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A unique concept motorbike built by Robert Parfitt in 2017/18.
This being only his second bespoke build he has managed to create this unique, power-house of a machine that combines both aggression and beauty at the same time.
As we're more geek than cool, we asked Rob to tell us a little more about his unique bike, here's what he told us....
"The bike is based on a Honda CBX750 with an engine size of 750cc and took about 5 months to build.
Rob further explains:
The biggest problem to overcome, was figuring out how to make the rear seat unit and attach it to the Honda CB750 F1 fuel tank and also make the rear light hidden behind a tinted light lens. I ran into several problems that needed to be overcome including making it in a shed with minimal equipment.
Here's few interesting facts about the bike....
The front suspension, front wheel and brakes are from a 2005 Honda Fireblade, and the .
the rear swing arm is custom made to get an Honda Fireblade wheel to fit. The rear sets (foot pegs) are from a Kawasaki Ninja 250, the rear suspension is of a 2007 Suzuki GSXR750, the colour of the bike is from a 2017 Nissan GT-R release colour and there are several other bits too many to list but these are the main parts that are special."
We asked Rob where he found his inspiration? "My main inspirations are from Autofabrica and Vagabund."
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Slovakian horror punk band The Karnsteins has just released their new album "Rot as fast as it gets". This album features 18 aggressive and melodic tracks in the pure horror punk tradition, but also includes some thrash, crust, D-beat and hardcore influences.
You can purchase the album on Bandcamp and watch their first music video here :

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Every decade or so, the tech industry experiences a tectonic shift. Over the last 40 years, we have seen changes in hardware, software, communications, networking, development tools, languages and platforms. Each has been significant in its own right. Some are incremental and though touted as game changers, they impact a narrow slice of technology users. It is arguable whether the shift to mobile is the most important of all but it has been as impactful as the arrival of the PC, if not more because of the pace at which the change has occurred.
Most readers of this blog are well aware that the most impactful changes in technology are those that ultimately change user behavior and disrupt how people interact with information that affects their daily personal and professional lives. A technology such as that changes the entire eco-system around it. When Apple introduced the world to GUIs and the mouse followed subsequently by Microsoft, it broadened the market for PCs and changed how people interacted with information. The combination of mobile and touch
technologies is having the same impact.
Take Instagram for instance. I must admit that I never gave Instagram a fighting chance of success. When I first heard of it I thought what possessed these guys to build a photo sharing app given the presence of huge success of Flickr and Picasa – both properties of
large companies. Similarly, Pinterest is but a feature of Facebook, right? Wrong! And I am glad to have been proven wrong. These and other apps prove a simple reality – Mobile IS different. What these and other success stories prove that it is possible to reinvent existing applications and indeed markets in an increasingly mobile centric world.
Emerging Mobile Interaction Formula
When one analyzes the characteristics of these apps a few things become evident.
Touch technology is an important component of this and also presents some challenges. It has its advantages but also has limitations. It allows for a more natural interaction with information but for that to happen applications must be redesigned and rethought impacting even the most basic applications used every day.
Historically these apps have been designed and optimized for specific operating systems and devices. Compared to successful mobile apps they take on the status of silos, operated by individuals and content created within these apps is shared in the most rudimentary ways (think email). Touch interfaces aren't just a way to replace mouse clicks and apps that do just that are foregoing the opportunity to drive new value for their users. For example, take a look at the following concept emerging out of MIT's Fluid Interfaces lab.
This is Swÿp and this is how MIT describes it.
With Swÿp you can transfer any file from any app to any app on any device: simply with a swipe of a finger. Swÿp is a framework facilitating cross-app, cross-device data exchange using physical "swipe" gestures. The framework allows any number of touch-sensing and collocated devices to establish file-exchange and communications with no pairing other than a physical gesture. With this inherent physical paradigm, users can immediately grasp the concepts behind device-to-device communications. The prototype application "Postcards" explore touch-enabled mobile devices connected to the LuminAR augmented surface interface. Postcards allows users to collaborate and create a digital postcards using Swÿp interactions. Swÿp enabled interfaces can support new generation of interactive workspaces possible by allowing pair-free gesture-based communications to and from
collocated devices. (Source: http://fluid.media.mit.edu/people/natan/current/swyp.html)
Another interesting concept is "Sparsh" (means "to touch" in Sanskrit).
'SPARSH' lets one conceptually transfer media from a digital device to one's body and pass it to another digital device by simple touch gestures. The digital world -- laptop, TV, smart phone, e-book reader and all are now relying upon the cloud, the cloud of information. SPARSH explores a novel interaction method to seamlessly transfer something between these devices in a real fun way using the underlying cloud. Here it goes. Touch whatever you want to copy. Now it is saved conceptually in you. Next, touch the device you want to paste/pass the saved content. SPARSH uses touch based interactions as just indication for what to copy, from where and where to pass it. Technically, the actual magic (transfer of media) happens on the cloud.
(Source: http://fluid.media.mit.edu/people/pranav/current/sparsh.html)
What this means for businesses – Embrace "Mobile First" Approach
Businesses Should Embrace "Mobile First" Approach
IT departments are already dealing with an onslaught of devices that their constituency is asking them to support. The so called BYOD (Bring Your Own devices) trend has stressed IT managers and many resist the trend citing security concerns. But any platform shift causes some pain for some amount of time. Progressive IT managers should look at this as an opportunity to add new and more value to employees. The shift to mobile and touch platforms will eventually force IT departments to embrace a "Mobile First" approach to IT strategy and the sooner IT managers do it the better because ultimately, the growth in mobile isn't about devices or software or networks. Those will continue to evolve. It is about how we interact with information in a way that enriches our individual experiences and productivity.
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17 April is International Day of Peasant Struggles and this year, we are organising a week-long campaign to underline that "Europe needs more farmers". #17April2021 #NoFutureWithoutFoodSovereigntY
17th of April - the International Day of Peasant Struggles and an important day of mobilisation for ECVC and LVC - is fast approaching. On this occasion, we are organising a week-long campaign on the following theme: "Europe needs more farmers". Please find below all of the information about the campaign and importantly, info about co-signing the open letter we will send to the EC on 16/04. Below you can find a summary of the activities we are planning: All the ECVC materials for the 17 April mobilisations will be available in this dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/a3aewdmhxdi7h8h/AADH5GQZNpDPG4noicnAOO4La?dl=0
- An open letter to the institutions – This will be sent on 16 April to the European Commission. We will share with members in early April, so it can be adapted for local and national purposes if you wish. We will also ask allies and academics for signatures.
- 4 infographics for the wider public on climate, land, seeds and food sovereignty. We will release one per day along with topical materials on social media. This will be shared in advance.
- Dissemination of existing materials from ECVC and members – We are gathering reports, videos, studies, position papers, ECVC documents related to our 17 April key messages (see above) and the 4 infographic topics, targeting the public and political figures. We would love to have more member materials to share, so please send links or files to firstname.lastname@example.com with the subject '17 April materials'
- Slogan – "Europe needs more farmers". This will be used on infographics and to share material on social media.
- Hashtag – #17April2021 and #NoFutureWithoutFoodSovereignty - To maximise visibility, we will use the same hashtag(s) as LVC
- 2 press releases – One will be released on 12 April explaining the week and compiling all the materials, and the second will be released on 16 April with the open letter.
