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These are the Top 10 Worst Foreign Countries in which to Suffer a Data Breach
Ross Kelly
As if the direct costs and reputational damage of suffering a cyberattack weren't enough, governments in various countries also mete out punishment for breaches of customer privacy.
Of course, it's the hackers who are ultimately responsible for cybercrimes. But governments often hold companies up to high compliance standards that can put their executives in hot water should customer data be stolen.
And some countries enforce much stricter regimes than others, challenging CEOs of multinational companies to adapt internal protocols to cover all their bases.
South Korea has the harshest settings, according to Bloomberg Law, which has just listed the top 10 countries with the highest data breach notification compliance risk.
"WHILE NEWS COVERAGE HAS MADE PRIVACY A TOPIC OF INTENSE INTEREST IN THE U.S., UNDERSTANDING THE INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT IS NO LESS IMPORTANT TO U.S. COMPANIES DOING BUSINESS ABROAD."
"While news coverage has made privacy a topic of intense interest in the U.S., understanding the international regulatory environment is no less important to U.S. companies doing business abroad," the report's authors said.
Businesses operating in South Korea face a very high compliance burden and intense level of law enforcement. They can face potential criminal fines of $700,000, civil fines of $26,500 and even criminal imprisonment. All together, the country was given an index score of 83 out of a 100 by Bloomberg Law, a very high negative score.
In 2014, dozens of top executives at Korean financial firms including KB Financial Group resigned after hackers stole millions of customer credit card details. A local karaoke chain, K Box, was even fined around $50,000 last year for failing to protect financial data.
"The privacy law regime of South Korea is very complicated and detailed and has been subject to frequent change in recent years. Privacy laws overall have been strictly enforced by regulatory authorities, particularly law enforcement authorities," the report said.
Tied for second on the list were Columbia and Mexico, while France took out fourth and Japan fifth.
French authorities are especially active in pursuing companies that experience breaches and can impose civil fines of just over $3 million, though the highest fine imposed there last year was €100,000 against Google. Individuals found not following rules in Japan, meanwhile, can face six months imprisonment.
Rounding out the top 10 in descending order were Spain, the Philippines, Belgium, Germany and Hungary.
The regulatory burdens in Germany and Hungary are lighter than the other eight countries in the top 10; though, at up to $11.6 million, Germany had the biggest potential criminal fines.
Ross Kelly is a London-based business journalist. He has been a staff correspondent or editor at The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance and the Australian Associated Press.
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It Wasn't Perfect, But It Was Pretty Darn Cute.
The negotiations started weeks ago. One of our children needed ZERO encouragement to don a pretty outfit and perform in front of family and friends (I'll let you decide which one). One of our children was pretty adamant about NOT participating in the wedding festivities. And one of our children fell somewhere in the middle: willing to fulfill his duties as flower boy, sort of excited about the outfit, but not quite as enthusiastic as the first.
Two participatory flower children would be a step up from the last family wedding they played a part in, but really, we were aiming for three. Their traditional Vietnamese wedding outfits (ao dais) has been custom made, and considering the flower child holdout was the godchild of the groom, getting him (or her) down the aisle felt like a high priority.
Me: What if I gave you some Hershey kisses if you do your job at the wedding?
The math teacher in me cringed a bit at her offspring's poor number sense, but the mother in me was thrilled to be emerging victorious (if bribing your child with twenty Hershey kisses can be considered a victory) from this negotiation.
The rehearsal did not go very well. Despite the promise of a score of Hershey kisses, two-thirds of our crew followed through with their flower child obligations, and one barely made it down the aisle with a lot of (literal) hand-holding from Mom. This was not the plan.
Considerations for alternative scenarios commenced immediately, and we spent the next twenty-two hours preparing ourselves for Plan B: three flower children and one Mom or Plan C: two flower children.
And then, at 1:30pm yesterday, without any mention of Hershey kisses, our holdout asked to suit up. Nevermind that it was a little too early to get dressed. Nevermind that there was a pretty big chance the ao dai would get wrinkled or stained before the ceremony. This kid wanted to get in his wedding outfit, and we were not going to stop him.
Two and a half hours later, they did what they had been asked to do. Quite literally. They threw the petals on the walkway (our efforts to distinguish between "throwing" and "sprinkling" came a bit late in the game) and went (RAN) to find Daddy at the end of the aisle. And while there may have been some Hershey kisses involved (only five!), those were really just a reward for a job well done.
I am so proud of my three little people for being so brave and for doing their job so well (which included sitting quietly–if not inconspicuously–throughout the ceremony). It wasn't perfect, but it was pretty darn cute.
And what a special, special day it was celebrating Uncle Andrew and Aunt Evelynn. We are so glad they got to be a part of it.


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TOWANDA – To help make state government more accessible to residents of the 110th District in Sullivan and Susquehanna counties, Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) today encouraged individuals with questions or concerns to visit or call these offices during their June hours.
For the month of June, staff will be available at the Sullivan County Commissioners Office in the courthouse on the first and third Wednesdays, June 6 and June 20, from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Residents of Susquehanna County can call Pickett's staff at (570) 934-2557 anytime during regular business hours.
Falls will be at the Sayre office on Thursday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Veterans do not need to be a member of the American Legion to receive these services, and appointments can be made by calling Pickett's Sayre office at (570) 888-9011.


It's a good seven hours before The Gaslight Anthem will play its headlining set at the Skate and Surf Festival in Asbury Park, N.J., and guitarist Alex Rosamilia is enjoying a beer and the company of his dog inside the band's dressing room at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel.
He's just finished talking about the benefits of playing a gig on familiar ground that's also relatively close to home when his cellphone rings.
On the other end is a roadie. Rosamilia listens for a minute before responding.
The Skate and Surf has seen its share of shifting since the festival's 2001 debut, most notably when it became The Great Bamboozle and then The Bamboozle before eventually moving north to East Rutherford. A few years ago, the Skate and Surf name resurfaced, and the mostly indie-rock festival is a fine fit for Asbury Park.
Not that Rosamilia has anything against amphitheaters: Last September, The Gaslight Anthem headlined a show at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, one of a handful of topics he talked about before tending to more Skate and Surf matters.
Medleyville.us: Since the August 2014 release of Get Hurt, what have been some of the highs and lows for the band?
Was playing PNC Bank Arts Center a dream-come-true kind of thing?
With The Gaslight Anthem's tours taking you around the world, do you still keep in touch with what's going on back in New Brunswick and Asbury Park, the places where you cut your teeth musically?
What's on tap for the rest of the year?
Do you guys take long breaks after you've finished touring behind a new album?
Rosamilia: "I'm always doing stuff. [Gaslight drummer] Benny [Horowitz] has another band called Bottomfeeder. I'm doing a new thing with the guitar player in Benny's other band. None of it sounds anything like Gaslight.
"Me and Derek [Reilly], who's the singer for Bottomfeeder, we have a record label, Human Blood Records, to basically put out our records and our friends' records. I make 500 hard copies, and then that's it — one pressing for each record. … I think Bottomfeeder is working on new stuff. I just put out something by my friend's band from Cleveland called The New Strange. They're like the heavier Into Another stuff.
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• July 17: Forecastle Festival — Louisville, Ky.
• July 21: The Paramount — Huntington, N.Y.
• July 22: Chameleon Club — Lancaster, Pa.
• July 25: Canalside — Buffalo, N.Y.
• July 30: Gathering of the Vibes — Bridgeport, Conn.


