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Using a Cat to Chase the Inflatable Rat: NLRB General Counsel Urged Reconsideration of Board Precedent Regarding Banners and Signal Picketing of Neutral Employers
Michael J Lebowich
Joshua S Fox
Continuing its efforts to overturn precedent, the NLRB General Counsel's Division of Advice has issued a new advice memorandum looking to strike at the most recognizable sign of unionism in urban areas today – – the inflatable rat that is used to signal a labor dispute to the public.
It has been long held by the Supreme Court that while handbilling at a neutral employer's business is lawful, picketing urging a boycott of the neutral employer is coercive and therefore unlawful. Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. v. Florida Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council (DeBartolo II), 485 U.S. 568, 579-80 (1988).
The issue presented with inflatable animals and large banners is whether objects and signs rise to the level of picketing conduct, and not simply free speech. For years, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled that rats and large banners are elements of free speech that do not rise to the level of "picketing" conduct that would be evidence of unlawful secondary boycott conduct. In its recent memo, the General Counsel sought to use a case out of Chicago — involving, ironically, a large inflatable cat — to go after this precedent.
In the Advice Memorandum (which was dated December 20, 2018, but was released on May 14, 2019), the General Counsel's Office directed Region 13 to issue a Complaint against the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 134, finding that the union violated the "secondary boycott" provisions of the National Labor Relations Act by erecting a large, stationary banner proclaiming a labor dispute with the general contractor as well as a large, inflatable cat clutching a construction worker by the neck, near the entrance of the construction site.
The general contractor was "neutral" as it did not employ electricians directly. Rather, the "primary" employer was a subcontractor on the job site. It was undisputed that the union posted agents to hold the banner and used the inflatable cat at the entrance to the construction site, with the aim of forcing the neutral employer to cease using its electrical subcontractor.
The Region was directed to use the case as a vehicle to urge the Board to reconsider its decisions in a trio of decisions that were issued during the Obama administration, which found similar conduct protected and not unlawful "picketing" of a neutral employer under the Act:
A union's posting of agents holding large, stationary banners proclaiming "labor dispute" and "shame on [the employer" in front of neutral businesses (Carpenters Local 1506 (Eliason & Knuth of Arizona), 355 NLRB 797 (2010));
A union's use of a large, inflatable rat in front of a neutral employer was neither picketing nor otherwise coercive (Sheet Metal Workers Local 15 (Brandon Medical Center) (Brandon II), 356 NLRB 1290 (2011)); and
Erecting banners at 19 different neutral employers' premises proclaiming "shame" on them (Carpenters Southwest Regional Councils Locals 184 & 1498 (New Star), 356 NLRB 613 (2011)).
After a lengthy review of the existing precedent, the Division of Advice concluded that the trio of cases struck the wrong balance between speech and picketing activity, and that the General Counsel believed the union's "activity was tantamount to unlawful secondary picketing, and signal picketing that unlawfully induced or encouraged neutral employees to cease working." 13-CC-225655 at 1, 14-17. Alternatively, Advice urged the Region to argue that the conduct "at least constituted unlawfully coercive non-picketing conduct" in violation of the Act. Id. at 1, 17-18.
Unfortunately, the cat will not actually catch the rat this time. Since the Memorandum was initially distributed to the parties in late December, the parties settled the unfair labor practice charge. As a result, this case will not serve as the test case to the Board the General Counsel is seeking. However, this Memorandum clearly illustrates the General Counsel's policy on this issue and how Regions likely will be required to interpret the Act and prosecute potential union conduct in similar circumstances. Given the proliferation of inflatable rats, it may be only a matter of time until the Board gets its chance to review its position.
© 2019 Proskauer Rose LLP.
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When your home is filled to capacity with your items, it's a smart idea to rent a reasonably priced storage unit. This will allow you to reclaim your personal space while retaining possession of your assets. To productively use the space in your cheap storage houston and keep from having to rent an addition storage unit later on, it's important to pack and store your items the right way. Use the following steps for this job.
Instead of randomly throwing the most inconvenient items into boxes, take your time when planning to relocate your effects. Sit down and make a general list of the things you want to store. As you make this list, categorize items by their functionality or the rooms they are in. For instance, you can list all items that go in your kitchen and list all the books you want to pack in another list. Start putting your effects into boxes to match the categories on your list. Label all your boxes on at least three sides so you will clearly see the contents of each box. When you use plastic storage containers, you can affix labels to the containers instead of writing on the containers.
After loading your boxes or containers with your effects, draw a diagram of the way you want them placed in storage. Do this in pencil so you can make changes as needed. To store items that are hard to pack, place these belongings in empty spaces such as the interior of an appliance or empty bureau drawers. Place stacks against walls and in corners for extra support. Use vertical space by creating pyramid stacks. When you do this, the base should have a solid foundation. successive rows of boxes should be smaller and lighter unless all boxes are about the same weight. Fragile and sensitive items should be in containers that provide resistance to the moisture, mold, and pests.
Getting your items ready for storage entails protecting the integrity of the items and using your space in storage efficiently. Doing this will enable you to have access to your items when you want them and lengthen the useful life of your effects. For more information on storage tips, read a blog aimed at helping storage users pack their items correctly for keeping in their units.


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Soul Travel, Planes & Ascended Masters
Peregrine December 3, 2022, 2:42am #1
It appears to me that i am aware of, and able to affect the astral and the physical at the same time. I did not think this was possible, so how am i doing it?
DarkestKnight December 3, 2022, 2:44am #2
The astral is not really separate from the physical, it actually overlays it. There are astral equivalents to everything on the physical plane and when you build something in the astral with intention, it eventually manifests in the material.
Mulberry December 3, 2022, 3:42pm #3
As DarkestKnight says, and more this is how manifestation happens through all the layers of reality, also called dimension. The effects manifest up as well as down the levels of reality, as I call them.
In qigong therapy training, I was taught that this is how people heal themselves with having a positive attitude, and how sickness can start in higher levels like the mental and emotional bodies, and conversely how working with someone's qi body to balance the energy manifests that balance (healing) into the emotional and physical.
The final lesson in Ordo Ascensum Aetrynalis takes this to a magickal extremes with conscious physical manifestation of an object from nothing (not apporting it). You structure it in the astral first and focus energy into it to manifest it… or something, E.A. has done it but I don't know anyone else who has that wasn't an ascended master.
For more on this kind of thing, and a discussion about it from masters manifesting things like, food and calm, warm weather in the middle of a snowstorm and other life saving things can be read in the books "The Life and Teachings of the Masters of the Far East".
jbkbmz December 3, 2022, 4:37pm #4
satan's library, has free information, has 3 volumes of power meditations. They can help with techniques and knowledge. Again it's free, no software pirating.
BAGARRIN December 3, 2022, 5:38pm #5
DarkestKnight:
Perfect answer.
Midnight_Stargazer January 2, 2023, 1:38am #6
Just like how my evocation with lord Anubis turned into a physical one where he caressed me because I twas unknowingly building critical mass & intentions then that's what I got, now I'm focusing on honing my witchcraft & astral traveling,

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Based on feedback from players who wanted clearer guides for what is acceptable and what is not acceptable behavior in game we have created this easy-to-use list. If you are looking for the legal documents related to the game, the Terms & Conditions are available here.
General behaviour
If you accidentally Team Damage (TD) or Team Kill (TK) another player, apologize in chat.
The Rules of Engagement is a guideline of what is acceptable behavior or not. If you are guilty of any of the violations listed below you may be temporarily or permanently (with or without prior warning) suspended from the game depending on the severity of your actions.
Spamming the chat. (use English in the Global, Faction & Support chat channels)
Abusing/exploiting glitches or bugs (Report glitches and bugs to Customer Support)
Using any kind of cheat.
Using macros/bots/scripts/etc — you are required to play the game yourself
The intentional blocking of player & vehicle spawn points
Intentionally blocking shots from players, jumping yourself in front of firing tanks or bazookas, etc.
Stats-padding, a.k.a. farming, by means of exploiting actions that give you experience or rewards without actually participating in the action. You are expected to play as a team, and play to win the game!
Making use of racial, ethnic, sexual etc. slurs in chat
Harassment, name-calling, shaming and offensive language
Random accusations of cheating — please let the admins determine who is cheating
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Q: Dokan action to update order status I need help with dokan actions on Orders page. Currently here i have two actions, to mark order complete or processing. What I want is to create action to mark order cancelled and on-hold.
I have accessed file that contains these two actions and they are in file Ajax.php:
  add_action( 'wp_ajax_dokan-mark-order-complete', array( $this, 'complete_order' ) );
  add_action( 'wp_ajax_dokan-mark-order-processing', array( $this, 'process_order' ) );

Is there a way to define similar action:
add_action( 'wp_ajax_dokan-mark-order-cancelled', array( $this, 'cancel_order' ) );

?

