ROXAS CITY, Capiz (Oct. 25) -- Various products of the Ati and Panay Bukidnon tribes from the towns of Tapaz, Jamindan and Dumarao will be on sale from Oct. 25 to 28 at the Indigenous People's (IP) village at the Villareal Stadium here.
The "IP Products Sale" activity is being held as part of this year's IP Month celebration with the theme "Paghabi ng Ating Pagkakatulad Tungo sa Kapayapaan" (Interweaving Our Commonalities Towards Peace).
Alphonsus Tesoro, provincial tourism and cultural affairs offficer of Capiz, said that the IPs will be selling embroidered clothing, bags, mats, wallets, wrist as well as head bands, necklace and other accessories.
"We want to continue celebrating IPs arts and ways of life, discussing important issues and making more people aware of the richness and importance of indigenous cultures," said Tesoro.
He added that a series of cultural performances from Oct. 25 to 28 and a forum on "Our IP Heritage and Its Relevance to the Global World" have been set for the local observance of IP Month.
In 2009, the celebration brought together in Capiz representatives of 110 ethno-linguistic groups of which 15 major cultural communities featured their traditional houses, cultural resources, practices/rituals, chants, music, songs and dances, stories, traditional arts and crafts and indigenous games.


Over the past two years the review, whilst not complete, has been in a unique position having drawn together material from the UK, Portugal and Private Investigators from seven different companies. This process has been complex and issues such as translation of material have presented particular challenges. To date some 30,500 documents have entered into the process which has generated in excess of 3,800 actions. The actions that we have completed have generated new findings and new witness evidence.
The MPS has conducted 16 visits to Portugal and we have met and shared our findings with key members of both the Policia Judiciaria and Judicial Authorities. Our relationship is positive and we are grateful for the co-operation we have received thus far.
We are satisfied that our review has now progressed to a position where we have identified 38 persons of interest. These individuals are from a number of European countries and we are now at an advanced stage of dialogue with each country. Over the coming months we will be conducting assertive enquiries, with the assistance of host countries to establish more information about the individuals concerned and any potential involvement.
Detective Chief Inspector Andy Redwood, heading Operation Grange, said today: "We, and the Portuguese authorities, remain completely committed to finding out what happened to Madeleine, and everything we do is utterly focused on her best interests.
"We have identified 38 persons of interest from a number of European countries. 12 of those people are UK Nationals who we believe were in Portugal at the time Madeleine disappeared.
"We continue to appeal for information. If you were at the resort of Praia da Luz between 28 April and 3 May 2007, either on holiday or in residence in the resort during this period, particularly in the vicinity of the Ocean Club, and you have not been spoken to by police either here or in Portugal then please call us on 0800 096 1011 if you are within the UK.


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OAB announces names of Winners of its August Hasaad Savings Draw
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MUSCAT – Oman Arab Bank (OAB) has announced the names of the 131 winners of its monthly Hasaad Savings Scheme for August. This included 94 winners of the monthly branch draws of OMR 1,000 each, ten winners of the Children's Account draw (OMR 100 each), twenty winners of the Youth Account draw (OMR 100 each), five winners of OMR 500 of the Bank's Salary Transfer draw and two winners of OMR 10,000 of the Elite draw from the Muscat branch.
Commenting on the results of the draw, Rashad Al Shaikh, Acting Head of the Retail Banking Division at OAB, said, "As we near the last quarter of the year, I am proud to note that we continue to see an increased number of savings from our customers. I believe that this is the main reason behind Hasaad, which is to promote a savings culture so that our customers have a fallback option for finances in the long run. Additionally, we will continue giving several exciting prizes to mark the success of the Hasaad scheme, with even more exciting prizes being rolled out at every consecutive draw till the end of 2020."
The Hasaad scheme sees 94 lucky winners, with a minimum of one winner per month per branch, receiving a prize of OMR 500 and OMR 1,000 at the quarterly draws. In addition, ten winners are selected from the Children's Account holders (aged 18 and below) and receive OMR 100 each. Twenty winners are selected from the Youth Account holders (aged between 18 and 27), each receiving a prize of OMR 100. There are also two Elite winners of OMR 10,000 each per month.
The monthly Elite draw is replaced by a Grand Prize draw of OMR 50,000 for one lucky Elite customer, and occurs twice a year, in June and December. Oman Arab Bank also conducts a special 'Big Prize' draw of OMR 25,000 for one winner across its expansive branch network at the end of every quarter.
The Salary Transfer draw was introduced in 2020, which sees 5 winners per month receiving a prize of OMR 500 each, as well as a guaranteed gift to both children and youth (up to 27 years old) once a year. Oman Arab Bank is the only Bank providing a guaranteed gift to its youth customers.
"On behalf of OAB, I would like to extend my warmest congratulation to all of the winners of our latest draw. I also encourage everyone else to continue to save, so that they can increase their chances of winning. I wish everyone the best of luck in the remaining draws of the year," Rashad added.
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Joseph Viney's tips: JFK remembered, one last shot for Pele, reggae legend Sugar in town and care about Cairns St.
Published on December 4th 2009.
JFK day at St Lukes
It has been deemed "the shot heard around the world" and more than once in your lifetime you will hear the phrase "Where were you when JFK was shot?" uttered in dark corners.
Suffice to say it was an event that changed a world that seemed on course for a modicum of peace and stability, gave rise to the art of the conspiracy theory and brought eternal infamy to Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby.
Re-scheduled from November 22nd, marking what would have been the 46th anniversary of Kennedy's death, St. Luke's Church is marking this monumental event with a collection of audio and visual events designed to capture the moments that took place on a street in Dallas in 1963.
Attendees will be treated to a music and archive system from 3pm to open the day. At 7pm a special new performance from the low-tech music group and St. Luke's artists-in-residence Urban Strawberry Lunch. To close, there's a showing of the great conspiracy movie The Parallax View.
Get yourself down there and relive a part of history that still resonates to this very day. Oh, and some friendly advice; wrap up warm! Remember this church has no roof…
*JFK Day @ St. Luke's Church, Leece Street – 3pm-10pm
Pele return
In a true example of 'power to the people', one-time biggie Liverpool band Pele are doing one last turn for 2009.
In their words they "…have been inundated with requests from people who couldn't see the summer shows because of holiday/wedding/festival commitments" and so in the spirit of the season there will be a gig at the world's most famous club this Christmas.
The band responsible for singles like Fireworks and Don't Worship Me will be supported by the brilliant 1990s band Rain and Irish singer Richard O'Flynn.
As this is the last gig from Pele for the foreseeable future, front man Ian Prowse will be returning to the studio with his current group Amsterdam to continue work on their latest album.
*Pele – One Last Reunion Show – 5th December, The Cavern Club, Mathew St. 0151 236 1963. Tickets £16.
The great Granby
The residents of Toxteth's Cairns Street, deemed one of the most picturesque streets in Liverpool, are fully focused on regenerating their area.
In a move designed to involve both the local community and others from the wider area, the locals of Cairns Street will be holding a regular market outside their own homes on the first Saturday of each and every month.
Those who feel local authorities are not
doing enough to spruce up the long neglected areas of Liverpool should offer their support by showing both their faces and their wallets at this event.
On offer will be a range of home cooking and various bric-a-brac both new and old. Those attending may well be inspired to pick up an obtuse but well thought out Christmas gift for a friend or relative.
The street is decked in a wonderful array of green intended to look like a garden, and stalls will be set out in this aesthetically pleasing setting.
After perusing the market, visitors will have the opportunity to stroll down nearby Granby Street and consider some of the groceries on offer from regions like Asia, the Caribbean and Africa.
*Cairns Street Market – 5th December. Market open from 10am-2pm. For more information contact 0151 726 9379.
Sugar in town
Those with a predilection to reggae music or who are able to grasp the concept of music history and what it means should not hesitate in getting down to The Picket this Saturday.
A native of Jamaica, Sugar Minott is one of the pioneering figures of reggae music and has time and again proved why he is justified in carrying the status of the "Godfather of Dancehall".
With a career spanning nearly five decades, Sugar continues to tour and record worldwide and has a mind-boggling 60 albums to his name. Amongst these are bona-fide reggae classics including Ghetto-ology, Bitter Sweet, African Girl, Music For Roots Lovers, Sweeter Than Sugar, Dancehall Showcase and Black Roots.
His influence is far-reaching and he remains an inspiration to many up and coming reggae artists from Jamaica and across the world.
Backing is provided by the equally proficient line-up of Frankie Paul and Tony Tuff plus Vincent Nap.
If you feel you've ever missed out by accident of birth and are too young to have caught these masters of their craft in their prime; fear not because true talent never dies, it just keeps rolling on.
*Sugar Minott – December 5th @ The Picket. 0151 708 6789. Tickets £20 from Ticket Line.
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TBC by Nature Winter Skin Care Range is the recent launch of the brand. With all natural ingredients and herbal extracts, the products from this range claim torevive glowing and moisturized skin perfect to fight from the winter hustle.
This range from TBC by Nature is formulated by ingredients that can nourish and protect the skin during the harsh winters. Some of these key ingredients include – almond, cocoa butter, aloe vera and other herbal extracts. All these and more make the skin glow all year round.
24ct Gold Honey and Almond range by TBC by Nature Winter Skin Care Range definitely have to be my current favorite. I love how amazing these products smell. The scent is not too overpowering but a lingering fragrance that stays on the skin for a long time. The scent straddles the line between the fragrance of vicco turmeric and ponds cream. I might be wrong in catching the scent correctly but whatever it is, I am in love!
These two are infused with the goodness of Honey and Almond which are the most common with any winter skincare range.
Honey nourishes and softens the skin and helps to improve skin texture. And Almond helps to maintain the natural moisture balance in the skin and also helps in skin brightening. This lotion and cream are particularly designed for winter skincare and the goodness of Aloe Vera Extract, Almond Oil, Honey, Cocoa butter, Wheat Germ Oil, Vitamin E help to keep away skin dryness and itching.
If you are anything like me who needs extra care for skin, go for the body cream, it is ideal and more suited for winters. However, if you want something light for daytime, then body lotion is the best.
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Q: how to find specific xml data by attribute name/value in flex / actionscript From some xml I want to find items that have a specific attribute and value.
Here is example xml:
<node>
 <node>
  <node>
   <special NAME="thisone"></special>
  </node>
  <node>
   <special>dont want this one</special>
  </node>
 </node>
</node>

