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51 G. Ophiuchi
51 G. Ophiuchi Facts
51 G. Ophiuchi's star type is subgiant star that can be located in the constellation of Ophiuchus. The description is based on the spectral class.
51 G. Ophiuchi is not part of the constellation outline but is within the borders of the constellation.
Based on the spectral type (F1III-IV) of the star, the star's colour is blue to white .
The star has an estimated age of 2.10 Billion of Years but could be as young as 2.00 to 2.20 according to Hipparcos.
51 G. Ophiuchi's Alternative Names
The Gould star designation is one that was designed by American astronomer, Benjamin Apthorp Gould. Gould stars are predominantly in the Southern and Equatorial constellations but do appear in northern constellations such as Bootes and Orion. The star has the designation 51 G. Ophiuchi. There are no stars with a Gould designation in Ursa Major for example.
Location of 51 G. Ophiuchi
The location of the subgiant star in the night sky is determined by the Right Ascension (R.A.) and Declination (Dec.), these are equivalent to the Longitude and Latitude on the Earth. The Right Ascension is how far expressed in time (hh:mm:ss) the star is along the celestial equator. If the R.A. is positive then its eastwards. The Declination is how far north or south the object is compared to the celestial equator and is expressed in degrees. For 51 G. Ophiuchi, the location is 16h 50m 22.25 and -02° 39` 15.3 .
Radial Velocity and Proper Motion of 51 G. Ophiuchi
All stars like planets orbit round a central spot, in the case of planets, its the central star such as the Sun. In the case of a star, its the galactic centre. The constellations that we see today will be different than they were 50,000 years ago or 50,000 years from now. Proper Motion details the movements of these stars and are measured in milliarcseconds. The star is moving -45.21 ± 0.28 milliarcseconds/year towards the north and 4.03 ± 0.47 milliarcseconds/year east if we saw them in the horizon.
51 G. Ophiuchi Luminosity
Luminosity is the amount of energy that a star pumps out and its relative to the amount that our star, the Sun gives out. The figure of 9.22 that I have given is based on the value in the Simbad Hipparcos Extended Catalogue at the University of Strasbourg from 2012.
Physical Properties (Colour, Temperature, Age) of 51 G. Ophiuchi
51 G. Ophiuchi Colour and Temperature
51 G. Ophiuchi has a spectral type of F1III-IV. This means the star is a blue to white subgiant star. The star has a B-V Colour Index of 0.4 which means the star's temperature has been calculated using information from Morgans @ Uni.edu at being 6,728 Kelvin.
51 G. Ophiuchi Radius
Radius has been calculated as being 2.23 times bigger than the Sun. The Sun's radius is 695,800km, therefore the star's radius is an estimated 1,554,504.24.km. If you need the diameter of the star, you just need to multiple the radius by 2. However with the 2007 release of updated Hipparcos files, the radius is now calculated at being round 2.28. The figure is derived at by using the formula from SDSS and has been known to produce widely incorrect figures. The star's Iron Abundance is -0.38 with an error value of 0.08 Fe/H with the Sun has a value of 1 to put it into context.
The stars age according to Hipparcos data files put the star at an age of about 2.10 Billion years old but could be between 2.00 and 2.20 Billion years old. In comparison, the Sun's age is about 4.6 Billion Years Old.
51 G. Ophiuchi Apparent and Absolute Magnitudes
51 G. Ophiuchi has an apparent magnitude of 6.32 which is how bright we see the star from Earth. Apparent Magnitude is also known as Visual Magnitude. If you used the 1997 Parallax value, you would get an absolute magnitude of 2.44 If you used the 2007 Parallax value, you would get an absolute magnitude of 2.40. Magnitude, whether it be apparent/visual or absolute magnitude is measured by a number, the smaller the number, the brighter the Star is. Our own Sun is the brightest star and therefore has the lowest of all magnitudes, -26.74. A faint star will have a high number.
Distance to 51 G. Ophiuchi
Using the original Hipparcos data that was released in 1997, the parallax to the star was given as 16.71 which gave the calculated distance to 51 G. Ophiuchi as 195.19 light years away from Earth or 59.84 parsecs. It would take a spaceship travelling at the speed of light, 195.19 years to get there. We don't have the technology or spaceship that can carry people over that distance yet.
In 2007, Hipparcos data was revised with a new parallax of 16.41 which put 51 G. Ophiuchi at a distance of 198.76 light years or 60.94 parsecs. It should not be taken as though the star is moving closer or further away from us. It is purely that the distance was recalculated.
Additional 51 G. Ophiuchi Facts and Figures
Primary / Proper / Traditional Name 51 G. Ophiuchi
Spectral Type F1III-IV
Star Type Subgiant Star
Constellation Ophiuchus
Age 2.10 Billion Years Old
Age Range 2.00 - 2.20 Billion Years Old
Proper Motion RA. 4.03 ± 0.47 milliarcseconds/year
Iron Abundance -0.38 ± 0.08 Fe/H
Stellar Luminosity (Lsun) 9.22
Rasalhague (Alpha Ophiuchi)
Cebalrai (Beta Ophiuchi)
Al Durajah (Gamma Ophiuchi)
Yed Prior (Delta Ophiuchi)
Yed Posterior (Epsilon Ophiuchi)
105 G. Ophiuchi


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Q: What type in typescript should be used for objects whose fields are not known at compile time? I have the following function:
const doSomething = (param: object) => {
  // path param to another function/library
}

The point is that I know (and want to enforce) that param is an object, not primitive type. In typescript object fulfils this role.
I noticed however that:
const a: object = {
  test: 5
}
console.log(a.test)

gives a typescript error: Property 'test' does not exist on type 'object'. Does this mean that object should only be used for empty objects?
I'm wondering what is the best practice to declare object variables in typescript where the exact fields of the object are not know at compile time. I noticed that:
const b: Record<string, any> = {
    test: 5
}

console.log(b.test)

doesn't result in an error. So should Record type be preferred instead of object?
Typescript playground link

A: I think two solutions for this might be either to declare that parameter as a Record, or to check for the type at runtime and throw an exception if the parameter is not an object.
For the first approach you would do so like this:
const doSomething = (param: Record<string, any>) => {
  // path param to another function/library
}

For the second approach you could do so like this:
const doSomething = (param: any) => {
if(typeof param !== 'object') throw new Error("Not an object")
  // path param to another function/library
}

But, I have to say that in case that this param comes from outside your own code (as in a framework or so) you won't be compiling that param and so your error on compile time won't be there. And in case that object is indeed declared in your own code, is not usual to run into this kind of problems when the code has been well designed.
It is a great disadvantage for you to have to bypass the TS type checking spreading any all over the place. Maybe with more context we can figure out what could be changed in the design so you don't have to deal with this :)

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Saint-Nazaire (bretonsko Sant-Nazer, gelsko Saint-Nazaer) je pristaniško mesto in občina v zahodni francoski regiji Loire, podprefektura departmaja Loire-Atlantique. Leta 1999 je mesto imelo 65.874 prebivalcev.

Geografija
Mesto leži na desnem bregu estuarija reke Loare, tik pred njenim izlivom v Biskajski zaliv. Saint-Nazaire je glavno pristanišče na atlantski obali Francije.

Severno od njega leži naravni park močvirje Brière, v katerem se nahajajo številne živalske in rastlinske vrste.

Administracija
Saint-Nazaire je sedež treh kantonov:
 Kanton Saint-Nazaire-Center (del občine Saint-Nazaire: 23.936 prebivalcev),
 Kanton Saint-Nazaire-Vzhod (del občine Saint-Nazaire: 20.703 prebivalcev),
 Kanton Saint-Nazaire-Zahod (del občine Saint-Nazaire: 21.235 prebivalcev).

Mesto je prav tako sedež okrožja, v katerega so poleg njegovih vključeni še kantoni La Baule-Escoublac, Bourgneuf-en-Retz, Croisic, Guérande, Herbignac, Montoir-de-Bretagne, Paimbœuf, Pontchâteau, Pornic, Saint-Gildas-des-Bois, Saint-Père-en-Retz in Savenay z 267.796 prebivalci.

Zgodovina
Gradnja francoske prekooceanke SS Normandie v 30. letih 20. stoletja je botrovala izgradnji večje pristaniške infrastrukture. Njen suhi dok je bil v tem času največji takšne vrste v zahodni Evropi.

17. junija 1940 je bilo pristanišče prizorišče poskusa pobega Angležev pred napredujočo nemško vojsko. Po njihovem vkrcanju na RMS Lancastria so ladjo napadli in potopili nemški bombniki, pri čemer je umrlo okoli 4000 ljudi. To je bila najhujša nesreča v angleški pomorski zgodovini in hkrati največja izguba življenj angleških vojakov v drugi svetovni vojni. Ob tem je angleški ministrski predsednik Winston Churchill prepovedal kakršnokoli poročanje o tem dogodku, tako da je ostal dogodek v glavnem pozabljen. Pristanišče je po nemški zasedbi postalo baza nemških pomorskih operacij. V njem je bila kmalu zgrajena močno utrjena podmorniška baza, ki je prestala skoraj vse kasnejše zavezniške letalske napade. To pristanišče je bilo tudi edino sposobno vzdrževati nemški bojni ladji Bismarck in Tirpitz.

