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SaaS ( Software as a Service ) Benefits & Security Implications
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SaaS ( Software as a Service ) Benefits & Security Implications As use software-as-a-service grows, more and more small to medium businesses that utilise SaaS in order to remain agile and keep down hardware and maintenance costs, so do their concerns about SaaS security. So what are the benefits of ...

Digital Forensics Books Catalogue
By: Divya Lakshmanan
December 27, 2017

This article is your personal catalogue to apprise you about the standard books out there in the various branches of digital forensics. If formal education is not your forte - all you need is passion, time and the right resources to get the skills you desire. Dive into the books, get your hands dirty with ...

Installing Splunk Standalone and Agents on Ubuntu
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Installing Splunk standalone and agents on Ubuntu It's my little guide to how to use Splunk , maybe I write more about Apps, configuration Splunk and another theme if you want it)))Before installing Splunk Enterprise, you need to download it, the easiest way is to do it "directly" on the server itself: ...

Who is Suitable for an ITIL certification course?
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December 26, 2017

Information Technology Infrastructure Library, popularly known as ITIL, is a popular framework for the management of IT services all over the world. Increasing number of global IT companies has now adopted this framework to make sure that the services they offer are in line with the well-defined and consistent set of processes which include best practices. ...

How to Import PST to Office 365 Mailbox Account: Quick Solution
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December 25, 2017

MS Office 365 services provide the great opportunity for businesses to drag runny innovative capabilities to meet what they want. Moving to Exchange Online can be formidable, however, utilization of the Import services to import PST to Office 365 mailbox in the cloud makes this task easy.If you had a particular folder or outlook data files that you want to ...

Creating a Windows EXE FUD Reverse Shell in Python
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December 25, 2017

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TCP/IP Model
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December 24, 2017

The TCP/IP model, more commonly known as the Internet protocol suite, is another layering model that is simpler and has been widely adopted. It defines the four separate layers, some of which overlap with the OSI model: ·          Application : In ...

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OSI Model
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Gallopin determined to land a big one-day result

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Tony Gallopin tried an attack on the final climb

Tony Gallopin tried an attack on the final climb (Image credit: Tim de Waele/
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Tony Gallopin is looking to help France win its first Worlds road medal in ten years

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Tony Gallopin of France and Lotto-Soudal celebrates winning stage six of the 2015 Paris-Nice from Vence to Nice.

Tony Gallopin of France and Lotto-Soudal celebrates winning stage six of the 2015 Paris-Nice from Vence to Nice.

Tony Gallopin might not have experienced the mania of Tour de France success like he did in 2014, but he feels he came a long way last year and is eager to continue his progression this term, to a point where he is standing on the podium of a monument.

The Frenchman, who won a stage and held the maillot jaune at the 2014 Tour, might have had less eye-catching wins last year, but he feels his consistency over the course of the season as a whole made it an even more pleasing campaign. Having won a stage at Paris-Nice early in the season, he went on to record top-10 finishes at Milan-San Remo, Amstel Gold Race, the Grand Prix de Québec, the World Championships and Il Lombardia.

“The Tour is so important that if you do a good Tour then all of a sudden it becomes a great season, but I think for the season as a whole it was better in 2015,” Gallopin told Cyclingnews after a training ride in Mallorca, where Lotto Soudal have gathered ahead of the season.

“I managed a level of consistency in the one-day races, and that’s really important for me. It’s there where I’ve progressed a lot and where I want to continue in the future as well.”

There has been talk of Gallopin, a true all-rounder who was sixth overall at Paris-Nice last year, developing into more of a general classification rider, one who could compete over three weeks. That theory was given weight at the 2015 Tour, where he went in with the mere ambition of winning a stage or two but found himself in and around the top 10 right up to stage 17 and the Alps.

“The first summit finish which Froome won, I stayed at the front just to try it out and I was up in the top 10 with all the top riders, so we said ‘Ok let’s do the Pyrenees’, and that went well, too. By the second rest day I was still 10th on GC and the team was showing real faith in me,” explained Gallopin.

“After that, though, I just exploded. It was a good experience – I proved to myself that I could do well in the mountains – but the last week was too much for me.”

‘The Classics remain my priority’

Despite the encouraging signs, Gallopin has not been tempted to return to the Tour to give the GC a serious crack. It may happen one day, but the 27-year-old is resolute in his insistence that his immediate future lies in the one-day races.

“Maybe my ambitions will change in a few years but for now the goal is to win a big Classic – that remains my priority, more than the Tour,” he said, marking out the Ardennes triptych of Amstel Gold, Flèche Wallonne, and Liège-Bastogne-Liège as his “most important week of the year”.

While his compatriot Julian Alaphilippe was able to crack the podium at Flèche and Liège on his debut appearances this year, Gallopin admits he is a slower bloomer, but is no less content with his current level.

“He [Alaphilippe} is an exception. In my case, over the years and with work, I’m progressing bit by bit, but he was able to arrive straight away – he’s an exceptional talent.

“Every year I’ve had as a pro I’ve had a sense of progression. That’s the most important thing, I’ve still got a lot of ambition. Top 10s were a big objective last season, and next year I want to be getting top fives, podiums, at the big races. I want to get at least on the podium in a big monument.”

Gallopin will not be Lotto Soudal’s undisputed leader for the Ardennes given that the team is also home to Belgian Tim Wellens, winner of the past two editions of the Eneco Tour. Both are ambitious for results, and decisions will have to be made out on the road, with Jelle Vandenert set to play a key role as road captain.

“We’re slightly different riders,” Gallopin said of Wellens. “He’s more attacking than me whereas I’m a bit quicker than him in the sprint.

“With Wellens it’s two years now we’ve been together and it’s never been a problem. In the team we don’t have a big, big favourite – more outsiders like myself and Tim, so for us it allows us to play the right card on the day, and to mix up the tactics a little bit.”

After the spring and the Tour, Gallopin hopes he’ll be heading to Rio to contest an Olympic Games road race that will play out on a course on which he feels he could do some damage.

Pretty much every rider who has been out to Brazil to see the course has described it as one for the climbers, and Gallopin is no different, having ridden the test event last year. While grabbing one of the French team’s four spots will be an uphill struggle given the presence of Thibaut Pinot and Romain Bardet to name but two strong French grimpeurs, Gallopin feels he could be something of a dark horse.

“I’d like to be there because the finish isn’t at the top of a climb; there’s a very technical descent and then some flat. I’m confident that at top form I could be there in the final with the selection.

"I would happily mix it up by attacking early, but we’ll have to see. There are only four spaces in the team and we have a lot of good climbers."


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Replacement Powers: The following school powers replace the acid dart power and the dimensional steps power of the conjuration school.

Create Gear (Su): At 1st level, you can create any object that weighs no more than 1 pound per wizard level you possess. Creating an object in this way is a standard action. The Item remains for 1 minute before fading away, although it disappears after one round if it leaves your possession. Creating an Item to an exact specification might require a Craft skill check, subject to GM discretion. The object must be made of simple materials, such as wood, stone, glass, or metal, and cannot contain any moving parts. You could use this ability to create a dagger, but not a vial of alchemist’s fire. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Intelligence modifier.

