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Feckless Harris Up the Blog: Pramful of Bouncing Generalisations
What's this? I never knew. Scarcely showed. Though of course with hindsight there were signs. Coal for breakfast on the terrace? Should've known. Nine months or so after that first frantic fumble over the web-book keyboard ... can't get caught first time, a quick fisk won't do any harm ... But those great Labour pains having increased in frequency and power, particularly after being sacked, now it's clear, for being "up the blog", and Tom Harris MP has given been rushed to a local branch of Mothercare to pick up his goody bag. Make that Harvey Nicks, Edinburgh. Once there, the feckless mite has given way to a great gut emptying. It's a provocation sure enough. Midwife Field has declared that the twin blog sprogs - Morality and Anecdote - have scored 10/10 on the Apgar scale, and similar on the Richter, well 8+ anyway:
Great earthquake. Can cause serious damage in areas several hundred kilometers across.
It's hard to know who to blame? I'm sure Tom'll cope alright with his pram full of bouncing generalisations, even if the neo-natal advice of midwife Frank Field may not be quite what the Ministry ordered, again. Those post-natal blues have kicked in quickly with a kind of listlessness that is ultimately completely negative, illiberal, conservative, patronising and aprés le deluge empty. With some pretty ugly stretch marks to boot.
I'm sensing I may be back to this shortly. The "WTF?" post more-or-less writes itself.
But meanwhile, suffice to wag a finger and say: if only feckless Tommy had listened to Annie, you'd never catch her blogging unprotected behind the bike sheds: "I do support the abstinence policy. If everyone had always followed the Church's teaching, which is chastity before and fidelity within marriage, we wouldn't have AIDS or any sexual diseases".
UPDATE 15:29: Liberal Conspiracy's Don Paskini has committed WTF? response to blog.
UPDATE 20:46: A few pig ignorant comments have been garnered. Hurrah!


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Showing Altered Notes
It can be useful to show together the position of both the common tuning of a note and its special alteration, such as the normal komal Re and the ati-komal Re we created with the Adjust Scale dialog. Once we have created two separate scales that relate to each other such as the basic Natural Scale and its variant Extra-flat Komal Re, we can do that from
View | Secondary Scale Lines
. Select
Extra-flat Komal Re
from the list of scales there, against the
Natural Scal
e as the primary scale, and the display will show by a thin black line the position of any scale notes different from the Natural Scale. (
Of course you might choose to reverse the choice of primary and secondary, it is only a slight difference in how you wish to think about the display. In the image you can see these two approaches side by side, where the only difference is which line is colored, which black).
This way you get a good image of the relationship of the altered notes to the notes of the usual scale. For better resolution you might wish to select
View | Upper Graph Range Display... | Single Octave
, as has been done for these illustrations.
Now, how will we see the secondary lines when looking at the magnified trace in the lower graph? Tuning Meister will add in a colored dotted line corresponding to the placement of the altered note when it is being tracked. For instance, if you play or sing
, a dark-green-colored dashed line will draw at about -20 cents in the lower graph
, as the ati-komal
we defined is 20 cents lower than the usual
, and that is where your note lies, on the added colored line, not on the center line, which is where the usual
resides. If you have reversed the roles of primary and secondary, the image on the right shows the effect. The added lines for
now come above the center line
; and furthermore for
the center line has a different definition (but just for
), so we can see that the dark green part of the trace has moved up about 20 cents and is now pretty close to the zero offset line
. These few seconds come from a Todi clip, and probably we should have created a scale that includes all the altered notes of Todi, which seems to have ati-komal ga and dha as well as re (and perhaps a higher tivra ma, as sung by this Jaipur-gharana singer). You can see this ga is also lower than normal, as it is on average throughout the clip. But this was just to illustrate how the lines are indicated in this display mode.
The color of the added dashed line of course relates to the particular semitone being traced, just like that same color in the trace defines the semitone.
View |
Edit Secondary Scale
to create or alter scales which function in concert with a primary scale to show alternative tunings for various notes, in exactly the same manner as in
Options | Scale Pitches & Menu
. Indeed any scale can be used as either primary or secondary scale; editing them as a Secondary Scale just allows you to view the combination while you work.
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Interessanter TedX-Talk von Johanna Blakley: Lessons from fashion's free culture.
Copyright law's grip on film, music and software barely touches the fashion industry … and fashion benefits in both innovation and sales, says Johanna Blakley. At TEDxUSC 2010, she talks about what all creative industries can learn from fashion's free culture.
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Today's announcement that the White House now supports reclassification of ISPs has huge implications for net neutrality, but is obviously the beginning rather than the end of an intense political fight. Companies like Verizon, Comcast, and other owners of internet infrastructure really don't want this to happen and they'll have no trouble finding allies.
Ted Cruz even has a brand new slogan.
"Net Neutrality" is Obamacare for the Internet; the Internet should not operate at the speed of government.
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) November 10, 2014
What, if anything, that phrase means is difficult to say. But its political significance is easy to grasp. All true conservatives hate Obamacare, so if net neutrality is Obamacare for the internet, all true conservatives should rally against it.


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How to Find Inactive Computers in Active Directory
Inactive Active Directory users and computers pose a serious security and compliance risk. Inactive computers often store sensitive data that can be stolen by hackers, and any inactive account can serve as an entry point to your IT environment, enabling attackers to quietly gain access to critical IT systems like Microsoft Active Directory, Windows Server or Exchange. Accordingly, security best practices recommend disabling inactive Active Directory accounts. But the reality is, IT administrators are often too overwhelmed by other management tasks to make disabling inactive computers a priority. Therefore, it's critical to have an easy way to list all inactive computers and disable them to reduce your attack surface area and strengthen the security of your IT environment.
PowerShell is one of the many tools that can help you find inactive computers in your Active Directory. Using PowerShell, you can get inactive computers and export them to a CSV file; you can even schedule a script to run regularly to report on stale computers. This is a part of the following how-to: https://netwrix.com/how_to_find_inactive_computers_active_directory_powershell.html
Source Code
$DaysInactive = 90
$time = (Get-Date).Adddays(-($DaysInactive))
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Art Center Sarasota sets aside its visual mission this Thursday in favor of the performative. Sound Bytes (For the Hard of Hearing) is an evening of songs, poems and readings, featuring Tim Anderson, Russil Tamsen, Jim Hiel, Valeri Rose and Emerick Polgar. Proceeds go toward anti-multiple sclerosis causes.
Sound Bytes (For the Hard of Hearing): 7:30-9:30 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 6; Art Center Sarasota, 707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota; $5 for Center members, $8 for non-members; 941-365-2032 or artsarasota.org.


