#which the board is at least professing to believe

[campaignskyjacks]

The more I think about piracy, the more I believe it is the most structurally sound work situation under capitalism.

Every pirate ship was a worker owned company. If you were part of the crew, you were a literal shareholder. You got paid at least one share out of whatever venture you were involved with, and you got to vote on what the ship would do and who would be captain. That's already a pretty ideal situation, but it gets better.

The Captain is paid a double share as the position was seen as difficult and important work. But that is only twice as much as your general crew. Compare that to today's CEO and it's laughable how much more reasonable it is. It goes even further than that though.

The Captain is likely actually working way more than the rest of the crew. Most pirate ships were heavily overstaffed. The general strategy was you would catch up to a prize, board their ship and have like 200 guys. Merchant ships were staffed by capitalists, so they favored lean staffing. They wanted to pay as little wage as possible to maximize profit on the cargo they were transporting. A ship that would be comfortably staffed by 40 was probably being run by 25 to 30. Pirate ships would have way more people, so if they caught up to you there would be absolutely no way you could fight them off.

All of that means pirates didn't actually have to work that hard¹. There were way more people than actual things to do on a pirate ship. Even considering the fact that there is alot to do to keep a ship running, it's diffused over so many people that you really have a lot of down time as a crew. People like the Capitain, the quartermaster, the navigator, the doctor, or the cook all got somewhere between 1.2-2 shares, but they are working so much more than the average buckaneer.

I know some of you must be thinking "well that sounds very nice but the job gets pretty ugly when you're raiding." And the answer there is sort of. Pirates most certainly engaged in some pretty unsavory work and as crew you would be on the front lines of a lot of that. However situations where crew were actually getting in fights and putting their lives in the line were not the norm. A lot of the time pirates were hitting merchant ships, which once again were really understaffed. These people aren't crazy these people are hired to do a job so they're not going to throw their lives away over a couple dozen barrels of coffee or spice. Most of the time a pirate ship would catch up with a merchant ship, raise black flags, and and the captains of each ship would negotiate a surrender. Most of the time pirates were not requesting all of the cargo because the ideal situation is being able to hit the same ship over and over. You want to skim enough cargo that whoever commissioned the merchant ship isn't going to gripe too much about cargo being lost and complain to the navy. That way your crew can have a steady stream of whatever goods coming through to keep your vessel afloat. So most pirate merchant relationships were pretty transactional. The pirates would show up the merchants would give up abortion of their goods and everybody would go on their way.

Which means most of the time your average crew didn't have to do shit!

Pirates also had benefits. Remember when I mentioned you were going to be paid out "at least" one share? Well, if you lost a limb or something in the line of duty you would be afforded bonus shares to compensate the loss. They had entire systems of calculating disability compensation based on what injuries could be expected and how they saw it affecting your life. So if something bad did happen, you'd have pay to cover it.

It gets even better than this. The name "buckaneer" comes from "barbacoa" which was a type of mobile grill that was popular aboard ships². The folks who sailed were so commonly associated with these grills that people created a nickname for the profession based on the grills they used all the time. You'd see a privateer or a pirate at Port Royal and go "oh look, it's one of those guys who barbecues all the time."

Also, they were fucking queer. You've probably already heard that the term "matey" was a form of piratical gay marriage. If you designated someone else on the crew as your mate, if you died your share would go to them. I have to acknowledge that there is a slight chance that this isn't a 100% gay practice, there are conceivably reasons that someone might identify another person as their mate that doesn't have to do with romance or sex. Not a lot of pirates were literate and not many of them kept records of day-to-day life that really survived for historians to document. We can guess but in most circumstances we don't know for sure. But come on, grow the fuck up. These seadogs were banging.

Piracy and the type of sailing adjacent to piracy was a way for a person to make a life for themselves very far away from most of European society. And because of the way gender roles existed at the time, it's pretty much only men hanging out with men. If you happen to have desires that are unpopular at that time which involve other men, this is a pretty good situation for you.

So yeah piracy is a worker owned endeavor with reasonable compensation for management, benefits, frequent barbecues, and plenty of downtime to have all the queer sex you want.

It's one one those things that only exists because of capitalism, but as a response and a rebuke to it. These were endeavors that were so much more reasonable and fair then the legitimate businesses operating at the time.

And yes there were horrors. There was fighting and killing, torture, and worse. That is what the capitalists and colonizers would like us to remember. These things did really happen. However part of that was an effort to preserve and defend this better life people had made for themselves. To keep it alive inspire of the corporations and nations who would exploit or destroy their way of life.

So yeah, there was a lot about piracy that was violent and fucked up. But the truly wild thing is that it probably made more sense for the people involved then whatever you do right now. The next time you get bummed about your job or place in the world remember that piracy makes more sense.

Then go eat some barbecue and have queer sex.

¹This means in OFMD when Izzy was being a little piss baby about the Stede's crew not working hard enough he was 1000% wrong that's how the vast majority of pirates live their lives.

²Worth mentioning that these grills were originally used by native people, so this cool thing was adopted/appropriated by sailors. It did not originate with them.

[leohttbriar]

there's something really young about b'elanna. like i don't want to say "innocent" because that implies way too much, but the timbre is there? from some combination of her honesty and rawness, she seems like a skinny and lonesome stowaway that just happens to be the best engineer on board, and the depth of her understanding of the ship is balanced by her newness with so much else.

the fact that she's asking for spiritual guidance to begin with is sweet. the fact that she's asking chakotay, whose spirituality she's already loudly explained and defended when chakotay hadn't been able to himself, is doubly sweet. it's like she knows, through chakotay, that these answers exist and she's asking for them now, whether or not she would under any other circumstance and whether or not she would believe them. and it's significant because this circumstance is: simply waiting for something mysterious to happen, acknowledging there is nothing left to do, accepting powerlessness. which is almost like the whole of the voyager journey. b'elanna seems like the least concerned (sort of) with the fact of being thousands of light years from home given that she has professed to have no home to return to. the maquis, she said, were her home. chakotay is there who represents that home she found. so in this moment she is young in her acceptance rather than cold, reaching out for the intangible like a kid reaching for a telescope to see a shore beyond the curve of the earth. i don't know. it's just so sweet.

[vcendent]

art vs industry

Sometimes I'm having a good day, but then sometimes I think about how industry is actively killing creative fields and that goes away. People no longer go to woodworkers for tables and chairs and cabinets, but instead pick from one of hundreds of mass-produced designs made out of cheap particle board instead of paying a carpenter for furniture that is both made to last generations and leaves room for customization. With the growth of population and international trade, the convenience and low production costs are beneficial in some aspects, but how many local craftsmen across the world were put out of business? How many people witnessed their craft die before their eyes? There is no heart or identity put into mass produced items; be it furniture, ceramics, metalwork, or home decor; and at the end of the day everybody ends up with the same, carbon copy stuff in their homes.

I'm a big fan of animated movies, and I see this same thing happening too. When was the last time western audiences saw a new 2D animated movie hit theatres? I can't speak for other countries, but, at least in America, I believe The Princess and the Frog was the last major 2D movie released and that was back in 2009. Major studios nowadays are unwilling to spend the time and money that it would take to pay traditional animators who have spent years honing their craft to go frame by frame, and to pay painters to create scene backgrounds. We talk a lot about machines replacing jobs, but when the machines come, artistry professions are some of the first to be axed (in part because industry does not see artistry as "valuable" professions). Art, music, and writing are no longer seen as "real" jobs because they belong to the creative field and there's this inane idea that anyone who goes into those fields will be unsuccessful and starving. I'm not saying that 3D animation is bad, it has its own merits and required skills and can be just as impressive as anything 2D, but it has smothered 2D animation and reduced it largely to studios that cannot afford the tech to animate 3D.

And now we have this whole AI thing to deal with, stealing existing artists' work to "train" it to take over those few professions that, until now, required actual people to do them. Internet artists have already been dealing with people complaining about the price of art for years and now have to face their work being stolen to train AI. With AI technology, anyone who undervalues the work of the artist can now get something generated at little or no cost to them, all at the expense of the artists themselves. Why would studios pay script writers when they could just get an algorithm to do it without pay? Why pay actors to bring characters to life or pay models to pose for ads when CGI has progressed enough we could digitally render humans and cut out having to pay people entirely? Why use practical effects or film on location when green screens and adding in-post is faster and so much cheaper? It's no wonder we had the SAG-AFTRA strike. AI has already been trained to write children's books and produce music, continuing down this road will replace authors and musicians too at the convenience of cost. How much longer until the actual, real-life people behind all forms of artistry become completely obsolete?

Industry is just driving the cost of people-made crafts up and up with every mass produced product and every streamlined shortcut to reduce costs, which only makes it harder and harder for artists of all kinds to make a living, as very few people want to pay for the time and skill of artists when they could just pick something off a shelf or feed AI a prompt and get something satisfactory enough, yet not what they actually wanted, for so much cheaper.