28. marca 1942 je bila v operaciji Kočija s strani angleških komandosov napadena ladjedelnica; pri tem je bil uničen njen suhi dok, ki je bil od tedaj neuporaben vse do konca vojne.

Po zavezniškem izkrcanju v Normandiji in osvoboditvi Francije leta 1944 je nemška vojaška enota v podmorniški bazi (tako kot v Brestu in La Rochelle) zavrnila predajo. Pri tem so jo zavezniki zaradi njene nič več aktivne vloge v podmorniških operacijah zaobšli tako, da je Saint-Nazaire ostal v nemških rokah vse do zadnjih dni vojne.

Po vojni sta iz ladjedelnice v Saint-Nazairu izpluli dve večji potniški ladji: v letu 1962 SS France, kasnejša SS Norway, v letu 2003 pa RMS Queen Mary 2.

Pobratena mesta
 Avilés (Španija),
 Kribi (Kamerun),
 Saarlouis (Nemčija),
 Saint-Hubert (Kanada),
 Sunderland (Združeno kraljestvo).

Glej tudi
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Q: youtube analytics ids value I am trying to use Youtube analytics but I am not sure how to fill out the parameters properly
Here is the form I am trying to fill out: https://developers.google.com/apis-explorer/#s/youtubeAnalytics/v1/youtubeAnalytics.reports.query
How do you find out the value of ids?
It states: Unique channel or content owner ID for retrieving YouTube Analytic data. Either channel==C or contentOwner==O where 'C' is the encrypted channel ID and 'O' is the content owner name. (string)
I have tried contentOwner=={myapikey}
where {myapikey} is an api key for my google app
How do I get the proper value of ids?
My goal is to execute a query on the above link.

A: You can get the values for the currently logged in user that you can put into ids=channel==%here$% using an authenticated call to https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/channels/list
For ids=contentOwner==%here%:
This is for the case where your user is associated to a YT content owner. Right now you would need to ask your client (a YT content owner) to get this ID. The client can get it from their partner manager.


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Florida State Travels to Boston College (Kinda)
The Florida State Seminoles (19-5, 7-2) and their number one ranking face the Boston College Eagles (7-15, 1-8) this weekend but due to poor field conditions the games will be played at the University of Rhode Island.
By RaysnNoles Mar 28, 2014, 1:27pm EDT
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For the second weekend in a row the Seminoles are looking to rebound after a midweek loss to the Gators. The Noles offense was once again shut down but the main focus of the game was the 8th inning bench clearing tough guy match that resulted in a ridiculous four game suspension for Florida State's All-American DJ Stewart. Coach Martin says he plans to appeal but who knows what will come of that.
As for Boston College they are once again one of the worst teams in the conference. Midweek games should not be looked at with too much significance but the Eagles were just shutout by Northeastern this week, a team with 201 RPI ranking. In conference play Boston College has one lone win and that was against Wake Forest in which their Friday ace and bullpen combined for a six hitter against the Deacs. In total Boston College has managed to score just 1.7 runs per game against Miami, UVA and WF, they have been limited to 2 runs or fewer in 8 of those 9 games.
As mentioned the Eagles offense is bad and it is even worse when playing a high level of competition, in ACC play their slash drops to a horrendous .177/.249/.235 and they strike out three times as much as they walk. The Noles on the other hand are one of the best offenses in the country despite the competition. Yes in their five loses they have scored only 7 runs, but they are only losing 20% of the time which means in the 4 out of 5 games they are winning they are scoring runs at an absurd amount. Fans need to realize that 1 game doesn't determine the fate of your season, the postseason is not single elimination and when you are winning 80% of the time and scoring 9.5 runs in those games your team is in great shape.
Boston College's leading batting average is .250, Florida State has 9 starters who are hitting .250 or better. The Eagles have one lone hitter with an on-base percentage greater than .400 in Nick Sciortino, the Noles have 7 starters with an on-base percentage of .400 or better. BC's leading power guy has a slugging of .381, FSU has 7 starters with a slugging percentage greater than that .381 mark.
Even without their best hitter who is serving a suspension and a talented freshman who is out with bruised ribs the Noles lineup is far and away better than that of the Eagles. Unless the pitching for Florida State doesn't make it off the plane Boston College will struggle all weekend to score runs.
The pitching to date has not been terrible for BC, in year's past it was the worst in the league. Quality starting pitching has been the key to their success so far and not allowing big innings. Through 22 games the Eagles have yet to allow a team to score 10 runs against them but the Noles have put up 10 runs in more than 40% of their contests so far. What will get the Eagles in trouble is their poor control, they don't strike out batters at a high rate and they walk batters at an extremely high rate. In ACC play the have allowed more walks than strikeouts, that will be a recipe for big offensive numbers against the most disciplined team in the country for the past 5 years.
Against Virginia, the only team that BC has faced with an offense comparable to that of FSU the BC righty didn't make it through the 5th inning. This will be the Noles biggest test of the weekend as Gorman has shown excellent control striking out 25 batters and only allowing 5 walks in his 6 starts. Weaver is coming off of what might have been the worst start of his career. He did manage to last 7 innings against Clemson last weekend but allowing 6 runs on 8 hits with only 3 strikeouts made it difficult for the Noles against a good Tigers team.
Left-hander Andrew Chin has a nice ERA and that's in part to a low hits per nine but that doesn't matter against a stout Noles lineup if he continues to issue walks. 15 walks to only 16 strikeouts could get him in trouble but he did fare well last season against Florida State where he went 5.2 innings and only allowed 2 runs. Leibrandt pitched beautifully last weekend against Clemson where he pitched a complete game allowing only 1 unearned run. I expect another great outing against an anemic offense.
Like the Saturday starter for BC the righty Burke has walks issues, compound that with being extremely hittable that the sophomore might be in for a short outing. After a rocky 2nd inning last weekend Compton settled down and pitched 5 solid innings keeping the Noles in the game and allowing for a comeback win to take the series. Since his complete game shutout back on the 9th versus Maryland the right-hander has dealt with control issues, a solid start against a weak offense might be what he needs to help him moving forward.
The cold weather apparently has made the BC home field unplayable so this series will be moved to the University of Rhode Island. There is no way to watch this series unless you are physically present at the game so the best you can do is listen if you are an All-Access subscriber or follow on Game Tracker
I totally expect Florida State to take this series from Boston College and yes a sweep is the most likely scenario. Updates will be in this thread all weekend and look for a series recap on Sunday.
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Pros / There is both a beginner and a standard version of this software so you can learn at your pace.
Cons / This software doesn't automatically lip sync, you'll have to do it manually.
Verdict / MOHO Debut 12 is a great software for novices and professional animators alike since it is easy to use and provides drawing tools as well as a library of character options for you to work with.
We found MOHO Debut to be a relatively easy animation program to learn and use. Since it is compatible with drawing tablets, it made it easier to sketch out our ideas. It also offers plenty of premade character options, so you don't have to be an artist in order to use it. You can record and edit audio, and it even comes with some prerecorded phrases for you to use. It doesn't offer some of the more advanced animation features that you will find in MOHO Pro but overall, MOHO Debut is a great program for both beginners and intermediate users since it is easy to use and offers a variety of features and premade elements. It's compatible for both PC and Mac.
Smith Micro Software's MOHO, previously known as Anime Studio, comes in two versions: MOHO Debut and MOHO Pro. Both of these programs are incredibly helpful for creating 2D animation, however MOHO Debut is more user friendly and it's a lot easier on your wallet since it only costs a one-time payment of $70 instead of Pro's $400. The fact that this is a one-time payment is also a big deal since many animation software are switching over to monthly or yearly subscription. If you're unsure about the software, you can test it out using the free 30-day trial.
This animation program uses a bone-rigging system to help control how your character moves, bends and turns. We found that this function smooths any distortion around the joints. Once you have your characters rigged, it's easy to make them perform complex movements, which in turn makes your animation look more professional. Only MOHO Pro includes an onion skinning tool. Onion skinning is a traditional animation method that allows you to see the frames before and after the one you are currently working on, which helps create smooth movements and transitions.
Within MOHO Debut, you can choose to be in beginner mode or standard mode. We found that beginner mode takes away some of the more advanced tools so the software is easier to navigate and use. You can easily switch back and forth between the two modes while in the program. We were surprised to find that the library is full of premade characters, backgrounds and other assets to quickly create and populate scenes. This includes premade environmental effects such as rain, smoke, fire and explosions. We will say that while there are plenty of options, many of the premade characters, backgrounds and effects look amateurish compared to the premade designs of other programs like CrazyTalk Animator.
The character creator gives you access to preset character features that you can mix and match as well as change colors to create your own unique actors. We found it incredibly fun creating our own characters, especially since you have control over nose, eye and mouth placements so you can really make unique facial features. This software has freehand drawing tools, brushes and vector conversion so you can trace imported sketches or design new character directly within the program.
Both versions of MOHO record dialogue and sound effects directly in the program. You can use the software to edit the audio as well. Most 2D animation software edits sound, but few have the ability to actually record audio. We also found a library of prerecorded phrases you can insert into your animations. While this software has tools to help you sync your audio with your character's lips, it is not an automatic process like with any program that uses motion capture software. You will need to listen to the audio yourself and then manually insert the correct lip positions to create the illusion of movement.
To make this manual insertion a little easier, the program provides a Select Switch Window where you can import all of your different premade mouth positions and have them ready for you to switch out. If you'd prefer a software that offers advanced motion capture or auto-lip syncing capabilities, you might be interested in Toon Boom Harmony.
This software can import JPEG, PNG, BMP and AVI files. It is also compatible with PSD files so you can create characters in Photoshop and then import them into MOHO with all of the layers intact. This option is perfect for setting up bone rigging. Unfortunately, only MOHO Pro is compatible with Illustrator so you won't be able to access AI files with MOHO Debut. When exporting your animations, you can create AVI, MP4, SWF, GIF and PNG files but you cannot post directly to social media sites like YouTube and Facebook.
There are a couple of tutorials on the MOHO site, but if you want more detailed instruction from Smith Micro, you will have to pay for more in-depth tutorials. Fortunately, there are plenty of user created tutorials on YouTube or you can access the MOHO forum to get input from other users.
MOHO Debut 12 is a great choice for beginning to intermediate animators since it comes with a library of premade characters, backgrounds, animations and special effects. You won't need drawing skills to create animations, but if you are an artist, this program offers drawing tools and is compatible with drawing tablets to make the creation process easier. It would be better if this software had auto-lip syncing abilities, but it offers plenty of other features at a low price making it a safe choice for your wallet. Should you want a more professional software, you can always look at MOHO Pro.


