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Court, Obama Administration Say U.S. Citizens, Laws, Count Less than Foreign Interests
written by H. Sterling Burnett September 11, 2016
H. Sterling Burnett
Managing Editor, Environment & Climate News at The Heartland Institute
H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D. is managing editor of Environment & Climate News and a research fellow for environment and energy policy at The Heartland Institute. Burnett worked at the National Center for Policy Analysis for 18 years, most recently as a senior fellow in charge of NCPA's environmental policy program. He has held various positions in professional and public policy organizations, including serving as a member of the Environment and Natural Resources Task Force in the Texas Comptroller's e-Texas commission.
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In a case challenging energy conservation standards recently issued
by the Department of Energy (DOE) for commercial refrigeration equipment, a federal court upheld the rules themselves and the approach the government uses to calculate the social cost of carbon when it issues regulations.
The social cost of carbon is meant to capture the economic damage of a ton of carbon emissions. The cost estimate, which in 2015 was $36 per ton, serves as the justification for countless regulations, including the Clean Power Plan, fuel-economy rules for automobiles and trucks, and energy-efficiency rules for appliances.
DOE estimated the refrigeration efficiency standards would cost manufacturers $93.9 million to $165 million annually, while projecting total benefits in excess of $4 billion.
Zero Zone Inc., a small commercial refrigerator equipment manufacturer, joined an association of manufacturers to challenge the standards in court, objecting the social cost of carbon calculations upon which they were based were "irredeemably flawed" – and therefore "arbitrary and capricious" under the Administrative Procedure Act – in part because DOE did not limit its calculation to the United States. When making cost–benefit calculations to justify new rules, the federal government doesn't ordinarily account for global damages or benefits, and a purely domestic social cost of carbon would likely be less than $5.00 per ton. The manufacturers argued it was arbitrary and unlawful to consider global costs.
The court disagreed, ignoring U.S. regulatory and judicial precedent, and upheld the rules. Unless the U.S. Supreme Court takes up the case and overturns the ruling, or the next administration withdraws the social cost of carbon standards, this ruling is likely to harm domestic businesses and ordinary Americans by raising the costs of energy and products both absolutely and in relation to international competitors.
And all of this may be unnecessary since, as I pointed out in Climate Change Weekly #217, recent research shows calculations of the social costs of carbon grossly overstate Earth's sensitivity to carbon dioxide, and the benefits of increasing carbon dioxide may be greater than the purported costs. DOE didn't include, and the court did not require, a calculation of the benefits of rising carbon dioxide levels.
Regulations and court rulings such as this, that enact or enforce regulations to promote foreign interests while harming Americans are the kind of actions that lead many people to believe powerful, well-heeled, interests are involved in a global conspiracy with puppet U.S. politicians (whose campaigns they finance), to undermine American sovereignty, the market economy, U.S. economic progress and competitiveness.
Give me leaders who put America first!
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import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
import org.springframework.ui.Model;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.DeleteMapping;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ModelAttribute;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.SessionAttributes;
import org.springframework.web.bind.support.SessionStatus;

import com.opencsv.bean.ColumnPositionMappingStrategy;

import common.dto.PaginatedList;
import common.dto.UserSearchCriteria;
import common.dto.UserSearchResults;
import common.entity.User;
import common.entity.Users;
import common.service.UserManager;
import common.service.UsersManager;

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@Controller
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public class UsersController extends BaseController {

    /** ユーザ処理クラス */
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    /** 複数ユーザ処理クラス */
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    @ModelAttribute("userSearchCriteria")
    public UserSearchCriteria getUserSearchCriteria(SessionStatus status) {
        status.setComplete();
        return new UserSearchCriteria();
    }

    /**
     * ユーザ一覧検索CSV出力処理.
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        response.setContentType("Application/Octet-Stream");
        response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=\"" + request.getRequestURI().substring(request.getRequestURI().lastIndexOf('/') + 1) + "\"");
        model.addAttribute("csv", usersManager.getUsers());
        ColumnPositionMappingStrategy<Serializable> strat = new ColumnPositionMappingStrategy<>();
        strat.setType(User.class);
        model.addAttribute("strategy", strat);

        return "admin/master/csv/users";
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    /**
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    public String setupXlsList(Model model, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) {
        response.setContentType("Application/Vnd.ms-Excel");
        response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=\"" + request.getRequestURI().substring(request.getRequestURI().lastIndexOf('/') + 1) + "\"");
        model.addAttribute("users", usersManager.getUsers());

        return "admin/master/jxls/users";
    }

    /**
     * ユーザ一覧検索XML出力処理.
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     *            {@link HttpServletResponse}
     * @return ユーザ一覧
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    @GetMapping("/admin/master/users.xml")
    @ResponseBody
    public Users setupXmlList(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) {
        response.setContentType("text/xml");
        response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=\"" + request.getRequestURI().substring(request.getRequestURI().lastIndexOf('/') + 1) + "\"");
        return new Users(usersManager.getUsers());
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    public PaginatedList<UserSearchResults> showForm(@ModelAttribute("userSearchCriteria") UserSearchCriteria userSearchCriteria, @RequestParam(value = "page", required = false) Integer page) {
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    public String onSubmit(@RequestParam("userIds") String[] userIds, HttpServletRequest request) {
        boolean logoutFlg = Arrays.stream(userIds)
                .anyMatch(userId -> userId.equals(String.valueOf(userManager.getUserByUsername(request.getRemoteUser()).getId())));

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Diversity News Magazine Proud Media Partner of the 2012 NCLR ALMA Awards to Air September 21 on NBC
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Sep 10, 2012 2012 NCLR ALMA Awards, Al Vaquero, Alex Leon, American Latino Media Awards, Barry Adelman, dick clark productions, Diversity News Magazine Media partner of ALMA Awards, Diversity News Productions, Diversity News Radio, Diversity News TV, DiversityNewsMagazine.org, Dr. Mark Valinsky, Esteban Escobar, Esteban Steven Escobar, Eva Longoria, Francois Palais, George Lopez, Hispanic Heritage Month, Janet Murguía, NBC, Orly Adelson, Recording Artist Fawn, Stella Gomez, Steven Escobar, The 2012 NCLR ALMA Awards, The 28th Annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles 2012, The Ferret Squad, The Filipino American Chamber of Commerce LA, the Movie, Valinsky Media Group
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Diversity News Magazine from The Diversity News Publications Family of Companies Joins The 2012 NCLR ALMA Awards as a Media Partner to Air September 21 on NBC.
Hollywood, CA — September 10, 2012 Diversity News Publications publisher of Diversity News Magazine announced that Award Winning Diversity News Magazine from The Diversity News Publications Family of Companies has joined the 2012 NCLR ALMA Awards® as a Media Partner.
"We are really excited and happy to become part of such a prestigious event that recognizes, honors and highlights the very best American Latino contributions to music, television, and film." said Al Vaquero, CFO of Diversity News Publications.
Eva Longoria and George Lopez will return as co-hosts for the 2012 NCLR ALMA Awards, a star-studded kickoff to Hispanic Heritage Month which will air Friday, September 21 from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. EDT on NBC.
"Congratulations to Diversity News Magazine and its staff, Esteban Steven Escobar, editor, Stella Gomez, photographer/writer and Francois Palais, photographer for being credentialed to cover the prestigious 2012 NCLR ALMA Awards, which will be seen on NBC TV." said Dr. Mark Valinsky from Valinsky Media Group.
The 2012 NCLR ALMA Awards will be produced by Dick Clark Productions' executive producers Orly Adelson and Barry Adelman, along with Eva Longoria and Janet Murguía, President and CEO of NCLR.
Dr. Valinsky concluded "Congratulations to Diversity News Magazine for having been accepted as media partner of this event. Keep up the good work and always stay with quality. Again, congratulations to you all for this great honor."
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Trump's account has been permanently suspended - Twitter administration
The administration of the Twitter social network has permanently suspended the account of the incumbent US President Donald Trump, due to the risk of further incitement of violence. This is according in a statement the administration released on Friday, APA reports citing The Sky.
"We have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence," the administration wrote. They added that such a decision was taken following a comprehensive analysis of the recent statements by the American leader.
In particular, the Tweeter administration found that the following two tweets by Trump violated the network's policy aimed at banning glorification of violence.
"The 75,000,000 great American Patriots who voted for me, America First, and Make America Great Again, will have a Giant Voice long into the future. They will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!" Trump tweeted on Friday.
"To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th," he added later on Friday. At present, Trump has no access to Twitter. The President has more than 80 mln followers on Twitter.