(nodes can contain nodes...)
I need to find the first  based on it has an attribute named "NAME" and value of "thisone".
then I need its parent (node).
I tried this:
specialItems = tempXML.*.(hasOwnProperty("NAME"));
but didnt seem to do anything.
??
Thanks!

A: In ActionScript you'll use E4X rather than XPath, generally.  What you want can be achieved like this:
var xml:XML = <node>...</node>;
var selected:XMLList = xml.descendants().(attribute("NAME") == "thisone");
var first:XML = selected[0];
var parent:XML = first.parent();

If you know the node you want is a special, then you can use:
var selected:XMLList = xml..special.(attribute("NAME") == "thisone");

instead.  Here's a nice E4X tutorial.
If you use the @NAME == "thisone" syntax, then you do need the NAME attribute on all of your XML nodes, but not if you use the attribute() operator syntax instead.

I added the parent() call above; you could get the parent directly by using the child only in the conditional:
xml..node.(child("special").attribute("NAME") == "thisone");

A: You could do this in 2 ways:

*

*add the NAME attribute to all your special nodes, so you can use an E4X conditions(xml)

*use a loop to go through special nodes and check if there is actually a NAME attribute(xml2)

Here is an example:
//xml with all special nodes having NAME attribute
var xml:XML = <node>
 <node>
      <node>
        <special NAME="thisone"></special>
      </node>
      <node>
        <special NAME="something else">dont want this one</special>
      </node>
     </node>
</node>
//xml with some special nodes having NAME attribute
var xml2:XML = <node>
 <node>
      <node>
        <special NAME="thisone"></special>
      </node>
      <node>
        <special>dont want this one</special>
      </node>
     </node>
</node>

//WITH 4XL conditional
var filteredNodes:XMLList = xml.node.node.special.(@NAME == 'thisone');
trace("E4X conditional: " + filteredNodes.toXMLString());//carefull, it traces 1 xml, not a list, because there only 1 result,otherwise should return
//getting the parent of the matching special node(s)
for each(var filteredNode:XML in filteredNodes)
    trace('special node\'s parent is: \n|XML BEGIN|' + filteredNode.parent()+'\n|XML END|');

//WITHOUGH E4X conditional
for each(var special:XML in xml2.node.node.*){
    if(special.@NAME.length()){
        if(special.@NAME == 'thisone')  trace('for each loop: ' + special.toXMLString() + ' \n parent is: \n|XML BEGIN|\n' + special.parent()+'\n|XML END|');
    }
}

There is a pretty good and easy to follow article on E4X on the yahoo flash developer page.

