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December 2013 – Making Sense of the Unemployment Numbers
First the good news – the unemployment rate for individuals with a college education or higher dropped to 3.3% vs 4.0% (Dec 2012). And the labor participation rate for workers with some college education actually increased vs the general population.[...]read more
July 2013 Employment Picture
Overall July 2013 was a mixed month for the employment picture. 162,000 Jobs were created during the month and the unemployment rate now stands @ 7.4%. There are still over 11.5 million unemployed workers in the U.S. And many of[...]read more
November 2012 – 7.7% Unemployment
The November 2012 unemployment numbers were released today to much excitement. In spite of Hurricane Sandy and the gloom and doom of Fiscal Cliff discussions, 147,000 jobs were created. An early Thanksgiving Holiday with retail hiring helped as well as auto[...]read more
October 2012 was a great month for jobs- over 171,000 were added to payrolls.
Jobs were added in a number of categories with retail and construction leading the way. Healthcare was also strong – +36,000 jobs and 28,000 in hospitality. And even more important for our economy, more people are re-entering the job market. [...]read more
The Unemployment Picture – September 2012
For the first time in over 4 years, the unemployment number dropped below 8% – more than 114,000 jobs were added and the rate is now 7.8%. Healthcare added 44,000 jobs, financial services +13,000 and the rate for college educated[...]read more
Employment June 2012 – Positive Signs for the Economy
The Unemployment figures for June 2012 were released today and the overall rate remained unchanged @ 8.2%. However the rate for college graduates is now 4.1% down from 4.4% in June 2011. Professional services added 47,000 jobs in June 2012[...]read more
The U.S. Jobs Market – The Ups and Downs and Real Numbers
Unemployment figures were released on Friday (5/4/2012) for April 2012 and the market fell as well as the moods of many economists. However the real story behind the numbers is more complex. The overall unemployment number for April 2012 is 8.1%[...]read more
227,000 new jobs created February 2012
February 2012 was another good month for jobs – over 227,000 were created and the unemployment rate remained @ 8.3%. Manufacturing added 31,000 jobs in February 2012 – and since this same time last year over 227,000 more jobs in[...]read more
Unemployment Drops to 8.3% – 243,000 Jobs Added
Although it seems like the longest recession on record, the economy has been improving and over 2 million jobs have been added since the layoffs began. January 2012 unemployment figures were just released and over 243,000 jobs were added and the unemployment[...]read more
July Jobs Report Better Than Anticipated
The stock market continues to drop, lay-offs are increasing and there is a general mood of gloom and doom at least on the TV Talk Shows. However ADP (payroll service) reported over 114,000 people were added to payroll in July[...]read more


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Vigne Vecchie is not just food but a lifestyle.
The lifestyle of Mediterranean families whose meal values go beyond mere nutrition.
The Mediterranean diet is known to be one of the healthiest on the Planet. Based mostly on vegetables, beans and… good wine.
At Vigne Vecchie we want to share our diet and our flavors with the world by proposing simply prepared dishes with few calories but delicious ingredients.


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Category: 1918-1940 Postals
The following stamps below were the basic issues for all possible postal needs and for an indefinite period of time. Subsequently, definitives are issued in many denominations and depending on the time a type is being issued, many varieties of color, perforations etc exist. Latvian stamps may also be classified as definitives when they were not only sold by the major post offices (Latvian: Pasta Kantoris, PK), but also at most branch offices (Latvian: Pasta Palignodala, PNN) in rural areas. This fact can be established even today by analyzing postmarks on stamps in a large postmark collection. Because of these features the quantities issued of definitives are considerably greater than those of all other classes. Definitives are never burdened by surcharges, and are a very interesting field for variety collectors. (Copied from The Postal and Monetary History of Latvia 1918-1945 by N. Jakimovs, V.Marcilger)
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The 2020 Frances Ottobre Distinguished Student Scholarship is now open for applications. The award will support attendance at the 2020 IAEA Conference hosted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), 11-16 October 2020 in Accra, Ghana. The scholarship will consist of a maximum stipend of USD 2500 to cover travel, subsistence and conference registration costs. The scholarship award is open to all graduate students in the field of educational assessment. The winner will be selected based on the eligibility, the quality of the research and its relevance to education and the strength of the faculty recommendation. Deadline for submission is 30 March 2020.
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I spent last weekend in Nashville celebrating the wedding of an incredible lady.
It was a perfect Nashville wedding, a perfect combination of class and country.
I didn't have too much time to see the entire city, but I got to spend time at the Gaylord Opryland Resort, Downtown Nashville, and the Country music Hall of Fame.
The Gaylord Opryland was a beautiful resort with gorgeous architecture and beautiful scenery. The atrium brought outdoors inside, with waterfalls and greenery. Everything was decked in Christmas decor.
Downtown Nashville was full of energy. It seems to be the only place to be on the weekends. There were horse carriage rides and cycle pubs (a car powered by bicycles, and an bartender pouring drinks while you peddle to you next destination) . There were live music everywhere!
The country music Hall of Fame is fun if you like country music or if a best friend is having her wedding reception there 😉
|The beautiful bride


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Shots Fired
A small North Carolina town is turned on its head when a black police officer kills an unarmed white college student. As tensions rise along lines of race, the neglected murder of a black teen is brought to light, reopening old wounds. Investigator Ashe Akino and Special Prosecutor Preston Terry lead the Department of Justice's inquiry into both shootings, pulling back layers to reveal a possible cover-up that appears to involve some of the state's most powerful people, including Gov. Patricia Eamons, whose re-election fight is made tougher by the incidents.
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by Stephen Perez
BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK—Salladin Barton, a former inmate at Broome County jail, foretold his own grim prophecy. While visiting with his family, he pleaded with them: "The guards are going to kill me. You gotta get me outta here." Shortly after, on Jan. 15, 2015, Barton was found dead, alone on the grime encrusted floor of his cell. His death is one in a long line of others that have suffered similar fates. Although his story is tragically common, it underscores the suffering brought into people's lives by the United States correctional system. For those in the Broome County jail, there is a loss of personhood; there is no justice, only the promise of despair.
Barton, an inmate with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, was awaiting trial since 2013 for charges of felony count first degree robbery for allegedly accosting and robbing a man of spare change. During his sentence at Broome County jail, he was called racial slurs and was subjected to physical torture by a group of officers dubbed by the inmates as the "beat down squad." The Barton family attorney, Ronald Benjamin, requested letters from inmates that were incarcerated with him. According to the accounts, correctional officers repeatedly punched, kicked and beat him while he remained defenseless. The accounts in these letters detailed how correctional officers deprived him of basic necessities, going so far as to leave his food outside of his cell, purposely out of his reach, until they came later to throw it out and starve him.
There is a Facebook page memorializing Barton that details his death and keeps his memory alive. I contacted his older brother, Yasir, who told me more about Barton and the kind of person he was. "He was definitely a very over friendly people person. He never had much but, when he did, he had no problem sharing it. My brother was never a violent person, and his previous record shows that," says Yasir. His case highlights the toll that inmate abuse and death has on their families. "The way he died and the things that led up to is still inexcusable," says Yasir, who posts videos talking about how much he misses his brother, and has consistently thanked those that participate in activist work on behalf of Salladin. "Our spirit is really close with each other," says Yasir in a video he posted to the memorial page, "I still speak to Sal all the time."
