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How To Manage Grief At Work
Here's how to work through a personal crisis without sacrificing your job.
[Photo: Flickr user Mark Sebastian]
By Lisa Evans 4 minute Read
When psychotherapist Amy Morin, author of 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do was 23 years old, she lost her mother to a brain aneurysm. Three years later, her 26-year-old husband died of a heart attack. A few years after that, her father-in-law was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Somehow Morin had to figure out how to process her own grief while simultaneously helping patients deal with their problems.
Dealing with the loss of a loved one or an illness can make it difficult to concentrate on work. I spoke with Morin about her tips for working through the grief without causing your work to suffer.
Be Honest With Coworkers
Tell your coworkers what you're going through and how they can help. "Well-meaning coworkers may pause during the day to ask you how you're doing or to pass on their sympathies, but while they'll likely be able to move on with their day after the conversation is over, it may completely derail you," says Morin. If you prefer not to discuss your issues in the office for fear that it will cause you to break down, let your coworkers know. You may want to send out an email thanking them for acknowledging your loss, but let them know that you aren't feeling like discussing it at the moment, and ask that they defer to talking about lighter topics at the lunch table or the coffee maker.
Separate Work And Home Life
Creating healthy boundaries that let you separate your work from your personal life can help you to stay on task at work without causing your emotions over your personal crisis to intervene. This may mean refusing to take personal calls during work hours. Let family and friends know not to call you while you're at work unless it's a true emergency. Changing out of your work clothes when you get home can also be a physical reminder to you that you can now turn off work mode and mentally process your loss.
Make Time In Your Personal Life For Grieving
Dealing with your emotions outside the office can help you to be more present while you're at work. Often, Morin says, people will try to distract themselves by being as busy as possible after work hours to avoid dealing with overwhelming negative emotions, but avoiding your grief can have disastrous consequences. "The saying, time heals everything, is actually not true. It's what you do with your time that matters," she says.
The saying, time heals everything, is actually not true. It's what you do with your time that matters.
Giving yourself the downtime in your off-work time to deal with your emotions is the key to having a healthy work-life balance down the road. It's uncomfortable when we're grieving, and we don't want to think about it, but if you don't think about it in your personal time, your brain is going to try to process it and work through it while you're in the office," says Morin.
Seek Support
Find a support group or lean on friends and family to help you process your grief. If you don't seek outside social support, Morin says, you may begin to rely on coworkers for support. "That really mixes home and work life and can get messy sometimes," she says.
Get A Mantra To Deal With Overwhelming Emotions
It's common when dealing with a life-altering loss to become overwhelmed by a wave of emotion at the most inopportune times. Emotions can be triggered by something someone says in a meeting, or the smell of someone's perfume, or even a song playing in the lobby. To control your emotions, Morin recommends creating a mantra such as "not helpful" or "I can do this"; something you can repeat to yourself over and over when you feel your eyes welling up.
Don't Avoid Your Feelings
If you begin to feel emotional at an inopportune time, avoid telling yourself not to think about it. "The more we say, 'Don't think about it,' the more our brain actually thinks about it," says Morin. Acknowledge the emotion and tell yourself that you're going to deal with it when you get home. Going for a walk around the office or switching tasks–doing something that gets your hands busy or your body moving–can help your brain to change its focus.
The more we say, 'Don't think about it,' the more our brain actually thinks about it.
Allow For Lower Productivity
Give yourself permission to be slightly less productive than you normally would be. Help yourself stay on task and get through the day by breaking up your day into smaller chunks. Prioritizing and making a to-do list can also help you stay focused. "We get scattered when we're in the midst of grief," says Gorin. Checking things off your to-do list also gives you a sense of accomplishment that can make you feel better about what you've done with your day.
Lisa Evans is a freelance writer from Toronto who covers topics related to mental and physical health. She strives to help readers make small changes to their daily habits that have a profound and lasting impact on their productivity and overall job satisfaction


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Q: Format of Teams Chat URL I have an app that runs within Teams that shows a list of employees, name, email, presence, title and phone.
For the name column I would like to present it as a link that when clicked will open up a chat within the Teams desktop or mobile app with that employee. If there is an existing chat session, it should go to that, else create a new chat. It should not open the web client and go through the hassle of choosing to then open in the desktop app.
I was previously using this format:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/0/0?users=user@user.com
This caused the whole web client flow, so after some digging around I changed it to:
MSTeams:/l/chat/0/0?users=user@user.com
This seems to work for an existing chat but does not work for a new chat. The To: field at the top of the page is not completed.
Any ideas?
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Watson Charlton (1872 - ?) was a British illustrator of children's books. He was born in Sunderland, Durham, the son of the painter John William Charlton (1848–1917).

Selected works illustrated by Watson Charlton
Christopher Beck (Thomas Charles Bridges (18681944). The Brigand of the Air London:C. Arthur Pearson (1920)
Shiela E Braine. That Lucky Visit London: The Sunday School Union (1913) 12 illustrations.
W. E. Cule.  Mr Crusoe's Island London: Sunday School Union (1914)
George Eliot. Silas Mariner ... and Scenes of Clerical life (1909)
Evelyn Everett-Green. Hilary Quest London: Pilgrim Press (1908)
Albert Lee. A King's Treachery - A Romance of the Huguenot Persecution (1922)
Robert Leighton. Dreadnoughts Of The Dogger: A Story of the War on the North Sea London: Ward Lock (1916)
Robert Leighton. The Kidnapped Regiment: a Story of 1745 London:Pilgrim Press (1911)
Frank Mundell. Captain Cook: The Prince of Navigators London: Andrew Melrose (1907)
Frank Mundell. James A. Garfield: the backwoods boy who became President London: Andrew Melrose (1907)
Muriel Pollexfen.  Grey Ghost (1910)
Johann Christoph von Schmid, The Basket of Flowers London (1908) (digitised at
Frederica J Turle. The Gap in the Fence (1914) digitised at
Ethel Wiegall. Mrs Trigley's Visitors London:Sunday School Union (c. 1915)

Sources
The following sources were used:
Library Hub Discover (the successor to COPAC)
Children's Fiction 1900-1950 by Cooper and Cooper
Abe Books
Project Gutenberg

Example of Charton's work
Illustrations by Charlton of A Basket of Flowers (subtitled in some editions as Piety and Truth triumphant) translated from the German original of Christoph von Schmid. This book has a simple story. Mary's elderly father is a gardener and basket-maker who lives in a cottage and garden given him by the Count. Mary grows up to love flowers and the God who created them. She becomes friendly with the Count's daughter Amelia, and on her birthday takes her a basket of flowers. When she leaves, a diamond ring is missed, and on the accusation of Juliette, a jealous lady's maid, Mary is chained, dragged off to prison, tried, whipped and condemned to exile. Father and daughter are eventually taken in by a virtuous old couple, and restored to health and activity, cultivating a garden and making baskets. The old father dies a pious death, and Mary puts the basket of flowers on his grave. The friendly old couple are persecuted by their daughter-in-law. Mary, cast out again and again accused of theft, goes to weep on her father's grave where Amelia, who has recognised the basket, comes to tell her that the ring has been found in a magpie's nest. The just are rewarded and the guilty punished.