[subiysu-chan]

Sanson family rewright...Dynamics

Now, with Anne-Marthe, Jean-Baptiste and Charles-Henri established...Let's establish one thing.

Jean-Baptiste: Super stressed out dude (executioner with virtually three jobs, one of which includes making medicine from scratch, starting with seeds and spider larvae, also he has to maintain professional relations with the guy who harmed his mother), and honestly, because he believes in harsh CP (for the sake of his own sanity), he's very harsh in his training of Charles. Although, he'd never outright use Inquisitorial level torture on him, but he's not above let's say giving him 24 strokes of a hazel rod if his clumsiness or bratiness exeeded levels of tolerable, or in fact 30 for something as minor as moving during an operation (which did happen because Charles-Henri, being the great clumsy kid he is, tripped down the stare and bit off a small chunk of his tongue, forcing emergency surgery to stop the bleeding.) Or making him bath in ice cold water to train him, so he does drown if he's forced into la Seine by his persuers. (No, training to control your diafragm in cold water can be a life-saving skill, too bad Charles is a klutz). Despite that, he considers whipping his kids a chore, a chore he delegates to a servant whenever he can. With Anne-Marthe, Jean-Baptiste is a lot softer, and quite submissive. Also, because he's the type to conceal his desire for appreciation, he ends up not being the most affectionate parent. However, he's still capable of praising them when they behave in the proper way (at least in his eyes) and leads by example, for example, by demonstrating his stoicism to pain in front of them by burning his fingers with a hot iron in the most painful way possible and not even wincing...Or by calling his wife "cousin" in front of his children (I have an inkling the term was used in the executioner cast as a term of reverence). So, in his eyes, he's trying to teach them to respect their future partners, and failing to adress his wife as cousin would in his eyes, make him a worst father. Also, his responses are like...perfectly anticipated for someone from an executioner family, and is legit confused when outsiders respond negatively to his overall personality. Also, he lacks a formal education, and while he's not illeterate...It shows. Plus, his lack of deeper knowledge on the beliefs of people of "good reputation" and who don't torture people for a living can fill several volumes.

Charles-Henri : He really wants some affection from his father, or at least approval. Which Jean-Baptiste gives sparingly. Yet, the two share some nice moments, and when he gets bullied, or his life is in danger, he knows his father has his back. His father also supports him, both emotionally and financially, through his studies. He also knows that the tricks he pulls at boarding school to avoid physical punishment won't work on his father, and in fact, might make his situation worst. He's desperate for parental warmth, and honestly, believes the only way he can get it is to embrace the family profession. He deeply respects his father and is slightly fearful of him. Charles-Henri is also very insecure about his clumsiness, and honestly, the way Jean-Baptiste tries to train him out of it makes things worst. In fact, he's so nervous around his father that he messes up things he can complete just fine if left on his own.

Their dynamic slightly, well considerably changes with Jean-Baptiste new handicapp. Jean-Baptiste, who's stroke, and resulting NDE plus his limited ability to move...On the one hand, it does lift some painful psychological triggers for him, but on the other, the fact he no longer has to kill people that regularly allows him to self-reflect. Also, Charles-Henri doesn't want to be an executioner...Like, he lacks the temperment for it. Resulting somethings in this type of dialogue. Also, Charles, because he knows his father dissapprooves of his clumsiness, would try to hide it, but it's hard to hide publically bumping into walls, falling down the stares and so on. He tries to make excuses for it, but none sound convincing, and has plenty of victim-blaming, and end up being comical, more than mean-spirited.

It takes a time for Charles to accept this new version of his father...But the two eventually become a power duo, with Jean-Baptiste dexterity and experience, combined with Charles-Henri's strength and knowledge of high society. However, it would take years for that to happen, and no amount of time will make Jean-Baptiste less fustrated at his son's clumsiness.

[forjustice]

[Johto Moon Festival '24] BEWARE THE CONTEST SNOB

"Well, well, well..." Wallace puts a hand to his chin as he watches the Moon Maiden performances with a critical eye. His most toxic trait: he holds every Coordinator to the highest possible professional standard, like he's never heard of people just doing it for fun. "This Moon Maiden competition has many more contestants than last year, but more isn't always merrier~"

And there he goes, spouting off his opinions on the shows to literally anyone who'll listen.

@dandieliongirl

"First up, we have Anzu. Not a Coordinator by profession, and I can certainly tell. It was lovely enough to look at, I suppose, and she does have a good singing voice. But are twirling and throwing flowers everywhere really her only two skills? She says she wants to spread her wings and fly...She should stay on the ground first and add some more complexity to her technique. Perhaps there's a glimmer of potential in that Cubone of hers, but that performance was too much of a novice one to really tell."

@vixletserenity

"I've met Celeste before. I helped her get a Cosmog. She may prove a Trainer worthy of the Solgaleo or Lunala it evolves into...but she certainly won't get there with her Coordinating work. She makes the same mistake as Anzu does, thinking her voice can carry the performance--and the sparse move use certainly isn't enough to make up for the fact there isn't much else to comment on. I will say this, though. Her grasp on the use of Water- and Fairy-types is quite decent, all things considered. If she wanted a Coordinating career I wouldn't say she's doomed, but she certainly has a long way to go."

@oathofmoonlight

"Kaguya's? Oh, please, girl! Everyone else at least tried to have a moon theme! Unlike some others she seemed to actually be an expert in the skill she was performing, which I definitely do appreciate. But I take exceptional issue with the fact she's vying to be a Moon Maiden and yet the only phase of moon she seems to perform with is the new one. Besides, after a while of watching it, all her moves started to blur together to the point I can't even remember them--and it wasn't even long enough that most people would think details blurred together to begin with. Let this be a lesson to everyone: It's one thing to be an expert in something. It's another to do it expertly on stage."

@gruusha

"So, the thing about Grusha is, I owe them a big, big favor. I owe them a trip to the biggest, best Pride celebration in town--and with the end of Pride Month coming up, I need to do it fast. Maybe I was too late, though, because if they'd been to even one--one--drag show they'd come away with insights into the art of performing that they oh so desperately needed. It is admirable of them to do such a graceful dance in spite of previous injuries--I say that without reservation. But my one big question is: Where's the Pokémon? I suppose the main focus of a Moon Maiden Appeal should be the actual maiden, but to me, keeping the Pokémon completely hidden just screams a lack of imagination on how to use it.

"....Don't tell them I said this, by the way. How can I drag them to Pride if they know I've been gossiping about them?"

@forjustice [yes I'm tearing apart mine as well it's only fair heh]

"Look. I normally don't like questioning performances with deep personal significance. But we're talking about Volo of all people--are we sure she isn't just guilt-tripping us into giving her the prize? You'd hardly believe that she's one of the few Coordinators who's ever gotten a perfect score across the board when you see her make such a hugely glaring rookie mistake: She barely even does anything up until the middle part, and after the dance there most of the rest is just singing--which doesn't help my feeling that she was riding on the audience's sentiments to win. On top of that, I know these performances have to be short, but can we talk about the pacing--they go from strangers to honored guests to friends to family in the span of, like, what, three minutes? Maybe this wasn't the place for expressing such a story. Or the place to try and win the popular vote just by making everyone feel sorry for you outside the context of your performance--not that there even is a place for that, really. But you don't have to take my word for it. I'm just one person who as a religious figure is intimately familiar with the mythology and scripture surrounding this particular individual, and this is just my personal opinion."

[ingek73]

A warning to all media organisations’: Prince Harry’s statement on Mirror Group ruling

Duke of Sussex describes slow and painful road to justice as judge rules extensive hacking took place

Prince Harry has landed a significant blow in his battle with the British tabloid press after winning a substantial part of his phone-hacking case and damages against the Daily Mirror. This is the statement read outside the court by his lawyer:

“Today is a great day for truth as well as accountability. The court has ruled that unlawful and criminal activities were carried out at all three of Mirror Group’s newspaper titles (the Mirror, the Sunday Mirror and the People) on a habitual and widespread basis for more than a decade.

“I’d like to thank my legal team for so successfully dismantling the sworn testimony of Mirror Group Newspapers’ senior executives, legal department and journalists, who at least turned up to court, unlike their colleagues, who were perhaps too afraid to do so.

“This case is not just about hacking: it is about a systemic practice of unlawful and appalling behaviour, followed by coverups and destruction of evidence, the shocking scale of which can only be revealed through these proceedings.

“The court has found that Mirror Group’s principal board directors, their legal department, senior executives and editors, such as Piers Morgan, clearly knew about, or were involved in, these illegal activities. Between them, they even went as far as lying under oath to parliament, during the Leveson inquiry, to the stock exchange, and to us all ever since.

