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Rowland Charles is also known as "Boon" Gould was born on March 4, 1955, in Shanklin, Isle of Wight, and died on April 30, 2019.
He was an English musician and one of the four founding members of Level 42.
He was, called 'Boon' since, at a very young age, an uncle of his said to his mother that his apparent inability to cry was a 'real boon for the family'.
Rowland had a daughter named Chani but was not married to her mother.
He married in the early 1990s and had another child named Solomon.
The song "Good Man in a Storm" from the album World Machine alludes to the childhood of both Boon and Phil Gould.
In the song, written by Phil Gould, he states (probably to his mother), "There was a vision, flashing by, of a summer's day I spent with you, with a child who never learnt how to cry."
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The Bush Administration gets a whole lot of deserved criticism around here, not just for its non-libertarian social policy but also for a whole mess of anti-market activities. Nevertheless, when it does something good, we should acknowledge it, and here's an example of administration officials really getting it right.
The Washington Post ran a very nice piece today focusing on the Department of Transportation starting to run experiments with tolling and congestion pricing along with a related article focusing on the DC metro area. Basically, the officials there want to actually start to use the price mechanism to allocate space on the roads. They also proposed actually using prices to allocate airport landing rights, rather than having us deal with the ever-worsening, cascading nightmare of delays of the past few years.
It never ceases to amaze me when putatively pro-market conservatives blanche at the thought of tolls. I'm not a pure enough libertarian (maybe I will be one day, but not yet) to say there's no government role in road building. And given we do not, and probably never will, live in a society where all roads are built privately, we have an obligation not to run them in a way that would make the grizzliest Soviet commissar smile in agreement. Yet if you mention "tolls", you'll see a conservative's blood boil.
I'm sure in 10 months when the White House changes hands these experiments will be abandoned and we'll go back to thinking that light rail boondoggles or bike paths or New Urbanism will be the path to transit Nirvana, as we continue to lose more and more of our lives to pointless congestion because of our flagrant anti-market bias in transportation. But I have hope that little by little, the notion that giving something away for free when it costs real resources to use will be abandoned, and these experiments might help drive us there.
Aside: The second-most hilarious part of the article is when the transit advocates say that the money being spent on these experiments would reduce congestion more if it were spend on mass transit. As if this highly indirect mechanism could compare to actually charging people for using a good. The funniest part, of course, being the description of pricing as a "neocon view of transportation".
Opposition to Tolls
The source of the opposition, I think, is the not-unwarranted concern that the government takes too much money as it is. I think the institution of user fees would meet with less resistance from the right (and more from the left) if the user fees were explicitly made revenue-neutral by tying them to reductions in income, property, or sales taxes.
I agree regarding revenue neutrality being desirable, but I actually have a bit of optimism that we'd end up without that much higher (if higher at all) overall tax burden if we had road pricing. The federal government share of GDP has been pretty darn stable over the past 40 years or so, though of course I'd like to see it lower. I don't see any real reason that what amounts to fairly moderate tolls would cause a major break in this pattern.
In any case, congestion and queueing is pure deadweight loss. Even if government's share of GDP increased 0.1% if we had tolls, it's hard not to see it as an overall gain. By one estimate, we lose $78 billion a year to congestion. We can do better than that.
...and where it goes
It never ceases to amaze me when putatively pro-market conservatives blanche at the thought of tolls.
Imagine that we had a toll system where instead of handing the cash to a person, you held that cash out the window and it was VAPORIZED by a LASER from SPACE. This would retain the pricing aspect, and so yield pretty much all of the benefits to be found there, but would not give the resulting money to the government for whatever schemes and scams it has in mind.
I think that these conservatives would have a lot less opposition to this system.
Most road toll systems are created to pay down the debt incurred in the road's construction (and, often, to create a fund to finance future repairs), but are retained once that debt is paid and future repairs financed because the state doesn't want to give up that money. (Often the old repair-finance fiction is maintained by the tolls going to a nominally independent organization whose funds the state then rifles for loose change every few years, or which operate as jobs programs for politically connected ne'er-do-wells). In fact, this is such a common (even ubiquitous) thing that people who otherwise like road pricing might quite reasonably oppose it on that basis.
Put another way: The government has a revenue-maximization motive. The revenue-maximizing toll rate is not welfare-maximizing in this case, because there is no (or a very far-attenuated) connection between the revenue raised and the construction of or incentives for additional roads. So setting the price to a welfare-maximizing rate is a socialist calculation problem. Given the inefficiency of state and local governments at socialist calculations, it is not unreasonable to expect that the inefficiency of that calculation (plus the transaction costs of toll collection, which are by the way huge in many states) would exceed the costs of the congestion in the first place.
My strong suspicion is that road pricing schemes will usually be public (or public/private partnership) boondoggles with little or no net benefit to anyone in spite of their theoretical soundness.
Zero is a Price
So setting the price to a welfare-maximizing rate is a socialist calculation problem.
Right now, we have the government setting the price using a socialist calculation problem. They just happen to have set the price at zero, which no one in their right mind thinks is welfare maximizing. But zero is a price, just as surely as if the government set the price of crossing the George Washington Bridge at $1, or $1 million.
Look, I'm all for healthy skepticism regarding what might be regarded as a tax hike. But don't condemn us to gridlock, pollution, and lives wasted on the Washington Beltway. Hayek was right about socialist planning, but right now the roads have been planned, and given away for free, and it isn't working.
There really isn't another feasible option. There some new capacity that could be built (but would probably require eminent domain). And in some areas, even that would be too expensive to work. Transit has no hope of improving this mess. It's time for prices.
Right. Finding the
Right. Finding the welfare-maximizing price outside of a competitive market is hard. But all we really need is a welfare-improving price. Which is not hard to find, given that zero is clearly too low.
Zero need not be collected.
