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By John Pilchard
I'd first like to start this by acknowledging that this is an open letter to a company that I love. I still haven't fully grasped the definition of an open letter, and I'm not entirely sure how the U.S. postal system works, but regardless here we are. Both are more or less pleasantries anyway.
(Stamps cost how much?)
This is a thank you to a company who, from such an early age, kindled discovery within me. It's hard to point out singular moments that defined those moments of discovery, wonder, and curiosity throughout child hood. It's even harder to recognize a single entity. But if you're able, I assume you're a creative type. Or unemployed. Or both.
This is an open letter to a company who comfortably kindled the notion that maybe it was all right to become the very best. And more importantly, that it was all right if you didn't. This is for the company who very recently told me that, if you had the means, it was ok to walk to work. Take the scenic route. See what's out there. Air conditioning will be there at the end of your journey, most likely.
There was a simpler bit in 2016 that I think most of us ignored in the moment. Now, a few months into 2017 I find myself thinking about that pleasant July whenever I try to get work done. I think about the time spent with my brother and mom, united by a simple, common goal, to catch and (I guess) harvest them all. This is the social aspect that has redefined how a company is operating.
This is an open letter to the company that packaged and distributed kleptomaniacal tendencies in candy-coated monster shells.
What the Pokémon Company has done is fuse zeitgeist with nostalgia and manufactured it to the masses. Not only will they attack nearly all mobile platforms but they will cater to both the millennial's and the new generations who are growing up with Pokémon today. From the mid 1990's the company bombarded every form of media with blitzkrieg intensity- Pokémon was everywhere and on everything. Video games, trading cards, movies and the animated television show, the franchise was in, and the mania had blossomed.
This was, of course, in the late 1990's. What's worth the mention is the fact that everyone has the memory. A specific memory of where they were when they were first introduced to the Pocket Monsters.
In the early and mid 2000's the love of the franchise began to fade. However not much had actually changed. The production of the anime still goes on till this day. Gamefreak, with the help of Nintendo continue to release a bounty of Pokémon games to a market that is still interested. They do this almost annually. The company hasn't slowed down even when most people think they have. What works to their advantage is that the Pokémon Company is less invasive then Apple Inc. and less addictive then McDonald's. Not by much though.
The strongest resurgence occurred in 2016 with Pokémon Go. I would hope that if you have made it this far, that you would not need an explanation. Just look at your phone! Suddenly Pokemania was back, if only for a moment. Recently for the company's 21st anniversary, they released the second generation of Pokémon for Pokémon Go. The conversations have started up again, and the memories have been rekindled.
As technology continues to evolve faster than we know how to handle it, so will the Pokémon Company. Using smart phones to their advantage was the leap forward the company needed last year. Who knows where they will be with the casual advent of virtual reality, and whatever tech comes out in the near future. I'm sure the Pokémon Company has its eyes set on things we don't even know about yet.
Pokémon Go changed things for the company because it followed through with the socialization aspect, even if you didn't notice it. To the kids who grew up with the Pocket Monsters in the 90's, imagine the pictures, and tangible memories to be had if your Gameboy Color had had a camera attached to it. Imagine what could have been lost if you could have easily Googled your way out of any predicament, or found simple answers on how to evolve Kadabra. Pokémon came about at the most romantic time it possibly could have. Compared to technology today, the Gameboy Pocket, and the Gameboy Color seem archaic. If you go back and play the original Red and Blue, the graphic sprites look anything but glamorous. In most cases they look like rough, cubic goo. Oh, that was a Ditto.
But this works to the company's advantage.
The core fans (the ones who grew up with Pokemon in the 1990's), had to bridge the gap in their minds. This was before videogame graphics become more real than reality. There was a sense of imagination and wonder, when the little beasts fought. This fire-breathing dragon does not look like the one on the box. But that's ok. When I was younger, I always wondered what came next. What was that cabbaged festooned dinosaur going to turn into? I openly admit here, that Bulbasaur was my first starter.
Pokémon Red and Blue were just crude enough to not take the player out of the moment entirely. I can still remember road trip with my cartridge, and I can remember every attempt at my dad trying to converse with me, albeit poorly, about something he knew I loved so dearly. I can still remember the Christmas when my Gameboy Color and copy of Pokémon Red were given to me by my parents. They knew how excited I was back then, but I don't think they knew about the long-term effects it would have on me.
Like my cabbage lizard, I look forward to what the Pokémon Company will turn into. Eventually, a few years down the road, the company will have to evolve into a Venusaur. Just when you think it's done, the Pokémon Company will through a mega evolution into the mix, or perhaps a regional variant. I have faith they will keep on going, and I look forward to that. Maybe one day down the road I can introduce my child to the wonders of Pokémon. Maybe.
Like the six Pokeballs on your hip, the Gameboy in your backpack, or the phone in your pocket, the Pokémon Company will be there, evolving with you.
As further evidence of John's lifelong obsession of Pokémon, I'd like to share that it was recently rediscovered (at a school reunion) that on the 100th day of 1st grade, when all of the students were tasked with bringing in 100 objects, John brought 100 Pokémon cards to display on the gymnasium floor. I brought 100 sea shells...
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — In a playoff for the first time on the PGA Tour, K.J. Choi conquered an island green and more pressure than he can remember Sunday to win The Players Championship.
He won't forget the way it ended — and neither will David Toms.
Toms went from narrowly missing an 18-foot birdie putt for the win on the 17th hole at the TPC Sawgrass to missing a 3½-foot comeback putt for par, handing Choi the biggest win of his career.
On a hole that is designed to provide great theater, the finish fell a little flat.
Moments earlier, Toms hit his best shot of the week from a divot in the 18th fairway and made an 18-foot birdie putt — only the fourth birdie on that hole in the final round — that got him into a playoff.
Then came the sudden-death playoff at one of the most infamous par 3s in the world. Toms looked to have the advantage when his shot settled 18 feet away and Choi was on the other side of the green.
But the South Korean hit a beautiful lag to just inside 3 feet that he ultimately tapped in for his eighth career PGA Tour win, and his first in three years. He became the fourth consecutive international player to win the PGA Tour's premier tournament.
Toms said his short putt was uphill and into the Bermuda grain, and he knew it had to be hit solidly.
Choi closed with a 2-under 70, making a par putt from just inside 5 feet that set up the playoff.
Toms also finished with with a 70, and that short putt he missed on the 17th green might not be the only shot that haunts him. Leading by one, he went for the green on the par-5 16th and hit into the water, leading to a bogey.
This from a guy who was famous 10 years ago for laying up on the par-4 18th at Altanta Athletic Club to win his lone major at the PGA Championship. Even so, he showed some grit at the end with a birdie on the final hole at Sawgrass, which soon was forgotten.
So many other players felt they also squandered chances, none more than U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell and Nick Watney.
McDowell, who had a one-shot lead when the third round concluded Sunday morning because of rain delays, lost his way after an errant tee shot into the trees on the sixth hole. He hit four shots into the water the rest of the way and closed with a 79.
Watney was in control late in the third round until playing a three-hole stretch in 4-over par, then fell behind with consecutive bogeys at the turn in the final round and could never catch up.
Paul Goydos, who lost a playoff to Sergio Garcia in 2008 when the tour decided to make the 17th the first playoff hole, closed with a 69 to finish alone in third.
Luke Donald never got on track, but still managed a 71 for his seventh consecutive top 10. He tied for fourth with Watney (71) and moved to No. 2 in the world, giving England the top two spots in the world ranking.
Donald and McDowell wore an all-navy blue outfit in honor of Seve Ballesteros — his famous Sunday colors — who died last week.
Toms took a share of the lead on the second hole and never trailed until the finish.
His bogey on the 16th left him tied with Choi as they headed to the 17th. Choi hit 9-iron to 10 feet and punched the air when he made the putt, giving him a one-shot lead. Toms answered with a 6-iron from the divot and the biggest putt he has made in years.
Then came a miss that unraveled all his work.
Toms and Choi finished at 13-under 275. Choi earned $1.71 million and likely will move to No. 15 in the world. The consolation for Toms, along with knowing his game is coming together, is that he should crack the top 50 and might be able to avoid U.S. Open qualifying if he can stay there after next week.
It was a long day for both of them — 32 holes for Toms, 27 holes for Choi, because of the rain-delayed third round that had to be completed Sunday morning.
One shot by McDowell, along with one wicked bounce, set the tone for the final round — for him and those chasing him.
With consecutive birdies amid several collapses, McDowell suddenly had a three-shot lead as he closed out the third round. From the right rough on the 18th, his ball took a hard hop short of the green, caught the slope with some speed and didn't stop rolling until it tumbled over the edge and into the water. After a drop, he three-putted for double bogey to fall back to 12-under 204.
That one-shot lead didn't last long, and neither did McDowell.
He drilled a 50-foot birdie putt on No. 5 to catch Toms, then crumbled with a tee shot into the trees on No. 6, a tee shot into the water on No. 7 and a peculiar decision to try to blast out from squarely behind a plant on the ninth. He made bogey on all of them, then dropped another shot into the water on the 13th.
Toms threatened to take the drama out of this tournament when he came within inches of holing out on the sixth for a tap-in birdie to take a two-shot lead, then had a 12-foot birdie putt on the seventh with a chance to go four shots clear. He missed, took bogey on the next hole from the bunker and settled into a series of pars until the daunting finishing stretch at Sawgrass.
What makes the final three holes so dramatic is that anything can happen. No one could have expected it would end the way it did.


