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Working with Industry
Current and Emerging Technology (Cyber, AI, Robotics)
(-) Application of Technology for Operations
(-) ADF Capabilities
(-) National Security Policy and Strategy
Operational Art
Future Operating Concepts
Applied Military history
(-) The Profession of Arms, military values and characteristics
Oral and Written Communications
(-) Ethics and moral component of War
JPMET Level 5 – National Security Leadership
JPMET Level 3 – Operational Art
Scharnhorst and Professional Mastery
To me, being 'professional' has meant striving for excellence at my everyday job. Until I attended Command and Staff Course at the Australian War College last year, I did not appreciate that being good at my job was not the same as being a military professional. The course broadened my understanding; being a professional requires one to embrace continual learning in all aspects of the profession. I became conscious that through professional mastery, individuals, even those in junior roles, can influence organisational outcomes beyond their job.
SQNLDR Agam Sheldon
Defence materiel sales - an exploration of the ethical challenges
(Note: This paper is the opinion of the author and does not represent the views of Defence nor the Australian Army. I pose this paper to invoke discussion on the topic).
Research, development, manufacture and selling of military materiel, in particular systems that are designed to deliver kinetic effects and bring harm to others, has always been a contentious issue for members of the public of Western democratic nations - especially during long periods of perceived peace.
Anthony Watson
Air Force launches The Runway
The Runway, Air Force's new professional development platform designed to foster a broad community of learning was launched on 31 Oct 19 by Commander Air Force Training Group, Air Commodore Glen Braz.
Air Force, Australian Defence Organisation and other government agency personnel are invited to engage with the curated content and take the opportunity to participate in a whole-of-government discussion around the key topics affecting the delivery of air and space power for Australia's future.
Information-Led Operations and Gender: Experience From Operation Aslan
Successful integration of gender is about understanding how gender influences effects in population-centric strategies, and it begins with its robust incorporation into the intelligence analysis of the operational environment.
WGCDR Angeline Lewis
Learning Vulnerability
Learning to love learning requires passion and persistence. It can be a hard road, but intellectual endeavour is not just a personal challenge, it's a challenge for the entire military community.
Dr Jack Bowers
The Commander's call: Re-defining rules of engagement (ROE) during Counterinsurgency (COIN) operations
The author writes on the inherent contradiction that exists between the implementation of international humanitarian law and the military operations in the conflict environment. The case in study is about ongoing counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan and Syria, where the U.S troops along with their ISAF colleagues face a dual challenge fighting the insurgents while working within the framework of international humanitarian and domestic laws. The article discusses the necessity of involving the field commander's view while developing rules of engagement so that the operational imperatives aren't lost while guarding against collateral damage.
Mobilisation in the Information Technology Era
Our fundamental ideas about mobilisation are being challenged under the impact of the IT revolution. Impacting all of us, this is an area deserving our close attention.
Autonomous Systems, Auftragstaktik, and Governance.
This paper considers the importance of governance to the ability for the ADF to conduct mission command based operations. This examines the criticality of trust to the success of this operational concept and therefore the role governance will play in establishing trust in autonomous systems.
GPCAPT Mark A. McCallum
What is the Most Significant Ethical Challenge for the Application of Military Power in the Twenty First Century?
The purpose of this task was to encourage students to consider ethical themes throughout the package, engage in focussed debate with their syndicate group and synthesise their discussions into a concise, peer reviewed argument.
Compiled by LTCOL Rob Alsworth
Australia, Korea and ASEAN: Forging Ahead Together
Photo courtesy SBS Australia from the first ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, 2018
Jacob Choi
Augmented Reality and the Future of Learning and Business
Our interaction with the technological world today is changing rapidly. We are no longer limited by screens or even reality as we knew it. David Rapien walks us through the history and differences of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality and looks towards the future options of these technologies in life, business and education.
David Rapien
How Biased Minds can be the Key to Unbiased AI Systems
The TED Talk examines the origins of Cognitive Bias, its advantages, drawbacks and challenges with Biased AI. The solution might lie within ourselves.
Dr Tasneem Memon


I had a few trick-or-treaters tonight! My first one was a ladybug.… - Crochet, Starbucks and roadtrips, oh my!
I had a few trick-or-treaters tonight! My first one was a ladybug. She must live pretty close by because her little bag was empty. I had a cowboy and a big bad wolf and a Snow White and a boy in a Halloween t-shirt, and then when the group of high school boys came by and banged on the door I decided I was done with trick-or-treating. Then I was really done when the guys at the door sounded like they were my age. There was one last knock and I sat for a minute and then thought "well, one more trick-or-treater I guess..." and I opened the door and it was Cory coming home from work. Heh.
I spent the day shopping in WalMart's fabric department and then fabricating Sami's costume (well, pieces of it) over at my parent's place on the south side of town. Dad (Grandpa) took Sami and her best friend out trick or treating, while I stayed and handed out treats with my mother. We had just over twenty trick or treaters the whole evening. Unfortunately, Sami had the habit of meeting up with some of these kids out there and then calling us back home to tell us to 'hook them up' with treats.
Poor Cory... How much more school does he have to complete before he can enjoy a normal schedule?
What was Sami dressed as tonight?
Cory has about two years. Maybe three. It depends on how many classes he can take in a term. Work is pretty busy for him - hopefully it'll calm down a little so he can try to finish more quickly.
Well, I'm afraid your cold has migrated to my side of town. I was off work today and had plans to go to Portland to play. Instead, I ended up in bed, doped up all day. :-( But as soon as I get better, I really do want to meet up. How does next week sound? Would that work with your class/work schedule?
Oh, and Sami dressed up as a goth angel / angel of death. She wore these beautiful black feathered wings we got at Fred Meyer. I bought a black brocade patterned waist cincher and embellished it with some black ribbon (and some with silver accents). I then embellished an old black spaghetti strapped tank top with the same ribbon and black lace. I crafted a very crude skirt with a jagged bottom edge, made from four layers of sheer black fabric.
I found some cute boots at WalMart and bought them since I needed more shoes, anyway. They almost look like little combat boots. She wore those with fishnets.


