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Court rules North Carolina must allow former felons to vote
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By Paulina VillegasYesterday at 12:20 a.m. EDT299
North Carolina judges ordered the restoration of voting rights for thousands of people with a felony conviction in what advocates call the largest expansion of voting rights in decades in the state.
Under state law, individuals are prohibited from voting until they are fully discharged from probation, parole or a suspended sentence — often years after they are released from prison. Monday's ruling by a panel of the state Superior Court in Raleigh could make North Carolina the only state in the South to automatically restore voting rights to people after they leave prison.
Daryl Atkinson, co-director of Forward Justice, a civil rights group in Durham, N.C., described the decision during a news conference Monday as "the largest expansion of voting rights in this state since the 1965 Voting Rights Act."
Atkinson and other lawyers filed a lawsuit more than a year ago challenging the law, which was revised in 1973 and outlines when people stripped of their voting rights can regain those rights.
Last year, the same judges had ruled that the law's requirement that felons must first pay monetary obligation such as fines was unenforceable because voting would be bound to financial ability, according to the Associated Press.
On Monday, the three-judge panel said it had voted 2-to-1 on the decision. The ruling has not yet been written.
"This lawsuit was about us making sure that we include the 56,000 North Carolinians living in our community, paying taxes, dropping kids at school are included in 'We, the people,' " said Atkinson, who is a lawyer for the challengers in the case.
GOP state lawmakers who defended the existing law in court have said they plan to appeal Monday's decision to a higher court.
Lawyers representing plaintiffs who oppose the law argued in court last week that such policies were weaponized to prevent Black people from voting after the Civil War in an effort to stifle their political power, according to the Carolina Public Press.
Challengers of the law also claimed that in many cases, disenfranchisement persists because of an inability to pay court fees. In other instances, North Carolinians convicted of felonies are placed under community supervision sentences, without imprisonment, while paying taxes, and are still barred from voting during the entire probation period.
Other challengers include several people on probation or parole, and civil rights groups such as the North Carolina NAACP and the Community Success Initiative, a Raleigh group that helps former felons reenter society.
"Starting today, if a person can just say, 'I am not in jail or prison for a felony conviction,' then that person can register and they can vote freely," said Stanton Jones, an attorney representing the challengers.
That change will lead to 56,000 people being empowered, Jones added.
Plaintiffs argued in court that felon disenfranchisement "overwhelmingly" affects Black Americans, who represent about 20 percent of the state's voting population, and 40 percent of those prevented from voting while on probation or parole, according to the complaint.
Lawyers for the defense did not contest these numbers but argued that these rates are caused by disparities in the criminal justice system, not by the law that determines when people can vote again.
Orlando Rodriguez, a lawyer for the Republican lawmakers, said they won't defend the law's "shameful" history, but that it has been significantly improved since then. He argued that previously, the law imposed a heavy burden on people who requested their rights be restored after completing their parole or probation process, while the process is now automatic, according to the News & Observer.
Rodriguez did not respond to a request for comment Monday.
State Sen. Warren Daniel (R), co-chair of the Senate's committee on election law issues, criticized the judges' ruling as overstepping their authority.
"These judges may think they're doing the right thing by rewriting laws as they see fit (without bothering to even explain their ruling), but each one of these power grabs chips away at the notion that the people, through their legislature, make laws," he said in a statement to The Washington Post.
Daniel said that an appeal should be filed "immediately," before a deadline for the State Board of Elections to finalize materials for the 2021 election.
Considering that timeline, GOP leaders asked North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein (D) to appeal the decision, Daniel said. Because Stein responded that he cannot file an appeal until the written opinion is released, Daniel indicated that the GOP legislative leaders could file their own appeal using an attorney.
In a statement, the State Board of Elections said it is "reviewing the decision and will consider the written ruling upon its release." It added that county boards across North Carolina must immediately begin to permit such individuals to register to vote.
According to the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University, a liberal nonprofit law and public policy institute, 28 states bar community members from voting simply on the basis of convictions in their past. These criminal disenfranchisement laws exclude millions of Americans from the democratic voting process and vary widely among states.
Sean Morales-Doyle, acting director of voting rights and elections for the Brennan Center, said significant steps have been made since 2018, with almost a dozen states — including Florida, Kentucky, Iowa, New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, California, Nevada, Colorado, Louisiana and Washington — moving toward the restoration of voting rights, though they widely vary by state.
Some states, such as Florida and Maryland, still prevent people from voting depending on the type of crimes they committed. Others automatically restore their right to vote upon release from prison.
In the District of Columbia, Maine and Vermont, felons never lose their right to vote, even while they are incarcerated.
Paulina Villegas is a General Assignment reporter covering breaking news and national enterprise stories for The Washington Post. Previously, she worked at the New York Times' Mexico bureau, where her work focused on drug crime, government corruption and human rights issues. Twitter
Image : People line up at a voting rights demonstration on Election Day on Nov. 3 in Graham, N.C. (Jonathan Drake/Reuters)
The Cybersecurity 202: Election officials are pushing back against partisan audits launched by Trump allies
By: Joseph Marks
Anchor of The Cybersecurity 202 newsletter Today at 7:28 a.m. EDT44 with Aaron Schaffer
The battle lines are hardening between the vast majority of election officials who've spent months validating and defending the results of the 2020 election and former president Donald Trump's supporters, who are still challenging those results without evidence and demanding new reviews.
One such partisan and poorly run review started months ago in Maricopa County, Ariz., but it has not yet produced any results. Partisans are pushing other audits in Wisconsin and elsewhere.
The coalition of top state election officials is pushing back by endorsing a how-to guide for post-election audits that criticizes reviews like Arizona's that are run on a partisan basis and by private companies without ample experience in the field.
Election officials fear the drumbeat of baseless allegations about election hacking and fraud from Trump allies will dampen faith in future election results and maybe in the democratic process itself. Ironically, the assault comes after a four-year election security surge that made 2020 by far the most secure against hacking in decades.
"I'm terribly distressed about what this has done to the public's perception of elections," Ann S. Jacobs (D), chair of the state Elections Commission in Wisconsin, told me. "It erodes the faith of the electorate in their elected leaders. It justifies violence and threats of violence against election workers. America has always prided itself on its orderly transition of power and these fake accusations are undermining that."
Rep. Janel Brandtjen (R), leader of the state Assembly's elections committee, issued subpoenas to two of the state's largest counties, Milwaukee and Brown, demanding they turn over their voting machines to the legislature for review.
It's not clear how much force those subpoenas have because they lack support so far from Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R). Milwaukee County Clerk George Christenson (D) told me in a statement that he's "reviewing the subpoena we received with regard to its validity," but he declined to comment further. Brandtjen didn't respond to a request for comment.
