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NJ Woman on Oxygen Dies After Power Cut Off to Her Home: Family
Published Jul 9, 2018 at 2:12 PM | Updated at 3:09 PM PDT on Jul 9, 2018
NJ Woman Dies After Power Company Cuts Off Power
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A New Jersey woman has died after the electricity company cut power to her house, despite her paying $500 to the company only days before, according to her family. Jen Maxfield reports.
(Published Monday, July 9, 2018)
A New Jersey woman has died after the electricity company cut power to her house, despite her paying $500 to the company only days before, according to her family.
Desiree Washington said her 68-year-old mother Linda Daniels relied on an electric-powered oxygen tank to breathe, and she died of heart failure Thursday hours after Public Service Enterprise Group turned off the electricity at her Newark home due to nonpayment.
The company said it was unaware of Daniels' medical needs and that it cut off power because of a lack of payments over several months. Daniels' account was "severely in arrears," and the company made "at least 15 attempts" since January to notify her, including two visits, PSE&G said.
"We never would have disconnected service had we been informed of the circumstances," the company said.
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According to Washington, however, $500 was paid to the company two days before the power was cut off and her family had previously notified the company of her mother's medical issues.
PSE&G has not said whether it received the $500 payment.
PSE&G called her death "a terrible tragedy" and said it is continuing its investigation.
Newark Police are investigating.


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The upgraded tank, Т-90S, manufactured by the Uralvagonzavod Research and Production Corporation, OJSC, became the Russian brand centerpiece at the 7th international exhibition of land and naval armaments, DEFEXPO-2012, that took place from Match 29 through April 1. The design developers believe that its presentation will help Russia to retain the leadership in tank exports.
According to the data from the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, in 2006-2009 Uralvagonzavod supplied 482 Т-90S tanks to the world market. In 2010-2013, the corporation intends to sell 859 tanks. Experts think that to retain its leadership in export Russia should promptly bring the upgraded Т-90S to the international market.
The new version of the Tagil tank was demonstrated for the first time in September 2011. The designers upgraded the fire control system, improved its maneuverability, increased the engine power, and changed the explosive reactive armor and sighting system. The design developers hope that the new software and hardware will help the tank commander to understand better the battlefield situation.
The Russian manufacturers expect that the new model will be interesting, first of all, to India, which in 2006-2009 bought 657 tanks and is planning to buy another 600 tanks by 2019. Delhi is the largest importer of weapons, and lately it has started to diversify its purchases of combat equipment and vehicles; therefore, Russia is getting ready for a fierce competitive struggle and is vigorously promoting the new tank at specialized exhibitions.