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RELIGST 117: Christianity in 21st-century America (AMSTUD 117R)
As the largest religion practiced in the United States, Christianity not only shapes the lives of a large number of its citizens but also impinges on public discourse, policies, and debates. This course investigates the ways in which Christianity in America is changing and what these changes bode for its role in the public and private spheres. Issues include shifting demographics lead to declining numbers in 'mainline' denominations; the polarization of Christian conservatives and religious 'nones'; interfaith toleration and cooperation alongside interreligious conflict; the rise of 'spiritual, not religious' young adults; the effects of immigration; religion and science.
RELIGST 119: Religion and Conflict
What is the relationship between religion and conflict? Can religious movements, ideologies, and actors cause conflicts or make them better or worse? This course looks at theories of religion and conflict, religious approaches to conflict resolution or peacebuilding, and examines case studies of conflicts involving religion.
Terms: Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-A-II, WAY-ER
Instructors: Bigelow, A. (PI)
RELIGST 119 | 4 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-A-II, WAY-ER | Class # 31949 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit | LEC | Students enrolled: 17
01/06/2020 - 03/13/2020 Mon, Wed 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM at 90-92Q with Bigelow, A. (PI)
RELIGST 124: Sufi Islam
The complex of Islamic intellectual and social perspectives subsumed under the term Sufism. Sufi mystical philosophies and historical and social evolution. Major examples include: Qushayrî, Râbi'a, Junayd, Hallâj, Sulamî, Ibn al-'Arabî, Rûmî, Nizâm al-Dîn Awliyâ'. Social and political roles of Sufi saints and communities. Readings include original prose and poetry in translation, secondary discussions, and ethnography.
Last offered: Autumn 2015 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-ED
RELIGST 125: The Bible and its Interpreters
Introduction to major stories, figures, and themes of the Christian Bible and their retellings in theological writing, art, literature, film, and music throughout the ages.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
RELIGST 126: Protestant Reformation (HISTORY 126B)
The emergence of Protestant Christianity in 16th-century Europe. Analysis of writings by evangelical reformers (Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, Sattler, Hubmeier, Müntzer) and study of reform movements (Lutheran, Reformed, Anabaptist, Spiritualist) in their medieval context and as expressions of new and influential visions of Christian belief, life, social order.
Last offered: Autumn 2017 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
RELIGST 130: Sex and Gender in Judaism and Christianity (FEMGEN 130, JEWISHST 120)
What role do Jewish and Christian traditions play in shaping understandings of gender differences? Is gender always imagined as dual, male and female? This course explores the variety of ways in which Jewish and Christian traditions - often in conversation with and against each other - have shaped gender identities and sexual politics. We will explore the central role that issues around marriage and reproduction played in this conversation. Perhaps surprisingly, early Jews and Christian also espoused deep interest in writing about 'eunuchs' and 'androgynes,' as they thought about Jewish and Christian ways of being a man or a woman. We will examine the variety of these early conversations, and the contemporary Jewish and Christian discussions of feminist, queer, trans- and intersex based on them.
Last offered: Winter 2017 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-ED
RELIGST 132D: Early Christian Gospels (CLASSICS 145)
An exploration of Christian gospels of the first and second century. Emphasis on the variety of images and interpretations of Jesus and the good news, the broader Hellenistic and Jewish contexts of the gospels, the processes of developing and transmitting gospels, and the creation of the canon. Readings include the Gospel of John, the Gospel of Mark, the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary and other canonical and non-canonical gospels.
RELIGST 140: RELIGION AND ETHICS: The Limits of Dialogue
How do religious traditions address ethical problems? Although ¿the good¿ seems like a universal goal, religious traditions force us to consider non-universal ways of defining it. From marriage to genetic engineering, from abortion to organ donation, issues of community, faith, and practice continue to complicate our ethical thinking. Exploration of case-studies and concepts, with readings from Kant, Foucault, Butler and others, as well as Jewish and Christian interpretations of the Bible.
Last offered: Spring 2013 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-EthicReas
RELIGST 144: John Calvin and Christian Faith
Close reading and analysis of Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion as a classic expression of Christian belief.
Instructors: Pitkin, B. (PI)
RELIGST 144 | 5 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II | Class # 31055 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | SEM | Students enrolled: 3
09/23/2019 - 12/06/2019 Mon, Wed 3:00 PM - 4:20 PM at 110-114 with Pitkin, B. (PI)
RELIGST 162X: Spirituality and Nonviolent Urban and Social Transformation (CSRE 162A, URBANST 126)
A life of engagement in social transformation is often built on a foundation of spiritual and religious commitments. Case studies of nonviolent social change agents including Rosa Parks in the civil rights movement, César Chávez in the labor movement, and WIlliam Sloane Coffin in the peace movement; the religious and spiritual underpinnings of their commitments. Theory and principles of nonviolence. Films and readings. Service learning component includes placements in organizations engaged in social transformation. Service Learning Course (certified by Haas Center).
Terms: Win | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-ED, WAY-SI
Instructors: Karlin-Neumann, P. (PI)
RELIGST 162X | 3 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-ED, WAY-SI | Class # 19355 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | SEM | Students enrolled: 8
01/06/2020 - 03/13/2020 Tue, Thu 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM at 80-113 with Karlin-Neumann, P. (PI)

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Mérieux NutriSciences Acquires ABC Research Laboratories
in: Featured Stories, News, Technology
Chicago, IL I April 2, 2015 – Mérieux NutriSciences Corporation announces the acquisition of ABC Research Holding Co., LLC in Gainesville, FL. With the acquisition of ABC Research, Mérieux NutriSciences now has two full-service operations in Florida (Gainesville and Lakeland) providing food testing and consulting services to companies throughout the nation's southeast region.
"ABC Research brings a long record of scientific excellence and innovation to our organization that will allow us to expand our portfolio of services to industry stakeholders."
Founded in 1967 by Dr. William Brown, ABC Research is an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory providing a full-spectrum of microbiology and chemistry services. Since 2007, under the previous leadership of Chief Executive Officer and owner Eric Graves, ABC Research has invested in new cutting-edge methods and technologies, resulting in significant growth for the 48-year-old company.
Philippe Sans, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mérieux NutriSciences, said: "We are pleased to welcome a much respected company to Mérieux NutriSciences. ABC Research brings a long record of scientific excellence and innovation to our organization that will allow us to expand our portfolio of services to industry stakeholders."
"With the addition of ABC Research, we have taken our chemistry offerings to an even higher level enabling us to more rapidly respond to industry needs."
Noting that ABC Research will enhance Mérieux NutriSciences' breadth of services in a number of areas, including nutritional testing and FDA detention services, Mérieux NutriSciences President of North America Jim Miller said the Gainesville laboratory will serve as a key strategic location for nutritional testing services. "With the 2012 opening of our state-of-the-art laboratory in Crete, IL, we significantly increased our chemistry testing capabilities," Miller stated. "With the addition of ABC Research, we have taken our chemistry offerings to an even higher level enabling us to more rapidly respond to industry needs."
"This is a noteworthy day in the food testing industry," Graves said. "Both Silliker, now Mérieux NutriSciences, and ABC Research opened for business in 1967 under the guidance of two notable scientists, the late Dr. John H. Silliker and Dr. William L. Brown. For years, we have shared a commitment to scientific innovation coupled with dedicated customer service. These shared philosophies will result in even more focused services and solutions for our customers."
Over the coming months, ABC Research will be transitioned into the Mérieux NutriSciences laboratory network. The Gainesville facility has 75 employees and maintains a relationship with the University of Florida Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition to provide employment opportunities for students and graduates.
"This is a noteworthy day in the food testing industry."
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A lease for a popular bait shop, fishing pier, jet-ski rental stand and eatery in Seaside Heights will be placed up for bid, officials said Wednesday.
The Dock Outfitters currently occupies the property and attracts daily crowds to its fishing pier and signature unique building, but few people know the property is actually owned by the borough of Seaside Heights. Thomas Cortese, the current lessee, constructed the building himself and has operated The Dock Outfitters there ever since, but his long-term lease is up Dec. 31, meaning the entire property will be put out to bid.
"I'm assuming he'll bid on it, but it's an open public bid which means anyone can submit an offer," said Mayor Anthony Vaz.
The property has been owned by the borough for years, but was redeveloped by Cortese, who received a long-term lease in exchange for agreeing to build the well-known landmark along Barnegat Bay on Route 35.
The new lessee will be able to use both the property as well as the building, which are both owned by the borough. The contents of the building, plus the fleet of jet-skis and rental boats outside it, are owned by Cortese. The lessee is authorized by the borough to operate a restaurant, bait and tackle shop, boat rental stand and a retail store with related items at the property.
Officials expect the property to generate interest from prospective tenants. An official announcement of the bidding process will be published in a legal advertisement in the coming days.
"It's a nice restaurant, I go there on Saturdays and it always looks like it's doing pretty well," said Vaz.


