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Today it's been 25 years since the formal return of democracy in Argentina. On October 20, 1983 a democratically elected president, Raúl Alfonsín, took office after more than seven years of dictatorship and over half a century of erratic shifts between legal presidents and military usurpers.
My personal reckoning is that, although I was born exactly six months after the coup d'état, I have so far spent four fifths of my life under democratic rule. During that time I've voted quite a few times: three times for president (1999, 2003, 2007), four for governor (1995, 1999, 2003, 2007) and many more, at least once every two years to elect national and provincial legislators, and once every four years to elect city mayors and councilmembers, plus a couple of primaries. My generation is possibly the one that has voted the most times during the entire history of this country.
On the national level I've always either voted for the loser... or later regretted not voting for him. During all this time, this thing that gets called "the democratic process" hasn't offered me much satisfaction. But I don't want to despair. Never has Argentina experienced so many years (a quarter of a century!) of uninterrupted free elections on all the levels of government. We move on and crises hit us and sometimes we'd rather have everything blow apart, but in our heart of hearts we know and wish it will go on no matter what.
I have my reservations and my protests in store and readily available, but today I want to end this on a positive note. For 25 years now we've refused, as a people, to be deprived of our right to choose, and even when all our options look bad, we always have one more chance ahead of us. And that counts.
(El texto original de este post, en castellano, está disponible en Sin calma: 25 años de democracia.)
30 October 2008
25 years of democracy
Today it's been 25 years since the formal return of democracy in Argentina. On October 20, 1983 a democratically elected president, Raúl Alfonsín, took office after more than seven years of dictatorship and over half a century of erratic shifts between legal presidents and military usurpers.
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Winston Churchill's speech,although given more than 60 years ago, still resonates:ReplyDelete
We accept in the fullest sense of the word the settled and persistent will of the people. All this idea of a group of supermen and super-planners, such as we see before us, "playing the angel," as the French call it, and making the masses of the people do what they think is good for them, without any check or correction, is a violation of democracy. Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time; but there is the broad feeling in our country that the people should rule, continuously rule, and that public opinion, expressed by all constitutional means, should shape, guide, and control the actions of Ministers who are their servants and not their masters.
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I have never seen a country that refuses to be denied their voice like Argentina.ReplyDelete
I witnessed a protest with 2700 people in Canada last week, it was the largest in Victoria, British Columbia's history. Victoria is the capital of a natural resource rich province that has seen many changes in management/beliefs/abuse of those resources. And still 2700 peaceful people were brought together for the first time.
Argentina is a democracy and the people refuse to be ignored. That is kind of refreshing.


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I had a realisation in early November that I had spent a lot of my life in survival mode. In fact it has become a recognisable bed I was lying in, but not a very safe one. The last 3-4 years have been particularly bad and my external life had reflected that financially, in my home situation, physically via the cancer and emotionally just feeling numb and being okay about having so little.
Living in survival mode means you are always living in fear: fear of death, fear of destruction, fear that the few things you have in life will crumble away and you will fall into the abyss. That is how I have felt for as long as I can remember. This terrible fear led to becoming a control freak – trying to manage aspects of my life – money, relationships, day to day living, and my son – so as to feel "safe." Living in the fear, but pretending to yourself you are not; "its okay you've got it all under control Maxine."
But the fact is in all those aspects of my life, I may have controlled them or felt I did, but they weren't natural or loving and none were being done very well. Control does not allow for love to flow and controlling addictively to avoid fear is unloving. Avoiding fear, living in fear is unloving, restrictive and self-denying as well as unloving to others as to avoid feeling vulnerable you try to control those around you, sometimes heavily disguised as "taking care" of them, but still controlling them.
Being in survival mode is really bad for your health too. When we are in flight or fright mode we produce adrenalin by the pint and all this adrenalin constantly pumping around our system isn't good. In the end it creates a toxic environment and it is exhausting. Now that I have started to pay attention to my fear, I have become aware that daily I do so many things to avoid feeling unsafe physically, emotionally and spiritually.
I have become an expert in batting back, ducking, avoiding, distracting myself from feeling fear. In the process I have created a facade that is dull and hard and uncreative. I have lost more and more of myself.
However, compassionately, there are some deep causal events and emotions that started this whole survival mode. John Bradshaw, in his book Homecoming, says "a witness to violence is a victim to violence." I had a father who was violent, a step father who was even more so both, physically and mentally to my mother. I sat on the stairs or behind my bedroom door many times listening to the shouting and violence going on near me. I even have a memory of standing in my cot and feeling this big dark red cloud coming into the room. It was rage – I think it was my father's rage, at my mother, I don't have the details, but I feel panicky and scared…and there is still much I haven't remembered yet.
Then there is the other violence, of being shouted at, clipped round the ear, blamed and shamed in one way or another as my parents, unable to cope with their own emotions, sent them my way. The terror that comes when you think your mother has killed herself – again and again and again: all these things and so many more. I wish my experience was unusual, but it isn't or am I minimizing it? As a small child, all these things shake you to the core and it has left me with the constant feeling that my world will end at any moment, that there is no solid foundation to exist from and at times no real love to be found.
When I hit the wall in November, my body aching from doing a job that was too demanding and pushing myself to the limits with it, and only months after major surgery and cancer and then coming home to live in a place I really don't like, reduced down to living pretty much in one room with no space to get the things I love out – my art materials and writing materials and no money to buy new clothes when I need to or enjoy things I love, counting every penny and struggling to pay off some debts.
So I started to feel some emotions about it – yes mostly effect emotions – sadness, and some frustration, but mostly sadness, at the situation I was in, and created by my unhealed emotions, my choice to keep suppressing them. A painful realisation, but to be frank to feel something was a good thing and it created some small shifts in me, about what God wants for me and it not this – this small life.
In relation to this, for the last 2-3 of years I have also become aware that I have attracted a large group of spirits who do not want what is best for me, but only want to control my life, zap my energy and keep me small and at times completely destroy me. They have been with me for a good while I feel. By not feeling my emotions I allow that attraction to continue. It has been tough dealing with this. I feel them sitting on my shoulders, at times suffocating and crowded. It has kept me awake at night the last few months and I have felt I have no privacy whatsoever. Every time I try to take a step forward I feel they come for me. It has felt like a real battle for my soul. So I am in the process of feeling more truth about this, bit by bit.
I am letting myself feel that facade, I am returning to long-ignored passions that connect with my real self and I am doing a few things to come outside of my "comfort" zone/prison. They are a few small steps, but I am feeling a shift in some areas. I still have much to learn and feel and discover, but letting that control addiction go is tricky, but I really am beginning to dislike it. It doesn't feel like me, just like a strange creature that has taken over. Plan A: to turn from rock to river!