- Echo the actions of LVC and other regions – LVC are encouraging regions to promote peasant seeds, peasants' rights, migrant workers' rights, local food, agroecology, public policies for food sovereignty etc, as well as symbolic actions of solidarity. We will share and echo this. More info available here: https://viacampesina.org/en/twenty-five-years-of-peasants-struggles-in-bringing-food-sovereignty-to-reality/
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Flexible working is a rapidly growing trend, and employers are embracing it in their droves. Companies don't risk falling out of favor with their existing employees and the talent they hope to attract as they grow. In fact, according to this flexible working trends report, current employers predict that over a third of full-time employees will work remotely in the next ten years.
This can only be positive news for working parents. Every working mom knows that balancing a career and parenthood can be fraught with difficulties, especially if you've been burdened with an inflexible manager who refuses to consider flexible working.
According to Pew Research Centre, 60% of working moms find it difficult to find a work-family balance (and one-in-five full-time working moms find it very difficult).
So is remote working – one of the most popular forms of flexible working – the antidote?
NB: Remote working is sometimes referred to as telecommuting.
The simple answer is yes. In fact, one of the main benefits of remote working is that it enables moms to stay in work. Research shows many new moms significantly reduce their working hours or leave the labour market altogether after childbirth because they just can't make it work time and money-wise. (And we all know how expensive childcare can be!)
An interesting study published in the journal Human Relations looked at whether flexitime and remote working impacted mothers' employment patterns post-childbirth. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the results show that flexible working does indeed help women stay in work after childbirth.
The study also found that women who work from home when they need to and those who use flexitime are way less likely to drastically reduce their working hours after childbirth.
Let's take a closer look at how the remote working trend can have a positive impact on the working lives of moms and those thinking of becoming a digital nomad.
Reduced childcare costs
It goes without saying that working remotely can work wonders for the bank balance. If you have pre-school age children and you're able to focus on work while keeping your child with you at home you'll end up saving a lot of money that would otherwise be spent on childcare costs.
Even if the nature of your jobs means you need to work without any distractions, the lack of commute will also save you money, benefit the environment and significantly reduce your carbon footprint.
More agency and freedom
Having the option to work flexibly provides moms – and anyone for that matter – with more agency over how they divide up their time in their daily lives. Having more control over the whens and wheres is important when you have children or elderly parents to care for. Working solely between the hours of 9 to five has never suited everyone.
Improved productivity
Energy saved on the commute and the lack of usual office distractions means that working remotely can have a positive impact on the quality and quantity of the work you produce. It can also make you happier – which inevitably has the potential to have a positive impact on your children. Of course, there will be times when you feel demotivated, and this is okay – you're still human.
Possible challenges
Although there are numerous tried and tested remote working benefits for both employees and employers alike, it isn't always as dreamy as it seems.
First off, telecommuters can sometimes suffer from feelings of loneliness. To avoid this, many remote workers work from home for a portion of the week, say one or two days, and spend the rest of their time in the office with their coworkers.
If you do end up working remotely full-time, try working from a cafe or in a coworking space to alleviate feelings of isolation.
What's more, without the right technological infrastructure in place at home (i.e. a good internet connection) it can be hard for some telecommuters to do their jobs properly.
If you're thinking about taking the plunge, speak to your employer first about how this will work. Will they provide you with the necessary tech such as a computer and smartphone? Will you have remote access to IT support? What about upgrades?
Where to find remote work jobs
Thankfully, an increasing number of employers are embracing flexible working and integrating it into their policies – but not everyone's there just yet. There's still a bit of a stigma around flexible working in some companies, but you can root out the good ones if you look in the right places.
A Study by Owl Labs titled "The Global State of Remote Work" reveals that 56 percent of companies allow staff to work remotely. 16 percent of companies are fully remote, and 68 percent of the survey's respondents said they can work from home (21 percent say they do so more than once a week, and 18 percent work remotely full-time.)
So where can you go to find these remote jobs?
First of all, it's helpful to be aware of some of the major companies that offer remote working (more are joining the list every day). This article by Forbes published at the beginning of 2019 lists the top 100 remote work employers. Top of the list is global technology company Appen, followed by Lionbridge, VIPKID, Liveops, Working Solutions and Amazon.
You can also search for remote roles on job sites like indeed.com and specialist remote work sites including flexjobs.com, remoters.net and weworkremotely.com. Then there's "gig" sites like UpWork for self-employed work which is worth looking into if you'd like to utilize your skills to earn a bit of extra money.
Technology and recent changes in attitudes towards working have led to wider-spread access to remote working – much to the delight of working moms. Yet however great it may seem, it's not for everybody, so think carefully about whether it's right for your circumstances before approaching your employer about flexible working or finding a new job.


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Belbin team roles
Dr Meredith Belbin has carried out pioneering research in the field of team membership. He did this in collaboration with three other scientists.
Dr Belbin adopted four areas of focus on which the team members involved in this research were tested:
- intelligence;
- dominance;
- introversion versus extroversion;
- stability.
- responsible for leadership
- has authority
- harmonises activities in order to achieve the desired result
- determines what direction the team goes in
- creates coherence between the plans
- team members must make substantive contributions
- socially skilled; pleasant to deal with
- familiar with the latest developments
- networker
- popular within the team; linking factor in the team
- highly communicative
- knows what issues are confronting his team members
- grumbles
- makes unclear plans practical
- works consistently, diligently and in a structured way
- smart person with new ideas
- introvert
- always find solutions
- the neat and tidy person
- crossing the t's
- perfectionist
- gives well considered and sound advice
- cool and distant
- sees details that are important
The eight roles fit into the model as follows:
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This report examines Kenya's potential to benefit from the Program on Scaling-Up Renewable Energy in Low Income Countries (SREP), operating under the framework of the Climate Investment Funds. The report reviews the renewable energy context in Kenyaone of six pilot countries in SREPas well as the country's potential in geothermal and wind in particular, and regulatory options. The report includes feedback from institutional stakeholders, the private sector, civil society, and development partners.


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1. Introduction
In 1994, the new Ministry of Education published a draft policy discussion document setting the tone for the educational legislation of the next few years. It stated that the curriculum should encourage "independent and critical thought, the capacity to question, enquire and reason, to weigh evidence and form judgements, to achieve under- standing, and to recognise the provisional and incomplete nature of most human knowledge" (South Africa, 1994b). This kind of language indicated recognition of the need for information literacy education – widely accepted to be the specific mission of school librarianship. The interim curriculum of 1994 included an Information Skills Learning Programme (South Africa, 1994a) and, in a series of workshops, school librarians across the country designed an information skills programme to be incorporated into the envisaged new curriculum.
The shifts in education on both fronts seemed to promise a favourable climate for school libraries. However, in 2007, it has to be said that the promise remains unfulfilled. This chapter's account will describe the present situation and, hopefully, by delving a little into the educational and historical context, explore possible reasons for the disappointments of the past 13 years.
The chapter is a synthesis of the authors' research, teaching and professional activities in South African school librarianship. It occasionally draws on information garnered from key informants working in school library support services across the country, whose opinions on their successes and stumbling blocks were polled in 2001 (Zinn, 2001) and by email in late 2006. They were assured anonymity but the text makes it clear when reference is made to their opinions and comments.


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Vote for your favourite photo of Nuit Blanche Toronto 2019
Nuit Blanche has come and gone for another year, and now we're left to gawk over the epic photos from the all-night art event.
Once again, we partnered with the City of Toronto on the official photo challenge. Hundreds of people emailed and tagged their photos with #blogTOnbTO, out of which ten images were chosen for a final showdown.
