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No. 12-8-8-SC JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT RULE Whereas, case congestiun and delays plague n1ost courts in cities, given the huge volume of cases filed each year and the slow and cumbersome adversarial syste1n that Lhe judiciary has in place; Whereas, about 40% of criminal cases are disn1issed annually owing to the fact that con1plainants sin1ply give up con1ing to court after repeated postponen1ents; Whereas, few foreign businessn1en n1ake long-tenn investments in the Philippines because its courts are unable to provide ample and speedy protection to their investn1ents, keeping its people poor; Whereas, in order to reduce the time needed for cotnpleting the testimonies of witnesses in cases under litigation, on February 21, 2012 the Supren1e Court approved for piloting by trial courts in Quezon City the compulsory use of judicial affidavits in place of the direct teslin1onies of wih1esses; Whereas, it is reported that such piloting has quickly resulted in reducing by about two-thirds the tin1e used for presenting the testin1onies of wih1esses, thus speeding up the hearing and adjudication of cases; Whereas, the Supreme Court Committee on the Revision of the Rules of Court, headed by Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio, and the Sub-Comn1ittee on the Revision of the Rules on Civil Procedure, headed by Associate Justice Roberto A. Abad, have recon1mended for adoption a Judicial Affidavit Rule that will replicate nationwide the success of the Quezon City experience in the use of judicial affidavits; and 11\!lzereas, the Supren1e Court En Bane finds n1erit in the recommendation; NOW, THEREFORE, the Supren1e Court En Bane hereby issues and pron1ulgates the following: .Judiciul Affidavit Rule Section 1. Scope. - (a) This Rule shall apply to all actions, proceedings, and incidents requiring the reception of evidence before: (1) The Metropolitan Trial Courts, the Municipal Trial Courts in Cities, the Municipal Trial Courts, the Municipal Circuit Trial Courts, and the Shari' a Circuit Courts but shall not apply to small claims cases under A.M. 08-8-7-SC; (2) The Regional Trial Courts and the Shari' a District Courts; (3} The Sandiganbayan, the Court of Tax Appeals, the Court of Appeals, and the Shari' a Appellate Courts; (4) The investigating officers and bodies authorized by the Supreme Court to receive evidence, including the Integrated Bar of the Philippine (IBP); and (5) The special courts and quasi-judicial bodies, whose rules of procedure are subject to disapproval of the Supreme Court, insofar as their existing rules of procedure contravene the provisions of this Rule.1 (b) For the purpose of brevity, the above courts, quasi-judicial bodies, or investigating officers shalJ be uniformly referred to here as the "court." Sec. 2. Submission of Judicial Affidavits and Exhibits in lieu of direct testimonies. - (a) The parties shall file with the court and serve on the adverse party, personally or by licensed courier service, not later than five days before pre-trial or preliminary conference or the scheduled hearing with respect to motions and incidents, the following: (1) The judicial affidavits of their witnesses, which shall take the place of such witnesses' direct testimonies; and (2) The parties' docun1entary or object evidence, if any, which shall be attached to the judicial affidavits and marked as Exhibits A, B, C, and so on in the case of the complainant or the plaintiff, and as Exhibits 1, 2, 3, and so on in the case of the respondent or the defendant. (b) Should a party or a witness desire to keep the original docu1nent or object evidence in his possession, he Inay, after the same has been identified, marked as exhibit, and authenticated, warrant in his judicial affidavit that the copy or reproduction attached to such affidavit is a faithful copy or reproduction of that original. In addition, the party or witness shall bring the original document or object evidence for comparison during the preliminary conference with the attached copy, reproduction, or pictures, failing which the latter shall not be admitted. 1 By virtue of the Supreme Court's authority under Section 5 (5), Article VIII, of the 1987 Constitution to disapprove rules of procedure of speciaLcourts and quasi-judicial bodies. Judicial Affidavit Rule This is without prejudice to the introduction of secondary evidence in place of the original when allowed by existing rules. Sec. 3. Contents of judicial Affidavit. - A judicial affidavit shall be prepared in the language known to the witness and, if not in English or Filipino1 accon1panied by a translation in English or Filipino, and shall contain. the following: (a) The name,. age, residence or business address, and occupation of the witness; (b) The name and address of the lawyer who conducts or supervises the examination of the witness and the place where the examination is being held; (c) A statement that the witness is answering the questions asked of him, fully conscious that he does so under oath, and that he may face criminal liability for false testimony or perjury; (d) Questions asked of the witness and his corresponding answers, consecutively numbered, that: (1) Show the circumstances under which the witness acquired the facts upon which he testifies; (2) Elicit from him those facts which are relevant to the issues that the case pret;ents; and (3) Identify the attached docun1entary and object evidence and establish their authenticity in accordance with the Rules of Court; (e) The signature of the witness over his printed nan1e; and (f) A jurat with the signature of the notary public who administers the oath or an officer who is authorized by law to adn1inister the same. Sec. 4. Sworn attestation of the lawyer. - (a) The judicial affidavit shall contain a sworn attestation at the end, executed by the lawyer who conducted or supervised the examination of the witness, to the effect that: (1) He faithfully recorded or caused to be recorded the questions he asked and the corresponding answers that the witness gave; and (2) Neither he nor any other person then present or assisting him coached the witness regarding the latter's answers. (b) A false attestation shall subject the lawyer mentioned to disciplinary action, including disbarn1ent. .Judicial Affidavit Rule Sec. 5. Subpoena. - If the governtnent employee or official, or the requested witness, who is neither the wih1ess of the adverse party nor a hostile wih1ess, unjustifiably declines to execute a judicial affidavit or refuses without just cause to make the relevant books, documents, or other things under his control available for copying, authentication, and eventual production in court, the requesting party n1ay avail hin1self of the issuance of a subpoena ad testificandunL or duces tecum under Rule 21 of the Rules of Court. The rules governing the issuance of a subpoena to the witness in this case shaJl be the san1e as when taking his deposition except that the taking of a judicial affidavit shal1 be understood to be ex parte. Sec. 6. Offer of and objections to testimony in judicial affidavit.- The party presenting the judicial affidavit of his witness in place of direct testimony shall state the purpose of such testin1ony at the start of the presentation of the witness. The adverse party may move to disqualify the witness or to strike out his affidavit or any of the answers found in it on ground of inadmissibility. The court shall pro1nptly rule on the n1otion and, if granted, shall cause the n1arking of any excluded answer by placing it in brackets under the initials of an authorized court personnel, without prejudice to a tender of excluded evidence under Section 40 of Rule 132 of the Rules of Court. Sec. 7. Examination of the witness on his judicial affidavit. - The adverse party shall have the right to cross-examine the witness on his judicial affidavit and on the exhibits attached to the same. The party who presents the witness n1ay also exatnine him as on re-direct. In every case, the court shall take active part in exan1ining the wih1ess to detern1ine his credibility as well as the LTuth of his testilnony and to elicit the answers that it needs for resolving the issues. Sec. 8. Oral offer of and objectiolls to exhibits. - (a) Upon t h ~ ; termination of the testimony of his last witness, a party shall in1mediately make an oral offer of evidence of his documentary or object exhibits, piece by piece, in their chronological order, stating the purpose or purposes for which he offers the particular exhibit. (b) After each piece of exhibit is offered, the adverse party shall state the legal ground for his objection, if any, to its adn1ission, and the court shall im1nediately make its ruling respecting that exhibit. (c) .Since the documentary or object exhibits forn1 part of the judicial .ffidavits that describe and authenticate them, it is sufficient that sucfl