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Can Blockchain Revolutionize Trade?

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Blockchain has gained increased attention recently because of the publicity surrounding Bitcoin.
The use of this technology is relatively new but its potential is also starting to be explored in applications beyond digital currency. The World Bank Group has begun to explore the impact of blockchain technology on development. It is launching a blockchain lab and considering projects that can help with good governance and positive social outcomes in developing countries, including a pilot in South East Asia.
Blockchain may also have interesting implications for trade.  Increasingly consumers are becoming concerned about the origin of the products they buy (whether food, garments or consumables) either on ethical or quality grounds. The expectation is that, in increasingly complex supply chains, blockchain can provide product proof of integrity. SMEs or small producers can leverage this proof to find buyers for their products or gain a marketing advantage. The ability of blockchain to provide for ‘self-executing contracts’ (a transaction which is triggered automatically when all conditions are satisfied) is also believed to be an advantage for these small entrepreneurs as it would remove the risk of non-payment and reduce the legal and procedural costs of fulfilling a contract.
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Can blockchain also facilitate trade?
The time and cost of clearing goods for import or export add a significant financial burden on trade due to the copious layers of authorizations to import or export goods – such as permits, licenses, phytosanitary certificates, and others - that are required on the grounds of human, animal or plant health or safety. The final arbiter in a border transaction is Customs, whose role is to ensure that all such permits have been obtained and that they are valid and that the goods have been lawfully declared and all regulatory requirements have been met.
The Holy Grail for Customs and other border agencies would be a set of trustworthy documents (invoices, bills of lading, packing lists, etc.) that accurately describe the nature of the goods, their conformity to the required standards, the inspections and authorizations that they have undergone, any transformations through processing, and any changes of hands along the entire supply chain for the purpose of conveyancing or re-packaging.
The reality at the moment is that not all the above information is available to authorities and what information there is often requires verification. Therefore, goods are often subjected to a high level of scrutiny including, potentially, physical inspections or laboratory tests.  This results in high costs for the traders, delays in clearing the goods, and a high degree of resourcing for the government authorities.
What if all the steps in the supply chain, from origin to destination, were captured in a blockchain? This could provide a degree of assurance that the information is correct as it originates at source and was not ‘manipulated’ along the way. If this blockchain was visible by Customs and the other agencies, goods could be cleared without further intervention.
Can blockchain help in providing accuracy, traceability and transparency, as well as reducing costs both for trade and government?
  • Data integrity. Imagine a blockchain being started by a producer by recording the sale of goods to a distributor and then being augmented by every transformation or change of hands (e.g. storage in a warehouse, consolidation with other goods, inspected by Quarantine on export, packed into container, loaded on ship, cleared by Customs on export, etc.).  The distributed ledger concept would guarantee the integrity of the data stored in the blockchain as the blockchain is incremented and, therefore, when it is presented to the authorities of the importing countries they can rely on every piece of information having been generated by its originator.
  • Simplification. Time and effort would be saved all along the supply chain by parties not having to reproduce the information and submit it manually to the authorities or trading partners.  Transactions would be made based on original data supplied at source.
  • Increased security. Opportunities for corruption or collusion (a common problem in many countries which significantly adds to the cost of trade) would be reduced as the data cannot be retroactively tampered or altered along the way as the ledger represents the single source of truth.
  • Multi-use big data. Over time, the blockchains would create a vast repository of ‘big data’ which can be used to analyze patterns and trends of trade to enable increasingly sophisticated risk profiling, which would enhance the border authorities’ risk management capacity.
  • Guaranteed confidentiality. Confidentiality of the data would be guaranteed by an encrypted key being originated at the start of the chain and being passed down to the other parties in the supply chain including the border authorities.
However, blockchain also presents some major challenges.  Some of these challenges are of a technical nature and others go beyond technology.
  • Aligning diverse suppliers and systems. For blockchain to fulfil the objectives above it would have to encompass all the participants in the supply chain from the original supplier of the goods to all the parties who have, in some way, played a part in getting those goods to their final destination as well as the regulatory authorities at the points of export or transit/trans-shipment.  In the case of some industries (e.g. garments, electronics) the goods may undergo various transformations and the final product may be assembled from materials or components coming from different suppliers in different counties each with its own supply chain.  For this to happen there must be an overwhelming incentive for everyone to participate and every node in the supply chain would need to have a modicum of IT capabilities as well as access to the Internet. Is there a way in which governments in different countries can come together and find some way of ‘incentivizing’ this process?
  • Fraud. Organized networks often operate through a complex system of false companies that create false descriptions of goods or false invoices. They could simply start a blockchain of false data. Blockchain does not replace the need for intelligence and risk management but the availability of ‘big data’ could conceivably improve the efficiency of targeting.  However, the capacity of Customs and other agencies in handling data would need to be enhanced and their practices, some of them deeply ingrained, would also need to be changed.
  • Verifying Transactions. Blockchain may provide proof that a transaction has taken place but how can it guarantee that the terms of that transactions were fulfilled? For example, blockchain may record that goods were loaded into a container but how can one ascertain that the correct goods and the right quantity were actually loaded?  This has implications for ‘self-executing contracts’ as well. Unlike Bitcoins where the entirety of the transaction is self-contained, in a real-world supply chain, the validity of the contract depends on external factors such as the quantity or quality of the goods or whether a certain action (e.g. transport from A to B) has taken place.
  • Data confidentiality. Even if a blockchain ledger’s access can be restricted to only the participants in that transaction, the confidentiality of the data must be protected even within that restricted membership.  For example, a supplier may consign goods destined for a certain buyer to a shipping line but the shipping line also provides a service to that supplier’s competitors.  This may present a challenge where the entire ledger relating to a transaction is distributed among the participants.
  • Legality. There are a number of legal implications of blockchain that would have to be explored.  First and foremost, the issue of jurisdiction and ownership in terms of where the data is stored and where it is used as a declaration to the authorities.
The private sector has begun to explore the impact of blockchain on trade logistics. IBM has conducted two concrete pilots by using blockchain within the context of trade logistics. One pilot was conducted with Maersk to track shipments of flowers from Kenya to Rotterdam. A second pilot was conducted with the Singapore Customs Administration, which incorporates customs in the supply chain. This suggests a real potential for integrating customs and border authorities with the supply chain to achieve significant benefits in terms of facilitation.
So, is blockchain a game changer for global trade?
Blockchain could influence trade policy and regulation and offer a new paradigm in the way globalized trade is conducted. While it is evident that blockchain in the supply chain can be a useful tool, customer engagement is the bigger opportunity. It could reform the global trade environment into a more customer-friendly environment. However, key issues remain to be resolved which cannot be solved by technology alone. For example, reform and modernization of border management present many other challenges (e.g. institutional capacity, etc). More pilot work and research is required before the full potential and impact of blockchain on trade facilitation is realized.

