Sarah Barazza doesn't have health insurance, but money was the last thing on her mind as she and her 15-month-old son raced to the hospital in an ambulance last year. The toddler's airway had become swollen from croup, and he struggled to breathe.
Her son Moises recovered. The family's out-of-pocket cost for the episode? Nothing.
The Barazza family belongs to a health care-sharing ministry, a religious nonprofit in which members pay for one another's health care needs. Compared with traditional health insurance premiums, ministries' monthly member costs are often much lower. But unlike traditional insurance, members must often commit to religious principles. The ministries generally won't pay for services that don't align with those principles, such as abortion and substance abuse treatment, and they often limit coverage of pre-existing conditions and prescriptions.
Despite those differences, people in Illinois and elsewhere are turning to the ministries amid frustrations over the costs of traditional health insurance and Obamacare's mandate that everyone buy insurance or pay a penalty. Ministry members are exempt from that mandate, which will end after this year.
The ministries are another way many people are thinking outside the box, trying to find creative solutions to pay for their health care needs without spending sometimes large amounts on health insurance.
It's hard to say exactly how many people take part in the ministries, but the IRS estimates that, in 2016, more than 330,000 people claimed exemptions to the health insurance mandate because they were members of a health care-sharing ministry.
More than 20,000 people in Illinois are members of three of the larger Christian ministries, some of which have been around for decades.
But experts, and the ministries themselves, caution that they're not the same as health insurance and they're not right for everyone. No one regulates health care-sharing ministries, and they're not subject to the same standards and requirements as health insurance, such as those meant to ensure prompt payments and financial solvency.
The uncertainty isn't stopping people from choosing ministries over traditional health insurance.
Michael and Sarah Johnson, of Carol Stream, joined Samaritan Ministries about five years ago after Michael decided to change careers and went back to school to become a pastor, at which point he no longer could get insurance through an employer. Getting coverage through Samaritan was cheaper than buying health insurance, allowing the couple to save for a house down payment and not go further into debt.
They pay a little more than $500 a month for Samaritan. That money goes straight to other members most months, with Samaritan telling the Johnsons where to send their checks.
When it comes to their own medical needs, the Johnsons generally pay for services and incidents that cost less than $300 out of pocket. Samaritan also doesn't cover their preventative care. But as relatively healthy people in their 30s, they estimate they're saving thousands of dollars a year over what it would cost to pay for traditional plans' premiums and deductibles.
"At first, you think, 'Is this really going to work? Will people actually send us money, or are we going to be left high and dry?' " Sarah said.
So far, it has worked. When Sarah gave birth to the couple's second child in 2014, Samaritan members sent them about $18,000 to pay for the cesarean birth, the cost after discounts from providers. Many of the checks, from Samaritan members across the country, came with prayers and notes with well wishes.
Samaritan's religious foundations also appeal to the couple. Like other members, when they joined, they had to sign documents agreeing not to smoke, drink excessively or use drugs. They also had to promise to go to church regularly and be faithful in their marriage. Their pastor had to affirm to the ministry that they were active in their faith community.
"With Samaritan, we're not supporting things we have a moral objection to," Michael said.
Samaritan, based in Peoria, has about 80,000 member families nationwide, including about 4,500 to 4,600 families in Illinois. Members often get "self-pay" discounts that doctors offer to people without insurance.
Other large ministries operate similarly, though each has its own rules and payment structures. Some ministries have networks of doctors so patients can get discounts on services.
Another ministry, Florida-based Medi-Share, asks members to pay an "annual household portion" of their medical expenses before kicking in money – similar to a deductible in traditional insurance. That portion can range from $1,000 to $10,500, depending on how much members contribute, or share with others, each month.
Another large ministry, Liberty HealthShare, has about 98,000 families across the country, including about 2,526 households in Illinois. Members pay $199 to $579 a month, depending on which program they choose, and their age and family size. They pay $2,250 a year for medical expenses before Liberty members will start sharing costs.
Unlike some ministries, Liberty, which is affiliated with the Mennonite faith, doesn't require members to be part of a church community. Members are, however, asked to agree to a set of shared Christian beliefs, including that everyone has a "right to worship the God of the Bible in his or her own way" and that "it is our spiritual duty to God and our ethical duty to others to maintain a healthy lifestyle," among other points.
"It really arises out of the Mennonite belief system and world view that essentially believes we're called to assist others who are in need without necessarily confinement or restriction as to who that aid or assistance goes to," said Dale Bellis, founder and chairman of Liberty, based in Canton, Ohio.


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Proposals to build almost 700 apartments across two Liverpool sites have been given the go-ahead, although a separate 109-home scheme has been refused despite previously being recommended for approval by planning officers.
Liverpool City Council's planning committee has approved a full planning application by YPG Developments to demolish existing low-rise buildings and create a trio of accommodation blocks on a site that is dissected by Gildart Street, and bounded by Islington to the north, Devon Street to the south and west, and a side road off Devon Street to the east. The plot is approximately a ten-minute walk north-east from Liverpool Lime Street station.
The YPG Architectural-designed scheme features three blocks between seven and ten storeys high with 488 homes in total, along with ground-floor retail space.
The site already benefits from full planning permission for a 268-home scheme comprising three blocks of between six and nine storeys in height, which a planning statement by Knight Frank said demonstrates that the principle of redeveloping the site for student accommodation has already been established as acceptable. This proposal was approved in July 2014 and the consent does not expire until July 2019.
Councillors also waved through a full planning application by Town Square Developments on behalf of TJ Hughes to demolish the discount retailer's store at 101-113 London Road to make way for a 182-apartment scheme rising up to eight storeys high. Under the KDP Architects-designed scheme, there would be new commercial units on the ground floor including a TJ Hughes Express store, student accommodation from the first to fourth floors, and private residential accommodation on the upper floors.
However, FBM UK's full planning application to develop open space on Upper Parliament Street between Mulgrave Street and Kingsley Community School has been refused. The WD Architects-designed scheme envisaged creating 109 apartments across a new building rising up to six storeys high.
All three schemes had been recommended for approval by planning officers.
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British Virgin Islands – wildlife and heritage
This mini-documentary explores the wildlife, history and heritage of the British Virgin Islands, a UK Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. Famed as a premier tourist destination, the British Virgin Islands are a treasure trove for wildlife, a home for endangered iguanas, red-footed tortoises and flamingos. It was here where Christopher Columbus called in during his second journey to the New World. Following decades brought copper miners and sugar plantations. Hints at the presence of Amerindians can be seen across the islands in enormous mounds of queen conch shells. Even larger modern deposits of conch shells form giant islands offshore – millions of conchs strong. On land, vast sea bird colonies also abound, including magnificent frigate birds. But the frigates suffer from a deadly menace – fishing line – which causes a deadly trap that kills hundreds of birds each year. We follow local conservationists who free the birds from the deadly fishing line. On the main islands, wildlife has faced intense pressure as well, but much of the vegetation of the Territory is now regenerating, thanks to diverse conservation efforts and a network of well managed preserves.
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In Oxford and Oxfordshire we have been having huge difficulties in recruiting staff. We have seen a big decline in applications, with Level 3s non-existent and highly sought-after amongst all the nurseries in the area.
We are always recruiting and having 50 per cent qualified in the building is very difficult, while anyone not included in ratios is a cost we cannot afford, so we simply can no longer employ them.
