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Bible Animals: Badger
Badger in the ancient World.
Badger in the ancient World.
Badgers in the Bible. The badger skins mentioned probably indicate skins of the dugong, a large member of the seal family inhabiting the Red Sea. - Animal Life in the Scriptures
Badger in Easton's Bible Dictionary this word is found in Ex. 25:5; 26:14; 35:7, 23; 36:19; 39:34; Num. 4:6, etc. The tabernacle was covered with badgers' skins; the shoes of women were also made of them (Ezek. 16:10). Our translators seem to have been misled by the similarity in sound of the Hebrew _tachash_ and the Latin _taxus_, "a badger." The revisers have correctly substituted "seal skins." The Arabs of the Sinaitic peninsula apply the name _tucash_ to the seals and dugongs which are common in the Red Sea, and the skins of which are largely used as leather and for sandals. Though the badger is common in Israel, and might occur in the wilderness, its small hide would have been useless as a tent covering. The dugong, very plentiful in the shallow waters on the shores of the Red Sea, is a marine animal from 12 to 30 feet long, something between a whale and a seal, never leaving the water, but very easily caught. It grazes on seaweed, and is known by naturalists as Halicore tabernaculi.
Badger in Fausset's Bible Dictionary (Exodus 26:14). Badger skins were the outer covering of the tabernacle, in the wilderness; and of the ark, the table, the candlestick, the golden altar, and altar of burnt offering (Numbers 4:6-14). In Ezekiel 16:10 Jehovah alludes to this, under the image of the shoes made of badger skins for delicate and beautiful women; "I shod thee with badger skin." This was the material of the shoes worn by Hebrew on festival days. Weighty authorities render Hebrew tachash a "seal," not a "badger"; seals were numerous on the shores of the Sinaitic peninsula. Others say it is the halicore, a Red Sea fish, which still is used by the Arabs to make soles for shoes and like purposes; called dahash, like tachash. Others think it is the stag goat, of the antelope kind, called thacasse, related perhaps to tachash, to be seen on Egyptian monuments. A great objection to the badger is, it is not found in Bible lands, Syria, Arabia, or Egypt, and certainly not in sufficient quantities for the Israelites' purpose. The objection to the halicore is Leviticus 11:10; "all that have not fins and scales in the seas." But that prohibition refers only to using them as food; moreover, the tachash probably includes marine animals in general, their skins made into "leather" were well fitted to protect against the weather. Josephus makes the color sky blue (Ant. 3:6, section 4).
Badger in Naves Topical Bible -(R. V., SEAL or PORPOISE.) -Skins of, used for covering of the tabernacle Ex 25:5; 26:14; 35:7,23; 36:19; 39:34; Nu 4:6,8,10,11,12,14,25 -For shoes Eze 16:10 -(R. V., SEALSKIN.)
Badger in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE baj'er: tachash: The word tachash occurs in the descriptions of the tabernacle in Ex 25; 26; 35; 36 and 39, in the directions for moving the tabernacle as given in Nu 4, and in only one other passage, Ezek 16:10, where Jerusalem is spoken of as a maiden clothed and adorned by her Lord. In nearly all these passages the word tachash occurs with `or, "skin," rendered: the King James Version "badgers' skins," the Revised Version (British and American) "sealskin," the Revised Version, margin "porpoise-skin," Septuagint dermata huakinthina. In all the passages cited in Ex and Nu these skins are mentioned as being used for coverings of the tabernacle; in Ezek 16:10, for shoes or sandals. The Septuagint rendering would mean purple or blue skins, which however is not favored by Talmudic writers or by modern grammarians, who incline to believe that tachash is the name of an animal. The rendering, "badger," is favored by the Talmudic writers and by the possible etymological connection of the word with the Latin taxus and the German Dachs. The main objection seems to be that badgers' skins would probably not have been easily available to the Israelites. The badger, Meles taxus, while fairly abundant in Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon, does not seem to occur in Sinai or Egypt. A seal, Monachus albiventer (Arabic fukmeh), the porpoise, Phocoena comrnunis, and the common dolphin, Delphinus delphis, are all found in the Mediterranean. The dugong, Halicore dugong, inhabits the Indian Ocean and adjoining waters from the Red Sea to Australia. The Arabic tukhas or dukhas is near to tachash and is applied to the dolphin, which is also called delfin. It may be used also for the porpoise or even the seal, and is said by Tristram and others to be applied to the dugong. The statement of Gesenius (Boston, 1850, under the word "tachash") that the Arabs of Sinai wear sandals of dugong skin is confirmed by recent travelers, and is of interest with reference to Ezek 16:10, ".... shod thee with badgers' skin" (King James Version). The dugong is a marine animal from 5 to 9 ft. in length, frequenting the shore and feeding upon seaweed. It belongs to the order Sirenia. While outwardly resembling Cetacea (whales and porpoises), the Sirenia are really more allied to the Ungulata, or hoofed animals. The dugong of the Indian Ocean and the manatee of the Atlantic and of certain rivers of Africa and South America, are the only living representatives of the Sirenia. A third species, the sea-cow of Behring Sea, became extinct in the 18th century. The seal and porpoise of the Revised Version (British and American), the dolphin, and the dugong are all of about the same size and all inhabit the seas bordering on Egypt and Sinai, so that all are possible candidates for identification with the tachash. Of the four, recent opinion seems most to favor the dugong. Mr. S. M. Perlmann has suggested (Zoologist, set. 4, XII, 256, 1908) that the okapi is the animal indicated by tachash. Gesenius (Leipzig, 1905) cites Bondi (Aegyptiaca, i. ff) who adduces the Egyptian root t-ch-s and makes the expression `or tachash mean "soft-dressed skin." This suits the context in every passage and is very promising explanation. Alfred Ely-Day
Badger in Wikipedia No mention of the badger (Meles (genus)|meles]] taxus) is found in the D.V., whereas the A.V. regularly gives it as the English equivalent for táhásh. The skin of the táhásh is repeatedly spoken of as used for the outer cover of the tabernacle and the several pieces of its furniture. The old translations, and the D.V. after them, understood the word táhásh to mean a color (violet; Exodus 25:5; 26:14; 35:7, 23; 36:19; Numbers 4:10, 25; Ezekiel 16:10); but this is a misrepresentation; so also is the rendering of the A.V.; for though the badger is common in Israel, yet the Hebrew name most probably indicates the dugong (halicore hemprichii or halicore tabernaculi), a very large species of the seal family living in the Red Sea, the skin of which is used to the present day for such purposes as those alluded to in the Bible.
Badger Scripture - Exodus 36:19 And he made a covering for the tent [of] rams' skins dyed red, and a covering [of] badgers' skins above [that].
Badger Scripture - Exodus 39:34 And the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers' skins, and the vail of the covering,
Badger Scripture - Numbers 4:25 And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that [is] above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
Badger Skins in Smiths Bible Dictionary There is much obscurity as to the meaning of the word tachash, rendered "badger" in the Authorized Version, Ex 25:5; 35:7 etc. The ancient versions seem nearly all agreed that it denotes not an animal but a color, either black or sky-blue. The badger is not found in the Bible lands. The Arab duchash or tufchash denotes a dolphin, including seals and cetaceans. The skins referred to are probably those of these marine animals, some of which are found in the Red Sea. The skin of the Halicore, one of these, from its hardness would be well suited for making soles for shoes. Eze 16:10

