONArray chapitreJsonArray = chapitresJsonObject.getJSONArray("chapitre");

    for (int i = 0; i < chapitreJsonArray.length(); i++) {

        JSONObject ChapJsonObject = chapitreJsonArray.getJSONObject(i);

        String id = ChapJsonObject.getString("id");
        String name = ChapJsonObject.getString("name");
        String desc = ChapJsonObject.getString("desc");
         }

that's all

A: If you don't know the names of your stats, you can get them with JSONObject.names().
JSONObject json = new JSONObject(...);

JSONArray stats = json.names();
for (int i = 0; i < stats.length(); i++) {
    String name = stats.getString(i);
    JSONObject stat = json.getJSONObject(name);

    stat.getInt("min");
    stat.getInt("max");
}


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In a Series A equity funding round, Data Gumbo ostensibly raised $6 million from companies such as Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, the venture subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, and Equinor Technology Ventures, the venture subsidiary of Equinor, a Norwegian multinational energy operator. The new investment purportedly brings Data Gumbo's total funding up to $9.3 million.
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Daniel Carter, Senior Investment Director at Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, said that "distributed ledger technologies have the potential to bring win-win efficiencies between industrial companies and their suppliers."
Recently, the Russian prime minister welcomed an initiative to use blockchain in agreements over gas supplies by the country's state-owned gas giant Gazprom. The blockchain-based platform reportedly intends to allow data sharing between all the participants of a certain contract, as well as to improve the security of data.
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