Gov. Tony Evers (D) has called the Maricopa audit a "clown show" and said Wisconsin county officials' response to the audits should be "hell no."
People cheer Wisconsin state Rep. Janel Brandtjen (R) outside the Capitol in Madison after she announced that she has issued subpoenas for election materials from Milwaukee and Brown counties as part of a "cyber-forensic audit" of the state's 2020 presidential election results. (Todd Richmond/AP)
But the effort is nevertheless fueling partisan rancor and doubts about the Wisconsin results.
Trump sent a note to reporters praising the audit and poking at Vos. "Hopefully Republican Speaker Robin Vos has the integrity and strength Wisconsin needs to support Rep. Brandtjen's efforts. Our Country is counting on it!" he wrote.
Wisconsin Election Commissioner Robert F. Spindell Jr. (R), a supporter of the audit, told me public concerns about the election's legitimacy mean more reviews are necessary. He pointed to a Marquette Law School poll that found 71 percent of Wisconsin Republicans aren't confident the state's election results were accurate.
"The question is more than is this concern legitimate or not. The issue is a huge number of people think there's a problem with the election," he said. "It seems to me we should try to do something to solve that rather than say, 'You don't know what you're talking about. You're all idiots. Believe us, everything was great.' "
Wisconsin's results, however, have already been validated by a machine review and hand recounts in Milwaukee County and Dane County, home to Madison. They're also in the midst of two other reviews – one led by the state's Legislative Audit Bureau and another by former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman.
Spindell recently attended the cyber symposium hosted by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, who has spun a broad and baseless conspiracy theory that China changed votes to steal the election from Trump. Spindell said he wasn't necessarily convinced by Lindell's full theory but came back convinced that "anything can be hacked."
"There's lying, cheating and stealing in every aspect of life and now all of a sudden in voting there's not? It's hard for me to believe," he told me.
Election security experts generally argue that election hacking isn't impossible but that it's extremely difficult – and almost always requires hands-on access to every voting machines that's successfully hacked.
That means it's exceedingly unlikely that anyone could alter enough votes to flip even a small election. If that happened it would almost certainly be caught by auditors, who could determine the true result by counting paper records of votes, which are available for about 95 percent of voting districts.
State election officials are banding together to push back against the partisan reviews.
The National Association of Secretaries of State voted to approve a slate of recommendations for post-election audits during its meeting this week. The recommendations were first reported by Politico.
Laying out strict timelines and procedures for how audits will be triggered and conducted before an election
Running audits through government bodies whenever possible rather than private companies
Being fully transparent about audit procedures
Another recommendation: Don't let voting machines out of the custody of government officials where they could be infected with malicious software that could disrupt future elections. That's the sort of hands-on access to voting machines that security experts genuinely worry about.
The private firm conducting the Maricopa audit, Cyber Ninjas, violated that principle and the state is on the hook for $9 million to replace the machines the company inspected.
Spindell told me he'd oppose any audit in Wisconsin that necessitated replacing voting machines. He said he'd urge a compromise such as having a county's sheriff's office supervise machines while they were reviewed by a private company.
Israeli phone-cracking firm Cellebrite will set up an ethics committee and stop selling its technology to Bangladesh after human rights criticisms.
The decisions were probably caused by Cellebrite's plans to sell its stock publicly in the United States, Haaretz's Omer Benjakob and Oded Yaron report. The firm sells devices that extract data from locked phones to law enforcement. In Bangladesh, Cellebrite hardware was reportedly used by a paramilitary unit accused of torture.
Digital rights groups in July asked regulators and investors to pause Cellebrite's plans to go public until it made progress on human rights. The company stopped selling its technology to Hong Kong and China last year and ended its sales to Russia and Belarus this year, according to the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
BlackBerry held off for months announcing vulnerabilities in industrial software used in 200 million cars and other critical equipment.
BlackBerry first argued to government officials that the vulnerability didn't infect its products. Later, the company said it could notify customers privately rather than making a public announcement, Politico's Betsy Woodruff Swan and Eric Geller report.
The story highlights the often-lengthy process before companies go public with detailed information about bugs in their products — delays that sometimes make customers more vulnerable.
Part of the difficulty is that BlackBerry didn't know who many of its end-users were. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency argued that privately notifying just the company's known customers would leave many others in the dark, according to a CISA presentation reviewed by Politico. Blackberry ultimately made the announcement publicly.
A Russia-linked influence operation targeted far-right 4chan users.
The long-running campaign called Secondary Infektion tried to stir outrage about the coronavirus on the unmoderated platform, CyberScoop's Tonya Riley reports. The campaign also tried to increase anti-Muslim sentiments, according to Recorded Future.
The campaign is concerning because it utilized 4chan, a hotbed of domestic extremism, and calls for violence, according to Recorded Future's Brian Liston. "Whether or not they help motivate or drive that behavior in other cases that we have not identified … remains to be seen," he said.
The Big Money Behind the Big Lie
Bill Gates, a Republican official in Arizona, is appalled by his party's "national effort to delegitimize the election system."Photograph by Stephen Ross Goldstein for The New Yorker
Donald Trump's attacks on democracy are being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined to win at all costs.
By Jane Mayer August 2, 2021
It was tempting to dismiss the show unfolding inside the Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, as an unintended comedy. One night in June, a few hundred people gathered for the première of "The Deep Rig," a film financed by the multimillionaire founder of Overstock.com, Patrick Byrne, who is a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump. Styled as a documentary, the movie asserts that the 2020 Presidential election was stolen by supporters of Joe Biden, including by Antifa members who chatted about their sinister plot on a conference call. The evening's program featured live appearances by Byrne and a local QAnon conspiracist, BabyQ, who claimed to be receiving messages from his future self. They were joined by the film's director, who had previously made an exposé contending that the real perpetrators of 9/11 were space aliens.
But the event, for all its absurdities, had a dark surprise: "The Deep Rig" repeatedly quotes Doug Logan, the C.E.O. of Cyber Ninjas, a Florida-based company that consults with clients on software security. In a voice-over, Logan warns, "If we don't fix our election integrity now, we may no longer have a democracy." He also suggests, without evidence, that members of the "deep state," such as C.I.A. agents, have intentionally spread disinformation about the election. Although it wasn't the first time that Logan had promoted what has come to be known as the Big Lie about the 2020 election—he had tweeted unsubstantiated claims that Trump had been victimized by voter fraud—the film offered stark confirmation of Logan's entanglement in fringe conspiracies. Nevertheless, the president of the Arizona State Senate, Karen Fann, has put Logan's company in charge of a "forensic audit"—an ongoing review of the state's 2020 Presidential vote. It's an unprecedented undertaking, with potentially explosive consequences for American democracy.


