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On the "demonic energy & radiance" of "Mustang"
By Kaya Genç
I HAVE SEEN Mustang twice: the first time I read it as a national allegory, the second as a fairy tale. The first viewing fell flat, and the second was brilliant.
Directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven, the film features five free-spirited, wild-haired girls who are locked up inside a two-story house in the Black Sea town of İnebolu. Surrounded by metal doors and barbed wire, they are micromanaged by a bullish, child-molesting uncle with a Norman Bates–like relationship to his psychologically bruised mother. She seeks to inflict similar bruises on the group of orphaned sisters. And the crime of the Mustang quintet to warrant such a fate? On the first day of summer holiday, they go to the beach with boys from their school and perform what we call in Turkey deve güreşi (camel wrestling) — also known as "chicken fighting" in the US — which involves boys carrying girls on their shoulders as the latter struggle to throw each other into the water. A local gossip witnesses this dastardly episode and immediately informs their grandmother about it. "Were you trying to rub your vaginas against the boys' heads?" the grandmother asks seriously, while beating the girls in the manner of a Victorian schoolmaster. The verdict of the family court: the girls must spend the summer inside the house, where they are subjected to endless lessons concerning the preparation of delicious local dishes, including the irresistible dolma — a favorite of tourists who come to Turkey.
As the 97-minute film progresses, the girls' fate increasingly resembles that of a Grimms' fairy tale. All of the windows in their house are locked, despite rising temperatures. A drainpipe attached to the building allows the girls to sneak out and make out with local boys, but their efforts to leave the house with permission continue to fail. The uncle, for example, refuses to let the youngest girl, Lale, a soccer fan, go to the stadium, arguing that male fans may sexually abuse her (which is cruel and unusual given that the uncle himself abuses girls after hours). Thanks to a driver that the girls meet on the road, they successfully execute a plan to see a soccer game, which men have been banned from due to drunken conduct. Following this episode, the girls' lives get darker: more control, more forced education, more stifling of souls. Not being able to take this regime of discipline and sexual abuse any longer, one of the girls shoots herself. The grandmother, scared of what may be in store for the rest of the household, starts marrying the remaining girls to unattractive boys in the village. Her approach is cold and systematic: she effectively turns the house into a marriage factory, and two girls are sent off. The remaining two (one of whom is Lale) decide to escape from this madhouse and head to Istanbul with some help from the aforementioned driver.
As the last girls leave for Turkey's most populous city, it becomes clear that Mustang is a nightmare presentation of provincialism. The uncle is a secular guy who enjoys his rakı in the company of fellow local patriarchs. His actions are possibly dictated by his fear of what Turks call konu komşu ne der ("what will neighbors say"). Nowhere in the film does he make any reference to Allah or Islam: it is the fear of others, not religion, that leads him to lock the girls up. But of course, the underlying raison d'être beneath his actions must be the desire to lock up his own secret, his own shame.
A rapidly growing club of famous Mustang fans (members include Lena Dunham, Darren Aronofsky, and M. Night Shyamalan) has sided with the brave girls who struggle to escape their sentence and reach freedom. Who wouldn't? But many in Turkey, both from the left and the right, have complained about the film's perceived orientalism. A new wave of criticism came after Mustang was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Film category. "I have huge, huge problems with that film," Turkish film critic Ali Arikan, who is one of Roger Ebert's "far-flung correspondents," told me. "You know me, I don't subscribe to any of this 'ooh, it's orientalist' business, but that film is orientalist as fuck. How can you set a film in cunting İnebolu and make the girls sound like the equivalent of SNL's Californians? The film is terribly unreal."
Arikan has a point: the different accents of the girls and their captors are lost on most non-Turkish viewers. Unlike their uncle and grandmother, who sound effortlessly authentic, the girls' accents sound too urban for İnebolu, which gives the impression that, rather than having been born and raised in the countryside, they were transported there by the filmmakers. Their inaccurate accents introduce a linguistic element to the power dynamic between the girls and their captors — it is as if there is a war between oppressive figures who speak perfect Turkish and Westernized rebels who defy their rules.
The representation of the girls' confinement inside the house has been seen as equally problematic: they wander in their rooms like figures from Eugène Delacroix's 1834 painting Women of Algiers in Their Apartment (Femmes d'Alger dans leur appartement), a work both admired and critiqued for its powerful, bold, and orientalist representation of Algerian women. They are like harem women, awaiting their liberator.
But to dismiss the film as an orientalist fantasy or as otherwise "unreal" would be to ignore Ergüven's firm decision against making a realistic film in the first place. She wrote the first treatment of Mustang in 2011 when her intention was to make a realistic film. "It looked too much like real-life events and real-life characters, so I put it in a drawer," Ergüven recently told Pacific Standard's Katie Kilkenny. "A year later I took the project out again, and with the layers and layers of everything that cinema can offer you, I tried to distance myself from the real-life events, and also from naturalism." Instead of a naturalistic take, Ergüven chose to focus on the fairy-tale elements of her story: "From the moment [I] realized it was a fairy tale, that style spread to every aesthetic choice in the film, from the locations, which visually look like drawings, to costumes and choice of music. We were building a universe of our own."
But then again, one woman's fairy tale is another's national allegory. In his 1986 article "Third-World Literature in the Era of Multinational Capitalism," Fredric Jameson suggested that novels and films, which conventionally center on an individual's private destiny (in this case Lale's), are necessarily read by Western readers as allegories of the public destiny of a third-world society. Perhaps paradoxically, though, it is not "Western" viewers who have insisted on reading Lale's fate in provincial Turkey as an allegory for the nation itself. Turkish critics have. In the eyes of Mustang's Turkish critics, who here resemble Jameson's Western reader (perhaps a symptom of global Westernization itself), the film is an unflattering national allegory.
But as the plot summary of the film shows, the Grimms' fairy tale quality of the story challenges that view. Events are rendered in the film through the perspective of its child protagonist — it is Lale's vision of events that we see. Mustang opens with Lale's partition from her favorite teacher at school and ends with their reunion in Istanbul. It would be shameful if we were condemned to understand Lale solely through the perspective of what she may or may not represent in the political sphere of Turkey. The telescopic view offered by the allegorical reading, in this case, harms our understanding of a narrative, which actually requires our microscopic care.
What makes Mustang special, I think, is the undeniable chemistry it manages to forge between the girls at its center. In the words of Joyce Carol Oates, whose tweets never fail to surprise fans like me, "Suffused with an almost demonic energy & radiance, Turkish film 'Mustang' is a unique experience." Its demonic energy and radiance: This is what Mustang will be remembered for in the future. All of the big political generalizations people tend to make in relation to this film are clouded by the way Ergüven locks up her wild characters inside the film frame. As the level of their confinement increases, the girls' struggles for liberation seem all the more touching.
Kaya Genç is LARB's Istanbul correspondent.

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Animals seized in dogfighting investigation
SPRINGFIELD - Two dogs were seized Friday as part of an ongoing dogfighting investigation by the Calhoun County Sheriff Department.
Deputies went to a home at 620 Lafayette St. looking for a 26-year-old man who had an unrelated warrant, said Lt. Dan Latta.
As they were searching for the man, Latta said they found evidence of dog fighting. They obtained a search warrant for the home and at 3:35 p.m. used a sledgehammer to break through the front door of the house.
No one was home but Latta said officers found two pit bull terriers and a treadmill, which they said was used to train the dogs for fighting.
More:James found guilty in dogfighting case
Latta said he expects investigators will seek charges for the man.
The search warrant came on the same day that a dogfighting warrant was issued for Ryan Aggers, 31, who lives next door to the house that was searched.
Aggers is charged in a warrant issued Friday with three counts of animal fighting, one count of having equipment used for animal fighting and one count of animal cruelty.
Latta said the charges stem from an investigation that began in April when deputies seized five dogs and some equipment at Aggers' home at 624 Lafayette St. after obtaining a search warrant.
Aggers has not been arrested, Latta said.
Latta said the warrants for Aggers and the search warrant for his next door neighbor are part of an ongoing investigation and he expects charges against others will be sought and it will extend beyond Springfield.
"Dogfighting is a lot more prevalent and bigger than people suspect," Latta said.
Contact Trace Christenson at 269-966-0685 or tchrist@battlecreekenquirer.com. Follow him on Twitter: @TSChristenson