Vote for your favourite photo here.
1. Photo by @mahddness.
2. Photo by @farhiyameows.
3. Photo by @karlal._.l.
4. Photo by @kingtam3154.
5. Photo by @modusa27.
6. Photo by @rajanikamath.
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8. Photo by @jy520cc.
9. Photo by Myles Herod.
10. Photo by Ambipath.
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Book Collecting
Naudé, Gabriel.
Advis pour dresser une bibliothèque. — Paris: F. Targa, 1627.
Gabriel Naudé (1600–1653), French physician and bibliographer, was employed as a librarian by some of the great ecclesiastical book collectors of his time, including Cardinals Bagui, Berberini, and Richelieu, and, for ten fruitful years, Cardinal Mazarin. The aim of Naudé's Advis was to provide guidelines that "a man might follow concerning the choice of books, the means of procuring them, and their arrangement in the most useful and attractive manner."
Purchased from the Harper Fund.
Les femmes sçavantes, ou, Bibliothèques des dames … — Amsterdam: M. C. le Cene, 1718.
Written by an obscure "Monsieur N. C.," this rare courtesy book offers women moralistic discourses on cultivating the intellect while dispensing useful advice on arranging, maintaining, and conserving a library of choice books. The twenty-nine chapters range from the edifying ("Vices and faults that a wise woman should avoid") to the practical ("On the ordering of books in a woman's library").
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Last month Alex Ovechkin bought a new house in McLean, Va that is huge, secluded, and expensive. With five bedrooms, almost twice as many bathrooms, and a chandelier in nearly every room, the house is impressive. The 11,000 square foot house cost him $4.2M and a closer look at the listing photos reveals a few noteworthy items. It starts with a penguin scene etched into the glass of a bathroom sink and ends in the basement rec room big enough to host a hockey game (if the players are willing to forgo the ice skates). For everything in between we have the pictures after the jump.
? Above are a set of creepy sconces that somehow makes the recessed sink look like an altar.
? Here's the basement rec room that looks as though it is big enough for a professional hockey game (street hockey, in this case).
? In keeping with his image as ladies man here is the master bedroom with both a wet bar and a fireplace, depending which vibe he needs to create to get the job done.
? What ice hockey player can live without some artwork depicting a frozen tundra?
? The kitchen, and its three chandeliers, is notable for the way the island is built. See how one side is constructed to give the impression that it is more of a dining room table than a kitchen workspace?
? A backyard swing set in case he needs to burn off some energy.
· Alex Ovechkin Expands His Real Estate Portfolio [CDC]
· All Washington Capitals Coverage [CDC]
· Listing: 1361 Woodside Drive [LongandFoster]
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[Dark] "A dark and compelling re-imagining of the classic tale that doesn't need to stoop to violence or gore to get its message across. Indeed, words have power!" - Pre-reader TheSlorg
Author: Scott 'Inquisitor' Mence
Description: Words can bring joy. Words can bring pain. Words can bring knowledge. In the hands of the right pony, they can bring all of these things. In the lands outside the fledgeling Equestria, one such pony has tracked a newfound fable back to its source, and she has a few choice words of her own prepared--because words... words have power.The Boy Who Cried Wolf
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The neutrons began to look at our world's oceans today. We looked at a globe and realized that most of our planet is covered with oceans. We labeled a paper about the ocean zones and the types of animals that live in the different zones. We noticed that one of the animals that lives in the sunlight zone is a sea turtle. We learned some facts about sea turtles. We learned that baby sea turtles have to rush toward the ocean to survive and that they can be confused by lights near the beach. We made our own baby sea turtles and pretended they were rushing toward the ocean.
The neutrons were encouraged to bring some shells or ocean treasures from home, if they have any. Some neutrons took home a paper for writing a story about sea turtles. We hope they share it with the class next week.


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The U.S. Catholic Church is still trying to figure out how it should position itself in the face of President Biden's initiatives. It is not so much a question of doubting the good intentions behind his executive orders on climate or immigrants, but rather of not allowing itself to be manipulated for political ends.
Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez, head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a long letter calling on the faithful to support new President Biden, but warning them of his approach to various ethical issues such as abortion and marriage.
Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago and close to Pope Francis, immediately qualified this text as "ill-considered" and lamented that it was not coordinated within the Conference. Several bishops and another cardinal then made a public statement, disclosing the internal debate which is rattling the leaders of the U.S. Catholic Church.
Such a crisis is without precedent since the 1980s.
HH Pope Francis, who clearly supported Joe Biden during his electoral campaign, gave a private audience at the Vatican to Cardinal Cupich, whose pastoral line he endorses. He spoke on the phone with Mgr. Gomez whose line he had, in private, characterized as "too orthodox."
Although the Holy See seems satisfied to have helped a Catholic gain entry to the White House, it is nevertheless wary of the initiatives that he might take.
This crisis delayed by two weeks Joe Biden's restoration of the Office for Faith-Based Initiatives (renamed the White House's Office for Faith-Based and Neighborhood-Based Partnerships) which should have been created upon his taking office.


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Marmot Boys' Precip Rain Jacket
The 2014 PreCip Jacket delivers enhanced breathability and superior comfort with Marmot's NanoPro technology-waterproof and windproof, this is a great lightweight, packable shell for the trail, summer camp, or bus stop. . Nylon ripstop fabric backed by Marmot NanoPro for durable waterproof, windproof protection and advanced breathability. NanoPro microporous technology with Dynamic Air Permeability allows greater air exchange to quickly shed sweat vapor and enhance breathability43% more breathable than previous Marmot technology. 100% seam taped for complete protection from rain and wind. Lightweight, packable 2.5-layer construction: Nylon ripstop, interior NanoPro coating, protective layer for NanoProno separate lining. Full visibility roll-up hood with integral collar. DriClime-lined chin guard for soft comfort against the skin. Double storm flap over zipper with snap/Velcro closure. Pack Pockets: Slanted chest pockets can be accessed while wearing a pack. Angel-Wing movement allows full range of motion in arms so jacket doesnt ride up. Center-back length: 22.75 in. Regular fit: Designed to fit over other layers for added warmth.
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For the past two decades or so, Paul Druecke has concerned himself with resuscitating the kinds of public spaces that are easily neglected. So it seems only natural that about three years ago he began to work with that ultimate marker of recognition: the historic plaque. But Druecke has never been interested in the kind of rewriting that reconstructionist historians, activists and artists have been practicing since the 1970s. His perspective is far weirder and the results both more poetic and deconstructive, revealing not specific stories so much as the language, funding structures, application processes, and material cues of the form itself. To wit, he has installed a pair of self-serving bronze plaques, one bearing his name and the other the funders who sponsored the plaques; a blank aluminum plaque of the kind commonly found in Wisconsin, acting as stand-in for lost histories; and a bronze plate outside this very building, a collaboration with the poet Donna Stonecipher (yes, her real name) titled "Near Here," which strings together the recognizable vocabulary of markers into something shifty yet familiar, imprecise yet evocative. It could, of course, be mounted anywhere.
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January 18, 2008
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There is a new call for proposals out for the 2008 Vienna Games Conference, to be held October 17 – 19th this year! The theme, "Future and Reality of Gaming" (F.R.O.G.), is incredibly interdisciplinary, intended to forge bridges between industry and academia. Representatives from design, industry, theory, culture, and education will be sharing their current findings and innovative models for thinking about games and for making them.
