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personinneedofmusic · 4 years

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We need to have this conversation

I want to start off by saying that, while I was reading the petition, from the time, I was worried. I was concerned about the procedures and the operations required to be able to complete this. That's aside from the fact: how are we going to establish this law unanimously across 50 states and the FUNDING holy shit! We trying to defund the police but when you wanna bring this in "Fuggett uh bowit"!

Try to imagine how to explain all that in a petition. How would it look? You'd lose the message. This is not a Bill or an Act. This is the way citizens make Congress pay attention to our needs to pass those laws.

Let's forget about the single incident that brought this link in our hands. You says "you don't believe such measures are required". Why is that? When we have a current law enforcement system set in place for a set of local organizations to uphold and enforce laws that we have all agreed to pass through our constitution. But the law is not being upheld fairly (and "fairly" is an understatement).

Justice is not being equally distributed across our land. Just because our system is not functioning as intended does not permit the allowance of it to continue. Let's bring a better solution not just talk down and reject ANY suggestion. For anyone who talks so much about trying to improve the problems we face, whether it be a fat guy going to the gym or the office job with shitty employees, what are these complainers doing to make the situation better? Absolutely nothing.

Let's go back, though to the George Floyd video. Anyone would agree that those cops had no reason to pin this man down the way they did. Anyone watching would of loved to shoot those bastards and you're right they did not carry firearms so a standoff would of worked against the officers. But like you stated in your opinion about this petition, this is unreasonable. To have all citizens in America carry a firearm is wishful thinking. It is not and has not been a easy thing to possess (I'm not talking about purchasing the firearm that's a whole other story. I'm referring to maintaining dominion). Look at the news articles reporting underage children killing themselves or killing others because these children got their hands on their guardians weapons. This was one of the biggest reasons for the school mass shootings we were experiencing everyday in 2019. The first 60 days of that year had more shootings than days. I remember seeing it on the news. Now checking, The Gun Violence Archive organization has recorded 417 mass shootings all over the U.S. in 2019.

People want want to stick to their statement that everyone should be strapped up? This includes children and students? Going to work or going to school, nobody should be forced to have to know how to operate or shoot a firearm. It's fun AF but it is not and should not be an all-time waking moment requirement, I'll tell you why.

This is a country of consumption and entertainment not a military state, we are not the middle east for christ sakes we've only had one war on this land and that was caused by the same bigotry and inequality we see today. That's the point of this being a free country, we have systems set in place to have to regulate the violence that's the direction that the people have chosen. Both the government and citizens don't agree with carrying guns everywhere they go.

Evidence of this is seen by big data companies and major organizations shoving advertisements of products, films, food, services but not guns not weapons. I'm not talking shit about guns cause I feel we all need one and I fully support the 2nd amendment. But carrying a firearm does NOT mean they decrease the chances of danger and for SURE do not eliminate it. I'll explain shortly.

Angel was right, anyone trying to forcefully stop these prejudice assholes know their lives are in danger when all they were expected to do that day was go to the liquor store lol (No one owes you shit) You or I cannot expect anyone to step in to interrupt such a cruel act because we all know the outcome. This ain't talking about "what ifs" we know it would take dozens of unarmed people swarming those cops just to save that one life. I can't speak about the "what if" of creating a stand off against those cops because we do not live in that reality. In this dilemma, in the real world we live in I can say that my heart would break watching this in person and I may act irrationally by attempting to forcefully remove them from George's neck and almost certainly get killed in the process. But I would rather die than allow others to continue to watch and act out a murder. "treat others the way you would like to be treated."

If you received news that your loved one was murdered for a courageous and illogical act, you would only have your "what if he had a firearm" statement and it would do you no good. "Legally a cop can't shoot you if you stop being a lethal threat... Many terrorists do that so they don't get shot" -_- A terrorist is considered a threat to the sovereignty of our home country. We are not the same threat. The fact that you bring that into the conversation is irrelevant because we're speaking about unarmed black civilians who are murdered in cold blood while they beg for their life.

The courts rule in favor of their law enforcement officers and white privileged citizens against minorities and please don't make me research this for you because this should be common knowledge. Once you can accept this common knowledge I can continue to tell you. Rioters fuck up the community, the stores even other people as we've seen in this last month. To the viewer of the organized media (narrow truth) it is narrated that this is hurting the message of the peaceful protesters. Just like every other person stuck at home you believe peaceful protesting is the way to get your voice heard because it's so amazing in getting the job done. Do you know how many peaceful protests have walked down the streets of our country for the killings and unjust verdicts slammed on our brothers and sisters since the 60's? Hundreds recorded and non recorded with absolutely no change.

Martin Luther King Jr. made the following statement: Riots are the language of the unheard. This is not a new statement, therefore not a new perspective, how can I verify this is not a new perspective? Because he stated this before his death in 1968. Who killed him? The CIA. The exact people who you just claimed have the jurisdiction to enforce the law/ protect its people against breaking the law and causing violence. What violence did MLK bring? Please tell me. I'll wait a thousand years for this answer and never get it. So why did they kill him?... Think about it.

The United States government killed Malcolm X because he was an obvious violent threat for his belief to overthrow their racial OPPRESSORS. The generational descendants of the people in power were slave owners and they are making sure they remain in power while the people under this federal system continue to build their wealth.

They ensure that these same "citizens" fight the wars against anyone who does not comply with their wishes. The murderous capital knows no bounds from extending their arms to developing defenseless countries (like Britain from 1400's to 1800's) to its own "citizens" it claims to protect. They see it easier to attack and influence small countries and if they had the chance they will overthrow another country they see as a competitor. But when you pay attention to how they attack the people who threaten their livelihood you will realize this is not for the greater good of the country. This is only serving the needs of greed from the wealthy politicians and business who profit from the dismantling and manipulation of others. ( I digress)

Let's go back to the U.S. in the 60's. They killed Malcolm & Martin to kill positive leaders who inspired self development. They symbolized the future of a race that was self-sufficient so this government that you've served saw it in their right to cut that class of minority's resources and leave people feeling lost & dependant. Apparently the department of self defense has also defended the previous verdict of the CIA killing MLK saying that there wasn't enough evidence in 2000. On paper they are not repsonsible for his murder, but logically speaking, the judicial system could not be forced to make such a monumental mistake in citing themselves as guilty. You can't just believe what others tell you, you need to dig deep and search for the truth.

Have you heard of what happened in 1920's the city called Tulsa?

Rioters have no other option to bring justice so they fuck shit up and will always continue to do so as long as we are oppressed and not treated fairly by our own so called brothers & sisters. Whether you are religious or not, look at the evidence and you will see we are all from the same family tree. So, how would you be able to claim to run a just country while it's representatives constantly put down and prosecute the disenfranchised who already have nothing and continue to take and take from them? Every bit of success or progress is highly praised within our community’s poor kids but women and men of color still experience prejudice & racism on all levels of our society.

What happened to LaVena Johnson (read up please)?

Watching someone drown is one fucked up immoral thing to do, but to purposely hold them down to watch the last bubble of air leave their lungs, it's beyond twisted. It's not just dispicable it is systematic corruption. So to say there are a "few bad apples" is not just wrong. Not just a few bad apples... watching all local law enforcements and national guard being deployed spray tear gas and shoot NON VIOLENT PROTESTORS in the face with rubber bullets (some dying from these so called "non-lethal" methods), this is a muthafuckkin INFESTATION BRUH! You don't see it?! That's called privilege. Because they haven't shined their spotlight on you don't mean you ain't subject to these methods of punishment.

These riots are not sprouting out of the blue just because they felt like it. Rodney King was not the only time between then and now that we had killings and beatings of unarmed minorities.Knowing our history is the reason for the hatred of our federal government (Govern = Control -/- Ment = Mind)

Our mind controllers have been doing a fine job at keeping us asleep for long periods of time, but when you threaten our basic civil rights we can't allow them to continue for the love of our children... for a better world.