Well one benefit of a zero price is that you don't have to collect it. No transaction costs. With the cost of toll booths and union workers that means setting any price above zero has a minimum cost. Let's call this cost X. Now if the proper "market" price is between zero and X then perhaps it makes sense to stay at zero.
It's deeply unfair for the
It's deeply unfair for the government to monopolize transportation routes, offer them for free, allow communities to develop around the free model, then start charging. That a private entity would charge for road access does not mean the government should (or has a right to).
Take a different example. Out of taxpayer dollars, the government constructs a sewer system, allowing everyone to access it for free. Twenty years later, they decide to "privatize" the sewer system by auctioning it off to the highest bidder. The new owners start charing monopoly rates. Does this strike anyone as remotely fair? (BTW, this example is true of much of the privatization in former communist countries.)
It's also deeply unfair for
It's also deeply unfair for the government to monopolize transportation routes, offer uncongested routes, allow communities to develop around the uncongested model, and then let the routes get congested. It's a matter of the lesser of two evils.
The sewer example isn't really comparable, unless the government charges revenue-maximizing tolls (comparable to monopoly pricing) rather than welfare-maximizing tolls (market pricing). The only problem with the sewer example, as long as the sale is revenue neutral, is the monopoly pricing.
Are all government actions irrevocable?
It's deeply unfair for the government to monopolize transportation
routes, offer them for free, allow communities to develop around the
free model, then start charging.
People make decisions all the time based on government policies (rather unavoidable when it eats so much of GDP). Which of the following are off limits to changes?
- Taxicab drivers made business decisions on the basis of the number of medallions being strictly rationed. I propose liberalizing the market.
- A politician proposes moving to a flatter, lower tax system with no home mortgage deduction. People made decisions on where to live (indeed, "communities developed" around the deduction model).
- [One that really happened] GM makes labor market decisions based on a world of tariffs and import quotas on Japanese cars. Freeing tade leads to wrenching changes and radically reduced profits for the firm.
All of those involved changes in policy and all of them caused, or would cause, real harm to people who did nothing wrong other than count on a bad policy being maintained. Yet I'm guessing no libertarian would seriously argue we are obligated to maintain quotas forever. So why is this particular form of regulation (and our road network undoubtedly is socialist) so special?
Property is different. Own
Property is different. Own a piece of property and give someone free access? Well, if they go to rely on it, they get a license to use it whether the owner likes it or not. There are plenty of things to do other than make cars. There's only one I-66.


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Depression is not a sign of weakness, but a sign that you have been trying to be strong for too long (s) – Sigmund Freud. What led me to taking antidepressants and how Fluoxetine helped me get out of depression. Why do Fluoxetine so much like losing weight?
I would never have thought before that there would be a time when it would be necessary to take antidepressants.
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Just over four years ago, in May 2014, in my hometown, where I was born, lived and worked, the war began. To my beloved and dear Donbass unfair and brutal war has fallen. As soon as the first hostilities began, my husband and I decided to leave everything, the house, the work, relatives and friends, to take the most necessary things and leave, saving the child from the bombing. From this point on, my life was divided into BEFORE and AFTER. Habitual life is no more. I will not tell you how hard it was for us at first, this is not the most important thing. The worst thing is that my relatives and close people stayed there, in this terrible hell, I cannot say otherwise. Here's what they experienced is the very hard, life in basements, cellars, bomb shelters, destroyed houses and apartments .. killed neighbors and acquaintances. Our area is just the epicenter of events! Over the entire period of the war in our only small area, more than a hundred people died as a result of the war. I cannot even describe my condition and feelings for my relatives. Every day for me is excitement, anxiety, fear for their life and health. For the property that was destroyed as a result of the shelling, I did not even think, the main thing for me is that my relatives remain alive and healthy. Every day I asked them to leave for us, but they flatly refused to leave their homes and property and said that they would not leave for anything, they say, "what to be, can't be avoided." I could only pray for them and worry. How many difficulties I had to endure during all this time it was impossible to retell, illnesses, injuries, destruction, but the last blow for me was the recent death of a very close and dear person, and it was after this that my depression began, the pain of loss and self-accusation prevented me from living in peace. Why and for what? No one will answer and no one will be punished, everywhere is chaos. What's next? And then my condition became worse and worse, except for the endless depressive state, health problems appeared, mentally I became unbalanced, often cried, closed in on myself, did not want to communicate with anyone, I couldn't transfer my psychological state .. Against the background of neurosis and stress appeared panic attacks, insomnia and anxiety disorders, anxiety began to haunt me everywhere and everywhere in everyday life, it can be said that a generalized anxiety disorder appeared. I lost the desire to do something, did not want to leave the house and the further desire to live quietly disappeared ..
But at one point I decided for myself that it's impossible to continue anyway, otherwise I'll go crazy, like you have to live on, you need to think about the children and their future, because they need an adequate and normal mother, you have to get out of of this condition with medication help, if you alone cannot do this.
First, I turned to a neurologist, who gave me a comprehensive treatment, after which the panic attacks stopped, but psychologically my condition did not change and I had to turn to a psychotherapist for help.
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My Own Return to World of Warcraft
Ever the nomadic gamer, I decided that with the excitement building around Cataclysm I would re-sub to World of Warcraft. For those who are not aware, I've played this game off and on since release, just as long as I've been playing EQ2. However, the game always lacks 'staying' power for me. I can never seem to find a community to entice me to play longer then a month or two at a time before wandering off to greener pastures. I play on the Ravenholdt server, so if anyone knows of a good community there, don't hesitate to let me know. On that same note even though I have been playing for years now my highest character (until last night) was level 60. A few LFDungeon episodes later, and I managed to reach level 62.
It was a lot of fun. Part of that comes from playing with a friend (a member of Torrent Knights, my guild on Antonia Bayle in EQ2) which really helps a lot. I play a priest, they play a warrior. This ensures that LFD is never more then a few seconds wait, and at least while I can not control the actions of the other three group members, I can have a little sway over the two main roles. Trusting my tank is a huge deal when it comes to healing.