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The University of Nottingham are very open about gap years. They simply state that they encourage "imaginative and relevant use of any gap year". This is open to interpretation whether this means gaining gap year veterinary experience, or simply doing something constructive and worthwhile during your time out.
The University of Bristol is a lot more specific on their requirements. They want you to show that you have an idea of what is involved in the career in veterinary science. They expect all students to have a lot of work experience in a variety of veterinary practices and animal establishments.
The Veterinary School encourages gap years from students looking to expand their experience in veterinary medicine. They expect this to be well planned out.
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The classic historic early chatbots are ELIZA (1966) and PARRY (1972).[10][11][12][13] More recent notable programs include A.L.I.C.E., Jabberwacky and D.U.D.E (Agence Nationale de la Recherche and CNRS 2006). While ELIZA and PARRY were used exclusively to simulate typed conversation, many chatbots now include functional features such as games and web searching abilities. In 1984, a book called The Policeman's Beard is Half Constructed was published, allegedly written by the chatbot Racter (though the program as released would not have been capable of doing so).[14]
Please check out our main directory with 1376 live chatbot examples (an overview as maintained by developers themselves), our vendor listing with 256 chatbot companies and chatbot news section with already more than 370 articles! Our research tab contains lots of papers on chatbots, 1,166 journals on chatbots and 390 books on chatbots. This research section also shows which universities are active in the chatbot field, indicates which publishers are publishing journals on humanlike conversational AI and informs about academic events on chatbots. Also, check out our dedicated tab for awards, contest and games related to the chatbot field, various forums like our AI forum by chatbot enthusiasts and add any chatbot as created by yourself and your colleagues to our chatbot directory. Please do not forget to register to join us in these exciting times.
This chatbot is one the best AI chatbots and it's my favorite too. Evidently it is the current winner of Loebner Prize. The Loebner Prize is an annual competition in artificial intelligence that awards prizes to the chatterbot considered by the judges to be the most human-like. The format of the competition is that of a standard Turing test. You can talk with Mitsuku for hours without getting bored. It replies to your question in the most humane way and understands your mood with the language you're using.
Earlier, I made a rather lazy joke with a reference to the Terminator movie franchise, in which an artificial intelligence system known as Skynet becomes self-aware and identifies the human race as the greatest threat to its own survival, triggering a global nuclear war by preemptively launching the missiles under its command at cities around the world. (If by some miracle you haven't seen any of the Terminator movies, the first two are excellent but I'd strongly advise steering clear of later entries in the franchise.)
A chatbot (also known as a spy, conversational bot, chatterbot, interactive agent, conversational interface, Conversational AI, talkbot or artificial spy entity) is a computer program or an artificial intelligence which conducts a conversation via auditory or textual methods.[1] Such programs are often designed to convincingly simulate how a human would behave as a conversational partner, thereby passing the Turing test. Chatbots are typically used in dialog systems for various practical purposes including customer service or information acquisition. Some chatbots use sophisticated natural language processing systems, but many simpler ones scan for keywords within the input, then pull a reply with the most matching keywords, or the most similar wording pattern, from a database.


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Nationalism in India keyboard_arrow_right
Rowlatt Act and Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre
The Satyagraha Movements by Mahatma Gandhi achieved their desired objectives and were a
great success.
To control such movements, the British proposed the Rowlatt Act in 1919. The Rowlatt Act aimed to curb the political activities in the country and equipped the courts with the power to detain political prisoners without trial for two years.
Mahatma Gandhi opposed the Rowlatt Act by starting a peaceful Satyagraha. He suggested a Civil Disobedience beginning with a hartal on 6th April 1919.
The British were threatened that this mass movement could break all lines of communications in the country and so they decided to suppress the nationalists. Several local leaders were arrested and Mahatma Gandhi was prohibited from entering Delhi.
On 13th April 1919 several villagers had gathered at the Jallianwalla Bagh in Amritsar to attend a cattle fair on the occasion of Baisakhi. General Dyer blocked all the entry points to the ground and without any prior warning, opened fire on the hapless crowd.
The merciless firing continued for 10-15 minutes leaving hundreds of people including women and children dead and wounded.
The Jallianwalla Bagh massacre triggered many protests, strikes, and clashes with policemen and attacks on Government buildings, across North India. The British Government suppressed these protests and humiliated the Satyagrahis.
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Q: How to read Hatcher's Algebraic Topology? I have to read Allen Hatcher's textbook and I am having a really hard time with the book. To cite examples, I find chapter 0 unreadable, especially the bits about CW complexes (I feel that the proofs in chapter 0 are at best incomplete but I may be grossly mistaken) and also example 0.7 where he says that the three graphs are homotopy equivalent because they are deformation retract of a disk with two holes. Similarly, when I tried reading the proof of the Van Kampen's theorem, I felt the proof was not so clear with words like "perturb the vertical sides" making a cameo. In other words, I feel that the treatment is not rigorous.
Am I reading the book wrong? To clarify, this is not a rant against the book for the heck of it: I really want to try and read this book. I know that Hatcher's text is followed all over the world, so I am just trying to understand how to really read the book. Should I be spending a lot more time trying to fill in the gaps or am I supposed to gloss over the details? Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

A: How good is your background in topology? For example, have you mastered Munkres' book?
The point of view in Hatcher's book requires you to have already mastered several important topics in topology including these two key topics:

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*Quotient maps and quotient topologies, which are the key to CW complexes;

*Homotopies, which are the key to deformation retractions and homotopy equivalences.

Just as an example, I would expect someone who has mastered Munkres' book to be able to write down an explicit formula for a subset of $\mathbb R^2$ that is homeomorphic to one of the graphs in that discussion of Hatcher, to write down an explicit formula for a specific deformation retraction from a disc with two holes to that graph, and to write down the specific formulas for the homotopies needed to prove that map to be a deformation retraction. You can think of that discussion of Hatcher as a "prerequisite quiz" which tests whether you have learned what you need to learn about homotopies.
So, if you find yourself unable to write down such maps and such homotopies, or if you have any other deficiencies in those two topics, or in any other basic topics in topology, you should shore up those topics with another book such as Munkres as you proceed into Hatcher's book.

A: As others have suggested, one solution could be to try another book. There are many possibilities out there, but a good one for beginners is Lee's Introduction to Topological Manifolds. Even though it is about manifolds, it takes plenty of time to introduce key topics from general and algebraic topology. If your background in general topology is sufficiently strong, you can go straight to Chapter 5 on cell complexes (in the second edition, the focus is on CW complexes) and work on from there. Chapter 10 is on the Seifert-Van Kampen theorem. Lee is very careful and thorough in his presentation, which could help you with the gaps you have encountered.

A: I feel that I should add my own answer here, now that I am more or less done reading homotopy and homology from Hatcher's text.
I found the following lecture series extremely useful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxFGokyYo6g&list=PLpRLWqLFLVTCL15U6N3o35g4uhMSBVA2b.
Edit: Here are a bunch of well-written notes: http://web.math.ku.dk/~moller/f04/algtop/AlgTopnotes.html.

A: I just wanted to add that I learned a big part of what I know about homology, cohomology and homotopy theory from Hatchers book and I think that that part of the book is a great source for that.
I learned the contents of the first two chapters through a lecture course so I never really read them but rather used them for referencing or looking something up.
Long story short I think once you have learned the contents of Chapters 0 and 1 in Hatcher from some source, you can just read the rest of it. Even though I would suggest to maybe skip some of the extra chapters since they might shift the focus to stuff you don't really care about. For example I have a very low interest in the $\lim^1$ sequence so I wouldn't bother reading that section thoroughly.

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Silvio Peter Augustinus Erkens (born 7 August 1990) is a Dutch politician, who has held a seat in the House of Representatives since the 2021 general election. He is a member of the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He previously worked as a consultant.

Early life and career
Erkens was born in 1990 in the Limburg city Heerlen and grew up in nearby Kerkrade as an only child. Both of his parents worked for Statistics Netherlands. Erkens played water polo in his youth and received his  diploma from the Kerkrade secondary school Rolduc College. He studied political science at Radboud University Nijmegen starting in 2009 and graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science. While a student, he served as vice-chair of the Nijmegen chapter of the Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy, the VVD's independent youth wing. Erkens subsequently studied international relations (MSc) for one year at the London School of Economics.

He worked for Boston Consulting Group in the years 2013–16, initially as a junior consultant and later as a senior consultant. Erkens then studied at Columbia Business School, located in New York City, and during his studies also worked for a few months for the executive office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations. He returned to Boston Consulting Group in 2018 as a project manager after obtaining an MBA. Erkens left that company in 2020.

Politics
Erkens joined the VVD while a student. He was campaign manager of the Limburg VVD during the 2019 provincial elections, and he was among the writers of the party's election program for Limburg. Erkens also appeared 19th on the VVD's party list but was not elected to the States of Limburg due to his party receiving five seats.

Erkens was the VVD's 18th candidate in the 2021 general election and helped write the election program. He was elected with 4,043 preference votes and was sworn in to the House of Representatives on 31 March. His specializations are climate, energy policy, and the Dutch Emissions Authority. In the House, Erkens said that Tata Steel's blast furnace in IJmuiden should become more sustainable. He argued for financially assisting the company and for partially nationalizing it if absolutely necessary. He has also been an advocate of nuclear power to mitigate climate change. In 2021, a motion by Erkens and Renske Leijten (SP) was adopted to investigate distance norms for new wind turbines to prevent nuisance to residents, and he supported a halt on their construction in the meantime.