Creator’s Will (Sp): At 8th level, you can cast minor creation as a spell-like ability. You can have no more than one minor creation active at a time. If you cast the spell again, the previous casting immediately ends. At 12th level, this ability improves to major creation. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 1/2 your wizard level.

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By Commissioner Mike Stegall - Greenville

Before I became Commissioner, I decided I would go out once a month and try and meet people over coffee and breakfast to let them know what I thought, and let people tell me what they thought a commissioner should be.

I called those events “Coffee with the Candidate.” They were always entertaining, and enabled me to reach people so we could share ideas and concerns. This January, I start my sixth year as Commissioner. I have continued this tradition, now known as “Coffee with the Commissioner.” I intend to do so as long as I serve, because I believe that people deserve to be able to talk with their elected officials face to face, in an informal setting where you and I are both more comfortable.

I want the people of Darke County to have access to me, and to realize that all of our elected officials are also willing to meet with people and discuss their jobs. They may not do it like I do, but they are always willing to help, if you just ask.

Over the years, I have learned what people think, and what they want, and what they see as problems we need to solve. I appreciate the honesty. I have been told everything, as you can imagine, but I do not mind criticism. I try very hard to do the right thing, but nobody can do things right all the time, especially when you are trying to represent 53,000 people! By my doing these “Coffees” I am giving you the chance to speak your mind, good or bad. This is what I think I am supposed to do, be accessible, and listen! Communication is the key to understanding each other.

I want to take the time to say “Thank You” to the people of Darke County for making these visits informative and worthwhile. I am truly thankful for all of you who take the time to participate on those Saturday mornings. Meeting elected officials I am sure ranks right below having a root canal, but I think it is important that we continue to talk. I will continue with these after the Holidays, resuming on January 9, 2016, at the Wayne Lakes Park Gatehouse from 8 – 10 a.m.

May God bless all of you this Thanksgiving and Christmas Season, and may 2016 be the best year you have ever had! THANK YOU again for making this job the best with your kind words, deeds and suggestions.

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Day #83 – Doddinghurst Dawdle

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17th October 2015

It was another one of those grim weather days today but as I was going to visit a friend in Ingatestone this afternoon, I forced myself out of the house a little bit earlier than I needed to to have a look for a duo of traditional hides in Doddinghurst/Hook End.

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At least there was plenty of Autumn colour on show with these lovely Maple trees.

Thankfully it was a quick find at the first hide but despite a thorough search I drew a blank on the second. Here was a sign on the way to No. 2 – at least it doesn’t say “no geocaching”!

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Waukegan police have issued a warrant for first-degree murder in the shooting death of a Waukegan teen last month, police said Thursday.

Dayviontay T. Jackson, 17, of Waukegan, was shot at about 8:30 p.m. Nov. 11 in the common area of a multiunit residence in the 400 block of McKinley Avenue after an argument escalated, police said. He was found lying at the base of a staircase and pronounced dead at the scene.

On Nov. 14, police issued an arrest warrant for first-degree murder for Willie C. Jackson, 18, of the 400 block of 10th Street in Waukegan, police said in a news release Thursday.

They believe Jackson has fled elsewhere in the Chicago area. He's considered armed and dangerous. If anyone sees him, they should immediately call 911.

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Scott McTominay has got the weight of a nation's expectations on his young shoulders.

He declared his international allegiance this week in a move that is being viewed as a major coup for Alex McLeish and Scotland.

But it wasn't a night to remember for him at Selhurst Park as he played just 45 minutes of Manchester United's clash with Crystal Palace.

He was the man sacrificed at half time after Jose Mourinho's side went 1-0 down with Marcus Rashford replacing him for the second half as United chased the game.

It worked in a way as United went 2-0 down but came back to win 3-2 thanks to goals from Chris Smalling, Romelu Lukaku and a stunning strike from Nemanja Matic.

McTominay was up against his future international team-mate James McArthur and on this showing he has a lot of work to do to get into the Scotland midfield ahead of him.

However, it needs to be remembered how inexperienced his is at this level.

Scott McTominay in action against Crystal Palace

It wasn't the best performance from McTominay but the signs were there as to why he is so highly-rated by Mourinho and the Scotland staff.

The 21-year-old played on the right of a midfield three alongside Matic and Paul Pogba.

He was compared to Darren Fletcher by Scotland hero James McFadden and it's easy to see why. He gets on the ball and does the simple things while working hard for the team but he's also got a good range of passing.

McTominay often collected the ball from his back four and either played it back to them in a better position or gave it to Pogba to create.

Scott McTominay up against Jeffrey Schlupp

But the best thing about his game was that he never hides and was always available to help his team-mates out in tight areas and switch the play to one of his full backs when he was crowded out by a hard-working Palace midfield.

His athletic ability is what stands out most and he looks like he could be a threat going forward if Mourinho would let him off the leash and drive into the final third.

But his role in this United team is to win the ball, do the dirty work and play it to the likes of Pogba, Alexis Sanchez and Jesse Lingard to create in the final third and he does it well.

His positional sense could be questioned at Andros Townsend's opening goal because he was a bit slow getting back when United conceded possession but overall he was in the right position at the right time to do his job.

Crystal Palace started with a front two of Christian Benteke and Alexander Sorloth and that added more defensive responsibility to McTominay because he needed to rein in any plans for attacking runs in order to protect Chris Smalling and Victor Lindelof from the Palace midfield bursting forward on the counter attack.

McTominay's job is to win the ball and give it to more creative players like Pogba and Sanchez

McTominay has a very specific role in this team and although it is frustrating not to see him stretch his legs and burst forward when the opportunity arises it is clearly something both he and Matic are told to do by Mourinho, which is a credit to his positional discipline as a holding midfielder.

Pogba is the midfielder given a bit more licence to get forward with McTominay and Matic forced to do the dirty work more and fight hard for their team in the engine room and it was evident he isn't afraid to get stuck in.

He was arguably lucky not to be sent off for a rash challenge on Patrick van Aanholt in the first half and that might have been why he was sacrificed ahead of Matic.

He has a lot to learn in that department of the game and he need to be more savvy on when to commit to a challenge. But quite often he gets into the right position to win the ball without needing to dive in and that's a vital part of his role.

He appears to be the perfect replacement for the retiring Scott Brown because he'll break the play up and work hard to gain and retain possession.

He'll become a vital cog in the Scotland team but don't expect him to be a player who grabs the game by the scruff of the neck and suddenly become a match winner for Scotland when he gets his chance under McLeish.

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First Look at Billions Season 3 Photos from Episodes 1-3 – Jan 29, 2018

Billions Season 3: Promo + First Look at Promotional Photos

by Nirat Anop | Spoiler TV | January 7, 2018

Showtime has announced that the third season of the hit drama series Billions will premiere on Sunday, March 25 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Starring Oscar nominee and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Paul Giamatti and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Damian Lewis, Billions is the network’s No. 2 drama series behind Homeland, averaging five million viewers weekly across platforms. The series grew throughout the second season on Sunday nights by more than 35 percent from premiere to finale. Billions is available on Showtime on-air, on demand and over the internet. Here are some promotional photos from epiosdes one, two and three from the 2018 Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour.

