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(The childhood of Saint Cecily – by Marie Spartali Stillman)
Finally… Friday. Heck of a week. Life takes it twist and turns, but somehow it works out. There are a few nice twist and turns contained here-in…
On The Menu:
Godfrey Reggio, Philip Glass – Anima Mundi excerpt
Butter – Lady Gregory
Poetry: Fariduddin Attar
Biography: Marie Spartali Stillman
Flaming Desire – Bill Nelson
Have a good one! More, soon, I promise
Godfrey Reggio, Philip Glass – Anima Mundi excerpt
(Jolie Couer – by Marie Spartali Stillman)
Butter – Lady Gregory
I have been told:
Butter, that’s a thing that’s very much meddled with. On the first of May before sunrise it’s very apt to be all taken away out of the milk. And if ever you lend your churn or your dishes to your neighbour, she’ll be able to wish away your butter after that There was a woman used to lend a drop of milk to the woman that lived next door, and one day she was churning, churning, and no butter came. And at last some person came into the house and said, “It’s hard for you to have butter here, and if you want to know where it is, look into the next house.” So she went in and there was her neighbour letting on to be churning in a quart bottle, and rolls of butter beside her. So she made as if to choke her, and the woman run out into the garden and picked some mullein leaves, and said, “Put these leaves in under your churn, and you’ll find your butter come back again.” And so she did. And she found it all in the churn after.
To sprinkle a few drops of holy water about the churn, and to put a coal of fire under it, that you should always do–as was always done in the old time–and the others will never touch it.
There was a woman in the town was churning, and when the butter came she went out of the house to bring some water for to wash it and to make it up. And there was a tailor sitting sewing on the table. And the woman from next door came in and asked the loan of a coal of fire, and that’s a thing that’s never refused from one poor person to another in the morning. So he bid her take it. And presently she came in again and said that the coal of fire had gone out, and asked another, and this she did the third time. But the tailor knew well what she was doing, and that every coal of fire she brought away, there was a roll of butter out of the chum went with it. So whatever prayers he said is not known, but he brought the butter all back again, and into a can on the floor, and no hands ever touched it So when the woman of the house came back, “There’s your butter in the can,” said he. And she wondered how it came out of the churn to be in three rolls in the can. And then he told her all that had happened.
There was a man was churning, churning, every day and no butter would come only froth. So some wise woman told him to go before sunrise to a running stream and bring a bottle of the water from it. And so he did before sunrise, and had to go near four miles to it And from that day he had rolls and rolls of butter coming every time he churned.
There was one Burke, he knew how to bring it back out of some old Irish book that has disappeared since he died. There was a woman, a herd’s wife, lived beyond, and one time Burke had his own butter taken, and he said he knew a way to find who had done it, and he brought in the coulter of the plough and put it in the fire. And when it began to get red hot, this woman came running, and fell on her knees, for it was she did it. And after that he never lost his butter again. But she took to her bed and was there for years until her death. And she couldn’t turn from one side to another without some person to lift her. Her son is now living in Dublin, and is the President of some Association.
If a woman in Aran is milking a cow and the milk is spilled, she says, “There’s some are the better for it,” and I think it a very nice thought, that they don’t grudge it if there is any one it does good to.
There was a man, one Finnegan, had the knowledge how to bring it back. And one time Lanigan that lives below at Kilgarvan had all his butter taken and the milk nothing but froth rising to the top of the pail like barm. So he went to Finnegan and he bid him get the coulter of the plough, and a shoe of the wickedest horse that could be found and some other thing, I forget what. So he brought in the coulter of the plough, and his brother-in-law chanced to have a horse that was so wicked it took three men to hold him, and no one could get on his back. So he got a shoe off of him. But just at that time, Lanigan’s wife went to confession, and what did she do but to tell the priest what they were doing to get back the butter. So the priest was mad with them, and bid them to leave such things alone. And when Finnegan heard it he said, “What call had she to go and confess that? Let her get back her own butter for herself any more, for I’ll do nothing to help her.”
Grass makes a difference? So it may, but believe me that’s not all. I’ve been myself in the County Limerick, where the grass is that rich you could grease your boots in it, and I heard them say there, one quart of cream ought to bring one pound of butter. And it never does. And where does the rest go to?
Poetry: Fariduddin Attar
The Triumph of the Soul
Joy! Joy! I triumph! Now no more I know
Myself as simply me. I burn with love
Unto myself, and bury me in love.
The centre is within me and its wonder
Lies as a circle everywhere about me.
Joy! Joy! No mortal thought can fathom me.
I am the merchant and the pearl at once.
Lo, Time and Space lie crouching at my feet.
Joy! Joy! When I would reveal in a rapture.
I plunge into myself and all things know.
Intoxicated by the Wine of Love
Intoxicated by the Wine of Love.
From each a mystic silence Love demands.
What do all seek so earnestly? ‘Tis Love.
What do they whisper to each other? Love.
Love is the subject of their inmost thoughts.
In Love no longer ‘thou’ and ‘I’ exist,
For Self has passed away in the Beloved.
Now will I draw aside the veil from Love,
And in the temple of mine inmost soul,
Behold the Friend; Incomparable Love.
He who would know the secret of both worlds,
Will find the secret of them both, is Love.
All Pervading Consciousness
And as His Essence all the world pervades
Naught in Creation is, save this alone.
Upon the waters has He fixed His Throne,
This earth suspended in the starry space,
Yet what are seas and what is air? For all
Is God, and but a talisman are heaven and earth
To veil Divinity. For heaven and earth,
Did He not permeate them, were but names;
Know then, that both this visible world and that
Which unseen is, alike are God Himself,
