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Speaking to BuzzFeed News, two men recounted an experience they had back in May of 2014 with Officer Ray Tensing, who was charged with murder last week in the shooting death of an unarmed black man named Samuel Dubose.
The entire incident was caught on video, and it shows the officer harassing the two men (who are African American) when they apparently did nothing wrong.
Demetrius Pace, 27, who was a passenger in the car, said that his cousin, who was the driver, was pulled over for having a "cracked bumper."
Pace began recording because according to him, Tensing was "aggressive" and used "bullying tactics" to try to get him out of the car.
This week, Pace said he and his cousin, Sexton Henley, recognized the officer after prosecutors released the body camera video showing Tensing pulling over Samuel Dubose for a missing front license plate. Tensing demanded Dubose's driver's license, and Dubose said he had one but didn't have it on him. Tensing then told Dubose to take off his seatbelt and began to open Dubose's car door. As Dubose appeared to "slowly roll away" in his car, Tensing fatally shot the unarmed man in the head. Tensing has been charged with murder and was fired.
During the May 2014 incident with Pace and Henley, Pace said, "[Tensing] opened my door like he did in the video of Sam."
"I'm 100% sure it was Tensing who pulled us over," Pace said, comparing the officer in the video to news reports on DuBose's killing.
Pace studied criminal justice, and completely took control of the situation and shut effectively shut Officer Tensing down.
"We know that the law says the passenger doesn't have to provide his information," Pace said. "Tensing was mad because I wasn't doing what he was telling me to do."
Tensing is then heard on the video repeatedly asking Pace to "step out of the car." According to Pace, Tensing asked him if he was refusing to identify himself "because you have a warrant or something?"
Pace said Tensing told him that if he refused to identify himself he would be charged. After the two argue about Pace's refusal to get out of the car, Tensing appears to say, "Are we going to do this all night?"
Viewing the situation in retrospect, Pace is certain he would have been killed had he stepped out of the car.
AJ+ did a breakdown of Pace's video which can be seen below. You can watch the full unedited video here.
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Always with these assholes, 'Are you playing a game, with me?' Fking with our civil rights is no game.
Cracked bumper? Wow, a decorative piece of plastic is cause to stop a black person in their vehicle. Citizens of that community are safer now that an officer, who pledged to uphold the safety of his community, is off the streets.
once a pig always a pig,,,,,,,,,,,,
We willingly abrogated our rights in the name of the "war on drugs" this, is the unintended consequence
A cracked bumper may be unsafe and should be dealt with accordingly with a stop, asking "do you know you have a cracked bumper?", followed by saying "I strongly advise you to get that fixed, have a nice day, sir".
Instead it looks like those movies where the cop gets a car to stop, breaks one of the cars tail lights and detains the driver for it.
You obviously know nothing about cars. A cracked "bumper" is referring to the decorative plastic covering the actual metal bumper behind it. Having a crack in a decorative bumper cover is not "unsafe". Pulling these guys over because of a "cracked bumper" (cover) is like pulling someone over because their car is missing a hubcap.


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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Passport renewal
South Kildare Citizens Information
There are a number of different ways to renew your passport
Question: My Irish passport will expire soon. What is the easiest way to renew it?
Answer: There There are a number of different ways to renew your passport. You can renew your passport online or by post or in person at a Passport Office.
The Online Renewal Service takes about 10 working days to process your application, if all your documents are in order. However, this does not include the time it will take for your passport to be delivered to you by post. An online renewal application for a standard 10-year passport costs €75.
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You can submit a paper application using An Post's Passport Express service. It takes about 15 working days (if your application form is filled in correctly and your documents are in order).
The application fee for a standard 10-year passport using this service costs €89.50.
During busy periods, for example, during the summer months, the Online Renewal Service and Passport Express service can have longer turn-around times. You can check current processing times on the Passport Service website.
If you are due to travel in less than three weeks, you can apply in person to the Passport Office in Dublin or Cork. You can't just drop in, you need to book an appointment online.
The Dublin Passport Office has a Rapid Renewal Service for adults and children who need to travel in less than three working days. This service costs more.
You can book an appointment for this service online. If you cannot secure an urgent appointment online you should contact the Passport Service on 01 671 1633.
The Passport Service recommends that you apply for your passport renewal at least 6 weeks before your planned travel date.
Further information is available from citizensinformation.ie and the Citizens Information Phone Service on 0761 07 4000. Information is also available from your local Citizens Information Office at: Newbridge CIC, Cutlery Road, Newbridge, tel: 0761 07 8300; Naas CIC, Basin Street, Naas; tel: 0761 07 8280.


