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31 December 2005
Nobody has issued Social Policy Bonds, as far as I am aware, during 2005, nor has there been much professional interest. I have been updating the text of my book Injecting incentives into the achievement of social goals: Social Policy Bonds, to reflect my view that the private sector is more likely to issue Social Policy Bonds than government agencies. I expect to have the text completed during the first quarter of 2006. I haven't begun looking for a publisher yet. Anybody who has purchased any of my books can email me for an electronic version of the new book, free of charge, at any time. There has been no media coverage of Social Policy Bonds apart from a couple of articles in New Zealand newspapers, in which I offered Climate Stability Bonds as an improvement over the wildly expensive, moribund, Kyoto process.
As regards policy: there has been some delinking of subsidy from production levels in EU agriculture, but absurd tariffs and other import barriers remain as a serious impediment to would-be food exporting developing countries and a continuing threat to the global trading system. Other perverse subsidies, including those to oil extraction and consumption, continue.
Despite this lack of progress, I continue to work on refining and publicising the Social Policy Bond principle. Any suggestions as to how to advance it would be most welcome. I wish all my readers a happy, healthy 2006.
27 December 2005
Climate change: subordinate policy to outcomes not process
What's prompted this diatribe? Researchers in the UK have found that warmer temperatures have stimulated microbial activity in 6000 soil borings across Britain. This means that much of the carbon that used to be stored in the soil is now being released into the atmosphere. "The quantities were large enough to negate all the work that Britain had done to switch away from coal to reduce carbon in the atmosphere."
This is one of several scary feedback findings published recently. How will Kyoto absorb them into its mechanisms? How will policymakers respond? Answers: it won't, and they won't, respectively. That's because Kyoto is a typical government conceit: it assumes government knew the scale of the climate change problem, the cause of the problem, and the best way of solving it in the 1990s. Kyoto cannot respond to our rapidly expanding knowledge.
Instead of Kyoto we urgently need an adaptive policy, that rewards people for preventing or mitigating climate change, however they do so. My suggestion is that we ditch Kyoto and governments, along with concerned non-governmental organisations and philanthropists issue Climate Stability Bonds instead. Even if the entire premise for Kyoto eventually turns out to be false – the climate is not changing, in other words – Climate Stability Bonds, because they are priced by the market, would still be the lowest-cost policy.
26 December 2005
The middle-class housing crisis
In 1970, about 50 per cent of all families could afford a median-priced home; by 1990 this number had dropped below 25 per cent. The next American metropolis, Peter Calthorpe
This quote, refers to the US, but could equally apply to New Zealand and the UK.
How has it come about? The authors of Suburban Nation, point out that one factor is the way that planners and developers design our cities. In most residential developments it's now almost impossible for any adult to function without a car. The cheapest cars (in the US) cost around US$6000 a year to run, which at typical mortgage rates equates to US$60 000 in home-purchasing power. For two adults, the impact on housing affordability is obvious.
Another crucial point, which I'm pleased the authors make:
The atomization of our society into suburban clusters was the result of specific government and industry policies rather than of some popular mandate.It's not markets, in other words, that have led to urban sprawl, but government subsidies, notably for oil extraction, consumption, and for highway construction, along with disastrous single-use zoning laws.
21 December 2005
Government favours industry concentration
- the world's top 10 seed companies have increased their control from one-third to one-half of the global seed trade;
- the top 10 biotech enterprises have raised their share from just over half to nearly three-quarters of world biotech sales; and
- the market share of the top 10 pesticide manufacturers rose modestly, from 80 to 84%, but industry analysts predict that only three companies will survive the next decade.
I think government intervention tends to favour oligopolies, in that it favours big business at the expense of small businesses and natural persons. Government identifies big business with economic success, and most corporate welfare programmes go to the largest companies. Agricultural subsidies, for instance, are claimed to be for 'family farms', but they mainly go to wealthy landowners and large agribusiness corporates. (Import barriers for food, as well as hurting the third world, also transfer cash from poor (western) consumers to wealthy farmers.) Big business can manipulate the regulatory environment, eg regarding health and safety, to make it very difficult for small businesses. The result is increasing concentration in industries like agriculture, where government intervention is dominant and sustained.
20 December 2005
Markets and 'markets', continued
For all the grandiloquence, however, there is no hiding that last week's meeting did little to promote free trade. The EconomistYou'd almost always be safe, if you've fallen asleep at a meeting and woken up to find yourself being looked at expectantly, to say something like there are arguments on both sides, or it's not black or white, it's a continuum. But when it comes to agricultural subsidies these statements would be wrong. There is only one side, and it is black not grey: agricultural subsidies are economic nonsense, and socially inequitable, and environmentally catastrophic. We knew this 30 years ago, but the subsidies continue. Right now, they are threatening to undermine, yet again, the international trading system. Still their proponents - step forward France - keep them going. They continue to put up high barriers to imports from food-rich developing countries, raising food prices for their own consumers and making it impossible for people in the poorer countries to prosper. The main beneficiaries of these absurd policies are wealthy landowners, large agribusiness corporates, the bureaucrats who administer them, and their political friends.
For those who preach 'markets' but are anti-market in everything except rhetoric, the interests of these wealthy, selfish bodies outweigh the millions of ordinary people, some of them desperately poor, who would benefit from the removal of barriers to agricultural trade.
17 December 2005
Social Policy Bonds and developing countries
Of course, developing country governments could issue their own Social Policy Bonds. Their public sector is not so well documented as in the rich countries. This makes discussion of their policymaking more difficult, but it should not inhibit the transition to a Social Policy Bond regime for several reasons:
- Public sectors are growing even faster in developing countries than in the developed world from, of course, a smaller base. There is the opportunity therefore to avoid the mistakes that developed countries made when their public sectors grew.
- While public sectors in the developing countries are growing rapidly, they are still not big enough to cope with their very severe social problems and the enormous social changes that are occurring. Developing countries are urbanising rapidly, with all the social dislocation this entails. Crime rates are high, and there is a great deal of urban poverty and unemployment. Many children are outside the educational system altogether and standards in state systems, while variable, are generally very low. Environmental problems are especially severe in developing countries.
- Public sector employees in developing countries are generally not well paid, and are more susceptible to corruption than in most developed countries. This lowers their motivation to act in the public interest. So, even more than in developed countries, there is often little relationship between government spending and desirable outcomes. One pointer: an International Monetary Fund (IMF) survey of 50 developing countries concluded that 'there is little empirical evidence to support the claim that public spending improves education and health indicators'. (Source: Anjeev Gupta, Marijn Verhoeven and Erwin Tiongson, Does higher government spending buy better results in education and health care?, IMF Working Paper WP/99/21, February 1999.)
14 December 2005
Markets and 'markets'
Only economists talk about markets. Business can't tolerate markets. They don't want markets in which informed consumers make rational choices. What they want is deluded consumers who will make irrational choices. That's what hundreds of billions of dollars in advertising are spent on. You don't get any information about the product.There is a huge difference between big business and government on the one hand, and small businesses and natural persons (as distinct from corporate bodies) on the other. Big business and government are suspicious of markets, which depend for their vitality on numerous decisions made by people and firms acting diversely and responsively within ethical and legislative bounds. They don't fully trust markets because they cannot fully control them. But they do try:
Large companies are less and less about making something for a specific market and increasingly about manipulating the arrangements behind such makings. Harvey Molotch, Where stuff comes from, Routledge, 2003 (page 204)When they are not corrupted or distorted, markets are the best way of allocating our scarce resources: all the evidence of history as well as economic theory supports this.
Markets do get a bad press, because they are often corrupted and distorted. But Social Policy Bonds offer a way in which market forces can be channelled directly into achieving social and environmental goals.
● An article about Climate Stability Bonds appeared in yesterday's Dominion Post (Wellington).
13 December 2005
Stabilisation wedges
This way of looking at climate change is encouraging in that it's about diverse approaches solutions to broad, defined, problem.
My reservations about it are:
- That the defined problem is taken to be anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, not climate change nor the negative effects of climate change;
- That it is still too prescriptive in that it doesn't do much to encourage the exploration of as-yet-unknown possible solutions;
- That it lacks market incentives, so would not maximise cost-effectiveness as that Climate Stability Bonds would, and would shift the burden of failed or inefficient technologies on those – presumably taxpayers – who would be financing, upfront, the entire enterprise.