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Cat Crotchett, Visual Artist
My first, tangible validation for making art was when I was 3 years old. I loved watching Romper Room with the hostess Miss Lois. At the end of the show she always looked through her "magic mirror" at her viewers and asked them to send in drawings of specific things. I loved doing this! My older sisters would help me mail the drawings and Miss Lois would send me postcards of her on the set of Romper Room. I still have these images today. This experience got me making making art and I never stopped. As an undergraduate at the University of Illinois, I studied Art History with a career in Museology in mind – then I took a painting class. The result was a double major and subsequent graduate work at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. I've been a professional artist for over 30 years and still find new things to learn. I live and work in Kalamazoo, MI with my husband, son, and our border collie, Lucky.
Abstract Images
"Ghosting 1;" Pigmented beeswax and mixed media on panel; 12 1/4" x 12 1/4"; 2017
Modular Abstract Installations
"Ghosting;" Pigmented beeswax and mixed media on panel; 8 panels – each panel 12 1/4" x 12 1/4"; 2017
Current and Recent Projects
Recent and Upcoming Events
FEATURED WORK : In the last year, some interesting things have been going on in my studio. The pieces are larger and explore pattern, dimension and color. You can see my new work in "Chroma Terra" at Addington Gallery, 704 N. Wells St., Chicago Illinois. This show opens January 11 with a reception from 5:00 - 8:00 pm. I hope to see you there. Gallery hours are 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Tuesday - Saturday.
GROUP EXHIBITION: "The Sum of the Parts," a FUSEDChicago exhibition at the Oesterle Library Gallery at North Central College in Naperville. Illinois. The show runs from January 3 - March 3.
RECENT EXHIBITION: October 30 - December 8 my work was in the solo exhibition "Together" in the Richmond Center for Visual Arts Netzorg-Kerr Gallery at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo Michigan.
PRESENTATION: On November 7th, I'll be talked about my work at the Richmond Center for Visual Arts on Western Michigan University's main campus.
RECENT EXHIBITION: Two of my paintings were in the group show "FUSEDChicago" at the Union Street Gallery in Chicago Heights Illinois.
RECENT EXHIBITION: In September one of my new paintings was at the South Haven Center for the Arts FUSEDChicago exhibition "Contemporary Ancients" in South Haven, Michigan. This old Carnegie library was a great venue to show the diverse encaustic work represented in this group.
RECENT EXHIBITION: I also had work in the "8th Annual Encaustic Exhibition" at Morpho Gallery in Chicago, Illinois in August - September.
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Scholar's corner: what does the Qur'an actually say about Jews and Christians?
As noted earlier, Jews and Christian are People of the Book (Ahl al-Kitab) and defined in the Qur'an as those to whom divine revelation was given prior to the advent of the Prophet Muhammad. The Qur'an by referring to Christians and Jews as Ahl al-Kitab, confirms that they also possess divine scriptures. The term Ahl al-Kitab, made 32 appearances in the Qur'an.
Mary, Jesus' mother is distinguished in the Qur'an as the only woman for whom a chapter is named after, and the only woman's name mentioned in the Qur'an. Her name made 34 appearances in the Qur'an. Jesus is mentioned in the Qur'an more than 30 times. The word Injil, the Quranic term corresponding to the Gospel appears a dozen times.
There is a substantial number of Quranic verses that praise and confirm the divinity of Judaism and Christianity. The Qur'an states: "We sent Jesus son of Mary confirming the Torah that had come before him and gave him the Gospel in which there is guidance and light". (Q.5:46). It further states: "And He sent down the Torah and the Injeel (Gospel); aforetime as guidance to mankind."(Q.3:4).
Another Qur'anic verse reads: "… A party of the People of the Book stand for the right; they recite the revelation of God during the hours of night, and falling prostate before Him. They believe in God and the last Day; and enjoin the right conduct and forbid indecency" (Q.3:113).
It is difficult to miss the deep recognition the Qur'an accords the People of the Book, in general terms, and Christianity in particular. Moreover, the Qur'an makes it a religious duty for Muslims to affirm their faith in both Judaism and Christianity.
This is to say that, for a Muslim, belief in the People of the Book and their scriptures forms part of their belief in the Qur'an: "O you who believe [Muslims]! Believe in God his messenger and his book which he has sent down to his messenger [Muhammad] and the scriptures which he sent down to those before. And whoever disbelieves in God his angels his books his messengers, and the last day, then indeed he has strayed far away." (Q.4:136).
In another Quranic verse, God ordered Muhammad to declare the following: "Say [Muhammad] we believe in God, and in what has been revealed to us [the Qur'an] and what has been revealed to Abraham, Ismael, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes and in the Books given to Moses, Jesus and all the prophets from their lord, we make no distinction between one and another among them." (Q.3:84).
The Qur'an, in fact, promises good Muslims, Christians, and Jews the same reward: "[Say] the (Muslims) believers, the Jews, the Christians, and the Sabian – all those who believe in God and the last Day and do good – they will have their rewards with their Lord. No fear for them, nor will they grieve." (Q.2:62).
For some Muslims however, these Qur'anic verses praising Jews and Christians, are abrogated by other verses and therefore do not carry any divine order. In other words, for this school of thought, since the Qur'an states that Muhammad is the last Prophet (Q.33:40); all the previous religions and their laws from Adam to Jesus are abrogated by Islam. It could also be argued that Maududi also represented this view.
"This day, I have perfected your religion for you, and completed my favor upon you, and chosen for you Islam as your religion."(Q.5:4).
"The only true religion with God is Islam." (Q.3:19).
"And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the hereafter he will be one of the losers." (Q.3:86).
For adherents to this school of thought the matter is clear: not only is Islam the final religion but Jews and Christians have a religious obligation to convert to Islam, and a failure to do so leaves them behind.
It should also be noted that a good number of Muslims think that only God knows what will happen to the Christians and Jews who refuse to embrace Islam. A good number of Muslims, however, also believe that Jews and Christians are disbelievers (Kuffar). On many occasions, I have witnessed how some act on this belief in the most appalling of fashions, as I will elaborate on in the following chapters.