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The EU Raises Question In Regards To WhatsApp Privacy Policy
October 29, 2016 By Stephanie James Leave a Comment
The European Union is questioning the WhatsApp Privacy Policy after latest update.
The European Union has stepped in and is questioning WhatsApp Privacy Policy after the famous communication app changed its data sharing privacy policies.
The problems started for WhatsApp after the app modified it Privacy Policy and allowed its parent company, Facebook, to access its users' data.
In doing so, it basically broke the acquisition promise made to its users, which stated that they would not be affected by the change in ownership.
In would also seem that the WhatsApp Privacy Policy may have attracted more than the users' ire as the European Union (EU) has also turned its attention towards the new rules and has apparently issued a warning.
With the United States Federal Communications Commission having recently introduced new rules meant to protect the broadband user data from the Internet Service Provider's usage or sharing, the EU measures remain to be seen.
The cause of concern comes from the recent change in WhatsApp privacy policy which allows Facebook to access the communication apps' user phone numbers.
The European data-protection authorities consider that in doing so, WhatsApp basically violates the user terms and conditions as it could use the private information in other means than those specified in the same contract.
The European data-protection authorities, which work in the name of 28 states, have sent a letter to the company in which they requested that the data shared between the company and its social media giant parent be stopped.
The practice would have to be halted until a proper legal protection could be assured for the user, otherwise, the app risks coming into conflict with the European data-protection rules and laws.
As WhatsApp has reportedly started working on the issue, it was not the only company to receive a letter and be investigated.
The EU also reportedly warned Yahoo in regards to its users' data protection as a consequence of its user data breach.
Back in 2014, Yahoo suffered a massive data breach which is thought to have targeted about 500 million user accounts. As the problem was reportedly discovered this year and admitted somewhat later, it has been the cause of debates and concerns to all those concerned.
As the data breach comes is apparently connected to the European WP29 or Article 20 Working Party, the EU seeks to ensure its members' protection.
For this reason, it has asked Yahoo to offer and communicate all relevant data in regards the data breach and how it may affect the users or its potential adverse outcomes.
As the company was also asked to cooperate in any future investigations and inquiries undertook by the EU data-protection authorities, the respective regulators are to meet and discuss both the Yahoo and WhatsApp situation sometimes in November.
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Who is to Blame for Argentina's Economic Crisis?
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Mr. Weisbrot is an expert on the economies and politics of Latin America.
Argentines remember the role the IMF played in the last depression. They also remember the improvement in their lives under Kirchnerism.
What are we to make of Argentina's surprise election results on August 11, which jolted pollsters and analysts alike, and roiled the country's financial markets? In the presidential primary for the country's October election, the opposition ticket of Alberto Fernández trounced President Mauricio Macri by an unexpected margin of 15.6 percent.
The Fernández coalition attributes its victory to Mr. Macri's failed economic policies, blaming him for the current economic crisis, recession and high inflation. Mr. Macri, by contrast, blames the fear of a future government of Kirchnerism — his label for the opposition — for the postelection financial turbulence as well as the problems of the economy since he took office more than three and a half years ago. He argues that both the markets and the people have everything to fear from such an outcome.
This disagreement is not just an academic argument, nor one specific to Argentina. It is a recurring, almost archetypical debate during economic crises that spill over into political contests. In recent years — in Britain, Spain, France, Greece and other countries where failed economic policies faced left-of-center challengers — Mr. Macri's refrain was a frequent line of attack by incumbents.
Financial markets can move for many reasons, which can be unclear or even based on misperceptions of reality. In the case of last week's news, we have electoral losses by a government whose economic policies have clearly failed and gains by challengers who hail from a period of strong and widely shared economic growth. This is not something that is inherently bad for the economy.
With Kirchnerism, Mr. Macri refers to the policies, followers and presidential administrations of the Kirchner family, which held office from 2003 to 2015 — first Néstor Kirchner, and then Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Ms. Kirchner is running as the vice-presidential candidate on Alberto Fernández's ticket and is a prominent leader of the opposition coalition — although this coalition is much larger and broader than the "Kirchnerista" base.
From an economist or social scientist's perspective, it's not clear why Kirchnerism should inspire fear. Looking at the most important economic and social indicators, the governments of the Kirchner presidencies were among the most successful in the Western Hemisphere.
Independent estimates show a decline of 71 percent in poverty and an 81 percent decline in extreme poverty. The government instituted one of the biggest conditional cash transfer programs for the poor in Latin America. According to the International Monetary Fund, gross domestic product per person grew by 42 percent, almost three times the rate of Mexico. Unemployment fell by more than half, and income inequality also fell considerably. The 12 years the Kirchners held office resulted in large increases in living standards for a vast majority of Argentines, by any reasonable comparison.
Economic growth waned in the last few years of Ms. Kirchner's presidency. The government made some mistakes and was also dealt an external economic blow. A 2012 ruling by a federal appeals court in New York — a decision widely regarded as dubious and political — took more than 90 percent of Argentina's creditors hostage to force payment to a small group of "vulture funds" that refused to join the debt restructuring of the early 2000s. The United States government blocked loans from international lenders such as the Inter-American Development Bank, at a time when the economy needed the foreign exchange.
By comparison, poverty has increased significantly, income per person has fallen, and unemployment has increased during Mr. Macri's term, which began in December 2015. Short-term interest rates have shot up to 75 percent today from 32 percent; inflation has soared to 54 percent from 18 percent. The public debt has grown to more than 86 percent of GDP from 53 percent.
How much of this economic crisis and poor performance is his predecessor's fault?
In 2018 Mr. Macri signed an agreement for a $57 billion loan — the largest IMF bailout in history. The loan agreement, along with the reviews since, detail the government's economic goals, strategy and execution. There is a lot of information publicly available that lays out what went wrong.
The main strategy of the program was to restore investor confidence through tighter fiscal and monetary policy. But, as has often happened, these measures slowed the economy and undermined investor confidence. By October, the results were vastly worse than the IMF had projected. The government and IMF increased both fiscal and monetary tightening, but it did not help.
The government also wasted more than $16 billion in unsuccessful attempts to keep the peso from falling and greatly increased the more problematic foreign component of the public debt. The result has been near-constant recession and high inflation, enormous interest rates, peso depreciation, financial instability and the huge run-up in public debt. The debt increase is particularly noteworthy because Mr. Macri inherited a low level of public debt.
Ironically, the IMF is well known in Argentina for promoting similarly unworkable policies during the deep depression of 1998 to 2002 — comparable to America's Great Depression of the 1930s. Yes, history is repeating itself, although in this case the IMF has a stronger partnership with the government than it had 20 years ago.
The Fernández candidates will have to outline how they would get out of this mess. They can explain how Argentina exited from a much more severe economic crisis, with an unemployment rate more than twice as high and millions of previously middle-class people having fallen into poverty. They can assure creditors that there is no need for default on the public debt today, as there was then, because it was completely unpayable. But, as in 2003, the economy cannot recover under the conditions agreed upon with the IMF, and they will have to be renegotiated.
Millions of Argentines remember the last depression and the role the IMF played. Many also remember the rapid improvement in people's lives over the ensuing decade. That collective memory and consciousness may now determine the outcome of this recurring debate over the economy, and with it, the October election, and possibly much of Argentina's future.
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Talbert to be Featured in 53 Million Sears Sunday Circulars
Sears, Roebuck and Co. (NYSE: S) has named Huntington Beach native Todd Talbert, an associate at the Orchard Supply Hardware store on Golden West street, its Sears Good Life Alliance Community Hero and will feature Talbert in 53 million Sears Sunday circulars on August 19. Talbert is being honored for contributing more than 60 hours each month to youth sports in his local community in California. One of Talbert's favorite volunteer activities is coaching the Huntington Valley Little League. He also coaches roller hockey at his local Boys and Girls Club and volunteers with the local Cub Scouts. Talbert was named the Sears Volunteer of the Year in 1999.
The Sears Good Life Alliance Community Hero program was launched in June 2001 to honor Sears associates and retirees who have a positive impact on their communities and/or youth through volunteerism and community involvement. In addition to being featured in Sears Sunday circulars, the company makes a contribution to the Hero's nonprofit organization of choice.
"I enjoy creating a positive experience for children through sports and recreation and try hard to make a difference in their lives," says Talbert, the father of three boys. "I am proud to work for a company like Sears that shares my passion for helping others and my commitment to community involvement. Sears understands the importance of giving back to our communities through the Sears Good Life Alliance."
Each month, the Sears Good Life Alliance Community Hero program recognizes one of nearly 300,000 Sears associates and 140,000 retirees for outstanding dedication to the community and/or youth.
The Sears Good Life Alliance Community Hero program is part of the Sears Good Life Alliance, a partnership between Sears, America's Promise and the Points of Light Foundation. Working on the local level through the Volunteer Center National Network and Communities of Promise, these organizations partner with Sears business units to bring the Sears Good Life Alliance to life in communities nationwide. The Sears Good Life Alliance seeks to engage Sears associates, their families, customers, vendors and retirees in volunteer initiatives that support local youth and their communities. The Sears Good Life Alliance expands on Sears philanthropic tradition through its pledge of one million volunteer hours by the end of 2002. Since the inception of the Sears Good Life Alliance in 2000, Sears volunteers have logged more than 540,000 hours. To learn more about volunteering, people can call 1-800-VOLUNTEER or visit the Sears Good Life Alliance Web site at http://www.sears.com/alliance .
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Kim enlisted in the Navy in 1986 and was commissioned as a public affairs officer via Officer Candidate School in 1996. In her last Navy assignment, she commanded the Navy Office of Community Outreach, the only grassroots-level public affairs command in the Navy. She also managed issues on the Navy's National News Desk, led the public affairs team aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), oversaw communication for Navy operations and programs, worked overseas, and with submarines.
Kim retired from the Navy after 28+ years of service and settled in East Memphis. When she's not teaching public relations, she's busy helping Memphis small businesses and non-profits. Kim can be reached on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.


