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As Elections Go, So Goes Democracy
Are Campaigns Leaving Votes on the Table?
An analysis of surveyed voters in two highly contested senatorial elections suggested that campaigns may be leaving some votes on the table.
University of Arkansas political scientist Janine Parry and colleagues investigated how potential voters are mobilized and who would respond positively — if only they were contacted. The survey asked voters how often they vote — were they habitual voters, who always vote, or "seldom" voters, who only pay attention to the presidential elections? Seldom voters tended to be people with lower incomes and lower educational levels
A strong voting history continues to be the most reliable indication that someone will vote in an upcoming election. The senatorial campaigns focused on voters who go to the polls every election and to a lesser extent on those who vote often. In addition to less exposure to blanketed communication, like radio and TV ads, seldom voters were less likely to receive targeted contact in the form of direct mail, personal contact or telephone calls.
Parry and her colleagues found that while the campaign contact mobilized voters, it wasn't as important for the habitual voters.
"Ironically, while the seldom voters were the most likely to be mobilized by campaign communication, they were the least likely to be contacted," Parry said.
Parry's collaborators were Jay Barth, Hendrix College; Martha Kropf, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; and E. Terrence Jones, University of Missouri, St. Louis. Their research results were published in the March 2008 issue of Political Behavior.
Every four years on January 20, the president-elect stands in the noon-day sun in front of the U.S. Capitol and promises to "faithfully execute the office of President of the United States" and to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution." That Constitution defines who can be president and how to elect the president, but offers only a brief job description for the nation's chief executive. How does he — or she — know what issues or policies to pursue on January 21?
University of Arkansas political scientist Todd Shields offers an answer, and a caution, in his new book, The Persuadable Voter: Wedge Issues in Presidential Campaigns, written with D. Sunshine Hillygus of Harvard University and published by Princeton University Press. Taken together, their study and the work of other university researchers suggest that some changes in the way we conduct elections may have serious implications for democratic life.
"Elections are the primary mechanism by which citizens in a democracy express their wants and desires to their elected officials, and it is through political campaigns that this interaction is managed," Hillygus and Shields wrote.
Politicians and the public engage in a reciprocal relationship, according to Shields and Hillygus. Information about the voters shapes campaign messages, and those messages, in turn, influence the decisions voters make. This reciprocal relationship is dictated by the information each has about the other. To understand the health of the relationship between officials and the public, it is important to understand how information is gathered and delivered during election campaigns, to whom and to what end.
In researching The Persuadable Voter, Shields and Hillygus examined campaigns and candidates, primarily in the 2000 and 2004 elections. They drew on research in political psychology, political communication, voting behavior and candidate positions and used diverse data sources and methodological approaches.
In addition to Shields, several university faculty members have explored various facets of the election process:
Robert Wicks, director of the Center for Communication and Media Research in the department of communication, studies the candidate's half of the reciprocal relationship: he has examined the Web sites of presidential candidates.
Political scientist Janine Parry has conducted a uniquely detailed telephone survey of voters in two contentious senatorial races, research with lessons for those interested in broadening citizen engagement. (See "Are Campaigns Leaving Votes on the Table?").
Andrew Dowdle, also in political science, focuses on the pre-nomination period in presidential elections, and even more specifically on the pre-primary period.
Money Primary
Using data from the past eight presidential elections, Dowdle has studied what factors early in the campaign process put a candidate into the best position to become a party nominee. His research indicates that a strong showing in the Gallup poll and substantial cash reserves are positive predictors of a candidate's primary vote share.
From 1980 to 2000, the candidate who raised the most funds early on — before the start of the primary season — tended to win the nomination. The emphasis then was on the big donors. The Internet is changing this, as indicated by the importance of small contributions to the campaigns of Howard Dean and Barack Obama.
"I was pretty much of a skeptic about the effectiveness of the Internet," Dowdle said. "In the past, the money from small contributions typically has been too little, too late. Now you could almost manage a campaign off of these small Internet-driven contributions. They are a major source of revenue."
My Campaign
The Internet has facilitated other changes. Thanks to sophisticated technology, polling and complex databases, candidates from both parties know more than ever about individual voters and can target voters with pinpoint messages.
In a mode that could be called "My Campaign," today's candidates operate on the level of individualized issue messages. As Shields put it, "Tell me the issues that are important to you, and I'll tell you what you want to hear."
There is a big difference between the national speeches that presidential candidates give on television news and the individualized messages that voters receive via direct mail, text messages or e-mails.
"A candidate's national campaigning is very vanilla," Shields said. "At a level below the media radar is an extremely segmented campaign. Both parties have so much information on people in the battleground state of Missouri, for instance, that a volunteer knocking on a door knows how many people have already touched that voter and which message to emphasize today."
Campaigns also use the Web to slip in attacks on the opposition, without sullying the candidate.
"The closer the contest is, the more negativity comes into play," Wicks said. "People remember negativity."
In the 2004 election, Wicks found that 80 percent of the postings on the Web sites of the major party candidates contained an attack against the opposition. Although the Web sites did pay some attention to policy issues, they tended to focus on personality characteristics. The attacks typically came through surrogates — in news clips or in statements by both outsiders and campaign operatives — allowing the candidate to stick to the high ground.