A Fall from Grace: Broome County's Economic Downturn
Treating prisoners the way Barton was treated is a recurring tragedy in Broome County jail that has its origins in a toxic mix of poverty, defunded health and social services, and an opioid epidemic. Broome County, located in south-central New York (the southern tier), was once an industrial powerhouse where firms led by IBM catapulted the economy forward. A recession in 2008 plagued the region and the former Silicon Valley of the Northeast has become a shell of its former self. High tech firms, including IBM, have since moved from the area, resulting in a deindustrialized region. In places like Endicott, a small town located in Broome County and where IBM was founded, over 11,000 people were employed by the tech giant before it left the region. The aging and poor population confronts a 17.5 percent poverty rate. The abandoned factories, repurposed offices and decaying structures that dot the Broome County landscape are reminders of this economic downturn.
Despite a declining crime rate and population, the Broome County jail population has increased by 30 percent over the last 20 years. A growing incarceration system despite a declining crime rate and falling population is a common trend in Upstate New York counties. This could be attributed to rising arrest rates for low-level offenses, such as loud noise or rowdy behavior. Inefficiencies in the criminal justice system that prevent people from rapidly moving through it could also contribute to the trend. People are housed in jails whose nominal purpose is to hold those serving sentences less than one year or people awaiting trial. However, inability to post bail or a lack of access to legal counsel holds people behind bars for far longer. Broome County is rife with inefficiency; 75 percent of the persons held in the jail are unconvicted and cannot afford bail set by the Broome County judge. The fact that a majority of inmates cannot post bail is symptomatic of a system that seems to punish poverty, which is troublesome given the economic downturn Broome County faces.
In addition to being overwhelmingly poor, the jail population is also disproportionately black; whereas black people make up 5 percent of the general population, they constitute 28 percent of the jail population. On a national scale, the pattern remains the same. While 13 percent of the U.S. population identifies as black, the Federal Bureau of Prisons measures that 37.9 percent of inmates are black. Racism experienced by black inmates in Broome County jail has been recorded by local activist groups. One inmate said, "I've been called N*****, monkey, and other degrading names… when we speak up we get punished by being put in the Box… animals get treated better than Broome County inmates." The inmate's experience indicates an obvious and deplorable disdain from correctional officers toward black inmates, a dynamic not unique to Broome County. In fact, our uniquely American mass incarceration originates from a legacy of racialized slavery.
In his 2018 book, American Prison, investigative reporter Shane Bauer went undercover as a correctional officer at a private prison in Louisiana. Bauer explained the origins of the United States' incarceration system in the context of the drive to profit from Black people despite the end of slavery. "Part of what saved the penitentiary system was the phasing out of slavery in the Northeast. Whites feared large numbers of free black men and the penitentiary offered a way to enforce compliance and obedience of free African Americans," Bauer wrote. Oftentimes, calls for abolition were paired with demands for an expansion of the penitentiary system. The history of America's incarceration is deeply rooted in controlling the livelihood of black people and maintaining the nature of institutional slavery. Modern institutions do not stray far from this legacy, as demonstrated by Broome County's disproportionately black population. Besides being a standing relic of slavery and systemic racism, the corrections system has become a haven for other social ills.
Expanding the Carceral Net
The jail acts as a storage facility for the social problems that Broome County is unable to deal with. Stripped of revenue from taxation and forced to cut services like addiction centers and mental health facilities, the county has invested in incarceration. Despite protests during county meetings, correctional funding received a staggering $6 million boost to expand the jail in 2014, adding 50 new beds and hiring 13 new correctional officers as of 2017. In the 2019 budget proposal, public health services are being downsized and a 1.3 percent cut to mental health services will be implemented. This comes as no surprise, considering mental health services have seen a 70 percent decrease in their budget over the past 15 years.
Elected officials justify their proposed funding increase for incarceration on the implementation of governor Andrew Cuomo's Raise-the-Age Bill, a New York state mandate that requires 16 and 17 year olds charged with misdemeanors to have their cases transferred over to Family Court. It also stipulates that juvenile offenders cannot be held in adult county jails. Jason Garnar, a Broome County Executive, linked increased costs for upping the number of corrections officers, probation officers, district attorneys and youth e-shackles in his 2019 budget address to the Raise-the-Age legislation. While the Raise-the-Age Bill had noble intentions, Cuomo's "reform" has only aided in expanding the carceral state.
Youth being transferred over to specialized detention facilities across the state has merely reproduced the same patterns of violence and abuse found in their previous adult facilities. In 2018, there were approximately 385 reported uses of restraints on inmates and 478 uses of force by Department of Corrections (DOC) officers on adolescent inmates. Horizon Juvenile Center, located in the Bronx, is currently facing a civil suit from two male inmates alleging that they were forcibly intoxicated and sexually assaulted by correctional officers. New York City was able to spend $300 million on their existing youth facilities, but for counties like Broome who face economic decline, there are not many options but to send youth offenders off to these abusive facilities, reopen previously abusive ones, or put them on house arrest.
In addition to the expansion and proliferation of new youth facilities, budgetary increases for more probation officers, judges and police to manage the influx of cases for youth offenders will only expand the surveillance and control of their lives. This is largely due to the instrumental role probation officers have in Family Court. Probation officers conduct the intake of youth and recommend the level of punishment necessary for each offender. There are strict rules a youth offender will have to follow under the guise of a probation officer, including having no contact with the police, which can make it difficult for youth that live in highly policed and surveilled neighborhoods. This strict control is now the norm for dealing with youth offenders, whereas diversion or dismissal could be facilitated.
Governor Cuomo touts his reform as a progressive beacon of the nation, however his actions are in line with a harmful philosophy known as carceral humanism, a term coined by activist James Kilgore. Instead of attempting to restructure the entire punitive system, politicians, corrections officials, police officers and county sheriffs are repackaging it by making minor changes in their discourse, funding cosmetic reforms, and institutionalizing social services. While bound by the state in some regards, county officials have discretion in these matters when it comes to funding. This can be seen in Broome County Executive Jason Garnar's 2019 budget address, where he places the responsibility of providing adequate health and social services on the county administration. Carceral humanism typifies those working in jails as caring social service providers and has morphed the jail into an asylum of sorts. According to Kilgore, correctional officials are able to hide behind a façade that paints them as compassionate and concerned for the wellbeing of inmates.
Carceral humanism comes in another form, known as "gender responsive" facilities. Research has shown that women experience incarceration differently than men, and this has led to law enforcement waving what Kilgore calls the "gender banner" to receive more funding for constructing correctional facilities. "Gender responsive" is correctional jargon for a woman's facility, and any attempt to cater to women and their unique experiences in jail stops at constructing new facilities.
Picture this: a giant gymnasium with bunk beds along the wall. There are tables toward the center of the room, shower stalls with no curtains, and toilets out in the open, where someone eating can catch a full view of someone using them. This is the configuration of the Broome County women's unit, which was paid for by the recent budget expansion. Male officers sit in the center of the room, berating and gawking at women from their comfortable officers station. They get paid for this kind of vulgar and belittling behavior. These units are pawned off the same way Cuomo promoted his Raise-the-Age Bill; progressive and reformist. You can even take a tour of the facility online.
While women receive the lowest denominator of basic necessities and living space, inmates with addictions do not fare much better. According to a report from the local sheriff, over 80 percent of those incarcerated have substance use disorders. The criminal justice system targets those with substance use disorders and arrests them for minor drug offenses instead of helping them get the services they need to treat the disorder.