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Just need to fix the white space problem.
Hi there, just wanted to touch base to see if you had any ideas on the white space issue with the theme?
Thanks Pablo, I've checked my spam folder as well and no reply. I've just emailed the requested information again.


Third Coast Percussion is a Grammy Award-winning, artist-run quartet of classically -trained percussionists hailing from the great city of Chicago. For over ten years, the ensemble has forged a unique path in the musical landscape with virtuosic, energetic performances that celebrate the extraordinary depth and breadth of musical possibilities in the world of percussion.
The ensemble has been praised for "commandingly elegant" (New York Times) performances, and the "rare power" (Washington Post) of their recordings. The four members of Third Coast are also accomplished teachers, and since 2013, have served as ensemble-in-residence at the University of Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
Pre-concert talk:Begins in the Britt Performance Garden at 7:00 p.m.
Cellist Oliver Herbert, from San Francisco, is quickly building a reputation as an artist with a distinct voice and individual style--"From his opening notes it was immediately apparent that Herbert has a very vocal approach to his playing and regardless of the technical demands he makes his cello sing". Performing a wide range of repertoire, Oliver's recent solo and recital appearances include debuts with the San Francisco Symphony, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic, Las Vegas Philharmonic, Curtis Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony SoundBox, and the Dame Myra Hess Recital Series in Chicago, among others.
Oliver has worked with renowned conductors such as Michael Tilson Thomas, Juanjo Mena, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. As a chamber musician, Oliver has performed with some of the leading musicians of our time including Shmuel Ashkenasi, Franklin Cohen, Pamela Frank, Miriam Fried, Nobuko Imai, and Meng-Chieh Liu. In addition, Oliver frequently collaborates with pianist Xiaohui Yang as a recital duo. This season, they will perform on tour in both the United States and Greece.
Oliver is frequently invited to participate in music festivals including the Caramoor Festival, ChamberFest Cleveland, Krzyzowa Music, Music in the Vineyards, Open Chamber Music at IMS Prussia Cove, the Ravinia Festival Steans Music Institute, and the Verbier Festival Academy. In addition to being a fellow at the Ravinia Festival, Oliver was also invited to perform on a tour with renowned violinist Miriam Fried, the festival's director. At the 2017 Verbier Festival, Oliver was awarded the Prix Jean-Nicolas Firmenich.
Oliver currently is under the tutelage of Carter Brey and Peter Wiley at the Curtis Institute of Music. Before starting his studies at Curtis, Oliver was a student of Clive Greensmith at the Colburn School. He currently plays on a 1769 Guadagnini cello that belonged to the great Italian cellist Antonio Janigro, on generous loan from the Janigro family.
Pre-concert talk: Begins in the Britt Performance Garden at 7:00 p.m.
A program of George Gershwin's most popular tunes, including a performance of Rhapsody in Blue by our very own Teddy Abrams.
Augustin Hadelich has firmly established himself as one of the great violinists of today. Showcasing a wide-ranging and adventurous repertoire, he is consistently cited for his phenomenal technique, soulful approach, and beauty of tone. He has performed with every major orchestra in the U.S., as well as an ever-growing number of orchestras around the world, including the Bavarian Radio Symphony, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Danish National Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, NHK Symphony (Tokyo), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Seoul Philharmonic, and the radio orchestras of Frankfurt, Saarbru?cken, Stuttgart and Cologne.
Mr. Hadelich is the winner of a 2016 Grammy Award for his recording of Dutilleux's Violin Concerto with the Seattle Symphony and Ludovic Morlot. Other releases include Paganini's 24 Caprices for Warner Classics, Tchaikovsky and Lalo Concertos with the London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO Live), Sibelius and Ade's Concertos with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Hannu Lintu (AVIE), which was nominated for a Gramophone Award, and Mendelssohn and Bartok Concertos with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and Miguel Harth-Bedoya (AVIE).
A new score to the silent film Battleship Potemkin, featuring some of the greatest moments in classical music, including Bach, Beethoven, Berlioz, Debussy, Janacek, Mahler, Holst, and more. The film will be screened with live orchestra!


You spoke and we listened - our pet free resort policy will remain.
We're always listening to our guests to ensure Bluestone is a perfect luxury short break destination for everyone.
Since we opened in 2008 we have maintained our 500 beautiful acres of Pembrokeshire countryside as a dog free zone.
Despite this, we're sometimes asked by guests if they can bring their beloved dogs with them to stay.
And so we wanted to know what the general feeling was if we were to allow dogs on to the resort.
Over 12,500 people responded, with more than 60 per cent saying they were dog owners.
While a small minority said they'd like to bring their dogs, the majority of people said they wanted us to maintain our policy of not allowing dogs to stay.
So we've listened and we're going to maintain our dog free zone policy so everyone can enjoy their break with us.
But that doesn't mean to say you can't bring your dog on holiday.
There are a number of very good dog kennels close to Bluestone where your dog can have its very own holiday and you can still go out and enjoy walks and visits throughout the Pembrokeshire area with your beloved pooch when you head off resort.
We should also say that this policy does not affect assistance dogs.


Tonight's Generation Next pick is week long reigning champ Xavier White with his single Sudden Change in the last round Xavier White received over 4,000 votes. He is facing Blue Cheese, can Blue Cheese de-thrown Xavier White?
He is premiering the brand new single "I Dont Want To Fight".
It's up to you Cap District who has what it takes to move on to the next round of Generation NExt vote for you favorite 518 pick below.