David Sherborne reads out Harry’s statement after the ruling. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA

“The journey to justice can be a slow and painful one, and since bringing my claim almost five years ago, defamatory stories and intimidating tactics have been deployed against me and at my family’s expense. And so, as I too have learned through this process, patience is in fact a virtue – especially in the face of vendetta journalism.

“I hope that the court’s findings will serve as a warning to all media organisations who have employed these practices and similarly lied about them. Mirror Group’s actions were so calculated and misleading that their pattern of destroying evidence and concealing their unlawful behaviour continued into the litigation itself and, as the judge has ruled, even to this day.

“I am happy to have won the case, especially given that this trial only looked at a quarter of my entire claim. Even on just that, it is clear Mirror Group’s persistent attempts to suggest that my claim was, to quote their counsel, ‘fantastical’ and was in the ‘realms of total speculation’ and that there was ‘simply no evidence at all’ to suggest I was hacked – ‘zilch, zero, nil, nada, niente, absolutely nothing’ – were total nonsense and were used maliciously to attack my character and credibility.

“However, as Mirror Group intended, these hollow soundbites were blasted across front pages and across online platforms, and into the next day’s morning television shows. The court has in fact confirmed that all four claimants were subjected to voicemail interception and unlawful information gathering. But no one would have believed that was the case given how this trial has been covered in the UK.

“My commitment to seeing this case through is based on my belief in our need and collective right to a free and honest press, and one which is properly accountable when necessary. That is what we need in Britain and across the globe. Anything else is poisoning the well for a profession we all depend on. The acts listed in this judgment are prime examples of what happens when the power of the press is abused.

“I respectfully call upon the authorities – the financial regulator; the stock market who were deliberately deceived by Mirror Group; and indeed the Metropolitan police and prosecuting authorities – to do their duty for the British public and investigate bringing charges against the company and those who have broken the law.

“Today’s ruling is vindicating and affirming. I’ve been told that slaying dragons will get you burned. But in light of today’s victory and the importance of doing what is needed for a free and honest press – it’s a worthwhile price to pay. The mission continues.”

“Today’s ruling is vindicating and affirming. I’ve been told that slaying dragons will get you burned. But in light of today’s victory and the importance of doing what is needed for a free and honest press – it’s a worthwhile price to pay. The mission continues.”

Thats one hell of a quote

[lastlycoris]

you do know that doctors make mistakes too and that there are negligent doctors. you can't judge nurse practitioners just because there are a few bad eggs.

You're right. Doctors do make mistakes. Doctors can be negligent. Doctors can be abusive. I've seen many flavors of doctor and resident and midlevel and nurse practitioner in my admittedly short career.

Medicine is ultimately a profession where you can do everything right - and still fail anyway. And honestly, we probably don't do everything right either, but we do our best to try.

And doctors try by getting the education, training and experience needed to practice medicine. Starting from college, where we have to take dedicated premedical education (such as organic chemistry) in college and taking the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test), we strive to get the highest GPA and MCAT score we can because medical school requires that. The average GPAs and percentile MCAT a medical school would accept is 3.6 or higher and 80th percentile respectively. It's why acceptance rates to medical school overall are 10% or less.

Of course, if you want to get into a good residency, you have to do well in medical school and do well on the medical licensing exams (USMLE) - two of which you take during school. This is especially true if you want a competitive specialty like dermatology, plastic surgery, or neurosurgery. Furthermore, during med school, you're already taking care of patients in your third and fourth years.

Oh, and finally residency - where you finally go into your subspecialty and are actually responsible for patients. That's another 3-4 years before you pass your board exam and finally become an attending physician.

From college to graduation, that's at least 11 years of getting a medical education. Now, I say all this because I now want to make a comparison for an NP.

To get a Bachelors in Nursing (assuming you're in the nursing track from the start), it takes 4 years. You get around 700-800 hours of clinical work, which we'll include for the sake of comparison, even though the 700-800 hours you work as a nurse are not the same as 700-800 hours as working as a doctor in terms of duties. And in the process of getting the NP degree, you get around 1500 hours of clinical training. This is in stark contrast to medical school where you can get 6000 hours of clinical training alone - and residency which adds a whopping 9000-10000 hours.

Ultimately, a doctor is not allowed to prescribe, treat, or diagnose a patient independently until they've allotted at least 16000 hours in clinical training - working with actual patients. I haven't even included actual preclinical education hours like pharmacology and such.

NP organizations arguing for independent practice for NPs (NPs being able to do things unsupervised by doctors) state that NPs should be able to do all the things that a doctor does - only after 1500 hours of clinical experience. A tenth of what is required a doctor.

I am judging those "independent NPs", especially the ones that practice as an NP straight out of school with a minimum of nursing experience, because you have a tenth of the clinical experience - not even as much as a graduating medical student - and still believe you have the knowledge and expertise to practice independently - to do everything a doctor does? That is arrogance.

At least when a reasonable doctor makes a mistake, there's 16000 hours of training and education behind it.

When a reasonable independent NP makes a mistake, there's only 1500 hours of the same.

And it's not fair for the patient who is being told that getting care from an independent NP is "just as good" as getting it from the doctor? No. It's not even close. And as I've said in a previous post, an independent NP is not held to the same standard of care as a doctor is.

So what these guys are telling the patient is:

"Hi, I'm an independent nurse practitioner. I deliver just as good care as a doctor does. Oh but if I make a mistake, I won't be held to the standards of a doctor."

Please make this make sense for me.

You don't recognize what you don't know. The education and training requirements are there for a reason - and trying to bypass that will only end in tragedy for both the practitioner and the patient.

[anotherhumaninthisworld]

Hello!

I am a newbie to the FRev so I'd like to thank you for having the most amazingly detailed posts here that are, most importantly, as accurate as possible. Your blog is awesome!

Now to my questions: I read your answer to an ask about Camille and Annette's relationship and was left wondering, why did the family become so hostile towards him to the point of refusing him entry into their home?

Why did Lucille's father not want them to get married? Was it just about Camille's financial success? I saw a link to a letter in the post but my French is horrible so I have no idea what was written.

And, I'm not sure how this was seen at the time, of course times were different, but the way he talks about Annette though he claimed to be platonic, it seems that he found her attractive?? Or maybe he was "buttering" her up (he seemed to be a bit of a womanizer though maybe most men were like that at that time and frequently complimented many women at once)? When he met Lucille she was still quite young (especially compared to his age), so I got the impression (just an impression) that he liked the mother, but she was already taken so he went for the daughter instead? Though this couldve been normal at the time.

That post gave me a whole different perspective on Desmoulins and his love story, thank you so much and I apologise for the lenghty ask and if my questions sound ignorant.

Thank you so much for your compliments. So happy I can be of use to people who are new to this mess. 😊

I agree, the idea that Camille was really in love with Annette and just had to go for the second best is one that is really easy to make when reading his letters and poems to her. I don’t really have anything that goes against it being true other than the fact that Camille, as stated, once refers to his and Annette’s relationship as being just platonic (and how much truth there actually was to that I will leave unsaid…). It doesn’t particulary help that most 18th century people writing letters by today’s standards sound like they want to jump into bed with the receiver, no matter who that person might be… I don’t know if there’s anything in particular (besides words like ”my beloved”) you should look at to help determine if two people are/want to be more than just friends.

As for why Lucile’s parents didn’t want to let Camille have her in 1787, that is actually quite easy to discover through the letter Camille wrote to the father in March the following year, published by Jules Claretie on April 26 1879 within the paper Journal officiel de la République française. The letter Camille’s responding to here has unfortunately gone missing, but as can be seen, Camille still lays out and combats its arguments in a very clear way (apologies if there’s any translation errors in here):

Monsieur, I am not mistaken and I am forced to agree that your letter is worthy of a father and full of wisdom. The first moments of pain that I experienced were followed by the calm of reason, and I take advantage of this calm to allow myself a few observations regarding your letter and putting them before your eyes.

Don't let my probity scare you. The reflections that M. Duplessis made me make on your [sic] uncertain state. My uncertain state is not uncertain. I am a lawyer in the parliament of Paris and what makes your state certain in this profession is not to be on the board, but talent and work. I am certain morally of being in charge of all the appeals of the sentences of Guise, which alone will compose for me an honest cabinet and an income of 7 or 8,000 livres at least; I cannot believe that there exists anyone who, after having read the memoir that is printed about me at this moment, tells you that my condition is uncertain. The letters I have from MM. Lorget and Linguet would prove to you, if you read them, that my condition is not uncertain. Already I have a flow of business which can only grow and I will have won a hundred louis this year, supposing that I lose the lawsuit which is about to be judged and whose gain would be worth more than two thousand écus to me.

