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Fly (CD)
Category: CD'S
I am the Sun
My Secret Muse
Dance for Little Feet
Are You Listening
Cloudless
A Girl Named Alice
Next Time Can I Dance With You
FLY – reviewed by RJ Lannan on 6/12/2010 – Rating: Excellent
Back in the 60's there was a plethora of polls, a largesse of lists, and a surfeit of suppositions as to whose music you would take if you were stranded on a deserted island. I of course theorized that if you were on that island, it would not be deserted. All theories aside, I would take anything and everything by Canadian composer Eric Harry. His Neo-symphonic works are exciting, complex, vivid and absolutely amazing. He combines many musical worlds in his compositions that include, but are not restricted to classical, cinematic, New Age, World and orchestral. Frankly, I had quite a dilemma on my hands when he sent me his music. I could not choose one of his four albums over another so I left it up to him, then I concentrated on Fly. The lead instrument is piano, but there is so much more music in every song that it becomes a musical experience as he metamorphoses music into theater for the senses. Eric Harry will be on my Top Ten for 2010.
I Am the Sea reminds that me that I am small compared to the vastness of an ocean. This applies no matter what size we are. It also causes me to think about the incredible and countless opportunities there are to explore and appreciate the sea. From salt-crusted shells on the beach to limitless sand castles to journeys to faraway places some only fantasize about and to the dream-inducing metronome of waves that only the ocean is capable of creating.
Dance for Little Feet has a Scottish air to it. It is the tiny toes waltzing along atop yours as hands extend up to your heart. It is a tune that cherishes every waking hour spent with your child, whether walking hand-in-hand at the zoo for the afternoon, catching those elusive fireflies on a warm June evening or holding onto the hand of a little one with a temperature of a 101. It is the dance that will stay with you forever.
Eric allows you feel the ripples on the water in his tune, Skipping Stones. It is my favorite tune on this album with its tinkling melody and soft, ethereal chorus. It is not just the rippling effect that is important. It is taking the time to choose the perfect flat stone with smooth edges, lining up the shot, scrunching the body down just so and launching your rocky missile with a great deal of hope.
The title tune, Fly on one hand is weightless and uplifting in every sense of the word and on the other hand, it is powerful and soaring. Of all the songs on all of Eric's albums, this is the one that reminded me the most of Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi. I mention that with a great deal of respect. With its poignant violin melody and piano accompaniment, Fly has just the right amount of imagination-inducing melody verses practical beauty. It is man's anthem when we look at fleecy clouds, aspire to fly to the sun or count the sparkling stars at night.
Opening with a minimalist approach, the tune Cloudless lives up to its diaphanous title. No cirrocumulus impediments in this one; just one man and a humble piano that is able to turn black, written notes into golden sunbeams. There is a subtext flashing in these brilliant rays that glows on about reed filled fishponds, zephyr powered lakeside beaches and lots of summer flowers to know and name.
Eric Harry is a noted composer for TV, film and production music and he is also the founder of Calm Radio, a website that features creative musicians like him that are dedicated to expressive music. Fly is an exceptional album of fantasy, of childhood creating memories and mature wishful thinking. After listening to the album, I can recall my son, at age five running around the house in a homemade Superman costume with a red bath towel for a cape. He is and always will be my hero…and he could fly.
Also highly recommended: Imaginary Picnic, The Language of Flowers and Away Melancholy Away.
Rating: Excellent Excellent
Fly – Read the review by KATHY PARSONS – Mainly Piano.com
It seems that many artists who put out a large body of work in a short period of time tend to repeat themselves and often need to edit with a more critical ear. This is certainly not the case with Eric Harry, who has composed and released eight albums since he became a solo artist two years ago. The ten original tracks on Fly are a combination of new age and new classical music for piano (Eric Harry) and string quartet (The Toronto String Quartet), and while the music is quiet and soothing, some of the pieces are a bit more upbeat than The Language of Flowers and Away Melancholy, Away, demonstrating Harry's versatility.
Fly begins with "I Am the Sea," a gorgeous piece with the piano creating a gentle, rocking rhythm and an elegant melody while the strings (mostly cello) add a smooth flowing quality. Pure peace and tranquility! "My Secret Muse" is lighter and more carefree, although the strings keep it grounded. "Dance For Little Feet" has a Celtic tinge with Harry's fingers doing a happy dance around the piano keyboard while the strings give a cinematic sweep. A piano solo later in the piece suggests that the dancer is gradually slowing down, catching a second wind near the end and picking up the tempo and strings once more – utterly charming! "Skipping Stones" is fascinating. Harry uses tremolo on the piano to convey stones skipping on water and the droplets of dancing water that go along with them. It is not as melodic as some of the pieces, but it paints a wonderfully vivid picture of the simple joy this activity brings.
The title track is a piece Harry wrote while he was in college. A bit more ambient, the piano describes the effortless freedom of flight while the strings make the piece soar. Love it! "Surrounded By Sunflowers" has a bluesy gospel feeling that stands out from the rest of the tracks without feeling out of place. Fun! "Cloudless" begins with Harry plucking the strings of the piano – an edgier sound than pizzicato on one of the stringed instruments. One of two piano solos on the CD, it leaves me wanting to hear more of just the piano. "Next Time Can I Dance With You," the other solo, is a charming, heartfelt way to close this excellent album. Soft-spoken and sincere, its innocence goes deep. More, Eric, more! Fly is excellent from the sweet cover artwork of a little boy with his arms in the air, ready to fly, to the closing piano chords. Truly a beauty, it is available from Amazon, CD Baby, iTunes and Calm Radio.com. Highly recommended! – KATHY PARSONS – MainlyPiano.com
Imaginary Picnic (CD)
Tree Spirits – Piano Solos (CD)
Canoe Tales (CD)
The Language of Flowers (CD)
© 2019 Eric Harry.

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With these downloadable worksheets, students solve math problems to produce the answers needed to create geometric patterns. This terrific self-checking, student-motivated activity encourages students to "SLOW DOWN and THINK" as they transform simple math problems into beautiful geometric designs. In the process students begin to recognize patterning and symmetry from simple mathematical procedures.
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Our family walks frequently, even during the summer months. It is essential that everyone stay energized, hydrated and cool during a walk. Dehydration and fatigue is common in the summertime, and can be especially dangerous for children. A walk should not be tiring to the kids, but refreshing. It should be a form of exercise, but also a form of enjoyment, relaxation and entertainment. Bearing that in mind, there are things one can do to avoid common problems that may arise in children during a walk.
Wearing appropriate clothing for the temperature will help keep the kids cool, as well as relaxed during a summer walk. Thin, all-natural fibers, such as cotton, are the best for hot weather. Sun protection clothing is also a good idea. Sunscreen should be worn on all unprotected skin areas. Sun hats should also be worn. An alternative to sun hats is applying sunscreen to the hair and scalp.
Any kids or babies who will not be riding in a stroller need to have on comfortable shoes. Yes, kids are more lightweight than adults, but that doesn't mean their feet can't get tired from holding them up. Good walking shoes should be lightweight, durable, have shock absorption, and provide ample cushioning and support.
We happened to live in Texas for four years, where it is blazing hot during the summer. Now we're in Denver, where it can be hot and dry. Even for those in less scorching climates, water is an essential part of a summertime walk with the kids. Water gives energy and keeps everyone cool and hydrated. There should be at least one water bottle per person - more for longer walks.
Nuts and fruits are a great source of energy. Combined with the water, this type of snack will keep kids and parents walking with energy. You don't want everyone getting too tired to return home. Plus, many kids love nuts and fruits, so this is a win-win situation. Apples and grapes are great for this. If the walk is long, you may want to opt for dried fruits (such as banana chips), rather than fresh ones.
I like to bring along spray bottles equipped with a misting nozzle. Filling them with lukewarm water beforehand keeps everyone cool on the extremely hot days. We simply spray each other at certain intervals. It can also be made into a fun game. Do NOT fill the bottles with cold water. If someone is too hot or suffering from heat exhaustion, cold water is a bad idea. It can put a person into shock. Kids especially are vulnerable to this.
Clip-on mini fans also are a great idea for summer walks with the kids. Give each person their own. They can clip it onto the stroller or clothing when not in use. For babies inside the stroller, clip the fan out of reach of the baby at an angle where it will keep them cool.
Playing games with the kids such as "I Spy" can help keep the kids entertained and less focused on how long the walk is. Also try pointing out interesting things along the way (plants, animals, people, etc). Bring a camera and some pocket notebooks and pencils. Allow the kids to take pictures and write down things they observe. My kids like to do the above, as well as play trivia. Think about things the kids have recently learned and form questions surrounding that. Allow kids to come up with their own questions for each other as well. Just be creative and have fun. You can even sing silly songs. Basically, you want to make the walk fun, not a chore.
*Note: The author is not a licensed medical professional. Always consult a physician before starting or stopping any physical activity.