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OPINION | EDITORIAL: The truth is up there
The Pentagon's new UFO office January 17, 2023 at 4:38 a.m.
The U.S. government has officially investigated 510 reports of UFOs, many of them flying in sensitive military airspaces, the AP reports.
The truth is out there. And though visitation of Earth by extraterrestrial intelligence remains iffy at best, one truth most certainly is out there: The U.S. government is talking about UFOs again.
Its declassified 2022 report on "Unidentified Aerial Phenomena" (the military's preferred parlance these days) noted that UAP sightings have increased in restricted or sensitive airspaces, such as those over nuclear installations and plants. This highlights "possible concerns for safety of flight or adversary collection activity."
Adversary collection activity. Or what civilians would call spying.
More than 350 reports of unidentified objects have been recorded since March 2021, more than half of them unexplained.
The Pentagon's newest office studying UAP events, the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, which opened last year, is supposed to work with our own spooks to figure out what's up, literally. So far, progress--at least that which is reported--has been slow.
Five years ago, the military was forced to talk about UFOs/UAP again following a leaked story to The New York Times which reported the Pentagon secret investigations into such reports. The newspaper also revealed the existence of the famous Navy "Tic-Tac" video footage.
In these videos, flying objects--at least one of them shaped like a breath mint--were recorded by Navy pilots off the coast of California doing things that defy mankind's understanding of physics. Since then, former Navy pilots and sailors have come forth with more stories of strange encounters, including with crafts that could seamlessly transition from flight to submersion.
The military seems to be acknowledging there are things out there that officials can't as yet identify. That includes sources and intentions.
That trained Navy pilots and submariners with nothing to gain would come forth and share these experiences is significant. These aren't the rural yokels as depicted in pop culture who claim to have been abducted and seduced by aliens. These are professionals making claims that might have, once upon a time, made them the butt of jokes. And made their yearly evaluation reports that may have kept them from being promoted.
The Pentagon says the recent increase in UAP events can be attributed to a reduced stigma in reporting such events. UFOs are mainstream now. But there's another possibility, also acknowledged in the report:
"We continue to assess that this may result from a collection bias due to the number of active aircraft and sensors, combined with focused attention and guidance to report anomalies."
This is more serious than most people probably think. Even if there isn't much chance of travel between solar systems, much less between galaxies, these "events" as the military terms them are dangerous.
If some other countries are playing cat-and-mouse above nuclear plants in the United States, you can see the clear and present danger. Which could lead to an act of war.
But if these things are instrumentation problems--if pilots and ship officers are seeing blips on the screen that don't really exist--then that could lead to serious mechanical problems. If crazy UAPs fuzz up the screen and distract pilots, what about the mountain behind the blips?
ET jokes aside, that the brass has a new office studying this problem--even if given that unfortunate named All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office--is a step in the right direction. Because this stuff is going to cause a crash one day.
Or worse.
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Dr. Stanton Pyburn Champion
September 23, 1944 - December 2, 2020
Doctor Stanton "Stan" Pyburn Champion passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 in Tyler, Texas. He was born on September 23, 1944 to Eula Virginia Pyburn Champion and Lawrence Richard Champion in Waco, Texas. Stan grew up in Houston, Texas where he earned his Eagle Scout and maintained an amateur ham-radio license before graduating from Spring Branch High School. After high school, Stan attended the University of Texas at Austin and joined the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Stan graduated from UT in 1966. He then earned his medical degree in 1970 from Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas. After medical school, Stan interned in Minneapolis, Minnesota at Hennepin County General Hospital. Following his internship, Stan joined the United States Air Force, serving as a Flight Surgeon in Vietnam at Tan Son Nhut air base. During his service, he travelled to Thailand and Nepal with Ellsworth Bunker and later served in the Philippines. Stan received the Air Medal for meritorious achievements while participating in aerial flight. After the war, Stan returned to Houston where he met and married Melissa "Missy" Smith, who was his wife for 45 years. Stan completed his Urology residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. In 1978, Stan and Missy moved to Tyler, Texas where Stan opened his Urology practice, serving the Tyler community for the next 37 years. Stan later served as the President of the Smith County Medical Society in 1986 and President of the Texas Urological Society from 1991-1992. He was Chief of Staff at the Medical Center Hospital from 1989-1990 and the Chair of the Interspecialty Society Committee of the Medical Association from 1996-1998. After forty-five years of practicing medicine, Stan retired from Urology Tyler in September 2015. Stan will be remembered as a kind, quick-witted, humble man. He was intellectually curious, possessing an unbounded skill to fix or fashion nearly anything. He was a master of puns. He was an avid hunter, a skilled photographer, and a lover of the outdoors. He adored his family, his friends, his colleagues, his patients, and his community. Stan is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Melissa "Missy" Smith Champion; his children and their spouses, Stanton Pyburn Champion Jr and wife Gwen Graziano, Austin Smith Champion and wife Skylar Sutton Champion, and Kate Champion Lynn and husband David Lynn; and four precious grandchildren, Katherine Grace Champion, John Wells Champion, Pyburn Virginia Lynn and Arthur Peter Lynn, who affectionately knew him as "Papa". He is also survived by his brother, Lawrence Richard Champion Jr. Private family service will be held at Rose Lawn Cemetery. To honor his memory, in lieu of flowers, the family suggests that remembrance be made in his name to the Alzheimer's Association 211 Winchester Dr., Tyler, Texas 75701 and First Presbyterian Church Attn: Financial Assistant, 230 W. Rusk St., Tyler, Texas 75701.
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In honor of this spookiest of holidays, we've created a staff picks list of our favorite Halloween movies and tv shows. While some of these might not be explicitly related to Halloween, they all give off a generally creepy vibe– perfect for everyone's favorite holiday. Corpse Bride (DVD 13291) I watch Corpse Bride every Halloween … Continue reading "Happy Halloween!"
In honor of this spookiest of holidays, we've created a staff picks list of our favorite Halloween movies and tv shows. While some of these might not be explicitly related to Halloween, they all give off a generally creepy vibe– perfect for everyone's favorite holiday.
Corpse Bride (DVD 13291)
I watch Corpse Bride every Halloween because it combines three of the spookiest things I know—the undead, murder, and emotionally repressed Victorians. – India
City of Lost Children (DVD 5637)
This isn't a Halloween movie per se and it's not even a horror movie. But it is creep-tastic and shouldn't be missed. Everything about it puts you on edge – directors Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet's obsession with dampness, the odd looking cast of characters, and the whole stealing dreams from children plot. A movie that you enjoy watching but can give you disturbing dreams – I'm not saying I know this from experience – is right for the season. Plus Ron Perlman, so it's a must. — Sean
Coraline (DVD 7449)
For Halloween I like to watch Coraline (DVD 7449). It gets creepier every year and makes for a good Halloween costume!! — Julia
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (DVD 4711)
I watch this movie at least twice a year, once in the fall and once for Christmas. It's been a family tradition since as long as I can remember and I'm a sucker for a good claymation. — Rebekah
The Shining (DVD 2168)
A Stanley Kubrick take on a Stephen King novel, watch Jack Nicholson's descent into insanity as he takes up a job as the winter caretaker of an abandoned hotel resort in order to have quiet time to finish his novel. A classic and a must watch—even for those not inclined to horror movies. — Justin
Claustrophobes beware! An all-female cast is trapped in an unexplored cave system with something else lurking in the dark. This underground horror movie perfectly exudes that desperate desire to escape from the depths of the unknown. After watching, you'll probably want to steer clear of any caves in the near future. — Justin
The Blair Witch Project (DVD 24)
In addition to being a watershed moment for the horror genre, The Blair Witch Project was a watershed moment for 15-year-old me–I was so profoundly terrified by the film it would be three years before I watched a horror movie again. — Jean-Luc
SpongeBob SquarePants Season 1, Episode 13 (DVD 14168)
Cartoons are not the first thing that comes to mind when you think Halloween, but that would be ignoring some of the best content out there! If you want to watch something short and fun, but also a little spooky, Spongebob is the obvious answer. Also the part where Spongebob's costume came off at the end was terrifying as a kid (and even a little now). — Judy
Author pasiukPosted on October 31, 2018 Categories recommendations
Random Movie Monday — The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls
Every once and awhile, the random number generator picks something really… random. Case in point, this week's random movie: The Topp Twins Untouchable Girls (DVD 6050). Here's our description. Tells the story of the world's only yodeling country singing and comedy lesbian sibling duo, the Topp Twins (Jools and Lynda Topp), who have inspired a generation with … Continue reading "Random Movie Monday — The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls"
Every once and awhile, the random number generator picks something really… random. Case in point, this week's random movie: The Topp Twins Untouchable Girls (DVD 6050). Here's our description.
