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This is a little morbid but a whole lot thought provoking.
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Linked Up: A Soldier Speaks From the Grave
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On the BBC's List of 100 Things We Didn't Know Last Year, is There is Mobile Phone Reception from the top of Mount Everest. And I thought my Cell Phone Reception on Massada was unique!
Standing On the Moon
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'Dina' tests the audience with a sweet, unconventional love story
Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles have created a sweet and interesting look into the relationship of Dina and Scott, a couple who are both afflicted with Asperger's syndrome. The camera disappears behind the couple's daily interactions with each other and the world around them as the documentary follows their relationship from the day that they move in together to their marriage and ends with them returning from their honeymoon. The camera is almost too good, constantly being one step ahead of the couple to the point that the filmmakers may have pushed the couple to act a certain way or move to a specific location. But, tears, laughter and the interesting story take hold of the audience as more of the story unfolds and a dark history is revealed to contrast the kindness and romance of the couple.
"Dina" begins on the day before Scott moves out of his parents' home and into Dina's apartment. They are both in their late 40s and while Scott has never had a true relationship before Dina, his fiancee, is a widow and is very open about her previous relationships. The directors slowly reveal each new bit of information about the two and their histories as the movie continues, eventually revealing that Dina was involved in many abusive relationships. The scars become more and more noticeable as her daily ritual is filmed with the emphasis becoming more focused on her back. Dina vocalizes her problems with Scott as mainly focusing around sex; Scott has never had sex, while Dina has been in multiple sexual relationships. The two have arguments and each wants something from the other that they can't fully get, but they are still married and expected to share a life together.
The cinematography is key to the success of the film. Stunning fixed camera angles bring a different feel to the audience when compared to most documentaries that use the shaky camera effect. This can either be interpreted as the directors representing the mindset of those who have autism or Asperger's, or it just shows how staged the documentary is. It is hard to figure out just from watching the film, but one can easily see how well done the shots and framing are, especially for a documentary.
Depending on the audience, the story itself is either incredibly moving and meaningful, or just a simple story that does not have any conflict or end up anywhere. The difficulty surrounding the story and the documentary itself is determining how true and real the story is. The basics of the story are true: Dina and Scott both have mental disabilities, they are getting married, Dina definitely has a troubled history, but how much of the conflicts and plot points are real?
The issue with having such a static camera is that it is easy to tell when moments are heavily staged. The two have a small discussion in a movie theater with the camera far away and a bright light pointing at them; obviously this scene did not take place during a film even though they are discussing whatever is happening on the movie screen. Another moment, later on, Dina tells Scott that she wants to be sexually intimate. Multiple cameras are set up from afar to track them as they walk to a bench, where, conveniently, multiple cameras are setup to capture their discussion.
"Dina" is still a heartwarming story that uses breathtaking cinematography to help tell the story of Dina and Scott. The documentary is successful in showing a different and relatively unknown part of the human experience, and while it can be rather uneventful at times, it is still an interesting topic. Whether or not most of it was staged is something to take into account, but can be ignored for the sake of the filmmaking skill on display.
Rating: B
"Dina" was released October 6.


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HST voting and income
Yesterday the vote came in and British Columbia voted to get rid of the HST. Which means we now owe the Federal Government $1.6 billion or more. The Sun showed the data on who voted on what, but I thought there was a correlation between income and who voted for what.
Perhaps there is:
Sources: Vancouver Sun for HST data, StatsCan for income data into a spreadsheet
The red line represents average income per riding (from the poorest Vancouver-Mount Pleasant at 22% income to Vancouver-Quilchena at 100%). The blue line represents the % of yes votes, those that wanted to get rid of the HST.
As income rises, the number of people voting to get rid of the HST falls.
Poorer ridings like North Coast were more likely to vote to scrap the tax while richer ridings, like Surrey-Cloverdale, were more likely to want to keep it.
In my opinion, all the arguments about how the HST is superior tax from economists and the Fraser Institute and so on didn't matter. The HST hurt people every day when they paid for things and that's what mattered. The lower your income, the more that mattered.
Note: my source data is all in the Google spreadsheet. To get the average income data per riding I wrote a Python script, parsed the BC web page, downloaded all the 85 odd PDFs, converted them into text and then parsed that. Sigh.


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Public Comment
First Person: The Metamorphosis and Evisceration of Islamic Progressivism
While I was brought up in a very traditional Muslim environment during my early childhood years, my views on religion have changed drastically. Now I am more of an agnostic who is verging on atheism. I don't believe there are going to be multitude of Hoors (indescribably gorgeous women of paradise) in the offing for me after I die and go to heaven eventually – I am sure I have to endure some fire and brimstone! Having been brought up traditionally, I do have a unique perspective of looking from inside out without really being an insider.
During my teen years in India, I saw a much more progressive Muslim world around me than what I see now. My dad was a good example of all that progressivism: he got a good education and became a doctor (physician). He worked in India for a bit, and got a chance to work in Oman in 1968, and went there leaving his family behind in hopes of freeing us from somewhat of a grim future. But even then, as evident in my father's case, the Muslims in India stood a good chance of doing well if they worked hard despite being a minority group: my uncle did his masters before settling down in the family business. No one on my uncle's side of the family has done better education-wise since then, and that was forty years ago!
After some tattered schooling and some failed academic endeavors, my father sent us to a boarding school in Aligarh (a university town) for education along with our sister who was attending a girl's college which was also there: he was an alumnus of the University so he saw it fit to give us the same opportunity. Aligarh Muslim University was very progressive, liberal, and cosmopolitan despite being steeped in traditions (no one was allowed to wear the traditional cotton trouser and top other than mid Friday in public unless it was accompanied by a long formal coat). There was a particular code of behavior when it came to interacting with seniors, and language was to be used in a refined manner. I often got chided for improper diction and pronunciation.
There were quite a few international students at the campus. Although I was attending a university affiliated high school, I had access to the university and its facilities, and I knew more than a few seniors with whom I often socialized. I used to go the university gymnasium and the recreation rooms of the dormitories, where I played bridge, billiards, table tennis, and roller skated. I use to talk ad nauseum about movies, music, science, poetry, and general knowledge: While people were somewhat religious, it was never discussed or proselytized. I couldn't attend the University language clubs but there was a German, a Russian, and a French club at the University. There was even an equestrian club. I also went to see plays and old films at the Kennedy center: an art and culture hub of the campus, and so named because it was built by a grant from the United States. The area in and around the campus was teeming with tea houses, cafés, and restaurants. There were annual functions, shows, dinners, performances. The campus was a far cry from my narrow-minded and religious early childhood that I had witnessed when I lived at my grandparents' house. When I went back to visit this very same campus after fourteen years, I hardly recognized it. Gone was the impeccable use of the language, along with proper attire or behavior. The buildings and gardens too looked a bit dilapidated. But the most notable change was the whole atmosphere: It now emanated religious austerity and regression, and attitudes seemed rather pedestrian.
The news of my sister attending college elicited vociferous ridicule and gossip from our relatives and friends of the family. They thought my father was committing a faux pas, and his aspirations for his daughter were out of step with the cultural mores of the time. But they thought it was heretical effrontery when she decided to study further: The general consensus was that a post graduate study was an abomination for a Muslim girl and for her to get married immediately the only honorable option.
While at college, my sister was very chic for her time, and wore the latest fashions and prints. She had quite a few western outfits (bell bottoms and all) – something she can't even imagine wearing today! She didn't wear hijab (head covering), and very few other Muslim women wore it back then. But more educated women definitely eschewed hijab, opting to cover their heads during religious ceremonies and somber occasions only. All her daughters wear hijab now, and my sister won't afford them the same chance at higher education that she herself had three decades ago: a decision I don't think is entirely hers but there is certainly complicity.