A: I already made a custom action that mark the order as shipped(custom status):
first you can add the below to include/Ajax.php > in the __construct function.
add_action( 'wp_ajax_dokan-mark-order-shipped', array( $this, 'ship_order' ) );
Then you have to include the custom function (in the same file):
public function ship_order() {
        if ( ! is_admin() ) {
                die();
        }

        if ( ! current_user_can( 'dokandar' ) || 'on' != dokan_get_option( 'order_status_change', 'dokan_selling', 'on' ) ) {
                wp_die( esc_html__( 'You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.', 'dokan-lite' ) );
        }

        if ( ! check_admin_referer( 'dokan-mark-order-shipped' ) ) {
                wp_die( esc_html__( 'You have taken too long. Please go back and retry.', 'dokan-lite' ) );
        }

        $order_id = ! empty( $_GET['order_id'] ) ? intval( $_GET['order_id'] ) : 0;

        if ( ! $order_id ) {
                die();
        }

        if ( ! dokan_is_seller_has_order( dokan_get_current_user_id(), $order_id ) ) {
                wp_die( esc_html__( 'You do not have permission to change this order', 'dokan-lite' ) );
        }

        $order = dokan()->order->get( $order_id );
        $order->update_status( 'wc-completed' );

        wp_safe_redirect( wp_get_referer() );
        die();
}

then make sure that you modify the URL :
'url' => wp_nonce_url( admin_url( 'admin-ajax.php?action=dokan-mark-order-shipped&order_id=' . dokan_get_prop( $order, 'id' ) ), 'dokan-mark-order-shipped' ),

Please let me know if you need any help

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Kathleen – I never heard your mother's saying before – what a great expression it is. Thanks so much for sharing it with us here.
My Grandmother,Nellie HIggins, whom married an Irish man, used to say "I've got forty-eleven things to do", when she was frazzled or stressed. Also, when something unexpected crossed her way she would say "what in the Sam Hll?". Ever hear of either of those sayings?
Hi Sinita – I really like your grandmother's expression "I've got forty-eleven things to do". I know how she felt many a day. I never heard either of these expressions before. It's great to hear from readers and learn new expressions from yesteryear.
I love your blog!! Because of my Irish descendants, I have always been fascinated with all things Irish. I believe my family was from the Ennis area. I learn so much from you about Irish culture, food, tourism, customs, and way of life. I do plan to visit sometime, and your blog sure helps me to plan my trip. Thanks so much, I really enjoy everything you share!
Sinita – thanks so much for your kind words about my blog. It's lovely to know others appreciate my recipes and ramblings. I hope you do get to visit Ireland someday. County Clare is spectacular – a wonderful place to visit to trace your roots.
They say you learn something new everyday and Sam Hill was my lesson for today. Thanks so much.
Nothing is more enjoyable than genuine people, which I can tell your granny was. They are treasures. Scouring my brain for witty expressions to join in, but between the jigs and reels I'm coming up empty, I guess I'll just have to hurry up and wait for inspiration.
Brian – My granny was one of the funniest people I have ever known. Now, she had no idea she was so humorous. Comical comments, witty expressions and a unique turn-of-phrase made her genuinely entertaining. She passed away when she was 93 years old, just six year ago. Little things in life often remind me of her. My daughter's Irish dancing shoes triggered memories of her "jigs and the reels"..
Cheryl – Glad you enjoyed this little phrase. It's nice to introduce people to some of the old expressions from my childhood.
Have to admit people don't tend to use that expression as much now but it does bring me back.
The jigs and the reels are a blast from the past alright, Lorna. Every now and then something reminds me of a phrase or saying I heard in my childhood making me smile.
Sarah – My granny was from Skibbereen and she used this saying all the time. Glad to hear you're still using old Irish expressions in America. I think they're ingrained in us, and will be with us forever.
All the best, and thanks for checking out my ramblings.
Hi Mairead, I think the expression has not much to do with stress and confusion but more just a way of saying 'To make a long story short'. You'd use the expression if you just wanted to cut to the chase and tell the outcome of the story.
Eric – I like your interpretation of this lovely, old Irish expression. What a great introduction to help cut to the chase and get to the nitty, gritty of a story. Thanks so much for stopping by and joining in our conversation on Irish expressions from days gone by.


*edit- 1 cup of SUGAR, 1 cup water… (it currently says 1 up smoked paprika.
Sent lovingly from my iPhone.
Thanks for letting me know about the typo, guys. I hate to think anyone's wasted more than a cup of smoked paprika trying to make this (not to mention that there might be people out there cursing my name…). Anyhow, all fixed now.


I was just in Santa Fe for SAQA's Expanding Horizons Conference. The Conference itself was wonderful - offering a perfect blend of information and inspiration. It also was a great opportunity to meet with friends that I mainly connect with on the internet.
Sherry Kleinman, Margaret Blank, and Me.
There was plenty of time allowed for visiting the town. I had forgotten how picturesque it is. Of course, there are the many galleries and museums but simply walking the streets there are scenes that catch your eye. Here are a few glimpses for you.
How nice to see you and Margaret whom I communicate with on the VP together.
Brings back wonderful memories of Denver! Ya'll look fantastic!
Nice photo's! I'm wishing I took more photo's already. I enjoyed the time we spent together. Love the pillow you made for your granddaughter too.


Cabo San Lucas is world renowned for its natural beauty. Located at the very end of the Baja peninsula, Los Cabos is privileged to have access to great beaches and many unique land formations including the famous Arch and Lovers Beach.
The Arch and Lover's Beach kayaking tour will to Land's End to view the large rock formations in the shape of arches. You will be able to kayak among them and then head to Lover's Beach to enjoy the pristine powder-sand beach. From there, you will head to Neptune's Finger or Pelican Rock for some of the excellent snorkeling. You will see all kinds of unique coral reef species and tropical fish species. You will also be given time to explore the rugged terrain just outside of Lover's Beach which includes caves and cliffs. Along with an expert bilingual tour guide, your trip also includes drinks and snacks to keep you hydrated and energized during this one of a kind Cabo experience.
I have been to the Bahamas many times, but Arch and Lovers Beach Kayak and Snorkel is one of my favorite trips! It includes everything that everyone should do here. As a Bahamas veteran, I can say only the best about this experience!


The 6th edition of the ET Infra Focus Summit in New Delhi witnessed convergence of ministers, industrialists, policymakers and thinkers, who discussed and formulated holistic solutions for key infrastructural tests that lie ahead.
"India has all the potential to become a developed nation and it cannot happen only by political support, but a collaborated effort from all the sectors. Roadmap for any project is important but execution is imperative," said Mansukh L. Mandaviya, Minister for State for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Chemical & Fertilisers at the opening session.
The summit centred on the theme 'Transition towards Futuristic and Resilient Infrastructure' and provided opportunities for the stakeholders to meet policymakers, understand the needs and demands of nations, opportunities that lie ahead and scope of new businesses. It also facilitated discussions on the credible solutions and opportunities that will be valuable for both public and private sector organisations.
"The summit offered an opportunity to get clarity on future needs to provide tangible inputs for policy planners and participants," said Satish Mandhana, Managing Director & Head of Investments, Eversource Capital.
The sessions also focused on how to bridge the infrastructure investment gap, delayed clearances, address issues of not so resilient PPP models, create sustainable projects and encourage international private financing.
Infrastructure development is one of the top agendas for the government that has already announced grand schemes. India's infrastructure development has already cleared many bottlenecks and legacy issues, but the country has miles to go in terms of infrastructure funding, energy infrastructure besides other critical to the sector digital.
Bharatmala Pariyojana project aims to bring down logistics cost from 18 per cent to 6 per cent with multimodality transport, said NN Sinha, Managing Director, National Highway Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL). The project is a pan-nation scheme to improve the road network in the country. The government is working to improve connectivity in the North-east region and make it a hub for northeast corridor by integrating with neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal.
The government is expanding airports in major cities to create a high-end infrastructure and improve connectivity. "The future solution lies in developing second airports in cities," said Guruprasad Mohapatra, Chairman, Airport Authority of India.
Infrastructure is open to advancements in technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and Internet of Things. SN Subrahmanyan, CEO & MD, L&T said, "The objective of digital transformation at L&T Construction is to utilise the power to new and emerging technology to make very significant improvement to our business. We are committing significant investments of money and talent to this digital effort and the savings we expect to generate will be substantial, multiple times of investments that we make." L&T Infrastructure Development Projects has developed marquee urban infrastructure PPP projects for over two decades. The company is leveraging AI, IoT and Blockchain wherever possible. L&T construction sites, machines and equipment are fully IoT equipped and networked with sensors and receptors, for monitoring construction progress and cost control. AI is used to improve efficiency and utilisation levels for all projects.
Through sustained effort for 'Less-Cash India', Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) through RFID Tags or FASTags for NHAI highways has doubled over the last one year, and is currently at about 25 per cent of overall collections. This would go up to above 50 per cent in the next five years. Over 4,00,000 vehicles pass through L&T IDPL's 38 toll plazas across eight Indian states. The company is into Big Data analytics to study seasonal variations, user preferences and behaviour, and consequent impact on the toll revenue. It is presently evaluating blockchain technologies for seamless procurement. Going digital is the key to growth and development.
The event was an attempt to discuss the opportunities and find ways to shape dreams of resilient India.


Szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu writes that the 20th of March marks World Water Day and on this occasion the famous baths of Budapest will be welcoming visitors of all ages with a wide range of invigorating programmes. Visitors can choose from different style cultural programmes: concerts, DJ-s, belly dance show, contemporary dance show and even traditional gypsy music.
In accordance with the traditions there are going to be free tours in our historical baths. The tours will be followed by "water quizzes" and, if you get the answers right, you might even win a couple's ticket to the baths.
The Four Bones Trombone Quartet will bring refreshing sounds to one of the biggest bath complexes in Europe, the Széchenyi bath. The young musicians will take bathers into the world of jazz and movie soundtracks. There's also going to be a market in the theme of beauty and health, where you can try out games, get discounts and free consultation.
You can enjoy the concert of the Presto Chamber Orchestra in the unique secession decoration of the Gellért Thermal Bath and Swimming Pool. This will be followed by a contemporary dance show on land and also in water during the afternoon.
Carl Oh and Tomanek are the real music magicians of the Budapest nights. They frequently appear in the most unexpected places, and on the 20th march they'll be at Lukács Thermal Bath and Swimming Pool. They will amaze you with their love for music on this occasion as well. They'll introduce visitors to the best songs of their Afro-Cuban, Latin, Caribbean and Brazil records.
Király Thermal Bath welcomes its visitors with a belly dance performance, which suits the bath's atmosphere very well. Mirjam Szőke, the queen of Miss Bellydance Hungary, and Midnight Diamonds will take care of the good mood.
The artists of Roma Classic will be performing three times in the less known Dandár Thermal Bath, while the lovers of saunas can take part in exciting séances. You can also compete in a swimming competition in six categories in Csillaghegy Bath.
You can get the chance to try 30 minute long aroma relax and deep nourishing massages with a 20% discount in the more than 500 years old Rudas Thermal Bath, while the visitors of Dagály Bath can enjoy massages with a 30% discount.


Frederick Memorial Hospital is a private, not-for-profit, 298 bed hospital offering education in healthy lifestyle choices and disease prevention.
What began as a 2-ward hospital with an "accident room" for emergencies has grown into a state-of-the-art healthcare facility with one of the busiest Emergency Departments in the state of Maryland. Frederick County is the second fastest growing county in Maryland with an estimated population of more than 233,000.
Frederick Memorial Hospital is keeping pace with the the rapid growth by expanding existing services, adding new capabilities and technologies, and launching new service lines.


James Keller doubled to right field.
David Slupek singled to right field, RBI; Mitch Moynihan advanced to second; James Keller scored, unearned.
James Sink singled, bunt; David Slupek advanced to second; Mitch Moynihan advanced to third.
Nykolai Ellis singled to left field, 2 RBI; James Sink advanced to second; David Slupek scored; Mitch Moynihan scored.
Cody Beacorn hit by pitch; Nykolai Ellis advanced to second; James Sink advanced to third.
Thomas Weaver doubled down the lf line, 3 RBI; Cody Beacorn scored; Nykolai Ellis scored; James Sink scored.
Jacob Powell advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Jesus Garcia singled to shortstop; Andrew Bartlett advanced to second; Jacob Powell advanced to third.
David Slupek tripled down the rf line, RBI; Mitch Moynihan scored.
James Sink flied out to lf, sacrifice fly, RBI; David Slupek scored.
Nykolai Ellis singled to third base.
Saul Nunez reached first on an error by ss; Matt Cauchon advanced to third.
Tim Perry singled to left field; Thomas Weaver advanced to second.
Bernard Mayflower to p for Gabe Togna.
Brian Burns to rf for Tim Perry.
Stephen Johnston to 1b for David Slupek.
Kyle Bynum to cf for Cody Beacorn.
Justin Pitts pinch ran for Nykolai Ellis.
Tyler Truslow to c for Justin Pitts.
Brian Burns reached first on an error by 3b.
Jose Moreno pinch hit for Mitch Moynihan.
Cristian Nunez to rf for Andrew Bartlett.
Ryan Sanderson doubled to right field.
Brady Rowe reached first on an error by 2b; Ryan Sanderson advanced to third.
Brady Rowe advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Matt Cauchon grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; Brady Rowe advanced to third; Ryan Sanderson scored, unearned.
Matt Curry singled to third base, RBI; Brady Rowe scored, unearned.
Solomon Fast singled to center field; Matt Curry advanced to second.


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May 2, 2012 by Excelian
Excelian Hires 2 Key Seniors to Accelerate Global Expansion Plans
Mike Feely joins as the company's first full time Chief Financial Officer. Mike has over 20 years' experience in finance roles with particular emphasis on the Telecoms, Media and Technology sector. Previously Mike was Finance Director at Telstra EMEA. Prior to this he specialised in working with companies experiencing periods of high growth and investment in European markets. Mike trained as a Chartered accountant with BDO and was an Audit Manager for Price Waterhouse Coopers.
Mike says "Excelian has a tremendous track record of growth. Now, with our clients facing an increasingly tough combination of regulatory and IT infrastructure requirements, we are ideally placed to continue both immediate and long-term high levels of further growth. There is clear demand for our services not just in the UK but particularly overseas, where we are well placed to maximise our existing local presence and reputation for delivery, particularly in Africa and the APAC region. Personally, I was also attracted by the fact that Excelian is a privately owned company with a very able management team and that it is so committed to growing its staff, which you can see from the sheer amount of reinvestment we put in our people through career development and investing in the business itself. I'm excited to be here and look forward to working with all business areas to ensure we achieve our next ambitious phase of growth and profitability."
Simon Patston joins as the company's new Head of Australia. Simon joins with 13 years' investment banking experience, most recently as Head of Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities Technology, Australia for RBS. Simon says "I am tremendously excited about the prospects for Excelian in Australia and the wider region. We already have a great team here as well as an established track record of trusted delivery. That's a strong platform from which to build and I am keen to exploit all the opportunities we can now open up. Australia is key to our presence in APAC and expansion here will allow us to estend our expertise and assistance to both existing and new clients across the region."
Joint CEO Adrian Marshall comments "Both these appointments are absolutely key to delivering our plans for growth and success, particularly outside the UK. It is critical that we move to the next phase of our development with a strong senior team in place and I'm delighted to welcome both Mike and Simon on board."
Established in 2001, Excelian is regularly cited as one of the UK's fastest growing privately owned companies. The company specialises in technology infrastructure solutions for capital markets, commodities, insurance and e-gaming clients and its capital markets practice includes one of the largest independent Murex consultancies in the world. Excelian currently has a turnover of c £25 million, with around 250 staff working out of 20 countries and its established regional hubs in France, South Africa and Australia or its satellite offices in Tokyo, Singapore and New York. Excelian features in the 2012 Investec / Real Business Hot Business 100 (the second time it has been listed) and has previously featured in the Sunday Times Fast Track /Tech Track listings for 2008, 2009, 2010, as well as in the Sunday Times International Track 2010 and the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in 2007, 2008 and 2009. The company has established one of the largest learning and development programmes in the sector, including a bespoke executive leadership programme developed with Cass Business School and formally achieved 1* Best Companies 2012 accreditation in January 2012.


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CTSC welcomes two leading CIOs to its Advisory Committee
We are very pleased to welcome new members to the CTSC Advisory Committee:
Dr. David Halstead is the CIO for the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, a facility of the NSF operated under cooperative agreement by AUI, where his responsibilities are divided between Data Management for the Observatory's HPC infrastructure in support of the national radio telescopes, and the general IT support for 500+ employees. He has served on multiple SuperComputing Conference committees and is a founding member of the ACM's SIGHPC Education Chapter. Prior to joining NRAO, he worked in the DOE Scalable Computing Laboratory in Ames Lab, and in the private sector with Celera Genomics.
Dr. Melissa Woo is the Senior Vice President for Information Technology (IT) and Chief Information Officer at Stony Brook University. Prior to joining Stony Brook University, Melissa was the Vice Provost for Information Services and Chief Information Officer at the University of Oregon. Melissa has also worked for the central IT organizations at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign leading and supporting a number of areas, including research cyberinfrastructure, enterprise IT services, and IT operations and infrastructure.
David and Melissa join a committee that consists of Tom Barton of the University of Chicago, Neil Chue Hong of the UK Software Sustainability Institute, Nicholas Multari of Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL), and Nancy Wilkins-Diehr of the San Diego Supercomputing Center.
Both David and Melissa bring key expertise and experiences to the advisory committee. David, as CIO of NRAO, has the perspective of an NSF Large Facilities and the cybersecurity challenges they face in supporting research. Melissa, as CIO at Stony Brook, brings a wealth of experience in higher education IT and the key role it has supporting research nationally.
We thank both David and Melissa for joining the CTSC Advisory Board and look forward to working closely with them to support research and science cybersecurity challenges.
We also take this opportunity to thank Don Middleton of NCAR for his service on the Advisory Committee and wish him well in retirement.
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Average rents on Abbotstone Road range from between £2,700 to £2,700 per month depending on the size of the property, but invariably this area provides a high quality of housing stock to landlords and tenants alike.
Abbotstone Road is in the London borough of Wandsworth.
Property in Wandsworth is mainly made up of apartments, making it ideal for landlords looking to invest in detached, but a less harder location for tenants seeking the same.