I ended up exploring two new (to me) dungeons, Hellfire Ramparts, and The Blood Furnace. In Hellfire Ramparts I managed to win a very nice 2h staff for the priest, as well as my very first piece of gear that allows for 'socket' gems. I'd seen these pieces of gear before on those far more better geared then myself, but had never actually come across any. I was incredibly excited. After doing Hellfire Ramparts three times, and The Blood Furnace once, I walked away with quite a few upgrades and felt a little better about my return to the game. Healing is basically the same no matter where you find yourself. In LotRO I play a minstrel and spend my time constantly watching the health of my group mates. The same happens in EQ2, and WoW. It's second nature to me to play that way. The down side is that I rarely have a chance to look at what is happening in the instance around me, because I am so focused on those health bars and curing detrimentals.
I enjoy the LFD tool, but it's not without its faults. Like those druids and priests who sign up as DPS but roll on healer gear. I understand that technically they can USE the gear, but if you sign up for a particular role, perhaps allow people who are actually playing that role in that dungeon to get the gear they need. While most of the groups actually went fairly well (which I was surprised at because I had JUST returned to the game) there was one that didn't go quite as planned right away. My first trip into The Blood Furnace resulted in one wipe due to everyone stepping on mines. After that one wipe two people left group right away, which I found odd but I suppose I shouldn't have been so surprised. We filled the rest of the slots and continued on our way without too much issue. That zone is stressful to heal when every single group at this level that I sign up for seems to include myself (priest) warrior (tank) and three DK or a paladin and two DK or a DPS druid and two DK. Keeping one tank alive is a fairly straightforward job and I pride myself on that rather well. In fact the instances where we did only have one player attempting to tank went wonderfully.
The problem comes when everyone charges off, thinking that they're a tank class and thus they can just run about all crazy like. Sure, I have a group heal but concentrating on keeping everyone alive all at once when they're taking damage from their own pulls is frustrating as a healer. Tested my skills which was nice but still frustrating.
It was nice to get back into the swing of things. I have some grandeur goal of perhaps inching my way towards 80 before the next expansion comes out, seeing as I have NEVER been 'end game' in WoW despite the many years I've been playing, but I don't have the faintest idea if that is even realistic of me. We shall just have to see.
In the mean time, happy gaming, no matter where you find yourself.
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Park reserve playground donated overseas
To be replaced with modern, ADA-standard playground
Those who frequent the modern campground at the Lake Elmo Park Reserve may have noticed something missing: the playground.
During the second week in September, an organization called Kids Around the World arrived at the park reserve and removed the playground equipment to send it overseas.
When Parks Director Sandy Breuer learned the 19-year-old playground needed to be replaced, she reached out to Kids Around the World, a faith-based Illinois nonprofit founded in 1994. She learned about the organization at a national conference and knew she wanted the park reserve to get involved in its work.
"Let's put this old equipment to better use," she said.
Reusing the playground
Kids Around the World accepts playground equipment and ships it globally to areas without recreation structures. Breuer doesn't know exactly where the playground parts are being sent to, but said it's somewhere outside the U.S. It won't be repurposed in the states, she said, for safety concerns.
Though the organization is religious, Breuer said the park approached it with a secular perspective.
"We looked at it as an opportunity to provide equipment to poverty-stricken kids and [give] the opportunity to play," she said.
Out with the old, in with the new
Now that the equipment is out of the park reserve, a new structure is already being installed at 1515 Keats Ave. N. Officials began the installation process just two days after the old structure was removed.
The park estimated the total construction cost of the new playground to be $161,500 and it includes a tightrope, treehouse, a double slide, a topsy-turny-spinner and a whoosh-winder — something Breuer says visitors will "just have to come out and see."
The park reserve will reopen for 2020 campground season, which typically starts in May.
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First time Barack Obama the American President took his then boss out on a date will be commemorated in movie – and producers is looking forward to find a perfect actor to play the young Obama
A perfect actor is searching by the producer to play the leading role in a movie about US President Obama's first date his life partner to be Michelle.
'Southside With You' the movie will follow the afternoon in 1989 while a young Barack, then convinced his boss Michelle Robinson on a summer job with a leading Chicago law firm to visit an art gallery, go for a walk and watch a movie.
She accepted to spend around the afternoon with him, throughout which they stopped by the Art Institute, they went for a walk and watched "Do the Right Thing" Spike Lee's movie.
3 years later the couple married.
Obama brought to mind the date throughout the film's 25th anniversary celebration this year, permitted "I took her to this latest film that everyone was talking about, and the movie directed by a guy that not many people heard about him, although it was pretended to be pretty good."
It was immortalized with a plaque in 2012 that one of the sight of their romance, their first kiss, outside a Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor in the city's Hyde Park area.
Michelle role will be played by Tika Sumpter, 24; nevertheless Obama's role has not yet been cast. Tracey Bing admitted that "We are looking forward to come across with a perfect Barack. In July in Chicago the film shooting will be started.


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We just got back last evening, so I am majorly suffering from jet-lag, so I will keep it short tonight.
As you would expect, it was a wonderful trip. Scotland is so beautiful and full of history. The people are extremely friendly, kind, and warm-hearted. We met so many wonderful people on our trip, some we only spoke to for a few minutes and others we spent hours talking to. People are fascinating! I love meeting people and hearing what they have to say. Ahhhh, it was grand!
Tonight, just a Cliff notes version of our trip...
Spent our first two nights in Edinburgh and explored that beautiful, interesting city! So much to see and do there! We got in a little trouble for breaking a law, but the guards were more amused at us than angry, so that was good.