Despite all the protests my father stayed steadfast, and in my view, did right by defying his detractors. He certainly gave us (the eldest 4 of us) a very forward looking philosophy in life. When I left home for US to study, he never flinched while my mother's wailing never ceased. My father was very outgoing, and socialized with all sorts of people. He attended cocktail parties while he was working in Oman, which was run mostly by British expats. He did socialize with the locals as well, sat in tents in the desert heat sipping Turkish coffee, and learning the etiquette of the Bedouins. Some of the guests at our house in Oman were British who loved my mother's cooking. When I was in Oman, we attended Colonel Bosted's yearly Christmas party: one of my father's good friend and possibly a British agent. My mother grew up in a small town in India: she was modestly educated but conservative. But she learned to throw grand soirees, and make some fancy western desserts to entertain these guests. My father also organized lavish picnics and potlucks where everyone was invited and the sexes comingled. My mother was more religious than my father but she never raised an eyebrow at my father, and took part in these events enthusiastically. My father always encouraged us to interact socially, and he never lectured us or chastised us about religion.
So what has changed in the last thirty years? Why are my younger siblings, who were raised in a more urbane environment, and had better education, are less progressive than my father? This phenomenon is not only limited to India: it afflicts the Muslim community everywhere. These are the same people who produced hoards of scholars, poets, philosophers, and scientists during multiple golden periods but are now obsessively preoccupied with a fourteen hundred year oldSharia (Quranic Laws) and Sunna (tales of the Prophet's life and practices), overanalyzing anachronistic minutiae while the rest of world hurls towards modernism. Why is this group of people -- who ruled the entire Middle East and parts of the Near East, North Africa, and most of the Iberian Peninsula, who can boast among their luminaries people like Avicenna (Ibn Sina, the father of modern medicine), Ibn Battuta (a scholar who spent thirty years traveling and writing about his journeys, which were more extensive than Marco Polo's), who were responsible for chemistry, trigonometry (furthering), algebra, cartography, nautical technology, and astronomy (many stars are still called by their original Arabic names), who gave us the numerals we use today, who translated the classics into Arabic (some of the only surviving texts from ancient Greece), and who produced forward thinkers like Al Khindi, Averroes (Ibn Rushd), Al Farabi (Alpharabius), Khayyam, Rumi, Ibn Sinnan, Khalil Gibran, and Al Ghazali to name just a few – now tenously enmeshed in a rigid, non-secular ideology that defies the logic and lucid thinking of the aforementioned illustrious names?
I can go back into Islamic history and 911 to draw conclusions for the current state of affairs filling pages. But one has to merely look at the past thirty years to see the causes of this transformation. Thirty years ago this community was on a path of modernity, but now it looks to the past for outmoded doctrines to guide them into the future? This unrealistic attempt to bridge the Sharia to the current era has resulted in ideology that is mostly rickety and praetorian. This gives rise to extreme fringe elements that are free to interpret the Sharia for their selfish means. There is another reason for this rash rush towards an appearance of solidarity by reversion, and it is – that the Muslim world sees itself and its culture under siege by the west. It is easy to deduce these sentiments by the notable events which have taken place in the last thirty years. There was the creation of Israel in the heart of the Middle East some sixty years ago which displaced about a million Palestinians, and after the 1967 war it has become quite obvious to them that no one is listening to the plight of the Palestinians in the occupied territory as they themselves are quite powerless against a military juggernaut like Israel (remember also that the Muslims faced towards Dome of the Rock to pray before Mecca). This one event has slowly festered into their psyche like a cancer over time: it has finally metastasized and spread throughout the Islamic world with the advent of information technology and global news in the last thirty years. Soon after this came the exodus of Palestinians into southern Lebanon and its occupation, and the Sabra Shatila massacre of the Palestinian refugees. The early nineties brought the four year siege of Sarajevo and the massacre of Muslims in Srebrenica. The mid to late nineties brought two Chechnya wars, and the geographic and economic strangulation of occupied territories of Gaza and West Bank. The late nineties also brought the ethnic cleansing of Muslim Kosovars by the Serbs. This early millennium has brought the bloody wars of Iraq and Afghanistan (both of which still continue), the bombing of Lebanon, and the assault on Gaza which was declared inhumane by an independent UN war commission.
The Muslim community has done poorly to keep itself off the media's radar since 911, but the rhetoric of racially tinged ridicule of this community in the media, and the poor depiction of their culture has reached a new nadir (an Arabic term by way of Spanish). Almost nothing seems to be off limits to the comics and talking heads, and the cultural insensitivities are simply brazen. This sort of rhetoric does nothing to mend relationship with the west which is already quite deteriorated. Although I may not agree with the extreme isolationist reaction by the Muslim community for being calumniated, I can, however, see how this metamorphosis of ideology has precipitated in just thirty years.


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Employee Engagement Ideas to Decrease Boredom and Increase Success
Have you ever read about how Google employees get to ride around on scooters, play with electric cars, and lounge around in massage chairs – all during the work day? Those lucky guys and gals. It's like living in the future and working on an adult playground all at once. While most companies won't be following in Google's footsteps anytime soon, there's bound to be a good medium between the playpen known as Google and the bleak white cubicles that so many employees have to sit in day after day.
Even without a complete office remodeling, employers have many options for engaging their employees creatively and intellectually and helping them get excited about their work. After all, a company is only as good as its employees. And employees are only as good as their general happiness and motivation. With a couple of good employee engagement ideas under your belt, you'll have a happier, more successful team in no time.
If you've ever had to sit in a cubicle for 40+ hours a week, think back to that experience. Did you look forward to going to work in the morning? Did you jump out of bed with a smile on your face, eager to put on your suit and tie and stare at your computer screen for hours on end? If you did, you are one of the lucky ones. If you didn't, did you put in your utmost effort every single day? Probably not. It's hard to get motivated about something that doesn't motivate you. It's time to ditch standard practices and get employees engaged in their work again. And as it turns out, this isn't as difficult as many would expect.
Why Engage Employees?
Think about it this way: if 65% of employees are only doing what they need to do to scrape by during the day, the company is not progressing as fast as it could be if 100% of employees were engaged and excited about their work. Or, rather, think about it in terms of your high school experience. Did you ever take a class you didn't like? When the time came to complete a homework assignment or study for a test, did you spend hours and hours delving deep into the material, teaching yourself everything you possibly could about the subject? If you did, I'm extremely impressed. Many of us utilized our short term memory to cram in the information right before the test, or gathered a couple of quick facts so that we could complete the assignment. Did this get us an A+? If we were lucky we got an A-. With disengaged employees, companies are doing an A- job (at best) when they could be doing an A+ job.
How to Engage Disengaged Employees
"But all of my employees are bored and unhappy! It's too late!" Want in on a little secret? It's never too late. While trying to face hundreds of disengaged employees can be nerve-wracking, they're not a lost cause. In fact, many of them will probably be excited that things are going to change around the office. Need a few quick tips? Try these out! No matter how small, any change in the right direction is a positive one.
- Though negative feedback can be tough to handle, allowing employees to anonymously submit their complaints about the company will give you a good idea on what needs to change. Are 83 different employees dissatisfied with the way their manager interacts with them? Well, maybe their manager should be a little friendlier. Or, in more extreme cases, maybe a new manager needs to be hired. The success of a team depends largely on the leader of that team, so engagement should start at the top.
- Why not try a little positive reinforcement? At the beginning of the week, set a goal for the office. Is it a certain number of sales? Is it a certain amount of internet traffic? Whatever the goal, start out with one that's attainable. If the goal is reached, employees get coffee and donuts on Monday morning. I say Monday instead of Friday because, come on, everyone needs a little more motivation on Mondays. The reward doesn't have to be coffee and donuts, but try a simple reward that will get employees excited about working towards a goal.
- Get to know your employees. How many people have you heard complain about their boss or manager? While a professional relationship is certainly necessary, there's no harm in engaging in casual conversation at the water fountain or when employees enter the building. If employees are working for someone they actually like, they're more likely to be engaged in their work.
- Try starting an "appreciation board". While this may seem a little elementary school, you'd be surprised how one anonymous note of appreciation can brighten someone's day and get them motivated to work even harder. If you see that some employees aren't getting mentioned, write an anonymous note about them yourself!
- Support growth and development. Many employees don't enjoy going into work because they feel like they'll be stuck at the bottom forever. By starting a mentoring program, regardless of how small, employees can voice their desires and know that they have a future ahead of their current position.