08 December 2005
Politics without outcomes
Politicians should be allowed to have their fun, but not at the expense of the rest of us. We really need to get them to target explicit social and environmental outcomes. We need to join with them in articulating our goals and costing them.
06 December 2005
More subsidies for the rich
A Social Policy Bond regime would do away with this sort of nonsense from the outset. It would first identify the desired outcome and then let bondholders, not government, decide on how best to achieve it. It's possible that a government issuing bonds would say that its purpose was to boost property values so that consumers would spend more. But it's hard to imagine such a use of taxpayer funds being admitted, let alone approved. The current policymaking regime depends absolutely on fudge, obfuscation and deception. It allows government to favour its own alleged ways of achieving vague, unspecified or conflicting goals. Very often the actual result, as here, is to subsidise wealthy individuals or corporations at the expense of small businesses or the disadvantaged.
02 December 2005
Rewarding outcomes, not effort
What has been the result?
As I argue in my forthcoming book, existing institutional structures constrain a truly outcome-based policy. In the US, there has been an emphasis on rewarding effort whatever the result. But for efficiency it is not the quantity of effort that should be rewarded, but its quality, as measured by its effectiveness in achieving outcomes. It is crucial, in short, that outcomes be rewarded, however they are achieved. The risk and consequences of underachievement should be borne by the institutions themselves, not by ordinary members of the public. Outcome measures for bodies engaged in long-term activities, for example, research and development, should be subsumed into broader strategic goals. It should not be up to the government or a government agency to monitor how efficient agencies are in achieving sub-objectives. More crucially, the resource allocation should not be on an agency basis. Resources, ideally, would shift in and out of different activities depending on how efficient each activity is in contributing to the achievement of the strategic goals.
There is no question that the GPRA does represent a big step forward for outcome-orientated government. But, in my view, progress is being impeded on two fronts: existing government agencies have too much say in both the choice of long-term goals to be targeted, and in how resources aimed at achieving these outcomes are to be allocated.


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Community Karma – New alert variables for view drill-downs in Orion 10.0!Posted by chris.lapoint in Product Blog on Apr 30, 2010 6:58:47 PM
In a previous post, we covered Community works! - A simpler way to manage Orion email alerts based on an idea we took from the community. Now it's time for us to give back with an enhancement that, once you use it, you may wonder how you ever lived without it ;-)
Imagine this scenario, or perhaps, just look at your email if you've got that in front you. You've received an alert notification that a node is experiencing issues. What's your typical next step? For most users, it's to open their Orion website, find the node, and drill down to the node's details view to start investigating.
The problem is this felt like one too many steps for most of you. Why can't you just drill down from the alert? To solve this problem in Orion 10.0, we've added several new advanced alert variables that allow you to include a drill-down URL to the object referenced in the alert.
Here's how to use them…
1. Open Advanced Alert Manager (Start > Program Files > SolarWinds Orion > Alerting, Reporting, Mapping).
2. Click Configure New Alert to bring up your list of alerts and edit an existing alert or create a new one.
4. Navigate to Trigger Condition tab. Notice the Type of Property to Monitor field is set to Node. This is important because this allows you to reference the alert variables associated with that property type. For example, if you wanted to alert on an Orion APM application or component monitor and reference those variables in your alert notification, you'd want to change this accordingly.
4. Navigate to the Trigger Actions tab and select Send an E-Mail / Page.
5. Select the Message tab and click Insert Variable and you'll see a list of variables to choose from. Notice that NodeDetailsURL is now available (Yes, I almost cried the first time I saw it too).
6. Select Build Selected Variable and it will be automatically inserted in your email. Now, when this alert triggers, this alert action will parse the variables and automagically include a direct drill-down link to the node the having problems in your email notification.
Still not impressed? The good news is we didn't stop with just the node URL drill-down variable. This same approach works for interfaces, VMware machines, applications, monitors, etc. As you install Orion modules, more URL drill-down options will be automatically added to your list of variables!
Well, we're hopeful we've fulfilled at least part of our karmic duties with this new feature, but please try it out and let us know what you think!

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Professional Growth & Development Opportunities:
- RUSA ( 2 programs);
- DPLAFest (video)
- ALPSP (Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers, UK)
Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2016
All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11am Pacific, noon Mountain, 1pm Central, and 2pm Eastern time.
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Maurice Coleman is the Technical Trainer at a Harford County Public Library in Maryland. He has presented numerous virtual and face to face presentations on social media, technology implementation, and presentation and training skills. In addition, he hosts the library training and presentation podcast T is for Training at http://tisfortraining.wordpress.com and was named a Library Journal Mover and Shaker in 2010. He can be found through Twitter at @baldgeekinmd.
Jill Hurst-Wahl teaches on-campus and online for Syracuse University's School of Information Studies and is a contributor to the "T is for Training" podcast. Jill is a frequent conference presenter, including sessions in 2016 at Computers in Libraries, Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, and the Academic Librarians Conference in New York State. Jill can be found online at https://ischool.syr.edu/people/directories/view/jahurst/ and through Twitter at @jill_hw.
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Consistency in metadata is repeatedly discussed as problem in information management and delivery of digital resources. One core element of that metadata is the use of controlled vocabularies and authority control. These methods can also be applied to various elements of the research process. Recently, a variety of projects have gained traction within the research community to identify elements of the process that will support discovery, linking and interaction with research outputs. These systems and approaches include ORCID, DataCite, FundRef, CREDIT and others. This webinar will focus on the role that libraries and publishers can play in fostering these systems in their work. In addition to updates on a few of these initiatives, this webinar will also highlight the implementation of these systems in the research lifecycle.
Contributing their expertise and perspectives, this webinar features the following noted professionals:
- Attribution from a Research Library Perspective: Micah Altman, Head/Scientist, MIT Libraries Program on Information Science
- Data, Metadata, and Data Citation: Insights from PLOS: Emma Ganley, PhD., Chief Editor, PLOS Biology
- How Libraries can Support the Identification and Discovery of Scholarly Output: Ekatarina (Eka) Grguric, Fellow, North Carolina State University Libraries; Madison Sullivan, Fellow, North Carolina State University Libraries; William Cross, Director, Copyright and Digital Scholarship Center, North Carolina State University Libraries
RUSA Webinars:
Wednesday, 8/3/2016
Cost: RUSA members: $40; ALA members: $50; ALA student & retired members: $25; Non-members: $65; Group rate: $99 single login, $38/person multiple logins. (min. 2 people)
Make Google work for YOU! Participants will understand advanced Google search strategies, such as the site search; learn about search limiters for sites, videos, news, and images; and be able to incorporate Google into their reference interactions and instruction sessions.
Register here.
Tuesday, 8/16/2016
Cost: RUSA members: $40; ALA members: $50; ALA student & retired members: $25; Non-members: $65; Group rate: $99 single login, $38/person multiple logins. (min. 2 people)
This webinar addresses some of the crucial factors that librarians should keep in mind when selecting and using eLearning authoring tools. This webinar will discuss not only the criteria that can be applied to the selection process, but also will present some instructional design components that should be considered at the same time.
Register here.
On 9 August, join Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) incoming President Lynn Silipigni Connaway and colleagues for a day focused on the work of OCLC Research.
This ASIS&T Regional Meeting will take place in the Lakeside Room at the OCLC Conference Center. Much more information and registration is available at the ASIS&T website. You can also register here.
Several OCLC Research staff will be presenting and facilitating workshops. The meeting will conclude with a tour of OCLC facilities. The full topic and speaker list includes:
- The Library in the Life of the User:Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist and Director of User Research, OCLC
- Library Services Development in an Emerging Collaborative Landscape: Ixchel M. Faniel, Research Scientist, OCLC, and Rebecca Bryant, Senior Program Officer, OCLC
- Library Linked Data: Where Things Stand: Jean Godby, Senior Research Scientist, OCLC
- Workshops (concurrent, attendees can choose 1 of 2)
- Visitors and Residents Interactive Mapping: Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Senior Research Scientist and Director of User Research, and William Harvey, Consulting Software Engineer, OCLC
- Taxonomy: Joseph Busch, Founder and Principal Consultant of Taxonomy Strategies
- New Video Online: A Look at New York's DPLA Service Hub From the Ground Up (DPLAfest 2016 Presentation)
According to infoDOCKET "the following presentation was recorded at DPLAfest 2016 on in Washington, DC on April 14, 2016. (Click here to view)
About the Presentation
Liaisons and digital collection administrators from the ESDN New York DPLA regional partners discuss the business of contributing to DPLA from their various contexts and platforms. Panelists discussed their experience working with ESDN to coordinate contribution workflows, permissions, metadata guidelines, metadata mapping, and other outreach activities to member organizations through a distributed hub network.
