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Cloward and Piven on steroids
By Michael Oberndorf
Many Americans are asking why the Democrats and their running dog RINO accomplices in Congress are so adamantly refusing to move to even slow, much less stop, the massive invasion of illegal aliens across our southern border. It's an excellent question to which there are seemingly myriad answers, many of which are partially correct. However, underlying them all is one that is now fundamental, the driver, that is propelling the juggernaught: the Cloward and Piven strategy.
Students of leftist strategy and tactics are familiar with Cloward and Piven, but everyone who cares about preserving America as a free, capitalist, constitutional republic needs to be, too. You may remember hearing the names occasionally during the Obama years. They were mentioned sometimes as the creators of the strategy that the Obama radicals were pursuing, but since the strategy is a revolutionary leftist one, and the Ministry of Leftist Propaganda, aka, the "mainstream" media, did not want the public to realize that Obama was out to destroy America, little was said about it, and the subject was always changed as quickly as possible.
So, what is it, and why is it so important to understand it now?
Developed by two "professors" at Columbia University (supposedly, one of Obama's alma maters) in 1966, it was a plan for overloading the welfare system to the point that it could no longer function – not enough money, people, resources – bringing about its collapse. Extended to the entire system – healthcare, education, jobs and unemployment, housing, and so on – it would all be overwhelmed, and the country would collapse. Revolution without guns.
Obama, et al. tried their best to wreck the economy and so force more and more people to rely on government welfare programs. They did a great job, slowing growth to nearly nothing, driving up unemployment, and expanding all sorts of government giveaways, including the current student loan scam which has created a whole generation of debt slaves. They also encouraged illegal immigration, making sure the border stayed wide open, and "immigrants" and "asylum seekers" were allowed in with minimum vetting and shipped into red state communities before anyone knew what was happening.
While President Trump has done everything he could to bring the growing invasion under control, he has been blocked and undermined at every opportunity by ALL the Democrats, and a large portion of the Republicans, and of course, the radical judicial activists infesting the federal court system. Under our America First president, we have seen Congress and Democrats at the state and local level, flaunt the Rule of Law by refusing to obey all sorts of federal laws by illegally declaring "sanctuary" cities, counties, and states. The result has been a massive increase in the number of invaders, to the point...wait for it...yes, the systems are becoming overwhelmed.
Immigration enforcement is now "catch and release." Ninety-seven percent of those required to appear in court never show up. Crimes committed by invaders keep the police tied up and the prisons overcrowded, but even when they actually end up in jail, they are not deported when released. It's appalling, too, how many of those convicted of crimes have been deported multiple times in the past, but just re-invaded again. Thousands of Americans killed, tens of thousands raped and robbed, have put a huge load on police emergency services and the courts.
Based on what appears to be a very low estimate of 12.5 million invaders in the country – the figure is likely much closer to 60 million – the cost to the federal government is calculated at $45,870,474,332; the cost to state and local governments calculated at $88,992,981,032, for total cost to the American taxpaying citizens of $134,863,455,364. The taxes paid from jobs illegally held by the invaders are estimated at a total of $18,968,857,700, leaving you and me on the hook for $115,894,597,664. One hundred-fifteen BILLION, eight-hundred ninety-four MILLION, five-hundred ninety-seven THOUSAND, and change...(https://www.fairus.org/issue/publications-resources/fiscal-burden-illegal-immigration-united-states-taxpayers).
Remember, too, that these figures could be five times higher, based on 60 million, rather than 12 million invaders, somewhere around half a TRILLION of OUR dollars.
This is money that is not going and will not go to provide services for Americans. If you are actually in need of welfare, you may be SOL. Need health care from an emergency room? The hospital you used to go to may well have shut down, making whatever is still open way overcrowded. Someone breaking into you home and you need a cop? They're stretched thin, so it may be 20 minutes, maybe an hour, before anyone can get there. And so on...
Between one and two more million invaders are predicted to illegally enter the country this year, since there is nothing to stop them, and the "caravans" appear to be well funded and organized. Congress appears complicit in allowing some very wealthy and powerful forces to use "migrants" as pawns in a Cloward and Piven strategy, aimed at bringing about the collapse of America so it can be replaced by a totalitarian, collectivist police state. What, my fellow patriotic Americans, are we going to do about it?
© Michael Oberndorf
The son of a German immigrant, Michael Oberndorf is an archaeologist by profession, with a BA from Metropolitan State College of Denver, and an MA from Leicester University, in England. He's also the Chairman of the Freedom21 Legislative Committee. Over the years, he has lived and worked all over the country, and traveled in Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, Europe, Australia, and Japan. He sincerely believes in the old saying, "America, love it or leave it." Michael can be reached at: moberndorf@
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Дэ́вид Фро́ули () или Вамаде́ва Ша́стри (, ) — американский писатель, астролог и аюрведический врач, автор книг по индуизму, йоге и Аюрведе. Дэвид Фроули — основатель и руководитель Американского института ведических исследований в Санта-Фе (Нью-Мексико) в котором преподаются курсы философии йоги, Аюрведы и ведической астрологии. Он также является профессором ведической астрологии и Аюрведы в Международном ведическом индуистском университете.

В 2015 году награждён «Падма бхушан» — третьей по значимости гражданской государственной наградой Индии.

Биография
Дэвид Фроули родился в 1950 году в городе Ла Кросс (штат Висконсин) в католической семье. Он был вторым из десяти детей. До того, как Дэвиду исполнилось 10 лет, он учился в католической школе. Затем он вместе с семьёй переехал жить в Денвер, Колорадо.

Фроули является основателем и руководителем Американского института ведических исследований в городе Санта-Фе штата Нью-Мексико. Институт предлагает курсы по индуистской философии йоги, джьотишу и Аюрведе. Фроули регулярно посещает Индию, где выступает с лекциями и проводит конференции.

Фроули — один из немногих западных последователей индуизма, признанных в Индии как «ведачарья» (учитель Вед). В своей книге «Как я стал индуистом» («How I Became a Hindu») он детально описывает свой духовный поиск: начиная от католического воспитания и до принятия индуизма. В частности, в книге он рассказывает о том, как в начале 1970-х годов начал самостоятельно изучать Веды и санскрит по учебнику санскритской грамматики.

Награды и звания
С 1987 года Дэвид Фроули является дипломированным доктором китайской традиционной медицины. С 1984 по 1990 год он преподавал китайскую медицину в Международном институте китайской медицины.

