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Leo Tolstoy on Love and Its Paradoxical Demands
How Leo Tolstoy Found His Purpose: The Beloved Author on Personal Growth and the Meaning of Human Existence
Tolstoy Reads from His 'Calendar of Wisdom' in a Rare Recording Shortly Before His Death
Leo Tolstoy on the Obsolescence of the State as a Form of Government and the Antidote to Violence
"Violence no longer rests on the belief in its utility, but only on the fact of its having existed so long, and being organized by the ruling classes who profit by it."
"To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears," Octavia Butler wrote in her searing admonition about choosing our leaders. "To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool." But in some deep animal sense, to be led at all is to risk handing one's own moral conscience over to another. The paradox of our invasive species is that, because there are simply too many of us, it is our self-made fate to be governed — but we are yet to invent a form of government wholly free from evil.
Leo Tolstoy (September 9, 1828–November 20, 1910) tussles with this paradox throughout Last Steps: The Late Writings of Leo Tolstoy (public library) — the collection of his final journals, which also gave us his reflections on science, spirituality, and our search for meaning.
Writing in the last days of the first year of the twentieth century, the elderly Tolstoy considers one of the chief hypocrisies of modern life:
The whole complexity of our urban life lies in the fact that people think up and accustom themselves to harmful requirements, and then use all their mental energies to satisfy them or reduce the harm caused by satisfying them… Before speaking about the goodness of satisfying one's requirements, one ought to decide what requirements constitute goodness. That's very important.
Much of this confusion stems from the sheer complexity of managing human beings at scale. Considering the obsolescence of the state as a form of government — an entity that concentrates and magnifies humanity's most dangerous hypocrisies, making murder on a large scale, in the form of war, morally permissible even for good people who condemn it on the small scale — he writes:
It's amusing, the opinion people have that non-resistance to evil by force or paying back good for evil are very good rules for individuals, but can't be applied to the state. As though the state isn't a combination of people, but something separate from people. Oxygen has such and such properties. But they are only the properties of the atoms and molecules of oxygen. But oxygen in big compounds acquires quite different, opposite properties. This opinion alone that states have properties which are the opposite of human ones is the most obvious proof of the obsolete nature of the state as a form of government.
Pessimism and Optimism by Giacomo Balla, 1923. (Available as a print and as stationery cards.)
Seven years earlier, in reckoning with the fundaments of resistance to evil, Tolstoy had put it even more pointedly:
Violence no longer rests on the belief in its utility, but only on the fact of its having existed so long, and being organized by the ruling classes who profit by it, so that those who are under their authority cannot extricate themselves from it. The governments of our day — all of them, the most despotic and the liberal alike — have become… organizations of violence based on no principle but the grossest tyranny, and at the same time taking advantage of all the means invented by science for the peaceful collective social activity of free and equal men, used by them to enslave and oppress their fellows.
Complement with Hannah Arendt on our only effective antidote to evil, in society and in the self, and Bertrand Russell on how to heal an ailing and divided world, then revisit Tolstoy on kindness and the measure of love.
https://www.themarginalian.org/2022/09/07/leo-tolstoy-government/
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Die Schichtdickenmessung befasst sich mit der Bestimmung der Schichtdicke von Beschichtungen und metallischen Überzügen auf Oberflächen. Als Schichtdicke bezeichnet man allgemein die Dicke einer Beschichtung, z. B. Farbe oder Lack, die fest auf einem Grundmaterial aufgebracht ist. Bei dieser Beschichtung kann es sich um eine Einfachbeschichtung, eine Mehrfachbeschichtung (Farbe auf Zink auf Stahl, Chrom auf Nickel auf Messing usw.) oder ein Schichtsystem mit mehreren übereinander aufgebrachten Polymerschichten handeln.

Verfahren

Zur Ermittlung der Schichtdicke bieten sich unterschiedliche Verfahren an. Übergeordnet werden diese Verfahren in zerstörende und nicht-zerstörende unterschieden, wobei den nicht-zerstörenden Verfahren in der Industrie der Vorzug gegeben wird. Zerstörende Verfahren kommen dann zum Einsatz, wenn die zerstörungsfreien Messverfahren an ihre technischen Grenzen stoßen, wie zum Beispiel bei Messungen von NE-Metallschichten auf NE-Basismaterial.

Folgende Verfahren der Schichtdickenmessung sind gebräuchlich:
 Wirbelstromprüfung (Beschichtung auf metallischem Trägermaterial)
 Mikrowellenprüfung (Beschichtung auf Metalle und Faser-Kunststoff-Verbund)
 Magnet-induktive Messung
Photothermische Schichtdickenmessung
 Ultraschallprüfung
 Kapazitätsmessung (isolierende Schichten, kapazitiver Sensor)
 Optische Messverfahren (transparente Schichten, Interferenz, Triangulation, Konfokaltechnik)
 Durchstrahlung und Absorption (Röntgenstrahlung, andere Arten von Strahlung, z. B. bei der Folien- und Papierherstellung)
 Massebestimmung (Masse pro Fläche oder simultane Messung während der Schichtabscheidung mit beschichtetem Schwingquarz, z. B. beim Bedampfen, Sputtern)
 Messung anhand der Strahlung von in der Schicht enthaltenen Radioisotopen (z. B. Asphalt-Dickenmessung)
 Vertikale mikroskopische Messung durch Verschiebung der Schärfeebene, durch transparente Materialien hindurch oder an der Materialkante, insbesondere auch mit der Konfokaltechnik in Profilometern. Für Messungen durch das Material hindurch muss der Brechungsindex bekannt sein und es müssen Korrekturfaktoren für die Materialdicke aufgrund der auftretenden optischen Verzeichnungen bestimmt werden.
 Laterale mikroskopische Messung im Querschnitt bzw. Querschliff
 Mikroskopische Vermessung des Schliffbildes eingebracht mit einem Kalottenschleifgerät

Welches Messverfahren für welche Anwendung in Frage kommt, wird von den für Beschichtung und Grundwerkstoff verwendeten Materialien vorgegeben. Die gängigen Verfahren für die Messung von Schichtdicken auf metallischem Untergrund sind das magnet-induktive Verfahren zur Messung von nicht-metallischen Beschichtungen auf ferromagnetischem Untergrund und das Wirbelstromverfahren zur Messung isolierender Schichten auf nicht-Eisen-Metallen, während das Ultraschallverfahren für die Messung auf nicht-metallischem Basismaterial sowie die Messung von Mehrschichtsystemen eingesetzt wird.

Die Mikrowellenprüfung kommt zum Einsatz, wenn auf leitfähigen oder schwach leitfähigen Substraten (z. B. CFK, CFK mit Blitzschutz) die Schichtdicke gemessen werden soll. Zusätzlich kann mit diesem zerstörungs- und verschleissfreien Verfahren ohne Berücksichtigung von elektrischer Leitfähigkeit oder magnetischen Eigenschaften des metallischen Trägermaterials mit der gleichen Einstellung gemessen werden. Die Mindestdicke des metallische Grundwerkstoffs beträgt wenige Mikrometer, sodass das Verfahren auch auf sehr dünnen Metallfolien und Blechen angewandt werden kann.

Geschichte

Aus historischer Sicht wurde das erste Schichtdickenmessgerät 1952 zur Messung von Farbdicke auf Stahluntergrund in Deutschland entwickelt. Es handelte sich hierbei um ein mechanisches Gerät, das die magnetische Haftkraft zur Bestimmung der Schichtdicke nutzt. Ein Messmagnet wird auf die Oberfläche gesetzt und vom magnetischen Grundmaterial angezogen. Mit Hilfe einer Feder wird der Magnet nun von der Oberfläche weggezogen. Diese Feder ist mit einer Skala verbunden, auf der dann die Kraft, die aufgewendet werden muss, um den Magneten von der Oberfläche zu lösen, als Schichtdickenwert angezeigt wird.

In den folgenden Jahrzehnten wurde die Technik der Schichtdickenmessung immer weiter entwickelt. Es kamen weitere Verfahren wie Magnet-Induktion, Wirbelstrom und optische Verfahren hinzu. Die Geräte entwickelten sich von analogen zu digitalen Anzeigegeräten und im nächsten Schritt zu digitalen Sensoren. Bei diesen findet die gesamte Messwertaufnahme und Weiterverarbeitung in der Elektronik des Sensors statt und es wird nur noch der bereits verarbeitete Messwert zur Anzeige, Speicherung und statistischen Verarbeitung an das Gerät selbst übermittelt.

Der heutige Stand der Technik ermöglicht die kabellose Schichtdickenmessung, bei der ein Sensor den kompletten Messvorgang durchführt und den Messwert dann per Funk an ein Messgerät oder alternatives Endgerät (Tablet, Smartphone) überträgt.