I wanted to share this, to help those of you who may be doing the same as I have been. It is so important to be honest with ourselves, to look at our lives and see what it is showing us about our unhealed emotions, our self worth and our denial. We do have the power to change all this and we have much greater power to change all this if we include God in the process. Step one, for me, is working through blocks to receiving God's love. (which would so help me soften to emotions).
The blocks I think I have identified about God are (constantly up for review!):
- Anger that God has made this so difficult (I feel it is very difficult).
- Fear I will never receive God's love/lack of faith
- False beliefs about God judging me and deciding I don't deserve Love ( parental stuff)
- An addictive demand that God should give me love despite my lack of desire/fears about receiving or when I am being unloving.
- Lack of faith that God is good and that her Love will make me happy.
- I have more faith in my addictions
- Lack of self worth prevents the openness to receiving.
- A fear of emotional overwhelm/losing control if I receive God's love; what will happen?
These realisations have created some changes. A week after my meltdown a new job came up and I got it and I am working in a more loving environment – though still having to watch my own self care in it, and with that my finances have improved and I am looking for somewhere new to live, and I am writing more and have joined something called solo autobiographical theatre which is triggering memories and emotions and pulling me out of a comfort zone and challenging me to do it despite fears that come up.
The Divine truth teachings are never far from my mind and heart. The God blocks are still there, but by listening to the videos by Jesus and Mary, I learn about God's truth and re-educate myself about Love and Truth and error and as always nature is one of my greatest teachers about God and her Love. Also, books like the Robert James Lee trilogy (see the extras page) give such hope and wonder and curiosity to keep searching and investigating the truth about God, and Love and life. I am blessed to have this knowledge and experience at my fingertips and I do not want to walk away from it until I start to really walk it and keep walking it, with no turning back and no fear.
This year is about my moving out of survival mode, of really finding out what being me is about, what loving myself is really about: to move from the pretend love that feeding my addictions gives me and finding out what God's love really feels like. To create a blunt analogy I feel I have been clinging to a pile of hard crap that I have convinced myself was a soft cushion: comfortable, but sticky and not allowing me to move much. Clinging because I felt there was this deep bottomless pit below, a drop into the unknown, to a point of meaninglessness and death, very related to childhood fears and flight/fright mode. Now it is time to let go of clinging to this crap, falling into the abyss…whatever it may. My feeling is instead of nothingness or danger , I will find God's hands there ready to catch me and lift me up to greater heights, even with wings to fly – just has he planned. I can see even see that knowing smile…… Yes my child, here YOU are… here you truly are…
Oh goodness, now won't that be wonderful…


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In 2011, a scrappy computer named Watson showed up as a contestant on the game show Jeopardy!, beating renowned champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. The IBM team that developed Watson wanted to set out to prove one thing: machines could be trained to interpret and respond to natural language.
Watson's handy win on Jeopardy! did just that, and now cognitive computing experts are setting out to use this technology to solve problems that humans struggle to solve at scale. Watson's cognitive technology and advanced machine-learning capabilities were impressive on this global stage, and since then, the technology has been adopted for multiple applications, including retail.
How Big Data Is Driving Artificial Intelligence
Big data is driving the improvement of cognitive computing and artificial intelligence (AI). As companies find new ways of collecting and analyzing information, machines can become "smarter," moving beyond simple and often limited question-and-answer applications like Siri. Big data allows machines to make accurate future predictions based on large data sets of images, text, speech and numbers. As more data is collected, models continue to improve and the technology becomes more available to industries like retail.
Beyond Automated Menus: Cognitive Technology and Customer Service
Cognitive technology can be used to enhance customer service far better than automated telephone menus or self-service helpdesks do today. For example, if a customer has an issue with a product, they can chat directly with a friendly-sounding and never-sour AI interface through a customer support portal. The machine can determine immediately whether or not a person needs to handle the issue. If not, the AI interface can walk the customer through the solution directly, having a significant impact on customer service resolutions and overall customer satisfaction. Imagine connecting customers to a solution instantly, rather than forcing them to wait on hold or navigate a complicated series of menus.
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Unix is a computer operating system. Unix was created in the late 1960s, in an effort to provide a multi-user, multitasking system. The philosophy behind the design of Unix was to provide simple, yet powerful utilities that could be pieced together in a flexible manner to perform a wide variety of tasks.


text: CURRENT BASES OF TAXATION CourseCode: 1244Degree: Bachelor's in Business Administration and Management. Orihuela CampusFaculty of Social and Legal Sciences of OrihuelaYear: Year 1 of Bachelor's in Business Administration and Management. Orihuela CampusSemester: SpringType: CoreLanguage: SpanishECTS credits: 6Lecture: 3Laboratory: 3Hours: 150Directed: 60Shared: 30Autonomous: 60Subject matter: LawModule: Legal EnvironmentDepartment: Economics and Financial StudiesArea: FINANCIAL AND TAX LAWCourse instructors are responsible for the course content descriptions in English.DescriptionPublic revenue and expenditures: taxes in particular. Tax law principles. Material and formal aspects of tax law.FacultyNameCoordinatorLectureLaboratoryCOMPAÑ PARODI, TATIANA■■■GALLEGO LOPEZ, JUAN BENITO■■MARTINEZ QUILES, IRENE■■VICENTE-ARCHE COLOMA, PAULA■■Professional interestCurrent Bases of the Tax System is a course that will provide the student with the tax knowledge needed to guarantee full access, as a graduate, to the labour market, since taxation is becoming ever more relevant both in the private and the public sectors.Competencies and learning outcomesGeneral competenciesCapacity to identify, interpret, formulate, and resolve basic problems within the branch of social and legal sciences.Ability to identify the structure of governments, businesses, institutions, public organisms and organizations in general, as well as for interpreting the regulations and procedures necessary for carrying out projects and other activities.Capacity for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling systems and processes within a framework that guarantee respect for the values, rights and basic principles of the legal system, business competitiveness, protection and conservation of the environment, and sustainable development in the corresponding field.Capacity for evaluating, optimizing, and comparing criteria in decision making.Ability to communicate in formal, graphic, and symbolic styles, as well as with oral and written forms of expression.Ability to work with multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.Ability to update knowledge within the branch of social and legal sciences.Capacity to consolidate, expand, and integrate fundamental knowledge within the branch of social and legal sciences.Specific competenciesAbility to interpret the fundamentals of law, with a special