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379. (1) True faith is the one only faith, which is a faith in the Lord God the Savior Jesus Christ and this is held by those who believe Him to be the Son of God, the God of heaven and earth, and one with the Father. True faith is the one only faith, because faith is truth, and truth cannot be broken or cut into fragments, with one part tending to the left and another to the right, and the truth of it still remain. In a general sense faith consists of innumerable truths, for it is the complex of them; but these innumerable truths constitute, as it were, a single body, and in that body there are truths that form its members, some forming the members that depend on the chest, as the arms and hands, and others those that depend on the loins, as the legs and feet; while interior truths form the head, and the truths first proceeding from them form the sensories located in the face. Interior truths form the head because interior means the same as higher; for in the spiritual world whatever is interior is also higher. This is true of the three heavens there. Of that body and of all its members, the Lord God the Savior is the soul and life; and this is why the church was called by Paul "the body of Christ," the men of the church, according to their states of charity and faith, constituting its members. That the true faith is the one only faith, Paul also teaches thus: There is one body and one spirit, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God; and He gave some for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ; till we all come into the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, and into the perfect man, into the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ (Eph. 4:4-13). [2] That the true faith, which is the one only faith, is a faith in the Lord God the Savior Jesus Christ, has been fully shown above (n. 337-339). But those who believe the Lord to be the Son of God also have the true faith, because such believe Him to be God, and unless faith is faith in God it is no faith. That of all the truths that enter into faith and form it, this is the first, is evident from the Lord's words to Peter: Peter said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God, and Jesus answered, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona, and I say also unto thee, upon this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it (Matt. 16:16-18). By "rock" here and elsewhere in the Word, the Lord in respect to Divine truth is meant, and also Divine truth from the Lord. That this truth is the first truth and is like a diadem on the head and a scepter in the hand of the body of Christ, is evident from the Lord's saying, that upon that rock He would build His church, and the gates of hell should not prevail against it. That this is the first thing in faith, is also evident from these words in John: Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him and he in God (1 Epistle 4:15). [3] Besides this characteristic of being in the true faith, which is the one only faith, there is another, which is to believe that the Lord is the God of heaven and earth. This follows from the former, that He is the Son of God; also from the following: That in Him dwelleth all the fullness of Divinity (Col. 2:9) That He is the God of heaven and earth (Matt. 28:18); That all that the Father hath is His (John 3:35; 16:15). A third proof that those who believe in the Lord are interiorly in faith in Him, thus in the true faith, which is the one only faith, is their believing the Lord to be one with God the Father. That He is one with God the Father, and that He is the Father Himself in the Human, has been fully shown in the chapter on the Lord and Redemption, and is plainly evident from the words of the Lord Himself: That the Father and He are one (John 10:30) That the Father is in Him and He in the Father (John 10:38; 14:10, 11); That He said to His disciples, that henceforth they had seen and known the Father; and He looked at Philip and said, that he then saw and knew the Father (John 14:7-10). [4] These three are distinguishing evidences that men have faith in the Lord, and thus the true faith, which is the one only faith; for not all who approach the Lord have faith in Him; for true faith is both internal and external; and those who possess these three precious things of faith are in both its internals and its externals so that it is not only a treasure in their hearts, but also a jewel in their mouths. It is otherwise with those who do not acknowledge the Lord as the God of heaven and earth, and as one with the Father. Such look interiorly to other gods also who possess like power, although this power is to be exercised by the Son, either vicariously or as one who on account of redemption is worthy to reign over those whom He has redeemed. But these break the true faith in pieces by dividing the unity of God, and when this is done, there is no longer any faith, but only the ghost of it, which when seen naturally looks like some image of it, but seen spiritually, becomes a chimera. Who can deny that the true faith is faith in one God, who is the God of heaven and earth, consequently, a faith in God the Father in a human form, that is, the Lord? [5] These three marks, testimonies, and indications, that faith in the Lord is faith itself, are like the touch-stones whereby gold and silver are known; or they are like stones or fingerposts by the wayside, pointing the way to the temple where the one and true God is worshiped; or they are like lights on rocks in the sea, whereby those who are sailing at night may know where they are, and to what quarter to direct their ships. The first characteristic of faith, which is that the Lord is the Son of the living God, is like the morning star to all who enter His church.
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Librarians have been keepers of the books through the ages, but their work has also encompassed many versatile information formats and roles.
They have championed intellectual freedom.
They have contributed to the political and social movements of their times.
They have developed theories of information science.
Here you will find notes about librarians, famous and lesser- known, who helped create the philosophy and practice of librarianship as we know it today.
Note (November 27, 2017) Changing Minds, Making a Difference: Eliza Atkins Gleason
We have a special treat on LHRT News and Notes. Cheryl Knott, a professor in the School of Information at the University of Arizona, has composed a beautifully-written essay about Eliza Atkins Gleason. It was originally published as Changing Minds, Making a Difference: Eliza Atkins Gleason by the UC Berkeley School of Information, https://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/news/2019/changing-minds-making-difference-eliza-atkins-gleason Many thanks to them for permission to reprint in LHRT News and Notes.
Changing Minds, Making a Difference
Pioneering Berkeley alumna Eliza Atkins Gleason (M.A. '36) was the first African American to earn a doctorate in library science
By Cheryl Knott
At the height of the Great Depression, in 1936, a young black woman named Eliza Valeria Atkins completed her M.A. in Library Science at the University of California, Berkeley. She had already demonstrated her commitment to learning and to the library profession by earning two bachelor's degrees, one at Fisk University and the other, in library science, at the University of Illinois. Additionally, she had held positions as an assistant librarian and as head of the library at the Municipal College for Negroes in Louisville, Kentucky. As she readied herself to return to the profession with her master's degree, she could not have foreseen that her work would be widely influential and that her career would be the subject of entries published in the World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services, Notable Black American Women, the Historical Dictionary of Librarianship, and others, including, of course, Wikipedia.
In the late 1930s, she worked on her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago, where in 1940 she became the first African American to earn a doctorate in library science. One of her mentors there, Carleton B. Joeckel, had worked from 1914 to 1927 as director of the Berkeley Public Library, overseeing a significant increase in book circulation and the creation of new branches. Joeckel also taught the public library administration course offered by UC Berkeley's Department of Library Science. His dissertation, completed at Chicago in 1934, was published by the University of Chicago Press as The Government of the American Public Library in 1935, the year he joined the University of Chicago Graduate Library School faculty. Although Joeckel's and Atkins's time in Berkeley did not overlap, their familiarity with the city and the university gave them something in common beyond their research interests. Under his guidance, Eliza Atkins completed her dissertation, "The Government and Administration of Public Library Service to Negroes in the South," in 1940.
In 1940, Gleason boldly suggested that segregated Southern towns should fund a single library serving all equally. The next year, the University of Chicago Press published her dissertation as a book, titled The Southern Negro and the Public Library, under her married name, Eliza Atkins Gleason. Her research documented the existence of many racially segregated southern public libraries. Gleason noted pointedly that cities and towns in the South did not have the financial means to create two separate systems that were equal in terms of facilities, staff, and collections. She suggested that the better alternative was to fund a single library serving all equally. Joeckel endorsed the work with a blurb on the inside front flap of the book jacket: "Accurate and detailed in its factual basis, and carefully objective in its method of treatment, the study breaks new ground with extensive information concerning the dual system of service . . . ." The book was widely and positively reviewed and, two decades before passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, marked an early turning point in how some whites thought about public libraries and the people they served.
From Chicago, Gleason went to Atlanta University where she served as Dean of the newly established School of Library Service, designed to graduate African American students who would serve in the public libraries Gleason had studied as well as in academic libraries at southern black colleges and universities and elsewhere. After World War II ended, Gleason left Atlanta to join her husband, a physician, in Chicago. There she raised a daughter — who went on to become a college professor — and continued to work in the library field, eventually becoming the first African American to serve on the Council of the American Library Association. In recognition of Gleason's profound effect on library science education and on libraries, the Library History Round Table of the American Library Association named its periodic award for the best book in library history after her.