We used to be able to recruit fantastic people from all educational backgrounds and of all ages. Many of these people were not highly educated and may never achieve their GCSEs, or they just don't have the desire or time as they have their own family commitments. But they were very good early years staff as they had a passion and love for childcare – that is what counts. The pay is and the hours are long, and nursery practitioners work extremely hard doing so many roles in one day to ensure costs are kept low.
There is already a massive shortage of young people wanting to do early years as a career and colleges are just not getting the recruits either from the schools. Young people are choosing health and social care followed by university or nursing. Young people who are able to complete a Level 3 and have good GCSEs go on to further education and look to become teachers.
As a business every penny counts – the funding isn't even allowing us to break even, and we only make money from extra sessions and their siblings. The lack of staff has now become a serious problem and if this continues we will have to turn parents away as we will be under ratio.
It's a struggle every day in early years and people like myself who are experienced and qualified are asking why we still do it. Something has got to change, and reinstating Functional Skills would be a huge help – the Government offering 30 hours is all very well but not if there is no one to keep the nurseries open.


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Is humanitarian intervention ever justified?
by Editor February 28, 2018
Humanitarian intervention is military intervention that is carried out in pursuit of humanitarian rather than strategic objectives. It is concerned with the promotion of human rights and welfare and the alleviation of the suffering of civilians in countries where human rights violations have taken place. Humanitarian intervention increased in the post Cold War era since the 'liberal peace' that ensued was founded on a common belief of international norms and behaviour. Interventions took place in countries who trampled on human rights to make the world more peaceful by connecting them to liberal order. In many cases humanitarian intervention is necessary and justified but for the most part, the international community has either responded inadequately or recklessly, thereby making matters worse.
Humanitarian intervention has been justified based on the notion of 'Responsibility to Protect'. In September 2005, UN member states adopted R2P, presented by the ICISS, which recognised that sovereignty was conditional on adherence to human rights. This drew upon liberal ideas that the primary responsibility of the state is to protect its own people – if it does not, it gives up its sovereignty and the international community is obliged to act. This was demonstrated in the Security Council authorising the set up of a 'no fly zone' in Northern Iraq in 1991 to protect the minority Kurdish population who were being persecuted by the Saddam Hussein regime. The International community was responding to the despair of civilian populations. R2P was also exemplified in 2011 when the Security Council demanded an immediate ceasefire in Libya to prevent ongoing attacks on civilians which might amount to crimes against humanity. Eventually, NATO planes started striking Gaddafi's forces when the ceasefire was not adhered and created a no fly zone. The wars in Iraq in 2003 and Afghanistan in 2001 were justified on the grounds of liberal intervention which has wider goals of regime change and democracy promotion. Saddam Hussein had been repressing the rights of Kurds and the majority Shia population while the Taliban has been restricting the rights of women in particular and so intervention was necessary.
However, humanitarian intervention has been criticised for violating the principles of state sovereignty that were established by the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648. Realists has regarded humanitarian intervention is a breach of international law as it shows a disregard for traditional respect for national boundaries. Blair's 'Doctrine of International Community' urged intervention in Kosovo in 1999 by asserting that human rights were more important that state sovereignty and that the international community had a duty to intervene when a government was violating the rights of its citizens. This was heavily criticised in the Security Council by China and Russia for violating international law and the sovereignty of Serbia. US intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan was also criticised in the Security Council and it failed in its objectives. In Afghanistan, the Taliban now have de facto control of 80% of the country and have sought legitimacy through an embassy in Qatar. The Iraq War led to increased sectarianism and has given rise to terrorist groups such as ISIS who have become an important force in international politics. Similarly, intervention in Libya has left a failed state which has since become a terrorist hotspot and a dangerous location for refugees. Humanitarian intervention has therefore not adequately protected human rights.
Humanitarian intervention is arguably justified in order to maintain regional stability. Humanitarian emergencies/ crises tend to have radical implications for the regional balance of power, creating instability and wider unrest. For realists, this would provide an incentive for regional powers to favour humanitarian intervention. This was exemplified with India's intervention in the 1971 East-West Pakistan War due to the war's implications of redefining the make up of the Indian Subcontinent, creating the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Intervention to preserve regional stability was also shown in the case of the Kosovo War, non-intervention could have created wider unrest in Europe as a whole. Blair's 'Doctrine of International Community' was the basis for intervening in Kosovo in 2003 against the Serbs who were repressing the Kosovans. NATO therefore had an incentive for humanitarian intervention since in this age of globalism, what happens within the borders of a state is subject to widespread criticism. Arguably, this is also the reason as to why many countries have urged US intervention in Syria to prevent the influence of Russia and Iran in the Middle East. Trump has arguably begun this by authorising an attack on a Syrian military airfield in Homs in April 2016 even though as a candidate he had sought isolationism and retrenchment.
Regardless, humanitarian intervention has had very selective applications. The security council has proved incompetent in addressing human rights violations in many cases. Humanitarian intervention did not occur when 8000 Bosnian Muslims were massacred in Srebrenica and when the Tutsi government in Rwanda murdered 800,000 Hutu's. It has also failed to address the ongoing repression of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, with 100,000 having been exterminated or fled the country. The Security Council has refused to intervene and regard it as a genocide and has instead prioritised its relationship with the Burmese government and promote the 'good news narrative' of Burma which has established a democracy from a military dictatorship. Humanitarian intervention has also not taken place where the great powers or their allies are the perpetrators. Russia will not have action taken against it for its suppression of human rights in Chechnya and the Crimea and China will not have action taken against it for its suppression of the human rights of Tibetans and the Muslims of Xinjiang province. As of 2015, Israel has been condemned in 62 resolutions by the Human Rights Council but the USA will veto any condemnation of Israel over its actions in Palestine. Ultimately, humanitarian intervention comes down to the security council veto and has become a tool in great power politics.
Globalisation and the 24/7 news and television coverage broadcast around the world has increased awareness of human rights abuses worldwide. The domestic issues of a state can no longer just be contained to the state – human rights violations by a government are subject to international condemnation. Witnessing such atrocities via the news, may force foreign governments to become involved in countries where human rights are being violated. Clinton was drawn to send to US troops to Somalia in 1993, known as Operation Restore Hope. The aim was to aid the humanitarian operations of food aid, at a time when the country was on the brink of a famine, which were being prevented by warlords. In this case, humanitarian intervention helps to back up humanitarian aid missions in times of emergency in countries where security and human rights are a liability. Liberal, Bernard Henri Levi argues that 'Aleppo will be the shame of our generation' if intervention does not occur in Syria.
However humanitarian intervention is arguably unjustified as it is merely a form of Western cultural imperialism as opposed to altruistic desires to protect human rights. Humanitarian intervention has been used largely in the non-western world while the human rights violations of Western nations goes ignored. Chomsky argues that humanitarian intervention is not new, but is an 'old project' used by the West to 'civilise' foreign populations and establish its superiority by implementing western ideas. This is also the view put forward by post colonial theorists such as Edward Said. Said argues that the West has crafted the idea of the 'international community' to 'sort out' uncivilised states and alter them via humanitarian intervention. The attempt to establish 'democracy from above' during the War on Terror deepened tensions between the Islamic World and the Western world and also violated the human rights of the civilian populations in the process. Intervention has also been criticised for having economic ends rather than human ends. The War on Terror was arguably part of a wider US strategy of securing oil supplies in the Middle East considering that the region possesses 60% of global oil supplies and consolidating US global hegemony in a region with potentially rogue states. The Western great powers have been immune from intervention due to their structural power – the actions of the USA in Guantanamo Bay and its torture of non-combatants in Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq and the UK's use of extraordinary rendition and secret courts have gone uncriticised by the UN.