There is no evidence suggesting that arresting drug users solves the opioid epidemic. According to a Justice Policy Institute study, 60 percent of drug offenders are rearrested, 41.2 percent for additional drug offenses. Furthermore, approximately 95 percent of incarcerated addicts will return to substance abuse. However, when social ills like drug use epidemics and concentrated poverty plague an area, incarceration is more convenient than providing legitimate services. Correctional officers are actors in a system that addresses the crime of a drug offender, and not the underlying issues that contribute to their criminal behavior. Given the high rates of recidivist behavior among addicts, it is clear that jails are not equipped to act as treatment centers.
The jail's inability to adequately care for its inmates has lead to a staggering number of deaths. Besides Barton, there have been 6 other deaths in Broome County jail since 2011, which is shocking when taking the jail's size into account. For a jail of Broome County's size, there are an average of .25 deaths annually. However, between 2013 and 2016, the rate was 1.5, which is 6 times higher than the national average. Even more disturbing, these deaths have been concealed by public officials and it took a freedom of information act request to receive information regarding the deaths. Alvin Rios, one of the inmates that lost his life in the jail in 2011, was left lying down and shaking without receiving proper medical attention until he died. Similarly, Barton was refused treatment for pneumonia.
There seems to be a lack of interest in these deaths from the Broome County Chief Investigator, Jason T. Ellis, who puts his confidence in the official in charge of overseeing the jail, County Sheriff David E. Harder. "It is our understanding [that] the Sheriff's office conducted an investigation. We will review the matter to determine if further investigation is warranted." This trust in the Sheriff's office seems unfounded, considering that he's being sued for the death of Barton.
Harder's record of dealing with inmate deaths is spotty and troublesome. The death of Kevin Carroll, an inmate who died in 2016 after being in a coma for 3 days, has raised suspicions among members of the community and activist group Together We Stand. These suspicions are based on claims made by Harder that Carroll's medical history is the cause of his death. "It's unfortunate that this gentleman died, but unfortunately, if you knew his medical history, you'd understand why he died," said Harder. Yet according to Carroll's family, he had no previous mental or physical illness prior to entering Broome County jail. "As far as the family knows, as much as I've been told, he did not have any physical or mental illness prior to his death," said Sevgi Fernandez, the founder and president of Together We Stand. The lack of transparency and conflicting testimonies in regard to inmate deaths highlight a lack of accountability among officials, as well as a faulty system of social services within the facility.
In their continuous effort to cut costs, Broome County officials have resorted to privatizing many of the services provided in the jail, including health care. Correctional Medical Care, inc. (CMC), is New York's largest provider of jail medical care and is the corporate entity responsible for the extreme medical neglect inmates face. In order to pass state accreditation, CMC told its Broome County employees to falsify documents to cover up the fact that they routinely and purposely refuse inmates medical care. Three former nurses employed under CMC in Broome County jail are filing a lawsuit against the corporation in response to these actions. Their attorney, Ronald Benjamin, says that CMC was looking to cut costs to make their contract profitable with Broome County, therefore resulting in medical neglect. An inmate with a broken arm was denied pain relievers, an amputee was refused medical attention, and another inmate was denied proper medication to treat a life threatening thyroid condition. An Attorney General Office's investigation resulted in a $200,000 lawsuit, as well as a civil suit settled for $62,500 for the death of Alvin Rios.
While the lawsuits against CMC were perhaps a step in the right direction because they held the corporation accountable for their actions, it has not changed much. I spoke with a Binghamton University PhD candidate in sociology, Kevin Revier, whose research focuses on the opioid epidemic near the southern border of New York, as well as the justice system's response to it. Part of his work involves visiting the Broome County jail and talking to the inmates. However, he notes that he is not allowed to record the conversation or bring any writing materials into the visitation center, ever since the NAACP was required by the jail administration to conduct interviews in public visitation rooms. During our conversation, he emphasized the reality of the inmates' medical care. "There is a stigma attached to those in jail. And that hurts their medical care. Inmates with hearing aids are denied batteries. They can't have glasses. Those with substance use disorder aren't tapered off their addictions and are denied proper care."
Those incarcerated with substance abuse disorders are in danger of experiencing fatal withdrawal symptoms, and Broome County jail does not provide the proper medical care to address these issues. "There's one guy I've been talking to," Revier says as he recounts his regular visits, "he was addicted to heroin and had done a bad bunch of it, requiring him to detox in the medical unit. His withdrawal caused him to have seizures, but they just stomped on his hand." Revier pauses before continuing on with his account, looking down at the floor. "They put him in a restraint chair, and called him a 'worthless addict.' They took him to solitary and beat him there. He told me they tortured him." This treatment stems from a cultural norm in the United States that obsesses over reprisal for one's crimes. Not only do inmates endure physical punishment and deprivation of necessities, but they are shamed for their condition. In Broome County jail, inmates are deprived of human rights.
After hearing Revier recount gruesome tales of inmates he's talked to, I found it difficult to grasp why these occurrences are so frequent yet receive so little attention. He notes that there is a grievance report available for inmates to fill out, but they are virtually useless because the facility ignores them. In the inmate handbook, there is a small section that outlines the procedures for filing grievances, which is required by the State Correction Law and the State Commission of Corrections (SCOC) for county facilities. It states that an inmate must request a grievance form from the grievance officer within 5 days of the incident being reported. The form is then reviewed by the officer and a written response is produced within another 5 business days, which is overseen by the Sheriff. All matters are required to be overseen and settled within 45 days.
The Broome County inmate handbook states that the grievance policy is in place to guarantee fair treatment of inmates. "It is the policy of the Broome County Sheriff's Correctional Facility to treat all inmates in a fair and impartial manner without giving special privileges to anyone," reads the handbook. Yet according to a report done by the New York State Commission of Correction and Division of State Government Accountability, glaring flaws exist in the grievance system. While inmates can appeal to the SCOC for additional redress of their grievance if they feel that the county did not handle it properly, there is no requirement of county staff to demonstrate corrective action. This allows the county to ignore grievances as long as they're responded to in written form, assuming that the inmate can meet the stringent time requirements for filing.
These ignored reports are representative of two key characteristics that keeps the jail system afloat: control and invisibility. "Largely, I would view mass incarceration as a system of control. It's not just big prisons, although they are important. Primarily, it's state prisons and county jails. A lot of it isn't seen," says Revier, who sees the current jail complex as a form of social control. He also highlights forms of control outside of the jail, which include electronic monitoring devices, drug courts and probation officers. Even if inmates do survive the terrors of the jail, there are methods that keep them in the system.
Revier told me about his experience in an organization called Justice and Unity for the Southern Tier (JUST), which he joined about three years ago. He described it as a network that collaborates with other activist organizations, such as the NAACP, to advocate for inmates as well as to protest against the actions of Broome County jail officials. They have several goals for the future of the jail: less jailing and more programming for mental health and substance use disorder, public hearings on jail abuse and in custody medical care, and the establishment of a permanent, independent jail oversight committee composed of community members. In addition, they would like to see more students involved, especially for jail visitation. "It's not voyeuristic. We're not trying to get students involved for the shock factor," Revier said. "We're there for collaboration."
Beyond the Carceral Walls: Conversations and Action
The Broome County jail is only a 13 minute drive away from Binghamton University, which has taken to calling itself the "premier public ivy." A school that boasts excellent academics and a strong ranking among other public universities, its proximity to the jail resembles opposite sides of a spectrum. Whereas the university is an institution that provides opportunity and hope to its constituents, the jail exists in a dark haze where inmates are subjugated to mistreatment. The dichotomy is astounding; two starkly different institutions exist within the same ten mile radius. This proximity has led to an emergence of professors and students that are interested in understanding the jail complex in order to combat it effectively.