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Blockchain? The questions include, can you produce a sufficiently large population of disinterested entities to make it truly secure? The answer would depend to a large degree on what governments were prepared to allow the chain to extend in to, what degree of separation existed between average members of the processing population and the legality of processing in different jurisdictions - who owns the product if processing / mining /extension happens in country a, which has very different rules on electronic data ownership (and processing rules) than country b.
And who would police forks when two entities both have a legitimate interest in their fork?
You would need to build a verification and disputes resolution process to accommodate this in to both the WTO and between administrations in the same fashion that tax resolutions between government entities currently work.
I can see this working for logistics but the legality is an issue… and if we do accept blockchain… what if someone sets up a hashing warehouse and injected their own documents in to the chain?
But definitely the future.

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Archive for October, 2011

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (Psalm 46:1).

The Hebrew word translated as “troubled” was originally associated with cramped quarters.  In other words, when you are feeling constricted; when the world is pressing in, we can be assured that God’s presence is our refuge and strength.  He both protects and fights.  He is both shield and sword.

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“Then Job answered, ‘I have heard many such things; Sorry comforters are you all.  Is there no limit to windy words’” (Job 16:1-3a)?

“Sorry comforters.”  There is a sermon in these words alone.  Chapter after chapter has been filled with the rampant verbosity of friends offering speculation has to why all the terrible things that happened to Job occurred.  Someone has expressed it well, “Life is not a series of complex riddles to be solved but events and tragedies to be endured and lived through.”  In times of suffering, the last thing a person needs is vain attempts to explain why.  In our compelling need to say something, we inevitably say what we shouldn’t.  The most comforting ministry is one of presence and knowing what not to say.

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“A certain man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel in a joint of the armor.  So he said to the driver of the chariot, ‘Turn around and take me out of the fight, for I am severely wounded.’  The battle raged that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot in front of the Arameans until the evening: and at sunset he died” (2 Chronicles 18:33-34).

An Assyrian soldier, bored and bunkered down, fires off a random shot with his bow.  Lucky?  Coincidence?  Hardly.  One way or another the will and purposes of God will be accomplished.  The Apostle Paul states, “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28).  It doesn’t say God causes all things to happen or that all things that happen are good.  It simply assures us that good or bad, God can use all things to accomplish his greater purposes.  What you and I must decide each day is whether we will trust in His plan and be committed to it, or ultimately be apart of it by our own folly or foolishness.

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“For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another” (Galatians 5:13).

Ours is a culture that interprets freedom as the right to whatever one wants to the exclusion of responsibility and obligation.  Thus, substantive moral, social, and political issues such as abortion or euthanasia are decided by the argument of individual rights with no consideration given to the greater good of those who must live together in community.  We are enamored with with personal rights and self-fulfillment.  Freedom, moral or political, was never intended as license to do as we please, but a responsibility to act for a greater good.

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“So Peter, seeing him (John) said to Jesus, ‘Lord, and what about this man?’  Jesus said to him, ‘If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?  You follow me!’” (John 21: 21-22).

Instead of worrying about his own foibles, weaknesses, and areas of needed improvement, Peter is concerning himself with the fate of John.  Given his track record, one would think Peter would give greater attention to his capacity to follow Jesus and to live out the expectations of the Lord.  Our faithful “followership” of Jesus should never be determined by what others are doing or not doing.  If our desire is to pursue in earnest the path that the Lord has set before us then our plate is full and there is no time for the distraction of petty concerns.

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I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that you may live” (Deuteronomy 30:19).

As a people longing for a faith that defines our lives, each day, event, encounter, conversation and circumstance brings us to a point of decision.  Presented with various courses of action, attitudes to be held, and words to be spoken, we are deciding what best represents our devotion to Christ and the desire to care more, give more, and love more.  Once decided, it is in that moment we make a definitive statement about the work of Christ in us and the quality of our faith to mold and shape our lives.  None of the day’s decisions are insignificant.  Choose well.

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“Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, ‘It is finished!’” (John 19:30).

While the words carried a tone of finality for those who heard them, Jesus’ declaration expresses far greater implications and possibilities.  What is finished is the power of sin to bury us under guilt and the power of death to terrify us.  Jesus finished, fulfilled, and completed God’s redemptive plan on the cross.  Even so, unless we daily crucify ourselves, the work of the Father, and what he is seeking to accomplish in our lives, remains unfinished.

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Simplified Scientific Astrology: A Complete Textbook on the Art of Erecting a Horoscope, with Philosophic Encyclopedia and Tables of Planetary Hours

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Includes tables of planetary hours, star charts and more, Simplified Scientific Astrology teaches readers how to read the stars and construct horoscopes using celestial diagrams. A horoscope is an astrological diagram representing the positions of the sun, moon, planets, astrological aspects and sensitive angles at the time of an event, such as the day of a person's birth. While many believe a horoscope is a small blurb you read in the Sunday newspaper, the art of drafting horoscopes involves tedious stargazing and map making.

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The Art of Sane Aging for Women: Embrace the Journey by Camille Goscicki

A short and sweet read for all ages. You don’t even have to be a woman to appreciate the nuggets of wisdom found throughout this book. Having been through some hard knocks in life really makes me appreciate what the author has to share. So much of my past and present issues were results of poor self-talk. Thanks for the timely reminder to make a change and be impeccable with my words. Another thing I really need to change is to start listening more and speaking less. This book is a quick read but there are many useful parts which I highlighted in my Kindle along with some suggested readings by the author. My favorite part of this book are the great quotes given through. I highly recommend this book for anyone looking for a quick inspirational read which is guaranteed to change your life if you’ll put in the work. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Smart Window Shades: Clever Solutions for the Right Amount of Sunlight

Does sunlight fade your furniture and your carpeting or hardwood floor? Do you want cool summer breezes when you sleep but hate to wake with the first rays of dawn? Do you have high-up windows that are a pain to access?

There are clever solutions for all these problems. “Smart” window shades and blinds can be opened and shut wirelessly via remote control…a smartphone app…or, in some cases, with voice commands when paired with a digital assistant such as Amazon’s Alexa or Apple’s Siri. They can be programmed to operate on a schedule, too, so that you don’t have to remember to shut blinds to block décor-damaging rays every day…and you could go to sleep with blinds one way and wake up with them another way, according to your preference.