Naught is, save God: and all that is, is God.
And yet, alas! by how few is He seen,
Blind are men’s eyes, though all resplendent shines
The world by Deity’s own light illumined,
0 Thou whom man perceiveth not, although
To him Thou deignest to make known Thyself;
Thou all Creation art, all we behold, but Thou,
The soul within the body lies concealed,
And Thou dost hide Thyself within the soul,
0 soul in soul! Myst’ry in myst’ry hid!
Before all wert Thou, and are more than all!
Biography: Marie Spartali Stillman 1843 – 1927
Pre-Raphaelite Stunner, Muse, and Painter. Marie Spartali was born into the wealthy, cultured, and sophisticated Greek community of London. As a young women she was trained by Maddox Brown, and modeled for Rossetti, whose influence was apparent in her own pictures, though it was later superseded by that of Burne-Jones.
Marie Stillman was widely known as the ‘other’ great Pre-Raphaelite beauty, the comparison being with Jane Morris. W Graham Robertson in his wonderful book, ‘Time Was,’ wittily described her as ‘Mrs Morris for beginners!’ Maria Spartali married the American journalist William J Stillman in 1871. Stillman was, incidentally, the model for Merlin in the famous Burne-Jones painting ‘ The Beguiling of Merlin.’ After their marriage the Stillmans lived in Florence, and then Rome. These absences abroad did not prevent Marie Stillman from exhibiting regularly at the Grosvenor Gallery.
She often painted in watercolour, and her pictures are detailed, highly accomplished, and jewel-like, with a naive flat perspective. Many of her paintings are just quite simply beautiful. A remarkable woman.
Obituary – Times March 8th 1927
The death of Mrs Stillman occurred on Tuesday, within a few days of the completion of her 84th year removes from amongst us the last of a generation. She was the single survivor since the death of Lady Burne-Jones seven years ago of a group of women remarkable alike for beauty and ability, for gifts and character. They belonged to that circle of artists in which Rossetti, Burne-Jones, and Morris were the most distinguished names, and had no little share in creating the influence which, half a century ago, the circle exercised over the whole art and life of the age. With the great triad of those early and now remote days, Mrs Rossetti, Lady Burne-Jones, and Mrs Morris, she was almost a fourth, and of the two latter was a lifelong friend.
Her father Michael Spartali was a wealthy merchant, one of the naturalized Anglo-Greek colony who counted among them some of the earliest admirers and most enthusiastic supporters of the later Pre-Raphaelite movement. He was for many years the Greek Consul-General in London. In the country house at Clapham to which they removed not long after Maries birth, he and his wife (born Euphrosyne Varsami), gathered round them a large and varied cosmopolitan group of artists, musicians, and exiled Cretan and Italian nationalists. Here Marie Spartali, a lovely and high-spirited girl, grew up in an atmosphere of international culture. She early showed artistic promise; she worked at drawing and painting under Ford Madox Brown, and became intimate with the other painters of that school.
In 1871 she married William James Stillman (well known afterwards for his long connection with The Times), then a widower with three young children. Mr and Mrs Stillman lived in England for the next six years, and thereafter for 11 years more divided their life between England and Italy, where Mr Stillman was correspondent for The Times at Rome. When he retired from the post in 1898, they settled down in Surrey, and since her husbands death in 1902 Mrs Stillman had lived in London with her step-daughter, Mrs J H Middleton.
In such leisure as was afforded to her by a strenuous and arduous life, she went on painting steadily, and pictures of hers, showing the strong influence of Burne-Jones were exhibited for a good many years at the Grosvenor and New Galleries. As an artist she had taste, industry, and considerable imagination; it can hardly be said that she had high creative power, and her mastery over the technique of art was never very complete. Nor did her circumstances with household exigencies of a family of small means and the care of her stepdaughters and her own children, allow of her the pursuit of art wholeheartedly. But in that circle of artist she was not only loved as a friend but accepted as a colleague; and the close intimacy between her and the households of Burne-Jones, Morris, and W B Richmond was thus doubled. At one or other of those houses she was a guest no less frequent than welcome; welcome as an appreciator of their art and an artist herself, but even more, and pre-eminently for herself.
(Cloister Lillies – Marie Spartali Stillman)
It would be difficult to convey to anyone who did not know her, the charm of her person and character. Of her incomparable and faultless beauty, which she retained in an extraordinary degree to the end of her long life, no adequate record exists; for she did not photograph well, and though she sat much both to Rossetti and to Burne-Jones, this was not so much for express portraits as for idealised figures inspired by and more or less resembling her. Perhaps the Danae of Burne-Joness Brazen Tower, now in the Municipal Art Gallery at Glasgow, is what gives the nearest impression of her form and features-not of her colouring for she was dark-haired, and with it may be coupled-though here the mannerism of the artist detracts from the fidelity of the portraiture-the figure standing at the head of Beatrice in Rossettis Dantes Dream. Her wonderful beauty was enhanced by a wonderful lack of self-consciousness; it was combined with an indomitable spirit. Affectionate, and yet subtly malicious, and radiating rather than exerting an indefinable though insuperable charm, she retained throughout her life a delightful girlishness. Not only her children, and her grandchildren, but those of her friends found her almost a contemporary of their own, and one whom they could be and were immediately and spontaneously intimate.
Of her own three children, one did not survive infancy; a daughter Mrs Ritchie died leaving a young family in 1911, the only survivor is her son Michael who has lived in the United States for many years. Her two stepdaughters Miss Lisa Stillman and Mrs Middleton were all but blood true daughters to her, and were with her to the last.
(Flaming Desire – Bill Nelson) A very early, and very rough work, but evocative. A disciple of Jean Cocteau, his work has illuminated many of our nights over the last 30 or so years… a nice homage to his master…


