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The other day, a friend at work shared that she’d finally made the hard decision to pull her son out of competitive swim. He had been complaining about daily practices for weeks, and she was over the arguing. She is open to re-evaluating in the spring, but for now her son will come home from school each day to just homework and neighborhood friends. I cheered for her.
The other day, a friend at church shared that she’d finally made the hard decision to pull her son out of private school and send him to his neighborhood school instead. Although his siblings had enjoyed time at the private school, it didn’t feel like a good fit for this particular child. She told me they’d decided as a family to take things school year by school year. I cheered for her.
I feel like there’s this pressure as parents to give our children the world, especially the world we didn’t have. Maybe it’s the defensive large family mom in me. People might assume we’re too busy or too poor to engage in the type of lifestyle smaller families do. That assumption doesn’t offend me. Time and money are always a constraint, no matter the number of children. I’m not here to defend our choices on either. But still, I want my kids to grow up grateful. I want them to understand how other kids live, both across the world and across the street. Everyone doesn’t have what we have. Everyone doesn’t do what we do. Some families have and do more, and some have and do less. I want us to be okay right in the middle.
My bonus boys are both playing football this season, and I like the fact that our entire family can be at each event. I don’t want to spend my days split up and driving all over town. Even with six kids, it’s important to my marriage that Chris & I avoid a zone defense when possible. Therefore, our younger kids don’t play soccer or take dance lessons or attend play groups yet. Instead, they hang out with each other, on the sidelines of their older brothers’ games. I’d love to put them in their own activities someday, and maybe that day is coming soon. But it’s not right now, and that’s okay.
My bonus boys are beginning to figure out who they are, what they like, and who they represent. They’re developing personal tastes and personal convictions, and it’s a joy to watch. They’re the ones with the iPhones and the wish lists and the new sneakers. Therefore, our younger kids wear second-hand clothes and enjoy a lot of free entertainment. Someday, they’ll have their own iPhones and wish lists and new sneakers. But it’s not right now, and that’s okay.
Moms, hear me say that it’s okay to be right in the middle. You don’t have to go broke or crazy saying yes to everything for your children. It’s okay to say no. Brush your shoulders off. You’re doing a great work, right where you are. Right there in the middle.


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Back when he was Tottenham Hotspur manager, Harry Redknapp once referred to the team’s captain, Ledley King, as “an absolute freak”.
Hampered by the chronic knee injury that so blighted his career, King would spend his working week on his own either in a swimming pool or on an exercise bike before catching up with his team-mates at the weekend and proving himself to be one of the finest defenders in the country. Then it was back to the isolation.
It was a career that prompted two emotions: sheer amazement that King’s natural ability was such that he could still compete at the highest level without any practice; and wonder as to what might have been.
For Andrew Pozzi, the Ledley King of the sprint hurdling world, the hope is that he is about to find out what might still be.
Barely able to hurdle in training at all last year due to a multitude of foot injuries – he struggles to remember how many operations he has endured on both feet, but thinks it is “five or six” – Pozzi has popped up irregularly at major events, surviving on talent alone and showing glimpses of potential greatness amid the misery of rehabilitation.
Two fourth-place finishes over 60 metres hurdles at the 2012 and 2014 World Indoor Championships punctuated years of almost complete absence, before he smashed his 110m hurdles personal best last summer to go fourth on the British all-time list.
All the while the 24-year-old would scarcely clear a barrier outside of race day. For him, racing was training.
“It’s been experimental at times,” he says. “I didn’t have a typical training programme for a sprint hurdler at any level but we’ve learnt from it. I would still train six days a week but the main difference was changing surface and doing the vast majority of my training on grass. That was a big leap of faith. I spend a lot of time in the swimming pool as well.
“Normally a hurdler would do two or three hurdling sessions in a week but I could count on one hand the number I did last year.”
Forced to adopt his unorthodox approach, Pozzi arrived at the Rio Olympics on the back of a typically erratic season. Moments of brilliance meant he lowered his personal best for the third time in two months on the way to claiming the British 110m hurdles title, but he had been forced to withdraw from finals at the European Championships and London Anniversary Games.
Both decisions were precautionary in an ultimately forlorn attempt to keep his delicate body intact for competition in Brazil, but his talent was to remain unfulfilled for another year when cramp struck at the start of the Olympic semi-final and he failed to advance.
“It was a real disappointment,” he says. “My body just wasn’t really playing ball, but hopefully with a bit of time and conditioning we are starting to get past that.”
The early signs this year suggest as much. The 60m hurdles personal best of 7.44 seconds he set last weekend places him way out in front at the head of the world standings and, whisper it, his body is starting to play ball.
“It’s been strange,” he admits, with a chuckle. “I’ve been able to hurdle once a fortnight and occasionally once a week as well. By the end of my first five or six weeks of winter training I’d completed more hurdle sessions than I had in the entirety of last year and already this year we’re seeing the benefit of time and consistent training.”
This weekend Pozzi will look to retain his national 60m hurdles title at the British Indoor Championships in Sheffield, before attempting to win what would be a belated first senior medal at the European Indoor Championships next month.
Tipped by double world champion Colin Jackson as a future star when he burst on to the international stage five years ago, making the podium would be justice for Pozzi after years of toil.
“I’ve gained so much from the misfortune of the last few years and there have been a lot of positives to come out of it,” he says. “Frustrating is an understatement, but while I thought about stopping I couldn’t ever really see that happening.
“I did work experience at a couple of different jobs. I went to a bank and did some finance stuff, but I’d have struggled to leave the sport on bad terms. I don’t think I could walk away. I’ve never really given up on stuff until I’ve been happy that I’ve got what I wanted from it.”
It was that determination that kept him going. Now it is time to see what he has truly been capable of.

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April 27, 2017
Retail Viewpoints – Bunnings
Bunnings records an increase in customer transactions. Following a decline in sales in H1 for DIY specialist Bunnings, the retailer has reported that sales continued to be impacted in its third quarter during the process of converting Homebase to the Bunnings estate. Read more.
April 20, 2017
Retail Viewpoint – Debenhams
A mixed bag of results is typical from Debenhams, with today’s update no different: H1 UK GTV reached £1,345m, UK l-f-ls were up 0.5%, but domestic operating profit fell by 11.3% to £67.5m. Continued underwhelming trading has resulted in the retailer’s new turnaround strategy, Debenhams Redesigned, aiming to boost destination appeal via experiential retail and a unique offer, and drive online growth.
April 6, 2017
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April 5, 2017
BHETA sponsors exciting content at Exclusively shows 2017
BHETA is to sponsor an exciting new programme of content at this year’s Exclusively Housewares and Exclusively Electrical Shows, all dedicated to exploring the latest predictions for consumer trends going forward into 2018. Trends forecaster, Scarlet Opus will again be working with BHETA to provide a brief on key consumer and design trends, organising BHETA-sponsored ‘Trend Tours’ and selecting ‘On Trend’ product from exhibitors to feature at the shows.