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OFFICIAL BOOK BLURB: The world is dying.
The Sunset Lands are broken, torn apart by a war of ideology paid for with the lives of the peasants. Drought holds the east as famine ravages the farmlands. In the west, borders slam shut in the face of waves of refugees, dooming all of those trying to flee to slow starvation, or a future in forced labor camps. There is no salvation.
In the city of Lord's Reach, Seraphina, a slave with unique talents, sets in motion a series of events that will change everything. In a fight for the soul of the nation, everyone is a player. But something ominous is calling people to Lord's Reach and the very nature of magic itself is changing. Paths will converge, the battle for the Sunset Lands has shifted, and now humanity itself is at stake. First, you must break before you can become.
CLASSIFICATION: Seraphina's Lament is a gritty and dark dark fantasy.
FORMAT/INFO: Seraphina's Lament is 398 pages long divided over 44 chapters. The narration is in the third person and focuses on eight POV characters: Seraphina, Premier Eyad, Mouse, Vadden, Amifi, Taub, Neryan, The Ascended. This is the first volume of the Reborn Empire series.
This book is available in e-book and paperback format. It was self-published by the author. Cover art is by Pen Astridge,
OVERVIEW/ANALYSIS (LUKASZ): Seraphina's Lament breaks genres, conventions and taboos. Set in a secondary world based on the Russian Revolution and the Holodomor, it gives a detailed look at a dying world.
A collectivist government controlled by an ex-revolutionary, Premier Eyad, used to have noble objectives. Things and people changed. Rulers inflict starvation, forced labour, and death on their subjects. Rampant famine forces people to commit acts of unspeakable cruelty and despair, including cannibalism. Magic leaks from the world.
Seraphina, a slave with a unique fire affinity, escapes her tormentors and joins revolutionaries. She wants Eyad dead. Her anger consumes her humanity. The same happens to other protagonists. As they head to Lord's Reach city to fight a corrupted government, they undergo significant changes. Some of them start to Become.
Seraphina's Lament is a dark and unsettling book. Using elements of fantasy, horror, symbolism, magical realism and allegory, it dives into metaphysics and creation of gods.
Food, eating, and starvation represent life, death, guilt, and withheld love. Early in the book readers get to know Taub who undergoes a shocking metamorphosis. Chorn describes radical changes (mutations?) in such hallucinatory detail that I had to stop and reread chosen passages to picture them accurately. We can see protagonists' bodily torment and share their disgust and terror when they first witness and experience it.
You'll know early in the novel if her writing style works for you. It switches from poetic and allegorical to no-nonsense. I loved parts of it, but had to slowly reread others to see things. Some similes didn't work for me. Others felt creative and imaginative. Chorn's writing is dense and her story is so different from mainstream fantasy that I expect it to divide the audience. Some will "get it", while others will feel lost and helpless. I like allegories and Seraphina's Lament may appeal to readers who enjoyed themes of unbecoming pictured in Dyachenko's brilliant Vita Nostra.
CONCLUSION: Seraphina's Lament is a strong debut. It evokes feelings of futility, confusion, and helplessness, but I wouldn't call it nihilistic. It ends with a glimmer of hope. It impressed me and I can't wait to see where it goes from here.
OVERVIEW/ANALYSIS (MIHIR): Seraphina' Lament is Sarah Chorn's debut book and knowing Sarah's penchant for the darker side of literature. This title was high on my list once she announced it. The story is set in a secondary world and one wherein magic is present but not in a high fantasy sense. Focusing on different characters such as the titular character, Premier Eyad, the rebel leader Vadden, Seraphina's brother Neryan and a few others. We are shown a world in crisis and one wherein there's no straight end in sight. Sarah Chorn deftly gives us a landscape wherein famine and magic co-exist. There have been calamities on all fronts and Premier Eyad is forced to take certain hard steps or is he
The story is dark and right off the bat, I can see this is going to be one of those wherein readers will be divided into camps about it. There's no two ways about this book because of the darkness and the misery it showcases. The author brandishes a deft hand in handling a sensitive subject such as the Holodomor as well showing a thing or two about communism. Not that she names them as such.
Characterization is a forte of Sarah's writing as she handles each person's needs and ambition crucially while never making them caricatures. Even the villains as well those manipulated by the higher beings. The characters never take missteps within the story's needs but act as simply with their own feelings and intellect. I loved this aspect and I couldn't wait to see how they would react within certain points within the story and especially in the end. The author also has highlighted characters with disability and I found that to be another unique feather in her cap.
The prose is perhaps the best part of this debut. The author manages to show the depth of suffering and yet elegantly describes feelings, emotions and such. There are such gems strewn throughout:
"Belief was a terrifying thing, he realized. Give a man a blade forged of purpose and another of belief, and he has all the justification he needs to do anything he wanted."
CONCLUSION: The book is littered with such lyrical prose that brings you joy and will have you doubting the depths of human depravity. It's highly unusual to find such accomplished writing in a debut and the fact that Sarah has written this is of no surprise. Sarah Chorn is an author who impressed me mightily and if his debut is any indication. Then we can wonder what further brilliance there is to come. Dive into Seraphina's Lament and discover why Sarah Chorn is dark fantasy's next superstar.
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Population Control: Real Costs, Illusory Benefits  is a nonfiction book by Steven W. Mosher, first published in 2008.
Population Control is a detailed exposition on the global effort to combat overpopulation, arguing that not only population control is immoral in many cases, but that overpopulation is a myth.

Mosher was first exposed to population control policies when he visited China as an undergraduate sociologist in 1979 to conduct anthropological research. While there, he documented the implementation of China's one child policy with forced abortions firsthand.

The author who leads the Population Research Institute opposes the standard Malthusian idea that overpopulation is a threat to human prosperity and future.

See also
A Mother's Ordeal
Human population control

References

External links
 Pop.org

American political books
English-language books
2008 non-fiction books
2008 in the environment
Works about human overpopulation
Demography books
Transaction Publishers books


I had to swallow any thought of panic. My right cheek was right at the water level and any movement splashed more mud into my face. I was getting very cold. My helmet had to stay above water or it might short out and plunge me into darkness. I became acutely aware that I was stuck in a rock tube…..
Wow! Another amazing adventure from Gary a. Wilson's, A dime of Time.


