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The Big Interview: Professor Richard Thompson
Since his 2004 landmark paper, the 'microplastics' field has grown exponentially
"We don't yet know how long it takes plastic to degrade in the natural environment. We've only been mass producing plastic for around 60 years and the likelihood is that all of the conventional plastics we've ever made are still with us on the planet, unless they've been incinerated."
It's a sobering thought, especially when you consider that 300 million tonnes of plastic is produced every year, with around one third destined for single-use products.
But then, Professor Richard Thompson OBE, has for the last 15 years been offering a strong dose of smelling salts on the issue thanks to his remarkable body of research on plastic pollution in our marine environment.
A decade-and-a-half on from his seminal paper, describing the accumulation of what he named microplastics, Richard has mapped out much of the territory upon which our understanding of both the impacts of plastics and the potential solutions are based.
For example, work by the International Marine Litter Research Unit he founded has shown that once in the environment a single plastic bag could be shredded into more than 1.75 million fragments.
The Unit has also found that of the 700 marine species now known to encounter litter in the environment, the vast majority are with plastic, with many of these encounters proving either harmful or fatal.
We've learned too that a single wash load of acrylic clothing can release 700,000 microfibres, and that facial scrubs can contain up to 2.8 million microbeads – at least they did until the government banned their use in wash-off cosmetics, a decision based upon Richard's expert findings.
The Blue Planet-effect might have made marine plastics a household topic, but it was work by Richard and his team that dredged up the supporting evidence and placed it under the spotlight.
"From a distance it is very clear that ours is a blue planet, but as we move closer, we see that the surface of our oceans and our seas are strewn with marine debris," he says as we walk along the sandy cove at North Bay, on the edge of Salcombe. "Even here, on what is a clean beach, I've noticed small bits of blue and red microplastic, particularly near the tide line. And that's the point. The plastics issue is not just about an enormous pile of rubbish on a heavily contaminated beach somewhere in the Pacific. It's the fact that it's on every shoreline. As our work has so clearly shown, we find microplastics in every sample of beach sand, whether it's in Australia, Asia, Europe, North or South America. We've looked in the deep sea, in Arctic ice, in the gut of hundreds of fish from the English Channel, and we've found microplastic contamination everywhere."
It feels like Richard is everywhere too, as ubiquitous as the pollution he's been studying. The newly-appointed Director of the University's Marine Institute was in France just 24 hours earlier giving a keynote lecture at a conference for the European Science Foundation. In May, it was the Galapagos Islands, for a research trip to look at the issue of litter, and how the area might serve as a model system helping our understanding for other regions. And in the days to come, he's meeting with HRH Prince Charles to discuss his research, and heading off to Singapore and Australia for more lectures and high-level talks, and an overdue family holiday.
"From the local rotary club to major international organisations, the level of interest in plastic pollution is unprecedented," Richard says. "And I think that is because plastics are so readily visible. At a basic level, we the public can see the things that are accumulating as litter and we realise that they are everyday items – the drinks bottles and crisp packets – and it feels so unnecessary. So there is a story here of an environmental challenge that I think is solvable and that the public are keen to act upon."
On this particular morning, Richard's in-demand diary has summoned him along the South Devon coast to Salcombe, for a meeting with local councillors and an international engineering firm. For once, plastic is not on the agenda, but instead a topic that is significant to Richard's roots as a researcher.
"My scientific background is marine ecology, and a lot of my interests are in how you apply this knowledge of the natural world to its interactions with humans in order to get a better outcome," he says. "One of the pieces of work we've been involved with over a number of years is looking at hard structures built in the marine environment, whether a wind farm or harbour or coastal defence, and how they are colonised by marine life. What the research has shown is that there tends to be an abundance of organisms on these artificial habitats but there's low diversity, so we've been looking at how we might alter that ecological outcome. Today, we're meeting to discuss the redevelopment of a quay in the estuary, and how we can consider the issue of biodiversity."
It was as a lecturer in benthic ecology (the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water) that Richard first joined the University of Plymouth, back in 2001. No stranger to the rocky shorelines of Devon, a location he'd repeatedly researched in his previous position at the University of Southampton, it is inarguable that his career has flourished in the South West, thanks to its unique natural and research landscape.
"I'd been using Plymouth Sound as a base for fieldwork for a number of years because Southampton doesn't have the sort of rocky shores I needed," Richard says. "I was also working with the Marine Biological Association, which is one of a number of historic and world-leading research institutions in the city, so taken together, it felt a very logical step for me to move here."
There was a time, however, when it would have seemed thoroughly illogical that Richard should have been destined for a career in academia – and even more so that he should become "the godfather of microplastics research" as one MP said. It's an irony not lost on him that he grew up in Nottingham, just about as far away from the sea as you can get, and that his early career was focused on selling some of the plastic products that wash up on our beaches today.
"When I left school, I ran a retail business, quite a successful one, selling birthday cards, tinsel, Christmas crackers, Hallowe'en things," he recalls. "So we were selling a number of single use plastic items of the type we see in the environment today! By the time I was 25, however, I decided that this wasn't giving me the fulfilment I wanted, so I enrolled on a marine biology degree at Newcastle."
As a mature student, Richard was determined to use his time most productively, and, after writing a number of letters to different organisations, he earned the chance to spend his first summer vacation volunteering at a marine laboratory in Australia. For his second, he organised an expedition with two other students to East Africa, looking at commercially collected sea shells.
"I saw that there were opportunities that I hadn't had before," says Richard. "And what I really took from university was the interaction with people who were studying the environment from different aspects. They were motivated and passionate, and that came through from the lectures and projects we did. You get a bug for that passion, and that was certainly quite different to working in a business environment where the main motivation is profit.
"But at that stage I really wasn't convinced that it was going to be a career for me. It's such a competitive field, and it probably didn't help that I was looking for PhDs in tropical areas, because that was what excited me. I applied for a number and didn't get any of them."
After graduating, Richard worked as a labourer on building sites for a year, before finally landing a PhD in marine ecology at the University of Liverpool in 1992. Based at their marine station on the Isle of Man, Richard's work was to be on the interactions and dynamics between microscopic algae and molluscs, such as limpets. And it was during this time that the issue of marine plastic pollution began to coalesce in his mind.
He recalls: "I'd first become aware of the issue of plastic accumulating as litter on beaches during my time at Newcastle, when I conducted some experiments on biodegradable plastic bags, one of which I still have today and is perfectly usable! But it was during my PhD that I started to get involved in beach cleans. As I was training to be a scientist, I was interested in the data, and in the first year, we collected 20,000 items, all of which I logged on a spreadsheet. And two things struck me. The first was the scale: we were using a pickup truck to collect the sacks of litter and take them back to the lab, and after the first run we'd maybe gone 10 metres along the beach – and there were 15 more beaches to go. I couldn't believe how far the rubbish stretched; we could barely scratch the surface! On an island in the middle of the Irish Sea, which doesn't have a particularly big population, we'd got all of this stuff, and that was shocking.
