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Norman v. Morriss
Filing 6
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED without prejudice. A separate order of dismissal will be entered herewith. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court will not issue a certificate of appealability. Signed by Magistrate Judge Shirley Padmore Mensah on 8/11/17. (CAR)
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A food bank will open in Dorking this summer due to high levels of unemployment and poverty in the town.
Churches Together in Dorking (CTD) is in the process of setting up a Dorking Area Foodbank.
Rosemary Elias, chairman of the action group setting up the food bank, said: "We took the decision to set it up in November last year.
"The decision was based on work by Voluntary Action Mid-Surrey (VAMS) who were aware of local poverty.
"They produced a research paper in 2014 which pointed out wards in the Dorking area where one third of children live in poverty whilst unemployment and domestic violence are well above average."
CTD is aware that people from the Dorking area, including those in pockets of rural deprivation and where there are transport difficulties, are currently being helped by Leatherhead Foodbank, which has backed the argument that there is a strong need for Dorking to have its own food bank.
Mrs Elias added: "The plan is to open by June 1 this year.
"This follows signing the agreement to set up the food bank under Trussell Trust support on December 18.
"The trust reviewed our progress on February 6 and have told us that we have been encouraged."
The Trussell Trust is a charity set up to combat poverty and exclusion in the UK.
However, CTD is also appealing for support from the Dorking community to get the food bank opened.
Mrs Elias said: "Currently the most pressing need for help from the Dorking community in getting the food bank opened is for funds.
"The CTD provided the initial £1,500 to start the project off with Trussell Trust backing.
"Other churches and individuals have provided a further £2,300 to date but we could do with more help.
"Appeals for funds are being made locally and one will be going to local churches."
Volunteers, many of them with specialist skills in IT and property, are currently working on various elements needed to set up the food bank. Volunteers wanting to work at the food bank once it is opened will be invited to a mini-launch currently scheduled for April.
Mrs Elias said: "This will give them the opportunity for those attending to hear more about what the work involves and the apply to volunteer.
"Requests for donations of food will come later, probably from May onwards. We have to have the bulk storage accommodation ready first.
"One of the action group's main stumbling blocks in relation to opening the food bank had been to find somewhere to store food in bulk.
"After some difficulty about identifying premises, CTD is now at an advanced stage of negotiations for a suitable and inexpensive warehouse and anticipates two distribution points – one in central Dorking and the other to the south."
Anyone who would like to donate money to the food bank should make their donations out to 'Churches Together in Dorking' and send it to the treasurer at CTD Office, The Christian Centre, Church Street, Dorking RH4 1DW.


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We are making great strides in our efforts to save St. Mary's. We have a wonderful group of volunteers who are working night and day to contact potential donors, teachers, alumni, and friends. We have reviewed our 5-year business plan with major donors and the feedback has been very positive. We believe there is a good chance to save St. Mary's but we need your help more than ever.
Frequently asked questions:
- What happens to my donation if St. Mary's does not remain open? A) All donations will be refunded
- Will the funds be used for anything other than the school? A) The funds will be deposited into a reserve account to cover shortfalls in tuition and fundraising.
- Will we need to raise another 2 million next year? A) No, we have a confirmed plan to run the school at a break-even level with a reasonable enrollment and fundraising.
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St. Mary's has a new billboard in downtown Elizabeth. We are excited to grow the class of 2023!
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St. Mary's of the Assumption Announces Hiring of Head Boys Soccer Coach Awal Ahmed
"We are excited to announce Awal Ahmed as our head boys' soccer coach at St. Mary of the Assumption High School. Coach Ahmed is a high-energy leader with a tremendous amount of experience as both coach and player. He has a tremendous soccer pedigree and a...


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Other name: Sanaeha Diary Series : Saeb Sanaeha ; Painful Desire ; แสบเสน่หา
Pee and Mook have been dating since high school and were about to get married, but Pee's friends took him out for a bachelor party. Pee drank a lot and ended up in bed with another girl. Mook came and saw it. Pee asked to postpone the wedding for two years so he can enjoy being single since he's never experienced something like this before, but Mook got angry and canceled the wedding. Two years later, Pee became a playboy while Mook changed herself and is currently dating Jomthup, who is a CEO of a big company. Pee and Mook met again at a friends's wedding ceremony and he finds out that Pam, one of his girlfriends, is having an affair with Jomthup behind Mook's back. He doesn't want to see Mook get hurt again, so he tries to convince them to stop the affair but they don't listen to him. Pee decides to take care of Mook and win her back.
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Sony SET popular series Beyhadh 2 has seen a lot of twists and turns since its first episode and is all set for another major drama in the show. Earlier it's seen that Maya convinced Rishi to shoot a video in which he is cutting his wrist to emotionally blackmail his family and make them accept their relationship.
However the cut got deep and Rishi died, just the way Maya had planned. She was seen crying after Rishi's death as she felt guilty but eventually it was just part of her revenge since she wanted to avenge her unborn child's death caused by MJ. Rudra found Rishi dead and was shattered.
In the upcoming episode Rudra will come back home with a dead Rishi in his arms. Antara will scream seeing her son in that condition and will try getting some response from Rishi but in vain.
Rudra will tell her that Rishi is dead now and the whole Roy family will be devastated hearing that. MJ will be seen crying for his son's death too while Antara will continuously scream Rishi's name. Rudra, Dadi, Ananya and Diya will be heartbroken too.
Later a broken Rudra will be seen hugging Maya who will cry feeling guilty too and will say sorry to Rudra. The latter will look at Maya confused.
Will Rudra get to know that there is Maya's hand behind Rishi's death? Will he hate her for killing his brother? What turn will Rudra and Maya's story take after Rishi's death? Will MJ avenge his son's death?
All these questions will be answered in the upcoming episodes. To know what is going to happen next in your favorite show Beyhadh 2, keep watching the serial to witness the drama getting unfolded and stay tuned to this space for daily updates.


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Singtel will give free mobile data to people that walk
Singtel customers can now earn additional mobile data by walking around the city-state.
Partnering with life insurance provider AIA, Singtel has introduced a new platform, called StepUp, that tracks how many steps a customer makes each day to give them the opportunity to earn local mobile data.
Customers can earn up to 3GB of mobile data depending on the number of steps they take each month.
With 3GB of extra mobile data, Singtel customers will be able to add an extra hour of high-definition Netflix streaming every month.
Participants are awarded points based on a daily cumulative points system where the more the more steps a person takes, the more points they will receive. For example, a person who takes 2,500 steps on a particular day will receive 10 points, while a person who takes 5,000 steps will receive those 10 points plus an additional 20 points, with Singtel customers being able to earn up to 100 cumulative points per day if they reach 10,000 steps.
Singtel customers that earn 1,000 points by the end of the month will receive 1GB of mobile data while customers that have 3,000 points in that same time period -- which would require 10,000 steps daily in a month -- will receive 3GB of mobile data.
"We want to encourage healthy lifestyles and wellness, and with StepUp, customers will be rewarded for their efforts to keep fit. We are always trying to find ways to offer customers products, services and perks to complement their digital lifestyles," Singtel CEO of Consumer Singapore Yuen Kuan Moon said.
"Our partnership with AIA marks a shared commitment to champion the importance of staying active for life."
