Inspired by Misty as usual!
The Wicked and The Just looks SO great, as does The Gathering Storm. The Edumacation of Jay Baker was cute and really funny!
I'm just excited to cuddle up with some fantasy!
Hmm, maybe I should do this. But I don't know how I'd pick! I'm planning to read Wicked & the Just soon too, though.
I basically picked out books that are due for Amazon vine because I'm far behind and a few that have been catching my eye!
Thanks Paige! However these books are for the WHOLE month of March, not just the week, haha. 🙂 There's NO WAY I'd be able to read them all in one week.
I am so proud of you with the reading every book in your February video! It's such a good idea. And I love that Three Musketeers cover! I might need to track down a copy. I'm about to start Where It Began now! Bliss looks awesome – I love MG fantasy too! And okay I am DYING for The Wicked and the Just so definitely tell me what you think as soon you finish!
Good luck getting them all read!
Thanks, Tara! It was definitely an effort to read every book in the pile, but totally worth it.
MG fantasy is the best.
And The Three Musketeers cover is my favorite. I love when Penguin Classics does fun covers.
How awesome! You have such eclectic reading tastes, April! I have Shadowcry sitting here and I can't wait to get started. It's high fantasy! Struck is about a lightning addict. 'Nuff said.
And I really want to read Where It Began at some point! I never read Forget You, so I like that this concept is fresh to me.
I can't read just one type of book, I get bored with that yah know.
AHH you should read Shadowcry soon!
Sigh, I am EVEN MORE EXCITED for these books than I was before shooting the video.
Hahaha i'm actually not wearing lipstick. It's just the lighting. So weir right?
The Gathering Storm is going to be awesome I think and so will The Wicked And The Just and Shadowcry.
Look at you reading some classics! The Three Muskateers has been on my to-read list FOREVER.
Oh my god I can't wait to read The Three Musketeers. Like, I love classics and used to read a lot more of them, but not so much anymore.
Yay for Three Musketeers!! I hope you love it, April! It's an amazing book. Nothing like any of the recent movies that have been made about it. They never do it justice.
I've been seeing The Edumacation of Jay Baker EVERYWHERE! And I so want to read it! Same thing with Starters … the cover kind of freaks me out, but all the hype is making me want to read it. Oh, and I have to get my hands on The Gathering Storm — I love books that take place in other countries, and the cover is just so gorgeous!
Um…so LOVE the comic book cover for The Three Musketeers! I just finished Starters last night and it was freaking awesome. Give in to your magpie tendencies and pick it up! This month I'm hoping to finish The Queen's Thief and The Iron Fey series, along with ARCs of Grave Mercy, Tessa Masterson, and Slide.
Amazing list. I love the viraity in your books. I can't wait to read you opinions on Starters and Struck.
Amazing list. I love the variety in your books. I can't wait to read you opinions on Starters and Struck.
I'm so excited for Where It Began and Cameron Post!
Dude, I just started reading The Three Musketeers at work and it is hilarious and awesome.
How did I miss that you did a TBR vlog this month? Fail on my part. Now that the month is almost over, I hope you got to most of your books. My month was HORRIBLE for reading.
The cover for Starters freaks me out.
And I need to pick up Miles from Ordinary.


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'Ecological crisis': 1 million species threatened with extinction
Rachel Salvidge
Nature is declining at rates "unprecedented in human history" and its loss is "accelerating with grave consequences", according to the most comprehensive assessment of biodiversity ever made.
The landmark report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity (IPBES), published yesterday, was compiled by 145 experts from 50 countries over three years, assessing changes over the past five decades.
It found that around one million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction, many within decades. "The overwhelming evidence… presents an ominous picture," said IPBES chair, Sir Robert Watson. "The health of ecosystems on which we and all other species depend is deteriorating more rapidly than ever. We are eroding the very foundations of our economies, livelihoods, food security, health and quality of life worldwide."

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Article Dans Une Revue Water Policy Année : 2012
Return of drinking water supply in Paris to public control
Bernard Barraqué
CIRED - centre international de recherche sur l'environnement et le développement
centre international de recherche sur l'environnement et le développement
The 'reclaiming' by Paris of its water back into public hands is a paradox in the homeland of transnational water companies and at a time when the European Commission rather favours the liberalisation of public services 'of general economic interest'. Yet what has happened is more complex. A quick historical review of management formulas in Europe reveals both the specific model of delegation to private companies made in France, and also the maintained direct labour management formula (with direct public procurement by municipalities) used in several French cities to be presented. Paris has a long history of public procurement of water, whilst using a private company for metering and billing customers. Mayor Chirac changed to a semi-public company with public production and private distribution contracted out to two private companies (with responsibility for the right and left banks). Mayor Delanoë managed to reclaim the distribution in a commercial but public institution called an Établissement Public à caractère Industriel et Commercial (EPIC); this had unsuspected impacts on water supply issue in the suburbs. While Paris can obviously run its services directly, the emerging issue appears to be multi-level governance at the metropolitan level, rather than just a public–private debate. This paper also discusses in detail the arguments put forward by Anne le Strat, Deputy Mayor for Water, in favour of returning to public control, and presents the difficulties of assessing the performance of a service operator, under both delegation and direct management.
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DOI : 10.2166/wp.2012.085
Bernard Barraqué. Return of drinking water supply in Paris to public control. Water Policy, 2012, 14 (6), pp.903-914. ⟨10.2166/wp.2012.085⟩. ⟨hal-00788289⟩
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Sydney - Captain Mile Jedinak fired a second half hat-trick as Australia swept into next year's Soccer World Cup in Russia with a 3-1 aggregate playoff victory over Honduras in Sydney on Wednesday.
The final whistle heralded a massive roar from the 77 000 home crowd at the Sydney Olympic stadium as the Socceroos claimed the penultimate World Cup qualifying spot, following last week's 0-0 first-leg draw.
"It's overwhelming to be honest. When you are coaching your own nation to burden of responsibility is even greater," said Australia coach Ange Postecoglou.
The game unravelled for the central Americans with the Socceroos scoring three times in the last 36 minutes stadium after a scoreless first half.
Goal chances were scarce in a cautious opening period, with the best chance falling in the 37th minute to Celtic's Tom Rogic, whose shot was well saved by Donis Escober.
Argentine referee Nestor Pitana issued a total of three yellow cards, two to Australia's Matt Jurman and Aaron Mooy and the other to Maynor Figueroa for a foul on Tim Cahill.
Honduras had to substitute injured Emilio Izaguirre nearing half-time with Henry Figueroa.
Australia were fielding four across the back, with deep-lying midfielder Jedinak adding to the rearguard, but the Honduras posed little threat in the first half.
Jedinak broke the deadlock in the 54th minute with free kick which deflected in off Figueroa, but was eventually credited to the skipper after initially being marked as an own goal.
The goal revved up the Socceroos and the capacity home crowd, and Cahill came close with a looping header but Escober scrambled it away off the woodwork.
Cahill's night was over after 66 minutes, replaced by striker Tomi Juric to a standing ovation from the home crowd in salute to his courageous fightback from a recent ankle injury.
Jedinak stepped up and rammed home the spot-kick - his 17th goal in his 73rd international - and Australia were two-up with 18 minutes left.
Substitute Robbie Kruse was then brought down as he closed in on goal and again the referee blew for a penalty, allowing Jedinak to claim his brace with an identical finish.
Elis gave the Honduran fans something to cheer deep in stoppage time with his goal after a goalmouth melee.