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Throughout most of my early childhood, I struggled to find my purpose in life. I was depressed, tired, lacking in self-love, and went to many therapists and doctors to figure out what was "wrong" with me. Most of my younger years were spent in a haze. Doctors prescribed me a multitude of prescriptions and I was ultimately living from a place of confusion and sadness, however, things completely changed after I chose to see a homeopathic doctor. Through the process, I was diagonsed by three different Holistic Doctors who discovered that I had Lyme Disease which had been untreated for years. I began homeopathic treatment for two years and most of the issues that I had been dealing with for so long, eventually diminished. It was like coming home to the person I always knew I was. Lyme Disease will always be something I have to live with and keep in check, but I have chosen to live with it in harmony and not allow it to define who I am.
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Why Diversity & Inclusion Matters
Nowadays, it is extremely important for a successful company to create and maintain a diverse and inclusive culture. We spoke to Sina Faeckeler (Ph.D. HSG) - "Global Head of Learning, Talent & Leadership Development, D&I / Wellbeing" at AXA Group Operations - about the importance of diversity both in the workplace and in the private sphere. She shared some fascinating insights.
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In your opinion, what's the difference between diversification and diversity?
Diversification happens when we enable a recruitment policy increasing the number of employees from minority backgrounds in our business – this whether they're women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ, or have disabilities. But we can and must go further, by putting in place a diversity and inclusion policy that not only transforms our workforce landscape, but also guarantees equal access to benefits and opportunities in terms of salary, promotions, mobility, training, etc.
Diversity goes beyond diversification: it's an ongoing commitment to review our human resources process, to ensure no one is discriminated against. At AXA Group Operations, we focus on diversity of gender, age, origins, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression as well disability. As we're a global company, the diversity of our workforce is representative of the various markets we operate in.
Both AXA and the University of St. Gallen celebrate Pride Month every year. Why is this important? Should every University/Company follow suit?
An inclusive workplace values all expressions of diversity, and this goes for sexual orientation and gender identity too. At AXA, LGBTQ inclusion is a core part of our global diversity and inclusion strategy. At a group level, we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all our employees through awareness-raising and positive action. On a local level, some of our entities sponsor events during Pride Month, or run their own community initiatives based on their cultural and legal framework.
On a more personal note, I know how difficult it can be for an LGBTQ employee to come out to their colleagues and managers. We want our colleagues to know it's up to them to decide if and when they take this step, in a way they're comfortable with. But we also want them to know that they are more than welcome just as they are!
For AXA Group Operations, celebrating Pride Month is a way of fostering a warm, welcoming environment for our LGBTQ colleagues and allies. It's an opportunity to remind ourselves that LGBTQ all have their place within the organization and that there's no room for homophobia or transphobia in our community.
I think any university or company that values diversity and inclusion should celebrate Pride Month. However, it's even more important to focus on what we can do year-round to create an open and tolerant environment.
What are your key areas of focus working at AXA? What matters to you and AXA when it comes to diversity?
My role at AXA encompasses three areas of responsibility, all of which have a role to play in our capacity to promote a more inclusive environment. Firstly, Learning and Development. Our goal is to ensure everyone has access to the resources they need and that our training sessions reflect the diversity of our teams. Secondly, Talent and Leadership Development. We work to ensure equal opportunity in all aspects of employment, as well as a fair promotion process. And thirdly, Diversity & Inclusion and Wellbeing. Here my role is to promote greater awareness among our colleagues, and to establish the channels allowing us to anticipate and detect any problematic situations, and solve them should they arise.
At AXA, we've identified global priorities to help us focus and measure our efforts in inclusion and diversity. They are Gender, Disability, LGBT+, Origins, Multi-Generations. The aim is to create an environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect, and all individual differences are valued.
What personally matters to you as a D&I manager?
I have a very strong personal belief that diversity enriches all of our lives and that there is no way around an inclusive society and workplace. Why? Because I've experienced this enrichment throughout my whole life. I would not be who I am today and would not have enjoyed so many wonderful experiences, if diversity and inclusion hadn't been such a vital part of my life so far. To give you a few examples: I grew up with my cousin, who has a handicap since birth, and she has always been equal to me. I have lived in Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the U.K. and France and as a result have experienced the beauty of Europe's diversity. I have a half-Chinese/half-German sister, my wife is half-British/half-German. No matter how we may try to set ourselves apart from each other, we're all interconnected. I encourage everyone to embrace diversity and inclusion instead of separation and exclusion – your life will be significantly enriched. On the job, I try to lead by example – by being who I am and being fully out as well as through my everyday behaviour and leadership style. I'm always here to listen to my colleagues, and I strive to be as inclusive as possible in my approach and behaviour. For me caring leadership is inclusive leadership. The more I care for the people working for me, the better I can create an inclusive work culture for all of us. I make sure my teams know I'm always available to discuss any personal issue that may come up in the workplace.
What should companies avoid when it comes to D&I?
I think the biggest mistake for a business would be not to engage with the issue. No topic should be taboo, and no employee should feel excluded or unwelcome. Diversity and inclusion are deeply resonant, and it's always worth questioning how we can do better. I think a solid D&I policy has a measurable effect on how attractive a business is to potential employees, and on effective teamwork.
What is your position on the Black Lives Matters movement? Why is this topic relevant in general, and to AXA in particular?
On a personal level, and as a citizen, I'm moved and saddened by the discriminations Black people still experience. Personally, I believe that such inequality is unacceptable. I recognize that the Black Lives Matter movement is one way of highlighting these issues, to give a voice to those who deserve one and to initiate change. For many of us, witnessing this moment can act as a catalyst to ask ourselves if we're doing enough, both in our personal lives and in the workplace, to address racial inequalities and discrimination.
What do you think every company should do to foster diversity as well as an inclusive workplace?
There's no ready-made answer or magic formula! Inclusion and diversity should be built into companies' culture and business strategy. We need leaders who are held accountable for progress and who are active allies, willing to advocate for those whose voice is less heard. Let's encourage employees to take any opportunity they can to educate themselves on these issues. We should be offering equal opportunities for all, but that also means tracking any bias that could lead to discrimination and reviewing policies and processes on an ongoing basis. And of course, we should celebrate and acknowledge differences, because everyone benefits when we can all be ourselves at our workplace. It makes us stronger together. Businesses can absolutely be agents of change in an evolving society.
Thank you very much Sina for this insightful interview and all the best for the future!
Noah Buergin is currently studying in the Master's Degree Programme in Business Innovation (MBI) at the University of St.Gallen. He also works as a student assistant at the Executive School of Management Technology and Law at the University of St.Gallen.
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So, that was the election... When will we know the winners? (and losers)
It's a massive undertaking, with two by-elections taking place alongside the Euros AND the local elections. Here's what we're in for…
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IT'S ALL OVER bar the counting.
Then again, the counting could take a while…
Polls closed in Election 2014 at 10pm last night, and a massive operation's now sweeping into action at count centres across the country.
It's set to be a long process — with the local elections, European elections and two by-elections in Dublin West and Longford-Westmeath all to be dealt with.
The country last voted in the Euros and the locals five years ago — but the electoral landscape's been altered significantly in that half decade.
In the European elections, the four constituencies covering the Republic of Ireland are being slimmed to three, with 11 MEPs being elected in Dublin, Midlands-Northwest and Ireland South.
And in the locals, it's effectively a game of political musical chairs as we vote to elect 949 councillors (down from 1,627 at the moment) as towns and borough councils are abolished and other councils merged.
So what happens now?
Source: Sam Boal
President and Sabina Higgins cast their votes yesterday.
The process gets under way this morning at 9am at local count centres all over the country.
However, before any votes can be counted, the local and European ballots have to be separated.
This could take longer in some areas than others — but the whole process should be over and done with by midday. That's when the Defence Forces sweep in.
The Defence Forces?
Yes, the Defence Forces…
Some 60 military personnel will be involved in the count process today, ferrying ballot papers for the Euros from the local centres in each of the 26 counties to three centralised counts for the Brussels parliament, in Dublin (RDS), Castlebar (Royal Theatre) and Cork (at Nemo Rangers'). If you happen to see an Air Corps helicopter sweeping low over your house today so, most likely that'll be why.
Once the papers are separated, the counting for the local elections can get under way properly.
By this stage though, we should also have the parties' tallies giving indications of results, and there'll be the RTÉ exit poll which will give an idea of what's going to happen in all three elections. The first findings of the RTÉ/B&A poll will be announced around 9am, as the broadcaster begins its count coverage.
Read: What is tallying?
In terms of when we'll have any seats filled, the first actual results should come at some stage in the late afternoon.
Again, considering the various different sizes of the local authorities, the process is expected to go on for quite some time. The small hours of the morning, potentially. Returning officers in each centre make the call on what happens.
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Counting for the two by-elections, in Dublin West and Longford-Westmeath also takes place today.
There were separate ballot boxes for the two areas — so no separation needs to happen here. Based on tallies once again, we should have some clear indications how things are going by noon or so.
However, Dublin West wasn't settled until the fifth count last time out, so it could be a long night for the Dáil candidates today too.
Source: Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland
FG's Eamonn Coghlan and independent David Hall square up for the cameras on the Dublin West canvass.
What about the Euros?
The main attention switches to the European vote on Sunday morning, with action again getting under way at 9am or so. Once again, by that time we'll have an indication how things are going based on the exit polling from RTÉ and from Saturday's tallying.
From what we're hearing, however, the tallies for the Euros totted up on Saturday may not be all that reliable, as it's likely the locals will be prioritised. Candidates' representatives will have another opportunity to check out how things are going as the count proper starts on Sunday.
Here's an important thing to remember though (so important that I'm going to render it in bold type)…
Official results from the election won't be announced anywhere until 10pm (Irish time) on Sunday night.
Member states are prohibited by the European Commission from announcing any results until the polls close in the last country to vote (Italy in this case). The Netherlands, which published provisional results before most countries had even voted in 2009, has promised it "will keep to the European agreement" (troublemakers!).
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We can't say anything here until they're done and dusted in Italy.
Another late night
Because of the sheer scale of the operation, it's looking like we may not have a first count completed in any of the Euro constituencies until early evening (possibly late evening in the 15 county Midlands-North West) so the whole 10pm thing may not be too much of a factor after all.
The process could go on well into the early hours again on Sunday night (in Dublin last time, for instance, they finished the day at 4am). In all probability, there'll still be plenty of work to be done the following day too, when Northern Ireland also begins totting up the votes for the ten candidates running to fill its three seats.
Obviously, it goes without saying that we'll have full coverage throughout the long weekend (and beyond) here at TheJournal.ie.
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#ProbeGate: Jimmy Merrill Coming To Columbia
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Suspended South Carolina state representative Jimmy Merrill will appear in court this week in Columbia, S.C. as part of the #ProbeGate saga, an ongoing multi-jurisdictional investigation into corruption in state government.
Merrill will appear before S.C. circuit court judge Robert Hood at the Richland County, S.C. judicial center in downtown Columbia at 11:00 a.m. EDT on Friday (September 1).
Does this mean he's reached a plea deal in connection with this case?
We'll find out soon … but multiple sources familiar with the ongoing investigation tell us a deal has indeed been reached to secure Merrill's ongoing cooperation in connection with this broadening anti-corruption probe. No specifics of the agreement were immediately available, although it's reasonable to assume any plea deal would involve the 50-year-old public relations executive resigning his office.
Such a deal would be similar to the cooperation agreement reached back in 2014 between S.C. first circuit solicitor David Pascoe and former S.C. Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell – who stepped down from his powerful perch after pleading guilty to six ethics charges.
Eight months ago, Merrill – the former "Republican" majority leader – was slapped with a thirty-count indictment alleging some damning pay-to-play activity and some dubious money transfers involving a company run by his brother, Denver Merrill.
If convicted on all of the charges filed against him, Merrill could face more than sixty years behind bars. Meanwhile both Merrills could wind up facing questions from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which is reportedly assisting in this ongoing probe.
