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So, I suppose I'll start with something of a confession: I love Boomer music.
Yeah, I know, as a Reactionary half their age, I'm supposed to despise Der Ewige Boomer, but I can't help myself. Most of the music I listen to was recorded in the 1960s or '70s, and though I try to make up for it by mixing in some music either much older than that or a bit newer, my favourites are what they are. I offer no excuses for my borderline-plebeian musical preferences.
At a glance, Edward Herbert's short book A Confucian Notebook looks promising. I'd never heard of it until I ran across it in a used bookstore, but it's intended to serve as an introduction to Confucianism through a series of thirty-three "notes," each of them two, sometimes three pages long. Each offers a few brief observations or explanations on a given theme, varying from the Confucian use of prehistorical figures, Confucius' favourite disciple, Mencius and Yang Chu, Mo Ti's doctrine of universal love, etc. Unfortunately, it only partially succeeds.
But the principle [of universal love] is recommended, not so much on account of its goodness and naturalness, as on the ground that the exercise of it "pays." The practitioner of filial piety, who extends this duty to include other people's parents, is promised a dividend int he form of reciprocal attention by the latter to his own parents. It is further intimated that the social obligations generally, if universalized, will operate in this way, yielding a return to the community in benefits of greater safety, more creature comforts. "Master Mo," who was a utilitarian at heart, seems not to have minded debasing his lofty ethic by linking it with the prospect of gain; nor to have realized that the effect of so doing was to encourage the self-love which he condemned. It escaped him, too, that it was incompatible with the high purposes of Universal Love to suggest imposing it by means of rewards and penalties.
That's all good, but the book does have some shortcomings. One is that the book isn't systematic, but tends to meander from topic to topic. That is implied by the title, of course, but it feels more like a series of short blog posts written for people who are already familiar with Confucianism. The preface sells this book as an introduction, but an introduction needs to be more systematic, like Xinzhong Yao's. Also, much of the discussion on terms doesn't provide any more information than is already found in the introductions or annotations to most editions of the Analects, Mencius, etc. So, even if you are new, why read this? Why not just read the introduction in the book you already have by Arthur Waley, James Legge, or whoever?
Worsening matters further, much of the book is strangely off-topic, since just over 1/3 of the notes spend most of their time discussing Taoism, usually (though not always!) in relation to Confucianism. Herbert, for what reason I don't know, seems to assume that the reader is already familiar with Taoism and tries to use it to illuminate Confucianism. Some of that material is fine, and a note or two on the topic would be reasonable. Most of it, though, should've been cut and possibly used in a separate A Taoist Notebook.
I have a new post over at Thermidor Magazine, "Sallust and the Value of Classical History." I have to say I'm rather fond of Classical historians; Herodotus is among my favourites of the Greeks, Plutarch's Parallel Lives has a lot of interesting stuff, and Livy, though a bit drier, is also rewarding reading. Sallust, I think, is the most approachable of these since all three of his works together are shorter than even Herodotus's Histories, and not even close Plutarch and Livy.
My friends, the eternal snows appear already past, and the first clouds and mountains seem the last. In the list of Plato's dialogues, the Republic is at the centre of it all, being the halfway point of the reading order I'm using, as well as Plato's most famous work and, arguably, most important (going by reputation and my observations so far, of course). This also means that it is, arguably, the most important work by the most important philosopher in the history of Western civilisation, so, hey – no pressure on us amateurs trying these towering Alps. Let's trust in what we've learned so far, though, and soldier on.
So, Republic is by far the longest and most wide-ranging dialogue so far, with only Protagoras even in the same ballpark; the rest weren't even in the same league, and hardly even playing the same sport. Now, though Socrates and friends cover many different topics, it is worth keeping in mind that the central question is "What is justice?" Many people get caught up in debating the utopian society Socrates and the others imagine and discussing the various aspects of that, and though that can be interesting it's worth remembering that it's meant as an aid for identifying justice in the individual. Since defining justice in the individual is difficult, they decide that it may be easier if they work at a larger scale, and so begin building this city. One occasionally sees arguments over whether Plato really intended this city to be ideal or what, because there are a few seemingly crazy ideas connected to it, but everything about it, I feel safe saying, is meant as an allegory for some aspect of the soul.
Last year I wrote about Doctrina Christiana, St. Robert Bellarmine's catechism for adults. Though excellent, it's also rather short. Not that a catechism should go into great detail on every point, since it's intended as a brief introduction to Christian doctrine, primarily stating what the Church's main doctrines are and not a full explanation, but one can easily think of enough additional questions after reading it that many readers would benefit from something longer. Of course, one could look to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, but this is long enough to be intimidating and, in some cases, doctrines aren't spelled out as clearly as in Bellarmine's catechism. I'd still highly recommend keeping a copy of the CCC on hand, but the ideal would be a catechism somewhere in between.
Fortunately, we do have such a book in the Baltimore Catechism. This was written by a committee of bishops following the third Plenary Council of Baltimore, and from its publication in 1885 it quickly became the standard textbook for religious education classes in the United States up until the late 1960s, when it was replaced by, well, nothing at all, really. Just youth ministers trying with little success to hold children's attention while having no expectations whatever of their maturity or intelligence, thus encouraging the students to live down to those expectations.
Probably anyone who's been Christian long enough to have listened to more than a few sermons has heard, time after time, that we should pray at all times. This is partly a generalisation of how every major Biblical figure seems to pray before and after doing just about anything of importance, as well as many specific instructions to pray frequently, but it's stated most directly by St. Paul at 1 Thess. 5:17, "Never cease praying," and by Christ Himself at Luke 21:36, "Keep watch, then, praying at all times, so that you may be found worthy to come safe through all that lies before you, and stand erect to meet the presence of the Son of Man." When quoted directly, preachers typically qualify it as not literal, but nonetheless, how does one go about praying at all times?
You should, indeed, devout reader, worship Him in all humility and prostrate yourself before Him; especially when you call to mind the ingratitude and sin of which, in the past, you may have been guilty. Yet this should not hinder you from treating Him with the most tender confidence and love. He is infinite majesty; but, at the same time, He is infinite love and goodness. In God you possess the most exalted and supreme Lord; but also a Friend who loves you with the greatest possible love. He is not offended – on the contrary, He is pleased – when you treat him with that confidence, freedom, and tenderness with which a child treats its mother. Hear how He invites us to go to Him and even promises to welcome us with His caresses: 'You shall be carried at the breasts and upon the knees they shall caress you. As one whom the mother caresses, so will I comfort you' (Isaiah 66:12).
What I like about St. Alphonus is that, in this passage and throughout the book, he constantly urges a familiarity with God, while still maintaining a sense of reverence; emphasises God's compassion and mercy, while not ignoring the reality and gravity of sin.
He then moves on to when to pray, and the book's title gives away the answer to this question. "Speak to God," he writes, "as often as you can, for He does not grow weary of this nor disdain it, as do the lords of the earth." In a few short sections, he then tells us to pray "in your trials," "in your joys," "after a fault," "in your doubts," and "for your neighbour," illustrating each instance with words from Scripture. In the final chapter, he goes over some advice on the actual practice of praying constantly.


Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world (Wonderland) populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures.
A swallow meets the statue of the late "Happy Prince", which houses the soul of the original prince, who in reality had never experienced true happiness. The statue inspires the swallow to selfless acts.