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I've been struggling for some time to find out why my mail is blocked by Gmail, Hotmail etc.
I now installed SRS on the server and it seems it solved my problems. As I didn't find any info about installing SRS (postsrsd) on the EFA server I'll tell what I did to make it work.
First: SRS is made to be sure SPF is intact when you forward messages.
If all is working you get now strange from addresses in mailwatch, but your mails won't be blocked anymore by Gmail, hotmail etc.


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What is the story of Swades movie?
Mohan Bhargava is a successful NRI (non-resident Indian) working at the technological forefront of NASA in the USA. Driven by nostalgia, he returns to his roots to find the nanny who raised him in his homeland, intending to bring her back to America. His journey leads him into the rural heart of India, to the village of Charanpur, and sets him on both an outward and inner quest to find where he truly belongs.
1. Is Swades movie real story?
1.1. Which village is shown in Swades?
1.2. Which is the first 3D film made in India?
1.3. What is the meaning of Swades?
1.4. Is Swades a remake?
2. What happens in Swades?
2.1. Who is Geeta in Swades?
3. Is Swades movie worth watching?
3.1. Why did Swades movie fail?
4. What was the profession of Shahrukh Khan in the 2004 movie Swades?
4.1. Why SRK is King of Bollywood?
4.2. How can I meet Shah Rukh Khan?
4.3. What is the net worth of Shah Rukh Khan in Indian rupees?
4.4. What is Shahrukh doing now?
Is Swades movie real story?
Swades is inspired by the story of Aravinda Pillalamarri and Ravi Kuchimanchi, the NRI couple who returned to India and developed a pedal power generator to light remote, off-the-grid village schools.
Which village is shown in Swades?
Wai Village, Swades – The fans of Swades will never forget the village of Charanpur where Mohan found his calling. Inspired by the village and its people he quit his job at NASA and decided to settle here.
Which is the first 3D film made in India?
The first Indian 3D movie My Dear Kuttichathan,which released 27 years ago and was later dubbed in Hindi as.
What is the meaning of Swades?
Swades. Swades (English: Our land) is a 2004 Indian drama film written, produced and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, based on the true life story of a Non-resident Indian man who returns to his homeland.
Is Swades a remake?
Swades, inspired by a true story, was a remake of Kannada movie Chigurida Kanasu with Shiva Rajkumar in lead role.
What happens in Swades?
Swades is a terrific movie which sends a message of patriotic love. Mohan Bhargava(SRK) is a scientist working for NASA who returns India to take back an elderly women(Kaveriamma) who helped him grew up. Mohan discovers, and realizes more about Indian origins.
Who is Geeta in Swades?
Gayatri Joshi
Born Nagpur, Maharastra, India
Occupation Actress Model Video jockey
Is Swades movie worth watching?
A worth watching Movie by Ashutosh Gowariker. Leaves a impression on mind after you have seen the movie. Though there are technical faults in the storyline yet those can be left aside on the backdrop of a heart-touching theme.
Why did Swades movie fail?
Swades didn't do well in India because of these reasons: No long smooch or kissing scene between the Hero and Heroine. No cranky item number involving some really hot item girl. The movie actually had a 'story' which many enlightened souls could not digest.
What was the profession of Shahrukh Khan in the 2004 movie Swades?
Mohan Bhargav : All I know is that a weaver who changed his occupation by becoming a farmer can't even feed his family or give his children even some basic education.
Why SRK is King of Bollywood?
Indians love a rags-to-riches story and SRK has the best of them. It is a well-known fact that among the A-listers of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan is probably the only one from a non-filmy background. He made his way from a television actor to a film star to the superstar he is now – all on his own merit.
How can I meet Shah Rukh Khan?
You can attend their shooting, conference, stage show or anything which involves SRK. Get a ticket and fly to the destination to meet your favourite star! Do something unusual outside Mannat to get attention of Shah Rukh Khan. Please do something unusual means, SRK may invite you for a meeting with you.
What is the net worth of Shah Rukh Khan in Indian rupees?
Shah Rukh Khan is an Indian actor and filmmaker whose estimated net worth is approximately is estimated at US$770 million (€563 million) or 5727 Crores in Indian Rupees.
What is Shahrukh doing now?
Shah Rukh Khan is currently in China for the Beijing International Film Festival. And during an interview there, he talked about his next project. The actor said that he hasn't taken any decision about his next project.
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In the fall of 1780 a thousand citizen soldiers, the Overmountain men, banded together and marched over the Appalachian Mountains in a preemptive strike on the British army moving through the region. For two weeks North Carolina and Virginia militiamen under the leadership of Isaac Shelby, John Sevier, William Campbell, Benjamin Cleveland, and others, rode through snow and rain to track down Major Patrick Ferguson and his army of Loyalists. Simultaneously South Carolina militia and Lincoln County militia were withdrawing in advance of General Cornwallis' approach to Charlotte Town. In the Catawba River valley the southern militia groups and the Overmountain men united and were joined by refugee militia and recruits mustered by James Williams to create a formidable opposition. On October 7, 1780 the Patriot militia surrounded the regiment of British-trained American Loyalists atop Little King's Mountain. The Patriot militiamen defeated the Loyalists in one hour, killing or capturing all the Tories. Thomas Jefferson called this victory, which destroyed the left flank of Cornwallis's army advancing under its Southern Strategy, the "turning of the tide" in America's fight for independence.
Many of the men who fought at Kings Mountain were experienced militiamen, having fought during the prior six years in numerous campaigns against Shawnee and Cherokees and some having fought at Moore's Creek Bridge to forestall the British efforts in 1776.


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Q: remove matching key object from localstorage using javascript I am having trouble with removing a user based on what is inputted in a text field. My localstorage has the data below. With users being the key and the values being the list of objects with username and genrePref.
// Saved in localstorage
users = {
    jon: {username: 'Jon', genrePref: 'rock'},
    lucy: {username: 'Lucy', genrePref: 'pop'},
    mike: {username: 'Mike', genrePref: 'rock'},
    luke: {username: 'Luke', genrePref: 'house'},
    james: {username: 'James', genrePref: 'house'},
    dave: {username: 'Dave', genrePref: 'bass'},
    sarah: {username: 'Sarah', genrePref: 'country'},
    natalie: {username: 'Natalie', genrePref: 'bass'}
}

I have written a function in Javascript which gets called when the form is submitted it passes the username as the parameter and calls the function.
function deleteUser(username) {
    const users = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("users"));
    const user = users[username];
    localStorage.removeItem("users", user);
}

This removes everything from the localStorage instead of the one username.
I searched online for an answer, and tried to convert the object to array but I couldn't get it to work. Any tips to go about this problem are appreciated !

A: localStorage.removeItem() does not take two params but one.
You are passing it users, which it takes as key and deletes corresponding matching item from storage.
function deleteUser(username) {
    const users = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("users"));
    delete users[username];
    localStorage.setItem("users", JSON.stringify(users));
}

A: If you really have that stored in local storage, you've encoded it in some way (perhaps JSON?) when saving. You have to decode it when retrieving it.
For instance, if it were JSON, you'd do this:
function deleteUser(username) {
    // Get *and parse* the data
    const users = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("users"));
    // Remove the named user from the object
    delete users[username];
    // Store the updated object
    localStorage.setItem("users", JSON.stringify(users));
}

But if you're using something else (XML, whatever), just do whatever the deserialization step is where you see JSON.parse above, and do the serialization step where you see JSON.stringify.

