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Student presence at IMPACT reflects year-round efforts to inspire and attract future advisors to the independent model
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Schwab Advisor Services today announced that 74 students from financial planning programs at 13 different universities are participating in the annual IMPACT® conference. IMPACT is the largest and longest-running annual gathering of independent advisors in the nation. Over the past decade, Schwab has sponsored the attendance of more than 600 undergraduate students from 23 universities as part of its commitment to helping independent advisors attract and develop top emerging talent. The potential next-generation advisors will participate in a custom-tailored schedule at IMPACT, which includes educational and networking opportunities that provide a firsthand look at the financial planning profession.
Independent advisory firm leaders believe that next-generation advisors are critical to sustained industry vitality. According to Schwab's Independent Advisor Outlook Study, nearly half (44%) of advisors say that finding and retaining talent will be critical to their firms' success over the next ten years,1 and most advisors (70%) report that they are focused on hiring entry-level and mid-level employees2 who can grow with the firm.
"Forward-looking firms recognize that change is on the horizon and therefore look to hire employees who can meet evolving client needs," said Lisa Salvi, vice president, Business Consulting Services, Schwab Advisor Services.
IMPACT 2017 Student Agenda Highlights
In addition to joining general sessions and education sessions, students at IMPACT have opportunities to meet with advisors and learn about trends in the financial advice industry. Highlights of this year's student agenda include:
- Student Union – Schwab will debut a Student Union on The Exchange floor to facilitate informal interactions between students and advisors and accommodate the growing number of student attendees. Students and faculty will gather throughout the conference to share insights.
- Career fair – Students will meet with representatives from 12 advisory firms to learn about day-to-day responsibilities of independent financial advisors and to discuss potential internship and job opportunities.
- Q&A with young advisors – In a candid session, advisors who have worked in the profession for less than five years will share their experiences at independent advisory firms, offer career advice, and answer students' questions. The discussion is designed to allow students to speak openly with their peers and envision what their career could look like in a few years' time.
- Dinner with advisors – Students and faculty are invited to join regional dinners hosted by Schwab with advisor attendees. These meetings allow for additional informal networking with advisors and give students a glimpse into how firms work with their custodian.
- Talent-focused education sessions – The agenda includes six education or "Snapshot" sessions that focus on all aspects of talent, including succession planning, compensation, and workforce diversity. In addition, faculty and advisory firm leaders will participate in "Developing the Next Generation of Talent through Internships," a 75-minute education session about how to implement an effective internship program.
Record of Welcoming Next-Generation Advisors to the Profession
The IMPACT student program is one example of Schwab Advisor Services' longstanding commitment to cultivating the next generation of independent advisors.
"The one-of-a-kind student experience at IMPACT is an extension of the many investments Schwab makes year-round to attract fresh talent to the industry," Salvi said. "IMPACT is an ideal environment for students who are considering financial planning because it allows them to learn more about the career path and make connections with leaders in the field."
Other key initiatives include:
- Student presence at Schwab and industry events – Building on a decade of successful student involvement at IMPACT, this year Schwab Advisor Services welcomed undergraduate students to each of its national client conferences – EXPLORE and ADVANTAGE® - and brought students as guests to other industry conferences that it sponsored. So far in 2017, more than 20 students have accompanied Schwab executives to conferences during which the students tweet using #FutureRIA.
University grant program – Schwab Advisor Services helps
generate awareness of the RIA profession and champions the development
of top advisor talent through grants sponsored by the Charles Schwab
Foundation on behalf of advisors. The grants have been given to more
than 14 universities and other non-profit organizations since 2007 to
- State of the art facilities – The grants have enabled the development of first-class learning centers on campuses across the country, such as the Charles Schwab Trading and Technology Lab at the University of California, Irvine, and the Charles Schwab Financial Planning Training Center at Temple University.
- High school programs – The grants have funded programs like the Texas Tech Financial Planning Academy, an annual summer camp established in 2016 that engages high school students from across the country in events designed to develop their financial planning, leadership, communication, and marketing skills. The next camp will take place in June 2018.
- RIA Internship Program – The Schwab Advisor Services RIA Internship Program, an eight-week rotational internship designed to prepare undergraduate students for employment at RIA firms, gives future advisors practical experience in hard and soft skills needed to serve clients. Eighty-four students have graduated from the program since it debuted five years ago, and Schwab will welcome its sixth class of interns in June 2018.
"As the industry continues to mature, independent advisors must become even more strategic about attracting a new generation of talent and clients," Salvi said. "Schwab is proud to help advisors take their practices to the next level and contribute to the ongoing vibrancy of the independent advice industry."
About Charles Schwab
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Through its operating subsidiaries, The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) provides a full range of securities brokerage, banking, money management and financial advisory services to individual investors and independent investment advisors. Its broker-dealer subsidiary, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (member SIPC, www.sipc.org), and affiliates offer a complete range of investment services and products including an extensive selection of mutual funds; financial planning and investment advice; retirement plan and equity compensation plan services; compliance and trade monitoring solutions; referrals to independent fee-based investment advisors; and custodial, operational and trading support for independent, fee-based investment advisors through Schwab Advisor Services. Its banking subsidiary, Charles Schwab Bank (member FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender), provides banking and lending services and products. More information is available at www.schwab.com and www.aboutschwab.com.
1 Schwab Independent Advisor Outlook Study, Fall 2016
2 Schwab Independent Advisor Outlook Study, Fall 2017
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O.C.G.A. § 10-9-14 empowering the Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority to regulate activities on the sidewalks and streets immediately adjacent to the World Congress Center's projects during an event period does not violate the City of Atlanta's home rule power.
You have requested my opinion whether O.C.G.A. § 10-9-14, in particular Subsections (d), (e) and (f), relating to the ability of the Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority ("GWCC Authority") to regulate, during an event period, the use of sidewalks and public streets immediately adjacent to any GWCC Authority project, as well as to regulate commercial activity and solicitation, unlawfully intrudes upon the City of Atlanta's home rule power.
The Georgia Constitution of 1983 provides for home rule power for municipalities in Article IX, Section II, Paragraphs II and III. Paragraph II states: "The General Assembly may provide by law for the self-government of municipalities and to that end is expressly given the authority to delegate its power so that matters pertaining to municipalities may be dealt with without the necessity of action by the General Assembly."
As authorized, the General Assembly delegated its power by enacting the Municipal Home Rule Act," O.C.G.A. §§ 36-35-1 to -8. The Municipal Home Rule Act states that "[t]he governing authority of each municipal corporation shall have legislative
power to adopt clearly reasonable ordinances, resolutions, or regulations relating to its property, affairs, and local government for which no provision has been made by general law and which are not inconsistent with the Constitution or any charter provision applicable thereto." O.C.G.A. § 36-35-3(a). As streets and sidewalks are the property of the City, the Act empowers the City of Atlanta to adopt ordinances and regulations relating to their use. However, the General Assembly is not prohibited from legislating further. The Municipal Home Rule Act itself provides that the General Assembly has the authority, "by general law, to define this home rule power further or to broaden, limit, or otherwise regulate the exercise thereof." O.C.G.A. § 36-35-3(a) (emphasis added).
Georgia Constitution of 1983, Article IX, Section II, Paragraph III provides additional powers for counties and municipalities:
(a) In addition to and supplementary of all powers possessed by or conferred upon any . . . municipality, . . . any . . . municipality, . . . may exercise the following powers and provide the following services:
(1) Police and fire protection. . . . (4) Street and road construction and maintenance, including curbs, sidewalks, street lights, and devices to control the flow of traffic on streets and roads constructed by counties and municipalities or any combination thereof.
I have not examined in detail whether these specific powers include the power to regulate the use of the sidewalks and streets, but for purposes of this analysis, have assumed these specific powers allow the City of Atlanta to regulate the use of its streets and sidewalks.
As similarly stated in the Municipal Home Rule Act, the Constitution provides that nothing in Paragraph III (a) "shall operate to prohibit the General Assembly from enacting laws relative to the subject matters listed in subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph or to prohibit the General Assembly by general law from regulating, restricting, or limiting the exercise of powers listed therein; but it may not withdraw any such powers." Ga. Const. 1983, Art. IX, Sec. II, Para. III (c) & (d). Thus, for O.C.G.A. § 10-9-14 to be a lawful regulation of the City's home rule power, it must be a general law. General laws are those which "must operate uniformly, throughout the whole State, upon the subject or class of subjects with which it proposes to deal." Lorentz & Rittler v. Alexander, 87 Ga. 444, 445 (1891). "Laws of a general nature shall have uniform operation throughout this state . . . ." Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. VI, Para. IV(a); 1986 Op. Att'y Gen. U86-22.
The Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Act ("GWCC Act") requires the GWCC Authority to construct the project in the City of Atlanta. O.C.G.A. § 10-9-3(3). However, the requirement that the location of the World Congress Center be limited to one geographical area is a limitation on the statewide powers of a state authority rather than a "local or special" law enacted to govern a particular municipality. The general purpose of the GWCC Authority is to construct and operate a comprehensive international trade and convention center for the state as a whole. O.C.G.A. § 10-9-4(a). The Board of Governors includes members from the general public, not limited to the City of Atlanta. O.C.G.A. § 10-9-6(a). The power to regulate adjacent streets and sidewalks during an event period pertains to the property and activities of the state which are of uniform interest to all people of the state. See State v. Corson, 50 A. 780, 785 (N.J. 1901) (a law regulating oystering in the Delaware Bay and Maurice River "does not regulate their internal affairs; for it deals exclusively with property rights of the state, in which every citizen has an interest."); see also Norris v. Mayor of Baltimore, 192 A. 531, 538 (Md. App. 1937) (a statute is "general . . . although it is only effective within a limited area [when] it regulates the manner in which citizens of the state residing in that area may exercise rights which affect the citizens of the whole state").
As O.C.G.A. § 10-9-14 is a general law, the next step is determining whether it restricts or regulates the home rule power of the City or whether the law withdraws the constitutional power provided in Ga. Const. 1983, Art IX, Sec. II, Para. III. The GWCC's power to regulate the streets and sidewalks is limited to an "event period" and is restricted to those sidewalks and streets immediately adjacent to the project. It is not an absolute power to regulate nor a complete removal of the city's powers to regulate all sidewalks in the City of Atlanta. I am of the opinion it is merely a regulation of the City's use of its home rule power which is authorized by Ga. Const. 1983, Art. IX, Sec. II, Para. III (c) and O.C.G.A. § 36-35-3(a). See City of Atlanta v. Myers, 240 Ga. 261 (1977) (Court found that the constitutional grant of power to counties and municipalities to provide certain services, and to enact ordinances to effectuate powers given, was not intended to preclude the General Assembly from enacting general laws affecting manner in which powers would be exercised.). For the reasons stated above, it is my opinion that in passing O.C.G.A. § 10-9-14, the General Assembly acted to restrict the powers of the City of Atlanta by passing a general law which empowers the GWCC Authority to regulate streets and sidewalks during an event period, and this statute does not violate the City of Atlanta's home rule power.
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The phrase "injury-prone" is completely subjective when comparing Greg Oden and Andrew Bynum.
Greg Oden's major injuries
- June 2006 – surgery for torn ligaments in right wrist
- Sept 2007 – surgery on right knee
Andrew Bynum's major injuries
- May 2008 – surgery on left knee
- January 2009 – current right knee injury
Supposedly, Bynum's newest injury won't require an operation. However, after he injured his left knee in January 2008, the team doctors stated in mid-March 2008 that he'd be "a couple, three weeks before he's doing some things on the court." I guess they meant he'd be in street clothes because they waxed optimistic until Phil Jackson kept it real in mid-April. That May, Bynum went under the knife two months after the "doing some things on the court" statement.
Is history repeating itself? Phil Jackson said, "if it's not an operation… we have to be pleased with it."
The LA Times comes to the rescue, stating that "the latest injury to Andrew Bynum probably has more to do with bad karma than inherently bad knees, medical experts say." They report that Bynum's two knee injuries "are unrelated… and don't foreshadow a career punctuated by knee problems."
And then they contradict themselves here:
Bynum will not walk away from back-to-back knee injuries completely unscathed, however. His kneecap injury suggests that he is a bit loose-jointed. And both knees probably will be sensitive to contact injuries in the future, DiNubile said.
Good thing basketball isn't a contact sport. Oh, wait…
What's interesting is how Greg Oden's injuries have been treated in relation to Bynum's. Although an SI article points out after Oden's surgery:
What makes all of this complicated — as anyone with a serious medical issue will attest — is that different doctors will have different opinions. Provide the 30 NBA franchises with the same MRIs and medical results, and their team doctors will arrive at a variety of diagnoses and predictions.
And yet Oden has been called the "glass man" or "as brittle as a saltine cracker." People called this kid everything but a leper.
The beat down got to a point where JA Adande wrote that Oden "complained of fatigue after making the news conference-talk show-promotional appearance-ESPY rounds in the weeks after the NBA draft. Now, after a college season of 32 games (50 fewer than in the NBA regular season), he has a serious knee injury."
Ever heard of fatigue? You know, like maybe when a 19-year-old kid travels from suburban Indiana and gets thrust into the national media spotlight. Apparently, multiple television appearances and a cross-country trip are sure-tell risk factors for major knee injury. Hurry, someone should warn Suri Cruise. She could be next…
It seems as though the label "injury-prone" is more for those with selective labelling skills. When one article is named "Oden following in footsteps of misfortune in Portland," and another is "Andrew Bynum's injuries probably just bad luck," you've got to scratch your head for a second.
It must be noted that Oden is the top pick of a more recent draft. There is definitely an expectation of immediate results from a #1 draft pick as opposed to #10, where Bynum was taken in 2005.
High school players — even those drafted in the lottery — generally garner more patience than collegiate players. There's definitely an expectation that former NCAA players are more polished than their high school counterparts. So expecting more production from Oden at a much faster rate is certainly normal for the public. However, it should be noted that Oden had spent only one more year playing collegiately than Bynum did.
Oden and Bynum have suffered arguably the same amount of injuries. Both have great potential, they're three months apart in age and yet criticism of Greg Oden, by far, outweighs that of his NBA colleague.
Once again, consistency matters.


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Thrillers, adventure and maybe romance – and that's just during your stay at Bluestone on World Book Day
Books and Bluestone go well together. A mix of adventure, thrills, and maybe some romance, and that's before you've even opened your book.
Today is World Book Day and it's a great opportunity to pick up a book or e-reader and immerse yourself into the world of your favourite author or character.
But what's your favourite book while on holiday? Do you prefer to take the easy reading route with a romance, maybe a thriller with a spy, or how about a political drama?
We often get books left behind by guests in our luxury accommodation and the mix and diversity shows just how everyone is very different when it comes to their holiday reading.
But imagine if we based a fictional book at Bluestone. It could be a wild adventure based in the Steep Ravine; a medieval tale on the Tournament Field or a relaxing romance in The Well Spa.
There could even be some great non-fiction books. How about a cookery or recipe book based on the great meals produced by our chefs in the Carreg Las or The Yard restaurants using locally sourced ingredients and produce?
Or how about a guide to finding your wild side with the great all-weather adventures within our 500 acres of spectacular Pembrokeshire countryside?
Whatever your choice you can be sure that once you've had an amazing wild or relaxing day at Bluestone you'll be able to unwind with a good book in your luxury lodge, cottage or apartment and let your imagination run wild – until tomorrow's wild and free range adventures.
Let is know what your favourite read is on our Facebook page or tweet us @bluestonewales.
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Learning how to catch a spacecraft
ESA's new astronauts are training to operate the International Space Station's robotic arms. Imagine using two joysticks to work a long mechanical arm that can only be seen via cameras and occasionally through a window – and all in weightlessness.
Robotic arms on the Station are used to grab and berth cargo vessels such as Japan's HTV and the American Dragon and Cygnus. They can also help astronauts during spacewalks or even replace a spacewalk altogether.
All astronauts flying to the orbital outpost are required to be certified operators of the robotic arms. This highly skilled task requires specially trained teachers and courses.
Fortunately, ESA's astronauts receive thorough grounding in generic robotics during their basic training at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany.
Generic robotics training includes 30 hours of instruction spread over 12 lessons with just as much time dedicated to homework. To make sure the astronaut trainees are keeping up with the pace, they face three exams as part of the course.
When learning new skills it is always good to learn from people with hands-on experience. ESA astronauts Frank De Winne and Leopold Eyharts offered practical advice and took part in the exams.
After trainees pass the final exam at the astronaut centre in Germany, they are ready to continue with NASA and the Canadian Space Agency. ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst was recently in NASA in Houston, USA, while ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti was with the Canadian Space Agency in Montreal, Canada.
ESA instructors Richard Moss and Lionel Ferra designed a refresher course that the astronauts can use to keep up their skills.
"To best prepare our crew for robotics on the Space Station, we designed lessons underlining cornerstone skills to be maintained until they go to Montreal and Houston," says Lionel Ferra
"The refresher sessions form a bridge between finishing training with us at EAC and further robotics training in North America."