In conclusion, while liberals continue to assert the universality of human rights and that all human populations deserve the respect of basic human rights, humanitarian intervention has largely been a misguided or inadequate response to the protection of human rights. In most cases humanitarian intervention has done more harm than good. It is argued that Syria is the low point in humanitarian intervention which reached its apogee with intervention in Iraq and Sierra Leone in the 1990s and was discredited after the War on Terror.
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Jackie Chan vs. Jet Li
Which martial arts movie star shines brighter: Jackie Chan or Jet Li?
The two superstars, who are also buddies, team up for the first time to take on the box office this weekend in the action-adventure tale "The Forbidden Kingdom." Set in ancient China, the tale finds Chan playing a wisecracking kung fu master and Li in a dual role as the stoic kung fu master the Silent Monk and the infamous Monkey King. Before you make your decision on who is the greatest of the two, we pit Chan against Li -- just for kicks. (Chan Kam Chuen / Lionsgate / EPA)
The bio:
Born: April 7, 1954, in Hong Kong
Birth name: Chang Kong Sang -- childhood nickname Pao Pao
Early years: His parents were so poor that when he was his born, they considered putting him up for adoption because they couldn't feed him or pay their medical bill. At 6, he was indentured for a decade to the Chinese Opera Research Institute and soon joined the Seven Little Fortunes, a performance group of the school's best students. At 17, he worked as a stuntman in the Bruce Lee classics "Fist of Fury" and "Enter the Dragon" under the name of Chen Yuen Long. Became a superstar with "Drunken Master" in 1978. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Born: April 26, 1963, in Beijing
Birth name: Lil Lianjie
Early years: Began training at age 8 in the martial art of wushu, on the Beijing wushu team during the All China games. He went on to win 15 gold medals and one silver in Chinese championships. His success led to his being named a "national treasure." His fame as a sports star led to him being cast in martial arts movies first in China and then in Hong Kong. (Jennifer S. Altman / for the Times)
Lifetime gross total: $838.2 million, according to boxofficemojo.com
Winner: Chan, by a landslide (Glen Wilson / New Line Cinema)
American debut
Jackie Chan: The dreadful 1980 flick "The Big Brawl," in which he plays a Chinese martial artist taking on the Mafia single-handedly in 1920s Chicago. It bombed. He played a Japanese racing car driver in the two "Cannonball Run" comedies starring Burt Reynolds. After another attempt to break into the U.S. market failed -- 1985's "The Protector" -- he decided to focus on Hong Kong films. He finally hit box-office gold in America with 1995's action-comedy "Rumble in the Bronx."
Jet Li: "Lethal Weapon 4" in 1998. Li was electrifying in his first villain role -- in fact he was the only decent thing about this wan entry in the franchise. He agreed to do the film after producer Joel Silver promised he would give him the leading role in his next film, 2000's "Romeo Must Die." None of Li's American films has performed as well either critically or commercially since "Romeo."
Winner: It's a tossup. It took Chan longer than Li to impress American audiences, but Chan has been far more successful stateside. (Kharen Hill / Warner Bros.)
Jackie Chan: Besides acting, Chan has directed numerous films including "Operation Condor," "Police Story" and "Police Story II," written, produced and provided action and stunt choreography and direction for his films. He is also a popular singer who has recorded songs for his films.
Jet Li: He's concentrated mainly on acting, though he provided the story idea for 2001's "Kiss of the Dragon" and has produced several of his films, including 2006's "Jet Li's Fearless" and 2005's "Unleashed."
Winner: Chan has his fingers in every aspect of production. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press)
Jackie Chan: Wanting to be a role model for children, Chan has never played a villain and curbs the foul language on film. He funded construction of the Jackie Chan Science Center at the Australian National University and established schools in China's poorest regions. A UNICEF goodwill ambassador, he has worked for conservation, against animal abuse and spearheaded disaster relief efforts for flood victims in mainland China and of the Indian Ocean tsunami. Two years ago, he announced that half of his assets would be donated to charity upon his death.
Jet Li: A Tibetan Buddhist, Li has been a "philanthropic ambassador" to the Red Cross Society of China for the last two years. After his experiences in the Maldives when the tsunami hit during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake -- he struggled to get his young daughter to safety -- he created the nonprofit the One Foundation that supports international disaster relief efforts, as well as mental health and suicide prevention.
Winner: Both are swells when it comes to humanitarian causes. (Kin Cheung / Associated Press)
Jackie Chan: Married Taiwanese actress Lin Feng-Jao in 1982. The couple had a son, Jaycee Chan, now a singer and actor. Also has a daughter with former Miss Asia, Elaine Ng. (The two became an item while making "Gorgeous.")
Jet Li: He married Beijing wushu team member and his "Shaolin Temple" series costar Huang Qiuyan in 1987. They had two children and divorced three years later. For the last nine years, he's been married to Hong Kong actress Nina Li Chi. They have two children. In fact, Li turned down Chow-Yun Fat's role in Ang Lee's 2000 hit "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" because he had promised his wife he wouldn't make any films during her pregnancy.
Winner: Li. (We like the fact that Li gave up the role for his pregnant wife.) (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Jackie Chan: He's won three Hong Kong Film Awards and won the Kids' Choice Awards for favorite male butt-kicker for 2002's "The Tuxedo" and for favorite male action hero for 2001's "Rush Hour 2." Chan won the MTV Movie Awards for best fight for "Rush Hour 2" and best on-screen duo with Tucker for 1998's "Rush Hour." Three years ago, the Shanghai International Film Festival honored him for his "outstanding contribution to Chinese Cinema."
Jet Li: Won the Hong Kong Film Critics Film Society award two years ago for "Huo Yuan Jia" and this year won best actor for his role in the movie "The Warlords" at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
Winner: Chan. (His mantle is far more crowded with awards.) (AFP)
Jackie Chan: What part of his body hasn't he injured or broken over the last three decades? Chan's injuries are so notable that one can go to www.jackiechankids.com and check out the body injury map. Because of his injuries, he couldn't get insurance for his films. And after 1985's "Police Story," he had to form the Jackie Chan Stuntmen Assn. to gather up stuntmen for his films. Not only did he train them, he also paid their medical bills.
Jet Li: Though his injuries haven't been as well-publicized as Chan's, Li's certainly had his fair share of broken bones, including two broken legs, an ankle, wrist and nose. And that was just on his first six films!
Winner: Chan. (The body injury map is pretty fun.)
susan.king@latimes.com (Miramax / 20th Century Fox)
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TWO prison officers have been jailed for carrying out a brutal "punishment beating" on a 17-year-old inmate at a Young Offenders Institution.
A judge described how the teenager was taken out of view of CCTV cameras at Wetherby YOI and subjected to a "frenzy of violence" by Mark Burnett and Daniel Scott.
Burnett was given 15 months and Scott was handed a ten-month sentence after a jury found them guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily. The court heard the inmate was restrained after assaulting one of the defendants' colleagues.
Burnett then delivered a series of punches and upper cuts to the teenager's face as his arms were held. Scott joined in and threw punches.
The violence ended when other prison officers went to protect the inmate.
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Recorder Nolan described their defence cases as "pathetic".
