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President's column
It's August at last. The schools and students are on holiday and some of us will be taking much-needed breaks. With all the recent coverage I really hope that we may travel and return safely and securely. The theme for this month is therefore travel and aviation, together with the related themes of languages and culture, and this month's Psychologist has an article on holidays and work–life balance to get us started.
The latter topic has had a tremendous amount of coverage since our Annual Conference in Liverpool in May and Professor Sir Cary Cooper's keynote address (featured in a conference report by Professor Gail Kinman on The Psychologist website). How we manage our working time, the balance between screen time and face time and our protocols for handling the ever-increasing amounts of e-mail and social media traffic that pervade our lives are, of course, personal choices, but very important ones too.
As your President, I have already been doing a lot of travelling as part of my roles in the Society. So far I have been across to Armagh in Northern Ireland and up to Stirling in Scotland for two really excellent Branch conferences, linked in to the Welsh Branch by telephone conference (as well as a visit to Bangor and their Psychological Society). I've been to Basingstoke for the Wessex Branch AGM, to Liverpool for a Crisis, Disaster and Trauma Section Conference, to Exeter for the relaunch of the South West Branch of the DCP and to a number of London-based events as well. In the not too distant future, I am looking forward to being with PsyPAG in Glasgow for their anniversary conference, with the North East Branch in York and with the Psychology of Women Section for an event as well.
Through this, the one thing that comes home above everything else is just how broad, diverse, varied and comprehensive our wonderful discipline is, covering everything from the relationships that precede conception and birth to the end of life, dying, death and bereavement, and all aspects of our interaction with the world around us. (The invited panel discussion at our Annual Conference on end-of-life care, with Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, rightly attracted a great deal of attention.) It is especially good when we come together as psychologists, first and foremost, at national and regional conferences and branch meetings, and when our training and other backgrounds cease, for a moment at least, to be that important.
Having said that, our structures have always been important parts of our psychological identities and that is why we are currently in the middle of examining and reviewing the way in which our Society is organised and governed. Even though the second phase consultation period closed at the beginning of July, and we are in the midst of analysing the results of that second consultation, 'we've only just begun', in the sense that, using the input from the consultation, the steering group which I have the responsibility of chairing, and which has been running the review since April last year, will be pulling together a paper for the September Trustees meeting in order to allow a really full discussion at October's General Assembly. It is these parts of the process, the ones involving all of our membership, or their representatives, that are so important since we would wish, over all else, for our Society to be organised in the way that our psychologist members want us to be: how they want our Society to look and function, both within the Society and, equally if not more importantly, in the way in which our Society interacts with the outside world, society, institutions, fellow disciplines and professions, the media and governments. If there is a clear direction in which we are heading then there may be a Society-wide vote in the New Year on any proposed changes, with Privy Council involvement if any changes need to be made to the Royal Charter and Statutes. We have come a long way since 1901 (when the 'Psychological Society' was first formed) and the granting 50 years ago of our Royal Charter, but we must make sure that our Society is fit for purpose for the future.
I believe psychology is making a huge and increasing difference in many areas, as apparent in a number of events I have attended: the Division of Clinical Psychology's 'Beyond the Therapy Room' conference, the Division of Counselling Psychology's Social Justice event in Manchester, and the BPS Ethics Conference organised by Professor Rachel Tribe at the University of East London.
We are engaging at a national level too: meeting with Dr Lisa Cameron, SNP member of parliament and a psychologist; through our involvement in the NHS England Mental Health Taskforce and Transgender Symposium; and in the influence that we have been exercising on the government concerning psychology and employment. And this month, a group of us will be walking from Leicester to London to highlight the issues of homelessness, poverty and unemployment.
Our 100 or so staff colleagues, in Leicester and around the country, continue to do a marvellous job in supporting all our activities and our numerous committees. Please do spare a thought for them, as they cope with the disruption of a total refurbishment of the Leicester office. Think too of all our colleagues who devote much time and effort to helping our Society to run smoothly at Branch, Section, Special Group and Divisional levels. I'm really grateful to you all.
And now back to travel, culture and international affairs. Having been out to St Petersburg at the end of May to sign a declaration of intent with the Russian Psychological Society's Professor Yuri Zinchenko, their Vice President, Professor Larisa Zvetkova and I signed a Memorandum of Understanding between our two societies in Milan on 11 July, witnessed by the other two members of our Presidential Team, Professor Dorothy Miell and Professor Peter Kinderman, and a large number of international colleagues at the end of the first day of the European Federation of Psychology Association's (EFPA) General Assembly – which I had the great privilege of co-chairing – and which itself came at the end of the European Congress of Psychology 2015 and EMDR Europe Conference which had been taking place in Milan earlier that week. Our President Elect and Honorary General Secretary attended the annual conference of another of our MoU partners, the American Psychological Association, in Toronto and we are currently in negotiations with our colleagues in the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) with regard to building on our current Memorandum of Association and entering into a formal Memorandum of Understanding between our two Societies which, if ratified by our respective Board of Trustees and the PSI's Council, would be signed off at their Annual Conference in Galway later in the year. International dialogue, conversation and exposure to different cultures are so important in helping us to keep open minds and in expanding our horizons.
Whatever you do this August, within the UK or further afield, may I wish you all a safe, relaxing, refreshing and restorative summer.
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The Conservative Party has admitted that some Grenfell survivors will still be in temporary housing one year on from the tragic blaze that killed 71. Tory MP James Brokenshire said "there is no question… this has been too slow."
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government told Commons on Wednesday that of the 210 households that need to be rehoused following the Grenfell fire, 201 – more than 95% – accepted offers of temporary or permanent accommodation from the government. Of those households, only 64 have relocated into temporary accommodation and only 74 have shifted into permanent accommodation.
"As a result, some households will still be in emergency accommodation in June," Brokenshire said. "It was always going to be a challenge to respond to an unprecedented tragedy on this scale. It has taken time to purchase suitable homes and to adapt and refurbish them to meet people's needs and the highest safety standards, but this is clearly not good enough…".
On Wednesday, the UK government announced a £400mn plan to remove dangerous cladding from tower blocks owned by housing associations and council owned blocks.
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Our library will host several festive events in December! Highlights include:
Naughty or Nice? – Dec. 6 at 5:15 p.m.: Kids in grades K-2 can listen to Jonathan Emmett's mischievous book The Santa Trap. Will the extremely naughty Bradley Bartleby be able to trap Santa? Register to find out!
Herschel and the Hanukkah Goblins – Dec. 12 at 4:15 p.m.: Can Herschel outsmart the goblins so that the townspeople can celebrate Hanukkah? Children of all ages can listen to Eric Kimmel's story to find out! Registration is required.
Elf Party – Dec. 17 at 5:30 p.m.: Children of all ages are invited to celebrate Christmas by playing the North Pole elves' favorite games! Make a craft, too! Registration is required.
The library will offer additional holiday events, plus programs that are fun at any time of year! For more information, check out the Calendar tab above!


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RaDaR Ethics amendment submittedPosted on: 21.09.17 | Posted in Ethics, News, Patient View, RaDaR, Research
Following a review of our revised consent documents by NHS Digital, we have just submitted the latest RaDaR amendment to the South West – Central Bristol Research Ethics Committee.
The main changes concern clarification that RaDaR consent covers Patient View Sign-up, subject to local availability, and that patients consent to being contacted directly by a member of the central RaDaR team and/or their Rare Disease Group Lead regarding information events or further research studies.