Over the past eight months, Merrill has all but vanished from the statewide stage. Sources close to the suspended lawmaker tell us he rarely leaves his home and has become "deeply depressed." He's also been shunned by many of his former political allies – including supporters of U.S. president Donald Trump, whose 2016 "First in the South" presidential primary campaign Merrill helped lead to a resounding victory.
Merrill's appearance before judge Hood was announced by Pascoe, who has been overseeing this part of the #ProbeGate investigation for the past two years – surviving a pair of high-profile attempts to have him removed from the case (here and here).
Ten days ago, this website ran a report on the battle lines forming for S.C. House District 99 (map), the legislative seat Merrill has held since 2001.
As we noted at the time …
Over the past few weeks, speculation has been swirling that Merrill is on the verge of reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors to ensure his cooperation in connection with the ongoing investigation …
Sources close to the investigation tell us Merrill's cooperation could provide Pascoe with a treasure trove of new information on the political empire of veteran "Republican" political consultant Richard Quinn, whose advocacy on behalf of a host of political and corporate clients appears to be at the heart of the investigation.
What sort of information could Merrill conceivably provide?
"Only the inner workings of their business," one source close to the probe told us. "How they got clients, how they lobbied for clients, etc."
Whoa …
Exclusively uncovered by this website back in 2014, #ProbeGate has produced indictments against Harrell, Merrill, State Senator John Courson and state representative Rick Quinn (the son of Richard Quinn).
Additional indictments are expected as the investigation continues to unfold …
Merrill resigns …
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My doorway into this work started the year I turned 30, when I went to a Ministry of Money workshop in 1984. The words "ministry of money" meant nothing to me. But I spent the whole time in tears because for the first time I understood that Jesus had something to say about money, which is connected to the world and it had everything to do with how I lived. My family was the global family and Jesus had a lot to say about that. Rarely has anyone in the church been interested in the work that I do around money and Jesus. I am still a part of the church. I still love the church and it drives me crazy. There is a deep alternative that comes from the spirit that for me flows through Jesus that needs to be held up. There is something about that is really important to me.
When I started, I knew that there was some money in the family coming, but that was way down the road. What drew me in was this awareness that there is the world, there is this faith, and how I live, and how I spend my money makes a difference. Focusing on wealth is important partly because it's edgy and can open conversation. For me, working on economic justice is a spectrum and wealth is an important piece. Most people do not do anything except say you are wealthy and you are wrong. How do we shift wealth in the world? I am very interested in that.
When I talk to someone and you can see so much opening in them, the clarity and the movement, and then they walk away, it breaks my heart. I want to pull them back. I am learning to let that soften and see what comes when we walk our own journeys. I have deep respect for the words "spiritual transformation." I feel that there is a refining fire that can bring spirit, flesh, and the oneness of what it means to live this in the world today. I can feel it in my bones. I know it's happening.
The first time that I came to Wisdom & Money, I immediately felt kinship with the language and Lectio Divina. I picked up Steve's copy of The Wisdom Jesus. It was vibrating, so Rose gifted me with a copy. It was revelatory. This organization gifted me with a new language – a deeper understanding of things that have already been part of my life.
I inherited this 'never enough' from my family and carried deep shame about it. When we shared our financial numbers, I wrote them down and I looked at them. It brought up shame and so much grief. And I felt held and sometimes defensive and sometimes entitled. But it was such an opportunity to hold it all in my hands – hold it in my hands – even though I'm terrified and embarrassed and some baby girl inside me is screaming, "Get out of the room!" But I gained something – some medicine. I can sit with folk and talk about this organization. I can speak about Wisdom & Money because I feel less and less division.
I'm not mad at wealth. I love resources. I love reveling in the finest and grace. I love beauty. I don't want anyone to apologize for living lavishly. But I also know how to share and how people share with me. I have also been hungry. This misconception about wealth – about who gets to have – is something I can really help eradicate. That is a big feeling in my body. It feels like I need other people to help me hold the energy.
I didn't join Wisdom & Money. I was compelled. I knew this was my place. It has remade me in ways that make me have this language now. I love what I understand about the Wisdom tradition. I love what I understand about Jesus and all the practices. In terms of money as a doorway to spiritual transformation, that I understand. I can see how it can be when we are healing. We can create a balanced world. I don't believe in hopelessness. I see this is our opportunity. That's why I'm here – because I know I can be of service and it's been of service to me.
For me, it's very simple: I joined the Board of Directors because Rose asked me. I was intrigued as I could see that something was emerging that I wanted to not only support, but also 'to be a part of'.
My interest in seeking to understand what 'money' is and how it works in the world has been growing and developing for many years. Every individual regardless of material wealth, social class and/or position, gender, race, ethnicity, or national origin (to name but a few differentiators), has to work with money in some way on a day-to-day basis. It has always been a common denominator linking all of humanity. The age of materialistic consciousness that appears to be entering the exponential curve has placed money more centrally into the spotlight as a determinant in our lives.
What we say about money and how we work with money in our lives is an expression of who we are as indivi-duals. I am always curious to explore how my own relationship and daily dealings with money are doorways to uncovering my own masks. How I am working with money — how I think about it, how I process my giving/receiving/irreverence to money — is an opportunity to reflect on what may lie behind those masks. Embodied within the mission of Wisdom and Money is the invitation "…to invite people of wealth (self identified) to engage with money as a doorway to spiritual transformation…". Rose invited me into this process and it was truly an invitation I could not refuse.
When my dad died, I had this trust fund arrive in my life. I felt spiritually and morally bankrupt to have this resource. I'm still working it. It's still not a comfortable place to be but this organization has saved my life because there are people here to talk to about what feels like a dissonance. I have ideals of practicing generosity and sharing material resources. And then I also have the part of me that grasps and holds on. I want to put that part of me out so it can be seen and heard, so the shame loses its power over me, and how I move through the world. I recognize that this is an area of tremendous pain in my life, but it also has potential for tremendous growth. That's why I'm here.
I was excited because of what had already gone on inside the work of Harvest Time. The journey with the Mississippi Land was spiritual and holy. Three groups stepped forward to accept 54.4 acres of land in Mississippi as a gift. Initially, each group was applying to have the land. Then, these amazing people (Harvest Time) asked if we would all come together and accept this land as one. I knew that togetherness is wonderful but given who was giving the land – white, wealthy, Christian people – and who was receiving that land – rural, urban, black people, I knew we were getting ready to be in a long journey. I have lived enough on this earth and listened in rooms with everyone. I was not listening for what I already know can be a problem. I was listening for something different.
What I saw happen is what does happen – all the issues started to come up about Harvest Time as white people of wealth. One of the groups predicted that Harvest Time would take that land back. And that happened. That was not my focus. My focus was on what I was seeking – partners understanding what it was that they believed in and how to hold that belief in horrible times. I saw my partners having to stand in the belief of the Holy Spirit while they also had to discern some of the things that emerged. What I witnessed was watching them walk that and walk that through. I saw that it is possible to have that level of engagement inside of a critical place of separation that has divided this country. To have those factors present around something so loaded – Mississippi land – and then to watch the truth of the Spirit by which it was given manifest –– no matter how hard it was to be called something – it was glory. That's what I joined. Truthfully. I could not think of a better place.
We are responsible for engaging Christians of financial wealth. I'm holding the spirit of how we are engaging Christians of wealth. I am to see nothing but the spirit of being, not the distress that money has created. I take that very seriously. Nothing should be in the way of my being able to hold that – while we are also uncovering those places that impact individuals who identify themselves as financially wealthy. We are to keep seeing the light while they are opening up their light in order to be able to be inside their spirit. I feel like it is such a critical place given where we are in the world right now. To have an organized group of people who say that wisdom and money is a place by which we are looking for spiritual transformation – yes, I am here.
During a Be Present 18-month training on race, gender, power and class, I sat on two committees with Rose. What was clear to me after working on these committees was that this was an amazing person to work with in terms of creativity, playfulness, integrity and heart. Toward the end of that training, I needed work. In one of the check in's I said that and Rose in her check in said she needed to hire someone. That's how the match began.
My friends in my Jewish support group said, "You're going to work with a Christian organization that works with people of wealth?" Then I had the experience of sitting with Rose and going through my budget and she encouraged me to include what I did to take care of myself; what I spent supporting things I believed in in the world. That was used to help figure out my salary. When I told my friends, they wanted to know if there were any more job openings.
I was hired in part for what I had learned within the context of Be Present. It was actually part of the expectation of being here. So when those moments came up for me – and they did a lot in the beginning about working in an organization that was specifically by and for Christians of wealth – I was able to talk about those moments and feel held and not dismissed. The reason I stayed was because of the people. I've always felt really good about the practices, like transparency and telling the truth, paying attention to your body/being in nature, chanting. There were a lot of practices that from the beginning felt good to me.
Wisdom & Money is focused on people who identify themselves as being of wealth. I appreciated the fact that that wealth was never defined. There are some organizations where you have to have x million of dollars or you have to contribute x thousands of dollars to participate. What I appreciated about this organization was that the definition was that you understood yourself to have more than enough money. I definitely see myself as having more than enough. Even when the bills were hard to figure out at the end of the month, when I saw what was happening with people around me, I understood myself to have a lot. So there was a way I could include myself in that definition.
The gift of being here is to see all the ways that money can create havoc in relationship and on the flip side to see how healing and transformation can begin to happen by breaking the silence and by going for what we would love and what our hearts call for. I have been able to see the evidence of that within the circles and the individuals that I met. That is a great thing for me to step into. I can see the pain that money brings. There is very little benefit in that for myself or for the world. I am asking how do I work with money as an energetic resource for what I really want? I am at the very beginning of that. I am so grateful that I am here.
This is an excerpt from Wisdom & Money's recent 2019 Spring Newsletter.
You can download the Spring Newsletter pdf here.
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A music group that encourages people with a disability to get up on stage and jam with a house band has moved into their new home.
By Phil Brandel
Thrive at the Grand is an offshoot of Tablelands Music Lovers (TML).
Ann Lowis is the event coordinator of the TML and started Thrive in February 2017 when her son was still in high school after she found it hard to find activities for children with disabilities to do after school.
"I was looking for something where my son could socialise and be part of the community," she said
"So I approached Tablelands music lovers, and they were 1000 per cent behind the idea."
Since starting Thrive Ann said they have had numerous events and theme nights like Christmas, Easter and St Patrick's Day.
"We have a house band and it's open to anyone with a disability, they can sing, play an instrument, and have some social interaction."
Originally Thrive started as part of TML at the old Atherton RSL but last week they started in their new venue in the Grand Hotel in Atherton, and now every Thursday they met with volunteer musicians who donate their time to play and jam with participants.
Ann said all the local musicians are happy to donate their time.
"We found that when we have the house band backing them it works a lot better, it's much better than just putting them on a silent stage, so now we have the backing band,"
"It's great for breaking down of barriers, they just love getting up and having a jam."
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As the light dwindled in the sky and the days grew shorter, the ancients wondered what was happening to the sun. Their shamans and storytellers supplied the answers. Gods and goddesses were fighting for the survival of all life, playing games in the sky or battling each other for supremacy.
Ancient peoples worked to be in balance with the forces of nature as they understood them. Many cultures carefully watched the sun so that they would know when to plant, when to harvest and when to batten down the hatches for winter.
What people do not know or understand, they make up stories to explain.
What the ancients feared, they named so that they could understand it in some way.
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Part V Case Studies, 41 The Law of Stationing Forces in Germany: Six Decades of Multilateral Cooperation
Dieter Fleck
Military assistance — Occupation — Military matters — Peace keeping
This chapter describes the different phases of legal regulation of the stationing of visiting forces in Germany until today. World War II has led to the stationing of a large number of foreign forces, first as occupiers but soon as allies playing an active role in the maintenance of external security. When occupation was terminated in 1955, there were Soviet forces in the German Democratic Republic and forces from six permanent Sending States in the Federal Republic of Germany. In addition, in both German States further Allies, too, were hosted on a temporary basis. In this context, the chapter assesses both the right to stay in the country (jus ad praesentiam) and the status regulation (jus in praesentia).