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Black Empowerment Day
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EMPOWERMENT
OF AFRICAN PEOPLE
On March 31, 2001, at its 3rd Annual Convention, the National Association for the Empowerment of African People (NAEAP), will celebrate Black Empowerment Day at La Joya, St. Joseph, beginning at 8 a.m. At 9 a.m., Orville London, Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly, will deliver the feature address, "Education, Empowerment and Civic Responsibility." Professor Selwyn R. Cudjoe, President of NAEAP, will deliver his Presidential Address at 3 p.m. The Convention's theme, "Empowerment Through Education," will be the subject of five workshops: Academic, Moral and Spiritual, and Civic Education; Classroom Dynamics and Women's Views. Panelists include Trevor Oliver, President of T&TUTA, Elton Nelson, Principal, Rennie Dumas, Senator, Pamela Elder, Attorney-at-law, Fr. Henry Charles, PhD, Hazel Gibbs de Peza, principal and adjunct Lecturer (UWI), Arthur Joseph, Lecturer (UWI) Raymond Hackett, Lecturer (UWI), Donna Carter, Educator, Brigid Annisette-George, Attorney-at-law and Laurel Lezama, Flight Attendant and graduate of NAEAP Vacation School. Priscilla Campbell-Jones, programme chairperson, will over an overview of the theme, "Education Through Education."
The afternoon session will be devoted to a Leadership Forum, the theme of which is, "Towards African Unity in Trinidad and Tobago." Participants include Imam Yasin Abu Bakr (Jamaat Al Muslimeen), Arthur Sanderson (CUFU), David Mohammed (Nation of Islam), Sam Babalorsa, Sam Phils (Orisha) and a representative from the Emancipation Support Committee. "The First Five Months," a short documentary about NAEAP, will also be shown.
Rose Janneire will chair the morning session and Jerome Lewis, formerly of Power 102, will chair an afternoon session. Lewis will also host a short cultural presentation featuring artists such as Sprangalang (Dennis Hall), Lady B, Mystic Prowler, Annette Valdez, Cynthia Ross and Culture Lovers, an African drumming group. Pastors Clyde James and Kwame Mohlabani will offer invocations. Food, art objects, books, ceramics and other such things will be on sale.
Black Empowerment Day is being held in memory of the life of Guy Griffith, Education Officer of NAEAP, who passed away on March 13, 2001. Charles Campbell will offer a short eulogy of his life and Linda Lambert will present a NAEAP Plaque to Carson Griffth, son of Guy. Tene Reece, attorney-at-law, will introduce Professor Cudjoe.


The distance between Budapest, Hungary and Chanthaburi, Thailand is approximately 8,463 km or 5,259 mi.
To reach Budapest in this distance one would set out from Chanthaburi bearing 316.3° or NW and follow the great circles arc to approach Budapest bearing 266.4° or W .
Budapest has a marine west coast climate (Cfb) whereas Chanthaburi has a tropical monsoonal climate (Am).
Budapest is in or near the cool temperate moist forest biome whereas Chanthaburi is in or near the tropical dry forest biome.
Total annual precipitation averages 2310 mm (90.9 in) less which is equivalent to 2310 l/m² (56.69 US gal/ft²) or 23,100,000 l/ha (2,469,543 US gal/ac) less. About 1/5 as much.
The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 30.2° lower in Budapest than in Chanthaburi.
The table shows values for Budapest relative to Chanthaburi. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Chanthaburi vs Budapest.


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Kenya – Inflation Decreases for the First Time in Nine Months Despite CBK Rate Increases.
By editor Last updated Dec 1, 2022
Due to a decline in food and fuel prices as well as rate increases to control the cost of living, inflation has slowed down for the first time in nine months.
Consumer prices decreased from 9.6% annually in October to 9. 5% annually in November as household budgets were squeezed by high inflation and there was less demand for goods and services.
Since June, annual inflation has exceeded the central bank's 7. 5 percent cap, and in October it accelerated more quickly to 9. 6 percent, a level last seen in 2017 when a severe drought increased food prices.
Workers have been forced to reduce spending on non-essential items like beer and airtime as the cost of essential commodities has increased.
President William Ruto, who took power in September and campaigned on a platform of easing the cost of living for the majority of poor households, has ruled out short-term fixes, dropping subsidies on maize flour and super petrol.
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Kanye West Charged in Airport Scuffle
Rapper faces battery and attempted grand theft charges over paparazzi incident
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Kanye West has been charged with battery and attempted grand theft for his July encounter with a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport. Reuters reports that each of these misdemeanor charges carries a maximum penalty of six months in prison if West is found guilty.
West was captured on video on July 19th confronting a photographer at LAX and appearing to wrestle him to the ground. Los Angeles City Attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan told Reuters that West also tried to take equipment from the photographer. The incident occurred in the month after West saw the birth of his first child with Kim Kardashian, as well as the release of his album Yeezus.
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West's arraignment is scheduled for October 10th in Los Angeles.
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A Coral Gables police officer who was investigated for allegedly assaulting his wife back in June was once again behind bars Thursday on a new domestic battery charge.
Officer Manuel Rivero, 39, was arrested after an altercation with his wife outside their home Wednesday night, according to a Miami-Dade Police arrest affidavit.
According to the affidavit, Rivero and his wife got into a verbal dispute and she left but returned when she realized she forgot her phone.
Several neighbors saw Rivero grab his wife by the arm and pull her while they were in the driveway, as she frantically screamed "call the police, he hitting me, he always hits me," the affidavit said.
A Coral Gables police officer who was investigated for allegedly assaulting his wife back in June was once again behind bars Thursday on a new domestic battery charge. Officer Manuel Rivero, 39, was arrested after an altercation with his wife outside their home Wednesday night, according to a Miami-Dade Police arrest affidavit.
The 18-year police veteran pushed her in the head area several times then went into the garage with his wife, closing the door as the altercation continued, the report said.
Neighbors called the police and one of them could hear muffled screaming coming from the garage, the affidavit said. Several minutes later, Rivero and his wife got into their car, and neighbors said her hair was disheveled and she had minor abrasions on her neck and clavicle area, the affidavit said.
After police arrived, Rivero denied physically touching his wife, saying they only had a verbal exchange, the report said. Rivero also had a large abrasion on his neck but said it happened while he was retrieving a ball from a tree in his front yard, the affidavit said.
Rivero was arrested on a domestic battery charge and booked into jail. He was granted a $2,500 bond at a hearing Thursday. A judge ordered he wear an ankle monitor and hand over all guns once he's released from jail.
Rivero was investigated back in June after he allegedly assaulted his wife at the movie theater at Sunset Place Mall in South Miami. Coral Gables Police officials said he was relieved of duty with pay after the June incident, and said South Miami Police and the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office were investigating the incident.
Rivero was also arrested in April 2016 for domestic violence but the charges were later dropped by his wife, officials said.