References

External links

1872 births
People from Sunderland
English illustrators
British children's book illustrators
Year of death missing

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FCN 2007 Awards Announced
Runners up in the "Newspaper of the Year" competition included the Charlotte World (second place), Manna (third place), the Good News in South Florida (fourth place) and ChristianWeek (fifth place).
FCN gave awards in a number of other categories, honoring the best work being done in a variety of areas.
Best Editorial: First place went to the Minnesota Christian Chronicle, with additional honors going to Kansas City Metro Voice (second), ChristianWeek and the Chronicle Kansas Edition (tied for third), and Manna (fifth place).
Best General Article (short): First place went to the Minnesota Christian Chronicle, with additional honors going to Manna (second), the Chronicle Kansas Edition and Good News in South Florida (tied for third), and Good News Etc. (fifth).
Best General Article (long): First place went to the Minnesota Christian Chronicle, with additional honors going to Manna (second), Good News in South Florida (third), Kansas City Metro Voice and BC Christian News (tied for fourth).
Best Interview Article: First place went to Manna, with additional honors going to the Minnesota Christian Chronicle (second) and the Chronicle Kansas Edition (third).
Best Personality Feature: First place went to the Charlotte World, with additional honors going to BC Christian News and Mana (tied for second), and Good News Etc. (fourth).
Best Reporting: First place went to ChristianWeek, with additional honors going to BC Christian News (second), Christian News Northwest (third), The Chronicle Kansas Edition (fourth), and a three-way tie for fifth place between the Good News in South Florida, Manna, and the Minnesota Christian Chronicle.
Best Column: First place went to the Charlotte World, with additional honors going to the Minnesota Christian Chronicle (second), ChristianWeek (third), BC Christian News (fourth), and Good News Etc. and the Chronicle Indiana Edition (tied for fifth).
Best Candid Photo: First place went to BC Christian News, with additional honors going to Kansas City Metro Voice and Manna (tied for second), and the Chronicle Metroplex Edition (fourth).
Best Publication Design: First place went to Kansas City Metro Voice, with additional honors going to BC Christian News (second), Manna (third), Good News in South Florida (fourth), and the Chronicle Kansas Edition and the Minnesota Christian Chronicle (tied for fifth).
Best Cartoon: First place went to Kansas City Metro Voice, with additional honors going to The Chronicle Kansas Edition (second), Minnesota Christian Chronicle (third), and Christian News Northwest (fourth).
Best First-Person Article: First place went to the Good News in South Florida, with additional honors going to Good News Etc. (second) and Manna (third).
Due to a mail-sorting error that went undetected until shortly before the awards were presented, entries from the Christian Examiner were not included in the judging.

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Q: Filter Group of Items in Django And Display List of Groups I'm trying to display a nav menu for my website of minerals. The nav would display a list of the available mineral categories.  A user that clicks on a 'category' will see a list of each mineral in that category.
I've tried to accomplish this via template tag but nothing is printing and in django debug bar i don't see the SQL executing--so not sure what the issue is.
my Mineral model
class Mineral(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=100, unique=True)
    image_filename = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    image_caption = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    category = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    formula = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    strunz_classification = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    crystal_system = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    unit_cell = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    color = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    crystal_symmetry = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    cleavage = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    mohs_scale_hardness = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    luster = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    streak = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    diaphaneity = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    optical_properties = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    refractive_index = models.CharField(max_length=755)
    crystal_habit = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    specific_gravity = models.CharField(max_length=255)

my template tag
 from django import template

register = template.Library()

categories = ["Silicates", "Oxides", "Sulfates", "Sulfides", "Carbonates", "Halides", "Sulfosalts", "Phosphates",
              "Borates", "Organic Minerals", "Arsenates", "Native Elements", "Other"]

@register.inclusion_tag('minerals/mineral_nav.html')
def nav_minerals_list():
    return {'categories': categories}

mineral_nav.html
{% for category in categories %}
    {{ category }}
{% endfor %}

category url
url(r'^(?P<category>[\w\s]+)/$', views.search_category, name='category')

search_category view
def search_category(request,category):
    minerals = Mineral.objects.filter(category__iexact=category)
    return render(request,'minerals/mineral_list.html', {'minerals':minerals})

and then just trying to call the menu on my home page like this:
 {%nav_minerals_list%}

note i am also definitely importing the template tags in my html page.
any ideas?
UPDATE -- i fixed the template tag but i'm getting the following error:
NoReverseMatch at /
Reverse for 'category' with arguments '()' and keyword arguments '{}' not found. 1 pattern(s) tried: ['minerals/(?P<category>[a-zA-Z])/$']

UPDATE 2 -I've changed the code around a bit to be what I believe to be a bit better form, but I'm still getting a new reverse match error.  The error is as follows:
NoReverseMatch at /
Reverse for 'category' with arguments '()' and keyword arguments '{'category': 'Silicates'}' not found. 1 pattern(s) tried: ['minerals/(?P<category>[a-zA-Z])/$']

So guess a good sign that it is picking up one of the category names but still not sure why this isn't working.  Any ideas?
UPDATE 3
noticed a problem with my REGEX for the URL so changed that.  I now have the categories printing out correctly with links so that they are going to the correct url--i.e (http://localhost:8000/minerals/Silicates/) BUT the list of minerals for that category are not printing out

A: use like this
{% nav_minerals_list %}

for more refer this link https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/howto/custom-template-tags/

