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Metaphysical and Healing Properties of Unakite
Unakite is a stone with gentle but powerful energy. It can assist one in finding one's animal guide. It is also a stone that is helpful for gardening.
Unakite is also a good protection stone. Unakite brings unconditional love of humanity, connection and reunion.
Unakite is considered to be very helpful for pregnancy and childbirth. It can help with healing of abandonment and separation issues.
Unakite is said to benefit the heart, circulatory system, female reproductive system, male reproductive system (to a lesser extent), weight loss, and ease pregnancy. | <urn:uuid:29cc999c-c08d-4356-8967-4d56c159c6da> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thecrystalcaveshop.co.uk/index.php/healing-crystal-properties/unakite.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00068-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934232 | 130 | 1.546875 | 2 |
I remember reading a webpage about the issue of calling someone father. One of the points made against the practice was an Old Testament passage of someone asking another person to be his father spiritually.
I don't know exactly what you are referring to, but lets look at some of the usage of
The word use used several hundred times so this won't cover them all, just a few to show this pattern.
To start with, there is an interesting reference where the Lord is speaking to David and promises to give him a son, but also that that son will be His son and that He will look after him as a Father:
This usage is very parallel to the language you find in many of the prophets (Jeremiah, Isaiah, etc.) where God is comforting his people by claiming them as his own. Two examples of many:
The Psalmist also shows helps draw this parallel:
And also by Solomon:
This identification is also not just one way, Isaiah shows that he indeed understands God to play this role:
The prophet Malachi also laments the fact that although God is the Father of his people, he is not properly regarded as such.
As Wikis noted, Matthew 23 is the passage to which the person was probably referring:
The idea is that men should not be exalted over us in such roles. The religious rabbis and teachers of the law were the most corrupt and dishonorable to God. Jesus commands us to not seek such titles for ourselves, nor give them to others, but to exalt God as Father and Teacher and Master. | <urn:uuid:99cfd7e0-5649-441e-bec9-ec11c36bd66b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/5482/where-in-ot-does-someone-ask-another-to-be-his-father/5485 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00008-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.98637 | 319 | 2.234375 | 2 |
Given all the cases that FIRE has handled over the years that display the same mistake committed by university administrators over and over again, one has to wonder how FIRE staff can avoid a permanent state of exasperation. How many times do they have to say "You cannot base speech policies on the response of hypersensitive children" before campus life, diversity, and disciplinary officials stop doing it?
Just last week FIRE got another illiberal regulation struck down. Here is the press release from FIRE describing how N. C. State revised its "civility" policies so that they would not conflict with First Amendment rights and basic moral norms. FIRE's statement includes a link to N.C. State's "Civility Statement" which caused FIRE to act in the first place. It only takes a moment for any reasonable individual to realize the problems with the policy. It is short enough to be reproduced in full:
Living on campus provides unique experiences for students to interact with others from diverse groups and backgrounds. Residents engage in interactions that promote learning and appreciation of each other's individuality. The privilege of living on campus comes with responsibilities for personal behaviors regarding others in the community.
In order to create a positive living and learning environment, campus residents must be civil with each other. Residents are expected to understand the impact of their individual actions on the community and change any behavior that does not support our community expectations, stated below.
As a member of our residential community, students will:
Speak to each other in a civil manner.
Recognize how their actions and language impact the community.
Treat community members with consideration and respect.
Refrain from displaying items that are disrespectful and hurtful to others.
Refrain from utilizing technology in a way that is disrespectful and hurtful to others.
Create a community in which actions of bigotry, oppression and hatred will not be tolerated.
Confront behavior or report to staff incidents of incivility and intolerance.
Of course, how much common sense and grown-up experience does it take to discern the coercions of "Refrain from displaying items that are disrespectful and hurtful to others"; to see the soft paranoia latent in "Recognize how their actions and language impact the community"; and the tattletale mentality of Confront behavior or report to staff incidents of incivility and intolerance"? The measure of guilt here is others' "hurt"--an incitement for 19-year-olds to take ordinary social frictions as cause for complaint, an effort to control the messy motives of human beings no matter how trivial, an expression of socio-political anxieties and resentments that don't belong in an academic setting.
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The Election Day is at last upon us and it is important for employers and employees to understand what they must do to exercise their voting rights and yet not transgress workplace laws and lose out on wages or face legal suits alleging that workplace restrictions prevented them from voting.
Although most states have their own specific laws, these rules are perhaps similar to rules that govern both the employees and the employers, yet those affected will do well to seek specific information and follow them to avoid problems later on.
The law firmly prohibits employers from imposing their thoughts and views that will influence a worker’s decision to vote for a particular candidate or convince him to desist from voting. This does not mean that the employer is not entitled to voice his political beliefs, but they must not cross the line or be seen as intimidating or forcing an employee to his side of the opinion.
Rules prohibit employers from preventing employees from voting and not providing them with a “reasonable amount of time to vote.” What then is “reasonable time” that the employer must provide. The law does not explain what definite time is nor does it specify how much time the employee can take off from work. Some states, however, stipulate that the employer must give then employee up to 2 hours time off to vote.
It is for the employer, given the significance of the matter, to make workplace policies that provide for employees to vote during non-working hours or to designate time during which an employee can go and vote or, if the employee desires a different time slot, how and when can he apply for his desired voting time?
It is important that the employee tell the management that he intends to vote and that he needs time off. The employer will then allow him the two hours, plus any additional time that may be needed for traveling to and from the polling station. Moreover, the employer must take into account any unavoidable rush the employee may face at the polling station.
Time-off can be sought by only those employees whose timings clash with the scheduled voting timings. For example in Oklahoma the rule is that if the worker’s shift begins 3 hours after the poll opens and ends 3 hours before the poll closes, then he is not entitled to seek time off for voting.
What most employers want to know is that do they have to pay their workers for the time they away from work, in voting. Most states mandate that salaried employees must be paid for the time they take off for voting but hourly, commissioned or piecework employees need not be paid, unless the employer desires to do so. However, it would be in the larger interests of the employers to seek legal opinion, so that they do not transgress or violate the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The employer may not accede to demands for specific time slots to avoid too many employees missing from the workplace at the same time and employees cannot insist on any particular time slot and it should be done on the basis of mutual convenience to cause as little disturbance as possible.
Employers can insist on proof of voting, but he cannot be selective and demand this of a few employees whilst accepting the words of others, or he could face discrimination issues. However, it would be fair for an employer to have a consistent policy, of knowing that the time-off he has given has been utilized for the purpose for which it was meant. | <urn:uuid:ca11a878-2972-48e2-a890-01c10362b2de> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sportsandrecreationcrossing.com/lcviewblog.php?id=23717 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00009-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974242 | 682 | 1.875 | 2 |
Scout leaders say no to drugs
Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia teams up with the Drug-Free World Foundation to provide education to people not to fall into drug abuse. The partnership was made during the Drug-Free Training of Trainers at the National Training Centre in Jakarta from 3rd to 4th March 2012 where 57 Scout leaders were equipped to coach and spread a variety of information about the dangers of drug abuse to their respective Scout units.
Foundation representative Gary Bromwell said that this was the first time the foundation was partnering with a Scout association and was happy about it.
Bromwell added that the foundation enjoyed its cooperation with GP since it is an educational movement that has the biggest Scout population in the world.
In his remarks, GP Vice Chairman Prof. Jana Anggadiredja, said “GP as an educational movement contributes in building positive character through its programme” and highlighted that in Indonesia, the issue on drug abuse has already reached a critical point and GP is taking this challenge to partner with the agency that works for a drug-free community.
GP had a Memorandum of Understanding with the national narcotics agency to assist young people who are recovering from drug abuse in rehabilitation centers or are still serving their sentences in correctional institutions.
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Physician Advises Against Bikini Waxing, Calls To End 'War Against Pubic Hair'7:57 pm - 08/07/2012
Bikini waxing, "vajazzling" or jeweled decoration of the genitals, waxing, shaving and removal of pubic hair are all becoming increasingly popular among young people. But some doctors are opposing the "war against pubic hair" and are trying to highlight the possible dangers of these activities.
Dr. Emily Gibson, director of the student health center at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash., shed light on the trend in an article for the medical website KevinMD.com. She writes, "Pubic hair removal naturally irritates and inflames the hair follicles, leaving microscopic open wounds. Frequent hair removal is necessary to stay smooth, causing regular irritation of the shaved or waxed area. When that is combined with the warm, moist environment of the genitals, it becomes a happy culture media for some of the nastiest bacterial pathogens."
Gibson adds that pubic hair is meant to protect the genitals from infection and removal increases the chances of not only yeast and bacterial infections but also the chances of sexually transmitted diseases.
According to a report in The Independent, the U.S. hair removal market is estimated to be worth $2.1 billion, propelled by the hairless image of celebrities and the increasing popularity of bikinis and thongs.
Gibson also warns that "hair, like crabgrass, always grows back and eventually wins." In her experience as a physician, she finds more and more patients with infections on their genitals resulting from attempts to keep them free of pubic hair.
She urges people to understand the importance of pubic hair by saying, "(It) does have a purpose, providing a cushion against friction that can cause skin abrasion and injury, and protection from bacteria. It is the visible result of adolescent hormones and certainly nothing to be ashamed of or embarrassed about."
The report was backed by several other doctors and provides a good advice to the youth of today amongst whom the popularity of bikini waxing and decoration of the genitals is increasing.
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As of Tuesday, May 29, 2012
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Lake Seminole — Bass fishing is good. Topwater action is hot early in the day. Later, try shallow crankbaits and Carolina-rigs along grass lines and over grassy points. Crankbaits are excellent choices for locating both the vegetation and the largemouths. Crappies are slow and generating few positive reports. Bream are active and biting well on worms and crickets. Fly fishermen report good action around the mayfly hatches. Catfish are good, particularly on stinkbaits.
Lake Walter F. George — Bass fishing is good. Fish topwater baits along the banks, near the ends of points, and around wood structure. In deeper water, Texas and Carolina-rigged worms are working. Spinnerbaits and worms are doing well around docks. Crappies are fair in spots. Fish near creek mouths and deep structures such as bridge pilings. Minnows and jigs work reasonably well. Bream are active. There are reports of some pretty good bluegills on crickets. Catfish are fair.
Flint River — Hot weather bodes well for flathead catfish to become active soon. Shoal bass are becoming active as well. Fish for them in current with topwater baits, small spinnerbaits, or shallow crankbaits. Largemouths are a bit on the slow side, but will bite fairly well in spots late in the day. Crappies are slow, while bream are active and being caught in pretty good numbers by drift-fishermen.
Lake Blackshear — Bass are good overall. Post-spawn fish will take lightly weighted or weightless worms in the shallow cypress trees. Topwater fishing is fair early in the day. Bream are good near grassy areas. Try shellcrackers with pond worms and bluegills with crickets. Crappies are fair. Numbers are down, but individual sizes are good. Both minnows and jigs are working quite well now. | <urn:uuid:5d867618-1ffc-46d2-81ba-5b9d347f2c9f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2012/may/27/outdoors-weekly-fishing-report/?sports | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00049-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966345 | 425 | 1.570313 | 2 |
Online Jewish Research Classes
NOTE: This was just received from Schelly Talalay Dardashti. Address inquiries
to her at: email@example.com
JEWISH INTERNET RESEARCH CLASS
Jewish Internet Research begins May 4 at
Learn how to navigate the Internet for information on your Jewish ancestors.
This class covers information on many websites and databases covering the
Holocaust, Ancestry.com, JewishGen, Jewish Records Indexing - JRI Poland,
Sephardic genealogy, archives, museums, general and Jewish sites and many more
Jewish genealogy experts Micha Reisel and Schelly Talalay Dardashti co-teach the
four-week class, which includes a detailed syllabus, two lessons to download
each week, two online class chats per week, a dedicated website and message
board. Class fee ($29.95) includes access to www.ancestry.com databases so
students can research family records.
The Internet offers ever-increasing research possibilities. The challenge is to
try to make sense of the many websites with information on Jewish genealogical
matters. Doing research with others and sharing information is a great way of
learning how and where to go for the best results.
Micha and Schelly also teach Basic Jewish Research which provides the essential
tools to begin a family history project. Students in both classes have made
great strides in discovering family information and continue to work together on
mutual interests long after each class ends.
====updated bio for Micha and Schelly -- the basic bios are on the webpage noted
Micha Reisel is an online news industry veteran who currently consults with
media and online sites on interactive media and media integration. A networker
who thrives on bringing together companies and people in the online content
industry, he is president and founder of Toldot Publishers, www.toldot.net which
helps genealogists publish their Jewish family histories on the Internet and in
Since 1985, Micha has been working on his own family tree and is the family
genealogist of his paternal and maternal lines, with some 700 people in his
family tree from Belarus, Lithuania, Germany and Holland, dating to 1720. An
Internet expert, Micha focuses on finding resources on Jewish genealogy for
He recently led a group of seven volunteers who transliterated from Hebrew to
English some 80,000 burial records of two large Israeli cemeteries so that this
database can be searchable by worldwide individuals.
He is vice president of the multi-branched Jewish Family Research Association
Israel (JFRA Israel); member International Association of Jewish Genealogy
Societies (IAJGS), where he has frequently given presentations and workshops.
Schelly Talalay Dardashti is a freelance journalist specializing in Jewish
genealogy, travel and food. A New Yorker who has lived in several countries, she
began her research in 1989, as the researcher for her husband's family and her
own. Anyone bearing either of the rare names is sure to be related. With origins
in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Spain and Iran, each extensive tree dates to about
Her articles have appeared in JTA and a host of Jewish press and genealogy
publications and journals.
Now the Jewish genealogy contributor for
www.ynetnews.com , she was formerly the Jewish genealogy columnist, for the
Jerusalem Post (print/online) from 1999-2005. She covers community histories,
personalities, new resources and projects, events and conferences, books, family
reunions, mysteries and more.
Member, Association of Professional Genealogists, American Jewish Press
Association, JewishGen's Belarus Special Interest Group (SIG) and Sefard Forum.
She is also president of the multi-branched Jewish Family Research Association
Israel (JFRA Israel), a member of the International Association of Jewish
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Agate (Quartz: Chalcedony)
(SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Agate, is a distinctly banded variety of Chalcedony, is a variety of Quartz gemstones composed of layers of quartz, sometimes of different colors. When it is concentrically banded (often in rather wild patterns) it is called by the subvaritey name "agate." When it is in flat layers/bands it is called by the subvariety name "onyx." Agate usually occurs as rounded nodules or veins in rock such as volcanic lava. The layers of quartz are often concentric. The composition of agate varies greatly, but silica is always predominant, usually with alumina and oxide of iron. Agate comes in most colors. There are several types of agate. Common ones are: blue lace agate, moss agate, tree agate and petrified wood. More on...
The cryptocrystalline varieties of quartz may be separated into two types; fibrous and microgranular. Chalcedony is the general term applied to the fibrous cryptocrystalline varieties. Agate is an example of a fibrous cryptocystalline banded chalcedony variety of quartz. Carnelian, Chrysoprase and bloodstone are other chalcedony varieties.
Chert is the general term applied to the granular cryptocrystalline varieties of quartz, of which flint and Jasper are examples.
It is a mineral generally of secondary origin, forming in cavities and veins by deposition from meteoric groundwater containing gelatinous silica from the weathering of silicate minerals. It can also form by deposition from late hydrothermal solutions at or near the earth's surface under conditions of low temperature and low pressure. Agate is commonly associated with siliceous volcanics, occurring as vein or vesicle filling. It occurs as a petrifying agent in fossil wood and bone. Agate is frequently found lining or filling rock cavities and fissures, sometimes forming geodes.
Colors: Clear, Purple, Rose, Black, Yellow, Brown, Green, Orange, etc.
General Quartz Information
||Molecular Weight = 60.08 gm
||Silicon 46.74 % Si 100.00 % SiO2
||Oxygen 53.26 % O
|| 100.00 %
||Sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks.
||Approved IMA 1962
||Found world wide
||From the German "quarz", of uncertain origin
The fire agates from Arizona come from the famous mines, such as Deer Creek, Slaughter Mountain, and others. These agates form in basalt and other volcanics, from a unique process wherein agate is layered in vugs from a hydrothermal solution, one micro-thin layer at a time. Some of these layers diffract light back in a rainbow pattern, creating brilliant bubbles and sheets of red, green, yellow, and the elusive blue.
Fortification Agate with red, black and yellow banding is the US State Rock of Kentucky.
2.091 State rock.
Kentucky agate is named and designated as the official rock of Kentucky.
Effective: July 14, 2000
History: Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000.