Our Democracy
The full impact of the changing information environment is not yet known. In the case of the 2004 election, likely voters in the battleground state of Michigan were divided into dozens of separate micro-targeted segments, including "tax and terrorism moderates" and "terrorism and health care Democrats."
"Different segments of the population were each told that some issue they cared about was a top priority of President Bush," Shields and Hillygus wrote. "This type of segmentation means that any interpretation of what the election was 'about' will be incomplete, because there was in reality a multiplicity of policy agendas presented to the public and a multiplicity of different agendas supported by voters."
In fact, Shields said, the days of a truly national election are gone.
"The notion that the president takes office with a mandate from the public is a joke in today's presidential election," Shields said. "The public is not voting on the same issues. Thanks to targeted messages, the campaign experience that I have as a white male will be very different than my neighbor, an African American mom."
In a national campaign, a candidate must communicate the same message to all the voters.
"When campaigns attempt to reach out to the full electorate, a candidate must harmonize and synthesize interests, incorporating them into a policy message that resonates with the general interest of the nation," Shields and Hillygus wrote.
The news media, too, have become targeted to specific audiences, particularly on the Web, where people return to the same news sites and blogs throughout the day. Shields noted that blogs are usually narrowly focused, often belaboring an outrage-of-the-week, such as who is or isn't wearing a flag pin or the threat from immigrants.
"If I'm managing a blog site, my goal is not to make sure you are the most informed reader or sophisticated citizen; my goal is to make sure you come back tomorrow," Shields said.
Shields pointed out that an uninformed or misinformed citizenry is not what the framers of the Constitution had in mind. Jefferson famously said that if forced to choose between a government without newspapers or newspapers without government, "I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter."
"He meant that he wanted sophisticated citizens, an electorate who could hold the government accountable for its actions," Shields said.
Factions or Citizens?
In The Federalist Papers, James Madison cautioned readers about the "evils of faction," whereby groups of citizens elevate their personal interests over the interests of the country or community.
"Both Jefferson and Madison would likely be shocked to find that recent changes in presidential campaigns may serve to both encourage factional thinking and fail to educate citizens about the most pressing concerns of the day," Shields said. "Micro-targeting voters in battleground states and ignoring voters in non-battle ground states bring us closer to the very outcomes that Jefferson and Madison feared."
When campaigns cater to factions, Shields and Hillygus conclude, the electoral process cannot serve the democratic ideal.
"Who wins this November is important to me, but there's a bigger picture. As a society, are we improving our citizenship, are we becoming more sophisticated, or are we becoming more narrow and ignorant of what is going on?" Shields asked. "While the world is becoming increasingly interdependent, we're becoming increasingly isolated. That's not where I want to see us go."


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Bogus Illnesses of Travelers to Greece to be blocked by TUI
|Posted by moodhacker on July 7, 2017 at 11:15 PM
German tour operator Tui is working with Spanish police to help with efforts to crack down on thousands of bogus illness cases by UK holidaymakers that concern travelers to Greece as well, apart from Spain and also Cyprus, Portugal, and Bulgaria, apparently due to potential weakness of those countries' Public Health system and the fragile travelers' health protection system that provides to claims management companies the opportunity to demand huge ammounts of compensations.The bogus illness claims by holidaymakers prompted by claims management companies in resorts, travelweekly.co.uk reported.
Claims management firms are increasingly encouraging holidaymakers o make compensation claims worth thousands against resorts. The trend is becoming so common that experts are concerned it could replicate and hurt the travel industry
According to the travewlweekly the Thomson and First Choice parent company met with the financial crimes division of the Spanish National Police last week to discuss the issues and the actions that are being taken.The police, who were presented with detail about hundreds of cases of suspected fraud, have now delivered the results of their investigation to courts in Palma.
Holidaymakers who submitted false or exaggerated claims for food poisoning against hoteliers in Majorca during the last year can expect criminal action to be taken against them, instead of the huge compensations they claim, accordeing to the warnings of TUI, Europe's largest tour operator Criminal courts in Palma, Majorca are investigating claims brought by hundreds of UK holidaymakers regarding dishonest or exaggerated illness they allege was caused by tour operators or hotels, the official statement said
On the other hand, No-win-no-fee firms have won big payouts for holiday illness claims around the world. Stephen Robson, 52, was awarded a five-figure settlement from holiday firm Tui,having succesfully claimed an illness contracted at the Dreams Resort in the Dominican Republic in 2012 left him with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
The investigation held by Tui and Spanish police has been focused on the activities of "claims farmers" who have encouraged holidaymakers to make false claims.Nevertheless, people who have brought fraudulent claims are now facing prosecution in Spain due to direct action from the courts, police and hoteliers, according to Tui.Tui UK & Ireland managing director Nick Longman noted: "We have had a very positive meeting with the Spanish police to discuss the unprecedented levels of illness claims. We fully support the steps they are taking to expose this kind of fraud and to investigate false or exaggerated cases. Through the work we are doing and the awareness we are raising of this type of activity, we've already seen one law firm drop more than 1,800 cases against us. We remain committed to doing all that we can to put a stop to this activity and therefore protect honest holidaymakers."