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- The EFF is fuming after Zimbabwe announced it would be making amends with white farmers and compensating them for seized land
- The Red Berets have slammed President Mnangagwa as treasonous and clueless for allowing the agreement to be reached
- This comes after the financially-crippled nation pledged R500 billion in settlements
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The Economic Freedom Fighters have arguably been a driving force behind South Africa's journey to land expropriation in an effort to rectify the displacement of citizens during the apartheid regime.
In a statement issued in response to Zimbabwe agreeing to compensate white landowners, the Red Berets have made their dim view of the situation crystal clear:
"We are of the firm view that President Mnangagwa is either deeply misinformed about the real causes of the crisis in Zimbabwe or is simply capitulating to the pressure from the white supremacist world. Either way, the treasonous act of paying to white settlers money that Zimbabwe does not have will not resolve the crisis in Zimbabwe."
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The party didn't flinch when it placed a large portion of the blame for the country's current economic crisis at President Emmerson Mnangagwa's feet.
"Mnangagwa will be remembered as a clueless, ideological amoeba who was prepared to trade off important gains of the struggle in order to be liked by whites. We deeply condemn this act of betrayal by Mnangagwa, and call on ordinary Zimbabweans to reject this wasteful use of money that should be directed towards building hospitals in Zimbabwe."
Earlier, Briefly.co.za reported Zimbabwe has agreed to pay R500 billion to white farmers in compensation for the land expropriated by the government under the reign of Robert Mugabe.
In the same breath, the country isn't financially capable of forking over the steep sum and will be issuing long term bonds and approaching donors with farms to raise capital.
Over 20 years ago, the government had overseen the controversial evictions of 4 500 white farmers, handing the land over to around 300 000 black families in an attempt to rectify colonial injustice.
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I'm from Sweden, so I need help.
Mind reading the rules before giving misleading comments?
This is Finnish ponyboard for MLP-FiM fans. /int/ is for English discussion. Take a seat and enjoy.
Who is your favorite pony?
Not OP, but mine is probably Celestia
>tfw you knowingly reply to a post made nearly a year and a half ago to bring traffic
>that pic of Celestia in the rain
Celestia is my second favorite pony.
We need to fix that
Molestia is my favorite
Twilight is the pony I consider my favorite, but to be honest I think I like Celestia more.
You have good taste in ponies. I must say, that picture is so adorable.
>that picture is so adorable.
It's one of my favorite pictures of her. Celestia gets a lot of cool art. Well, I guess most of the ponies get cool art, but I like her's especially.
Agreed. Fluttershy also seems to get a lot of good art. She's not even my favorite, and my Fluttershy folder is one of my largest
I can find a better picture than that
I really don't like Fluttershy, so I don't have many pictures of her. Of the few that I have that are at least tangentially related to her, I like this one the most.
Yeah, she's not even in the picture.
Fluttershy actually used to be my favorite. I think it was because her shyness was like an exaggerated form of myself when I was younger, and I found that adorable
Funnily enough she was my favorite too when I first got into the fandom. I'm shy and quiet just like her, and becoming involved with all these people was intimidating. I saw a lot of her in myself at the time, I imagine. I quickly moved on though. You could say her schtick got old real quick. God knows what that says about me.
Anyways, in addition to Celestia I also like Trixie and the art she gets. A wandering spellcaster magicianâ€”her character hits a lot of tropes that make my imagination go wild. Gives me the urge to write. And I wish Mayor Mare got more art. I really like her too, but I have, like, one picture of her.
Hmm, I've never thought of Trixie in that way. I could never get past her ego to see why people like her, but when you point those things out about her, it makes sense
I don't have any Trixie, so here's the closest thing on my laptop
I'm actually glad Trixie had a return in S3; now she can be abandoned forever since her sub-plot has been cleared.
People like different ponies for different reasons, I guess. I can see why people think of her as obnoxious and annoying, but she was always interesting and entertaining to me.
I'm curious if she'll ever show up again. Maybe in a cameo or something, like the one in Ponyville Confidential. I'll bet a dollar in Monopoly money that she'll make an appearance in Equestria Girls in some way.
Posting some random picture of Twilight.
>like the one in Ponyville Confidential.
Do what now?
Just a name drop. I could have sworn there was a picture of her shown along with the line, but my memory is busted apparently.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $8 million to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center to study cognitive decline and impairment in older adults with type 2 diabetes who are overweight or obese.
“It is critical to understand the role of lifestyle intervention for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity,” said one of the study’s principal investigators, Mark Espeland, Ph.D., professor of public health sciences at Wake Forest Baptist. “Together, these two conditions nearly double one’s risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.”
The four-year study, part of the NIH’s Action for Health in Diabetes, will be led by Espeland, Kathleen Hayden, Ph.D., associate professor of public health sciences at Wake Forest Baptist, and Jose Luchsinger, M.D., associate professor of epidemiology and medicine at Columbia University. The study will build on earlier findings that intensive lifestyle intervention in overweight older adults with diabetes was associated with a 30 percent decrease in cognitive impairment. However, this potential benefit was not firmly established, necessitating additional research.
“If the findings hold, this will provide a powerful message to support lifestyle interventions in this rapidly growing population,” Espeland said. “This new grant award will allow us to gather the additional data needed to confirm the initial findings.”
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The NIH Action for Health in Diabetes study is the only randomized trial of long-term lifestyle intervention in people with type 2 diabetes. It has been coordinated by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist since 2000.
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Labour Friends of Saudi Arabia (LFSA) accused critics of the theocratic dictatorship of ‘Islamophobia’ on 1 April.
“Disregards Labour values”
LFSA Chair Rowan Ryan said:
It’s disrespectful to the Muslim religion and disregards Labour values to make such inflammatory comments about Saudi Arabia and crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. Please be aware that any Labour members involved have been reported to the compliance unit.
The intervention will add further controversy to Labour’s ongoing Islamophobia storm. Deputy leader John Watson agreed with Ryan:
I just don’t know what has happened to my party. You know, I was discussing it with a Saudi minister on a recent expenses paid trip to Riyadh over a third helping of Mutabbak. The party I once knew and loved has truly become an Islamophobic cesspit.
“When it’s convenient for us”
Under immense pressure from LFSA, Labour also adopted the Interplanetary Definition of Islamophobia (now recognised by four and a half countries). In the same address, Ryan said:
The ATTACKS also represent a transgression of the Labour party’s rulebook, which states it’s Islamophobic to apply ‘double standards by requiring of Saudi Arabia a behaviour not expected or demanded of any other Utopia of Equality and Freedom’.
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Labour member Diane Fitzpatrick, meanwhile, was recently suspended for condemning the Saudi kingdom. She expressed disgust at the regime for beheading 48 people in four months, desecrating Yemen with airstrikes and running roughshod over women’s rights. But Ryan wasn’t having it:
There is a point where criticism of Saudi Arabia becomes Islamophobia and you’ve crossed that line as and when it’s convenient for us. The Muslim people have a right to enact whatever God-given rights they claim to have. And I’ll be damned if anyone claims otherwise.
BBC News at 6 led with the Labour Islamophobia controversy, just ahead of covering the situation in Bangladesh, 75% of which is now underwater.
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Common Mobility Card Scheme – Travel in DTC Buses With Metro Cards in Delhi
The Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal had officially launched the Common Mobility Card under the Scheme. Using the card facility the state government has announced that the common person will be able to make use of his services with an aim to ease the way of traveling within the City in DTC buses.
- Officially the new scheme was launched by the CM himself and tested for its authentication by boarding a local DTC bus from the CMOs office to travel till Delhi Secretariat.
- The new card is a type of Metro service card that can be used by any common person who uses the services of the DTC.
- According to the state government the scheme is aimed such that using it the travel experience for common man will be more convenient. The scheme also ensures that to travel within the city common man will be able to travel cashless.
- The services of the Metro card (CMC) can be used by the commuters to travel by DTC or other metro buses from one destination to another. The CM also addressed the press as the day and facility being very much important for the local people of Delhi.
- The CM also clarified that commuters can make use of the CMC cards to travel by any means within the city that makes use of the electric ticketing system for generating tickets.
- The CM also added that in present time the card will be used by the commuters with around 200 buses provided and operated by DTC, Delhi Metro services and 50 Cluster buses.
- The CM also stated that the government and DTC shall also be providing with services to help recharge the cards when travelling itself. The company will set up an electronic recharging machine onboard the bus itself for the commuters.
- The state government has also made a plant to make the facility fully available by two phases of launch with the recharge facility be present by the second phase of its launch.
The state government of Delhi has ensured that it is present talking all possible steps to help improve and provide with better traveling facilities to the commuters. The above mentioned service will ensure that commuters get to save a lot of their time from purchasing tickets to getting it valid for monthly travel plans.