В 1991 году по инициативе индуистского гуру Авадхуты Шастри Дэвид Фроули получил имя Вамадева Шастри — в честь великого ведического риши Вамадевы. В 1993 году Вамадева Шастри стал одним из первых американцев, получивших титул «джьотиш-гуру» от Индийского совета астрологических наук — самой крупной ассоциации по ведической астрологии в мире. В 1995 году в Мумбаи, за свои познания Вамадева Шастри получил титул «дхармачарья» и премию «Брахмачари Вишванатхджи».

Взгляды
Вамадева Шастри видит смысл своей деятельности в популяризации «ведического знания». Он рассматривает себя как учителя и помощника, дающего людям возможность использовать ведические системы для духовного обогащения жизни и достижения самоосознания. Он считает ведическую мудрость средством для освобождения души, а не догмой, предназначенной для порабощения человека. По его мнению, ведическое знание является средством общения с «сознательной вселенной».

Дэвид Фроули утверждает, что истинная религия не может быть ограничена географическими рамками. По его мнению, для человека не должно составлять проблемы получить духовное благо от учения, возникшего за пределами его культурного контекста. Он говорит, что «Перед тем как считать себя западными людьми или людьми Востока, мы должны осознать, что прежде всего мы являемся человеческими существами». «Личность это что-то, что мы всёравно потеряем».

В своих книгах «Миф арийского вторжения в Индию» («The Myth of the Aryan Invasion of India») и «В поисках колыбели цивилизации» («In Search of the Cradle of Civilization») Фроули критикует возникшие в XIX веке расовые интерпретации индийской преистории. К таковым он относит теорию о конфликте между вторгшимися на индийский субконтинент ариями и дравидами. Согласно Фроули, не существует расовых доказательств какого-либо арийского вторжения в Индию. Напротив, имеются свидетельства преемственности группы людей, которые традиционно считали себя ариями.

Критика
Фроули — важная фигура в индуистском националистическом движении хиндутва.
Мира Нанда подчёркивает, что он принадлежит к религиозным ультраправым, клеймящим ислам и христианство религиями для «низшего интеллекта» and whose works feature a Hindu Supremacist spin..
Эдвин Брайант пишет, что работа Фроули является «проиндуистской» и более успешной именно среди индуистской аудитории, на которую она рассчитана и где она, в отличие от академических кругов, имеет довольно значительное влияние. По мнению Брайанта, Фроули «посвятил себя передаче символической духовной парадигмы посредством парадигмы критическо-эмпирико-рациональной».

В переписке, опубликованной в индийской ежедневной газете The Hindu, Майкл Витцель отверг предлагаемую Фроули связь ведийской литературы с Индской цивилизацией и руинами города на дне Камбейского залива. Витцель охарактеризовал подобные идеи как неверную интерпретацию ведийских текстов, в которой игнорируются или неправильно толкуются другие свидетельства, и которая мотивируется «неистовыми поисками древности». Вицель утверждает, что предлагаемые Дэвидом Фроули «экологический подход» и «новаторские теории» в области истории Древней Индии сводятся к пропаганде популярных в настоящее время идей автохтонности ариев.

Брюс Линкольн считает идеи автохтонизма, выдвигаемые Дэвидом Фроули и другими авторами, продуктом «узкого национализма». Он называет их «упражнениями в учёности (= миф + сноски)», в которых в поддержку желаемых идей выборочно приводятся археологические данные нескольких тысячелетий, без привлечения специальной литературы, которая бы их адекватно интерпретировала. Конрад Эльст, в свою очередь, замечает:

Избранные публикации на английском
 Gods, Sages, and Kings, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-910261-37-7
 From the River of Heaven, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-910261-38-5
 Hinduism: The Eternal Tradition (Sanatana Dharma), Voice of India, New Delhi ISBN 81-85990-29-8
 The Myth of the Aryan Invasion Theory online book, update, article
 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization, with , Subhash Kak. Motilal Banarsidass, 1999. ISBN 81-208-1626-9.
 How I Became a Hindu
 The Rig Veda and the History of India ISBN 81-7742-039-9
 Hinduism and the Clash of Civilizations.
 Yoga and Ayurveda, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-914955-81-0
 Tantric Yoga, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-910261-39-3
 Wisdom of the Ancient Seers, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-910261-36-9
 Oracle of Rama, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-910261-35-0
 Yoga and the Sacred Fire, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-940985-75-6
 Ayurvedic Healing, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-914955-97-7
 Ayurveda and Marma Therapy, (with Ranade and Lele), Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-940985-59-4
 Yoga for Your Type: Ayurvedic Guide to Your Asana Practice, (with Summerfield-Kozak), Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-910261-30-X
 Ayurveda: Nature's Medicine, (with Ranade), Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-914955-95-0
 Yoga of Herbs: Ayurvedic Guide to Herbal Medicine, (with Lad), Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-941524-24-8
 Ayurveda and the Mind, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-914955-36-5
 Astrology of the Seers, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-914955-89-6
 Ayurvedic Astrology, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-940985-88-8

См. также
 Конрад Эльст
 Франсуа Готье

Примечания

Литература

Ссылки

 Online books by David Frawley
 Frawley and Deepak Chopra in Dialogue
 Frawley: Reuniting Yoga and Ayurveda
 US Publisher of books by David Frawley
 Online version of Hinduism and the Clash of Civilizations
 Доктор Дэвид Фроули

Статьи Фроули
 The Aryan-Dravidian Controversy Article by David Frawley

  Article by Kazanas (pdf)