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#include <functional>
#include <memory>
#include <type_traits>

// is_copy_constructible_v alias for older compilers like GCC 6.4
namespace std
{
  template<typename T>
  constexpr bool is_copy_constructible_v = std::is_copy_constructible<T>::value;
} // namespace std

namespace toolbox::option
{

/* The fundamental class describing an Option. Users only collect the Opt<T> as a result and do
   do not instantiate this class directly. The static methods Some, None, and Option have
   standalone function aliases for convenience.

   The underlying data structure is a std::unique_ptr. An Opt<T> is move only.

   The fundamental operations are forEach, map, and filter. `forEach` simply allows access to the
   underlying data if it is Some. `map` and `filter` allow access and modification of the Opt<T>.
*/
template<typename T>
class Opt
{
public:
  // forward arguments to construct a Some<T>
  template<typename... Args>
  static Opt Some(Args... args)
  {
    return Opt<T>(std::make_unique<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
  }

  // Create a None<T>
  static Opt None()
  {
    return Opt<T>();
  }

  // Create an Option from a pointer
  // None<T> if is nullptr
  // Else Some<T>
  static Opt Option(T* t)
  {
    return Opt<T>(std::move(std::unique_ptr<T>(t)));
  }

private:
  // Hidden constructors - one can't instantiate an Opt directly, only the class can
  Opt(void) = default;
  Opt(std::unique_ptr<T> p) : _data(std::move(p)) {};

public:
  // No copy constructor available, explicitly delete so that it so intent is clear
  Opt(const Opt&) = delete;
  Opt(Opt&&) = default;

  // prevent implicit deletion by being explicit
  Opt& operator=(const Opt& other) = delete;
  Opt& operator=(Opt&& other) = default;

public:
  // operator bool for quick check
  operator bool() const {
    return (_data != nullptr);
  };

public:
  // ifPresent - read the value if it exists
  void ifPresent(std::function<void(const T&)> ifPresentFunction) {
    if (_data)
      ifPresentFunction(*_data.get());
  };

  // map - concrete for mapping to the same type, saves one from typing the template parameter
  Opt<T> map(std::function<T(T t)> mapFunction) {
    return Opt::map<T>(mapFunction);
  };

  // map<T,U>  - map from an Opt<T> to an Opt<U>
  // Not available if the type T is not copy constructible
  // if is None<T>, then returns None<U>
  // else returns Some<U>
  template<typename U, typename = typename std::enable_if<std::is_copy_constructible_v<T> == true>::type>
  Opt<U> map(std::function<U(T)> mapFunction) {
    static_assert(std::is_copy_constructible_v<U> == true, "Target type must be copy constructible.");
    if (_data) {
      auto u = mapFunction(*_data);
      U* pU = new U(u);
      return Opt<U>::Option(pU);
    }
    else {
      return Opt<U>::None();
    }
  };

  // filter<T> - retains the option based on a predicate. Returns a new option.
  Opt<T> filter(std::function<bool(const T&)> filterFunction) {
    if (_data) {
      bool retain = filterFunction(*_data);
      return (retain) ? Opt<T>::Option(new T(*_data)) : Opt<T>::None();
    }
    else {
      return Opt<T>::None();
    }
  };

private:
  // the underlying data as a unique_ptr
  std::unique_ptr<T> _data;

}; // end of class Opt<T>

// The Some<T> function alias for Opt<T>::Some
template<typename T, typename... Args>
Opt<T> Some(Args&&... args) {
  return Opt<T>::Some(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
}

// The None<T> function alias for Opt<T>::None
template<typename T>
Opt<T> None() {
  return Opt<T>::None();
}

// The Option<T> function alias for Opt<T>::Option
template<typename T>
Opt<T> Option(T* t) {
  return Opt<T>::Option(t);
}

} // namespace toolbox::option

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What is the Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and What Do I Need to Know about It?
Post-diarrheal Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome is a severe, life-threatening complication that occurs in about 10% of those infected with Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 or other Shiga toxin-producing E. coli.
HUS was first described in 1955, but was not known to be secondary to E. coli infections until 1982. It is now recognized as the most common cause of acute kidney failure in infants and young children. Adolescents and adults are also susceptible, as are the elderly, who often die as a result of the disease.
How did these otherwise harmless E. coli become such killers? It seems likely that DNA from a Shiga toxin producing bacterium known as Shigella dysenteriae type 1 was transferred by a bacteriophage (a virus that infects bacteria) to harmless E. coli bacteria, thereby providing them with the genes to produce one of the most potent toxins known to man—so potent, in fact, that the Department of Homeland Security lists Shiga toxin as a potential bioterrorist agent. Although E. coli O157:H7 are responsible for the majority of cases in America, there are many additional Shiga toxin-producing E. coli strains that can cause HUS.
The chain of events leading to HUS begins with the ingestion of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli—for example, E. coli O157: H7—in contaminated food or beverages, or as a result of exposure to animals carrying the bacteria, or from person-to-person transmission.


In Ignatian Hall from 9:30 to 11. We will prepare small hygiene kits for the Loaves & Fishes ministry to share with people experiencing homelessness. This was a wonderful contribution between ministries last year and we'd like to make this an annual tradition. Please join us for any length of time to help decorate gift bags, fill the bags, and write short messages of hope. Even our smallest members can help! All supplies will be provided, along with snacks for kids and adults.


FAQPyrostegia venusta as a folk medicine for vitiligo?
Pyrostegia venusta is a neotropical evergreen vine widely spread in Brazil throughout fields, at the coast, edge of the woods and along roadsides (see photo below). Popularly known as "flame vine" or "cipó-de-são-joão", this species is cultivated due to its outstanding ornamental features and due its important therapeutic properties.
P. venusta leaves and stems are used in traditional medicine as a tonic or antidiarrheal agent, while its flowers are used in the treatment of leucoderma and vitiligo. It is also used as anti-inflammatory medicine in cough, bronchitis, flu and cold. Extracts of flowers and roots of P. venusta contain significant amounts of phytochemicals with antioxidative properties that could act as inhibitors or scavengers of free radicals. It is a one of the most prolific of flavonoids.
Although pre-clinical studies clearly demonstrate the antiinflammatory and hyperpigmentant activities of P. venusta, questions about it's in vivo efficacy remain unclear. In fact, many other melanogenesis stimulators found in the in vitro studies failed to show in vivo efficacy, probably because they could not reach outer skin cells from within because of the stratum corneum barrier.


