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Actor Kate Walsh and executive Alex Young separated only 14 months after their September 2007 wedding. On February 6, 2010, the couple finalized their divorce. This means that their divorce lasted almost as long as their marriage.
Whether you're getting divorced in Ontario or not, the more the parties disagree and the more issues there are to disagree about, the longer the divorce will take. This divorce was ugly right from the start. Young thought Walsh was hiding income and involved all sorts of third parties, including accountants and the Disney Corporation, in attempts to ascertain her income. Also, because Walsh and Young were married for such a short period of time, they had to deal with an issue that most divorcing couples don't: outstanding wedding expenses.
By the time of trial, two main issues had to be dealt with, namely spousal support and division of assets.
Young claimed entitlement to spousal support right from the beginning. The court denied his claim.
Ontario courts would likely have made the same decision because Ontario law states that parties are entitled to spousal support where they are in need of support and/or they are entitled to compensation. Young, with a $1 million salary, is likely not in need of support. Because Young likely did little to contribute to Walsh's success through work done in the home or elsewhere, he would likely not be entitled to spousal support for compensatory reasons.
The court decided that Walsh could keep the Matrimonial Home, where she alone had been living in since separation, and awarded Young a payment of $627,000 for his share of the couples' property. This is reported to be far less than Young was expecting.
It is difficult to determine what Ontario courts would likely have done on this issue without knowing each parties assets and liabilities, but Ontario courts would have the option to make an unequal division of the value of the couples' property because they were married for such a short period of time. Generally speaking, for marriages that last for less than five years, Ontario courts can award an unequal division of Net Family Property.
As for the smaller assets, such as furniture and art, the parties will take turns choosing which items they want to keep. Whoever wins a coin toss gets to choose first.
This is a method chosen by many Ontarians who divorce, if they cannot decide who will keep what between themselves, because it allows each party to decide what they will keep without having to fight over every single item in court or through their lawyers. However, the courts in Ontario would not typically make such an Order but they would Order the sale of all the furniture.
Thank goodness the couple has no children. Who knows how long the divorce would have lasted if they had to fight over custody and access too?
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Victor-Amédée Le Besgue est le fils d'un commissaire près le tribunal du district de Grandvilliers.

Bachelier ès sciences à Paris en 1813, il devient suppléant au collège de Saint-Quentin l'année suivante, puis successivement régent de  au collège d'Abbeville en 1817, de mathématiques au collège d'Épinal en 1831 et de Neufchâteau en 1834.

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Suppléant Cournot à Grenoble en 1837, il obtient son doctorat et sa titularisation en tant que professeur titulaire de la chaire de mathématiques pures de la faculté des sciences de Bordeaux en 1838.

Il est élu membre correspondant de l'Académie des sciences (section de géométrie) en 1847.