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Episode 3.02 Promotional Photos

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James Bond: Damian Lewis Responds to Rumours He’ll Replace Daniel Craig as 007 – Feb 2, 2017

James Bond: Damian Lewis Responds to Rumours He’ll Replace Daniel Craig as 007

Damian Lewis has dispelled rumours he can replace Daniel Craig as the next James Bond.

by Shaun Kitchener – Sunday Express – February 2, 2017

Source: Getty

The former Homeland star, 45, is occasionally listed alongside the likes of Tom Hardy and Aiden Turner as a potential 007 for the future.

However, in a new interview, he poked fun at the ongoing speculation – and appeared to dampen any hopes that he’ll be next to take the iconic role on.

He said simply: “By the time they make a decision [on Bond] I’ll be dead. So no one need worry any more.”

The actor is reported to have gone on to say that he believes Craig will step into the Bond shoes one more time.

Continue reading James Bond: Damian Lewis Responds to Rumours He’ll Replace Daniel Craig as 007 – Feb 2, 2017

Categories In Development/ Pre-Production Rumored

‘Homeland’s Damian Lewis To Star With Nicole Kidman In ‘Queen Of The Desert’

Damian Lewis, who has won Golden Globes and Emmys for his work as POW-turned-terrorist Nicolas Brody in Showtime’s Homeland, is near a deal to star opposite Nicole Kidman in director Werner Herzog’s Queen Of The Desert. The UK-born Lewis won’t have to hide his homegrown accent for the feature: He will play Lt. Col. Charles Doughty-Wylie, an unhappily married English war hero who engages in a turbulent affair with Gertrude Bell (Kidman), with whom he exchanged love letters with from 1913-1915 until he was killed in active duty at Gallipoli. Production is scheduled to begin in December.

Queen Of The Desert refers to Bell, the iconic explorer, writer, archeologist and attaché for the British Empire who is credited with helping to catalyze the formation of the Middle East at the dawn of the 20th century. Nick Raslan is producing through his Palmyra Films banner along with Cassian Elwes and Michael Benaroya. Benaroya Pictures banner is financing the film. Sierra/Affinity will handle international sales.

Lewis is represented by WME, Markham, Froggatt and Irwin, and Karl Austen.

Categories Rumored Theatre

Possible New Role in ‘Me and My Girl’?

Homeland star Damian Lewis has been having informal talks about going from playing a would-be terrorist on TV to leaning on a lamppost and doing the Lambeth Walk on the London stage.

The 41-year-old has a yearning to play Cockney costermonger Bill Snibson, who discovers he’s heir to a title — and fortune — in a new revival of famed 1930s musical Me And My Girl.

It’s early days and as yet there have been no formal negotiations — and no official offer.

However, I can reveal there have been ongoing private conversations between Lewis and producer Alex Armitage, who happens to be the grandson of Noel Gay, who composed Me And My Girl’s famous numbers.

‘I’ve heard the chatter as well, but there’s nothing I can confirm,’ Mr Armitage told me, adding: ‘It would be a wonderful idea to get Damian to play Bill.’

Lewis, who won an Emmy award for his performance as former marine Nicholas Brody in Homeland, trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and can certainly carry a tune.

He played the Prince and the Wolf in John Crowley’s production of the Stephen Sondheim musical Into The Woods back in 1998, and he likes to tell of the Sondheim sing-alongs he and Homeland co-star Mandy Patinkin enjoy off the set.

A couple of years ago, Lewis auditioned to play Snibson in a version of Me And My Girl that director Anna Mackmin and choreographer Stephen Mears put on at Sheffield.

Lewis had the role, but his work in Los Angeles intervened. I remember hearing how well he tap-danced, and he has kept up with his dance studies. Plus, he’s had expert vocal tuition from Patinkin, who’s a musical theatre legend.

Source: Mail Online

Categories In Development/ Pre-Production Rumored To Appomattox

New rumored project at IMDB

The new IMDb page for To Appomattox

currently lists Damian as rumored for a role in the project. The 8-part mini-series on the American Civil War is currently in early pre-production and is being shopped around to

different networks. Damian has long been listed as playing James B. McPhersonon on the official To Appomattox website (with Helen in the role of Julia

Grant). Actors Michael C. Hall, William Petersen, and Paul Giamatti are also among the long list of

rumored cast. According to the official Facebook

page, official pre-production is set for February 2012 with filming planned for the Spring.

For more information about the mini-series, visit:

The official To Appomattox website
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Sleep Apnea Devices Market is forecasted to grow at 8.44% for 2019-2026 with factors such as high machine cost along with complicated reference path and waiting time which will hamper the growth of the market in emerging economies.

Sleep apnea devices market has shown an exceptional penetration in developed economies of North America. Increasing awareness regarding the benefits of devices, growing initiatives by the government and increasing occurrence of sleep apnea in this region will boost the growth of the market.

Sleep Apnea Devices Market Scenario

According to Data Bridge Market Research the sleep apnea devices market is attaining a significant growth in the forecast period of 2019-2026 due to factors such as adoption of oral appliances, increasing investment for the development of apnea devices, rising awareness regarding ill effects of untreated sleep apnea and growing number of sleep apnea patients which will surge the growth of the market. On the other hand, increasing demand of home healthcare and rising need on telemedicine and mobile health will further create new opportunities for the growth of the market in the above mentioned forecast period.

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Sleep apnea devices market is segmented on the basis of countries into U.S., Canada, Mexico in North America, Brazil, Argentina, Rest of South America as a part of South America, Germany, France, U.K., Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Russia, Turkey, Switzerland, Rest of Europe in Europe, China, Japan, India, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia Pacific (APAC)as a part of Asia-Pacific (APAC), U.A.E, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Israel,  Rest of Middle East and Africa (MEA) as a part of Middle East and Africa (MEA).

  • All country based analysis of the sleep apnea devices market is further analyzed based on maximum granularity into further segmentation. On the basis of assessment, the market is segmented into epidemiological assessment, prescription pattern assessment and adherence assessment. Based on therapies, the market is segmented into expiratory positive airway pressure, hypoglossal nerve stimulation, oral pressure therapy, positional therapy. Based on type, the market is segmented into therapeutic devices and diagnostic devices. The end-users covered for the report are sleep laboratories & hospitals, home care settings/individuals.
  • Sleep apnea is a type of sleep disorder that occurs if an individual is facing a problem in sleeping, as people will snore loudly and feel tired even after a full night sleep. It leads some of the sections of the flesh and the brain to receive less oxygen.

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Shinto Controversies Course â€” 9th Lecture

Today was the ninth lecture of the Shinto Controversies course at Kokugakuin University. Today’s topic was Ise Shinto, a variety of Shinto developed at the Grand Shrines of Ise, as you might have guessed. However, it was mainly promoted and developed by the priests of the Outer Shrine, not those of the Inner Shrine. The Inner Shrine enshrines Amaterasu, while the Outer Shrine enshrines Toyoukehime, a food kami, and the kami responsible for Amaterasu’s meals. Ise Shinto dates from the middle ages, at which time the priests of the Inner and Outer Shrines came from different families. The Inner Shrine was served by the Arakida family, while the Outer Shrine was served by the Watarai family. Because the Watarai family were largely responsible for the development of Ise Shinto, it is also known as Watarai Shinto.