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FORT PIERCE, Fla. – Junior righthander Walter Talcott pitched a five-hit complete game shutout to lead Earlham College baseball to a 3-0 win over Washington College (Md.) on Tuesday morning at Lawnwood Complex, to open the Quakers' annual spring break trip to Florida.
Earlham remained undefeated with the victory and improved its record to 12-0. The Quakers received 16 points in the D3baseball.com poll which was released earlier on Tuesday.
Washington College fell to 9-3 with the loss.
Talcott improved his record to 3-0 after scattering five hits, yielding none after the fifth inning, while failing to issue a walk. He did not allow a batter to advance past second base after the third inning, and retired the Shoremen in order in the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings to clinch the victory.
The Quakers gave Talcott run support with a single run in the third on Brian Pincura's RBI single to center field, scoring Kendal Baker with an unearned run. Baker got aboard on a three-base error by the Shoreman catcher to open the frame.
Earlham tacked on two more runs in the fourth on RBI base hits by Dre Davis and Ian Bach.
Marc Gendreau paced the Quakers with a 2-for-4 ledger at the plate for the day. Ryan Zwier was Washington College's top hitter, accounting for two of the five hits recorded by the Shoremen.
Earlham continues its 2018 spring trip on Wednesday, March 14, with a pair of games. The Quakers will face two schools from the Quaker state on Wednesday: Earlham will battle Albright College at 10:00 a.m., followed by the University of Scranton at 2:00 p.m.
For more information about Earlham baseball, visit the online home of Earlham College athletics at www.GoEarlham.com. Fans can also stay up-to-date on the latest Earlham athletics news by following Earlham Quakers on Facebook (Earlham Quakers Athletics), Twitter (@EarlhamQuakers), and Instagram (EarlhamQuakers).


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croneter commented almost 3 years ago Admin
Long story short, I use Trakt to track my watched status of my libraries, since it remembers whenever I install a new version of Kodi (for example).
Since I sometimes use Plex on my iPad to stream things, and Kodi at home, I use the Trakt plugins for each platform to record my watched status.
However, PseudoTV Live is just a kind of background "browsing" plugin I use, so I don't want to update my Trakt status while watching things, because of the nature of the plugin -- it acts as a kind of "live TV" browsing, so you might switch a channel to the middle of an episode.
PseudoTV Live has a setting to disable the Trakt plugin tracking, which is fine... that's what I want. However, due to PlexKodiConnect marking the episode as watched and then passing it to my Plex server, the Plex Trakt plugin then updates the watched status, which is wrong.
Also see https://github.com/croneter/PlexKodiConnect/issues/134


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I was down in Baltimore last week, before Christmas, to meet up with my in-laws and see the sights around the Inner Harbor. We hit both the famed National Aquarium and the Maryland Science Center, both of which were extremely kid friendly, the latter perhaps even to a fault. Kudos, however, to the fantastic hands-on exhibits, the friendly staff willing to explain paleontology or chemistry to a four-year-old, and the cogent presentation we saw on liquid nitrogen--Loretta learned it's really cold. Loretta was already wanting to be a scientist when she grows up (and a ballerina), and these two venues sealed the deal.
We did not get to Geppi's Entertainment Museum, although it's just a few blocks away, and we therefore failed to see the vintage Barbie exhibit being held there. Loretta has a few Barbies and likes them well enough, but I'm slightly wary of encouraging further fanaticism in her. For those who want to walk down memory lane themselves (Barbie is turning fifty in 2009) or whose children would like to observe toys behind glass rather than play with them directly (which I don't mean sarcastically--there is a virtue to observation), then this could be a good reason to visit what is otherwise generally a grown-up's museum. (I see there are half-price Tuesdays and Thursdays, part of my problem being there on a weekend.) For further information, here's an article from the Examiner, another institution whose building I saw right there in the neighborhood.


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Thursday, June 8, 2017
Marc Faber -- The bubble is in everything
Marc Faber -- 1 June 2017-- The bubble is in everything
Marc Faber is an international investor known for his uncanny predictions of the stock market and futures markets around the world.Dr. Doom also trades currencies and commodity futures like Gold and Oil.
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- 2 chicken breasts
- 2 wedges of low-fat laughing cow cheese (any flavor)
- 4 slices of low-fat ham
- seasoning salt
- onion powder
- pepper
- italian-herb seasoning
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Use a mallet to pound the chicken breasts flat.
- Spread one wedge of laughing cow cheese on each chicken breast.
- Put two slices of ham on each breast.
- Roll the chicken breasts with the ham & cheese stuffing inside and hold together with a toothpick.
- Sprinkle seasoning salt, onion powder, pepper, and italian-herb seasoning on chicken.
- Lightly spray a baking sheet with cooking spray and place chicken breast on sheet.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes.


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Steve Brown on Augmenting Your Brain
Gary Wolf
September 16, 2009
Complete notes and reference links from Monday night's terrific QS Show&Tell will be up later in the week, with an assist from Mark Carranza's amazing idea archive. In the meantime, Steve Brown has shared the slides from his rapid-fire talk about 3banana. Steve had the misfortune of going last during an incredible, crowded meeting, and I've asked him to come back next time and go first, so he can have some time for back and forth with everybody. He has being working in this area for a long time, and I know there will be lots of questions.
Steve is the founder of a company called 3banana. He talked about augmenting the brain through enhancing working memory. When he returns, some QS folks may also want to ask him about his last company, Health Hero, a pioneer of self-monitoring that was acquired last year by the Bosch Group.
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Two hundred forty-one years ago, our nation's leaders established the Continental Army. Today, the Army is the strategic landpower of the joint force; called upon to prevent, shape, and win against our adversaries.The U.S. Army's 241st Birthday is June 14, 2016, a day we celebrate the Total Army Force comprised of multi-component Soldiers and Department of the Army Civilians and their contributions to national defense. The American Soldier trains, deploys, engages, and destroys enemies of the United States in combat operations as the world's premier land force.
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Oh, how I wish there were vacation packages to MathMagic Land. I would gladly strap on a fanny pack over high-waisted, tapered, acid wash jeans if it meant I could jam with Pythagoras – NO SHAME.
The basics
Doctor of Philosophy in the making. I always wanted to have superpowers, but I'll settle for Chemist Extraordinaire.
I like books the way most people like babies, taking pictures of my dog and riding my bike to places.
The photos
Flickr: I am not fantastically good, but I do get a kick out of toting my camera around.
The days
December 2019 S M T W T F S « Apr 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
The cohort
- Gonked, Glooked and Slurped: I just want to live in their house. Seriously, how do I get in on that?
- Rites of Passage: Multinational superhero and a dear friend.
- Shoplifting in a Ghost Town: Hilariously irreverant and takes amazing pictures. Loves lampreys and hates cats.
- The Photographic Pediodic Table: For the folks who stumble on here while looking for actual thorium, thulium and thallium. Or for anyone curious.
- Vintage Blog: Eye candy has never been sweeter. Be ready to right-click-save-as like a motherfucker.
- X-Ray Vision: Ace gal whose geekiness resonates strongly with me.
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It's not quite a 10, but it's certainly not bad.
Confession time: I have several Ben 10 action figures. I like the character design of many of them — they seem inspired by Wind Waker's simplistic outlines. In my mind's eye, I see Link fighting Wildmutt in some dredged-up temple. However, I have never actually seen the successful Cartoon Network show, which stars Ben Tennyson and his friends, who save the world on a weekly basis. Ben obtained an alien watch at the show's outset that lets him transform into an assortment of aliens, which is basically his superpower. In this Wii game, Ben traverses a host of planets in pursuit of the evil squid-faced Vilgax, who has taken over the Earth in the future. The game provides ample challenge and interesting concepts, but fails somewhat in execution.
Ben and his horde of shape-shifting alter-egos travel to many 3D platforming levels. The game is heavily leveraged on the shape-shifting mechanic, and many environmental puzzles require the use of many alien forms to progress. These are the most fun sections of the game, and the set pieces involved are often impressive and vast. Switching between aliens is a rather convoluted affair, however. Let's assume you're starting out as Ben, which is normal. Ben, by the way, is absolutely useless on his own — he can't even crack open breakable jars and boxes. Anyway, you cycle between forms with left and right on the D-pad, and then press up to transform. What's unfortunate is that you can't simply switch to another alien on the fly; You first have to press up again to switch back to Ben, at which point you can cycle to another form. It's a bit cumbersome, especially when you're in the middle of a puzzle that's dependant on form-switching.
The platforming is generally fun, but a few problems hold it back. Those forms with the ability to double-jump must do so with very specific timing. If you hit jump again at the wrong second, the double-jump will not activate and you will often fall to your death. Spidermonkey has the most problems in this regard, especially since his special ability is to chain jumps together with zipline targets. The awkward double-jump is met with an equally irritating zipline that doesn't always activate when you want it to.
The camera is the game's most glaring shortfall. It follows behind your character, but it is slow to catch up around corners. You can remedy this by moving the camera however you want, but to do so, you must hold down the minus button and rotate the camera manually with the control stick. Ben stays still while this is happening, so it's a death wish during combat.
Oh yes, the combat. It's shallow and frustrating, relying on button mashing and the abuse of special attacks to get the job done. Interestingly, Ben gains experience with every enemy he destroys, and leveling up allows you to choose a new special attack for one of the aliens. However, the enemies don't take any knockback or react in any way when you hit them, but you take knockback, which is a little ridiculous. If I'm a gigantic hulking dinosaur and I pound a dude into the pavement, you would think he'd stumble a little. The combat is so laughable that the game's bosses fall to environmental hazards rather than fisticuffs. That's certainly appreciated, but it's also a strike against the reliability of the combat.
Ben 10 also throws you into frustrating spaceship battles between levels. The shooting is so inconsistent, and the collision detection so wacky, that you will happily press the minus button to skip right to the next level, which is sadly an option.
Happily, Vilgax Attacks is a pretty good-looking game. The various environments you move through are colorful and rich, and a few offer peeks at the ambient life. The enemy characters all look pretty similar, but Ben's alien forms are vibrant and detailed. Each one is its own character, with a unique walk cycle, attacks, and various other animations that help bring each one to life. The game's soundtrack is another surprising hit, with catchy melodies that fit each world.
Fans of the Ben 10 television show will probably get the most out of this game, but those seeking more in-depth platforming action should probably look elsewhere. While certainly enjoyable, Vilgax Attacks provides a shallow, though well-done, experience.


