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Lupita Nyong'o's DNA Confirms Humankind was born of an African woman
Lupita Nyong'o confirms that the Mother of Humankind was an African woman. -
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By Kizzi Asala
Africa is the Root of Humankind
'Finding Your Roots' is a television show on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) an American public broadcaster and television program distributor. The series is hosted by Dr Henry Louis Gates Jr. and explores the ancestral lineage of the shows' guests by way of thorough DNA testing and geographic visits to places of birth and sites with cultural ties.
The most recent episode on November 17 revealed a discovery never before seen on the program and confirmed what many scientists have been stating for years, that not only did today's humankind begin in Africa but that all humankind is born and descended from a black woman i.e an African woman.
The oscar-award winning and internationally accomplished actress, Lupita Nyong'o, who hails directly from Kenya, East Africa and is of the Luo ethnic group, is the only guest to date invited to the show who carries DNA from the oldest maternal haplogroup called Mitochondrial Eve. In other words, her East African DNA reveal her to be a close and direct descendant of the woman that all of humankind is descended from - who happens to be an African woman as we know from scientists findings that no other human beings were alive outside of Africa at that time ….many ions ago.
An African Woman is the Mother of All of Humanity
Otherwise known as Mitochondrial Eve, an East African woman who walked the Earth at an estimated 200,000 years ago to whom all of humanity traces back.
According to the information contained in 'What DNA Says About Human Ancestry—and Bigotry Part 3, The Myth of Race Village Voice' by Mark Schoofs, a study was published in the journal Nature In 1987 by a group of geneticists. Their research consisted of examining the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) taken from 147 people who came from all the categorised groups of race as we see them today.
Nuclear DNA is the result of a union (i.e. recombination) between a woman and a man (in the traditional biological assignment of gender at birth).
Mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA, however, is derived almost exclusively from the woman or mother as the egg of a (traditionally) female contains lots of mtDNA while sperm contains just a tiny bit of mitochondria. Hence, mtDNA is matrilineal. Only the mother's mtDNA survives so a family of only sons can see her mtDNA lineage lost.
From their study, the geneticists concluded that every person on Earth in our day can trace their lineage back to a single common female ancestor and names her Mitochondrial Eve.
To further explain how all of humanity is descended from only one woman, it is useful to note certain theories considered by scientists. There were indeed other African women alive at the time Mitochondrial Eve walked the Earth, but many scientists consider the high likelihood of a catastrophe of some sort — like a comet hitting the planet, reducing the human population to just a few members to repopulate the group. As these sorts of catastrophes are suspected to have taken place at different times throughout ancient history, many experts do not believe the idea to be improbable.
Humanity is Born of a Black Woman
mtDNA markers typically stay relatively unchanged from mother to child. However, tiny mutations to them emerge over hundreds to thousands of generations - creating new mtDNA branches we call haplotypes.
Lupita Nyong'o's mtDNA showed very little mutation and is extremely close to Mitochondrial Eve — the original genetic tree trunk from which human kind's mtDNA branches have sprouted.
The revelation could be an interesting find of confirmation for many scientists who have touted East Africa as the birthplace of today's humankind. The Leakey's findings in the 1950s of an australopithecine skull in Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge and the more advanced species of it a year afterwards dubbed Homo habilis. Or even later discoveries of the Lucy skeleton or the Australopithecus afarensis in Hadar, in Ethiopia, in 197 by another team of scientists that was proven to date back to 3.2 million years ago.
No other fossil of humanity discovered outside of Africa has been proven to precede these findings.
Race and Racism Today
The notion of race as many of us know it to be today is actually a social construct that came about during the era when Europeans sought to colonise i.e. pillage the African continent and enslave the African people for the economic and political gain of their nations.
Dehumanising the African people by denoting the term "black" while idealising the Europeans as superior by way of the term "white" was a strategic move to leave the rest of the world indifferent to the profound crimes of humanity committed against the Motherland and her people. A white supremacist idealogy that still exists till today in our neocolonial times.
Indeed, the fact that race, as we know it today, is a social construct and not based in science does not take away from the reality of the existence of racism, colourism etc. that all non-white people — especially those who are African and of African descent face, experience and consistently overcome in their every day lies in light of the many global institutions rooted and structured in these unfortunate ideologies.
But perhaps if more people were aware of the genetic closeness we all carry as the one human race — as well as the significant historical and cultural contributions that Africa and Africans have and still contribute to this very same collective human experience, we could start seeing a true post-racial global society reflected in our human experiences.
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Music professor Kurt Rohde's "Power Is Everywhere" songs will have its world premiere in San Francisco May 30. Rohde's songs are a kind of companion piece to Maurice Ravel's Chansons madécasses that will also be part of the "Francophilia" concert by the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble.
Rohde's music in "Power is Everywhere" is set to the writings of Michel Foucault, the 20th century philosopher and literary critic.
He calls it a "a surreal singspiel" influenced by opera, song cycles and theater.
The concert, which will also be performed in Berkeley June 1, will also include works by Debussy, Massenet and Rorem. Nikki Edenfield will be the singer.
Rhode, a violist who is a member of Left Coast, recently completed works for the Lyris Quartet, the Lydian String Quartet and eighth blackbird. His opera, "Death with Interruptions," premiered in March 2015, will be performed at UC Davis Nov. 11 and 12.


