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Efficiency analysis for Peruvian electricity distribution sector: inefficiency's explicative factors. A study for 2000-2008
Bonifaz, José Luis
Jaramillo Franco, Miguel Andrés
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This paper estimates the inefficiency of Peruvian electricity distribution companies to determine if the expected results from the 90's reform were met. To do this, we used data for 19 distribution companies for the period 2000 – 2008 using a Cost Stochastic Frontier approach and estimating inefficiency in a one-step procedure. The analysis suggests that private utilities are less inefficient than public Utilities because of better management practices. In other words, private management and investments had been favorable in terms of efficiency for the period studied. Also, regulation changes, especially in 2005, have increased distribution costs and geographical characteristics impact negatively on efficiency, especially in public Utilities. This can be explained by the fact that State investment in difficult areas, with public Utilities operating, imposes additional costs (management and operational) that makes them inefficient. Future investigations should focus in a Region Analysis, for the sake of a bigger Panel sample.
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text: Dholera sensible metropolis is the maiden sensible metropolis of India. Positioned within the dynamic state of Gujarat, the town is the brainchild of Mr. Modi and enjoys full assist from the central authorities. That is evident from the big funding that has been sanctioned to the town proper since conceptualization. Whereas the opposite sensible cities shall be entitled to Rs. 2,000 crore of preliminary funding, Dholera sensible metropolis shall obtain Rs. 5,400 crores for preliminary growth.This quantity has been divided additional as under: Rs. 3,000 crore (appx) – For development of trunk infrastructure element Rs, 1,700 crores- For development of Dholera worldwide airport Rs. 1,700 crores – For growth of roads and providers (tender awarded to L&T) Apart from the above, the cities has full potential for personal sector participation and is predicted to draw large funding from Indian and overseas buyers. The town has additionally grow to be a favourite funding vacation spot for property onlookers as lots of them are seen shopping for a number of properties to be bought at a later date. Substantial property worth appreciation is predicted over short-midtermowing to the nice financial potential the town guarantees. Traders are additionally displaying curiosity in shopping for residential plots in Dholera to be bought later. Dholera's undervalue property costs additionally function an element that draws buyers and makes property offers within the metropolis a price proposition. Dholera sensible metropolis shall obtain logistic assist for its financial actions from the Delhi-Mumbai Devoted Freight Hall. The hall shall be supported effectively by means of a sturdy rail and street community for simple motion of uncooked supplies and completed items. The town shall even be linked PAN India and on worldwide entrance by means of its well-planned community of six lane expressway, roads, railways, Dholera worldwide airport and port. The town enjoys added benefit of being close to the Gujarat Worldwide Finance Metropolis (GIFT) and Petro-chemicals and Petroleum Inv. Area (PCPIR). Mega industrial parks and information parks shall be constructed on this area that shall assist the financial spur inside the area. The cities has been nicely deliberate and is split into six city planning scheme and all of them have been authorized by related authorities. Every of the six schemes shall have corresponding infrastructure and transport mechanism constructed to assist the residential, industrial and industrial actions being carried within the area. The venture has been divided in three phases with every section anticipated to take a decade to be developed. Your complete metropolis must be constructed by the 12 months 2040. With monumental focus from the central authorities and full assist from the state authorities, Dholera sensible metropolis shall quickly be seen taking type and be able to punch the problem of speedy urbanization on itsface.


text: Cemetery located at St. Thomas Churchyard (CE) at Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland Includes members of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Copied 06 September 1993 by Patricia (McCurdy) Townsend 1. Here erected by John Weir of Kinkeal in memory of his father Alex r who departed this life 8 Nov 1840 aged 66 years Also his son James who departed this life 22 May 1811 aged 24 years 2. Here lies the body of Dan l Weir who departed this life the 30th day of May 1774 aged 64 years 3. Miminisse Eliza R. Browning the beloved wife of Robert Easdale - drowned by the wreck of the Cambria - cast ashore on this island and interred here age 29 yrs 8mos 6 days "Her sun went down while it was yet day but ---------- to live was ----- 4. In memoriam Bridget Cecil a loving wife and mother died 11 Sept 1977 aged 64 yrs and Douglas a dear husband and father died 5th May 1985 5. Anderson (stone fallen over, no other inscription showing) 6. Sacred Heart of Jesus (this stone is off its' pedestal) A small cross located Have Mercy on the souls of behind the large stone - IHS Patrick Anderson The Station Rathlin Island who died 9th Feb 1870 and his wife, Mary who died 16 July 1870 7. In loving memory of Paddy Black died 3rd Aug 1986 aged 80 yrs 8. (a broken stone lying on top of the above grave) Here lieth the body of Daniel McCurdy of Clagin who departed this life 2 Nov 1832 aged 69 years 9. Pray for the soul of John Black, Glacklugh died 6th Jan 1920 aged 88 years And his son, James Black died 15th March 1919 aged 50 yrs Also his grand daughter, Kate Black died 4 March 1920 aged 22 yrs 10. Erected by Daniel Black in memory of his wife, Jane who died 3rd October 1875 aged 60 years 11. Here lieth the body of John Black, late of Ballycarry who departed this life the 3rd of December 1807 aged 57 years 11a. In loving memory of a dear husband & father Kevin Black, late of Clacklugh & Dublin died 28th Jan 1990 On his soul sweet Jesus have mercy 11b. an unmarked stone in this plot 11c. The Burying Ground of Arch d Morrison of Kincall Here lieth the remains of Jane Morrison, his wife, who departed this life the 15th Dec 1827 aged 56 yrs Also, Catherine Hunter, his daughter who departed this life the 3rd day of Nov 1830 aged 27 years 12. Erected in fond memory of John Anderson - Shandragh drowned 11. 7. 1892 aged 67 yrs His daughter, Mrs. McConnaghie died 21. 5. 1895 aged 33 yrs and of his son, James died 21. 1. 1900 aged 33 yrs Michael Anderson died 8th Sept 1968 aged 73 yrs his wife Elizabeth died 18 Sep 1991 aged 78 yrs their dau Annie died 19th Mar 1954 aged 4 yrs 13. A wooden cross - R I P (no other marking) 14. OUIG McFaul, Brendan died 7 - 12 - 91 15. Of your charity pray for the repose of the souls of James Black of Ouig who died 20th April 1874 his wife Ann Black died 15th Jan 1881 Ellen McFaul died 29 Dec 1903 her husband Alexander McFaul died 4th Nov 1905 16. Neil McKretrick's Burying Place 17. James Horran's Burying Ground of Ogue Here lyeth the body of Susanna Horran who departed this life the 15th of May 1812 aged 77 yrs 18. A Sailor of the Great War "Known unto God" 19. J. J. Walton Petty Officer 2nd Cl RN 130152 13 January 1915 20. Three Sailors of the Great War HMS VIKNOR 13 January 1915 "Known unto God" 21. Three Sailors of the Great War HMS VIKNOR 13th January 1915 "Known unto God" 22.McCurdy Brockley In loving memory of Dan who died 31 July 1982 aged 87 yrs and his daughter Mary Margaret who died 23rd April 1946 aged 7 1/2 yrs His wife, Tessie who died 17 Aug 1990 aged 77 yrs 23. Pray for the soul of Daniel McCurdy Glackaharan who died 8th April 1913 and his wife Margaret McCurdy who died 5th June 1952 aged 92 yrs and son Daniel Francis who died 