Видео
  David Frawley Interview

Аюрведа
Индуистские писатели
Писатели США
Деятели индуизма

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Home / Options Trading / Options 101 / What are Options Contracts?
With any options strategy you implement, you can make the holding as big or small as you like. It's really up to you, your investment goals, and your risk tolerance.
It's also important to remember that when you purchase options, the price quoted will be per share and not per contract. You will need to do the simple calculation below to determine the actual price.
When you purchase an options contract, you pay a premium for the privilege that goes along with holding that contract; you're not paying for the full value of a stock. For instance, if you wanted to commit some of your investment capital to Google (GOOG), you'd be paying in the neighborhood of $625 a share. Buy 500 shares and that investment is the equivalent of a piece of real estate!
We're not saying you can't play the market that way, but it isn't the only way and it might not be the BEST way. And it's certainly not the least expensive way. But there's a way to play Google — and thousands of other stocks — with a much smaller initial investment AND with the potential return that can equal and oftentimes even SURPASS (on a percentage basis) what the traditional stock investor might experience. Options can open the doors to a wider variety of equities and ETFs for lower-capitalized investors that might not otherwise be able to have triple-digit stocks in their portfolios.
When gauging the price of the options, these three terms — at the money, in the money and out of the money — will come into play. You can tell which options are which simply by looking at their strike prices (and the price of the underlying stock).
An option is "at the money" if the strike price is the same as the market price of the underlying security. For example, if Google is trading for $620 and you hold a January 620 option, you are "at the money" (whether you own a call or a put).
A call option is "in the money" when the strike price is below the market price of the underlying stock. For a put option, it's the opposite; a put is "in the money" when the strike price is above the market price of the underlying stock.
For example, if you buy Google January 620 call options now and two weeks later Google is trading for $623.00, then you are in the money by $3.00. It's simple math: $623.00 stock price minus the $620 strike price equals $3.00. Similarly, a January 625 put would be in the money by $2.00, taking the difference between the strike price and the stock price.
A call is "out of the money" when an option's strike price is above the market price of the underlying stock. Again, for a put option, it would be the opposite, or when the strike price is below the market price of the underlying stock.
If you had bought the January 620 call options a few weeks ago and now Google is trading for $618.10, then you would be out of the money by $1.90 ($618.10 – $620 = -$1.90). The January 615 put, meanwhile, would be out of the money by $3.10 ($618.10 – $615 = $3.10).
Now let's talk about how an option's price is determined.
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Freshers Hiring 2019: On-Campus Is The Most Successful Sourcing Channel of All [REPORT]
Freshers hiring is indeed tricky but on-campus hiring is the most successful sourcing channel for tech talent.
In a recent report published by Mercer Mettl titled 'Tech Hiring & Technology Adoption Trends 2019', it has been revealed that on-campus placements constitute the most successful sourcing channel for companies scouting for tech talent.
With technology getting involved more in the recruitment and hiring process by the day, the success rate of each sourcing channel is vital for the company. Despite the availability of numerous sourcing channels, 42% of the companies involved in tech recruitment admitted to finding it difficult to source the desired quality tech candidates. Hence, the quality of the sourcing channel proves to be vital for such companies. And the quality of such channels is judged on the basis of their success rate.
Rapid digital transformation across domains has resulted in a steep rise in the demand for quality technology professionals the world over. However, as everybody is onboarding the automation bandwagon, companies are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit and retain quality tech talent. This is mostly on account of inadequate knowledge regarding tech-driven best practices and widening demand- supply gap," Mercer Mettl CEO Siddhartha Gupta said.
Out of all the sourcing channels mentioned in the report, the Campus hiring of freshers represents the highest success rate at 67%. Other sourcing channels with high success rates include active reach out to passive candidates at 62%, social hiring at 61% and company career page at 61%.
What makes it interesting is the fact that despite having the highest success rate, campus hiring isn't the most popular sourcing channel out there. The campus hiring accounted for only 12% of all the channels tech recruiters use to source candidates. In comparison to this, 23% of the organisations use Employee referrals as their sourcing channel. Other popular sourcing channels include job portals and forums at 22% and social hiring at 18%.
So what makes these on-campus freshers hiring this effective?
The answer to this lies in a couple of factors. The first of them being the fact that the companies are able to nurture talented individuals right from the beginning of their careers. This allows them to control their development in a way suited to the company. Another benefit is the controlled attrition rate. Hence the hired fresh individuals perform better, resulting in a higher success rate.
Hiring Trends: Skills Over Academic Qualification
The criteria taken into consideration while hiring individuals differs from organisation to organisation. 20% of the organisations evaluate an individual on the basis of their proficiency in the required tech skill. Other popular criteria used by individuals include cognitive and learning ability at 18% and applicability of previous work experience at 17%. Contrary to popular beliefs, only 9% of organisations take academic backgrounds into consideration.
The above figures clearly indicate the fast-changing equations in the evaluation of tech talent in the industry. Companies are prioritising their hiring process on the basis of skills rather than educational backgrounds.
The trend, however, depends on the type of company that is doing the recruiting. For examples, the companies where tech forms the core of their product, 10% of them evaluate on the basis of academic backgrounds. On the other hand, in companies where tech has little influence over the product of the company, evaluation on the basis of academic backgrounds is done at 13%.
Therefore, even the criteria are subject to change on the basis of the kind of personnel required for a specific type of organisation.
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It's All About Customisation In The New Battlefield 5 Trailer
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EA and DICE have released a new trailer for Battlefield 5 focusing on the customisation options players will have available when outfitting their squad.
The new Battlefield 5 trailer once again emphasises that DICE has placed a lot of focus on customising your character and squad. Not only will you be earning various equipment upgrades for your squad, but you will also be able to customise the visual look of your characters. This visual customisation also applies to weapons, which look different and unique. The trailer also shows off some of the game's new combat roles and how each of these different roles can work together. Characters can now be one of four different classes, each with their own sub-classes. These classes include the Assault, Medic, Support and Recon. As you play and progress, players will be able to rank up their class, weapons, and even vehicles.
Along with the new trailer, EA also revealed a new Battlefield V Special Edition Xbox One bundle, which includes a console that fades from dark gold to black. The console bundle will also include among other things a grey controller and the Battlefield 5 deluxe edition.
Battefield 5 is set for release on the 19th of October for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
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Lane Kiffin Barely Made It Out Of Neyland Alive
Ben Mintz10/17/2021 3:35 PM
All hell broke loose at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville after Ole Miss stopped Tennessee by a 1/2 yard on 4th & 24 with 54 seconds left in the game.
Tennessee fans threw bottles, cans and vape pins all over the field and stands after midnight. One even threw a bottle of French's mustard as the game was stopped for some time.
Emotions boiled over after a long 4th quarter in which both teams had several players lying on the field for periods of time.
Ole Miss Coach Lane Kiffin was almost hit by both a golf ball and a water bottle. It is safe to say Vol fans have not forgiven him for leaving for USC after coaching one season at UT in 2008.
It was an incredible scene last night with 102,000 fans in checkered orange and white stadium until it wasn't.
Ole Miss escaped with a 31-26 victory by the skin of their teeth behind Heisman favorite QB Matt Corral's gutty effort & legs.
Tennessee almost came back at the end with game ending on Ole Miss 20. I cannot imagine if they would have won and fans stormed the field. My mind is already melted.
Tennessee fans are getting crucified on social media for their behavior.
Congrats to Lane Kiffin on making it both out of Knoxville alive and with a victory. Love him or hate him, Kiffin knows how to pull emotion out of people.
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10 Tools to Bridge Divides Around the Election
Illustrations taken from the Bridging Differences Playbook by the Greater Good Science Center
Mary Ellen Giess, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, IFYC
The democratic process is underway across the country, and standing up for a free and fair election has never been more important. Even as we get out the vote and support a fair election process, we must also ask ourselves: who do we want to be the day after the election? How will we build a more united country in this divided time?
Below are some of IFYC's favorite resources from our partner organizations supporting precisely this work. These tools can be useful in a variety of contexts – individually, in a religious community, in a classroom, or in a workplace. You could use some of these resources to support a generative group discussion or a kick-off one-on-one conversation, or just focus on personal skill-building.