Lawyers for the two men asked Recorder Nolan to consider suspending the prison sentences.
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The expert report commissioned by the local campaign group suggested potential different delivery options for Phase 3 of the Scheme. The National Assembly Petitions Committee considered that these options needed to be reviewed against the original Phase 3 works to decide whether the original plan was still the best way forward or, whether the Scheme should be redesigned as campaigners had argued.
Welsh Government had also advised NRW that Phase 3 should be considered as a stand-alone scheme, which would then be prioritised for potential inclusion in future work programmes.
It's likely that as new plans and a completely fresh business case need to be drawn up, that we won't see the new plans until November or December of this year. As soon as they are released, I will ensure they are publicised on my website and distributed to anyone who would like to see them.
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Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) is an alternative dispute resolution process that provides disputing parties with an early, honest evaluation by an objective observer of the merits of their case.
ENE is useful when parties disagree significantly about the value of their cases and have staked out positions that they will have a hard time retreating from.
ENE is a voluntary process. It does not eliminate other dispute-settlement options. It does not require giving up the possibility of a contested trial. The evaluator cannot force a settlement of the dispute.
ENE is confidential. Information disclosed, representations or concessions made, and admissions acknowledged solely in the context of the evaluation are not admissible in court. The evaluator cannot be called to testify in court.
ENE is a neutral process. The evaluator is a disinterested third party. The evaluator is not a decision maker, a litigator, a consultant or an investigator for either side. The evaluator is specifically prohibited from taking any future role in the case if ENE is not successful in resolving the dispute.
It can be used to resolve one tough issue (such as the enforceability of a marital property agreement) or a cluster of issues. It can be used by one party and his/her lawyer, or by both parties and their lawyers.


Here is a list of the current Janet Content Providers - please contact the Content Provider directly to book a session.
Bedfordshire Archives provides free video-conferencing sessions for all schools.
Meet the archivist sessions give pupils the opportunity to talk to an archivist and find out more about archives; what they are, how they are looked after and what they can tell us about the past.
Each session is carefully tailored to meet the needs and abilities of primary or secondary pupils and is supported with materials to use in the classroom.
For more information please contact Clare Davison.
Connect to the Museum from your classroom to solve exciting challenges about archaeological treasure finds from Roman Britain. Students work through the real challenges faced by professional archaeologists, scientists and museum staff and learn what happens when someone discovers treasure.
To book, your school must have prior experience with video conferencing on the Janet network and you must provide contact details for a technical liaison at school.
Dan Freedman, best selling children's football author, is offering a Big Talk with Q&A. During this time he would cover his journey from being a reluctant reader but massive football fan, to becoming a football journalist and travelling to two World Cups as a part of the official England Team set up.
He would then discuss the process of writing the Jamie Johnson football novels, how many drafts it takes to get something right, getting the books published and why he loves being an author.
He is also happy to talk about his journalism and broadcasting work in TV, film and radio and as part of the video conference he would show a DVD of some of his interviews with Beckham, Gerrard, Rooney etc, which really gets the children going! The importance of a competitive spirit is a subject that can be discussed here - especially when he shows footage of him having a game of pool with Rio Ferdinand. He also has a Jamie Johnson film to show, which goes to the heart of the spirit of the stories he writes and helps to bring them to life.
It's good fun and gets all the pupils involved and enthused. He asks for as many questions as possible and the pupil with the best question will be entered into a monthly competition with a prize of three signed books of their choice! At the end of the session he will also do a reading, which ends on a cliff-hanger that could be used to stimulate a writing exercise afterwards.
Watch Dan's video to see what's in store!
James MacDiarmid - the Australian outback comes to your classroom!
James is a pioneer, adventurer, naturalist, Churchill Fellow finalist and university multi-qualified educator who brings the natural world to life!
He can connect to your classroom from remote locations teeming with nature, provide profession-ally shot cinematic provocations in the way of film; all with the support of an interactive videoconference session or two, or as many as you want.
He is our latest Content provider to connect with schools using VC. His sessions cover Key stages 1-3 and are open to schools connected to the Janet network.
As James is based in Australia please be conscious of the varying time differences throughout the year.
The JORVIK Viking Centre stands on the site of one of the most famous and astounding discoveries of modern archaeology. Between the years 1976-81 archaeologists from York Archaeological Trust revealed the houses, workshops and backyards of the Viking-Age city of Jorvik as it stood 1,000 years ago.
Wherever you are in the world, you can invite a Viking character into your classroom via videoconferencing. Spend 45 minutes with him or her; they will tell you about their lives, their homes, their journeys and their pastimes, and your pupils can ask them questions!
The National Coal Mining Museum for England offers pupils a unique opportunity to see and feel at first hand what life was like at the coalface and to find out about the communities that grew up around the industry.
For pupils who are too far away to visit the National Coal Mining Museum for England, or for teachers wishing to consolidate learning following a visit, a videoconference workshop is an exciting and interactive way for pupils to access the Museum's resources and learn about coal mining. All videoconference sessions are free.
Have you ever wanted to take part in a space mission but are unable to make it to the National Space Centre? Why not take part from your own classroom via videoconference?
An e-Mission is a simulated mission delivered through live videoconferencing and data streams. Students work together to complete challenges and evacuate residents in danger using videoconferencing. Classrooms anywhere in the world can link up to the Mission Commander at the National Space Centre's e-Mission Control.
Chris is originally from Durban, South Africa where he spent most of his life involved in the struggle against 'apartheid'. His story is about the spirit of determination, courage and forgiveness in the face of blatant racial discrimination. He's had the privilege and honour of learning from great leaders such as Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and F W De Klerk. His story is a tribute to the human spirit and to the many thousands who have lost their lives in the pursuit of freedom in South Africa. He looks forward to sharing his story with you.
Too far to Kew? Join us for a videoconference and we'll come to you. Our sessions are free, fun and interactive.
A2, AS, Keystage 5, Scottish Advanced Higher, Scottish Higher, Welsh Baccalaureate - A Level, Welsh Baccalaureate - AS Level.
Channel Talent is a live and interactive videoconferencing/webinar service which links universities and businesses to schools. Channel Talent beams university lecturers, WP and recruitment personnel, university students and apprentices into the school classroom. Groups from between 2 and 5 schools will be involved in each session depending on the type of event.
Previously called Virtually University, Channel Talent is a videoconferencing outreach initiative set up in 2004 by Bedford School with the University of Sheffield and the Sutton Trust. They run a wide variety of career based sessions, such as the 'Becoming' series, which enabled postgradute sutdents to interact with groups of school students who learnt what it was like to make a career choice of Rocket Scientist and Neurololgist.
There is no charge for any of the sessions.
VCfGL (www.vcfgl.co.uk) provide opportunities for students aged 7yr – 18 yrs + to improve their modern foreign language proficiency levels through connecting with their peers via VC. We also provide classes via video conference from native speaking language teachers aimed to raise language levels, cultural, global awareness and internationalisation.
Schools looking for a partner school in France to connect through using IP connection via Vscene please register here for free.
Schools looking for classes from native speaking teachers in any MFL language, aimed to support any key stage level, please contact us for our customised courses aimed to improve students' confidence in conversation, writing and reading in any MFL language of your choice.
Thank you for your interest in videoconferencing with us.
If your school uses a videoconferencing system, either hardware or software, we can arrange a test. This might be an IP address to dial, for hardware systems, or for software systems, we can send a URL link to test.