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Hi Friends:)
Wayyyyy back on Monday, Erin tagged me for the Sunshine Blogger Award, and I've been slowly pulling myself together to answer her tag ever since! In case you're not familiar with Erin; she's a fellow teacher/fitness enthusiast with the CUTEST DOG and some truly awesome daily content.
What is your best advice to a new blogger?
Blog because you want to be blogging! I feel like there were so, so many "blogger guides" out there pushing me to grow this into a "business" before I'd even gotten used to like…having a website and keeping up with posts and pages. I'd had online journals on different platforms on and off since my teenage years, but self-hosting was a big jump for me. I'm only 6 months into this self-hosting blogger lyfe, so it's really helped me to focus on just writing and producing content that makes me happy!
What is your favorite form of social media and why?
I love Instagram! I love being able to catch up with my friends and family members quickly through a few well-chosen visuals. I've found facebook to be totally overwhelming and anxiety-producing in the last few years, but Instagram feels less crazy to me. I have a personal instagram that really helps me keep up with friends and family from far away, and my running/blogging insta is ReadWriteRunBlog and you should all check it out and follow me!
What's one thing your mother/father taught you that completely changed your life?
Oh, okay, this one's gonna get deep: I was a very, very anxious child. I was always a strong student, but it took WORK. By the time I was in (a very selective) high school and taking (very competitive) advanced classes, I'd started having panic attacks. In these moments, I wasn't able to focus on what was actually bothering me- which was usually just sleep deprivation + schoolwork and extracurricular overload. Instead, I'd start doubting my ability to do anything for myself; I was 16, and I truly believed that if I couldn't do advanced algebra in my head with ease, I would never make it as an adult. One night when I was on the brink of a freak-out over a polynomial problem set that I'd messed up because I'd flubbed some basic multiplication, my dad said to me "Kerri, in real life you always have a calculator."
Literally life changing. See, in school you're forced to practice skills in isolation, using a teacher-dictated method. But in real life you can figure out what tools you need to be successful and use them as you need them.
For what would you be famous?
I mean, hopefully writing. I have a life-long goal of becoming a published author, and part of my reason for blogging is to get myself back into regular writing practice:) Churning out words has always been the activity that feels most natural to me, and I try to write a little something every day. So hopefully I'll someday get some kind of notoriety for my writing… that, or I'll do something clumsy and going viral for it.
What does your dream day look like?
Okay, so, I sleep past 7. Vanilla latte and banana pancakes for breakfast. My favorite Lulu's are clean and folded. I get to work out somewhere fabulous, and then I get to eat some amazing fro-yo. Later, I hit the beach with some friends, grab some seafood for dinner, and we wine it up until 9pm, which is my bedtime.
me on the beach with my bag of berries and grapes last summer!!
If someone were to play you in a movie, who would you want it to be?
Ellie Kemper. I've been told that Kimmy Shmidt and I have a lot of eerie similarities. I think it's because I talk really fast and I sound really enthusiastic a lot of the time. But I'm not a mole woman so…..
For what are you most grateful today?
My health. I've had some major health ups and downs in my life; last spring being decidedly down. People whose bodies just work have no idea what it's like to live with a chronic condition. I had thyroid cancer as a teen, and had my thyroid removed as a result. This puts me into a life-long state of hypothyroidism that I manage with daily hormone replacement medication and a watchful eye. It took 10+ doctors visits and several tense months to get my hormones back on track after last spring, and I am so grateful for it. But I'll admit that I'm kind of always waiting for the other shoe to drop, and that's just the life I lead.
What is your most-used emoji?
The smily face with glasses. It looks like me!
What was your first job?
Unofficially, babysitting. Officially, I was a one-to-one aide for a camper with Autism Spectrum Disorder at a day camp in New Hampshire. I was 15, and it was the hardest job I have had to date. Not only was I completely untrained and working with a camper who, while lovely, had some pretty impactful needs; I was also totally alone there. I was from out of town, spending the summer in a place where I was very much an outsider. I learned a lot about my ability to persevere- and to work with kids- through that experience.
What is special about the place you grew up?
I mean, everything is special about Boston. Boston is an incredible, diverse city with tons of history and a hum to it that no other place has. I love that I can have a neighborhood-style life and big-city style opportunities here, and I love Boston's commitment to education and innovation.
What was the best compliment you've received?
Oh, my gosh, this is a tough one. I was raised in a pretty irish-catholic style home, so compliments weren't necessarily part of my daily life. I remember being told that I was a "really good kid" by a teacher once, and that really stuck with me. I have always strived to be the kindest, most helpful version of myself that I can be.
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Cappadonna's Best Work Since The 90's, January 27, 2009
First, Cappadonna couldn't have picked a better title than "Slang Prostitution" for this album. His wordplay is at its best since he rocked out on his classic, certified gold album, namely the Pillage. On this album Capp comes with a hunger and determination that hearkens back to his classic verse on "Winter Warz". The single "Somebody's Got To Go" is a classic. There might only be one track I'm not feeling. All in all, a classic.