Moved on to Glasgow and met up with some of my Mumford friends who flew there from Northern Ireland and England to be with us! Wasn't that sweet!!! It was the first time we had ever met in person, and yet it felt like I had known them forever. Very, very sweet, fun, funny ladies! Explored Glasgow with them and met some of the locals.
Monday found us on a train to the Highlands, for the highlands and islands portion of our trip. Spent two nights at a most amazing inn on Loch Ness. If you're ever up in that area, I highly recommend Craigdarroch Inn! Got a Goupon deal on it which made it affordable for us. It was, by far, the nicest place we stayed! The Highlands are gorgeous. A little scary driving (oh, yeah, we picked up a car during this portion of the trip), as in winding, one-lane, two-way mountain roads. Yes, I did say ONE lane, TWO way - thankfully, there are lots and lots of "passing places" so that you and the oncoming car don't crash head-on into each other.
The last two nights we spent in Fort William and explored that area.
Oh, I forgot to mention the four hour hospital visit on the Isle of Skye. Well, yeah, that happened. Lack of sleep, proper nutrition and hydration all combined and I came down with a kidney infection. They pumped me full of really strong antibiotics and fluids, and then, against doctor's orders, I released myself from the hospital and we continued our journey. Unfortunately, my illness prevented us from climbing Ben Nevis, which is the biggest disappointment of our whole trip.
Now for a few pictures that will swiftly convince you that you, too, really want to visit Scotland!
This was the view from the roof our hostel in Edinburgh. Yes, we did climb on the roof (our room had a window out onto it), and no, that is not what got us in trouble with the guards. That is a story for another time.
Edinburgh Castle
Elgin Cathedral
Something about walking through the ruins of a 13th century cathedral enthralls me! The history that those walls have seen...I have no words!
Then there's Loch Ness. We walked down to the Loch one morning and this...
This gem was just alongside the road while we were driving around the highlands. We came around a corner and I saw it and said, "STOP the car!" It was raining, and I got a really high fever right after this stop, but it was so very cool!!!!!
Anyway, my banana bread is out of the oven now, so I need to go to sleep! More stories later.


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Not surprisingly, Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom mostly dodged the question, since he's focused on making sure the new feature works well and catches on with users first. But according to several Facebook and mobile ad firms, video could provide a big boost, directly and indirectly, to Facebook's ad business. Here's how:
* Video is even more evocative than photos. Facebook has steadily offered more options for marketers to get their messages across to users, starting with pretty mundane little banners on the right side of the page to brand Pages and then photos, which can be turned into ads that run in people's central news feeds. Video, though, is a huge step beyond photos. Even more than the scale of TV's audiences, the intrinsic appeal of moving images is why television advertising not only endures but continues to thrive. And it's a big reason why TV advertising revenues still dwarf online ad revenues.
Think about it: A photo of your beaming toddler is cute enough. But a video of your toddler taking her first steps? No comparison.
The same is true with brand messages. There's simply a much broader palette of creative devices brands can use in video, even short ones, which is why the only ads people ever talk about are TV ads. "Video offers a way for people and brands to share a more rich and true expression of their identity," says Andrew McDermott, vice president of product for Facebook ad firm Spruce Media. "That's how you build a relationship, and Facebook has been all about building relationships."
Still, the limitations of Instagram video raises a key question: Is 15 seconds too short to tell a story? For some kinds of stories, certainly, though it's probably a good deal more than 2.5 times more useful to marketers than the six seconds maximum allowed by Twitter's Vine video-sharing app. Burberry, for one, managed to get its brand appeal across pretty clearly in that 15-second video shown above. And oh! Here's a coincidence: Video ads that Facebook is now planning to debut this fall are going to be--wait for it--15 seconds long.
Facebook could benefit even without paid video ads, McDermott and others point out. If video on Instagram gets people more engaged with the app, and ultimately with Facebook as the company links the two more closely, that's ultimately attractive to advertisers. "You're going to get more viral media," McDermott says.
* Video works the same on all kinds of devices. So can video ads. "Video advertising is more scalable across desktop, smartphones, and tablets," says Krishna Subramanian, chief marketing officer at mobile ad firm Velti. Not only is it technically easy to run across different devices, it's also a known commodity for advertisers.
Even online, so-called pre-roll ads are increasingly common, with
That's in contrast to so-called "native" ads specific to each platform that many Web and app publishers are currently betting their future on. The idea is that they fit so well into the flow of activities on a site or app that people won't tune them out as much. They may work for platforms like Facebook and Twitter that have tens or hundreds of millions of users already. But even then, it's a hassle for marketers to have to craft different creative for different platforms.
The hassle of advertising online is another prime reason TV remains the largest ad medium by far: It's just way easier for marketers to reach large numbers of their target audience. Video ads that are a snap to create and post to millions of followers are likely to be far more appealing than native ads. And let's not forget that the addition of video to Instagram instantly makes them native to the popular platform.
* Easier video creation could attract many more small businesses. One of many reasons small businesses aren't big TV advertisers is the expense and time it takes to create a video ad. Even businesses that attract worldwide audiences online through search and other ads generally don't run video ads for that reason.
To the extent that video on Instagram democratizes the creation of video ads, small businesses may finally find them attractive. McDermott suggests, for example, that a local restaurant could do a short video of its specials of the day, or a clip of a dish being prepared in the kitchen, and pop it up on Instagram (or eventually Facebook). That could make Facebook, which recently hit 1 million advertisers, most of them small and medium-sized businesses, even more of a haven for local merchants.
* Data about videos will help Facebook's existing advertising. Subramanian thinks the location and other data associated with Instagram videos will have immediate value to Facebook, supplementing its already formidable collection of demographic and interest data. "That data is useful even without running video ads on Instagram or Facebook," he says, providing additional targeting capabilities. Indeed, Forrester Research analyst Nate Elliott told CNBC that the data is the real benefit to Facebook.