I personally cannot loot. And I laughed when a looter was being dragged across the pavement from being stuck under the Semi truck they were trying to rob. Because looting is for the desperate. But focus on why they are desperate. Do you think you'll see rich people looting? You think these people are poor only because they spend money on alcohol? It's because the resources to become richer are made out of reach. Then we have these stock market bubble crashes that not only make people want to commit suicide from being systematically robbed but they widen the gap between poverty and wealth. The rich are not losing, they winning during every period of despair caused within this monopoly game and not sharing. They stock up and keep their resources away from everyone and get fat. Trust me dude, “when these fat muthafukkers get heavy enough, the ground of the people they walk on gonna open up and the hungry gon' EAT!”

You mention that these store owners may become depressed to commit suicide or become a shooter. That's a pretty big "what if" dude, and your whole essay was created based off the fact that you hate "what ifs". Based off my actual experience from speaking to the bankrupt, these people look for another way, they don't lose their composure and take their anger out on others. They could be turned to crime like drug dealing or other illegal services. But that's not because of the looters and rioters, that's specifically because their country's economic system has failed them. Everyone stuck in poverty is just trying to make ends meet.

The right thing like you say is the best procedure where no one gets hurt. But desperacy and greed is a bitch. It's a human element we all possess from top to bottom. Your short story of a sad business owner is heartbreaking but does not apply to every person.

So you agree an officer should be properly equipped to handle a dangerous situation as peacefully as possible. But we have CONSTANT monthly evidence of this not being executed correctly (correctly is an understatement). The petition doesn't even talk about changing police officers physical real world training. It's simply pushing for a Psychological evaluation of the people who have a deadly weapon in their fucking hands. SWAT team killed 7 year old Aiyana Jones performing a Flashbang while she was asleep bro! Where was the value of life? Where the fuck was the rationality? Where the fuck is the justice? Check on her killers and you'll see they're still walking "free" on this land. Flashbangs were made for wartime raids. I know you and I can both agree that this career will break your spirit. But these stories are beyond fucked up. Which is why we need to check on these people and maybe even get them the help they need. We don't know yet cause we're just trying to bring this shit to conversation.

You may feel personally attacked by this request because this may include your career, but we have a secret group of officers called the grim reapers (roughtly 2000 members) mainly white supremacists who KNOW the law they KNOW how to hide from the light so a social media evaluation aint SHIT on the people who could exercise their 1st amendment but against biased, racist and lethal internal terrorist is taking power AWAY from them. Tell me, where are these detectives that you speak of to prosecute these hate groups? "What sounds good to them"? These suggestions are not random dawg. Where is your solution?

If you followed your own advice to educate yourself you'll see throughout history the oppressors have brutally forced their way into a community and into another person's personal property for their own taking. These same oppressors now follow the same procedures to hold the highest power of dominance under this stolen land.

The "why the rules for law enforcement are set in place" is because they are ENFORCING their power over the masses. They created the monsters that you're scared of in the prison cells. These people (remember, these are fucking people) are compressed and compressed with hate, bigotry and systematic abuse throughout bloodlines. Stop looking at this from an individual perspective and within one generation. This has been specified abuse and re-designed slavery for generations almost 500 years now. Slavery has not ended homie. You & I are forced into it when we are forced to comply with actions against our health or will.

No, the law is NOT black & white. Because it should be the people who run the body of the system who decide what right and wrong is and perspectives change over time. Slavery used to be right. Public lynching or beheading throughout history was a public activity. So law is grey and the way we use law to seek justice is grey. That's why we symbolize Lady Justice to be blind. Because we begin our search for truth in square 1/ zero evidence. We gather our verdict, our decision of right and what is true from the evidence provided or there the lack of. What I was telling Will yesterday about "perceived truth" is that it is not to be confused with total reality. Truth is defined as- in accordance with fact or reality. But reality is PERCEIVED through the eyes of the beholder. "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence". That's the grey area. That's why Jerome gets a different sentence compared to Chad: same age, same crime, same points, same judge, same courtroom even on the same goddamn day. Just because you have not experienced this horrendous atrocity of having your life threatened by an ominous hierarchy, does not mean it does not exist. It for sure does not mean you should leave it alone just because it's already in place and it seems to be working. It's not working, that's why we are trying anything we can think of to make a change and stop the menacing slaughtering of a certain people.

This is discouraging to see every bit of progress being undermined and pushed back. This is why people say their vote doesn't count and ignore politics, but that's exactly what the wealthy want you to believe. We are the masses not the minorities. The illusion of power is theirs. The real power is ours and we've just been tricked to hand our ability over to the money hungry power hungry FEW! Many different countries attach the representation of law enforcement as pigs. You ever wonder why they all have similar analysis? The characteristics of swine are they are consistently eating and eating without even thinking despite their great intelligence.

Law enforcement has been consistently eating more salary and more power gaining more rights over people and you think this kind of person should not be required to have an Associates degree. You know elementary school teachers are required to have a bachelors degree (4 years of college). I'm not even gonna ask you and give you the chance to ponder whether or not a kids school teacher should have a higher education than the officer who can carry a deadly weapon and interact with full grown adults from all walks of life and still get paid SHIT compared to them. That's not right, sir. And if you don't believe that's fucked up, I now know you prefer to be in a militant state and not a free state. Abuse of power is not within a few, it is within the very core of every powerful government.

Cali gaining more gun laws is still only directing the narrative to the scenery where people all agreed to carry firearms... Again, we do not live in that reality.

Peep this action. When someone hates & dislikes someone or something, you'll notice that these are products of misunderstanding.

There has not been sufficient compromise from the law for a comfortable life because these same issues lawmakers and congress have promised to look into and consider have been thrown in the backburner to suffocate just like the lives of the innocent our so called heroes have taken.

So, I know I mentioned defunding would be difficult to do if we continue with this but I am for defunding the police. Not abolishing but re-allocating their funds. One great way is removing the pension plan to those many fuckers who have a trackrecord of violence on the clock especially the murderers. You want more details about what qualifies or disqualifies someone to receive pension? I could continue but because I'm not a legislator and we're just speaking of a petition, I feel like it's a waste of time right now. Let's see this pass and then we'll dive in.

Defunding does not mean that we're creating an anarchist state. This does mean our heroes will be left on the streets. We can optimize the funds if necessary, but we can't allow the department of self defense to take so much away while it's own people are starving and living in motels or on the brink of losing their homes. This bullshit of lack of healthcare insurance coverage is a whole completely different ball game but also affects poverty and could also use assistance not in providing the government coverage but (for example) regulating these private physicians and hospitals on how they charge different prices for mediations or services in different countries.

Other services that drastically need that re-allocation funding (not overfunding past the law enforcement, remember that): Public housing, mental health services, public education & department of unemployment. Cutting after school programs and defunding your society's children is detrimental to our future and we've been allowing that (not just to continue) to progress for years. We are currently in a crisis of unemployment not caused by a typical economic downturn but nevertheless we've had problems within this public service for years that needs reform in it's method to assist people with finding a job like creating relations with employers for different job classes.

Sarcastically suggesting to fund the weed program because you can't think of any other programs that desperately need reform just shows your disconnect with our society. This is a direct statement to you but this is not a personal attack to you, I just want you to understand that there are many problems that need fixing and throwing money at it is not the solution. That goes for any of the public or federal departments that I've mentioned in this message.

The exponentially growing debt is NOT going to its citizens. Going back to the main topic, we as a body of people are not equipped with the right resources to equally seek liberty and pursuit of happiness. Also, we cannot fully blame anyone else for the decisions we make ourselves so don't expect people to be panhandling. We all just want an equal shot.

Taxes- Are a financial charge or levy imposed by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures. This means that the people are constantly being depended on to increase the salary of every government funded worker and it's supplies and other expenses to supposedly run properly. But throwing MORE money at something is not going to always fix a problem. As a country that has always found the need to be in debt and constantly spend on the wrong things this is my reason for validating that we need to re-allocate from dangerous or unnecessary spending.