The police action follows Foreign and Commonwealth Office warnings to holidaymakers against submitted fake illness claims in Spain together with Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria and Cyprus.
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text: AJ & McCall Drop the Mic on work lines and expectations when it comes to your job. Special Guest Jason Williams is nice enough to join AJ & McCall and Producer Butterz to discuss all things work environment. Where is the line between going above and beyond and being taken advantage of? Everything is covered from building and using your own brand, dealing with a stifling work environment and trends in different age groups approach to the work place. AJ & McCall even get in to their work spouse background.


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Melissa R.A. Pingree
Melissa R.A. Pingree, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Natural Resources and Society
University of Idaho
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Moscow ID 83844-1136
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington 2017
- Master of Science (M.Sc.) Environmental Science, Western Washington University, 2011
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Natural Resources, The University of Montana, 2006
Research Interests
- Soil Biogeochemistry
- Soil Ecology & Microbiology
- Pyrogenic Carbon
- Fire Ecology
- Pingree, Melissa RA, Emile E. DeLuca, Daniel T. Schwartz, and Thomas H. DeLuca. 2016. Adsorption capacity of wildfire-produced charcoal from Pacific Northwest forests. Geoderma 283: 68-77.
- DeLuca, T.H., H.C. Glanville, M. Harris, B.A. Emmett, M.R.A. Pingree, L.L. de Sosa, C. Morená, and D.L. Jones. 2015. A novel biologically based approach to evaluating soil phosphorus availability across complex landscapes. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 88:110-119.
- Pingree, M.R.A., P.S. Homann, B. Morrissette, and R. Darbyshire. 2012. Long and short-term effects of fire on soil charcoal of a conifer forest in southwest Oregon. Forests, 3: 353-369.
- Molecular Genetics Equipment for Shared, Multi-Disciplinary Research Laboratory at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington Student Technology Fee, 2016, $138,347
- NSF's East Asia and Pacific Summer Program, 2016, $5,000
- Robert J. Luxmoore Graduate Student Travel Award, Forest, Range, and Wildland Soils division of the Soil Science Society of America, 2016, $1,000
- P.E.O. Scholar Award, Philanthropic Educational Organization - Chapter EC, 2015-2016, $15,000
Research & Outreach
- NSF Fellow, National Science Foundation East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes Program, Hokkaido University, Japan, Summer 2016. Collaborators: Dr. Tom DeLuca, University of Montana & Dr. Makoto Kobayashi, Hokkaido University.
- Graduate Research Assistant, University of Washington and USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, Summer 2015 and Fall 2017. Collaborators: Dr. Morris Johnson, PNW Research Lab, and Dr. Ernesto Alvarado, University of Washington.
- Expanding Your Horizons Network, Edmonds Community College, March 22nd 2016.


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Episode 75 - This Is A Games Podcast? Right?
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August 16, 2019
Another Friday, another episode of the Character Unlock Podcast.
And we're back to our old selves and our regular old routine.
And by routine, we obviously mean talking nonsense about everything that ISN'T games. Including Chatting for far too long about wrestling, holidays, and whatever else may come up.
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Gary J. "Bump" Williams, age 62, of Grindstone, PA died peacefully Thursday, January 9, 2020 in the Uniontown Hospital. He was born February 6, 1957 in Brownsville, PA, a son of William Sr. and Julia A. (Ryba) Williams.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son in law Lacy Neff and a brother in law Paul Bizik and his wife Roberta.
Bump was a crane operator and dispatcher for many years, working for several companies over the course of his career. He was a member of St Cecelia's Roman Catholic Church in Grindstone and was an avid Pittsburgh sports fan, who never missed a family function and who could be seen talking for hours about his teams. He was very proud of being a good husband, father and grandpa.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife Barbara J. (Bizik) Williams, daughters: Dana Neff of Hiller, PA and Taylor Bella and husband Gary of Brownsville, PA; grandson, Greyson Bella; brother, William Williams Jr. of Ledbetter, TX; brothers in law: Joseph Bizik and wife Elizabeth of Uniontown, PA and Steven Bizik of Masontown, PA; sisters in law: Dolores Duke and husband Dennis of Republic, PA and Joan Kapolka and husband Thomas of Grindstone, PA; many loving nieces and nephews.
Gary's family will receive friends at the Kish-Fabry Funeral Home, Inc., 19 Legion Street, Republic, PA, Monday, January 13, 2020 from 2-4 P.M. and 6-8 P.M. and Tuesday until 10:15 A.M. when Prayers of Transfer will be said followed by a Funeral Mass at 11:00 A.M. in St Cecilia R. C. with Father Timothy J. Kruthaupt, as celebrant. Interment will follow in Lafayette Memorial Park, Brier Hill, PA.
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently revealed survey questions to measure 'happiness' in the UK.
Questions they will ask, from April next year, include: how satisfied are you with your life nowadays? How happy did you feel yesterday? How anxious did you feel yesterday? To what extent do you feel the things you do in your life are worthwhile?
Neuroscientists show that happiness can be measured by assessing pleasure. Social scientists simply ask, as well as, the questions above, people to rate their happiness on a scale, i.e. from 1 to 10.