You will need a screen, camera, microphone and speaker in order to participate in the videoconference.
A member of the Education team will run the test link so that you will get the opportunity to test image quality and sound. If there is a problem during the test link or the actual videoconference, please call the Education Department 0207 654 4965 in the first instance.
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is the regulator for films and DVDs in the UK. It has an active education department who provide insight into how films are rated and why, through dedicated websites CBBFC (Children's BBFC) and SBBFC (Students' BBFC), school visits and in-house seminars.
Their first session will be on Thursday 30 January 2014.
It is entitled Treasure challenge video conference.
There are two sessions, from 10.30-12.00 pm and from 12.30 to 2.00 pm.
Advanced bookings are now being taken for this exciting event, which is designed for Key Stage 2 students. The students work through the real challenges faced by archeologists, scientists and museum staff.
DART EDUCATION is a newly established consultancy and publisher providing a range of education services for teachers, pupils and other education specialists in Devon, throughout the UK and internationally.
The company was established by Tim Arnold in March 2013.
Are you interested in finding out how video technology allows your school to connect up with another school that is miles away, enabling you to hear and see them?
Join Shafiq Latif, a member of the Janet Videoconferencing operational support team, as he gives a short presentation about how the technology behind your videoconference works.
This will be followed by a question and answer session and is suitable for Key Stage 2.
The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is widely regarded as one of the world's leading orchestras.
An energetic and ground-breaking education and community programme, The LSO Discovery Programme at LSO St Lukes, is using videoconferencing and online technologies to bring musical experiences to schools and communities across the UK and abroad.
Whether you want a cost effective way to extend your curriculum, offer something more for your Gifted and Talented Programme or need specialist staff, We Teach could be for you. We are the leading provider of interactive distance learning videoconference courses in the UK. Our AS, A2 and GCSE courses are delivered via videoconferencing directly into the classroom and with our flexible approach we can work around your timetable.
Our courses are entire GCSEs, AS or A2 Level courses delivered over one or two years. A selection of our courses is displayed on this site.
Meteorology Learning (MetLearn) was formed in response to a growing demand from UK Primary schools for reliable, classroom-ready resources about weather, climate and climate change.
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Experience a Museum of London session without even leaving the classroom! We offer videoconference sessions for Key Stage 1 and 2. Each session allows pupils to interact with characters or educators from the Museum and investigate objects from our collection via a television screen or interactive whiteboard.


I'm not sure if this is the right forum in which to introduce myself but here goes! One of your fellow forum mates, Lance Warley, turned me on to the site and I'm really looking forward to participating in the future.
My name is Bret Edge and I'm a Moab, Utah based nature and adventure photographer. Admittedly, I don't photograph birds though I certainly appreciate the effort and technique required to do so in such an artful manner as I've already seen on this site. My passion is hiking and backpacking the Colorado Plateau and Rocky Mountains with my beautiful wife and primary model, Melissa. My work is represented by Age Fotostock and I am sponsored by Lowepro.
I lead workshops, offer personal guided tours of Arches and Canyonlands and create custom trip itineraries for the Moab area. I also sell fine art photos and license my images for stock usage.
Thanks to the moderators and editors who make this site possible, and especially to all the members who make this a great place to hang out online!
I'm so glad you're in here, Bret.
I can't wait to see more of your landscape images, and I know that others will be enjoying them too.
I'll definitely get something posted in the landscape gallery soon!
Thank you for the warm welcome! I'm really anxious to spend some time in the forums and get to know a few of you.
Welcome Bret. What happened to the second 't"? I checked out your web site. You have some lovely stuff. My faves were several of the pink light canyon images and best of all was the star trail image "through the window."
Hi Bret we put BeePNogie to sleep already He does have a curfew !!!!
I took a look at your site...very nice stuff! Welcome.


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The Town of Lyons is a Statutory Town in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 2033 at the 2010 United States Census, up from 1585 at the 2000 United States Census. Lyons is located at the confluence of North St. Vrain Creek and South St. Vrain Creek, 20 miles (32 km) east of Rocky Mountain National Park. Due to its location at the intersection of State Highway 7 and U.S. Highway 36 which lead to Rocky Mountain National Park, it is sometimes referred to as "The Double Gateway to the Rockies".
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Read The New Localism
Pick up your copy of The New Localism: How Cities Can Thrive in the Age of Populism and learn more about how leadership is key to successful cities.
Buy the book here
Articles by Bruce Katz
Countering the "Gotcha" Narrative
Ideologues have set their sights on Opportunity Zones. The Nowak Metro Finance Lab Director suggests cutting through the cynicism, and bringing to life the places that have been left behind
Mayors for President
The Nowak Metro Finance Lab Director on how city leaders can be the national problem-solvers we need
The (Unanticipated) Effects of Opportunity Zones
The Nowak Metro Finance Lab Director on how the federal tax incentive might grow equitable wealth in cities beyond its intent
Think Locally, Invest Locally
The Nowak Metro Finance Lab Director introduces his big idea for 2019: Using local wealth to grow local wealth in cities like Philadelphia
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Cities are the future. But, the director of Drexel's Nowak Finance Lab says, our new Urban Age requires a new type of leadership
BY Bruce Katz
Over the past several months, I have been working with a disparate group of colleagues on two signature studies. Julie Wagner, Tom Osha and I have been writing an update to the 2014 report, "The Rise of Innovation Districts," in collaboration with the new Global Institute on Innovation Districts. At the same time, Karen Black, Luise Noring and I have been preparing an analysis of Cincinnati's Center City Development Corporation (3CDC), in collaboration with Drexel's Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and Accelerator for America. Both reports are near completion and will be released in June.
The two reports obviously cover related topics—the renewed economic function of the cores of cities, the essential role of place making and vibrant public spaces, the potential for new financing instruments and mechanisms, and the imperative of shared prosperity given the intense juxtaposition of urban wealth and poverty, growing concerns with gentrification and the close physical proximity between anchor institutions and economically disadvantaged communities.
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Both studies share another common area of focus: governance.
As urbanization has emerged as the unifying dynamic of the global economy, enormous attention has been paid to identifying innovative policies and practices, particularly designed and delivered by local governments, that can travel across the world. This is the "what" of urbanism. My colleagues and I fully respect this focus and, not surprisingly, it is a key part of our research.
In most U.S. cities, the public sector has more than enough on its hands and is already exceedingly fragmented.
As the evolution of cities continues, however, we believe equal attention must be paid to the "how" of urbanism: the development of modern entities that have governance structures and innovative mixes of public, private and civic capital, ownership and responsibilities that enable them to get stuff done. This insight builds upon earlier research that Luise Noring and I were conducting around public asset corporations in Copenhagen and Hamburg and which Jeremy Nowak and I highlighted in The New Localism.
Governance, in short, matters. Institutions like 3CDC (or the entities governing Innovation Quarter in Winston Salem, North Carolina or the Cortex Innovation Community in Saint Louis) provide a solid platform and foundation for inclusive, sustainable and innovative cities. Smartly structured, they can enable true collaboration across disparate stakeholders (e.g., governments, corporations, universities, hospitals, philanthropies and key community organizations) that share a common geography but rarely act in unison. Appropriately empowered, they can leverage and deploy public, private and civic capital at scale in sustained ways; in other words, "be the gift that keeps on giving." Carefully staffed, they can deliver policies and practices in ways that are creative, efficient, effective and community sensitive and enhancing.