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Does God know what it is to suffer? Am I my brother's keeper? Is Christianity easy? Is prayer a dialogue? What does it take to heal the soul? Is life really worth living? In fifty priceless half-hour presentations from one of the best loved Catholic speakers of all time, you and your family will discover that Christ and His Church have the answers to these questions and so much more. Bishop Shee... [More]
This special 7-CD Bundle includes the seven talks that are excerpted to create the one-of-a-kind CD "Set All Afire" featured in the Buck-a-Book Promotion. These seven talks by some of the world's best Catholic speakers cover the most poignant topics in the Church today: Marriage, Relativism, the person of Jesus Christ, Scripture, Mary, Conversion, and more. Be inspired and informed by some of the ... [More]
As a former Protestant minister, Dr. Scott Hahn knows all too well the disputes between Catholic and non-Catholic Christians. In this series, he carefully examines the most widely held objections and explains how and why they have arisen. Dr. Hahn's powerful presentations will not only show you how to use the Bible to defend the truths of Catholic teaching, but will also give you an invaluable too... [More]
Thomas Smith shares important insights about the beliefs and practices of the Latter-Day Saints (also known as Mormons) and why many of today's Catholics are ill-prepared to respond to their challenge. He shares his own personal experience as a former Mormon and now-revert to the Catholic Faith. Listen as he examines the Mormon church from a Catholic perspective, and get the answers you've been l... [More]


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Hardik, Gujarat Congress question Centre's upper caste quota move
Hardik Patel is the convener of PAAS which led an agitation demanding reservation in jobs and education for the Patidar community in the state.
Published: 07th January 2019 07:52 PM | Last Updated: 07th January 2019 07:52 PM | A+A A-
AHMEDABAD: Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel and the Gujarat Congress Monday questioned the Union Cabinet's approval of 10 per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutions for the economically backward section in the general category.
Patel said he would welcome it if the decision is implemented Constitutionally and without delay and hoped that it would not turn out to be a "lollipop" like the one offered by the Anandiben Patel government in Gujarat earlier.
"We are neither accepting nor rejecting the (Centre's) decision at this stage. The decision is welcome if it is implemented successfully and without delay," Patel said.
"If 10 per cent reservation is implemented in a short time constitutionally, the PAAS (Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti) will welcome the decision. But if the decision is to offer a lollipop to agitated caste groups, then this will be unacceptable," he said.
Patel is the convener of PAAS which led an agitation demanding reservation in jobs and education for the Patidar community in the state.
He, however, cautioned that Monday's reservation decision could just be another "jumla" (poll rhetoric) of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre to get votes.
He cited a decision taken by the Gujarat government during the chief ministership of Anandiben Patel to offer 10 per cent reservation to economically weaker sections among upper castes.
This decision was, however, quashed by the Gujarat High Court.
He also alleged the Centre's move could be a ploy to weaken reservation agitations like the one led by PAAS by creating a rift between people of reserved and unreserved categories.
Raising questions over the timing of the decision, coming close to the end of the ongoing Parliament session, Patel said it may be a way to divert attention from the Rafale aircraft tussle between the Centre and the Congress-led opposition.
"While denying us reservation in the state (Gujarat), the same BJP leaders had said reservation could not exceed 50 per cent.
It will be worth watching on what basis such a decision has been taken," Patel said.
Senior Congress leader Bharatsinh Solanki said the decision indicated that the Modi government was staring at defeat in the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
"Gujarat Congress had announced (before 2017 Assembly elections) that if it forms a government, it will offer reservations to economically weaker sections among the upper castes," he said.
"If reservation is implemented and does not remain empty claims, then this is right. The BJP and its PM is staring at defeat in upcoming elections," he said.
Attacking the Centre further, Solanki said, "The BJP government waived off Rs 3.5 lakh crore corporate loans but refuses loan waiver to farmers. If the same money was allotted for public use, issues of farmers, small businesses and jobs would have been addressed."


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comedy central just bleeped out the word "balls" from Zoolander, but in the past week i've been the unwilling witness to the slow-motion loogie hawk from "Flavor of Love" about a zillion times on every entertainment clip show. and don't even get me started on the 50 ads i just had to sit through for girls and guys gone wild (a topic that needs a post all its own). i think we have bigger problems here than hearing about someone's cohones.
bottom line: i am confused by the fcc.
bottom, bottom line: there's more to life than being really really really good looking.
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Lets say that someone wanted to prove they owned some metadata without revealing who they were. For instance, lets say they needed to prove they had owned a contract but that contract was in an address that had a lot of bitcoin in it, but they didn't want to show that they had that much capital (maybe a bad example) , but FOR WHATEVER REASON they didn't want to reveal their nest egg address or undermine the psuedonominity of previous linked transactions Would it be possible to reveal the existence of the contract, by simply proving that you own an address that was generated by the same seed.
For instance, Electrum generates six addresses after you create a seed. Lets say the contract and a lot of bitcoin was in the first address in that sequence.
Could you prove that you own this by signing the second address in that sequence (or even a change address), and it would irrevocably prove that you own/control something in the other address without linking the two addresses together the result being that you would know that "yes this address in within the same sequence of addresses, one of which contains the information that needs to be proven"
I think this would have perks for privacy of bitcoin and associated technologies


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Hello and thank you to everyone sending messages. CU all at Bendigo Sheep and Wool Show. SIOz will be in Osborne #33 . I'll be featuring show only specials, like the fabulous tiny boucles that sold last year. They're in limited supply, so get in early for those. Back? The outrageous hanks of teensy weensy loop boucle mohair. 1 hank is enough for an enormous shawl!
Bendigo Show features: sock wool and a large assortment of 8ply wool, including my popular winter floral range.
Bendigo Show Bags: they're free with a $40 purchase and supplies are limited PER DAY. This is so my Melbourne customers coming up for the day have a chance to score a goodie bag. I've been told that $40 is too low a price (my friends, they look out for me), but hey — I don't think so. It's just my way of saying thank you to the early birds.
While I'm at shows, look out for Eric Corbin, an Adelaide textile arts student at Marden, who will be selling my yarn and supplies at the Port Adelaide Fishermen's Wharf Markets. Eric will be selling his knitted and felted creations as well. They're quite different from my own work and it's a chance for you to see more from another Adelaidian.
For all my customers, should you have requests for yarn, fibres, patterns, etc… I will remain online, regardless of where I am. Orders will go out as normal. If you ring my number, Richard, my order and IT guru (he's working on the webpage), can answer your queries and take your orders.
Kollage needles: the order is going in next week, so do let me know if you have a needle size requirement.
Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock Stitch Markers made for
strandedinoz by quiltr2 for BBT Swap 2009!
A big thank you to my Raverly swap buddy quiltr2, who made the above set of stitch markers FOR ME! We're in the Big Bang Theory Swap and I just LOVE these. Aren't they clever? Sheldon fans, unite!