No matter what you do, keep focused on the question of healing – where do you see deep divides in our country? How can you help bridge those divisions?
StoryCorps Connect: StoryCorps has developed a fantastic tool to record a StoryCorps interview digitally with anyone you choose. Designed to support StoryCorps conversations during the pandemic, this resource allows you to select and conduct a face-to-face conversation while saving it to the American Folklife Center and the Library of Congress. StoryCorps also provides guides and tips to ensure a strong, relational conversation.
Braver Angels, With Malice Towards None: With Malice Towards None is Braver Angels' initiative to heal America in the aftermath of the election. The goal is to create spaces for people to process their reactions around the election with a focus on healing. Register your intention to host a conversation, and Braver Angels will supply you with templates, talking points, and training to facilitate a productive event.
On Being Podcast Libraries: On Being has curated a set of thematic podcast libraries, allowing you to engage their meaningful conversations anchored around particular topics. While some libraries focus on politics and civil conversations, others explore different issues that might be implicated by the election, including race & healing, economic values, and moral imagination. These conversations can be a reflective opportunity for you – or a jumping-off point for common conversation using On Being's Better Conversations guide.
The People's Supper virtual guide: The People's Supper was founded after the 2016 election to create healing, relationship-building spaces for people to come together. Since 2017, over 10,000 people have sat down together in over 100 cities for these conversations focused on repairing our civic breaches. This new virtual guide provides guidance and support in planning and implementing a virtual People's Supper event.
One America Movement's Election Series: Hosted every Wednesday at 4pm through November 18, these open house conversations are designed for faith and lay leaders concerned by the risk to our democracy in these difficult times. Join the conversations to experience an expert voice, a short training from One America staff, and open time for conversations and networking among participants.
Fostering Dialogue Across Divides guide from Essential Partners: This free resource provides an in-depth introduction to Essential Partners' approach to community dialogue and facilitation. Sharing insight from veteran practitioners, this toolkit provides general guidance as well as concrete advice for people looking to convene, plan, and facilitate productive discussions around divisive issues.
Greater Good Science Center's Bridging Differences Playbook: This essential tool provides practical, research-backed guidance for successful bridgebuilding work. The playbook lays out ways to cultivate Internal practices, like mindfulness, and external practices, like listening with compassion, to build relationships successfully.
Resetting the Table's documentary Purple: America, We Need to Talk: After decades of success working on conflict resolution in the Middle East, Resetting the Table has turned their approach to navigating division in the US context. Their new documentary Purple: America, We Need to Talk explores America's divergent viewpoints and discovering the real concerns behind those issues. Their discussion guide can provide guidance on planning and facilitating a discussion of the film.
Weaving Community's map: This map helps track weaving conversations that are happening across the country. Check it out to look for something to connect with personally, or add your own event/conversation to the map to join the movement.
IFYC is always eager to hear about your work – please share your stories on the action and conversations you take when bridging divides in the next few weeks and months!
#Interfaith is a self-paced, online learning opportunity designed to equip a new generation of leaders with the awareness and skills to promote interfaith cooperation online. The curriculum is free to Interfaith America readers; please use the scholarship code #Interfaith100. #Interfaith is presented by IFYC in collaboration with ReligionAndPublicLife.org.
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Coloring in Consciousness: Exploring the Art of Mindful Breathing
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What 13th-Century Christian Theologian Thomas Aquinas Can Teach Us About Hope in Times of Despair
A scholar of democratic virtues explains why Dominican monk Thomas Aquinas' thoughts on hope are relevant today.
Why a Former Tech Writer Shared Her Religious Journey Online
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Religious Communities Have a Moral Obligation to Make the Internet Better
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11 Hours of Prayer and Solidarity at the Colleyville Synagogue Standoff
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Regardless of what happens on Capitol Hill, the PNBC leaders said they plan to lobby Congress in March and register voters weekly in their congregations and communities.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Hard Words for White Christians
King's exasperation at self-satisfied white Christians holds up a mirror that is still painfully accurate today.
A day before the U.S. Senate was expected to take up significant legislation on voting rights that is looking likely to fail, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s eldest son condemned federal lawmakers over their inaction.
As Rabbi was Held Hostage, Interfaith Colleagues Gathered to Help End the Standoff
The congregation's rabbi, Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, is particularly well connected to the larger interfaith community and on good terms with many Muslim leaders.
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Powerful Voices: A New Look at the Rabbi Who Marched with Martin Luther King
In his new book, Princeton historian Julian E. Zelizer reexamines the life of Abraham Joshua Heschel and finds lessons for interfaith political activism today.
King's Last Full Year of Life: Protest, Praise, Ire, Incarceration
King drew criticism from Billy Graham, who told journalists that he thought King was wrong to link anti-war efforts with the civil rights movement.
Indigenous Mormons Struggle to Balance Pride in the Faith with LDS History
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The Vote is Sacred. How Faith Communities Can Protect Our Democracy.
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Muslims in Interfaith Bonds are Proliferating. Imams Willing to Marry Them are Not.
One out of five Muslims is in an interfaith relationship, surveys suggest. But few imams are willing to conform the traditional Muslim wedding ceremony to their needs, couples say.
Can We Find Space to Wonder? Kelly Corrigan Thinks Big About Belief
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Pope Francis Hopes 'Reality Therapy' of COVID-19 Overcomes Ideological Opposition to Vaccines
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A new interfaith curriculum designed for Christian universities and seminaries recently got a test run. One professor who tried it says it's opened hearts and minds: "The desire is very much there."
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Indian cricket team does not support views of Hardik, Rahul: Kohli
KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya. (File Photo: IANS)
Sydney: Breaking his silence on the "sexist comments" made by Hardik Pandya and Lokesh Rahul on a TV chat show, India team captain Virat Kohli on Friday denounced the statements and said the team management is still waiting for a decision on the duo.
Terming the comments as "inappropriate", the 30-year-old skipper said the belief in the dressing room is completely different from the individual comments of the two young players.
"We as the Indian cricket team and responsible cricketers do not support such views," Kohli said ahead of the first ODI against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here.
"The two concerned players have realised what has gone wrong and they have understood the magnitude of what has happened," he said.
On Thursday, Vinod Rai, Chairman of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) had recommended a two-ODI ban on the duo but fellow member Diana Edulji had pushed for a legal opinion before deciding on the quantum of punishment.
In such a scenario, both Pandya and Rahul's participation in the first two ODIs against Australia is still not clear, which might disturb the playing combination for at least the opening match.
On being asked about the possible combination if the duo is banned, Kohli said: "From the combination and team balance point of view, yes, you'll have to think about the combination you'll need then."
"You don't have control over these things so you have to address it the way it unfolds. That's how we are looking at it, the combinations will have to be looked at when the decision comes out and from there on we'll see what needs to be done about the whole situation."
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Pilsen Faculty of Humanities since 2005, has changed its name to the Faculty of Arts University of West Bohemia in Pilsen. He wants to sign the Central European tradition of philosophical faculties, which are associated with an elite Humanities.
Originally stemmed from the Faculty of Humanities, Law Center faculty in 1999. The aim was to educate students in fields that were hitherto neglected in Western Bohemia. It began with the bachelor's degree, was among the first Humanities, Social and Cultural Anthropology and Foreign Languages for commercial practice, was gradually extended Archaeology, Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies.
In recent years, the faculty focus on development of master's degree courses, which now include social and cultural anthropology, communications theory and philosophy, archeology, cultural anthropology of the Near East, Politics and Anthropology of past populations. The current doctoral programs are the Theory and History of Science and Technology and Ethnology.
New from this academic year is a separate Department of Middle East Studies, which is to educate professionals on the historical, cultural and linguistic issues in the Middle East from antiquity to the present. For the necessary language skills, students choose one of the Middle Eastern languages - Arabic Department offers, new ivrit Hebrew, the language of ancient Mesopotamia Akkadian, Turkish, Sumerian, Hittite, Ugaritic and Aramaic.
Renaming the faculty prior to the month of reflection and discussion on the semantic confusion and ambiguity of the original name. Approval was finally celofakultním referendum in June 2004.