Kellogg's also announced today that the company is working with Healthy Food for All to fund a pilot programme which will support the establishment of four new breakfast clubs in North Dublin. The programme will be open to primary schools in the area, applicant schools will be assessed by Healthy Food for All in October 2012, with funding in place for schools to start serving breakfasts in January 2013. Healthy Food for All will monitor and evaluate the success of these clubs over a two year period.
The Kellogg Company employs over 250 people in North Dublin, at its Irish business in Santry and at its European headquarters in Swords. "Many of our employees live, work and send their kids to schools in North County Dublin so we feel this is the right place to launch this pilot programme and to measure its impact. We know that many schools have funding challenges at present and we hope that this initiative and others which we will announce in the future, will help to support breakfast clubs in Ireland," added Mr McNeill.
Is an all-island initiative seeking to address food poverty by promoting access, availability and affordability of healthy food for low-income groups.
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Rutland Street National School (as it was known then) was established in 1910. In December 2008 we moved to a brand new building on Gloucester Street and so we became Rutland National School. Our school is famous for the hugely Give Up Yer Auld Sins recordings in the 1960's. We are a Catholic School but welcome pupils of all faiths and nationalities. We have an enrolment of 130 pupils are the school is growing all the time. The Breakfast Club has always been an important part of school life in Rutland National School. It started in 1995 and is funded by the Department of Social Protection. Breakfast is open to all pupils from 8.30 am to 8.45 am every day. The kitchen is staffed by Community Employment personnel. Children have a choice of cereal, porridge, fruit, juice and toast. They enjoy breakfast in the confines of a bright sunny canteen – a great way to start the day!


I was really intrigued by this. I liked Sam in the earlier books and I was looking forward to his story.
Unfortunately, as I got to know him, I was not really all that fond of him. I liked Ivy, and I enjoyed the scenes with them together, but I was really not that fond of Sam, which was disappointing.
I was never really able to engage with the story as a whole, as there were a lot of parts of it that was focused on Sam.
The writing was strong, and the characters stayed true throughout the book, and I think my dislike of Sam was something that was just me. It happens, and I was a little sad as I liked the other books, but this one was a miss for me.
I recommend the other books in the series, and while I did not really like this, I am not able to really say I don't recommend it.


A state, especially one that is trying to be a nation-state, a national homeland for a people, needs an organizing principle, a set of ideals, an ideology, a purpose — whatever you think it is, some kind of philosophical reason for being. Otherwise there is no reason to live there if you can go somewhere else. And in the developed world, going somewhere else is more of an option than ever before.
Israel's worst enemies have powerful ideologies — Islamism and Palestinian nationalism/irredentism.
Even the US, a secular state with a very diverse population has such principles, embodied in its Constitution and Declaration of Independence. They are one reason that the nation survived, in united form, its terrible Civil War, and why — one hopes — it will survive the forces trying to pull it apart today.
Despite being the nation-state of the Jewish people, the state of Israel does not have a set of basic unifying principles. There isn't a single Zionism, and for some Israelis, any form of Zionism at all is looked at as a combination of ignorance and gullibility.
The early struggle to define the state was won by the secular left-wing Zionists of whom Ben-Gurion was an example. Unfortunately that segment was seduced by and ultimately subsumed in the peace movement, a movement based on a pathologically false view of reality, and encouraged by the worst enemies of the Jewish people. Its collision with the bitter truths of the real Middle East has left in their camp only those who have rejected Zionism, the academics and Ha'aretz columnists who are simply anti-state.
Zionism arose thanks to secularism … The dogmatic religious establishment in the Diaspora was not capable of initiating Zionism without [Theodor] Herzl's secular involvement. But secular Zionism was an existential Zionism that saw the state of the Jews as a refuge state.
A state that is 64 years old cannot continue to exist on the ethos of a refuge state, on security alone. After all, if this were the reason for our existence, there are many places that are safer for Jews – like Melbourne, Australia, or New Jersey. They don't send children to the army there, and missiles aren't flying there. Therefore, the time has come to move from the existential Zionism that you come from to a Jewish Zionism. It is necessary to base our national life on a Jewish basis, and it is necessary to give the state a Jewish coloration.
I don't support religious coercion, but I do believe that Judaism is our 'why': Judaism is the reason for our existence and the justification for our existence, and the meaning of our existence.
This isn't an easy sell to secular Israelis. For many of them, 'Judaism' is a corrupt functionary that tells them that they aren't Jewish enough to get married in a Jewish state, or a haredi who maintains a large family on welfare, doesn't do army service and spits at secular women.
Is it possible? I am not sure, but I think it's essential to our survival.
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Does one have to have a strong ideology to want to live in the place one has grown up in? Aren't there many Israelis who live here simply because it is their home, the place they have grown up, where their family is, the world they know best? Or is that kind of 'normal being in a place' not good enough for living in a place which is continually threatened?
I think it is encouraging that a strong reasonable voice like Bennet's has emerged. It seems to me that he could one day be Prime Minister of Israel.


Home Editorials What Is God's Will for My Life?
We all want to know the answer to that question, right? I mean, could there be a more pressing subject? We're talking about the sovereign God of all that is, the one who created us, who sustains us, who gave his Son to save us. What does he want us to do with this vapor of a life he's given?
In his new book, Follow Me, David Platt gets right to the core of our search for God's will. We're drawn to the methods — whether casting a fleece or listening to "that still small voice" or looking for that door to fling wide open. But Platt wonders, is it really that hard?


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Q: Twig - JavaScript booleans Is there a twig function that will allow me to convert a variable that contains a PHP boolean value into a literal JavaScript boolean?
At the moment my value of "true" from PHP is converted to a '1' in my twig template.
I've tried a few of the escape functions but nothing is working so far.

A: <script>
  // You can use it in literal code like this:
  var myBool = {{ mySuppliedValue ? 'true' : 'false' }};

  // Or in clientside string constants like this:
  console.log('The value is {{ mySuppliedValue ? 'true' : 'false' }}');
</script>

See the docs.