exhibits are simply cited by their n1arkings during the offers, the objections, and the rulings, dispensing with the description of each exhibit. Judicial Affidavit Rule Sec. 9. Application of rule to criminal actions. - (a) This rule shall apply to all criminal actions: (1) Where the maximum of the in1posable penalty does not exceed six years; (2) Where the accused agrees to the use of judicial affidavits, irrespective of the penalty involved; or (3) With respect to the civil aspect of the actions, whatever the penalties involved are. (b) The prosecution shall submit the judicial affidavits of its witnesses not later than five days before the pre-trial, serving copies uf the sarne upon the accused. The complainant or public prosecutor shall attach to the affidavits such docun1entary or object evidence as he n1ay have, marking them as Exhibits A, B, C, and so on. No further judicial affidavit, docun1entary, or object evidence shall be adn1itted at the trial. (c) If the accused desires to be heard on his defense after receipt of the judicial affidavits of the prosecution, he shall have the option to submit his judicial affidavit as well as those of his witnesses to the court within ten days fron1 receipt of such affidavits and serve a copy of each on the public and private prosecutor, including his docun1entary and object evidence previously n1arked as Exhibits 1, 2, 3, and so on. These affidavits shall serve as direct testimonies of the accused and his witnesses when they appear before the court to testify. Sec. 10. Effect of non-compliance zuith the judicial Affidavit Rule. - (a) A party who fails to submit the required judicial affidavits and exhibits on time shall be deemed to have waived their subn1ission. The court may, however, allow only once the late submission of the same provided, the delay is for a valid reason, would not unduly prejudice the opposing party, and the defaulting party pays a fine of not less than Pl,OOO.OO nor more than PS,OOO.OO, at the discretion of the court. (b) The court shall not consider the affidavit of any witness who fails to appear at the scheduled hearing of the case as required. Counsel who fails to appear without valid cause despite notice shall be deen1ed to have waived his client's right to confront by cross-examination the witnesses there present. (c) The court shall not admit as evidence judicial affidavits that do not conform to the content requirements of Section 3 and the attestation requirement of Section 4 above. The court may, however, allow only once the subsequent submission of the con1pliant replacement affidavits before the hearing or trial provided the delay is for a valid reason and Judic.:ial Affidavit Rule would not unduly prejudice the opposing party and provided further, that public or private counsel responsible for their preparation and subn1ission pays a fine of not less than Pl,OOO.OO nor tnore than PS,OOO.OO, at the discretion of the court. Sec. 11. Repeal or of inconsistent rules. - The provisions of the Rules of Court and the rules of procedure governing investigating officers and bodies authorized by the Supreme Court to receive evidence are repealed or modified insofar as these are inconsistent with the provisions of this Rule. The rules of procedure governing quasi-judicial bodies inconsistent herewith are hereby disapproved. Sec. 12. Effectivity.- This rule shall take effect on January 1, 2013 following its publication in two newspapers of general circulation not later than September 15, 2012. It shall also apply to existing cases. Manila, September 4, 2012. MARIA LOURDES P. A. SERENO Chief Justice ANTONIO T. CAR Associate Justice DECASTRO Associate Justice C. DEL CASTILLO Associate Justice PRES BITER J. VELASCO, JR. ROBERTO A. ABAD Associate Justice \ .. Judidal Afjidavit Rule Associate Justice OZA ESTELA Associate Justice Associate Justice


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Responsibilities will span the technology development lifecycle, including requirements generation, system and software design and implementation, and integration and flight test.
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Windows or Linux application or server-side development
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- I2C – the extension of GPIOs
The Raspberry Pi has 26 ports out of which a handful GPIOs left to do great works. But to further impress your neighbor with your fancy Raspberry Pi here's how you can connect additional micro controllers to extend the GPIOs capability by any numbers !
Even the clumsy LCD panel which has eaten away half a dozen of GPIOs can straight away be shifted to the additional micro controllers leaving the Raspberry Pi with only 2 wires to control all these countless GPIOs precisely yet very economically.
The new mantra is I2C , just two wires - SDA and SCL (Pin-3 & Pin-5) will control all these additional devices. The small help that I've borrowed from Adfruit.com is in the form of a GPL python script to manage these extended GPIOs.
System set up: To use I2C on Raspi you need to enable a few things in Wheezy Raspbian as by default it is not enabled. This is a fairly easy process. First you need to edit the modules file using :
$ sudo nano /etc/modules
#and add the following two lines
Save the file and exit nano and open the next file
$ sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/raspi-blacklist.conf
Put a # symbol at the beginning of the two lines so that they look like this:
#blacklist spi-bcm2708
#blacklist i2c-bcm2708
save and exit nano.
Now install the necessary softwares to manipulate the I2C bus. Assuming your Raspberry Pi is connected to Internet, issue the following commands at a shell prompt.
$ sudo apt-get update #this updates your Raspberry Pi
$ sudo apt-get install python-smbus i2c-tools #instals smbus & i2c tools
So far so good. Relax now ! As the next step is going to be little messy but be rest assured that soon you will have enough knowledge to expand your Raspi with as high as 8 – 16 – 64 or whatever you like no of GPIOs and then controlling these extended GPIOs by only two wires from your Raspi !
Once the softwares are installed reboot your Raspi so that these effects take place permanently.
$ sudo reboot
However, my nephew likes to use the Raspi like a TV and he simply switches it off and then switches on and it works glitch free !
Connections: Two package MCP23008 ( 18 pins DIL ) and MCP23017 (28 pin DIL) is taken for our exercise. Together they comes for around Rs:200 ($3.4 from element14.com ) from kit's n spares. Connect them as shown in the figure-2
Testing: Once you have connected the hardware double check the wiring. Make sure the 5 volt is going to the correct pins else it will heat up the microprocessor and damage it eventually. Also ensure the reset pins (6 or 18 ) are connected with the +5V rail. Open a shell prompt from a remote connection or from the local and issue the following command.
$ sudo i2cdetect -y 0 or $ sudo i2cdetect -y 1
If your Raspi is version 1 then use 0 else 1 and watch for the following screen appears at the terminal prompt. See detail of the output of this command in figure-1.jpg
Congratulations ! Pat your back , your cute Raspi has successfully detected the hardware at 0x20 address. Now it's only a matter of time to issue commands to control it. The address is 0×20 because all the three address pins (A0,A1,A2 ) are set low. If you set only A0 high (connected to +5 volt) & A1 & A2 are low, the address would have become 0×21.
This signifies one fundamental issue with the I2C communications - You can connect any number of devices on the I2C bus (Pin-3 & Pin-5) but all devices should have a unique address. So how you set A0, A1 and A2 is going to define different address for the different devices. You may try that feats here to gain more confidences now.
Testing: There is a command line testing for I2C on Raspi. Connect a few LEDs on the pins as shown in figure-2 and issue the following commands.
$sudo i2cset 0x20 0x00 0x00 #this will switch on the LED on A0 $ sudo i2cset 0x20 0x00 0x01 #this will switch off the LED on A0
The command line program is easy ,provided you understand the binary and hex conversion of all the numbers, bits and not talk of the impressive datasheet that comes with each micro processors. However, Adafruit.com has an excellent library by which we can manipulate these GPIOs in a far more lucid way.
Open a terminal window and write the following python scripts. However, all the program files including the Adafruit library is provided in the source location. Download it and then expand them all in a fixed location.
$sudo nano mcp23017.py
[included in the source]
Run the program at the command prompt by
$sudo python mcp23017.py
You will find the LEDs will change in sequence continuously. The pin-4 is set as input and it's internally made 1 by it's pull up resistor. Join it with the ground and you will see the print out changes from 1 to 0.