From August 1, Stepup will also also offer lifestyle rewards from AIA, such as movie tickets, coffee, and ride-hailing vouchers for Singtel customers that partake in AIA's vitality challenges. An example of these challenges include walking 10,000 steps for 3 out of 7 days, which will allow Singtel customers to redeem a pair of SG$3 Golden Village Vouchers.
According to FitBit, completing 10,000 steps each day typically burns about 2,000 to 3,500 extra calories each week. For scale, a large Big Mac meal in Singapore has around 1,300 calories.
See also: Fitbit app updated - Redesigned for greater personalization and easier access to tools
StepUp is available to Singtel postpaid customers on the Singtel app.
Last month, Singtel also introduced the digital self-registration service, electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC), allowing customers to digitally register their prepaid mobile sim cards without needing to visit a Singtel representative.
The telco is also currently running a project, called Unboxed, an "unmanned pop-up store designed to introduce customers to a new retail experience featuring the convenience of digital technology in a friendly store environment".
Open 24/7, Unboxed allows customers to consult with a roving live bot, powered by facial recognition technology, to receive personalised recommendations, try out phones, sign up for mobile plans at video-assisted self-serve kiosks, collect purchases on the spot, and browse and buy accessories such as headphones, phone cases, power banks, and handsets.
Singtel Group loses 40 million mobile customers in one quarter
'Aggressive' and 'intense' competition from a carrier in India as well as only counting prepaid customers who are actually paying for a service saw Singtel Group drop 40 million mobile customers in the most recent quarter.
Singtel plugs in with Geneco to offer electricity service plans
Singapore telco partners with energy provider Geneco to resell electricity to consumers in the country, following in the footsteps of two other local telcos M1 and StarHub.
Singtel inks IoT partnership deals with China Mobile, Microsoft
Singapore telco teams up with China Mobile Internet to drive the adoption of both carriers' IoT services and launches an "artificial intelligence-powered" IoT network on Microsoft Azure.
Singtel and Optus make 5G AR call with Ericsson and Oppo
Using 5G technology from Ericsson and a prototype 5G phone from Oppo, Singtel and Optus have made a Singapore-to-Australia 5G augmented reality call.


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In Take the Lead, actor Antonio Banderas wins over a group of reluctant inner-city students with a racy tango performance. While the 2006 film was inspired by Pierre Dulaine, ballroom dancer and founder of Dancing Classrooms, teaching in a public school is rarely as easy as it looks in the movies. From financial challenges to lack of administrative support and parental involvement, public-school teaching differs greatly from the studio environments in which most dance educators began their own training. We asked several public-school teachers to share their passion for the hardest job they've ever done. —Kat Richter
Chrissie Leong
Formerly of Beverly Hills High School
Beverly Hills, California
I started teaching at a studio in college, did student teaching in grad school and subbed dance classes throughout New York for the Department of Education, but nothing prepares you for middle school kids. I always say, "No one peaks in middle school," and I had 30–40 students at a time, five times a day.
I had to learn very quickly: classroom management, grading, choreographing 20 routines each year and how to survive the constant testing that you get every day from students. In a studio, the dancers stand at the barre and wait for instructions, but in a public school you spend most of your time trying to rein them in.
It takes a good three years to build a rapport with the kids, and I would not have survived those three years if not for my mentor. She brought me out to L.A. to help grow the program and held my hand along the way. We talked at night, and every morning on the way to work. It takes a lot of heart to teach inner-city kids, and she definitely had it.


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Regina Daniels Claims She Doest Want A Girl Child Until Retirement As She Gives Reason
Young mother of one Regina Daniels has claimed that she doesn't need a girl child now until she's ready to retire as she's scared she might take after her.
Regina Daniels as a libra said if her daughter gets her attitude then she's dead and for that reason, she doesn't want to have a girl child now until she's ready to retire then she would gladly welcome a girl child of her own.
Regina Daniels has a son Munir who would be 1yr old in a few days and no one knows when she will have her second child but then has made it clear that she doesn't want a girl child now because she's scared she might take her attitude.
Regina Daniels is a free-spirited person who loves chilling a lot and hanging out with friends, among other things, and she's so scared that she might not handle her daughter well if she eventually gives birth to a baby girl now.
The worst part it, she wouldn't know what to do if her daughter takes her attitude and for that reason has claimed she doesn't want a girl child now who will continue the Regina Daniels brand until she's ready to retire.
But one thing Regina Daniels seems to have forgotten is that she doesn't choose to give birth to a girl child or not and this could only be a wish and not certain because who knows whether her second child is going to be a girl or a boy.
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The Slice: The Heart of Piedmont Ski Trails
Take a cross-country ski tour with Glen Nelson, one of the pioneers of the Piedmont Ski Trails in Duluth.
In its series The Slice, WDSE-TV presents short "slices of life" that capture the events and experiences that bring people together and speak to what it means to live up north.
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Visit Tenbury Wells to experience some amazing culture. Learn about the history that lies within the small market town and civil parish in the north-western extremity of the Malvern Hills District of Worcestershire. Tenbury Wells, situated on the banks of the River Teme and marking the border between Worcestershire, Shropshire and Herefordshire, was once said to have been called "my little Town in the Orchard" by Queen Victoria. It is now perhaps best known for its annual holly and mistletoe sales which are said to be one of the largest in the country.
Often over-looked for local well-known market towns such as Malvern and Ludlow, Tenbury is keen to put itself on the map; a town rich in heritage, culture and community. Today Tenbury is known as the international capital of Mistletoe and has an annual market in December each year. The town is also well-known for growing hops, cider apples and for the rearing of cattle and sheep, which is showcased in the annual Agricultural and Countryside Show in August each year. The town would like to be able to promote these hidden gems of heritage to a wider audience locally and internationally. By recording and sharing our heritage in this way the project will make a significant impact on the economic, social and tourism benefits of the town.
Listed below are just 10 of the things you can expect to see within Tenbury!
- Teme Bridge
- The Bridge Hotel
- Temeside House
- New Tescos
- Tenbury Tourist Information Centre
- JG Banfield & Sons Ltd.
- St Mary's Church
- Round Market
- Kings Head
- The Pump Rooms and connection to the Godson Family
Find out more about Hidden Tenbury here.
