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But then I did pick it up. And it was very good! I was surprised I stuck with it. I bought the mass market paperback and it's a whopping 722 pages. Which isn't saying much because I've also purchased the second one and it's 1107 pages. Whether I'll actually read the second one is another thing entirely. But I did read the first one. Let me talk about it before I get distracted again.
It's a story within a story. Which I love. It's kind of like having multiple POVs. Kvothe, the main character, is telling his life story in the present (technically the past but the present of the book anyway). We as the reader go back in time to follow that story while also being pulled to the present for occasional commentary. The premise of the story is that Kvothe, a trouper, is a newly made orphan whose only desire is to go to University. He eventually gets there after a crazy amount of trials and tribulations that sometimes go longer than they're good for. At it's heart the book is a hero story and a love story. There's a climactic event at the conclusion of the book in both the past and the present. I didn't love the present ending but I'm going to at least start book two. I'll probably get pulled away, series are hard to complete for me these days. I'm also a bit worried because book three isn't out yet, not even rumors.
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A member of the government delegation to negotiate the two areas Al- Hdi Osman Ando, the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) to call the parties to a final round of negotiations that will put an end to the conflicts of the region by signing a comprehensive peace agreement that meets the aspirations of the people of the region.
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The University of Adelaide has developed an autonomous mobile battery storage system supporting the electricity network in Cape Jervis. It is a part of $ 3.65 million trial. It has been developed over a span of three years in collaboration with SA Power Networks and Power Tec, which is the system supplier.
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A longitudinal fissure separates the human brain into two distinct cerebral hemispheres, connected by the corpus callosum. The sides resemble each other and each hemisphere's structure is generally mirrored by the other side. Yet despite the strong similarities, the functions of each cortical hemisphere are different…
On the left side–the side of my head dominated by a cubicle farm–stuff's getting lined up to get done. Woken up from what had to have been the worst case of cold-weather despair I've felt in years, my left brain is ready to kick some manuscript butt, some income butt, some tax butt, and some photographic butt. My left brain is tough-loving itself. My left brain is ready for stumps and puddles.
On the right side–the side of my head dominated by a grassy meadow–stuff's getting let go. Stuff that was turning my green, sun-washed open space into a black-clouded tangle. All the self-inflicted agony and doubt and thumbtack shoes, as much a part of the human condition as capillaries and pancreas. Fear and shame and all those stories about how I'm fraudulent and no good. It's irreconcilable stuff. And so rather than trying to convince it away I self-soothe, a mama to myself: Now, now, tangle. Sleep for a bit.
You know what happens when you let go? You make space. Space for the left side to organize the picnic, pitch the tents, and hang the paper lanterns. Space for new things to happen.
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King Tut's Wife Disappeared From History. She May Soon Be FoundNewser — Michael Harthorne
The dig for King Tut's wife is officially on. Last July, archaeologist Zahi Hawass announced his team had located a possible tomb 16 feet underground in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
Due to its location in the Valley of the Monkeys near the tomb of Ay, the pharaoh who succeeded Tutankhamun, Hawass and his team believe it may be the resting place of Tut's wife Ankhesenamun, Live Science reports.
And this month Hawass finally started the excavation—funded by the Discovery Channel—to find out if that's indeed the case, according to an announcement on his website.
Ankhesenamun was Tut's teenage bride and half-sister, International Business Times reports. Shortly after Tut's death in 1323BC, Ankhesenamun married Ay. But their marriage marks her last appearance in historical records.
She's also absent from Ay's tomb, where another wife's name appears. It's unknown when or how she died, though Yahoo News reports it's possible she was also briefly married to her own father and grandfather prior to her death.
The discovery of Ankhesenamun's tomb could answer many of the questions surrounding the wife of arguably the most famous pharaoh in ancient Egyptian history.
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To quell the controversy over the eligibility of Minister Without Portfolio Lin Wan-yi (林萬億) for the 18 percent preferential savings rate that is granted to public-sector retirees, Lin yesterday said he would not claim the benefit if it is still available when he retires.
The minister, who is the deputy convener and executive director of the Presidential Office's pension reform committee, has been engulfed in the controversy because he is eligible as a former sociology professor at National Taiwan University, for the preferential rate, and critics from across party lines questioned his role in the pension reform effort as a result.
A key goal of the reform effort is to phase out the preferential savings rate offered to retired military service members, public-school teachers and civil servants.
Lin made the promise in a statement issued by the Executive Yuan.
He could have retired 10 years ago to maximize his retirement benefits, but he did not and has not claimed any pension benefits so far, he said.
Although he has reached the retirement age of 65 for educators, he has not retired as he is still holds public office, he said.
Lin was widely criticized after saying on Saturday that he would not "put on a show or act as if he was morally better than others by giving up the 18 percent savings rate," and that he would claim whatever he is legally entitled to when he retired.
"An unreasonable system should be reformed, and the focus should not be placed on any individual," Lin said, adding that he did not design the reform proposals to the advantage of himself or others.
Lin's statement on Saturday drew attention as he had previously criticized the preferential interest rate.
Former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Lin Choi-shui (林濁水) said while the preferential savings rate has been considered a flawed system contributing to the financial woes of the pension systems, the minister's unwillingness to give up the benefit suggested a conventional mindset that would leave the reform effort "half-baked."
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Bellingham, WA, July 29, 2015. -- Local professional Board Certified Hypnotist, Erika Flint will present at the 2015 National Guild of Hypnotists Convention, to be held in Marlborough, MA. Scheduled for August 7-9, 2015, this year's event marks the 28th time the 65-year-old professional organization has held an educational conference and convention.
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Here are our top 20+ Tokyo Family Fun locations open from January 2nd, 2019. Spending New Years in Tokyo can be a calm and relaxing time to spend with family, but as a moms we know by Dec 31st your kids are bouncing off the walls. We spend December 31st and January 1st visiting temples, cooking and make crafts. But come January 2nd we ride our bikes all over the empty city enjoying the cold but beautiful blue sky weather. Luckily many great Tokyo family Fun locations are open from January 2nd and many are free or reduced cost.