Central to Ise Shinto are five texts known collectively as Shinto Gobusho (Shinto Five Texts). These texts all claim to date from the Nara period (eighth century) or even earlier, but they were all written in the medieval period; no-one dates any of them earlier than the twelfth century. I’m not sure whether it’s really accurate to call them “forgeries”; they are just lying about their age.

The oldest of the five texts is probably the Hokihongi, which seems to have been written in the early thirteenth century. This one may have been written by priests at the Inner Shrine, because two thirds of it is concerned with the details of the Shikinen Sengu, the rebuilding of the shrines carried out every twenty years, and it does not privilege the Outer Shrine in any way. However, it does show the influence of Ryobu Shinto, in that it puts the Inner and Outer Shrines on the same level. Each is assigned an Onmyodo correspondence, for example, but the two (fire for the Inner Shrine and water for the Outer) are not superior or inferior to each other.

This text contains a significant amount of information about the Shin no Mihasira, the most sacred point of the Grand Shrines. This is a wooden pillar, about fifteen centimetres in diameter, under the floor of the main shrine building. The floor of the building is raised about two metres off the floor, and the Shin no Mihashira is roughly in the centre (judging from the diagrams). It is permanently covered by a small wooden shed. Indeed, even when the shrine is not on one of its two sites, the Shin no Mihashira site is still covered; if you see aerial photographs of the Ise Shrines, you can see a small shed on the empty site. This is what it is covering.

Provided I understood him correctly, Professor Okada said that Ise Jingu will not let people look at the section about Shin no Mihashira in their copy of the Hokihongi, although you can read it in the copies in other libraries, because it tells too much. Until the Meiji Restoration, the offerings at the shrines were made under the buildings, in front of the Shin no Mihashira, and it is said that the column shows cracks and damage when there is a major threat to the state. Of course, as virtually no-one is allowed to see it, it’s a bit hard to confirm such stories.

Anyway, returning to the Gobusho, the second one was the Yamato Hime no Mikoto Seiki, which is thought to have been written around the middle of the thirteenth century, and the final three, known collectively as Jingu Sanbusho were probably written in the late thirteenth century.

The Jingu Sanbusho were almost certainly written by Watarai Yukitada, a priest of the Outer Shrine. He was a major figure in the development of Ise Shinto, and the first person to talk about these texts. In addition, a late-thirteenth century copy owned by Shinpukuji, a temple in Nagoya, has proved to have been signed by Yukitada on the scroll stick. Given the dates, there is a strong possibility that this is the original fair copy of the book, although it is, of course, impossible to be certain. Professor Okada was involved in the project to study this document, and others held by the same temple, over the last five years, and by tracing its likely route to Shinpukuji we can say that it was probably written in Kyoto, and from its content it was completed shortly after one of the secondary shrines at Ise was destroyed in a storm, in January 1287. This is a period when Yukitada is known to have been in Kyoto, and other known dates narrow the likely dates of composition of the work to between April and July 1287.

The Jingu Sanbusho have warnings on them that they are not to be read by anyone under the age of sixty. Remarkably, Yukitada seems to have written them just as he was turning sixty. I suspect this wasn’t actually to give himself special privileges; it was to provide him with an explanation for why he’d never mentioned these supposedly ancient documents before. Obviously, if he’d only just been allowed to see them, he couldn’t have talked about them earlier. (And, equally obviously, he could hardly talk about them before he’d finished writing them.)

So, what about the content of the texts? There are a few significant features of them, particularly of the later four, the ones most closely associated with the Outer Shrine.

First, the kami of the Outer Shrine is said to be the same as the first kami mentioned in the Kojiki, Amenominakanushinomikoto, or the first mentioned in the Nihonshoki, Kunitokotachinomikoto. Thus, the Outer Shrine enshrines a more ancient kami than Amaterasu. Further, there was a secret pact between Amaterasu and the Outer Shrine kami, before the beginning of the world, to jointly support the Japanese emperors and state. Thus, the Outer Shrine is just as much an imperial ancestral shrine as the Inner Shrine, and should be called an imperial shrine.

This is significant because, just about the time the books were written, the Inner and Outer Shrines were engaged in a debate over whether the Outer Shrine should use the character meaning “Imperial” in the shrine name. One reason for producing these texts, then, was to argue that it should.

The second point is an emphasis on Shinto’s support for the state and the emperor. Japan was not terribly stable in the thirteenth century; the central government was weak, and the Mongols tried to invade towards the end of it. (They were prevented by the Divine Wind, Kamikaze, a storm that scattered the invasion fleet.) Thus, these books made a point of Japan being the country of the kami, and that the kami would protect the state if the state properly honoured the kami. This is the period where the concept of Japan as the country of the kami first emerged, possibly within Ise Shinto.

A third point is a distancing of Shinto from Buddhism. The Gobusho say that Buddhist theories should be avoided or hidden when expounding Shinto. Obviously, there are still many visible influences from Ryobu Shinto, and thus Buddhism, but at this point Shinto priests started trying to put some clear distance between the two religions.

Finally, the texts from Yamato Hime no Mikoto Seiki onwards emphasise purity and honesty of heart, saying that this is what the kami truly value, more so than the rituals. The idea of revering the kami and honouring the ancestors is made explicit in them, as is the importance of continuing to do things as they were originally done, going back to the source. All of these ideas were very influential in later versions of Shinto, including current Shrine Shinto.

In fact, apart from the parochial debates between the Outer and Inner Shrines, all of the main ideas of Ise Shinto were extremely influential on later Shinto. Thus, it could be (and has been) argued that what we know as modern Shinto started in the thirteenth century, with Ise Shinto. I still tend to think that it’s better to see Ise Shinto as another important transformation of a living tradition, but its importance certainly cannot be denied.

Shinto: The Way Home, by Thomas P. Kasulis

The author of this book on Shinto is primarily a philosopher of religion, not a historian, and thus he approaches Shinto from a philosophical perspective. One result is that this book is not really a very good introduction to Shinto. It is easy to read, and assumes no background knowledge (as far as I can tell), but it is concerned with interpreting and analysing Shinto, not laying out the basics. However, once you know a bit about Shinto, I think it is a very interesting book, one I found insightful and thought-provoking.

The book starts and finishes with a discussion of contemporary Shinto practice, something that is often skimped and that makes it a valuable supplement to a more standard introductory text. In between, there is a philosophical history of Shinto; that is, a history that concentrates on its development as seen through the categories Kasulis is using.

Kasulis argues that Shinto, as currently practised by tens of millions of Japanese who claim to have no religion, is not concerned with explanations or doctrine, but with a sense of belonging, and a sense of contentment with mystery and wonder. The main distinction he develops, however, is between what he calls “essentialist Shinto” and “existentialist Shinto”.