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Protecting Janus Rights
The Supreme Court's recent ruling in Janus v. AFSCME may have restored the First Amendment rights of hundreds of thousands of public workers in Pa, but many of these men and women remain unaware of the options now available to them.
Keith Williams is working to change that.
A 20-year veteran of public-school teaching and now the Pennsylvania Director of Americans for Fair Treatment, Keith recently shared with Matt Brouillette a teacher's perspective on Janus and what he's doing to make sure all public workers in Pa. are educated, equipped, and empowered to exercise their First Amendment rights.


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SNA Lauds Universal School Meals Program Act
ARLINGTON, VA – The national, non-profit School Nutrition Association (SNA) is urging support for The Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021, announced today by Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Gwyn Moore (D-WI).
"Throughout the pandemic, we have witnessed the tremendous benefit of offering all children healthy school meals at no charge," said SNA President Reggie Ross, SNS. "We know our students are fueled for learning when we give them the choice to take a meal. Children shouldn't have to worry about meal applications or whether they have money on their accounts so they can eat. We want school nutrition staff to focus on serving students equally without losing time and money on processing paperwork and determining which children are eligible for meal assistance. Now that we know children are getting their healthiest meals at school, it's time to encourage students to give them a try by eliminating long-standing barriers for children who need a healthy school breakfast or lunch, but don't take one due to stigma or financial concerns."
Universal meals is the top priority on SNA's 2021 Position Paper. Learn more about the benefits of offering all students healthy school meals at no charge.
About School Nutrition Association:
The School Nutrition Association (SNA) is a national, non-profit professional organization representing 50,000 school nutrition professionals across the country. Founded in 1946, SNA and its members are dedicated to making healthy school meals and nutrition education available to all students. For more information on school meals, visit www.SchoolNutrition.org/SchoolMeals.


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The following is a list of the newest news on B5, Crusade and other various JMS projects. There is another page with the older news listed. We no longer post news items on this page so for the latest Babylon 5 news, please visit our forums.
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After calling U.S. immigration policy a "moral failing and national shame" on the campaign trail, President Joe Biden finds himself pitted against his progressive allies in immigration litigation.
Earlier in the week, the Biden administration argued in the U.S. Supreme Court that immigrants held for deportation after returning illegally to the United States should not have a bond hearing.
Bond hearings are when the immigration judge determines if the immigrant is eligible for bond and can be released while their asylum or deportation cases are pending.
In arguing against bond hearings, Curtis Gannon, a lawyer in the solicitor general's office, said, "Congress can make rules for noncitizens that it can't for citizens, and detention during removal proceedings is constitutionally permissible."
However, many of Biden's progressive allies take issue with the federal government's stance. For example, immigrant rights attorney Matt Adams argued that the bond hearings for these immigrants are a "bedrock principle in our legal system."
"It's a bedrock principle in our legal system that where the government seeks to lock up a human being for a prolonged period, that person is entitled to a hearing before an independent decision-maker to determine whether the detention is justified," Adams argued in court.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) claimed the Biden administration engaged in a "systemic attack on immigrants' rights."
Last week, the administration asked a court to dismiss a case against the federal government brought by families who were separated at the southern border. Biden's lawyers argued that the separated families could not sue the federal government for monetary damages in this circumstance because it has sovereign immunity from lawsuits brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
Unsurprisingly, progressives were upset with the Biden administration's attempt to get the separated families lawsuit tossed out.
"Actions speak louder than words, and by sending its lawyers to try to throw separated families out of court, the Biden Administration is effectively defending Trump's cruel and unlawful family separation policy," said Bree Bernwanger, senior immigrant justice attorney at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area.
At the same time, the Biden administration is in ongoing litigation involving the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), a Trump-era immigration policy often referred to as the "Remain in Mexico" program. Under the Remain in Mexico policy, asylum seekers at the southern border are given notices to appear in immigration court and then sent back to Mexico.
Progressives were appalled with President Biden after the Supreme Court ordered the administration to reimplement the MPP in August.
"The Biden administration has had nearly two months to issue a new memo that addresses the district court's concerns and formally terminate the MPP program for good," said Jorge Loweree, policy director at the American Immigration Council:
The fact that it has not done so and is instead moving forward with plans to restart the program in November is a betrayal of the president's campaign promises and a clear sign that this administration is failing to reenvision border management and the way that we treat people who are seeking protection in the United States.
The Biden administration began sending migrants back to Mexico under the reimplemented MPP in December 2021.
The cases are Johnson v. Arteaga-Martinez, No. 19-896 in the Supreme Court of the United States; Garland v. Gonzalez, No. 20-322 in the Supreme Court of the United States; Biden v. Texas, No. 21A21 in the Supreme Court of the United States; and Wilburg P.G v. United States of America, No. 4:21-cv-4457-KAW in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.


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Jubilee MPs issue Ruto with stern warning for continuosly disrespecting Uhuru, Mt Kenya leaders
The Jubilee Parliamentary caucus has on Tuesday November 16, released a press statement addressing the conduct of Deputy President William Ruto during his past political campaigns.
The group of MPs, that majorly consists of lawmakers drawn from the Mt Kenya region, were particular with Ruto's remarks towards politicians from their vote-rich region.
"The attacks, disguised to sound like jest, have laid bare the DP's utter contempt for our region, our leaders and our people," the statement read in part.
The lawmakers stated that Ruto's string of attacks begun when he referred to President Uhuru Kenyatta as 'tapeli'. They add that the second-in-command further attacked Muranga senator Irungu Kang'ata, who is his avid supporter, by contemptuously telling him off for contributing ''too little" at a Harambee before unceremoniously kicking him out of the podium.
"Not content with these humiliations against our leaders the DP then trained his guns on Kiambu governor James Nyoro. To show disdain to all Mt Kenya leaders he then aimed text book insults at Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi," the statement read further.
The Mt Kenya caucus has stated that they have put the presidential hopeful on notice and issued him a stern warning. They added that they have the right to support whoever they want, and that their right to make their political choices must be respected.
"We also urge him to remember that the people he is insulting in public forums were voted for, by those he wants to get votes from," the statement concluded.