Extracurricular activities are those that fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum extracurricular activities are the activities you participate in outside of the regular classroom environment. Extracurricular activities can include student clubs, sports teams, volunteering, student government, or even a part-time job or internship. We at JSPM's Jayawantrao Sawant College of Pharmacy & Research, Hadapsar organizing the various extra curricular activities for the overall development of students also to identify and showcase the hidden talents in the form of intra and inter college cultural festivals. Events like debate, rangoli, elocution, street plays, mehendi, essay writing etc.
These activities include music, art or drama, cultural activities, and extension activities to orient the students thinking about gender equity, environment, cleanliness, community service etc. These activities are generally voluntary. Extra-curricular activities render the students a sense of togetherness, attitude towards the community and meaningful living leading to inculcation of professional and moral values.
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Netting flies and mosquitoes protects livestock, boosts milk yields
Black insecticide-impregnated nets encircling livestock pens kill disease-carrying mosquitoes and flies © FAO /Simon Maina
Insecticide-treated nets control pests in animal shelters, reduce mosquitoes in homes
27 March 2013, Rome - A simple but innovative use of insecticide-impregnated nets to protect livestock is doubling and in some cases tripling milk outputs on smallholder dairy farms while also reducing mosquito-borne illnesses in humans in Kisii, Kenya, in the country's western highlands. The FAO project is part of a wider strategy to vastly improve animal health in areas most affected by tropical diseases.
The nets are environmentally safe and have drastically cut the number of flies, mosquitoes and other disease transmitting insect vectors by close to 90 percent, and cases of mastitis, a bacterial disease that can be spread by flies as well as poor hygiene during milking, have been halved on smallholder dairy farms. Farmers also learned basic hygiene measures to reduce illnesses in their cows.
And the mosquito nets are having a significant knock-on benefit for families: in Kisii, preliminary results show that farmers are reporting 40 percent fewer cases of malaria in their homes. While Kenyans often attribute illness to malaria without knowing the true cause, a direct human health benefit shouldn't come as a surprise.
One farmer in the Kisii area, Mary Munyega Nyandeo, said, " I used to milk around 2 litres of milk, but since the nets were brought and the flies disappeared, I now milk around 4 or 5 litres a day, so I make profit."
What's more, she said, "we've had no more malaria."
Another farmer, Mary Owendo, said, "Before this, I thought milk was only for the home. I never knew that selling milk could help me pay my children's school fees." She even managed to pay to get electricity in her home, thanks to the cows.
From open grazing to zero grazing
In recent decades, as available land has shrunk due to urban expansion or as land is diverted to other uses, smallholder farmers have increasingly adopted the 'zero grazing' model, in which dairy cows are fed in well-ventilated shelters, rather than being allowed to roam in open pastures. In Kisii, farm after farm has switched to this method as smallholders farm on smaller and smaller plots. The challenge, however, became managing the increasing fly and vector populations that were drawn to the sheds with the zero grazing cows and the waste pits associated with them.
"These 'site-specific animal health packages' with nets to protect the cow shelters and the waste pits have proved not only effective in maintaining the area's freedom from biting flies and mosquitoes, but they also improved animal health across the board," explained Rajinder Saini, an entomologist with FAO's implementing partner in Kisii, ICIPE, an international research institute based in Nairobi. ICIPE no longer goes by its original acronym, branding itself now as "African Insect Science for Food and Health."
"Now the cows are happy, they don't waste energy stomping their feet and flicking their tails, and they are converting feed better, gaining weight and producing more milk. The farmers are obviously happy too," Saini said.
The human health benefit, everyone agrees, would be the natural added benefit of reducing the numbers of the same vectors that transmit illnesses to humans, sometimes from their own livestock animals.
Dying off like flies
"In my first years in Africa, I'd look around and see especially the exotic breeds of animals dying off by the droves," said Burkhard Bauer, an independent Senior Scientific Advisor of the Free University of Berlin working on the FAO project. The project is built mainly upon the use of insecticide netting to make smallholder farms fundamentally healthier, even in resource-poor settings.
Bauer first went to Kenya in 2001, where he managed an EU-funded project on dairy farming in zones where tsetse fly populations are a problem. Tsetse flies transmit the disease trypanosomosis or nagana to animals, which is responsible for the deaths of 3 million cattle and economic losses of more than $4.5 billion every year in sub-Saharan Africa. The disease when transmitted to humans is better known as 'sleeping sickness,' and it is inevitably fatal in humans when left untreated. Some 30 000 people contract the disease in Africa every year, and it is a significant impediment to economic development in so-called T&T (tsetse and trypanosome) zones across Africa.
In countries like Kenya, where smallholders owning just one or a few cows care for 80 percent of the dairy animals and produce more than three-quarters of the country's milk, the loss of an animal can devastate a family economically.
"We were treating animals that were already sick, but they kept dying. So we needed to look at the real culprits - the insects that transmit disease in the first place," said Bauer. Bauer's concept, with support from the university and partners like FAO, has been tested in the field and honed over time.
He said it was so simple, he couldn't believe no one had thought of it before.
Ecologically sustainable
The insecticide nets have also been shown to be ecologically safe. Minimal netting is used, in addition, since tsetse flies generally fly close to the ground. So just one metre in height around livestock shelters needs to be protected with the netting.
"The insecticide used is made from the same chemicals used in pet flea collars," said Raffaele Mattioli, Senior Officer with FAO's Animal Health Service in Rome.
Livestock are typically dipped into water treated with pyrethroid insecticides, since they don't affect mammals. Or farmers slather it over their legs. But with the nets, only the exact necessary amount of that chemical is impregnated in the nets and constantly released over time - minimizing the risk that insects will develop resistance to the insecticides. Pyrethroids are now the main insecticides on the market for household use.
The insecticide-impregnated nets also potentially eliminate ticks, by modifying for example the amounts of insecticide used and ensuring the nets come into contact with the ground. So tick-borne diseases, such as East Coast Fever, which is widespread in Eastern Africa, could be reduced with the same basic approach, Mattioli said.
"This project, though conceived to increase animal health and production, is a concrete example of a One Health approach, where interventions to improve health - whether animal or human merges and is a product of a larger system of interlinked healths - including also plants and the ecosystems they all live in," said Mattioli.
Scaling up and out
Smallholder pig farmers are also using the livestock protective net fencing in Ghana. The biting of nuisance flies has been reduced nearly to zero and pig production and health has improved. The work in Ghana is done in coordination with the country's national coordination office of the Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomosis Eradication Campaign (PATTEC). A third pilot is getting underway in Burkina Faso, where the livestock systems are predominantly pastoralist.
In recent project meetings, government and private sector trainees interested in emulating the model have also learned about use of the insecticide nets. The trainees were from Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda in Eastern Africa and from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo in Western Africa.
The pilot projects are supported by $1.6 million in funding from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
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Pope Francis signs a visitors' book during a commemoration ceremony for Armenians killed by Ottoman Turks, at the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex in Yerevan, Armenia, June 25, 2016.
A somber Pope Francis, "with pain in my heart," paid tribute on Saturday to the 1.5 million Armenians massacred in 1915, an event which he has labeled a genocide, risking Turkey's ire.
Francis, on the second day of his trip to Armenia, made an early morning stop at the Tzitzernakaberd, the "Genocide Memorial and Museum," a towering granite needle flanked by an eternal flame on a hillside overlooking the Armenian capital.
There, visibly moved, he took part in a prayer service along with President Serzh Sarksyan and leaders of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
"Here I pray, with pain in my heart, so that never again will there be tragedies like this, so that humanity does not forget and knows how to overcome evil with good," he wrote in the guest book in Italian.
On Friday night in a speech to the president, the government and diplomats, Francis departed from his prepared text to use the word "genocide," a description that infuriated Turkey when he said it a year ago.
As of Saturday morning there was no official reaction from Turkey, which last year recalled its ambassador to the Vatican after the pope used the 'genocide' term. The envoy was kept away for 10 months.
Pope Francis attends a commemoration ceremony for Armenians killed by Ottoman Turks at the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex in Yerevan, Armenia, June 25, 2016.
Turkey accepts many Christian Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire were killed in clashes with Ottoman forces during World War One, but contests the figures and denies the killings were systematically orchestrated and constitute a genocide. It also says many Muslim Turks perished at that time.
"There is no reason not to use this word in this case," Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi told reporters on Friday night. "The reality is clear and we never denied what the reality is."
At the Saturday morning ceremony, Francis chatted with descendants of Armenian orphans who were sheltered at the papal summer residence south of Rome at the start of the 20th century.
"May God grant the beloved Armenian people and the entire world peace and consolation. May God protect the memory of the Armenian people. Memory should not be diluted or forgotten. Memory is a source of peace and the future," he wrote in the guest book.
After the memorial service the pope flew to say a Mass in the provincial city of Gyumri, near the border with Turkey and within sight of Mount Ararat, where the Bible says Noah's Ark landed after the Great Flood.