As a Cognitive Hypnotherapist, overall happiness is very subjective to individuals, based on their past experiences which influence their current / present outlook. This can be changed.
In our modern western society, we generally take for granted that we will have food, drink and shelter. This encourages us to seek other things, mainly material possessions and social status particularly comparing ourselves to others. This can result in depression and social phobias and constant feelings of lack of self-worth and love for oneself.
I recommend everyone to have a look at the website: http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/Default.aspx. This is the homepage of Dr Martin Seligman, Director of the Positive Psychology Centre at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the founder of positive psychology, which focuses on positive emotions and character strengths. On this website you are able, among other things, to find out your key strengths and values and whether your job or even your partner is matching these.
I also recommend the website: http://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/. They provide comprehensive information backed up with scientific research on happiness.
In regards to the community role in relation to an individual's happiness, scientific research (e.g.Yuen et al.,2008) has shown that people experience happiness through helping others. This is altruism (we feel better about ourselves for doing 'good') and when we see the effects our positive actions have on others, we too unconsciously mimic the other person(s) facial response.
Lifestyle choices can affect one's happiness. Exercise for approximately twenty minutes a day will increase happiness by improving your mood through the release of endorphins; healthy eating and drinking will provide all the essential nutrients and vitamins your body need. Keeping blood sugar levels steady, e.g. through the G.I. diet (designed for diabetics as the food with the lowest scores are slow sugar releasing) will prevent significant drops in energy and mood. Consistently sleeping seven hours a night also helps, providing protection against inflammation and disease, memory and alertness, and reducing stress. Power naps are also beneficial.
Other ways to obtain and maintain happiness are:
- Goal setting – leads to a sense of achievement, in particular if the goal is something you value and / or interested in, challenging but not impossible to achieve. This can lead to what contemporary psychology describes as a state of flow (total absorption in an activity, which can be enjoyable and even exhilarating). This state of flow can also be found in undertaking hobbies / learning new skills.
- Social interaction – especially around positive people – forming close relationships that require willingness to self-disclosure.
- Focusing on solutions when things go wrong.
- Spend a few minutes each day thinking about things that make you happy.
- Meditation can be calming on the body – deep breathing activates the vagus nerve, the diaphragm presses on this nerve to stimulate the parasympathetic system, the relaxation system – reducing stress / anxiety and encourages positive thinking. For some undertaking religious activity, which itself can be meditative and if with others can provide social contact.
- Treating yourself to a weekend break, a relaxing bath, a nice lunch, a long walk, etc.
- Believing that you deserve happiness. For some, this might be difficult to achieve and therefore cognitive hypnotherapy may be beneficial.
- Positive thinking can make you happy. Sometimes it's not so easy to change one's thoughts. However, if you were to think of 'three gifts' – good things that happened to you that day, e.g. someone being nice, work going well, appreciating nature, etc – before you go to sleep you will be priming your unconscious to notice on the next day three more gifts. This also works for treating depression – even if the sufferer thinks of one gift, over time the one will become two and then three.
Happiness is subjective but can be obtainable through positive thinking, charity / volunteering, social interaction, goal setting and a healthy lifestyle. Money doesn't buy happiness but is also important as it can provide security from financial worries.


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Supreme Court of Maine
September 19, 2017
LESLIE FISSMER et al.v.TOWN OF CAPE ELIZABETH et al.
Submitted On Briefs: June 29, 2017
County Superior Court docket number AP-2016-32
B. Shumadine, Esq., Murray, Plumb & Murray, Portland, for
appellant Leslie Fissmer
Atkins, Esq., Alan R. Atkins & Associates, Portland, and
Aaron Mosher, Esq., Mosher Law Firm, LLC, Portland, for
appellee Cunner Lane LLC
SAUFLEY, C.J., and ALEXANDER, MEAD, GORMAN, JABAR, HJELM, and
Leslie Fissmer, individually and as trustee of the Leslie S.
Fissmer Revocable Trust (collectively, Fissmer), appeals from
a judgment of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, L.
Walker, J.) affirming a decision of the Cape Elizabeth
Zoning Board of Appeals, which in turn determined that the
Cape Elizabeth Code Enforcement Officer had properly issued a
building permit to Cunner Lane LLC.[1] Fissmer, an abutting
property owner, [2] argues that the ZBA erred by determining
that a Declaration of Covenants applicable to Cunner Lane
LLC's property satisfied a requirement of the Cape
Elizabeth Zoning Ordinance that "legally binding
arrangements exist to provide for the long-term maintenance
of [a private] road" before a permit can be issued
allowing construction on a parcel located on that road. Cape
Elizabeth, Me., Zoning Ordinance § 19-7-9(A)(2) (Sept.
11, 2014).[3] Although we treat the CEO's decision
as the operative one, we agree that there is no evidence in
the record showing that the permit application met the
requirements of section 19-7-9(A)(2). We therefore vacate the
judgment and remand for the CEO to deny the application.
The following facts, which are not disputed, are established
in the administrative record.
In 1998, David D. Smith acquired a 7.6-acre parcel of land
located in Cape Elizabeth at 21 Cunner Lane, a private road.
