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2012 Texas Marlins Season Preview and also Prophecy
The particular Fl Marlins accomplished 80-82 really, Ugg Australia online Shop which in turn arrange them in third place in the National League Eastern. Fl will quickly stay Fredi Gonzalez since manager, following he arrived in for Edwin Rodriguez a year ago. Just like normal, California is filled with potential with younger expertise all over the gemstone, yet it's destined to be hard because of this crew to give the actual Philadelphia Phillies along with The atlanta area Braves. This is a glance with the Marlins 2012 starting off choice and also starting off rotation, plus each of our MLB prophecies how they will finish the growing season from the NL Distance.
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Your Marlins lost a new a major home run threat with all the journeying connected with second baseman Dan Uggla, but they are hoping lot of different avid gamers can make key enhancements in 2010. Everything starts off with shortstop Hanley Ramirez, who's the tools to be one of many professional everyone in the game, however doesn't appear to see it in your mind with a regular schedule. Ramirez reach.More than two hundred together with Twenty one weapons previous time, although has the possibility to hit strike.330 together with Thirty or maybe more household goes along with have the actual Marlins to your shock end. another players the particular Marlins are bank may bust out this season, are initial baseman Gaby Sanchez, catcher Bob Sale, and proper fielder Henry Stanton, whom we think might be set for a monster period in case this individual go down with the injury. The Marlins received Omar Infante within the package of which directed Uggla to help Metro atlanta, and even though he doesn't need the energy, he strikes for just a great average, and will really help this particular crime get started. The Marlins leave players such as He Dominguez, Logan Morrison, and also Chelsea Coghlan is likely to make a tremendous influence on precisely how very good your Marlins crime is this fact year, which will consequently play a crucial role within their chances on succeeding the actual split.
Beginning Rotation
Your Marlins starting up revolving is definitely loaded at the pinnacle this coming year together with the likes connected with Josh Johnson as well as Ough Nolasco, who're the two coming off a good This year. Manley done 11-6 with a 3.25 Age and also 9.1SO/9, in case he or she can just find some far more run service, he has a fantastic opportunity at turning out to be the particular NL Cy Young victorious one this year. Nolasco offers averaged Age 14 is victorious over the past three periods, and is particularly on its way away some sort of 14-9 attach in which he placed a new Four.Fifty one Age. In which higher Age carries a small focused on this year, yet itis not easy to dismiss the 14-win normal.
Your Marlins broke down and added in seasoned Javier Vazquez that can help congeal the turning, plus it might go no matter what to the 34-year-old in 2010. Vazquez gone 10-10 that has a Your five.Thirty-two Period together with the New york yankees a year ago, however really should gain from no longer pestering in the Alabama Distance.
The last a couple of locations inside rotation will almost certainly end up being Anibal Sanchez and also Bob Volstad. Sanchez went 13-12 which has a A few.Fifty five Age last year, and also may have were built with a superior work received the wrongdoing placed some other works on the board. If they can steer clear of harm, anything he's got has not been able to do during the past, he could be set for the creature time. Volstad exhibited some terrific improvements last period, heading 12-9 with a Some.Fifty eight Age. He or she improved their Period by Five.Twenty-one in 2009, and at simply just Twenty-four yrs . old, we like his probability of receiving even better all over again this coming year.
2011 Projections: Third Area NL Eastern side
The actual Marlins show years ago that they'll reach out of nowhere to be able to acquire the actual NLEast and deal for that Earth Series. That is one isn't inconceivable this year, we merely don't know ample relating to this staff to pick out these individuals in advance of Phillies as well as Braves.


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An Investigation Of Assertiveness, Locus Of Control, And Response To Stress In Streetwalkers As Compared To Other Working Women
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Purpose. This study has explored perceptual, emotional, and behavioral aspects of personal power and sexuality in adult female prostitutes. The purpose of the study was to investigate whether a group of street-walkers are significantly different from a group of non-prostitute working women on the dependent variables of assertiveness, locus of control and response to stress.The sample consisted of 12 Miami women involved in streetwalking who were either court- or self-referred to a university intervention program and 12 legally employed comparison women who were matched on variables of age, race, and socioeconomic backgrounds.The subjects completed the Adult Self Expression Scale, Rotter's Internal-External Scale, and then participated in a film-induced anxiety procedure focusing on themes of sexuality and aggression, while their heartrates and muscle tension were monitored and recorded by biofeedback equipment. State-Trait Anxiety Inventory measures were administered after each film.Hypotheses were tested by multivariate and univariate statistics. Significant differences between the groups were found on the variables of locus of control and physiological measures of anxiety. Street-walkers were found to be generally as assertive as other women, to be more externally oriented and to react very differently to induced stress by lowering their heartrates. Post hoc analyses revealed that the streetwalker group also experienced a general level of higher trait anxiety and functioned at a lower level of muscle tension when faced with situations involving aggression and sexuality.It was concluded that attempts to establish personal power and gain a sense of control by suppressing strong emotional reactions are actually learned behavioral patterns that serve as a general mode of adaptation to the victimized life styles inherent in this population and other subgroups with similar backgrounds.
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Schwartz, Patricia Lee, "An Investigation Of Assertiveness, Locus Of Control, And Response To Stress In Streetwalkers As Compared To Other Working Women" (1981). Dissertations from ProQuest. 1208.
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This week, Target made news for debuting a holiday-themed sweater that labeled OCD as "Obsessive Christmas Disorder" – a play on the condition's real full name, obsessive compulsive disorder.
Critics are accusing the store as "trivializing mental illness" and are saying that this message "perpetuates myths and misunderstandings."
We sat down with OCD expert and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Kate Fitzgerald, M.D., to set the record straight.
How do you identify true OCD?