All this is highly speculative, of course. The big risk is that video ads can be intrusive. As much as people talk about TV ads, they also complain about how incessant they are. Even at 15 seconds, video ads on your own personal phone can be an order of magnitude more intrusive--indeed, that's the point, from a marketer's point of view. But both Facebook and its advertisers will have to be smart about how they craft their pitches or they will end up antagonizing the people they want to reach. Knowing too many marketers, they'll push the envelope too far too often.
Still, Brian Wieser, an analyst at Pivotal Research Group, thinks the possibilities of video on Instagram are promising. "When, as we expect, paid units eventually roll out across Instagram (and Facebook) we think advertisers will respond favorably in deploying resources towards the video ad format they value so highly," he wrote in a note to clients. "Short-format video advertising can allow for a decent balance between the interests of advertisers and users, helping Facebook to more efficiently monetize so many of the small bytes of content that comprise its consumption even if it doesn't directly lead to significant volumes of incremental revenues."


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After two years of declining world aid, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released new figures on April 8 demonstrating that aid had reached a record high in 2013 and increased by over 6.1 percent. In the face of what appears to be a gratifying headline, beneath the surface lies a far more depressing state of affairs. Despite aid increasing globally, aid to Africa fell by over 5.6 percent last year. In the least-developed countries, aid has been falling sharply with accounting tricks by developed nations which misreport the facts of global aid donations. More must be done in unstable political, economic and social climates to ensure that aid reaches those most at risk.
While many people in developed nations may think the majority of foreign aid goes to Africa, they would be wrong. A study conducted by The Guardian found that over $20 million in aid from the United Kingdom was used to launch a media campaign throughout the United Kingdom to increase public support for global aid donations. The fact that this course of events took place is not blameworthy, yet the money should not have been labeled as aid. The rules governing what constitutes aid are very broad, allowing governments across developed nations to misrepresent their donations.
What appears to be a technically lenient definition is having a real-world effect, harming the world's poorest. With 450 million people still living in absolute poverty, living on less than $1.25 a day, UN agencies and nongovernmental organizations are struggling to meet demand. Developed nations are not ensuring that they honor their funding pledges with domestic policies trumping humanitarian concerns. Syria, which is suffering from a devastating civil war as well as a severe drought and record-low harvest, has been bearing the brunt of this inaction. The World Food program, which is facing a severe budget deficit, has had to cut the size of its food parcels by one-fifth to ensure that they can meet the growing demand.
Next week in Mexico, the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, an organization of 161 nations with the limited focus to improve development cooperation, will meet for their first high-level meeting of 2014. With its limited area of policy focus, the GPEDC must be utilized by developed nations to honestly reassess their aid policies. The organization must also break down the red tape and slipshod policies that allow member states to renege on their aid promises. The United States, which is the largest aid donor in the world, must take the first step at addressing the duality of aid increasing globally and the poorest nations continuing to receive less.
A version of this article appeared in the Monday, April 14 print edition. Harry Brown is a staff columnist. Harry's Take is published every Monday. Email him at [email protected]


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The Sonos system is a wireless, multi-room, multi-zone music system that operates over its own SonosNet 2.0 wireless network. Generally, the system will contain a bridge that links the Sonos system to your computer network and internet and one or more playback devices. Also available are an iPod dock and dedicated controllers, but I suspect most users will simply use the free controller applications available for Android, iPhone or iPad. (Note: You must have an operational wi-fi system on the same network your Sonos system is connected to in order to use a mobile device as a controller.)
The Sonos system will let you play any of the music you have on your computer, including accessing your iTunes playlist; music off of an iPod; internet feeds of local radio stations; as well as music from an ever growing group of online music providers (including Spotify, Pandora, Rhapsody, SiriusXM, iheartradio). In short, the Sonos system provides access to nearly unlimited supply of music. The proprietary Sonos network is easily linked to your computer network by one of two ways. If you are placing a playback device near your router, simply connect the two with an Ethernet cable. Otherwise connect the Sonos Bridge ($49) to your router with an Ethernet cable. Either method will automatically establish the Sonosnet 2.0 wireless network that connects the rest of the Sonos components. SonosNet 2.0 is separate from your computer's wi-fi network. It is a peer-to-peer wireless system. The more components you add, the more robust the system becomes and as you spread the devices throughout your residence, the bigger the zone of coverage becomes. This is a major advantage over wi-fi based systems that rely upon a connection to a single wireless router.
The current Sonos component lineup includes two all-in-one speakers with built in Sonos players, the larger Play:5 ($399) and the smaller Play:3 ($299 reviewed here; two Sonos players without speakers the Connect ($349) and the Connect:Amp ($499). The Connect simply connects to your existing stereo and the Connect:Amp has built in amplification to drive your speakers directly. A dedicated controller ($349), the aforementioned Bridge ($49) and iPod dock ($119) round out the lineup.
The components I received for review included a pair of Play:3's, a Connect and a Bridge. The first component I opened was the Bridge. This diminutive device has a white polycarbonate body and measures just over four inches square and about an inch and a half high. This device has a pair of Ethernet connections on the back, a plug for power and a single button to enable connection on the top. Despite its small size and low price, the Bridge was packaged with the same care as the rest of the Sonos components. Opening the Sonos components strongly reminded me of opening an Apple product (or Oppo for those of you familiar with this A/V brand). Needless to say, Sonos takes the user experience seriously and starts with the opening of the first product.
The Connect is the product that will enable you to add Sonos to a preexisting stereo system. The industrial design carries over from the bridge, but on a larger scale with the Connect measuring roughly 5.5 inches per side and just less than three inches high. The back panel has a pair of Ethernet connections (for systems without a Bridge), line level analog stereo input and output and digital output via both Toslink and coaxial connections. The front panel is bare with the exception of a neat, vertical rectangle with the controls. The controls are limited to a rocker button for volume with a mute button above. A small indicator light is between the volume and mute buttons. This control setup is repeated on the other Sonos components including the Play:3.