emphasis on the commercial, labor, and tax areas, in order to apply them to business.Objectives (Learning outcomes)01Students will be able to define and identify legal and financial activities as well as Public Treasury, defining their characteristics from the legal and social environments.02Students will be able to identify and classify different tax categories, understanding their content and the traits that characterise them.03Students will be able to understand the legal regime of the tax liability, from the accrual of the tax liability, the parties involved or the necessary elements to quantify it, to the different ways to extinguish such liability.04Students will be able to solve basic tax problems that can arise during the processes of application and revision of taxes.05Students will be able to solve basic tax problems that can arise during the processes of application and revision of taxes.06Students will be able to identify the main fraud and tax evasion cases and to name offence in each case to apply the corresponding penalty included in the tax legislation.07Students will be able to use all the tax claims and appeals that taxpayers can bring before tax authorities as a way of complaint.08Students will able to know the basic structure of the Spanish tax system.ContentsLecture topicsTeaching unitsU11.- Concept and content of Tax LawU22.- Basic Notions of Tax LawU33.3. The Spanish Tax SystemAssociation between objectives and unitsObjective/UnitU1U2U30102030405060708ScheduleWeekTeaching unitsDirected hoursShared hoursAutonomous hoursTotal hours1U1424102U1424103U1424104U1424105U2424106U2424107U2424108U2424109U24241010U24241011U24241012U24241013U24241014U34241015U342410Course contentsBasic bibliographyNavarro Faure, Amparo/Martín López, Jorge/Martínez Giner, Luis Alfonso/ Martinez Muñoz, Yolanda/ Ribes Ribes, Aurora/ Vicente-Arche Coloma, Paula. "Manual de derecho financiero y tributario Parte general". Valencia Tirant lo Blanch 2018. Simón Acosta, Eugenio/Peña Velasco, Gaspar de la/Falcón y Tella, Ramón. "Código tributario". Cizur Menor, Navarra Thomson Reuters Aranzadi 2018. Complementary bibliographySimón Acosta, Eugenio. Vázquez del Rey Villanueva, Antonio/Simón Yarza, María Eugenia. "Derecho financiero y tributario. Parte general". Cizur Menor, Navarra Aranzadi 2017. Merino Jara, Isaac dir/Lucas Durán, Manuel dir/ Fernández Amor, José Antonio 1971-. "Derecho financiero y tributario parte general: lecciones adaptadas al EEES". Madrid Tecnos 2017. Pérez Royo, Fernando 1943-. "Derecho financiero y tributario Parte general". Cizur Menor, Navarra Civitas 2017. Martín Queralt, Juan. "Curso de derecho financiero y tributario". Madrid Tecnos 2017. Menéndez Moreno, Alejandro. "Derecho financiero y tributario parte general : lecciones de cátedra". Valladolid Lex Nova 2017. Linkshttp://www.aeat.eshttp://www.gva.eshttp://www.suma.esSoftwareAcrobat Reader 7.0Methodology and gradingMethodologyCase studies: Learning through the analysis of actual or simulated cases in order to interpret and resolve them by employing various alternative solution procedures.Lecture: Pass on knowledge and activate cognitive processes in students, encouraging their participation.Solving exercises and problems: Exercise, test, and apply previous knowledge through routine repetition.GradingThe final mark of the course will be the result, on the one hand, of the continuous assessment of the student throughout the teaching semester, and, on the other hand, a written examination at the end of that semester. In such case, in order to pass the subject, the student must obtain, at least, the grade of 5 points in each part.The grading obtained by the student during the continuous assessment process will amount to 25% of the final grading. This portion will be divided into 2 sections: 10% will be obtained through the active participation of the student in class and their attendance to seminars and the remaining 15% will be the result of the case studies and projects students will have to do. The rest of the grading (75%) will be obtained in an exam on site in which the degree of knowledge obtained by the student and the practical applications of this knowledge to solve specific cases will be assessed. The content of such exam will be the concept and content of Tax Law (didactic unit 1), its basic notions (didactic unit 2) and a general vision of the structure of the Tax System in Spain (didactic unit 3). The exam will consist of a theoretical part (60% of the grading of the exam) and a practical part or case study (40% of the grading of the exam). The theoretical part will include two questions and the case study will be divided into four sections. Regarding the assessment criteria, the highest grading possible, bearing in mind the content of the handbook and the subject explained in class, will be of three points in each of the theoretical questions and one point in each of the sections of the case study.Those students who have not chosen the continuous assessment system will be qualified exclusively on the basis of the final exam of the subject, which will be scored on a maximum of 10 points, as previously indicated.Adenda a la guía docente (excepcional por COVID-19)Consecuencia de la situación de excepcionalidad provocada por el COVID-19, y ante la necesidad de adaptación del sistema universitario español a la no presencialidad, el desarrollo de la actividad docente correspondiente al segundo cuatrimestre del curso 2019/2020 estará sujeto a los siguientes cambios en la guía docente que se concretan como adenda a la previamente aprobada para la asignatura.Esta breve adenda cumple una doble función:Primero.- Concreta en cada asignatura los criterios generales aprobados para toda la Universidad respecto a la adaptación de la docencia al formato no presencial para este segundo cuatrimestre: cambios introducidos en la metodología docente y el sistema de evaluación aplicables en este periodo de excepción ( de acuerdo con las Reflexiones del Ministerio de Universidades, de 4 de abril de 2020, sobre criterios generales para la adaptación del sistema universitario español ante la pandemia del Covid-19, durante el curso 2019-2020, así como el Acuerdo de REACU de 3 de abril de 2020, ante la situación de excepción provocada por el COVID-19)Segundo.- Hace público y oficializa el cambio de procedimiento evaluador y los criterios que lo condicionan, garantizándose el procedimiento de seguimiento de las titulaciones por los sistemas internos de garantía de la calidad y por las Agencias Evaluadoras app_Android | app_iOS | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest +34 96 665 8500 | Contact us:info(arroba)umh.es Miguel Hernández University 2020


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This secondary CO2 regulator is used in conjunction with your primary regulator to set individual gas pressure for an additional keg.
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Used in conjunction with your primary CO2 regulator, this secondary CO2 tank regulator can be added to your system to allow you to set individual gas pressure for an additional keg.
When attached to your existing draft beer system, this secondary CO2 regulator will allow you to set individual pressures for each keg being used, with an air shut off switch for each CO2 line.
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Each model features a polycarbonate bonnet that is lighter weight, stronger, and more durable in wet environments than zinc bonnet regulators. No special tools are required to raise or lower the CO2 pressure. The cap knob simply pulls out so it can be turned to adjust pressure up or down then pushes back in to lock in pressure.
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- 5.0 / 5.01 ReviewQuality5.0 / 5Value5.0 / 5Would you recommend this product?Yes! I would recommend this product. (1)Would you recommend this product?Yes! I would recommend this product.Quality5 / 5Value5 / 5SECONDARY GAS PRESSURE REGULATORLooks good quality, most folks gave a good review. However; I've been unable to set this up as the hose barbs came with 5/16'' instead of 1/4'' that I expected. So until I get more plumbing I can't use it.