Dr. Fitzgerald: Typically, we diagnose true OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) in someone who has unusual, intrusive and repetitive worry or fears. These fears or worries may interfere with his or her functioning in some way (school attendance or performance, relationships with family members or peers, involvement in activities). Generally, a person with true OCD reports thoughts or fears that come to mind over and over again, even though they might realize the worries do not make sense. Some examples of obsessive thoughts are fear of contamination, accidental violence, or needing to feel "just right."
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Why it's OK to be jealous (and how to deal) #motivationmonday
I've heard an expression quite often lately. So often, in fact, that it has pretty much become a cliché.
"Comparison is the thief of joy."
While I believe that comparison is a fast-track to misery, I also believe that this misery (AKA jealousy) can be a good thing.
Particularly in the fashion world, a world filled with beautiful images and people, it's easy for the average person to feel like their life (or their body) is lame or inadequate.
Even though I have worked with fashion retouchers, know what models really look like, and have lent influencers samples for social media, I am nonetheless prone to the venom of comparison.
Fundamentally, I think people obtain greatness in one area of their life (or, at least the appearance of it), because they make it a priority. Unfortunately, however, a problem arises when we expect ourselves to obtain the body of our gym rat friend, the cooking skills of our foodie flatmate, and the drawing skills of our art teacher.
In placing these expectations on yourself, it's understandable to freak out. How will you obtain mastery in so many things? How can you master everything when they mastered one through focus? Upon further reflection, jealousy seems futile when you realize how different your experiences and goals are from that person you envy.
The model? She feels like no one appreciates her intelligence. That foodie friend? She gained weight and doesn't feel healthy. The drawing teacher? They can't paint to save their life.
From experience, I have learned that enviable people have made sacrifices you aren't aware of. This, however, doesn't necessarily mean they're all secretly miserable. Rather, it means that they (warranted or not) can cope with one area of their life faltering a little for the sake of another.
So, you ask, where do we go from here? How can we be honest with others about our flaws? How can we channel our jealousy into something good?
Usually, If I feel jealous, it's because that person has mastered an area of my life I've been neglecting. Before I reach out to the person, I pause, asking myself if what they have in their life is really something I'd want. If it is, I reach out and ask. I ask how they've got to where they are.
In doing so, I've gained three things: a roadmap to getting what I want, a new friend, and a reality check that no one is perfect! Lately, I've been falling down the comparison hole, and reaching out to a fellow human, instead of viewing them so two-dimensionally, has allowed me to feel WAY better in 2018.
In short, the feeling of jealousy sucks. Instead of wallowing in misery, I've been viewing it as an opportunity. It's an opportunity to not only seek advice and friendship, but also to reevaluate my own life – and what I'm making a priority in it.


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California Here I Come (Policy-wise)
When most people think of California, they think of Silicon Valley, Hollywood, and Beverly Hills. Yet, California is actually tied with Louisiana for the nation's highest poverty rate. Clearly, the "California model" is failing to address the needs of all the Golden State's residents.
My most recent book, The Inclusive Economy: How to Bring Wealth to America's Poor, examined the causes and solutions for poverty on a national scale, pointing to government policies from criminal justice to education to over regulation that trap people in poverty. Now, I'm going to look specifically at California's failure to help its poorest citizens.
The Cato Institute is launching a Project on Poverty and Inequality in California. I will be directing this two-year project that will look at ways in which California government policies have burdened those most in need, and will suggest specific reforms designed to help poor Californians become part of the economic mainstream. An analysis of what works and what doesn't in California will provide important information to California policy makers, as well as valuable insights for other states as they work to address similar problems.
The Project on Poverty and Inequality in California will investigate the impact that the state's policies have had in five critical areas:
- Criminal Justice: Over-criminalization, sentencing disparities, treatment of ex-offenders, and pervasive bias against People of Color are problems for all levels of society, but have a disproportionate impact on the poor. Despite recent progress, California has lagged behind many other states in reforming its policing and criminal justice system.
- Education: While California has some of the highest per-student spending in the nation, student performance continues to lag behind other states. Despite this, the state rigidly restricts charter schools and blocks other forms of school choice.
- Housing: The poor spend a disproportionate share of their income on housing. California has some of the nation's most costly and restrictive zoning and land use laws, which further drive up the cost of housing.
- Welfare reform: Asset tests for welfare programs encourage consumption and discourage savings. California eligibility requirements for a variety of welfare programs need to be examined in light of the incentives they create.
- Regressive regulation: Regulatory barriers to getting a job or starting a business can block people from fully participating in the economy. Occupational licensing, zoning, environmental regulation, and high minimum wage requirements can inhibit small business development and growth and leave those wanting to work locked out of the labor force.
As part of this project, I will be undertaking extensive visits to California to meet with stakeholders, including state-level elected officials, interest groups, and individuals who are affected by current policy. My first trip will be to Sacramento for a community roundtable discussion on June 26. If you would like to attend, you can register here: https://register.cato.org/stakeholder-roundtable-sacramento-2019.
I am very excited at this opportunity to continue providing positive solutions to one of the most important problems of our time.
Advance Praise for my New Book, The Inclusive Economy
My new book, The Inclusive Economy: How to Bring Wealth to America's Poor, will be out late this year. But reviewers, from both the Left and Right are already praising it. A sampling:
I have a bookshelf full of treatises about the history and purposes of welfare programs, most written by prominent experts on the right and left. But the Tanner volume could be the most thorough, scholarly, and balanced in exploring the major explanations for poverty. In addition, after lowering expectations, Tanner delivers a reasonable set of recommendations for policies that could reduce poverty including reforms of the justice system; increasing educational choice for parents; reducing the cost of housing; helping the poor gain access to banking, saving, borrowing and investing; reducing regulations that hold back the poor; and increasing economic growth to give the poor an expanded opportunity to get ahead. It will be a long time before we get another volume on poverty that delivers the breadth of understanding and solutions found in this superb volume.