Tells the story of the world's only yodeling country singing and comedy lesbian sibling duo, the Topp Twins (Jools and Lynda Topp), who have inspired a generation with their politics and celebration of joy.
My only question is this: How did I go nearly a quarter century without realizing the Topp twins existed? I'm definitely putting this documentary on my "to watch" list.
Author pasiukPosted on October 29, 2018 Categories movies at random
Free Passes — See the First Four Episodes of Amazon's "Homecoming"
Attention movie and tv lovers! The Media Services Desk has two free passes available for a screening of the first four episodes of "Homecoming," a new show from Amazon Prime. The screening is scheduled for 7pm on October 29th. If you'd like to claim these passes, please present your AU ID at the Media Services … Continue reading "Free Passes — See the First Four Episodes of Amazon's "Homecoming""
Attention movie and tv lovers! The Media Services Desk has two free passes available for a screening of the first four episodes of "Homecoming," a new show from Amazon Prime. The screening is scheduled for 7pm on October 29th. If you'd like to claim these passes, please present your AU ID at the Media Services Desk.
Author pasiukPosted on October 22, 2018 Categories film screening
Random Movie Monday — The Giver
Happy Monday folks! Today's random movie is DVD 13980: The Giver. Here's our summary: The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of … Continue reading "Random Movie Monday — The Giver"
Happy Monday folks! Today's random movie is DVD 13980: The Giver. Here's our summary:
The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
I've never seen this movie, but I read the book for class in middle school. As one of the activities in class, we had a secret ballot to assign each of our classmates one of the jobs in the "Utopian" community described in the book. My classmates chose me to be the elder that holds all of the community's painful memories. I'm still not quite sure what to make of that.
Happy Birthday Jeff Goldblum
Happy Birthday Jeff Goldblum! An actor so fixed in our collective cultural consciousness that this: Became this: Of all the ways to commemorate the original Jurassic Park's 25th anniversary, this was certainly the most… interesting. But anyway, happy birthday to Jeff Goldblum. Many happy returns, and may you always be memeable. You can check out … Continue reading "Happy Birthday Jeff Goldblum"
Happy Birthday Jeff Goldblum! An actor so fixed in our collective cultural consciousness that this:
Became this:
Of all the ways to commemorate the original Jurassic Park's 25th anniversary, this was certainly the most… interesting. But anyway, happy birthday to Jeff Goldblum. Many happy returns, and may you always be memeable.
You can check out most of Goldblum's filmography here at Media Services, including these titles:
Jurassic Park (DVD 4901)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (DVD 4902)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (DVD 11582)
Independence Day (DVD 3111)
The Right Stuff (DVD 5190)
The Big Chill (DVD 1933)
The Fly (DVD 1505)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (DVD 5101)
Author pasiukPosted on October 22, 2018 Categories actors, Birthdays
Smithsonian African American Film Festival
One of the great things about living in DC is that we have this incredible city right at our fingertips. Case in point: the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is hosting its first ever African American Film Festival. While you do have to pay to attend a film screening and a … Continue reading "Smithsonian African American Film Festival"
One of the great things about living in DC is that we have this incredible city right at our fingertips. Case in point: the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is hosting its first ever African American Film Festival. While you do have to pay to attend a film screening and a master class, the festival is also hosting a bunch of free events.
You can find more information here. We'll also be adding the free events to our events calendar.
Author pasiukPosted on October 21, 2018 Categories film screening, news
New Movies!
Looking for something new to watch? Check out these new titles in Media Services: Feature Films: American Animals — DVD 16068 Book Club — DVD 16065 Happy End — BLU 16064 First Reformed — DVD 16062 Testament of Youth — DVD 16053 Gold — DVD 16052 Alanis — DVD 16051 And Then I Go — DVD 16058 … Continue reading "New Movies!"
Looking for something new to watch? Check out these new titles in Media Services:
Feature Films:
American Animals — DVD 16068
Book Club — DVD 16065
Happy End — BLU 16064
First Reformed — DVD 16062
Testament of Youth — DVD 16053
Gold — DVD 16052
Alanis — DVD 16051
And Then I Go — DVD 16058
Coherence — DVD 16059
Documentaries:
American Socialist: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs — DVD 16067
Finding Joseph I — DVD 16066
War on the EPA — DVD 16063
GI Jews — DVD 16057
The Bombing of Wall Street — DVD 16055
Blackout in Puerto Rico — DVD 16060
Capitalism — DVD 16061
You can check all of these out from the Media Services Desk… except Testament of Youth. I'm checking that one out for a weekend movie night.
Author pasiukPosted on October 18, 2018 Categories home use, new acquisitions
Random Movie Monday — Mushi-Shi: The Complete Collection
It's a rainy Monday, so here's a DVD that's appropriately atmospheric: DVD 12000, Mushi-shi: The Complete Collection. Here's our summary: Between this world and the next, there is a point where it becomes impossible to distinguish between plant and animal; between life and death. It is a place man was never meant to tread. It … Continue reading "Random Movie Monday — Mushi-Shi: The Complete Collection"
It's a rainy Monday, so here's a DVD that's appropriately atmospheric: DVD 12000, Mushi-shi: The Complete Collection. Here's our summary:
Between this world and the next, there is a point where it becomes impossible to distinguish between plant and animal; between life and death. It is a place man was never meant to tread. It is where you will find the Mushi. Neither good nor evil, they are life in its purest form. An unseen river reshaping the path of man, through their very presence we are changed.
I saw exactly one eipsode of this anime series almost a decade ago. Not my style, but the animation is beautiful, and it's a good binge for a rainy day.
Check out the trailer, and then check it out at the Media Services Desk!
Author pasiukPosted on October 15, 2018 Categories animation, movies at random, television
Random Movie Monday- Girl With a Pearl Earring
It's Random Movie Monday again! This week, we're featuring a movie that was based on a book that was based painting. A famous (and mysterious) 17th century Dutch painting called Girl With a Pearl Earring. Here's our summary: 17-year-old Griet must work to support her family, so she becomes a maid in the house of Johannes Vermeer, where she attracts … Continue reading "Random Movie Monday- Girl With a Pearl Earring"
It's Random Movie Monday again! This week, we're featuring a movie that was based on a book that was based painting. A famous (and mysterious) 17th century Dutch painting called Girl With a Pearl Earring. Here's our summary:
17-year-old Griet must work to support her family, so she becomes a maid in the house of Johannes Vermeer, where she attracts the master painter's attention. He is commissioned to paint Griet, and the result is one of the greatest paintings ever created
I use a random number generator to select our random movies, but I was definitely pleased when DVD 10460 came out. I've never actually seen Girl With a Pearl Earring (the movie), but Girl With a Pearl Earring (the painting) is my favorite work of art. I've seen it in person twice, once in New York, and once in the Netherlands.
This movie stars Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, and a crop of British, Irish, and Australian actors who pop up in everything. Check out the trailer, and then check it out from Media Services!
Author pasiukPosted on October 8, 2018 Categories movies at random
Julie Andrews: Practically Perfect in Every Way
I originally planned to post this yesterday, but three blog posts seemed a little much for one day. Yesterday, October 1, 2018, was Dame Julie Andrews' 83rd birthday. The Queen of England may only have made her a knight, but Julie will always be the Queen of Genovia, and the ultimate Queen of Shade. Andrews … Continue reading "Julie Andrews: Practically Perfect in Every Way"
I originally planned to post this yesterday, but three blog posts seemed a little much for one day. Yesterday, October 1, 2018, was Dame Julie Andrews' 83rd birthday. The Queen of England may only have made her a knight, but Julie will always be the Queen of Genovia, and the ultimate Queen of Shade.
Andrews began her career as a child performer in post-war London, and she gained fame by appearing in Broadway musicals in the late 1950s. In 1956, she originated the role of Eliza Doolittle in the Broadway production of My Fair Lady, and was soon cast in Camelot and Cinderella. However, when Warner Brothers won the movie rights to My Fair Lady, studio executive Jack Warner cast Audrey Hepburn as Eliza, rather than casting Andrews. Warner was banking on Hepburn's name recognition, and doubted that the relatively unknown Andrews could draw the audiences needed to make the film a success.
Oh how Jack Warner would come to eat his words. Walt Disney, who saw Andrews in Camelot, knew that she was the practically perfect choice to play Mary Poppins. After begging her to take the role, he even paused pre-production on the film in order to accommodate Andrews' pregnancy. Mary Poppins went on to become a huge box office success, and Andrews earned an Oscar and a Golden Globe for her performance.
We all know Julie Andrews is the classiest woman alive, but she couldn't help taking just a bit of revenge against Warner. During her Golden Globes Acceptance speech, she closed with: "And, finally, my thanks to a man who made a wonderful movie and who made all this possible in the first place, Mr. Jack Warner." If that short dig isn't the classiest little bit of revenge, then I don't know what is.
So happy birthday Julie Andrews! If you want to see (or hear) more of this incredible actress with a voice like silver bells, you can find these movies in the AU Media Collection:
Marry Poppins (DVD 7850)
The Sound of Music (DVD 5916)
Thoroughly Modern Millie (Music Library DVD 253)
Alfred Hitchcock's Torn Curtain (DVD 5199)
Victor/Victoria (DVD 6740)
Shrek 2 (DVD 13518)
Author pasiukPosted on October 2, 2018 Format ImageCategories actors, Birthdays


