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A little taster of what to expect on Thursday night. These young people have worked very hard putting this show together & I am so proud to have gotten to know them. Their energy has been so uplifting. I can't wait to sit down & enjoy the show on Thursday Night in the Black Box. Anyone who is interested tickets can be obtained through the Town Hall booking office. €12/€8 conc. It's all in a good cause & well worth the price. No where else would you get a night out to remember like this at such a reasonable price. Plus then on top of you enjoying the show you know you're helping other young people in Galway City & County to be part of such a wonderful experience. :o)
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One would expect that members of the New Jersey state judiciary would be particularly attuned to laws regarding workplace discrimination. But according to a lawsuit filed by state Superior Court judge John Russo Jr., his removal from the bench was a result of a hostile work environment. Russo is suing the court and some of his former colleagues, claiming that they objected to the time that he needed to care for his disabled son.
The lawsuit names the state judiciary, as well as Ocean County Assignment Judge Marlene Lynch Ford and Presiding Family Judge Madelin Einbeinder. Russo was removed from his judicial duties earlier this month and told to undergo an evaluation to determine whether he was fit for duties, but despite this official explanation for his removal his lawsuit indicates that Judge Ford had told him that the action was being taken because he was displaying “significant problems adjusting to life as a Superior Court judge” as well as his “history of service on the bench.” Russo’s 19-year old son has Down syndrome and a speech disorder, and may also have bipolar disorder. Ford also indicated that Russo’s law clerk had complained about him and that her complaints – if verified – could lead to a hostile work environment claim against him.
The details of the allegations against the judge are shocking in that they involve the judiciary, but will be painfully familiar to many who have been treated askance or suffered negative consequences for requiring time off to care for a family member. In Russo’s case, he has sole custody of his son and was engaged in a court case to be named his guardian due to his disabilities. He was named guardian in March 2017, and his son was hospitalized for five days following a severe psychiatric episode around that same time. When he asked Judge Ford whether he was eligible for intermittent family leave both to attend to the court proceedings and to be with his son, she denied his request. He also cites a meeting that he had with her shortly after his appointment in which he discussed his son’s disabilities, and that at that time she had taken a “harsh and judgmental” tone and said, “Maybe this job is not for you.”
The allegations of a hostile workplace were not limited to those against Judge Ford. Russo also cites a conversation during a meeting with Judge Einbeinder during which he related the particular challenges involved in his son’s care: her response was, “Do you know how many of my son’s soccer games I have missed?” The lawsuit lists several critical statements that Judge Einbeinder made about him to other members of the court staff, including to attorneys and judges, and points out that he was assigned the largest caseload, the most difficult cases, and responsibility for emergency phone duties over the court’s recess during the Christmas holiday break in 2016.
Though Russo is still permitted entry to his chambers and continues to be paid, his caseload has been entirely reassigned, and according to the lawsuit this represents exceptional treatment when compared to other judges accused of misconduct. His claim is seeking both compensatory and punitive damages, in addition to being restored to his full and active duty and protection against further discrimination.
Judge Russo’s claim against the judiciary is submitted as a violation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and against his judicial colleagues for association disability under New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination. The association disability provision protects employees from being discriminated against based on their relationship or association with an individual with a disability, while Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act protects against a hostile work environment as a result of this association.
Having the responsibility for providing care for a disabled family member is a challenge, and when this difficulty is exacerbated by hostility in the workplace it represents a violation of the caregiver’s rights. If you have been discriminated against or subjected to a hostile work environment, there may be legal remedies available. The attorneys at Shebell and Shebell are here to provide you with the guidance that you need.
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A charismatic man has dated some of the most gorgeous women who walked the earth, yet in the end becomes smitten with a wacky unique woman who can be pretty but doesn't mind being just cute and funny looking.
In married life, he experiences his wife glowing and fully pregnant and relishing the experience of motherhood, because part of her admits she worried she'd never get there.
In her funny-looking ways, she talks to her baby but is made fun of because she sounds cute when she's trying to sound intellectual or tough and gets no respect from authorities, men, or other women who sound tougher.
There are many moments where she is patronized, and not taken seriously though she is very intelligent. Sometimes she is judged based on how she sounds.
She is the most beautiful mother with her child, but she has to learn from her husband how to be the "Motherlode" to finally get respect.
She goes through speech lessons, and military training and transforms from a wacky-looking Punky Brewster to becoming a military mom.
She revisits those who have made fun of her patronized her and given her no service dressed as a British Coast Guard and talks trash like no one's fucking business. She gets premium service for herself and her daughter and as the movie goes along, there is talk about how to read baby grunts, sounds, body language, and training on how to be a mother.
