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COP15: Supporting Indigenous Peoples and local communities is the biggest opportunity for a successful post-2020 biodiversity framework
Manobo people in Mindanao, Philippines. Photo: Glaiza Tabanao
Supporting Indigenous Peoples and local communities to secure their rights and to strengthen their self-determined governance systems, sustain their cultures, territories and ways of life on their own terms is one of the biggest opportunities for transformative change in the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.
By Ameyali Ramos (ICCA Consortium International Policy Coordinator) and Carolina Rodríguez (ICCA Consortium International Policy Assistant)
On the occasion of the first part of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15) which starts today in a virtual format, the ICCA Consortium urges Parties to align the ambition of the Global Biodiversity Framework with the self-determined needs and priorities of Indigenous Peoples and local communities and their territories of life.
The ICCA Consortium has been following the negotiation process since it began. While there have been some improvements on the First Draft of the Global Biodiversity Framework, there is still a need for significant improvement, especially around issues of human rights, equity, governance, environmental and human rights defenders, and financing.
The Kunming Declaration might offer a glimmer of hope for Indigenous Peoples and local communities in that it acknowledges their contributions to conservation and also commits to recognizing their rights and ensuring their full and effective participation in area-based conservation. However, while these are important acknowledgments, they merely reflect what has already been agreed in many past COP decisions, and a lot more needs to happen in order for the post-2020 framework to be truly transformative.
READ MORE: "Indigenous peoples are the world's biggest conservationists, but they rarely get credit for it" (Vox)
The ICCA Consortium urges Parties, conservation organizations, and funders to stand up and join Indigenous Peoples and local communities and their allies in advocating strongly for the following:
1. Center human rights
First, the post-2020 framework must have an overarching focus on human rights-based approaches. Mounting evidence confirms that Indigenous Peoples and local communities are the most successful stewards of biodiversity and nature, especially where their rights are recognized and supported. Furthermore, most governments around the world have already recognized the human right to a healthy environment in constitutions and other domestic laws and policies and momentum is growing for universal recognition of the right to a safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. Centering and integrating human rights throughout the post-2020 framework would be the most equitable, morally correct, and cost-effective way to achieve its objectives. The ICCA Consortium contributed to an analysis brief with guidance on "Applying a human rights-based approach" in the Global Biodiversity Framework.
2. Area-based conservation Targets 1, 2, and 3 must recognize and respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, including Indigenous Peoples' rights to provide or withhold free, prior, and informed consent for any activities that might affect them
Overwhelming evidence shows that Indigenous Peoples and local communities are the de facto custodians of a significant proportion of the planet and the world's remaining biodiversity. It is increasingly clear that it will be impossible to reach any conservation targets without the rights, leadership, and full partnership of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. During the virtual sessions of the third meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (OEWG-3), several Parties suggested including rights-related language in the overarching mission and vision and not directly in these targets. Rights-related language should be included in the overarching vision, but the language of area-based targets, especially Target 3, must also recognize rights, including free, prior, and informed consent.
Furthermore, it is crucially important to understand that Indigenous Peoples and local communities may not wish to have their territories recognized and/or designated as either protected areas or other effective area-based conservation measures and they have the right to refuse such recognition – even if their territories are effectively conserved. Any mapping, identification, recognition, or designation of Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' territories of life, whether as protected areas, conserved areas, or otherwise, must be subject to self-identification, self-determination, self-governance, and free, prior, and informed consent of the relevant custodians.
3. It's about quality, not just quantity
Any area-based conservation targets must have a strong focus on qualitative and not just quantitative measures and percentages. A significant proportion of existing protected areas are not, or have no information about the extent to which they are, equitably governed or effectively managed. The dominant focus on Target 3 has been on the proposed 30% spatial coverage, with scant mention of issues of governance in particular. Based on experience with the current Aichi Target 11, there are legitimate concerns that governments might rush to expand their networks of protected and conserved areas simply to meet this spatial target, without doing the necessary groundwork to (at minimum) avoid violating rights in the name of conservation and without providing the necessary frameworks and support systems to enable effective and equitable conservation.
4. Equitable governance is critical to achieving any conservation objective
While there is some improvement in the First Draft on this topic – namely the inclusion of "equity" in Target 3 – the draft must move beyond management to ensure governance and equity. The Draft must also recognize the contribution of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in the conservation of lands, waters, and territories through their self-determined governance systems, respect for their rights to their territories, lands, waters, and resources, and their right to provide or withhold free, prior and informed consent. The issue of "governance equity" has been raised by all the four major Caucuses and many of the Parties in the post-2020 negotiations.
5. Halt the drivers of biodiversity loss and end perverse incentives
We must increase ambition in targets intended to halt drivers of biodiversity loss by explicitly identifying the industries that are most harmful to biodiversity and committing to divesting from these industries as soon as possible, including by eliminating 100 percent of perverse incentives by 2025. As long as funds (public and private) are spent on incentives that are harmful to biodiversity, we will continue to lose biodiversity and the effects of any positive incentives or actions – including area-based conservation – will likely be significantly undermined or even negated. Positive incentives should support systemic alternatives to the status quo (i.e., not market-based mechanisms and other measures that are inherently linked to the neoliberal economy and to continued economic growth).
6. Ensure human rights-based financing and direct access mechanisms for Indigenous Peoples and local communities
Despite the outsized stewardship contributions of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, they continue to face huge funding disparities that stifle their impact and their ability to do the invaluable work they do. Only a small fraction of total funding available for nature conservation is likely to reach Indigenous Peoples and local communities and their organizations, as most of the funding flows through large intermediaries and programs managed by international NGOs, UN agencies, and consulting companies. Often the very limited funds that do reach Indigenous Peoples and local communities come with unmanageable application and reporting requirements and very specific predetermined outcomes that undermine their autonomy and self-determination. This must change. We must increase political and financial support for Indigenous-led philanthropy and appropriate funding mechanisms that go directly to Indigenous Peoples and local communities and their organizations. We must further require human rights safeguards and accountability mechanisms in funding for initiatives implemented by governmental and non-governmental entities such as large conservation NGOs.
The upcoming virtual meetings are an opportunity to continue to discuss and advocate for these key priorities to make the post-2020 global biodiversity framework truly transformative.
Updates & Resources
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Kichwa People of Sarayaku's Living Forest (Kawsak Sacha) earns global recognition
The Bagungu People: Custodians of life in Uganda
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Ragnvald Heidumhære (fl. 9th century), possibly son of Olaf Geirstad-Alf, petty king of Vestfold
Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson (fl. 1164), king of Mann and the Isles
Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson (died 1249), king of Mann and the Isles

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Rogvolod, 10th-century prince of Polotsk

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We have Ise Jingu in Ise city. Ise Jingu is an ancient Shinto shrine over 2000 years old and considered to be Japan's religious and spiritual center. Over 1500 religious ceremonies are held in a year. And Ise Jingu also includes 2 main shrines, 14 auxiliary sanctuaries, as well as 109 lesser sanctuaries, which are generally located around the Ise City area.
As the gateway and hub city to the Ise Shima area. And Ise Shima area you can enjoy its beautiful natural landscape, the mix of mountains and the sea, crystal clean rivers, the rich natural history and the abundance of delicious seafood.
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Naiku is one of the main shrines in Ise Jingu. The supreme deity Amaterasu Omikami is enshrined here and worshipped as the predecessor of the Imperial Household and the guardian deity of Japan. And she is also believed as the god of the sun.
Geku is thecanother main shrine of ise Jingu.It is dedicated to the deity Toyouke Omikami, provider of sacred foods to the deity Amaterasu Omikami and guardian of all industry. It is customary to worship at Geku before Naiku.
This temple protects the northeastern direction(considered to be the unlucky direction since ancient times) of Ise Jingu, The main building is registered as a national tangible cultural property. Uho-doji ,the god worshiped in this temple, is considered to be the same as Amaterasu Omikami.
Futami Okitama Jinja & Meotoiwa (wedded rock Sarutahiko Omikami and other two deities are enshrined in this shrine. Here, people often worship for relationships and happy marriages. A beautiful moon rising can often be seen between the rocks in winter (November through February) . And also an impressive sun rising can be seen during the spring and summer (April through August).
Matsuo kannonji (temple) Matsuo kannonji is known as the oldest temple in Japan for exorcising evil spirits from people. It is has also the legend of two dragons. The legend says they live in a pond near this temple.
Okage Yokocho Okage Yokocho is a recreated traditional Japanese market area. Visitors can enjoy Okage Yokocho's traditional buildings and atmosphere and will find interesting shops and delicious restaurants as well as festivals and entertainment performances throughout the year.