Cream City Cuisine's Recipes are a Hit!
The Internet is a wonderful thing, isn't it? More than just a series of tubes, the web allows us to get in contact with folks we've never met, share delicious meal ideas with you, and even get things like movies delivered straight to the house.
We at @CCCuisine have a habit of using this vast jungle of interconnectedness to email our blog posts to the makers of the Wisconsin products we showcase in our recipes. They've been kind enough to let us know what they think and pass them along to their fans.
You can now find our recipes on Lakefront Brewery's home page, and White Winter Winery's web and Facebook page.
Not only do we love promoting the best that Wisconsin has to offer, but we love it when they enjoy our meals as well!
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/**
* Connected Vision - https://github.com/ConnectedVision
* MIT License
*/

#include <algorithm>
#include <cctype>
#include <string>

#include <DataHandling/Store_Manager_Ringbuffer_Pool.h>
#include <Module/OutputPins/OutputPin_JSON.h>
#include <Module/Control/Class_generic_config.h>

#include <CppUTest/TestHarness.h>

#include "TestHelper_DataHandling.hpp"
#include "MixIn_IStore.h"

namespace ConnectedVision {
namespace OutputPins {

using namespace ConnectedVision::DataHandling;

typedef OutputPin_JSON<TestDataClass> TestWrapper_OutputPin;

static StoreEnvironment<TestDataClass> env;

TEST_GROUP(OutputPin_JSON)
{
	void setup()
	{
		// Init stuff
		config.set_id(env.configID);

		dataStoreManager.reset(	new Store_Manager_Ringbuffer_Pool<TestDataClass>(
			2,		// number of stores in manager
			10,		// number of element slots in ringbuffer
			20		// total number of available objects (for all ring buffers)
		));

		auto store = dataStoreManager->getReadWriteStore(env.configID);
		dataList = env.fillStoreWithData(*store, 10, env.configID);
	}

	void teardown()
	{
		// Uninit stuff
	}

	ConnectedVision::shared_ptr< ConnectedVision::DataHandling::IStore_Manager<TestDataClass> > dataStoreManager;
	Class_generic_config config;
	std::vector< shared_ptr<const TestDataClass> > dataList;
};

#define RESPONSE_OK	200
#define RESPONSE_NOT_FOUND	404

static inline std::string remove_whitespace(const std::string &inputStr)
{
	std::string str( inputStr );
	//str.erase(std::remove_if(str.begin(), str.end(), std::isspace), str.end());
	str.erase(std::remove_if(str.begin(), str.end(), [](char c){ return std::isspace(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)); }), str.end());

	return str;
}

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  OutputPin tests
//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

TEST(OutputPin_JSON, initStore)
{
	//////////////////////////////////////
	// test initialization

	//////////////////////////////////////
	// actual test
	TestWrapper_OutputPin outputPin(dataStoreManager);
	outputPin.init( config.toJsonStr() );
	CHECK_EQUAL( env.configID, outputPin.get_configID() );
}

TEST(OutputPin_JSON, getByID_should_return_JSON_encoded_data)
{
	//////////////////////////////////////
	// test initialization
	TestWrapper_OutputPin outputPin(dataStoreManager); outputPin.init( config.toJsonStr() );

	// response
	ConnectedVisionResponse response;

	//////////////////////////////////////
	// actual test

	size_t index = 0;
	LONGS_EQUAL( RESPONSE_OK, outputPin.getByID(dataList[index]->getconst_id(), response) );
	CHECK_EQUAL( "application/json", response.getContentType() );
	CHECK_EQUAL( dataList[index]->toJsonStr(), response.getContent() );
}

TEST(OutputPin_JSON, getByID_should_return_NOT_FOUND_if_not_in_store)
{
	//////////////////////////////////////
	// test initialization
	TestWrapper_OutputPin outputPin(dataStoreManager); outputPin.init( config.toJsonStr() );

	// response
	ConnectedVisionResponse response;

	//////////////////////////////////////
	// actual test
	LONGS_EQUAL( RESPONSE_NOT_FOUND, outputPin.getByID("???", response) );
}

TEST(OutputPin_JSON, getByIndex_should_return_JSON_encoded_data)
{
	//////////////////////////////////////
	// test initialization
	TestWrapper_OutputPin outputPin(dataStoreManager); outputPin.init( config.toJsonStr() );

	// response
	ConnectedVisionResponse response;