"The other thing that struck me was that the data sheets completely neglected what was the most abundant type of plastic – the really small pieces, the fragments. The volunteers would go for a large trophy item – a tyre, fishing net, a crate – but would ignore the smaller stuff. And that set me the challenge I wanted to address: what was the smallest piece of plastic on the beach? It was a question we didn't answer until 2004."
Lost at Sea: Where Is All the Plastic? was that answer. Funded by a Leverhulme Trust grant, and published in Science over a Bank Holiday weekend, when it landed, it changed everything. By the time Richard got into his office on the Tuesday, he had received dozens messages from journalists, and before that morning was out, he'd recorded interviews for the Today programme, and the BBC World Service.
It transformed a sideline into the main focus of his career, something that has accelerated with every passing year. And, through successive research grants and subsequent publications, it has catapulted Richard into the realm of policy and public engagement. He's made a number of appearances before government select committees, including the one for environment that paved the way for legislation preventing the use of microbeads in wash-off cosmetics. He was invited to speak at senator John Kerry's 'Our Ocean' conference in Washington DC in 2014, as well as other events organised by the United Nations and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. And he also contributed to The Foresight Future of the Sea report, published by the Government Office for Science, which explored the role that the UK's scientific and technological expertise can play in understanding and providing solutions to the long-term issues affecting the sea.
"Over recent years, the world has really woken up to the global threat posed by marine litter," Richard says. "But while recognising the problem is one thing, increasing knowledge and changing behaviours are a far greater challenge. And my concern is that there is a risk that people's thirst for change might lead to knee-jerk reactions, and however well-intended they could have unintended consequences. Certainly nationally, if not internationally, we have policy, the public, and industry all agreeing that there is a problem and that we need to do something about it. We know the direction of travel towards potential solutions, but charting the course is much less clear. And I don't think we can get there just by banning plastics – we have to use them more responsibly. We need guidance, and we need that to come from the academic community. The challenge is bringing together different disciplines – environmental, behavioural and material scientists, economists, and legal experts."
This commitment to interdisciplinary working has been – and will continue to be – key for Richard. He is quick to pay tribute to Steve Rowland, Professor of Organic Geochemistry, a 'mentor' figure and critical friend throughout his time at Plymouth. And he also reserves huge praise for Dr Sabine Pahl, Associate Professor in Psychology, who has introduced social and behavioural science particularly around perception and motivation for change and human wellbeing in the blue environment.
"Sabine brings a really synergistic behavioural dimension to the plastics work, and I don't think any other institution has that same strength," he says. "What we are doing with colleagues is extending our reach into other disciplines, and working to secure funding for a centre that brings together those perspectives in order to supply the evidence to inform industry and policy."
The transcendent nature of Richard's work and his commitment to building bridges have been recognised in the past two years, with the award of several prestigious honours.
His OBE in 2018 for services to marine science, for example, was submitted by the Natural Environment Research Council. And his 2017 Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation by the Zoological Society of London, was endorsed by academics from Cambridge, Oxford, Royal Holloway and Southampton.
But what pleases him most is the fact that his team have drawn further attention to the issue of plastics in the environment.
"I think the work we have done at the University has had a really major role in raising awareness of this topic," he says. "There are a number of independent accounts that cite the early work we did, particularly the description of microplastics and their accumulation in the environment, was a tipping point in the level of interest in the whole topic in the academic community and wider public. Sure, there had been work on plastics in the environment before; some in the late 60s and 70s, but only one or two papers were published per year. We are now seeing in excess of 200 papers just on microplastics."
As we're walking off the beach, Richard spots something in the sand and bends down to pick it up. Surprisingly, it's not plastic, but a tiny pinkish shell.
"This is one of only two species of cowry that you find on our beaches," he says, gently cleaning off the sand with his thumb. "We often as a family look for them, but you have to get your eye in as they can be difficult to see. Its scientific name is Trivia, which my university lecturers used to use for a good pun. In Scotland they call them John O'Groats, and my mother-in-law has collected the shells since she was a child."
From something so small, such a wealth of association; the marine ecologist stands before us, with the wonder of the natural environment contained in the palm of his hand.
Also in Invenite Issue 2
Dr Miriam Darlington
Fundraising for brighter futures
In Conversation: James Otter
Invenite - issue 2
NATO and a resurgent Russia: towards effective re-engagement?
Plymouth Conservatoire
The Derriford Research Facility
The Industrial Strategy: planning for an uncertain future
Zaidia Hussain


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In the search for Women's work, we found: 150 perfect matches, 34 partial matches and 1039 other matches.
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Field, Jean.
Mary Dormer Harris: The Life and Works of a Warwickshire Historian
(Brewin Books, 2002). Special Hardback edition of 250 copies signed by the author. Hardback. Fine in dustwrapper. xii + 180pp. Order No. NSBK-C7148
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DeSalvo, Louise.
Virginia Woolf: The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on her Life and Work
(The Women's Press, 1989). Hardback. With newspaper article pasted to back cover, otherwise very good+ in dustwrapper. xxiii + 372pp. Order No. NSBK-C13645
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The Life and Work of Harriet Martineau:
(Secker & Warburg, 1957). Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, a good working copy in chipped, lightly soiled dustwrapper. 421pp. Order No. NSBK-C608
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Computer Chips and Paper Clips: Technology and Women's Employment
(National Academy Press, 1986). Volume 1. Paperback. Very good. pp. Order No. NSBK-A14140
Keywords: 0309036887, work, women and work, employment, workers, computers, technology, labour, labor, female, clerical work, white collar, Louise A. Tilly
Ridley, Annie E.
Frances Mary Buss and her Work for Education:
(Longmans, Green, 1895). HB. Some light wear to the edges, spotting to early pages, otherwise good, firm. viii + 399pp. Order No. NSBK-C5115
Keywords: education, women, history, women's education, Frances Mary Buss, North London Collegiate School for Ladies, Public Day School for Girls, school, schools, schooling, Victorian, nineteenth century, biography, biographies, English, British, England, Britain, training, training colleges, higher education, adult education, female, university education, universities, Annie E. Ridley
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Carpenter, J. Estlin.
The Life and Work of Mary Carpenter:
(Macmillan, 2nd edition, 1881). Hardback. Original cloth with spine ends and corners worn. Spine sunned, otherwise a very good, solid copy. xiv + 391pp. Order No. NSBK-A13865
Keywords: B000WSPERO, Mary Carpenter, 19th century, nineteenth century, history, biography, biographies, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, ragged schools, education, Bristol, social reform, reformatories for girls, poverty, teaching, teachers, reformatory schools, children, charity, philanthropy, childhood, Indian, India, female education, women's education
Fawcett, Millicent and Turner, E. M.
Josephine Butler: her Work and Principles and their Meaning for the Twentieth Century
(Portrayer, 2002 facs. of 1927 edit). Paperback. New book, fine. vii + 164pp. Order No. NSBK-C5334
Keywords: 0954263286, Josephine Butler, philanthropy, prostitution, Victorian, morality, social purity, reform, Britain, British, England, English, history, prostitute, prostitutes, women, women's history, Millicent Garrett Fawcett, twentieth century, sexuality, gender, Portrayer, Liverpool, social history, philanthropists, Contagious Diseases Acts
Fawcett, Millicent G. and Turner, E. M.