1. Edo-Tokyo Museum
Address: 1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0015
Access: 1 min walk from the Ryogkoku Stations on the Oedo subway line or 3 min walk from the Ryogoku station (West Exit) on the JR Sobu Line
Cost: Adult: 600yen, People aged 65 or over:300yen, University Students:480yen; Students(Junior high school & High school: 300yen; Under Junior high school:Free
Website: https://www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/en/Edo Tokyo Museum
2. Edo-Tokyo Open-air Architectural Museum
Address: 3-7-1 Sakuracho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-0005 (in Koganei Park)
Hours: April – September 9:30 -17:30; October – March 9:30 – 16:30
Cost: Adults 400 yen, college 300 yen, Hugh school 200 yen, junior high school and below free
3. Miraikan – Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
Address: 2-3-6 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo (near Odaiba)
Hours: Wednesday – Monday 10:00 – 17:00, Closed on Tuesday, November 15, New Year's Holidays (12/28 – 1/1)
Admission: Adult 620 yen, under 18 years 210 yen, under 6 years free; Special exhibit and permanent visit ticket Adult (Ages 19 & over) 1,900 JPY; Junior (Ages 7 to ages 18) 1,300 JPY; Child (Ages 4 to ages 6) 1,000 JPY.
Access: 5 min walk from the Fune-no Kagakukan station on the Yurikamome Line; 15 min walk from the Tokyo Teleport Station on the Rinkai Line
Website: http://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp/en/
4. National Museum of Nature and Science
Address: 7-20 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Days and Hours: Open Tuesday – Sunday (closed Mondays); 9:00 – 17:00 (last admittance 16:30)
Admission: Permanent exhibits – adults 620 yen, high-school students and below free; Special exhibits vary but usually cost 1,600 yen for adults and 600 yen for children
Website: http://www.kahaku.go.jp/english/
Access: 5 min. walk from JR Ueno Station (Park Exit), 10 min. walk from Tokyo Metro Ginza Line/Hibiya Line Ueno Station, or 10 min. walk from Keisei Line Keisei Ueno Station
5. VR Park Tokyo (Shibuya)
Address: 4F KN Building, 13-11 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (google map)
Hours: 10:00 – 23:45 everyday
Access: 8 min walk from Shibuya Station
Cost: Between 2,900 – 3,300 JPY depending on season and online or off tickets purchase
Website: http://www.adores.jp/vrpark/en/
Address: Island Mall 6F, Decks Tokyo Beach, 1-6-1 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo (1-6-1台場港区東京 デックス東京ビーチ アイランドモール3F) Google Map
Phone: 03-3599-5168
Hours: Daily 10:00 – 21:00; last admission 19:00.
Website: http://www.legolanddiscoverycenter.jp/tokyo/en/
Notes: If you plan on staying in Tokyo for a year or more, I recommend getting the annual pass. It`s the price of three visits, your family will avoid the long lines and you`ll receive a coupon book for use in the facility.
7. Tokyo Joypolis
Address: 1-6-1 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
Phone: 03-5500-1801
Website: http://tokyo-joypolis.com/language/english/
Access: 2 mins walk from Odaiba Kaihin Kouen Station on the Yurikamome Line; 5 mins walk from Tokyo Teleport Station on the Via Rinkai Line.
8. Niko Niko Park
Address: 1-7-5 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo ( 〒107-0061 東京都港区北青山1-7-5) Google Map
Phone: 03-3478-0550
Hours: March to October 10:00 – 17:00 (last entry 16:30); November to February 10:00 – 16:30 (last entry 16:00)
Admission: Adults 300 yen, Children over 2 years old 100 yen
Access: A 5-min walk from Shinanomachi Station
Website: http://www.meijijingugaien.jp/walk/park/
9. Sanrio Puroland (Kitty Land)
Address: 1-31 Ochiai, Tama, Tokyo
Phone: 04-2339-1111
Hours: Monday – Friday 10:00 – 17:00; Saturday 10:00 – 20:00; Sunday 10:00 – 18:00 .** Please check the website for changes in hours and special closures.
Fees: Weekday Passport Adults (18 years and over) 3,300 yen; Children (aged 3 – 17 years) 2,500 yen. Saturday, Sunday, Public & School Holidays recognized by Sanrio Puroland – Adults (18 years and over) 3,800 yen; Children (aged 3 – 17 years) 2,700 yen.
Website: https://sc.puroland.jp/
Access: By Train – From Shinjuku station take the Keio Line to Chofu then transfer to the Keio Sagamihara Line to Tama Center Station. Puroland is a 7 minute walk from Tama Center Station. By Car Approx 8km from Chuo Expressway Kunitachi-Fuchu Interchange; Approx 19km from Tomei Expressway Yokohama Machida Interchange; Approx. 18 km from Ken-O Expressway Sagamihara Aikawa IC.
11. Tokyo Disney Sea
12. Asobono
Address: Tokyo Dome, 1-3-61 Kōraku-en, Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 03-5800-9999
Hours: Weekdays 10:00-18:00; weekends and holidays 9:30-19:00
Cost: Adult (jr. high and above) 930 yen for 60 mins; children 6 months – elementary 930 yen per 60 mins, 410 yen per 30 mins afterwards.