A: You can use json:
<script>
  var myBool = {{ mySuppliedValue | json_encode }};
</script>

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U.S Deputy-level Meeting to Discuss Further Restrictions on Huawei and China
By Marjorie Jackson February 20, 2020
On Thursday, a meeting was to be held with the US government officials to further discuss the restrictions on exports to Huawei and China; even though there are tweets from President Donald Trump opposing stringent limits on shipments of US products worldwide.
Further, the deputy-level meeting was initiated to discuss major issues which include new possible restrictions on the sale of chips to China's blacklisted firm, Huawei Technologies; and further on the sales of aircraft components that are concluded with the Chinese aircraft manufacturer.
The policymakers are waiting for the cabinet-level meeting which was scheduled for February 28, while some officials are anticipating a tough battle on Huawei and China and others are centered on trades.
In a succession of comments and tweets from Trump to the reporters stated that national security concerns are quoted as a reason for US' restrictions on Huawei and it should not be used as a reason to make it a problem for foreign countries to purchase US products.
Trump also declared that there is another proposal that would permit the US government totally to block the shipment of chips to Huawei from international suppliers that use the US equipment and that might be a big blow to Huawei firm.
Trump's comments came after the weekend reports given by the news media stating that the government was taking into consideration to stop general electric from additionally supplying engines for the latest Chinese passenger jet.
Trump said recently that,
Things have been put on my desk that has nothing to do with national security, including chipmakers.
Huawei is the leading telecom supplier and manufacturer of phones. Recently, several countries have prohibited using Huawei's networking equipment. Moreover, the company's phones are apparently invisible in the United States despite its huge presence across the world.
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Hull restaurants that ding diners for no-shows may be breaking the law
Some restaurants in downtown Gatineau, Que., are cracking down on no-shows this busy holiday season, but their method appears to contravene the province's Consumer Protection Act.
Several restaurateurs are asking customers who make group reservations to sign a contract agreeing to pay $10 for each diner who fails to show up, Radio-Canada has learned.
Piz'za-za, Les Vilains Garçons, CoqLicorne and Le Troquet are among about a dozen businesses that now require diners to pay a fine if they cancel their reservation or reduce the number of people at their table with less than 48 hours notice.
"You can see it as a penalty. We see it as a compensation for a place that has not been filled," Alexandre Leblanc, president of the local merchants association said in a French-language interview.
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Along with his work at the Association des commerçants du secteur Aubry, Leblanc runs Piz'za-za restaurant and Aux 4 jeudis café .
"We will be understanding," Leblanc said. "But it's certain that if you book for 25 [people] and you arrive with 10, we'll have a serious discussion."
Using Leblanc's example, a person making that reservation could be fined $150.
But charging such fines is against the law, according to the Office de la protection du consommateur (OPC), the body responsible for enforcing Quebec's Consumer Protection Act.
"It is forbidden for any merchant to collect an amount as a deposit if this amount is intended to be retained as a penalty," said Charles Tanguay, a spokesperson for OPC.
Another interpretation of the law
The Association des commerçants du secteur Aubry, which represents merchants in downtown Hull, has a different interpretation of the law.
"When people have read the booking conditions and have signed, for us there is no problem [to charge a penalty]," Leblanc said.
Lawyer Élise Thériault recommends diners refuse to sign any contract with a restaurant, and refuse pay a fee for no-shows. If they're charged a fine, she suggests they file a complaint with the OPC.
"We cannot [as a customer] waive any protection under the Consumer Protection Act and we cannot, in writing, insert in a contract something that is against the law," Thériault said.
Merchants who break the Consumer Protection Act can be fined up to $40,000.
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AfricArena solidifies Africa as a global rising star in business
The latest iteration of the AfricArena summit in Cape Town aimed to bring together the continent's tech ecosystem.
By AFRICAN INDEPENDENT | November 26, 2019 | Category Business
Africa Rising. This was the golden thread woven throughout the third annual AfricArena Summit which took place recently in Cape Town. Issues affecting the African tech ecosystem were unpacked by a panel of speakers comprised of some of the most interesting thought leaders, founders, investors and corporate changemakers of our time.
Opening the event, Silicon Cape Director, Zimkhita Buwa, said: "Africa is synonymous with opportunity. Yes, we have incredible challenges, but we are not waiting on the side-lines for the world to provide us with solutions, we are creating our own solutions using our own technology."
AfricArena Founder, Christophe Viarnaud, continued: "Africa is rising. The amount of investment in the continent has doubled every year for the last three years, particularly in the tech sector. Last year, we cracked the $1 billion mark for the first time and we think that this amount will be even bigger this year, with over $1.2 billion being invested. Sadly however, this is still less than 1% of global funding that goes towards tech startups. We can't grow this continent which will have a population of over four billion by the end of the century – the majority of the planet – if we don't dramatically increase that number. Our mission, as AfricArena, is to create opportunities for investment and make a difference by helping entrepreneurs - the number one asset on the continent – which, in turn, will deliver value to investors and create much-needed jobs."
French Ambassador to South Africa, Aurélien Lechevallier, shared that at the South Africa Investment Conference held earlier this month, several French companies announced that they would invest more than R20 billion in South Africa in the next three years. "We will ensure that part of this investment will be filtered through small and medium enterprises. France and South Africa share the same belief in the potential of Africa's tech ecosystem, but we know that the main challenge remains to mobilise enough resources from private investors to make it grow. As President Macron declared, France is committed to support African startups and SMEs by helping some of them to overcome the access to funding gap."
He went on to say that the French Development Agency has launched Choose Africa to bring support to 10,000 African companies between 2018 and 2022 by mobilising €1 billion, another €1 billion in equity and €1.5 billion in credit lines. Within this initiative, there is a focus on the digital economy and innovation, driven by a dedicated online platform called Digital Africa which will help African entrepreneurs to get in touch with their counterparts as well as financial and industry partners both in France and other African countries. It will also enable them to participate in specific calls for proposals and challenges. President Macron's launch of a €65 million fund to support the acceleration of startups on the African continent last year is also a very strong signal of France's commitment towards cooperation in service to innovation."
During the panel discussion on Next Generation Angels, Tomi Davies a Nigerian British Investor, Entrepreneur and Advisor to companies on technology strategy, posed the controversial question: "Why can't Africa build Africa? I'm under no illusion that we are going to do it all by ourselves, but I do believe that charity should begin at home."
Fellow panellist, Nigerian Entrepreneur, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, added: "More than 50% of the world's population over the next 35 years is going to be in Africa. Ultimately, this will either be a bomb or a boon for the global economy. Investors that are not betting on Africa, are betting against the global economy. In Africa there is talent that can learn anything, more relaxed governance restrictions and the ability of businesses to grow very fast in contrast to other markets. What we need to do is continually build the infrastructure that makes this possible and support the growth of businesses."
Unpacking some of the gaps hampering Africa's success was venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur, Vusi Thembekwayo, who explored four areas: The investment approach; the education gap; opportunistic BBBEEE players and the infrastructure gap. "Africa doesn't need pity, it needs opportunity, so how do we develop mechanisms that create and broaden access, but most importantly democratise opportunity?"
Picking up on this theme, Ketso Gordhan, CEO of the SA SME Fund, said: "Our hope and desire is to make sure that smart entrepreneurs are seizing upon how the world is changing and using new technologies to make the world a better place. Venture Capital (VC), for me, is about the future, it's about innovation, it's about economic advancement and solving what seem to be intractable problems speedily. However, in South Africa, some of the biggest problems affecting VC include a lack of access to capital, too few experienced VC fund managers, a weak pipeline of start-ups, high costs of failure - both financial and reputational - and a fractured VC ecosystem." On this last issue, he urged attendees to concentrate on partnerships rather than competition with each other. Gordhan also announced the launch of a new fund, Digital Africa Ventures, which is dedicated to financing early-stage African startups.
While speaking on the topic of Privacy & Ethics: Who's responsibility is it anyway? Danai Musandu, Investment Associate at Goodwell Investments, warned: "As much as we can be excited about the booming digital age in Africa, we need to remember some key things about our continent – 54% of the population don't have access to healthcare, one in six live off an electricity grid, and 70% of people are unbanked. So, when we talk about this continent, we need to be cognisant that we are talking about Africa's mass population. We can't talk about digital solutions without looking at the physical reality on the ground. We have to look at the people we are serving on this continent. We talk about all of this exciting digital innovation on the continent, but opportunity also brings with it more responsibility for all involved. We determine the narrative for our ecosystem, and as co-authors, we are equally responsible to ensure we build the right story; a story by Africans for Africa."
Looking to the future, Thierry Barbaut, Digital and Communications Director at La Guide, said: "Africa will have a population of over 2.5 billion by 2050 and this requires solutions for providing food, water energy and healthcare for all. Technology and communication startups can provide this." Giving the example of Rwanda, which was war-torn in the 1990s and is now thriving, he highlighted how tech startups are transforming health, energy, education agriculture and other sectors in the country, with many of these models being replicated in bigger countries.
Viarnaud brought the event to a close by stating: "There is no question that Africa is the future. As AfricArena, we will continue working to bring the continent's tech ecosystem together to ensure that it is a successful one."