18 Nov 1983 aged 82 yrs 24. Patrick McCurdey's Burying Ground (this stone is lying on top of #23) of South Kinraver Here lieth the remains of his daughter Catrine who departed this life 21 Sept 1807 aged 22 yrs 25. In memory of ------ Cecil Vincent loving husband & father drowned 21st Jan 1983 aged 41 yrs 26. Here lieth the body of Neal McCurdy who departed this life Jul 24th 1779 aged 56 yrs 27. Here lieth the body of Daniel McCurdy late of Kilpatrick who departed this life the 5th of May 1818 aged 63 yrs 28. Erected by Charles McCurdy to the memory of his father Francis McCurdy who died 10th Oct 1804 aged 42 yrs Also John McCurdy son of Dugal McCurdy of Ballycarry died 24th Dec 1808 aged 4 yrs Peggy McCurdy 21 Feb 1829 aged 14 yrs Nancy McCurdy 26 Feb 1835 aged 14 yrs 29. Of your charity pray for the souls of (also 4 unmarked stones in this plot) Alex r Black Kinraver Also his wife Mary and their son John died 6th July 1934 30. Erected by Dunkin Black in memory of his father, John late of Middle bally ghaol who departed this life 20th Jan 1837 aged 87 yrs Also his mother, Mary 1st April 1840 aged 80 yrs 31. Kelly - Coolangrock (there are 5 unmarked stones in this plot) Margaret 18 3 25 Charlie 13 4 48 John 1 8 57 David 4 4 86 32. unmarked stone 33. unmarked stone 34. This stone erected to the memory of Arch d Christey, late of Cabbal Bay by his son, Michael of Drumnahairan 1827 35. Erected by James McFall of Byan---- in memory of his daughter, Nancy McFall died in May ---- Also his mother, Nancy McFall died March 1811 aged 61 years 36. In memory of Sarah McQuilkin died 2nd Oct 1968 Her husband Daniel died 22 April 1976 37. Erected to the memory of John Wilkinson of Ballycarry who died 27th Jan 1863 aged 72 yrs Also his father Dan l who died 22nd January 1849 aged 85 yrs 38. Pray for the souls of James McCouaig died 16th Jan 1928 his wife Mary Ann died 6th Aug 1936 their son Robert died 1st Feb 1942 39. In loving memory of Michael Alexander McQouaig Mount Grand died 21st Feb 1977 aged 86 yrs 40. In loving memory of John McCouaig - Carravindoon died 1916 aged 75 yrs Also his daughter Florence Smyth Park died 17th Nov 1975 aged 86 yrs and her son John died 4th Mar 1942 aged 16 yrs 41. Here lieth the body of (this ston lying on plot #40) Neal McQuaig who departed this life March the 17 aged 74 - year 1799 42. Erected by Laughlin McCurdy in memory of his beloved wife Mary McCurdy Late of Belfast who died 2nd Nov 1922 aged 56 yrs The above named Laughlin McCurdy who died 1948 aged 77 yrs His daughter Mary (Lily) McCouaig Mount Grand who died 3rd July 1977 aged 76 years 43. Here lieth the body of Patrick Anderson late of Balnavargan who departed this life June the 5th 1800 aged 30 yrs (may be 50 yrs) 44. In loving memory of Margaret Mary Scott beloved wife of John J. Scott who died 7th Dec 1928 aged 28 yrs 45. Hear lies the body of John Anderson late of Kinkeel who departed this life Jan the 12th 1810 aged 87 yrs Erected by his son Michael 46. Here lyeth the body of James mcMullan who departed this life 14th --- 1766 aged 3 yrs son to John McMullan ----------- from the County of Londonderry 47. Here lieth the body of John McQuig late of Ouig who departed this life Feb 22, 1824 aged 38 yrs 48. In memory of James McCurdy died 27 Aug 1951 his son Patrick died 12th Jul 1930 Also his son Joseph died 6th June 1945 49. An appointed Burying Place for Daniel McCarter of Ballyno and his family Here lieth the body of the said Daniel McCarter who departed this life Sept 4th 1816 aged 79 50. In loving memory of John McCurdy died 20 May 1938 aged 73 yrs His wife Ellen died 12th Feb 1959 aged 78 yrs their son James died 14th March 1977 51. S. P. McCurdy Seaman Corps LI SX 181806 12 April 1943 aged 24 HMS EUROPA 52. McCurdy - Ouig Alex 4 - 2 - 76 53. Martin Horans Burying Place Here lieth the body of his son John Horan who departed this life in July 1793 aged 3 quarters 54. Sacred to the memory of Letitia McCouaig late of Ouig who departed this life on the 23rd June 1871 aged 13 yrs Neal died 16 Aug 1942 his wife Josephine died 24 Dec 1969 55. Pray for the repose of the soul of Tony died 27 March 1984 aged 60 yrs McCuaig 56. Pray for the soul of Neil McFaul died 24th March 1964 His wife Mary died 18 May 1992 aged 88 yrs 57. McFaul Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on the souls of Daniel who died 6th June 1948 (may be 1940) And his wife Mary Ann who died 3rd May 1965 Also their sons Dan who died 25 Jan 1973 and James who died 10 Dec 1976 and John Joseph who died 10 Dec 1976 and Charles Fulton who died 10 July 1983 58. An appointed Burying Place for Hugh McKague and family Here lyeth the body of Ann McKague who departed this life 6th of June 1811 aged 5 years No longer in the cemetery but on a transcript located on Rathlin Island Daniel McKinley's Burying Place of Cregmacagan Here lieth his son Pat k who died August 9, 1779 aged 18


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Eddie White volleyball team wins back to back county championships.
Eddie White Academy wins their second county championship volleyball game over Riverdale Middle. Although, Eddie White had their only lost to the undefeated Riverdale Lady Spartans during the regular season. The Lady Wolves came from behind in the 3rd set against Riverdale to solidify they wanted their title for a second year in a row.
The night began with Riverdale winning against Morrow Middle in the first game. Then, Eddie White beat MD Roberts in the second semi-finals game. The championship game had the fans roaring and wondering who was going to bring home the title. The 1st match between EWA and RMS was 25-18 Eddie White. The 2nd match Riverdale answered back winning 25-17. However, in the 3rd match it showed the resilience of EWA Lady Wolves by coming from behind when they tied the game at 12-12. Then Eddie White took it away 25-19 over Riverdale with consistent serves and strategic offensive play.
One spectator, commented on how they were impressed by the level of play from all of the girls throughout the county.
The volleyball all-star game is next Thursday, October 11th at Sequoyah Middle School.


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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 336,171, dated February 16, 1886.
Application filed November 16, 1885. Serial No. 182,943. (No model.)
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, HENRY F. STRUCK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vault-Lights, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.
My invention comprises a novel holder for retaining those prisms, bull's-eyes, and other glasses which are inserted in plates or coverings for cellars and similar areas, said holder being composed of two distinct and separable members-- to wit, a cup and locking-piece. The cup, which is the member that receives the glass, is adapted to be inserted in an opening made in the plate, girder, or other cover, and its lower or inner end is provided with circumferential flanges having suitable intervals or spaces between them. The locking-piece also is provided with similar circumferential flanges and interdental spaces, and when said piece is applied to the lower end of the cup and properly turned the flanges of the latter interlock with those of the former, and thereby unite these two members very securely, the inner portion of said locking-piece serving as an annular bearing upon which rests the margin of the prism or other light. Furthermore, the flanges, either of the cup or locking-piece, or of each of these members, are suitably inclined, in order that this turning of said piece will cause it to have a slight screwing motion, so as to clamp it very firmly against the under side of the plate or cover, as hereinafter more fully described.
My invention further consists in waking the cup of greater diameter at bottom than at top, and fitting therein an upwardly-tapering glass or prism, which is retained securely in place by the engagement of the locking-piece with said cup, as hereinafter more fully described.