Essentialist Shinto claims that there is a necessary core to Shinto, that it is a well-defined religion in distinction to other religions. Someone who subscribes to essentialist Shinto does things because he (or she) is Shinto. Existentialist Shinto, on the other hand, looks at practices, and says that someone is Shinto if they do certain things. The definition is very vague, and there is no necessary incompatibility between Shinto and other religions. Existentialist Shinto would see no problem with someone being both Shinto and Christian, although the Christian side might be less happy.

The main version of essentialist Shinto, Kasulis argues, is the nationalistic religion of emperor worship that dominated Japan from the Meiji period to the end of the second world war. We can find elements of it earlier in Shinto’s history, and, in so far as there is an essentialist version of Shinto, it seems to be the only one. Kasulis believes that the existentialist version of Shinto was dominant throughout most of history, up to the nineteenth century, and it is also clear that he favours the existentialist version. Indeed, in the final chapter he considers how existentialist Shinto could reclaim Shinto practice from the remnants of the essentialist version. His conclusion is that you need a neo-essentialist Shinto, with something like a sense of the kami as the essential element.

This is where I think he goes wrong. He argues that a completely undefined existentialist Shinto cannot stand up against an essentialist version, because an existentialist version has nothing to argue with. It is so fluid and tolerant that it cannot say that the essentialist Shinto is wrong, and thus cannot try to move away from it.

However, I think that it is possible to formulate an existentialist Shinto that can oppose certain elements of essentialist Shinto.

Let’s take a step back. The core difference between essentialist Shinto and existentialist Shinto is that the former requires something of anyone who is Shinto, while the latter doesn’t. On an essentialist conception of Shinto, if you know that someone is Shinto you can make some definite statements about them; they believe that Japan is the land of the kami, they revere the emperor as the descendent and representative of Amaterasu, they visit shrines on certain days, and so on. On an existentialist conception, however, two people who are Shinto might have nothing at all in common. However, an existentialist Shinto is not supposed to be a completely empty idea, applying to everyone. The Pope is not Shinto, not even existentialist Shinto. True, you could come up with a definition of Shinto that included the Pope, but it wouldn’t be very useful.

So, what would an existentialist conception of Shinto actually be? I want to suggest that it should be a collection of actions and beliefs that are Shinto. So, visiting a shrine, having a kamidana, having a Shinto wedding, believing the Kiki myths, revering the emperor as the descendent and representative of Amaterasu, and feeling the presence of something wonderful in nature might all be on the list. When deciding whether someone is Shinto, you look at what they do, and compare it to the list. The Pope does none of them, so he isn’t Shinto. Hillary Clinton might have visited Meiji Jingu, but that’s it, and that doesn’t make her Shinto. A priest at a Shinto shrine, on the other hand, does lots of them, so he is. The borderline cases might be difficult, and in those cases you can rely on what the person says. (You can’t always do that; “if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck. Even if it claims to be a wolf.” People are not authoritative about their identities, even when honest. Simply saying “I’m not racist” does not guarantee that you are not, even if you believe it.)

However, nothing on the list is necessary. Thus, you could be Shinto without ever visiting a shrine. Suppose you live in Tennessee. Visiting a shrine is going to be rather difficult, because the closest one is in Washington State. However, you might have a kamidana, and engage in ritual purification derived from various Shinto beliefs. That might be enough to make you Shinto. Similarly, you could be Shinto without believing that the kami exist. If you have a kamidana, visit shrines frequently, and have Shinto rituals performed to mark life transitions (Shinto wedding, Hatsumiyamairi, and so on), then you are still Shinto, even if you think the kami are made up.

Another feature of the list is that doing something that is not on it is not directly relevant to whether you are Shinto. The practices of other religions are not on the list. There might be a couple of things on the list that are inconsistent with other religions, but they aren’t necessary. Thus, you could be Shinto while still counting as a follower of another religion, such as Buddhism. This means that this form of Shinto has the inclusivity that Kasulis identifies as a feature of existentialist Shinto.

A final feature is that we don’t have to approve of everything on the list. Because we can be Shinto without doing or believing everything on the list, we can think that some things on the list are false or evil, while still acknowledging that they belong on the list, because they have been an important part of Shinto in the past, at least. An example might be “believing that the myths in the Kojiki are literally true”. I’m sure they’re not, and the Shinto priests at Kokugakuin seem to agree, but it would be very strange to deny that someone who did believe them was Shinto. Motoori Norinaga was Shinto, after all, and he believed them.

So, how can this existentialist Shinto stand up to the imperialist essentialist Shinto? First, it cannot deny that people who follow this religion are Shinto. They do lots of things that are on the list, and self-identify as Shinto. This is, I think, the right answer. We might want to disapprove of this form of Shinto, but I think it is unreasonable to deny that it is a form of Shinto. However, this existentialist Shinto can take a strong stand against the claims of exclusivity. Revering the emperor might be on the list, but you don’t have to do that to be Shinto. Being Japanese might be on the list, but you don’t have to be Japanese to be Shinto. This account of Shinto allows us to say that imperialist Shinto is not the only form of Shinto, and frees us to criticise it.

Shinto Controversies Course â€” 8th Lecture

The eighth lecture of the Shinto Controversies course at Kokugakuin University was held on Wednesday. This time, Professor Okada started by saying that it wasn’t a very interesting subject, and there were more than the normal number of digressions in the course of the lecture. Clearly, this is a topic that is somewhat outside Professor Okada’s main field.

The subject was Ryobu Shinto. Ryobu Shinto is, broadly, the form of Shinto developed within Japanese esoteric Buddhism (Shingon and Tendai) in the medieval period. As a result, it has not been studied as much as might be ideal. From the Meiji Restoration in the mid-nineteenth century, there has been an emphasis on separating Shinto and Buddhism into two clearly distinct religions, and that’s simply not possible with Ryobu Shinto. From the sounds of things, separating the Shinto from the Buddhism is as hard as the reverse, so I suspect that Buddhist scholars have also not given it a great deal of attention. As a result, a great deal about Ryobu Shinto is still unclear.

The name, which means “both parts”, comes from Shingon esotericism, and the narrow use of the term is to refer to the versions of Shinto associated with Shingon Buddhism. Shingon esotericism has two worlds, the Kongo and Taizo worlds (Diamond World and Womb World, perhaps; I don’t know what the standard translations are), which correspond to different aspects of Dainichi Nyorai, the universal Buddha. Ryobu Shinto linked these two worlds to the Inner and Outer Shrines at Ise. The Inner Shrine corresponded to Taizo, the Outer to Kongo. The Grand Shrines of Ise were very important in Ryobu Shinto, and it appears to have had a strong influence on Ise Shinto.

This raises the controversy. When did Ryobu Shinto appear? Earlier scholars had placed it in the fourteenth century, but Professor Okada believes it appeared some time earlier, at the end of the twelfth or beginning of the thirteenth century. This belief is based on the dates of works that were central to Ryobu Shinto, but also, I think, on the signs of mutual influence between Ryobu Shinto and Ise Shinto. Ise Shinto can be dated fairly firmly, because it was developed by identifiable priests of the Outer Shrine at Ise, and it started developing in the thirteenth century. While Professor Okada believes that the influence went both ways, he also thinks that the first influence was from Ryobu Shinto.