The crisis still unfolding at Japan's devastated Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors will have a huge impact on the global nuclear industry. That will not only be in terms of the running of existing reactors and the design and location of future ones, but also in the reevaluation of nuclear's place in energy policies.
Europe has already started that process. Germany is shutting down reactors; Spain, Russia and the U.K. are ordering safety reviews. China has now followed the U.S. in suspending the approval process for new nuclear power stations so that safety standards can be reexamined. Beijing has also said it will revise its standards for the safety management of nuclear plants without giving any detail about what those revisions might entail.
Fukushima is unlike Chernobyl or even Three Mile Island in that the damage was caused by a natural disaster, whereas the other two were to varying degrees a result of human error. But seismic risks, including tsunamis, are highly relevant in many parts of the world with expanding nuclear programs to satisfy growing energy needs such as southeastern Europe, India, Iran, Turkey, the U.S. and, of course, China, which accounts for 40% of the world's nuclear power plants currently under construction. This Asian slice of a U.N.-sponsored seismic risk map, below, shows the most hazardous areas, in the dark red.
Caixin has a map of where China's existing and planned nuclear power plants are here which you can easily overlay in your mind on the map above, while The Wall Street Journal has a map plotting them against China's fault lines here.
Beijing has already said it doesn't plan to alter its plans to build new reactors. The new five-year plan proposes a fourfold expansion of the country's nuclear power generation capacity from 10 gigawatts (less than 2% of the country's current electricity generation) to 40 gigawatts. Last year Beijing approved 34 new nuclear power plants to add 37 gigawatts of capacity. Work has started on 26 six of those units, accounting for 78% of the planned new capacity. The newly announced safety review is likely to mean no more than a pause for breath.
Liu Tienan, chief of China's National Energy Bureau, does say that China has much to learn from Japan's crisis, particularly about safety. Modern reactors, so called Generation 3 reactors, are more safely designed than Generation 1 and 2 reactors, the type in use at Fukushima. Generation 3 reactors use a passive cooling system that does not require electricity to run. They may well have survived the Sendai earthquake and tsunami in tact. It was the loss of electric power needed to run the cooling system and its back-ups that put the reactors at risk, not the direct impact of the quake and tsunami. That said plenty of wars have been lost by generals refighting the last one.
China is pursuing home-grown nuclear power generation technology based on what it is transferring from American, French and Japanese nuclear companies (no one really knows what is going on in China's military nuclear program). On the civilian side, the AP1000 reactors Beijing has chosen for construction on the east coast and plans to build further inland are a Generation III design. They are also being used for 14 proposed reactors in the U.S. The design has been approved by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but there remain some concerns about its safety, particularly its capacity to survive being hit by an aircraft.
The mean value of acute fatality risk by radiation exposure resultant from an accident of a nuclear installation to individuals of the public, who live in the vicinity of the site boundary of the nuclear installation, should not exceed the probability of about 1×10^6 per year.
1×10^6 is a million. Japan's once-in-a-million-years event happened just eight years later.
China's nuclear program has had its safety issues in the past, and Fukushima will give more strength to the voices raising concerns about nuclear safety. But the country's need to generate ever more power to fuel growth and to meet a self-imposed goal of generating 15% of its energy needs using non-fossil fuels by 2020 means it is unlikely to scale back its nuclear program, even if it slows the pace of development. Beijing can convince itself that the safety issues can be handled (even if convincing its citizens is another matter, and that may depend on how Fukushima turns out). Its biggest impediment is, as it is everywhere for nuclear, cost. Reactors are expensive to build and have histories of expensive project delays. The country is looking at a potential bill of $150 billion over the next decade for its nuclear program, more if the safety review imposes additional safety-related costs. Meanwhile, there are less expensive alternatives, such as gas, and in future renewables developing rapidly. The future pace of the development of China's nuclear energy program won't be decided on safety alone.
The momentum of the 12th five year plan makes it hard for china to change it's energy policy.
This created 3D GeoSEIS model has mapped volumetric structure of a strains field which is related with subduction an oceanic plate in the western and southern directions.
The 3D GeoSEIS Model proves, that the nuclear station has been constructed in very adverse tectonic structure which increments destructive energy of the earthquakes and tsunami.
3D-4D GeoSEIS models should be created before construction of objects dangerous for people!
I believe China is moving in the right direction when it comes to powering it's economy.
Production is related to building manufacturing that will be heavily need for there people.
I see there need for more experienced business opportunities to plan for the what if's.


Send-off at Magic Nissan. Photo by Erik Petersen.
First of all, I would like to apologize for not writing earlier. After each of the first two days, we were both very tired after lots of driving and visiting with folks along the way. Also, we didn't have any connectivity the first night so I couldn't post anyway.
Over 700 people have been regularly checking our live map at ZEroadtrip.com, along with 175 followers on our Facebook page and 76 followers on Twitter. I hope that the stuff we post is interesting to you all!
Starting last weekend, we drove the short 17 miles from the Canadian border in Lynden, WA to Bellingham, WA, near our home. Then, Monday morning, we left our home and resumed the journey south.
Three days into our journey, we've now traveled 466 miles (750 km). We have used 112.4 kWh of energy. Along the way we were greeted by about a dozen people at Magic Nissan of Everett, several staff and one local LEAF owner at Bill Korum's Puyallup Nissan, long-time LEAF owner David Laur outside of Olympia, several LEAF owners at Electric Avenue in Portland, and a couple LEAF owners just outside of Albany, OR. It has been really great to see people along the way, to share our knowledge and also to learn from them.
One frequent question from other LEAF owners we encounter in person and via social media is for technical information on how the ZEroadtrip.com site works. I will write another blog post at a later date about this. I do hope to some day make this functionality available to everyone.
Sometimes we forget to post on Facebook & Twitter for a while, and as I noted we haven't blogged much either. This trip is first and foremost our family vacation, so our personal priorities come first. We're doing this trip for fun. We appreciate all of you who are following along with is and will continue to communicate, but just keep in mind that it may not be particularly frequent due to these facts.
Along the same lines, this morning we made a personal choice to change the plan for our trip. Instead of following Interstate 5 down to the California border, we are going to divert directly to the Oregon coast on Thursday. We've added a couple additional stops along the coast so that we end up going back up the coast on the same original timeline. The primary reason for this choice was that the weather forecast calls for temperatures in the mid 90s F (mid 30s C), which is warmer than either of us would be anywhere near comfortable. It will be about 20 degrees F (10 degrees C) cooler on the coast, so we'll be much happier there. And a family vacation is much more fun if we're happy.
Those of you who were expecting us in the areas of Grants Pass, Medford, and Ashland, we apologize for this change. Hopefully next time we come down it won't be as hot and we'll be able to come down and visit.
So we will be driving from Cottage Grove to Reedsport on Thursday. This isn't a very long drive so we have no concerns. We'll stay in a hotel in Reedsport Thursday night, then head down to Port Orford the next day, where we'll spend two nights at Humbug Mountain State Park. We may travel further south during this time, possibly to the California border, but that's still undetermined. After that we'll head back up to Reedsport to resume our original plan.
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Kind of reminds me of those family stories of my great granddad and those adventurous road trips using the new "horseless carriage"! An adventure that requires special planning, meeting strangers – mid-route reroutes, unexpected surprises and all sorts of interesting, yet not confidence-inspiring stories.
What we're talking about here is basic transportation. These trips are fascinating to EV buffs, but I agree with a poster yesterday who said these kinds of tales just scare the bejeepers out of the common person looking for a car! I mean, jeez – nobody wants that kind of hassle to get off fossil fuel, or to help the environment.
What I see is a great story about using a highly-limited commuter vehicle to do the job commonly associated with a gas vehicle that gets it's fuel from any number of thousands of convenient filling stations located literally everywhere, having none of the limitations or trepidations connected to a trip like this one.
So, like the commenter here said yesterday, while we EVérs find this entertaining and educational, people who are curious about going electric must just freak out with a blazing word – "HUUUGE HASSLE!" in mind while following these EV adventures!
I've been waiting year after year to see charging stations pop up near on the east side of Washington and we have basically nothing. All the infrastructure is on the west coast. Very disappointing. I think you would have much difficulty doing 1500 miles if you started from Spokane.


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Крісті́на Ата А́йдо (Aidoo; *1942) — ганська письменниця. Пише англійською.

Закінчила Легонський університет (1963). Головна тема її розповідей — самоствердження жінки, як особи, переборення консерватизму стародавнього укладу життя. Одна з перших в Гані звернулась до теми конфліктів традиційного стилю життя та культури з сучасністю. П'єси: «Примара» (1965) та «Анова» (1970).

Бібліографія
 The Dilemma of a Ghost (play), Longman, 1965
 Anowa (a play based on a Ghanaian legend), Longman, 1970
 No Sweetness Here: A Collection of Short Stories, Longman, 1970
 Our Sister Killjoy: or Reflections from a Black-eyed Squint, Longman, 1977
 Someone Talking to Sometime (a poetry collection), Harare: College Press, 1986
 The Eagle and the Chickens and Other Stories (for children), Tana Press, 1986
 Birds and Other Poems, Harare: College Press, 1987
 Changes: a Love Story (novel), The Women's Press, 1991
 An Angry Letter in January (poems), Dangaroo Press, 1992
 The Girl Who Can and Other Stories, Heinemann African Writers Series, 1997
 Diplomatic Pounds & Other Stories, Ayebia Clarke Publishing, 2012.