On the 23rd November we'll be at Roco for our Annual General Meeting and Board Member election and we hope you will join us!
This is a chance to hear what we've been up to, what we have planned and have real input as a member into what we are doing and how we do it.
The meeting is open to all members and will take place from 6:30 - 8:30 with our November Member Meetup following in the bar afterwards.
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As the leading social network by global user numbers and amount of usage, Facebook is the logical choice for reaching customers where they spend the most time — but its high-performing native ad units really set it apart as a marketer's best choice. By leveraging real-time bidding on FBX, behavioral data from websites and mobile app data when targeting on Facebook, marketers have the ability to reach desktop and mobile device users alike, delivering ads that are highly relevant and compelling.
While advertisers understand the importance of mobile targeting, but remain hesitant about the technology behind user identification, paid social channels present a reliable workaround.
Here are four other ways Facebook can assist with retargeting to the right audience on desktop, smartphones and tablets.
Connections targeting is an easy way of getting back in touch with customers who have already connected with you on Facebook via any Page, group, app or event you are the admin of. Using Advanced connections you can also include people whose friends are connected to your Facebook assets.
With the Nanigans Mobile SDK, you can measure mobile ad performance across device types and retarget or reengage users via Ad Engine. For example, if a user begins to research new dress shoes via their iPhone but shortly thereafter switches to an iPad while they are watching TV, Nanigans can engage that user and advertise the same, or a similar pair or category of shoes they were originally viewing. Google research reveals that 90% of multiple device owners switch between screens to complete tasks, using an average of three different combinations every day. Therefore, being able to track, retarget and reengage your most valuable mobile app users across any number of devices is extremely important.
Facebook Custom Audiences lets marketers deliver ads to people they have already been in contact with and even further target specific segments by demographics, interests, and actions. Studies have shown that Custom Audiences delivers a much greater return on ad spend (ROAS) — sometimes as high as 6X — than standard interest targeting. By drawing on the power of user segmentation, marketers can build stronger relationships with existing users or leads and target groups of different users using offline databases — based on the actions that they have or have not taken, as well as their current standing as a customer.
See also: Website Custom Audiences. Although they're very similar to regular Custom Audiences, instead of using offline data from a CRM (for example) you can set up rules on your website and automatically build audiences in Facebook based off of user actions. One of the use cases is audiences that have made a purchase, or users that have added an item to cart.
According to Digiday's State of the Industry Report, about 67% of marketers are using Facebook's FBX to reach consumers. For the 33% that are unfamiliar, Facebook opened up its ad inventory in June 2012, allowing advertisers to retarget users at scale based on their browsing behavior or intent shown on websites in real-time (what marketers like to call "demand fulfillment.") As of March 2014, FBX accounts for about half of retargeted clicks on the web, due to its impressive ROI.
Real-time bidding (RTB) allows an online travel agency to retarget a user who has recently browsed their website for a hotel room with personalized ads as soon as they log in to Facebook. As you can see, FBX is ideal for displaying the right product at the right time to the right user, increasing not only clicks, but consumer purchases, logins, signups, referrals and more.
Using connections provided by Facebook and data pulled into Facebook, you can begin re-engaging users that have indicated interest in your products or services, either by offering incentives, or reminding them that they have not interacted with you and that you would gladly welcome them back. Retargeting methods like Facebook connections, Mobile SDK data, FBX and Custom Audiences ensures alignment with customer interest and real-time intent.
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Climate change report issues dire warning about increasing weather disasters: 'Code red for humanity'
Experts say places around the world will get hit more — not just by extreme weather but by multiple climate disasters that occur simultaneously.
Author: KHOU 11 Staff, Associated Press, Zack Tawatari
Published: 11:50 AM CDT August 9, 2021
Updated: 7:35 PM CDT August 9, 2021
HOUSTON — Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a report released Monday that the United Nations called a "code red for humanity."
Note: the video in this story is from an Aug. 4 broadcast — "Hurricane Harvey's impact still evident in many areas nearly four years after flood"
"It's just guaranteed that it's going to get worse," said report co-author Linda Mearns, a senior climate scientist at the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research. "Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide."
Once-in-a-decade storms becoming more common
Heavy precipitation will become more frequent and more intense with every degree of warming, the report concludes, because warmer air can hold more water, simply put.
CNN points out that Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 60 inches of rain on some parts of the Houston area in 2017. This prompted the National Weather Service to add two colors to the scale on its precipitation maps — purple for 20-30 inches, and pink for more then 30 inches.
PDF: You can view the full report here (warning: large file size)
"Storms like Hurricane Harvey, which hit Texas in 2017, and Hurricane Lane which drenched Hawaii in 2018, not only slam coasts with storm surge and damaging winds, but also cause more intense inland deluges because of global warming," reported CNN.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, who is the Chair of Climate Mayors, tweeted this message in response to Monday's report.
#ClimateMayors Chair and Mayor of Houston @SylvesterTurner on today's UN IPCC report: pic.twitter.com/AYlc9I55AA
— The Climate Mayors (@ClimateMayors) August 9, 2021
As the global temperature rises, extreme precipitation events will drop more water and hurricanes will worsen, warns the report.
But scientists also eased back a bit on the likelihood of the absolute worst climate catastrophes.
Multiple climate disasters at once
As the planet warms, places will get hit more not just by extreme weather but by multiple climate disasters at once, the report said. That's like what's now happening in the Western U.S., where heat waves, drought and wildfires compound the damage, Mearns said. Extreme heat is also driving massive fires in Greece and Turkey.
Some harm from climate change — dwindling ice sheets, rising sea levels and changes in the oceans as they lose oxygen and become more acidic — is "irreversible for centuries to millennia," the report said.
The world is "locked in" to 15 to 30 centimeters (6 to 12 inches) of sea level rise by mid-century, said report co-author Bob Kopp of Rutgers University.
Scientists have issued this message for more than three decades, but the world hasn't listened, said United Nations Environment Program Executive Director Inger Andersen.
For the first time, the report offers an interactive atlas for people to see what has happened and may happen to where they live.
The impact of Joe Biden's new fuel economy rules
No, NASA did not say the main cause of tidal flooding in 2030s will be the moon's 'wobble'
Yes, carbon credits are legitimate and some companies really do use them to offset carbon usage
Nearly all of the warming that has happened on Earth can be blamed on emissions of heat-trapping gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. At most, natural forces or simple randomness can explain one- or two-tenths of a degree of warming, the report said.
The report described five different future scenarios based on how much the world reduces carbon emissions. They are: a future with incredibly large and quick pollution cuts; another with intense pollution cuts but not quite as massive; a scenario with moderate emission cuts; a fourth scenario where current plans to make small pollution reductions continue; and a fifth possible future involving continued increases in carbon pollution.
In five previous reports, the world was on that final hottest path, often nicknamed "business as usual." But this time, the world is somewhere between the moderate path and the small pollution reductions scenario because of progress to curb climate change, said report co-author Claudia Tebaldi, a scientist at the U.S. Pacific Northwest National Lab.
Houston's role
Human habits, if left unchanged, could lead to even more unpredictability, Houston energy expert Ed Hirs warns.
"The variability of the weather patterns is going to increase such that we're likely to see more extremes in addition to just a warmer overall environment," Hirs said.
As the energy capital of the world, he says Houston is in a unique position to lead in change.
"We are taking the lead in the transition in renewable energy sources."
Examples include solar, wind and renewable fuels from biofeed stocks -- which could all be essential in changing where and how we get energy.
Carbon emissions scenarios
Monday's authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which calls climate change clearly human-caused and "unequivocal," makes more precise and warmer forecasts for the 21st century than it did last time it was issued in 2013.
Each of five scenarios for the future, based on how much carbon emissions are cut, passes the more stringent of two thresholds set in the 2015 Paris climate agreement. World leaders agreed then to try to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above levels in the late 19th century because problems mount quickly after that. The world has already warmed nearly 1.1 degrees Celsius (2 degrees Fahrenheit) since then.
Under each scenario, the report said, the world will cross the 1.5-degree-Celsius warming mark in the 2030s, earlier than some past predictions. Warming has ramped up in recent years, data shows.
"Our report shows that we need to be prepared for going into that level of warming in the coming decades. But we can avoid further levels of warming by acting on greenhouse gas emissions," said report co-chair Valerie Masson-Delmotte, a climate scientist at France's Laboratory of Climate and Environment Sciences at the University of Paris-Saclay.
In three scenarios, the world will also likely exceed 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) over pre-industrial times — the less stringent Paris goal — with far worse heat waves, droughts and flood-inducing downpours unless there are deep emissions cuts, the report said.
"This report tells us that recent changes in the climate are widespread, rapid and intensifying, unprecedented in thousands of years," said IPCC Vice Chair Ko Barrett, senior climate adviser for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
With crucial international climate negotiations coming up in Scotland in November, world leaders said the report is causing them to try harder to cut carbon pollution. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called it "a stark reminder."
The 3,000-plus-page report from 234 scientists said warming is already accelerating sea level rise and worsening extremes such as heat waves, droughts, floods and storms. Tropical cyclones are getting stronger and wetter, while Arctic sea ice is dwindling in the summer and permafrost is thawing. All of these trends will get worse, the report said.
For example, the kind of heat wave that used to happen only once every 50 years now happens once a decade, and if the world warms another degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit), it will happen twice every seven years, the report said.
SETH BORENSTEIN (AP Science Writer) contributed to the bulk of this report
CNN contributed to this report
'Packed their stuff and left' | Hurricane Harvey's impact still evident in many areas nearly four years after flood
Harris County to receive $1.25B for flood mitigation and infrastructure improvements
Hurricane season 2021 will be 'above normal,' but what does that mean?