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Female health and wellbeing
It's National Sexual Health Week and Pharma Nord has been investigating the concerns of women across the UK.
Women aged 16 and over were asked to answer questions about their sexual and reproductive health. The data gathered presents a clearer picture of what is impacting female health and wellbeing in the UK, with the aim of opening the channels of conversation.
Sexuality is an integral part of being human and it contributes greatly to an individual's overall wellbeing. 82 percent of all women surveyed were sexually active.
When asked if they had suffered any sexual concerns, the most common response was a loss of sex drive or desire. Over 30 percent of women who had experienced this were aged 55 to 64, while 26 percent were between 25 and 34. It is clear that reduced sex drive can affect anyone, regardless of age.
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The second most common sexual challenge was dyspareunia — a condition caused by medical or psychological factors that make sex painful due to vaginal dryness. Overall, it accounted for almost 42 percent of answers and was most common among women aged 45–54 and 55-64.
These age ranges accounted for over 50 percent of the women who said they have suffered from the condition. The disorder proved to be more common in women who had gone through or were showing signs of menopause. However, stress and medication for depression were also cited as causes.
Other conditions included vaginismus, which affects a woman's ability to engage in any form of vaginal penetration due to involuntary muscle spasms. This accounted for nearly 10 percent of sexual dysfunction in the women surveyed.
It's clear to see that many women face challenges with their sex lives, including loss of libido and discomfort during sex.
While wellbeing and mental health factors can significantly affect desire, maturing life stages also play a part in the natural progression of our sex lives. Challenges such as vaginal dryness, for example, are particularly common during the menopause.
Natural solutions, like Lady Prelox, can help women enhance their sex lives by overcoming issues such as loss or lack of sex drive, difficulties reaching orgasm and pain or discomfort during sex. Pharma Nord's Omega 7 sea buckthorn oil capsules are also helping women to overcome intimate dryness.
For more information on the findings, view Pharma Nord's infographic.


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Save Muggle Quidditch 2.0
October 10, 2008 / Michelle Senderhauf / Comments Off on Save Muggle Quidditch 2.0
A few weeks ago, Harry Potter fans started receiving riddle-ridden emails from a man named Ludo Bagman. Ludo, a former professional Quidditch player and current leader of the Department of Magical Games and Sports, has been forced into hiding and his new game, Muggle Quidditch 2.0 is in danger. It seems that goblins, possibly those behind Gringotts Wizarding Bank, are after Ludo for a "small financial miscommunication" and the Ministry has shut down Muggle Quidditch 2.0. Ludo thinks the two are connected and that wizards are influencing the goblins. To make things more complicated, controversy has recently surrounded Gringotts Wizarding Bank and the Ministry, as it seems the effects of the current U.S. economic crisis have reached the wizard world.
So what is Ludo's Muggle Quidditch 2.0 and why is it so important? In the Harry Potter world, Quidditch is a sport played by witches and wizards at Hogwarts and other schools. Players ride broomsticks while trying to get several different types of balls into goals. Muggle Quidditch is a variation of the game played by Muggles (or humans) sans the magical balls and broomsticks. According to Ludo Bagman, Muggle Quidditch 2.0 is set to launch on October 15th. This new type of Quidditch is going to be an online version where wizards, witches, and Muggles can all play together. Someone (possibly goblins, wizards, or a mixture of the two) doesn't want that to happen. So Ludo Bagman has gone into hiding and called upon supporters of the game to investigate what is happening. S.P.E.L.L. (or the Society for the Promotion of the Expeditious Liberation of Ludo) has formed and created a website to organize efforts on Ludo's behalf.
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Why did David Brooks feel the need to churn out another concern-trolling column urging women to choose marriage over career success?
Historiann contemplated that question here.
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2 Responses to Why did David Brooks feel the need to churn out another concern-trolling column urging women to choose marriage over career success?
Answer: because that's his stock in trade! See, e.g., http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=478 and the others linked in it.
I think another good question is why this piece was written about Sandra Bullock and not Donald Trump, who is perhaps a better example of someone who is successful in his career and unsuccessful in his marital relationships. The double standard – in which the success of a woman is measured more heavily by the her relatiobships and the success of a man is measured more heavily by his career – weakens his point. If his point is that marital happiness is more important than a successful career, then a man would be a better example. Otherwise, it is just one more women-should-go-home-where-they-belong piece.


Drifting away slowly from the chalk-and-board education and taking baby-steps towards internet-based smart teaching and learning, private education in India has given birth to a number of edtech startups during the last six or seven years. While some began with e-tutoring before moving on to smart classes, others have graduated to cloud computing today, thus creating a revolution.
These companies are always on the lookout for bright, computer-savvy youngsters raring to make a mark in this unique education-technology sector which, of late, has opened attractive job avenues. Some bright edupreneurs with management and engineering backgrounds have already taken a plunge in Edtech and carved a niche for themselves.
With smart education in and edtech becoming a buzzword today, developing, managing and using technology for better education has become a passion and vocation for many, in the country. Jobs in edtech are aplenty and up for grabs, with the promise of great remuneration.
A majority of the edtech startups consist of faculty pool, online education material and technology, working in unison. Most of them cater to different sections of the student community, ranging from school goers to working professionals and budding entrepreneurs. While there is some focus on tuition for school goers, some help in cracking entrance tests, and a few others focus on providing professional certification courses. The Indian education system has come a long way from classroom education to redefining the way children are taught, and these edtech startups are responsible for this revolution.
Books cannot be updated too fast but these startups can push updates on an app and this can be distributed to millions at no extra cost. This makes edtech one of the most exciting sectors in the Indian consumer market. The funding battleground could perhaps change the face of this sector as well.
Some avenues for those interested can be content writing, academic research, scientists, curriculum design, software engineers/developers, product developers, digital marketers and so on. In addition, the field is wide open in data science, artificial intelligence, psychology, psychometric, animated/video modules, learning and assessment design, etc. One of the most important and revolutionary technologies that requires multiple domain expertise is personalisation of learning.
You may specialise in engineering, mobile programming, data science, psychology, educational measurement or learning design to fit into this sector.
Good command over English, coupled with a sound knowledge of computers, is a must for the edtech sector. Additionally, for some specialised fields like programming, a candidate must have completed B.Tech and MCA. Some non-technical jobs require candidates who have a degree in B.Ed, M.Ed, Phd, MBA, etc. Edtech companies always scout for such talent and train them for different positions in the organisation.
Education has changed significantly over the last decade. While online education was rare and looked down upon in the 1990s, today, MOOCs have become one of the biggest trends. Learn about what's going on and keep yourself abreast with the latest trends.
If you don't have a technology background, make sure that you get smart about modern technology. You may not need to learn how to programme, but you will want to understand the basics of HTML and CSS. Be aware of the modern mobile app technology, as most of the smart education today is app-based. The idea is to make yourself job-ready.
Edtech has generated its own unique group of people who are passionate about the field and have spent years in it. If you don't know anyone in the field, go to meetings or conferences and start meeting people who could help you understand the trends. Social networking sites like LinkedIn and Facebook can be good for forging new connections. So, if you have the right aptitude and a passion for the education sector, go for it, for edtech is the career of the future.