The Play:3's are Sonos' newest component and are the smaller brother to the Play:5. Each Play:3 is a small bookshelf speaker that can be placed vertically or horizontally on a table top or mounted to the wall with the included threaded insert. What makes the Play:3 special is its built in Sonos player and amplification. Once your Sonos system is setup you can take a Play:3 anywhere within range, plug it into a power outlet and begin listening to music. Two Play:3's can be paired together to create a stereo pair, pairing two units together made for a serious upgrade in sonic capabilities.
Each of the Play:3 units weighs in at 5.7 pounds and measures 10.6 inches across, 5.2 inches high and 6.3 inches deep. The sides taper together towards the rear. My review samples came with black cabinets that appeared to be made out of a relatively inert synthetic material, white is also available. Regardless of the cabinet color, the perforated metal grills and rubber trim rings come in a light gray. The rubber trim rings have molded in feet for either vertical or horizontal positioning. The trim ring in the back is part of a molding that covers the back of the cabinet which is heavily perforated to accommodate a rear-firing passive radiator. In addition to the passive radiator, there are three active speakers, one tweeter and a pair of three inch midranges, each with its own Class-D amplifier.
The Hookup
After unpacking the Sonos components from their Apple-esque packaging, I plugged the Bridge into my network router than began the installation of the Sonos Controller software on my Mac Mini. I chose the Mac to install the Controller software as it always stays on. If the Controller software is installed on a computer that gets turned off, the music files stored on the computer will not be available until the computer is turned back on.
Installing the Controller software was a breeze. On screen prompts guide you through the process. I was directed to push the button on the bridge to connect it to the system, which was the hardest part of the install as Sonos only provides two minutes to do this and the Bridge was on the opposite side of the house. The rest of the Controller install was straightforward and I had no problems directing the Controller to my music library which resides on a Network Attached Storage system. Once the Controller began scanning my music library, I let it run overnight and it had my over 200 GB of music imported into the library the next morning.
I then downloaded the free Controller application onto my iPhone and iPad. Under the settings menu, I was able to add additional components as simply as clicking on "add component" then simultaneously pushing the volume up and mute buttons on that component. I was then prompted to select a room name for each component I added. The whole process took about a minute for each component.
As with any system involving software, the occasional update is inevitable. With some products the update process can be a chore, but not with the Sonos. One update became available during the review process. I learned of the update when I went to use the controller application on my iPhone. My phone indicated that an update was available. I clicked on the button and the software update downloaded and installed itself.
Using the Sonos System
This part of the review is usually entitled "Listening" but this system is more about the user experience than just audio quality. I exclusively used either my iPhone or iPad to control, however if you happen to be in front of your computer you could use the Sonos desktop controller or the dedicated, handheld Sonos controller.
Learn more about using the Sonos Play:3 plus the Competition and Comparison and the Conclusion on Page 2 . . .


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Trade Support Loan Program & Repayments
The TSL Program is intended to help encourage apprenticeships in targeted occupations, by providing apprentices with loan support during the period of their apprenticeship.
As loans, they are tax free, and must be repaid from after-tax earnings through the tax system. The repayment system is modelled closely on the existing HELP program for higher education.
Features of the TSL scheme
The loan scheme is available to Australian residents (citizen or PR, residing in Australia) with a tax file number, a bank account and meeting the occupational apprenticeship criteria.
Loans are targeted to priority occupations (National Skills Needs List) and qualifications (TSL Qualifications List). These lists are maintained by the Department of Industry and published online. See:
The scheme pays up to a maximum of $20,000 (lifetime limit) which will be indexed annually from 1 July 2017.
Payments of Trade Support Loans to apprentices under the programme are subject to the following annual ceilings (also indexed):
- First year – $8,000
- Second year – $6,000
- Third year – $4,000
- Fourth year – $2,000
- Up to $2,000 a year can be payable for fifth and later apprenticeship years (subject to the lifetime limit of $20,000 plus indexation increments).
Loan payments are sent by the government monthly in arrears, for 6 months at a time; with the apprentice required to confirm ("opt-in") for loan payments to continue for each further 6 month period. Payment by EFT to a bank account in the apprentice's name (or jointly owned) is the only payment method.
Repaying the loan
Loan debts are to be CPI-indexed annually and repayment thresholds (also indexed) will be the same as HECS/HELP income levels.
Repayments take the form of extra income tax which is payable once income goes over a threshold. "Income" for this purpose is "repayment income", which is the total of:
- taxable income
- reportable fringe benefits
- total net investment loss (including net rental losses)
- reportable super contributions
- any exempt foreign employment income amounts.
There is a bonus 20% debt discount for apprentices completing their apprenticeship. The discount is subtracted from loan payments received.
Employment information for TSL loans
Because the repayment of a TSL debt is essentially by way of an income tax surcharge, it is important that employers (pay officers) are informed of the existence of a debt so that the correct amount of tax can be withheld from wages, to avoid an unanticipated shortfall at tax time.
Notification is achieved by the employee ticking the correct box on the employment TFN declaration form (Nat 3092). Should a variation to an already lodged declaration be required, the Withholding declaration (NAT 3093) is used.
For tax withholding rates, the correct tax withholding amount rate should be calculated which incorporates the HELP/TSL repayment amounts, based on income level. Links to the weekly, fortnightly and monthly loan component tax withholding schedules are here. These schedules are used to find the additional loan repayment amount to add to the usual tax withholding amount.
Further information:
- Trade Support Loans
- Legislation & Guidelines
- Applications are administered via a national network of contracted Apprenticeship Network providers
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City Council Meeting Minutes
October 10, 2016 | City Council Minutes
90 Kerby Road
October 10, 2016
7:00 pm
- Consideration of a request from Parks and Recreation Director, Richard Huhn to award a contract to Kimberly Fence Company for the purpose of constructing a fence at the City's soccer fields.