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  class UnitArea
    include Mongoid::Document
    has_many :networks
    field :code,   type: String
    field :name,   type: String
    field :active, type: Boolean
  end
end

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Funding boost for research collaboration studying provision of eye care in the community
Dec 21, 2020 | News, Well-being Region
A new project set up to study the best way to care for patients with long-standing eye conditions in the community has secured a major research grant.
Dr Pippa Anderson and Dr Mari Jones, of Swansea University's Centre for Health Economics (SCHE), are part of a multidisciplinary team which has just been awarded a substantial Research for Patient and Public Benefit (RfPPB) grant from Health and Care Research Wales (HCRW).
The cross-professional collaboration is investigating how chronic sight-threatening conditions could be managed and monitored in a community setting.
Dr Anderson, the SCHE's head, said: "In recent years the workload on the hospital eye service in the UK has continued to expand beyond the capability of the available workforce. Since 2017 ophthalmology has had the highest number of outpatient episodes of any speciality in the NHS.
"As a result, a number of new approaches have developed across the UK. Here in Wales, we have primarily concentrated on upskilling primary care optometry."
Optometrists are eyecare professionals who practise within the hospital environment, but more commonly work within the community providing eye examination services. Further training and qualification have allowed them to begin to provide services in the community that historically would have been provided in the hospital setting.
However, Dr Anderson said that the services provided differ across the region and one reason for this variation is a lack of quality evidence to support the best approach to take.
This has led to the group – H2C Co-Lab Cymru (Hospital to Community Collaboration Cymru) – developing the project to better inform decisions taken at health board and Welsh government level.
The project is being led by Professor Barbara Ryan, optometrist in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and the School of Optometry and Vision Science at Cardiff University, and includes representatives from primary and secondary eyecare.
In addition to Swansea's contribution, academic support is also being provided by Cardiff University and the University of South Wales. Further collaboration comes from patient partners including Sight Cymru, the Macular Society, International Glaucoma Association, and the Wales Council for the Blind.
Dr Anderson added: "Our aim is to evaluate the value of community optometrists managing the common sight-threatening eye conditions of age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma in the community.
"Value in this context will not only be economic impact but also a patient-centred focus coupled with the right management in the right place at the right time."


The Match Up series replaces the Matches in the Hot line for Storm this season. Like the Matches, there is both a solid version and a pearlized version. The Match Up Pearl shares the same polished box finish and coverstock as the Match Pearl. The difference in the Match Up Pearl comes from its new Stinger 2.0 core design. This symmetrical weight block offers a higher RG of 2.57″ and a higher differential of 0.035″ compared to the original Stinger core that was used in the Matches. The higher RG pushes the Match Up Pearl farther down the lane than the Match Pearl, and the higher differential allows it to have more recovery downlane.
To compare the Storm Match Up Pearl to any other bowling ball(s), please use our Bowling Ball Comparison tool.


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Weekly RoundUp June 03, 2021
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EEOC Releases Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Guidelines for Employers
In This Issue. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released updated COVID-19 vaccine guidelines for employers. Meanwhile, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) remained busy this week, having: (1) finalized a rule amending Regulation D with regard to interest on reserve balances; (2) hinted at the establishment of a government-backed cryptocurrency; (3) requested comment on proposed changes to its payments system risk policy designed to expand access to collateralized intraday credit; (4) invited comment on a proposed rule to govern funds transfers over its proposed FedNow℠ Service; and (5) announced plans to begin winding down the portfolio of the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility. These and other developments are discussed in more detail below.
Regulatory Developments
On May 28, the EEOC updated and expanded its guidance about how federal equal employment opportunity laws may apply to potential employer requirements that employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 (the Guidance). For additional information regarding the Guidance, read the Goodwin client alert.
Fed Issues Final Rule Amending Regulation D with Regard to Interest on Reserve Balances
On June 2, the Federal Reserve announced the approval of a final rule amending Regulation D to eliminate references to an interest on required reserves rate and an interest on excess reserves rate, and to replace them with a single interest on reserve balances rate. The final rule also simplifies the formula used to calculate the amount of interest to be paid on such balances and makes other minor conforming amendments. The final rule adopts the rule proposed by the Federal Reserve on January 8, 2021 without change, and takes effect on Thursday, July 29, 2021.
Federal Reserve Hints at Government-Backed Cryptocurrency
On May 24, 2021, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said during a CoinDesk virtual conference that "the Federal Reserve is stepping up its research and public engagement" on the possibility of a U.S. central bank digital currency. Brainard cited the need to understand the "benefits and risks" of such digital currencies in the United States before commenting that the Federal Reserve Board will publish a paper this summer outlining the Board's "current thinking" on the subject. For additional information regarding a possible government backed Cryptocurrency, please read the latest edition of Goodwin's Securities Snapshot.
"I do believe that in the context where we maintain the role of safe central bank money as a foundation for the payment system, there's a lot of room for competition and innovation to flourish."
– Lael Brainard, Federal Reserve Governor
Fed Issues Proposal Aimed at Improving Intraday Liquidity Management
On May 28, the Federal Reserve requested comments on proposed changes to its payments system risk policy that would expand access to collateralized intraday credit from the Federal Reserve Banks. The proposal is aimed at improving intraday liquidity management and payment flows while assisting the reserve banks in managing intraday credit risk.
Federal Reserve Invites Public Comment on Proposed Rule to Govern Funds Transfers over FedNow Service
On June 1, the Federal Reserve invited comment on a proposed rule to govern funds transfers over the Federal Reserve Banks' proposed FedNow℠ Service, a new payments service that will support instant payments in the United States and is expected to be available in 2023. The proposed rule would establish a new and comprehensive set of rules governing funds transfers over the FedNow Service and set out the legal rights and obligations of the Reserve Banks and FedNow Service participants. Many of the concepts in the proposed rule are similar to existing provisions that govern the Fedwire Funds Service, the payments service currently operated by the Federal Reserve.
Fed Announces Plans to Begin Winding Down the Portfolio of the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility
On June 2, Federal Reserve announced plans to begin winding down the portfolio of the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), a temporary emergency lending facility designed to support the availability of credit for large employers that closed on December 31, 2020. SMCCF portfolio sales will be gradual and orderly, and aim to minimize the potential for any adverse impact on market functioning by taking into account daily liquidity and trading conditions for exchange traded funds and corporate bonds. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which manages the operations of the SMCCF, will announce additional details soon before sales begin.
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The A-Z of Valuations: June 8 — In this session, Goodwin with special guest Carta will help you navigate the ins and outs of valuations.
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When you want full coverage, from the wide waistband all the way down to the ankle, these blacker than black leggings fit the bill.
And, with a pair of boots and a plaid shirt you'll look like your favorite romcom character, ready for your close-up. For some of the ladies around here, these are their favorite, hands down.


45north band is a 5-piece band - trumpet, sax, piano, bass and drums. We perform a varied repertoire of great jazz tunes, many by Canadian artists. Our arrangements are done by us, Jean Trudel has done many, or by others specifically for 45north. For Canada's 150th celebrations in 2017 we added a group of tunes to our repertoire that were non-jazz tunes but all by Canadians. We have now reverted back to our all jazz repertoire, a short list is below, and we are now adding a number or original tunes as well as we continue to refine our book. Our tunes tend to be lyrical and melody driven and thus accessible both to jazz audiences and non-jazz audiences alike.
Click here to contact me for information, available dates and rates.
Hope to see lots of folks out to either/both of these shows.
June 26, 2018, Ottawa Jazz Festival, this was a one hour set in Confederation Park - oooohhh was that a hot day! Loved it and the audience was great.
We were in the studio recording some demo tracks in March 2017 and the results are posted here. LeBreton Flats now posted along with a short version [no solos] of Dissfunktion by Manteca and Honeydew Harbour by David Restivo, a tune on his excellent recent CD 'The Waves' - also Work Song, a tune written by David Braid .
Here's the recordings we have. 'LeBreton Flats' is a full length version from our recording session in March 2017 - a tune written by Rob Lussier. The others here are short versions of 45north performing 'Blue Jeans', another tune written by Rob Lussier who is from Ottawa; 'Honeydew Harbour' a wonderful grooving tune by David Restivo; 'Dissfunktion', by Manteca from their CD 'Onward'; 'Work Song' is by David Braid. 'Stanstill' is a Mike Murley tune .
Here are a few short clips to give you an idea about other tunes we play - these are not us but we will have our own recordings posted as soon as we can.