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There is much current debate around gender quotas in politics. The popular case against quotas says that politicians should be chosen according to 'merit'. Outside of politics this makes sense – you want the best doctors operating on you and the best lifeguards patrolling your beach etc, regardless of other superficial characteristics. But when it comes to politics, these commentators are calling for something other than the best politicians. 'Merit' in politics means playing the political game most effectively, as measured by whether you win. The ballot box victors are by definition the most talented individuals that society has to offer, in that particular pursuit.
In the fairly-tale version of politics, people like to imagine politicians doing things other than politics: 'running the country', 'managing the economy', 'representing the people' and other such inanities. Less euphemistically, we could say interfering in people's lives, meddling in the economy and shilling for various pressure groups.
Whether politicians actually do those things is incidental. But if a political candidate can convince people that a particular agenda is important, and persuade people that they themselves are uniquely qualified to carry it out, they are displaying one form of political merit: the ability to string together a narrative and get people to buy into, and win.
Another way of showing political nous is to convince people to narrow the field of candidates, by restricting eligibility based on some characteristic that you possess but potential rivals don't. Shutting it off to half the population based on chromosomes is a crafty way to begin. But it's amateurish in the scheme of things. The most successful politicians are people like Castro, Mugabe and Chavez, who schemed up ways to close the door to anybody but themselves, for decades. They are the individuals who show the most 'merit' in what politics is really about, minus the fairy-tale mythology.
If this removal of political fig leaves make you uncomfortable, there is no easy answer. Those who want to fulfil their goals through politics are choosing the means of coercion over peaceful persuasion. In such a system, individuals who clamour for power will find a way to attain it, and everybody who supports such inequality of power (even if you don't like the individuals who hold it) is partly to blame.
Women are human beings, and consequently have all the natural rights that any human beings can have. They have just as good a right to make laws as men have, and no better; AND THAT IS JUST NO RIGHT AT ALL. No human being, nor any number of human beings, have any right to make laws, and compel other human beings to obey them. To say that they have is to say that they are the masters and owners of those of whom they require such obedience.
The only law that any human being can rightfully be compelled to obey is simply the law of justice. And justice is not a thing that is made, or that can be unmade, or altered, by any human authority. It is a natural principle, inhering in the very nature of man and of things. It is that natural principle which determines what is mine and what is thine, what is one man's right or property and what is another man's right or property.
Mark Hornshaw is a lecturer in Economics, Entrepreneurship and Management at The University of Notre Dame Australia.
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The mandating of gender quotas of political candidates is another erosion of liberty.
So no humans should make laws, but humans can be "rightfully… compelled" to obey the law of justice?
The quote seems to muddy rather than clarify an otherwise very interesting article.
Rico, Lysander Spooner wrote a lot about political philosophy. If the remainder of the quote doesn't resolve this for you, have a look at his other writings such as No Treason.
Justice here refers to rightfully acquired property through a process of original appropriation and voluntary transactions. Basically, just don't take other people's stuff. Yes, you can rightfully be compelled to obey that – the "compelling" would be self defence.
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Findley, M. R. (2011). The Relationship between Student Learning Styles and Motivation during Educational Video Game Play. International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design (IJOPCD), 1(3), 63-73. doi:10.4018/ijopcd.2011070105
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The Relationship between Student Learning Styles and Motivation during Educational Video Game Play
Michael R. Findley (Gwinnett County Public Schools, USA)
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Educational video games allow for a level of intrinsic motivation and engagement that is not found in other forms of learning. This study determines if students found educational video game play to be a motivating experience and if a relationship existed between student learning styles and levels of motivation. High school psychology students played two short online educational video games and, upon completion of the activity, their intrinsic motivation levels were determined using an evaluation questionnaire. The data, as determined by the evaluation questionnaire, revealed that students found playing educational video games to be intrinsically motivating. Further examination revealed no statistically significant differences between the student learning styles and the motivation experienced during educational video game play.
Educational Video Game Research
Over the past decade, research on educational games has increased as studies conducted by MIT, Harvard, and Indiana University have shown that games hold the potential to promote student learning and engagement (Warren et al., 2009). Ke (2007) reported that over 600 research studies or reports have been written on computer games. From those 600, only 89 could be deemed as being supported with exemplary research. According to Ke (2007), "only 10 of 89 game studies examine the variable of learner characteristics, which confirms that studies on the interaction of learner characteristics and instructional game usage are limited" (p. 19). Simonson (2003) stated the following:
The thrust of current research is no longer on comparing computer-based learning with other media or with the teacher, but in determining what specific computer environments can best enhance student learning and in determining which instructional approaches used in conjunction with the computer are most effective (p. 51).
Groups such as the FAS (2006) support video game play in education because of the creative, engaging, and positive learning environments that are experienced by the player. Incorporating high-quality educational video games into the classroom is a relatively new approach in education. According to the FAS, "there are few reports of clear and unequivocal outcomes for using educational games, an absence of information that might encourage educators to try new and unconventional approaches to instruction" (p. 44).
Although educational video games may be an unconventional form of instruction, the FAS (2006) pointed out the following:
Students remember only 10% of what they read; 20% of what they hear; 30% of what they hear, if they see visuals related to what they are hearing; 50% of what they hear, if they watch someone do something while explaining it; but almost 90% if they do the job themselves, even if only as a simulation (p. 15).
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Sour, Meet Sweet | November / May 2022 curdboxFLEX
Posted by Erica Reisman on May 03, 2022
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This month, we introduce two of our flavor profiles, and introduce you to one of the most underutilized cheeseboard combos that also just so happens to be an ace up your sleeve. So without further ado: Sour, Meet Sweet. We have three cheeses that lean a little sweet, and a mix of sweet and sour pairings to match. It's one of those boxes where you can just eat your way round-and-round and never get bored, as each new combination unlocks another dimension of flavor. So, enough of the introductions, let's dive in!
Sour, Meet Sweet - the November / May 2022 curdboxFLEX
Seahive Cheddar by the Beehive Cheese Co.
First up, from "The Beehive State" (that's Utah!), comes the Beehive Cheese Co. Founders Tim Walsh and Pat Ford are brothers-in-law, but they didn't come from a cheesemaking family. Instead, they were a software guy and a real estate salesman who were seeking a "simple way of life" and ended up starting a cheese company that's now known for its line of award-winning cheeses. This month's selection is their Seahive Cheddar, a complex cheese that's slightly sweet, with a tangy twist. And unlike a lot of cheddars, it's mild and creamy, which means it plays nice with everyone. The cheese is made by hand using high-quality, local Jersey cows milk, then is rubbed with wildflower honey and the salt from an ancient seabed, giving it its pink hue. The result is a cheese that's got a slightly sweet bite that's just sharp enough to satisfy all of your cheddar cravings.
Seahive Cheddar by Beehive Cheese with the Gluten-Free Water Crackers from the Fine Cheese Co.
Lamb Chopper by Cypress Grove
Next is our sweet-as-a-lamb sheep's milk gouda. While Cypress Grove out of Humboldt County in California is known for its goat cheeses, they do have one humdinger of sheep's cheese in their line: Lamb Chopper. Cypress Grove commissioned Lamb Chopper from their cheesemaking partners in Holland who, doing what the Dutch do best, made a delectable young (3 month) sheep gouda that's mild and smooth, with notes of butter and cream. But just because it's mild, doesn't mean it's boring—its a little sweet and a little tangy, with a nuttiness that lingers on the tongue. Because sheep's milk has a higher fat content than cow's milk, you'll really notice this cheese soften up when you let it come to room temperature before serving (which you should always be doing with your cheeses!) Last note: we love the logo—a lamb riding a chopper motorcycle, cool as can be.
Cypress Grove's Lamb Chopper with the Maple Pepitas by Stony Brook
*For the november box, the San Joaquin Gold by Fiscalini Cheese Co. has been replaced with the Honey Bee Goat Gouda from Cheeseland, Inc.
Honey Bee Goat Gouda from Cheeseland, Inc.
As a young boy, Jan Kos, owner & founder of Seattle's Cheeseland, spent a lot of time at his Grandfather's cheese-making company in Holland, slowly absorbing everything there is to know about cheese production and distribution. Eventually, taking that knowledge and experience, he moved to America to start his own cheese importing company, distributing Dutch specialty cheeses throughout the US, which he now operates with the help of his wife, two sons, and a very dedicated group of employees. Their Honey Bee Goat Gouda has a drizzle of honey added to pure goat milk for a slightly sweet, roasted cashew-like flavor, which is not too strong or salty, with a firm, slightly crumbly, yet creamy texture. This one offers a little bit of everything.
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San Joaquin Gold by Fiscalini Cheese Co
San Joaquin Gold from Fiscalini in California is one of those European-styles with an American twist. In the European tradition, it's named for where it's from: the San Joaquin valley. The cheesemakers had originally intended to make something closer to fontina, but ended up with a cheese that's a little saltier and a little firmer, and has got those irresistible little crunchies throughout. It's closer to Parm than fontina, but it's also not a Parm. It's also sort of like a cheddar? So basically, it just became its own thing. And that's fine by us because it's buttery, complex, and just a little bit sweet.
Fiscalini's San Joaquin Gold with Sweet 'N Sassy Bread & Butter Pickles by Marcia's Pickled Munchies
Maple Pepitas by Stony Brook