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It's ridiculous to be so taken up with an election from which I have been disenfranchised, but nevertheless. Last night's election count from the UK had me sitting up till midnight, and up again before 6 this morning, to follow on TV and Internet.There is a vicarious satisfaction in seeing Labour cut down to size, in seeing the Tories scrambling, in seeing the Nasties (in the form of the British Nationalists) beaten back, in seeing the Greens take their first parliamentary seat, but it's not like it means anything to me any more.
I've been disenfranchised by the UK twice now. The first time was when I moved abroad in 1982, the second was in 1995 when my grandmother died. Two lesser known bizarrities of the same British electoral system that looks set to give the â€moral right†to govern to a party that commands around a third of the popular vote and the support (if the 69% electoral turnout the BBC is claiming is true) of only about a quarter of the voting population.
It was like this. In 1982 I moved abroad for the first time to work. In the spring of 1983, Mrs Thatcher called an election. A number of my Scandinavian colleagues had recently taken part in elections and voted at their embassies, so I thought I could do the same. Went off to the British Embassy where they smirked at me and told me that by moving abroad I had disqualified myself. "Well, what about you lot then,†I asked. "Are you disqualified because you're working abroad?†Of course they weren't. Diplomats (if they aren't members of the aristocracy for whom other rules apply) are still technically working on British soil and so have a vote to cast.
Where, I'm not sure. Westminster, perhaps.
So I watched the election from afar and comforted myself with the thought that most people who live and work abroad would probably cast their vote for the Tories anyway. Had ex-pats had the vote, mine for Labour, or Liberal, or Social Democrat would have drowned in the blue sea of Tory votes the others would have cast. Still, I was disappointed.
At the time I was living in Bulgaria, behind the Iron Curtain. Bulgaria under Todor Zhivkov was hardly what you would call a democracy. The Bulgarians called it a People's Democracy, of course, and had their own elections with a 99% or better turn out and 99% or better approval rate for the ruling party. Bulgarian friends and teacher colleagues who expressed an opinion thought it was quite amusing that I had been disenfranchised: "So this is what you mean by democracy?â€
By 1985 Mrs T and her government, scrambling around for all the votes they could get, had changed the law and enfranchised British citizens living abroad. I was living in Finland then, and duly got in touch with the British Embassy in Helsinki, filled out the forms and got my vote all in time for the 1987 election.
Unfortunately, there were snags. Because of the antiquated and invidious electoral system Britain espouses, I could only vote in the constituency where I had last been registered as a voter. More, I could not cast a postal vote, but had to give my vote to another voter living in the constituency who would cast it on my behalf.
Tough decision. I would have liked to have been able to vote in Leeds or in Birmingham, both cities where I'd lived as a student and where my vote might have made a difference. Unfortunately, the last place I'd been registered to vote was in core Conservative territory; West Hove and Portslade. And the only person I knew still living and voting in the constituency was my grandmother.
Gran was at a heart a communist, but pragmatically a lifelong Labour voter and she wasn't having anything to do with tactical voting. The whole business felt rather futile, but I still went through the motions. Gran got my vote, had to take a taxi from her own polling station to the one where she could cast my vote, and Labour's candidate in Hove got two votes instead of one from us. Labour still came in third that time.
The next election was in April 1992, I was living in the north of Sweden, and if I remember rightly I still had my vote, but Gran was not in a state to help or care. She'd died in February.
At various points the qualification requirements for enfranchisement for Brits abroad have bounced about like rubber balls. You had to have lived and been registered in Britain within the last 5 years, or 20 years, or 15 years. (It's 15 years at the moment, and postal votes are allowed now.) I don't know what the situation was in 1997, but I didn't have a vote then. Still, I sat up all night and when Labour won West Hove and Portslade, I knew I was seeing an earthquake in British politics.
But looks can be deceptive. In respect of electoral reform, the juicy fruits of the first-past-the-post system proved far too alluring for Tony Blair. So the British (in the one election that really matters) are still stuck with a system that is fundamentally flawed. Just heard a Lib Dem Lord interviewed: "What will you demand from Labour if you're offered the chance to share government ? What's your bottom offer?†says Jeremy Paxman (not quoting him exactly here.) And the Lord is waffling about strong government, the best for the British people, respecting the vote – and I'm shouting at the screen: "Proportional Representation! Say Proportional Representation! Idiot!â€
Because regardless of the result, a hung parliament or a clear majority, today:
- no one party has won a majority,
- no party has received than 30% support from eligible voters,
- some eligible voters tried to cast their votes have been prevented from doing so
- for those who managed to cast their vote, a vote for a Labour candidate was worth marginally more than a vote for a Tory candidate,
- a vote for either the Tories or Labour was worth very considerably more than a vote for the Lib Dems and astronomically more than a vote for the Greens,
- the Tories may end up running the whole of the disUnited Kingdom with only one Scottish and eight Welsh MPs supporting them, and only at the grace of a group of MPs from Northern Ireland,
- only two-thirds of the British people bothered to vote
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I have a thing for bareback dresses and when I saw this dress from theblogshop (one of my clothes sponsor), I knew I HAD to get it. I loved it SO much that I got it in two colours! One in navy blue and the other in pink!
Absolutely adore the sweetheart/m shape cutting! Here's the pic of the back!
I love the X back! It's not too in your face. When ching chong boy first saw the dress, he was like "oh ok." Then when he saw the back, he was like "woah!".
SURPRISE! :p
I wore the dress to the Johnnie Walker party at The White Rabbit and imho, the dress suited the party well!
It was elegant and yet with a touch of sexeh. (oh god, I feel so thick skinned now)
Anyway, here's what I matched the dress with...
Outfit breakdown:
Dress: Bareback dress from TheBlogShop
Bag: Pink heart bag from TheBlogShop
Stockings: Striped stockings from FEP
Shoes: Mary Janes from Nose
Belt: Ribbon belt from TheBlogShop
Just take note.. if you are going braless with your bareback dresses, impish models like Corde would molest you.
Super unglam but I was shocked. and yes, I need a nose job.
With Ching Chong Boy and Mus!
The bf enjoying his whiskey.
It seems like I don't have a single proper pic of ching chong boy that night.
Ending off with a nice picture of meh. :p
More Outfits of The Day (OTD) posts will be coming up soon!


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TIAA had nearly $954 billion in assets under management as of Jun 30, 2017. TIAA Global Asset Management seeks to offer financial services pertaining to investment advice and portfolio management to more than five million customers and around 16,000 institutional investors.
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Adam Cao has been one of the fund managers of TSRPX since 2006.
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TCBPX has an expense ratio of 0.63% compared with the category average of 0.75%.
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The Max6 Adult group ski lessons are a great way to improve your skills in a fun and relaxed environment with other skiers.
The Max6 Adult group lessons are ski lessons in a group with a maximum of 6 people, containing a mixture of exploring the mountain, ski technique and practical tips, whilst socialising with like minded skiers.
The Max6 Adult lessons are available in 4 packages:
1- The Ski Check-up and Orientation on Sunday.
On this Sunday morning the instructor will evaluate your ski level and check your equipment.They will share tips and tricks on how to progress your skiing and also explain to you the ski area. 1 half day = 59
2- The Half week course from Monday to Wednesday
On these 3 half days the group will focus on progressing ski performance along with your personal goals… all in a nice little group! Included in the price « a social après-ski » with a presentation of the 4 Vallées ski area and information about the region. 3 half days = 177 CHF
3. The week course starting on Monday.
5 half days of lessons, including a complete evaluation and feedback with video analysis, on the Thursday and Friday. Noteworthy: the Friday morning is for free – pay for 4 mornings and get the 5th one for free! 4 half days = 236 CHF
4. The Week course starting on Sunday
Get the full package - the week course and the Sunday Ski Check-up along with the orientation morning. 5 half days = 236 CHF
Please note: The length of a group lesson with less than 3 people will be adjusted accordingly, as it is then regarded as a private lesson.