	//////////////////////////////////////
	// actual test

	size_t index = 0;
	LONGS_EQUAL( RESPONSE_OK, outputPin.getByIndex(index, response) );
	CHECK_EQUAL( "application/json", response.getContentType() );
	CHECK_EQUAL( dataList[index]->toJsonStr(), response.getContent() );
}

TEST(OutputPin_JSON, getByIndex_should_return_NOT_FOUND_if_not_in_store)
{
	//////////////////////////////////////
	// test initialization
	TestWrapper_OutputPin outputPin(dataStoreManager); outputPin.init( config.toJsonStr() );

	// response
	ConnectedVisionResponse response;

	//////////////////////////////////////
	// actual test
	LONGS_EQUAL( RESPONSE_NOT_FOUND, outputPin.getByIndex(1000, response) );
}

TEST(OutputPin_JSON, getByIndexRange_should_return_JSON_encoded_array)
{
	//////////////////////////////////////
	// test initialization
	TestWrapper_OutputPin outputPin(dataStoreManager); outputPin.init( config.toJsonStr() );

	// response
	ConnectedVisionResponse response;

	//////////////////////////////////////
	// actual test

	size_t index = 0;
	LONGS_EQUAL( RESPONSE_OK, outputPin.getByIndexRange(index, index+1, response) );
	CHECK_EQUAL( "application/json", response.getContentType() );
	std::string str = "[" + dataList[index]->toJsonStr() + "," + dataList[index+1]->toJsonStr() + "]";
	CHECK_EQUAL( remove_whitespace( str ), remove_whitespace( response.getContent() ));
}

TEST(OutputPin_JSON, getByIndexRange_should_return_NOT_FOUND_if_range_is_out_of_store_data_range)
{
	//////////////////////////////////////
	// test initialization
	TestWrapper_OutputPin outputPin(dataStoreManager); outputPin.init( config.toJsonStr() );

	// response
	ConnectedVisionResponse response;

	// data
	auto store = dataStoreManager->getReadWriteStore(env.configID);
	auto dataRange = store->getDataRange();

	//////////////////////////////////////
	// actual test
	LONGS_EQUAL( RESPONSE_NOT_FOUND, outputPin.getByIndexRange((dataRange.indexStart-1), (dataRange.indexStart-1), response) );
	LONGS_EQUAL( RESPONSE_NOT_FOUND, outputPin.getByIndexRange((dataRange.indexEnd+1), (dataRange.indexEnd+1), response) );
}

TEST(OutputPin_JSON, getByIndexRange_should_return_an_empty_array_if_not_found_but_within_store_data_range)
{
	//////////////////////////////////////
	// test initialization
	TestWrapper_OutputPin outputPin(dataStoreManager); outputPin.init( config.toJsonStr() );

	// response
	ConnectedVisionResponse response;

	// data
	auto store = dataStoreManager->getReadWriteStore(env.configID);
	auto dataRange = store->getDataRange();

	//////////////////////////////////////
	// actual test
	LONGS_EQUAL( RESPONSE_OK, outputPin.getByIndexRange(0, 0, response) );
}

TEST(OutputPin_JSON, getAllInTimespan_should_return_NOT_FOUND_if_range_is_out_of_store_data_range)
{
	//////////////////////////////////////
	// test initialization
	TestWrapper_OutputPin outputPin(dataStoreManager); outputPin.init( config.toJsonStr() );

	// response
	ConnectedVisionResponse response;

	// data
	auto store = dataStoreManager->getReadWriteStore(env.configID);
	auto dataRange = store->getDataRange();

	//////////////////////////////////////
	// actual test
	LONGS_EQUAL( RESPONSE_NOT_FOUND, outputPin.getAllInTimespan((dataRange.timestampStart-1), (dataRange.timestampStart-1), response) );
	LONGS_EQUAL( RESPONSE_NOT_FOUND, outputPin.getAllInTimespan((dataRange.timestampEnd+1), (dataRange.timestampEnd+1), response) );
}

TEST(OutputPin_JSON, getAllInTimespan_should_return_an_empty_array_if_not_found_but_within_store_data_range)
{
	//////////////////////////////////////
	// test initialization
	TestWrapper_OutputPin outputPin(dataStoreManager); outputPin.init( config.toJsonStr() );

	// response
	ConnectedVisionResponse response;

	// data
	auto store = dataStoreManager->getReadWriteStore(env.configID);
	auto dataRange = store->getDataRange();

	//////////////////////////////////////
	// actual test
	LONGS_EQUAL( RESPONSE_OK, outputPin.getAllInTimespan((dataRange.timestampStart+1), (dataRange.timestampStart+1), response) );
}