To explore this academic work and further understand mass incarceration, I attended a panel discussion called Incarceration in the U.S. Two sociologists, Juanita Diaz-Cotto and Joshua Price, philosophy professor Charles Goodman, and Fordham Law professor John Pfaff were invited to speak and answer questions about criminal justice and the ramifications of mass incarceration. As the crowd of students settled down, the first set of questions were asked. "What are the costs of incarceration? Who bears those costs? What questions of justice are at issue?" The answers illuminated a new perspective.
"I'm an atheist, but there seems to be a deep spiritual cost to incarceration," said Professor Price, who looked out to the sea of undergraduates with a furrowed brow, contemplative in his answer. "There's this paradox in the constitution. There are promises of freedom within a context of slavery. And it still haunts us, centuries later, just embodied differently." The inherent hypocrisy in the U.S. constitution's guarantee of freedom, as highlighted by Professor Price, is a betrayal to those incarcerated. Torture, abuse and neglect strip people away of their autonomy and revoke their personhood. Think back to the story Kevin Revier told about the man that was repeatedly called a "worthless drug addict." Salladin Barton was deprived of food, medical care and stripped of his sanity. These examples are but a few, however they demonstrate that inmates are minimized to their crime, stripped of basic human rights, and are only seen as deserving of punishment.
The panel also tackled the complicated notion of punishment and the system's focus on retribution. Punishing offenders in proportion to their crime seems logical, however this is often not done in practice, as seen in Barton's case, who was tortured for a robbery. There are also unseen costs to incarceration that throw punishments out of proportion. Professor Diaz-Cotto noted these costs. "You lose your job. You're disenfranchised as a citizen. Usually you can't even get a job because of your record." This notion of an "eye for an eye" is never truly followed, but following it in theory does more harm than good.
Retributive punishment has been shown to be ineffective. Crime has not been reduced by tough on crime policies, which is demonstrated by the fact that recidivism rates run on levels ranginging from 50 percent to 68 percent for non-violent crimes and 60 percent for violent crimes. Retributive punishment may also destroy people that once functioned in society. It takes prisoners and their income away from their families, prevents them from getting a job in the future, and requires them to battle a stigma that labels them as an "ex-con." And if they are mentally ill, have a substance abuse disorder or are impoverished, harsh punishment further prevents those individuals from moving forward.
Instead of retribution, JUST has advocated for a restorative approach, which focuses on rehabilitation and reconciliation of crimes. "Someone can do something wrong and still deserve help," noted Professor Goodman, while discussing restorative justice strategies. These strategies include victim-offender mediation, family group conferencing, financial restitution to victims, community service and written or verbal apologies to victims. Restorative justice allows for criminals to repair their reputation with the community and learn from their mistakes. It removes the arbitrary moral judgements that often come with retributive punishment, and allows individuals to seek a fresh start.
This discussion of extreme punishment can make activist work seem impossible. "The criminal justice system is a disaster. And if you look around, it'll break your heart. If you tackle it all, you'll go mad," said Professor Pfaff. Looking back at Barton's memorial page, there's a picture of him and his brother smiling wide and proud. It's difficult to look at it without a feeling of deep sadness, knowing that someone so friendly and vulnerable was disproportionately punished for their crime.
Barton's legacy has not been forgotten. Fred Akshar, incumbent senator for the 52nd district of New York, was challenged by a grassroots campaign, who wrote in Salladin Barton's name. Akshar served as the county sheriff during the time of Barton's death, and it has remained a dark spot in his career. While there is more work to do, the mistreatment of inmates in Broome County jail does not go unnoticed. "It's not all gloom and doom," said Revier, who noted the activist work JUST has done. They are working on a community oversight committee, continue to talk to inmates and have organized protests.
It's important to remember that mass incarceration and the abuse of inmates in Broome County is a systemic issue, connected to racism, poverty, drug epidemics, and a faulty justice system. Broome County is representative of a larger plague that has overcome the United States. Fixing it starts with large activist networks like JUST, as well as a continued conversation between experts and those willing to learn. "A society with less crime and less punishment is possible," said Professor Goodman. And while we're far from that, there's still hope. Salladin Barton did not die in vain: he is a martyr of a growing movement.
Stephen Perez is a sophomore Political Science major from The State University of New York at Binghamton.
The views expressed in this article are those of the writer. The Contemporary takes no position on matters of policy or opinion. The cover photo is courtesy of Jonathan Flores of PipeDream. It was taken of community members and students protesting against the conditions in Broome County Jail. "Why so many deaths?' and "Why so little justice?" are some of the many questions activists are seeking answers to.


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BWHers Share Insights into Allergies and the Immune System at Cambridge Science Festival
The immune system can be a force for good—protecting the body from outside invaders—but it can also have a so-called dark side. Expert speakers explored that dark side, discussing the science behind allergies to food, medication and the environment during a session at the Cambridge Science Festival in Bornstein Amphitheater on April 20. The event, titled "The Immune System Awakens: The Force Behind Allergies," was organized by the Brigham Research Institute (BRI) and open to the general public. The BRI has participated in the Cambridge Science Festival for the last four years with the goal of raising the visibility of BWH research and researchers within the local community.
Lesley Solomon, MBA, executive director of Brigham Innovation Hub and director of strategy and innovation in the BRI, introduced the evening's speakers and theme for the event by sharing her personal connection to the subject: Her son has a severe food allergy to dairy, peanuts and tree nuts. Solomon noted that food allergies affect 15 million Americans and approximately one in every 13 children. From 1997 to 2011, food allergies among children rose by 50 percent.
"One of my personal goals is to make sure that over the next 15-year period, that number doesn't increase by another 50 percent," said Solomon.
The evening's first speaker, Andrew MacGinnitie, MD, PhD, the clinical director of the Division of Immunology at Boston Children's Hospital, described new thinking and therapies to prevent and treat food allergies. Previously, allergists advised that children likely at risk for food allergies should not be given highly allergenic foods until age 3, but new studies now suggest that the opposite may be true: Exposure early in life to foods like peanuts may actually prevent food allergies. A study published last year from the U.K. found that children at risk of developing allergies who were regularly given peanut snacks beginning in the first 11 months of life had lower peanut allergy rates than those who were not given peanut products until age 5.
"Our understanding and advice about allergies has changed," said MacGinnitie. "New studies on peanut allergies offer a new way of thinking about prevention."
Paige Wickner, MD, of BWH's Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, then discussed the challenges of drug allergies and potential solutions. The most commonly reported drug allergy is to penicillin; at BWH, more than 220,000 patients report having a penicillin allergy. However, studies have found that 90 to 99 percent of patients are not actually allergic when tested. Through funding from BCRISP (Brigham and Women's Care Redesign Incubator and Startup Program), Wickner and her colleagues are working on a project to safely and efficiently administer antibiotics to patients who have a history of a penicillin allergy.
The evening's final speaker, Juan Carlos Cardet, MD, also of BWH's Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, studies and treats patients with asthma. One of his research projects focuses on the connection between asthma and a diet-derived chemical known as enterolactone. Enterolactone is commonly detected in people who consume a Western diet, and new research suggests that higher rates of enterolactone are tied to lower probability of asthma. Cardet and his colleagues are exploring this connection and the role that the microbes living in the gut may be playing in asthma.
"Treatment for food allergies remains an unmet need," said Solomon. "Diagnosis is limited and so is prognosis. We're unable to predict if and when someone will outgrow an allergy. Our hope is that by bringing more attention to food allergies, we will create more funding opportunities and bring more scientists into the field."