These networked governed entities are new kinds of institutional animals. They are unlike the public authorities that have become the norm in U.S. cities and now govern separate parts of the urban landscape—ports, airports, conventional centers, stadia, redevelopment areas, etc. They are clearly not private, for-profit corporations, organized exclusively to maximize commercial activity and private gain.
These new entities are "in-between" organizations that reflect the networked nature of cities. They fit along a broad continuum between the public, private and civic spheres, enabling new financing mechanisms and execution capacities.
An Urban Age could prompt a new wave of urban institutions, capable of tackling the hard challenges and intriguing opportunities of our times
And they are primed for growth. In most U.S. cities, the public sector has more than enough on its hands and is already exceedingly fragmented. The private, civic and university sectors, by contrast, have capital and expertise to unlock and deploy but are likely to only do so when they can "drive the bus," particularly in areas of the city where they are the dominant land owners and asset holders. The formation of new, well-capitalized entities offers an opportunity for anchor institutions to work harder for the cities where they are anchored. To accelerate adaptation of proven institutional models, several things need to happen.
First, we need to populate the field with multiple case studies, within the United States and beyond. This will give interested cities and stakeholders a universe of examples from which they can extract and apply organizational features to reflect their distinctive culture, leadership organizations and economic and social conditions of their communities.
Second, these new forms of institutional formation must become an area for serious study. Our advanced universities are replete with specialized schools and disciplines that focus either on public administration or corporate governance. The focus on new forms of networked governance is not as prevalent or well structured; it is more the domain of for-profit consultancies which tend, not surprisingly, to keep their discoveries to themselves for competitive advantage. We need a new framework, set of methodologies and even language to capture institutions that reside in interstitial space.
Finally, we need to grow a class of practitioners who can run these entities. The capabilities and competencies of the individuals selected to run these corporations must fit the multi-layered nature of the task. Real estate and finance experience are a must. An understanding of place making is key. Knowing how to leverage innovation and enable inclusion are essential. Political skills are also necessary, given the engagement of multiple constituencies that are at the heart of urban redevelopment. Capable individuals are out there, but they must be groomed, cultivated and mentored.
An Urban Age could prompt a new wave of urban institutions, capable of tackling the hard challenges and intriguing opportunities of our times. My colleagues and I hope these new studies accelerate and amplify this positive dynamic.
Bruce Katz is the director of the new Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University, created to help cities design new institutions and mechanisms that harness public, private and civic capital for transformative investment.
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A chef's pick of sashimi.
Aside from sharing the same owner, Spice Station, which opened in the Rosemary District in April, and Maximillian's Cafe, which has been a Gillespie Park mainstay for years, couldn't be more different.
If you think of Sarasota's dining scene like a music scene, Maximillian's would be the somewhat grungy, hard-working underdog band, cranking away at the margins of popular conscience while catering to a devoted fan base. From the outside, Maximillian's doesn't look like much, but it does big numbers in takeout and delivery, supplying nearby shops and offices with soups, salads and sandwiches and some of the area's top brownies.
Spice Station, meanwhile, is the flashy side project that charges into the spotlight with the right sound at the right time. The pan-Asian restaurant is situated in a new Rosemary District building adjacent to a courtyard that's also home to another new restaurant, The Overton, plus housing and studio space for actors and dancers.
The buzz is real. Even during the usually slow summer months, Spice Station is hopping, pulling in a crowd during lunch and dinner. In the course of two meals, I run into an actress and screenwriter, an arts education executive, a longtime Ringling College of Art and Design instructor and a local historian and writer. Clearly, word of Spice Station's quality has hit the Sarasota arts scene.
People come for both the food and the excellent deals. Lunch prices range from around $8 up to $14, while dinner is more in the $10 to $15 range. The menu hops around the Asian continent. On one side of the restaurant, a sushi chef puts together a pick of both traditional and specialty maki rolls, plus sashimi platters, while on the other side, the kitchen cranks out Thai platters, poke bowls and Japanese items.
The appetizer section of the menu is a blast to explore. Pot stickers ($5) are wonderful snacks—light and crunchy. A plate of karaage ($6), Japanese-style fried chicken, tastes like a better version of chicken nuggets, while a spread of paper-thin slices of hamachi ($10) comes dressed with a sweet yuzu ponzu sauce punched up with crunchy slivers of jalapeño. One miss: the restaurant's rock shrimp tempura ($8), which buries the flavor of the crustacean with too much breading and a too-aggressive pour of sauces.
In the entrée world, a $9 plate of salmon doused in a red curry sauce and served with steamed bamboo shoots, carrots and green peppers, basil and a mound of rice makes for an ideal lunch. I'd like more spice in the sauce and more texture on the fish, but the dish is creamy and satisfying. More inventive is the restaurant's brisket, dunked in a bath of Massaman curry flavored with tamarind, cashews and avocado ($13). As with the salmon, the texture of the beef could use more attention, but the swirl of flavors is invigorating. A chef's pick of sashimi ($24), meanwhile, is delicious, but doesn't offer much in the way of creativity.
I'll be back, and so will all those people I ran into. Spice Station sits near the center of a rapidly gentrifying quadrant with a spiking number of new residents, and its affordable prices make it a place you can hit up once a week for either business or pleasure. It may be more extravagant than its more down-to-earth sibling, but, like Maximillian's, it seems built to endure.


dscout Sprint delivers video product feedback from 50 new users in 24 hours. It's ridiculously easy to sign up: give us 1 link, and write a short teaser for your product. We take this link and share it with 40,000 people who use the dscout mobile app. Our users opt into reviewing your product, click on your link to use your product, and then record a 30-second clip saying whether or not you lived up to their expectations.
We package these videos together, complete with transcripts, demographic data from each user, plus a "before" and "after" rating so you can measurably know whether your product met expectations, exceeded them, or disappointed your newest users.
1. Can testers only record a video after they've used the app, or also WHILE they are using it? I imagine the latter to be especially useful.
2. Where do the scouts come from and how do you make sure their feedback is relevant?
1. After they've used the product or prototype. Recording while someone uses a product is more about usability. We care more about whether someone would use the product, and why.
2. We have approx 40k scouts on dscout. They are invited to do research with other products, or search for our app in the App or Play store. Their feedback is filtered to make sure the content in their videos is relevant.
1. Cool! I guess that makes finding the right scouts even more important.
@marckohlbrugge With regards to relevant feedback - a customer just told us they learned more in 30 seconds with Sprint than in a 10-minute usertesting video.
@marckohlbrugge How do you figure? as in testimonials of Sprint?
We currently have representative videos of a product..
@jackbwheeler Yep testimonials of Sprint. Although I guess that might get a little confusing.


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Am I the next Steve Jobs or Bill Gates?
Updated on : January 17, 2022 by Zak Holland
Neither of them played at being a great man. Be the man trying to achieve something - history will judge you fairly. Remember that these two men also had a stroke of luck in your life. Therefore, you should consider the following things:
Natural talent
Charisma (if you can convince trained people to work for you in the beginning, you will get a head start)
Luck (self explanatory)
Vision (Look at how Steve Jobs envisioned his products - he certainly had this talent. Also, look at how he changed the Mac lineup and turned Apple from bankrupt company to most valuable)
Technically not, but if you want to be called Steve Jobs or Bill Gates, you can legally change your name. Then you would.