Author's Prototype is here :
The same feats can be achieved with the MCP23008 too but because it has only 8 GPIOs therefore, the no of outputs to be reduced to 0 to 7 unlike 0 to 15 for MCP23017. Also if we connect a number of MCP23017 or a combination of MCP23008 then for each to have a different address we have to make different combinations of the Address pins (A0,A1,A2) and accordingly in the instance of the Adafruit library we have to change the address bits.
mcp1 = Adafruit_MCP230XX(address = 0x20, num_gpios = 16) # MCP23017 mcp2 = Adafruit_MCP230XX(address = 0x21, num_gpios = 8) # MCP23008 mcp3 = Adafruit_MCP230XX(address = 0x22, num_gpios = 16) # MCP23017
----- like that we have to change in our program --------
LCD Panel on extended GPIOs:
Now lets do something more interesting on the extended GPIOs. We will make our MCP23008 to drive a 4*16 common Hitachi LCD panel with a few real time data. Refer to figure-4 more more connection detail.
Connections:Wire up the LCD panel like this : [ refer figure-4 ]
LCD Pin
Pi Pin
MCP23008 Pin
Contrast via 5K pot : center
Data 0
Data 1
Data 2
Data 3
Data 4
Data 5
Data 6
Data 7
+5V via 560ohm resistor
Hook up the DS18B20 temperature sensor like this.
GPIO4 is Raspi physical Pin 7. The DS18B20, the temperature scanner is connected to the Raspi GPIO4 which is physical pin no 7 while the LCD panel is connected on the MCP23008. Apart from Gnd & 5 volt only two more wires – SDA,SCL have gone to the MCP23008 board.
Adafruit_MCP230xx.py and Adafruit_I2C.py - these two GPL libraries are taken from Adafruit.com . They can be downloaded using github alternatively they are included in the source here. The other two files lcd23008.py and iptalk2mcp.py are for running the 16*4 LCD panel and the date / time / Day / temperature clock. Download the link, extract all 4 files in a directory and then run iptalk2mcp.py.
[Files included in the source directory]
$sudo python iptalk2mcp.py
The LCD as connected on the MCP23008 will start showing the IP Address, Day , Date and time along with ambient temperature. In case the Raspi does not have any IP address then the IP address portion will remain blank.
The files are also all available in zip format here
To make it running every time it boots , add the above line some inside the /etc/rc.local file before the exit command.
$> sudo nano /etc/rc.local
[add somewhere before the exit line]
sudo python /home/pi/iptalk2mcp.py &
Bye bye,
S. Bera


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Ah, Madewell. I have a love/hate relationship with them and recently it has leaned more towards the latter.
I want so badly to be that cool girl with the slouch and the boyfriend shirt and the messy hair but then I realize that is nowhere near my reality :). I do love their look and I think incorporating just a little bit of cool girl slouch can work.
The Slim Boyjean in Hatfield Wash (size 26)
Akiva Wash, and also the Rivet and Thread version in Elmwood Wash. As far as boyjeans go, I think these are pretty good. I am realizing that maybe "boyjeans" are just not meant for the curvier ladies, ie me. These were very comfortable and soft - I think the way they fit in the butt looks more like a traditional jean and that is good for me. No saggy butts please.
I might want to try sizing down as there was still some room in the hips but of course you don't want this style to be too snug or you lose the "boy" effect. These sort of remind me of the Gap Sexy boyfriend which I have never tried but definitely have potential.
Floral Lace Shift Dress (size 2)
If you're looking for the same idea but for $17.90(!!), just head on over to F21 and check this dress out. I also LOVE the color on this one although it definitely reads spring. This Laundry by Shelli Segal one is almost an exact dupe and I love the navy color. This cream colored one is also super cute. Of course, the J Crew version is lovely and made of a slightly heavier material. I reviewed it previously here.
Latitude Shirtdress in Alma Plaid (XXS)
daywalk shirtdress . Unfortunately, both have pocket problems - I don't know why they can get them to lay flatter or move more to the front. I know it would bother me.
I love this little popover shirtdress in a very muted fall palette. I'll be honest, I've never shopped at Dillard's, but I love that this shirtdress has a waist and a little flare. Probably better for my body type. If you like Express and a black and white plaid, this would fit the bill. And I'm a little obsessed with this MaxStudio version - love the waist tie and the contrasting cuff color. Finally this shirtdress comes in a bunch of different plaids but I especially love this dark red version. So flattering!
The 40% was too tempting this morning. I ordered the Tartan Mix Scarf in red (yeah because I need another scarf so badly....) and the Indigo Plaid Dress which is now sold out. Might have to try this dress and/or this shirt too.
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Water Boreholes
Just like wells, boreholes allow you to harvest groundwater. They are generally deeper than wells and much narrower. To get water from a borehole, you will need a water pump. Boreholes can supply water for up to 50 years before drying out.
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Cures Start Here. At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, home to three Nobel laureates, interdisciplinary teams of world-renowned scientists seek new and innovative ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening diseases. Fred Hutch's pioneering work in bone marrow transplantation led to the development of immunotherapy, which harnesses the power of the immune system to treat cancer. An independent, nonprofit research institute based in Seattle, Fred Hutch houses the nation's first cancer prevention research program, as well as the clinical coordinating center of the Women's Health Initiative and the international headquarters of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network. Careers Start Here.
This position will provide and manage support for clinical trial start-up in the Cancer Consortium. The incumbent will be responsible for assessing the operational logistics of new industry-sponsored clinical trials and creating start-up plans including review requirements and timelines. This position will work closely with internal and external regulatory and fiscal specialists to manage start-up tasks including the preparation of industry-sponsored clinical trial budgets and will work closely with study teams, central offices, clinic partners, faculty members and research collaborators to ensure implementation needs are met. This position will facilitate and support centralized study start-up standard practices, budget negotiation and clinic implementation in support of larger CRS strategic goals initiatives. This position requires understanding of the research process for industry-sponsored clinical trials, knowledge of start-up requirements, clinic implementation, and financial resources required to conduct clinical research.
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So Macron won! Defeating that High Priestess of Fear, Marine Le Penn. That's what he called her during a debate. Much of France seems to have embraced him. Yet apparently many people abstained. It's certainly a crossroads fro France… and Europe.
I don't totally understand the 5th Republic. This constitution was written after the military coup in Algeria by de Gaulle. During the 4th Republic there were 16 prime ministers between 1946 and 1958. Whoa. The 5th has been revised 24 times impacting 2/3 of its articles. I don't know if it started the two rounds of voting but it's normal now.
And the results are in very fast. The election was called for Macron at 8:04pm. Most polls closed at 7, 8 in the cities.
And two weeks later, not 2.5 months, Macron is president. That was Sunday. The investiture is different from our Inauguration. We have more pomp and circumstance. But they have La Guarde Repubique on horseback. They have Salon at the Elysees Palace. We have a stand outside on the mall.
So here, Hollande was waiting at the Elysses Palais (their White House) for Macron. Greeted him and they went upstairs for the "talk." Apparently to pass secrets… I read Sarkozy and Hollande took 15 minutes – they dislikeeach other. And then Hollande drives away. Bye bye! And Macron gets instructions abut the nuclear codes.