The organizers are seeking proposals from a range of folks including those who work in the areas of Education, Cognitive Psychology, Computer Science, Cultural Anthropology, the Arts, HCI, Media and Communication Studies, Philosophy, Social Science….
"Interested authors are requested to submit an extended abstract of approximately 1500 to 2000 words due 28th of March 2008 exclusively as email attachments (doc-files or rtf-files) to email@example.com."
The organizers promise an engaging and convivial atmosphere, and knowing these particular organizers, this conference will be a very good one, and a lot of fun to boot!! The Austrian game crowd is fantastic. Even zany. I'm going, and I'll be giving a keynote. I hope to see some of you there!
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Notification: 25th of April 2008
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International Law has always been important. However, that could not be more true than during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 has literally impacted the entire world. Many countries have seen significant numbers of their populations become sick from the Coronavirus.
In many counties, death rates have been high as well. Death rates have been significantly higher amongst senior citizens and those already suffering from illness.
This is not the first time that the international community has had to deal with a pandemic relative to international law, In 1902, the PanAmerican Health Organization (PAHO) was founded. This was the very first international organization that focused on health. And, in 1907, a second institution was formed called the Office Internationale d'Higiène.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is the primary international institution with an emphasis on public health. Article 2 of the Constitution of the WHO designates its functions as "the directing and coordinating authority on international health work.:
In 2005, this agency issued the International Health Regulations (IHR) to present the rules that would have to be followed to face in case of a pandemic. The IHR regulations dealt with "best practices" in case of a pandemic.
As part of this, countries can restrict foreign visitors to help prevent the spread of pandemics. But the restrictions need to be justified. What is justified and what is not justified can be somewhat ambiguous and subject to various interpretations.
These regulations can also have a serious impact on trade. Trade effects the economy of nations internationally. It is true that COVID-19 has has a significant impact on the world economy.
Law firms and the legal industry have also been impacted by COVID-19. Many law firms have had to run their law firms virtually in many respects. Many courts have also shifted toward having court hearings and court dates by video conference.
The longer the COVID-19 situation remains unresolved, the more dilemmas from an international law perspective the entire world will face. It will be interesting to see the developments as the situation continues.


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Scientific Russian program. The satellite is partially recoverable. It carries scientific experiments for Russia and other countries.
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The Foton satellite, built by the Central Specialized Design Bureau in Samara, is based on the Vostok/Zenit spy satellite bus. The spacecraft consists of a spherical descent module, a service module with solid-propellant deorbit motor, and a separable battery pack.
The Foton M satellites are modified Vostok spacecraft containing a service module, a solid-fuel retro-rocket unit and batteries. Typical mass of about 6200 - 6500 kg. Scientific payload mass about 650 kg. 800 W power.
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5 Fantastic Ways to Breathe New Life to Your Humble Residence
Having a perfect and tranquil environment inside demands mindful planning. Better, invest your time and genius for a relaxed and peaceful state of mind. Make the task easier by enlisting the essential elements you might need in your abode. Modern man is not satisfied to boost his personality merely.
His mind is enriched with tons of interior improvement plans and ideas. Your home mirrors your personality and resonates your likes and dislikes. Among innumerable home decorating trends, he chooses a few valuable schemes and applies them in his own way.
Keep in mind that your personal involvement is obligatory to update your dream space and complement your style and personality. The online or offline markets provide the best, stylish and quality artistic elements but don't tell where to place them. Choosing the right spot for introducing decorating objects is the test of your creative genius, affiliation with home and awareness of modern trends. You are to keep an eye on the perfect furniture, selected ziegler rugs, a splash of fresh paint, illuminated interior, and regular cleaning, etc. Today, in our post, we will describe 5 simple ways that can breathe new life to your humble residence.
Enlist The Items You Aspire:
You have to compose the home decoration list very carefully. You can't add too many ornamenting tools that may clutter the environment instead of renovating the old place. When you design the list, don't forget the interior themes, color selections and significant tools. With earlier planning, you will move smoothly and save your money as well. Stay aware of the modern trends and apply them in your humble abode carefully. The knowledge of reliable and affordable markets is also essential for decorating your dream home.
Your composed list's crux says that rustic furniture, pretty carpets, new wall paints or wallpapers, and the hallway treatment are top priorities in interior decoration schemes.
Use Your Garage Wisely:
Organize the garage considering a significant part of a home. It is an abode for your vehicle, tools or other storage articles. The garage can serve more purposes if you use it wisely. Build a row of vertical cabinets in the garage and put all the mess (picking from different home corners) in it. The wooden closets enclosing tools and other essential gadgets will breathe new life to this messy part of the home. Parallel to the cupboards, stick a big mirror to the wall and enhance the fascination of your home's exterior face. The garage receives vehicles daily; don't ignore the cleanliness of this area!
Mirror Sheen:
Those who are flexible in their budget can establish fancy chandeliers and expensive electric lighting but on-budget people should not go after costly lighting systems. They can spread neat and more oversized mirrors, at several locations in their home and brighten up space. The mirrors boost your personality and reflect bright light, thus turning the lifeless place into a gleaming and spacious one. If possible, attach a mirror to the wall opposite to the window. It will capture bright light and decorate your interior. Mirrors are considered the budget chandeliers of the present age. Don't leave any rooms' interior without a mirror. Out of other decorating tools, only the mirror will award the space a catching beauty and attraction!
Don't Clutter:
Home decoration is a fun-loving and more than exciting activity. Have you ever noticed that sometimes, the high-priced ornamental tool remains away from our attention but a room with little to no equipment catches our attention? Yes, the difference is a clean and well-kept spacious room. If you want to gain a serene and tranquil mood inside, ensure a neat and clean and soothing atmosphere in-home.
Act on the principle of minimalism and declutter your room from extra fabric, furniture, and too many little decorating tools. When you contemplate on the idea of home decoration, focus on bringing a crucial item that may remove all other innumerable styling tools. Well, you are truly familiar with that object; and that is no less than chobi rugs. Rugs serve multifunctions, you can use them to sit on and sleep and create a spacious look and feel of the home. Take care of your kitchen, bathroom, living room and entryway's regular cleanliness if you wish to give an impression of a spotless and sophisticated interior!
Realize Aesthetic Appeal with Green Plants:
Following home decoration instincts does not at all mean introducing the expensive and lofty interior items. We can realize aesthetic appeal in our home with natural or fake plants. It is a simple, and low budget idea to follow. We need to buy big China clay bowls containing a large artificial green plant in it. Also, buy some earthenware containing lush green plants inside!
We recommend you don't miss green blessings in any of your rooms. Select a corner of the living area to decorate with plants. Also, place newly painted glass bottles having twigs of money plant on the fireplace shelf. Accomplish home decoration's goal with a simple method by giving a green treatment to the near window area.
If you have a garden, you must grow jasmine plants and pluck jasmine blossoms every morning to keep them on the side table of your bedroom. The sweet fragrance of tiny blossoms will create a romantic and mesmerizing appeal in the bedroom. Don't forget to gain a striking vibe in the dining room. Take a bunch of flowers from your home garden, breathe in nature and receive motivational vibes to set your delightful mood!
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Cool Tools for Mac OSX : Part 1 – Finder Add On(s)
Note: This post or article are governed by following disclaimer policy.