Empire State Digital Network (ESDN), the New York state service hub for DPLA, is administered by the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) in partnership with eight regional library councils collectively working as the Empire State Library Network. Together, these partners collaborate to contribute digital resources from hundreds of New York collecting institutions to DPLA…"
- Kerri Willett: Deputy Director of the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO)
- Laura Osterhout: Member services librarian for the Rochester Regional Library Council
- Susan D'Entremont: Archivist and digital project manager for the Capital District Library Council
- Jennifer Palmentiero: Digital services librarian for the Southeastern New York Library Resources Council
The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has launched a new blended learning online workshop to help those new to international scholarly publishing "providing delegates, regardless of location, with an interactive and essential introduction to the basics of journals publishing, for those at the beginning of their careers.
Delegates will complete a pre-course questionnaire and reading. This is followed by a live one and a half hour interactive webinar hosted by a tutor and including exercises, polls and the opportunity to ask questions. There is a comprehensive quiz that follows the webinar and 48 hours course follow up with the tutor via email.
The workshop will prepare delegates with an overview and understanding of this fast moving area and help them understand how all the different functions fit together. They will come away with an understanding of: the role of the editor and editorial office; know what happens to a paper after acceptance; understand how journal finances work; and appreciate what goes into a journal marketing plan.
The workshop will take place on Thursday 17 November 2016
- 7:00 – 8:30 am, Western US
- 10:00 – 11:30 am, Eastern US
- 3:00 – 4:30 pm, UK
- 4:00 – 5:30 pm, Europe
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Further information and booking available online.
Tom is originally from Brooklyn N.Y but has spent his entire professional career in South Carolina, most recently as Head of Reference Services at the College of Charleston. As part of the Against the Grain and Charleston Conference team, he serves as the associate editor of the print ATG as well as the co-editor of the webpage. Tom's conference duties include coordinating the Penthouse Suite interviews as well as the conference poster sessions.
He received his MLS from the University of Buffalo, SUNY and a second master's in public administration from the College of Charleston and the Univ. of South Carolina. His wife Carol and he live in downtown Charleston and she is an artist and a tour guide offering historic walking tours of the city.


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I love all the designs, but the family breadboard and porcelain cups might be my favorite–I could just see my kids naming every single character on there, and trying to connect them with people in our own lives. With their sense of humor, I'd be the guy with the handlebar mustache. –Liz
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I have mentioned that there is something about me that invites people to say awkward things to me. Sometimes it's annoying; often it's just an amazing gift of someone else's lack of better judgment that I get to enjoy.
I've been waiting for the comments. I'm 31. I'm pregnant with my fourth child, which in this day and age, makes me a young mom. In fact, when I was pregnant with Henry two years ago (whoa… my kid is going to be two soon…), I actually had a woman yell at me for being irresponsible for being an unreasonably young mother. Literally–she yelled at me. At her own garage sale. I didn't buy anything. I tried to thank her for clearly assuming I was younger than 29, but she was too busy judging me and showing off her lack of verbal control.
I don't remember all of the times that it has happened with this pregnancy, but two have stuck out. An old friend (for whom I used to babysit when I was a teenager), when he found out that I was pregnant again, said, "Do you know how that happens?"
And then, again today, I was dropping my kids off in the child care area of my gym so that I could take my zumba class. A man was dropping off his three children, and commented that we both had three. I patted my belly and said, "Three and a half, actually."
He said, "Oh. Well, you know how that happens, right?"
I know it isn't meant as an insult… I hope it isn't meant as an insult… In any case, I don't take it as an insult. It's a "clever" response to finding out that someone is having more than the average number of children. If you overthink it, it is offensive… but I'm going to give these men the benefit of the doubt and assume they were joking.
That said, I am not one to let those comments slip by if I can be quick-witted enough in the moment.
The first time I was asked, I responded by saying, "Nope. Will you please explain it to me, in detail?"
Today I said, "Yep. And it's super fun. Don't you think?"


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Ummmmmmm, I didn't say he said this would have to be permanent, that is; you enable it while you're doing maintenance and then disable it when you're done.
I kinda like the fact that people couldn't inadvertently drop a table.
Also he didn't restrict this to a RAC environment.
So have you actually measured this?
PS I will take a look at Steve's book. Thanks again.
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From: K Gopalakrishnan [mailto:kaygopal_at_gmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 2:44 PM
To: Wolfson Larry - lwolfs
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Subject: Re: ALTER TABLE LOCK DISABLE
I wouldn't subscribe to DISABLE TABLE LOCKS arguement as that posses a serious threat to HA operations. You can not re-build indexes or do any online table maintenence operations that requires table locking. It was even documented in Steve's internals book. But that is for OPS.
Now with significant enhancements in RAC, with faster messaging functions, I really do not see much performance improvement in disabling table locks. And also what percentage gain you get from disabling table locks is questionable..
Best Regards,
K Gopalakrishnan
Co-Author: Oracle Wait Interface, Oracle Press 2004 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/007222729X/
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"Talwalkars Better Value Fitness Ltd (TBVF), one of India's largest fitness chains has entered into an agreement to acquire strategic stake in Inshape Health and Fitnez Private Ltd (IHPL), a health and fitness center having operations in Chennai. Talwalkars to acquire 51 per cent equity shares from promoters of the company in an all cash deal," TBVF said in a regulatory filing.
It further said: "The investment into IHPL will enable TBVF to further strengthen their presence in a fitness conscious Chennai Market. The partnership combines TBVF's strong hold in the fitness industry in India with IHPL's expertise in the local industry and market knowledge.
IHPL operates three gyms in Chennai.
Talwalkars Better Value Fitness' shares were trading at Rs 250.30, up 1.42 per cent from previous close on BSE.


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Congratulations Tim Clague!
Your submission "Off" has been chosen as one of the finalists for this year's Red Planet Prize. Can you now email your completed script - as soon as possible - to this address, along with your synopsis and details. The script will then be considered by our panel of judges and the winner will be announced in the New Year.
All the best and well done.
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A local charity which provides services to support people with learning disabilities will launch a new fundraising challenge at the Belvedere Hotel next week.
PAMIS are looking for businesses to join their 25th anniversary year special fundraising campaign, the PAMIS Challenge 25.
They are inviting teams of up to five from each participating company to turn £100 seed capital into £1,000 or more for PAMIS. All teams have 12 weeks to be as innovative, original and as imaginative as possible and can take part whenever it suits them.
PAMIS are launching the PAMIS Challenge 25 at the Belvedere Hotel in Stonehaven at 11am on Wednesday (July 5) and are encouraging anyone who thinks they, or their organisation, are up to the challenge to send a representative along to this event to meet the team at PAMIS, watch a short presentation and take away an information pack.
All money raised will go towards the costs of the charity's new Changing Place toilet vehicle which will be taken to events across the country to offer accessible facilities to hundreds of families who otherwise would not be able to attend or would have to change loved ones on a toilet floor.
If you cannot attend but would like more information please email Fiona Harper at email@example.com .
If you are popping along please go to Eventbrite to confirm your attendance https://pamischallenge25aberdeenshire.eventbrite.co.uk
PAMIS is the only organisation in Scotland that works solely with people with profound and multiple learning disabilities. They provide a range of services and projects including; Family Support Serviceand campaigns for equity in services.


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Pro Tip: Quickly Convert Text in to a Programmatic Array or List
Every now and then I need to turn a plain text list in to a useable list for my code. For example, I want to turn this plain list:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
In to something like this:
String[] weekDays = {"Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday"};
For small lists like that a manual process is fine. However, for large lists it's too just much to do it by hand.