Then he walks down to the Reception room. Ornate. Gold. Beautiful Full of people. And he stands there. The president automatically becomes the Grand Maitre (Master) of the Legion of Honor and his chain is displayed and then Macron signs a certificate… making himself Grand Maitre I guess. Then he stands while a guy talks to him. No subtitles, but I could tell it was a retelling of the vote. What he won in round one and then in round two. So basically, he won. And now he's president. I found out this guy was the President of the Conseil Constitutionnel. OK. No Supreme Court Justice. No swearing in. The French laughed at the idea of being sworn in … on a Bible? Mais Non! They are a secular nation…. That takes off every church holiday they can find as far as I see.
Today, Thursday, he has announced his cabinet. Half female! It also seems to be an interesting mélange of right and left. Except nothing is simple in France. And after this election, the usual suspects aren't in the running. In the past it was the Right – Sarkozy etc vs. the Socialists Hollande. And neither made the last round. In a way it's a blank slate.
So what about the Assemblee Nationale? That's like our House, or Parliament. Sort of. Don't hold me to that.
That election is June 11 and 18. And Macron's party is fielding candidates as I write. So when you start a movement on the fly, you have to catch up quickly.
He called it En Marche. I think of it – Let's Move…. Moving forward… Now it is La Republique En Marche. I seem to be the only person who has noticed that the initials are the same as his…
Manuel Valls was the Prime Minister under Hollande. He contacted REM and wanted to run for the Assemblee Nationale under that party. Um. No. They were polite. Said he didn't meet the qualifications – was still a member of the Socialist party. And HA! Then the Socialist party tells him they don't want him because he tried to support Macron. Hoisted on his own petard.
So now we wait to see who's elected and how well Macron is supported.
Funny note about Le Pen and Trump. She traveled to the US earlier. Seemed like she wanted to meet Trump. Never heard it officially happened. Trump made some comments over the months that implied she was following him. Ah. NON. She was explicit that her Front National party was doing all this long before Trump got into politics. And, of course, she too likes Putin.
Let's hope that the UK is smart enough to vote out Teresa May's party in the coming election. I have a friend in Brighton and have been reading more and more about their politics. Shameful.
I am becoming much more of a socialist than I would ever have thought possible as I generally disliked government regulations while working in HR. But how governments are treating people is shameful these days, in my humble opinion.


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Backend / API Engineer, Privacy
The Privacy Engineering team builds the core tooling and infrastructure to ensure Stripe collects, store, and retain data in ways align with our privacy guidelines, meet regulatory requirements and, most importantly, do so in a way that meets the front page test.
We're looking for people with a strong background or interest in building successful products or systems; you're comfortable in dealing with lots of moving pieces; you have exquisite attention to detail; and you're comfortable learning new technologies and systems.
You will:
- Design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and systems across Stripe's engineering teams
- Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
- Work with engineers across the company to build new features at large-scale
- Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes
You may be fit for this role if you:
- Enjoy and have experience building APIs.
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- Hold yourself and others to a high bar when working with production systems.
- Take pride in working on projects to successful completion involving a wide variety of technologies and systems.
- Thrive in a collaborative environment involving different stakeholders and subject matter experts.
You might work on:
- Building a system to attach annotations to a new data store
- Partnering with our security engineering team to enhance the granularity and improve the user experience of our access controls around data
- Building tools to redact personal information from data stores
- Building a new API for our users, or iterating on existing APIs
- Building new tools for our business teams
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Stripe is helping the internet fulfill its potential as a platform for economic progress by building software tools that accelerate global economic access and technological development. Stripe makes it easy to start, run and scale an internet business from anywhere in the world.
Stripe is, at its heart, an engineering company. To provide a missing pillar of core internet infrastructure, we hire people with a broad set of technical skills (and from a wide variety of backgrounds) who are ready to take on some of the most challenging problems in the industry – from reliably handling 100M API requests per day, to building adaptive machine learning as a result of years of data science and infrastructure work, and enabling entrepreneurs worldwide to start a global internet business.
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We encourage all engineers to transition teams once every year and a half and also take on short-term projects with other teams across Stripe. This enables engineers to learn how different parts of Stripe work while also establishing stronger ties and cross-pollination between groups.
We contribute to existing open-source projects and the people working on them, and we release several tools as open-source.
We want to work in a company of warm, inclusive people who treat their colleagues exceptionally well. The kind of people who are committed to going out of their way to help other Stripes in the short-term and pushing them to improve over the long-term (by helping them to get better at what they do).
We're a highly cross-functional organization and view that as part of the fun: we design our space to encourage as much collaboration as possible. We have long tables in the kitchen for a reason (to enable everyone to meet new people and learn from them). We also have a culture of transparency that we carry through to email communication, ensuring that Stripes all around the world have the information they need to make good local decisions.
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It's the time of year for new notebooks, sneakers, backpacks, and also new schoolteachers. Most of those new teachers will be subject to background checks. Fingerprint searches have been used for decades to screen new employees in a variety of careers, including nursing, policing, banking, transportation, and education. In the US, employers in these fields often require background checks for "criminal history record information" (CHRI) that help determine whether an individual has a criminal history that would preclude them from employment.
Schools are among the largest consumers of the state and federal background check services. They typically require all prospective school employees and contractors to provide a copy of their CHRI as part of their application. Some school districts help their prospective employees through this process.
Most states have laws that require school employees to be checked for criminal histories, such as New York State's "Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE)" Law, which became effective in 2000. Employment applicants' fingerprints must be collected and forwarded to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), who checks state records and also submits to the FBI to check their records. Results are reviewed and returned to the employer.
The New York State Education Department Office of School Personnel and Accountability (OSPRA) processes 50,000 background check requests every year for employment applicants in the state outside New York City. An audit performed back in 2007 found that a large percentage—157 of 469 applicants with outstanding background checks in progress—began work before background check results were returned from DCJS, but the Education Department was unaware that they were outstanding. 30 of these had criminal records, and one of these 30 would not have been permitted to work.
The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) runs the largest school district in the country, with over 1,800 schools, 135,000 full-time employees, and 1.1 million students. NYCDOE does not use OSPRA background check services; rather, their Office of Personnel Investigation is responsible for screening employment candidates and for administrating background checks to DCJS. Instead of sending candidates to external services for checks like the rest of the state, they perform the process themselves internally to control costs and quality.
NYCDOE implemented their system to submit searches to DCJS using Aware's Biometric Services Platform (BioSP™). There are several advantages. The schools don't have to leave it to the applicant to find a service, get the reports, and bring them in. They can better monitor the submissions and ensure that the checks are performed properly before the employee begins work. This ensures that faculty and staff can't get into the schools until they have been properly vetted.


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Incorrect use of tampons can lead to toxic shock syndrome
A shocking report has come from British Columbia where a teen girl succumbed to toxic shock syndrome (TSS) after using a tampon. TSS is said to happen due to incorrect use of tampons. It is when the body is exposed to staphylococcus bacteria, which then releases toxins into the blood stream.
The girl's sister shared on social media, "After 9 agonizing months we have finally got confirmation that my little sister passed away from Toxic Shock Syndrome or (TSS). Women need to be more educated on this subject, some of you might not even know what TSS is. They say getting TSS is incredibly rare but I know two people that have had it, with one barely surviving and my sister who died from it. Can it really be that rare? My sister complained of stomach cramps before going to bed and then she never woke up. My beautiful, incredibly healthy sister died because of this so please share, educate yourselves and be cautious whenever using tampons. There is such little education on this and it needs to be brought to light. Such an unnecessary and tragic thing to happen to such an amazing young lady. I wouldn't want this to happen to anyone else and if this post makes even one person aware and go look up and educate themselves on TSS then I am grateful."
Symptoms of TSS include low blood pressure, high fever, vomiting and even rash. Not many know that it is fatal in up to 50 per cent of cases.