Leesylvania State Park opened in 1992. Land for the park was donated in 1978 by Daniel Ludwig, a noted philanthropist. A national historical society, the Society of Lees of Virginia, was instrumental in securing the donation. Locally the area is known as Freestone Point, referring to the sandstone early settlers took from the property for building. Henry Lee III (Light Horse Harry) was born here at what was then Leesylvania Plantation in Colonial America. This Revolutionary War hero would later father the Confederate General Robert E. Lee of Civil War fame. Size: 544.2 acres on a peninsula bordered by the Potomac River, Neabsco Creek and Powell's Creek.
Prince William Forest Park is located only 35 miles south of Washington, DC and directly in between two other National Park Service units - Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park and Manassas National Battlefield Park. With cabins and campgrounds, Prince William Forest Park is the ideal "home base" for your visit to the Washington, DC metropolitan region. Turkey Run Ridge Group Campground (tents only) is a 6-site campground with bathrooms (no showers), grills and picnic tables. Sites hold from 25 to 40 people and parking is readily available. Alcohol is prohibited at Turkey Run Ridge Group Campground.
Prince William Forest Park is located only 35 miles south of Washington, DC and directly in between two other National Park Service units - Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park and Manassas National Battlefield Park. With cabins and campgrounds, Prince William Forest Park is the ideal "home base" for your visit to the Washington, DC metropolitan region. Oak Ridge Campground (tents & RVs) is a 100-site campground with bathrooms, grills and picnic tables, and drive-up campsites. Leashed pets are welcome. Both tents and RVs are welcome in Oak Ridge Campground, though there are no hook-ups for RVs and length restrictions exist.
A designated National Natural Landmark for its eastern hardwood forest, Caledon Natural Area provides visitors the unique opportunity of viewing bald eagles in their natural habitat. Caledon and the surrounding areas are the summer home for one of the largest concentrations of bald eagles on the East Coast. As many as 60 eagles have been spotted on the bluffs overlooking the Potomac River in King George County. Preservation of the national bird's habitat is the primary focus of the natural area. Visitors can enjoy the beauty of Caledon by hiking and picnicking in a mature forest. They can learn more about the natural history of Caledon by touring the visitor center.
The beautiful Chesapeake Bay with its many historic towns are at your doorstep when you stay at Harbor View Campground. A selection of on-site amenities combined with the nearby Westmoreland Berry Farm, wineries, championship golf and many beautiful waterside towns of the Bay will make a visit to this Outdoor World property one you and your family will long remember. Reconnect with nature and the beauty of the Virginia countryside while reliving American history in the many Colonial towns nearby. You may even choose to take an excursion to our nation's capital-it's all part of what makes this beautiful property one you should be sure to visit.
The land for this park was donated in 1975 by Paul Mellon of Upperville to the Commonwealth of Virginia. It consisted of 1,132 acres. The name Sky Meadows came from former owner Sir Robert Hadow, who named the property "Skye Farm" after an island in Scotland. A 248-acre corridor between the park and U.S. Rt. 50 containing 3 miles of the Appalachian Trail was added in 1987. In 1988 Mellon donated another 462 acres. This area has been developed into an equestrian staging and bridle trail area. Just an hour's drive from Washington, D.C., Sky Meadows State Park in Clarke and Fauquier counties, offers a peaceful getaway on the eastern side of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Rich in history, the park has rolling pastures and woodlands, scenic vistas and provides a look into a bygone era. The park also has access to the Appalachian Trail and a primitive hike-in campground, as well as picnicking, hiking and riding trails, interpretive programs and a visitor center/gift shop. Size: 1,862 acres.
Westmoreland offers Camping from March 1 to the first Monday in December. Reservations may be made over the Internet. A reservation guarantees you a site of the type reserved in the campground but not a specific site or campground. The park assigns sites upon arrival to best meet the needs of the campers. The Park also offers 3 buddy sites & a large group tent area that can be reserved. The park will make every effort to accommodate campers wishing to be located on adjacent sites; however if more than 2 sites are involved we recommend reserving a buddy or group tent site. 2 picnic shelters are available for rent by calling the Reservation Center. Westmoreland State Park Camping Campsites have either fire ring grills or box grills, all of which allow campfires. Firewood is available for a small fee; starter logs are available at camp store. Camp store: camping and picnic supplies and gift items are available. Two vehicles per campsite; extras must park in parking lot and pay parking fee. Guests visiting campers must pay the standard daily parking fee and park in the proper parking lot. Also guests must leave the park by 10 p.m. Accepts outlets for 20 and 30 amp current. Bathhouse with hot and cold showers. Laundry facilities available in Campground A bathhouse. 20 x 20 tent pads. Campgrounds A,B,C.
Civil War buffs have a field day near this quiet countryside spot in the woods near I-95. Four of the war's most significant historic battles were fought here. Marked paths and roadways, audiovisual aids and tours help fill in the details as you walk or drive along the battlefields. Scores of original Colonial buildings have been preserved from the 18th and 19th centuries in the town of Fredericksburg, which was George Washington's boyhood home. Kings Dominion amusement park, championship golf courses and lots of great shopping lie within a half-hours drive. Washington, D.C. is about an hour north. Easy access to VRE or Metro trains, that head into the heart of the capital, where tours are available. So come and check in for some history. George Washington slept here, why not you? Rates are higher July 23 - August 5.