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Money online with sports betting
is placing sports bets and using exchange rate differences with different bookmakers. Place a "backen" sports bet (= standard bet as a gambler does). This same sportsbet "layen"
(= against book / insurance) with a exchange rate difference at a betting exchange. Whatever the outcome, we win 1 of the 2 bets. Place sports bets without risk thus guaranteed profit.
What bookmakers prefer keep hidden from everyone is that potential losses to cover by "layen".By making smart use of bonuses, welcome-bonuses and sport arbitration at bookmakers, it is therefore possible to make a guaranteed profit.
At the beginning of this year, the NL government approved the online Gambling Act. Starting mid-2020, licenses will be granted to online bookmakers.
Prepare you NOW for this means much and much more new earning in NL.
I do the above and comparable strategy for several years . . . experience, knowledge and skills.
I want to share with you this strategy and my knowledge.
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I can expand my earnings by commissions who I receive to register you as a member.
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Management Team
Tim Keith
Tim co-founded Infusion in 2007 and works as the company's strategy leader. His focus is on working directly with C-level marketing, retail and administrative leadership at banks and credit unions to facilitate and present comprehensive household data analyses, identify relevant growth opportunities, develop and recommend marketing strategies and programs, and track, evaluate and present campaign results.

Tim joined Infusion from Acxiom Corporation, a provider of marketing technology and services, where he served as Senior Strategist and financial services consultant for the company's marketing agency unit, Acxiom Direct. In that role he consulted with and advised executives at Bank of America, Wells Fargo, SunTrust, HSBC, as well as a variety of other banks and credit unions. Prior to that, Tim gained experience as a retail Senior Vice President at First Tennessee Bank and VP of Direct Marketing at Amsouth Bank. Tim has worked with hundreds of banks and credit unions—large and small—on bank strategy and marketing issues. He is also a banking and credit union conference speaker and contributes articles on marketing strategy and programs to banking and credit union industry publications.

Tim earned his MBA and Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Mississippi College.
Ricky Buck
Ricky co-founded Infusion Marketing Group in 2007 and serves as the organization's chief data and technology officer. Ricky is responsible for conducting data analyses for banking and credit union clients and ensuring that FDIC data security and information privacy standards are rigorously upheld.

Ricky has more than 40 years of experience solving complex systems and data problems, having designed and built technology solutions for some of the country's largest and best-known corporations including IBM, GM, Macy's, Luxottica, Blockbuster and Acxiom. Previously, at Systematics (now part of Fidelity), he implemented application software for large commercial lenders and other financial services clients.

Ricky started his career at IBM, where he served as a systems engineer, systems engineering manager and supported technical sales for DB2.

Ricky graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in 1977.


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A student advisory program was introduced into the Middle School at ASFM for the first time in fall of 2011. Since then, I have been an active supporter of the program as well as a contributor. My background in the concept of advisory stems from my work in Connecticut charter schools where we effectively used advisory concepts to nurture relationships in the student body and between students and teachers.
My initial contribution to the program came through the introduction of the Circle of Power and Respect model that is introduced in The Advisory Book. This became the standard paradigm through which we have trained teachers in advisory here at ASFM.
Later, I became the grade level advisory coordinator. I only held this post for one semester while another teacher was away on leave, but I truly enjoyed the work. I also gained some insight into the challenges that arise in regards to this program in our school. The coordinators job is to create an advisory curriculum for the grade level teachers, but the challenge is different teachers are more or less successful with different types of lessons. Some teachers like to use games. Some prefer discussions. Some like to let the students take the lead. Others are uncomfortable with such an approach. The true challenge is in creating something a lesson that is structured enough that everyone has a good idea of the expected outcomes, and flexible enough that teachers can tailor the lesson to their own preferred teaching style and for the personalities of their particular groups.
This process is organic and evolving and I am glad to be a continued support for our current advisory curriculum team. It is a vital component of our Middle School Program that deserves much more attention than it often receives.


text: Playing Assassin's Creed: Revelations for the third time on PC. Having a bit of problem. Played 9 hours so far, capture all Templar Dens except 2 to go yet. There's a challenge on Assassin's Guild that says "Successfully perform a Den Defense 1/3" which means I defend it only once where I have to defend it 3 times. But the problem is Templars aren't attacking my dens so I can't complete this den defense challenge. Templars attacked only once. I have recruited 9 Assassin's so far. And four of them are assigned as Master Assassin on four different dens. Anyone knows how I provoke Templars to attack my den?