(Association Moral Social Hygiene, 2nd edition, 1928). Hardback. Pages foxed. A little cracking internally at spine and wear to corners, otherwise good+. viii + 164pp. Order No. NSBK-A14427
Keywords: B000X8UXY2, Josephine Butler, philanthropy, prostitution, Victorian, morality, social purity, reform, Britain, British, England, English, history, prostitute, prostitutes, women, women's history, Millicent Garrett Fawcett, twentieth century, sexuality, gender, Liverpool, social history, philanthropists, Contagious Diseases Acts
Reid, Marion.
A Plea for Woman: Being a Vindication of the Importance and Extent of her Natural Sphere of Action With Remarks on Recent Works on the Subject
(William Tait, Edinburgh, 1843). Hardback. PLEASE NOTE: This is a photocopy only, in a scuffed, edge-worn library binding, with usual library stamps and markings. Otherwise good. 227pp. Order No. NSBK-C14887
Keywords: B00088M4IK, Mrs Hugo Reid, Marion Reid, plea for woman, history, rights, women's rights, duties, domesticity, education
Porter, Susan L. ed.
Women of the Commonwealth: Work, Family and Social Change in Nineteenth-Century Massachusetts
(Mass UP, 1996). Paperback. Very good. viii + 240pp. Order No. NSBK-C8449
Keywords: 1558490051, women, woman, women's history, Commonwealth, American, USA, United States, family, children, social changes, nineteenth century, Victorian, womanhood, gender, ethnicity, race, class, jobs, employment, employees, employers, families, sisterhood, women's studies, Massachusetts, Boston, Bostonians
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Het wereldkampioenschap wielrennen op de weg van 1926 vond plaats op donderdag 29 juli. De start was in Milaan en de aankomst lag in het plaatsje Leini bij Turijn. De afstand was 183 kilometer. Er deden 44 amateurs uit dertien landen aan deel. De wedstrijd werd beheerst door de Franse ploeg. Octave Dayen werd wereldkampioen. Twaalf renners spurtten om de overwinning. Tweede was een andere Fransman, Merviel; de Italiaan Polano werd derde.  Frankrijk won ook het landenklassement.

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Friday, June 8th: Steve Taylor will be going to Caroline and King & Queen Counties to visit several Taylor sites of interest, including the cemetery near Bowling Green, James Taylor I land in K&Q County, The Mattaponi River at Walkerton, (lunch available at a deli counter in local Grocery Store,) K&Q Courthouse Tavern Museum, and the site of the Apple Tree Church. The group will meet in the lobby of the Round Hill Inn Hotel (formerly the Holiday Inn Express in Orange) early on Friday morning, so you would probably need to stay overnight on Thursday if you are coming from out of town. Steve asks that you contact him at steve.taylor@jtiassociation.org by June 8th if you'd like to carpool along. This outing is not listed on the registration form, so you need to contact Steve personally if you'd like to go.
Friday Evening, June 8th: If you would like to have dinner with Cousins, please circle this on the Registration Form. Time and location will be forwarded to you after Jan knows how many are interested by May 20th.
Saturday Morning, June 9th: 8:00 a.m., Steve Taylor would like to invite anyone who is interested to meet with him at the Round Hill Inn lobby to explore United States Taylor Genealogy.
Saturday Afternoon, June 9th: 2:15 – 3:15 p.m., We have been invited by the Madison Family Descendants to attend "A Lecture on the Madison's Art Collection at Montpelier," by Elizabeth Chew, Vice President of Museum Programs at Montpelier – Grand Salon, Visitor's Center. Saturday is also a great day to tour Montpelier!
Saturday Evening, June 9th: 6:00p.m., Round Hill Lobby – Another opportunity to have dinner with Cousins! Be sure to mark this on your registration form if you're interested, so Jan can make reservations.
Sunday Morning, June 10th: You might wish to attend St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 119 Caroline Street, Orange, VA. Founded in 1740 and designed by Thomas Jefferson, this Historic Church was attended by many of our Taylor Ancestors. I believe Holy Communion is at 10:15 a.m. Please mark this on your registration if you plan to attend, so I can let them know how many guests to expect.
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'The real goal was to have experienced these places,' Kevin Stensberg said. Best part? The friends he made.
THUWAL, Saudi Arabia - He was a fifth-grader from Wisconsin Rapids, and he had no idea at the time his trip to Washington D.C. would release a bout of wanderlust that would pull him across the planet.
Kevin Stensberg is 38 years old now and living in Thuwal, a small fishing town on the Red Sea coast about an hour north of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. A 1998 graduate of Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School, he's the manager of graduate services at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.
The idea was to get to know each country; it wasn't meant to be a madcap "Around the World in 80 Days" type of dash.
"It's really important to note that 'getting to 100' would have been totally pointless if I'd have just run after the number," Stensberg said in an email exchange with the Daily Tribune. "The real goal was to have experienced these places. You could see a dozen countries in a dozen days if you wanted to, but the best vacations I've ever had are the ones where I spend a week or more by a lakeside reading books and slowly working my way through local bakeries and cafes."
Along the way, he also explored six of Earth's seven continents. "I would very much like to visit Antarctica," he said, but, for now, it is cost prohibitive. He estimates that do the trip right, and see and do the things he would want, it would cost about $30,000.
Stensberg's career helped him achieve his 100-country milestone. He's worked as a dean of students in Beijing, China, managed study abroad sites in Greece and London and served as an assistant executive dean for a spring 2015 voyage of Semester at Sea. "We sailed around the world on a cruise ship with 650 college students for four months," he said.
Now that he's completed the 100-country milestone, he'll be putting his career back in the forefront. "I'm starting a doctoral program this fall at Northeastern University (in Boston) and that will take all my money and a (large) amount of my free time. I'll still do some traveling, for sure, but will need to wait until I have a better handle on how much of my energy school takes."
His fifth-grade trip, offered to students who served on the Safety Patrol coordinated with the Wisconsin Rapids Police Department, opened his eyes to the transcendent experience of being in places that he read about.
"It was so eye-opening to see historic sites firsthand," Stensberg said. "I can remember standing on the 'I Have A Dream' speech location on the Lincoln Memorial, looking out over the reflecting pool, past the Washington Monument, over to the Capitol building and feeling both humbled to be among these great symbols of the country and also feeling as though I better understood so much of what I had learned in school up to that point."
In 1997, he traveled outside the United States for the first time, a Spanish class trip to Mexico. At the time, his father told him about a story he read in Reader's Digest about a farmer who sold a cow to take his children to the World's Fair "because he wanted them to see the world differently. It is true that such opportunities really expand a young person's understanding of the world."