Does that mean one should not use tampons? You can use them, provided you follow some basic rules. Here they are:
The same tampon should not be used for more than four to six hours. You should change it more often if needed.
Also, always check the absorbency level. If your flow is low, do not use super-absorbent ones, instead go for the smaller ones. TSS can occur when people with moderate menstrual flow use super-absorbent tampons.
You can also consider alternating between sanitary napkin and tampons (tampons during the day and sanitary napkins at night).
Always wash your hands before inserting the tampon and make sure you don't have long sharp nails, which could tear the vaginal lining.


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What is Viral Encephalomyelitis (Encephalitis)?
Equine viral encephalomyelitis (encephalitis) is an inflammation of the brain and spinal cord than run concurrently or at the same time. It is an infection that stems from a virus that is transmitted by mosquitos and other blood sucking insects that can infect both humans and horses. It is an infection and inflammation which can become quite serious in both species, causing coma and death as it progresses.
Equine viral encephalomyelitis (encephalitis) is an inflammation of the brain. Found to occur mostly in various parts of North and South America, this condition is caused by three viruses (Eastern equine encephalitis virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus and Western equine encephalitis virus of the genus Alphavirus).
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Symptoms of Viral Encephalomyelitis (Encephalitis) in Horses
Since the virus affects the nervous system, there some things you might notice in your horse if he is infected with equine viral encephalitis or encephalomyelitis. Here are some of those symptoms:
- Fever in the range of 103 to 106 F degrees lasting 24 to 28 hours - this symptom may not be detected since it is early on and of short duration
- Poor appetite
- Stiffness
These are the most common early symptoms that might be noted but there are more as the disease progresses. As the disease advances, you might notice brain dysfunctional behaviors like:
- Aggressiveness, irritability, excitability
- Circling, head tilt, head pressing, blindness
- Paralysis of pharynx, larynx and tongue
There is an incubation period of 1 to 3 weeks but sometimes the disease can progress more rapidly and the recumbency, paralysis and death symptoms and signs can be noted within 2 to 4 days following the appearance of the first signs.
There are several types of equine viral encephalomyelitis and they are generally associated with areas of the country or world:
- Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is a strain that is generally found in the Eastern United States and Canada
- Western equine encephalitis (WEE) is a viral strain usually found in Argentina, Western Canada and in the United States in states located west of the Mississippi River
- Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) has been reported principally in Central and South America, though it has also been reported in Mexico and the United States
- West Nile virus - this disease is caused by a flavivirus and presents symptoms that are similar to EEE and WEE
Causes of Viral Encephalomyelitis (Encephalitis) in Horses
The cause of these viral encephalitis diseases rests with mosquitos who carry the virus which they have harvested from the blood of wild birds. After receiving the virus, courtesy of the blood from the wild bird it feasted on, they then look for another meal of blood from an unsuspecting vertebrate like horses and humans. When they bite and ingest blood from the new vertebrate host, the virus is transmitted into the bloodstream of the host where it travels to the brain and spinal cord to inflame and infect. Since the brain is involved, the symptoms and signs are demonstrated in neurological areas as well as some flu-like symptoms being noted in humans.
Diagnosis of Viral Encephalomyelitis (Encephalitis) in Horses
While a preliminary diagnosis can be obtained by assessing the physical condition and behaviors of the horse, the travel history and the dates of that travel history, the activities of the horse and the area in which the horse was physically located when the signs and symptoms began to be noted, the final diagnosis will be based upon arboviral diagnostic testing. This testing will require laboratory evaluation of serum or cerebrospinal fluid to assess the presence of certain viral components germane to equine viral encephalitis.
If the case is a fatal one, there may be additional testing required that will only be an option for processing at certain state laboratories or the CDC labs. Your veterinarian will provide guidance for all testing to ascertain the root cause of the disease process from which your horse is suffering. Test results are generally available any time from 4 to 14 days after the specimen has been sent and received by the lab with a hard copy generated most likely around 2 weeks later. These result reporting times will fluctuate depending on the season of the year as the cases or outbreaks tend to be higher in the summer months. Your vet will want to begin treatment immediately as this is a very serious infection which can lead to death very quickly. It is important to note here that these viruses are not communicable - meaning that they cannot be passed from horse to horse or horse to human since it is a blood-borne pathogen and is transmitted by a mosquito.
Treatment of Viral Encephalomyelitis (Encephalitis) in Horses
Because equine viral encephalomyelitis (encephalitis) is caused by a virus, the treatment is mostly just supportive to keep the animal comfortable and safe. There are some medicinal interventions to help contain the pain and tremors that can accompany the disease as it progresses. Some of these steps are instituted to ensure your safety as well as that of the horse as human injury is a strong likelihood when the thrashing about occurs as the neurological deterioration aspect of disease progresses. Antibiotics may be utilized for those horses incurring injuries, pneumonia or cellulitis and basic fluids and nutrition will be needed as well.
Recovery of Viral Encephalomyelitis (Encephalitis) in Horses
Basically, the death rate statistics for horses with EEEV are 50 to 90%, for those with WEEV 20 to 50%, those with VEEV 50 to 75% and for those with flavivirus (West Nile type virus) it is 35 to 45%. Horses who do recover from EEEV, WEEV and VEEV are likely to have neurological defects which will be long lasting. Those recovering from flavivirus diseases usually fully recover without any residual deficiencies. For some horses, developing equine viral encephalomyelitis results in euthanasia which is done for humane reasons, while for others, death is spontaneous.
To prevent repeat episodes of this type of viral infection in your equine community, take all of the usual precautions to protect against mosquitoes, for example, use mosquito repellent for humans at all times, empty containers that can collect water to provide a breeding ground for mosquitoes, wear long-sleeved shirts and jackets to protect exposed skin, use fans in buildings to keep mosquitoes from landing to bite, cover your horses with fly sheets and avoid activities outside in the dawn or dusk hours. Vaccines are available for these viruses for both humans as well as equines. Talk to your veterinarian for more prevention ideas and suggestions.


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After enacting as an expectant lady in 'Kahaani', as sultry actress in 'The Dirty Picture' and loudly dressed Punjabi woman in 'Ghanchakkar', this time Vidya Balan is back, and this time as a plain Jane with a vision – to be a detective in 'Bobby Jasoos.'
We have to confess that Vidya's new jaunt is very appealing. The trailer begins with Bobby looking out for a career as a detective, but only to be deprived of. Hence, she chose to establish her own detective agency, Bobby Jasoos Pvt Ltd and what follows is a crazy and wild roller coaster ride.


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CHF Solutions Expands Commercial Focus of Fluid Overloaded Patients into the Post-Cardiovascular Surgery Market
Surgical patients are often challenged by fluid overload post procedure due to the extra administration of fluids required during surgery. Excess fluids, if not removed effectively, can pose a potential higher risk for morbidity, mortality, and readmissions.1,2,3,4 Given the synergies between heart failure cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons in the treatment of heart failure patients suffering from fluid overload, the company believes expanding into the post CV surgical market is a natural next step in commercial expansion.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including without limitation, statements regarding the potential of our expansion into the post-cardiovascular surgery market to be commercially successful and result in growth of the market for Aquadex Flex Flow and the ability of our expanded sales and marketing team to successfully implement the expansion to our commercial strategy. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this release, including, without limitation, those risk associated with our ability to execute on our recently announced strategic realignment, the possibility that we may be unable to raise sufficient funds necessary for our anticipated operations, our post-market clinical data collection activities, benefits of our products to patients, our expectations with respect to product development and commercialization efforts, our ability to increase market and physician acceptance of our products, potentially competitive product offerings, intellectual property protection, our ability to integrate acquired businesses, our expectations regarding anticipated synergies with, and benefits from, acquired businesses, and other risks and uncertainties described in our filings with the
(1) Iribarne A, Chang H, Alexander JH, et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Oct; 98(4): 1274-80; (2) Holte K, Sharrock NE, Kehlet H, et al. Br J of Anaesth. 2002 Oct; 89 (4) 622-32; (3) Childs D, Cao Z, Seiberlich LE, et al. Clinicoecon Outcomes Res. 2014 Dec 15; 7:1-8; (4) Morin JF, Mistry B, Langlois Y, et al.