Here are the best wireless window blinds and shades for different price points and purposes…

Soma Smart Shades are very affordable because they are not actually shades. They are devices that motorize your existing shades, assuming that your shades have ball-chain pull strings. They are easy to install—you feed the bottom of a ball chain into the Soma device, stick the device to your window trim using an adhesive backing and program the device with an app on your phone. Then you can control your shades with an Android or iOS phone app or Amazon’s Alexa, among other options. (A $99 “Soma Connect” device is needed to control up to 10 shades with Alexa.)

Soma Smart Shades can be programmed to open or close at particular times of day. Their rechargeable batteries can provide 50 up/down cycles per charge, and a small solar panel (included) can recharge those batteries automatically.

Downside: Once you install the device on a shade, anyone without access to a connected phone or other remote controller would need to take the ball chain out of the motor housing to operate the shade.

Price: $149 for a single-window system.

Lutron Serena includes both the automation system and the shade itself, ensuring that everything works well together. A wide range of shade styles is available. Do-it-yourself (DIY) installation is possible for handy home owners, or a Lutron dealer can install. You can control Serena shades with the included remote…a smartphone app…or voice commands through Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa. Shades can be programmed to open and shut on a preset schedule. Serena shade systems can be powered by six to eight hidden D-cell batteries—the batteries should last from three to five years depending on type of shade, size and usage—or you can opt for units that plug into wall power if there are outlets positioned where this won’t be obtrusive.

Downside: The abundance of options can make Serena difficult to order online. DIY installation is tricky.

Price: Varies by shade type and size, but expect to pay perhaps $500 per window plus $79.95 for the Lutron “Smart Bridge” that is required for Caséta Wireless technology that links the shades with a smartphone or Siri. (This bridge also lets you control home lighting, overhead fans and other devices if you install additional Lutron home-automation modules.)

Pella Insynctive Designer Series Between-the-Glass Blinds/Shades are smart blinds or shades enclosed between the panes of multipane windows. They could be a good option if you are installing new windows. The enclosed look is very tidy…greatly reduces the need to dust…and prevents blinds or shades from being damaged by strong winds or rambunctious children or pets. And Pella windows themselves are of high quality. This system is especially useful for patio doors, since the blinds/shades slide out of your way right along with the doors. Power comes from hidden rechargeable batteries that are recharged continually by a small solar panel that is included. (The batteries can be plugged into a wall charger to recharge periodically if the solar panel does not get sufficient light.) These systems, including the “Pella Insynctive Bridge,” needed to operate the system via a smartphone or other home-automation system, are available where Pella windows are sold, including Lowe’s home centers.

Downside: Since you’ll be replacing not just your shades but also your windows, these are pricey and professional installation is required.

Price: Expect to pay $1,000 or more per typical double-hung window—with prices varying widely based on window size, type (casement, fixed, etc.) and other details.

Source: Mark Westlake, founder and CEO of GearBrain, a website that provides reviews and news about smart-home technology and other “Internet of Things” devices. Date: October 1, 2018 Publication: Bottom Line Personal
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[Traveling Tales] A Double Date of Drinks at Block15 and 4 Spirits

In what’s become a tradition of sorts, several times a year I venture off to Corvallis to visit my family, reconnect with nature and reset my personal frequency.  While the school year brings a hearty amount of hustle and bustle to the mostly agricultural community, the Summertime brings sleepy months of stunning sunsets mixed with fantastic weather; and the food and drink? Thanks to the Oregon maker spirit and an influx of former California natives, they live up to the state motto ‘Alis volat propriis‘, and they’re getting better all the time.

This romp around Central Oregon was absolutely different than anything else; first and foremost, after three years of planning – Danny and I were finally getting married, and secondly – it was fueled with the energy of the Total Solar Eclipse.   Though there were some fantastic moments over the entire week, one of my personal highlights was actually after the weight of the big day had been lifted and we were just left with some key players, including my now husband, my dad, our officiant + best friend and my cousin.  For one glorious afternoon, we enjoyed a double date of delicious drinks and rumpus games at Corvallis’ own Block15 Brewery and 4 Spirits Distillery.  Though I’d been through the former haunt of 4 Spirits, I hadn’t had a chance to visit since their migration.

Now conveniently located side by side, 4 Spirits and Block15 pack a hearty one two punch of some of the finest beer and rustic whiskey Oregon has to offer.  When visiting, our friend reminded us of the old adage ‘Liquor before beer, you’re in the clear’, so off to 4 Spirits we went!

Boasting a bevvy of Rums, Whiskeys and a signature Vodka, at it’s heart – 4 Spirits is a philanthropic venture, giving back to both homegrown programs from Oregon and initiatives in Wyoming, Montana and Washington. To taste a flight of four hearty half ounce shots, it’s only $5 – and if a member of you group happens to purchase a bottle, then the rounds are on the house. For the whiskey drinkers, there’s the Bourbon Whiskey with delicious undercurrents of vanilla and caramel, the American Whiskey, and Single Malt; for the rum-ophiles, there’s a silver rum, a light rum, a dark rum, and my personal favorite (and take that to heart, because I’m not a rum drinker) – their habanero spiced rum; and last, and least, their vodka – which was great, but that’s not why one goes to 4 Spirits.  To add to their cornucopia of liquor, the new spot also offers a kitchen with munch worthy snacks like Stuffed Tots and fries, full sized fare ranging from burgers and sandwiches to pizza, plus a lawn version of Yahtzee, appropriately called Yard-zee.

After loosening ourselves up with liquor, we were off to the second stop on our double date – Block15.  Literally a hop, skip and a jump across the parking lot sat Block15’s Brewery and Taproom, not to be confused with their restaurant located in the heart (aka. within the four blocks) of Downtown Corvallis.  For about $5-8 depending on your tastes, you can get a flight of five tasty beverages.  My favorites was Hopnotize, Wandlepad and the Lil’ Dab, a cannabis infused drink – cheers to you, Oregon.  Hypnosis was on the heavier side, so if you’re of the type that likes to chew their beer – this is your best bet. Though their food menu isn’t nearly as deep at the Taproom as it is at their Restaurant, the kitchen still produces some bomb eats including a DIY charcuterie board, hearty sandwiches and a hands down the best bier pretzel I’ve ever tasted.