On future events which may call me back to the provinces. I took a vow to stability in the bar of the capital, this vow is expressed clearly in the epistle and the printed memorandum which I gave to you. There exists only one thing that could make me detach from Paris and make a stay in the provinces bearable, it would be if I met Mlle Duplessis there, to what oaths must I bind myself in order to take away this fear that I will leave Paris? I see very well that you do not know how much I love your daughter, since you suppose that I would be able to sadden her by taking her away from a father to whom she is so tenderly dear.

On the impossibility for me to have a house where your daughter, like at your place, could find the softnesses and charms of life. There is something touching about this paternal fear that would have made me reproach myself for my premature research. But did you believe that Mlle Duplessis is less dear to me than to you and that I wanted a happiness that would have cost her the sacrifice of the comforts of life? As for me, the sweetness and pleasures of life would have been to live with her and with you, and these pleasures would have made all the others insipid to me. There are two things here that I cannot believe, first off the fact that this fear so natural to a father that his daughter would be less happy did not alarm you from the first moment you found out about my goal; second off, that your answer here would have been the one I had the pleasure of seeing. If you had thought that Mademoiselle Duplessis' change of lodging would deprive her of the pleasures of life, it would not have been with me that she could find those pleasures. I had not concealed my lack of fortune, nor sought to surprise your avowal by magnifying my hopes, in order to have the satisfaction of showing you that I had brought into this affair all the frankness and delicacy which befits my profession; I almost decried my father's fortune and succeeded so well that you then said to me: ”With the help of your fortune, I could wait until some brilliant affair had rescued me from obscurity.” You said this to me in much stronger terms, for your expressions were that, no longer being forced to run after an écu, I could devote myself without distraction to studies which would later make me known later as a jurisconsult, if the embarrassment of my stammer was an insurmountable obstacle which prevented me from succeeding in my pleading. It is clear that you did not flatter yourself then that I could put together a home for Mlle Duplessis. However, this beloved child was still not less dear to you at the moment and you surely didn’t think that she would lose the comforts of life, but you understood that there was a way to arrange it so that she would not have to make any sacrifice until the time which is not far off, when my condition would bring me 10 to 12 thousand livres. Did Mlle. Duplessis need a house other than yours for a few years? I would even have liked her to continue to live together with you, and for the change in her adress, while at the same time making me the happiest of all men, only to have added to the sweetnesses of life without it costing her any deprivation. Although the dowry I propose to give her is of a certain consistency, you may remember that when you mentioned this section, I kept silent. Surely, to wait until my estate was enough I did not need to find a dowry. At the present moment, I am able to count only on 3 or 4 thousand livres that I would get this year from my work or from my father. But wouldn’t these 4 thousand livres, joined to the 3 or 4 that you would give to mademoiselle your daughter, be enough for a house worthy of her? Of you I wouldn’t ask for anything more. She would have brought a thousand amiable qualities into the household; as for me, I would have put my estate there and I dare say some talents. It would have been a marriage without a dowry like that of the laborers, but those of that time are well worth those of ours. I never made mine a business, the only dowry I would have asked for was that one loves me, not as much as I do (in return), that is impossible, but I am sure that mademoiselle your daughter would have been touched to see me solely occupied with the care of paying her the debt of happiness that I would have contracted.

You urged me to overcome my affection. If it were only an affection, it could be overcome, but the wound is deeper. Remember, monsieur, in what dejection I appeared before you, my state had become so violent that whatever you might have said to me, it was impossible for my pain to wring my heart more on leaving your house compared to what fear had caused it upon entering. That is why, even though it cost me, I begged you to tear off the blindfold and uproot my hope. But how much you have decreased it instead. I only asked for a distant hope and you gave me a near hope. Fortune, you told me, would not determine your choice and you did not make happiness consist of fortune. I exercised an honorable profession that it was not even necessary to fulfill with a certain brilliance in order to appear to you worthy of belonging to you; it was enough for you that your daughter was loved tenderly and constantly and that second to her your son-in-law loved only work. Who would have believed in my place that this son-in-law was really me. You did more: you invited me to spend holidays and Sundays at your countryhouse and you allowed me, you even warned me to let my father know about this interview. At this moment my father has probably written to you and part of my joy was to think about he who does not care about the dowry (that of my mother, who is still whole despite our misfortunes because it has always been sacred in his eyes, was more important) but who loves me with tenderness and is no doubt delighted that I have finally obtained this demoiselle Duplessis of whom I have been speaking to him incessantly for five years and whom he wanted me to show him when he spent a few days in Paris two years ago. In my letter from March 22, it was no longer vain conjectures and equivocal walks in the Luxembourg that I entertained, it was speeches that a father of a family had given me, hadn't I had to base myself entirely on his answer?

It would be deceiving my honesty to make any promises to me at this time, considering the young age of your daughter. If you only wish to postpone the term of my happiness, I have already waited five years, and I can still wait another two and even more, but since I above all make happiness consist in this thought that we love each other for life, I only beg you to tell me if after two years and when my heart has perhaps been consumed by these attachments, I will not have to renounce the sweet habit of loving her. My age was no more advanced four days ago when you gave me such imminent hopes. Also this reason that you bring is not the real one and you yourself do not disguise it from me. An even more essential point to observe to you, is that it for me would be putting up a barrier against the parties which within two years could present themselves and to make you give yourself up to opportunities which fulfill your views. As for what concerns me in this article, what occasion, what views can you tell me about? What purpose can I have but to be happy, and I can only be so, monsieur, with you. Where can I find another family that I love so much? I have gone too far with mademoiselle Duplessis to ever retrace my steps, and if you come to take away from me the hope that you have made me conceive, you will have unwittingly caused the misfortune of my life. I come to the great reason, that it would be to put up a barrier against the parties which could present themselves within two years. If, when you did me the honor of granting me an interview, you had said that to me, everything would have been very clear and I would have had nothing to respond to. But, since then, you declared to me that fortune would not decide your choice for mademoiselle your daughter, and that you would seek for her only a husband who would love her with tenderness; so you mean that in two years from now there may come people who like her better than me. If so, let it be. All of them will undoubtedly love her positively, but to love her more desperately than me will be difficult. And I will always have been five years ahead.

You told me enough that you had not changed your mind in regards to me, and that, if I succeeded in destroying the motives that you were good enough to explain to me in detail, you would return to your first feelings. It seems to me that I have replied in a satisfactory manner to the objections of M. Duplessis; I therefore conjure you to come back to your first favorable dispositions and return for me the heart of a father. I would very much like you and Madame Duplessis to grant me an interview. I would remove all of your doubts, and I would come down to details that cannot enter into a letter: do not push me away from your bosom but allow me to give you both names to which my heart would refuse if I had to give them to others. It is with these feelings that I have the honor to be, monsieur, your very humble and very obedient servant. DESMOULINS  Lawyer in parliament.

According to Hervé Leuwers’ Desmoulins biography, Claretie did for some reason leave out the following part when transcribing the letter: ”D’allieurs, ai-je donc demandé Mlle Duplessis pour le moment? J’ai demandé seulement si je pourrais obtenir un jour sa main, quand mon état serait pleinement fait.” which suggests Camille wasn’t actually asking if he could marry Lucile right away, just if he could call dibs on her for the future.

As for why the family fell out with Camille a year after the letter was penned down, to the extent that they asked him to stop visiting them, that is hard to know for sure considering we don’t have their letters on their issue (and those of Camille are both vague and bias in his favor). My best guess is that he simply wouldn’t shut up about the engagement and they kicked him out for that reason.

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For the fandom ask meme: B, C, R, S, X!

B: A pairing you initially didn’t consider but someone changed your mind.

Ranazu, I think! It didn't take a lot of convincing to get on board and now I love them the most for each other, but I didn't consider it til the notion was shared with me and I considered their dynamic in a new light

C: A pairing you wish you shipped, but just can't.

I don't actually think that there are any pairings I WISH I liked...? I'm more of a 'I either like it or I don't' kinda person when it comes to ships. That said, I think sometimes we all sit with our rarepairs and wish OTHER people liked them as much as we do

R: A pairing you ship that you don’t think anyone else ships.

Man, let me think... I don't know, I usually hunt down my compatriots or convert people by sharing my enthusiasm for a ship 🤔 Maybe if I had a more straight-foward Viza ship than 'I believe this man fucks well and deserves hole,' I'd be alone in that?

S: What's a headcanon you have?

I think that Shimazaki must have received at least SOME training in massage and acupuncture at a school for the blind, since those are professions into which visually impaired people are typically funneled in Japan. I think his extra sensory abilities would make him naturally extremely good at both. I ALSO think he would hate to have a boring, stereotypical blind man's job, and if he was ever offered work by Spirits & Such as an act of kindness and Reigen asked if he could give massages, he'd lie outright to avoid doing it.