In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of a sidewalk-plate or other cover, showing the successive operations employed for attaching the preferred form of my holder thereto. Fig. 2 is a plan of the under side of a portion of said plate. Fig. 3 is a plan of the under side of the cup detached from said plate. Fig. 4 is a plan of the upper side of the locking-
piece of said cup. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section of the coupled
locking-piece and cup, said section being taken at the line z z
of Fig. 6., and the glass being omitted. Fig. 6 is an enlarged axial
section of the prism, cup, and locking-piece attached to the plate or other
cover. Fig. 7 is an elevation of one of the inclined or screw flanges of
the locking-piece. Fig. 8 is a plan of the under side of a modified form
of the cup. Fig. 9 is a plan of the upper side of the locking-piece
thereof. Fig. 10 is a section showing the manner of engaging this holder
with the plate or other cover.
A represents a plate, girder, siding, or similar cover, which may be composed either of metal, wood, concrete, or any appropriate material, said plate being pierced at B to admit the prism-holders. These openings may be of any appropriate shape, but in the present case they are shown circular, so as to receive the cylindrical cups C, each cup being provided at top with an annular rim or collar, D, that rests upon the plate or other support A, and said collars are preferably corrugated at E to prevent pedestrians slipping on the same. These cups are of such a length as to project a slight distance below the under or inner side of plate A, and their lower ends are provided with two or more outwardly-projecting circumferential flanges, F, as more clearly seen in Fig. 3. Each cup has an annular swell or enlargement, G. that joins the body of said cup to the rim D thereof, the object of said swell being to secure a snug fit of the holder within the opening B, which latter must be sufficiently large in diameter to allow the flanges F to pass through. Adapted to fit in the cup is a tapering or conical light, bull's eye, prism, or other glass. H, the upper surface of which is about flush with the top of rim D, said glass being held in place by the inner annular portion of the locking-piece I. This locking-piece is practically a ring, and is provided with as many sockets or recesses J as there are flanges F of the cup C, said sockets being connected by annular flanges K, that slope gradually, as seen in Fig. 7, in order that said flanges may have a screwing or wedging motion when said locking-piece is engaged with said cup.
Preparatory to fitting one of these holders


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Thursday, Ocober 24th – Homemade batteries and conduction in water
Come to HackPittsburgh this Thursday for a demonstration of batteries and conductive fluids. We will conduct several demonstrations including:
- A reenactment of the invention of the batter by Alessandro Volta in 1797
- Constructing a simple lemon battery and a modern alkaline battery
- Effects of different materials for positive and negative battery electrodes
- A homemade water alarm for your basement
- Construct a simple lie detector
- A homemade air-humidity meter
- How to use the conductivity of water to measure its hardness
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Here are some space-related white noise soundscapes, and some recordings that sound like you're in a spaceship. If you really really really like space, be sure to read my thoughts on the colonization of Mars.
White Noise: space
All MP3s under space:
Cryostasis Chamber
End of the Cavern
Intergalactic Cruiser
Sleepy Jet Cabin
Space Pod
Sleepy Jet Cabin
Duration: 64 minutes 27 seconds, Size: 88.5 MB.
I wish I owned this thing.
Alas, a sad and terrible realization:
One's entire life could indeed fit inside a Dassault Falcon 900.
End of the Cavern
Duration: 65 minutes 05 seconds, Size: 89.3 MB.
Far beyond the hectic concrete jungle of modern life there exists a parallel reality, an undiscovered world where you can still see and hear things in their purest and most innocent forms.
This field recording situated at the end of a cavern is as primal as it gets. Listen and swathe yourself in melancholy as you experience a private world perhaps as old as human consciousness itself where the most primeval origin and essence of human personal security remains preserved.
Chill out and relax to the low, slow, halcyon breaths of the Atlantic as they resonate, naturally lulled and muffled, into the hollow undulating tunnel walls of nature's own reverberator — the deep claustral interior of a secluded beachfront cavern I found off the coast of Lydstep Beach.
The cavern is shaped like the human ear canal which collects sounds naturally — the sound of the tide sweeping against the granite walls of the cavern all amalgamate and bounce towards the center where my mikes are carefully positioned.
A deep, smooth, dark ambient texture of prenatal, primordial memories... where the only porn that existed in our time was no more grandiose than horribly malproportioned phalluses on the walls of such most humble abodes.
End of the Cavern is a non-looped natural soundscape composed of an hour-long digital stereo omnidirectional HRTF field recording. This recording technique produces a three-dimensional audio image when listening with earphones or headphones. Bitrate encoded at 192 kbps for finest audio reproduction.
Cryostasis Chamber
Duration: 64 minutes 10 seconds, Size: 88.1 MB.
I had the pleasure of commissioning this sexy exciting soundscape for a huge client over the summer of 2005, though I won't say who.
The goal was to sculpt a complex background ambience reminiscent of a sci-fi-ish stasis or cryogenic chamber where the inert minds of its subjects naturally retreat into a private world of infinite tranquility, where the experience and concept of Time itself is distorted ever so subtly.
Although there is not a single trace of conscious activity in the brains of its sleepers, it appears as though the Experience itself never ceases, creating atemporal bubbles of memories of transcendental calm the moment the subject awakes.
It may be very well possible that the hypnoencephalic chemicals used in the cryonic process alter the outer cortex of the brain in such a way that is not yet exactly understood, however, scientists believe that cryostatic hibernation is a perfectly safe means of interstellar travel.
Intergalactic Cruiser
Duration: 66 minutes 29 seconds, Size: 91.3 MB.
To the esteemed space traveler:
May you find the sleeping quarters of this Stellium Mark IV I.S.S. MF-4360 Supreme Intergalactic Starcruiser to be fair and satisfactory.
Space Pod
Duration: 64 minutes 43 seconds, Size: 88.8 MB.
You're in stasis inside a space pod floating adrift the cold, vast, empty equanimity that is outer-outer space...
The low, bassy rumble heard inside the space pod as its rocket engine propulsion system is running, combined with the sounds of the heating and cooling systems onboard, creates a complex and soothing aural atmosphere that conveys warmth, comfort, and utter, complete solitude - not a cradle of civilization exists here.
Best heard through stereo headphones with good bass response.
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Is Walsh mayor 54? Or 48? Or 58?
The inaugural program makes it perfectly clear: Martin Joseph Walsh took the oath of office Monday as Boston's 54th mayor.
But two decades ago, when former Mayor Thomas M. Menino first raised his right hand, he was introduced as the city's 47th mayor. That would make Walsh the 48th mayor, right?
It gets more complicated: An argument could also be made that Walsh is Boston's 58th mayor.
It turns out there is more than one way to count mayors.
The City of Boston Archives considered Menino the 47th mayor because he was the 47th person to hold the job, according to archivist Marta Crilly. Under that logic, Walsh would be the 48th.
In an e-mail in November, Crilly explained that the tally that would make Walsh No. 48 included acting mayors, such as John E. Kerrigan, who served for nearly a year in 1945. The tally also counted each mayor only once, even if he left office and later won reelection to a nonconsecutive term.
At one point, mayors in Boston were barred by law from succeeding themselves. Some of the office's most colorful characters — John F. "Honey Fitz'' Fitzgerald and James M. Curley – served nonconsecutive terms.
Some count multiple times a mayor who serves nonconsecutive terms. (Think of President Grover Cleveland, who served two nonconsecutive terms and is considered the country's 22d and 24th president, according to the White House.)
Curley, for example, served four nonconsecutive terms scattered over 40 years. Some would consider him Boston's 41st, 43d, 45th, and 48th mayor.