Agate is the US State Gemstone of Louisiana.
These unusually beautiful quartz stones are banded with rich red and orange colors derived from iron ore in the soil. Found in northeastern and north central Minnesota, they are often polished to make jewelry.
1.147 State gemstone.
Subdivision 1. Lake Superior agate. The Lake
Superior agate is the official gemstone of the state of
Subdivision 2. Photograph. A photograph and a typical
specimen of the Lake Superior agate shall be preserved in the
office of the secretary of state.
HIST: 1969 c 404 s 1; 1984 c 628 art 1 s 1
In 1966 the Mississippi Petrified Forest was declared a Registered National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior as possessing exceptional value in illustrating the natural history of the United States.
Montana sapphires and Montana agates have shared honors as the state's gemstones since 1969.
Commonly called the blue agate, was named Nebraska's state gemstone by legislative action in 1967. A pale stone, blue chalcedony sometimes has a dark internal form with bands of blue and white and often has a colorless streak. Blue agates often are used to make jewelry. The blue agate can be found in northwestern Nebraska.
The prairie agate was declared the Nebraska state rock by legislative action in 1967. Agate is a semiprecious stone, and Nebraska has an abundance of it, especially in the Oglala National Grassland. Agate is a variegated quartz noted for its layered varieties. In most specimens, the bands are very coarse and differ in color and translucency, as well as in compactness and porosity. The prairie agate, distinguished from most other agates because it seldom has these bands, is still colorful, has a rounded irregular shape and is popular for jewelry.
The state gemstone is the Fairburn agate, a semiprecious stone first discovered near Fairburn, S.D. The stone is found primarily in an area extending from Orella, Neb., to Farmingdale, S.D. It is used in jewelry and is a favorite of rock collectors.
Agate is the US State Stone of Tennessee.
Petrified Wood is the US State Gemstone of Washington. The geological history of our state has encompassed many great changes, one of them being the many lava flows from volcanic fissures. Centuries ago, the interior of Washington was swampy and mild with many trees such as cypress, oak, elm and gingko growing in wet areas. Layers of logs were preserved with each new lava flow, and as the layers grew deeper, many of the logs became waterlogged and lay protected in deep water. Over time, water continued to seep through the lava and permeate the wood with silica. Eventually, the wood fiber was completely replaced by silica thus petrifying many logs. The petrified wood is perfect in form and detail to the original wood.
Care and Treatment
Since agate is porous, it is often dyed to enhance its natural color. Often treated agate is sold as Black Onyx.
Petrified wood is fossilized wood that has had its organic matter replaced by agate.
Agate will chip and crack rather easily though it has a hardness rating of 7.
Hardness (Mohs'): 7
Hardness Data: Measured
Density (measured): 2.65 - 2.66 g/cm3
Density (calculated): 2.66 g/cm3
General: Good for transmutation; helps with the emotion of acceptance; gives a mellow, blended aspect; beneficial in stomach area.
Botswana Agate: Use with high-pressure oxygen therapy; smoke inhalation.
Fire Agate: Master healer with color therapy; enhances all essences; grounds and balances; sexual & heart chakra binder; burns energy.
Moss Agate: Emotional priorities; mental priorities; colon, circulatory, pancreas & pulses; blood sugar balance; agriculture.
May: Jupiter/Sagittarius; Ayurvedic Birthstone;
September: Mercury/Virgo; Mystical Birthstone
Star Stone Months
Hindu mystics believe that agate can help children overcome their fears, learn to walk earlier and maintain their balance. Moss Agate is said to help one get in touch with nature. Tree Agate is said to help with introspection. It helps one view themselves with more clarity and see the world through a broader viewpoint.
Agate was highly valued as a talisman or amulet in ancient times. It was said to quench thirst and protect from fevers. Persian magicians used agate to divert storms. A famous collection of two to four thousand agate bowls which was accumulated by Mithradates, king of Pontus, shows the enthusiasm with which agate was regarded.
Legend has it that agate guarded the wearer from all dangers and endowed the wearer with a bold heart.
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[Enter NYM, BARDOLPH, PISTOL, and Boy]
- Bardolph. On, on, on, on, on! to the breach, to the breach!
- Nym. Pray thee, corporal, stay: the knocks are too hot;
and, for mine own part, I have not a case of lives:
the humour of it is too hot, that is the very
plain-song of it.
- Pistol. The plain-song is most just: for humours do abound:
Knocks go and come; God's vassals drop and die;
And sword and shield,
In bloody field,
Doth win immortal fame.
- Boy. Would I were in an alehouse in London! I would give
all my fame for a pot of ale and safety.
- Pistol. And I:
If wishes would prevail with me,
My purpose should not fail with me,
But thither would I hie.
- Boy. As duly, but not as truly,
As bird doth sing on bough.
- Fluellen. Up to the breach, you dogs! avaunt, you cullions!
[Driving them forward]
- Pistol. Be merciful, great duke, to men of mould.
Abate thy rage, abate thy manly rage,
Abate thy rage, great duke!
Good bawcock, bate thy rage; use lenity, sweet chuck!
- Nym. These be good humours! your honour wins bad humours.
[Exeunt all but Boy]
- Boy. As young as I am, I have observed these three
swashers. I am boy to them all three: but all they
three, though they would serve me, could not be man
to me; for indeed three such antics do not amount to
a man. For Bardolph, he is white-livered and
red-faced; by the means whereof a' faces it out, but
fights not. For Pistol, he hath a killing tongue
and a quiet sword; by the means whereof a' breaks
words, and keeps whole weapons. For Nym, he hath
heard that men of few words are the best men; and
therefore he scorns to say his prayers, lest a'
should be thought a coward: but his few bad words
are matched with as few good deeds; for a' never
broke any man's head but his own, and that was
against a post when he was drunk. They will steal
any thing, and call it purchase. Bardolph stole a
lute-case, bore it twelve leagues, and sold it for
three half pence. Nym and Bardolph are sworn
brothers in filching, and in Calais they stole a
fire-shovel: I knew by that piece of service the
men would carry coals. They would have me as
familiar with men's pockets as their gloves or their
handkerchers: which makes much against my manhood,
if I should take from another's pocket to put into
mine; for it is plain pocketing up of wrongs. I
must leave them, and seek some better service:
their villany goes against my weak stomach, and
therefore I must cast it up.
[Re-enter FLUELLEN, GOWER following]
- Gower. Captain Fluellen, you must come presently to the
mines; the Duke of Gloucester would speak with you.
- Fluellen. To the mines! tell you the duke, it is not so good
to come to the mines; for, look you, the mines is
not according to the disciplines of the war: the
concavities of it is not sufficient; for, look you,
the athversary, you may discuss unto the duke, look
you, is digt himself four yard under the
countermines: by Cheshu, I think a' will plough up
all, if there is not better directions.
- Gower. The Duke of Gloucester, to whom the order of the
siege is given, is altogether directed by an
Irishman, a very valiant gentleman, i' faith.
- Fluellen. It is Captain Macmorris, is it not?
- Fluellen. By Cheshu, he is an ass, as in the world: I will
verify as much in his beard: be has no more
directions in the true disciplines of the wars, look
you, of the Roman disciplines, than is a puppy-dog.
[Enter MACMORRIS and Captain JAMY]
- Gower. Here a' comes; and the Scots captain, Captain Jamy, with him.
- Fluellen. Captain Jamy is a marvellous falourous gentleman,
that is certain; and of great expedition and
knowledge in th' aunchient wars, upon my particular
knowledge of his directions: by Cheshu, he will
maintain his argument as well as any military man in
the world, in the disciplines of the pristine wars
of the Romans.
- Jamy. I say gud-day, Captain Fluellen.
- Fluellen. God-den to your worship, good Captain James.
- Gower. How now, Captain Macmorris! have you quit the
mines? have the pioneers given o'er?
- Macmorris. By Chrish, la! tish ill done: the work ish give
over, the trompet sound the retreat. By my hand, I
swear, and my father's soul, the work ish ill done;
it ish give over: I would have blowed up the town, so
Chrish save me, la! in an hour: O, tish ill done,
tish ill done; by my hand, tish ill done!
- Fluellen. Captain Macmorris, I beseech you now, will you
voutsafe me, look you, a few disputations with you,
as partly touching or concerning the disciplines of
the war, the Roman wars, in the way of argument,
look you, and friendly communication; partly to
satisfy my opinion, and partly for the satisfaction,
look you, of my mind, as touching the direction of
the military discipline; that is the point.
- Jamy. It sall be vary gud, gud feith, gud captains bath:
and I sall quit you with gud leve, as I may pick
occasion; that sall I, marry.
- Macmorris. It is no time to discourse, so Chrish save me: the
day is hot, and the weather, and the wars, and the
king, and the dukes: it is no time to discourse. The
town is beseeched, and the trumpet call us to the
breach; and we talk, and, be Chrish, do nothing:
'tis shame for us all: so God sa' me, 'tis shame to
stand still; it is shame, by my hand: and there is
throats to be cut, and works to be done; and there
ish nothing done, so Chrish sa' me, la!
- Jamy. By the mess, ere theise eyes of mine take themselves
to slomber, ay'll de gud service, or ay'll lig i'
the grund for it; ay, or go to death; and ay'll pay
't as valourously as I may, that sall I suerly do,
that is the breff and the long. Marry, I wad full
fain hear some question 'tween you tway.
- Fluellen. Captain Macmorris, I think, look you, under your
correction, there is not many of your nation—
- Macmorris. Of my nation! What ish my nation? Ish a villain,
and a bastard, and a knave, and a rascal. What ish
my nation? Who talks of my nation?
- Fluellen. Look you, if you take the matter otherwise than is
meant, Captain Macmorris, peradventure I shall think
you do not use me with that affability as in
discretion you ought to use me, look you: being as
good a man as yourself, both in the disciplines of
war, and in the derivation of my birth, and in
- Macmorris. I do not know you so good a man as myself: so
Chrish save me, I will cut off your head.
- Gower. Gentlemen both, you will mistake each other.
- Jamy. A! that's a foul fault.
[A parley sounded]
- Gower. The town sounds a parley.
- Fluellen. Captain Macmorris, when there is more better
opportunity to be required, look you, I will be so
bold as to tell you I know the disciplines of war;
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Springfield -- The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) joins the celebration recognizing October 18-24, 2009, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. This Congressional declaration is the culmination of literacy advocacy and outreach resulting in 26 co-signers in the U. S. House of Representatives, including Representative Phil Hare (D-IL).
Illinois Adult Education and Family Literacy programs funded through the ICCB serve adult students who need to improve their basic literacy and math skills, improve their oral and written English, practice for the GED Tests to attain a high school equivalence certificate, and prepare for postsecondary education or training and employment. More than 93 million American adults have basic or below basic literacy skills, according to national estimates. The lack of literacy skills limits their ability to advance at work and in education. In Illinois, more than 1.8 million adults do not have a high school diploma and approximately 2.34 million immigrants speak a language other than English in their homes.
More than 100 programs in Illinois provide instruction to more than 118,000 adult education learners each year.
“A student’s ability to attain the skills necessary to move into community college is important” said Guy Alongi, ICCB Board Chairman.
Geoffrey Obrzut, president and chief executive officer of the ICCB, states that “there continues to be a growing need to provide more adult education services to more individuals.”
To attain their high school completion, more than 26,000 adults in Illinois take the GED test annually.
“The success of the students is a major priority for the ICCB”, says Dr. Karen Hunter Anderson, Vice President for Adult Education and Institutional Support. “We will continue our efforts in expanding services to reach more individuals in order to improve their basic skills and acquire the English language skills needed for educational and employment advancement.”
“This is an extreme honor and a great opportunity for Illinois as well as other states to showcase the success of the Adult Education System”, says Jennifer Foster, Senior Director for Adult Education and Family Literacy/State Director for GED Testing Administration. “We need to keep the momentum going this week and beyond”.
For more information about Illinois Adult Education and national adult education facts, visit the following websites:
• Illinois Adult Education: http://www.iccb.org/adulted.html
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A 37-year-old Alameda County man died and a Southern California woman is recovering after contracting the rare hantavirus, most likely after being exposed to mouse droppings or urine while vacationing at Curry Village in Yosemite National Park, health leaders said Thursday.
The two stayed in separate tent cabins in Curry Village in mid-June, and fell ill several weeks later.
The state health department informed park officials two days ago that tests revealed the hantavirus in mouse droppings there, said ranger Kari Cobb.
She noted that park employees have since scrubbed and inspected buildings and taken steps to limit entry points for rodents, things they do routinely.
"Visitors should not be afraid to stay here," Cobb said.
This marks the first death of someone believed to have contracted the hantavirus at Yosemite.
One person became infected in 2000 and another in 2010. Both survived. Cobb said they had stayed in Tuolumne Meadows.
People can become ill with the hantavirus through contact with the urine, droppings or saliva of infected wild mice. The most common means of infection is breathing small particles that have become airborne.
Symptoms typically develop one to six weeks after exposure and include fever, headache and muscle ache. Once victims become sick, they can rapidly develop difficulty in breathing, known as pulmonary syndrome, and in some cases die.
Since the hantavirus was first identified
People are typically exposed to the hantavirus in areas where deer mice live, especially at higher elevations and in the eastern Sierra Nevada region.
The latest two infections bring the total number of hantavirus cases in the state this year to four.
The man who died at the end of July was a resident of Alameda County, said Alameda County Health Department spokeswoman Sherri Willis. She declined to reveal more details because of federal privacy laws.
State health officials said the woman who is recovering is in her 40s and lives in the Inland Empire.
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A woman who has cancer warns people after she was infected with hepatitis C when a healthcare worker re-used a syringe for her chemotherapy. She endorses the "One and Only" campaign to promote safe injection practices. Created: 3/16/2010 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Date Released: 3/16/2010. Series Name: CDC Radio.
[Evelyn McKnight] Would you believe that someone could go in for cancer treatment and end up infected with hepatitis C? I'm Evelyn McKnight and that's what happened to me, because a healthcare worker re-used a syringe during my chemotherapy. This should never happen, but in fact thousands of people have been exposed to serious infections because of unsafe injections.
Don't let it happen to you. Learn what questions to ask your healthcare provider to protect your health, or even save your life. To find out more, go to oneandonlycampaign.org. Do it today! | <urn:uuid:41187eb4-d3f1-472f-8a74-7a1d6e84c80d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=860755 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00066-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964496 | 200 | 2.3125 | 2 |
Please keep in mind that Ecards sent via the Hallmark Australia website are sent using eastern standard time (EST).
Is Hallmark sending spam ecards with a virus?
No. Hallmark is one of several greeting card companies being targeted via fraudulent emails that are flooding the Internet. These emails claim to have a link to an ecard from a family member, friend or neighbour. Clicking on the link downloads a virus onto your computer that compromises personal data.
How can I tell if a Hallmark ecard is genuine?
First and foremost, ecard emails from Hallmark Cards Australia never carry attachments. They will also clearly tell you the name of the person who sent you the ecard (exactly as they entered it) in the subject line of the email. Also, any links within an ecard email will go to a Hallmark site using the hallmarkcards.com.au domain.
What should I do if I receive a fraudulent ecard?
If you have received a fraudulent ecard, please take the following action:
Delete the email without opening it.
If you have opened it and want to forward it to us, send it to firstname.lastname@example.org. Due to the large amount of email we receive at that address we will not be able to reply to your email, but we will investigate. Then delete the email from both your inbox and your sent folder. If you click on the link in the bogus email, you will launch a Trojan virus. This virus installs an Internet Relay (IRC) chat client and causes the infected computer to connect to an IRC channel. Attackers then use that connection to remotely command your machine for the purpose of gathering your personal information. An example of this virus is the Zapchast virus.
If you use Windows and Internet Explorer you should visit update.microsoft.com to update your browser and operating system. Then you will be less likely to be affected by the virus.
Report suspicious email to your service provider so they can take action.
File a complaint at http://www.ic3.gov/.
What is Hallmark doing about fraudulent ecards?
- Contacting Internet providers identified as the source of the spam requesting that they shut down the impostors.
- Working with Microsoft to include the virus code to protect consumers who use their web browser and email client software.
- Working with anti-virus software corporations to get the virus code added to virus definition updates.
- Reviewing Hallmark's ecard notification and pickup procedures.
- Educating consumers about how to avoid ecard abuse.
Why hasn't my recipient opened their ecard yet?
There are several reasons why an ecard email might not have been opened by the recipient, but the most common by far is spam filtering. Due to the issue of illegitimate ecards (see "Is Hallmark sending spam ecards with a virus?"), some email filters incorrectly mark genuine Hallmark ecards as spam (called false positives). In this scenario, the best course of action is to ask the recipient to check their junk / spam folder for your ecard.
