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Keywords: NL, SIN, Stop It Now!, treatment, UK
Politically, we are failing to save ourselves
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Powell, Adam
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About the British branch of Stop It Now!
This is version 2019 = first concept of the version 2021. A next version might follow - Ipce webmaster.
I was acquainted with the UK branch of Stop it Now! (SIN) on and off from 2007 to 2015.
About StopItNow (SIN)
SIN began in the US and was founded by Frances Henry, who has said her father sexually assaulted her for four years, from age 12-16. She took it upon herself to visit men in prisons serving sentences for actual or perceived child sexual abuse. She went in to ask them one question: would they respond to therapy if it were offered? The overwhelming majority said they would. This is what she wanted to hear. It is also what I would expect them to say, having serious personal problems and wanting to get something off their chest; but I do not think that is what Henry had in mind.
SIN has spread its influence across the world to other countries including the UK and the Netherlands [*].
[* The NL branch differs greatly from the UK Branch - See here below - Ipce webmaster, NL]
The UK Branch if SIN
The UK branch denies that minor attracted people exist. According to them, nobody is a paedophile. It is a "media stereotype". They find the very idea that any adult person could be sexually attracted to a child preposterous in spite of many people telling them that this is the case. They believe a child has nothing to offer an adult.
They have said on their website that they agree with Freud's assertion that a child is a sexual being like anyone else, which would appear to contradict their salient message. It causes them consternation that an adult would have a social interest in children; when this is the case they tend to be judgmental and imagine there is something seriously wrong with that individual even if involves nothing sexual. They tend to see their own beliefs as axiomatic; somehow their own thinking is just "common sense". It needs no explanation; anyone taking a contrary view must be either stupid or rebellious.
The context within which the UK branch operates
I think we need to look carefully at the context within which the UK branch operates, or did until at least 2015. There are significant differences between the UK and NL branches. SIN UK is a charity that works closely with the Lucy Faithfull Foundation (LFF) which has similar goals. They are being run by much the same people but for accounting purposes have to be treated separately. SIN struggles to raise money from members of the general public because MAPs do not attract much sympathy. Their staff have experienced a lot of flak too. They survive on government grants.
Although strictly speaking a charity, SIN UK is a quasi non-governmental organisation. The government is outsourcing its duty of care for minor attracted persons to a charity, when I think the National Health Service should show greater responsibility. Neither SIN or LFF can say anything other than what the government wants to hear, so it is inevitably an abusive organisation reflecting the abusive attitudes of the government and of the wider public. If the staff at SIN were to move to the Netherlands and experience a different ethos they might learn a more compassionate response.
Baroness Lucy Faithfull was a Conservative member of the House of Lords, in which capacity she campaigned for MAPs [Minor Attracted Persons] to receive treatment aimed at a "cure". This was absurd. Baroness Faithfull should have known that various attempts to "cure" gays had little success and caused enormous psychological damage to those involved. By repeating a broadly similar behaviourist approach but without electric shocks (which were outlawed in the UK in the 1980s) Baroness Faithfull should have been able to foresee that any attempts to "help" people who said that they were minor attracted was likely to have similarly disastrous results.
SIN's Simple Axiomas
I think that the Baroness was just as naive as Frances Henry in believing that whatever your problem is, the answer somehow lies in counselling. This is the context within which SIN and child protection "professionals" work. They seem to believe that their moral judgement is enough for them to provide therapeutic services for others. I appreciate that moral judgement is necessary for us to make sense of our lives and to prevent us from harming ourselves and others but moral judgement is always made on the basis of inadequate knowledge.
Here lies the problem with SIN and their fellow travellers. They seldom allow themselves the luxury of accepting that they are frequently wrong, misled and shallow. Things that they see as axiomatic such as "adults are more powerful than children" are not always true. Sometimes a child is more powerful than an adult, within their own orbit. SIN UK is part of a wider movement that wants to see the complex questions about nature and the universe reduced to a few simple axioms, because they imagine this will make the world a happier place. They cannot have what they want so they tend to direct their anger at their clients.
They also have to work closely with...
... the police, probation, child protection agencies, survivors' groups, the media and mental health professionals, so they have to sing the tune these people want to hear even when it is contradictory.
I think people have a better understanding now of the limitations of psychology (which were shown by John De Cecco in an interview with Joseph Geraci in Paidika (Vol. 1 No.3, Winter 1988), in which he explained that psychology has sold its soul to money. The psychological opinions one gets depend on how much you are willing to pay for them, making the psychological community look very corrupt. One also hears stories about intimidation in British universities of academics who do not say what the government or wider public want to hear. I wonder if an honest psychologist is employable in this country?
A Controversial Expert
I wonder how well SIN understand this? Very controversially they recruited Ray Wyre, who promoted himself as "the national expert on paedophilia". At the time, Wyre had a background as a probation officer but with no directly relevant qualifications and no peer-reviewed publications to his name. He became the adviser to LFF and SIN. He was not without controversy.
As a probation officer he had booked his meetings with sex offenders in groups. He did not ask either higher authority or the offenders themselves for permission to do this. He used this as a stepping stone to introduce sex offenders' programmes imported from North America devised by Bill Marshall. These programmes are highly abusive mainly because they attempt to re-programme the mind to suit the state, as in the novel A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess (later film version directed by Stanley Kubrick). Inspired by Marshall, Wyre wrote a residential programme lasting nine months which was delivered by LFF/SIN. More seriously, Wyre was pre-occupied by MAPs who committed murder and was seeking to develop an hypothesis linking minor attraction and murder.
Initially, in 1992, they tried to open the Gracewell Clinic in Birmingham. Locally, this caused outrage because as a "progressive step" Wyre wanted to open the clinic next door to a children's hospital. Even Lucy Faithfull had her doubts. Thankfully, the ghastly idea was shelved but in 1996 the Wolvercote Clinic opened in Epsom, Surrey.
The British Media
This clinic survived for six years and was confronted by local people waving placards saying what they would like to do to the clients and others like them. SIN/LFF were very dismissive of local concerns. They are also similarly dismissive whenever MAPs complain about the hatred and stigma they experience on a daily basis even though they have often witnessed this and know that people have been murdered because it was perceived that they were minor attracted. Their excuse is that whenever a "newspaper" screams extreme hatred about an "evil monster" it is not aimed at say, Adam Powell, but the reality of the media is that they promote hatred against all MAPs. There is an absurdity within British culture. On the one hand British people hold the media in very low regard indeed but then quote media prejudices as being absolute truth.
Behaviourism
SIN believe that sex offending is a "learned behaviour" that can be "unlearned". Such a statement is absurd because all behaviour is learned and no behaviour can be unlearned. For example, to be able to play the piano one first needs to learn how to play the piano and once learned the skill is not forgotten but may benefit from occasional practice. SIN make a practice of making sweeping statements that on examination make no sense such as "minor attraction cannot possibly exist because reciprocity in a relationship is important to me and a child can give nothing back"
Violence?
When asked to explain their thinking, they attribute sex offending to exposure to violence. So a rapist, for example, probably will have greater exposure to violence than the general public. They then, very dishonestly categorise all sex offenders with the rapist and create an impression that all sex offenders are motivated by violence, which is clearly not the truth, whereas if they looked at sub-categories individually they would get different results.
It is like making the general observation that poverty is the most frequent cause of financial dishonesty and then claiming that a banker who commits fraud is motivated by poverty.
They like asserting that sex offending is not a mental illness and indeed it is not, but minor attraction is listed in DSM-5 as being a mental disorder (albeit not automatically so). This undermines SIN in two ways.
First it shows that mental health professionals accept that minor attraction exists (even if the UK government refuses to accept this) and
secondly SIN is seriously under-qualified to deal with these matters.
When shown this, they become dismissive, seeing the work of psychiatrists more talented than themselves as a work of "American indulgence".
Their tactic is to manipulate their clients into the belief that the client's parents and others of significance are to blame for the client's sex offending. Their reason for this is to preserve their own belief that if a person feels motivated towards adult-child sexual behaviour (even if it is only holding hands) there must be something very badly wrong with that person.
Clearly "counselling" does not cause minor attraction to go away and the "therapist" systematically torments the client for admitting that they have these feelings. Their goal is to instil guilt so that the client develops a social phobia to the extent that they cannot travel on buses or trains or go to shops where children are present. According to SIN, this phobia is "empowerment".
According to them, anyone who experiences sexual feelings towards children does so by choice, because the client is not obliged to be wherever the child is. They also become personally abusive at this point, asserting that people choose to be minor attracted because they are low status among their "peer group" (although they cannot define what a peer group is) and then choose to be friendly with children (which then becomes sexualised) because this is "safer for them than seeking to develop relationships with adults".
SIN think that they have an educative role in "teaching" people to have "rewarding relationships" with adults. They seem to imagine that relationships are about "social skills" rather than falling in love, and they seem to think they can teach "social skills" even though they themselves are frequently rude.
SIN UK also view singles as people who are not fully fledged adults. They think that single MAPs should have adult partners; they fail to think through issues such as how the adult partner feels about minor attraction or whether the relationship gives access to children within the partner's family. For them, the most important thing in life is about "fitting in" suggesting they would persecute gays if this was necessary to "fit in".
As they do not believe minor attraction exists, they cannot accept either that people can have paedophilic feelings but not act on them. They completely misunderstand homosexuality too.
I remember a member of staff complaining to me that she could not understand what I was talking about when mentioning the combination of gay and celibate. In their imagination, anyone who is gay is homosexually active; so a child cannot be gay because they are "too young for that". Due to their lack of separation between sexual attraction and sexual activity, they cannot accept that it is possible for a minor attracted person to live a responsible life as an MAP. They think MAPs must erase these emotions.
SIN UK admitted that they have had complaints from clients alleging aggravation of existing mental health disorders (but still think there is a higher point of principle at stake). They also have difficulty understanding why a man sexually attracted to boys would describe himself as gay and minor attracted. For them being gay is adult-to-adult only. They don't bother reading DSM, for example, which explains that homosexuality is sexual attraction between persons of the same sex and that age does not come into it.
Their rejection of minor attraction is partly because of perceived power difference; but power difference exists in all relationships, so objecting to power difference in relationships is opposition to all relationships. SIN become dismissive when this is explained to them and their response is to defend their own marriages as having equality of power. Even if this were true, it might not remain so. What if one partner happened to be in a car crash, was unable to work again and was left dependant on their spouse for care? Such questions to SIN are dismissed as "unhelpful". They do not seem to understand that power differences are not a problem when people sincerely love each other.
SIN NL
I have spoken a lot about SIN UK but I think that SIN NL is a good deal better than this. They do for example, accept that some people through no choice or fault of their own or anybody else's are minor attracted and need to live responsible lives as MAPs and navigate a lot of stigma and ignorance. I remember a staff member of SIN UK becoming angry when I pointed this out and they become personally insulting.
Much of what they say is prefixed with "society says". They get quite agitated when one points out that until a few years ago society hated gays for being gay and that one should not jump onto a bandwagon just because it has majority support. Their answer is that they don't equate the two things, but then neither do I. They simply refuse to accept that if they repeat discredited behaviourist techniques that have failed with gays they will fail again, causing untold misery.
For all the controversy, SIN NL appears to be a much more humane organisation than its British equivalent. They work closely with Dr Frans Gieles and with JORis, a Dutch MAP group; JON is its counterpart in a different part of the country. [*] They have shared ideas and materials.
[See
< https://www.ipce.info/library/web-article/three-reports-and-essay-netherlands >
< https://www.jorisoost.nl/english.html >
< https://www.jorisoost.nl/read_more/narrative.htm > ]
I do believe, however, that the only reason MAPs are treated with even a modicum of respect in the Netherlands is thanks to the pioneering work of Edward Brongersma and Frits Bernard. Until recently, MAPs had more political power in the NL than in the UK. Here lies the issue, in my opinion. Minor attraction is a political problem in need of a political solution and unfortunately, I do not think that things will get any better for MAPs without organising politically.