Walsh's team subscribes to this logic. It based its number of 54 on Wikipedia, which counts mayors who served nonconsecutive terms more than once but does not count acting mayors.
A third way would be to count acting mayors and mayors who served nonconsecutive terms. That brings the tally to 58.


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On the evening of October 19, 2017 Red River Communications received a call in reference to an incident that occurred in the 400 block of Joe Price Road north of Coushatta. The caller stated that someone had broken into his house and also attempted to steal his car.
After arriving on scene, Red River Parish Sheriff's Office deputies learned that the ignition on the complainant's car had been damaged in an apparent attempt to start the vehicle. The front door frame of the house also showed signs of recent damage. Multiple screwdrivers were recovered which were believed to be used to gain illegal entry into the home. Eric Lindsey, who had recently been observed inside the complainant's car and outside of his house, was identified as the alleged perpetrator.
Deputies then proceeded to a residence in the 100 block of Elria Road where they made contact with Lindsey. He was taken into custody without incident and a subsequent search of his person yielded illegal narcotics. A loaded handgun, which Lindsey concealed from deputies, was also recovered and taken into evidence.
Eric Lindsey, W/M, age 32 of the 400 block of Joe Price Road, Coushatta, LA was booked into the Red River Parish Jail (RRPJ) on the following charges: Simple Criminal Damage to Property Less than $500, Simple Burglary, Attempted Theft of a Motor Vehicle, Possession of Schedule IV Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS), Possession of Schedule III CDS and Illegal Carrying of Weapons. Total bond for these charges was set at $18,300.
While effecting Lindsey's arrest, deputies encountered a second subject known to have an outstanding bench warrant. Joel D. Long II, W/M, age 30 of the 100 block of Elria Road, Coushatta, LA was taken into custody and charged with Failure to Appear (Fines & Costs, 2 counts of Simple Battery and Remaining after Forbidden).
The following day, RRPSO deputies and detectives returned to the 100 block of Elria Road and were given consent to search the residence and an outlying building. While searching the building, deputies recovered various articles of drug paraphernalia, all of which were attributed to either Lindsey or Long. A subsequent search of Long's bedroom, which was accessible to his two minor children, yielded drug paraphernalia and residue suspected of being methamphetamine. All items were collected as evidence.
On October 20, 2017, while housed in the RRPJ, Long was once again placed under arrest and charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Schedule II CDS and Illegal Use of CDS in Presence of Persons under 17 years of age. In addition to $590 due in fines & costs, total bond for these charges was set at $6000. He remains incarcerated in the RRPJ and a probation hold has also been placed on his release.
Additional charges are pending for Lindsey. They include Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Illegal Use of CDS in Presence of Persons under 17 years of age and Possession of a Firearm with a CDS. He remains incarcerated in the RRPJ.


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Beyonce's Homecoming Scholars Award Program
Beyoncé announced the program when she made history at the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival by becoming the first Black woman to headline in the festival's 19-year run.
The show, with its homage to excellence in education, was a celebration of the homecoming weekend experience, the highest display of college pride. The energy-filled production put the spotlight on art and culture, mixing the ancient and the modern, which resonated masterfully through the marching band, performance art, choir and dance. It was the impetus to mark her second scholarship program.
One winner from each school will win a scholarship award for the academic year for study in various fields.
The Homecoming Scholars Award Program will expand to all qualifying students at the four universities, regardless of gender. The disciplines will include literature, creative arts, African- American studies, science, education, business, communications, social sciences, computer science and engineering. All applicants must maintain a 3.5 GPA or above. All finalists and winners will be selected by the universities. Winners will be announced in the summer.
The deadline for this scholarship is usually in JUNE of each year, and the award amount is usually $25,000.
For more details, visit www.beyonce.com/beygood/
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This is clearly the best course of action.
Justice Laura Carter Higley, who lives in West University and served on the Houston-based court, submitted her notice to Gov. Greg Abbott, the appeals court's clerk confirmed Tuesday. In the letter, she did not offer a reason for stepping down from the bench, he said.
"Her service is appreciated by us and the state of Texas," clerk Christopher Prine said.
The justice, a Republican, has held Place 5 on the court since 2002. She was re-elected in 2008 and 2014, with her term set to expire December 2020.
It's unknown whether Justice Higley has been on the receiving end of any official complaints related to her work. Those would be brought to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, the oversight group for judges, interim executive director Jacqueline Habersham has said.
See here for the background. Greg Abbott has accepted the resignation, and will appoint a new justice, who will be on the ballot in 2020 as Higley would have been. If recent patterns hold, he'll appoint one of the Republican judges who were ousted in either 2016 or 2018. Regardless, I wish Laura Higley all the best with her health and care.


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Here are a few pictures to give you an idea of what was involved in making this year's minimal Christmas ornament (I say it's a snowman, some say chicken, others penguin). My wife, Robyn, thinks these ornaments just appear by magic, or maybe elves (it is Christmas, after all), so this is really for her. See the rest of this year's ornaments and read the story here: Snowman Ornament – Year 23 – Part 1
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In the United States, women can be prosecuted for pregnancy outcomes, including abortion and miscarriage. Such a case took place in 2015 in Indiana, when Purvi Patel was sentenced to 20 years in prison for managing her own abortion. The sentence was eventually reduced and she was released, but this never should have happened in the first place.
We spoke to Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) after a 'pro-life' press conference filled with false, inflammatory claims about abortion and abortion providers. Congressman Wittman, a member of the anti-LGBTQ 'Values Action Team,' responded only in talking points instead of addressing our questions about women going to jail. This comes at a time where Virginia has been a breeding ground for false information regarding abortion, including abortion later in pregnancy. Sitting Virginia state legislator Kathy Tran even received death threats for attempting to improve abortion access laws in the state.
While talking to Reproaction, Congressman Wittman made comments ignoring women, and after being repeatedly pressed for failing to acknowledge women in any way whatsoever, claimed his anti-choice stance is "protecting the women by protecting their children."
His response is unacceptable. Women need protection from prosecutors already going after them for pregnancy outcomes, including self-managed abortion. Share our video and sign the petition demanding Rep. Wittman denounce criminalization of abortion.


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The Jasmine Rice Contract is awarded to the player with the most points at the end of the Wet Season, while the Ginger Rice Contract is awarded to the other player. The player with lesser points will still draft the first card from the Dry Season.
- Jasmine Rice Contract: Player immediately earn 9 points minus 1 for every farmer in their landscape.
- Ginger Rice Contract: During the Dry Season, earn +2 points for every paddy closed.
- Players: 2
- Ages: 8+
- Length: 20 Minutes
- Publisher: Button Shy Games
- Designer: Corry Damey
- Artist: Jerome Damey
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No way … no how. After last season's surprising run to almost winning the Big Ten regular season, the bar was set awfully high for Chris Holtmann. But it shouldn't have been. In fact, this year was always going to be the hardest year to get through to transition the program from Thad Matta to his staff.
An offer for Buckeyes fans
The Buckeyes lost a ton last year, including the Big Ten Player of the Year Keita Bates-Diop, heart and soul four-year presence JaeSean Tate, along with sharpshooter Kam Williams and steady hand Andrew Dakich at the guard position.
That's a lot, and the remainder of the team are a collection of role players surrounding the lone, returning constant, big man Kaleb Wesson. And that's really exactly what we've seen.
If ever you wondered how razor thin the margin of error was for this year's team, all you have to do is look at the three-game suspension Wesson had to endure and see a team that was utterly lost and confused on the court in a three-game losing streak.
Or, watch the offense and defense struggle when Wesson sat because of foul trouble in the second halves of games.