The amendment will also allow for data linkage to other registries, including the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and Office for National Statistics (ONS) databases. This will allow for a far more comprehensive RaDaR data-set than is currently available with manual data entry. It will also allow for longitudinal follow-up of patients who have previously consented to condition-specific research studies, or who do so in the future.
No action is required on behalf of the sites at present. We will everyone informed as to the progress of this amendment and let you know when it is approved.
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Center for Health Justice
CHJ serves prisoners in the Los Angeles County Jails and throughout CA, and also provides a free national prisoner HIV prevention & treatment hotline service that accepts collect calls from inmates during regular business hours (Monday-Friday 8 to 3pm, PT). Their hotline provides general HIV treatment and prevention information, support for callers who are ill or newly diagnosed HIV+, and advocacy support regarding medical care, medications, or other health related issues inside the jails and prisons across the country. CHJ also provides the following publications for prisoners: HepC Inside and HIV Inside. Write for further information about their services or to obtain a copy of their publications.
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Cherry Snowball Cookies
Total TimePrep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
Makesabout 2-1/2 dozen
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 jar (6 ounces) maraschino cherries without stems, drained and halved
- Additional confectioners' sugar
- In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy; gradually add flour and mix well.
- Shape a tablespoonful of dough around each cherry, forming a ball. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake at 325° for 18-20 minutes or until the bottoms are browned. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Cool on wire racks.
Nutrition Facts1 each: 99 calories, 6g fat (4g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 62mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
Every product is independently selected by our editors. If you buy something through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
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Dec 16, 2017
These are delicious and I love to make them for Christmas. I do like to add 1/4 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of almond or vanilla--it just takes the flavor to another level and puts them over the top amazing!
Dec 14, 2016
These are really good cookies and I like to put them on trays that I give at Christmas.They are enjoyed by all.
Dec 6, 2014
These were so great my family loves them in wants to know when I'm making the next batch!
Jul 13, 2013
These cookies are easy & taste wonderful. I do add a few drops of red food coloring to the dough to tint it pink.
Jan 23, 2012
Tastes almost exactly like a spritz cookie.
Dec 13, 2011
Really great shortbread based cookie! One of my faves at Christmas! Make sure to roll in extra powder sugar once they're cooled, otherwise they're really not sweet enough.Every one loves the cherry surprise in the middle!
Dec 6, 2011
these are great with a great surprised in the middle.. they were really easy to make.They look pretty too.
Dec 1, 2010
These cookies were very easy to make and tasted great. I am going to try the chocolate chip idea, that sounds yummy also.Thanks for all the great ideas.
Dec 21, 2009
I've made this recipe for Christmas for years now and they always come out great and just melt in your mouth. My kids love to help with these cookies! The dough is super easy to work with and the cookies come out just as great without the cherry in the middle or with a chocolate chip instead.


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Salt Lake City, Utah- (ABC4 News) – On Saturday delegates with the Utah Republican Party will gather for the State Organizing Convention.
That will include an election for a new party chair with four candidates in the running to take over the reins.
Derek Brown is one of them. He joins us this week on Inside Utah Politics to discuss his goals and vision for the party.


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Short Course on Laws – Covering The Basics
Factors To Consider When Looking For A Divorce lawyer.
There are no confusing times like when you are about to file a divorce. During this confusion, there very few people who know what needs to be done. One thing that you need to understand is that handling divorce issues is a process. You need to be extra careful in your search for the divorce attorney. The following tips are very helpful if you are looking for someone to help you with legal issues involving divorce.
The first thing that you need to know is that you need to be realistic. You need to understand that once you are involved in a divorce, your properties will first be dissolved and then the custody issues will be settled in. Of course, it will be needed of you to make sure that you deal with your own personal problems as that will not be the work of the lawyer. The work of the attorney is to ensure that all the legal issues are addressed and accordingly.
Another guideline is to make sure that you do not go astray from what you want. There is the need to make sure that there is nothing on the way to distract you from getting separated with your spouse. All you should be hoping is that nothing will cause to change the life the life that you are used to. There should be nothing that should be on your way to get what you want and such you need to be very careful of what you do or say to people.
There should be a list of all the possible people that you need to approach so that you are able to only deal with the best in the business. You should not fall for the very first advocate that you meet. Ensure that you interview several so that you know who the best among them all is. You also should consider the most experienced once if you really want to win and get divorced.
Another thing that is advisable is that you need to know your needs. See if there are any assets that you will need to divide with your spouse . You may find that you do not have to take your matter to court as you can resolve the issues elsewhere and everybody gets what they want. The advantage to using this approach is that you will not have to spend a lot as it is very cheap. You need to consider the one who has a good reputation in ensuring that their clients get what they want.
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Soft Places (1977)
Release Year: 1977
Genres: Classic, Feature, Lesbian
Returning from the funeral of her very wealthy and prominent husband, the widow, accompanied by her family attorney, discusses the unusual will her husband has left. In order to inherit the full benefits of this "spoken will" it is required that the widow experience every know sexual activity.
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Duration: 1:13:44
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How do I sell more to other countries?
A simple and cost effective approach in 'how to sell more to other countries' is to track the overseas visitors viewing the company's website. Tracking analytical software is used to obtain data of the location of visitors to your website, landing pages etc. This provides the opportunity to reach out in various ways to these visitors and create potential sales leads by changing the company's strategic focus from 'selling to other countries' to 'countries that want to buy from you'.
Andy Harris (www.a1webstats.com) suggests that companies "could be selling more to other countries" by taking a reverse approach and looking at the overseas market in a different way and with fresh eyes.
By analysing tracking data this can identify a number of issues, for example:
If a company's strategy is to 'look at countries that they want to market to' rather than 'countries where there is an interest in their products'
If there are any specific 'landing pages' which are popular with most visitors and should these be translated.
If a regional (i.e. Europe) or country (i.e. France) approach is required.
If a 'call to action' for overseas visitors is required.
Andy Harris has identified "best" practice by stepping into the shoes of someone from Germany who has visited a UK website which is much more internationally-focused …
1. They land on the website.
2. They may look at various product/service pages.
3. They will certainly look at your geographical location.
4. They will see, on various pages they move through, that there is a map (could be Europe, could be the World), and a link encouraging them to click through.
5. They get to a page (e.g. about the Europe focus).
6. They see that there's a link/graphic to a 'Germany' page and they click on it.
7. Within that Germany page they see several examples (ideally, including testimonials) of German customers who have bought from the business.
8. They make contact with the business in the knowledge that the business has served businesses within their own (Germany) geographical location.
Once you have identified the visitors who are interested in 'buying from you' impress them and 'close the sale' by translating the website pages that are being viewed.
For more information re tracking services contact: Andy Harris (www.a1webstats.com)


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Certified Sounds of Maui is Expanding and Growing
Certified Sounds is an upscale specialist car electronics retailer on the Island of Maui in Hawaii. President and Founder, Derek Pace, is moving forward with long-term goals to expand and grow the company including a brand new, purpose-built facility and hiring a new GM to lead day-to-day operations.
Maui and all the Hawaiian Islands are well-known for outrageous real estate prices, something that can challenge the growth of any small business. "We purchased in 2015 after seeking a site for several years that would accommodate the facility we wanted to build from the ground up and still be accessible to the commuter traffic that frequents our area of the island. We finally found an ideal location and will be breaking ground soon. In all we're investing over 1 million dollars" explained Pace.