She talks to promiscuous teenagers who are thinking of losing their virginity and want to be mothers prematurely about the honor and potential pitfalls of being a mother by visiting an abortion clinic for the newly pregnant and speaking in her local high school.
She doesn't sugarcoat and talks about life trying to bring about life in a way that is both responsible, beautiful, ingenious, and a warning telling the truths about motherhood.
She talks about the miracle of life, and how fragile it is, with the wisdom of a mother.
A teenager is considering abortion because she learns that her child will have Down's syndrome and thinks it will be an exhausting drain of her time and money. Her mother says the child shouldn't be killed and to have the option to give up the child to the foster system. The teenager is cynical, but relents.
Footage of a growing child is shown. The Down's syndrome baby is born. He's very cute on his trike and communicative later and goes to his adopted Dad.
The End.
Some tourist guides claim that “no trip to Dublin is complete without a visit to one of the city’s most famous landmarks, Dublin Castle”. However, many visitors are more than a little disappointed when they visit Dublin Castle because it does not meet their expectations as to what a castle should look like. Be warned, if you are expecting the sort of castle that you see in fairy tale books or Disney films you are going to be disappointed. To appreciate a visit you need some understanding of the history of the castle.
Concluyó con mucha expectativa, en la ciudad de Manta, el quinto taller realizado por la Comisión de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología de la Asamblea Nacional, sobre la evaluación de la aplicación de la Ley de Educación Intercultural para la zona 4 del país que comprende las provincias de Manabí y Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas.
Considerando que la Ley de Educación Intercultural está en vigencia desde hace 3 años, la Asamblea Nacional creyó pertinente evaluar los procesos y mecanismos que se han creado e implementado para operativizar lo planteado en dicha ley en relación a garantizar el derecho a la educación, plasmar los principios y fines generales que orientan la educación en el marco del buen vivir; la interculturalidad y la plurinacionalidad en relación a desarrollar y profundizar los derechos y obligaciones y garantías constitucionales en el ámbito educativo; y, lo relativo a establecer las regulaciones básicas para el funcionamiento del sistema nacional de educación.
Este taller que se realizó en el Auditorio de la FEUE, de la Universidad Eloy Alfaro de Manta, se lo dividió en cuatro grupos de trabajo y sesiones en doble jornada, para evaluar el modelo de gestión y pedagógico, sistema de inversión y asignación de recursos implementados por el Ministerio de Educación, así como enfoque de interculturalidad y de corresponsabilidad en los términos establecidos en la LOEI.
Tres de los cuatro grupos estuvieron conformados por directores distritales, directores zonales, rectores de colegios, maestros, líderes comunitarios y estudiantes, es decir, todos los actores que conforman el sistema de educación y el otro lo conformaron los representantes de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil, entre ellos padres de familia.
Para Ximena Ponce, presidenta del organismo legislativo, reconocer la diferencia es fundamental, para construir una sociedad con voces diversas.
Estas consultas a los ciudadanos en territorio que se iniciaron aproximadamente hace tres semanas, Quito, Ibarra, Guayaquil, Machala y Manta, cuentan con el apoyo de la Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos, Visión Mundial, Consejo Nacional de la Niñez y Adolescencia, UNICEF. Concluirán en junio con la realización de tres talleres nacionales en donde se recogerían los resultados y testimonios sobre los avances en la ley.
La Comisión de Educación invita a la ciudadanía en general a presentar sus aportes a través del blog del proceso de evaluación: www.asambleanaciona.gob.ec/foro-educacion.
Participaron de estas jornadas de trabajo la presidenta de la Comisión de Educación, Ximena Ponce, los asambleístas Teresa Benavides y Raúl Abad; así como, la directora de la zona 4 del ministerio de Educación, Marlene Jaramillo; Susana Callay del Consejo Nacional de la Niñez y Adolescencia; Nathaly Armijos, de la Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos; Jorge Álvarez, de Unicef y Antonio Zapata, de Visión Mundial.
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“Desde el pueblo nassa tenemos expectativas grandes de esperanza, de esperanza por la vida, por la paz, por el territorio y, sobre todo, por la defensa de nuestra madre tierra, porque para nosotros la madre tierra es a la que tenemos que defender mucho más. Por eso, debemos protegerla y proteger mucho a los defensores de esta vida”. Esas fueron las palabras de Alcides Muse, indígena de la comunidad nassa del Cauca, quien participó en el primer Puesto de Mando Unificado (PMU) por la Vida del Gobierno del presidente Gustavo Petro.