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Education could be the saying familiar with see learning by which understanding, belief and habits in addition to skills and values of merely one group is passed to a new, from lower your family through various aspects for instance discussion, storytelling, teaching and training. It-not means the 'formal transmission' with your factors to a person but additionally 'informal transmission' in a single person to a new.
It is the system where learning happens beneath the guidance of teachers and tutors much the same, those who educate might also educate themselves further. This really is frequently referred to as 'autodidactic learning'.
Education doubles to point out 'the understanding acquired out of your knowledge about an impacted effect on a person's beliefs, ideas, feelings and actions'.
The word 'education' offers its very own origin within the Latin word 'educatio' acquainted with consult 'a getting up'. Broadly, 'educo' relates to this is often "I train, I educate" 'educo' may be the combination of 'e' (from) and 'duco' (I conduct).
The 'right to education' might be a fundamental right accorded for your citizens of numerous governments worldwide. The united states . states . Nations' Worldwide Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Legal legal legal legal rights endorses and recognizes the authority to education for the citizens. In a number of countries, education is compulsory for children around certain age. In developed and developing countries, formal education is where children visit school to know from qualified and skilled teachers. More often nowadays, school attendance is not always compulsory leading many parents to 'home school' or 'home tutor' their children using either private teachers or through methods involving e-learning, using electronic material and technology to know. This is a kind of informal learning.
The 'art and science' in the practice, meaning 'how better to teach' is called Pedagogy. In school level, education is categorized into stages like preschool, primary, secondary, greater or tertiary etc while beyond school greater education is slotted into college and college and/or apprenticeship.
In ancient history, there is the reference inside the 'Academy' founded by Plato in Athens before 300 BC. The city of Alexandria, founded in 330 BC surpassed Athens since the 'cradle of intellect' in ancient A holiday in a vacation to a vacation in a holiday in greece. The Library of Alexandria, a historic monument contained translations inside the Bible from Hebrew to Greek beneath the patronage of mathematicians and astronomers like Euclid and Herophilus. The supremacy inside the earliest European civilizations found an finish when the Roman Empire declined in 476 AD.
The primary focus then shifted eastward when using the Chinese philosopher-scholar Confucius whose outlook on education and reforms influenced many south-east Asian nations like Korea, Japan and Vietnam. His teachings and discussions were recorded by his supporters along with the philosophies still exert influence to this day in many japan. In India, for instance, the gurukul tradition of learning and teaching where a teacher or trainer trained understanding and skills to his 'wards' by living and training when using the master in your area setup has ongoing inside a few form to this day at institutes and schools where fine arts, music and dance forms are trained.
In lots of regions all over the world, adults of merely one generation trained the youthful inside the following 1 " the understanding, values and skills through dental teaching and through imitation prior to the birth of literary societies and talent sets. As cultures flourished, a procedure for formal education showed up in this area to impart understanding and skills there's evidence of the presence of schools in Egypt in ancient days.
The First Ancient saw the increase in the Catholic Church since the preserver of literary teaching and skills many medieval universities of Christendom across Europe encourage freedom of thought, speech and enquiry producing numerous fine philosophers and students. Among the earliest constantly operating universities of Europe, the school of Bologne is the foremost along with the best.
Using the development of the printing press within the earliest form, literary works of art and education flourished and spread more quickly while using the continents. Missionaries and students, specially the Jesuits performed a considerable role inside the transmission of understanding from Europe to Asia.