In the new facility, which will be about triple the current size of his 2700 square foot location, Pace plans to outfit the location with innovative display and work areas for his already successful automotive electronics business. "We will construct a client-friendly showroom that's reminiscent of an Apple store as well as a completely new custom wood shop, metal fab shop and upholstery room that'll help us execute product demonstrations and more efficient labor utilization" says Pace. Certified Sounds does a great car audio business and will continue to grow the safety and driver assist categories for their client base. "Introducing new technologies with real-world demonstration capability will always be a priority for our clients' awareness and experience" concluded Pace, whose CTA involvement in the Board of Industry Leaders (BIL) sparked the idea to broaden the store's clientele reach.


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Los Angeles firefighters pulled a man from a river wash in Panorama City on Thursday morning, Dec. 6, as a rain storm continued its way through the region.
The man was pulled from the Pacoima Wash near Parthenia Street and Kester Avenue, according to a Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman.
Paramedics were evaluating the man at the scene. The spokeswoman, Amy Bastman, did not say whether the man was injured.
It's not clear yet how the man became trapped in the wash. But the incident was just one of several rain-related emergencies reported across the Los Angeles area and in parts of the county that were burned in recent wildfires.
A mudslide in nearby Valley Glen shut down an offramp on the 170 Freeway. And another slide west of Malibu, near where the Woolsey fire burned through L.A. and Ventura counties, shut down Pacific Coast Highway in both directions.
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Men's Basketball Preview
First, as an overview, I look at where the program is. And, basically, they are now in a place where there is nowhere to hide. Coach Orr is starting his fifth season as our coach. He now has his second year of having his own players. This is a program he has built.
There has been a little success, but in fairness, it has been limited. He did win a regular season MAC title, but he has an overall losing record. He has had a winning season only once and the last two have had losing records. Yes, things were bad when he took over, but at the same time, that time has passed--these are his circumstances.
I think the Falcon Nation has been pretty patient with the men's basketball program. In fact, it is perhaps more worrisome that they have reacted more with apathy than anger as the team has struggled.
Things are lined up this year. As mentioned, these are all Orr guys and there were only two losses from last year, and they were coming off the bench. There are two seniors coming back off a team that finished 7th in the MAC last year. You're moving into a new facility....this is the year you have to point to and many have been pointing to. People are going to be a lot less patient if BG doesn't make a run this year.
So, when the MAC media poll came out earlier, I think BG fans were shocked to see the Falcons picked to finish 6th in the East, and behind Buffalo by a wide margin. I think you could put us ahead of Buffalo, but I think we'd have been shocked to be picked 5th, too.
Now, that's just a prediction. It can't be right or wrong until later. It is based on what people know. I will do a MAC preview as well, but the East is no picnic, that's for sure. Kent also only lost a couple guys, and other teams have incoming talent from transfers and started out better than us in the first place. So, I do recognize that it is not easy.
And yet, if it is that hard, something is wrong.
I said when I wrapped up last season that the key is going to be player development. BG ended last year behind everyone in the East and basically tied with Buffalo. BG's players have to get better--not just older--than the players those teams have. And, we can expect that the other teams have gotten better. We have to be better than that amount plus the amount we were behind already.
That is about players and coaches.
For example, as a team, BG has to defend better. BG was either 7th or 8th in the MAC in scoring defense, FG% defense, and rebounding. They were sixth in forcing turnovers. This is a team thing, but BG simply must play stronger defense to win consistently. I think we will score better, but I don't think we have the scorers to win games consistently on offense.
Part of that will be to defend the perimeter. Only UT gave up more 3s and only two teams gave up a higher percentage on 3s. BG talks every year about mixing man and zone and yet always ends up exclusively in zone. We are also told you can defend the 3 from inside the zone....and yet we do not seem to do it.
See here is where that having every guy back thing cuts two ways. Because we have to get the guys we already have to move from average defense to above average defense. Coach Orr prides himself on coaching defense, and this is a chance to prove he can get guys to defend in his system at a high level.
BG's offense also struggled, and for this analysis we do it a favor by only including conference games. BG was 9th in scoring offense, 8th in FG%s, 7th in FT% and dead-dead last in 3-FG.
We heard a lot about how BG wanted to play in the paint and had some success at times, but in general, the scoring was lacking.
I do think there is hope for the offense. As I wrote in the spring, to me the key is Cam Black. Black has very nice post moves and if he can be a force down low, he forces team to pay attention to him and to put their center on him.
Which, my theory goes, creates a mismatch for A'uston Calhoun, who I think is very tough to guard for a 4 in this conference. (Oglesby adds needed depth).
If that can happen, we will have the inside part of the game taken care of...
Then, BG will need to work on the outside, which has been a struggle. BG has not had consistent outside shooting for some time and did not really have it last year. Scott Thomas, Dee Brown, and Luke Kraus need to be able to consistently make some baskets, which will help to open up the middle as well.
Finally, Jordon Crawford has to lead effectively from the point. He has to distribute the ball, force teams to cover him as a shooter and get into the paint himself. He was good last year, and he needs to be even better this year.
With a team concept and balanced contribution inside and out, this team can improve its scoring. Whether they get to the level they need is another issue. Thomas and Brown, for example, were better as juniors, but not a lot better. Will they make a big jump for their senior year?
BG has some promising guys who will be interesting to watch. Anthony Henderson will back up at PG and seems highly thought of and Craig Sealey has size and speed, though we seemed to have trouble finding a way to use him last year. We don't know what to expect out of Chauncey Orr and Jehvon Clarke, who are both freshman. If they contribute, that would be a nice plus, but you generally don't get much out of freshman.
Again, the question is, how much better did this team get over the off-season? Just a year older isn't going to be good enough. At this point, I think fans are reasonable to expect a top 4 finish and a double-bye in Cleveland. I'd love to see us really bloom as a team...and will be there as often as I can to cheer them on.


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I am currently trying to work through an issue for a client and i am starting to lose the plot and would like some external input on further things i can try.
Background on the situation is
I deal with a client who has an office based in Albany who predominantly use VPN from sattellite offices (normally home offices) to connect in and work on Documents / sync email (they have SBS2003).
the week ending 19th of August a client called to say that the VPN was unusable and outlook would just lock up and not sync any emails and it was just unsuable, she had her home line connection tested and it was deemed to be OK.
On monday i recieved a call from another Partner who was experiencing the same issues from a different location.
I also was having trouble using VPN using RDP onto the server to be able to get into the router or even just work on the server. we started to eliminate options and decided to replace the Thomson gateway that was supplied with a new Cisco Small Business router, this was configured and put in place which we hoped would resolve the issue, This did not solve the issue and so we looked at getting telecom involved to run some checks on the line etc. this came up with no fault and everything was working OK according the the Chorus tech but we were still having issues.
I then changed the point of where the VPN was connecting from the server to then create a connection from a workstation in the office and got a colleague to test with the same results.
On friday i called and logged a fault with telecom again and explained the situation to the tech i was talking to, he organised a port reset to see if this would resolve the issue which it hasn't from talking to the affected staff this morning..
and i am just wanting to get some feedback on what you guys think could be at play here. before i ring telecom again.


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17 Responses to "Sunday School Lesson #26"
July 16, 2007 at 9:55 am
"These study materials will focus on the verses from Matthew. I've not had time to do more than that for this lesson."
The major differences I found between the accounts were regarding Pilate and the words spoken by Jesus on the cross (though these are certainly not all of the differences). The picture of Pilate is quite different depending on which account one reads. Matthew paints a rather disinterested Pilate, but according to John 19:12, "Pilate sought to release [Jesus]."
Matthew 26
"Tearing one's clothing was prescribed by Jewish law as a judge's sign that he has just witnessed blasphemy."