The other way is to be called by the world which is impossible. Because you seem mean !!!! If I'm wrong, you wouldn't have asked this question.
You can copy a product but you cannot copy a Genius.
Be like you!. Mr anon
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By Professor Nigel Brown FRSB, President of the Microbiology Society.
There is a considerable amount of concern about the use of pesticides and herbicides in the environment, and specifically their use on the food we eat. There is no doubt that we need to prevent insects and microbes from damaging our food crops and different forms of agriculture have different ways of dealing with these. Organic food producers have made a number of claims about its benefits and, in spite of it generally being more expensive, organic food consumption increased by 4% in 2014.
Do the arguments about the health benefits of organic food stand up to scientific scrutiny? In spite of studies in 2009 and 2012 showing little or no benefit, a 2014 study from Newcastle University claimed that organic food is more nutritious and therefore healthier. However, this study has been dismissed as flawed. To quote one scientist 'there are nutritional differences between two peas in the same pod' so such studies have to be done very carefully. The majority scientific opinion is that organic foods have no added nutritional benefit over other foods.
Do they have benefits in limiting exposure to pesticides and fertilisers? Certainly, the Soil Association, the body which accredits organic food production, limits the number and identity of pesticides and fertilisers that can be used in organic farming. However, the pesticide Bordeaux mixture, composed of copper sulphate and slaked lime, can cause copper toxicity to soil if used too frequently. Another permitted pesticide is the harmless bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, which is a close relative of the anthrax bacillus – organic farmers rarely advertise that fact! The fatal outbreak of E. coli infection in Germany in 2011 may have arisen from the use of manure in place of chemical fertilisers on organic bean sprouts.
So, is organic farming good for the environment? While there is a reduction in greenhouse gas production (GHG) per hectare due to the ban on chemical fertilisers, more land is required and often more machinery is used, so GHG production is similar to intensive agriculture. As yields of major cereals are low compared with intensive farming, it is estimated that 25% more land is required for organic farming compared with conventional agriculture. Some studies suggest that organic farming increases biodiversity, but this appears to be small compared with the effects of other factors, such as how soil is tilled and weather effects. However, organic farming uses less water and causes lower pollution of rivers than intensive farming.
So should you eat organic foods? The decision is entirely personal, but some of the justifications of health and environmental benefits do not stand up to detailed scrutiny. Costs, food miles and eating preferences are more important in that decision. Many people who eat organic foods are healthier eaters anyway – they eat more fruit and vegetables. Whether or not the food is organic is probably irrelevant.
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Economic future
COVID-19 and "reinventing" a new business model – The Cairo Review of Global Affairs
By Amanda C. Montgomery on	 June 17, 2020 Economic model
What is happening in the world? A question we all ask ourselves and the answer we all get is: "everything changes." The world is a dynamic place that is changing gradually, but constantly, and COVID-19 serves as a catalyst that accelerates this process of change. We can see and feel this change on our faces with everyone wearing protective masks or having our temperature measured before entering a building. Most importantly, we practice physical distancing, while desperately trying to stay socially connected. All of these changes mark the start of a new era that presents challenges different from those we have faced before.
The economic system in the post-COVID-19 world is sadly characterized by the following challenges: a pandemic, a climate crisis, social unrest due to high levels of income inequality, gender and race inequalities, and the need of a new, more equitable social system. Contract. The system is also characterized by the loss of hundreds of millions of jobs, the bankruptcy of millions of companies and the threat to the future of work as the Fourth Industrial Revolution approaches.
What all of these problems have in common is that they make people think and ask a question; Are we locked in a broken economic model? Yes, COVID-19 has fundamentally shaken our economic systems, and they appear to be failing to meet the needs of people in the post-COVID-19 world.
Yes, the world has changed and at a much faster rate than expected. COVID-19 showed us the flaws in our system and also showed us how our survival instinct made us try so hard to be nimble and adapt to change. COVID-19 Presents Historic Shutdown Window of Opportunity to Reshape the System; humans must seize this opportunity to be on a more sustainable path and we must start thinking about the development and implementation of a new economic model that meets the basic needs of all humans and maximizes human well-being .
Current global economic recovery efforts cannot rely on previously developed methods, techniques and programs to effectively tackle this unprecedented crisis. To date, there is no specific treatment for COVID-19, and the drugs currently in use are previously developed antiviral drugs that do not kill the virus, but rather work to limit its spread throughout the body. Just as we need a new treatment for COVID-19, we also need a new business model to successfully overcome this crisis and help economies thrive, not just survive.
People prefer stories to numbers because they can be easily understood and remembered. As such, for this new model to be successful, it must have a story that describes the present and portrays the future. This story should be simple and should address all of the issues mentioned above to be widely supported by the masses. If people want to replace an existing story, we have to find a better one; agree on a new narrative about how we want to live.
This is what happened when the laissez-faire economy failed, it was replaced by the Keynesian economy which offered a different narrative that was widely accepted – one that revolved around the redistribution of wealth and of the spending of public money on public goods. When Keynesian economics failed, it was replaced by neoliberalism which was also widely accepted by the masses at the time: it was characterized by the withdrawal of the state from the equation and the fact that the private sector would create wealth and opportunities for the masses.
During the 2008 financial crisis, when neoliberalism failed, it did not die and was not replaced by another economic model. Yet it still dominates our lives to this day, which begs a simple question, why does it still exist? The simple answer is that there is no consensus on the alternate history of how we want to live in the post-neoliberal world. In 2020, neoliberalism was put to another test where it failed again with hundreds of millions left behind. Therefore, now is the time to work on an alternative history, a new business model that solves current problems and is supported by the masses.
The story of our new business model must be characterized by forward-looking solutions that have a wider impact in a much shorter time frame. We need an economic transition similar to that which took place from Keynesian to neoliberalism; the time has come for the transition from neoliberalism to the new economic model.
As a result, this model needs to be fairer, and through equitable sustainable development, wealth sharing and universal basic income, it prevents anyone from being left behind.We need a new model that uses the diverse capacity of 7.8 billion people to fight against the climate crisis and inequality. Humans need a new model that embraces the circular economy and new techniques to build more inclusive, equitable and sustainable cities that live on planetary means, where food security is not an issue and where developments are technologies are seen as opportunities, not threats.
Most importantly, we need new models of business and business creation, because current models have proven that the supply chain is as weak as its weakest link. We need a new model that will make the world a better and more connected place for us now and for future generations. All of these drastic changes must happen in the next 10 years, before it's too late.
The only way forward is to start a global conversation ASAP, where people are laying the groundwork for this new model, and once we reach consensus, we need to start implementing it. Perhaps we will not immediately see the positive impacts of this model when it works successfully, but it is certain that our future generations will thank us for our efforts.
Dr Ahmed Alaa Fayed is an Egyptian scholar, educator and social entrepreneur. Fayed is currently the Executive Director of the Modern Schools of Egypt (MSE) group. He is also the founder and CEO of Cairo Graduate College (CGC). Previously, Fayed was an assistant professor of public policy. He obtained his PhD in Public Policy from King's College London – University of London and his MPA & BSc from American University in Cairo.
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You don't have to spend every waking moment with your travel buddy to have a good time.
Yesterday I phoned my friend Johanna, who is spending 6 months teaching in Spain in a college rotation (well actually we did not phone but sent tons of WhatsApp audios back and forth). She told me about how much she was enjoying her sister's visit, but apparently was having mixed feelings about it: while she enjoyed her sister's company after being apart for so long, she was starting to feel annoyed because she had to spend every single minute with her.