To pair, we're starting with something a little sweet, and, because we couldn't resist layering on multiple flavor profiles, this is also a non-nut (!!!) "nutty" pairing. We love to use roasted seeds for our flex boxes, because they give that nutty taste, but without the nuts. And when it comes to seeds, there's few companies in the same league as Stony Brook Wholehearted Foods. Unlike almost all other pumpkin seed companies, who get their seeds from China, Stony Brook sources their seeds from local farms in the New York Finger Lakes region. Then they brine the seeds, so that the salt can bring out the flavors all the way through, and drizzle them with maple syrup for a sweet note. The seeds are then roasted in batches for depth of flavor and optimal crunchiness—they almost have a lacquered quality, with a light and crisp bite that adds wonderful textural contrast is this month's box. We love it with our sweet-ish cheeses, but also think it's a great contrast to the sour pickles, too!
Sweet 'N Sassy Bread & Pickles by Maria's
What could be better for our sweet and sour box than a sweet pickle? Behold, the Sweet 'N Sassy Bread & Butter Pickles by Marcia's Pickled Munchies. You know we often have award-winning cheeses in the box, but now we're proud to bring you an award-winning pickle, too! This pickle won its category at the 2014 Good Food Awards. Founded by Marcia Nodel herself, these pickles are part of what she calls the "elegant snacking" movement, which is all about eating foods that are made from natural ingredients. Like so many of our pairing makers, she started off just making food for her friends and family, before she realized she could bring this pickle bliss to even more people if she made a go of it with a business. And we're so glad she did! It's the perfect everything pickle, and it's a match made in heaven for this month's cheeses.
*For the November box, the Gluten-Free Water Cracker by the Fine Cheese Co. have been replaced with the Gluten-Free Crackerthins Potato Cracker from Valley Produce Co.
Gluten-Free Crackerthins Potato Cracker from Valley Produce Co.
After hanging-up his apron at age 23, renowned chef Christopher Smith founded the Valley Produce Company, which has grown to become one of Australia's most recognized and respected gourmet food companies. Their Gluten Free Crackerthins Potato Crackers, have a great, buttery taste with a satisfying crunch, and are delicate, yet strong enough to carry all of your favorite toppings.
Gluten-Free Water Cracker by the Fine Cheese Co.
We are so delighted that the Fine Food Mavens over at the Fine Cheese Co. turned their sights to the gluten-free cracker. We've been longtime fans of their whole cracker line, which they made because they wanted to make crackers as good as their cheeses (which we can attest are darn good). This month's featured cracker is gluten-free and dairy-free, but it doesn't feel like it's missing a single thing. Made with maize flour, soya bran and tapioca, it's got a complexity from its toastiness. In this month's podcast, Jenn and Julie talk about how just because something is "neutral" doesn't mean it's bland or boring—and this is a perfect example. The cracker is neutral enough to pair with anything, but that doesn't mean it's like eating a blank canvas! It definitely brings enough to hold up its end of the pairing combo. And, it's always great to have another gluten-free cracker in your back pocket.
And that's the box! We hope this piques your interest in exploring these two flavor profiles together for your future cheeseboards—may there be many!
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A massive Tricare glitch billed thousands of patients 100 times more than their premium
Amy Bushatz, Military.com
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Editor's Note: This article by Amy Bushatz originally appeared on Military.com, a leading source of news for the military and veteran community.
A massive billing glitch in Tricare's East region, managed by Humana, on Thursday slammed about 25,000 beneficiaries with premium charges 100 times more than they owe monthly for their coverage.
The problem impacts all users in the East region who automatically pay monthly enrollment fees by credit or debit card, including military retirees on Tricare Prime and those enrolled in Tricare Reserve Select, Tricare Retired Reserve and Tricare Young Adult. It does not impact retirees and others who pay premiums through paycheck allotment.
The incorrectly billed amounts range from just over $4,000 to almost $110,000, depending on the set monthly premiums, according to a Military.com calculation. The charges were levied over the day Thursday, with some users reporting they received alerts from their banks or credit cards in the early afternoon.
While some users had the charge denied by their bank or credit card, others did not. All charges will be voided by the end of Thursday, with credits made to accounts within 24 to 48 hours, Defense Health Agency officials said in a post on Tricare's Facebook page.
Information was not immediately available on what help, if any, is available for users who experience overdraft fees or other penalties due to the incorrect billing, or for those who may have other payments denied because the error charges emptied their bank accounts.
The error was caused by Humana's credit card processor, according to the Defense Health Agency. Officials with Humana did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Ethics of Businesses
Over the past three decades, ethical and moral business behavior, commonly referred to as business ethics, is a major concern. Companies have been striving to act honestly and fairly in their dealings with key stakeholders such as customers, employees, suppliers, consumers, the government, its agencies and contractors among others. Parboteeah and Cullen define business ethics as a process by which organizations apply ethical and moral principles while dealing with their stakeholders (17). It involves making the right and principled decisions when solving problems in a business environment. The opinion is divided on ethical business practices, for example, some people argue that it is acceptable for a company to pollute the environment to some extent having usually non-harmful levels. Meanwhile, others argue that the environmental pollution is inherently immoral and intolerable in the society. According to Parboteeah and Cullen, an ethical and moral conduct has become a major concern for many businesses today because it provides them with a competitive advantage over rivals in a highly competitive and dynamic business world (23). For instance, corporations conducting business ethically by focusing on the impacts of their activities on the environment and the society, as a whole, are likely to attract and retain more customers. They are compared with those companies that care less about the impacts of their activities on the environment, hence, causing massive pollutions. Ethical business behavior is important because it defines guides and governs the conduct of businesses.
According to Luetge, business ethics has two major dimensions, namely normative
and descriptive dimension (41). The need for businesses to act honestly and fairly evolves from the interactions between the companies and their stakeholders. It also evolves from the need to maximize economic benefits such as profits and non-economic benefits, i.e. increased preservation and conservation of the environment. Business ethics dictates that all business activities must be sustainable socially, economically and environmentally.
History of Business Ethics
The history of business ethics dates back to more than four hundred years ago. It can be associated with the Code of Hammurabi (Bowie & Schneider 177), which was developed in the middle 17th century. According to Bowie and Schneider, the Code of Hammurabi was created to determine and examine the responsibilities of companies and their agents as a way of creating an ethical and moral business environment in the society (181). Between the late 1960s and early 1970s, the interest in business ethics had accelerated drastically due to an increased need for the social responsibility of corporations. What followed was the development of sets of rules and codes that was serving as a means of protecting the society from possible exploitations and infringement of moral values and principles. These sets of rules and codes were sued to guide general activities, rights and responsibilities of companies and their stakeholders.
In the United States of America, business ethics became a major concern for doing business in the mid 1970s (Castro 95). An increase in concern for the ethical conduct of companies also led to the development of courses about business ethics at many colleges and universities in the United States. According to Castro, business ethics as a course was integrated in almost all business-related courses (98). Moreover, an idea of ethical conducts among business was also supported by many professional societies such as the Society for Business Ethics. It was formed in the mid 1980s (Castro 103). During the late 1980s, large corporations in the U.S. had started to highlight their statues in relation to the ethical behavior of businesses. De George also affirms that one of the major factors that has led to the emergence of ethical business behaviors was the emergence of large corporations such as multinational companies. They had limited relationships with their stakeholders especially the communities in which they were operating (140). The large corporations were becoming increasingly insensitive to communities. As a consequence, guidelines were developed in the form of Codes of Conduct to direct and govern their behaviors. This has led to the emergence of a formal business ethics regime. Most corporations have started distancing themselves from unethical and irresponsible conducts being potentially harmful to the society. A corporate image and reputation have become a serious concern for most organizations. Another factor that has led to the emergence of business ethics was the increase in corporate scandals and misconducts; for example, the explosion of major business scandals such as the Enron and WorldCom (Editors of Fortune Books 55). The latter one has resulted to increased pressure and calls for businesses to act ethically.
Today, almost every business is concerned with the impacts of its activities in the society and the environment. Businesses have also become increasingly committed to ensure that their actions and activities have the least negative impacts on the environment and the society As possible According to Shaw, businesses have become more concerned with increasing social benefits and other non-economic benefits in societies where they operate (164). This has led to the development and implementation of ethical codes and social responsibility strategies. In order to ensure ethical business conducts, the federal, state and local governments have also developed laws and regulations that govern the conducts of businesses in attempts to ensure that the impacts of actions or activities of these businesses are less detrimental or prejudicial to stakeholders and the society, as a whole.
Application of Business Ethics
The major areas in which business ethics applies most include corporate governance, social contributions, production and sale of goods as well as some services in the society. Moreover, environmental protection and conversation, the compliance with legal requirements and regulations, the creation of employment opportunities to members of the society and a proper use of natural or economic resources such as raw materials and minerals of the society during production processes are also involved.
Why Businesses Should Behave Ethically
The field of business ethics presents the juncture between social ethics and business where corporations are able to make important decisions relating to their actions or activities and their impacts. This meeting point is important because ethical decision-making is highly complex. According to Leigh, ethical business behavior is vital because corporations are perceived as individuals in most jurisdictions. Hence, they should behave ethically and morally (38). Businesses are artificial persons that are legally created by law. Persons usually have the rights as well as responsibilities. They are also expected to behave in accordance with specific norms, values and principles. Therefore, business activities should have both economic benefits such as profit maximizing for owners of the company and non-economic advantages such as environmental protection and conservation. Corporations should also be ethical when using new technologies such as nuclear power being potentially harmful to the environment and members of the society.