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The fact that political ideologies are tangible realities is not a proof of their vitally necessary character. The bubonic plague was an extraordinarily powerful social reality, but no one would have regarded it as vitally necessary. Votes: 31
Scientific theory is a contrived foothold in the chaos of living phenomena. Votes: 17
I know that what you call 'God' really exists, but not in the form you think; God is primal cosmic energy, the love in your body, your integrity, and your perception of the nature in you and outside of you. Votes: 13
Most intellectual people do not believe in God, but they fear him just the same. Votes: 12
The pleasure of living and the pleasure of the orgasm are identical. Extreme orgasm anxiety forms the basis of the general fear of life. Votes: 11
Only the liberation of the natural capacity for love in human beings can master their sadistic destructiveness. Votes: 11
Man's right to know, to learn, to inquire, to make bona fide errors, to investigate human emotions must, by all means, be safe, if the word freedom should ever be more than an empty political slogan. Votes: 10
Man's right to know, to learn, to inquire, to make bona fide errors, to investigate human emotions must, by all means, be safe, if the word "freedom" should ever be more than an empty political slogan. Votes: 10
I am well aware of the fact that the human race has known about the existence of a universal energy related to life for many ages. However, the basic task of natural science consisted of making this energy usable. This is the sole difference between my work and all preceding knowledge. Votes: 8
Wilhelm Reich identified "armor" as the sum total of typical character attitudes, which an individual develops as a blocking against his emotional excitations, resulting in rigidity of the body, lack of emotional contact, "deadness". Functionally identical to muscular armor (chronic muscular spasms)" Votes: 7
In recent times, more and more human thinking has come to assume that the idea of a universal natural law and the idea of 'God' are pointing to one and the same reality. Votes: 7
Mysticism' here means, in the literal sense, a change of sensory impressions and organ sensations into something unreal and beyond this world. Votes: 7
Wilhelm Reich identified "armor" as the sum total of typical character attitudes, which an individual develops as a blocking against his emotional excitations, resulting in rigidity of the body, lack of emotional contact, "deadness". Functionally identical to muscular armor (chronic muscular spasms) Votes: 7
The few bad poems which occasionally are created during abstinence are of no great interest. Votes: 6
'Mysticism' here means, in the literal sense, a change of sensory impressions and organ sensations into something unreal and beyond this world. Votes: 6
Honest pioneer work in the field of science has always been, and will continue to be, life's pilot. On all sides, life is surrounded by hostility. This puts us under an obligation. Votes: 5
See yourself as you really are. Listen to what none of your leaders and representatives dares tell you: You are a "little, common man." Understand the double meaning of these words: "little" and "common." Don't run. Have the courage to look at yourself! Votes: 5
Mistaking insolence for freedom has always been the hallmark of the slave. Votes: 5
Because you have no memory for things that happened ten or twenty years ago, you're still mouthing the same nonsense as two thousand years ago. Worse, you cling with might and main to such absurdities as 'race,' 'class,' 'nation,' and the obligation to observe a religion and repress your love. Votes: 5
Psychic disturbances are the consequences of the sexual chaos of society. For thousands of years, this chaos has had the function of psychically subjecting man to the prevailing conditions of existence, of internalizing the external mechanization of life. It has served to bring about the psychic anchoring of a mechanized and authoritarian civilization by making man incapable of functioning independently. Votes: 4
And the truth must finally lie in that which every oppressed individual feels within himself but hasn't the courage to express Votes: 4
The "stiff, dead, retracted pelvis" is one of man's most frequent vegetative disturbances. It is responsible for lumbago as well as for hemorrhoidal disturbances. Elsewhere, we shall demonstrate an important connection between these disturbances and genital cancer in women, which is so common. Thus, the "deadning of the pelvis" has the same function as the deadening of the abdomen, i.e., to avoid feelings, particularly those of pleasure and anxiety. Votes: 3
Every seemingly arbitrary destructive action is a reaction of the organism to the frustration of a gratification of a vital need, especially of a sexual need. Votes: 3
You think the end justifies the means, however vile. I tell you: the end is the means by which you achieve it. Today's step is tomorrow's life. Great ends cannot be attained by base means. You've proved that in all your social upheavals. The meanness and inhumanity of the means make you mean and inhuman and make the end unattainable. Votes: 2
For centuries great, brave, lonely men have been telling you what to do. Time and again you have corrupted, diminished and demolished their teachings; time and again you have been captivated by their weakest points, taken not the great truth, but some trifling error as your guiding principal. Votes: 2
Psychic health depends on orgastic potency, i.e., upon the degree to which one can surrender to and experience the climax of excitation in the natural sexual act. It is founded upon the healthy character attitude of the individual's capacity for love. Psychic illnesses are the result of a disturbance of the natural capacity for love. Votes: 2
The elimination of individual capitalists and the replacement of private capitalism by state capitalism in Russia has not in the least altered the typical helpless and authoritarian character structure of the masses of people. Votes: 2
Every muscular rigidity contains the history and the meaning of its origin. Votes: 2
Full sexual consciousness and a natural regulation of sexual life mean the end of mystical feelings of any kind. In other words, natural sexuality is the deadly enemy of mystical religion. The church, by making the fight over sexuality the center of its dogmas and of its influence over the masses, confirms this concept. Votes: 1
We live in a community of people not so that we can suppress and dominate eachother or make each other miserable but so that we can better and more reliably satisfy all life's healthy needs. Votes: 1
The suppression of natural sexual gratification leads to various kinds of substitute gratifications. Natural aggression, for example, becomes brutal sadism which then is an essential mass-psychological factor in imperialistic wars. Votes: 0
MAN IS FUNDAMENTALLY AN ANIMAL. Animals, as distinct from man, are not machine-like, not sadistic; their societies, within the same species, are incomparably more peaceful than those of man. The basic question, then is: What has made the animal, man, degenerate into a machine? Votes: 0
Revolutionary practice in any field of human existence develops by itself if one comprehends the contradictions in every new process; it consists in siding with those forces which act in the direction of progressive development. Votes: 0
A living creature develops a destructive impulse when it wants to destroy a source of danger... The original motive is not pleasure in destruction... I destroy in a dangerous situation because I want to live and do not want to have any anxiety. In short, the impulse to destroy serves a primary biological will to live... Votes: 0
Am I a Spaceman? Do I belong to a new race on earth, bred by men from outer space in embraces with earth women? Votes: 0
And first and foremost, think straight, trust the quiet inner voice that tells you what to do. You hold your life in your hands, don't entrust it to anyone else, least of all to your chosen leaders. BE YOURSELF! Any number of great men have told you that. Votes: 0
Because I'm a man who works, who knows what a human being is like inside, who knows that every human being has his worth, and who wants the world to be governed by work and not by opinions about work. Votes: 0
Emotional and physical states can be altered by changing the breathing pattern. Votes: 0
Fascism is the frenzy of sexual cripples. Votes: 0
Follow the voice of your heart, even if it leads you off the path of timid souls. Do not become hard and embittered, even if life tortures you at times. There is only one thing that counts: to live one's life well and happily... Votes: 0
Hitler repeatedly stressed that one could not get at the masses with arguments, proofs, and knowledge, but only with feelings and beliefs. Votes: 0
How, then,' I hear you ask, 'shall I attain my end, whether it be Christian love, socialism, or American democracy?' Your Christian love and your socialism and your American democracy are what you do each day, your manner of thinking each hour, of embracing your life companion and loving your child; they are your attitude of social responsibility towards your work, and your determination not to become like the crushers of life you so hate. Votes: 0
I am not a Christian or a Jew or a Mohammedan, a Mormon, Polygamist, Homosexual, Anarchist or Boxer. . . . I do not believe that, in order to be religious in the good and genuine sense of the word, one has to ruin one's love life and has to become rigid and shrunken in body and soul. I know that what you call "God" actually exists, but in a different way from what you think: as the primal cosmic energy in the universe, as your love in your body, as your honesty and your feeling of nature in you and around you. Votes: 0
I do not believe that to be religious in the best, authentic sense a man has to destroy his love life and mummify himself, body and soul. Votes: 0
I observe to the letter all laws that make sense but combat those that are obsolete or absurd. Votes: 0
If 'freedom' means, first of all, the responsibility of every individual for the rational determination of his own personal, professional and social existence, then there is no greater fear than that of the establishment of general freedom. Votes: 0
If the psychic energies of the average mass of people watching a football game or a musical comedy could be diverted into the rational channels of a freedom movement, they would be invincible. Votes: 0