For anyone who happens across Oregon’s Central region or finds themselves in Corvallis, between these two locations you simply can’t go wrong.  So hop on the good foot, and do the drinks thing.

For more on 4 Spirits and Block15, visit Corvallis – their socials:

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[Traveling Tales] An Inspiring Stroll Through Arkansas’ Crystal Bridges Museum

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I think at one point or another, we’re all either turned off from – or turned on to – different types of art; I’ve been enamored with the musical process since I was a little kid, but in first grade -after viewing ‘color by numbers’ as more of a competition to finish first than an exercise in observing the intricate nature of shapes and sizes – art (painting, drawing, sculpting and the like) simply just lost me.

A week in the South 💜✨Throw on some old Mozart and we can talk, or let’s discuss the sociocultural importance of ‘Pope Marcellus Mass‘ – but the second you’d bring a Rembrandt or a Monet anywhere in my general vicinity and my boredom would be palpable. Living in Los Angeles, there are so many different venues to enjoy the arts – and so many different forms and iterations of the artistic process, that you nearly have to go out of your way not to enjoy them.  Which, I did, for my first few years living here but I’ve learned that you’ll keep disliking the things you don’t like if you keep avoiding them, and the more I’ve jumped feet first into the deep end of the artistic process and finally, art has been making a splash everywhere I’ve looked.

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The Crystal Bridges Museum caused quite a stir when it was built, receiving outcries from more populous cities and snarky artsier-than-thou personalities from San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago: why were historic contemporary pieces from the likes of Herring, Rockwell and Warhol being sent to the rural, deep South? Why couldn’t it be where a larger population, a more “educated” and “artistically inclined” population lives? But to me, the real question is this: why shouldn’t it be?  Why shouldn’t everyone be able to enjoy art, especially when art is for everyone!  Crystal Bridges is absolutely free to the public, proving that once and for all – no one, no matter where they live, should be deprived of art, of this beautiful process that is usually borne out of strife, out of the human need to connect and understand our emotional nature.

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But even between the LACMA, Getty Museum and Getty Villa, Broad Museum, Natural History Museum and Science Museum – I didn’t really get it until I went to Arkansas almost half a decade years ago. Because the art there did just what I know it will do for everyone in the town, bind them to our collective unconscious that we all tap into and remind them that someone, somewhere sees the world in the same technicolor vision that they do.

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Crystal Bridges is the reason I first fell in love with art, with the unexpected twists and turns of sculpted work and the obscure nature of three dimensional pieces; between the contrasting complexities of color patterns and shifts between shades of color; and it’s the reason I’m still falling in love with new artists, painters, sculptures and styles.  The brainchild of architectural mastermind Moshe Safdie, best known for his Habitat 67,  the grounds also offer a look into a Frank Lloyd Wright spectacle known as Bachman-Wilson House that had migrated from the Millstone River all the way up in New Jersey. The terrain of Crystal Bridges boasts gorgeous grounds and wonderful, winding trails that take you through the lush landscape and next to the babbling river that runs through the property.  Last, but certainly not least – if you’re hungry or in need of something tasty to sip on, get your fix at their incredible restaurant Eleven.  From signature drinks named after their collection of fantastic fine arts to the Pig Ear Nachos, I think it’s necessary to give it all a whirl -because you’re in Arkansas and you might as well enjoy yourself, damnit.  Next time I come out for work, I’m planning my trip around making it to a weekend Brunch at Crystal Bridges so I can finally see everything the grounds have to offer, strolling leisurely through the museum, soaking up beauty around each and every corner.

For more on the Crystal Bridges Museum, or as I prefer to call it – the one not-directly-Wal Mart related reason to visit Bentonville – head to their website and socials.

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For more on my trip to Arkansas, including the glorious Southern food and beautiful scenery – head to my album here!

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[Traveling Tales] Spring has Sprung in the Sequoias

“You are yourself a Sequoia; stop and get acquainted with your big brethren.”
[John Muir to Ralph Waldo Emerson]

Once in a blue moon the stars  shift into alignment by night while the sun showers down on by day, sharing their ominously beautiful light and dancing around us to and fro; beautiful butterflies bounce by in bountiful numbers, eagerly awaiting the lush vegetation sprouting up and around each nook and cranny of the land as a reminder that Summer is just around the corner.   It might not be magic, but it certainly feels like it; it’s simply another Spring day in Sequoia, gleefully taking in all the wonder the grounds have to offer.

Just about three hours north of Los Angeles, the Sequoias provide both a literal and figurative breath of fresh air for this city kitty turned nature nymph. After a wonderful Winter adventure up to Sequoia and King’s Canyon National Parks, I’ve been itching to go back and Danny’s birthday this past weekend gave me the perfect excuse.  On Saturday morning, we packed our bags, added a friend to the mix and were off, off and away on another nature fueled adventure to the land where there might not be internet, but I promise you will find a better connection.

Even though we just visited this past February, the landscape had magically manifested from a pristine snow covered wonderland into an effervescently lush landscape of a menagerie of eager greens ebbing to and fro throughout forests while bold pops of wildflowers were perfectly scattered throughout the park and around the cabin where we frolicked for the weekend.  The icing on Danny’s birthday cake – his birthday (4/17) falls during National Park Week, which lasts from April 16-24, 2016; and now that we know, for every birthday going forward we’re going to add another National Park to our epic “To See” list – but more on that later!

We kicked off the trip on Saturday afternoon with another adventure into the North side of the park to visit King’s Canyon and Grant’s Grove.  With how frequently I’d been updating my weather app, I was absolutely astonished and beyond happy that the weather in the park for the weekend was a delightful 70, and it was definitely at least 80 back in Three Rivers.  An awe-inspiring tree, to be in the presence of the great Sequoia is incredibly humbling – not to mention, an incredible dose of perspective.   By the time we reached our cabin that night, the sun had begun to set and the creatures had begun to creep out and enjoy themselves in the dashing dusk.

The next morning, the sun greeted us with an awe inspiring sunrise as the weather took a turn for the beautiful, butterflies and sunshowers greeted us around every corner while the Kaweah River calmly rolled through Three Rivers.  Each and every moment felt right out of a dream, or better yet a perfect moment of space preserved in time.  We spent the day frolicking around the river, dipping our feet in to cool down as we took in the wonderful wildlife around us.  I’ve never felt so humbled and awestruck by the world we live in as I do in Sequoia, and I’m already itching to go back.

What National Parks are on your Must See list??