Literatur
 Nasser Kanani: Moderne Mess- und Prüfverfahren für metallische und andere anorganische Überzüge. Expert Verlag, Renningen 2007, ISBN 978-3-8169-2653-5.

Weblinks
 Sonden zur Schichtdickenmessung (abgerufen am 11. Februar 2016)
 Bedampfen im Hochvakuum und Schichtdickenmessung (abgerufen am 11. Februar 2016)
 Schichtdickenmessung an gedruckten Polymerschichtsystemen (abgerufen am 11. Februar 2016)

Dimensionale Messtechnik
Elektrische Messtechnik
Optische Messtechnik

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Q: Is it possible to modify the media library admin screen? I've been searching for a few hours now but I can't seem to find a solution to this.
I'm developing a plugin and I'd like to be able to add custom text underneath the admin media library heading. I thought there might be some hook to do this.
Can't seem to find anything that shows how you can add text to the admin screen at all. How would I go about doing this?
Thanks.

A: That area of all admin screens is where admin notices are displayed, so you could generate an admin notice.
Here's a suitable function and hook:
function wpse_233031_admin_notice() {
    ?>

Your message here!

    <?php
}

function wpse_233031_hook_admin_notice() {
    add_action( 'admin_notices', 'wpse_233031_admin_notice' );
}

add_action( 'load-upload.php', 'wpse_233031_hook_admin_notice' );

/* Edited out anonymous function callback,
   which not only requires PHP 5.3 but is poor WP practice as
   it prevents removal of the function from the hook
*/

Every admin page fires a unique hook of the form load-{unique-string-for-this-screen}. For top level admin pages it takes the form load-{filename}.  On the load-upload.php hook we hook into admin_notices so that your notice only appears on this screen.
You should add a class of notice to your div and one of notice-error, notice-warning, notice-success, or notice-info to get the standard WP styling. (If you add a class of is-dismissible WP will supply you with a closing icon, but I believe you need to do the heavy lifting of dismissal and storing dismissed state yourself.)

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Rihanna: 'A song is like a tattoo - you can't get away from it'
September 27, 2015 ET
Rihanna opens up about her forthcoming new album
Rihanna says BBHMM wasn't sexist and anti-feminist video
Rihanna: 'I'd like to live in London next year'
Rihanna won't join Taylor Swift on stage: 'She's a role model, I'm not'
Rihanna launches new sock collection in collaboration with Stance
Rihanna to create her own cosmetics line: 'I've always wanted to do it'
September 3, 2015 ET
Rihanna wants to celebrate 10 amazing years in the music industry
Rihanna claims that she would vote for Kanye West in presidential battle

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What Do People Eat For Breakfast Around The World
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Here, at Sleepy Panda, we've compiled a list of what people eat for breakfast around the world after having an awesome night's sleep (We assume).
France – Tea, Coffee or Hot Chocolate with a pastry or baguette.
United States – Pancakes served with sausages or bacon. Topped with either butter, maple syrup or whipped cream. Accompanied with black coffee or tea.
Japan - Traditional Breakfasts include Rice, Fish, Miso Soup and various side dishes such as nori seaweed and 'natto' (fermented soy beans). The more westernized breakfast includes toast with eggs and coffee
Australia – The typical fry up! Bacon, Eggs, Toast, Grilled Tomatoes and Mushrooms, Smashed Avocado. Sausages, hash browns and baked beans can also be added into the mix. Don't forget the coffee!
Lebanon – The typical breakfast is 'Manakish'. This is a flatbread flavoured with za'atar and sometimes cheese usually served with tomatoes.
The United Kingdom – The same as Australia minus the Vegemite!
Morocco – Moroccans like their breakfasts sweet. It will usually feature bread with accompaniments including honey, olives, and dates. The accompanying drink will be either Mint Tea or Coffee.
Israel - Shakshuka is a popular breakfast dish in Israel. It consists of eggs poached in a tomato sauce. It usually comes with various accompaniments such as cheese, olives, bread, jams and salad.
Cambodia – Cambodians have 'Kuy Teav'. It is a rice noodle soup with meat (beef, chicken or seafood) and vegetables.
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"""
Support for system log.

For more details about this component, please refer to the documentation at
https://home-assistant.io/components/system_log/
"""
from collections import OrderedDict
import logging
import re
import traceback

import voluptuous as vol

from homeassistant import __path__ as HOMEASSISTANT_PATH
from homeassistant.components.http import HomeAssistantView
import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
from homeassistant.const import EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP

CONF_MAX_ENTRIES = 'max_entries'
CONF_FIRE_EVENT = 'fire_event'
CONF_MESSAGE = 'message'
CONF_LEVEL = 'level'
CONF_LOGGER = 'logger'

DATA_SYSTEM_LOG = 'system_log'
DEFAULT_MAX_ENTRIES = 50
DEFAULT_FIRE_EVENT = False
DEPENDENCIES = ['http']
DOMAIN = 'system_log'

EVENT_SYSTEM_LOG = 'system_log_event'

SERVICE_CLEAR = 'clear'
SERVICE_WRITE = 'write'

CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
    DOMAIN: vol.Schema({
        vol.Optional(CONF_MAX_ENTRIES, default=DEFAULT_MAX_ENTRIES):
            cv.positive_int,
        vol.Optional(CONF_FIRE_EVENT, default=DEFAULT_FIRE_EVENT): cv.boolean,
    }),
}, extra=vol.ALLOW_EXTRA)

SERVICE_CLEAR_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({})
SERVICE_WRITE_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
    vol.Required(CONF_MESSAGE): cv.string,
    vol.Optional(CONF_LEVEL, default='error'):
        vol.In(['debug', 'info', 'warning', 'error', 'critical']),
    vol.Optional(CONF_LOGGER): cv.string,
})

def _figure_out_source(record, call_stack, hass):
    paths = [HOMEASSISTANT_PATH[0], hass.config.config_dir]
    try:
        # If netdisco is installed check its path too.
        from netdisco import __path__ as netdisco_path
        paths.append(netdisco_path[0])
    except ImportError:
        pass
    # If a stack trace exists, extract file names from the entire call stack.
    # The other case is when a regular "log" is made (without an attached
    # exception). In that case, just use the file where the log was made from.
    if record.exc_info:
        stack = [x[0] for x in traceback.extract_tb(record.exc_info[2])]
    else:
        index = -1
        for i, frame in enumerate(call_stack):
            if frame == record.pathname:
                index = i
                break
        if index == -1:
            # For some reason we couldn't find pathname in the stack.
            stack = [record.pathname]
        else:
            stack = call_stack[0:index+1]

    # Iterate through the stack call (in reverse) and find the last call from
    # a file in Home Assistant. Try to figure out where error happened.
    paths_re = r'(?:{})/(.*)'.format('|'.join([re.escape(x) for x in paths]))
    for pathname in reversed(stack):

        # Try to match with a file within Home Assistant
        match = re.match(paths_re, pathname)
        if match:
            return match.group(1)
    # Ok, we don't know what this is
    return record.pathname

class LogEntry:
    """Store HA log entries."""

    def __init__(self, record, stack, source):
        """Initialize a log entry."""
        self.timestamp = record.created
        self.level = record.levelname
        self.message = record.getMessage()
        if record.exc_info:
            self.exception = ''.join(
                traceback.format_exception(*record.exc_info))
            _, _, tb = record.exc_info  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
            # Last line of traceback contains the root cause of the exception
            self.root_cause = str(traceback.extract_tb(tb)[-1])
        else:
            self.exception = ''
            self.root_cause = None
        self.source = source
        self.count = 1

    def hash(self):
        """Calculate a key for DedupStore."""
        return frozenset([self.message, self.root_cause])

    def to_dict(self):
        """Convert object into dict to maintain backward compatability."""
        return vars(self)

class DedupStore(OrderedDict):
    """Data store to hold max amount of deduped entries."""

    def __init__(self, maxlen=50):
        """Initialize a new DedupStore."""
        super().__init__()
        self.maxlen = maxlen

    def add_entry(self, entry):
        """Add a new entry."""
        key = str(entry.hash())

        if key in self:
            entry.count = self[key].count + 1

        self[key] = entry

        if len(self) > self.maxlen:
            # Removes the first record which should also be the oldest
            self.popitem(last=False)

    def to_list(self):
        """Return reversed list of log entries - LIFO."""
        return [value.to_dict() for value in reversed(self.values())]

class LogErrorHandler(logging.Handler):
    """Log handler for error messages."""

    def __init__(self, hass, maxlen, fire_event):
        """Initialize a new LogErrorHandler."""
        super().__init__()
        self.hass = hass
        self.records = DedupStore(maxlen=maxlen)
        self.fire_event = fire_event

    def emit(self, record):
        """Save error and warning logs.