Access: 5 min walk from Suidobashi Station on the JR Chuo-Soba, or Mita Line. 10 minute walk from Korakuen Station on the Marunouchi or Namboku Lines, 8 mins walk from Kasuga Station on the Oedo Line. Tokyo Dome also has parking – ask for your discount ticket when you leave ASOBono
Website: http://www.tokyo-dome.co.jp/e/amusement_facilities/#aso-bono
Notes: Wheelchair, baby and child friendly
13. CupNoodles Museum, Yokohama
CupNoodles Museum Details
Address: 2-3-4 Shinko, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken
Phone: 045-345-0918
Open Times: 10:00 -18:00 (last admission is 17:00); closed Tuesday
Cost: 500 yen for adults (kids high-school and under free), 300 yen per person to make a CupNoodles
Access: 8 min walk from Minatomirai Stations on the Minatomirai Line; parking also available
Website: http://www.cupnoodles-museum.jp/english/
Note: Stroller and wheelchair friendly
14. Epson Aqua Park Shinagawa
Address: 4-10-30 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8611 (located within the Shinagawa Prince Hotel)
Phone: 03-5421-1111
Business Hours: Everyday 9:00 to 22:00
Cost: Adults (HS and older) 2,200 JPY, Elementary and Jr. HS 1,200 JPY, children 4 years older 700 JPY; Annual passport Adults 4,200 JPY, Elementary and Jr. HS 2,300 JPY, children 4 years older 1,300 JPY
Website: Epson Aqua Park (english website)
Address: 700 Nara-cho, Aoba-ku Yokohama (横浜市青葉区奈良町700)
Phone: 04-5961-2111
Hours: 9:30-16:30; July-August 9:30-17:00; Closed on Wednesdays (open if a holiday) and Dec 31 – Jan 1
Access: Kodomonokuni Station on the Tokyu Kodomonokuni Line
Website: http://www.kodomonokuni.org/english/
Address: 1 Chome-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida-Ku, Tōkyō-to 131-0045
Phone: 05-7055-0634
Business hours: 08:00~22:00 daily
Access: Oshiage Station (Sky Tree)
Website: http://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/en/
Address: Soramachi 4th fl, 1-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 03-5619-1821
Hours: everyday 9:00 – 21:00
Cost: adults 2,050 JPY, HS students 1,500 JPY, JH and Elementary 1,000 JPY, Kids 3 and over 600 JPY, 2 and under free
Access: 2 min walk from Tokyo Skytree station on the Tobu Skytree Line; 15 min walk from Oshiage Skytree Station on the Hanzomon Line.
Website: http://www.sumida-aquarium.com/en/
Notes: Very baby friendly with special change and feeding area
Address: World Import Mart Building (rooftop and 9th floor), 3-1-3 Higashiikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 03-3989-3466
Open hours: April – October end 10:00-20:00 (admission until 19:00); November – March end 10:00 – 18:00 (admission until 17:00); Summer vacation schedule:
Admission Fee: 2,200 JPY (adults), 1,200 JPY (elementary and junior high school students), 700 JPY (4 years old or older preschool children), 1,700 JPY (65 years old and above), children 3 and under free
Access: 10 min walk from JR Ikebukuro Station, or a 3 min walk from Higashiikebukuro Station on Yurakucho Line
By car: Directly connected to the Higashiikebukuro exit/entrance of the Shuto Expressway Route 5, parking under building
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Sunshine.aquarium.official/timeline/
19. Tokyo Tower
Address: 4-2-8 Shibakoen, Minato, Tokyo 105-0011
Phone: 03-3433-5111
Business Hours: Open everyday 9:00 – 23:00 (last admission 22:30)
Cost: Adults – main floor 900 JPY, top floor 700 JPY, main and top 1,600 JPY / Elementary and Junior High Children – main floor 500 JPY, top floor 500 JPY, main and top 1,000 JPY / Preschool Children 4+ – main floor 400 JPY, top floor 400 JPY, main and top 800 JPY / Children under 4 years free
Website in English: https://www.tokyotower.co.jp/en.html
Access: 5 min walk from Akabanebashi Station on the Oedo Line, 7 min walk from Kamiyacho Station (Exit 2) on the Hibiya Line, 6 min walk from Onarimon Station (Exit A1) on the Mita Line or 10 min walk from Daimon Staiton (Exit A6) on the Asakusa Line.
Address: 7-1-1, Hodokubo, Hino-shi, Tokyo 191-0042
Telephone: 042-591-1611
Hours: Opening times: Closed Wed (Thurs if Wed is a national holiday), open 9:30-17:00 pm, Closed Dec 29-Jan 1
Cost: Adults (16-64) 600 yen, 65+ 300 yen, Students (13-15) 200 yen, kids under 13 free
Website: http://www.tokyo-zoo.net/zoo/tama/
Access: 1 min walk from the Tama Zoo Monorail on the Tamatoshi Line. Train or driving is about a 90 min trip from central Tokyo.
Address: 1175-1 Kamishirane-cho, Asahi-ku, Yokohama-shi (〒241-0001 横浜市旭区上白根町1175-10)
Phone: 04-5959-1000
Hours: 9:30-16:30
Closed: Tuesdays (unless Tuesday is a national holiday) and December 29 to January 1
Access: Take a train from Yokohama to Tsurugamine or Mitsukyo Station on the Sotetsu Line or to Nakayama Station on the JR Yohohama Line. Then take a bus bound for the Yokohama Dobutsuen (Yokohama Zoo)/Zoorasia (15min).
It`s about an hour from Tokyo by car. We put the Zoorasia phone number in our car navigation and it took us to the main parking lot.
Website: http://www2.zoorasia.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Yokohama-Zoological-Gardens-Zoorasia-229816240437658/timeline/
Hours: Wednesday – Monday 10:00 – 17:00 (last entry 16:30pm); Closed Tuesday
Admission: Adults 1350 yen; Elementary or junior high school students 600 yen; Children (4 years and up to school age) 300 yen
Address: 3-2-1 Katsushima, Shinagawa, Tokyo
Phone: 03 3762 3431
Website: http://www.aquarium.gr.jp/en/
Access: Omori Kaigan Station on the Keihin Kyuko Line
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Inagurated in 2004, the Three Kings Museum House is the first thematical museum dedicated to the Three Kings, the historic characters that traveled from far lands in search of the messiah in Bethlehem. The inaguration of the museum coincided with the celebration of the 120th anniversary of the Three King's Festival in the town of Juana Díaz. The Three Kings is a perpetual symbol of the town of Juana Díaz, from where it takes its second name: "The Bethlehem of Puerto Rico". This museum shelters and preserves the magic and tradition of the Three Kings, in homage to all juanadinos and puertorricans since its foundations in 1884.
How to get there
Take road #52 and exit the highway on exit 98A (Near the Ponce Letters). You will be on road #10 North. Keep your right, and exit through the first exit to your right. You will reach road #14 East. This road leads you to the Town of Juana Díaz and through several locations such as Comeré Restaurant, a Wal-mart with a Shopping Mall, and other locations. About 30 minutes, you will reach the town of Juana Díaz. Continue forward until you find a traffic light with a McDonald's restaurant. Continue driving ahead, you will find the Juana Díaz Public Plaza (a nice stop for ice cream). A few blocks ahead, you will find the Museum to your left.