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This is Jant Shira's life before the drugs took over, as a hunter in the mountains. Awian exiles are building a stronghold in the Darkling mountains, where the Rhydanne hunt. Their clash of interests soon leads to bloodshed and Shira Dellin, a Rhydanne huntress, appeals to the immortal Circle for justice. The Emperor sends Jant, half-Rhydanne, half-Awian, and all-confidence, to mediate. As Jant is drawn into the spiralling violence he is shaken into coming to terms with his own heritage and his feelings for the alien, intoxicating Dellin. ABOVE THE SNOWLINE tells the story of Jant's early years in the Circle and shows the Fourlands as you've never seen them before.
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New user, so maybe I'm missing a setting or knowledge but:
When using the built-in live preview, I've noticed that it will only reflect changes in my SCSS/CSS file once I take focus off of the whole window (i.e. switching to Firefox/Spotify, then switching back into Webstorm). The HTML will refresh right away, no issues. I'm running an M1 Macbook Pro, and the native, latest version of Webstorm.
- I change a property in my .scss file (like border color to red), no change is reflected in the preview unless Webstorm loses/regains focus.
- I am compiling SCSS through the terminal, not a File Watcher.
- I've tried both "On Save" and "On Changes", no issue persists.
- Issue also exists when using Firefox, changes reflect at the same time upon focus toggling.
Let me know if any other info is needed to solve.
As your are transpiling your files externally, the IDE virtual file system is not synchronized once the file is created until you switch the focus. this is expected. Try using file watchers instead
That's what I was thinking, I'll have to try them again. They weren't working the way I needed them too.
The problem is the same, file watchers have been set up fine. I'm just using FF for the moment I suppose.
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Ambassador of the People's Republic of China Yi Xianliang, is to deliver the 13th Annual Sujata Jayawardena Memorial Oration on Wednesday, 15 February 2017 at the BMICH on the topic 'One Belt, One Road – Sri Lanka – China Relations'.
The Annual Sujata Jayawardena Memorial Oration, is a premier annual event of the University of Colombo, hosted by the Alumni Association of the University of Colombo, in memory of its illustrious Past President the Late Sujata Jayawardena who rendered immense service to the University of Colombo.
Speaking of the event, President of the University of Colombo Alumni Rajeev Amarasuriya said that this topic was selected for this year's oration as it is of much importance and relevance to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka – China relations has always been very important and more so now with this initiative.
Sri Lanka was an active participant in the ancient Silk Route, functioning as an entrepot of trade and exchanging commodities and therefore, there is also a historical aspect as well. He went on to state that with this significant initiative taken by China, Sri Lanka would be an integral part being strategically placed in the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road, which would stretch from China's coast to Africa and Europe via the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean in one direction, and to the South Pacific in the other direction.
He went on to state that there has also been much investment by China, and it would be a good opportunity to understand first hand, the thinking of China in putting in place this initiative and the envisaged involvement of Sri Lanka in the same, and that there was no better person than the Chinese Envoy in Colombo to explain this.
Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo Prof. Lakshman Dissanayake speaking of the oration itself, said that the University of Colombo has formally recognised the Sujata Jayawardena Memorial Oration as one of its most prestigious and formal events.
He went on to state that the reason for this is that the Oration always focuses on a topic that is timely and of great significance to the socio-political as well as economic interest of Sri Lanka. Being a university, we try, through the Sujata Jayawardena Memorial Oration, to generate intellectual dialogue among academics as well as the general public, he went on to state.
The 12 past orations have been delivered by Prof. Chandra Wickramasinghe, Dr. Jayantha Dhanapala, Robert O. Blake, Jr, Late Justice C.G. Weeramantry, Prof. Arjuna Aluwihare, Lalith Weeratunga, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Mahinda Samarasinghe, Dr. P.B. Jayasundera, Prof. Sudarshan Seneviratne, Prof. Carlo Fonseka and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Those interested in attending this year's Memorial Oration are requested to express their interest by email: [email protected] or call (011) 2501412 or 071 7-7289014, as seats are limited and will be by invitation.
Wijeya Newspapers are the Print Media Sponsors of this year's Oration.


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What 4.4B Sessions Tell Us About the Impact of Coronavirus on Online Behavior (Update 3)
We continue our close monitoring of the impact of Coronavirus on consumer behaviors online — most notably on traffic, conversion and time spent patterns across industries.
We have broadened our approach to include more than 4.4 billion sessions and 21 billion pages views over the last 10 weeks of 2020, from January 6th 2020 to March 15th 2020. To understand the shift in digital consumer trends, we have compared behaviors week by week since the outbreak of the Coronavirus was first reported globally in the news (the week starting Feb 17th) compared to the period immediately before (first 6 weeks of the year: the reference period).
We tracked 20+ industries in our analysis and will present data for 14 of them in this article (please contact us directly for information about your industry). Overall and across industries, we recorded a -3.6% decrease in online traffic last week vs the reference week. Consumers have even further reduced the time they spend online (-11.5%) but appear to be quite determined and to know what they want, as indicated by the +3.3% increase to the conversion rate.
Drilling down into specific industries, we observe major differences and shifts in online behavior.
Traffic analysis shows the dramatic impact by sector
Not all the sectors are equal in the face of this crisis. Some industries are experiencing a significant increase in traffic, while others are seeing a major drop in digital visits. The chart below compares last week's traffic (March 8-15) with the average of the first six weeks of the year (pre-Covid-19 acceleration in western countries).
Four sectors recorded a major surge in traffic: Media (+46%), Supermarket (+42%), Retail Healthcare (comprising online pharmacies, vitamin, supplement: +24%) and Telecom (+24%).
This shows two major patterns: people are interested in stocking up on basic items and key necessities to face the crisis (food, health, staying connected during quarantine or WFH), and at the same time people want to be informed and have more time to consume media.
The week by week view of traffic trends shows the Media and Supermarket sectors, which were already up in late February, experienced a strong acceleration last week (respectively +46% and +42% in one week). Conversely, Healthcare experienced a relative drop in traffic last week (-10%) after 2 weeks of increases.
Some sectors are particularly hurt, experiencing significantly fewer visits: Jewelry (-25%), Tourism (-22%), Luxury (-19%), Fashion (-14%) and Events/Theater and Sport equipment brands (both at -13%).
The week-by-week view shows a very strong decline in Tourism and Events in particular.
Transactions follow Maslow's hierarchy
The change in the number of transactions is directly but not perfectly correlated to the shifts in traffic:
At the top of the chart, Supermarket is experiencing a boom in transactions (+57%) with a rise of the conversion rate amplifying the super-strong traffic. Retail healthcare businesses are also seeing more transactions.
Two sectors recorded a slight drop of traffic but had higher conversion rates, leading to an increase in the number of transactions: Bank and Insurance (+45% transactions last week vs reference period) and Marketplace/Tech retail (+15%).
At the bottom of the chart, Tourism is hurt the most (-47% transactions last week vs the reference period). Jewelry & Watch, Luxury, Fashion Events and Sport brands are also severely hurt (-15 to -25%) and for the last four the drop in transactions is even stronger than the traffic decline, leading to a significant decrease in the conversion rate.
It is interesting to note that while traffic on Media websites is surging, this does not translate into new subscriptions or purchases. Consumers are consuming more media (news, movies, videos) but within their existing subscriptions.