- Consideration of a request from Public Services Director, Terry Brennan to purchase a rubbish collection cart (a.k.a. Cushman) from Spartan Distributers.
- Consideration of a request from the Finance Director to approve September 2016 invoices.


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I love irises and wish they would grow here in the desert. But I manage to get my fix by visiting Descanco Gardens in La Canada which is near Pasadena. They have a spectacular iris garden with more varieties than you can imagine. This multi-colored lovely is just one of the many to enjoy.
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Travel Form¶
Travel Form will run both on a desktop and on a mobile version of the site.
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Watching These YouTubers Play 'Mouse Trap Roulette' Will Delight Your Cold, Black Heart
14 September 2016, 11:23 | Updated: 17 July 2017, 12:20
Every time you laugh, your evil super powers will grow in strength
Great news, sadists! The lads at 'WheresMyChallenge' - known around the YouTube community for their questionable life decisions - have decided to play a round of 'Mouse Trap Roulette', which is not a real thing and please do not ever play it. 'Schadenfreude' is the German word for 'pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune' - so please enjoy a hearty helping of schadenfreude as you watch these silly boys trap their appendages like silly billies:


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Flat 1, 1 Adelphi Aberdeen, AB11 5BL
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1 Bdrm 1st flr Flat. Hall. Lounge/Kitch on open plan. Bdrm. Bathrm (CT band - B). Parking. Price over £122,000 Entry by arr. Viewing 07540 657163 or contact solicitors. (EPC band - C).
This most impressive, one bedroom, first floor apartment forms part of a well maintained building which enjoys a particularly quiet yet central location within the heart of the City Centre. The building is protected by a security entry system and the beautiful home benefits from an electric boiler and triple glazed windows throughout. Completed to the highest of specifications throughout, the truly immaculate property would undoubtedly represent an excellent purchase for the discerning professional person or couple seeking a quality home in a much sought after development and location. The flat itself has been thoughtfully designed to create a pleasant, bright, airy living environment, is extremely well proportioned and has been maintained to the highest of standards throughout by the current owner.
- Impressive First Floor Flat
- 1 Generous Bedroom
- Superb Storage Space
- Efficient Electric Boiler & D.G
- Available for Immediate Entry
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The accommodation comprises most welcoming entrance hallway which provides access to all rooms and benefits from a large built in cupboard. The generously proportioned front facing lounge is immaculately presented in neutral tones and set on open plan with the modern kitchen which is fitted with a range of contemporary fitted white gloss units with under unit lighting and quality integrated appliances. A large walk-in cupboard with shelving provides additional storage space. Situated to the rear, the excellent sized double bedroom benefits from a walk-in wardrobe. Completing the accommodation, the centrally located bathroom is fitted with a stylish white three piece suite incorporating a shower over the bath. The wc and wash hand basin are set within a vanity unit which provides storage below with illuminated demister mirror above.
Within the building, the communal hallways and stairwells are in excellent order and to access the flat, a further door from the communal landing provides access to flats 1, 2 and 3, providing a heightened degree of privacy. All carpets, curtains, blinds, light fittings and shades will remain together with all kitchen white goods. Please note that all items of furniture are available via separate negotiation providing the perfect purchase for the buy to let investor. Please note that the property is currently rented to long term tenant.
Adelphi lies within the historic Merchant City of Aberdeen and the subjects are tucked away in a quiet location. The wealth of amenities the city centre has to offer are within striking distance and Aberdeen's renowned Union Square is also within walking distance as are the bus and railway stations. The subjects are in close proximity to Aberdeen College and regular public transport is readily available to many parts of the city.
ENTRANCE HALLWAY: 9'7" x 6'10"
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Tigerville, S.C.—North Greenville Baseball fell to 5-9 on the season Tuesday afternoon after dropping a pair of games to Lincoln Memorial University 2-0 and 10-1, in Tigerville.
The Crusaders fell behind early in game one after a first inning error scored an unearned run for the Railsplitters. A misplayed line drive to center field put the leadoff runner on third base to open the game, later scoring on an RBI groundout to first base.
LMU would plate another run I the third inning to take a 2-0 lead. The Crusaders struggled offensively all day, stranding runners on multiple occasions. NGU left the bases loaded in the second inning, while also stranding two in fifth. The Crusaders stranded nine all together, five of which were in scoring position in game one.
NGU pitching put together a strong performance in game one. Five North Greenville pitchers combined to pitch the seven inning contest, giving up one earned run on just five hits. The Crusaders struck out six and allowed five free passes.
Allen Staton was 3-3 in game one to lead the Crusaders at the plate. Andrew Locklear was 2-3 while Jae Roberts was 1-2 with a walk.
The LMU bats got going in game two, as the Railsplitters outhit North Greenville 12-6. The Crusaders trailed by just one as the teams headed to the final three innings, but a big fifth frame put LMU up 7-0. North Greenville finally broke through in the home half of the fifth as Josh Black came around to score the first run of the day after singling earlier in the inning. North Greenville would fall victim to a strong pitching performance from LMU again however, leaving the bases loaded for the second time.
The Railsplitters would plate three more runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 10-1. NGU tried to work a rally in the last inning, trying to build on a double from the bat of Mitchell Painter, but the Railsplitters ended the game on a double play after a walk put runners on first and second with one out.
Black finished game two 2-2 with NGU's only run scored while Tyler Mitchell went 1-2 with an RBI. Mitchell Painter finished the day 2-3.
The Crusaders look to play again this weekend in a three game set with Emmanuel College. Game one is scheduled for Friday afternoon at 4:30pm with a double-header scheduled for Saturday at 12 and 2. All games are weather permitting.


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This year I returned to a familiar topic faced by numerous museums and their audiences – digital engagement and literacy. What's new? A lot as I found out at a recent research project One by One and related event organised by Culture24 and the University of Leicester.