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'use strict';

/**
 * Module dependencies.
 */
var express = require('express');
var flash = require('connect-flash');
var helpers = require('view-helpers');
var compression = require('compression');
var favicon = require('serve-favicon');
var logger = require('morgan');
var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var methodOverride = require('method-override');
var path = require('path');
var sessionMiddleware = require('./middlewares/session');
var config = require('./config');
var winston = require('./winston');

module.exports = function(app, passport) {

    winston.info('Initializing Express');

    app.set('showStackError', true);

    //Prettify HTML
    app.locals.pretty = true;

    //Should be placed before express.static
    app.use(compression({
        filter: function(req, res) {
            return (/json|text|javascript|css/).test(res.getHeader('Content-Type'));
        },
        level: 9
    }));

    //Setting the fav icon and static folder
    app.use(favicon(config.root + '/public/img/icons/favicon.ico'));
    app.use(express.static(config.root + '/public'));

    //Don't use logger for test env
    if (config.NODE_ENV !== 'test') {
        app.use(logger('dev', { "stream": winston.stream }));
    }

    //Set views path, template engine and default layout
    app.set('views', config.root + '/app/views');
    app.set('view engine', 'jade');

    //Enable jsonp
    app.enable("jsonp callback");

    //cookieParser should be above session
    app.use(cookieParser());

    // request body parsing middleware should be above methodOverride
    app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
    app.use(bodyParser.json());
    app.use(methodOverride());

    //express session configuration
    app.use(sessionMiddleware);

    //connect flash for flash messages
    app.use(flash());

    //dynamic helpers
    app.use(helpers(config.app.name));

    //use passport session
    app.use(passport.initialize());
    app.use(passport.session());

    // Globbing routing files
    config.getGlobbedFiles('./app/routes/**/*.js').forEach(function(routePath) {
      require(path.resolve(routePath))(app);
    });

    app.get('*',  function (req, res, next) {
            res.render('index');
    });

    app.use(function(err, req, res, next) {

        //Log it
        winston.error(err);

        //Error page
        res.status(500).render('500', {
            error: err.stack
        });
    });

};


Are we about to see the last of Detroit? Are basketball fans around the country ready for a new team to RISE UP in the east?
 "Outside of Detroit, has anyone enjoyed watching the Pistons over the past four years? They have no flash, no fury, one ring and no fans beyond their state border. There is no single reason to root for the Pistons, and no reason to believe they can finish off Cleveland.


Spray Paint Custom T-Shirts? Heck Yes!
So, today I'm thinking about new ways of getting a custom look to my wardrobe and I just happened upon this! I love Threadbangers and when I was scrolling through and saw this particular post I knew it was the perfect thing to share.
Today is a great weather day here in Texas to get outside (where you don't have to worry about ventilation issues) and do some spray painting on an old t-shirt. Who knows what kind of craziness you could come up with! Here's the tutorial and I'll post pics of how mine came out later in the day in the comments section so please be sure to check back and see how it went for me.


The School for Experiential Education (SEED) is a centre for teaching Movement Based Therapies and Somatic Exploration.
We run postgraduate courses worldwide for body-based therapists . These courses train practitioners how to involve the client more in the treatment, teaching clients to be aware of their bodies and postural patterns and how to experiment with changing those patterns.
We also teach courses in Inner Qigong and Somatic Exploration open to everyone who wants to explore themselves through the body.
Developing inner resources and resilience and finding internal peace.
This class gives a framework for exploring yourself through movement, voicework and visualisation. Inner Qigong is not a fixed set of exercises but a system of awareness experiments through which you can discover what you want to work on in yourself. It also gives you practical ways of developing a personalised daily practice which focuses on those areas.
We have recently rebuilt and improves our online courses. If you were enrolled in the courses previously then you will be re-enrolled for free in the courses,, you should have received an email with new log-in details. If you haven't received that email, please tell us.
When you have registered or when you log in in the future, go to the starting page and navigate to the lessons you want to study.


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Q: How to avoid the "+" sign being included in serialize using AJAX Well, I am very new to sinatra or RoR and I am constructing a table with some languages for translation purposes.
I save the data in the following form (language => key => translation)
When sending the data (translation) introduced by the user it is saved with a + in the middle. For example
en=>slogan=>we+save+energy

Question: How can I avoid this +?
Form:
<form action="" method="POST" >

            ID
            keys
            German
            English
            French
            <

        <% @DE["de"].each do |key,value| %>

            <%= i+= 1 %>
            <td id= "key<%= i %>"><%= key %>
            <textarea id="de<%= i %>" readonly ><%= value %></textarea>
            <textarea id="en<%= i %>" name="en<%= i %>"><%= @valuesEN[i] %></textarea>
            <textarea id="fr<%= i %>" name="fr<%= i %>"><%= @valuesFR[i] %></textarea>

         <% end %>

</form>

Here is the JQuery part:
$('textarea').change(function(e){
            var pointer = $(this);

            var color = pointer.css("background-color");
            if (color == 'rgb(250, 187, 0)'){
                var id = pointer.attr("id");
                var getNumberFromId = id.substr(2,3);
                var getLanguage = id.substr(0,2);
                var getKey = $("#key"+getNumberFromId).html();

                e.stopPropagation();
                pointer.css('background-color','#8Fbc8F'); // Change field to green
                toServer(pointer,getKey, getLanguage);
            }
          });

function toServer(pointer, key, language) {
                $.ajax({
                    type: 'POST',
                    url: 'translator/translate/'+language+'/'+key,
                    data: {"data":pointer.serialize()},
                    success: function(data){

                    }
                });
          }

Receiving the data in the server:
post '/translator/:lang/:key' do

  language = params[:lang]
  key = params[:key]
  translation = params[:data]

  File.open('translation_file.txt', 'a') do |f|
     f.print language
     f.print "=>"
     f.print key
     f.print "=>"
     f.puts translation

   end

end


I made this picture in The Sandias, in New Mexico. In late fall. Look. There are little bits of ice and snow in the picture. It was cold. But, not that cold.
In the land of swamps and gators, the temperature is 83, heading to 86 degrees as I write. At 83 degrees we have a "feels like" temperature of 91. We may have a cooling trend early next week when the high will be around 78 with the low around 59. It didn't use to be this way this late into October.
Kind of makes you wonder doesn't it?
You'd think that I would have grown used to this weather after living down here for so long. Nooooo. I really like cooler, drier weather. Yet, we stay. Talk about the definition of insanity.
I'm going to leave most political commentary aside except for this. In New Orleans, 12 years after Hurricane Katrina made landfall, I'd say that we are still recovering. On the surface, it doesn't look that way. Too be sure, there is plenty of work to be done. Those failing and sometimes burning pump houses are an example of that.
Houston and Florida will take years to recover. I'm sure we'll be there.
The man in the high tower thinks that it's time to go in Puerto Rico. After three weeks. Three whole weeks.
I'm just trying to figure out after he cuts taxes for the rich just how he expects to finance recovery in three flooded states and a burnt one. Oh, and overfund the military. And, build the wall that the Mexicans were going to pay for. And, add ten times the nukes to our already too big stockpile.
There's only one word. The Secretary of State said it. Moron.
Oh. I said I wasn't going to get political.
The picture. The Stackables app did most of the work in post production. All I did was act somewhat restrained. That's not always easy for me.
I like this and I love everything From Mexico nice picture!
Thank you. And, thanks for reblogging.
It's my pleasure! Is it ok to email you sometime Tomorrow? I am very new on here and I have few questions. I am Paris So it's very late over here right now!
Love the way you start off with the details surrounding the picture then your story evolves from there.
It's political because we are as polarized as I've ever seen it. Even people in the same party can't agree. It's beyond simple disagreements. It's bordering on hatred. Thank you for your kind words. It's always great to wake up to comments like that.


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Q: use Django filter but not working? I made a template to put some posts on it, each post has two category, I use  to be the options, like:

    Species:

    All

    Dog

    Cat

    other

Article:

All

Stray

Story

Post

Want

And in my views I use kind and animal filter the DB:
animal_kind = request.GET.get('animal', '')
    post_kind = request.GET.get('kind', '')
    if animal_kind:
        all_posts = all_posts.filter(animal_cate=animal_kind)
    if post_kind:
        all_posts = all_posts.filter(post_cate=post_kind)

And:
        return render(request, 'community.html', {
        "all_posts" : posts,
        "animal_kind" : animal_kind,
        "post_kind" : post_kind,
        })

my models:
class Posts(models.Model):
POST_CATE_CHOICES = [
    ('GV', 'giving'),
    ('WT', 'want'),
    ('NE', 'new_explorer'),
    ('TS', 'tell_story'),
]
ANIMAL_CATE_CHOICES = [
    ('DOG', 'dog'),
    ('CAT', 'cat'),
    ('OTHER', 'other'),
]
user = models.ForeignKey(UserInfo, related_name='user_name', verbose_name=u"所属用户")
icon = models.ForeignKey(UserInfo, related_name='user_icon', verbose_name=u"用户头像")
title = models.CharField(max_length=100, verbose_name=u"帖子标题")
content = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True, verbose_name=u"帖子内容")
add_time = models.DateTimeField(default=datetime.now, verbose_name=u"发帖时间")
image = models.ImageField(max_length=100, upload_to='post_img/%Y/%m', null=True, verbose_name=u"贴图")
post_cate = models.CharField(max_length=2, choices=POST_CATE_CHOICES, verbose_name="帖子类型")
animal_cate = models.CharField(max_length=10, choices=ANIMAL_CATE_CHOICES, null=True, verbose_name="动物类型")
comment_num = models.IntegerField(default=0, verbose_name=u"评论数量")
likes = models.IntegerField(default=0, verbose_name=u"顶")
dislikes = models.IntegerField(default=0, verbose_name=u"踩")

my posts:
{% for post in all_posts.object_list %}

    {{ post.user.username }}

    发表时间:{{ post.add_time }}
    回复:{{ post.comment_num }}

{{ post.title }}

         {{ post.content }}

{% endfor %}

It seems like only the animal_kindactually working and it can filter the exact item, but when I filter the post_cate, it's empty.
I don't where the problem is, maybe is my view because when I choose the option, the url is correct.