These purchases clearly correspond to the logic of the Maslow pyramid: in order to satisfy needs at the base of the pyramid, consumers are stocking up mostly on food and health necessities, ensuring they have the basic equipment to stay at home (TV, PCs, headsets, fridges…) and taking care of their finances. At the same time, any purchase that falls into the top tier of the Maslow pyramid of needs, such as non-necessary items and of course, any outdoor activities, are dropping significantly.
Considering very recent trends and looking only at the weeks ending March 15 and 8, we see that the main variations in the volume of transactions are recorded in the Supermarket sector (+33% increase in the number of transactions in one week, in strong acceleration), the Banking/Insurance sector (+26%) and, on the negative side, Tourism (-39% in strong negative inflection).
We estimate the online grocery market to be worth $50B in the Western World, and the increase we measured following the recent acceleration of the Coronavirus is worth $2.5B per month. Conversely, we estimate the tourism market in the West is worth $4T, of which 75% is made from online bookings, so the drop of transactions observed can be quantified as a loss of revenues of $120B per month.
We will keep monitoring the data over the coming weeks to bring you timely updates on how events are impacting various sectors. In the meantime, our 2020 Digital Experience Benchmark report is available to download and contains key verticalized insights on how today's consumer likes to browse.


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As you all know it's almost Diwali time and Diwali is one of my favourite Indian festival. Why??? Because I love lights, colourful decorations, sweets, new dresses and most important gifts . Yes I love gifts . I like to take gifts and give both. Diwali is the main festival for the kids because sweets and gifts are the heart of the kids. There are so many children in my family and in every Diwali, I give gifts to these children. First I used to gift clothes and some other things to children. But I find these gifts are not best for kids . So this time I have decided that I will give them something related to learning. Did I decided right? According to me I'm 100% right because I think learning gifts are best for kids. Anyway we will discuss about gifts further and I will suggest you something too for you lil one related to learning. First let me tell you something about Diwali.
What is Diwali :- Diwali is the most important festival for Hindus in India. during Diwali , Hindus worship maa Lakshmi, the goddess of health and prosperity and lord Ganesha , the remover of obstacles.This festival is known as a incredible occasion of enjoyment, good wishes , value , treats, customs and traditions. People decorate their homes, Streets, stores and buildings with lights and diyas. People dressed in new clothes, visit relatives and friends exchange greetings and gifts. Children burst fire crackers and every one has jolly good time. People Conway their love and good wishes in Diwali to give gifts to others. Retailers and online websites come up with tempting offers. Let's have a look at some of the Diwali gifts . For elders you have a lots of options for the gift but what about the children??? Clothes? Simple toys? No no in this Diwali try something related to learning. The best gifts for you lil one.
Learning toys :-
My baby Ajisth is very active boy and he loves outdoors but when time to stay inside the house. Oh my God nobody can handle him . In such a situation, keep him busy in the house was a big challenge for me. one day my a friend suggested me… Why you are not trying some learning toys? Baby will play and learn. She said tumhara baby "Khel Khel me sikhega" . I thought option is not bad. I bought some learning toys and I find mera beta such me "Khel Khel me shikh rha hai". That's why I have decided "This Diwali,gift learning" for kids. I'm suggesting to you too try this Diwali learning gifts for your little one. In learning toys for kids there are lots of interesting options like abacus, number block and animal toys blocks etc. You can create a fun learning environment for your kids with a variety of skill-oriented games foll all ages.
Why learning toys are important for kids:-
As I'm using learning toys for my baby so I know why learning toys are important for kids. Here are few points for you by my personal experience…
• By learning toys, kids can develop their reasoning ability.
• Kids can develop their ability to think fast by mathematics and counting games.
• Kids can also develop their language power at young age .
• Kids can start learning before school with the words and numbers.
• Learning toys would be helpful to build their confidence.
• Learning toys encourage socialization and cooperation.
How to choose learning toys:- Choosing the right toys is a big challenge for every mom.
Toys are children's words and play is their language. — GARRY L. LANDRETH
So if you want to make your kid's word and language clear then choose right toys for them. I choose my son's toys very carefully. Here are some points I have written about how you should choose your kid's toys.
• Choose toys according to age.
• Take your kid's interests when picking out a toys for them.
• You can check consumer's review but choice should be yours.
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Not everything about 2020 is horrible: We're running EEB Mentor Match again! More than ever this year, undergraduates from under-resourced institutions need guidance to help them into graduate school. Undergraduates in minoritized groups can use a boost from those of us who have cracked the code to get into grad school and get funded.
We are pairing up students seeking support for fellowship and grad school applications with more experienced scientists who have agreed to give support and advice throughout the process. If you're looking for a mentor, or you'd like to volunteer to be a mentor, please sign up!
The website is eebmentormatch.com. The EEB stands for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. If you're in this or related fields (wildlife biology, conservation, entomology, botany, etc.), then this is for you.
You might be familiar with my history of advocating for more equitable funding outcomes in NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship Program. One critical element in fixing this problem is making the playing surface less tilted against students from under-resourced institutions. It's hard for many students to be aware of, and develop competitive applications for, NSF Graduate Fellowships. I want NSF to be deluged with applications from talented students in regional state universities, from low-income students, and from students of color. We can help these students out by volunteering our time to support a student in writing their application. Please sign up!
If you were funded by a GRFP and want to see a more inclusive pool of awardees, please sign up! A lot of our mentors are PhD students and postdocs, some have moved on to other things, and some are faculty members. If you think you're well positioned to guide a student through the process of applying to graduate programs and for fellowships, then we'd like to have you in our pool of mentors.
The middle of summer is the right time to start to build a strong application for an NSF fellowship, which has deadlines in October. It's also just the right time to start planning to apply to grad school in the late Fall. This means that we need to get the word out to talented students who don't know about these opportunities, and those who underestimate their competitiveness. If you know students who might not apply but can benefit from doing so, please get the word out!
This is the image on the home page of EEB Mentor Match. It's a Hen and Chicken Fern from Ulva Island in New Zealand, and it shows young ferns growing on the leaves of the plant that produced it. I thought it was a nice metaphor and a pretty picture. (photo credit: T. McGlynn)
This year, I'm operating EEB Mentor Match with Dr. Samniqueka Halsey, and we've professionalized EEB Mentor Match this year some more by giving it its own website. If you'd like to sign up to be a mentor or a mentee, we have a web form for you that will take just one minute to fill out!
If you're sharing this on social media, the hashtag is #eebMentorMatch.
For more on the history of EEB Mentor Match, and a longer explanation about why we think this is a necessary resource, here are my posts about this from 2017, 2018, and 2019. Also, here are some Dynamic Ecology posts about this from when Meg Duffy was involved, back in 2017 and 2018. I'd also like to give props to Denise Colombano and and Kristen Snyder, who independently collected information for a bunch of mentors and mentees and decided to put their pool of people into our pool.
EEB Mentor Match has grown every year, and we hope to reach more students than ever. Please let colleagues who are working in under-resourced institutions, and those who are teaching large populations of students in minoritized groups, know that EEB Mentor Match exists so that their students can gain the support they need to launch successfully into grad school.


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Navigation: Bizagi Studio > Process wizard > Model Process > Modeling for execution > Sub-Processes > Reusable Sub-Processes > Understanding Multiple Sub-Processes > Advanced configuration for Multiple Sub-Processes >
Advanced configuration using Integer Constant
When using the Integer Constant option, instead of Items in Collection, the number of instances created will always match the number specified.
It can be selected when configuring a new Sub-Process and it is only visible when Advanced Settings has been selected. It is only visible for Reusable processes set as Multiple.