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The fruit for this wine was picked in January 2014 following one of the best vintages the Hunter Valley has experienced in a very long time. After fermentation in stainless steel tank, the wine was matured in French and American oak hogsheads, with fortnightly lees stirring. After 8 months maturation in oak, the finished wine was bottled in November 2014.
Attractive citrus, white peach and nectarine characters, are complemented by cashews and oatmeal flavours. This medium-bodied Chardonnay has great balance, smooth texture and a lengthy finish. An ideal accompaniment to pork, chicken, creamy pasta dishes or soft creamy cheeses.
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Studio Int 03: Portraits D'Intérieurs
Studio brief
"Rooms are autobiographies written by their inhabitants – they hint (in their bookshelves, in their laundry baskets, in their stained carpets) at how and why a particular life took on its particular form." Tom Morton, 01 Jan 2004, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Frieze
Taking the notion 'room portrait' – the idea that a room may describe an individual as well as a portraitist might – the studio will develop designs for a series of rooms that are representative or evocative of a person, or a particular character, of each student's choosing. Through extensive and quality research of their chosen character, and by collecting and making objects that their character might own, each student will generate a narrative that they will use to develop a series of rooms, or enfilade, that reflect the public and most private faces of that character.
The studio will begin by looking at the work of artists such as Marc Camille Chaimowicz, particularly his installation Jean Cocteau – an imaginary bedroom of the poet, inspired by the décor as described in his 1929 novel Les Enfants Terribles – reprised in 2014 for the group exhibition Portraits D'Intérieurs; and at the Grayson Perry/FAT Architecture collaboration, A House for Essex, described as a shrine to fictional character Julie Cope.
The studio will investigate the semiotics of material and colour, and there will be a particular emphasis on experimenting with physical material and model making. The studio will foster an active engagement with colour; we will interrogate the pervasive and subtle values associated with colour – this would include examining "the fear of corruption or contamination through colour"* in the Western cultural tradition, as well as challenging the 'neutrality of white'.
We will examine what makes a good room, and conversely a bad one; how the sensual qualities of space (sight, sound, touch, smell) affect us; and the ways in which we, sometimes inadvertently, express personality through the choices we make in colour, material and detailing for the spaces we occupy.
* David Batchelor, Chromophobia, 2000.
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Interior Design and Decoration BA (Hons)
Cecilia Sjoholm
Iain Hales
Calcutta House
Studio 3, first floor
Tuesday and Friday
Interiors Studios
Studio Int 02: State of Independence Live Project
Kaye Newman and Janette Harris
The last few years has seen a significant growth of co-working spaces that operate in the adapted shells of buildings whose original purpose has become redundant. The premise of operating together with shared facilities seems to be a good economic model where different businesses can share the costs and in turn network, expanding business opportunities. However, what of the individual company, what of their identity – how does this manifest itself as separate and distinct entity?
Cecilia Sjoholm and Iain Hales
Taking the notion 'room portrait' – the idea that a room may describe an individual as well as a portraitist might – the studio will develop designs for a series of rooms that are representative or evocative of a person, or a particular character, of each student's choosing.
Studio Int 04: Im/Permeable
Andrew Siddall and Suzanne Smeeth-Poaros
The way we access cultural and public buildings is fundamental to our engagement with them: how familiar, comfortable and at ease we are within them, and the degree to which we feel a sense of ownership of them. We will focus on scenography: the site and building as an architectural stage set, choreographing immersive interactions and creating a 'theatre of the everyday'.
Studio Int 05: Aberrant Architecture
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After 29 March 2019 the UK will have to re-think its identity and question who is Britain? This impending date marks our exit of the European Union and the start of a new chapter in British history. With every culture, sub-culture and tribe comes a unique set of identities, rituals, traditions, customs, myths and folklore.
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Malaria Vaccine Introduction: An incredible new opportunity for integrated health and immunization services
October 8th, 2021 | Viewpoint
On October 6, the World Health Organization made the historic announcement that it recommends widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in areas with moderate-to- high malaria transmission. The findings from the malaria vaccine pilots in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi are encouraging, with data showing a 30 percent reduction in severe malaria. Although the vaccine efficacy is not high, it is a wonderful opportunity to reduce morbidity and mortality from malaria in early years of life—while infants' immune systems mature. Of course, vaccination must be conducted through a multi-pronged strategy, as part of a set of preventive interventions.
It will take some years for these vaccines to be available for wide-scale use, given early supply limitations and approval processes with Gavi and local national regulatory authorities. Advance market commitments will be needed for pricing; production and supply forecasting based on realistic demand estimates (in economic terminology); and an equity balance (to ensure that wealthier countries do not initially get all of the supply and that Gavi is positioned to help its countries introduce the vaccines).
Gavi resources alone will not be sufficient nor expedient, particularly for lower-income countries. Despite the important work of Gavi, COVAX, and other dedicated partners, challenges to availability and uptake of human papillomavirus and COVID-19 vaccines show that broader engagement and commitments are needed to scale and speed up vaccination with other services, particularly to improve equity of service delivery for the most at-risk populations.
Impact, which is feasible with malaria vaccination, will require commitment of and resources from The Global Fund and other partners to contextualize malaria vaccine introduction as a fundamental component of holistic approaches to malaria prevention and control. Vaccination must be paired with existing interventions such as insecticide-treated bednets, prophylactics, and mosquito abatement. For the vaccine to reduce childhood illness and death, a long-term donor partnership will be needed to fund production and availability (and work with countries for uptake and sustainability), as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has done for the pneumococcal conjugate and rotavirus vaccines.
The success of the new malaria vaccine will be highly dependent on immunization programs that reach the highest-risk communities every year and integrated prevention and control strategies—with established resource commitments that are 5–10 years and beyond. The malaria vaccine announcement is an exciting and real opportunity for integration. The onus is on The Global Fund, Gavi, and other partners to link their resources and ensure partnerships with countries and civil society organizations to meet subnational program operational needs across malaria interventions. Infants need to be reached with vaccination and health services via at least five contacts before 11 months of age and additional contacts in the second year of life. Coordination is critical to reduce silos and proactively support implementation for these preventive health services.
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KPIX-TV special report from September 2nd 1956 featuring the dedication ceremony for the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, linking Contra Costa County to Marin County. Includes views of crowds and speeches by Senator Jack McCarthy, Senator George Miller, Jr., John McInnis and Governor Goodwin Jess Knight, who declares: "This is modern efficiency ... this tremendous structure is ample evidence of the manner in which we do things under the American system of free enterprise and under the California way ... Ladies and gentlemen, California is still going forward!"
I was also there that day. I remember we were allowed to walk the bridge. We did. (part way) I was 18 at the time, 73 now. What a thrill. I also have a b & w picture of the ferry boat "Klamath" taken from the deck of it's sister ferry. How fast the time has passed!
what a day in american history that was ! That has got to be the most beautiful bridge in the world ! I was there that day and i vividly remember certain bridge paraphenellia LAYING around, especially some ash- trays with a picture of the bridge on them. Does anyone else remember that stuff?