Why isn't the ecard I sent in the recipient's email inbox or their junk folder?
If the recipient can't find their ecard in their inbox or their junk / spam folder, it is possible that the email was rejected. Some reasons this may have happened include:
Incorrect / mal-formed email address
While the Hallmark ecards system will attempt to send email to every recipient, if an email address was entered incorrectly, it's unlikely to be delivered. To view the email address entered for a recipient, use the link found in the notification email received after sending an ecard.
Recipient's mail box full
If the recipient's mail box is full, ecard notifications can't be delivered. Ask the recipient to make sure they have sufficient space for new emails.
Company policy / aggressive spam filtering
Legitimate or not, some organisations and email systems delete ecards or reject them outright. For example, government based recipients (.gov.au) are particularly difficult to reach. Ask the recipient to speak to their service provider about allowing legitimate Hallmark ecards sent by our verified mail server.
What can I do to make sure I receive ecard emails from Hallmark?
There are a few things you can do to avoid having Hallmark ecards land in your junk folder:
- Add email@example.com to your contact list
In many email systems, messages from your contact list are automatically trusted.
- Mark Hallmark ecard emails as "Not Spam"
If ecards are landing in your junk folder, and your email system allows for it, mark them as "Not Spam" so that it knows to send them straight to your inbox next time.
- Talk to your service provider
In some cases, service providers put a blanket ban on all ecards without attempting to identify those that are legitimate. All ecards from Hallmark Australia strictly follow Australian guidelines and are sent via our verified mail server. They can be identified as legitimate quite easily.
Can I change an ecard after it has been submitted?
It is not currently possible to alter an ecard once it has been queued in the system. However, it is possible to delete the ecard and recreate it in a new way.
Can I delete an ecard?
Yes. As a sender, you are able to delete an ecard at any time, before or after it is due to be sent. To do so, visit the ecard sender page linked in the email confirmation received shortly after sending an ecard. Click the delete button on that page and confirm the action to permanently remove the ecard.
Please note that deleting an ecard after it has been sent does not remove the notification email from the recipients inbox. The recipient will see an error message if they attempt to view a deleted ecard online.
How long will my ecard last?
At this time, Hallmark Australia puts no automatic expiry on ecards.
Can I send ecards in bulk, like uploading my contacts or mail merging?
At this time, the Hallmark Australia ecard site is geared toward one-to-one or one-to-few connections. For that reason, it is not well suited for bulk sending, and features like importing contacts and mail merge are not currently possible.
Why can't I view an ecard that was sent to me?
The Hallmark Australia ecards system depends heavily on the Adobe Flash player. Most browsers (over 99%) have an up to date version of the Flash player installed, and can view, send and receive ecards without a problem. However, if it's not installed correctly you may see a blank page or a partial ecard, such as a purple block with sound.
To fix these issues, it is recommended that you install the latest version of the Flash player. It can be downloaded from the Adobe site here:
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"Are We Consuming Too Much?"
Journal of Economic Perspectives,
Volume: 18 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 147-72
Publication type: Journal article
This paper articulates and applies frameworks for examining whether consumption is excessive. We consider two criteria for the possible excessiveness (or insufficiency) of current consumption. One is an intertemporal utility-maximization criterion: actual current consumption is deemed excessive if it is higher than the level of current consumption on the consumption path that maximizes the present discounted value of utility. The other is a sustainability criterion, which requires that current consumption be consistent with non-declining living standards over time. We extend previous theoretical approaches by offering a formula for the sustainability criterion that accounts for population growth and technological change. In applying this formula, we find that some poor regions of the world are failing to meet the sustainability criterion: in these regions, genuine wealth per capita is falling as investments in human and manufactured capital are not sufficient to offset the depletion of natural capital.
Each author name for a Columbia Business School faculty member is linked to a faculty research page, which lists additional publications by that faculty member.
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For most consumers the term “Yellow Pages” conjures up images of large paper tomes filled with page after page of display advertisements for everything from plumbers to party clowns. Yet there is another more modern twist on the venerable directories that have served consumers for so long—the Internet Yellow Pages. IYP offers the same service as its print cousin except that it can be accessed by both computer and mobile device. The 2011 Local Media Tracking Study conducted by Burke Research for the Local Search Association offered four interesting facts about IYP that many advertisers may overlook about the product.
1) Internet Yellow Pages continue to show steady growth.
The past few years have not been kind to print Yellow Pages in terms of public perception. Yet, often times the digital side of the Yellow Pages house is overlooked in favor of its older more familiar big brother. If print Yellow Pages are in a slump, then IYP should be in the same boat, right? A quick look at the annual usage figures for internet Yellow Pages shows a trend that might defy conventional logic: growth.
Take a look at the number of annual references over time:
- 2005: 2.3 billion
- 2007: 3.8 billion
- 2009: 4.9 billion
- 2011: 6.3 billion
An examination of the number of references from 2007 – 2011 shows that IYP experienced an average annual increase of 13.9%. In fact, since 2002 when the then-Yellow Pages Association first released tracking information the product has show no decrease in annual references. While these numbers might not seem impressive when stacked again annual searches from places like Google and Bing, these searches are much more transactional in nature.
2) Over one third of all IYP references lead to a purchase.
The study shows that 36% of all IYP references are followed by a purchase. That’s a significantly higher sales rate than paid search, direct mail, or even social network ads. However, it’s not an apples-to-apples comparison as IYP users are most often actively shopping. Individuals seldom whip out a smartphone and casually browse the IYP listings because the line at the DMV is moving too slowly. Rather, these are individuals who have a specific and immediate need and are using the IYP platform to fulfill that need. IYP has the ability to connect with consumers who are much further in the buying cycle.
3) IYP leads are coming from mobile devices.
According to the study, 22% of all IYP users are now accessing the content via a smartphone. This seems logical—as IYP publishers have developed more and more robust apps that use the phone’s integrated GPS to provide geo-targeted results. I would expect this number to increase next year as well as smartphones continue to permeate the marketplace and become a more essential part of North American consumers’ daily lives. 83% of all IYP users report using a desktop or laptop while only 4% indicate a tablet or netbook.
4) IYP users are new customers to the business.
According to the study, 41% of all IYP purchasers are new customers to the business they transact with. This is slightly higher than Print Yellow Pages which only reports that 36% of purchasers are new customers. In this respect it would seem that IYP can serve as viable means in which SMB’s can actively grow their client base.
In a world dominated by search engines, it is easy to overlook Internet Yellow Pages as a viable option to draw in new customers. Yet IYP offers a portable directory that provides businesses with motivated new additions to their existing client base. The product is seeing consistent growth in its use with mobile use on the rise. It’s another tool that advertisers should consider when seeking to expand their customer base as well as connect to consumers that are ready to purchase. | <urn:uuid:3b39a637-8a47-473a-9b6e-ce684dd825f4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.mqgroup.com/four-iyp-facts-gleaned-from-the-2012-local-media-tracking-study/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00067-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950008 | 790 | 1.976563 | 2 |
925 million of the nearly 7 billion people on earth are chronically undernourished. World population is expected to hit 9 billion by the middle of this century, with most of the increase in developing nations, and the number of undernourished will increase as well (FAO, 2010). The current and future undernourished population must become able to access and purchase food. How?
There have been many efforts to reduce undernourishment, with varying success. Although there is an effort to help the hungry, the fact remains that there are still 925 million undernourished people. Solutions need to be looked at critically to determine why they aren't working, or, if they are, how to scale the program to impact more people. However, no perfect solution has been formed yet. It will take a combined effort of all types of organizations, governments, and individuals to achieve this goal. Why hasn't this been done long ago?
The food crisis is a very complex problem with many causes. The specific problems are unique to each region and none are easy to solve. The effects of malnourishment are equally complex: reducing the health of the population, decreasing the productivity, and thus trapping the developing nations in a cycle of poverty. The poor workers in these countries do not have the ability to improve their situation and there is no new investment in the nations' economies. Investment is key to economic growth and provides incentives to produce more; without investment the economy cannot grow.The cycle repeats and low investment causes low growth which increases poverty and reduces investment even more. This cycle has to be addressed by a complex and adaptable solution.
The major contributor to undernourishment is poverty. People who do not have enough money to purchase food for themselves and their family often get stuck in their situation. They do not have enough money or resources to improve their situation though creating businesses or securing higher-paying jobs. Then they are disadvantaged by this and remain in poverty, generally over multiple generations. On a broad scale, this cycle leads to a lack of investment, and economic growth. The economic disparity between the rich and the poor just serves to perpetuate this cycle. Poor people who cannot afford food are ignored. The market system is not enough to provide all people with foods. The primary problems with markets are the lack of access to markets in rural areas, poor transportation routes, waste due to poor storage and corrupt middlemen, and prices that neither the producers nor the consumers can afford.
Another major factor is the amount of food produced. Even though there is strong evidence that the world produces more than enough food for all the people, the agricultural system as a whole needs to change to eliminate hunger (Leathers, p. 133). The current farming practices are generally unsustainable and degrade the environment, causing deforestation and destruction of natural ecosystems. More agricultural technologies must be incorporated to produce more food sustainably in the places it is needed.
Undernourishment impacts people's health, causing more disease, less production, and many other health problems. Children are especially susceptible, in the first 1000 days of life undernourishment causes irreparable damage and mental retardation (World Food Program, 2010). In addition to caloric starvation, problems arise from having insufficient quantities of any essential nutrient, common deficiencies include Vitamin A and iodine (Leathers & Foster, 2009; Bassett & Winter-Nelson, 2010). Improving health by improving the food eaten will greatly increase the quality of life and increase the productivity of the poor.
The issue that underlies all of these facets of the problem is the lack of empowerment of the poor. They are disadvantaged and trapped in the cycle of poverty. They have no power to fix their situation and improve their lives on their own. This stems from other issues such as low education levels, poor health, lack of access to capital for business, and inefficient agricultural practices. The poor have little to no representation in the governments. This is especially true for women and the gender gap creates more problems.
Giving food aid does help to relieve the hunger temporarily, but it does nothing to fix the underlying issues. To truly impact the world, there needs to be a concerted effort to provide solutions for the long term that will create development and empower the poor with the tools they need. The specific causes of hunger vary significantly in different regions. There are different reasons why people starve in cities than rural areas, in a war-torn country in Africa than in central China, and between flood victims and isolated villages. Because of this, large-scale top-down solutions often fail because they do not appreciate the regional peculiarities and so the programs do not reach their intended goal. Instead, a more bottom-up approach that critically examines each problem and the region it affects is needed to enable a solution.
(Photo courtesy of Heather McDonald)
Leathers, H., & Foster, P. (2009). The world food problem: toward ending undernutrition in the third world. Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc.
Hunger. (2010) World Food Programme. Retrieved November 20, 2010 from http://www.wfp.org/hunger/faqs.
Bassett, T. & Winter-Nelson, A. (2010). Atlas of world hunger. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
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Antonin Bartl: One Colourful Life
Born in Czechoslovakia 1912, died in Lincoln 1998, Tony came to England invited by The British Council as visiting artist and did not return.
Son of a bespoke tailor and pro-Nazi politician, Tony went to school in the small market town of Cheb. His mother was artistic, a painter, who designed and embroidered her own clothes. However she died young, aged 40, and this had a huge impact on Tony who was only 17 at the time. Tony graduated to the Prague Academy where he was taught by Oskar Kokoschka and was influenced by Otto Dix, Gustav Klimt, Paula Modersohn-Becker and Otto Muller. The expressionist values of these painters can be found in Tony’s use of colour, which, in addition to naturalistic references, are the intentionally heightened colour values, designed to carry his personal reactions, his feeling and emotional response to his subject.
In 1938, Tony’s sister married Dr Richard Weck, who was a communist and who moved to England while Tony stayed behind in Prague. Bartl was befriended by Egon Adler who worked for 20th Century Fox, and it was he who secured Tony the job as their publicity manager from 1936 to 1941.
The changing political climate in Czechoslovakia more than disapproved of Tony’s communist views, he was imprisoned and moved to a labour camp near Vienna. However he managed to escape and found refuge with a sympathetic uncle who permitted him to live in the shed on his allotment, where he ate swedes and turnips from the vegetable patch. Following the Russian advance on Vienna, Tony joined up as a refugee from the Nazis where he painted the Russian Officers in order to earn his passage and keep. He stayed in Czechoslovakia and managed to return to Prague for the end of the war, but, as first the Germans then the Russians had commandeered his apartment in the city, when he returned he had nothing.
His brother-in-law, Dr Richard Weck, was instrumental in getting Tony to England on a Visa through the Arts Council in 1947. He arrived in the country with a smart overcoat, some clothes and a feather duvet bed, envisaging that he might be staying for a while. Tony couldn’t speak English and his Fine Art qualifications were from Prague. On arrival, Tony stayed with his sister Katie and Richard who lived in Weybridge at a refugee camp run by Dame Ethel Locke-king, whose husband established Brookland’s Racetrack. From there, his brother-in-law eventually moved to Cambridge, where, as an expert in metal fatigue, he took up work for the British Welding Research Association. He was later awarded CBE and the Bessamer Medal. Still recovering from his traumatic war experiences, Tony went with them.
Tony decided to attend Heatherly School of Art in London where he was introduced to the Principal Ian Macnab. As luck would have it McNab was friend of Marchbank Salmon, the Principal of Lincoln School of Art who was looking for a painter to join his staff. Tony came to Lincoln in 1948, taking a room on Lindum Terrace, later moving to Duke William Pub on Bailgate, and spent his holidays between his work in Lincoln and his family in Cambridge.
As did many tutors at the Art School, Tony taught regular day classes at the School, where there were many students who were ex-servicemen and received grants to retrain, and also evening classes at night
school, where many of his students were Polish airmen, stationed around Lincoln. He taught painting and was then able to make time to paint. Teaching for three evenings a week freed up daytime for his own work. Initially, Tony had his easel set up beside his bed in the rented rooms, then later from the upstairs studio at 5 Gibraltar Hill.
It was during this heady time teaching at Lincoln School of Art that he met his future wife, Sheila, who a student in the textile department. At that time, as now, such a relationship was much disapproved of but did survive in spite of this. Tony and Sheila moved into a flat on Lindum Road, then decided to purchase land on Gibraltar Hill for £50 and in 1955 built their house with a mortgage for £2000. It was designed by architect Edward Albarn, a conscientious objector, who was based at Holton-cum-Beckering, near Wragby and lived among other likeminded people including Jim Broadbent’s parents, Noel Makin, George Todd – fabric printer and the Cornwallises.
Tony worked at Lincoln School of Art and across Lincolnshire, lecturing in Louth, Spalding and Boston. He became widely known and was a member of Lincolnshire Artists’ Society.
In 1972, Lincoln Cathedral celebrated its 900 centenary with a festival. Tony was instrumental in the design of several exhibitions working closely with the Dean Oliver Fiennes. With the help of his students at the College of Art, Tony arranged and hung an exhibition of the work of invited artist John Piper.
The following year, he was invited to design a sign for Usher Gallery which was fabricated by Hindles metal workshop in Lincoln, and was hung at the Gallery until its refurbishment in 2010.
Tony exhibited locally, in Liverpool at John Moores Gallery and at the Bridlesmith Gate Gallery, Nottingham. Tony exhibited in Leicester, Birmingham, Lincoln, London, with solo shows in Cambridge, Nottingham and Lincoln. Commissions include:
Murals and Designs for Plyglass panels for Richard Thomas and Baldwins, Scunthorpe
Murals for Entrance Hall and Workshop for Engineering Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Mosaics for Main Entrance of Infant School, Scunthorpe, and Private Buildings in Cambridge
Murals, internal and external, for British Welding Research Association and The Welding
Institute in London and Cambridge
Paintings in Public and Private Collections
In Cambridge he lived at Abington Hall, now The Welding Institute, and with introductions from his brother-in-law Richard, he designed murals for The Welding Institute, at Granta Park, and the Fitzwilliam Engineering Department at Cambridge University and sold paintings He exhibited in Cambridge, where his friend Mac Hilton had the Hilton gallery in King Street. Throughout his life, Richard Weck remained Tony’s patron supporting his work and purchasing his paintings.
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September 4, 1887 - May 11, 1972
Born in Athens, Texas. Received her B.A. in 1908 from the University of Texas, then taught high school for one year. Earned an M.A. degree from Smith College in 1910 and taught high school again from 1910 to 1912. She studied at Byrn Mawr from 1912-1913. In 1917, she became the first woman to receive the Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Texas. Her dissertation, written under the direction of Milton Porter, was on "Functions of Limited Variation and Lebesgue Integrals" [Abstract]. Upon graduation she was appointed an instructor in mathematics at the University of Texas and was promoted to assistant professor in 1926. In 1934 Porter and Horton published a book on analytic geometry. That same year they also married. Horton retired from teaching in 1966, six years after her husband's death.