SACRAMENTO — Jim Power, a licensed trainer of guide dogs for the blind from San Rafael, was visiting a crowded Southern California theme park a week ago when he spied "a 20-something lady...with a Chihuahua on a leash." The small pooch wore a vest identifying it as a service dog.
"It didn't particularly look...very legitimate," Power told a state Senate committee looking into what the disabled community, dog trainers and businesses call a growing problem: fake service dogs.
Representatives of the California restaurant, retail, hotel, apartment and condominium industries testified that dog owners, who don't want to be separated from their pets, are abusing the Americans with Disabilities Act and other federal and state laws by falsely identifying their canines as working animals.
Broadly written laws that carry stiff financial penalties make it difficult for business owners to question an animal's credentials, unless it misbehaves or isn't housebroken, they said.
Fake service dogs, critics charge, can create health and safety problems for the public and sully the reputations of trained animals essential to helping people with disabilities.
"The problem is not necessarily with the folks who legitimately need service animals," said Keri Bailey of the California Grocers Assn. at a Feb. 24 hearing of the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee. "There's a growing trend of folks who just want to take their pet with them."
As a result, "there's not much" businesses can do besides allow the animal inside, Bailey said. "Otherwise, we face some pretty serious repercussions."
For his part, committee Chairman Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) didn't have any ready solution to the fake service dog complaints, other than to direct staff to continue exploring the issue.
Missing some money or stock certificates forgotten in a bank account or safe deposit box? They may be part of the state's stash of "unclaimed property."
State Controller John Chiang has come up with a way for accounts worth less than $500 to be quickly returned to their owners.
Find out how to get the funds with a step-by-step tutorial available online at http://www.sco.ca.gov or by calling (800) 992-4647 for information.
The new "e-claim" system has already made nearly $1.1 million in payments with an average wait time of 10 days since it launched Jan. 28, the controller's office said.
The deadline for filing state income taxes is just six weeks off, and the Franchise Tax Board is warning taxpayers to be careful of scammers. Don't give out any personal information, including Social Security numbers, credit card numbers or bank account information, on the phone or by email to anyone claiming to be a board employee, tax officials said. Hang up and call the tax board at (800) 852-5711 immediately, they say.


As I've written before, I'm a procrastinator. A procrastinator who hates to pre-write. This comic pretty accurately depicts almost every rough draft I've ever written: What this comic doesn't show is my "brainstorming process," which is basically just me spraying that word vomit on all my friends and relatives. I begin this usually about a month before the paper is due. Friend/relative innocently asks me, hey, how is _____ class going? And then it happens. Bleh. I word vomit every paper idea I've had for the class's final paper all over the place.
Why I'm no fun to hang out with mid-semester.
So this might seem like a giant waste of time for everyone involved. But it's just like actually vomiting; afterwards, I feel a lot better. And once I get it all out there, I can see my word vomit clearly. I know what sounded dumb when said aloud and what actually sounded genius. I throw up words I had forgotten about, ideas spill out that I didn't even know I had, and voila!– I've just brainstormed. I can look down at the mess I made, pick out the good ideas, leave the bad ones behind, and move on to the next victi– err, relative/friend, and begin the process again.
Haha, I know exactly what you mean! So many times I've said to people, "I'm having trouble with my paper," and they've responded, "What are you writing about?" I don't think they truly expect the barrage of nonsense that usually follows such a question, but only by speaking my thoughts aloud can I really discern which ideas are golden and which are…well, vomit.
But I think talking through ideas is SUCH a valuable tool!! I don't know why but it's different to just hear yourself talk it out then write it out. I constantly tell my students the same thing!


1. Heat oven to 400 degrees . On a rimmed baking sheet, toss potatoes with 1 tbsp of the oil, 1/4 tsp of the salt and 1/8 tsp of the pepper. Roast at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, flip and roast another 10 minutes.
2. In a 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook chorizo 5 minutes over medium heat. Remove to a plate with a slotted spoon. Pour in remaining 1 tbsp oil. Add onion; cook 5 to 7 minutes, until softened. Stir in potatoes and chorizo. Reduce heat to medium-low.
3. In a bowl, beat eggs with remaining 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper. Pour over mixture in skillet. Cook 10 minutes, then cover with foil. Cook 20 minutes, then loosen with a silicone spatula, place a plate on top of skillet and carefully flip tortilla onto plate. Slide tortilla back into skillet, uncooked side down. Cook another 5 minutes.
4. Flip onto a new plate, garnish with parsley and slice into 4 pieces.
Servings Per Recipe: 4; Amount Per Serving: cal. (kcal): 425, Fat, total (g): 22, chol. (mg): 383, sat. fat (g): 6, carb. (g): 39, fiber (g): 4, pro. (g): 19, sodium (mg): 823, Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.