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The end of the transition period, how does the tech sector prepare?
Businesses must be prepared for new trading arrangements which come into effect on 1 January 2021
Between 31 January 2020 and December 31 2020 the UK is in a transition period from its position as an EU Member State to being fully outside the EU Single Market and Customs Union. During this transition period most business conditions (unless explicitly stated in the Withdrawal Agreement) remain unchanged.
The UK Government and European Commission have negotited a Trade and Cooperation agreement to set the terms of trade between the UK and EU from 1 January 2021 onward.
However even with this deal there will be a significant change in business conditions requiring additional steps for business to trade goods and services. Businesses across the tech sector must therefore be prepared for the new terms of trade on 1 January 2021.
As the new relationship takes effect there may be some disruption. techUK remains in close contact with the UK Government to alert them to any impacts on businesses, please get in touch with any impacts that you are facing at brexitimpact@techuk.org
Checklists to help you prepare from the UK Government:
How to prepare if you work in the digital, technology and computer services sector
How to prepare if you work in the telecoms and information services sector
How to prepare if you work in the electronics and machinery sector
How to prepare if you work in the consumer goods sector
How to prepare if you work in the science, research and innovation sector
The UK Government's self diagnosis tool for tailored guidance and advice
Moving goods into, out of, or through Northern Ireland from 1 January 2021
Additional resources from the UK Government and UK regulators:
The UK Government's end of transition hub, gov.uk/transition
The UK's new border operating model from 1 January 2021
Webinars to help businesses prepare for the end of the transition period
Sign up for the Trader Support Service (TSS), a free to use service for businesses who move goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland
End of Transition Business readiness bulletin, from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Information from the ICO on data protection after the transition period
Guidance from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for the end of the transition period (for example on chemicals and heavy machinery)
The UK Government's approach to negotiations with the EU
Resources from techUK:
The Brexit Trade deal, what does it mean for the tech sector?
Data, adequacy and the future relationship – an explainer
FAQs on data flows after the transition period
FAQs on the movement of people and workers after the transition period
FAQs on business regulations after the transition period
FAQs on importing and exporting goods after the transition period
End of transition webinars and podcasts
Resources from the European Commission:
The European Commission's Brexit preparedness page
For any further questions or requests please contact Neil Ross who leads on techUK's work on the UK-EU future relationship.
Original article link: https://www.techuk.org/resource/the-end-of-the-transition-period-how-does-the-tech-sector-prepare.html


Postnatal hair loss – the struggle is real ladies!
It's an unexpected and cruel twist of fate. You're in the throws of adjusting to life with a new baby. Your extended beauty routine has been flung out of the window and has been downgraded to some dry shampoo, a mum-bun and a dab of blusher at best. So imagine the horror when your hair decides to have a mind of its own, go off the rails and start falling out!
On average women will lose approximately 100 hairs a day, be that in the shower or when you're brushing your hair. These hairs are no longer 'active' and make up between 5%-15% of the total hairs on your head.
During pregnancy your raging hormones make your hair grow…..and grow…..and grow. That 5%-15% number drops and you shed less hair, and you may notice your hair getting thicker and healthier. But not for long. Once you've had your baby your hormones go crazy again, usually around three to four months after giving birth and your plummeting estrogen levels slow your hair growth right down. This means that all that hair you didn't shed in pregnancy starts to fall out….in clumps!
Short of getting a hair transplant I unfortunately don't have any quick fixes to combat postnatal hair loss. You can try experimenting with different shampoos but the likelihood is by the time you've found the winning combination, your hormones will have levelled out and hair loss is no longer an issue.
Let's also not forget the weird little wispy clumps that appear around your hairline either. I mean, what's that all about? No amount of hair spray will make those pesky little blighters lie flat! For me they have struck just as the hair loss was slowing down. A mixture of broken, poorly nourished hair alongside regrowth of new hair that manages to ruin the look of even the most basic ponytail. It's never ending at the moment.
Don't wrap your hair in a towel. Wrapping wet hair in a towel does nothing for your hairline. If your hair is weakened for any reason, hormones or stress for example, the towel will cause a lot more breaking. The best thing for fragile hair? Gently comb it out ASAP after the shower, while it's sopping wet. Use a detangler if you have to, and then clip a towel around your shoulders until you can blow dry or it air dries enough to stop dripping.
Don't overdo those ponytails. Avoid brushing and pulling your hair back into a ponytail too tightly, make a conscious effort to leave your hair down as often as you can and use fabric headbands instead of elastics. If you do use an elastic, pull your hair into a ponytail with your hands instead of a brush. (Brushing hair into a ponytail is especially hard on your nape and temples.) And don't EVER be tempted to sleep with your hair in a ponytail.
Keep the ends trimmed. Hair damage typically starts at the ends, so regularly cutting off split ends keeps the rest of the hair healthy. You could always ask for a deep conditioning treatment too if you notice a lot of breakage. And talk to your stylist about a good home conditioner. Getting to the salon might not seem like a high priority in between all the more important baby stuff, but going too long between trims only makes the problem worse.
Control them with products….carefully. Those flyaway hairs are often on the fine side, even if the rest of your hair is not. So using products that promise a lot of hold can end up making your hair look oily and heavy, which isn't a good look. Personally, I had the most luck with some good old fashioned light hair spray. Simply spraying a small amount into my palms and then smoothing the wispy bits down really quickly.
So next time you're down the shampoo aisle and you pass by a fellow wispy haired mama, give her a smile. After all, she knows exactly what you're going through!
Some really good tips here! My wife was really worried when lots of strands were coming out on the brush… Definitely wish I'd have been able to show her this at the time!
Oh gosh this must be so stressful and awful to go through, especially when you don't have the time to take proper care of your hair. I can remember shedding a few hairs after Ellie but luckily it wasn't this bad.
I don't remember a huge hair loss when I had my children but I know its different for everyone.
yeah – no one tells you about the postnatal hair loss do they?!?!
These are some great tips! I've never struggled with hair loss though, atleast I don't think so. My hair is SO thick so I might not have been able to tell!