Wait a second….Winter and Summer are reversed in the Southern Hemisphere? Why didn't anyone tell me! In this episode, we continue to skirt alongside the Andes in Argentina and cross a lifetime milestone.
I could tell right away that it was cold when I woke up. The room in the shack in the field in the Argentina countryside was quite drafty. But when I got up to take a gander through the window, it was a surprise to see it: Snow.
My feelings were a mixture. I wasn't real excited to get on the road in those conditions, but I had to appreciate the peaceful beauty of the falling flakes.
By any measure, this has been a strange twelve months.
A quick glance at the forecast said that the low for this night was supposed to dip down to 23 F (-5 C). Waiting it out was not really an option. I ate some breakfast, got packed up and said goodbye to my host, Tina. I would still be going a bit south, but at least I would be going to lower elevations. I passed through El Mollar and by the big lake again.
I was aiming for the city of Cordoba, but I decided to take a more scenic route since it was going to take two days whichever way I went.
The snow switched to freezing rain fairly early. I'm not sure that was much better.
The road was really scenic and could have been a lot of fun if I wasn't worried about slipping.
Thankfully, the conditions continued to improve as I lost altitude.
I reached my goal for the evening, the city of La Rioja. I eventually settled on a hostel called Wayra Hostel. It was $9/night. The gal at the desk invited me to bring Annie inside, but the doorway was just too narrow. She assured me that it would be fine to park on the sidewalk, as they had staff there 24 hours. It seemed safe enough.
I took a stroll to the center to see the sights.
Probably the most interesting thing was an animitronic display of Pope Francis (He's from Argentina). At the top of every hour, he rolls out from behind the curtain and delivers the speech that he gave at his election.
His head nods and he can move his hand. I don't know why I found this so interesting.
I also began developing an addiction to "pralines," little bags of candied peanuts that you can buy for about $1. I returned to this guys stand a couple of times. The only time he didn't smile at me is when I asked to take his picture.
If anybody wants to learn Spanish, possibly the best thing to do is to never pass up a street vendor selling a food you haven't tried. I rarely understand completely what I am told by these people, but they are usually fun conversations.
Tired from the chilling ride, I turned in early.
I was on the road at a decent hour.
Alright, you guys know how much I like milestones, right? Just minutes after leaving La Rioja, I crossed over a very important imaginary line.
Today I would be eclipsing that distance, venturing the furthest that I ever had from home. It's crazy to think that the majority of Europe is closer to home than I currently am.
I had to be reminded of the following scene from Lord of the Rings.
Though in all honesty, Samwise probably needed to get out a bit more.
I would take aim at Cordoba for the day, but end up falling just short.
Can we talk about Argentina?
This might be a strange time to do this, but I kind of wanted to "zoom out" and provide some perspective of this country since I'm spending so much time here.
Additionally, it covers so much latitude and has such a range of elevations that the variety of landscapes is just astounding.
Argentina isn't traditionally a cheap place to visit for tourists, but I am here at an absolutely wonderful time. Strength in the dollar coupled with weakness in the Argentine Peso means that my money goes really far. Nowadays, I can buy about 25 pesos with $1. Three years ago, $1 would only buy about 8 pesos.
If you're an American who has ever wanted to travel internationally, now is the time!
Though they are a fairly advanced society, the modern technology of coins (invented about 2,700 years ago) has not really been adopted. They use battered bills, some comprised mostly of tape all the way down to 2 pesos (about 10 cents US).
Probably the most significant difference of Argentine Spanish is their pronunciation of double "l" and "y sounds. In most countries, these are similar to an English "y." Here in Argentina, it is said like the "s" in the word measure.
For example: When I roll up to a gas station and ask them to fill my tank I use the word "lleno" which means full. If I say "yay-no" like I do in most countries, they just stare at me. They wait until I say "zhay-no" before continuing.
They have coffee here, of course, but that's not the warm beverage of choice. Yerba mate takes that title.
Even at gas stations, there are dispensers were you put in about 20 cents to receive hot water for your mate.
Catholicism is big, of course, but football is the true religion. Argentina were the World Cup runner-ups in 2014. As I type this, it is less than a week until Argentina's first game in this World Cup. National team fever is at an all time high.
Argentine, Lionel Messi, is possibly the most well-known athlete in the world. I wish I had taken a picture of each advertisement featuring him while I've been here. He's so famous, even half of his face suffices.
I saw some nice things, but the temperature made it hard for me to enjoy myself. It hovered right around 40 degrees F (4 C) pretty much the whole day. Along my route, I'd just happened to see that there was a motorcycle museum near the town of La Cumbre. Since it is the "off season" in terms of tourism, it is only open on the weekends. My good fortune continues!
The entrance fee was just about $4 and I soon met the owner Lisandro, who was excited to show me around and hear about my trip.
The American version, Cushmans, were made in Nebraska.
I'd used up too much daylight to reach Cordoba, so I headed towards the touristy town of Villa Carlos Paz instead. There were plenty of lodging options there, so I wasn't too worried. I sped there in the last gleams of daylight.
I went by four hostels, all of which were closed, either permanently or for the season. I eventually decided to spend a bit more and book a hotel, but when I got there it was closed too. I spent way too much time wandering around this town.
My maroon cocoon, a $50 Coleman tent, has served me well over the last year. However, I probably should have purchased a tent that was "free standing," not needing to be staked to stay up. Oh well. Next trip…. 🙂 I had a nice spaghetti supper and prepared for another chilly night.
I woke up, rolled over and reached for my water bottle. To my relief, it was totally liquid. It hadn't gotten below freezing. I actually stayed in this spot for awhile doing some writing. I knew I had a very short ride ahead.
The height and length of this ramp was a bit unnecessary. By my rough calculations, a truck would have to be travelling at about twice the speed of sound to use the whole thing.
Rather thank continue, I think I'll include Cordoba in my next update.
Other than the weather, Argentina continues to be very hospitable towards me. Despite being farther from home than I've ever been, things are almost starting to feel more familiar. I'll expand on that next time.
Realtime update: I'm in Buenos Aires, enjoying this city. I may stay for a couple more days before heading to Uruguay.
Any post that allows you to reference LOTR and especially Samwise is a good one. Glad you're heading for warmer temps soon.
I hardly needed a coat today in Uruguay. It was amazing!
Cushman started out just making agricultural engines. Their customers fabricated little scooters powered by Cushman engines. So the Lincoln factory started making what the customers wanted. The military versions inspired the Italians who designed the Vespa. So the inventor of the modern scooter is an anonymous series of Midwestern Cushman customers.
The snows and freezing temps of Alaska and Argentina – you've been everywhere in more ways than one. Pralines and mate are great complements to wintry weather. Enjoy the favorable exchange rate! and the air of Buenos Aires.
I love the idea behind your blog! Johny Cash as a guide, amazing. I would advise you to give mate another chance… when it's prepared just right with some sugar, it's delicious. Cheers!
Fue un placer conocerte en la frontera Argentina/Uruguay.