The team led the Big Ten in turnovers, couldn't shoot from the outside, and often struggled to reach sixty points in many Big Ten games.
Yet still, here the Buckeyes are, heading to a second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance. For all the limitations, and all the frustration, a season that was going to be an uphill battle all along has to be a considered a success.
The team will be better next year, and this might be the most challenging roster Holtmann will have during his tenure in Columbus, and yet we will all be tuning the television on Friday night to watch the Buckeyes play in the Big Dance.
And if you think OSU should have done more, fine. Tell that to Indiana who was picked to contend for the Big Ten title and sitting at home because it got beat twice by Ohio State. Tell that to Nebraska who was a shoe-in to get to the tournament and finish in the upper half of the conference. It wasn't, and it didn't.
So let's give Chris Holtmann and his staff some credit. Yeah an eighth place finish in the Big Ten is not what the measuring stick should be for a program like Ohio State, but for this year doing enough to get into the NCAA Tournament is an over-achievement no matter how you slice it.
There are sunnier days and more exciting years ahead. Let's enjoy the ride of this one for as long as it lasts, because it probably never should have gotten off the ground.


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At the Kenyon Review blog, William Walsh has been posting about collaborations. Since I'd been posting about the topic over here, he thought I might be interested–and in turn, I thought you might be.
(The descriptions of the articles are in his words.)
A Q&A with Elisa Gabbert and Kathleen Rooney about their long-standing collaboration.
A Q&A with Kate Schapira about her new book of poems, TOWN, which is an uber-collaboration with "contributions" from over sixty writers and non-writers.
And most recently, a Q&A with writer Joseph Young and artist Christine Sajecki, including some interesting art and video.


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Everyone wants clean energy, but reliability is what really counts in a crisis. As renewably sourced energy captures a larger share of the power grid, outages become inevitable.
Renewable energy is great, but it just can't compete with traditional sources. Texas just became the poster child for the consequences of change that happens too rapidly.
Take wind power as an example; just ten years ago wind power accounted for under ten percent of electricity production in Texas. Now its share is approaching 25 percent, which seemed like a good thing until the current record breaking arctic blast came along. Freezing rain ahead of plunging temperatures has literally frozen some wind turbines solid, meaning there isn't enough electricity being produced at the very time when it's needed the most. Incidental reports coming out of Texas indicate that as many as half of Texan wind turbines may have been rendered temporarily inoperable by icy weather.
This is the problem with renewable energy; it isn't always there when the going gets tough. The ramifications of changing our current electric grid from carbon and nuclear based sources to wind, solar and other more environmentally and politically correct sources are not esoteric; they are real, consequential, and life threatening.
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|Janai Brugger as Jemmy and Gerald Finley as Tell
Photo: Sara Krulwich/The New York Times
The role of Arnold, who falls in love with the oppressors' princess Mathilde (of course, because this is opera), is a fiendishly difficult bit of singing and acting. The role lies so high in the voice, for so long, that lighter tenor voices are sometimes erroneously cast in the role. But were it not for the ridiculous number high Cs (and above), and some difficult fast-moving passages, this might resemble a heldentenor role. I'm delighted to say that Bryan Hymel was equal to the many challenges of the role and popped off the high notes as if flicking lint off his costume. His last-act aria, "Asile héréditaire", was intensely passionate and beautiful, and deserved the many shouts of "Bravo!" from the audience. Mr. Hymel usually sings lower-lying roles like Rodolfo, Don Jose, and Pinkerton, and my friends who have heard him live more often than I have longed for the richer sound he employs in those roles.
|Bryan Hymel as Arnold and Marina Rebeka as Mathilde
Photo: Metropolitan Opera
Tenor Michele Angelini is no stranger to these pages, and his performance Ruodi, the fisherman, showed the skilled and musical singing we always hear from him. I hope this leads to bigger and better roles at the Met. He's already singing lead roles in prestigious houses all over the world. Ever-reliable bass-baritone John Relyea gave us a well sung and sinister Gesler, the governor of the oppressors' state.
I can't say I'm crazy about the production by Pierre Audi and the Dutch National Opera. Aside from some stunning lighting by Jean Kalman, the whole thing left me cold. Mr. Audi's direction seemed arbitrary, George Tsypin's sets ridiculous, and Andrea Schmidt-Futterer's costumes left the poor cast and chorus looking like either Amish farmers or Israelites--except for the bad guys, who had sparkly black costumes.
As usual, however, I was crazy about the amazing Metropolitan Opera Chorus under Donald Palumbo, and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra under the baton of Fabio Luisi. Who doesn't love the Guillaume Tell overture, even if you're too young to have watched the Lone Ranger on television. I'm younger than that, and I wept openly.


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I notice on ebay the repeated (so far unsuccessful) attempt to sell an E-Pro (with a hard case) for eight or nine thousand dollars. What would folks consider a FAIR price these days for the Pro (with gig bag), used but as beautiful sounding and looking as ever, (with Thierry's EPVM1345 module)?
What's a Fair Price for an Etherwave Pro?
I looked and waited for a long time and, like you, saw those ridiculous listings on ebay. In my case I found a music store that still had a few in their original shipping containers and listed as "new old stock". After verifying serial numbers and speaking with Moog I decided to buy one. It was very expensive but no where near what is being sold on ebay. If you interested you may want to contact Big City Music (bigcitymusic.com) and see if they still have any. I recently checked their site and I'm not seeing any listed but who knows.
When I was considering laying out a pile of cash for one my rationale was really about the long term value of owning it as apposed to the short term sticker shock. It took a while but I eventually caved and bought one. I have absolutely no regrets. I had been playing on an Etherwave Plus for about a year and a half prior and since I got the Pro I haven't looked back. IMO there is no comparison in sound or playability. I play several hours daily and the pleasure derived from that has long since made me forget about the cost. And if you do get one you will need Thierry's module. It took me two months to get the courage to install it but I did and it totally resolves the volume control issue.
Good luck.
Sorry, to answer your question, I would expect to pay around $5K for one now. But its a sellers market so I guess what ever one is willing to pay is what it will cost.
Hi Eliot, I may be the odd one here when it comes to appraising the E-Pro, but I would say it should not be bought or sold for more than 3000. Most people who choose to own one do so because it is known to be an exceptional musical instrument, (currently) the best of the best when it comes to playability and feature set.
The exorbitant prices that we see on eBay and Craigslist are coming from people who are more interested in money. If there are any sellers out there, I encourage them to start under 3000 and interview people to find a good home for the instrument..., like a person who will use it to make music, not leave sitting to collect dust or packed away in a closet.
John, I believe Eliot is already an owner looking to sell, not a buyer looking to own. Correct me if I'm wrong, Eliot.
Randy is right--I'm thinking of selling my E-Pro. It's quite honestly the most valuable thing I own, and I've loved playing it onstage and off, but my living situation, though quite manageable, has become a bit unstable, and I'm trying to simplify, to get rid of things, however precious, that make a more nomadic lifestyle difficult. I haven't been playing it very much of late--a gig here and there, and improvising with a DL3 looper.
I'm not entirely uninterested in money, but neither am I looking to make a killing. Just feeling things out and deciding whether to sell my beloved E-Pro, or hold it close.
Sorry, I misunderstood. It is very rare for someone to make this sort of inquiry so it took me by surprise. I'm really deeply impressed by that.
I feel that same as Randy in that if I ever needed to sell mine I would attempt to sell it to someone who has experience and wants to play it and not flip it (like the sellers on ebay). And I've told my partner that if anything were to happen to me that he should do the same. I hate to think of the many EPro's out there that are sitting in a closet, basement or attic and unavailable to those who really want one.