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Penn State adding players' names to football jerseys
Posted: Aug 8, 2012 11:47 AM EST | Updated: Nov 6, 2014 7:30 AM EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State University is making a change to its iconic uniforms.
The names of each football player will be placed on the back of their jerseys.
The change is to recognize the players' dedication to the team and the university in the wake of severe NCAA sanctions.
Penn State lost 112 previous victories and faces a four-year bowl ban, a loss of scholarships and a $60 million fine.
This comes after fallout from former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse case.
Each uniform will feature a blue ribbon supporting child abuse victims.
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Many people would like to make money by working at home online. Many of the online job offers reel you in and then demand a fee before you can even earn your first penny. Read through this article carefully to help you distinguish which offers you should stay away from and which ones you should jump on.
Make a schedule daily for yourself. Online income is definitely tied to your ability to keep at it on a continuous basis. There are no fast routes to loads of money. You've got to put in the hard work. Carve out a specific time frame daily. Even just an hour in a day can mean that you do well or fail.
You may need to identify yourself before you can work online. Most companies want you to show proof of who you are, just as you would at a physical place of employment. If you do not currently have your ID on digital file, make sure you get them before applying to make the process quicker.
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Earn money in your sleep. Passive income is money that you earn with a minimal amount of effort. For example, you could set up a forum, moderate it for an hour or so a day, and then let the ads bring in money.
Blogging is one of the more popular methods to making money online. There are lots of people who enjoy blogging as a hobby. Making money with it makes it that much more attractive. Advertising is the vehicle for income generation when it comes to blogs. When a visitor reads your blog posts and then clicks on an ad, you generate money.
Look at what you do daily. Nearly anything can be turned into an online income. Do you belong to a book club? Start a blog where you review books as you read them, and include links to buy the book using an affiliate link to Amazon.com. Do you like to crochet? Sell scarves and hats for babies online!
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Life as a Writer, Disney World Cast Member, and
Big Sister through Foster Care & Adoption
Spark of Inspiration
Welcome back to Taylor Talks!
You'll have to excuse me if I'm not writing much tonight... I'm exhausted, and I've written more today than I have in a long time. I was able to accomplish so much in my novel today!
As I wrote the other night, I made a pretty big plot decision in my book that laid the groundwork for the rest of the chapter that I was working on. But even though I had this decision under my belt, I still wasn't sure how the remainder of the chapter was going to go, so I stepped away from the book once again. This morning, however, I had this sudden spark of inspiration and sat down to my computer to work for as long as I could.
After writing a mere four sentences or so since before we left New York, I was able to write more than three pages today, which felt like a huge accomplishment. The whole plot line for this chapter unfolded in my mind more quickly than I could type. I actually felt like I was forgetting to put dialogue in the writing because I couldn't type fast enough to get all of my ideas down.
I have so much that I want to do with my novel; topics that I want to cover, dialogue that I want to include, situations that I want to put my characters in. Sometimes I can't believe how much I've already written. I look at the document open on my computer and stare at how slim the scroll bar has become... it's barely a slit. Then I think about how far I still have to go. I'm well beyond the halfway point of my book, but I still have so much that I want to put in there.
It's amazing to think that someday I will be submitting this novel to a literary agent. Pieces may be edited and revised again, and then one day I will get my manuscript in front of a publishing company. Within a few years, my gigantic document will hopefully be sitting on the shelves of bookstores all over the country. That would be a dream come true. That dream is what pushes me to continue writing and thinking up new ideas, even when I feel like I have nothing left to write.
Everyone needs to find that inspiration in them to follow through on their dreams. Reach for the stars... you can accomplish anything you set your mind to!
Thank you so much for your continued support! I look forward to sharing more stories about my experience with foster care, and hopefully hearing from readers who have questions or similar stories to share. I'm always willing to answer questions and hear about other experiences! Please don't forget to like and share my Facebook author page as well!
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My family has been doing foster care since I was three years old. I'm the only biological child in my family, though I now have five permanent siblings. Having nineteen siblings over the course of my lifetime has been an incredible experience, and I'm hoping that by sharing some of the ups and downs of being the only bio kid in a foster family, other foster families or people looking into doing foster care will be able to learn a bit of what life can be like. I also like to share what life is like on my journey to becoming a published author, as well as where my schooling and career choice are taking me.
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U.S small business owners are just a bit more negative when it comes to their outlook this year. Twenty-eight percent said they're less optimistic about their business' future than they were last year, while 23 percent said they are are more optimistic, according to the most recent Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index. However, when asked how they'd rate their business' financial situation, 20 percent responded "very good" -- the highest percentage to respond that way in five years.
Below, the graphic from statistics company Statista takes a look at the way small business owners have felt about their financial situation for the past nine years.
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The microporous FlexStep® sole material, developed by Sievi has been re-designed. The re-designed sole material maintains its excellent shock absorbing properties and flexibility in freezing conditions more efficient. The footwear sole therefore remains softer, even in heavy freezing conditions, and maintains excellent friction on slippery surfaces. The construction of the FlexStep® flexible sole eliminates stress and shocks to the feet and spine, helping to prevent foot and back pains and thereby improving work efficiency. The FlexStep® flexible sole is featured on all Sievi footwear.
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LOWELL — The Lowell Spinners, short-season affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, have unveiled their promotional schedule for the upcoming season and announced that individual tickets will go on sale Thursday, March 8.
The promo schedule features many LeLacheur Park classics that have made the ballpark the Merrimack Valley's premiere source of entertainment since 1996. The returning favorites include:
* Magnet Schedule Giveaway (June 18 & 19)
* Pirate Night (June 30)
* Star Wars Night (July 7)
* Nick Jr. Night featuring PAW Patrol (July 8)
* Camp Day (July 18)
* Armed Forces Night (July 19)
* Princess Night (July 27)
* Super Hero Night (July 28)
* Harry Potter Night (August 5)
* Mega Helicopter Candy Drop (August 12)
* Country Night (August 23rd)
* $1000 Helicopter Cash Drop (August 24)
* Uncut Card Sheet Giveaway (August 29)
* Team Photo Giveaway (September 2nd)
In addition, the Spinners plan to reveal several new promotions for the upcoming season, including these popular bobbleheads:
* Steve Horgan Bobblehead (June 29). Celebrate the Red Sox five-year World Series anniversary with the world's most famous bullpen cop, featuring an appearance from Steve Horgan, on a night in which the team will honor all law enforcement officials .
* Flow Bros Bobblehead (July 29). Involving Red Sox outfielders and former Spinners Brock Holt and Andrew Benintendi in a two-in-one bobblehead.
* Rick Linnehan Bobblehead (August 18). The Spinners will honor Rick Linnehan, the only Lowell native to travel to outer space. Featuring an appearance from Linnehan himself.
* Andrew 8-Bit-intendi Bobblehead (August 25). The first three-dimensional two-dimensional bobblehead. As part of a salute to video games, an 8-bit Andrew Benintendi bobblehead!
The 2018 season also includes new theme nights and giveaways:
* New England Revolution Night (June 20).
* LGBTQ Pride Night (June 28).
* The North of July (July 1st).
* Celtics 10-Year Championship Anniversary (July 24).
* Christmas in July (July 25).
* Big Lebowski Night (July 26).
* The Sandlot Night (August 7) .
* Christian Vazquez Lunchbox Giveaway (August 12).
* NASA Night (August 18).
* Nickelodeon/Spongebob Squarepants (August 19).
* Game Show Night (August 24).
* Jimmy Fund Night (August 29).
* T-Shirt Giveaway (August 30).
* Bruins Night (August 31).
In addition to theme nights and giveaways, the Spinners also have special promotions almost every day of the week:
* Sundays — Families are welcome to come play catch in the outfield prior to every Sunday game from 4:30-4:50 p.m.
* Mondays — Tickets are only $1 for all active and retired military personnel with their military I.D. at the box office.
* Tuesdays — Enjoy the game with your four-legged friend as dogs are welcome into the park free (does not apply June 19).
* Wednesdays — Prizes and one lucky winner every inning (does not apply July 18).
* Thursdays — Half-off wristbands in the Foul Ball Zone.
* Fridays — Post-Game Party featuring fireworks show or a post-game concert.
Opening Night at LeLacheur Park is set for Monday, June 18 when the Spinners take on the Staten Island Yankees. Group tickets, mini plans and individual tickets are available by calling the box office at 978-459-1702 or by visiting lowellspinners.com.