Born in North Carolina, educated in Nashville, Urbana-Champaign, Berkeley, and Chicago, and employed in racially segregated institutions, Gleason navigated geographic, educational, and professional boundaries even as they shifted with the times. Her thinking and her doing neither started nor ended at the University of California, but Berkeley provided a West Coast experience that likely broadened her southern and midwestern perspectives even as she no doubt brought a unique perspective to the school. Gleason was one of the few librarians and library-science educators of her generation who understood the complexities of race hidden in the popular and professional rhetoric touting equal access to information and reading material. An influential figure in librarianship's history, Gleason remains relevant as libraries and information schools identify and address continuing information injustices.
Selected Sources
Cheryl Knott, "The Publication and Reception of The Southern Negro and the Public Library." in Race, Ethnicity and Publishing in America. Editor Cécile Cottenet. Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Cheryl Knott, Not Free, Not for All: Public Libraries in the Age of Jim Crow, University of Massachusetts Press, 2015.
University of Louisville Women's Center, "Obituary – Dr. Eliza Atkins Gleason."
Note (November 27, 2017) E. J. Josey: The Librarian Who Asked "Why Not"
By Catherine James, Graduate Student, University of Alabama
Author Bio: Catherine James is currently pursuing a MLIS degree at the University of Alabama, and previously earned a MA in History from the University of North Alabama. Her interests include academic libraries, ethics in library and information science, and history of libraries in the U.S. She recently had a Future Voices column about trigger warnings published in Public Services Quarterly. In addition, she is an avid reader and enjoys living in Tennessee.
Introduction from the Editor: The United States should commemorate its civil rights stars today more than ever. Fortunately, Ms. James has written a wonderful tribute to a civil rights star of the library field that captures his boldness and righteous indignation about the injustices of his time. Elonnie Junius Josey championed the resolution at the 1964 ALA Conference to end the segregation of library associations in the Southern states, founded the Black Caucus of the ALA, and rose to the Presidency of ALA in 1984-1985. Her paper features many of Josey's most powerful quotations, and she highlights his many accomplishments. As Ms. James notes, "Josey's contributions should inspire each succeeding generation of librarians to follow their conscience as a professional." Be inspired by reading her full essay here.
E.J. Josey Images and Captions from the ALA Archives
Bonus Material: Check out more images and discussion of Josey's influence in Ebony's 1985 article.
Note (May 5, 2017) The Era of Herbert Putnam and the Library of Congress: 1899-1939
By Amy Nykamp, Graduate Student, San Jose State University
Introduction from the Editor: This well-written, well-organized paper opened my eyes to the full impact of Herbert Putnam, eighth Librarian of Congress, on libraries throughout the world. Ms. Nykamp notes that many previous Librarians of Congress lacked the qualifications and connections with the American Library Association, having received the post as a political spoil. Far from another political appointee, Putnam had the right skills and professionalism to serve as LC's leader: "here was in the greatest library in the land someone who could identify with the visions the ALA had about librarianship and who could shape the future of it through his leadership (p.5)." In his new role, Putnam helped pioneer the LC classification system, interlibrary loan, and the Association of Research Libraries, among other programs. I like how this story includes funny highlights, such as Putnam collecting so many new books for LC on his trips abroad that he outran the LC catalogers! In addition, I liked how the paper sensitizes the reader to the racial and gender biases in LC's history as well as the effects of external politics on Putnam's tenure. Thanks to the author for also including a section on the LC's services to help readers dealing with disabilities. Congratulations to Ms. Nykamp on an outstanding paper! Enjoy Ms. Nykamp's full paper here: The Era of Herbert Putnam and the Library of Congress: 1899-1939.

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Monday's are never fun. It's hard to get up early and get back into our routine. Especially lately since it has been in the 40's in the morning and we just aren't used to that kind of weather!! Caleb kept his head warm with his cute little beanie. First of all he didn't want me to take his picture, and second of all I think James may have put it on backwards, but at any rate he looked adorable all bundled up!
We dropped Tyler off at school and then headed to St. Jude for Caleb's first appointment. He had a psychology evaluation, which is standard protocol for all brain tumor patients. They like to study then over several years to watch for any changes in their behavior. They also tested motor function and a few other things. I was not allowed to stay with Caleb so he was with the psychologist for an hour and a half! I was surprised at the length and thoroughness, which seems silly for a 3 year old. But I think it will be good down the road to have a baseline in case anything changes.
After his Psych test we had a little bit of a break. I took this opportunity to meet with a family I met online through a friend. It's always nice to connect with other St. Jude patients and hear their stories. I am happy to report that this family has a success story and their daughter is healthy, strong and cancer free! I just can't wait to share Caleb's story with people some day!
Then it was finally time for our afternoon Radiation appointment. Unfortunately they were running behind, so it was 3pm before Caleb was put under anesthesia. We played play-doh and played on his iPad, but I think we were both bored and over all the waiting!!!
Despite all the waiting, the nice part about today was he only got his "boost" treatment at the tumor bed site, so the treatment itself was only about 30 minutes compared to the hour and a half that his previous treatments were. We were out of recovery after a little over an hour total! I feel like we will finally be able to regain part of our day instead of his radiation treatments taking up so much of our day! He has early morning appointments the rest of the week so hopefully the rest of the week will go smoothly.
Caleb was definitely a little nauseous when he woke up. This is the first time he hasn't immediately wanted his juice and snacks. I recognized right away that he wasn't feeling well and they gave him a dose of Zofran to help. This kicked in pretty quickly and then he was back to eating. By the time we got home he sat down with a whole plate of mini cinnamon rolls to watch TV and rest.
Tomorrow marks the half way point of our radiation treatments. As the radiation builds up in him we have started to see a few side effects, like his hair falling out, and him feeling a little sick. But I am hoping he will continue to stay strong and energetic through the rest of his radiation!


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Record-breaking rises in coronavirus cases and deaths in several U.S. states are dimming hopes of a quick economic recovery as data shows shoppers staying out of stores in areas where cases are rising the most.
In Arizona, Texas, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, which were among the first states to reopen commerce in May, retail foot traffic now lags elsewhere based on cell phone tracking, data firm Unacast said.
More than 60,000 new COVID-19 infections were reported across the United States on Wednesday, the greatest single-day tally by any country since the virus emerged late last year in China. U.S. deaths rose by more than 900 for the second straight day.
Florida on Thursday announced nearly 9,000 new cases and 120 new coronavirus deaths, a record daily increase in lives lost. California and Texas, the most populous states, announced record increases in COVID deaths on Wednesday.
The surge is making some Americans hesitant to return to public spaces and patronize businesses, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to downplay the risks.
Stephanie Porta, 41, a lifelong Orlando, Florida resident, said only about half the shoppers at her grocery store wore masks, although that was more than she saw two weeks ago.
"They're trying to make everything seem normal, when it's not. People are dying, people are getting sick. It's insane," she said.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called the rising cases a "blip" and urged residents not to be afraid.
"I know we've had a lot of different blips," DeSantis said. "We're now at a higher blip than where we were in May and the beginning of June."
Florida is one of the few states in the nation that does not disclose the number of hospitalized COVID patients. But more than four dozen Florida hospitals reported their intensive care units (ICUs) reached full capacity earlier this week, according to state data.
The rise in infections weighed on the stock market with the Dow and S&P 500 ending down about 1% on investor fears that state and local leaders could order new lockdowns.