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Schools and Lifelong learning
Information and support for school governors
Becoming a School Governor
Welcome to Leadership and Governance Services and thank you for exploring the possibility of becoming a school governor. Governors come from all sections of the community and from all walks of life. What is really important is the skills and experience you can offer to a governing board. It's also important that you work as part of a team and can give a commitment to the school.
Governors are part of a team that work together to ensure that all pupils can develop as individuals and receive an outstanding education. Working closely with the headteacher and staff, they have responsibility for the strategic management of the school.
All schools have a full governing board meeting once a term, occasionally two, and you will join a committee. Committees are usually where the detailed discussion and work takes place.
As a governor you will need to get to know your school, this will help you understand the impact of the decisions that you make will have. There is an extensive governor programme designed to ensure that governors' training needs are met.These are held at The Milton Keynes Professional Development Centre (MKPDC), Galley Hill, Milton Keynes MK11 1PA. See here for the current training available. In addition to this there will be the help and support of colleague governors together with advice from the headteacher and the LA to help you become familiar with your role as quickly as possible.
Read the Frequently asked questions that may help support you in your decision to become a school governor. If you would like to hear why some of our current governors enjoy the role you can read their profiles
If you decide you would like to become a governor please complete the Governor Application Form. A member of the Leadership and Governance Team will be in contact with you to discuss further.
One of the Council's highest priorities is to raise the attainment of all its pupils and governors are expected to pro-actively challenge the work of the school and to monitor and evaluate its performance. People will bring different skills and experiences to the position which may better qualify them for a specific role.
LA Governors - the process
The way in which the LA nominate governors to maintained schools' governing boards has changed click the following links below for the updated process:
LA governor nomination and appointment process for maintained school
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Application for LA governor
There are some circumstances in which individuals are disqualified from becoming a governor. Please click the following link Disqualification from membership of governing boards of maintained schools for further information.
Governor Services: Sara Butler, Leadership and Governance Consultant 01908 253497
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You can venture into a world of Star Wars adventure and tactical combat in Imperial Assault, a miniatures game for two to five players! Imperial Assault offers two complete game experiences for every player: a campaign game and a skirmish game. In the campaign, you and up to four of your friends create a thrilling narrative, playing out the actions of brave Rebel heroes and commanding the massed forces of the Empire. The Imperial Assault skirmish game invites you to muster a finely-honed fighting force and lead it into battle against your opponent's army in a test of tactical intelligence.
In past previews, we've focused exclusively on the campaign game. Now, that all changes as we turn our attention fully to the Imperial Assault skirmish game. Today, we'll explore how you build your armies for a skirmish game and the types of missions that you undertake.
Before you take your first steps onto the field of your skirmish mission, you must muster your fighting force. Not every skirmish will pit the Imperials against the Rebels. In the Imperial Assault skirmish game, there are three distinct factions – Rebels, Imperials, and Mercenaries. All of these factions can battle against each other and against other armies of the same faction.
You begin building an army by spending points on Deployment cards for your army. Each player has forty points to spend, and each figure or group of figures has a cost equal to its deployment cost, shown in the upper left-hand corner of the card. A squad of Stormtroopers costs six points, but bringing Darth Vader himself into your army costs eighteen points – nearly half of your available points. The Imperial and Mercenary Deployment cards used in the campaign and introduced in two of our past previews are also used in the skirmish game, but rather than using hero sheets for characters like Fenn Signis or Jyn Odan, there are Rebel Deployment cards for each hero. Heroes in a skirmish mission follow the same rules as all other figures – they cannot rest, and only one attack can be made per activation.
An army consisting of Luke Skywalker, Diala Passil, Jyn Odan, Gaarkhan, and Fenn Signis totals thirty-nine points, leaving one point unspent.
Under normal circumstances, all of the figures in your fighting force must belong to the same faction, but certain Deployment cards can change this rule. While most Deployment cards provide figures for your army, you can also spend points on skirmish upgrades. These Deployment cards offer no new figures for your army, instead offering special abilities for your forces in the game. Temporary Alliance, for example, allows you to bring units from another faction into your army, while other skirmish upgrade cards give you the chance to manipulate deployment zones and initiative.
You can customize more than your army when you play a skirmish mission of Imperial Assault. You supplement your figures on the field of battle with a deck of fifteen Command cards; these Command cards consist of combat tricks, clever tactics, and special training that you can bring to bear against your opponent. Each Command card has a point cost in the lower right-hand corner, and you have fifteen points to spend when constructing your deck. By carefully building a Command deck that works in tandem with your forces, you can bring your tactical exploits to new heights.
For example, an army composed mainly of melee units could use Pummel to perform two attacks by spending two actions, doubling the amount of attacks you can perform on a given activation. An army with more ranged units, on the other hand, may benefit more from Marksman, which allows you to trace line of sight through figures for a single attack. Armies with predominantly Troopers can lay down Covering Fire to Stun enemies, while an army with a variety of Heavy Weapons can concentrate Maximum Firepower to quickly increase the amount of damage you deal with a single attack. No matter what figures make up your army, you can craft an Command deck to support them and enhance their powers.
At the beginning of a skirmish mission, both players draw a hand of three Command cards, and they draw a single new card at the end of each round. Canny commanders can quickly increase the number of Command cards in hand, however. Seeded across the battlefield of every skirmish mission are a number of terminals. If you control a terminal by being the only player with figures adjacent to it, the extra information you gather allows you to draw an additional Command card at the end of the round, increasing your options in the heat of a firefight.
Before a skirmish mission begins, the player with initiative chooses the blue or red setup zone and places his figures in it, leaving the unchosen zone for his opponent. The player with initiative now starts the game by activating any one of his figures or groups of figures corresponding to a single Deployment card. The other player then responds by activating one of his own groups, and play alternates back and forth until all figures have been activated. Then, initiative passes to the other player, and the next round begins.
To achieve victory in a skirmish mission, you must be the first player to claim forty victory points. Destroying your opponent's forces is one path to victory: whenever you destroy the last figure corresponding to a Deployment card, you gain points equal to the card's deployment cost. So, if you can destroy an AT-ST, you immediately gain fourteen victory points.
The other path to gaining victory points is to complete the specific goals given by the mission. Two missions corresponding to every skirmish mission map in Imperial Assault, each with very different objectives. For example, on the Mos Eisley Outskirts map, there are two possible missions: Get to the Ship and Smuggled Goods.
In the Get to the Ship mission, both players' forces must race through the torturous alleys of Mos Eisley to reach the center of the map, where a valuable T-16 Skyhopper awaits. By controlling the ship, you gain extra victory points at the end of each round, and you can grab more victory points by interacting with the launch panels and prepping the ship for takeoff. Of course, your opponent is trying to achieve the same thing, and conflict around the ship is inevitable.
The Smuggled Goods skirmish mission pits two teams against each other as they battle to retrieve crates of contraband for the Hutts. You must battle to defeat your opponent's figures and keep them away from the crates, even as you return the contraband to your own deployment zone. With three crates worth fifteen victory points each, the team that retrieves the most contraband gains a distinct advantage in the fight for victory.
No matter which Imperial Assault skirmish mission you play, you're sure to find a test of tactical skill amidst the hum of vibroweapons and the hiss of blaster bolts. Join us next time as we turn to the developers of Imperial Assault for an exploration of the strategy that goes into building any army for a skirmish mission.
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Jason Neelis: "Moving Narratives – Transmission of Avadānas and Jātakas in Gandharan Texts and Images"
Abstract:Emplacement of Buddhist narratives of episodes associated with previous births of the Buddha and other figures in ancient Gandhara is reflected in Gāndhārī manuscripts with original summary compositions of over fifty distinctive stories labeled as Avadānas and Pūrvayogas and in a limited visual repertoire of about a dozen Jātakas identified in Gandharan art. This presentation will address tensions between localization and transmission of Gandharan literary and visual narratives belonging to periods of regional cultural production between the first and third centuries CE by examining patterns of selective appropriation and transformation of Avadānas and Jātakas in relations to other traditions of South Asian and Central Asian Buddhist texts and images. Bio:Jason Neelis is an Associate Professor in the Religion and Culture Department at Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) with research interests in Buddhist inscriptions, manuscripts, and visual / material cultures. He is co-ordinating a collaborative project on Buddhist Rebirth Narratives in Literary and Visual Cultures of Gandhara funded by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation for Buddhist Studies through the American Council of Learned Societies.
Image:From Wladimir Zwalf, A Catalogue of Gandhāra Sculpture in the British Museum (London: British Museum Press, 1996): cat. no. 136, p. 141-142.
Thursday, April 28, 2016. 06:00 PM
Building 70, Rm 72A
Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford
tanya@stanford.edu