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Free Friday Family Films to continue on May 31 at Wilson Park
''Into the Spider-Verse' continues animated run; sponsor is United Agency
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (May 30, 2019) — The 2019 Outdoor Family Movie Series will resume May 31 in Arkansas City with a showing of a Marvel hit under the Wilson Park rotunda, 701 N. Summit St.
The 2018 surprise "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" will be shown starting at 8 p.m. May 31. This PG-rated film is sponsored by United Agency. It is an hour and 57 minutes long.
In the film, teenager Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his reality, crossing his path with five counterparts from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities.
Six more movies are planned this year, including several other recent animated hits and a fourth edition of the popular "pool movie" at Paris Park Pool. (More pool event details will be announced later.)
Next month, the movie series will return to Newkirk for a third straight year. The current remaining schedule of 2019 Free Friday Family Films is as follows (more to be announced later):
- "Ralph Breaks the Internet" — 8 p.m. June 14 at Kay County Courthouse in Newkirk;
- "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" — 8 p.m. June 28 at Wilson Park;
- "Aquaman" — 8:30 p.m. July 12 at Paris Park Pool (free admission starts at 7 p.m.)
Three more movies will be shown in the fall, in conjunction with other planned events.
In case of inclement weather on any movie night, the movie will be postponed to the next Friday.
"We are so appreciative of the generous sponsors who make these wonderful events possible," said City Manager Nick Hernandez.
"If you are interested in being a sponsor in the fall, please call me or Andrew Lawson at 441-4415 to discuss pricing. Sponsorship rates have not changed from 2018 rates."


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In May of 2017 I relocated to Cambridge, UK to take on a new role within Amazon's Machine Learning group. I am building a new engineering team in Cambridge that will work with a group of Machine Learning scientists guided by Neil Lawrence. We have a number of exciting projects to pursue over the next few years. In addition, there is the living-in-England thing, which is its own kind of adventure.
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Sometimes it's just about the fun
Our QA Lead took it upon himself to organize a Scooter-day for this afternoon. We hoped to get most of the team involved, but in the end we had to settle for the few people brave enough to race scooters around downtown Victoria with the die-hard motorcycle riders in the group.
The new riders were a bit nervous in the first hour, but it was great to see them relax and really get into the goofy mode that is scooter riding. Nobody crashed, nobody dropped their machine, and everybody had a great time.
So what crazy activity can we plan next?
Check out some photos from the ride – especially the last one. It's truly epic!
Putting Intrinsic Rewards to Work
In my last post I talked about the Type-I personality. This personality trait is shared by most technical workers and especially by software developers. If you want software people to be happy, productive, and generate great ideas you need to tap into their intrinsic motivation.
So what have I done to put these ideas into action at GenoLogics?
Tech Lunch
About three weeks ago I introduced our team to Tech-Lunch. Every two weeks we book the two largest meeting rooms in the office for a full two hours. One room is for the "Tech Lunch" and the other is for the "Less-Tech Lunch". One volunteer per room selects an hour's worth of videos or presentations from TED, InfoQ, Google Tech Talks, or something similar and plays them for the rest of the attendees. When the videos are over, the remaining hour is used for a BoF style discussion about the topic and how it affects our profession, our jobs, and our products. We've had two iterations so far and discussed UI design with Don Norman, heard about 3-D spacial interfaces from TED, and learned about the Good Parts of Javascript from Douglas Crockford.
While it isn't quite the same as attending a real conference, it's far more convenient, less expensive, and more diverse. Oh, and the company pays for lunch.
Intrinsic motivation requires an opportunity to experience continuous learning. This is part of our solution.
Project Improvement Projects (PIPs)
Unless your software projects are vastly different from everything else out there, you have dozens of great ideas you'd like to see added to your product but you are never given the time or permission to make it happen. If this happens for too long it starts to affect your sense of independence and destroys your intrinsic motivation.
Two weeks ago we introduced PIPs to GenoLogics. For half a day every Wednesday, everyone on the development team (both coders and testers) work together on small, high-value projects and product enhancements that they think are important. Working as a team, they select one or two small, but great, ideas that have been burning in their minds and get them done. If their ideas will affect the customer experience must have them vetted by the Product Manager, but PM has no say into what items the team chooses to work. In short, developers have 10% of their week to focus on anything that they think will improve their efficiency or the experience of our customers.
We've only been at it for a few weeks, but we've already seen great things happening. Intrinsic motivation requires autonomy. This is another part of our solution.
Ground Breaking
GenoLogics has a long history with something we called "Hack Day". This was a full day, once per quarter, when everyone at the company was encouraged to spend an entire day working on anything they found interesting. Telephones are turned off. Email is ignored. Everyone focuses.
Starting in 2010 we re-branded our day as "Ground-Breaking" in an attempt to encourage more people from outside development who might not be comfortable "hacking" for a day.
Yesterday was our second Ground-Breaking of the year and it was a huge success. People came in at 8am for a company provided breakfast and kick-off meeting at 8:30. Lunch was served at noon. The hacking, ground-breaking, and learning continued until 3:30pm when everyone met in the large board-room downstairs. For the next 90 minutes each person or team took four minutes to present the results of their one-day work marathon. We saw some truly innovative web-based UIs built on our new APIs, a custom iPad interface to our LIMS, a great tool to help automate the migration of configurations in our products, and over a dozen other terrific idea.
Type-I personalities require the chance to work on Mastery: the act of working at the very edge of your skill-set. Ground-Breaking is another part of our solution.
GenoLogics has made a great start, but there is still more we can do. We'll keep working at it and I'll share our experiences here.
What are you doing to help encourage Intrinsic motivation among your teams?
Type-I Personality
I just finished reading "Drive" by Daniel Pink. It has changed how I think about motivation and morale in the workplace.
In his book, Pink introduces what he calls Type-X and Type-I personalities. A Type-X person is externally motivated and responds well to things like performance bonuses, sales quotas, gold-stars on their report card, and carrots dangling on sticks. A Type-I person is intrinsically motived and responds well to things like meaning, purpose, doing-something-cool, building things people love, and making the world a better place.
In my experience, most developers are Type-I personalities.
So what does Pink's book tell us about motivating developers?
The Not Surprising Things
- Developers like to work on software that people actually use.
- A development team will work harder on something that they believe will improve the world.
- Learning new things and a chance to stretch their technical skills makes Type-I people happy.
- Using cool technology makes the job more rewarding.
- When Type-I people are encouraged in a Type-X manner, their work is of lower quality.
- Poor salary can cause you to lose employees (Type-I people like money too), but a high salary is not sufficient to retain a Type-I person.
The Surprising Things
- Focusing on Type-X things (sales this quarter, lines of code written) is not harmless. It can actually drain the intrinsic value out of an activity. In short, these things are de-motivating for Type-I people, even if the messages are constantly positive.
- Type-X behavior is natural. Type-I behavior is learned.
- Type-I motivation results in far more powerful and long-lasting effects than Type-X.
- There is a right time for carrot and stick motivation, but it is pretty narrow.
- Common motivation techniques often have the opposite effect.
One of the strong focus points we've had at GenoLogics lately has been on our quarterly bookings numbers. Keeping a close eye on bookings is critical for a growing company. However, by shining a bright light on our financial performance Pink argues that many Type-I employees will begin to lose sight of the intrinsic reasons they work for GenoLogics (such as the desire to help cure disease and improve the standard of health worldwide). In short, by trying to motivate people by showing how their work will help increase our numbers, we may be achieving the exact opposite: turning things into a Type-X activity and draining our Type-I employees of their desire to work.
That's a pretty sobering thought.
If you manage people who fall into the Type-I category (nearly all knowledge workers and creative types) I urge you to give Pink's book a read. It just may change the way you think about motivation.