One reason for this is that, in earlier periods, Shinto had a strong tradition of not explaining things, of not putting things into words. Words had power (the so-called kotodama), and so should be avoided unless absolutely necessary. Buddhism, however, had a strong tradition of sermons and explanations, and thus the first systematic explanations of Shinto came from the Buddhist side.

A central text of Shinto is the Nakatomi Harai, an ancient purification prayer that is still used today. It includes a version of important Japanese myths, a version that doesn’t quite match that in the Kojiki or Nihonshoki, and thus is ideal material for interpretation. The earliest (I think) surviving interpretation is the Nakatomi Harae Kungeh, which was written by a Buddhist monk, and interprets the prayer in Buddhist terms. It provides esoteric Buddhist interpretations of the main shrines at Ise, but also of the lesser shrines associated with them. This interpretation was central to Ryobu Shinto, and seems to date from the thirteenth century (again, I think; Professor Okada wasn’t entirely clear on this point).

In any case, Ryobu Shinto continued to develop, with several versions appearing, including Sanno Shinto, Miwaryu Shinto, and Goryu Shinto. Professor Okada said that when he visited Mt. Koya, the centre of Shingon Buddhism, earlier this year, he found that Goryu Shinto was still practised there, so Ryobu Shinto is not a purely historical tradition. The protecting kami of the mountain, Niu, apparently receives the same sort of reverence as Kukai, the monk who founded the sect.

Ryobu Shinto was also closely connected, through Onjoji, a very important Tendai temple, with Shugendo and the Kumano shrines. It also gave rise to the Shinto Kanjo, esoteric initiations based on Shinto symbolism rather than Buddhist. Professor Okada didn’t go into detail on these, I suspect, again, because research on them is not as advanced as it could be.

The overall impression I got from the lecture was that Ryobu Shinto is still poorly understood. People know it was important, but not really enough about it. It looks like a fertile area for research for someone with an interest in both Buddhism and Shinto. Since my interest is primarily in Shinto, it’s not going to be me.


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I’m opening up another day for piano lessons in Killinchy! Thursday will be the new day and this opens up roughly 9 new slots. Typically, for most children and pleasure pianists half-hour lessons are sufficient but if you’re getting higher up the grades, you might find 45-minute lessons better. There are still 1-2 slots available on Wednesdays in Killinchy.

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The indigenous variety of carrot — the kala gajjar — has become a poster boy of sustainability for chefs this winter season, writes Madhulika Dash

It was a winter ritual, especially around the latter half of the winter when my grandmother would take me to the market and pick these lovely purple looking carrots from the market, says chef Amninder Sandhu (Executive chef, Arth), as she smells the fresh stock of black carrot delivered to her Mumbai kitchen from a vendor. Her fingers, as habit would have it, pinch and squeeze the top of the carrot as her eyes search for the grater in her kitchen. Arth, in Mumbai, is a pioneer when it comes to a gas-free traditional kitchen in the country, one of the first in fact.

A grater in hand, chef Sandhu begins the very first step of a dish that became the poster boy of sustainability this winter, with chefs pan-India experimenting with one of the oldest variants of carrots in India.

But for the slow food protagonist, who was among the first to introduce this old Delhi favourite as a chefs signature, creating the halwa — “though I have grown up mostly drinking the fermented, probiotic drink called kanji,” she insists — is akin to reliving her childhood in real time.

The beauty about kala gajjar, says Chef Sandhu, “is that it isn’t just a delicious, limited-edition seasonal produce, but a power-pack, all-organic pill that can supply you with the right ammunition to outlast any seasonal change — and its vagaries.”
In other words, this variety of gajjar comes with a high amount of calcium, iron and potassium which helps in strengthening bones and teeth, Vitamins A, B and C that are essential for a healthy heart and eyesight.

While that may have been one of the primary reasons for kala gajjar gaining favouritism among chefs this season, it isn’t the only thing that made it a poster boy of sorts for the sustainable movement in the food world. Kala gajjar revival in the restaurant, says Rishim Sachdeva (former head chef, Olive Bar & Kitchen) is for two reasons. One, the novelty — given the limited places you get it, it was easily forgotten — and two, the sheer sugar composition that makes playing with this variety of carrot so much fun.

As a sweeter cousin to the red/orange variety of carrot, the black carrot is a great produce to ferment with some stunning result.

In fact, says chef Akshraj Jodha, “it is one of the most common forms in which kala gajjar is consumed in much of North India, even in Rajasthan, where kala gajjar is paired with vylati gajjar (another version of carrot, which is off white in colour) to create a pickle that is had between the start of summers till after Holi.”

It is believed, he adds, “that the pickle bolsters the gut and keeps you healthy.”

 This perhaps explains why for many — including the chefs — the introduction to gajjar has been in the form of a tangy drink called kanji.

In fact, adds chef Shantanu Mehrotra (executive chef, Indian Accent), “The health factor, combined with the fact that the best quality of kala gajjar comes during this time of the year makes it a common beverage in Holi across most of North India.”

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For a few like chef Megha Kohli (head chef, Lavaash By Saby) though, the advent of kala gajjar meant only one thing — a bowl of buttery, velvety halwa. “It was like a winter must. The sight of a good quality carrot, which my grandmother often said could be identified with its colour and shape, meant a sweet bowl of black carrot halwa that we could indulge in to our hearts’ content. In fact, it was often considered the healthier halwa because it needed less sugar, mava and other embellishments to make it look inviting. The brilliant dark purple hue was an extra bonus.”

It was much later in life though that chef Kohli discovered the charms of cooking with such a brilliant ingredient. Admits the culinary expert, “working with black carrot comes with its set of interesting surprises. First, it is far sturdier to handle when raw. You can work the kind of flakes you want with it with ease. But as soon as it hits the pan, it begins to take a much satin kind of appearance —  and suddenly you have this malleable halwa that is naturally sweet and can be reworked to your

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Megha Kohli

Adds chef Kohli, “the addition of the milk, mawa, dry fruits and even ghee is to give your own signature style to a dish that was discovered in the bylanes of old Delhi. The outcome can be unique.” Agrees Chef Sandhu, who has now created a version in a jar that can travel places, though she insists, “it isn’t transitional-friendly yet.”
But what both chef Sandhu and Chef Kohli concur is the canvas that black carrot provides them to showcase their creativity.

“Even while making the halwa, you don’t really need to create it traditionally, it works beautifully with layering of different flavours as well,” says chef Sharad Dewan (regional director, Food Production, The Park Hotel), who often works with black carrot to showcase the different facet that makes for a great halwa or a dip.


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A 59-year-old woman died Wednesday after falling from a zip line ride at Lums Pond State Park. As the zip line industry has grown in the United States, so has the rate of injuries at such attractions. According to a study released in October 2015, an estimated 16,850 non-fatal zipline-related injuries were treated in U.S. emergency departments from 1997 through 2012.