A: Do like this in your li tag,
{% for mineral in minerals %}

{{ mineral.category }}

{% endfor %}


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GeoLog | Light years from home - a geologist's tale - GeoLog
EGU Blogs » GeoLog » Light years from home – a geologist's tale
Light years from home – a geologist's tale
Conor Purcell	June 21, 2017	Energy, Resources and the Environment, Geodynamics, Science Communication, Space and Planetary Sciences, Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology, Tectonics and Structural Geology No Comments
Sunrise seen from space . Illustration inspired by the opening scene of Stanley Kubricks film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Credit: Grafiker61 (Own work), distributed via Wikimedia Commons .
In a departure from the usual posts we feature on the blog, today Conor Purcell (a freelance science writer) brings you a thought provoking science fiction piece. Grab a drink and dive into this geology inspired adventure!
"It's typical geology for a rocky planet" K reported. "Captured beneath the ocean at its northern pole, the core is a mix of metamorphic and sedimentary rock, with sand and fossilized organisms of the non-intelligent form. Nothing unusual."
"We should use our new systems for this analysis," It thought to itself. "Best to begin with a rocky planet." K was the collective thinking entity of its group, a unified consortium of representatives now located across interstellar space: their task to find intelligent life beyond itself.
Here, on the orbiting cube, lying lengthways in front of K, and secured within the hold of the onboard core analyser, was a long cylindrical section – a core – of rock and mud which had been excavated from the planet below. K was now beginning the routine inspection performed on each of the cores acquired across the surveyed planets.
"Inspect all elements and produce time-series of environmental parameters relevant for the planet" K commanded itself.
It was then that something unusual triggered a notification in its Thought Centre – something it had never experienced. "What is this?" it asked.
For millennia, K had been searching for evidence of intelligent life on exoplanets beyond its own host star. In earlier times ground based receivers had been constructed and used to scour the endless black sky, and although life had been discovered to exist almost everywhere, without exception it took the form of mindless cellular or multicellular organisms. No trace of another Type 1 civilization had ever been found. Even as K's technology advanced, observing and measuring the atmospheres of millions of remote planets to seek out the signatures of machine and biological life, and now even visiting those remote worlds, no sign of intelligence had yet been discovered.
What now caught the attention of K's Thought Centre was a narrow section of fine material which appeared to have been laid down in a remarkably short period of time, during just twenty solar orbits. "This geology is unique," K thought.
"On a planet that contains layers stacked typically over tens of thousands or millions of years, what kind of mechanism could produce such a pattern?" it asked itself. "A rapid fluvial event could produce something like this" it responded. "But not exactly: the material here is far too fine to be explained by known terrestrial, oceanic or atmospheric forces in the universe," it thought. K could not explain it.
Far below the orbiting cube on which the analysis was being performed, over extensive distances from the poles to the equatorial belt, the K machines proceeded to core their way across the planet. For a rocky sphere of this size, two hundred cores would be drilled and sampled. The complete process would take a little over one solar orbit.
"What do we think about this anomaly?" K asked itself. "We should compute an age model for the section."
"The section in question is relatively young, just 2.167 million solar orbits in age" it calculated. "It is wedged at the intersection between two geological epochs, marked by a large (25 degrees Kelvin) and incredibly rapid (300 years) temperature increase across the transition."
K next extracted a sample from each of the section's annually laid sediments and instructed itself to begin the weighing of trace elements. Chemical analysis of the ratios of isotopes would spell out a varying signal across time, detailing past temperatures and planetary ice volume. This kind of varying palaeoclimate history had been discovered on planets throughout the galaxy. It was ubiquitous.
But, amazingly, unlike the millions of geological cores previously processed, this short section presented no ordinary signal: the pattern generated by the weight of these trace elements was encrypted.
K had not seen anything like it before and inside its Thought Centre an alert was raised: no signal in the known universe had ever been found encrypted.
"Perform an analysis on the encryption, decipher, and display results," K commanded.
"The signal has been encrypted using a very basic cypher, and can be unravelled easily."
The deciphering took just microseconds, and right there and then the signal was laid bare, changing K's understanding of the universe forever.
After millennia of exploration, believing it was the lone thinking entity in the universe, here was evidence conveying the existence of another intelligence, a message sublimely detailed in the universal language of mathematics. It read:
'This was once an inhabited place which we called Earth.'
By Conor Purcell Science & Nature Writer with a PhD in Earth Science
Conor Purcell is a Science & Nature Writer with a PhD in Earth Science. He can be found on twitter @ConorPPurcell and some of his other articles at cppurcell.tumblr.com.
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He probably shouldn't have told his friends, who all hated him.
Frank eventually gained the acceptance of the other Sparkle Cult members by rotating his head a full 360 degrees.
Faced with the decision to take a joint dwayne consulted the eternal beings that resided on his shoulders for guidence.
The argument was fairly one sided.
White people sure can party!!!
After years of trying to give him the hint, Steve's friends decided to remove his peachfuzz moustachio once and for all.
Some people questioned the decision to cast Pauly Shore in the title role of the final "Harry Potter" film.
"Alright John! It's time for the Trust Fall!"
The intervention meeting for chuck had gone wrong very wrong.
When we developed this chilling picture, we captured my son, dead 18 years to the day.
Gertrude, seated bottom left, was pleased that the distraction of the sparklers prevented anyone from noticing that she was masturbating.
Is this the country kitchen buffet?


Limited blue colored vinyl LP pressing. Originally released in 1999 on MCA Records, Enema of the State is the smash third studio album from the California pop-punk band blink-182. Produced by Jerry Finn and the band's first to feature drummer Travis Barker, the album has sold over 15 million copies worldwide to date on the strength of the hit singles "What's My Age Again?", "All the Small Things" and "Adam's Song."


LOS ANGELES (AP) -The Los Angeles Kings signed general manager Dean Lombardi and coach Terry Murray to two-year contract extensions through the 2012-13 season on Wednesday, solidifying their leadership after the club's first playoff appearance in eight years.
The Kings also gave two-year extensions to assistant general manager Ron Hextall and hockey operations vice president Jeff Solomon, senior director of communications Jeff Moeller said.
Los Angeles also hired John Stevens as an assistant coach, signing the former Philadelphia Flyers head coach to a three-year contract to replace Mark Hardy.
Lombardi, Murray, Hextall and Solomon each had one year remaining on their contracts, but the Kings' owners clearly are pleased with the franchise's direction. Los Angeles made the playoffs this spring for the first time since 2002, tying the franchise record with 46 victories while finishing sixth in the Western Conference. The Kings lost a six-game series to the Vancouver Canucks.
Lombardi, the San Jose Sharks' GM for seven seasons, took over a struggling franchise in April 2006 and steadily built it into a contender with enviable top-line talent and a solid farm system. He drafted defenseman Drew Doughty, already a Norris Trophy finalist at 20, and acquired veteran Ryan Smyth, who played a major role in the Kings' playoff return last season.
He also hired Murray, who will turn 60 next month, to develop his young roster in 2008. The former head coach in Washington, Philadelphia and Florida is 80-64-20 in two seasons with the Kings, leading them to 101 points last season - third-most in franchise history.
Stevens spent parts of the past four seasons running the Flyers, going 120-109-34 and taking Philadelphia from the NHL's worst record in 2006-07 to the Eastern Conference finals in 2007-08. He was fired last Dec. 4 after a slow start and replaced by Peter Laviolette, who led Philadelphia to the Stanley Cup finals.
Stevens played for the AHL's Philadelphia Phantoms during the 1996-97 season while Murray was the Flyers' head coach.
With their leadership structure secure, the Kings can focus on hosting the NHL draft for the first time this weekend. Los Angeles also could be a player in the free-agent market, with fans clamoring for the club to take a run at impending free agents Ilya Kovalchuk or Patrick Marleau.