[Traveling Tales] Packing The Perfect Weekender Bag

“He who would travel happily must travel light.”
―  Antoine de St. Exupery

My entire life, I’ve been inexplicably drawn to the buzz and twinkle of neon lights and the industrial landscape of the heart of the city much like a bee to honey. The hustle and bustle of determined personalities paired with the high octane energy of any metropolitan area are enough to make my heart swoon – but lately, I’ve had this indescribable itch for whimsical wanderlust and awe inspiring adventure that I just have to scratch.  When I stop and think about the last few years of my life, each and every season – or more accurately, almost each and every month – consisted of a major, multi day camping music festival in some far away location.  From driving down the Pacific Coast to gallivanting to Arizona’s Gem and Jam Festival and all the adventures in between, I now have a handy list of the best iOS apps for roadtrips and some nifty tricks to help book your fun filled getaway.

Fast forward to now, and though I feel I’ve outgrown (most of) my need for festivals, I’ve held onto my insatiable urge to delve into the depths of nature and really explore the beauty that surrounds me. Cathartic and soothing, the open road and traveling tales have slowly but surely have evolved into two of my favorite things.  Some trips end up being more well planned, while others seem to happen at the spur of the moment – but either way they’re spun, it’s finally ingrained in my brain how important having the perfect weekend bag is.  Whether you’re roughing it in the great outdoors or heading to a new metropolitan area for the weekend, I’ve found a fool proof list to pack quickly and efficiently for your impending vacation.

Though we might not have traditional seasons in California – What is Winter, anyways? – we definitely have Fire Seasons, and each day can bring a huge swing in weather.  It’s always smart to query a site like Weather Underground or the like so you can get a more accurate scope of the upcoming forecast, just in case a surprise storm comes through.If you’re heading into the great outdoors, just remember – you’ll probably get dirty, make sure you don’t mind the clothes you bring coming back dirty as well.

 In case of a heat wave, a swimsuit and towel are a must – and a pair of polarized or rose colored shades makes it an unbeatable trifecta. I’ve always thought it’s better to be prepared than sorry, so make sure you bring some warmer layers along for the trip – including a lightweight hoodie and a heavyweight jacket for cold spells; bonus points for mittens, a scarf , beanie – or my personal go-to: my spirit hood.   I always find it easier to layer when I have tank tops underneath, but you do you. Add in a pair of pants and either shorts or a skirt for each day, and double the amount of underwear and socks as the number of days you’re gone. (if you’re camping, potentially even triple – there’s just nothing better than a clean pair of socks and underwear after a long, sweaty day romping around in the best nature has to offer.) Last but definitely not least, make sure you have a comfortable pair of walking shoes with good tread, a pair of flip flops – and maybe a pair of boots or snow shoes to round out your footwear.

Though I’m sure you’ll be heading out into the great beyond with your squad, that’s not to say you won’t find some down time – or even alone time. Beyond having ‘regular’ luggage, I try to always have a fun bag of things that I enjoy keeping near me at all times while on vacation, including a camera to capture the memories, a portable speaker to share the jams and a pair of headphones in case you just need a little lullaby to send you off to sleep for a midday siesta.  I always try to have a book on me because you never know what downtime you’ll find yourself in, but if you’re on the more artistic side – bring a journal and a set of colored pens or pencils, and get the whole gang in on some creative action.  Everyone loves toys so toss in a deck of cards, a football or volleyball (bonus points if it glows in the dark), and if you delve in the art of flow toys it’s the perfect occasion to bust out your poi, hoop or set of lights.

Last but certainly not least, the bathroom bag.  It’s so necessary, and chances are – if you’re like me – you always forget something important!  So, I’ve developed a top to bottom method where I literally start at the top of my head and work down to think about what I need to take.  When it comes to packing a parcel of toiletries, remember – travel sizes and sample sizes are your friends!  If you head to a motel or hotel, don’t forget to stock up! 😉

The Short List:

Wearables: Multiply the following items of clothing by the number of days you’ll be gone

  • Tank Tops x 2
  • Hoodie
  • Jacket
  • Extra warmth: Scarf | Beanie | Spirit Hood
  • Pair of pants
  • Pair of shorts or a skirt
  • Underwear x 2
  • PJs
  • Socks x 3
  • Sneakers
  • Flip Flops
  • SpiritHood

  • Swimsuit
  • Towel
  • Sunglasses
  • Deck of cards
  • Cell Phone Charger
  • Camera
  • Portable Speaker
  • Headphones
  • Passport / ID / Wallet
  • Flow Toys
  • Fun Read

  • Hair brush
  • Hair ties
  • Eye glasses and/or Contacts + Solution
  • Ear Plugs
  • Tissues
  • Toothpaste + Toothbrush
  • Floss
  • Face Wash
  • Wash Cloth
  • Chapstick
  • Deoderant
  • Sunscreen or Lotion with SPF
  • Prescription Medication
  • Ibuprofen
  • Bonus Points: Midol – for the guys out there, the extra kick of caffeine helps with hangovers!

One last amazing thing that I’ve recently discovered is that Google Maps can be taken offline, so if you’re conserving your phone battery or you find yourself in a desolate area without service – never fear, the directions are here!  Gas Stations are your friend, and will more often than not keep you from peeing all along the highway and marking your proverbial territory….plus, yano, snacks and stuff. Even if you don’t think you’re hungry, snag some energy bars and water – you never know when the urge will strike!

What are your tried and true roadtrip tips?

Let me know in the comments below!

“Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.”
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Well today is Bridget Rose Delights 1 year anniversary! It is so hard to believe its been a year and if you told me I was going to be The “Fudge Lady” I would never have believed.

I was so blessed with all my family friends and customers that made this last year possible!

I was blessed with a grocery store Major Market to pick me up as a vendor at both their locations and  Rockin Jenny’s sub shop in Escondido.

The call from the local newspaper to interview me in November and just recently this past week.  Everything has been so exciting but I do have to say the TV interview with Roger Hedgecock was incredible!

So as I embark on the Fudge Lady’s 2nd year I will be a vendor at the Williams-Somona location in Fashion Valley June 21st I am so excited.

Thank you so much to everyone’s support to their local  Fudge Lady it means the world to me!

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The "post parade" of this year's [community profile] fkficfest/fkficfest players has passed the halfway point. If you're looking for something to read, this is an easy way to get acquainted with some of your fellow FK fans, and dip in for a taste of what may be coming in this year's game!