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A re-elected Labor State Government would put $1 million to recreating an award-winning garden in Olinda.
The Australian Garden exhibit was the first and only Australian garden exhibit to win the Best in Show Gold Medal at the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show in London, in 2013.
The replica would be located at the state's newest botanic gardens, the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden, to honour locals – designer Phillip Johnson and horticulturist Wes Fleming.
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Myanmar: Release Imprisoned Rakhine/Arakanese Student Leaders
Lift internet blackout, protect freedom of expression
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(YANGON, July 30, 2020)—Myanmar authorities should immediately release Myat Hein Tun and Kyaw Lin, two student leaders of the Rakhine Students' Union imprisoned for protesting internet restrictions in Rakhine and Chin states, said Fortify Rights today. On July 23, the Kamayut Township Court sentenced the pair to one-month in prison for failing to inform the authorities in advance of the protest.
"Myanmar's crackdown on freedom of expression must end," said Matthew Smith, CEO of Fortify Rights. "The government's imprisoning of critics and human rights defenders is part of a much wider tapestry of abuse."
Myat Hein Tun, 18, and Kyaw Lin, 22, are currently imprisoned in Yangon Insein Prison.
On February 23, members of Yangon University's Rakhine Students' Union, the All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABFSU), and Yangon University of Economics Students' Union held a protest at the Hledan Junction in Yangon. The protesters demanded that the government lift the internet shutdown in Rakhine and Chin states without delay, hold accountable those responsible for an alleged artillery attack on a primary school in Buthidaung Township that injured 21 students on February 13, and provide international media with access to conflict-affected areas of Rakhine State.
Kamayut Township chief police officer Thein Han filed complaints against nine student protesters, including Myat Hein Tun and Kyaw Lin, on February 23. The other seven student protesters included two women— Hnin Nu, 21, and Aye Myat Mon Kyaw, 20,—and Naung Htet Aung, 23, Aung Pyae Sone Phyo, 20, Zaw Htet Naing, 22, Thu Ta Soe, 21, and Thet Tin Aung, 23. The authorities charged all nine student protesters for holding a protest without notifying the government in advance in violation of Section 4 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law (the "peaceful assembly law"). On March 25, the Kamayut Township Court sentenced the other seven protesters to one-month imprisonment with hard labor.
The Government of Myanmar should provide reparations—financial and otherwise—to all nine students and other current and former political prisoners, Fortify Rights said.
Under the peaceful assembly law, failure to provide advanced notice of an assembly carries penalties of up to three months' imprisonment and/or a fine of up to 30,000 Myanmar Kyat (US$19.50).
Myat Hein Tun is the general secretary of the Rakhine Students' Union at Yangon University and Kyaw Lin is the former spokesperson for the Rakhine Students' Union.
Maung Saungkha, a co-founder and executive director of the human rights organization Athan as well as a poet, is similarly facing criminal charges for protesting internet restrictions in Rakhine State. The Kyauktada Township Court is set to continue hearings in his case on August 6.
"The government is threatening to imprison human rights defenders and activists if they protest on the Rakhine issue in Yangon, which violates the right to freedom of expression," said Maung Saungkha.
Additionally, on June 21 in Kyaukphyu Township, Rakhine State, a police officer brought criminal complaints against Min Za Aung, 32, and Nay Soe Khaing, 31—ethnic Rakhine/Arakanese human rights defenders involved in the Arakan National Party's Youth Affairs Committee and the Coral Child New Generation Youth Group—for posting photos of themselves on social media wearing T-shirts that read "End Internet Oppression." Hearings in this case began on July 13 at the Kyaukphyu Township Court and are expected to continue through the end of September.
The Government of Myanmar has claimed the internet restrictions are "temporary" and in place to prevent the Arakan Army (AA) from detonating remote-controlled explosive devices. An estimated one million civilians reside in areas targeted by the internet blackout, which is now the world's longest ongoing blackout.
On January 23, the International Court of Justice in The Hague ordered Myanmar to comply with several "provisional measures" to protect the rights of the Rohingya ethnic monority and preserve evidence relating to an ongoing case against Myanmar for genocide.
On February 3, the AA published a statement online declaring that it would release evidence of mass graves of Muslims killed and buried by Myanmar armed forces in Rakhine State. The same day, the government cut internet access in portions of Rakhine State.
"Myanmar evidently has a lot to hide" said Matthew Smith. "These arrests and detentions, just like the internet ban, are unjustifiable."
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John Arnold is Professor of Organisational Behaviour, and a member of the School's Research Centre for Professional Work and Society. This is his second stint at Loughborough. He re-joined in December 2013. Previously he was head of the Institute of Work Psychology (IWP), which is part of the Management School at the University of Sheffield. Before joining IWP in May 2011, he worked in Loughborough's Business School for 15 years, and Manchester School of Management for 8 years. John is an experienced and successful manager and leader within Business/Management School environments, including top management team roles in three Schools, covering (at various times) undergraduate teaching, research and staff development remits. He is a Fellow and Chartered Psychologist of the British Psychological Society, and a Registered Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council.
John has extensive experience of academic journal editing and reviewing, including as editor of Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology (JOOP) from 2004 to 2008. He is currently a consulting editor with four leading journals: JOOP, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Human Relations, and Organizational Psychology Review. Since 1985 John has been Principal or Co-investigator on 21 externally funded research projects, has supervised or co-supervised 17 postgraduate research students to successful completion, and has published over 70 refereed journal articles. He was a member of the Business and Management panel in the UK's 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, and is repeating that role in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework assessment process.
John is an experienced teacher and facilitator with many different student groups, and is lead author for the first four editions of the successful textbook Work Psychology, now in its 5th edition. He is currently working with School colleague Dr Ray Randall and others on the 6th edition. John's teaching has always been very well received by all student groups: undergraduate, postgraduate and post-experience. He places an emphasis on starting with concepts and theories, and then using them in practical ways, with a mixture of mini-lectures, case-studies, videos, experiential exercises and applied research mini-projects for students. Some of the examples and case studies are from his own research. Wherever possible he devises student assignments that not only reflect their academic learning but also contribute to their personal and professional development e.g. by requiring them to try out techniques and ideas discussed in class, and report back on the results.
John's research, teaching and consultancy involve all areas of careers and their management from both individual and organisational perspectives. Particular interests include career choice, personal development and adjustment, work role identities and transitions (including the transition into working life), career success and failure, mid/late career issues, and the impact of career management interventions such as mentoring, development centres and succession planning. John is also interested in the interfaces between careers and other related topics such as leadership, work design, ageing and life-span development.
Gubler, M., Arnold, J., & Coombs, C. R. (2014). Reassessing the protean career concept: Empirical findings, conceptual components, and measurement. Journal of Organizational Behavior. 35, S23-S40.
Arnold, J. & Clark, M. (2015). Running the second last lap of the race: A multi-method analysis of growth, generativity and well-being amongst men in mid/late career. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 89, 308-329. doi: 10.1111/joop.12125.
Taneva, S. K., & Arnold, J. (in press). Thriving, surviving and performing in late career: A mixed-method study of pathways to successful aging in organizations. Work, Aging and Retirement.


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Claude Vilgrain (* 1. März 1963 in Port-au-Prince) ist ein ehemaliger kanadisch-haitianischer Eishockeyspieler, der in seiner aktiven Zeit von 1980 bis 2002 unter anderem für die Vancouver Canucks, New Jersey Devils und Philadelphia Flyers in der National Hockey League sowie die Frankfurt Lions und die SERC Wild Wings in der Deutschen Eishockey Liga gespielt hat.

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Claude Vilgrain, der bereits als Kind mit seiner Familie nach Kanada ausgewandert war, begann seine Karriere als Eishockeyspieler bei den Laval Voisins, für die er von 1980 bis 1983 in der Quebec Major Junior Hockey League aktiv war. In dieser Zeit wurde er im NHL Entry Draft 1982 in der sechsten Runde als insgesamt 107. Spieler von den Detroit Red Wings ausgewählt, für die er allerdings nie spielte. Nachdem der Angreifer drei Spielzeiten lang für die Mannschaft der University of Moncton auf dem Eis stand, spielte er von 1986 bis 1988 in zahlreichen Spielen für diverse Auswahlmannschaften des Team Canada. Am 18. Juni 1987 erhielt der gebürtige Haitianer schließlich einen Vertrag bei den Vancouver Canucks, für die er in der Saison 1987/88 sein Debüt in der National Hockey League gab.

Vor der Saison 1988/89 erhielt Vilgrain keinen Platz im NHL-Kader Vancouvers, woraufhin er kurz vor dem Ende der Trade Deadline zu den New Jersey Devils transferiert wurde, wo er überwiegen für deren Farmteam, die Utica Devils aus der American Hockey League spielte. Während seiner einzigen kompletten NHL-Saison erzielte der Flügelspieler in der Saison 1991/92 in 71 Spielen 46 Scorerpunkte, darunter 19 Tore. Zudem kam er zu zwei Scorerpunkten, darunter ein Tor, in sieben Playoff-Spielen.