The training is already a success – ESA trainee astronauts Luca Parmitano, Alexander and Samantha passed the Montreal and Houston sessions with flying colours.
Luca remarked: "One thing we learnt at EAC that helped us is that communication is important while guiding the arm. We must report verbally in a clear and concise way."
Samantha can be confident that she has a solid foundation to complete her training. Before leaving for Canada, she noted: "Robotic operations are unique tasks that astronauts perform on the Space Station, and robotics training has been challenging and fun so far.
"I am looking forward to the next step: learning to fly a robotic arm in the Station environment."


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Can the Pistons make the playoffs? And even if they can, will they? At least a few players will consider the season a failure if they do not. Playoffs or bust, then… or is it?
Last year at this time, Charlie Villanueva tweeted some things about insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is crazy. Turns out, he was right. Given the players on the roster, a below-freezing win forecast in the mid-twenties seemed likely. And in spite of finishing the season a whole lot better than they started, the Pistons completed the season at 25-41. By efficiency differential, from which Wins Produced is derived, the Pistons were actually a little bit worse and would have been expected to win only 22 games.
This year, the Pistons will return several of the same players, and many of those players are expected to play significant roles. However, this year there finally be some room for optimism – in the numbers of all places! And while the NBA Playoffs are probably still out of reach, that won't necessarily make this season a bust. There is an intriguing young core of players emerging here that should give the Pistons some hope.


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cjthedevil wrote:How do i give the demon tooth to Nermine as i am struggling with this?
Syril_of_Snow wrote:Wanted to leave a question here about Mark and Jay.
How exactly do you find them?
I know it's in the mall, but I may just be very unlucky while moving around in there to never find them....
bunnyfoxs wrote:So, I sort of see a mention of him on the wiki but there isn't a page on him as of yet or where to find him.
Where exactly would I be able to find Urik? Since he has a few scenes in the bunker.
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If you've never heard of "alpha" geeks, the people who are creating our technical future, do I have a deal for you. Read about them, the future they portend and the new and interesting things in the world of technology at O'Reilly's Radar. Radar is a compelling web site that reports on how the alphas are pushing the envelope. Its industry watchers look at what's going to be important and why. Radar's main subject areas are Open Source, Geo, Web 2.0, Emerging Tech, Publishing, Operations, Videos, and Events. In some ways O'Reilly is the corporate version of an alpha geek. It's been at the leading edge of early web commercialization, blogging and Web 2.0 to name just a few. The ultimate compliment to a web site is bookmarking it, and I did just that. Check it out.
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With the plethora of informational sites available to you, why should a site focused on configuration management be near the top of your list? Because of the quality of the writing. Because of the people doing the writing. Because of the forums where like-minded people are actually learning together. Because configuration management is a foundational skill that we all need. But don't take my word for it, check it out for yourself. Pun intended.
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You may not enjoy reading books online all the time, but in certain instances - like when you want to search across your library--it can be a tremendous time saver. Safari Books Online from O'Reilly provides easy access to many technology books from a variety of publishers with new releases added every week. There are several pricing plans, including an annual fee that lets you read as much as you like. It's not just books, however; Safari has online video tutorials, too, and early access to books in development. And when you're done with technical books, there's a big collection of business books to dig into as well.
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As a web site focused on Microsoft technologies, CodeProject.com brings out the best in the development community. With nearly 5 million members, CodeProject.com has become a magnet site for both information seekers and providers. The site provides a wide range of articles covering topics such as web development, database, and even graphic design and usability. Membership is free and includes not only access to all articles on the site, but also an option to sign up for newsletters, targeted to a specific language, platform, technology, and even role in an organization. Articles are straightforward and are especially clear from the use of color-coded examples. Source code and runtimes are also available, thereby providing a complete picture to each article. In all, CodeProject.com delivers as a solid resource to help developers solve any coding task.


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23 Jan John Bellinger Responds to Julian Ku on Intervention in Syria
[John B. Bellinger III is a partner in the international and national security law practices at Arnold & Porter LLP in Washington, DC and an adjunct senior fellow in international and national security law at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as The Legal Adviser for the Department of State from 2005–2009.]
Julian invited me to respond to his post about my op-ed on the international law applicable to intervention in Syria.
It is not accurate to say that the op-ed "endorses non-legal intervention in Syria." Indeed, it does not "endorse" intervention at all.
But I can see how Julian may have been misled, since he linked to a reprint in the San Antonio Express News of my original op-ed in the Washington Post. The Texas paper (perhaps not surprisingly, given views of international law in Texas) entitled my article "International law has failed Syria; it's time to intervene" — which was quite the reverse of what the op-ed said. The Washington Post more accurately titled my article (in the print editions): "Aiding Syria: Easier said than done — International law presents many obstacles to a quick U.S. intervention." (Note: Op-ed writers don't get to approve the headlines given to their articles.)
In fact, I pointed out that the Obama Administration had been prudent to be cautious about intervening in Syria. I said:
Intervention without an international legal basis could make it more difficult for Washington to criticize other countries if they intervene in neighboring states based on less laudable motives. Inserting more arms into an already unstable region risks more bloodshed, and those weapons could fall into the hands of groups hostile to U.S. interests, as happened in Libya.
But I added that "As the violence in Syria increases…the president is likely to feel compelled to provide more than political support and non-lethal aid."
Julian asks at the end of his post:
If one really thought international legality was so crucial, wouldn't it be better to seek out a plausible legal theory, rather than simply rely on muddy political formulations? For instance, wouldn't it be easier just to recognize the Syrian opposition as the government of Syria, and get their consent?
In fact, I suggested exactly this possibility. I said
If the Syrian Opposition Council becomes more inclusive and can legitimately claim to represent the majority of Syrians, and if it excludes terrorist groups and other extremists, the administration may conclude that it is legally permissible to provide military assistance based on the council's consent.
Of course, there are also other potential legal rationales for intervention, including a possible argument for a No Fly Zone that would extend from Turkey into Syria, based on a Turkish theory of self-defense. But I did not have space to describe these alternative theories.
There are counter-arguments to each of these theories. So I also noted the possibility that
the administration could intervene in a limited way to protect civilians without asserting a legal basis, as the Clinton administration did with its participation in the 1999 NATO bombing campaign of Kosovo, to protect Kosovars from atrocities committed by Serbia.
My concluding paragraph did not endorse intervention. It simply stated that if the violence in Syria continues, the Obama Administration (and other governments) "may" conclude that they need to intervene, whether they can come up with a good legal basis or not.


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This lesson uses whole-to-parts phonics instruction as an approach to beginning reading. Letter-sound correspondences are taught within a meaningful context in an explicit, systematic, and extensive manner. This lesson uses onset-rime analogy to present word families and spelling patterns. An onset is the consonant letter before the vowel in a given word or syllable, and a rime is the vowel and consonants that follow the vowel in a given word or syllable. Thus, in the word bill, the onset is the letter b and the rime is the letters ill. Furthermore, this lesson supports cooperative and integrative learning where students and teacher learn together and carry out tasks collaboratively.
Moustafa, M., & Maldonado-Colon, E. (1999). Whole-to-part phonics instruction: Building on what children know to help them know more. The Reading Teacher, 52, 448458.
This article presents whole-to-parts phonics instruction as an instructional strategy for teaching lettersound correspondences. Moustafa and Maldonado-Colon state that whole-to-parts phonics instruction differs from traditional parts-to-whole phonics instruction in several ways:
- It grounds instruction in letter-sound correspondences in a meaningful context.
- It builds on the spoken language children already understand rather than on letter-sound correspondences they don't yet understand.
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1. The Catholic Wave
"Social justice" began as a Catholic concept developed in the 1840s by Father Luigi Tapparelli as an alternative to democracy and communism. Its earliest concept was a Catholic version of noblesse oblige: everyone should respect God's social hierarchy, but the rich should treat poorer people with respect and help them with charity.
In the 1930s, the antisemitic Father Charles Coughlin created the National Union for Social Justice and published a periodical titled Social Justice that attacked Jews, atheists, and Communists as the enemies of God. But Coughlin did not destroy the reputation of "social justice". Good Catholics like Dorothy Day and Father Dom Helder Camara worked hard to help the poor under that label.
This wave continues with Catholicism to the present day.
2. The Interdenominational Wave
During the 20th century, the idea of social justice spread from the Catholicism to Protestantism and Judaism. The phrase was not common in the civil rights era because it was still primarily a theological concept, but the focus in this wave began expanding from poverty to racial and gender inequality.