In brief, the goal of sexual suppression is that of producing an individual who is adjusted to the authoritarian order and who will submit to it in spite of all misery and degradation. . . The formation of the authoritarian structure takes place through the anchoring of sexual inhibition and sexual anxiety. Votes: 0
In its pure form, fascism is the sum total of all irrational reactions of the average human character. Votes: 0
In the course of the history of natural science, it always happens that profound or true thoughts or true facts were always either distorted or flattened out. The danger, especially of distortion, is particularly great in the case of orgonomy. We must be scientific, we cannot be political in these matters. And I personally declare that I will be the first to fight with all my strength, with whatever I've got against such a distortion of our principles. Votes: 0
It is above all man's social position that decides whether he will sublimate his sadism as a butcher, surgeon, or policeman. Votes: 0
It is obvious that the fascist mass pestilence, with its background of thousands of years, cannot be mastered with social measures corresponding to the past three hundred years. The discovery of the natural biological work democracy in international human intercourse is the answer to fascism. This will be no less true even if not one of the living sex-economists, orgone biophysicists or work democrats should live to see its general functioning and its victory over the irrationalism in social life. Votes: 0
It is sexual energy which governs the structure of human feeling and thinking. Votes: 0
It is the basic evasion of the essential which is the problem of man. Votes: 0
Love is the absence of Anxiety. Votes: 0
Love, work and knowledge are the well-springs of our life. They should also govern it. Votes: 0
Make it plain that you have no time for war, that you have more important things to do....let the diplomats and marshals of the earth shoot each other. Votes: 0
No man-made law ever, no matter whether derived from the past or projected onto a distant, unforeseeable future, can or should ever be empowered to claim that it is greater than the Natural Law from which it stems and to which it must inevitably return in the eternal rhythm of creation and decline of all things natural. Votes: 0
Not until man is willing to recognize his animal nature - in the good sense of the word - will he create genuine culture. Votes: 0
On all sides, life is surrounded by hostility. This puts us under an obligation. Votes: 0
Once we open up to the flow of energy within our body, we can also open up to the flow of energy in the universe. Votes: 0
Only a work democracy can create the foundation of genuine freedom. Long experience in sociological disputes leads me to expect that a great many people will take offense at the disclosure of this miscalculation. It makes the highest demands on people's will to veracity; it puts a heavy burden on everyday living; it places all social responsibility on those who work , be it in the factory, in the office, on the farm, in the laboratory, or wherever. Votes: 0
Only one thing matters: live a good, happy life. Do your heart's bidding, even when it leads you on paths that timid souls would avoid. Even when life is a torment, don't let it harden you. Votes: 0
Only you yourself can be your liberator! Votes: 0
People should be _very_ careful when choosing the future fathers and mothers of their children. For that reason alone, it is extremely mean to demand a marriage certificate for life, just for one night of embracement. Votes: 0
Rooting in work is crucial to any accomplishment. Rooting in mere enthusiasm will in the long run force illusory measures to keep the fires of empty enthusiasm going. And this makes politics and politicians. Votes: 0
Sexually awakened women, affirmed and recognized as such, would mean the complete collapse of the authoritarian ideology Votes: 0
The character structure of modern man, who reproduces a six-thousand-year-old patriarchal authoritarian culture is typified by characterological armoring against his inner nature and against the social misery which surrounds him. This characterolgical armoring of the character is the basis of isolation, indigence, craving for authority, fear of responsibility, mystic longing, sexual misery, and neurotically impotent rebelliousness. Votes: 0
The cry for freedom is a sign of suppression. It will not cease to ring as long as man feels himself captive. As diverse as the cries for freedom may be, basically they all express one and the same thing: The intolerability of the rigidity of the organism and of the machine-like institutions which create a sharp conflict with the natural feelings for life. Not until there is a social order in which all cries for freedom subside will man have overcome his biological and social crippling, will he have attained genuine freedom. Votes: 0
The discovery of orgone energy was made through consistent, thorough study of energy functions, first in the realm of the psyche, and later in the realm of biological functioning. Votes: 0
The fact that Hitler was a political genius unmasks the nature of politics in general as no other fact can. Votes: 0
The Little Man does not know that he is little, and he is afraid of knowing it. He covers up his smallness and narrowness with illusions of strength and greatness. Votes: 0
The question of how and why the encrustations and rigidifications of human emotional life are brought about led directly into the realm of vegetative life. Votes: 0
The sexual drive is nothing but the motor memory of previously remembered pleasure. Votes: 0
The unity and congruity of culture and nature, work and love, morality and sexuality, longed for from time immemorial, will remain a dream as long as man continues to condemn the biological demand for natural sexual gratification. Votes: 0
The vital energies regulate themselves naturally without compulsive duty or compulsive morality both of which are sure signs of existing antisocial impulses. Votes: 0
The working masses of men and women, they and they alone, are responsible for everything that takes place, the good things and the bad things. True enough, they suffer most from a war, but it is their apathy, craving for authority, etc., that is most responsible for making wars possible. It follows of necessity from this responsibility that the working masses of men and women, they and they alone, are capable of establishing lasting peace. Votes: 0
There is no proof. There are no authorities whatever. No president, Academy, Court of Law, Congress or Senate on this earth has the knowledge or power to decide what will be the knowledge of tomorrow. There is no use in trying to prove something that is unknown to somebody who is ignorant of the unknown, or fearful of its threatening power. Only the good old rules of learning will eventually bring about understanding of what has invaded our earthly existence. Votes: 0
Unless we proceed cautiously, there might well arise a few generations of mystics who conceive of the orgone metaphysically, divorced from non-living nature and who do not comprehend it from the standpoint of natural science. And it seems to me that we have more than enough mysticism as it is. Votes: 0
We shall no longer hang on to the tails of public opinion or to a non- existent authority on matters utterly unknown and strange. We shall gradually become experts ourselves in the mastery of the knowledge of the Future. Votes: 0
Work democracy does not wish to prevent or prohibit anything. Its only intention is the fulfilment of the biological life functions, of love, work and knowledge. Votes: 0
You are different from the really great man in only one thing: The great man, at one time, also was a very little man, but he developed one important ability: he learned to see where he was small in his thinking, and actions. Under the pressure of some task which was dear to him he learned better and better to sense the threat that comes from his smallness and pettiness. The great man, then, knows when and in what he is a little man. Votes: 0
You beg for happiness in life, but security is more important to you, even if it costs you your spine or your life. Your life will be good and secure when aliveness will mean more to you than security; love more than money; your freedom more than party line or public opinion; when your thinking will be in harmony with your feelings; when the teachers of your children will be better paid than the politicians; when you will have more respect for the love between man and woman than for a marriage license. Votes: 0
You don't believe that your friend could ever do anything great. You despise yourself in secret, even â no, especially â when you stand on your dignity; and since you despise yourself, you are unable to respect your friend. You can't bring yourself to believe that anyone you have sat at table with, or shared a house with, is capable of great achievement. That is why all great men have been solitary. It is hard to think in your company, little man. One can only think 'about' you, or 'for your benefit', not 'with' you, for you stifle all big, generous ideas. Votes: 0
You have no sense of your true duty, which is to be a man and preserve humanity. You imitate wise men so badly and bandits so well. Your movies and radio programs are full of murder. Votes: 0
You yourself create all your misery, hour after hour, day after day. You think the goal justifies the means, even the vile means. You are wrong: The goal is in the path on which you arrive at it. Every step of today is your life of tomorrow. No great goal can be reached by vile means. That you have proven in every social revolution. The vileness or inhumanity of the path to the goal makes you vile or inhuman, and the goal unattainable. Votes: 0
Your liberators tell you that that your suppressors are Wilhelm, Nikolaus, Pope Gregory the Twenty Eighth, Morgan, Krupp or Ford. And your liberators are called Mussolini, Napoleon, Hitler and Stalin. I tell you: Only you yourself can be your liberator! Votes: 0


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Remember when the Eagles were 4-8, the joke of the league, and just another reason why Dream Teams simply don't work in sports? Well, that was two long weeks ago, and now the Eagles are very much alive in the NFC East playoff picture. Jerry Jones is aware of this, and apparently, Jerry Jones is scared of the Eagles.