That's when I normally use my favourite text editor, TextPad, for the job.
Let's say we have a list of American state codes and their corresponding names, which we want to turn in to a list of strings by surrounding each with quotation marks and a delimiter. That's, like, doing the same thing 100 times. Instead you can simple use Regualar Expressions in a power-editor's Replace dialog and have it done in a matter of seconds with no risk of repetitive strain injury.
In the shot below I've pasted my list in to Textpad and then opened the Replace dialog.
Notice I've told it I'm looking for regular expression matches and that I'm searching for $ which in regex parlance is the end of a line. Hitting Replace All then puts a quote mark and a colon at the end of each line, as below:
You can see how easy this is already, right?
In the shot above I've kept the Replace dialog open and told it to look for ^ (start of line) and replace it with a ", which leads to the list below:
Nearly done. Now, in the shot above, I'm looking for all carriage returns (new lines) and replacing them with nothing. Which leads to the list below:
It's now ready to paste straight in to your code!!
The above example was for a Notes @Formula list, but it's obviously very simple to adapt to any type of language.
This was a simple example of what can be even more powerful when you get your head round using RegEx in a string search/replace pattern.


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Bruce Campbell, author of The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster: Public Betrayal, Justice Denied, will be speaking about one of the deadliest railway disasters in Canadian
history. The July 6, 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster resulted in major loss of life, massive environmental destruction and the evisceration of a small Quebec town. Lac-Mégantic is the story of a rail industry writing its own rules and a booming US oil industry based on fracking, fighting any obstacles to selling their dangerous product. Members of Railroad Workers United will share their stories regarding their unsafe working conditions, and Gerri Songer, local activist, will discuss the local impact. Books will be available for purchase. Free and open to the public. Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 7 pm., UAW Union Hall, 680 Barclay Blvd., Lincolnshire, IL. https://www.facebook.com/pg/Concern-About-Train-Safety-271217617148614/posts/?ref=page_internal
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Hey guys!
I will no longer be posting at this blog. It's been fun, but it's time for a change. You can now find me at Adventurously.
See you there!
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
Take a break.
|photo credit: one & two. lettering by me.
I've been feeling a little overwhelmed over the past couple of weeks. It's just that time of the semester, I guess. Luckily, spring break starts at 11:50am today. I'm still stuck in Cleveland (yay, work), but hey, it's a break--I'll take it. Honestly, I'm just ready to be done with school. As much as I love learning, I'm ready to move on to new things. I know, I know--I'll miss it so much when it's over, but I'm ready to start a new adventure and focus on other things.
I want to have more time to:
Write more.
Blog more.
Take more pictures.
Go hiking.
Go on adventures.
Plan my wedding!
Make things.
Be creative.
I want to have time to just be.
I have a few things that have to get done this week, but I'm hoping I can manage to work in a little me time, too (...that doesn't somehow get eaten up by internet or TV or any other mindless activities. Technology is such a time suck).
A few pictures and pins I'm liking (and that just so happen to describe exactly what I'm wanting):
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Friday, February 8, 2013
In case the picture doesn't tell it all, I have news!
Mike and I are engaged!
He actually proposed on January 19 (in Central Park in NYC, no less!), but I haven't had time to think, much less blog. I'm still so excited though! After searching and searching for an available, semi-affordable venue, we finally found one, so the official date is October 20, 2013. Some days, it feels impossibly far, and then others (usually when I'm in planning mode)...it's scary close.
Anyway, I mostly just wanted to update you all on that little life event, but I hope to be writing more soon.
(I'm highly considering a move to WordPress and a name-change for the blog. Any suggestions?)
Anyway, I mostly just wanted to update you all on that little life event, but I hope to be writing more soon.
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Best Cities for Students Without Cars
According to AAA, the average driver pays around $10,000 each year to keep a car on the road. For college students, costs can be even higher. Parking on campus means splurging on a pass or wasting precious time searching for an open parking spot. With that in mind, you might want to consider ditching the car to save money ― and yourself from the hassle.
With a bit of careful consideration and research, you won't miss much by going carless, but you have to choose wisely. To help you make the decision, we put together this list of the best cities and towns for students without a car.
Large Cities
New York, NY
New York is one of the most pedestrian-friendly cities in the United States. The subway system runs 24 hours, and its 468 stations serve all of New York and the surrounding areas. The system works so well that fewer than half of New York households own cars at all. New York is also in the midst of a big push toward greater bike friendliness.
Boston, MA
Arguably the biggest college town in the U.S., the Boston metro area boasts 33 colleges and universities, including two of the most prestigious worldwide. The city's subway -- Bostonians call it "the T" -- is the oldest in America and covers most of the city, with buses filling in the gaps. With plenty of cycling options, Bicycling Magazine ranked Boston the 26th most bike friendly metro in the country, even though long snowy winters can keep bikes off the road for several months a year.
Washington, DC
The nation's capital boasts a comprehensive and expanding metro rail system and moderate winters, making it ideal for walkers and bikers. The trains and buses run to midnight on weekdays and until around 3 a.m. on weekends. The city is at the forefront of a biking revolution. DC was ranked 4th best in the country by Bicycling Magazine, thanks to an explosion of new bike lanes and riders over the past years, not to mention relatively flat terrain.
San Francisco, CA
The epicenter of the growing tech economy, San Francisco enjoys temperate weather year-round and a compact, picturesque urban landscape. The downtown area is highly walkable and offers a mix of buses and rail for getting around. For longer trips, the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system offers trains linking downtown to the airport, Oakland, and surrounding suburbs. The city is also very bike-friendly and ranked 8th best by Bicycling Magazine, though the steep hills can make for some challenging rides. Altogether, a little over 30% of San Francisco households get around without a car.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
Biking is where Minneapolis-St. Paul really shines; it was ranked second nationwide by Bicycling Magazine, an impressive feat considering the frigid Minnesota winters. A comprehensive network of bike lanes and trails link downtown to surrounding areas. Compared to similarly-sized metro areas, Minneapolis-St. Paul once lagged behind in public transit, but the city completed its first light rail line in 2004, connecting the airport, downtown Minneapolis, and the Mall of America. Another line is under construction that will link the University of Minnesota to downtown Minneapolis, making the city even more accessible.
Seattle, WA
Home to software giants Microsoft and Amazon, the Seattle area is buzzing with development, and it has ambitious transit plans to match. A comprehensive bus network serves the area, and a new light rail was completed in 2009, connecting downtown to southern neighborhoods and the airport. More expansion is in the works, including an extension to the University of Washington and several streetcar routes. The city is also laying down bike lanes left and right, but the hilly terrain and drizzly weather means cyclists need thick skin. Though options are growing, over 80% of residents still depend on cars.
Los Angeles, CA
Infamous for its sprawl and traffic jams, L.A. may not be a paragon of mass transit, but the city is working hard to burnish its image. Since the early 1990s, L.A. has built a network of subways and light rails, and today its metro and buses are second only to New York's in daily ridership. Though students without cars must contend with the sheer size of the city, the year-round sunny weather makes for excellent walking and biking, provided you don't have too far to travel.
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore is a big and relatively compact city, so the decision to go carless is common, especially among students. Over 30% of residents don't own a car, and only 5% of Johns Hopkins students have vehicles on campus. There is a light rail that runs north to Hunt Valley and south to the BWI Airport, a subway that travels east to Owings Mills, MD and west to Johns Hopkins Hospital, and 57 bus routes that link the rest of the city. Most of these services run between 5 a.m. and 1 a.m. on the weekdays, and there are a few bus routes that run 24 hours a day.
Denver, CO
Denver is an ideal city for cyclists. There are record numbers of sunny days, numerous bike lanes, and a city-wide bike-share program. Depending on where you live in the Denver area, you won't miss a car for everyday activities. The city has several light rail lines, with a stop at the University of Colorado's downtown campus, and a bus system connecting other campuses and parts of the city. Keep in mind that certain parts of Denver -- and the Rocky Mountains -- have limited public transportation.