In February 2010, Smith conveyed a 2.4-acre portion of his
parcel to Cunner Lane LLC. The address of the newly created
parcel is 19 Cunner Lane. Smith retained the remaining
portion of his parcel at 21 Cunner Lane. As shown on a
boundary survey, Cunner Lane begins where it intersects with
a public way and continues for some distance, passing other
parcels, before it reaches and abuts the parcels at 19 and 21
Cunner Lane.
Also in February 2010, the Cape Elizabeth Code Enforcement
Officer confirmed to Smith in writing that "the 2.4 acre
parcel ... may be created and conveyed out so long as"
the grantee, Cunner Lane LLC, satisfied section 19-7-9 (A) of
the Zoning Ordinance. That provision would require that the
private road-Cunner Lane-leading to the new parcel
"provides adequate all-season emergency access for the
existing and proposed use, " Cape Elizabeth, Me., Zoning
Ordinance § 19-7-9(A)(1), and that "legally binding
arrangements exist to provide for the long-term maintenance
of the road." Id. § 19-7-9(A)(2).
In March 2010, the CEO sent Smith a second letter stating
that he and the Town's Fire Chief had inspected Cunner
Lane "in conjunction with section 19-7-9" and had
determined that, "in its current condition, "
Cunner Lane provided "adequate ... emergency
access" to the "proposed" new parcel, but that
to accommodate "large fire equipment" a driveway
and turn-around would have to be installed "prior to
occupancy of any future dwelling" and would have
"to be included in the long-term [road] maintenance
[¶6] The next month, Smith executed and recorded a
"Declaration of Covenants with Respect to Road
Maintenance" that subjected the "parcel of land
located at 21 Cunner Lane"-described as encompassing the
entire lot conveyed to Smith in 1998, including the new lot
at 19 Cunner Lane-to several "covenants running with the
land, " including the following: "The Undersigned
hereby agrees to provide for the maintenance and repairs
necessary to keep that portion of Cunner Lane abutting
the Property passable on foot and by motor vehicles,
including without limitation, the emergency vehicles of the
Town of Cape Elizabeth, including grading, snowplowing,
sanding and trimming of vegetation." (Emphasis added.)
The Declaration further stated that Smith agreed to install
the improvements identified in the CEO's March 2010
letter "prior to the occupancy of any future
dwelling" located on the parcel.
Five years later, in April 2015, Cunner Lane LLC applied for
a building permit to construct a "new single family
dwelling" on its 2.4-acre parcel located at 19 Cunner
Lane. The Town's new CEO approved the application except
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Product Description
- Bandana measures 21" X 21".
- 100% southern grown + milled cotton
- Machine wash cold.
- Slight fading to be expected.
We ALL need a reminder to get out and roam the world! Carry, wear or tuck this super soft hand-dyed and printed bandana to keep your wanderlust peaked. Handmade in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Hand-dyed, screen printed hand-drawn design words "roam free" on one corner to be used as a talisman for roaming free.
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Jenni Earle is a maker of empowering bandanas created to inspire authenticity and encourage bravery and adventure for the wearer. They are made in Winston-Salem, NC with regionally grown cotton and are designed and dyed by hand. Each one has an emboldening message including Be Brave, Blaze a Trail and Roam Free. The company was started by Jenni Earle Hopkins who makes bandanas based on the love of her grandfather who always carried one and her belief that we can be the best version of ourselves if we act from a place of bravery and authenticity.
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Tyrone (GNIS FID: 541204) is a populated place located within the Parish Governing Authority District 2, a minor civil division (MCD) of Evangeline Parish.
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Coll raced eagerly towards the foamy water's edge, his tattered tennis shoes leaving chaotic tracks in the grainy sand like contrails blasted from a jet engine. He flicked auburn strands out of his keen eyes, devouring the landscape in front of him; shrewdly scanning for a flash of pale orange, a golden glint. Gulls swooped in swift silver circles in the blossoming rays of the early morning sun, their dull shrieks echoing against the vast undulating expanse of water. As Coll watched the waves began to thaw; pallid icy crests morphed into slick ribbons of royal blue as beams of warm light broke lazily through a supple blanket of misty cloud. The boy inhaled contentedly, tangy brine clinging to his taste buds and cleansing confused webs of dreams and dust from his groggy mind.
His father had been a fisherman: a master of the waves and all that they held. It had been in his tanned, weathered palm that the boy had first laid eyes upon one of the golden fragments, smoothed through the eons, which the water occasionally offered to the shore. That particular evening his father had sat with him, two figures shrouded in warm woody smoke from the crumbling stone fireplace, and shared with him the secrets of time.
Following his death, Coll had taken to combing the intricacies of the coastline ever more frequently in search of amber. On the occasional days he came across a shining nugget nestled in the soft viridescent caress of an arm of seaweed, or buried half forgotten in the soupy sand, he felt as though he were reclaiming a small piece of his father. The amber contained a molten oblivion of long lost mysteries, nourishment for gluttons of the past; a lense to previous worlds. The boy reasoned that he too should be able to immortalise memories of the man he had adored in such a way: his collection of the ochre gems served as souvenirs of times gone by, proof that memories need not be eternally buried. For he too would die one day, and he feared that his recollections would wither with him.