My understanding is that the high priest, however, was forbidden to do this because his robes were sacred priestly robes. Can you confirm this? It might be beside the point here, since the high priest in this "trial" was probably Annas, not Caiaphas, in which case he was high priest in title only (i.e. Caiaphas wore the clothes).
"What do you think was the real charge that the priests had against Jesus? Did it perhaps have to do with Jesus' cleansing of the Temple?"
Could you expound a bit? I thought Luke 23:2 detailed at least some of their accusations: "We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King."
"It is important not to assume that Jesus trial and execution was something carried out by "the Jews"…. most Jews of the time, even most of those living in Jerusalem, probably knew little about the trial and execution…."
Well said, Jim.
"Mark identifies Barabbas as a zealot…."
Can you clarify how he is identified specifically as a zealot? Mark mentions an insurrection, but I wonder if that only applied to the zealots or could apply to others as well. I may also misunderstand the term "zealot" in NT times: was it a organized or semi-organized group (like a political party or like Hezbollah) or did it refer to many different groups of people whose only unifying feature was a hatred of Roman rule?
Why I think it's important—I want to understand who Pilate put Jesus up against: a robber or a local freedom-fighter (aka "hero").
"They remember that Jesus has prophesied his resurrection. Do the disciples? What does this tell us about the priests and the Pharisees?"
Wow, great question! They really were very intelligent, understanding quite well what Jesus meant, as this illustrates. And, as you suggest, they understood much better than the disciples (who had a lot more information). It really highlights the difference between scholarly knowledge and faith.
"Given what the priests say here, how do you think they explained the empty tomb?"
Based on the answer to your previous question, I'd imagine they didn't want to think about it.
July 18, 2007 at 10:01 pm
Why does each of the gospel writers tell this story about Peter, the chief apostle and first president of the early church? What lesson is there for us in his betrayal? Most interpreters have not seen this as a simple betrayal. Instead, they have seen Peter as an Everyman. Like us, he follows the Lord and shares the Lord's suffering, though at a distance and though he is fearful and sometimes falls.
I'm curious to hear what those in this forum think of Spencer W. Kimball's "Peter, My Brother" discourse, in which he makes the argument that Peter's actions were not at all a betrayal or a failure, but a matter of prudent expediency. I've even heard some go further and look at Christ's "thou shalt deny me" statements not as prophetic utterances of what would happen, but divine injunctions as to what Peter ought to do–it was a commandment to deny him.
Without the biases of my own opinion, what might be some support and/or criticisms of such lines of argument?
July 19, 2007 at 10:51 am
N.G.: it's a good question. Kimball presents, as you say, a defense of Peter on the grounds that what Peter did was prudent in his denial, and Kimball also suggests that Peter may have been acting on a good understanding of what was about to happen (i.e. the atonement):
"Could it be that in these last hours Peter realized that he should stop protecting his Lord, that the crucifixion was inevitable, and that regardless of all his acts, the Lord was moving toward his destiny? I do not know. I only know that this apostle was brave and fearless."
I have to admit that Kimball's argument doesn't make sense to me. For example, I think that much of Peter's bravery before the day of Pentecosts could actually be seen as bravado—and is called as much by the Lord. After Pentecosts is when we see Peter show actual bravery, relying on the Spirit and on the Gospel to defend him, and not on the sword (as in the Garden).
Kimball's talk has the stated purpose of defending Peter against what Kimball perceived as an attack by a "sectarian minister," so perhaps Kimball was overstating certain points in order to make his larger point:
"Even in his moment of denial, he was a near to his Lord as he could be. Let him who would be critical of this apostle put himself in the same place—among the bitterest
enemies, persecutors, and assassins—with a growing knowledge of the futility of defending his Lord, whose hour had come."
Kimball even shifts his wording at the end of his talk to actually say that what Peter did (deny Jesus) was worthy of being forgiven by Jesus (and therefore, a sin, no?):
"He who had forgiven his crucifiers [see JST Luke 23:34c footnote] also forgave Peter who had denied him."
So, I guess I'm inclined to say that Kimball was making an apologetic defense of Peter as an Apostle, not an analysis of scripture per se.
That being said, I think the accounts in the Gospels make it very difficult to believe that Peter knew what was happening to Jesus or that his denial was anything other than something Peter woefully regretted. (But I'm willing to be corrected)
July 19, 2007 at 1:49 pm
Am I the only person in the church who is deeply troubled by the dichotomy of our view of Peter's denial (we forgive him & we love and revere him) and our view of Judas' betrayal (We revile him & think he's probably a son of perdition)? I know that their actions were different, both in scope and in intent and I'm sure it is a character flaw of mine, but I fret and grieve about Judas. He was a beloved apostle. He had a terrible moment of weakness, for which he felt such shame and remorse that he killed himself. He had a part to play that absolutely had to be played in order for the plan of salvation to be put into motion. Someone had to play that part and to his eternal damnation, it was Judas. Honestly, I truly do grieve for him. It doesn't, however, seem to be a very popular point of view.
July 19, 2007 at 4:18 pm
adrienne, I think the Lord himself was deeply troubled, as recorded in John 13:20-21:
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
The second verse says that Jesus was troubled, and the first verse shows why: Judas' betrayal of Jesus was a betrayal of the Father, and Jesus knew that Judas would suffer for it. You are not alone in thinking it was a tragedy.
July 20, 2007 at 10:26 am
N.G. (#2), I think BrianJ (#3) has responded better than I would have. I don't think that President Kimball's interpretation of Peter's denial will stand up to close reading.
Adrienne (#4): I think we don't know enough about Judas to say that he has been condemned to eternal damnation. (I don't even know what that phrase means in a Mormon context, making the judgment even more difficult.) Regardless of what Judas did, the fact that he didn't have the Holy Ghost makes it difficult for us to think he is a Son of Perdition. However, also regardless of what Judas did, there is a definite difference between conspiring to kill someone and denying that someone is an acquaintance or friend. Not all betrayals are equally bad. Finally, there was also a great difference between the ways in which Judas and Peter responded to their respective betrayals.
But all of that is just to say, "I don't know what will happen to Judas in the hereafter."
July 20, 2007 at 11:14 am
adrienne: He had a part to play that absolutely had to be played in order for the plan of salvation to be put into motion. Someone had to play that part and to his eternal damnation, it was Judas.
Though I agree that Judas's story is a tragic one and though I think we don't know what its outcome will be, I don't believe this. That Christ needed to suffer for our sins doesn't mean that any particular person had to bring that about. The Father put Jesus in a context where he was sure that Jesus would be condemned and killed. It doesn't follow that any of the people who did that condemning and killing had to do what they did. I strongly doubt that there was an agreement in the pre-existence that Judas would do what he did. Each of the people involved could have done otherwise, but they didn't.
July 20, 2007 at 11:43 am
brianj: Your second point is especially good. The text doesn't tell us what Judas conspired to do other than to hand Jesus over to the authorities. Even then, however, that seems to me to be significantly different than denying that one is acquainted with Jesus, as Peter did.
The first point is, of course, fraught with questions. I don't have an answer to the primary question, "What was the relation of the disciples to the Holy Ghost during Jesus' ministry?" I intended only to say something like, "Whatever degree of divine guidance Peter had, Judas had no more. Neither seems to have been fully confirmed, if confirmed at all. So both, it seems to me, are under less condemnation than they would have been after the Day of Pentecost.
July 21, 2007 at 10:38 am
Many years ago, as a young seminary student, I was very troubled by the treatment both Judas and Peter had received in most of our reading material. I fasted and prayed to understand how Judas could have gone from being a trusted Apostle of the Lord to a son of perdition in a matter of hours or even days. Likewise, I have never been comfortable with the idea that Peter, the Lord's most trusted disciple, was a coward.