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English Literature
A level English Literature is the study of how different writers have explored the question of what it is to be human. All literary texts raise questions that revolve around who we are, what our purpose is and how we relate to others - questions that often stay with us long after we have read, and re-read the text. Studying English Literature enables you to explore these questions in a deeper, more incisive, more fulfilling way. It is also essential to study English Literature at A level if you want to study it at university.
A level
For A level Literature we encourage students to read and engage critically and creatively with a substantial body of texts, and follow the Edexcel syllabus. The study of Literature facilitates the undertaking of independent and sustained study to deepen their appreciation and understanding of English, including its changing traditions. Texts studied include King Lear by Shakespeare, A Streetcar named Desire by Tennessee Williams, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Chaucer's The Wife of Bath and The Portrait of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.


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Centre for Plant Genetics and Breeding
Researchers at The University of Western Australia have discovered that plants and animals use the same signalling process to manage their nutrient levels. The knowledge could help improve the use of energy in crops, leading to better yields in the future.
Researchers from The University of Western Australia have found that an enzyme in plants, ATP Synthase, plays a critical role in how plants respond to the cold.
Plant biologists from The University of Western Australia have made an important discovery about rising temperatures and wheat crops - and subsequently learned that the Romans suspected the effect more than 2000 years ago.
The University of Western Australia has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.
Ten academics from The University of Western Australia have been announced as finalists in the 2017 Premier's Science Awards.
University of Western Australia researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology have published the most comprehensive analysis of a wheat genome as part of a United Kingdom-led consortium. The new sequencing of the bread wheat genome, led by the Earlham Institute, identified complete sets of genes and proteins essential to important agronomic traits.
A 60-year-old mystery has been solved by biochemists at The University of Western Australia investigating the origin of a type of digestion-inhibiting proteins thought only to exist in two plant families that contain the important legume and cereal crops.
Energy is an all-important currency for plants, and scientists from The University of Western Australia have now calculated the cost of one of their biggest expenses. The knowledge could be a key to creating more energy efficient crops.
Researchers at The University of Western Australia who invented a new technique for 'flaming' wild seeds have been nominated as finalists in the WA Innovator of the Year competition.
Critical new understanding of the disease cycle of a wheat virus will help farmers around the world protect their wheat crops from a devastating disease and major yield losses.
Researchers from The University of Western
Australia's Institute of Agriculture are conducting the world's largest
chickpea experiment on drought resistance.
Breakthrough research carried out by The University of Western Australia and scientists in India and China has established that oilseed varieties resistant to the devastating fungal disease Sclerotinia can be bred readily.
An engineering researcher from The University of Western Australia has won an Australian Government science and innovation award for young people in agriculture to develop an intelligent sensor which will help detect water stress in grapevines in real time.
With the world's population expected to reach nine billion by 2050 and hotter, drier conditions due to climate change, researchers are racing against time to develop new crop varieties and to ensure there will be enough food to feed the planet.
The golden flesh of new sweet potato varieties is proving to be very valuable in one of the world's poorest nations, Timor-Leste.
Millions of people in developing countries may benefit from a breakthrough in chickpea farming thanks to an international project involving a researcher from The University of Western Australia.
Two new varieties of chickpea developed by researchers at The University of Western Australia are expected to take the Indian market by storm and turn the tide for an industry that has struggled to recover from a devastating disease that first hit the Western Australian crop in 1999.
Researchers at The University of Western Australia, in collaboration with research partners overseas, have identified which lines of chickpea grow better in moderately salty soil.
Mr Rob Williams, an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at UWA, was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on the Queens Birthday in June, 2012.
Winthrop Professor Neil Turner, from The University of Western Australia Institute of Agriculture, has received the prestigious Dunhuang Award from the Gansu People's Provincial Government as part of the 62nd anniversary of the foundation of the People's Republic of China.
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People trudge to work every day to achieve ambitious targets that they have set for themselves. With a confident step they report to office daily and immerse themselves in an atmosphere where they have to flourish to succeed. But what happens if the employees have to face harassment or unwelcome behaviour from a co-worker? What if the security of the employee is threatened and the ability to blossom in the office becomes impossible?
An employee who has faced sexual harassment may end up terrified, tongue tied, or may lose the ability to respond appropriately in the work environment. But this is not all; there are many other non-sexual forms of harassment that the worker has to face on the job. Physical or verbal run downs, sexual discrimination, religious or racial demarcations, all are a part and parcel of the office harassment deal. Does this surprise you?
Most of the time, it's the sexual topic that gains priority but its time you understand how the employees can be harassed at work in different ways. Be ready to spot this "mate badgering" and handle it when it raises its ugly head. Gear up and learn how to prevent being run down in the office.