Chicago, IL
Chicago is the third largest U.S. city with the second largest public transit system. Just about all neighborhoods are linked together by buses and the iconic raised "L" trains, which radiate out from the city center in all directions. Thanks to the density of the downtown and other neighborhoods, walking is always a good option. While bike-friendliness has lagged behind other cities in the past, the Windy City is constructing an impressive 100 miles of separated bike lanes over the next few years.
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia is the 5th largest city in the U.S. and home to numerous educational institutions, including the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel and Temple. At the University of Pennsylvania, only 3% of students have cars. That's because the city is served by a comprehensive network of rail and bus lines that 27% of residents use as their primary mode of transit. Additionally, more than 25% of arterial streets are equipped with bike lanes, and the city is dense; not having a car in Philly may actually be easier than having one.
St. Louis, MO
St. Louis has one major light rail line running across the Mississippi, cutting through downtown. Like many mid-sized American cities, living without a car is possible, as long as you choose the right neighborhood close to a station or a bus stop. If you live in a neighborhood close to downtown, walking is a pleasant option, and there are bus routes that provide access to the city center from the city's surrounding suburbs in both Missouri and Illinois.
Miami, FL
Beautiful and sunny Miami has one major light rail line running along the coast, with several stops, including downtown and at the University of Miami. Alternatively, a comprehensive bus system serves the metro area. Downtown Miami is constantly being revitalized, making the city a delightful walking town. Cyclists may find challenges in a still-developing bike route infrastructure, but the warm weather provides ample opportunities to explore.
Mid-Size Cities
San Jose, CA
The largest college in town is San Jose State University (SJSU), located in the city's walkable little downtown. In addition to numerous buses, San Jose has an expansive light rail system that ties the area together. The city was originally designed for cars, so walking distances can be far. As a result, about half of the students at SJSU own cars. On the bright side, the city has plans to make its downtown one of the most bike friendly in the nation, and with 300 days of sunshine a year and flat terrain, the outlook is good.
Pittsburgh, PA
Located smack in the heart of America's rust belt, Pittsburgh has undergone a major urban revival. Downtown living is affordable, and several schools, including the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon, are centrally located. Living in Pittsburgh without a car is definitely an option; in fact, only 12% of Carnegie Mellon students have cars on campus. Pedestrians can depend on numerous buses and two major light rail lines, and the city has ambitious plans to increase bike accessibility.
Buffalo, NY
Buffalo is served by one major light rail line connecting downtown and the State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo campus in the south. There are also several bus lines around town, but some far-reaching parts of the city may be difficult to access without a car. As a result, almost 70% of SUNY Buffalo's 29,000 students have cars on campus. The city is making an admirable effort to improve bike infrastructure, which should bring more areas within reach.
Hartford, CT
Home to several higher-education institutions, including Trinity College and University of Connecticut School of Business, Hartford is a compact city ideal for pedestrians. The downtown, riverfront, and several parks are within walking distance of Trinity, UCONN Business School, and the community college. There is also a bus network for trips to the suburbs, and larger bus companies connect Hartford to cities around the Northeast.
Portland, OR
Portland has a nationwide reputation for progressive city planning, and it is well deserved. The relatively small city was ranked #1 for public transit and walkability by Travel + Leisure magazine in 2012. There are several light rail lines linking the airport and suburbs, streetcars running throughout downtown, and an efficient bus system. Ubiquitous bike lanes, flat terrain, and mild winters also make Portland a biker's delight. In short, attending college in Portland without a car poses no problems.
Salt Lake City, UT
If you are a cyclist, you may find Salt Lake City to be more than agreeable. Numerous sharrows (shared lanes) and isolated bike lanes have led the city to be ranked consistently among the most bike-friendly places nationwide. Salt Lake City's three light rail lines and buses also earn praise for efficiency and coverage. It's certainly possible to go without a vehicle in Salt Lake, but many students still opt to drive, with more than half of University of Utah students, and 28% at Westminster College, owning cars.
Providence, RI
Providence is an old and relatively dense New England city. As a result, over 10% of the city's residents walk to work daily. At two of the largest colleges in town, Brown University and Providence College, only 20% and 16% of students own cars, respectively. When you can't walk, a bus system runs throughout the city, and trains provide short rides to Boston, New York, and beyond.
Milwaukee, WI
The largest city in Wisconsin, Milwaukee also has one of the highest rates of students per capita in North America, with several small colleges and the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Many students don't drive and instead rely on the transit system that runs buses around town and into neighboring cities, like Chicago, Madison, and Green Bay. Milwaukee is also known to be very bike-friendly, ranked 24th best by Bicycling Magazine. The city has ambitious plans to add over 100 miles of bike lanes.
Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati's downtown is served by a network of bus lines, branching out in all directions, and streetcars are in the works. The city was ranked as a bronze-level community by the League of American Bicyclists, making cycling an option for students as well. Attending University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, or Miami University is certainly comfortable without a car, though a large portion of students do choose to drive.
Cleveland, OH
Urban revitalization efforts in Cleveland have resulted in one of the most livable and public-transit friendly towns in the U.S. The city has three light rail lines and an efficient bus network, ranked best in the country in 2007 by the American Public Transportation Association. Cyclists are also common on Cleveland streets, with the city working to add many miles of new bike lanes. Fortunately for walkers, the largest colleges, Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State, are both close to downtown.
New Orleans, LA
New Orleans' public transit is part of its cultural heritage. Several classic streetcar lines serve the central parts of town, and buses travel out to the suburbs. The city's flat geography and subtropical climate also make cycling a breeze. In 2010, New Orleans ranked eighth nationwide for percentage of pedestrians and bike commuters, according the League of American Cyclists. Thanks to these excellent alternatives, the large majority of students at Tulane, Loyola, and University of New Orleans don't have cars.
Smaller Cities
Boulder, CO
Nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Boulder regularly earns national acclaim for its livability. The small city offers beautiful scenery year round, hundreds of miles of bike and pedestrian paths, and easy access to Denver by bus. As a result, only 11% of the 25,000 University of Colorado, Boulder students choose to own a car on campus.
Madison, WI
One of the most highly educated cities in America, the state capital of Wisconsin, and home to a top university, Madison was ranked 7th most bike friendly metro by Bicycle Magazine. A bus network serves most of the city, as well. With such a large university in town, Madison is full of students without cars
Lincoln, NE
Located smack in the heartland of America, Lincoln is a small, albeit spread out, city with a bus system that connects the University of Nebraska's campuses to most of the surrounding neighborhoods. The city is more than comfortable for cyclists and is ranked as a Bronze Level bicycle friendly community by the League of American Cyclists. At The University of Nebraska -- by far the largest college in town -- about half of the students have cars on campus.
Bridgeport, CT
Bridgeport is served by a bus system that links various parts of the town and the suburbs. Thanks to efforts to redevelop the downtown area and waterfront, the city is also a great place to walk. Only about 25% of students at the University of Bridgeport have cars on campus.
Albany, NY
Highly educated and home to a large numbers of students, Albany is a progressive capital city. There are no trains around the city, but a bus system connects many parts of downtown. The city is compact, so historical downtown makes walking a pleasant option, especially in spring and fall. About 40% of students at the State University of New York (SUNY), Albany use cars to commute.
Binghamton, NY
The small city of Binghamton hosts a few college campuses, the largest being SUNY Binghamton. The 12,000 students of this well-known public university are helping revitalize the downtown, turning Binghamton into a walkable and fun city for students. The university offers free shuttles around town, and students can ride the public bus for free. Students are also encouraged to walk and bike. About 39% of SUNY Binghamton students have cars on campus.
Trenton, NJ
Downtown Trenton is a pleasant place for walkers, with an eclectic mix of architecture, bars, shops, and restaurants. The city hosts a few institutes of higher education, most notably Thomas Edison State College, with its almost 20,000 students, and Princeton University is only 45 minutes away on public transit.
Santa Barbara, CA
Beautiful Santa Barbara is nestled right on the Pacific coast, offering sunshine and moderate temperatures year round. The location makes for a perfect place to attend college, especially without a car. Of the 20,000 or so students at UC Santa Barbara, 94% don't drive. The Santa Barbara bus system has many routes branching out from the central transit center, and biking is a citywide pastime. Thanks in part to numerous recreation trails, 18% of residents use alternative modes of transit, and the League of American Bicyclists ranked Santa Barbara as a silver-level bike-friendly city.