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Time For Chief Brown to Admit He's Fudging the Crime Numbers
Eric Nicholson
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Eric Nicholson | October 9, 2012 | 10:25am
There is good news to be found in the city's crime stats. For the ninth year in a row, Dallas is on pace to see a drop in its crime rate and, while violent crime is about flat, burglary and theft are down by 15 and 11 percent, respectively.
The improving numbers are partly tied to a drop in crime nationwide over the past decade and partly, as the Dallas Police Department is quick to highlight, to smarter policing. DPD is more reluctant to trumpet the other reason: it's massaging its crime stats.
Over the weekend, the Morning News crunched some numbers for instances of petty theft both before and after DPD changed its reporting policy on Jan. 5. Under the new rules, officers don't respond to shoplifting offenses under $50. Instead, business owners are instructed to go online, print out a form, and mail it, as in through the U.S. Postal Service, to DPD.
The News found just about what you'd expect them to find:
New Raises, Gear and Jobs: Dallas City Manager A.C. Gonzalez Unveils Plan to Fortify Police
"The reports plummeted Jan. 5," the paper wrote. "That's exactly the day the new reporting policy took effect.
"Before that date minor shoplifting offenses averaged about 10 a day. Immediately afterward, that average fell to fewer than three a day."
Now, achieving a 70-percent drop in shoplifting in a single day would be impossible, at least without some sort of divine intervention. ("Chief Brown gathered the shoplifters before him on the banks of the Trinity and said 'Lo, repent shoplifters and follow the letter of the law.' And it was so."). Absent that, it seems pretty cut and dry that someone's goosing the numbers.
Not so, DPD says. Brown credited the drop to good, old-fashioned police work and the creation of a retail theft task force targeting fencing operation through which shoplifters turn their stolen merchandise into cash. When the Morning News asked how this could be, seeing as the task force didn't really start making arrested until several months after shoplifting stats plummeted.
"We just don't agree with your assertions or analysis of what happened and the timeing of what happened," he told the paper via email. "We began arresting more thieves immediately at the beginning of this year and building cases that took several weeks to file but had an almost immediate impact on theft and burglary."
In other words, there really was a miracle of Biblical proportions.
Brown doubled down on the miracle-talk yesterday at a meeting of the City Council's Public Safety Committee. The drop in crime was the result of good police work, not a change in reporting policy. And, by the way, did he mention that they'd busted up 70 fencing operations this year?
There's a valid argument to be made that shifting DPD's focus from individual cases of petty theft to the fencing operations that make it profitable is good policy. Putting in place bureaucratic hurdles to discourage people from reporting crime is not, and Brown needs to stop pretending.


It was a quiet Easter holiday weekend here at the farm. We spent Sunday morning at a brunch with family then came home and walked the shore. Beautiful and sunny but cool day without wind! Always a great day when the winds don't knock you down.
I finished block no 2 of Une Annee Dans Les Etoiles. I'm loving this embroidery. Check out Un Atelier de la Montagne to view the slide show of everyone's work.
Once the star was done, it was time to return to Yoko Saito's Quilt Mystere block no 6, the last block in the quilt but only my fourth. If you remember, I skipped 4 & 5 to work on 6 just to be different!
It took me three days to add the church with the house behind it and the lower level houses. Before leaving Los Angeles, I had the top two houses done. There's an error here... the steps leading to the middle level should be going towards the right; I didn't notice until the strip had been sewn to the top level and I left it there until I could decide what to do. I debated long and hard about reversing them but decided to leave it as it is and move on. There are 3 embroidered dogs left to add but I'll wait until all the pieces are applique'ed. I may just add them in the space created by the steps going the wrong way.
I also debated whether to embroider the leaves on the bottom tree or applique them. There are 3 trees with embroidered leaves: top left behind the church and the two at opposing corners. A fourth would have been too many and this one really needed the applique'ed leaves. These leaves are even smaller than on Block no 1.
The process for my applique preparation is simple : liquid starch and my stencil burner tip. Since these are so small, I used three layers of freezer paper and added an extra line of permanent marker in order to see the marks for cutting.
Start by painting the liquid starch around the applique: here you can see the top leaf is wet.
The tips are the first to be folded over: this is the stencil burner tip and it's HOT! I use an applique pressing sheet which is great as it keeps my ironing board free of starch and glue. Be aware it too gets HOT which is a bonus as it helps dry the starch.
With both ends done, it's time to turn the edges. This is where the stencil burner tip comes in handy: by running its edge along the seam allowance of the piece, it automatically turns the edges along the freezer paper even on these small pieces. In the following sequence, you will see how the leaf is prepared.
Turn the leaf over and press from the right side.
That's 4 leaves per dime! Didn't I say they were small?
Have a great week! I am linking to The Needle And Thread Network and Let's Bee Social. Have a look at other Works In Progress (WIPs).


I set up Newbury Integral Zen here at my home in Newbury, Berkshire once I had taken Jukai as a way to deepen and extend my own practice and to build a structure to serve others by offering weekly meditation and Qi Gong sessions, Mondo Zen facilitation, monthly Sunday practice mornings and the opportunity to join in the Morning Service. Thus creating, nurturing and sustaining a small but beautiful Hollow Bones Sangha.
If you are drawn to join in any of these activities (all donation only) and can get to Newbury please get in touch. Dai Ki Tessa Martin 07944 196088 tessa@newburyyoga.co.uk.
We are a group based in North London. We currently meet once a week in Camden as well as meeting for more intensive day or half day sesshins (intensive practice period) on a monthly basis. Our weekly meetings entail silent meditation (zazen) and Mondo Zen dialogue process. Our sesshins are based on the format of the 7 day retreat and will also include more embodiment work. The aim is to create a container that supports our practice in the reality of our daily lives.