Rome Wasn't Built in a Day
Employee engagement won't happen overnight, and there will always be one or two employees who seem to hate the world and won't get engaged no matter how hard you try. Don't let this get your spirits down, and focus on improving employee engagement one day at a time. Little by little, you'll see positive results. A big aspect of employee engagement focuses on basic human desires; everyone wants to be acknowledged and appreciated. The more acknowledged and appreciated employees are, the more engaged they'll be and the more the company will thrive.
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As family matters go, death is surely a big one. How families respond to the deaths of loved ones is likely a primary determinant of a culture's treatment of mortality. Death is not a common social topic in the U.S. and I have sometimes thought that stemmed from a form of denial. On the other hand, perhaps it is a function of propriety in which as a family matter, death is left to the family. Still, it is my experience that death is not a common topic within families until someone within dies.
The W.H. Stark House in Orange, Texas is a museum that took an interesting approach to the typical silence on death with an exhibition specifically about the aspects of death in a family over a decade. At issue is the Stark family who lived in the mansion that has since become a museum. The exhibit – A Death in the Family – explores the private lives of the Starks in the context of loss and mourning.
Stephanie Fulbright reviewed the exhibit noting;
"By grounding the conversation in someone else's story" the exhibit "opened the door to the conversation about death and mourning and offered people an avenue to think and talk about mourning and loss in their own context."
Effectively representing personal experience with death in a publicly accessible way is an accomplishment that will hopefully be continued in other venues.
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Everyone dies, but most of us never kill anyone. Americans are divided over whether it is moral to take a person's life. On the matter of State executions 37% affirm that it is not acceptable to kill prisoners while 61% maintain that it is morally acceptable to kill prisoners. That moral divide has held rather constant over decades. Now it appears to be in transition.
The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) is a major Christian group with a powerful political lobby representing 45,000 churches. For 40 years the NAE has been a staunch proponent of State executions. The basic argument of the NAE has been that in order to be pro-life we must be willing to kill people.
"If no crime is considered serious enough to warrant capital punishment, then the gravity of the most atrocious crime is diminished accordingly." (NAE, 1973)
In 2015 the NAE issued a new Resolution on Capital Punishment which for the first time recognizes differing views on State execution among Evangelicals. The new resolution does not assert a stand for or against capital punishment. Instead it recognizes that significant biblical and theological cases can be made both in favor of and in opposition to State execution.
"Evangelical Christians differ in their beliefs about capital punishment, often citing strong biblical and theological reasons either for the just character of the death penalty in extreme cases or for the sacredness of all life, including the lives of those who perpetrate serious crimes and yet have the potential for repentance and reformation. We affirm the conscientious commitment of both streams of Christian ethical thought" (NAE, 2015)
This is a major shift away from the NAE's long standing decree that robust support for State executions is the only legitimate position for Christians.
It is positive to witness a recognition of diversity of views on moral issues by a staunch conservative body.
When a long standing major proponent of a policy moderates it's stance, the times are changing.
NAE Resolution on Capital Punishment, 1973
NAE Resolution on Capital Punishment, 2015
New NAE Resolution Recognizes Different Views on Death Penalty, 2015
The National Association of Evangelicals has changed its position on the death penalty, Washington Post, 2015
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Monkey Day 2014, a great day for monkeys and other primates!
This is an auspicious moment to honor Hanuman the Indian monkey god. He excels in the virtues of intelligence, courage, and agility. Son of Siva, god-son of Vayu, as an infant he mistook the sun for a fruit and chased after it voraciously. He suffered for his error but gained the power of flight.
An excellent source volume is Hanuman: The Devotion and Power of the Monkey God (2010) by Sri Krishna Das.
A terrific cartoon, complete with talking animal characters (including a cameo from Bambi) and demon women warriors, is Hanuman. It is in Hindi, but we English speakers ought not expect to be spoon-fed cultural comprehension.
Chimps are apes, not monkeys, but Monkey Day is a good time to honor them as well.
Significant progress in human evolution was made in 2013 when the National Institute of Health (NIH) moved to reduce research which uses chimpanzees as test subjects. This follows the 2002 the Chimpanzee Health Improvement, Maintenance and Protection (CHIMP) Act.
Chimp Haven is sanctuary for apes released from laboratory tyranny. An astonishing release video demonstrates clearly the meaning of this change. Possibly the human species is growing up.
The Great Ape Project, founded by philosopher Peter Singer, is dedicated to defending the rights of non-human primates.
The struggle continues as on 12.04.2014 the New York appeals court ruled that chimps do not have human rights protections. The suit was brought on behalf of Tommy, a chimp held in captivity in NY. I am confident that these legal efforts in defense of apes will grow.
At issue in this debate is the definition and value of personhood. At a time when corporations are deemed to have constitutional human rights but apes do not, we have cause for reflection on our social values.
Kant argued that animals do not have equivalent moral status to humans because;
"The fact that the human being can have the representation "I" raises him infinitely above all the other beings on earth. By this he is a person….that is, a being altogether different in rank and dignity from things, such as irrational animals, with which one may deal and dispose at one's discretion." (1978, Lectures on Anthropology).
Even if we grant Kant's conception of personhood as self-awareness, the philosophical and scientific animal consciousness demonstrates an increasing difficulty in separating humans from other animals: See Animal Consciousness.
I think that along with self-awareness comes doubt which enables us to question our own beliefs. A powerful expression of human consciousness will be to call our beliefs about animals into question and extend to them the benefit of the doubt. Let's extend the golden rule to our bestial kindred, the apes and monkeys.
Most of all, take this day to appreciate and value monkeys!
I'll celebrate with banana cake and reading Hanuman stories and at least one Curious George book.
Happy monkey day!
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The Art of Peace at the UN
International Day of Peace
Dear friends of the UN International Day of Peace,
It is truly thrilling to see all the events being planned for the weekend of September 21st all over the world! Here are a few last-minute notes from the United Nations.
We are grateful to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for issuing his statement well in advance, and for calling for the Minute of Silence at 12 noon that we know will circle our globe with our prayers and our love. And of course he speaks compellingly about the theme, Education for Peace. The video message should be on the UN website tomorrow, but the transcript is already available here:
http://www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/2013/sgmessage.shtml <http://www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/2013/sgmessage.shtml>
http://www.un.org/fr/events/peaceday/2013/sgmessage.shtml <http://www.un.org/fr/events/peaceday/2013/sgmessage.shtml>
http://www.un.org/es/events/peaceday/2013/sg_message.shtml <http://www.un.org/es/events/peaceday/2013/sg_message.shtml>
At United Nations headquarters in New York, the banner is up on the fence (see below)! The official International Day of Peace observance will take place this Wednesday, September 18. The Secretary-General will ring the Peace Bell at 9:00 a.m. in the Rose Garden, accompanied by dignitaries including Dr. Jane Goodall and Monique Coleman, as well as young people raising the flags of all nations. Although the ceremony will not be carried live, it will be available shortly thereafter at http://webtv.un.org/.
The program for high school and college students that follows at 9:30 a.m. New York time will also feature Dr. Goodall and Ms. Coleman, along with the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi; the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Angela Kane; a live link to the UN Peacekeeping site in Haiti, music by Ta'Kaiya Blaney and by Technicolor Lenses; and much, much more. Our heartfelt appreciation goes to the UN Department of Public Information for all that they have put into making this event a success for the 500 students who will be in attendance and those who will view the webcast around the world.
Educators and others are warmly welcome to watch the student observance live or later in the archives (organized by date) at http://webtv.un.org/.
Blessings to all for an exciting International Day of Peace as together we take our stand for a shining culture of peace for all nations!
May Peace Prevail on Earth!
The IDP NGO Committee
Amb. Anwarul K. Chowdhury – Honorary Chair
Michael Johnson, Deborah Moldow, Shawn Sweeney, Monica Willard – Co-Chairs
Celebrate the UN International Day of Peace, 21 September!
Polaris Project Statement - State Department's 2013 Trafficking in Persons Report
Polaris Project Statement on State Department's
2013 Trafficking in Persons Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 19, 2013) – Following the release of the 2013 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report today by the U.S. Department of State, Bradley Myles, CEO of Polaris Project, released the following statement:
"Polaris Project applauds the State Department's 2013 Trafficking in Persons Report for again spotlighting the appallingly high rate of human trafficking around the globe, including here in the United States. The report rightly condemns those governments who have failed to take effective measures to curb this human rights abuse, while celebrating the progress made in many countries.