Workplace Harassment:
Verbal office harassment: There may be hundreds of employees working in the office and it is an extremely arduous task for the HR professional to keep an eye on each one. Sometimes the sharpest eye misses out workplace harassment. Many workers do not understand the real meaning of professional performance in the office premises. Using curse words, sharing jokes and back slapping co-workers at every pretext can be very offensive behaviour for many people and can be termed as Personal harassment. Ostracizing behaviours, insults, intimidation, critical remarks and teasing attitude may be contributing to a hostile workplace. No one should be permitted to cross the line unnecessarily. You can report the incident right away so that similar incidents do not happen in future. A prior warning before reporting can also make the task easier.
Written office harassment: Sending mails that contain incorrect graphics or offensive jokes regarding religion, color or race is very hurtful and can break the spirit of a co-worker. This can be considered a part of workplace harassment.
Discriminatory harassment: Discrimination done on the basis of citizenship, sex, customs, ethnicity, race, ancestry, color, mother country, and creed can be extremely embarrassing for the employees. Insulting a person by commenting on the age, manner of speaking or physical appearance is considered as harassment.
Racial insults are intolerable and if you have been a victim of any of these miserable moments report to your HR manager now. Do not let yourself be bullied by a handful of miserable minded people, you need to retaliate and stand up for yourself. Scribble your grievances on the employee complaint form or complaint register and stay protected.
Articulating and gesturing wrong actions, using degrading words or language, showing intolerance of difference, making sexually implicating facial movements or unwanted closeness against the wishes of a co-worker can be very invasive and insulting. This is harassment and needs to be nipped in the bud pronto!
It is not necessary that the action is made for a specific person, rather it could be gender based and categorised as Gender harassment. Women are often asked to step down and not compete for top positions because of their gender. This is one of the most common examples of gender harassment seen often.
People have the right to object to other office mates putting up and displaying lecherous or vulgar pictures or comic strips in a personal workplace. This may be considered objectionable because it is visible to hundreds of others as well. This can be categorised under visual harassment and is very difficult to point out. The sad thing is justice is rarely done because the situation often goes unnoticed. If there is a friendly banter and exchange of lewd information between two colleagues or if derogatory pictures are drawn in the presence of the others, it may be extremely uncomfortable and unpleasant for the rest of the employees. Find a solution for this now!
Disability Harassment: If a disabled workmate is ridiculed, teased, isolated or patronised because of an awkward walk, gait or frequent absence from work it needs to be documented by the HR department.
Religious Harassment and racial harassment are closely connected to each other. When the religious beliefs of a particular community are scoffed on and the person is victimised by the other workers it can be considered as an impossible work environment for the victim. The "making fun" may be related to religious traditions, customs, or holidays. Other situations that can be uncomfortable for many will be tolerating stereotypical comments, jokes on religion and forcing others to convert to a different religion.
Age Related Harassment: Many older people are left out from get-togethers and meetings because of their age. Employment of people who belong to the older age group is complicated. They demand equal rights under the employment acts and under no circumstance should they be criticized, ridiculed, insulted or teased by the younger contemporaries.
Physical Harassment: Violent behaviour in the workplace can be a threat to the physical state of a human being. This intimidation can be displayed in the form of threats, physical attacks, shoving, pushing, and assault. When these acts are performed aggressively and threaten the safety of another workmate it is called physical harassment. Sometimes nasty physical gestures in a work environment may be offensive to another and this uncomfortable behaviour can also be termed as objectionable.
Power Harassment: Workplace can become a nightmare if people misuse their power. The harasser makes the power disparity evident to the victim at every moment. The victim is normally a subordinate and lower in position according to office hierarchy and the superior may be a manager or head. The subordinates are victimised and abused verbally, psychologically or physical. The harassment includes demeaning demands, excessive and interfering intrusion in personal life, and impossible work activities. Harassments of any kind start to take a toll on the physical health, work performance, personal self-esteem and social life of the victim.
Online Harassment or Cyber Bullying: This is the most common form of harassment and technological advancements have led to a misuse of digital connections in some cases. This includes spreading of unnecessary rumours, gossip, negative mass chatting, lewd and cheap messaging, with the help of smartphones or computers.
Sexual Orientation: May also be a reason for a victim to be harassed at work. Negative employment action and denial of benefits has been a source of concern in many workplaces. Co-workers are scoffed and run down because of a disability, being bisexual, gay, pansexual, asexual or lesbians still in many workplaces. Social awareness is taking over slowly but discrimination that constitutes to harassment in the workplace still exists.
The workplace atmosphere is challenging and the employee needs to be prepared for all harassments. In extreme cases, the situation may lead to legal complications but at every step of the way it is imperative to document the incidents taking place around you so that they can be investigated by the HR manager and the vandalizing party punished! Are you a party to any of these harassments? Reply in the comment section and share your views!