A: the filter is not returning any value as the matched values are not present in the database,
Your are storing GV in the database for post_cate but for animal_cate you are storing dog which is similar to the key 'DOG', thus it is working.
so you need to change the format of post_cate choices to ('GIVE','give')


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BALKAN BLOG: A poor solution to waste disposal
By Clare Nuttall in Glasgow March 17, 2020
When China's ban on plastic waste imports was announced back in 2017, it immediately raised the question of where all the waste developed countries were unable to recycle at home would end up.
The answer was — rather predictably — that while efforts to reduce and recycle plastic waste at home would be stepped up to some extent, waste exports would also descend on developing countries in Southeast Asia, Africa and emerging Europe.
Developments at the beginning of March confirm that not only are Southeast European countries receiving waste from Western Europe— at least some of it illegal — but they are ill equipped to handle it.
A couple of weeks ago residents of the Romanian capital Bucharest were mystified when pollution levels suddenly spiked. The increase took place at a weekend, when traffic is generally lighter than on weekdays.
"Alarming pollution Sunday night in Bucharest, when traffic is minimal, indicated by two different measurement systems … what is the explanation?" Greenpeace Romania wrote on its Facebook page on March 1. The environmental group reported extreme pollution again the next day.
The situation drove the authorities to investigate, visiting waste collection and management companies around the capital. Then acting Environment Minister Costel Alexe commented on the situation, telling Libertatea.ro on March 3 that the air pollution had been caused by companies illegally burning waste that was illegally imported from the UK.
He went on to elaborate that in the previous few weeks alone, 25 containers from the UK entered Romania via the country's main port of Constanta. While the containers appeared to be full of household goods, each in fact contained 20 tonnes of waste, which was then taken from Constanta to companies in the Bucharest area and burned.
This coincided with a similar scandal in neighbouring Bulgaria, where lawyers and environmental NGOs have filed a claim against Bulgaria with the European Commission over an administrative decision allowing waste burning at three coal-fired power plants that do not meet EU requirements.
Greenpeace–Bulgaria, Za Zemiata and Clean Earth claim that the Bulgarian authorities have allowed three coal-fired power plants – Brikel, Pernik and Bobov Dol, all of which are allegedly owned by or connected to controversial businessman Hristo Kovachki – to carry out experimental waste burning without following EU or Bulgarian procedures.
The three plants as well as a fourth in Sliven were the target of an investigation in autumn 2019, also for alleged illegal waste burning, that was launched after independent investigative news outlet Bivol.bg published an article saying that black smoke could often be seen coming out of their chimneys and those of other plants across the country.
It is not clear where the waste allegedly burned at the Brikel, Pernik and Bobov Dol power plants came from, but it was revealed in December that the Italian authorities are investigating illegal exports of rubbish to Bulgaria from the Italian mafia, reportedly to be burned in local power plants.
Bulgarian prosecutors have already initiated probes into allegations that illegal imports of waste were covered up by former environment minister Neno Dimov, who was arrested in January over a separate environmental scandal.
Where does the plastic go?
Until the beginning of 2018, China was the world's largest waste importer, including of some difficult to recycle plastics. The top exporters to China included Germany, Japan, the UK and the US.
Industry association PlasticsEurope says the recycling rate for collected plastic waste was just 32.5% across the EU in 2018, while 24.9% was sent to landfill and 42.6% used for energy recovery.
As a result of the Chinese ban, countries that previously exported some of their waste for recycling had to look for new solutions. "European Union member states face a dilemma on how to deal with the millions of tonnes of waste generated in Europe every year, amid a growing number of bans and tougher international rules on the export of certain waste to other countries," says a 2019 comment from the European Environment Agency (EEA).
A year after the ban was introduced, in early 2019, the EEA said that the EU was exporting about 150,000 tonnes of plastic waste per month, down by around one half compared to 2015 and 2016, when exports went primarily to China and Hong Kong.
The EEA says that the Chinese ban, together with new United Nations bans on certain types of packaging, is likely to have a negative short-term effect but could force states to make improvements in the longer term. "These bans and restrictions and a shrinking international market for plastics will likely increase landfilling and incineration in the short term, but should also trigger investments in capacities and systems to increase recycling and reuse of plastic waste," the EEA said.
The other option being looked at by states that produce more waste than they can handle is to look for alternative overseas locations. "New markets that are taking plastic for reprocessing [from the UK] are in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. The result of these new markets has been an actual increase in the amount of plastic exported for reprocessing. Figures show that 28,354 tonnes of plastic waste were accepted or exported in January 2018, which is an increase on the amount exported for the same period last year," says a report on the UK's response from London-based consultancy Team Jump.
The economic rationale for richer countries to export their waste is pretty clear. "Only yesterday we sent seven containers back to the UK. There it costs GBP400 to eliminate a tonne of waste, while in Romania it costs €30-40," Romanian Environment Minister Alexe told Libertatea.ro on March 3.
As part of the sorting process requires human input it can make sense to do it in a country where labour costs are lower. But there are also many unscrupulous waste exporters who see lower-income countries with less stringent or poorly enforced regulations as convenient dumping grounds.
Bulgaria and Romania are not the only eastern EU countries to find themselves at the centre of illegal waste disposal scandals. There have been a series of reports in the British press concerning household recycling sent to Poland and other countries where it is dumped illegally. Among them was one report of more than 220 tonnes of waste from the UK discovered in a warehouse in Bogaczew near Gdansk.
Elsewhere in the wider region, the head of Turkey's rubbish pickers' association, Recep Kahraman, said in 2019 that the country was becoming Europe's "dumping ground" for plastic waste because of the vast volumes no longer accepted by China. Kahraman spoke out as figures reported by Turkey's Sozcu daily revealed that the country's monthly plastic waste imports had jumped from 4,000 tonnes in 2016 to 33,000 tonnes last year and currently stand at around 42,000 tonnes.
The question of waste imports is also a highly political one in Albania too, where MPs voted in 2016 to allow waste imports, raising fears that the country could become a dumping ground for toxic waste from richer countries. Albania barely has the infrastructure to handle its own waste; the country only got its first landfill site early this century (previously waste was just piled up and burnt or dumped in rivers, mountains or the sea), and its main urban waste recycling plant burned down in 2018.
Indeed, many of the destination countries in CEE and elsewhere struggle to handle their own waste, let alone that of other countries. According to the latest available data from Eurostat, less than 6% of domestically produced waste was recycled in Bulgaria and Romania as of 2016. While new capacity is being added, at the same time waste production is rising as the growth in consumption brings with it an increase in packaging waste.
Still, there are some efforts to build new recycling capacity in the region. Among these are Integra Plastics' recycling plant for post-consumer plastic film — the flimsy packaging that is much less widely recycled than rigid plastic trays — in Bulgaria. Also in Bulgaria is the NADIN electronic waste processing factory for refrigerators and electronics, whose website says it is "most modern and largest factory for recycling discarded electrical and electronic equipment in Eastern Europe". In February, Ecolux Recycling SEE reportedly announced plans to open a new factory in Pozarevac, Serbia that will produce recycled plastic granules.


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Q: How to show custom error messages using passport and express I check if the email already exist when registering a user. If a user already exist I pass the error message "email already exists". But in the front end it shows "Unauthorized" error 401. I want to pass the error message which I pass to the front end from the back end but it pass the default message. below is how I check if a user already exist and send the error message,
exports.register = new LocalStrategy({
    usernameField: 'email',
    passReqToCallback: true
}, function(req, email, password, done,res) {
    var newUser = new User({
        email: email,
        password: password,
        name: req.body.fname
    });
    var searchUser = {
        email: email
    };
    User.findOne(searchUser, function(err, user) {
        if (err) return done(err);
        console.log("err "+err);

        if (user) {
            return done(null, false, {
                message: "email already exists"
            });
        }
        newUser.save(function(err) {
        console.log("newUser "+newUser);
            done(null, newUser);
        })
    });
});

I use passport for authentication,
authRouter.post('/signup', passport.authenticate('local-register'),function(req, res) {
    createSendToken(req.user, res);
});

The error message is not the one I pass to the front end. It shows unauthorized error, which is the default error. When I print the error message in the console in front end it shows,
Object {data: "Unauthorized", status: 401, config: Object, statusText: "Unauthorized"}

A: You can take advantage of passReqToCallback: true in passport.

With this option enabled, req will be passed as the first argument to the verify callback.

Also by taking advantage of flash messages.
Here is basic example of how you use it,
// your strategy
passport.use(new LocalStrategy({
    passReqToCallback: true
  },
    (req, username, password, done) => {
      User.findOne({ username: username }, (err, user) => {
        if (err) done(err)
        if (!user) {
          console.log('user does not exists')
          return done(null, false, req.flash('message', 'User does not exist' ))
        } else {
          console.log('user exists')
          return done(null, user, req.flash('message', 'User exist'))
        }
      })
    }
  ))

// your GET login
router.get("/login", (req, res) => {
  var message = req.flash('message')
  res.render("pages/login", { message })
})

A: You are not saying what output you want in your front end, but I'm guessing you want to have data to be the message that you set in your LocalStrategy.
Here is one way to do that:
authRouter.post('/signup', function(req, res, next) {
  passport.authenticate('local-register', function(err, user, info) {
    if (err) { return next(err); }
    if (!user) {
        res.status(401);
        res.end(info.message);
        return;
    }
    createSendToken(req.user, res);
  })(req, res, next);
});

A: As mentioned in other answers you can manually check the info parameter and then return your own message based on that:
// ❌ MESSY ❌
authRouter.post('/signup', function(req, res, next) {
    passport.authenticate('local-register', function(err, user, info) {
        if(info.name === 'UserExistsError' ) {
            return done(null, false, {
                message: "Email already exists"
            });
        } else if (info.name === 'IncorrectUsernameError') {
          return done(null, false, {
              message: "Email does not exist"
          });
        } else if(....