A Tauranga iwi has urged the Government to step back and let it work through overlapping Treaty claims directly with a Hauraki iwi collective.
Ngāi Te Rangi welcomed new Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Andrew Little on to Whareroa Marae yesterday afternoon to discuss a way forward for the halted Hauraki settlement, which Tauranga iwi say would give Hauraki Maori cultural authority in Tauranga and rights over Tauranga Harbour.
The issue sparked large protests in Tauranga last year. They were suspended when Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson said he would not sign a deal with the Hauraki collective until the issues had been worked out.
Yesterday, Ngāi Te Rangi Settlement Trust chairman Charlie Tawhiao said he wanted to start fresh with a new Government and minister.
"[I want to] give them the opportunity to rethink the hole they have dug themselves in which we find ourselves."
He asked Little to set aside the contested areas of redress relating to Tauranga Moana in the Hauraki collective's settlement agreement, so as not to hold up the majority of the settlement.
From there the Crown should step back and let the iwi involved talk and resolve competing claims.
"We ask you to enable and support an iwi-to-iwi tikanga process that allows us to have that conversation," Tawhiao said.
"We see a solution to the problem that doesn't involve court or continuing to destroy our historical relationships. Those relationships have been impaired by a process that pits us against each other."
Little said the suggestions sounded like "as sensible idea" but made no promises.
"Let me take that back to my officials and my people and have a think about it.
"I am determined to find a way through and I know the best way to do that is through korero."
Little said he met Ngati Ranginui in Tauranga a few weeks ago to discuss the issue.
Representatives of some Northland and Auckland iwi that also have issues with Hauraki's settlement travelled to attend yesterday's meeting.
Haydn Edmonds of Ngati Whatua Orakei said the tribe supported Ngai te Rangi's position.
Tawhiao would not rule out further protest, saying there remained "discontent" in the iwi about what some say as Hauraki's attempt to use the settlement process to extend its traditional area into Tauranga Moana.
"Everyone is sitting on the edge of their seat until this is resolved."
Kaumatua Hauata Palmer summed up the mood: "We're small but very determined and very obstinate."


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Challenge: Use a random word generator to come up with 10 words to use in your poem. (The words that popped up for me today are: rhetoric, payment, root, scenario, spider, magazine, walk, shiver, contempt, copy.)
I would like, at last, to acknowledge the debt I created with all of this relentless rhetoric. Rooted in my childhood as a girl, I’ve explored every scenario of impotence assigned me, and my words (black widow spiders) have webbed the delicate cuts men’s magazines etch into our female bodies. But even so, by ten I couldn’t walk. I shivered in my bed, aching. Then, fifteen, my girlfriends expressed contempt for every thing intellectual until I became this mere copy of woman: plastic, smiling, with blue eyes that close when you put me down.

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ECA: Ones To Watch 2013
ECA: Ones to Watch 2013
On 25-26 April the newest crop of Edinburgh College of Art Fashion graduates will reveal their debut collections. We picked out some of the best looks to showcase here first.
Photographer: Ross Fraser McLean / Studio RoRo
Make Up and Hair Stylist: Kimberley Dewar @ Colours Agency
Model: Bo @ Colours Agency
Stylist: Alexandra Fiddes
Photography Assistant: Seb Singh
Garments: ECA graduating students
Location: Edinburgh College of Art.
1. Morwenna Smith (shoes LAINE £60 at Topshop).
2. Jeanie Muldownie (shoes SOLDIER £80 at Topshop) in front of sculpture For Fork's Sake by Becky Ashworth.
3. Louis Alderson-Bythell (shoes SOLDIER £80 at Topshop).
4. Lauren Smith (shoes LACIE £55 at Topshop) in the workspace of Dennis J. Reinmüller.


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SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has arranged the $3.8 million sale of Double Branch Plaza, an 8,996-square-foot retail center in Tampa.
Located at 12856 W Hillsborough Ave., the property was completed in 2020 and is situated on more than an acre. At the time of sale, the property was occupied by Le Peep Café, Ocean Nail Salon and Tropical Smoothie Cafe. There was still one vacancy left to fill whose lease was negotiated during the due diligence period.
Patrick Nutt and Will Wamble of SRS represented the seller, a Florida-based developer, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor that owns a portfolio of multi-tenant properties in the area.