Distracting chatter is useful. But thanks to RSS (remember that?) it's optional.
When I left the pageview business I walked away from an engine that had, for many years, manufactured an audience for my writing. Four years on I'm still adjusting to the change. I always used to cringe when publishers talked about using content to drive traffic. Of course when the traffic was being herded my way I loved the attention. And when it wasn't I felt — still feel — its absence.
There are plenty of things I don't miss, though. Among them is the obligation to be an aggressive early adopter of (and opinionator on) every new tech fad. Now I can hang back, wait for the fads to spread beyond the geek echo chamber, and watch how my civilian friends, family and acquaintances react to them. Since none of the civilians I know have moved to Google+, I can't gauge their reactions yet. While waiting for some of them to jump into the pool I've dipped a toe in the water, considered my own reaction to the New Thing, and compared it to the collective reactions of the geek tribe.
Mine seems atypical: I've reached into a corner of my closet, pulled out the RSS reader I left there, and used it to find nourishment that online social networking seems no longer to provide. Last night's 17-course meal was a selection of recent essays by Gardner Campbell, Brian Dear, Lorianne DiSabato, John Faughnan, Paul Ford, Cliff Gerrish, Ned Gulley, Eugene Eric Kim, Adina Levin, Hugh McGuire, Cameron Neylon, John Quimby, Antonio Rodriguez, Scott Rosenberg, Doc Searls, Ed Vielmetti, and Ethan Zuckerman.
These writers are among many who write because they want to and because they can. They write in their own online spaces which I follow in my RSS reader. When I seek nourishment from them I can go directly to their spaces. No business models drive me there. Often, to be sure, I have been led there by way of a comment on one or another of the social networks. That had become so common that I came to accept a lot of distracting chatter as the price of discovering things to read. But Google+ seems to be the camel's-back-breaking straw. The price has gone too high. So I'm rediscovering what made the blog network so thrilling to me a decade ago: unmediated access to people writing for the love of it in their own online spaces. Distracting chatter has its uses. But it's optional.
Author Jon UdellPosted on 18 Jul 2011 18 Jul 2011 Categories .
My feed reader (Google Reader in my case) remains my indispensable knowledge acquisition tool. I read much more online there than anywhere else. It is supplemented in shockingly old school fashion with emailed links from colleagues and friends.
One thing I liked about FriendFeed was how it merged all those creator-controlled streams and then layered discussion on top of it. So it gave some synergy between feed-following and person-following.
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Spot on, Jon. For me the order is:- Google Reader, Twitter, then Reader Recommendations depending on how much I want to hear about new and random things.
Facebook – meh, never really got into it. I'm still an email discussion list person for the communities I'm part of.
Here's an interesting aspect of the current moment. Now that the social networks have sucked much the casual writing out of the blogosphere, its signal-to-noise ratio has improved. We're down to the people who want to say thoughtful things carefully. You can make a list of them, scan it, absorb the good writing, and then … be /done/ and get on with your work.
Oh, and as Anil Dash says here — http://dashes.com/anil/2011/07/the-busta.html — Paul Ford at ftrain.com is on an absolute tear. Some of the best writing in any medium, ever, is pouring out on his blog. It's so inspiring!