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PM Modi addresses rally at Thrissur, Kerala
Published By : Admin | January 27, 2019 | 15:55 IST
In 2014, only 55% of all homes in India had a cooking gas connection. Today that number stands at over 90%: PM
In the last four and a half years, the NDA government in the Centre has transformed the culture of Governance in India: PM Modi
Be it the Congress or the Communists, they have zero regard for any institutions. For them, every institution, the armed forces, the police, the CBI, the CAG…everyone is wrong but they are right: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a huge rally at Thrissur as part of his Kerala visit today. The visit saw PM Modi dedicate the newly expanded Kochi Refinery and several other crucial projects relating to the petrochemicals sector to the people of the country.
Describing the rapidly growing energy needs of the country and the initiatives taken to address these challenges, PM Modi listed out schemes like Ujjwala Yojana under which gas cylinders have been distributed to the people at a massive scale. He further added, "India's energy needs are growing. That is why we have sped up the development of oil and gas infrastructure in the country."
PM Modi talked at length about the efficient governance of his government across various sectors which have further enhanced India's growth prospects. He said, "In the last four and half years, the NDA government in the Centre gas transformed the culture of governance in India. Today, India is the fastest growing major economy in the world. Five years ago, the world had given up on India, but today, the world wants to come here and invest. Our perception has improved and so has our performance."
Lashing out at the ruling CPI(M) government in Kerala for its utter disregard towards the cultural ethos of people of Kerala, Prime Minister Modi said, "The issue of Sabarimala Temple has caught the attention of the entire nation. The people of India are seeing the manner in which the Communist government of Kerala are disrespecting all aspects of Kerala's culture. I fail to understand why the Communists are undermining our culture and civilisation, which has stood the test of time spanning centuries."
PM Modi also took on the 'Mahagathbandhan' of Opposition parties that have formed an alliance against the BJP-led government for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections saying "My friends in the Opposition are bankrupt when it comes to any positive and constructive agenda for the development of our nation. All they have is their hatred for Modi. Their day starts with abusing Modi and ends with abusing Modi. I want to tell them- Abuse me as much as you want but don't put barriers in India's progress. Abuse me as much as you want but don't abuse our great nation."
He further criticized the recent doubts posed against the Election Commission of India by Opposition parties, particularly the Congress and remarked, "The entire nation was amused to see a press conference in London, where, on foreign soils, India's democratic ethos was questioned. And, who was spotted in that press conference? A topmost Congress leader. Is this your respect towards our institutions and our democracy? Is this what our politics has come to, that now, you will even go to foreign lands to undermine the mandate of the people of India?"
The wide-ranging address at the rally concluded with PM Modi speaking about former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan being conferred with a Padma Award by his government recently. In this regard, he said, "It is an honour that our government had the opportunity of conferring a Padma Award to Nambi Narayanan. We value each and every person who is working to make India stronger."
PM Modi further assured his supporters and the people of the country that he won't allow corruption to take place as long as he is in power and urged his supporters in Kerala to come together and work towards saving the culture of Kerala, to create a New India, a Positive India.
This is my second visit to Kerala in this month. I am happy to be in Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala: PM @narendramodi https://t.co/PeprhW2zJW
— narendramodi_in (@narendramodi_in) January 27, 2019
During my last visit to Kerala, I dedicated the Kollam bypass, which was pending for decades.
Today, I am here to Dedicate Kochi oil refinery, and other projects which will enhance ease of living in Kerala: PM @narendramodi
Four and a half years ago, we launched a major effort to make all kitchens smoke-free.
In 2014, only 55% of all homes in India had a cooking gas connection.
Today that number stands at over 90%: PM @narendramodi https://t.co/PeprhW2zJW
We are very close to our goal to provide a cooking gas connection to every home.
Nearly six crore poor women have received a free cooking gas connection: PM @narendramodi https://t.co/PeprhW2zJW
India's energy needs are growing.
That is why we have speeded up the development of oil and gas infrastructure in the country: PM @narendramodi
Keeping in view the import burden of petrol and diesel, the Union Government has begun the development of biofuels in a big way.
Whether it is aviation fuel or petrol and diesel, we have succeeded in ten percent blending of biofuel.
Our effort is to increase this to 25%: PM
In the last four and a half years, the NDA government in the Centre has transformed the culture of Governance in India.
Today, India is the fastest growing major economy in the world: PM @narendramodi https://t.co/PeprhW2zJW
Five years ago, the world had given up on India but today, the world wants to come here and invest.
Our perception has improved and so has our performance.
We have moved up from rank 142 to rank 77 in the Ease of Doing business rankings: PM @narendramodi
India has gone ahead of China in getting FDI.
Be it manufacturing and start-ups, India is making remarkable progress: PM @narendramodi https://t.co/PeprhW2zJW
In just 4 years, the number of mobile manufacturing units has gone up from 2 to over 120.
India has one of the biggest start-up ecosystems in the world, thanks to the youth.
We have the world's largest healthcare programme in the world, Ayushman Bharat: PM @narendramodi
An issue like sanitation, which was never important enough to be high on the priority of previous governments is a core focus area for the Government.
That is why, the toilet coverage, which was around 38% in 2014 has gone up more than 98% today: PM @narendramodi
When we took office, 18,000 villages had no electricity.
Today, all of them are electrified and we are now working on electrifying every home: PM @narendramodi https://t.co/PeprhW2zJW
Unfortunately today, the cultural ethos of Kerala is under attack and this attack is being led by the party that is governing the state: PM @narendramodi https://t.co/PeprhW2zJW
The issue of the Sabarimala Temple has caught the attention of the entire nation.
The people of India are seeing the manner in which the Communist Government of Kerala are disrespecting all aspects of Kerala's culture: PM @narendramodi
I fail to understand why the Communists are undermining our culture and civilisation, which has stood the test of time over centuries: PM @narendramodi
The UDF too is just like the Communists. Their double-speak is exposed.
Saying one thing in Delhi and another in Kerala is not going to work: PM @narendramodi
Let me tell you- neither the Congress nor the Communists have any concern for women empowerment.
If they did, they would not be opposing the NDA government's efforts to ban Triple Talaq: PM @narendramodi https://t.co/PeprhW2zJW
My friends in the Opposition are bankrupt when it comes to any positive and constructive agenda for the development of our nation.
All they have is hatred for Modi.
Their day begins with abusing Modi and ends with abusing Modi: PM @narendramodi https://t.co/PeprhW2zJW
I want to tell them:
Abuse me as much as you want but don't mislead the farmers.
Abuse me as much as you want but don't create hurdles in creating opportunities for our youth.
Abuse me as much as you want but don't harm our poor: PM @narendramodi
Abuse me as much as you want but don't put barriers in India's progress.
Abuse me as much as you want but don't abuse our great nation: PM @narendramodi
What is even more worrying is that the entire Opposition, be it the Congress or the Communists have zero regard for any institutions.
For them, every institution, the armed forces, the police, the CBI, the CAG…everyone is wrong but they are right: PM @narendramodi
They are also questioning the Election Commission.
The entire nation was amused to see a press conference in London, where, on foreign soil India's democratic ethos was questioned: PM @narendramodi
And, who was spotted in that press conference? A topmost Congress leader.
Is this your respect towards institutions and our democracy?
Is this what our politics has come to that now, you will even go on foreign soil to undermine the mandate of the people of India: PM
Now, this culture has spread to Madhya Pradesh where BJP workers are being attacked.
The mindset of the Emergency still lives on in the minds of many Congress leaders: PM @narendramodi
India's strength is India's democracy.
It is from our land that the ethos of democracy always stood strong.
Elections will come and go, the nation will remain: PM @narendramodi https://t.co/PeprhW2zJW
In their dislike for Narendra Modi, the Congress, Communists and their other friends should stop disrespecting institutions and our democratic fabric: PM @narendramodi https://t.co/PeprhW2zJW
In addition to negativity and opposing Indian culture, the Congress and the Communists have one more thing in common.
Governments here have filled their own coffers through corruption: PM @narendramodi
In less than three years, so many LDF ministers had to resign! Why?
UDF's corruption like Solar Scam are also well known: PM @narendramodi https://t.co/PeprhW2zJW
More than two decades ago, a hardworking and patriotic ISRO scientist, Nambi Narayanan was implicated in a false case, just because a few UDF leaders were settling political scores.
Imagine, for their own politics, they damaged national interest, troubled a scientist: PM
It is an honour that our Government had the opportunity of conferring the a Padma Award on Nambi Narayanan.
We value each and every person who is working to make India stronger: PM @narendramodi
For them science can be abused as spying, for us science is a matter of national pride.
For them solar was a means for a scam, for us solar is a means for a global alliance: PM @narendramodi https://t.co/PeprhW2zJW
Four years ago, you installed me as your watchman in Delhi.
As long as I am there, I shall not allow corruption.
I shall not allow the nation's culture and unity to be destroyed: PM @narendramodi https://t.co/PeprhW2zJW
When we talk about Kerala, we remember the accomplishments of the Indian diaspora.
The NDA government is taking many steps to deepen the bond with the Indian diaspora.
Let us work together to save the culture of Kerala, and to create New India, Positive India: PM @narendramodi
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Why does Portland's airport, the inviting gateway to arguably the greatest coffee city in the world, have such god-awful coffee?
Let's admit it, we're spoiled. Last month, Food & Wine magazine named roasts from Portland's Stumptown and Heart coffee roasters as two of the top five coffee splurges for 2012. And that short list missed Coava, Ristretto, Trailhead, Water Avenue, Courier, Sterling, Extracto, Spella and dozens of other Portland coffee roasters from the good to the great.
And yes, Starbucks was once proud itself. But the corporate giant has grown so large it's lost sight of what makes a great cup of joe.
For example: espresso drinks at Portland cafes today are served at cooler temperatures — baristas argue that high temps destroy complex espresso flavors the same way over-roasted beans lose their ripe (and, perhaps, ripe for mockery) berry, citrus and chocolate notes. Lattes are delivered cool enough to drink immediately. A recent macchiato at Coava's Southeast Portland cafe/bamboo showroom was downright lukewarm.
But big corporate chains like Starbucks steam their milk to 160 degrees or higher — past the burn point — no doubt because of dubious sanitation concerns, then pour the scalded milk over espresso made from oily, over-roasted beans.
Knowing this, I approached the Coffee People kiosk with trepidation. I ordered a latte, but asked for it to be served on the cool side. As I waited, I overheard the manager explain to a new barista to heat the milk up to 165, then add milk from the fridge to cool it off.
He's right. And that's what makes the airport coffee problem worth mentioning. In other cities, people don't expect much from their local airport concessions — mediocrity and price gouging are the rule. But PDX already does so many things right. Lines are swift. Security staff are generally polite. Bars, including pubs set up by the Rogue and Laurelwood breweries, sell Oregon craft beer such as the tasty stout from Eugene's Oakshire Brewing. The Made in Oregon store sells fine bottles of Willamette Valley pinot noir, which (pro-tip) double as great last-minute gifts. Don't look for good roasted coffee beans there, though — you won't find them.
Coffee is one of the first things people think of when they think of Portland. Our roasters are innovators on an international level. We deserve better on our own front porch — both as a showcase for out-of-towners and a reminder to returning travelers of just how good life here can be.