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SkyCity Authorized to Complete New Zealand International Convention Center Peter Lynch
SkyCity Entertainment Group is known to have been extended after the end of the New Zealand International Convention Center project.
SkyCity reported that the operator and New Zealand authorities have agreed to extend the shutdown date for the completion of the project, from January 2, 2025, to December 15, 2027.
The organization is still targeting the end of 2024. However, company officials said the extra time provides a buffer between the program date and the long-term discontinuation date under the New Zealand International Convention Center project and licensing agreement.
SkyCity noted that the company’s commitment to the licensing agreement, which aims to operate the NZICC, will be extended from the end of the NZICC date. However, the regulator did not change the concessions provided by SkyCity. Everything is defined in the NZICC agreement.
It is known that SkyCity and Fletcher Construction are ready to complete the construction of the New Zealand International Convention Center, based on the requirements of the NZICC Agreement. On top of that, SkyCity will continue to work with Fletcher Construction to complete the project on time.
SkyCity will soon publish additional information about the project when it provides financial results for the current year. The company representatives added that now there are no changes in the forecast data, and the costs of the project have not changed either. Recall that at the moment, the costs amount to 750 million Australian dollars or 560 million US dollars.


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[AGE39-01] Altering water and soil heat regimes with hot water applied for soil disinfection
Keywords:Hot water soil disinfection, Water infiltration, Thermal property, TDR
We measured the changes in the volumetric water content and the soil temperature in upland soil treated hot and tap water. The amount of both treated water was 185 L m-2. The hot and tap water were prepared as 95 oC with a water boiler and 25 oC, respectively. The volumetric water content was estimated by dielectric permittivity measured with TDR (Time Domain Reflectometry) sensor and the soil temperature was measured with the type-T thermocouple at 5, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100 cm deep from the soil surface, respectively. Temperature dependencies of the thermal diffusivity and the dielectrics permittivity were revealed. The thermal diffusivity and the dielectric permittivity of Kanto loamy soil were measured from 30 to 90 oC every 10 oC with the cylinder method and TDR, respectively.
The volumetric water content increased from soil surface to deeper soil with hot water application. The volumetric water content in soil in tap water treatment was higher 0.15 m3 m-3 than it in hot water treatment from 5 to 20 cm depth during each water application. Soil temperature from 5 to 40cm was kept over 55 oC more than 4 hours, especially, soil temperature above 10 cm soil depth was raised over 80 oC for a few hours. The dielectric permittivity at 55 and 70 oC in high water content is smaller 15 and 30 % than it at 25 oC. We observed those differences between the volumetric water content in each treatment, because the temperature dependency of the dielectric conductivity.
Temperature dependences of dielectric permittivity of Kanto loamy soil were different at each water content. Especially, it was stronger at high water content. We observed that traveling time of waveform for calculating dielectric permittivity changed shorter with rising soil temperature. Temperature dependence of thermal diffusivity of Kanto loamy soil was strongest at relative water content is around 0.3. We thought that temperature dependency was enhanced by exiting the water vapor.

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High performance and flexibility with the ASUS TS500-E5 tower server
Sydney, Australia, August 31, 2008 - ASUS, manufacturer of top-rated servers, has introduced the new ASUS TS500-E5 tower server.
The TS500-E5 tower server caters to businesses that require high performance and flexibility, particularly for mission critical applications. Ideal for fast growing businesses, the TS500-E5 offers customised choices with ASUS exclusive PIKE technology. This new range of servers includes the TS500-E5 pedestal series, ideal for fast-growing businesses and comprises of the TS500-E5/PA4 and TS500-E5/RX8.
Providing levels of flexibility and mass storage capacities, the TS500-E5 supports four HDDs by default, with an optional hard disk expansion kit to allow for future upgrades - supporting up to eight HDDs. Maintenance is easy and user-friendly with the TS500-E5 hot swap design for the HDDs.
Supporting the latest dual 45nm processors, the TS500-E5 delivers advanced performance and power manageability. With its optional SAS upgrade kit PIKE, the TS500-E5 is able to support a wide range of RAID functions, an innovative feature ensuring data storage is more reliable and convenient.
Combined with the latest DDR2 memory, the TS500-E5 uses minimal power consumption and its 24GB memory capacity is able to withstand various extensive computing applications. Furthermore, the TS500-E5/RX8 includes 16X VGA and dual 650W power supplies for redundant functionality, rendering it reliable and stable to support round-the-clock business critical operations.
Overall, the TS500-E5 tower server is a highly flexible, user-friendly solution that meets the demands for non-stop operations - ideal for rapid growing businesses with escalating IT infrastructures.
In summary, the TS500-E5, with its user-friendly expansion kit and hot-swap design provides high flexibility and expandability - it is the ideal choice for economic IT infrastructures of fast-growing businesses.
The ASUS TS500-E5 tower server will be available through computer resellers in Australia and New Zealand from 1 September 2008 (in Australia) and 1 October 2008 (in New Zealand). RRP - AU$1,999 inc GST, NZ$2,599 inc GST.
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I know I've written rants on this before and now that the social justice is out of my system I'm gonna rehash it. As a general rule, I like playing as women more than males in video games, so I'm biased. From the types of characters I create, you should know what type of characters appeal to me so it gets on my nerves that I can't PLAY as those characters or that they're just sideshows in games...or movies for that matter.
There are a few times where the way female characters in games were treated pissed me off.
1. Shalua Rui. Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus is a pretty dismal game. As a shooter it's too easy, and as a Final Fantasy game it adds nothing to the franchise, and Vincent Valentine is so angsty that he probably cried every time he jerked off in middle school and listened to My Chemical Romance while making shitty Warriors OCs.
But then there was this jarringly weird character. First time we see her she's in this club dress that looks like it was put through a shredder and a lab coat, and it's clearly visible she's missing an eyeball and one of her arms. She can also handle a gun pretty competently. She's one of the stronger types and even as a love interest, she was pretty cool.
Aaaaand then she was killed off by a particularly rapey looking Azule the Cerulean.
Why is this bad?
Shalua Rui offered potential to completely turn that game's story around. As a love interest, she offered a way for Vincent to come out of his shell, be more human and thus relatable, and let go of the past. She offered to DEVELOP his character, but her death was always forced to me because it meant some writer or producer or someone on the team DEMANDED the status quo be upheld, and thus his character was never allowed to evolve beyond tearfully shouting "LUCRECIAAAAA!" at Lucrecia's corpse.
2. Metroid Other M. Just this whole game. This entire fucking piece of shit. Metroid: Other M...or "M.O.M" was so debasing to Samus that the fanbase hated it so badly that Metroid is dead as a franchise. Samus, who took inspiration from Ripley from the Alien movies, was always a silent (possibly mute) character who coldly gunned down anything in her way behind a suit of hyper-advanced power armor. She had nothing but her gun, her ship, and her wits.
So what does Team Ninja do?
Make her an insecure, maternal, daddy-dependent bitch who can't walk 3 feet without his fatherly approval.
3. Metal Gear: Rising: Revengance. I've talked about this before, but it gets under my skin how good of a cahracter Mistral was and how she was just shoved to the side for sex appeal and for that fuckbag Jetstream Sam. I don't know, maybe I'm biased because if given the chance I'll always play as a chick in video games, but I tend to take to female characters better. So here's Mistral. She has a cool backstory parallel to Raiden. She has like 16 arms. You kill her in 10 minutes.
Okay now first of all, Jetstream Sam is supposed to be an archvillain. He follows Raiden, philosophically challenges him, and fights honorably. SO WHY NOT DO IT WITH THE CHARACTER WHO CAN DIRECTLY RELATE TO HIM?! JUST SWITCH SAM WITH MISTRAL! IT'S NOT THAT HARD!
Furthermore, her boss fight was lame. Raiden has the ability to hold swords in his feet. Mistral has 16 hands. SHE CAN'T HOLD 16 SWORDS?!?!?