A: Per MDN documentation on removeItem function, the first parameter is the key of the object you want to remove.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Storage/removeItem
With your implementation, you are basically removing entire users object.
Both getItem and removeItem operates on keys of localstorage, so for example, for
localStorage = {
 'fruits': {
  'apples': ['one', 'two', 'three'],
  'peaches': ['one', 'two', 'three'],
  'oranges': ['one', 'two', 'three']
 }
}

your removeItem would remove entirety of apples or peaches. You can't use it to remove something deeper in values.
What you would want to do is get entire fruits, remove the key and pass it to setItem again
const fruits= JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('fruits')) // remember that localStorage stores strings only
delete fruits['oranges'];
localStorage.setItem('fruits', fruits);

For the best solution you would want to deeply clone this object to avoid mutations

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There are countless shops set up to sell Bitcoin across the web.
From centralized and decentralized exchanges to liquidity providers, brokers and more, users can buy Bitcoin with cash, wire, credit, PayPal, or practically any other payment vessel that can be imagined.
And the process has never been easier.
First and foremost, however, you'll want your own bitcoin wallet.
To get one, simply find a trusted wallet provider that meets your needs.
If you're looking for an intuitive desktop wallet, try Exodus or Atomic.
If you want something for mobile use, take a look at Jaxx or BRD.
If security is your top priority, snag a hardware wallet like Trezor or Ledger Nano.
And if you really want to commit to running a full Bitcoin node, go for the classic Bitcoin Core.
Once you've picked a wallet, you're ready to buy your first Bitcoin.
Exchanges are largely considered the easiest and most trustworthy platforms to purchase bitcoin.
And just like setting up a wallet, joining an exchange is easy.
One thing to remember, however, is that most exchanges these days require a simple KYC or "Know Your Customer" process which means that you'll need to have some identification on hand to get started.
For some, picking the right Bitcoin exchange might be the hardest part.
Are you looking for a basic, easy-to-use exchange offering a few different assets?
Coinbase might be a good place to start.
As one of the largest exchanges, Coinbase is widely trusted and offers users an intuitive design with a wide variety of coins to trade. Users can buy Bitcoin with wire transfers, debit cards or directly through their bank using ACH transfers.
Though held in high regard by many traders, Coinbase does carry higher-than-average transaction fees, with a base rate as high as 4 percent for all purchases and sales in the United States.
While exchanges remain a popular entrance into the crypto world for most people, others looking to avoid the KYC requirements, expand on their payment methods or make a quick purchase have options as well.
Another great choice is BitQuick.co. Especially, if you're looking for something with slightly fewer fees, as compared to Coinbase.
BitQuick.co is an old-and-trusted peer-to-peer exchange. It's easy to get started, secure and best of all, it has some special bells and whistles that Coinbase doesn't.
First, BitQuick.co makes buying bitcoin easy as pie. If you want to snag some coin, simply jump on the site, create an account, and enter your Visa or Mastercard details and you're good to go!
Another good peer-to-peer exchange is called Paxful. It gives users the opportunity to buy directly from sellers, meaning sellers can sell their coin for pretty much any payment method they choose, from PayPal to Gift Cards.
In these exchanges, users are given a rating, much like Uber drivers to determine their trustworthiness. Though not as safe as traditional platforms, users do have a lot more options when making a purchase or a sale.
Now once you've gotten your first bit of Bitcoin, how do you store it?
Most exchanges offer their own wallet to users on the platform, however, due to a long and costly history of expensive attacks on exchanges, many people choose to keep their funds in their own hands.
But if you've just cashed out big and want to ensure the safety of your funds, it's definitely smart to move your funds somewhere a bit more secure.
First, locate your public wallet address. This is the long string of characters that you will see if you click "Receive" in most wallets.
Next, go back to where you purchased or plan on purchasing bitcoin and find the section requesting that address.
After that, enter the amount you want to send and fire it on!
The platform from which you purchased the coin will likely even provide you with a transaction ID – you can use this to track the confirmation process in real time using a block explorer such as blockchain.info.
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Category: Poverty
Mechanisation, then and now
But all the cities you have taken, all the armies which have retreated before your leaders, are but paltry subjects of self-congratulation, if your land divides against itself, and your dragoons and executioners must be let loose against your fellow-citizens.
Lord Byron 1812
On February 27th 1812, exactly 210 years ago this month, Lord Byron gave his maiden speech in the house of lords. He spoke in support of the Luddites, the machine breakers whose livelihoods had been taken from them by industrial mechanisation that left factories with reduced workforces producing higher quantities of products for a fraction of the cost. The factory owners grew ever richer whilst their former workers starved to death.
(c) Newstead Abbey; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation
So the newly unemployed workers banded together and smashed the machinery that had robbed them of their work and in response the British government proposed to make machine-breaking a capita crime, punishable by death.
This was Lord Byron's speech opposing such a penalty. In it he describes so eloquently the lot of jobless artesans in Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and Derbyshire and argues for a little compassion from the government and the Lords.
As we survey the rise of mechanisation today from self-service tills to petrol pumps and we watch the government slash benefits for those without work it's easy to see that nothing changes.
This is the sort of situation that convinced Karl Marx that the revolution (which actually happened in Russia) would begin in Britain. He was wrong but he could so easily have been right. He might still be. Perhaps we Brits have been slow to anger but the signs of unrest are unmistakeable today. So to this callous government, just as cruel as was the ruling elite of Byron's day, I say this…
Do something to relieve the hardship of the poor, of those recently unemployed and those too unwell to work or you just night find yourself secured in that gibbet, swinging from some branch or crossroad gallows, exposed to the elements and waiting helplessly to die from starvation or dehydration. And that's the sort of revolution that helps nobody but the most ruthless, the most unsuitable for government – but then you know all about that sort of ruthlessness, don't you?
This is Byron's speech from all those years ago. Take heed because nobody wants to see insurrection except the barbarous idiots who see life just as cheaply as you cabinet ministers do yourselves…
The subject now submitted to your Lordships, for the first time, though new to the House, is, by no means, new to the country. I believe it had occupied the serious thoughts of all descriptions of persons long before its introduction to the notice of that Legislature whose interference alone could be of real service.
As a person in some degree connected with the suffering county, though a stranger, not only to this House in general, but to almost every individual whose attention I presume to solicit, I must claim some portion of your Lordships' indulgence, whilst I offer a few observations on a question in which I confess myself deeply interested.
To enter into any detail of these riots would be superfluous; the House is already aware that every outrage short of actual bloodshed has been perpetrated, and that the proprietors of the frames obnoxious to the rioters, and all persons supposed to be connected with them, have been liable to insult and violence.
During the short time I recently passed in Notts, not twelve hours elapsed without some fresh act of violence; and, on the day I left the county, I was informed that forty frames had been broken the preceding evening as usual, without resistance and without detection. Such was then the state of that county, and such I have reason to believe it to be at this moment.
But whilst these outrages must be admitted to exist to an alarming extent, it cannot be denied that they have arisen from circumstances of the most unparalelled distress. The perseverance of these miserable men in their proceedings, tends to prove that nothing but absolute want could have driven a large and once honest and industrious body of the people into the commission of excesses so hazardous to themselves, their families, and the community.
At the time to which I allude, the town and county were burdened with large detachments of the military; the police was in motion, the magistrates assembled, yet all these movements, civil and military had led to—nothing. Not a single instance had occurred of the apprehension of any real delinquent actually taken in the fact, against whom there existed legal evidence sufficient for conviction.
But the police, however useless, were by no means idle: several notorious delinquents had been detected; men liable to conviction, on the clearest evidence, of the capital crime of poverty; men, who had been nefariously guilty of lawfully begetting several children, whom, thanks to the times!—they were unable to maintain.
Considerable injury has been done to the proprietors of the improved frames. These machines were to them an advantage, inasmuch as they superseded the necessity of employing a number of workmen, who were left in consequence to starve. By the adoption of one species of frame in particular, one man performed the work of many, and the superfluous labourers were thrown out of employment.
Yet it is to be observed, that the work thus executed was inferior in quality, not marketable at home, and merely hurried over with a view to exportation. It was called, in the cant of the trade, by the name of Spider-work.
The rejected workmen, in the blindness of their ignorance, instead of rejoicing at these improvements in arts so beneficial to mankind, conceived themselves to be sacrificed to improvements in mechanism. In the foolishness of their hearts, they imagined that the maintenance and well doing of the industrious poor, were objects of greater consequence than the enrichment of a few individuals by any improvement in the implements of trade which threw the workmen out of employment, and rendered the labourer unworthy of his hire.
And, it must be confessed, that although the adoption of the enlarged machinery, in that state of our commerce which the country once boasted, might have been beneficial to the master without being detrimental to the servant; yet, in the present situation of our manufactures, rotting in warehouses without a prospect of exportation, with the demand for work and workmen equally diminished, frames of this construction tend materially to aggravate the distresses and discontents of the disappointed sufferers.
But the real cause of these distresses, and consequent disturbances, lies deeper.
When we are told that these men are leagued together, not only for the destruction of their own comfort, but of their very means of subsistence, can we forget that it is the bitter policy, the destructive warfare, of the last eighteen years, which has destroyed their comfort, your comfort, all men's comfort;—that policy which, originating with "great statesmen now no more," has survived the dead to become a curse on the living unto the third and fourth generation!
These men never destroyed their looms till they were become useless, worse than useless; till they were become actual impediments to their exertions in obtaining their daily bread.