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"Beyond statistics, migrants and refugees have faces"
The International Conference on the Theology of Human Mobility in the 21st Century, organized by the International Union of Superiors General (UISG), the Union of Superiors General (USG) and the Scalabrini International Migration Institute (SIMI), was held online September 20-22. A strong invitation to welcome Pope Francis' call.
by José Luís de Gouvêa, scj
I share with the confreres the experience I had from September 20 to 22 when I participated, in a virtual way, in the International Conference on the Theology of Human Mobility in the 21st Century. It was a very rich experience; I could not imagine the extent of the problems and the work accomplished.
Led by an intercongregational team, coordinated by the International Union of Superiors General (UISG), the Union of Superiors General (USG) and the Scalabrini International Migration Institute (SIMI), the work was developed in three aspects: biblical, theological and pastoral.
The first day focused on biblical study and the phenomenon of migration, moderated by Elizangela Chaves Dias, professor of biblical studies at the Pontifical Urbaniana University. The speakers were Nuria Calduch-Benages, professor of Old Testament at the Pontifical Gregorian University, and vănThanh Nguyễn, professor of New Testament Studies (Chicago, USA). That day also featured presentations by Fr. Pat Murphy, of the House of the Migrant, and Sister Rosita Milesi, from the Migrations and Human Rights Institute (IMDH), on the work on migration routes in Tijuana, Mexico.
The second day was dedicated to theological reflection on migration. The moderator was Gioacchino Campese, professor of Pastoral Theology of Human Mobility at the Pontifical Urbaniana University. During this day there were lectures by Regina Polak, from the University of Vienna, and Daniel Groody, from the University of Notre Dame. Testimonies emphasizing the work of religious organizations against human trafficking and forced migration were presented by David Holdcroft, sj, a specialist in vocational and post-secondary education at the Jesuit Refugee Service, Rome, and by Yvonne Clémence Bambara of the Talitha Kum network, an organization of consecrated women working against human trafficking.
The third day involved pastoral reality, that is, concrete pastoral actions that the Church and religious congregations carry out in countries of origin, transit and arrival of migrants and refugees. Most interesting was the sharing of the inter-congregational work of the Marist and La Salle Brothers, given by Brothers Rafael Matas Roselló, General Councilor of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, and Valdícer Civa Fachi, Director of the CMI (Collaboration for Mission International) of the Marist Brothers, with the Fratelli Project in Lebanon. Also sharing was Suresh Sundram, director of research for the Cabrini Health Program for Asylum Seekers and Refugees (Melbourne, Australia). As for Suresh Sundram's testimony, it was striking what he heard from a refugee: "in our country they kill the body, here they kill our soul".
What sticks with me from these three days? The Conference is over, but the call of Pope Francis to welcome migrants and refugees remains, remembering that we are all "migrants and pilgrims like our ancestors" (1Cor 29:15). The Church has always taken on the burden of the suffering, but also the hopes of all men and women of all times. It is necessary to overcome the challenges of prejudice and resistance in order to nurture the hope for fraternity. To remember that, beyond statistics, migrants and refugees have faces. They are men, women and children who leave everything in search of a place to live. It is necessary to emphasize that our spirituality is grounded in the contemplation on the face of our incarnate God so we can attend to the needs we see on the faces of our brothers and sisters.
For those interested, the conferences can be found at: http://directportugues.uisg.link
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Scrolling: we're all guilty of it. Lying in bed? Scroll. Awkward situation? Scroll. Ignoring responsibilities and procrastinating? Just get your phone out, laugh at some meaningless memes, and suddenly life is 100% better. It's modern day life now for most, it's just part of the everyday. Technology is everywhere, social media is accessible on nearly every platform and it seems that our collective willpower to ignore these temptations – both as a student generation and a society – is at an all-time low.
I'm a first year student, and despite the wonderful 40% pass rate (thank you Lancaster), I do want to try to do the best I can this year. So, about 3 weeks ago I deleted all social media off my phone in a last ditch attempt to focus my attention on revision and meaningful social interaction.
How's it going? Not very well.
Like millions of people all over the nation, I had downloaded every social media known to man: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, WhatsApp. I even had a brief affair with Pinterest in the hopes of finding a better use of my time. I realised that I spent at least 15% of my day flicking mindlessly between the same 3 apps. Often seeing the same memes, posts and thoughts from people I knew currently, and from people I hadn't interacted with since the age of 14; but for some reason I'm still invested in their lives.
Why does it matter that Paige, a girl in my high school English class whom I spoke to once, is having a good time with her boyfriend? Why do I care? Why does it feel odd to delete her off snapchat when really, she's bringing nothing whatsoever to my life?
It's a weird paradox: somehow by keeping up to date with these perfect constructions of other people's lives, we perceive ourselves to feel less alone in our own, if only for a few minutes. But this wears off. According to a study by Pittsburgh University last year, the more time spent on social media, the more probable the likelihood of the user being depressed. Recent research also revealed that Instagram has been crowned the worst social media for mental health, as rated by 1479 young people aged 14-24. Yet we continue to use these apps, to spend our leisure time checking and updating them and hoping to seek validation through them – and society shows no signs of slowing down.
This perfect conception of ourselves is also a bizarre concept: scroll through my Instagram and you'll see how I want to be perceived by the world, as opposed to a reflection of my day-to-day life. I don't think that there is anything ethically wrong with presenting the best version of yourself on social media, but it can undoubtedly be detrimental to mental health to be exposed to these 'perfect' people living their incredible lives on a daily basis. For those vulnerable to mental illness, the lines between reality and the online world can be blurred, as it is easily forgotten how people can be massively different to how they present themselves on social media, and this may cause worsening feelings of worthlessness.
This phenomenon has created and advocated a virtual reality of escapism, procrastination and mindless time wasting, with no real benefits. But despite my hatred for it, I can't seem to tear myself away. Without it, social isolation seems to rise, and being the only one of my friends to stop using it, I soon felt the alienation. On day two, my friend asked me to redownload Facebook because she missed tagging me in memes. I managed to refrain. On day five, Eurovision fever hit my house, and unable to resist the temptation, I redownloaded Twitter to watch Louis Theroux liveblog the spectacle, while automatically tweeting that I was "not disappointed" about the coverage. It's been a bit of a downwards spiral since this point. I've not redownloaded any apps, but I've compromised on the Facebook front by checking it on my phone every so often to keep in the loop.
A life without social media has been a weird one, that has felt quite lonely at times. Having been used to having meaningless notifications that I often found to be an annoyance, I was reasonably surprised (and disappointed) to find myself missing the feeling of waking up and swiping away messages. It's a learning curve, but one I'm trying to force myself to appreciate. Social media can be a drain on your mental energy, and unless used productively, is essentially wasted time. Being in the prime time of exams, the pressure to use every moment in a resourceful way is prominent, especially for those who live on campus and are constantly within the working environment. The online world can be a wonderful form of much-needed and deserved escapism, but it can also be all-consuming.
There are definitely more fulfilling ways to spend your time.
Apps such as Breakfree and Menthal are good ways of monitoring and keeping in control of the amount of time spent using your phone, as well as flagging dangers of phone addiction. For now, I'm trying to throw myself into creative habits and revision, but it can be hard to prise yourself away from the online world, especially when it's at your fingertips at all times. Hopefully at the end of the exam period, social media will seem as meaningless as all the last-minute exam revision I've had to learn, and this experiment won't have all been for nought. Hopefully.