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- Browse 2 questions Browse 2 questions and 5 answerswhat threads does the Regulator use? Are the two opposing ports capable of being used as in or out?BEST ANSWER: There are no threads. The connections are 5/16" barbs for standard CO2 hose. The opposing ports are in or out. I already had a double secondary regulator, so I used a short piece of tubing to connect the single to the double, and brought the tubing from the primary regulator up to the opposite connection. Works great!
i added a double tap to replace single what do i need to buy to hook up to same co2 cylinder?BEST ANSWER: Assuming you already have a regulator for the CO2 cylinder, all you would need is a T to split the output of the regulator to both kegs. Both kegs would be at the same pressure with this method. If you want different pressures going to the two kegs then you could get two of these secondaries and adjust the pressure to each keg individually. The way these work is the primary output goes into the secondary and the pressure is adjusted down from the primaries output pressure, the output of the secondary would of course go to the keg.
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Note: 'Hawaiians' refers to the people that were living in Hawaii before the overthrow.
Water flows down a mountain, branching off high up in the stream. It branches off again from there into multiple directions, all going downhill. Moving into a descended area of mud, lo'i kalo (taro) will grow bigger and better thanks to the hydration of the stream. In the meantime, the extra water in the lo'i will just go to another taro patch, and maybe another, but then all the extra water just goes back to the stream that it originally came from, leaving no water wasted. This is a lo'i kalo irrigation system, made by the Hawaiians, and this is one of the unique things they did to help the environment. They also did other somewhat unique things to help protect their environment such as create water protection rules, conserve fish, and develop sustainable farming practices.
One of the most unique things about Hawaiian's sustainability was their water conservation and water protection rules. First of all, Hawaiians tried hard to conserve the water they got. One way they did that was making irrigation systems, such as the lo'i kalo irrigation system, as I explained earlier. Also, the Hawaiians took notice of limited water and created strict kapu to make sure nobody got too much water, because then it wouldn't really be conserving. As with all kapu, death could be a consequence. Overall, Hawaiians were very careful of their water usage.
Hawaiians also protected fish a lot, at least enough to never run out of fish to eat. One of the kapu they had, and still have today, was that some types of fish were allowed to be caught at a certain period of six months and the other types of fish in the other period of six months. They had this because they needed enough time to catch fish, but also enough time for the fish to reproduce. Also, fish of a certain size couldn't be caught because it will probably be a baby and would be better to use later. Also, to aid in catching fish, they built fishponds. With the fishponds, they could keep fish trapped so they could be caught any time the Hawaiians needed some extra fish. It was essentially a refrigerator holding live fish. In conclusion, the Hawaiians conserved enough fish to have a steady source of protein without overfishing.
Another practice of sustainability that the Hawaiians did was that they farmed a lot. Most of these crops that came from farming were mostly taro, and also some sweet potatoes. ¾ of the Hawaiians' diet was plants, so that helps keep the population of animals good! (Not that there was many animals besides fish to eat though.) Their way of farming taro is by using the lo'i irrigation system, which hydrated the lo'i without wasting water. Hawaiian farming cultivated healthy crops, while not wasting natural resources.
Once again, Hawaiians tried very hard to keep Hawaii in a sustainable environment. They achieved this by doing several sustainable practices. With fish, they kept enough to have them reproduce, so they could have a steady source of fish to eat. With farming and water, they made and used the lo'i kalo irrigation system to efficiently hydrate the taro farms, leaving no water wasted. In the end, however, the influx of Westerners and their belief systems stopped the sustainable practices of the Hawaiians. Westerners planted sugar and did not conserve water or the land. Now we have to import most of the food we eat from the U.S. mainland, which creates pollution. To sum it up, the Hawaiians established many kapu (rules) and built natural systems to help them, while keeping the environment in good condition.


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The Sunday Times' Jonathan Leake responds to PNAS
As Embargo Watch readers know, PNAS and the Archives of Internal Medicine have accused The Sunday Times' Jonathan Leake of two separate embargo breaks in the past two weeks. This morning, Jonathan forwarded me a response he sent to PNAS.
In his note to me, Jonathan wrote:
As you can see, these press officers have claimed they have banned us from their embargo system but this is rather misleading because we have a policy of not signing up to these embargo systems. Since we are not part of them we can hardly be banned. The press officers in question do know our position and I would suggest their statements are knowingly misleading.
Here's the note he sent PNAS:
Dear PNAS
I have seen some comments attributed to you on blogsites suggesting that The Sunday Times has been blocked from receiving embargoed advance copies of PNAS research papers.
I think this follows our article about the evolution of polar bears in the paper on Sunday.
This is just to say that I have not subscribed to the PNAS embargo system, or any other kind of embargo system, for something close to a decade so it would be wrong to suggest we have breached it or to suggest that any kind of ban has been imposed.
Additionally, our report on Sunday did not draw upon your research paper at all. I did, of course, know that the PNAS paper was coming out but found there was a raft of earlier research which drew much the same conclusions from similar material. That research, all in the public domain, was what we cited. Here are some of the links we used.
We also said that there was new research (yours) due out shortly but did not give details.
There is a long tradition in all areas of journalism of covering reports in advance of their formal publication, usually without giving exact details of their contents. There seems no reason why science papers should be exempt from this, especially when they are covering much the same ground as previous reports.
I did think the study was fascinating and I am glad our report did help generate significant coverage for it. I am sorry if it inconvenienced you.
Jonathan Leake
PNAS' Jonathan Lifland says he responded to the note, and considers the matter closed.
For me, two issues:
One, as Jonathan Leake notes, it's impossible to ban someone from an embargo list if they were never on it in the first place.
Two is one that's less clear-cut: Would this be considered an embargo break if it hadn't happened the day before the embargo was scheduled to lift?
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Very interesting.
I'm wondering about Jonathan Lifland's reply. Did he provide any details? Was PNAS sending their list of embargoed stories to the Sunday Times even though Jonathan Leake explicity abjures embargoes? If so, the leak is PNAS's own fault.
On the other hand, if the Sunday Times signed up for PNAS's embargoed story list without mentioning that they don't respect embargoes, the paper is guilty of misrepresentation.
On the third hand, if a third party let Jonathan Leake know about the upcoming paper, and if Leake then developed the story from other sources, that's called enterprise reporting, and it should be encouraged.
If the journalist got the story without access to embargoed info, then it's all fair game in my opinion. His notes should be able to identify where he got his information – and in this case they seem to show quite clearly that he obtained it independently.
I am an editor at the journal Nature, in the interests of full disclosure. My comment isn't made on behalf of Nature, though, it's what I think.
What interests me most here is the journalistic honesty of this all. Let's accept that Jonathan Leake stayed within the letter of the embargo law.