Governors in California, Florida and Texas have either ruled out forced business closures and quarantines or called it a last resort. But Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti warned that he would impose a new stay-at-home order in two weeks if the spike in cases did not ease.
In California, where the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 has doubled over the past month, Riverside University Health System, east of Los Angeles, expanded its 44-bed intensive care unit after it filled up with patients.
"It's been very consistent every day in the last couple of weeks, every day has been like a full moon." Riverside emergency room physician Dr. Stephanie Loe said, referring to doctors' beliefs that a full moon brings more patients to the emergency room.
California has seen cases and hospitalizations surge despite being one of the strictest in lockdowns. After about a half-dozen cases at the state capitol, lawmakers in the most populous U.S. state on Thursday said they would stay on summer break to July 27.
In Texas a group of bar owners sued Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, saying his June 26 order closing them down violates the state constitution, the Dallas Morning News reported.
As cases rise in 41 of the 50 U.S. states over the last two weeks, the state and local officials are debating how best to resume school in the fall.
Robert Redfield, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said on Thursday that keeping schools closed would be a greater risk to children's health than reopening them.


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Tom Lowery will have to prove he is over his recent neck injury in today's final training session if he is to be involved against Chesterfield this weekend. The midfielder missed last weekend's 1-0 defeat at Grimsby after suffering a muscular injury in his neck when taking a shot in training last Friday.
Lowery has not been risked in training this week, but he is expected to participate in training today.
Artell told the club's official web-site: "We will have to see how Tom is. He hasn't trained all week, so we will see how he is today. If he gets through and he is up to speed then he will be available for selection like everybody else.
"If Tom doesn't make it then we have enough players to cope without him. We have enough cover in all the positions and we will just get on with it."


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MotionCam-3D by Photoneo enables 3D scanning & handling of objects that are moving on an overhead conveyor without interruption.
This case study describes the benefits of using the Photoneo 3D camera MotionCam-3D for automated handling of objects moving on an overhead conveyor. In standard applications, the overhead conveyor needs to stop so that the objects hanging on it, such as heavy metal wheels, for instance, can be picked by a human operator using a lifting manipulator arm and placed in another location. Performing this task manually delivers a low cycle time.
MotionCam-3D is able to scan objects while they are moving along an overhead conveyor, swinging, or slightly rotating. This is enabled by a specially designed gripper and movement compensations provided by 3D data from the vision system.
The ability to scan objects that are continuously moving on an overhead conveyor increases productivity, efficiency, and throughput in countless applications, for instance in pick and place applications or in automated painting, where the robot can keep a constant distance from the objects.
MotionCam-3D is the only area-scan 3D camera that can capture fast-moving objects in high resolution and accuracy. It is thus the right choice for applications that require the handling of objects moving on conveyors, providing a continuous stream of high-quality 3D data even during movement, swinging, or vibration.
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"As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
There are many things a human being can do to get fit. There are machines and videos and classes and pills and drinks and sandbags and big pieces of metal, and none of these will get you fit unless you follow the principles of training. Depending on who you ask, there are anywhere between two and ten basic principles. Outlined below are four that should be kept in mind at all times when planning your training.
OVERLOAD: You've got to ask your body to do more than it's currently capable in order to stimulate improvements. I frequently use the analogy of learning to read; unless you challenge yourself with harder and harder books, you'll never get past Green Eggs and Ham.
SPECIFICITY: Our bodies adapt to exercise very specifically. If you want to get better at running, run. If you want to get better at jumping, jump. Although there is a great deal of crossover between certain sports and exercises, you're going to be most successful if you simulate your goal activity in your training.
INDIVIDUALITY: We all adapt to stresses differently. When two friends start an exercise program at the same time, it's inevitalbe that one will progress more quickly. Faiulre to adjust your training to your own abilites will slow your progress.
ACCOMMODATION: Accommodation is an athlete's decreased response to a continued stimulus. When one does the same exercises at the same weight / distance over and over, the body ceases to respond. This leads to one of the major conflicts in training: an athlete's need for specific overloads and his need for variability in training.
The bottom line: It doesn't matter if you ski or run or bike to improve your cardiovascular health. What matters is how hard you try and the duration of your effort. Likewise, there's nothing magical about pilates or yoga or training with kettlebells, it's whether you overload your body regularly that matters in producing desired results.


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As Greece struggles to pay back overwhelming amounts of bailout loans, journalist and documentary maker Aris Chatzistefanou says the country is facing an even bigger issue.
'Greece becoming third world country - economically and democratically'
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"When you have huge debt like the one that Greece and other countries in the European periphery are facing, you start losing levels of democracy and I'm afraid that has happened," he told RT.
Chatzistefanou spoke to RT about Wednesday's protests and the wider picture regarding Greece's ongoing economic woes.
RT: Workers in Greece are steadfast in trying to force the government to get rid of the bailout deal, but is there any other way to help the economy?
Aris Chatzistefanou: Many progressive economists have said for the last two or three years that these austerity measures will create not only social genocide in Greece, but they will destroy the infrastructure of the economy. And now we are talking about debt that is still increasing after three austerity packages. And if everything goes as planned, we will have a debt of 175 per cent of GDP. Don't forget that before the IMF and the troika intervention in Greece, we had a debt of 115 per cent. So it's exactly these austerity measures that create the problem.
There are many alternative plans for example, default, because everyone knows that right now it's impossible to repay a huge debt like that – even if we accept that it's legal. And many people say that it's not legal. That it's illegal. Many other economists have spoken about exiting the eurozone. Even Paul Krugman has characterized the eurozone as a straightjacket for Greece which created this huge debt to the economy.
RT: These are big figures we're talking about. And we see pictures here of protesters. Either way, the protests in Greece have turned violent many times over these recessionary years. How are things in Athens looking, where you are?
AC: Today we had one of the biggest demonstrations in the past five years, with organizers saying it exceeded 100,000 people. It was mainly a peaceful demonstration in Athens but I'm receiving now some message of small clashes in parts of Athens with police using teargas and some protesters reacting by throwing stones and fire bombs to the police. But I think we should keep that it was a mainly peaceful demonstration and one of the biggest of the last five years or so. I'm saying that because we will see in the news tonight only the clashes with the police, which is not the main message of what happened today in Athens and other cities in Greece.
RT: In a wider sense, you've described the situation in Greece as a 'debtocracy.' Do you mean the crisis has now somehow become a political regime?
AC: With the title of our documentary, Debtocracy, we wanted to explain that when you have huge debt like the one that Greece and other countries in the European periphery are facing, you start losing levels of democracy and I'm afraid that has happened. Don't forget that one year ago, we had a non-elected prime minister and after the election we have a government that promised to renegotiate the debt but never did. They only invest in riot police and unconstitutional bills that impose more austerity in the country. I'm afraid we are becoming a third world country, not only as far as the economy is concerned, but also as far as democracy is concerned.
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The period of transition depends on the individual needs of the pupil. If it is felt appropriate secondary school colleagues will attend Annual Reviews to meet the current class teacher, parents and most importantly the pupil. We have found this strategy particularly useful in easing any worries or concerns parents and pupils may have. We are particularly keen to involve parents/carers as much as possible in their child's transition to secondary school.
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If you want to watch the Buffalo Bills play the Jacksonville Jaguars this fall, you're going to need a decent Internet connection.
For the first time in the NFL's history, the league will broadcast a live game online on Oct. 25. Unless you live in the Buffalo or Jacksonville areas, the only way to watch the game will be to stream it.
The NFL has yet to name the online service that will stream the Bills-Jaguars game, but one likely suitor is YouTube. Google (GOOGL) executives met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in 2013 to discuss carrying live NFL games on YouTube, according to NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy.
This live stream is just an "experiment," McCarthy said. The NFL hasn't committed to any online streaming broadcasts other than this one game.