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An advocate of plant-based products, Evelyn Marieta turns her hobby into a full-fledged business.
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Feeling strongly about her business, Evelyn Marieta decided to pursue her hobby fulltime (Photo: Suhaimi Yusuf/The Edge)
"I learnt many great lessons from my father, not the least of which was that you can fail at what you don't want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love," actor Jim Carrey said in his commencement address to the class of 2014 at the Maharishi University of Management. Those were the words that inspired Evelyn Marieta to turn her hobby into a full-fledged business.
After training as a nutritionist, she decided to work in an IT company but found herself unfulfilled. "You know when you are younger, you tend to drift to better-paying jobs. In my free time, to fill that void, I used to make products of my own. I started out in my parents' kitchen making lip balm, lotion and soaps," she says.
An advocate of plant-based products, Marieta was looking for purple lip balm and was disappointed with the lack of choice. She was also searching for affordably priced body butter and those she found were ineffective or well above her budget. Making the products herself seemed the only logical solution.
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Marieta started formulating her own lip balm after failing to find a shade she wanted in the market (Photo: Wunderbath)
"I thought, 'Why isn't anybody doing things that are fashionable and, at the same time, made from natural materials?' I started out with lip balm in purple, black and maroon. I found that with very simple plant-based ingredients, I could create something fashionable," she says.
Marieta then started selling her products to family and friends. Feeling strongly about her business, she decided to pursue it fulltime, quitting her day job in the process. The first time she was invited to display her products at a bazaar, she went all out, making sure that she had enough lip balm, body butter and food-shaped soaps. "I thought, 'Okay, this is my calling. I'm going to launch my brand here. It's meant to be.'"
Wanting something quirky and whimsical, she named her company Wunderbath. One of the challenges she faced early on was building a team. Despite only having a background in business development and food science, she was handling everything from marketing and digital advertising to accounting all on her own, learning these skills as she went along. "I realised that I could not do it alone, but it was quite hard to let go initially because when you are so passionate about something, then every little bit has to be perfect … I have learnt to let go over the years, realising that unless I do, I would never be able to scale this business up," she says.
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Wunderbath's products come in realistic food shapes and vibrant colours (Photo: Wunderbath)
Although being a perfectionist means having a high attention to detail, it slowed some processes down. "We wanted to be in e-commerce for the longest time but because I'm a little bit of a perfectionist, the website was under construction for a long time. It took me a year to build it." The delay was also caused by Marieta having to learn on the go, and with all the skills she has gained, she says she would probably be able to set up a website in under a month today. Now with a team of five, she admits that she is glad she does not have a larger team "because we are so lean we remain profitable and still have our year-on-year growth".
Wunderbath's products are all vegan-friendly, handmade, organic, and paraben and sulphate-free. "My vision initially was to provide the benefit of using natural products to as many people as possible … Being vegan is one of the easiest things for us to do, which allows us to cater for everybody," says Marieta.
With her products, she wants to prove that being natural does not mean being boring and plain. Wunderbath incorporates colour and fun elements in its offerings, such as its angku kuih and karipap-shaped soaps, realistic-looking Nasi Lemak Candle and Pokeball Bath Bomb. "We integrate art and creativity with science," she adds.
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"Of course initially, my friends and family asked me, 'Can you even sustain a living? You spent four years on a degree, what are you going to do now?' I told them to just give me one or two years and I would prove it to them. So, the big eureka moment was when bigger brands started noticing us and wanted us to curate for them," says Marieta. Some of the brands that have used Wunderbath's customisable services are Swarovski, Gap and Marriott Hotels.
She realised the need for a bricks-and-mortar store when she ran into some difficulties. "What we did was put our products in different shops, so we were in 20 shops at one point. But I found that it was really hard to keep the stock fresh, especially with natural products."
Wunderbath's flagship store is in Da Men Mall in Subang Jaya, Selangor, where customers can personally experience its products. They are also available at The RUB Bar KL in Menara MIDI as well as online at Hermo, Zalora and Watsons. In the future, Marieta plans to release exciting new formulations for face and hair. She also aims to distribute her products all over the world. Not bad for what started out as a void-filler, eh?
This article first appeared on June 24, 2019 in The Edge Malaysia.
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Q: Can you avoid Task Continuations when using async/await if you want execution to continue immediately I am working on a protocol and trying to use as much async/await as I can to make it scale well. The protocol will have to support hundreds to thousands of simultaneous connections. Below is a little bit of pseudo code to illustrate my problem.
private static async void DoSomeWork()
{
    var protocol = new FooProtocol();
    await protocol.Connect("127.0.0.1", 1234);
    var i = 0;
    while(i != int.MaxValue)
    {
        i++;
        var request = new FooRequest();
        request.Payload = "Request Nr " + i;
        var task = protocol.Send(request);
        _ = task.ContinueWith(async tmp =>
        {
            var resp = await task;
            Console.WriteLine($"Request {resp.SequenceNr} Successful: {(resp.Status == 0)}");
         });