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Volcano news: how slopes affect lava flows, challenge to traditional volcano model, Mauna Loa waking up
Cortney September 18, 2014 Science & Technology + geology, hawaii, lava flows, rift zones, volcanoes, yellowstone
The summer of 2014 has been an exciting one for volcano science!
Mauna Loa shows signs of possible eruption
As Kilauea's lava flows continue to threaten communities on the Big Island, its older and bigger cousin Mauna Loa could be thinking about joining in on the action. Over the past two months, Mauna Loa has experienced a swarm of deep (>50 km) earthquakes and ground deformation, which indicate magma intrusion and chamber inflation, respectively, as well as seismic events at its summit volcano and along its Upper Southwest Rift Zone—a similar pattern to what preceded its 1975 and 1984 eruptions.The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory publishes monthly reports on Mauna Loa's latest activity.
Mauna Loa.
Challenge to traditional intraplate volcano model
In the traditional model of an intraplate volcanoes (such as Hawaii or Yellowstone), narrow tubes from the mantle supply magma to the crust; however, despite years of seismologic studies searching for these plumes, none have been discovered. Supporters of this model suggest that the plumes are simply too small to resolve, but a new theory argues that the plumes don't exist. Rather than discrete jets of magma feeding volcanoes, intraplate volcanoes could form when cold crust subducts and displaces mantle, forcing wide "blobs" of magma to rise in a manner similar to convection in a lava lamp. Evidence for the new theory includes seismic tomographic identification of broad upper mantle features lying beneath volcanoes; the shape and slow speed of these "blobs" indicates that they're passively upwelling in response to subducted slabs.
The effect of slope on lava flow
The surface of a lava flow is exposed to the cool air and quickly hardens, providing a protective shell over the rest of the lava that prevents heat loss and allows the lava to travel farther. A new study looks at turbulence within lava flows in response to changing slope. When the slope steepens, forward motion changes into rotational motion, and the eddies within the lava can crack the hardened surface, exposing the lava within. Ultimately, this decreases the distance that the lava can flow.
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The danger of character skins in gaming.
I highlight my concerns relating to the usage of purchasable and 'loot box' related character skins in the gaming industry. I also unpack a grim not-so-distant future relating to the danger of character skins in the online gaming industry.
What do I mean by character skins?
Undoubtedly you are familiar with entering a retail store and purchasing clothes and accessories to look more fashionable or upgrade your wardrobe. Character skins in the gaming world are similar, except they are purchased for digital characters or avatars. This might be hard to imagine for somebody reading this who is not a gamer, so take a look at the example below.
When you choose an outfit or skin for your character in a game, it is visible to you and other players in the game. There are often hundreds of different skins or outfits to choose from in popular PC or console games. This allows for a high degree of personalization and allows users to express their individuality by customizing their character in the game. For example, you could play as the fisherman on the far left, if you think it is cool. In many games, these skins do not affect the way the game works.
Character skins are a key element of most free-to-play games.
Free-to-play games usually have character skins. This is because character skins are a highly profitable method to monetize a free-to-play game. According to some sources, the market for skins is worth a whopping $40 billion a year! The top-selling game for 2020, only made $1.91 billion in comparison (see this article for revenue of the top-selling games in 2020).
You can get skins in free to play games in a number of ways:
Part of the game: random skins are included when the game is downloaded.
In-game achievements and loot boxes: A user who achieves a milestone in the game is rewarded with in-game currency to buy skins, loot boxes, or both. Loot boxes contain a random selection of accessories and skins, Usually, more rare skins or accessories have a lower chance of being given to a user in the loot box. The chance of a loot box providing a rare item can increase depending on how much is paid for the loot box.
Battle pass: A user pays a monthly or seasonal subscription for a free-to-play game and in return, they get skins and other cosmetics.
Real money: A user exchanges real-world money for the currency of the game and purchases skins and other accessories directly using this currency.
It is hard to ignore skins while playing a free-to-play game.
Anyone who plays a free-to-play game can simply ignore skins and can play a game for free right? What a win. Gamers can have fun with their friends without the upfront cost of the game. Well, I don't think it is that simple. I believe that video game developers have made it difficult to ignore skins because its in their interest to do so. After all, it is the main source of their revenue. This belief makes it unsurprising that 83% of U.S gamers are aware of cosmetics in games (see this research). This has translated into consumers spending money on skins. 39% of U.S gamers aged 13–45 have paid for games using real money. Further, 42% have acquired skins using a battle pass which is an indirect way of acquiring skins using real money.
Even if a gamer or consumer doesn't pay for skins, the temptation is always present. To entice consumers continuously skins are part of an in-game reward system. Earning skins as a reward for achievement in a game makes a consumer view skins as something positive or worth acquiring. In fact, these in-game achievements may alter behavior, by design. By leaning on incentive theories in psychology gaming companies may be trying to get consumers to play the game more or purchase skins for a quicker reward.
We should be concerned about the danger of character skins on vulnerable adolescents
It is well-known that adolescents face pressure to buy certain brands of fashion to fit into social circles. 17% of teenagers aged 12–18 were bullied directly because of their clothes and 47% about their appearance (see this survey). The common outcome for those who experience bullying was: social exclusion, verbal bullying, and rumors.
Clothes and appearance are determined by how your character looks in a free-to-play gaming environment. The character is you and an extension of your own personality and likes. The consumption of skins is informed by both the identity of the purchaser and socialization (see this study). This means that adolescents want character skins to express their own identities. Gender role stereotyping in games, and the underrepresentation of female characters only add to the danger of character skins ( study). Further still, when female characters are frequently overly sexualized when they appear in video games, adding to this danger.
Paying for skins can also create a clear economic divide between those who can and cannot afford to purchase more elaborate and pricey skins. This is concerning and unethical video game developers could use this social pressure to cash-in, on skin hungry gamers who must purchase skins to fit into their peer group, or face exclusion and ridicule.
A problem that will get worse.
An article by Polygon mentions the danger of character skins in relation to the popular free-to-play game, Fortnite. According to the article, skins have already led to social problems. This includes cyberbullying for players who have not purchased 'cool' looking skins. This problem is likely to become worse as gaming becomes increasingly mainstream, and a common way to socialize.
36 percent of children aged 13 to 18 years old in the US already play video games on a daily basis. The free-to-play game Fortnite has already reached player numbers of over 350 million in 2020. As these numbers grow, and so will the unaddressed problems associated with skins and bullying.
Offering an adolescent a chance to win a desirable skin through slot machine-like mechanics, makes the whole situation worse. Sometimes this chance to win is free, but it can also be purchased in the form of 'loot boxes'. This exposes teenagers to gambling early on and can be extremely compelling and destructive to vulnerable teenagers. These teenagers are driven by a desire to fit in by getting the latest skins. Some sources already view these mechanisms as predatory in nature (see this article).
We need more discussion, regulation, and research around the impact of character skins.
The not-so-distant future of skins on free-to-play games is concerning. At the date of writing this article, research in the area of skins and their impact on adolescents and adults is almost non-existent. Articles are also scarce that discuss how parents should deal with address bullying relating to skins in games. This needs to change.
I also believe regulators need to start intervening to limit the exposure of children to gambling like mechanics. Children should not be exposed to gambling like mechanics if they are under the age of 18 (much like actual gambling). I worry that this will have severely negative downstream effects when gambling overexposed children become adults with credit cards.
I hope this article sparks a great discussion in your workplace, school, or social environment. The more we discuss, debate and inform others on the dangers, or benefits of the booming gaming world, the better for everyone.
Please share this article if you found it interesting.
Originally published at https://thefuturecaster.com on May 10, 2021.
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By Mike Dunn November 29, 2012 at 4:44 am
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Mayor Nutter is leading a delegation of local civic and business leaders on a week-long trip to China starting today.
Mayor Nutter and 11 others are leaving later today for seven days in China, including stops in Beijing and Philadelphia's sister city Tianjin. Among those traveling with the mayor is Merritt Cooke, chairman of the China Partnership of Greater Philadelphia, who says being there is important for economic development:
"Decision making in China can happen quickly, and it happens at a very large scale that can benefit our region and our economy," Cooke said. "But nothing happens unless you show up and show interest."
Also going are representatives of the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Fox Chase Cancer Center and Drexel University. Nutter planned the trip after he was invited to speak in Beijing to a conference on urban sustainability.
The 12-member delegation includes four other city officials besides Nutter. Among them is the CEO of the airport, Mark Gale, who plans to discuss with airline officials there the idea of direct flights to Philadelphia.
The mayor's spokesman, Mark McDonald, says the cost to taxpayers for the five city officials who are traveling is estimated at between $8,500 and $9,000 total, covering airfare and accommodations.