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What to Do in the Face of a Dispute
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What do you do when your exclusive agent starts referring merchants to a different processor? What if your residuals from your ISO are cut off, or if you don't receive the hold-back payment from the buyer of your merchant portfolio?
These are the kind of disputes that regularly arise in the payments industry and which require immediate attention. What should you do when faced with them?
First, gather up all relevant documents, including written agreements, emails and letters concerning the dispute as well as information that supports the other side. Then, reach out to a lawyer knowledgeable and experienced in the industry. Knowledge of the payments business is critical because courts will look to industry standards in interpreting contractual ambiguities.
Should you file a lawsuit right away? We typically recommend, instead, that a demand letter be sent. A demand letter lays out in some detail what your grievances are, why the contract or parties' dealings support your position, and what you want the other side to do. If you are the recipient of a demand letter, gather up the same materials and get them to your counsel right away.
The principal goal of a demand letter is to begin a discussion to reach a resolution of the dispute. A resolution of a dispute, however, is not the same thing as capitulation. It involves compromise and negotiation. Why compromise? Because litigation is expensive, time-consuming, distracting and the end result is always uncertain. A negotiated resolution to a dispute is far preferable to one costing tens of thousands of dollars and dragging on for months if not years.
Of course, some disputes cannot be resolved amicably or are of such dire importance that immediate court intervention is necessary. Under such circumstances, litigation may be the only recourse.
Litigation starts with preparing a complaint which sets forth facts and the plaintiff's claims. That document is filed with the court and is served on the other side. The other side usually has 20 to 30 days to answer depending on the state. The next step is usually written discovery, meaning a set of questions which need to be answered. Following written discovery, usually depositions are taken where lawyers question witnesses under oath. Once all discovery is complete, the parties often will file motions for summary judgment. A motion for summary judgment asks the court to rule that there are no issues of fact requiring trial and that, as a matter of law, you are entitled to prevail on your claims. Preparation of a good motion for summary judgment is an arduous task requiring the summation of all of the evidence gathered through the discovery process. If the court finds that it is unable to grant summary judgment for either side, then the case will proceed to trial.
Litigation can be a lengthy, costly and distracting process. It will consume many hours of internal personnel time. Conventional wisdom says that 99% of commercial litigation matters get resolved before trial. There is, therefore, no reason why a resolution could not have been reached at the demand letter stage rather than after 12 months of discovery and tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars of expense. If you provide your lawyer with all relevant information at the outset of the dispute, significant costs may be avoided with little, if any, difference in the ultimate outcome.
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Letter to BledCom: the changing nature of professional accreditation and education
In this final letter to BledCom the CIPR's CEO Alastair McCapra reflects on the changing nature of accreditation and education within professional membership organisations.
I'm taking the project that I kick started last year as CIPR Past President to BledCom on 1 – 2 July. The goal is explore ways of improving collaboration between academia and practice in public relations. It's an annual international public relations research symposium, now in its 23rd year.
By Alastair McCapra, CEO, CIPR
The latest figures from Professional Associations Research Network (PARN) on degree requirements for professional entry, and take up of mandatory nature of continuous professional development (CPD), tell a story of shift from degrees to life time learning.
In 2015 70% of PARN members didn't require a degree for full membership. It's almost a complete reversal of the situation three years previously.
CPD is now a requirement of full membership of half of PARN members.
Looking at these figures suggests to me that the CIPR is actually pretty close to the mainstream in its requirements.
At very time universities have been producing more graduates than ever before, the professions, quietly and without any fanfare, have overwhelmingly stopped requiring a degree for full professional membership
Rapid but uncoordinated action
The change has been rapid, and as far as I'm aware, completely uncoordinated.
There were a number of initiatives under the last Labour government to increase access to the professions – at one time Vera Baird, then Solicitor General was in charge of this.
Later on Alan Milburn became Chair of the Social Mobility Commission which champions the dismantling of formal rules and other obstacles that might impede progress for people from non-traditional backgrounds trying to enter the professions.
In a less high-profile way, Doreen Lawrence was also working towards the same end.
The net effect of all of this appears to have been that through reflection on their own rules and criteria, professional bodies have come to the conclusion that they were too rigid and possibly exclusionary, and that they could function perfectly well without actively trying to keep people out.
Changing requirements for learning
Another factor is that in past decades, you could learn enough at university in a few years to make you professionally competent for most of your life.
The idea of lifelong learning in a profession though CPD is relatively new – doctors have only been required to do CPD and revalidate for about the last 15 years.
As professions place greater emphasis on learning and developing throughout your career, there is correspondingly less concern about exactly what you know when you start out.
A question of professionalism
My opinion is also that professionalism is the intersection of three things – knowledge, skill and ethics. Most of the older professions have been very big on knowledge, represented by high barriers to entry.
Knowledge now has a much shorter half-life, and is anyway much more easily acquirable, so its value is falling. Skill remains important for all professions, and is a strong point for PR. Rapidly rising in the firmament is ethics – not what you know or what you can do, but whether you can make sound judgements about applying knowledge and skills.
In the age of Open Knowledge, cowboy operators won't be people who don't know what they're doing, they'll be people who know exactly what they're doing and shouldn't have done it.
Future of skills and education
There's no doubt that most people entering most professions are still graduates and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future, so one way of looking at this is that precisely because there are so many graduates, professional bodies can be more relaxed than ever about whether they recruit non-graduates or not.
The career entry market is flooded with graduates so if a few (more) non-graduates get in here and there it is no big deal.
But if I was a university I don't think I'd draw a great deal of comfort from these figures- not least because the value of knowledge is only going to continue to fall in coming years, it seems.


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MindMeld from Expect Labs is a conversation tool for the iPad that listens to what you are saying and suggests relevant content. The app requires you to login with your Facebook account and find friends with whom you want to talk. You can add some friends and start a voice conversation using the VoIP features built into the app.
When someone says something interesting, you can turn on the listening feature of the app. MindMeld will then parse the conversation and try to pick out relevant keywords from what everyone is saying. When it finds important conversation topics, the app will display matching results from Facebook and the internet. If you mention a restaurant, you will see restaurant reviews, for example.
You can easily share this content with other members of the conversation. The app also keeps an ongoing record of what people said so you can look back at an earlier part of the conversation. The app is meant to help you find and share information and is not designed to send you targeted ads.