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Just about every company has a FAQ or Frequently Asked Questions section on their website. You may or may not glance through it, but it may have some valuable information that you didn't realize was there.
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Meira's Yiddish Fantasy will be performed violinist Emmanuel Borowsky (http://www.emmanuelborowsky.com/) as one of the works on his DMA program that's scheduled for Thursday, October 20 @ 8pm at Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland in College Park. He had performed the piece as part of a program of Jewish music for violin on October 5 at Beth El Congregation in Baltimore, MD.
Yiddish Fantasy is an arrangement of several Yiddish songs and klezmer tunes which were popular among the Jews of Eastern Europe at the turn of the century. More about it at https://meirawarshauer.com/works/yiddish-fantasy-2/.


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GDFS opens 10th Experience Store
GDFS, which describes itself as travel retail's first membership-based global vertical e-commerce company, has opened its tenth GDFS Experience Store, in Shanghai.
It aims to have 30 stores by year end, following openings last year in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, and Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
GDFS will also open a store this month in Inner Mongolia, with others set to be unveiled in Urumqi and Hangzhou (the retailer's third location there) in coming weeks.
The experience stores allow Chinese consumers to test products before ordering them online for home delivery, says GDFS VP Diana Xi.
President Barry Chen says the average transaction now is US$200-300 across the network, with 60 per cent of members buying once a month. "For each store we are generating sales on average of RMB3-5 million a month (US$47,000-78,000)."
Chen says the company's final goal is to build a big database that will include information on shoppers' habits and what they like to buy." Because the retailer has a membership-based program, it already has extensive information on its consumers.
Consumers pay an annual membership fee of US$118 to benefit from shopping opportunities through the GDFS website,= and the physical and online offers of its overseas partners. For its e-commerce site, GDFS ships goods from its warehouse in Hong Kong direct to Mainland Chinese purchasers.


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Partners in the Horn of Africa works in Ethiopia, the largest country in the "Horn of Africa", focusing on the areas of greatest need --- infrastructure improvement, health & welfare and women's anti-poverty projects. We are a non-denominational, registered Canadian charity.
We use a unique operating model for aid to developing countries:
* 100% of all donations go directly to aid projects in Ethiopia. None of your donation goes to advertising (we don't do any), commissions (we don't pay any) or mailing, travel, credit card fees or administrative expenses (our Director's and private foundations pay these along with donating their time and expertise).
* Our African Partner (usually an indigenous charity or a village) is required to contribute 15 to 20% of project costs
* We focus our work in the more remote areas of the country that are often ignored by other NGO's.
We invite you to learn more about Partners and Ethiopia on our website (www.partnersinthehorn.org). With the help of our donors and partners, we are all making a difference in the Horn of Africa.
About Partners in the Horn of Africa (www.partnersinthehorn.org)
Partners in the Horn of Africa favours small scale projects which are within reach of the local volunteer groups we work with and who are required to contribute towards the costs. Partners' projects typically involve building medical and educational facilities or footbridges across rivers that are impassable in the rainy season. In the drought prone areas of the country we dig shallow wells and protect fresh water springs…essential in a country like Ethiopia where less than 25% of the population has access to clean water.
Partners is also involved in non-construction projects. In Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, Partners and its local "Partners" operate group homes for children whose parents were lost to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Partners also runs programs to make older orphans and caregivers employable. We also are heavily involved in micro financing of marginalized women, loaning them the money to fund a small business so that they may earn a decent income.


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Sistine Chapel Glasshouse Candle – 350g
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Sistine Chapel Glasshouse Candle – 350g : Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh
Welcome back to the Destination Collection, Sistine Chapel, for a limited time only!
Heavenly in its inspiration, this divine blend of Myrrh, Patchouli & Cedarwood makes the Sistine Chapel a daily indulgence that's worth praying for. Resurrect your belief in small miracles.
All Glasshouse candles are handmade in Australia using non-toxic and food grade wax. Our unique double wick system ensures the wax burns evenly to the bottom of the candle jar. This is one of the most fragrant candles in the Glasshouse range.
Top: Raspberry & Basil.
Middle: Patchouli, Clove Myrrh.
Base: Frankincense, Cedarwood, Musk, .
Tips: Snuff out the flame of your candle by using your jar lid. Our reusable Glasshouse jar is perfect for storing cotton buds or balls.


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Rita Ora stole the show as she arrived at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in a dramatic feathered gown.
All eyes were on the singer as she walked the red carpet in the glamorous pink dress, which had a deep plunging neckline and feathers that fanned over the bodice and formed a high collar behind her neck.
Ora wore her blonde hair piled on top of her head and completed her look with simple but sparkly jewellery.
Other stars at the awards ceremony included Claire Foy and Joely Richardson.
The Crown star Foy turned heads in an off the shoulder white dress covered in a black flower pattern.
Richardson dazzled in a delicate long pale pink number with elegant ruffle detailing, which was covered in exquisite floral embroidery.
The actress wore her blonde hair over her shoulders as she posed for pictures with her mother Vanessa Redgrave.
Model Suki Waterhouse was fun and flirty in a pale blue floral dress with puffed sleeves, while writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge stood out in red.
Presenter Maya Jama got into a tangle when her shoe appeared to get stuck in her floor-length pink dress as she arrived.
The presenter struggled to free one of her heels from in the frothy tulle creation but eventually worked it loose and posed, smiling, for pictures.
Emily Berrington and Laura Linney both looked chic in satin, with Humans star Berrington opting for a form-fitting pinky cream and Ozark actress Linney in black.
Clara Paget also wore black, and was the picture of elegance in her off the shoulder, belted number.
Singer Beverley Knight provided a splash of colour as she walked the carpet in a bright orange trouser suit.
The Cry star Jenna Coleman brought the drama in a long dress with a black and white patterned skirt and a high-necked lace bodice.
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assembly Bill A1767
2019-2020 Legislative Session
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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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Kenneth Blankenbush
Joseph Giglio
Edward Ra
Christopher Friend
Gary Finch
Donna Lupardo
Philip Palmesano
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1767 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 17, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH, BLANKENBUSH, GIGLIO, RA -- Multi-Spon- sored by -- M. of A. FINCH, LUPARDO, PALMESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to personal needs allowances THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 209 of the social services law, as amended by chapter 450 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows: 2-a. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision one of this section, an individual who is receiving or is eligible to receive federal supplemental security income payments and/or additional state payments and who is a resident of a residential health care facility as defined by section twenty-eight hundred one of the public health law, shall, in accordance with regu- lations of the department, be entitled to a state payment for personal needs in the amount of fifteen dollars a month, provided, however, that on or after January first, nineteen hundred eighty-eight the state payment for personal needs for such persons shall be in the amount of [twenty-five] FORTY-FIVE dollars a month; PROVIDED FURTHER THAT SUCH FORTY-FIVE DOLLAR AMOUNT BE SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT REFLECTING THE LATEST CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (ALL ITEMS--U.S. CITY AVERAGE), PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, COMMENCING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE AND RECALCULATED EVERY JANUARY FIRST THEREAFTER. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of subpar- agraph (ii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision one of this section, on or after January first, nineteen hundred eighty-eight, a resident of an intermediate care facility operated or issued an operating certificate by the office [of mental retardation and] FOR PEOPLE WITH developmental disabilities or a patient of a hospital operated by the office of mental EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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If you find go-go-think-positive self-help books either turn you off or simply don't help, The Antidote is an excellent alternative. Burkeman looks at the philosophy of the ancients like the Stoics and the Buddhists and current research into motivation to find out how we can be happier.