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The effects of living lifestyles which require harmful amounts of greenhouse gas to be emitted into our atmosphere is becoming more and more apparent. Earth's climate is breaking down and we are the cause.
However just as we choose to live this way, we can choose not to. We can make changes that help prevent further damage to the planet.
Many of us are already well aware of what we can change to reduce our own carbon footprint and live a more sustainable life. We can live with less, choose renewable energy providers and reduce our meat intake. We can choose to ride a bike or take the train when we need to travel locally. These choices can be made with relative ease. There are alternatives for most carbon-emitting activities, most of us just need to find the will power to sacrifice a little and augment our lifestyles for the benefit of the planet.
However, there is one choice that many struggle to find a green alternative to — Air Travel.
Flying currently accounts for 2.5% of global emissions. While this only accounts for 11% of our combined travel emissions, it's the one mode of transport unlikely to see changes anytime soon that reduce its footprint, in fact, it's emissions are on track to more than double by 2040. Unfortunately, commercially available electric planes are likely decades away and pigs will fly before any country starts closing its airports.
So the choice is very much with individuals and businesses. Keep flying as normal, or choose to reduce time spent in the air. The trouble is only a fraction of humanity is even aware of the climate impact of flying.
AirCare was created to make it as simple as possible for anyone to learn the climate impact of a flight. We want to help people understand what choosing to fly means for the environment. Armed with this knowledge we're making it easier than ever to make up for the climate impact of a flight you've already booked by contributing to Gold Standard carbon offsetting projects — starting with Planting Biodiverse Forests in Panama.
In addition, we're shining a light on the alternative choices you can make in order to avoid unnecessary air travel.
Simply forward a flight booking confirmation email to email@example.com. That's it! AirCare will analyse your email and send you back a climate impact report seconds later. You'll get to see the carbon emissions of your travel, the cost to make up for it and alternatives for future.
AirCare was created by Brendan Loudermilk and Steven Hylands as an entry to the world's first online hackathon to help fix the climate — The Climate Fixathon. Our first release is very much a starting point which will be developed further in the near future. In the coming months, we plan to add user accounts and let you automatically offset a flight every time you forward an email to email@example.com. We also have big plans for our alternatives to air travel feature. Its recommendations will soon be tailored to match your reason for flying.
We want to make AirCare the best possible tool to help people change their air travel habits for the better of the planet. If you have a suggestion please email us or use the chat button 👉, we'd love to hear your ideas!


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Dante Atkins:
Ten years ago today, in a baffling and overtly political 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court decided that the only way to protect the equal voting rights of the people of Florida was to stop counting their votes--but only in this particular instance and no other, because they only wanted the votes to stop being counted when George W Bush was ahead.
The Bush legacy is one written in the red ink of debt, greed and death. An occupation of the nation hosting that did attack us, botched from an overweening desire to wage a preemptive war against a country that did not. Thousands of American lives and potentially hundreds of thousands of native lives lost in the process. Torture prisons in the name of national security. Warrantless wiretapping and other forms of surveillance and entrapment against United States citizens and nonviolent peace groups.
Not that the nation was just morally bankrupt: George W Bush did a number on our nation's fiscal health as well, with massive transfers of its wealth into the hands of those who needed the least help, and permission for private entities to loot the land and natural resources of this nation with no return to its taxpayers. And ten years later, virtually nobody has paid the price.
Many progressives--myself included-- felt that the Bush years should have been a national nightmare that we would just wake up from. That the immoral, absurd and illegal practices of those times were just a mere interregnum permitted by the ascension of a Manichean president operating during a time of national crisis, and that once he was out of office, we would instinctively revert to the comparative sanity we had under Bill Clinton. But we haven't yet, and it's likely that without systemic structural change, we never will.
The executive power grab is not restored, nor does it seem that the irresponsible, nearly trillion dollar tax cut for the superwealthy will be rescinded either. Let's bankrupt our nation further by adding $700 billion to our debt so Paris Hilton can get another $100,000 gift from the taxpayers. Nicely done, teabaggers and complicit Dems. Happy Anniversary all!