3. The Identitarian Wave
4. The Democratic Socialist Wave
The millennials saw that economic and social justice are entwined. This wave is so new that its differences with the third wave didn't become obvious until Clinton Democrats began trying to suppress Sanders Democrats. It's too early to know what form the fourth wave will take, but I'm optimistic. The kids are the future, no matter how hard the third wave works to defeat them.
Related: Naming the four waves of fighting racism and sexism
ETA: On Facebook, I was asked if we're now in the Antifa Wave. I answered,
It's hard for me to categorize Antifa because they're intellectually a mess, so far as I can tell. They're angry, they have no respect for their opponents, and they're obsessed with symbolic rather than practical matters, so I hope they're the last gasp of the third wave.


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Self Injury
Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is the deliberate act of harming oneself without suicidal intent. Some of the most common self-injurious behaviors include cutting, scratching, and/or burning one's skin. NSSI could also involve intentionally injuring one's own body by other means with the intent to inflict pain (e.g. head banging, skin picking and/or substance use to the point of harming oneself such as via overdose). Individuals who engage in NSSI can harm themselves anywhere on their bodies. Yet, some of the most common places where individuals engage in NSSI are on the hands, wrists, stomach, and thighs.
Although NSSI may appear like a suicidal gesture, self-injury is often an individual's effort to cope with overwhelming negative emotions, such as intense anger, sadness, anxiety, and frustration. Engaging in self-injury is not the same as feeling suicidal, but individuals who engage in NSSI can become suicidal. In fact, individuals who self-injure are at greater risk for attempting suicide. Self-injury can result in a temporary release of tension and sometimes a feeling of euphoria, which may be later followed by feelings of guilt, shame and other painful emotions. Although NSSI does not necessarily indicate that an individual is feeling suicidal, NSSI can be severe enough to where it results in death. An individual may be numb to any pain as they self-injure, which could also result in the individual causing more harm during the self-injury than they realized and/or intended to.
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In Massachusetts
Center for Young Men's Health, Children's Hospital, firstname.lastname@example.com
The mission of this website is to help teen boys, their parents, teachers, and health care providers improve their understanding of normal health and development, as well as of specific diseases and conditions. This organization aims to empower teen boys and young men around the world to take an active role in their own health care. The self-injury section of the website includes a series of questions written from a young person's perspective, with answers and information for getting help, other websites, books, and related links.
Center for Young Women's Health, Children's Hospital, Boston
Phone: 617-355-2994
The mission of this website is to help teen girls, their parents, teachers, and health care providers improve their understanding of normal health and development, as well as of specific diseases and conditions. This organization aims to empower teen girls and young women around the world to take an active role in their own health care. The self-injury section of the website includes a series of questions written from a young person's perspective, with answers and information for getting help, other websites, books, and related links.
Southcoast Behavioral Health Self-Harm Treatment Program
(844) 571-5010
Southcoast provides the highest quality self-harm treatment for adolescents & adults. Our treatment plans include individualized therapies to promote long-term recovery from self-harm.
Self-harm, which is also commonly referred to as self-injury, describes a number of behaviors that are undertaken with the intention of hurting oneself. Common types of self-harming behaviors include cutting or burning one's skin, pulling out one's own hair, and purposely breaking one's own bones. Other forms of self-harm include biting or scratching oneself and ingesting dangerous substances. Though some people who engage in self-harm also think about or attempt suicide, self-harm in itself is not a suicidal action. Some people engage in self-harm as a way to punish themselves for perceived deficiencies, while others do so as a means of exercising a modicum of control when they feel that the rest of their lives are beyond their ability to influence. Self-harm can be a symptom of several mental health disorders, including but not limited to borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
At Southcoast Behavioral Health, we have extensive experience in helping people overcome the disorders that may prompt a person to engage in self-harm. Our comprehensive approach to treatment involves a thorough assessment of each person who heals with us to ensure that we identify all distressing symptoms and address the underlying disorders that may be responsible for those symptoms.
Outside Massachusetts
Organizations with hotlines
Crisis Text Line
Crisis Text Line serves anyone, in any type of crisis, providing them access to free, 24/7, emotional support and information they need via the medium they already use and trust: text. Just text "HOME" to 741741. Here's how it works:
- A teen texts into CTL anywhere, anytime.
- A live, trained specialist receives the text and responds quickly.
- The specialist helps the teen stay safe and healthy with effective, secure counseling and referrals through text message using CTL's platform.
CTL partners with existing organizations that are experienced, highly trained, and well-equipped to respond to teens in crisis: experienced crisis centers, youth-serving organizations, and experts in the youth and mental health fields. CTL also lists resources on a variety of topics with helplines or email addresses where they can learn about additional support.
Organizations without hotlines
Adolescent Self Injury firstname.lastname@example.com
Adolescent Self Injury Foundation (ASIF) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to raise awareness about adolescent self injury. By providing education, prevention techniques, resources, research,and forums, ASIF aims to increase understanding of the self injurious behaviors in the journey towards wellness and recovery.
Child Mind Institute
Phone: 212-308-3118
The Child Mind Institute is an independent nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders. The team works every day to deliver the highest standards of care, advance the science of the developing brain and empower parents, professionals and policymakers to support children when and where they need it most.
Cornell Research Program on Self-Injurious Behavior
Phone: 607-255-6179
The Cornell Research Program on Self-Injurious Behavior in Adolescents and Young Adults has two primary goals: a) to conduct cutting edge research on self-injurious behavior (also called non-suicidal self-injury) and b) to translate research findings from their studies and other studies into usable knowledge for parents, youth-serving professionals, individuals with self-injury experience, medical professionals, and others. The program's work is also intended to explore the relationship of self-injury to other mental health conditions (suicide and eating disorders, for example) and to shed light on contextual conditions that increase and reduce the likelihood that young people will engage in self-injurious behaviors. The website includes factsheets for parents and teens on helping friends and loved ones with their behavior, learning alternative coping strategies, and treating self-injury in a professional context. There are also listings of the latest research articles on the topic.
Door of Hope 4 Teens
Phone: (914) 393-1904
Phone: (803) 570-2061 Text or Call
The organization's mission is to help teens and young adults overcome the struggle of self harm (cutting) and depression. The organization aims to meet emotional needs and help individuals discover freedom through a process of restoration and hope. Since May of 2008, Door of Hope 4 Teens has been a devoted advocate for teens and young adults who struggle with self-injury, also known as cutting, self injurious behavior, or deliberate self harm. THe team of crisis Advocates and Recovery Coaches provide emotional support, resources and prayer. THe organization has helped thousands of youth from across the globe. Door of Hope 4 Teens offers a national texting hotline, email mentorship and skype/phone calls making it possible be reached no matter where you live.
International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)
Suicide and non-fatal suicidal behaviour are major public health problems across the world. Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that approximately one million people worldwide die by suicide each year. This corresponds to one death by suicide every 40 seconds. The number of lives lost each year through suicide exceeds the number of deaths due to homicide and war combined. Suicide attempts and suicidal ideation are far more common; for example, the number of suicide attempts is up to 20 times the number of deaths by suicide. On this organization's website one can find IASP newsletters and other publications, information about their Special Interest Groups, and Congresses, all dedicated to suicide and self-injury prevention locally and throughout the world.
The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) is dedicated to:
- preventing suicidal behaviour,
- alleviating its effects, and
- providing a forum for academics, mental health professionals, crisis workers, volunteers and suicide survivors
Kids firstname.lastname@example.com
Self-harm is when someone causes themselves a deliberate harm or injury, often in a regular or ongoing manner. Usually, people who harm themselves are suffering a lot of emotional pain that can be hard to cope with and understand, for both the person self-harming as well as for those close to them. Individuals can reach out and talk with this organization for FREE about good things and tough stuff, exciting times or about something that's bringing one down. There's heaps of great tips and information for individuals and remember, one is always welcome to talk with this team. 24/7. 365 Days.
Life Signs: Self-Injury Guidance and Network email@example.com
People of any age can turn to self-injury, it isn't a 'teen thing'. Because self-injury is often perceived as something 'young people' do, older adults can feel that it is something they should have 'grown out' of. These feelings can be even more difficult when an older person has turned to self-injury for the first time, rathe than discovering self-injury in their youth. Self-injury isn't a 'teen thing', and that people of all ages might rely on self-injury in order to cope. While younger and older people share many of the same challenges in life and with their self-injury, there are also different difficulties to face by people at different stages in their life. LifeSIGNS is the user-led small charity creating understanding about self-injury. Founded in 2002, this organization is now in the second decade and it's a continuing mission to guide people who hurt themselves towards new ways of coping, when they're ready for the journey.