While global energy prices were steeply increasing, Erkens and Henri Bontenbal (CDA) proposed five measures to relieve consumers to Minister for Climate and Energy Policy Rob Jetten in October 2022. Their recommendations included mandating energy suppliers to offer fixed contracts, forbidding them to give discounts to new customers, and subjecting them to a yearly stress test as well as strengthening consumer protections in case of bankruptcy. The VVD and CDA had liberalized the energy market as part of the second Balkenende cabinet. At the same time, the Netherlands tried to lower its reliance on Russian gas due to its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. To increase energy independence, Erkens presented a bill in February 2023 to extract more gas domestically from the North Sea even if it would be more expensive than importing.

Committee assignments
 Committee for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
 Contact group Belgium
 Contact group Germany
 Contact group United Kingdom
 Committee for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
 Committee for Infrastructure and Water Management
 Public Expenditure committee

Personal life
He lives in Kerkrade and has been married to his wife Samita, who is part of an Indian family residing in Switzerland, since 2020. They met each other in New York City and have a daughter. Erkens is a kickboxer.

References

External links
 Personal website

1990 births
21st-century Dutch politicians
Columbia Business School alumni
Dutch management consultants
Living people
Alumni of the London School of Economics
Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
People from Kerkrade
Radboud University Nijmegen alumni
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians

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—Sum P Lee, M.D. Ph.D, professor emeritus of Medicine, University of Washington; Dean of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, and cofounder of Center for Humanities and Medicine (2008–2013)
"We all chase this illusive thing called Happiness throughout our lives. Sanjiv and Gina prescribe a simple recipe of practicing Gratitude, Forgiveness, and Compassion to achieve it. Their prescription is backed by research. They explain the simple concept with so many examples that it is hard not to internalize it and accept it by the time you reach the end of the book."
—Desh Deshpande, serial entrepreneur, founder of Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation at MIT
"[This book] is a treasure trove, a feast providing both inspiration and practical guidance for a truly fulfilling life. Combined into a single, small, highly readable volume, readers will find the wisdom of ancient sages and the discoveries of modern science, uplifting poetry and deeply moving personal stories, practical tips, and suggested resources—a true gift you will both richly enjoy and want to share with others."
—Lachlan Forrow, M.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, President Emeritus, The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship
"We've come a long way since Mark Twain penned that famous phrase. Sadly, few of us ever experience that second day. This wonder-filled book is your best bet to change this. Read this book and find out why you are here."
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—Meta Wagner, author of What's Your Creative Type?: Harness the Power of Your Artistic Personality
"The Two Most Important Days has something for everyone. Skeptics will find research data, poets will find poetry, seekers will find spiritual wisdom, and everyone will find warm, down-to-earth, common-sense approaches to making life richer and more satisfying. You will be inspired as you read it cover-to-cover and then return for practical reminders of what you can do today, in this moment, to bring more joy and meaning to your life."
—Robert Waldinger, M.D., director of Harvard Study of Adult Development
"This book is an absolute gem, radiating a sense of joy and wonder throughout its pages. It inspires reflection and offers simple yet important changes that will bring renewal and purpose to one's life. Grounded in science that explains how gratitude, forgiveness, meditation, yoga, and friendships boosts what's known as the 'happiness quotient,' this books illuminates a path forward with practical and engaging exercises and inspirational poetry."
—Andrew Carroll, New York Times bestselling author and co-founder, with the Nobel Laureate Joseph Brodsky, of the American Poetry & Literacy Project
"What does happiness mean in today's digital world? In this wonderful book, Vild and Chopra explain why clicks and likes aren't enough. Instead, happiness comes from a deeper place of meaning and purpose that is not as elusive as it sounds. In The Two Most Important Days, they show exactly how to create happiness that is authentic, inspiring, and sustainable for anyone willing to open themselves to ask the questions and take the journey."
—Mark Bonchek, Ph.D., CEO of Shift Thinking
"The Two Most Important Days takes the reader on an adventurous journey of wisdom, stories and inspirations leaving one with much to reflect on and much to be looking forward to in this world. I had a smile on throughout reading this book, for it was a true joy not only to learn from that which has been shared but to also feel the sincerity and beauty of its authors."
—Zainab Salbi, founder of Women for Women International, author, and media personality
"Through wisdom and exercises, satisfying both head and heart, authors Dr. Sanjiv Chopra and Gina Vild have created a pith compilation of life meaning and purpose—a book you can open to any page on any day and find ways to manifest your unique path."
—Kyra Bobinet, M.D. MPH, author of Well-Designed Life, CEO, engagedIN, Consulting Faculty, Stanford School of Medicine
"The most practical, comprehensive, and evidence-based guide to happiness I've ever read! In this book, Chopra and Vild not only map out the essential ingredients of happiness, but make a compelling case for how finding your purpose and living with it is essential in our quest for joy and fulfillment. A must-read that can change your life!"
—Elan Divon, author, spiritual teacher, and cofounder of The Einstein Legacy Project and Genius 100 Visions, the world's first 3D printed book
"Sanjiv and Gina have crafted a precious gem of a book that crystallizes the scientific, poetic and perennial wisdom necessary to live a life of purpose. This book is a refreshing refuge from simplistic happiness prescriptions. At a time of deep strife and a world in peril, there is an urgent need to discover and express one's authentic calling in service of a greater purpose. The treasures found here illuminate the moment to moment choices we can make to build immunity and well being as we take a stand on what matters most."
—Ellen Wingard, Global Leadership Coach for Social Impact
"This is a fun book to read that certainly increased my HQ (Happiness Quotient). It is packed with touching stories, the latest data from neurobiology, moving poems, and brilliant quotes and aphorisms. But most important, it offers practical advice to help you become a happier and more fulfilled person. The book ends with "Seven Simple Steps to a Happier You," and you discover, with the wise Rumi, that the strategy is to change yourself and not the world. In the process you may actually end up making the world a better place for all."
—Peng Fan, M.D., professor of Clinical Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
"This book is a gem: a timely offering on a timeless topic, chock-full of time-tested ideas. Don't just read it; inhale it!"
—Vikas P. Sukhatme, Woodruff Professor and Dean, Emory School of Medicine
"Pursuing happiness is indeed the holy grail of human pursuit . . . yet elusive for most. Sanjiv and Gina bring true happiness within our grasp with simple, wonderfully illustrated steps using self-awareness, service, and kindness . . . a delightful, happy, purposeful read."
—Venkat Srinivasan, author of The Intelligent Enterprise in the Era of Big Data
"As the world gets more connected, Sanjiv Chopra and Gina Vild remind us of the most important connection: with yourself. The Two Most Important Days contains beautiful aphorisms about purpose, an impressive encapsulation of research, and inspiring stories. Read this book. It will make you happier."
—Bharat Anand, Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, author The Content Trap
"In The Two Most Important Days, Sanjiv and Gina cleverly combine scientific research, poignant stories, and insightful strategies for making the most of your life on earth and being happy. While sharing how best to love and live with purpose, they also pleasantly pepper you with a range of relevant poems, philosophies, and quotes."
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"This delightful book will instruct and entertain. I loved the rich literary references, the pithy aphorisms, and most of all the simple but priceless message contained within. I can't think of anyone who would not find this useful; for many a reader it will be life- changing. I will be giving out The Two Most Important Days this holiday season."
—Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone
"The Two Most Important Days is a trove of powerful insights, exquisitely chosen poetry, and profoundly instructive quotes that evoke an authentic path to human happiness that I can reference and share for years to come."
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Romi Messer Summer Internship Blog
First Entry at The Museum of Tolerance.
Interning at the Museum of Tolerance has been an incredibly informative and fascinating experience so far; my time there has seemingly just begun! At the MOT, wearing multiple hats is the norm; therefore, no two days at work have been the same. Before the school year ended, I assisted with tours of the Tolerancenter and Holocaust Exhibit for students in grades 7-9. While much of the museum speaks for itself, it is up to the staff to guide students through their educational and reflective journey. Many students on these tours have had limited to no exposure to information regarding the Holocaust, as well as other genocides and crimes against humanity. Though the museum is widely known for its Holocaust Exhibit, an important aspect of the Tolerancenter is teaching about the power of words in contemporary cases of hate that include how we can work towards becoming more of an accepting world. Since the regular tour is made for grades 7 and up, students in grades 5 and 6 participate in the Steps to Tolerance program, which they are introduced to the Holocaust and the terms perpetrator, victim, ally, and bystander. The program also includes a section on bullying in which such terms are applied to their daily lives, and wraps up with a Holocaust survivor speaker.
The survivors are at the heart of the museum. Many of them are part of the Witness to Truth program, where they speak to the public at the museum and share their personal story. Every day, multiple survivors speak and offer a firsthand account of what truly happened. This has been the highlight of my time at the MOT. Hearing these survivors speak is an absolute privilege; as they age, it is increasingly important to hear their stories in order to pass on to future generations. Along with hearing these survivors speak, I have been working on some of their biographies that will be published, as part of the program.
During my time at the MOT, I have also helped with an upcoming film festivaland started editing an iPhone app that aims to educate the public on global hate and terror. I also helped demo a new form of interactive technology for the Shoah Foundation, which will keep survivors' stories at the center of the discussion even after the survivors themselves are no longer here. I am looking forward to the upcoming weeks, when I will be assisting with the SHADES program: an intensive week long intensive that teaches high schoolers about the judicial system to culminate in a mock court trial.