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The first time I watched a musical as an adult, I was on a date in disguise – the kind where you don't know you are on one and the other person counts on your naivete to take you on it.
At a whoppin' eighteen years old, I was at a theatre I don't recall now, watching the stories of these people with references I didn't fully understand but their singing, the movements, the tension and its release in the air captured my attention.
I was entranced and yet I didn't fully understand. Then the curtains drew to a close, and now I was really confused. The story seemed to come to an abrupt end without climax or resolve. But I guess that's how musicals go? I must have some growing up to do? As I got up to leave the theatre with more questions than understanding, the person I came with asked quizzically, "Um, where you going?" I said, "I guess the bathroom and then we can head out." He said to me incredulously, "It's not over yet. It's the intermission." A wave of understanding swept over me, almost eclipsing my embarrassment. It all made so much sense. I still wasn't certain how the story would begin to make sense, but I had a faith that if I waited around, more would come.
Twenty years later, I am coming out of the intermission of the drama of my own life. An inquisitive, daydreaming and clumsy girl with an artist soul falls in love with the church, philosophizes over lunches, hops on a plane to go cross-country to become a master of all things divine and witnesses people suffering, cursing, drinking and dying with secrets. Preaching day and night and day and night, in English, in Korean, in broken Spanish, in song and sighs, she watches the morning dawn and drives through the dark to hold hands in hospitals, coffee shops, parking lots and jails.
Then suddenly the curtains draw. The drama seems to come to a solemn end. From the seats, nothing is seen. From behind the curtains, no sound is heard.
But we can be sure, beyond the curtains, despite the silence, there is a different kind of a drama unfolding during the intermission – away from the lights and glitz and captive attention of others. Perhaps a gulp of water or sinking deep into a seat, a quick shedding of one weighty costume for the lightness of another and a last stretch to leap buoyantly into that grand second half of the drama where conflicts peak, voices will rise and climax to bring such surprising, deep and meaningful resolution to it all.
My very own first half of the story ended with grim news. Autism. Autism, again. My two beautiful boys with luminous eyes and bright smiles began taking over my morning dawns and deep of the night with inconsolable night terrors and the repetitions – oh the repetitions. I traded my inquisitiveness, daydreaming and clumsy for research upon research; all my love and brainpower and traveling to become a master of all things therapy and recovery.
But behind the curtains, another very important drama unfolds. Did the show end – a naïve bystander may wonder. But no. There is more, says someone who has been around the block. This is intermission and just wait around because all your questions and loose ends will come together in a song.
Shrouded by weighty, velvety cloak of separation – protection, I dare say – God filled my emptied cup with living water, night after night, tear after tear. God held me sinking deep into him with vulnerability and fear no one else can hold, and showed me that he keeps company with me amidst the ashes – he is the beauty for my ashes.
From the eyes of onlookers, my life's story seemed to come to an unfortunate halt. What would become of her calling? What a waste of gifts and ministry to be had.
But it is in the intermission of my own drama that God's love became penetratingly clear, threading all the disparate potentials and promises of my past into something worth telling, which is to say, if all my dreams, all my talents, all my hard work and all my goodness came to nothing, the love of God still keeps company with me, giving all the meaning I need to my very own existence. I was learning to measure my life in Love. Every season, even that season, was a season of Love.
Because God is love, and nothing can separate us from God's love, and for those who have faith as meager as mustard seeds to believe that he is, Jesus is the author and the perfecter of our faith. He was in every season, and he is the measure of my lot. So let the curtains drawback – here comes the second half.
Joanne Moon is a wholehearted wife and mom who is prayerfully and playfully engaging the world through conversation with God and people. She is in deep study of soul care, spiritual formation and spiritual theology with the Church and the world in mind. She loves to write, take pictures and tell a story. She loves to look you deep in your soul and listen to yours, too. Together with her husband and three children, they are navigating the adventure that autism brings with God's enduring companionship and the support of family and friends.