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to email@example.com
Self-harm can take lots of physical forms, including cutting, burning, bruising, scratching, hair-pulling, poisoning and overdosing. There are many reasons why children and young people try to hurt themselves. And once they start, it can become a compulsion. That's why it's so important to spot it as soon as possible and do everything you can to help. Self-harm isn't usually a suicide attempt or a cry for attention. Instead, it's often a way for young people to release overwhelming emotions. It's a way of coping. So whatever the reason, it should be taken seriously.
S.A.F.E. Alternatives
Toll-free: 800-DONTCUT or 800-366-8288
S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES is a nationally recognized treatment approach, professional network, and educational resource base, which is committed to helping individuals achieve an end to self-injurious behavior. The website offers information about the treatment approach, referrals to local mental health providers trained in S.A.F.E., and resources related to self-injury.
Self Injury Foundation
Phone: 888-962-NSSI or 888-962-6774
The mission of the Self Injury Foundation is to provide funding for research, advocacy support and education for self-injurers, their loved ones and the professionals who work with them. The organization is dedicated to providing the most up to date information and resources available on self-injury.
Self Mutilators email@example.com
Self Mutilators Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other, that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from physical self-mutilation. Offer in-person meetings in New York with call-in options to these meetings, as well as online meetings that are accessible to all from any location.
Self-Injury Outreach and Support
As part of a collaboration between McGill University and the University of Guelph, this orginzation is an international outreach organization providing current information and helpful resources about self-injury to individuals who self-injure, those who have recovered, as well as their caregivers and families, friends, teachers and the health professionals who work with them.
To Write Love On Her Arms
Phone: (321) 499-3901
TWLOHA provides resources including national hotline numbers, blogs, and opportunities to get involved in helping. "TWLOHA is not a team of trained mental health professionals and does not provide direct mental health services. TWLOHA hopes to serve as a bridge to help by pointing to resources and investing in treatment and recovery."


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TECH SUPPLIER Jan 2019 - Market Presentation - Doc # US44313818
IDC Market Glance: Connected Banking, 1Q19
By: Neil Ainger, Michael AranetaAssociate Vice President, IDC Financial Insights, Steven D'AlfonsoResearch Director, Compliance, Fraud and Risk Analytics Strategies, Marc DeCastroResearch Director, Consumer Banking, Rivka Gewirtz Little, Karen MasseyResearch Manager, Customer Insights & Analysis, Jerry SilvaProgram Vice President, Martin StillerSenior Research Analyst, James WesterResearch Director, Worldwide Blockchain Strategies, Thomas ZinkResearch Director
This IDC Market Glance provides the IDC Financial Insights' view of connected banking, illustrating the vendors participating within the structure of banking segments including cloud, IT services, enterprise, data providers, omni-channel, digital banking, payments, onboarding and origination, core banking, enterprise mobility, lending, customer analytics, risk, security and compliance, blockchain and DLT, and corporate banking.
Subscriptions Covered
IDC Financial Insights: Asia/Pacific Financial Services IT Strategies , IDC Financial Insights: Consumer Banking Engagement Strategies , IDC Financial Insights: European Banking Digital Transformation Strategies , IDC Financial Insights: Worldwide Banking Digital Transformation Strategies , IDC Financial Insights: Worldwide Compliance, Fraud and Risk Analytics Strategies , IDC Financial Insights: Worldwide Corporate Banking Digital Transformation Strategies , IDC Financial Insights: Worldwide Lending Digital Transformation Strategies , Worldwide Blockchain Strategies , Worldwide Payment Strategies
Companies Covered
Ripple Labs Inc., Appway AG, Kony, Inc., Atos S.A., Aliyun Computing Co., Ltd., defi SOLUTIONS LLC, Tech Mahindra Limited, Virtusa Corporation, Google LLC, Avaloq Licence AG, AMERITAS INVESTMENT CORP, Canon Inc., Fair Isaac Corporation, CoreLogic Inc., BAE Systems, Inc., Novantas Inc., Ohpen B.V., Microsoft Corporation, CME Group Inc., Q2 Software, Inc., Experian plc, BPC GROUP L L C, Total System Services, Inc., Zenmonics Inc., Fenergo Ltd., DXC Technology Co., NCR Corporation, Nucleus Software Exports Ltd., Amazon Web Services Inc., FIS Inc., Comarch SA, Diasoft S.L, Fiserv, Inc., NTT DATA Corporation, SFDC INTERNATIONAL LTD, Verizon Communications, Inc., SOPRA BANKING SOFTWARE S.A., SAP SE, SAGEWORKS, INC., Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Equifax, Inc., Backbase, Inc., HCL Technologies Limited, HP Inc., Arca Technologies Ltd, Fujitsu Limited, TEMENOS Group AG, Enova Systems Inc., Intellect Design Arena Ltd., Avaya Inc., Bottomline Technologies, Inc., Dell Inc., Hitachi, Ltd., Diebold Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Ricoh Company, Ltd., Kofax Inc., Access Softek, Inc., VMware, Inc., IBM, WORLDLINE S.A., Gospel Technology Ltd., Monax Industries Limited, BT Group plc, Pegasystems Inc., DocuSign, Inc., BAKER HILL CORP, Wipro Limited, Sunline International Limited, Telkomsigma, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Global Payments Inc., Path Solutions K.S.C.C., Zoot Enterprises, Inc., MX Technologies Inc., Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Black Knight Inc., PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Crealogix Holding AG, ARGO Data Resource Corp., Oracle Corporation, Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., SAS Institute Inc., MasterCard Incorporated, Silverlake Axis Ltd., Accenture plc, TransUnion Intermediate Holdings, Inc., SmartStream Technologies Ltd., MANTECH CHINA SYSTEMS CORP, Finzsoft Solutions Ltd. , DST Systems, Inc., Digital Asset Holdings LLC, LTI Telecom, SoftNet Solutions Inc., MeridianLink Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Infosys Limited, Computer Sciences Corporation, CGI Group Inc., Deloitte LLP, LexisNexis Group, First Data Corporation, Accuity Inc., Capgemini Services SAS, Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc., Avanade Inc., ACI Worldwide, Inc., DTCC TBD LIMITED, KINDER MORGAN, INC., Visa Inc., Segmint Inc., Luxoft, Moody's Analytics Inc., Wolters Kluwer N.V., WorldPay Limited, Coinbase Inc., Sopra Steria Group, Calyx Limited, Newgen Software Technologies Ltd., Ingenico Group S.A., Bloq Inc., Digital China Holdings Limited, Intel Corporation, Tata Consultancy Services Limited, Unisys Corporation, BearingPoint Holding BV, Finastra Group Holdings Limited, Infrasoft Technologies Ltd., nCino Inc., Tableau Software, Inc., NICE Ltd., ConsenSys AG, ONECONNECT SERVICES INC, S.W.I.F.T. SCRL, Thomson Reuters Corp., Verint Systems Inc.
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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 131128 - http://bit.ly/1fO1p6G yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD
Secret memos show efforts of MI5, MI6 and #GCHQ to maintain Cyprus base - http://bit.ly/1805gbR no surprise there
#fracking will not reduce UK gas prices - http://bit.ly/1iZxB6E says chairman of the UK's leading shale gas company #energy
Linux.Darlloz worm attacks embedded systems - http://bit.ly/1eFjXmp "hints at pretty frightening future for compromised Internet-of-Things"
The slippery slope to political Internet #censorship - http://bit.ly/18aYWuY " I'm not worried [because] it's not going to work"
#Swift-Abkommen: EU-Kommission will weiter Bankdaten in die USA schicken - http://bit.ly/1eALS71 just one question: why?
DG Trade contacts with "stakeholders" about EU-US trade negotiations' - http://bit.ly/1cCeD1f "stakeholder" = "industry", often US-based
DG Trade contacts with industry lobbyists about #TAFTA/#TTIP - http://bit.ly/1btVBx7 the full, tortuous correspondence
S. #Korea gov't shows interest in #TPP - http://bit.ly/1hmGAja clearly bonkers
#Badger cull called off in Gloucestershire - http://bit.ly/1c0MJtP can you spell "fiasco" Mr Paterson?