If the NFL is going to test something radical, it picked the right game. The Jaguars were one of the worst teams in the league last year, and the Bills haven't made the playoffs in 15 years -- the longest active streak in the league. The week 7 game will take place at London's Wembley Stadium and will be broadcast at 9:30 a.m. ET. Sports bars won't exactly be filled to capacity then, and ratings will likely be lower than the typical 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Sunday games.
So far, the only distributors for national games had been television networks. But speculation has increased over the past couple years that a streaming service, such as Netflix (NFLX), YouTube, Hulu, Amazon (AMZN) or Apple (AAPL), could one day bid to broadcast a slate of games. As a growing (mostly young) population opts out of cable and satellite TV subscriptions, the NFL is undoubtedly looking for ways to reach that audience too.
If the streaming experiment is a success, it could eventually lead to a broader online deal.
The games most likely to be in play for a possible streaming license is Thursday Night Football. The NFL broadcasts eight Thursday night games a year on its own NFL Network, and CBS has the right to the other eight games. CBS' Thursday Night Football deal could be up soon: The network renewed its contract for the 2015 season, and the league has the option of renewing again in 2016.
Fox (FOXA) and CBS (CBS) have agreements to air Sunday games through 2022. NBC has the rights to Sunday night games while ESPN airs "Monday Night Football" and both of those deals are also tied up for the next seven seasons.
DirecTV (DTV) currently has the exclusive broadcast rights for a package that lets fans watch any NFL game they want on Sundays. That partnership was also recently extended through 2022 in a deal worth $12 billion over eight years -- an average of $1.5 billion per year.
But DirecTV could serve as a cautionary tale for streaming services looking to seek broadcasting rights: The satellite provider is likely losing money on its NFL deal. More than 2 million DirecTV customers subscribed to its NFL Sunday Ticket package last season, paying between $200 and $300. That means DirecTV pays the NFL at least double what it brings in from its subscribers.
Currently, professional baseball, hockey and basketball games are available on various streaming services. Disney's (DIS) Watch ESPN app also allows users to watch live tennis matches, golf tournaments and college football and basketball games.
But in the United States, the NFL is the crown jewel.


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Which bike trainer is best?
Riding your bike along the road or in the mountains is among the most enjoyable exercises one can partake in. The only downside is the weather can quickly cancel or cut short your planned outing. With a bike trainer, you can set your bike up inside and still get your workout in.
The best bike trainer is Kinetic By Kurt Road Machine Control. It's expensive and on the bulky side, but its design can simulate real-world biking as few other trainers can.
What to know before you buy a bike trainer
Bike trainer types
There are four types of bike trainers.
- Magnetic trainers use magnetism to adjust their resistance. High-end magnetic trainers use electromagnetic resistance you can adjust from your phone or with a remote. However, they aren't the most durable.
- Fluid trainers use fluid chambers to provide resistance. They also aren't the most durable, and they're expensive as well.
- Wind trainers use a large fan that spins and generates more resistance the harder you pedal.
- Roller trainers don't offer resistance, as you don't lock in your bike. Instead, your bike rests on the rollers, requiring you to balance manually. They have a learning curve, but they're among the most affordable.
Bike attachment
Bikes usually attach to trainers in one of three ways.
- Stationary attachments grip the bike and don't let go. The bike stays upright at all times.
- Articulating attachments let the bike pivot on the base, which allows the bike to rock from side to side as if it were really on the road.
- Replacement attachments require you to remove the rear wheel from your bike and attach it directly to the trainer. As your tires aren't used, you won't wear them down.
Some bike trainers can connect to your phone over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth so your exercise can be tracked or you can interact with your preferred smart training app.
What to look for in a quality bike trainer
The best bike trainers have wide enough bases that there's no risk of toppling over. Some include leveling features that keep you and your bike stable and flat on uneven surfaces. Other trainers have narrow bases with little stability, so if you need help remaining upright, you should prioritize base size.
Most bike trainers are small enough that storage isn't much of an issue, while large bike trainers usually have folding parts to make storage easier.
Noise and vibration
Bike trainers generate vibrations as you ride that generate noise in turn. Wind trainers tend to be the loudest, with magnetic and fluid trainers tending to be quieter. If you live in a multistory home or apartment, keep in mind that the vibrations will rattle the ceiling of the floor below — you may need to purchase pads to prevent annoying those below you.
How much you can expect to spend on a bike trainer
Bike trainers cost $50-$600. The most affordable trainers cost less than $100, and in some cases, as little as $20. The best trainers tend to start around $150. Most cost $100-$300.
Bike trainer FAQ
What are the benefits of using a bike trainer?
A. There are a few key benefits. The biggest is being able to bike in your own home whenever you have the time without worrying about weather, traffic or other cyclists. Bike trainers also let you watch something while you bike, if you prefer that to taking in the scenery. Finally, they're excellent for interval training.
Are bike trainers easy to assemble?
A. Generally speaking, yes. In fact, most trainers come fully assembled out of the box. Those that require assembly rarely require much time and effort. Most trainers offer expert assembly during checkout for an extra fee if you're nervous about assembling it yourself.
How can I tell if my bike will fit a certain trainer?
A. Most trainers explicitly state the size of wheel they're compatible with, with the most common being 26 inches. Many are also compatible with up to 29-inch wheels. You can find adapters for most trainers to fit your bike if it has non-standard wheels, such as those sized 20-24 inches.
What's the best bike trainer to buy?
Top bike trainer
Kinetic By Kurt Road Machine Control
What you need to know: This trainer provides the best real-life riding simulation.
What you'll love: It uses a rocking back-and-forth system to mimic the motions of biking outdoors and it supports speeds of up to 30 miles per hour. It includes a 6-month subscription to the Kinetic Fit training app, and it can connect to your phone over Bluetooth.
What you should consider: It's among the largest trainers, so you'll need plenty of space both during use and in storage. It's also one of the most expensive trainers.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top bike trainer for the money
Saris Magnetic Plus Indoor Bike Trainer
What you need to know: This trainer is a good choice for occasional indoor cycling.
What you'll love: It connects directly to your bike's rear wheel without needing to be taken apart. It stays cool thanks to an internal cooling system, and it includes a handlebar-mounted shifter for easy resistance changing. It can connect to most indoor cycling apps through a speed sensor purchased separately.
What you should consider: It's a little on the noisy side. A few consumers received trainers with damaged paint jobs. Others had issues with it wearing down faster than it should.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Sunlite F2 Mag Trainer by Forza
What you need to know: This is perfect for cyclists on a strict budget.
What you'll love: It's compatible with most road 700C bikes and 26-inch wheels using a magnetic system. Biking is smooth and the frame is sturdy, heavy and durable enough to handle rigorous cycling. An axle adapter is available but sold separately.
What you should consider: It's among the noisiest trainers. Some customers had issues with the resistance. Attaching and detaching your bike can be a hassle.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Most of us are familiar with bad community management practices on Social. While the best thing about Social Media is that "anyone can do it", there definitely needs to be a deep awareness of the unwritten rules. On Social, you must play a good host always and always be on guard. Listed below are a few of the most common bad practices and their remedies.
Posting recklessly
Even the coolest, most "casual" brands have broadly defined content buckets that they dip into with their messaging. You keep yapping about your brand and its products and people will start losing patience with you. Say you're a kids' wear brand – service your audience with what it needs – give them entertaining ideas like dressing up your kids for a fancy dress party, organizing a little terrace party for kids, do-it-yourself toys etc. Give your fans something of value, create conversation points and lead them to build a bond with you. But this does not mean that you post whatever you wish to, irrespective of whether your fans want to hear it or not. Here's a post from Fiama Di Wills, a popular beauty care brand that has a reasonably high interaction rate. When they posted a social service message this World Environment Day, what followed was silence on the page.