The Antidote makes the very good point that if the kind of positive thinking espoused by the Tony Robbins of the world actually worked, they wouldn't get much repeat business. Which they most certainly do.
The optimism-focused, goal-fixated, positive-thinking approach to happiness is exactly the kind of thing the ego loves. Positive thinking is all about identifying with your thoughts, rather than disidentifying from them. And the 'cult of optimism' is all about looking forward to a happy or successful future, thereby reinforcing the message that happiness belongs to some other time than now. Schemes and plans for making things better fuel our dissatisfaction with the only place where happiness can ever be found—the present.
Essentially, Burkeman's thesis is that we need to not run away from our negative feelings—which is what the positive thinking mantras suggest—and instead to accept and understand them.
Without butchering the argument by compressing it too much, Burkeman suggests we can find a lot of guidance in Buddhism and the Stoics:
For the Stoics, the ideal state of mind was tranquility, not the excitable cheer that positive thinkers usually seem to mean when they use the word 'happiness'. And tranquility was to be achieved not by strenuously chasing after enjoyable experiences, but by cultivating a kind of calm indifference towards one's circumstances. One way to do this, the Stoics argued, was by turning towards negative emotions and experiences; not shunning them, but examining them closely instead.
The Antidote is an interesting read and well worth your time.
As America heads into election season, rhetoric is heating up and one of the most common conservative tropes is that America was founded as a Christian nation and thus any attempts to limit overt religion in government is a Bad Thing™. In One Nation, Under Gods Manseau provides a religious history of the United States, documenting the influences and thoughts that were a part of the great melting pot from the beginning and up to the present, showing that, in short, the idea that America was founded as a Christian nation is at best a gross oversimplification.
Of all the myths associated with the founding of the United States, there is none so stubborn as the notion that the colonists who rose up against the Crown did so mainly because they were a people motivated and sustained by faith. While the religious inclinations of the founding fathers provide fodder for endless contemporary political disputes, the colonial population as a whole—the more telling piece of this puzzle—is less often considered. Historians who have taken the time to tally religious adherents in the colonies have not found the first Americans to have been particularly moved by Christian commitment. One need only look at the statistics of church membership to begin to imagine an alternate scenario. The image of colonists filling chapels before and during the fight for Independence may fit a contemporary narrative—that the United States was formed with the help of the divine. However, in most cases colonists were too busy and too spread out to gather very often for prayer.
The Puritans were certainly Protestant zealots of the highest order, but the native Americans who helped them not all starve to death had a rich political and religious history of their own, and the mass of slaves brought over from Africa had their own religious traditions as well. Though hard numbers are difficult to come by, Manseau estimates about 20 percent of slaves were Muslims.
There was a lot of handwringing by slave owners over whether slaves should be converted to Christianity since—and this kind of sophistry is pretty difficult to think about without your blood pressure rising dangerously—Christians shouldn't keep other Christians as slaves, so it might be better to have the slaves retain whatever religion they already had, but at the same time it was the duty of all Christians to convert other people, so perhaps it would be better to forcibly convert the slaves to Christianity?
One Nation, Under Gods does a good job of showing the complicated reality of the religious history of the United States and is well worth reading.
A thoroughly researched and well-written book that chronicles the humble beginnings, meteoric rise and spectacular cratering of BlackBerry, née Research in Motion.
Of course, the story of BlackBerry is really the story of its co-CEOs, Balsillie and Lazaridis. Losing the Signal does not paint a flattering portrait, with Balsillie coming across as overbearing and aggressive, and Lazardis as a genius engineer disconnected from everything but engineering.
And yes, the obvious Jobs and Woz parallel is thought-provoking.
The story of BlackBerry proves the old adage, "success hides problems." As when the cracks in the business start to show and outside consultants are brought in to assess the company:
Traditional standards for measuring CEO accomplishments didn't seem to exist at RIM. There were no written job descriptions or performance objectives for Balsillie or Lazaridis—benchmarks used by directors to measure compensation. Also missing was a succession plan. Incredibly, no one was being groomed to grab the reins if something happened to the CEOs. Weak accountability was a problem at other levels. The company set goals for lower-level managers, but Protiviti found employees "were not held accountable for meeting the objectives."
Losing the Signal provides a fascinating glimpse into the cut-throat computer business and just how fast circumstances can change, with BlackBerry going from top of the world to ruin in just a few years.
While it's hard to root for the flawed characters of Balsillie and Lazardis, this particular Greek tragedy does make you feel for the BlackBerry employees who worked heroically only to have their livelihoods wrecked by the incompetence of those above them.
Stand-up comic Todd Glass talks about growing up dyslexic, ADD and closeted gay. The book is both funny and touching.
As a sample, here's Glass talking about his struggles upon discovering he's gay:
I was failing out of school and didn't know what was wrong with me, met people who hated me for being part of a religion that I hardly practiced, had been to five different schools in eight years leaving me with almost no close friends, and now I was going to have to be gay, too? I must have been a real asshole in my past life to deserve all that in this one.
The Todd Glass Situation is funny and humane.
Haunting and beautiful story of a literal countdown to end times as an asteroid hurtles toward Earth and will cause an extinction event. Henry Palace is a small-town policeman who becomes obsessed with a murder case as society falls apart around him.
Yes, it's a police procedural set at the end of civilization and thanks to Winters's lyrical, sensitive writing and twisty plot, it works.
Cixin Liu is a massive sci-fi writer in China and his work is starting to be translated to English. It's easy to tell he read a lot of classic Western sci-fi growing up, as The Three-Body Problem is a combination of hard sci-fi—smart scientists doing science things—and Chinese thought and references. The novel starts off during the Cultural Revolution—which seems like it was very much not good times—and moves on to First Contact with an alien species. An alien alien species.
It's really hard to do any kind of plot summary without spoilers, so let it just be said that if you like hard sci-fi, The Three-Body Problem should be high on your reading list.
As a niggle, Liu does like to have characters do exposition, and I'm not sure if that's his style or a Chinese thing, but it does detract a bit from the brilliance of the work.
Sequel to The Three-Body Problem and it's a doozy. Somewhat meandering and with some clunky dialogue, but the core idea is so, so good.
The basic plot is that humanity is getting ready for the arrival of the alien fleet from The Three-Body Problem and, well, things are difficult.
At its core, The Dark Forest provides an answer for the Fermi Paradox that is so crushingly depressing and logical it's devastating. Once you realize what the title refers to, you'll feel sad.
Beacon 23 is a collection of five Kindle singles that together form a short novel.
Interesting and fun and with some beautiful writing, like "When we're young, every imaginary battle ends with heroics. Finales come with a bang. Then you get older, and you see that life ends in wrinkles and whimpers."
Beautiful writing aside, the plot is pretty thin, but it's an enjoyable, breezy read. It also provides a very American take on the same issue as The Three-Body Problem.