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TechWomen is currently accepting applications for the 2016 program. We're excited to welcome women leaders from Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia!
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is looking forward to another year of TechWomen, one of ECA's signature public diplomacy programs designed to support development in the field of technology in participating countries, and to enable women to reach their full potential in the technology industry through five-week mentorships with American women at leading innovation companies and organizations in the United States. Inaugurated by former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2011, TechWomen provides a unique opportunity to women from Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East to gain firsthand experience in America's tech industry.
The participating countries are:
- Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Zimbabwe
- Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, and Tunisia
- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
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Applicants must:
- Be women with, at minimum, two years full-time professional experience in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math)
- Have, at minimum, a bachelor's degree/four year university degree or equivalent
- Be proficient in written and spoken English
- Be citizens and permanent residents of Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, the Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen, or Zimbabwe at the time of application, and while participating in the program
- Be eligible to obtain a U.S. J-1 exchange visitor visa
- Not have applied for an immigrant visa to the United States, or participated in a visa lottery in the past five years
- Not hold U.S. Citizenship or be a U.S. legal permanent resident
- Preference will be given to applicants who
- Demonstrate themselves as emerging leaders in their chosen professional track through their work experience, volunteer experience, community activities, and education
- Are committed to return to their home countries to share what they have learned and mentor women and girls
- Have limited or no prior experience in the United States
- Have a proven record of voluntary or public service in their communities
- Have a demonstrated track record of entrepreneurialism and commitment to innovation
- Demonstrate a willingness to participate in exchange programs, welcome opportunities for mentoring and new partnership development, and exhibit confidence and maturity
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The Story of Sureshbhai Patel
Sureshbhai is a 57-year-old man from Gujarat. He came to Alabama, US to help out his son's family. His son had a premature baby and his only intentions were to help out the family.
One day he goes for a walk in the neighborhood. A neighbor spots him and calls 911. The reason for the call is shocking. The neighbor described to the police that he found a "skinny black guy" wandering in the neighborhood. And also stated that he was afraid to leave his wife alone because this skinny black man looked dangerous.
The police came in and assaulted Sureshbhai, who was not able to follow instructions of the police, as he did not understand English language. The assault has left the grandfather paralyzed. The police argued that Suresh bhai understood the meaning of "STOP."
Now as a desi you will understand, that even a rickshawallah in India understands words like STOP and Go. As a desi you will also understand that for a first time visitor especially from the interiors of India it is hard to understand American accent.
The case against the police officer Eric Parker was declared a mistrial because the twelve-person jury couldn't reach a unanimous decision.
Prosecutor Robert Posey said the U.S. government will try the case against Parker again.
"We plan to re-try the case and so another jury will get a chance to see this evidence and hear the testimony," Posey said. "We will let them decide."
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The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (the Trust) is delighted to have made the first ever awards under the Veterans' Community Centres Programme, with 11 worthy projects taking a share of just over £220,000 to improve the facilities available to veterans in their local communities.
Whether new carpets, repairs to a roof, disabled access, improved lighting and more – the Trust has supported projects who've shown that funding is truly needed and is going to make a huge difference to veterans across the UK.
Melloney Poole, Chief Executive of the Trust, said: "What a selection of projects we've supported! From making centres more accessible for disabled veterans, to modernising these spaces into places that veterans, old and young, can make great use of, there's now a whole host of refurbishment work ready to begin across the UK."
Where do veterans in your community meet?
Do you know of a veterans' community centre in your local area that could do with a refresh?
The Trust is encouraging those using veterans' community centres to spread the word about this new funding and encourage centres to make an application. There are two strands to the programme, and it's a simple process to apply for a grant of up to £30,000.
Find out more about who can apply and how much is available on the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust website, www.covenantfund.org.uk.
Notes for Editors:
The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust is an independent charity that manages the grant programmes funded by the Covenant Fund.
We also run wider funding programmes that support the Armed Forces community.
These include the £10M Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund.
The Veterans' Community Centres Programme is a specialist pot of funding. Applicants must be Armed Forces charities with an existing building that requires refurbishment. Most grants will be for £30,000 or less. There will be three rounds of funding. Grants of up to £150,000 will only be made in the final application round. Applicants seeking between £30,000 and £150,000 will need to have a mandatory conversation with the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust before submitting an application. Spaces supported under this programme are places where veterans can meet for social interaction rather than places where they might go to receive services – watch our short video: https://spark.adobe.com/video/sTMKmfUGpG0fx.
Find a full list of all grants made under this programme at www.covenantfund.org.uk/veterans-community-centre-grants.
You can find out more about our work at www.covenantfund.org.uk.
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Casino del Sol
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How to turn off the sound in Viber on Android. Three ways
This is the second article from the trilogy on customizing the sound of Viber notifications in different operating systems. The first article dealt with setting up alerts from a program on iOS Apple smartphones – iPhone. This topic contains the notification sound settings of the Viber application in the Android environment. In the third article… Read More »


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Borussia Dortmund announced the transfer of Ömer Toprak for the next season. The 27-year-old centerback from Bayer Leverkusen will join the black and yellows and sign a 4-year contract until 2021. Toprak has a release-clause in his contract that will allow Dortmund to buy him for (supposedly) 12€ million.
Borussia Dortmund sign Ömer Toprak for next season https://t.co/UvdK5HmE90 pic.twitter.com/gX5VOaFcsy
— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) February 5, 2017
The Turkish international is the captain of Bayer Leverkusen and has appeared in 181 Bundesliga games for them and SC Freiburg. He was a target for Zorc & Co. last summer and this winter but the deal fell through because of the high demands of Leverkusen which will not be the case this summer because of the release-clause.
Toprak has been one of the best CBs in the Bundesliga for years now and it is the logical next step for Dortmund who have struggled to find the right partner for Sokratis in the heart of the defense. Marc Bartra and Matthias Ginter have made individual mistakes all season long and Sven Bender has been injured for most of the season.
Welcome to Dortmund Ömer, we'll see you in the summer!