"We strongly support the recommendations offered for the U.S., and agree that increasing funding for services for all victims of human trafficking -- including U.S. citizens, foreign nationals, men, women and children -- should be a top priority. The U.S. government's first-ever federal strategic action plan to strengthen services for trafficking victims is an important milestone, and we strongly support an increase in funding to accelerate the government's ability to implement this plan.
"Significant progress has also been made at the state level. As of February, all 50 states have now outlawed human trafficking, and we are witnessing a promising trend towards laws that increase protections for survivors of human trafficking. Nonetheless, it is still possible for child victims of sex trafficking to be arrested and prosecuted for prostitution in dozens of states, and we urge more states to pass 'Safe Harbor' laws that instead provide support for these young victims of exploitation and abuse."
"Finally, we are pleased to see a mention of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline, operated by Polaris Project and partially funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The hotline responded to nearly 21,000 calls in 2012, connected more than 2,300 survivors to services and support, and received credible tips of human trafficking in every state and the District of Columbia. In 2013, we are already seeing a 45% increase in call volume compared to 2012, along with increases in emails, web forms, and now text messages. This growth reinforces to us that the hotline is a highly effective way to identify and reach victims of human trafficking in the U.S. and connect them to the services they need to free themselves and rebuild their lives."
"The TIP report reminds us that every government around the world has an essential role to play to firmly eradicate this form of modern slavery. No one should sit idly by while millions of abused and exploited women, men and children have lost their freedom."
A copy of the 2013 TIP report can be viewed here.
To get help, report a tip, or request information or training, call The National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 1-888-3737-888 or send a text message to BeFree (233733).
About Polaris Project
Polaris Project is a leading organization in the global fight against human trafficking and modern-day slavery. Named after the North Star "Polaris" that guided slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad, Polaris Project is transforming the way that individuals and communities respond to human trafficking, in the U.S. and globally. By successfully pushing for stronger federal and state laws, operating the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline (1-888-373-7888), conducting trainings, and providing vital services to victims of trafficking, Polaris Project creates long-term solutions that move our society closer to a world without slavery. Learn more at www.polarisproject.org.
"It is not enough to teach children how to read, write and count. Education has to cultivate mutual respect for others and the world in which we live, and help people forge more just, inclusive and peaceful societies."
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
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Statement Signed by the Partnership for Global Justice on Sustainable Development and the Integrity of the Earth
Discuss different economic approaches to further a more ethical basis for the relationship between humanity and Earth
UN HQ, New York, 22 April 2013
Written Statement by Member Organizations of the Working Group on Sustainable Development and the Integrity of Earth
Thank you Mr. Secretary General and Mr. President for the opportunity to make a brief written statement on the occasion of the Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony With Nature to commemorate International Mother Earth Day.
We write to you on behalf of the NGO Working Group on Sustainable Development and the Integrity of Earth. Our constituencies are found in all continents, and many are experiencing first-hand the devastating impact of human interference in the natural rhythms and cycles of Nature. The conclusions from the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, RIO + 20, reiterated that global sustainability is now critical for human development in our world. The urgency of recognizing global sustainability as an integral part of individual, societal and world development rests on scientific evidence that humanity has indeed exceeded a number of planetary boundaries – namely, climate change, biodiversity loss and nitrogen emissions. It is abundantly clear that we need to recognize that human and natural systems are interdependent and intimately linked with social, ecological and economic systems. In this regard, the Secretary General's 2012 Report, "Harmony With Nature," (A/67/317), reminds us that "…humanity needs to recognize that it is time to serve the Planet, rather than using the Planet to serve our economic goals. Humankind and its economic goals must be seen as part of the earth system, as part of an integrated whole, rather than as a separate entity, divided from the Planet and its changing environment. When science is taken into account, it is clear that damaging the environment to serve the needs of the human economy only serves to damage ourselves…Properly grounded, a more ecologically informed economic system would provide clear rules for sustainability."
In "Realizing the Future We Want For All," the report t5o the Secretary General from the UN System Task Team on the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda, it is noted that the "continuous striving for improvements in material welfare is threatening to surpass the limits of the natural resource base unless there is a radical shift towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production and resource use…Business as usual thus cannot be an option and transformative change is needed."
In this spirit, then, we strongly urge Member States to :
v Responsibly and urgently realize the ten-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production patterns to ensure global sustainability and to enable just, fair, and equitable sustainable development within planetary boundaries.
v Shift from an ethic of exploitation to an ethic of right relationship; an ethic based on the rights of the human and of Earth, as essential for individuals, society and the Planet to flourish.
v Acknowledge that the GDP cannot be the strategic marker of development to the exclusion of all other indicators. We recommend the use of alternative indicators that not only measure economic growth, but also measure social development and environmental sustainability.
In conclusion, we turn once again to the Secretary General's Report, and his reference to the late author Thomas Berry : "In the twentieth century, the glory of the human has become the desolation of the Earth. And now, the desolation of the Earth is becoming the destiny of the human. Henceforth, the measure of all human institutions, professions, programmes and activities will be the extent to which they inhibit, ignore or foster a mutually enhancing human-Earth relationship."
USUN PRESS RELEASE #025 March 8, 2013
Statement by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on International Women's Day, March 8, 2013
Today, as we celebrate International Women's Day, we applaud the progress and achievements of women all across the world. From the announcement that combat positions would be open to the women bravely serving in the U.S. military to the record number female members of the U.S. Congress currently in power, the U.S. has made real progress towards leveling the playing field for American women and empowering them to live up to their full potential.
But today is also a day to acknowledge the progress we as Americans and international community have yet to make. One in three women worldwide will be beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in their lifetimes. More than 30 million girls worldwide do not receive the benefit of any schooling, and more than 280,000 women die each year from childbirth complications that can be anticipated and treated.
Our societies are not truly free, if we do not uphold our fundamental ideals of fairness and equality. We as a people are not free when women and girls still struggle for their survival and safety or find their reproductive rights blocked. When women around the world still face discrimination and even death because of their sexual orientation and gender identity, our values are compromised.
Yesterday, President Obama signed the Violence Against Women Act, which launches new programs to help survivors of rape and assault, strengthens tools to hold offenders accountable, and offers increased protections for Native American women and the LGBT community. The U.S. is working to improve girls' access to education and to ensure that all women have access to reproductive health services as well as maternal, newborn and child health services.
Sister Deirdre Mullan, Executive Director of the Partnership for Global Justice at the UN, carried the Irish Flag into a packed General Assembly on February 14th 2013 to celebrate Inter-faith harmony week.
There were speakers from all religious faiths and traditions as well as Ambassadors from many of the Nation States. The flags were carried in alphabetical into the Assembly were over 1800 delegates had gathered.
The Partnership for Global Justice
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2 Februar 1977
Barranquilla, Colombie
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Shakira; born 2 Februar 1977),[2] kent mononymously as Shakira, is a Colombie sangster-sangwriter, dancer, record producer, choreografer an model who emergit in the muisic scene o Colombie an Laitin Americae in the early 1990s. Born an raised in Barranquilla, Shakira began performin in schuil, demonstratin her vocal ability wi rock an roll, Laitin an Arabic influences wi her awn oreeginal twist on belly dancin.