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DHS Employee Tasked With Buying Weapons Has a Website Dedicated to Murdering White People
Katie Pavlich
Ayo Kimathi is an employee at the Department of Homeland Security. His job description? Purchasing ammunition and weapons. He's also the owner of waronthehorizon.com, a website dedicated to advocating the murder of white people. He's also a homophobe.
…"Warfare is eminent," the website declares, "and in order for Black people to survive the 21st century, we are going to have to kill a lot of whites – more than our Christian hearts can possibly count."
A former supervisor of Kimathi's at the DHS told Hatewatch, "Everybody in the office is afraid of him."
"This guy is filled with hate," the supervisor continued. "People are afraid he will come in with a gun someday and go postal. I am astounded, he's employed by the federal government, let alone Homeland Security."…
…Hey, remember when DHS issued an entire report about "right-wing extremists?" Maybe they should issue a report about the black supremacist working in their ammunition department.
Read the complete article at Townhall.
H/T Ace of Spaces
Update: Not to be outdone by the arrogant dopes at DHS: Department of Defense Documents Suggest Colonists Were 'Extremist' for Fighting British Rule
Department of Defense (DOD) teaching documents show that DOD educational materials describe conservative groups as "hate groups" and suggest the colonists who fought against British rule were "extremist."
Judicial Watch obtained the documents through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed on April 8, 2013, in an attempt to see what impact the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has on government agencies…
Read the whole thing.
Then consider making a donation to Judicial Watch. The work they're doing costs money, and lots of it.
Update 2: Black Racist DHS Maniac Goes on Administrative Paid Leave
He's like Lois Lerner, plus the angry racism. What does a federal employee have to do exactly to get fired?…
CAJ note: "A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon – it won't work and you can't fire it." ~General George S. Patton
Update 3: DHS Racist Employee With War Against Whites Website Calls Obama a 'Mulatto F**got' (Video – Language Warning)
…Using the name Irritated Genie, Kimathi also has a You Tube account in which he presents videos of himself ranting on various topics. One of these clips, uploaded last May, is an anti-gay rant aimed at President Obama. Kimathi refers to President Obama as a "mulatto f–got" and then repeats the word a dozen more times.
An ICE spokeperson told the AP that Kimathi's website would be investigated but so far no action has been taken with regard to his employment…
…As a side note, for anyone that missed the Larry Sinclair 2008 Press conference, now may be a good time to review the information presented. Just sayin'….
FULL INTERVIEW: Sarah Palin takes on DHS over employee with hate site; also talks Ashton Kutcher
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Бря́нский рабо́чий — советское государственное областное газетное и книжное издательство, существовавшее до 1963 года.

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Издательство «Брянский рабочий» было создано в Брянске как областное газетное издательство и с февраля 1949 года стало издавать также и книги.

Первый главный редактор издательства — брянский журналист С. И. Ильин. Редакторами «Брянского рабочего» в разное время работали И. Швец, Б. Файбисович, Л. Мирошкин, А. Якушенко, М. Кузнецова, А. Романюк.

В 1963 году книжная редакция издательства «Брянский рабочий» была присоединена к Брянскому отделению вновь созданного на базе Тульского книжного издательства в Туле укрупнённого регионального Приокского книжного издательства, куда кроме «Брянского рабочего» и Тульского книжного издательства вошли Калужское и Орловское книжные издательства.

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These are the places in the UK with the highest rate of driving convictions
By Helen Johnson
Updated Tuesday, 15th September 2020, 3:45 pm
Driving convictions in the UK are higher in some areas than others, according to new research (Photo: Shutterstock)
Driving convictions in the UK are higher in some areas than others, according to new research.
Motorists in Yorkshire and the Humber were found to have the highest motoring convictions rate in the UK, with 8.24 per cent, compared to the UK average of 6.73 per cent.
Analysis of data
Car insurance comparison site Quotezone.co.uk analysed data from a sample of over 400,000 UK drivers in order to put together its research, focusing on regional motoring convictions data, which includes speeding, reckless driving and driving under the influence.
Drivers in London were found the least likely to have a motoring conviction, at 5.24 per cent.
This is the full UK breakdown of motorists who have been convicted of a driving offence within the past five years, ranked from highest to lowest.
Yorkshire and the Humber – 8.24%
Scotland – 8.01%
Wales – 7.25%
South West – 7.16%
East Midlands – 7.16%
North East – 7.01%
East of England – 6.62%
West Midlands – 6.35%
North West – 6.25%
South East – 6.09%
Northern Ireland – 5.39%
London – 5.24%
Advice for those with motoring offences
Those who have a motoring offence may have seen the cost of their insurance rise as a result.
Greg Wilson, founder and CEO of Quotezone.co.uk, said, "Reckless driving, speeding or drink driving can obviously increase your odds of being involved in an accident - but it can also have financial implications by driving up the cost of your insurance.
"If you have previous motoring offences, my advice is to shop around, negotiate and investigate different types of car insurance."
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Those hunting for jobs are increasingly finding themselves being judged by their profiles on sites like Facebook and Twitter, as employers delve deeper into the publicly accessible information people store online.
For most people, just searching your name on Google usually turns up a treasure trove of potential data, ranging from profiles of websites online, to information about your activities and in some cases details about last week's antics. While that's not true of everyone, the vast majority of people do little to secure their personal lives from the public domain, which is certainly not helped by overly complicated privacy settings on social networking sites like Facebook.
It is becoming a common practice for employers to review publically available Facebook profiles during interviews. For Justin Basset, a New York-based Statistician, it went further than that, CBS News reports.
Having gone through the normal formalities during the interview, his interviewer then turned to her computer to search for his Facebook page. Upon realizing the applicant's profile was private, she then asked a stunned Bassett for his login information. He refused, and immediately withdrew his application on the grounds that he wouldn't work for an employer that would seek such personal information.
"It's akin to requiring someone's house keys," said Orin Kerr, a George Washington University law professor and former Federal prosecutor who labeled it "an egregious privacy violation."
The situation is similar to that of Robert Collins of Baltimore who was asked for his Facebook password while being interviewed last year when returning to his position as a security guard for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services after a leave of absence. During his interview he was asked for his login information for Facebook so the interviewer could check for possible gang affiliations. Despite being shocked at such a request, he complied, stating that he needed the job to provide for his family and felt he had no choice.
Facebook responded with a brief statement, declaring that the site forbids "anyone from soliciting the login information or accessing an account belonging to someone else." The statement is in reference to section four, point eight of Facebook's terms of service which reads, "you will not share your password, (or in the case of developers, your secret key), let anyone else access your account, or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of your account."
Further to this, according to the report by CBS, the Department of Justice also considers it to be a Federal crime to enter a social networking site in violation of its terms of service, although during a recent congressional testimony, the DOJ said such acts would go unprosecuted.
It is understandable that employers turn to publicly available information in a bid to gain further knowledge about the suitability of applicants, but requesting access to private information beyond what is publicly visible is without a doubt in violation of a person's rights to privacy. Though it appears these "voluntary" requests are being granted by those desperate to find work despite feeling uneasy about it.
With that in mind, what would you say, and how would you feel if you were asked during an interview?


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Landslip after wall collapses in Ventnor
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-51140199
Image caption Part of a stone wall beneath the road has collapsed
A wall has collapsed after a landslip on the Isle of Wight.
Large cracks were reported to have appeared in the coastal Belgrave Road after the supporting stonework collapsed, the council said.
It has been closed to "ensure public safety", as has nearby Esplanade Road, and engineers are on site to determine the cause, it added.
Undercliff Drive - between Ventnor and Niton - has been closed since a landslip in February 2014.
Image caption Isle of Wight Council said Belgrave Road had been affected by "significant cracking"
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Halcyon Waters is an award winning over 50's village located in a coastal landscape setting adjacent to a large area of untouched and protected natural habitat at Hope Island on the Gold Coast.
Great care has been taken to integrate the development into its environment and capitalise on its natural assets.
Place Design Group was commissioned to deliver the landscape design for this over 50's living project.
While the development may consist of small lot housing, the sense of space and openness prevails through careful spatial planning and composition of the landscape elements.
The site breaks into a number of landscape precincts developed to have its own character including signature street trees. To improve the quality of internal roads, the concept of 'garden streets' was developed with increased planting within the communal spaces.
Halcyon Waters was awarded the 2009 Urban Development Institute of Australia (QLD) Award for Excellence in Seniors Living and award for Affordable Housing. The development also was awarded the 2009 Urban Development Institute of Australia National Award for Excellence in Seniors Living.