X: 3 OTPs from 3 different fandoms

Shimateru, Jinyuu, JYuri

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Five Ways To Survive Teaching in 2022-2023

If your anything like me the school year has gotten off to a rocky start but by this time things are starting to settle down and get into a rhythm. The students know what to do in the morning, how the line leader and class jobs work etc... But you are still hanging by a thread. This school year is a demanding one. The students who are now in your class have probably missed a lot of important information that they should have known before they got to you. This makes our job exponentially harder because not only are you teaching new information but your also playing catch up with lower students. That's a tough one but just know we(teachers) are all dealing with it. However I can help you get your mindset right so that coming into your classroom is not a chore every morning.

The minute you enter in the morning you need to feel good  that you are there. To do this it’s got to be a place you enjoy being. I personally love a sunny room full of windows that can be opened on a nice Fall day. Make your classroom your own and pleasant to be in. Use your favorite colors to decorate bulletin boards, add rugs, a book nook if you have room. I had my husband make window valences out of cute material. I even have my favorite scented plug in with smells of the season wafting through the room. I personally like a lot of sunlight in my room but maybe you like it dark. I always think how cozy classrooms look with lamps in them. Add some ambience lighting. If you are able I also suggest adding a mini fridge for your Coke Zero. Premier Proteins, airplane bottles of vodka.( JK) Get comfortable.

Morning Meeting: The funniest part of my day is the morning meeting. If you are not doing this I highly recommend it. It’s where you sit around with your students and let them share with you, play a game that radiates good energy through the room. More likely than not you will end up laughing and actually enjoying yourself. It’s a great way to start the day and just sets a good tone for what your trying to achieve which is harmony, respect, good listening skills and the ability to speak coherently and get your point across. What else is there to learn? What other profession can you start the day with some light therapy, a dance off and a silly game? Not only that but you're sitting in a room with people who genuinely adore you and want to please you, so smile and act like you’re here to stay and you will start to believe you are the luckiest person in the world. Laugh at yourself, laugh with your students, just laugh because you can.

Student Mailboxes: This has helped me to absolutely keep my sanity and is a must in any classroom. Simply put, this is where your students go to file their own papers. Yes you heard that right... they do the filing. So at the end of the week you can just pop them right out and put them in their Friday folders. Filing problem solved and this will save you TONS of time.

Let Guilt Go and make Yourself a Priority. This is a biggie yall! (If you haven't guessed it by now I'm from the South). Learn to say NO to helping with aftercare, tutoring, giving tours, coaching a sport, setting up for meetings, curriculum development... The list is endless right? It's not your job, your job is to be the best teacher you can be and to do that you need to make personal time just that... time for you personally. On the heels of the pandemic we are faced with a teacher shortage, which is another word for administration expecting you to pick up the slack for all those people not working. Ummm NO! What are they going to do, fire you? Ummm hard no, they won't do that either because there is a teacher shortage! If someone wants you to cover other things then they need to pay you to do it. If we(teachers) don't start standing up at some point for ourselves and higher wages then the system will continually take advantage of us. #teachersunite

Last but least do not take yourself so seriously, laugh and do it when little Corey asks you to put a band aid on his nose because he is sneezing, or when Clementine says she's allowed to eat crayons at home. Most likely you will probably not get through your entire curriculum this year and that's ok, because not only are you teaching them academics you are teaching them to just be basically good humans. If you accomplish that I say job well done!

[gsnursing]

BSc Nursing Entrance Exam 2024: The Ultimate Guide to Kick Start Your Flourishing Career in Nursing

It has long been held that the healthcare sector is the backbone of society, and nurses are integral to this sector. Because there is a growing need for competent workers in medical facilities, many aspirant students concentrate on earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSc nursing).  Students wishing to be admitted to some of the top nursing schools in the nation must pass the tough BSc Nursing Entrance Exam 2024. All the pertinent details concerning eligibility, exam scheduling, and preparation are included in this overview of the AZ Exam.

Why Choose BSc Nursing?

Nursing as a career is an opportunity for people to help others because it’s a noble profession. The main caretakers in medical institutions, nurses are crucial in providing patients with care, comfort, and treatment. Bsc Nursing). Depending on their specialty, a person with a Bachelor of Science in nursing degree is prepared to operate successfully in prestigious medical facilities, including hospitals and clinics in the middle of communities. It also makes it possible to pursue a specialty in nursing, such as pediatric or psychiatric nursing, among many others.

Eligibility Criteria for BSc Nursing Entrance Exam 2024

To be eligible for the BSc Nursing Entrance Exam 2024, candidates must meet the following criteria:

Educational Qualifications:

The candidate has to have completed their 10+2 education from any accredited board and achieved passing grades in all four subjects—English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.

It might range from 50% to some other figure but students would normally be expected to gain pass marks in each of the five subjects and an overall minimum aggregate pass mark of 50%.

Age Limit:

The candidate should be at least 17 years and the CFA examination must be completed on or before December 31, 2024. Some institutions restrict the entry of learners by the age, therefore it is wise to consider checking with the specific colleges for their policies.

Medical Fitness:

The candidates should be fit and healthy; presumably a medical check-up may be administered as a condition of entry.

Exam Structure and Content

Consequently, students must be conversant with both the test format and the curricula of the various topics. The multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on the BSc Nursing Entrance Exam often include the following topics:

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

English Language and Comprehension

The exam normally takes 2-3 hours to complete and can have sections on general knowledge and affairs. The question format is multiple choice, each of which is worth one mark and some questions can attract negative marking if wrong.

Strategies for BSc Nursing Entrance Exam 2024

Create a Study Plan:

Begin your preparation as early as possible and prepare a timetable that will allow enough coverage of all the subjects. Spend more time on the areas you find difficult.

Understand the Syllabus:

Go through the syllabus and ensure that you get to understand the areas of concentration. Give more focus on areas that are of more weight age in the examination.

Stay Updated:

Put general knowledge and current affairs at the top of the schedule for the event. It is useful to read newspaper and magazines.

Take Care of Your Health:

Originally, as ancient philosophers believed, it has been pointed out that a man’s spirit should be sound and that this can only be if his body is sound as well. Make sure you take enough sleep; take proper meals at the right time, and engage in physical exercises to overcome stress.

Practice Regularly:

More often than not, it is recommended that an individual ought to engage in practice with relentlessness. Previous years’ question papers and sample tests should be attempted to become conversant with the style of the test.

Career Opportunities after BSc Nursing

The prospect is the following – After passing the final examination with the relevant grade at the end of the course, the BSc Nursing student can determine his/her further work activity. Some popular options include:

Staff Nurse: Employment in physicians’ offices, hospitals, clinics or nursing homes; practising medical practices and offering their services to the patients.

Nurse educators: teach students to enter the nursing profession at a variety of academic and training facilities.

Public health: nurses do research on sickness prevention, health promotion, and community health improvement.

Nurse Researcher: About researching to enhance the practice of healthcare and the results.

Sub specialization creates a higher level of nursing which can be obtained by becoming a Nurse Practitioner or Nurse Anesthetist or becoming a Nurse Administrator.

Conclusion

The BSc Nursing Entrance Exam 2024 is your ticket to a bright and honourable nursing profession. Preparation for the test and clarity of the examination is possible only when one wishes to be a nurse and get a seat in one of the premier nursing colleges. Also, it’s important to recall that nursing is not only a profession where you learn facts about the human body and illnesses, it’s about caring, about feeling another person’s pain and being ready to help him/her become a better person. Thus, arm yourself and let this be the beginning of an exciting and fruitful pursuit!

[rectherapywellness]

What is Therapeutic Recreation (TR)?