    }
}

And below is a little pseudo code for the protocol.
public class FooProtocol
{
    private int sequenceNr = 0;

    private SemaphoreSlim ss = new SemaphoreSlim(20, 20);

    public Task<FooResponse> Send(FooRequest fooRequest)
    {
        var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<FooResponse>();
        ss.Wait();
        var tmp = Interlocked.Increment(ref sequenceNr);
        fooRequest.SequenceNr = tmp;
        // Faking some arbitrary delay. This work is done over sockets.
        Task.Run(async () =>
        {
            await Task.Delay(1000);
            tcs.SetResult(new FooResponse() {SequenceNr = tmp});
            ss.Release();
        });
        return tcs.Task;

    }
}

I have a protocol with request and response pairs. I have used asynchronous socket programming. The FooProtocol will take care of matching up request with responses (sequence numbers) and will also take care of the maximum number of pending requests. (Done in the pseudo and my code with a semaphore slim, So I am not worried about run away requests). The DoSomeWork method calls the Protocol.Send method, but I don't want to await the response, I want to spin around and send the next one until I am blocked by the maximum number of pending requests. When the task does complete I want to check the response and maybe do some work.
I would like to fix two things

*

*I would like to avoid using Task.ContinueWith() because it seems to not fit in cleanly with the async/await patterns

*Because I have awaited on the connection, I have had to use the async modifier. Now I get warnings from the IDE "Because this call is not waited, execution of the current method continues before this call is complete. Consider applying the 'await' operator to the result of the call." I don't want to do that, because as soon as I do it ruins the protocol's ability to have many requests in flight. The only way I can get rid of the warning is to use a discard. Which isn't the worst thing but I can't help but feel like I am missing a trick and fighting this too hard.

A: Side note: I hope your actual code is using SemaphoreSlim.WaitAsync rather than SemaphoreSlim.Wait.
In most socket code, you do end up with a list of connections, and along with each connection is a "processor" of some kind. In the async world, this is naturally represented as a Task.
So you will need to keep a list of Tasks; at the very least, your consuming application will need to know when it is safe to shut down (i.e., all responses have been received).
Don't preemptively worry about using Task.Run; as long as you aren't blocking (e.g., SemaphoreSlim.Wait), you probably will not starve the thread pool. Remember that during the awaits, no thread pool thread is used.

A: I am not sure that it's a good idea to enforce the maximum concurrency at the protocol level. It seems to me that this responsibility belongs to the caller of the protocol. So I would remove the SemaphoreSlim, and let it do the one thing that it knows to do well:
public class FooProtocol
{
    private int sequenceNr = 0;

    public async Task<FooResponse> Send(FooRequest fooRequest)
    {
        var tmp = Interlocked.Increment(ref sequenceNr);
        fooRequest.SequenceNr = tmp;
        await Task.Delay(1000); // Faking some arbitrary delay
        return new FooResponse() { SequenceNr = tmp };
    }
}

Then I would use an ActionBlock from the TPL Dataflow library in order to coordinate the process of sending a massive number of requests through the protocol, by handling the concurrency, the backpreasure (BoundedCapacity), the cancellation (if needed), the error-handling, and the status of the whole operation (running, completed, failed etc). Example:
private static async Task DoSomeWorkAsync()
{
    var protocol = new FooProtocol();

    var actionBlock = new ActionBlock<FooRequest>(async request =>
    {
        var resp = await protocol.Send(request);
        Console.WriteLine($"Request {resp.SequenceNr} Status: {resp.Status}");
    }, new ExecutionDataflowBlockOptions()
    {
        MaxDegreeOfParallelism = 20,
        BoundedCapacity = 100
    });

    await protocol.Connect("127.0.0.1", 1234);

    foreach (var i in Enumerable.Range(0, Int32.MaxValue))
    {
        var request = new FooRequest();
        request.Payload = "Request Nr " + i;
        var accepted = await actionBlock.SendAsync(request);
        if (!accepted) break; // The block has failed irrecoverably
    }
    actionBlock.Complete();
    await actionBlock.Completion; // Propagate any exceptions
}

The BoundedCapacity = 100 configuration means that the ActionBlock will store in its internal buffer at most 100 requests. When this threshold is reached, anyone who wants to send more requests to it will have to wait. The awaiting will happen in the await actionBlock.SendAsync line.