To illustrate the execution of the Integer Constant option, please consider the next situation:
In a car showroom, an after-sell activity is performed, controlling the necessary preparations previous to a car delivery. A car vendor requests the car preparation in order to be ready before the established deadline.
Car preparations is distributed amongst service personnel whose activities are performed and registered at start and end, in order to keep track of times and when the vehicle is ready to be checked.
Due to a business rule, the activities performed are three (3), therefore, selecting an integer constant allows you to keep only three activities working at the same time.
1. In order to configure the Sub-Process, right-click it and select Configure Sub-Process.
2. Select the Integer Constant option of the Number of Instances drop down list. This will show the Integer Constant field to provide the exact number of instances you want to be created each time the Sub-Process starts.
3. This will enable you to create three activities and let them continue at the same time.
•If your process provides information for less than the selected quantity of instances, those will still be created with null information.
•If your process attempt to create more instances than the ones specified, an error will show:


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Arnulf II, Count of Flanders
Arnulf II of Flanders (c. 961–987), called Arnulf the Young was a French nobleman and the Count of Flanders. He ruled from 965 until his death. He ruled a much smaller County of Flanders than his father.
Career[change | change source]
Arnulf II, born about 961, was the son of Baldwin III, Count of Flanders and Mathilde.[1] She was the daughter of Herman, Duke of Saxony.[1] His father Baldwin III died in 962 when Arnulf was just an infant.[2] His grandfather, Arnulf I, was still alive and ruling Flanders.[1] When Arnulf I died three years later (965), the regency was held by his kinsman Baldwin Balso.[3] The regent Balso died in 973.[3]
By the time Arnulf reached his age of majority in 976, Flanders had lost some of the southern territory acquired by Arnulf I.[3] His grandfather had given some parts of Picardy to King Lothar of France to help make sure his grandson, Arnulf II would succeed him. Arnulf I also Boulogne as a fief to his nephew, Arnulf II, Count of Boulogne.[a][2] Then early in Arnulf's minority King Lothar had taken Ponthieu and given it to Hugh Capet, and the first counts of Guînes had established themselves there.[3] Arnulf died on 30 March, 987, just 26 years old.[1] Shortly after Arnulf's death his widow married Robert II, King of France as his first wife.[5]
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In 968 he married Rozala of Lombardy, daughter of Berengar II of Italy,[6] and had two children:
- Baldwin IV (980–1035), who succeeded his father.[1]
- Mathilde, who died before 995.[1]
Notes[change | change source]
- ↑ The names Arnold and Baldwin are confusingly used repeatedly in both branches of this family. Both the counts of Flanders and the counts of Boulogne are descended from Judith, daughter of Charles the Bald (Carolingian dynasty) and her husband Baldwin I, Count of Flanders.[4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 5
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Karine Ugé, Creating the Monastic Past in Medieval Flanders (York: York Medieval Press, 2005), p. 3
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Jean Dunbabin, France in the Making, 843–1180, Second Edition (Oxford University Press, 2005), p. 73
- ↑ Emanuel J Mickel; Peter R Grillo; Jan A Nelson, Les Enfances Godefroi and Le Retour de Cornumarant, Vol 3 (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1999), p. 63
- ↑ Constance Brittain Bouchard, Those of My Blood: Creating Noble Families in Medieval Francia ( Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001), p. 21
- ↑ George Andrews Moriarty, The Plantagenet Ancestry of King Edward III and Queen Philippa (Mormon Pioneer Genealogy Society, Salt Lake City, UT, 1985). p. 14


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What is epilepsy?
Epilepsies are disorders that cause seizures. Seizures are disruption of the electrical communication in the brain. Without treatment, serious complications can occur including permanent or life threatening brain damage or trauma suffered during a seizure. Provoked seizures result from an acute symptomatic condition such as a stroke, infection, or electrolyte disturbance. Unprovoked seizures have an unknown cause.
There are many different types of seizures. Focal (partial) seizures can be simple or complex depending on whether or not the patient loses consciousness during the seizure. Generalized seizures can be classified as absence, tonic, atonic, clonic, myoclonic, or tonic-clonic.
Epilepsy can be further broken down into syndromes based on the type of seizures, age when the patient first had a seizure, genetic components, and which part of the brain is involved. Classifying the epilepsy syndrome may help determine what type of treatment may be effective. Many different syndromes exist, with unique presentations and treatment outcomes.
For example, infantile spasms (also known as West syndrome) usually occur between 3 and 10 months of age. The spasms may have very noticeable movement or just a mild twitch. Drug treatment is necessary to control the seizures, and hopefully to stop them altogether. Even with medication, developments of another epileptic syndrome or intellectual disability are possible.
Another severe type of epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome (also called severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy), causes several seizure types that start in infancy and are difficult to treat. Dravet Syndrome is caused by a genetic defect in the SCN1A gene. In children with Dravet, repeated seizures over time cause disability. In Dravet, seizures may be triggered by temperature changes, but can occur without a known trigger.
How common is epilepsy?
There are 150,000 people who are diagnosed with epilepsy every year. In the United States, 3.4
million people have epilepsy.
Infantile spasms is estimated to occur in 2 to 3 per 10,000 live births, and it is slightly more
common in males, with 60% of the cases. It affects approximately 2,500 children in the United States
every year. 2
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1 "About Epilepsy: The Basics." Epilepsy Foundation, 2017, www.epilepsy.com/learn/about-epilepsy-basics. Accessed 22 February 2018.
2 Go, Cristina Y, and O Carter Snead. "Infantile Spasms." National Organization for Rare Disorders, 2017, rarediseases.org/physician-guide/infantile-spasms/. Accessed 22 February 2018.
What are the symptoms of epilepsy? 1
Epilepsy symptoms vary by diagnosis and differ person to person, even with the same diagnosis. Below are some general symptoms many seizures share.
- Temporary confusion; staring
- Tingling or dizziness
- Uncontrollable jerking movements of the arms and legs
- Repetitive motions
- Muscle stiffness; loss of muscle control
- Loss of consciousness or awareness; unresponsiveness
- Emotional changes, such as fear, anxiety, or déjà vu
- Loss of bowel or bladder function
- Change in senses (taste, smell, sight, hearing, touch)
- Shaking
- Biting of the tongue
How is it diagnosed?1
- A brain wave test (electroencephalogram, EEG) to look for changes in the brain waves
- Blood tests to look for any medical disorders
- CT scan or MRI to look for any abnormal areas in the brain, such as a tumor
1 "Epilepsy | MedlinePlus." MedlinePlus Trusted Health Information for You, 2017, medlineplus.gov/epilepsy.html. Accessed 22 February 2018.
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By following our vision, whatever your requirements, first bell global placed to provide an efficient and competitive service with the worldwide manufacturing and supply resources. We will work more closely with our customers to understand their needs, improve our process to make it more efficient for both time and cost, we are hoping to build a very close relation with our customer, so we can grow together and make a contribution to the end user and the industry.


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Hackin' Away at the Hacken ICO For White-Hat Hackersbr>
Ukraine's Hacken is a blockchain community that aims to encourage so-called white-hat hackers to report system vulnerabilities and bugs. The incentive is a proprietary token, HKN, that eventually hopes to be exchange-traded. The company has an ICO planned for the end of the month, but has already raised US $650k in its pre-sale to investors.
The company recently staged an event, HackIT Cup, that brought together the top 30 white-hate hackers from around the world. Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak and cyber-security expert Phil Zimmermann (also an investor) met the hackers in the opening ceremony.