He wrote a newspaper article based largely on one study published 15 months ago in a journal called "Polar Research" (which is probably a very fine journal, but not one known for setting international science trends) and one published more than *13 years ago* in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (also probably a very fine journal, but not one that haunts the dreams of post-docs). In his piece, Leake fails to mention either publication names or the publication dates.
Dredging up decade-old articles may be a clever way to skirt embargoes, but it's a colossal distortion of what most people think of as "news."
It seems like Leake is trying to have his cake and eat it too: He gets story ideas based on embargoed press releases, while he circumvents those same embargoes by finding alternative sources with similar information. This practice may upset certain journals, but it still lets them dictate what's news.
Nonsense. Leake is saying that HE did not sign up for the embargo list, not the Sunday Times. PNAS should remove all Murdoch media in retaliation.
That letter spells out his position very unambiguously; that he considers himself above the rules, he willingly broke them (the spirit if not the letter) and he'll gladly do it again next chance he gets. When gentlemanly conduct goes out of the window like that (as is unfortunately the routine within the British press), it's difficult to know what can be done about it.
In situations like this, the system is clearly benefiting the rule-breaking journalists at the expense of the rule-abiding ones and ultimately, the impact of the work is lessened from the resultant staggered publicity. I fear the whole system will need a rethink soon because if this gets worse, there will be no incentive for anyone to play fair.


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text: Thousands of Muslims are converging on Haram al-Sharif The threats coincide on Sunday with the annual commemoration of the destruction of an ancient Jewish temple, considered one of the bleakest days in the Jewish calendar. A mass gathering of extremist Jews is scheduled in Jerusalem's Old City.Hundreds of police officers and paramilitary troops have been deployed in and around the Old City to prevent a possible clash between Jewish extremists and Palestinian Muslims. Thousands of Muslims already have arrived at the Haram al-Sharif, or Noble Sanctuary, compound to repulse any attempts to storm it. The compound shelters the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosques. The extremists are affiliated with several messianic Jewish groups, including Revava, which calls for the destruction of the al-Aqsa Mosque and the building of a Jewish temple on its site. Threats seriousIsraeli security have barred Muslims below the age of 45 from accessing the mosque's compound, Israeli police sources said on Sunday. Messianic Jewish groups callfor the destruction of al-Aqsa Palestinian Waqf officials in Jerusalem said they were taking Jewish threats very seriously. "The threats have never ceased since 1967, hence we are always on high alert to thwart such attacks on Islamic holy places in Jerusalem," said Shaikh Muhammed Hussein, the top Muslim administrator in Jerusalem. He told Aljazeera.net that thousands of Muslims from Jerusalem and Israeli were converging at the al-Aqsa Mosque esplanade to "protect it from any aggression". "We can't rely on assurances from the Israeli government. The Israeli occupation authorities are not neutral in this regard. Hence, we have to be vigilant and not leave anything to chances."Draconian measures Hussein criticised the Israeli police for preventing Palestinians from the West Bank from entering Jerusalem, calling the measure "draconian and starkly incompatible with Israeli claims about religious freedom". Israeli security forces have been deployed in Jerusalem's Old City "I know of no other country that prevents the followers of a given religion from accessing their respective holy places." Last year, the Israeli Interior Ministry allowed Jews, including extremist messianic elements, to visit the Haram al-Sharif, which Jews call Har Habayt or Temple Mount. However, officials at the Supreme Muslim Council, which oversees Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem, have said ultra-Jewish nationalists were utilising these visits to gain a "foothold" at the sanctuary. Israel concernedA Jerusalem police spokesman told Aljazeera.net that the police were viewing the "renewed showdown" more gravely than usual, citing the relevance of Israel's imminent pullout of the Gaza Strip. "The threats have never ceased since 1967, hence we are always on high alert to thwart such attacks on Islamic holy places in Jerusalem"Shaikh Muhammed Hussein Muslim administrator, JerusalemHe said the Israeli security apparatus was concerned that the opponents of the withdrawal might try to commit a "provocative act" in Jerusalem or elsewhere to stop or delay the withdrawal. Earlier, the former chief of Israel's chief domestic intelligence agency, Avi Dichter, warned that Jewish terrorists might try to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon or attack mosques in Jerusalem. Ten years ago, a Jewish extremist, Yigal Amir, assassinated former Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin for signing the Oslo Accords with the late PLO leader Yasser Arafat.Sharon unpopular In recent weeks, graffiti calling for the assassination of Sharon were seen on walls in Jerusalem and many Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Some of these compared Sharon to Adolf Hitler, accusing him of "uprooting Jews from their homeland". Sharon has argued that the withdrawal from Gaza was necessary to save Israel from what he called "the demographic threat". Sharon is to address the Israeli public on Monday to explain and defend the withdrawal. SOURCE: Aljazeera ABOUT THE AUTHOR Khalid Amayreh


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Police numbers at Doncaster game nearly double those at Millwall fixture
A freedom of information request from OVF to Staffordshire Police has revealed surprising policing levels for games at Vale Park.
According to a police response, the number of officers present at Vale's game against Doncaster Rovers was almost double that for the game against Millwall – one that many fans would consider to be of higher risk.
In fact, Government figures (see below) show that Millwall arrests at away games were nearly double those of Doncaster Rovers.
The police figures for the games were:
- Doncaster Rovers (22nd August) – 70 officers, no arrests
- Millwall (15th September) – 36 officers, no arrests
- Shrewsbury Town (31st October) – 43 officers, one arrest
I am sure many Vale supporters would welcome more transparency and engagement with the police…
Such high numbers of police on duty could account for the low numbers of arrests but intense policing of fixtures does increase the costs for Port Vale FC.
Following the Doncaster game, Vale chairman Norman Smurthwaite blasted police intelligence as "embarrassing" and the club has been involved in a long-standing dispute over what it sees as high policing costs for Vale matches.
Prior to the Doncaster game, a club statement from Vale commented that "regrettably due to the powers that the police hold, certain concessions have had to be agreed." The statement said that those concessions included the erection of a fence across the Hamil Road car-park, the closure of the club pub (Tommy Cheadle's) to home fans and the police changing the Doncaster game from a "low-risk" to a "high-risk" fixture.
Commenting on these figures, Amanda Jacks of the Football Supporters Federation told OVF: "I am sure many Vale supporters would welcome more transparency and engagement with the police.
"For example, if they invited fans groups to pre-match meetings they could use the opportunity to explain the numbers and the policing operation and give supporters the opportunity to have meaningful input into the planning.
"Post match meetings are helpful too – both to discuss both the positives and negatives of the policing operation and its impact on fans' behaviour."