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Released on Thu, Jan 07, 2010
For Immediate Release
New Report Highlights Economic Benefits of Comprehensive Immigration Reform
January 7, 2010
Washington D.C. - As the U.S. slowly pulls free from a deep recession, a groundbreaking new study concludes that comprehensive immigration reform would provide just the type of boost our economy needs. Today, the Center for American Progress (CAP) and Immigration Policy Center (IPC) released a joint report, Raising the Floor for American Workers: The Economic Benefits of Comprehensive Immigration Reform , which shows that legalizing the roughly 12 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. through comprehensive immigration reform, as well as making future flows more flexible, would grow the economy by $1.5 trillion over 10 years. The stark number cuts into the credibility of claims by immigration restrictionists that immigration reform during an economic recession is implausible.
According to research by Dr. Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda, founding director of the North American Integration and Development Center at the University of California, Los Angeles, creating a legalization process for unauthorized workers would, in the long term (10 years), yield $1.5 trillion to the U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and in the short term (3 years) generate $4.5 to $5.4 billion in additional tax revenue and consumer spending sufficient to support 750,000 to 900,000 jobs.
Dr. Hinojosa ran several different economic scenarios and found that enacting a comprehensive immigration reform plan which creates a legalization process for unauthorized workers and sets a flexible visa program not only raises the wage floor for all American workers, but is an economic necessity. Conversely, the deportation prescription that is offered by immigration restrictionists would poison the already anemic U.S. economy by draining $2.5 trillion in GDP over 10 years, even before factoring in the costs of deporting 12 million people and permanently sealing the border.
"These are stark and significant numbers that lawmakers should commit to memory," said Angela M. Kelley, Vice President for Immigration Policy and Advocacy at CAP. "We have got an issue where we know we can improve the economy. It would be to their peril for lawmakers to be short-sighted and not pass comprehensive immigration reform legislation that will reverberate across the economy and help all Americans."
"This report underscores an important opportunity for positive input into an economy that needs it," said Benjamin Johnson, Executive Director of the American Immigration Council. "The report further highlights the need for immigration reform that is focused on what's good for the American economy and what's good for American workers."
As Dan Griswold, Director of Trade Policy Studies at the libertarian Cato Institute, noted during today's press conference, "Enforcement-only is a policy that has not only failed, but has imposed significant costs to Americans as taxpayers. If Congress and the President want to create better jobs and stimulate the economy, then comprehensive immigration reform should be very high on their agenda."
- Raising the Floor for American Workers: The Economic Benefits of Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CAP/IPC Report, January 7, 2010)
- Immigration and the Economy (Center for American Progress C-SPAN Coverage, January 7, 2010)
- New Report Quantifies Benefits of Immigration Reform to U.S. Economy (Immigration Impact, January 7, 2010)
For more information contact Wendy Sefsaf at 202-507-7524 or firstname.lastname@example.org
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CROET & GNEP
The Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee got a grant from the Dept. of Energy back in early 2007 to conduct an Oak Ridge siting study for the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership program. The study (done by SAIC under CROET's direction) focused on a 500-acre site in Melton Valley east of ORNL, and it concluded the site was suitable for a processing plant or reactor or other GNEP facility, although there would need to be some infrastructure upgrades.
So, what is CROET's position on GNEP now? "I guess the easiest way to say that is we're disengaged," CROET President Lawrence Young said today.
Young said it's up to the community as a whole or the region to decide whether to support the GNEP initiative and whether to accept or pursue one of the nuclear facilities.
"I think we would be an enabler or facilitator if the community wished to pursue that or various components. We would be in a supportive role," he said.
During the early talk about GNEP, there didn't seem to be strong local support for bringing spent fuel to Oak Ridge for processing. Some citizens were against the project entirely, and those who publicly supported the program mostly touted Oak Ridge in a supporting role, doing research for GNEP -- not housing the tons of spent fuel or doing the actual processing at a production level.
"I think that's generally what we heard during the (siting-study) process," Young said.
Young said he didn't plan to attend Tuesday night's public hearing on the GNEP draft environmental impact statement. Information distributed by DOE emphasized that siting of GNEP facilities would not be part of the official presentation.
Young said the earlier siting study done for DOE found there were "no impediments," based on regulatory requirements and existing infrastructure, to construction and operation of a advanced burner reactor and a consolidated fuel treatment center in Melton Valley.
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Nike METHOD (Putters)
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Inspired by the philosophy of the “scientific method,” the OVEN’s team of designers and engineers combined steel and polymer in multiple ways before discovering the unique polymetal groove technology. The revolutionary and visibly distinctive polymetal groove technology is influential in creating a faster forward roll after impact for the kind of accuracy and consistency that is demanded by Tour professionals.
While most traditional steel faced putters start the ball with backspin causing the ball to initially bounce a little higher, the Nike polymetal groove technology starts the ball with forward spin to minimize bounce and keep the putts on line.
Used as a prototype putter by Nike athletes Lucas Glover and Stewart Cink when they won the 2009 U.S. Open and The OPEN Championship, respectively, the new Nike METHOD will officially be available in the market on February 1, 2010, with limited, special edition quantities becoming available starting on November 1, 2009.
The Nike METHOD has a flowed-through low-durometer polymetal groove technology that dampens impact vibrations for soft touch, while the interspersed milled steel face maintains audible feedback for proper distance control. A multi-material face starts the ball on a positive spin that is faster than both a milled steel putter as well as putters with a polymer face insert.
For increased Moment of Inertia (MOI) and added stability, a ported polymetal groove technology allows 30 grams of internal weight to be excavated from the face and body and relocated to the perimeter.
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A few weeks ago there was a homework assignment on creating your inspiration file. Many students pulled tearsheets from magazines, a few did show me on their iPads, things they have found in the virtual world.
This got me thinking….I wonder if my students even know of some of the websites that you can”bookmark” things that pique your interest. I remember asking my class about Polyvore and only a few students raised their hands!
There are a few websites out that allow you to post anything and everything you find on the web in a space you create. For instance, there’s Pinterest which has become very popular! You “pin” what you like to your boards. You can organize your boards by topic, depending on what you are collecting: recipes, home decor, fashion, cars, art, architecture, DIY, you get my drift.
There’s also We ♥ It. Another place to create your own inspiration gallery.
Someone sent me a link to follow them on Currently Obsessed, this looks more like it’s strictly fashion, but still fun to peruse.
I’m sure there are many more sites like these out there but these are the ones I’m most familiar with, as I’m just now starting to use them myself !
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Antibiotics Used in Food Animals -- This is a series of PowerPoint presentations from February 2012 that were used at a briefing for the U.S. House of Representatives.
The White Paper from the National Institute for Animal Agriculture's 2012 Antibiotics Conference in Columbus, Ohio, ”A One Health Approach to Antimicrobial Use & Resistance: A Dialogue for a Common Purpose” is now available. -- Antimocrobial Use Resistance White Paper
The Animal Health Institute announced February 8 the results of a survey on antibiotic use in animals in the United States that indicates that the vast majority of antibiotics are used to treat and prevent disease. The survey is based on data from 1998 provided to AHI by its members. "Antibiotics are vitally important to veterinarians, pet owners and livestock producers who rely on these medicines to protect pets and farm animals from disease," said AHI President and CEO Alexander S. Mathews. "The Animal Health Institute is hopeful that this data will provide for greater public understanding of the importance of antibiotics in preventing and controlling disease."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that more than 50 million pounds of antibiotics are produced in the United States each year. According to the AHI survey, 17.8 million pounds -- 36 percent -- are used in animals. Of the total used in animals, 14.7 million pounds -- 83 percent -- are used for prevention and treatment of disease. Of all antibiotic uses, only 3.1 million pounds -- 6.1 percent -- are used for growth promotion. Antibiotics may be approved for use in both companion and farm animals. There are more than 115 million cats and dogs, and more than 7 million sheep, 6.9 million horses, 7.5 billion chickens, 292 million turkeys, 109 million cattle and 92 million pigs in the United States. "In addition to protecting the health of America's pets, antibiotics help farmers maintain healthier animals, which helps make America's food supply the world's safest," Mathews added.
The Food and Drug Administration regulates all antibiotics for animals. The approval process is stringent and scientific, requiring that all antibiotics be proven safe for both animals and humans.
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Posted by Nancy Derr-Castiglione in Lucy and Nancys Common Sense Compliance
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I've been reading transcripts from the Federal Trade Commission's roundtable hearings focusing on motor vehicle financing, sales, and leasing, and possible consumer protection issues surrounding that industry.
FTC has hosted roundtable meetings in Detroit, Michigan, and San Antonio, Texas, in April and August that bring together panelists of consumer groups, car dealers, car dealer associations, and vehicle financing companies. The roundtable meetings have covered a variety of auto buying consumer protection topics, such as dealer markups and dealer financing practices.
Déjà vu all over again
The roundtable was supposed to be a fact-finding exercise, an attempt to get more information about the consumer protection issues affecting consumers buying and financing or leasing new or used vehicles.
"Fact-finding"? From reading the transcripts from the first roundtable in Detroit (the second set of transcripts is not yet posted on the FTC's website), there weren't many discernible facts presented. The panelists certainly had a lot of opinions. Any facts or studies presented were generally countered with different facts or studies.
But I did learn from my reading. What I garnered from the transcripts was that the consumer groups are making some of the same arguments about vehicle financing that were made about mortgage financing.
They contended that consumers do not understand the transaction they are entering into when buying a car, and that some consumers are being induced into loans that they really cannot afford. The consumer groups advocated more disclosure and putting an end to compensation structures that benefit the car dealer and not the consumer.
A word from the Credit Department
The car dealers and financers (banks were not among the financers represented at the roundtables, but they were discussed nonetheless) maintain that there is plenty of information available to help the car buyer understand the transaction, the costs, and the process.
They argued that disclosures are available, but are generally not read. The dealer groups also argued that consumers are able, and usually do, negotiate the terms of the deal in the free-market environment in which car dealers exist.
Next year's model?
There are no specific conclusions to be drawn from the FTC's roundtable exercise relating to future regulatory requirements for car loan financing, except that the consumer protection red flags are being raised and waved vigorously.
It may be that in the near term or down the road we will see specific new regulations that increase the disclosures or proscribe certain practices.
In my gut, I see that it is likely to be coming.
Am I a pessimist? Maybe.
What do you think?
About Nancy Derr-Castiglione
“Lucy and Nancy’s Common Sense Compliance” is blogged by both Lucy Griffin and Nancy Derr-Castiglione, both ABA Banking Journal contributing editors on compliance.
Nancy, a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager, is owner of D-C Compliance Services, an independent regulatory compliance consulting services business that has provided expertise in compliance training, monitoring, risk assessment, and policies and procedures to financial institutions since 2002.
Previously, Nancy held compliance positions with Bank One Corporation and with United Banks of Colorado.
In addition to serving as a Contributing Editor of ABA Banking Journal, Nancy has served on the ABA Compliance Executive Committee; National and Graduate Compliance Schools board; conference planning committees, and the Editorial Advisory Board for the ABA Bank Compliance magazine. She can be reached at email@example.com | <urn:uuid:f449aaf2-ad20-4403-96ab-4a915f4daf51> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ababj.com/blog/2317.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00017-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953997 | 726 | 1.726563 | 2 |
Canada, federated country of North America, bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean; on the northeast by Baffin Bay and Davis Strait, which separate it from Greenland; on the east by the Atlantic Ocean; on the south by the United States; and on the west by the Pacific Ocean and Alaska. It was formerly known as the Dominion of Canada. Occupying all of North America north of the conterminous United States, except Alaska, Greenland, Saint-Pierre Island, and the Miquelon Islands, Canada is the world's second largest country, surpassed in size only by Russia. It includes many islands, notably the Canadian Arctic Islands (Arctic Archipelago) in the Arctic Ocean. Among the larger members of this group, which in aggregate area is about 1,424,500 sq km (about 550,000 sq mi), are Baffin, Victoria, Ellesmere, Banks, Devon, Axel Heiberg, and Melville islands. Cape Columbia, a promontory of Ellesmere Island at latitude 83'06' north, is the northernmost point of Canada; the country's southernmost point is Middle Island in Lake Erie, at latitude 41'41' north. The easternmost and westernmost limits are delineated, respectively, by longitude 52'37' west, which lies along Cape Spear, Newfoundland, and longitude 141' west, which coincides with part of the Alaskan-Yukon frontier. Canada has a total area of 9,970,610 sq km (3,849,652 sq mi), of which 755,180 sq km (291,575 sq mi) is covered by bodies of fresh water such as rivers and lakes, including those portions of the Great Lakes under Canadian jurisdiction.
Canada contains great reserves of natural resources, notably timber, petroleum, natural gas, metallic minerals, and fish. It is also an important manufacturing country, and its major cities, such as Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa (the country's capital), Edmonton, Calgary, and Winnipeg are bustling centers of commerce and industry. Most of Canada's inhabitants live in the southern part of the country, and vast areas of the north are sparsely inhabited. The country is divided into ten provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan) and two territories (Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory). A third territory called Nunavut, to be carved from the present Northwest Territories, will be created in 1999. The name Canada is derived from an Iroquoian term meaning "village" or "community." | <urn:uuid:f6c29bab-249c-4577-9211-6f01008cf218> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.eslpartyland.com/students/nov/canada.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706499548/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121459-00029-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936653 | 541 | 3.015625 | 3 |
Yeshu'a did this beginning of the signs in Kana of Galil, and he manifested his glory, and his disciples believed in him. (John 2:11)
What were these "signs" a sign/ indication of?
Simply put the 'signs' of Christ were those miracles that manifested his divinity. They were 'pointers' to his divinity and nature of ministry acting as sign posts of authority and seals of divinity. The miracle, or sign, of changing water into wine was the first of his ministry of which there were many afterwards. His signs manifested not just the divinity but the glory of his person and ministry as meek, mild, compassionate, empathetic healer and savior who sanctified and restored all of life as a humble servant and Son of Man on a cross.
This is quite unlike most miracles in the Old Testament which were often a miraculous destruction of sinners. This was 'new wine' in a new covenant that promised better things. Right from the outset Jesus seems much different from John the Baptists, the last of the Old Testament prophets, for John, on his peculiar ministry would not even drink wine and it does not seem like his ministry would tolerate any eating or drinking at a wedding.
This 'sign' which manifested his unique glory, divinity and humble purpose was striking and naturally believed by his true disciples. It was entirely consistent with everything the gospel proclaims - God's manifested kindness and grace in Christ.
Miracles are the ”works” the Father gives to the Son to do, to provide proof that His teachings, ”words” are true. The miracles convince the disciples that Jesus is to be believed. Nicodemus is clear that no one could do the works Jesus did unless the Father was with him.
Look at soldarnal's answer at Who does Jesus refer to by the phrase “another who testifies about me” in John 5:32?
This should give us food for thought here:
Although I heartily agree with the spirit of the answers already given, I think it is important to explore what John himself had in mind when he penned the words in question. When you take a look at some of the other usages of "sign" in John's gospel (and there are several), a pattern emerges. Here is a sampling:
That final reference is probably the clearest. The signs were intended to confirm Jesus' identity as the Messianic Prophet, sent by God, as foretold in Deut 18 and elsewhere. (This perhaps echoes the idea found in Deut 13:1 that prophets are confirmed by both signs/wonders AND a Biblical message.)
[Note: That the people (or even the disciples) understood that He was, in fact, God incarnate is less certain. His divine identity unfolds gradually for most observers in John's gospel. Consider Thomas for example - Jn 20:28.] | <urn:uuid:43fc6dac-44da-469d-a44a-40293249370c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/2758/why-did-jesus-disciples-believe-in-him-after-he-turned-water-into-wine?answertab=oldest | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00044-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.982561 | 605 | 2.3125 | 2 |
Autor: Peter Houston
Category: Persönliches Zeugnis, Urbane Mission, Kinder & Jugend
The Parish of St John the Evangelist (St John’s, for short) in Cape Town has an interesting history and is an evangelical anomaly in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA). Christ Church in Kenilworth is one of the six churches within this parish. Their continual engagement with the mission-outreach of being church holds some useful lessons for us all.