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During this years Gamescom event, the first trailer for World Of Warships: Legends was released. Victor Kislyi, Founder and CEO of Wargaming said "The game has been built with console gamers in mind and to fit their needs. Battles are shorter and more action-packed with smaller teams".
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People's 'I Don't Get Paid Enough For This Sh*t' Experiences
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Medical Professionals Share The Most Haunting Last Words They've Heard From A Patient
Medical professionals have a tough job, and dying patients can leave a mark on them like no other. This was the theme of today's burning question from Redditor freeshavacadont, who asked the online community: "Medical workers of Reddit, what were the most haunting last words you've heard from a patient?"
The question prompted responses from medical professionals and the family members of people who've since passed.
"Had a patient on the cardiac icu..."
Had a patient on the cardiac icu during my second month of intern year who had newly diagnosed heart failure that we couldn't figure out what caused it.
He was a healthy guy. In his 60s. Did yoga every day, walked a few miles 5 days a week. Genuinely nice guy which is always a bad prognostic sign.
With his heart failure, his heart was so stretched out and not squeezing adequately to provide the blood and subsequent oxygen he needs to the rest of his body. A few nights into his hospital stay, I come in the next morning and discovered that the senior resident had to code him for sustained unstable heart arrhythmia ( unstable v tach).
I went and talked with him about it the next morning and he told me that he was in and out of consciousness during it all (from the low blood pressure) but he compared it to the feeling of jumping out of the plane and sky diving.
Later that morning I was checking on him again and he didn't look so good. He goes into the arrhythmia again, drops his blood pressure, and is in and out of consciousness. As I'm charging the defibrillator to shock him again, he comes back around to and briefly and asks me if I'm taking him sky diving again and let's out a nervous laugh before losing consciousness.
redditownsmylife
"It wasn't words..."
The most haunting death was a patient who was DNR, through her and her family's wishes. She was losing her battle, and her family wasn't there. She was getting frantic and looking around and half sitting up in bed, and a nurse with more experience than me, took her hand and calmly said, "it's ok. You're not alone. We're right here with you; it's ok to leave." The patient immediately calmed, put her head back on the pillow and died.
I knew I wanted to be that nurse when I grew up. How the hell did she know just what to do and say? I've never forgotten it.
readerf52
"I'm an EMT..."
I'm an EMT. Had a patient say "I don't feel so good" right before they dropped dead of a massive heart attack.
It was just the matter of fact way they said it.
ElBomberoLoco
"I am haunted, but not in a bad way."
(Nurse) In hospital caring for 40ish man with brain tumor, coming in and out of consciousness. Not to be resuscitated. His 16 year-old daughter was crying non-stop for 12 hours. His wife, who had been given a few months to prepare herself, was calm and focused on her husband. I had to routinely check his level of consciousness which involved talking to him in a loud voice (responds to auditory stimulation), which I did not like to do.
So I asked his wife to do the loud voice part, so the voice he would hear would be hers not mine, and she did so without hesitation. The only response we observed with. her vocalization was that this by now profoundly unconscious patient took her hand to his lips and kissed it. He stopped breathing very soon after that. I am haunted, but not in a bad way.
quaquero
"With wide eyes..."
With wide eyes, "Don't listen to my family, they want to keep my around forever but I just want to die. They won't let me."
She wanted to get off dialysis which was a death sentence for her.
nineonewon
"When I was training..."
When I was training I had a guy go into a massive cardiac arrest. We ended up working on him for over an hour and a half because we kept getting him back then losing him again. He had wet himself during the arrest (which is common, it happens) and he just kept apologising for "making a mess."
Ms_vane
"Hospice nurse here."
Hospice nurse here - had a patient who was experiencing terminal agitation. With an expression of complete terror on his face he said "help me! They are coming to get me."
Heyrik1
"During my residency..."
During my residency I was on call and running the hospital (as senior residents tend to do). One of my responsibilities was being in charge of the entire ICU (which had about 16-20 bed capacity).
I was taking care of a man who had a bowel perforation (a hole in his intestines). He had a NG (nasogastric) tube up his nose into his stomach so that he wouldn't drown in his own feces. His brother and sister in law came to visit him and they had a nice conversation. I walked in as they were leaving and they said to him "make sure to listen to the doctor" as they left.
The patient and I talked a bit and he wasn't looking so good. I kept hearing a gargling sound as he was speaking to me. The kind of sound you make when you rinse out your mouth with mouth wash and spit it out. I immediately checked his NG tube and it came right out. He looked at me and said "I shouldn't have played with the tube.." before going pale and losing a pulse. I did everything in my power to save him that day, but his lungs were full of stool and he died 20 minutes later.
The rest of the day I felt utterly numb and it still sits with me to this day. To have a patient smiling and laughing with you one moment, then being deceased 20 minutes later is one hell of a rollercoaster ride.
Edit : to clear up a few quick points. The NG tube was attached to a canister on the wall and set to suction to help remove contents. And the patient most likely aspirated (think about when you eat and cough/swallow at the same time and the food goes down the "wrong pipe" = airway versus the esophagus) after he pulled his tube out enough that it slipped out of his esophagus and thus allowed the contents to flow down the airway.
I hope this clears things up. Sorry for any confusion. And thanks for the great questions and discussion. I'm doing my best to get to them during work.
altiiif
"There was no one..."
"I see the man in the corner again."
There was no one but she'd been seeing a dark man in the corner for days and asking about him. Toward the end, this was all she talked about beside crying for her mother. Cancer.
gingered84
"It's not words that haunt me..."
It's not words that haunt me. It's the last few agonal breaths, gasping and gurgling, before they are gone. I still remember the first patient I lost as we stood by as per patient/family request. Haunting.
TrustMeIAmADocter
"Paramedic here."
Paramedic here. I was transporting a cardiac patient and while we were both watching my EKG monitor, he went into Vfib, a lethal heart rhythm. His heart stopped pumping blood effectively at that point but there was enough blood pressure for a few seconds of consciousness. He looked at me and said "But I don't see the light." and went unconscious.
Coded him, shocked him a few times, meds by the handful, but he died.
gunmedic15
"Nursing home."
Nursing home. Most elderly people are at ease as they get nearer and nearer to death. But this old lady, as she deteriorated over her last week or so, would SCREAM:
I DON'T WANT TO DIE! I DON'T WANT TO DIE! I DON'T WANT TO DIE! I DON'T WANT TO DIE!
Really heartbreaking to see.
floating_bells_down
"My husband is a PICU nurse..."
My husband is a PICU nurse and one morning he came home in a bit of a daze. I asked him what was wrong and he told me about a little boy who had been in PICU for a few days already and wasn't getting better. Most nights, the little boy would wake up so one of the nurses would keep him company while he fell asleep again. My husband was doing just that, he read him a book then just sat there with the boy listening to music so he would go back to sleep. Before falling asleep the little boy said "You were my favorite". The boy passed away in the morning, his little heart gave out and refused to restart.
Although all patients are important, some leave more of an impression than others. Until that point, that little boy hadn't stood out to my husband and he felt terrible about it because, clearly, he had made a big impression on that little boy. That was the only patient's funeral he has ever attended.
MOA14
"I'm an intern..."
I'm an intern at a home for patients with Alzheimer's and have only been there for a few weeks. The first patient to pass during my internship said 'who am I?', for some reason it saddens me deeply and I can't seem to let it go.
Happyhours1
"Had a patient that kept coding..."
Had a patient that kept coding, but every time they came back they'd get crazy strong, fight everyone, and then start saying the Lord's Prayer...they'd trail off and code again.
Another one snatched me by the arm and pleaded that they wanted to see their baby grow up. Sixty seconds later I was pumping away on their chest.
In my line of work I hear a lot of last words. These two though- surprisingly weren't the final last words. I just thought they were and at the time it was a perfectly rational thought.
Of last last words my favorites were always the "I want you to go away and leave me alone. I'm going to sleep. Goodbye." Family members didn't pick up on that one, but that patient and his eyes said it all.
Tilted_scale
DQ: What's your favorite example of famous last words?