The sun had risen fully now and melted away the last wisps of moisture so that the sky stretched an uninterrupted azure. Coll had neared the end of the beach and began to pick his way carefully over jagged limpet-spotted rocks, climbing round an outcrop that jutted over the serene waters below. Here the rock pools were thick and close together, full of animation. He crouched and watched tiny fish flit between cracks in the rock, to which clung a motley collection of coloured anemones swaying eerily in a non-existent breeze. He had always wanted a fish tank, to possess his own tiny marine world, but his mother had refused. She didn't like the sea.
Examining the smooth line of the horizon the boy contemplated the memories he was so desperate to maintain the vitality of. He remembered the first time that his father had taken him out on the ocean in a small wooden boat and cast a line into the swell, illustrating to Coll how to delve for the living treasures of the deep. Each time he was successful the boy made him cast the fish back into the water, unable to watch them turn limp and lifeless in front of his young eyes. Turning back to the rocks he caught a flash of the colour he had trained himself so ardently to hunt for, the only one in his mind worth noticing: forget the blues and the greens and the greys.
In a glassy pool right on the boundary of rock and sea, there lay a small chunk of golden amber winking up at the boy. Slim fingers dived into the salty coolness and snatched it up. He held it up to the sunlight, examining its smooth golden contours; evidence of a time long past but not forgotten. He would not forget either.
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Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has slapped mobile operators Grameenphone, Robi, Banglalink and Teletalk with a collective fine of Tk. 21.90 crore for call terminations through illegal Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). Even after biometric registration, which was done to safeguard the telecoms against such illegal operations, SIMs of those mobile phone operators were used to terminate calls through illegal VoIP.
The government is incurring losses in revenue worth thousands of crore of takas every year on account of the rampant rise in illegal VoIP calls, which has also dented the business of the organisations authorised to provide international gateway services.
Consequently, those doing business legally are incurring a loss, the government is being deprived of the revenue it deserves, and national security, too, is imperilled, said the experts on the sector.
The BTRC team found 2,350 Grameenphone SIMs that were used for illegal VoIP call terminations. It also found 16,069 SIMs of Robi, 731 SIMs of Banglalink and 28,487 SIMs of Teletalk that were used for illegal call terminations through VoIP.
Most of those SIMs were registered with the operators using fake biometric information, sources involved with the probe told The Independent.
By allowing their SIMs to be used for illegal call terminations through VoIP, the operators have violated the provisions of Sections 63, 64 and 65 of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Act, 2001, and, hence, they, too, are responsible for those illegal activities, said the BTRC.
Talking to The Independent, BTRC chairman Jahrul Haque said, "We have taken a very hard stand against illegal call terminations through VoIP. That's why we imposed fines on the mobile operators when we found out that their SIMs were used for illegal call terminations," he said.
On July 16, the BTRC sent four separate letters to these four telecom operators. The letter was signed by Sharmin Sultana, deputy director (enforcement and inspection) of the BTRC, and explained why the mobile operators were fined and how many of their SIMs were used for illegal call terminations.
The telecom regulator fined Grameenphone Tk 4,187.50 against each of 2,350 SIMs, which in toto stood at Tk 98,40,625.
The BTRC fined Robi Tk 4,187.50 against each of 9,893 SIMs and Tk 5,000 against each of 6,176 SIMs, which in toto stood at Tk 7,23,06,937.50.
Banglalink was fined Tk 4,187.50 against each of 631 SIMs and Tk 5,000 against each of 100 SIMS, which stood at Tk 31,42,312.50 in toto.
State-run telecom operator Teletalk was fined Tk 4,187.50 against each of 10,624 SIMs and Tk 5,000 against each of 17,863 SIMs, which stood at Tk 13,38,03,000 in toto. All the operators were given a 10-day period to pay the fine, said the BTRC letter.
Officials with the telecom regulator said they had unearthed these illegal operations of VoIP through its pin-point location (PPL) technology from March last year till July this year.
Talking with The Independent, a BTRC official explained that PPL technology enabled the telecom regulator to precisely find out the locations of those illegal SIM boxes used for VoIP call terminations.
The government brought in a new US technology last year to detect the exact locations of the SIM boxes that are used for illegal termination of VoIP calls. The technology is provided by Pennsylvania-based LATRO Services.
LATRO uses Versalytics geo-location information processes to zero in on suspected SIM box devices as part of its advanced detection algorithms. In addition, the integrated Google Earth visualization capability provides insights into operators and regulators, helping to enforce legal strategies against bypass devices.
During investigation, they found that those illegal calls were mostly coming from the US, Europe and Australia.
Talking with The Independent, Brig. Gen. (retd) SM Farhad, secretary-general of the Association of Mobile Telephone Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB), told The Independent, "Mobile network operators have zero tolerance for illegal call terminations and proactively take all necessary measures to prevent illegal use of VoIP calls."
"As per directives, we ensure proper subscriber registration through the biometric verification process. However, if biometrically registered subscribers use their connections for illegal purposes or registered SIMs are collected by fraudsters through alternative means, such as mugging, theft or forgery, it is beyond the capacity of the MNOs to proactively prevent a SIM from being used for VoIP purposes," pointed out Farhad.