When things are related to money, it's very important that everything is safe and sound so that no one can illegally use others' money for their own will. This is truer in case of credit cards. Recently, a new way scammers were making money is revealed. Turns out, this time, they targeted in-app purchases and Supercell was a major victim of it. It's not Supercell actually but their players.
The US Department of Justice, Apple and Supercell were warned of such illegal actions by people were using poor Apple security configuration, scammers were laundering money with fake Apple accounts and gaming profiles. As the fake source of money, there were a good number of stolen credit/debit cards. There were even legitimate-looking sites for such actions!
Such operations came into the spotlight during the mid-June when security researchers from Kromtech Security found out an openly accessible MongoDB database. According to Bob Diachenko, this was not an ordinary database. It belonged to the card thieves (aka carders). Moreover, it was a relatively young database, around a couple of months old.
According to Diachenko, the culprits were using a special tool that would create iOS accounts with valid email accounts and then, add those stolen payment card's details to the account.
Then, another automated tool running on jailbroken iOS devices installed the games, create an in-game account and purchase those premium currencies/features. Later on, those accounts were on sale for real money.
According to the experts, crooks targeted games like Clash of Clans (Supercell), Clash Royale (Supercell) and Marvel Contest of Champions (Kabam). These games require purchasing in-game currency with real-world money for faster progress and upgrading all the troops, buildings, characters etc.
The database contained enough data about all those stolen cards. According to a report of Kromtech, the database contained details of 150,833 cards with their full card number, CCV, and expiration date. The credit cards belonged to 19 different banks, according to Diachenko. He also mentioned that those cards were maybe also purchased from carder markets as they were in groups of 10k, 20k and 30k etc.
The blame goes all around. First of all, Supercell and other victim parties were notified about the situation. In addition, Diachenko said that Apple also lacked proper verification measures for adding payment card data to iOS accounts. That made the task of the crooks easier.
The Kromtech experts also said that cards with improper names and addresses were added to the account very easily. Diachenko also blamed games for not putting a proper layer of defense in this case. The culprit group was using a tool named "Racoonbot" for interacting with Supercell games and automate the purchasing operations.
The full report is available here. As the game devs are notified, it's expected that games will take actions against illegal gamers and those game accounts.
Recently, a new type of threat is on the rise. This one won't steal personal info but can be troublesome at a very high scale. Learn more about UPnP DDoS attacks of the future.


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"Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn" Debuts August 12, Exclusively on HBO
The film, directed by Muta'Ali Muhammad, tells the story of Yusuf Hawkins, a black teenager who was murdered in 1989 by a group of young white men in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
[via press release from HBO]
YUSUF HAWKINS: STORM OVER BROOKLYN Debuts August 12, Exclusively On HBO
YUSUF HAWKINS: STORM OVER BROOKLYN, directed by Muta'Ali Muhammad ("Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee") and debuting WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 (9:00-10:40 p.m. ET/PT), tells the story of Yusuf Hawkins, a black teenager who was murdered in 1989 by a group of young white men in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Yusuf Hawkins' death and the official response to it sparked outrage in New York, unleashing a torrent of racial tension and spurring tireless civil rights activism that exposed deep racial prejudices and inequities which continue to plague the country today.
This film will be available on HBO and to stream on HBO Max.
Over 30 years later, New Yorkers, including Yusuf's family and friends, reflect on the tragedy and the subsequent fight for justice that inspired and divided New York City. The film utilizes archival footage and photos, witness statements, news footage, in addition to candid interviews with Yusuf's mother, Diane; brothers, Freddy and Amir; cousins, Darlene and Felicia Brown; and friend Christopher Graham and the two friends with him during the attack, Luther Sylvester and Bensonhurst native Russell Gibbons. The documentary also includes interviews with Defense Attorney Stephen Murphy; Joseph Fama, who was convicted of the crime; Reverend Al Sharpton, who became the family's spokesperson; Assistant District Attorney Douglas Nadjari; activist Dr. Lenora Fulani; and former Mayor David Dinkins.
On August 23, 1989, sixteen-year-old East New York-native Yusuf Hawkins and three of his friends made a trip to the predominantly Italian-American neighborhood of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn to view a used car his friend was hoping to buy. Unknowingly, the teenagers emerged from the subway station into a racially charged scene. A group of white young men had already gathered there, intent on harassing a group of black guys rumored to be dating girls in their neighborhood. Yusuf and his friends were quickly surrounded by the crowd of white attackers wielding baseball bats. In the midst of the attack, Yusuf was shot to death.
Devastated by the senseless murder and seeking answers, the Hawkins family was shocked when police asked them to stay silent in order to prevent civil unrest. However, the press caught wind of the story two days later and the family was met with Yusuf's face on the front page of the newspaper. Yusuf's father, Moses, reached out to activist Reverend Al Sharpton, who became the family's spokesperson and co-organized a series of marches in the Bensonhurst neighborhood where Yusuf was killed. Throughout the protests in the year following Yusuf's murder, activists, protestors and Yusuf's family were met with intense racist vitriol from residents.
Though a handful of young men were arrested in connection with Yusuf's murder, the suspected shooter, Joseph Fama, remained at large before eventually turning himself in. As the marches for justice continued, the tensions reached a fever pitch when Sharpton was stabbed before a protest in January 1991. Still, Yusuf's brother Amir maintains that the protests were crucial in making the community's voices heard, proving that "There's always strength in numbers."
A harrowing account of an immutable part of the city's history, and of a family coping with profound grief deepened by injustice, YUSUF HAWKINS: STORM OVER BROOKLYN details how the senseless murder that shook the foundation of the city shed light on deep racial divisions and inequity. Yusuf's death and the demands of his family and community had political ramifications that contributed to the ousting of New York Mayor Ed Koch in favor of David Dinkins, the city's first and only black Mayor.
"It's important to remember Yusuf Hawkins, honor his life and be mindful that our martyrs have families who need our love long after the marching subsides," states Muta'Ali Muhammad. "This film ties together the past and the present showing how racism can rear its head anywhere, even in a liberal city."
A deeply emotional film with chilling resonance in today's America, YUSUF HAWKINS: STORM OVER BROOKLYN, explores the 30-year legacy of Yusuf's murder as his family and friends reflect on the tragedy and the subsequent fight for justice that inspired and divided New York City.
Today, a mural dedicated to Yusuf has been erected in Brooklyn, a sign that for his community, and many more, Yusuf Hawkins' life will never be forgotten.
The film, selected from more than 300 submissions, is the winning project of the inaugural Feature Documentary Initiative created by the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) and academy award winning production company, Lightbox, as part of their partnership to foster diversity in the feature documentary arena. The program is open to all African American documentary filmmakers and any documentary filmmakers interested in exploring nonfiction stories that speak directly to the Black experience.
YUSUF HAWKINS: STORM OVER BROOKLYN is directed by Muta'Ali Muhammad; producers Jevon Frank, Victorious De Costa and Muta'Ali Muhammad; co-producer Melanie Share; executive producers Jonathan Chinn, Simon Chinn, Jeff Friday, Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin. For HBO: executive producers Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller and Jacqueline Glover; supervising producer, Greg Rhem.