Secondly, business ethics is also important because it determines a fundamental purpose of the company by guiding its actions, activities and operations. For instance, a corporation should not produce goods and services that would be harmful or pose health risks to consumers. Businesses should not produce such products that are potentially harmful to clients. In case potentially dangerous goods that might pose danger to the well-being of consumers are accidentally produced, the businesses are responsible for disclosing all relevant information relating to such dangers or health risks. Companies should as well inform their consumers before they make purchases or consume such products.
Thirdly, businesses should behave ethically and morally because their actions affect other parties or entities. The actions and conducts of businesses do not only affect them but also impact other third parties. For example, businesses should provide truthful financial reports in their financial statements in order to facilitate the rational decision-making by shareholders and other investors that would like to invest in firms. Ferrell, Fraedrich and Ferrell also assert that financial reports of the company should not be falsely reported or manipulated because they are essential for decision-making processes by investors (82). This interdependency between the conducts of businesses and other entities calls for ethical behavior by companies.
With regards to sales and marketing of goods and services, businesses should show ethical behavior by deploying appropriate sales and marketing strategies such as good advertising, direct selling and the provision of after-sales services to clients. Corporations should not provide deceitful or misleading information to consumers during advertising. According to Kotler and Armstrong, the conducts of marketers should be guided by appropriate principles, values and ideals during their activities (237). De George also argues that marketers should develop and deploy influential or persuasive marketing strategies without necessarily using the deceitful or misleading information (149). Consumers should be encouraged to make informed choices without coercion or trickery. Harmful products such as tobacco and alcohol should bear warning signs or messages with the caution to clients on their consumption.
Businesses can also show ethical behavior by practicing fair pricing strategies. Fair
pricing is also a key issue in business ethics (Kotler & Armstrong 240). Therefore,
companies should charge fair prices for their products and services without exploiting consumers.
Fourthly, ethical conduct is vital for businesses because it defines the culture of organizations. For instance, companies that care about their employees would develop and deploy appropriate human capital management practices. Through proper human resource management (HRM) practices, business executives should ensure that they recruit suitable candidates to work in their organizations. Moreover, businesses should ensure that they provide their workers with suitable, realistic and reasonable remunerations by adopting suitable employee remuneration programs. For instance, the executive or senior management in a company should not be paid extremely higher than other workers in the organizations. It would lead to high job dissatisfaction among junior employees. Holden and Beardwell also emphasize that appropriate employment practices such as indiscrimination of workers based on differential factors such as race, gender, age, religion and nationality among others should be highly prohibited within organizations (120). A corporation would also provide training opportunities to workers to enable them advance and grow in their careers. Corporations should also act ethically by providing a safe and healthy workplace that would not cause any harm to workers. For example, the corporation would modify the workplace, disclose potential hazards within the workplace or provide appropriate trainings to workers to help them overcome workplace injuries and accidents.
Major Concerns or Issues in Business Ethics
Some of the major concerns or issues related to ethical behavior of companies include the rights and duties towards their stakeholders such as employees, suppliers, customers, the members of the community and the government. Business ethics requires corporations to create and maintain mutually beneficial relations with their stakeholders. Individual ethical behavior is also a key issue in business ethics because every business has its own values, standards and principles. Globalization has also made the implementation of business ethics a great challenge to many organizations.
Personal View of Business Ethics
In my view, the definition and understanding of ethical business behavior should be founded on a critical review and analysis of responsibilities and rights of businesses. It should be performed with regards to expectations of stakeholders such as customers, the government, suppliers and the general public. Thus, the ethical or moral behavior is a conduct that conforms to the universal values, principles, norms and beliefs in the society. The ethical or moral behavior involves doing what is right in accordance with the expectations of the society. I would assert that companies should behave in accordance with expectations of its stakeholders. Ethical business behavior should be beneficial to all parties and should take into consideration the interests of all the parties included. Corporations should conduct business in conformity to the values, beliefs, norms and expectations of the community. For example, an organization should ensure that it does not pollute the environment regardless of whether there are environmental laws prohibiting this pollution. Businesses should strive for improving their well-being of the community and environment. In my view, all businesses should deploy ethics and morality in their activities to govern and direct their actions and business activities. It is also important for companies to draw a clear line between economic and non-economic benefits of their activities. I would also assert that business ethics should go beyond government control or regulations. It involves recognizing the importance of social responsibility while conducting any affairs. Thus, it is the responsibility of businesses to ensure that they act fairly, ethically and morally when doing business. They should be concerned about the impacts of their business activities on the environment as well as the society with or without government regulations and control.
Challenges to Ethical Business Behavior
One of the major challenges in ethical business behavior is a rapid evolution of the business environment. The business environment is rapidly evolving, hence, making it difficult for corporations to cope with and adapt to changes that occur within it. Secondly, the variation in business standards and principles within the international context is also a major challenge to ethical business behavior. It is related to the fact that international business presents varying business environments with different characteristics such as cultures and regulatory environments. Consequently, the conduct that would be ethical in one business environment such as in the United States would be unethical in another business community, e.g. in Africa. Ethical issues arising from international business transactions such as a fair trade movement and transfer pricing have made it difficult for companies to achieve ethical conducts. Globalization and cultural imperialism have also rendered efforts for ethical business behavior fruitless. For instance, globalization has resulted to increased difficulties in achieving ethical business behavior because of disparities in societal values, beliefs, norms, traditions and expectations. The integration of the global economy has also led to increased challenges in ethical business behavior. For instance, many multinational corporations, especially in developed or industrialized countries, have been accused of taking an advantage of developing countries. Hence, it has led to unethical business practices. For example, multinational corporations are often accused of exploiting workers from developing countries. Nike Inc., for instance, was accused of using child labor in its production processes and sweatshops in the United States of America (Schmidt 117). Multinational corporations have also been accused of using dumping as a competitive threat in developing countries. It refers to selling products at lower prices in foreign countries than they are sold in their countries of production or origin. A wide spectrum of a business environment also makes it difficult to observe ethical business behavior. The expansion of the environment has also led to collision of some values and societal norms. Social expectations from key stakeholders towards businesses also are changing. However, Bowie and Schneider argue that business ethics should evolve concurrently with the changes in the business environment and the society. As time passes, social beliefs, values, norms and expectations also change (195). Therefore, it is important for businesses to incorporate changes in the business environment within their business activities as appropriate.
In my view, ethical behavior is essential in business because it guides the conducts of corporations as they do business. Therefore, there should not be any disconnection between the code of conduct and actual business practices of the company. Corporations should adopt appropriate strategies such as a triple bottom line (TBL) approach which advocates for an increased concern and focus on three pillars of corporate responsibility. They are profits, people and planet to promote ethical behaviors within their business dealings.
It is also important to note that businesses are sometimes meeting the ethical dilemmas. In such a case, a company should weigh and decide on the most appropriate action to take that would maximize benefits to both the company and the affected parties. For instance, in a scenario where an organization would incur excessive costs in preventing environmental pollution caused by production processes, the company should create a balance between economic and non-economic benefits of producing products. Ethical business practices should also focus on religious views. For instance, the activities of the business should conform to religious views, beliefs and values of its customers. For example, a commercial bank such as the JP Morgan Bank that would like to operate within a Muslim Community should not charge interests on loans. It is because Islam prohibits such acts. Businesses should give adequate considerations on the relationship between ethical business conducts and religious traditions.
I would finish off by stressing that corporations should recognize the importance of ethical behavior in their operations and business activities. Other related disciples such as social justice, a fair competition in the marketplace and corporate governance should also define ethical business behaviors.
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Castro, Barry. Business and Society: A Reader in the History, Sociology, and Ethics of Business. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. Print.
De, George R. T. Business Ethics. London: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2013. Print.
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Holden, Len, and Ian Beardwell. Human Resource Management: A Contemporary Approach. Harlow: Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2011. Print.
Kotler, Philip, and Gary Armstrong. Principles of Marketing. Boston: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2012. Print.
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Luetge, Christoph. Handbook of the Philosophical Foundations of Business Ethics. Dordrecht: Springer, 2013. Print.
Parboteeah, Praveen, and John B. Cullen. Business Ethics. New York: Routledge, 2013. Print.
Schmidt, James D. Industrial Violence and the Legal Origins of Child Labor. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Print.
Shaw, William H. Business Ethics. Boston: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, 2011. Print.