In 1658 Wynberg village received its name and subsequently was chosen as a British army outpost between Cape Town and Simons Town. At that time members of the Church of England had to travel to Cape Town to worship in the Groote Kerk. Consequently the first services held in Wynberg were in people’s homes and officiated by Army chaplains and visiting ministers from England, who tended to be evangelical in their churchmanship. This form of Anglicanism took root in what became the Parish of St John the Evangelist, Wynberg.
From the mid-nineteenth century the Church of England, at home in England and abroad in South Africa, was significantly affected by the Oxford Movement which wanted to move closer to the Roman Catholic church both liturgically and theologically. Those who were more comfortable remaining within the tradition established by Thomas Cranmer found themselves increasingly at odds with the Anglican Church in Southern Africa.
In 1870 when the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (CPSA), later renamed in 2007 the Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA), was established as an autonomous province within the Anglican Communion, St John’s Parish refused to join. Instead the parish sought to remain within the ambit of English Reformation legislation and the Church of England in England (Jacob, W. M., 1997, The Making of the Anglican Church Worldwide). In the following two decades the province sought to bring the legal position of St John’s Parish in line with the new constitutional development. St John’s Parish applied for a separate Act of Parliament to guard their evangelical form of Anglican heritage and was granted one: Act 9 of 1891 – “The St John’s Act 1891”.
In the 1930s many evangelical churches found themselves in an untenable situation within the Anglican province and after protracted legal battles, eventually formed the Church of England in South Africa (CESA). However, St John’s parish declined to join CESA and negotiated an agreement with the province in 1938 to better define their unique relationship. In 1956 a formal Declaration of Association between St John’s Parish and the Diocese of Cape Town was signed. The unique evangelical identity of the six churches that make up the parish – beliefs, practices and governance – has been further strengthened by a Descriptive Document, which was granted legal status in May 1997.
Christ Church and its Re-kindled Outward-Looking Ethos
Christ Church in Kenilworth is one of the six churches in St John’s Parish (and where I was employed as the youth pastor from 2003 to 2007). It started as an outreach to children on the Cape Flats. The church building was completed and consecrated in 1907. It originally conformed to the Reformed ideal of a single room with the focus on the Word and the Communion Table being close to the people. Despite their evangelical heritage, this was an accident of finance and when the money had been raised a chancel was added so that the clergy and choir now separated the Communion Table (placed against the far wall) from the people. Thus, in essence, Christ Church was built to reflect the prevailing style of church for that era, although to an observer almost a hundred years on this would be hard to imagine.
Towards the end of the last century a process was embarked on to reorder the church building to again reflect a contemporary feel and create opportunities for more modern worship expressions, fresh vision and renewed mission outreach. But it would take many years before being realized. The Minister-in-Charge, Revd Duncan McLea, commented in 1997 on the renewed outward-looking ethos:
“I have been personally challenged to review my own priorities and… to be less focused on the ‘holy place’ and to join you in the ‘market place.’ What this means in practice I would value your help in discovering” (Minutes - Annual Vestry Report 1997).
The following year he put forth the challenge that “we want to make Christ Church a more welcoming, caring environment.” “To be more welcoming” became the philosophy behind changes to the church building. Consequently in his address to the Church Meeting in August 1999, McLea motivated that
“we are looking at how we can make this property and its facilities more welcoming to strangers, easier to manage and more adaptable and flexible to the variety of uses to which it is put.”
The tangible implications of this process began to be felt when it was realized that removing the pews would create a much more user-friendly space. McLea addressed this issue in a letter to the church in 2000: “This would involve replacing the pews with chairs to give us greater flexibility so that this, our largest venue, could be more effectively used in worship and outreach.” Three years later, having pastorally navigated the politics of replacing the pews, the pews were removed in October 2003. McLea reflected on the process and argued for Christ Church to always be seeking to adapt to the changing world:
“When the church was built in 1907, life and customs were very different….It was an age of formality… Today, informality and networking are the hallmarks of our society. The chairs and carpet give a warm, homely feel and blend in with the ambience of stone and stained glass. More importantly, they give us flexibility in the way we use the church building… We live in a rapidly changing world and unless we adapt, we will become a relic of the past and a museum piece for students of history.”
In 2006 the church was fitted with multi-media screens and data-projectors and so the process continued, driven by the vision of being a welcoming, contemporary church. Within the last decade this reordering of the church worked its way out in the pattern of the worship services.
The nineteenth century practice of a formal choir in the chancel has gradually been replaced by various music bands at the 10am and 7pm services. The choir now only participates in the 8am service. Formal vestments worn by the ordained ministers and lay-ministers have been dropped from both the 10am and 7pm services. The 1662 liturgy has now been replaced by the 1989 Anglican Prayer Book at all three services, with its use at the 8am service only phased out in 2007. It is still in use at the Wednesday 10am Eucharist service. The preacher now speaks from behind a lectern and does not enter into the formal wooden pulpit. And the preacher typically makes use of multimedia, mixing verbal and visual presentations. The communion table is movable and is only placed in a central space on the raised chancel on Communion Sundays. The music band occupies centre stage at other times.
One wonders what critique will be given of these changes towards a more informal, welcoming use of space in another hundred years time, given the judgment of J.F White (2006, The Spatial Setting), that space “reveals what has happened in worship at any given time.” There is a continual interaction of ecclesiology, missiology and practice in the church over time. Now in the twenty-first century, Christ Church is not averse to having a good party in the church building! At least once a semester a banquet is held for the Alpha Course, complete with wine, food, live music, and sometimes dancing. The pendulum has swung towards a more informal, open use of space, rather than a formal, reverencing of sacred space, in the hope that this makes the church buildings more inviting and accessible to the person on the street.
Holy Communion as a Snap-shot on Opportunities and Constraints
The celebration of Holy Communion (or the Eucharist / Lord’s Supper) is something central to Anglicanism and so is important too, to Christ Church. Asking the question, “How can we make our church buildings more welcoming?” led to architectural and cosmetic changes. But this question of being more welcoming has been a useful one in engaging with the form and content of worship services.
Children are not barred from partaking in Holy Communion. Families are actively encouraged to celebrate it together. Once a quarter during term-time they have an All Age Service of Holy Communion. Every 10am Sunday morning service during the school holidays is an All Age Service and where that falls on a Communion Sunday, children have an opportunity to take part in Holy Communion. The mission statement of the Christ Church All Age Service is:
We believe in the importance of ages worshipping together regularly. We believe that God uses our different experiences as children, teenagers and adults to draw us closer to Himself and that in worshipping together we are enriched, challenged and blessed. We do this to affirm that God has called us to be one.
Within this service Holy Communion is seen as a symbol of unity across people of different ages. It is meant to be a service in which even the very young feel relaxed, but the expectation is that they move around quietly or else play outside in the garden. As the moving around quietly is unlikely to be sustainable, the latter option of the garden is more likely to happen! So in principle, children are meant to feel welcome but in practice there are barriers to their full participation.
The Anglican Church limits who can preside at Holy Communion to an ordained minister. However, recognized lay ministers are permitted to distribute the “consecrated” elements in visits to those who are sick at home or in hospitals. It may be possible, while respecting the Anglican traditions, to broaden the role of lay ministers to include visits to home-groups that meet during the week. Thus in the context of a smaller body of believers, with children in their midst, the experience of a gathered relational-community will come again to the fore. Joyful celebration, curiosity, playfulness and questioning could be rediscovered, while not undermining the significance of what is being entered into; although that would be the responsibility of the adults.
The welcoming nature of Christ Church is not limited to children but is extended to all believers. The insert in their ‘pew’ leaflet says:
We welcome all who know and love the Lord, including children, to share in Holy Communion. We have chalices of wine, and grape juice for children as well as for adults who choose this option.
Holy Communion is open to members of all denominations and independent churches so long as they are in right standing in their own church community. Thus doctrinal unity does not present a barrier, so long as each person acknowledges Jesus as their Lord and Saviour. With the inclusion of both wine and grape juice it also prevents the cup from being a barrier to participation, for those who hold to being teetotalers and for those who suffer from alcoholism. Another interesting dynamic is that Sign interpreters are provided at services so that deafness need not be a barrier to participation in worship.
Unfortunately, a very real barrier remains to the unchurched in the form of some of the sayings in the Anglican Eucharistic liturgy, which Christ Church uses as it walks a fine line between being faithfully Anglican and faithfully missional in nature. An example of what outsiders may struggle with is the Prayer of Humble Access in the Anglican Prayer Book (1989), which includes the phrase:
“Grant us therefore, gracious Lord so to eat the flesh of your dear Son Jesus Christ and to drink his blood that we may evermore dwell in him and he in us.”
To someone unchurched, there are no cues that this is meant to be interpreted “spiritually”, when, to a rational outsider, this is a form of Christian cannibalism! The solemnity of the service of Holy Communion is another barrier. When I was youth pastor at Christ Church I encountered a young woman, new to Christianity, who felt so intimidated by the service that she did not go up for Holy Communion. This is pause for thought. What other things undermine an admirable and very Christ-like intent to be outward-looking?
Constraints of Denominational Culture and Western Culture
I think it is at this juncture that two significant issues are revealed. Firstly, the independence of churches in St John’s from the Anglican Church of Southern Africa is a delicate matter. It would not be politic to officially set aside the Eucharist of the 1989 Anglican Prayer Book. The Prayer Book – its history and different versions – carries a weight of symbolism with it. Given that the architecture and style of worship has been radically reordered to be more contemporary, the 1989 Anglican Prayer Book provides one of the most tangible signs that Christ Church is in association with the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.
Secondly, the reordering of the worship space has been driven by a desire to make individuals more welcome. Our society at this point in history is characterized by informality and individualism thanks to Western influence. Consequently the focus of our services is on the participation of individuals and not on the gathered community.
Being rooted in the idea of being a worshipping community has been lower down the agenda and subsequently has lacked the force to bring about significant changes to the manner in which Christ Church worships. An early attempt to rearrange the chairs – once the pews were gone - to create a more intimate, communal environment met with little success. The idea of expressing architecturally the corporate nature of the people of God was too radical and too uncomfortable. It was also logistically difficult to do, given the constraints of working within an architectural style that is naturally directed towards everybody facing the front where the minister performers his or her duties of preaching and leading the service. An attempt to have the worship band in the congregation and not elevated on the stage met with a similar fate. The use of the “peace greeting” continues to be part of the services but remains in many peoples’ experience a terribly awkward affair of individuals interacting with each other. So Christ Church finds itself constrained in many ways by South African Anglicanism and a Western worldview, despite its ethos.
This brief case study of Christ Church Kenilworth in the Parish of St John the Evangelist in Cape Town contains several useful lessons for us:
May the Lord always bring us back to the heart of mission and genuine ministry for the sake of the world.
Source for the history of St John’s Parish: Bamford, M (Ed) (2005) St John’s Parish – Its History and Ethos
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REVIEW ARTICLE Mark Messina et al; ONCOLOGY Vol. 27 No. 5 Recently published research questions the need for the advised restriction against the use of soyfoods by women with a history of breast cancer.
RESEARCH REPORT Anna Azvolinsky The US Preventive Services Task Force, an influential panel of experts, said that women at high risk for breast cancer should consider taking breast cancer drugs to decrease their risk. The analysis of the research on which the recommendation is based is published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
REVIEW ARTICLE Simona F. Shaitelman et al; ONCOLOGY Vol. 27 No. 4 Accelerated partial-breast irradiation is a shorter, alternative radiation technique for select patients with favorable early-stage breast cancer. We review here the different modalities of delivery and discuss the possible benefits and harms.
REVIEW ARTICLE Amelia B. Zelnak, Ruth M. O'Regan; ONCOLOGY Vol. 27 No. 3 Additional insight into the biology of ER-positive breast cancers, particularly the higher risk luminal B cancers, could aid in identifying potential targets and new, effective therapies.
A 22-year-old female collegiate soccer player complains of a painful palpable area in her right breast accompanied by a straw-colored nipple discharge. Because she is extremely anxious and has had previous excisional biopsies, you decide to perform a lumpectomy.
A 38-year-old female (para 3, gravida 3), complains of persistent bilateral mammary gland pain associated with a “lumpy” feeling when she does a self-examination. She carries a family history of breast cancer in both her mother and older sister.
A 71-year-old woman was receiving a multi-agent chemotherapeutic regimen following a lumpectomy for breast cancer. After the second round of treatment, she presented for medical care due to persistent, intensely painful ulceration of the contralateral breast.
A 31-year-old woman has undergone a lumpectomy for a small, estrogen receptor–positive breast tumor. She acutely develops a painful, hot fluctuant lump on her chin. What would be the most appropriate thing to do first?
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Gender is a funny concept. Boys do these things, and girls do these things, right?
NO. NOT RIGHT. FOR FUCK’S SAKE.
Sure, boys and girls are different, but it makes me INSANE when toys and activities and dress is brought into boys and girls stuff.
A Facebook friend posted a picture of her little boy, who is in PreK, wearing a dress, high heels, and a tiara. Multiple comments remarked, jokingly, that she need to call and make him an appointment with a psych.
But maybe I’m being over sensitive. After all, as a preK teacher, I’ve been educated to know that all kids play dress up, in all kinds of clothes, and that a boy playing dress up in a dress and jewelry is perfectly normal behavior developmentally.
But then I keep seeing stuff on Pinterest, with pictures of pink cookies with the Eiffel tower on them tagged as “perfect for a girl!,” or a construction birthday cake tagged as “what a great party for a boy!” And I’m fighting the urge to comment “or for a boy who loves Paris!” and “Girls love trucks, too!” with several smiley faces and exclamation points to hide the fact I want to smash my face into my keyboard with every gendered thing I see.
Maybe it’s from raising a kid. A boy. Who marches happily around the house “doing karate” in his pink Dora pajamas.
Maybe from seeing how gendered the world is, where it’s ok for a girl to like trucks or wear pants or wear a shirt that brags, “Daddy’s girl,” but it’s side-eyed and talked about if a boy likes High School Musical or wears skirts or you can’t even find a shirt that says, “Mama’s boy,” because that’s emasculating and insulting.
Maybe it’s from realizing that little boys and girls are shaped the exact same way, and there should be no such thing as a “boy’s shirt” or “girl’s shoes.”
Maybe it’s just from feeling like I’m fighting a losing fight, trying to provide my little boy with stuff he likes, in a variety of colors, regardless of what gender it’s marketed to. Maybe it’s because some days I think it’s useless, with Lego coming out with new sets “for girls,” and shirts being made “for girls” that say, “I’m too pretty to do homework.”
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The Wall Street Journal reports: Like many tech companies, Valve Corp., a videogame maker in Bellevue, Wash., boasts high-end espresso, free massages and laundry service at its offices.
One thing it doesn’t have: bosses
Valve, whose website says the company has been “boss free” since its founding in 1996, also has no managers or assigned projects. Instead, its 300 employees recruit colleagues to work on projects they think are worthwhile. The company prizes mobility so much that workers’ desks are mounted on wheels, allowing them to scoot around to form work areas as they choose.
Welcome to the bossless company, where the hierarchy is flat, pay is often determined by peers, and the workday is directed by employees themselves.
So, how does anyone get things done?
“It absolutely is less-efficient upfront,” says Terri Kelly, chief executive of W.L. Gore, the Newark, Del., maker of Gore-Tex and other materials. Her title is one of the few at the company.
“[But] once you have the organization behind it…the buy-in and the execution happen quickly,” she adds.
Companies have been flattening out their management hierarchies in recent years, eliminating layers of middle management that can create bottlenecks and slow productivity. The handful that have taken the idea a step further, dispensing with most bosses entirely, say that the setup helps motivate employees and makes them more flexible, even if it means that some tasks, such as decision-making and hiring, can take a while.
At Valve, there are no promotions, only new projects. To help decide pay, employees rank their peers—but not themselves—voting on who they think creates the most value. The company declined to provide information about how much salaries vary.
Any employee can participate in hiring decisions, which are usually made by teams. Firings, while relatively rare, work the same way: teams decide together if someone isn’t working out.
As for projects, someone typically emerges as the de facto manager, says Greg Coomer, a 16-year veteran of Valve who works on product design. When no one takes the lead, he adds, it’s usually a sign that the project isn’t worth doing.
When colleagues disagree on whether to keep or scrap products, the marketplace decides, Mr. Coomer says. “When we honestly can’t come to an agreement—that’s really very rare—we ship and find out who was right. Over time we’ve become comfortable with the idea that we might be making a mistake when we do that; our customers know that if we screw up, we’ll fix it,” he says. [Continue reading...]