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Joey’s been here two weeks now, and I’m happy to say that he fits right in. Phoebe and Daphne love him. Phoebe and he chase one another around the yard, and even Daphne joins in the playing. This outlet for Phoebe’s energy has been especially kind to our furniture.
He’s a true cuddle monster, but he’s also very obedient and will hop right off the couch or bed when we say, ‘off.’ This is a useful feature since he’s such a big guy, and I’m glad it came preinstalled along with ‘take a bow’ and ‘shake.’
Fluffy toys are great fun; he loves slinging them around the living room and whenever he has a toy, his tail wags faster and faster. I’ve found that he enjoys tug-of-war and will even chase things, so I’m hoping that I can teach him to play ball. He’ll already go get the ball, so I guess I just have to teach him to bring it back.
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But extending the internet to space isn’t just a matter of installing Wi-Fi on rockets. Scientists have novel obstacles to contend with: The distances involved are astronomical, and planets move around, potentially blocking signals. Anyone on Earth who wants to send a message to someone or something on another planet must contend with often-disrupted communication paths.
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Transcript for Sunday Extra 27 May 2012
Jonathan Green: How are your Facebook shares going? Ah… no, no, me neither. Still, if you did get them, they’ve been up and down like, well, like a 15-year-old’s Facebook status. The Facebook float has turned pear-shaped, with falling shares and talk of lawsuits. How so? What happened? And what does this tell us about business online and about the commercial possibilities of undoubtedly successful entities like Facebook? Could it be that success and money are no longer the same thing in the internet age?
What a good subject for a panel chat. And we have one. We have one to chew this over. Joining me now: Mathew Ingram, who’s senior writer at GigaOm.com, one of the leading technology blog networks in the US; Suzanne Tindal, who’s news editor at ZDNet Australia; and Kate Carruthers, who’s a digital and social media strategist. Welcome to you all.
Suzanne Tindal, can you bring us up to speed—just a quick rundown of the story so far? So reports now that apart from lawsuits, broker Morgan Stanley’s even talking about compensating people who overpaid for Facebook shares. What’s been the story of this week?
Suzanne Tindal: Basically, everyone was really excited, obviously, when the IPO was going to happen, and it was a lot of interest drummed up during the road show. The issue was that the stock didn’t open… Well, before we even got there, there were a few questions about whether Facebook was so financially viable as they’d thought, because there were some changes to revenue prospects before it came out. So some investors were told about this because of the risks that mobile had, and others weren’t. So some people were then looking at that thinking, ‘Oh are we still going to be investing now?’
But then all this was added onto by the fact that when the stock was supposed to open it didn’t actually open, because there were some technical problems with the NASDAQ. Basically there was an issue with the trading being processed. It was taking too long, which was creating a problem with the offering price, so they ended up having to change the system that they were using to get an opening price and start the stock trading and unfortunately that didn’t actually take in all of the orders that had occurred until that point in time. So there was a lot of confusion happening around there and not all of that… that wasn’t sort of worked out until much later in the day and caused a lot of people to sell.
Jonathan Green: Which then dragged down the price.
Suzanne Tindal: Exactly.
Jonathan Green: And then we see all the sort of flurry around lawsuits and so forth.
Suzanne Tindal: Exactly.
Jonathan Green: Mathew Ingram, is it slightly more complicated than that, though? Does the progress of that Facebook price, does that tell us something about the valuing of that sort of business and its potential for future earnings?
Mathew Ingram: I don’t actually think we’ve seen that yet. I mean all we’ve seen as far as I can tell is a sort of frenzy that was abruptly cut short for a whole bunch of technical reasons and then, I think, the market got nervous, professional investors got nervous. I don’t think we’ve really seen anyone… I don’t think any of the buying or selling has been done on fundamentals, at least as far as I can tell. It feels like everyone expected it to be a gigantic moon shot, and then when it wasn’t I think there’s been a fair bit of panicking, but I don’t get the sense that anybody’s really… that we’ve arrived at any kind of fair market value for the company itself.
Jonathan Green: So what are those fundamentals, do you think?
Mathew Ingram: Well, I think the one issue that did come up that I think is important is the cutting of estimates, which Facebook apparently gave to the brokers but not to the market as a whole. And that’s going to be an issue going forward, that sort of selective disclosure. I think the issue there is is Facebook going to make as much money as everyone sort of assumed they were going to. Private markets were valuing the company upwards of $100-billion; now Facebook is saying they might have overestimated their ability to make money on advertising, particularly mobile advertising. That’s going to be a significant issue going forward.
Jonathan Green: And that’s… I think that’s where this gets to be an interesting discussion. Kate Carruthers, if I can bring you in there, here we have a monumentally successful thing, in Facebook. It’s got big revenue: $3.7-billion last year, 85 per cent of that from advertising, getting on for a billion users. That sounds like potentially a recipe to make money, but it’s not quite that simple, is it?
Kate Carruthers: It isn’t quite that simple, and the interesting thing about Facebook is that there have been these big behemoths before that have been very successful—AOL’s a great example—it’s a one-trick pony, and increasingly advertising is taking up more and more space on the Facebook pages and I’m wondering how sustainable that actually is.
Jonathan Green: Because? Is that because of the nature of the sort of the Facebook experience, or because of the cut through of that advertising, or the return from it?
Kate Carruthers: All of that. So we’re seeing the advertising become more pervasive, which reduces the customer experience on the site. We have data that shows that people don’t click ads as much as we think they do. And we know that one of the reasons people left MySpace in droves was because they kept getting advertising pushed at them. So if it reduces the customer experience or the user experience we can see people very quickly turn and move away from a platform.
Jonathan Green: Talking the Facebook float with Mathew Ingram, Suzanne Tindal and Kate Carruthers. Suzanne, Kate there mentions MySpace, are there lessons there in the over-commercialisation of something which is cuddly and online and social?
Suzanne Tindal: I think there definitely are. I mean I think that Facebook’s always had the right idea, that its experience is a user-based experience and therefore it needs to pander to its users. And in fact when Mark Zuckerberg was talking just before the float went up, he said, ‘Look, it’s not our mission to have an initial public offering; it’s our mission to make the world open and communicate,’ right? And so users will feel betrayed if he moves away from this mission.
So I guess the idea is that he, in the end, has a really difficult path to walk. How can he monetise these users, these so many million users that he has, without annoying then and making them drop off. And I guess with MySpace it’s all a little bit more complicated because there was such an enormous competitor, being Facebook, that was contributing to it, but certainly Facebook could have a look at what was going on there.
Jonathan Green: Mathew Ingram, is this just an example of new thinking coinciding with old thinking that the way to make money out of something tremendously popular is just to fill it with ads? Is there… are we short of some sort of an insight, some sort of a breakthrough, in how to make money out of these things?
Mathew Ingram: I think we’re definitely… that’s definitely something Facebook is going to have to grapple with, because if you look at its business right now, it’s effectively 80 per cent advertising and Facebook, despite its size, is really not making very much money off those individual users. I think per user it makes about $5 a year, which is a relatively tiny amount. It has to either figure out how to make way more out of advertising, or it has to figure out how to do other things that will make money; so Facebook Credits, virtual payments, is one opportunity.
The whole question of whether advertising even works in a social networking environment is something I don’t think anyone really understands. I know Sir Martin Sorrell of WPP has expressed his scepticism about whether traditional advertising will even function in an environment where people are effectively just socialising. It’s a little like you’re sitting with your mates having a beer and someone comes over and starts thrusting coupons in your face and so on. You know, that’s not a terribly receptive environment for commerce.
Jonathan Green: Kate Carruthers, I mean that’s the thing, isn’t it? There’s got to be in those environments subtler ways of introducing buyer and seller than just waving an ad in their face.
Kate Carruthers: Well, Facebook hasn’t found one yet and that seems to me the big problem. The other thing is with their really bad track record on privacy controls and their real disregard for privacy and their real disregard for probity, in the fact that they gave differential briefings on earnings to potential investors, says to me that it’s a company that doesn’t really believe that the people it services—either its shareholders or its users—are highly valued. So they might want to make money out of them, but they don’t value them, they don’t treat them very well.
And for them to move into financial services products as well means that we’re going to have to put even more trust in them. And it’ll be interesting to see how that plays out, but I just see they have a fundamental disregard for their stakeholders.
Jonathan Green: Is this something, Suzanne Tindal, that’s… I mean Michael Wolff writes about this in Technology Review on the back of Facebook, saying that the problems that Facebook are having with revenue and how to make it from an online success are not just about social media, are not just about Facebook, are sort of integral to online properties in general. There’s a real issue there about how to monetise those things, if that’s important. Do you see that as being a general issue?
Suzanne Tindal: Certainly. I mean advertising is pretty much one of the oldest monetisation ways in the book. And I think a lot of online properties, because there’s just so much more competition out there, are trying to figure out what makes them unique and how to tread that line between annoying users and getting them to click on advertising. And click through rates is just such a massive thing.
I guess the issue is with Facebook, I mean why are people on Facebook: that’s the thing that makes it so difficult. They’re there to have their free time—they’re not necessarily there to search for information or get information in a particular way; they’re there to talk with their mates. And I actually think that for Facebook, for it being social, if they want to have the advertising they either need to go down the path of providing more information that they have, which will get them in a problem with the privacy, or…
Jonathan Green: You mean selling data from their users?
Suzanne Tindal: Yeah, or they need to have a completely new way of doing it. And the funny thing… I was thinking about—I don’t know if you ever saw a movie called Keeping Up With the Joneses…
Jonathan Green: Is that when they start shooting each other? No…
Suzanne Tindal: No, no, basically there was—I think it had Mr Duchovny—anyway, they had a family that wasn’t really a family. They were a family that went into a neighbourhood and their job was to use products and use it so that there was product envy and that people would then, in that area, begin buying all the products that this family had, because they were very envious of it. And I wonder if there is a way on Facebook that you could use product advocates in that way, sort of put them in. And there’s so many ethical things about that, but there are definitely ways that you could make money.
Jonathan Green: We’re seeing a little of that in Twitter, aren’t we, for example, of people spruiking particular products for money.
Suzanne Tindal: Exactly. There are many, many paths that Facebook could go down. Of course, as has already been said, they could go the Google way, which is to create more products. And I think the money that they don’t make on advertising, for instance, is being made mainly by money that’s being spent on Zinger, which is, you know, the gaming brand. They get 30 per cent, I believe, of the revenues that Zinger makes from stuff that’s sold through the Facebook platform.
Jonathan Green: What are the paths forward here, Mathew Ingram? The first big bums-on-seats business that cracks some sort of an idea about how to milk the monetary possibilities of the internet is going to do well. How is that going to happen?
Mathew Ingram: I actually think there is a potential business for Facebook that’s advertising-related that we haven’t discussed and that might be a way out of the sort of MySpace problem. And that is extending Facebook’s ad network out through all the links that it has to websites. So, for example, every page that has a Facebook ‘like’ button or a Facebook widget of some kind, those are all connected to the Facebook network. If Facebook could use its understanding of its users to show them relevant ads on other sites that have those tools, that could be a potential way of monetising that audience without cluttering up Facebook with ads MySpace-style.
Jonathan Green: It still ultimately comes down to some sort of betrayal of the relationship, I sense, which might be the deeper problem. Thank you to you all. It’s a fascinating thing and we’ll watch it unfold in the coming days. I’ve been speaking with Mathew Ingram, senior writer at GigaOm.com, Kate Carruthers, digital and social media strategist, and Suzanne Tindal, news editor at ZDNet, on the Facebook float.
Our panel today examines the float of Facebook, online advertising and the difficulties inherent in commercialising social media websites.
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- Suzanne Tindal
- Mathew Ingram