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Data collection and analysis are key to sustainable, accessible, smart, and reliable mobility. Without up-to-date data on travel patterns and existing transport infrastructure, city leaders cannot make efficient planning decisions. However, for data in mobility to reach its full potential, it is not enough to only collect and analyze data. What we need is good data governance. Efforts are being made to establish data infrastructures to ensure better access, interoperability, and usability of mobility data. Read on to learn more about how data hubs can unlock the potential of data for sustainable mobility planning and implementation, and how the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI) is contributing to these efforts.
Why Mobility and Data must work together
Cities are responsible for nearly 70% of global emissions and 75% of global resource consumption. At the same time, they are threatened by the effects of climate change. In addition, many cities face the challenge of planning for a rapidly growing population, which in turn creates more traffic. Promoting sustainable mobility is therefore a high priority for many countries and cities. Planning decisions made in the next decade will determine urban infrastructure and living conditions for the next 200 years.
Given that transport is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions (currently around ¼, rising to 80% in the near future if we do not act), it is particularly important to work towards more sustainable urban mobility. But to achieve this, we need evidence-based and well-considered decisions based on the best possible information. People-centered, integrated planning for compact, dense, and polycentric cities and 15-minute cities is the way forward, enabling accessibility, social inclusion and cleaner air in cities while reducing emissions. By improving public transport systems, promoting, and planning for active mobility, and integrating energy-efficient, clean transport modes such as e-mobility, cities will become more livable.
How Data and Mobility can work together
The use of data in transport is diverse. This covers everything from service operation to demand-driven offers, to predicting future passenger loads and monitoring services. Most importantly, public administrations use data for urban and mobility planning. As a sector we are tapping into new data sources that enable new types of analyses. Mobile phones produce data about the locations and movements of individuals, and remote sensing has also proven to be a beneficial source for generating insights into changes of physical transport infrastructure. In order to handle large datasets, Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds promising potential, as it can identify patterns in large data sets. However, even the most innovative tools cannot reach their full potentials when bad practices in data governance are in place.
Data needs to be managed well
To maximize the benefits of mobility data, data governance practices need to be addressed: Often, data is collected in silos, not used to its full potential, or only accessible to specific stakeholders, departments, or agencies – even within the same city. This can inhibit collaboration and innovation. Given that data has become a critical component of government operations and decision-making processes, good governance is even more important to further promote economic development, resource management and environmental protection.
The most common problems originating from bad data governance concern:
- Availability: Data is inaccessible and locked away.
- Usability: Data is difficult to process due to a lack of structure.
- Standardization: Differences in data formats make it difficult to integrate datasets.
- Documentation: Datasets often lack proper documentation.
- Updates and maintenance: Regular updates and maintenance of datasets are neglected.
This can lead to duplication of data sets and data collection efforts, inefficient use of resources, and missed opportunities for collaboration. Despite the widespread use of spatial data and GIS, access is often hampered by factors such as institutional barriers, technical limitations, and cultural attitudes.
As a result, decision-makers can only access, apply and use a limited percentage of the data available.
The case for data hubs
A data hub is a centralized repository that allows cities to efficiently collect, organize and share data. Many cities around the world have created data hubs to help gain real-time insights, standardize data, promote interoperability, and ensure easy accessibility.
Importantly, for a data hub to work efficiently, a city needs good quality data. It also needs to develop the technical capacity to operate the hub and make effective use of the data. Operating the necessary infrastructure can be daunting and, in some cases, costly. However, by using open data and open code, these costs can be drastically reduced.
TUMI’s contribution to setting up data hubs
The Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI) supports cities to overcome their data governance challenges for sustainable mobility. Our aim is to provide the infrastructure and technical capacity required for data hubs, allowing cities to focus on improving data collection and analysis. TUMI has created a Mobility Data Hub to efficiently collect, organize, and distribute data. The Hub includes data from cities around the world, consolidating dispersed urban mobility data from over 2,000 resources.
The TUMI Mobility Data Hub operates as an integrated ecosystem composed of four main components:
- The Core Software: Built on the open-source software CKAN, the go-to solution for open data portals, the TUMI Mobility Data Hub guarantees compatibility with data portals from around the world.
- Open-Source Software as a Service (SaaS): Cities or governmental organizations up to a regional or national level lacking a data hub can establish one with TUMI‘s support. Each city can have their unique own integrated instance within the data hub, allowing for direct data uploads and even autonomous management. When a city is ready to fully integrate the hub, the instance can be smoothly transferred to their own servers.
- Centralized Repository for Mobility Data: TUMI’s Data Hub consolidates urban mobility data from over 2,000 resources on individual instances, turning dispersed city hubs into a single, searchable mobility data catalogue.
- Adaptable and Replicable Data Applications: TUMI is developing a range of applications that harness data from the hub through standardized interfaces. This allows the data to be processed, analyzed and visualized for specific use cases.
Good data management is the basis for data-driven analyzes in the mobility sector. And we will certainly see this becoming increasingly important in the future. At TUMI we believe that data hubs are an immense support for harnessing the potential of mobility data.