But A MUCH cleaner way is to just specify custom error messages when you create the Account Mongoose model:
var Account = new Schema({
    ...
});

var options = {
    errorMessages: {
        UserExistsError: 'Email already exists',
        IncorrectUsernameError: 'Email does not exist',
        IncorrectPasswordError: ...
    }
};

Account.plugin(passportLocalMongoose, options);

Then in your signup route you can simply return the info.message to the user.
// ✨ CLEAN ✨
authRouter.post('/signup', function(req, res, next) {
    passport.authenticate('local-register', function(err, user, info) {
        return done(null, false, {
            message: info.message
        });
    });
});

A: If you are using passReqToCallback = true then you can send it just like
if (!isMatch) { return done({ message: 'Incorrect password' }); }


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plan 16Drinking Water Project, Shivgad Tanda (hamlet)
by Watershed Organization Trust in India
Implementation Dates: Jan 2007 to Dec 2007
and Capacity Building
Planned Impact: 178 people
Status: Plan accepted
Plan Amount: 7,023
Amount Funded: 6,145
Blue Planet Network 6,145
Community Contribution: 878
Reviewers Assigned: 3
Reviews Submitted: 0
Discussion Participants: 6
Map of Plan & Projects
The Shivgad Tanda (hamlet) is a remote hilly area in Paithan Block of Aurangabad district. The hamlet comes under the Adul Gram Panchayat (local village body) which is 5 kms from the hamlet.
This village has been selected for the natural resource management activities since May 2006 by WOTR. The NRM interventions would improve the degraded environment, increase in-situ soil moisture and infiltration.
Maharashtra, Aurangabad, India
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Cost_Det...
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Primary Focus: Drinking Water - Community
Secondary Focus: Capacity Building
People get water for 8 months but this water is not safe for drinking purpose.
The rest of the period people have to depend on the water tankers which is supplied by the government during the summer months.
households: 32
men : 57
women: 53
children : 68
School Children Getting Water: 0
Presently there is no drinking water provision for the school. After the implementation of the project a provision of a stand post will be made and the school will have access to water from it.
A total of 58 students (girls 28, boys 30) will get benefit from this activity.
People Getting Sanitation: 71
t is difficult to mention the exact number of people getting the sanitation. An approx. number is mentioned on the basis of discussions with the villagers.
People Getting Other Benefits:
This village has been selected for the watershed development programme since May 2005 by WOTR.
Presently the project is in the capacity building phase. The process of community organisation and social mobilisation as well as the technical aspects of the watershed is under process.
Completion Date: 2007-12-31
The women members of the SHGs and SMS have taken initiative to design the drinking water project through Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA). The women and village community have identified a permanent source i.e. a percolation tank of water at a distance of 345 meters from the village.
It is planned that a new well will be dug. The location of the proposed well is in the field of Mr. Hiralal Rathod, who has donated an area of 2000 sq. ft. to the village community for implementation of the activity. A water storage tank would be constructed having a capacity of 15,000 liters of water. The water will be lifted and stored at the newly constructed storage-tank at the strategic location and the water will be supplied through 345 meters of pipeline to the 5 stand posts which would be constructed. The Gram Panchayat has given no objection letter to this effect. It is proposed to use one set of 2 horse power submersible pumpset to lift the water.
Phases:
The project will be implemented in one phase and the amount will be released in 3/4 installments. After the monitoring of the utilisation of the first installment the next installment and so on will be released.
Community Organization:
-General Body Village meetings were held several times with the villagers to discuss the problems and immediate needs of the village.
-A Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) was conducted to determine the available infrastructure, resources and the social locations of the households.
-Organisation of women has been done by involving them into Self Help Groups. These groups were federated under the Apex Body of all SHGS which is called the Samyukta Mahila Samitee (SMS).
-The SHGs and the SMS have taken the initiative to solve the drinking water problem. The designing and the initial planning has been done with the help of Village Development Committee and with the support of Gram Panchayat (local elected village body).
-The plan has been technically approved with some minor modifications by WOTR's technical engineers.
-All the households have agreed to contribute 15% of the total cost of the project Before the initiation of the activity, a separate Water Committee (Pani Samitee) of the women will be formed. The Water Committee and the SMS will be responsible for the implementation, supervision, quality control and monitoring of the activity which they have willing accepted to do.
-The project funds will be deposited directly in the Water Committee's bank account. The Committee will handle all the transactions and will be responsible for the accounts.
-Two trainings will be conducted for the SMS and the Water Committee regarding the safe drinking water, health, hygiene and sustenance of the project after completion.
-After completion of the activity, a water tax will be collected from each household as per Maintenance Revenue Model attached.
Government Interaction:
Ancillary activities:
1. Regular health and hygiene education will be imparted to the SMS (apex body of SHGs) and the SHG members by WOTR officials.
2. The capacity building of the Water Committee and the SMS will be done through trainings.
3.The self employment opportunities will be provided to the SHG members through micro credit and bank linkages
Other Issues:
Maintenance Revenue:
Refer above attachment of Maintenance Revenue Model
Maintenance Cost: $342
Prior art before metrics
Cost: $7,023
The cost per person is at a higher side against the grant component because -
- The inhabitants living in the hamlet are Nomadic tribes and their settlement is in the interior and remote area which is at a distance of 5 - 6km from the main village.
- The identified assured water source (percolation tank) is at a distance of 345 meters which is away from the hamlet and there is no other source of water nearby. Due the distance, the main pipeline costs (estimated) has increased.
- This community comprises a total of 32 households and 178 inhabitants.
- Due to the remoteness of the hamlet no government schemes have been implemented and the area has been neglected by the developmental agencies.
So though the per person costs of the project exceeds, we propose that the community should be supported to solve their drinking water problem.
Co Funding Amount: $0
Community Contribution Amount: $878
The total contribution will 878 USD
Fund Requested: $6,145
Implementing Organization: The implementer NGOs name is SURABHI.
The NGO is associated with WOTR since last 5 years and is engaged in natural resource management and women empowerment through promotion of women SHGs, mobilisation and organisation of village communities through different developmental activities.
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drinking water for sanitation??
Idriss Kamara of Safer Future Youth Development Project
How does the community get sanitation from this project? Is it not purely for drinking water?? If they use the water for sanitation too, 15.000 Liters will probably not be enough to carry them through the dry season. But it's a fine project :)
How does the community get sanitation from this project? Is it not purely for drinking water??
If they use the water for sanitation too, 15.000 Liters will probably not be enough to carry them through the dry season.
But it's a fine project :)
Marcella D'Souza of Watershed Organization Trust
Thank you for the feedback and the appreciation for the project. With regard to your query, (i) How does the community get sanitation from this project ? : •The primary focus of the project is to provide clean and safe drinking water to the village community as there is an actue drinking water shortage specially during the ...
Thank you for the feedback and the appreciation for the project.
With regard to your query,
(i) How does the community get sanitation from this project ? :
•The primary focus of the project is to provide clean and safe drinking water to the village community as there is an actue drinking water shortage specially during the summer months.
• Simultaneously, efforts are taken to educate the village community for preventive health care (personal cleanliness and hygiene, surrounding cleanliness, immunization etc).
•During the SHG/SMS meetings, besides the financial matters other issues such as women's drudgery, health, sanitation etc are also discussed. A trained and experienced lady social worker has been appointed to promote the women's developmental activities as well more focus is given on the health education and hygiene and preventive health care. The women are sensitized in key hygiene issue such as washing of hands with soap before eating and cooking- after use of toilet, cutting the nails, and inculcating hygienic habits in the children.
•The local woman health promoter has also been trained to impart information/knowledge of the preventive health care in the village.
(ii) Probably 15,000 ltrs will not be enough ….
The water requirement per day per person is calculated as –
• Water required for human consumption : approx 9,800 liters per day
The population of the village as per survey is 32 (families)/178 (population). Projected growth of population for the next 20 years considering @10% increase in population estimated is 196 inhabitants.
The capacity of the proposed constructed water storage tank is 15,000 liters per day
Water requirement per day as estimated for 196 inhabitants is 9,800 liters per day @50ltrs. per inhabitant
• For livestock : 4170 liters per day.
For small ruminants (goat, sheep etc.) 1920 liters is estimated @10lts/ per day.
For big animals (cattle, buffaloes etc.). 2250 liters is estimated @ 30 liters / per day
Total water requirement per day is 13,970 liters per day round up to 15,000 liters per day.
Do let us know if you require any other information.
WOTR
Cost of operating and replacing the electric pumps
Rob Bell of El Porvenir
What is the annual or monthly average income of these nomadic tribes? Do they have cash income or do they live by barter of animals and crops? How many hours per day will the pump have to pump in order to fill that 15,000 liter tank even once per day? How much per kilowatt hour does the electricity cost there? how much per family then ...
What is the annual or monthly average income of these nomadic tribes? Do they have cash income or do they live by barter of animals and crops?
How many hours per day will the pump have to pump in order to fill that 15,000 liter tank even once per day?
How much per kilowatt hour does the electricity cost there?
how much per family then will the pumping cost?
Who is the technician to maintain and repair the submersible pumps?
What is the long-range replacement plan for when the pumps wear out?
1. Average income of Nomadic tribes: The total geographical area of the hamlet is 125 ha. out of which 110 ha. is cultivable. The average land holding size is 3.43 ha. per family. The main occupation is farming. Usually in a year, they take 2 food grain crops and cotton as a cash crop. Generally they are engaged in agriculture activities...
1. Average income of Nomadic tribes: The total geographical area of the hamlet is 125 ha. out of which 110 ha. is cultivable. The average land holding size is 3.43 ha. per family.
The main occupation is farming. Usually in a year, they take 2 food grain crops and cotton as a cash crop. Generally they are engaged in agriculture activities for 6 months and remaining months they work as labourers in state/national employment guarantee scheme. Their average monthly income is around US$ 45 to US$ 55 (yearly US$5540 to US$ 666).
The barter system is not in practice here.
2. As per the technical design of the project, one set of 2 horse power submersible pump set to a discharge of 2 LPS (Litres per second) for the gross head of 50 meters of 62.5 mm x 4 kgs sq.cm HDPE pipe is proposed. Thus, it will take approx. 2 hours and 5 minutes to fill up the storage tank of 15000 capacity per day.
3. There are different rates for different use of electricity. e.g. Domestic use, industrial purpose, agriculture purpose, urban drinking water schemes and rural drinking water schemes. The rates of the rural drinking water scheme is subsidized i.e. Rs. 125/- (US$ 2.77) per horse power per month is being charged irrespective of electric consumption.
4. Per family pumping cost would be :
The monthly electricity charges for 2 horse power is US$ 5.55. Thus per family costs works to US$ 0.17 per month
5. Incase of the damage of the electric machine, the villagers would be responsible for its repairing. Also one person from the village would be appointed as a pump operator on a monthly remuneration of US$ 11.11. He would be trained for the maintenance and will be responsible for day to day operation of the pump. Incase of major repairs the said motor would be given for repair to a technician available in the main village.
6. Regarding the long term replacement plan - As explained in the maintenance revenue model, a provision of reserved fund has been made. The operational cost for the maintenance of the water supply project and the electricity bill will be collected from each family per month. The reserved funds will be used for the replacement of electric pump set and major repairs, valves etc after every 7 years so as to make the operation more effective and efficient.
Experience in developing drinking water systems
I have read everything in the Organization Description and the web page of Watershed Organization Trust and I find that the two projects listed as prior projects of the organization are dated 2006 and that there is only one reference on the webpage to water or san development, a series of school wells and latrines. It appears that the or...
I have read everything in the Organization Description and the web page of Watershed Organization Trust and I find that the two projects listed as prior projects of the organization are dated 2006 and that there is only one reference on the webpage to water or san development, a series of school wells and latrines. It appears that the organization is devoted to training for watershed management, not water project development. I cannot find out who is the actual project operator of either of the projects listed in the organization info page, or the proposed project. Who will actually execute this Shivgad Tanda project? It appears that the directors of WOT are specialists in human resources, training, and planning, and are not water project operators, engineers, or technicians with water experience. Do you contract with a local NGO, company, or individual to carry out projects, such as the Shivgad Tanda project? If so, please provide the experience and capacity of the actual project operator.
Though the main focus areas of WOTR are capacity building of village groups and NGOs for participatory watershed development and self help promotion, but at the same time WOTR also undertakes direct implementation of watershed projects. So far, we have implemented 66 watershed projects covering an area of 48426 ha. in Maharashtra state and...
Though the main focus areas of WOTR are capacity building of village groups and NGOs for participatory watershed development and self help promotion, but at the same time WOTR also undertakes direct implementation of watershed projects. So far, we have implemented 66 watershed projects covering an area of 48426 ha. in Maharashtra state and 17 project in the state of Andhra Pradesh covering an area of 8429 ha. WOTR has 6 regional resource centres in different parts of Maharashtra and 2 resource centres in other states of India i.e. in Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. Besides these resource centres, WOTR has 6 implementation units in different areas. WOTR has 24 technical staff i.e. Civil/Agril Engg. and 38 qualified community organizers / lady social workers.
The Project titled "Capacity Building through NGOs for Watershed Development, Maharashtra: Poverty Alleviation through Community Action" (CAPA) was implemented by WOTR during the period September 2002 – May 2003. Under the project various watershed development activities were implemented one of which was that reduced the drudgery of women and improved living conditions. Activities related to drinking water, privacy, sanitation and hygiene and use of clean fuels and energy saving devices was also implemented.
Because of the severe drought situation, addressing the drinking water problem was the most demanded activity and 40 villages benefited from this activity. In 4 villages the common well was deepened. In 22 villages bore wells / open wells were dug and pipelines were installed and in 24 villages water tanks were constructed and connected to a water source. In 24 villages the SMS took the initiative and saw the activity through completion. In 16 villages the SMS jointly with the VWC were the implementers. In these villages the SMS or the VWC jointly with the SMS have undertaken responsibility for the post project management.
WOTR also implements drinking water project including sanitation activity in its project villages under the women's drudgery reduction activities. Besides the above mentioned drinking water project, so far WOTR has successfully completed 3 drinking water projects and 2 project are nearly to be completed under BPR. WOTR has sufficient experience and qualified technical staff to implement the project.
WOTR also provides financial and technical support to the local partner NGOs to implement the watershed development activities in different areas. For. e.g. The local NGO SURABHI is being supported by WOTR for the implementation of the 'Honabachi Wadi' watershed project. The drinking water project from the same village as well as from the neighbouring village i.e. Shivgad Tanda have been selected by WOTR to be implemented by the partner NGOs only. SURABHI has degree holder civil engg. with 5 years experience as well as a qualified and experienced lady social worker who is supported by WOTR to implement this drinking water project.
Besides this WOTR also provides technical support and monitors the activities from its Regional resource centre which is located in the Aurangabad region at about 50 km distant from the proposed drinking water villages.
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review by El Porvenir
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Drinking Water Project, Shivgad Tanda (hamlet) completed Jan 2008 0