It's been a long time that I have written any articles. I was so busy at work, couldn't make some time or find any topic to write something about. After so long thinking, thought that why not help people on the internet by telling them some of the coolest tools [Free/Paid] which I use in my day-to-day work and on personal machines which makes my life easy. Sorry Microsoft Fans, these posts are for Mac OSX users. I switched to Mac OSX in the year 2007 and never turned back, but I still do work on windows platform. So I promise will try to write separate articles on tools for Windows platform for sure. I will be reviewing multiple Mac OSX tools which I personally use and has helped me in my day-to-day work. Please be advised that this is my personal view & personal experience, I would recommend to try or use the tools on your own discretion. I am not responsible for any loss occurred using any of these tools which I review. Since I said, I will be reviewing multiple tools, I will have to divide this article to multi-parts.
I hope Mac user by this time knows that the default file manager is "Finder". It has its cool features and stuff which makes our lives easy. One of the things which I often miss is the ability to compare two or more folders contents side by side. Also while working sometimes I would have opened so many Finder windows that I feel very difficult to find the actual window I am looking for doing some file operations and I have been forced so many times to use Terminal to finish it rather than use the opened windows. I know Spaces, Mission Control, etc.. features are available to help in these cases, but not everything helps at times. In these times I have searched for Good tool which would help me in these regards. There are many tools available for these kinds of things. Among all I have personally used two Good tools "TotalFinder" which is Paid App & other "XtraFinder" which is Free. Both of the tools have similar functionality. Below table summarizes the features comparison for both tools
Features | TotalFinder | XtraFinder |
Tabbed Browsing | Yes | Yes |
Dual Mode | Yes | Yes |
Dual Panel/Window | No | Yes |
Folders on Top | Yes | Yes |
Show System Files | Yes | Yes |
Visor | Yes | No |
System Wide shortcuts | Yes | Yes |
Cut & Paste | Yes | Yes |
Customization | Yes [Limited, may be it's my fault, I did not completely customize or found ways to do so.] | Yes |
OS Support | Mac OS X 10.6.x to 10.8.2 [Personally used it] | Mac OS X 10.6.8 to 10.8.2 [official claims, currently using on 10.8.3, works fine] |
Price | $18.00 | $0.00 |
Above table just includes only a couple of features. Both have more than mentioned features, but personally, I found "XtraFinder" has more features than others. By the way let me tell you I didn't just try "TotalFinder", in-fact I have paid money & bought the "TotalFinder" license [First Paid to get License for a version & then upgrade fee for new version], used it for a couple of months and then found "XtraFinder", tried it and then gave up "TotalFinder" completely. By the way one of the good features of "TotalFinder" is "Visor", it was the key factor for me to buy in the first place. Below are the links for both apps, try them and use the one which is more useful to you.


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Working with Central Limit Theorem
Example 1
Suppose my iPod has 3,000 songs. The histogram below shows the distribution of the lengths of these songs. We also know that, for this iPod, the mean length is 3.45 minutes and the standard deviation is 1.63 minutes. Calculate the probability that a randomly selected song lasts more than 5 minutes.
This is the same thing as saying among all the population of songs on this iPod, what percentage of them last more than 5 minutes. It seems we can calculate Z-score and the associated normal probabilities to find probability. However, this distribution is not nearly normal, it is indeed right-skewed (Because there is no upper end to how long your songs can be).
Note: To use Z-scores and the associated normal probabilities, you need to make sure the distribution we work with is nearly normal.
To do this, we need to make some educated guess:
350 + 100 + 25 + 20 + 5 500 P(song length > 5) = ------------------------ = ----- = 0.17 3000 3000
So, 17% of songs in my iPod last more than 5 minutes
Example 2
I am about to take a trip to visit my parentsand the drive is 6 hours. I make a random playlist of 100 songs. What is the probability that my playlist lasts the enire drive?
We know 6 hours is 360 minutes, so we need 360 minutes worth of songs. Therefore, we can write this question to
P( X1 + X2 + X3 + ... + X100 > 360 min) = ?
This is equivalent to the average length > 3.6 minutes:
P( x̄ > 3.6 ) = ?
The central limit theorem says that x̄ will be distributed nearly normally when mean = population mean, which is 3.45 minutes. And with standard error equal to the population standard deviation σ divided by √n
σ 1.63 x̄ ~ N (mean = μ = 3.45, SE = --- = ----- = 0.163) √n √100
So, we draw the curve and we are looking for everything above that:
Next, we calculate the Z score:
After that, we can easily find the probability using central limit theorem, R or web app.
So there is about 18% chance that my playlist lasts at least the entire drive.
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Maybe you had a slip and fall incident at the local post office, and you ended up with a fractured ankle. Perhaps an FBI agent swerved past you on the freeway, causing you to lose control of your vehicle and ram into other cars. The point is – a federal agency or employee was responsible for your injury.
Naturally, the question on your mind would be – Can I sue the United States government? If so, how do I go about it? Here's everything you need to know.
Is it Possible to Sue the US Government
The short answer is – yes, you can, but it's not going to be easy. Filing a civil suit against the federal government is a lot harder than suing a private citizen. These lawsuits are marred with a complex list of legal limitations that may require you to jump through several hoops just to get the justice you deserve.
Historically, the doctrine of sovereign immunity made it impossible to sue the monarchy. That practice has carried over to modern rule, making it impossible to file a civil suit against the government unless, of course, the government allows it. That's essentially what the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is – a means through which the government allows private citizens to sue it.
What Is the Federal Tort Claims Act
If a federal employee or agency acts negligently, causing you to suffer harm or injury in the process, the FTCA allows you to take civil action against them. Keep in mind that unless your negligence claim is explicitly allowed by the FTCA, chances are, it will be excluded by sovereign immunity.
Below is an overview of the claims covered under the Act:
- You can only file a claim against an actual employee of the government and not a partner or independent contractor (unless the contractor is treated as an employee)
- The act of negligence needs to have taken place within the employee's line of work and not when they were off the clock, in which case they'll be deemed to have acted individually
- Only negligence claims are authorized under the provisions of the Act, as opposed to intentional misconduct (except for wrongful acts perpetrated by law enforcement officers)
- The claim should be based on the existing personal injury and negligence laws in your state
Once you've established that your claim is covered under the FTCA and that you can indeed sue the United States government, you can now initiate the administrative process. You'll need to submit it to the agency responsible for causing your injuries.
Who Is Covered Under the Federal Tort Claims Act
The Federal Tort Claims Act authorizes private citizens to sue the federal government, meaning it protects individual employees from personal liability when acting within the scope of their official duties. Federal employees and public health service officers are all covered under the FTCA.
What is covered? Acts of negligence or omission that are committed by covered employees within the scope of their employment. The FTCA does not cover deliberate torts such as fraud or battery.
Rules Governing the Administrative Remedies of an FTCA Claim
The administrative remedies phase has specific rules you need to be aware of before filing a lawsuit in court. Here's a brief overview of each.
Statute of Limitations
The FTCA claim statute of limitations is two years from the date of the incident in question. If you're filing a medical malpractice suit, the clock starts ticking when you first discover your injury.
Provide Detailed Facts
When filing your claim, ensure it has detailed facts and information about how you sustained the injuries and the damages you suffered as a result. In addition, you'll need to provide a precise figure to allow the federal agency that employs the person responsible for causing your injuries to investigate your claim and determine whether or not they'll pay it.
Wait for the Determination Period
The agency has six months within which to respond to your claim. If it admits the validity of your claim, it may pay a portion of or all the damages you seek. You don't have to go to court to enforce Federal Tort Claims Act settlements.