People have argued that the standard technique to privatization will incur by: first defunding, then MAKING sure the facilities will not work which make the people even more angry until those facilities are shifted to the private capital. That's how we began seeing charter schools. You can't feed or educate the people of this country properly and the house of administration wants to defund NASA unless we all agree to work towards building a space station. get THAT shit out of here. The heirs of the Trump family were just recently cited to use taxpayer dollars to fund a trip to another country for a hunting game against the largest sheep in the world (reminds me of the novel, The Most Dangerous Game ;-) hunting their own supporters). TAX PAYER money, for fun! Defund whatever the FUCK they think they can do with our money. The department of defense claims it knows what's best for another country and so it decides to train that other country's military in an act of diplomacy in hopes to gain a new ally and drain that other country of its resources. Put THAT country in debt so that they help this country with it's spending problem. (This happened multiple times) Get THAT FUCKIN SHIT out of here. Then the U.S wanna act surprised when the threatened country starts to shove the U.S. away when they begin digging their finger in their ass and so we (yes, we. You and I allow this) attack them while creating a narrative here at home that they are savages with no organized government and therefore a broken community with immoral culture (sounds like a male's narrow perspective here in the states that gets butt hurt when they get rejected by a fine ass hyna "fuck you! Slut! You dirty ho". You know there are connotations of this). But the most dangerous areas with these so-called immoral cultures are claimed to be the countries we are at war with. And that does not always mean our home's narrative is accurate. So stop looking to the taxpayer again to bail out the wall street corps and lawmakers who want to infiltrate a new country for its dependence on us. Fix THAT trillions of dollars of spending and we don't have to increase taxes.

People want to have so much faith in the judicial system of this country saying all will be resolved with jury and judges. Do yourself a favor and read up on George Stinney and then Breonna Taylor. Then let me know what kind of rationality you create for that.

QR Codes? I'll admit this had me chuckle. I don't carry a QR scanner on me but I think it's creative and smart to have a bargaining chip you're willing to lose in this conversation.

I feel I have already addressed all bullet points previously mentioned in your response, but one more thing about the re-hire: You can't be serious to think that the main focus of a rehire banning will significantly attack those heroic officers who willingly quit. This petition is specifically calling out for the group of officers who abused their power and had to be fired. Some departments will silently suggest to those officers to quit voluntarily after their post verdict of an abuse of power. But that's another loophole that we need to address possibly in another petition or when this one is passed.

You stated "we can't cookie cutter it, people are all different...". I agree with you. If certain states have a law where an officer can be fired simply because "their captain does not like them", that sounds like another piece of bullshit that deserves a different petition to gain attention. But you fail to acknowledge the cookie cut systematic oppression. El Che (Simón Bolívar) & Pancho Villas did not rise to power for rebellion against a fair system or just for the fuck of it. Neither are we and we're not even as radical. We're still civil. No longer asking, demanding equal rights still after centuries of racial violence.

You may be completely okay with a few bad doctors, lawyers, pilots or cops because it's minuscule to associate them with the term "bad apples". But these are not just only a few bad apples that create a little bit of a sad story here in America. You can't condone an attempt to pass legislation for a petition based on too many "what ifs". But that little girl has to grow up without a father now. Your abundance of what if's are leaving her with the most traumatizing “what if's” at an early age as well as others in all communities for the colored. What if George wasn't murdered? What if he was just tried and sent to years (I don’t doubt they would of found a way to make it years) of incarceration still unable to raise his child for passing an illegal tender that HE WAS NOT GIVEN THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL FOR? So to this day remains innocent based on the views of this judicial system. And now what if this same system will eradicate this little girl's life? I will not ask you if a human's life is worth less than the security of our fellow "heroes" because it is not. They took an oath to protect and serve, and all they've been protecting and serving is the interest of the wealthy. The wealthy made from the base of the citizens, the taxpayers so we are the hand that feeds them. And they are threatening us.

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theinvulnerabletide · 6 years

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Psychology edition: 7, 19, 27 for Lyra. 1, 19, 30 for Whisper. 12, 18, 29 for Oriana. 2, 21, 24 for Az’ar. 6, 14, 28 for Celadine.

Welp, this got really, really long so it is under the cut.

Oh Lyra. My precious, panicking won’t-do-anything-about-the-PTSD-she-definitely-has half-elven rogue. Someone help her.

7.) Does your OC have any irrational phobias?

I don’t know if they’re irrationalgiven the life she’s lead? But she definitely has some fears, idk. After almostdrowning twice during that storm, I think she might have gained an acute fearof deep water or drowning, but I don’t think it’s a full-blown Thalassophobia yet.

The only thing I think is intenseenough to be called a phobia is her cleithrophobia—her fear of being trapped, and even then it’skind of specific— it’s a kind of mix of heliophobiaand agoraphobia; when the sun is bright and there are no shadows to hide in,she gets this feeling of being pinned down, like there’s nowhere to escape to,nowhere she can run. On days like that, where the sky was ceaselessly blue and the sun was high, shewould retreat inside the ship, even though she usually preferred the crow’s nest,and hide in Arannis’ library to distract herself with reading and research (upto and including stealing books to go read them in a dark corner if he objected).19.) What boosts your OC’s confidence the most?

Lyra needspraise. She likes being good at what she does (there’s nothing like the snickof a lock opening or the death rattle of enemy’s last breath), but it’s nothingif someone’s not there to tell her what a good job she did.

That comesfrom her time with the Magpies. Their praise as she learned the things theywere teaching her meant she was being accepted, meant she had a home, meantthat she was probably going to get an extra helping at dinner that night.

She putson a good show, but in truth, her confidence in herself has been flagging eversince they all died.

27.) Does your OC practice any kindof escapism? If so, what kind?

Oh man, Lyra used to love faerietales growing up, and her mother was a great spinner of tales, and for a whileshe followed that tradition. She told herself stories of her father, who wasdefinitely a prince of some far-off country and was definitely some day goingto come for her and her mother and they’d live happily ever after in hiscastle.

Nowadays, she continues the grand traditionby imagining her friends are still alive, and thinking about what kind of heistsand cons they’d be pulling off if their patron hadn’t betrayed them.

Whisper! My lovely disaster tiefling sea sorceress

1.) What’s your OC’s biggest insecurity and how would theyreact if someone pointed it out to them?

I think, despite everything, it’s herappearance. Growing up, she was very aware of how different she looked fromeveryone, even her family, and even though her appearance was treated assomething that made her special and as a signifier of how important she was goingto be, it still caused her some distress.

So, when she left home, and sheexperienced mistrust, and even hostility from how she looked, that insecurityintensified. She learned how to wrap herself in illusion to avoid that scrutiny.After spending some time with the carnival she’s learned to put on a bold frontand to walk through the world like stares don’t bother her, or are even a goodthing, but a snarky comment about her horns or her tail or even her color areenough to get her to either lash out, or to sink deep into herself and fadeinto shadows.

Knowing Whisper, it is very often thelashing out. 19.) What boosts your OC’s confidencethe most?

Praise! Praise the all mighty Whisperand her arcane knowledge!

But really, as much as she preens atbeing complimented and patted on the back (like she lived for her mother’spraise back when she lived at home, and she did live in a carnival, so she grewused to applause), the bulk of Whisper’s confidence comes from being useful. Feelingneeded. If she’s useful, like, in battle then she’s doing the Magic properly,and when the time comes, she’ll be able to fulfill her purpose.

Or like when Thia came to her forhelp with social situations; Whisper was swaggering through that keep for daysafterward.

30.) What makes your OC defensive quickest.

Someone implying she might not knowsomething about magic, or that she’s not smart. Magic is her job, it flows throughher veins, how dare you say there might be something about it that she doesn’t understand.

-Oriana, my aasimar paladin and now Duchess of Dawn’s Home Keep:

12.) What is one of the most primary things your OC thinks ismissing from their life?

Oriana is a woman of simple tastes,and as a paladin there’s not much she thinks she needs in life. That is, untilshe was saddled with this castle and its environs.

Like, she had a home. She had a jobshe loved, a job she was good at, she had a Purpose, given to her, if not fromWahreight himself, then from the Academe himself. That and the mundane needslike food were all she needed.

Now there’s so much she needs to doand defend; she needs to have the keep rebuilt and find money for that, and sheneeds to find a way to take care of all these people she suddenly has toprotect and ensure their livelihood, and she can’t do it alone, but I don’tthink there’s anyone in her life right now she would cede even a little bit ofpower to.Basically right now she feels she needs an advisor who can explain everythingto her, someone she can lean on while she does everything herself, maybesomeone she can confide her doubts in.