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For youth throughout the country with limited opportunities or access to hunting, the mentored hunt program provides the ability to participate in a mentored, upland hunting training session.
WHAT IS A YOUTH MENTORED HUNT?
Each year, chapters of Quail Forever and Pheasants Forever host more than 2,500 youth events throughout the country connecting 194,000 participants to the outdoors. The Quail Forever Youth Mentored Hunt Program stands out among these events as a first-time hunting experience for many youth and their families, originally designed by local chapters of Quail Forever and Pheasants Forever.
Youth mentored hunts provide a positive hunting experience for kids of all ages while teaching individuals and their families the importance of firearm safety, conservation, and outdoor ethics. Each individual as part of the event is paired with an adult mentor for an entire day. The goal of the program is for mentors to share some of their personal experiences and knowledge regarding hunting and being outdoors. This type of pairing promotes what the program is all about - mentoring and the sharing of experiences and knowledge in the outdoors.
The ultimate goal of Quail Forever's Youth Mentor Hunt Program is to give participants enough knowledge and contacts to further pursue their outdoor interest beyond these one day events. Recruitment and retention for the next generation of conservationists is a major priority for Quail Forever- we continue this effort by mentoring future hunters, one youth at a time.
How do i get involved with the quail forever youth mentor hunt program?
The original launch and success of Quail Forever's Youth Mentor Hunt Program is credited to the chapters and volunteers of our organization who make these events possible. For more information on enrolling a youth participant, starting a youth mentored hunt, or to volunteer as a mentor with one of the many youth mentored hunts across the country, contact your local Quail Forever or Pheasants Forever chapter!


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Sallie Baliunas, Ph.D. is astrophysicist and senior scientist at the George C. Marshall Institute, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in the Solar, Stellar, and Planetary Sciences Division, and formerly deputy director of the Mount Wilson Institute. Her awards include the Newton Lacey Pierce Prize by the American Astronomical Society, the Petr Beckman Award for Scientific Freedom and the Bok Prize from Harvard University. In 1991 Discover magazine profiled her as one of America's outstanding women scientists. Among other research interests, she studies solar variability and global change. Baliunas received her M.A. and Ph.D. in astrophysics from Harvard University.


Tamilnadu chief minister Jayalalithaa is contesting from R K Nagar constituency in Chennai and filed her nomination without noise. The bye-election, which is created by the resignation of Vetrivel, is scheduled for June 27. She is supposed to be elected within six months. She assumed the office of the cm after she was given a clean chit by the Karnataka high court in the assets disproportionate case. The DMK boycotted the by-poll but the Congress party candidate Kushboo is likely offer fight to her. Karnataka government meanwhile has sent a letter to pay the bill of Rs 5.11 crore to Tamilnadu government in respect of assets case of Jaya. After apex court verdict, case was examined for 12 years in Karnataka. As Siddaramiah government has decided to move the apex court against Jaya, she has to face the court case again. She is in tension now.