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Q: how to 'zero' all variables at each loop iteration I have written a script describing a dynamic biological process in matlab; the input to which is a year of daily temperature values.The model runs for a year on this daily timestep carrying out different calculations required for the process.
I have thirty years of temperature data (matrix of size 365*30) and I intend to write a 'for loop' at the start of the script in order to use each year of daily data consecutively. I have about 5 variables that are the output from the script, which I intend to output to a txt/csv file at each iteration. My problem is that there are approximately 80 variables within the model and I would like to zero them all at each iteration of the outermost loop (the temperature input). I would like to do this in an efficient manner rather than having to individually zero all the variables. Does anyone know how to do this?
I have been looking at using the 'who' function to list all the variables and I'm thinking that it could be used somehow to zero  everything. I have tried letting x = who; which seems to produce a list of all the variables in inverted commas. But obviously; trying to let x = 0 after that just redefines x. I was also thinking of just using 'clear all' but I think this would really slow the model down as it would be 'starting from scratch' redefining all the variable at each loop?
Any help would be appreciated.

A: First of all, if you have 80 variables you are probably doing something strange. Consider to combine them into vectors or arrays for example.
That being said, there are two situations I can think about:

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*You already initialize all your variables somewhere

In this case the solution is simple: move the initialization to the start of your outer loop.

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*You don't initialize anything (bad practice, especially if you are concerned about performance)

In this case you should put a function inside your loop, that only returns your output variables and not all these loose intermediate variables.
Perhaps a combination of these two methods can also apply, but really I would recommend not to use 80 different variables! And initialize any variable that you need to use.
A compact syntax to initialize scalars would be:
[a, b,c]  = deal(0);

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Financial Times and IE Business School launch Headspring to strengthen position in the executive development sector
London, 2 April 2019 – As a result of rapid expansion and success of a collaboration that set a new standard in the executive development sector, Financial Times and IE Business School today announced the launch of Headspring, the new identity of the joint venture formerly known as FT | IE Corporate Learning Alliance. The rebrand comes four years after the original launch and is a result of a new approach towards greater client centricity and value creation in the leadership development sector.
Gustaf Nordbäck, CEO of Headspring, says: 'We strongly believe that the HR and Learning & Development communities are being under-served by traditional executive education providers. Our own research confirms this: L&D and HR leaders have told us they are increasingly frustrated by business schools and consultants that adopt a self-centred method in programme design and delivery. Headspring Executive Development aims to tackle these issues by offering a unique and fully customised approach: co-creating journeys that will empower people and ultimately create value for businesses.'
Headspring leverages the expertise of its joint venture partners. The business acumen, academic rigour and innovative approach of IE Business School is combined with the global viewpoints and skills of influential Financial Times journalists, who bring a fresh and new perspective into executive education.
John Ridding, CEO of the Financial Times, says: 'Since we launched the partnership with IE Business School in 2015 we have seen our approach—deep engagement with customers, a focus on outcomes, and effective deployment of the skills, the knowledge, and sector and global expertise of our journalists—really gain the confidence of clients. With the rapid changes in business, driven by digital technology, AI and other fast-rising capabilities, business leaders need flexible, current and relevant expertise and education. Headspring is uniquely positioned to deliver.'
Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño, President of IE University, says: 'IE Business School has always taken an entrepreneurial and future-focused approach to executive education. Its network of educators and innovative methodologies have a strong business-related character, which complements the assets the FT brings to our customised executive programmes.
'In creating our alliance, we introduced a worldwide network of leading and like-minded partner institutions into the mix, together with a global educator network which ties us to no single academic institution or faculty. Headspring builds on this with an even stronger commitment to delivering programmes that are centred around the individual needs of every client.'
Since its original launch as the Corporate Learning Alliance, Headspring has brought in clients attracted by the innovative and value-creation approach and the ability to introduce new perspectives into executive learning.
'Too often educational providers fail to listen to what businesses need from their executive development,' says Nordbäck. 'They prefer to teach what they've been teaching for years, offering training on skills development for its own sake, with insufficient understanding of the future business landscape. The speed of change, digital transformation and innovation are having a huge impact. We believe our unique style and brand have a crucial role to play in helping companies cope and succeed in a rapidly changing world.'
About Headspring Executive Development
Headspring empowers organisations to embrace change and inspire a culture of continuous learning. It achieves transformational results by working in partnership with organisations globally to co-create bespoke, future-focused learning designs that empower people, develop leaders and enhance the strengths of businesses. It designs and delivers customised education and leadership programmes, taking the business acumen, academic rigour and innovative approach of IE Business School and a global network of expert educators, adding the perspectives and skills of the most influential Financial Times journalists.
Headspring Executive Development was originally formed in 2015 by the Financial Times and IE Business School as the Corporate Learning Alliance.
Visit headspringexecutive.com
About IE Business School
IE Business School offers a technology-based learning ecosystem for leaders making a difference in the world through innovation, global vision, an entrepreneurial mind-set and a unique approach to the Humanities. IE Business School has a faculty composed of more than 500 professors who currently teach courses to students from 131 countries, offering university degrees, master programs, doctoral programs and training for executives. IE Business School's more than 60,000 alumni platform is present in 165 countries.
About the Financial Times
The Financial Times is one of the world's leading business news organisations, recognised internationally for its authority, integrity and accuracy. The FT has a record paying readership of one million, three-quarters of which are digital subscriptions. It is part of Nikkei Inc., which provides a broad range of information, news and services for the global business community.
About the FT Group
The FT Group provides a broad range of business information, news and services. It includes the Financial Times and FT.com, Medley Global Advisors, 16 news and information brands under FT Specialist, and a number of joint ventures.
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Chicago, April 1, 2019 – Yet again, Chicagoland proves itself to be the dream destination for book lovers and readers of all ages! More than two dozen independent bookstores in the greater Chicago area—from Lake Forest to Beverly, and Naperville to the Loop—are collaborating on a third annual #ChiLoveBooks Challenge, which encourages book lovers to indulge in bookstore tourism by visiting 10 or more stores in a single day.
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Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, 824 W. Superior St., Suite 100, Chicago 60042 / 312.944.3085 / alincolnbookshop.com / Since 1938, specializing in books, autographs, photos, historical artifacts, prints, and busts related to Lincoln, the U.S. Civil War, and U.S. presidents.
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Lake Forest Book Store, 662 N. Western Ave., Lake Forest 60045 / lakeforestbookstore.com / 847-234-4420 / Now in the historic James Anderson building, the Lake Forest Book Store continues its 70-year relationship with the community and looks forward to serving the residents and visitors for years to come.
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Quimby's Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave., Chicago 60622 / 773.342.0910 / quimbys.com / Quimby's Bookstore specializes in small press zines, books, comics and ephemera, favoring the unusual and the aberrant.
Rosenberg Bookshop at the Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St., Chicago 60610 / 312.255.3520 / newberry.org/bookshop / We have a stellar selection of books, notecards, and postcards; gift items by local artisans; and buttons featuring notable items in the Newberry collection.
Sandmeyer's Bookstore, 714 S. Dearborn St., Chicago 60605 / 312.922.2104 / sandmeyersbookstore.com / Family owned and operated, Sandmeyer's Bookstore in historic Printing House Row has offered the finest selection of books since 1982.
Seminary Co-op Bookstore, 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago 60637 / 773.752.4381 / semcoop.com / Widely regarded as one of the best academic bookstores in the world, the Co-op is located on the University of Chicago campus (next door to Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House) and has acted as an epicenter of cultural and intellectual life in Hyde Park since 1961.
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The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare (KU SSW) is seeking dynamic candidates with experience in racial justice for a faculty cluster hire. We aim to recruit and hire two associate/full professors and one assistant professor to begin Fall 2021 (9-month, tenure-track). Faculty candidates with a Ph.D. in Social Work or related fields with scholarly expertise in racial justice are invited to apply. Three faculty members will be hired and affiliated with the KU SSW Toni Johnson Center for Racial and Social Justice and provided Center funds and resources to facilitate their research and scholarly agendas. Additional collaborative opportunities exist within the community, including Haskell Indian Nations, one of two federally operated tribal universities in the U.S.
Candidates should have a research agenda and experience broadly pertaining to racial justice, such as racism and anti-racism; anti-Blackness and Black liberation; Indigenous communities and Native Sovereignty; Latinx communities and anti-Latinx racism; Asian populations, Sinophobia, and anti-Asian racism; etc. Centering racial justice in our cluster hire, we welcome candidates who have scholarly experience in racial justice with intersections across related forms of oppression, including but not limited to environmental justice, international and global issues, immigration and xenophobia, and refugee/migrant issues, etc. We welcome all types of research within an anti-racist or racial justice lens including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods; creative methodologies; community-based and engaged research; conceptual, historical, and theoretical scholarship; and innovative methods with the understanding that a broad range of methodologies are necessary to impact and affect change in racist systems and societies. A history of funding is not a requirement for these positions; we encourage candidates to demonstrate a commitment to supporting their research and scholarship through a variety of funding, community-based partnerships, and other mechanisms.
Faculty candidates should have experience in and/or a desire to teach across the BSW, MSW, and/or PhD programs. As part of our ongoing curriculum innovation process and new course redesigns, we are particularly interested in candidates with experience in teaching racial, social, economic, and environmental justice and human rights, although we welcome candidates with interest across our social work curriculum.
The KU SSW is committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive educational environment for students, faculty, and staff. We also encourage our school community members to engage in practice and research related to racial and social justice. We aim to recruit and retain faculty to assist us in this mission to challenge white supremacy in our own school, university, community, and profession. The successful candidates will have a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in social work practice and research, centered in social work values and ethics, and contribute to the school in these areas.
As a School of Social Welfare within a comprehensive, premier research university, we continually strive to reinvent, innovate, transform, and educate through quality education, research advancement, and community engagement. The KU School of Social Welfare offers the BSW, MSW, and PhD programs. The main University of Kansas campus is located in Lawrence and offers the BSW, MSW, and PhD plans of study. The satellite campus, the Edwards Campus, is located in Overland Park, a suburb of Kansas City, and offers the BSW and MSW plans of study. The MSW plans of study are also offered at our two partnership sites, Garden City Community College in Garden City and Pittsburg State University.
Review of applications will begin on January 22, 2021. Full job description can be found at here.