Video of Sandra Fluke discussing her prepared Congressional testimony.
We're honored that you're here, thank you for your courage. Please proceed with your testimony as you wish, Ms. Sandra Fluke.
In sixty-five percent of cases, our female students were interrogated by insurance representatives and university medical staff about why they needed these prescriptions and whether they were lying about their symptoms. For my friend, and 20% of women in her situation, she never got the insurance company to cover her prescription, despite verification of her illness from her doctor. Her claim was denied repeatedly on the assumption that she really wanted the birth control to prevent pregnancy. She's gay, so clearly polycystic ovarian syndrome was a much more urgent concern than accidental pregnancy. After months of paying over $100 out of pocket, she just couldn't afford her medication anymore and had to stop taking it. I learned about all of this when I walked out of a test and got a message from her that in the middle of her final exam period she'd been in the emergency room all night in excruciating pain. She wrote, "It was so painful, I woke up thinking I'd been shot." Without her taking the birth control, a massive cyst the size of a tennis ball had grown on her ovary. She had to have surgery to remove her entire ovary. On the morning I was originally scheduled to give this testimony, she sat in a doctor's office. Since last year's surgery, she's been experiencing night sweats, weight gain, and other symptoms of early menopause as a result of the removal of her ovary. She's 32 years old. As she put it: "If my body indeed does enter early menopause, no fertility specialist in the world will be able to help me have my own children. I will have no chance at giving my mother her desperately desired grandbabies, simply because the insurance policy that I paid for totally unsubsidized by my school wouldn't cover my prescription for birth control when I needed it." Now, in addition to potentially facing the health complications that come with having menopause at an early age-- increased risk of cancer, heart disease, and osteoporosis, she may never be able to conceive a child.
In the media lately, conservative Catholic organizations have been asking: what did we expect when we enrolled at a Catholic school? We can only answer that we expected women to be treated equally, to not have our school create untenable burdens that impede our academic success. We expected that our schools would live up to the Jesuit creed of cura personalis, to care for the whole person, by meeting all of our medical needs. We expected that when we told our universities of the problems this policy created for students, they would help us. We expected that when 94% of students opposed the policy, the university would respect our choices regarding insurance students pay for completely unsubsidized by the university. We did not expect that women would be told in the national media that if we wanted comprehensive insurance that met our needs, not just those of men, we should have gone to school elsewhere, even if that meant a less prestigious university. We refuse to pick between a quality education and our health, and weresent that, in the 21 st century, anyone thinks it's acceptable to ask us to make this choice simply because we are women.
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Based on the climate and weather in Ōkunoshima, the best time to go is October. See below for details.
January in Ōkunoshima is brisk. The average overnight temperatures in the area are in the 30s F (single digits C).
February in Ōkunoshima is cold. The average overnight temperatures in the area are in the high 30s F (single digits C).
In March, Ōkunoshima is cool. Temperatures routinely are in the high 50s F (mid 10s C) range.
At night, lows are in the 40s F (single digits C). This is also a rainy time for Ōkunoshima, with more than half of the days of the month having rain.
April here is mild. Temperatures average in the 60s F (high 10s C) during the day.
Traveling to Ōkunoshima in May, you will notice that it is a perfect temperature. Daytime temperatures are in the low 70s F (low 20s C).
In June, Ōkunoshima is extremely warm. Temperatures routinely are in the low 80s F (high 20s C) range.
At night, lows are in the high 60s F (low 20s C). This is also a rainy time for Ōkunoshima, with more than half of the days of the month having rain.
July in Ōkunoshima is really hot. The rain can amount to several inches/centimeters. During this time, temperatures average in the 80s F (low 30s C).
In August, Ōkunoshima is consistently hot. Temperatures routinely are in the 80s F (low 30s C) range.
At night, lows are in the 70s F (mid 20s C). This is also a rainy time for Ōkunoshima, with more than half of the days of the month having rain.
Traveling to Ōkunoshima in September, you will notice that it is extremely warm. Daytime temperatures are in the low 80s F (high 20s C).
If you go to Ōkunoshima in October, you will notice that it is warm. Daytime temperatures are in the low 70s F (low 20s C).
In November, Ōkunoshima is chilly. Temperatures routinely are in the 60s F (high 10s C) range.
At night, lows are in the low 50s F (single digits C). This is also a rainy time for Ōkunoshima, with several of the days of the month having rain.
If you vacation in Ōkunoshima during December, you are likely to find that it is chilly.
Temperatures tend to hover around the 50s F (low 10s C) during the day, while at night they can dip into the high 30s F (single digits C).
Here are some general tips on what to wear in Ōkunoshima, as well as several items to remember to pack when traveling there.
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India is a land of massive adventure opportunities. Across the length and breadth of the country one is able to find multiple opportunities to plunge in the activities that not only instigate adrenaline rush but also transcend one to the world of fearlessness. However, there are some activities and there are a few places that fit like a glove, which means when a right adventure sport is attempted at a right destination, the fun and thrill multiplies. Here are some outdoor adventure hacks that you must reach out for on your trip in India.
There can be nothing better than can give you the adrenaline rush than the Chadar Trek. It is the reckoned to be the Mother of all treks and has a big name when it comes to best treks in India. Everything about this frozen trail trek is unique: the scenery, temperature, atmosphere, the frozen river, sledges, unusual camp sites, caves and the ever changing Chadar. It is so unique that it has to be experienced!
Have you imagined what it would be to drop down from a platform placed 83m above the ground and the hang upside down in the middle of everything? Well, it sent a chill down my spine and for those who know what it takes to a single Bungee Jump, certainly realizes that the adventure of Bunjee Jumping can in no way go wrong. Provoke the adventure devil in you and enjoy this outdoor adventure in India.
The deep clean water and gorgeous marine life makes Andaman one of the most fascinating destinations for scuba diving in India. These islands has several diving sites that offer vast variety of marine animals such as Scorpion fish, Octopus, Angler fish, Sharks and Coral reefs. Havelock Islands in Andaman is probably the coolest site to scuba dive and snorkel, swimming with the water giants is certainly one of those memories that cannot be erased.
When Anthony Hopkins in his 60's attempts a sky dive in the movie Bucketlist, I realized that life is about living on the edge. We all should have a bucketlist and it should have skydiving in it for sure. As far as skydiving in India is considered, Mysore is the name that tops the chart. Offering best facilities and amenities, the skydiving camps provide the option of tandem jumps, static jumps and accelerated freefalls prior to professional training for 2 – 3 days to ensure all kinds of safety. So, Mysore is the place and skydiving is the next activity on your adventure list in India.
There is Ganga in Rishikesh with its tricky Daniel's Dip and then there is Zanskar River in Ladakh with its difficult rapids but what catches the eye in the recent is Tons River in West Uttarakhand. The river offers Grade IV rapids, which are enough to get attention of expert rafters from round the world.
Hot Air Ballooning is probably one of the best ways to explore the royal beauty of Jaipur. Getting a bird's eye view of this royal masterpiece is probably one of the best feelings that you can relish forever from your India visit memories. The excitement of flying over palaces, forts and lakes is quite special and beholding these fantastic sights and capturing them in your camera to cherish later is the ideal thing to do. These rides are arranged early in the morning and late afternoon as during this period the winds are quite favourable for this activity.
Relatively a new sport in India, Dune Bashing is quite an enthralling experience. A 4X4 is led out in the desert only to destroy the sand mound coming its way. A little over the top but completely safe this activity can best be enjoyed at the SAM Dunes of Jaisalmer.
Soar high in the sky of Bir Billing in Himachal Pradesh. The two destinations offer an incredible opportunity to glide above the verdant mountains and behold sites like never before. Bir Billing has a league of trained instructors that ensure proper training for solo flights without having to miss out on fun.
It is agreed upon that there a several treks that have a beautiful trail and Ziro is one of them. What makes this trek different from the others is its cultural value. Taking the less trodden road, one reaches Ziro Valley to not only enjoy its beauty but witness one of the most ancient tribes of India called Apatani. This trek gives one the opportunity to come face to face with a life that is devoid of all basic and modern facilities. Truly crossing the unpaved ways, visiting places that are lesser known and greeting people that one has hardly heard of bring a pleasure that one can only experience but not imagine.
Comparatively a new watersport in India, flyboard is made available in Baina Beach of Goa. The sport most enjoyed by youngsters is done on a jet ski that seems to be attached by a hose that pumps water to send it as high as 15 metres in the air, enabling the rider to make dolphin-like maneuvers and dive under water from a great height. Allowing swirling, flipping and rising high in the water, fly board is indeed a great way to have fun in the waters of Goa.