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Piedmont Announces First Quarter 2018 Leasing and Capital Markets Activity
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ATLANTA - April 19, 2018 - Piedmont Office Realty Trust (NYSE: PDM) announced today that it completed almost 350,000 square feet of total leasing at its properties during the first quarter of 2018. In addition to the leasing executed throughout its current portfolio, approximately 150,000 square feet of additional leasing was completed at properties included in the 14-property portfolio sale which closed in January of 2018. This additional leasing, which was commenced by Piedmont, resulted in the realization of $4.5 million of incremental sale proceeds and gains on sale, bringing the total proceeds from the portfolio sale to over $430 million.
Significant leasing activity completed at properties owned at the end of the quarter included:
In Orlando, FL - Holland & Knight LLP executed a renewal of its approximately 51,000 square feet at SunTrust Center in CBD Orlando for 5+ years through 2024; and Robinhood Markets, Inc. signed an 8-year renewal and expansion for a total of approximately 28,000 square feet at 500 TownPark in the Lake Mary submarket through 2026;
In Metro New York - Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC negotiated a lease expansion of approximately 40,000 square feet at 400 Bridgewater Crossing in the Bridgewater, NJ submarket for 6+ years through 2024;
In Boston- Smithsonian Institutionexecuted a new, 10-year lease of approximately 33,000 square feet at 5 & 15 Wayside Road, through 2028; and,
In Atlanta - Rule, Joy, Trammell + Rubio, LLC renewed approximately 23,000 square feet at Galleria 300 for 11+ years through 2030.
"Our leasing results were solid, especially considering that the first quarter is typically our lightest leasing quarter each year," said C.A. "Bo" Reddic, IV, Executive Vice-President of Real Estate Operations for Piedmont. "More importantly, though, is the leasing completed during the quarter included average cash rent rollups of 8% and accrual basis rent increases of over 20%," Reddic added.
During the first quarter, Piedmont also acquired, for $28 million, 501 West Church Street, a value-add asset located in the sports entertainment district of Orlando, FL, in close proximity to Piedmont's existing downtown Orlando assets, CNL Center I and II and SunTrust Center. 501 West Church Street is an approximately 182,000 square foot, five-story office property adjacent to the Amway Center, the Orlando City Soccer Stadium and the proposed Orlando Magic Sports and Entertainment Complex.
About Piedmont Office Realty Trust:
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PDM) is an owner, manager, developer, and operator of high-quality, Class A office properties located in eight major cities in the eastern half of the U.S. The $5 billion portfolio is comprised of approximately 17 million square feet of office space. The Company is a fully-integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) with local management offices in each of its major markets and is investment-grade rated by Standard & Poor's (BBB) and Moody's (Baa2). For more information, see www.piedmontreit.com.
Contact: Stephanie Scurlock
Company: Piedmont Office Realty Trust
Email: investor.relations@Piedmontreit.com
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The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein.
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Niche, a website that uses comprehensive data to create rankings for schools and neighborhoods, has released their 2018 'Best Places To Live In Maryland' list.
The list is based on cost of living, school ratings, crime rates, job opportunities, and other data.
MoCo areas comprised 19 of the top 25 areas on the list.


Always on the look out for a new 'IT' restaurant or to revive an old fave in the city.. here are my latest loves..
It's totally OTT, but a great place for a group of friends or a fun date at the bar. The asian-fusion style food is super rich and decadent to match. More touristy than locals, but very fun.
Love the simple italian food and cosy interiors. It's a a tiny space, so it'll be a squeeze and you can't book, but worth the wait. Exposed brick walls and chandeliers is this oldie-but-a-goodie a signature style. Red wine and delish italian food – can't be beat.
Another NYC classic. Order the sashimi.. seriously you'll wonder why you ever ordered from other japanese restaurants before.
Eat at the bar or out in the tiny courtyard at the back. Amazing tapas sharing dishes. Great wine. Expect a long wait – but worth it. Tip: try go early! Brunch or Dinner – both amazing.
A favourite – year round. Its big and busy with excellent Italian food.. casual or dressy, what ever you make it to be. Great for larger groups – but book ahead.
You don't get more New York than this. Famous for the burgers, steaks and fries.. indulge and top it off with a dirty martini.


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William Cuthbert Faulkner, născut Falkner (25 septembrie 1897 – 6 iulie 1962) a fost un prozator american, laureat al Premiului Nobel pentru Literatură  în anul 1949, unul dintre scriitorii reprezentativi ai literaturii americane din secolul XX. Modernismul lui Faulkner se înscrie în spiritul de influență al lui James Joyce, ca model de artă romanescă.

Motivația Juriului Nobel

"pentru viguroasa și unica sa contribuție artistică la romanul american modern" .

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Născut în 1897 în New Albany, William Faulkner și-a petrecut în micul orășel Oxford din Mississippi, o copilărie legănată de poveștile bătrânei negrese Caroline Barr despre glorioșii și dezastroșii ani ai războiului civil. Povești în care revenea mereu figura legendară a străbunicului, colonelul William Clark Falkner, aventurier, războinic și scriitor de succes. (Unul din romanele acestui înaintaș:The White Rose of Memphis (Trandafirul alb din Memphis) cunoscuse 36 de ediții.)

Școala primară și liceul neterminat le va face în orășel, ca apoi să intre funcționar la banca bunicului său, viitorul "model" al lui Sartoris.

În timpul primului război mondial, nefiind primit ca voluntar în armata americană, se înrolează în aviația engleză "Royal Flying Corps", dar rămâne până în 1918 într-o tabără de antrenament din Canada.

Se întoarce acasă, unde se înscrie la universitatea Ole Miss dar după un an se retrage, neavând posibilitatea să-și continue studiile. Războiul nu-l văzuse decât de departe, America o vedea de prea aproape. Și acum, după sublinierea unor biografi, începe a se accentua sentimentul dramei din viețile oamenilor și meleagurile natale.

Hrănit în iluziile gloriei apuse și dezamăgit de viața mizeră a Sudului - nici situația familiei sale nu era din cele mai strălucite - tânărul Faulkner se refugiază în scrierea unor versuri romantice sau ermetice.

Preia postul de diriginte al oficiului poștal al universității din Oxford, publică o culegere de versuri The marble Faun (Faunul de marmură), 1924, și apoi pleacă la New Orleans. Aici face cunoștință cu scriitorul Sherwood Anderson, cu ajutorul căruia îi va apare primul roman Soldier's Pay (Plata soldatului), 1926. Călătorește în Europa, vizitând Italia și Elveția și rămâne câteva luni la Paris. Reîntors publică un roman Mosquitoes (Țânțarii), 1927, o imagine amară a mediului de intelectuali snobi și superficiali în care se învârtea. La Oxford va trăi din tot felul de munci ocazionale și va scrie.

În anul 1929, publică romanul Sartoris, moment crucial în creația sa, o reîntoarcere către istoria legendară sau reală a locurilor natale, începutul celebrei saga despre imaginarul comitat Yoknopatawpha.

Începând cu "Sartoris" , avea să scrie Faulkner mai târziu, am descoperit că merită să scriu despre măruntul meu petec de glie natală și că nu voi trăi îndeajuns ca să termin tot ce se poate scrie despre el. După câteva luni apare Sound and Fury (Zgomotul și furia), prima carte a lui Faulkner care are un deosebit ecou.

De aici încolo, vreme de peste treizeci de ani, scriitorul va constitui prin romanele și povestirile sale o mitologie a Sudului care va porni de la date reale sau mitizate ale istoriei prezente și trecute ale acestei regiuni. Doar câteva din aceste opere vor cunoaște, la început, deosebita apreciere și recunoașterea pe care o meritau. De abia în 1946, publicarea unei antologii a scrierilor faulkneriene de către cunoscutul critic american Malcolm Cowley, The Portable Faulkner impune opiniei publice sin SUA un mare scriitor pe nedrept neglijat. De altfel în 1949, Faulkner va primi Premiul Nobel, în acest fel recunoașterea unanimă încununând o vastă operă, o fascinantă și uluitoare epopee, evocare și invocare a omului care caută să-și cunoască puterile,înfruntându-se pe sine și lumea, în lupta pentru afirmarea valorilor umane.