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BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping said on Sunday that China must strive to build a modern socialist country in all respects under the rule of law.
"We must give better play to the role of the rule of law in consolidating foundations, ensuring stable expectations, and delivering long-term benefits," said Xi at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
The comprehensive advancement of law-based governance has been a profound revolution in China's governance. Law-based governance is important for the Party's success in governing and rejuvenating the country, for the wellbeing of the people, and for the long-term stability of the Party and the country, he said.
"We must follow a path of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, develop a Chinese system of socialist rule of law, and establish China as a socialist country under the rule of law," Xi said.
"We must, with a focus on protecting and promoting social fairness and justice, pursue coordinated progress in law-based governance, law-based exercise of state power, and law-based government administration and take integrated steps to build a country, government, and society based on the rule of law," he said.
"We will make all-around efforts to ensure sound legislation, strict law enforcement, impartial administration of justice, and society-wide observance of the law and see that all work of the state is carried out under the rule of law," said Xi.
Xi stressed improving the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics with the Constitution at its core, steadily advancing law-based government administration, ensuring strict and impartial administration of justice, and stepping up efforts to establish the rule of law throughout society.
Efforts will be made to better implement the Constitution and conduct constitutional oversight, and step up legislation in key, emerging, and foreign-related fields, Xi said. ■

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Short meetings and getting a lot done. That way you will have more time and energy to contribute to your work. The meeting structure is a well known part of Holacracy.
Tactical meetings and governance meetings are like the thread of Holacracy. The first is a frequent consultation that focuses on the (operational) work in the organization. The governance meeting type is less frequent and is about working on the organization (organizational development). A facilitator guides the consultations according to a tight schedule.
The tactical meetings are held regularly, with the people who have roles in your circle. You create an agenda on the fly, based on existing tensions. You work with real data and facts, here and now. Tensions get clarified and turned into actionable items that solve impediments. The facilitator is there to make sure the meeting stays on track and does not exceed the timeframe allocated for it.
Each person that has a tension during the governance meeting makes a proposal that aims to solve it. Through a process of integrative decision-making, we look whether the proposal is a step forward for the organization. We make sure that it does not put us backwards and it is not harmful. Everyone has a voice and can bring an objection to the proposal if they have one. An objection is valid if it meets several criteria. The proposal becomes a decision if it is workable for everyone.
Step by step, organizations undergo a continuous evolution. The decisions are not cast in concrete. During each governance meeting, each person that has taken on a role gets a chance to convert his or her tension into a new step forward.
At Energized.org we have a lot of online meetings. And although technical issues are really annoying we can do meetings in a short period of time and with clarity on who should be talking.


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For fans of Liane Moriarty and Sarah Pekkanen, a light-hearted yet heartfelt novel exploring what happens when two women love the same man--and then he dies.For fans of Liane Moriarty and Sarah Pekkanen, a light-hearted yet heartfelt novel exploring what happens when two women love the same man--and then he dies.Read Less
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Q. Is there a way that we, as individual Americans, can still follow the Paris climate agreement, now that the Trump administration has decided to pull the United States out of the international deal to fight climate change?
Meredith D. via Twitter [edited for clarity]
A. Like so many Americans, you’re suddenly paying a lot more attention to what’s going in the scintillating field of international climate diplomacy.
So let’s do a little refresher. The Paris climate treaty is an international agreement to limit warming through voluntary goals. It’s ostensibly a giant good-faith handshake to fight climate change. And last week, President Trump joined a very tiny and swag club consisting of Syria and Nicaragua in saying, “No thank you! Let go of my hand!” The Paris Agreement is a pretty lax approach to climate diplomacy, so dropping out is an embarrassing move to make.
Whew! Technically, the United States doesn’t have to be part of the Paris Agreement to achieve its goal — cutting 2005-era carbon emissions by 28 percent by 2025. So let’s get to it. There are some obvious steps you could take to shrink your carbon impact as one little Meredith: eat less meat, take the bus, stop lighting garbage piles on fire for fun.
But those can only go so far. If we took the individual action route, everyone would have to shrink their carbon footprint by 70 percent, according to climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe — and in these trying times, who can remove the joy of burning garbage piles from one’s life? The better bet is to push for local, state, and — yes — national legislation that will push for cleaner energy and tackle carbon emissions.
How do you do that? It sounds like a Big Abstract Thing. I talked to some local political organizers and climate scientists and it basically comes down to: If you want climate action, let your elected officials know about it — and get a bunch of other people to do that, too.
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Stress is a part of life and exposure to some stress can be good for our children. They learn to toughen up and are more able to adapt to change and handle difficulties. As parents, we want them to be succeed and be happy in life.
But how do we know if our children are not coping well? Here are some signs to look out for.

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|Tsunami Fund Reaches $6,500 in One Evening|
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|Tuesday, 19 April 2011 00:00|
In a flurry of activity during Saturday night's banquet at the National Convention in Des Moines, attendees dug deep to raise support for Japanese balloonists affected by the recent Tsunami. By morning $6,500 had been raised for this worthy cause, and the fund is still growing.
Why and How to Contribute...
Why You Should Consider Contributing
In his introduction about the fund, board member Andy Baird said "For many of us, the ballooning community has become our extended family and it's important to reach out when those around us are in need. This 'family spirit' was perhaps best exemplified when Japanese Balloonists looked after one of our own during his 'hour of need' ". When US Observer David Ross was severely injured in Japan during a balloon event in 2003, the Japan Balloon Federation provided vital support to David and his wife during his month-long stay in hospital, before being strong enough to transport back to the US.¬† The generosity of the Japanese balloonists was overwhelming -- giving vital support to get through a very difficult time.
In recent weeks, Japanese balloonists who have also been lending support to the local farming community by tethering at farmer's markets, for example, to help farmers in the outlying areas who are still able to sell their products.¬† This is a trying time for everyone in Japan.
As a gesture of support from one balloon federation to another, and as a token of appreciation for the support given to the Ross family when they needed it most, now is a great time to make a contribution to a worthy cause.
How to contribute
There are several way to contribute. You can make donation directly to the BFA via mail (make checks out to "BFA" and put "Japan Fund" in the memo) or make a donation electronically via paypal.¬† If you have a paypal account, funds can be sent to:¬† firstname.lastname@example.org.
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Well, they came a month late, but the much anticipated 2023 Dietary Guidelines for Americans have finally been released. The USDA and Department of Health and Human Services work together every five years to update the Dietary Guidelines to reflect changing and new research. The new guidelines aren’t drastically different than years before, but do reflect an urgency to address the growing obesity epidemic.
Learn more in this video recapping the new guidelines:
The average American consumes around 3,400 mg of sodium per day. The new Guidelines recommend reducing that number to 1,500 mg, or 1 teaspoon, of sodium, especially for those who are 51 and older, African American, or have hypertension, diabetes, and/or chronic kidney disease. Many believe that focusing on slashing salt in our diets will in turn also cut our saturated fat intake.
The new rules also specifically call for a 20 to 30 percent reduced intake of solid fats and added sugars, as well. Americans currently consume about 35 percent of their total daily calories from solid fats and added sugars are found in so many food products- even those that sound seemingly healthy like granola bars and fruit juices.
The 2023 guidelines also recommend cutting portion sizes in meals and snacks and limiting refined grains, such as white rice, pasta and bread.
The actual daily recommendations for total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol haven’t changed since 2005, and neither has exercise, which is still recommended at 150 minutes weekly.
While it may be surprising that not much has changed since 2005 when our health obviously has, the new 2023 Dietary Guidelines show that how to eat healthy hasn’t changed, we just need to follow the guidelines now more than ever.
Read the 2023 Dietary Guidelines for Americans in their entirety on the USDA website.