India is a land of unbelievable places and motor biking through them is an experience that cannot be experienced anywhere. One such incredible motor biking destination is Khardung La, the highest motorable road in the world. Situated at the height of 5359m above the sea level, this high pass is enough to get your adrenaline run crazy.
Parasailing can be best experienced in the Party land of Goa. Along with other water sports in Goa, parasailing is the best way to get the adventurist in you alive. While you tie yourself to a parachute and the speed boat helps you elevate in the sky, you have the opportunity enjoy the aerial beauty of Goa.
The state of Meghalaya is probably the best places to go caving in India. These lesser frequented caves offer incredible thrill to the spelunkers who visit from around the globe. If these deep, dark and watery caves cannot grab attention then I do not know what will!
Recently a group of adventure junkies attempted first ever frozen waterfall climb in Spiti Valley. It is strange that all through the years, something like this was not initiated in India. But, Kudos to the spirit of adventure, waterfall climb has been attempted and a milestone has been set for other adventurists.
Here is one and the ultimate winter adventure in India for you. Gulmarg, which gets covered with snow during the winter season, becomes a hotspot for skiing in India. Gulmarg is reckoned to have some of the best gradients for powder skiing as well as snowboarding. There are separate gradients for the novice and the veterans. For novice, a number of experts are available who make even the first attempt quite exciting. Adding to this adventure is the ride on Asia's longest cable car project called Gulmarg Gondola that operates in two phases. Truly an experience to cherish, skiing in Gulmarg is like a dream come true.
We hope by now you have decided the adventure sport to take up on your next trip. If incase, you know about other adventure activities and the best place to perform it in India, we would like to know about it. Comment in the box below with your suggestions or if you have a query, allow us to help you with it.
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SIG SAUER X-VTAC evaluated with numerous ammunition types.
The SIG SAUER P320 polymer-frame striker-fired handguns have quickly evolved into an industry leader for duty and personal defense handguns after arriving on the scene in 2014. The striker-fired polymer-framed P320 is a departure from traditional SIG SAUER handguns such as the P220 and P226 series, which are more traditional steel-framed hammer fired designs. The SIG P320 lineup of handguns has become the greatest market competitor for Mr. Gaston's GLOCK here in the U.S., and SIG has decided to further enhance their offering via the X-VTAC model. After all, it would smack as arrogant to assume that feedback from customers about previous models would not merit refinements to the trigger, grip, sights and so on.
The SIG SAUER P320 model handgun has been prominent in firearm news. Its selection as the U.S. Army's new sidearm via the MHS (Modular Handgun System) Program trials made headlines and certainly ruffled competitors' feathers. On the other side of the spectrum, the P320 recently received negative attention due to drop test concerns raised by various groups. However, SIG SAUER was quick to respond with an upgrade program, recognizing this was only the right thing to do.
SIG SAUER P320 X-VTAC features a SIG X-Series straight trigger with a 90-degree break for better geometry, making it less likely to pull the sights to the right or left.
The heart of all the SIG P320s is the fire-control mechanism or "chassis." (For clarity's sake, SIG SAUER refers to it officially as the serialized stainless steel frame.) The chassis is considered the pistol and bears the required serial number marking. The chassis facilitates the SIG P320's acceptance of different slides and frames (grip modules); as such, it is the key component for the handgun's modularity. The fire-control chassis fits into a grip module. While the P320's grip size may change based on user preference, the position of the slide and magazine releases will instantly be familiar. The SIG P320 does not sacrifice ergonomics, featuring ambidextrous slide levers and the ability to switch the magazine release to either side of the frame. The key elements of the SIG P320's success are its minimal operating controls, high cartridge capacity to size ratio and relentless reliability.
The P320 X-VTAC model is the subject of this article. The P320 X-VTAC brings a heightened level of performance to the P320 pistols via features that should be considered tactical enhancements. In fact, the X-VTAC does not resemble its P320 brethren, thanks to its own distinctive grip module, trigger shoe and FDE slide with lightening cuts and a different serration pattern to the front and rear.
X-VTAC day/night sights arrive with two different vials present in the sights... One tritium and the other fiber optic.
The P320 has always attracted admirers thanks to its ergonomics. For example, its grip angle found favor with many who argue it offers a better natural point of aim than competitors. Thankfully, SIG maintained the grip angle with the P320 X-VTAC model; instead, they focused on other aspects, such as the SIG X-Series straight trigger, beveled four-sided internal magazine well, undercut trigger guard, enhanced slide serrations, extended beavertail and sights.
The SIG P320 X-VTAC features a trigger pull measuring approximately 6 pounds, which is the same as that of other P320s. Its SIG X-Series straight trigger offers a 90-degree break for better geometry and is less likely to pull sights to the right or left. A real asset of the P320 is the consistency of its trigger pull—it is the same every time. Anyone who familiarizes themselves with it will not be disappointed.
SIG's vision for the X-VTAC centers on enhancing the handgun's interaction with the user, especially in terms of placing multiple rounds on target accurately/efficiently/reliably. This offers a tactical advantage. The mass and shape of the X-VTAC's lightened slide aid to increase muzzle control for double taps or longer strings of fire. In addition to the effect of the already-low bore axis, muzzle flip is further minimized by the extended beavertail and undercut trigger guard relative to the shooter's hand, creating a very stable sight picture regardless of the number and frequency of shots fired. The SIG X-VTAC was put through beta testing by various members of the SIG SAUER competition teams and SIG Academy instructors. The aforementioned details evidence the input of these professionals.
The heart of all the SIG P320s is the fire-control mechanism or "chassis." The chassis is the key component facilitating the SIG P320's modularity and fits into different grip modules.
The P320 X-VTAC arrives with a 4.7-inch target crown barrel. The X-VTAC has an overall length of 8.2 inches and dust cover featuring a MIL-STD-1913 accessory rail. Weight is 28.7 ounces. The handgun's slide is covered with a Flat Dark Earth finish. The X-VTAC's slide is a collaboration with Kyle Lamb of Viking Tactical. Front and rear serrations are canted slightly to match the grip angle. Linear cuts found on top of the slide between the front and rear sights are not there strictly for aesthetics. The cuts function to minimize glare and thereby optimize the sight picture. Along these same lines, the lightening cuts aid in slide recoil smoothness while giving a distinctive appearance. Lastly, X-VTAC day/night sights arrive with two different vials present in the sights… One tritium and the other fiber optic. This equips the X-VTAC to deal with all lighting conditions. Sweetening the P320 X-VTAC package are the three 17-round magazines that arrive with it.
SIG SAUER Elite ammunition led the way in testing, with both FMJ and V-Crown JHP loads used. Hornady, Winchester, Federal and Black Hills ammunition was also utilized. T&E was conducted at Echo Valley Training Center, a private range located near Winchester, VA, where many local and federal law enforcement tactical team members train. Shooting from sandbags produced 2.75-inch groups at 25 yards. I quickly realized that the P320 X-VTAC possessed accuracy that exceeded my own abilities. That is a nice feeling, and it instills confidence in a handgun.
The X-VTAC slide's mass and shape are engineered to aid in increased muzzle control for double taps or longer strings of fire.
It was decided to dedicate some time evaluating the SIG SAUER X-VTAC working around breaching facades, door entries and other CQB activities typified by experiences encountered in shoot house environments. Echo Valley Training Center's onsite HESCO Shoot House and Jungle Walk Range were ideal test locations. A premium is placed on a quick-handling accurate handgun such as the X-VTAC, with multiple rounds fired in quick succession the norm to put a target down. The natural point ability of the X-VTAC comes into its own in this realm.
Everyone surely agrees that a good trigger is a great aid to accurate shooting. The P320 X-VTAC's straight trigger combined with improved ergonomics further enhances base P320 abilities. The X-VTAC's combination of good sights and trigger along with SIG SAUER quality control produces a weapon that can run plate racks at 25 yards with monotony. Along these lines, the X-VTAC can deliver multiple hits on IPSC-style targets at close range using point shooting techniques within 3–7 yards. This is a compliment to its overall design.
With the X-VTAC, the SIG's attention to detail is instantly sensed. Crucial items such grip texture, a consistent trigger and maximal approximation of the shooter's hand to the bore axis seamlessly interface the handgun with the shooter. SIG's years of experience allowed their engineers to take the nebulous concept of "feel" and embed it in one of the best-shooting pistols on the market right out of the box. Many may ask what the SIG X-VTAC offers to shooters compared to other polymer-framed striker-fired handguns already on the market. The answer lies in refining the striker-fired concept more than anything revolutionary. The SIG SAUER P320 X-VTAC arrives ready to go right out of the box. Kudos to SIG SAUER for including the right features for maximizing performance without turning the weapon into a finicky or fussy competition gun. The X-VTAC is a potent package due to its accuracy, reliability and capacity.
Grip modules are interchangeable between P320 models. For example, the same frames and slides can be used on both the P320 RX and P320 X-VTAC.
by Todd Burgreen on 25 January, 2019.