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It’s been earlier reported that leading producer Dil Raju has joined hands with passionate director Krish to produce a low budget romantic comedy entertainer. The film had its formal muhurtham ceremony this morning.
At the muhurtham, the makers revealed that the film has been titled Nootokka Jillala Andagadu. Actor-filmmaker Srinivas Avasarala and Chi La Sow actress Ruhani Sharma have been roped in to play the main leads in the movie. Debutant Sagar will be directing the film More details about the film’s cast and crew are awaited.
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But much like food and exercise, sleep is crucial for maintaining good health. Your moods and emotions, physical and mental health, attention span and cognitive function all improve when you have a restful sleep.
According to NIH sleep specialist Dr. Marishka Brown, getting a decent night's sleep involves more than simply how long you spend in bed.
She lists three main components of healthy sleep:
- How much sleep you get
- Sleep quality
- A consistent sleep schedule
Let’s break it down.
What is a sleep schedule, and why does it matter?
You've probably heard how important it is to keep a regular sleep schedule.
Do you remember how your mum would prep you for waking up early again at the leg end of your summer school holidays by setting you on a schedule? Surprise, surprise, it still works.
With adulting, though, Sonno understands that it might be challenging to go to bed and wake up at the same time every day. Not to mention when your weekly calendar is constantly changing due to early work calls here, doctor's appointments there, plus the weekends when you can truly sleep in.
According to research, having a regular sleep schedule can improve the quality of your rest. A lower risk of heart disease and a healthier body composition are also linked to a regular sleep schedule. This is because a regular sleep schedule supports the body's natural circadian rhythm.
Establishing a regular sleep schedule, no matter how loose or rigid, encourages higher-quality sleep, which then promotes greater general health. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, people who get enough zzz's tend to learn better, make decisions more easily, feel better emotionally, have better moods, have better immune systems, and perform better than people who don't.
Here are some tips to get you going:
- Find the right bedtime
- Stick to a schedule
- Get your exercise in
- Be careful with caffeine, alcohol, and tobacco before bedtime
- Turn off electronic devices before bed
Does sleep hygiene help sleep quality?
Sleep hygiene AKA a bedtime routine was probably first introduced to you as a youngster.
Parents have used sleep hygiene for years to get their little ones sleepy and ready for bed. From hot showers before you get into your jammies, to sleep stories for you to drift off to, sleep hygiene isn’t new. Though, most of us have forgotten that it’s important for adults too.
Research has shown that developing healthy sleep hygiene routines is essential to staying healthy. Healthy behaviours become virtually natural after building lasting and beneficial routines, resulting in a continuous cycle of reinforcement.
Sleep hygiene, in its simplest form, refers to a set of good sleep behaviours that can help you get to sleep faster and remain asleep longer.
Here are some suggestions to get you started:
- Take a warm shower or bath. The water is calming in the moment, but the subsequent dip in body temperature as you cool down may also make you feel drowsy.
- To relieve tension from your muscles, do these simple stretches.
- Spend some time in meditation to help your body and mind relax.
- While concentrating on your breathing, try listening to some calming music.
- Spend some time reading a book, but avoid using any electronic reading equipment.
- Put on a diffuser with your favourite sleepy-time essential oils.
Does your bedding affect sleep quality?
Nine out of ten Americans, according to a National Sleep Foundation (NSF) survey, believe that a supportive mattress, comfortable pillow, and plush bed sheets is essential for genuinely peaceful sleep.
The bedding we select has a significant impact on how well we sleep and how cosy we can get at night. Sonno’s breathable, silky eucalyptus sheets lulls you into a deep sleep. Premium bedding helps you sleep better at night to guarantee that you awaken feeling renewed, invigorated, and prepared to tackle the day ahead.
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RTTY DXing • What is RTTY. • Must be same in radio and decoder/encoder. – Elecraft K3 & KX3 • Setup per manual • Memories1. Introduction to CW Skimmer. that’s because Skimmer includes a narrow audio DSP filter. and the program will move your radio to that frequency. Many features with the KX3. The KX2’s powerful 32-bit DSP offers features dual watch. KX2 Transceiver Specifications. Sections of this manual for more detailed information. RADIO connector (J2) on the rear of the unit to the receiver or transceiver rf input or ANTENNA connector. DSP noise blanker limited below 725 Hz BW. Details – Elecraft KX3 Amazing tiny radio that performs well. Examples of Contest Fatigue Issues. KX3 Mini-Manual Updates. Only revisions that affect the radio’s. Nifty KX3 Mini-manual. The MCU 2.24, DSP 1.30 beta firmware release dated 10-2-14 added some. Competitive Analysis: IC-7410, TS-590 and. more detailed description of each radio’s listed. Notch filters: The DSP-based manual NOTCH and auto-tracking A. The KX3's tutorial-style manual explains how and why controls are used. •Software-defined radio (SDR). and has DSP-based. HAM RADIO PRODUCTS All Band Transceivers. With its own dedicated DSP unit. • 3-step manual notch filter • Digital twin PBT. Intro to the RTL-SDR & other SDR stuff. What is a Software Defined Radio? 2. 192 KHz ADC DSP DET DET PAN Distortion The Elecraft KX3 is an example. • Software-defined radio. The KX3’s tutorial-style manual explains. roofing filters automatically track DSP filter settings • Automatic and manual notch. Packet Radio 9k6 Software: Jakob P. Strickler, DK3CW EmComm liaison officer F05 Version 1.0 05.04.13 31 RMS Express Airmail Paclink OR Nees. IC-910H IF Tap for SDRs. long search on the net and a good look in the service manual. mounted mine on the cover that would be used for DSP modules. HRD Rig Control. Its best to check your radio user’s manual to determine the proper cables and connection requirements. K3,KX3 (in K3 mode. 4 Introduction The Elecraft KX2 is a pocket-sized, 80-10 m, SSB/CW/data transceiver designed specifically for portable. QST Product Review QST Magazine is. much faster DSP perfor-mance and new features to the mix. Manual notch: 52 dB, Auto notch: 55 dB, attack time 100 ms. • Software-defined radio. (2 m with internal KX3-2m module), and has DSP features found only on larger radios. The KX3’s tutorial-style manual explains how. ELECRAFT K3S/K3/KX3/KX2 PROGRAMMER'S REFERENCE. AN Antenna selection ID Radio identification RC RIT/XIT. DL DSP command trace LD Internal use only.


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Q. We love to sing and dance along to musicals – can you tell us which cruise lines offer the best shows at sea?
A. If you’re a lover of song and dance, then there’s a great choice of West End-style shows appearing on board different cruise lines. Norwegian Cruise Line has recently announced changes to its entertainment offerings: fans of 80s music will love For the Record: The Brat Pack, featuring songs from classic movies like The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink, which proved so popular in the Supper Club on board Norwegian Escape that it will be debuting in the main Escape Theater from 16 April.
Royal Caribbean is well known for its lavish stage shows. We loved Mamma Mia! on Allure of the Seas, and you can see Grease on Harmony of the Seas. Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Vista has the wonderful Amor Cubano: A Caribbean Dance Romance, set in sultry Cuba. It’s an intoxicating blend of classic Latin music and dance featuring songs by Gloria Estefan and Celia Cruz that will have you up on your feet dancing.
And, for the first time, guests on board Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Wonder will be transported to the kingdom of Arendelle to experience the wonderful Frozen: A Musical Spectacular, featuring songs and characters from the hit animated Disney film. And the best news is that you won’t pay a penny extra to enjoy the show.

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YEREVAN. – Armenia will be joining the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV).
The National Assembly on Friday approved the respective membership agreement, and by a unanimous vote of 102 for.
OIV, which currently has 45 member countries, is an intergovernmental organization that deals with technical and scientific aspects of viticulture and winemaking, and the member countries exchange relevant information.
Armenia, by joining this organization, will also be able to hold free wine taste tests once a year in Paris, where OIV is based in.