"functionality of a computer program does not count as a form of expression" - http://bit.ly/180Oj14 hugely important win (v @jwildeboer)
The hidden reports from the Interception of Communications Commissioner Office - http://bit.ly/Iwfzvk great move; get digging #uk
#Bitcoin Research in Princeton CS - http://bit.ly/IkInqi timely stuff
In Context of Crisis and Corruption, a #Transparency Law with No Heart - http://bit.ly/1cDaCJU come on, #spain, this is feeble
La France au coeur de la surveillance des câbles sous-marins de communication - http://bit.ly/1dFXFnr france in it too... (v @cybearDJM)
Heard a thinktank on the BBC? You haven't heard the whole story - http://bit.ly/1eGftfn shameful decline in journalistic standards at #BBC
Techies vs. #NSA: #Encryption arms race escalates - http://bit.ly/1b8FbnQ you bet - & we're going to win (v @PrivacyMemes @AdV007)
Fights break out at Asda as shoppers descend on Black Friday deals - http://bit.ly/Iw7d5V if only there were some kind of a symbolism here
La France, précieux partenaire de l'espionnage de la #NSA - http://bit.ly/Iw8Qka quelle surprise... (v @manhack)
Demo In Support Of EU Integration Held In #Armenia - http://bit.ly/18snlSC "scores of people turned out..." hmmm (v @GoldenTent @asteris)
#Russia's Putin to arrive in #Armenia with 500-member delegation - http://bit.ly/1fPKWyE subtle, he ain't (v @GoldenTent)
"#surveillance is not a tech problem. It's a technological & social problem." - http://bit.ly/IweWRo (v @Info_Activism @remixtures)
"secretly reported to FBI by LA County sheriff's deputies for nothing more than taking pictures" - http://bit.ly/IwiAe9 (v Paul Newport)
E-mails show cozy relationship between trade negotiators & industry - http://wapo.st/IrAaQO good analysis of USTR's double standards #TPP
Wall Street Journal's Alistair MacDonald "reports" an outright lie - http://bit.ly/199yIt8 @WSJ is just pathetic if it has to stoop to this
Your medical data in their hands - concerns mount over #NHS project - http://bit.ly/181r7BK "life system of universal health #surveillance"
"disgraceful that big #energy companies have orchestrated this unscrupulous campaign" - http://bit.ly/18O18fC people will die 'cos of this
Savage street attack on soldier was retaliation 4 perceived western oppression of Muslims - http://bit.ly/1b1Tpeo will #blair say "not so"?


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Top News:
Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
Roger Ailes on Election Night: 'Rove was wrong. He backed down. Our guys were right.' — On election night, Fox News co-founder and chairman Roger Ailes watched election coverage in the News Corp. Sports Suite, down the hall from his second floor office.
Discussion: JIMROMENESKO.COM, Mediaite, New York Magazine, Erik Wemple, ABCNEWS, The Huffington Post and Lost Remote
Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite: Fox News Chief Roger Ailes: 'I Know No One Believes It,' But 'We Have No Agenda'
Joe Coscarelli / New York Magazine: Roger Ailes Can't Imagine Why Anyone Thinks Fox News Has an Agenda
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS: Cliffhanger: Congressional Leaders Gather At The White House (The Note)
Cory Bergman / Lost Remote: Big spike in 'dual screening' during election night as TV viewers track results online
Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
Did Roger Ailes Consider Joining CNN? — Over the summer Roger Ailes was sitting on his terrace at his home along the Hudson River, reading a book on the Civil War, when he decided his fight wasn't finished. Last month Ailes, 72, who created Fox News 16 years ago, signed on for another four years as CEO.
Discussion: Gawker
John Cook / Gawker: Here's How Roger Ailes 'Watches the Powerful'
Jay Rosen / Quote and Comment:
Is there anyone with the same power and visibility who flat out makes stuff up like Roger Ailes? — I don't think there is. (See this one, for example. Or this.) Here's what he said the other day to TVNewser's Chris Ariens: … As soon as I read that quote, I knew it was wrong.
Matthew Purdy / New York Times:
Letter Raises Questions About When BBC Ex-Chief Learned of Abuse Cases — A legal letter sent on behalf of Mark Thompson, the former director general of the BBC, raises questions about his assertions that he learned of accusations of sexual abuse against its longtime host Jimmy Savile only after leaving the corporation's top job.
Brent Lang / The Wrap: NY Times Article Questions What CEO Knew of BBC Sex Scandal - Can Mark Thompson Survive?
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico: NYT CEO faces more scrutiny from NYT
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York: British inversion: 'Times' covers its own C.E.O., while Tina Brown talks 'Newsweek' in 'New York' mag
Jim Romenesko: How long before he resigns, saying the scandal is a 'distraction'? (My guess: Gone by Dec. 31)
Edmund Lee / @edmundlee: >@nytimes reports Thompson (new CEO) may have known abt Savile story: http://nyti.ms/TQ5hpD A WEEK AFTER UKTimes report http://ht.ly/flokr
Deadline.com: Lawyers' Letter Raises Questions About When Mark Thompson Learned Of Alleged Jimmy Savile Abuse At The BBC: NYT
Peter Jukes / The Daily Beast: Jimmy Savile Scandal: Net Tightens On New York Times CEO Mark Thompson
Noam Cohen / Media Decoder: The Breakfast Meeting: Targeted Ads Reshape Online Media, and Gaza Conflict on the Internet
Adam Martin / New York Magazine: Mark Thompson Had No Idea What Was in That Letter From Mark Thompson
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Mark Thompson says he didn't see letter about BBC allegations sent on his behalf — Mark Thompson says he was not aware of the details in a letter he authorized threatening London paper The Sunday Times with "defamation proceedings" over an article it was preparing about BBC program "Newsnight" …
Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest
Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:
Strange Tweets: What Happened to the Ahmed Jabari Assassination Video? — Since early Wednesday morning, all eyes have been on the developing digital landscape of the Middle East. Israel Defense Forces have launched a full-scale social media assault on Hamas in conjunction with a tactical military campaign.
Discussion: Business Week, Daily Download, The Daily Beast, The Daily and Betabeat
Ben Jacobs / Daily Download: Israel Fights Hamas On Twitter
Don Futterman / The Daily Beast: Long Days in Israel
Jessica Roy / Betabeat: Social Media Companies Have Absolutely No Idea How to Handle the Gaza Conflict
Neal Ungerleider / Fast Company:
Israeli Military To Citizens: Don't Facebook, Tweet, Instagram Rocket-Hit Locations
Israeli Military To Citizens: Don't Facebook, Tweet, Instagram Rocket-Hit Locations
Discussion: Daily Dot, yidwithlid.blogspot.co.il, The Verge and The Daily Beast
Michelle Jaworski / Daily Dot: Israeli military to citizens: Don't tweet rocket locations
Chris Welch / The Verge: Israel's military warns citizens against posting tweets, Instagram photos of Hamas strike zones
Tribune Co gets FCC approval, nears bankruptcy exit — Tribune Co, the owner of the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and 23 television stations, said on Friday it received a key regulatory approval needed to end its nearly four-year stay in bankruptcy. — Tribune said it received approval …
Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable
John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable: FCC Grants Tribune Waivers
Robert Andrews / paidContent:
HuffPo is not for sale, except maybe at the right price — Within months of AOL acquiring Arianna Huffington's blog and news network in 2011, reports surfaced claiming it could quickly off-load the property. — Speaking to me at Monaco Media Forum, AOL Huffington Post Media Group international SVP Jimmy Maymann said:
Discussion: New York Magazine
Joe Coscarelli / New York Magazine: The Huffington Post Is Not Not for Sale
Christine Haughney / Media Decoder:
Former Creative Director at Wired Is Named Editor — Wired announced Friday afternoon that Scott Dadich, the magazine's former creative director, would become its next editor in chief. — Mr. Dadich replaces Chris Anderson, the magazine's editor since 2001, who stepped down this month …
Discussion: MinOnline, The Wrap, AllThingsD, FOLIO, The New York Observer, FishbowlNY, WWD Media Headlines, Adweek, The Atlantic Wire, The Next Web, @editorialiste and @felixgillette
Steve Smith / MinOnline: "Wired" Names Scott Dadich Editor
Liza Foreman / The Wrap: Scott Dadich Named Top Editor at Wired
Bill Mickey / FOLIO: Wired Names Scott Dadich Editor-In-Chief
Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / The New York Observer: Scott Dadich is the New EIC of Wired
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY: Scott Dadich Named EIC of Wired
Lucia Moses / Adweek: Wired Names Scott Dadich Editor in Chief
Alexander Abad-Santos / The Atlantic Wire: Wired Found Its New Editor in Its Old Creative Director
Anna Heim / The Next Web: Wired's former creative director Scott Dadich replaces Chris Anderson as editor in chief
Andrew Nusca / @editorialiste: Scott Dadich named Wired's new EIC. If that doesn't tell you the value of art direction at Conde Nast, I don't know what does
Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Sources: New owners plan Peter Liguori as Tribune Co. CEO … The new owners set to take control of Tribune Co. when it emerges from bankruptcy protection plan to name television executive Peter Liguori as the company's chief executive, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times, JIMROMENESKO.COM and Cable Television News
American City Business Journals acquires Streetwise Media — American City Business Journals (ACBJ), the nation's largest print and online publisher of local business news, said Friday it has acquired Streetwise Media, a fast-growing digital media company catering to young business people in Boston and Washington, D.C.