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	use \Saber\Data\IBool;
	use \Saber\Data\IInt32;
	use \Saber\Data\IObject;
	use \Saber\Data\ITrit;

	final class Module extends Data\Module {

		#region Methods -> Basic Operations

		/**
		 * This method returns the latter value should the former value evaluates
		 * to null.
		 *
		 * @access public
		 * @static
		 * @param IObject\Type $x                                   the value to be evaluated
		 * @param IObject\Type $y                                   the default value
		 * @return IObject\Type                                     the result
		 */
		public static function nvl(IObject\Type $x = null, IObject\Type $y = null) : IObject\Type {
			return $x ?? $y ?? IObject\Type::box(null);
		}

		#endregion

		#region Methods -> Equality Operations

		/**
		 * This method evaluates whether the left operand is equal to the right operand.
		 *
		 * @access public
		 * @static
		 * @param IObject\Type $x                                   the left operand
		 * @param Core\Type $y                                      the right operand
		 * @return IBool\Type                                       whether the left operand is equal
		 *                                                          to the right operand
		 */
		public static function eq(IObject\Type $x, Core\Type $y) : IBool\Type { // ==
			$type = $x->__typeOf();
			if ($y !== null) {
				if ($y instanceof $type) {
					return IBool\Type::box($x->unbox() == $y->unbox());
				}
			}
			return IBool\Type::false();
		}

		/**
		 * This method evaluates whether the left operand is identical to the right operand.
		 *
		 * @access public
		 * @static
		 * @param IObject\Type $x                                   the left operand
		 * @param Core\Type $y                                      the right operand
		 * @return IBool\Type                                       whether the left operand is identical
		 *                                                          to the right operand
		 */
		public static function id(IObject\Type $x, Core\Type $y) : IBool\Type { // ===
			if ($y !== null) {
				if ($x->__typeOf() === $y->__typeOf()) {
					return IBool\Type::box($x->unbox() === $y->unbox());
				}
			}
			return IBool\Type::false();
		}

		/**
		 * This method evaluates whether the left operand is NOT equal to the right operand.
		 *
		 * @access public
		 * @static
		 * @param IObject\Type $x                                   the left operand
		 * @param Core\Type $y                                      the right operand
		 * @return IBool\Type                                       whether the left operand is NOT equal
		 *                                                          to the right operand
		 */
		public static function ne(IObject\Type $x, Core\Type $y) : IBool\Type { // !=
			return IBool\Module::not(IObject\Module::eq($x, $y));
		}

		/**
		 * This method evaluates whether the left operand is NOT identical to the right operand.
		 *
		 * @access public
		 * @static
		 * @param IObject\Type $x                                   the left operand
		 * @param Core\Type $y                                      the right operand
		 * @return IBool\Type                                       whether the left operand is NOT identical
		 *                                                          to the right operand
		 */
		public static function ni(IObject\Type $x, Core\Type $y) : IBool\Type { // !==
			return IBool\Module::not(IObject\Module::id($x, $y));
		}

		#endregion

		#region Methods -> Ordering Operations

		/**
		 * This method compares the operands for order.
		 *
		 * @access public
		 * @static
		 * @param IObject\Type $x                                   the left operand
		 * @param IObject\Type $y                                   the right operand
		 * @return ITrit\Type                                       the order as to whether the left
		 *                                                          operand is less than, equals to,
		 *                                                          or greater than the right operand
		 */
		public static function compare(IObject\Type $x, IObject\Type $y) : ITrit\Type {
			$__x = $x->unbox();
			$__y = $y->unbox();

			if ($__x < $__y) {
				return ITrit\Type::negative();
			}
			else if ($__x == $__y) {
				return ITrit\Type::zero();
			}
			else {
				return ITrit\Type::positive();
			}
		}

		/**
		 * This method evaluates whether the left operand is greater than or equal to the right operand.
		 *
		 * @access public
		 * @static
		 * @param IObject\Type $x                                   the left operand
		 * @param IObject\Type $y                                   the right operand
		 * @return IBool\Type                                       whether the left operand is greater
		 *                                                          than or equal to the right operand
		 */
		public static function ge(IObject\Type $x, IObject\Type $y) : IBool\Type { // >=
			return IBool\Type::box(IObject\Module::compare($x, $y)->unbox() >= 0);
		}

		/**
		 * This method evaluates whether the left operand is greater than the right operand.
		 *
		 * @access public
		 * @static
		 * @param IObject\Type $x                                   the left operand
		 * @param IObject\Type $y                                   the right operand
		 * @return IBool\Type                                       whether the left operand is greater
		 *                                                          than the right operand
		 */
		public static function gt(IObject\Type $x, IObject\Type $y) : IBool\Type { // >
			return IBool\Type::box(IObject\Module::compare($x, $y)->unbox() > 0);
		}

		/**
		 * This method evaluates whether the left operand is less than or equal to the right operand.
		 *
		 * @access public
		 * @static
		 * @param IObject\Type $x                                   the left operand
		 * @param IObject\Type $y                                   the right operand
		 * @return IBool\Type                                       whether the left operand is less than
		 *                                                          or equal to the right operand
		 */
		public static function le(IObject\Type $x, IObject\Type $y) : IBool\Type { // <=
			return IBool\Type::box(IObject\Module::compare($x, $y)->unbox() <= 0);
		}

		/**
		 * This method evaluates whether the left operand is less than the right operand.
		 *
		 * @access public
		 * @static
		 * @param IObject\Type $x                                   the left operand
		 * @param IObject\Type $y                                   the right operand
		 * @return IBool\Type                                       whether the left operand is less than
		 *                                                          the right operand
		 */
		public static function lt(IObject\Type $x, IObject\Type $y) : IBool\Type { // <
			return IBool\Type::box(IObject\Module::compare($x, $y)->unbox() < 0);
		}

		/**
		 * This method returns the numerically highest value.
		 *
		 * @access public
		 * @static
		 * @param IObject\Type $x                                   the left operand
		 * @param IObject\Type $y                                   the right operand
		 * @return IObject\Type                                     the maximum value
		 */
		public static function max(IObject\Type $x, IObject\Type $y) : IObject\Type {
			return (IObject\Module::compare($x, $y)->unbox() >= 0) ? $x : $y;
		}

		/**
		 * This method returns the numerically lowest value.
		 *
		 * @access public
		 * @static
		 * @param IObject\Type $x                                   the left operand
		 * @param IObject\Type $y                                   the right operand
		 * @return IObject\Type                                     the minimum value
		 */
		public static function min(IObject\Type $x, IObject\Type $y) : IObject\Type {
			return (IObject\Module::compare($x, $y)->unbox() <= 0) ? $x : $y;
		}