Creând pe harta lumilor posibile comitatul imaginar Yoknopatawpha, autorul lui l-a dăruit cu o ordine spirituală și temporală minuțios și inepuizabil constituită, până la a înscrie oamenii și întâmplările acestui teritoriu legendar într-un prezent care se numește eternitatea și într-o societate care se numește umanitatea. Ideea de a inventa acest ținut mitic, în care criticii literari au văzut alegoria Sudului american, i-a venit în urma unui vis, în care a văzut un timbru emis de Poșta Yoknopatawpha. Numele său are evidente rezonanțe indiene.

În urma unei crize cardiace, marele scriitor moare la 6 iulie 1962.

Bibliografie

Poeme și eseuri

 The Marble Faun (Faunul de marmură), poeme (1924)
 Salmagundi (1932)

Romane

 Soldier's Pay (Plata soldatului) (1926)
 Mosquitoes (Țânțarii) (1927)
 Sartoris (1929)
 The Sound and the Fury (Zgomotul și furia) (1929)
 As I Lay Dying (Pe patul de moarte) (1930)
 Sanctuary (Sanctuar) (1931)
 Light in August (Lumină de august) (1932)
 Pylon (Pilon) (1935)
 Absalom, Absalom! (1936)
 The Unvanquished (Neînvinșii) (1938)
 Intruder in the Dust (Nechemat în țărână) (1948)
 Requiem for a Nun (Recviem pentru o călugăriță) (1951)
 A Fable (O parabolă) (1954) - Premiul Pulitzer pentru ficțiune în 1955
 The Reivers (Hoțomanii) (1962) - Premiul Pulitzer în 1963

Trilogia Snopes
  1. The Hamlet (Cătunul) (1940)
  2. The Town (Orașul) (1957)
  3. The Mansion (Casa cu coloane) (1959)

Nuvele și povestiri

 These Thirteen, (Acești treisprezece), (1931)
 A Rose for Emily, (Trandafir pentru Emilia), (1930)
 Doctor Martino and Other Stories, (Doctorul Martino și alte povestiri), (1934)
 The Wild Palms : (If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem), Palmierii sălbatici, Dacă te voi uita, Ierusalim, (1939)
 Barn Burning, (Hambarul în flăcări), (1939)
 Go Down, Moses, (Pogoară-te, Moise), (1942)
 Knight's Gambit (Gambitul regelui), (1949)
 Race at Morning, (Cursa de dimineață), (1955)
 Flags in the Dust (Steaguri în țărână), (1973)

 Referințe critice
 Alfred Kazin
"Sartre care a găsit în "Zgomotul și furia"  o mai mare semnificație universală decât a bănuit Malraux în  "Sanctuar", a considerat opera lui Faulkner drept cea mai strălucită soluție a problemei timpului în romanul contemporan... Toate la Faulkner se întorc spre om ca un conflict care tinde să se exprime ca istorie... Lumea lui Faulkner e pasionată, umană, reală, solid înrădăcinată în ... voința umană ... Faulkner a personificat îndrăzneala imaginației și forța stilului, amintiri și dureri profund interiorizate, adevărata trudă a experienței Sudului, sânge, pământ și frământări...Personajele sale vor medita continuu la consecințele acțiunilor lor - nu în speranța de a micșora ceea ce de la început a fost dincolo de ei - ci din nevoia inevitabilă a gândirii de a trăi cunoscând consecințele acțiunii... Faulkner a demonstrat un simț shakespearian al limbii, paralelă cu acțiunea, un alt mod de acțiune, capabilă de a scrie istoria, dar nu să o modifice."

 Flannery O'Connor
"Simpla prezență a lui Faulkner în mijlocul nostru face să existe o mare deosebire între ceea ce poate un scriitor să-și permită sau să nu-și permită să facă"

 Note

 Legături externe

  William Faulkner
  Biografie
  Bibliografie
  Cronologie
  William Faulkner
 La 50 de ani de la moarte, Faulkner este celebrat la Gaudeamus, 11 august 2012, Simona Chițan, Adevărul''