        Everything logged with error or warning is saved in local buffer. A
        default upper limit is set to 50 (older entries are discarded) but can
        be changed if needed.
        """
        if record.levelno >= logging.WARN:
            stack = []
            if not record.exc_info:
                stack = [f for f, _, _, _ in traceback.extract_stack()]

            entry = LogEntry(record, stack,
                             _figure_out_source(record, stack, self.hass))
            self.records.add_entry(entry)
            if self.fire_event:
                self.hass.bus.fire(EVENT_SYSTEM_LOG, entry.to_dict())

async def async_setup(hass, config):
    """Set up the logger component."""
    conf = config.get(DOMAIN)
    if conf is None:
        conf = CONFIG_SCHEMA({DOMAIN: {}})[DOMAIN]

    handler = LogErrorHandler(hass, conf[CONF_MAX_ENTRIES],
                              conf[CONF_FIRE_EVENT])
    logging.getLogger().addHandler(handler)

    hass.http.register_view(AllErrorsView(handler))

    async def async_service_handler(service):
        """Handle logger services."""
        if service.service == 'clear':
            handler.records.clear()
            return
        if service.service == 'write':
            logger = logging.getLogger(
                service.data.get(CONF_LOGGER, '{}.external'.format(__name__)))
            level = service.data[CONF_LEVEL]
            getattr(logger, level)(service.data[CONF_MESSAGE])

    async def async_shutdown_handler(event):
        """Remove logging handler when Home Assistant is shutdown."""
        # This is needed as older logger instances will remain
        logging.getLogger().removeHandler(handler)

    hass.bus.async_listen_once(EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP,
                               async_shutdown_handler)

    hass.services.async_register(
        DOMAIN, SERVICE_CLEAR, async_service_handler,
        schema=SERVICE_CLEAR_SCHEMA)
    hass.services.async_register(
        DOMAIN, SERVICE_WRITE, async_service_handler,
        schema=SERVICE_WRITE_SCHEMA)

    return True

class AllErrorsView(HomeAssistantView):
    """Get all logged errors and warnings."""

    url = "/api/error/all"
    name = "api:error:all"

    def __init__(self, handler):
        """Initialize a new AllErrorsView."""
        self.handler = handler

    async def get(self, request):
        """Get all errors and warnings."""
        return self.json(self.handler.records.to_list())


Chauntry Corporation Ltd has launched its first client site in North America at Edmonton International Airport (EIA) in Alberta, Canada, by implementing its online pre-booking solution, Parkspace.
EIA, which has been one of the fastest growing major Canadian Airports, provides over six million passengers with non-stop service to more than 50 national and international destinations.
The state of the art 3,300 space parking facility, jetSet Parking www.jetsetparking.com, uses Chauntrys online booking, solution, Parkspace, to offer incentivised parking rates and a completely integrated customer experience. Not only can customers book their slot online, they can choose between different parking products depending on their budget and needs. The You Park self-park options are great for travellers on a budget and looking for value, and the We Park on-site valet service gives options for passengers wishing to have their vehicle parked securely. Customers also have full access to amend or cancel bookings on the jetSet website through the Manage my Booking features of the solution.
Chris McKenty, International Business Development Director at Chauntry Corporation Ltd says Taking our solutions to new regions is always enjoyable as we have the experience to guide our clients through the implementation process and the knowledge that the launch will be a commercial success for their business. Edmonton International has invested a great deal in infrastructure and services for its passengers, and the introduction of pre-booked parking puts them at the forefront of passenger services in North America.
Brett Bain, Manager, Parking & Ground Transportation at Edmonton Airport, confirmed It was very exciting moving forward with Chauntry to bring the service to North America. This is completely new, not just for this airport but it is a first for Canada. It was important that we launch a very user- friendly, completely reliable service that protects our client data. With Chauntrys support we were delighted to see reservations rolling in our first day of operation; in fact we have bookings already for the Christmas season.
Delivering an exceptional passenger experience is a high priority for EIA, says Peter McCart, EIA Vice-President, Marketing & Business Development. The jetSet parking facility provides a new standard of parking convenience and efficiency for our customers.
Chauntry is the worlds leading specialist in airport pre-booking systems and was founded in 1991. Chauntrys Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, Parkspace, is PCI accredited and hosted and delivered from secure data centres in the UK. This solution is used by airports across 4 continents.


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Sexual assault kit catch up game has brought change in Salt Lake
Utah Department of Public Safety, other organizations focus efforts on making up for lost time as House Bill 200 aims to help prevent future backlogs
Story by MALLORY BELL
While Salt Lake City has taken the lead in Utah to clear its backlog of untested rape kits, the rest of the state has a lot of catching up to do.
As part of a nationwide effort to improve sexual assault investigations by gathering and analyzing crime evidence and other data, Utah launched an initiative in October 2017 to tackle the issue.
Despite funding from New York City's District Attorney's Office to help start the program, Utah still lags far behind other states in testing rape kits for DNA evidence.
The process of testing a rape kits DNA evidence takes up to two years for non-priority cases in Utah, while other states can complete the process within 30 days.
Up to this point, Utah as a state has received three grants for the initiative. One from the district attorney office in New York, and the other two from the nationwide Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, or SAKI, program. The plan is to now request another SAKI fund and see how quickly and efficiently agencies in the state can complete the backlogged kits. The Utah Department of Public Safety is in charge of helping all agencies across the state complete the process correctly.
SAKI is a nationally acknowledged project beginning with New York District Attorney's office back in 2003. New York decided to then distribute the remaining funds throughout the nation.
Since the project's beginning in Utah, the Department of Public Safety along with Utah law enforcement have been able to send thousands of kits to private crime labs to expedite the process. The initiative is moving forward in the Salt Lake County, and now officials are trying to help the rest of Utah get up to speed.
"Not all agencies in Utah have currently submitted all of their backlogged kits so far,"said Lauren DeVries, victim advocate for the Utah Department of Public Safety. "We actually have to do an inventory of the entire state to see how many kits each agency has."
DeVries said there are 2,200 kits that have currently been submitted and a total 2,700 kits throughout the state of Utah. To test the remaining 500 kits they first need to be located, and accounted for, which requires training, new guidelines and additional employees — all of which calls for more time and funds. The Utah Department of Public Safety hopes to receive a grant that will cover the majority of costs for the remainder of the project.
In the past, the kits and evidence of a sexual assault case were not viewed as important in solving the crime. The physical gathering of evidence became obsolete as the testimonies of the perpetrator and victim were often not consistent, causing these cases to be ignored. Nonconsensual contact can be difficult to determine, meaning these cases were not pursued for practical reasons.
"There have been a lot of kits that have been destroyed," DeVries said, explaining that if police thought the case wouldn't be prosecuted they'd throw them out to make room for other evidence. "There is value in submitting these kits, and I don't think we realized the value in it, until recently."
Now that the backlog testing is mostly completed, the state is looking for ways to implement major improvements into how sexual assault is investigated.
Changes in police departments have been mandated to ensure that the the kits are consistently being tested to prevent future backlog. Changes include law-enforcement training, and putting new processes in place for the victims' rights and kit testing. House Bill 200, which goes into effect on July 1, will require every kit to be tested within a specified amount of time. It will also allow the victim to track their kit and be informed of each step of the testing.
State Senator Todd Weiler, R-Bountiful who sponsored the Senate version of House Bill 200, described the law as "a way that the state can show that we care about domestic violence, we care about sexual assault. … The victims that do come forward will be treated with respect and taken seriously."
Current amendments aim to avoid future backlogs and problems with the kits. Lawmakers like Weiler want victims to feel like they are being heard and ultimately see justice through the use of collected evidence.
Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault have been involved with SAKI along the way and have played a big part in writing the bill.
Turner Bitton, executive director of the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault, is excited about the bill and the partnership it brings.
"I think one of the most important pieces of House Bill 200 was that it provided new resources to law enforcement," he said. "Law enforcement in many cases have been leaders in this work to move SAKI forward."
Limited funds in the past presented various issues, such as understaffing of specialists who process assault kits, and training for current employees, which contributed to the backlog. Kits collected before 2018 have been sent directly to a private crime lab which has increased both process efficiency and fund expenditures.
With the passage of House Bill 119 and House Bill 200 crime labs have seen an increase in funding that law enforcement and crime labs receive.
"It was actually a two- to three-year effort to get more funding to hire more of the forensic scientists who actually go through and do the testing on the rape kits. We've also opened a new crime lab with more space," Weiler said. "We just needed more warm bodies of qualified people to actually do the testing of the kits."
The Department of Public Safety, Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault and the Utah State Senate all hope that these changes will help victims see that concerted efforts are being made with their individual cases. Officials also want it known that change is coming to help future cases.
"I don't know that things will change over night with this bill taking effect in July, but what I would say is, this is the final piece of funding that we needed, to guarantee that moving forward all of the backlog of rape kits will be wiped out and that they will be tested in a timely manner in the future," Weiler said.
For more information on the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, please visit:
https://publicsafety.utah.gov/sexual-assault-kit-initiative-saki/
Victims that are looking for help and resources can turn to UCASA and find details at
UCASA.org/resources
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Using technology to create a business for the future.
If the 20th century was the period of the fastest technological change in the history of mankind, the beginning of the 21st century has only seen an acceleration of this revolutionary pace. The emergence of digital technologies and the internet has thrown companies - and societies - headlong into an ever-shifting landscape that, far from showing any sign of abating, continues to quicken with phenomena such as robotics, human enhancement and AI.
This on-going tide of disruption is a challenge faced by all businesses. Visionary leaders must be aware of competition and change on the horizon, to try to identify the risks and opportunities these pose to their business. At the next in our series of 'Leadership of, and for, the Future' in London we address exactly these issues.
The need for visionary leaders to be adaptable and ready for further change, as well as to help their teams be comfortable with transformation, is paramount to business survival and success. This principle of agile strategy originated in the software industry and describes an organisation or person always ready to adapt, learn and change at any moment.
The need to be aware of changes in technology, or preparing for changes in other areas such as consumer demand, legal frameworks and the environment, is now a fact of business life - but the appetite in some industries is greater than in others.
The marketing industry in the noughties grasped the digital nettle with enthusiasm. They quickly exploited the possibilities of data mining to understand more about their customers and their journeys; about touch points and how to better convert these experiences into sales. Digital marketeers rapidly understood the power of the information that the internet had provided, and the world's biggest brands have come to rely on these insights to engage with their customers.
The publishing industry, however, is still in something of a conundrum. It is wrestling with how to create a profitable model in its rapidly changing digital landscape: how to fund content remains an ongoing debate. The big beasts of the British press are still searching for a model that works, but none seem to be, currently, providing all the answers. The Times uses a firewall to charge subscribers to read content online; The Daily Telegraph offers a freemium approach whereby the majority of its online output is free, alongside a premium subscription service which offers exclusive, members-only content; and The Guardian has introduced direct requests for voluntary contributions to maintain its open journalism ethos.
While digital publishers such as BuzzFeed and Huffington Post claim to have successful models, their recent redundancies indicate otherwise. It remains to be seen whether these brands will still be here in five years time.
Spotting trends and creating a business that can exploit these shifts is a key task for today's leader - as competition in a culture of rapid change can appear from almost out of nowhere. Disruptors can move as quickly and adroitly as an Amazon product-picking robot. Traditional estate agents are watching very closely as spritely competitors such as Purple Bricks and Yopa – who charge a fixed fee rather than a percentage of the property sale price - turn the market on its head.
Jeff Raider and Andy Katz-Mayfield, co-founders of direct-to-consumer e-commerce shaving business 'Harry's', launched an online shaving club in competition with the razor giants Gillette and Schick, who had a century-old grip on the $17 billion men's grooming industry. Raider and Katz-Mayfield wanted to create a better-designed razor and shaving experience for a reasonable price. "The advent of Dollar Shave Club and Harry's has got to be the most significant disruption to this space since the electric razor," said e-commerce analyst Ken Cassar.
Similarly, shake-ups in the taxi and food delivery industries have seen companies such as Uber and Deliveroo, amid mixed publicity, reap rewards. Failure to act in an ever-changing market place will lead to extinction. To stay ahead it is essential not to be so pleased with your existing products that you exclude new possibilities.
Visionary leaders must become expert in dealing with uncertainty and welcome the potential that change can unleash while providing answers as to how we create a very human future in this digital world.
Book your place at our 'Leadership of, and for, the Future' conference in London (15 May) where you will have the chance to deepen your understanding of disruptive technologies, such as AI in the Cloud, The Internet of Things and 5G. We will explore how to meet the challenges they present and take advantage of their unprecedented potential.
As technology fundamentally transforms the way we live, work and connect with each other. This conference focuses on how our relationships in the workplace are being reshaped; how these technological advances offer new ways of connecting but also increase the necessity for leaders to nurture human relationships. Come along to understand how you can exploit these technologies to improve your relationships with your teams, customers and all your stakeholders.