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Essays about pro death penalty
Another concern over the death penalty and violent crime is the issue of the mentally handicapped (Banner, 2003). Some crimes are so severe that people think the only right option is a retribution or revenge. Regardless of these reasons, however, violent acts can and do occur and whether these people should be put to death for their crimes remains a hotly debated issue. It is difficult to get essays about pro death penalty a criminal to take blame in a court of law but a death sentence does. The effectiveness of DNA for example is 99 while the appeal and trial process remains a thorough one giving no room for errors (Ellerin, 2006). Therefore, it is a punishment of the criminal, as well as his family. It is for this reason that statistics will not play a large role in the scope of this paper, as numbers often vary. The criminals have lost their freedom, but they get a lot of things in return for that, and society is required to pay for them through taxes and other avenues that fund the prisons. Another point of this argument is that the death penalty brings closure for the victims of the families that have lost loved ones. The society should be educated on the wrongs of vengeful ideas. By killing felons, the death penalty removes the burden of housing them within the penitentiary system. The death penalty does not cause the problem but it is merely a response.
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Badeu agrees with Georgia and states his key aspects of capital punishments explanation in the video The Case Against The Death Penalty (2012). Killing people sends the wrong message to the society at large. Others believe exactly the opposite, stating that those that commit violent crimes are driven to do so for various reasons, and whether they have the chance of being put to death or not will not stop them from doing what they feel they must. The constitutions of several countries state that it is wrong to sentence a mentally ill individual to death but this rule is vague since the jury and judge need convincing and proof of the illness in the defendant. Death penalty is a cruel act that violates the rights of an individual according to the Bill of Rights. Enacted in this way, the death penalty might be a better deterrent against violent crime, because the stakes would be much higher than they are now, and the chances of being executed would be much greater. By not giving the sentence the justice system would be depriving the victims of something.
Introduction, officially, thousands of people are sentenced to death every year in countries where the essays about pro death penalty death penalty is practiced. Moran (2011) states that If we are to support it guilt needs to be clear, with no possible alternatives (Moran,.p. They believe a death penalty brings finality to them. Execution is also imposed on people who have been convicted of brutal rape, manslaughter or aggravated assaults, as well as to people who have served a punishment and repeat their crimes again. During the war time, it is given for treason due to the fact that it means loss of life in most cases. They are important and worthy of discussion and thought, but the scope of this paper does not allow for space to debate the ethical issues that involve the death penalty as it pertains to violent individuals and their reasons for their actions. (2012) tries to emphasize that sometimes the judges may make a mistake, and in case of capital punishment it cannot be helped. Thomas Aquinas (n.d.) argued that by accepting the death punishment, the person is able to escape punishment in the next life and expiate all evil acts he/she did (St. Criminals are treated better than many of these people. One mentally handicapped man actually asked the jailers to save his dessert for him so that he could eat it after his execution. To my mind, there is a line morality which cannot be crossed. Acts of terrorism cause great number of people to be killed or injured, therefore, is awarded the capital punishment.
He tries to emphasize that death penalty should be abolished. It is sensible that a brutal killer be submitted to his own medicine. The system of parole does not make sense. Is there a chance that the accused is innocent? A poll is required by states for any jury member during pre-trials in essays about pro death penalty order to ensure that they can stomach giving someone a death sentence in an actual court. Visit m to see how we can help you! It is arguable that countries still using the death penalty do so purely in response to criminality and try to deter future criminals with.
Death Penalty Pros and Cons Essay Justification
Death penalties are different because lawyers avail themselves to earn a reputation. All kinds of emotions; revenge, anger and hate will never fill up the emptiness felt for losing a loved one. There are also cases of mentally ill persons being put to death. Therefore, the case against the death penalty is much stronger than the case for. They take long to shock and loss while others do not recover at all but recovery could be hastened by receiving this kind of closure. This is a worse punishment for those who seek revenge for their loved ones who have been killed. The Death Penalty: Con, there are many arguments against the death penalty that are both practical and ethical.
Pros And Cons Of The Death Penalty Philosophy Essay
The crueler the crime is, the more severe the punishment is needed. According to him, it is much better to execute a murderer needlessly than risk the life of an innocent person. Besides, the cost of execution is much lowers that imprisoning for life; The death is the only appropriate punishment for murder, according to an eye for eye justice. In some other countries there are people that feel that doing away with the death penalty offers no deterrent for those that would rape and murder innocent people for some reason, or sometimes for no real reason at all (Bayat, 1999). Eight months later Massie was paroled and murdered a businessman Boris Naumoff and previously having robbed him. They are exposed to rape and violence in their daily life there. They do not want to be held responsible for the death of someone, innocent or guilty. A death sentence is the only effective deterrent in such cases (Haag, 1983). If it is then what sort of crime would lead to a death sentence?
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By passing a death sentence double suffering is triggered by the state. There would be less prison overcrowding, and appeals would not be allowed. Every individual is certainly entitled to their opinion, and it would appear that those who feel the death penalty is wrong are winning their battle, at least in some states, because executions do not take place very often. And while the death penalty is usually implemented by autocracy or religious doctrine, it is almost never used in response to actual modern societal values. If a person crosses it he/she will never be the same again.
The investigation lasts till the dissection of all evidences and is given only after deep consideration of the matter. This statement is used by many who believe in the death penalty, and they argue that these criminals will not be able to do any more harm, which is certainly true, and not a question for debate. No one can ever essays about pro death penalty know how many potential murderers have refrained from taking human life due to their fear of prosecution, conviction, and ultimate execution (Jackson, 2003). There are other arguments, but the most effective argument against the death penalty as a deterrent for violent crime appears to be the fact that crime has not gone down simply because the death penalty is out there (Death, 2000). To summarize, the main point of the argument for the death penalty is that crime will go down because of the fear of punishment. Even with the urge to make it a surety that the criminal is accountable for the crime or placing an effective deterrent, killing does not solve. A death penalty makes the family of the prisoner suffer. And this is not an issue of moral or ethics; it is an issue of human rights.
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This makes the defendant admit to the crime in exchange for a lenient sentence. Sometimes this is due to mental disorders, but there are other reasons that people commit acts of this nature. Sometimes the death row can take as long as 20 years and the government needs a significant investment on the side of attorneys, reporters in court, judges, facilities in court, and clerks which is expensive. It has been practiced widely in many societies who believe that criminals must be punished proportionally to the crimes they commit. The problem of capital punishment is therefore multi-sided and does not have clear-out solution. Do we have free will or not? Ever since it began, there have been discussions as to whether it is morally right, and as to whether it actually deters criminals. The measure of pain for capital punishment is also conversational issue due to different norms in various cultures and religions. It ranks last on their lists of how they should go about reducing violent crime, and studies have shown that it is no better at reducing crime than the possibility of life in prison without any chance of parole (Cook, 1999). The punishment should be equal the crime.
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These are just some of the reasons the death penalty should be removed. This is the belief of those that advocate the death penalty for all violent crimes, and all of the information to the contrary does not appear to change this opinion. United States is one of the countries of the world that practices death penalty as a punishment for some crimes. Argument Against the Death Penalty, there are many different arguments against the death penalty, and some of these come from law enforcement. Even if the criminal is no longer a danger to the society, he/she remains dangerous to the prison service and cellmates. They do not even realize what they have done. They will want to kill the people who persecuted their blood. The arguments for capital punishment are: The imprisoning system is for rehabilitation of the people who will eventually be released; therefore, why should we keep alive the person who will never leave the prison. It is not only the United States that has this problem, as many other countries are also concerned about crime rates (Bedau, 1998). But as a matter of principle, they are also right. A death sentence costs several times more than being sentenced for the rest of the criminals life. What is debatable, however, is whether the idea of the death penalty affects those that might commit violent crimes, and whether it stops them from doing.
So we can state confidently that the capital punishment nowadays is awarded after a lot of discretion and thought. Unlike van den Haag, he generalizes the data and expresses only his subjective viewpoint. Ironically, many of the countries that have the death penalty suffer from higher crime rates. Imprisonment for life on the hand makes the prisoner suffer in pain for several decades. The system of the court has a tremendous back up which would help to move things (Messerli, 2010). Death penalty practices the eye for an eye slogan which is not a good moral in the society. New neurological research can now predict the likelihood of someone becoming violent and may help with future awareness on these issues. This is because America continued to use the death penalty in it courts.
Most of them are forced to lie in order to get a place on the panel, this is their career. Other life imprisoned persons could escape and continue killing people outside as a way of revenging. It would seem that many criminals would find this more amusing than frightening. Because they were only sent to jail and not sentenced to death their sentence can be reversed. According to some that believe in God and feel that the death penalty is acceptable under the scriptures, make one main point, which is that This is not an issue that may be measured accurately in terms of statistics. Pros, a penalty of death gives closure to the family of the victim. They can find obscure technicalities which would make their client plead innocent but that does not happen because criminals cannot afford them (Joshua, 2005). All in all murdering someone who murdered another does not make sense (Burgado, 1969). Due to the severity of prisoners crimes on death row, it costs much more to feed, house, and seclude these often dangerous inmates than if they were simply put to death. It is seen as a fair deal because it forces one to give up their life just the way they took away anothers. Even when DNA evidence shows that they were the guilty party, the execution is still not swiftly carried out, and this allows many criminals to find some way to avoid.
Capital Punishment Essay - Benefits of the Death Penalty
The list includes treason, murder, repeated aggravated assaults and terrorism. It was clear that he did not understand what the execution was about, no more than he understood the crime that he had committed. Therefore, taking into account all the arguments for and against, to my mind, the capital punishment is completely justified in cases of serious crimes. States that have it do not have lower crime rates on average than states that do not have it, and that would indicate that the death penalty in and of itself is not stopping people from committing violent acts (Ikramullah, 2003). There are numerous motion, briefs, appeals, and hearings that that monopolize the attorneys, judges, and other employees of the courts time and at the same time using up courtrooms and their facilities. It would be degrading to the penal authorities. If it cannot be changed so that it actually deters violent crimes, than perhaps it should be done away with in favor of a system that will actually lower the crime rate and work to prevent violent crimes in the future. Poor defendants are not given legal attention as required and the little they get is from less qualified individuals, the only one they can afford (Clegg, 2001). Although some states like Illinois have recently imposed a moratorium till the end of the investigation. It is an advantage because the persons arraigned in court are already guilty.
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Failed Republican candidate who organized shooting attacks on New Mexico Democratic politicians held without bail
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Solomon Peña, the failed Republican candidate charged with at least 15 crimes related to shootings at houses of state Democratic officials and politicians, was brought before a judge in a video conference January 18. He remained silent while the judge ordered him held without bail pending his next hearing, scheduled for February 1.
This undated photo provided by the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office shows Solomon Peña. Peña overwhelmingly lost a bid last fall for the New Mexico statehouse as a Republican and is accused of paying four men to shoot at the homes of four Democratic officials. [AP Photo/Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office via AP]
Although Peña's attorney, Roberta Yurcic, did not contest the no-bail motion, she later issued this statement: "At this point, the charges against Mr. Peña are merely accusations that have not yet been tested by the full rigor of the judicial process. I plan to fully defend Mr. Peña and fiercely safeguard his rights throughout this process."
More details about Peña have been released since his arrest that remove any doubt that, in addition to having a long rap sheet including "smash and grab" robberies, being deeply disoriented and, in the words of a neighbor, "not a polite, nice person," he holds full-blown fascist beliefs. In one social media post, he claimed, "Critical Race Theory, the entire Black Lives Matter movement, aborting the unborn, food stamps, affirmative action, etc. are all demonic."
On his Twitter account, Peña boasted about traveling to Washington D.C. to participate in former president Donald Trump's failed coup on January 6, 2021. It is unclear if Peña committed any crimes while in Washington D.C.
After his electoral drubbing in New Mexico's District 14 by state representative Miguel Garcia, a Democrat who garnered 74 percent of the vote, Peña refused to concede defeat. Instead, he visited the homes of two county commissioners and at least one of the legislators, uninvited, alleging that the election results were fraudulent and demanding they refuse to certify the results.
The shootings into the houses of the Democrats took place from December 4 to January 3. According to an arrest warrant affidavit produced by Albuquerque police, and citing a confidential witness, one of the conspirators initially told shooters "to aim above the windows to avoid striking anyone inside," but Peña told them to be "more aggressive," and "wanted them to aim lower and shoot around 8 p.m. because occupants would more likely not be laying [sic] down."
At the last shooting, at the home of state senator Linda Lopez, police found evidence that "Peña himself went … and actually pulled the trigger on at least one of the firearms that was used." According to Kyle Hartsock, the Albuquerque police deputy commander, an AR-style gun Peña tried to use malfunctioned, and another shooter fired more than a dozen rounds from a separate handgun.
The informant told police that Peña's instructions to conduct the drive-bys earlier in the day and to shoot lower, made them "uneasy since they knew that doing so would more likely end in death or injury." In the same report, a cop notes that they understood the reason Peña joined the January 3 attempted assassination of Lopez was "to ensure better target acquisition."
Hartsock pointed to firearm evidence, surveillance video, cell phone and electronic records and witnesses in and around the conspiracy that helped police connect the five co-conspirators.
The responses—and nonresponse—of the two state and national bourgeois parties adds to the damning evidence of "the advanced decay of bourgeois politics and the capitalist system as a whole," as the World Socialist Web Site reported.
In an interview with MSNBC's Chris Hayes this past Tuesday, state senator Lopez, after recounting the shots that struck both her and her daughter's rooms, said that "this country needs to take a look at itself internally" and offered the usual bromides about how "the rhetoric has to stop."
"We have to figure out what is acceptable; violence is not acceptable," Lopez said, adding that "democracy is what our country is based on and to have these persons being willing to destroy it, this is something that I will not stand for and I know there are others who will not stand for it either."
She then praised state Republicans—a party that includes election deniers and convicted January 6 participants like Couy Griffin—who told her that Peña's actions were "unacceptable" and "expressed their dismay." She concluded by urging all to "agree to disagree," an appeal to "civility" that has had no effect but scorn among fascist Republicans.
Lopez's sentiments were repeated by other Democrats, including Albuquerque Mayor Timothy Keller and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, who said, "There is no place in our society or our democracy for violence against any elected official or their families."
At the national level, the cynicism and hypocrisy of the Democrats was on full display. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre intoned that President Biden "has spoken out repeatedly and emphatically about how our nation rejects violence as a political tool. That is a bedrock principle of our democracy."
Jean-Pierre was speaking for an administration that supports such paragons of democracy as Saudi Arabia, the beheading capital of the world, and the blood-soaked al-Sisi dictatorship of Egypt. And bringing together both issues of attacks on democracy and "violence as a political tool," the administration is doing just that with its support for and provision of billions of dollars of weaponry for the fascist-infested regime in Ukraine for the NATO/US proxy war with Russia.