↵↵↵"Because it is the Eagles and after the butt-kicking they gave us up in Philadelphia, I'm scared," Jones said Tuesday on KRLD-FM. "It's that kind of feeling. The respect turns into being afraid of what they can do to you if you have some breakdowns out there, so you can put that scared there if you want to. I think sometimes I know I do my best when I'm scared."
Jones is rightfully fearful. The Eagles are finally relatively healthy, notably at the quarterback position. Philadelphia went 1-2 with the winner Vince Young filling in for an injured Michael Vick. Vick is back now, and since his return, Philadelphia has defeated Miami and dismantled the likely-playoff bound Jets.
↵Let's also not forget that the Eagles manhandled the Cowboys earlier this year as well.
↵Jones is right to be scared of Philadelphia, but the Cowboys are capable of beating them, especially at home. Let's just hope that Rob Ryan and Jason Garrett draw up the right gameplan this week, otherwise Jones' fears may turn into reality.


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April Fools' Day
April Fools' Day, sometimes called All Fools' Day, is one of the most light-hearted days of the year. Its origins are uncertain. Some see it as a celebration related to the turn of the seasons, while others believe it stems from the adoption of a new calendar.
April Fools' Day is observed throughout the Western world. Practices include sending someone on a «fool's errand,» looking for things that don't exist; playing pranks; and trying to get people to believe ridiculous things.
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Buick and GMC vehicles will support Android Auto and CarPlay
If you prefer to drive big honking Buick sedans and GMC trucks, you won't have to give up a phone-savvy infotainment system for the privilege. Both Apple's CarPlay and Google's Android Auto are coming to the Buick and GMC lineups, starting with the 2016 model year. CarPlay will arrive first, beginning with Buick's LaCrosse and Regal as well as GMC's Canyon, Sierra and Yukon. The Android option will show up some time later in the model year. Between this and similar moves from Cadillac and Chevy, you won't have to be fussy about your choice of cars or smartphones -- so long as you like GM's brands in the first place, you'll be taken care of.


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Greenland's fast-melting ice sheets pose a global threat
21 Agustus 2020As the planet warms, sea levels are set to rise for two main reasons: glaciers and ice sheets on land will melt, adding extra volumes of water to the planet's oceans. Meanwhile, seawater also expands in warmer temperatures as a result of a phenomenon called thermal expansion.
The melting of the ice sheets is well under way. Greenland alone lost a record 532 billion tons last year, according to a team of scientists. That translates into 3 million tons of extra water every day, or six Olympic-sized swimming pools every second.
Between 2003 and 2016, the melting of Greenland's massive ice sheet, which is up to 3km thick in some parts, was one of the largest contributors to a rise in sea levels globally with a loss of about 255 gigatons of ice a year.
At the same time, last year melting glaciers and torrents of melt-water served as the biggest source of sea level rise globally, accounting for 40% of it, which was equivalent to 1.5 millimeters. Greenland's ice sheet lost 1.13 trillion tons, of which 45% was from glaciers sliding into the sea, and the rest came from melted ice.
Local ice sheets gained only about 600 billion tons in volume from rain and snow in 2019, which means the loss was nearly double the gain.
Worse: there were four other years this decade with a record loss of sea ice on Greenland. Should all of Greenland's ice sheet melt, the level of oceans worldwide would rise by 7 meters, which would have cataclysmic consequences for all human communities living on and near seashores.
And it seems the melting of Greenland's ice sheet has already reached a "tipping point" and is set to melt over time, although it remains uncertain at what speed that will happen, according to the authors of another study.
"The Greenland Ice Sheet is losing mass at accelerated rates in the 21st century, making it the largest single contributor to rising sea levels," they write. "Faster flow of outlet glaciers has substantially contributed to this loss, with the cause of speedup, and potential for future change, uncertain."
Even a partial melting of all the ice stored in Greenland would remake coastlines worldwide and inundate islands and low-lying coastal areas, which would force hundreds of millions of people to relocate.
However, because the rate of thermal expansion, which accelerates with warming temperatures, will be uneven worldwide, sea levels will rise at different rates, experts say. The hardest hit, they say, will be areas where changes from ocean thermodynamics and other climate variability processes align because coastal flooding is driven both by rising sea levels and ocean variability.
"Whereas it is well understood that the rate of global mean sea level rise will accelerate with future warming, in part due to the oceans expanding faster at higher temperatures, it was previously unexplored how this nonlinear thermal expansion property of seawater will affect future sea level variability," says Matthew Widlansky, associate director of the UH Sea Level Center who headed a new study on the matter.
"Forecasting can potentially provide alerts months in advance if sea levels are likely to cause tides to be more extreme than otherwise expected," he adds.
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Sticking to your weight loss diet is often a lot more challenging than you realise. While there are tons of different weight-loss diets out there, most of them leave us feeling tired, deprived of decadence, and demotivated. However, there are several ways that you can stick to your diet and combat the adverse effects you may be experiencing.
So, before you raise your white flag and let your eating plan get the best of you, these practical tips and tricks are likely enough to keep you going until you can reach your weight loss goals.
Making Meals Tastier
Most diets encourage us to restrict sugar intake or cut it out completely. While there's no denying that sugars are not good for anyone as health conditions such as diabetes and others are often kick-started by excessive sugar consumption, most dieters genuinely miss the sweet taste of sugary treats. Luckily, there are healthy sugar alternatives out there.
Even though some sweeteners have received a bad rap over the years for being even more unhealthy than sugar itself, sucralose and stevia prove that not all sugar alternatives are harmful. When comparing sucralose vs. stevia, you will be able to decide which sweetener is best for you and your eating plan. What's more, sucralose and stevia are notably sweeter than ordinary table sugar. Incorporating a healthy sweetener into your weight-loss diet will definitely have you feeling more motivated as you will be less restricted in terms of taste.
Be Realistic About Your Goals
One of the most common reasons dieters abandon their weight loss journey is that their goals suddenly become blatantly unrealistic. Therefore, instead of insisting that you can lose the bulk of your extra weight in a short time, you should give yourself realistic goals right from the start.
By starting small with manageable weight loss goals, it will also be easier to stick to your diet. Breaking up weight loss goals is also a great idea to ensure you are actually noting your progress and staying motivated.
Change Your Diet And Start Exercise At The Same Time
We are often encouraged by healthcare professionals to avoid making too many lifestyle changes at once. However, merging these two new factors will amplify your weight loss results regarding your diet and physical activity. Diet and exercise are the perfect combos to achieve weight loss results.