Am 3. August 1993 wechselte Vilgrain als Free Agent zu den Philadelphia Flyers, für die er allerdings in der folgenden Saison nur zwei Spiele in der NHL bestritt, in denen er punkt- und straflos blieb. Den Rest der Spielzeit war er für deren AHL-Farmteam, die Hershey Bears aktiv. Anschließend spielte der Olympiateilnehmer erstmals in Europa, wo er zunächst von 1994 bis 1997 drei Jahre lang für den SC Herisau aus der Schweizer Nationalliga B, sowie je eine Spielzeit lang in der Deutschen Eishockey Liga bei den Frankfurt Lions und den SERC Wild Wings unter Vertrag stand. Nach zwei weiteren Jahren in der Schweizer NLB beim EHC Biel, beendete der Angreifer 2002 beim SC Bern aus der Nationalliga A seine Karriere.

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Für Kanada nahm Vilgrain an den Olympischen Winterspielen 1988 in Calgary teil, bei denen er mit seiner Mannschaft den vierten Platz belegte. Zudem stand Vilgrain in 150 Testspielen für das Team Canada auf dem Eis, in denen er 128 Scorerpunkte, davon 54 Tore, erzielte.

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Rocky Incorporates Apparel to Long Range Line
NELSONVILLE, Ohio — ROCKY® has enhanced its innovative line of Long Range footwear with a new line of Long Range outdoor and work apparel. Approximately 10 SKUs will be incorporated into the Long Range collection and will be available at retail by Fall 2011.
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In the outdoor category, Long Range apparel will be offered in a jacket, pant, cap and glove. Dubbed "3-in-1," each style is easily customizable to fit a hunter's needs and activity level throughout the day, season and climate. Features such as removable lining, adjustable straps, zippers and snaps give the consumer several items for the price of one.
Long Range outdoor apparel is available in Realtree AP and includes Rocky Waterproof construction and SIQ™ Atomic scent control. The jacket features 150 grams of Thinsulate™ Insulation. Suggested retail prices range from $135-229 for outerwear.
The Long Range work apparel line will be available in a jacket, hoodie, bib, cap and gloves made from the most durable fabrics. "Long Range work apparel is a shift from traditional, bulky work-wear to a comfortable athletic-looking garment," said Steve Graham, Marketing Manager. "Tailored fits and high-tech fabrics update the Long Range work apparel for the modern laborer."
Long Range work apparel is available in black and brown. Suggested retail prices range from $80-140 for outerwear. Founded in 1932, Rocky manufactures and markets rugged outdoor, duty, work and western footwear, apparel and accessories. The company's products are available in nearly 3,000 retail and catalog moutlets. It is a division of Rocky Brands, a publicly traded company on NASDAQ® under the symbol: RCKY. More information can be found at www.rockyboots.com


The results are being seen not just as an indicator of people's mood ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, but also as something that may have a bearing on the stability of the coalition. This is even though the results, technically, cannot bring down the government by affecting its numerical strength.
The byelections, especially to the Lok Sabha seats, began as a drab political exercise. But they then turned into a high-stakes battle for various leaders as their political reputation and influence was on the line. The political influence of Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and D.K. Shivakumar, and BJP leaders B. Sriramulu and Mr. Yeddyruappa is going to be tested when the votes are counted on Tuesday.


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I Met My $50 Million Milestone in Four Years. Now What?
by Tori Gerbig · 12 Mar 2018 · 2 min read
At the start of 2014, my husband and I took a leap of faith. Like millions of other innovative and hard-working Americans, we made the decision to start a business. And like our fellow entrepreneurs, we had hopes and dreams – but no clue as to what the future held.
Pink Lily was born from an eBay shop that was more like a side hobby than a revenue stream. When we transitioned to an established website and officially launched the business, we had a seven-month-old baby and zero investment capital. Without funding and without any assurances of what was ahead, we took the risk. To keep us motivated, we set what we felt was an ambitious revenue goal for year one - $50,000.
I'm a big believer in goals – professional, personal, mental and physical. My standards have always been high, and I was raised in a household that prized and promoted the can-do American spirit we all hold dear. I was taught that a strong work ethic is the engine that powers dreams, no matter your origin story or circumstances.
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But that's not how I was raised, and that's not going to fulfill me or my husband in the long-term. Instead, we're brainstorming beyond financial metrics and thinking through the larger impact of our business. We're at the stage where it's time to complement our next set of revenue goals with customer impact, employee relations, philanthropy and community engagement goals. We know that by honing in on the aspects of business often viewed as secondary, we are actually supporting future revenue goals. Strong employee engagement leads to greater productivity and lower turnover. Dynamic, two-way customer relationships lead to social media influence and brand loyalty. Philanthropic and community investment leads to better brand positioning and reputation.
These components are inextricably linked to financial success, especially for a fast-growing business. How much time have you devoted to each of these areas?
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In my head, I have a picture of the world in 2038. It's a world filled with more love, kindness and generosity. My daughter and son are thriving, and so is our family business. Pink Lily has become a trusted brand and a household name around the globe – a beacon of positive energy and a business that sets the standard for giving back and paying it forward. We're exceeding our revenue goals, but that's only part of the story. Far greater than our financial achievements are our contributions personally and philanthropically. We're successful because of our strong relationships with customers and communities, our faith and our unparalleled work ethic.
This vision of the future may sound like a pipe dream, but we're already working daily to achieve it. And I'll never forget that some friends and acquaintances were equally skeptical about Pink Lily finding any kind of success. They could never have imagined that we'd earn $50 million in our first four years. But unlike them, we could imagine it. And that made all the difference.
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Ex-soldier told Romanian security guard in Huddersfield Royal Infirmary: "Go back to your own country"
June 21, 2019 Blake security 0
A former soldier has been jailed after telling a security guard in Huddersfield Royal Infirmary to 'go back to his own country'.
James Bridgewood made the prejudicial remark while visiting his sick mother on May 21 this year.
A nurse alerted security to the 36-year-old, of Yews Hill Road in Lockwood, Huddersfield , because he started acting aggressively on the ward, Leeds Crown Court heard.
The incident happened on May 21 this year on ward 17 of the hospital which contained a number of sick elderly patients.
Prosecutor Susan Evans said the security guard who came to the ward to deal with Bridgewood was of Romanian descent.
He asked the defendant if they could speak elsewhere but he refused so the security guard called police to the ward.
Bridgewood jumped out at the security guard twice before pushing him and saying: "Go back to your own country."
He then said to officers who led him away from the ward: "F**king foreign people."
Bridgewood, who appeared in court via video link from Leeds prison, pleaded guilty to racially aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress.
He has previous convictions including burglary, attempted burglary, harassment, threatening behaviour, breaching court orders and most recently assaulting a police officer and having an article with a blade or a point in a public place .
Anastasis Tasou, mitigating, said his client was medically discharged from the army after serving as a solider in Afghanistan and Iraq and seeing some of his friends and colleagues die and now suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
He said Bridgewood relies 'extremely heavily' on his mother and he took it badly when his mother became ill.
Mr Tasou said Bridgewood tried to ask hospital staff what was wrong with his mother and was told: "Sorry, we can't tell you."
The court heard his mother had serious conditions including a collapsed lung and cirrhosis of the liver.
Sentencing, Judge Geoffrey Marson QC told him: "One cannot help but be impressed by the service you have given your country and the obviously very heavy toll it has taken on you. I am entirely sympathetic to that . . .
"But there will come a time when that ceases to be of any mitigation."
Bridgewood was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, of which he will serve half before being eligible for release on licence.
The judge added: "Please try to moderate your behaviour because no one takes pleasure in sending someone with your history to custody."
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«Пилигри́м» — российский фильм в жанре триллера режиссёра Александра Баршака. Возрастное ограничение «16+». Премьера фильма прошла на фестивале «Амурская осень» в сентябре 2018 года. Выход в широкий прокат состоялся 14 февраля 2019 года.

Телевизионная премьера фильма состоялась 17 октября 2019 года на «Первом канале».

Сюжет
В жизни Миры всё замечательно: она — владелица модной галереи, дома ждёт любящий муж. Но однажды на берегу моря находят мужчину с амнезией, который помнит её имя. Никто не знает, кто он. Его нет ни в одной базе данных. Но он знает о ней то, что может знать только очень близкий человек, хотя Мира ни разу в жизни его не видела. Благополучный мир Миры начинает разрушаться, когда выясняется, что неизвестный провёл несколько лет на Ближнем Востоке и за ним идёт настоящая охота.