The deadline -- August 22 on the AO3! August 24 releases start! -- is rushing in all too fast for some of us. (Me, included!) As soon as the "post parade" concludes, I'll put up the "find a beta reader; be a beta reader" post. Come one, come all! Maybe you didn't have time to write this year, but might still help someone with some advice on making a story all it can be...?

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Migrant Domestic Workers as ‘Agents’ of Development in Asia

An Institutional Analysis of Temporality

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Temporary contract migration represents the predominant form of legal migration policy in Asia. With its rationale of the filling of jobs and provision of income-generating opportunities, it is linked to the migration–development nexus debate. This paper focuses on the impact of migrants’ agency as development actors within a transnational sphere. The mainstream migration–development nexus debate and policy prescriptions imagine diaspora groups as the ideal conduit for grassroots-driven development initiatives. While ‘diaspora group-led’ initiatives assume long-term, if not permanent, migration, temporary migration creates a dynamic that is fundamentally distinct. Temporality of migration, as mandated by bilateral agreements and promoted by global institutions in Asia, shapes migrant agency and migrants’ development aspirations in essentially different ways, but temporary contract migrants are nevertheless constructed as the ‘agents of development’ at the macro level of politics and policies, while receiving limited research attention. This paper analyses temporality, migrant agency and the migration–development nexus debate in relation to female domestic workers who epitomise the feminisation of migration and constitute the largest number of newly hired migrants in many key source countries in Southeast Asia. This introduces a gender dimension to our discussion of temporary migration in its link to migrants’ developmental agency.

Migrant Domestic Workers as ‘Agents’ of Development in Asia

An Institutional Analysis of Temporality

in European Journal of East Asian Studies

Castles‘Why migration policies fail’23.

Xiang‘Transnational encapsulation’; Yeoh, Brenda S.A., and Heng Leng Chee. ‘Migrant wives, migrant workers, and the negotiation of (il)legality in Singapore’ in Migrant Encounters: Intimate Labor the State and Mobility across Asiaebook eds Sara L. Friedman and Pardis Mahdavi (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press 2015).

Goldring‘The Mexican state’; Smith, Michael Peter. ‘The two faces of transnational citizenship’. Ethnic and Racial Studies 30 (6) (2007): 1096–116; Hazán ‘Beyond 3 × 1’.

Hazán‘Beyond 3 × 1’; Marabello, ‘Translating and acting diaspora’; Østergaard-Nielsen, ‘Codevelopment and citizenship’; van Houte, Marieke, and Tine Davids. ‘Development and return migration: from policy panacea to migrant perspective sustainability’. Third World Quarterly 29 (7) (2008): 1411–1429.

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This article presents the empirical findings from a British-based project that sought to explore the nature and impact of ‘street-level’ Islamophobia on women who are visibly recognisable as Muslim—hereafter referred to as visible Muslim women in this article. Drawing on the findings from in-depth interviews with twenty visible Muslim women, this article highlights how despite the fact that such Islamophobia is largely manifested in low-level ways it has significant impacts on the everyday lives of its victims as also the way in which their identities are both perceived and defined. In doing so, this article considers how the experience of Islamophobia not only affects the daily life of these women and their families, but also affects their sense of belonging to British society while making them re-evaluate how they feel about being British.

Exploring the Impact of Islamophobia on Visible Muslim Women Victims: A British Case Study

in Journal of Muslims in Europe

Abu‐Lughod Lila“Do Muslim women really need saving? Anthropological reflections on cultural relativism and its others,” in American anthropologist 104.3 (2002) pp. 783-790.

Bowen John R.“Why the French don’t like headscarves: Islam, the state, and public space,” in European Review 15.3 (2007) pp. 397-400.

Fernando Mayanthi“Exceptional citizens, Secular Muslim women and the politics of difference in France,” in Social Anthropology 17.4 (2009) pp. 379-392.

Amir-Moazami S.“Dialogue as a Governmental technique: managing gendered Islam in Germany,” in Feminist review 98 (2011) no. 1 pp. 9-27.

Bracke Sarah“Subjects of debate: secular and sexual exceptionalism, and Muslim women in the Netherlands,” in Feminist review 98.1 (2011) pp. 28-46.

Predelli Line Nyhagen“Interpreting Gender in Islam A Case Study of Immigrant Muslim Women in Oslo, Norway,” in Gender & Society 18.4 (2004) pp. 473-493.

Helbling Marc“Islamophobia in Switzerland: A new phenomenon or a new name for xenophobia?” in Value change in Switzerland (2010) pp. 65-80.

McGinty Anna Mansson“Formation of alternative femininities through Islam: Feminist approaches among Muslim converts in Sweden,” in Women’s Studies International Forum. 30.6. (2007).

Knott Kim and Sajda Khokher“Religious and ethnic identity among young Muslim women in Bradford,” in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 19.4 (1993) pp. 593-610.

Afshar HalehMuslim Women in West Yorkshire (London: Taylor and Francis1994).

Dwyer Claire“Contradictions of community: questions of identity for young British Muslim women,” in Environment and Planning 31.1 (1999) pp. 53-68; Dwyer Claire “Negotiating diasporic identities: Young british south Asian Muslim women” in Women’s Studies International Forum 23.4 (2000).

Brown Katherine“Realising Muslim women’s rights: the role of Islamic identity among British Muslim women,” in Women’s studies international forum 29:4 (2002) pp. 417-430; Brown Katherine “The promise and perils of women’s participation in uk mosques: the impact of securitisation agendas on identity gender and community” in British Journal Politics and International Relations 10:3 (2008) pp. 472-491.

Haw Kaye“Being, becoming and belonging: Young Muslim women in contemporary Britain,” in Journal of Intercultural Studies 31.4 (2010) pp. 345-361.

Dwyer Claire“Veiled Meanings: young British Muslim women and the negotiation of differences,” in Gender Place and Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography 6.1 (1999) pp. 5-26.

Tarlo Emma“Hijab in London: metamorphosis, resonance and effects,” in Journal of Material Culture 12:2 (2007) pp. 131−156.

Afshar Haleh“Can I see your hair? Choice, agency and attitudes: the dilemma of faith and feminism for Muslim women who cover,” in Ethnic and Racial Studies 31.2 (2008) pp. 411-427.

Kapur Ratna“The tragedy of victimisation rhetoric: Resurrecting the ‘native’ subject in international/post-colonial feminist legal politics,” in Harvard Human Rights Journal 15:1 (2002) pp. 1-38.

Malesevic SinisaIdentity as ideology: understanding ethnicity and nationalism (Basingstoke: Palgrave2006).