Syracuse, NY
Syracuse has a reputation for being a great place to live -- in college and beyond. In fact, it was recently ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of the top-ten places to raise a family. Most college students in Syracuse attend Syracuse University, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, or SUNY Upstate Medical Campus. For these students, going carless is a real option. There is a bus system that connects the town and college campuses with neighboring areas. Syracuse also boasts Amtrak and Greyhound services, making trips home easier for those who opt to attend school without a vehicle. Only about 20% of students have cars at Syracuse University.
College Towns
Ithaca, NY
Cornell University and Ithaca College account for most of Ithaca's urban population of about 30,000. The metro area as a whole is served by an extensive bus system, and Cornell actively promotes walking and biking. As a result, most of the city's students live without a car.
State College, PA
Known endearingly by its residents as "Happy Valley," State College is dominated by the almost 40,000 students of Penn State University. Of these students, only 17% have cars, thanks largely to the town's walkability, public transit, and bike friendliness. The League of American Bicyclists ranks State College as a bronze-level bike-friendly community. Additionally, more than 10% of the local population walks to work or school, and a bus system shuttles students throughout the metro area.
Iowa City, IA
Home to the roughly 20,000 students at the University of Iowa, this college town has made a name for itself as an excellent place to pedal instead of drive, receiving the rank of a silver-level bike-friendly community by the League of American Bicyclists. The area is also served by a relatively extensive bus network, and students receive deep discounts on passes.
Charlottesville, VA
Home to the prestigious University of Virginia and its roughly 20,000 students, Charlottesville is a great college town to study in without a car. Roughly 23% of the town's residents and students commute on foot, by bike, or by bus, according to the League of American Bicyclists. The town has an Amtrak station and local buses offering free rides to students around the university.
Morgantown, WV
With only around 30,000 residents inside the city limits, a huge portion of Morgantown's population is comprised of students from West Virginia University. For a small town, there are excellent public transit options. Students can buzz around campus in the town's one-of-a-kind Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system, which links the various parts of campus through small rail cars. The entire metro area is served by buses from the Mountain Line Transit Authority, and walking is also a pleasant option. Over 16% of Morgantown residents get around on foot, according the League of American Bicyclists.
Burlington, VT
Home to the University of Vermont (UVM) and its roughly 12,000 students, Burlington is an iconic New England town, nestled on the coast of Lake Champlain with the Green Mountains to the east. For college students, a car is by no means a requirement. The downtown area is compact and walkable, with five blocks of pedestrian-only shopping and a picturesque waterfront. About a third of students do choose to own a car, mainly for access to the state's famous hiking and skiing.


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Meek Mill Net Worth
Meek Mill is a rapper and song writer with a net worth of $3 million. In the mid 2000s he began his career by making mix tapes. His first studio album was released in 2012. He also collaborated on a song with Mariah Carey
Personal Problems
Several brushes with the law resulted in Meek Mill serving prison time. Prior to the release of his first album, Mill had spent tine in jail. When he was 18 he was arrested on assault and possession charges and went on probation. As he was shopping around for a record label he had another brush with the law. After serving a seven month prison sentence he signed a deal with the Mayback Music Group record label. The label is owned by Warner Brothers but run by Rick Ross.
Album Releases
Meek Mill has gone on to release several albums. Four of the albums released have been compilation albums. He also released "Dreams and Nightmares." This album sold 350,000 copies and hit number two on the Billboard charts. An instant success, the album topped the charts upon its release. The compilation albums sold 570,000 copies collectively. With the release of nine mix tapes, Meek Mill has stayed true to his earliest accomplishments in music.
In 2015 he went on to release another album. This album made it onto the Billboard 200 upon its release. On a personal note, he also began dating fellow rapper Nikki Minaj early in the year, finally enjoying success some success outside of his music career.
Other Accomplishments
Dream Chasers Records is a hip hop label created by Meek Mill. He named the company after his early mix tapes. He has since gone on to sign other rappers to his label that are from his hometown.


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On 21 April 2016, Professor Robert Cryer published a concise analysis of the possible consequences of a resolution adopted by the UK House of Commons a day earlier, including of a possible referral of the situation involving crimes – war crimes, crimes against humanity, and, in particular, genocide – committed by members of Daesh to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Although Professor Cryer noted, quite appropriately, that "political realities in the S[ecurity] C[ouncil] mean that there may be a veto on a resolution sending the matter to the ICC", there are even more limitations to the likelihood of this proposal. This post briefly discusses these other limitations and suggests an alternative way to proceed.
Legal and Practical Limitations of the ICC Jurisdiction
It is unlikely that the ICC would get to deal with Daesh's crimes in the foreseeable future. The Court does not presently have territorial jurisdiction with respect to the situation in Syria and Iraq, since neither of these States is a Party to the Rome Statute. Theoretically, the Court might exercise personal jurisdiction with respect to crimes committed by foreign members of Daesh who are nationals of States Parties to the Statute – but this is also unlikely, by virtue of the ICC principle of complementarity: if such individuals are found in the territory of a State Party to the Rome Statute, they are likely to be handed over to the States of which they are nationals, or to be tried in the State where they are apprehended (aut dedere aut judicare).
In turn, the likelihood of the situation in Syria being referred to the ICC by the UN Security Council is close to zero, because such a referral would imply the Court's jurisdiction not only with respect to crimes under international law committed by members of Daesh (for the concept of crimes under international law, see: G. Werle and F. Jessberger, Principles of International Criminal Law, p. 32) but also with respect to those committed by Syrian armed forces, their internal opponents, and – last but not least – by members of foreign armed forces currently present in the country. Yet, there seem to be further good reasons not to refer the situation involving crimes committed by members of Daesh to the ICC at all, but to follow an alternative route.
Establishing a "Hybrid" Tribunal for Daesh
It is submitted that the ICC is not an appropriate judicial forum for dealing with Daesh's crimes, because it does not represent a sufficient normative framework – that is, international criminal law and procedure, which are codified in the Rome Statute, may not be sufficiently compatible with Islamic (international criminal) law, due to the former's secular character. Hence it is no coincidence that such important Islamic States as, for example, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Indonesia, and Iran – representing both the Sunni and the Shi'a traditions of Islam – are not Parties to the Rome Statute. All the more, in the opinion of Daesh – an extremist Islamic actor – secular international criminal law is most definitely a "product of Western civilization", of "infidels", a dimension of the very values Daesh is militarily opposing on its way towards the apocalypse. Hence, holding perpetrators of crimes under international law from amongst Daesh liable exclusively under secular international criminal law would not produce an appropriate ideological effect. Since the war Daesh is waging is not just a war of weapons but also, undoubtedly, one of ideologies, the civilized world should certainly overpower Daesh with weapons, but it would be wise to determine the responsibility of the authors of Daesh's crimes on the basis of values that they are claiming as their own – that is, on the basis of Islamic international criminal law (see passim: F. Malekian, Principles of Islamic International Criminal Law: A Comparative Search.
That a group of leading Islamic scholars has expressed criticism against Daesh, and that important Islamic States have issued declarations to the effect of condemning Daesh's action, are already very helpful in this regard: it means that Daesh not only represents an ideological minority in the Islamic world but, moreover, that that minority is profoundly wrong in its action, from the point of view of Islamic religion and law. Among other things, leading Islamic scholars have reaffirmed that Christians and Yazidis (frequent victims of Daesh) are kitabi ("People of the Book"), and no harm must be done to them; that Islam does not tolerate violence towards women and children; that Islam does not allow the re-introduction of slavery; that torture is prohibited; and that punishments for crimes should be imposed in the framework of a fair trial procedure based on justice and mercy. Now that Daesh's crimes have already been invoked by Islamic scholars on the basis of Islamic international criminal law, a further step could be made towards the establishment of a "hybrid" tribunal for Daesh, with due regard to the following elements:
- the legal basis for such a tribunal should combine elements of secular (i.e. customary) international criminal law and procedure – in particular, as far as the rights of victims and defendants are concerned – and of relevant substantive and procedural rules of Islamic international criminal law;
- no less that 50 per cent of the tribunal's judges, prosecutors and defence lawyers must be scholars and practitioners of Islamic criminal law, in order for the tribunal to be credible in the eyes of Islamic communities. The other key vacancies could be filled by lawyers from other legal traditions;
- the seat of the tribunal should, ideally, be in the Middle East, both for practical (proximity to victims, witnesses and evidence) and symbolic reasons (the seat of the Nuremberg Tribunal was highly symbolic, because it was in an important centre of the defeated Nazism – and the tribunal adjudicating on the basis of Islamic law should not be too distant from the cradle of Islam);
- it goes without saying that Arabic – Muslims' sacred language and a predominant language in the Middle East – should be among the tribunal's official and working languages; and
- the tribunal could be established on the basis of a treaty to be concluded by interested States (both within and outside the Middle Eastern region), or on the basis of a Security Council resolution, and could be co-financed by the United Nations and from contributions by interested States.