В ролях
 Игорь Петренко — Глеб
 Елена Север — Мирослава
 Алексей Серебряков — муж Мирославы
 Владимир Ильин — отец Кости
 Татьяна Васильева — психотерапевт
 Анна Банщикова — врач
 Дмитрий Мухамадеев — сержант
 Дмитрий Куличков — оперативник
 Сергей Беляев — полковник
 Павел Кузьмин — стрелок
 Ирина Рахманова — помощница Миры
 Алексей Шевченков — Рыбак
 Кристина Бродская — аналитик
 Павел Кузин — Костя
 Никита Богатов — Алекс

Съёмочная группа
 Автор идеи — Олег Лукичев
 Автор сценария — Денис Родимин при участии Александра Баршака
 Режиссёр-постановщик — Александр Баршак
 Оператор-постановщик — Святослав Булаковский
 Художники-постановщики — Василий Распопов и Никита Тимошин
 Композитор — Алексей Айги
 Художник по костюмам — Северина Недельчук
 Художник по гриму — Ирина Ульянова
 Художник по реквизиту — Александр Кучерявый
 Режиссёр монтажа — Алексей Бобров
 Звукорежиссёр — Роман Хохлов
 Звукорежиссёр на площадке — Яков Высотский
 Звукорежиссёр перезаписи — Сергей Дубков
 Кастинг — Дарья Петунина
 Второй режиссёр — Ярослав Романцев
 Ассистент по актёрам — Владислав Новик
 Второй оператор — Руслан Осипов
 Операторы — Владимир Политик, Павел Бажев
 Стедикам — Александр Вдовенко, Анатолий Симченко
 Бригадир осветителей — Алексей Бычков
 Оператор коптера — Андрей Донцов
 Бумоператоры — Денис Богатов, Григорий Лукьянченко
 Постановщик трюков — Антон Смекалкин
 Цветокоррекция — Андрей Антонов
 Директор съёмочной группы — Мамед Бабаев
 Исполнительный продюсер — Никита Суслов
 Линейные продюсеры — Артём Ионин, Денис Харитонов, Надежда Маляровская
 Продюсеры — Михаил Гуцериев, Татьяна Стацман, Елена Север

Съемки
Фильм был от первого до последнего кадра отснят в Сочи.

Это абсолютно новое кино на стыке жанров. С одной стороны триллер с детективной историей, которая держит в напряжении до последнего. С другой — сильная, я бы сказал, каренинская драма. Главного персонажа в буквальном смысле выплескивает из себя море: он потерян для города, для обстоятельств и для самого себя. По крупицам, по обрывкам фраз, по намекам герой пытается понять, кто же он на самом деле

Саундтрек
 Музыку к фильму написал Алексей Айги — 25 музыкальных фрагментов по количеству эпизодов, в записи участвовали оркестр Ad Libitum и Ансамбль «4'33».
 Елена Север не только сыграла главную роль в фильме, но также является сопродюсером картины и исполнительницей саундтрека — песни «Схожу с ума».
 На титрах фильма, в качестве саундтрека звучит песня «Одиночество» в исполнении группы «Земляне».

Призы и награды
Ещё до официальной премьеры фильм получил ряд призов:
 Специальный приз XVI российского фестиваля кино и театра «Амурская осень».
 Призы за лучшую музыку и за лучшую операторскую работу III Сочинского международного кинофестиваля «Ирида».

Примечания

Ссылки
 Без памяти. Алексей Серебряков и Игорь Петренко в новом триллере «Пилигрим» — РИА Новости
 «Пилигрим»: Мы его слепили из того, что было. Рецензия CinemaFlood

Фильмы России 2018 года
Фильмы-триллеры России


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OnRobot's Award-Winning One System Solution Grippers Receive UR+ Certification for Seamless Operation with Universal Robots
OnRobot Posted 12/05/2019
The certified URCap software provides a unified interface for OnRobot's new versions of RG2, RG6, and VG10 grippers with Universal Robots (UR). The URCap allows the OnRobot grippers to work seamlessly with UR's collaborative robot arms in a single program with no need to change cables or load new software when deploying additional products.
Dallas, Texas - With the One System Solution launched this fall, OnRobot disrupted the end-of-arm-tooling (EoAT) industry, presenting a full line of intelligent grippers and sensors with a unified mechanical and communications interface. The innovative approach allows for quick plug-and-play tool changes and fast and easy programming across multiple production lines and applications.
The One System Solution grippers are now also part of the UR+ program that tests and certifies EoAT products for seamless use with cobots from Universal Robots. "Our unified URCap software is a key differentiator for our grippers, sensors and tool changers. Now, we have a single URCap that automatically identifies the OnRobot tool that is mounted on a UR robot," says Kristian Hulgard, General Manager of OnRobot's Americas division. "The end users no longer have to worry about different URCaps for multiple tools, they can effortlessly plug and play various OnRobot products; for example, an RG2 two-finger gripper can be implemented with a VG10 vacuum gripper in one cycle, achieving optimized utilization of a single UR robot."
Early Ewing, global head of Universal Robots' UR+ program, sees the certification of OnRobot's new products as a great example of the continued close collaboration between the two companies. "We are delighted to work together with OnRobot in producing high-quality products for the automation market," he says. "The URCap now allows OnRobot's grippers to utilize all the benefits of our new line of e-Series cobots in terms of fast digital feedback and repeatability."
OnRobot's unified URCap can be installed in UR's Polyscope operating system when installing OnRobot software. The installation requires the identification of just one product; the software automatically identifies additional OnRobot products. With the One System Solution, all OnRobot products have a unified mechanical and communications interface based on the OnRobot Quick Changer, which is now an integrated part of all OnRobot products. The Quick Changer allows manufacturers to simply click OnRobot grippers onto the UR cobot arm for instant deployment. The only cable coming out of the chain is from the Quick Changer, eliminating the need to disconnect/connect cables. An additional Dual Quick Changer incorporates these same new capabilities while allowing the use of two tools in one cycle, mixing and matching to suit application needs and maximizing robot utilization.
OnRobot's One System Solution recently won Gold in the LEAP awards supported by Design World, Fluid Power World and EE World publications. The award recognizes the best components and services across the mechanical and electrical engineering industry.
About OnRobot
Established in 2015, the company merged with Perception Robotics and OptoForce in 2018, followed by an acquisition of Purple Robotics a few months later. In April 2019, OnRobot acquired the intellectual property of Blue Workforce, a Danish company making grippers and a vision system. Now, the OnRobot product range features a wide assortment of end-of-arm tooling, including: electric grippers, force/torque sensors, a vacuum gripper, the award-winning Gecko Gripper, and tool changers. This new combination of offerings from OnRobot makes it quicker and simpler to automate tasks such as packaging, quality control, materials handling, machine tending, packaging, assembly, and surface finishing. The company plans to grow through further acquisitions in the coming years. Headquartered in Odense, Denmark, OnRobot also has offices in Dallas, Soest (Germany), Barcelona, Warsaw, Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore and Budapest.
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Stephen Mawson and Alan Napier left Priory in 1990 when it was Priory High School.
They had created the stained glass window with the school's name and crest on it at Preston College as part of a BTEC qualification during their time in school.
Stephen's son James left Priory last year while Will is currently in Year 7.
The stained glass window was on display in the school, fixed in a window overlooking the reception, up until two years ago when Priory was double glazed and the window was taken down but had been gathering dust in the art room ever since. Gardener Mr Farron dug it out recently and has restored it.
"I didn't know what had happened to the window until I came back into school with my sons," said Stephen, who is a joiner.
"We used to go to Preston College every Wednesday and did a BTEC in Arts and Crafts. Alan and I created it with bits of glass from the college, it was just a bit of a giggle and something to do, and we just left it at school.