According to Therapeutic Recreation Ontario (TRO), TR can be defined as, “a process that utilizes functional intervention, education and recreation participation to enable persons with physical, cognitive, emotional and/or social limitations to acquire and/or maintain the skills, knowledge and behaviours that will allow them to enjoy their leisure optimally, function independently with the least amount of assistance and participate as fully as possible in society,” (2023). But what does that really mean? What do Recreation Therapists actually do? Rec Therapists are trained professionals who practice in clinical and/or community settings (2023). Clinical settings are places such hospitals, rehabilitation centres, and inpatient and outpatient mental health facilities, while community settings are places such as community recreation centres, schools, and sports centres. In these different settings, Rec Therapists have a variety of responsibilities, but at the core of all Therapeutic Recreation work is a professional helping groups or individuals improve their quality of life through meaningful participation in recreation and leisure (2023). Recreation and leisure is a huge category that encompasses many different activities. Below are some examples of recreation and leisure: - sports and exercise (ex. walking, weightlifting, dancing, soccer, volleyball, tennis) - art (ex. drawing, painting, colouring, sculpting, knitting, embroidery) - gardening - spending times with friends and/or family - cooking - baking - yoga - meditation - reading - birdwatching - doing a puzzle - board games - video games - going to a museum or art gallery Another big part of a Rec Therapist’s role is adapting activities so that the participants can engage fully and get the most out of the activity. For example, for individuals with mobility issues, yoga may be adapted into chair yoga so that it is more accessible to these individuals. Another example could be painting with fingers and sponges for individuals who may have an issue with gripping a paintbrush. In Therapeutic Recreation we want to make activities accessible to everyone because everyone can benefit from therapeutic recreation and leisure. The last vital part of TR that I will touch on in this post is the domains of wellness. The theory of domains of wellness posits that for an individual to achieve optimal quality of life, each of the six domains of wellness must be addressed. The six domains are: physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, behavioural, and social (2023). These domains can be addressed and improved in an individuals life through recreation and leisure activities. To conclude, Therapeutic Recreation is a complex and diverse profession which is based upon the improvement of individual’s lives through meaningful engagement in various recreation and leisure activities. Check out more of my blog to learn more about TR, how TR can be used to help individuals with mental health concerns, and the importance of leisure education! Works Cited: About therapeutic recreation - therapeutic recreation ontario. Therapeutic Recreation Ontario - Believe, Belong, Become. (2023, March 10). https://www.trontario.org/about/about-therapeutic-recreation/

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Analysis of report: Doctors who put lives at risk with covid misinformation rarely punished (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/07/26/covid-misinformation-doctor-discipline/

State medical boards failed to effectively discipline doctors who spread COVID misinformation promoting unproven treatments. Of many complaints against physicians, few faced serious penalties.

Doctors who spread false claims about masks, vaccines and remedies like ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine endangered patients by delaying proper care, leading in some cases to worsened health outcomes and deaths.

Medical boards struggled to monitor the rapid spread of misinformation online and via social media. Their complaint-driven processes could not keep up. New laws restricted their authority to crack down on off-label prescribing by some doctors.

Punishments varied widely by state, with penalties for the same physician differing greatly depending on location. Losing a medical license for spreading misinformation remains rare.

Widespread medical misinformation eroded public trust in the medical profession and health authorities. Patients and families sought accountability through wrongful death lawsuits against doctors accused of spreading misinformation.

The situation suggests state medical boards are ill-equipped for their role of protecting the public from unsafe physicians. Reforms may be needed to properly oversee the medical industry and tackle misinformation.

Disciplinary actions for COVID misinformation tended to be more common in states with Democratic governors, indicating potential political bias.

Logical fallacies evident in the situation included appeals to false authority, unsupported tradition, availability bias and normalcy bias that hindered objective responses.

Here is a summary of the key points in the document:

State medical boards failed to stop doctors spreading COVID misinformation during the pandemic. Of at least 480 complaints against doctors for misinformation, only around 20 doctors were penalized and 5 lost their licenses.

Many complaints were against doctors promoting ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine as COVID treatments, which health authorities say are ineffective and dangerous.

Medical boards struggle to monitor social media where misinformation spreads and are not equipped to oversee the medical industry. They typically require misinformation discipline to be linked to patient harm.

New laws in some states are limiting medical boards' authority to discipline doctors for COVID misinformation, but medical groups say this endangers patient care.

Doctors spreading misinformation faced few consequences from medical boards, which many critics say has eroded public trust in the medical profession.

The Federation of State Medical Boards warned doctors that spreading misinformation could cause license loss, but medical boards report increased misinformation complaints have not led to increased accountability.

Disciplinary actions for COVID misinformation tend to be more common in states with Democratic governors. Polls show conservatives are more likely to believe COVID misinformation.

Punishments for spreading COVID misinformation vary widely by state, even for the same doctor. Losing a medical license is a rare penalty.

Some doctors who prescribed ivermectin said they followed the protocols of groups like the Front Line COVID Critical Care Alliance, but state medical boards only regulate individuals.

Mask and vaccine misinformation spread by some doctors delayed proper COVID care for patients and led to wrongful death lawsuits against physicians.

Based on the content, style and structure, I would classify this document as an investigative news report or feature article. Some of the evidence that points to this genre:

The passage contains numerous facts, figures, quotes and details gathered from various sources to support its arguments and claims. This type of detailed reporting is typical of investigative journalism.

The writer refers to conducting a "review of more than 2,500 medical board documents, lawsuits and news stories as well as interviews with more than 130 current and former medical board staffers, physicians, patients, health officials and experts." This suggests an extensive research and reporting process.

The information is presented in an objective, impartial tone with some descriptive language for context. The writer cites both sides of the arguments but allows the facts and details to make the overall case. This is a common approach in news articles.

The passage contains named sources and quotes their comments to support the writer's claims. This lends credibility and authenticity to the report. Quotes from sources are a hallmark of news and feature writing.

The structure loosely follows the inverted pyramid style, starting with the broadest information and facts before narrowing to specific examples and details. This is a common news article structure.

The topic of doctors spreading COVID misinformation is one of broad public interest suited for a magazine or newspaper feature. The length and depth of detail also suggest a feature rather than a standard news brief.

In summary, based on the thorough research, impartial tone, layered structure, use of sources and details, I would classify this document as an investigative news report or feature article examining how medical boards have handled doctors accused of spreading COVID misinformation.

Here are the usual evaluation criteria for an investigative news report or feature article, along with an evaluation of this document based on each criterion:

Accuracy - The writer appears to have conducted extensive research, interviewing over 130 sources and reviewing over 2,500 documents. The facts, figures and details provided seem well-supported. I didn't notice any obvious factual inaccuracies. This suggests the report is likely accurate.

Objectivity - The writer cites sources on both sides of the issue and allows the facts and details to make the case, using an impartial tone. There are no overtly biased or opinionated statements. The focus remains on reporting the facts surrounding how medical boards have handled COVID misinformation cases. This indicates a reasonably objective approach.

Sources - The report cites numerous named sources to support its claims, including doctors accused of spreading misinformation, medical board officials, patients, experts and critics. This wide range of sources lends credibility and authenticity to the reporting.

Quotes - The inclusion of relevant, illustrative quotes from sources brings the story to life and provides specifics to back up the key arguments. The quotes help flesh out the larger picture the writer is trying to paint. The use of quotes is appropriate and effective.

Structure - The structure generally follows an inverted pyramid approach, moving from the broadest facts and context to specific examples and details. This helps orient the reader and build the story in a logical progression. The organization of information is clear and coherent.

Balance - While focused on documenting failures of medical boards to police misinformation, the report also includes the perspectives of doctors accused of spreading misinformation and lawmakers who argue for less regulatory oversight of physicians. This balanced approach presents a more fully formed picture of the complex issue.

Overall, based on these usual criteria for evaluating investigative news reports, I would rate this document as high-quality in terms of accuracy, objectivity, quality of sources, effectiveness of quotes, logical structure and balanced perspective. The thorough research and anchored details give this report the hallmarks of a well-crafted feature article or news investigation.

Based on its contents and style, I would classify this document as primarily factual, empirical, nonfiction and objective, though it does contain some anecdotal elements and subjective perspectives:

Science vs. Fiction: The document reports on objectively verifiable events and information gathered through research and interviews. There are no indications of fictional or imaginative elements. Overall, I would place this firmly on the nonfiction/science side of the spectrum.

Empirical vs. Anecdotal: While based largely on empirically grounded facts, figures and data gathered through extensive research, the document also utilizes some specific illustrative examples and patient anecdotes to bring the issues to life. However, anecdotal evidence plays a supporting role, with the primary focus on objectively verifiable facts about medical boards and COVID misinformation cases. Overall, I would categorize this as mostly empirical, with some anecdotal elements.

Fact vs. Opinion: The writer reports factual information about medical board investigations and disciplinary actions, relying primarily on documents, interviews and quotes from sources rather than expressing overt value judgments or opinions. While certain characterizations reveal an implicit criticism of medical boards and their perceived failures, the core focus remains on factual reporting. Overall, I would classify this as primarily factual, though with some subjective interpretations and implications.

Objective vs. Subjective: Though written in an impartial, descriptive tone with minimal emotional language, the writer's chosen examples, focus and framing of the issues reveal a subtly critical perspective toward medical boards and their handling of COVID misinformation cases. However, the overall approach relies heavily on objective facts, details and sources to make the case, rather than overtly opinionated or subjective statements. Overall, I would categorize this as leaning more toward the objective end of the spectrum, though with some implicit subjective shadings.

In summary, while containing some anecdotal elements, implicit criticisms and subtly persuasive features common to long-form journalism, this document fits most accurately into the categories of nonfiction, empirical, factual and relatively objective in its core approach and reliance on thoroughly researched details. The primary goal appears to be factual reporting on the issues, though the selection and presentation of facts reveal an implicit critical perspective.