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The Future of Leadership with Katherine Boiciuc
Have you ever questioned what makes a good leader? Or wondered if it's something you're cut out for?Our guest this week thinks leadership sits in the eye of the beholder.Katherine Boiciuc, also known as KB is an Associate Director at Maximus International, an innovative business consultancy, where she mentors industry giants. She is a global leader with extensive experience in the technology and telco industries. KB has held senior and influential roles focused on global impact and world technology enablement. She is also a popular public speaker and is passionate about diversity, inclusion and the future of work. KB has always been attracted to the tools that help people connect. She grew up with parents that travelled extensively and says her family relied on technology to stay together.KB remembers waiting for AOL dial-up to chat with her parents and thinks this experience is what propelled her career, which started at Telstra, Australia's leading telecommunications provider. KB's time at Telstra charged her enthusiasm for futurism and 21st-century leadership.KB believes "multi-year planning and the linear nature of decision making is gone."In this conversation, Mike and KB discuss the ways businesses are pivoting in response to COVID-19, decision fatigue and the three ingredients of courage.It's a real whirlwind and we hope it helps you navigate this new world we're all adapting to.Please share your thoughts on one of the Futurist World platforms and please leave a review if you feel inspired to because it really does help us create more content.Like Futurists.World on FacebookFollow @futuristsworld on InstagramFollow @FuturistsWorld on TwitterJoin the Futurists World Community for access to exclusive content.
The Future of Dying with Dr Mark Boughey
Do you ever wonder about your own mortality? Or maybe you give great thought to your own death. Is dying 'well' something that ever crosses your mind?If you're nodding along to these questions, this episode is for you.But we live in a death defying society, so perhaps you don't contemplate death at all. Maybe you're wondering if death will continue to be inevitable in the future….To unravel The Future of Dying, host Mike Hill spoke with Dr Mark Boughey, the Director of Palliative Medicine at St Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.Mark is an active participant in the worldwide movement to advance palliative care and implement new end-of-life pathways.'If you want to feel valued and understood at the end of your life, you need to feel safe'Dr Mark BougheyWhile Mark deals in death every day, he is anything but morose and miserable. In fact, living in the shadow of mortality has actually enhanced his lived experiences, which is something Mike has become intrigued by since first meeting Mark almost 10 years ago.We think this episode on The Future of Dying brings a new and assuring angle to a usually dark topic.So, get ready to throw of your shackles – it's time to ponder the big questions with Dr Mark Boughey.Please share your thoughts on one of the Futurist World platforms and please leave a review if you feel inspired to because it really does help us create more content.Like Futurists.World on FacebookFollow @futuristsworld on InstagramFollow @FuturistsWorld on TwitterJoin the Futurists World Community for access to exclusive content.
The Future of Being Differently Abled with Ashla Rani
The Future of Being Differently-Abled with Ashla Rani. Have you ever wondered how a differently abled person experiences the world? Or how you might see yourself after an unthinkable accident? Ashla is one of the leading voices for disability-rights in her home country of India, in this interview she opens up about her recovery journey following the loss of the use of her legs in a train accident and how she is now on a mission to fight for inclusivity, equality and accessibility for those living differently-abled. Mike first met Ashla in Southern India several years ago. Ashla's courage, good humour and activism have influenced many, including Mike and the entire Futurists World team. In fact, Mike considers Ashla one of the greatest inspirations of his life.In 2018 Mike helped Ashla travel to San Francisco where she shared the stage with world-renowned physician, Dr BJ Miller. This interview was filmed shortly after that event.Ashla brings a human face to this thought provoking and important conversation, which will stay with you long after it wraps. 'Without people's help, you cannot move forward.'Ashla RaniPlease share your thoughts on one of the Futurist World platforms and please leave a review if you feel inspired to because it really does help us create more content.Like Futurists.World on FacebookFollow @futuristsworld on InstagramFollow @FuturistsWorld on TwitterJoin the Futurists World Community for access to exclusive content.
The Future of Health with Dr Rob Grenfell
What do we do about our ageing population? And growing body parts, what's that about?Are we going to live forever?On this week's episode Mike sits down with Dr Rob Grenfell, the Director of Health and Biosecurity at the CSIRO, Australia's leading scientific research organisation. He's also a health activist and visionary and began his career as a country doctor.Mike and Rob have known each other for many years and in this eye-opening conversation, they discuss everything from wearable tech to human life expectancy and how AI is helping us create healthier habits. And this is the full interview, exclusive content you won't get on the video version."We're starting to take mental health management straight to you."Dr Rob GrenfellRob's insights, particularly around the risks of pandemics, turned out to be truly prophetic.In these current times, we need science more than ever to safeguard the future of our health. We know some of you will watch this episode from your homes while in lockdown due to COVID-19. We hope exploring the beautiful mind of Dr Rob Grenfell leaves you feeling a little less alone.Please share your thoughts on one of the Futurist World platforms and please leave a review if you feel inspired to because it really does help us create more content.Like Futurists.World on FacebookFollow @futuristsworld on InstagramFollow @FuturistsWorld on TwitterJoin the Futurists World Community for access to exclusive content.
The Future of Society with Jamais Cascio
Should we be worried about surveillance technology? Is Big Brother really watching us?How will we define privacy in the future?These are the questions Californian-based author and futurist Jamais Cascio will have you contemplating.Mike met Jamais back in March 2018 (time flies) at the Institute for the Future in Silicon Valley, where Jamais works as a research fellow.Jamais was selected by Foreign Policy magazine as one of the top 100 Global Thinkers, has written four books, including Hacking the Earth: Understanding the Consequences of Geoengineering, and has spoken on everything from emerging technologies to environmental dilemmas.His ideas for building a more resilient society have been published in the Atlantic Monthly, the Wall Street Journal and Metropolis among others.While Jamais predicts the future will get worse before it gets better, he is ultimately an optimist.So, what could the future of society look like? And how might we steer towards the futures we want?In this hopeful conversation, James and Mike discuss everything from the Y2K myth to inspiring comic books.Please share your thoughts on one of the Futurist World platforms and please leave a review if you feel inspired to because it really does help us create more content.Like Futurists.World on FacebookFollow @futuristsworld on InstagramFollow @FuturistsWorld on TwitterJoin the Futurists World Community for access to exclusive content.
The Future of Artificial Intelligence with Narjis Hilale
What does the Future of Artificial Intelligence look like?Narjis Hilale has 15 years of global expertise in strategy and insights. She's is a global citizen having grown up in Morocco, Switzerland and Indonesia, studying in France and Canada, and working in Singapore, Morocco and France.Narjis is the author of the Women's Essential's Box for the Corporate World and an Adjunct Professor at the International University in Geneva.Mike was looking forward to sitting down with Narjis to gain a better understanding of the future of artificial intelligence. "The future is humans and robots so let's hold hands together and work together so that we can make sure it's more of an equal world tomorrow." Narjis HalileThat there could be a future where we've finally overcome gender inequality is reassuring. But are we plunging head-on into a future where those same struggles and will play out between humans and robots instead?Please share your thoughts on one of the Futurist World platforms and please leave a review if you feel inspired to because it really does help us create more content.Like Futurists.World on FacebookFollow @futuristsworld on InstagramFollow @FuturistsWorld on TwitterJoin the Futurists World Community for access to exclusive content.
The Future of Time with Dr James Beacham
The Future of Time with Dr James Beacham.What is time?**There are some audio issues in this podcast. Especially at 1:50 - 1:55 seconds. James's audio is great, but unfortunately, some of Mike's is a little distorted. We're very sorry for this tech glitch but hope you can still enjoy this fascinating interview. You can listen to the edited YouTube version glitch free at the Futurists World channelParticle physicist, CERN investigator, and popular futurist, Dr James Beacham is a researcher on the Atlas Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Switzerland.Originally from the midwest USA, James believes that every curious human is secretly a particle physicist and very much enjoys talking about physics with non-specialists… like us!Mike first met James when he was in Melbourne, Australia to present at Pause Fest. Then in a lucky turn of events, Mike's travel plans collided with James again in his home in Geneva.Mike said that "visiting James at CERN was like a childhood dream come true. I'd heard of this vast mega lab growing up and imagined the lair of some Jame Bond villain. And you know what, it totally exceeded these expectations – except for good, not evil. What a tribute to the ambition of humankind CERN is. To receive a behind-the-scenes tour with James was unbelievable and unforgettable. A memory I will cherish forever. The type of moonshot thinking that James and his colleagues at CERN bring to the world is more important now than ever."Needless to say, it was a great experience to get this extra time with James and to experience a guided tour of CERN. Thanks James!If you're not familiar with The European Organization for Nuclear Research or CERN as it's commonly known, and the LHC. The LHC is a 27 kilometre supercooled, vacuum-sealed, ringed megastructure that runs underground, crossing the borders of Switzerland and France. How cool is that! Well, according to James that stills way too small to test his really big ideas!Deep in his underground lair, James is looking for new phenomena and explanations for some of the key unsolved mysteries of the universe.He's also a brilliant public speaker who, like Arthur C Clarke, challenges his audience to take a step past the limits of the possible, by going beyond them into the impossible.Please share your thoughts on one of the Futurist World platforms and please leave a review if you feel inspired to because it really does help us create more content.Like Futurists.World on FacebookFollow @futuristsworld on InstagramFollow @FuturistsWorld on TwitterJoin the Futurists World Community for access to exclusive content.
The Future of Healthcare with Dr MR Rajagopal
Legendary humanitarian, healer and thought-leader, Dr MR Rajagopal is arguably the most-decorated doctor in the world, including being a recipient of the Padma Shri, India's third-highest civilian honour, and a Nobel Peace Prize Nominee."Dr Raj" is the subject of the recent award-winning, Amazon Prime feature documentary Hippocratic.As a young man, he was a gifted student and fell into medicine. His great love was for literature.His illustrious career began in anaesthesiology until a pivotal mid-career experience involving the suicide of one of his patients led him to discover palliative care.Since then Raj has become one of the most outspoken voices calling for fundamental changes in access to essential pain medicines, like morphine. He is the founder of Pallium India, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to integrating palliative care into the healthcare system across India.He has led a rallying cry for modern medicine and the health care system to not only treat disease but also to focus on treating people, and the suffering they're experiencing.Mike has known Dr Raj for a number of years and visited him in his home town of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India multiple times as well as crossing paths in numerous countries over the years. This time Mike was able to sit down with Dr Raj in Durban, South Africa.Healthcare may not be something you think about much except for when you need it or when you're considering private health insurance. Do you have it? Do you want it? Can you get it or not?In this interview, you'll get a whole new perspective on the issue. When did healthcare become a 'system'? Are advancements in technology actually destroying lives?And be sure to subscribe on YouTube and sign up so you don't miss any episodes in future.Thanks again for joining us- The Future is Out There!Please share your thoughts on one of the Futurist World platforms and please leave a review if you feel inspired to because it really does help us create more content.Like Futurists.World on FacebookFollow @futuristsworld on InstagramFollow @FuturistsWorld on TwitterJoin the Futurists World Community for access to exclusive content.
The Future of Human Behaviour with Thimon de Jong
If technology is bringing our physical and digital worlds closer together, how will this impact the way we interact with each other?So much ground to cover and Mike didn't hold back with the questions for Dutch Futurist Thimon de Jong.Mike was interested in meeting Thimon as they both started their careers in similar fields. Mike studied journalism and cut his teeth producing documentaries on youth culture. Thimon also started in journalism. And as subculture enthusiast, it led him to the role of editor-in-chief of Reload, Hollands leading youth culture magazine.Thimon is now an expert in the strategic business impact of future human behaviour and societal change. He's an internationally renowned keynote speaker and leadership trainer.How is technology changing our behaviour at dinner?Where will new jobs come from?Did anyone predict the rise and rise of the nail technician?What is design bias and what safeguards need to be put in place when it comes to AI?Mike was able to visit Thimon in his home town of Amsterdam before this horrible pandemic stopped anyone going anywhere!And be sure to subscribe on YouTube and sign up so you don't miss any episodes in future.Please share your thoughts on one of the Futurist World platforms and please leave a review if you feel inspired to because it really does help us create more content.Like Futurists.World on FacebookFollow @futuristsworld on InstagramFollow @FuturistsWorld on TwitterJoin the Futurists World Community for access to exclusive content.
The Future of Education with Jack Delosa
Can technology save our outdated education system?Can we pull ourselves out of the industrial era, cookie-cutter approach to education that inspired the Pink Floyd's classic 'Another brick in the wall"While considering the future of his own children's education, Mike was very keen to sit down with Jack Delosa, the wildly successful entrepreneur, best selling author, and prolific thought-leader to find out what sort of education his children should be hoping for.As Jack is also the founder of The Entourage, Australia's largest education hub for entrepreneurs, he is very tuned into the future of education."Human beings love learning. We love it, we're so naturally curious." Jack DelosaEducation has got to be on the minds of many parents after the recent experience a lot of us have had with remote learning due to the pandemic lockdowns. The forced closure of schools has had a real impact on the use of technology for education at every level. We're now seeing many of the world's leading Universities rushing to embrace online courses and changing and updating the ways they deliver the courses in order to keep their organisations viable.So, what could the future of education look like?In this interview, Jack Delosa reveals why the education system is failing our students, and how adaptive learning and AI has the power to disrupt this space and elevate human potential.Please share your thoughts on one of the Futurist World platforms and please leave a review if you feel inspired to because it really does help us create more content. Like Futurists.World on FacebookFollow @futuristsworld on InstagramFollow @FuturistsWorld on TwitterJoin the Futurists World Community for access to exclusive content.
The Future of Work with Dom Price
Dom Price is the Sydney-based work futurist at Atlassian, Australia's leading software company. We're not sure why the Matrix set is outside their office window. Dom is originally from the UK but now calling Australia home. He's a popular public speaker who's passionate about the future of work and unleashing the power of teams.He thrives on innovation, shifting paradigms, diversity of thought and culture."The only way to change effectively is to change for tomorrow." Dom Price He's also very tall! Or is Mike very short? If you look at the interview with Thimon De Jong you might be starting to believe Mike is vertically challenged, but no, Dom is really tall! And so is Thimon, but that's a different episode.So, what is the future of work? Goodbye 9-5, hello flexible working?Mike and Dom sat down to discuss how to challenge traditional norms around work, unlearning to learn, and how to build the best organisations of the future. Dom's ideas and insights will defiantly leave you thinking about how to bring your workplace into the future.Please share your thoughts on one of the Futurist World platforms and please leave a review if you feel inspired to because it really does help us create more content.Like Futurists.World on FacebookFollow @futuristsworld on InstagramFollow @FuturistsWorld on TwitterJoin the Futurists World Community for access to exclusive content.
The Future of Happiness with Dr Robert Puff
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Humanitarianism, Humanitarianism, Humanitarianism,I dare you to say it out loud three times… Jokes aside, meeting Aarathi Krishnan to discuss the future of humanitarianism in Geneva was both inspirational and thought-provoking.Aarathi heritage is a fusion from Sir Lanka, Australia and India, now Geneva-based thought-leader focussed on the reimagining of social change. She's the Humanitarian Futures and Strategic Foresight Advisor at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. So she's absolutely the right person to speak on this topic.In this interview Mike asked "What is humanitarianism?" and "how does the future of humanitarianism look?"Til next time, the future is out there.And don't be shy, let us know what you think.Please share your thoughts on one of the Futurist World platforms and please leave a review if you feel inspired to because it really does help us create more content.Like Futurists.World on FacebookFollow @futuristsworld on InstagramFollow @FuturistsWorld on TwitterJoin the Futurists World Community for access to exclusive content.
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Will technology bring about the end of capitalism? And do you consider the intelligence of a machine to be similar to that of a human?Are we really living in the Matrix….After pondering the virtue of the red pill v the blue pill on the plane. Mike landed in Zurich and headed to Gerd Leonhard's to unpack the relationship humans have with technology and where it's going.Gerd Leonhard is definitely to man to ponder these questions with. Gerd's a world-leading futurist, author, musician and digital entrepreneur. In this interview, you'll learn all about how the line between human and machine is getting very blurred and how technology could completely change our way of life in the not to distant future. 4 hour work week anyone?This is the extended interview and you can jump over to YouTube Futurists World channel if you want to see the interview.About Gerd Leonhard: A talented musician by origin, and a digital music entrepreneur in the nineties, Gerd has a multi-faceted view on the future of business and humanity's progression in a world that's changing so rapidly you need this show just to keep up.According to Wired Magazine, Gerd is one of the top 100 most influential people in Europe. Enjoy Mike Hill's interview on The Future of Technology with Gerd Leonhard.Like Futurists.World on FacebookFollow @futuristsworld on InstagramFollow @FuturistsWorld on TwitterJoin the Futurists World Community for access to exclusive content.