Fortunately no trial will be required. Unless you want to get your cash back. And then you will have to prove the cash is not guilty. This usually requires a lawyer.
This goes way back to when America was ruled by a Monarchy. King's Law.
Well it is an old document and no one who can help it adheres to it in these United States anyway.
It is like having a license to steal.
MSimon wrote: It is like having a license to steal.
[N]or shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law . .
Yes I don't care much for Jeff Sessions. Welcome back MSimon; long time no see/hear. How is pot legalization working out in California? Haven't heard much.
hanelyp wrote: I call FAKE NEWS.
Why? On the grounds of what?
Are you ignorant or merely a liar?
Sessions has been a long time proponent of this crime.
And know, if you don't recant, you are a liar.
Perky, I am FED UP! with politically correct nonsense! And mainstream news is KNOWN! to lie regularly about the Trump administration.
hanelyp wrote: Perky, I am FED UP! with politically correct nonsense! And mainstream news is KNOWN! to lie regularly about the Trump administration.
Actually, you're just a liar yourself.
You want to prove otherwise, don't scream "fake news" when it's real.
BTW, you might want to check your email for the latest Trump!alo digest, this morning your boss gave orders to diss Sessions. So now my "fake news" is the latest reversal from Trump! you've got to pretend never happened.
Cruz should have been nominated, the delegates should have been freed like the convention rules permitted--no one should be nominated with only a plurality of support. A thief and a liar like Trump! is a good fit for Pres for Democrats like you.
Betruger wrote: Trump is not a liar.
To start with: He lied about Cruz being eligible for the Presidency, first saying he certainly was and then saying he probably wasn't--no facts changed in between the two statements, he lied at least once.
He said repeal Obamacare, and he said replace it. These are directly contradictory, and in the end he supported making much of it permanent.
The whole works is buggered. The average congress person spend 20 to 30 hours a week fundraising for the party. Nothing is going to change until we get rid of the first past the post winner system and institute a preferential voting system.