Based on the details reported in the passage, I would evaluate the situation surrounding medical boards and doctors spreading COVID misinformation as follows:

Public safety and trust in the medical profession were put at risk. Many doctors who spread false or unproven claims about COVID treatments endangered patients by delaying or denying effective care. Some patients died after following the treatments doctors promoted. This eroded public confidence in health authorities.

State medical boards failed to adequately police misinformation and discipline offenders. Of the many complaints against doctors, very few faced serious penalties. This suggests the system for overseeing physicians is flawed and incapable of holding bad actors accountable.

Medical boards struggled to keep pace with the spread of misinformation online and via social media. The rapid rise of false COVID claims overwhelmed boards that typically rely on complaints to launch investigations. They faced a crisis they were unprepared to handle.

Laws limiting medical boards' authority, combined with politicization of COVID treatments, made disciplining doctors for misinformation more difficult. Many saw restrictions on prescribing off-label drugs as infringing on "medical freedom." This left patients in conservative areas with less protection.

Punishments for spreading misinformation varied widely depending on location. There seemed to be a disconnect between the severity of the issue and the weakness of many medical boards' responses.

With no real consequences from boards, some doctors continued promoting disproven treatments that ultimately harmed or killed patients. Families turned to lawsuits as the only recourse for seeking accountability and compensation.

Overall, the situation suggests state medical boards are unfit for their intended purpose of protecting the public from unsafe or unethical physicians. Reform and increased resources may be needed to properly oversee the medical profession and tackle misinformation.

In summary, based on the details in the passage, I would characterize the situation as problematic. Medical boards failed to fulfill their duty to discipline dangerous doctors and uphold professional standards, allowing misinformation to flourish with tragic consequences for some patients and their families. Reform appears necessary to adequately police the medical industry and safeguard public health.

The main stakeholders affected by the situation surrounding doctors spreading COVID misinformation and medical boards' inability to adequately discipline offenders would likely include:

Patients - Patients and their families suffered the most immediate and direct impacts. Some patients died after taking unproven treatments promoted by doctors. Others experienced worse health outcomes or delays in effective care. This impacted patients' quality of life, health and wellbeing.

Medical boards - State medical boards faced intense scrutiny and criticism for perceived failures to discipline doctors spreading misinformation. This damaged public trust in their ability to oversee the medical profession and protect the public. It may require them to implement reforms and expand their capabilities.

Responsible doctors - Ethical doctors who provide evidence-based care likely saw misinformation-spreading physicians as giving the profession a bad name. This may have impacted doctors' reputations and forced them to spend more time correcting patients' misconceptions.

Public health - The spread of medical misinformation during the pandemic undermined public health goals like increasing vaccination rates and breaking the chain of COVID transmission. This likely contributed to higher case numbers and deaths.

Hospitals/Insurance - Hospitals and insurers presumably faced increased costs and utilization from patients who delayed or avoided effective COVID treatments due to misinformation. This could have impacted their bottom lines and resource allocation.

Lawsuits - Wrongful death and malpractice lawsuits against doctors accused of spreading misinformation represent an escalation in how patients and families seek accountability and compensation outside the medical system. This could reshape liability for such cases.

Policymakers - Elected officials involved in passing laws limiting medical boards' authority over off-label prescribing may face public backlash if their policies are seen as enabling the spread of misinformation and endangering patients. This could impact reelection prospects.

Here are some of the logical fallacies evident in the situation surrounding doctors spreading COVID misinformation and medical boards' lack of disciplinary action:

Appeal to authority - Some doctors cited their affiliations with groups like America's Frontline Doctors to justify prescribing unproven treatments, assuming these groups' endorsement gave their claims more authority. However, the groups were not actually authorities on the medical issues.

Appeal to tradition - Some doctors argued that prescribing off-label drugs is a common medical practice, suggesting this justified their prescriptions of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine for COVID. However, tradition alone does not determine what is medically sound or safe.

Availability heuristic - The prominence and availability of misinformation about COVID treatments likely made these claims seem more plausible to some doctors and patients. However, prevalence and ease of recall do not correlate with factual accuracy.

False dichotomy - Some lawmakers framed restrictions on off-label prescribing as an infringement on "medical freedom," presenting a simplistic choice between autonomy and oversight. In reality, more nuanced policies could balance both patient care and public health goals.

Normalcy bias - Medical boards were unprepared for the rapid spread of COVID misinformation, relying on traditional complaint-driven processes. They failed to adjust to the changed circumstances, assuming things would go back to "normal." But new approaches were likely needed.

Post hoc fallacy - Some doctors claimed patients got better after being treated with ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine, assuming the drugs caused the improvement. However, correlation does not prove causation, and the patients may have recovered on their own.

In general, the unchecked spread of COVID misinformation was fostered by fallacious reasoning, including appeals to false authority, unsupported tradition, selective anecdotes and simplistic policy dichotomies. Medical boards' failure to intervene likely stemmed in part from flawed assumptions and faulty inferences that hindered an objective assessment of the situation and needs of public health.

Based on the details reported in the passage, I would evaluate the situation surrounding doctors spreading COVID misinformation and medical boards' failure to discipline offenders in relation to America's supreme law, the U.S. Constitution, as follows:

Free speech: While doctors have First Amendment rights to free speech, the Constitution does not protect knowingly false and misleading speech that threatens public health and safety. Courts have held that speech integral to illegal conduct is not constitutionally protected. Medical boards were justified in seeking to restrict demonstrably false claims posing risks to patients.

Due process: Medical boards did provide some due process to doctors under investigation for misinformation, including notice of charges, opportunities to respond and disciplinary hearings. However, critics argue that boards were uneven and arbitrary in determining what constituted punishable "misinformation," requiring clearer standards and procedures to satisfy due process.

Equal protection: Disciplinary actions for COVID misinformation seemed more common in states with Democratic governors, indicating potential political bias in medical board appointments. This could run afoul of equal protection by subjecting doctors in conservative states to different standards. However, disagreement over vaccine and treatment claims is also inherently political.

States' rights: Laws passed by state legislatures to protect doctors from discipline for off-label prescribing assert states' sovereign powers to determine the scope of medical practice within their borders. However, critics argue such policies allow dangerous misinformation to endanger residents' constitutionally protected rights to life and health.

Public trust: Widespread spread of medical misinformation during the pandemic, and medical boards' failure to contain it, eroded public trust that institutions were fulfilling their duties under the Constitution to safeguard public health, safety and welfare. This could represent a constitutional failure if not adequately remedied through reform.

In summary, while doctors have free speech rights, courts have held demonstrably false or misleading speech endangering public health is not constitutionally protected. Medical boards struggled to provide consistent and objective due process when determining what constituted punishable misinformation. States' rights tensions also emerged. Overall, widespread medical misinformation and lack of physician accountability likely represent a failure to adequately protect the public trust - a core constitutional responsibility - requiring systemic reforms to medical oversight.

Based on the medical and scientific consensus regarding COVID-19 and its treatments, I would evaluate the situation surrounding doctors spreading misinformation and medical boards' failures to act as follows:

COVID misinformation: The false or unproven claims some doctors promoted about treatments like ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine directly contradicted the consensus of medical authorities, research studies and scientific evidence. This misinformation posed serious risks to public health by undermining effective treatment and prevention strategies.

Off-label prescribing: While off-label prescribing is common, medical experts agreed it should be evidence-based and weigh potential risks and benefits - not simply follow discredited guidelines from fringe groups. Many doctors who prescribed hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin for COVID did so against the larger consensus of the medical profession.

Masks: The claims made by some doctors that masks were dangerous or ineffective went against an enormous body of research showing masks reduced transmission of the coronavirus. These anti-mask views deviated sharply from the medical consensus on masks as a vital public health intervention.

Vaccines: Doctors who spread baseless doubts about the safety and efficacy of COVID vaccines directly contradicted the consensus of medical experts, regulators, researchers and scientists that the vaccines were life-saving and essential to ending the pandemic.

Treatments dismissed: Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine as COVID treatments were dismissed by the vast majority of doctors and medical groups based on a preponderance of clinical trial evidence showing no benefits and potential harms. Doctors promoting these drugs as miracle cures acted against mainstream medical opinion.

Overall, doctors spreading COVID misinformation demonstrably acted against the clear consensus of the larger medical community and scientific evidence base regarding effective treatments, prevention methods and public health strategies to battle the pandemic. Medical boards' failure to crack down on such outlier views allowed misinformation to flourish despite running counter to established medical knowledge and expertise.