Take pessimism positively
Every brand has its fair share of advocates. And an even larger number of detractors and critics. Deleting negative feedback (unless it's blatantly offensive/ inappropriate) will make an already upset fan even angrier - and, it'll justify the start of a battle of words. If you address mishaps and mistakes up front, your community will see that the people behind the brand are human, just like they themselves are. Soon, the other advocates on your page will join in the conversion. There's nothing like hearing your believers speak well of you. Deleting bad feedback suggests that a brand is trying to hide something, and we all know that doesn't usually go well with the followers. This one's a classic case of horizontal communication between community members. A fan posts a query on DishTV page and the other believers of the brand come to the rescue – that too, within just a day!
Show off but be humble.
There's a difference between showcasing your work, and bragging about it. People follow you on social because they're already familiar with your brand and what it has to offer. So incessantly re-tweeting or reposting testimonials "like you're with the #1 blah!" is a strict NO NO. You can,instead, provide value to your brand with pure content play – say, by suggesting a cool way to use your brand's products. This way, you're naturally inviting a transaction. Have something you just can't help but showcase? Ask fans for their opinions and ideas and make sure you close your posts with a simple 'Check it out!'. Go personal. Go conversational.
Know Facebook
Facebook comes with a long list of limitations. Make sure that you're thorough with the policies and page regulations guide. A contest that's hosted on the wall and not on a tab can get shut down easily and a cover photo with contact information can be removed. Know your territory before you set foot on it. This will help you avoid risking a last-minute scramble or an embarrassing gaffe when you receive a crackdown. Not all of Facebook's services are right for all brand's ideals, so find out how you can create an ecosystem that follows the rules and achieves brand goals. The help section on Facebook can help you with almost anything. For everything else, there's always Google. You can check it out by hitting the drop down menu button right next to the Home button on your Facebook screen.
Analyze, not report
Reporting and analytics are not the same, although they belong to the same class. Showing that a post received 17 likes is reporting; deducing that a post was successful because data shows your audience is most active at 9 am is analyzing. The key to good community management is understanding and gauging your audience, and the best way to do so is by auditing their interactions with your efforts. Keep doing a dipstick check and do the numbers - they provide a concrete way of measuring progress, and help you identify areas to improve.
Don't ask for a show of hands time and again
You've seen it before, and probably even done it a couple of times: "Help us get to 5,000 fans," "Like this post so we can beat our record of 90 likes on a single post," Five more comments to reach 100, come on..post!" . This is the absolute laziest way to grow a community and is strictly not recommended. You gotta earn your bragging rights, not beg for them.
Match your frequency with your audiences'
Posting or tweeting incessantly might turn off your readers and lead them to hide your notifications. Play it smart and time it right. Do not post more than 2-3 times a day – you can even reduce this number to 1 per day on weekends.
Above is an example of a very popular page in India that flouts all norms. They have multiple posts everyday and almost all are identical. Not the best practice, I must say.
Follow the masters
Read and subscribe to blogs about social media and community management. Sometimes, all it takes is one little insight and gives your brand the big push.
Real conversations do not just happen, they are made.
Automate, but sensibly. Stay in sync with your virtual world. Make sure you respond to conversations. All of these might take practice but they're bound to become second nature to you as a social media manager. The more strategic you are with your approach, the better your brand will fare, and the sharper you'll become. Happy posting! Image Source Sean MacEntee


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Sometimes, the bottom end of the legging churidar is also embellished with embroidery or some patchwork. Neck designs are what is the hottest field of experimentation. From simple round and V neck designs to halter and collar neck- all types of neck designs are incorporated in the churidar kurta sets according to the fabric and the occasion for which a particular churidar design is targeted.


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SAN DIEGO. Apple introduced iBooks 2, an updated e-book software for iOS devices. iBooks 2 is designed to present interactive textbooks for elementary and high school students using iPads. Apple has partnered with three companies currently holding 90% share of textbook sales in the United States: McGraw-Hill, Pearson, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
The interactive textbooks, iBooks, cost $14.99 or less, contain videos, animations and search features. Authors will be abe to update the content, and the students are entitled to keep the books indefinitely. Apple's iPad is a better-selling product than its iPhone, Mac personal computer, and iPod music player.
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Obviously there are some things that you simply cannot travel without such as your passport, camera, and cell phone. We'd like to talk about a few items that we have found to be just as important, but perhaps aren't talked about quite as often. Certainly it is possible to purchase some of these items while you're on the road, but if you plan ahead and bring them with you, you will be happier in the long run.
- An Electrical Converter Kit – Having a high quality converter kit is an absolute must. We have bought some less expensive converters that were specific for our destination, only to find out once we arrived that they didn't work very well. Since then, we've found a high quality converter that can convert to multiple wattage and it has never failed us. In some countries the outlets can vary from hotel to hotel, so knowing that we have whatever converter we need provides a huge piece of mind.
- Charging Chords and Cables – This one is pretty obvious, but it is important to remember chargers for every device that might need one, not just your cell phone and computer or tablet. Perhaps you have a fitness tracker that needs to be charged or you have a camera with rechargeable batteries. Think of the frustration you would feel if those devices stopped working and you couldn't take photos or impress your friends by telling them how many steps you took on you trip. Kidding aside, there are many common devices these days that need to be charged. We also recommend taking extra cables if you have them. Charging cables seem to be one of the most common items to get left in a hotel room when travelling from place to place.
- A List of All Medications and Vaccinations – This is one of those things that you hope that you won't need to use, but if for some reason you need to seek medical attention when you are travelling, having a complete list of every medication that you are taking will be important information. You should also have your doctor fill out your official vaccination form. Even if you are not travelling to a country that requires it, having the form with you can be handy if you take a spontaneous trip to some place that does require it. The medication list can also be useful should you encounter an overly suspicious customs agent that scrutinizes a bottle of pills in your carry-on bag.
- A Multi-Port USB Device – Having a multi-port USB device can be convenient for a couple of reasons. First of all, it will allow you to charge multiple devices while plugged into a single outlet (using a single power converter ☺). It also allows you to connect several devices together in order to share data across those devices, which is quite useful when trying to copy photos from a camera or phone onto a tablet so that you can share them with the world.
- A First-Aid Kit – Once again, you hope that you never need it, but having a small kit with band-aids, gauze, aspirin, and medicinal wipes is always a good idea. It can be as simple as tossing a few necessary items into a plastic bag to go into your suitcase. Depending on where you are travelling to, it might be a good idea to toss in a small bottle of aloe as well, just in case you get sunburned.
These are just a few things that we've found to be useful during our various travels. Perhaps there are some things that you've found to be useful when you travel, we'd love to hear what they are.


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Cardiac MRI
Cardiomyopathy: the chameleon disease
Cardiomyopathy is a disease with many faces, a 'chameleon', according to Professor Jeanette Schulz-Menger. MRI benefits and potential should be communicated better and to a wider clinical audience.
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As Head of the working group Cardiac MRI at Charité, Campus Buch and head of Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging at Helios-Klinikum Buch, Berlin, she uses cardiac MRI to understand the disease better. 'Cardiac MRI plays different roles in the diagnosis of the different forms of cardiomyopathy,' the professor explained. The 'crucial feature' of this imaging modality is its ability 'to differentiate possible myocardial damages' in all forms of this cardiac disease, she pointed out, even when the pump function of the heart is intact. Even if echocardiography, for example, recorded normal cardiac performance in a patient, cardiac MRI can detect scar tissues and inflammations.
Cardiac MRI is the modality of choice to record right ventricular pump function, because echocardiography cannot handle the complex anatomy of the right heart. 'The right ventricle is shaped like a backpack –it simply does not fit in any geometrical assumption,' Prof. Schulz-Menger explained. While echocardiography tries to cut the right ventricle into many sections to be able to calculate pump function, she added, 'MRI can generate a 3-D image of the heart, which allows us to evaluate the actual pumping performance.'