Література
 Африка. Енциклопедичний довідник. Т.1-2. Москва, 1986

Ганські письменники
Легонський університет
Жінки-політики XX століття
Письменники-романісти XX століття
Поети XX століття
Письменниці-феміністки


Got a question or comment about Airport in Central African Republic? Ask a Travel Expert!
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I LIKE THIS !!! Thank you Patch !!!
Filming begins on ITV's The Frankenstein Chronicles - Season Two - starring Sean Bean
"He lives..."
The Frankenstein Chronicles, a terrifying re-imagining of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein starring Sean Bean has returned to begin filming its second season for ITV Encore and Endemol.
The major new six-part drama series, produced by Rainmark Films, sees Bean return as John Marlott - no longer a mere mortal, Marlott's purpose is to seek revenge on Lord Daniel Hervey for taking his life, and to redeem his soul after being wrongly convicted and hanged for murder.
Set in 1830s London, Marlott must operate outside the law as he comes up against dark forces in high society and in the dangerous slums of the over-crowded capital. In his pursuit of Hervey, Marlott takes on the establishment in the form of Robert Peel's newly formed Police force and the Church. In the darkest corners of Georgian London, Marlott acts as defender of the poor and destitute as he fights to clear his name and bring Hervey to justice.
Cast joining Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Accused) includes Laurence Fox (Becoming Jane, Lewis), Ed Stoppard (The Musketeers, Cilla), Maeve Dermody (SS-GB, And Then There Were None) and Richie Campbell (Waterloo Road, Liar). Robbie Gee (Cuffs, Snatch), Ryan Sampson (Plebs, Holby City), Tom Ward (Silent Witness) and Vanessa Kirby (The Crown, About Time) will also return.
The new series is written by Michael Robert Johnson, Paul Tomalin, Noel Farragher, Colin Carberry and Glenn Patterson, directed by Alex Gabassi (Psi, The Hypnotist), produced by Lawrence Till (Harlots, Mr Selfridge, Shameless) and executive produced by Tracey Scoffield (Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, The Gathering Storm, Dirty Pretty Things), David Tanner (The Frankenstein Chronicles - Series 1, Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight – as co-producer) and Frank Doelger (Game of Thrones, Rome, John Adams, The Gathering Storm) for Rainmark Films, and Justin Thomson and Patrick Irwin (The Fall, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell) for Far Moor.
Talent behind the camera includes director of photography Joel Devlin, Costume Designer Lindsay Pugh, Hair and Make-Up Designer Pamela Smyth and Production Designer Ashleigh Jeffers.
Filming will begin in Northern Ireland from 13 March 2017 with funding from Northern Ireland Screen.
Endemol Worldwide Distribution is handling international sales outside UK/Ireland.
http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/filming-begins-itvs-frankenstein-chronicles-season-two-starring-sean-bean
The Frankenstein Chronicles adds Laurence Fox to cast for season two
The programme began filming on Monday in Northern Ireland and will be back as a six-part series on ITV later in the year.
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/national/article/The-Frankenstein-Chronicles-adds-Laurence-Fox-to-cast-for-season-two-74f0b63e-3055-4250-9e7a-a9f6db7ea83d-ds
Laurence Fox, son of actor James Fox (Cleanskin,Anna Karenina)
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The Frankenstein Chronicles ?
19th century days.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRouuBmBr20/
The Frankenstein Chronicles: Season Two Production Begins for Sean Bean Series
In 2015, A&E announced they would air season one of The Frankenstein Chronicles in the U.S. However, no premiere date has been announced. It remains unclear if the network will also air season two.
http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/frankenstein-chronicles-season-two-production-begins-sean-bean-series/
https://www.facebook.com/dramaquarterly/?fref=nf
The Frankenstein Chronicles - Season 2 - Filming Starts + Casting News
http://www.spoilertv.com/2017/03/the-frankenstein-chronicles-season-2.html#.WMlZm9CxwB0.twitter
Setting up for our next jailbird scene. #frankensteinchronicles #directorofphotography
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRrXGi-FSH4/?taken-by=joeldevlindp
Quote from: patch on March 14, 2017, 05:51:53 AM
Laurence Fox, son of actor James Fox (Cleanskin, Anna Karenina)
On his Face Book page he said, "Great part. Very excited."
https://www.facebook.com/LaurenceFoxMusic/posts/1350802444976072?pnref=story
With such a great cast i hope for season 2 itv take a chance and put it on their main channel and not tucked away on itv encore.
Does not itch... At all...
https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/844963654432964608
https://www.instagram.com/p/BR_PRraBJJX/?taken-by=lozzafox1
My shitty, terrible, fucking commute back to the hotel. #throwmeafrickenbonehere
Preparing to spend a penny in late Georgian garb can prove quite a kerfuffle.
The staff ready for inspection!#frankensteinchronicles #directorofphotography
......Ballywalter. Myra tail end of next week. .........We're on day 14 of 70
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSPE0KEAWxP/?taken-by=joeldevlindp
After two weeks of night shoots our esteemed Director @alexgabassi wonders whether he'll ever see the sun again. #thefrankensteinchronicles #directorofphotography
https://www.instagram.com/p/BS4dPnaFLqP/?taken-by=joeldevlindp
Birthday settings on set today for man like Seanie B.. Good vibes all round #thefrankensteinchronicles
From Paris to Berlin to London to...County Down #thefrankensteinchronicles
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTQnd53haWi/?taken-by=missclairerafferty
A lovely signed thank you card from Sean Bean for sending him a @mustoclothing jacket to keep him warm whilst filming #thefrankensteinchronicles - got to love my job at times ☺
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTTTZfSFS5b/?tagged=thefrankensteinchronicles
The office this week...#thefrankensteinchronicles #visitnorthernireland #filming #workingathome ☘
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTrf4ajACFz/?tagged=thefrankensteinchronicles
Genie Boom heaven. 8 of these beasts on location here for Frankenstein Chronicles II @AJHReid @NIScreen @VisitBelfast @HelenStills
......We always enjoy filming at Ballywalter Park 😍 #thefrankensteinchronicles
.......And we love having you here - missing you now...... #thefrankensteinchronicles
https://twitter.com/themakeupdept/status/867077056001126401
Team Stills shoot day for #Frankensteinchronicles season 2 #seanbean @UKNikon #elinchrom #profoto @ITV ⭐
https://twitter.com/HelenStills/status/874963926022225920
Second last day on The Frankenstein Chronicles season 2
https://www.instagram.com/p/BVWxwTBAo8K/?tagged=thefrankensteinchronicles
Thanks to Rebecca
In Pictures: Armagh filming of award-winning period drama The Frankenstein Chronicles
Cameras are once again rolling on the second series of the award-winning gothic period drama The Frankenstein Chronicles.
And again Armagh City and its stunning architectural backdrop is taking centre-stage.
The city's Vicars Hill was again taken back in time, with the famous street decked out to give it the appearance of 1830s London, the era in which the second series is set.
The major new six-part drama series, produced by Rainmark Films, sees Hollywood star Sean Bean return as John Marlott – no longer a mere mortal, Marlott's purpose is to seek revenge on Lord Daniel Hervey for taking his life, and to redeem his soul after being wrongly convicted and hanged for murder.
Marlott finds himself forced to operate outside the law as he comes up against dark forces in high society and in the dangerous slums of the over-crowded capital. In his pursuit of Hervey, Marlott takes on the establishment in the form of Robert Peel's newly formed police force and the Church.
In the darkest corners of Georgian London, Marlott acts as defender of the poor and destitute as he fights to clear his name and bring Hervey to justice.
Cast joining Sean Bean includes Laurence Fox (Becoming Jane, Lewis), Ed Stoppard (The Musketeers, Cilla), Maeve Dermody (SS-GB, And Then There Were None) and Richie Campbell (Waterloo Road, Liar).
Robbie Gee (Cuffs, Snatch), Ryan Sampson (Plebs, Holby City), Tom Ward (Silent Witness) and Vanessa Kirby (The Crown, About Time) will also return.
The film crews returned to Armagh this week.
The first city folk knew cameras were to begin rolling again came on Monday morning when the Shambles Yard was taken over with lorries and trailers for the cast and crew.
Shooting on the series began on location across Northern Ireland in March.
These exclusive photographs – taken by Jacqueline Prunty Donnelly – give a fantastic behind the scenes glimpse into the production as filming took place in Armagh.
No doubt this will not be their last visit to our stunning wee city!
http://armaghi.com/whats-on/armagh-filming-frankenstein-chronicles-gothic-tv-drama/51750
Cameras have been rolling in Armagh this week as Sean Bean returns in the latest series of The Frankenstein Chronicles and Vicars Hill goes back in time, decked out to give it the appearance of 1830s London
Currently watching him in "Broken" so looking fwd to this
........ Legend! He was in the CHARLEMONT Arms Hotel Sunday watching the footy when I was having me dinner
https://www.facebook.com/armaghonline/posts/1026287584140373