		#endregion

	}

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by Patrick J | October 28, 2012 · 4:58 PM
Western Conference Preview: The James Harden Edition
How does James Harden's departure from Oklahoma City affect the Thunder's prospects in the West?
So, James Harden. Yep. Gone. OKC is screwed. Or is it? You'll find out in my Western Conference preview.
But first things first: Why did OKC trade one of its core stars, just before the season starts, and why was it that the Rockets were the ones who outbid the rest for Harden, a pricy commodity in a market that has few quality shooting guards.
The answer to the first is easy: cost. OKC owner Clay Bennett was unwilling to pay it, James Harden was unwilling to take less so he wouldn't have to, and so a trade had to be made, even if not paying Harden might cost the Thunder an NBA title. This sends a horrible message to fans, and Durant and Westbrook should grab their mates and move the team back to Seattle.
The answer to the second is less clear. But I have a theory. It centers around Kevin McHale, Royce White, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and facial hair.
My theory goes like this: Having drafted point-forward Royce White, and subsequently discovering that Royce won't be bringing much to the table this season (except increased awareness of the challenges of anxiety disorders), McHale and Daryl Morey concluded that in lieu of on-court competitiveness, they would rekindle Houston's rivalry with the up-and-coming Timberwolves.
They would do so by attacking an area of perceived Wolves vulnerability: facial hair.
McHale and Morey figured that after former Wolves beard Brad Miller – a former Rocket – retired, the Wolves' claim to "Best Team Facial Hair" was up-for-grabs. Why not try to win something this season, and make White useful, all in one go? By trading for Harden's beard, and teaming it up with White's – White's nascent beard already could put many Taliban to shame, and they go all-in on beards – in the NBA's new Beard & Mustache Competition, which will be broadcast live just before the NBA Draft Lottery in the Spring, Houston has begun pursuing that strategy.
But McHale and Morey's strategy is flawed. It neglects the fact that Kahn has armed the Wolves with a new Secret Weapon – a failsafe – in the form of Louis Amundson's beard. In fact, RUMINT obtained by punchdrunkwolves.com indicates that Amundson's beard has never lost in the "Most Pungent" competition in any Beard & Mustache Contest it has participated in.
Facial hair aside, there's obviously a big story here: when you remove James Harden from the Thunder, it shifts the balance in the West, and also has implications for the Wolves. So what is the fallout? Find the answers to those questions and more in my Western Conference preview, located below the fold.
8. Golden State Warriors – A dropoff in quality between my 7th and 8th seeds in the West. In theory, the Warriors have a fairly nice starting 5 in Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes, David Lee, and Andrew Bogut. The problem is that Curry and Bogut can't seem to stay healthy, and Barnes and Thompson are first and second-year guys and likely to face the learning curve all young guys do, both in figuring out how to play effectively and, more importantly, how to win; in fact, I suspect the Dubs could narrowly miss the 8th spot in the West if a few extra close games go the wrong way due to inexperience. But hey, when you've seen as much bad basketball as Dubs fans have for the last half-decade, you look at the positives and just be glad you're talking about playoff contention rather than the locations the team is rumored to be moving to.
Predicted record: 42-40
7. Memphis Grizzlies – The Grizz is an interesting team this season, as they have been each of the last two, but this time for a different reason: previously, the question was whether the Grizz could parlay its young talent into a competitive playoff team. Two years ago, the Grizz were an interesting surprise, sneaking into the playoffs and defeating the 1st-seeded Spurs, thanks in part to a breakout year by Zach Randolph. The Grizz retained their core last year and brought back a healthy Rudy Gay, who is arguably their best player, but both Randolph and the team lost its luster, failing to make the playoffs. Gay/Randolph/Gasol is a nice 3/4/5 on any team and should be enough to get them back into the playoffs, but I don't see them going any higher than the 7th seed unless they change the fact that Wayne Ellington is currently their only guard you could trust to make an open 16-foot jumper. We Wolves fans know all too well how that works out.
6. Denver Nuggets – Dropping the Nuggets to 6th in the West is probably still more controversial than elevating the Wolves as high as the 5th spot and keeping them there after Kevin Love broke his hand doing knuckle pushups in his condo and was predicted to miss the first 20-odd games of the season. I like the Nuggets for a lot of the same reasons others do – they're fun to watch, have a bunch of dynamic guys like Ty Lawson, Danilo Gallinari, and Kenneth Faried, and remain respectable in the absence of an acknowledged top-level star player. But the last reason is also where my prediction regarding their prospects in 2012-13 differs from writers who hyped Denver during the preseason: they have enough talent to win some games, sure, but I like their roster less than I do the Clippers' and the Wolves' (though the Wolves/Nuggets talent distinction is admittedly blurrier with Love out of the picture for an extended period. You've got Lawson, Iguodala, Gallinari, Faried, McGee. Pretty nice, right? On the Wolves side, you've got Rubio/Ridnour (with Rubio presumably starting about 50 games and Ridnour about 30 until he returns), Roy/Shved, Kirilenko/Budinger, Love/Kirilenko (Love for roughly 60 and Kirilenko for roughly 20, and yes, I'm purposely leaving Derrick Williams out of this notional lineup), and Pekovic. Look, right now it's a toss-up which team will win more games in the regular season. But if you're gambling on which lineup has a better chance of winning a playoff series, I'll take Rubio/Roy/Kirlenko/Love/Pekovic over Lawson/Iggy/Gallo/Manimal/McGee eight daysa week. The Wolves are clearly better at the four and five positions, Kirlenko's good defense and mediocre offense should largely cancel out Gallinari's good offense and bad defense, I think we play them to a draw in the backcourt, unless Roy goes down, and/or Rubio's comeback is derailed. Even if you're among those who view Denver's acquisition of Igoudala as grounds for predicting that Denver will be significantly better than they were last season when they had Aaron Afflalo at the two, and I'm not – in my opinion Iggy's better than Afflalo but is not game-changer for the Nuggets' W-L column – I still think the Wolves' superior frontcourt tips the scales toward the Wolves, unless our injured list gets even worse than it is now, which would be just plain old bad luck — something Wolves fans have learned not to take lightly.
5. MN Timberwolves – I wanted to put them higher because, well, because I write a MN Timberwolves blog. Duh. I'm a Twolves fan – you got me. Look at the rest of the site for more.
4. LA Clippers – I wanted to put the Wolves here, or even go with the conventional wisdom and put Denver somewhere higher than I have them – possibly in this slot. But the Wolves' have injuries, and I think Denver is good but so overrated my response is to underrate them. (When the word zigs, you zag. That's how we do.) So the Clips get #4. Vinnie Del Negro is still their coach and that's still worrisome, but with a year of CP3 and Blake Griffin under their belt, they should get their stuff together despite poor coaching and win 50 games this year. Andy and I disagree slightly on how highly both Chris Paul and Blake Griffin should be valued – we both like both, but Andy ranks Griffin higher than I do, and I rank Paul higher than he does – but when you have two talents of their caliber, you shouldn't be any worse than a #4 team in the West. Even with Vinnie Del Negro.
3. San Antonio Spurs – We know that the Spurs are always good. Is that likely to change this year? Probably not. Unless, that is, BOTH Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker get hurt. Which could happen. Assuming they don't, the Spurs should be a lock for third-best team. Nothing to see here. (That said, does anyone else secretly wish San Antonio had drafted Manimal and Denver had ended up with Kawhi Leonard? Or not so secretly wish the Wolves had drafted either over Derrick Williams. Yeah, that's what I thought. Anyway, Kawhi would fit right into the group Denver has put together because he's effective but boring, and Manimal would inject some much-needed fun into the Spurs lineup, which their Big 3 can only provide so much of at this point. So yeah, the Spurs are boring, but watch them anyway because you're going to miss Manu when he's gone.)
2. Oklahoma City Thunder – Durant. Westbrook. Harden. Ibaka. You know the drill. The Thunder are going to be good. Really good. The big question isn't whether OKC will finish atop, or near the top, of the Western Conference, it's whether they will keep that core intact what will happen with their core no longer intact. They key unknown is James Harden–can OKC afford to keep him? Harden is a unique talent and is still likely to achieve a significant more amount of upside. Losing Harden would be a big failure for Sam Presti, but would open a lane for Minnesota to conceivably challenge for the Western Conference title next season. Two years ago, very few of us would have been able to dream that we would be in a position to speculate about such a thing. (See the update below for more on the post-Harden Thunder.)
1. Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe. Nash. Howard. Gasol. Whatever. This is the team to beat. Will the pieces fit together on the court? Will the chemistry work? This is a rare case when I don't think that stuff will matter very much. Steve Nash is the key. Nash looks to be the glue that keeps this group hanging together even though he's the new guy and regardless of whether it's even possible for him to be used properly on a Mike Brown-coached team on which Kobe Bryant is the incumbent leader and egomaniac. Howard will obviously have a huge impact too, but for such an objectively poor fit in the LAL offense, he's the main reason I think this thing will work. (And I say that with full realization that he doesn't have a ring yet. In this context, a personality like his, as well as his experience and credibility, should carry the day even if it doesn't always show up in the numbers.
There's one other reason I'm fairly confident this experiment will work, and its illogic kind of makes me queasy: I felt almost exactly like I do now about the 2003-04 Lakers – the Super Group that featured Karl Malone and Gary Payton alongside Shaq and Kobe never quite clicked – except my intuition was the opposite outcome – that is, that the experiment would fail, which, of course, came true. For example, it seemed inevitable that Shaq and Mailman would end up vying for space on the block rather than freeing it up, which ultimately did become an issue for that group. In terms of position and style, I think this experiment will work a lot better, particularly given Gasol's versatility on offense as a complement to Dwight Howard, who's much more limited in what he does, but also much more overpowering and dominant in how he does it.
That's not to say there won't be a few bumps in the road – there almost certainly will be. But for my money, a Kobe/Howard duo gets you fairly close to the Finals even if you don't have Gasol and Nash. Add them in, and you go far.
UPDATE: I drafted the body of this post yesterday, just hours before James Harden was traded to the Houston Rockets. So the stuff I wrote about in the Thunder preview has basically all happened. Knowing what we know now, what does this mean for the Thunder's prospects? Will newcomers Kevin Martin or Jeremy Lamb fill Harden's role? To answer the latter question, the answer is an unequivocal "no." Neither Martin nor Lamb can play as a lead guard like Harden did, which made OKC so dangerous during 4th quarters last year when the ball was often in his hands. I've long been bullish on Lamb, and think he may flourish in OKC, but he's a very different player from Harden, so the Thunder aren't going to look like they did last year anytime in the foreseeable future. To the first question specifically, the Harden trade has implications for their short-term prospects, and they aren't good. None of the players they got back is nearly as good as Harden. I expect the loss of Harden, and the opportunity costs of adjusting to figuring out how to best incorporate Martin and Lamb, to cost OKC about 5-6 games. So my revised prediction if that they'll go 54-28, still good for the third-best record in the West. Stop-n-Pop has more on the Harden trade, and its implications for the Wolves, over at Canis Hoopus.
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The Harden trade sure makes the West look like the Lakers to lose, huh?
It's going to be downright crazy to watch Dwight Howard be surrounded by so many playmakers — possibly more dramatic a change than when Kobe and Pau first joined forces. I think the Thunder posed a legitimate threat to the Lakers, mostly due to age and speed concerns. But without Harden, and everything he would've done to a shaky Lakers second unit, I'm heavily favoring LA in that likely matchup.
Yes, it does – now more than ever. As I wrote above, I liked the Lakers in that matchup even if Harden were still with OKC. Now, I could see them struggling with the Spurs, and I don't think it's unkahnscionable that the Clippers could beat them in a playoff series, and I wouldn't have said the latter 48 hours ago.