Sue In Court
If the agency's offer to settle your claim is not satisfactory, you can file a formal lawsuit in a court of law. You'll have six months within which to do this.
Only Sue After You've Received a Response
In some cases, you may not get a response from the government regarding your claim long after the six-month determination period has elapsed. You cannot sue in court before you receive a response. As long as your claim is under consideration, there's no time limit to file a suit.
How to File a FTCA Claim
Once you have exhausted your administrative remedies meaning, you're not satisfied with the offer you received from the federal agency; you can now file a lawsuit against the federal government.
To file an administrative claim, you need to fill out Standard Form 95 or SF 95 for short, which you can download from any federal agency website. Instructions on how to fill out SF 95 form and where to send it are provided on the document.
Some of the information you need to provide on the SF 95 form include:
- The name of the appropriate federal agency
- Your name, address, and date of birth
- The date and time of the accident or incident
- The basis of the claim
- Information on the nature and extent of the personal injury, wrongful death, or property damage
- Names and addresses of the witnesses
- The amount of the claim
- Information regarding the insurance coverage of the damaged property or vehicle
Once you've gone through the administrative process, only then can you sue the government in federal court to seek monetary compensation.
It is worth noting that the government pays out millions of dollars every year in Federal Tort Claims Act settlements. Therefore, despite the numerous limitations placed on these claims, it is worth pursuing if you believe you have a valid case.
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I was about 60% of my way into an article titled "The Anatomy of the Spiral" which included my usual 10% pretty pictures and graphs, 20% numbers and charts, and 70% rampant musings. Then, midday yesterday, we got news that John Hynes had been fired and I deleted it all.
I could have just slightly reworded things and rearranged the writing to fit it into an article that would be entirely topical by focusing more on John, but still not force me to re-do a day or two of writing. I decided against this out of realization that there was something better to do with this week's article.
This fanbase has exhibited about as much hate towards John as I've ever seen in sports. On social media beat writers' every tweet were harassed with "fire Hynes" requests, or reprimands for lack of "accountability" — as if the beat reporters have anything to do with the team's performance. Fans have booed their players so much that a Hart trophy winner had to ask them to stop. And, in my section on Saturday, Rangers fans and Devils fans alike jeered Hynes at the home rink. While I understand and share the frustration with the Devils circumstante, as well as the need for change, I want it to be clear that at least one fan that is grateful for what he tried to do here, and one who recognizes that it wasn't an easy gig.
Hynes came into a situation with not only very little talent on the roster, but also almost none in the pipeline. The Devils were set up about as bad as a franchise could be. And still, in only three years, he coached them to a playoff appearance. He did this, by the way, with two goalies who are now BOTH in the AHL. That's not to mention the fact that he got two separate rookies in the Calder conversation, made Miles Wood a 19-goal-scorer, and received Jack Adams consideration for his efforts. This was a year and a half ago.
Last year, the Devils were ravaged by injury which forced us to be sellers at the deadline — a result I think very few blamed Hynes for at the time. This situation precipitated the trading of two of their biggest lockerroom leaders (Lovejoy and Boyle) at the deadline. By mid-November of this year the Devils lost another one when they sent struggling Cory Schneider, deservedly, down to the AHL. At this point, Hynes was at the helm of a team that was, despite strong underlying metrics, not seeing results on the scoresheet, loaded with talent, and lacking in leadership. Compounding the issue, the roster that had to withstand this has several players brand new to the system, and new to John (Hughes, Gusev, Simmonds, Subban, Boqvist, Tennyson, and Hayden).
Sometimes, culture can breed winning, but very often winning breeds culture. With no results, no leaders, and a lockerroom full of strangers, life was harder than many realize on the Devils and on John Hynes. I can see the eyes rolling from my room where I'm writing this ... "But Hynes is to blame for the results!" I've written plenty about how the Devils were not as bad as you think, but I'll send one final volley in that direction.
Even as I write this — after being outscored 11-1 in the past two games (BUF, NYR) — the Devils are 11th in the NHL in all-situation expected goal ratio (xGF%), but, miraculously, 30th in actual GF%. How does this happen? Some if it can be due to information not contained in xG like pre-shot movement. But research has shown that public data includes a majority of the most predictive information on goals so it's highly unlikely that gap is explainable entirely by poor/biased data. The biggest discrepancy is on the defensive end where the Devils have been 6th stingiest in expected goals allowed per hour (2.52) and yet, somehow, 2nd worst in actual goals allowed (3.57). That's over a goal per game (1.05) explainable either largely or entirely by goaltending — the largest such underachievement in the NHL by a signifciant margin (Minnesota 2nd with 0.76).
This isn't a new phenomenon, and it didn't sneak up on the Devils. I've called goaltending the X-factor in our season previews 3 years running because it's been such a wild card, pointed out Cory would be a liability in the Summer of 2017, and identified the concern in the future of the position as whole as far back as February 2018. Alas, at the most important position in the game, nothing has been done.
Rachel Doerrie is the Director of Advanced Performance for the York University Lions, Co-host to the Staff & Graph Podcast, and a contributor to Elite Prospects's EPRinkside. But, before all of that, she was an analyst in the Devils' front office. When I asked her opinion on this matter she did not mince words.
"John fell victim to goaltending. When it was dependable (2018 run) he was lauded for the Jack Adams. When it was horrendous, it was all his fault. It amazes me that the goaltending was this inconsistent for years and nothing was ever done about it. While he may be partially to blame, he is absolutely not fully to blame for the situation the Devils are in."
- Rachel Doerrie (Devils Analyst, Player Information/Video, 2017-2019)
Overcoming goaltending this detrimental is difficult. Overcoming it without leaders in the lockerroom is moreso. Overcoming it with no leaders, and a lockerroom full of rookies and strangers is damn near impossible.
This is all not to say Hynes should not have been relieved of his duties. I've been his staunchest supporter on this blog, and even I recognized that change likely needed to happen. The players, had clearly — warranted or not — reached the point of no return in this system. It's clear that they didn't believe in their ability to succeed in the status quo environment, and Hynes is not without blame in allowing it to get to that point.
His clock struck midnight here, he had to be removed, but even so he has my utmost respect. Not just for what he did, but how he did it. And I'm not the only one...
Best of luck to John Hynes, who was class personified as #NJDevils coach and helped me tremendously while I covered that team. He'll land on his feet.
— Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) December 3, 2019
I'd like to say I have nothing but the utmost respect for John Hynes, his ability as a hockey coach, and who he is as person off the ice. He was always approachable, candid w/ remarks, & always looking to get the maximum effort out of players and coaches. Want to wish him luck.
— Mike Morreale (@mikemorrealeNHL) December 3, 2019
I enjoyed covering the Devils with John Hynes as coach. More often than not, he was detailed in his responses to questions. I learned - and had some of my own thoughts confirmed - quite a bit away from the scrums in one-on-one chats with John. He's an A+ coach & will be fine.
— Leo Scaglione Jr. (@LeoScaglioneJr) December 3, 2019
Late in his Hart Trophy winning season, Taylor Hall made a point of saying that he had never experienced as superior a level of coaching as he had received from John Hynes and his staff.