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Oct 14, 2015 - 10:06 am
Volkswagen, Aston Martin, Toyota, Turkey, Audi, Hero Electric.
Aston MartinAudiHero ElectricToyotaTurkeyVolkswagen
New e-poch for VW: Volkswagen comes up with concrete measures in an attempt to disperse the smelly fumes of dieselgate. VW's new product strategy includes increased electrification. The MQB platform will be redesigned to accomodate longer range PHEV, EVs and mild hybrids. Additionally, a 'Modular Electric Toolkit' (MEB) will be developed to become the standard architecture for electric passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. VW further confirmed to make the next-gen Phaeton electric only.
greencarcongress.com, worldcarfans.com, volkswagen-media-services.com
Aston Martin electrifies as it prepares the all-electric version of the Rapide with up to 735 kW, set for launch by the end of 2017, CEO Andy Palmer announced. It will be followed by an electric DBX.
Prius update: Toyota's latest Prius will give consumers the choice between a lithium-ion or a new nickel-metal hydride hybrid battery. Optionally, the E-Four system turns the Prius into an AWD. Sales will start this December in Japan.
greencarcongress.com, toyota.co.jp
Turkish EV: Turkey has officially presented the first three prototypes of its national cars. While the models wear camouflage, it is apparent that the design was strongly "inspired" by Cadillac. Two versions are electric with one featuring a range extender. Production is planned for 2019.
A3 electrified: German Auto Bild previews the upcoming A3. By 2019 it will become available as a plug-in hybrid with 220 hp. A mild hybrid version is planned as well.
autobild.de (in German)
Electric two-wheeler: India's Hero Electric has launched a new electric scooter. The E-Sprint reaches a top speed of 45 kph and claims a range of up to 80 kilometres in eco mode.
indianautosblog.com
Author: Stefan Koeller
PEV sales in China.
Tesla autopilot, VW cheat mode.
https://www.electrive.com/2015/10/14/volkswagen-aston-martin-toyota-turkey-audi-hero-electric/


You never know what you mind find hiding in the crevices in the tide pools along our rocky shore. Native residents include chitons, barnacles, periwinkles, turban snails, limpets and crabs. Look but don't touch … the Monterey Bay Sanctuary is just that, a place of refuge for our local shore dwellers.
And remember … watch out for those waves, they can sneak up on you.
Good Food … Good Mood!


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Robert J. Tierney is a professor of linguistics and literature and currently a professor at University of British Columbia, having previously held an Honorary Professorship at University of Sydney, and is also a published author of articles and books, largely collected by libraries worldwide.

References

External links
JSTOR

Academic staff of the University of Sydney
Linguists from the United States
American non-fiction writers
Jacksonville State University alumni
University of Georgia alumni
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)


Burton Rugby Club, one of the oldest rugby clubs in the UK, was established in 1870 and is now looking forward to a stadium fit for the twenty-first century, after a deal to convert their existing premises at Peel Croft into a mixed retail site, was agreed by East Staffordshire council.
Concerns that the new building contravenes planning laws were allayed when it was explained that almost half of the total 10,000 square metres will be accommodated on the mezzanine floors.
Peel Croft, the club's permanent home ground since 1910, had become increasingly inadequate over the last few years. Planning permission has already been granted for a new stadium to be built at Branston Bridge and now that the sale of the existing stadium has been agreed, these plans can move forward. The new site will have a modern clubhouse with extensive training facilities and ten permanent pitches – six full size and four junior pitches. It is expected that that the facilities will be available for use by schools and sports clubs in the area and for community events.
A new road traffic system has been designed to serve the new retail park and additional parking constructed for over two hundred cars with ten motorbikes and twenty bicycle spaces.


While watching a lecture about Chuck Jones cartoons, Ben's thoughts drift in various directions.
Pronoun Trouble combines a fact-adjacent lecture about three great films with tons of other topics that sometimes come to mind. It has been described as hilarious, clever, surreal and very silly.
Ben Moor is an actor, writer and comedian and a stalwart of the Edinburgh Fringe. TV appearances include The IT Crowd, Knowing Me, Knowing You and Men Behaving Badly.
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Omas gegen Rechts, Eigenschreibweise meist in Großbuchstaben OMAS GEGEN RECHTS, ist eine seit 2017 bestehende parteiunabhängige Bürgerinitiative, die in Deutschland und Österreich durch lose organisierte Ortsgruppen in Erscheinung tritt. Die Omas gegen Rechts engagieren sich unter anderem durch Demonstrationen und andere Aktionen gegen Rechtsextremismus und für Toleranz.

Geschichte
Die Initiative wurde in Wien 2017 von der Theologin und Psychotherapeutin Monika Salzer gegründet. Nach Angaben von Monika Salzer war die Gründung der Initiative eine Reaktion auf die Koalition der Österreichischen Volkspartei mit der Freiheitlichen Partei Österreichs in der Bundesregierung Kurz I. Seit Frühjahr 2018 ist die Initiative auch in Deutschland aktiv. Nach Angaben der Deutschen Welle ist das Bündnis "in mehr als 70 Städten" aktiv, laut der Berliner Zeitung gibt es bundesweit "etwa hundert Regionalgruppen" (Stand 2020).

Ziele

Die Initiative setzt sich gegen Antisemitismus, Rassismus und Frauenfeindlichkeit ein. Sie möchte "sich den rechten und faschistischen Entwicklungen entgegenstellen, die sie in Deutschland und den europäischen Ländern beobachten." Zudem tritt die Initiative für Gleichberechtigung und Toleranz ein und solidarisiert sich mit der Bewegung Fridays for Future. Teilweise demonstrieren Ortsgruppen gegen die Proteste gegen Schutzmaßnahmen zur COVID-19-Pandemie in Deutschland.

Organisationsstruktur
Die Omas gegen Rechts sind seit 2017 in Österreich als Verein organisiert. Darüber hinaus erfolgt die Organisation der Regionalgruppen ohne institutionelle Anbindung. Von der Initiative selber werden die Entscheidungsfindungsprozesse als basisdemokratisch bezeichnet. Als zentrale Plattform zum Austausch zwischen den Ortsgruppen dient eine Facebook-Gruppe.

Aktionen

In Deutschland und Österreich treten die Omas gegen Rechts bei verschiedenen Demonstrationen und Anlässen auf. Als Erkennungszeichen dienen dabei pinke oder bunte Strickmützen, sogenannte "Pussyhats". Nach eigenen Angaben sind die Mützen "Zeichen von gewaltlosem Widerstand und Solidarität". Namensgebung und Gestaltung der Kopfbedeckungen sind Protesten gegen Donald Trump entlehnt.

Im Februar 2020 trat der Chor der Münchener Ortsgruppe der Omas gegen Rechts gemeinsam mit Sarah Hakenberg in der ZDF-Kabarett-Sendung Die Anstalt auf. Nach eigenen Angaben war der Auftritt "die musikalische Antwort auf die rechte Empörung nach dem Kinderchorlied 'Meine Oma ist 'ne Umweltsau'".

Am 4. Juli 2020 unterstützten die Omas gegen Rechts die von der SPÖ Braunau organisierte Demonstration für den Erhalt des Mahnsteins vor dem Hitler-Geburtshaus. Redner gegen die vom Innenministerium geplante "Geschichtsneutralisierung" waren Susanne Scholl, Robert Eiter vom OÖ Netzwerk gegen Rassismus und Rechtsextremismus, der Schriftsteller Ludwig Laher und die Abgeordnete zum Nationalrat Sabine Schatz.

Auszeichnungen
Im Dezember 2019 erhielt die Initiative Omas gegen Rechts den Integrationspreis der Stadt Freiburg im Breisgau. Im November 2020 folgte der Paul-Spiegel-Preis für Zivilcourage des Zentralrats der Juden in Deutschland (die Preisübergabe wurde 2022 vollzogen, der Preis ist mit 5000 € dotiert.) und im November 2021 der Thüringer Demokratiepreis. Am 8. Oktober 2021 erhielt Monika Salzer mit der Initiative Omas gegen Rechts in Dortmund die Auszeichnung "Aufmüpfige Frau des Jahres", die von der Stiftung Aufmüpfige Frauen vergeben wird. Der Kultur- und Friedenspreis der Villa Ichon mit 5000 € ging 2022 an die Omas gegen Rechts in Bremen, der stellvertretend von Gerda Smorra und Renate Diekmann entgegengenommen wurde. Ebenfalls 2022 wurde den Omas gegen Rechts aus Kandel der Regine-Hildebrandt-Preis der deutschen Sozialdemokratie verliehen.

Siehe auch

 Initiativen gegen Rechtsextremismus in Deutschland

Literatur
 Monika Salzer: Omas gegen Rechts – Warum wir für die Zukunft unserer Enkel kämpfen. Droemer HC, München 2017, ISBN 978-3-426-27811-6.