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			respuesta.json(movimientos);
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			respuesta.status(204).send();
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			ingresos: 0,
			gastos: 0,
			balance: 0
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Home sensor network
Sensors can be released from tiny drones or insects such as moths to traverse difficult spaces
Electronic tags on sharks, penguins, turtles and other species could help monitor the oceans
Sharks, penguins, turtles and other seagoing species could help humans monitor the oceans by transmitting oceanographic information from electronic tags. Thousands of marine animals are tagg...	Read more
Giving robots a human touch with a sensory network similar to a biological nervous system
A new synthetic material that creates a linked sensory network similar to a biological nervous system could enable soft robots to sense how they interact with their environment and adjust th...	Read more
A new low-cost approach to help manage one of the biggest threats facing the Great Barrier Reef
New, lower-cost help may soon be on the way to help manage one of the biggest threats facing the Great Barrier Reef. That threat is pollution from land making its way downstream by way of th...	Read more
Underwater exploration gets its own battery free sensing system
Submerged system uses the vibration of "piezoelectric" materials to generate power and send and receive data. To investigate the vastly unexplored oceans covering most our planet, researcher...	Read more
Flying sensors that coordinate to warn communities of pollutants
Gas-sensing drones draw NSF backing Rice University researchers, in a collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine and Houston nonprofit Technology For All (TFA), are developing a fleet of...	Read more
A portable device that could sniff out trapped humans caught up in disasters
The first step after buildings collapse from an earthquake, bombing or other disaster is to rescue people who could be trapped in the rubble. But finding entrapped humans among the ruins can...	Read more
The Ocean of Things: An ocean full of low-cost floating sensors
DARPA envisions ocean-based "internet of things" made of small, low-cost floating sensors The internet of things connects an ever-growing number of smart devices for up-to-the-minute monitor...	Read more
Sensors can be sprayed directly on structural surfaces such as train tracks and aeroplane structures
PolyU develops sprayable sensing network technology for real-time structural health monitoring with larger responsive bandwidth, lower cost and greater versatility The Hong Kong Polytechnic...	Read more
Self-sustaining sensor platform for environmental monitoring need no external power source
A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has engineered a self-sustaining sensor platform to continuously monitor the surrounding environment without having an external power source. This resea...	Read more
Sensor cable monitors fences of all kinds and can even detect low-level drone fly-bys
Fenced-in areas, such as airports, nuclear power stations, industrial sites, or private plots of land, can now be monitored thanks to novel sensor technology that has been developed by a tea...	Read more
Radar networks, innovation against occupational hazard
Researchers at UPM have developed an alarm system for construction vehicles with a low-cost radar network that can prevent collisions and improve safety in work environments. The Radar and M...	Read more


First, let me say how immensely grateful I am to live in an affluent corner of a post-birth-control world. The very fact that knitting is a hobby we choose rather than poorly-paid women's work is indicative of our vastly changed position in society. Women's journey toward equality seems to me to be largely defined by our ability to choose whether and when to become mothers, a choice that we've only had (in some affluent parts of the globe), since widespread availability of the Pill in 1960 or so – a very short time in history.
A little Lush cardigan I knit long before 'trying' for a child. Knit in Sweet Fiber Merino Twist DK in 'something blue'.
I've had the luxury of making many of my own choices and defining my own life. While so much of life is down to chance, I have been able to make some things happen for myself and have worked to create a career and personal life that I enjoy.
Reproduction is one of the things that the modern world has not conquered. Getting pregnant is something that we can't control. This can be difficult for us modern, independent women. We can't 'work hard' and expect it will come to us. We can't save up to buy it. We can't shop for it. It is something quite outside of our control. And there is a dark and sad side to it, as around one in five pregnancies end in miscarriage. Seldom discussed, this is a loss that a huge percentage of us will experience, first-hand or through the sorrow of a dear friend or sister. And tragically, some women are unable to conceive or carry a child to term no matter how long they try, which must be one of the most painful losses to mourn.
A pile of sweaters knit while hoping for baby.
In the absence of control, that time when all we can do is wait and wish and wonder, what can we do? I advocate hope. For me, this hope was made real by knitting baby sweaters.
When I was 'trying' for a child, I spoke with a knitter who had been 'trying' for 9 months. She asked if I had knit anything for my hoped-for child, and I told her about my growing pile of baby sweaters. I asked if she'd knit anything for her little one yet, and she said that she hadn't dared to, because she was uncertain whether she would conceive. Perhaps this is how you feel as you hope to become a mother, or are wishing for grandbabies.
We all live our lives in hope, full of expectations for the future. Expectation that the sun will come out tomorrow. Hope that your partner will continue to love you and treat you well. Hopw that you will be able to save enough to go on a holiday next year. But sometimes we are so scared to admit hope for the things that we REALLY want, for fear that they might not come to us. For fear that hope will 'jinx' us.
Don't get me wrong… I am a pragmatist despite my romantic heart. I didn't go out and buy the whole kit and caboodle until I was 20 weeks or so along. But I doubted in my heart that baby sweaters already knit would make me feel MORE sad if I lost a baby, or was unable to have one. These sweaters were a physical symbol of my hope, but without them, my hope was still real.
My story was a happy one. After 4 or 5 months of 'trying' and monthly mood swings when I peed on sticks and agonized that the process wasn't within my control, I was suddenly pregnant. I was fortunate to have a healthy pregnancy, routine birth and a healthy baby boy.
Little Max, at 2 weeks or so, on a Vivid Blanket, knit in Rainbow Heirloom Sweater.
Your hope is there. It is real. It cannot be denied. Pain and change and loss are part of reproduction for a very high percentage of parents. And there is some pain and change and loss even when you have a smooth pregnancy and deliver a healthy baby! But I would advocate not allowing fear to stop you from owning your hope. And for me, part of owning that hope was knitting baby sweaters.
Many of our knitters are knitting for grandchildren, and I have heard many stories of knitters hoping for grandkids to knit for. I say knit away! Put those little baby sweaters in the 'bottom drawer'. They will wait a few years until your children either reproduce, or somebody you know has babies who need woolies, or a good cause needs some beautiful hand-knits. There are always new babies popping into this world. Just don't pull them out when your son brings his girlfriend over, PLEASE!
Max in a little Flax Pullover (it's a free pattern!), knit in Rainbow Heirloom Sweater in 'young temptress' and 'black cherry'.
I'm very late commenting here, but I wondered if you had any thoughts about what to do with these hopeful handknits if, after a long and heartbreaking journey, you've accepted not having children. I have crates of handknit baby clothes and handmade toys that I created with a hopeful heart. They are lovely, and I would have loved to have used them with a child of my own. However, after a long journey, and for complicated reasons, I know I won't be able to do so. I am not sure my heart could take seeing them on a friend's child or used by a niece or nephew, and I certainly don't want to throw them away. Most donation locations only accept newly purchased toys and clothing, and I can't imaginge donating them to a thrift store to be sold off for a dollar apiece after all the love and time that I spent making them. I am overwhelmed by this decision, but I know I can't continue storing crate upon crate of baby things for a baby who will never be mine. I would appreciate any insight or advice, and I so appreciate you broaching this complicated idea of knitting in hope.
Hi Ophelia – what a tough question. I think, for me, if I couldn't bear to see them on another child, I would donate them to the thrift store. Even if they are sold for a dollar a piece, it doesn't mean the person purchasing them won't value them and appreciate the love you have put into them. Just my thoughts, and I wish you luck in your decision.
My best girlfriend lost a few precious babies before she was full term. When she told me she was pregnant the first time, I started a cross stitch that was gorgeous, but was super reluctant to finish once we received the bad news that she wasn't going to carry to full term. I managed to finish it and hang it in my baby's room – sent her a photo and told her she would get it when she had a baby in her arms. And she did – a little sweet girl who is one in a couple of weeks. Never ever give up hope.
This is a beautiful post. I have mostly given up on my own hope for a family but found out recently that I am to be an aunt. I had worried about knitting too much before the due date (November) but your words have helped me.
Wonderful to read your post. 40 years ago I lost my first child a daughter and I had knitted a few baby things. But 3 years later we had a baby boy who is now a young man 37 years. I still knit and hope for grand babies some day. Look forward to your next post. Thank you Emily.
What a wonderful post! So true and so moving for women of all ages and varying circumstances.
What a beautiful and poignant post!
What a beautiful post. Thank you so much for sharing your story and your thoughts.
I was so thrilled to see your little boy lying on a Vivid blanket. I have one in the drawer ready for my next grandchild (due in four days time!!) and have posted a photograph of it on my blog today.
<3 We tried for 24 months before conceiving. While waiting, I did knit some gender neutral things, but it depended on my mood. Some months I was hopeful and enjoyed knitting those teeny tiny things and other months were full of tears and the baby knits were shoved down to the bottom of my work basket.
Lovely post it reminded me of my first child who came along 8 weeks early and very small. I remember vividly hoping sometimes against hope of the day I could take my baby home.
Yes he did have handknits, very tiny jumpers I think I followed a pattern for dolls clothes.
This post really touched me. Keep on writing your beautiful blog!
What a sweet and insightful post! I hope that my daughters will wait (2 are still teens) to reproduce but I've already begun the granbaby knits. I also hope to be alive and well should grans appear but the future is guaranteed to none of us.
Thank you for the tip on when you are a gramma don't rush to have your children produce more,I wont… I have 3 boys and 1 girl ,My daughter had a hard time conceiving and then came Mckenzie Lee,.It was the moment of joy when they were all born.I am so happy for You and your family.Max is a little cutie and He has a beautiful head of hair.I would love lots of grandchildren,but your right in time, whether they do or not,they're plenty of others who would love a knitted something.I am thankful for my family as it is.
This is such a beautiful and hopeful post! Thank you! My husband and I have been trying to have a baby for almost four years and have had four miscarriages. I've just recently started knitting some baby sweaters of my own to bolster my own hopes for the future. I may need to add in a few more of these sweet patterns!
A lovely and brave post – I wholeheartedly endorse what you say about how incredibly lucky those women are in wealthy parts of the world to have access to good and safe contraception. And, yes – I agree too that despite all this "choice", having babies is still a natural lottery, – too much pain and sadness and disappointment for too many. But yay – let's own our hope! BTW your little Max is just gorgeous.
Thank you for saying all the things I could never express. I have two lovely grown children and a grandchild and another on the way. I have also experienced the loss of 2 babies in miscarriage and the pain is still real. Babies are gifts and should always be celebrated so knit away ladies! A new life always needs to be warm.
What a brave and inspirational approach to life this is. I am half Jewish and have totally inherited that superstitious fear of the jinx. That idea that you never let the gods see you too happy. But your way is better. I was just reading about the power of letting the universe know what you are hoping for–just putting it out there. It's such a brave way to live.
For me, knitting baby things (presents for my friends babies) and at the same time not being able to conceive, was very painful. Maybe because I wasn't knitting for my baby….
Hi Zeta – Knitting is a process, stitch by stitch, so I can see how it could come to be a reminder of what isn't instead of hope for what may be. Best of luck and thanks for sharing.
This is a beautiful post. Thank you! And, congratulations on the birth of beautiful Max!
I love this post. Thank you for writing it, for helping us all to think about the love and loss and pain and hope wrapped up in babies. And,of course, for your gorgeous baby patterns! I love dressing my sweet Lucy in her Flax. She's almost grown out of it so time for a new one soon.
While I was very fortunate to get pregnant soon after we starting "trying" I didn't knit or sew anything until late in the pregnancy, because I was afraid I'd somehow "jinx" it. But its interesting how we all react to the hope vs. fear spectrum of the unknown.