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One of the Mars rovers roaming the surface of the red planet. Photo courtesy NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
National Geographic Live takes a journey to red planet
Guest speaker Kobie Boykins from NASA offers insider's view of Mars explorations May 8
For those mystified by Mars, an upcoming talk at the Royal Theatre will provide plenty of juicy details.
NASA mechanical engineer Kobie Boykins offers an insider's view of life in the Mars exploration program during his National Geographic Live presentation, Exploring Mars, May 8 at the Royal Theatre. Photo courtesy NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kobie Boykins, a mechanical engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will be in town May 8 to wind up this year's National Geographic Live series with his presentation, Exploring Mars. Boykins helped design and build the solar arrays that enabled the successful deployment of the Mars exploration rovers Spirit and Opportunity in 2004.
Both rolled across the Martian surface and geology, sending information back to Earth on a wide range of rocks and soils that hold clues to past water activity on Mars. Spirit roamed the planet surface until it became stuck in soft soil in 2009, while Opportunity stayed active until June 2018, achieving the longest distance driven by any off-Earth wheeled vehicle.
Boykins, now a supervisor of the mobility and remote sensing mast teams for the Mars Science Laboratory, will speak about this historical mission, as well as the current Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars in 2012 and is currently investigating Martian climate and geology, along with studies in preparation for human exploration.
With a deep knowledge base and boundless enthusiasm for unravelling the mysteries of outer space, Boykins has been described as having an infectious attitude as he shares his fascination with the red planet.
Tickets for this Wednesday night show go on sale May 2, but student rush tickets will be available on the day of the talk through the box office, subject to availability. More information can be found at rmts.bc.ca.
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Making a career out of poking fun at life's frustrating moments


We are pleased to publish our latest white paper on "Outsourcing Renegotiations and Rebids", lessons learnt from the 10th February 2016 Radiant Law GC Breakfast.
Renewing or re-competing your outsourcing agreement is a significant business challenge that companies must face every few years. GCs should have a key voice in setting the right strategy and a critical role in executing that strategy.
Building on the success of our GC workshop and networking event last November, this workshop and networking breakfast focused on helping the in-house legal function to address the challenges that arise when a key outsourcing contract comes to its end of life and support your company to maximise the benefits of the sourcing strategy that you choose to adopt.
Radiant Law would like to thank all the participants for engaging and sharing and also Stephen Ashley and Brendan Mulreany for their help in leading the conversations on the morning and for contributing to this paper. We learnt a lot from you all and we hope this paper helps you in turn.
Please download and read our white paper here.


The Debenhams Customer Experience Survey is a tool that the company uses to measure its success with consumers. It asks a variety of questions about the overall experience that a person has when he or she visits the store. The survey uses a 10-point rating system for most of its questions, but it also provides space for the survey taker to explain some additional details about his or her experience. As a customer, you can take this survey, and it will help Debenhams immensely. Every consumer's feedback counts, and yours is no different.
The company has people that review all the input that people give when they complete surveys. They take that information and then shape the product purchase choices they make, the pricing grids and the way that they merchandise the products. They may also use the input that you give to change the way that they run their advertisements. Each survey is an integral part of the growth and expansion process for the company for which you complete it. Debenhams will appreciate your participation in the satisfaction survey.
Debenhams is a department store in the UK that opened its doors in 1778. Debenhams offers a wide range of items such as furniture, electricals, women's clothing, men's clothing, beauty products, toys, kids clothes and so much more.
The company has more than 178 locations in the United Kingdom alone. The company earned more than £2,322 million in revenue in 2015 and looks as if it is on a straight path of success.
A device such as a laptop, mobile phone, computer or tablet that is connected to the Internet.
The receipt from your purchase that has an invite to the survey.
The ability to read and fully comprehend the Spanish or English language.
Grab your receipt and visit debenhamsfeedback.com.
Rate the store with a number that is between 0 and 10 based on the experience that you had there.
Survey video produced by GuestSatisfactionSurveys Team and Debenhams customers anonymous.
Your participation will truly assist the company when it comes upon a time that it needs to make some positive decisions for its customers.