}} // namespace scope

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Can a tweet be protected by copyright? If so, who owns the copyright?
Question: Can a tweet be protected by copyright? If so, who owns the copyright?
Answer: Yes, a tweet can be protected by copyright.
This is a question that's been in the news recently, after the text of a shirt worn by Frank Ocean and sold by an online retailer was discovered to have been copied from someone's tweet without authorization.
A tweet is protected by copyright if the following criteria are satisfied:
The content must be original to its author, meaning the expression cannot be copied from someone else, and it must possess at least a minimal amount of creativity. For example, a tweet that merely lists the 5 most popular television shows in the country will likely not contain the requisite amount of creativity (remember facts aren't protected). On the other hand, a tweet or thread of tweets containing commentary and analysis about what makes those 5 shows so popular would likely satisfy the requirement.
The tweet must contain something more than simply a name, single word, or short phrase, since these are not protected by copyright law. Although there is a 280-character limit, a lot can potentially be said in 280 characters or less. Additionally, twitter now allows for tweets to be "threaded," which allows a user to post longer, cohesive messages, despite the character limit.
As for who owns the copyright, the key to answering a question like this is to read the site's terms and conditions. Twitter's Terms of Service state that as a user, "[y]ou retain your rights to any Content you submit, post or display on or through the Services. What's yours is yours — you own your Content (and your photos and videos are part of the Content)," although you also grant Twitter a license to use the content, which authorizes it "to make your Content available to the rest of the world and to let others do the same." Based on this language, other twitter users are also licensed to copy and redistribute your posts by "retweeting" them.
So if you come across a particularly catchy tweet, it's probably not the best idea to turn that tweet into a t-shirt line without permission.
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Grandma couldn't have done it, she's been shopping and heading home. The 12 year old, even though she is so old and still iinto Pokemon - which should be a crime in itself - is going to school, the African American would not want to ruin his suit with spray paint (I hope) he's off to work, so it's gotta be the skin head, why? He is the only that looks like he is not supposed to be there, not doing anything.
How does one tell a dark skinned Italian (Anglo) apart from a dark skinned Latino (usually Mestizo)?
I have no problem with profiling------'racial' or otherwise.
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The DAT Top Three – Led Zeppelin Songs
August 9, 2015 by J. Thorn 2 Comments
This analysis of my beloved Led Zeppelin is fun and painful at the same time. Having been a huge fan of the seminal rock band of our time, it's hard for me to escape their magnetic influence. Whether it's in my music or my writing, the dark, veiled imagery of Led Zeppelin is timelessly seductive. And the music kicks ass. I mean, Jimmy Page. Seriously. With a cringe and a smile, I present my Top Three Led Zeppelin songs.
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The DAT Top Three – Horror Novel Villains
We all root for the hero but we all want to be the villain. While every great story has a bad guy, some are more interesting than others and not all bad guys are guys. Horror novel villains scare us, and at the same time, we want to live vicariously through them, doing evil deeds without fear of consequence. You will certainly disagree with my Top Three choices but you can't deny the power of the horror novel villain. Carpe villanus!
Horror's 13 Greatest Villains in Novels
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The DAT Top Three – Black Sabbath Songs (Ozzy)
July 26, 2015 by J. Thorn 4 Comments
If I could only listen to Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath for the rest of my life, I'd still die a happy metalhead. While Zeppelin touched upon the black arts and occult imagery, Sabbath went for the full-on assault of dark, raw power. Fans often speak of Sabbath as two entities, the band led by original singer Ozzy Osbourne and the other incarnation fronted by heavy metal icon, Ronnie James Dio. In this DAT Top Three, I'll be unveiling my top three Black Sabbath songs featuring Ozzy Osbourne.
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The DAT Top Three – Coolest Undead Creatures
July 19, 2015 by J. Thorn Leave a Comment
As they say, live death to the fullest. Some of the creatures who return from the grave are way cooler than others. Saints and angels might be the guardians of Heaven, but we've become fascinated with the undead from the wrong side of the tracks. Whether you believe they're commanded by the devil or are simply souls doomed to wander the Earth for eternity, these creatures are the coolest undead.
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The DAT Top Three – Lead Singers Who Will Kick Your Ass
While lead singers entertain and amuse, some are just downright scary. Rock is a dangerous thing and these three guys prove it. Most people don't expect to be sprayed with bodily fluids during a show and many like to keep a safe distance from the pit. But if you like your front men intimidating and your music aggressive, you'll appreciate the fear factor of these three musicians…
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The DAT Top Three – Stephen King Novels
July 5, 2015 by J. Thorn Leave a Comment
Although early on critics dismissed Stephen King and called him a "literary Big Mac and fries," he has since become one of the most prolific and successful writers of our time. With over 60 titles in his catalog, King has transcended genre, and many of his novels have been turned into blockbuster movies. The King of Horror sets up a story better than anyone and he has the unusual ability to keep readers engaged across hundreds and hundreds of pages. These three novels, in my opinion, are his best…
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The DAT Top Three – Old School Vampires
June 27, 2015 by J. Thorn 2 Comments
While sparkly, handsome vampires are a relatively new thing, Hollywood has been raising the undead for a long time. There's more to playing a vampire than a black cape and Romanian accent. Well, not really. I mean, that's really all it takes to get the part. But the power of the performance rests squarely on the shoulders of the talent, and some of the silver screen's best vampires have starred in the most influential horror films.
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The DAT Top Three – Heavy Metal Bands with Two Guitarists
Nothing is more f*cking metal than the dual axe attack. Some of the most prolific bands in the world have had two guitar slingers. In addition to filling out the brutal, heavy, sonic spectrum, a second guitarist anchors the riff along with the bass guitarist so the lead can rip your face off with a blistering solo. Let's take a closer look at my top three heavy metal bands with two guitarists.
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Many readers probably have some notion of the essential concept of what a "General Artificial Intelligence" (GAI) would be simply through pop culture and pop science exposure. A "GAI" would be capable of the type of problem solving that has eluded but intrigued computer scientists since before the inception of industrial computing; the very human ability to simply look at any problem and through trial and error and experimentation, simply "work things out".
The type of software used in facial recognition is typically built around a machine learning architecture. To be able to perform a task where the computer looks at camera images of human faces and matches it against a massive database of known faces, the software needs to have the ability to change itself as it learns the intricate, seemingly intuition driven, differences between human faces.


Not Exactly Rocket Science: So which House are you?
So which House are you?
The Grand Poobah of Harry Potter Goodness, aka SarahK (finish the darned review already!) has a quick and dirty quiz to help you choose a house at Hogwarts without benefit of the Sorting Hat.
My answers in the extended.
[x] You�ve never done drugs.
[x] You believe in �innocent until proven guilty� theory.
[ ]You�re content with mostly everything in your life right now.
[ ] You haven�t made fun of anyone this month.
[ ] You�re depressed to a certain extent.
[ ] Blue is one of your favourite colours.
[x] People should know what they�re talking about before they talk.
[x]There�s at least one person you hate.
[ ] Black is a cool color.
[x] You make school seem more important than it is.
[x] You�re scared to grow up.
Evidently I'm not a Hufflepuff, and I should be a Gryffindor, but Ravenclaw or Slytherin would be fine, too.
Apparently I'd be a Ravenclaw.
'Course you know I am going to go take the quiz. Ha!
I also have a house to finish, so I am not allowed to do much per day. I have a boss.