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MADISON, WI - The Wisconsin State Legislature has been asked to redraw a small district on the west side of Madison. Local husband Chad Harrison says the district has been drawn unfairly on the queen-size bed he and his wife sleep on, and it gives her almost all the good parts of the bed.
Harrison sleeps on the couch, so he has little room to talk, since his district is mostly drawn there and he gets all the good parts of the living room. However, his argument has been taken up by lawmakers in Madison who are soon to begin work redrawing districts statewide.
"We think it's important to redraw these districts fairly so nobody has an unfair bed or blanket advantage," explained Speaker of the Assembly Robin Vos. "We see in the Harrison household that the woman has a clear advantage on the map. Look at this ridiculous map! She's almost got the whole bed! My best guess is that she's a Democrat too, and that's just not going to fly."
Lawmakers sat down with the couple last week to discuss the redistricting. After Mr. and Mrs. Harrison argued for about 45 minutes regarding subjects completely unrelated to the redistricting, they agreed that Mrs. Harrison could have the whole bed, and Mr. Harrison would just live in the basement.


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The Lunar Express by Killian Carter
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There are two things Max hates…
…Space travel and people who won't take 'no' for an answer.
How did he end up in the coffin?
Max doesn't take a lot of clients, but his reputation for solving the toughest cases in New York gets him an interesting puzzle to solve from time-to-time. It's enough to keep him drunk and his dog, Cat, fed. Beyond that, he doesn't care much what else happens.
He isn't picky who hires him…
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When Frankie Denaro, a known mobster, asks him to look into something on Luna, Max doesn't care about Frankie's chosen vocation, but he won't be sent to the moon.
It was an instant pass.
That was his first mistake.
In the haze of a drugged stupor, living his worst nightmare, Max may not have a choice. He must solve Frankie's little problem or face the consequences. When he came to that realization was the moment…
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Voxies: Binance Announces New Project on Its Launchpad
The Binance Launchpad will host a public sale for VOXEL on the 14th of December.
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The Binance Launchpad will host a public sale for VOXEL on the 14th of December.
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Mia Pendant Dome
A single eye-catching large cane pendant brings a touch of rustic charm to any space in your home.
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Benetton created its New Worldwide Communication Campaign against Hate[edit]
In 2011, the Benetton group created the UNHATE Foundation for its new worldwide communication campaign. The campaign was an invitation to the leaders and citizens of the world to combat the culture of hatred in all its forms. According to Benetton "These are symbolic images of reconciliation—with a touch of ironic hope and constructive provocation—to stimulate reflection on how politics, faith and ideas, even when they are divergent and mutually opposed, must still lead to dialogue and mediation". The new campaign, the creation of the Foundation and the other initiatives of the UNHATE project reflected Benetton's wish to drive the desire for participation and change that animates the world's citizens. The controversial ad series won the Press Grand Prix at the Cannes Ad Festival in 2012 and represents an oustanding example of Cultural Diplomacy as it aims at contributing to the creation of a new culture against hate in the international community.


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Good morning, Team Wordle. It's a new day, which means there's a new puzzle for you to take on. Working it out by yourself is always fun, but if you get stuck, here are some tips and hints to help you figure out the solution and keep that streak alive.
If you prefer to cut to the chase, skip to the end of this article for the answer to the June 7 Wordle #353. For those of you who'd rather work out today's Wordle answer yourself, keep reading for a few tips, subtle clues, and strategies to assist you.
A little background for the newly indoctrinated: Wordle was originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, but soon spread internationally. Thousands of people around the globe now play this game each day, and fans have even created alternate Wordle versions inspired by the original. This includes battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once.
In fact, the word puzzle game has proved so popular that the New York Times eventually bought it, and TikTok creators livestream themselves playing.
Not the day you're after? Here's the Wordle answer for June 6.
What's the best Wordle starting word?
The best Wordle starting word is the one that makes you happy. However, if you prefer a strategic approach over an emotional one, we have some ideas to help you select the perfect opening. Such tips include choosing a word with at least two different vowels in it, plus a few common consonants such as S, T, R, or N.
Wordle archive: What happened?
One Wordle a day is all well and good, but sometimes it just isn't enough. While you could once play the entire archive of past puzzles, the archive was taken down at the request of the New York Times, according to the site.
Is Wordle getting harder?
If you've been finding Wordle too easy, there is a Hard Mode you can enable to give yourself more of a challenge. But unless you activate this mode, we can assure you that Wordle isn't getting harder.
Why are there two different Wordle answers some days?
The whole point of Wordle is that everyone's solving the same puzzle, with the same answer, no matter where you are in the world. However, occasionally the puzzle game will accept two different correct solutions on the same day, in apparent defiance of Wordle law. This aberration is due to changes the New York Times made after it acquired Wordle earlier this year.
Here's a subtle hint for today's Wordle answer:
It has to do with water.
Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that ends with...
The letter D!
What's the answer to Wordle today?
It's your last chance to guess today's Wordle! We're finally about to reveal the solution.
Are you ready?
The solution to Wordle #353 is...
Reporting by Caitlin Welsh, Amanda Yeo and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.
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Our passion is to understand your application whether it is complex or not, whether the constraints are technical or not, and make use of our know-how and expertise to find the right way to provide you with the best answers. Our portfolio and range of solutions are built around Compactness, High performance, Versatility and Modularity and with an "only pay for what you need!" approach that altogether makes the difference. This uniqueness is also built on an Innovative spirit. Innovative because our team, more than PhD's and engineers, is made up of committed people sharing the same vision, covering large fields of expertise (NDT Applications, Physics, Electronics, Design, Firmware, Software) all applied to NDT.
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An interview with Kathy Hessler about "what's real?", "who matters?" and "how can we make a better world?" Kathy is Assistant Dean, Animal Legal Education at George Washington University Law School and Director of the Animal Legal Education Initiative. Sentientism is "evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings".
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"I relate directly to other creatures – I don't need any belief system" – Karen Davis – United Poultry Concerns President – Sentientism Episode 133
Karen Davis is an animal rights advocate and president of United Poultry Concerns. A Sentientist conversation about "evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings".
"You CAN change other people!" – Howie Jacobson of Plant Yourself- Sentientism Episode 87
Howie is a coach & author. In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: "what's real?" & "what matters?"
"There's not a huge difference between how we treat farmed animals & how we treat people – as resources" Nandita Bajaj of Population Balance – Sentientism Episode 86
Nandita is the ED of Population Balance. Sentientism is "evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings". A Sentientist Conversation.
"Breeding into suffering is the root of the problem." – Sentient Media founder Mikko Järvenpää – New Sentientist Conversation
Mikko is a tech start-up founder and CEO (now https://candle.to/). He founded & is now board chair of Sentient Media – an organisation dedicated to making the world a better place for all sentient beings through journalism.In these Sentientist Conversations, we talk about the two most important questions: "what's real?" & "what matters?". Sentientism is "evidence, commitment & compassion for all sentient beings."