No efficient criminal prosecution of Daesh members is possible until Daesh's military defeat. But once that is done, the administration of criminal justice for grave crimes under international law committed in the Middle East – one of the centres of human civilization – should become an important focus for the international community, and the format suggested in this post appears to be appropriate to the achievement of that essential goal.


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Graduating But Still Working Hard
Summer is keeping us busy here in North Georgia. Growing up I worked at my aunt and uncles towing business and learned about dispatching. That was better than a college education for a mom of 14 children...sometimes going in 14 directions! So what excitement is happening in the Redman household?
Yesterday I talked with my mom on the phone. She always asks, "So what have you been up to?" To which I reply,"oh I don't know, let me check the calendar!"
We have been busy with our Azure Standard Co-op, planning our schooling for next year, butchering chickens, work, play, church, moving family closer to us, birthday planning, volunteering in the community, playing games, reading lots of books and having fun!
My older boys are all working and finishing their studies. I am one week away from having three homeschool graduates! When we started homeschooling years ago with our little aBeka curriculum, I never imagined that I would be sitting here telling you those little guys had graduated. It is so hard to believe. Time passes so quickly.
Jonathan is finishing his IT studies and will be pursuing a job in the computer industry. He has studied and done an excellent job. He is also an avid reader of history.
Over the years I have worked hard to instill a love of learning in my children and an independence in study. I have learned in having a large family that I cannot teach like a typical public school classroom, nor would I want to. I want my children to be self-motivated in learning.
When they are young I do lots of one-on-one work with them, teaching them to read. As they get a little older they begin to be responsible for their own studies and work more independently. By the time they are in junior high, at the latest, they should be able to accomplish most of their work on their own. This has helped them as adults to learn far beyond the knowledge that I can teach them.
Of course I am always here to help with those tough math lessons or to encourage in handwriting, but most of the time I am here to listen as they share what they are reading and learning. I have learned about wars, animals keeping, computers, firefighting, guns, music, sports, dinosaurs, fashion, history, cars and more without ever reading a book myself!
Jordan is finishing his high school studies this next week and will be testing for the fire department. He is also working about 40 hours a week in town. He is excited to see his bank account grow and we are excited to see him doing so well in the business world.
Josiah has been praying about a job for sometime and the Lord brought just the right position at just the right time. He is working for a woodworker building all kinds of custom projects from buildings to hope chests. He even worked on our new dining room table...which I will post pictures of soon. Here is one of the buildings they are making for a customer.
Josiah is also leading the family in the honeybee venture. Our bees are producing amazing honey. Josiah is getting ready to enter his honey in the local fair. Yesterday he took Andrew, Rebekah and Noah to visit a new local processing facility. The farmer they met with has over 1,700 hives and produces honey for Walmart and Kroger all over Georgia, North and South Carolina and Alabama.
Rachel has been busy with her music again. She is preparing to take her harp to teach the children in our area about music. She is also reading, studying and keeping amazingly busy. Today she is volunteering at the Food Bank and then stopping in at the animal shelter to help walk the dogs and cats with Rebekah and Jonathan.
We are gearing up for birthday season around here and I will be sure to post some pictures of our fun adventures...we have some fun things planned!


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From teaching and mentoring to community engagement and field experience, we're constantly working to provide a vast range of high-quality student opportunities. We aim to ensure that every graduate of the Adelphi University School of Social Work is grounded in both theory and practical experience—and thoroughly prepared to make an impact.
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The Century Club is not only a fund raiser for St. Mary Church, but a way for parishioners to win $50 a week. You pay dues of $50 a year. Dues may be paid in one or two payments. Each week a $50 award will be given to a current member. The winner will be drawn on Tuesday morning, and the recipient will be announced in the bulletin.
At the end of the year, a Century Club Social is held where monetary prizes from $25 to $500 are awarded to members. Also at this time, the profits made are donated to the Faith Formation program and to the Church of St. Mary.
Coordinators: Ann Burgess 860.342.2776
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It's lunchtime as we check in to the Brooks Hotel in Dublin and affable concierge Conor O'Connell asks: "Would you be looking for somewhere to eat, then?"
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Within seconds, we are following him down the street – his coat tails flying, and into The Hairy Lemon on the corner. Through the front bar he strides and announces to the restaurant manager: "These are my aunties – look after them." As we tuck into seafood chowder, Conor re-appears with another couple and we all start laughing. He's basically filled the restaurant with hotel guests he's personally escorted in. Welcome to Ireland.
Conor is typical of the welcoming, fun-loving, hospitable inhabitants of this island of just six and a half million.
There's something intrinsically endearing about the Irish, with traits you don't often find elsewhere. As a nation, they come across as super friendly, obliging and willing to please, great storytellers with the absolute gift of the gab – obviously they've all kissed the Blarney Stone, and possess 'a wit that shines through adversity'. Despite the extreme hardships the Irish have suffered over the years
Perhaps it's these common traits that the 70 million people around the world who claim Irish descent want to cling onto, with thousands each year coming back to discover their roots through extensive genealogy research.
Everywhere, there seems to be a real resurgence of Irish pride. One taxi driver we encountered proudly told us his child was attending a school where all subjects were taught in Gaelic. "We don't want our language to die," he insisted.
Proudly Irish Christian names such as Aoife (Eefa), Niamh (Neeve) and Siobhan (Shivawn) abound. Most street and place names are in both Irish Gaelic and English and it is mandatory for children to learn Irish at school; according to the 2011 census, some 1.77 million people claimed to speak Irish – forty one per cent of the population. You have a good chance of hearing it in everyday use in the more remote areas of the west coast, referred to as the Gaelthacht.
The island nation punches well above its weight in many fields. Literary greats Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, WB Yeats and Brendan Behan, and actors Colin Farrell, Peter O'Toole, Liam Neeson and Richard Harris are international household names. And while traditional Irish music is part of an Irishperson's DNA, Ireland excels in a wide range of musical genres with folksingers the Dubliners and the Chieftains, rock band U2, and contemporary singing groups such as Boyzone, Westlife and The Script.
Among myriad festivals and events throughout the year, the most highly anticipated include traditional music festival Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, which is the culmination of a series of qualifying rounds for competing musicians that attracts more than 250,000 music lovers each August to the host town; and the All-Ireland Finals of Gaelic football and hurling championships played in September when more than 80,000 fans crowd into Dublin's Croke Park for the biggest day on the Irish sporting calendar.
In an effort to ensure Irish folklore and customs were not forgotten or lost, the Irish Folklore Commission, together with the Department of Education, initiated a scheme 80 years ago asking children from 5000 primary schools across the country to collect folklore material in their home districts. Gleaning information from parents, grandparents and older folk in their communities, it resulted in half a million manuscript pages on topics such as folktales and legends, riddles and proverbs, customs and beliefs, games and pastimes, traditional crafts and songs. This forms part of the National Folklore Collection at University College Dublin whose archives and library are open to the public.
Traditional beliefs are still central to Irish culture today – many of these being traced back to Celtic traditions. One of the best-known tales is of Finn McCool, an Irish giant who built a causeway across the sea to fight his Scottish counterpart Benandonner. The Scottish giant chased Finn back across the causeway but turned back, ripping up the causeway behind him, and leaving just the ends – the windswept island of Staffa in Scotland's Southern Hebrides and The Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, one of the most popular sights to visit on the island.