in northeastern Portugal, for a taste of wine, cheese and sweet sardines.
Welcome drinks at Picadeira d'El Ray in Almeida.
Members of Confraria dos Sabores do Bacalhau, The Brotherhood of the Codfish Flavors.
Codfish, of course, is a big item in this country.
I understand that Portugal boasts 365 bacalhau recipes, one for each day of the year.
The next day began with a sightseeing tour of Castelo Rodrigo.
where Cistercian monks advanced wine-making in the 12th century.
In the evening we gathered for more tasting, this time outside a medieval castle.
the Brotherhood of the Sweet Sardine.
Day 3 we toured the vineyards of Quinta dos Termos and visited the cheese cooperative Bera Baxa for yet another tasting.
The Ravacal cheese, though messy-looking, was scrumptious.
Good fellowship seemed to be everywhere.
No wonder there are so many brotherhoods - even a Ravacal Cheese Brotherhood.
Bicycles everywhere. Thousands upon thousands of them.
in the "Five Flies," a remarkable restaurant, an etching by the Dutch master.
From Rembrandt to Walt Disney.
many guest books that occupy an entire wall in one of the restaurant's 9 dining rooms.
Granite-jawed and grim, the statues guarding the Central Railroad Station seemed the perfect introduction to a couple of days in the Finnish capital, dedicated to Finnish design.
than ever in the bright sunlight.
and one of Lady Gaga's favorite footwear.
to the accompaniment of some designer food.
Other Helsinki dishes: salmon soup and whitefish with Beluga lentils.
encountered as, on the King's road, we wound our way to Turku.
Saunas are big in Finland, not least in Turku, where we noticed some unusual structures. One was a gray dark box, protruding over the River Aura and with an opening through which bathers could jump into the river. Another - conceivably a rave with exhibitionists and peeping Toms - was transparent, offering the bathers a clear view of the city.
Then there was the "Sounding Dome Sauna," shaped like a yellow garlic.
the crazed right-wing fundamentalist, went on a shooting spree, killing over 90 of his fellow Norwegians.
A night at the Opera. Or, more accurately, the Opera roof.
Waterfalls and switchbacks on the Trollstigen mountain road to Gudbrandsjuvet.
Our home away from home: the Juvet Landscape Hotel.
Steeped in nature - and with Gudbrandsjuvet close by.
Next day: the Art Noveau city of Alesund.
Geirangerfjord. Dalsnibba and Flydasjuvet viewpoints.
Roadblock. Stopping at nowhere. Then off to the Nigardsbreen glacier.
has been a regional feature since the days of Charlemagne.
At Cantine Fiorini in Pesaro, these are the appetizers, with five courses to follow.
most famous for harboring the Holy House where the family of the Virgin Mary lived in Nazareth. The relief shows how angels brought it over and planted it right here in Loreto.
Gargoyles and travel companions in the square outside the Basilica.
and Medusa's snake-infested head - all of which spelled culture and history.
followed by truffle-enhanced dinner at Osteria del Parco in Acqualagna.
Lots of fun, but those long bus rides took their toll.
Bonita greets us from the veranda as we arrive to the old homestead.


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Inhaled corticosteroids for acute asthma following emergency department discharge
Acute asthma is a common cause of visits to emergency departments (ED) and the majority of patients are treated and discharged home. Some people will have a relapse of acute asthma within two weeks of being discharged after apparently successful treatment. Beta2-agonist drugs are used to open the muscles in the airways and corticosteroids drugs are used to reduce inflammation of the swollen airways. Corticosteroids can be inhaled (ICS) or swallowed as a tablet (so-called oral corticosteroids). ICS may reduce adverse effects and get to the airways more directly than oral corticosteroids. This review of trials found that there was insufficient evidence that inhaling corticosteroids as well as taking the drugs orally is better than oral use alone, after emergency department treatment for an asthma attack. There is also insufficient evidence that taking ICS alone is as good as taking them orally, although there is some evidence to support using ICS alone for mild asthma attacks after emergency department discharge. More research is needed.
There is insufficient evidence that ICS therapy provides additional benefit when used in combination with standard systemic corticosteroid therapy upon ED discharge for acute asthma. There is some evidence that high-dose ICS therapy alone may be as effective as oral corticosteroid therapy when used in mild asthmatics upon ED discharge; however, the confidence intervals were too wide to be confident of equal effectiveness. Further research is needed to clarify whether ICS therapy should be employed in acute asthma treatment following ED discharge. The review does not suggest any reason to stop usual treatment with ICS following ED discharge, even if a course of oral corticosteroids are prescribed.
Patients with acute asthma treated in the emergency department (ED) are frequently treated with inhaled beta2-agonists and systemic corticosteroids after discharge. The use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) following discharge may also be beneficial in improving patient outcomes after acute asthma.
To determine the effectiveness of ICS on outcomes in the treatment of acute asthma following discharge from the ED. To quantify the effectiveness of ICS therapy on acute asthma following ED discharge, when used in addition to, or as a substitute for, systemic corticosteroids.
Controlled clinical trials (CCTs) were identified from the Cochrane Airways Review Group register, which consists of systematic searches of EMBASE, MEDLINE and CINAHL databases supplemented by handsearching of respiratory journals and conference proceedings. In addition, primary authors and pharmaceutical companies were contacted to identify eligible studies. Bibliographies from included studies, known reviews and texts also were searched. The searches have been conducted up to September 2012
We included both randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs. Studies were included if patients were treated for acute asthma in the ED or its equivalent, and following ED discharge were treated with ICS therapy either in addition to, or as a substitute for, oral corticosteroids. Two review authors independently assessed articles for potential relevance, final inclusion and methodological quality.
Data were extracted independently by two review authors, or confirmed by the study authors. Several authors and pharmaceutical companies provided unpublished data. The data were analysed using the Cochrane Review Manager software. Where appropriate, individual and pooled dichotomous outcomes were reported as odds ratios (OR) or relative risks (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Where appropriate, individual and pooled continuous outcomes were reported as mean differences (MD) or standardized mean differences (SMD) with 95% CIs. The primary analysis employed a fixed effect model and heterogeneity is reported using I-squared (I2) statistics.
Twelve trials were eligible for inclusion. Three of these trials, involving a total of 909 patients, compared ICS plus systemic corticosteroids versus oral corticosteroid therapy alone. There was no demonstrated benefit of ICS therapy when used in addition to oral corticosteroid therapy in the trials. Relapses were reduced; however, this was not statistically significant with the addition of ICS therapy (OR 0.68; 95% CI 0.46 to 1.02; 3 studies; N = 909). In addition, no statistically significant differences were demonstrated between the two groups for relapses requiring admission, quality of life, symptom scores or adverse effects.
Nine trials, involving a total of 1296 patients compared high-dose ICS therapy alone versus oral corticosteroid therapy alone after ED discharge. There were no significant differences demonstrated between ICS therapy alone versus oral corticosteroid therapy alone for relapse rates (OR 1.00; 95% CI 0.66 to 1.52; 4 studies; N = 684), admissions to hospital, or in the secondary outcomes of beta2-agonist use, symptoms or adverse events. However, the sample size was not adequate to exclude the possibility of either treatment being significantly inferior and people with severe asthma were excluded from these trials.
Lungs & airways > Asthma (acute) > Corticosteroids
Edmonds ML, Milan SJ, Brenner BE, Camargo Jr CA, Rowe BH
Airways Group
Edmonds ML, Milan SJ, Brenner BE, Camargo Jr CA, Rowe BH. Inhaled steroids for acute asthma following emergency department discharge. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 12. Art. No.: CD002316. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002316.pub2


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