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Information for Affiliates
Many of the links below direct to Google Drive. These are internal resources for affiliates and J-PAL staff. Staff have access through their povertyactionlab.org email ID, and affiliates can request access using their Google account.
To make suggestions on content to add or change on this page, please email Tom Bangura.
J-PAL affiliates should be currently affiliated with a university or its equivalent, where academic freedom to publish results is protected, either as a professor or as a principal investigator. Researchers working at "funding and implementing" organizations (e.g. the World Bank, ADB or IDB) are not invited to be affiliates because of potential conflict. Nominations for new affiliates are reviewed by J-PAL's Executive Committee. Current J-PAL affiliates can be found here.
For projects carried out through J-PAL or funded by its research initiatives, J-PAL has policies in place that guarantee research quality, ethical responsibility, and transparency. J-PAL staff in the regional offices are able to help affiliates implement these requirements. J-PAL Global also offers data publication and trial registration assistance.
- J-PAL Research Protocols
Our Research Protocols describe Minimum Must Do's and Best Practices to ensure the ethical conduct of research, data security, and data quality. Please review these protocols carefully. All projects funded or carried out by J-PAL must adhere to these guidelines.
- IPA Research Protocols
Our partner organization Innovations for Poverty Action has a similar set of Research Protocols in place. They give a comprehensive overview on the steps to implement a high-quality field project.
- Trial Registry guidelines and information on how to register
In 2012, the American Economic Association in cooperation with J-PAL implemented the AEA RCT registry. All J-PAL funded projects must be registered. Affiliates are encouraged to register all their RCTs. Note that some journals or funders also require trial registration in a public registry.
- Data publication guidelines
All data collected for J-PAL funded projects must be published in de-identified form as IRB protocols allow. Affiliates are encouraged to publish all their RCT data. Many funders have also begun to require publication of data that was collected as part of funded projects.
J-PAL Research Services for Affiliates
Data analysis replication "pre-publication"
Several Research Transparency Graduate Fellows are available to work with J-PAL affiliates to create analysis and data files ready for "push button replication" on their randomized evaluations: even before a paper is peer-reviewed or published, this service ensures that data analysis and data cleaning processes used in the research are robust, and all results can be replicated.
Interested affiliates are assigned a Graduate Fellow who can provide any or all of the following services, depending on the affiliate's needs:
- Replicate the analyses described in the paper
- Ensure that all estimation details are described clearly and completely in the paper
- Format replication analysis program files, including for tables and figures, ready for publication
- Replicate and/or complete any data cleaning, labeling, and organization needed to prepare the data for publication
- Prepare a full replication report.
All replication work carried out by a Graduate Fellow is strictly confidential.
Graduate Fellows are selected in a competitive process once a semester and receive full funding from J-PAL. Applicants must be PhD students in Economics, Political Science, Public Policy, or related disciplines.
Please submit your expression of interest by emailing James Turitto, Research Manager at J-PAL Global, at [email protected]. J-PAL's pre-publication replication services are part of our research transparency work and funded by a grant from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF).
J-PAL's research team will work with you to clean, label, and document datasets collected as part of a randomized trial before publishing them in the J-PAL dataverse or another data repository of your choice. Requests for data publication services can be submitted here.
J-PAL's data publication services are part of our research transparency work and funded by a grant from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF).
J-PAL's research team will provide affiliates assistance in registering their projects on the AEA RCT Registry, such as creating drafts based off of information in a research proposal, an application to your Institutional Review Board (IRB), narrative report, etc. For help requests, or other questions and comments, please contact Keesler Welch (Trial Registry Administrator, J-PAL) at [email protected]. Please keep in mind, the registry is only as meaningful as it is comprehensive. We appreciate your support in this effort.
Annotated Descriptions of Selected Resources in J-PAL Shared Files:
Human Subjects [back to top]
J-PAL's maintains a Google Drive folder that contains some research resources to which all our affiliates and staff have access (please click on "request access" if you cannot see the folder).
The Human Subjects section in the J-PAL shared Google Drive contains resources relating to human subjects and IRB, including information on protocols, IRB documents, and templates.
The section on Ethical Research Concerns – Other Papers contains papers on the ethics of research, e.g. a paper on Conducting Ethical Economics Research: Complications from the Field and Facebook's Controversial Emotion Experiment.
In addition to the above resources on Google Drive, the following information might also be of use:
Links to some of the most frequently used IRBs by our affiliates:
Links to Human Subjects certifications required by J-PAL and IPA for their research staff:
Research Manuals [back to top]
J-PAL maintains a Google Drive folder that contains some research resources to which all our affiliates and staff have access (please click on "request access" if you cannot see the folder).
The Research Manuals section on Google Drive aggregates guidelines, manuals, and documentation about J-PAL protocols across the research process. This runs the gamut from big-picture project management documentation such as our Research Protocols checklist to more niche topics such as tips for batch programming.
Manuals are separated by stage of the research process and can be browsed in google drive.
Please note that these resources are not managed actively.
Research Staff Training [back to top]
J-PAL and IPA conduct three annual Research Staff Trainings in Kenya, in India, and the US, hosted by IPA, J-PAL South Asia, and J-PAL North America, respectively. In the meantime, learn more about staff training.
|IPA Kenya
|Nairobi, Kenya
|J-PAL South Asia
|J-PAL Global and J-PAL North America
|Greenfield, NH, USA
|October 18-23
*The exact training days for 2021 and 2022 will be confirmed in the preceding calendar year.
The objective of the training is to provide staff with the theoretical and technical foundations to design and coordinate high-quality research studies in the field. It covers the basics of randomized evaluations in the social sciences, research ethics and research transparency, as well as practical skills involved in managing a research project, designing effective questionnaires, ensuring data quality and security, collaborating with partner organizations, field team management, and data management and analysis.
Staff Training Content can be viewed on the J-PAL shared drive: includes sample agenda, lectures, case studies, presentations and course packet.
Course Coverage:
Theoretical topics
- Research ethics
- Research design (theory of change, measurement, etc.)
- Randomization theory
- Power calculation theory
Technical topics
- Questionnaire design
- Quality control in the field, for digital and paper surveys
- Field team management
- Data management
- Programming an electronic survey in SurveyCTO
- Stata programming, from beginner to advanced
- Power calculations in Optimal Design
- Data security
Cost of training:
The fee for Research Associates sent by J-PAL Affiliates depends on the training location, but in the past it has been about $2000 per participant. This fee covers training materials, accommodation and food for five days, and transportation from the destination airport or designated meeting locale to the training location. It does not include travel to the country where training is held, computer programs, or expenses outside of the training location and dates.
Interested in sending staff to a J-PAL Research Staff Training? Please contact [email protected]
Budgets and Grant Writing [back to top]
J-PAL maintains a Google Drive folder with research resources to which all our affiliates and staff have access (please click on "request access" if you cannot see the folder).
The Budgets and Grant Writing section on Google Drive contain guidelines on how to write grants and prepare budgets.