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UT Austin President Larry R. Faulkner to helphonor academic excellence during Valley trip
President Larry R. Faulkner of The University of Texas at Austin and UT System Chancellor William H. Cunningham will be among university officials honoring the academic achievements of about 300 star students in the Rio Grande Valley on Nov. 19.
AUSTIN, Texas–President Larry R. Faulkner of The University of Texas at Austin and UT System Chancellor William H. Cunningham will be among university officials honoring the academic achievements of about 300 star students in the Rio Grande Valley on Nov. 19.
The students from Starr, Hidalgo, Zapata and Jim Hogg counties were selected by their teachers and counselors to represent their schools at the annual Valley Honors Banquet, which this year will feature astronaut Storey Musgrove as the keynote speaker. The banquet begins at 7 p.m. at the McAllen Country Club.
"We are making a special trip to McAllen to honor the outstanding students from the Rio Grande Valley who have distinguished themselves through their academic development. We want them to know that the University recognizes their hard work and dedication, and that we are eager to welcome them to our campus. The University of Texas at Austin offers Valley area students a challenging and inspiring academic community and a world of opportunity," said Faulkner, who took office in April as UT Austin's 27th president.
Cunningham, who first began participating in the banquets 14 years ago while he served as president of UT Austin, said, "This annual banquet is a tribute to academics. These are students who took the initiative to enroll in the tougher courses and work hard to learn as much as possible to prepare for their future. They are an inspiration to us all and it is indeed an honor for us to be able to share in celebrating their achievements."
Dr. Mario Ramirez, who initiated the tradition of honoring academics among high school students in the Valley by treating them to a large banquet, said there was a good reason for choosing Musgrove as keynote speaker.
"Astronauts appeal to the young people, and we were told he can deliver a very good motivational message," Ramirez said. "To us, the reason for the banquet is we believe these young people will be the future leaders of the area. They are the high, high achievers.
"We usually do this around Thanksgiving because we are so grateful for what they have accomplished so far, and we want to encourage them to continue. It always has been held near Thanksgiving for this reason," said Ramirez.
The long-time community leader said the banquet each year ends with singing of the song, "America The Beautiful." And, it is a fitting song because "what makes this country so beautiful is its young people."
Ramirez said the first such banquet honoring Valley students was held about 40 years ago and, after being dormant for a while, the tradition was revived about 20 years ago and has been held each year since. During the past few years, the invited guests have included chancellors and presidents representing the UT System, the A&M System, Texas A&M University, UT Austin, UT Brownsville, UT Pan American and UT Health Science Center in San Antonio.
For additional information, contact UT Austin Deputy Director of Admissions Augustine Garza, (512) 475-7454, or Dr. Mario Ramirez at (512) 994-3300.