En este PMU, que contó con la participación y el compromiso de la ministra de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible, Susana Muhamad, el Gobierno Nacional escuchó a diferentes comunidades indígenas, afrodescendientes y campesinas del Cauca, escenario en el que le presentó al país el plan de emergencia para la protección de los líderes y defensores ambientales.
“Veinte líderes sociales ambientales del Magdalena Medio fueron amenazados por oponerse al fracking, 17 funcionarios de Parques Nacionales Naturales fueron asesinados durante la última década. Por eso, como ministra de Ambiente hago presencia en este PMU. Vamos a aportar de formas concretas: mapeando los conflictos socioambientales en todo el país, trabajando para ampliar la democracia ambiental, como también alertando situaciones especiales de colectivos que defienden el ambiente”, afirmó la jefe de la cartera ambiental.
Asimismo, la ministra Muhamad resaltó el compromiso del Gobierno para la pronta ratificación del Acuerdo de Escazú: “Queremos que los actores ambientales tengan un canal para ejercer la democracia ambiental que, además, se debe profundizar con la ratificación del Acuerdo de Escazú en el Congreso. Lo que estamos haciendo hoy aquí, aporta a ese avance del acuerdo, aunque no haya sido aprobado”.
El plan de emergencia cuenta con siete ejes y priorizará sus acciones en 65 municipios y seis capitales: Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Cali, Medellín, Popayán y Santa Marta.
La estrategia, que se ajustará a las distintas realidades territoriales, dinámicas de la violencia, fuentes de riesgo, conflictos socioambientales, entre otros factores, trabajará en la presencia territorial del Estado y el acompañamiento de la comunidad internacional, en la acción preventiva y estratégica de la fuerza pública en terreno y en medidas de justicia y contra la impunidad.
El Puesto de Mando Unificado por la Vida también contó con la participación del ministro del Interior, Alfonso Prada; el alto comisionado para la Paz, Danilo Rueda; el presidente del Congreso de la República, Roy Barreras, y el defensor del Pueblo, Carlos Camargo, entre otros funcionarios del Gobierno Nacional, líderes de las comunidades, alcaldes y miembros de las fuerzas de seguridad del Estado. / Ago. 20, 2022. (Fotografía Oficial Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible / Juan Fernando Betancourt).
Esta fotografía oficial del Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible está disponible sólo para ser publicada por las organizaciones de noticias, medios nacionales e internacionales y/o para uso personal de impresión por el sujeto de la fotografía. La fotografía no puede ser alterada digitalmente o manipularse de ninguna manera, y tampoco puede usarse en materiales comerciales o políticos, anuncios, correos electrónicos, productos o promociones que de cualquier manera sugieran aprobación por parte del Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible.
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Expect some animal photos coming up :P
Went to Featherdale for the day & got some cute shots. :)
I thought this pose was cute lol.
We're not sure who is in this belly but we sure are excited to find out. - Uploaded with a demo version of FlickrExport.
Sir Demis Hassabis has the rare distinction of being both a builder of minds and a student of them. When I met him at the Google campus, it was a late afternoon in July. He arrived at the lobby with the remnants of a banana in one hand, a quick snack between what I imagined were a string of deeply technical and intensely consequential meetings. Despite his schedule, surely one of the most overbooked in the world, he greeted me with unhurried warmth. His eyes met mine, clear and thoughtful, and he offered a genuine smile as we shook hands.
We sat for portraits in a quiet space before climbing the stairs into a scene that felt half research lab, half speculative fiction. Rows of humanoid robots stood in various states of readiness. Some were engaged in games of chess, others tidied desks or rearranged objects on shelves. A small team of engineers hovered nearby, tweaking, observing, taking notes. It felt almost like a hospital ward, each robot surrounded by an entourage of curious and caring doctors. The robots were not science fiction. They were real, and they were learning.
As the photo session continued, a crowd began to gather. Googlers quietly filed into the lab, clearly excited to see Demis in person. He lives in London and only occasionally visits this side of the ocean. Their admiration was unmistakable. It carried the quiet weight of reverence, a deep respect that went beyond titles or achievements.
It is not hard to understand why. Demis is kind, quick to laugh, and never puts on airs. But underneath that charm is a mind that is, without exaggeration, reshaping our understanding of intelligence itself. A former child chess prodigy, he went on to study computer science at Cambridge, and then cognitive neuroscience at UCL before co-founding DeepMind, the company that would change the landscape of artificial intelligence.