Domestically, violence by police has continued under the Biden administration, as have antidemocratic moves like the illegalization of strikes by railroad workers.
New Mexico Republicans, meanwhile, issued a statement saying, "These recent accusations against Solomon Peña are serious, and he should be held accountable if the charges are validated in court," then ludicrously claimed that the GOP "condemns all forms of violence."
In fact, last year the Republican National Committee overwhelmingly passed a resolution declaring the violent failed coup of January 6 "legitimate political discourse."
The New Mexico Republicans added that the shootings were "yet another example of a convicted felon unlawfully gaining access to firearms, which they are barred from owning or possessing, and using the weapon in a manner that causes public harm."
In fact, armed members of far-right groups, self-proclaimed "citizen militias" and Trump supporters, regularly have shown up at protests in Santa Fe and Albuquerque to threaten, intimidate and even shoot protesters.
On January18, Yahoo! News reported, "The Republican National Committee did not respond to requests for a statement." This is not surprising, since Republican representatives like Marjorie Taylor Greene (Georgia) and Lauren Boebert (Colorado) have repeatedly threatened Democratic lawmakers and "joked" about taking them out with weapons.
The Democrats cannot be relied upon to carry out a serious struggle against the violence fomented by Republican-aligned terrorists like Solomon Peña. They are too concerned with gaining and keeping Republican support for their imperialist designs, including the ongoing US-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine, and eventually China. They will continue to misrepresent the Solomon Peñas of the world as outliers while appealing to mythical "responsible" Republicans to bolster their war drive.
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Los Angeles Resilience Rating System
Idea submitted in the My LA2050 Maker Challenge by U.S. Green Building Council-Los Angeles
The LA Resilience Rating System will help building projects prepare for disaster by creating a healthier city today.
USGBC-LA is transforming LA's built environment by supporting sustainability, resiliency, and environmental justice for all.
Southern California Region
Resilience is the capacity of people, communities and institutions to bounce back to a position of strength, health and vitality after experiencing shocks or stresses. It means more than surviving—it means thriving. The LA Resilience Rating System will encourage and enable building projects to become more resilient in the face of earthquakes, drought, climate change, power outages or other disasters in ways that also improve daily quality of life. By providing leaders in the design, construction and operation of buildings and neighborhoods with a step-by-step process, performance standards and recognition, our work will drive higher standards throughout the industry and create a better LA today.
Imagine Los Angeles after a major earthquake. Experts predict that the biggest risks to LA are the impacts to our aging infrastructure. Broken water pipes, downed power lines and collapsed roads could leave Angelenos without water, power or access to food for days, weeks or months, undermining the very fabric of our city. The more that communities can rely upon alternative sources of water and energy, locally grown food, and connections between neighbors, the better able we will be to survive without outside support in emergencies, and the better our everyday quality of life will be. Our team will develop a rating system that leverages existing resilience toolkits to help decision-makers implement resilience strategies for projects ranging from new construction to existing building operations at the scale of single buildings to entire neighborhoods or campuses.
Well-designed rating systems can change the world. The USGBC's LEED systems transformed the building industry, moving green building into the mainstream. Enterprise's Green Communities Criteria (EGC) raised the bar for affordable housing nationwide. We will build on these approaches to design a tool to take projects beyond green to true resilience.
To do this, we will assemble an Advisory Committee of diverse technical experts and community leaders. We will train two interns from LA Community College District to build capacity in resilience. We will survey two test case projects: the development of an emergency preparedness plan for LACCD, and an urban infill adaptive re-use development near a large regional infrastructure project. We will evaluate the best available existing resources from LEED, EGC, 100Resilient Cities, Los Angeles County Community Disaster Resilience Project, USRC's CoRE program and Arup's REDI program and others to ensure that our system builds on and complements work that is already being done. We will reference existing processes or strategies that are relevant to our target audience; where none are available, we will develop them within the scope of this project, or we will pursue additional funds or collaborators to create them. The rating system will include a process for engaging stakeholders and evaluating risks and a library of best practices and performance targets for resilience strategies. The system will balance simplicity and technical specificity so building projects can act, and will reward qualifying projects with third-party certification and recognition
LA faces many threats beyond earthquakes. Climate change will bring more drought, more heat waves, bigger storms and rising sea levels, as well as disruptions in agriculture, energy supply and other economic impacts. Add to this our aging infrastructure, rising housing costs and high unemployment. Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy have given us a preview of coming attractions of what can happen in a disaster. Without taking drastic action, LA is at risk. We must prepare for the worst by helping to create the best LA now.
The good news is that resilience strategies can solve more than one problem at a time. The answer lies in making our core systems stronger, our built environment more durable, our infrastructure more distributed, and our communities more connected. For example, using reclaimed water or on-site solar power not only can support what the Resilient Design Institute founder Alex Wilson calls "passive survivability," they also reduce utility bills and carbon emissions. Community gardens not only support a distributed food supply, they also provide fresh and healthy food, exercise and opportunities for community members to connect. Tree plantings not only provide shade in a warmed climate and help with stormwater management, they also provide cleaner air, habitat and beauty in the short term. Community-based healthcare facilities not only decentralize the location of potential first responders, they also enable broader access and programs that are tailored to local populations. And the work needed to implement all of these strategies for the future can create good jobs today. Moving toward resilience not only will prepare us for disaster, it will provide an opportunity for us to create the LA of our dreams.
The goal of the of the LA Resilience Rating System is to provide projects with a road map for tackling tough issues in ways that achieve measurable results, prepare them for disasters in the future, and enable them to recover quickly and fully to a place of health and vitality. Investing in preparation for the future means improving quality of life today.
Overall, this project's implementation will help anyone who lives or works in or around a building that employs this rating system, improving quality of life in the near term and mitigating catastrophe in the long term. Residents and employees at participating buildings will feel the benefits most directly, but it will also help achieve the goals of property owners, developers, community development corporations and city leaders. With specific processes, best practices and performance metrics, this project has the potential to elevate the evaluation and implementation of resilience at a range of scales.
In particular the L.A. Resilience Rating System will: •	Provide resilience-related technical guidance to our test case projects •	Give technical guidance and recognitions to anyone working on a building-related project in the region, including building owners, developers, campuses, community groups, planning/design/construction professionals, and facilities operators
•	Provide a process for project teams to actively engage communities within or adjacent to their projects •	Provide clear performance criteria that can be used by those involved in evaluating, approving, regulating or funding projects, including local officials, community groups, banks and lenders, or insurance providers, in order to verify that projects reduce risks and serve the public good. •	Offer a usable model to other organizations and cities seeking to address resilience •	Create an opportunity for interdisciplinary collaboration and collective learning among members of the Advisory Committee •	Support emerging leaders from LACCD campuses and build capacity around resilience •	Provide a resource for all USGBC and Enterprise stakeholders on topics that are not fully currently addressed by existing rating systems, including social equity and disaster preparedness
The US Green Building Council's LA Chapter (USGBC-LA) will lead this project in collaboration with the Enterprise Community Partners Southern California office and the LA Community College District. USGBC-LA is a non-profit whose mission is to promote sustainability in Southern California's built environment by delivering access to knowledge, resources, recognition and networking. The USGBC is the nation's foremost environmental coalition, and innovator of the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Rating System.
LACCD is the largest community college system in the USA with 9 campuses and 250,000 students. USGBC-LA and LACCD have been in partnership on training, building, and strengthening the green workforce in LA for the past ten years. Projects include yearly conferences, trainings on sustainable facility operations, and the City's Green Business Certification Program. LACCD is about to launch a process to develop emergency preparedness plans for each of its nine campuses. The diverse facilities, communities and programs that each campus represents will provide real world test cases for our team to consider in order to ensure that our final products are feasible, relevant and effective for a wide range of conditions. We will also offer two 6-month funded internships to LACCD students from relevant disciplines.
Enterprise Community Partners is a national nonprofit community investment company providing expertise for developing affordable housing and building sustainable communities. Enterprise has worked closely with USGBC National on a variety of projects including the development of the Enterprise Green Communities Criteria. Enterprise has invested more than $1 billion in Southern California to expand the supply of green, affordable housing and is committed to advancing equitable transit-oriented development. They bring technical expertise in rating systems development as well as the direct and test case projects development, financing and implementation of new construction, adaptive reuse, renewable energy, and green infrastructure projects.
The keys to the success of this collaboration are open communication, mutual respect and a clear work plan. Ultimately, our shared commitment to the core goals of resilience and our shared vision of the potential of this project to bring positive change to the region underlie all of our interactions and will enable us to be successful.
Access to healthy food
Percent of imported water
Rates of homelessness
Rates of mental illnesses
Percentage of tree canopy cover (Dream Metric)
Ability of communities to survive, recover and rebound fully after emergencies.
While our proposal specifically focuses on the "Percentage of LA communities that are resilient (Dream Metric)," the project has the potential to impact every one of the metrics on the list.
Connected communities are the backbones of resilience. Building projects must look beyond their site boundaries and work with their neighbors in new ways. While community engagement is often required on large development projects, it will be a new endeavor for either single building new construction or existing building operations projects. Therefore, our rating system will include a clear step-by-step process to help projects identify and engage stakeholders—the people who will live or work within their boundaries and the people who live nearby, including disadvantaged and vulnerable populations that may be harder to reach. This will facilitate increased social connectedness while enabling communities to identify current threats, shared vision, and opportunities for resilience through collaboration.
Many of the strategies that support resilience result in other benefits at the same time. For example, the answers to minimizing the impact of downed power lines, destroyed water pipes, or crumbled roads that result from earthquakes or major storms might involve everything from connecting communities with bike lanes, installing rainwater capture systems, creating training programs for building operators to serve as first responders, installing solar panels, renovating buildings, creating community gardens, developing programs to support the elderly or at-risk youth, or throwing parties so neighbors can connect. Each of these efforts can contribute to other LA2050 goals, not only in the LIVE category but also in the CONNECT, LEARN, CREATE and PLAY categories as well. In fact, the LA2050 goals and associated metrics map seamlessly with resilience. The LA Resilience Rating System will help building projects and their communities work together to prepare for emergencies in ways that create better, healthier, more connected places for all.
The success of our project can be measured by:
•	The development of a complete Los Angeles Resilience Rating System (version 1) by September, 2015 •	The development of effective, quantifiable metrics for resilience for both physical and social systems in the built environment •	The successful launch of a pilot version of the program at Greenbuild in November, 2015 in Los Angeles •	The number of applications for potential pilot projects that we receive •	The number of people, square footage of building space, and acres of land covered by LA Resilience Rating System projects after 5 years •	The number of interns and volunteers with expanded knowledge related to resilience •	The number of other cities and programs that reference our system
FEMA estimates that $1 in pre-disaster preparedness could save society $4 on post-disaster recovery. Disaster preparedness is cost effective, but can be hard to fund when it is seen as competing with other priorities. Where resources are constrained, as they are on most building projects, it is critical that we demonstrate the direct benefits of resilience strategies. The LA Resilience Rating System will give LA building projects a pathway to get the most out of investments in preparedness. The rating system will provide specific, realistic and cost-effective guidance on developing emergency response plans and processes, as well as fortifying the social and economic fabric of the community, both within and surrounding the project. Our rating system will be flexible, scalable, and designed with sufficient technical rigor to provide actionable direction to projects. Our program must be realistic and achievable, while at the same time moving the needle in measurable ways toward resilience.
Voluntary, market-driven tools can change the world. Both the USGBC and Enterprise have developed green building certifications that have helped their projects become measurably healthier, more efficient and more sustainable. The key ingredients of such tools are clear goals, quantifiable performance metrics, challenging but realistic strategies and targets, and third party certification and recognition. As the saying goes, you can't manage what you don't measure. Successful rating systems not only quantify key metrics, they train people to use them and reward them for doing so. Our Rating System will reference existing efforts that are already underway around resilience to create a seamless roadmap for LA projects to find the most appropriate strategies for both physical and social resilience. Our system may work as either as a stand-alone certification or as a fully-integrated overlay to existing programs such as LEED or EGC.
The core LA Resilience Rating System will be developed over a one-year period according to the following schedule:
Quarter 1 Team Formation, Convene Advisory Committee Research existing best practices, programs and standards Survey test case projects #1
Quarter 2 Conduct 3 full-day workshops: Workshop #1: Goals and Structure Workshop #2: Metrics and Targets Workshop #3: Processes and Strategies Survey test case projects #2 Rating System Structure Development Stakeholder Outreach Process Development
Quarter 3 Convene Advisory Committee Strategy, Metric & Calculations Development Survey Test Case Projects #3 Draft Rating System to Advisory Committee & Stakeholders Alignment with Other Systems & Tools
Quarter 4 Draft Rating System to Advisory Committee & Stakeholders Revise Rating System Revised Rating System to Advisory Committee & Stakeholders
November, 2015 Present Rating System at Greenbuild 2015 in Los Angeles (30,000 attendees)
The development of the rating system can be successful within the budget and time constraints of this funding opportunity. Later phases of the project will include creating the foundation for providing third party certification, developing a business model to make this process self sustaining, and development of a web-based tool to provide real-time geographic-based risk assessment tools and customized sets of strategies for different project types and locations. These phases will require additional funding and partnerships. However, even without this additional funding, the LA Resilience Rating System will be a valuable resource for the region, and for complementary tools such as LEED and ERC.
Emergency planning is not a sexy topic. Part of the reason that we are not prepared is that people try not to think about, much less plan for, worst-case scenarios. When resources are scarce, resilience will have to compete with other priorities for investment. Green building again provides a good model here. Before the emergence of green building rating systems like LEED or Enterprise Green Communities, it was typically hard to persuade building owners to choose more environmentally responsible approaches when all of the benefits appeared to be external to the project. By helping to articulate not only the environmental benefits but also the tangible benefits to the project (such as cost savings, healthier occupants, or improved public relations), rating systems helped change the conversation. A resilience rating system can do the same. Rather than using fear, guilt or a list of "shoulds," the LA Resilience Rating System must articulate the many co-benefits of resilience strategies and bundle them in a way that enables market recognition at the same time as verifiable performance. In other words, we can shift the conversation from what we don't want (disaster) to what we do want (safety, health, connection, resilience), and help people respond from a place of hope, creativity and vision.
Resilience is inherently complex, ranging across scales and disciplines and stakeholders, and meaning different things to different people. The goal of LA Resilience Rating System is to provide project teams with a well-defined pathway through the complexity and toward strategic action. The System must provide a clear, step-by-step process that is manageable within the real world constraints of schedule and budget. Similarly, the process for developing the System must be well-defined. Our skilled facilitators will leverage well-designed collaborative sessions and real-world examples to create a Rating System that is both grounded and transformative.