Stensberg never lost the yearning to keep moving, experiencing different cultures and expanding his understanding. In addition to work, "I saw large numbers of places ... by taking long backpacking trips," Stensberg said, "And that's what I'd most recommend to others who want to see the world."
That simple style of travel helped keep costs down, after paying the cost to get to a particular place. "Once you've flown, say, to Eastern Europe, as long as you're willing to stay in hostels, eat mostly simple meals, etc., the rest of the costs are very low ... and you can see a great deal."
Stensberg prizes the perspective travel provides. "My biggest moments of personal growth in traveling are when I see my own home country in a new light," he said.
For instance, Stensberg was shuttled around Kosovo by a taxi driver who wanted him to see a statue of former President Bill Clinton. The driver claimed that Clinton's actions "saved his life." Stensberg has "walked through the remains of buildings my country has bombed, walked through museum exhibits of 'U.S. War Atrocities,' listened to tour guides talk about 'The U.S. Imperialist Aggressors,'" he said.
He also met "a multitude of people, like my own ancestors, who dream of being able to live in the United States someday," he said.
Traveling is not always fun and enlightening, though.
"I have gotten traveler's sicknesses so often that when people tell me they are envious of my travels, I reply that while I've eaten in some of the nicest restaurants in the world, I've also pooped in some of the most disgusting toilets," Stensberg said.
Stensberg has seen some incredible, beautiful and historic sites. But he treasures the people he's gotten to know the most.
"The biggest highlight of my travels is all the friends I've been able to make. Despite being a huge introvert, I've now made good friends from all over the world," Stensberg said. "It's sort of a self-fulfilling prophesy situation, too, because when you're planning to go on a new trip, there is often someone who knows someone ... and so your circle continues to grow."


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Civic diversity celebrated at Latino Community dinner
AMV National President Khalid Saeed recognized
By JIM SMITH
Human differences, whether they be due to race, skin color or belief, could easily be resolved if we would just be nice to one another.
That was one of the common themes expressed at the first Latino Community Council Unity Dinner/Celebration.
More than 150 people attended the Friday night gathering which recognized the efforts of nine individuals and two organizations for promoting cultural inclusion and understanding.
Honored were Father John Boll, businessman John Gill, retired educator Ray Gutierrez, retired Yolo County administrator Donald Ishikawa, social activist Bill Petty, former tribal chairwoman Paula Lorenzo-Tackett, Assemblywoman Lois Wolk and Khalid Saeed, (National President of the American Muslim Voice) who is active in the Muslim community, as well as the late Rick Gonzales Sr., who died in 2004.
Organizations recognized were the American Muslim Voice and the Dia De Los Ninos Committee for its promotion of "Day of the Child."
The Latino Community Council was formed only recently and serves as a local advocate for "responsible empowerment" of the community in education, economics, social and politics. The group is chaired by Woodland School Board Trustee Jesse Ortiz. Other members include Olga Nevarez, Anna Del Castillo, Patricia Valenzuela and Sheriff Ed Prieto as well as 33 others from throughout the county…..
Khalid Saeed of Woodland was acknowledged for his being a "strong voice for the voiceless in Yolo County," by presenter Angela Jacobsen.
A resident of the county since 1974, Saeed has long been an active supporter of the Muslim Mosque and Islamic Center of Woodland, has served on the board member of the Celebration of Abraham Committee, is a member of the Sacramento American Civil Liberties Union and is national president of the American Muslim Voice.
Saeed appreciated the recognition and noted there many people who were not being honored but were working to build better communities.
"We all we pray to one god and we believe in creation," Saeed said in explaining his philosophy of trying to resolve differences. "We all started with one mother and father: Adam and Eve. We see lots of problems in the world today but basically if we look at it, it's just one big family. We're all brothers and sisters. We just got too big and too out of hand."
Saeed added that people must "put their faith in each other, trust in each other and work together rather than finding fault with each other and creating havoc in the world ..."
Also recognized was the American Muslim Voice, whose national president is Saeed.
Accepting the award was founding national director Samina Sundas, who was accompanied by Nosheen Khan, a younger member of the group, and one who represents the future, explained Sundas.
Sundas said the group was founded after Sept. 11, 2001, to bridge the gap between Muslims and non-Muslims and preserve and protect civil liberties and human rights for all.
"I promised God to dedicate some of my life for community service but have found my whole life has swallowed up in that," she said. "We focus on what divides us not what binds us ... When we bleed, we all bleed red. When we cry, our tears are colorless. When we're afraid we all want to hide."
Sundas said she and others focus on building relationships and friendships "because no one sticks out their neck for a stranger, but we will risk our lives for a friend." …….
The unity dinner was held at the Heidrick Ag Center in Woodland CA and also featured multicultural entertainment, including Woodland soloist singer Ricki Jimenez, age 12; Beamer School Ballet Folkorico and the East Indian Dancers from River Valley High School in Yuba City.


Excerpted from The Secret Teachings of the Masonic Lodge by John Ankerberg & John Weldon, published by Moody Publishers, used with permission.
According to most Masonic authorities, modern Freemasonry (also called "speculative" Masonry) can be traced to the founding of the first Grand Lodge in London in 1717.
The Lodge is also a secret society. In fact, the Encyclopaedia Britannica classifies it as the largest secret society in the world. To maintain its secrets, Masonry uses symbolism, secret oaths, and secret rituals to instruct new members called "Initiates." Each new member swears during these secret ceremonies to remain loyal to the Lodge and its teachings. The teachings instruct each new candidate how he is to serve and the rewards he can expect. In addition, Masonry views its mission in life as helping to bring the beliefs of all men into harmony—a harmony based primarily on Masonic teachings. Two of these teachings form the foundation of all Masonry.
First is their belief in the universal fatherhood of God and brotherhood of man. By this, Masons teach that all men—Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Mormons, Buddhists, and Christians—regardless of their personal religious views, are the spiritual sons of God. Masonry's second foundational belief is that reforming personal character and practicing good works will secure God's favor...[and] will earn him a place in the "Celestial Lodge Above" (i.e., heaven).
Masonry: The Same Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow?
The Ritual is only the external and extrinsic form. The doctrine of Freemasonry is everywhere the same. It is the Body which is unchangeable—remaining always and everywhere the same. The Ritual is but the outer garment which covers this Body, which is subject to continual variation. It is right and desirable that the Ritual should be made perfect, and everywhere alike. But if this be impossible, as it is, this at least will console us, that while the ceremonies, or Ritual, have varied at different periods, and still vary in different countries, the science and philosophy, the symbolism and the religion, of Freemasonry continue, and will continue, to be the same wherever true Freemasonry is practised.
A vast amount of Masonic literature is available to the researcher. This includes at least 100,000 volumes, among which are a minimum of 600 analytical works....Also in print are numerous exposés of Masonry by former members who have revealed virtually all the secrets of the Craft. Thus, Masonry is a "secret society" only to those who have not read this literature.