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We hear words like Freedom, being Free, Liberty, Courage, Family, etc. When bringing up America. Repeated over and over again, in every definition, in every philosophy on what it means to be an American. But sometimes I feel that these stock words that everyone uses hinders at the core details of what an American is. "To be an American to me means that I am free… it means most of all to be free and to be proud that I live in the United States of America…" (Scholastic).
But other then some broad words as such, there is a surprising lack of more complex, detailed dialogue about what it means to be an American. And I generally believe people overall aren't much into the details cause they believe that you can just FEEL what it means to be an American, and such a feeling about such a topic just can't be put into words. I find myself generally agreeing with that opinion. I, by all means, fall into almost every typical category you can think of when it comes to being an American. Yet I'd be lying to you and myself if I were to say there weren't times where I didn't feel all that patriotic, or part of, "the team". So I do think that, if not a definition that is clear and works in every scenario, that there is at the very least a good messy definition of what it means to be an American, think less like law, and more rule of thumbs. I propose that being an American means you have to be on board and loyal to America.
"To me, what it means to be an American goes beyond your place of birth or the documents you have… What it means to be an American is less about who you are than what you are about— how you live your life, how you contribute to this country, how you pledge allegiance to a flag hoping and praying it will make room for you. What it means to be an American is in the hearts of the people who, in their struggles and heartaches, in their joys and triumphs, fight for America and fight to be American every day." (Huffington Post).
Should illegal immigrants count? Even if they are just trying to find a better life? Maybe, maybe not. I'd say the argument can go both ways, on the one hand, they are coming here to better their life, and possibly America's in the process. But on the other hand, they probably do know that, even if just a little, they're probably harming America and draining the resources for the betterment of themselves.
But regardless on how to feel on the subject of immigration, I think it's safe to say that a lot of the questions of what it means to be an American, or at least each American's values, can be found there. I'm not here to say whether immigration is good or bad or not. That's up to you as a reader, however, I ask you, however, as a rational and thinking person, to ask yourself if the values you think America should strive for are matching up with how you think such topics in the world should be handled.
So what are the American Values? It's a question some of you skipped to the bottom of my essay to find out without reading any thing else. Nice. Well I believe the American Values are really only 1 value. Democracy. Sure, we're not the only country with it, we're not the first to do it. But I believe that, while certainly not the only value we as a country have, it is the bass of which all of our other values branch off of. And this idea of the people with the power is both the biggest strength and biggest weakness we will face as a country. That if the country flourishes, it will be because of the people. But if the country goes down the drain, it's because we failed the country. As I believe Former President Bill Clinton was alluding to, "There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America." (Daily Signal). We as a country's biggest American belief, has to be the belief that the very people in this country, will work together to create a better country. And whether or not we can do that, is what will determine if we can make it as a country.
Scism, Chelsea. "22 Inspiring Quotes About What It Means to Be an American." The Daily Signal, The Daily Signal, 2 July 2015, dailysignal.com/2015/07/02/22-inspiring-quotes-about-what-it-means-to-be-an-american/. Accessed 18 Sept. 2017.
Vargas, Jose Antonio. "What Does It Mean To Be An American?" The Huffington Post, TheHuffingtonPost.com, 4 July 2012, www.huffingtonpost.com/jose-antonio-vargas/jose-antonio-vargas-meaning-of-american_b_1647894.html. Accessed 18 Sept. 2017.
"What does it mean to be an American?" What does it mean to be an American? | Scholastic.Com, www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=5235. Accessed 18 Sept. 2017.
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After reading your post, I agree with you on American Creed. You made a great point when you said "I, by all means, fall into almost every typical category you can think of what it means to be an American. Yet I'd be lying to you and myself if I were to say there weren't times where I didn't feel all that patriotic, or part of, "the team". I would like to add on to that by saying that "Some argue that, as truth claims, all beliefs are of equal value (except, perhaps, the belief that all beliefs are not of equal value). By this reading, there are no overarching stories or visions of the good life through which our lives acquire meaning. Yet our nation enshrines a radically different truth–an American vision, if you will–from that espoused by fundamentalist-sponsored terrorism. From a religious perspective, this struggle, one that will continue into the indefinite future, is not between God and godlessness but between competing theological worldviews, with diametrically opposed conceptions of the role religion should play in society to advance the greater good." This evidence supports the positive side of American Creed, by saying that all beliefs and religions are equal. The English author G.K Chesterton writes "America is the only nation in the world that is founded on a creed" This shows that we were founded on Creed, so therefore Creed should be a thing in our country. In 1918, William Tyler Page wrote "I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed, a democracy in a republic, a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes.I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it, to support its Constitution, to obey its laws, to respect its flag, and to defend it against all enemies." This piece of evidence showed that American Creed has been around for a long time. Even though some might argue that we are not all equal, but we all are the same, so that makes us equal. It is in the pledge of allegiance that we are all equal. "for All – These principles afforded to every loyal American regardless of race, religion, creed, or any other criteria." So, in conclusion, I agree with you on American Creed, that we are all equal under the Pledge of Allegiance, and we should be treated like that.
Church, Forrest. "The American Creed." The Nation, Clinton County, 29 June 2015, http://www.thenation.com/article/american-creed/.
Church, Forrest. "The American Creed." The Nation, Forrest Church, 29 June 2015, http://www.thenation.com/article/american-creed/.
County, linton. "The Pledge of Allegiance and The American Creed." The American's Creed, http://www.usflag.org/american.creed.html.
After reading your post, my partner and I agree that there is not really a perfect solution to these problems. The American Creed is different for each person and all opinions can be argued for and against. You made a great point when you included the definition from Scholastic stating that "To be an American to me means that I'm free… it means most of all to be free and to be proud that I live in the United States of America…" It was important to note "To me, what it means to be American goes beyond your place of birth or the documents you have…." as stated from a Huffington Post, it also shows what an American is. This makes the argument even more difficult because what does that mean for people outside of the US or immigrants, legal or illegal. Should illegal immigrants be granted the same rights as legalized ones, or should they be deported when they are just trying to make a better life? We believe that there is no solution to this issue that would help everyone. Both sides of the argument can be argued for and against because being and American means something else to every person. Your statement that, "being an American means you have to be on board and loyal to America." makes us think about what loyalty really means. It can be argued that illegal immigrants are not loyal to this country because they weren't willing to go through the immigration process, but it can also be argued that they are loyal and are just trying to make a better life. When it comes to this topic there is no clear solution. Everything is not black and white or right and wrong. There is no perfect solution to the issues you discussed and we agree that being American is different for each person and it is a very important topic to try and find a solution to.
Samantha and Faye 2 years ago
After reading your post, we think that your claim is unclear in the paper. You made several different points throughout your paper, but none of them really related to each other. You mentioned immigration, but even then your paper didn't have a valid argument that showed if you were for or against immigration. Throughout the article you gave no specific statement for or against immigration or about anything else. Even though you had a broad topic about being American, none of your points related to that. We also think that your argument against immigration is weak because there is no solid evidence behind it. But, we do agree that immigration should be allowed. It allows the immigrants to make a better life for themselves and their families. Immigrants do not drain our resources, rather end up getting a job and providing for themselves and their families. Studies show that immigrants can actually help the working environment and can help companies grow. Immigration can also help add to the overall population of the country as well. Studies show that immigrants can actually help the working environment grow and prosper. You could argue that immigration is hurting the country, but there is no solid evidence to back it up. Overall, your argument is unclear and weak but your paper is well written.
Izzie 2 years ago
After reading your post, I have come to the conclusion that if the values of an American are shown in immigrants, legal or illegal, that they are on their way to becoming an American and should be considered one of us. As you said in your post, " We as a country's biggest American belief, has to be the belief that the very people in this country, will work together to create a better country." I believe that their only motive to come to America is to make a better life for themselves. And isn't allowing them to have the option of coming here an example of us as a country coming together to make our country better? Most immigrants will be sure to be law abiding citizens, as to not arouse suspicion about themselves, but isn't that just making our country have more citizens that do what they are told, not hurting our country.
As it says in the Federation for American Immigration Reform, "If the population of illegal aliens and other long-term foreign residents were inconsequential, this would not be an important issue. However, with 18.5 million more persons counted in the 2000 Census than the number of U.S. citizens, this is a valid major concern." One reason this evidence is weak is because there is no number that anyone knows how many immigrants are actually illegal. One immigrant from Germany had an interview with New York Times about the possibility that he could be kicked out of our country, and he said, "Obviously I am afraid. I have a son." This statement shows how people from anywhere are at risk of losing everything.
I know that my claim is on the less popular side of the argument, but if you really think hard about your morals and ethics, you could see that we are all human, and kicking out people just because of where they came from is wrong. We should not follow the same path as our elders and the men and women who came before us, as they had put us in many terrible situations they many people would like to deny ever happened.
"Illegal Immigrants Distort Congressional Representation and Federal Programs." Federation for American Immigration Reform, http://www.fairus.org/issue/societal-impact/illegal-immigrants-distort-congressional-representation-and-federal-programs.
Jacob. "American Creed?" Youth Voices, 6 Oct. 2017, http://www.youthvoices.live/2017/10/04/american-creed-3/.
Jordan, Miriam. "If Census Asks About Citizenship, Some Already Have an Answer: No Comment." The New York Times, The New York Times, 27 Mar. 2018, http://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/us/census-undocumented-immigrants.html.
Lindsay 2 years ago
This is a great article, well done! I think you are totally right that we need to look deeper into what we mean when we say we are American by looking at specific important issues. I liked how you brought up specific issues yourself such as immigration. I look forward to reading the other article you wrote to follow up with this one.
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Q: Floating electrolytic capacitor with cathode connected I have a board where I have some electrolytic capacitors on the input side of a voltage regulator. Under normal operation everything is ok. But the board can also during programming of the MCU be fed from the outputside of the regulator. This would leave the cathode (-) of the electrolytes (that might hold charge from previous operation) connected to ground and the anode (+) would be floating.
Please see the following conceptual circuit (not actual circuit!):