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Reform measures in November 2018
Just a short note about Election Day referenda on alternative voting systems. I have been too busy to follow developments closely. The British Columbia vote on proportional representation is interesting to watch, however. All the old arguments are coming back out, which is what you could expect here, should we ever see another PR vote in a city or state with party competition. Anyway…
MEMPHIS (TN): Population 652,236. Voters are asked to repeal a never-implemented system of instant runoff (single-winner ranked-choice) voting. Actress Jennifer Lawrence has urged a "no" vote, working with Represent.US. (She and Represent.US also campaigned for RCV's retention in Maine.) If implemented, RCV would replace a delayed-runoff system with majority threshold. Voters adopted RCV in 2008 (71 percent in favor). The local reform group, Save IRV Memphis, notes a large drop-off in some wards between the October first round and November runoff. The group says this drop-off is correlated with poverty.
FARGO (ND): Population 122,359. Voters will decide whether to switch to approval voting. Under this rule, voters check off any candidates of which they "approve," and winners are those with the most votes. Elections to Fargo's city commission are at large, by plurality, in a four-seat district two districts of two seats each. Backing the measure is the Center for Election Science, recently funded by the Open Philanthropy Project. A CES poll has support at 43 percent (with 36 percent saying "don't know"). Prof. Mark Johnson of Minnesota State Community and Technical College weighs in. If passed, this would be the first adoption of approval voting for public elections in the US.
LANE COUNTY (OR): Population 369,519. Voters will decide whether to switch to STAR ("Score Then Automatic Runoff") voting. With STAR, voters rate candidates on a 0-5 scale. Two candidates proceed to a runoff — those with the two highest sums of scores. In the runoff, each ballot counts toward the highest-scored candidate on it. (Ballots without most-preferred candidates do not continue to the runoff — they "exhaust.") Lane County's five-member Board of Commissioners is elected in a non-partisan, top-two system to five numbered posts. Backing the measure are STAR Voting for Lane County and the Equal Vote Coalition. STAR was invented in 2014. Organizers secured 16,000 signatures. Alan Zundel (formerly of UNLV) weighs in.
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The ten-way race in MA-03
Strategic voting never goes away.
On Tuesday night and into Wednesday, a crowded Democratic primary in Massachusetts' Third Congressional District blew up my Twitter feed. There were ten declared candidates, and 52 votes now separate the top two, each of which has 21.6 percent support. Because this is Massachusetts, the winner of the primary will win the general election (unless the party splits). That person will claim a congressional district with barely more than 18,000 votes.
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MS Dhoni to Virat Kohli, these 5 cricketers own a stake in other sports teams
By Shikha Talwar 18 April 2020
Sports is a high-yielding market in India after all
Men in Blue are keen on green. This is a well-known fact. The green, however, is not just limited to their tournament contracts, brand endorsements and meet-and-greet events. Several cricketers own stakes in various business ventures, F&B verticals, retail brands, fitness apps and sports teams.
The last one comes as a slight shocker, we know, but it's also one of the most lucrative investment ventures of the century. Apart from IPL—the magnanimous cricketing event that holds the very fabric of our being together—live sporting events: Indian Super League (ISL), a professional football league in India and Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), a professional-level kabaddi league in India—have gained a lot of popularity in the last few years.
The concepts for both the events are similar to IPL. Several teams are owned by a certain entity or entities and they keep knocking each other out till one emerges victorious. This concept also extends to lesser known tournaments, such as the Indian Badminton League (now Premier Badminton League), wherein, Sunil Gavaskar once co-owned a Mumbai-based team. He's also invested in another popular sport, in the past. This was an international investment. But more on that later. Let's first take a look at some of the sports teams Indian cricketers have claimed a stake in, over the years.
From MS Dhoni to Virat Kohli, these 5 cricketer own a stake in various sports teams:
MS Dhoni is the proud co-owner of Chennaiyin FC, a professional football club that's based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. According to media reports, Dhoni invested in the team in 2014 along with Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan. He's also been spotted cheering the team on multiple occasions. Many reports also suggest that the reason the former skipper invested in a football team is that he used to be a goalkeeper before he picked up the bat. Makes sense, right?
QUICK READ: Abhishek Bachchan on 3 roles: Chennaiyin FC's part-team owner, strategist-in-chief and easy-going sports guru
Captain Cool has numerous business ventures under his belt, including the co-ownership of Premier Tennis League (IPTL) franchise UAE Royals. The other half was owned by Roger Federer. This deal was struck in 2014. At present, Kohli owns a small stake in FC Goa, an ISL franchise.
Sourav Ganguly aka Dada is a football fanatic. He co-owns ATK (previously known as Atlético de Kolkata) with businessmen Harshavardhan Neotia, Sanjiv Goenka and Utsav Parekh. According to media reports, it was the most expensive team created during the first season of ISL.
Apart from owning a badminton team, Gavaskar also claimed a partnership in the International Premier Tennis League. He co-owned the Singapore team.
Sachin Tendulkar owns a stake in Tamil Thalaivas in the Pro Kabaddi League. But this isn't his first investment in a sporting team. Previously, he co-owned a badminton team and also a tennis team.
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Ed Miliband should fight to take Britain out of the EU
This piece of mine appears in today's First Post.
Neil Clark: Committing to a referendum on EU membership would be smart politics - and progressive
Ed Miliband has said it's important for the Labour party to listen to the people more if it is to regain power and topple the coalition at the next general election. But there's one important issue on which the public are expressing their opinions loud and clear - and where Miliband and the Labour hierarchy are clearly not listening: Europe.
British rail travel four times more expensive than on state-owned French network
The Morning Star reports (and also cross-posted at The Campaign for Public Ownership):
British rail passengers are having to fork out £4.6 billion a year more than travellers on France's public owned railways, transport union RMT revealed today.
Fares on Britain's privatised network are four times more expensive than their French equivalent, according to an RMT report by research firm Just Economics found that lower and middle-income families were being "completely priced out of the rail market" following years of fares rises.
Mmmm… I wonder what differentiates the railways in Britain and the railways in France?
On the subject of ownership of the railways, do try and get a copy of the latest edition of Private Eye, and take a look at 'Signal Failures' on page 9. "The government has decreed that regulated rail fares will rise 3 percent above inflation each year, but passengers in one part of the UK were promised a fares freeze last week: why? Because they live in Northern Ireland where the railways are state-owned and not privatised."…