The Blue Lodge is the parent, or mother, Lodge of Freemasonry. In the Blue Lodge are conferred the first three degrees: (1) the Entered Apprentice, where a man is initiated into the beginning mysteries of the fraternity of Freemasonry; (2) the degree of Fellow Craft; and (3) the Master Mason Degree. Many, and probably most, Masons do stop with the first three degrees. But the candidate may choose to proceed higher along one or both of two branches in Masonry. One branch is known as the Scottish Rite, which advances by numerical degrees, beginning with the Fourth and ending with the 32d, the 33d Degree being either active or honorary. The other major branch is the York Rite...ending with the degree of Knights Templar.
If you have been disappointed in the first three Degrees, as you have received them,...remember...that these antique and simple Degrees now stand like the broken columns of a roofless Druidic temple, in their rude and mutilated greatness; in many parts, also, corrupted by time, and disfigured by modern additions and absurd interpretations. They are but the entrance to the great Masonic Temple—Imagine not that you will become indeed a Mason by learning what is commonly called the "work," or even by becoming familiar with our traditions....The streams of learning that now flow full and broad must be followed to their heads in the springs that well up in the remote past , and you will there find the origin and meaning of Masonry.
Wagner's assessment remains true. Critic Paul A. Fisher, who has had considerable experience in military intelligence and has been active in political life, refers to Masonry's "enormous influence in the world media...." In the US, according to the leading Masonic magazine, The New Age , many members of the National Press Club are Masons. Fisher observes that Masons have dominated the US Supreme Court from 1941-1971....He concludes that such influence may have contributed to the high court's "determination to move the nation away from an emphasis on Judeo-Christian values in public life," helping to further secularize society and sustain "an epoch of revolutionary liberalism" with far reaching consequences.
Masonry stresses the importance of secrecy for at least two principal reasons. The first is that the element of secrecy itself is something that attracts men and makes them feel important. They have access to what they believe are vital secrets and truths that other men do not share. The second reason is because it offers the Craft a stabilizing influence. Men who swear extremely solemn oaths of secrecy to the Lodge not only conclude that the information received is important but that it must be protected at all costs.
Masons foresee the day when all religious division and sectarianism (i.e., what Masonry views as specific or exclusivistic, and therefore "divisive," religious beliefs) will be wiped away, and a new era of universal peace, brotherhood, and religious faith will emerge. In this sense, Masonry is far more than a fraternal brotherhood. It seeks to remold the world after its own image. In other words, it wants to ["fundamentally transform"] the world.


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A dynamic composition with four hummingbirds spinning around a central point.
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Coast Salish artist Peter Boome is a member of the Upper Skagit tribe of Washington State. He works in a variety of mediums, but is best known for his graphic work. Peter specializes in hand-pulled serigraphs. Peter has worked with both new and established indigenous artists across the country and as far away as New Zealand. Peter earned his AA from Northwest Indian College, his BES and MAS from Evergreen State College, and his JD from the University of Washington School of Law.
Peter's work has been eagerly sought by collectors around the world. He has emerged as a leading Coast Salish artist, winning awards at such prestigious venues as the Santa Fe Indian Market, the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, the Heard Museum in Phoenix, and many more. His work has been shown at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, the Autry Museum in Los Angeles, and the Burke Museum and Washington State Museum, where his work is part of their permanent collection.
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NDRRMC VALIDATING REPORTS OF 61 FATALITIES DUE TO 'USMAN'
Monday | December 31, 2018
MANILA --- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), through its Management of the Dead and the Missing (MDM) Cluster, is now validating reports that the inclement weather caused by Tropical Depression "Usman" has caused 61 fatalities in Regions V and VIII.
This was bared by NDRRMC executive director Ricardo Jalad in a statement forwarded late Sunday. Initial reports said that Region V had 50 fatalities while Region VIII had 11.
Jalad said 18 persons are still reported missing in the two regions while another 12 were reportedly injured in MIMAROPA and Region V.
The MDM Cluster is led by the Department of the Interior and Local Government.
"The NDRRM Operation Centers and Regional DRRM Operation Centers of the affected regions are still on alert status and are continuously monitoring the on-going response efforts in the affected areas," the NDRRMC chief said.
Meanwhile, 89 personnel from the Philippine National Police, the Department of Public Works and Highways, the Bureau of Fire Protection, the Philippine Air Force, the Philippine Navy and the Philippine Coast Guard, together with Provincial Incident Management Team, are currently conducting search, rescue, and retrieval operations in Tiwi, Nabua, Iriga, and Buhi, in response to reported landslides and flooding.
Response assets such as rubber and aluminum boats, trucks and a backhoe are already deployed in the said areas.
Last Dec. 29, another search, rescue, and retrieval was conducted in Region V, particularly in Legazpi and Libon, where landslides and flooding were also reported. (PNA)
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A panel set up to investigate a US$2m payment made to a consultancy firm during Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Olympics has found no evidence of bribery. Read more
Twenty-four cities confirm interest to host the 2016 Copa America Centenario
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US Soccer has revealed the long-list of cities interested in hosting games during the Copa America Centenario in 2016.
Twenty-four metropolitan areas of the US have expressed interest in staging games, with final proposals to be made by mid-March. The winning cities will then be revealed in May, with US Soccer anticipating between eight to thirteen stadiums to be used in total; each to have a minimum capacity of 50,000.
The US was announced as the host of the special tournament – that will celebrate the 100th anniversary of CONMEBOL, South America's soccer association – last May. The June event will feature teams from CONMEBOL and CONCACAF, which governs soccer in North America and Central America.
US Soccer President, Sunil Gulati, said:
The interest level from cities across the nation has been phenomenal. Everyone understands the tournament will be a huge event during the summer of 2016, and it's exciting to see all of these cities putting together bids to be involved. With over 18 months until the tournament starts, we already are starting to see the impact and interest the tournament will have with soccer fans across the United States.
The full list of interested cities are: Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Denver, Washington DC, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, Atlanta, Chicago, Indianapolis, Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Kansas City, St Louis, Greater New York, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Nashville, Dallas, Houston and Seattle.
The Copa America will be staged as normal later this year, with Chile playing host, before the Copa America Centenario takes place between June 3-26, 2016. Brazil and Ecuador have already been confirmed as hosts of the Copa America in 2019 and 2023 respectively.
Source: Soccerex.com
The 'Copa America Centenario' logo
Set against a black backdrop, the logo features a sleek design of the Copa America trophy in the middle, with red, blue and green curves forming the shape of a soccer ball. The years '1916' and '2016' signify the CONMEBOL's upcoming centennial and the streaks of colour circling the trophy represent the two confederations, blue for CONCACAF and green for CONMEBOL.
The logo was designed by British-based company The Works Ltd and features a red, white and blue stripe next to the word 'USA' at the bottom of the logo, signifying the hosting country for the tournament.


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Assignment 3.1: Determining Causes and Effects – Draft Version
Known as the Laurentian Great Lakes for its connection to the St. Lawrence River, the lakes combined make up nearly 20 percent of the world's fresh water (Latham, Wright, & Tsang, n.d.) Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior are 5 lakes that provide food, jobs, and recreation to the surrounding regions reaching into two countries. The New York Times (2010) also estimate more than 30 million people are the recipient of potable water from the lakes. With over 3.2 million harvestable fish worth an estimated 4.8 million dollars, Lake Huron is important to the fishing industry. According to ...view middle of the document...