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Alison Watt, the daughter of the artist James Watt, was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire, and studied in the painting Department of Glasgow School of Art from 1983 to 1988. As a fourth-year student she came to public prominence by winning the John Player Portrait Award, which led to a commission from the National Portrait Gallery to paint a portrait of the Queen Mother. Watt's art is founded on the great traditions of painting - her heroes include Degas, Gwen John and James Cowie. She has used the language of figurative painting with great skill, often imitating the superficial effects of historical styles, yet her portraits and figure paintings are thoroughly modern. Watt's work also has certain parallels with the English tradition of figure painting, following on from William Coldstream and Lucian Freud, and is full of ambiguities, hidden significance and wit. Very often her figure paintings involve self-portraits.
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Many aspects of homelessness one can write about, from the varied causes of homelessness to the Welfare system that largely supports the homeless, you could write about the literally hundreds of agencies and organizations that make it their business to care and support the homeless. You could write about how the general public views the homeless, you could, of course, talk about being homeless (If you ever had that life experience). After you have exhausted all there is to say about these things, you could write about resolving homelessness, eradicating it from the face of the earth, like a horrible disease, in the same manner our society currently talks about ending 'hunger'.
This is the first of a series of articles on the very complex subject of homelessness. The purpose of these articles is foremost to inform and to educate. Someone once said: "ignorance is bliss." and if that is true, what would the adage be if one were actually knowledgeable? It is my goal, and my passion, possibly my calling, to change how homelessness is perceived, to put forth workable solutions for eradicating homelessness and to turn the "ignorance" into "knowledge". And knowledge, in the right hands and right minds, is supremely powerful. For this reason I will use the remainder of this article to address what I believe are the prevailing myths regarding homelessness. This list is not exhaustive by any means and is in no certain order of prevalence, or importance.
Homelessness is simply the result of losing your home.
Homelessness is the result of losing your job or your primary source of income, so that you can no longer afford your home.
Homelessness is the fault of the individual (or family) that is homeless.
Helping the homeless is the responsibility of the government.
Homelessness is mostly, and generally associated with the African-American culture and other minority cultures.
Homelessness is so overwhelming that I as an individual can do nothing to help the homeless improve their circumstances.
The homeless are generally "uneducated," "irresponsible," lazy and worthless and can do nothing to help themselves.
The homeless people are the ones with their hands out or "flying signs," asking for help/money at every busy intersection.
The homeless dress as if they actually want to appear homeless, lacking better clothing, facilities, and other resources to aid in personal care and appearance, such as grooming and general hygiene.
The only time the homeless are sociable (friendly, conversational, etc.) or display any actual social skills is when they are seeking something tangible from you, such as money or cigarettes.
Most of the people who are homeless have never had a full-time job, and are, generally, not the type of person that you, as an employer, would be willing to hire for any level of employment.
I as an individual am actually helping the homeless by handing them money believing that I am doing my part to give to the poor or homeless.
I saved this myth for last because I think this is the most prevalent myth we are confronted with every day in our society. The subject has even been addressed by the local and state governments.
I will now take each of these myths and expose them for the lies they are, proving them to be untrue, and thus begin to do chip away at the ignorance and to begin the process of departing knowledge, the real truth about the homeless condition.
Myths 1, 2 and 3 for example, Homelessness is so much more than not having a roof over your head, or having has place to put all your possessions. Homelessness is not caused by the loss of income, although it's a contributing factor. Individuals and families lose homes every day to natural disasters, predatory loans, death, illness, divorce, bad debt, loss of income/job etc…the list is endless. If even a tenth of all of these incidents resulted in homelessness, it would be considered an epidemic and a national disaster, which of course it's not. Losing your home would be a devastating experience for anyone; however losing your home or your income does not have to result in homelessness. Homelessness is a condition, like a sickness or disease, and needs to be treated as such. It is often long term and chronic in nature, like a disease but it definitely can be "treated" and it certainly can be prevented and eliminated. Homelessness is a very complex and perplexing issue, not simply the result of losing your job or home.
When it comes to supporting the homeless individual by giving cash money, generally in the form of EBT, and often in the form of disability income (SSDI), what are they really doing? Are they really helping or are they enabling? The government's support of the homeless in terms of cash assistance only serves to exacerbate the issues the homeless and does nothing to alleviate the condition. This issue of our state government giving monetary assistance to the homeless is no different in my opinion than you or I handing money to someone displaying a sign on 7th and Kellogg. What you and I and the government are really doing is allowing the homeless, in fact enabling the homeless, to remain homeless, while giving them enough money to sustain themselves for just a single day. More often than not this money is used for cigarettes, alcohol, drugs and even cell phones and motel rooms. It is seldom used to pay for their housing needs. Put another way, money is not the most pressing need of the homeless: Love is.
'Homelessness', as far as Myth #5 is concerned, does not show any favoritism, whatsoever, to the individual's color, gender, religion, sexual lifestyle or preference, age, social or economic status, and, most certainly, the ethnic background of anyone… It bears repeating that 'homelessness' plays no favorites; NO ONE is immune. Sooner than you may think—or realize…today, tomorrow, next week, maybe even a year from now…you could, realistically, find yourself homeless, sitting in a park perhaps, shaking your head in total denial and be wondering what on earth has happened to you. You wouldn't be the first and you certainly won't be the last.
To the individuals in Myth #6—who think that there is nothing that they can do to truly help the homeless person, or community, I say this: If they would take the time to think, and do some research into the matter of being homeless, they would see, and discover for themselves, that there are, literally, a great number of things that they could be doing to help remedy the situation, and provide real hope, one person, or group, at a time.
What I will say about Myth #7 is that, after having been personally involved in the life of many people, I can tell you that they are some of the smartest, the most educated, the most articulate, and the most honest and responsible people I, personally, know. Myth #7 is not only a 'myth' but it is, also, a total and complete misperception and misunderstanding of the true homeless scenario. There are a good number of homeless people who are, in fact, improving themselves every day, some even more so, in a school of higher learning.
The pure and simple underlying truth here is, is that on an average day there are some 300-500 'homeless' individuals—at any given time—in the city of St. Paul; and the majority of these people are not the ones at the busy intersections.
Concerning Myth #9, I will admit that identifying a 'homeless' person is, usually, not very difficult to do—even with a minimal powers of observation. You can usually pick them out by the clothing that they wear, clothing that doesn't fit properly or is inappropriate for the weather or season, or their physical appearance, the darkness of their skin from countless hours in the elements. Most often, though, these individuals are the chronic or long–term homeless, those who have no hope of a better future, and thus, the ones who may have simply stopped caring about their physical appearance or how they are perceived by the general public. But once again they represent a small minority in the homeless community. The majority of the homeless dresses like everybody else because they know where to get the clothing and hygiene resources they need.
Contrary to belief, the reality to Myth #10 is the opposite of what is perceived of them. Yet, again, there are some homeless individuals who DO "live up to the standard of the 'misperception'. There is always one born with the silver spoon, who's word are smooth, even believable, and if they were not asking for something, they wouldn't be seen talking to you. The fact here is that there those in the community of the homeless that are quite articulate and would be happy to partake in a conversation on any number of issues, with anyone willing to participate. It bears repeating: "it is the few, the minority who cause this perception to exist".
Myth #11 is another of the many "BIG misperceptions" and "falsehoods" about the 'homeless' individual. Many of these people faithfully work regular full-time jobs, doing all that is within their power to better their lives, some are even former corporate professionals. Additionally, It must be noted that not all homeless are able to work due to age or disability. While it is also true that there are those who are capable of productive work that, either, have never applied for work, or, who refuse to learn the responsibility or discipline of actually performing a 40-hour workweek, these once again represent the minority.
The thing that I want to make mention of with Myth #12 is that it is NEVER "wrong" to give—even if your motive for doing so is not "what it should be." As an example, I, personally have often given my last dollar or last bit of change without having the right spirit or attitude. Other times, I have given with that 'sincere', 'honest', and 'loving' spirit that I believe dwells and works within everyone. I am often torn between giving—just to satisfy my 'guilty feeling' and that of genuinely wanting to help them but not having that which they are seeking from me. Neither of these 'scenarios', produces a "good feeling" within me.
It has taken me a couple of years, and many 'flip-flops' in my decision-making, to write what I am about to share with you.
What I have, finally, arrived at is this: That simply handing that person a "5" or a "10" or is simply encouraging the 'recipient of your generosity' to continue doing this same routine over and over again. When they find a 'hot spot', they will stay there and willingly "depend on the generosity of others" when this same person is fully-capable of earning a productive living on his own. In a very real sense, we are responsible for promoting their lifestyle.
There are those who will say that this is a very hard, or even cruel, stance to take; others will never be 'convinced' or 'convicted' that this continued action of theirs labels them as "enablers". My stance is in reality, one that is done in "the spirit of love." There are other more loving things that I could be doing to help the homeless person or community that would be of greater benefit than handing them cash over and over again. I am asking those who do give cash to stop doing so, in the name of love and understanding. The homeless person, who is fully-capable of working, will have a hard time, at best, to understand this rational because they feel that their greatest 'need' is money. I am telling you that they are deceived and that their real greatest need is the "expression" of your love in other, more tangible, ways.
I have, purposely, started this series of articles with the myths, misperceptions and stereotypes from the viewpoint of one who has NEVER been there and, God-willing, never will be. This list of twelve myths isn't nearly exhaustive – in fact you have probably thought of many more, as you read this, though I believe I have made my point quite clear.
My next article will present the same myths and stereotypes taken from the perspective of the homeless person, define what homelessness actually is, and provide insights to solutions to the some of the causes of the homeless condition. I hope that through this article that you have been informed, even if it's only in reference to a comment which causes you to pause and have a "second thought" about the nature of homelessness. It is my deepest desire to share with you my knowledge on this real-life issue, and in the process to inform, educate, and enlighten, and hopefully inspire you to help in whatever way possible.
I close this article with these words: Like everyone else in this world, the homeless community and each individual in it are human beings, with real feelings and desires, goals and aspirations, hopes and dreams and are equally created in the image of God. As God has shown grace and mercy upon each and every one of us, so we, also, should do so for each other, including the homeless. Yes, homeless is sometimes the result of making bad decisions, but everyone is entitled to a second chance, even multiple second chances.
If you have any comments, inquiries, or questions about this article, or if you would simply like more information on this topic, please direct your inquiries to Jerry Sedgewick, the Editor and Founder of Prevail News.