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Whether it's on the big screen or the silver screen, Marvel Comics has spent the better part of the last decade committing their most beloved characters to film. From the very first utterance of "I am Iron Man," Marvel has had its audiences hook, line and sinker.
When Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. took to television in 2013, it only made sense that this would cue the floodgates of Marvel TV shows to come. From the Zephyr to the streets of New York, Marvel has taken us on several journeys over the years. And while it's great to see our favorite side characters on TV, it stands to reason that some shows would be better than others. As such, here is a definitive list of every Marvel TV Show Ranked.
If you've come here expecting Inhumans to be higher on this list, I have some bad news for you. Marvel's Inhumans had an almost laughably bad series of missteps leading up to its launch, placing it firmly as the worst Marvel TV Show. From horrifically bad press to burying its pilot in a dead space time slot, those who DID tune in to the show's 8 episodes were treated to boring storylines and characters as flimsy as the comic pages they come from. The show serves as a rare but significant gaffe in Marvel's television career. Everyone involved could take a cue from Black Bolt and just agree to not speak about the show ever again.
12 Iron Fist
The black sheep of the Netflix family, Iron Fist has a well-deserved amount of criticism leveled towards it. Whether it's Danny Rand's tantrum-like behavior, the inconsistent levels of his fighting prowess or the bad fight scenes, many found his series to be unwatchable and skipped it entirely.
And while season two was an improvement, the damage was done. We may never get a chance to see what could have been, as Iron Fist was among the many Marvel Netflix series to be canceled.
11 The Gifted
In an alternate universe where the X-Men have suddenly disappeared, what's a mutant to do? Go on the run hiding from the not-so-subtly named Sentinel Services (SS for short), of course. The Gifted follows the Strucker family as they attempt to get their two mutant children to safety. While the show definitely deals with dark themes like fascism, authority, societal differences, etc., it also lacks urgency, with the first season feeling mundane and dull and the second season feeling only slightly better. There's potential for the series, but it seems to be taking its time finding it.
10 Cloak & Dagger
The baby of the MCU shows, Cloak & Dagger on ABC's Freeform has had a promising start so far. The chemistry between Aubrey Joseph's Cloak and Olivia Holt's Dagger is palpable, and the show is rooted in a realism that feels refreshing and level headed. There were a few missteps in the first season in terms of pacing and the slow build of character dynamics, which can hopefully be chalked up to growing pains. The second season will truly determine if this show will be placed higher on the list in the future.
Runaways, much like the characters on the team, is a scrappy show that has a surprising amount of heart. The show has been surprisingly faithful to the source material, while still taking creative liberties with the overall story. Runaways is fun and the characters (and their parents) are well-developed characters. At times though, the show moves along at a slower pace which makes it frustrating to watch. There are glimpses of the amazing show it could be every now and then again, if only the show (and the teenagers on it) would mature just a little more.
8 Luke Cage
Sweet Christmas, what this show could have been. Marvel's Luke Cage had a great cinematic style, a leading star who could not have been pulled more directly from the comic, and a perfect set up from his appearance in Jessica Jones. However, while the first half of Season One was incredible, the second half fell short. Season Two was also fairly hit or miss when it came to story and character quality. And even though Luke Cage is bulletproof, his show isn't as lucky; Luke Cage is yet another casualty from the Netflix cancellation purge.
7 The Defenders
When Marvel first announced their lineup of shows on Netflix, it was with the intention that it would lead up to one enormous event. And however, you felt aside, the build-up for The Defenders was intense. Reminiscent of the first Avengers film when you finally see separate superheroes in the same room, The Defenders inspired that same sense of awe.
Each character was given their own custom lighting and wardrobe intros, creating stunning visuals. Sadly, The Defenders chose the worst of Daredevil's and Iron Fists stories to have as the main focus for the show. The resulting show felt amazing to start but didn't satisfy audiences as much as it should have.
6 Agent Carter
The fact that Agent Carter got its second season at all is a true testament to the dedication of its fans. A Captain America spin-off starring the eponymous Agent Peggy Carter, the show was an amazing period piece featuring one of the best female characters Marvel has created to date. The show was smart, action-packed, and every character was given a chance to steal the spotlight. Sadly, Marvel pulled the plug on this show after season two, leaving behind many loose ends and the promise that we'd see the beginnings of S.H.I.E.L.D. unfulfilled. However, fans' push to get a second season gave Agent Carter much better closure. In a way, Peggy Carter saved a dance for us after all.
5 Jessica Jones
Cynical to a fault and full of liquor, no one in the Marvel Universe is quite as tough as Jessica Jones. From her already traumatic backstory to the months of not being in control of her body, her character has been through the proverbial ringer and still feels vulnerable when she needs to be. On top of her excellent work, David Tennant will go down as one of the eerily best villains in television history for his role as Kilgrave. While season two was slower and not as intense as the first season, the tough but realistic writing of Jessica Jones kept Jessica feeling tough even when logic says she shouldn't be. Season 3 will still arrive, but we're doubtful we'll see more than that, as Netflix and Disney continue their breakup.
4 The Punisher
When you're able to make a psychopathic mass-murderer with no regard for human life the hero of your show, then you've made an interesting character. The Punisher's violence is balanced expertly by the emotional underscoring of Frank Castle's loss (played expertly by Jon Bernthal). We are constantly reminded why he does what he does and what he's lost of himself. The villains have had clear, defined motives and the struggle between these forces and Castle is what sells the show. While violence is the bold disclaimer of The Punisher, audiences have stayed and been captured by the deep connection they manage to feel with Frank Castle. Just don't EVER get on his bad side.
The first of The Defenders to get their own Netflix series, Daredevil set the bar high when it came to quality. The cinematography in television can sometimes feel like an afterthought, but Daredevil turned every frame into a masterpiece. The themes of the show were complex and layered; losing faith, what it means to be a hero, how far one must go, etc. Charlie Cox's portrayal of Matt Murdock was heartbreakingly perfect at times and no part is too small when it came to the enormously talented supporting cast. However, all good things must come to an end; Daredevil was an unexpected cancellation from the Marvel Netflix purge. The Devil of Hells Kitchen may be done for now, but hopefully, he'll live on elsewhere.
2 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Phil Coulson's death in The Avengers was the catalyst that allowed the Avengers to work together. It also brought us Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which has been one of the most rewarding shows for fans. Season one may have had a slow start, but it was just patiently biding its time before it hit the ground running and never looked back. From the complex and evolving relationships to characters emotional growth, the show has been the gift that keeps on giving.
Whether it's the Fitz/Simmons power couple or May kicking ass, the show has something for everyone. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was given two more seasons to bring it out to season 7. Given how each season has been better than the last, we cannot wait to see what that brings.
You might have heard of Legion due to the enormous marketing push that FX put into its first season. In their defense, it was well worth the effort. The show is thrilling, with stunning visuals and rich character moments led expertly by Dan Stevens' Legion. It tackles complex themes like mental illness with a surprising tact and insight, earning it high praise. The third (and final) season looks to be its biggest one yet, and it will truly leave behind a massive void when it's off the air.