In dilated cardiomyopathy – the pathological enlargement of the heart muscle – MRI is used to identify the cause of the condition, such as perfusion problems, inflammations or scar tissue. 'Scar tissue is easily visualised with contrast-enhanced techniques,' she said. This is of utmost importance because patients with scar tissue on the myocardium are at a higher risk of sudden cardiac death or on-going weakening of the heart muscle.
Moreover, cardiac MRI is increasingly used to examine the hearts of professional athletes, although this particular area has not yet been acknowledged in the relevant guidelines. Here, the task of cardiac MRI is to show whether a heart is enlarged due to intensive activity or due to a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
While echocardiography can visualise a thickened heart muscle, unlike MRI it cannot unambiguously identify cardiomyopathy. Furthermore MRI can identify heart muscle inflammation. Athletes who suffer this condition, and continue training, might experience life-threatening arrhythmias, which may lead to sudden cardiac death.
Professor Schulz-Menger is particularly pleased that other disciplines have begun to recognise the value of this: 'Cardiac MRI is used for risk stratification purposes in non-cardiac diseases.' In certain lung diseases such as sarcoidosis MRI can contribute to a more complete picture of the patient status. 'Many young sarcoidosis patients die of sudden cardiac death due to conduction disorders,' she explained. Conventional diagnostic methods, however, detect only eight percent of cardiac involvement, while pathological studies have shown cardiac involvement in 40 percent of patients. Cardiac MRI could identify these patients – 'and,' Professor Schulz-Menger said, 'that's great'.
She would like to see MRI used more frequently and in a more targeted fashion, but that would need its benefits and the potential to be communicated better to a wider clinical audience. Close relatives of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy also need to undergo an MRI scan because there could be a familial predisposition for the disease. 'If I am serious about diagnostics, each relative has to have a cardiac MRI,' the professor pointed out, particularly since echocardiography is known for its poor detection of early signs of a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Additionally, a cardiac MRI scan is indicated when contradicting findings are reported, for example when an ECG yields different data than the echocardiography.
Jeanette Esther Schulz-Menger has chaired cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging at the Experimental and Clinical Research Centre (ECRC) in Berlin since 2008. The Max Delbrück Centre (MDC) and Charité jointly operate the centre. The professor's research focus is on the evaluation of myocardial damage with cardiac MRI. A driving force behind the implementation of a 7T MRI scanner at MDC, she also sets great store by translating MRI research results into clinical practice.


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Who is your agent?
I'm represented bySarah Younger of Nancy Yost Literary Agency
Did you always want to be a writer?
Noooo... I thought I was going to be a research scientist. I have a Masters in Physiology and an ABD (All But Dissertation) PhD in Neurophysiology.
What kind of writer are you? Panster or Plotter?
I'm definitely not a pre-plotter, but I prefer to say that I "write for discovery" I ride around in my characters' heads and discover the world and events as they do. Another way to explain my process is that it's like I know I'm driving from Seattle to New Orleans, but not much more than that. I know I'll have to cross the Rocky Mountains at some point, but not when or where.
Where do your ideas come from?
It depends on the book. Some story ideas come from dreams. The Twelve Kingdoms books came from a very vivid dream. Sometimes the idea for a character just appears.
What are the scenes that are the hardest for you to write? Why?
I don't think any particular "kind" of scene is more difficult to write than any other. Some parts of any given story can be stubborn, throwing up walls that require patient chipping away before they give up the goods.
What have you learned about writing and publishing since you first started?
I'm much better at writing consistently and at trusting the revision process. The ways I've improved my craft would take book to detail! As far as publishing, I've learned that trends come and go. I don't get too worked up about the latest crisis or the most recent fad. Whenever events threaten to distract me, the best thing I can do every time is put my head back in my own work.
Anything you would say to those just starting out in the craft?
It really does work to write every day in a way that nothing else does. Build the habit of generating words. Write regularly.
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I want my nine dollars back. But seriously. The Last Song had to be one of the most horribly acted films I have seen in my life. If you are able to look past the fake crying and the hoards of teen boys fawning over the new girl in town aka Miley Cyrus, you can see a hint of a real story. However the beauty of the story line gets lost in the forest of Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth. These are the two people who I place full blame on for the monstrosity of a movie The Last Song was. Between Miley's "I-just-smoked-sixty-packs-of-cigs" voice and Liam's mismatched eyebrow/hair combo, I hardly concentrated on Nicholas Sparks' tale and instead focused on the mistakes of the casting director. Greg Kinnear as Steve is the only actor who gave a bearable performance. But I guess if I had Miley as a daughter I'd be pretty fed up and exasperated too.
The Last Song tells the story of piano prodigy Ronnie Miller (Cyrus) who moves to North Carolina to spend the summer with her father, Steve. Due to her parents' divorce, Ronnie is pissed at her father for leaving them, gives him hell by acting out and refuses to play the piano anymore (something that connected herself and Steve). She meets Will Blakelee (Hemsworth) a beach-volleyball playing stud who sweeps her off her feet. Will's family is loaded and Ronnie has a hard time fitting in with his high class world. Ronnie and her brother Jonah learn that *shocker* Steve has cancer and is pretty much on his death bed. Ronnie has a change of heart and stays with Steve while he dies. She finishes a composition of his and plays it at his funeral aka the LAST SONG. Look how that worked out! There's also an arson and theft story lines sprinkled in but basically all you need to know is that Ronnie is stupid.
I am usually such a sucker for corny romantic crap, but this movie had me laughing rather than "aw-ing". Who carves initials into a tree trunk after a day? Who legitimately falls in love within a matter of days? Are you really allowed to pull someone into an aquarium tank? That sounds highly unsanitary. I have no heart of stone. I cry at the drop of a hat. But somehow even the knowledge of Steve's impending death had no impact on me. My floodgates alone remained securely locked during the entire movie. Do you have any idea how awkward it is to be the only one in packed theater who isn't balling their eyes out? I felt like the Ice Queen, but no, I am actually the only person in the theater who realized how horrible the film truly was. No matter how hard Miley tries to shed her Disney Channel rep and Hannah Montana fame, she is never going to be able to. It's been years since Lizzie McGuire ended, but Hilary Duff is still Lizzie McGuire in my eyes. Shia LaBouf is still Louis Stevens and Zac Efron will always be that-guy-from-HSM. Disney labels are forever. Face it.
My assessment? Don't waste your money. Don't even wait until you can illegally watch a pirated version online. It's 108 minutes you'll never get back.
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I have one more show before my summer months hiatus. I am participating in the Decatur, GA Arts Festival. It is Saturday, May 26 10-6 and Sunday, May 27 11-5. Come see me if you are in the Atlanta area.
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May 18, 2020
When asked to describe Mahatma Gandhi, most would say he was an Indian independence leader, human rights defender, and spiritual guide. However, "People don't think of him as a journalist" even though "he was a journalist from an early age, and died as a journalist."
Originally posted on The Peace Journalist magazine, published by the Center for Global Peace Journalism on February 6, 2020, here
This is according to professor, historian, and author Rajmohan Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. Professor Gandhi was the featured speaker at a program titled "Gandhi: The First Peace Journalist," held at Park University on Aug. 26.
The evening began with a presentation by Gandhi documentarian, Cynthia Lukas, about Gandhi's background as a journalist. Gandhi was a prolific journalist and editor who was well-known in India for his articles stressing social justice in such publications as Indian Opinion, Young India, and Navajivan (A New Life). Lukas said his writing avoided inflammatory, "poisonous journalism" (as Gandhi termed it). Instead, Mahatma Gandhi emphasized civility and politeness in his articles, striving always to "step into the shoes of our opponents."