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Celebrating Warrior Woman Lane
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Take a moment to reflect on the courageous women who have shaped our community as you pass by the newly-named Warrior Woman Lane in Carlton.
The name pays tribute to the late Lisa Bellear, a passionate advocate for Aboriginal rights and representation, broadcaster, photographer and poet.
At the age of 27, Lisa became the first female Aboriginal councillor for the former Collingwood City Council and went on to serve the Victorian Stolen Generations Taskforce and Reconciliation Victoria.
Amid her many achievements, Lisa was also a founding member of Ilbijerri theatre company and presented Not Another Koori Show on 3CR Community Radio for more than 20 years.
Because Lisa's surname is very similar to Bellair Street in Kensington, her family suggested the laneway be named 'Warrior Woman', words that feature in one of her poems.
Councillor Rohan Leppert, Chair of the Arts, Culture and Heritage portfolio, said the City of Melbourne is working closely with the Victorian Women's Trust to address gender bias in street naming.
'It's not every day we get the chance to name a laneway, so this was a fantastic opportunity to honour Lisa Bellear and her poetry,' Cr Leppert said.
'At the City of Melbourne we encourage and support street and place names that act as a reminder of local history, culture and citizens.'
Warrior Woman Lane is located off Nicholson Street between Kay Street and Alexandra Parade. It has existed since the 1800s and, until now, had no name.
A recent subdivision of a property on the laneway required an address for residents of the new dwelling.
To find out more about how we are working in partnership to honour more warrior women across our city, visit the Victorian Women's Trust.
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TRANSCENDENCE Scribe Penning BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
Sci-fi feature lands new blood…
Screenwriter Jack Paglen ('Transcendence') has reportedly closed a deal to provide the screenplay for the Universal's long-in-development big screen outing of 'Battlestar Galactica.'
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Original series creator Glen A. Larson is on board to produce with Scott Bernstein and director of development Jay Polidoro overseeing development for the studio.
Last we heard, 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' director Bryan Singer was linked to the director's chair but it is unclear if that is still the case.
Paglen is also writing Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus' sequel over at 20th Century Fox.


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Europe Sustainable Development Report 2022 Achieving the SDGs: Europe's Compass in a Multipolar World
The Europe Sustainable Development Report 2022 (4th edition) was prepared by a team of independent researchers at the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) in collaboration with SDSN Europe. It builds on the methodology of the annual Sustainable Development Report, including the SDG Index and Dashboards, issued by the SDSN and Bertelsmann Stiftung since 2016.
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The interactive ESDR 2022 Dashboards provide a visual representation of countries' performance by SDGs to identify priorities for action.
JRC Statistical Audit
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1 Finland 81.7
2 Sweden 80.6
3 Denmark 79.2
4 Austria 78.2
5 Norway 77.2
6 Germany 74.8
7 Czechia 74.2
8 Slovenia 74
9 Switzerland 73.7
10 Estonia 73.2
11 France 73.1
12 Iceland 72.8
13 Poland 72.4
14 Ireland 72.2
15 Belgium 71.7
16 Netherlands 71.6
17 Croatia 70.7
18 Portugal 70.6
19 Italy 70.6
20 United Kingdom 70.5
21 Slovak Republic 70.2
22 Spain 70.1
23 Hungary 69.9
24 Latvia 69.5
25 Luxembourg 68.7
26 Lithuania 66.1
27 Greece 65.7
28 Malta 64.9
29 Romania 63.4
30 North Macedonia 62.9
31 Serbia 61.1
32 Cyprus 60.7
33 Bulgaria 60.7
34 Türkiye 56.7
Baltic States 69.1
Candidate Countries 57.8
Central and Eastern Europe 69.6
EFTA Countries 75.1
European Union 72
Northern Europe 80.8
Southern Europe 70
Western Europe 73.7
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Guillaume Lafortune
Director, SDSN Paris; Scientific Co-Director of the SDG Index
Guillaume Lafortune took up his duties as Director of SDSN Paris in January 2021. He joined SDSN in 2017 to coordinate the production of the Sustainable Development Report and other projects on SDG data and statistics.
Previously, he has served as an economist at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) working on public governance reforms and statistics. He was one of the lead advisors for the production of the 2015 and 2017 flagship statistical report Government at a Glance. He also contributed to analytical work related to public sector efficiency, open government data and citizens' satisfaction with public services. Earlier, Guillaume worked as an economist at the Ministry of Economic Development in the Government of Quebec (Canada). Guillaume holds a M.Sc in public administration from the National School of Public Administration (ENAP) in Montreal and a B.Sc in international economics from the University of Montreal.
Grayson Fuller
Senior Analyst, SDG Index, SDSN
Grayson Fuller is the Senior Analyst at SDSN. His role consists of managing the data, coding, and statistical analyses for the SDG Index and Dashboards report. He additionally carries out research related to sustainable development. Grayson received his Masters degree in Economic Development at Sciences Po Paris. He holds a Bachelors in Latin American Studies from Harvard University, where he graduated cum laude. Grayson has lived in several Latin American countries and speaks English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Russian. He enjoys playing violin and hails from Atlanta, GA.
Leslie Bermont Díaz
Economist, SDG Index & Financing, SDSN Paris
Leslie Bermont Díaz is an Economist at SDSN. She works on the production and analysis of indicators and indexes to support progress towards the SDGs, and on projects related to SDG financing and climate finance, particularly in Small Islands Developing States. She holds a PhD in Economics from Université Paris-Dauphine PSL, in which she specialized in food security and nutrition issues. Prior to her PhD, Leslie was a policy analyst at the OECD, where she worked on resilience and energy efficiency in cities.
Adolf Kloke-Lesch
Co-Chair of SDSN Europe
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Phoebe Koundouri
Professor School of Economics and Director of ReSEES Research Laboratory, Athens University of Economics and Business; Chair SDSN Global Climate Hub; Co-chair SDSN Europe & Greece; Professor, Department of Technology Management and Economics, Denmark Technical University
Phoebe Koundouri is a world-renowned environmental economics professor and global leader in sustainable development. She is widely recognized as a pioneer in innovative, human-centric, interdisciplinary systems for the sustainable interaction between nature, society, and the economy. Prof. Koundouri is listed in the most-cited women economists in the world, with 15 published books and more than 300 published peer reviewed scientific papers. Prof. Koundouri is University Professor (the university's highest academic rank) at the School of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business, an elected fellow of the World Academy of Art & Science and the President-elect of the European Association of Environmental and Natural Resource Economists for the period 2019-2025 (EAERE) with more than 1200 scientific member institutions, from more than 75 different countries).
Angelo Riccaboni
Co-Chair of SDSN Europe, Full Professor of Business Economics at the University of Siena, PRIMA Foundation
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What Is A Corked Muscle?
We've all heard of a cork, a corked muscle, or a 'corkie'.
This may sound new to you but a cork is a bruise INSIDE of a muscle.
Some call it 'charlie horse'.
It is mostly footballers, netballers or contact sport players who get a cork right on their knees or elbow or even into a big muscle.
A cork happens after a blunt trauma, causing a large bruise to form in the muscle.
If the trauma occurred in the superficial muscles close to the skin, a bruise will form a few hours later.
When the cork or contusion occurs deep in the soft tissue, the bruise may become visible a few days later.
If the trauma is bad enough, it can cause some tearing within the muscle.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR A CORK TO HEAL?
Having a bad cork or a tear in the muscle can sometimes develop weirdly formed scar tissue and occasionally even some bone growing in the muscle and this is going to take a long time to heal (but it should dissolve eventually).
It won't feel nice, but be assured that a cork doesn't need surgery, they just need time to heal properly and for the muscle to recover - but usually a cork is just a big bruise inside of a muscle.
It's going to be sore, it's going to be stiff - but it's not forever!
Oftentimes it takes about four to six weeks to get the muscle right again.
DO I NEED HELP FROM A PHYSIO?
With the help of a physiotherapist you can get the muscle back to optimal function to stretch into higher level activities again, and quicker than just sitting around and waiting.
If you've got a cork, if you've had one previously, or you're struggling with one right now - get in touch with a physiotherapist as soon as possible to get you back to moving well and feeling great!
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Up Close: TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 6 Full Black (Ref. WW2119)
Last Updated on June 22, 2019 by Calibre 11
You might be tempted to dismiss the new TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 6 Full Black as simply being a new variation on a watch that is getting close to its 10th birthday. Nothing exciting there. But we're going to present the case that the very fact that there is a 2014 version of the Monaco watch in itself is an exciting development for TAG Heuer fans. It's not just about the present, but what this new watch could mean for the future.
But before we go too much further into looking at the new model, let's first look back at the origins of the forgotten Monaco.
History of the Monaco Calibre 6 Watch
Yes, a Monaco watch. In fact, the 2005 Monaco watch was the first non-Chronograph Monaco released and came at a time when TAG Heuer was reinventing and modernising its iconic model, starting with the Monaco V4 in 2004 and then the double-sided Monaco 69 and Monaco Calibre 6 the following year. And for sure, you can see the strong influence of the Monaco V4 (which at that stage was only a prototype) in the case design of the Calibre 6.
The Monaco Calibre 6 was a more modern, funkier Monaco, with its highly polished 3D case, sapphire crystal and rubber strap. It was an effort to show that the Monaco didn't have to only be for those seeking retro-tinged thrills.
Despite being only 1mm smaller than the Calibre 17 Monaco (37mm vs. 38mm), the new watch looked smaller and less imposing on the wrist for those who weren't sure if they could manage a square design like the Monaco as an everyday watch.
Initially, the Monaco watch was offered in two dial colours (Blue and Black) and only for Men. But that would soon change.
In 2006 the first Ladies model appeared. It was essentially the same watch as the Men's model, but with the addition of different coloured dials and the liberal use of diamonds. The Ladies dial also had a distinctive vertical streaking effect in the centre of the dial, as you see below.
When the Monaco range was redesigned in 2009 and the Calibre 12 model introduced, the Men's Calibre 6 Monaco disappeared. The watch continued to be sold as part of the Ladies collection, with a Grand Date variant added (below) in 2010.
And you could be forgiven for thinking that this is where the story ends. But below in the 2013/ 2014 TAG Heuer Catalogue we find one Men's Monaco watch- WW2110:
Some five years after the Men's Monaco Calibre 6 was dropped, the Men's model is back in the range and now there is a new Men's model for the first time in 9 years. And the reason is that TAG Heuer CEO Stéphane Linder has big plans for the Monaco.
The Future of the TAG Heuer Monaco
The Monaco has become a little predictable of late. Yes, every year there is a new Limited Edition model and perhaps a new dial colour for the Monaco Twenty-Four, but we haven't seen a really innovative development of the Monaco since the first Monaco Twenty-Four in 2010…and even that watch owed a lot to the Monaco V4 of 2004 and the Calibre 6 from 2005. The only truly fresh thinking on the Monaco case in almost 10 years has been the one-off Monaco Mikrograph from 2011.
When we first interviewed Linder last year, he spoke about his view of the Monaco:
I think there is a real opportunity with the Monaco that is still untapped, because there are a lot of possibilities to make the Monaco even cooler, so I strongly believe in it. And there there are a lot of things to do with watches. Yes, everyone dreams about Chronographs, but even so, we have a lot of watches, but what could be an incredible watch [i.e. a 3-hand watch- no Chronograph function : DC] for TAG Heuer?
We know that TAG Heuer is working on an in-house watch movement, and combined with the comments above and the reappearance of the Monaco Calibre 6 in the catalogue, the Calibre 11 crystal ball says that we should expect some cool new Monaco watches in the future.
TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 6 Full Black- WW2119
That's a long introduction to the Full Black watch so let's look into the 2014 Monaco more closely.
The watch retains the 37mm steel case of the original, but this time with a titanium-carbide coating, with the same treatment applied to the crown.
The Full Black theme is contrasted by several splashes of red, including the "Automatic" text on the dial, the small seconds hand at 6 o'clock and the lining of the perforated Calf-skin strap…which itself appears to have been borrowed from the Jack Heuer 80th Birthday Carrera.
And while these are small changes, they do a lot to lift the look of the watch into something contemporary. The Monaco Calibre 6 was on display at Baselworld 2014, and while we didn't get a great photo of the new watch, we've seen enough to say that it looks pretty sharp.
TAG Heuer used last week's Monaco Grand Prix to officially launch the Calibre 6, and the watch should be in the stores in the next month or so. It is not a Limited Edition, but is categorised as "ADIS", meaning it will be in the catalogue only for 2014 and only made in the quantity already ordered by Dealers. The price (in Switzerland; Swiss Francs) is expected to be CHF 3,450.
And for those who like the Monaco as a watch rather than a Chronograph, it may be that the Monaco Calibre 6 Full Black is the start of a new chapter in the Monaco story.
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Industrial Painting is a demanding field, requiring a painting contractor that is knowledgeable, experienced, reliable and flexible. At Freshcoats, we have a solid team of foremen and supervisors, experienced in meeting the complex demands of industrial jobs.
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We have the ability to set up scaffolding in the workplace to perform the job when ladders are not feasible.
Surface preparation is the most important element prior to the application of Industrial painting and coatings. From high pressure power washing, hand & power tool cleaning, masking and covering the space, we handle all of it.
We use specialised machines for painting along with the traditional brush and roller method to ensure that the work gets over well within the estimated time.
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This video came together as part of a series for Seek Learning on career pathways. Unfortunately for us, a hectic shooting schedule combined with a freak rainstorm in Sydney left us with only a few hours to pull Aaron's story together.
On the fly, we created a number of 'working' scenarios from one very small location, and found a tone and pace to play off Aaron's subdued delivery. The result is an intelligent and surprisingly endearing overview with a mood and style of its own.