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Top Five Small Coupes With The Best Gas Mileage
Antony Ingram July 18, 2013 Comment Now!
It used to be so simple to tell which cars were coupes and which weren't. And not just because the word "Coupe" was emblazoned on your vinyl roof pillars in metallic script.
Generally, if it was a little sleeker than the average car, had only two doors and a proper trunk, you had yourself a coupe.
Now it's much more complicated, with everything from small hatchbacks to prestige four-door sedans given the moniker. Luckily, coupes are also a bit more fuel-efficient than they used to be.
We've selected the five most efficient "coupes" on the market--based on our own simple criteria. If it's relatively compact, looks sportier than your average hatchback or sedan and has fewer than average doors to its name, it's a coupe. Got that? Good.
2013 Honda CR-Z
36 mpg city, 39 highway, 37 combined
The first of our hatch-cum-coupes, the CR-Z is about as small as coupes get. It's also about as frugal as they get these days, with a 1.5-liter gasoline engine and mild hybrid drivetrain combining for around 130 horsepower and 37 mpg combined.
That's with the CVT automatic, of course--move to the six-speed manual and you'll have a lot more fun, but economy does drop by 3 mpg combined. If it's style you want though, any CR-Z will do--its striking looks are possibly aided by just how few you see on the roads.
2013 MINI Cooper Coupe
Ah, now MINI's offering even has "Coupe" in the name. And it does have a proper trunk, and a sloping roofline. One that, apparently, is designed to look like a baseball cap worn backwards. Read into that what you will.
Powering the MINI Baseball Coupe is a 1.6-liter, four-cylinder gasoline engine. Power is just shy of the CR-Z, as is economy--though a few mpg shy of 40 on the highway isn't too bad. Like the CR-Z, it's also a head-turner, while it seats equally few people.
Huzzah! An actual coupe. The Civic seems to have been around for as long as the term itself, and it's no longer the ball of fun it once was, but fuel efficiency is still a large part of its repertoire. It matches the smaller CR-Z on highway mileage, but falls a little short in the city, hence its lower combined rating.
Opting for the manual transmission does reduce that by a touch--36 highway and 31 combined, city mileage remaining the same--but any hypermiler worth their salt will claw that back with fancy footwork and skilled shifting. With 140 horsepower it's also one of the more powerful cars here, though power is a relative term in this company.
2013 Hyundai Elantra Coupe
Like the Civic, the Elantra Coupe is an actual, bona-fide coupe. It's also far more stylish than Honda's offering, as is becoming the norm for Korean automakers these days. Even better (for dyed in the wool driving enthusiasts at least), the most efficient Elantra comes standard with a stick-shift.
With a 148-horsepower 1.8-liter under the hood, it also promises the most punch here, while long warranties and plenty of equipment should make it easy to live with on a daily basis.
Two Hondas and two Hyundais? That's just the way the market is these days. No longer are the days when Ford, GM, Toyota and more all offered inexpensive, light-on-gas coupes. At least the Veloster makes an effort, with its unusual (others may say "stupid") asymmetric door design and squat bulldog stance.
It makes a reasonable effort on gas mileage too. Equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission and the standard 1.6-liter, 138-hp engine, it should do 31 mpg combined. You might even match its 28 mpg city and 37 highway ratings--only a little behind the larger but sleeker Elantra.
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Q: How this circuit works? Recently, i see such a circuit in a board schematic, but can't figure out how it works, why the first Op Amp has positive feedback ????

Thanks.

Question, again, now i complete the circuit with part number and values, just as below.

By simulation with  PSpice, i know the "AC coupled" negative input of the comparator is to synchronize the oscillation frequency of the generator. But it seems there is one 'working window', if the pulse rate is two high, the output wave form will be oscillation on the amplitude.
I want to know if this a 'classic' or a widely used technique. And i want to know if there are some accurate mathematical method to predicated the behavior, particularly the synchronizable frequency range.
Thanks.

A: Probably:
It's a fixed (approximately) frequency PWM or pulse width ratio modulator with high/low ratio of IC2_out controlled by Vin_AC voltage level. [See below for IC2 defn].
Certain conditions need to be met. See below.

Because:
lh (=left hand) opamp = IC1
rh opamp = IC2
Set Vin = 0 initially.
Assume IC1 output high initially and V_C1 = 0V.
IC2 is a classic integrator.
As +ve current enters inverting node IC2_-, the opamp will supply -ve current via C1 to hold IC2_- at zero so IC2 output will ramp negative.
IC1_+ is at V caused bt IC1_out and IC2_out weighted by R5 and R4. Make R4 such that IC2_out will dominate IC1_out before IC2_out reaches max negative. For identical opamps with symmetrical vsupply and symmetrical V+ and V- swing then R4 is < R5 for this to occur.
As IC2_out ramps negative a stage is reached where IC1_- goes for >0 to <0 and IC1 toggles. R5 provides hysteresis (+ve feedback so the system starts back in the other direction until other extreme is reached and system toggles back.
So far we have a fixed frequency oscillator with square wave at OIC1_out and triangle wave at IC2_out.
Now apply an offset voltage to Vin.
Sav Vin is 0.1Vdc at left end of R6 to start.
The switching point of IC1 is now offset from ground. so the relative influences of the ramp and feedback voltage are asymmetric relative to the switching point. The relative charge and discharge times vary and the mark-space ratio varies.
Now instead of a fixed DC input via R6 apply AC at Vin proper and the mark-space ratio of the "oscillator" will vary with Vin. Ifg the period of the oscillator is short relative to the mean period of the Vin signal you have a PWM signal that tracks Vin amplitude.
Vout1 is a square wave.
Vout2 is a triangular wave.
Usually Vout1 would be the main output.