- Abuse of psychiatry in the U.S. far more extensive than occured in the Soviet Union
- Americans have drifted from a market economy to a market society
- In Supreme Court gene-patent challenge, the intellectual colonialism of the patent system faces growing resistance
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It tells the tale of a kingdom in which life is always simple because the king is always there to tell them what to do. Until one day, he gets tired of ruling and moves to Florida to go fishing. Now the kingdom is left without a king. So the villagers decide what to do by voting. They use this strategy to decide what to do in their apple orchards, and when one of them comes up with a thought, this is signified by an apple falling on his or her head. In the end, they decide to go on telling themselves what to do and be kings and queens themselves- and crowns magically appear on their heads. | <urn:uuid:a85bd2a9-15c9-44b8-9794-b7368fdb76cf> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Kingdom_That_Had_No_King?oldid=520331 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00023-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981737 | 133 | 2.265625 | 2 |
Caribbean theater company blends music, dance and poetry
Bates College presents Andidan Lawonn-la, a multilingual performance of music, dance and poetry by the Caribbean Theater Company Siyaj at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, in the college chapel, College Street.
Performed mostly in French and French Creole (an English text will be provided), “Andidan Lawonn-la” is open to the public at no cost. It is sponsored by the departments of anthropology, music, and romance languages and literatures; the programs in African American studies and dance; the Francophone Club; and the Multicultural Center. For more information, please call 207-755-5938.
Based in Guadeloupe, French West Indies, Siyaj consists of poet and storyteller Joby Bernabé, dancer Gilbert Laumord and two musicians, guitarist Dominique Domiquin and percussionist Klòd Kiavué.
“Andidan Lawonn-la” (“In the Circle”) is based on the “lewoz,” a Guadeloupean ceremony centered on a drum called the “gwoka” or “tambou-ka.” Brought to the island by African slaves and rejected after the abolition of slavery, the gwoka has been rediscovered and now represents a powerful affirmation of African roots and Caribbean identity.
“Andidan Lawonn-la” has the four performers in a circle that symbolizes the cycle of life and death. They pay homage to their ancestors whose spirits have returned to Africa but continue to communicate with the living.
Laumord founded the Theater Company Siyaj in 2002. He is a well-known performer in Guadeloupe, where he was born and where he now works after several years abroad, notably in France, where he acted professionally with a variety of respected directors. An actor, singer and dancer, he is a staunch defender of Creole language and culture.
Bernabé, a poet and storyteller, was born on Martinique and studied in France before traveling in Africa. Returning to Paris, he became active in theater and used the stage as a platform for criticizing the French political and cultural domination of its overseas departments, such as Guadeloupe and Martinique. He returned in 1975 to Martinique, where his performances in his native Creole have made him well-known. | <urn:uuid:aa8af1a5-7238-4d18-9967-046f7e72d055> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.bates.edu/news/2006/10/24/caribbean-theater/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960601 | 519 | 1.867188 | 2 |
By Lisa Stahl
Getting the colony garden seeded this spring was a little later than usual. This was mostly due to the cool weather we were having. But as expected, the gardener, with the help of his wife, were finished by the end of May.
The very first vegetable we eat each year is horse radish. This is dug out usually after Easter. The reason this plant is so early is because its a winter plant and grows in the ground throughout the winter months.
The next vegetables usually are radishes followed by peas, beets, carrots, lettuce and spinach.
Potatoes are one of the first vegetables seeded, and, like the rest of the produce planted, the gardener plants only enough to supply the colony. But as always, there is more than enough left over to help out other colonies if there is the need.
During the fall months, most of the vegetables left over which the colony doesnt need are donated to this Salvation Army.
Our garden is located about three miles from our colony on about 2-3 acres. Each colony has a couple who is in charge of the garden, just as it is with any other occupation. The gardener and his wife are in charge of planting the garden and looking after it throughout the summer. In the spring when the started plants such as cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, peppers and onions arrive, all the women help plant them. The women help in the garden throughout the summer as instructed by the gardeners wife.
The rest of the seeds are planted by the gardener using his old Farmall 100, which weve had for the past 30 years. Some plants are too small for the tractor planted and are planted by a hand seeder.
The scene of my grandpa, (the gardener) driving his open-stationed tractor reminds me of a picture of an old-timer back in the 30s or 40s. With its natural adjusted air conditioner, it probably makes more gallons to the mile than miles to the gallon. I asked him once why he never got a more advanced and up-to-date garden tractor, and he replied, saying, Theres nothing wrong with the one Ive got. It gets the garden seeded each year, doesnt it?
Though strange as it looks seeing him drive along, his favored old tractor has outlasted any other tractor on the farm. Though it takes a few weeks to get a needed part, (probably because stores dont carry such an old version of parts,) its still seen rolling along our dirt roads each summer, completing again and again a job which was permanently dedicated its, many seasons ago. | <urn:uuid:b8e2b206-407b-4466-88d1-5fe7e887f681> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.havredailynews.com/cms/news/story-75957.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00054-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.98407 | 537 | 1.914063 | 2 |
Drobeta-Turnu Severin (drōbēˈtĕ-tŏrˈnō sĕvĕrēnˈ) [key], city (1990 pop. 107,460), SW Romania, in Walachia, on the Danube River. It is a river port and has large shipyards and several food-processing plants. The surrounding area is known for its extensive rose gardens and its white wine. Drobeta-Turnu Severin was founded on the site of Drobeta, an ancient town believed to be the oldest Roman settlement in Romania. Turnu Severin and the modern city of Drobeta were joined in the 1970s. Nearby are the ruins of a bridge across the Danube, erected (A.D. 103) by Emperor Trajan.
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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By Audrey Sivasothy, author of The Science of Black Hair: A Comprehensive Guide to Textured Hair Care
You’ve seen the stylist in your neighborhood salon approach a head of wet dripping hair, with scissors in hand, and start to work his or her magic. But have you ever wondered whether trimming the hair while wet is the healthiest thing to do?
For straighter hair types, wet cutting may not be very problematic. Straighter hair is not very vulnerable to “shrinkage” and porosity issues, all characteristics that are found exaggerated on wet, textured hair. So, for those of us who are chemically relaxed, color treated, or have curl patterns that aren’t exactly uniform– dry trimming is actually the best method of hair trimming . Why?
1.) Imagine cutting a wet piece of paper, and then cutting a dry piece of paper in the same way. You’ll easily see that the cut on the wet paper is not a clean one. Your hair is really no different. Wet trimming can actually damage the (new) ends you create with the trim, leaving them more vulnerable to splitting later on. The damage is even more likely if your scissors are the cheaper variety (less than $10-15), non-hair specific shears, or good hair shears that need to be sharpened.
2.) Hair appears much longer when wet. So, a dry cut or trim will give you a better feeling of the actual, final length result. If you trim wet hair, you’ll appear one length while wet and then once the hair has fully dried, you’ll see that your hair is typically much shorter than you would have expected due to shrinkage.
3.) Differences with porosity and texture throughout your hair make dry cutting the better, more precise option. With porous or textured hair, some areas of the strand may lengthen more than others when exposed to water. More porous areas will lengthen the most, while less porous areas will resist that extra lengthening. Also, tighter coiled areas may not “release their curls” fully, as looser curled or coiled areas would. So, if you use your wet hair as a guide, you may end up with uneven hair in some places.
As a final note, if you are chemically relaxed and are some weeks post relaxer, you must take into consideration the differing growth rates in different areas on your head. Some areas, generally the crown, will experience faster or more noticeable growth than other areas like the nape. It is always advisable to relax or straighten your hair first, then attempt your dry hair trim.
Ladies, do you trim your hair wet or dry?
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Resources for Mainstream Programs
A Practical Guide
Resources for Mainstream Programs is a user-friendly, practical collection of ideas, strategies and resources for anyone who will be working with children who are deaf or hard of hearing in a mainstream environment. As the user will find, recommendations designed to enhance the educational program for deaf and hard of hearing students will also enhance the educational program for all students in the school.
Providing a truly accessible and effective environment requires addressing many complex issues. A successful educational experience will not emerge simply by assuring that the student is wearing his or her hearing aid or has a sign language interpreter. These are only a small part of the whole picture. As with any group of students, students who are deaf or hard of hearing are a diverse group with different strengths and needs. What is appropriate for some may not be appropriate for others. Educators cannot ensure a deaf or hard of hearing child's success in an inclusive environment simply by reading this basic guide either. Educators must seek out further resources and supports so that they can develop the skills to promote the highest quality education possible for each student. Our hope is that the discussion of the issues in this guide will provide a starting place.
This online guide is an update to There's a Hearing Impaired Child in My Class, published by the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center in 1988. This new version reflects changes in the field since that time; read about these changes here.
- Terminology Describing Deaf Individuals
- Understanding Hearing Loss
- Language and Communication
- Educational Planning for Individual Children
- Involving the Family
- Strategies for Effective Inclusion
- Strategies to Support the Development of Literacy
- Reviewing the Placement
- Working with Interpreters
- Hearing Aids and Other Assistive Devices
- Cochlear Implants
- Orientation to Deafness for Students
- Especially for Parents of Mainstreamed Children
- Especially for School Administrators
- Updates from the Original Version
- About the Authors and Reviewers
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Rick Hillier has just been named the Chancellor of Memorial University in Newfoundland. It is hard to fathom bestowing such an honour on a man who is ultimately responsible for the deaths of 83 Canadian soldiers
As Chancellor, Hillier will congratulate students as they walk across the stage at convocation. Many students will now be put in the awkward position of shaking hands with a man whose former job was to kill people.
And this isn’t hyperbole. Hillier’s words are used by enemies and supporters alike:
"These are detestable murderers and scumbags. They detest our freedoms, they detest our society, they detest our liberties." -- Hillier onHe added:
July 14, 2005, on Osama bin Laden and Islamist terrorists in general.
"We're not the public service of
. We're not just another department. We are the Canadian Forces, and our job is to be able to kill people." Canada
With such a narrow-minded analysis, it’s hard to see what he could possibly contribute to any academic institution.
When one considers the increased level of military recruitment on campuses, perhaps Hillier’s appointment is more understandable. His approach to expanding the Canadian Military has been marked by a rise in advertising in student newspapers and inside bathroom stalls. The expanded campus military recruitment as the war on
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Are You Pregnant?
There is no doubt that a welcomed, loved child is a gift from God and a blessing to a joyful family. Yet, not every pregnancy is welcomed. Women and their families who are dealing with unwelcome or problem pregnancies often have religious, spiritual, and theological questions. If you are pregnant or think you are facing an unintended pregnancy and have spiritual concerns you want to address as you consider your options, please consider reading the following:
Considering Abortion? Clarifying What You Believe
Please remember that it is important to talk to someone you trust — a family member, a close friend, or a member of the clergy. You should also consult a member of the medical profession to discuss your options and what would be best for you and your health.
The Religious Coalition's All Options Clergy Counseling service is available in some states and provides supportive counseling by trained clergy. Contact your local affiliate to find out if they offer this service. Some religious denominations offer information and counseling for women with an unwelcome or unintended pregnancy. Please contact your clergyperson for more information or check individual websites.
Please note that the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice is an educational and advocacy organization and is not able to provide medical advice or assistance. However, other organizations can help you with information on pregnancy, abortion, adoption, and family planning. They can also help you find someone in your community who can help you make the decision that is right for you. These are a few resources:
National Adoption Directory Search
Note: These listings are provided by the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, a service of the Administration for Children and Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The listings should not be construed as an endorsement or recommendation. Some private adoption agencies listed here may offer only limited and biased counseling and in some cases will actively discourage women from considering abortion. Some agencies may even discriminate on the basis of religion and/or sexual orientation. Please investigate agencies carefully. Be sure to check with your state adoption agency.
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South African hippo happy at home in sewage plant
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A young male hippo has made a new home in a sewage plant, South African wildlife officials said.
The nearly 1,800-pound (800 kilogram) hippo wandered into Cape Town's Cape Flats Wastewater Treatment plant from an adjacent marsh after a fence was stolen, said Julia Wood, manager of the city's biodiversity program.
Wood said the 4-year-old hippo, named Zorro because of the zigzag scar on his back caused by his father's tusk during a fight, was "happy" in his new surroundings. He is living in the plant's pans — shallow pools once used to store untreated wastewater but made mostly redundant by new technology.
The pans now contain primarily clean water surrounded by grassy areas.
"There are big beautiful pans and lots of grazing," Wood said.
Wood said it is believed Zorro had been on the run from his father, Brutus when he found the gap in the fence.
Young bull hippos will often get booted out of their herd after challenging the strongest male. In the wild, the young males move off and begin their own herds.
The sewage plant and the wetlands that surround it are part of the False Bay Coastal Park, one of the many nature reserves in a city famous for its flora and fauna. The wetland area is home to the only six hippos in Cape Town, where they were once numerous. The creatures, which are becoming endangered, were reintroduced 30 years ago.
Hippos are known to be violent, and Wood said the pans were being secured so Zorro could not escape and become a threat to the public.
Wood said eventually Zorro would be captured and a new home found for him.
"Hippos are very sociable. We can't keep him on his own," she said.
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Sarah Churman's "HEARS" is a hoax?
If you have access to the Internet, or live within shouting distance of someone who does, then few past weeks you probably watched the wildly popular YouTube video of Sarah Churman, a 29-year-old Deaf woman who, after receiving cochlear implants, was able to hear for the first time as seen: 29 Year Old Deaf Woman Hears Herself For The First Time.
There have been quite a few detractors on the internet stating that seems to indicate this video may be a fake/hoax..., because she is able to speak almost immediately after it is turned on. The video takes place in a doctor's office and shows Ms. Churman's reaction at the precise moment a lab technician turns on the implant device. (Implant device- Envoy Medical, the maker of the Esteem -pharmaceuticals.einnews.com).
What is Esteem Implants?
Made by Envoy Medical: www.EnvoyMedical.com similar as Cochlear implants, however, Envoy Medical is not the same as cochlear implants. Esteem Envoy Medical is visible and it is implemented behind the ear 100% invisible hearing technology is these are implantable devices for those who don't want to use hearing aids. The hearing implants kinda of new technology the surgery for Esteem implantation involves the usual techniques for mastoid surgery in addition to an extended facial recess surgical approach to access the ossicular chain. An incision is made behind the ear to allow access to the middle ear space. During the implant procedure, the ossicular chain is disarticulated (surgically separated). The tip of the Sensor and Driver extend into the middle ear. The surgeon connects the Sensor and Driver to your incus and stapes, respectively. The Sound Processor is implanted behind the ear, under the scalp. Insulated wires connect the Sound Processor to the Sensor and Driver as seen on YouTube: How the Esteem® Works (Animation)
Some people viewed this video at least a half-dozen times, and they can unequivocally state that it is the most inspiring 90-second video you will ever see that consists almost entirely of a woman crying (Presumably, she is crying because of the emotion of the moment, and not because the technician decided that Sarah's first audible sound should be a recording of, say, Fran Drescher's voice).
The story is grossly distorted or simply fake (to sell the product?). It is possbile to convince people to buy the product perhaps, which Sarah Churman got paid off the debt as Envoy Medical Corporation, the maker of the Esteem give her $30,000 to pay her back that Sarah's video fakery been successfully, as seen on YouTube with closed captioned as Sarah Churman first appearance on The Ellen Degeneres Show: Here Is Video About Sarah Churman With A Device Called Esteem
Sloan Churman's video is only for the MONEY as the dirty business? as seen on Cochlear Business Is Dirty Business! with captioned. The Envoy Medical Corporation, the maker of the Esteem is dirty business to convinced people to buy the product?..is that right?..no?..you decide... because there is too many in the negative comments as seen on: Sloanchurman Video -All Comments mostly involve accusations that the scene was staged, that Churman is not really DEAF, that there is no such thing as "hearing," etc. Therefore, Sloan Churman's inspiring video where Sarah Churman hears her own voice for the first time after a lifetime of being Deaf.
The several people have a bunch of ignorant like naysayers, haters and extremist groups most assumed and accusations that hearing impaired that did the comments under Sloan Churman's inspiring video for instance, The Damage Has Been Done! which is absolutely no proof by hearing impaired people that did this. What. 50K comments, majority of hearing impaired people attacking?.. 50K? This is absolutely completely stupid jokes!
Anyway, one frequently cited piece of evidence supporting the hoax claim is that Sarah speaks pretty clearly which, according to many commenters, is impossible for someone who is actually Deaf. This evaluation is usually backed up with an explanation like, "My nephew went to summer camp with a guy who said his neighbor's aunt was completely Deaf, and she couldn't talk that well, so this must be a fake." It is possbile that Churman's video is a hoax, for instance: Yes, they "hear" now, but they're still not "Hearing"! with captioned.