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  • In May, a 55-year-old South Carolina woman died after striking a tree while riding on the zip line at Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah. Investigators believe that high winds caused the tree to break and fall into Lambe’s path.
  • In July 2015 in Utah, a zip line employee on his second day on the job died after trying to help a rider land on a deck. The man fell from 150 feet.
  • In June 2015, a 12-year-old camper was killed in North Carolina when the zip line she was riding became tangled with another line that ran parallel, cutting her line. She fell about two stories to the ground.
  • In May 2014, an employee at the Piʻiholo Ranch Zipline in Maui, Hawaii, was thrown from a platform after trying to corral a rider who was approaching the platform at a high speed. The woman fell from a landing platform, approximately 150 feet into the ravine below.
  • In September 2011, a Maui man working for a zip line construction company died while testing a line at a course in Pauka’a, Hawaii.  Another worker fell 30 feet from a collapsed platform and suffered critical injuries.

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Book examines tenure of University of California system president Richard Atkinson

Former UC San Diego Chancellor and University of California President Richard Atkinson with his wife, Rita. Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications

By Pat Sherman

Richard Atkinson had spent 15 years as UCSD’s chancellor when in 1995 he was tapped to become president of the University of California system, overseeing its nine prestigious research universities.

However, neither his tenure at UCSD nor his time as the National Science Foundation’s deputy director could have prepared him for the firestorm that awaited.

With tensions already running high over the state university system’s nearly a $1 billion budget shortfall, the UC Regents voted to end affirmative action in its admissions and hiring, just four weeks into Atkinson’s tenure.

How Atkinson dealt with that controversial decision and went on to lead the university system as its 17th president is chronicled in a new book from the University of California Press, “Entrepreneurial President: Richard Atkinson and the University of California, 1992-2003.”

“I think it’s sort of an insider’s view of higher education … and how the regents, president, faculty, students and the general public all get involved in this activity of deciding on university issues,” said Atkinson, who returned to his life in La Jolla with wife, Rita, at the end of his presidency.

Author Patricia Pelfrey interviewed some 80 people researching the book, which also sheds light on the growth of the university system at the end of the 20th century.

“It’s an incredible set of interviews,” Atkin- son said, noting that Pelfrey’s recordings will become part of the UC system’s permanent archives. “She interviewed just about every- body you can imagine who was involved in these things. Everyone sort of had their chance to comment on (the manuscript) as to whether she got the story right or not.”

Atkinson recalled how early in his presidency he was almost fired by Governor Pete Wilson over the implementation date of Resolution SP-1, which ended affirmative action in student admissions. Atkinson ultimately kept his job and prevailed in delaying the measure’s implementation, arguing that students were not prepared for such a sudden and radical shift in policy, which Pelfrey characterized as “an institutional train wreck” and a “political dilemma of daunting proportions.”

“The Board of Regents rolled back 30 years of history by abolishing the use of racial and ethnic preferences in admissions and employment,” she writes. “It was a decision made against the advice of the president, vice presidents, the system-wide academic senate and the nine chancellors of the university.”

The issue became a national lightning rod. While President Clinton publicly supported affirmative action, opposition to the policy became the centerpiece of Pete Wilson’s failed bid for the Oval Office.

“It’s still an issue around the country, but certainly we were the first to face up to the problems,” said Atkinson of the measure, which was spurred by a complaint from Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cook of San Diego, whose Caucasian son James, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of UC San Diego, had been accepted to Harvard Medical School in 1992, but denied admission to UC’s medical schools based on his race. “From my view there was never a question that if the regents established a policy, it had to be followed,” Atkinson said. “That was the responsibility of the president. On the other hand, when they established the policy they had no idea of the implications, in terms of what had to be done, in terms of announcing it to students, the preparation. It just couldn’t be done properly on a one-year schedule. So I did extend it.

“A number of regents called for me to be fired, but … it worked out well. … That’s just part of being a president. You put your neck on the line every week or so with one group or another.”

Though some feared state legislators would cut off university funding in retaliation for eliminating affirmative action, Atkinson said state funding diminished for other reasons — eventually causing some universities such as Berkeley to consider breaking off from the UC system and becoming a private institution.

“The fact is that the share of the university’s budget from the state has just grown really small,” he said. “Twenty-five years ago it represented 40 percent of our budget. Today, it represents about eight percent. Twenty years ago student fees were almost negligible. Today, they’re significant.”

In the book Pelfrey characterizes Atkinson as “often impulsive, quick to embrace new ideas, highly intellectual, but with a distinctly unacademic dislike of verbal dueling. Those who knew him up close also saw the drive, the willingness to remove people he did not think up to the job.”

Asked how he feels about the characterization, Atkinson’s said it surprised him.

“She sort of thinks that I’m very hard driving and was going to march forward no matter what,” he said. “I don’t think that’s always the case … (but) my life has been one where I’ve never been worried about getting fired and I’ve always sort of taken the view that I’m going to do what has to be done on a reasonable basis. If it doesn’t work out, I’m happy to take the consequences.

“To put it another way, I don’t believe in delaying decisions forever. I believe in getting the choices out there and then coming to a decision, consenting with the faculty and the regents, but making decisions. I’d rather be wrong on occasion and make the decision in a timely way than never to make decisions and that what is so characteristic of universities. They never can quite make decisions.”

The decisions Atkinson made as UCSD’s chancellor, and their impact on the region’s economic and technological growth, spurred Washington Post publisher Kathryn Graham to dub San Diego’s economic rebirth during the 1980s as “the Atkinson Miracle.”

Atkinson said that during his time with the National Science Foundation and as a professor of psychology at Stanford University he came to value “the importance of getting research results that occur in the university out into the private sector.

“The university’s cooperative activity has always been important for me, but that’s the way the world is going over time,” he said.

Looking back on his presidency, Atkinson said it was his bold plan to force the college board to develop a different kind of SAT, the SAT-R, which is perhaps most significant.

“That story has never really been told … and I think she tells it very well — all the complications, the conflict and the efforts by the college board to sort of block change,” he said. “I think that’s a particularly good story and one that is not that well understood by most people.”

Though Atkinson would not say what advice he has given incoming UC Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla (formerly the dean of Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering), he said they have met on several occasions.

“I’m very, very pleased with the choice,” Atkinson said. “We’ve gotten to know each other since he was appointed. I just know that he is the right person for the job and I think that he will do an excellent job.”


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Summer school is in session, but this dental benefits overview won’t have tests and stress like a calculus class. Review these three easy lessons to make sure you’re getting the most from your plan.

Lesson No. 1: Save money with regular visits to an in-network dentist.

Dental benefits are designed to focus on prevention. Because preventive care is essential to lifelong oral health, most plans cover the full cost of dental exams and cleanings. Regular appointments allow your dentist to catch oral health conditions early, helping you avoid painful and costly issues down the road.

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Deductible: A fixed dollar amount you pay out of pocket before your plan begins to cover services. Preventive care is usually exempt from the deductible.