—Ron Haskins, Co-Director, Center on Children and Families, Cabot Family Chair in Economic Studies, Brookings Institution
Michael Tanner has produced an extraordinarily thoughtful and comprehensive look at the history, causes, and debates about poverty. His ultimate goal, to eradicate rather than alleviate poverty, will be widely shared, but his analysis and proposals will clearly challenge the beliefs of conservatives, libertarians, and progressives alike.
—Andrew Stern, President Emeritus, Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Tanner's excellent new book bypasses the left-right divide to take the problem of poverty seriously. He shows that persistent poverty in the United States is largely structural. Welfare programs can help keep the poor from starving, but they have not and cannot solve the problem because they do not change the unfair structures which prevent the poor from escaping poverty. It's time we stop stacking the deck against the most vulnerable members of society.
—Jason Brennan, Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family Chair and Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy, Georgetown University
Michael Tanner shows us why too much government regulation and too little economic freedom are precisely the structural conditions that keep so many Americans trapped in poverty. This is a balanced, sober, and thoughtful examination of the causes of poverty in the United States, and a hopeful and practical roadmap for how to make things better.
—Matt Zwolinski, Director, University of San Diego Center for Ethics, Economics, and Public Policy
And finally, here I am on Monte Malin's terrific podcast, talking about The Inclusive Economy and a libertarian approach to fighting poverty. (BTW, if you don't follow Monte's podcast, you should. Non-political, but fascinating interviews).
On Immigration
Given the current debate, let me be upfront about my opinion on immigration. I am very close to being the "open borders supporter" people accuse me of being. I think there should be an orderly process for entry, and that we should be able to bar those with obvious criminal or terrorist backgrounds. Beyond that, if someone wants to come to this country, I say let them come. It will make us a richer, more entrepreneurial, and more vibrant country.
I am a libertarian because I believe in the equal intrinsic value of every human being. Basic human rights do not come from government and are not arbitrarily circumscribed by lines on a map. That applies equally to people with brown skin or who don't speak English.
Despite what we tell ourselves on both sides of this debate, the United States is not a particularly generous nation when it comes to immigrants. The US only takes less than a third of one percent of our population in immigrants per year. That's far fewer, as a proportion of our population, than most other rich countries such as Australia, Sweden, or Canada. We can easily accommodate more.
Yes, increased immigration would undoubtedly mean more people collecting government benefits, although immigrants tend to use most social welfare programs at a lower rate than native-born Americans. (https://www.cato.org/publications/immigration-research-policy-brief/immigration-welfare-state-immigrant-native-use-rates). But that's an argument for walling off the welfare state – not the country. (https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/building-wall-around-welfare-state-instead-country.
Besides, the cost of immigrant welfare benefits would be more than offset by increased economic growth. After all, economic growth depends on the growth and productivity of the labor force. An increase in immigration would help offset an ongoing decline in U.S. labor force participation. These benefits are especially large for highly skilled immigrants. Trained on another country's dime, such immigrants are about the closest thing economically to a free lunch for Americans.
Immigrants positively impact both the demand and supply sides of the economic equation. Obviously, immigrants are consumers, providing additional demand for goods and services in the areas where they reside. At the same time, immigrants are nearly twice as likely to start a business each month as native-born Americans, and about 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies were started by immigrants or their children.
What about concerns over crime and gangs like MS-13? One crime victim is one too many. And obviously there are criminals among immigrants just like there are among native born Americans. But the fact is that immigrants (both legal and illegal) are less likely to commit crimes or be arrested than non-immigrants. (https://www.cato.org/publications/immigration-reform-bulletin/criminal-immigrants-their-numbers-demographics-countries) And, resources expensed to track down peaceful, law-abiding immigrants are resources not available to arrest those MS-13 gangsters.
Immigration restrictionists express concern that increased immigration would mean lower wages for native-born Americans. At first glance, this seems obvious. With fewer workers available, employers would have to raise wages in order to convince native-born Americans to take less desirable jobs. It is in fact true that in some cases, immigrants will substitute for low-skilled native-born workers, leading to lower wages or job loss.
But for the most part, immigrants have different skills and job preferences than native-born workers, and they typically take jobs at the high end and low end of the skill spectrum. For instance, most Americans are simply unwilling to become seasonal agricultural migrants, doing menial work for relatively little pay. Such jobs simply would not exist without immigrants to fill them, and we would all be worse off as a result.
In terms of wages, the vast majority of immigrants do not directly compete with native-born workers but should be considered complementary, making American workers more productive. Higher productivity means higher wages for native-born workers.
Even if immigration might sometimes temporarily reduce wages, it seems odd for conservatives or libertarians at least to argue that it is the job of government to keep wages artificially high. The same argument, after all, is often made by those arguing in favor of an increased minimum wage or protectionist trade barriers, both of which free market supporters oppose.
Then again, it is clear that immigration restrictionists are far from consistent supporters of free markets. Isn't the free flow of workers (along with goods and capital) a basic tenet of free market capitalism?
Opponents of immigration reform are on more consistent ground when they point out that illegal immigrants have, by definition, broken our laws. At a time when the president seems to feel that the law doesn't apply to him, regard for the "rule of law" is more important than ever. But not all violations of the law are equal. Few would advocate jailing you because you tore that little tag off your mattress. Any immigration opponents ever speed? Under report income on your taxes? Smoke pot?
Moreover, if it is just "illegal" immigration that you oppose, then why do you back President Trump's call for cutting *legal* immigration by 40 percent? (https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/30/trump-legal-immigration-republicans-378041). Shouldn't opponents of *illegal* immigration want to make *legal* immigration easier? If not, let's dispense with the fiction that it's the illegality that bothers you.