Instead of assuming that a drastic change in your eating habits is enough to implement weight loss, you should start exercising the same time that you start your diet. Being able to see and feel optimal results will keep you motivated. In addition to remaining motivated, you are sure to feel the benefits of exercise as well. These benefits include an uplifted mood, boosted energy levels, and others. These benefits are often able to counteract some of the adverse effects of dieting.
Track Your Progress
Tracking and monitoring your progress means you will be able to note that even on a bad week, you still managed to lose a small amount of weight. Far too often, dieters fall off track the second weight loss is not as notable as it was the previous week. Even if you have been devoted to your diet and exercise plan, your progress will not be identical week after week.
You may lose a bulk of weight as you get started on your weight loss journey. However, this is likely water weight that is much easier to shed. Moving on, you will lose weight at a more gradual pace. Even though this may feel demotivating, you should keep in mind that gradual weight loss is often considered healthy weight loss. There are countless cases in which dieters lose an enormous amount of weight in a short time frame, only to slide back to their original weight shortly after ending their diets. While losing weight too fast may seem ideal, the best approach is to track your progress and lose weight at a healthy pace.
Some Changes Should Be Permanent
As mentioned above, it is not uncommon for dieters to backslide after ending their weight loss diets. Even though this results from rapid weight loss, it is also the resulting of falling straight back into poor eating and lifestyle habits. Instead of planning all the great meals and snacks that you will be indulging in after achieving your goals, you should insist that some changes be permanent. While you can reincorporate some foods back into your diet, healthy eating and regular exercise will ensure you can keep the weight off long-term.


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William L. Copeland House
The closest Georgia has to midcentury modern residential architecture in the Wrightian Usonian mode is the work of Robert Green. A native of Savannah and resident of Atlanta, Green was one of Wright's last apprentices at Taliesin. He studied architecture at Georgia Tech in the 1950s, but found the program too wed to European modernism as the school moved away from the Beaux-Arts towards Bauhaus functionalism, due to the arrival of faculty who had studied with Gropius at Harvard in the late 1940s. Green found this aesthetic too sterile and cold, preferring the more humanist and natural organic architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, who had lectured at Georgia Tech in the spring of 1952. Wright was not without followers at Georgia Tech (as the 1952 Fred Rudder House, built by Georgia Tech alumnus Robert C. Broward, attests). But by the mid-fifties, when Green attended Georgia Tech, sympathies were with the work of Mies, Le Corbusier, and Gropius. Green left for a two-year stint in the U.S. Marine Corps but gave the school another try upon his return. This time Green found himself arguing with his professors about the quality of Wright's work. Now, he decided, would seek an apprenticeship at Taliesin.
In 1958, Green gained admission to study with Wright, but his time in Taliesin was short-lived, since Wright died the following year. Yet Green had already mastered Wright's use of the hexagonal module, evidenced most famously in Wright's 1936 Hanna House in Palo Alto. Green employed the 120-degree angle of the hexagonal module at several of his residential projects. Green's primary lesson from Wright, however, was the importance of fitting the house to its site.
Upon his return to Atlanta in 1960, Green obtained one of his first and most important residential commissions from William Copeland, an executive of C&S Bank. The highly Wrightian character of the house is evident in its natural siting, and use of materials—mixtures of masonry, redwood, cypress, and extensive glass in groups of windows that maximize views of the open landscape beyond. The siting of the Copeland residence places the house close to Waltham Drive, below the road and tucked into the hillside. Utilizing extensive cantilevered balconies and outdoor parapeted corridors, the house orients itself to the expanding landscape glen it overlooks. Horizontal lines and forms dominate. Like Wright, Green showed an interest in designing built-in furniture as well as crafted light fixtures. These are in evidence both inside and out and are fabricated in wood.
Green designed and supervised the construction of the Copeland House between 1960 and 1962 and returned in 1987 to add a combined study, den, and office over the two-car carport. Interior designer Herbert Brito and architect Margaret Serrato supervised an extensive renovation in 1998, redesigning the kitchen, and making other alterations within the original footprint. The house remains unabashedly and wholly Wrightian: overhangs are prominent, the living room is open and organized around a central fireplace with its prominent masonry chimney, and roof lines remain low.
After the Copeland commission, Green continued to design Wrightian houses in Atlanta throughout his career. He may not have received as many commissions in Atlanta as he might have in other cities, but this is probably because Atlantans wanted houses that looked like Tara more than houses that looked like Taliesin or Tugendhat.
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- At Duke Law, I teach FinTech Law and Policy as well as seminars relating to financial policy and regulatory practice.
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Like all people, birders have hopes and dreams too. Some of us dream of seeing glittering tanager flocks or laying eyes on the wacky Bornean Bristlehead (yes, that is a real bird, check it out!). Others hope to see cool species in uncommon places with good friends, or chancing upon a fallout at our favorite birding spots. Years ago, I was fortunate to have that latter dream come true on more than occasion but one September morning in 1984 stands out. I was on Goat Island, right above the Cataracts of Niagara, and it seemed like every bush and tree was full of warblers. On that dreamy day of yore, it was birding madness, I got my lifer Prairie Warbler without even using binoculars.
Us birders also literally dream about birds; amazing dreams of multicolored species that don't actually exist, of birds that talk, or finding a shrike in Costa Rica (I had that dream once, it was incredibly vivid, I suppose a reflection of how much I would love such an unlikely occurrence to take place). The title of this post sounds like one of those dreams because ha, how could you ever chase a Pochard in Costa Rica? A Pochard is basically a Redhead-Canvasbackish bird that lives in Europe. It's pretty common there but it doesn't usually fly across the Atlantic.
Well….it looks like one might have done just that in recent times. On April 21st, one of the excellent birding guides at Rancho Naturalista, Steven Montenegro, found a duck of great interest at Lago Angostura. It looked like maybe a Redhead, or maybe a Canvasback, or maybe a hybrid of the two. When bird photographers Adrian Alvarado Rivera and Danny J Alvarado got much better images of the bird, two other top guides at Rancho; Meche Alpizar and her husband Harry Barnard, thought of another possibility; the Common Pochard. Since Harry had seen plenty of those, I thought, "Well, I suppose it just might be one of those ducks!"
After taking into account that there have been a couple records from the Caribbean Sea, and that the color of the head and, especially, the pattern on the bill looked very much like that of a Common Pochard, we couldn't stay home. No, not when a crazy possible Costa Rica first was within range!
Check out a photo of the bird here.
On Sunday morning, dreaming of Common Pochards, we ended up making the hour and 45 minute, very scenic drive to Turrialba. It was a beautiful, sunny morning of roads winding through pasture on verdant volcanic slopes above Cartago. We surely passed through territories of the uncommon Grass Wren, but not wanting to waste any time, we made a bee-line for the lake. This involved passing through the town of Turrialba, driving past the entrance to CATIE, and taking the road by the new hospital. This road then continued through fields of sugarcane before reaching a wooded area on the left. At the first rocky road through the woods on the left, we drove on in and down towards the lake.