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But this time, she's not asking for your vote. Rather, she's probably trying to take away your vote. Yes, you read me right. Sharrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrron is now pushing for voter suppression!
In a video on her website, she said she will produce a documentary called "Voter Fraud: America's Silent Epidemic" to "expose this underground problem."
"Over the past 18 months, I've become keenly aware of an epidemic that has swept our nation, eating away at the very fabric of our freedom," she said.
She asks for donations, that, she notes, are tax deductable.
Election officials have repeatedly and loudly said that widespread voter fraud is a myth, but Angle anticipated that a newspaper would report that.
"The progressives in the media would like us to believe that voter fraud or election tampering either do not exist or represent such a small portion of our election process we should just sweep them under the run," she said. But speaking to voters across the country, she said many people believe their votes don't matter.
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Throughout the country, G-O-TEA forces have pushed state legislatures to pass voter suppression laws to roll back our civil rights and prevent people from voting. Why?
"VOTER FRAUD!" Oh yes, we hear that all the time. We've especially been hearing it here in Nevada since Sharrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrron's sycophants realized Harry Reid won reelection in 2010. However, the fact of the matter is that voter fraud is virtually nonexistent and these voter suppression laws are simply a "solution" looking for a problem.
However, this "solution" of voter suppression causes all sorts of new problems...
Except for Angle's buddies in "Tea Party, Inc.", who love the idea of preventing people from voting if they're not likely to vote G-O-TEA.
As expected, Desert Beacon has even more facts and figures that demolishes Sharrrrrrrrrrrron's shoddy case for voter suppression. But in case that isn't enough for you, even the Nevada Secretary of State's office released this statement yesterday.
"Our multi-jurisdictional Election Integrity Task Force has always aggressively investigated any leads and successfully prosecuted election law violations. However, we can't send out our investigators until we have basic information about what crime may have been committed, when it happened and who may have been involved. The unsupported fraud claims on Ms. Angle's campaign website don't give us enough information to even open up a case file."
So why is Sharrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrron really pursuing this? Simple. She's doing it for the same reason why the likes of Scott Walker and Rick Perry championed their states' respective voter suppression laws. Oh, and she wants more donations from


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Be careful when counting down to the New Year this week as an extra second is to be added to the last minute of 2008. Leap Seconds are added to UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) the time used by most NTP Server systems and has been going on since its inception in 1972 with a total of 33 seconds having already been added to UTC since then.
However there are calls to make this leap second the last ever. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is proposing to abolish them in favour of adding a "leap hour" every 600 years.
They claim that the Leap Second creates confusion and can cause software crashes. They cite 1996 as an example, when computers at Associated Press Radio crashed causing them to broadcast the wrong programmes, and a 2003 bug caused some GPS units to show the time as 62:30.
However, there is stiff opposition to abolishing the Leap Second, among them astronomers, Robert Massey of the Royal Astronomical Society told the London Times: "It would be a change with profound cultural implications. We'd be decoupling our clocks from what the Sun is telling us."
The implications for astronomers would require expensive changes to the software of astronomical telescopes and it would become almost impossible for sailors to navigate by sextant. It would also mean the Britain would lose its role as the World's timekeepers as the Greenwich Meridian (the position of the sun at midday) would gradually move south to France until the proposed leap hour would return it to its original position after 600 years.


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ITC, International Trade Centre
Resources for the Library- Orgs ITC is reaching out to
Hello all,
I am updating below the people we are reaching out to for copyright permission. This means that we either have or shortly will send copyright requests to these organizations and will most likely be uploading documents primarily from these sources. This list is subject to change and is not definitive, but is meant to give you an idea of who we have reached out to.
Rainforest Alliance
World Bank
GIZ, specific documents
Hanns R Neumann Stiftung (and Sustaineo)
CEMAD Panama
ABNT Ecolabel
Agriculture, Fisheries, and Conservation Department
Conservation Farming Unit (Zambia)
Cotton Made in Africa
The Landmark Project
Coffee Development Fund (Kenya)
Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK)
Coffee & Climate
Please let us know if you have any questions or feel there are organizations missing that should be on this list (aka others you believed ITC was reaching out to). Thanks
Documents associated to this organization.
|Publication date
mitigating climate change in the tea sector
|Not Specified
|Rainforest Alliance, ITC, International Trade Centre
|Dedicated resources on climate change mitigation in the tea sector are currently not available for tea farmers. ITC, ETP, Rainforest Alliance and FLO-CERT have partnered up to address this need and to ultimately make supply changes more robust to increasing environmental pressures and to support...
cocoa - a guide to trade practices
|J. J. Scheu, Robin Dand, Beatriz Wagner
|ITC, International Trade Centre
|The guide describes trade and industry practices, as well as regulations applying to cocoa. It traces customs procedures, systems and techniques used at each stage of the cocoa supply chain. It reviews trends in cocoa manufacturing and processing, cocoa organic farming, fair trade, sustainable...
world markets for organic fruit and vegetables
|Not Specified
|ITC, International Trade Centre
|Joint FAO-ITC-CTA study on organic agriculture aimed at assisting developing countries in diversifying exports through environmentally sound agricultural production methods. Provides a source of information on latest market developments and trends that can be useful for individuals and...
packaging for organic foods
|Rajiv Dhar
|ITC, International Trade Centre
|This paper guides exporters, packers and processors of organic food products through packaging sourcing and selection options. It helps them understand requirements and formulate their own packaging strategies, thereby creating new opportunities and competitiveness in their business. It includes...
product carbon footprinting standards in the agri-food sector
|Katharina Plassmann
|ITC, International Trade Centre
|This paper aims to guide exporters of agricultural products through the process of product carbon footprinting so as to make it easier for them to understand the processes involved, improve their environmental performance and ultimately to reduce the costs for their business. This paper presents a...
Users associated to this organization.
Lærke MøllerITC, International Trade Centre ( Petra Walterova, Madison Wilcox, Ana Patricia Batalhone - contact persons for this organization in SxC)
Position: Intern
Working languages: English
Skill Specialization: Corporate Social Responsibility
User Endorsement:
# documents uploaded: 27
# documents approved: 27
Ana Patricia BatalhoneITC, International Trade Centre ( Petra Walterova, Madison Wilcox, Ana Patricia Batalhone - contact persons for this organization in SxC)
Position: Associate Sustainability Expert
Working languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish, French
Skill Specialization: Project Design and Management, Advisory and Consulting, Baseline assessment, Corporate Social Responsibility, Developing Value Chains
User Endorsement: Gregory Sampson, Petra Walterova
# documents uploaded: 17
# documents approved: 12
Madison WilcoxITC, International Trade Centre ( Petra Walterova, Madison Wilcox, Ana Patricia Batalhone - contact persons for this organization in SxC)
Position: Trade for Sustainable Development Consultant
Working languages: English, Spanish
Skill Specialization: Market Analysis, Translator
User Endorsement:
# documents uploaded: 2
Sandra Cabrera - LeichtITC, International Trade Centre ( Petra Walterova, Madison Wilcox, Ana Patricia Batalhone - contact persons for this organization in SxC), Chocothon
Position: Advisor Sustainability Standards & Value Chains - Trade for Sustainable Development - T4SD project
Working languages: English, Spanish
Skill Specialization: Advisory and Consulting, Data Collection, Facilitating Workshop and Seminars, Information Management, Market Analysis, Market Research - Online Information Retrieval, Market Development, Sustainability management tools development, Training of Trainers
User Endorsement: Petra Walterova
# documents uploaded: 2
# documents approved: 2
Mathieu LamolleITC, International Trade Centre ( Petra Walterova, Madison Wilcox, Ana Patricia Batalhone - contact persons for this organization in SxC)
Position: Standards Map database coordinator
Working languages: English, French, Spanish
Skill Specialization: Market Development, Marketing, Developing Value Chains
User Endorsement: Petra Walterova
Events associated to this organization.
trade for sustainable development forum 2016Date:Wednesday, 28 September, 2016 to Friday, 30 September, 2016Geneva, Switzerland
Now in its third year, the annual Trade for Sustainable Development Forum is one of the leading global events focused on sustainability standards in international trade and supply chains. Organized by the International Trade Centre (ITC), the T4SD Forum will again take place in conjunction with the... more
chocothon: towards a shared-value platform for sustainable cocoa supply chainsOrganized By: ITC, International Trade Centre, , , , , , , ChocothonDate:Wednesday, 18 January, 2017 to Wednesday, 25 January, 2017Accra, Ghana
Event website Event programme Cocoa is a commodity that is linked to significant environmental and social sustainability challenges that could ultimately lead to disruption of global supply. These issues cannot be solved by any one company or other stakeholder in the cocoa value chain... more
introduction to corporate social responsibilityDate: Monday, 29 May, 2017
This course introduces participants to corporate social responsibility (CSR), with a particular focus on its relation to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It begins by introducing participants to the definition and importance of CSR, looking at the business drivers of CSR involvement for... more
meeting the standards in the agrifood sectorDate: Monday, 5 June, 2017
Aimed at agrifood processors, exporters and farmers, this course introduces participants to the importance of standards and quality systems for the agrifood sector, with a particular focus on three products: pulses, spices and sunflower oil. It highlights the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control... more
the role of standards in sustainable supply chainsDate: Monday, 15 May, 2017
This course introduces participants to the basic concepts of, and business case for, sustainability requirements in supply chains. It reviews the different adjustments required of enterprises to achieve sustainability and touches upon the roles played by both sellers and buyers with regard to... more