Professor Gandhi agreed, adding that it is "certainly correct to describe Gandhi as a journalist." His grandson said Gandhi was a staunch defender of the free press who nonetheless understood the need to avoid inflammatory rhetoric, to "put a curb on his own pen."
My presentation followed, and supported the premise that Gandhi was indeed a peace journalist. I listed several characteristics shared by Gandhian and peace journalism. These include rejecting "us vs. them" narratives; journalism as public service; media as a tool to de-escalate conflicts; using journalism as a means to foster reconciliation; carefully choosing one's words to avoid sensationalism; giving a voice to the voiceless; and emphasizing facts and truth.
Regarding language, I shared a quote with the audience. Writing about the "Indian Opinion" journal, Gandhi said, "I cannot recall a word in those articles set down without thought or deliberation, or a word of conscious exaggeration, or anything merely to please…"
The truth, and facts, had no more strident champion than Gandhi. I presented this telling quote from 1926: "The way to peace is the way of truth. Truthfulness is even more important than peacefulness. Indeed, lying is the mother of violence. The truth of a few will count; the untruth of millions will vanish even like chaff before a whiff of wind."
Professor Gandhi agreed with my assessment that Mahatma Gandhi was indeed a peace journalist. He cited an incident where the Mahatma called out those who had labeled an opponent a snake. "To liken someone to a snake…is a degrading performance," the professor quoted his grandfather.
The final speaker was Park professor Abhijit Mazumdar, who discussed inflammatory and often hate-filled speech in South Asian media. He cited examples from social media, including hash tags like #HatePakLovers, as well as inflammatory name-calling on Indian TV like "shrieking raccoon" and venomous snake." In addition, he noted many examples of false news that have been reported by Indian television. Professor Gandhi added that Indian media often spread "toxicity."
"The way to peace is the way of truth. Truthfulness is even more important than peacefulness. Indeed, lying is the mother of violence. The truth of a few will count; the untruth of millions will vanish even like chaff before a whiff of wind."
The event was sponsored by Park University's Center for Global Peace Journalism, which also arranged Prof. Gandhi's appearances in several Park University classes.
The students were thrilled. "A once in a lifetime opportunity…A class I'll never forget…Inspiring…" were among the avalanche of positive comments from Park University students who met and were inspired by Prof. Gandhi.
In the peace journalism class, Prof. Gandhi addressed the shortcomings of media, but left the students hopeful that media can become more responsible. He said he was impressed by the work that many U.S. journalists do, and the "commitment and quality of social journalists."
Prof. Gandhi said he was depressed because of a "lack of substance," media bias, and the media's desire to "keep viewers glued to the screen" through sensationalism.
He was critical of Fox News' "unfortunate bias" that supports the "curious notion" of white supremacy that suggests that only whites are the rightful owners of the U.S. "The way to confront them (white nationalists) is with the real American ideal" upon which the country was founded. "The U.S. has stood for justice and equality. We have to remind America of this," he said.
The discussion about nationalism in the U.S. and elsewhere continued in Intro to Peace Studies class. Gandhi said that nationalism in the U.S. means "reclaiming" of the country for whites; and in India, "reclaiming" the country for Hindus, despite Mahatma Gandhi's lifelong struggle trying to build bridges between Hindus and other religions.
Prof. Gandhi also answered a question about the viability of non-violent approaches to peace. While he acknowledged that these tactics haven't always worked, he said it is an unassailable fact that "violence hasn't brought peace." Gandhi further defended non-violence with the logic that violence begets violence, leaving non-violence as the only viable option.
In both of his classroom stops at Park, Prof. Gandhi discussed the current crisis in Kashmir, where 2,000 people have been arrested, the internet and phone service shut off, and over 400,000 Indian troops are deployed.
He mentioned – repeatedly – that the recent Indian government decision to strip Kashmir of its special limited sovereignty status was made "without consulting even one Kashmiri." He firmly believes in the right of self-determination for Kashmiris, a right he said has been trampled by the current Indian government.
Park University students were thrilled to meet and be inspired by Prof. Gandhi. "I was impressed by the transmission of calmness and knowledge when he talks," said Marcelo Aquino. International student from India Aadarash Chandan noted, "His views about the events are realistic, practical, and yet polite. His audacity is unmatched." Destiny Webb spoke for many students when she commented, "He gave good advice and a better outlook on a non-violent society. His words were extremely wise."
Finally, Nathan Moore said, "His views and thoughts on peace were very informative and got me to thinking about peace in my community."
I know I speak for my students when I say we were truly honored by his presence and his wisdom.
If you enjoyed your visit on this website, please consider donating a dollar or five…
Steven Youngblood is the founding director of the Center for Global Peace Journalism at Park University in Parkville, Missouri USA, where he is a communications professor. He has organized and taught peace journalism seminars and workshops in 27 countries/regions.
Youngblood is the author of Peace Journalism: Principles and Practices and Professor Komagum (2013). He edits The Peace Journalist magazine, and writes and produces the Peace Journalism Insights blog. He has been recognized for his contributions to world peace by the U.S. State Department, Rotary International, and the UN Association of Kansas City.
Recommended further reading
The Journalism Notebook – on Gandhi
Gandhi – Journalist and editor


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In the bottom of the ninth, with a runner in scoring position and a tie game, two different Giants hit the ball hard. It didn't work out. It's hard to get too violent about a game like that.
There is something like a spectrum of disgust when it comes to losses. Compare this game with anything from the recent road trip. Those games were gross. This game was frustrating. There's a big difference, and it's kind of nice to watch the Giants lose like a normal team, for once. This was a well-pitched game, There was a late-inning rally. Madison Bumgarner was pretty good. There weren't any errors. The guy the Giants couldn't hit was Gio Gonzalez, not Brandon Backe or something. The Nationals' best hitter got the big homer and scored the winning run. I can respect this kind of loss.
That doesn't mean it was without frustrations. The Giants had a runner on third and one out in the first, only to strike out twice. The 0-1 pitch to Pence wasn't a strike, by the way, and it's worth wondering what would have happened if he were 1-1 instead of 0-2, but that's a minor grumble. The bigger frustrations were Pence and Belt lacing line drives that should have scored the winning run each time. I guess that was instant karma for Buster Posey's 18-hopper through the infield to tie the game.
If the Giants have to lose 62 games or so every year, it's probably for the best that they look like this. Good job, good effort, bad results. The at-bats with runners in scoring position:
1. Buster Posey in the first
It was the first pitch, and it might have been the most hittable fastball thrown by Gonzalez all day. I saw some folks on Twitter complain that Posey should have been more patient after Marco Scutaro worked out a walk on eight pitches in the prior plate appearance. But it's probably not a good idea to think you know more about how Posey should hit than Posey does himself. He got the pitch he was looking for, but he was late. Happens.
2. Hunter Pence in the first
Again, see the above link for the graph. It's not as the Giants lost because of a missed call on an 0-1 count. But it makes it a little harder to blame Pence for chasing the 0-2 curve out of the zone.
3. Brett Pill in the first
Turns out he can hit fastballs and only fastballs. Possible interior monologue on the way back to the dugout: Wait, Gonzalez throws a curveball now?
4. Brandon Crawford in the second
It was a hittable curve up in the zone, but it also followed a 94-m.p.h. fastball. Crawford's timing was off.
5. Madison Bumgarner in the second
He doesn't count. It's nice that he still has all of his original fingers, and that makes the at-bat a success.
6. Angel Pagan in the sixth
They gave him a Pablo across the letters, and he popped it up. It was a pretty good at-bat up until then.
7. Crawford in the seventh
It was a 2-2 fastball down the middle. Super-serum Crawford from April would have hit a triple. If we're complaining about the called strike against Pence that wasnt, it's worth noting that Gonzalez should have had Crawford out with the 1-2 pitch.