Discussion: TechCrunch
Keach Hagey / Digits:
Esquire To Make Print Magazine Interactive Through Netpage App — Magazines' future might be digital, but — Newsweek-style forced marches aside — that future is also years away. In the interim, magazines must figure out how to exist as print objects in an increasingly digital world.
Discussion: Garcia Media and Publishing Executive …
Dr. Mario R. Garcia / Garcia Media: A guide for the modern journalist
James Sturdivant / Publishing Executive E-media News: Esquire's Latest Interactive Play: The Netpage App
John Paczkowski / AllThingsD:
Apple Television Launch Probably Not Imminent — Now that the iPad mini has successfully transitioned from rumor to reality, Apple-watchers are turning their attention back to another of the company's mythical products — the Apple Television. According to a new report out of Jefferies …
Discussion: PC Magazine, iDownloadBlog.com, Business Insider, MacRumors, Tech Trader Daily and 9to5Mac
Chloe Albanesius / PC Magazine: Analyst: Apple TV Product Launch 'Imminent'
Ed Sutherland / iDownloadBlog.com: Talk of Apple getting into TV space is premature
Eric Slivka / MacRumors: U.S. Cable Companies Reportedly Assessing Potential Infrastructure Impact of 'Imminent' Apple TV Product
Wall Street Journal:
Google, Dish Held Talks to Launch Wireless Service — Google Inc. has held talks with satellite-TV provider Dish Network Corp. in recent weeks to partner on a new wireless service that would rival the networks of wireless carriers such as AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Discussion: PC Magazine, 9to5Google, WebProNews, iDownloadBlog.com, Tech Trader Daily, GigaOM, The Verge, Gizmodo, Engadget and Deadline.com
Stephanie Mlot / PC Magazine: Report: Google, Dish Network Discussing Wireless Network Deal
Seth Weintraub / 9to5Google: Google-Dish wireless service is a go, plans for 2013 launch being hatched
Chris Crum / WebProNews: Google And Dish Network Reportedly In Wireless Talks, Which Could Amount To Nothing
Tiernan Ray / Tech Trader Daily: This Morning: DELL, ARUN Drop, Apple And Samsung Add to List of Complaints
Kevin Fitchard / GigaOM: Google-Dish: Perfect match or disaster in the making?
Justin Rubio / The Verge: Google and Dish Network are in talks to launch a wireless service, says WSJ
Jamie Condliffe / Gizmodo: Rumor: Google in Discussion With Dish to Plan New Wireless Service
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
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NCBA Awards State Partners for Outstanding Recruiting Efforts
DENVER — The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) awarded three state cattlemen's associations for their outstanding recruitment efforts during the Spring Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., last week. In all, 14 states met the criteria to qualify for the award drawing for the choice of one-year lease for either a New Holland BR7090 round baler or a New Holland T6 175 tractor.
NCBA recognizes the importance of a strong partnership with its state affiliate organizations and in an effort to recognize the efforts of state partners has joined forces with New Holland Ag to reward recruiters for their outstanding efforts on behalf of the national organization. Vice President of New Holland North America Abe Hughes emphasized the importance of working together on behalf of the beef industry and the company's commitment to helping strengthen all of agriculture.
"New Holland is proud to support the membership successes of NCBA state affiliates with the equipment lease program. We are committed to help NCBA grow in 2013 and accomplish their goals to protect and strengthen the cattle industry," said Hughes.
The 14 state affiliates which reached NCBA's recruitment goals and qualified for the drawing for a one-year lease for a New Holland tractor or baler were: Arizona Cattle Feeders, Arkansas Cattlemen's, California Cattlemen's, Colorado Livestock, Hawaii Cattlemen's, Kansas Livestock, Nebraska Cattlemen, North Carolina Cattlemen, Ohio Cattlemen's, Oklahoma Cattlemen's, Texas Cattle Feeders, Utah Cattlemen's, Washington Cattle Feeders and Wisconsin Cattlemen's.
A random drawing of qualifying states was held during the Spring Legislative Conference and Ohio Cattlemen's Association and the Utah Cattlemen's Association were each awarded with their choice of one-year lease on either a New Holland BR7090 round baler or a New Holland T6 175 tractor to be used to support their efforts on behalf of members of their state associations.
The top five states in NCBA membership recruitment from Jan. 1, 2013 through Mar. 31, 2013 were, in reverse order: Missouri Cattlemen's Association, Kansas Livestock Association, Ohio Cattlemen's Association and Nebraska Cattlemen. The top recruiter during the period was Arkansas Cattlemen's Association, which was also awarded with a one-year New Holland tractor or baler lease in recognition of their outstanding recruitment efforts on behalf of NCBA.
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"Hug the monster" is a metaphor taught by U.S. Air Force trainers to those headed into harm's way. It's a technique that helps individuals act constructively in terrifying situations by channelling their fear into action. Without a technique like this, fear can be paralysing.
Bill Blakemore on Nature's Edge, an American ABC News blog, uses the metaphor to observe that in recent years scientists and media have held back from talking about the dire consequences of unmitigated climate change. Perhaps the denier tactic of labelling honest discussion as 'alarmist' was a factor, and perhaps there was some concern about public levels of anxiety or panic.
To avoid the unpleasant, scary bits, the strategy has been to focus on the upside of mitigation and adaptation strategies, also call bright-siding. In this approach (there's an example here) the focus is on clean energy jobs, greater efficiency, and fuel security.
Michael Tobis sketched this schematic in 2010 to illustrate the discrepancy between informed opinion and public discourse.
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Blakemore observes that the avoidance phase seems to be coming to an end with a turn towards more realistic discussion.
Established scientists, community and government leaders and journalists, as they describe the disruptions, suffering and destruction that manmade global warming is already producing, with far worse in the offing if humanity doesn't somehow control it, are starting to allow themselves publicly to use terms like "calamity," "catastrophe", and "risk to the collective civilization."Of course, climate scientists have been 'hugging the monster' for the decades they have been working to collect the evidence. Over time, they have come to recognise the catastrophic consequences of BAU climate change. Recently, their sense of urgency has increased and scientists like James Hansen and Jason Box have become activists, getting arrested in protests against fossil fuel mining.
I couldn't maintain my self-respect if I didn't go. This isn't about me, this is about the future. Just voting doesn't seem to be enough in this case. I need to be a citizen also, because this is a democracy after all, isn't it?
Jason Box, climatologist at Ohio State University, in the Guardian
Michael Mann's book about the The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars reveals the tactics that have constrained public discussion and public policy.
David Spratt observes that bright-siding is a tactical mistake because it leaves out the most compelling reasons for action. Why bother with solar power at all if you aren't aware of the dire consequences of business as usual fossil fuel burning?
He notes that all great behavioural change campaigns have two elements, first they point to the downside of current behaviour and then they recommend a feasible behaviour change.
- Road accidents cause injury, seat belts save lives, buckle up!
- Smoking causes cancer, take up <this remedy> to stop smoking.
- Drunk driving causes car accidents, have a designated driver.
Now that the tactics of the denier camp are becoming more visible, thanks to books like The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars and Heartland's own-goal with unsavoury billboards, we can look forward to more forthright talk about the consequences of climate change.
We'll need to fortify ourselves to be able to look realistically at what lies ahead. There are monsters to hug.


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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Lexington UFO, April 13, 2011
From the UFO Disclosure Countdown Clock blog comes this MUFON file, allegedly depicting a UFO photographed Over Lexington KY, 4-13-11.
If you look at how sharply in-focus the UFO itself is, as compared to the blurrier tree foliage, however, then we have a problem. The utility pole in the foreground is in focus, the tree branches beyond it are not, and yet the UFO that is presumably far beyond is crystal clear. I'm inclined to say "photoshop fail" here.
Either that, or what we are seeing here is a very tiny object flying around in or near the same field of focus as the utility pole, which I suppose would mean it could be some crazy new super-small spy drone about the size of a milk lid or a Stridex pad or a guitar pick. Or maybe it is a milk lid. Or a Stridex pad. Or a guitar pick.
I dunno. What do you think?
4 comments:
- enin said...
it doesn't look overtly photoshopped
but the depth of field does put it closer to the utility pole and not the horizon
- May 4, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Looks interesting, but it could just be a fake. One UFO incident I never hear mentioned happened when I was a Freshman at EKU back in the 90s. I was looking out my dorm window and saw what looked like an airplane that was going across the sky and burning up and preparing to crash.