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The EU commission are currently reviewing proposals to reduce the legal limit of erucic acid in low erucic acid oilseed rape (OSR).
Currently, for rapeseed oil to be used in food products, by law erucic acid levels must not exceed 5 per cent, and therefore the contractual maximum in most contracts is set at 2 per cent, which allows some margin for error.
The latest proposals being debated in Brussels would mean dropping the legal limit to 2 per cent, effectively mirroring the specifications of most OSR contracts.
Tori Morgan, NFU crops advisor, says the new legislation is likely to come into fruition towards the end of next year. The changes would require farmers to be more vigilant regarding erucic acid contamination.
She says: "There are a lot of deliveries going into crushers and central stores currently, which are testing at above 2 per cent.
"It is really difficult to pinpoint where contamination is coming from, there is no easy answer, which is why the NFU have put together a document, which highlights the key control points throughout the growing season, which growers should be aware of.
"Because we don't know where the source of contamination is coming from we are keen to tackle every potential source, to try and minimise the risk across the board."
1) Field choice
2) Seed
3) Weeds
4) Pre-harvest
5) Transportation
6) Contracts
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CPL posts €5.9m pre-tax profits
THE chairman of recruitment firm CPL Resources, John Hennessy, said the outlook for the group remains challenging but that it continues to see opportunities in "key parts" of its business.
He made the comments as the company reported a pre-tax profit of €5.9m for the six- month period to the end of December – a 31pc year-on-year increase. Revenue at the firm jumped 13pc to €161.7m in the period, which is the first half of the group's financial year.
"Although our principal markets remain difficult, many employers in these markets continue to experience mismatches between the skills they need and those that are available," said Mr Hennessy.
"There is a general oversupply of people available for work, but at the same time there is an undersupply of specific skills that are in demand," he added.
CPL said that its gross profit generated from permanent placements in the first half of its fiscal year rose 21pc to €7.5m, with 38pc of the permanent placement fees being generated outside Ireland.
CPL generated revenue of €154.2m from temporary placements in the six-month period, 10pc more than in the corresponding period the previous year. The gross profit from that segment was €16.2m, up 11pc year-on-year.
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A new trailer has been released for the upcoming AR mobile game, The Walking Dead: Our World. Along with the latest trailer, the release date for the game has been revealed. Expect to be fighting off zombie hordes July 12.
Earlier this year, a trailer for Our World was released that showed a small amount of the gameplay that will be present in the upcoming game. In that trailer, characters from the zombie drama appeared onscreen in front of the gamer, helping them to fight back hordes of zombies. The gameplay depicted a Pokemon Go style game in which the player uses their phone to insert the action into the real world. New characters and stronger weapons are just some of the goals players will have to work toward.
Related: Jon Bernthal Returning To The Walking Dead For Season 9
The latest trailer, shown above, depicts a lighter, sillier scenario in which a hooked gamer inserts the apocalypse into everyday activities. A group of friends poses for photos at a party while the gamer directs the friends to move in such a way that the zombie behind them is also well-framed in the photo. As a reminder that popular characters from the TV adaptation of the story will be included in the game, Daryl Dixon photobombs the group at the last moment. This trailer also reveals the planned release date for the game. Our World will be available on iOS and Android on July 12.
Our World is just one of several The Walking Dead games coming in the near future. Overkill's The Walking Dead recently shared a gameplay trailer that depicts a much more fast-paced game, with players taking out large amounts of the undead in a single scene. Overkill's The Walking Dead title is set for release on November 6. Along with these two titles, the final season of Telltale's The Walking Dead is also expected to debut August 14. The decision-based game has told the story of young Clementine, a little girl who has grown into a hardened survivor over the course of the apocalypse.
While the video game market for The Walking Dead appears to be booming, the show itself has definitely seen better days. Several of the series' biggest and longest running stars - such as Andrew Lincoln and Lauren Cohan - have either been written out of the show or look likely to leave in the coming seasons. Despite these issues, and a massive drop in ratings, AMC still feels strongly that a multiplatform franchise will be a success.
More: Chandler Riggs Shocked By Andrew Lincoln's Walking Dead Exit
The Walking Dead: Our World will be released on iOS and Android on July 12.
Source: Next Games


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In 2015, apprentices from LDC portfolio company Dale Power were jointly named alongside Sellafield as the country's 'Apprentice Teams of the Year' following a gruelling seven-month challenge against the country's leading apprentice employers and training providers.
The Brathay Apprentice Challenge, the official search for the apprentice team of the year, is supported by the National Apprenticeship Service and saw eight finalists raise over £41,000 for nine charities.
Dale Power Solutions raised almost £2,000 for St Catherine's Hospice and completed a community project, which included refurbishing a local shelter in South Cliff Garden.
Dale Power Solutions and Sellafield Ltd narrowly beat Plymouth City Council and a team from Pera Training and Emfec Group into second place. Nottingham City Homes finished third with Redrow Homes, British Airways and HSBC also competing in the finals.
The eight finalists were selected from 50 teams and 700 apprentices who entered the Challenge. Since January, the teams have staged more than 300 school visits to talk about the benefits of apprenticeships, recruited over 100 employers and delivered 47 community projects.
The Challenge offers an enhanced apprenticeship as it tests and develops the non-technical work skills and personal attributes of competing apprentices.
LDC would like to congratulate Dale Power on this achievement. Well done all!
About Brathay Trust
Brathay Trust is a charity with the mission to improve the life chances of children and young people. They do this by inspiring them to engage positively in their communities. They recognise that children and young people face many challenges in their day to day lives and so work with some of the most vulnerable and 'hard-to-reach', helping them to develop the confidence, motivation and skills that they need to unlock their potential and make positive changes in their lives.
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I love it when corporations get all warm and fuzzy. Especially when they do it about our favorite state.
PS Willa actually once was assigned, at nerd camp, to write an essay. The prompt was "write about a place that is important to you." Topics came in from the favorite chair of someone's beloved grandfather to the place where someone first fell in love. Willa wrote an essay entitled "The Eighth Wonder of the Modern World: Target." She was 14 at the time, but stands by the sentiment today.
– The Taste Testers