Finally, I wonder how you can have a restrictionist immigration policy while respecting civil liberties. Do we want a land of informers, where neighbors call ICE on neighbors they think might be undocumented? Do we want police pulling over people on a pretext to check their papers? Should dark skin or speaking Spanish make you the constant subject of suspicion?
I have always believed that the zero population growth people were dead wrong. Humans are a valuable resource. Those willing to risk a dangerous trip across the desert or in the hold of a container ship, to arrive in a new land, penniless, without even being able to speak the language, but with a determination to achieve a better life for them and their children, are exactly the sort of resource we could use more of.
One last point, I'm strictly talking immigration here, not citizenship. I believe in a pathway to citizenship- a lengthy and somewhat arduous one – but that is an entirely different debate. It is perfectly reasonable to support open immigration while opposing citizenship for them.
Obviously not everyone will agree with me, including friends and people I respect. So, if you support the president's approach to immigration, I would love to know why. In particular, if you share my belief in free markets, limited government, and individual liberty, how do you square those beliefs with immigration restrictionism?
The floor is open.
Coming Soon (or at least eventually) The Inclusive Economy: Bringing Wealth to America's Poor
My latest book has finally been accepted and has disappeared into the publication process – next stop copyediting. It has been more than two years in the works, and I really do see it as the most important publication of my career.
The Inclusive Economy: Bringing Wealth to America's Poor looks at the reasons for poverty in America and offers a detailed agenda for increasing wealth, incomes, and opportunity for the neediest Americans. Notably, I challenge the conventional wisdom of both the Right and Left that underlies much of our current debate over poverty and welfare policy. I suggest that conservative critiques of a "culture of poverty" fail to account for the structural circumstances in which the poor live, especially racism, gender discrimination, and economic dislocation. However, I also criticizes liberal calls for fighting poverty through greater redistribution of wealth or new government programs.
Ultimately, I conclude that too much of contemporary anti-poverty policy focuses on making poverty less miserable, and not enough on helping people get out of poverty and becoming self-sufficient. Instead of another sterile debate over whether this program should be increased by $X billion or that program should be cut by $Y billion, I call for an end to government policies that push people into poverty. In doing so, I offer a detailed roadmap to a new anti-poverty agenda that includes criminal justice reform; greater educational freedom, including school choice; making housing more affordable through the elimination of zoning and land use regulations, banking reform, and more inclusive economic growth. These policies reject the paternalism of both Left and Right, instead empowering poor people and allowing them to take greater control of their own lives.
In attempting to marry social justice with limited government, I offer something guaranteed to displease pretty much everybody. However, I also believe that this book provides an agenda for individual empowerment that should draw support across ideological and partisan lines. We'll see.
The Inclusive Economy has a Dec 4 catalogue date, but copies should be available well before that.
A Serious Question for Proponents of Gun Control
I had hoped that there might be a decent mourning interval after the horror in Las Vegas before we returned to contentious political debates. But, alas, that is not to be. The natural instinct after tragedies is a desire to "do something." And, the "something" for a great many people in this case is gun control. So, reluctantly, a few thoughts on the issue.
Though my natural instincts rebel against any expansion of government power, I am not an absolutist on Second Amendment rights. I can be convinced to support reasonable measures to protect the public, while also protecting the rights of gun owners. But once we get past the emotion of "do something," I ask my liberal friends on here, what exactly do you propose? Ban "bump stocks?" Sure, I'm fine with that. But beyond that, what gun control proposal would have prevented Las Vegas or any of the more recent mass shootings?
The Washington Post offers a pretty straight-down-the-middle at recent mass shootings and gun laws: They don't find any that would have been prevented by current gun control proposals. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/12/10/marco-rubios-claim-that-no-recent-mass-shootings-would-have-been-prevented-by-gun-laws/?utm_term=.c08aa91b4ee5.
The truth is that there is no easy answer to gun violence. A few things to consider:
There appears to be no relationship between the number of guns and the number of murders. There has been a 56 percent increase in gun ownership since 1994, and a 49 percent decline in gun deaths over the same period. There are a number of reasons for the decline in gun crime, including changing demographics, better policing, and so on. But it seems hard to make a claim that more guns inevitably leads to more crime. In addition, a look at states with widespread gun ownership does not show them to have higher murder rates. Guns are ubiquitous in, say, Vermont, but it hasn't exactly turned into a shooting gallery. One can overstate this – most of these states, like Vermont, are rural – and have lower crime rates generally. Still, the relationship between gun ownership and crime generally are ambiguous at best.
It is true that other countries with stricter gun laws have lower murder rates. But there may be less here than meets the eye. Those countries frequently had lower rates of gun homicide before their most stringent laws were enacted. For example, while the number of gun deaths in Australia declined after it enacted a sweeping gun ban following the Port Arthur mass shooting, that was largely a result of a decline in gun suicides. The rate of gun murders does not appear to have dropped significantly.
The most common gun proposal is an expansion of the background check system. But Stephen Paddock went through a background check – and passed. There was nothing in his background that would have raised flags under even the most vigorous check. He even went through the associated waiting periods, and given the length of time he apparently planned his crime, a longer waiting period would have made no difference. The same is generally true in other mass shootings. The killers passed background checks. (The Newtown killer stole weapons from his parents who had passed background checks).
It has been suggested that those with histories of mental illness should be barred from gun ownership. That might indeed reduce gun deaths. But it needs to be balanced against the probability that it would discourage some individuals from seeking treatment. Moreover, how is mental illness to be defined? Anxiety? Depression?
The second most common proposal is to ban so-called "assault weapons." The evidence from the previous (now-lapsed) assault weapon ban is inconclusive. According to the most comprehensive study of the law's impact: "The ban did not appear to affect gun crime during the time it was in effect, but some evidence suggests it may have modestly reduced gunshot victimizations had it remained in place for a longer period." That's not a ringing endorsement.