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Discussion in 'Community' started by jefhatfield, May 6, 2003.
i wonder why some diseases like AIDS, cancer (in some cultures, leprosy, and alcoholism are looked on differently than diabetes or arthritis?
i guess it's a stigma that's attached to it all. things like HIV/AIDS and the like are i think looked at as a "dirty" disease/condition. Same with anything that's contagious I guess, with the minor exception of 'flu and the common cold, perhaps because they really don't affect people the way other conditions do, they come and they go of their own accord. that's my take on it anyways.
and what about mental illness? seems a large part of society still doesn't think of it as a real disease: "just get over it."
hm on this earth you can find at least one person who thinks that (name some disease or disorder) is imaginary.
Jef are you on a cholesterol lowering med, one of the statins? Are you watching your diet? What kind of job do you have in the hospital?
alcoholism is most certainly a real disease. unfortunately it's incredibly difficult to cure, and comes with a host of symptoms that make some people belittle it. But trust me, if you had an alcoholic relative or friend, you'd understand.
to an alcoholic, the need for alcohol is as real as the need for food or water. that's the truth and to hell with people that don't understand it.
i'm lucky in that while my disease progressed rapidly to a dangerous level, the right medications and years of therapy have brought me back to normal a considerable degree. i'm not normal yet, and i may never be, but i can function as part of society again.
wasn't that a fun rant?
i just don't understand why people aren't open to mental illness. i don't understand a lot of things i guess, but it doesn't make me closeminded to them-- just the opposite-- if i don't understand something, how can i form an opinion about it?
sorry, this just really gets to me.
i agree diseases like AIDS shouldn't viewed as 'dirty'... tell a little girl that got it from her mother that she's a bad person for having it. i dare you.
ignorance manifests itself in many forms, this is just one. i think the closest thing we'll ever get to true peace on the subject is safe harbor for people with diseases, those that cannot be cured. the human race is just too addicted to disinformation.
I had a guy in high school tell me that if he filled my inhaler up with water and aerosol the placebo would do the same thing as albuterol. Yeah, and I'd be dead in a week.
it's my opinion that a lot of this disparity in viewing things as diseases comes from conflicting definitions of just what "disease" means. i mean, i certainly agree that things like schizophrenia and other mental diseases, as well as the tendency toward alcoholism and overeating do indeed come from genetic "problems" and chemical imblances. there are those who say that what you have to do is get some chemical, some pill, to fix it, that there is nothing you can do; it's not your problem, it's the fault of whoever conceived you, or random chance; perhaps this is often so. there are others that say that everyone is different. it's those "chemical imbalances" and "genetic differences" that make us different. we each have our own problems, our own weaknesses, but we can fight them through changing our daily habits, by focusing on it, by being committed to fixing things. i think that both assessments are wrong. it's always going to be some mix of these two extremes, and it will even vary from case to case. i believe there are obese people who really do need some help from outside, and others that are just incredibly lazy and so on for other reasons. These are people i know who were way overweight and then lost it all on their own, simply by starting an exercise regimen and/or eating better. they say in retrospection that they didn't have a disease, they were just being lazy bastards. it's the same with alcoholism. some people are lost without help. others aren't nearly in so much trouble, but won't change nevertheless.
we attack people for being "unscientific" and "backwards" about this, but i think it should be understood that it is just as possible to use science to take the blame off people who really do need to take responsibility for some of their problems.
case in point: John Nash. he had a problem that no one would have said was curable without serious help, shock treatment and drugs. that's not what saved him. granted, he uses medication now, and his life isn't perfect, but there you go. not a disease. a problem that could be worked out. sometimes.
luckily, i have not got to the point where i have to take lipotrol...is that what they call it?
i have a disease as well, social anxiety disorder, and like most mental illnesses, it's looked at as imaginary (or an excuse).
due to his illness, it took him seventeen years to finally get promoted to the position it should have taken him four years to achieve...add to that he entered the field of teaching about four years later than his peers so by the time he got the basic package of his work all lined up and ironed out, he was near retirement!
yucky. well well, if ever i'll decide to 'have' kids, i'll just adopt some and thats it. darker than me, or chinese maybe, whatever but different from me. i would hate if i saw in a kid of mine anything that feels or looks my mum (or her side of family), they are complete jerks.. and my dad's side people have a suicidal and bad charachter. and everyones freaking asthmatic, allergixc, nasty, and all except me are just dark, round, hairy etc.. and at least cousins seem addicted to whatever, gambling, alcohol, suicidive behaviour, and maybe like 20-30 % have some sort of eating disorders ..
well. the attack was because of a weakened heart and a baaad reaction that some steroides i was / am prescribed to, had with 2 other medicines.
well obesity high cholestrol etc definitelly not ... the exact opposite. at some point for a longer time about all my muscles and otehr stuff were kind of 'eaten', and heart is a muscle as well .. lucky your grandma, of my relatives about 1 has got to over 75 years.. and of cousins, most seem to die for various reasons before they are 40 anyway.
Big hugs to ya, and thanks for feeling safe enough to admit to what I'm sure was a terrifying time in your life.
[rant]between the research i did at carnegie mellon and the personal experience i had with doctors growing up, i made a few conjectures about the health care system and where it sometimes fails people.
Young people are assumed to be in good overall health, so practicioners are quick to move onto anxiety/drugs/psychological issues if the initial round of tests turns up negative.
to those of you working through health concerns right now: best of luck. are your doctors supportive of you? i hope so. in my experience, there is nothing more valuable that a doctor who trusts you and fights for you. may you all find the support you need, and may it sustain you through your trying time.
Disease is classes as any part of the body not functioning normally, even a stroke which is seen as a condition, is infact a disease.
By the same token health is defined as "the complete mental, physical and social wellbeing" (WHO).
Alcoholism is a self-inflicted disease, the immediate effects prevent the body functioning normally, and the long term effects are very serious.
So it's a shame when narrow minded people criticise what they believe is and is not a "disease", especially mental disorders.
I know this because I am studying health psychology and biology, then moving into medicine.
Jeff I am sure you have looked into this, but there is a goldmine of info on the internet about lowering your low density cholesterols on the internet, most things have almost no impact on your lifestyle.


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The Cloverfield Paradox
Director: Julius Onah
Starring: Gugu Mbatha‑Raw, David Oyelowo, Elizabeth Debicki, Zhang Ziyi, Daniel Bruhl, Chris O'Dowd
Words: Christian Abbott
The Cloverfield franchise, as it seems appropriate to call it now, has been something of a mystery since its debut in 2008.
Director Matt Reeves and producer J.J. Abrams created the original Cloverfield as America's own Godzilla. The film utilised Abrams concept of the "mystery box", stories with more questions than answers. To do this they developed an extensive and cryptic viral marketing campaign – websites with riddles, emails between characters and audio files of redacted government documents flooded the web to build anticipation for the film's release.
When Cloverfield did finally hit theatres the results were mixed, many audience members complained of feeling nauseous due to the filmmaking – the height of the handheld movie craze. It certainly brought a different level of grounded realism to the film, combining the massive blockbuster spectacle with the low budget camera work added to the tone set during the viral campaign. The results were quite unlike anything Hollywood had produced before, for good or ill.
Then, for the next eight years it went largely forgotten, with the exception of a dedicated cult following trying to decipher the universe Abrams and co. had created.
That was until 10 Cloverfield Lane was announced, a repurposed screenplay to continue the Cloverfield brand in a new and different way – a cinematic Twilight Zone of sorts. It was announced mere months before release in an attempted to build similar excitement in the unknown. The handheld filmmaking was dropped and a more star-studded cast was added. The Godzilla action was replaced with a tension filled character study – three characters trapped in a bunker while the world above has been destroyed.
The film was a step in the right direction; the results were a fascinating continuation to Cloverfield in an unexpected way. However, or perhaps appropriately, the film not only answered nothing but actively seems to go against the narrative of the first with seemingly no connections between the two. While the film worked on its own merits, as a brand Cloverfield had little steam. This combined with a shaky final act left the series in a questionable position.
Yet, last year it was announced that a screenplay titled "The God Particle" was being repurposed as a Cloverfield film, similar to what happened to 10 Cloverfield Lane before it. Then suddenly, without ceremony, The Cloverfield Paradox was dropped on Netflix at midnight following a short trailer played at the Superbowl.
This time it felt less like clever marketing, and more like a way to trick people into seeing it before word began to spread of the results.
The first two Cloverfield's were flawed but engaging science-fiction tales, inventive and intriguing. This latest entry hopes to answer the questions of the original and tie together the franchise as a whole – but it doesn't work.
The Cloverfield Paradox takes place off Earth and in a space station hoping to solve a previously unmentioned global resource shortage. It features severed limbs writing messages, alternate dimensions colliding, and worms bursting out of stomachs. It all sounds wonderfully insane, but manages to make it all so tedious. There is far too much exposition and it being a screenplay with Cloverfield shoehorned in really begins to show during the final act. It is something of a cross between last year's Life and Event Horizon, but never matches either in entertainment.
Cloverfield is still a fun little non-franchise that continually surprises with differing results. But perhaps now is the time to finish this project – these screenplays would be better off without Cloverfield attached to them.
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