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One can be Moral without being Religious
While I contend that man can be moral and righteous without being religious, I am in no way suggesting, that one should abandon practicing religion. Morality, essentially, is a virtue that is personal and the human beings follow it out of social or personal obligations or volition.
Let us put it like this, that even in heathen and secular societies, the people, at the same time, tell lies and speak truth. Truth is a component of virtue that one believes not because of religious compulsions or motivation but because it is a positive social value that is appreciated while its antonym is disliked.
When we are speaking truthfully, we seldom think we are doing so because the religion ordained so, but because this was right and commendable to do so. Same mindset applies to other countless virtues and ethical values that we practice in our daily lives.
To be law abiding, to care for others, to be compassionate and considerate, to be kind and humane, to treat aged and children with kindness, not to steal, murder, or rape and so on, are invariably considered as virtues that are cherished and commended equally in the irreligious and the rigidly religious societies.
The religious commandments or injunctions if vigorously and earnestly applied during our social dealings, then of course, we may not err or indulge in immoral and unethical pursuits either by word of mouth or by our actions and deeds. Yet in our daily life and in social interactions, we make a mess of the moral codes ordained by our religions.
Irrespective whether we believe in Judaism, Christianity, or Islam or any other religion, countless times we lie, swindle, weigh less, adulterate the foods, and charge more. We do not keep our promises. We molest, kidnap, speak rough even use abusive jargon, enter into fratricidal disputes, tamper with out utility services meters, evade or do not pay our tax in full.
We solicit jobs through bribery or influential contacts; prefer our relations and friends for jobs or contracts via nude and unabashed nepotism and so on. We seldom think that all these vices and foul activities and are forbidden by religions and despised by the society.
Therefore, whether we are religious or not, we demonstrate outward social behavior without keeping in mind all the time that these are do's or don'ts contained in the religious codes. If we still persist in good behavior as well as bad behavior then certainly we are simultaneously complying and breaching the tenets of the religion.
The claim or argument that religion fosters absolute morality would look convincing if we can divide the human race into two clear sections, one being wholly moral because of being religious and the other being entirely immoral because of being irreligious. We know we cannot draw out such clear-cut distinctions.
If morality were entirely exclusive to religions then the human generations existing before the advent of religious eras would have been immoral. In the prehistoric ages when there was no ownership of land or property, the communities would be knit into bonds of fraternity, work together, equitably divide their food and resources, and share each other pains and pleasures. Those generations might be believing in spirits, demons and souls but certainly, they were not the adherents of traditional religions that sprang later.
Even the wicked Pharaoh admonishes Prophet Abraham for falsifying his real relationship with Sara, who was his wife but he faked her as his sister. In this episode, the conduct of the heathen Pharaoh looks more moral as compared to the religious apostle Abraham. If we accept the plea or ruse of Abraham as the need of the hour, then we are tainting or bending the inviolable religious canons with regard to the virtue of truth.
The core aim and underlying purpose of any religion is absolute morality and piety. In addition, it connects the creation that is human being with the creator that is almighty God. In religion, there cannot be any compromise or modifications on the belief in a super human power or God. Nevertheless, when the faith pertains to the affairs of the societies or mutual interactions, the laws and traditions of the religion mingle with the mundane laws of the society and thus the people follow both of these.
The Christian Orthodox Church is succumbing to the pressures and imperatives of the modern societies to the extent that it now permits marriages for nuns and priest. Of late, it has conceded to the use of condoms and even gay and same sex marriages. Beyond the cardinal belief in God, the religions flourish and remain vibrant on the strength of their customs and rituals, which are vigorously practiced. The faithful relish, cherish, and draw bliss and spiritual elevation by observing these countless religious chores that become an integral part of our social milieu.
They feel that their bond of obedience with God is strengthened and the reverence for the messengers is reinforced. The examples are Hindus converging on the river Ganges every year and celebrating various festivals like Holli and Krishna Jana Ashtami. Muslims celebrate religious days, pray, fast and perform pilgrimage. The Jews go to Jerusalem and Roman Catholics go to Rome.
Every religion has a pantheon of deities, an array of rituals and an assortment of customs and innumerable taboos and shibboleths. In Christianity, there is a vast plethora of symbols that are dutifully performed during the service. Some of these are use of candles and rosaries, images of saints, chants, incantations prayer books, incense, holy water, long robes, everlasting light before the alters, serving of bread, the special architecture of the church buildings and so on. As stated above, In Hinduism, there are countless deities as symbols of various powers, the river Ganges as purifier of sins, the temples, and the sacred books: Vedas, Brahmanas and Upanishads and Purana.
In Jewish faith, there are countless symbols such as tabernacle, Star of David, the holy books Torah and Talmud, Sabbath, festivals and circumcision and so on. In Islam, the mosque, the minarets, the curved sword, the green color, the holy house of God in Mecca, the sacrifice, the two sacred festivities: one after the fasting and another on the eve of pilgrimage. The list is long. I shall leave other smaller religions that are immersed in a sea of customs and rituals.
Arguably, while these customs and traditions are fervently and zealously followed by all the religions, yet this does not stop them from killing each other and occupying each other's lands and enslaving them. In history and even in present times, there have been horrendous ethnic cleansing of the adherents of one religion by the followers of the other religion such as between Jews and Christianity and Christianity and Islam, Hindus and Muslims, Jews and Muslims etc.
Simultaneously, the religious and secular, or irreligious societies profess principles, precepts, and laws that are intrinsically moralistic. However, at the same time morality could be variously interpreted and is relative in case of each society. In permissive yet religious societies as in the West and the Far East, such pastimes as nightlife, clubs, drinking and dancing are integral part of the social life. In dogmatic Islamic countries, these social features are sins to be liable for harsh punishments.
Yet in these glamorous and socially open societies, people respect each other, give charities to the poor and downtrodden, take maximum care of the toddlers and young children, and maintain nursing homes for the old people. They behave politely and respectfully to each other. Any discrimination based on color, ethnicity religion or gender is unlawful. Although, these and similar other values are preached by religions, yet these are manifestly practiced in religiously liberal societies. It means it is the culture or the law that enforces these good traits. That eliminates the difference between being religious and non-religious in order to be socially moral.
The citizens of these religiously tolerant countries obey the civic rules, seldom taint the food, or tamper with their meters. Their agitations and protests rallies are orderly and peaceful. They maintain environmental cleanliness and respect the rights of their neighbors. They are by and large peaceful and allow religious freedom for all believers. Such societies are havens of civic comforts and facilities.
These are moral and human manifestations of such societies, which accord scant or customary regard to religion. Nevertheless, they believe and practice the well-established principles of morality, ethics, and good conduct. These serve their people well and manifest good governance for the welfare of their people.
Temperamentally humans when born, possess inbuilt good or bad traits with varying degrees. These traits are not influenced by external factors and remain as the unalterable part of one's personality till the last breath. These may be suppressed under peculiar conditions or circumstances but can never be eroded or rooted out from the body. As such socially and temperamentally, some people tend to be highly moral, less moral or conversely highly immoral or less immoral. A miser and greedy man can never be generous, a brave person cannot turn coward and a cruel person would be devoid of compassion, a timid would not be outspoken and an introvert not to become an extrovert, et al.
Humans tend to be hypocritical in posing as moral and religious by exhorting others to be good while they would be wicked themselves. The religious clerics, clergy and preachers though preach moral values, do not offer practical examples by their own conduct. They ask others to be frugal and simple, while they themselves gloat in wealth and lead lavish lives. They crusade against the moral evils and goad reverence for God. Yet they exploit their adherents by using wrath and pleasure of God. Many of them work as touts of the respective government. They are known for hoarding money and eve caught in heinous rape of minors.
Such a sermonized morality looks to be sham and mere humbug. As morality is ingrained and very personal to an individual, my accent is on social and individual moralities and not political. In politics, morality is nonexistent as the interests of state supersede the moral contours set by religious movements and gospels as well as the traditional social or individual morality. For this reason, an absolute religious government is hard to work for a longer period of time. Secondly the religious doctrines and tenets are meant for a specific period of human societies and become outdated and collide with the emerging conditions in subsequent times.
In simple words, the societies are dynamic and evolutionary while the religions are static. Thirdly morality is a universal virtue and is not subservient exclusively to the religion. Fourth, we have seen that the religious societies get infested with divisions, factionalism, power struggle and disharmony because of irreconcilable sectarianism.
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Q: How to dump from remote postgres database to a directory inside a docker container? I have a a remote database on postgresql://postgres:DB_PASSWORD@DB_HOST:DB_PORT/DB_NAME
I have a docker container running named local_pg_container that is running using an image of postgres.
I want to dump the remote database inside the local container
I do:
$ docker exec local_pg_container pg_dump --dbname=postgresql://postgres:DB_PASSWORD@DB_HOST:DB_PORT/DB_NAME -f ~/backup.sql

But it is saying that
pg_dump: error: could not open output file "/home/MY_HOST_USER/backup.sql": No such file or directory

First of all, it seems that it is trying to put the backup file in the host server of the docker container, not inside the container
and secondly, it is saying no such file.
Any solution?