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A long-running ad campaign for Maytag featured an affable but underworked repairman who spent his days snoozing in an office chair because the appliances he sold rarely needed any attention. "I'm the loneliest guy in town," he complained with a sigh.
The story line may ring a bell with John Miles, who heads Eco Systems, Sanden International's heat-pump water heater operation in the U.S. Although the products he represents are among the most efficient residential water heaters on the market, Miles is still waiting for that breakthrough year when consumers and HVAC specialists finally wake up to the unique advantages that heat-pump water heaters offer.
They are head and shoulders above anything else that's available, but command just a little over 1% of the market—of the more than 8 million residential water heaters sold in the U.S. last year, roughly 100,000 of them were heat-pump appliances, Miles said in a telephone call, and Sanden accounted for only a small percentage of that.
"It's been a hard nut to crack," Miles said.
Heat-pump water heaters are unfamiliar to many U.S. consumers despite widespread success in Japan and Europe. Like other types of air-source heat pumps, including appliances used for space heating, they extract residual heat from the air without burning any fuel directly. Sanden's product is unique in the U.S.—it's a split system with the storage tank inside the house and a separate compressor outside. But a growing number of manufacturers offer heat-pump technology in integrated units that combine the compressor and the storage tank.
Heat-pump water heaters are but one option among many for residential water heating. Water heaters with integral storage tanks powered by either gas or electricity are the industry's old standbys. Manufacturers have increased the energy efficiency of…
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A Sample of Client Projects
Content Marketing Strategy
Content is the heart and soul of marketing. We work with you to create a clear and compelling message so you rise above the noise and show why you're vital to your customer's success.
Compelling Websites
Whether simple or complex, an effective website combines engaging visual design, persuasive messaging, and an intuitive user experience. We work with you to create the look and functionality to produce the best results for your business.
Branding & Print Collateral
Printed materials are a fundamental part of the world around us. They instantly communicate your value and professionalism. We help you elevate your company's status with discerning brand and marketing collateral.
Choice Builders
Cedar City, Utah
Main Features:
- StoryBrand messaging
- Custom website design
- Optimized for search
- Lead generator
- Email nurturing campaign
- Property portfolios
- Resource articles for homeowners
- Embedded videos
- Client reviews
Sabo Custom Builders
Houston, Texas
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- Lead generator
- Featured portfolio projects
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- Client reviews
- Optimized for search
RTA Architects
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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NICHES Land Trust
Lafayette, Indiana
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- Customized property pages
- Event Calendar
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Cipoletti Consulting
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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The Antique Swan
Austin, Texas
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Denver, Colorado
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Works Global, Ltd.
Penrose, Colorado
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
Princeton, New Jersey
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This new pack has all the ingredients to produce this hot new genre with 20 Inspiration Kits, Compressed Drums one shots and loop samples and Hard Hitting FX impacts.
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Indian Creek Nature Center Education Friends Fund
Indian Creek Nature Center's purpose is to promote a sustainable future by nurturing individuals through environmental education; providing leadership in land protection and restoration; and encouraging responsible interaction with nature.
If you have a fund at the Community Foundation and would like to recommend a grant, login hereABOUT
Indian Creek Nature Center's key programs focus on environmental education, with an emphasis on youth and family-oriented public programs on diverse outdoor topics. ICNC hosts school field trips, Boy and Girl Scout programs, immersive nature experiences for K-3rd grade children at Fresh Air Academy, summer Creek Camps, and other public programs such as Preschool Trail Trekkers, Hike It Baby, naturalist-guided hikes, educational workshops, and more. In September 2021 the Center launched its nature-based preschool, Creekside Forest School, which expands its efforts to create a new generation of nature champions. The Nature Center also provides opportunities for nature-oriented outdoor recreation – such as hiking and wildlife observation – and hosts special events for the community, including its annual Maple Syrup Festival. We also offer maple syruping programming and highlight our on-site syrup production throughout March. ICNC conducts ecological restoration and management activities on nearly 500 acres of woodlands, wetlands and tallgrass prairie, and a national recreation trail. Much of the Nature Center's land, declared a National Environmental Study Area by the National Park Service, is open to free public use year-round. ICNC provides media outreach on nature and environmental topics and serves as a community resource for information on nature and the environment.