What she needs is a damn friend, butshe won’t talk or lean on the ones she has.

18.) What kind of intrapersonal values does your OC have?(values about their self, what makes them a valid person). Hm. Well, Oriana’s values are simple, and very oriented in the structure of hertemple. If she’s doing her job—or really, following her calling— as a warrior of light, a paladin of Wahreight and alibrarian, she is valid and useful and has value. And now being a good noble and caring for her people has been added to that.And somehow striking the balance between them.

Oh, god, she is headed for a majorbreakdown soon, isn’t she.

29.) How does your OC behave in the faceof conflict?

She tries to mediate first, ofcourse, to see if a peaceful path can be made. If it’s merely a verbalconflict, she will try and bring the two parties into compromise or tounderstanding.

If a fight is inevitable, she triesto shut it down as quickly as possible; fast and efficient and quite possiblybrutal, to mitigate any damage or pain that might be caused. She’d rather knockpeople out of she can, but she has no problem killing if need be.

Azar, my neutral evil Shadar’Kai Lore Wizard who just wants to be immortal and maybe kill some gods some day.

2.) If your OC wants to buy a firearm, what might it be for?

Insurance probably. Just in case hermagic fails, and she still needs to eliminate a threat, the same reasons she wouldhave any weapon. Or maybe she would take it apart to see how it works and thentake those principals to make some kind of awful, magical supercharged versionthat spat fireballs (or a thunder cannon, maybe take a little detour into artificer?)?

But I honestly can’t imagine her everwanting a firearm of any kind in and of itself though, she’s confident enoughthat her magic is enough to eliminate any threat she may come across, and shehas no desire to kill for the sake of killing.

21.) Does your OC hurt others intentionally? If so how?

Azar thinks most people are beneathher, so many ants next to her anteater, or whatever, but she takes no pleasurefrom causing people pain. She’s not a sadist, she’s more… apathetic.

If she ever hurts someone emotionally,it’s entirely a byproduct of her thoughtlessness. If she does it physically, it’sbecause she needs someone to experiment on, or because she was trying to putdown a threat to her or her studies. She doesn’t toy with them then, she putsthem down hard and moves on. 24.) How would your OC react if they gothumiliated in front of a group of people?

Oh geez. Az’ar is a creature of coldnessand pride, so it really depends on who they are and how she was humiliated.

Like, if she was beaten magically orintellectually, which are the only ways that matter to her, she would teleportout of there and sulk for a while; and I think that’s the only way I could eversee her plotting revenge or actually wanting to cause someone pain. She’ddissect what happened, come up with a thousand and one plans for it never tohappen again, and then go grind that person to dust.

Socially? Like if someone got a jabor an insult at her, and everyone started laughing, she would just stare, Ithink. Cock her head and stare at theperson with her too-intense purple eyes like they were an interesting specimen untilthey got freaked out and left, and everyone was more creeped out than amused.

Celandine! My brand new rock pyromaniac gnome wizard who just happens to be a freshman at Eberron High.

6.) Does your OC have a realistic image of their ownintelligence?

Well, I mean. Celandine does have a20 Int. at level 1 (18 rolled +2 for being a gnome bitches!) and she’s beenmoved up two grades because she wasn’t being challenged enough in class.

That said, everyone—middle schoolteachers, and her parents– acting as if she’s an infallible genius may have inflatedher sense of self a bit. Like, I wasn’t exaggerating when she assumes she’sright at least 95% of the time. She also thinks she can do magic and handle substancesshe is probably not equipped to handle yet. I can 100% see her trying to attempta 2nd level or 3rd level spell at level 1 and knockingherself out for a few days after channeling her power her body wasn’t readyfor. 14.) If your OC gets into a fight withtheir best friend, would they wait for their friend to make up with them, orwould they try to make up with their friend?

Oh gosh. I think her pride would makeher try and act aloof for a little while, and she’d try and wait until herfriend came to apologize to her first.

But Celandine doesn’t have manyfriends. And she’d get lonely really quickly. I think after an hour or two, she’dbe at their door, her big eyes shimmering with tears, to apologize. 28.) How would your OC react if a bully stoletheir lunch money in high school?Celandine’s parents are merchants, and more or less devout followers of KolKorran, so money and trade are literally holy for them. What’s more, her focusis a lucky coin.

With that in mind, anyone trying to take money from her would definitely geta firebolt to the face. Or a witchbolt, depending on how pissed off she is.

Oh man I love them all so much. :3

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Craft Beer Is Responding to Covid and Racism Through Communal Initiatives

The craft beer industry is in the midst of an unimaginable catch-22. At many of the country’s 8,000-plus small breweries, the struggle to keep the lights on has never been harder. At the same time, the events of this year have amplified the need for breweries — considered essential businesses and centers of community — to expand their reach into charity, advocacy, and activism.

The concept of social outreach has always been a core element of craft beer, but this year, it is glaringly apparent. The combined effects of the coronavirus pandemic and most recent spate of police brutality, including the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, have walloped 2020, exposing gaping needs in the beer and hospitality industries, as well as their communities at large.

Now more than ever, craft breweries are being called to action to meet those needs, from alleviating Covid-related losses to advocating for racial equity. Through initiatives such as All Together and Black Is Beautiful, hundreds, if not thousands, of breweries are rising to the task — even as they grapple with sales declines averaging 65 percent. But for real change to happen, the beer community needs more than that. Even as the industry’s humanitarian ethos is working overtime, its work is cut out for it on the road to improving equity and diversity.

Craft Beer’s Inherent Community Spirit

Craft beer’s very nature is social. While we are now learning to enjoy it in our homes much more than elsewhere right now, the general business model of a craft brewery involves the gathering together of friends, neighbors, and visitors in taprooms. Beyond that physical closeness, many craft breweries create community-oriented ways to connect with their patrons on a more meaningful level through charitable initiatives.

Community efforts have been centerpieces at breweries long before anyone had heard of Covid-19. In June each year, breweries across the country launch Pride-themed labels to show solidarity with the LGBTQIA community, and support related organizations with donations. Breweries in North Dakota and Florida have helped shelter dogs find homes by putting their pictures on beer cans — one even reunited a long lost dog with its owner nearly 2,000 miles away — and dozens of breweries release brands in partnership with a variety of water conservation efforts.

What annual Pride beers, sustainability-focused seasonal releases, and dog-donning cans all have in common is their aim to improve some form of social, societal, or political problem that the brewery has faced in its community or is witnessing at large.

Brewing for Equity Benefits All

On Jan. 20, 2017, Brooklyn’s Threes Brewing released a beer called Courage, My Love. It was released in response to President Trump’s inauguration, and would donate 10 percent of proceeds to the ACLU.

That project evolved into People Power, a collaboration project that in 2018 included 85 breweries in the U.S. This year, People Power is back and shaping up to have even more participants and impact.

People Power’s trajectory symbolizes an overarching presence of advocacy in beer, from the perpetually relevant to urgently necessary. In 2016, brewing a beer to benefit the ACLU made sense because it felt “important to shine a light on the work they do to protect the civil rights of citizens in America,” says Josh Stylman, Threes CEO and co-founder. In 2020, work like that is more vital than ever.

Fellow Brooklyn-based brewing company Non Sequitur Beer Project launched in October 2019 with charity woven into its business model. Each of Non Sequitur’s beers benefits a different charity, with a portion of sales proceeds going to that organization. Founder Gage Siegel says the approach has been part of Non Sequitur since day one when he was envisioning his brewery’s identity, an identity tied to the community that would be buying his beer.

“If any business wants to sell in a community and lean on the community, it’s really important to engage with that community,” Siegel says.

Since launching, Non Sequitur has raised funds and awareness for causes including Just Leadership USA, New York Immigration Coalition, and Make the Road NY. Recently, Non Sequitur donated to the Restaurant Workers Community Fund through its beer brewed as part of All Together, a collaboration spearheaded by Brooklyn’s Other Half Brewing. All Together was one of the earliest resounding examples of breweries working together to soften the pandemic’s blow, with each brewery pledging to donate to hospitality-oriented charitable organizations in their respective cities. At the time of reporting, more than 855 breweries are taking part worldwide.