I turned on the tv to see if there was anything on the local news about and there was nothing, then I called my dad a private pilot to see if he knew anything about it, and again he didn't know anything about it.
All during this time I was observing the object slowly passing across the sky while appearing to be on fire through my dorm room window -- it was fairly light outside at the time so it was a pretty bright object -- then it just passed out of sight, and I never heard any more about it.
- May 4, 2011 at 12:01 PM
- Peter Brackney said...
You've encouraged me to post about my recent encounter last Friday (4/29) ... it'll go up as this Friday's post at the Kaintuckeean.
- May 4, 2011 at 4:46 PM
It appears to me that the utility pole and lines are actually beyond the tree. Look close and you see the lines are actually behind the leaves and branches. The tree being closer could be out of the field of focus but the pole is far enough to be in focus with the distance. The distant trees are also in focus. Not saying this is a UFO though.
- May 4, 2011 at 9:56 PM


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By James Holmes, Special to CNN
Editor's note: James Holmes is an associate professor of strategy at the Naval War College and co-author of 'Red Star over the Pacific'. The views expressed are his alone.
As tensions rise in Japan's dispute with China over ownership of the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, some might wonder if a spontaneous outburst of violence could pull in the United States, which is treaty-bound to defend Japan. Such an outcome seems doubtful, but it is by no means unimaginable. After all, such skirmishes have certainly been legion. Remember the North Korean seizure of USS Pueblo in 1968, aerial combat between U.S. and Libyan jets over the Gulf of Sidra in 1981, or any number of close encounters between U.S. and Soviet forces during the Cold War. None led to war. From this it's tempting – and comforting – to conclude that icy rationality always trumps the passions of the moment. On the other hand, this might be one of those statements that's only true until it's not.
Great thinkers strike a sobering note on the balance between rationality – cost/benefit logic driven by quantifiable interests – and strong emotions. Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz declares that the value a society attaches to its political goals dictates how many resources – lives, hardware, treasure – it will expend to obtain those goals, and for how long. Once the costs come to exceed the value of the goals, it's time to sue for peace on the best terms possible. Sounds simple, right? Just run the numbers, and you know when to go to war and when to get out.
But not so fast, my friend! as ESPN football commentator Lee Corso likes to exclaim. Clausewitz also points out that passions like rage and spite suffuse international conflict and war. And one-upsmanship gives rise to escalatory dynamics as each antagonist tries to outdo the other. The result: competitive enterprises unfold by their own unpredictable logic, not by the linear cost/benefit analysis familiar to us from everyday life. Events are fluid.
More from CNN: Why Asia is arguing over its islands
Nor is this a new insight. Classical Greek historian Thucydides proclaims that fear, honor and interest impel states' actions. Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume elaborates. "Interest and ambition, honor and shame, friendship and enmity, gratitude and revenge," writes Hume, "are the prime movers in all public transactions; and these passions are of a very stubborn and intractable nature..." Not-strictly-rational motives influence or even drive human endeavors.
Last summer, following an event at the French Institute of International Relations, a.k.a. Ifri, a perceptive French gentleman asked me whether there's a pecking order among fear, honor, and interest. With no glib reply at the ready, I answered that there is. Honor stands above, or rather pervades, fear and perceptions of interest. It's the meta-motive behind human deeds. Think about it. Fear of losing face molds actions worldwide, but particularly among Asian peoples. Such elemental motives shape Clausewitzian cost/benefit calculations. They could prompt claimants to small yet symbolic objects – such as flyspecks on the map of Asia – to invest lavishly in those objects.
Or, what are the objective units of measurement for the value of some political objective? There are none. The intangibles of which Thucydides and Hume wrote so eloquently color subjective judgments. To Western eyes, Beijing or Tokyo might appear to radically exaggerate the importance of the Senkakus. The rivals might be prepared to devote seemingly outsized military resources to wresting away, or holding, the archipelago. This is especially true of China's leadership, which evidently wants to establish the principle that China can amend postwar settlements, the law of the sea, and indeed the Asian order by fiat. Denying that principle could in turn ratchet up the stakes for Tokyo – and entangle the United States in a maritime war.
In short, the dispute is not as whimsical as it looks from North America. A commonplace, and worthwhile, analogy to consider is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914. Writing in the Financial Times last week, Gideon Rachman draws the comparison. Here's my take. Gunman Gavrilo Princip indeed lit the fuse for World War I, but it was a fuse with a slow burn. European capitals debated going to war for weeks before the guns of August blazed forth. In no way did momentary passions override cost/benefit calculations to precipitate a European maelstrom. As the late John Keegan wrote, simple goodwill could have averted war in 1914.
My guess is that a similar pattern will govern events in the East China Sea. The claimants won't yield to emotion following a skirmish. They can manage their disputes, improving on the 1914 precedent. But never say never when decision times are compressed, uncertainty runs high, options narrow, and leaders publicly vow to obtain certain goals. If crises were predictable, they wouldn't be crises.
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Edwin Warren "Ed" Reimers (26 October 1912 – 16 August 2009; age 96) was an American actor and veteran television and commercial announcer who played Admiral Fitzpatrick in the Star Trek: The Original Series second season episode "The Trouble with Tribbles". He filmed his scene on Wednesday 23 August 1967 at Desilu Stage 9. Reimers was perhaps best known as the spokesman for the insurance company Allstate from 1957 through 1979.
Early life and career Edit
Reimers was born in Moline, Illinois on 26 October 1912. He began a career in radio in the 1930s, which included stints in cities such as Des Moines, Iowa. While serving as a Marine in the Pacific during World War II, he set up radio communications and broadcast to the troops.
In 1950, Reimers began working at KTTV Channel 11 in Los Angeles, California, which at the time was an affiliate of CBS (though it became an affiliate for the now-defunct DuMont Television Network the following year and became an independent station in 1954). During his time at KTTV, Reimers' duties ranged from reporting the news to hosting an afternoon film presentation known as "Movieland Matinee."
Allstate Edit
Reimers was perhaps best known as the spokesman for Illinois-based insurance company Allstate, a job he held for twenty-two years starting in 1957. He appeared in many television commercials for Allstate during that time, in which he delivered the company's famous slogan, "You're in good hands with Allstate" while his hands were cupped together. A blooper from the filming of "Trouble with Tribbles" has Reimers saying "And Captain, you're in good hands with Tribbles" as someone tosses him a tribble which he catches in his cupped hands. [1]
For their commercials, Allstate would bring Reimers to areas hit by natural disasters such as floods and hurricanes to promote their brand of insurance. Reimers also did Allstate commercials for radio and appeared in print advertising for the company in which he is shown making the cupped-hand gesture. According to his daughter, Reimers continued to receive pension checks from Allstate up to his death.
Announcing and narrating Edit
Besides his appearances in Allstate commercials, Reimers was an announcer on several television programs, including the CBS game show Do You Trust Your Wife? and early Warner Bros. western series Cheyenne and Maverick. In addition, he narrated shows such as Thunderbolt the Wondercolt (which featured the voice of Walker Edmiston in the title role) and Crusader (which starred Brian Keith).
Reimers also did commercials for such products as Skippy peanut butter and Crest toothpaste. He even filled in for Hugh Downs on The Tonight Show in New York City when Downs took his vacations. In addition, he narrated industrial films for Lockheed Missiles & Space Company and Aerojet-General Corporation.
Film and television appearances Edit
In addition to his on-screen appearance on Star Trek, Reimers has been seen on such television shows as Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (including an episode with Anthony Caruso), M Squad (with John Hoyt), and The Munsters.
Reimers made a number of film appearances, as well. In the 1951 film On the Loose, Reimers played a prosecuting attorney in a court case opposite Lawrence Dobkin, who played the defense attorney. He later appeared in the 1965 comedy The Loved One, along with Robert Easton and Paul Williams. In 1971, Reimers appeared in two films from Walt Disney Productions: The Barefoot Executive, with Hal Baylor and Vince Howard and directed by Robert Butler, and The Million Dollar Duck, directed by Vincent McEveety and also featuring James Gregory and Jack Perkins.
Later years and death Edit
Reimers lived in Los Angeles for most of his life, but moved to Saratoga Springs, New York, after his wife Katherine's death in 2007. Reimers died of age-related causes at his daughter's home in Saratoga Springs on 16 August 2009. He was 96 years old. He was survived by his daughter, Kathryn, and two grandsons.[2][3]
External linksEdit
- Ed Reimers at Wikipedia
- Ed Reimers at the Internet Movie Database


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