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Dh27m 'Maldives' luxury villa 10 minutes from Abu Dhabi
Sananda Sahoo June 11, 2015
UAE property investors looking for the ultimate getaway can include Abu Dhabi's Zaya Nurai Island on their list of options, but they will need a well-lined wallet to secure it.
The latest property in the luxury development to hit the market is a Dh27 million four-bedroom waterfront villa.
The island is a 10-minute boat ride from a Saadiyat Island jetty from where the owner can then reach their home, which promises a "Maldives setting", according to the Dubai-based Gulf Sotheby's International Realty listing the property.
It is one of 25 villas and a boutique resort hotel that make up the development. While this villa, which has never been lived in, was first completed last year, others are still in the process of being handed over.
Set on the waterfront, the villa features open spaces filled by natural light built over a plot of about 25,000 square feet. Spread over three floors with a private pool and a Jacuzzi, its total built-up area is 10,011 square feet.
The villa comes with five bathrooms, marble flooring, a garden and a courtyard.
The 4.3-million-square-foot development is operated by Zaya Retreats, a resort spa and residence management company. It encourages residents to take advantage of the amenities in the island, which include three restaurants, multiple lounges, a private helipad, a fully equipped spa and fitness centre, private beaches and a floating marina with arrivals lounge for residents, resort guests and visitors.
The hotel Zaya Nurai Island by Zaya Retreats opened in January, and its 32-villa resort has prices starting about Dh3,290 for one-bedroom villas. Dubai-based Zaya Hospitality manages the villas.
Its staff can also provide island residents with the basic maintenance and daily services such as concierge offerings, housekeeping, security and catering.
Since the island can only be accessed by boat or helicopter, there are no cars except golf carts and hence no need for car parking spaces.
This, however, is not the only pricey home available to buy on the island. Another, a beachfront estate with six bedrooms and eight bathrooms, is on the market for Dh55m.
Its features include a large pool in a private garden, a games room, staff quarters, smart home technology and a Jacuzzi with an accompanying steam room and sauna.
What are the asking prices for similar homes in the capital?
Waterfront villas in Abu Dhabi are in short supply, but some – such as a five-bedroom villa in Al Raha Beach – have an asking price of about Dh18m, according to online property search websites. Those in Dubai's Palm Jumeirah range from about Dh20m to Dh78m.
How have residential sales prices in the capital performed recently?
Sale prices of Abu Dhabi's apartments and villas remained stable during the first quarter of this year at about Dh16,000 per square metre, according to JLL. Prices for Dubai properties have declined during the same period. Rents for prime two-bedroom apartments increased during the period due to the limited inventory. Rents rose on average 4 per cent to touch Dh163,000 a year for prime two-bedroom apartments.
What is the forecast for the Abu Dhabi residential market?
About 5,000 more residential units are expected to come on to the market this year, according to JLL. These will include Aabar Properties' The Views on the Corniche, Hydra Properties' Hydra Avenue and Aabar's The Wave on Al Reem Island, Aabar's C59 Rawdhat on Airport Road and Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company's Amwaj 2 at Al Raha Beach. "There remains a shortage of quality supply across all price points and an acute shortage of affordable housing," according to JLL's first-quarter report on the Abu Dhabi residential market.
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Q: Java swing timer when delay is set to 0? When the delay is set to 0, what is the interval for the listener to be called?
I tried changing delay to various values, but my listener was capped at about 60 times per second, unless I changed it to larger value like 100. Is 60 fps the defualt value? How can I increase the fps?

public class test {
    static long previousTime;

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Timer timer = new Timer(0, new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                long currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
                System.out.println((currentTime - previousTime) / 1000d);
                previousTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
            }
        });

        timer.start();

        while (true);
    }
}

This is the code I tested with. When delay is not big enough, it prints around 0.015.