You can watch the demo of the app below and let us know in the comments what you think. Is this technology cutting-edge or just plain creepy?
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Ringmaster Pelosi Plots Impeachment Circus For 2019
Democrats poised to abuse subpoena power once they gain House control in order to gridlock and obstruct Trump's agenda.
Nancy Pelosi is standing up for the elitist career politicians she proudly represents. Scolding an Executive Office that has become a voice in the wilderness of the District of Criminals. How dare President Trump declare the buck stops with him when it comes to protecting the U.S. border, it's sovereignty, and it's citizens!
And with a stutter that would make Porky Pig blush, Pelosi found enough time to get her impeachment legal team together. All the while catching some rays at a Hawaiian resort for the super elite. Basking in the glow of the oncoming political gridlock train wreck she is engineering for the New Year.
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We recognize UMA's volunteers come from all sorts of backgrounds and are heading all sorts of places, yet we have all chosen to come together with one common goal - to be the hands and feet of Jesus in a long-term and impactful way in our community!
Most of you see the kids weekly - some in a group setting and some in a mentor role. You may experience the kids bullying each other or shutting down if they are told "no". You may (naturally) bring in expectations of how you think kids should appropriately act and not know how to adjust those expectations for kids from hard places. Even beyond your time with UMA, some of you plan to hold jobs in positions like teacher, youth pastor, or social work where you will most likely be serving kids with stories similar to those of UMA's youth.
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PhpPgAdmin is among the applications you will be able to access from the Hepsia Control Panel that is included in every single Linux web hosting we offer. When you set up a PostgreSQL database in the Databases part of your account, a phpPgAdmin icon will appear close to it, so that you can just click on it and you will be signed into the application directly. You won't need to enter any type of login credentials as long as you sign in through your Control Panel, however if you have to provide access to a specific database to a different person, they're able to use a direct phpPgAdmin login link where they can submit the username and the password which you give them and use the database without being able to access any other content in your website hosting account. This option comes in handy if you hire a web designer to build or improve your site.


text: Share: Comments Print November 13, 2009 at 8:50 AM A few quotes from Thursday Posted by Jose Romero Provided by the team. Sigi Schmid – Head Coach On the Sounders FC inaugural season . . . "Obviously at the end of the day when you look at the whole thing it was a pretty special year. It was a special year from the standpoint of what went on in Seattle in terms of the fans, the enthusiasm, the connection to the sport, the unique atmosphere that got created on a game and game basis and I think it was a special year for our team. No expansion team has done what we have done in an awful long time. When you look at expansion once the league was established, we have so far exceeded what any other expansion team did. We've got to be please with that. But at the end, we are selfish. We wanted to achieve more. We thought it was a fairy tale that might not end for us. When you look at an Open Cup Championship, you look at a record that was well above .500, you look at getting into the playoffs and being two points away from the Supporters' Shield in your first year. There are a lot of teams that have never accomplished any of those things yet in the league so we have got to be very proud of what we did." On relationship with team management: "We communicate all the time. Adrian [Hanauer] and Chris [Henderson] have sat in on our meetings already. I have worked with different general managers in the league and for sure the working relationship I have with Adrian is the closest of any working relationship I have had with any GM working in the league… Chris Henderson has been the best technical director I have worked with in the sense of the work that he is doing with scouting and looking at players and being devoted and really focusing on that… Our communications are very fluid and our discussions are very fluid and current so I think we are very close on our thoughts." On predictions for MLS Cup Playoffs: "It's tough. All the coaches involved are friends. I said on the radio the other day that for some reason I think it's going to be a strange winner this year. Maybe Real Salt Lake is on the Cinderella course to beat Chicago and maybe come in here and take the whole thing. But you never know. .. I'm not going to predict…. Who deserves to be the champion is Columbus because Columbus had the best record in the regular season." Kasey Keller – Goalkeeper On Sounders FC inaugural season: "I am obviously extremely happy with the way the whole season transpired. We are a little disappointed that we could've gone a little bit further. But for the most part, I think if anybody asked me when I signed in August that we would win the Open Cup, make the playoffs, and really be unlucky not to get through and go further I think I would've taken that. To have to the city, the whole Northwest's response to what this team has done since the first minute is something very special to be a part of." On Sounders FC franchise: "There's a standard we want to set as a club. We want to continue to have the best fan support of any club. I don't see any reason why that is going to stop. We want to even grow that. I think I heard a statistic the other day, for our first playoff game the T.V. ratings for this region were greater than the World Series. I think that's really showing what this community does for this and we want to make sure we become, for lack of a better word, the New York Yankees of the MLS. We want to make sure we are that powerhouse. That team that everybody says this is the standard. If we don't win it, questions will be asked… I want to come back someday in my lifetime and say they have won the MLS 27 times." Comments


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The price tag on the food you buy isn't the only way to measure its cost.
When you take into account the possible consequences and potential medical bills caused by years of eating processed, chemical-leaden foods, the case for purchasing organic, wholesome food makes itself. Spending a little extra on quality food is by far the most economical way to care for your health.
Case in point: The projected cost of obesity in 2030. If the rate of obesity stays constant in the next 15 years, the medical costs of this epidemic could grow to $66 billion.
Thankfully, there's now a way to buy healthy food that fits within every budget. Thrive Market wants to revolutionize our food system, so we're all working toward better health.


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Microbes living in Antarctica's saltiest lake swap huge chunks of genetic material as a means of surviving their harsh environment, a new study finds.
The single-celled organisms, called haloarchaea for their salt-loving ways, are biologically distinct from bacteria, algae and other tiny creatures that can thrive in extreme settings.
PHOTOS: Life in a Drop of Water
Their Antarctic home is a deep lake in the Vestfold Hills severed from the ocean more than 3,000 years ago. Appropriately named Deep Lake, the basin sits 50 meters (165 feet) below sea level. Deep Lake is so salty that it's never been known to freeze, even at temperatures below minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 20 degrees Celsius).