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Falana asks DSS 'Why denial of court invasion after apologising to the judge?'
Femi Falana
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) are guilty of desecration of court.
The secret police had invaded the federal high court in Abuja on Friday to rearrest Omoyele Sowore, convener of RevolutionNow Movement, barely 24 hours after he was released on the order of the court.
Video clips making the rounds showed the chaos inside the courtroom where Sowore was pinned down by a man alleged to be an operative of the DSS while he (Sowore) was surrounded by his supporters who fought back.
The DSS has, however, denied infiltrating the court. The service said it did not attempt arresting Sowore inside the court, alleging that his supporters only "stage-managed the drama" to bring the service to disrepute.
Justifying the rearrest of Sowore, the DSS said he "resorted to acts inimical to security", adding that it remains a law-abiding agency.
But responding, Falana said immediately the case was adjourned, DSS operatives "pounced on Sowore and caused a disruption of the proceedings of the court".
He said armed DSS operatives who disguised in lawyer's outfit were inside the courtroom.
Falana added that Ijeoma Ojukwu, the presiding judge, summoned the head of the DSS team in her chambers and asked him to justify the invasion of the court after which he reportedly offered an apology before he was asked to withdraw his men from the courtroom.
"As soon as the case was adjourned the SSS pounced on Sowore and caused a disruption of the proceedings of the court. Having taken over the court room vi et armis Justice Ojukwu hurriedly rose and asked the Registrar to adjourn all other cases. After the learned trial judge had risen for the day she summoned the heads of the prosecution and defence teams to her chambers," Falana said.
"When the lead prosecutor, Dr. Liman Hassan SAN denied knowledge of the invasion of her court, she directed him to invite the head of the SSS team in the court. When challenged to justify the invasion of the court the officer could not. He apologised to Justice Ojukwu on behalf of the SSS. The judge then directed the officer to withdraw the SSS operatives from the courtroom. The directive was complied with as the operatives withdrew from the courtroom but rushed out to join their colleagues who had taken over the entire court house.
"Though, ordinarily, officers of the Service do not wear any uniform, on the 6th day of December, some of them were in mufti, many were not only armed but also masked while others disguised in lawyer's black and white suit. Regardless of the form of appearance, the officers of the Service inside Court No. 7 were identifiable by their roles and acts of seizing Sowore and pinning him down."
Falana said the DSS could not provide a warrant of arrest for Sowore, insisting that the rearrest of his client was illegal.
"Before submitting himself for arrest Sowore had rightly demanded for a warrant of arrest and detention order but the sss operatives were unable to produce either," he said.
"In rationalizing the re-arrest of Sowore, which is denied in the same Press statement, the Serivce alleged that Sowore held metings with some people. Assuming without conceding that Sowore held meetings with some people in Transcorp Hotel as alleged by the sss, why did the Prosecution not inform the trial court that the defendant had breached his bail condition?"
Falana, therefore, called on the DSS to release Sowore and "other political detainees" pending the verdict of the court in their trial.
Justice Ijeoma Chukwu
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Łuskówka (Chaunoproctus ferreorostris) – gatunek wymarłego ptaka z rodziny łuszczakowatych (Fringillidae). Był jedynym przedstawicielem monotypowego rodzaju Chaunoproctus. Występował w Japonii. Zasiedlał lasy w pobliżu wybrzeża. Wydaje się prawdopodobne, że jego wyginięcie mogło spowodować wylesianie wyspy i wprowadzenie kotów i szczurów.