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Brenda Chilli Loiselle
Brenda Chilli Loiselle, 70
Dateline: Mansfield, MA
Brenda Chilli Loiselle, age 70, of Mansfield, passed away comfortably, surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston. She was the beloved wife and best friend of Glenn F. Loiselle, to whom she was wed on July 20, 1974.
Born in Attleboro, MA on May 31, 1951, she was a loving daughter of the late Joseph I. and Angela M. (Velletri) Chilli.
Brenda grew up in North Attleboro and was a 1969 graduate of Bishop Feehan High School. She continued her studies, graduating in 1973 from St. Joseph College in West Hartford, CT and later returned to Lesley College in Cambridge, earning a Masters of Fine Arts Degree.
In 2018, Mrs. Loiselle retired as the Director of Fine Arts at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro. Her career at Bishop Feehan spanned over thirty years, where she was well respected by her fellow educators and loved by her students. Her involvements at Bishop Feehan included serving as a coach for the Majorettes and Color Guard, serving as Senior Class Advisor, organizing the father-daughter dances, being in charge of the Junior-Senior Class Proms and coordinating annual high school graduations.
A resident of Mansfield for the past forty-seven years, Brenda was a dedicated homemaker to her adoring family and, for fifteen years, was the owner of Artistic Embroidery at her home in Mansfield. When younger, Brenda was employed at the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston.
A parishioner of Saint Mary's Church in Mansfield, Brenda cherished the memories created with her family, especially with her grandsons. She had a special place in her heart for her home in Mansfield, enjoyed gardening, was an exceptional cook, and treasured the times spent at South Beach on Martha's Vineyard.
In addition to her beloved husband of forty-seven years, she is survived by her devoted children: Robert Loiselle and his wife Alison of Medford and Anne Fontaine and her husband Eric of Mansfield. She was the loving Nonna of Dylan Loiselle, Grant Fontaine and Harris Fontaine. She was the dear sister of Dr. Sheila Raimondo and her husband Dr. Thomas Raimondo of Greenville, RI. She was the beloved aunt of Dr. Theresa Raimondo and Dr. Emilia Raimondo and the dear niece of Sylvia Chilli and Betty Velletri.
The family would like to say thank you to the doctors, nurses and staff at Brigham / Mass General Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, in addition to the many family, friends, neighbors, and our "Feehan Family" who were a constant source of support and encouragement.
Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend visiting hours on Friday, January 7th from 5:00-8:00 P.M. at the Sherman & Jackson Funeral Home, 55 North Main Street, Mansfield.
Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, January 8th at 11:30 A.M. at Saint Mary's Church, 330 Pratt Street (Route 106) Mansfield. Burial will follow at Saint Mary's Cemetery in Mansfield.
In lieu of flowers, Brenda's family has requested that donations in her memory be made to the Fine Arts Department at Bishop Feehan High School, 70 Holcott Drive, Attleboro, MA 02703.
Those attending Brenda's services are asked to wear face masks and are encouraged to dress in bright colors.
To send her family a message of condolence, please visit www.shermanjackson.com
Sherman & Jackson Funeral Home
Mansfield, MA USA 02048
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Authors: Arnold Zweig
Last reviewed: June 2018
German novelist, short-story writer, and playwright
Gross-Glogau, Prussia (now Głogów, Poland)
East Berlin, East Germany (now Berlin, Germany)
Arnold Zweig was born into a Jewish middle-class family in 1887. His father, Adolf Zweig, was a saddler and grocer; his mother was Bianca von Spandow. He was educated at the technical school in Kattowitz, Upper Silesia, and then at several German universities, including Breslau, Munich, Berlin, Göttingen, Rostock, and Tübingen, where he studied philosophy and languages and developed an interest in psychology, history, and the arts. {$I[AN]9810000005} {$I[A]Zweig, Arnold} {$I[geo]GERMANY;Zweig, Arnold} {$I[geo]JEWISH;Zweig, Arnold} {$I[tim]1887;Zweig, Arnold}
Arnold Zweig had planned to be a teacher, but during his education he began to devote considerable time to writing; his earliest short stories date from 1909. His first novel, a series of episodes unified by a central character, Claudia, appeared in 1912. Traces of his careful, ironic style are apparent in that early work, an experimental book in which he portrayed the sufferings and growth of a sensitive, upper-class woman as she strives, while married to a shy professor, to free herself from her inhibitions and release her natural forces. Zweig's interest in the psychology of the individual continued to govern most of his work.
During World War I he was a private in a labor battalion in France and Serbia, and from 1917 to the armistice he worked in the press section of the German army at the eastern front. He had already attracted some attention with his short stories and plays. Abigail und Nabal was presented in 1913, and Ritualmord in Ungarn, written in 1914; it was revised and produced four years later as Die Sendung Semaels by Max Reinhardt in Berlin. After a successful tour in Germany and Austria, the play received the Kleist Prize in 1915.
After the war Zweig lived in Bavaria. His war novel The Case of Sergeant Grischa, which appeared after Adolf Hitler's putsch of 1923, compelled him to leave his home in Starnberg. The novel is a powerful story about a Russian sergeant who falls victim to the power of the Prussian war machine. As a study of war and the individual, the book ranks as Zweig's best and has won a place as one of the outstanding war novels in modern literature. It demonstrates Zweig's progress from a concern with the problems of young intellectuals to an absorption in the inner lives of persons confronting situations in which their entire systems of values are upset.
The books of the Grischa cycle, which also includes Young Woman of 1914, Education Before Verdun, and The Crowning of a King, are characterized by pacifism, antinationalism, and opposition to German imperial philosophy. After the Nazis forced Zweig to leave Berlin in 1933 he traveled across Europe and settled in Palestine, where he became closely identified with the Zionist movement. At that time a serious eye disease forced him to dictate his books, including Education Before Verdun, the manuscript of which was destroyed when he left Berlin. Many of Zweig's essays and some of his novels and plays show his concern for the Zionist cause; De Vriendt Goes Home, set in Palestine and centering on the Jewish problem, expresses growing aversion to Zionist nationalism.
Increasing conversion to Marxism brought him to East Berlin in 1948, where he remained for the rest of his life. There he won prizes and other honors from the Communist government and served as president of the East German Academy of Letters. His communism and rejection of Israeli nationalism coincided with a marked loss of appreciation of him and his work on the part of American scholars and the public.
Author Works Long Fiction: Die Novellen um Claudia, 1912 (Claudia, 1930) Der Streit um den Sergeanten Grischa, 1927 (The Case of Sergeant Grischa, 1928) Junge Frau von 1914, 1931 (Young Woman of 1914, 1932) De Vriendt kehrt heim, 1932 (De Vriendt Goes Home, 1933) Erziehung vor Verdun, 1935 (Education Before Verdun, 1936; Outside Verdun, 2014) Einsetzung eines Königs, 1937 (The Crowning of a King, 1938) Versunkene Tage, 1938 Das Beil von Wandsbek, 1946 (The Axe of Wandsbek, 1947) Die Feuerpause, 1954 Die Zeit ist reif, 1957 (The Time Is Ripe, 1962) Traum ist teuer, 1962 Short Fiction: Aufzeichnungen über eine Familie Klopfer, 1911 Die Bestie, 1914 Geschichtenbuch, 1916 Bennarone, 1918 Drei Erzählungen, 1920 Gerufene Schatten, 1923 Söhne: Das zweite Geschichtenbuch, 1923 Frühe Fährten, 1925 Regenbogen: Erzählungen, 1925 Der Spiegel des grossen Kaisers, 1926 Knaben und Männer, 1931 Mädchen und Frauen, 1931 Spielzeug der Zeit, 1933 (Playthings of Time, 1935) Stufen: Fünf Erzählungen, 1949 Über den Nebeln, 1950 Der Elfenbeinfächer, 1952 Westlandsaga: Erzählung, 1952 Der Regenbogen, 1955 A Bit of Blood, and Other Stories, 1959 Drama: Abigail und Nabal: Tragödie in drei Akten, pr., pb. 1913, revised pb. 1920 Ritualmord in Ungarn: Jüdische Tragödie in fünf Aufzügen, pr., pb. 1914, revised pb. 1918 (as Die Sendung Semaels) Die Lucilla, wr. 1921 Die Umkehr des Abtrünnigen, pb. 1925 Das Spiel vom Sergeanten Grischa, pb. 1929 Die Aufrichtung der Menorah: Entwurf einer Pantomime, pb. 1930 Laubheu und keine Bleibe: Schicksalscomödie, pb. 1930 Bonaparte in Jaffa: Historisches Schauspiel, pb. 1949 Soldatenspiele: Drei dramatische Historien, pb. 1956 Poetry: Der englishche Garten, 1910 Entrückung und Aufruhr, 1920 Fünf Romanzen, 1958 Nonfiction: Das ostjüdische Antlitz, 1920 Das neue Kanaan, 1925 Lessing-Kleist-Büchner, 1925 Caliban: Oder, Politik und Leidenschaft, 1927 Juden auf der deutschen Bühne, 1928 Herkunft und Zukunft: Zwei Essays zum Schicksal eines Volkes, 1929 Bilanz der deutschen Judenheit, 1934 (Insulted and Exiled: The Truth About the German Jews, 1937) Der Früchtekorb, 1956 Literatur und Theater, 1959 Über Schriftsteller, 1967 Sigmund Freud-Arnold Zweig: Briefwechsel, 1968 (The Letters of Sigmund Freud and Arnold Zweig, 1970) Bibliography Feuchtwanger, Lion. "The Case of Sergeant Grischa: Germany's First Great War Novel." Chicago Tribune, December 1, 1928, sec. 2, p. 21. An insightful review by a noted German novelist. Fishman, Solomon. "The War Novels of Arnold Zweig." Sewanee Review 49, no. 4 (October/December, 1941): 433-451. An overview of Zweig's war novels published before 1941. Provides the best place for the general reader to begin further study. Freud, Sigmund, and Arnold Zweig. The Letters of Sigmund Freud and Arnold Zweig. Edited by Ernst L. Freud. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1970. An informative source. Kahn, Lothar. "Arnold Zweig: From Zionism to Marxism." In Mirrors of the Jewish Mind: A Gallery of Portraits of European Jewish Writers of Our Time. New York: T. Yoseloff, 1968. Analyzes Zweig's philosophic evolution and his impact. Pfeiler, William K. "Arnold Zweig." In War and the German Mind. New York: Columbia University Press, 1941. Published a number of years after Zweig's forced departure from Germany, this assessment shows how living in exile affected his writing and his thinking. A valuable assessment written even as Zweig's literary and intellectual development were undergoing substantial changes. Salamon, George. Arnold Zweig. New York: Twayne, 1975. A comprehensive treatment of Zweig's works in English. The bulk of the book explores Zweig's war novels. An excellent overview for the general reader. Also contains biographical information on Zweig and a brief bibliography. White, Ray Lewis. Arnold Zweig in the U.S.A. New York: Peter Lang, 1986. Reprints many American reviews of English translations of Zweig's works and evaluates his changing reputation in the United States.
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Join us for a night of Christmas Cheer as the Vienna Coffee House Players present Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." After a year's hiatus the, the players will return with their fifth performance of the beloved story. The performance is adapted from a 1940s radio play script and read live in-house. The actors will be costumed and provide their own sound effects, Some members of the old cast will return and be joined by familiar faces.
The cast includes Randy Thompson, Steve Musick, Jennifer Spirko, Michael McMahan, Matthew Pennington, Aaron Burchette, Katy Beth Turnpin, Richard Reynolds, Andrew Irvine, and Jamie Irvine under the direction of Kate Clabough. Brooke Gunning will provide sound.
FREE ADMISSION! So sip on a hot beverage, grab a bite to eat and settle in for an evening of wonder and delight.