One of the major differentiators of the HKN token will be the rate at which the tokens are burned using the Hacken "burning principle," which involves various trigger mechanisms to eliminate 1% of the entire amount of HKN tokens over different time periods. Via the "burning principle," HKN hopes to bring more value for its token holders by providing a mechanism to improve liquidity and decrease volatility.
The ICO will use its proposed funding on several goals:
HackenProof, a bug bounty marketplace created by white-hat hackers and the blockchain community to provide high-quality penetration testing and vulnerability reports for a premium fee paid to the community members submitting the reports:
Zero-day Remuneration Platform, a fund for unreported zero-day vulnerabilities. The platform will support bright technology experts in a legitimate and ethical manner by financially rewarding their original and previously undisclosed research and publicly reporting its transactional flow
Hacken Acccelerator, a one-month acceleratin program for cyber-security startups launched in parntership with the 1991 Open Data Incubator
Cybersecurity Analytics Center (CAC), a unit which will perform fundamental cybersecurity research as well as monitor and audit existing and upcoming cyber-security products.
Dmytro Budorin, CFO of Hacken, talked with Block Tribune about the plans for the company.
BLOCK TRIBUNE: : Let's define our terms. Tell me what a white-hat hacker is and what a black-hat hacker does.
DMYTRO BUDORIN: You know, the difference is both of these guys, they have this superpower of hacking into the thing that no one else can. So, the difference is that the white-hat hackers, they don't use (their skills) for their financial benefit whatsoever. They use it to hack into the systems, into the companies and products, up on the mutual agreement with product owners. And they give a report which lists all the vulnerabilities. And by going through this list, the product owner is making his product more reliable. The black ones, they act without purpose and without permission, and when they find vulnerabilities, they use it for their financial benefit.
BLOCK TRIBUNE: How does your platform work?
DMYTRO BUDORIN: Yeah so, we have a platform where the product owner is putting his code in a safe place. Then our white-hats start to attack it. They search for vulnerabilities. They hack the code. They find the bugs. And then, the ones who found some bad (instances), they report that they found it. We accumulate all the found vulnerabilities. And then we provide the client with this list and the client pays for the service. And the hackers get their remuneration.
BLOCK TRIBUNE: Tell me how the tokens are going to be used that they earn.
DMYTRO BUDORIN: We have a cap of 20 million tokens. So, basically, every time we have revenue, we divide with the hackers. For instance, 70 percent and 30 percent, which is commission. We split it in half, and half we will use for platform development. And, half we eliminate from the system. So, every time the platform is operating, when the platform grows with their operations, the number of hackings go down. And, if less and less people want to sell their hacking, this pushes the price up.
And, by doing this, we provide our white-hat community additional financial benefits so that they are not only receiving remuneration for the vulnerabilities, but also they earn because the hacking price goes up. So, by doing this, we attract more of these guys with superpowers to come on the white side. Not to go and find some finance incomes on the dark net.
BLOCK TRIBUNE: How many hackers are out there and how big is your audience?
DMYTRO BUDORIN: Our audience is around 5,000 people. We host a worldwide hack championship stage. This year, some 300 teams were participating, which, in average, one team is three, four people. So, our estimation is 5,000. So, this year we have asked the winners to come to Ukraine. Also, because some of the best white-hats are in Ukraine and we had board meeting there.
BLOCK TRIBUNE: What is the date of your ICO?
DMYTRO BUDORIN: Our ICO is the 31st of October. We had the pre-sale in September when we, without any marketing, just from our community we gathered around one million in the current bitcoins exchange rate. And, now we are quite confident that if we put some marketing here, then we will get the rest.


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No more negative judgments
"I do not know how to dress, I do not know what's going on, I'm too big, I'm too small, I have no breasts, I will never dare wear it! It is not me…. "
So many negative prejudices that I have heard many times, then STOP! Stop being too hard with yourself.
Boost your self-esteem
Today we are not going to talk about marriage, but rather self-esteem because it is paramount. This post is for all those who often have difficulty dressing, for those who are lost in front of their mirror, for those that are not really interested but who still want to feel good in their clothes, finally For all those who feel xxl facing the so-called "standard" sizes. Because this problem is often not the size but rather a lack of self-awareness.
So how do we do it? We're staying here for a long time or we decide to change all that.
Golden Rule Benevolence and Objectivity
Be benevolent with yourself! Stop putting pressure on yourself, only partially identify yourself with the pictures of the magazines because these girls there their job to be at the top. They do not have your life of active woman to multifunction, work, children, husbands, they have only to do the day to converse to be the most beautiful possible. So let's drop the frustrations and we aim to essentially wear the garment that suits us and a garment that suits you, it is a garment that highlights, your assets (because YES everyone has it).
No complex, look at you
Put yourself in front of the mirror, alone, no need of a girlfriend for it (the beauty is subjective and if you are sincere with yourself, you will get there without problem). So instinctively choose 2 parts of the body you prefer, shoulders, chest, waist, hips, buttocks, arms, wearing head, legs, and ones you like least. Once you have made the sorting and you are convinced, keep this in mind during all your purchases.
And whenever you doubt, think back to that moment and the choices you made. Ask if you are pleased with the fact that the garment makes you glad! Or it does not bring much. You will save time and money … finishes compulsive purchases or because the saleswoman told you "but yes it suits you very well! "Your wardrobe will be your best girlfriend.
The fashion ? An equation
And for clothing, fashion is only an equation everything is matter of dosage and balance; Whether in the look to avoid the side Too Much (only in the movies it is beautiful) or in the volumes of what you wear. Ex: If you wear fluid at the top, wear slim at the bottom, and conversely, know how to doser it is the rule! Finally for the seductresses are malignant, do not put everything in showcase, keep the mystery girls and you will only be more desirable …
Below is the perfect example for this unknown young person who assumes, but everything is said, exit seduction …


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Procedures we offer include non-surgical root canal therapy, endodontic retreatment, traumatic injuries for adults and children, treating cracked teeth, and apicoectomies.
When you come to the office please bring your referral slip and x-rays if available. If you have medical or dental insurance please bring the necessary forms and insurance cards. Please arrive early if you have not yet completed your new patient registration papers. You should allow twenty to thirty minutes for new patient registration. Please bring a list of your current medications and take all routine medications prior to your visit if applicable. Please do not take medication for discomfort for at least 4 to 6 hours prior to your appointment. Treatment is performed using local anesthesia. Other options may be available, please speak with the doctor about any concerns you have regarding your treatment options. If you have a medical condition that may be a concern prior to your visit such as diabetes, high blood pressure, rheumatic fever, artificial joints or heart valves, etc., please let us know before your appointment. If you require antibiotics for any existing conditions please contact our office prior to your visit. All patients under the age of 18 need to be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian.
Endodontics has had many advancements that allow for a very smooth patient experience that is not very different from having a tooth filled or being treated for other common dental procedures. We will do everything we can to make your visit as pleasant as possible.
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Before and After Pictures:
Angular chelitis healing after dermal filler used to support corners of the mouth. This also resulted in reduction of the marionette lines and gave the patient a more youthful appearance.
Reduction of the size of the masseter muscles for both therapeutic and cosmetic effects.
Conservative lip enhancement without creating "duck lips"
Lip enhancement to give more support of the lips and reduction of "smokers" lines.
Upper lip line lowered to reduce appearance of gummy smile
Forehead smoothed of deep crease and eyebrows sculpted.
Significant reduction of crow's feet
Smoothing of platysmal neck bands
Dimpling of chin smoothed