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina NAACP has scheduled a Moral Monday protest against passage of legislation that provides protection for Confederate memorials.
State NAACP President the Rev. William Barber said in a news release that the rally is set for Monday at 5 p.m. It was not immediately clear if the protest will be at the Legislative Building or the old Capitol building, where Gov. Pat McCrory's offices are located.
The NAACP also plans to continue its repeated pleas that McCrory halt the sale of license plates bearing the Confederate flag symbol.
McCrory has said he wants to stop selling the plates, but he believes the law requires him to wait for legislative approval.
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United Nations Last week, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the establishment of a high-level panel on health technology innovation and access. Comprising 16 eminent, well-respected individuals with a deep knowledge and understanding of the broad range of trade, public health, human rights and legal issues associated with access to treatment, the panel's co-chairs are Ruth Dreifuss, former President of Switzerland, and Festus Mogae, former President of Botswana. (…)
The Panel is expected hold its first meeting in December 2016 and to engage in extensive consultations with stakeholders. It will present a set of recommendations to the Secretary-General in June 2016. The Secretary-General will make the final report available to the General Assembly and take any further action, as appropriate." (Photo © flickr)
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The Rt. Rev. Barbara C. Harris was the first woman ordained a bishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion
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Words by Tracy J. Sukraw- It has been said that God's time and ours met on Feb. 11, 1989, when Barbara C. Harris became the first woman to be ordained a bishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion. On that day, while the world watched, a woman donned the symbolic regalia of the church's highest order for the first time—an African-American woman and one who had not followed the traditional path to the episcopacy.
As the first, Harris belonged, in a sense, to the whole church. With great grace, she honored her symbolic role while tirelessly serving the people of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts as their suffragan (assisting) bishop for 13 years, until her retirement in 2002—all the while striving to be faithful to her calling, her church and her God.
Her years of episcopal leadership were filled with traveling and witnessing, preaching and teaching and administering the sacraments. A gifted storyteller known for her quick wit and raspy-voiced delivery, she was also a spirited and sought-after preacher of hymn-laced, Gospel-grounded sermons, and an outspoken advocate for, in her words, "the least, the lost and the left out."
In 2018, having reached the 30th anniversary of her consecration, she wrote a thank-you message to the people of the Diocese of Massachusetts in which she summed up her episcopacy by paraphrasing the words of the apostle Paul: "God chooses the foolish things of the world to confound the wise."
The Rt. Rev. Barbara C. Harris. (Photo: Matthew Cavanaugh)
Harris died on March 13, 2020, at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln following a hospitalization in Boston, faithfully attended throughout by close friends and upheld by the prayers of many. She was 89.
"Our hearts are truly heavy at the loss of one who has been a faithful and altogether irrepressible companion, pastor and inspiration to us in the Diocese of Massachusetts for 31 years. At the same time our hearts are truly buoyed by the hope which she preached and the conviction she embodied for us throughout all these years," the Rt. Rev. Alan M. Gates, Bishop of the Diocese of Massachusetts, said in an announcement to the diocesan community.
"Barbara once wrote, 'If we can believe that Jesus, who died, rose again from the dead,…then we can, in peace, give over those who have died—known and unknown—to a loving, compassionate and ever-merciful God who has prepared for us a better home than this Good Friday world.'
"With regret but with confidence, we entrust our beloved sister Barbara to that merciful and compassionate God, just as she invited us to do," Gates said.
The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church, said by e-mail, "Bishop Harris was not large of physical stature. In fact, the opposite. But she was larger than life. She was larger than life because she lived it fully with her God and with us. She did it by actually living the love of God that Jesus taught us about. She did it walking the lonesome valley of leadership, paving a way for so many of us whose way had been blocked. She did it lifting her voice for those who had no voice. She did it with a joke, a whispered word, a secret joy in spite of anything that got in her way, including death. No wonder she titled her memoir, 'Hallelujah, Anyhow!'"
Barbara Clementine Harris was born on June 12, 1930, in Philadelphia to Walter and Beatrice (Price) Harris. She grew up in Philadelphia's historic Germantown. She was the middle child of three, between her older sister, Josephine, and her younger brother, Thomas.
"Middle children, especially left-handed middle children, tend to be fiercely independent, and so I think I fit that model," she recalled in a 1999 interview in the Diocese of Massachusetts' newspaper, The Episcopal Times. "I was always the one who took risks and dared to do adventurous things."
Bishop Barbara Harris pictured with her mother at 1989 consecration service in Boston, pictured with her mother, Beatrice Harris. (Diocese of Massachusetts photo: David Zadig)
Most influential in her life, Harris often said, were the women in her family, particularly her mother, "Ms. Bea"; her maternal grandmother, Mary Sembley Price; and her maternal great-grandmother, Ida Brauner Sembley, known as Mom Sem, who had been born into slavery in Maryland in 1857 and lived in the Harris household until her death in 1938.
Harris attended public schools and graduated from the Philadelphia High School for Girls. She studied singing and piano, and her mother, herself an organist, took in laundry and ironing to pay for her daughter's lessons.
As a teenager Harris wrote a column for one of the major black newspapers, The Pittsburgh Courier. "I used my press pass to go to events where I probably should not have been," she said, recalling, as an example, a civil rights rally featuring the performer and political activist Paul Robeson—"at a time when it was considered pretty taboo."
Harris was active in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, through the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity (ESCRU), and the National Council of Churches' Delta ministry, traveling in 1965 to Greenville, Miss., to help register black voters and taking part in the Selma to Montgomery march.
She attended the Charles Morris Price School of Advertising and Journalism and had been hired in 1949 by Joseph V. Baker Associates Inc., a black-owned national public relations firm headquartered in Philadelphia. She was president of the firm in 1968 when she joined the Sun Company (formerly Sun Oil) as a community relations consultant.
She later was named manager of community and urban affairs and headed Sun's public relations department from 1973 until becoming a senior
staff consultant at Sun's corporate headquarters in 1977.
Those who knew Harris only as a church figure were often surprised to learn about her life as a corporate executive and wondered about her path from there to ordination.
The Episcopal Church was an important part of her family life—starting at St. Barnabas Church in Germantown (later merged with St. Luke's Church)—and Harris had an active lay ministry in Christian education, prison chaplaincy and leadership at parish, diocesan and churchwide levels before discerning a call to ordained ministry.
"The call to ordained ministry came late, and I resisted it," she said. Feeling unworthy of the call, she said she was helped when a friend told her: "God does not call those who are worthy. God makes worthy those whom God would call."
Though Harris would become known for her preaching, she refused to study it. She recalled, in the book In Conversation: Michael Curry and Barbara Harris: "I never took a course in homiletics, and I can remember specifically saying to my bishop when I was preparing for ordination, I said, 'I'm not going to study homiletics.' He said, 'Why not?' I said, 'Because the gift of preaching has been given to me. I'm not going to let the Episcopal Church mess it up.'"
Her formation for ordination included coursework at Villanova University, the Urban Theology Unit in Sheffield, England, and the Pennsylvania Foundation for Pastoral Counseling. She was ordained in the Diocese of Pennsylvania by Bishop Lyman Ogilby, as a deacon in 1979 and as a priest, at age 50, in 1980, when the ordination of women had been officially recognized in the Episcopal Church for only four years.
"It was still difficult for a number of people to see women in the role of their parish priest. Some people saw us as a different kind of priest. Some people tried to see us not at all," Harris recalled.
She was fortunate, she said, to have begun her ordained ministry from her home parish, the Church of the Advocate, host in 1974 to the "irregular" ordinations of the Philadelphia 11—the first women to be ordained priests in the Episcopal Church. Harris was the crucifer at that service. In an interview for a documentary film about the Philadelphia 11, Harris recalled how the procession had to be cut short for safety reasons, despite her desire to lead it "like Joshua, seven times around the walls of Jericho."
Harris was priest-in-charge of St. Augustine of Hippo Church in Norristown, Penn., from 1980 to 1984.
Bishop Harris preaches at the Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia soon after her election as bishop suffragan of the Diocese of Massachusetts. (Diocese of Massachusetts file photo)
She also served as chaplain to the Philadelphia County prisons, and as counsel to industrial corporations on public policy issues and social concerns. In 1984, she was named executive director of the Episcopal Church Publishing Company and publisher of the social justice magazine The Witness. In 1988, she took on additional duties as interim rector of the Church of the Advocate.
"The Mitre Fits Just Fine" announced the front page of The Episcopal Times, following the historic proceedings on Feb. 11, 1989, when, before a congregation of 8,000 in Boston's Hynes Auditorium—and virtually the whole world via live television and international media coverage—Harris was made a bishop.
It was the climax to the months of church controversy and the media maelstrom that followed her Sept. 24, 1988, election. Questions about Harris's qualifications arose during the election process—she was divorced, she had not graduated from seminary and she had been a priest for just under 10 years—and though the questions had been dealt with, they still loomed large, some said at the time, because deeper objections to her race and gender could not be raised aloud in liberal Massachusetts.
Objections continued into the consent process, with the necessary approval by a majority of diocesan Standing Committees coming in just 10 days before the scheduled consecration service. As Harris herself said in a sermon delivered in Philadelphia just after her election: There would seem to be fresh winds blowing in the church, refreshing to some, frightening to others.
Harris recalled, in the 1999 Episcopal Times interview, that she herself could hardly believe what was happening.
"Even up to being nominated, and during the 'dog and pony shows' when all the nominees were meeting the delegates to the convention around the diocese, I was saying to myself, I am never going to see these people again in life, and so I can say exactly what is on my mind. Which I did. So the most surprised person in the world when the election took place was me."
In fact, just before the bishop suffragan nomination process began in the Diocese of Massachusetts, Harris gave a speech at a conference at Episcopal Divinity School, in Cambridge, Mass., in which she told the assembly that when they talked about women entering the episcopacy, they were talking about white women, because, Harris recalled, "they had the visibility and the magic 10 years in the ordained ministry. I eventually had to eat my words."
By all accounts the three-hour consecration liturgy was dramatic and magnificent, with processions of 1,200 dignitaries and members of the clergy; four choirs; two protesters who spoke out; thunderous ovations—the first when the crowd caught sight of the bishop-elect entering the auditorium; and the solemn laying on of hands, when some 60 consecrating bishops ordained her. That sacred moment was captured in a photo that hung on the wall of her office, alongside a framed picture of slave shackles broken open.
Harris said that three things stood out in her memories of her consecration day.
"I remember the sermon," preached by her mentor, the Rev. Paul Washington, the rector of the Church of the Advocate, "and I remember the glorious music."
And she remembered that, after administering Communion to the altar party and those in the front rows, she went to the special area where wheelchair users were seated. "I remember being embraced by people in that section," Harris said.
Bishop Harris celebrates Holy Eucharist at her 1989 consecration service, pictured with, from left, the Rev. Florence Li Tim-Oi (partially pictured), the first woman ordained a priest in the Anglican Communion; the Rev. Carter Heyward, one of the Episcopal Church's first female priests; and the Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas. (Diocese of Massachusetts photo: David Zadig)
The first months for the first woman were a wild time. Before the consecration, she said, "I was besieged by media folk for interviews. I was flooded with mail, both positive and negative. There were death threats. I had my telephone number changed twice at home. But there was also a great outpouring of support from people whom I knew and had known for a long time and from people whom I had never met for whom the election was very meaningful."
After the consecration, speaking invitations poured in from around the world, more than she could honor. "We realized that being the first, I belonged to the whole church and to people all over, and so we had to balance my honoring that with being the suffragan bishop of Massachusetts," she said.
Though a seasoned traveler, Harris had lived in Philadelphia all her life, and never far from the family home. "Coming to a new city and starting a new work in a brand new place was very difficult," she said.
Bishop Harris with longtime friend and colleague the Rev. Canon Edward W. Rodman at an Episcopal Urban Caucus tribute in Los Angeles marking Harris's 2002 retirement. (Diocese of Massachusetts file photo)
She survived by staying on the phone with friends and family. "My phone bill looked like the national debt. But then I had some good friends here who helped me adjust and helped ease my way, both people on the staff and in the community," she said, citing specifically the Rev. Canon Edward Rodman, the diocese's longtime canon missioner, now retired, and his assistant, the late Annmarie Smith-Marvel. "In fact, in the early days that I was here, when I was staying in a hotel, Ed Rodman would come to the hotel every morning and walk me to the office and walk me back in the evening. He wouldn't let me walk the streets of Boston by myself."
Harris was a music lover, with the graceful hands of a pianist. She knew by heart nearly every hymn in the row of hymnals shelved next her piano. She loved to tell and retell colorful stories about her life experiences, and she had an arsenal of good and not-so-good jokes always at the ready. Harris made people laugh. She made them think. Sometimes she made them mad.
She preached and worked continually for the eradication of racism, sexism and homophobia, and to help bring about the full inclusion of all people in the life and sacraments of the church.
Many remember the fiery sermon she gave at the Episcopal Church's General Convention in Anaheim in 2009 during a service sponsored by Integrity, an advocacy organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Episcopalians.
She declared as boldly as Peter that God has no favorites; called the church's prior restraint on consecrating gay bishops a "false peace"; made clear distinctions between the sacred and the profane, what is sacrament and what is not; and, with the General Convention at that time still debating whether to allow marriage blessings for same-sex couples, she declared that the church should get out of the marrying business altogether and stick to administering holy blessing.
"If we can develop rites and blessings for fishing fleets and fisherfolk, and for hunts, hounds, horses and houses, including the room where the indoor plumbing is located, we should be able to allow clergy in the exercise of their pastoral ministry to adapt and to appropriate the pastoral office of the blessing of a civil marriage for use with all couples who seek the church's support and God's blessing in their marriages. Friends, yes we can do that," she proclaimed.
"Indeed, God has no favorites," she concluded to cheers and applause. "So to you, gay man, lesbian woman; you, bisexual person; you, transgender man or woman; you, straight person; all of us, the baptized: Let us honor the sacrament of our baptism and our baptismal covenant, the only covenant we need to remain faithful."
Harris was a member of the Union of Black Episcopalians and a founding member and president of the Episcopal Urban Caucus. She represented the Episcopal Church on the board of the Prisoner Visitation and Support Committee and was a member of the church's Standing Commission on Anglican and International Peace with Justice Concerns. She also served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Episcopal Divinity School.
She was the recipient of at least 17 honorary degrees from colleges, universities and theological schools. In 2007 she received a Wisdom Award from the National Visionary Leadership Project.
Still, despite all the honors and the high-profile events of her ministry, Harris would always say that the best moments of her years as bishop were those spent baptizing, confirming and receiving people into the church.
After her retirement, she served from 2003 until early 2007 as an assisting bishop in the Diocese of Washington (D.C.). She continued to volunteer and preach at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston during her retirement, even while continuing to be in demand worldwide as a preacher.
In 2003 the Diocese of Massachusetts dedicated its newly built Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center in Greenfield, N.H., in her honor, and in November of 2019, the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing in the Diocese of Atlanta launched the Bishop Barbara C. Harris Justice Project, aimed at strengthening the church's efforts to address social injustice.
Harris published two books, Hallelujah, Anyhow!, a memoir written with Kelly Brown Douglas (2018, Church Publishing, Inc.), and the sermon collection Parting Words: A Farewell Discourse (2003, Cowley Publications).
Bishop Harris confirming a young person at a 1995 service at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston. (Diocese of Massachusetts photo: David Zadig)
She is also featured in In Conversation: Michael Curry and Barbara Harris, edited by Fredrica Harris Thompsett (2017, Church Publishing, Inc.).
Harris is survived by her brother, Thomas Harris, and his wife, Jennifer, of Homestead, Fla., and their family; and dear friends, including Dorothy Cousins and goddaughter Pat Cousins Smith of Philadelphia and their families.
– Tracy J. Sukraw
Updated March 14, 2020, to include comment from the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry
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The use of the poison 1080 is being defended by the Department of Conservation and other environmental groups ahead of a planned drop and associated protests.
As a social media campaign opposing the use of the controversial poison gains traction, DOC has come out in defense of the poison's use, with support from Ospri, Federated Farmers, Forest & Bird and WWF-NZ.
Opposition to the use of 1080 has been growing on social media and protests against its use will be held in several Northland towns tomorrow - just days before planned aerial drops of the poison over Russell Forest and Cape Brett.
Events in Whangārei, Kerikeri, Dargaville, Kawakawa and other centres are part of the nationwide Operation Ban 1080, a rolling demonstration promoted on social media against the pesticide also known as sodium fluoroacetate.
There have been numerous protests in the past few days with the majority planned for tomorrow.
Forest and Bird defended the use of 1080 and said other methods of pest control such as trapping could never cover the vast and inaccessible areas that aerial 1080 operations reach.
"Biodegradable aerial 1080 is the most effective tool we have for suppressing rats, possums and stoats in one operation over large, difficult to access wilderness areas—where most of our native wildlife lives," the statement said.
The organisations said the use of 1080 was backed by years of testing, review and research by scientists from Landcare Research, Universities, the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Ministry of Health and the independent Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
DOC said those concerned with the impact 1080 had on the environment, water, animal welfare and wild food sources should visit www.1080thefacts.co.nz that addresses these issues.