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The establishment of the registration centre in West Delhi (an area where a majority of refugees live) in mid-2009 led to a major improvement in registration times. New asylum-seekers who had to wait for nearly a year for registration are now registered within three weeks of approaching UNHCR. An important element was the introduction of an automatic scheduler for the organisation of appointments etc. The office developed synergies with other UNHCR operations in this regard such as Syria and learnt from their experiences to achieve positive results vis-à-vis registration procedures.
All reception services have also been shifted to the same centre in West Delhi for the convenience of asylum seekers i.e. to avoid long distance travel and high transportation costs. At reception, asylum-seekers wait at an appropriate waiting area inside the office premises with access to seating, clean drinking water and bathrooms. Posters relating to UNHCR's services being free of charge are displayed in the waiting area. Complaints and suggestion boxes are also provided. There is a children's room keeping in mind the special needs of young children and pregnant and lactating mothers.


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class BitMRC;

#include "NodeConnection.h"

class BitMRC
{
public:

	struct message
	{
		ustring from;
		ustring to;
		ustring info;

		ustring signature;

		bool operator==(const message &that)
		{
			if (((that.from == this->from) && (that.to == this->to)) && (that.info == this->info) && (that.signature == this->signature))
				return true;
			return false;
		}
	};

	BitMRC();

	//starts network
	void init();

	~BitMRC();
	vector<NodeConnection*> Nodes;
	vector<PubAddr> PubAddresses; //do not add manually use saveAddr
	vector<Addr> PrivAddresses; //same as above
	vector<PubAddr> Subscriptions; //same

	Queue<Packet> new_packets;

	Queue<message> new_messages; //the new messages not already stored in messages will be there

	Queue<sTag> new_inv; //this will store the new inv to be shared with every node, done by another thread

	//store a queue for the object that needs POW and to be propagated
	Queue<object> objects;

	hash_table<message> messages;

	hash_table<ustring> sharedObj;

	std::shared_timed_mutex mutex_priv;
	std::shared_timed_mutex mutex_pub;
	std::shared_timed_mutex mutex_nodes;
	std::shared_timed_mutex mutex_subs;

	//starts threads
	void start();

	//process an incoming object, this is probably done in the connections sockets
	void processObj(object obj);

	void getPubKey(PubAddr address);

	void sendMessage(ustring message, PubAddr toAddr, Addr fromAddr);
	void sendBroadcast(ustring message, Addr address);

	void sendObj(object payload);
	void processPOW();

	//check and propagate the inv intead of sending the obj directly
	void propagate(object obj);

	//send the packet directly
	void send(Packet packet);

	bool validateObj(object obj);

	bool decryptMsg(packet_msg msg);
	bool decryptMsg(packet_broadcast msg);

	//generate n deterministic address with the passphrase
	void generateDeterministicAddr(ustring passphrase, int n);

	void addAddr(PubAddr address);
	void addAddr(Addr address);
	void addSubscription(PubAddr address);

	Storage_mysql * getStorage();

	void connectNode(NodeConnection *node);

	thread thread_new_packets;
	thread thread_new_inv;
	thread thread_init;
	thread thread_object_pow;

	bool running;

	void listen_packets();
	void listen_inv();

	ustring inventoryHash(ustring data);

	void load(string path);
	void save(string path);

	Storage_mysql * strg = NULL;

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DETROIT: The youth-oriented Scion brand will double U.S. sales to above 100,000 by 2017 on the strength of three new offerings, two of which go on sale in September, the head of the 12-year-old Toyota Motor Corp brand said.
In the first half of this year, Scion's U.S. sales were down 19 percent at nearly 25,000. But Doug Murtha, the brand head, said Scion, helped by the two model launches, should end this year near the 58,000 in U.S. sales it had in 2014.
The rise past 100,000 toward the brand's record of 173,000 in 2006, Murtha said, will be spurred by the first four-door models, the iA sedan and the iM hatchback, which will be at dealerships Sept. 1, and a third new vehicle to go on sale by 2017.
Earlier this year, Automotive News reported that the third new model will be a compact utility vehicle or SUV-like hatchback to debut before 2017. Murtha would not give details when he met with reporters in Detroit on Monday.
Small SUVs and crossover utility vehicles are the hottest sellers in the U.S. market while sedans have been losing ground as gasoline prices remain moderately low.
Scion's target for iA annual sales is about 35,000 to 45,000. It will compete with the Nissan Motor Co Versa, General Motors Co Chevrolet Sonic, Ford Motor Co Fiesta, and the Hyundai Motor Co Accent.
The iA will start at $17,600 for models with automatic transmission, including destination charges.
The iM, Murtha said, has a sales target of about 25,000 and models with automatic transmission will start at $20,000.
That would give Scion four models to sell by the end of this year at about 1,000 Toyota dealerships in the United States, including the existing tC coupe and the FR-S compact sports car.


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Athletics: Newly-formed Rugby & Northampton AC got off to a winning start with overall victory in the opening Division One round of the Midland Women's League at Coventry.
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The new squad - formed by the merger last month of the Rugby & District and Northampton Phoenix clubs - finished 21 points clear of hosts Godiva Harriers in a meeting where results defied the heavy show-ers and strong wind.
The top performance of the day came from Rugby's Emma Merry, who was only 34 centimetres below the qualifying standard for the Commonwealth Games with a winning throw of 51.66 metres.
Underlining her current level of fitness, Merry had earlier finished second in the shot (12.99) behind Coventry's Carol Parker whose winning putt of 13.94 metres was her best for a number of seasons.
Ellena Ruddock was in good form for Rugby on the track, winning the 100 metres in 11.9 sec and just missing out in the 200 to Birchfield's international Helen Thieme, both given the same time of 24.4.
Godiva dominated the senior middle distance events, headed by Tina Brown (4-31.5) who finished over 16 seconds clear as she scored a runaway win in the 1,500 metres in a personal best.
Maxine Baker (2-13.8) also led from start to finish in the 800 metres with Sue Evans (2-14.5), on her club debut, adding maxmimum B points in a personal best.
Godiva long jumper Jackie Spargo continued where she left off last season with a winning leap of 5.84 metres, and Julie Walton had an excellent day in support of Parker with a winning B shot (9.58), discus (33.69) and hammer (24.09) treble.
Rugby carded an A and B double in the high jump through Jo Jennings (1.65) and Katie Evans (1.50), while Cathryn Dale (11.12) won the triple jump and Jessica Cunliffe (58.8) scored a good 400 metres win.
Godiva's Sarah Rhodes (41.6) was only a tenth of a second outisde a AAA Grade 1 standard as she scored a fine win in the under-17 300 metres, and she joined Laurel Saunders, Emma Williams and Alex Heggie to win the 4 x 100 relay.
Middle distance runner Fay Kavanagh filled in for Godiva in the under-15 hi h jump and recorded a surprise B win with a clearance of 1.25 metres.
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a beloved English poet of the 19th century, famous for her love poems and for her marriage to poet Robert Browning. She wrote the line, "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways" -- Sonnets of the Portuguese 43, in 1850. After anonymously publishing a book of poetry and a translation of Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound, Elizabeth Barrett published The Seraphim and Other Poems in 1838 under her own name. Her literary success drew the attention of poet Browning in 1845 and they met and fell in love. Their correspondence is considered one of the great literary romances. In defiance of her father, and in spite of ill-health, she married Browning secretly in 1846. They moved to Italy and wrote love poems, both achieving literary success. She continued to publish poems, including the "novel in verse" Aurora Leigh, published in 1857.
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The Battle Ground School District wants the best for its student's success at whatever they choose to do in life. To insure this success, our students and parents must be familiar with the three statewide graduation requirements established by the Washington State Board of Education. The district has further defined these requirements.
Using "Career Cruising", a web-based portfolio system, each student will complete a High School and Beyond Plan which includes career research, post-secondary planning, and samples of best work from high school assignments or projects and/or extra-curricular activities. The student portfolio includes a detailed plan for meeting the high school graduation requirements and a plan for the year after graduation. Contact your high school for additional information about the High School and Beyond Plan requirements. For more information on the High School and Beyond Plan please visit the OSPI webpage.