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Malta-based tokenization platform STASIS has launched EURS, a stablecoin backed by the Euro. EURS, aiming to be the biggest "fully verified and collateralized stablecoin" in the world, launched with a $100 million pre-launch order book which is expected to hit $500 million by year's end.
Similar to Tether, EURS is fiat-collateralized. Each stablecoin unit is backed by a corresponding unit of Euro.
Created to satisfy the yearnings of European institutional investors, STASIS believes that the EURS token can provide protection during periods of extreme volatility in the market while improving the "risk and return metrics of crypto-investment portfolios." Leveraging Ethereum's network, EURS is an EIP-20 token.
This "advance 3-level asset verification process" comes in the form of daily and weekly account statements and quarterly audits "posted to the public by one of the Big Four accounting firms." Exante Ltd., a Cyprus investment services company registered with the Cyprus SEC, processes daily and weekly account statements for the company, but there are currently no official audits available, with no clear information yet on which accounting firm would be responsible for these quarterly reports.
One major concern with stablecoins is whether the issuer can hold enough fiat to backup the digital coins in circulation. STASIS, which currently has a total supply of 291,000 EURS in circulation, says its collateral reserve is being managed by an unnamed "AAA-rated European institution" using a conservative, duration-distinguished bucket strategy, where reserves are broken down into several periods (buckets) and analyzed to determine those who subscribed and redeemed. Representatives from STASIS told Bitcoin Magazine that the name of the institution would be revealed at a later date.
"The weights of these buckets will depend on their statistical subscription to redemption ratio. We will have access to more data once the product is launched on more exchanges," Klumov added.
EURS is currently being traded on London-based crypto exchange DSX, but there are plans to expand to other cryptocurrency exchanges in the future.


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We just purchased the inventory of my defunct former employer, the Granville Book Company, in partnership with another old employer, Book & Comic Emporium.
Presently moving 7500-odd new books from downtown to Main Street. I will probably be scarce here for a day or two; yesterday was the 8am-midnight shift, and both today and tomorrow look like more of the same.
$125USD. Or as Mad magazine used to say, "$125...cheap."
Juan Cole neatly encapsulates my thoughts on Bush apparatchik Karl Rove:
"Ambassador Joe Wilson, who once dared Saddam to hang him while wearing a rope around his neck while acting ambassador in Baghdad in fall of 1990, was the first to let the American people know that the Bush administration lied about Iraq's alleged attempt to purchase uranium yellowcake from Niger. Wilson went to that country, investigated the structure of the uranium industry (which is mainly in French hands anyway), and concluded it was impossible. Bush and Cheney had believed a set of forged documents manufactured by a former employee of Italian military intelligence. (In the US, the only major public intellectual with close ties to Italian military intelligence is pro-war gadfly Michael Ledeen of the American Enterprise Institute).
In revenge, Rove tried to discredit Wilson and perhaps also punish him and his family. The purpose of such punishment is always to bully and terrorize other employees, as well as to shut up the whistleblower. Since the Bush administration has done so many illegal things, if Washington insiders started blowing the whistle, there could be a hundred Watergates. Rove let everyone in Washington know that he would destroy anyone who dared step forward. The White House also dealt with former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill when he blew the whistle on the Bush planning for and Iraq War in January of 2001 (look at the date). They threatened O'Neill with jail time for revealing classified information, even though O'Neill had never been given any. He subsequently fell quiet. It is also said that the Bushies tried to prevent Anthony Zinni, a retired Marine Corps general, from getting any consulting gigs in Washington because he opposed the Iraq war.
But Rove's revenge on Wilson was the ultimate. Plame was undercover as an employee of a phony energy company. She was actually investigating illegal proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. When Rove blew her cover to the US press, everyone who had ever been seen with her in Africa or Asia was put in extreme danger. It is said that some of her contacts may have been killed. Imagine the setback to the US struggle against weapons of mass destruction proliferation that this represents. Rove marched us off to Iraq, where there weren't any. But he disrupted a major effort by the CIA to fight WMD that really did exist.
Moreover, the whole thing only makes sense if Rove is a wild-eyed conspiracy theorist to begin with. Why would it matter that Valerie Plame suggested to the CIA that they send her husband Joe Wilson to Niger? Wilson had excellent credentials for the mission, which the CIA immediately recognized.
Rove can only have thought it would discredit Wilson to associate his mission with the CIA if he viewed the CIA as the enemy. This is the Richard Perle line. If Wilson was sent to Niger on the recommendation of a CIA operative, then he was not an objective ex-ambassador but a CIA plant of some sort, attempting to undermine the Bush administration and the military occupation of Iraq.
This theory is that of a crackpot. The actions are those of a traitor. What is the difference between Robert Hanssen revealing key secret information for money to the Soviets and Karl Rove revealing it to the proliferators for political gain for the Republican Party and the Bush White House? Both are traitors who traded secrets for gain.
A man who would do what Rove did should not be in the White House in any capacity. And no person who tolerates a man like Rove in the White House should be commander in chief of American security."
"I Didn't Do It, Nobody Saw Me Do It, There's No Way You Can Prove Anything!"
"Q : Scott, some Democrats are calling for the revocation of Karl Rove's security clearance. Does the President see any need for that?
MR. McCLELLAN: John, I think there's a lot of discussion that's going on in the context of an ongoing investigation. This is based on some news reports that came out recently. I think you heard me talk about the importance of helping this investigation move forward. I don't think it's helpful for me from this podium to get into discussing what is an ongoing investigation. I think it's most helpful for me to not comment while that investigation continues. And these are all issues that some are trying to raise in the context of news reports. I don't think we should be prejudging the outcome of any investigation at this point.
Q : But the issues of security clearance and criminal investigations are often on very separate tracks. So does the President see any reason, any necessity, at least in the interim, to revoke Karl Rove's security clearance?
MR. McCLELLAN: John, the President -- first of all, let me back up -- some of you asked a couple of questions about does the President still have confidence in particular individuals, specifically Karl Rove. I don't want to get into commenting on things in the context of an ongoing investigation. So let me step back and point out that any individual who works here at the White House has the confidence of the President. They wouldn't be working here at the White House if they didn't have the President's confidence. And in terms of security clearances, there are a number of people at the White House that have various levels of security clearance. And I'm confident that those individuals have the appropriate security clearance. I haven't gone around looking at what those security clearances are.
Q: But, Scott, are you suggesting -- I think it's pretty clear to everybody at this point you don't want to comment on the investigation. But the President has also spoken about this when asked. So does the President --
MR. McCLELLAN: Spoken about?
Q: Well, he has spoken about these questions that have come up as part of a leak investigation. So does he retain confidence in Karl Rove, specifically?
MR. McCLELLAN: Yes. Any individual who works here at the White House has the President's confidence. They wouldn't be working here if they didn't have the President's confidence. That's why I stepped back from this and talked about it in the broader context. Now, these questions are coming up in the context of an ongoing investigation, and I stated long ago, you all will remember, that the investigation is continuing, I want to be helpful to the investigation, I don't want to jeopardize anything in that investigation, and that's why I made a decision and the White House made a decision quite some time ago that we weren't going to get into commenting on questions related to that investigation.
Q: But isn't the difficulty that you have said to the public, dating back to 2003, affirmatively, Karl Rove is not involved, and now we have evidence to the contrary? So how do you reconcile those two things? How does the President reconcile those two things?
MR. McCLELLAN: Again, if I were to get into discussing this, I would be getting into discussing an investigation that continues and could be prejudging the outcome of the investigation. I'm not going to do that from this podium. You do point out some statements that were made. I remember well the comments that were made. After that point, I also remember going and testifying in this investigation. I remember well individuals who are involved overseeing this investigation expressing their preference personally to me that we not get into discussing what is an ongoing investigation. I think that's the way to be most helpful as they move forward, and that's why I'm in the position that I am. I'm not going to get into jumping on every news report as the investigation continues and trying to comment on them, because I don't think that's helpful. So I think you have to step back from any individual news story or individual reports. Let's let the investigation take place. I look forward to talking about some of these matters once the investigation is complete. I welcome the opportunity to talk about some of these questions, but I don't think it's appropriate to do so at this time.