Sunier Thijl“Constructing Islam: places of worship and the politics of space in the Netherlands,” in Journal of contemporary European studies 13.3 (2005) pp. 317-334.

Baumeister RoyIdentity: cultural change and the struggle for the self (Oxford: Oxford University Press1986).

Bauman ZygmuntIdentity (Cambridge: Polity2004).

Franks Myfanwy“Crossing the borders of whiteness? White Muslim women who wear the hijab in Britain today,” in Ethnic and Racial Studies 23.5 (2000) pp. 917-929.

Allen ChrisIslamophobia (Farnham: Ashgate2010).

Chakraborti Neil and Irene Zempi“The veil under attack Gendered dimensions of Islamophobic victimization,” in International review of victimology 18.3 (2012) pp. 269-284.

Moosavi Leon“The racialization of Muslim converts in Britain and their experiences of Islamophobia,” in Critical Sociology 0896920513504601 (2014) pp. 1-16.

Iganski Paul“Too few Jews to count? Police monitoring of hate crime against Jews in the United Kingdom,” in American Behavioral Scientist 51:2 (2007) pp. 232-245.

Shyrock AndrewIslamophobia Islamophilia: Beyond the Politics of Enemy and Friend (Indiana University Press: Bloomington2010) p. 9.

Klug Brian“Islamophobia: a concept comes of age” Ethnicities 12:5 (2012) pp. 665-681.

Moosavi Leon“Orientalism at home: Islamophobia in the representations of Islam and Muslims by the New Labour government,” Ethnicities 14:3 (2014) pp. 1-23.

Esposito John and Ibrahim KalinIslamophobia: the challenge of pluralism in the 21st century (Oxford: Oxford University Press2011).

Taras RaymondXenophobia and Islamophobia in Europe (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press2012).

Sheehi StephenIslamophobia: the ideological campaign against Muslims (Atlanta: Clarity Press Inc2011).

Lean NathanThe Islamophobia industry: how the right manufactures fear of Muslims (London: Pluto2012).

Clarke SimonSocial theory psychoanalysis and racism (Palgrave: London2003).

Chakraborti & Zempi“The veil under attack: gendered dimensions of Islamophobic victimization” p. 277.

Klaus Elizabeth and Susanne Kassel“The veil as a means of legitimisation: An analysis of the interconnectedness of gender, media and war,” in Journalism 6:3 (2005) pp. 335-355.

Sayyid BobbyA fundamental fear: Eurocentrism and the emergence of Islamism (London: Zed Books2003).

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    An Illinois church involved in a dispute with its city government recently got a boost from Fruitland Baptist Church in Hendersonville.

    A mission team from Fruitland went in July to Carlinville, Ill., to help Carlinville Southern Baptist Church transform an old Wal-Mart building into a ministry center. The building was at the center of a lawsuit that the church and city reportedly settled Sept. 16.

    The building was not zoned for worship. The church bought it, hoping to obtain a permit to hold services there. The city declined because it didn't want the building off the tax rolls.

    The church filed a federal suit saying its First and Fourteenth Amendment rights had been violated. The suit also said the city is violating the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).

    RLUIPA prohibits zoning laws that treat churches or other religious assemblies or institutions on less than equal terms with nonreligious institutions, according to the U.S. Department of Justice web site.

    The church and the city's insurance carrier settled the suit, according to a report in the State Journal-Register of Springfield, Ill. Under the terms of the settlement the church can hold services in the building in October and will get $165,000 to pay for its legal expenses.

    The church was renovating the building while the issue was still up in the air. Fruitland's mission team of 64 people was one of four crews to work on the church over the summer.

    Baptists from Alabama and Kentucky had set metal studs in the walls of the 60,000-square-foot building. They also hung some of the Sheetrock.

    The Fruitland group hung about 400 sheets of 12-foot drywall. Much of it was in the sanctuary and foyer area where the walls are 20-30 feet high. The Fruitland team also used 48 buckets of mud and more than 40 gallons of paint.

    In addition to working on the building, Fruitland team members held a soccer camp for elementary aged children. An average of 25 attended.

    Fruitland pastor Michael Smith said this summer's trip was his church's second to Carlinville.

    Three years ago, the church was planning to go help the Illinois church renovate a strip mall it was about to buy. That deal fell through but the team went anyway, working on the church's existing location and helping repair homes in the area.

    "We just worked all over town," Smith said. "God used that."

    Smith said the Wal-Mart building gives the church twice as much space as it would have had in the other location for about half of what it was going to pay.

    "It's going to be quite a facility when they get finished," he said.

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Last night during the Democratic National Convention, the Internet couldn’t resist poking fun at an emotional Bernie Sanders supporter when Bernie asked his delegates to nominate Hillary Clinton as the Democratic nominee. We’re guilty of it, as are a gazillion other folks on social media. It was a political Crying Jordan moment that was too mockable to resist during convention season.

Twitter was, predictably, ruthless. Hell, we compared him to a Cowboys fan since they love to shed tears when Tony Romo inevitably gets injured every season in Week 6.

But here’s the thing you didn’t know about the so-called “Robin Hood” Bernie Bro: He’s a real-life hero. His name is Sean Kehren and, as Yahoo News found out, he’s a a 22-year-old Sanders delegate from Minnesota. Earlier this year he risked his life to save a woman by pulling her out of a burning car, as he told Yahoo News:

This is not Kehren’s first brush with Internet fame. “Two months ago, I pulled a woman out of a burning car,” he said. (He helped save the woman’s life by bravely removing her from the car.) And he understands why people with more distance from the impassioned Democratic primary think the photos are funny.

“I’m willing to admit that it’s funny to other people who don’t feel as passionate about it as I do,” he said.  “And I don’t expect anyone to know who I am through just a picture of me crying.”

Bravo to him for taking it in stride. That said, we’re all a bunch of dicks. It’s a reminder of how thoughtless the Internet can be — This man literally saved someone’s life and he’s shedding tears of passion for causes he genuinely believes in.

Bravo, Sean. The world would be a better place with more human beings like you in the world who (a. can take a joke and (b. are genuinely saints when the circumstances call for it.

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Winter/Spring Ladies Photo shoot

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I want to see how far I can take this.
With leggings being something that will never die out, we are making custom prints with some of our signature designs. Here is a peek at some of the things you can look forward to adding to your closet in the near future from Broken Bank Clo.

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Thats its.

Each following day we will pick a winner and send them a free shirt.
Just a Thank you for the support.