A major cause of the pollution stems from years of abuse by commercial industries. Originally, many did not understand the effects of dumping waste into water sources. There was no understanding of what various chemicals would do to the food source within the lakes and ultimately the environment. The lakes were used as a dumping ground in the hopes that the water would dilute any waste and eventually get rid of it. This practice continued for decades and only began to slow down as the idea of environmental conservation spread. A study done by the University of Michigan (Latham et al., n.d.) points out The Clean Water Act of 1972 was the first true governmental attempt at cleaning up water sources and keeping them clean. In some instances, damage had already been done to both the lake and its inhabitants. Riley's (2008) report documenting the complete extirpation of some fish and the diminishing presence of lake sturgeon supports this.
These point-source pollutants have provided some of the most destructive effects on Lake Huron. The source of this type of pollution has been verified in most instances. Point source pollution is traceable back to a delivery point such as the exit point of a sewer pipe from an industrial plant. (Latham, n.d.) Fish and wildlife have been on a steady decline in both presence and health due to poisoning from harsh pollutants. The Great Lake Information Network (n.d.) website details some of the types of waste such as deadly mercury, fecal matter, pesticides, and insecticides. An upward and negative chain reaction has ensued affecting aquatic life, wildlife, regional industries, and humans.
Though much of the damage has been caused by a poisonous injection of materials into the water, an unlikely source is also the culprit for the decline of Lake Huron's benefits. Aquatic life has played a hand in negatively affecting the environment and region as a whole. Sixteen species of fish have been introduced into Lake Huron (McCrimmon, 2002.) Though some have been intentional releases to help with the local fishing industry, not all have. One of the most problematic fish is the predatory sea lamprey. Accidently introduced via canals, the trout industry suffered greatly due to the arrival of the sea lamprey. Biological pollutants, like the sea lamprey which seems benign, can often be a large danger if not properly controlled in an environmentally safe manner.
The zebra mussel, a non-indigenous aquatic life, has also posed a problem for the environment. The filter-feeding zebra mussel was introduced as it drained into the lake from the ballast water of transatlantic ships. This point-source pollutant has provided some of the most destructive effects to the Lake Huron water environment. McCrimmon (2002) explains how their normal eating habits have changed the habitat where large groups settle. With other fish fighting for food with indigenous freshwater inhabitants, long standing fisheries have...
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In contrast to the throwaway culture, The Watchmaker's Shop is one of several esoteric repair shops scattered throughout Asheville and Western North Carolina. Some fix saddles, while others service slot machines. Shoes, shirts and cameras are also on the table.
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Jackson Trading Co. was opened in 1938 by local businessman Stonewall Jackson. It began as a men's clothing store on Lexington Avenue. But after World War II, Stonewall's sons, Julian and Thomas, expanded the business. Among its new offerings was leather repair. By the early 1970s, the shop relocated to West Asheville, where it was eventually rebranded Jackson's Western Store. Cousins John and Charles Jackson continue to operate the family business.
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Like many of the proprietors of specialty repair shops who spoke with Xpress, word-of-mouth has been the lifeline for the steady stream of work at Misha's Alterations and Tailor. "We're not very good on social media," Tatyana Davidshuk concedes. But that hasn't slowed them down. She estimates that the shop's annual numbers of mending jobs are in the thousands, noting that they mend at least 100 pairs of pants each month.
And while some of the business comes from neighboring states, as well as one loyal customer based in California, most of their time, energy and stitchings are spent on local clients' wares. "We're not trying to reach above and beyond what we can actually take on," Tatyana Davidshuk explains.
In order for word-of-mouth to spread, folks need to be talking. In 1982, George and Debra Hall opened Crystal Camera Repair in West Asheville. In the early days, Debra Hall says, the husband-and-wife team would literally knock on doors in order to tell people about the services they provided. Now, after more than 35 years in business, she says the shop has repaired more than 99,000 cameras.
From 16 millimeters to helmet cams, the business has adapted to the ever-changing industry. In addition to serving both professional photographers and hobbyists, the repair shop also handles accounts for larger institutions such as hospitals, churches and universities.
Nevertheless, the company's reputation has continued to grow, stretching beyond the mountains of WNC. In its main lobby, a map of the U.S. is marked with red dots highlighting areas it has served. Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming and Nevada appear to be the business's only remaining holdouts within the continental U.S. Meanwhile, Crystal Camera Repair has also shipped parts around the world, including England, Ireland and Scotland. In one instance, Debra Hall says, they mailed a package to a weather station in Antarctica.
When it comes to caring for a camera, Debra Hall has plenty of advice. First, she says, avoid moisture. Fungus can and will grow on cameras (especially on cameras left in damp cases). Second, keep it clean. Dust and other debris won't only ruin a shot, but could also damage the camera. Third, mind your camera's battery. Corrosion can lead to an expensive repair job; if you don't plan to use your camera for an extended period, take the battery out.
Great piece. I'm a satisfied customer of three of the businesses featured, and will probably be using a fourth soon. The only way those skills stick around is by supporting them, and by having young people willing to learn the skills as apprentices in the knowledge that it's a worthwhile investment of their time and energy.


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We did this hike Sunday June 24, 2018. I did some reading and discovered this hike was relatively forgotten; not much was written and not many people seemed to hike it.
We parked at the end of the Sheep River road and began our hike. I knew we would need to do some bushwhacking from the main trail to meet up with this trailhead. Little did I know, that would entail most of the hike.
To do Mount Burns, you need an early start and to be in good shape; it's long and strenuous from what I read. We decided to only do the east summit rather than the full hike. We were rewarded with amazing vistas, picturesque forest scenes, and majestic peaks.
There were 2 false summits and then you get to the east summit. We only made it to the second false summit and called it quits due to being fatigued.
We decided to go down the big scree slope on the other side of the mountain… I looked at the maps and discovered it was doable if we stick to the dry creek and follow it down. It was a fantastic way down until we found out that that creek turned into a waterfall. We managed to traverse down carefully until we came to a larger drop that wasn't doable. So we went around and found another way down.
We were supposed to meet up with an old road (closed) and hike back to the car on that but what I failed to recognize on my map was that the road crossed the Sheep River and was on the other side. So back up we went to get over the cliffs by the river. By this time we were done and just wanted the car… Back down a much steeper slope this time. I ended up sitting on my feet and sliding all the way down.
Back down to the river we were able to meet up with the road and hike back to the car.
A great hike. It's a lot of vertical in a short distance. Great views and awarding peaks. Just don't go off the west side of the mountain.
Once again Justyn, absolutely beautiful pictures! I still think you should write a hiking but, with pictures😊 But, I don't know how you would pick out the pictures for the book because, they are all beautiful!


Is Buying a House at a Real Estate Auction Wise?