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Install Internet Explorer on Windows 10 In certain cases, you may not be able to find Internet Explorer when you search for it. Need advice and hint from capable hands to guide me to the areas I should look into to solve the problem. Find Internet Explorer in the list of results, right-click it to either Pin to taskbar or Pin to Start. It should be right next to the Internet Explorer icon. What is happening with the release of Windows 10 is that Microsoft wants computer users to get started with its new Microsoft Edge browser. In a pinch we've thrown a small 5-port switch under a desk to add more connection options without re-wiring the building.
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Another, case where the Internet Explorer browser goes missing is when you do a fresh installation of Windows 10 operating system on your computer. How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer in Windows Best Regards, Tao Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help. Run Internet Explorer 32-Bit on Windows 8 Most computers that ship with Windows 8 utilize a 64-bit operating system. Start typing Internet Explorer in the Windows 10 search bar next to the start button. In the enterprise, you can literally accept no substitute. Its perhaps one of the most widely used Windows-based web browsers around. Apart from this, you may also find Internet Explorer browser missing or removed from the taskbar of your computer, in case it was upgraded to Windows 10 from an earlier versions of Windows operating system Windows 7 or 8.
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It worked in our development environment and in the Bank environment on 64 bit Win10, and it fails in both environments in 32 bits Win10. Our company has several historical buildings that sometimes have limited built-in networking. If not, please try it. Don I am already accessing Internet Explorer, but need to use, specifically, the 32-bit version on a 64-bit system Hi, Your question is more complicated than you think. Scroll down the list of apps till you find Windows Accessories folder and click on it. I had the same issue task manager showing iexpore.