These people clearly do not understand that proper speech requires hearing in order for the speaker to properly modulate their voice. For the same reason that people listening to loud music on headphones may either shout or speak too quietly, Deaf people typically have a difficult time vocalizing normally. One of the reasons that they are able to vocalize in the manner that they do is because their brain is using the vibration caused by their vocal chords to help modulate. Now that I’ve cleared that up let’s all get misty eyed for as we watch a truly transcendent moment of science and humanity.
However, the first sentence of that article proves the point. She was not Deaf. She had severe hearing loss. it is amazing what they did but it should not be title DEAF girl hearing herself for the First Time. She has heard herself before, just not clearly. maybe there's a line drawn between using the term 'Deaf', because there are 'legally blind' people that can still see. maybe there is 'legally Deaf'.
Some people have opinion of view about Sarah Churman's video.
The Sarah Churman Effect - First off, check out Sarah Churman's first blog soon after her Esteem was activated describing her awareness about the new sound around here.
1) It's fake. The whole thing was acted out in order to help promote the Esteem implantable hearing aid.
2) The title of the YouTube video was "misleading" and that she didn't really hear her voice for the first time.
3) Her voice sounded too "hearing-like" and could be heard clearly raising questions if her hearing loss is really severe.
You can check it out on Sarah's blog.
"Q and A..."-sarahchurman.blogspot.com
"In The Turning Of An Ear" -sarahchurman.blogspot.com
Media Reporter interview with Sarah Churman on the show "TODAY"
By Michael Inbar: TODAY.com contributor updated 10/3/2011 9:58:26 AM ET.
Severely hearing impaired since birth, Sarah Churman had long managed to cope in a world where sounds came as if they were under water. But now, a surgical implant lets her hear her own voice, the sounds of birds singing, her two daughters chattering and her husband snoring.
“Yeah, that I didn’t listen to very long!” Churman told Matt Lauer on TODAY Monday as she recounted her first full week in the world of the hearing.
The pretty, 29-year-old Texan has became an internet sensation, thanks to a video taken by her husband, Sloan, as she heard her voice for the very first time last week. In the video, Sarah becomes overwhelmed with emotion, covering her mouth and bursting into tears, as she first hears herself talking. “I don’t want to hear myself cry,” she says and then laughs as she turns to her husband.
Sloan Churman posted the video on YouTube so friends and family could also witness the medical miracle, but a whole lot of others also looked in 8 million at last count. Appearing with his wife, Sloan told Lauer he almost didn’t tape the groundbreaking family event at all.
“I nearly didn’t videotape it, if it wasn’t for my mother saying, ‘You’re going to video this, we need to see this,” he said. “I wouldn’t have done it, because this was intimate for us; this was like getting married or having a child. I mean, seriously.”
Sarah was born with a rare genetic deformity that means she's missing the hair in her inner ear that transmits sound to the brain. She was fitted with her first hearing aid at age 2, but even with that technology she could only hear some vibrations and loud noises. She compensated throughout her life by becoming adept at reading people’s lips.
But earlier this year, Sloan Churman heard a radio ad for the Esteem Inner Ear Stimulator, billed as the only full implantable hearing aid for what his wife suffered from sensorineural hearing loss.
The $30,000 implant was pricey for the working class family. But they saved and borrowed Sloan’s mother helped out greatly and in July, Sarah had the procedure.
She told Lauer “millions of things” went through her mind as she prepared to hear her own voice for the first time last week.
“Half of me was just scared to death, that it was going to come on and I wasn’t going to like it, just because…this is all I’ve ever known for 29 years,” she said. “So the fear of the unknown, not knowing what it was going to sound like can be overwhelming. And it was just nervousness, (but) then the other half of me, ‘Oh hurry up and turn it on!’"
Sarah learned despite not being able to hear, she has a distinct Texas accent. “The funny thing is…the first time we traveled outside the country, everyone kept talking about our accents, so I was kind of surprised I didn’t think I had an accent,” she told Lauer.
But perhaps the biggest blessing was being able to hear the voices of her daughters, ages 4 and 20 months.
“That was pretty amazing,” she said. “My oldest (is) quite the little talker; she sounds so grown up and very articulate. And my youngest, I can hear the Texas accent in her voice.”
According to TODAY medical correspondent Dr. Nancy Snyderman, the fact that Sarah has an accent and can enunciate words fairly clearly shows she has had some hearing ability, but the still-new procedure is a distinct improvement on what a regular hearing aid can do.
“The cool thing about this is it uses the normal anatomy of the ear, so it takes the little bones in the middle ear, sends them to a processor, then sends them to the nerve that goes into the brain, and all this garbled stuff is turned into sound, so she can really hear it,” Snyderman said.
“Hearing aids normally have a lot of background noise and distortion; this makes it much better. It’s a surgical implantation approved by the FDA, but only a couple of hundred people have them.”
Sarah Churman's "Hears" is a Hoax? You Decide...
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How Do You Help An Orangutan Quit Smoking?
HOLY SMOKING MONKEYS!
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online
Anyone who has tried to kick the cigarette habit knows that it can be incredibly difficult. Adding to the difficulty and frustration are all the little cliches and tips offered by well-meaning co-workers, family and friends.
“Once you get past the third day, you’re in the clear,” say some, while others hold that it takes one week to completely get over the hardest hurdle.
Others will suggest taking up a new habit, such as chewing gum or chewing on toothpicks imbued with tea tree oil. I don’t recommend this tactic, however. Splinters hurt even more when lodged in your gums and lips.
There’s also the eternal debate between quitting cold-turkey and slowly weaning yourself from the nicotine habit. Is it better to stamp out your last cigarette with a self-righteous punctuation, claiming to never again put a smoke to your lips, or is it more prudent to step down from 1 pack a day to a half a day? To quote a popular candy commercial, The world may never know.
As hard as it is for a human to quit smoking, it must be even harder for an orangutan to kick the habit.
For over a decade, Tori the Indonesian orangutan has been bumming cigarettes from passersby, enjoying the kind of smooth satisfaction a primate can only find in taking a long, slow draw from a ciggy. Indonesia, as it turns out, is a very “smoker-friendly” kind of country. In fact, nearly 70% of Indonesian men over 20 are smokers.
One day, nearly 10 years ago, one of these smokers haplessly tossed a lit cigarette into Tori’s cage. The rest, as they say, is smoky history.
Since it’s pretty entertaining to watch a monkey smoke, this has become a sort of trick Tori performs for her guests. She’ll hold up two fingers, indicating that she wants to share a smoke with her friends. Someone will light one up and toss it in her cage. She’ll then run over, pick it up, and take a deep draw, blowing the smoke out of her nostrils. The Indonesians just love it.
“It is very common in Indonesian zoos for people to throw cigarettes or food [at animals] even though there are signs to not feed or give cigarettes,” says Hardi Baktiantoro for the Centre of Orangutan Protection (COP). “It happens all the time. [In Tori's case], people will throw cigarettes in, watch her smoke, start laughing and take pictures,” he told the Guardian.
It’s always fun and daring at first, of course. You meet a new friend, you decide to do something daring and reckless, and you have a smoke or two at the bar, more as a decadence than anything. Then one day you realize you’re hooked. It’s a scary time.
Now, some activists have decided it’s time for Tori to give up her habit and, with the help of the COP, she’ll go Cold Turkey. They’ll be moving her to another part of the zoo in a mesh-covered cage to prevent visitors from throwing their butts Tori’s way. It’s likely Tori won’t take too kindly to this move however, as she already becomes quite agitated when people don’t throw her their smokes when she asks. The COP will also start to watch Tori’s health, starting with a test on Saturday to measure how much 10-years worth of smoking have affected Tori’s health.
Indonesia’s Zoos aren’t bastions of animal health, apparently, as it was reported 2 years ago that 25 animals were dying prematurely every month. Just last March, a giraffe died after it ate a nearly 40 pound ball of plastic which was thrown into its pen by a visitor.
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Last week there was a flood of really good information coming out of the blogosphere. So much that I decided to aggregate it here for those wanting to learn more about digital marketing and how it could fit into your business marketing plan.
4 Myths About Social Media and Business
Great little article by Leah Betancourt. She breaks down some misconceptions that small business owners may believe about taking their business to the masses online. Myths such as:
- Small Businesses Must Be on Social Media (okay, I may disagree with Leah on this a bit, but her point is if your existing client pool is not active in social media platforms then you may be wasting your time)
- Set It and Forget It (there is no auto-pilot when it comes to this stuff)
- Social Media is only for Broadcasting Messages (this mistake is repeated over and over again by many companies)
Where’s the fourth one? Go read the article for yourself.
5 Ways Small Businesses Can Avoid Social Media Panic
Leah B. is back again with tips for small businesses looking to get into the social media pool. Her recommendations are spot on:
- Have a plan (how many times have you seen companies sign up for numerous platforms without a tie in to their existing marketing plan)
- Take small steps at first (very true – it takes time to build up a following and more importantly foster trust among that following – view this as a part of a long term approach and not some quick scheme)
- Be flexible (if devising a plan on your own, it may take some time and experimentation to find the right venue for your audience which in essence means your efforts may be better suited with one social media tool than another)
View the full article here
10 Stages of Social Media Business Integration
Brian Solis does a brilliant job of defining the steps needed to meld social media to a business marketing plan. If a company chooses to skip over Stage 1 (Observe and Report) it can show in a really bad way.
Read the article for yourself
Like Merle says: “Participating in social media doesn’t take a lot of money, but it is very time consuming and businesses want to know that all of this investment in time is paying off.” Twenty different, but useful sites are listed with brief descriptions on what they do. Be sure to check out BackTweets. Read the entire article here.
30 Tips for Using Social Media in Your Business
Printed in Inc. Magazine, April Joyner provides useful & practical tips on how companies can use social media to stand out and shine. She includes tools and examples of each tip that really resonate. Arguably a social media marketing primer for small business this is an excellent piece that is worth reviewing several times before jumping into the social media water. Read the entire article here.
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These studies show that families living in high poverty neighborhoods face burdens beyond their individual resource constraints in finding jobs, staying safe and raising children. After falling during the decade of the 1990s, both the number of neighborhoods of extreme concentrated poverty and the number of people living in such neighborhoods rose during the past decade, such that 10 percent of poor people now live in extremely high poverty neighborhoods.
Starting in the 1990s, the federal government significantly reshaped housing policy to address the problem of concentrated poverty. Recognizing that public housing projects were creating the very environments they were designed to eliminate, Congress authorized the HOPE VI program in 1992. This program provided funding to demolish public housing complexes, in many cases replacing them with mixed income communities. While these new communities were intended to reduce poverty concentration by encouraging middle class and poor families to share the same neighborhood, the HOPE VI program did not give residents a right to return to the redeveloped community, and failed to provide one-for-one replacement of public housing units. This contributed to a reduction the nation's supply of public housing, and also meant that many of the original tenants would not be part of the newly developed community.
The families who did not or could not return to public housing after HOPE VI joined the millions of poor families already participating in the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. HCV (formerly Section 8) is the largest housing program in the country, subsidizing over 2.2 million households, twice the number served by traditional public housing projects. The voucher program provides tenants with a rent subsidy which they can use to lease any private-market unit renting at or lower than 40-50 percent of the metropolitan area median rent.
Because vouchers are not attached to specific developments, the HCV program should theoretically work to deconcentrate poverty by allowing poor families to move to more affluent neighborhoods than they would otherwise be able to afford.
Yet despite this potential, voucher holders usually struggle to move out of poor neighborhoods -on the whole, they are no more likely to relocate to low-poverty communities than poor renters who do not receive federal housing assistance. There are also significant racial differences in the program. Minority voucher users are even less likely than whites to move to better communities, and the proportion of voucher recipients in such neighborhoods shrinks when recipients are mostly black and unassisted households are mostly white. In sum, the HCV program falls short of its full potential to facilitate moves by low-income families out of poor neighborhoods.
A multi-year study of family dynamics and housing mobility that we conducted in Mobile, Alabama helps explain why the program doesn't work as designed.
While the story of housing and segregation is well known in larger "rust belt" cities in the Northeast and Midwest, less is known about how these processes play out in smaller cities, and cities in the South. Almost a quarter of the HCV households in the Mobile area live in the highest poverty neighborhoods. Between 2009 and 2012, we talked with more than 100 low income African American families across Mobile about the places they had lived in the past, their reasons for moving, and their neighborhood characteristics, children, finances, and family dynamics.
The difficulties begin before the families even receive their subsidy. Because the supply of vouchers lags far behind the demand, housing authorities often maintain waitlists that are thousands of names long. In many cities, the names on the waitlists are so stale that administrators have abandoned a "first come, first served" policy and instead select families randomly when turnover vouchers become available.
Once families do receive their voucher, they are limited in the amount of time they have to search for a unit. With such a high demand, housing authorities are under pressure to rescind the voucher if a family can't find a unit in the allotted time, in order to let the next person on the waitlist use it.
Mothers responded to this time crunch in a number of ways that reduced their chances of moving out of poor neighborhoods and into higher opportunity areas. Some relied on their social networks to refer them to a landlord-this common practice eased anxiety about running out of search time and being left without housing, but often meant that families took a housing unit in a poor or segregated neighborhood, because a relative in such a neighborhood saw a "for rent" sign down the street, or were themselves renting from the same landlord.
Another significant factor that limits the geographic scope of the housing search is "the list," a sheet of available properties and participating landlords given to families by the housing authority. Many people said the list was their primary resource during the housing search, and some believed (incorrectly) that they were not allowed to use their vouchers at places which weren't on the list. After reviewing the list, we found that there were nearly 200 properties on it, but only nine were in non-segregated neighborhoods in the city, and only seven were in non-poor neighborhoods.
Clearly, families who use the HCV program face a number of constraints that limit their ability to make a careful, calculated search for housing. Not only do they face difficulties finding affordable housing where landlords will take their voucher in the first place, but with the loud ticking clock on their voucher, they are often forced into desperate and last minute choices about where to live. Landlord referrals, the housing authority's limited property list, and a general unfamiliarity with better off neighborhoods helped channel families into other poor, segregated neighborhoods. Under these circumstances, it would be misleading to say that many of the families were affirmatively "choosing" their neighborhoods.
These barriers are reinforced by some aspects of the HCV program's administration that reduce the capacity and incentive for public housing authorities to implement programs that leverage vouchers to deconcentrate poverty. For example, the way that HUD has traditionally chosen to set maximum "Fair Market Rents" (FMRs), at the 40th (or 50th) percentile of overall metropolitan rents, tends to place rental units in many higher opportunity communities out of reach.
While the constraints are daunting, there are policy changes that can directly impact them, some of which are currently under consideration at HUD:
Give more weight to the poverty deconcentration factor in the tool HUD uses to evaluate the administration of HCV.
Streamline the portability process.
Experiment with smaller area FMR limits, which would set voucher rents by zip code rather than metropolitan area, thus increasing the rent limit in better neighborhoods while decreasing it in high poverty ones.
Extend the voucher search time, especially for families who are trying to rent the difficult to find units in better neighborhoods.
Expand special "mobility programs" that have been implemented in several metropolitan areas; these programs provide counseling to low-income, minority families to help them find housing in low poverty or non-segregated neighborhoods and to stay there.
While the nation's public housing policy is touted as allowing poor families the freedom and "choice" to move to better neighborhoods, our research shows that is frequently not the case. The reality is that many low-income families are stuck living in high poverty, racially segregated areas.
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Riddles have long been relished for their ability to captivate one's attention and induce an indescribable obsession for a solution.
In one famous case, a collection of enigmas, cryptograms, quandaries, rebuses, cruxes, and conundrums are grouped and named according to difficulty. The groups are (from easiest to most difficult) CRYSTAL, LEAF, SAND, WATER, METAL, and FIRE.
Each category contains a sequence of eight questions of increasing difficulty. Therefore, the eighth question of the FIRE set is considered by many to be the most difficult riddle of the collection, and possibly the most difficult question in existence.
The phrase "Fire 9" is a term used to describe a hypothetical riddle or question whose solution is exceedingly difficult to derive or comprehend.
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An inspiring story for going back to school….
You may remember me writing about Caleb Laieski, a 16 year old bullied youth from Arizona. Caleb was revently invited to the White House to share his experience as a bullied teen. Laieski was one of a few youth chosen to meet with President Obama for a photo opportunity. When they met, he proposed to President Obama that the administration appoint an LGBT youth advisor to the President. The advisor would serve as a liaison between the Obama Administration and our nation’s LGBT youth population to specifically address anti-LGBT bullying and other major issues that LGBT youth face and seek appropriate and immediate solutions.