An effective assault weapon ban would also be extremely difficult to legislate. That's because there really is no such thing as an "assault weapon." There is no difference in the firing mechanism between guns commonly described as assault weapons and most popular hunting rifles. As a result, most assault weapon bans prohibit weapons based on cosmetics or the inclusion of extraneous features, such as a pistol grip or collapsible stock. These restrictions are extremely easy to evade.
It also noteworthy that, while "assault weapons" are often a feature of mass shootings, they are not really part of the overall problem of gun violence. Only about 2 percent of gun murders are committed with assault-style weapons. Handguns are the murder weapon of choice.
We are not getting rid of guns in this country. Americans currently own more than 300 million guns. Roughly half of all American households own a gun. Suppose a gun ban passed tomorrow, and an unimaginable 90 percent of Americans voluntarily turned in their guns, that would still leave some 30 million guns out there. And, the people not turning in their guns are likely to be those I least want to have them.
Finally, I keep hearing that no one needs this or that type of gun to hunt. Well, "need" is amorphous concept. But, more importantly, let's remember that there are many legitimate reasons to own guns besides hunting, such as: sport, self-defense, and, yes, a bulwark against tyranny. There would be less resistance to gun control proposals if supporters didn't so quickly jump from "no one is coming for your guns" to proposals to broad gun bans or confiscation proposals.
Again, I'm perfectly willing to consider some type of gun control. But I am looking for practical, effective proposals that would actually reduce gun crimes, while still protecting the rights of law-abiding Americans. If you have such proposals, I'm willing to listen. Over to you…
On Taking a Knee
OK, folks, please square this one for me.
You have fun for years laughing at "liberal snowflakes," who retreat to their "safe space" for milk and cookies when confronted with opinions they dislike. In fact, you've cheered when universities invite "controversial" speakers like Milo Yiannopolis, despite the fact that many students find his opinions not just offensive, but dangerous.
You thought it was an outrage when Google fired James Damore for circulating a memo to fellow employees that denigrated the emotional and intellectual abilities of women.
You are angry when protestors want to take down statues of those who actually fought against the United States in defense of an indefensible system.
Yet, when mostly African-American athletes quietly kneel during the national anthem in order to protest more than 400 years of racial oppression, including ongoing police abuse, you find that expression intolerable, worthy of presidential condemnation and a firing offense.
I say this as a veteran and the son and grandson of veterans. If I didn't see combat, I have friends and relatives who did. People I knew gave their lives in defense of this country. For all its flaws, I love America, and have always respected the flag. Yet, the flag is not an idol to be worshiped. It a symbol of the values we hold. And one of the most important of those is the right to dissent.
It is easy for those of us, comfortably protected by our privilege, to suggest that those protesting should find another way to do so. Yet, consider the issue from their point of view. From 1619, when a Dutch ship brought 20 African slaves ashore at Jamestown, until the slave trade was abolished in 1807, nearly 600,000 slaves were forcibly brought to this country. At the start of the Civil War, roughly 89 percent of all blacks in America, almost 4 million people, were slaves. Overall, between the arrival of those first black slaves at Jamestown and 1865, when the 13th Amendment officially outlawed slavery, millions of Africans and their descendants were held in bondage and servitude in the United States. They were routinely murdered, raped, beaten, and deprived of the most basic human rights. That represents an indelible stain on this country's soul.
The oppression of African Americans hardly ended with the abolition of slavery. On paper, of course, the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments promised equality. In reality, however, the end of slavery marked the beginning of a century of legally enforced second-class citizenship. In fact, while the worst aspects of Jim Crow were outlawed by various civil rights laws in the 1960s, the treatment of African-Americans has remained unequal.
Even if overt discrimination has greatly diminished today, the consequences of past discrimination are still with us. You cannot have a race in which one runner is loaded down with weights and chains for half the race, remove them, and suggest that from then on it is a fair contest.
Nor should we forget that, from abuses in the criminal-justice system to continued discrimination in employment, housing, and education, full equality remains more aspiration than reality. As a white man, with all the privilege that implies, I can't even begin to imagine the toll that constant exposure to racism, from minor slights to full-blown discrimination, must take on its victims.
Yes, we have come a long way. Despite our ongoing racial problems, thing really are better than they were. Yet, much of the change that we now celebrate came about precisely because some people protested. Many, at the time, thought those protests were bad for the country, impatient, disrespectful, or unjustified. Aren't we better off today, because those protestors spoke out?
This is not Anti-fa. This is not violent. This is not disrupting anything or taking away from anyone else's rights. Protestors are silently kneeling. I may wish they weren't, but I'm certainly not being harmed.
Perhaps instead of wrapping ourselves up in the latest episode of the culture wars, we should take this opportunity to reflect on what we can do to make our country a more perfect union, with more liberty and justice for all. That would be a terrific way to honor our country and our flag.
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I thought I had said everything that needed to be said about Nazis in America and the need for anyone who lives liberty to denounce them. But, judging from my social media feeds, too many people still don't get it. And, then there was President Trump's truly appalling press conference. So a few thoughts to further clarify:
1. There will be many occasions to denounce the violent rhetoric and tactics of Antifa and their allies on the Left. THIS IS NOT IT! This is about the evil represented by nazis, white supremacists, and the rest of their ilk. They should be denounced without appending a "but" to that condemnation. In fact, failure to condemn racists and racism in unambiguous terms strips you of the moral authority to call out the violent Left the next tine they deserve it.
2. Too much of the moral equivalency argument focuses on the violence. Yes, some Antifa supporters came looking for trouble, and happily joined in the fighting. Bit the nazis should be denounced not just because they were violent, but because their ideas are evil. Even if there had been no violence at all in Charlottesville, that rally and those who participated in it would be a disgrace. Yes, they had – and should have – a legal right to rally and speak about their insane ideology. But the rest of us can and should be clear about just how revolting those ideas are.