Can you then wonder, that in times like these, when bankruptcy, convicted fraud, and imputed felony, are found in a station not far beneath that of your Lordships, the lowest, though once most useful portion of the people, should forget their duty in their distresses, and become only less guilty than one of their representatives?
But while the exalted offender can find means to baffle the law, new capital punishments must be devised, new snares of death must be spread, for the wretched mechanic who is famished into guilt. These men were willing to dig, but the spade was in other hands; they were not ashamed to beg, but there was none to relieve them. Their own means of subsistence were cut off; all other employments pre-occupied; and their excesses, however to be deplored and condemned, can hardly be the subject of surprise.
It has been stated, that the persons in the temporary possession of frames connive at their destruction; if this be proved upon inquiry, it were necessary that such material accessories to the crime should be principals in the punishment. But I did hope that any measure proposed by His Majesty's Government for your Lordships' decision, would have had conciliation for its basis; or, if that were hopeless, that some previous inquiry, some deliberation, would have been deemed requisite; not that we should have been called at once, without examination and without cause, to pass sentences by wholesale, and sign death-warrants blindfold.
But admitting that these men had no cause of complaint, that the grievances of them and their employers were alike groundless, that they deserved the worst; what inefficiency, what imbecility, has been evinced in the method chosen to reduce them!
Why were the military called out to be made a mockery of—if they were to be called out at all? As far as the difference of seasons would permit, they have merely parodied the summer campaign of Major Sturgeon; and, indeed, the whole proceedings, civil and military, seem formed on the model of those of the Mayor and Corporation of Garrett.
Such marchings and countermarchings! from Nottingham to Bulnell—from Bulnell to Bareford—from Bareford to Mansfield! and, when at length, the detachments arrived at their destination, in all 'the pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war,' they came just in time to witness the mischief which had been done, and ascertain the escape of the perpetrators;—to collect the spolia opima, in the fragments of broken frames, and return to their quarters amidst the derision of old women, and the hootings of children.
Now, though in a free country, it were to be wished that our military should never be too formidable, at least, to ourselves, I cannot see the policy of placing them in situations where they can only be made ridiculous. As the sword is the worst argument that can be used, so should it be the last: in this instance it has been the first, but, providentially as yet, only in the scabbard.
The present measure will, indeed, pluck it from the sheath; yet had proper meetings been held in the earlier stages of these riots,—had the grievances of these men and their masters (for they also have had their grievances) been fairly weighed and justly examined, I do think that means might have been devised to restore these workmen to their avocations, and tranquillity to the country.
At present the county suffers from the double infliction of an idle military and a starving population. In what state of apathy have we been plunged so long, that now, for the first time, the house has been officially apprised of these disturbances? All this has been transacting within one hundred and thirty miles of London, and yet we, 'good easy men! have deemed full sure our greatness was a ripening,' and have sat down to enjoy our foreign triumphs in the midst of domestic calamity.
You call these men a mob, desperate, dangerous, and ignorant; and seem to think that the only way to quiet the 'Bellua multorum capitum' is to lop off a few of its superfluous heads. But even a mob may be better reduced to reason by a mixture of conciliation and firmness, than by additional irritation and redoubled penalties.
Are we aware of our obligations to a mob! It is the mob that labour in your fields, and serve in your houses—that man your navy, and recruit your army—that have enabled you to defy all the world,—and can also defy you, when neglect and calamity have driven them to despair.
You may call the people a mob, but do not forget that a mob too often speaks the sentiments of the people. And here I must remark with what alacrity you are accustomed to fly to the succour of your distressed allies, leaving the distressed of your own country to the care of Providence or—the parish.
When the Portuguese suffered under the retreat of the French, every arm was stretched out, every hand was opened,—from the rich man's largess to the widow's mite, all was bestowed to enable them to rebuild their villages and replenish their granaries. And at this moment, when thousands of misguided but most unfortunate fellow-countrymen are struggling with the extremes of hardship and hunger, as your charity began abroad, it should end at home. A much less sum—a tithe of the bounty bestowed on Portugal, even if these men (which I cannot admit without inquiry) could not have been restored to their employments, would have rendered unnecessary the tender mercies of the bayonet and the gibbet. But doubtless our funds have too many foreign claims to admit a prospect of domestic relief,—though never did such objects demand it.
I have traversed the seat of war in the peninsula; I have been in some of the most oppressed provinces of Turkey; but never, under the most despotic of infidel governments, did I behold such squalid wretchedness as I have seen since my return, in the very heart of a Christian country.
And what are your remedies? After months of inaction, and months of action worse than inactivity, at length comes forth the grand specific, the never-failing nostrum of all state-physicians, from the days of Draco to the present time. After feeling the pulse and shaking the head over the patient, prescribing the usual course of warm water and bleeding—the warm water of your mawkish police, and the lancets of your military—these convulsions must terminate in death, the sure consummation of the prescriptions of all political Sangrados.
Setting aside the palpable injustice and the certain inefficiency of the bill, are there not capital punishments sufficient on your statutes? Is there not blood enough upon your penal code! that more must be poured forth to ascend to heaven and testify against you? How will you carry this bill into effect? Can you commit a whole county to their own prisons? Will you erect a gibbet in every field, and hang up men like scarescrows? or will you proceed (as you must to bring this measure into effect) by decimation; place the country under martial law; depopulate and lay waste all around you; and restore Sherwood Forest as an acceptable gift to the crown in its former condition of a royal chase, and an asylum for outlaws?
Are these the remedies for a starving and desperate populace? Will the famished wretch who has braved your bayonets be appalled by your gibbets? When death is a relief, and the only relief it appears that you will afford him, will he be dragooned into tranquillity? Will that which could not be effected by your grenadiers, be accomplished by your executioners?
If you proceed by the forms of law, where is your evidence? Those who have refused to impeach their accomplices when transportation only was the punishment, will hardly be tempted to witness against them when death is the penalty.
With all due deference to the noble lords opposite, I think a little investigation, some previous inquiry, would induce even them to change their purpose. That most favourite state measure, so marvellously efficacious in many and recent instances, temporizing, would not be without its advantage in this.
When a proposal is made to emancipate or relieve, you hesitate, you deliberate for years, you temporize and tamper with the minds of men; but a death-bill must be passed off hand, without a thought of the consequences.
Sure I am, from what I have heard and from what I have seen, that to pass the bill under all the existing circumstances, without inquiry, without deliberation, would only be to add injustice to irritation, and barbarity to neglect. The framers of such a bill must be content to inherit the honours of that Athenian lawgiver whose edicts were said to be written, not in ink, but in blood.
But suppose it past,—suppose one of these men, as I have seen them meagre with famine, sullen with despair, careless of a life which your lordships are perhaps about to value at something less than the price of a stocking-frame; suppose this man surrounded by those children for whom he is unable to procure bread at the hazard of his existence, about to be torn for ever from a family which he lately supported in peaceful industry, and which it is not his fault than he can no longer so support.
Suppose this man—and there are ten thousand such from whom you may select your victims,—dragged into court to be tried for this new offence, by this new law,—still there are two things wanting to convict and condemn him, and these are, in my opinion, twelve butchers for a jury, and a Jefferies for a judge!"
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I'm confused. Chris Chope, the right wing tory MP for Christchurch and East Dorset has yet again introduced a Private member's bill called the NHS co-funding and co-payment Bill. This Thatcherite neo-liberal has repeatedly sought to undermine the NHS with this sort of legislation for years now but this time he moight well gain some traction. The current overall tory majority might just allow the bill to get through.
The Bill has it's second reading in the House early next month.
What confuses me isn't that this nasty little scumbag is trying once again to derail the 'free at point of delivery' nature of our health service. That's just par for the course. Weasels do what weasels do and there are few more weasely than Chope. He's the one that fillibustered a bill to ensure landlords, like himself have to treat tenants fairly. He's also the one who derailed a Bill to make upskirting illegal.
What confuses me is the very idea that the bill is necessary.
You see, we already have co-payment options in the NHS. That's why we have prescription charges and fees for optician and dentistry services. It wouldn't take a change in the law to extend that in principle. But Chope isn't content to have the option to extend what amounts to small tweaks around the edges of the NHS. He wants to smash the very idea of the NHS by introducing co-funding too.
It may not look like much at first glance but co-funding actually means much more than the tokenistic sort of arrangement we get from prescription charges. Co-funding really does mean a two-tier system of health access where those too poor to afford treatment or who can't get insurance, either because of high premiums or pre-existing conditions simply won't be able to access healthcare at all.
This is the system that sees countless American citizens go bankrupt every year (Breaking bad, anyone). It's the reason that US accident victims are known to plead with would-be helpers not to call them an ambulance because they won't be able to pay for their care. It's the reason why so many impoverished Americans give birth without midwifery or medical assistance, leading to much higher infant and maternal mortality rates than would be expected in a civilised, advanced economy such as theirs. And Chope wants to inflict that on us.
Please talk to your MP. And make sure that everyone in your constituency knows about the bill. Check to see how your MP votes and spread that information around too. If they vote for this bill they're very definitely voting to further impoverish sick and disabled people in your town, to put pregnant women and their babies at risk and generally to lower the health and life-expectancies of you and your neighbours.
But the government will be able to afford more backhanders for their wealthy donor chums so that's OK, isn't it?
Format QuotePosted on Jan 24, 2022 Categories Conservative, Inequality, NHS, Parliament, Poverty, PrivatisationTags Chris Chope MP, co-funding, co-payment, health, NHS, NHSCo-funding and co-payment bill, Private members billLeave a comment on I'm confused