I hope you are able to hang on to yours but if not I hope you find a deserving buyer.
I believe around $3000 is a fair price. During last year there has been e-bay listings like that in Europe.
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When you say the word "crystals," different people have different reactions. Some instantly think of Mr. Scott and his famous dilithium crystals on the Starship Enterprise. For others, images of Yanni and his big hair, incense, and New Age mumbo jumbo go with crystals. Well, at Dr. Lipton's we like to think of crystals in… Read More »
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You should have let me keep my old LaSalle. It never would've behaved this way and you know it.
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Mama, cars don't behave. They are behaved upon. Fact is, you demolished that Chrysler all by yourself.
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Say what you want, I know the truth.
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The truth is, you just cost the insurance company $2,700. You're a terrible risk. Nobody's gonna issue you a policy after this.
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Coming to Baltimore's Landmark Theatres for just two screenings, June 4th at 7 PM and June 8th at 11 AM:
Two of the world's greatest living actors, Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones, star in Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize winning play Driving Miss Daisy.
The theatrical production of Driving Miss Daisy with Lansbury and Jones was filmed during the play's Australian tour following sell-out seasons on Broadway and London's West End. This film offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to see two iconic Broadway and Hollywood veterans in one of the most enduring and popular stage plays of our time. The production also stars four time Tony Award winner Boyd Gaines.
Driving Miss Daisy tells the story of the decades-long relationship between an elderly Southern Jewish woman, Daisy Werthan, and her compassionate African-American chauffeur, Hoke Colburn. Their iconic tale of pride, changing times and the transformative power of friendship has warmed the hearts of millions worldwide.
We have tickets for the Sunday screening. Want to join us? Get your tickets now.
From the Did You Know file: Angela Lansbury has been nominated three times for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, but never won; nor did she win any of the 18 Emmy Awards for which she was nominated over the past 33-year years. She holds the record for the most Primetime Emmy losses by any performer. She has, however, won five Tony Awards and many more Golden Globes and Drama Desk Awards.
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As consumers in the Global North complain about grocery stores stripped of staples, African nations are mobilizing to get basic food supplies to their most vulnerable citizens during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Nigeria is distributing stocks from its National Grain Reserve, Uganda is handing out maize flour (posho) and beans and Kenya plans to import maize to stave off famine, among other measures rolled out in Africa to feed people who are unable to earn daily wages while confined to their homes to curtail spread of the virus.
More than 10,000 cases of the disease have been recorded in 52 African countries with about 500 deaths. Lockdowns have been imposed in a majority of the affected countries, forcing the closure of transportation systems, businesses, food markets and food distribution companies, among others. The result has been skyrocketing food prices in some countries as a result of panic buying. Some citizens are also struggling to buy food because they have lost their jobs as a result of the lockdown. Now the governments are responding.
The situation has been especially challenging in Kenya, which was already dealing with serious crop losses due to heavy rains, flooding and a locust invasion when the novel coronavirus hit. At least 17 counties, most of them in arid and semi-arid regions, will experience food shortages through at least May, according to the Famine Early Warning System Network quarterly food security outlook released this past March. The locust invasion continues to pose a threat to food security because the insects likely will damage the young maize crop in the field.
In response, the Kenyan government plans to import two million bags of white maize for human consumption and an additional two million bags of yellow maize to be processed as animal feed, according to Peter Munya, cabinet secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperative.
The government has also begun buying up surplus food from across the country to distribute to areas where people are struggling, with "targeted, acute food-insecure households" the ultimate beneficiaries of these foods.
Zimbabwe is also finding that COVID-19 is exacerbating current food shortages. The United Nation's World Food Program (WFP) has appealed for support to raise some $21 million to help deal with food insecurity challenges exacerbated by the lockdown.
"In order to provide food assistance to almost four million vulnerable Zimbabweans, in the context of these new health and safety measures, WPF requires an additional $21 million for the next six months," WFP spokeswoman Claire Nevill told VOANews in an interview. "This funding shortfall is on top of an existing gap of US$130 million faced by WFP Zimbabwe for the next six months."
Uganda has launched a US$15 million relief effort to feed about 1.4 million poor, starting with some 600,000 residents of Kampala and the neighboring Wakiso district, according to a statement by Prime Minister Dr. Ruhukana Rugunda. Each person will receive 6kg of maize (posho flour) and another 3kg of beans, while nursing mothers and the sick will also get two tins of powdered milk and 2 kg of sugar. The country's COVID-19 task force will work with local authorities to identify those who should receive relief food.
However, food has become a political issue in the country, with President Yoweri Museveni threatening to charge opposition party members with attempted murder if they launch food distribution efforts that cause people to gather in groups.
In Ghana, President Akufo–Addo announced the government has embarked on a US$40 million effort to distribute dry food packages and hot meals to more than 400,000 vulnerable individuals in areas that have been affected by lockdown. Another US$40 million has been allocated to the Ghana National Buffer Stock Co., an agency under the Ministry of Agriculture that buys food and releases it into the system when there are shortages and price hikes. Almost a third of Ghana's population is under a 14-day lockdown.
In Rwanda, President Paul Kagame authorized food relief from the country's National Strategic Grain Reserve for those who live hand-to-mouth and cannot buy food because they are not working due to the lockdown. The door-to-door food delivery scheme is targeting some 20,000 households. Rwanda was the first African country to impose a lockdown to help contain Covid-19.
Nigeria is providing both financial and food support to some of its poorest citizens. President Muhammadu Buhari authorized a conditional cash transfer of two months wages to be paid to the most vulnerable in the society.
Additionally, he approved the release of 70,000 metric tonnes of grains from the National Grain Reserve, with some 60,000 tonnes to be distributed to vulnerable persons in the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos and Ogun states, which are presently on lockdown, and the remaining 10,000 metric tonnes shared with those in need in other frontline states across the country.
The president also decreed that 150 trucks of rice seized by the Nigeria Customs Service should be distributed to the 36 states of the federation.
Regional relief efforts are also under way, with most Nigerian states — especially those with Covid-19 cases — introducing various forms of relief to cushion the effects of the lockdown. Individual and corporate efforts are also aiding the effort.
Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced an Emergency Food Response as a means of supporting indigenous and other vulnerable persons. Ekiti State Gov. Kayode Fayemi issued an executive order that included reactivating the state's food bank and Cross-River State Gov. Ben Ayade said food items, such as rice, garri, plantain and yams, will be distributed to about 44,000 homes across the state to cushion the economic difficulties that people face due to the total lockdown of the territory.
In South Africa, Thoko Didiza, minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, announced a US$67 million stimulus package to support small scale farmers growing vegetable, fruits, poultry and other significant crops, with priority given to women and persons with disabilities.
The government has also set up an end-to-end value chain tracker to monitor food availability across the country so supply can be re-directed to places with extreme cases of food insecurity and steps can be taken if the availability of staple commodities is threatened.
Will these measures work?
The stop gap measures implemented by Africans governments were put together hurriedly, without careful planning or long-term strategizing, and they are not sustainable in the medium term. If the disease continues to spread and its attendant lockdown lingers on, other problems, such as restricted access to farm inputs, quality seeds, chemicals and machinery, will arise, impacting longterm food security.
This is already playing out in Kenya, where farmers have faced delays in planting due both to lockdowns and a shortage of farm inputs. The Kenyan government is addressing the issue through its extension services with such efforts as issuing e-vouchers to ensure that farmers can access subsidized fertilizers across the country.
Urban areas throughout Africa also will struggle to cope if the transportation infrastructure remains locked down for a long time. As is true in most of the world, much of the food that supplies urban Africa comes from rural areas, where transportation infrastructure is inadequate.