Q: Let's just -- just one final --
MR. McCLELLAN: And I think the American people can understand and appreciate that.
Q : Well, we'll see. But I just have one final question on this. The question of whether a law has been broken, a crime committed, is a separate matter. You're not going to resolve that; that's for a grand jury to decide. But we know what the facts are. We know that Karl Rove spoke about Joseph Wilson's wife, referring to the fact that she worked at the Agency. You've heard Democrats who say that -- say today that alone was inappropriate conduct. What was Karl Rove trying to accomplish by having the conversation he did? And does the President think that it was fair of him to do that? Was it fair game?
MR. McCLELLAN: Now, that's a question related to an ongoing investigation. The investigation continues, David. I think you know that very well. I've responded to that question. And if I were to start commenting on news reports or things related to the investigation, I'm getting into prejudging the outcome of that investigation. I don't want to do that from this podium. Let's let the investigation take place, and let's let the investigators bring all the facts together and draw the conclusions that they draw, and then we will know the facts at that point.
Q: But, Scott, there's a difference between what's legal and what's right. Is what Karl Rove did right?
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, I mean, you can state the obvious. I understand and appreciate that, and I appreciate you all. I know you all want to get to the bottom of this. I want to get to the bottom of it; the President has said no one wants to get to the bottom of it more than he does. We want to see it come to a successful conclusion. The best way to help the investigation come to a successful conclusion is for me not to get into discussing it from this podium. I don't think that --
Q: Well, wait, wait, wait --
MR. McCLELLAN: Wait -- I don't think that helps advance the investigation.
Q: All right, you say you won't discuss it, but the Republican National Committee and others working, obviously, on behalf of the White House, they put out this Wilson-Rove research and talking points, distributed to Republican surrogates, which include things like, Karl Rove discouraged a reporter from writing a false story. And then other Republican surrogates are getting information such as, Cooper -- the Time reporter -- called Rove on the pretense of discussing welfare reform. Bill Kristol on Fox News, a friendly news channel to you, said that the conversation lasted for two minutes and it was just at the end that Rove discussed this. So someone is providing this information. Are you, behind the scenes, directing a response to this story?
MR. McCLELLAN: You can talk to the RNC about what they put out. I'll let them speak to that. What I know is that the President directed the White House to cooperate fully with the investigation. And as part of cooperating fully with that investigation, that means supporting the efforts by the investigators to come to a successful conclusion, and that means not commenting on it from this podium.
Q : Well, if --
MR. McCLELLAN: No, I understand your question.
Q: Well, Fox News and other Republican surrogates are essentially saying that the conversation lasted for two minutes and that the subject was ostensibly welfare reform. They're getting that information from here, from Karl Rove.
MR. McCLELLAN: And again, you're asking questions that are related to news reports about an ongoing, continuing investigation. And you've had my response on that.
Q: At the very least, though, Scott, could you say whether or not you stand by your statement --
MR. McCLELLAN: John, I'll come back to you if I can.
Q: -- of September 29th, 2003, that it is simply not true that Karl Rove disclosed the identity of a CIA operative? Can you stand by that statement?
MR. McCLELLAN: John, I look forward to talking about this at some point, but it's not the appropriate time to talk about those questions while the investigation is continuing."
"Q: Scott, can I ask you this; did Karl Rove commit a crime?
MR. McCLELLAN: Again, David, this is a question relating to an ongoing investigation, and you have my response related to the investigation. And I don't think you should read anything into it other than we're going to continue not to comment on it while it's ongoing.
Q: Do you stand by your statement from the fall of 2003 when you were asked specifically about Karl and Elliott Abrams and Scooter Libby, and you said, "I've gone to each of those gentlemen, and they have told me they are not involved in this" -- do you stand by that statement?
MR. McCLELLAN: And if you will recall, I said that as part of helping the investigators move forward on the investigation we're not going to get into commenting on it. That was something I stated back near that time, as well.
Q: Scott, I mean, just -- I mean, this is ridiculous. The notion that you're going to stand before us after having commented with that level of detail and tell people watching this that somehow you decided not to talk. You've got a public record out there. Do you stand by your remarks from that podium, or not?
MR. McCLELLAN: And again, David, I'm well aware, like you, of what was previously said, and I will be glad to talk about it at the appropriate time. The appropriate time is when the investigation --
Q: Why are you choosing when it's appropriate and when it's inappropriate?
MR. McCLELLAN: If you'll let me finish --
Q: No, you're not finishing -- you're not saying anything. You stood at that podium and said that Karl Rove was not involved. And now we find out that he spoke out about Joseph Wilson's wife. So don't you owe the American public a fuller explanation? Was he involved, or was he not? Because, contrary to what you told the American people, he did, indeed, talk about his wife, didn't he?
MR. McCLELLAN: David, there will be a time to talk about this, but now is not the time to talk about it.
Q: Do you think people will accept that, what you're saying today?
MR. McCLELLAN: Again, I've responded to the question. Go ahead, Terry.
Q: Well, you're in a bad spot here, Scott, because after the investigation began, after the criminal investigation was underway, you said -- October 10th, 2003, "I spoke with those individuals, Rove, Abrams and Libby, as I pointed out, those individuals assured me they were not involved in this." From that podium. That's after the criminal investigation began. Now that Rove has essentially been caught red-handed peddling this information, all of a sudden you have respect for the sanctity of the criminal investigation?
MR. McCLELLAN: No, that's not a correct characterization Terry, and I think you are well aware of that. We know each other very well, and it was after that period that the investigators had requested that we not get into commenting on an ongoing criminal investigation. And we want to be helpful so that they can get to the bottom of this, because no one wants to get to the bottom of it more than the President of the United States. I am well aware of what was said previously. I remember well what was said previously. And at some point, I look forward to talking about it. But until the investigation is complete, I'm just not going to do that.
Q: Do you recall when you were asked --
Q: Wait, wait -- so you're now saying that after you cleared Rove and the others from that podium, then the prosecutors asked you not to speak anymore, and since then, you haven't?
MR. McCLELLAN: Again, you're continuing to ask questions relating to an ongoing criminal investigation, and I'm just not going to respond any further.
Q: When did they ask you to stop commenting on it, Scott? Can you peg down a date?
MR. McCLELLAN: Back at that time period.
Q: Well, then the President commented on it nine months later. So was he not following the White House plan?
MR. McCLELLAN: John, I appreciate your questions. You can keep asking them, but you have my response."
A new batch of books completed, with particularly notable titles in red:
Philip K. Dick, Valis
Philip K. Dick, The Transmigration of Timothy Archer
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender is the Night
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Pat Hobby Stories
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
Ernest Hemingway, The Nick Adams Stories
Frank King, Walt & Skeezix
Reid Shier, Michael Darling, Kelly Wood, Jens Hoffman et al., Ron Terada
Jerry Zaslove et al., Jeff Wall 1990
Ethel Wilson, Mrs. Golightly & Other Stories
Douglas Fairburn, Shoot
Gilles Delueuze, Difference and Repetition
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A presentation given by Research Fellow Cristina Parau at Wolfson College on February 24th 2009. Dr Parau is also a member of the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies in Oxford.
Europeanization scholars study the impact of the European Union (EU) on domestic politics. The literature on the impact of the EU on the domestic politics of accession countries in Eastern Europe has focussed too narrowly on the formal conditions for accession to the EU stemming from Brussels. Accession conditionality and the EU body of legislation (the acquis) which the accession countries must adopt have been claimed to be the drivers of domestic change. Research has omitted the class of phenomena where no real EU rule exists yet domestic change happens as if there were, or where an EU rule does exist yet has little or no impact. This paper examines several cases of such phenomena. It reveals how transnational networks outside Brussels, but with help from inside, were able to (re-)construct accession conditionality amid the wider enlargement context. Some networks, by heightening its uncertainty and 'accession anxiety', made the accession candidate government constrain itself before a phantom 'extra-conditionality' where virtually no EU acquis existed and Brussels declined formal intervention; others emboldened it to defy real conditionality where the acquis commanded obedience and Brussels intervened forcefully. When uncertainty and anxiety are high, an accession candidate will be susceptible to irrational influence, as of an objectively unreal conditionality; whereas, when uncertainty and anxiety are low, the candidate may even get away with flouting real conditionality.