Coinsurance: A fixed percentage of a dental treatment cost that you share with your dental plan. For example, your plan pays for 80 percent of a given service, while you’re responsible for 20 percent of the cost. Your coinsurance begins after you meet your annual deductible.

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Annual maximum: The most money your dental plan will pay in a specific 12-month period.

Lifetime maximum: The most money your dental plan will pay over the course of a lifetime. A lifetime maximum may apply to an individual or a family and usually applies to specific types of services, such as orthodontics.

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City Council to vote on restoring mounted police

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Rochester police mounted patrol officers Eric Smith, left, rides Buddy, and Scott Wehr rides Raffi at the Liberty Pole.

City officials Friday announced a plan to restore part of the Rochester Police Department's mounted patrol unit, which was slated to be cut from the budget.

The new plan would restore four of the seven officer positions, along with five horses. The proposal follows weeks of debate and controversy, with city leaders receiving numerous calls and emails from residents trying to save the unit.

The three other officers who are now part of the mounted patrol will be reassigned to a tactical unit that will help combat violence intervention in the city.

The council will vote on the budget, including the partial restoration of the mounted patrol, on Tuesday. The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall.

Mayor Thomas Richards proposed the cut in his original budget, saying that a special unit aimed at intervention would be more effective at curtailing the epidemic of violence that plagues the city than officers on horseback.

The mayor pointed to the uptick in shootings and other violence in recent weeks on the city's west side as evidence of the need for more manpower. The city is allocating $300,000 for overtime patrols and other costs to help keep the peace this summer.

But earlier this week Richards and Police Chief James Sheppard faced pushback from city councilors who said the mounted patrol unit helps nurture positive relationships in the community.

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Ask Aric: How does this year's Broncos offense stack up against the record-setting 2013 unit?

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — We're another Sunday closer to football season, and in this week's mailbag, we're taking a look at the Broncos' staff changes, the top battle of training camp and how this year's offense could compare to the 2013 edition.

As always, if you have a question for a future mailbag, feel free to click here.

And, before we begin, a very happy Father's Day to all of the dads in Broncos Country.

How many coaching changes on offense, defense and special teams have been made since last season? I see the most glaring changes that were needed involved play calling on offense and defense. What can we expect this year given the talent that has been added to this team? – Randy B.

Randy, the Broncos hired Pat Shurmur as their offensive coordinator, Mike Shula as their quarterbacks coach, John Pagano as their outside linebackers coach and Korey Jones as an assistant strength coach. We know the Broncos wanted to be more aggressive on offense, which led to Shurmur's hire. His history of taking shots down the field should help the Broncos achieve that goal. The defensive play calling wasn't an issue, but Pagano should be able to help get the best out of Chubb and Miller.

Is there anyone out at these workouts sessions that would make sure the plays are ran correctly? If not, they could be creating bad habits that won't be corrected until training camp. — Mark J.

Mark, no coaches are allowed at these off-campus throwing sessions and workouts that the players have reportedly held. If Drew Lock and Co. wanted to run plays, they do have their playbooks off which to work. After years of football experience, it's likely they're able to take the installation from the classroom and implement the plays on the field without coaching. If small tweaks need to be made in training camp, that's fine and should be expected. I think that's a worthwhile trade-off so that Lock can work on his timing with some of his receivers and running backs. It also can serve as another way for players to stay in shape during an unusual offseason. It is worth noting that the NFLPA's medical director, Dr. Thom Mayer, has suggested that players now refrain from holding these workouts before training camp to protect players from COVID-19.

In the Bolles vs. Wilkinson battle this preseason and camp, what do you think the main things to look out for are? — Zachary D.

Zach, I'll be looking for different things from each of the two players. From Garett Bolles, I'll be looking for improved technique and for him to have play-to-play amnesia. If he's called for one holding penalty, he can't allow that frustration to linger and result in another penalty on the next play or drive. As for Elijah Wilkinson, I want to see him stand up against the Broncos' elite rushers in camp without allowing a path to the quarterback. For as much as Bolles struggled at times, he allowed just four sacks in 16 games in 2019, according to Pro Football Focus. Wilkinson, meanwhile, allowed 10 sacks in his 15 games (nine starts). Wilkinson could potentially be an upgrade, but he must ensure that Lock stays out of harm's way. That, in many ways, is more important than a holding penalty or two.

The offense is looking as strong as ever. It almost compares, on paper, to the 2013 Broncos offense. So my question is, what pieces still need to be locked in in order for Denver to compete for the AFC West title crown this year? — Scott T.

I'm excited about this year's offense, too, but I'm not ready to compare this unit to one that scored the most points in NFL history and averaged nearly 38 points per game. That group featured Pro Bowlers in Demaryius Thomas and Julius Thomas and capable wide receivers Eric Decker and Wes Welker and running backs Knowshon Moreno and Montee Ball in the backfield. I suppose you could make the argument that with Courtland Sutton, Jerry Jeudy, Noah Fant, Phillip Lindsay and Melvin Gordon III, the Broncos' skill players possess similar talent. That group, though, also had a first-team All-Pro at right guard in Louis Vasquez. I suspect Dalton Risner and Graham Glasgow will provide solid play — perhaps one of them will even make a Pro Bowl — but the Broncos' offensive line seems less proven. At right tackle, Ja'Wuan James will have to prove he can stay healthy. At left tackle, either Bolles or Wilkinson must emerge as a consistent option. The biggest difference, though, is at quarterback. Lock showed promise in 2019, but he's certainly not the All-Pro, record-setting, 2013 version of Peyton Manning. And let's be clear: while the Broncos' 2013 offense had plenty of impressive players, Manning is what made that unit spectacular. If Lock is simply above average, the Broncos' offense should improve dramatically given their abundance of weapons. A record-setting output, though, seems unlikely.

Do you think Tim Patrick will make the active roster? — Andrew L.

I do, Andrew. Especially in an unusual offseason, I expect Patrick will have an advantage over some of the other players competing for jobs because of his experience. Patrick is a proven entity as a big-bodied, outside receiver, as he has appeared in 24 games over the previous two seasons. Rookie Tyrie Cleveland and second-year player Juwann Winfree could push Patrick, but I suspect as the Broncos try to introduce Jeudy and KJ Hamler to the offense, Patrick could be a valuable veteran piece for the receiving corps. Patrick has a knack for finding the first-down market, as 14 of his 16 catches in his injury-shortened 2019 season were for first downs. He can contribute on special teams, too.

Noah Fant had 562 receiving yards and three touchdowns in 2019. More or less in 2020? — Cameron Burris

More, without a doubt. I'm bullish on Fant this season, and I think he'll take a step forward into the 60-70 catch range and post at least 750 yards and six touchdowns. If he can add a few more scores to that total — say, eight or nine — he could be selected to his first Pro Bowl. Last year, Baltimore's Mark Andrews made the Pro Bowl with 64 catches, 852 yards and 10 touchdowns. Kansas City's Travis Kelce bettered Andrews in catches and yards with 97 receptions for 1,229 yards, but he only had five touchdowns. Still, it was enough to send Kelce to his fifth Pro Bowl. I expect Fant will — at the very least — be in this year's Pro Bowl conversation.

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