3. And no, there were not many decent people taking part in the rally. Decent people do not march with nazis or racists. They do not participate in rallies where people chant "The Jews will not replace us" or Blood and Soil." Everyone who attended, marched, or participated in that rally is morally deficient.
4. Keep context in mind. This country has oppressed African-Americans since its founding. From slavery through Jim Crow to the ongoing abuse and discrimination suffered by People of Color today, we have failed to live up to our ideals. Yes, we've made tremendous strides – advances unimaginable in much of the rest of the world — but those of us who grew up and live with privilege, can never know the pain of that legacy. Keep that in mind when you reflect on debates about confederate symbols and such.
5. The presidency offers a unique bully pulpit. The president has a chance to unite the nation behind great ideals. Donald Trump has used it to legitimize and mainstream evil. He has failed us in ways that will stain this nation far into the future.


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Before you go into the ladies or men's room at city hall, be prepared to check in first. In the past month, people have been required to sign-in and check out a key to use the public restroom.
"It's more of a process where you can't just go in and just use the bathroom. You have to sign-in and sign out and get a key," described Suzanne Hastings, a homeless activist camped outside city hall. "It kind of makes me feel like I'm in grade school."
Getting the key from security to use the restroom may seemed like a non-issue but to the homeless said it's a slap in the face.
The bathroom rules abruptly changed during the height of the homeless protests at city hall. Countless activists were trying to overturn the city's anti-camping ordinance and some felt this policy was the city's way to keep them out.
"I believe they started it to try to add an extra burden or an extra hurdle to the protest," said James Faygo Clark, a homeless man.
City officials said this change wasn't a homeless issue but a public health issue. They said cleaning crews have found the restrooms in unsanitary conditions.
Having a sign-in sheet is the city's attempted to keep their toilets clean. Last June, the city closed the restrooms across the street at Cesar Chavez Park because of similar issues.
Homeless looking for a public restroom have had to look elsewhere. Homeless are still allowed to use the restrooms at city hall as long as they check-in.


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How To Market A Product Successfully (In 2018)
How To Market a Product Successfully in the best and easiest way In 2018, this is what we will show in this article through the TheDailyHarrison.com site. We will also show the factors that affect the marketing process in general, what are the most important characteristics of the marketing process, and how this process developed so that you have dear reader An integrated theme on how to successfully market your product.
- 1 How To Market A Product Successfully
- 2 How To Use Prizes and Rewards in Successful Promotions
How To Market A Product Successfully
Marketing is defined as administrative processes aimed at defining a service or a commodity for the interested customers. This marketing depends on four important points that must be met in order for customers to know about this product or product:
? Characterize this product or product.
? Set an appropriate price.
? To choose the appropriate method to reach customers easily.
? Develop a strategy to successfully promote this product or product.
Therefore, Marketing is the large group of procedures that make this product visible, and the customer feels that he needs it. The trade experts have developed several methods which are the best marketing methods for a product or commodity, as follows:
How To Market a Product Through Paid Advertising
Advertising is one of the oldest means of marketing, and it is still the most important in the marketing methods of any product or commodity, so the owner of the commodity to provide the budget sufficient for the work of advertisements, and can rely on two methods of advertising:
? The work of internal advertising, which is intended to allocate a section advertising and advertising for the product or service, within the company.
? Using a specialized ad company, and this method is the best because this company often do propaganda campaigns by means of media such as: newspapers – television – the Internet.
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The strategy of public relations marketing is an important principle for all companies, large or small as well as factories, and the work of a network of public relations contribute to the marketing process depends on:
? Information messages that show all data and information about the product or the product and the manufacturer.
? as well as brand, and other information that greatly contributes to the definition of customers of the product or service.
Sales contribute significantly to product marketing
Sales are the best means of marketing for companies and factories that want to promote a service or a commodity. It is meant to distinguish the sales service with high quality and efficiency that can be noticed by the customer and when he notices, he will promote this product or service on his own to his relatives and acquaintances.
The Internet is one of the most important marketing tools for products
Digital marketing is a modern method of marketing, and its primary accreditation is based on the Internet. It markets through e-mailing and creating banners within various sites. It also works on social media campaigns such as Facebook and others.
This method has the advantage that prices are low compared to other advertising means, and marketing can also be done through the establishment of a company or factory site that aims to identify those products, goods or services.
How To Use Prizes and Rewards in Successful Promotions
It is an Innovative Method of Successful Marketing Strategies, which is of great importance in the world of marketing. Its main idea is to create a product promotion competition and give real prizes to consumers. The importance of this idea lies in that it supports the brand of the product or service, Big competition or watching their own ads.
Even if he did not participate, a study conducted statistics that showed that out of ten people viewing a competition for a product or service, he bought four without the competition, and five out of ten people watched.
Nine out of ten people tell others about this contest, so the promotion of promotional competitions is one of the most important means of promoting any commodity.
Marketing Samples:
Marketing and commercial studies have proven that offering a free sample of any product to customers encourages them by 80 percent to purchase it in the future or at the same time. The company that carries out this process depends on a statistic that has been made in Sweden, which proved that 90 percent of the customers who receive On a free marketing sample of a commodity they then purchase.
Especially if they are of high quality, and of the types of goods that can be offered a free marketing sample and the most successful at all.
? perfume.
? Food industries.
? Tools for the home.
? Beauty tools.
? Cleaning materials.
These free samples are distributed not only to customers, but also to distribution dealers and outlets, prompting traders to sell them from the factory or the company producing them.
Incentives for customers:
A promotional method for any product that encourages the customer to participate in the marketing process of the product, he can attract other customers in exchange for receiving a reduction or rewarding financial rewards, and must be based on the provision of all amenities for customers who market a commodity or service, This can be through home marketing.