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All About BTS' Upcoming Album, 'Map Of The Soul: 7'
Are you ready, ARMYs?
Em Mampusti , on 21 Feb, 2020
We're only on the second month, but 2020 is shaping up to be a wonderful year for BTS fans. Last month, we witnessed the seven-member boy group from South Korea make history as they performed on the Grammys stage for the first time ever. Now, we're treated to a whole new slew of hits to listen to, with the K-Pop superstars releasing their fourth Korean-language studio album entitled Map of the Soul: 7. It's been a gruelling wait for fans who've been waiting for the new album since mid-2019, but it will finally be here, dropping later at 6PM KST (5PM in our timezone).
#BTS #방탄소년단 #MAP_OF_THE_SOUL_7 Tracklist pic.twitter.com/omE98N2pZD
— BigHit Entertainment (@BigHitEnt) February 16, 2020
The digital version of the album will include 15 new songs, as well as five songs from their April 2019 mini album Map of the Soul: Persona. Meanwhile, the physical album will only include 14 new titles along with the previously released five songs. To hype up everyone's anticipation, exactly 12 hours before the album release, BTS teased fans on TikTok with a 30-second preview of "ON". As expected, so many fans tried to listen that the short-form video app crashed for a few minutes. As of writing, the viral preview also prompted over 38,000 fans to make their own videos with #ONchallenge featuring the upcoming hit.
Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook gave their all to produce the album for their fans, and all that hard work is deservedly recognised. According to Forbes, ahead of its launch, BTS' Map of the Soul: 7 already became the most pre-ordered South Korean album of all time, with number of orders exceeding 4 million. So what can the BTS ARMY expect from this historic comeback? Ahead, we spill all the deets on their upcoming album.
International collabs
Very happy to have co-written Louder Than Bombs on @BTS_twt'S album! 🤗 thanks for having me boyyssssss pic.twitter.com/IG1halBs9p
— troye (@troyesivan) February 16, 2020
The title track "ON" will be released in two versions, with the digital album including one that features "Chandelier" singer Sia, whose stunning vocals will provide a wholly different vibe to the energetic hip hop single. Aside from Sia, Australian artist Troye Sivan and Canadian singer-songwriter Allie X also helped out with the album. Last week, he excitedly announced that he was one of the songwriters that worked on the B-side track "Louder Than Bombs". Not to mention, there's also "Boy With Luv" from their last release that featured Halsey's distinctive vocals.
Reflecting what's within
A post shared by BTS official (@bts.bighitofficial) on Feb 12, 2020 at 7:00am PST
With their new album, BTS will give us a look into their souls. After all, they believe that telling their story is a way to touch and inspire the younger generation. Through Headline Planet, Big Hit Entertainment explains that with Map of the Soul: 7, "BTS now accepts both the proud light and withheld shadow of their identity to tell a story of individuals who have found their complete selves."
Their lead track, for one, reflects how their mindset as artists evolved during their seven years in the industry. Meanwhile, the eighth track entitled "Filter", will reflect the different sides of Jimin, the group's vocalist known for his delicate voice. Jungkook, on the other hand, will chronicle his emotions in "My Time", while V dedicates "Inner Child" to his younger self.
A little treat to fans
Of course, the boy group never failed to appreciate and thank their fans for their never-ending support. So for BTS' Map of The Soul: 7, they've included "Moon", which has Jin singing about his love for their ARMY. Fans should also watch out for "We Are Bulletproof: The Eternal". The 18th track is said to be a sequel to their group's track "We Are Bulletproof Pt.2" from their 2013 debut album, 2 Cool 4 Skool, a detail that will be surely appreciated by those who've been listening to the group since their beginnings.
ARMY! Can't wait to see you on Feb 21!#BTS #방탄소년단 #MAP_OF_THE_SOUL_7 #BTS_NYC_TAKEOVER pic.twitter.com/9SjoHpaEEA
— BTS_official (@bts_bighit) February 20, 2020
Aside from the release of the album later today, they'll also be dropping a "Kinetic Manifesto Film: Come Prima" to depict the concept of the lead single right at the same time. Not only that, but the boys are also kept busy with a full day of promotions. They've had a comeback special at V Live, and will be performing at Today Show at Rockefeller Plaza, and will be appearing on MTV Fresh Out at Times Square, New York in the next 24 hours. And finally, the official music video for "ON" will be available on 28 February. So be sure to catch these to show your support!
(Cover photo from: @bts.bighitofficial)
Next, look back to BTS' early years and see how their hair evolved.
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Abstract: An analysis has been made of two-dimensional,steady-state,laminar film boiling heat transfer from a finite-size, isothermal,horizontal plate facing downward to a stagnant saturated liquid. The boundarylayer equations for the vapor flow beneath the heated plate are solved, including the effect of the plate edge, using an integral method. The solutions obtained are examined for the cases of (i) the inclination angle of the vapor-liquid interface to be arbitrarily given at the plate edge and (ii) four combinations of profile shapes of velocity and temperature. For the former case, the maximum heat transfer rate can be obtained at the inclination angle of 90°. For the latter case, four approximate solutions for heat transfer rate are proposed in terms of Nusselt number at the inclination angle of 90°.