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We have been working on some other garments to better establish our brand as a brand and not just a t-shirt label. We have sampled Lettermen Jackets, production of hats is on the way cut and sew sweaters and now leggings.
Leggings have been something I have always wanted to play with due to them being so open ended when it comes to designs. The hardest part was finding a manufactor who was willing to low minimums and sample for a fair price.
The diffuculty of this was most textile manufactors think they can take advantage of the smaller brands and charge some whatever they want.
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Here is a mock look of what we are sampling in the very near future from Broken Bank Clothing.
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The African American Advisory Council presents Fashion, Art, and Talent(F.A.T.) Extravaganza. This is San Diego’s hottest showcase of great talent, trendy design, and amazing art in your own backyard. This exciting evening will be filled with laughs, inspiration, creativity and shopping!

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EPA Takes Action on Recent Landfill Rules

Co-authored by Yolunda Righteous, Summer Law Clerk, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P.

EPA has decided to reconsider certain portions of two recent rules relating to municipal solid waste landfills and has issued a stay of those rules for 90 days during the reconsideration process. In doing so, EPA seems to be signaling the beginning of a process to roll-back yet another climate-related rule. Continue reading “EPA Takes Action on Recent Landfill Rules”

Will EPA achieve its core mission?

President Trump has signaled a desire to reduce the burden caused by environmental regulations. An executive order issued Jan. 30 requires that two rules be identified for repeal for every new rule proposed. He issued another executive order Feb. 24 announcing that it is the official policy of the U.S. to alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens. At the same time, though, the president has stated he wants to reinvigorate the manufacturing and oil and gas development sectors, while also shortening the environmental review process for major infrastructure projects. Continue reading “Will EPA achieve its core mission?”


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CIVIL servants yesterday threatened to down tools if government failed to reverse its austerity measures, including partial payment of bonus and payment of customs duty in foreign currency.

In a joint Press briefing yesterday, Health Services Apex Council chairperson, Enock Dongo and his civil service counterpart, Cecilia Alexander, said the situation currently obtaining in the country, particularly their conditions of service, demanded that government adjusts some of its policies.

This came at a time the economic situation in the country is worsening, forcing many companies to rationalise and turn to desperate means of survival.

"The Health and Civil Servants Apex Council jointly demand for a revision of some of the 2019 budget proposals by the Minister of Finance," Alexander said.

"It is our position that any further move to implement the said proposals will certainly cause disharmony between ourselves and the employer and may in the end defeat the government's well-intentioned objective to stabilise the economy."

She said they were not consulted on the budget, a violation of Section 65 of the Constitution which guarantees government employees the right to consult and be consulted.

"The decision to pay a bonus based on basic salary is unacceptable to us and amounts to a withdrawal of a benefit, much against the law. The same applies to the 5% cut on the salaries of senior civil servants," Alexander said.

Civil servants also demanded salaries in foreign currency and an adjustment to the cost of living allowances.

"If workers are going to pay duty in forex, it follows that salaries should be paid in forex. This proposal on forex will have the effect of excluding civil servants from buying vehicles and some foodstuffs. Our salaries are in RTGS (real time gross settlement), customs duty is in US dollar. If we convert our salaries to US dollar on the parallel market we get jailed for 10 years," Alexander said.

"The budget does not at all mention a cost of living adjustment, which is an urgent matter given the massive erosion of our incomes since the continuous surge in prices of basic goods and service," Alexander said.

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Bullying is a successful strategy

That doesn’t mean we have to tolerate it.

Bullying tip #47: Why reporting bullying behavior is so important.

When I started teaching people about bullying, I did so because I was incredibly frustrated at all the misinformation there was regarding bullying. People have all sorts of crazy theories about why bullying occurs. The simple truth is, bullies bully because it works.

Here is an article from the BBC on how bullying is probably an evolved behavior as evidenced by the fact – all animals seem to engage in bullying! http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160822-why-bullying-is-such-a-successful-evolutionary-strategy

So why does bullying happen in the animal world? To quote the article quoting Dario Maestripieri of the University of Chicago, Illinois, bullying “ensures that the dominant individuals have better access to food and to the opposite sex.” In other words, it’s adaptive and gives the bully access to resources it then denies to others. It’s a form of stealing. Unless they suffer a negative consequence from this stealing, they have no reason to stop because it’s intrinsically rewarding.

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The bully will likely respond as they always do, but getting more aggressive. That’s fine. As long as they aren’t physically hurting you and this is a verbal display – you are fine. Just keep standing your ground. If they don’t back off – report them. Every single time.

If they are physically abusive, get away and report them. Every single time. They key is to not tolerate their bad behavior ever and to use people higher up to force them to stop. If you are in school, the kids are subordinate to the adults. If you are in an office, employees are subordinate to their managers who are subordinate to their manager up the line. The only time there isn’t someone higher up is when the bully is at the top. If this is the case leave. In all other instances, enlist the help of a more dominant person and force the bully to stop.

Just because bullying works doesn’t mean we have to tolerate it. But it does mean we need to stop pretending that bullying is a result of bad parenting or bad behavior. It isn’t. Bullies bully because it works. Understanding that and accepting that reality is the first step to making it stop.

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Actor Vivan Bhatena who ventured into Bollywood through television has been roped in for Aamir Khan’s much anticipated film ‘Dangal’.

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When i try to Engage the 4wd of. My JEEP GRAND
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GMRT Low Frequency Observations of Extrasolar Planetary Systems

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Samuel George

Ian R. Stevens

Year: 2007

Volume: 382

Pages: 455-460

Extrasolar planets are expected to emit detectable low frequency radio emission. In this paper we present results from new low frequency observations of two extrasolar planetary systems (Epsilon Eridani and HD 128311) taken at 150 MHz with the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT). These two systems have been chosen because the stars are young (with ages < 1 Gyr) and are likely to have strong stellar winds, which will increase the expected radio flux. The planets are massive (presumably) gas giant planets in longer period orbits, and hence will not be tidally locked to their host star (as is likely to be the case for short period planets) and we would expect them to have a strong planetary dynamo and magnetic field. We do not detect either system, but are able to place tight upper limits on their low frequency radio emission, at levels comparable to the theoretical predictions for these systems. From these observations we have a 2.5sigma limit of 7.8 mJy for Epsilon Eri and 15.5 mJy for HD 128311. In addition, these upper limits also provide limits on the low frequency radio emission from the stars themselves. These results are discussed and also the prospects for the future detection of radio emission from extrasolar planets.