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Q: Generating matplotlib graphs without a running X server Matplotlib seems to require the $DISPLAY environment variable which means a running X server.Some web hosting services do not allow a running X server session.Is there a way to generate graphs using matplotlib without a running X server?
[username@hostname ~]$ python2.6
Python 2.6.5 (r265:79063, Nov 23 2010, 02:02:03)
[GCC 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-48)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
>>> fig = plt.figure()
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/home/username/lib/python2.6/matplotlib-1.0.1-py2.6-linux-i686.egg/matplotlib/pyplot.py", line 270, in figure
    **kwargs)
  File "/home/username/lib/python2.6/matplotlib-1.0.1-py2.6-linux-i686.egg/matplotlib/backends/backend_tkagg.py", line 80, in new_figure_manager
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A: @Neil's answer is one (perfectly valid!) way of doing it, but you can also simply call matplotlib.use('Agg') before importing matplotlib.pyplot, and then continue as normal.
E.g.
import matplotlib as mpl
mpl.use('Agg')
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

fig = plt.figure()
ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
ax.plot(range(10))
fig.savefig('temp.png')

You don't have to use the Agg backend, as well.  The pdf, ps, svg, agg, cairo, and gdk backends can all be used without an X-server.  However, only the Agg backend will be built by default (I think?), so there's a good chance that the other backends may not be enabled on your particular install.
Alternately, you can just set the backend parameter in your .matplotlibrc file to automatically have matplotlib.pyplot use the given renderer.

A: You need to use the matplotlib API directly rather than going through the pylab interface. There's a good example here:
http://www.dalkescientific.com/writings/diary/archive/2005/04/23/matplotlib_without_gui.html

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Coca-Cola is now focused on design, and recently commissioned The Designers Republic (UK), Lobo (Brazil), MK12 (USA), Rex and Tennant McKay (South Africa), and Caviar (Japan) to provide unique new bottle designs. The project, named M5, is based on a visual rebranding project targeting young stylish consumers.
Implications - Even the oldest, most iconic brands have to reinvent every once in awhile, resulting in frequent visual re-branding initiatives. Whether it springs from the hope of reaching a new demographic or simply is an attempt to revamp the company according to modern times, a visual re-branding is often necessary and almost always well received by loyal fans of a brand's products.