"However, any SIM detected by our system as engaged in VoIP call termination is immediately barred. Most of the confiscated MSISDNs had already been detected and barred through our self-regulation process. We are in discussion with the regulator on this issue," he added.
Shahed Alam, Chief Corporate & Regulatory Officer of Robi Axiata Limited, said, "It is unfortunate that mobile operators have been blamed for VoIP calls, whereas, mobile operators are victims of such evasive call termination by unlicensed and illegal operators. As a licensed operator, our financial losses from VoIP calls are well documented."
Earlier, in September last year, the BTRC seized 10,947 SIM cards from Dhaka, of which 5,075 SIMs were of Teletalk, 3,897 of Robi, 1,414 of Grameenphone, 426 of Banglalink and 120 of private land line operator Rankstel. BTRC said the drives saved the country Tk 867 crore.
In October 2007, Grameenphone was fined Tk 168.40 crore for the illegal VoIP business. In November the same year, the erstwhile Aktel, now Robi, was also fined Tk. 145 crore for its involvement in the illegal VoIP business.
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Rebels with a Cause
Entrepreneurs and creators really are rebels: they set out on new paths, establish new businesses, and bring new inventions, and new services into our lives. That often doesn't go over well with existing companies that prefer to use their political influence to block new companies from competing in the market. They'll frequently use the government to restrict potential competition by passing laws that make things harder for newcomers—like licensing laws, zoning restrictions, or other regulations that are so expensive to comply with that a new business can't afford to compete.
The sharing economy often gets around these restrictions by devising new business models, or ways of doing business that weren't anticipated when the government passed these restrictions. The problem is, government often sees this as all the more reason to shut down new companies.
Take Flytenow: an app that allowed pilots to share rides in small planes with interested passengers, the way Uber does with cars. The Federal Aviation Administration decided that the company qualified as a commercial airline, even though the pilots didn't make any money—passengers just paid for a portion of fuel and other expenses. That didn't stop bureaucrats from shutting the company down.


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Some Tips for Leading Your Team to Live a Solutions Based Perspective
Problems and obstacles are inherent in every organization and entity. I have never heard someone say "I just can't seem to find any problems around here". Why? – because real problems are common. However, real solutions can be a rare find.
There will always be an opportunity for improvement to rise up in any given area of ministry and leadership.
Unfortunately some people approach problems and problem solving in very unproductive ways. For example, it is very common for people when hearing about a problem or obstacle, to simply jump on the bandwagon of identifying and exploring the problem. Example: John says "the vending machine took my dollar today" – and Susie says "That happened to me yesterday, too" and then they both continue on with a dialogue about how the machine is old and dumb and the items inside aren't that good anyway and so on and so on. At the end of it all they both walk away feeling better by venting, then naming and blaming the problem, but having no solution in hand. No one explored options for a long term remedy or a fix.
Not nearly enough people will ask the obvious question when faced with a problem – "what should we ( I ) do to fix it?" Far too few people have an instinctual first response that is "solution" based. Fear not however, because it is a skill that can be learned as a team. What is necessary is a high level of perceived value and ongoing accountability.
A a team discuss these questions together:
- What are some common unproductive responses to new problems and obstacles?
- How valuable would it be for everyone on the team to instinctively think of solutions to a problem as soon as the problem became known?
- How often do we do that for each other?
- How effective are we at proactively providing creative solutions to new problems as they come up?
- What is preventing us from focusing on solutions first?
- What permission are you willing to give for others to expect you to provide solutions first to new problems?
- How willing are you to expect and demand solutions from others when they bring problems to you?
The ultimate solution will lie in every-one's ability to be honest with each other and create a new "normal" amongst the team. As problems arise in the future and they are brought from one office to another – one person to another, the team must have permission to stop, ask and expect of each other, point blank – "what are we going to do to fix it?" Instead of the usual volley back and forth of vent, name and blame.
Finally, discuss as a team what this type of accountability will look like and gain permission now from each team member and for each team member to demand and expect solutions first at any time that future problems arise.
What steps will you take to be more solutions oriented today?


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Mike's On Main Street
Corner of N. Main and 3rd Ave. W.
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Fax: (828) 698-1607
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Saturday: 7:30a - 5:00p
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The bill was brought forward by Republicans after San Antonio City Council voted in March to exclude Chik-fil-A from having airport concessions in their city because of the fast-food chain's owners' record on LGBT issues, specifically over donations to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Salvation Army, and a George youth home; whose leaders advocate for marriage to be between one-man and one-woman.The law has become known as the "Save Chik-fil-A bill."
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Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Texas Governor Signs "Save Chik-fil-A" Law
On Monday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law S.B. 1978 (full text) which prohibits any governmental entity in Texas from taking adverse action against any person because of the person's affiliation, contribution or support for a religious organization. According to KXAN News:
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The train ride here was a life test.