Weblinks

 Omas gegen Rechts Österreich
 Initiative Omas gegen Rechts Deutschland
 Verein Omas gegen Rechts in Deutschland
 OMAS GEGEN RECHTS Deutschland-Bündnis

Einzelnachweise

Bürgerinitiative
Gegründet 2017
Initiative gegen Rechtsextremismus


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Warnock eyes quality additions at Palace
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Both players are on international duty early next year, with captain Jedinak in action for Australia in their AFC Asian Cup campaign while Bolasie features for DR Congo in the Africa Cup of Nations.
And, speaking ahead of Tuesday's Premier League game against Aston Villa, Warnock explained that he is on the lookout for players who are capable of fulfilling the roles played by key figures such as Jedinak and Bolasie.
"It would be nice [to bring in players in January] but the chairman knows that we need to [improve] two or three areas - not just in numbers but quality," he said.
"The quality we probably haven't got but we've got a genuine bunch who don't know when they're beaten.
"We don't want to disrupt what we've got and we need to be careful with the type of player we bring in and they have to be better quality-wise.
"It would be nice to bring someone in on January 1 and we're looking at targets but it's difficult. Other teams want to replace ones they're selling and it always seems to end as a scramble however hard you try.
"James McCarthy came in for Jedinak at Old Trafford and I thought he was superb so we've got players around, but Jedinak and Bolasie will be missed.
"The good news is that [Marouane] Chamak won't be going. That is a plus for us."
Chamak will not feature at the African showpiece in Equatorial Guinea after Morocco were stripped of hosting the tournament and kicked out due to a disagreement over the dates of the tournament and fears over Ebola.
Warnock also addressed apparent concerns over issues between him and the striker, having brought Chamakh off shortly after the hour in Saturday's draw with Swansea City, following a yellow card in the first half.
"I've not a problem with Cham. On Saturday, he didn't lose it, but the circumstances, even in the second half, he is how he is and he is temperamental," Warnock added.
"He wants to do everything for you but it's a matter of cooling him and I didn't want to risk him missing Tuesday [through suspension].
"A younger more inexperienced ref may have booked him for bouncing the ball or something."


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Pretoria mayoral home fetches R5m
The City of Tshwane's mayoral house in Muckleneuk finally went under the hammer yesterday at an auction in Joburg for R5.1 million.
The property in Muckleneuk, Pretoria.
Executive mayor Solly Msimanga had hoped the house could fetch at least R8m despite that it had been valued at R5m. The successful bidder asked to remain anonymous, but said he bought the property for investment purposes.
Msimanga expressed happiness with the sale, saying it showed that the DA-led administration had been able to fulfil its promise to the people of Tshwane to dispose of the house.
He said the proceeds would be used to build a minimum of 40 to 45 houses for needy families.
He said a meeting would take place between himself, MMC for human settlements Mandla Nkomo and municipal manager Dr Moeletsi Mosola to discuss how to identify low-cost houses beneficiaries.
"We can make sure we allocate houses to the most needy beneficiaries. There are old people that have been on the housing list since 1998.
"We can look into child-headed homes but there are also families of the disabled people that come to mind," he said.
He hoped that by the end of this financial year some houses would have been built and allocated.
"I don't know whether we will be finished with the houses by the end of this financial year. If we are able to finish we will start moving people in. We are not going to wait until we have built all of them before we move people in," he said.
Msimanga spoke of the R12m that had sparked controversy when it was spent on renovations to the property by the ANC municipality.
"The house has been standing for a number of years and millions and millions have been spent on it," he said
A forensic investigation instituted by the ANC then had revealed a trail of corrupt activities into the renovation project.
The project costs were initially set at R1.2m, but they rocketed to R12m without explanation.
The project was part of a R132m refurbishment project, which included the City Hall, commissioned under the watch of former mayor Kgosientso "Sputla" Ramokgopa.
Msimanga has since laid criminal charges with the police against those implicated in the forensic investigation.
At a media briefing yesterday, he said: "This is far from over. We have laid criminal charges against those that were involved. I am frustrated at the justice system. It is now in the hands of authorities."
Msimanga lashed out at public representatives who wanted to stay in properties paid for with public funds.
"The thing is: we are there to to serve people and we should live in our own homes. I am staying in my own house that I have been staying in for years before I even any proper became mayor.
"We should do that. We are there not to enjoy the perks but we are there to serve the people," he said.
It was the responsibility of his administration to use every cent of taxpayers' money to the benefit of the people of the City.
Msimanga said the City had decided to auction the property in the name of transparency and fairness.
"We didn't want to look or let the system sound like it was biased towards an individual. This is why we opened it up to the public like everything that we do in the City now.
"Everybody must know what it is that we are doing. Everybody must get a fair chance to bid and this is what we do exactly. It was properly advertised. We went through the right processes.
"Members of the public can witness how we dispose of the property."
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Posted at 07:12AM Nov 24, 2017 by Editor in Pretoria |


A teenager is getting ready to take part in a mammoth 33-hour broadcast to raise money for a hospital radio station.
Matthew Rolland decided to take on the marathon challenge after being inspired by Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles, who raised £2.4 million during a 50-hour broadcast for Comic Relief last month.
The 17-year-old is teaming up with other DJs from Hospital Radio Reading, based at Royal Berkshire Hospital, for the challenge in June.
He said: "We're doing a 33-hour broadcast so that's from 10pm on Friday to Sunday morning and we're hoping to raise money for the hospital radio.
During his broadcast Chris Moyles and sidekick Comedy Dave, welcomed celebrity guests into the studio and Matthew said his team were hoping to do the same by recruiting local celebs.
Matthew, who works at Sainsbury's in Winnersh, joined Hospital Radio Reading in September last year and runs the request show on Wednesday nights.
The marathon broadcast will kick-off on Friday, June 10, at 10pm and finish on Sunday, June 12, at 7am. And the team will be staying awake and on-air for the entire duration of the challenge.
Former Emmbrook School pupil Matthew, from Wokingham, said: "I'm a little bit nervous but I think we will be able to do it.


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Sony Music/Masterworks: "THE MUSIC OF HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD: IN FOUR CONTEMPORARY SUITES" BY IMOGEN HEAP
Following its hugely successfully, critically acclaimed digital and CD album release, THE MUSIC OF HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, an album of music from the internationally acclaimed stage production, is available now as a limited edition, 2-LP deluxe vinyl set from Sony Music Masterworks. Newly pressed on 180-gram vinyl for maximum audio fidelity, the set arrives within a gatefold jacket featuring gold foil artwork and embossed lettering. Also included in the deluxe vinyl edition is an 8-page, large-format booklet containing production shots and commentary from Imogen Heap and key members of the production's creative team.
Available everywhere to stream and download, The Music of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was written, composed, performed and recorded by GRAMMY and Ivor Novello Award-winner Imogen Heap. Presented as four contemporary musical suites, each showcasing one of the play's theatrical acts, the unique new album format from Imogen Heap chronologically features the music heard in the stage production, further reworked to transport listeners on a sonic journey through the world of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
"This album is like nothing I've ever attempted before," says Imogen Heap of The Music of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. "It's four suites containing music from each of the four acts of the play. With over 100 moments of music in the play, the challenge was how to weave them together, and I think it has manifested into a really enjoyable listen, with memories for those who've seen the play, musical accompaniment to those with the script of the play or simply just to enjoy the music as a stand-alone album. It is crafted to be listened to in its entirety, taking the listener through different worlds within each suite. I don't know another album like it. I hope others enjoy listening to it as much as I've enjoyed making it."
Produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions and based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a new play by Jack Thorne, directed by John Tiffany with movement by Steven Hoggett, set by Christine Jones, costumes by Katrina Lindsay, music and arrangements by Imogen Heap, lighting by Neil Austin, sound by Gareth Fry, illusions and magic by Jamie Harrison, music supervision and arrangements by Martin Lowe.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is now playing at the Palace Theatre in London, where it received its world premiere in July 2016; at the Lyric Theatre in New York, where it opened on Broadway in April 2018; and at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne, where it opened in February. Upcoming productions include the exclusive U.S. West Coast premiere in San Francisco at the Curran later this year; the German premiere, the first foreign language production, at the Mehr! Theater am Großmarkt in Hamburg in spring of 2020; and, the Canadian premiere at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto in autumn of 2020.
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Modern victims of torture face similarly poor odds of convincing their tormentors of their innocence, says Gray. In a recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, he and professor of psychology Daniel Wegner found that subjects who underwent "torture" and expressed pain appeared guiltier to those complicit in their torment.
Research participants who showed up for what they believed was a study on morality were introduced briefly to a "partner" (an actress) and then escorted, alone, to a nearby room, where they were told the woman might have cheated in a die-roll experiment to win more money for herself than for her partner. They were also told that the truth is often admitted under stress, and that they'd hear the woman being "tortured" by having her hand immersed in ice water for 80 seconds.
Neither version featured a confession, but participants who heard the woman in pain reported a higher likelihood of guilt than those who listened to the woman when she remained unfazed. This result, explain Gray and Wegner, reflects cognitive dissonance—those who took part by listening to the "torture" had a psychological need to justify their complicity, and therefore believed that the pain must be something the tortured person deserved.
But determination of guilt, the study found, is a matter not just of pain, but also of place. In an alternate version of the experiment, participants simply listened to a recorded version of the ice-water "torture." In this case, the results were flipped: The more pain the victim evinced, the less guilty the participants found her to be. Where cognitive dissonance offered the necessary justification in the first experiments—in which the observer had met the victim and was literally and figuratively closer to her—the researchers offer "moral typecasting" to explain the second outcome. Under that theory, Gray explains, people are seen as either evil agents inflicting pain or blameless victims: "Typecasting suggests that those in victim roles who are harmed and experience pain should be seen as incapable of being immoral." When study participants had no need to justify their own actions, their sympathetic response of moral typecasting could operate freely.
Gray says the experiment suggests that governments that initially advocate torture—or passively allow it—will see it as more justifiable, and thus are more likely to advocate for its use in the future. "You can see the feedback cycle," he explains: if torturers see their victim's pain as a sign of guilt, then the approach seems effective and it makes sense to torture more people. In reality, though, he notes, the pain that torture causes "just changes our perception" of the victim, not our knowledge of the facts of the case.