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Killer Queen in Concert
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Killer Queen in Concert
Revel in nostalgia of epic proportions with Killer Queen in concert at the Brady Theater in Tulsa. This veteran Queen tribute band is sure to dazzle the stage with hits like "The Real Life," "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "We Will Rock You." Enjoy the best of Queen featuring Patrick Myers at this all-ages event.
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Video streaming framework allows users to download content collaboratively
Sharing a streaming video or watching the big game on a single electronic device can lead to a big fight: whose data plan is going to be used up for the event? Purdue University researchers have come up with technology that could open a new door for video streaming.
The researchers developed a novel video streaming framework that allows users to download content collaboratively. This new technology is an algorithm that allows everyone in that group to share the video stream, which means higher video quality and lower data use per person.
"The key challenge was to develop an efficient streaming algorithm, which allows good user experience when watching high-quality video in challenging network scenarios," said Vaneet Aggarwal, an assistant professor in Purdue's College of Engineering and director of the Cloud Computing, Machine Learning, and Networking (CLAN) Research labs.
The Purdue algorithm technology accounts for different user preferences and data limits, and provides an efficient streaming of the content with reduced stalls and high quality. Aggarwal said the algorithm uses the different network interfaces provided by different devices and networks to create a seamless connectivity for improved user experiences. With multiple people's data being used, it also creates a higher streaming quality.
"Even though the advances in networking have been helping, the users' desires for higher quality video is still not met," Aggarwal said. "This technology is important and has the potential to fix the issues in watching content where the network of multiple devices and interfaces could be used collaboratively with individual preferences."
Aggarwal also said the technology could improve reception for campers in remote areas who want to share data and watch content.
Aggarwal and the team, including former doctoral student Anis Elgabli, have worked with the Purdue Research Foundation Office of Technology Commercialization to patent the technology. They are looking to license it and are seeking collaborators for further development.
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Watch This Short Video on Managing Your Anxiety This Election Season
Dr. Tahseen – Research Manager with The FYI gives tips and pointers in these days leading up to the election. Learn how to best manage your anxiety, worry, and stress using mental health coping mechanisms, Islamically based principles, and healthy lifestyle choices.
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Image of blood-stained underwear on Laurier campus sparks controversy
For a campaign promoting menstrual equity and education on Wilfrid Laurier's Waterloo campus, a series of posters with black-and-white images of period blood-stained underwear have sparked noteworthy controversy and debate online.
The posters include a series of messages, such as "ain't no shame in menstruating," as well as other promotional sayings that are working to dismantle the belief that only cisgender women menstruate and that a portion of students don't have adequate access to menstrual hygiene products.
On Reddit, users have shared their distaste with this postering method by directing their criticisms towards Laurier Students' Public Interest Research Group (LSPIRG).
"Posting disgusting images of underwear in Lazaridis Hall too. Not sure how this is allowed. They can post it in the gender studies class all they want, outside of that, it's just gross," remarked one commenter in the thread.
Hayley Newman-Petryshen, LSPIRG member, and chair of Wilfrid Laurier University's Menstrual Equity Committee, is working to deconstruct the misconceptions that have been circulating around the posters, and by extension, menstruators themselves.
"We did anticipate some controversy around it and it's all part of the education process," Newman-Petryshen said.
And while there seemed to be the belief amongst some students that LSPIRG was spending money on the campaign, that isn't the case.
There's a reason that food banks provide menstrual care products, and that's because people genuinely do have to choose between whether [they] can buy a box of tampons or a box of cereal. And that's just a gendered barrier that I don't think should exist.
– Hayley Newman-Petryshen, member of LSPIRG and chair of WLU's Menstrual Equity Committee
"A lot of the controversy appeared to be around how LSPIRG is funded, and I think in terms of misinformation, one thing is that LSPIRG has put zero dollars into this campaign. I volunteer with [LSPIRG] and they have been supportive of this campaign, and instead of us having to buy a whole new website domain, they have agreed to host the educational part on their website, at no extra cost for us which has been great, but we are not at all exclusively affiliated [with them]," Newman-Petryshen said.
"The campaign is basically the work of the Menstrual Equity committee, which I started and includes the Students' Union, Sustainability Office, Office of Dispute Resolution and Sexual Violence Support … there [are] so many collaborators."
"All of the funding has come from the Student Life Levy and the Sustainable Hawk Fund, and not a single penny has come from LSPIRG — they've just been generous enough to donate their website and volunteer resources for it," she said.
And while the images on some of the posters have been criticized for being too "graphic," according to Newman-Petryshen, this was a design choice that was purposefully implemented in order to open up more conversations about the public perceptions of menstruation.
"If you think about horror movies, there's never any controversy, for the most part [about seeing blood]. But the moment it's menstrual blood, everyone is like 'no thank you, that is too much.' So we picked that image intentionally," Newman-Petryshen said.
"We made it black-and-white because we wanted to tame it a tiny bit. We just wanted to de-stigmatize this idea that menstrual blood should be hidden."
There are also students on campus who don't have proper access to the period products that they need, and some are faced with making difficult decisions about whether or not they can afford them at all.
If someone who menstruates is caught short on campus, there are currently no sanitary options available in washrooms — even coin-operated dispensers.
The cost of buying a whole box of pads or tampons from a store can be high for some people, and it creates what Newman-Petryshen believes is a noticeable issue that should be addressed.
"There's a reason that food banks provide menstrual care products, and that's because people genuinely do have to choose between whether [they] can buy a box of tampons or a box of cereal. And that's just a gendered barrier that I don't think should exist," Newman-Petryshen said.
"It's behind this whole idea that if you're getting toilet paper for free, soap is free [and] paper towels are free, then there's no reason that pads and tampons should not also be free."
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Members of the Maine Small Business Coalition are challenging the political intervention of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce after it announced a $400,000 attack ad in the race for the open Senate seat in Maine left by the retirement of Olympia Snowe at the end of this year. The 3,400-strong MSBC had a clear messageContinue reading "Maine Small Business Owners Challenge Political Intervention by U.S. Chamber of Commerce"
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Paul Ryan Nomination Has Huge Implications for Medicaid
The decision by the Romney campaign to tap Representative Paul Ryan for the Vice-Presidency will have implications for the health care advocacy community. This nomination is sure to make the debate over Medicaid a national debate, not just a state-by-state one. This will happen because the Republican Campaign seems to be embracing the entire RyanContinue reading "Paul Ryan Nomination Has Huge Implications for Medicaid"
Politicians Who Defend Bush Tax Cuts for Top 2% Have Explaining to Do
As members of Congress arrive home for their August recess, which starts this week, some of them have a lot of explaining to do about their recent votes on the Bush tax cuts. In particular, every senator and representative who stood in the way of ending special tax cuts for the richest 2 percent ofContinue reading "Politicians Who Defend Bush Tax Cuts for Top 2% Have Explaining to Do"
The Immigrant & Latino Vote Matters in Idaho
Latinos are growing fast in both numbers and voting strength in Idaho. With over 11 % of the state's population concentrated in specific counties, Latinos are the swing voters for some state races and the 1st congressional district. This power will only grow with time as age eligibility and naturalization rates increase for Latinos in Idaho.
Small Businesses Unite Against Citizens United Decision
Two years ago on January 21, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in the controversial Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case. In a divided 5-4 decision, the majority ruled that corporations are free to spend unlimited sums of money in our country's elections. There's been plenty of debate about what this rulingContinue reading "Small Businesses Unite Against Citizens United Decision"
MT Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Corporate Spending in State Elections
Something amazing happened in Montana on December 30. The State Supreme Court ruled on whether Montana has to throw out its century-old ban on corporate spending in Montana elections in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling. What did the state court decide? Well, to summarize in two words:Continue reading "MT Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Corporate Spending in State Elections"
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The Occupy protests that have sprouted up in over a thousand cities nationwide have had a profound effect on the political landscape. Barely four months ago, the dominant narrative was that the country is broke and we have to tighten our belts through "fiscal austerity," with nary a mention of income inequality and who paysContinue reading "Occupy Protests Have Shifted National Dialogue, 2012 Elections Loom"