September 15th, dozens of Novice teams will be competing at the New Beginnings Trial in Santa Rosa, California. In honor of these Novice dogs and handlers, we've compiled a list of podcasts perfect for the beginning team!
Preparing for Your Novice Debut: In this episode, we discuss tips for creating a successful agility debut for your dog.
The Path From Your First Run To Your First Q: In this episode, we discuss common Novice patterns and how you can recognize your success even when you aren't qualifying.
Green Dog Gotchas: We're joined this week by Brittany Schaezler for a discussion on some of the common (and not so common) mistakes we've seen our inexperienced dogs make as they begin competing.
How to Generalize Behaviors with Your Novice Dog: We discuss generalization and proofing in dog agility training, two related but different concepts.
The Myth of the Ring-Wise Dog: Have you been told you have a ring-wise dog? In this podcast we discuss why we believe that most dogs labelled "ring-wise" actually aren't, and why this is a very good things for agility competitors.
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Sustainable development and Free Trade Agreements
Erja Kettunen,
Adjunct Professor, Affiliated Researcher,
Economic Geography, Turku School of Economics, University of Turku,
Sustainable development is defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. The definition is based on the United Nations (UN) World Commission of Environment and Development statement from 1987 that aimed to achieve economic and social development and environmental protection in a balanced manner and with the goal of socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable economic growth. These aims have been formulated into the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted in 2015 that includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) addressing, for example, poverty, health, urbanization, and responsible consumption and production. The UN notes that trade liberalization can have both positive and negative effect on sustainable development: growing trade induces economic growth but not necessarily without cost to the ecosystem. Developing countries should be integrated into the multilateral trading system while at the same time ensuring that this contributes to sustainable development. So far, the SDGs provide the most coherent sustainable development framework to develop business models with positive societal contributions.
The European Union (EU) has been one of the parties striving to advance the sustainable development agenda in its international trade policy. Trade policy and sustainable development is a timely topic because of the accelerated pace at which free trade agreements (FTA) are negotiated, signed and enforced, and because they are becoming more comprehensive. Recently, trade agreements have been concluded particularly in East and Southeast Asia, and the EU has been active in this front, as well. It has signed FTAs with South Korea (in force since 2011), Japan and Singapore (2019), concluded negotiations with Vietnam, and has ongoing talks with others, such as Indonesia. Yet the EU has not launched negotiations with one of its biggest trade partners, China, due to trade disputes and problems of transparency in China's trade policy as perceived by the EU side. Whereas talks for an investment agreement were begun in 2013, negotiations for a free trade agreement are not in the foreseeable future. China currently emphasizes its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), originally the 'One Belt, One Road' for infrastructure development along the Eurasian continent and sea routes to Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia. In this framework, China aims to negotiate FTAs with most – if not all – of the nearly 70 countries participating in the initiative, many of which are post-Soviet emerging economies in Central Asia.
As to the EU, the negotiated agreements in Asia are wide and deep "new generation" FTAs that also adhere to sustainable development. How, in practice, are sustainable development issues – labour and environment protection – included in trade agreements? The EU's bilateral FTAs are legal documents with detailed provisions on the liberalization of trade. For example, the EU-South Korea FTA is a document of 1426 pages consisting of 15 Chapters and 25 Annexes, signed by the representatives of all EU member states and South Korea. Looking at the South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Vietnam agreements, it can be observed that the texts are relatively similar. The structure of the 'Chapter on trade and sustainable development' is almost identical in the four FTAs. Each include references to international conventions, such as those of the International Labour Organization. All agreements note, for example, the right of each party to establish its own levels of environmental and labour protection; a commitment to respect the fundamental rights at work; and facilitating trade in environmental goods and services (renewable energy, energy efficient and eco-labelled goods). Slight differences are found in exact wordings, reflecting the formulations that each negotiating party has been ready to accept at the time of the negotiations.
What is notable is that the four FTAs show a chronological evolution towards more detailed provisions on sustainable development. The first FTA, with South Korea, is the briefest whereas the one with Vietnam is the most explicit in environmental and labour issues. Yet, none of them present sanctions on the possible ignorance of the provisions by the parties. This makes the FTAs relatively powerless in executing any endorsements in case of misconduct. The European Commission has noted that sustainable development issues are still unfamiliar in many of the EU's trade partners and thus challenging to implement. Institutional structures and monitoring practices are, however, being put into place. Therefore, FTAs may eventually serve as an institutional push to introduce formal rules and regulations on sustainable development at the national level in partner countries, which would support responsible businesses in the long run.
Email: erja.kettunen-matilainen@utu.fi
Categories: BRE2/2020Keywords: Erja Kettunen, sustainability, trade policy