Our hopes weren't exactly lifted when a local birding couple mentioned that they had NOT seen the duck and that perhaps the birds had been scared by a kayak moving back and forth, in the open waters between the water hyacinths. However, they did tell us where to look and already being in the area, we of course decided to do just that. On we went, reaching the lake overlook where we also met Adrian Alvarado, one of the bird photographers who had seen the bird, had taken a key photo. Adrian told us where to look and where he and other local birders have seen ducks, marsh birds, and other interesting species over the years.
Unfortunately, he had not seen the duck on that bright Sunday morning. American Golden Plover, yes (!) but no duck. Not ready to give up, we moved along the road near the lake and carefully scanned as many nooks and crannies of hyacinth that we could, eventually even paying a small entrance fee to check for ducks from an overlook.
The overlook would have been great, I bet there are rafts of ducks on other days but the birding at this choice spot was likewise marred by watersports; in this case, by a loud and very obtrusive jetski. Our Pochard dream nearly became a nightmare as a man zipped around the edge of the lake. He was taking his three or four year old for a ride, she was surely enjoying it but also literally hanging on to the handlebars for dear life. Thankfully, the only tragedy was an absence of birds but at least we didn't leave that part of the lake empty-handed!
We managed to see a year Limpkin, and, after hearing several birds fussing over something, I found a Bird-eating Snake in a tree!
We got to watch the snake as long as we wanted before heading back to the first spot to see if the jetskis had scared any birds over that way. Alas, no dice on the ducks but at least a Snail Kite flew into view, and we also briefly met Diego Ramirez (Mr. Birding) teaching a group of local birders before we made the trek back to the other end of the Central Valley.
The possible Pochard hasn't been seen again and it may have moved on but I hope it's nearby, I hope we or someone else finds that fantastic and unexpected mega for Costa Rica. I mean, that's the sort of stuff birding dreams are made of.
The bird in question hasn't been accepted yet for the official list, it may still end up being a hybrid. No matter what it is, hopefully it will be found again!


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Over the past twenty-five years or so, commentators have lamented the sometimes inordinate influence of tax policy considerations in the administration and adjudication of the federal registered charities regime. There is no doubt fiscal implications ought to be taken into account in structuring … [Read more...]
'A charity is a charity is a charity' – The Common Law and Income Tax Act Charity Regulation
As I write this column, a major government report on a Canadian social innovation and social finance strategy is pending. Earlier this year, the federal Budget contemplated exploration of preferential tax treatment for certain types of journalism. In each of these fields, it has been suggested that … [Read more...]
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Married vs. Common Law – What's the Difference Anyway?
Introduction Most individuals who have recently wed realize this will change their income tax status, but common law couples often fail to realize they may also be considered married by the Tax Man. Many are surprised to learn that a different set of rules applies the next time they file their … [Read more...]
A helpful Guidance on Ineligible Individuals, but questions remain
Andrew Coyne recently drew much attention when he mused in the National Post about the merit of abolishing the charitable tax credit so registered charities could have free rein to engage in political activities. However, the credit is arguably at far greater risk from the abusive tax shelters that … [Read more...]
Is Good Luck Taxable?
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Online challenges: raising awareness or a waste of time?
The internet has been overcome with Ice Bucket Challenge videos in recent weeks. Forget cat memes or food porn, now it's all about throwing a bucket of ice water over your head.
The challenge is certainly for a good cause – raising awareness for ALS (commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease) and hopefully inspiring people to make a donation to an ALS charity. But are online campaigns like this one more about showing off to your followers and fans than actually wanting to help out?
The ALS Association would argue that it's the latter, as they've collected over $15.6 million (€11.7 million) in donations since the challenge began gaining traction among big business names like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates. Countless celebrities including Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift and even Oprah have also gotten in on the act. Sure, it's gimmicky and exhibitionist, but it's raising awareness and collecting cash.
The same is true for the #nomakeupselfie madness which took over Facebook back in March and April. Users were nominated by friends to post pictures of themselves without make-up, and to make a donation of €4 to a breast cancer charity. At the start, the idea seemed a bit ridiculous – show off how good you look without make-up and donate a few euro to charity. But soon it became clear that the campaign had really taken off. The Irish Cancer Society received over €1 million in donations, with more raised for cancer charities elsewhere in the world.
The real problem lies in the recent popularity of challenges that are no more than dangerous dares, such as Nek Nominations. The aim of this bizarre trend was to down a pint of beer on camera, and nominate your friends to do the same.
While supporters of the challenge argued it was just a bit of fun, things got totally out of hand with video posters going to extreme lengths to stand out. It's one thing to throw back a glass of beer – it's quite another to drink a pint of straight spirits just for kicks.
Nek Nominations really took a dark turn when it was reported that the deaths of two Irish men were linked to what they had done in their videos. The trend has since all but disappeared from social media but it is a stark reminder of how dangerous online challenges can be, as people compete to show off just how "brave" they are.
The use of social media has changed in recent years and it is now being used less and less as a way to interact with friends and instead as a way to connect with the world at large. The outcome is not always a positive one, so perhaps it's best to stop and take a moment to think next time you share that "hilarious" video or picture of you doing something crazy.


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By Nicky Rehbock
The students of Rhodes University, Rhodents as they are affectionately known, recently demonstrated just how serious they are about fixing South Africa when their SRC president Sakhe Badi publically committed to fighting corruption in the country.
For taking this bold initiative and showing that an activated youth is the key to the future, we make the students of Rhodes University in Grahamstown our heroes of the week.
Badi was addressing members of the university at the second annual Corruption Watch lecture, which took place at Rhodes in Grahamstown on Tuesday 14 May.
"We as civil society need to be concerned about the exercise of any individual's power whether in the public or private sector, and in particular with the abuse of that power which undermines our constitutional values," he said.
"More importantly, we as a youth are the leaders and decision-makers of tomorrow, however … if we are devoid of a renaissance in our outlook of leadership, we will inherent this calamity."
Badi said it was his and his fellow students' responsibility to strengthen accountability systems, and name and shame those who abuse their power "whether it is in this institution, Grahamstown or South Africa as a whole".
"We as the SRC are certainly making a commitment to the Corruption Watch programme and also encourage all students and SRC substructures to partake in it," he said.
Rhodes makes history
Speaking at the event, deputy vice-chancellor Dr Sizwe Mabizela said Rhodes had made history a year ago when it became the first South African higher education institution as a whole to sign the Corruption Watch pledge. Read about this here.
The pledge has also been endorsed by students at the University of Johannesburg and those at KwaZulu-Natal's Pietermaritzburg campus.
Mabizela praised Rhodes's vice-chancellor Dr Saleem Badat for having the vision to get all role-players at the university behind the fight.
Badat said he hoped this year's lecture would challenge other institutions in Grahamstown, and the town as a whole, to commit to become corruption-free zones and that "a multi-stakeholder and multi-pronged approach to fighting corruption was critical".
"Rhodes is the first institution to sign the Corruption Watch pledge and we call on the mayor and the municipality to do the same," said Badat, adding that the corruption fight needed to be tackled by a united front of economic and political role-players, as well as individuals from the private and public sectors.
"We need to keep these issues in the public eye," said Badat. "We are currently dealing with three cases of fraud in the university". The university hopes to team up with the local Grocott's Mail to expose the details of the investigations and its outcomes to create a culture of transparency. Grocott's is the oldest independent newspaper in the country.