A: \$IC_1\$ is a configured as a comparator,  \$IC_2\$ is configured as an inverting integrator.
The output of \$IC_1\$, \$v_{OUT1}\$ is either \$V+\$  or \$V-\$.
When \$v_{OUT1} = V+\$, the output of \$IC_2\$, \$v_{OUT2}\$ is a decreasing ramp.
The voltage at the non-inverting input of \$IC_1\$ is given by
$$v_{+,1} = v_{OUT1}\frac{R_4}{R_4 + R_5} + v_{OUT2}\frac{R_5}{R_4 + R_5}$$
With \$v_{OUT2}\$ ramping down, \$v_{+,1}\$ is ramping down and, after some time, becomes less than the inverting input \$v_{-,1}\$ at which time \$v_{OUT1}\$ rapidly changes to \$V-\$ making \$v_{+,1}\$ more negative.
Now, \$v_{OUT2}\$ begins ramping up and so, \$v_{+,1}\$ begins ramping up and, after some time, becomes more positive than \$v_{-,1}\$ at which time \$v_{OUT1}\$ rapidly changes to \$V+\$ making \$v_{+,1}\$ more positive and the cycle repeats.
The ratio of the time \$v_{OUT1}\$ spends at \$V+\$ to the time spent at \$V-\$ depends on the voltage at the inverting input.
So, this is a PWM modulator circuit.

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Defence lawyer urges jury to keep open mind in rape case
7:54 pm on 21 August 2018
The Crown and Defence have given their opening statements for the trial of five men over the abduction and rape of a young woman in Kapiti.
Shay Holland, Teri Thompson, Lewis Craig, Jeffrey Troon and Jordan Whitinui appeared at the High Court in Wellington today.
They face a combined 65 charges, which includes sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection, abduction with the intent to have sexual connection, and rape.
Each of the accused are charged with at least a dozen charges, either as the person who committed the act or as someone who was a party to the offending.
Crown prosecutor Sally Carter told the court in her opening statement that the complainant was taken by car to a defendant's house, in Paraparaumu in October 2016.
"They then took her into a bedroom at that house, and in that bedroom she was forced to participate in various sexual acts," she said.
"Once they'd finished doing that you'll hear that the complainant was taken from the address by them in a car and left on the side of the road."
The defence deny all the charges, saying the complainant was not held against her will and any sexual acts were consensual.
The lawyers for the five accused men are urging the jury to keep an open mind.
Lawyer Shane Robinson, who represents Mr Holland, told the jury to remember it was not a court of morality.
"You may hear things that you disapprove of, you may no doubt have already heard things where a red flag goes up in your mind. Please remember this is a court of law," he said.
Representing Mr Thompson, Liz Hall told the jury for so long women had been discounted and ignored, but the pendulum had now swung.
"So even when there are obvious hallmarks that caution needs to be exercised before acting on her account, even when there are bald faced impossibilities in what she says, the process kicks in, the police arrest and the 12 of you are asked to decide the case," Ms Hall said.
Evidence from witnesses, including the complainant is scheduled to take place from tomorrow.
The trial is expected to take about a fortnight.