The lack of a coordinated approach to the food security challenge by the African Union and other sub-regional bodies is especially worrisome. Statements issued by continental organizations make no reference to the possible impact of COVID-19 on overall Africa's food security.
To address the worsening situation, nations will need to adopt long-term strategies for tackling disaster-related food security challenges and coordinate their efforts across the continent.
Alliance for Science correspondents Nkechi Isaac, Verenardo Meeme and Christopher Bendana contributed to this report.
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Cranes come in all shapes and sizes. A crane is a machine that is equipped with pulleys and cables that can be used to lift and lower materials upwards and also shift them horizontally. They are commonly employed in the construction industry and in the manufacture of heavy equipment.
A basic crane utilizes several of the simple machine designs. In order to lift the large load, a counterbalancing load must be placed behind the crane so that the crane does not tip. This is similar to the principle of the fulcrum of a lever which is the center of balance between the input and output force in a class one lever.
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Mobbing, as a sociological term, means bullying of an individual by a group, in any context, such as a family, peer group, school, workplace, neighborhood, community, or online. When it occurs as physical and emotional abuse in the workplace, such as "ganging up" by co-workers, subordinates or superiors, to force someone out of the workplace through rumor, innuendo, intimidation, humiliation, discrediting, and isolation, it is also referred to as malicious, nonsexual, non-racial/racial, general harassment.[1]
Psychological and health effects Edit
Victims of workplace mobbing frequently suffer from: adjustment disorders, somatic symptoms, psychological trauma (e.g., trauma tremors or sudden onset selective mutism), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or major depression.[2]
In mobbing targets with PTSD, Leymann notes that the "mental effects were fully comparable with PTSD from war or prison camp experiences." Some patients may develop alcoholism or other substance abuse disorders. Family relationships routinely suffer and victims sometimes display acts of aggression towards strangers in the street. Workplace targets and witnesses may even develop brief psychotic episodes occupational psychosis generally with paranoid symptoms. Leymann estimated that 15% of suicides in Sweden could be directly attributed to workplace mobbing.[2]
Development of the concept Edit
Konrad Lorenz, in his book entitled On Aggression (1966), first described mobbing among birds and animals, attributing it to instincts rooted in the Darwinian struggle to thrive (see animal mobbing behavior). In his view, most humans are subject to similar innate impulses but capable of bringing them under rational control.[3] Lorenz's explanation for his choice of the English word "mobbing" was omitted in the English translation by Marjorie Kerr Wilson. According to Kenneth Westhues, Lorenz chose the word "mobbing" because he remembered in the collective attack by birds, the old German term hassen auf, which means "to hate after" or "to put a hate on" was applied and this emphasised "the depth of antipathy with which the attack is made" rather than the English word 'mobbing' which emphasised the collective aspect of the attack.[4]
In the 1970s, the Swedish physician Peter-Paul Heinemann [sv; de; pl] applied Lorenz's conceptualization to the collective aggression of children against a targeted child.[3] In the 1980s, professor and practising psychologist Heinz Leymann applied the term to ganging up in the workplace.[3] In 2011, anthropologist Janice Harper suggested that some anti-bullying approaches effectively constitute a form of mobbing by using the label "bully" to dehumanize, encouraging people to shun and avoid people labeled bullies, and in some cases sabotage their work or refuse to work with them, while almost always calling for their exclusion and termination from employment.[5]
Cause Edit
Janice Harper followed her Huffington Post essay with a series of essays in both The Huffington Post[6] and in her column "Beyond Bullying: Peacebuilding at Work, School and Home" in Psychology Today[7] that argued that mobbing is a form of group aggression innate to primates, and that those who engage in mobbing are not necessarily "evil" or "psychopathic", but responding in a predictable and patterned manner when someone in a position of leadership or influence communicates to the group that someone must go. For that reason, she indicated that anyone can and will engage in mobbing, and that once mobbing gets underway, just as in the animal kingdom it will almost always continue and intensify as long as the target remains with the group. She subsequently published a book on the topic[8] in which she explored animal behavior, organizational cultures and historical forms of group aggression, suggesting that mobbing is a form of group aggression on a continuum of structural violence with genocide as the most extreme form of mob aggression.
Online Edit
Social networking sites and blogs have enabled anonymous groups to coordinate and attack other people. The victims of these groups can be targeted by various attacks and threats, sometimes causing the victims to use pseudonyms or go offline to avoid them.[9]
In the workplace Edit
British anti-bullying researchers Andrea Adams and Tim Field have used the expression "workplace bullying" instead of what Leymann called "mobbing" in a workplace context. They identify mobbing as a particular type of bullying that is not as apparent as most, defining it as "an emotional assault. It begins when an individual becomes the target of disrespectful and harmful behavior. Through innuendo, rumors, and public discrediting, a hostile environment is created in which one individual gathers others to willingly, or unwillingly, participate in continuous malevolent actions to force a person out of the workplace."[10]
Adams and Field believe that mobbing is typically found in work environments that have poorly organised production or working methods and incapable or inattentive management and that mobbing victims are usually "exceptional individuals who demonstrated intelligence, competence, creativity, integrity, accomplishment and dedication".[10]
In contrast, Janice Harper[8] suggests that workplace mobbing is typically found in organizations where there is limited opportunity for employees to exit, whether through tenure systems or contracts that make it difficult to terminate an employee (such as universities or unionized organizations), and/or where finding comparable work in the same community makes it difficult for the employee to voluntarily leave (such as academic positions, religious institutions, or military). In these employments, efforts to eliminate the worker will intensify to push the worker out against his or her will through shunning, sabotage, false accusations and a series of investigations and poor reviews. Another form of employment where workers are mobbed are those that require the use of uniforms or other markers of group inclusion (law enforcement, fire fighting, military), organizations where a single gender has predominated, but another gender is beginning to enter (STEM fields, fire fighting, military, nursing, teaching, and construction). Finally, she suggests that organizations where there are limited opportunities for advancement can be prone to mobbing because those who do advance are more likely to view challenges to their leadership as threats to their precarious positions. Harper further challenges the idea that workers are targeted for their exceptional competence. In some cases, she suggests, exceptional workers are mobbed because they are viewed as threatening to someone, but some workers who are mobbed are not necessarily good workers. Rather, Harper contends, some mobbing targets are outcasts or unproductive workers who cannot easily be terminated, and are thus treated inhumanely to push them out. While Harper emphasizes the cruelty and damaging consequences of mobbing, her organizational analysis focuses on the structural, rather than moral, nature of the organization. Moreover, she views the behavior itself, which she terms workplace aggression, as grounded in group psychology, rather than individual psychosis—even when the mobbing is initiated due to a leader's personal psychosis, the dynamics of group aggression will transform the leader's bullying into group mobbing—two vastly distinct psychological and social phenomena.