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Our Songs was made in collaboration with Prof. Anindita Ghosh (University of Manchester) for Being Human Festival sharing touching stories on the past, present & future of Bangla folk music & its impact on the Bangladeshi diaspora in Manchester. The film was shot, edited and screened in the same week, played to Manchester's Bangladeshi community during a special event celebrating Bangla music and heritage.
Commissioned for Being Human Festival 2019 as part of the Music & Migration project.
Researcher & Producer: Prof. Anindita Ghosh (University of Manchester).
Director, Camera, Sound, Editor: Kieran Hanson.
Camera Assistant: José Luis Fajardo.
Thanks to Al Habeeb Foundation, University of Manchester, Jon Tipler, Clare Courtney. Being Human Festival funded by The British Academy, The School of Advanced Study, London, Arts and Humanities Research Council.


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CBDT to clarify on angel tax in a week
The tax authority is reviewing suggestions from businesses in consultation with, an official saidEarlier, CBDT had simplified the process for startups seeking exemption from angel tax notices
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) will in a week clarify the rules of taxation of startups that will give genuine new age firms relief from taxation of share premium.
A government official said the tax authority is reviewing suggestions from businesses in consultation with the department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIT) to further clarify how a distinction will be drawn between genuine startups and shell companies engaging in money laundering.
Startup companies say the best solution is to exempt taxation of share premium that is beyond fair market value in the first ten years of the company's existence. They say this could be made applicable to those with paid up capital and share premium upto ₹25 crores after the share issue, up from ₹10 crores now.
CBDT clarified on Friday night that not all tax demands to startups are issued under section 56 (2) (viib) of the Income Tax Act, the controversial 'angel tax' provision. It said that businesses are given the benefit of doubt as well as the opportunity to submit documents showing their status as a genuine start up.
Citing the instance of tax recovery in one such case, CBDT said, "..The action of the assessing officer of enforcing recovery of demand is not in violation of CBDT's instructions. Notwithstanding the above, the benefit of doubt should and must be given to our entrepreneurs. However, when after repeated reminders, records of funds received are not provided, the Department is unfortunately left with no other choice. It is also our duty to prevent and expose suspected evasion," said the CBDT statement.
Section 56 (2) (viib) introduced in the Income Tax Act in 2012 subjects share premium that is above the fair valuation of shares to tax treating it as "other income." Since startups derive high valuation based on the strength of their business model, rather than their assets, differences arise between the companies and tax officials about the share valuation, leading to disputes.
CBDT had in January simplified the process for startups seeking exemption from angel tax notices by eliminating the need for a certification from an inter-ministerial body. Instead, they were to route such applications through DPIT to CBDT. But many companies are not happy and insist on getting a more lenient tax regime.
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After Christine Blasey Ford said Judge Brett Kavanaugh assaulted her in high school, President Trump tweeted that had it really happened, her parents would have reported it. This has sparked a social media movement of people sharing their stories with the hashtag #WhyIDidntReport.
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Dear Cary,
My sister, who is 34 to my 30, has been dating a man in his early 40s on and off for the past 10 years. To give you some background on his character, when she first met him, he was in his early 30s and dating a 17-year-old girl (statutory rape where we come from). My sister began dating him shortly thereafter. Over the years he has cheated on her, dumped her because he felt she was socially inferior to him, and been caught in many, many lies. He has a child with another woman that he has completely abandoned. He has worn -- in public and in photos online -- vintage war pieces that are emblazoned with swastikas (he states that he is a war enthusiast and not a Nazi, but I and others have heard him make racist comments before). He was and currently is a teacher and has been accused by at least one female student of inappropriate sexual conduct.
For all of these reasons, he and my sister have broken up several times, sometimes for a year or longer, but they always end up back together. Each time they break up, my sister inundates our family with the kind of information about him I've mentioned above, yet when they get back together, little explanation is given and we are all expected to just accept him back with open arms. I have complied with this expectation three times now, but I reached my breaking point two years ago after they'd separated for a year and then got back together. This was after he was accused of sexual misconduct with his student. I asked many times and no explanation was given for her forgiveness of him, other than that the student had made the whole thing up. Given his track record, I am not willing to accept that.
For two years, I have asked that he be kept away from me. The other members of our family have made their peace with him and accepted him back into their lives, but I'm the lone holdout. Holidays and other family gatherings are awkward as we work in "shifts" -- my husband and I spend the morning at my parents' house and in the afternoon we leave so my sister's boyfriend can come over. Well, now things have changed. Over Thanksgiving they got engaged. No one in my family told me (I live in a different city now) and I read about it on Facebook the next day. I am now faced with a choice of accepting this person -- my sister's future husband -- back into my life so that I can be involved in their wedding, or of continuing to maintain my distance from him, thereby severing my relationship with my sister.
This situation has become polarizing and it has left me extremely depressed. I dearly miss my sister and the relationship we used to have, but this has affected us so much. She feels that I am judging her and her choices and that I do not love her "unconditionally." She has dismissed most of the accusations that have been made against him over the years as misunderstandings. She says it is not her place to defend him to me and that if I have further questions I need to ask him. But the thought of even sitting down to have a conversation with this man makes me very uncomfortable. He is extremely intelligent and manipulative and I feel in many ways, he's dangerous. I spent eight years getting to know him and I came to the conclusion that he's just not a good person. My family has said that he's changed and has been attending counseling sessions, but in my opinion if he hasn't even admitted to the things it seems obvious he's done, then how much can he have changed?