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The role of the responsive leader is based on the need for soft skills, business drive, a holistic understanding of the dynamics within the organization, and nurturing social capital. This requires that the responsive leader is both a coach and a mentor. When talking about coaching, mentoring, and teaching there is a layer of delegation involved. How much do you delegate in which role?
You must master both coaching and mentoring, and apply it with situational leadership both towards the individual employees and towards the team as an entity.
Whether you are a coach or a mentor depends on the situation you are in – and it also depends on the employee or team. Sometimes there is even a need for a teacher, but nevertheless you must know the role that is required of you in a particular situation – also known as situational leadership.
As a coach, you're a facilitator for driving different ideas, understandings, and reflections. A coach asks questions and guides the employee to seek answers themselves. The timeframe is short, and has an outcome set by both the coach and the coachee. Focus and agenda are often performance driven, and the outcome should be specific and measurable with signs of improvement. Through questions, the coach can provoke the coachee to make positive movements, that will result in recognizing their own behavior and make better decisions to accomplish their desired goal.
As a mentor, you're can have attitude, opinions, multiple views, and experience – and a role that can voice them. A mentor comes with specific suggestions to the challenges the mentee is experiencing. The timeframe is long – for some it can be a whole career life-timeframe. Here, the outcome is set by the mentee. Focus and agenda are development driven, and the outcome can change and has a more holistic approach. Whereas in the coaching role, the coach asks all the questions, in mentoring the mentee typically asks the questions. A mentor does not need to have a certain expertise but should give THEIR experiences to the mentee.
As a teacher, you teach one skill or concept and should be determent to increase a capability. In short, the method is more direct than the two others.
Overall, it is your responsibility, as a leader, to choose the best possible role to encourage the team. It comes down to how much delegation you give your team.
When teaching, you have the most responsibility as a leader. When mentoring, you are in an agreeable and participating role, which means you have half the responsibility. When coaching, you are fully delegating the task of deciding on actions.
When is what a good idea?
In the role of the teacher, it is often a tell, sell or consulting interaction that you see between the leader and the employees. It all comes down to which situation your team is in. If the situation is critical, telling and selling might be the answer. You must be authorial, and let the employees know what to do, and just let them do it. In selling you move from being the teacher to the mentoring role. Though it's not fully in the mentoring role yet. If the team needs help to get the job don, then supporting is a better solution.
More ideally, if your team is in a calm environment and they would like more responsibility, mentoring throughout participating can be your answer. This means you'll go up the curve and move towards more team control. In this state, there is no need to give detailed orders. It is a much more consulting state, where the employees are capable of doing the tasks almost without managing control.
The goal is to make sure that employees are empowered, and have mandate to secure that competencies are present in the team. When or if the team has the control, the energy level is at its highest. Your team will be enthusiastic, and a coaching role will be useful in this state. A coach is a short time solution, were focus should be on personal developments, issues and self-improved goals.
The purpose of a coaching leader is to emphasize the individual capabilities. Throughout personal development employees can be aware and confident about their competences. A coach does not give opinions, but should focus on an open dialogue, where the coachee gives the answers themselves.
When fully delegating, some employees experience, that they get paralyzed. In such a situation, moving left in the figure, mentoring or even teaching can be a solution.
My advice is to start writing down all tasks you're responsible for, and look at which tasks can be delegated – and how. You will see who in your team can handle the various tasks. Secondly, you must match your expectation with your team to see which tasks can be distributed responsibly.
Therefore, be both a mentor and a coach to achieve the responsive delegation where employees are both committed and competent, so they can achieve a team control with a minimal management control but still maintaining or striving to have moments that matters.
No matter what level of delegation you as a leader choose, the most important thing is, that you and your employees agrees on the level of delegation.


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Mark Zuckerberg: The idea that fake news influenced the election is 'crazy'
by Selena Larson @selenalarson November 10, 2016: 10:57 PM ET
Fake news sites designed to trick you
If you've found yourself blaming social media for electing Donald Trump, you're wrong.
So says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who was emphatic that his company was not responsible for influencing people's votes.
Fake news stories went viral about both candidates -- although there were far more lies about Hillary Clinton -- and the platform seemed to do to little to filter out inaccurate content. Now, people are wondering how much impact that content had on the outcome of the presidential election.
"Personally, I think the idea that fake news on Facebook -- of which it's a small amount of content -- influenced the election in any way is a pretty crazy idea," Zuckerberg said at the Techonomy conference Thursday.
But he didn't just try to absolve Facebook (FB) -- he encouraged anyone criticizing the company to do some soul searching of their own.
"I do think there is a profound lack of empathy in asserting that the only reason someone could've voted the way they did is fake news."
Related: Facebook shows you what you want to see post-election
His comments demonstrated a bit of a misunderstanding about how people use social media. A recent Pew study found that 20% of users have "modified their stance on a social or political issue because of material they saw on social media."
This election cycle, some of the top fake news stories were shared millions of times on Facebook.
Already, Facebook's news feed creates filter bubbles -- its technology learns the kind of content you like and shows you more of it, pushing opposing opinions lower in your feed or not showing them to you at all.
Zuckerberg said Facebook's internal research suggests filter bubbles are not a problem, and that Facebook provides greater diversity of information than other media outlets. (Other research has suggested the opposite.)
Nearly two billion people use Facebook, and it's in the unique position of controlling what information, news, events, and interests those people see.
Zuckerberg gave no indication that Facebook was doing a post mortem on its role in the election except to say that the platform is always changing and "it's not fully formed, and we'll keep improving it."
Related: The plague of fake news is getting worse
Other tech firms may also be going through a self-reckoning.
Twitch cofounder and tech investor Justin Kan told CNNMoney's Laurie Segall that companies should take a look at the role technology played in this election.
"Have we created systems that bring us together to find common ground, or have we created systems that divide us?" Kan said.
Twitter alums also reflected on the role Twitter played in the election. Software engineer Ben Matasar posed the question to his former colleagues: What did we build?
Responses to his tweet from former Twitter employees varied. Some called Twitter (TWTR) a platform for positive connections, others a "destroyer of worlds."
A significant social autopsy is required to understand the role technology, Facebook and the dissemination of fake news played in this election. But unless tech companies truly reckon with the power they have to wield information and influence beliefs, the bubbles we create for ourselves aren't likely to go away.
Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the number of Facebook users.
CNNMoney (San Francisco) First published November 10, 2016: 9:49 PM ET


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Imagine Communications, a global leader in video infrastructure, advertising systems and workflow management solutions serving the media networks, broadcast stations, digital media, communication service provider and enterprise markets, announced today that it has supplied the powerful Platinum™ IP3 routing platform to NEP Australia, Australia's leading provider of outsourced television production services. The router will be deployed in NEP Australia's new state-of-the-art HD broadcast trailer.
"We are constantly upgrading our outside broadcast fleet to ensure we always provide the most advanced and attractive capabilities to our clients," said Terry Manley, chief engineer, NEP Australia. "The power of the Platinum IP3, in a relatively compact form factor, is a huge advantage when designing our new fleet. The fact that Imagine Communications has a direct presence in Australia is also important, providing us the reassurance of having support from an excellent engineering operation."
According to Manley, NEP Australia benefits from the Platinum IP3 router's ability to switch multiple signals in the same frame. Additionally, NEP Australia specified the MADI option on the IP3, allowing it to route multiplexed audio data as well as discrete audio. The truck also supports 32 cameras, multiple replay devices and a large number of auxiliary audio and video inputs. For major events, the truck needs to support as many as six transmission outputs.
In any outside broadcast project, the challenge for the designer is to minimize the rack space occupied by the technical infrastructure and to maximize the functionality while reducing weight. The Platinum IP3 provides a broad range of additional functionality including multiplexing and de-multiplexing, signal distribution, audio MADI and sophisticated multiviewer capabilities. Embedding all this capability in a single router platform saves space, power and weight.
Additionally, the Platinum IP3 Router helps broadcasters move to hybrid networks with IP broadcast infrastructure alongside traditional broadcast audio and video networks, making it an ideal platform for the transition to software-defined networks.
"We are delighted that the Platinum IP3 router has become a popular choice for outside broadcast trucks around the world," said Joe Khodeir, senior vice president, Asia Pacific, Imagine Communications. "We designed it to be massively powerful, but also compact and power-thrifty – ideal for the confined space in a truck. We are pleased that our Australian engineering team could work with NEP Australia on this project, and we look forward to seeing the truck in action at some of the country's biggest sporting and entertainment events."
The new truck will enter service in the second half of 2015. It will be followed by another truck with the same design specifications, also incorporating an Imagine Communications Platinum IP3 router.
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Imagine Communications Corp., is a global leader of video infrastructure, advertising systems, and workflow management solutions serving the media networks, broadcast stations, digital media, communication service provider and enterprise markets spanning 185 countries. Today, nearly half of the world's video channels traverse through more than 3 million Imagine Communications products deployed around the world. Imagine Communication provides the most complete end-to-end video solutions and is innovating to deliver the most advanced IP, cloud-enabled, software-defined network and workflow solutions in the world.
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