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Q: Java random numbers with no duplicates for a lottery using methods and arrays For my computer science class we're supposed to redo a lottery code we have already created, but now using methods and arrays. This is what I've done so far, but I can't figure out for the life of me why it is still duplicating the numbers and I can't find anything online that is close enough to what we're supposed to be doing/topics we have gone over. I am very new to this.
    public static void generaterand (int [] r)
    {

    Random  randomgen = new Random();

    boolean done;
    int i = 0;
    int j = 0;

    done = false;

    while (done == false)
    {
        for (i=0; i<6; i++)
        {
            r[i] = randomgen.nextInt(54)+1;

                for (j=0; j<6; j++)
                {
                    if (r[i] != r[j])
                    {
                        done = true;
                    }
                }
        }
    }
    System.out.printf ("Lottery Numbers: %d %d %d %d %d %d\n", r[0], r[1], r[2], r[3], r[4], r[5]);
}

A: An efficient method in Java is to use a hashtree datatype, since it cannot store duplicates.


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Croydon Council has made more than £10 million by selling property and land
Notable assets sold include Addington Palace Golf Club for £1 million and West Croydon Bus Garage for £560,000
West Croydon Bus Station was sold by Croydon Council in 2015
Croydon Council has sold off property valued at more than £10 million in recent years, an investigation has found.
Between 2014 and 2018 the authority sold 32 plots for a total of £10,589,146.
The council says the money helped to "protect jobs, frontline survives and allow for much-needed local homes".
Notable assets sold include former council offices for £4,070,000, Addington Palace Golf Club for £1 million and West Croydon Bus Garage for £560,000.
The local government funding crisis has become so dire that councils are being forced to sell thousands of public spaces and assets.
Other property sold includes the Addington Hills cooling station for £280,000 in 2018.
Land adjacent to Auckland Rise, Church Road and Sylvan Hill, in Upper Norwood, brought in £1,327,071 in 2018, while land south of 73-131 Marston Way, also in Upper Norwood, was sold for £948,156 the same year.
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More than £850,000 was made by selling land east of Warbank Crescent, in New Addington, and a further £675,889 brought in by selling land north of 20-20c Oxford Road, in Upper Norwood.
It was also found that the council sold six areas of land to developers for just £1 each.
MyLondon can reveal this data thanks to a collaborative investigation from HuffPost UK and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism .
Previously, money made from selling public assets could only be used to fund the cost of buying new ones.
But in April 2016, the then Chancellor George Osborne relaxed the rules to allow local authorities to spend the proceeds on cost-cutting measures, such as sharing back-office functions with other authorities, investing in new technology or other reforms which have upfront costs but reduce spending in the long-term.
The Bureau investigation, called Sold From Under You , found that 64 councils in England have spent a total of £381 million made from property sales using the new freedom since the policy came into effect.
Almost a third of that - £115 million - was spent on making people redundant.
The data shows that more than 12,000 spaces have been sold since the 2014/15 financial year, raising a total of £9.1 billion in sold property.
The report reads: "The local government funding crisis has become so dire that councils are being forced to sell thousands of public spaces, such as libraries, community centres and playgrounds.
"In a double blow to communities, some local authorities are using the money raised from selling off buildings and land to pay for hundreds of redundancies, including in vital frontline services."
It added: "Councils are being forced to do whatever they can to stay afloat and keep services running, following eight years of increasingly harsh cuts to their budgets."
What has the council got to say?
A Croydon Council spokesman said: "The money we get from responsibly selling some assets and council land has helped us to protect jobs, maintain frontline services for Croydon people and allow for much-needed local homes.
"With demand for council services continuing to rise while the Government continues to cut our grants, our medium-term financial planning is about balancing the books while making best use of all our available resources."
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Webinar: Restoration of the North Carolina Racial Justice Act: Is Criminal Justice Transformation at Hand?
Start Date: 8/4/2020 12:00 PM EDT
End Date: 8/4/2020 1:15 PM EDT
Organization Name: NAPD
Jeanie Vela
Email: jeanie.vela@publicdefenders.us
August 4, 2020, 12:00 p.m. Eastern, 75 minutes
Webinar Faculty: Henderson Hill, Executive Director of RedressNC; Gretchen Engel, Executive Director of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation (CDPL); and Emily Coward, Project Attorney, NC Racial Equity Network, UNC School of Government
About the Webinar: On June 5th, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued two landmark civil rights rulings on the NC Racial Justice Act (RJA), clearing the way for a much-needed review of racial discrimination in death penalty cases across the state. Passed in 2009 and repealed in 2013, the RJA allows death-sentenced people to bring forward evidence of racism in their trials. Those who prove that race was a significant factor in their sentences are resentenced to life in prison without parole. The law's passage marked the first time a death penalty state allowed for a systematic review of racial bias in capital cases.
These opinions signal the beginning of a new, promising chapter in the RJA story: the Court found that the retroactive application of the RJA repeal violates the ex post facto clause of the NC Constitution, meaning that nearly all of the people on North Carolina's death row will have an opportunity to seek relief from their death sentences under the statute.
During this webinar, we will interview two attorneys who have been deeply involved in the RJA since before its passage in 2009: Gretchen Engel, Executive Director of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation, and Henderson Hill, Director of RedressNC. Engel and Hill will describe the advocacy that led to the passage of the original act in 2009, the use of data revealing racial disparities in capital trials, the litigation of RJA claims, the success of the individual petitioners in North Carolina Superior Court, the legislature's repeal of the RJA, and the post-repeal litigation, focusing on the consequences and implications of these latest rulings.
About the Faculty: Henderson Hill is the Executive Director of RedressNC. He is a trial attorney specializing in criminal defense and civil rights, community activist, non-profit leader, policy consultant, and NC Racial Justice Act appellate counsel. He received his JD from Harvard Law School.
Gretchen Engel is the Executive Director of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation (CDPL). She joined CDPL in 1992, after graduating from Northeastern University School of Law and interning at the Southern Center for Human Rights and the Alabama Resource Center. Gretchen grew up largely in the Great Lakes region and received her BA from Oberlin College. In 2004, she received the Paul Green Award from the NC-ACLU Legal Foundation for her work against the death penalty.
Emily Coward leads the NC Racial Equity Network within the UNC School of Government's Public Defense Education Group. She is the co-author of Raising Issues of Race in North Carolina Criminal Cases. She earned a BA from Oberlin College and a JD from Duke University School of Law.
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One day Jesus was walking through a town, and he came across ten men who had leprosy. Leprosy was a disease that had no cure and when someone had this, they were cast out of their village and made to live away from everyone else.
The ten men knew Jesus had healed others and they called out to him to heal them. His reply was for them to show themselves to the priests, who were the ones that had to declare someone 'clean' or 'unclean'.
As they headed towards town, towards the priests, they realized that they truly were being healed, as they stepped out in faith.
They were so excited as they leaped and ran towards the village, but one man stopped, turned around, threw himself at the feet of Jesus and thanked him for the healing.
Why did only one man return? It could be that the other nine did not come back and say thank you for the same reasons people do not thank God today.
Perhaps one leper simply forgot to say thank you and another may have been too shy. Maybe one was too proud. Perhaps another leper was excited about being healed or lost his way and could not find Jesus again. It could be one was too busy, there was lot of living to catch up on.
One leper may not have come back to say thank you because the priest told him he did not have to. This man always did what others told him, without thinking for himself. The seventh leper may not have said thank you because he did not understand what had happened to him. The eighth leper may not have gone back to see Jesus because he simply saw no reason to do so. He had never said thank you to anyone for anything.
Perhaps the last leper wandered away so happy, he hardly noticed where he was going. Only one leper of the ten saw how Jesus heals the whole person. As happens so often, the others took the gift God gave them for granted. God often gives us what we need. How often do we thank Him?
On this day of expressing our gratitude, will you be like the one?