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
During normal operation V1 is connected and supplying 12V and charging C1. During programming, V1 is disconnected and V2 is connected. The ground level may have shifted and C1 could possibly contain charge.
Do I risk damaging C1 when connecting V2 as the other terminal is floating and one is grounded to a new ground level?
Should I add a diode from OUT to IN to make the positive terminal of C1 not float when the device is being programmed?

A: C1 will be fine. Floating is OK, it doesn't count as negative bias for electrolytic capacitors.
U1 might be damaged.  Check the datasheet for the specific 7805 from the manufacturer you plan to use for recommendations.  You may need to add a diode across it.
You may also want a capacitor on the output to improve stability and reduce noise.  Again, check the datasheet for recommendations.

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab

A: You can leave a capacitor in floating condition but capacitor discharged as soon as you disconnect V1 Supply via 7805 regulator. This is applicable if you are not using reverse supply from output side.
If you leave a capacitor in floating sage(connected to input of 7805 only) and giving supply from the output side of the regulator to the output pin, base and emitter of series pass transistor which is present inside of 7805 also who is responsible for output will get damaged and you may damage that IC.
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Michael Jolley looks ahead to the League Two clash at Blundell Park as third take on fourth
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05:30, 6 SEP 2019
Michael Jolley and Anthony Limbrick will be aiming to lead their side to a third successive win when Grimsby Town take on Crewe tomorrow. (Image: David Haber/scunthorpelive)
Grimsby Town face their biggest test of the season so far when they take on Crewe Alexandra tomorrow, according to manager Michael Jolley.
It's third against fourth at Blundell Park (3pm) as both sides look to continue their superb starts to the season.
The Mariners sit just a point behind the Railwaymen ahead of tomorrow's clash, when both sides have the chance to go top of League Two with a victory.
And Jolley is expecting a thorough examination from David Artell's men, who head into the game on the back of four wins from their last five league games.
"I think Crewe have matured into an excellent team," Jolley told Grimsby Live.
"They've always had good players, but certainly at the moment they're full of confidence and they're playing some excellent football.
Crewe Alexandra sit a point ahead of Grimsby Town in League Two, having won four of their six games so far. (Image: Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
"It's arguably going to be our biggest test so far this season, certainly in terms of the quality and style of play that they bring – it's a big challenge for anybody.
"You look at the players they've got in Charlie Kirk, Tom Lowery, Harry Pickering, Perry Ng, Owen Dale, there are lots and lots of really good, young players in their team, and they've got some wise experienced heads as well in Chris Porter, Paul Green, Eddie Nolan, Olly Lancashire – they've got some really good players.
"I think they've got a good blend there. We know the size of the task, and it'll be a tough game, but I expect it to be a good game as well.
"Both teams are playing well at the moment, so it should be a good match-up."
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Jolley added: "We try to win every match that we play. Momentum is a word that's bandied around – we just go from game to game focusing on each individual opponent and trying to get the maximum from each match.
"We're at home, we always want to try and win our home games, and we'll be playing the game in a manner that we hope will give us a chance of doing so."
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King County Elections released survey results earlier this week looking into voters' awareness, perceptions, and satisfaction with the department, as well as the viability of using new technologies in future elections.
Results varied substantially by age group.
King County is home to 1.1 million registered voters, and King County Elections' mission statement focuses on "conducting accurate, secure and accessible elections" for those voters.
The phone survey was conducted in September and October of 2011 with 604 interviews across North, South, and East King County. Respondents were evenly split on gender (51% female), heavily identified as Caucasian (83%), and an average age of 47 years old. Additionally, half said they had an annual income of $75,000 or more, and 30% had completed a four-year college degree and 29% had completed post-graduate education.
The survey found that 86% of respondents are satisfied with the overall quality of services provided by King County Elections, and the main reason for dissatisfaction was "nostalgia for voting in person" — something I'd bet could be mitigated by sending out those "I voted" stickers with ballots. This concern notably beat out worries about mail fraud, which garnered half as many responses.
A whopping 79% of respondents said that it is "very important for King County to make investments in future elections innovations." This is something that Washington state has already worked to achieve by transitioning entirely to vote-by-mail, one of a handful of states across the country, and allowing ballot-tracking online. Notably, a main focus of the county's survey was introducing voting online as well as a group of smartphone applications. These apps would allow users to find election results, check on their voter registration, and set countdown clocks to election day.
Younger voters supported the notion of online more than older generations. The survey results did not provide a full breakdown of age and preference, but it did note that 45% of those under 45 preferred online voting. In contrast, among those over 65, fully 82% favored casting paper ballots. In a more indirect comparison of age group characteristics, other subgroups who favored paper ballots included those who usually communicate via landline telephones, 76%, and those who vote in every election, 68%.
Of all respondents, 37% believed that hackers create more voter fraud with online elections. On the other hand, 10% of those who favored online voting said that they felt it was a more secure method than voting by mail.
Countries near and far have tested out online voting; more than 80 Canadian cities have tested out an online system, and in 2007 Estonia began allowing voting online. Oregon has also toyed around with a technological solution, allowing disabled voters to use iPads to vote in a new pilot program.
The survey concludes this matter by recommending that King County look into "vigorously promoting future online voting" and electronic delivery of voter information due to increasing mail costs and to boost youth voter participation. "Although large majorities of respondents currently prefer a mail ballot and voting information delivered by mail, preference for these things will likely decrease as voters now under age 45, who largely prefer online services, make greater gains in the population of voters," the report said.
King County Elections recently mailed out ballots for the April 17, 2012 special election on a host of public services. The 2012 presidential election will be the first completely vote-by-mail presidential general election for Washington state voters.