I wrestled with these issues for most of that year in seminary until on a youth temple trip, I took time to ask for an answer in the holiest place I could think of. The answer I received spoke comfort to my troubled heart. Simply that neither man was a coward and that neither man wished to betray Jesus.
I have no doctrinal citations to quote, only the images that flashed through a 16 year old mind and the feelings that accompanied them. Consider the following scenarios that came to my mind when seeking answers to my questions regarding these two historical scapegoats.
First, Judas, from my understanding, was impetuous and quite impatient in regards to the delivery of Israel – as he and most other Jews pictured it happening. Could his 'delivery' of Jesus have been more an act designed to push Jesus into a corner, where he would have to show his true power and authority to protect his ministry. It seemed to me that Judas believed that he could force Jesus through circumstance to take up the avenging and powerful messianic role that the Jews are still waiting for today. Whether remotely true or not this image helped me see him as a man caught up in his own understanding, rather than some satanic caricature ever to be synonymous with hatred and betrayal. In short, it isn't my place to judge him one way or the other.
The image and understanding I received of Peter was much kinder than as accepted by history, as well. As Peter professed that he would never betray the Lord, Jesus told him that he would deny him three times before morning. Given the vaguaries and ambiguities of the New Testament, how do we know that this wasn't a command rather than a prophetic utterance? Peter clearly was no coward as he took up the sword to defend or die with Christ in the Garden. How then, does he become some pathetic cowardly figure who has completely lost his way in a matter of hours.
Peter knew the feeling of the Holy Ghost as he had received a witness that Christ was indeed the Messiah and Son of God. Peter knew Jesus as well as any mortal man ever did. What if he was only following the Savior's directions. What if Jesus knew how important it would be to the future of mankind that Peter survive this horrible night? After all, it was his calling to take up the cross after Christ and continue the work.
While it is clear that Peter is generally portrayed as one who weakly denied Christ. But what if he was only being obedient and acting against rather than in support of his character? I side with President Kimball in my admiration for Peter and his willingness to disavow the Savior, letting him stand alone thereby fulfilling his calling as our Lord and Savior. I truly believe that his denials of Jesus went against Peter's natural character rather than defined it.
Again, I offer no doctrinal support, only the images and peace spoken to the troubled soul of a 16 year old boy, who took the questions of his heart to his Father in Heaven. True or not this understanding has comforted my soul for the last 30 years.
July 28, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Stewart, FWIW, I agree with you on most counts and find your conclusions comforting.
However, re: Judas I can't brush aside the gospel's explicit citing that "Satan entered into Judas" (Luke 22:3; John 13:27). Whether this is figurative or literal, it speaks of dark deeds vs. something nobel as you've portrayed. Judas committed a horrible crime and there is no tip-toeing around that fact. To think or teach that Judas had some noble, tho mis-guided higher motive for what he did, perhaps hoping to usher in the messianic era, is to minimize the Satanic influence that was exerted upon Judas and to which he succumbed.
July 29, 2007 at 8:19 am
nhilton, I agree that we cannot brush aside what the scriptures say about Judas's deed. We ought not to excuse Judas for what he did. However, isn't it possible that Satan gave Judas the idea that he might be able to usher in the messianic era by forcing Jesus' hand? If so, then to suggest that Judas thought that way is not to minimize the role that Satan played, is it?
July 30, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Cheryle #14 & Brian #15, I wish I had read your comments here BEFORE I taught yesterday's lesson. I attempted to do what you've both done really well, to consider the text via character analysis. I love how you, Brian, suggest reading the text for the character's qualities & applying them to ourselves vs. judging the individual on whom the character is based. Cheryle, I've had students ask me questions about Judas which I did my best with, but your "side by side" on just Judas is GREAT! I wish I had the time to have done what you did, or better said: taken the time. But, thank you anyway for giving it to me now. It is a good thing you've patterned here in considering each gospel writer's take on a character. I read each gospel and try to mentally compare, but haven't taken the detailed time to make specific comparisons like this one that has proven so helpful to me.
Jim #13, in response to your questions, I think saying "the devil made me do it" isn't appropriate. However, I'd really like to just jump right to Brian's suggestion in #15 and leave it there. I think "judging" Judas is unproductive & the point of any of it is gotten to in Brian's gist.
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Digitization is the foundation of educational reform. All we have to do is figure out how to harness it.
Beginning in 1948 with the publication of Shannon's "A Mathematical Theory of Communication", digitization has become a practical method of storing and transmitting information. After some brilliant engineering progress over the next 40 years, the age of mass digitization was on the horizon. With the advent of the World Wide Web in the mid-1990s, digitization went mainstream and within the next seven years, the amount of information stored digitally surpassed the amount of information stored in a non-digital format. In the fifteen or so years since almost anything and everything has become available in a digital format. Certainly, everything that higher education has created can be presented in a digital format through text, sound, video, and augmented reality. The hands-on experience of laboratories, fieldwork, and performances can be shown and demonstrated digitally, but this digitization is the only form or information transmission that cannot be fully appreciated except through a face-to-face experience.
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From the beginnings of formal scholarship, scholars have dreamed of a world where information is available. Although collections of information were available prior to 300 BC, The Library of Alexandria created in the 3rd century BC by Ptolemy is the traditional representation of the beginning of the gathering of information together as a place for scholars to gather to try to understand the world. That is 23 centuries ago. Imagine the paradise that those ancient scholars would be living in if they could be transported ahead these 23 centuries to see what we have available today. Not that the jump from there to here has not seen the advent of numerous milestones in moving information (and its availability) from The Library of Alexandria to having the amount of information stored digitally, easily transmitted and available, surpass the amount of non-digitally stored information in 2002.
- Printing press – 1450
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As far as scholars and information are concerned, the drive has always been to make information more widely available, and these milestones mark some of the history of that drive. The world has moved from a state of information scarcity, which has been the norm for almost all of human history, to a state of information abundance.
Information is now virtually free to access from anywhere in the world to anyone with a device that can encode and decode digital information. Even the massive firewalls that have been erected to guard information and keep it away from others have not been effective in keeping information scarce. More scholars use Sci-Hub (because of the user-friendly ease of access and simplicity of the interface) than any other source for scholarly material that publishing houses have worked (and are still working) to keep information a valuable commodity by keeping it scarce. Almost as soon as it is produced, information is available on the Internet.
We live in a paradise of information abundance and what does this have to do with learning?
With the approach of the world of information abundance came some fundamental changes in higher education.
In a world of information scarcity, information was simply not available. The purpose of schooling was, first to introduce a new scholar (student) to a subject area, for whom many of them, this would have been the first time they had ever heard of some areas of scholarly pursuit. The students were gathered to a place of learning and had to be introduced to an area of study. After an introduction, scholars then selected, from a bewildering array of possible choices, most of which were novel and exciting, to pursue one of these areas for further study. Early on in education, more advanced scholars told the novice scholars (students) the information orally and the students made their own store of the information as the only way to access it in the future. The process was the transmission of information with real dialog between the teacher and student to ensure that the student actually understood the information that was being transmitted.
With the invention of the printing press and the gradual acceptance by scholars of this new way of storing and transmitting knowledge (I can just hear it now – oral transmission is best and that is real education), less time could be spent transmitting information and more time could be spent in dialog to help students understand the information and learn higher order thinking skills in the process. A huge leap forward came with a method of producing a cheap paper which made books much less expensive. Beginning in the 1840s, when the cheap paper began to be made available, mass education began to be introduced at a primary level. Because books were made cheaper (still expensive by today's standards) millions of commoners began to learn to read, write, and become numerate.