How To market a product by knowing the factors affecting it
For a success and successful marketing work for a product or commodity there are several factors that must be known as they affect the marketing process. When they are well known and studied, the process will succeed as easily as possible:
Studying customer needs:
The company or factory must know what things the customer needs and feel lacking. These needs may be primary needs or complex needs, so knowing the needs of the customer facilitates the marketing process of the product or product.
Customer wishes:
The needs of individuals vary from individual to individual, from culture to culture to from one social level to another, so produce your goods or services on the basis that they reach those desires easily.
Customer requests:
Client requests are the final stage in which the service or product reaches it. Here, the role of the factors of successful marketing is shown, so that the customer can find the demands he needs. The material capabilities of the customer must be taken into consideration when setting the price of the product or service.
Products of any company or commodity must be produced on the basis of the needs and desires of customers, so the study of what the customer needs of the products of the most important factors that affect the marketing process.
This important factor in the marketing process is of great importance. When the swap between the company or the plant and the customer is done with the purchase of the commodity, there must be a link between the payment of money and what will be produced at a later stage, There is a continuity of this reciprocal process, which is very useful for marketing operations in general.
How To market a product by knowing the characteristics of marketing
Marketing has a set of characteristics that must be recognized by the owner of the company or factory, and deals with the marketing process on the basis of which will achieve a success in the promotion of the product or commodity, and these characteristics include:
? The owner of the company must deal with marketing as a human activity and not only the main purpose of the profit, so it must always seek to provide the consumer needs of goods and services, provided to him at the right time and place with the high quality of this product.
? Company owners should consider that the consumer is the most important tool that controls their marketing process, and give it all the attention and appreciation.
? You must know that the marketing process is beneficial to the consumer first, and then to the plant or company, because this principle will make there is a desire to provide the high quality of any product or commodity.
? Marketing offers the largest set of ideas to the owner of the factory or company in order to attract the customer to get the product and achieve success for that company, so you should pay great attention to this process.
? Any company owner must ensure that marketing is linked to the interaction between consumer and commodity and its surrounding environment.
Successful Marketing Elements
In order to be the promotional process of any product successful application in any society must consider the owner of this product elements of marketing well as follows:
One of the most important elements of marketing is the products that are produced for consumers, and taking into account the difference between consumers and each other, and it is known that the product is produced from more than one company, so the principle of competition must be considered.
Price :
It is the price that determines the success and continuity of the company or the plant or whether they will succeed, because ultimately the profit is the guarantee of the continuation of the project, and we must know that the price is determined on the basis of competition and not only for profit.
Product Show Place:
One of the most important factors affecting the success of the marketing process of any service or product is where it will be displayed, so it must be studied this element well, so that the product or service is displayed in the right place for them.
Product View:
One of the factors that results in the marketing process as soon as it occurs is the presentation of the product, the product must be presented in a way that clearly demonstrates the benefits, advantages and service it provides.
How The Marketing Process Developed
The concept of marketing is one of the old concepts. It is not modern and it has existed since ancient times. Traders were meeting in the market in order to exchange their various products. After the money emerged, the concept of marketing came up with the traders relying on the buying and selling operations. Marketing You may be marketing any goods or services.
After the development of trade and the emergence of the term of foreign trade between peoples and each other, emerged the so-called main commercial market, which included a large variety of different goods, and was characterized by the period not to appear any marketing problems of any merchant, and the marketing process depends all rely on the role of the seller In the display of its own goods.
After the evolution of time and the industrial revolution, production increased and then the emergence of what is known as the competition between the producer and the seller, it was natural that the markets become consumer, and emerged goods have alternatives and increased the role of competition, making there is an urgent need for what is known as marketing, Which enables any trader to receive profits in the presence of others.
Of those who produce the same commodity, and the evolution of developments and the emergence of science specialized in how to manage companies and factories and also emerged economic sciences that develop successful theories to achieve profits and profits, and all these studies helped to understand the trader or the owner of the company consumer behavior and needs, and what the motives that make it By purchasing goods or services.
The marketing process has developed and many theories have emerged that help to promote goods and services correctly. They have helped many traders, business owners and factories to know how to deal with the product, the product or the service, and with the consumer.
We have provided you with a full and detailed topic on how to market a product successfully and everything related to marketing and you should know so you can be a successful marketer for any commodity, and if you have an idea that we did not mention in the article, please send it to us.
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When I was a teenager, I can remember being forced to watch some video in church about a family who forgave a man for killing one of their children. They went to him while he was in jail and simply said through the bars, "I forgive you." The man did not ask for it, but the family gave it, and we were encouraged as teenagers to live out that kind of "Christian" forgiveness in our own lives. In a similar vein, a few years ago I sent a letter to a former pastor of the church that I was serving that had been wronged by the church. I asked him if there was anything that the church could do that could show genuine repentance toward him and restore broken relationships. He quickly blew off my idea by saying simply, "I forgave them a long time ago." He forgave them, but they were not sorry.
The questions we need to ask ourselves are actually, "What does forgiveness truly mean?" and "Can there be forgiveness apart from repentance on the part of the one who needs the forgiveness?"
Forgiveness, at least in the way that the Bible speaks of it, is not a blanket covering stemming from the injured party to the injurer. Rather, it is all about reconciling one party to another. Forgiveness is not a declaration, but a restoration. And there cannot be a true restoration until both parties are willing to move toward one another. Thus, if there is no true repentance from the injurer, then no matter how willing the injured one might be to forgive, true forgiveness cannot take place, because the relationship cannot be restored.
This idea may sound foreign to some people. As I said earlier, most of us have been taught through various means that our duty as Christians is to forgive those who hurt us, regardless of whether they seek it or not. But what does the Bible say on the matter? Jesus shows the process best when He says, "If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him,and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him" (Luke 17:3-4).