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Moorings Celebrates 50th
Moorings charter yachts on mooring bouys, "Good Vibrations" in the foreground
Established in 1969 Moorings, the yacht charter company, began renting out just six yachts.
Now in the year of its 50thbirthday, it has now expanded its offering. It offers the choice of over 400 sail, power or crewed yachts as part of its charter fleet.
Five decades have now passed since the company was established by Charlie and Ginny Cary in the British Virgin Islands. It was born from their passion for sailing and started with a slim fleet of just six sailing yachts.
If not for their legacy and the continued support of repeating guests, chances are today, no-one would even know the Moorings name.
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With bases in over 20 destinations you can now charter with Moorings and sail the Caribbean, Thailand, Croatia and Spain.
Marina Office and Dock
In 2019 The moorings is planning to celebrate the occasion by hosting two 50th anniversary celebration rendezvous events. One in Croatia and the other in the British Virgin Islands where it all began.
As the company prepares to mark this major milestone, the team at the company's HQ is inviting customers and fellow members of the yachting community to join them. They want to celebrate a half-century of unforgettable vacations on the water.
Each of the two events will feature a special itinerary designed to celebrate key partners and venues throughout both of these cruising grounds. Each will be undertaken with the guidance of a lead Moorings boat. Guests will also enjoy dinners ashore. There will also be; wine tastings, exclusive parties, contests, and custom patrons-only gear.
The celebration events take place in Croatia from October 12th – 19th 2019. And in the British Virgin Islands from November 10th – 16th 2019.
Castaways, a NauticBlue 372 Trawler Cat from The Moorings
Hurricane Irma hit the British Virgin Islands badly a year or so ago. But the sheer resilience and community spirit among locals and international volunteers has proved fruitful. They have helped to transform this "jewel in the Caribbean" back to its former glory.
At anchor off The Baths in the BVI
BVI bounces back
The British Virgin Islands has bounced back better, stronger and greener. Not only that many of its most-loved local establishments have reopened to delight seasoned sailors with their famous Caribbean hospitality.
Celebrate 50 Yachts of yacht charter with the Moorings
When it comes to yachting in the British Virgin Islands, it's safe to say its pristine white sands, turquoise waters and snorkelling spots are as spectacular as ever.
Availability for both events as you might guess will be limited on a first-come, first-serve basis. So those interested in attending either of The Moorings 50th anniversary celebrations can obtain additional event details and pricing by visiting: www.moorings.co.uk
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Description The map depicts the approximate boundary for the urban services area during the planning period. Represented is 1980 developed area, areas programmed to have complete urban services by 2010, and areas not programmed to receive public sewage by 2010.
Note Map appears in "Regional development plan, 1985: Analysis and evaluation of policies and forecasts" on page 19 (page 25 on PDF).


A woman's dry skin can be the result of many causes.
art of formulating unique skin care solutions for "active person skin issues" such as dry skin, eczema, etc., the very thought that a family member might have a dry skin problem was not what I ever expected to hear! Kind of like the old adage of the "cobbler's children having no shoes to wear". In this instance, we needed to focus on dry skin solutions for women and do it quickly (or I would be in big trouble with my own spouse)!
Maryann is in her mid-60's and Autumn was starting to set in, so there could be numerous forces in play. First, the weather. We live the San Francisco Bay Area, so it really never gets very cold, and with California's ongoing drought, it sure ain't cold this year. So we had to scratch the most likely cause of dry skin — the onset of winter — as improbable.
Given her age, menopause and all of the mischief that life-change can wreak could be an issue, if not "the" issue. But Maryann's dry skin issue seemed to have arisen well beyond the onset of hot flashes and all of the other joys of hormones in transition. So we classified age as a 'contributory' factor, but not 'the' factor.
Given that she is a member of our family and therefore is full habituated to the daily use of the great mineral-based, vegan skin care creams and lotions that we make, her dry skin for sure hadn't arisen because Maryann was neglecting her skin. In truth, what she was calling 'dry skin' upon inspection most likely would be considered 'normal mature skin' by the rest of humanity! In any case, she felt the condition was becoming a problem, so we needed a solution.
Any new cleaning products being used? Nope, only green products. Smoke in the air? Nope, despite the fact that most of California seems to be on fire these days. Changes in diet? Nope, we operate with a really super selection of "good choice" foods. Changes in heredity? Rather hard to make changes in heredity after one has been born! Post-partum body shock? Not hardly; unless a biblical level of fertility suddenly had come into play!
My Mom, Mima Hardwicke (right) at age 96 with her cousin.
So, with most of the usual suspects for dry skin ruled out, we consulted our 5th edition of Prescription of Nutritional Healing, a telephone book-sized "reference guide for drug-free remedies using vitamins, minerals, herbs & food supplements". [Ok, I'm a dyed-in-the-wool, multi-generational Californian who was raised by a pair of vitamin freaks: A Mom who lived into her active 101st year of life. and who, thanks to her willingness to serve as Awakening's guinea pig for skin cream testing, had nearly zero facial wrinkles — the image to the right is of her just after her 96th birthday]. But this book is invaluable. We were introduced to it many years ago by the spouse of a long-standing member of a venerable mens' motorcyle organization (aka 'gang') in neighboring Oakland, CA — motorcycling gentlemen who had fallen in love with our non-greasy, non-leather-marring hand therapy balm, Awakening HANDS.
Listed in the book's section on 'dry skin', nutrients affecting the condition were categorized into a hierarchy of three classes: "Very Important", "Important" and "Helpful".
Sure enough, Maryann and I found that about 10 months prior, she had backed off taking two nutrients, Primrose oil (500 mg daily) and Vitamin A (25,000 IU daily) — both considered as "Very Important" in avoiding dry skin. When we looked at the nutrients she was taking daily, it turned out that Vitamin A was only 12,500 IU and that Primrose oil wasn't being taken at all.
Consequently, with Primrose oil and the full 25,000 IU of Vitamin A added across her morning and evening supplements, and with her applying a thin layer of Awakening BODY to her entire body twice daily, and Awakening FACE&Neck applied each morning, Maryann's dry skin issue has nearly disappeared after only two weeks. My guess is that in another month, her skin will be totally hydrated and smooth even with the onset of slightly colder winter weather.
Of course, body and skin chemistry are different for every one of us, and there are times when consulting a health practitioner about a skin problem is the best course of action. Taking food supplements and vitamins are a way of life for us, but, for example, Vitamin A is one of those substances that can be toxic if taken in too large a dosage, so we always error on the side of too little rather than too much. This sort of precaution is even more important if it's a child who's experiencing the skin problem.
The lesson we (re)learned with Maryann's sudden shift towards dry skin? Skin condition causes are multifaceted: They are a combination of heredity (an inclination towards psoriasis, for example), vitamin deficiency (as in Maryann's shortage of Primrose oil's linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid needed by the skin, and Vitamin A with its mixed carotenoids which strengthen and protect skin tissue), poor nutrition (just try living with a diet high in refined sugar and salty-crunchy junk foods and see what happens to your skin!!), and the use of natural skin care products, such as those that we make here at Awakening.
Awakening Mineral Skin Care and Sea Awakening are boutique formulators of nature-derived, vegan skin care products utilizing concentrated mineral crystals isolated from the Dead Sea, essential oils and botanical extracts. With only a few exceptions, we call our products by what they do: Awakening HANDS treats hands, Awakening FEET treats feet, Awakening BODY treats bodies, SeaAwakening SCALP Treatment treats scalps — you get the idea.