Arrests at away matches
Figures for the 2014-15 season
- Doncaster Rovers: 15
- Millwall: 29
- Shrewsbury Town: 2
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Dear Library and Information Science Colleagues,
It is a great pleasure to offer introductory comments for this new edition of "How to Get Published in LIS Journals: A Practical Guide." As I began to think about what to write, I was struck by the subtitle "a practical guide." Indeed, much of what might seem mysterious to authors seeking to contribute to the library literature is simply practical.
Librarians have much to say and make significant contributions to knowledge. When it comes to their sharing knowledge by contributing to publications, the biggest question may be "How do I get started?"
This pamphlet gives solid advice to information professionals wishing to join the ranks of published colleagues or wishing to strengthen burgeoning publishing careers. To advice shared in the following pages, advice kindly provided by colleagues working in the library and information science field and having established themselves as LIS authors, I wish to add a seconding motion as well as a few suggestions of my own.
To thine own self be true.
Don't write an article because you have to; any journal editor will immediately know your heart isn't in it. The article that clearly and coherently expresses the passion of the author will be the one that succeeds. Write on what interests you, and topics abound. Look at your library, your collections, your personal interests. Turn to the research interests and behavior of your patrons or colleagues. Does something intrigue or bother you? Write about it!
Always ask the question "Is this of significantly broad interest?"
As a journal editor I open each article submission with both eagerness and apprehension. Will this envelope contain the next landmark article, or will it be yet another rehash of some esoteric problem of interest to a very small number of individuals? In some cases one could say the audience is pretty much limited to the author.
Take a careful, wise approach.
From conducting a literature search, tedious but invaluable, to considering the audience you're writing for, to choosing a target journal, strategically plan your work. Keep in mind that each journal, even within Elsevier's portfolio of LIS journals, has a unique perspective. Some publish only research articles while others publish research notes and other types of manuscripts. In the following pages, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Jennifer Dorner, and Susan E. Searing offer specific advice on how to craft a well thought-out approach and so increase chances of your work being published. Also, Rachel Singer Gordon offers words of wisdom for LIS graduate students, and Yin Zhang offers advice for writers planning to address the international perspective.
Talk to editors.
We're not lions sitting in cages and waiting to bite people's heads off. We're working professionals just like you. It is in our best interest to see through the publication process all manuscripts that fit within the scopes of our journals and express solid concepts. As pointed out by Jeff Slagell and Scott Walter in this pamphlet, contacting an editor is often the best course.
Don't expect miracles.
Especially if you're submitting your first manuscript. Most manuscripts aren't accepted as first submitted. Virtually every manuscript is returned to its author with comments from reviewers. Careful attention to such comments as you develop manuscripts will make them more publishable. Connie Foster and Peter Hernon speak on the following pages about benefits you can gain via the review process.
As an editor, I view being a mentor to new authors as one of my most important roles and other editors I speak with make the same statement. I hope information contained in this pamphlet will encourage you to prepare and submit your first articles or build on success already attained in the publishing realm. Best wishes for your publishing careers!
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GP Surgeries at Breaking Point – Hundreds Close or Merge
Hundreds of GP surgeries across Britain could close or merge as demand stretches them to breaking point, figures show.
Between April and December last year, 169 practices approached NHS England for advice on the "nuclear option" of shutting their doors for good.
This was an increase of 508 per cent compared with the 37 requests made between April 2013 and March 2014.
The figures, obtained by GPs' magazine Pulse reveal 78 practices have closed completely or shut a branch surgery as a result of merger since 2013.
Experts say the numbers, obtained by a Freedom of Information request, were a "sign of distress" that GPs are struggling because of funding cuts and problems recruiting new doctors.
Dr Ian Campbell, a family doctor in Nottingham, said: "There are is no doubt that NHS cuts are having an adverse effect on frontline services and we are storing up major problems for the future with demand for appointments outstripping availability.
"There is no doubt in my mind patients will suffer and some will die due to poor provision of GP services."
The Royal College of General Practitioners said last year that up to 543 GP practices in England – and possibly 600 across the UK – could close in the next year because of the crisis in GP recruitment and retention.
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FRESNO, Calif. Officials in California have created a system to let customers know whether food sold at a farmers market actually was grown nearby.
About 2,200 growers and more than 700 markets have paid to participate in the program after growing frustrated that some of the produce sold at markets was actually trucked in from hundreds of miles away.
One of the common misconceptions consumers have is that local means its coming from the nearest farmland to their city, said Rick Jensen, chief of inspection and compliance with the California Department of Food and Agriculture. But you can buy stuff in Los Angeles from Kings County or from the Central Coast or from anywhere in the state.
California is taking the lead in certifying where food is grown, but organizers of the effort said the issue is prevalent throughout the country. It may be even more common in cold-weather spots without Californias long growing seasons, they said.
The number of farmers markets in the country increased by 16 percent in the last year, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The current USDA Farmers Market Directory lists more than 6,100 farmers markets.
In California, vendors who want to sell at certified farmers markets must register with their countys Department of Agriculture and display certificates at their stands.
The state began laying out guidelines for markets in the 1970s, but the current certification program was enacted in 2000. Counties charge up to $60 per hour to certify and inspect farms, while the state collects fees from market operators depending on number of vendors. The state food and agriculture department brought in $229,000 last year from registered farmers markets.
The vendors must list the produce they grow and sell, and the area where its grown. Most counties honor each others certification, letting growers travel throughout the state to sell their products.
County officials do spot checks and vendors at certified markets who fail to display certification face fines.
Farmers markets are a growing segment of agriculture and so is the local food movement, said Jay Van Rein, spokesman for the California Department of Food and Agriculture. People like knowing where their food came from.
Mai Thao, a 19-year-old whose family runs Mao Farms near Easton in Californias Central Valley, said its good for everyone when people know where and how their food is grown.
People ask us all kinds of questions: Do we use pesticides? Is this a family business? What are we harvesting next? she said Saturday at the Vineyard Farmers Market in Fresno, Calif.
But not all consumers are savvy, Jensen said.
Weve been spoiled by large grocery stores that offer everything year-round, he said. If you go to a market, you have to think, Is this a product that is growing in this area at this time of year? If not, then its probably being brought in from elsewhere.
The Mao Farms stand in early November had bok choy, lettuce, spinach, cilantro, green onions, green beans and other veggies grown at the familys organic farm just eight miles away. The fall means a lot of greens, and as it gets colder, more root vegetables, Thao said.
That insider knowledge is the benefit to farmers markets, Thao said.
Though officials try to keep track of farmers markets, its impossible to track everything, said Fred Rinder, deputy agriculture commissioner for Fresno County. California has separate rules for individual roadside stands.
Promoters of local food worry that lax regulation at venues like flea markets allow sellers to hawk fruits and vegetables bought from wholesalers who ship in from other states and countries under the guise of California produce.