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New Balance releases carbon-plated shoe
Meet the newest carbon-plated shoe on the block
New Balance has announced their highest performance racing shoe yet – the FuelCell 5280. While the full release isn't coming until September, they will be rolling out the shoe to a select few over the coming months.
RELATED: Project Carbon X: Breaking2, Hoka-style
The FuelCell 5280 is named after the 5280 feet in a mile, and designed for the runner who wants to go fast. The new shoe is made with a multidirectional carbon fiber plate which is designed to accept the runner at initial contact and stiffen at toe-off. The midsole is an updated version of New Balance's FuelCell foam which will be featured across their newest line up of shoes. The upper is made of a lightweight knit and is almost identical in shape to the upper of their middle distance spike. This shoe is essentially spikes for the road.
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I have my sights set on being the fastest version of me yet and NB is always helping me do that! We've been contributing data and performance feedback to the NB Innovation team to build a shoe that will hopefully help make you faster too. #PRJ5280 #TeamNB #running #NBFAM #flashbackfriday #newbalance #mile #roadracing
Nike first introduced the carbon-plated shoe back in 2017 when they attempted to break two hours for the marathon. Since, they've made several versions of the infamous carbon-plated Vaporfly 4% along with several other speed shoes with a plated midsole. Just weeks ago, Hoka One One also released a plated shoe called the Carbon X. The super lightweight, carbon-fibre-plate-enhanced shoe was deemed fast enough to challenge the 100K world record of 6:09:14.
RELATED: Walmsley breaks 50-mile world record at Hoka race
It was only a matter of time until New Balance released their answer, and the company's shoe is quite different that what was released by Nike or Hoka. Nike's shoe was targeted at the marathon distance, Hoke targeted the 100K and New Balance has targeted the road mile. Each company is approaching very different events, but they're all using a carbon plate to try and get to the finish as fast as possible.
RELATED: Jenny Simpson wins her record-breaking 7th New Balance 5th Avenue Mile
Jenny Simpson wore the prototype during the NYRR 5th Avenue Mile in September 2018, winning the race for a history-making seventh consecutive time. She won the 38th running of the event in 4:19. As the shoe is rolled out to more professional runners, we'll be able to see how it stacks up against traditional spikes and other road racing shoes. The shoe will retail for $200 USD.


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|LEGO → System → Pirates → Pirates (faction)
6289 Red Beard Runner is a Pirates set released in 1996. It contains a two-masted pirate ship with a dinghy and seven pirate minifigures, including Captain Redbeard.
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Captain Redbeard and his renegade Pirates want to get their hands on the Imperial gold. With the building sets from the LEGO SYSTEM Pirate collection, only you, the LEGO MANIAC, can help keep the gold with its rightful owners.
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|Captain Redbeard
|Black Jack Hawkins
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|Gonzo Goldbar
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Contact: Mike Theune, Acting Public Affairs Specialist, 559-565-3703
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Contact: Twitter: @SequoiaKingsNPS
SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. May 20, 2015 – The public is welcome to comment on a project proposed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to collect genetically pure Kern River rainbow trout (KRRT) from three populations located in the wilderness of Sequoia National Park. The State of California, through its Heritage and Wild Trout Program proposes to restore the naturally indigenous Kern River rainbow trout to their original California source watersheds. In 2013, CDFW determined that Sequoia National Park supports the best populations of KRRT for conservation and native source watershed restoration.
The NPS is interested in any public concerns, potential issues, or opportunities related to the trout collection. After analyzing comments received during scoping, the NPS will determine the level of analysis needed.
For more information or to make electronic comments, visit the Planning, Environment, and Public Comment website at: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/seki. If you have specific questions or concerns related to this project, contact Chanteil Walter at 559-565-4266. A 15-day public comment period starts on Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
To submit hard-copy written comments, you may send them via mail or hand-deliver to: Superintendent, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Attn: Kern River Rainbow Trout, 47050 Generals Highway, Three Rivers, CA 93271. Faxed comments will be accepted at (559) 565-4202. All written comments about this project must be transmitted, postmarked, or hand-delivered by June 3, 2015. Please note, before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
National Park Service (NPS) Management Policies 2.4.4, states that a take of wildlife may be allowed if it supports cooperative species conservation purposes. The proposed project is consistent with the conservation purpose of the Wilderness Act and the National Park Service's mission. National parks and wilderness areas are increasingly the only source for genetically pure native species. Interestingly, the purity of the source populations in Sequoia National Park is an artifact of past wildlife management practices when fish were routinely introduced to park waterbodies from the late 1800s to the late 1900s. The KRRT is native to Sequoia National Park in the mainstem Kern River, where it has completely hybridized with non-native stocked trout. The populations involved in this project were transplanted from the Kern River before the native population became hybridized.
The fish would be removed via angling and held in water receptacles for transport. This method is a proven fisheries management practice with a high success rate. A total of 100 fish at least 4 inches long would be collected and transported from each population to the Kern River Fish Hatchery in Kernville, California for propagation. Fifty fish from each population would be collected per year for two years to minimize potential for short-term adverse impacts on the three source populations. Visual estimates of KRRT abundance collected over the past few years indicate that the parks' KRRT populations are of sufficient size such that proposed collections should not impact long-term sustainability.
The proposed action would enable a genetically pure strain native trout to be restored to former habitat where it is expected to enhance wilderness and non-wilderness recreational experiences in its "original California source watersheds."
Last updated: May 20, 2015