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Increasing the sum of global well-being should be the over-arching and ultimate motivation for every politician and policy.
Posted on July 22, 2011 by syzygysue
Unregulated markets do not make people 'Happy'.
By Sue Davies
One of David Cameron's more risible policies has been to ask the ONS (Office of National Statistics) to gather data on the UK's happiness. Not laughable because of gathering information about 'well-being', but because asking statisticians and economists to devise a questionnaire, is the equivalent of asking brain surgeons to perform Shakespeare or build a house. No doubt they would give it a go, but frankly, it would be better to ask someone with the expertise.
The apparent intention of monitoring the UK's 'well-being' should be applauded, because increasing the sum of global well-being should be the over-arching and ultimate motivation for every politician and policy. However, this practice of letting economists have undue influence outside their field of competence, has a history which is not always positive. For example, the currently over inflated faith in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (a perfectly good approach in some instances but by no means a cure-all) stems from the unwarranted influence of 'Happiness' economist, Lord Layard, over New Labour's mental health policy.
Several years ago, I attended a talk about 'Happiness Economics' given by Richard Layard, and ventured to suggest that all his examples of things-that-make-people-happy, are examples of 'secure attachment'; attachment to others, attachment to the world and attachment to oneself. At that point, the woman sitting next to me said sternly "Richard, I checked your index and you have not one entry for 'attachment'!" I later realized that she was Penelope Leach (a name well-known to many parents, as the author of 'Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five' (1977)), an expert in infant psychology, who is ideally placed to verify 'security of attachment' as the appropriate context for 'happiness' studies. Naturally, it also follows, that a lack of 'secure attachment' is significant in creating unhappiness.
(Definition of attachment: an emotional bond or tie to somebody or something. Related to bonding: the formation of a close emotional tie between people, for example, between a mother and her newly born infant.)
There have been many attempts to measure 'Happiness' or 'Well-being' using economic indicators or personal wealth.
A 2005 report (1), by the International Labour Office's 'Economic Security for a Better World', found that 'economic security' (not economic growth) coupled with democracy and equality were key determinants of well-being and social stability:
People in countries that provide citizens with a high level of economic security have a higher level of happiness on average …. The most important determinant of national happiness is not income level – there is a positive association – but rising income seems to have little effect as wealthy countries grow more wealthier. Rather the key factor is the extent of income security, measured in terms of income protection and a low degree of income inequality.
John Barry (2009), suggests that such findings give empirical support to … 'arguments stressing the need for policies to increase well-being and quality of life, rather than conventionally measured economic growth and gross domestic product (GDP), rising personal income levels or orthodox measures of wealth and prosperity. Therefore, one possibility is for 'economic security' to replace 'economic growth' as a macro-economic objective.'
Statistically, therefore, income level is positively associated with a rise in the average level of 'happiness' in poorer countries, but after a certain level of wealth is achieved, the effect ceases. However, it should be remembered that an increase in the statistical average (means, medians and so on) does not necessarily indicate a uniform increase in the distribution of wealth, and usually wealth is not evenly spread. The rich invariably become disproportionately 'more rich' than the poor (for example, what has happened in China, Russia and India).
Nevertheless, the research unequivocally indicates that the ideology of continuous 'economic growth' is not associated with a proportionate increase in 'well-being'.
This should be no surprise. It is clear that the identified goals of income security, and a low degree of income inequality, are completely incompatible with the requirements of the current economic system (Thatcherism or Reaganomics) which has dominated globally for the past three decades. Implicit to the unregulated market, or neoliberalism, is flexibility in the labour market. In other words, there may be little job security for a worker because of temporary or short term contracts; the undercutting of wages because of the free movement of labour within the EU, out-sourcing of jobs abroad, anti-union legislation and so on. Toleration of high levels of unemployment is also implicit. Redundancies, increased work loads, pay freezes, closing of pension schemes and pay cuts are implemented in the name of 'efficiency' or 'the bottom line', without seemingly questioning the underlying desirability, or implications, of such 'efficiencies' or increased profits, for either society or the individuals affected.
The 'trickle down' theory of wealth from the richest to the poorest has also been largely discredited. It is estimated that globally, super-rich individuals have deposited $11.5 trillion in tax havens, which results in an annual loss of tax revenue of about $250 billion. This is five times the 2002 estimate needed by the World Bank to facilitate the UN Millennium Development goal of halving world poverty by 2015 (3). The existence of tax havens, another prominent feature of neoliberal capitalism, allows the streaming away of the income which is due to each country's population, in a manner reminiscent of the average tapeworm. In the UK, the taxpayer helps to rear, educate, and provide health and welfare services for the workforce. The taxpayer also pays for or subsidizes much of the country's infrastructure (roads for example), which is of benefit to any business or corporation … but the transnationals, the banks and the super-rich do their utmost to avoid paying anything back. Tax avoidance strategies are the very antithesis of 'attachment' to the UK.
Furthermore, the free market system justifies large disparities in wealth, as allegedly the means to promote and reward, innovation and entrepreneurialism. But as Wilkinson and Pickett (2009) write in their book 'The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better':
" (There are) pernicious effects that inequality has on societies: eroding trust, increasing anxiety and illness, (and) encouraging excessive consumption".
Wilkinson and Pickett identify eleven different health or social problems, which are significantly worse in more unequal rich countries … physical health, mental health, drug abuse, education, imprisonment, obesity, social mobility, trust, community violence, teenage pregnancies and child well-being. A psychotherapist would suggest that, in each instance, there would almost certainly be 'attachment' difficulties, which might be organic, familial, societal, cultural or existential in origin.
It is also clear that, irrespective of the overall wealth of a particular nation, any individual who is unable to adequately feed, house, clothe, educate or keep healthy, their dependents or themselves, is likely to have a decreased level of 'well-being' and quality of life.
Essentially, Homo sapiens are social beings. Our need for relationship is reflected in the fact that solitary confinement is a punishment. We 'know who we are', by the innumerable ways in which other people, our environment (social, occupational, physical and natural) and our own actions (successes and failures), combine to reflect back to us our different attributes and capacities…. and our 'lovability'. Our brains contain 'mirroring' neurons, which allow us to intuit another person's feelings, to have empathy and to know what to do or say next, in order to hopefully establish connection. This connectedness or attachment makes us feel 'happy' when things are going well, but it also produces an empathetic discomfort when others are suffering. This discomfort can result in an altruistic desire to 'help make the other better'; or … and this is particularly so when there is a perceived scarcity or a threat to survival … a desire to separate from the other's distressing circumstances by attributing 'blame' to the other. For example, the other may be considered culpable for their own situation because of 'laziness' or 'scrounging'. This breakdown in 'attachment' is associated with anger, sadness or fear but not happiness.
The policies of the Tory-led government play on this negative reaction. Since the general election, they have deliberately created a false scare about the UK having been on the verge of bankruptcy from a sovereign debt crisis, in order to justify the privatisation of public services and a redistribution of wealth upwards into the coffers of the City. The proposition that 'The credit card has been maxed out.' is a cynical but believable ploy, which is intended to frighten voters into accepting the unacceptable. The coalition has sought to undermine people's empathy for those worse off than themselves, by suggesting that the unemployed are all lazy scroungers, and that those on disability benefits are fraudulent. This argument simply does not stand up to scrutiny. There are five unemployed people for every vacancy and anyone who has tried to obtain disability benefits knows how the process is irrationally difficult. The government attacks the Public Service workers through the two year pay freeze, increasing pension contributions, increasing the pension age and reducing the pensions … which will effectively result in a 10% pay cut … the underlying agenda is to ready the public services for privatisation, but the rationale is to set one group of workers against another; the public vs. the private sectors. Even Eric Pickles' own department acknowledges the huge scale of displacement from their homes which is likely to occur for families, if the proposed cuts to housing benefits remain unchanged. Our homes are our 'place of safety', to which we are usually firmly 'attached', and these measures will cause enormous distress. Overall, many more individuals will find themselves struggling to adequately feed, house, clothe, educate or keep healthy, their dependents or themselves, as a result of the Conservative-led government's policies.
A future Labour government must seek to implement policies that will reconnect the population, and enhance our capacity for altruistic and co-operative responses. But first, many former LP members and voters need to be able to reattach to the LP. The significance of Ed Miliband's statement on the 30th June strike was not what he actually said, but the fact that for many, it damaged the beginnings of trust that the LP was indeed a political party that was on the side of the vast majority of people. The vast majority will have their incomes, schools, hospitals, pensions and public services unfairly eroded by the Conservative-led government and its disastrous ideological policies of privatisation. This has been facilitated by the failure of New Labour (with its commitment to managerialism and accommodations with the City) to maintain an 'attachment' with the voters. It should be remembered that:
Public services were won by trade union struggles in an effort to establish the basis of a civilised society. Driven by the desire for maximum profits, the private sector fails to provide effective and efficient public services. (4)
The real 'Big Society' was created by the Trade Unions, the Co-operative movement and the mutual building societies over 200 years ago, and it is the very opposite of the contemporary Conservative vision.
There are still too many Labour activists and politicians whose only concern is seemingly about gaining votes. Instead, the Labour Party needs to focus on new policy directions which are positive, and which could be said to potentially play a part in creating a secure attachment between the people and the role of the State. However, it is fundamental to implementing the sort of policies that increase 'well-being' and quality of life, that the LP must also dismantle the 'the huge institutional blockage of neo-liberal capitalism … 'The elephant in the room' (5).
The Political Economist might say there is a need for policies to increase well-being and quality of life, rather than conventionally measured economic growth and gross domestic product (GDP), rising personal income levels or orthodox measures of wealth and prosperity (Barry, 2009).
The Psychologist would say there is a need for policies that value people, and facilitates and respects their 'attachment' to others, to themselves and to their world.
The Parasitologist would say that the majority's financial security, and all that that implies, is being exploited by the few, and there is an urgent need for an 'immune response' to be activated.
The Environmentalist would say that this lifestyle is not sustainable in the long-term; and it is bio-physically impossible for this contemporary, globalised, carbon-fuelled, climate-changing lifestyle (which does not even increase human 'well-being') to be extended to the world's population.
All in all, the abandonment of Hayek and Friedman's experiment in unregulated capitalism and globalisation is long over-due. As has already been said, '… this practice of letting economists have undue influence outside their field of competence, has a history which is not always positive.'
(1) Barry, John (2009) http://qub.academia.edu/JohnBarry/Papers/112231/Choose_Life_not_Economic_Growth_Critical_Social_Theory_for_People_Planet_and_Flourishing_in_a_Age_of_Nature
(2) Richard G Wilkinson and Kate Pickett (2009). 'The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better.'
(3) www.taxjustice.net/cms/
(4) file://localhost/) http/::www.pcs.org.uk:en:campaigns:campaign-resources:there-is-an-alternative-the-case-against-cuts-in-public-spending.cfm
(5) Red Labour must address the Elephant in the room. https://think-left.org/2011/07/21/red-labour-must-address-the-elephant-in-the-room/
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The General Secretary and the ABCUSA staff are charged with a number of specific responsibilities which articulate the vision of the denomination as it seeks to share the Good News of Jesus Christ.
The Office of the General Secretary carries out three important functions for the American Baptist Churches USA: gathering the denomination, supporting congregations, regions, and national organizations, and creating space for local and global issues. Each of these functions are described in greater detail below.
We gather leaders, worshipers, and denominational staff from across the ABC. While the Office of the General Secretary hosts and facilitates the planning for these meetings, planning is conducted with input from the entire ABC family. These events include Biennial Mission Summits, the National Leadership Council and National Executive Council, Engage 2023! (the orientation to American Baptist life event), caucus events and special events.
Supporting Congregations, Regions, and National Organizations
The Office of the General Secretary supports local ABC congregations in a variety of ways both directly and indirectly, including: managing the American Baptist Churches group exemption; maintaining a database of every ABC congregation, regional and national organization, and the many members who have served them; supporting regions in a number of ways including assisting with the entire process of calling an Executive Minister and orienting these persons to their new roles, providing forums and resources for problem solving and sharing best practices, assessing performance, and celebrating accomplishments, and providing regional board training, leadership development retreats, and pastor conferences and seminars; providing stewardship resources; maintaining a communications office that regularly distributes ABCUSA press releases, promotes ABC family events, and lifts up inspiring stories of ABC constituents, and more.
Throughout its history, the Office of the General Secretary has carved out space for the gathering and disseminating of information on local and global issues with denominational impact. This is done through table discussions and ad hoc groups. Mission Summit Conversations, the Mission Table, and Everyday ABC Conversations are all hosted by the Office of the General Secretary. Occasionally, the Office of the General Secretary also launches task forces and commissions to address a timely topic that has implications for the entire ABC family. Some of the topics currently addressed include the Anti-Racism Task Force, the Burma Refugee Commission, responding to the Global Pandemic, the Creation Justice Network, the World Relief Committee, and a variety of ecumenical and interfaith Issues.
The Office of the General Secretary provides a place for the activity of the whole so that each part can carry out their God-given mission to the glory of God.
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2015 Formal Ethics Opinion 5: Authority to Discuss Former Client's Appellate Case with Successor Lawyer
Posted on August 18, 2015 by Ana Hopper, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus in Formal Ethics Opinions
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Generally, lawyers representing a client during the pre-conviction stages of a case have a vastly different relationship with the client—more personal contact and more irrelevant confidential information exposed—than lawyers representing a client during post-conviction stages of a case. As such, the North Carolina Bar opines in Proposed 2015 Formal Ethics Opinion 5 that during appellate proceedings, a discharged lawyer is allowed to discuss a former client's case and hand over that client's file to the successor counsel with consent of the client. The client's consent can either be explicit or implied per Rule 1.6(a). Disclosure can be impliedly authorized as is appropriate to carry out representation notwithstanding specific client instructions to the contrary. The opinion notes that the ruling only applies to a discharged appellate lawyer and the subsequent appellate lawyer.
About Ana Hopper, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus (33 Articles)
Ana Hopper is a 2016 Campbell Law graduate and served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Campbell Law Observer for the 2015-2016 academic year. She is originally from Winston-Salem and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology. The summer following her first year of law school, Ana worked as a research assistant for Professor Amy Flanary-Smith. Ana also interned at the Criminal Appellate Section of the Department of Justice her second year, and at the New Hanover District Attorney's Office as an intern the summer before her third year. She served as a Legal Research and Writing Scholar, Vice President of BLSA, and Community Chair of Lambda during her time at Campbell.
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Representation in Purchase of Foreclosed Property [2013 Formal Ethics Opinion 4]
Ethical duties of a lawyer representing both the buyer and the seller in the purchase of a foreclosure property, and of a lawyer when the representation is limited to the seller.
Disclosure of Confidential Information to Lawyer Serving as Foreclosure Trustee [2013 Formal Ethics Opinion 5]
In the absence of disclosure, an attorney may not later represent another party in a "substantially related matter" if the information the attorney received while previously acting as trustee is "material to the matter."
State Prosecutor Seeking Order for Arrest for Failure to Appear When Defendant is Detained by ICE [2013 Formal Ethics Opinion 6]
When a defendant in a criminal case misses court due to being in the custody of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, it is not an ethics violation for the prosecutor in the case to seek an order for arrest even though the defendant's failure to appear was not willful.
Sharing Fee from Tax Appeal with Nonlawyer [2013 Formal Ethics Opinion 7]
A law firm may not share fees earned in a tax appeal with a nonlawyer tax representative, unless the nonlawyer representative is legally permitted to represent claimants before the applicable authority.
Copying Represented Persons on Electronic Communications [2012 Formal Ethics Opinion 7]
"The prudent practice is for all counsel involved in a matter to establish at the outset a procedure for determining whether it is acceptable to 'reply to all' when a represented party is copied on an electronic communication."