Little else lives in Deep Lake except haloarchaea. For years, scientists have been analyzing the microbes to see what makes them thrive in the strange environment, and for clues to possible life on other planets. (Life on Ice: Gallery of Cold-Loving Creatures)
One unusual survival technique has now been found: The handful of haloarchaea species in Deep Lake exchange DNA, according to a study published yesterday (Sept. 30) in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Though each species is specialized and has its own niche, such as eating proteins or sugars, they come together and trade chunks of DNA, some as long as 35,000 letters of code, a team led by Rick Cavicchioli, a microbiologist at the University of New South Wales in Australia, discovered.
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"Our research shows these (haloarchaea) swap much more genetic material with each other than has been observed in the natural environment before. Long stretches of virtually identical DNA are exchanged between different genera, not just species," Cavicchioli said in a statement. "Despite this rampant gene swapping, the different species are maintained and can co-exist because they have evolved to exploit different niches and consume different food sources." (Genus is the classification above species.)
Another consequence of life in the cold zone is slowed reproduction. The lake haloarchaea reproduce only six times a year, the researchers found.
Cold-loving extremophiles also live in permafrost, or permanently frozen ground, and in lakes buried beneath Antarctica's ice sheet. Microbes also happily make their home within the ice sheet itself.
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Deep Lake in Antarctica is so salty that it stays liquid at temperatures down to minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit).
It might sound a bit cramped, but there's an entire world of organisms that can call a drop of water their home. And, up close, they look practically out-of-this-world. Each year, the Nikon Small World competition sets out to collect some of the best microphotography. Take a look at some of this year's most stunning images of creatures that live in water. This photo from Dr. Jan Michels of Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel in Kiel, Germany shows Temora longicornis, a marine copepod, from its ventral view at 10 times magnification.
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This microphotograph shows the diatom Melosira moniliformis at 320 times its size.
This algae biofilm photographed up-close makes what's usually referred to as "pond scum" look like art.
This Philodina roseola rotifer was alive and well when this microphotograph was taken.
This microphoto shows a water flea flanked by green algae.
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Warfare in a water droplet! This microphoto shows a Hydra capturing a water flea at 40-times magnification.
NEWS: Ocean's Most Abundant Food Source Disappearing
One of the ultimate human pests -- the mosquito -- begins life as larvae, here shown suspended in a single droplet of water.
Ever wonder what sex between two freshwater ciliates looks like magnified at 630 times its actual size? Now you know!
This freshwater water flea is shown at 100 times its actual size.
Closterium lunula, a kind of green alga, is shown here. This particular specimen came from a bog pond, according to the photographer.
While it may resemble a visitor from outer space, this is what a zebrafish embryo looks like under a microscope, three days after being fertilized.
This microscopic crustacean appears yellowish-orange because it is mounted in Canada Balsam with crystals and other artifacts.
A white-spotted bamboo shark's embryonic pectoral fin makes for a stunning image under a microscope.
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Hi, I'm trying to use a postgis table instead of a shp file to story my roaddata.
(postgres 9.2.2, postgis 2.0.1)npgsql 2.0.12 I'm using this sample:C:\Program Files (x86)\ThinkGeo\Map Suite Routing Full Edition 6.0\HowDoISamples\CSharp HowDoISamples\CSharp Desktop HowDoISamples\Samples\ExtendingRoutingSource.cs But Im getting this exception: {"ERROR: 42883: function st_asbinary(integer) does not exist"}when i get to this line:Feature feature = featureSource.GetFeatureById(roadId, ReturningColumnsType.NoColumns); here: protected override RouteSegment GetRouteSegmentByFeatureIdCore(string roadId) { Feature feature = featureSource.GetFeatureById(roadId, ReturningColumnsType.NoColumns); postgis doesn't have st_asbinary(int) postgis.refractions.net/docs/ST_AsBinary.html Any idea how to fix this? - Niels
Hello Niels, Here are something I cannot confirm for your issue: I have a postgis table named "rail" and the column name of feature is "oid". In psogreSQL, I use the below string to query when get feature by id, can you check it on your table to make sure the string or your table is correct? "select st_asbinary("shape") from "rail" where "oid" in ('1');" And I use the below code to do the work of postgis in postgre, it works well on desktop edition. can you check the code on your environment? "PostgreSqlFeatureSource source = new PostgreSqlFeatureSource(connectionString, "rail", "oid"); source.Srid = 4326; source.Open(); Feature feature = source.GetFeatureById("1", ReturningColumnsType.NoColumns);" If there are still anything errors, please let us know. Regards, Gary
Sorry my fault .....copy pasting...., I had set the FeatureIdColumn to the wrong name...
Hello Niels, No problem, please feel free to let us know your problems. Regards, Gary


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For a long time I've been a fan of Balance Bars. They're pretty tasty and a good snack when I'm hungry and need a little something to eat and don't want a full meal or anything. Yesterday I had a balance bar and for some reason my eye was drawn to the word "fish" on the list of ingredients. I wasn't even trying to read it, but the word just jumped out.
Then I read it more carefully and it turns out that Balance Bars contain fish gelatin. I find this super gross. I haven't eaten meat or fish for 20 years or so. I'm certain that I've had fish products in stuff, especially when traveling in China. One of the types of Thai curry TastyBite entrees has fish in it as well, which I only discovered after having it once or twice. So it's not like the Balance Bars are the only fishy stuff I've ever had.
Nevertheless, I think this is just gross. Fish are yucky. Well, actually, I think fish are pretty cool. They're great as fish -- things that swim around in the water and that we should just leave alone and not eat. It's the eating of fish that I think is yucky. Yes, I know there are some cultures that eat lots of fish. That's fine, I guess. But I don't want to eat fish. I don't know why Balance would put fish in their chocolatey nutrition bars. Ug. I wrote Balance an email, but they didn't answer.
I guess I need to read labels really carefully. But I'd have thought that Balance Bars were free from animal and fish products. Oh well.
Anyway, I've got a bunch of Balance Bars now that I have no intention of eating. If there's anyone reading this in Bar Harbor who want them, let me know.
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This issue has already been reported in https:/
I recently found that my flash disk was infected by the ¨New Folder.exe" and ¨scvhsot.exe¨ virus although I didn't use it in any Windows computer... In fact, I was surprised to discover that all the flash disks I put in my PC (where there is a Debian Lenny system) were infected. I think the system was also slower than it used to be.
I found the problem and reproduced it on a notebook with a fresh Hardy and wine installed: when you double-click on a .exe virus, the virus is automatically run by wine and it resides silently in memory, slowing the system and infecting all the removable media it finds...