SUKKUR, KHAIRPUR, GHOTKI, SHIKARPUR, KANDKOT, AND OTHER SMALL TOWNS OF SUKKUR.
Sukkur is the third largest city of Sindh Province, situated on the west bank of Indus River (Pakistan). One of largest military cantonment of the country is also situated in Sukkur District.
Sukkur is a hub of many small and large scale industries. Among important industries are cotton textiles, cement, leather, tobacco, paint and varnish, pharmaceuticals, agriculture implements, hand pumps, lock making, rice-husking, and sugar. Small-scale cottage industries comprise hosiery, boat making, fishing accessories, thread ball spooling, trunk making brass-wares, cutleryand ceramics.
Tomb of Abdul Baqi (Pakistani politician), Ex-Governor of Bukkur.


If The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. were still alive — he would have turned 90 on Jan. 15 — would he think his dream of equality had come to fruition?
That dream — that one day, his four children would "live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character" — was the crux of a now-beloved speech given during the March on Washington in August 1963 as King stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
Who doesn't want that? Name anyone who wouldn't prefer to be judged for who they are, and not what they look like. The list is nonexistent.
But while there have been gains since the the Civil Rights era icon's time, King's dream is not yet realized. How can it be, when just last week, a member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, told the New York Times he questioned when terms like "white nationalist" and "white supremacist" became offensive.
And it's not just race that inspires hateful words and deeds. Last October, a man killed 11 worshipers at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. The perpetrator made anti-Semitic comments during the shooting and told an officer he wanted all Jews to die, according to a criminal complaint.
No, two high-profile, isolated incidents cannot be used as the only evidence that King's dream remains an unfulfilled wish. But anyone who thinks vicious incidents motivated by hatred for certain skin colors, religions, genders or ethnicities aren't happening on a daily basis in this country isn't paying attention. The despair caused by those incidents could lead to the conclusion that in the more than 50 years since King laid out that dream, it hasn't been realized. And think that perhaps it never will be.
As a country, we are still waiting to truly live out America's full potential. But we can, individually and collectively, through our words and actions, continue to work to make King's dream a reality. Monday is the day this nation celebrates MLK's legacy. It has become a day of service, where people are encouraged to make it a "day on" instead of a day off, when everyone is encouraged volunteer their times and talents to assist those in need.
Such actions seem small, but in reality, coming together to help others is what strengthens our communities. Because if we don't care for the well-being of our neighbors, if we are only concerned about ourselves, then we are not a community at all. We all need community for not only the practical necessities of life — few of us can personally provide ourselves with every basic need like food, water and shelter — but for our emotional and spiritual well-being too. We all want to feel like we belong somewhere.
A community that includes all is what King fought for. Who knows what the civil rights pioneer would have accomplished, had his life not been cut tragically short in April 1968 by a bullet fired by a coward.
No, King's dream may not be realized — yet, but it can be. It's up to us to keep it alive until it can be achieved.