Something interesting happened a hundred or so pages into Les Misérables: The first week was a slog, but now on week three, I find myself looking forward to it. Maybe it's the fact that more of the cast is starting to show up.
After Valjean's encounter with the Bishop, the book jumps forward two years to 1817. Hugo picks up after the time skip with a snapshot of Parisian society and French culture in that year. A lot of the names are lost on me, but the bit about changes in terminology for Revolution-related topics is interesting.
He later makes the point that it's difficult for modern readers to imagine a country outing from Paris "45 years ago" because so much has changed. It's easy to forget that Les Misérables was already a historical novel when it was new. The modern equivalent would be a story written today that starts in 1965 and runs through 1982.
Fantine makes her first appearance on page 123 of "Part 1: Fantine." Hugo talks about the group of Parisian students being Oscars rather than Arthurs (no idea why), and when he gets to naming them, he starts out with "The Oscars were named Felix…" That seemed a bit *ahem* odd.
"Gold and pearls were her dowry, but the gold was on her head and the pearls were in her mouth." You know where this is going, don't you?
There's an extended story about a blissful country outing that Fantine goes on with her boyfriend and their circle of friends. As I recall, it's the only time in the book when she's happy.
Fantine's boyfriend wrote a letter when he wanted to leave, but at least he took her to a park that's covered with trees and told her on a Sunday.
I think Hugo was trying to do a twist ending here, between Felix's "surprise" and the fact that he first mentions Fantine's child in the last sentence of the 20-page sequence. Or maybe he was trying to prevent prudish readers forming a negative first impression of Fantine. He spends a lot of time pointing out how virtuous and modest she is in all other respects, and that to her, Tholomyès is the love of her life.
Fantine is devastated, but the other women are more stoic. One even had another guy picked out already. Presumably none had children, but who knows? It's not as if Hugo mentioned Cosette until then.
Ten months later, traveling from Paris for her hometown to look for work, a much sadder Fantine stumbles on Mme. Thénardier and her children on the one day she looks respectable. Oops.
Cosette, Éponine and her sister Azelma (also known as miss not-appearing-in-this-show) all get along wonderfully when they first meet as toddlers. You know it won't last.
Cosette turns out to be a nickname for Euphrasie.
Mme. Thénardier is humming as she and Fantine arrange for the innkeepers to care for Cosette. Guess what's stuck in my head now?
Madame Thénardier is described as looking like a wrestler, who would have scared Fantine off if she'd been standing instead of sitting. M. Thénardier is described as "a Jack-of-all-trades who did everything badly," and promotes himself heavily by his (greatly exaggerated) reputation as a solider. This explains the coat he wears in the stage version. The names Éponine and Azelma are attributed to the fact that Mme. Thénardier reads the trashy novels of the day, which Hugo uses as a springboard to comment on the spread and reversal of prestigious vs. plain names as inspired by pop culture and social mobility.
As sad as it is to see Cosette toward the end of her time being mistreated by the Thénardiers, it's worse to read how they got to that point. Things start out fine for the first month, but then they sell her clothes and put her in rags. Next they're feeding her scraps. Resenting her despite the extra revenue stream from Fantine, Mme Thénardier directs all her cruelty toward Cosette and all her kindness toward Éponine and Azelma…who follow her mother's example in treating Cosette. By the time she's five, they've put her to work as a drudge, all the while resenting her presence. Meanwhile, M. Thénardier demands more and more money from Fantine, telling her how wonderful Cosette is faring, even as they treat her worse and worse.
Villagers take to calling her the Lark. "But this was a lark that never sang." When I first wrote this commentary, I didn't even note it, because I'd forgotten that the name keeps coming up throughout the book.
Fantine's hometown of Montreil-sur-Mer has recently experienced an economic revival. A stranger came to town and invented a new manufacturing method for their main industry, completely transforming the local economy. He doesn't talk about his past, and arrived only with a small amount of money which he invested in the project. But since he rescued the police chief's children from a fire his first day in town, no one even asked to see his papers.
On top of revitalizing the industry, building a new factory and employing a bunch of the townspeople, Pere Madeleine endows hospitals and schools, inspires political rivals to do the same, and is always helping random people out. He's known to sneak into houses to leave money on the table. Eventually they insist, over his objections, on making him Mayor.
Uh-oh, official policy in his factory includes "pure morals" for women (along with goodwill from men and honesty from everyone). That makes him partly responsible for Fantine's firing later, and probably makes him feel more personally responsible for her fate.
Intrigued by rumors of skulls and crossbones, winged hourglasses and the like, young ladies of the town ask him, "M. le Maire, may we be allowed to see your bedroom? It is said to be like a cave." (No, really.) They're disappointed to only see his candlesticks.
I'm really not sure at what point Hugo expects us to figure out that M. Madeleine is Jean Valjean. But any reader who hasn't figured it out by the time he goes into mourning for the Bishop of Digne hasn't been paying attention.
Pages covered this week: 119-163. Continue on to part four, where we meet Javert for the first time.
This entry was posted in Book Commentary and tagged Azelma, Cosette, Eponine, Fantine, Felix Tholomyes, Lark, Madeleine, Montfermeil, Montreil-sur-Mer, Parenting, Romance, Thenardiers on February 9, 2013 by Kelson Vibber.


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Cricket communication, a unit of Leap Wireless International has launched Apple's most popular device, iPhone to the customers under prepaid plans. It will probably be the first US carrier to offer this services to the customers. This revolutionary move of Cricket Communication has been considered as a big step in order to increase the footprint of the Apple's most popular device in the market.
According to Cricket Communication, currently iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 will be available at $55 per month inclusive of all plan under prepaid service. Earlier Apple has sold its iPhone only through AT&T and now it has expanded its deals with Verizon, Sprint and other carriers. As per Cricket Communication, iPhone 4S will start at $500 and the iPhone 4 at $400.


The development and acceptance of driverless autos is one of the more dramatic illustrations of how pervasive AI is becoming. It's also wake-up time for public policy to deal with the situation.
"We must rapidly build our expertise and knowledge to keep pace with developments," the department says. That statement is equally applicable to all levels of government and to the full breadth of AI developments, of which there are many.
Five of the world's largest technology companies have started meeting in pursuit of a standard of ethics for AI creations. The stated purpose is to discuss the social and economic impact of further developments in AI.
We need to encourage responsible corporate behavior. But we also should be mindful that these companies may be concerned about government stepping in to fashion some rules for their behavior.
The study will focus on specific changes affecting the everyday lives of people.
One cannot look at that list of eight domains without noting that they are overwhelmingly the domains of public policy. One would hope that our representatives would be fully engaged in discussions of something as potentially consequential as AI to the well-being of individual citizens and society.
If they are, however, they are keeping it very quiet. We hear nothing about it in this election campaign.
The Stanford project makes three policy recommendations: accruing technical expertise in AI at all levels of government; removing impediments to research; and increasing funding for interdisciplinary studies of the societal impact of AI.
Artificial intelligence and related advances in technology are game-changers, leading us into a future of unceasing change. Established institutions, policies, and processes will be challenged more dramatically than ever, and may not survive. New and different approaches in public policy will be required.
The fundamental public policy issues that must be addressed are: What governing is required and what is required to govern?
Our policymakers should take advantage of corporate discussions and the findings of the Stanford project and get fully engaged in the forces shaping our future before it shapes us.