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Tonight I wanted to find other Innocent-related blogs (I read it a year ago and the fixation came back), so I scrolled through who you follow (didn't mean to stalk so sorry if it comes off like I did... it was my intention to find similar content creators) and I found 2 things:

1. Sakamoto's old blog where he posted foot pics

2. A blog called scripttorture (through looking at scriptstructure and other script- blogs which are all AMAZING btw) which made me realise how much effort and research Sakamoto put into his manga, and how accurate the scenes of and reactions to abuse really were. And also the fact subyss is a drinker who believes his job is an art, even though it's unsuccessful in nature and very very stupid. And the way Charles reacted more to Anne-Marthe's psychological conditioning than his father's physical abuse. And the way Anne-Marthe's punishment made Marie a lot more resilient and motivated and wanting to be in control.

I apologize for the rant, I have to share my thoughts on this manga and the fandom is WAY TOO DAMN SMALL. So sorry for making you put up with it.

Thanks. No need to apologize. Yeah...Do know of @scripttorture and read some of their bibliography...It's interesting. And yes, Shinichi Sakamoto did do his research on the psychology of torture, like Subyss being an idiot and Charles more impacted by psychological conditioning than physical abuse...To an extent. Charles-Henri also seems to be mostly suicidal in this manga. For example, at one point he considers slicing his veins and seriously intends to talk to his father he plans to become a monk and reject the family profession, after his father literally tortured him for rejecting the family profession.

Also, Shinichi Sakamoto's Charles-Henri actually displays almost all Slytherin values, exept self-preservation...Which is interesting. It's implied that he was able to hide his identity in a boarding school out of all places for a certain amount of time and still able to somewhat succeed academically.

I have devoted my university studies to this man, Charles-Henri Sanson, and...Let's just say he was rather incompetant at his job, was willing to risk his post, what was left of a reputation and possibly even his life for a night with a stranger, but miraculously survived many lynching mobs. The more I learn about the XVIIIth century, the more amazed I am this man made it passed 30. Also, my opinion on him is more revisionistic, as I don't think this man really cared about his reputation...at least not sincerely. Because when we place his desire for rehabilitation in the economical and political context of the French Revolution, it very clearly appears as an act of self-preservation. If he indeed attended boarding school and managed to be moderately successful, academically speaking, it's a sign that he was a very intelligent person.

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Nurse practitioner-led clinics would help alleviate pressure on Maritime ERs: professor and NP

Following Nova Scotia's announcement of extra resources to help alleviate the pressure on strained emergency departments, nurses throughout the province have been sharing their thoughts on the new plan.

Tammy O'Rourke is an online associate professor with Athabasca University in Athabasca, Alta., and a nurse practitioner (NP) who recently moved to Cape Breton.

With more than 30 years in acute and primary care, and older adult and women's health, O’Rourke has created, developed and established two nurse practitioner-led clinics -- one in Edmonton and another in Ontario.

She says an NP-led clinic has three distinct characteristics.

"One, it has a board of directors that is represented 50 per cent by nurse practitioners who don't work at the clinic. The clinical lead is a nurse practitioner, so he or she makes the decisions about the type of care that will be received and how the funding will be spent on what services. And the most responsible provider for the patient is the nurse practitioner," she said during an interview with CTV Atlantic on Thursday.

"They work quite autonomously within those models to manage their own panel of patients, which can be anywhere from 800 to 1,000. As we know, one patient isn't the same as all patients, so sometimes having a panel of 600 can be quite heavy if they're older with chronic disease. And patients really like the model."

O’Rourke feels a lot of patients still don't know what a nurse practitioner is and how they function.

As far as what types of ailments an NP-led clinic can treat, O’Rourke says they can help with anything a family physician could treat.

"So, it would look exactly the same to the front-facing user. It's just that the label on my profession is different than the label on the medical profession," she said. "So, as a nurse practitioner, I write prescriptions for everything, I diagnose, I order MRIs, CT scans, ultrasounds, everything that you would need."

During the summer of 2022, O’Rourke moved to Cape Breton, giving her some time to assess Nova Scotia's health-care situation.

She believes a NP-led clinic would work in Nova Scotia and in the Maritimes in general.

"Absolutely. And we see them work very well in Ontario. There's 25 now that are still open. The one that I opened in Ontario is now, I think, 11 years into operation and we have NPs, registered nurses, practical nurses, pharmacists. We even had a chiropractor at that clinic," said O’Rourke.

"And the one in Edmonton was senior-focused, so we specifically developed services from a senior’s perspective. We interviewed them to see what they wanted in their primary care and we put that into the clinic and I believe that would go very well. Especially because my husband said to me, 'Are you going to open a clinic in Cape Breton?' And I said, 'Oh, I don't know. That's a lot of work.'"

According to O’Rourke, in the United States, the ratio for NP staffing is 40 NPs to 100,000 people. She says in Canada, that ratio currently sits at four NPs to 100,000 people.

She says similar data hasn't been released for Nova Scotia specifically.

"So, our ratio is really low here [Canada]. We have lots of room to increase and improve. Athabasca University is the largest educator of NPs and we've educated at least one-third of NPs in Canada," said O’Rourke.

O’Rourke listened to Nova Scotia's recent announcement on how it plans to better serve residents at emergency departments in a more timely fashion.

Earlier this week, officials outlined extra measures to improve ambulance response times, address long wait times and overcrowding in Nova Scotia’s ERs, and offer people more places to receive care.

She believes the plan is "a bit vague."

"I believe that the public has the right to know the exact numbers. Like how much of a deficit are we in in Nova Scotia? What are our targets over the next three, six, nine, 12 months? Because these solutions don't come easy and the annual accountability report of emergency departments that looked at April 2021 to March 2022, they introduced some of the same ideas, but those haven't been put into place yet," said O’Rourke.

O’Rourke says she too has had her own experience with a Nova Scotia emergency department after her son injured himself at a beach in Ingonish, N.S.

"He sprained his ankle. Well, his ankle blew right up and he couldn't walk on it. So, the fact that he couldn't walk on it, I said well I better go get an X-ray. So, I went to the emergency room and I was waiting for 12 hours and I thought, 'Oh, jeepers. This is a long time.' So then I said, I'm going to sit here, I'm just going to have this experience and see what it's like in the emergency room in Cape Breton. And I sat there for 18 hours waiting for an X-ray that a NP could have given me in five minutes," she said.

"They could have done a quick assessment, ordered the X-ray, saw that it wasn't a break and sent me out the door with a wrap and instructions on rest, compression and elevation, but that wasn't the experience. I had to wait 18 hours in an emergency room filled with people, no access to food, and most of the patients, I could hear them talking about what they were there for, and I'm thinking, 'A NP could clear probably 50 to 75 per cent of this room."

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SDUSD plans to use Measure U bond money to build affordable housing for teachers

One small line in the San Diego Unified School District's $3.2 billion bond could have a huge impact on teachers trying to afford to live and work in the area.

Part of Measure U, which is on the ballot for the upcoming November election, will help pay for affordable housing for teachers and other district employees.

"We're hoping to build at least 500 units of affordable housing," says SDUSD Board Trustee Richard Barrera.

A new state law allows school districts to build affordable housing on any property they own, without having to ask for zoning changes.

Barerra says they think it will be a game-changer for the district.

"We'll be able to do something that really makes it possible to attract and retain quality educators," he says. "I think it's something that voters will support."

Measure U earmarks about $200 million for housing. The district has already identified three locations where they plan to build.

The first would be a major complex on Normal Avenue on land near the SDUSD district offices. Another housing project would replace Central Elementary when that school merges with Wilson Middle School. The district would put another set of homes at the Ballard Parent Center in Old Town.

Barrera believes the homes could help the district dig out of a teacher shortage.

"We know that the cost of living in San Diego makes it very difficult to attract especially young people into the education profession," he says.

Teacher salaries at SDUSD begin around $50,000 per year and grow to more than $100,000 per year as teachers' careers progress. Barerra says rent at the district-owned units would be capped at no more than 30% of their monthly income. So a teacher who makes $50,000 would pay around $1,250 per month.

That's significantly lower than the average rent in San Diego, which can range from $2,300 - $3,700 per month depending on the size of the apartment.

ABC 10News asked why the District can't just raise salaries to the point where all teachers could afford market-rate rent. Barrera explained that you can't use bond money on salaries. He says it would take an immense increase in state funding to get wages high enough to afford market-rate rent in San Diego.

But he thinks this idea can help new teachers as they start their careers.

"This provides a little opportunity to have a secure, stable, affordable place to live as you start to move up the salary scale."

Barrera also hopes more projects like this mean more teachers can live closer to their school. That would cut commute times and let them truly become part of the communities they teach.

The new units would be part of the City and County's plan to build 10,000 new affordable homes by 2030.

Measure U needs 50% + 1 of the vote to pass. If it does the district thinks the first set of homes could be ready within three to five years. *Reposted article from 10 News by Jared Aarons, October 20, 2022