A: This worked:
docker exec local_pg_container bash -c "pg_dump --dbname=postgresql://postgres:DB_PASSWORD@DB_HOST:DB_PORT/DB_NAME -f ~/backup.sql"

It can be modified to be piped directly into psql
docker exec local_pg_container bash -c "pg_dump --dbname=postgresql://postgres:DB_PASSWORD@DB_HOST:DB_PORT/DB_NAME | psql -U postgres DB_NAME"

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Park County Educators Vote to Strike for Students' Futures
FAIRPLAY, Colo. – Educators took a major step today toward fighting for fair compensation to retain and attract quality educators for Park County students. More than 90% of South Park Education Association (SPEA) members voted to authorize a strike if the Park County School District (PCSD) fails to join educators at the bargaining table to negotiate a professional salary schedule.
"Today is a victory for Park County students because they deserve quality educators who will stay in Fairplay. We can only serve our students and families to the best of our ability when we can afford to live in this community," said elementary school teacher and SPEA President Taya Mastrobuono. "No teacher wants to strike but the District should prioritize the students of Park County and no longer take its educators for granted."
PCSD has so far rebuffed an offer to return in good faith Friday to the bargaining table and work with SPEA toward an agreement that will benefit the students of Park County, stating it has not had enough time to prepare. The district received the request to bargain on Sep. 6 with the educators of SPEA during the last mediation session, Aug. 23. Mastrobuono said that door is still open for the District to listen to the voices of its educators, meet the needs of its students, and do what is necessary to prevent a strike.
"A strike is not inevitable. We took a strike vote today because we are serious about quickly resolving this urgent need to hold on to caring, dedicated school employees who love educate our students daily and who believe in this community," said Mastrobuono. "If the District is equally serious about resolving this crisis for our community, they will meet with us at a bargaining table before seeing us on a picket line."
CEA Files Intent to Strike for Park County Educators
District Fails to Deliver Competitive Pay Schedule, Forces Park County Educators into Strike Vote
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Becky Wynn September 6, 2019
As a retired teacher of 31 years. I would like you to know that my thoughts are with you as you stand up for the respect and compensation teachers across the country deserve. My first experience with a teacher's strike was in 1973 in a suburban Detroit school district. I was a 4th year teacher and this was a stressful decision. Sadly, we were out for almost six weeks following five years without a contract and after a nearby district had fired their entire staff for striking. It was a large district, but every single teacher walked out and stayed out together. It was a strong but peaceful protest and in the end was successful. We were surprised at the community support as well as the other union support including the Auto Workers, Teamsters and several other teacher organizations. Remember what Labor Day is really about and know there are supporters around you even when it doesn't feel like it.


I've been an artist all my life..I am delighted with the possibilities that Spoonflower offers for artistic expression.. What a lovely community! It gives me hope to know that such beautiful, creative and positive people are out there!
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Puppet shows available to hire for Family Fun Days, Corporate and Community events in Yorkshire, County Durham and the North East or a birthday party within 15 miles of Richmond, North Yorkshire.
Prices from £180, two hour party in the Richmond (Yorks) area.
Prices from £350, events up to four hours, Yorkshire / North East areas.
Special Price if booked with face painting.
Fantastic children's entertainment at any party or event. Lovely puppets, all hand made. Impressive custom built puppet theatres, Lots of fun and joining in for children.
These shows are for indoors only except for Punch and Judy which can be indoors or outside in good weather.
The Puppet theatres are quite large and need to be in a hall or function room. They also need to be close to an electrical socket for power to the pa system. Punch and Judy has it's own battery power pack for outdoor events.
The puppet theatre is a fairy castle. The cast includes a king, a witch, a princess, a doctor, a jester, a naughty dog, soldiers and even a scary ghost.
The story is about a lazy and very grumpy king who lives in a haunted castle.
The wicked witch casts a spell over him to make him behave very badly.
The princess knows the king is good in his heart and asks the children to her her break the witch's spell.
After the spell is broken the king is nice again and they all live happily ever after.
Lovely circus themed puppet show with lots of audience participation.
When the Ringmaster puts the clowns in charge of the show things go badly wrong. A ferocious lion escapes but it turns out he is not so scary as he has forgotten how to roar. The children help him to get his roar back and he is happy again.
Characters include Ringmaster, clowns, lion, a dancing seal, and an elephant	too.
The children also have a chance to do some circus tricks and some funny dancing.
This show has it's own fantastic pirate ship which is the puppet theatre.
It has a lovely story in which the children have to help to find treasure stolen from a princess.
Lots of great characters including the pirate captain, princess, pirate crew, skeleton pirate, parrot, mouse and even a shark.
This show is perfect for any pirate themed event.
Suitable for children from four to eight years of age.
Bright colorful puppet theatre and a host of funny puppet characters.
This show is ideal for younger children from 4 to 6 years of age.
Each section of the show is about a different nursery rhyme including Humpty Dumpty, Little Bo Peep, Old Mother Hubbard, The Two Little Dicky Birds and The Gingerbread Man.
The show also includes story telling and children's magic.
This is our special Christmas Show which is perfect children's entertainment during the festive season.
Great for any children's Christmas party, or Christmas event.
Ideal for nursery, reception or infants school Christmas party.
Lots of Christmas characters including elves, reindeer, a snowman, a penguin, a seal and the star of the show is of course Santa Claus.
Lovely story with lots of audience participation and lots of funny moments which has younger children smiling and laughing all the way through.
Traditional Punch and Judy Show.
Large, impressive Punch and Judy booth.
Authentic voice of Mr Punch using the swazzle.
Many different characters including Mr Punch, Judy, The Baby, Joey The Clown, The Crocodile, The Policeman and more.


Rovers make just one change to face Shrewsbury Town in today's Sky Bet League One encounter at the Memorial Stadium.
The single change comes in the middle of the park, as Chris Lines replaces Ollie Clarke.
Abu Ogogo makes his first Rovers appearance at the Mem, following his debut last weekend at Southend United.
Rovers XI: Jack Bonham (GK), Joe Partington, Tom Lockyer (c), Tony Craig, Tareiq Holmes-Dennis, Chris Lines, Abu Ogogo, Liam Sercombe, Alex Rodman, Gavin Reilly, Tom Nichols.
Subs: Adam Smith (GK), James Clarke, Ed Upson, Jonson Clarke-Harris, Alex Jakubiak, Stuart Sinclair, Sam Matthews.
Shrewsbury Town: Steve Arnold (GK), Ro-Shaun Williams, Mat Sadler (C), Omar Beckles, Suan Whalley, Fejiri Okenabirhie, James Bolton, Scott Goldbourne, Josh Laurent, Oliver Norborn, Anthony Grant.