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Run For The Hills: Meet Lizzy Hawker, England's Queen Of The Ultra-Trail
Lizzy Hawker running the 2009 Trail des Cerces in the French Alps
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CHAMONIX – Bruce Springsteen sang the song, but Lizzy Hawker was actually born to run. She just replaced the New Jersey rocker's urban jungle for mother nature, open spaces, and most of all– mountains. Lizzy Hawker is the queen of ultra-trail running, an increasingly popular athletic and mystical sport.
Ultra-trail running or ultra-marathon is any sporting event run on trails longer than the regular marathon distance (42.195 kilometers), often more than 100 kilometers. Looking at the petite 30-year-old Brit, you wouldn't believe that she is the world's top female endurance athlete.
Hawker defines her activity as a "physical, mental and spiritual journey," quoting Confucius: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Following a long British tradition of falling in love with the Alps, Hawker has returned to the French town of Chamonix that alpine explorers William Windham and Richard Pococke "discovered" in 1741.
Today, there are more than a thousand English people living there. Hawker lives across the border in Switzerland but feels at home in Chamonix. The 168-kilometer Mont-Blanc Ultra-trail is her favorite run. It is so successful that organizers had to limit the number of participants to 2,300. "This is where I started. My first mountain race in 2005." In August, she won the women's race for the fifth time. She ran her best time in 2008 – 24h 56mn 1sec – and ranked 14th overall, just four hours behind Spanish phenomenon Kilian Jornet.
Ultra-trail running's "First Lady" has won nearly every challenge. She holds the world record for a 24-hour race: 247 kilometers in a day's running. But she isn't obsessed with competing. "Competition is only positive if it is within yourself, not with others. You are challenged by nature, the mountains and the environment as well as by your body and soul. Running is a way to get to know myself." Has she learned anything about herself? "It's not something I can describe."
Modest, private, the champion has a very British reserve. As a young girl growing up in London, when she wanted to escape, she had to make do with the modest hills around the British capital. "Running quickly became a natural way for me to go places. I never took the bus and always chose the stairs. It's who I am." At age six, she discovered the mountains in Zermatt, Switzerland, and was deeply moved when she saw the Matterhorn for the first time. The return to the British flatlands was hard but her imagination could now take her elsewhere.
Oddly enough, her studies took her away from mountaintops and into the deep ocean. After studying Natural Sciences at Cambridge University, she graduated with a PhD in physical oceanography in 2005. Her expertise took her on seven expeditions in the Antarctic and the Southern Oceans with the British Antarctic Survey.
Hawker describes herself with three words: scientist, writer and athlete. The common link is a specific relationship with nature, influenced by a philosophy close to that of American thinker Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), the leader of the transcendentalist movement. She particularly likes this quote from the author: "It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude."
Solitude doesn't frighten Hawker because she knows that up there, there is no such thing, or at least not as much as in the turmoil down here. She is never alone on the mountain because her pantheism is based on an infinite variety of sensations: hearing the sound of birds singing in the morning, the smell of freshly cut grass, seeing a flower in the cracks of a rock, feeling the wind in her hair, watching the sun set behind the mountains.
She believes that the growing popularity of her sport is "a reaction to the modern way of life." "People stay at home, with TVs and computers but at the same time, they are increasingly fascinated by extreme and endurance sports." She illustrates endurance with what the King said to the White Rabbit in Lewis Carroll's Alice's adventures in wonderland: "Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop."
According to Hawker, age doesn't matter in ultra-trail running. "As long as your body, mind and soul can keep up, there is no reason to stop, even at the highest level," she says. "Marco Olmo, an Italian athlete, won the Mont-Blanc challenge twice at age 58 and 59. With endurance sports, age doesn't necessarily hamper your capacity. It's the number of years spent at a professional level that affect your body. If you started early, you'll stop earlier."
For now, nothing seems to be stopping Hawker, not even darkness. "I like to run at night, though it can be really difficult, especially in the mountains. It was also tough when I worked on boats in the Arctic Ocean. The hours between 2 A.M. and 5 A.M. are called 'dead hours.' And then it's dawn and the light reappears and gives you energy." During the 24 hours of the Mont-Blanc ultra-trail, Hawker doesn't sleep. "On longer races, after two or three nights without sleeping you feel tired; you have to know when to stop. A 20-minute nap will improve your run for the next 12 hours."
In 2007, Hawker nailed another record to her list. It took her 72 hours and 25 minutes to run the 300 kilometers from the Everest Base Camp to Kathmandu. She won the 2011 Everest Sky Race (200 kilometers) and made the highest ascent six years later reaching the Ama Dablam at 6,856 meters. She also experienced the biggest danger of her life in the Himalaya, during the 2010 Grand Himalaya Trail (1,700 kilometers). "Between two isolated villages, I lost my bag with my maps and satellite phone in it," she says. "I wasn't really afraid but I knew I could only count on my own resources." She survived but had to give up on her dream to "race in the sky." "The time hadn't come for me to reach it."
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Modi's Fight Against "Fake News" Looks A Whole Lot Like Censorship
The Modi government's attempts to censor the media and intimidate independent journalism pose a grave danger to Indian democracy.
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A distinct chill has set in this January.
The first month of the New Year has spelt trouble for anybody interested in India's future as a democracy – where freedom of expression ought to be guaranteed. Not to speak of our newly minted status as the "mother of democracy."
There are things happening, which must be seen together to understand the reality: Censorship is here.
First, there was a "draft amendment" pushed into the Ministry of Information and Technology's infamous IT Rules, 2021, last week, stating, in effect, that any news which the Union government's official mouthpiece, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) regards as "fake," will have to be taken down. Moreover, the amendment gives this power not just to the PIB, but all Union government ministries and departments.
Who has the last word?
Since this privilege has been given only to the Union government, this means, all state governments can be overridden by the PIB fact-check team! If allowed to go unchallenged, it would amount to agreeing that only PIB fact-checkers can do news. The rest of us can pack shop.
A smart government should welcome questions, criticism and feedback.
So why should the PIB not have the last word? Plenty of decent fact-checking has exposed its fact-check team as shoddy, irrational and often, plainly wrong. But we believe at The Wire, that the competence of the PIB is not the point. Even if they were the Encyclopaedia Indica, they cannot be the sole repositories of the truth. This is because their job is to advance the government's point of view. The job of the media is to get hold of the facts, ask questions of authority and seek accountability. The mouthpiece of the entity that the media must scrutinize cannot start decreeing what the sole truth is.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government enjoys significant popular support. Other governments in the past have, too. Indira Gandhi in 1971 and Rajiv Gandhi in 1984 come to mind. But history tells us the independence of the media matters more when unbridled executive power runs strong. Media matters because "popular" governments often think they are a government in perpetuity. Those myths and delusions need to be corrected. Only questions can do that and keep the government on its toes. A smart government should welcome questions, criticism and feedback. But governments don't get that until it is too late.
Modi is the first Indian prime minister to never have addressed a press conference.
Ahmedabad during the 2002 Gujarat riots
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This regime has gone ahead and jailed journalists, especially in Kashmir, for the precise act of reporting and filed cases against reporters elsewhere. India is among the 30 worst countries of 180 in the world in the World Press Freedom Index of 2022. It is recognized as the Internet Shutdown capital of the world since 2015. In this context, such choke-hold amendments must be recognized for what they are.
It is not as if just views are sought to be edited by an all-controlling regime. India has been unable to conduct the Census 2021, denying us of a vital data set only a government can generate. Before 2019, the government held back private consumption expenditure data as it was unflattering. Unemployment is not recorded properly and data was withheld till elections were over in 2019. COVID-19 death undercounts were shown up by WHO's figures and global hunger, malnutrition recorded by global agencies are denied by the government.
In such a situation, a free media is more necessary than ever, to keep the population informed. The quality of the information and perspectives that the people get ultimately determine the quality of democracy they live in. Tom-tomming a routine rotational presidency of the G-20 as an award or crown will not strengthen India, but allowing information to flow freely and safely through its length and breadth will.
The censorship of the BBC documentary on the Gujarat violence of 2002, despite giving ample airtime to the then-chief minister of the state and to pro-government analysts is unprecedented in recent times. That it has also happened under the same IT Rules shows how cynically "amendments" can be deployed to protect the image of Narendra Modi.
A threat to more than journalism
There has been other dark news in January too: A CBI court has decreed that journalists are not protected under any law from not wanting to reveal their source.
All these things are connected. The environment is being shaped by the impunity that the Centre displays in its desire to "handle the Media."
Any attack on independent journalism will come to haunt all Indians next.
These were Modi's words in the BBC documentary pulled off YouTube and Twitter. This was the one regret he said he had over the Gujarat violence 21 years ago, of being unable to "handle the media." The lesson he said he learned then is coming to haunt India now. The national media used to preen about the 1975 Emergency being an inoculation against future drives to control the free press. That swag is beginning to sag.
As the noose around independent truth-seeking tightens, it is imperative that everyone interested in the survival of India's democracy speaks up. It is not a matter for journalists alone. Any attack on independent journalism will come to haunt all Indians next. German theologian Pastor Martin Niemöller comes to mind. If government impunity is allowed to carry on unchecked, there would be no one left to come to the aid of India's democracy.
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Are you unknowingly allowing your children to enter into harm's way? As parents, when we place our most precious resource " our children " in the care of people we don't know much about, should we be asking questions and becoming more active in managing those who supervise them?
A Preventable Death?
Craig was a high school football star with great promise. One day, after a grueling practice, he collapsed from heatstroke and died. The school's investigation concluded there was no wrongdoing. Craig's parents believe that there were warning signs that should have been acted on.
Making Someone Accountable
Alan and Sherry lost their 17-year-old son, Travis, in a similar tragedy. They charge that their son's coaches neglected to follow the school district's own rule limiting how many hours players should practice, resulting in Travis' death from heatstroke. The couple made headlines when they decided someone should be held accountable and filed a lawsuit against the school district and state athletic association.
Suing for Failing Grades
When Liz received failing grades because of her absences, her mother Betsy tried to sue the school district and 11 of its teachers. Betsy insists, "This is not about truancy. Liz was ill and in an automobile accident." The vice principal says, "High school has two objectives: to prepare students for college and the world of work. Part of the world of work is getting to work on time and going to work every day." The lawsuit was thrown out of court.
Shattered Self-image
Annie, 24, says she can't get the voice of her ballet teacher out of her head. "I was in her class for three-and-a-half years," explains Annie. "On a daily basis, we were all called fat and heavy. It's been eight years since I've been out of that particular class and it still affects me. It's part of my inner dialogue. I still hear her voice [saying] I'm no good, fat and stupid."
The Thong Controversy
When Rita Wilson, a high school vice principal, lifted the skirts of female students entering a dance to see if they were wearing thong underwear, the incident made headlines. Rita claims she was trying to prevent something called "freak dancing." Students say they were humiliated by the public inspections and enraged parents want her fired. Rita has been demoted and reassigned but has appealed the decision.
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Executive Letter: Holding Fintech Companies Accountable
By Rose Oswald Poels
Every fall, I travel to Washington D.C. with a small group of bankers to visit regulators. During this trip, we nearly always meet with staff from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Since CFPB's inception, we inevitably encourage the CFPB staff during each of these annual visits to focus more on the non-bank financial organizations that operate in the traditional "banking" space. Nearly every time we have this conversation, they nod and share that they provide this type of supervision typically through a complaint-based system. This means that if enough consumers complain about a particular financial organization (not a regulated bank), they will investigate and take whatever action they deem appropriate. Certainly, this has been incredibly frustrating for bankers to hear over the years given that many non-bank actors contributed to the causes of the Great Recession back in 2008 and 2009 and CFPB's mission is that of protecting consumers. It has been too easy for CFPB to focus on the banking industry through their rulemaking and enforcement authorities since banks are easier to find with traditional brick-and-mortar offices.
I was pleasantly surprised to learn recently, however, that the CFPB has focused some of its attention on the non-bank financial industry by assessing fines to fintech companies for actions that have ultimately harmed consumers. Specifically, CFPB recently levied a $2.7 million fine against lender Hello Digit for a range of issues including misleading marketing claims such as "no overdraft fees." This claim of no overdraft fees was one of several promises made to consumers by Hello Digit that were, in fact, not always true. Other fintechs have made similar claims regarding no overdraft fees as well, including digital lender Chime, that have turned out to be misleading or only true in a limited set of circumstances.
At the same time, the FDIC recently issued cease and desist orders against five crypto firms for making false or misleading statements suggesting that their digital assets were FDIC-insured. According to the FDIC, each of these companies made false representations on their website and social media accounts stating or suggesting that certain crypto-related products are FDIC-insured or that stocks held in brokerage accounts are FDIC-insured. As we all know, these representations are false and misleading.
There are many fintechs that are working to do the right thing and help improve the financial industry through technological efficiencies, but some reasonable level of regulation and oversight is important for these institutions just like banks. These recent regulatory actions against non-bank financial organizations are good reminders that it is important to continue sharing our concerns with regulatory agencies related to non-bank actors and to continue to stress to our clients and the public how trustworthy banks are.
If you are interested in accompanying me on a future fall regulatory agency trip to D.C., please let me know and I will add you to the list. I try to keep the group small, limited to 12 bankers, to ensure meaningful dialogue with the regulatory agencies. Bankers who have joined me in the past have found this trip to be worthwhile given much of our frustration and burden comes from regulation. In the meantime, WBA will continue to advocate for the members on these and other issues affecting the industry.
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Ever since I wrote about the Novogratz castle and their construction party I can't stop thinking about graffiti for the home. Obviously to have graffiti in your home you probably will have a more modern aesthetic but I think it could be so fun in a kids' room or playroom. Let's be honest, kids are LOUD and out there so their spaces can handle loud and out there.
A few years ago a girl I went to high school with posted a photo on Facebook of this french style chair upholstered in a white fabric that now had beautiful scribbles from her young daughter on it. Clearly the girl thought the chair was quite boring just being plain white. All I could think about is how she should just run with it and make that chair a true piece of art by adding more scribbles. Hell, make it a guest book of sorts. Anything you do would surely be a conversation piece and something that means a lot to you.
note the juxtaposition of the traditional lines of the chair with the pink fabric and writing.....yet it works!
When you graffiti a chest it doesn't have to cost a lot. You can get an old piece that has great lines, put a base coat on the piece and go to town with graffiti for little expense other than paint.
I love the colors of this!
This is screaming to be in a bachelor's pad!!
As you probably know, graffiti was started outside on walls and trains to mainly just "tag" yourself. A way to reach so many people just passing by. How can you look at the following images and not be in just utter awe? Am I right?