Early life[eedit | eedit soorce]
Shakira wis born on 2 Februar 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombie. She is the anerlie bairn o Nidia Ripoll an William Mebarak Chadid. Her paternal grandparents emigratit frae Lebanon tae New York Ceety, whaur her faither wis born.[3][4][5][6][7] Frae her mither Nidia Ripoll she haes Spainyie (Catalan an Castilian) an Italian descent.[8][9][10][11] She haes aicht aulder hauf-siblins frae her faither's previous marriage.[12]
Shakira spent hintle her youth in Barranquilla, a ceety locatit in northren Colombie. Shakira wrote her first poem, entitled "La Rosa De Cristal" ("The Crystal Rose") when she was anerlie fower years auld. As she wis growin up, she wis fascinatit watchin her faither writin stories on a teepewriter, an askit for ane as a Christenmas gift. She got her wish at age seiven an continued writing poetry. These poems eventually evolved into songs. At the age o twa, an aulder hauf-brither wis killed in a motorcycle accident an at the age o aicht, Shakira wrote her first song entitled "Tus gafas oscuras" ("Your dark glasses"), which wis inspired bi her faither, who for years wore dark glasses, tae hide his grief.[13] Whan Shakira wis fower, her faither teuk her tae a local Middle Eastren restaurant, whaur Shakira first heard the doumbek, a tradeetional drum uised in Arabic muisic an which teepically accompaniet belly dancin.[14] Afore she knew it, Shakira wis dancin on the table, she then kent she wantit tae be a performer. She enjoyed singin for schuilmates an teachers (an even the nuns) at her Catholic schuil, but in the seicont grade wis rejectit for the schuil choir acause her vibrato wis an aw strang. The muisic teacher tauld her that she soondit "like a goat".[14][15] At schuil, she says she haed been kent as "the belly dancer girl", as she wad demonstrate ivery Friday at schuil a nummer she haed learned.[14] "That's how I discovered my passion for live performance," she says.[12][16] Tae show her that things coud be waur, her faither teuk her tae a local pairk tae see orphans who livit thare. The images stayed wi her an she said tae hersef "ane day A'm goin tae help these kids when A become a famous airtist."[12] Atween the ages o ten an thirteen Shakira wis invitit tae various events in Barranquilla an gained some recognition in the aurie.[17] It wis at aboot this time that she met local theatre producer Monica Ariza, who wis impressed wi her an as a result treed tae help her career. Durin a flicht frae Barranquilla tae Bogotá, Ariza convincit Sony Colombia executive Ciro Vargas tae hauld an audeetion for Shakira in a hotel lobby. Vargas held Shakira in heich regard an, returnin tae the Sony office, gave the cassette tae a sang an airtist director. Housomeivver, the director wis no owerly excitit an thought Shakira wis something o "a lost cause". Vargas, no dauntit, wis still convincit that Shakira haed talent, an set up an audeetion in Bogotá. He arrangit for Sony Colombia executives tae arrive at the audeetion, wi the idea o surprisin thaim wi Shakira's performance. She performit three sangs for the executives an impressed thaim enough for her tae be signed tae record three albums.[18]
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Shakira gave birth tae Milan Piqué i Mebarak, on 22 Januar 2013 at 9:36pm, in Barcelona, Spain. The name Milan (pronounced MEE-lahn), means dear, lovin an gracious in Slavic; in Auncient Roman, eager an laborious; an in Sanskrit, unification.
Juist like his faither, Gerard Piqué, baby Milan became a member o FC Barcelona at birth. The hospital confirmed that the couple's first bairn wichtit approximately 6lbs. 6 oonces, an that baith mither an bairn are in excellent halth.
Discografie[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Pies descalzos (1995)
- ¿Dónde están los ladrones? (1998)
- Laundry Service (2001)
- Fijación oral Vol. 1 (2005)
- Oral Fixation Vol. 2 (2005)
- She Wolf (2009)
- Sale el sol (2010)
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- ↑ Baltin, Steve "Shakira Trots Out 'Mongoose'". Rolling Stone. November 11, 2002. Retrieved January 6, 2007.
- ↑ "Celebrity Central: Shakira". People.com. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ↑ Ximena Diego. Shakira: Woman Full of Grace. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 19–20. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
- ↑ Zella Williams. Shakira: Star Singer/Estrella de La Cancin. Simon & Schuster. p. 6. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
- ↑ Holly Day. Shakira. Lucent Books. p. 15. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ↑ Ximena Diego. Shakira Woman Full of Grace. Simon & Schuster. p. 19. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ↑ Katherine Krohn. Biography Shakira. Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. p. 11, ""Yo soy una fusion. I am a fusion," says Shakira. "That's my persona. I'm a fusion between black and white, between pop and rock, between cultures—between my Lebanese father and my mother's Spanish blood, the Colombian folklore and Arab dance I love and American music.". Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Shakira's Catalan Blood". YouTube. September 2, 2006. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
- ↑ "Homenaje al Padre de Shakira". Shakillera. August 8, 2010.[deid airtin]
- ↑ McCausland, Rosa María (September 6, 2007). "William Mebarak Chadid". El Heraldo. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
- ↑ Shakira: dELIAs Interview: "Through my veins runs Spanish, Lebanese and Italian blood".
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Turner, Amy (March 1, 2009). "Shakira: Every little thing she does is magic". The Times. UK. Retrieved February 28, 2009. (subscription required)
- ↑ "Shakira". RedBalcony. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Wright, Evan (April 11, 2002). "Cover Story: Shakira". Rolling Stone. Archived frae the oreeginal on April 29, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
- ↑ Shakira: 'I don't hate Britney', BBC News, March 24, 2002. Retrieved January 22, 2007.
- ↑ Katz, Gregory. "Shakira he world."
- ↑ "Shakira" "Contemporary Musicians, Volume 33. 2002" Check
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- ↑ "Driven: Shakira". VH1. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
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When I Hear A Christmas Song lyrics correction
Starfire replied to Starfire's topic in DiscussionHere's my autographed set list from the 7/31 show & a closeup showing the date.
When I Hear A Christmas Song lyrics correction
Starfire posted a topic in DiscussionI spoke with Dennis last night & he confirmed that the line is " The scent of pine how it filled the air as we trimmed the tree with loving care" not "It's satisfying..."
I believe this was transcribed by a fan, and that it was transcribed wrong. If you have the CD, you should give it a listen.
...Live from Los Angeles Review: More of the same? No way.
Starfire replied to Ron's topic in DiscussionTo get back on topic, I think the Live In LA DVD and CD are great. What you don't hear, however, is what I did at the filming of the show--the crowd. They were singing so loudly at times they nearly drowned out the band. The entire show was extremely loud, and in that tiny venue the crowd nearly overpowered the band with their singing. Crystal Ball is a good example, where the crowd started singing it with August. Fortunately, this crowd had really good harmony. I have to say it's interesting to see the recording of this show since I saw it in person. Well worth the trip to that smog-choked earthquake-prone almost foreign-country feeling city. It was weird seeing newspaper vending machines with papers in Korean, and business signs in Hebrew, Arabic, and Ethiopian to name a few of the ones we saw on our trip.
I haven't seen Dennis and the band for a couple of months, and with the holidays and their aftermath have been quite busy. However, I still drop by and read the boards in addition to enjoying the fact that DDY has discovered that the internet isn't all bad. I do have a question--Can I submit a lyrics correction? In When I Hear A Christmas Song, he sings "And the scent of pine how it filled the air as we trimmed the tree with loving care..." and it's listed as "And it's satisfying how it filled the air," which I believe is wrong.
There are supposed to be two releases of material from the El Rey show--one for AXS TV and the live CD/DVD, and I was told by the crew as I stood in line and chatted with them when they had a chance that different material is supposed to be used for both; some songs that make the TV show won't be on the DVD and vice versa. The show was a full 2 hours long, so there's a lot for them to choose from. Set list: TGI Lady Lorelei Blue Collar Man Show Me The Way Mr. Roboto Crystal Ball Don"t Let It End (acoustic vesion) Too Much Time Rockin The Paradise Desert Moon Babe Fooling Yourself Prelude 12 Suite Madam Blue Best Of Times Renegade Come Sail Away
Crystal Ball video from the DVD taping in LA
Starfire posted a topic in DiscussionHere's a link to our video of Crystal Ball from the DVD taping in LA. You can see one of the official camerapeople standing on Jimmy and August's side of the stage. We talked to a camera salesperson, and we may need to upgrade to a camcorder to get better audio. Once the drums start in, the sound overwhelmed our microphone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCawGgeBxoQ&feature=youtu.be
I was at the El Rey, and it was a terrific show. We weren't allowed to take our good camera in, but we did take a small digital but took only a few photos and one video of August singing Crystal Ball. While the video is better than our old video camera that we used to take our Vegas Born For Adventure video, the audio still sucks because we were standing in the front row and the bass was cranked up really high, so while the beginning of the song sounds OK, as soon as the drums kick in, it's not that great. Think we've worked out the pixelization that occurred during conversion, but my sweetie is so disappointed in the sound that he thinks he doesn't want to post the video at all. It seemed to me like the entire crowd was singing along loudly at all times during the show. I wonder if it's going to come through in the DVD or if they'll be able to process it so it's not so obvious. I thought everyone was in fine form at the show, and they did a nice long set list that included SMTW, CB, RTP, and even included Desert Moon, which I haven't heard him do in a couple of years.