In higher education where information became ever more specialized, this information was becoming less and less accessible, simply because of its complexity. The model of education remained the same though, with specialized scholars guiding students through the complexities of learning through discursive dialog and learning to think. Liberal arts education was born in an attempt to overcome the problem that learning to think was confined to the specialty within which it was learned (the age-old problem of transference). In those days, students were expected to actually read and be prepared for dialog before coming to classes where an effort was made to help students understand the information that was being transmitted to them through reading.
Somewhere along the way, something changed. A higher education qualification became seen as a doorway to middle-classdom. Businesses began to value a higher education qualification because the qualification told them things about the holder. Works independently, reads well, can produce well-written work, has advanced problem-solving skills, and on and on. As a result, everyone wanted to massively expand higher education. More highly qualified people would increase productivity and move society forward, and it worked – kind of.
The massification of higher education came at a cost. The first noticeable change was in the preparation of the incoming students. With a wider variety of students coming in, a wider variety of preparation and motivation came with it. As the classes became more diversified in every way, the class sizes became ever greater in size. Along with the class sizes becoming larger and more diverse, institutions began to gain prestige, not from their teaching but from the quality and quantity of the research that they produced. These changes were the catalyst for a perfect storm that would drive a change in the method of teaching.
Higher research expectations, larger class sizes, and diversified preparation and motivation gave a teacher a reason to minimize the time spent in dialog with their students. Many students began to come to classes unprepared for dialog (they didn't read), and because of the dollar value on every head, it began (and is) to become increasingly difficult to simply expel them. To solve the problems that had arisen as a result of the massification of higher education, instead of having discursive discussions with their students, teachers found that the transmission of basic information about their subject was easiest when they simply told the students what they needed to know (as in the beginning, oral transmission is best and that is real education). Since this was an easy way to teach and freed up valuable research time, lectures became the order of the day. The time spent in lectures has increased as the pressure to produce research has been ratcheted up, and now accounts for well over 75% of the teaching done in higher education.
So, what happened when information became abundant and ubiquitous?
Nothing changed. If a teacher doesn't tell a student what they need to learn, they can't possibly learn it (as in the beginning, oral transmission is best and that is real education). As knowledge transmission became the purpose of teaching, thinking disappeared. Classes have become all about finding the right answer – which the teacher feels duty-bound to tell the students. Education has evolved to find the right answers to questions that we already understand with the disappearance of thinking as one of the side effects. Even sitting in a room having a discussion about a paper with eleven students has become an exercise in finding the right answer – what is the paper(s) telling us.
Why, when information is not scarce, do we still insist on telling our students everything that they have to know in order to tell it back to us in some form or another – exam, paper, quiz, whatever – they are all looking for the right answer. We treat our students as though they still come to college or university knowing nothing about a subject and require them all to take an "Introduction to…" class before they are able to figure out what they want to study. We act as though we are the only place where "real" information is available. We gather them together, in the time-honored fashion, to where the information is dispensed by the knowledge guardians. We pretend to tell them things that are not available anywhere else, and then we ask them to regurgitate what we told them some time after we tell it to them. Many students don't even remember the name of the class they took a year earlier let alone any of the information that they were transmitted. The qualifications that unlocked the doorway to middle-classdom has become meaningless. And the answer has been to teach them which buttons and the required sequence they need to press in order for them to get a job that will be automated in five years.
And digitization?
All we have done with digitization is to move the worst evolved practices from a face-to-face event to a digital event. We can now record (and recycle) lectures for overall information transmission (as in the beginning, oral transmission is best and that is real education) or class preparation. Test their recall of the information they have been transmitted. And carefully guard the information that is valuable and keep it safe behind firewalls. Flipped classrooms represent a kind of a change, but the information still has to be told to the students (pre-recorded lectures – as in the beginning, oral transmission is best and that is real education) before they are deemed capable of doing anything with it.
How could this have happened? Digitization means information abundance and ubiquity and yet we refuse, as a community, to consider changing what we do or how we do it.
The information is there – all of it for all of them. Instead of telling them, why aren't we asking them? Why don't we spend our time re-engaging in dialog with our students? I know a few teachers are doing it, but they are dwarfed by the numbers who insist that the methods that they learned with are sacred and holy and cannot be changed (as in the beginning, oral transmission is best and that is real education).
Fundamental educational reform must involve a fundamental shift in mindset. We have decades of scientific research that tells us the way we are doing things is one of the least effective ways that people can learn. When there were no alternatives, it was the best there was. When we didn't understand how people learned, it was excusable to carry on the way things have always been done.
This is no longer the case. Information is abundant and ubiquitous. Science has told us, in detail, the conditions that maximize learning and potential. And yet, for most people, someone told them that switching from white chalk to yellow chalk (or some other teaching tip) will unleash the latent potential of his or her students and fundamentally change education. For others, completely overhauling the highest form of digitization widely used in higher education today (the Learning Management System) by changing all the buttons from blue to green is the fundamental education reform we have all been dreaming of. Another group of educational reformers is waiting for the immersive glasses with quantum infused crystals in the arms that will transmit information, in the form of knowledge and understanding, directly into the brain. And, what about the universal adoption of personal learning systems that cater to the exact style, dimension, and preference of the individual students? The final group is looking for the rest of us to realize that learning takes place in the heart (or lungs, or cells, or liver) and knowledge and understanding can naturally and organically be infused through an alignment of the inner self with the universe.
I'm old fashioned enough to believe that we should use science to direct us so that we can align our teaching with how people actually learn, and with that, allow them to begin to realize their true potential. I have seen it happen and you can too.


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We see this iconic location several times. Our introduction to Lallybroch comes in a flashback scene during the second episode of season one , when Jamie attempts to rescue Jenny from the Redcoats, only to end up being whipped and carried off to Fort William. Later in episode twelve , Jamie returns with Claire to take his place and laird of Lallybroch . Then, in season 2 we see Claire and Jamie return home after their time on France.
In season three we find out that the story of Lallybroch is not yet finished. After Culloden, Jamie is returned home, where he hides from the British before eventually surrendering to the army.
Midhope Castle is on the Hopetoun estate. It is every bit as impressive as Lallybroch, with the familiar approach and entrance to the building.
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What I've noticed is that WooCommerce has been like an underdog, but it seems like it's about to change.
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Jasmine is a story written by Princess Janet, sent by DJESUSBOY and published by VICZEEZ MEDIA.
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JASMINE(Just like a flower)
Chapter 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 are available... Check the blog, THANKS.
Chapter 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 are available... Check the blog, THANKS.
JASMINE(Just like a flower)
Written by Princess Janet
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I never knew I could have the courage to share my story, I believe my story will inspire and encourage someone. My name is Adeleke Jasmine Tioluwanimi. My friends call me Jas for short and Jasmine is my favorite name too, Jasmine means a plant with flowers with a very pleasant and sweet smell.
The name was given to me by my mum who is a Canadian. My dad went for a conference in Canada and that was where he met my mum, it was love at first sight they said. Well many people say love at first sight doesn't exist, some say it is merely a thing of lust, but living with my parent for over 20years made me realize that love whether at first sight or at last sight will work out once God is involved. And it is certain without doubt that God was involved in their relationship. Opposition came from all angles when they were courting.
My dad's parent wouldn't acknowledge a white woman as there daughter-in-law, their reason was that she doesn't understand their culture and she will steal their son away. My mum's parent were not too bothered anyways, they were open minded. But my mum's friend at that time filled her head up with different ideas, they assumed my dad was only interested in her because she was a foreigner and he probably needed a green card. All this opposition didn't stop their love from growing stronger.