— Steve Cangialosi (@CangyManMSG) December 3, 2019
On John Hynes - the coach and more importantly, the person: pic.twitter.com/3lR2iQoazO
— Rachel Doerrie (@racheldoerrie) December 3, 2019
And there's more where those came from. Hunt down what the players had to say about him as well — they always talk about how all of them were responsible for the situation they're in and how it fell on the "leaders in the room" that the team had gotten to this point. Watch what Andy Greene says in his postgame interview for a good indication of how much the players (especially the vets) respect him, and know this falls on them for not executing. Taylor Hall, in particular, gives a share of his MVP credit Hynes, and is confident he'll be back in the NHL sooner rather than later.
This article comes at a time in which the NHL has met a reckoning with its culture. Some may say it started with the somewhat controversial firing of Don Cherry. It's seen ripples as recent as Bill Peters fired for directing racial slurs towards ex-player Akim Aliu and Marc Crawford being put on leave for reports of physically abusing his players. And, perhaps the most widely reported, are the harrowing stories players tell about fired Leafs coach, Mike Babcock. In fact, Ex-Devil Mark Fraser was quoted in the linked piece as saying "95% of players can't say a good thing about him."
In speaking with members of the media who interacted with John Hynes after every game, and people who have worked within the organization, I've yet to hear someone say a bad thing about John Hynes as a man. He is kind, thoughtful, and transparent. In a sport currently desperate for strong positive role models, Hynes was one over his entire 5-year tenure with the Devils. He deserved far more than the results he got, and he deserved far more than to be booed out of the Rock in his final home game. So in what will likely be my last piece ever about him, I just wanted to be the canary in the coal mine to say:
Thank you, John Hynes.


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Never take as truth anything a bully says about you; listen to your own heart. The nasty things people say are more about THEM, not you. Confide in a trusted adult - they will listen and help.
Chloe says:
I've been there... where you start to look in the mirror and believe what the bullies say, but it's not true; it's just their way of trying to make themselves feel better than you. You're beautiful, and never forget it. And no matter how alone you may feel, help is out there if you're brave enough to ask; there is always someone to catch you when you fall.
Georgina says:
Ignore the haters. You are your own person - be proud of that. Block out the people who are jealous of that and focus on your own happiness.
Vicky says:
Tell someone... simple as that.
Mia says:
The people who bully you are insecure and try to make others feel bad so they don't feel so awful. YOU'RE not the person with the problem, they are. Talk to someone about it and get it sorted.
Caitlin says:
There's always someone who cares about you, even if you don't know it. Speak out.
Autumn says:
Pretend you don't care. I usually answered bullies remarks with a derisive snort or contemptuous glance. Why should you care what they say? Their lives must be very sad if they get a kick from making others miserable. They are looking for a reaction - don't give it. Words only hurt if you let them. As for physical bullying, take a self defence class so you can block their attacks. It will boost confidence, too. Above all, be confident - or fake it. Trust me, fake confidence quickly morphs into the real thing!
Rosie says:
Stand up straight, look them in the eyes, walk confidently. Most bullies are frightened or bullied themselves, and pick on what they see as easy targets. Don't be one! I used to imagine I had a bodyguard on either side of me, and that helped!
Kieran says:
Kill them with kindness. Bullies like to make others feel bad so they can feel better and superior. Don't let it faze you; ignore it and the bullying will ease off and fade. There are lots of bullying helplines, so if you're struggling call and talk to someone in confidence.
Kristen says:
Tell someone - anyone you trust; friends, teachers, parents. Stay strong and keep speaking out until it is sorted.
Azania says:
Don't believe what they say, and don't try to argue back - they'll think you're asking for more. Ignore them, and hang out with friends. If friends are bullying you, cut them off - that's NOT friendship. If this doesn't help, talk to the school counsellor or supervisor.
Courtenay says:
Don't let the bully see they're getting to you - if they get a reaction, they'll go on targeting you. Ignore them but write down their words and what they do when they move on to pick on others; you can use your notes to report the bully and prevent others from being hurt.
Izzy says:
Completely ignore them... don't retaliate and tell your friends and family before things get any worse. Opening up really does help.
Caoimhe says:
Gather evidence of the bullying - print out Facebook messages, for example. Get your friends to stick with you and DON'T fight back - you'll just look like you're the bully if you do. If things get worse, tell a teacher and show them the evidence you've gathered so they take you seriously.
Kiki says:
Don't let it get to you. Bullies often threaten things will get worse if you tell, but THEY are the ones who lose out if you tell, so they would say that, wouldn't they? Speak out - if not to a teacher, then to a helpline.
Holly says:
Don't show that they're hurting you... this is the reaction they want. Try to seem confident and they'll leave you alone - show weakness and they'll target you more than ever.
Verity says:
Try and block it out - because if you don't listen, they can't hurt you. I've been bullied since I was a little girl, everything from name calling to being pushed down a set of stairs at school. One thing I've learnt is to try and ignore the bullies, as if they are trash, because they are. After a really bad day I feel angry and have to try hard not to take it out on others... that makes the teachers feel you're at fault, and they'll be less supportive.
Kellie says:
I was bullied and it was awful and drove me to behave very badly. In the end, I went to Social Services and told them all about it... things got sorted then. Keep telling until somebody listens.
Lorna says:
I was bullied at secondary school, and what started off as a jokey thing escalated until it felt like everyone was in on the joke but me. Someone I thought was a friend began blackmailing me and I withdrew and developed Generalised Anxiety Disorder. Then I discovered BeatBullying who gave me the confidence to speak out. These days, I am a mentor for BeatBullying and have even been on national TV talking about it. There is always someone to help - please speak out.
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For more advice, read my book Letters To Cathy which has a chapter on how to handle bullying and more chapters on how to build confidence and self-esteem. Gingersnaps and Driftwood are two of my fiction books which tackle the subject of bullying. The advice above is good - I agree that blanking the bullying can work. Bullies want a reaction, and if you deny them this they can get bored and leave you alone. If not, SPEAK OUT... talk to a trusted teacher, a counsellor, a parent, a helpline... and keep asking for help until someone listens and helps. You do NOT deserve to be treated this way... don't put up with it. Break the silence and get some help and support.
BullyingUK: www.bullying.co.uk / call 0808 800 2222
National Bullying Helpline: 0845 2255 787
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When I was fifteen some friends and I wrote an e-zine about school and what was happening around town. It was lowbrow satire and only twelve of us read it, but we were pleased to be sharing our ideas.
The internet was changing the way my friends and I communicated. We were having conversations that weren't localised between a set of people at one given time or place. We were exchanging laughs across the span of a week or even months when somebody read a copy long after it was published.
Little did I know this very means of open communication was under threat, seen by governments as a scary film or book that could be easily edited (or deleted) rather than as conversation.
A year earlier I had become an instant fan of Silence of the Lambs after renting it from the local video shop. Despite being a squeamish kid, I was beginning to understand movies weren't real and the blood was just tomato sauce. Standing in front of the VHS lined shelves, I debated with myself about whether I was really brave enough to watch it. I'd heard it was terrifying but I was interested in film making and couldn't resist watching one of the greats. Part of me knew I was ready and I was right; I watched it, enjoyed it and understood why it was so highly regarded.
On the opening day of its sequel, Hannibal, I dragged Mum along to the cinema for the first session because none of my friends were fans and it would ease any concerns she had about me seeing it by myself. It was classified MA15+ but not for long. A ludicrous scene where Anthony Hopkins removes the top of Ray Liotta's skull to cook part of his brain stirred up Australia. Within a week of opening the Queensland Attorney General, Judy Spence, requested the rating be reviewed and subsequently Hannibal was reclassified R18+. Only adults could see it.