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This is the account that I read, and not far from the tomb is the temple of Athena Chalinitis (Bridler). For Athena, they say, was the divinity who gave most help to Bellerophontes, and she delivered to him Pegasus, having herself broken in and bridled him. The image of her is of wood, but face, hands and feet are of white marble.
[2] That Bellerophontes was not an absolute king, but was subject to Proetus and the Argives is the belief of myself and of all who have read carefully the Homeric poems.1 When Bellerophontes migrated to Lycia it is clear that the Corinthians none the less were subject to the despots at Argos or Mycenae. By themselves they provided no leader for the campaign against Troy, but shared in the expedition as part of the forces, Mycenaean and other, led by Agamemnon.
[3] Sisyphus had other sons besides Glaucus, the father of Bellerophontes a second was Ornytion, and besides him there were Thersander and Almus. Ornytion had a son Phocus, reputed to have been begotten by Poseidon. He migrated to Tithorea in what is now called Phocis, but Thoas, the younger son of Ornytion, remained behind at Corinth. Thoas begat Damophon, Damophon begat Propodas, and Propodas begat Doridas and Hyanthidas. While these were kings the Dorians took the field against Corinth, their leader being Aletes, the son of Hippotas, the son of Phylas, the son of Antiochus, the son of Heracles. So Doridas and Hyanthidas gave up the kingship to Aletes and remained at Corinth, but the Corinthian people were conquered in battle and expelled by the Dorians.
[4] Aletes himself and his descendants reigned for five generations to Bacchis, the son of Prumnis, and, named after him, the Bacchidae reigned for five more generations to Telestes, the son of Aristodemus. Telestes was killed in hate by Arieus and Perantas, and there were no more kings, but Prytanes (Presidents) taken from the Bacchidae and ruling for one year, until Cypselus, the son of Eetion, became tyrant and expelled the Bacchidae.2 Cypselus was a descendant of Melas, the son of Antasus. Melas from Gonussa above Sicyon joined the Dorians in the expedition against Corinth. When the god expressed disapproval Aletes at first ordered Melas to withdraw to other Greeks, but afterwards, mistaking the oracle, he received him as a settler.
Such I found to be the history of the Corinthian kings.
[5] Now the sanctuary of Athena Chalinitis is by their theater, and near is a naked wooden image of Heracles, said to be a work of Daedalus. All the works of this artist, although rather uncouth to look at, are nevertheless distinguished by a kind of inspiration. Above the theater is a sanctuary of Zeus surnamed in the Latin tongue Capitolinus, which might be rendered into Greek "Coryphaeos". Not far from this theater is the ancient gymnasium, and a spring called Lerna. Pillars stand around it, and seats have been made to refresh in summer time those who have entered it. By this gymnasium are temples of Zeus and Asclepius. The images of Asclepius and of Health are of white marble, that of Zeus is of bronze.
[6] The Acrocorinthus is a mountain peak above the city, assigned to Helius by Briareos when he acted as adjudicator, and handed over, the Corinthians say, by Helius to Aphrodite. As you go up this Acrocorinthus you see two precincts of Isis, one if Isis surnamed Pelagian (Marine) and the other of Egyptian Isis, and two of Serapis, one of them being of Serapis called "in Canopus." After these are altars to Helius, and a sanctuary of Necessity and Force, into which it is not customary to enter.
Above it are a temple of the Mother of the gods and a throne; the image and the throne are made of stone. The temple of the Fates and that of Demeter and the Maid have images that are not exposed to view. Here, too, is the temple of Hera Bunaea set up by Bunus the son of Hermes. It is for this reason that the goddess is called Bunaea.
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2 655 B.C.
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Many areas of research in Psychology are based on the implicit assumption that opposites lie at 2 extremes of the same continuum—e.g. semantic differential scales (Osgood, Suci, & Tannenbaum, 1957; Heise, 1970) and Likert scales (1932); just think, for example, of the use of "long" and "short" as parts of the same dimension 'length'. The question of unidimensionality represents an interesting issue not only for methodology, but also, and mostly, represents a point of interest in the Psychology of Perception or Cognition. From the 1970's onward, the study of opposites in Experimental Psychology has coincided, in particular, with the analysis of antonyms, shifting attention thereby from the empirical-perceptual foundations of this relation to linguistic rules. Savardi & Bianchi (1997, 2000, 2003, 2004a) have recently proposed an investigation on the perception of opposites that focuses on the phenomenal structures of experience, by starting from Gestalt assumptions concerning the direct perception of relations. Hence, it is within this frame of reference that the present study examined whether pairs of opposite properties do or do not lie on the same dimension. In 1967, Mosconi raised the issue of the fundamental difference that exists between phenomenal opposites (high and low, near and far, etc…) and the unidimensional structures that are used in their place in certain contexts (e.g., height and distance, with respect to the above examples). He maintained that these properties are not actually unidimensional in everyday language and phenomenal use. In a similar vein, Kennedy (2001) analyzed and interpreted the distribution of antonym adjectives in comparative linguistic constructions and proposed a model in which degrees of a property are considered scale intervals. There has long been a need (Campbell, 1920; Wright & Masters, 1982) to use psychometric instruments to validate the true dimensionality of a given construct. In the present work, we used a metrical measurement method, based on concrete objects, to examine whether the opposites of high-low, wide-narrow, long-short, and large-small would emerge as unidimensional scales (Luce, Krantz, Suppes, & Tversky, 1990).
Are Opposites Unidimensional?
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In the aftermath of the mass shooting at a synagogue, top officials and community members gathered in Northeast Philadelphia to discuss security.
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Law enforcement representatives and elected officials participate in a town hall meeting on security Nov. 7 at Politz Hebrew Academy. JACK TOMCZUK / TIMES PHOTO
In the wake of last month's Pittsburgh synagogue attack, law enforcement officials, elected representatives and members of the Jewish community gathered at Politz Hebrew Academy in Bustleton for a town hall meeting.
The topic: How can Jewish institutions keep their members safe and secure amid a rise in anti-Semitic activity?
"We want to let people know that we're going to be on top of this," Police Commissioner Richard Ross told a crowd packed in the school's gym.
Although the focus was on the deadly shooting that killed 11 people in Pittsburgh, several people at the meeting noted that the Northeast is not immune to anti-Semitic incidents. Just last year, vandals targeted a Jewish cemetery in Frankford and a man was caught urinating on a synagogue in Somerton.
Anti-Semitic incidents were up 43 percent last year in Pennsylvania, and a study found that there were 4.2 million tweets of an anti-Semitic nature from 3 million different Twitter accounts between January 2017 and January 2018, according to the Anti-Defamation League.
The trend has been felt in Philadelphia, too, according to Rue Landau, the executive director of the city's Commission on Human Relations.
"We've seen a tremendous uptick in hate crimes and bias incidents since November 2016," Landau said. "What has been very dramatic is a rise in anti-Semitic acts."
Rue Landau, executive director of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations, speaks at a town hall meeting Nov. 7 at Politz Hebrew Academy. JACK TOMCZUK / TIMES PHOTO
Landau and other speakers at the meeting urged members of the Jewish community to report any anti-Semitic activity to police, no matter how little information is available.
"When it doesn't feel right to you, it's probably not right," Ross said. "Don't ever feel that you shouldn't call us."
In addition, Ross said synagogues can work with the police department to do threat assessments. He said officers have already visited several Jewish institutions to look at ways to improve security.
Speakers also stressed the need to have a plan in the event of an emergency. There should be a recognized chain of command and communication procedures in place, they said.
"The people in Squirrel Hill had had training several weeks before the incident," said Nancy Baron-Baer, the ADL's regional director. "There would have been more deaths, as horrific as it was, if they had not had the training."
The topic of armed security was also brought up at the meeting. After the mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue, President Donald Trump suggested synagogues and other places of worship should have armed guards.
"That is a very personal decision, and it's one that I cannot tell you that you should do that or you shouldn't," Ross said.
"You've got to do that assessment based on what everybody feels," he added. "Then, you've got to determine whether that's really going to make you feel safer."
Ross said his church, Enon Tabernacle in Northwest Philadelphia, does have armed security.
If a synagogue does decide to bring in armed guards, it must make sure they are very well-trained, Ross said. A guard who does not know what they are doing could make the situation worse, he explained.
Police Commissioner Richard Ross speaks Nov. 7 at a town hall meeting at Politz Hebrew Academy. JACK TOMCZUK / TIMES PHOTO
While most of the discussion at the meeting was about security, Trump was also mentioned, drawing derision from some in the crowd.
State Sen. Sharif Street, a Democrat, pinned some of the blame for the Pittsburgh attack on the president and his rhetoric. Street's comment drew murmurs from the crowd, and one man asked him why he was making this about politics.
"It's not political. There are many elected officials, Republican and Democrat, that have never said such things," said Street, who then referenced state Rep. Martina White, a Republican, who was also at the meeting.
Among those in attendance, in addition to Street and White, were U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, outgoing Lt. Gov. Mike Stack, state Sen. John Sabatina Jr., Sheriff Jewell Williams and City Councilmen At-Large Allan Domb and Al Taubenberger.
Taubenberger, of Fox Chase, said he thought the town hall was productive and hopes to see religious institutions working more closely with the police in the future.
"I think tonight was a great idea, but it's only a beginning," he told the Times after the meeting. ••
Jack Tomczuk can be reached at jtomczuk@newspapermediagroup.com
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A broad curriculum based learning resource, reflecting our rich cultural heritage and encourage participation and the discussion of challenging issues.
Amy Hill was a VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) nurse at Cleve Hill Hospital during the First World War. The wounded soldiers needed to recover from their injuries and they wanted something to do to pass the time, so Amy gave them her autograph book to write in. Some wrote poems, others drew pictures and cartoons. This resource gives today's students the challenge to discuss and respond.
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I'm too good at my job!
Rather, I enable users to call me when something goes wrong. Even a simple reboot. Or when they can't print. They'd rather work than troubleshoot their computer! The nerve of them. I have become valuable to have onsite.
Now, I'm relocating to the East Coast office of ten users. Using Remote Desktop, VNC, etc to administer the small network of 50 users in the West Coast. I am the sole IT person. I have a contractor who will help with adds, moves and changes.
My users are scared they won't get the same level of service. But I know most problems can be resolved over the phone and with remote desktop.
I don't want to be replaced, but have the oppurtunity to keep my job. How would you folks comfort everyone that I can do this? If you have an offsite office that you administer, what other tools do you have at your disposal?
by gpastorelli · 13 years ago In reply to I'm too good at my job!
I use the same thing you use, remote desktop and vnc. 90% of all issues here can be resolved using these tools...wish mgmt. would see this and let me telecommute. But back to your situation, will this contractor be available for physical work (hardware failures/replacements)? If so I don't see a huge problem. The tools you're using should work fine so long as you have a relatively fast WAN link. We have a slow 256k frame relay and even that's enough to do most things remotely. Well everything but transfer files, it's faster for me to get in my car and drive a disc over, lol.
It's always a good feeling when people appreciate you and the service you provide.
by jtakiwi · 13 years ago In reply to I'm too good at my job!
It sounds like you have created a situation where you think you are are indespensible, when in fact it looks, from what you have described, as more of an IT baby sitting operation. If you want to be more valuable (secure in your employment), spend time and effort making the end users more self reliant (with regards to the simplistic stuff your average 14 yr. old knows), and instead devote your time (50 - 60 end users, shouldn't consume even 1/3 of your time w/ troubleshooting unless you have a crap setup), to getting your employer a high availability operation going. Our employees (as an example) support ~200 pc's each. Anyone can maintain the status quo, the stars bring it up to the next level or higher, then concentrate on where they bring true value (profits) to the company. We're taking over for an "indespensible" individual who supported a similar sized operation to yours, the bosses figured out he isn't so indespensible after all, not when they saw the 40% cost reduction and improved technical skills. He made the mistake of maintaining the status quo and enjoying the status of being the "rainmaker". Smart companies usually figure out that the rainmakers cost then money when they are in the IT dept.
So many people are afraid of "working myself out of a job." I have never known anyone to lose their job by making themselves redundant. Instead, their co-workers get let go, and they get fired. I have done this at most of the employers I have worked for. At my last employer, I trained as many people as I could to be as knowledgable as I was... so this way management did not need me as involved in day-to-day operations and could promote me without the department falling apart. Furthermore, it builds incredible amounts of trust. You are telling your employer, "I am willing to let other people do my job, because the good of the team is more valuable than any 'job security' being 'indispensible' might give me." No one is indispensible. The compqany existed before you arrived there. The department functioned before you got there. Anyone worth their salt can pick up what you're doing and replace you in a day or less. From what you've described, many of the people here on TechRepublic could learn 80% of the "special and unique" knowledge you have in under a week. So you really are not that dispensible.
The previous poster's advice was perfect. Work yourself out of a job, and start using the free time to make improvements to the system. That's the path to promotions and raises.
by onbliss · 13 years ago In reply to I'm too good at my job!
I knew of a person who was so good at what she was doing, managing more than 70-80 people and running the deparment for her manager. She became almost indispensable. When her manager left the company, the management brought in another person to fill in the position instead of promoting her, not wanting to disturb the well run department.
by mr.macadam · 13 years ago In reply to I'm too good at my job!
Thanks, folks. I know in reality I'm dispensable. jtakiwi has it dead on. However, these users are just way too dependent upon desktop support than I've ever experienced. That's whether I'm here or it be someone else. That is the culture here. My perceived value is to babysit. That's the way they like it.
I have enough time for strategic planning and project management, so they don't really take up as much timewise as I had lead y'all to believe.
Or as much as they THINK they need me.
There is no more promotion at this company. They will not hire an add'l person under me. The only advancement is to leave. But not just yet.
by j_most · 13 years ago In reply to Thanks.
I understand what you are going through. It seems that your responsibilies won't increase and you just seem to be stuck in a high-price baby sitting mode. I am in a similar situation. I was able to learn a lot about project management, I took some classes, took some certification tests and finished my degree. Since the company is not interested in hearing how the future needs can be met by technology it is time for me to make the next move. I got a lot of good experience but now our needs dont' match so the conslusion is to take what I have learned and move on.
It sounds like thats what will happen with you, but as you said when it's time,and to me it's ok to think this way.
by databaseben · 13 years ago In reply to I'm too good at my job!