Allen, Tx 6/29/13
Starfire posted a topic in Concert ReviewsSaw DDY and the gang in Allen, TX 6/29/13. We are still processing pics/videos from the show, but we've already posted Renegade on Youtube. Taken from the front row just left of center stage. DDY and his band did a wonderful job. It was the hottest most humid concert I've ever attended, which is saying a lot because I've seen shows outdoors in Phoenix in the middle of summer, but DDY and the band managed to stay cool and active throughout the show. The lights glare into the camera at times because of the height of the stage, but I think the sound came out better than it did in the video we took in Vegas last year.
Oscar Dreams...
Starfire replied to B. Miller's topic in DiscussionIs there a theatrical version on the DVD now? We saw APM in the theater and again on DVD a year or so later, and in the theater, we saw Suzanne very clearly several times, and in the DVD, she's been all but removed from the background. It seemed to us that the entire Kilroy scene used on the DVD was shot from a different angle than the one seen in the theater release. It was hilarious seeing Dennis playing the DDY impersonator with that oversized Roboto head!
Boomchild Video
Starfire replied to Ron's topic in DiscussionI think it's a reference to doo-wop music, which was popular when Dennis was growing up. Doo-wop incorporates a lot of nonsense syllables that can often repeat during a song. The beginning of the song Blue Moon is a good example of doo-wop "phrasing". You'll also hear things like "sh boom" and "sha na na" (with varying amounts of na's after the initial sha sound) in doo-wop songs. In Boomchild, I see it as a tribute to that musical genre and therefore not meant to mean anything specific.
JY interview 2/4/2013
Starfire replied to Ron's topic in DiscussionSounds like JY may have had a "change of heart", though it sounds to me it must be more of an "I've got an empty of wallet so let's get the man who wrote the hits that made us rich back so we can use him again" statement. I was on the old Styx website's (paradisetheater.com) board back when the whole ousting of Dennis took place, and both TS and JY were very vocal about how "Dennis didn't want to tour", which was only partially true. Fortunately, Dennis had his own forum in his original website (grandillusion.com) in which to air his comments since he was locked out of the PT.com site when the other members decided to kick him out. Dennis asked for time to get a diagnosis and treatment for his illness, and the others flat out refused to do so, even going so far as to say they were certain he wasn't even ill. Does anyone else remember their nasty comments on "Behind The Music"? JY was being a smart a**, saying that Dennis had been to 18 different doctors and didn't have a diagnosis, and if they can't find anything wrong... Of course, we now know Dennis needed to see the right kind of doctors and have the right tests done, but his hostility towards Dennis was really apparent at that time. As for Dennis going back, I think he'd love to be invited back into Styx. After all, he founded the band and took it to its success with his hits and voice. While I find what was done to him reprehensible, I've come to enjoy his solo shows more than I did Styx shows, so from my point of view, I'd prefer he continue touring solo, and I've been seeing Styx/Dennis since the 70s.
Born For Adventure Live Vegas
Starfire replied to Boomchild's topic in DiscussionWe shot this video from the front row--there was a wing that extended out into the audience front and center. The main stage on Fremont is about 5 feet tall, which is why we were shooting up their bodies when they were really close. The audio could be better, but the wind never stopped blowing for the entire show.
Place yourself in the list, If you can
Starfire replied to workwithcisco's topic in Six Degrees of DennisUsing Dennis and Kevin Bacon, I'm four degrees from Kevin Bacon: 1. Met Dennis a couple of times. 2. Dennis played John Travolta's Superbowl party in 2008. 3. John Travolta starred with Kyra Sedgewick in Phenomenon. 4. Kyra Sedgewick starred with Kevin Bacon in Lemon Sky.
DDY's New CD?
Starfire replied to Tiresias's topic in DiscussionI saw Dennis recently and had a chance to ask for an autograph after the show. I asked him about his new CD because he'd mentioned it on stage and all he said is that all the songs are written but he hasn't recorded any of them yet. Starfire


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Full line up and 17+ house revealed for Howl O Scream at Busch Gardens Tampa!
Erik YatesAug 09, 2018
Busch Gardens Tampa is raising the bar, and the age limit with this year's Howl O Scream. The annual screamfest is terrorizing guests with two new houses,...
"Demented Dimensions" coming to Howl O Scream Tampa
Erik YatesAug 10, 2017
Howl O Scream is opening new doors this haunt season. Doors beyond our dimension. Doors into other worlds. No they're not opening zones, but Demented Dimensions....
Busch Gardens Howl O Scream tickets sale!
Erik YatesJun 28, 2017
Summer is slipping away quickly, and we are rapidly approaching the time of year that is to die for. Howl O Scream at Busch Gardens Tampa is one of the...


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Head of Corporate Partnerships & Individual Giving
UK Youth provides young people aged 8-25 with high quality services, delivered through a network of 3,536 local youth organisations across the UK. Together we offer support, advice and training to over 1.5 million young people to equip them with skills for the future and help them engage in education, volunteering and employment.
About the role
As Head of Corporate Partnerships and Individual Giving you will be responsible for leading the growth in our corporate partnerships team focusing on Charity of the Year type partnerships ensuring high quality account management and excellent supporter experience. You will also be responsible for developing and implementing an individual giving strategy that grows our mid-level giving programme and develops new major donor and legacy programmes.
This is an exciting time to join the fundraising team at UK Youth as we look to build on our success and grow our impact. We have recently brought together the Fundraising functions from across the organisation into one team who are responsible for securing funding for our portfolio of national skills development programmes, outdoor education and youth voice. as well as for our essential core services such Membership, Policy & Comms, Impact & Learning, Finance, HR and Partnerships & Fundraising.
Each year the charity seeks to secure c. £6m in fundraising from a variety of sources including Trusts & Foundations, Statutory sources, Corporate Partners, Individuals and through our events portfolio and we have ambitious plans for the future.
Why work at UK Youth?
We are a passionate and committed team and can provide a friendly working environment with lots of opportunities to socialise with colleagues through activities such as office yoga, lunch n learn sessions and potluck lunches; as well as out of work social events with recent outings including bowling, tennis and karaoke.
In June we will be moving to a new fully accessible office in central London. With multiple public transport links, the office will offer a bright, modern and engaging working environment and access to local green spaces, cafes, bars and shops. The office space will have lots of natural light throughout, a staffed reception, showers and cycle storage with breakout and communal spaces.
We offer a salary of between £38,000- £48,000. Additional benefits include 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%), a life insurance scheme which would pay out up to 4 times your salary and additional staff benefits including an Employee Assistance programme to support employees both professionally and personally. We are committed to investing in the personal and professional development of everyone at UK Youth.
UK Youth prides itself on being an Equal Opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from those who identify under one of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010, which are race, age, disability, gender reassignment, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy.
We also encourage candidates who would like to work part time or as a job share to apply.
We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities and that no individual receives more or less favourable treatment. We can offer flexibility through the interview process and endeavour to accommodate candidate's needs.
As this role involves working in a regulated environment with Young People any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks which include criminal record check and employment reference.
How to apply
To apply please forward a CV together with a one page supporting statement. Please ensure you fully addresses the criteria in the person specification and to state your salary expectations. Full details of the role can be found in the person specification below.
We will be reviewing applications through throughout the process so if you are interested in this opportunity please submit your application as soon as you can to ensure you are considered.
Please check your email for confirmation that your application has been received and to follow further instructions if applicable.
Simplified Recruitment is a Job Advertising Agency working on behalf of UK Youth. By applying for this position you are giving us permission to pass your CV and covering letter to a third party in relation to recruitment. A full copy of our privacy policy can be viewed on our website.