Znany jedynie z wyspy Chichi-jima (archipelag Wysp Ogasawara). Żył pojedynczo lub w parach. Heinrich von Kittlitz odwiedził wyspę Chichi-jima (znaną wówczas pod nazwą Peel Island) w 1828. Wtedy też odkrył łuskówkę, która 4 lata później wyginęła, ale zdążył zabrać z wyspy kilka okazów. Lokalne raporty stwierdzają, że mogła żyć jeszcze do 1890 r.

Na całym świecie zachowało się tylko 10 okazów tego gatunku. Muzeum Historii Naturalnej w Lejdzie (Holandia) posiada okaz samca i samicy, pozostałe okazy znajdują się w muzeach w Berlinie, Frankfurcie, Petersburgu, Tring i Nowym Jorku.

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Q: Why Redis SortedSet uses Skip List instead of Balanced Tree? The Redis document said as below :

ZSETs are ordered sets using two data structures to hold the same elements
   in order to get O(log(N)) INSERT and REMOVE operations into a sorted
   data structure.
The elements are added to a hash table mapping Redis objects to
  scores.  At the same time the elements are added to a skip list
  mapping scores  to Redis objects (so objects are sorted by scores in
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I can not understand very much. Could someone give me a detailed explanation?

A: Antirez said, see in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1171423
There are a few reasons:

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*They are not very memory intensive. It's up to you basically. Changing parameters about the probability of a node to have a given number of levels will make then less memory intensive than btrees.

*A sorted set is often target of many ZRANGE or ZREVRANGE operations, that is, traversing the skip list as a linked list. With this operation the cache locality of skip lists is at least as good as with other kind of balanced trees.

*They are simpler to implement, debug, and so forth. For instance thanks to the skip list simplicity I received a patch (already in Redis master) with augmented skip lists implementing ZRANK in O(log(N)). It required little changes to the code.
About the Append Only durability & speed, I don't think it is a good idea to optimize Redis at cost of more code and more complexity for a use case that IMHO should be rare for the Redis target (fsync() at every command). Almost no one is using this feature even with ACID SQL databases, as the performance hint is big anyway.
About threads: our experience shows that Redis is mostly I/O bound. I'm using threads to serve things from Virtual Memory. The long term solution to exploit all the cores, assuming your link is so fast that you can saturate a single core, is running multiple instances of Redis (no locks, almost fully scalable linearly with number of cores), and using the "Redis Cluster" solution that I plan to develop in the future.

A: First of all, I think I got the idea of what the Redis documents says. Redis ordered set maintain the order of elements by the the element's score specified by user. But when user using some Redis Zset APIs, it only gives element args. For example:
ZREM key member [member ...]
ZINCRBY key increment member
...

redis need to know what value is about this member (element), so it uses hash table maintaining a mapping, just like the documents said:

The elements are added to a hash table mapping Redis objects to
  scores.

when it receives a member, it finds its value through the hash table, and then manipulate the operation on the skip list to maintain the order of set. redis uses two data structure to maintain a double mapping to satisfy the need of the different API.
I read the papers by William Pugh Skip Lists: A Probabilistic
 Alternative to Balanced Trees, and found the skip list is very elegant and easier to implement than rotating.
Also, I think the general binary balanced tree is able to do this work at the same time cost. I case I've missed something, please point that out.