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Frittata with Pasta
Garden Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
Pasta Frittata with Sausage and Peppers, from Cook's Illustrated
Frittata is one of Diane's go-to dishes for weekday supper. It is a baked egg dish, similar to an omelet, to which you add a variety of other ingredients. It is ideal for using up what you have in your refrigerator. It can be prepared in the oven or in the microwave. It is relatively simple, quick, is good left over, and we like it. I once made a Spanish version of this, the tortilla, though I apparently didn't write about it. It is often served cold as tapas in restaurants; it includes a lot of olive oil and potatoes. I liked it but Diane did not enjoy the inclusion of potatoes.
The July/August issue of Cook's Illustrated magazine has a recipe for frittata which includes pasta. Since Diane doesn't like potatoes in frittata I wasn't sure how this would go over, but she was willing to give it a try. The dish originated in Naples as a way to use leftover pasta. This recipe does not rely on leftover pasta but it does rely on a 10-inch nonstick skillet. Our large nonstick skillets have lost their nonstick property and this was a concern for this recipe. The fritatta is prepared in the one pan, including cooking the pasta, which is really appreciated when it is time to clean up; breakfast for dinner usually creates a lot of dirty pans to clean.
In addition to eggs and pasta, this recipe includes sweet Italian sausage, peppers, garlic, Parmesan cheese, and parsley. I made a few minor modifications; I replaced jarred hot cherry peppers with a fresh gypsy pepper which I added to the pan when I browned the sausage. I did encounter some trouble with sticking, particularly for the angel hair pasta which is boiled in a water and oil mixture until all of the water is gone, and then cooked a little more to lightly brown the pasta. I was afraid I would be unable to get the half-cooked fritatta out of the pan so I could flip it over to finish the cooking. I did have some trouble but with a little help from a spatula I got most of it out in one big piece.
I followed the recommendation from the magazine article and served the frittata with a garden salad that included red leaf lettuce, cucumber, celery, parsley, and heirloom tomato dressed with balsamic vinaigrette. I had considered serving it with some toasted English muffin but the frittata had enough carbs in it already with the pasta.
While eggs and cooked pasta at first seemed a strange combination it worked quite well, bad pan and all. Diane seemed to be pleased with it as well. The recipe uses 8 eggs and says it makes 4 to 6 servings; we will get 8 from it. It was good as a leftover simply reheated in the microwave. I don't know that Diane will add it to her regular repertoire, we rarely have leftover, undressed pasta, but I may try it again after buying a new skillet.

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The nonlinear viscoelastic behaviour of arterial walls subjected to large deformation is studied theoretically and experimentally. It is assumed that the arterial walls are thick-walled cylindrical vessels composed of an incompressible, curvilinearly orthotropic and viscoelastic material. The radial displacement of vessel walls is simplified by superimposing a small time-dependent deformation due to pulse pressure on a large time-independent deformation. The radial and circumferential stresses are expressed as functions of the histories of strains in each direction. The functions are written in terms of a series of multiple integrals involving eight stress-relaxation functions. To determine these functions, experiments of stress relaxation were performed with common carotid and femoral arteries excised from mongrel dogs. For a strain imposition within 1-100 s, stress relaxation is expressed by a power-law function of time. On the basis of the theoretical equations, the vessel diameter and wall stresses are calculated as a function of time by assuming that a sinusoidal intraluminal pressure varying between 80 and 120 mm Hg is applied in the lumen. The creep phenomena are shown to be due to the viscoelasticity of the arterial walls. i.e. the deformation increases with elapsed time during pressure fluctuations.
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Given the intensity of the summer weather here at the Sleeping Village as of late--tornados, blistering heat, and monsoon-like thunderstorms--a little reminder of winter's chill feels pretty refreshing. Enter, then, the appropriately entitled "January Moon," the forthcoming standalone single from Chicago's own alt-gothic Mordian.
This track--and the Mordian catalog as a whole, which includes 2019's Romance In Disguise EP--is a little gothic, a little alternative, and a whole lot ethereal. Balancing seemingly disparate elements with grace and precision, Mordian allows quieter moments ample room the breathe, while still delivering the oomph we metalheads crave.
Without further ado: give "January Moon," a listen below! As always, we'll meet ye on the other side.
At just shy of seven minutes, the track isn't particularly brief, but yet doesn't feel particularly lengthy either, by benefit of three distinct acts. The extended intro features crisply bright guitar and serene clean vocals--a languid lullaby that intrinsically recalls relaxation and comfort. It sounds positive and triumphant in an understated way, and, in seemingly effortless fashion, lulls the listener in. This aesthetic is eventually bulldozed, however, by significantly heavier fare. Polished melodeath-esque guitar, rolling drums, and the subtle inclusion of harsh vocals tastefully rant and rave for a moment, lending the track the aggression and sheer heft to unquestionably qualify it for play here in our humble halls. This more metallic moment fades out, opening back up into acoustic strains, accompanied by a sing-song spoken word passage. "January Moon" is a classic bookended affair in terms of construction, and for those looking for a little levity injected into their metal, this will undoubtedly itch that particular scratch.
In regards to this track, Mordian states: "'January Moon' is in part written for someone I was once close to; it comes from different perspectives, and was very therapeutic to write. It is my hope that you will join me on the emotional journey through this song. Thank you for taking the time to listen and share my music!"
Mordian - January Moon will be released July 2nd, 2021. In the meantime: pre-order here!
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This Friday, the drone took off from Wright Brothers Field and flew 129 meters south, where it landed successfully.
Autonomous helicopter Ingenuity NASA launched its fifth spacecraft to Mars this Friday. Your first outing, From Wright Brothers Field – it took off and landed on all previous flights – to another location 129 meters to the south.
Once the target was reached, the drone climbed to record heights 10 meters And took some high-resolution pictures of his new “neighborhood” before creating the landslide, Extensive The U.S. space agency said in a statement that the flight lasted 108 seconds.
“Fifth helicopter flight from Mars Another great achievement Bob Pierce, co – executive director of NASA’s Aeronautical Research Mission Directorate, told the agency. The continued success of ingenuity demonstrates the value of combining the forces of different skill sets from across the agency to create the future, just like flying a plane on another planet! “
During its previous flight, on April 30, Ingenuity Went above 5m and 266m flew for 117 seconds.
After a successful landing, the helicopter Waiting for future instructions, Which will be sent by the mission controllers Round Diligence, which goes south, towards the area where the scientific activities and sample collection begins.
“The plan for the future is to fly ingenuity so as not to slow down the scientific processes of perseverance,” Chief Engineer Bob Balaram explained, adding that they can.Two more flights in the next few weeks“.” We were already able to collect all the flight performance data that we first came to collect. Now, these new functions provide an opportunity to continue to expand our knowledge of flying machines on other planets, ”he concluded.
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Oct 18, 2012, 9:55 PM EDT
Adam Wainwright has some more cushion to work with going into the top of the sixth inning.
The Cardinals tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and currently lead the Giants 4-1 in Game 4 of the NLCS.
They got the first run after Matt Carpenter just missed a home run to center field and settled for a double. Matt Holliday then hit a liner to center field which Angel Pagan managed to snag on the hop and make the throw back into the infield. They had a chance at getting Carpenter at the plate, but Hector Sanchez couldn’t handle the throw from Brandon Crawford. Lincecum was finally chased from the game after giving up a two-out RBI single to Yadier Molina.
All told, Lincecum gave up four runs on six hits and three walks while striking out three. He threw 51 out of 91 pitches for strikes. Not exactly the big game the Giants were hoping for. And soon they could be down 3-1 in the series.
- Denard Span headed back to DL with hip inflammation, unlikely to return this season 0
- Report: Barry Bonds loses collusion case against MLB 21
- Jessica Mendoza to sit in for Curt Schilling on Sunday Night Baseball this week 66
- And That Happened: Wednesday’s scores and highlights 78
- MLB “actively studying” fan safety; Phillies plan to expand netting at Citizens Bank Park 28
- Marlins might move in and lower the fences at Marlins Park 26
- Astros beat the suddenly skidding Yankees, top last year’s win total 30
- Curt Schilling taken off of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball telecast this week 134
- Dan Patrick: When does ESPN cut ties with Curt Schilling? (201)
- Curt Schilling taken off of Little League World Series duty for making a really bad tweet (169)
- Curt Schilling taken off of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball telecast this week (134)
- Phillies announcer calls Mets fans “obnoxious” (122)
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Jennifer Lopez Gushes Over Her Twins' Dinner Table Duet: "My Heart Can't Take It"
It looks like Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony's twins have caught the music bug. Jennifer recently shared a heartwarming video of 11-year-olds Max and Emme covering Vance Joy's 2013 hit "Riptide," with Max singing as Emme plays the ukulele. The best part: following the performance, Max exclaimed, "Let's do it again. I liked it!" Of the "dinner table serenade," Jennifer wrote on Instagram, "My heart can't take it."
This isn't the first time Jennifer has offered insight into her family's shared love of music. Earlier this year, Jennifer, Marc, and Alex Rodriguez all attended Max's recital where he performed "I Will Always Love You" with his fellow classmates. Emme, meanwhile, joined Jennifer onstage during her It's My Party Tour to perform a powerful duet of "Limitless."