Don't let me bore you with their love story, am here to share my own story, a story filled with happiness, pain, regrets, bitterness forgiveness and then love.
I am the 2nd born and the only daughter out of 3 children. Growing up was easy for me and my siblings, we never lacked anything, my Dad was up to the task and he always finds time to be with his family, he is an ideal husband and father. My parent taught us the way of Lord Right from when we were young; we never missed bible study, retreats and youth camps. It was in one of those youth camp that I gave my life to Christ. It was an intriguing experience, I can never forget that day, 12th September 2003.
I kept walking in the faith and I vowed never to be involved in premarital sex until I get married, in fact kissing was considered a sin by me. But then the unexpected happened...
I will stop here for today, dont forget to check back in other to read the next chapter.
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Multiple Teams · Rensselaer Central High School Girls Varsity Swimming beat Twin Lakes High School 122-57
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 5:30 PM Twin Lakes High School AWAY 57 Rensselaer Central High School HOME 122 Meet Recap The lady bomber swimmers defeated Twin Lakes tonight. The girls finished first in nine of 12 events and continue to improve their times. We travel to Merrillville Thursday for our next meet. See the attached


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The signs of airline discrimination may not always be easy to spot. After all, traveling can be a chaotic experience by nature with people constantly moving through security or clamoring for an overhead bin to fit their carry-on bag.
Nevertheless, no passenger should have to tolerate or even expect unfair treatment amid all the chaos. The U.S. Department of Transportation states that it is illegal for an airline to discriminate against individual passengers, especially if it is based on how someone looks, talks or dresses. If you are not certain that you experienced airline discrimination, consider whether any of the following scenarios might have happened to you in one way or another:
- Being unnecessarily moved to a different seat while on board — Perhaps you boarded your flight and settled into your seat, only to find out that the person sitting next to you feels uncomfortable because of how you look or dress. If an airline employee affirms this person's discomfort and reassigns you to a new seat, you may have been the victim of airline discrimination.
- Being denied boarding for no reason — Maybe you checked in for your flight and everything seemed fine until you were denied boarding at the gate. It is important to know that an airline must have a legitimate reason to deny someone boarding, such as an oversold flight. An airline may not, however, make a judgment call based on your physical appearance and keep you from boarding for no apparent reason. The same expectations apply to an airline's decision to remove a passenger from a plane.
- Receiving different service from other passengers — Being treated worse than other passengers for no reason can be another sign that you might be experiencing airline discrimination. You may have been checking in, boarding at your gate, or even already on board your flight when you noticed that an airline employee was significantly nicer to the passengers around you, yet particularly cold to you.
You have the right to fly without being mistreated
There may be other ways that you might have experienced airline discrimination, and, regardless of the circumstances, it is important to know your rights as a customer. Consider filing a complaint with the responsible airline or reaching out to an experienced aviation lawyer who can help protect your rights. No matter the circumstances, no one should have to expect nor tolerate airline discrimination.


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Guns N' Roses booed after naming the wrong city in stadium concert
Guess the Guns N' Roses announcer hasn't heard of that age-old rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne, then?
The bands fans in Melbourne, Australia, filled a stadium with boos after the band's announcer addressed them as Sydney (of all places) Tuesday night.
Fortunately, most of the crowd found it hilarious, and not unlike a classic Simpsons moment.
It went down like this. After a reported wait for 50 minutes, GNR's announcer/technician, McBob, hit the stage with a thunderous "Sydneeyyy! You wanted the best but they're stuck in traffic..."
Melbourne was half offended, half amused.
Hahahah most hilarious start to a show in #Melbourne ever.... "Hello #sydney!!!"..... Crowd responds yayyyyyyy.. wait... What? #GunsNRoses pic.twitter.com/X5bjsvu6JY
— Sarah Golding (@voiceofgolding) February 14, 2017
Goodnight Melton! There will be no encore! pic.twitter.com/cqIlWHV8cN
— BRIGGS AKA BIG SIGH (@BriggsGE) February 14, 2017
Attn @gunsnroses (cc @BriggsGE) pic.twitter.com/914N8DV3bJ
— Lindsay McDowens (@doctormcdougall) February 14, 2017
#gunsnroses after mixing up sydney and melbourne, I look forward to axel foley singing "welcome to Beverley hills cop"
— Globaldrinking (@globaldrinking) February 14, 2017
Not a brilliant start to #gnrmelbourne. "Sydney!!!" Crowd boos. Making up for it though. Slash goes off already! @gunsnroses pic.twitter.com/qUTy2K8lLM
— Cathy Anderson (@MsCathyAnderson) February 14, 2017
@MsCathyAnderson @gunsnroses Sydney! How offensive 😑
— Jane Reid (@janeo1982) February 14, 2017
Guns N' Roses were 50 minutes late then came out on stage screaming "Sydney" I'm crying
— brittany (@brittarabena) February 14, 2017
According to the ABC, the last time the band played Melbourne back in 2013, the location was Sidney Myer Music Bowl, which maybe, kinda explains the mistake.
The band themselves were quick to apologise, pointing out that old mate McBob hasn't misidentified a city in his 30 years of service.
Accidentally after 30 years McBob made an error, we're truly sorry. Thank you for coming out tonight!
— Guns N' Roses (@gunsnroses) February 14, 2017
Hey, we get it. The hard rock lifestyle is bound to fry one's brain to some extent after a few decades. G.O.A.T guitarist Slash followed up with a more self-effacing take.
Melbourne, thank you for an awesome fucking evening! Apologies for the Spinal Tap intro! But, we had a great fucking time tonight! Cheers!
— Slash (@Slash) February 14, 2017
Melbourne forgives you, GNR. But Melbourne never forgets. Ask Sydney.


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The ancient wonder of Cambodia is sure to astound: offering a wealth of luxurious opportunities, wild adventure and exotic experiences this is one jungle paradise that should never be missed. From cloud-capped mountain peaks to ivory shores where green palms bend low over the serene, cerulean waves that teem with life, Cambodia is a majestic paradise.
From the austere majesty of Angkor Wat to the brutal truth of Tuol Sleng, Cambodia is an enthralling patchwork of beauty, cruelty and vitality. It is an intoxicating land where the promise of the future is helping to lift the depression of past horrors.
Cambodia is an exotic bastion of mystery and rich culture intertwined with luxurious aesthetics that make it hard to surpass or forget time spent in this verdant landscape. Seductively natural, this is one of the world's last true bastions of paradise where un-contrived beauty abounds.
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Phnom Penh is Cambodia's capital city and home to a wondrous bounty of culture and economic wealth. Golden rays glint off the spires of the royal palace while down below, the crimson-robes of monks intertwine with swirls of amiable faces and the swish of innumerable bicycles. Vibrant and vital, this humble gem on the banks of the mighty Mekong is on the way up as investors flood into the area, bringing with them cosmopolitan sentiments and wealth enough to gild both the streets and the skyline.
For white sand beaches and tropical islands, the main port city of Cambodia, Sihanoukville, is the ideal destination. Home to Cambodia's principal deep-water maritime port, this is a perfect base for exploring the lush islands nestled in the blue-green waters just off the coast. The laid-back, bucolic atmosphere of this diminutive village is perfect for those travellers hoping to sink into an easy, water-front retreat of simple pleasures.