But some unofficial markets like a small, six-vendor cluster of organic producers who gather in a Fresno parking lot can offer customers great food, said 23-year-old Eddie Dowe who makes a 20-minute trip into the city every weekend to shop for local, organic produce at a non-sanctioned spot.
Most people dont realize that the fruits and vegetables in supermarkets travel hundreds of miles and are picked days or even a week in advance, said Dowe, who has been a vegetarian for three years.
On Saturday, he loaded up on lettuce, chard and apples from Smiths Family Farms, a more than 100-year-old operation in Fresno.
Buying local is one of the most important things you can do, he said. Its a way to take control of your food.


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Evidence about a stain found in the trunk of Casey Anthony's car may be admissible during her upcoming first-degree murder trial, Orange-Osceola Chief Judge Belvin Perry ruled Thursday.
The order is one of several key rulings expected from Perry on critical pieces of scientific evidence prosecutors want to use in their case against the 25-year-old.
Anthony is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony, in the summer of 2008. The toddler's remains were found in woods a few blocks from the Anthony's east Orange County home in December 2008, about five months after she was reported missing.
Anthony's defense team wanted to exclude evidence of the stain found in the trunk of her Pontiac Sunfire, which did not test positive for blood.
But prosecutors say the stain showed the presence of "volatile fatty acids consistent with the byproducts of decomposition."
In his order, Perry said, the defense bears the burden of proving the facts alleged in its motion and "justifying the relief requested."
But Anthony's defense, he said, "did not present any factual evidence at the hearing in support of the grounds alleged in the motion, and therefore failed to meet her burden of proof."
Perry's ruling means any evidence related to the stain may be admissible during the trial — but prosecutors will still have to show proper presentation and foundation of that evidence.
Defense attorney Jose Baez could not be reached for comment on Perry's order Thursday.
Pending rulings remain
Perry was also expected to make decisions on whether scientific evidence about chloroform levels found in Anthony's car trunk and the growth of plant roots in the woods where Caylee's remains were found should be used at her trial.
But those rulings did not come Thursday as originally thought. The Orange County Courthouse is closed for Good Friday.
In recent weeks, Anthony's defense team has been arguing against plans by the state to use such cutting-edge scientific evidence at her trial.
Prosecutors want to use novel scientific work focusing on odor and air samples originating from the trunk — an emerging science that has never been used in a courtroom.
An expert for the state has identified chemical compounds collected for this case, which he says are consistent with human decomposition. That expert also found extremely high chloroform levels from a carpet sample pulled from the trunk.
However, defense experts say there are no scientifically validated methods capable of identifying the presence of human remains based on presence or absence of specific chemicals.
Such science is still in its infancy and should be barred from Anthony's trial, defense experts and attorneys say.
Anthony's trial is expected to begin May 9 with jury selection outside of Orlando. If a jury is selected, members will be brought to Orlando and sequestered for a trial at the Orange County Courthouse that will begin May 17.
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2012 was another packed year on the music scene – and the next 12 months look set to be even busier. Here, Nathan Bevan takes his picks of the best album releases and gigs heading to the Welsh capital in 2013
Bruce Springsteen at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (July 23)
EVER since he emerged as a scrappy-bearded troubadour with a battered Fender in 1973, Bruce Springsteen's "blue-collar boy-done-good" image and songs of everyday hope and strife have helped define the entire generation of baby boomers who'd clasp him to their collectively heaving denim bosom.
The son of a Dutch/Irish bus driver and an Italian legal secretary, Springsteen grew up in the very sort of small town that he'd come to sing about so often in his songs, earning him the mantle of working-class hero and a plain-spoken visionary.
And, despite now being of bus-pass age, the New Jersey sexagenarian's Wrecking Ball album still sees him knocking out some of the most socio-politically charged lyrics of his long, heady career, confronting the global recession head-on and angrily tearing strips from the fat cat financiers.
So let's just overlook, shall we, the fact that tickets for his UK gigs start at about £60 and that he lives in a multi-million-dollar mansion in LA.
After all, Springsteen already noted the irony of his situation on 1992's Better Days when he sang: "It's a sad funny ending to find yourself pretending/ A rich man in a poor man's shirt."
Tickets: Call 08442 777 888
Hamell On Trial at Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff (January 17)
WITH his doorman's build, punk spirit and beat-poet's heart, Brooklyn's Ed Hamell has been labelled "rock's one-man angry brigade".
Like the product of some mad experiment morphing together the fire and ire of Lou Reed and Joe Strummer with the lemon-sharp humour of visionary comic Bill Hicks, Hamell On Trial is an incendiary live act.
His songs run the gamut of styles from demented surf rockers, like I Hate Your Kid's hilarious dissection of the perils of single parent dating, and the frantic riffing of Worry Wart, to slow-burning noir-ish spoken word numbers that cram more storyline into four minutes than most Hollywood screenplays manage in 90.
Anyone wanting a crash course in Hamell's wily charms beforehand should check out the excellent live album Ed's Not Dead..., so called after the near-fatal car crash which left him having to learn to walk all over again.
You'd never believe one man and an acoustic guitar could make such a noise.
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John Grant – Pale Green Ghosts (released March 11)
HIS 2010 album, Queen Of Denmark, proved to be a word-of-mouth hit which transformed him from an indie-rock nearly-ran into the darling of the monthly music glossies, all of whom have lauded him like pop's returning prodigal son.
The Colorado-born 42-year-old's octave-stretching baritone was used to simply devastating effect on a clutch of confessional torch songs that sounded like a cross between Scott Walker and The Carpenters, each laying to rest the ghosts of drink and drugs, not to mention the struggle with his own sexuality, that had haunted his life up to that point.
From the strength of its title track, whose squelchy synths, clicky beats and disquieting stabs of brass streamed online recently, this new album would seem to have a very different sound from its predecessor's largely unadorned piano-led tracks.
Although whether he'll ever be able to top the video for the song Chicken Bones – in which he took a weekend stroll around Cardiff city centre at chucking out time while dressed in a skin-tight yellow superhero costume – remains to be seen.
The Joy Formidable at University Students' Union, Cardiff (January 28)
FRONTED by the feminine wiles of guitar-shredding singer Ritzy Bryan, this North Wales group are a bit of a dichotomy.
A bit like Twinkies and root beer, the frenetic Flintshire trio, The Joy Formidable, are currently massive in the States, but not so much here.
But that looks set to change this year with a comprehensive British tour and the imminent arrival of their much-anticipated sophomore LP Wolf's Law – a follow up to promise-packed 2009 debut The Big Roar.
They were named as being "ones to watch" in these very pages back then and now that prediction seems to be coming true.