- One of 1,036 European-specification 1974 Carrera Coupés
- Factory-fitted sunroof
- Fastidiously maintained and never fully restored; retains its original interior and engine
- An Italian car from new; same Italian owner for over 25 years
- Matching-numbers example
210 bhp, 2,687 cc Type 911/83 air-cooled horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine with Bosch mechanical fuel injection; five-speed manual transmission; independent front suspension with torsion bars, McPherson struts, and an anti-roll bar; independent rear suspension with torsion bars, trailing arms, tubular dampers, and an anti-roll bar; and four-wheel disc brakes. Wheelbase: 2,271 mm
Porsche’s 1973 Carrera RS was a runaway success for the company, and it was clear that they wanted to continue its success into 1974. However, newly enacted crash safety standards in the United States mandated the end of the “long-hood” chassis. This brought about the advent of the new G-series of 911, introducing shock-mounted bumpers, a stronger floor pan, revised lighting, and other new features.
While these new 911s gained the new-for-1974 U.S.-specification bumpers, the European-specification 1974 Carrera retained the fantastic 210 brake horsepower, type 911/83, 2.7-litre mechanically fuel injected engine from the 1973 Carrera RS. This was a huge difference from the engines in the U.S.-specification cars, which were fitted with the 2.7-litre flat-six found in the 911 S. The fenders and rear quarters in the new Carrera 2.7 “MFI” were tastefully flared to accept seven- and eight-inch-wide Fuchs forged alloy wheels. Underneath, there were new forged aluminium rear trailing arms, and the Carreras were fitted with 20-millimetre front and 18-millimetre rear anti-roll bars, Bilstein sport shock absorbers and struts, and, of course, large ventilated disc brakes at all four corners. Power was delivered through a Type 915/06 five-speed manual transaxle.
Delivered new to Auto Germana in Verona, Italy, in November 1973, this Carrera 2.7 was first registered in Modena in 1974. Finished in light yellow and fitted with an electric sunroof, it passed through the hands of five Italian owners up until June 1988, when it was acquired by the present custodian, and has remained in Italy ever since. Today, the car remains in largely original condition and has never been fully restored, as it has always been well cared for and subject to regular maintenance, as necessary, throughout its life. Upon careful inspection, it is clear that the car has never been in an accident, as evidenced from correct and original welding on the bodywork. While the outer panels have been repainted in its original light yellow in 1989, the original paint remains in excellent condition under the bonnet and in the engine compartment. The interior remains completely original and in exceptional condition, while the headliner has been renewed. The Porsche’s original Fuchs wheels still maintain their original, semi-matte finish.
Continuing the brilliant performance of the iconic Carrera RS, the 1974 Carrera 2.7 MFI is a wonderful automobile in its own right, providing the performance of the RS for a fraction of its price. Rarer than their older sibling, with only 1,036 examples produced, finding a well-maintained example can often be difficult. Having remained in Italy its entire life, this example remains largely original and presents exceptionally well. Boasting its original interior and complemented by its original light-yellow paint colour, this would be an ideal example for the individual looking to drive and enjoy one of the most exciting 911s ever built.


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When planning to plant malanga in your backyard, you must keep in mind that it requires nine to ten months for the tubers to mature. This tropical tuber grows best in full sun and thrives in moist soil. It has been grown in rockland and marl soil. You can use almost any type of soil to grow malanga, but it is best to choose an area that receives a lot of direct sunlight. Make sure that the soil is well-drained and nutrient-rich. If the planting site is not well-drained, you can also add some compost to improve drainage and minimize weed growth.
Once you have figured out the soil’s pH, you can start planting malanga. It needs a potting medium that has good drainage. It should be grown in a sunny spot that receives at least six hours of sunlight per day. You should also plant the tubers in rows at least six feet apart, so that they can have enough room to spread their foliage. When planting, you should use organic mulch to reduce weed growth and improve moisture retention.
You can plant malanga by cutting off the corm and planting the root in the ground. If you plan to use the tubers, you should wait for eight to twelve months after planting. This means that you should harvest the tubers when the foliage has finished dying off. You can either use the whole plant or just the root system. If you are growing malanga for food, you should wash the roots thoroughly and cook them to remove the acidity.
To plant malanga, you should prepare a planting area with a good drainage. The soil should be ideally moist and drain well. You should space the rows six feet apart. You should use an organic mulch to control weed growth and improve moisture retention. Next, you need to cut the root into two-inch sections and bury it three to four inches deep. After transplanting the tubers, you should thin them to a depth of two inches.
You can plant malanga tubers between eight and ten months. The tubers should be planted in soil that drains well. Place them in full sun and at least six inches apart. For best results, plant them in a sunny area. They require a well-drained soil and plenty of moisture. In addition to the fertilizer, malanga needs plenty of water. They need at least nine to ten months of sunlight for them to mature.
Plant malanga tubers in a sunny location in a sunny area that receives at least six months of sunlight. They should be planted between six and eight inches apart to provide adequate room for the large leafed plants to grow. For optimal growth, you should plant malanga tubers in full sun. The temperature should be between 68 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit. You should also consider adding a layer of organic mulch to prevent weeds and enhance moisture retention.
The malanga tuber should be planted in a soil with good drainage and half shade. It should be drained within an hour. If the soil is too moist, add some sand to improve drainage. You should plant the tuber three to five inches deep in the soil. It is important to choose a sunny location where it gets plenty of light. For best results, the tubers should be placed in a well-drained soil.
In the cooler months, the malanga tuber is best planted in the soil with excellent drainage. The planting area should be at least six feet apart for the plant to grow well. The soil should be acidic. After planting the malanga tubers, it is important to plant them in full sun. They should be spaced at least two feet apart. When transplanting, you must remove the old plant’s stems.
During the growing season, malanga tubers should be planted eight to ten inches apart in the soil. In full sunlight, they should be planted three to five inches underground. When planting, make sure that the pointed end is facing up. After the plant is ready to grow, it should be fertilized with 10-20-20. You should also add some compost to the soil and increase the drainage. Once the malanga tuber has ripened, it will need to be stored in a cool dark place, so it is best to keep it as dry as possible.


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Head up to beautiful Pine Mountain Club for the Run to the Pines Auto Show.
The winding drive through the local mountain roads is a favorite of many car clubs, and groups of Lamborghinis, Ferraris, and Porsches driving through are not an uncommon sight.
However, the Run to the Pines is your chance to see plenty of gorgeous cars all in one spot as car enthusiasts gather in the Pine Mountain Village for a relaxing day under the pines.
Nine trophies will be presented, in addition to the Best in Show. Come check out classic muscle cars, hot rods, off-roaders, trucks, motorcycles, and more!