On 10th December 2018 female early career scientists of the RTG 1949 met with two senior female scientists at a so called Kaminabend, an informal networking event. The event was designed with the aim to create a casual atmosphere, in which the young PhD students could meet and discuss career aspects with experienced scientists. "We are very happy that Prof. Stefanie Flohé and Prof. Anke Hinney, two successful researchers and experts in gender equality, accepted our invitation and shared their experiences in academic life with our young female researchers", said Prof. Astrid Westendorf, spokesperson of the RTG 1949. "This networking event was a very good opportunity to get to know two experienced female scientists closer. It was very nice to chat in a familiar atmosphere about successes, but also about problems that women might encounter along the scientific path," added Hanna Abberger, PhD student in the RTG. Despite the high number of female students and PhD students in MINT subjects, the number of women decreases the higher up the career level. As a consequence, women are underrepresented when it comes to filling professorial chairs. Role models such as Prof. Flohé and Prof. Hinney showed the young women that it is possible to reconcile research and family successfully.
The publication "Imaging of cytotoxic antiviral immunity while considering the 3R principle of animal research" in the Journal of Molecular Medicine by our graduate student Lucas Otto was chosen for the cover picture in the April issue 2018. Shown is a look into the tibial bone marrow of a living Friend retrovirus infected mouse during an ongoing adaptive immune response. Virus-specific CD8+ T cells (red) and their migration tracks (yellow lines) are depicted together with the bone surface (white) and the blood vessels (cyan). Besides the imaging aspect, the paper also offers a valuable cell transfer method that reduces the number of donor animals substantially.
Infectious diseases are worldwide among the ten leading causes of mortality. Despite intensive research efforts, effective therapies or prophylactic vaccines are available only for a limited number of pathogens. A detailed understanding of the pathomechanisms of infectious diseases is most important for the development of future therapeutic interventions. Traditionally, the host response to pathogens is divided into the innate and the adaptive immune response.
To date, research with a specific focus on the interaction between innate and adaptive immunity is still underrepresented. The scientific goal of the proposed Research Training Group (RTG) is to fill this gap by bringing together highly qualified researchers working on different aspects of the immune response in various infectious diseases or in vaccine development against pathogens. The mutual scientific question is: How is the adaptive immune response against pathogens modulated by the innate immune response, and how does the adaptive immune response influence innate immunity? The training program will ensure long-term progress in this important research field in the Rhine-Ruhr Area and provide the PhD students with fundamental education in the science of infection and immunity.