Bottleshare, a Kennesaw, Ga.-based organization, launched with a mission that seems tailor-made for the pandemic’s hardships: The foundation raises money and offers grants to brewing industry workers facing situations outside the workplace that affect their abilities to earn a living. But Christopher Glenn actually established Bottleshare in 2018, after he was hit by a drunk driver while driving home from his shift at Dry County Brewing Company, also in Kennesaw, Ga.

Glenn credits the beer community with some of the support he received, which sustained him through his recovery. For many, Covid-19 had a sudden, brutal impact, with many losing their jobs and livelihoods. Through the Bottleshare Organization, Glenn continues to aid industry workers and has pivoted to extended grants to entire breweries in need.

While Bottleshare is not a brewery itself, its operation depends on the communal aspect of beer. Breweries partner with Bottleshare to brew collaboration beers, donate sales proceeds, and hold fundraisers to help the organization raise its grant funds. Glenn says no brewery Bottleshare has approached has ever said no — breweries have been enthusiastic to pitch in before and even after the pandemic hit, which Glenn credits to a “community-over-competition” mentality.

“It doesn’t take much work to unite breweries, because they want to unite,” Glenn says. “It’s inspiring to see people who are suffering themselves put that aside and think about others’ suffering. It’s all about brethren right now, [not] profit margins.”

Breweries Against Racism

A standout initiative in the craft brewing world in 2020, Black is Beautiful is encouraging breweries to raise funds and awareness for the fight against racism and police brutality. The idea came from Marcus Baskerville, founder and head brewer at Weathered Souls Brewing Co. in San Antonio. The concept of a standalone beer named “Black is Beautiful” with proceeds benefiting the Know Your Rights Campaign evolved into a global endeavor.

“As a Black business owner, parent, and proud Black man, I had to do something,” Baskerville says. On the Black is Beautiful website, breweries can sign up and receive a base recipe and label to personalize. All Baskerville asks is that breweries donate 100 percent of sales to local foundations for legal defense and police brutality reform. As of this writing, 1,037 breweries in 20 countries have signed on.

Baskerville believes this is an example of the specific impact craft beer can have on improving the beer business and community at large because of the industry’s unified, humanitarian spirit.

“You look at this and you can say, there’s no other industry where there’ve been over 900 different businesses involved in one cause,” Baskerville says. “It says a lot about the brewing community.”

In Durham, N.C., Fullsteam has worked tirelessly to support the Southern agricultural community by painstakingly sourcing local ingredients, says taproom manager Ari Sanders. This year, the brewery is adding its voice to the racial equity conversation. With its Juneteenth beer, conceptualized last November, Fullsteam is underlining the importance of raising awareness and amplifying Black voices specifically in response to the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd. Through its Juneteenth pilsner, Fullsteam is giving 100 percent of proceeds to the Hayti Heritage Center, a Durham arts education facility, and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. Fullsteam also donated the pilsner to other Juneteenth events and Black farmers’ markets.

“Beer brings people together,” Sanders says, adding that she had suggested celebrating the holiday with a weekend-long event, before Covid-19 hit. “So it’s important [that] breweries know what they stand for and who they are. It’s very easy to do what’s right.”

In Detroit, Eastern Market Brewing Co. managing partner Dayne Bartscht says the murder of George Floyd refocused the brewery’s team on the importance of active engagement in the fight against racism. The brewery shut down to plan the next move — a move in itself that sent a message, Bartscht says. Jasmine Hairston, an employee at Eastern Market, pointed out the privilege in that pause, explaining that as a Black, queer person, she has to live with her experiences and doesn’t get to shut down to reflect.

Her comments had immediate impact. Acknowledging her aptitude for keeping the brewery accountable for its actions, Bartscht says, he promoted Hairston to a managerial role heading community outreach. Eastern Market has since restarted operations and held a (socially distanced) Juneteenth event and launch party for its Black is Beautiful beer. The launch raised $5,000 for Focus: HOPE, a Detroit-area organization fighting racism, poverty, and injustice.

Are Breweries Responsible for Community Outreach?

Dr. J. Nikol Jackson-Beckham, diversity ambassador of the Brewers Association, hopes recent initiatives such as Black Is Beautiful and People Power “are going to be the start of [breweries] doing a lot of structured and sustained investigation into how they run their businesses,” she says. “If this inspires [the beer business] to become a more inclusive, equitable, and just place, that can have an untold impact.”

Of course, opinions vary regarding a brewery’s responsibility to incorporate outreach into their business plans. But for many small beer businesses, the positive return for equitable actions is that each effort paves the way forward. For Non Sequitur Beer Project, “the benefit is everything is better, the world is better, the community is better. Craft beer becomes more diverse, which is an issue we have [as an industry],” Siegel says. “In our communities, outreach and activism [are] key to diversifying our space.”

Choosing to act demonstrates commitment to the beer industry and beer drinkers. “The community has a great need in terms of employment and mobility,” Jackson-Beckham says, “and breweries have the power to do this.”

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Craft Beer’s Inherent Community Spirit

Brewing for Equity Benefits All

“If any business wants to sell in a community and lean on the community, it’s really important to engage with that community,” Siegel says.

Breweries Against Racism

Baskerville believes this is an example of the specific impact craft beer can have on improving the beer business and community at large because of the industry’s unified, humanitarian spirit.

Are Breweries Responsible for Community Outreach?

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Craft Beer Is Responding to Covid and Racism Through Communal Initiatives

Craft Beer’s Inherent Community Spirit

Brewing for Equity Benefits All

“If any business wants to sell in a community and lean on the community, it’s really important to engage with that community,” Siegel says.

Breweries Against Racism

Baskerville believes this is an example of the specific impact craft beer can have on improving the beer business and community at large because of the industry’s unified, humanitarian spirit.

Are Breweries Responsible for Community Outreach?

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Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About government jobs chhattisgarh

In 2009 when economic crisis began the global situation of job went its worst stage. Many people losses their task and many employable employees was demoralized. Economic downturn impacted individuals living requirement. Numerous international and large business laid down their staff members for expense cutting. New hiring was definitely Zero. This entire scenario leads thousand of fresher to no man's land, where they have no hope. In this whole circumstance, one sector which was still floating was the Indian Government Sector.Nowadays service people are combating with the virus of task security or can say the security of task. The task of a specific individual is not only essential for his own presence but his entire family depends upon that and their livelihood is caters by his task just. After the job industry become the experienced of recession last year, people are very much worried about their job security since they are not at all confirmed about their job tenure.

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. Federal government sector is the only sector which was stalling at the time of recession. The main factor behind its appeal is the task security supplied by public sector.

Canada is among the most immigrant-friendly countries worldwide, with well-defined policies to bring in international employees with right set of skills and certifications to settle in the country. The growing shortage of labour together with a developing economy has actually led to a substantial number of job chances in Canada.

Canada is planning to fix this need for labour by promoting skilled immigration to the nation. Besides the task vacancies in Canada, it is the high quality of living in the nation that makes the country an appealing destination for immigrants.

Though there are numerous task chances in Canada, knowing which are the most in need in the country would assist aspiring immigrants to prepare ahead and get the training and work experience appropriately. We have noted some of the most in-demand occupations for 2020 so that the immigrants can know whether they can find task opportunities in Canada.

1. Registered Nurse

Nursing has the leading place among the high-demand tasks and worldwide nursing experts have large task opportunities. The major factor for the high demand for nurses in Canada is that many of the nurses currently working are quick approaching their retirement age. It can be translated into more task opportunities in Canada for worldwide nursing specialists to change the retiring workforce.

Another significant element that increases the need for Registered Nurses in Canada is the general aging population of the country. The health care requirements of the senior population are undoubtedly greater compared to the young generation. As a result, more job opportunities in Canada are expected to open up for global nursing professionals.

2. Occupational or physiotherapy assistant

The elderly population of Canada is eager about leading a healthy life and the occupational and physiotherapy assistants assist them in making that happen. The Canadian population is aging quicker and Canada might need more occupational or physiotherapy assistants to meet the healthcare requirements of the senior population. It will, in turn, result in more job chances in Canada for occupational and physiotherapy assistants.