For many rock fans, their buoyant guitar bluster and hook-laden fuzz-pop brought to mind such US college faves as Throwing Muses and The Breeders.
That probably explains why so many Americans have been quicker to cotton on to them than those back on home turf.
Hopefully 2013 will see a much deserved change in that demographic.
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Eddie Izzard at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff (May 29 & 30)
Possibly the funniest Welsh comedian ever (sorry Max), Eddie Izzard is back on the stand-up circuit for the first time in years.
Sorry, what do you mean he's not Welsh? Alright, so he was born in the Yemen, but showbiz's infamous, ad lib-happy "action transvestite" spent much of his formative years growing up in Skewen, Neath. So, in our book, that makes him as Welsh as a stove pipe hat made from bara brith with a leek pinned to it.
And, as though intent on bettering his fundraising attempt to run 43 marathons in 51 days for Sport Relief in 2009, the King of Improv's show Force Majeure will be the most extensive comedy tour ever staged.
His mammoth trip around the globe begins in spring. He'll travel from Cardiff to Kathmandu and Moscow to Mumbai, visiting 25 countries throughout Europe, USA, Africa, and taking in Russia, Australia, New Zealand, India, Nepal and The Far East.
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About Vicki:
Vicki Kirby, RN, IBCLC, RLC
I am a board-certified, registered lactation consultant and member of the International Lactation Consultants Association (ILCA), the Vermont Lactation Consultant Association (VLCA), as well as the United States Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA). I am the proud mother of 4 breastfed children and 10 breastfed grandchildren. I have been assisting breastfeeding mothers for more than 30 years. After much hard work, I became an IBCLC in 1996. I have supported breastfeeding mothers and babies in many situations, including low milk supply, over supply, tongue-tie, mothers returning to work, adoptive mothers, mothers and babies struggling with latch issues, babies with special needs, preterm, last preterm and multiples. I love to work with moms in difficult situations that may seem unsolvable to others. I strive to stay current in breastfeeding research and am constantly gathering new information and techniques to assist breastfeeding mothers and babies.
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My husband and I live just south of Middlebury. I am the mother of a eight breastfed children. After the birth of my son, we had a very difficult time establishing our breastfeeding relationship. We discontinued breastfeeding earlier than I had hoped. This lead me to finding the support I needed and reading everything I could get my hands on when I was pregnant with my second child. Throughout the many months breastfeeding, it became clear that this was something more than just feeding my children - it's more than milk.
I help facilitate the Breastfeeding Café. I am very fortunate to work with Vicki Kirby, RN, IBCLC. She is the breastfeeding guru.
My goal is to empower moms experiencing breastfeeding difficulty with knowledge and provide support without judgement.
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We all have different experiences in our background that help shape our knowledge base and specialties. Breastfeeding problems are not always straight forward, so many issues can be easily missed. Just because your problem persists does not mean breastfeeding is not possible for you; it just means maybe you need to add someone else to your troubleshooting team. Don't hesitate to give me a call and set up a home visit.


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Thursday, February 10, 2011
Nrusinghanath Temple
Name : Nrusinghanath Temple
Location :
Sri Nrusinghanath Temple is situated in the slope of Gandhamardhan hills in the district of Baragarh, Orissa. Situated about 300 kilometers from the famous temple of Lord Jagannath in Puri, the Nrusinghnath temple is on top of the famous GandhamadanHill. It is about 110 km west of Baragarh and 64 km from Sambalpur. Khariar Road Railway Station is the nearest railhead.
Legend :
1) Mushika Daitya Legend :
Nrusinghnath, also known as Bidala Nrusingha, Marjara Kesari, and Marjara Nrusingha. (In Oriya language, bidala and marjara mean "cat", and kesari means "lion". Also, Oriyas pronounce "Nrsimha" with a distinct "u" sound, hence the different spelling.)
The local tradition about this deity was compiled in the middle of the 18th century by the poet Yuga Das Kondh in his Nrsimha-charita. It is said that in Treta-yuga there was a rishi named Uttanka who was performing austerities on the bank of the Godavari River. He had an attractive young daughter named Malati. Oneday, Ravan came by that place and saw the beauty of the young girl. Ravan raped her and threw her into the Godavari River. The Godavari took compassion on her and brought her to the shore. When Malati came to her senses, she began searching for her father and crying. Indura, the mouse carrier of Ganesh, heard her cries and offered to help her reach her parents if she would agree to enjoy with him.
From Indura, a demon was born named Mushika Daitya (literally, "mouse demon"). The new-born baby was so ferocious that as soon as he came from the womb he immediately devoured his mother. Then he began to perform austerities to please Lord Shiva. Shiva was pleased with him and gave him the boon that he would have no cause of fear from anyone except for Lord Nrisinghadev from Satya-yuga.
Seeing his power, the devas became frightened and appealed to Lord Ramachandra to rescue the universe. Accordingly, Lord Ramachandra manifested the form of Nrisinghadev to catch the demon. Mushika Daitya became fearful and ran from place to place seeking shelter, until finally he appealed to Gandhamadan Hill. The personified Gandhamadan granted shelter to Mushika Daitya, who then entered within a crack in the hill. When Lord Ramachandra later arrived, Gandhamadan requested him not to enter inside of the hill to seek out the demon. Lord Ramachandra then assumed the form of marjara-kesari, with the head of a cat and the body of a lion, and began guarding the area by the sudanga, or inner door of Gandhamardan. Just as a cat sits quietly by a hole, waiting for a mouse, similarly, Lord Marjara Kesari is said to still be sitting and waiting for the demon Mushika to come out.
2) Some literatures say that Gandhamadan Hill was originally in the Himalayas, but a part of it fell down in this place when Hanuman was carrying it to Lanka with the herbs required to heal Lakshman.
3) Gandhamadan Hill is also said to be one of the places where the Pandavas visited during their exile.
History :
According to Huen Tsang, the Chinese traveler, this place was a centre of Buddhist scriptural learning. According to Oriya and Devnagari inscriptions, the temple was built by Baijal Dev in early 15th century AD. The temple is constructed in Orissan style of architecture.
Description :
This temple is situated at the foot of the Gandhamardana Mountain, which in ancient times was called parimalagiri.
The Vidala-Nrusimha Temple stands amidst the verdant beauty of the picturesque Gandhamardan hills. Nrusinghanath is a popular and attractive pilgrim point.
Coupled with a series of beautiful waterfalls and some sculptures, its location offers an air of serenity and visual delight, making the trip worthwhile. Harishankar Temple, another pilgrimage place is situated on the southern slopes of Gandhamardhan hills just 10-15kms. from Nrushinganath temple. But there is no direct road connecting these two temples. The plateau between the two temples is found with ancient Buddhist ruins. Which are considered to be remnants of the ancient Parimalgiri University.
Festivals :
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