DeepMind’s rise is the stuff of legend. AlphaGo’s defeat of a human world champion Go player in 2016 signaled a turning point, not just for AI, but for how humans think about mastery. It was not brute force that won. It was intuition-like pattern recognition, developed through reinforcement learning and deep neural networks. Then came AlphaZero, MuZero, and most significantly, AlphaFold, which solved the decades-old problem of protein structure prediction. That breakthrough may someday lead to cures for previously untreatable diseases.
For these extraordinary achievements, Hassabis was knighted and, more recently, awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for AlphaFold. His name now sits alongside others who have altered the course of medicine and biology. But talking to him, he seems far more interested in what comes next.
We spoke about the future of artificial general intelligence, a phrase that carries both promise and a thrum of anxiety. Can we build machines that not only learn specific tasks, but adapt across domains, reason abstractly, and make sense of the world as we do? And if we can, should we?
Demis approaches these questions with a mix of optimism and caution. He believes in the capacity of science to do good, but he is not naive about its unintended consequences. He has long advocated for safety research in parallel with capability development and has surrounded himself with ethicists, philosophers, and scientists from every corner of academia.
In between our portraits, we worked with a small menagerie of props. A sculptural chessboard of brushed metal. Molecular models of folded proteins. A vintage Robby the Robot replica. Each item, in its way, felt like a nod to the great questions that animate his work. What is intelligence? How does it arise? Can we use it to help rather than harm?
As the light softened through the high windows, we wrapped up. Demis lingered a bit longer than I expected, chatting with a few engineers, asking questions, listening closely. Watching him, you could forget for a moment that you were in the presence of one of the most influential minds of our time.
But then again, perhaps that is exactly what makes him so.
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Never expected to see this on a cold wet afternoon, this baby Hedgehog came running up the garden to the bird feeder, i fed it peanuts and Hedgehog pellets, and water, after half an hour eating i put it back under a conifer bush out of the cold rain, it was staving hungry.
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On Sunday morning, June 14, 2009, the North Star Supernovas went head-to-head against the Brewcity Bruisers in a WFTDA-sanctioned bout at the Rollaero roller rink in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The bout was not open to the public, but instead was held so that both teams could establish a ranking with WFTDA/DNN. With a high enough ranking, each team might then qualify for the WFTDA regional tournament to be held this September in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Still, a small contingent of friends and family from both teams attended. And they got quite a show! The Bruisers and the Supernovas play very different styles of derby, with different strengths and weaknesses. The result was a dramatic see-saw bout that was fast, hard-hitting, and paradoxically rife with moments of both tight defense and runaway scoring. You never knew *what* was going to happen in this thing, and the end of the bout just confirmed that - with the Supernovas grabbing the lead with a minute left, only to have the Bruisers grab it back seconds before the final whistle! It doesn't get any more dramatic than that...!
Final Score: Bruisers 91, Supernovas 90
Photo note: please notice the light conditions at this venue. Overhead fluorescent tubes *plus* open windows and doors letting in sunlight. White balance, in other words, was a total headache. I expect lots of sympathy from my fellow Flickr derby photogs! :-)
This World Class attraction was everything we expected and more. Construction has just begun on a major expansion, but that has been managed in such a way that it does not in any way detract from the experience now.
This album focuses on the artwork inside the buildings and on the other interior spaces including the Eleven Restaurant and the Gift Shop. A separate album posted a few days ago is devoted to the two April mornings that we spent exploring just some of the trails that crisscross the 120 acres of Arkansas forest around the museum.
Alice Walton and her co-creative team can be proud of the vision and execution of everything on this 120 acre site.
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"Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is a museum of American art in Bentonville, Arkansas. The museum, founded by Alice Walton and designed by Moshe Safdie, officially opened on 11 November 2011. It offers free public admission.
Alice Walton, the daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, spearheaded the Walton Family Foundation's involvement in developing Crystal Bridges. The museum's glass-and-wood design by architect Moshe Safdie and engineer Buro Happold features a series of pavilions nestled around two creek-fed ponds and forest trails. The 217,000 square feet complex includes galleries, several meeting and classroom spaces, a library, a sculpture garden, a museum store designed by architect Marlon Blackwell, a restaurant and coffee bar, named Eleven after the day the museum opened, "11/11/11". Crystal Bridges also features a gathering space that can accommodate up to 300 people. Additionally, there are outdoor areas for concerts and public events, as well as extensive nature trails. It employs approximately 300 people, and is within walking distance of downtown Bentonville."
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