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On the same day that Hope Solo says married life is wonderful and that she would never marry a guy who hit her, just a guy who makes her magically bleed and previously accused of raping a woman, her new husband was arrested again. Jerramy Stevens is in jail for violating his probation by getting arrested after he hit Hope. The interesting thing is in Hope's book she says that Maks on DWTS slapped her on the face, but in her statement to the media yesterday she says she has never been hit by a man. Hmmm.
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She's going to end up in the hospital before she admits anything is going on.
SecondCityKid said...
I 2nd what SecondCityKid said. She's a compulsive liar who does not think before speaking.
K said...
Yes, blame the victim. What on earth.
OneGirlRevolution said...
I don't think it's "blame" the victim so much as let's not celebrate and make heroes of people who continue to make atrocious choices in their life.
(I will add the disclaimer that I hope that she survives and comes to her senses)
@second and @lotta you guys should pick up a basic psychology book and read about behaviors of victims of domestic violence especially if you're going to criticize someone's intelligence who is being abused when you both should open up your own minds.
She's made two accusations against two celebrity males in a relatively short time. I think it's best to step back and make no assumptions.
I lose respect for ANYone who makes those stupid gang signs in pictures. I mean, wtf?
Some women love bad boys, and this is what happens when you love a bad boy. I have no sympathy for broads like Rhianna, Solo, and Sandra Bullock who love bad boys who do bad things to them. Same goes for guys who marry strippers and any woman who makes her living getting her tits out and gets heartbroken when these chicks behave like the moneygrubbers and sluts they are. You reap what you sew people!
Jemtastic said...
Nemesis.
Sandbox720 said...
Anyone who has been abused in the past would know how difficult it is to get out of these situations. It's atrocious that someone would condemn them if they had been through it themselves. You know what it's like. The manipulation, control, and desire to do anything to please someone in the moment because maybe that is all they know of survival. I am embarrassed for anyone who says that she deserves what she gets. You're basically just an asshole.
Hopefully she figures this out.
ALSO, there is a huge difference between loving a bad boy and being trapped in an abusive situation. Cheaters break your heart...abusers break your body...big difference.
Jeneral said...
I have sympathy for them because they don't love themselves enough to think they deserve better. But it is frustrating to watch.
GemTwist said...
@bud spudd...ugh. Go shave your back, neanderthal. also, it's 'sow', dipshit.
Ashlea said...
SHe's a very talented athlete with obvious poor choices in men. I hate that she allows herself to be abused. Hopefully she smartens up and leaves this man before he injures her seriously.
Caitlin, Hope says she's not a victim and never was. She's protecting her husband that she dated for two months before deciding to marry him. when she accused Maks of hitting her THEN she was the victim. So whenever she feels like it's convenient for her, she'll be "the victim."
Here's a fact. While no one chooses to become a victim, it is almost ALWAYS a choice to remain one. No matter how psychologically damaged you are.
And yes, I say that as someone who was once stupid and then smartened the hell up.
It sounds like she's saying whatever she can to clean up after the massive trainwreck that her life has become. This is so sad. She could have had major endorsement deals, and made quite alot of money off of her natural looks and talent, now she's just a poster child for abused women. What a waste! Hope needs to hire a p.r team yesterday.
MomTo4Boys said...
What in the hell is that stupid hand crap supposed to mean?
@MomTo4Boys - it means "west side"
We are questioning her state of mind, despite how we express it, whether we think she's an "idiot" for continuing with the relationship and/or feeling pity for her "state of mind as an abused woman" We all are questioning her state of mind. Its just the fact some are giving out tough love, vs babying her. I personally believe in tough love. When I broke my arm, my mom was an "I told you so" kind of person. My dad however was the kind who wanted to placate me and baby me for being hurt. How did I break my arm? By not putting on the guard for our trampoline up, and smashing my arm against the metal bars during one particularly inventive tumble. Was I warned by my mother that would happen? Yes. My father? Yes. When it happened, two different reactions. But there was still concern there. There's concern for Hope Solo. BTW, calling someone an asshole is assholish, no matter how you phrase it. =) lol.
Actually, I think it's for Washington University where they went to college, not a gang symbol.
(although it can mean "westside", as in westcoast)
@Gemtwist- Do you have anything intelligent to say or are you just going to spell check and name call? You might want to check you capitalization before you go pointing fingers at folks for typographical errors. Moron.
That's just laziness, not because I'm a moron. Anyway, have fun being a misogynist!
PS - 'your'
Agreed! Also, I'm embarrassed for people who use the word 'broads'.
You can't fix crazy or stupid.
@Lola - that explanation makes sense! I've only ever known it to mean "westside", but that's because I grew up listening to that dang rap noise. ;)
Not A Ninny said...
It's not "Washington University", it's the University of Washington. Or as we natives say, "U-Dub" or just "The U".
They were both UW sports stars, so doubtlessly that's what they're throwing down. Unfortunately, in the post-Dogfather era the Huskies did get a taint of gangbanger because of who they were recruiting.
The reason this is important is that in the NW we really, really have no tolerance for this kind of bullshit. It's why Stevens got tossed from the Seahawks so fast. Solo WAS a huge local hero, but her stock is in freefall now. She's getting hurt at home by this way more than auslanders realize.
caralw said...
I'm hoping she's telling the truth about her new husband, but given his record, I doubt it. Did she have any bruises? I also question the truth of her statement regarding Maks slapping her, in light of her most recent comments about never being hit.
Not sure what to think about all this. I don't know why anyone would marry someone if they abused her the night before the wedding, especially if she'd only known him for 2 months.
Lying to cover the abuse up is a VERY common thing to do when one is abused.
And to be honest, she seems to be very good at hiding it. I feel like she's been abused before, like way before, maybe even in her childhood but hey, hopefully someone loves her enough to have her back and keep her away from this guy..
The easiest way for most people to understand it is that abused woman are kind of like an abused dog.. You can beat the hell out of them but they still love you.
Anon said...
Black dick does strange shit to white women,don't it?!?!
I kinda' like that fact that she's with him including Chris banging Rihanna.
Its' like a big "Fuck You" to those supposedly DV advocates.
Brooke Wheeler said...
This woman has issues with people whereever she goes. It is sad if she's being abused and I hope for her sake she can get out of this "marriage", but look up her history. She's a troublemaker who has shown very little respect for anyone else over the course of her career.
I don't think compulsive liar is the right way to describe her when she appears to be caught in an abusive relationship. I'd guess her lies are only regarding her relationship and covering up for her husband and his abuse.
It's sad when anyone is stuck in a cycle of any type of abuse, as I know myself how hard it can be to get out. It seems even sadder to me that someone so physically strong is just as stuck and doesn't seem to have the emotional or mental tools yet to leave.
Look at the expressions that they carved on their pumpkins: it says it all.
cc423 said...
She's a mess and needs some serious help.
This is no different than the post about the lesbian who fought her girl's brother over the holidays.everything's all kosher now.
H888FUL said...
LOL just curious, I guess someone's mother didn't sit her down during the OJ trial and say "This is what happens to mudsharks". And I guess she also never heard the saying "Once you go black, you get stabbed". The Dept of Health statistics on STDs by race would be enough for me if I was attracted to them, which I'm not. Growing up with them and being sexually assaulted and tormented because I'm white was enough to steer very, very clear of them. I'm sure all the liberals here living in 99% white Portland, etc. have no idea but they will be very quick to condemn those of us who do. And that's cool. It is what it is.
Haha she's from Washington state, Richland, which is 89% white according to Wiki, with less than 2% of the population being black! There ya go. Good luck sweetie, you're going to need it.
nettalovesrobin said...
@888 U r a fucking idiot! But im sure u know that!
Barton Fink said...
It's so sweet to see them throwing gang signs! Can't wait for the drive-by to end the pathetic Hope story.
ecua said...
I second this! ^
White folks killed more blacks folks than oj ever did.
Disease? You cornered the market on that as well with the Tuskeegee Experiment.
You were sexually assaulted and beaten growing up?? Just like your forefathers were raping and beating everyone else.
Sins of father.
See I don't believe that."Choosing the wrong men" is just an excuse that SOME women used when they don't want to be held accountable for their actions.Some women are about Dat Life.They love drama.
If you're over 25,there's no such thing as making poor choices when it comes to mates.You like what you like.


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Q: Using JToggleButton in java to make other buttons visible I am trying to create a doodle god style game in java, I cant figure out how to make it so when two JToggleButtons are toggled it makes a third appear. Here is my attempt, but it is not working any suggestions. I am new at this and its confusing. I think I need an ActionListener somewhere, but im not to sure how that works. Im using Eclipse w/ windows builder. Thanks for taking on this challenge!
public class New {

private JFrame frame;

/**
 * Launch the application.
 */
public static void main(String[] args) {
    EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
        public void run() {
            try {
                New window = new New();
                window.frame.setVisible(true);
            } catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    });
}

/**
 * Create the application.
 */
public New() {
    initialize();
}

/**
 * Initialize the contents of the frame.
 */
private void initialize() {
    frame = new JFrame();
    frame.setBounds(100, 100, 450, 300);
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    frame.getContentPane().setLayout(null);

    JToggleButton waterButton = new JToggleButton("water");
    waterButton.addItemListener(new ItemListener() {
        public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent ev) {
           if(ev.getStateChange()==ItemEvent.SELECTED){
             System.out.println("waterButton is toggled");
           }else if(ev.getStateChange()==ItemEvent.DESELECTED){
             System.out.println("waterButton is untoggled");
           }
        }
    });

    waterButton.setBounds(6, 6, 161, 29);
    frame.getContentPane().add(waterButton);

    JToggleButton fireButton = new JToggleButton("fire");
    fireButton.addItemListener(new ItemListener() {
        public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent ev) {
           if(ev.getStateChange()==ItemEvent.SELECTED){
             System.out.println("fireButton is toggled");
           }else if(ev.getStateChange()==ItemEvent.DESELECTED){
             System.out.println("fireButton is untoggled");
           }
        }
    });

    fireButton.setBounds(6, 41, 161, 29);
    frame.getContentPane().add(fireButton);

    JToggleButton steamButton = new JToggleButton("steam");
    steamButton.setBounds(6, 82, 161, 29);
    frame.getContentPane().add(steamButton);
    //steamButton.setVisible(false);

    if (waterButton.isSelected() && fireButton.isSelected()){
        steamButton.setVisible(true);
    }
    else{
        steamButton.setVisible(false);
    }
}