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Unabhängige Villa mit privatem Pool und Panoramablick 3 km vom Strand entfernt. Diese Villa mit 3 Schlafzimmern und 3 Bädern ist ideal für einen Familienurlaub. Eine Kurtaxe von 0,99 € pro Tag ist bei Ankunft von allen Gästen über 16 Jahren fällig.
Independent villa with private pool and panoramic views 3kms from the beach. This 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom villa is ideal for family holidays.
A tourist tax of 0,99€ per day is payable on arrival by all guests over 16 years of age.


My luncheon companion expressed concern over his church's exceptionally talented minister and the genuine adulation of church members: "What might this be doing to him?" His concern was not unwarranted. Power over others, even if uncoerced and even if used in genuine compassion and service, places a person in perilous straits.
The British historian Lord Acton gives the reason for such peril: "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely" (written to a bishop regarding the 1870 promulgation of the doctrine of papal infallibility).
Power is so pernicious because its corruption of good intentions is so subtle and its consequences so destructive. Obtaining a position because of talent or knowledge easily leads to a person thinking all exercises in judgement and performance are right and obviously superior to that of others. A compliment feels good, but abundant compliments easily skew one's self-judgement, making even a friendly nay-sayer easily dismissed. The protective shell around a powerful person thickens steadily--an office behind secretarial staff, additional professional staff, those attaching themselves to the coattails of a rising star, and finally security--isolating the person from others. Of Jim Bakker, it was written that he had manufactured a business with an adjustable moral compass; if the ministry did something, then it must be ethical.
Power corrupting is not limited to the leader of a country, the president of a corporation or the preacher of a multi-thousand-member church. It is evident in parents' attempt to dominate in power struggles: "You do this (only) because I tell you to," and when children are used to meet parental needs.
There is the subtle corruption that is seen even in the members of church committees. Given an important task, one's own judgement, or the judgement of the group, takes precedence over organizational consensus because others just "don't understand things the way we do."
All along the spectrum of human endeavors, Lord Acton's dictum is at work. The reason is that we humans are inveterate idol-makers, making idols of ourselves and idolizing others, an activity that infects church folk as well as national politicians.
Still, Lord Acton wrote that power tends to corrupt (only absolute power corrupts absolutely). Maintaining humility about oneself and avoiding arrogance toward others keeps corruption from slipping into automatic.
This is why those in power need our heartfelt prayers along with our accolades.


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Dr. Ben House talks about the most important variable of muscle hypertrophy: mechanical tension.
The king is mechanical tension. Nothing else supersedes this. Mechanical tension, it's it, it's the show. Everything else is a backward pathway to the show.
So, mechanical tension, as Ronnie Coleman said, if you want to get bigger, you got to lift more weight for more reps. It's that simple. And so, sometimes, those simple things are like ''duh!'', and that's telling, but we forget that, we want to make this super sciency and super complicated.
And so, the backward pathway, so, if we think about muscular tension, what are the actual drivers of, because your cells, you mechanoreceptors are going to see this, your individual muscle fibers are going to see this mechanical tension and they have to produce a signal at the cellular level, at the DNA level to influence catabolic and anabolic signaling, increase muscle protein synthesis. And, so, the two big factors that you need to check are: you need to activate high-threshold motor units, so those need to be firing, max motor recruitment; and the other box you got to check is slow velocities. And you can't just do tempo training, that doesn't work, you got to get here naturally. You got to get to this point where velocity just slows down, maybe it's a 40 to 60 percent decrement, somewhere near, maybe 20 percent, there's some research on that, but you got to move slower. Now that's going to give actin and myosin more time to create cross bridges, create, that's the signal, mechanical tension. So, if you're not checking those two boxes, if your training does not activate high threshold motor units and produces slow velocities at the same time, it's not going to result into muscle hypertrophy.