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This is a how-to guide on how to handle consent when interacting with other people. Also known as personal consent. One of the aims of this page is to help people navigate the whole #metoo thing.
I am of the opinion that there are a lot of folks out there confused as to why they are being accused of causing harm to other people. I believe this is largely because people don’t understand the details of personal consent and don’t realize that they should be asking permission more often.
What is consent
Consent is the practice of asking for and receiving permission for anything and everything. When it comes to interpersonal interactions it is critical to ensuring you are not unknowingly abusing the other person. Your intentions and your understanding of the situation is absolutely irrelevant to the concept of harm. How your actions are received and whether your actions are desired and wanted is the only thing that matters in whether actions are causing harm or not. All decent human beings want to avoid causing harm to another person, permission is the key to not causing harm.
When it comes to consent it is important to assume nothing, always ask permissions for absolutely everything. Since we are all human we will screw up from time to time and forget sometime. Just focus on being better. I do practice what I preach, I don’t even like to phone another person without checking first with the other person, even though I am certain that my friends don’t mind me calling. The thing with consent is it better to do it too much than too little. If there is even a slightest chance that you do not have permission you need to ask.
Also despite what you may have heard the concept of doing onto others as you would have done to yourself is not relevant here. What you want is not relevant. For example I always put my phone on do-not-disturb if I’m busy and do not want to be disturbed so I’m fine with anyone calling, I just might not answer if I’m busy. I do not know others are the same, so I play it safe and text first to check in.
How do you get permission for a phone call you maybe wondering. I would do that over text. That may seems silly but phone call can be way more disruptive than a text. Text is also asynchronous, where as phone call is synchronous. What that means that if I call and you are in the middle of something, you either have to completely ignore the call or totally stop what you are doing and answer the call. For text you can look at it at your convenience and response when it is convenient for you.
Consent is highly perishable and does not last long. Just because you got a green light before does not imply you still have permission. Consent can also be revoke at any time.
Consent is always verbal, explicit and given enthusiastically. Consent acquired under duress or pressure is not valid. Nagging someone into agreeing to something, results in invalid consent. If the answer to your request is “fine, just get it over with”, you do not have valid consent.
People that are intoxicated or under the influence are not capable of giving consent. If they are not fit to drive they are not fit to give consent.
If the other person is ambivalent or otherwise does not appear confident in their response, you do not have a valid consent. In other words , if you did not get a “Hell yes” or a “yes please” or other type of enthusiastic response, you should proceed as if you got a no and maybe follow up to see what is going on. Something along the lines of “I feel a lack of enthusiasm in that agreement that makes me uncomfortable proceeding. Can we talk about how you are feeling about this” would be an appropriate follow up.
Please note that this sort of follow up is only appropriate if the words said yes but the tone and body language were contradictory. If you got a clear no, or a soft no such as “I’d rather not”, “I’m not in the mood” or something to that effect the only appropriate responses are “I understand, no problem” or “thank you for taking care of yourself”. Then you move on.
There is no such thing as implied or assumed consent. If it isn’t expressed verbally, clearly which receives a enthusiastic response it is not valid.
Also this bears repeating many times, anything other than enthusiastic yes, is a no. This mean that a maybe is a no.
When to ask
So when do you need to ask for permission. That kind of depends on the person you are interacting with. Unless you know the other person extremely well and are 100% confident in what their boundaries are, the safe course of action to ensure no harm is being done is to ask for permission for anything that breaches the personal bubble of the other person.
How big this bubble is depends on the social circumstances you are in, however general safe rule of thumb is 2 meters or 6 feet in diameter. If any part of you is going to come within 2 meters of any part of the other person, you should ask permission. The only exception to this would be a handshake proposal. It is generally considered acceptable to extend your hand so that it is about a meter from the torso of the other person. If they don’t reciprocate right away consider your handshake proposal rejected and retract to a safe distance.
Specific scenarios you should seek consent for
- Hugs, if you would like to hug the other person verbalize that request while maintaining respectful distance. Don’t just step in with arms out.
- Before holding hands. Ask before grabbing their hand
- Never ever touch a pregnant woman belly without an express permission
- Before touching shoulder, hair, back or any other part.
Other points to keep in mind
- Just because you have consent to hold their hand does not imply you have permission to touch their arm
- Having permission to place your hand on their should does not imply consent to rub their shoulder.
- Permission to touch one body part does not imply permission for any other part
- Touch is different from a stroke, from a rub, etc. When you request permission be extremely explicit in what you are asking or make it clear that you are requesting a general consent
- Misunderstanding on what consent was given is always the requesters problem. The phrase “I though you were OK with X” does not negate harm that may have occurred because you were wrong.
The consent is only valid until it is not. I know not super helpful, but it is reality. Consent carries no fixed validity. Consent is valid until revoked or for the duration of an interaction. Consent given last time is never valid. So how do you know consent has been revoked?
- They say something along the lines of “that’s enough” or “I’m going to go do …”
- They start to pull away from you, reposition, etc.
- Their enthusiasm level starts to drop
When in doubt assume you no longer have consent and check in with the other person.
Quiz time: You walk into a party, meet someone and ask for a hug that they agree to. You hug and then you both start mingling. Later that night you see that same person again. Do you still have consent to hug? The answer is absolutely no. Just because they consented to a hug 15 min or 2 hours ago does not mean they consent to hug again.
Familiarity does not negate the need for consent. For example:
- Your best friend that you have known all your life, and you know every little detail about them, including the fact they love to hug does not mean you can just hug them without checking in with them first. Maybe they just experienced trauma and a hug right this moment would trigger it or for some other reason they just don’t want a hug right now.
- You have been married for 30 years and you know each other extremely well. Just because you are married does not negate the need for consent.
I heard a great analogy which unfortunately I can’t cite a source for but I’d like to recite it to the best of my memory. Two friends, lets call them Alex and Billy, have known each other for a very long time and they have this ritual where they go and eat hamburgers together. They have been doing this for a very long and have eaten thousands of hamburgers together.
One time they are out at a restaurant and Alex says to Billy that they aren’t in the mood for a hamburger tonight. Billy recants “but you love hamburgers, you had hamburger last time we were here” to which Alex responds “I know but I’m just not feeling it tonight”. Then Billy totally looses it and starts to try to force feed Alex a hamburger. In this scenario Billy assaulted Alex and undoubtedly caused great harm. How many time they had eaten burgers together is completely irrelevant. The only thing that mattered is that Alex didn’t want a hamburger at that moment and Billy should have respected that.
Here is a 10 min video explaining how to be good at consent.
If you have questions feel free to reach out, we can book a session to go deeper into these concept. Our contact information can be found here
You should also check out the Consent Academy

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Bell Top has a warm, friendly community atmosphere. The principal is very knowledgeable in curriculum and instruction, has great leadership skills and genuinely knows and connects with all the children. This school has addressed anti-bullying so well and creates a positive school climate by teaching character education and celebrating it by honoring students for their achievements as role models within the school community. The teachers are very professional and hard working, always looking to meet the needs of ALL children and help them grow and succeed! It's truly an amazing place!
The pros of this school is that it is a wonderful community. The families are wonderful and very supportive of one another. It is also a very small school so children know one another and feel at home. The cons are that many of the teaching practices are out of date and that there are too many weak teachers for such a small school. Many teachers are also not parent friendly. There is a new principal as of 2008 so perhaps he will work on these issues.
My daughter has attended 3 different schools this year; 4 total in the last 2 years. This is the first school she has wanted to go to school each morning and be excited about it. She cried the last day of school because she did not want to go on vacation
This is a wonderful school both academically and athletically. The teachers are the best around! Unfortunately, the recent hiring of a new principal has seen a major decrease in 'happy' children. This principal is very clique-ish and her favoritism is obvious. The warm fuzzies have been replaced by cold pricklies. Hopefully, this will change with time.

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“Taylor and Karlie were as close as can be and did everything together, but they barely see each other these days,” the insider told OK! exclusively.
The two were definitely very close, as they even appeared together on the cover of Vogue back in 2015. However, they reportedly were last spotted together in November 2016 during an outing in New York.
“It’s not like they’re fighting, but they seem to have drifted apart a lot recently. Taylor has been so busy with work and Joe [Alwyn], which is understandable, but Karlie really misses all their girl time.”
Taylor used to have a huge squad, which has certainly diminished over the years. Though she was friends with the Hadid sisters, Lily Aldridge, Serena Williams, and more, she hasn’t been seen with any of them recently.
And Karlie is quite sad about them not being the way they once were. “She’s pretty upset and hoping it’s just a phase that they’ll get over. Karlie would love nothing more than for their friendship to go back to how it used to be, and she’s planning to reach out to Taylor to talk about it if things don’t change soon,” the source said.
What are your thoughts on their relationship? Let us know in the comments section.

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