I used to tell everybody that viruses aren't a problem with GNU/Linux, but it seems it's not so true!
So now, when I install an ubuntu system for a newbie, I 'm facing the dilemma of choosing between the risk of virus infections and the inability of running the windows softwares...
The solution would be simple: to disable the default behavior of nautilus to run clamtk instead of wine when a windows executable is clicked. I tried but I didn't find an easy way to do it. Setting clamtk in the "open with..." dialog didn't work...
|steveacab (antonio.chiurazzi) wrote :
If you don't use the windows applications you don't take virus.
the bug is resolved.
|Jan Van Buggenhout (chipzz) wrote :
I wouldn't put it as bluntly as the previous comment, but wine becoming compatible with Windows up to a level viri run sounds like a feature to me, not a bug. Plus, the viri will most likely not affect your ubuntu installation. Your assertion that virus infections aren't a problem on Linux is correct in that sense. So this is not a bug.
I think the solution would be to install some kind of virus scanner (yes, those are available for Linux too).
|Norman Grahams (ndgrahams) wrote :
Wine becoming compatible with Windows up to a level viruses can run is certainly a feature - by implication that Wine is running well. Wine is not designed to distinguish what kind of program it runs, but to run it as the program intends.
However I think this problem of viruses running should be addressed. Even if it isn't damaged by them, Ubuntu shouldn't carry and transmit viruses. And the potential is always there for a Wine-run virus to attack things in the user's home folder, thus becoming a Linux virus. Whether that second option is more likely than a native or cross-platform virus I don't really know, but I can imagine it being so.
Certainly the first at least has happened, and should be addressed.
I don't know how to do it, but checking files with ClamAV (the back end to the aforementioned clamtk) before opening them in Wine sounds like a very good idea. It won't slow down native operations and programs, as an antivirus program on Windows does, but it will protect against Windows viruses running under Wine.
|Norman Grahams (ndgrahams) wrote :
I wonder whether it can be solved simply, at least as a workaround, by running ClamWin in wine - probably with its complimentary real-time scanner?
|Scott Ritchie (scottritchie) wrote :
(optional) ClamAV integration with Wine would be an interesting feature.
|Changed in wine:
|Undecided → Wishlist
|New → Triaged
|HoppingWombat (hoppingwombat) wrote :
The problem is not with Ubuntu or Wine, but with Windows programs -- you would get the virus in them whether you were running Windows, OpenBSD, or Ubuntu.
|jan (jan-ubuntu-h-i-s) wrote :
Just as Microsoft is advising, it should be standard practice that within Wine a virus scanner is advised for users doing a lot of wine stuff.
Has anyone tried to install virus scanners in Wine ?
|Jack Leigh (leighman) wrote :
I also recently experienced problems with a virus via wine. Clamav integration would seem to be a much better solution than the executable-bit fiasco at the moment


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|Wood waste like this will power Adage's new biomass power plants.
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Adage LLC, a joint venture owned by affiliates of Areva SA and Duke Energy Company, have chosen Hamilton County, Florida, about 80 miles west of Jacksonville, as the proposed site of its first U.S. biopower plant. Adage plans to develop a series of 50 megawatt biopower plants in the United States that will use clean wood waste as fuel to produce electricity.
"We are pleased to partner with Hamilton County as it considers becoming the first community to host an Adage renewable energy facility. We are committed to working with the people of Hamilton County to develop a project that benefits the whole community. The state-of-the-art Adage biopower facility provides a reliable source of electric energy generation for states looking to rapidly increase energy production using renewable fuels," said Reed Wills, President of Adage.
The Hamilton County biopower facility will create approximately 400 jobs during construction and 125 facility and fuel-related jobs during operation, adding significantly to local economic activity.
"We are extremely excited that Adage has selected Hamilton County for their first biomass energy plant. It will have a huge economic impact on our local economy and will supply much needed employment opportunities at the generating facility and in the timber industry as well. This is a clean and renewable source of electricity and the Board of County Commissioners and the Economic Development Authority are supportive and stand ready to assist Adage in making this project become a reality," said Danny Johnson, Hamilton County Coordinator.
Adage has achieved several key project milestones, including securing rights to a 215-acre site in Hamilton County and submitting applications for state environmental permits. Adage has entered into confidentiality agreements and non-binding letters of intent, and is in exclusive negotiations with, JEA, an electric utility serving the Jacksonville area, for the potential purchase of the power from the facility, and The Langdale Company for the supply of waste wood to the project.
"Renewable energy is the next frontier for the working forest, which has been creating jobs and cleaning our air and water for generations," said Wesley Langdale, President of The Langdale Company. "Working with partners such as Areva and Duke Energy gives our 115-year-old company confidence in the viability and sustainability of the project." Langdale and Adage made this announcement during the Forest Landowners Association annual conference in Amelia Island.
Several important steps remain before construction work could commence on the project, including obtaining final permit approvals, entering into binding power purchase and fuel supply agreements, receipt of certain state and local incentives related to the proposed investment and job creation, and consummation of final financing arrangements for the project. Once completed, the Adage facility will provide clean, reliable electricity for approximately 40,000 households. Biopower has many advantages over traditional power sources because it is carbon neutral, and it can be a major factor in helping power companies meet their renewable portfolio standard obligations or goals.
"This is an important first step for Adage as it moves forward with its plan to develop a series of biopower facilities using state-of-the-art technology throughout the United States. These plants can help Americans meet their electricity demand with a local, dependable and renewable energy source," said Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy.
In addition to energy and economic benefits, the development of these facilities by Adage and its partners will meet important sustainability goals.
"The first Adage plant when completed will represent significant progress towards the fulfillment of the environmental commitments Duke Energy and Areva made at the formation of this partnership at the Clinton Global Initiative last year. We remain dedicated to the promise of all carbon-free sources to produce clean air energy and protect the planet," said Anne Lauvergeon, CEO of Areva.