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Favorite Secondary Characters
December 8, 2017 December 8, 2017 ~ Angela
I love strong secondary characters in books. It's one of the things that'll make me love a book more or could even save it if I'm not that into it otherwise. So I thought I'd make a post and give my favorites a little shout-out! (Note: I haven't finished reading all of these series so if one of these characters becomes ridiculous or unbearable then don't tell me! Haha)
The Clever
Sevro (Red Rising)
SEVRO. I knew it from the moment I met him in the story that he was someone to keep an eye on. A bit crazy, but not. And in the end he becomes an invaluable ally. I mean, oh my gosh, Darrow was an awesome lead character it's true, but Sevro is epic. I'm not saying I like one more than the other but the two as a pair…they could be unstoppable. But a lot of characters died in this book and I'm sure loads more will die before the trilogy concludes and I just really can't have Sevro be one of the fallen (hence why the second book has been gathering dust waiting for me to finally read it).
Mister Kindly (Nevernight)
A mysterious shadow cat that attaches himself to a little girl who grows into a deadly assassin. I definitely grew to love Mister Kindly as he added narration and footnotes to the story. We never find out what he is exactly, but he was my favorite part of this book (sorry Mia! Lol). With most of the characters on this list I can't exactly place my finger on why they're my favorite or why they stuck out to me, it's just a feeling. And that's exactly how Mister Kindly ended up as a favorite, it's just a feeling. And I'm excited to read Godsgrave if only for more from Mister Kindly.
Haymitch (Hunger Games Trilogy)
I specifically love Woody Harrelson's version in the movies. The book character was good but Woody really made him memorable. Haymitch is a drunk turned functioning alcoholic turned mostly-sober mastermind. He's such a real portrayal of a survivor of war. I mean, sent as a kid into an arena to kill or be killed? Who walks out of that unchanged in some way? And despite his almost constant drunkenness towards the beginning of the story he knows what he's doing and becomes an awesome mentor. I think he always could have been a great mentor for the tributes but it took a boy and a girl willing to truly fight to shake him from his stupor and help them. I liked Katniss in the books but honestly, I liked Haymitch more in the movies.
The Best Friend
Kenji (Shatter Me Trilogy)
I love Kenji. I know Tahereh Mafi is extending the Shatter Me series (something I doubt I'll partake in because I'm actually happy with just the trilogy) and if she dares to hurt Kenji (even though I know I just said I don't plan on reading the new books) I will be very upset because that is simply not allowed. All three characters in this section of my top faves are obviously all people I think would make excellent best friends if I ever got to choose, but Kenji was the first character I read in a series who I immediately wanted in my friend circle. He's snarky, hilarious, caring, loyal, and fierce. He's just awesome and that's all there is to it.
Azriel (A Court of Thorns and Roses Trilogy)
Yes, yes, I am Team Azriel for those of you who are part of the Azriel vs. Lucien debate. Look, I like Lucien (except for in the second book, ugh) but I love Azriel more. First of all everyone thought Elain was crazy except Azriel who didn't jump to obvious conclusions and instead tried to help her. Also even though he gets the smallest role out of the three boys (Rhysand, Cassian, and Azriel) he's actually one of the strongest and most important (and the coolest). And getting to see more of his personality come forth in the third book just made him even more intriguing. I can't say exactly what it is about him that draws me in, but it's just…something. Maybe it's because he's so casually overlooked and that makes him a puzzle. We only gets tiny bits and pieces of his past and who he is and what he does and I want more! He's sassy, clever, mysterious, kind, patient, deadly, and loyal. Rhysand is a main character so between the secondary characters I'd want Azriel on my team for sure. And also Amren.
Nikolai (Grisha Trilogy)
To be honest the Grisha Trilogy slowed down in the middle for me and it just wasn't gripping my interest like it had with the first book, but even so I loved Nikolai and absolutely looked forward to any scene with him in it. He's clever, funny, inventive, straightforward, untamed yet poised. He's a prince taking matters into his own hands for the country he loves and just something about his overall personality won me over at once. I am so excited that he's going to be getting his own spin-off series!
The Mysterious
Silyen (Gilded Cage)
DeMalo (Blood Red Road)
Both of these characters get hardly any time on the page and yet they instantly pique your interest and draw you in, even if what you're sensing may be the signs of a villain. Truly, Silyen only seems to pop up once in a blue moon whenever it is convenient for him to be a part of the main plot line. While all the characters are busy, he merely slips in and out of the shadows working on a plan of his own, something secretive, dark, and kept from our sight. DeMalo gets only a few sentences in the entire book and yet from the moment he stepped onto the page I knew he was someone to keep an eye on. He just had a presence. I've only read the first book so I don't know who he turns out to be yet but he surely must be somebody.
The Knowing
Benjamin (Animal Farm)
If I remember correctly Benjamin represents the scholars in Russia. Benjamin is a cynical donkey, he's clever and understands what is happening to the farm but he doesn't go out of his way to stop it. More than that he's cynical about everything. He doesn't believe they'd be better off without the Joneses, he doesn't believe what the pigs preach or that they can make the farm better, and he doesn't believe that the other animals will ever be able to defeat the pigs, stand on their own, or bring the farm into true freedom and equality.
Basically he's not a hero, but he's not a villain. He's simply living on a farm with a bunch of animals who are either followers or leaders, who are either gullible and desperate, or manipulative and cruel. I've always liked Benjamin, perhaps because ever since I read this book in school he was a character I instantly understood.
Dallas (The Outsiders)
Dallas understands his place in the world. He sees the injustices and just accepts them as the way life is even if he doesn't agree with them. He's a rebel, but not a revolutionary. He knows how people see him but he doesn't feel compelled to change just to make others like him better. He's hard, harsh, strong, wild, brave, but not a fool, and when it comes down to it he's fiercely loyal, desperate, drowning, and good. He's such a complicated character and I cry every time I read this book.
The Lovable
Wilf (Chaos Walking Trilogy)
Wilf is such an underrated character. Generally I say that Mayor Prentiss is my favorite character (or at least one of them) in this series but as the villain he's not really a secondary character. And besides, as clever as the Mayor is even he overlooks poor sweet Wilf. No one takes Wilf seriously but he's not stupid. He might not be filled with adrenaline and fury but he's kind, loyal, and he sees far more than anyone ever suspects.
Hagrid (Harry Potter Series)
Some people aren't huge fans of Hagrid and to that I raise my fists, knock back my chair and say "Come at me!" I love Hagrid. Sure sometimes he makes mistakes or comes across as a bit doofy, but come on! It's Hagrid! He established a place in my heart in the very first book of this series. He's fierce, loyal, soft-hearted, and you couldn't ask for a better friend (despite his hazardous love of monstrous creatures), but it really is the small things that make Hagrid so great, like thinking to bring Harry a birthday cake, thinking to put in the work to make Harry that scrapbook of photos of Harry's parents… I'm a huge fan of Hagrid's and I refuse to hear insults against him (unless made by myself because that's true friendship of course haha).
I literally only just realized, after typing this whole post, that every character I chose is a dude. What is with that?? But I can't change my answers because they're my honest opinions. To be fair if this were a post on my Top 10 Main Characters then those would be almost all female (I can't leave out Kaz and Darrow but the rest would probably be female leads). Anyway, so strange haha.
Who are your favorite secondary characters?
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Nina @ Every Word A Doorway says:
OMG YES SEVRO. I absolutely adore both Sevro and Nikolai from the characters you listed, and come to think of it, Haymitch is pretty amazing too! I also really love Zuzana & Mik – the best sidekicks – from the Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy! Great list, Angela! 🙂
I haven't read the Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy yet! I've heard some really good things though so I really need to hurry up and check them out. I recently bought Strange the Dreamer but haven't read it yet. Wow, I have a LOT of books I need to get to haha Oh the bottomless TBR!
Egg Reader says:
Sevro!!!! He's seriously one of my all time favorite characters ever! I'm so glad he made your list! 🌟⭐🌟⭐
Right???? He's a fantastic character! Glad to know there's another Sevro fan out there 😄
rustlingofpages says:
I am usually all over the secondary characters while kind of ignoring the mains? I have no idea why but I rarely connect with main characters as much as with some character that is mentioned like once and then dies 😀
I completely agree on Mr. Kindly and Haymitch!! ❤
One of my personal faves is A.I.D.A.N. from Illuminae by Jay Kristoff
Right?? Sometimes the main characters are just too cliche or typical so that they can connect with a wide audience while the author gets to have more fun creating the secondary characters.
Ooo and good choice with A.I.D.A.N.!
Someone who understands me!! ❤
PerfectlyTolerable says:
Hagrid is awesome! My favorite Secondary Character is Mr. Bennett from Pride and Prejudice!
Oh Mr. Bennett is such a good one! I can't believe I completely ignored the classics!
Kristin @ Kristin Kraves Books says:
This was such a good post! I love that you mentioned Dallas. I adore him!
Thank you! I'm so glad to find someone else who appreciates Dallas!
Such a great list! Sevro and azriel are two of my favourites!
Thanks! I'm so glad some of your faves made it on here!
You're welcome! Yes 😊
Anushka H. says:
I love Haymitch! I agree, the movie did complete justice to the character and I loved the movie version! Kenji and Azriel are of course great characters too. And Hagrid of course!!
Yay! Another Haymitch fan! AND a fan of Hagrid's! There are sooo many characters to choose from but these two really stood out for me ❤