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Koh Dek Koule Island is an exquisite jewel resting in the tranquil waters of Siam Bay, rich in Khmer culture and cuisine offered in a setting of tropical opulence. Plush and luxurious, this island gives itself up wholly to indulgence and the little extravagances that make time in the tropics so precious. Thick with jungle and teeming with marine life, this is a destination well-suited for outdoor enthusiasts and pleasure-seekers alike.
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Universally used unique value expression
The non-homogeneous digital assets defined by the 1808 standard support a variety of data customizing and scaling approaches. They are compatible with different asset types in various games, and can be used as a general expression for various game data.
Cross use cases without affecting each other (world wall)
The extended data area is combined in the unit of zone. Each zone is bound to one or several contracts that are only responsible for itself. It represents a data area that is unique to the use case (game world). The key-value pair information after the zone is unfolded represents a series of game business-related data. Data between different zones can be read but not written mutually, that is, data changes in different use cases do not affect each other. The "world wall" of the game will prevent these properties from affecting other worlds, which will not result in the situation of "equipment downgraded in game A is also downgraded in game B".
Worldview compatible design
The non-homogeneous digital assets defined by the 1808 standard allow digital assets under the same worldview to be used in different business scenarios. Therefore, there requires certain rules to balance the asset value (capability value) among different business entities.
As for the 1808 standard, when an asset instance is referenced in a new business scenario, a relative attribute is determined, which takes a certain other zone data as references, representing the basic value of the asset. The data can be identified in other business entities under the same worldview. When the asset instance enters different business entities, the value in the business entity is determined according to this attribute, and other attributes such as equipment skills are supplemented by the zone data form of the business entity.
Cross-network and cross-standard compatible design
The digital assets defined in this standard are designed to be compatible with other network non-homogeneous digital asset standards, including ERC-721, ERC-1155, ERC-998, etc. For a single non-homogeneous digital asset type defined by contracts (ERC-721, etc.), the asset instance can be compatible by defining an asset type with the same custom data structure. For nested/combined asset types defined by contracts (ERC-998, etc.), compatibility can be achieved by adding portfolio relationship data to the extended data area.
Asset owners are allowed to discard specific zone data
The zone data of the 1808 standard digital asset will be left with a record of the game as the number of games experienced increases. When the owner no longer needs the data generated in a certain game because of props reinforcement errors, being given negative attributes or wishing to re-challenge the game, etc., the owner can choose to delete the zone data corresponding to the game, allowing the assets to reenter the game in the initial state.
The asset owner's control over the asset zone data is limited to the complete deletion of the specified zone data, rather than the change of zone data to prevent the owner from cheating. In addition, the deletion of zone data can also effectively prevent malicious contracts from writing large amounts of junk data to specific assets, resulting in data redundancy.
Assets used as an embedded or combined module on the blockchain
Game props and equipment may be composed of multiple components and items. Therefore, the non-homogeneous digital assets of blockchain games should also be able to be nested and contained. In this case, each non-homogeneous asset can be composed of multiple non-homogeneous assets. The parent asset can contain one or more child assets, and the child assets can further contain other child assets.
For game scenarios with equipment construction or combination, the 1808 standard provides a design that supports asset portfolios. The extended data contains the zone that records the combination relationship. The zone data records the information of the nested relationship when the asset is combined. Before the relationship is terminated, the ownership of nested child assets will not be able to be transferred.
Comparison of non-homogeneous assets
At present, ERC-721、ERC-1155 and ERC-998 of Ethereum network are the popular non-homogeneous digital asset standards, which are used in different scenarios and for different needs on the Ethereum network:
It is an officially accepted non-homogeneous digital asset standard defined by smart contracts in the Ethereum network. It has a customizable data zone, which makes it possible to digitize items or records. Typical applications are: Crypto Kitties, Crypto Celebrities, etc.
It is a standard interface proposed by Enjin to define multiple non-homogenous assets in Ethereum's single smart contract, serving mainly the virtual props in blockchain games. Typical application: War of Crypto.
It is a combination of non-homologous tokens (CNFT, Composable NFTs) defined in Ethereum's smart contracts proposed by Matt Lockyer.
The figure shows the comparison of the above three non-homogeneous asset standards with NHAS-1808, which briefly compares the essentials that may be involved in blockchain and gaming. The differences marked in red are the features of the 1808 standard designed by COCOS-BCX for the game running on-chain. These features are related to the data structure design of the 1808 standard asset in addition to the characteristics of the BCX chain network itself.
Data Structure
The non-homogeneous digital assets data structure in the blockchain network is divided into fixed data zone and scalable data zone.
The fixed data zone stores the basic information of non-homogeneous digital assets, including asset ID, worldview statement and basic data zone; While the scalable data zone is a functional section designed for attribute extension of non-homogeneous digital assets, including zone data and combination relationship data.
The fixed data zone defines asset ID, worldview statement and other basic data. The asset ID is the unique identifier of assets instance in the distributed ledger network, and the unique credential to access, check and modify the assets. Worldview statement, including the worldview ID, the type of game in which the asset is in effect and supported, the world and the currencies supporting the circulation of assets in the network. The basic data zone further consists of information including a basic description of the assets, production time, producer, owner, user, black & white list of use right, etc.
The data includes the asset owner ID, producer ID, production time, and basic attributes of the asset (eg, equipment descriptions, etc.). The scalable data zone stores different business data in the worldview supported by the asset. Different business entities have exclusive zone IDs and data area in the zone, which is isolated from each other. Zone data is stored in the form of key-value pairs of the zone identity and data. The scalable data zone also contains a data zone to show the relationship of asset combination and nesting, which are used to describe the combination and affiliation of the assets.
Data Structure Reference
The field types and identification reference tables of the fixed data zone of non-homogeneous digital assets defined in this standard.
The asset_id_type is designed to maintain the uniqueness in the network, which requires little for the ID length. However, from the perspective of multi-network compatibility, the maximum sample size of the ID should cover the maximum expected number of non-homogeneous digital asset instances in the existing decentralized distributed account-based network. For example, if the asset ID in the Ethereum network is a 40-byte hash address and the maximum number of samples that can be supported is 1.462*10^48, hash addresses or other unique identification approaches with a sample size greater than this value is considered when designing the asset ID in the network to which this standard is applied.
The world_view_type contains the worldview ID applied to the asset and the world currency corresponding to the worldview, where the Worldview ID is a unique identifier for the network, and the currency in circulation is the unique symbol of the currency (the network using the symbol as a unique credential) or the address (the network using the address as the unique credential).
The Asset_owner and Asset_creator fields type is account_id_type, which should be of a unique and sufficient sample size.
The Asset_create_time field type is time_point_sec, which is used to identify the date when this asset instance is created. It is determined by the timestamp of the ledger when the instantiation transaction is completed.
The asset_description field type is a string, which is a piece of data that can be used to express the basic attributes of an asset instance. The data can be processed in a custom parsing or encryption manner to match specific business entities and application scenarios.
The Mod_data field type is an id list, which is a relationship table consisting of a list of identifiers of parent asset IDs and child asset IDs, which are used to describe the combination and nesting relationship of assets in different business entities.
The World_view field type is a map, which is a key-value pair mapping table composed of zone identifiers and zone data. The zone identifier is a type identifier of the business entity, corresponding to one or several contracts, and all data interactions of the business instance for this asset instance will be performed in this zone.
The Session_key field type is contract_id_type, which is the id of one or more core contracts that the business should contain. The id should be as unique and sufficient as the other unique identifiers.
The session_data field type is a map, which consists of the inner_key and the inner_value. The specific data of the key and value is defined by the business entity responsible for this zone, which may include structured or encrypted strings as its data according to its needs.
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