I am a former attendee of a 5 day training course Developing Digital Content organised by Culture24 and the British Council in partnership with Brighton Museums in 2016. The course provided me with much-needed insight and know-how when addressing how to engage with audiences when developing content. As a member of the Irish Council for National Cultural Institutions, I organised a one-day training session for my peers in Ireland with Culture24 in November 2017.
What is One by One?
One by One is a national collaborative research project which aims to help UK museums of any size better define, improve, measure and embed the digital literacy of their staff and volunteers – in all roles and at all levels. The 30 month long project is divided into the following phases:
– Phase one included mapping the museum digital skills eco-system (the report is available to read here First phase report
– Phase two aims to understand the digital literacy needs of museum professionals
– Phase three will involve prototyping activities at museum
– Phase 4 involves testing activities in the partner museums
-Phase 5, the final phase of this research project, will provide a broader framework and share across the sector in the UK
Literacy Lab, Brighton Museums, June 2018
I participated in a Literacy Lab workshop in Brighton as part of Phase two. The next Labs will take place in Edinburgh and Cardiff. During the session, a number of UK-based participants from the museum sector looked at various models of digital literacy and discussed what digital literacies museum people need.
The One by One team provided a wide range of examples and models developed primarily in the third sector and by research bodies. Participants were divided into groups according to hypothetical museum professional roles: Curator, Director, Marketing and Interpretation and Learning.
We were also divided in to subgroups and asked how these models impact on three different types of museums: local authority run museums, small independent museums with a lot of volunteers and large museums with teams and departments.
Here are my key reflections from these exercises:
- The museum sector lacks digital confidence.
- A lot of museums' digital work and development is confined within digital departments.
- Museums tend to focus on hardware and software rather than the needs of their audiences.
- There is currently a scramble for museums to get images online but they are not necessarily asking themselves why this is valuable.
- Digital content developed by museums should reflect their core mission. This is often overlooked when creating digital content for audiences.
- Museums need to take the time to ask why are we doing this and what is it for?
Other key questions included:
- Why use these frameworks?
- Are the frameworks useful?
- What context should they be used in? (A good understanding of the context is important.)
Why use frameworks?
I used one of the frameworks in an experiment in my own organisation as a response to the training provided by Culture24 last November. This particular framework for digital literacy skills was very useful and helped 'sell' my proposal to my colleagues. It provided me with a concrete example of how we can invite members of our culturally diverse local communities to share their stories of the museum through social media. While the project is still in its early days, digital literacy has proven vital for both museum professionals and our audiences when developing digital content.
Where can I find examples of digital literacy models?
There are multiple models available online. These are just some of many shared at the workshop that I found interesting:
– Futurelab – the components of digital literacy https://www.nfer.ac.uk/publications/FUTL06/FUTL06casestudies.pdf
– 8 elements of digital literacy https://www.slideshare.net/dajbelshaw/the-essential-elements-of-digital-literacies-webinar
– All aboard Irish Higher Education Authority http://www.allaboardhe.ie/
What's next?
This is a very timely and much-needed research initiative. Keep an eye out on the One by One website for further updates.


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My last cartoon is about what to do if you fall in love with someone at work. (They can be beneath you in company hierarchy.)
For any cartoon you enjoy, you're invited to share it anyplace except Pinterest or Instagram. And thank you for sharing every week on Facebook and Twitter.
All rights reserved, and content, including cartoons is copyrighted. ©Donna Barstow 2016. And you can Like me on Facebook to get notified of new cartoons as soon as I post them!
Things made of rubber (or called rubbers) are inherently funny, so I was excited when I got a project a few years ago to do cartoons about condoms. I think it was for National Lampoon or MAD Magazine, but since they don't use cartoons by women cartoonists 99.99% of the time, nothing came of it.
Except I made some great cartoons that I sold to some men's magazines that made me LOL, still make me laugh. This is one of them.
Although condoms in situ can be funny, my goodness, they lead to awkward situations — and conversations. Their protection is for both parties, of course, and is really a necessity in any uncommitted relationship, but it's difficult to ask a man to do something that is less pleasurable for him, when you'd rather think about romance and pleasure.
Until I read this article in the Atlantic (warning: unnecessary vulgarities) I didn't know/remember that Bill Gates offered $100,000 to anyone who could build a better prophylactic.
His foundation will give a $100,000 grant to anyone with credible plans to make a condom that "is felt to enhance pleasure."
And here's something to encourage stupid behavior:
Sex researcher Dr. Rachel Jones at the Guttmacher Institute recently published a study in the journal Contraception that found that the "withdrawal method of birth control is nearly as effective as condoms in preventing pregnancy." By the study's measures, "pulling out" had a failure rate of four percent, while condoms had a failure rate of two percent.
A Voice for Men wanted to make sure men weren't forgotten about in the issue of condoms. He writes that the question of why more men don't wear condoms is only "skin deep." and comes from a gynocentric culture. It's a little difficult for me to grasp some of his points, since I'm reading it from a gynocentric point of view, but I believe he is saying that it's not just that condoms reduce the physical pleasure.
Because men identify so fully with their penis, he writes, covering it with a condom "actively takes part in reducing their own self-esteem." He adds:
I ask you to step away now, because hate-speech is not welcome here. Men's lives matter. Men's feelings (and yes, we do have them) matter. We matter.
I would just like to say, sir, that I'm laughing at the cartoon. Not your penis. Thank you.
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Roy Romer
Roy R. Romer was the 39th Governor of Colorado and served as the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District from 2001 to 2006. Wikipedia*
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Roy Romer has 226 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1987 Speech. The year with the most videos was 1991 with 34 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2011 with an average of 3,317 views per program. Most appearances with Carroll Campbell Jr. (49), Howard Dean M.D. (24), John Ashcroft (23). Most common tags: Education Policy, State Politics, Democratic Party.
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