A voice that cannot be ignored
Delivering his speech at the lecture, Corruption Watch's director David Lewis reminded students and university leaders that the central approach to the organisation's work was encouraging the public to report their experiences of corruption through various channels.
"First, this generates vital intelligence without which it is not possible to fight corruption. This intelligence ranges from understanding the public's perceptions – and misperceptions – of the nature, extent and impact of corruption through to providing empirical data of hotspots of corruption.
"Secondly, it provides the public with the opportunity to actively engage in combating corruption."
Analysing the trends in tip-offs Corruption Watch receives means the organisation can make its campaigns a real reflection of what the public is experiencing. Two hotspots that have come out strongly in these analyses are corruption in small towns and that in schools.
"This dispels the myth that corruption is a suburban pre-occupation. For those in the leafy suburbs, corruption is, more often than not something that they read about in the Sunday papers, but for those in the townships, corruption is the extra class room that didn't get built, and the sports team who didn't get their equipment because a school principal or a school governing body spent the money on a weekend team building exercise in Mozambique," he said.
Lessons learned by the organisation in its first year have included a realisation that corruption is a fragmented and decentralised problem: "Each province, each school, each public hospital constitutes a semi-autonomous site of corruption, often better organised and more easily hidden from scrutiny than in the case of a big national acts of corruption."
Lewis said that in the Eastern Cape alone, there were 9 000 procurement points, making it easy for the perpetrators to abandon one site without compromising others. This also avoids exposing those at higher levels who often have interests in many sites of corruption.
Corruption Watch, as an independent platform, must become a voice that can't be ignored if its volume is amplified and its targets are focused, he added.
"The real point of our campaigns and investigations is to demonstrate to the public that there is point in talking out, in reporting, in the hope that more will talk out because it is the volume of noise generated by this talking that will make the authorities sit up and listen."


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Meet the 2020 Empire Whole Health Heroes
Crain's New York Business reports Empire BlueCross BlueShield has selected 50 individuals as the 2020 Whole Health Heroes including HSS anesthesiologist Stavros G. Memtsoudis, MD, PhD, MBA, for their display of extraordinary leadership, dedication, empathy, and remarkable compassion to help ensure the safety and wellness of all New Yorkers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Memtsoudis led the conversion of HSS into a COVID-19 facility while increasing bed capacity in the intensive care unit (ICU) by more than 500%. In addition, Dr. Memtsoudis' training as an anesthesiologist proved critical in treating COVID-19 units out of operating rooms and using anesthesia machines as ventilators. Dr. Memtsoudis published COVID-19 research, including a study of how the cessation of elective surgeries affected ICU bed capacity.
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INF533 Assignment 2 Critical Reflective Practice
Digital texts – the actual, the good, and the purpose
In an early blog and forum post for this subject (Simon, 2018a), my top-of-the-head definition of digital literature mostly encompassed re-contextualisations of print literature (Walsh, 2013) available on various digital platforms. I personally used these mostly as a matter of convenience, according to access or price considerations. Since writing that my horizons have been greatly expanded.
I have learned that there is no agreed-upon, standard definition for digital literature (Groth, 2018). Instead definitions seem to run the continuum from any text that you can experience on an electronic device (which I would personally define as digital texts rather than as digital literature) to only works that incorporate both textual or narrative qualities of literary merit plus an inextricable link to the digital medium on which they were created to be experienced (Groth, 2018). My preference is for a definition somewhere between these extremes. At this point, my working definition would be: a work with a substantial contribution of written text with literary characteristics that is published and intended to be experienced via a digital device. This allows for a fairly wide range of examples and levels of quality.
So, what makes a work of digital literature or a digital text a "good" one? I agree with Walsh (2013) that there should ideally be a synergy between the literary textual elements and the digital features (or affordances). An effective digital text goes beyond the written words and static illustrations and, while it may be able to be printed out and experienced in that format, a printed experience would be a diminished one. I consciously used the word text, because a particularly strong example of a digital text that I came across in my explorations was a digital information text sold through iBooks by Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre (Carson, 2017). The text incorporated multimedia and interactive features in and engaging way that extended the information provided in a way that was congruent with the narrative and disciplinary content (Kao, Tsai, Liu, and Yang, 2016). It was also appropriate to the age level (K-2) in terms of interest and the variety of reading levels in that range. Unfortunately, I got stuck on the term "literature" in the assessment task description. I do not consider information texts as "literature", no matter how high the quality of their writing.
I think digital texts serve the purpose of informing and communicating and telling stories, just as texts in other mediums have throughout time. While I think that there are shifts in the balance of the skills we harness when reading in digital environments, I think the essential core of communication skills remains relatively constant. This is somewhat contrary to the views put forward by some relatively alarmist voices in the field (Leu, et al., 2011; Wolf, 2010), as I mentioned in my response to this forum post (Simon, 2018b). Continue reading


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Accident Forgiveness: How Much Does Insurance Go up After an Accident?
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Starting next year, inflation will impact the average monthly health insurance cost and the Medicare premiums 2020 rates. More specifically, even if your income doesn't change, inflation might diminish your taxable earnings. In turn, you may qualify for lower premiums and tax savings. Having said that, higher health insurance options are also on the table. If your income increases, so…
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Investing in real estate means that you purchase a future income stream from a property. You probably don't realize that you could be earning money at the same time as using renter's money to pay off your investment. By doing this, you'll get more stability, higher returns, and diversification. Investing in real estate is especially beneficial if you're about to…
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Jazz and Blues in Perth
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Western Australia has a thriving jazz and blues scene, with dedicated jazz venues across Perth and groovy festivals held across the state throughout the year. Get your fix of jazz and blues at one of the speakeasy-style cellars or hidden vintage lounges in Perth and Fremantle, or escape to an annual outdoor festival. We've got a complete guide to all the best jazz events coming up in Perth.


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2012 Cantine Fratelli Guidetti, Boca DOC, Piedmonte Italy.
Filippo Guidetti's lovely and pure Boca DOC is made from 85% Nebbiolo and 15% Vespolina, it's a detailed and classic Alta Langhe (Northern Piedmonte) red that is crafted in traditional fashion. Guidetti employs cool fermentations in wood vats before the wine is transferred to barrel for the malos and aging, there is a very all natural feel to his wines and the Nebbiolo really delivers a classic punch without being overly tannic or tartly rustic, it's rather pretty and the Vespolina adds floral tones and delicate fruitiness, mid palate roundness to the whole. A wonderful expression of Boca and a wine that keeps changing in the glass, much the way you love in a good Burgundy, it starts with clear fruit and subtle rose petals leading with cherry, strawberry and wild plum along with hints of hosin, fig, menthol and anise, but gaining truffle, leather and earthy dimension with air allowing it's Nebbiolo character to unfold and take control in this wine. Maybe not at the Level of Le Piane, one of the region's most successful producers and maker of exceptional wines, but Guidetti's are lovely efforts and this 2012 is a great value Boca and a real quality red. Imported by Balanced Selections Imports, Filippo Guidetti is a small authentic winegrower that crafts very transparent, generous and vital Nebbiolo wines, I've been pleased and impressed with his recent offerings, especially his 2010 and 2012 Boca DOC's, I recommend getting to know this area and Guidetti, this 2012 is a great place to start, it is a wine that highlights traditional style and terroir and will drink openly and well for a decade, though solid and joyous right now too.
($29 Est.) 91 Points, grapelive