Aren't we the lucky ones in mainland Britain having the great 'advantage' of privatised railways!
Both Williams sisters out as day of shocks brings Wimbledon to life
Well, just when it was getting oh, so predictable...
Defending champion Serena Williams OUT- beaten in straight sets by Marion Bartoli (above).
Five-times Winbledon champion Venus Williams OUT- beaten in straight sets by Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria.
Number 1 seed Caroline Wozniacki OUT- beaten in three sets by number 24 seed Dominika Cibulkova.
Has there ever been a day of such surprises in the women's singles at Wimbledon?
I don't know about you, but the women's game has suddenly become a lot more interesting than the men's, where the top four seem to have plenty in hand over the rest.
Hedge fund vultures prepare to swoop on Greece
A Greek crisis? Well, certainly for the Greek people, but not for hedge fund managers.
The Daily Telegraph reports:
Fund managers gathered in Monaco for the GAIM conference have said that depressed asset prices and rock-bottom debt instruments could be worth the risk.
Robert Marquardt, founder of Signet, a fund of hedge funds, told reporters that the Greek crisis was "certainly a great chance to make money".
As one commentor on the Daily Telegraph website puts it:
We must face off their threat, reclaim our stolen wealth and mercilessly lance this boil on the face of humanity. They truly are the most undeserving and disgusting parasites ever to infest our planet.
And that is a comment from a Daily Telegraph reader.
hat tip: Pete F on the Media Lens message board.
Peter Guillam on anti-smoking fanaticism
Now anti-smoking activists condemn third-hand smoking – the supposed dangers of smelling the clothes of someone who has recently smoked; and even fourth-hand smoking – the idea that contact with a non-smoker who has had contact with a smoker is dangerous. At the same time, these activists push for images of cigarettes in films and cartoons to be expunged and for cigarette packets to be hidden from public view.
You can read the whole of Peter's brilliant Comment is Free piece here.
"Libya war has cost UK at least £200m"
At a time when we're told that the country is broke because 'Gordon Brown spent all the money'.
More on the rapidly escalating war costs here.
What a surprise that this not-so-expensive, 'humanitarian' war of 'liberation' hasn't turned out as its supporters said it would. Well, not really a surprise. But how on earth did some on the left fall for it, knowing full well the lies that were told prior to the military interventions against Yugoslavia and Iraq?
Douglas: any news on what this latest neo-con inspired war has cost US taxpayers?
UPDATE: Great piece attacking Britain's neo-con inspired foreign policy by the military historian Correlli Barnett in today's Daily Mail.
Overdose-ing on a vintage Royal Ascot
I meant to write about this earlier- but what a wonderful feast of horse-racing this year's Royal Ascot was.
There were many highlights- the great Canford Cliffs v Goldikova clash in the Queen Anne on Tuesday's, the epic So You Think v Rewilding battle in the Prince of Wales's Stakes and Frankel's maintaining his unbeaten record in the St James's Palace.
But for me the number one highlight was the return to form of the Hungarian wonder horse Overdose, who ran a blinder to finish a close-up fourth (photos here and here ) in the King's Stand. And if the heavy rains which arrived later on in the week, had arrived on Tuesday, it's very likely that Hungary would have been toasting its first Royal Ascot success for almost 100 years.
Let's hope that 'The Mighty Magyar' can make it to Paris in October and avenge one of the great sporting injustices of recent years.
UPDATE: You can hear me talking about this year's Royal Ascot on the 'Good Morning Wales' programme on BBC Radio Wales, here (the discussion starts at about 35 minutes into the programe of 16/06/11.)
Brian Haw R.I.P.
Brian did not stop the Iraq war, but he will be remembered as a man who stood against it and put his life at the disposal of those who were against that hideous operation.
He will be sadly missed and his death marks the end of a historic enterprise by a man who gave everything to support his beliefs.
You can read the whole of Tony Benn's great Guardian tribute to the anti-war campaigner Brian Haw here.
On NATO's 'humanitarian' military intervention in Libya
The BBC reports:
At least five people have died in a Nato air strike that hit a house in the Libyan capital Tripoli, Libyan government officials say.
A three-storey house was badly damaged at the scene of the alleged air raid in the city's Souk al-Juma residential district.
Correspondents were later shown five bodies at a Tripoli hospital.
Nato is investigating the incident. It has admitted hitting mistaken targets in the past.
The BBC's Jeremy Bowen writes:
Nato's mandate is to protect civilians. More questions now seem likely about what Nato is doing in Libya and what it is achieving - not least by Nato members who never agreed with the operation.
Afterwards, we were taken to Tripoli central hospital. The dead bodies of a husband and wife and a baby were in the mortuary, along with another dead man. Medical staff said they were all killed in the attack.
Another dead baby was brought in. Doctors were working on a man with a bad wound in his arm.
It Ain't Half Hot Mum racist? Don't make me laugh...
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This article of mine appears in the Sunday Express.
THERE are some scandalous things about modern Britain.
The high cost of railway travel. The poor quality of sliced bread. The England football team. The failure of the BBC to repeat on terrestrial television one of the funniest comedy series in history due to political correctness...
I thought about It Ain't Half Hot Mum after hearing the sad news of the death of Donald Hewlett, who played Lieutenant-Colonel Reynolds in Jimmy Perry and David Croft's wonderful comedy.
It Ain't Half Hot Mum, for those who have never seen it, tells the story of the Royal Artillery Concert Party in India and Burma at the end of the Second World War. The series ran from 1974 to 1981 and enjoyed phenomenal popularity, with two of its stars Windsor Davies and Don Estelle even having a No1 hit record. Yet unlike Dad's Army, another brilliant Perry-Croft creation which is regularly repeated, no series of It Ain't Half Hot Mum has been broadcast on terrestrial TV since 1984.
What a crying shame. "It's without doubt the funniest series David Croft and I wrote. It's also the show we're not allowed to talk about," Jimmy Perry has bemoaned.
For the PC brigade the great "crimes" of the show were that it is supposedly racist and homophobic. In fact it is neither. The Indian characters are portrayed sympathetically and the resourceful bearer Rangi Ram, played by Michael Bates, is the real hero of the show.
Amina Abdallah Arraf: A Gay Girl in Damascus- not the first human rights hoax
Neil Clark: The case that fooled human rights activists worldwide - not for the first time
It's the story that's had western bloggers, journalists and human rights crusaders up in arms. When Amina Abdalla Arraf, a US/Syrian lesbian blogger and staunch critic of President Assad, was kidnapped by the Syrian authorities for daring to express her opinions, more than 14,000 people rushed to join a Facebook group to campaign for her release.
Reporters Without Borders issued a press release condemning the abduction. In a short space of time, Amina became the poster girl for the anti-Assad protests sweeping across Syria.
"We ask all those who care about Amina to send this message to the Syrian embassy in your country to show the regime that the world is very much aware of Amina's case and will not let the Syrian regime get away with any harm that might come to her," declared the 'Free Amina Abdalla' Facebook site.
It's unlikely, however, that any harm will come to Amina. That's because she doesn't appear to exist.