When you are planning on buying a house, you want the best deal you can get.
It's human nature — and financially savvy — to look for bargains wherever you can find them. And when it comes to buying a house, a price that's even a few thousand dollars below market value can make a big difference.
Our clients often ask about real estate auctions, and whether they might find a good house that's a bargain. But buying anything at auction, from cars to real estate, poses some risks along with the potential benefits.
In the wake of the real estate crisis of the last decade, many homeowners lost their houses in foreclosure. These homes are typically sold in an auction, literally on the courthouse steps.
This practice gives rise to the belief that every real estate auction is a distress sale. However, auction has become a popular means of selling a home that is not in distress.
For centuries, the auction platform has been the preferred method of selling fine art, cars and antiques. Home sellers have come to realize that this platform offers some benefits for real estate as well. Consequently, perfectly fine homes are now sold at auction on a regular basis.
So does that approach offer any benefits to the home buyer?
Is Buying a House at Real Estate Auction Less Expensive?
Auction as a sales method is popular because it preys on human psychology. Many of us, when placed in a room with others who want the same thing we do, become competitive. Auctions move quickly, and most auctioneers use a chant that's difficult to understand.
As a result, buyers may get into a bidding war with the price rising beyond their comfort level before they even realize it.
To bid at auction, you must provide a deposit (usually a sizeable one) to participate. If you're the high bidder, your deposit becomes instantly nonrefundable. So, even if you have bidder's remorse after the fact, you must close on the property or forfeit your deposit.
Then there's a little thing called a buyer's premium that adds to your bid price. The auction house will add a percentage to your bid (typically 10 percent), because that's how they get paid.
So if you already bid the price up to market value, the buyer's premium will take you above retail price.
Once the auction ends, you will have 24 hours to place an additional sum of money in escrow, typically an amount equal to 10 percent of the total purchase price (your bid + buyer's premium). That also becomes nonrefundable.
When buying a house at auction, you have no inspection period, no financing contingency and no right to request repairs. Homes are sold "as-is, where-is." So, even if you discover the structure is falling down, you're on the hook.
Mind you, we've just given you all the bad news. You can sometimes find great deals at a real estate auction. You just never know when. You'll have to spend some time prior to auction day on due diligence, but most auction houses will allow you to perform a home inspection ahead of time.
Finally, reputable real estate auction companies will foot the bill for the buyer's agent. Since it's not going to cost you anything, you have no reason not to engage the services of a local Realtor®. This is especially important if you aren't familiar with the auction process.
In Yorba Linda, the Edie Israel Team knows real estate. We will work closely with you to find the home of your dreams and help you through every step of the process. Contact us today for more information if you're interested in buying a home in Southern California.


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Preview: Gimcheon Sangmu vs Busan IPark
Tomas Marcantonio May 03, 2021 read ( words)
Gimcheon Sangmu host Busan IPark on Wednesday afternoon, with both of last year's relegated K League 1 teams in the bottom half of the table after mixed starts to the season. The Soldiers are looking to bounce back from a late collapse at the weekend, while the Busan Royals attempt to secure back-to-back wins for the first time this year.
Gimcheon Sangmu (8th) vs Busan IPark (6th)
K League 2, Round 10
Wednesday, 5th May - 13:30 KST
Recent Form
Busan IPark picked up their first clean sheet of the season on Sunday, with goals from Park Jeong-in and An Byong-jun securing victory over bottom side Bucheon 1995. Although still far from consistent, Busan have looked a far more cohesive unit since switching formations to a 3-4-3 three weeks ago. They have won two of their last three games, and were perhaps unlucky to lose against Jeonnam two weeks back, when a red card for Lee Rae-jun swung the game in the Dragons' favour.
Gimcheon Sangmu, meanwhile, have rarely hit the heights many expected of them at the start of the season. Despite having a star-studded squad and one of Korea's most highly rated managers in Kim Tae-wan, Gimcheon have only won three of their nine games so far this season. At the weekend they took the lead through Moon Chang-jin, only to fall to a second half comeback from Gyeongnam FC, who turned the game on its head and inflicted Gimcheon's fourth defeat of the year.
[READ: FA WSL Korean Derby Preview]
Busan coach Ricardo Peres is likely to recall midfielder Kim Jeong-hyun and right back Choi Jun after both came off the bench last time out. Goalkeeper Ahn Joon-soo may keep his place after a solid showing, but Valentinos Sielis is a doubt after going off injured on Sunday. Kim Dong-woo could deputise in defence in his place, but Busan will be without injured captains Kang Min-soo and Park Jong-woo, along with suspended midfielder Lee Rae-jun.
For Gimcheon, key midfielder Park Yong-woo could make his first start of the season after recovering from injury to appear as a substitute in the previous two games. Striker Oh Se-hun is unlikely to be available after missing the last four games, while star defender Kwon Kyung-won is yet to recover from a long-term injury.
A Battle of Wing Backs
Park Min-gyu (right), has been in impressive form for Busan.
Both managers have been playing a back three in recent weeks, with wing backs marauding down the flanks to assist in both attacking and defensive duties. Gimcheon arguably have two of the best wing backs in the division in their lineup, with captain Sim Sang-min roaming the left flank and An Tae-hyun on the right. Busan, meanwhile, have Korean youth international Choi Jun on the right, and on-loan Park Min-gyu on the left. Park, especially, has been a model of consistency on the left, his assist for An Byong-jun on Sunday a real moment of class.
Assuming both teams stick to their recent formations, the clash of wing backs will be intriguing to watch on Wednesday. If the Gimcheon wing backs find space in behind the Busan midfield line, they will fancy their chances against a Busan back three that, while robust, is sorely lacking in pace. Park Min-gyu and Choi Jun may well rein in their attacking instincts, then, and instead focus on keeping their opposite numbers at arm's length.
If the Busan wing backs find chances to roam, however, Busan may overrun their opponents in the final third. Busan's forward line, led by An Byong-jun and Park Jeong-in, excels when linking up with the marauding full backs and runners from midfield. In the end, the result of Wednesday's game may depend on which set of wing backs shows the most attacking ambition.
Who to Watch
Oh Hyeon-gyu
Oh Hyeon-gyu (left) will be looking for his third goal of the season on Wednesday.
Gimcheon Sangmu may have two of Korea's most promising young strikers in their ranks in the form of Cho Gue-sung and Oh Se-hun, but neither has managed to find the back of the net so far this season. Instead, Gimcheon's star attacker has been a lesser-known forward on loan from Suwon Bluewings, Oh Hyeon-gyu.
Oh, who only turned 20 last month, has two goals and two assists in eight appearances so far this year, building on his impressive impact at the back end of last season, when he scored two goals in five appearances. For Gimcheon, he currently averages a goal involvement every 116 minutes.