UNESCO international Day of solidarity with the Palestinian people
UNESCO, the 'United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation' has observed November 29th as the International day of solidarity with the Palestinian people since 1978. There's a good reason for that. This is the date when, in 1947 the partition plan (Resolution 181) was passed. The plan was to partition Palestine and in so doing create both a Jewish and a Palestinian state.
By 1979 it had become clear that Palestinian people have not been able to secure basic rights as a nation state ever since. Ongoing occupation and annexing of land by Israeli settlers has robbed many Palestinians of their homes and forced them to flee to makeshift and yet cruelly permanent camps.
Some remain there for decades. Some have lived their entire lives in the camps, robbed off their land by Israeli 'settlers', beaten and abused by the Israeli occupation forces and treated as though human rights just didn't apply.
So today, on UNESCO'S International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People I, like many others will be watching to see what our British politicians have to say to mark the occasion.
Both our main political parties claim to oppose oppression and the mistreatment of entire populations. How will they acknowledge this day of solidarity in the face of what has been described an ongoing land grab of monumental proportions in direct contravention of resolution 181? The land claimed by Israeli settlers, often with the aid of Israeli military forces goes far beyond the borders drawn up in the original partition. You can download the original document here.
Will our illustrious leaders comment upon the absolute disregard for the rights of those denied both sovereignty and statehood?
And if they, our elected representatives on the world stage do not, I think we must all ask ourselves one very important question…
Format QuotePosted on Nov 29, 2020 Nov 28, 2020 Categories Community, Conservative, Environment, Europe, Exploitation, Homelessness, Inequality, Jacob Rees Mogg, Poverty, racism, Religion, UncategorizedTags Israel, Labour party, Palestine, politics, UK, UNESCOLeave a comment on UNESCO international Day of solidarity with the Palestinian people
Far right bingo card: Representing the working class
It seems ridiculous to me for anyone on then right wing of politics to claim to represent the working class. The right has always been about exploitation, about keeping us, the riff raff in our place and about squeezing every last drop of profit from us that they can get away with. That's why the working class has always opposed the right – because it's the right that uses our hard work to enrich others. This was obvious once but over the years the inequalities of life have become so normalised, so expected that many people think they're inevitable. But they're not.
Why should it be inevitable, for example that business owners can earn hundreds of thousands a year whilst their employees survive on subsistence wages?
Why should it be inevitable that these same business owners pay so little tax whilst their employees cannot access the public services they need because the country hasn't the funds to provide for them?
Why is it that the people who do the hard work, put in the long hours for minimum wage, aren't the ones who see the rewards from their labours?
These are the questions that the left want addressed and that's why socialist parties insist upon better wages for working people. Thast's why we demand proper taxation strategies to ensure that those at the top of the income ladder pay something toward helping those at the bottom. After all – they're not the only people who invest in businesses.
As the late, great, Tony Benn once remarked…
"Your people invest their money… My people invest their lives."
When the right wingers oppose the left they're not doing so on behalf of the working class – they're undermining us.
When the right wing oppose brown people or Muslims, Poles or LBQT citizens they're not supporting the working class – they're dividing it. This is the strategy of the cynical 'man' at the top of the tree. He knows that a united working class could easily force him to accept a fairer system so he works hard to keep us at each-others' throats. And the stupid little neoNazi with his EDL tattoo or his Britain First mug spreading hatred between working people of different races or creeds is part of that machinery of oppression.
The real enemy of the working class is the wealthy tax avoider with his offshore account who leeches funds earned by our labour out of the only economy that could help improve our situations.
When you give tax relief to working people they spend it – that money goes back into the economy and other businesses prosper, local traders and local employees start to feel more confident and their money circulates. Everyone gets wealthier. When you give it to the rich banker he just puts it with the rest of his unnecessary pile in the Cayman Islands and forgets about it.
The far right claim to represent the working class whilst supporting right-wing policies and policy-makers such as our present government whose ministers gorge themselves whilst ordinary people are forced into destitution. Our conservative 'masters' vote to reduce benefits payments for the most needy and yet give themselves a ten grand bonus just for staying at home. When you support these nest-featherers you do not represent the working class.
The right wing has normalised its abuses so much that many of our own people think it's inevitable that working peoples' children should go hungry over Christmas and that a 10% tax cut for millionaires is just how it ought to be. Even the most obviously weak excuses don't demonstrate just how badly they're being played by a cynical financial elite.
And they call us 'cucks'!
These people don't represent the working class – they undermine it by falling for the divide and conquer politics of those who purport to be our 'betters'. And in doing so they maintain the very system that treated them so unfairly and made them so very angry in the first place.
They're on the wrong side and they don't even know it!
Posted on Nov 15, 2020 Categories Community, Conservative, EDL, Far right, Foodbanks, Labour, Mark Jenkinson, Nazi, Poverty, racism, Socialism, Workers rightsTags Divide and conquer, Far right, Mark Jenkinson, Tony Benn, Working classLeave a comment on Far right bingo card: Representing the working class
Fair's fair
This government has refused to assist struggling families to feed their children. Using the most spurious of excuses from fantasy drug deals to callous, Victorian child-starving notions of the undeserving poor, the government would have us believe that the best response to an adult's poverty is to punish the children who depend upon them.
This shameful philosophy literally leads to children starving, a slow and painful process that was all but eradicated in UK prior to the return of the tories in 2010. These people have systematically starved unemployed, disabled and low-waged citizens for over a decade now. The issue is bigger than just Christmas and it's been around for a lot longer than Covid-19.
And yet we're expected to subsidize MP's meals even as our own working class children go hungry.
If you think that's unfair, I urge you to sign the petition to remove public subsidy from all Houses of Parliament restaurants and bars. After all, if the government won't feed the children of poor people then it has no business buying pies for the likes of Mark Jenkinson MP, with his fantastical tales of dealers trading heroin and crack cocaine for a few stale orios and a large tin of spaghetti hoops!
How dare you, Mark Jenkinson MP?
Format QuotePosted on Oct 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2020 Categories Children, Community, Conservative, Exploitation, Inequality, Mark Jenkinson, PovertyTags appeal, food, Mark Jenkinson MP, PetitionLeave a comment on Fair's fair
Someone found a use for all those paper plates!
Were you looking forward to summer?
Did you expect lots of lazy days out with the family, sitting picnicking by a lake or hosting a neighbourhood barbecue in the garden?
Did you spend a small fortune stocking up on disposable barbecues and paper plates back in the day?
Don't despair. Someone's found a use for them, after all.
Decorating Jenny's door
Tory MP, Mark Jenkinson represents a constituency with some of the worst poverty in the whole of UK. Many of his constituents are unemployed whilst others, earning only minimum wage to start with, have seen their incomes further reduced through furlough and now worse. Many have lost their jobs altogether. West Cumbrian hardship is as bad as it ever was. For many hard-working people it's like the 1980s all over again.
So how did Jenky choose to represent the good people of Workington and surrounding towns and villages? He voted not to help feed their kids!
That's right. He voted not to help feed their kids.
If you're as disgusted as I am you may approve of the sentiment expressed here by one Marypost resident who put all those extra plates to good use. What an interesting and fun way to get rid of all that unused clutter from the summer that never was.
What will you do with your unwanted disposable paper plates?
Please, Mark… May the kids have something to eat this Christmas?
Format QuotePosted on Oct 30, 2020 Oct 30, 2020 Categories Austerity, Children, Community, Conservative, Inequality, Mark Jenkinson, PovertyTags food, MESSAGE, Paper platesLeave a comment on Someone found a use for all those paper plates!
Mark Jenkinson MP, let's 'ave yer
Once again I find myself making an offer to my MP, Mark Jenkinson. I do this periodically when he makes outrageous and damaging statements about issues dear to me. Issues such as nursing, education, the economy, the Tory vote to abandon lone children in the camps at Calais for example.
Jenkinson's the one with the symbolically accurate imagery of a nice plush office for him and a tatty, neglected union flag to stand for the rest of us. It's easy to see where his priorities are.
This time I'm taking Jenky on about hungry children, if he has the bottle to face a constituent who wants him actually to justify his appalling cruelty. The offer is simple.
Let's debate, (formally or otherwise) Jenkinson's and the Tory party's decision to deny free meals to qualifying children over the Christmas break, children whose parents have already suffered massive financial damage due to Covid and who clearly need help to feed their families.
Let's discuss this over Skype, Mark.
Let's both record the discussion to ensure there's no dodgy editing.
Let's both be free to post the discussion (with commentary and 'right to reply') wherever we like.
As ever, you know how to find me, Mark. contact me via this website, by Email or if you like, since your little helper, Adrian ferreted out my postal address you can even write to me.
Come on, Mark. Let's 'ave yer!
Posted on Oct 25, 2020 Categories Community, Conservative, GE2019, Inequality, Manifesto watch, Mark Jenkinson, PovertyTags Challenge, Christmas holiday, Debate, Free school meals, Mark Jenkinson MP, School mealsLeave a comment on Mark Jenkinson MP, let's 'ave yer
Dear Tory MP, are you not ashamed?
Every time you see your Tory MP, ask them this. Get your friends and neighbours to ask them too… Repeatedly. Don't let them get away with it!
Format QuotePosted on Aug 20, 2020 Categories Brexit, Conservative, corruption, Inequality, NHS, Parliament, Poverty, Privatisation, social care, Welfare state, Workers rightsTags Betrayal, Brexit, Broken promises, Community, conservatives, corruption, Government, NHS, Privatisation, public sector, shamefulLeave a comment on Dear Tory MP, are you not ashamed?
Lincoln YMCA: A validating environment
This weekend I went to Lincoln, a city I first visited during my homeless days back in the 1980s. It gave me a chance to meet some old friends and make a video combining my two main passions… Left wing politics and social/mental health care. What's not to like?
Format QuotePosted on Jul 13, 2020 Categories A little history, Community, Environment, Homelessness, Inequality, Poverty, social care, Socialism, Welfare stateTags Anxiety, Benefits, Community, cuts, Environment, Health and social care, homeless, Homelessness, politics, Recession, social care, Working classLeave a comment on Lincoln YMCA: A validating environment