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Thetford U3A recognised by Norfolk County Council for work to help tackle loneliness
Rebecca Murphy
Thetford U3A has been granted an In Good Company Award. With the award are (L) Roy Brame and Lynn Ready. Picture: Ian Burt - Credit: Archant
Loneliness is a problem which affects thousands of people across Norfolk. But one group in Thetford has been recognised for the work it is doing to help tackle the issue.
Thetford University of the Third Age (U3A) provides opportunities to for retired and semi-retired people across the Brecks and South West Norfolk to develop their interests and continue their learning in a friendly environment.
The organisation, which has 378 members and more than 40 social and learning groups, is part of a UK-wide movement which brings together people in their 'third age'.
Lynn Ready, who founded Thetford U3A four years ago and is the current chairman, said: 'As a society one of our aims is to promote activities and groups for older people.
'We have tried offering people who are lonely a free membership for the year if they need it.
'It is hard to help people who are lonely but we try. We have worked really hard. The hardest thing for most people is stepping over the threshold.'
Thetford U3A has been given Norfolk County Council's In Good Company Quality Mark which recognises the work being done to prevent isolation and loneliness in the county.
An estimated 38,000 people are affected by loneliness in the county.
MORE- New awards to showcase those in Norfolk saving people from loneliness
Roy Brame, county councillor for Thetford East, presented the award to the group.
He said: 'Thetford U3A has been granted its approval mark because it's a brilliant way for retired and semi-retired people – a group that can be very vulnerable to experiencing loneliness – to keep learning something new and making friends at the same time.'
He added: 'I have had a lot of people who have come to me to say they have been to the Thetford U3A and how much they enjoy it and how much it does help.'
The organisation has so far welcomed more than 70 new members this year and 25pc of all members come from the surrounding villages. The oldest member is aged 93.
The groups range from antiques and collectables, cookery, computing and languages.
Thetford U3A joins the Charles Burrell Centre, a community hub for business and organisations in Thetford, in being presented with the award.
For more information visit Thetford U3A