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Pipa pipa (Surinam Toad) is a species of amphibians in the family pipid frogs. It is associated with freshwater habitat. It is found in the Neotropics. Surinam Toad is a carnivore. It has sexual reproduction. Reproduction is dioecious. Surinam Toad relies on saltation to move around.
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Hungry reindeer could mitigate climate change, talking about quantum computing and our breakthroughs of the year
By Hamish Johnston
It’s that time of year when everyone is looking for stories with a Christmassy angle. My colleagues here at IOP Publishing are no exception and they have just put out a press release about some reindeer-related physics. Apparently, hungry reindeer in northern Norway are increasing the albedo of their feeding grounds by eating lots of plants. Albedo is a measure of how much sunlight is reflected back from the surface of the Earth – rather than being absorbed and dissipated as heat – and plays an important role in climate. A worry in the far north is that global warming will lead to greater plant cover – which will reduce albedo and lead to even more warming. Now, it looks like reindeer could help break this cycle. “The effect reindeer grazing can have on albedo and energy balances is potentially large enough to be regionally important,” says Mariska te Beest, from Umeå University in Sweden. “It also points towards herbivore management being a possible tool to combat future warming. Most of the arctic tundra is grazed by either domesticated or wild reindeer, so this is an important finding.”
By Tushna Commissariat
Not a week goes by here at Physics World that we don’t cover some advance in quantum mechanics – be it another step towards quantum computing or error correction, or a new type of quantum sensor, or another basic principle being verified and tested at new scales. While each advance may not always be a breakthrough, it is fair to say that the field has grown by leaps and bound in the last 20 years or so. Indeed, it has seen at least two “revolutions” since it first began and is now poised on the brink of a third, as scientific groups and companies around the world race to build the first quantum computer.
With this in mind, some of the stalwarts of the field – including Peter Knight, Ian Walmsley, Gerard Milburn, Stephen Till and Jonathan Pritchard – organized a two-day discussion meeting at the Royal Society in London, titled “Quantum technology for the 21st century“, which I decided to attend. The meeting’s main aim was to bring together academic and industry leaders “in quantum physics and engineering to identify the next generation of quantum technologies for translational development”. As Knight said during his opening speech, the time has come to “balance the massive leaps that the science has made with actual practical technology”.
By Hamish Johnston
Starting today, members of the public will be able to run programs on IBM’s quantum processor. Users can access the device – which comprises five superconducting quantum bits (qubits) – via the US-based company’s “IBM Quantum Experience” website.
Described as a “cloud-enabled quantum computing platform”, IBM says that users will be able to run algorithms and experiments on IBM’s quantum processor, manipulate individual qubits, as well as access quantum-computing tutorials and simulations.
By Hamish Johnston at the BQIT:16 conference in Bristol
Today I have made the short trip from the office to the University of Bristol, which is hosting the BQIT:16 conference on quantum information. I had been looking forward to the “Industry Perspective” session, which was headlined by Steve Adachi of the US defence supplier Lockheed Martin. Several years ago the firm was the first commercial buyer of what some consider to be the world’s first commercial quantum computer – a device made by Canada’s D-Wave Systems – and I wanted to know what Lockheed Martin was doing with it.
To say that D-Wave and its products are controversial is an understatement. Indeed, I wouldn’t be surprised if some delegates to this conference are brought to fisticuffs over D-Wave’s quantum annealing protocols later this evening in Bristol’s cider pubs.
By Matin Durrani
The April 2016 issue of Physics World magazine is ready and waiting for you to access via our app for mobile and desktop.
Our cover story this month is about Rydberg atoms – those super-sized atoms that are one of the hot topics in condensed-matter physics – and in particular how they could be used to create quantum computers.
You can also find out how virtual-reality tools could help you to learn about the science of optics and learn more about a new research centre at the National Autonomous University of Mexico that’s bringing a fresh approach to the science of complexity.
If you’re a member of the Institute of Physics (IOP), you can now enjoy immediate access to the new issue with the digital edition of the magazine in your web browser or on any iOS or Android mobile device (just download the Physics World app from the App Store or Google Play). If you’re not yet in the IOP, you can join as an IOPimember for just £15, €20 or $25 a year to get full access to Physics World digital.
By Tushna Commissariat in New York City, US
Although the APS March meeting finished last Friday and I am now in New York visiting a few more labs and physicists in the city (more on that later), I am still playing catch-up, thanks to the vast number of interesting talks at the conference. One of the most interesting sessions of last week, and a pretty popular one at that, was based on “20 years of quantum error correction” and I went along to the opening talk by physicist John Preskill of the California Institute of Technology. I had the chance to catch up with Preskill after his talk and we discussed just why he thinks that we are not too far away from a true quantum revolution.
Just in case you haven’t come across the subject already, quantum error correction is the science of protecting quantum information (or qubits) from errors that would occur as the information is influenced by the environment and other sorts of quantum noise, causing it to “decohere” and lose its quantum state. Although it may seem premature that scientists have been working on this problem for nearly two decades when an actual quantum computer has yet to be built, we know that we must account for such errors if our quantum computers are ever to succeed. It will be essential if we want to achieve fault-tolerant quantum computation that can deal with all sorts of noise within the system, as well as faults in the hardware (such as a faulty gate) or even a measurement.
Over the past 20 years, theoretical work in the field has made scientists confident that quantum computing of the future will be scalable. Preskill says that “it’s exciting because the experimentalists are taking it quite seriously now”, while initially the interest was mainly theoretical. Previously, scientists would artificially create the noise in the quantum systems that they would correct but now actual quantum computations can be fixed. Indeed, Preskill says that one of the key things that has really moved quantum error correction along in the past few years is the concentrated improvement of the hardware used, i.e. better gates with multiple qubits being processed simultaneously.
By Hamish Johnston
This morning I was speaking to quantum-entanglement expert Jian-Wei Pan, who shares the Physics World Breakthrough of the Year 2015 award for his work on quantum teleportation. Pan briefly mentioned research reported earlier this week by John Martinis, Hartmut Neven and colleagues at Google Research whereby a D-Wave 2X quantum computer was used to perform a computational task 100 million times faster than a classical algorithm.
This is a remarkable result, but does it mean that D-Wave’s controversial processors actually work as quantum computers? Some quantum-computing experts are urging caution in how the research is interpreted.
By Hamish Johnston
Has D-Wave Systems built the world’s first commercial quantum computer? The Canada-based company says it has but some physicists in the quantum-information community beg to differ. Putting aside heady questions like “Does it work?”, I think everyone agrees that the Tardis-sized black boxes that house D-Wave’s processors look great. But what exactly is inside?
By Tushna Commissariat
It’s been nearly two weeks since I spent three intense and interesting days in Sweden bundled into a classroom with other journalists and scientists to polish up our knowledge of all things quantum. Since attending the NORDITA science-writing workshop, I have spent a lot of time thinking about one of the main themes of the meeting: “What is the best way to communicate quantum physics to the public?”