8. Buster Posey in the eighth
He's sort of the best. Though, to be far, this was a double play if Ryan Zimmerman was a foot over to his left.
9. Hunter Pence in the eighth
He smoked the ball. It was an inside sinker, so I'm not sure how he hit it so hard the other way, but it's hard to blame Pence for that one.
10. Brandon Belt in the eighth.
Again, this was crushed. Should have been a single, at least.
There you go. Was it worth cataloging that? Now that it's finished, I don't think it was! But it's proof that a game can still be frustrating without being meaningful or offensive. The only at-bat I hated was the Pill AB, but I had forgotten about it by the second inning.
Really, my biggest regret is that Scutaro didn't extend his hitting streak on a liner off Rafael Soriano's dingus.
I had other notes, but you don't want to read about them, and I don't really want to flesh them out. Long game short: Good team played well, beating other good team. Save the vitriol for one of those Coors Field specials in which the Giants give up 39 runs in three games. In this game? Eh. Happens. Better luck against the Rockies, fellas. Better luck against the Rockies..


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"Simply assuming that this is an interesting controversy that we should check in on occasionally is not correct. The survival of human civilization is at risk. The news media should be making this existential crisis the No. 1 topic they cover."
That was Vice President Al Gore being quoted in a New York Times piece by the newspaper's public editor, Margaret Sullivan. Sullivan's article, "After Changes, How Green Is The Times?" examines environmental reporting since the Times dismantled its environmental reporting facility last January. Sullivan's analysis, which seems fair, actually shows the Times as not having entirely dropped the ball, but it is clear that coverage of environmental issues since the Time scrapped its special team (called, ironically, a "pod") to have diminished in both quantity and depth. Environmental issues have become more numerous and more important nearly every month over the last few years, and as Vice President Gore notes, there is no longer any question that these issues are existential. Seeing a drop in environmental reporting at America's Most Important Newspaper now would be analogous to seeing a drop in reporting of World War Two after the invasion of Normandy. It is impossible, in fact, to see the New York Times being relatively blasé about the environment as something other than bad management or sloppy journalism. Seeing this sort of thing sends one to Wikipedia to find out who owns the newspaper. So I did. I was surprised. Murdock and Big Oil don't own them, they don't own stakes in coal mines, nothing. The company that owns the Times seems to also own the Boston Red Sox. That doesn't explain much.
Consider for a moment what some of the most influential or important news stories have been. Looking at "top ten stories" internet lists for just 2010-2012, here's what people have listed as the most important stories (I've added the term at the beginning of the phrase to place them into categories):
- Environment: World flooding
- Environment: Deepwater Horizon
- Environment: Mass animal deaths
- Environment: Ajka Alumina Plant Accident
- Environment: Superstorm Sandy
- Nature: Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull
- Nature/Animals: Bedbugs take over
- Energy: Copiapo Mining Accident
- Leaks: Wikileaks
- Leaks: Snowden
- Sports: Death of Nodar Kumaritashvili
- Crime: Capture of the Grim Sleeper
- Crime: Sandy Hook
- Crime: Penn State, Jerry Sandusky
- Crime: Trayvon Martin Shot, Zimmerman Acquitted
- Crime: Aurora Shooting
- Politics: Obama Re-elected
- Politics: Obamacare Passed
- Social Justice: Gay Marriage Normalization
- Economy: Fiscal Cliff
- Economy: Us economy upswing
- World: Libya government turns over
- World: Syria
Eight of the 23 stories would be top headlines covered by the science and environment "pod" reporters. Two of the stories are cases of people doing things the New York Times should probably have done, like in the old days, but didn't. Of the other stories, one or two, including Syria and possibly Libya, have strong environmental connections. This list does not include a lot of other environmental stores such as reaching 400ppm CO2 in the atmosphere, not because they are not important, but, possibly, because new agencies like the New York Times didn't say they were important. And the New York Times isn't even owned by Big Oil!
And there's another problem at the New York Times. Michael Mann wrote about this just a few days before Margaret Sullivan's piece came out (making me wonder if Mann's article prompted Sullivan's) in a piece at the Huffington Post called "Something Is Rotten at the New York Times." Mann notes, "When it comes to the matter of human-caused climate change, the Grey Lady's editorial page has skewed rather contrarian of late." Mann goes on to document a particular case of a broader phenomenon we see at the Times and elsewhere: The "hones broker" phenomenon. This is where all the science tells us that A is true, but there is a bought and paid for (or sometimes, just cranky "get off my lawn" motivated) "viewpoint" that is utterly wrong claiming that B is true, and the "honest broker" tries to mediate between the two views as though simply throwing out "B" wasn't the appropriate thing to do. Mann:
The New York Times does a disservice to its readers when it buys into the contrived narrative of the "honest broker"…Especially when that white knight is in fact sitting atop a Trojan Horse–a vehicle for the delivery of disinformation, denial, and systematic downplaying of what might very well be the greatest threat we have yet faced as a civilization, the threat of human-caused climate change.
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Facebook filed a federal lawsuit in California on Thursday against OneAudience, a marketing company that it says paid app developers to exploit the "login with Facebook" feature to improperly gain access to personal data without users' permission.
The social media company claims that OneAudience harvested users' data by getting app developers to install a malicious software development kit, or SDK, in their apps. SDKs are packages of basic tools that make it easier and faster for developers to build their apps. But they may also contain tools that aren't necessary, such as trackers that send information about your device and app usage back to the SDK maker, which it can then use to target ads to you. OneAudience's SDK, Facebook claims, collected data improperly from Facebook users who opted to log in to certain apps using their Facebook account credentials.
OneAudience did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
According to the lawsuit, OneAudience also paid apps to harvest users' Google and Twitter information when they logged into one of the compromised apps using their Google or Twitter account information.
The suit shows the potential privacy downsides of opting to use your Facebook (or Twitter or Google) credentials to log in to new accounts instead of creating a unique username and password. That's because logging in with Facebook attaches that account to the website or app to which you're signing in. That also means the website (or app) and Facebook get some of your user data from each other (you can control some of the information that is shared, but not all of it). And, as Facebook claims happened in this case, this can give bad actors access to your data, too.
Back in November, Facebook and Twitter said that OneAudience had been harvesting private data, such as people's names, genders, emails, usernames, and potentially people's last tweets. Facebook launched an audit into the company's behavior, which the company says OneAudience did not cooperate with. At the time, OneAudience said the data "was never intended to be collected" and that the SDK had been shut down. Hundreds of users were reportedly affected.
In the years since the Cambridge Analytica scandal in 2016, Facebook has faced a torrent of criticism for not doing enough to protect its users' data. This move to sue a company for improperly collecting users' information is a sign it's trying to do better — and it's also a way to publicly emphasize that it's not at fault for this breach.
"This is the latest in our efforts to protect people and increase accountability of those who abuse the technology industry and users," wrote Jessica Romero, Facebook's director of platform enforcement and litigation, in a Facebook blog post about the lawsuit.
But some argue that Facebook and other tech companies need to be doing more to protect users' data as a first line of defense, although their means to do so against malicious actors using third-party apps is somewhat limited, said director of the Stanford Internet Observatory and former Facebook security executive Alex Stamos. Facebook could revoke access for third-party developer apps at large, but that would be a drastic move that might come with other privacy trade-offs, Stamos said.
"For me, the end result of all of these cases is the need for a federal privacy law — because effectively the privacy laws are being enforced by tech companies, and the laws to do this are not for that purpose," Stamos told Recode. If the US had privacy laws, then individuals could go after companies that misuse their data more directly and effectively, Stamos said.
Facebook's lawsuit against OneAudience raises questions about who is ultimately responsible for protecting our privacy — and it shows that there's still a long battle ahead about how to do protect user privacy effectively.