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Gail P.C. Streete
Gail P. C. Streete is W. J. Millard Professor and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. Her books include The Strange Woman: Power and Sex in the Bible and Her Image of Salvation: Female Saviors and Formative Christianity, both available from WJK.
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Her Image of Salvation
Female Saviors and Formative Christianity
By Gail P.C. Streete
This book examines the image of the savior and the experience of salvation, two concepts that are inextricably entwined. Gail Streete asserts that Christianity set aside female images of salvation by emphasizing the maleness of Jesus. She draws on so...
Redeemed Bodies
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The Arts should be for everyone - "All Seats 4d"
As ticket prices go ever up in the West End - especially for shows designed to appeal to the widest audiences - and more schools are cutting Drama 'A' levels, the opportunity to see, experience and be inspired by large scale theatre lessens.
One teeny snag...with no such thing as a government grant even a possibility, it would have to be funded privately.
"Unlike the cinema theatre, however, my project is not...intended to be a money-making concern. It will merely pay its way and be in the nature of a Mental Hospital, endowed and subsidised by voluntary contributions"
She wanted to look after the "physical and mental well-being of people" and to give them something artistically beautiful and affordable to feed their souls - and if the rich supported hospitals and good causes, why shouldn't they support theatres for philanthropic reasons?
Filippi organised a lecture tour in London and the provinces to drum up public support for her idea - and she gave her first lecture on 27th October 1913 at the Arts Centre on Mortimer Street. As it happens, the Actresses' Franchise League, keen as they were to appeal to and be accessible to all, were often to be found at the Arts Centre in 1913-14, holding meetings and performing new suffrage plays.
Now actors would be men of business as well as men of art, and this led to a chaotic state of affairs. Her idea was to present to the public actors of individuality..."
The founder and director of the Arts Centre in Mortimer Street was certainly an individual.
"What kind of life would this be... without the assistance of the Arts? We take everything for granted. Corner a City man, for example, and ask him to give you as courteous and plain an answer as possible to the question 'Do you realise that your business, even your office itself, depends mainly on several of the Arts?'... and if you have the courage to continue, ask him where his wall-papers come from, where the colour-scheme of his office came from... his beautiful furniture (which help to impress his clients, to the advantage of his business); that engraving which he is so fond of... the music that makes the dinner-hour a pleasant change in the day; the picture papers that enable him to realise the actualities of life; the posters, the picture postcards even, that lend a little colour to the grey of things... and so on ad infinitum"
Joyner partly blamed some artists themselves for alienating the general public by being affected, superior and presenting "themselves to their fellow-creatures as eccentric beings."
He wanted people to see the Arts as having value in their everyday lives and as being part of a "true education."
He wanted no one medium to be considered better than another - for him, all of the Arts were equal. I can imagine that he would have supported the idea of a People's Theatre.
Lilian Baylis gave her a chance at the Old Vic.
There was a brief season of Merchant, R&J and School for Scandal - but it wasn't repeated.
It is arguable that it helped develop Baylis's interest in the possibilities of a Shakespeare company at the Vic though.
I've written about Filippi before - see my blog post on acting and audibility "The Importance of Ella Kew-Shun" - and her book "Hints to Speakers and Players" (1911) is well worth a read if you can get a copy... or you could read it for free online here.
I haven't found a mention in that book of why she thought actors needed two years more training than actresses... if you find out or have any ideas then please do comment here!