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Financial projections cause headaches to many entrepreneurs. The main purposes of this article are clarifying the major doubts around this topic and giving guidelines on the methods, the mindset to adopt when computing projections and the tools and tips that may be useful in the process.
bottom-up: it is also referred to as "inside-out" because it starts by estimating internally available resources to then project them into the future.
top-down: or "outside-in", because it starts from external data on the market size and then estimates market share and revenues target you can achieve to then workout subsequent implications for your organisation.
Which method is most suitable?
The key differences between the two approaches lay in their assumptions. The choice depends then on the purpose of the projections.
The main assumption of the bottom-up approach is that you will be able to sell everything you are able to produce. This does not imply that companies do not raise capital or use external financing. However, they mainly use internally generated cash-flows to grow their business. The purpose of the projections may be, for instance, to assist internal management or exit planning.
With the top-down approach, the main assumption is that the resources to get to a certain growth path, revenues or market share target are available and easy to acquire. In other terms, it implies that you are going to be able to raise capital to reach those milestones. This is the reason why this method is most suitable for startups in the process of raising capital, thus estimating resources to achieve certain goals and growth.
This method is generally adopted when the company is growing organically and revenues are capped – there is a maximum potential to the revenues. The longer the company has been around, the easier it would be to estimate costs of new growth and related revenues, increasing the forecast's precision.
Let's take for example an ice-cream factory. Your production plant allows you to produce 1 million ice-creams per quarter, and you are able to sell them for 1 euro each. The main assumption in this case is that you will be able to produce that volume and that you will be able to sell all of it.
You can then produce a certain number of products and serve a certain number of clients. If you want to raise your turnover to 2 million, you will probably need to invest in the production plant, either by external financing resources or by waiting a certain amount of time to generate the necessary cash.
Still, every time you increase the maximum volume you can produce, there is a cap on the potential revenues. This doesn't mean that this type of business is not scalable or that you cannot reach a very high turnover, but the growth path is not like the traditional hockey-stick. It is more predictable and it looks like ladder, where every step is represented by the maximum capability your organisation can reach without additional investments.
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Avery Healthcare acquires UK arm of Hawthorns Retirement Homes group
An exciting new phase of development has been announced by Avery Healthcare, which involves, for the first time, expanding into the field of retirement living.
The company has acquired the UK arm of The Hawthorns Retirement Homes group, a name now synonymous with gracious retirement living, a partnership which is a perfect fit in terms of excellent quality, delivered by committed staff.
Avery hopes that this first, major and substantial acquisition, will herald several other investments in the coming months.
With Avery now established as a leader in the care sector, offering best practice in terms of standards, this new phase also brings into their portfolio like minded communities, but from a level of service one step below residential care.
The retirement communities are also unique in the UK, offering individuals the opportunity to rent rather than buy serviced studios and apartments, in a hotel like environment. Based on an American model, the system was one of the first alternatives to those wishing to make the most of their assets, without needing to invest any capital. So residents enjoy stylish living arrangements while renting on a short flexible lease.
The investment in The Hawthorns has been described by Avery as 'exciting' and is a strategically important move. Avery prides itself in innovative and better ways to deliver health care, while the prime retirement real estate of The Hawthorns is unique in its field.
Considered some of the most successful retirement communities in the world, The Hawthorns can be found in Braintree, in Essex, Eastbourne, in East Sussex and Clevedon, in Somerset. The concept, devised in the US over 30 years ago, is both unique and simple, offering residents security, excellent accommodation, good food and the company of like minded neighbours.
Individuals can enjoy on site restaurant dining, with three freshly prepared meals a day, libraries, games rooms and beauty facilities, backed by the support and security of a live- in management team, who manage cleaning and laundry services, free transport off site in a private mini bus and beautifully landscaped gardens. As the company promises: "With everything taken care of in our retirement homes you'll have time to do the things you enjoy most and fill your days with pleasure and good company."
The first Hawthorn community in the UK was in Clevedon, Somerset in 1985, where residents enjoy stunning coastal views. Eastbourne was completed in 1999, followed by The Hawthorns in Braintree, Essex in 2009. The Hawthorns in Eastbourne was further expanded in 2010 to include a hamlet of bungalows.
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RFID specialist at ID&C, Steve Daly explains how developments in security wristbands will help combat criminal activity at festivals in 2012 and beyond.
Panellist for the anticipated 'Criminal In-Tent' seminar at the LIVE UK Summit earlier this month, Daly showcased how RFID wristbands will play a part in the combat against increasing criminal activity witnessed at festivals in 2011.
Sat with Daly were, Kevin Walker, detective constable at Leicestershire Police and Reg Walker, ticket fraud expert from Iridium Consulting. Offering experience and insight, the seasoned pros discussed how festivals have continued see criminal hotspots at campsites, site perimeters and even inside main arenas, where wristband mugging has been an issue.
Criminal gangs, fraudsters and mere chancers will always exist in the industry, but while anti-crime initiatives strive to raise awareness, the panel was in mutual agreement that the strengthening of communication between organisers, access specialists and police will drive the success of crime prevention at festivals going forward.
This year's riots showed how today's technology can be used as a tool to negative effect but it was security wristband technology that drew a focus in the latter part of the seminar. ID&C's Steve Daly noted the success of RFID wristbands used at the Coachella festival in California. In 2010, organisers of the 3 -day gig struggled with touts, fence-hoppers and hundreds of chances. The deployment of RFID wristbands in 2011 however, eliminated all fraudulent activity around the Coachella site and as a result of this, overall criminal activity was reduced.
The unique design and technology behind the wristbands proved too advanced for the fraudsters who, along with the usual chancers, were dismissed way before they had a sniff of the Coachella arena. "The wristbands and access systems ran without a hitch and allowed organisers to dramatically improve on security, while the punters got the added value of reduced queues'' states Daly.
Daly continues, "The technology was trailed at the Isle of Wight festival this year with RFID wristbands providing a cashless environment for fans in the VIP arena. Although this wasn't introduced to combat criminal activity – organisers in the UK are now more aware of the benefits RFID can offer festival security.
ID&C will be showcasing their RFID wristbands and security accreditation at the UK Festival Awards Conference on 15th November at the HMV forum.


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Using Policies to Promote Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: What is Working?
VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
Carol Plummer
Alisa Klein
Overview: Policies can be either formal or informal. A formal policy is a course of action outlined in writing that guides institutional efforts and management of resources. Formal policies often include pieces of legislation, ordinances, and public rules and regulations. What individuals and organizations actually do, or fail to do, to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse constitutes informal policy. Use of policy has become a primary tool in sexual violence prevention. Policy advocacy and legislative reform provide one important approach to creating lasting social change (Cohen & Swift, 1999; Dahlberg & Krug, 2002).
Review of Policy Efforts: There are policies in place at many different social levels. International social policies suggest that gender inequality, social norms, and economic inequality as root causes of sexual violence (WHO & LSHTM, 2010); this includes child sexual abuse. Primary prevention strategies tend to receive less attention in programs and policies (Finkelhor, 2009) while secondary prevention is the principle level of prevention addressed by most formal policies (National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Exploitation, 2008). Some examples of legislative policies include mandated reporting policies and policies addressing child sexual exploitation and trafficking. Some policies provide government funding for prevention programs. Using this funding to support child sexual abuse prevention and services will have long-term benefits for sexual assault programs.
On a more local level, organizations and communities may establish policies that address child sexual abuse. Some common approaches include education for children, education for parents, and education on bystander prevention. Education-based policies require additional evaluation to measure ongoing effectiveness. Youth serving organizations may put policies in place to try and safeguard against abuse. These policies include mandated background checks for employees, paying attention to facility design, and establishing formal processes for investigating allegations of abuse.
Considerations for policy development: When developing policies to help promote child sexual abuse prevention, it is important to keep several points in mind. First, developing policies that are culturally relevant and meaningful for the communities affected will help to promote community understanding and buy-in. Second, it is important to include methods for evaluating your policies to avoid continuing a policy that is harmful or ineffective.
While traditionally, randomized clinical trials have been the gold standard for evaluation, researchers (Schorr, 2009; Tseng, 2012) have suggested that it is time to expand the ways we evaluate effectiveness. Measuring policy effectiveness should include a variety of approaches to gathering knowledge and understanding outcomes. Incorporating policies that are shown to work will help to promote faster social change and an end to child sexual abuse.
Organizations can think about ways to adapt their policies to promote prevention. They can also take assessment of any informal policies that detract from the goal of preventing abuse and use education and training to help increase organizational capacity and readiness to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse.
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