As the leading U.S. nuclear vendor and a key player in the electricity transmission and distribution sector, Areva Inc.'s 5,300 U.S. energy employees are committed to serving the nation and paving the way for the future of the electricity market. With 45 locations across the nation and nearly $2 billion in energy revenues in 2007, Areva Inc., through its subsidiaries, combines U.S. leadership, access to worldwide expertise and a proven track record of performance. In the U.S. and in more than 100 countries around the world, Areva is engaged in the 21st century's greatest challenges: making energy available to all, protecting the planet, and acting responsibly toward future generations. Areva Inc. is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.
Duke Energy, one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, supplies and delivers electricity to approximately 4 million U.S. customers in its regulated jurisdictions. The company has approximately 35,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity in the Midwest and the Carolinas, and natural gas distribution services in Ohio and Kentucky. In addition, Duke Energy has more than 4,000 megawatts of electric generation in Latin America, and is a joint-venture partner in a U.S. real estate company. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a Fortune 500 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK.
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How Monetary Policy Impacts Income Inequality ?
Monetary policy affects each one of the country citizens. During the last three decades the G8 and G20, which are the group of nations that is formed by the biggest and most developed global economies have addressed how monetary policy impacts income inequality. They have joined with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to find the most efficient way to apply effective macroeconomic measures or a monetary policy with high impacts on income inequality to reduce the ever-growing gap between the top 10% financial rich and the rest of the working population.
How Monetary Policy Impacts Income Inequality on interest rate
a) Lowering the interest rate promotes the jobs creation and decreases the unemployment rate. The new jobs created tend to have payment higher than the minimum wage with increase the purchasing power of the worker class. A higher purchasing power decreases the income inequality.
b) Lowering the interest rate increases the credit offer and the general public access to money loans or credits. A low interest rate facilitates the goods acquisition by offering credit on any sale. Additionally, the ability to pay any good in fractions or overtime improves the economically deprived population access to necessary products. Being able to get credit a low cost or with low interest rate produces a positive impact of the monetary policy on decreasing income inequality.
c) A low interest rate has a negative impact on the long-term on Income Inequality. Because the wealthy persons and big corporations will get credits at very low cost, which will be used to make investments and generate a more significant money wealth. It would increase the Income Inequality or economic gap between the top 10% of economy upper class and the rest of the population.
How Monetary Policy Impacts Income Inequality on Inflation
Inflation tends to decrease the gap between the rich and the poor since the money value is reduced and those with high balance bank's accounts will lose its facing value partially. Inflation decreases the income inequality in short periods. The decrease in income inequality is more prominent on the unexpected than in the expected inflation. Unexpected inflation tends to reduce the money purchasing power of the top economic class sharply. However, even though, the economic gap is dramatically reduced during high or hyperinflation states, the economy most vulnerable sector suffer the most, and the upper class can tolerate it better thanks to their real estates and other investment, which will adjust is monetary value during it.
How Monetary Policy Impacts Income Inequality on Tax and Devaluation
The idea of imposing higher taxes on the higher earning households and provide a tax relief and government financial help to those economically deprived have been used in several European Union Countries. It is a partially effective measure to reduce income inequality. The tax relief have improved the access to some essential goods and increase the net income of the economic lower level class. However, this monetary policy fails to address the ever-growing inequality in labor income, which is responsible for up to three-quarters of the income inequality among the working age.
Devaluation monetary policy impacts income inequality the worst, which impoverishes of the general population, It reduces the Income Inequality by making most of the people miserable or by reducing the financial support the people used to have.
How Monetary Policy Impacts Income Inequality is a controversial topic with have been studied by the developed countries in a hope to find the best way to decrease the gap on Income Inequality, at the moment there is not a clear economy policy that solve the income inequality.


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Jeanne Segal, Ph.D.
Jeanne Segal, Ph.D., was a sociologist, psychologist, author, and the co-founder—along with her husband Robert—of HelpGuide. She devoted her life to exploring the relationship between emotional intelligence and physical and mental health. Her goal, in everything she did, was to help people develop the emotional skills to repair their health, strengthen their relationships, and improve their lives.
Dr. Segal's work & career
Jeanne Segal held a Master's degree in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Sociology, with a specialty in Holistic Health.
She began her career in the late 1960s. As a licensed marriage and family counselor, she worked extensively at Jewish Family Service in Los Angeles and with a highly respected group of oncologists at St. Joseph's Medical Center. She also ran a busy private practice.
Her work at the Center for the Healing Arts led to a research project with cancer patients at UCLA. This study found that cancer patients who were in touch and comfortable with a wide range of emotions lived significantly longer than those who disowned their emotional experience.
During the late 1970s, Dr. Segal co-coordinated a series of Los Angeles area community conferences for the Association for Humanistic Psychology (AHP). These conferences pioneered the introduction of holistic health principles and practices to the general public. Dr. Segal was intrigued by the idea that you—as well as your doctor—were responsible for your physical and emotional well-being. She coordinated nearly 80 local AHP members to plan and produce each three-day weekend conference, with an emphasis on building relationships and community.
In 1993 and 1994, Dr. Segal co-coordinated two community conferences entitled From Neurons to Neighborhoods. The second conference produced a 30-minute documentary video about psychological and emotional trauma in children taken from interviews conducted at the conference. The documentary serves as an overview to help recognize, prevent, and heal psychological trauma in children. Internationally recognized authorities in the field of childhood emotional trauma, including Drs. Bruce Perry and Daniel Siegel, offer new insight and information about the origins of developmental and relationship problems, as well as problems associated with PTSD later in life.
Dr. Segal held major leadership roles in many non-profit organizations, including Los Angeles Westside Rotary Club, the Center for Healthy Aging, Santa Monica Westside YWCA, L.A. Women's Foundation, Threshold Foundation, Social and Public Art Resource Center, and Step Up On Second.
Books by Dr. Segal
- Feeling Loved: The Science of Nurturing Meaningful Connections and Building Lasting Happiness (BenBella Books, 2015)
- The Language of Emotional Intelligence: The Five Key Skills for Building Powerful and Effective Relationships (McGraw-Hill, 2008)
- Raising Your Emotional Intelligence: A Practical Guide for Harnessing the Power of Your Instincts and Emotions (Henry Holt, 1997)
- Living Beyond Fear: Coping with the Emotional Aspects of Life-Threatening Illness (Ballantine Mass Market, 1989)
- Feeling Great: A Personal Program to Speed Healing and Enhance Wellness (Newcastle Publishers, 1980)