It was here that I realised that Mum and I weren't the only people deciding what I was permitted to watch and read. No kid is a stranger to be being told what they can and cannot do; it's part of growing up. However, on the verge of adulthood I struggled with the concept of another party deciding what fiction and fact was appropriate for me. I knew what was right and wrong, legal and illegal, but this was a story I had read in a book borrowed from school and was now not meant to have seen on the big screen. Talk about an eye-opener.
As a family our only exposure to classification existed when we read the labels on the front of video jackets or the warnings before television movies. I was sent to bed many times as a child after that deep, drone-like voice uttered "The following film contains violence and is suitable for mature audiences only". When I wanted to see Hannibal, even as teenager, I had to make a "case"
It's this conversation between parent and child that is missing when we look to technology such as ISP filtering as a solution to keeping children safe on the internet. Where along the way did we forget that the best way to protect children online is the same as we do off-line; by talking to them. Discussing Internet safety with them is just as important as discussing road safety, pool safety, sex and stranger danger. And it's parents, family-friends, community leaders and teachers who are best placed to have 'the talk'.
Remember the sit-down most of us had with our parents before we went to our first party in high school. They knew there would be alcohol, potentially worse, but by talking to us about it beforehand they were instilling trust and responsibility. The internet is no different.
We are now part of a global village and we are having global conversations, although not always ones appropriate for all ages. It's ultimately why a one-size-fits-all ISP filter is a poor substitute for good education. Even PC filters with their faults still remain a far better option for families because access can be tailored to individual users. While the Australian Government may have good intentions introducing mandatory ISP filtering, they'll probably do more harm by giving parents a false sense of security. Their filtering policy will do little if anything to make the internet safer for children and that leaves me wondering what's the point?
It's been over 10 years since I wrote that e-zine and I'm still creating content online. Somebody Think of the Children has reached an audience far bigger than that zine ever could. I like to think every sentence I write is a conversation with my readers and it's organisations like Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) that help us little guys keep doing so. It's their hard work and effort that links our voice with the policy makers and media. If you take a moment to think about how you communicate online and how important it is to you, I believe you'll understand why it's crucial we support EFA in their fight to protect and promote civil liberties in Australia.
This article first appeared on the EFA website on March 29, 2010.
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Our friend and colleague, Michael Wakelam, the Director of the Babraham Institute, passed away from respiratory complications arising from suspected Covid-19 infection on 31 March 2020. Michael's career spanned more than 40 years and 200 papers, during which he made many friends and was heavily involved in scientific leadership. He was also a great supporter of the Biochemical Society and its journals.
Michael obtained his BSc in Medical Biochemistry (1977) and PhD in Biochemistry (1980) from the University of Birmingham, having worked on the expression of hepatic glucokinase. At Birmingham Michael also met his life-long partner, Jane Fensome, who later became his wife. Together they moved to the University of Konstanz where Michael undertook a post-doc with Dirk Pette, studying inositol lipid turnover during myoblast fusion; this shift towards signal transduction was prompted by Bob Michell's hypotheses around inositol lipid turnover, and Bob and Michael remained firm friends. In 1983, Michael moved to Imperial College London, as a Beit Memorial Fellow, studying the RAS oncoproteins with the late Chris Marshall and Allan Hall at the Institute of Cancer Research.
In 1985, Michael became a lecturer in biochemistry at the University of Glasgow. Here, Michael's lab discovered that RAS could regulate a phospholipase C, though the full significance of this was not recognized until 15 years later, when PLC-ε was identified as a RAS effector. Michael's lab, together with those of Miles Houslay and Graeme Milligan, was vibrant and exciting, with a strong work ethic; experiments ran 7 days a week and into the evening. Results were discussed as they came off the scintillation counter, and digested over beers on Byres Road. Michael's excitement for science was infectious and several significant scientific careers were forged, including Shireen Davies, Susan Pyne and Robin Plevin. Michael also took his first steps in lipid analysis by mass spectrometry (MS) demonstrating that PLD and PLC generate DAG species with distinct fatty acyl chains.
Michael's interest in lipid-MS really took off in 1993, when he returned to Birmingham as Professor of Molecular Pharmacology in the Institute for Cancer Studies. With Trevor Pettitt, Michael developed the methods that made lipid-MS routine, providing unparalleled new insights into lipid signalling; the days of scraping radiolabelled lipids off silica thin layer chromatography (TLC) plates were finally gone! With Matt Hodgkin, Dale Powner, Khalid Saqib, Mark McDermott and Neil Shimwell, Michael also discovered key elements in the regulation and functions of PLD1 and PLD2. Michael became increasingly involved in science leadership, sitting on the MRC Council as Chair of the Molecular and Cellular Medicine Board and serving on Site Visit Assessment panels in the UK and abroad. It was also during this time that Jane and Michael welcomed their sons Alex and Patrick to their world.
Michael joined the Babraham Institute as Director in 2007, attracted by the opportunity to lead a world-class research institute that pioneered work on lipid signalling. Michael's lab continued to work on PLD, autotaxin/LPA and lipid metabolism. Michael also provided the vision and drive to create a fantastic lipid-MS facility, run by Qifeng Zhang and, latterly, by Andrea Lopez. This increased capability and Michael's encyclopaedic knowledge supported many significant collaborations, including: Eyal Gottlieb and Almut Schulze (cancer), Linda Partridge and David Gems (ageing) and Rob Semple (overgrowth syndromes). His pre-eminence in lipid signalling and lipidomics was recognized by the award of the Biochemical Society's Morton Lecture in 2018.
The further development of the Babraham Research Campus is the lasting legacy of Michael's leadership at Brabaham. Michael worked with Derek Jones and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to bend the ear of successive science ministers, including David Willetts, securing significant public investment so that Babraham is now home to both a world-renowned institute and 60 biotech/drug discovery companies, and is the model for all BBSRC UK Research and Innovation Campuses.
Michael was a tireless supporter of Brabaham science, ever present at seminars and student posters, always asking questions and always approachable. He is fondly remembered for turning up slightly late, often out of breath, but immediately 'hooking in' to the scientific discussion. Although the Director, he was still Michael, talking science over a pint at the Social Club or running on the treadmill in the gym. His humanity always shone through, supporting students, post-docs, staff and collaborators through difficult scientific or personal situations.
For all his achievements, Michael's greatest joy and comfort was as a husband and father. He regaled us with his sons' latest exploits, and we all sensed his growing pride as they progressed to university and chose their own paths in life. Their first child, Ellen, tragically died at birth and was always remembered as a member of the family. There was a very strong bond in the Wakelam family and we, his colleagues, offer our deepest condolences and best wishes to Jane, Patrick and Alex.


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It's been my experience over the past few years that the majority of contact forms on web pages of both large companies as well as governmental institutions fail to handle line breaks properly in one way or another.
Typically, such a contact form consists of several single-line text boxes for contact details of the inquirer and one multi-line text box intended for the actual message:
When using such a form, I give the message a classic business letter/e-mail look and feel. I include salutation, closing and multiple paragraphs separated by line breaks to make the message as easy to read as possible for the customer service person on the other end.
I find that line breaks in the actual message often get messed up:
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Being involved in web development myself, I'm aware that handling line breaks can sometimes involve a little work in order to make them work correctly. On the other hand, failure to handle line breaks at all would seem like a beginner's mistake.
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