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July 10, 2012 12:00AM EDT
Ending Forced Sterilization of Women and Girls with Disabilities
Published in The Huffington Post
Shantha Rau Barriga
Director, Disability Rights Division ShanthaHRW
It's hard to think of many decisions more personal and life-altering than whether and when to have children. Of course, it isn't always a "decision." Even now, with modern family planning methods, becoming a parent is often unplanned, and sometimes unwanted. But for some women it is not being able to become a parent that is unplanned and unwanted. That's why it is so important for the Gates Foundation-sponsored family planning summit in London on July 11 to send a clear message on preventing forced or coerced sterilization.
Imagine if your right to have a family was taken away from you, without your knowledge or consent, or with "consent" obtained through deceit or coercion.
Imagine you were sterilized because it was easier than teaching you about effective but less permanent methods of contraception - including intrauterine devices or hormonal implants. Or to avoid the inconvenience of your menstruation. Shouldn't we also be talking about these issues when we discuss family planning?
In many parts of the world, women rely on sterilization voluntarily as one of a range of methods for family planning. However, for other women, including women and girls with disabilities, sterilization is not a choice.
Forced or coerced sterilization is often justified by claiming that it is in the "best interests" of women and girls with disabilities. But how are those interests defined, and who is defining them? Why isn't there greater attention in protecting women and girls with disabilities against sexual abuse and exploitation? Why are there so few services to support and empower women with disabilities in decisions about becoming parents?
Subarna, who lives in Nepal, has a 30-year-old daughter with intellectual disability and autism. When her daughter reached adolescence, Subarna worried that her daughter wasn't being protected from sexual abuse at school. She contemplated sterilizing her daughter to prevent pregnancy but decided against it -- concerned about the trauma of the medical procedure for her daughter. Also, sterilization can place women and girls with disabilities at even greater risk of sexual violence once it is known in the community that they cannot get pregnant.
The right to bodily integrity and the right of a woman to make her own reproductive choices are enshrined in many international human rights treaties. In particular, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities reinforces the right to found and maintain a family and to retain fertility on an equal basis with others.
The stakeholders in the summit need to discuss forced and coerced sterilization of women and girls with disabilities and take a stand that while sterilization may have a place in family planning, it should only be performed with the free and informed consent of the woman herself, including women with disabilities.
Money pledged at the meeting should support sexual education and parenting programs that are available and accessible to women and girls with disabilities. This means setting up programs in buildings with ramps, and providing information about reproductive and family rights in appropriate and accessible formats, such as Braille or easy-to-understand text designed for women and girls with intellectual disabilities. Women and girls need to be clearly informed when discussing sterilization that it is irreversible, but that reversible alternatives exist. They need to have access to alternative contraception methods.
Governments and donors should also focus on ensuring that women and girls with disabilities have access to training in self-defense and assertiveness, developing personal assistance and support services in the community, and monitoring closed settings in which women and girls with disabilities are often placed -- orphanages, psychiatric hospitals, and institutions.
Just as important, women and girls with disabilities should be invited to participate in evaluating and developing legislation, programs and policies to ensure that their rights, including the right to have a family, are respected and fulfilled.
Women and girls with disabilities are not the only ones who are coerced or forcibly sterilized. Recent accounts from Namibia, Kenya, Chile and Uzbekistan have revealed that women with HIV have been sterilized without their consent. In 2011, the European Court of Human Rights found that a 20-year Roma woman in Slovakia was sterilized in a public hospital without her informed consent. In the US, between 1933 and 1977, more than 7,000 poor and minority women were sterilized in North Carolina. Women and girls with disabilities are part of a wider group of the vulnerable, the marginalized and the unpopular, who suffer when those with power - and with surgical instruments - feel that a decision can be made "in the best interests" of others.
The family planning summit will of course include the concerns of those seeking to avoid pregnancy but it should also address those who have the right to seek to become pregnant taken away from them without their consent.
Shantha Rau Barriga is the senior advocate and researcher on disability rights at Human Rights Watch.
July 12, 2012 News Release
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November 10, 2011 Background Briefing
Sterilization of Women and Girls with Disabilities
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US pushback on BEPS
Post author By Seamus Coffey
Here is an interesting, though perhaps unsurprising, statement from US Congressman Dave Camp (R) and US Senator Orrin Hatch (R) on the OECD's BEPS project.
In addition to the aggressive actions by some foreign countries to levy more taxes on U.S. taxpayers before a consensus has been reached, the process established by the OECD raises serious questions about the ability of the United States to fully participate in the negotiations.
Ultimately, we believe that the best way for the United States to address the potential problem of BEPS is to enact comprehensive tax reforms that lower the corporate rate to a more internationally competitive level and modernize the badly outdated and uncompetitive U.S. international tax structure.
Last week, Feargal O'Rourke of pwc had a piece in The Irish Times on Ireland's reputation and possible opportunities in the post-BEPS environment.
The ideal scenario for Ireland post the OECD BEPS process and US tax reform is that tax havens would be out of business, countries would not be able to give preferential rulings to taxpayers and there would be a focus on aligning profits with substance. In such circumstances, Ireland, with a low rate, a transparent tax system and comprehensive double-tax treaty network will provide a very competitive tax environment for companies who are willing to put activities in Ireland.
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Those 2 bucks are GOP and what they said is pure GOP. The US is still running
a big deficit.
unfeasiblycharmingsays:
"Such reforms would put American companies on a more level playing field with their foreign competitors and reduce the pressure on American companies to engage in elaborate tax planning that, while legal, is also needlessly complex and economically inefficient, to deal with the tax advantages their competitors have over them"
I think that is quite illuminating. As usual a Congressman has the most balanced and rounded view – Apple's tax arrangement, the double Dutch, non-tax-resident Irish companies simply serve to match the tax rates paid by its foreign competitors…
Michael Hennigan - Finfactssays:
Dave Camp isn't standing for reelection next November but it would hardly be a shock that the statement from him and Senator Hatch is designed to raise funds from tech and big pharma firms (with foreign revenues half or more of annual revenues).
As tech firms in liberal California have been traditionally donors to the Democrats, why not siphon off some funds from there?
The fear of raiding the US Treasury is a joke when US firms can indefinitely postpone payment of taxes on foreign profits.
Feargal O'Rourke of PwC doesn't need a weather vane to determine the direction of the prevailing winds and after eighteen months of floundering, the Irish Government has done a U-turn and has signalled that it is ready to prepare for the reality of reform.
Ireland in U-turn on corporate tax avoidance; Accepts reality of reform
The doubters are of course surprised by the progress both in tackling international personal tax evasion and corporate tax avoidance/ evasion.
About 77,000 foreign and US banks and financial institutions, including some in Russia, have registered with the United States to comply with a new law meant to fight tax dodging by Americans, the US Treasury Department said on Monday.
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which will take effect on July 1, will require foreign banks, investment funds and other institutions to tell the US government about Americans' accounts that are worth more than $50,000.
This month it was announced that 47 countries had agreed to an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) framework that commits them to "swiftly" pass new domestic laws that will allow them to collect information on all bank accounts and automatically exchange it with other participating countries.
The signatories include the significant financial centres of Singapore and Switzerland (and besides Switzerland, the other 33 members of the OECD) – – for Switzerland, this is the biggest change since breaking banking secrecy was made a criminal offence in 1934 after a police raid on the Paris branch of Basler Handelsbank, which was caught 'in flagrante' facilitating tax evasion by members of French high (or maybe low) society, among them two bishops, several generals, and the owners of Le Figaro and Le Matin newspapers.
Camp and Hatch want lower rates but they will not get a revenue neutral situation without closing loopholes but the various 'tax expenditures' as they are called, have constituencies with different interests.
The 18 other member countries of the G20 and in particular the governments of the big European countries are not going to be rolled over by these two politicians.
In the EU from next January a new Vat regime will come into effect for intra-trade with the relevant rate being the one at destination – hitting companies such as Amazon and Skype, which 'operate' from Luxembourg where the VAT rate is 15%.
@ unfeasiblycharming
Any examples?
The FT said in 2013 that Apple would have paid a tax rate of about 15% in respect of fiscal year ending Sept 2002, far below the 25.2% it reported, had it not used a form of reserve accounting that sets it apart from other big US technology companies. Samsung's effective rates in March 2013 was 20.5%.
Thanks to its Irish companies, Apple's foreign tax rate was 2% and about 60% of its revenues were ex-US – in its biggest markets in Europe for example, headline rates are at least 20%.
GE has had an effective rate of 2.3% average in the 10 years to 2011. Siemens, its global rival has had a rate of in the low 20s and early 30s in recent years.
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/02/27/433250/general-electric-tax-rate-decade/
Citizens for Tax Justice looked at 288 profitable Fortune 500 companies and said that 26 of them – including Boeing Co, General Electric and Verizon Communications Inc – paid no 'federal income tax' in the five-year period 2008-2012.
The group also said that 111 of the 288 companies paid no federal income tax in at least one of the five years measured.
Hello Michael, you seem to be suggesting some members of the US Congress might, very occasionally, misrepresent facts a trifle? Surely not!
@ MH
One point that needs consideration is that no valid comparisons can be drawn between the debate/negotiations on personal versus corporation tax. There is a sufficient common interest to achieve some measure of international agreement on the first – especially given the rather idiosyncratic attitude of the US to taxation of the personal income of US citizens – but not with regard to the second.
Also worth recalling is the fact that the good old USA is still the biggest bully on the block, both militarily and financially speaking.
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/5f9a6b8c-ebf1-11e3-8cef-00144feabdc0.html#axzz33c8YzxGc
Whatever foot it is going to shoot into, it will not be that of US corporations.
Well, the US politically has moved in in support of the BIGG Corporates on their, so far, successful attempt to raid the resources of Ukraine …..
…. The Military/Industrial complex in the US is THRILLED ….. and the propaganda war blaming Russia is in overdrive …. little wonder Jay Carney could not stomach much more of it …. the NYT and NYRB are publishing drivel these days ….
As for corporate tax 'reform' in the US – the corporates basically OWN Congress ….. hence, Congress acts in the interests of the corporates ….
… O'Rourke, as O'Rourkes do, acts in his own, and PWCs, interests …. 'The Mammy', of course, is the past master of the O'Rourkes
Michael Hennigan gets it ….
Wonder why the Corporates in Hibernia are not subject to USC? Or why Hibernian corporates pay one of the lowest rates of employee social insurance in the EU? Answers on the back of a postage stamp pls …
& locally, the ODCE has been under-resourced for years. WHY?
White-collar crime will flourish so long as our corporate enforcer's hands remain tied
This lesson seems to have been entirely forgotten in the current debate about the investigation and prosecution of white-collar and regulatory offences. Perhaps because policing of this sort is an expense not to be countenanced in the current climate.
Public anger at the failure to investigate and prosecute such offences is well-founded. However, the assumption that things must now have changed and a different attitude prevails is not only wide of the mark, it is plain wrong. If anything it is probably easier to get away with white-collar crime right now then it ever has been in the history of the State.
In March, the Director of Corporate Enforcement, Ian Drennan, published his annual report, in which he noted that his office had only been given the resources to employ two accountants for the purposes of the many criminal investigations that his office was mandated to undertake. Worse still, one of the accountants had recently retired and a replacement was still awaited. The fact that only one accountant is available to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) for the purpose of such investigations is of itself a national scandal that would be an embarrassment even in a banana republic.
He went on to say that he would need at least another five accountants to "be capable of operating credibly". The message was loud and clear – at present the ODCE is not capable of operating credibly. It's not even within a country mile of it. He also noted that a great deal of his office's budget had been sucked into the "resource-intensive" Anglo prosecution. In other words, the much greater part of the hard enforcement function of the ODCE is focused on past rather than present events.
http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/whitecollar-crime-will-flourish-so-long-as-our-corporate-enforcers-hands-remain-tied-30323525.html
Anyone got a link to that 'Lite-Touch Regulation' report chaired by Michael McDowell in 2003? It hasn't gone away u know – neither has ordoliberal Mick.
@ DOCM
One point that needs consideration is that no valid comparisons can be drawn between the debate/negotiations on personal versus corporation tax.
It's not a fluke that there has been progress on both issues in terms of political commitment, because of the financial crisis.
Both issues are also tied with increased concerns about inequality.
A minister of the conservative government of Australia, current head of the G-20, said last month:
"BEPS…raises broader concerns for the sustainability of the Australian tax system.
If taxpayers (including individuals) think that multinational corporations can structure their affairs to take advantage of differences in countries' tax laws it could undermine voluntary compliance by all taxpayers — upon which modern tax administration depends."
EU Said to Decide Next Week on Irish, Dutch Tax Breaks Probe
@ MH/ Seamus Coffey
There are three almost entirely separate issues under discussion;
(i) personal taxation (notably driven by the US internal revenue insisting on taxing the income of US citizens irrespective of where it is earned)
(http://www.ustaxfs.com/compliance/?gclid=CjgKEAjw8MqcBRCsv5Kf8NCUwlgSJADL4ihhASzUo-IR_xfZKjQyfSe-HIqHjM6TjN0RCQfonvJ9sPD_BwE
(ii) corporation tax (where the US adopts an entirely different policy)
(iii) the competition powers under the treaties of the European Commission (the initiative in this instance being taken by the departing commissioner; from Spain; but necessarily with the majority approval of the college of Commissioners).
The institutional framework is the decisive element. The US domestic arrangements are driving (i), the EU treaties (iii). The OECD, which could not crack an egg institutionally, is in charge of (ii).
As to (iii), the burden of proof lies with the Commission based on the fundamental non-discrimination rules governing competition policy. If Ireland has no rules that are discriminatory between EU firms, it is home and dried. Should the Commission find against it, the findings can be challenged before the ECJ (and there are many instances of the court finding against the Commission).
All the above being said, there is a definite tide flowing against "tax erosion". Who will be lift stranded remains to be seen. The Dutch are not pushovers in this context.
@ MH/Seamus Coffey
The reference to the OECD is, of course, to its role in relation to BEPS.
This Wikipedia link on US income tax should work.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_the_United_States
"The United States is one of two countries in the world that taxes its nonresident citizens on worldwide income, in the same manner and rates as residents; the other is Eritrea.The Court upheld the constitutionality of the payment of such tax in the case of Cook v. Tait, 265 U.S. 47 (1924)."
Interesting comment in he FT on the growing disparity between personal and corporate taxation.
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c83c8e30-e00d-11e3-b709-00144feabdc0.html#axzz348BKyS8D