Killing Pretty is an in-between book in the great Sandman Slim series. It feels like Kadrey has wrapped up his current story arc and is more or less thinking out loud about where to take the series next.
It's not bad, but also doesn't go off in any new directions. This one is definitely for the fans.
A solid conclusion to the Raven's Shadow trilogy that earned an initial batch of terrible reviews on Amazon for some reason I don't understand. Queen of Fire does have problems with way too many characters and a bit of a meandering plot, but it does bring the trilogy home and is an enjoyable, easy read.
As with any series, you should start at the beginning, with the outstanding Blood Song, one of the best fantasy novels I've read. And I've read a lot of fantasy.
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A sci-fi and fantasy heavy installment that includes The Valedictorian of Being Dead, The Mastermind, Broadsword Calling Danny Boy, Tiamat's Wrath, The Raven Tower, The Liberation, The Light Brigade and Cryptonomicon.
Includes The Incomplete Book of Running, Aching God, The Murderbot Diaries, Lies Sleeping, The Consuming Fire, and Rendezvous with Rama.
Includes Hollywood Dead, Tales from the Loop, Things from the Flood, The Court of Broken Knives, and Port of Shadows.
Includes The Storm Before the Storm, White Trash, Calypso, Tell the Machine Goodnight, Prince of Fools, and Provenance.
Mostly excellent non-fiction in this installment. Includes Fantasyland, The Miracle of Dunkirk, Das Reich, The Undoing Project, Waiting for the Punch, Vacationland and Points of Impact.
Lots of sci-fi in this installment. Includes Retribution, Boomerang, The Collapsing Empire, All Systems Red, and Ninefox Gambit.
A worthy inclusion to the Malazan canon and great high fantasy to disappear into in troubled times.
Includes a mea culpa, Hillbilly Elegy, Gulp, The Stars are Legion, and The Kill Society.
Lots of fiction series in this one. Includes Grunt, 1177 B.C., Louder Than Hell, Smarter Faster Better, The Hanging Tree, Death's End, Chains of Command, and Who Killed Sherlock Holmes?.
Hey kids, you like epic fantasy? 'Cause I've got some epic fantasy for you.
This installment features grimdark fantasy, peppy astronauts and the Roman Empire. Includes SPQR, And On That Bombshell, The Code Book, Schiit Happened, Beyond Redemption, The Severed Streets, The Martian and Veiled.
Includes The Antidote, One Nation, Under Gods, Losing the Signal, The Todd Glass Situation, The Last Policeman, The Three-Body Problem, The Dark Forest, Beacon 23, Killing Pretty and Queen of Fire.
Lots of fantasy and sci-fi in this installment plus a book about sports! Includes Boy on Ice, Difficult Men, Restaurant Man, The Red Line, Cunning Plans, Seveneves, Nemesis Games, Bitter Seeds, The Mechanical, Angles of Attack, and City of Stairs.
Nic is sad about Terry Pratchett's passing. Includes No Land's Man, Idiot America, Something Coming Through, The Burning Room, Foxglove Summer, and The Dark Defiles.
Things go dark and magical in this installment. Includes So, Anyway…, Yes Please, The Mirror Empire, London Falling, Broken Homes, Perfidia, The Peripheral, Burning Chrome, and the Bel Dame Apocrypha Omnibus.
Lots of good reads in this installment. Includes All Hell Let Loose, Metallica: This Monster Lives, 10% Happier, Onward, Echopraxia, Cibola Burn, The Getaway God, Lock In, The Red: First Light, Terms of Enlistment, and Lines of Departure.
Solid reads abound in this installment of the roundup. Includes Console Wars, Your Inner Fish, Flash Boys, Digital Wars, The Perfect Storm, Tower Lord, By Blood We Live, I am Pilgrim and Lexicon.
Some great reads and a huge disappointment in this installment. Includes The Loudest Voice in the Room, Hatching Twitter, Dogfight, Ancillary Justice, KOP Killer, The Circle, Working God's Mischief and Where Eagles Dare.
Some solid reading awaits you in this installment. Includes The Outpost, Masters of Doom, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, The Everything Store, Bomber Command, Gods of Guilt, and Low Town.
A slimmer-than-usual book roundup is heavy on the non-fiction, including several must-read titles.
Another book roundup, including some stellar athletes and soldiers, what might be the most jaded, soul-weary protagonist ever, and some grimdark fantasy.
The Core Dump is back! Books were read during the hiatus. Includes The Coldest Winter, Oh, Myyy!, Tough Sh*t, The Revolution Was Televised, The Rook, Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore, Gun Machine, Fortress Frontier, Standing in Another Man's Grave, and The Memory of Light.
From a true patriot to a world-weary detective, a dead god, and a civilization about to sublime from the galaxy, this book roundup spans the gamut. Includes Where Men Win Glory, Wild, Inside the Box, The Black Box, Three Parts Dead, Red Country, and The Hydrogen Sonata.
From the heights of athletic excellence to the depths of depravity, this roundup includes The First 20 Minutes, Double Cross, The Heroin Diaries, Tattoos and Tequila, Dodger, Farthing, and Devil Said Bang.
Includes Wabi-Sabi, Making Things Happen, D-Day, Tallula Rising, Blood Song, The Americans and Amped. All in all, a happy romp through the meadows of literature.
Includes Search Inside Yourself, The Information Diet, Redshirts, The Gone-Away World, Wool, Leviathan Wakes, and Prince of Thorns. One of these may very well change your life.
Includes Shadow Ops: Control Point, The Night Circus, The Hunger Games, Quiet, The Science of Yoga, and Kitchen Confidential. Lots of good stuff in this one.
Includes Angelmaker, The Magicians, Magician King, Iron Council, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Distrust That Particular Flavor, and Talking to Girls About Duran Duran. One of these is the most important book of 2011.
Includes The Drop, Ready Player One, Moon Called, Among Others, Excession, Inferno, The Paleo Solution and I am Ozzy.
Includes Sandman Slim, Snuff, The Cold Commands, Reamde, Goodbye Darkness, Steve Jobs and The Psychopath Test.
Some books you might enjoy reading.


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Technology that "Helps" Deaf People
Thank you to those of you who contributed to Journal of American Sign Languages & Literatures (JASLL)'s first Special Issue on "Deafening Music: Transcending Sound in Musicking". We're preparing to launch our next Special Issue. Here, we confront another topic in need of reclaiming, that of various technologies developed to "help" deaf people communicate more effectively with non-signers. Two examples are the "SignAloud" gloves which are purported to translate signs into speech and the 3D printed robot which claims it can interpret sign language.
Several people have written critiques of these technologies, noting why they are not as feasible as their inventors claim, but also crucially, calling out the lack of involvement of deaf, skilled signers who could consult on such a project.
This special issue calls for abstracts which critically analyze these and other technologies both with respect to their (in)feasibility and also lack of inclusion. Analysis from a variety of disciplines is encouraged, including but not limited to, linguistics, education, interpretation, deaf studies, among others.
As a guide, consider this article from 2017 which tackles one such invention.
Tentative Schedule
November 15, 2018: Publish Call for Abstracts on JASLL social media sites
February 15, 2019: Begin review of submitted abstracts (including recruiting and assigning review team(s))
April 1, 2019: Inform authors of accepted abstracts and share specifications for video articles
August 1, 2019: Collect article drafts and send for review
September 15, 2019: Collect reviews and inform authors of decisions/feedback. Give specifications for revisions.
November 1, 2019: Collect revised articles
December 1, 2019: Send final videos in for editing
February 15, 2020: Publish Special Issue on JASLL
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