3. Accounting professionals

Canadian labour market information from the present year reveals that accountant is the second most sought-after task. Canadian companies need skilled accountants to handle their accounts and there are lots of task chances in Canada for accounting professionals. The in-demand expertises within the accounting field are many, consisting of payroll, payable and receivable accounts, taxes, federal government auditing etc. Having a certificate from the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) increases the candidate's chances for landing in a well-paying accountant job in Canada.

4. Developer

Site designers, app designers and software developers have huge demand in the Canadian labour market. Canada's tech sector is growing reality and designers are among the most sought-after occupations in the country. It suggests a high variety of job chances for developers. All types of designers have big need, those with understanding in both front end and back end programs have more job vacancies in Canada.

5. Engineers

Engineering graduates with adequate work experience are in high demand. Some of the most sought-after professions in the engineering sector of Canada are electrical engineer, software application great government jobs engineer and aerospace engineer. Electrical engineers have huge demand in a number of fields ranging from energy to telecoms. At the same time, Canadian companies require software application engineers to create and execute developments that help them be successful in the competitive market. Aerospace engineers will likewise be in high need in Canada and it is among the most high-paying jobs.

You can check a Canada task search website to understand the demand for your occupation. Our expert migration consultants can assist you much better in finding out whether your profession is in need in Canada and which Canada migration pathway is the most fit for you. Contact us for additional information.

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Sri Lanka’s tourism comeback: How the island is reclaiming ‘paradise’

(CNN) — It has mile after mile of powder sand seashores lapped by clear, heat surf. It has lovely unspoiled jungles.

It has unbelievable meals, UNESCO-rated historic websites and diving resorts, charming railways, mountain climbing, safaris and leisure.

It was even named the highest nation to go to in 2019 by Lonely Planet.

In different phrases, it is paradise. However for a lot of the previous six months, these idyllic spots have stood empty of all however a couple of guests.

The place is Sri Lanka, the South Asian island nation off the southeastern tip of India, lapped by the nice and cozy waters of the Indian Ocean.

And the rationale why nobody was visiting? A sequence of terrorist assaults focusing on church buildings and luxurious lodges in its capital metropolis Colombo that left 250 folks lifeless in April of this 12 months. The assault introduced a thriving journey business — some 2.33 million annual guests final 12 months — immediately to its knees as security fears underscored by official journey warnings drove many individuals to cancel journeys and keep away.However, towards sturdy odds — exacerbated by the very fact Sri Lanka had only a decade earlier emerged from a bloody 26-year civil conflict between authorities forces and Tamil Tiger rebels within the island’s north — the nation has begun to reestablish itself as a chief vacation spot.

State of emergency

After the Easter Bombings, customer numbers in Sri Lanka declined by round 70%.

Courtesy Sri Lanka Tourism

A paradise misplaced appears to have been born once more.

And whereas that is clearly excellent news for Sri Lanka, and for these trying to trip there within the months to come back, it is also a invaluable case research for the journey business in how a vacation spot rebounds from adversity. It additionally sheds gentle on altering attitudes amongst vacationers to locations which have been blighted by violence.

For Sri Lanka, instantly after the assaults issues appeared bleak. Already reeling from the lack of lives, the island was additionally compelled to face the brutal monetary penalties.

Bookings have been canceled. Flights have been pulled. Lodges shut down. Tour guides, memento sellers, drivers — just about anybody whose livelihood relied on tourism — noticed their revenue vanish in a single day.

Tourism is Sri Lanka’s third largest overseas trade earner, bringing round $4.Four billion yearly. An estimated half one million Sri Lankans rely on tourism straight, whereas two million depend on it not directly.

So the impression was devastating.

In Could, a month after the assaults, customer numbers have been down by round 70%.

Caught off guard and unable to pay wages, some employers have been compelled to let their employees go.

Customer decline

Tourism brings round $4.Four billion to the island nation every year.

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Sri Lankan-born Farzana Dobbs, co-owner of boutique lodge Rosyth Property Home, diminished her employees’ pay to three-quarters for the months of Could and June after visitors both canceled or postponed their holidays.

“Could was dire,” she tells CNN Journey. “We went to full pay from July as we simply do not need to lose our employees.

“I believe among the worst hit are the drivers. Most of them have taken leases on their autos. They’ve funds to make and households to take care of, and so they don’t have any revenue in anyway.”

Chauffeur and information Prasad Brandigampola relied on his spouse’s revenue when he all of the sudden discovered himself with no work, however says a lot of his friends struggled to make ends meet.

“For 2 months there was nothing,” he says. “Everybody feels it.”

Sarah Masters from the UK, who has been touring to Sri Lanka for about 20 years, felt she had no selection however to cancel her 2019 vacation to the island nation.

“We held on for some time, however the UK International Workplace stated it wasn’t secure to go,” she tells CNN, referencing the journey warning issued to British vacationers after the bombings.

“We lastly gave in and canceled after they prolonged the recommendation by one other two weeks. We have been involved we have been going to lose our cash.”

Masters has many buddies who reside on the island and says they, like others, have been feeling the pressure.

“Our buddies who’ve a lodge enterprise in Sri Lanka have been struggling, which is no surprise,” she says. “One good friend misplaced her job, as there was no work on the lodge she’s primarily based at.”

Within the weeks after the assaults, Sri Lanka’s seashores and vacationer areas remained just about abandoned, with lodge occupancy dropping by round 85%.

Abandoned island

The decline in vacationers meant that many employees discovered themselves unemployed or with little revenue.

Courtesy Sri Lanka Tourism

The tourism business the nation had come to rely so closely on was on life assist. If it was to keep away from whole collapse, Sri Lanka desperately wanted a plan.

The answer, it realized early on, was to not sit idly by and look forward to restoration. It wanted to go on the offensive to shortly win again its guests.

Lower than a month after the assaults, the federal government started working with a staff of specialists in disaster administration.

Kishu Gomes, chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism, made no secret of the very fact his nation must work onerous to reel again guests. In Could, he spoke of “aggressively planning to reassure the world” that it could be secure for them to return.

That first step clearly paid off. Simply weeks later, in June, many international locations, together with america, revised their recommendation to their residents. Warnings of doable imminent assaults have been changed by “train warning” notices.

Whereas dozens of individuals suspected of hyperlinks to the assaults have been arrested within the instant aftermath, by July the federal government was reviewing regulation enforcement. A former police inspector and ex-defense secretary have been detained amid accusations of grave negligence.

It is unsure whether or not these measures or the truth that lodges have been slashing costs by as much as 60% could be credited however, the primary shoots of restoration have been beginning to be seen. Guests have been trickling again.

Additionally aiding the restoration was Sri Lanka’s July resolution to reintroduce visa-free arrivals for guests from an expanded record of nations that already included EU nations and america. Additional measures included a discount in airline floor fees and aviation gasoline costs.

Numbers remained considerably down on the earlier 12 months, however the disparity was dropping steadily.

In response to the nation’s Tourism Ministry, a complete of 115,701 worldwide vacationers arrived in Sri Lanka throughout July, which marked a decline of over 40% from that very same interval final 12 months. In August, arrivals elevated to 142,587, a 28.3% decline from August 2018. By September the drop was 27.2% year-on-year, with 108,575 arrivals, down from 149,087.

Sluggish restoration

Customer numbers have been steadily rising once more since June.

Courtesy Sri Lanka Tourism

Sam Clark, co-founder of Expertise Journey Group, a tour operator specializing in genuine journey experiences in Asia, says {that a} revival in curiosity in Sri Lankan holidays is also partly put right down to a willingness amongst vacationers to indicate solidarity.

“We have had lots of people calling to say they’d like to come back out and assist Sri Lanka and now looks as if a very good time to go,” Clark tells CNN Journey.

In fact, Sri Lanka’s plight is not distinctive. It is considered one of a number of international locations to have skilled terrorist assaults over the previous 20 years, nonetheless specialists say the relative velocity with which the island has bounced again may very well be right down to altering attitudes amongst vacationers.

The Indonesian island of Bali skilled two main lethal terrorist assaults in 2002 and 2005. The primary killed over 200 folks, greater than half of which have been vacationers, whereas the second resulted within the deaths of 20 folks.

The Indonesian island nation skilled a dip in guests on each events, however whereas it managed to get better every time, this took years, not months.