"She just can't do anything alone! It was so much different when I went to visit you in Madrid," she noted.
Johanna and I are very good friends, and what I appreciate most about our friendship is how open we are with each other. We are kind, of course, but if one is being ridiculous or stubborn, we're not afraid to tell it how it is. That's why when I went to visit Madrid last month and she decided to join me for the weekend, I was super excited to have her.
There was no big planning about our weekend. In my case, I had my own expectations: I would see my brother, I would visit my college friends, I would go to this concert… Meanwhile, she expected to sightsee Madrid, as she never had been there before. I lived in Madrid for 7 years so I really did not need to visit Plaza Mayor or El Prado, unless there was something particularly interesting going on.
The weekend arrived, and we stayed together at my brother's apartment. We made a great combo because we both got what we wanted to: she did her thing and I did mine, whilst still having lunch, breakfast, going out in the evenings, and shopping together. It was great to have the independence of doing what we wanted to do, enjoy it, and be open about it.
Which brings me to the point: if you are planning on hosting one of your friends or going on a trip together, you might as well consider the following points: Do you have the same expectations from the trip? Are you both independent and mature enough to cope when things don't go as planned? Do both of you understand that it is okay to have time for yourself? A trip together is a fantastic way of getting quality time with each other, but you also have to know when to give each other space or time to do your own thing. You don't have to spend every waking moment together to have an amazing time.
Where are you traveling to this summer? Are you bringing a friend along?


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Paul Lynde
Who Was Paul Lynde?
Broadway Debut
Actor Paul Lynde is best known for his work on the game show 'Hollywood Squares,' where he worked for 15 years.
Actor Paul Lynde studied drama with classmates Charlotte Rae, Patricia O'Neal and Charlton Heston. He moved to New York in 1948 where he performed stand-up routines. In 1960 he was cast as the father of a star-struck teenager in the Broadway production Bye, Bye Birdie, the success of which led to the recording of a comedy album and regular spots on The Perry Como Show.
Actor Paul Lynde was born on June 13, 1926, in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Lynde attended Northwestern University, where he studied drama with classmates Charlotte Rae, Patricia O'Neal and Charlton Heston. In 1948, upon his graduation, he moved to New York and honed his comedic skills by performing stand-up routines.
In the early 1950s, Lynde landed a role in a Broadway revue New Faces of 1952. Featuring the now-classic monologue "The Trip of the Month Club," Lynde was singled out for his manic portrayal of a hapless but determinedly upbeat survivor of a tourist trip to Africa. Despite an auspicious Broadway debut, Lynde did not return to stage work for quite some time. Over the next eight years, he made guest appearances on variety and radio shows.
In 1960, Lynde was cast as the father of a star-struck teenager in the Broadway production Bye, Bye Birdie, a role that he reprised in the 1963 film adaptation, which starred Dick Van Dyke and Ann-Margaret. For Lynde, the success of Bye, Bye Birdie led to the recording of a comedy album and regular spots on The Red Buttons Show and The Perry Como Show.
Film and TV Career
Over the next few years, Lynde appeared in supporting roles in lighthearted films like Under the Yum-Yum Tree (1963), Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) and The Glass Bottom Boat (1966). Lynde forged a lucrative career as a character actor with parts on the popular TV series The Munsters, I Dream of Jeanie and Bewitched. In 1967, he debuted on the fledgling game show Hollywood Squares, where, as the permanent center square, he found an outlet to showcase his comedic talents for the next 15 years.
In 1972, playing an uptight attorney and father at odds with his liberal-minded son, Lynde starred in the short-lived sitcom The Paul Lynde Show. The series' failure exacerbated Lynde's pre-existing drinking problem, which led to numerous run-ins with the law and frequent arrests for public intoxication.
On January 10, 1982, at the age of 55, Lynde died of a massive heart attack brought on by years of substance abuse.
Paul Lynde Biography
https://www.biography.com/performer/paul-lynde
Paul Robeson was an acclaimed 20th-century performer known for productions like 'The Emperor Jones' and 'Othello.' He was also an international activist.
Paul Newman came to be known as one of the finest actors of his time with films like 'Cool Hand Luke' and 'The Hustler.' He also started the Newman's Own food company, which donates all profits to charity.
Singer-songwriter Paul Simon is an iconic figure in American rock music. He is known for his work as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, and for his long-running success as a solo artist.
Les Paul was a musician and one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar.
Paul Klee was a prolific Swiss and German artist best known for his large body of work, influenced by cubism, expressionism and surrealism.
Paul Walker was an American actor who came to fame in movies such as 'Varsity Blues' and became well-known for his starring role in 'The Fast and the Furious' franchise.
Silversmith Paul Revere took part in the Boston Tea Party and famously alerted the Lexington Minutemen about the approach of the British in 1775.
Post-Impressionist French painter Paul Cézanne is best known for his incredibly varied painting style, which greatly influenced 20th-century abstract art.
Paul Rudd is an actor who became a minor teen idol with his breakout performance in the 1995 film 'Clueless.' He went on to star in comedies like 'Anchorman,' 'This Is 40' and the superhero franchise 'Ant-Man.'


A week ago, the inconceivable happened when a recently outlined and built footbridge and Florida International University crumbled directly into the road.
Spectators viewed on in dread as the extension conveying understudies and different people on foot disintegrated into the road specifically over numerous autos that were ceased under it while holding up at a light. The story made the's nationextremely upset promptly as awful and difficult to-take a gander at pictures of disfigured vehicles with casualties caught inside made the rounds via web-based networking media.
The Colorado organization in charge of the scaffold even tweeted days prior, gloating about the respectability of the structure. Those tweets were erased after the fall. Here is a video that is since been erased of the scaffold's honesty test.
In the video beneath, you can see dash cam film existing apart from everything else the extension fallen. If you don't mind be cautioned this is hard to watch.


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MOX Laboratory, Dept. of Mathematics, Politecnico di Milano, Italy. CNRS, Sorbonne Universités, UMR7190, Paris, France.
Abstract : Discontinuous solutions, such as cracks or cavities, can suddenly appear in elastic solids when a limiting physical condition is attained. Similarly, self-contacting folds can nucleate at a free surface of a soft material when subjected to a critical compression. Unlike other elastic instabilities, such as buckling and wrinkling, the onset of creasing is invisible to linearization techniques. Understanding the nucleation of such a localised solution has been a formidable mathematical challenge that remained elusive for over a century.
In this talk, I will discuss some recent analytic insights solving the quest for both the nucleation threshold and the emerging crease morphology. Firstly, I will show that creasing is a material instability, meaning that it is local in the physical space and global in the configurational sense. I will present an original mathematical approach circumventing the difficulties of calculus of variations, giving the first theoretical prediction of the crease nucleation threshold as the limiting condition for the loss of a strong local minimum. Secondly, I will derive the analytic prediction for the incipient crease morphology by solving a singular boundary value problem in nonlinear elasticity. Notably, I will show with patched asymptotic techniques that the self-contacting crease acts like the point-wise disturbance in the Oseen's correction for the Stokes flow past a circle.
The analytic predictions are in very good agreement with experimental and numerical data. They prove fundamental insights either for understanding the creasing onset in living matter, e.g. brain convolutions, or for pushing innovation in digital fabrication, e.g. 4D printing and morphable meta-materials.


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