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It is pedophilia plain and simple. If it had been a real life situation, of which lately there are plenty examples to choose from, between a teacher and a high school student, it would be treated like a crime, because it is a crime unless the minor in question is emancipated. I found it extremely ironic that in a year filled with sexual abuse revelations of all kinds coming to light, this movie in particular was so highly touted.


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"""
1. make the relation between .h files and cocoapods name
2. write all the pod info into local sqlite db
"""

import os
from distutils.version import LooseVersion
import json
import glob
import re
import sqlite3

download_cache_directory = '/Users/everettjf/cache_supotato'

conn = None

def db_init_table():
    conn.execute('''
    create table cocoapods
    (
    podname char(50) primary key not null,
    podlink text,
    podinfo text
    );
    ''')

    conn.execute('''
    create table filemap
    (
    filename char(100) primary key not null,
    podname char(50) not null
    );
    ''')

def db_add_header(filename, podname):
    print('--------------')
    print(podname)
    print(filename)

    conn.execute("replace into filemap values(?,?)",
                 (filename, podname))

def db_add_pod(podname, podlink, podinfo):
    print('************')
    print(podname)
    print(podlink)
    print(podinfo)
    conn.execute("replace into cocoapods values(?,?,?)",
                 (podname, podlink, podinfo))

def parse_headers(podname, source_dir, pattern):
    # replace .{h,m} pattern to .h pattern
    # because python glob can not support ruby pathname style glob
    pattern = re.sub(r'\.\{\S+\}', '.h',pattern)

    files = glob.glob(os.path.join(source_dir, pattern))

    if len(files) == 0:
        return

    for filepath in files:
        filename = os.path.split(filepath)[-1]
        fileext = os.path.splitext(filename)[1]

        if fileext != '.h':
            continue

        db_add_header(filename, podname)

def check_files(podname, source_dir, podspec , sub=False):
    source_files = None
    if 'source_files' in podspec:
        source_files = podspec['source_files']

    public_header_files = None
    if 'public_header_files' in podspec:
        public_header_files = podspec['public_header_files']

    if source_files is None and public_header_files is None:
        # print(podspec)
        return

    if source_files is not None:
        # print('-----------')
        # print(source_dir)
        # print(source_files)
        # print(type(source_files))
        # print(': after glob =')

        if isinstance(source_files, list):
            for source_file in source_files:
                parse_headers(podname, source_dir, source_file)
        elif isinstance(source_files, str):
            source_file = source_files
            parse_headers(podname, source_dir, source_file)
        else:
            print(source_files)
            pass

    if public_header_files is not None:
        if isinstance(public_header_files, list):
            for pattern in public_header_files:
                parse_headers(podname, source_dir, pattern)
        elif isinstance(public_header_files, str):
            pattern = public_header_files
            parse_headers(podname, source_dir, pattern)
        else:
            # print(public_header_files)
            pass

def parse_podspec(podname,podspec_filepath):
    """
    clone the repo

    get header file names (*.h)

    :param podname:
    :param podspec_filepath:
    :return:
    """
    with open(podspec_filepath,encoding='utf-8') as json_file:
        podspec = json.load(json_file)

        source = podspec['source']
        if source is None:
            return
        # download the source

        source_dir = os.path.join(download_cache_directory, podname)

        check_files(podname, source_dir, podspec)

        if 'subspecs' in podspec:
            for subspec in podspec['subspecs']:
                check_files(podname, source_dir, subspec, sub=True)

        summary = ''
        if 'summary' in podspec:
            summary = podspec['summary']

        homepage = ''
        if 'homepage' in podspec:
            homepage = podspec['homepage']

        db_add_pod(podname, homepage, summary)

def fetch_latest_version(podpath):
    try:
        versions = os.listdir(podpath)
        if len(versions) == 0:
            return None

        loose_versions = [LooseVersion(str(ver)) for ver in versions]
        return str(max(loose_versions))
    except:
        pass
    return None

def build_pod(podname, podpath):
    latest_version = fetch_latest_version(podpath)
    if latest_version is None:
        print('can not locate latest version for : %s' % podpath)
        return

    versionpath = os.path.join(podpath, latest_version)

    podspec_jsonpath = os.path.join(versionpath, podname + '.podspec.json')

    parse_podspec(podname, podspec_jsonpath)

def build(spec_base):
    pods = os.listdir(spec_base)

    for podname in pods:
        podname = podname.replace('(', '')
        podname = podname.replace(')', '')

        # filter some podname
        if len(podname) <= 2:
            continue
        if not podname[:1].isalpha() and not podname[:1].isdigit():
            continue

        podpath = os.path.join(spec_base, podname)

        build_pod(podname, podpath)

if __name__ == '__main__':

    conn = sqlite3.connect('/Users/everettjf/GitHub/everettjf.github.com/app/supotato/supotato.db')
    # db_init_table()

    spec_base = '/Users/everettjf/Downloads/Specs-master/Specs'

    build(spec_base)

    # fix manually
    db_add_header('RACSignal.h', 'ReactiveCocoa')
    db_add_pod('ReactiveCocoa', 'https://github.com/ReactiveCocoa/ReactiveCocoa', 'A framework for composing and transforming streams of values.')

    db_add_header('PLCrashReporter.h', 'PLCrashReporter')
    db_add_pod('PLCrashReporter', 'https://www.plcrashreporter.org/', 'Reliable, open-source crash reporting for iOS and Mac OS X.')

    conn.commit()