Robert Coombs won 1st place in the Jerry's Artarama Lukas Painting Contest.
"I've been an artist and instructor for over twenty years, so I haveliterally tried all the brands out there.
One thing I've learned is that a higher price doesn't always mean higher quality. An artist paint needs to provide good coverage, good handling properties and above-average lightfastness. It should also be versatile enough to translate to differing applications, whether it's thicker, impastoed layers or transparent glazes. I find that Soho Oils meet these criteria at a price that's much lower than you'd expect to pay. Give them a try and you'll see!"
"Charvin Oil Paints are the best quality paints. They are vibrant, while most oil colors lose their vibrancy when they dry, Charvin dry true to color. I especially love the grey colors. As a plein air painter, time is important. The grey colors, such as Green Grey Dark and Ash Green, enable me to get truer landscape colors without having to mix as much.
I would recommend these paints even to beginners."
Stephanie Amato won 1st place in the Jerry's Artarama Charvin Classic Contest. Stephanie Amato is a Fine Artist and Digital Designer with over 15 year experience.
"Besides good prices on a wide variety of supplies, Jerry's always ships promptly. But the thing that impresses me most is their excellent customer service. The few issues I've had (I've placed many orders with them) were handled to my complete satisfaction. Their customer service is really first rate. "
"Appreciated the generous discount and free shipping for first-time customers."
"Great website - easy to navigate and wonderful selection. The prices during the past sale were excellent! My order arrived ahead of schedule and I was very happy with everything. I will definitely shop with you again! Thank you, Sharon"
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Thanks for sponsoring art contests that are free to enter!
Hi, everybody at Jerry's! Thanks for sponsoring art contests that are free to enter! That "levels out the playing field" for those of us who are on limited incomes. I appreciate you very much. I will push my art ahead in my planner; right now it is one of the last items on my list, even though it brings bigger rewards than most everything else! Will "polish up" something suitable to enter, if possible. My husband and I retired a few years ago, and wonder when we ever had time to go to work! I am thankful for friends, family, and peace in my heart from God.
You've done a great job on your website. My 30-year-old daughter, who is mentally disabled, really likes viewing your website. Although she is handicapped, she is gifted at drawing and art ideas. Quite an interesting art person! Wishing you a successful day at work today!
So, I'm also a full time artist and I order frames and materials through Jerry's. Last night, I placed an order online about 11PM, I got an email coupon for 25% off the already low sale prices (already $100 less than competitors) and free shipping because my order was over $160. With the extra savings, I was able to purchase about 8-10 tubes of really nice Schmincke watercolors and about 8 extra frames.
Not only that, my order shipped this morning...complete :).
Thank you so much for your attention to detail and your extremely quick service! We are going on as trip out of town this week and my boss was absolutely panicking on where she was going to get her last minute art supplies Wed. afternoon. She teaches oil painting workshops. I said, "Well, let's try Jerry's". So, I got on the phone with both companies and on Friday late afternoon, there were all her goodies, sitting on the front porch! She was SO excited. You have saved us money and a boat load of time chasing down art supplies! We can't thank you enough! We would love you to use this as a review for your other clients to see!
I inadvertedly ordered the wrong item and when I discovered my mistake, I called Jerry's and they were very understanding and helpful. Still got my paints in time for Christmas giving. Thank you!!! - Roz F.
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Even though this box set covers the post-Gabriel years from 1976's A Trick of the Tail through 1981's Abacab, it was actually the first released. As with the other sets, each album comes individually packaged, plus an extra hard cover booklet is included with notes, essays, and other information, along with two additional disks of rarities and B-sides. Each studio album is offered as a two-disk set. The first hosts the album on CD in standard stereo, and the second disk is a DVD that includes the album in DTS 5.1 channel surround stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround sound, and Dolby Digital stereo. Note that this applies to the U.S. and Canadian versions only. The European and Japanese versions feature hybrid SACD/CD disks rather than standard stereo CDs. All of this just goes to show how hard the band (keyboard player Tony Banks, mainly) and their producer Nick Davis have gone to optimize the music for as many audio equipment options as possible.
As compared to the 1970-1975 set, the mixes here are relatively unchanged from previous versions. The levels overall have increased, and the sonic range has expanded for the most part, with details appearing with greater clarity. Phil Collins' drumming gets the largest enhancement throughout, which only goes to reinforce the more rhythmically dynamic character of these albums compared to the band's earlier releases.
The other enticement to purchase this set is the bonus material, and here it does not disappoint, though in truth it doesn't rise to the heights of the '70-75 set. A Trick of the Tail includes the 1976 In Concert film (though I wonder why this wasn't saved for the live box set), three promo films, and contemporary interviews with band members. Wind and Wuthering also includes interviews, bootleg live footage from Japan, and the band's 1977 appearance on The Mike Douglas Show (clearly sourced from bootleg VHS.) ...And Then There Were Three includes interviews that cover Steve Hackett's departure, plus the intriguing documentary Three Dates with Genesis that profiled the band during their 1978 European tour. Duke includes interviews, promos plus great live footage of the band at The Lyceum in 1980. Abacab includes interviews as well as the album's four videos that were a part of MTV's early play lists. The bonus disks include studio tracks that comprised side four of the North American release of 3 Sides Live, the Spot the Pigeon EP from 1977 that included Steve Hackett's last work with the band, and "Vancouver" and "The Day the Light Went Out," which constituted the double B-side of the "Many Too Many" single from 1978. Clearly, these box sets are aimed only at serious fans, though each of the studio albums is available for individual purchase, and each represents a great deal of effort on the part of Genesis and Nick Davis to produce what must be now considered the definitive versions of these albums. Until the next big media format comes along.


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La numeració aràbiga és la representació dels nombres més utilitzada avui dia. Se l'anomena «aràbiga» perquè foren els àrabs els qui la introduïren a Europa, però fou a l'Índia on s'inventà.

Concepte
Es tracta d'un sistema de numeració posicional i decimal, és a dir, basat en el nombre 10; consta de 10 nombres per a representar cadascun dels 10 dígits. El valor del dígit varia segons la posició que ocupa dintre del nombre, perquè es multiplica aquest mateix per la base 10 elevada a la posició. Així, el primer dígit (començant per la dreta) té el valor que representa el seu símbol multiplicat per  (=1); el dígit immediatament següent té el valor que representa el seu símbol multiplicat per  (=10); i així successivament. Es pot definir una fórmula matemàtica per a un nombre de n dígits de la manera següent:

en què  és el dígit situat en la posició  (començant per la dreta).

Exemples:

Variants
El sistema aràbic actual es representa de manera diferent segons el sistema d'escriptura.

Dins del sistema europeu també hi ha petites diferències. Des de temps molt recents, el zero ha passat d'escriure's com un cercle o una el·lipse, «0», a representar-se amb una barra, «Ø» (com una de les lletres daneses), per a diferenciar-lo de la lletra «O». A Europa, el nombre set (7) acostuma a escriure's amb una barra horitzontal per a diferenciar-lo de l'u (1).

Història

La hipòtesi més acceptada és que la numeració aràbiga va tenir el seu origen a l'Índia, entre el 400 aC i el 400 dC. De fet, en el món islàmic, aquests nombres se'ls coneix amb el nom de «nombres indis» (). Tanmateix, també podria ser que hagués nascut a la Xina, donades les grans similituds amb el sistema xinès Hua Ma: també és posicional i de base 10.

Els símbols de l'1 al 9 del sistema Brahmi són un pas intermedi cap al sistema aràbic més modern.