Can you see a "4" hiding in this simple collage?
1. Gather your material. You will need orange, black, and white felt, a yellow Fun Foam circle, three drinking straws, scissors, a blue marker, white glue and/or hot glue.
2. Insert the three drinking straws one inside the other and then bend them to represent a "4". Apply a dot of glue on the vertical line to hold the straws in place.
3. Trace the triangle you created on the white felt and cut it out to represent a sail. Glue the sail inside the triangle as shown.
4. Cut the base of your sailboat out of the black felt.
5. Glue the yellow Fun Foam circle on the orange felt to represent a sunset. Use the blue marker to draw waves on the bottom portion of the orange felt.
6. Glue the number "4" over the sun and glue the base of your sailboat on top of the lower extremity of the number "4", in the water. Use this simple craft to introduce children to marine transportation and explore number "4".


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THE HARE WITH AMBER EYES
The Hidden Inheritance
Edmund de Waal
Edmund de Waal is a world-famous ceramicist. Having spent thirty years making
beautiful pots—which are then sold, collected, and handed on—he has a
particular sense of the secret lives of objects. When he inherited a collection of
264 tiny Japanese wood and ivory carvings, called netsuke, he wanted to know
who had touched and held them, and how the collection had managed to survive.
And so begins this extraordinarily moving memoir and detective story as de Waal discovers both the story of the netsuke
and of his family,
and of his family, the Ephrussis, over five generations. A nineteenth-century banking dynasty in Paris and Vienna, the
Ephrussis were as rich and respected as the Rothchilds. Yet by the end of the World War II, when the netsuke were
hidden from the Nazis in Vienna, this collection of very small carvings was all that remained of their vast empire
less …
About Edmund de Waal
Edmund de Waal's porcelain has been displayed in many museum collections around the world, and he has recently made an installation for the dome of the Victoria and Albert Museum. He was apprenticed as a potter, studied in Japan, and studied English at Cambridge. He is Professor of Ceramics at the University of Westminster and lives in London with his family.
"A family memoir written with a grace and modesty that almost belie the sweep of its contents: Proust, Rilke, Japanese art, the rue de Monceau, Vienna during the Second World War. The most enchanting history lesson imaginable."— The New Yorker
"An extraordinary history…A wondrous book, as lustrous and exquisitely crafted as the netsuke at its heart."—The Christian Science Monitor
"A lovely, gripping book."—The Wall Street Journal
"Enthralling . . . [de Waal's] essayistic exploration of his family's past pointedly avoids any sentimentality . . . The Hare with Amber Eyes belongs on the same shelf with Vladimir Nabokov's Speak, Memory."—Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Book World
Charles, like the rest of Paris, became swept up in the fad of "japonisme", which led to the original purchase of the netsuke. What did these objects represent to their collectors in the Belle Epoque?
In addition to his passion for Durer and the Old Masters and Japanese art, Charles radically embraced the Impressionists. What did he love about that new style? Which of these art spheres seems most quintessentially "Charles"?
Did you develop any new impressions of the major French art figures–Degas, Renoir, Proust–in light of their interaction with Charles?
How did the relationship between collector, patron, and artist evolve from Charles's Paris to Viktor's Vienna to Iggie's Tokyo? Where does Edmund fall in these roles?
The word "insatiability" was used by anti-Semites as a way to propagandize against Jewish families' material success. Why does this word become such a slur? How might the term apply more positively to collectors of things — and stories?
Why did Charles give away his beloved netsuke to Viktor and Emmy?
Edmund remarks on the coldness and lack of texture in the Palais at Vienna. What do the differences between Charles's salon in Paris and Viktor's grand Palais say about the two men?
Do you agree with Edmund's assessment that the netsuke need not go back to Japan; that their travels and stories have given them an identity of their own?
Are stories more important than objects in a family legacy? How are they related?
The Ephrussi patriarch Charles Joachim had a vision for his family, but it was dependent upon the future generations' aptitude and willingness. How do the Ephrussi childrens' responses to their "calling" vary? How does Edmund's book fit into the Ephrussi legacy?
You've likely read many accounts of Nazi raid and Jewish persecution at the start of the occupation, but did anything surprise you or stand out in this account of the takeover of the Palais?
Viktor and Emmy received vague warnings about the coming threats and were encouraged to flee their home. Would you have been able to walk away from such history and treasures without knowing what was ahead?
Viktor essentially sacrificed the Ephrussi dynasty for the sake of his new home country, Austria. Do you think anti-Semetic pressure drove him to become a perfectly loyal citizen, or did Viktor's allegiance represent his true feeling?
Edmund originally thought that all the Ephrussi "vagabonding" stemmed from a desire to develop culturally and grow from the provincialism of Odessa. But he realized that Odessa itself was a very culturally rich city. Why do you think it was so important for the Ephrussis to send tendrils of their families to different cities?
Why do you think Iggie renounced his American citizenship, a purely symbolic act?


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package com.twitter.heron.integration_test.topology.windowing.count;

import java.net.MalformedURLException;

import com.twitter.heron.api.bolt.BaseWindowedBolt;
import com.twitter.heron.integration_test.topology.windowing.WindowTestBase;

public class TumblingCountWindowTest3 extends WindowTestBase {

  public TumblingCountWindowTest3(String[] args) throws MalformedURLException {
    super(args);
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    WindowTestBase topology = new TumblingCountWindowTest3(args)
        .withSleepBetweenTuples(1000)
        .withWindowLength(BaseWindowedBolt.Count.of(7));
    topology.submit();
  }
}