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Daren Kagasoff
Updated on Nov 11, 2022
Years active 2008–present
Name Daren Kagasoff
Role Actor
Full Name Daren Maxwell Kagasoff
Born September 16, 1987 (age 33) (1987-09-16) Encino, California, U.S.
Movies and TV shows The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Ouija
Parents Barry Kagasoff, Elise Kagasoff
Siblings Natalie Kagasoff, Justin Kagasoff
Education San Francisco State University, Montclair College Preparatory School
Awards Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer TV Star: Male
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Daren Maxwell Kagasoff [KA-guh-sawf] (born September 16, 1987) is an American actor. He is known for starring as Ricky Underwood on the ABC Family teen drama series The Secret Life of the American Teenager from 2008 to 2013.
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Kagasoff was born in Encino, California to Elise Kagasoff (née Levy) and Barry Kagasoff, a diamond merchant. He is the middle of three children; he has an older brother, Justin, and a younger sister, Natalie.
Kagasoff graduated from Montclair Preparatory High School in 2005 where he played on his school's baseball team. While attending school at San Francisco State University, Kagasoff decided to become an actor.
After deciding to return to Los Angeles, Kagasoff landed the lead role in a local theater production of Suburbia, a play that the eponymous 1996 film was based upon. After studying acting, he began auditioning for television and film roles. During one of his first auditions, he impressed producer Brenda Hampton so much that she hand-picked him to star as Ricky Underwood in the ABC Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager. The show ran for five seasons.
It was announced on February 24, 2013 that Kagasoff had been cast as Alex in the Fox pilot Delirium, based on the novel by Lauren Oliver. However, the pilot was not picked up to series.
Kagasoff co-starred as Trevor in the supernatural horror film Ouija, directed by Stiles White and co-written by Juliet Snowden and White. The film was released in October 2014.
In September 2014, Kagasoff joined the cast of the Red Band Society, a comedy-drama series on FOX for the 2014–15 American television season developed by Margaret Nagle. He had a recurring role playing Kara's love interest, Hunter Cole. The series premiered on September 17, 2014 and was canceled after one season.
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The Siena Tuition Advantage
Recognizing the national trend of rising tuition costs in higher education, Siena Heights University is taking a bold step to remain affordable for its students.
On the heels of Siena Heights' 100th anniversary, President Sister Peg Albert, OP, PhD, announced The Siena Tuition Advantage price certainty plan. The private Catholic university headquartered in Adrian, Mich., is locking tuition rates for full-time undergraduate students enrolled at its Adrian campus and many of its other programs beginning with the winter 2019 semester as well as for the 2019-20 academic year.
In addition, SHU will phase in a two-year fixed pricing plan for all students in the College of Arts and Sciences, the College for Professional Studies and the Graduate College. The university has Michigan degree completion centers in Dearborn, Southfield, Benton Harbor, Monroe, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Jackson as well as a nationally ranked Online Program.
"The Siena Tuition Advantage hopefully will simplify the financial management and promote improved financial planning for our students by introducing price certainty," said SHU Vice President of Enrollment Management George Wolf. "We also hope to improve student success, class and degree planning and degree completion rates with this new model."
"I recognize the value of a Siena Heights University education, however, I am also aware that many public and private institutions are pricing many students out of the market," President Albert said. "We want to be among the leaders addressing that trend."
According to collegeboard.org, between 2008-09 and 2018-19, average published tuition and fee prices rose by $7,390 at private nonprofit four-year colleges and universities.
"With our 100th anniversary approaching, as well as our recent ranking in the 'Best Colleges for Your Money' list by Money Magazine, we wanted to do something that would demonstrate our commitment," President Albert said. "I want to assure our current students, and any prospective student considering Siena Heights University, we will do everything we can to keep a Siena Heights education affordable."
In fact, for the third consecutive year, Siena Heights University's Online Program is recognized as having the best undergraduate program in Michigan, and a top 30 program nationally, by the U.S. News and World Report.
For more information about Siena Heights University, please call 1-800-521-0009 or 517-264-7180.
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Sachin Joab, Paula Arundell, Sophie Ross and Glenn Hazeldine in Sydney Theatre Company's Disgraced. © Prudence Upton
Review: Disgraced turns West-meets-Islam divisions into striking melodrama
May 2, 2016 10.13pm EDT
Huw Griffiths, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in English Literature, University of Sydney
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Ayad Akhtar's Disgraced has arrived in Sydney from America on the back of international recognition. Akhtar has said he hopes, with this play, "to connect viscerally with the audience," and to provide it with "an access point to a state of presence."
Akhtar wants to make us more intimately aware of our contemporary moment, especially as it's defined by politico-religious conflicts between the West and Islam.
Not since the heady days of 1992 and David Mamet's Oleanna has a new American play seemed so much to capture current political debate.
Disgraced premiered in 2012 in that engine-room of contemporary American theatre-making, Chicago. But it quickly made its way to New York and, following an off-Broadway run, it won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. A London and finally a Broadway run followed in 2014-15.
This is Akhtar's first play but the impetus behind the work – a concern with Pakistani-American identity in the era of the "War on Terror" – has also motivated his other projects. This includes co-writing credits on the screenplay for The War Within, a 2005 film about the implications of radicalisation for young people, and a novel, American Dervish, which features a Pakistani-American teenager growing up in Milwaukee.
Unlike the protagonists of the film and the novel, the privileged and wealthy Upper East-Side inhabitants of Disgraced might seem like they should be insulated from – even immunised against – the impact of global politics and religious conflict. Their privilege and wealth should keep all that at arms' length, surely?
Sophie Ross and Sachin Joab in Disgraced. © Prudence Upton
The central character, Amir, (played here in this Sydney Theatre Company production by Sachin Joab) is an up-and-coming New York lawyer, expecting to be made partner any day. His wife, Emily (Sophie Ross) is on the cusp of an equally promising career as an artist.
The New York loft apartment in which all the action takes place is blandly stylish but, for Amir (played by Joab as a blusteringly confident A-type corporate lawyer) it is part of an achieved identity that he works hard to sustain. He has shaken off any connections with his Muslim upbringing, describing himself at one point as an "apostate". But, with the arrival of a nephew from Pakistan – Abe (Shiv Palekar) – and with his Anglo wife's artistic flirtations with Islam, this apparently protected life is revealed to be extremely precarious.
The play's highpoint (and this production's) is a dinner party that escalates into a religious and political argument between Amir, Emily, and another couple: Isaac, the Jewish art-dealer (Glenn Hazeldine) who is bankrolling Emily's forays into pseudo-religious art and his wife Jory, an African American lawyer who is Amir's rival for the place of partner in his law firm (Paula Arundell).
The dinner party argument often represents a middle-class capacity to keep real conflict at bay through a proxy war of words. But here, it is part of a plot that sees all five protagonists cut adrift by un-bridgeable differences. These people are tenuously held together by friendship, family, professional self-interest, and marriage. Not one relationship will survive the end of the play.
Disgraced is, essentially, a melodrama. The action is punctuated by moments of high drama, revelation, and hot-tempered crisis. Its heart is worn on its sleeve and, in this production, the performances of Arundell as Jory and Joab as Amir are particularly well-attuned to Akhtar's dialogue, which often teeters on the brink of comedy before plunging us all into a world of implacable fear and loathing.
Not for Akhtar an Ibsenian hinting at hidden motivations. We know what these characters think and feel. And that, in a way, is the problem; their differences are revealed as utterly insoluble. "There's a reason", Isaac spits at Amir as he leaves the ill-fated dinner, "they call you people animals."
Sachin Joab, Paula Arundell, Sophie Ross and Glenn Hazeldine in Disgraced. © Prudence Upton
The play can barely ask the question of how we – all of us, not just the characters on stage – might retreat from that level of manifest violence and hatred, a violence and hatred expressed by every one of the five characters at some point.
In a short essay on the politics of theatre (Rhapsody for the Theatre) the French philosopher, Alain Badiou, makes a distinction between what he calls "Theatre with a capital T" and "theatre" which he places in inverted commas. He argues that we tend to try and protect ourselves against the impact of big Theatre, which he characterises as always saying something about our communal lives. Instead, we end up going to the politely attenuated experience of "theatre" which, he writes, "induces a convivial satisfaction in those who hate truth."
Badiou does not, I think, believe that big-T Theatre ever really exists in pure form. How could it? The Sydney theatre-going demographic is likely to be even more immunised against global religious and political violence than Akhtar's Upper East-Side New Yorkers. But what we might see, occasionally, is big-T Theatre rippling underneath the surface of polite "theatre". Disgraced is definitely a ripple.
Disgraced is playing at the Sydney Theatre Company's Wharf Theatre 1 until June 4. Details here.
Theatre critics are a vital point of mediation between the stage and the audience – and they must do their job with care and discernment. Tom E. Lewis onstage at the Malthouse in 2014. AAP Image/Jeff Busby
Theatre reviewing is a responsible job – and it requires care
James Cromwell as an older Rupert Murdoch in David Williamson's show Rupert. AAP Image/Dean Lewins
Staging power: David Williamson's portrait of Citizen Murdoch
Spike Lee at a 'Justice For All' march in 2014. Pete Marovich/EPA
Chiraq: Spike Lee's latest film a comic riff on the violence that blights black Chicago
Adrian Lester in Red Velvet. Tristram Kenton
We need more racial diversity on the stage both sides of the pond