Struggling to 'get by' is stressful. We worry whether we can make it to our next paycheck, whether a trip to the market will be successful, whether we can pay the rent on-time… the list goes on.
All of this stress leads to an attention shortage, known as bandwidth poverty. Bandwidth poverty creates a negative, reinforcing cycle. When we experience financial poverty, we focus on the immediate need to make money or to pay a bill, and we don't have sufficient cognitive resources or bandwidth to spend on other tasks or later deadlines. This leads to less-than-optimal decisions that leave us worse-off because we've lost the capacity or mental space to consider future needs.
In a series of experiments, researchers from Harvard, Princeton and Britain's University of Warwick found that urgent financial worries had an immediate impact on poor people's ability to perform well in tests of cognition and logic.
The researchers conducted two sets of experiments— in two very different settings— one in a mall in suburban New Jersey and one involving sugar cane farmers in rural India.
In the New Jersey experiment, middle and low-income test subjects were asked to consider what they would do if their cars needed repairs. They were given two scenarios: one in which the car repairs cost $150 and one in which the repairs cost $1,500. For the average mall shopper in New Jersey $150 is a lot, but it is manageable. $1,500, on the other hand, represents a significant strain on most shoppers' budgets.
The participants then performed tasks requiring cognitive skills, such as choosing which shape fits in a pattern of shapes. The results were clear: when the financial scenario was not too daunting, the poor and rich participants performed equally well, but when the scenario was more severe, the poor participants performed significantly worse than their richer peers. In fact, the poor participants lost, on average, 13 I.Q. points.
In the Indian experiment, the same individuals were tracked before and after a financial milestone, further proving the 'poverty-cognitive functioning' hypothesis.
Indian sugar cane farmers receive a majority of their income for the year at one time— when their harvest comes in. However, this money often does not always last throughout the whole year. Thus, they experience relative poverty right before a harvest and relative plenty after a harvest.
The researchers gave the sugar cane farmers cognitive functioning tests that were similar to the ones the mall shoppers took both before and after the harvest. The results were similar: the farmers performed more slowly and with more errors when they were relatively poorer before the harvest than when they were more secure after the harvest. Their cognitive abilities were shown to be quite different depending on their financial security.
So what should we take away? Perhaps, if we want to help the poor do better, use services more effectively, or think more long-term, we need to design programs that are simple and not too time-consuming. This may help them maintain more bandwidth.
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If we have a sort of fixed "bandwidth" or mental "ram" space-- I wonder what sort of deltas exist in the population. Are their any studies that explore capacity as it varies from person to person? I'm sure we've all known that person that you say, "I don't know how they do it." Or does bandwidth expand or contract with factors such as age, circumstance, or experience?
These are fantastic questions, Holly! I'm looking into it now. I will let you know if I am able to find relevant research. In the meantime, though, I do not think the authors intended 'bandwidth' to mean a range of cognitive capacity, like radio bandwidth or frequency bandwidth. Rather, I think they intended it to mean the mental resources needed for optimal cognitive functioning.
Poverty is the worst problem face by the developing country like India, many cases you will see people work hard entire day, but still not able to complete is basic needs.
Dear Roxanne, does reduced cognitive functioning automatically imply worse decision-making? Of course, generally this seems very intuitively valid. However, what if this limited cognitive ability makes us resort to more effective ways of decision making, that take up less cognitive resources, like rules of thumb?
Hi Laura! All people have limited resources- whether they experience poverty bandwidth or not- to deal with complex decisions and the huge amount of information we encounter every day. As a result, we develop mental shortcuts, called heuristics, to deal with the complexity. The use of heuristics can be adaptive as the resulting decisions are effecient and are generally good enough. However, they can also be maladaptive. Bandwidth poverty affects both the complex decisions we make and our heuristic models because it makes us more focused on present needs and stresses our minds, emotionally and cognitvely.


Anotation The aim of the project is to compare and establish the clinical relevance of new biomarkers (Heart fatty acid binding protein; H-FABP3, growth differentiation factor 15; GDF-15 and Cardiac myosin binding protein-C; cMyBP-C) compared to routinely used biochemical parameters for diagnosing acute coronary syndrome (ACS). ACS presents a significant risk of mortality and morbidity worldwide. New biomarkers of ACS can play a crucial role in the diagnosis of acute cardiac ischaemia, helping to stratify patients' risk and thus contributing to a more timely and more accurate decision of the physician on further treatment and monitoring of the patient. For their use in clinical practice, it is more than necessary to carry out practical studies to show their contribution to setting up a more appropriate and faster therapy for patients with ACS. A retrospective study of the diagnoses of the patients will be performed at the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, in which were determined the cardiomarkers hs TNI and NT-proBNP. In these patients there will be realized anonymous collection of aliquots of plasma samples, which will be frozen to -70 ° C until analysis (ELISA assay of all three new biomarkers). Immunochemical determination of new biomarkers will take place at the Institute of Laboratory Diagnostics, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Hospital Ostrava using DsX ELISA automate. The results of this study will be useful for early diagnosis of patients with ACS, and may also contribute to more accurate physician decisions about further treatment and monitoring of the patient.


I overheard one nurse giving the other nurse advice. I knew the nurse asking for job interview advice. She is quite a confident woman who knew what she wanted from her career. But no matter the confidence level, all of us need a second opinion.
Job seekers need to have conversations with co-workers and supervisors like the one above. Too many job seekers think it's silly to ask for job interview advice.
Another take-a-way was that we need people to shed light on our best qualities. We are not objective about ourselves, even when we have positive attributes that stand out to others.
By the way, the nurse that asked advice…got the job. Apply this advice to your career. Would this advice work for you? Why? Why not?
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Top 5 Best Games like Skyrim to play for Elder Scrolls 6
By Nemo
Are you looking for the best games like Skyrim to play in 2021? A couple of good games similar to skyrim can compare to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim when it comes to open-world RPGs. Skyrim, despite being nearly a decade old, still feels unrivaled.
When it first came out in 2011, the majesty of its frozen fantasy world captured our hearts, and many of us are still playing it today. This is due to Skyrim's ability to age gracefully – despite its age, it's one of the few RPG games like skyrim that can transport you to another world years after first playing it.
But, with a little help from some of the best Skyrim mods and best games like skyrim, it has a long shelf life. New HD textures make it easier to return to the game's admittedly aged graphics, and fan-made expansions can add new quests to the game.
There's also plenty to keep you entertained if you're looking for something a little more bizarre, from Randy Savage dragons to fart shouts. The popularity of open-world fantasy RPGs has risen thanks to Skyrim, but there are multiple other games like skyrim with a wealth of lore to discover, extensive character customization, and a commitment to creating an immersive world.
If you enjoyed Bethesda's monster and are looking for something games similar to skyrim , we've put together a list of the top five games like skyrim that are similar to Skyrim. It should at the very least keep you occupied until The Elder Scrolls 6 is released.
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1 5 Best Games like Skyrim To Play In 2021
2 Guild Wars 2
3 Kingdom Come
4 Dragon Age: Inquisition
5 Kingdoms of Amalur
6 The Elder Scrolls Online
7 The Witcher 3
5 Best Games like Skyrim To Play In 2021
Checkout the list of top 5 the best games like Skyrim to play in 2021.
Guild Wars 2 is one of the few truly outstanding MMOs. It checks all the boxes: a deep but flexible class and professions system, dynamic combat, a plethora of world events, and one of the most beautiful and richly detailed fantasy open worlds ever created in gaming.
The main storey campaign in Guild Wars 2 sets it apart from many of the best games similar to skyrim MMOs, as you can alter the outcome of key scenes either through your dialogue choices and actions, or by the backstory you give your character. Guild Wars 2 is our top choice when it comes to free games like Skyrim.
Salvation from the Kingdomof Come. Is the newest game on this list (read ourKingdom Come: Deliverance review here), so it has benefited from the lessons learned from Skyrim, The Witcher 3, and all the other great pre-2018 RPGs. This is one of the best games like skyrim to play in 2021.
It takes place in 15th century Bohemia during the Holy Roman Empire era, and you play as Henry, a man seeking vengeance for the unlawful slaughter of his family. Its non-linear storey allows you to experiment with your choices and playstyle, and its mediaeval setting is reminiscent of Skyrim's (minus the dragons, of course) with a variety of ways to approach an objective, such as stealth or melee charges.
Indeed, of all the games on this list that are games similar to skyrim, this one feels and looks the most like a Bethesda game – and there are plenty of Kingdom Come: Deliverance mods to keep you entertained. Kingdom Come: Deliverance adds nuances to Skyrim's formula, such as survival mechanics that track your hunger and fatigue, and a commitment to realism in combat (swinging a sword in full plate armour is a clumsy, difficult affair).
NPCs can react to your appearance (for example, if you're covered in blood), which has an impact on gameplay during stealth missions; the colour of your clothing will make you harder or easier to spot. When it comes to nighttime sneaking, you should let your inner goth out.
While the Dragon Age series hasn't been around as long as The Elder Scrolls, it still has plenty of swords-and-sorcery action to offer. The most recent is Dragon Age: Inquisition, the third installment in BioWare's popular series, which is set in Thedas, a mystical land with a diverse range of kingdoms and changing climates.
Dragon Age: Inquisition is riddled with rich lore and provides a colorful open world packed with plenty of side missions to keep you occupied, despite being strictly played in third-person, as opposed to Skyrim's typically first-person perspective. This is one of the best games like skyrim to play in 2021.
If you enjoy Skyrim's loot system, you'll enjoy what Inquisition has to offer; there are a plethora of weapons and armour to choose from, as well as a rewarding reward system that provides necessary crafting materials for your journey.
Inquisition also has a cast of endearing and witty characters, and BioWare manages to give most of them a more compelling story and memorable personalities than Skyrim. If you liked the option to marry in Skyrim, you'll love Inquisition, which allows you to woo and romance party members. However, be warned: some of them may break your heart.
There's a ten for sadness right there. Although no release date for Dragon Age 4 has been set, some sort of announcement is in the works.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning was released in 2012 to little fanfare, but it is one of the best RPGs available for the PC. In a similar vein to Skyrim, you can customize your character and class using a variety of skills, weapons, and abilities, with a strong emphasis on character development from the ground up.
While traditional classes such as Skyrim exist, you are not required to commit to one; as a 'Fateless' character, you are free to swap and change your skill tree at any time. Kingdoms of Amalur was also created by Ken Rolston, who was also the lead designer for Skyrim's predecessors, Morrowind and Oblivion.
Rolston managed to incorporate some of the best elements of the Elder Scrolls series into Kingdoms of Amalur, such as the game's striking environmental design and characterization, which avoids the typical RPG pitfall of feeling like Tolkien fan fiction.
Despite its similar age to Skyrim, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning continues to receive positive Steam reviews and comfortably fits into the category of a well-rounded fantasy RPG. This is one of the best games like skyrim to play in 2021.
The Elder Scrolls Online is available. Following feedback from its fanbase and gradual system refinements, developer ZeniMax Studios continued to refine Bethesda's online entry in the Elder Scrolls series, and it's now considered a serious contender to World of Warcraft's throne.
The removal of the subscription fee allowed thousands more people to experience Tamriel, and the game's major expansions – Morrowind and Summerset – were well received, helping to address some of the game's long-standing issues. This MMORPG is definitely worth picking up for fans who want to extend their Skyrim experience while still looking for a new adventure, as it keeps the perspective, fonts, and UI of Skyrim to provide a true Elder Scrolls feel.
Even better, it allows you to explore Tamriel with your friends. The races, up-close combat, and sprawling quest-lines you'd expect from an Elder Scrolls game are all here, but they've been transported to a complex, stat-focused MMO. Furthermore, the Morrowind expansion is essentially designed for Morrowind fans who have been clamouring for a remaster.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, our 2015 Game of the Year. This is a strong contender for the best open-world fantasy game ever, and it's one that, like Skyrim, gets better with age. Despite the fact that it is nearly three years old, the beauty of its landscapes, embroidered clothing, and other visual flourishes continues to outshine the majority of its younger competitors.
The Witcher 3 follows Geralt of Rivia, the infamous monster hunter for hire with a silver tongue and hair. This third instalment in the series is an excellent place to start because it eases you into the storey and combat.
It also upholds everything The Witcher is known for by continuing to champion player choice, allowing you to choose how to respond to character requests and the beautifully written questlines you embark on – from rescuing children from witches to tracking down a missing frying pan. This is one of the best games like skyrim to play in 2021.
The Witcher 3 is a long game, with some of our own personal experiences ranging from 30-250+ hours to finish – proving that it's not just Skyrim that can turn your entire weekend into save game files. When the Cyberpunk 2077 release date arrives, we expect to be just as enthralled by developer CD Projekt Red's next project.
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Q: Ubuntu PHP-CLI and Apache Different Versions Does anyone know why a fresh install of Ubuntu with Apache and PHP-CLI is installing two different versions of PHP?
For Apache its running 5.5.9-1ubuntu4.19 and PHP-CLI is running PHP 5.6.24-1+deb.sury.org~trusty+1
Is there anyway to get them on the same?  I'm running into all sorts of issues with installing modules.  For example this:

PHP Warning:  PHP Startup: mongo: Unable to initialize module Module
  compiled with module API=20121212 PHP    compiled with module
  API=20131226 These options need to match

Any clear direction you can give would be much appreciated!

A: Try to set path for cli same as apache(5.9). change envirnonment variables and
Your path for 5.9 can be different depending upon your installation.
set PATH="/usr/lib64/php5.9/bin:$PATH"

then run php -v


High-quality filtration is a technique that is often employed by spirit manufacturers to change an otherwise unremarkable product into something worth marketing. It is possible to improve flavor (and even remove color) by simply running the spirit through a filter. Good products can be made even better, and some of the most popular brands use filtration to set their product apart. For example, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey is a filtered product. They choose not to call the result bourbon, but nevertheless produce a quality whiskey product adored by many. While some brands rely on strange gimmicks such as expensive diamond filtration, most people generally agree that using a charcoal or carbon filter can actually remove off-flavors. Think of the Brita or other common filtration devices used for improving the taste of drinking water in the home. Now, apply that concept to inexpensive vodka and the resulting Martini may surprise you.
If you happen to already own a filtration device, congratulations—you are one step closer to better spirits. However, filters can get expensive, and not everyone owns the right equipment. Our solution: the baguette.
It may sound unorthodox, but it is very easy to improvise a "carbon" filter using a piece of bread. Not everyone lives near a French bakery, so we suggest stopping by your local submarine sandwich outlet and grabbing a day-old sandwich roll. You may be able to convince the proprietor to just give you some extra bread at the end of the day for free. We hit up a Jimmy John's where, for only fifty cents, they will sell day-old bread to anyone while supplies last.
Once you have your baguette, let it dry out for a day or two if it's not already somewhat stale. A fresh, soft loaf isn't going to work. You want a hard exterior for stability. Cut off the ends and stand it vertically over a glass to catch the filtered spirit. It's not totally necessary, but we find that by wrapping the bread in aluminum foil you can construct an armature, like a make-shift lab stand to suspend your filter over the glass. Now, carefully pour some inexpensive booze into the top of the baguette and catch the premium drippings as they pass through the bread and out the opposite end.
A surprising bit of history is a phrase that is often used to describe a drunk person. Of course, we always advocate quality over quantity at Summit Sips and recommend that our readers drink responsibly. Yet, we have heard people use the term "half in the bag" to describe somebody that has had one too many. For years we wondered about the phrase's origin. It may surprise you to know that this actually refers to the time-honored tradition of bread-filtration. In its original format, the phrase would have been, "half in the baguette" which obviously meant that they had consumed too much alcohol—referring to half of what comes out of a typical baguette filter apparatus. Or, it might mean half of what goes in. In any case, if someone is half in the baguette, they've had enough.
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It goes to show you that having fancy gadgets isn't everything. Unlike a commercial filter, the baguette can be eaten after you are finished. Similar to a rum-soaked drunken cake, the bread can be enjoyed as a dessert or an appetizer. Some booze will remain trapped in the bread, but you can wring it out before spreading the pieces elegantly across a serving tray. Vodka-soaked French bread may not be as good as a rum-infused Italian ciabatta, but to each their own. Besides, when was the last time stale bread was this stimulating?
Take your filtered spirit and pour it back into the original bottle after removing the label. You can fool your guests into appreciating the premium flavor of your cocktails while spending a lot less stocking your cabinet.
I am a bad person for laughing at this since this whole joke comes from homeless alcoholics filtering antifreeze in bread..
Am I right in thinking this technique would work best with wheat-derived vodkas?
Absolutely, especially if you plan on eating the bread.
Filter out the off tastes from the vodka and then eat the tainted bread? Sounds delicious.
I recalled it as a variation from a friend formerly of the Soviet tank corps years ago when I asked "what constitutes the best vodka?" He answered,(in the heaviest of Russian accents) "is absolutely no taste." I asked, "then why don't you just drink pure grain alcohol?" He answered, "If we could have got pure grain alcohol, then we would have drunk pure grain alcohol."
It's an interesting observation that what gives different vodkas flavor is actually the "impurities" that result from what goes into fermentation and from the production process itself. By definition, vodka is supposed to be flavorless. That's more or less true in principal, but in practice, there are subtle differences. Having Russian confirmation of that goal makes a nice story!
Filtration doesn't have anything to do with whether or not Jack Daniels is not labeled as a Bourbon. They meet all of the standards of a Bourbon, but choose to put Tennessee Whiskey on their bottle due to the Lincoln County Process.
Mike, you are absolutely right. I have adjusted the text. It would seem that despite the fact that maple charcoal mellowing adds a distinct flavor while taking the edge off--an effect one might consider "adding flavor" in direct violation of the legal definition of bourbon--it is apparently an acceptable loophole employed by many bourbon makers to improve the flavor of their product. In Jack Daniel's case, it is a proud tradition and one they regard as an improvement worthy of classifying separately. Thanks for pointing out the error in my description.