The letters of Ignatius of Antioch have been generally understood as addressing concerns and issues within the Church. Consequently, his language has been read as an expression of second century Judaeo-Christianity or as a reply to Valentinianism, with little direct contact or concern with the surrounding pagan culture. Allen Brent submits Ignatius' language to a comprehensive analysis and seeks to show that both conceptually, and in terms of the form of his arguments, his language game is clearly that of the pagan, Greek city-states of Asia Minor in the Second Sophistic. The author shows from a variety of evidence, both literary, epigraphic and iconographic, that Ignatius' cultural background is in the world of the discourse of Hellenic autonomy against Roman imperial power, in the image-bearing mystery cults of the cities to whom he writes, in their embassies and Homonia treaties, and in their ideal of unity in a common culture expressed by their constitutions and cultural practices.


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Sanfort eyes to double its preschools portfolio to 500
Vaishnavi Gupta Dec 17 2019 - 1 min read
Sanfort has also entered into K12 (kindergarten to 12th grade) schools.
Sanfort, the UK Concept Preschool Chain, is aiming to double the number of its preschools from the current over 250 to 500 in the next couple of years.
Sanfort has also entered into K12 (kindergarten to 12th grade) schools. As part of the ongoing expansion, it is exploring deeper market penetration in these segments as well across the length and breadth of India.
The brand is now eyeing to spread its wings in class-B and C cities in over 25 states, after already establishing its firm foothold in bigger cities.
Sanfort is one of the frontrunners in preschools segment. It has more than 70 preschools in Delhi-NCR, while it has 10 preschools in Jammu and 11 preschools in Hyderabad.
Dr. SK Rathor, Chairman & Managing Director, Sanfort Group of Schools, said, "We are all set to expand aggressively with an aim to double our preschools portfolio by the year 2021. Apart from exploring new regions, we look forward to break into tier-II & III cities in all the states primarily in J&K, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, MP, Hyderabad, Telangana, Karnataka and North-East besides Delhi-NCR."
"While we already enjoy stronghold in Delhi-NCR, we have recently started exploring Rajasthan and MP with a great pace and concurrently we are focusing on Gujarat and Maharashtra as well. With our latest expansion drive, we aim to effectively embark on our mission to impart education in more interesting and pupil-centric manner," he added.
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When a real craving hits, it's irrational. That means there must be a deeper need our body is trying to communicate to us in a very real, compelling (and hard to resist) way.
Food cravings are also about what you have habituated your body to associate with a quick fix and so your taste buds have adapted to that.
Magnesium: this is a common nutrient deficiency and has a big impact on our wellbeing. Not only does it help your muscles relax, it helps for stress and anxiety and is needed for over 300 biochemical processes in your body (read more about magnesium here).
Seratonin: Chocolate – more specifically cacao – boosts serotonin in your body – a feel-good neurochemical. That's why when you are feeling low, you may find yourself cuddling up with a giant slab all to yourself.
Of course there is sugar in chocolate too, so bear in mind that this may also be something to consider. We'll discuss sugar cravings next.
The great thing about chocolate is that you can still enjoy the craving with a healthy version of chocolate such as raw cacao nibs and powder. Other sources of magnesium include dark leafy greens, seeds and nuts, fish, beans and blackstrap molasses.
How to deal with it: make sure you are getting plenty of mineral rich nutrition as minerals such as chromium help keep your blood sugar in check and reduce sugar cravings (Fulvic acid can help your body make the most of your minerals) If you need that something sweet, try eating low glycaemic foods such as apples or pears to give yourself some sweet energy without the crash, and use low GI sweeteners or raw honey. Bear in mind that sugar cravings could also mean a parasite infestation or Candida overgrowth and consider looking into these issues and doing a cleanse if it seems necessary.
Include more fiber in your diet for better blood sugar control and eat more chromium and mineral-rich fruits and vegetables such as apples, pears, spinach, kale, beetroot, avocado, broccoli and celery. Fruits and veggies are particularly rich in nitrogen and fibre too.
Strangely enough craving salt can mean you are underhydrated. You need minerals with your water intake to keep the fluids in your body balanced and the more dehydrated you are the more you need salts, as salt helps your body retain water. That's why athletes make sure they get in electrolytes (mineral salts) with their drinks. Salt also helps balance the pH of your body.
Mineral rich foods such as seaweeds (nori, kelp) and super seeds like hemp and chia. Nuts, seeds, legumes, whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Using a mineral rich unprocessed natural salt in your cooking is also an obvious way. Coconut water is a delicious option too – chock full of electrolytes and wonderfully hydrating.
Essential fatty Acids: they're exactly that: essential. Fat is extremely important for your body, being used to make hormones and tissue as well as provide fuel and help cells membranes function correctly.
The trick with fats is to go for the healthy ones instead of the deep fried fast food variety.You can get healthy essential fatty acids in cod liver oil (be sure to get a heavy metal free brand), hemp seed, flaxseeds, chia seeds, walnuts and seaweeds as oils such as coconut oil, flaxseed oil and evening primrose oil. If you are not vegan, some people are great proponents of grass-fed butter and ghee.
Some people have cravings for non "food" things with little nutritional value like ice (crunching on it), clay, dirt and chalk. It could be a general mineral deficiency, or something such as needing iron. This most often happens during pregnancy or with children. Quite a bizarre version of this is craving cigarette butts! Have you ever craved cigarettes butts?
Plenty of dark green leafy vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds cherries and vitamin C rich foods such as citrus, rosehip tea and acai berries.
You can re-train your taste buds to prefer healthier options by replacing unhealthy choices with healthy ones and soon you may find you crave those options instead. A healthy, balanced diet of nutrient rich, fresh organic foods and good fats should go a long way to helping you conquer those cravings.
Remember though, we are all unique and complex and cravings could mean numerous things, from an unmet emotional need to a nutrient deficiency, or even illness. Listen to your body and your heart and follow them to good health and happiness.
Another important one to add to sugar cravings : usually this also means you have a protein shortage. We don't nearly get enought protein especially vegans. Most vegans also don't know how to balance their food intake to ensure all the amino-acid compliment is given to their bodies. Also all our bodies cells are made up of a double fat and protein membrane, so you can imagine the fat and protein intake required. Also this can't just happen at your one main meal, you need to ingest this at least 3 protein portions daily.