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Dennis Rodman net worth, salary, and his sources of wealth in 2020 analysed.
Career Earnings: $26.3 Million
Source of Wealth: Professional Basketball Player, Wrestler, Actor
Career Summary, Achievements, Contracts
Dennis Rodman Net Worth in 2020
Dennis Rodman Career Earnings
Dennis Rodman Luxury Lifestyle
Takeaways from Dennis Rodman's Wealth, Success, Fame
1. Never give up
2. Convert pain to motivation
Dennis Rodman is a retired American basketball player. Widely known for his piercings, Rodman played basketball in the NBA for 13 seasons. During those seasons, Rodman played at about 5 NBA franchises and claimed the NBA Championship on 5 occasions with just two of those Franchises. On the court, Rodman established a reputation for his adept rebounding and defensive antics which was tremendously fierce and relentless and thus earned him the moniker, "The Worm". Rodman is also known to be a controversial high profile personality on the world stage.
His controversies date as far back as the early days of his NBA career in the early 1990s. From his odd piercings to bright hair colours which he dyed, to his relationship with music star, Madonna, and his widely unexpected actions, Rodman indeed was truly spectacular. His adoption of a lifestyle that sparks controversy is a stark distinction from his childhood as he was a reserved child who contemplated suicide. An American who is a friend to North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un, Rodman is a man who delights in sending tongues wagging.
With an emphasis on Dennis Rodman net worth in 2020, we briefly summarise his wealth. Other highlights in this article include his early life, career summary/earnings, endorsements and sponsorships, luxury lifestyle, and takeaways from Dennis Rodman's wealth and rise to fame.
Dennis Rodman is one of several children his parents gave birth to. His father, Philander Rodman Jr., was an Air Force member who fought in the Vietnam War. His childhood was greatly tumultuous as he had to care for himself without the affection or attention of his parents. It is estimated that he has 28 siblings, who were born to his father alone. Rodman has in the past revealed that he is the oldest of 48 children given birth to by his parents.
When Dennis Rodman was young, his father left his large family, and Rodman had to step up to working several odd jobs to support his family. Rodman along with his two sisters grew up with his mother in Oak Cliff, Dallas. His sisters were talented in basketball and went on to play for various colleges. Rodman was however seen as less talented and when he accompanied his sisters to practice, they'll make fun of him.
At South Oak Cliff High School, Rodman was part of the basketball team but was always on the bench. He tried his hands at football but didn't make the team, which was a huge disappointment to him. Following high school, Rodman went on to work at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. While working at the Airport, he grew taller and he decided to try basketball again. Thanks to a family friend's connection, Rodman began playing for Cooke County College, now known as North Central Texas College.
Rodman had a good performance at Cooke County in the one-semester he spent at the college. But his bad grades made him transfer to Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Rodman spent three seasons at Oklahoma State and they competed in the NIAI. In the last two seasons he spent at the University, he emerged as the rebound leader.
Eager to play in the NBA, he competed in a tournament established for players seeking to play in the NBA, the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, and he emerged MVP, thus bringing him on the radar of the Detroit Pistons. In the 1986 NBA Draft, Rodman was selected by the Pistons as the draft's 27th overall pick. He then signed a one year deal worth $75,000 with the Pistons. Rodman, along with the Detroit Pistons squad of the 1987 season, was named Bad Boys for their hard approach to the game. But he had limited playing time as a bench player.
The next season, he signed a two-year deal with the Pistons, worth $710,000. The 1988 season saw Rodman cost the Pistons the NBA Championship, following a foul on Magic Johnson, who then had a free throw, which the Pistons never recovered from as they lost to the Lakers in the Finals. But the next season, though he was often benched, he provided fine defence which aided the Pistons to defeat the Lakers to win his first NBA Championship. He received his first All-Defensive Team honours and penned a one-year veteran extension with the Pistons.
Rodman was in an exceptional form that season as he provided tactical defence that saw the Pistons win a second successive NBA Championship, and also earned him NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. He spent three more seasons with the Detroit Pistons earning about $4.3 million in salary during those seasons. Though he didn't win the championship with the Pistons after their 1990 win, he won the 1991 Defensive Player of the Year Award, had a good 1992 season, but as his short term marriage with Annie Bakes crashed, he became traumatized and thus requested a trade even though he had three years of play worth $11.8 million in his contract with the Pistons.
Chicago Bulls Dennis Rodman in 1997. (AP Photo/Tom DiPace)
Rodman was traded to the San Antonio Spurs where he spent two seasons, earning $4.8 million in salary. Following his two years stint with the Spurs, he moved to the Chicago Bulls in 1995, where he spent three seasons, winning the NBA Championship on three successive occasions and earned $16.1 million in salary. With several stars retiring after the 1998 season, he was released by the Bulls and then proceeded to play in the 1999 season for the Lakers after signing a $1 million one-year deal. For the 2000 season, he moved to the Dallas Mavericks where he earned $441,176 before he was waived by the franchise.
After 2000, Rodman went on to focus on wrestling and his acting career, before he returned to play in the American Basketball Association for Long Beach Jam, Orange County Crush, and Tijuana Dragons. He also played for Brighton Bears for three games, before he called it quits on basketball in 2008.
Here are some of the best Dennis Rodman's career highlights.
NBA All-Star (1990, 1992)
All-NBA Third Team (1992, 1995)
NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1990, 1991)
NBA All-Defensive First Team (1989–1993, 1995, 1996)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1994)
NBA rebounding champion (1992–1998)
No. 10 retired by Detroit Pistons
ABA champion (2004)
NAIA All-American (1984–1986)
Dennis Rodman's net worth is estimated to be $500 Thousand in 2020. This is surprising for a man who played in the NBA, earning millions of dollars. But the star, who had a very hectic career, which saw him receive so many fines, and many encounters with law enforcement agencies, doesn't have a profitable business portfolio like many of his peers. His financial situation in recent years is one which will make anyone wonder what he did with his cash.
In 2012, Rodman's lawyer revealed he can't afford $800,000 which he owed his ex-wives in child support. But despite his surprising net worth for an ex NBA star, Rodman is living a life far from penury. In fact, he is still active in the public domain. Several companies have sponsored his trip across the globe for various interests. In 2013, a gambling company sponsored his journey to the Vatican City, during the selection of a new pope. A marijuana cryptocurrency company also sponsored his journey to North Korea for a Summit between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump. In partnership with Premier Vodka, he launched Bad Boy Vodka. He was also named Head of Business Development by Anytickets.
During the 13 seasons he spent in the NBA, Rodman earned $26,255,000. His most earnings came from his time at Chicago Bull, where he earned about $16 million in the three seasons he spent at the Franchise. His least salary came from his stint with the Dallas Mavericks where he received about $400,000.
For a man with $500 thousand net worth, Rodman cannot afford the multi-million dollar mansions, most former NBA and current NBA stars live in. However, one can be confident that he lives in a modest apartment.
Dennis Rodman's cars collection shows he has a thing for luxury. He has been seen with a 1959 Cadillac Convertible, a 1996 Porsche 993TT, a Lamborghini Gallardo, a Hummer H1 as well as a Bentley Continental and a Ford Mustang convertible. Some of these cars have been reportedly sold by Rodman.
Now that you know the interesting story about Dennis Rodman's rise to fame and his wealth, here are 2 incredible lessons from the American retired NBA star.
Rodman was never considered a standout star. His sisters were way better than him at basketball. He was even placed on the bench in his high school basketball team, but he never gave up. Even when he left the sport as a result of his limited height, he returned after a growth spurt.
Rodman had several painful experiences as a young boy. From his father abandoning him to his mother kicking him out of the house, Rodman used these experiences as motivation to succeed.
In 2020, Dennis Rodman's net worth is valued at $500 Thousand. His career earnings throughout the seasons he played in the NBA are as much as $26.2 million. Rodman's source of wealth is mainly from his occupation as a professional basketball player.
Dennis Rodman rose to become a star, despite not being a standout athlete in high school. This is a great motivation for those who have experienced flops in the past.
What are your thoughts on Dennis Rodman's net worth? Feel free to share with us in the comments section below.
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Ecclesiastes 3:1 states: "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens".
My past few newsletters have emphasised the idea of seasons and I feel that God has been teaching me so much through this analogy. God has brought me on an amazing journey and it really hard to believe that I have been in the Philippines for 8 years now!
The needs of the academy have grown so much and as of June this year we will now be responsible for 3 campuses across the Philippines. God has exceeded my wildest dreams. I know God still has lots for me to do here and I am excited.
But amongst that I also know that the next season in my life in which God is calling me to is one of rest, recovery and rejuvenation in order to be more effective on the field. Therefore, when I return home this April I will be conducting what is known as 'home assignment' wherein I will get to spend some extended time in the UK. It will be a mixture of rest, spiritual replenishment and also raising the profile of the City Gates project among more churches around the UK.
I am really looking forward to this time and hope that we can get to spend some quality time together!
Christmas in the Philippines is always such a fun time. We maximize this opportunity to reach out to our community and share the true meaning of Christmas. This year City Gates was so blessed to not host just 1 Christmas party but 5! Thanks to sponsors from the Philippines and around the world. Furthermore, we held a mass wedding for 6 couples as well as our annual nativity play. It was a busy, yet fulfilling time. As a result of these activities we have seen an increase in church attendance of parents from the academy, which is such an answer to prayer.
It was so wonderful to have Mum and Dad join me for Christmas this year in the Philippines. To make it even more special they managed to arrive in time to see one of the highlights of my year, the CGA Nativity Play. We had a fun packed 10 days together and it was such a blessing to have them spend Christmas with me.
Following the success of the Elim Global Asia conference 18 months ago in Cambodia it was now the turn of the Philippines to host this year's conference. We had 4 days and 3 nights of sweet fellowship and encouragement with our brothers and sisters working in partnership with Elim in countries all across Asia Pacific region.
CGA Elementary Department were invited as special guests to perform at the home of the British Ambassador as he hosted the annual British Women's Association Christmas Dinner.