I generally find that the longer your trip- albeit on a bus, train or airplane, your propensity for wanting to kill someone goes up exponentially as time marches on. Leaving the city of 'Bar' on coastal Montenegro at 9:00 am on the local train started as a Bordain or Brysonesque affair, but as the hours marched on, we got more squeamish and impatient. This happens on a long plane ride across the pacific too; the first hour or two are filled with excitement and longing but by the 8th and 10th hour (3rd or 4th movie in), you're ready to throw up or commit hari-kari.
Don't get me wrong, the morning of chugging through the Balkan mountain range was breathtaking. We brought some salami, crackers and cheese and nibbled on them the whole way through. At 4:00 pm however, the train came to one of its many stops, and didn't go anywhere for 45 minutes until we took notice. The air conditioning died and passengers amassed on the platform to keep cool, have a smoke break, drink cold beer and to circulate boozy information. I don't know if it was the tiredness of being on a train for almost 8 hours, but the conversations sounded comically asinine:
"The engine is dead." One passenger said.
"Yes, the workers said that they are changing the engine." said another.
"The engine that was pulling the train?" One asked.
"Yes, that one." Replied another.
Sure enough, our old engine had been detached and taken out of sight, like a relieved baseball pitcher, while it's younger looking replacement was brought in to finish the game. The passengers were assured that the conductor would drop the hammer and cut our remaining 4 hours down to 3 to get us into Belgrade by 9:00 pm. By the time we arrived at 9:30, anything that anyone said to me sounded reasonable. I had no local currency (Serbian Dinars), nor knew the local exchange rate, and was not in the mood to negotiate further than anything to get our family to our hotel for the night as soon as possible.
"You have a meter taxi, right?" I asked the taxi driver.
"Yes, no problem, meter." He replied.
When he hit me with the butchers bill upon arrival with the local currency, I didn't bat an eye, or offer much of an argument.
"Will you take euros?" I asked. "How much?"
"8 kilometers…..that's about….30 euros".
"Here you go." I said handing him the money not even questioning the number on the meter.
Belgrade: An Old Capital for New Times
At the confluence of the great Danube and Sava rivers sits Belgrade, one of the oldest cities in Europe. If you listen closely, you just might hear the crumbling buildings whisper tales about the tumultuous history of this bohemian city. Immediately after arriving, you catch glimpses of its checkered past. It's covered in graffiti. Abandoned buildings are everywhere. Things are dirt cheap. We staggered, zombie-like, into a restaurant around the corner from our hotel upon on arrival and before the waitress could even finish telling me about the local dishes, I interrupted her spiel and said "I'll take it." pointing at a menu item. Ava fell asleep on the table midway through dinner and I got the check for 3 entrees and three beers. 22 euros. Cheap.
The next morning we checked into the Hilton Belgrade for the remainder of our stay. I've written about this hotel loyalty program of ours before, but this check-in took the cake. With our diamond status, they upgraded us to a two bedroom, two bathroom suite with complimentary executive lounge access that served as our free dinner during the second night. The gym was one of the best I've seen and the spa had a Turkish hamam, jacuzzi, and sauna. Even when you're a long term budget traveller, it's nice to get pampered every once in a while.
Top Things to Do in Belgrade
- Belgrade Fortress – This fortress sits on a ridge where the two great rivers meet and used to contain the entire city for over 2000 years. Now kids and families walk around the walls and ramparts, using the angled aeroslits as a place to play hide and seek, where young Ottomans once stood to protect their precious lands. The ruins range from Roman to medieval, and every nook and cranny is filled with history. With street vendors selling snacks and souvenirs, there is enough to keep a family busy for the day.
- Church of Saint Sava – Against the backdrop of the cerulean sky sits the shiny white marble stones of the Church of Saint Sava, the largest Othodox church in the balkans., The cross that sits at the top of the enormous central dome is central beacon not for the devoted, but for the entire city. It is currently still under construction, however beneath the heavy floors the gilded ceilings of the enormous crypt serves as a cool respite from the hot summer sun.
- Knez Mihailova Pedestrian Street – Iron gas lights line the streets, music echos from the city's bohemian troubadours, cafes spill onto the cobbled streets and vestiges of the new shiny glass storefronts and old neoclassical mansions meet on the street corners. Lined with upmarket boutiques and restaurants, this pedestrian street is a lovely place to stroll, sit and relax your feet after a tour around the city.
- Nikola Tesla Museum – This museum is a collection of artifacts and reproductions of Tesla's inventions. There are tours given on the hour and demonstrations of the copper Tesla coils are the highlight. Ava had the electrifying experience to hold on to a light bulb as the free ions filled the air and her body acted as a conductor and lit up the bulb.
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing: Book Review
Since Ava finished her first book of the summer: 'Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing', we decided to do a video short highlighting important passages, text based evidence, inferences and summarizing key details on our last night in Belgrade. I taught Ava how to use 'iMovie' and we recorded 4 videos through the webcam addressing document based questions that related to standards in this literature study.
We used a google drawing as a graphic organizer to organize her thoughts before the recordings and went through her readers notebook to make her summaries more succinct. The only 'cool' feedback I gave in my evaluation of her work was to bolster transitions more for her audience as she tends to jump from detail to detail in her summarizing without much contextual reference or segues which may be confusing to the listener/reader.
She is only 9 after all.
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