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Konstantin Fischer, född 1805, död 1880, var en rysk ämbetsman.

Från 1835 var Fischer chef för Finlands generalguvernörs kansli i Sankt Petersburg och påverkade Finlands förhållanden bland annat genom 1850 års språkförordning. Han var en förespråkare av traditionell egenmakt.

Födda 1805
Ryska ämbetsmän
Avlidna 1880
Män

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Q: void is not assignable to type value User Angular 2 I am calling a JSON file using rx/js Observable.
Service
constructor(private http: Http){

}

 getUserById():Observable<User[]> {

let url = this.mockData;
let header = new Headers({'Content-Type': 'application/json'});

return this.http.get(url)
    .map((res:Response) =><User[]>res.json())
    .do(data => console.log("User Data: "+JSON.stringify(data)))
    .catch((error:any) => Observable.throw(error) || "Mock Data Error get by role")
};

component:
    @Input() users: User[] = [];

        userTemp: User[] = [];

getUserById(userId){

        this._searchService.getUserById()
            .filter(users => {
                for(let user of users){
                    if(user.userName === userId){
                        this.userTemp.push(user);
                    }}});

        return this.userTemp;

    }

under users => { says when I hover over it (Users: Users[]) => void is not assignable) => boolean.
I know there is a small detail I am missing but I am not sure where it is. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
------------------------------update 1--------------------------
Trying this now but and it compiles but doesn't work.
this._searchService.getUserById()
            ._do(users => {
                for(let user of this.users){
                    if(user.id == userId){
                        this.userTemp.push(user);
                    }
                }
            });

---------------------Update 2--------------------------
I got some advice from the posts below and now I am trying to do it like this, but it is rendering nothing and giving no errors.
In component:
@Input() users: IUser[] = [];

Method being called in component:
case 'role':
          this.users = this.getUserByRole(this.role);
          console.log(this.role);
          break;

method in component:
 getUserByRole(role){

        this._searchService.getUsers()
            .subscribe(users => {
                for(let user of users) {
                    if(user.role == role){
                        this.users.push(user);
                    }}});

        return this.users;
    }

Service method:
getUsers(): Observable<IUser[]> {
        let users = this.http
            .get(this.url)
            .map(res => res.json());
        return users;
    }

In the console it will print whatever I put in the input box and I confirmed the url for the http call is valid.
I am trying to do it like this so all I need to do is change the http url to have headers and a real url later without have to change to much.
--------------Update 3----------------------
In the HTML I have:
 {{data.role | async}}

method in component:
getUserByRole(role){

        return this._searchService.getUsers()
            .map(data => {
                return data.filter((x:any) => x.role == role)
            });
    }

Field:
 @Input() users: Observable<IUser[]>;

Calling the method:
case 'role':
         console.log(this.getUserByRole(this.role));
         this.users = this.getUserByRole(this.role);
         console.log(this.users);
         break;

error:
Cannot find a differ supporting object '[object Object]' of type 'object'. NgFor only supports binding to Iterables such as Arrays.