Tunisia was additionally struck by a sequence of assaults geared toward vacationers in 2015, which resulted within the deaths of 59 overseas guests.

The surprising incidents led to seashore resorts being closed and the north African nation being faraway from the vacation spot lists of constitution airways and tour operators.

Nevertheless, the Tunisia tourism business has clawed its approach again in the previous few years, largely due to authorities efforts to enhance safety and the way through which its safety forces reply to terrorist threats.

Because of this, the nation is anticipating to log a file 9 million vacationers in 2019.

Traveler resilience

Some vacationers are selecting to go to Sri Lanka ahead of deliberate, to indicate solidarity.

Courtesy Sri Lanka Tourism

“For those who examine Sri Lanka with Egypt and Tunisia, these international locations have had a frequent variety of assaults. You’d suppose vacationers would by no means return,” says Dr. Yeganeh Morakabati, an knowledgeable in tourism catastrophe administration, restoration and impacts on the UK’s Bournemouth College.

“Each time they have been attacked there was a drop. However after a short time, the numbers return up.

“In Tunisia, the assault was focused at vacationers. And even with that, they’re recovering.”

In response to Dr. Morakabati, this implies vacationers aren’t as deterred by terrorist assaults as they have been a decade or so in the past.

“Terrorism does scale back willingness to journey,” she provides. “However markets will not be reacting in the identical approach they used to. For those who take a look at the Bali assaults of 2002, folks have been extra shocked than you’d say they’re with Sri Lanka now.”

This actually appears to be the case when taking an in depth take a look at lodge bookings earlier than and after such assaults.

As an illustration, New York lodges took 34 months to get better from the 9/11 assaults in 2001, whereas bookings had returned to regular in London 9 months after the 7/7 bombings in 2005.

In the meantime the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 had a really restricted impact on reservations.

Nevertheless, a 2015 research by the World Journey and Tourism Council discovered that whereas the journey and tourism sector has turn out to be extra resilient over time, the time required to bounce again may be very particular to the vacation spot affected.

It will possibly vary from as quick as two months to so long as 22 months, with the common restoration time being 13 months.

“The perceived degree of security and safety is a key decision-making issue for vacationers in choosing their vacation spot,” says Tiffany Misrahi, vice chairman of coverage on the WTTC.

“However what you deem unsafe adjustments with time and familiarity with a vacation spot. Total, folks are inclined to keep away from locations the place there are recognized conflicts or disaster occasions.

“Locations which individuals really feel they know and belief, and imagine within the stability of the society, are prone to be extra resilient,” she provides, citing the 2017 London Bridge assault, which did not have an effect on general worldwide arrivals that 12 months, for example.

“Individuals are turning into extra resilient to shocks. However various kinds of vacationers have totally different danger thresholds.”

Authorities motion

The prepare journey from Nuwara Eliya to Kandy is considered one of Sri Lanka’s important sights.

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Morakabati stresses that Sri Lanka’s timeline to full restoration will in the end rely on whether or not there may be one other assault or not.

“Terrorism attracts lots of consideration,” she says. “However the shorter the interval because the terrorist assault, the upper subjective chance folks connect to it.

“The important thing process is to mitigate the prevalence of comparable assaults. It’s extremely troublesome to stop, but when Sri Lanka can mitigate it, they’ll get better.”

Misrahi shares this sentiment, stressing that the way in which a vacation spot responds to a disaster is vital, because the improper strategy can stall the method significantly.

“It will be significant for each governments and the non-public sector to enhance their administration to successfully deal with the disaster and improve their responsiveness to shocks in order to make sure a speedy restoration,” she provides.

“When it comes to preparedness, constructing sturdy coalitions is important. It’s also crucial to grasp one’s vulnerabilities, assess readiness and create emergency motion plans and practising them.”

She additionally affirms that Sri Lanka has the potential to emerge from this better than earlier than, offered the federal government responds within the appropriate approach.

“A disaster can generally be a chance to rebuild stronger and higher and even rethinking a vacation spot’s product providing,” says Misrahi. “In a approach, a vacation spot can begin recent.”

Whereas there are nonetheless considerations that Sri Lanka’s upcoming presidential elections might renew tensions within the island nation, lodge employee Harin Thomas additionally feels that some good can come from the devastating occasions of April 21.

He notes that safety on the island nation was stepped up significantly within the months after the assaults, whereas lodges and tour operators have had time to regroup throughout what would have been considered one of their peak seasons.

“This example has given everybody the prospect to see issues differently,” he says. “We’re taking a look at how we will supply a greater service sooner or later.”

Thomas attributes this adaptability to the spirit of a nation that is skilled greater than its fair proportion of trials and tribulations over time.

“Sure, we had a really unlucky incident,” he continues. “However we’re very resilient. As a nation, we’ve determined to maneuver ahead.”

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New on Sports Illustrated: Terrell Suggs and Janoris Jenkins Claimed Off Waivers, Josh Gordon Suspended Again

Also, the NFLPA’s victory over the NFL and the Jaguars, J.J. Watt’s chances of returning by the end of the season, Panthers giving Will Grier a shot and more NFL news and notes.

Week 15 is winding down, with a lot on the line for the Saints tonight …

• The Chiefs claiming veteran LB Terrell Suggs off waivers makes sense on a few levels. First, the team just lost DE Alex Okafor, who played 80% of the team’s defensive snaps against New England last week, to a torn pec. Second, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo coached Suggs as a Ravens assistant in 2013 and ’14. And third, as the No. 26 team in the waiver order, Kansas City knew by claiming him, and the $353,000 left on his contract, they’d block him from going back to Baltimore or to New England, which brings value, even if he refuses to report.

Can he still play? It’s a fair question. His playing time was steady (he was in on 69% of Arizona’s defensive snaps through 13 games) through the year, and he posted 5.5 sacks over that time. And the Chiefs have Frank Clark and Chris Jones, so (again, providing he reports) they won’t be asking him to move mountains there.

• The other big waiver claim: The Saints were awarded Janoris Jenkins, who shot his way out of New York last week, in part because of insensitive comments directed at a fan on Twitter (comments he later explained were part of his “culture”). At this point, Jenkins is more of a competitive piece to add to a good corner group in New Orleans, rather than some sort of fix. The Saints moved backup Johnson Bademosi to IR to make room for Jenkins, who should push up-and-down No. 2 corner Eli Apple for playing time (This move was in part due, I’m told, to Apple having a bad few weeks). New Orleans picks up the $1.19 million left on his deal for 2019, and essentially has a $11.25 million option on him for ’20. It’s fronted by a $1 million roster bonus, which is due in March and creates an early decision point for the team.

• Josh Gordon, who caught a 58-yard pass agains the Panthers on Sunday, has been suspended indefinitely for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy—almost a year to the day from when he was suspended while on the Patriots lat season. To be clear, what Gordon is dealing with is bigger than football, and should be treated as such. But a buzzword describing why New England moved on from him in October: Dependability. The Patriots built a role for him in the offense before losing him to suspension, and the signs were troubling enough that the team didn’t want to roll the dice on his availability down the stretch and into the playoffs this season. Losing Gordon led a makeover of the receiver room (with Mohamed Sanu coming in, and rookie Jakobi Meyers taking on a more prominent role ahead of first-round pick N’Keal Harry’s return).

• The NFLPA’s victory over the NFL and the Jaguars forced the team to repay fine money to about 10 different players both currently on Jacksonville and not (including a whopping $700,000 to Dante Fowler). The arbitrator ruled that it was permissible for teams to require players to rehab year-round but not that they do all the rehab on site. I’m told Fowler’s fines were incurred during the January-March window of the 2018 season—which is a “dead period” for players during the year, after season’s end, but before teams open their offseason program.

• The union actually made attempts to settle with the Jaguars and the league over the last few months but was rebuffed. The offer, as I understand it, entailed the players having their fine money repaid, and bargaining between the parties to reach settlement terms. It seems crazy to me that the NFL and a team wouldn’t want this to go away, rather than fight it for months. But that’s the chose they made.

• After Sunday’s win, the Texans now have a game lead on the Titans, and J.J. Watt is eligible to return off of IR for the teams’ Week 17 rematch. Whether he can get back that fast from his torn pec remains to be seen, but that’ll certainly be something to watch over the last 13 days. My understanding is Houston’s not counting on it, which is to say getting anything from Watt would be a bonus.