This is the true, Biblical process of forgiveness. There are four parts to it: the hurt, the acknowledgement of the hurt (the rebuke), the repentance, and then the forgiveness. Most "Christian" forgiveness tries to jump directly from the hurt to the forgiveness - completely bypassing the rebuke and the repentance. As a result, there is no true forgiveness - no true restoration of the relationship to the joy and closeness of what it once was. In fact, in many cases, so many hurts can be 'swept under the rug' like this until eventually the relationship cannot continue at all and ultimately fails. And the sad part of all of that is that one or both of the parties in that failed relationship may not even really know why it failed, because wrongs were never truthfully discussed.
By the way, it should be pointed out that God's own forgiveness works this way. When we disobey God, that is the very definition of 'sin' against Him. As sinners, we are desperately in need of God's forgiveness, so that we will not have to face His righteous judgment. But He does not extend this forgiveness as a blanket over every human being in His creation. He calls men to repent - repeatedly, and in both the Old and the New Testaments. Repentance on the part of the sinner is a necessary ingredient in forgiveness. He says over and over again that He will not grant forgiveness unless there is repentance: "If a man does not repent, God will whet his sword; he has bent and readied his bow" (Psalm 7:12), "Then he began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent" (Matthew 11:20), "No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish" (Luke 13:3), "Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent" (Revelation 2:5).
So throw away whatever unbiblical notions you may have had in the past of forgiveness without repentance, and embrace the Scriptural teaching - both as the one who injures and the one who has been injured. Make sure that if you wrong someone, you immediately seek their forgiveness by repentance and heartfelt apology. Don't just expect them to issue some blanket declaration of your forgiveness because of the context of the relationship that you are in. Your sin has damaged that relationship, and it needs to be restored.
Likewise, if you have been wronged, don't just sweep that hurt under the rug. You may think that doing so is the "Christian" thing to do, but that hidden hurt will end up destroying the relationship in the end - especially if other hurts are added to the pile. Instead, be sure to go through the 'rebuke' part of the process. The one who has hurt you needs to know that the hurt has been done. And you should expect a genuine repentance before the forgiveness can be completed. If the injurer refuses to repent after the sin has been made known, then it is easy to see why true forgiveness cannot be accomplished.
It is true that a Christian should be "willing" to forgive anyone - and I believe that it is this willingness that most Christians confuse with the forgiveness itself - but we must understand that in order for the Bible's kind of forgiveness to take place, the relationship must be reconciled through repentance followed by restoration.


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Mobile classroom offers First Nation students a second chance at life
Brittany Hobson
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For Indigenous students hoping to attend post-secondary school, it can often mean having to leave their home community along with their family, friends and support systems.
One college in Manitoba is changing that by hitting the road and bringing the classroom to the community.
For the past seven months, 12 students in Sagkeeng First Nation have been training for a career in plumbing in one of the two mobile labs set up in the community located 120 km north of Winnipeg.
Red River College, based in Winnipeg but has campuses across the province, runs the two mobile training labs. The labs were started as a way to provide trades training to rural and northern communities in Manitoba.
This is the first time the college has offered the plumbing certificate program through the mobile training labs.
"The first few months were basically [learning] the material. Then the practical stuff came in December, and from then on after that, it just zoomed by," said Ryan Mazerolle, 32, a student in the program.
After working what he calls 'dead-end' jobs the former security guard decided to enroll in the program. A move he says he would do again if given the chance.
Among the 12 students in the classroom Shania Dorie, 22, is the only woman. She says the decision to join a mostly male-dominated industry came with some help from her mother.
"My mom is kind of into this hands on stuff, and it kind of inspired me to do that stuff too," said Dorie.
The training labs consist of a 53-foot trailer, which can slide out and transform into a 950 square foot training space. The labs have been used in other communities including Pinaymootang First Nation and Fisher River Cree Nation.
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And it's not just the students who are getting another shot. Mike Vallee relocated to Manitoba last fall to teach the class. The plumber had previously taught courses in plumbing in Alberta.
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He says building relationships with the students and the community has been a rewarding experience.
"My students know if they want help for any reason they can call me," said Vallee.
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There are many pros to converting your personal profile into a business profile on Instagram. In fact, this simple change could be a great advantage for your account.
How to switch
Making the switch is very simple. To begin, navigate to your profile in the Instagram App. Under Account Settings, you'll see the "Switch to Business Profile" option. After clicking on this option, you will be prompted to log into Facebook. Here, you'll be asked to select which Facebook page you want to link to your Instagram account.
Advantages of an Instagram Business profile
If you are wondering why you should switch to a business account on Instagram, read below for more information and insight about Instagram's business profiles.
Instagram Insights
With Instagram for Business, you'll be able to track post analytics including impressions, reach, and clicks to your website. By using Instagram Insights, you'll better understand what content works (or doesn't work) for you, and what types of content you should continue to create. With the insight tool, you'll gain more information about the demographics and behaviors of your audience, thus helping you determine when and what types of content result in the highest engagement.
Instagram Ads
Instagram gives you access to an extensive and highly engaged audience by using the same advertising tools as Facebook. Instagram ads allow you to set up, run, and track campaigns the same powerful way you do with Facebook ads.
With various Instagram ads to choose from, you can decide which type is best for your account based on your goals (i.e. brand awareness, website visits or app downloads).
Promoted Posts
Additionally, you can also promote individual posts to help increase the exposure. This will help you reach the largest audience possible. In other words, you can promote posts on Instagram, similar to promoting posts on Facebook.
Contact Button
First, you must provide contact information for your business account on your Instagram profile, which will result in a contact button in your profile. This button is useful for Instagram users because they will only have to click the button to select whether they want to email, call, or find your location on a map.
Upgrading to Instagram for Business is a great move to boost your Instagram profile. Is Instagram Business a good option for you?


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By Richard Hale
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