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Dan Hicks (RIP) and His Hot Licks
Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, Ice House, Pasadena, 1969 The Charlatans last performance, 50th Anniversary Red Dog Reunion, Virginia City, NV, 6/21/15. L-R Michael Wilhelm, George Hunter, Dan Hicks, Richard Olsen. Photo copyright by: David Butterfield, proud to say … Continue reading
Thanksgiving 1976–Photographing The Last Waltz
Bob Dylan, Rick Danko and Robbie Robertson, The Last Waltz. Copyright 1976 by David Butterfield. May not be reproduced, copied or linked. Many people have asked me about photographing The Last Waltz, especially since I've recently revisited my archive of … Continue reading
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Meat Puppets at Pappy and Harriet's, Pioneertown, CA, 11/3/13. New photography from the Joshua Tree, Pioneertown, CA music scene. View online gallery/sales. http://www.davidbutterfield.com/#a=0&at=0&mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=1


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Transparency Market Research published new market report "Gas Sensors Market – Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, Analysis and Forecast, 2012-2018," the global gas sensors market is expected to reach a value of USD 2.32 billion by 2018, at a CAGR of 5.7% from 2012 to 2018. Strengthening government regulations for exhaust emission control and growing concerns towards occupational safety and health are some important factors driving the demand for gas sensors, globally.
Europe was the largest contributor to the global gas sensors market in 2012, accounting for around 30% share of the overall market. Asia Pacific, growing at a CAGR of 6.9% during the forecast period from 2012 to 2018, is expected to be the fastest growing regional market for gas sensors.
Browse the full report with TOC: http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/gas-sensors-market.html
Some of the majorgas sensing technologies include electrochemical, semiconductor, catalytic, infrared, PID (photoionization detector), and solid state, among others. Gas sensors based on electrochemical and semiconductor gas sensing technologies held the largest market share of around 21% and 20%, respectively, in 2012. Better efficiency, fast response time, and cost effectiveness are some important factors that led to the growth of gas sensors based on these technologies.
The major application areas for gas sensors include automotive industry, petrochemical industry, manufacturing processes, and environmental applications among others. Gas sensors are primarily used for indoor and outdoor air quality monitoring and maintenance, detection of combustible and toxic gases, exhaust emission control in automobiles and others. Gas sensors are largely used in industrial applications to monitor and detect concentrations of various toxic and combustible gases.
Transparency Market Research Industrial applications is the largest end-user market for gas sensors that accounted for around 20% share in 2012 followed by automotive industry with a share of around 16% in 2012. Automotive gas sensor is the fastest growing segment and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.1% during the forecast period from 2012 to 2018. The growing incorporation of gas sensors in automobiles for comfort and safety of passengers is mainly responsible for the growth of the automotive gas sensors market. Gas sensors in automobiles are used for monitoring cabin air quality, exhaust gas emission control, and others.
The medical sector is another important end-user industry for gas sensors which is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.0% from 2012 to 2018. Gas sensors are used to detect the presence of anesthesia gases in operation theatres and also to detect gases such as nitrogen, helium and others. Growing use of gas sensors in breath analysis to check the health of patients is also driving the demand for gas sensors. Some other application areas of gas sensors include R&D laboratories, educational institutes, power generation, and others.
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Officer-worn body cam footage shows the terrifying moments in which 59 people were shot to death
(INTELLIHUB) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department released officer-worn body camera footage showing a brief montage of the carnage that officers and others endured during Route 91 music festival massacre at the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino where 59 people lost their lives.
The footage was released around 6:20 p.m. local time.
It is rumored on 4chan.org that the LVPD will be "dropping breadcrumbs" for reporters in upcoming press conferences.


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I gotta keep these coming as the season rapidly approaches. Two more chambers are opened for the 36 players of impact. This is the toughest position on the defensive side of the ball.
6'0″ 183 lbs.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Wu-Name: Action-Packed Mentalist
Darrin Walls is quickly becoming a fan favorite. Why? We haven't seen a corner with these type of skills in South Bend for quite some time. He came to Notre Dame as a very highly touted prospect and he has done nothing to change my mind to the contrary. He supplanted a 5th year senior at the starting spot last year and played very well for the Irish as they improved their pass defense by leaps and bounds.
Darrin plays the ball very well and had 9 pass break ups last year and one very big interception against Penn State as he returned it 73 yards for a touchdown and gave Irish fans some glimmer of hope in that game, until the bottom fell out. Look for even more improvement this year from Darrin and a spike in his interception numbers with the type of pressure defense Tenuta/Brown are installing. It would not be a surprise to see Darrin's name hovering around a lot of All-American lists as the season unwinds.
5'11" 195 lbs.
5th Year Senior
Oxnard, California
Wu-Name: Inscrutable Drama-Queen
Irish fans have seen a lot of Lambert over the years. Some moments have been great, and others were down right awful. Who can forget the interception returned for a touchdown capping the amazing comeback in a monsoon versus Michigan State in 2006 and then the miraculous interception moments later in that same game to seal the deal. Of course you can also look back to the game prior against Michigan and the Manningham debacle as well. Through it all, Lambert has maintained his starting role on the Irish defense as a true cover corner.
Lambert has a chance this year to really become a great player and put himself in good draft position as this is his 5th and final year after starting the last two years. Along with his partner Walls, Terrail should greatly benefit from the pressure packages that the Irish defense will show this year. His run stopping ability makes him even more dangerous, as his physical play makes him a better player overall. He will be in on a lot of big plays… let's just hope they are on the right side of the spectrum. Potentially dominating? Maybe. I'll go for consistently good.


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The Colonial Music Institute
Bringing History to Life Through Music
Was there Music in Jamestown in 1607?
Most of the first settlers at Jamestown died or gave up and went back to England but a few put down roots and found time for recreation. A fiddler came to Jamestown in 1618 and in that year Governor Argall found it necessary to ban Sabbath-day dancing, fiddling, and card playing. In 1620 another musician named John Utie settled on the York River and that year Guy Fawke's Day was celebrated with "musicke and dancing." So music was part of life in early Virginia--we just don't know WHAT music. Our best guess is that the musicians, whether amateur or professional, most likely played the tunes currently popular in their homeland.
For dancing tunes, the music in the Fitzwilliam Virginial Book (ca. 1609-1616) and Byrd's My Lady Neville's Book (1591) is a little too fancy for pioneers, but the tunes would have been played in their plain versions. (Dover paperback editions are available for both titles.) Jamestown settlers would have known the music associated with Shakespeare's plays or mentioned in other theater works. Sometimes these titles can be found in early editions of The Dancing Master, 1651-1728: An Illustrated Compendium . Such would include tunes like "Hearts Ease," "Row well ye Mariners," "Joan Sanderson or the Cushion Dance," "Put on your smock a Monday," and "Sellenger's Round." Many of these can also be found in William Chappell's The Ballad Literature and Popular Music of the Olden Time (New York: Dover Publications, 1965).
When using The Dancing Master as a source, remember that the first edition appeared in 1651, two generations after the first settlers came to Jamestown. It isn't necessarily an authentic resource for 1607. Tunes may have changed in the meantime.
For instructions on English country dancing see The Playford Ball by Keller and Shimer (available in the CMI store.) This book describes early social dance in England and it includes dance instructions, music, lyrics for some early songs, and a good bibliography. For instructions on earlier dances, see A Lively Shape of Dauncing: Dancing of Shakespeare's Time (Wiltshire: Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society, 1994). This is available with a cassette from http://www.dhds.org.uk/
Chappell's Ballad Literature is the fastest way to locate song tunes and lyrics, although his music is presented in romantic 19th-century piano arrangements. For songs in period arrangements a good place to find popular songs with their tunes is in books like Thomas Ravenscroft's Pammelia (1609), Deuteromelia (1609), and Melismata (1611). A facsimile reprint of these books was published in 1961 by the American Folklore Society. Here you will find such classics as "Three blinde Mice," "The Frogge would a woing ride," and "All in a misty morning" in their 17th-century versions. Some of these are easy multi-part rounds that are easy to learn and fun to sing. Ravenscroft's music has been published in modern editions as well. Look in books of rounds for pieces by Ravenscroft and other early composers.
For period ballads, go to Claude M. Simpson's The British Broadside Ballad and Its Music (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1966). Here you will find 540 ballad citations with their tunes. The lyrics are NOT there but Simpson tells you where to find them and when they were printed. Of the source he cites, the Pepys Ballad collection has been published in facsimile by Garland Press in a five-volume set. Hyder Rollins published a collection of Old English Ballads, 1553-1625 (1920) and the Roxburghe Society has published several multi-volume editions of early ballads. These are in most big libraries. Check the dates carefully. Broadside ballads were printed in virtually the same form well into the 1800s.