}

A: public class DoodleGodTestOrganized {

JFrame frame = new JFrame("DoodleGod");
public static JToggleButton waterButton = new JToggleButton("Water");
public static JToggleButton fireButton = new JToggleButton("Fire");
public static JToggleButton steamButton = new JToggleButton("Stream");

public DoodleGodTestOrganized(){
    frame();

}

public void frame(){
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    frame.setSize(600, 340);
    frame.setTitle("Doogle God");
    frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
    frame.setResizable(true);
    frame.setVisible(true);

    JPanel panel = new JPanel();
    panel.add(waterButton);
    panel.add(fireButton);
    panel.add(steamButton);
    steamButton.setVisible(false);
    panel.setVisible(true);
    frame.add(panel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
    frame.setVisible(true);

}

public static void main(String[] args) {
    new DoodleGodTestOrganized();

    //Created actionListener for the waterbutton
    waterButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
        @Override
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
            if(waterButton.isSelected() && fireButton.isSelected()){
                steamButton.setVisible(true);
            }else{
                steamButton.setVisible(false);
            }
        }
    });

//Actionlistener for the fireButton
    fireButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
        @Override
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
            if(waterButton.isSelected() && fireButton.isSelected()){
                steamButton.setVisible(true);
            }else{
                steamButton.setVisible(false);
            }
        }
    });

 }
}

Here is a example of a working solution. It is not the best written one but I made it out of your existing code setup and tried to really push on the important parts  to give you an understanding of what a working solution to the problem CAN look like.


Recently, Harvard Business School Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, Ethan Bernstein conducted a before-and-after study that may reinforce the already strong case against open office plans. Bernstein's research uses observational evidence rather than self-reported data to show that communal workspaces don't necessarily provide a collaborative environment. Lisa MacLellan, from Quartz at Work, summarized the study results.
Bernstein centered his research on a renovation at an unnamed Fortune 500 company that was engaged in a "so-called war on walls." Employees participating in the study wore people analytics badges that anonymously tracked, but didn't record, conversations. The sensors provided data the researchers could compare changes in in-person conversations against changes in online communication.
During the two studies, the researchers found that email and instant message (IM) conversations increased significantly after the office redesign to an open environment, while productivity declined. And, actual face-to-face interactions decreased by 72%. Before the renovation, employees met face to face 5.8 hours per person during the three-week study period. In the open office plan, the same people held face-to-face conversations only about 1.7 hours per person.
These employees turned to online communications much more often, however, sending 56% more email messages and 67% more IMs. The authors reasoned that by using electronic methods to communicate, employees were trying to recreate the privacy that cubicles had once provided.
The authors call this social withdraw a "natural human response" triggered by a change in environment.
Importantly, Bernstein's study also found that when the cubical walls were removed, employees just didn't take their usual in-person conversations online. Instead, they began emailing more with some people and communicating less with others. In short, open office plans impact employee networks, which in turn can affect the way teams work.
Trying to figure all this out in an open space can lead to overload, distraction, and poorer decisions.
Take Bernstein's findings into consideration if you are thinking about redesigning your office space or planning a move to a new office space to ensure you both provide your employees with a comfortable workspace, and with one that promotes effective communication and collaboration.
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Amazon recently abandoned plans to build half of its "HQ2" in New York City. The company was going to receive about $3 billion in taxpayer subsidies for its New York office, and it appears that a small-but-vocal group critical of the subsidies had something to do with its change of plans.
This whole ordeal was a mess, but hopefully it's taught companies and governments some valuable lessons.
First, giving tax breaks to specific companies is a bad idea. There's substantial evidence that such tax breaks are largely a waste of money. They typically don't have much influence on a company's final decision and the promised benefits—more jobs, more economic growth—either don't materialize or would have occurred regardless. Playing the tax-subsidy game is like betting against the house—everyone thinks they'll win but in the end they're left with empty pockets and little to show for it.
Second, companies need to think differently about where they locate. From an economic standpoint, New York City is attractive with its highly skilled labor force, dynamic and innovative environment, and huge market. But local economies don't exist in a vacuum. For better or worse, local politics and policy can also significantly influence whether a business succeeds .
Amazon should have been aware of this considering its experiences in Seattle. Last May, Seattle tried to levy a $275 per-employee tax on Amazon, while several local officials have been vocal about the company not paying its "fair share." Some also complain about Amazon's contribution to Seattle's high housing costs. This despite the fact that Amazon has generated billions of dollars in income for locals, as well as the sales tax and property tax dollars that go along with it.
Of course, some of the backlash against Amazon was due to the tax breaks it was scheduled to receive, which is understandable. But that's not the whole story. Many New York and Seattle officials think that big companies such as Amazon and their wealthy executives should do more to alleviate the problems that city policies often create or exacerbate.
Take homelessness in Seattle. Sure, it's always going to take money to build housing in an expensive city. But the city's zoning rules—heavily tilted towards single-family housing—also must change before enough housing can be built to truly bring down costs for residents. Simply raising taxes on companies like Amazon without allowing more apartments and other multi-family units is not a serious plan.
Or consider subway funding in New York City. Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to raise taxes on the wealthy to fix the dilapidated subway before addressing core problems like the system's substantial inefficiencies. For instance, it costs about 67% more to move a subway car one mile in New York than it does in London or Paris. Again, any plan to fix the problem via more money alone is not a serious one.
So where might Amazon have gone instead? Several of Amazon's 20 finalist cities are in the 10 most economically free metropolitan areas, as ranked by economist Dean Stansel in a recent study. These include Miami, Dallas, and Nashville. The New York metro area ranked 49th. Miami or Dallas may lack some of New York's economic advantages, but from a policy perspective they are likely to be much less antagonistic.
That said, it's hard to feel too bad for Amazon. It and other companies that clamor for subsidies are an important part of the problem. Amazon's public announcement for HQ2 bids seems like a mistake now. If it had gone about its business quietly, its investment decisions probably wouldn't be front page news today.
But public officials who insist corporations are responsible for society's ills are also in the wrong. Corporations don't deserve taxpayer money, but big problems like homelessness, deteriorating infrastructure, drug abuse, and joblessness shouldn't be pinned on them either.
It's not clear how we get to a better place from here, but this Amazon fiasco has highlighted how terrible the current system is and that's a start.
The featured image is from Amazon.com.
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Stand back, Carlos Slim – Bill Gates is now the wealthiest person alive, Bloomberg has declared.
Gates and Slim: Guess which one is smiling.
The Microsoft co-founder has a personal pile of $72.7 billion, enough to overtake the Mexican telecoms tycoon and grab the top spot for the first time since 2007.
Gates has seen his fortune ramp up by $10 billion in the past year, according to the list. The 57-year-old former Microsoft CEO owns about 5.2% of the software maker, whose shares hit a five-year high on Thursday, the same day the billionaires index was updated.
The reviving stock, up 27% this year, has not been the only shot in the arm for the uber-nerd-turned-philanthropist. His private Cascade Investment holdings stand at $38.6 billion, boosted by rallies in companies like the Canadian National Railway Co.
But for Gates to succeed, it wasn't enough for him to do well – Slim also had to take a hit. He holds 44% of America Movil, recently targeted by a Mexican bill aimed at breaking up its dominance in mobile and landline phone service. Not surprisingly, Bloomberg estimates that his wealth has fallen by $3.1 billion in the past year, to dip to $72.1 billion.
In faint-but-pursuing third, as before, is Oracle of Omaha Warren Buffett, with $59.6 billion, most of it from his stake in Berkshire Hathaway . Fourth is Amancio Ortega ($56 billion), of fashion retail chain Zara, and fifth is Ikea owner and Sweden's richest man Ingvar Kamprad.
Despite the switcheroo, Slim's not far behind the Microsoft maven. He can also console himself with his ranking on the rival Forbes billionaires list, which in March put Slim on top with $73 billion. What's a few hundred million between friends?
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