In my searchService I am now looking at doing it this way but still not working:
 findUserByRole(user: IUser) {
        return this.http.get(this.url)
            .map(res => res.json())
            .subscribe(
                data => {

                }
            );
    }

A: EDIT based on updates:
Not entirely sure, what you are trying to achieve with: {{data.role | async}}	, but if you want to filter users based on a specific role using async pipe would be to declare users as an Observable like you have. When you want to filter, have your switch statement (like you have):
case 'role':
      this.users = this.getUserByRole(this.role);
      break;

and in this method you return an observable of the filtered array
getUserByRole(role){
    return this._searchService.getUsers()
        .map(data => {
            return data.filter((x:any) => x.role == role)
        });
}

which you then can use together with async pipe, which displays the users which have the filtered values from your switch-case, whatever that filter value might be. In this case we have filtered above based on a role value.

DEMO
Update 2:
Now seeing your JSON, the problem should be that your array is in an object named data. You want the array from the response, so you need to extract that array from the object, so change your mapping a bit:
return this.http.get(url)
    .map((res:Response) =><User[]>res.json().data) // here! Extract the array from the object "data"
    .do(data => console.log("User Data: "+JSON.stringify(data)))
    .catch((error:any) => Observable.throw(error) || "Mock Data Error get by role")
};

Original post:
filter actually does the filtering for you, you do not need to iterate the response. Unfortunately I do not see that you are able to return userTemp other than as an observable in your filtering. You actually have to subscribe to it and assign the values from the filter to your userTemp, the following will always return undefined as you are returning the array outside the callback:
getUserById(userId){
   this._searchService.getUserById()
     .map(users => {
        ......
     });
     return this.userTemp; // data has not been assigned yet, when you return it.
}

This is just how it works. You need to do manipulate your data inside the callback! Here is some more info: How do I return the response from an Observable/http/async call in angular2?
But back to your code, You can map several times, so here you would use map together with filter to get the data you want:
getUserById(userId) {
 return this.service.getUsers()
   .map(data => {
     return data.filter((x:any) => x.userName == userId)
   });
}

So this returnes an observable to where you need it.
But as said, AFAIK you cannot return the userTemp as a plain JS array.

A: The callback for .filter requires that you return a boolean, but you're returning nothing (aka void). You need either need to return a boolean or use a different method.

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I just processed this image and I need someone to critique it. I am more interested in processing critique than composition but that is welcomed as well.
Not much more I can add here. I might crop it in for a little more of a "panorama view" taking out a little more of a bottom.. but that's more of an artistic decision. I might also get rid of the bank of trees on the far left.
Fantastic. I think you did a wonderful job.
thanks a lot. I actually thought the grass might be too green already as the grass in reality was almost completly yellow from what I remember. I might try making it green just to see the effect.
I think you did a great job with the processing. It looks nice and natural which I prefer. Isn't it amazing what can be done. You've taken a nice but not real eyecathing shot and made it into something.
My thoughts exactly. Great job!
Great color and post-processing job, if you get a chance critique my two photos as well.
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CNN's Marc Lamont Hill's Comments Call for Destruction of Israel
CNN's Marc Lamont Hill this wednesday 29 of November 2018 made antisemitic comments against Israel a legal country since 1948, and in the most unlike of places The United Nations.
"the great catastrophe in May 1948 that resulted in the expulsion, murder and to date permanent dislocation of more than a million Palestinians."
"I believe in a single secular democratic state for everyone. This is the only way that historic Palestine will be free." (his Twitter feed)
Hill said at the U.N: "We have an opportunity to not just offer solidarity in words but to commit to political action, grassroots action, local action and international action that will give us what justice requires, and that is a free Palestine from the river to the sea."
My sincere opinion:
That means from Jordan River to Mediterranean Sea? the whole Israel? replace with what? the Palestinian State? There is only a real oportunity for One State Solution, and its not Palestine.
Hill, who is a professor at Temple University, probably "illiteralcy", has said many times that he is antisemitic. Naturally after having the State of Israel, a Sovereign Country, wipe of the map, there is not antisemitic sentiment anyplace on earth. Even Temple University is defending him after being fired from CNN:
"Marc Lamont Hill has been quoted extensively over the last 24 hours. Marc Lamont Hill does not represent Temple University and his views are his own. However, we acknowledge that he has a constitutionally protected right to express his opinion as a private citizen," a Temple spokesperson told Fox News.
Anyone in this world has the right to say any type of stupid remark, even Hill, but he is supposed to be a scholar. We were expecting more than the garbage he said.
Read more about this in the articles from Foxnews.com
NewsArticle 1 and NewsArticle 2
Etiquetas: Antisemitic comments, CNN, CNN's Marc Lamont Hill, hate for Israel, Israel, One State Solution in Israel, Temple University, United Nations


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Biker Gang Allowed to Keep Trademarked Logo
The Mongols Motorcycle Club, based primarily in southern California but boasting more than 1000 members worldwide, is a notorious biker gang known for its alleged criminal activities and also, apparently, for its trademarked logo.
The logo depicts a Mongolian man wearing sunglasses and riding a chopper-style motorcycle. For years, federal prosecutors in the U.S. have been trying to strip the Mongols of their logo, claiming it is worn as a badge of intimidation. As reported in The Star, prosecutors began their trademark quest a decade ago, following an infiltration by agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that ultimately led to 77 gang members being convicted of racketeering.
In late February, 2019, a California judge found in favour of the Mongols, holding that requiring the group to forfeit its logo would be unconstitutional. According to the National Post, U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter ruled that forfeiture of the Mongol trademark would violate First Amendment rights to freedom of association and Eighth Amendment protections against excessive penalties. Justice Carter noted that "though the symbol may at times function as a mouthpiece for unlawful or violent behaviour, this is not sufficient to strip speech of its First Amendment protection."
Thom Mrozek, spokesperson for the U.S. attorney, has indicated prosecutors were disappointed with the ruling and may appeal.


World's leading brand, NIKE, is to supply kits to the value of $750,000 to the various National Teams of Nigeria in the first year of the contract recently signed with the Nigeria Football Federation.
Details of the contract, signed at The Soho Hotel, Richmond Mews, London on Thursday, showed that the products value would increase in the second year, with American company NIKE committed to supplying kits to the value of $1 million to the Nigeria National Teams.
NIKE will supply kits worth the sum of $1 million to the National Teams in the year 2017 and 2018.
The three-and-half year contract was signed by NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, and General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, with Tina Salminen, NIKE's African Football Sports Marketing Director, representing the American behemoth.
There are also various bonuses specified for any of the National Teams that qualifies for major international championships, with the Super Eagles to earn up to $500,000 at the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals in Russia.
The NFF said: "We are comfortable with the contract, because NIKE came across during the negotiations as being fluid and ready to listen to our demands. That is always the key aspect; you always need a partner with a listening ear.