• The Panthers are planning to start Will Grier the next two weeks, because the team sees that he’s made progress to the point where they are OK putting him in a game situation. Coming out of West Virginia’s Air Raid, Grier never had a shot at unseating Kyle Allen as Cam Newton’s backup in the spring or summer because he simply wasn’t ready to play—but he is now. His command of the Norv Turner/Scott Turner offense is where it needs to be, which opens the door for the team to get a better look at what the new coaching staff will have in 2020 in the third-round pick.

• This week’s MMQB led with Cowboys’ Sean Lee, and I asked him if this will be his final NFL season: "I think it's game-to-game, it's year-to-year. There are times I feel that I can play forever. There are times where I feel that as you get older this game gets harder. I take it one week at a time and try to help any way I can. I love playing. I love being a part of it."

• Falcons QB Matt Ryan had an interesting answer when I asked if the players in Atlanta are in any way playing to keep the band together (Dan Quinn included) in 2020: "I think experience has taught me you're playing for your job every week and every opportunity you have to put yourself on film and go out and compete, you're playing for your livelihood. Guys understand that from a coaching perspective, too. Everybody is in this to win games and I know we all love playing for Dan."

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governmentjobsinuttarprades-blog · 6 years

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Govt Jobs in UP For Engineers

Six lakh information advancement specialists are depended upon to lose their occupations all through the accompanying two three years, as shown by a figure by a fundamental head searcher. Studies suggest that half of the people who proceed onward from the elevated Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) take their capacities to work in cash related markets and directing.

Has the massive building dream kicked the basin?

The proper reaction, experts say, depends government jobs in uttarpradesh for Under Graduate Degree Holders upon what the 1.5 million draftsmen graduating every year ache for.

Dialogs with understudies, workers and propelled training masters propose understudies don't always consent to acknowledge building courses just to wind up engineers and to start laying out new engines for automobiles, growing the lifetime of a battery, developing the accompanying colossal programming mammoth or taking an interest in the "Mechanized India" program. Most of them essentially require a livelihood — any action, and given a choice, an occupation with the governing body.

Right when the news of IT part reductions accomplished Rohtak, Dharampal Dahiya, 19, couldn't have minded less. He has finished his second year in auxiliary outlining and has been preparing for forceful examinations to arrive an organization position. That is all he needs. Therefore complete a substantial segment of his partners.

Dahiya voyages 30 km conventional from his town Sisana in Sonepat to Matu Ram Institute of Engineering and Management, a tuition based school in Rohtak. His father, a farmer, didn't require him to imitate his model, for cultivating is never again a gainful occupation. His people enrolled him in an outlining school, as friends and relatives proposed a BTech will ensure an "unfaltering job".

Sandeep Malik's story isn't inside and out various. The 26-year-old from Rohtak finished his BTech in 2013 and transformed into the essential form in his family. "I couldn't clear the National Defense Academy exam after Class 12. With my BTech establishment, I can get a specific section in the assurance zone." Like Dahiya, Malik took up building on a very basic level to arrive an organization position.

Read more | Layoffs and contracting work publicize: Is this the complete of India's building dream?

Their desires mirror that of India's adolescence all over: the latest CSDS-KAS Youth Study, released in April 2017, found that 65% of Indian youth would slant toward an organization work; just 7% ached for an occupation in the private territory. The goad of an organization work is undeniable: proficient solidness, stipends and better pay at the section level.

In any case, how huge is a science capability for an organization work?

In retrospection, Malik says "next to no", as JOBS he elucidates the money related viewpoints: "Building preparing costs around Rs 60,000 consistently; a BA costs Rs 4,000-10,000. So you are putting in four years, and around Rs 2.4 lakhs to get a BTech degree.

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VENICE, May 17— It has been almost 50 years since Venice last cleaned its canals, and the dirt and the smell were beginning to get out of hand, as when any housecleaning is put off too long.

Venetians themselves, typically defensive about the city's periodic and characteristic bad odor, had to admit that the smell was a bit strong, particularly in the back canals where at low tide there was only 15 inches of water, sloshing over 6 feet of mud.

In some neighborhoods, the mud was so high that fire and ambulance boats couldn't get through to respond to emergencies. Even gondoliers were unable to get their sleek black vessels through the muck.

And yet, now that the city has finally begun the laborious job of dredging its internal waterways, who is complaining? The gondoliers of course, whose livelihood depends on the canals and on the tourists who pay about $75 for a half-hour glide through their darkened waters.

"It is a tragedy for those of us who work this job," said Stefano, a 36-year-old gondolier who refused to give his last name. He berths his gondola in a small canal near La Fenice Opera House, one of the most mud-clogged areas, where the city has already blocked off several sections of canals for dredging.

"I am not saying they should not clean the canals, I am saying it should be done quickly," Stefano said as he steered the gondola through a circuitous route to avoid the closed areas.

The complaints prompted the Institute for the Conservation of the Gondola and the Protection of the Gondolier to call for a mass demonstration by gondoliers, but that was put off when the city agreed to speed up its work, and to consult with the gondoliers before shutting off particularly popular canals. (Luckily, both the Grand and the Giudecca Canals -- the two largest -- get a twice-daily scouring from the tides that sweep through Venice.)

Fulvio Scarpa, leader of the city's 403 gondoliers, said they still insist on reopening the canals around La Fenice by May 30, or else they will go ahead with plans to block off 10 canals. "And if that doesn't work, we will end up closing off the Grand Canal," he said.

The canal-cleaning project has already been much delayed; ideally, the mud should be cleared every decade or so, as it was when Venice was a republic. This time, it took a national law, passed in 1992, and then more than a year of jurisdictional quarreling to figure out who had the responsibility for the $10 million project. In the end, the city, which is charged with maintaining the canals, won, beating out the Veneto region, which is responsible for controlling pollution, and the national Government, which has responsibility for flood control.

Dirty canals are the least romantic of Venice's problems. Several years ago, the world responded with alarm to reports that the city was sinking, but that threat subsided after industries on the mainland were ordered to protect the water table that lies beneath the city.

The elaborate $5 billion Moses project, a flexible seawall with a series of flap gates that would stretch along the lagoon and block high tides from reaching the city, has been put on hold, awaiting further study.

After they drain the canals of water, the city's next task is to get rid of the mud, which is expected to pile up to a whopping 500 cubic meters (17,660 cubic feet). When Venice last cleaned its canals, in the 1950's, the mud was dumped in the lagoon.

Now, with new environmental laws in force, it must be separated and catalogued, with the most polluted part sent to the treatment plant and the least polluted destined to shore up two islands in the lagoon, including San Michele, which is Venice's cemetery.

Work on the canal dredging finally began in October, starting in La Fenice neighborhood where a mile of canals are being drained in 100-yard sections. Over the next 20 years, Venice hopes to drain and clean all 30 miles of its internal waterways, but Giovanni Sandri, who heads the city's Technical Office, said the cost of finishing the job would be 10 times the budgeted amount.

"It is not just a cleaning," Mr. Sandri said. "We have to take out the mud, reinforce the foundations of the buildings, public and private, and modernize the sewage system."

Under a formula that dates back to the Venetian Republic, the city pays 75 percent of the cost of reinforcing foundations of private houses.

Venice's sewerage system is a touchy matter for Venice, since there are no pipes linking the old part of the city to its sewage treatment plant. Most palazzos have their own septic tanks, but there is a certain amount of seepage -- the city engineers estimate 10 to 20 percent -- which explains much of the spussa, the word for stench in the Venetian dialect.

Venetians insist this particular smell is no more unhealthy than the smog and pollution emitted by land-based, automobile-clogged cities.

"I must demythologize the smell of Venice," Mr. Sandri said. "The bad smell happens only a few times, when it is very hot, and the pressure is low, and it is not tragic."

Photo: Venice has begun cleaning its canals for the first time in almost 50 years. The gondoliers are complaining, not because they do not want the mud removed but because they want it removed more quickly. (Susanna Rebuffi for The New York Times) Map of Venice showing location of La Fenice Opera House.

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