Another way to find ballads is on the internet. If you have a first line or title from Shakespeare or from Claude Simpson's book, try searching for it. Someone may have put up the text. The Bodleian Library has put up images of a huge collection of broadside ballads, many of which are very old although the broadsides themselves mostly date from the 19th-century. Check their site at http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/ballads/
There may never be a complete answer to the question "What did they play and sing in Jamestown in 1607?" Yet, with this survey of basic points and resources, you can explore, locate, and re-create what they probably did sing or play.
Good luck and enjoy the hunt.


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Since many of our service calls happen at odd hours, we're open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For over ten years, we've built a reputation in San Mateo for providing affordable, prompt, & courteous locksmith services up & down the Peninsula.
After several poor experiences with San Mateo locksmiths ourselves, we became determined to start our own business and provide the best possible service and experience for our customers. But don't take our word for it; take a look at what our customers have to say on our reviews page.
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We take pride in the fact that we've been able to build long term relationships with many of our customers, both for commercial & residential locksmith services. After all, we're servicing our community! We provide a wide variety of locksmith services:
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You're having a backyard barbecue tomorrow, but mosquitoes are not on the guest list. Sure, you could buy those citronella candles in giant metal pails from the grocery store, or you could adorn your patio table with these adorable homemade lemon candles we found on Twine and Table. Here's how to make 'em.
What you need: Lemons, a knife, a block of organic beeswax, a double boiler, a wooden spoon, wooden wicks and citronella oil.
Step 1: Cut each lemon in half and then scoop out the pulp so the peel becomes an empty cup.
Step 2: Break the beeswax into pieces and heat it in a double boiler, stirring until it melts. (Don't forget to add water to the bottom of the boiler first.)
Step 3: Add one drop of citronella oil per cup of wax, then stir again.
Step 4: Carefully dip the tip of each wick into the melted wax and use it to affix each wick into the center of the lemon cup.
Step 5: Pour the rest of the melted beeswax into the lemon peels (with some of the wick still sticking out) and allow your new candles to cool overnight.
How it works: Citronella is a natural bug repellent. Lemons are an adorable DIY vessel. So if you burn these babies while you're hanging out in the backyard, you can have a quaint dinner without any uninvited guests. You: 1; mosquitoes: 0.
Related: The 5 Best Ways to Keep Mosquitos From Eating you Alive


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The presence of the special PowerShell variable $_ in the replacement string causes odd behavior; I am wondering if there is something about escaping I am missing or if this is just a defect.
The output of this code...
$text = "WORD1 WORD2 WORD3 WORD4"
$newText = 'new $_ text'
$text -replace "WORD3",$newText
... is this, where $_ is interpolated with the original contents of $text for some reason during the replace operation:
new $_ text
WORD1 WORD2 new WORD1 WORD2 WORD3 WORD4 text WORD4
Replace should treat its second parameter as a literal--using no interpolation--which is true for most anything, including things that look like regular variables like this:
$foo = "HELLO"
$text = "WORD1 WORD2 WORD3 WORD4"
$newText = 'new $foo text'
$text -replace "WORD3",$newText
... and its output is:
new $foo text
WORD1 WORD2 new $foo text WORD4
But the presence of $_ causes interpolation. Similar problem with $$. As far as I can tell no other special variables cause interpolation.
Note that the same problem occurs with inline code like this:
$text -replace "WORD3",'new $_ text'
I split it out above just to show that the replacement string was correct before the replace operation. Curiously, if I replace the single quotes with double quotes here to ask for interpolation, the result is different. That is, this code:
$text -replace "WORD3","new $_ text"
produces the expected
WORD1 WORD2 new text WORD4
not the baffling
WORD1 WORD2 new $foo text WORD4


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Our small cars
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In spite of the small size of these cars, you can easily pull down the back seat and so increase the volume of available boot space.
They are simply equipped but still a pleasure to drive. With a small vehicle, you can drive and save money.
Additional options available on rented cars
When you rent a low price vehicle, you can also choose some optional equipment. For example, a GPS so you don't get lost, or even snow chains for the winter months.
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Rent A Car has the Peugeot 108, Renault Twingo and other small vehicles which can be discovered at the closest location to your home.
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Bedroom Aids For The Elderley Make The Bedroom Safer For Everyone
Bedroom aids for the elderley such as adjustable beds, safety rails, foot stools to get into and out of bed, make for a safer living environment. Many accidents happen in the home especially for older people. If a few safety precautions are put in place, the chance of accidents can be greatly reduced.


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It's Christmas Concert Time! Save the dates!
Believe it or not, but it is time to think about and make plans to attend Christmas concerts in Wightman Chapel here at Scarritt Bennett Center. We have an exciting schedule with talented musicians. All concerts are one-half hour in length and begin at 1:00 PM.
DECEMBER 8 Nashville in Harmony
Nashville in Harmony is a city chorus for people of all sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Don Schlosser the group has established itself as a premier musical performance organization and was voted by readers of The Nashville Scene as Music City's "favorite chorus." The mission of the chorus is to use music to build community and create social change.
DECEMBER 12 Maggie Becker, songwriter and vocalist
Margaret Becker is an award-winning Artist who has spent her career connecting with people through words and music. A native New Yorker; Margaret moved to Nashville shortly after college to pursue music and was signed by EMI/Sparrow records. She's sold over 2.8 million records, received four Grammy nominations, four Dove Awards, seven SESAC Artist of the Year awards, and has had 21 number one singles.
DECEMBER 13 Emmanuel Legrair, vocalist
Emmanuel, has with his brothers released an album, been featured in several works and concerts produced by the Summit Choral Society and The Akron Symphony's Gospel Meets Symphony. In 2012, he performed the role of 'Sportin' Life' in Akron Symphony's production of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, and was then featured in Akron Symphony's Opera's Greatest Moments where he sang portions of La Traviata and Otello. Other performances include the Tuscarawas Symphony's Gospel Extravaganza, and as 'Jean-Marc' in Paul: A Musical Journey, a musical adaptation the life of the Biblical figure, Paul. He has also offered background vocals to numerous local and national recording artists such as Jennifer Mekel and the Grammy-Award winning artist, Swoope (Collision Records).
Since moving to Nashville in 2013 and completing graduate school at Vanderbilt in 2015, the allure of Music City has been calling. He is happy to share his gifts with all audiences in hopes of connection through music.
DECEMBER 14 Kelli Cox, jazz pianist
Kelli Cox has been playing professionally since she was fifteen and has performed with many artists including Bobby Vinton, Les Elgart, LeAnne Rimes, Richard Marx and Jon Hendricks. She has her own sextet, The Kelli Cox Collaborative, who released their debut cd in 2012 and is currently the commercial piano instructor at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville.
DECEMBER 15 "Mary's Song," a musical and poetic look at The Magnificent as found in the gospel of Luke
Featuring Connye Florance, Biff Fink, Sam Levine, John Arrn, Steve Lindsey, Kevin Madill, and Tieranny Woods. Original music, two piano improvisation, dance, vocal and instrumental music. Mary's song is about praise, joy, freedom, justice and peace.
DECEMBER 16 Polly Brecht, organist
Polly is the Organist and Music Associate at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Nashville and staff accompanist at the Blair School of Music. She holds degrees in piano and organ performance as well as the Performer's Certificate from Indiana University, and a Doctorate in organ performance and a certificate in harpsichord from Florida State University. She does extensive performing, was Associate Professor of organ, harpsichord and theory at Middle Tennessee State University and is a faculty member at the Blair School.
Joyce D. Sohl has been Laywoman-in-Residence since 2009 as a full-time volunteer. She retired as CEO of United Methodist Women in 2004. She is the author of 4 books, a teacher, retreat leader, writer and non-professional musician. Here at the Center her work is in the area of Spirituality & the Arts with such programs as Tuesdays in the Chapel, Vespers & All That Jazz, Poet's Corner, and quarterly retreats and art exhibits.