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More Filling, With SnakeSusan Ito
February 2010
Having housemates reminds me of the times that we've opened our home in the past — various friends, a few relatives (niece and cousin), and once an entire extended family from Nicaragua who stayed during the time when our children were the smallest. It reminds me that we seem to thrive when we open our doors like this, and the more the better. We are all at our best when we're mingling with others.
HomeSusan Ito
January 2009
So here it is. She's going to have a place called "home" thousands of miles from where her family lives.
Tradition? Tradition!Susan Ito
December 2008
To build a set of traditions can be a joyful thing, but to dismantle them can be heartbreaking. And yet some shifting and evolving of tradition is necessary as children grow up, and families change.
HomecomingSusan Ito
November 2008
It's been an amazing journey, this learning to live without our newly adult daughter who just voted in her first election, two thousand miles away.
Letting GoSusan Ito
October 2008
I don't want to be pregnant again. I don't want any more babies, or toddlers, or preschoolers, or even young school aged children. My dream was to adopt teenagers. Yes, with an "s" at the end. More than one. A sibling set.
PackingSusan Ito
August 2008
I dreaded this last month, felt that our connection would just snap irrevocably, and she would drift away into her life like a bear cub on an ice floe.
My Mustard ValentineSusan Ito
February 2008
I could hear the pages turning and then his inhalation: "Here…." Slowly, he read the words of Martin Luther King, one of his more obscure sermons. His voice cracked open a little bit and my heart fell right into the crack. I imagined Reverend King sitting at his desk, penning these words in the lonely darkness of one night, never imagining that decades later, a man would be reading them to his new girlfriend, and that in this way the girl would fall in love.
Reading AheadSusan Ito
January 2008
The rub is, of course, that you can read all you want, but nothing fully prepares you. You don't know what it's really like to parent, until that baby is there 24/7, and you're bleary with sleep deprivation and heart-exploding love. You don't know what it's like to have a parent die or to have the roles suddenly reversed so that you are taking care of the other parent as surely as he or she took care of you.
Happy Birthday, Mom, Whatever Day It IsSusan Ito
December 2007
She used to be at the center of our family, running things, shopping, driving around, hosting large holiday parties with dozens of relatives. Those days are now the Ghost of Christmas Past. The Christmas dinners with all of my cousins. The New Year's Day open house parties with all the neighbors, when my father would break open a bottle of Scotch with Mr. Kiesselbach from next door…
TremorsSusan Ito
November 2007
My fingers hover over the "Find out more" button….
The Last Birthday PartySusan Ito
October 2007
And then it was over. I didn't cry like I thought I might, but when the last girl went home and the helium-filled balloons started drooping, I sighed too. Seventeen years of birthday-party planning. Done.
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The University of Law at Reading
In collaboration with the University of Reading, you can now study for a GDL and LPC at the University of Reading's London Road campus.
Combining market-leading professional legal training courses, experienced tutoring from qualified lawyers, the beautiful surrounds of the University of Reading campus and exceptional student experience, our courses will help you excel – both professionally and personally.
Courses available at Reading
Whether you seek hands-on legal practice following your law degree, or wish to gain an entry point into law with a conversion course, we have a course that's right for you.
How to find the Reading Campus
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Conveniently located in the south east of England, The University of Law's campus at Reading has excellent transport connections. The campus is based at the London Road campus of the University of Reading, which can be easily reached by road, rail or air.
By car
Our London Road campus is approximately four miles from the M4 motorway, offering a straightforward route from both London and the west. With London itself around 45 minutes away, we are also well served by the motorway network for those coming from other parts of the country. Parking at the campus is limited and parking permits are issued by the University of Reading on the basis of need.
Use the embedded map or click through to the larger map for directions by car.
By bus
Bus routes 9 and 21 run regularly between London Road campus and the town centre, with stops just a short walk from the campus. The journey from Reading station, for example, takes approximately 10 minutes, although you should allow extra time during peak periods. See www.reading-buses.co.uk for more information.
By coach
The town of Reading is on several national coach routes operated by companies such as National Express. Coach stops may be sited away from the town centre, so plan your journey carefully to ensure you know how to make the onward journey to London Road campus.
By bicycle or on foot
Situated just a mile from the train station, it takes around 20 minutes to walk to the London Road campus, or 8 minutes to cycle. There are bike racks and showers available on site, as well as ReadyBike docking stations. This on-street bike rental scheme costs £1 per hour and features docking stations around the town; find out more at www.readybike.co.uk.
Travelling by rail
Reading station is a mainline train station and is easily accessible from most other places in the UK. There are direct rail links from many major cities, including Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Cardiff, Bristol and Exeter, as well as a number of routes through London.
Travelling from London
If you are travelling from or via London, the quickest route to take is from London Paddington station.
Trains from London Paddington to Reading run approximately every 15-20 minutes throughout the day and the average journey time is around 30 minutes.
Find out more at the National Rail website.
Travelling by air
Reading is well connected to both London Heathrow and London Gatwick airports.
London Heathrow
A direct bus service runs between Heathrow airport and Reading station. Buses run every 30 minutes, during the day, and take about 40 minutes. For more information, please visit the RailAir website.
London Gatwick
A direct train service runs between Gatwick airport and Reading station. Trains run once an hour, during the day and take about 75 minutes. For more information please visit the National Rail website.
There is a wide variety of private rental accommodation in the area. Reading University Students' Union (RUSU) provides housing information to students who wish to rent private houses or flats in Reading through an independent lettings agent. They offer a Tenancy Agreement Checking Service and drop-in sessions, as well as advice at email@example.com
Find out more about accommodation at the University of Reading.
The campus at Reading is based in the heart of the employment-rich Thames Valley region. One of the best things about being based at the University of Reading's London Road site is the campus life – your chance to enjoy a safe and stunning environment with a community atmosphere, with everything you want on your doorstep.
Immerse yourself in vibrant, fulfilling university life; with your Associate Student status, the University of Reading's Students' Union, Sports Park, state-of-the-art academic facilities and exceptional campuses are all available for your use. Plus, you can access the University of Law's employability service which offers a host of events and activities to prepare you for the world of legal practice. The University of Law employability service supports you every step of the way with personalised career advice delivered by specialist legal careers advisers. Read more about the world-class facilities available at the University of Reading here.
We look forward to another year of innovative collaboration with The University of Law. The Reading campus offers an excellent location to train students in the academic and professional skills vital to modern legal practiceProfessor James Devenney, Head of the University of Reading Law School


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My father-in-law said the first patch he saw really was like the yellow brick road, they were so thick. This year they were spread out a big more, but once we got to the sweet spot you had to watch your step to not step on one to cut another. They try to only harvest half of the mushrooms in any given spot to maximize the chance of getting mushrooms again.
This was a delicious way to enjoy some of our harvest. It had a great flavor and just enough cream to make it decadent and luscious and not so much to make it heavy. I could have this mixture over rice, noodles or even toast on a regular basis with no complaints!
Creamy Chanterelles and Chicken Over Rice
4 chicken breasts
1 T olive oil
2-3 lbs chanterelle mushrooms (or your favorite fresh mushrooms)
4 T flour
1 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 cup dry white wine
2 cups chicken stock
2 sprigs rosemary
1/2 cup heavy cream
- Cut chicken into bite sized pieces. Roughly chop mushrooms and keep separate.
- Heat oil in a large saucepan or dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown chicken. It doesn't need to be cooked through, just give it some color. Remove chicken from pan.
- Drop heat to medium and add mushrooms to hot pan and quickly brown. Return chicken to the pan. Sprinkle with flour, salt and pepper. Cook over medium for a couple of minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add wine to pan, stirring and scraping up any bits from the bottom of the pan. Stir in stock and add the whole sprigs of rosemary. Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat and take out the rosemary sprigs. Stir in cream and adjust your salt and pepper.
- Serve over rice or noodles.


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Published: 07 June 2017
They will provide fun, entertainment, advice and guidance to anyone living in South Staffordshire that has been diagnosed with or cares for someone with an illness or condition that has changed the way they live, whether it be diabetes, heart disease, Parkinsons Disease, fibromyalgia, arthritis, depression, anxiety ....the list is endless. Come along to Lea Hall Sport and Social Club, Rugeley, WS15 2LB on
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