In Sunday's loss to Gyeongnam, Oh's assist for Moon Chang-jin was outstanding, the striker showing excellent strength and pace to beat his man before delivering a perfect ball across the box to his teammate. Although not the tallest, Oh is a stocky unit with a poacher's instincts, and he is quickly becoming a vital part of this stuttering Gimcheon side. While Gimcheon's bigger name players continue to draw blanks, Busan will need to be wary of the young striker on Wednesday, and national team coaches are sure to be keeping a close eye on his progress too.
Tomas Marcantonio
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Too Much Christmas Music Really Can Drive You Bonkers, Psychologist Says /
Too Much Christmas Music Really Can Drive You Bonkers, Psychologist Says
Kali Holloway
We've hit that time of the year when Christmas music is everywhere. Nearly two weeks before Thanksgiving, more than a dozen radio stations had already started playing a constant rotation of holiday music. Walgreens and CVS employees experience a nonstop barrage of Christmas songs on repeat. In the UK, you can't pass an hour without being assailed by the strains of Slade's "Merry Christmas Everybody." If it all begins to feel a bit maddening, you're not imagining it.
Psychologist Linda Blair says that the endless loop of Christmas music can actually take a toll on our mental health. That's true for a lot of us, but especially for those who work in environments where blaring Christmas music is the perpetual soundtrack to their workday.
"People working in the shops at Christmas have to learn how to tune out Christmas music, because if they don't, it really does stop you from being able to focus on anything else," Blair said in an interview with Sky News. "You're simply spending all of your energy trying not to hear what you're hearing."
In fact, one quarter of retail workers in the US and UK say they feel "less festive" as a result of being forced to hear Christmas music all day long, according to a study by Spotify-owned Soundtrack Your Brand. One in six said all that Christmas music actually "dampens their emotional well-being."
"Feeling less festive is a specific mental reaction to listening to Christmas music and rebelling against it, whereas the data showing it can have a negative effect on worker wellbeing must be treated with much more caution," Soundtrack Your Brand founder Ola Sars told the New York Post. "In what can be a highly stressful job at this time of year, it's important to consider whether a store's soundtrack is actually increasing stress among its staff."
There's a direct and fairly predictable correlation between enjoyment of music and the frequency with which it's heard. Music researchers have found that even if you like a song, your contentmentment with it peaks at a certain point. Too much play yields diminishing returns and a tendency to like the song less and less. The pattern fits the shape of an upside-down U.
The holiday season seems to kick off earlier each year, with Christmas music becoming pervasive in some stores even before Halloween. According to a study by the Tampa Bay Times, Best Buy outlets flipped to a nonstop Christmas shopping soundtrack on October 22. Sears/Kmart, H&M and Walmart started with the festive music in early to mid-November. Footlocker, Dunkin Donuts and Nordstrom all had the decency to wait until Thanksgiving before assailing shoppers with constant Christmas songs.
Fifty-six percent of American shoppers said they actually enjoy being trailed through store aisles by a Christmas playlist, though nearly a quarter said they don't want to hear holiday songs before December 1. And while Christmas music can be soul-crushing for store employees who can't escape it, the sounds can be good for business: a 2003 study found that the right balance of Christmas-oriented smells and sounds makes shoppers feel good about their surroundings. Capitalism, do your thing.
Expect more Christmas music than ever this year, as more artists churn out holiday songs, which inevitably sell. And radio stations will keep the Christmas songs playing until December 26.
"It's become like our Super Bowl," Jim Loftus, CEO of 101.1 FM in Philadelphia told the OC Register. "Our audience almost doubles."
"Christmas music is like the gingerbread latte," Kenny King, program director at WASH-FM told the outlet."It's here for a limited time only, and it's extremely popular."


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How rare the moon so round and clear!
What name this festival night goes by?
I feel no longer the mortal tie.
Shines on those who sleepless lie.
Shine upon our parting, reunion deny?
And so men meet and say goodbye.
And our souls together heavenward fly!
I don't know what season it would be in the heavens on this night.
I'd like to ride the wind to fly home.
May I alld be blessed with longevity Though far apart, we are still able to share the beauty of the moon together.
今夕是何年? When will the moon be clear and bright?
With a cup of wine in my hand, I ask the clear sky.
I wonder what season it would be?
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are much too high and cold for me.
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Facebook Inc. signage is displayed on a smartphone in an arranged photograph taken in the Brooklyn Borough of New York, U.S. (Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg)
Facebook Under Scrutiny After Report on India Hate Speech Posts
Saritha Rai
Aug 17 2020, 7:31 PM Aug 18 2020, 9:28 AM August 17 2020, 7:31 PM August 18 2020, 9:28 AM
(Bloomberg) -- Facebook Inc. is facing a backlash in India after being accused of going soft on the alleged hate speech of a lawmaker belonging to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party to protect its business interests in its biggest market by users.Now, a committee of lawmakers that scrutinizes issues relating to the technology industry wants to question Facebook, Shashi Tharoor, a lawmaker from the opposition Congress party who heads t...
(Bloomberg) -- Facebook Inc. is facing a backlash in India after being accused of going soft on the alleged hate speech of a lawmaker belonging to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party to protect its business interests in its biggest market by users.
Now, a committee of lawmakers that scrutinizes issues relating to the technology industry wants to question Facebook, Shashi Tharoor, a lawmaker from the opposition Congress party who heads the committee, said in an email to Bloomberg News.
"The subject is serious because of Facebook's extensive reach in India and the potential for hate speech to incite violence and other unlawful behavior," Tharoor said. He would seek "explanations from Facebook."
A controversy broke out over the weekend following a Wall Street Journal report that Facebook deleted anti-Muslim posts by BJP lawmaker Raja Singh and three other Hindu nationalists only after being questioned by the paper. Current and former Facebook employees told the paper that Facebook's head of public policy Ankhi Das opposed the deletion of the posts despite being flagged internally as breaching standards.
Das, an influential executive at Facebook India, was cited by the paper as telling employees that acting against a colleague of Prime Minister Narendra Modi could hurt the company's business prospects.
Following the weekend's events, Das filed a police complaint on Monday saying she was facing threats, abuse and bullying on social media following the WSJ report, according to news website NDTV. She did not respond to an email seeking comment.
The WSJ report set off a furor in India with Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi saying in a tweet that the BJP and its right wing affiliate Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh were "controlling" Facebook and its messaging platform, WhatsApp, in India. The country's Information Technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad counter-accused the Congress Party of being caught red handed in an alliance with Cambridge Analytica and Facebook to "weaponize data."
The Menlo Park, California-based technology behemoth denied any favoritism to political parties. "We prohibit hate speech and content that incites violence and we enforce these policies globally without regard to anyone's political position or party affiliation," a Facebook spokeswoman said in an emailed statement. "While we know there is more to do, we're making progress on enforcement and conduct regular audits of our process to ensure fairness and accuracy."
Facebook has over 300 million users in India, while WhatsApp is the leader in messaging with over 400 million users. In April this year, Facebook invested $5.7 billion to buy a 9.9% stake in Jio Platforms, the telecom and internet unit of energy-to-retail conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd. owned by India's richest man Mukesh Ambani. Facebook's Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg called the investment an "important moment" for the company.


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