UPDATE: The hoax has been confirmed. The 'Gay Girl in Damascus' was actually a Straight Married American Man in Scotland. More here and here
The song 'No Charge' reminds us when Britain used to be less greedy
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This article of mine appears on the Guardian's Comment is Free website.
Neil Clark:Those who believe the myth that 1970s Britain was 'the sick man of Europe' forget how progressive the decade was.
It's regarded by some as one of the slushiest No 1 records of all time. It's exactly 35 years ago this week that No Charge, sung by the Canadian artist JJ Barrie, got to No 1 in the British pop charts – and thanks to the wonders of BBC4, who are repeating Top of the Pops shows from 1976 on a weekly basis, we'll all be able to see it performed on our television screens next Monday.
Some won't be looking forward to it too much – in his Guardian article of a week ago, Alexis Petridis claimed that 1976 was the worst year for pop music ever.
But leaving aside debates about musical merit, what watching the repeats of Top of the Pops and other programmes from the same era on channels such as Yesterday, ITV3 and ITV4 shows us is what a less commercialised age the pre-Thatcherite 1970s were.
UPDATE: I have also have an article in today's First Post on the Amina Abdallah Araf affair, which can be read here. More on this story later.
The joys of privatised energy companies: Scottish Power to hike gas bills by 19%
The Guardian reports:
Household budgets face further pressure after a leading energy company said it was raising gas bills by 19%
Scottish Power, which will also raise electricity tariffs by 10%, said it would add 48p to the average daily combined gas and electricity bills of its 2.4 million customers, an extra cost of £175 a year.
Other energy companies are of course, expected to follow suit.
Isn't neo-liberalism wonderful?
More on this story here.
Donald Hewlett R.I.P.
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Some sad news- Donald Hewlett, who played Lieutenant-Colonel Reynolds in the wonderful 1970s BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum (and who also starred as Lord Meldrum in You Rang M'Lord?), has died aged 90.
A very sad day for British racing: The Tote is sold after 83 years
After 83 years, the Tote- the publicly-owned bookmaker established by Sir Winston Churchill- is to be sold to a rival privately-owned bookmaking chain.
For a comparatively small sum of money-the government will receive just £90m- the free-market fanatics in the coalition are selling-off another national asset.
You can hear me talking about why the sale is such terrible news for horse-racing on the BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast Show with Nicky Campbell Show here (at 2hrs 5mins in to the programme of 03/06/11), and on the You and Yours programme on BBC Radio 4 here.
FIFA fiasco: a breakaway in no longer unthinkable
Neil Clark: It's not just the gravy train culture at Fifa that's objectionable. It's the bad decisions for football.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter said this week: "I'm the President of Fifa and with 186 votes I'm proud. Don't worry about the English". His tactic was clear: blame the whingeing English for trying to engulf his organisation in controversy and carry on governing world football for another four years.
But even if we concede that sour grapes over England's unsuccessful bid to stage the 2018 World Cup was the main reason why the FA attempted to stop this week's presidential vote in Zurich, there's no getting away from the fact that football's governing body is in urgent need of a major overhaul.
My Kingdom for a horse!
Just two days to go before The Derby....
This piece of mine appears in the Daily Express.
Neil Clark: It's the sport of kings but it's an obsession for our Queen – and this weekend she could finally have the horse-racing winner she so desperately wants...
This Saturday afternoon just after 4pm a lifetime's ambition for a certain 85-year old lady could be realised.
She's one of the richest women in the world. She owns palaces, vast tracts of land and fabulous art treasures but there's one thing the Queen doesn't own and desperately wants: the winner of the Epsom Derby. This year Her Majesty's colt Carlton House is the red-hot favourite for the classic horse race, as long as he overcomes a last-minute injury. A royal winner in a royal wedding year would be toasted throughout the land. And for the Queen victory would be the end of a 60-year quest to win flat racing's most famous event.
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Undergraduate Council representative Michael Nguyen (Case Western Reserve University, 2019) traveled to New York City last month as a guest of the Mental Health & Young Americans conference hosted by Talkspace. Delta Tau Delta began working with Talkspace in 2018 to offer undergraduates convenient and confidential online counseling free of charge for three months.
In August, Nguyen took the stage to introduce Dave Kasdan, vice president of business development for Talkspace at the St. Louis Karnea. Afterward, they discussed the state of mental health services and health and wellness on campuses.
"We talked about how we're so glued to devices. We are the most connected generation, but the loneliest. I know for me and a lot of my peers, it's easy to come home and want to connect with someone--to talk to someone. You go on your phone, on Instagram or text someone superficially, but deep down that leaves people pretty empty because it's not something as meaningful. You're liking an image or you're just texting someone and sending an emoji," said Nguyen.
Whether that sense of loneliness persists or an individual needs other assistance, Talkspace provides convenience and helps break down the initial stigma of going to health services or going to a therapist.
Nguyen was enthusiastic when Talkspace representatives invited him to participate in a panel discussion titled "Ready to Leave Home and Face the World." He was the only college student on the panel discussing the challenges college students face in navigating mental health struggles.
"What I found most exciting was being on that stage, sharing my viewpoints and, to a certain extent, providing a certain level of representation. When I arrived at college, I didn't see faces similar to mine or people who had similar experiences or struggles with mental health or working with campus resources," said Nguyen. "I shared my particular experience being raised in a household where mental health is more stigmatized and where I didn't know what the resources to look for. To a certain extent, I didn't even think that these issues applied to me. It was very difficult navigating all of this."
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps also took the stage sharing his experience where he was so focused on training he grew up in the water. Phelps talked about his challenge learning how to function on land when the Olympic games were over.
"I think [Phelps' experience] resonates with a lot of other people because here we see this incredible masculine and macho guy we all epitomize as the most successful Olympian and he is extremely vulnerable showing this side we don't necessarily see every day and it humanizes him," said Nguyen.
Nguyen has found support in his chapter brothers which he says makes it easier to navigate talking about mental health. "They've been incredibly supportive of the work that I've been doing, not only at this particular conference but on the Undergraduate Council," said Nguyen.
Since participating on the panel, Nguyen has been tapped to write for Thrive Global, a platform focused on enhancing well-being, performance, and purpose, and creating healthier relationships with technology. "I Was Always Normal: A Clashing of Two Mental Health Cultures" is his first article.
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