El sistema apareix descrit en una obra del matemàtic persa Muhàmmad ibn Mussa al-Khwarazmí, escrita vora l'any 825, i traduïda al llatí al  amb el títol Algoritmi de numero Indorum (algoritmi, que esdevingué el terme algorisme, prové del nom de l'esmentat matemàtic Al-Khwarazmí).

Un altre matemàtic, al-Kindí, va difondre el sistema indi de numeració per l'Orient Mitjà, amb els seus quatre volums de Kitab fi istimal al-adad al-hindiyya (Llibre sobre l'ús de la numeració índia), de l'any 830.

La primera inscripció reconeguda del nombre zero, representat per un punt o una boleta, data del  i es localitza a Gwalior. Un cop adoptat pels àrabs, rebé el nom d'as-sifr (), d'on va derivar el mot xifra. Tanmateix, l'existència del zero es remunta a molts segles abans, i sembla que el seu origen també està a l'Índia.

Cap a l'any 952, el sistema aràbic adopta les fraccions, tal com queda palès amb un tractat del matemàtic siri Abu-l-Hàssan al-Uqlidissí.

A través de l'Àndalus, el sistema aràbic i l'àbac penetraren a Europa, que feia servir el sistema de numeració romana. La primera menció a Occident apareix al Codex Vigilianus (976). El 984, Gerbert d'Orlhac demana a l'astrònom barceloní Sunifred Llobet (lupitus) una traducció d'un tractat d'astronomia en àrab, el Sententiae astrolabii, traducció que incloïa el sistema de numeració.

Anys després, Fibonacci, matemàtic italià que estudià a Bugia (actualment, a Algèria), va contribuir a la difusió del sistema per Europa, gràcies a la seva obra Liber Abaci (publicada el 1202). No és fins al  que el seu ús comença a normalitzar-se per tota Europa.

Vegeu també
 Nombres aràbics
 Numeració aràbiga oriental
 Sistema de numeració Hindú-Àrab

Sistemes de numeració

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Could Occupy Wall Street protesters be sued for Black Friday tactic?
Some Occupy Wall Street protesters have talked of staging sit-ins at big retail stories on Black Friday. One prominent lawyer suggests that could backfire, legally.
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Police officers disperse Occupy Wall Street protesters near the encampment at Zuccotti Park in New York. A survey by the Associated Press shows that since the protests began, the Occupy Wall Street protests have cost local taxpayers at least $13 million in the 18 cities with active protests.
By Ron Scherer Staff writer
If cities and universities really want to get tough with illegal actions by Occupy Wall Street protesters they have another tool at their disposal other than evictions and pepper spray.
They can also bring lawsuits seeking damages, says John Banzhaf, a legal expert who teaches a class called "Torts R Us."
Yes, Occupy protesters contemplating illegally squatting in "publicly traded" stores such as Neiman Marcus and Wal-Mart on Black Friday, might want to check to see if the stores are litigious before sitting down in front of a pallet of children's toys. If the store owner is so inclined, lawsuits seeking damages could be in order.
Yes, a lawsuit seeking thousands of dollars could be filed, says Mr. Banzhaf, who has been called "a legal flamethrower" and teaches at George Washington University Law School.
"It could be a deterrent," he says. "No one wants to have a huge judgment hanging over one's head, you can be asked embarrassing questions in court – no one wants to go through that."
He says the lawsuits can be aimed at a group, if they are organized, or even an individual who can be sued for the total amount of damages. If the damages are intentional, he says, a court could impose punitive damages as well. "Punitive damages are usually more than ordinary damages and that would act like a deterrent as well," he says.
Banzhaf says he doesn't know of any lawsuits brought against protesters so far, but he thinks they could eventually happen.
"It will only take one lawyer who gets stuck in an illegal demonstration and suffers a business loss," says Banzhaf. "Or, perhaps some people can't get into an office because protesters are blocking the way [and] decide they want to do something about it."
Banzhaf, who says he is a big proponent of First Amendment rights, says the lawsuits would only deal with illegal activities. "At a university, you have a right to sit-in, to write, to walk around – but not to block people from coming into classrooms."
Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, thinks Banzhaf's idea is "a real stretch."
Mr. Ratner, who has acted as a legal observer for the Occupy movement, says civil disobedience has been a hallmark of protest in the country practically since the Revolutionary War. During the civil rights era, Americans sat in at Woolworth's lunch counters to protest discrimination. Animal rights activists have been known to participate in civil disobedience.
"I would consider this a misuse of a lawyer's time and a misunderstanding of protest in this country," says Ratner.
The civil rights lawyer says it might not be so easy assessing blame. For example, during the Occupy Wall Street events, protesters were involved in an illegal march across the Brooklyn Bridge. The NYPD ended up arresting 700 people. But, it took seven hours, which tied up traffic. "It would have been less disruptive to allow the protest," says Ratner. "Who should be responsible for cops who did something stupid?"
In yet another example, he says suppose a drunk driver has an accident and ties up a highway. As a result someone misses a plane. "Can I sue him for damages?" asks Ratner. "No, it's too speculative, it's not foreseeable," he replies.
Lawyers have derided Banzhaf's lawsuits before, only to find their clients paying significant settlements.
Some of his law students sued McDonald's over whether the company's claim that it only used pure vegetable oil on its French fries was true. He recalls the company called the lawsuit "frivolous." But, McDonald's it turns out pre-cooked the fries in beef oil and ended up settling the suit for $12.5 million.
Some of Banzhaf's biggest victories have been against tobacco companies. He encouraged smokers to sue such companies as Philip Morris and Brown and Williamson. "Some leading experts said they would never get to court," he recalls. "But, there have been judgments of hundreds of millions of dollars."
And he suggested states attorneys general should sue the tobacco companies. "They said the idea was crazy, lunacy," he recalls.
The states ultimately won a billion dollar settlement and the lawyers who represented the states made millions.
What would Banzhaf do if he got stuck on a bridge in an illegal protest?
"I would be the first one in line to file a class action suit," he says. "I would find out who was arrested and then we would have a good test of this theory. But, I'm sure I would win."
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An online storage that is integrated with the Microsoft Account is famously known as OneDrive. You can access it from any supported devices that you use. The benefit of OneDrive is that now you don't have to email your needed files to yourself or no need to take your USB drive with the required files and move all around. Sitting anywhere in front of the PC with OneDrive in it will make you access all your last trip pictures to refresh your memory, enjoy the video clips that you have captured in your recent party or complete your unfinished work by fetching the files from the documents and much more. In case you wish to share a few files then OneDrive also provides you with this. With so many options available, you might think that it would be better if OneDrive starts automatically when you log into Windows 10.
Here, I am today to guide you through this problem. By following the few simple steps, you will be able to start OneDrive by itself when you log into Windows 10.
As you know that to have the OneDrive service on your PC you need to sign in with your Microsoft Account.
You will notice the OneDrive icon in the System Tray of the Notification area of your Taskbar. Right click on that OneDrive icon and choose the Settings option.
This will make Microsoft OneDrive window to appear on your screen. Now, under the Settings tab you will check or select the box which says to Start OneDrive automatically when I sign in to Windows.
Finally, click Ok button to save your settings and experience the OneDrive service working automatically when you log into Windows 10.
This is very simple to follow as you have very few steps to apply. I am quite sure that all my readers will apply this setting to their OneDrive.
I have exactly the same problem. I have an 8.1 tablet and Onedrive works fine. On my laptop with a newly installed Windows 10, I cannot sign in. Only see a spinning ball and this goes forever until it finally says "Cannot sign in".
Struggling for 2 days with the exact same problem as that of Gerard.
Have you any third party antivirus or software that could affect the onedrive.
On my new Windows 10 my OneDrive icon is greyed out with a message "Not signed in". When I click the icon and try to sign in it says "check your Internet connection".
•I am able to access the local OneDrive folder in Explorer as usual, and successfully signed in to OneDrive on both Edge and Chrome – but I can't sign in to activate the OneDrive "app" on W10.


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Charlie Cox Endorses Jessica Henwick Coming Back as Iron Fist
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The Matrix Resurrections Stars Weigh In on Sequel Plans
Lana Wachowski had decided to bring audiences back to the world of The Matrix with Resurrections, and whether you love or hate the film, it
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Matrix Resurrections Trailer Goes Meta
Besides the release of Spider-Man this December, WB is looking to come back to one of their biggest franchises—The Matrix with Resurrections directed by Lana
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Neo Returns in New Poster for The Matrix Resurrections
For anyone who isn't keen on the comic book-inspired action of Spider-Man: No Way Home, WB is offering another action blockbuster this December that asks
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Rian Johnson has Wrapped the Knives Out Sequel
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A lot of people are still ecstatic over the release of the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer, but WB has dropped a major update on
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Though the first season of Iron Fist wasn't very well received by fans, the second season, which just premiered last month, saw a huge rise
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