Shallcross, Ramsay and Barker consider workplace "mobbing" to be a generally unfamiliar term in some English speaking countries. Some researchers claim that mobbing is simply another name for bullying. Workplace mobbing can be considered as a "virus" or a "cancer" that spreads throughout the workplace via gossip, rumour and unfounded accusations. It is a deliberate attempt to force a person out of their workplace by humiliation, general harassment, emotional abuse and/or terror. Mobbing can be described as being "ganged up on." Mobbing is executed by a leader (who can be a manager, a co-worker, or a subordinate). The leader then rallies others into a systematic and frequent "mob-like" behaviour toward the victim.[11]
Mobbing as "downward bullying" by superiors is also known as "bossing", and "upward bullying" by colleagues as "staffing", in some European countries, for instance, in German-speaking regions.[12]
At school Edit
Following on from the work of Heinemann, Elliot identifies mobbing as a common phenomenon in the form of group bullying at school. It involves "ganging up" on someone using tactics of rumor, innuendo, discrediting, isolating, intimidating, and above all, making it look as if the targeted person is responsible (victim blaming).[13] It is to be distinguished from normal conflicts (between pupils of similar standing and power), which are an integral part of everyday school life.[14]
In academia Edit
Kenneth Westhues' study of mobbing in academia found that vulnerability was increased by personal differences such as being a foreigner or of a different sex; by working in fields such as music or literature which have recently come under the sway of less objective and more post-modern scholarship; financial pressure; or having an aggressive superior.[15] Other factors included envy, heresy and campus politics.[15]
Checklists Edit
Sociologists and authors have created checklists and other tools to identify mobbing behaviour.[13][16][17] Common approaches to assessing mobbing behavior is through quantifying frequency of mobbing behavior based on a given definition of the behavior or through quantifying what respondents believe encompasses mobbing behavior. These are referred to as "self-labeling" and "behavior experience" methods respectively.[18]
Limitations of some mobbing examination tools are:
- Participant exhaustion due to examination length
- Limited sample exposure resulting in limited result generalizability
- Confounding with constructs that result in the same affect as mobbing but are not purposely harmful
Common Tools used to measure mobbing behavior are:
Counteracting Edit
From an organizational perspective, it has been suggested that mobbing behavior can be curtailed by acknowledging behaviors as mobbing behaviors and that such behaviors result in harm and/or negative consequences.[21] Precise definitions of such traits are critical due to ambiguity of unacceptable and acceptable behaviors potentially leading to unintentional mobbing behavior. Attenuation of mobbing behavior can further be enhanced by developing policies that explicitly address specific behaviors that are culturally accepted to result in harm or negative affect.[22] This provides a framework from which mobbing victims can respond to mobbing. Lack of such a framework may result in a situation where each instance of mobbing is treated on an individual basis with no recourse of prevention. It may also indicate that such behaviors are warranted and within the realm of acceptable behavior within an organization.[23] Direct responses to grievances related to mobbing that are handled outside of a courtroom and training programs outlining antibully-countermeasures also demonstrate a reduction in mobbing behavior.[citation needed]
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ Mobbing: Emotional Abuse in the American Workplace by Noa Davenport, Ruth D. Schwartz and Gail Pursell Elliott.
- ^ a b Hillard JR Workplace mobbing: Are they really out to get your patient? Archived 9 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine Current Psychiatry Volume 8 Number 4 April 2009 Pages 45–51
- ^ a b c "Workplace Mobbing in Academe". arts.uwaterloo.ca. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2006.
- ^ Westhues, Kenneth.(2007) Mobbing a Natural Fact, Adapted and revised from "Mobbing am akademischen Arbeitsplatz," a lecture given in the Society for Sociology at the University of Graz, Austria, on 23 January 2007, Retrieved on 17 August 2018
- ^ Harper, Janice (1 November 2011). "The Bully Label Has to Go". HuffPost.
- ^ "Janice Harper – HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.com.
- ^ "Beyond Bullying". Psychology Today.
- ^ a b PhD, Janice Harper (24 August 2013). Mobbed!: What to Do When They Really Are Out to Get You. Backdoor Press. ISBN 978-0692693339.
- ^ Citron, Danielle Keats (February 2009). "Cyber Civil Rights" (PDF). Boston University Law Review. 61. 89: 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ a b Davenport NZ, Schwartz RD & Elliott GP Mobbing, Emotional Abuse in the American Workplace, 3rd Edition 2005, Civil Society Publishing. Ames, IA,
- ^ Shallcross, L, Ramsay, S, & Barker M, (2008) Workplace Mobbing: Expulsion, Exclusion, and Transformation Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 17 May 2010
- ^ Oberhofer, P Bossing und Staffing, retrieved 25 November 2015
- ^ a b Gail Pursell Elliott (2003). School Mobbing and Emotional Abuse: See It – Stop It – Prevent It (with dignity and respect). Taylor & Francis. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-203-49861-3.
- ^ Burger, C. (2022). "School bullying is not a conflict: The interplay between conflict management styles, bullying victimization and psychological school adjustment". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19 (18): 11809. doi:10.3390/ijerph191811809. ISSN 1661-7827. PMC 9517642. PMID 36142079.
- ^ a b Workplace Bullying in the Academic World?, Higher Education Development Association, 13 May 2007, archived from the original on 24 July 2011
- ^ Westhues K. Checklist of Mobbing Indicators Archived 13 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine 2006
- ^ Margaret R. Kohut (2008). The Complete Guide to Understanding, Controlling, and Stopping Bullies & Bullying at Work: A Complete Guide for Managers, Supervisors, and Co-workers. Atlantic Publishing Company. p. 171. ISBN 978-1-60138-236-8.
- ^ a b Steffgen, Georges; Sischka, Philipp; Schmidt, Alexander; Kohl, Diane; Happ, Christian (2016). "The Luxembourg Workplace Mobbing Scale". European Journal of Psychological Assessment. 35 (2): 164–171. doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000381. S2CID 54649984.
- ^ Leymann, Heinz (1996). "Leymann Inventory of Psychological Terror". Tübingen: Deutsche Gellschaft für Verhaltenstherapie Verlag.
- ^ Einarsen, Staale; Hoel, Helge; Notelaers, Guy (2009). "Measuring exposure to bullying and harassment at work: Validity, factor structure and psychometric properties of the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised". Work & Stress. 23: 24–44. doi:10.1080/02678370902815673. S2CID 145212957.
- ^ Sperry, Len (2009). "Workplace mobbing and bullying: a consulting psychology perspective and overview". Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research. 61 (3): 165–168. doi:10.1037/a0016936.
- ^ Duffy, Maureen (2009). "Preventing workplace mobbing and bullying with effective organizational consultation, policies, and legislation". Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research. 61 (3): 242–262. doi:10.1037/a0016783.
- ^ Ferris, Patricia (2009). "The role of the consulting psychologist in the prevention, detection, and correction of bullying and mobbing in the workplace". Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research. 61 (3): 169–189. doi:10.1037/a0016783.
Further reading Edit
- Maureen P. Duffy; Len Sperry (3 February 2012). Mobbing: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-538001-9.
- Davenport NZ, Schwartz RD & Elliott GP Mobbing, Emotional Abuse in the American Workplace, 3rd Edition 2005, Civil Society Publishing. Ames, IA,
- Hecker, Thomas E. (2007). "Workplace Mobbing: A Discussion for Librarians". The Journal of Academic Librarianship. 33 (4): 439–445. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2007.03.003.
- Shallcross L., Ramsay S. & Barker M. "Workplace Mobbing: Expulsion, Exclusion, and Transformation (2008) (blind peer reviewed) Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM)
- Westhues. Eliminating Professors: A Guide to the Dismissal Process. Lewiston, New York: Edwin Mellen Press.
Westhues K The Envy of Excellence: Administrative Mobbing of High-Achieving Professors Lewiston, New York: Edwin Mellen Press.
Westhues K "At the Mercy of the Mob" OHS Canada, Canada's Occupational Health & Safety Magazine (18:8), pp. 30–36.
- Institute for education of works councils Germany – Information about Mobbing, Mediation and conflict resolution (German)
- Zapf D. & Einarsen S. 2005 "Mobbing at Work: Escalated Conflicts in Organizations." Counterproductive Work Behavior: Investigations of Actors and Targets. Fox, Suzy & Spector, Paul E. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. p. vii