I am flying home for Christmas, but she wrote and said she would not be seeing me because if I do not accept him, I do not accept her. I don't feel this is true as I love my sister very much. She is an intelligent and caring person, but for the life of me I don't understand why she has chosen to spend her life with this man. I know I can't choose her mate for her or tell her what to do, but I also don't feel that I should be forced to accept someone like him into my life.
I don't want to lose my sister over this. Should I suck it up for the sake of the family and have a discussion with him, or am I right to stand my ground?
Scared and Depressed
Dear Scared and Depressed,
Your sister has made a choice that places her beyond your reach. The relationship you remember having with her is gone for now. It might come back but it is gone for now.
There may be many reasons for this. There may be things in her personality, or her life journey, that require her to be with this man. There may be things in her nature that blind her to his obvious flaws. You may have to accept the possibility that in her way she is just as messed up as he is.
What that means in practical terms is that you have to protect yourself. You cannot protect your sister. So you protect yourself.
That is a terrible thing to realize, that you cannot protect your sister. Yet you know it's true. You have tried to protect your sister and she has again and again shaken off your protection and has gone to be with this man who is obviously a danger.
So in a way, you have lost your sister. That is hard to accept. Such a thing is heart-rending. Such a thing grinds away at one's happiness. But the sooner you accept it the sooner you can begin living with it. Living with the truth is better than grinding away in fruitless battle.
Your sister gets something that she needs from this man. We don't know what that is. We wish that she would get into therapy and discover her reasons for returning to him, and we wish that, having discovered those reasons, she would find alternatives that enrich rather than impoverish her. We wish she would find the unacknowledged needs that are driving her to make poor decisions. We can wish this. But we must also know that she is a free being, and she will make choices, and we have no power over those choices.
It's a terrible thing, freedom. Freedom of choice is nice when people make choices we approve of, but when they make bad choices we want to yank that freedom away from them and make their choices for them. But that's another price of freedom: People get to mess up their lives terribly all on their own, and we have to stand by and watch.
Your only reasonable choice is to keep this man out of your own life. If that means some separation from your sister, that is a necessary price.
You do not have to go to her wedding. You do not have to be a party to this. You can tell your sister what you believe and tell her why you are not participating in the wedding and let her go.
For now at least, she is lost to you.
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UK indie producers have reversed a sector-wide revenue decline, with international growth propelling the sector to turnover of almost £3 billion (US$3.7 billion).
Cumulative revenues across the UK indie production sector fell in 2014, but international sales of content from these production companies spurred a 3.5% uptick in revenues of £2.987 billion.
The international growth has been registered as the UK gets to grips with the decision to exit the European Union, a move that was opposed by 85% of Pact members.
In 2015, however, the UK indies international revenues were up 13.4% year on year in 2015 and now make up a third of all sales. Specifically, distribution revenues grew from £93 million in 2014 to £152 million in 2015. Turnover from international commissions was up from £599 million in 2014 to £697 million in 2015.
Indies trade body Pact revealed the figures, which it compiles after surveying its members.
"It's great to see that revenues have bounced back in one of the UK's leading creative industries and that it is international growth that is driving this success," said Pact chief executive John McVay.
"The world is watching British TV and international commissioners know that they are buying quality when they buy British".
The main revenue driver for the indies remains UK commissions and Pact said the UK's multichannel groups are driving the growth in terms of the number of new programme orders.
The BBC and Channel 4 still have the largest commissioning budgets and lead the way in terms of money spent on new commissions.
Multichannel groups and Channel 4 also placed a greater proportion of their spend with smaller producers while Channel 5 and ITV place over 50% of their total spend with the largest producers, Pact said.
By genre, spending on fact-ent was up 49%, with spending on entertainment shows down 23%.


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Golden Glory manager Bas Boon released a statement on Thursday regarding the releases of Golden Glory fighters Alistair Overeem, Marloes Coenen, Valentijn Overeem and Jon Olav Einemo, shifting some of the blame to Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker and the business deals they put in place prior to Zuffa purchasing the organization.
Boon also clarified that Golden Glory is willing to go along with the UFC's insistence on paying the fighters directly, despite Dana White saying last week that it was a point of contention in negotiations.
However, it was his comments on Alistair Overeem that raised some eyebrows, as Boon said he would be willing to sign an exclusive contract with the UFC. Now, he's further clarified their stance with Overeem in an interview with MMAJunkie.com.
"What I want to accomplish is that we all sit at the table, find a deal, and that Alistair will fight the top three in the UFC," Boon said. "I'm not going to ask for crazy things."
The main thing for Golden Glory and Overeem is to be compensated for what would be giving up on opportunities in kickboxing and in Japan. Said Boon, "It should be logical that it's worth some kind of money."
Boon also revealed another tidbit about Overeem's status, as despite his release Overeem is still in a matching period with Zuffa. Should he receive an offer elsewhere, the UFC would be able to match that. Because of that, Boon remains hopeful something can get done.
"We are ready, man," he said. "We regret what happened, and people had their reasons, and there was a communication error. I was two weeks in the hospital and there was a lot of mess. It doesn't make any sense to me to start a war with the UFC."
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Penick's Analysis: It certainly appears that they're trying to make nice after attempting to pull a power play in negotiations, and Boon is handling the PR on this pretty well by pointing to miscommunication and trying to restart talks to bring Overeem to the UFC. If ultimately it brings Overeem into the UFC, then that will be a good thing, but hopefully a reconciliation here could mean Marloes Coenen gets another booking in Strikeforce. She was really the most unfortunate casualty of this whole situation, but if they get things together for Alistair, they might be able to salvage some things for their other fighters as well.