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in: Pages with broken file links, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Military awards and decorations of the United Kingdom, Military awards and decorations of India
Indian Distinguished Service Medal
Medal ribbon
Awarded by British Empire
Military decoration
Indian citizens in the armed forces and police
Awarded for
Distinguished service
Discontinued in 1947
Ribbon: blue and red ribbon
Medal: round silver medallion
Obverse:profile of reigning monarch
Reverse: inscribed 'For distinguished service', surrounded by a laurel.[1]
No clasps
Post-nominals
IDSM
25 June 1907[2]
Total awarded
approx 6,000 including bars[1]
Precedence
Next (higher)
Indian Order of Merit
The Indian Distinguished Service Medal (IDSM) was a military decoration awarded by the British Empire to Indian citizens serving in the Indian armed forces and police. When it was instituted in 1907 it was the second highest award available to Indians, behind the Indian Order of Merit, however, when eligibility for the Victoria Cross was extended to cover all Commonwealth subjects in 1911, the IDSM became third highest in the order of precedence. It was instituted in order to recognise acts of gallantry that did not meet the standards required of the IOM.[1] Following the Partition and subsequent independence of India in 1947, it was decided to discontinue the award.[2]
Upon being instituted the medal was only available to members of the British Indian Army, Indian State Forces, militias and levies, however, after 1917 it was extended to 'non-combatant' followers, such as carriers and grooms. In 1929 eligibility was extended to the Royal Indian Marine and to the Indian Air Force in 1940.[1]
There were four versions of the medal, the only difference being the monarch depicted on the obverse.[2] The medals were issued either with the engraved or impressed details of the recipient, including service number, name and regiment.[1]
The medal is considered reasonably rare and only about 6,000 were awarded, including bars. About 3,200 were awarded during the First World War, and 1,200 from the start of the Second World War to 1947. The remaining 1,600 were awarded between the wars during frontier fighting and other inter-war campaigns such as the Iraq campaign of 1919–20.[1]
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Duckers 2001, pp. 40–41.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Robertson, Megan. "Medals of the United Kingdom". Medals of the World. Medals.org. http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom073.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
List of Indian Victoria Cross recipients
Duckers, Peter (2001). British Gallantry Awards, 1855–2000. London: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7478-0516-8.
Image of IDSM medal and ribbon (obverse and reverse)
Current orders, decorations and medals of India
"No. 28034". 25 June 1907. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28034/supplement/
Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom
Current awards
Victoria Cross (VC)
George Cross (GC)
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC)
Royal Red Cross Class I (RRC)
George Medal (GM)
Queen's Police Medal, for Gallantry (QPM)
35px Queen's Fire Service Medal, for Gallantry (QFSM)
Military Cross (MC)
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Air Force Cross (AFC)
Royal Red Cross Class II (ARRC)
Constabulary Medal (Ireland)
Sea Gallantry Medal (SGM)
Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM)
Royal Victorian Medal (RVM)
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Queen's Police Medal, for Distinguished Service (QPM)
35px Queen's Fire Service Medal, for Distinguished Service (QFSM)
Queen's Ambulance Service Medal
Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal (QVRM)
Queen's Medal for Chiefs
Polar Medal
Imperial Service Medal
Overseas Territories Police Medal
Mentioned in Despatches
Queen's Commendation for Bravery
Queen's Commendation for Bravery in the Air
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service
Obsolete awards
Levels 1 / 2A
Indian Order of Merit (First Class) (IOM)
Indian Order of Merit (Second Class) (IOM)
Albert Medal (AM)
Edward Medal (EM)
Empire Gallantry Medal (EGM)
Union of South Africa Queen's Medal for Bravery (Gold)
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM)
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) (CGM)
Order of British India (First Class) (OBI)
Order of British India (Second Class) (OBI)
Kaisar-i-Hind Medal, Gold
Kaisar-i-Hind Medal, Silver
Kaisar-i-Hind Medal, Bronze
Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal
King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal
Indian Distinguished Service Medal (IDSM)
Union of South Africa Queen's Medal for Bravery (Silver)
Military Medal (MM)
Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM)
Air Force Medal (AFM)
Indian Order of Merit (Third Class) (IOM)
Burma Gallantry Medal (BGM)
Indian Police Medal, for Gallantry
Ceylon Police Medal, for Gallantry
Sierra Leone Police Medal, for Gallantry
Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Gallantry
Colonial Police Medal, for Gallantry (CPM)
Canada Medal (CM)
Indian Police Medal, for Meritorious Service
Ceylon Police Medal, for Merit
Sierra Leone Police Medal, for Meritorious Service
Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Meritorious Service
King's/Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct
King's/Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air
See also: British campaign medals
Military awards and decorations of the United Kingdom
Military awards and decorations of India


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Home | News Friday 18 January 2019
Sudan Unrest: government says determined to preserve security
January 18, 2019 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese Presidential Assistant Thursday defended the repressive policy against protesters saying his government is determined to quell the unrest in order to "maintain security and safety" of the people.
European Union, Troika country and UN human rights officials condemned the excessive use of force against the protesters and called on Khartoum to ensure freedoms.
Faisal Hassan Ibrahim who is also the deputy chairman of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) met on Thursday with African diplomats in the Sudanese capital to brief them on the political situation in Sudan as protesters continue to take to the street since one month ago in different towns.
He told the diplomats that the freedoms of protest and expression are guaranteed by the constitution according to a number of regulations included in the law. He further said that "those who tried to exploit" the peaceful bread protests did not abide by these rules and procedures.
"Therefore, it is the right of the state to do its utmost to preserve the security and safety of citizens and their property," he further stressed.
The Sudanese government rejects calls for President Omer al-Bashir to leave saying the opposition has to prepare itself for the general election in April 2020. Also, it vowed to solve all the economic difficulties and to contain rampant inflation.
Faisal said the government has accomplished its role within the legal framework and didn't transgress it.
Also, he asserted the government ability to overcome this crisis in the coming days.
UN CONDEMNS EXCESSIVE VIOLENCE
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Thursday condemned the excessive use of force against protesters and called on the government to protect the exercise by all of their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
"I am very concerned about reports of excessive use of force, including live ammunition, by Sudanese State Security Forces during large-scale demonstrations in various parts of the country since 19 December. The Government needs to ensure that security forces handle protests in line with the country's international human rights obligations by facilitating and protecting the right to peaceful assembly," said Bachelet.
She further underlined that Sudan as a State party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights since 1986, is obliged to take all necessary measures intended to prevent arbitrary deprivations of life by their law enforcement officials.
The UN official went further to propose the deployment of an international team to Sudan, to advice the authorities and help ensure they act in accordance with the country's international human rights obligations.


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Q: How to get key and value from dictionary of objects in Swift? Can anyone help me out on printing the key-values from this array to the console?
I am able to loop over the array and print out a value when I give the key-name. But I do not have an idea how to loop over the key-values aswel.
var tableDataGates : [[String:String]] = [
      ["TopTitle" : "Gate A1", "MiddleText" : "Lissabon", "MiddleTextExtra" : "15:15","BottomText" : "Check-in opens at", "BottomTextExtra" : "15:00", "TimeToEndPoint" : "10"]
]

for x in 0 ..< tableDataGates.count {
    print(tableDataGates[x]["TopTitle"]); //PRINTS "GATE A1"
}

Thanks in advance

A: You can do it this way:
var tableDataGates : [[String:String]] = [
    ["TopTitle" : "Gate A1", "MiddleText" : "Lissabon", "MiddleTextExtra" : "15:15","BottomText" : "Check-in opens at", "BottomTextExtra" : "15:00", "TimeToEndPoint" : "10"]
]

for gate in tableDataGates {
    for (key, value) in gate {
        print("\(key): \(value)")
    }
}

which outputs:
MiddleText: Lissabon
TimeToEndPoint: 10
TopTitle: Gate A1
BottomTextExtra: 15:00
BottomText: Check-in opens at
MiddleTextExtra: 15:15


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Q: NoMethodError in Devise::SessionsController#new I've just installed Devise in a rails-api application. I've added the following to my ApplicationController:
include AbstractController::Layouts
include ActionController::MimeResponds
include ActionController::HttpAuthentication::Basic::ControllerMethods
include ActionController::MimeResponds
include ActionController::Cookies

And I've added this to my config/application.rb:
config.middleware.use ActionDispatch::Flash
config.middleware.use ActionDispatch::Cookies
config.middleware.use ActionDispatch::Session::CookieStore

When I try to access http://localhost:3000/users/sign_in (protected by Devise) I'm seeing the error:
NoMethodError in Devise::SessionsController#new
undefined method `permit' for {}:Hash
The trace points to here:
devise (3.1.1) lib/devise/parameter_sanitizer.rb:50:in `sign_in'

Not sure what I need to include for Devise to know what/where this 'permit' method is.
Thanks in advance for any help.