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Q: Assign NaN to a column based on another column The title may be off a little. I will explain this properly. I will receive a DataFrame df with unexpected format of one of the column called marker.
Sometimes, I will marker, mixed of single marker or range marker :
marker             place1       place2
45                  PQR           STU
145.0-100           ABC           DEF
267.0-175.8         GHI           KLM

During transformation, I need to split marker that contains - and becomes like this :
marker        firstkm    lastkm    place1       place2
45             45         NaN       PQR           STU
145.0-100      145.0      100       ABC           DEF
267.0-175.8    267.0      175.8     GHI           KLM

I can also get the following DataFrame where all marker are not a range.
marker    place1       place2
145.0      ABC           DEF
267.0      GHI           KLM

With this piece of code:
    #Split marker to temporary dataframe , split_m
    split_m = df.marker.str.split('-', expand=True)
    split_m.columns=['firstkm', 'lastkm'] #hitting error here
    split_m = split_km[['firstkm', 'lastkm']].replace([None], np.nan)

I can achieve the result I wanted if the DataFrame is like the first example I showed above. However, I am not able to achieve the result if the DataFrame is like the second example I showed. I am getting error :

ValueError: Length mismatch: Expected axis has 1 elements, new values
  have 2 elements

I understand the error is caused by, the DataFrame unable to put any value in lastkm. But I don't know how to handle this..
If I print split_m for the second DataFrame, I will get this :
marker     firstkm
145.0       145.0
267.0       267.0

How can I assign np.nan immediately to lastkm to produce the following result:
marker     firstkm   lastkm
145.0       145.0     NaN
267.0       267.0     NaN

EDIT
Another pattern I encounter :
marker        firstkm      lastkm    place1       place2
45             45           NaN       PQR           STU
145.0-100      145.0        100       ABC           DEF
267.0-175.8    267.0        175.8     GHI           KLM
18.1J          18.1J        Nan       GHI           KLM
P7.991-54.3    P7.991       54.3      GHI           KLM
UPM Ex 0.5     UPM Ex 0.5   NaN       PPP           SSS

UPMEx0.5 is stil acceptable. Case insensitive.

A: You can try this:
# create a copy of the original df, split_m
split_m = df.copy()

# create the additional required columns with default 'NaN' values
split_m.insert(1, 'firstkm', np.nan)
split_m.insert(2, 'lastkm', np.nan)

# unpack the splitted values to the columns. If nothing to unpack
# for 'lastkm', it will become None
split_m[['firstkm', 'lastkm']] = df.marker.str.split('-', expand=True)
# fill None values with np.nan
split_m.fillna(np.nan, inplace=True)

print(split_m)

Output:
        marker firstkm lastkm place1 place2
0           45      45    NaN    PQR    STU
1    145.0-100   145.0    100    ABC    DEF
2  267.0-175.8   267.0  175.8    GHI    KLM
3        145.0   145.0    NaN    ABC    DEF
4        267.0   267.0    NaN    GHI    KLM

New scenario with changed input:
# tab separated data for read_clipboard()
# please make sure that you source data
# has a separator other than space.
'''
marker  place1  place2
45  PQR STU
145.0-100   ABC DEF
267.0-175.8 GHI KLM
145.0   ABC DEF
267.0   GHI KLM
P7.991-54.3 GHI KLM
UPM Ex 0.5  PPP SSS
'''

import pandas as pd
import numpy as np

df = pd.read_clipboard()

# #Split marker to temporary dataframe , split_m
split_m = df.copy()

# create the additional required columns with default 'NaN' values
split_m.insert(1, 'firstkm', np.nan)
split_m.insert(2, 'lastkm', np.nan)

# unpack the splitted values to the columns. If nothing to unpack
# for 'lastkm', it will become None
split_m[['firstkm', 'lastkm']] = df.marker.str.split('-', expand=True)
split_m.fillna(np.nan, inplace=True)

print(split_m)

Output:
        marker     firstkm lastkm place1 place2
0           45          45    NaN    PQR    STU
1    145.0-100       145.0    100    ABC    DEF
2  267.0-175.8       267.0  175.8    GHI    KLM
3        145.0       145.0    NaN    ABC    DEF
4        267.0       267.0    NaN    GHI    KLM
5  P7.991-54.3      P7.991   54.3    GHI    KLM
6   UPM Ex 0.5  UPM Ex 0.5    NaN    PPP    SSS

A: Use str.extract:
print (df["marker"].str.extract("(?P<Start>\d+\.?\d+?)-?(?P<End>\d+\.?\d+?)?"))

   Start    End
0     45    NaN
1  145.0    100
2  267.0  175.8