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The tree is up, the decorations are coming along.
Its like its not really Christmas time until the tree is up. At least thats how I feel anyway.
We went to a farm and cut down our own tree this year.
Shane or should I say Mr. Independent took advantage of his freedom. The only thing is, he thought he was much more stable than he actually was. He fell all over the place and the ground was a mess. Needless to say, he was a mess.
Owen loved the tree farm as well. He had endless space to run and did just that.
I have entered the "its impossible to keep the kids still to take a nice picture" stage. Shane wants no part of being held down. Owen surprisingly will stop for a moment and smile.
The big question was how to do the three this year. I knew for a fact that if I put ornaments on the tree Shane would try to get them and would succeed. So we came up with lights and bows only. Tree pics to come. I have been trying to master the bow-tying thing. I will get it eventually.
A little lightage on the stairs!
The kids are really into it this year. Well Owen is always into it and Shane just kind of follows along.
I am obsessed with this website I found. Its called Pintrest. You need an invite but once you get one you wont be able to step away from your computer. You can look up anything that interests you and pin it to a board. I do mine by category. I am obsessed. I have gotten so many amazing ideas already.
I love the holidays and everything that goes with them.
I am really into making my own decorations this year. I think I have always wanted to do this but never actually did it. So this year, I went crazy. Well not really crazy but I have been crafting away. And cant wait to buy a home and decorate it. I am all about the DIY!!!!
Pics to come of the decor.


Eastern Continental Divide: Duluth to Gainesville – "A ship defines the ocean"
Picking up where the previous route through Atlanta ended, this follows the ECD (within the limits of road placement) through the northeastern metro area. To be honest this is a rather boring drive through the suburbs. You can skip to the next post to pick it up where things get mildly interesting again.
The earlier part has some shenanigans with Old Peachtree Road, leaving it without turning and turning to stay on it at different points.
The segment on GA 20 is an area where no road follows the ECD. If you look close at a topo map you'll see this section crosses a creek, not something you'll see when following a ridge line.
The segment on GA 124 passes the site of Ft. Daniel, one of the original endpoints of the trail that became Peachtree Road.
The GA 13 portion mostly runs closely parallel to I-985.
Gainesville's airport is an arbitrary stopping point dictated mainly by limitations on the number of route modifications that Google Maps allows you to make.
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starts at I-85 and old peachtree, not I-985. Good stuff, though!


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Shelled marine creatures living in increasingly acidified oceans face a fight for survival as the impacts of climate change spread, a new study suggests.
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba, Japan, and the University of Plymouth, UK, assessed the impact of rising carbon dioxide levels on the large predatory "triton shell" gastropod (Charonia lampas).
They found those living in regions with predicted future levels of CO2 were on average around a third smaller than counterparts living in conditions seen throughout the world's oceans today.
However there was also a noticeable negative impact on the thickness, density, and structure of their shells, causing visible deterioration to the shell surface.
Writing in Frontiers in Marine Science, scientists say the effects are down to the increased stresses placed on the species in waters where the pH is lower, which reduce their ability to control the calcification process.
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And they have warned other shellfish are likely to be impacted in the same way, threatening their survival and that of other species that rely on them for food.
Dr Ben Harvey, Assistant Professor in the University of Tsukuba's Shimoda Marine Research Center, said: "Ocean acidification is a clear threat to marine life, acting as a stressor for many marine animals. Here we found that the ability of the triton shells to produce and maintain their shells was hindered by ocean acidification, with the corrosive seawater making them smoother, thinner, and less dense. The extensive dissolution of their shells has profound consequences for calcified animals into the future as it is not something they can biologically control, suggesting that some calcified species might be unable to adapt to the acidified seawater if carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise unchecked."
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The research was conducted at a marine volcanic seep off the coast of Shikine-jima in Japan where carbon dioxide bubbling up through the seabed lowers seawater pH from present-day levels to future predicted levels.
Using computed tomography (CT) scanning, the scientists measured the thickness, density and structure of the shells, with shell thickness halved in areas with raised CO2 while average shell length was reduced from 178mm in sites with present day levels to 112mm.
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In some cases, these negative effects left body tissue exposed and the shell casing dissolved, with the corrosive effects of acidification far more pronounced around the oldest parts of the shell.
Jason Hall-Spencer, Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Plymouth, added: "Our study clearly shows that increasing carbon dioxide levels cause seawater to become corrosive to shellfish. As these calcified animals are a fundamental component of coastal marine communities, ocean acidification is expected to impact shellfish fisheries."
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