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| Ander Nieuws week 12 / nieuwe oorlog 2007 |
March 15, 2007
By Alisa Tang
One woman committed suicide by setting herself ablaze after her father-in-law tried to rape her. Another set herself on fire because her brothers would not let her marry, preferring that she remain their servant at home. Yet another told her mother before she died that her husband beat her daily.
Testimony gathered by the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission documents how life for many Afghan women remains so bleak that some choose a horrific and painful death instead.
The group interviewed about 800 Afghans whose sisters, daughters and daughters-in-law have killed themselves by self-immolation to escape domestic abuse, forced marriage and other misogynistic social customs.
The report and anecdotal evidence from other rights workers suggests the phenomenon is growing, with desperate women sometimes mimicking what they have seen reported on TV.
"It's really a big problem in Afghanistan," said Nabila Wafiq, who has researched the issue for the aid group Medica Mondiale, which has interviewed women who survived their self-immolation attempts.
"When we asked most people why they committed self-immolation, they said that when they take pills, they don't die, but when they commit self-immolation they believe they will die, 100 percent."
Reports from Herat, in western Afghanistan, show about 90 women set fire to themselves last year there and more than 70 percent died. Afghanistan's poor health system can do little for the badly burned.
The commission report, released last week, covers Badghis, Herat, Farah, Nimroz and Kandahar, provinces that media and other reports suggest are the worst affected. However, women's rights advocates suspect that self-immolation is a nationwide problem.
The study indicates a marked increase in reported cases in two of the provinces. Two years ago in Farah province, there were 15 cases of self-immolation reported. That figure had jumped to 36 in the first six months of last year, the commission found. Kandahar province had 74 cases two years ago, and 77 cases in the first six months of this past year.
The statistics were recorded according to Afghanistan's calendar year, 1385, which ends March 20.
Of the other three provinces, Herat and Badghis showed a slight upward trend, and Nimroz a slight decline.
"These figures are shocking and indicative of the much wider problem of violence against women, the effects of which are far-reaching," said Caroline Hames, gender and politics specialist at the U.N. Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). "Self-immolation is just one of the consequences of such violence, which is a daily reality for so many women in Afghanistan."
Despite advances in women's rights since the fall in 2001 of the Taliban regime that barred education and employment for females, UNIFEM estimates that at least one out of three Afghan women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused. The abuser is usually a family member or someone she knows. Rarely is anyone prosecuted or even reprimanded.
Hussein Hasrat, a researcher who worked on the commission's report, said the data suggested a jump in the number of women committing suicide by fire. However, he acknowledged it was possible that the recorded increase was a result of better data.
Reliable nationwide statistics are not available. Many families cover up what happened because of shame, while a lack of medical care and government services mean many such cases are never officially recorded.
Wafiq said that Medica Mondiale has definitely seen more self-immolation cases. Often, she said, women mimic what they learn from news reports, which fail to point out that those who survive are scarred and deformed.
Fourteen pages of the commission's report are dedicated to brief descriptions by family members of reasons these women committed suicide. Most are because of rape, beatings and accusations against their honor. None of the dead women or their relatives are named in the report.
The mother of a victim in Badghis is quoted saying that her daughter committed self-immolation because her fiance accused her of getting pregnant by another man and would not accept the child as his own.
The mother of another victim said that her daughter was actually a victim of domestic violence although it was portrayed by others as a suicide.
"They beat my daughter a lot, then they poured fuel on her and said that she committed self-immolation," the mother says. She did not give details of the attackers.
Associated Press Writer Rahim Faiez contributed to this report.
| Ander Nieuws week 12 / nieuwe oorlog 2007 |


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By CoinWeek for David Lawrence Rare Coins ……
A mix of classic and modern U.S. coins are on offer this week, as David Lawrence Rare Coins Internet Auction #957 enters the home stretch. The Virginia Beach-based coin company has long offered collectors an easy and simple auction format, weekly auctions with a interesting variety of certified coins for all budgets, many at no reserve, and all with no buyer’s premium. Auction #957 closes on April 23, 2017 at 8pm Eastern.
Collectors looking to add to notch a few extra points in their modern coin registry sets will want to take a close look at this auction’s selection of high eye-appeal, premium quality certified coins.
In the following article, CoinWeek’s editors take a look at one modern coin lot on offer and break down its potential significance in the building of a top tier registry set.
Underrated 1950s-Era Proof Jefferson
Well-preserved late 1950s Proof issues are not difficult to come by. At current market levels, the going rate for an NGC- or PCGS-certified Proof 68 1958 Jefferson nickel is about $30. At this price point, you are buying convenience, a certification number, and a sight-unseen tradable coin holder.
Proof examples of this issue in Cameo or Deep Cameo are another story altogether.
The U.S. Mint produced 15 Proof Sets between 1950 and 1964, producing the sets to satisfy rapidly increasing demand for these high quality, highly brilliant and reflective coins. The appearance of cameo contrast on these coins appeared merely by the circumstance of fresh dies being used to strike coins.
The conventional wisdom has it that cameos in the early 1950s are the scarcest and that the appearance of cameos increases along with the rising mintages of Proofs as the ’50s progress.
While cameos and deep cameos in the 1960s are the most prevalent of the series, this assumption is not entirely correct as it pertains to 1950s coinage.
After compiling a table ranking the total number of Proof Jefferson nickels certified by NGC in Cameo and Proof Cameo between 1950 and 1964, we can reveal what we have long suspected: despite its mintage of 875,652 pieces, the 1958 is a better date Jefferson nickel Proof than people realize.
The 1958 Jefferson Nickel is seldom encountered in PF69CAM, with just 42 examples certified as such by NGC at the time of publication. A sole example is certified PF69UCAM by NGC. To date, only eight specimens in all grades for the issue have qualified for the designation.
Pricing trends for the PF69CAM see the coin trading for $300 to $400. Outliers above this market level show enough frost to warrant a potential second look for the Ultra Cameo designation.
Taking a step down, the PF68CAM offers a good opportunity for collectors wishing to stay below $250 per coin.
With 141 examples certified in PF68CAM, this is the typical better state of preservation nickel with a frosted appearance. In our graph, you see that PF68CAM accounts for 50% of the total certified with the designation. PF68UCAM is also the typical grade for coins that exhibit superior frost.
The price range for the PF68CAM varies dramatically. Recent GreatCollections Auctions show examples selling from $50 to $1,000.
Quite a range, so what gives?
CAM and UCAM: Imperfect Designations
Third party grading services did not initially recognize the designations Cameo and Ultra Cameo. While these features seem readily apparent on a coin’s surface today, the spectrum of how much frost can appear on a coin varies dramatically.
Proofs with frost can exhibit wisps of frost all the way up to a thick cloudy blanket of the stuff, rendering the current two-tier system imprecise.
Because of this, coins that exhibit modest amounts of Cameo are likely to bring significantly less money than fully frosted examples. The coins we link to with hammer prices below $100 do not have that sizzling contrast that one would imagines when they think “Cameo”.
On the other end of the spectrum, 1958 nickels that exhibit cameo on the borderline of Ultra Cameo bring prices at or well above market. To determine what market price is accurate for the coin you want in your set, define your personal standards. Do you want a coin that wows? Then, you are buying at the upper end $200 and above. Do you want a coin that is so-so? Well, then buy price.
The scans provided by David Lawrence for Lot 8062, 1958 Jefferson Nickel NGC Proof 68 CAM, shows a black and white example shows a black and white example. The scan reveals modest amounts of cameo, which appears strong on the reverse and shows just a hint of apparent weakness at the bust truncation.
Starting Bid is $185 against a pre-sale estimate of $200.

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