Laieski refused to accept bullying as a rite of passage for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) teens. Raising funds and creating awareness, he took his passion to Washington, DC where he used his personal experience to lobby Washington lawmakers on the Student Non-Discrimination Act. After meeting with almost 200 different legislators and various administrative offices in just 22 days, Laieski worked on Capitol Hill to promote a safe schools bill; The Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 998 – S. 999).
With his personal experience on bullying, he was invited to speak with the Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, to discuss the effect that bullying has on today’s lesbian and gay youth and the dire situation bullying creates for at-risk youth. The story stuck with Secretary Sebelius – a few days later, Laieski was included in the Secretary’s speech at the first-ever Federal LGBT Youth Summit that was held by the Department of Education.
Photo courtesy of Brody Levesque
Bullying has taken many at-risk LGBT youth and a recent study shows, that LGBT youth who come from “highly rejecting” families are more than 8 times as likely to have attempted suicide than LGBT peers who reported no or low levels of family rejection. In a tragic event that struck too close to home, Laieski lost a close friend his age to suicide last year. This friend had endured similar bullying- and Caleb has had several other close friends attempt suicide due to the same systematic and sustained harassment in public schools.
Reluctant to create more pain from his experience, Laieski has begun channeling his inner pain in a positive way by becoming a strong personal advocate for bullied LGBT Youth- an inspiring story, especially as students head back to school.
We’ll keep you informed about the LGBT Youth Advisor to The President….
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View Full Version : JPL's new Project Prometheus site
2005-Apr-26, 01:45 AM
2005-Apr-26, 01:48 AM
I would also like to say, this suggests that JIMO is in fact, not dead (or being revived)
2005-Apr-26, 02:04 AM
From the website:
“The efforts of Prometheus Nuclear Systems and Technology will concentrate on two sources of nuclear energy: radioisotope power systems (RPS) that produce electrical power through the heat generated from the natural decay of a radioactive isotope, and nuclear reactors that produce electrical power through the splitting of the atom, known as nuclear fission.”
How are they going to power a spacecraft by electricity?
2005-Apr-26, 02:10 AM
Its equipped with ion engines - engines that require electrical power to operate.
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Mapping Out Our Histories
New project looks for lost stories of Williams Avenue and the Civil Rights Movement in Portland
Lisa Loving of The Skanner News
February 23, 2012Emma Colburn is a Portland native who works with youth in the classroom; she has a passion for designing unusual educational projects to connect teenagers with their heritage and their neighborhoods.
Last summer she led a New Columbia class in map-making that brought kids together with senior citizens at the Urban League.
More recently Colburn started creating an art installation built around preserving the history of the Williams Avenue corridor. Incorporating watercolor portraits she painted of people at the Senior Center, Colburn is also piecing together a series of community maps and plans more art from Williams Avenue’s past.
To do that, she is counting on local residents to help her winnow down which buildings should be memorialized in the history project.
Her portrait collection is on display at the McCoy Academy through the end of the month – and she is hoping people will seek her out to share more stories of Portland’s past. Contact her at the McCoy Academy, 503-281-9597.
The Skanner News: Tell us about this history project that incorporates art.
Emma Colburn: The project is called Vibrant Heirlooms. I first moved back to Portland two years ago, I heard that they were going to be creating this development at the Coliseum called Jumptown, to capitalize on the history of the neighborhood while also playing reference to the Blazers. So that’s when I first got involved, because I had been involved in cultural heritage tourism in Chicago and in Wisconsin and through working out there I realized that sometimes there’s a potential for cultural heritage tourism but that also for it to go the other way and become kitsch if it wasn’t well done.
So I wanted to see what was going on with that and learn about some of the neighborhood’s history myself. So I ended up writing a grant that was funded by the Regional Arts and Culture Council. Originally it was called “Vanishing Heirlooms,” and it was the same project but once I got into it I said, wait, it isn’t vanishing, it’s still very vibrant. So I changed the project title to Vibrant Heirlooms.
TSN: When you say heirlooms and you mean buildings?
Colburn: I’m talking about both the architecture of the neighborhood and the people that passed on that inheritance. Also the people who are inheriting it, which I consider to be the children of the neighborhood and also the newcomers to the neighborhood. It’s called Vibrant Heirlooms and it’s a series of watercolor portraits of seniors who go down to the Loaves and Fishes center on MLK. Some of them lived in Portland, as well as Vanport and The Villa (Columbia Villa), and the Boise-Elliot neighborhood, and some of them are newcomers. Like if they didn’t spend a lot of time in Portland and they got here in the 70s.
TSN: That’s so Portland – oh, the 70s – 40 years ago, those are all newcomers. That’s totally the way we think.
Colburn: That’s how people describe themselves here – ‘oh I don’t really know about that, I’m a newcomer, I’ve only been here since the 70s.’
So what I realized as an educator is we teach our students year after year about Civil Rights, and we always talk about the same leaders in the South. I think that’s a problem because I think we need to teach young people how to see their history in their everyday landscape, because that makes them more engaged in the subject that you’re teaching. Like, ‘oh, I go past that every day, the civil rights movement wasn’t just something that happened in the South.’ I think it’s important that we understand how it impacted our daily experiences. So as an educator it’s frustrating because there’s not a lot of curriculum – I don’t know of any curriculum about Portland civil rights, civil rights leaders in Portland, places where rallies happened, even acts of segregation happened – like where is the document that lists all of the places where Black people weren’t allowed, that had “Whites Only” signs? I’d like to see that, because I’d like to share those locations with my students instead of reading a picture book about MLK.
So the wider picture of this project is that it will be turned into an arts-based geography curriculum about the civil rights movement using local geography. So it will be map-based. Also we’ll use portraits and the art of portraiture to teach local geography.
TSN: Did you already start to do that this summer with your students at New Columbia?
Colburn: That was a beginning, more for myself as an educator. What we did do was personal interviews with people at the senior center who had grown up in “The Villa” when it was “The Villa” and not New Columbia. We spent time every week down there sewing – they taught us how to sew, and that was an icebreaker-introduction. Because then one week we broke up into one on one interviews with the seniors, who remembered growing up there.
That program was very short, so we didn’t follow it through the way that I envision doing it eventually. I know that it was meaningful for the seniors, and those are the seniors that I painted. I followed up, for myself as an artist. Now that I’ve painted the images they’re going to be installed at the Urban League, on Russell, so that’s exciting. We’re going to have a reception with the seniors there.
Right now I work with a group of students at Grant, I work as an assistant at Grant. We’re studying Black History, and we’re starting out with national leaders but by the end of the month I want to bring in information about local civil rights leaders. I’m looking for them. So that’s what I’m looking for now. I’m interested in the ‘ghost map’ series that you guys are doing (see The Skanner News, Aug. 9, 2011, ‘Portland Gentrification: The North Williams Avenue That Was – 1956’). The students that I work with now are all on the autism spectrum; a lot of them are really artistic, so I’m thinking that even if they don’t get all the big concepts, we can create collaborative collages of maps or even individuals can make their own images for a heritage map.
TSN: What you would like to do is connect with people in the community who want to share stories and help create a historical record of civil rights in this area – especially lost history, things that aren’t written down.
Colburn: Yes. And that’s related to but separate from the Williams Avenue ghost map, which is what Fenix (LAX) (see The Skanner News this week, “Black History and Beyond: Landmark Pop Art”) the photographer and I are working on to decipher, sift out the 20 locations on that Williams Avenue ghost map.
TSN: Explain that – the 20 locations. You’re trying to narrow down the 20 places that you think people really valued?
Colburn: That original ghost map that you made from Multnomah Avenue up to Killingsworth, there’s over 100 locations. But we want to choose — with the help of local people that lived there – which are the 20 heirlooms, the pearls, the diamonds, which ones have the most interesting stories that could go along with a photograph. It doesn’t have to be the most well-known places, but the places that are more personal, a memory that somebody had that was more sensual – a flavor of something they ate there. I work with a lot of nontraditional learners,
To read all the articles in The Skanner Annual Black History Edition click here
The other ‘ask’ is for geographically relevant civil rights information.
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1937 Club Cabriolet from £2295
Ford's new model for 1937 looked similar to the 1936 models but was a completely new body. This was the first year for split windscreens and the headlights were blended into the front fenders for the first time. On the engine front; Ford finally did away with the hopeless water pumps in the cylinder heads and installed conventional water pumps which actually worked. Also new for 1937 was the small V8 60 engine, however only 66 Cabriolets were sold with the economy engine. The model 760-B Club Cabriolet from Murray sold for $760. A total of 8,001 examples hit the streets in 1937. This model is very popular in France where it can be fitted on the French Matford chassis. However any 112" Ford chassis from 1935 up to 1940 can be used. | <urn:uuid:c15d01f1-c613-44a7-949a-5de0a0c46cc7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.rodlineinternational.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00070-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976331 | 171 | 1.703125 | 2 |
Know the Laws: Nevada
UPDATED May 29, 2012
Please consider getting help from an organization in your area before proceeding with court action. To find an organization, please go to the NV Where to find Help page.
Custody is the legal responsibility for the care and control of your child (under 18).
In Nevada, when a judge gives you a custody order, the order will address two things: legal custody and physical custody.*
Legal custody is the right to make major decisions about your child. If you are granted legal custody of your child, you may have the right to make the following types of decisions:
Physical custody is the actual physical care and supervision of your child.** If you are granted physical custody, your child may live with you on a day-to-day basis.
A custody order may be either long-term or temporary - but even long-term orders may be changed by a judge at a later date.
* See N.R.S. § 125A.055(1)
** N.R.S. § 125A.145
There are two types of legal custody: sole legal custody and joint legal custody.
If you have sole legal custody, you alone have the right to make all of the decisions affecting your child's life.
If you have joint legal custody, you share the right to make decisions about your child's life with the child's other parent.
There are three types of physical custody: sole physical custody, primary physical custody and joint physical custody.
If you have sole physical custody, then you alone are responsible for your child's full-time physical care and supervision. Usually, judges will grant sole physical custody to a parent only if the other parent is completely out of the child's life or is dangerous and abusive.
If you have primary physical custody, then your child is under your physical care and supervision for the majority of the time. Even if one parent has primary physical custody, the other parent may still have a right to visit the child.
If you have joint physical custody, you share physical care and supervision with the child's other parent.
In Nevada, it is common for a judge to grant primary physical custody to one parent and joint legal custody to both parents.
Joint custody means that legal and/or physical custody is shared by both parents. If you get a joint custody order, it's important to know whether you have joint legal custody, joint physical custody, or both.
In Nevada, a judge could grant joint legal custody to both parents if both parents are in agreement – however, the judge might still grant sole or primary physical custody to one parent.* Even if your child lives with you full-time, your former spouse can still have a right to make decisions about your child's life if s/he has joint legal custody.
There is a preference in Nevada for both parents to have a continuing relationship and frequent contact with the child, and to share the rights and responsibilities of child rearing after the parents have become separated.** A judge will generally grant joint custody if s/he thinks it is in the best interests of the child.*** However, there is an exception for domestic violence victims. Read Can a parent who committed violence get custody? to learn more.
* N.R.S. § 125.490(2)
** N.R.S. § 125.460
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|Good job cooking for your dog, a worthwhile thing to do.
I don't think the Daily Boost is meant to complete a diet made from fresh food. It actually sounds like powdered freeze dried raw food meant to perk up the flavor of kibble. Fine but won't fill the holes in a meat, rice and veggy diet.
How about reading through the thread on links about home cooking for some ideas?
It is important to make every calorie count when feeding a puppy. Dogs thrive on fat and protein, feed mostly meat, egg, fish, possibly dairy and a little liver. My 38 pound senior citizen Max needs as much calcium, phosphorus, zinc, B12 and a number of other nutrients as I do! Meat, particularly red meat like pork, lamb and beef, is a better source than chicken. Meat isn't high in calcium, powdering eggshell and mixing 1/2 tsp of it with a pound of meaty stuff provides the right amount but mixing in 900 mgs worth of calcium in bonemeal is even better. To finish off the diet consider use 25% by raw weight of a mix of pureed or cooked low calorie vegetables like celery, greens, zucchini, broccoli and cabbage.
For tomorrow mix in 1/2 tsp of eggshell to a pound of meat in whatever you have already prepared, a pinch to 1/4 pound of meat would be fine. I microwave empty egg shells until they are crispy and use my old coffee grinder to powder the shell but a mortar and pestle or even a rolling pin work fine. It is a tiny amount of powder, mix in well. I would rather use human grade bone meal for calcium than egg shell, see if you can find one you trust. Next time you buy meat for her buy more pork, lamb or beef than chicken and get a container of beef liver. I would cut that liver into 1 ounce bits and add one bit for each pound of meat you cook. I put the rest of the bits on a sheet of plastic, rolled it up and froze for later.
I really like Lew Olson's Low Glycemic diet posted on B-Naturals newsletters.
I also think getting one or two of the cookbooks reviewed by Mary Straus on dogaware.com would be a good idea.
Something about a book in hand is very reassuring and I trust her judgement. Many of those books can be previewed on Amazon or Google books. If you are lucky some could be in your local library. A quick and easy check, if the recipes include calcium they are worth a look, if no calcium then the recipes aren't suitable for a complete diet.
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1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
2 "Give these instructions to the Israelites: When you come into the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your special possession, these will be the boundaries.
3 The southern portion of your country will extend from the wilderness of Zin, along the edge of Edom. The southern boundary will begin on the east at the Dead Sea.*1
4 It will then run south past Scorpion Pass* in the direction of Zin. Its southernmost point will be Kadesh-barnea, from which it will go to Hazar-addar, and on to Azmon.2
5 From Azmon the boundary will turn toward the brook of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea.*3
6 "Your western boundary will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.
7 "Your northern boundary will begin at the Mediterranean Sea and run eastward to Mount Hor,
8 then to Lebo-hamath, and on through Zedad
9 and Ziphron to Hazar-enan. This will be your northern boundary.
10 "The eastern boundary will start at Hazar-enan and run south to Shepham,
11 then down to Riblah on the east side of Ain. From there the boundary will run down along the eastern edge of the Sea of Galilee,*4
12 and then along the Jordan River to the Dead Sea. These are the boundaries of your land."
13 Then Moses told the Israelites, "This is the territory you are to divide among yourselves by sacred lot. The LORD commands that the land be divided up among the nine and a half remaining tribes.
14 The families of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance of land
15 on the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho."
16 And the LORD said to Moses,
17 "These are the men who are to divide the land among the people: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.
18 Also enlist one leader from each tribe to help them with the task.
19 These are the tribes and the names of the leaders: [Tribe Leader] Judah Caleb son of Jephunneh
20 Simeon Shemuel son of Ammihud
21 Benjamin Elidad son of Kislon
22 Dan Bukki son of Jogli
23 Manasseh son of Joseph Hanniel son of Ephod
24 Ephraim son of Joseph Kemuel son of Shiphtan
25 Zebulun Elizaphan son of Parnach
26 Issachar Paltiel son of Azzan
27 Asher Ahihud son of Shelomi
28 Naphtali Pedahel son of Ammihud
29 These are the men the LORD has appointed to oversee the dividing of the land of Canaan among the Israelites."
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Building Trust Between Seoul and PyongyangPark Geun-hye
On August 15, 1974, South Korea's Independence Day, I lost my mother, then the country's first lady, to an assassin acting under orders from North Korea. That day was a tragedy not only for me but also for all Koreans. Despite the unbearable pain of that event, I have wished and worked for enduring peace on the Korean Peninsula ever since. But 37 years later, the conflict on the peninsula persists. The long-simmering tensions between North and South Korea resulted in an acute crisis in November 2010. For the first time since the Korean War, North Korea shelled South Korean territory, killing soldiers and civilians on the island of Yeonpyeong.
Only two weeks earlier, South Korea had become the first country outside the G-8 to chair and host a G-20 summit, welcoming world leaders to its capital, Seoul. These events starkly illustrated the dual reality of the Korean Peninsula and of East Asia more broadly. On the one hand, the Korean Peninsula remains volatile. The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by North Korea, the modernization of conventional forces across the region, and nascent great-power rivalries highlight the endemic security dilemmas that plague this part of Asia. On the other hand, South Korea's extraordinary development, sometimes called the Miracle on the Han River, has, alongside China's rise, become a major driver of the global economy over the past decade.
These two contrasting trends exist side by side in Asia, the information revolution, globalization, and democratization clashing with the competitive instincts of the region's major powers. To ensure that the first set of forces triumphs, policymakers in Asia and in the international community must not only take advantage of existing initiatives but also adopt a bolder and more creative approach to achieving security. Without such an effort, military brinkmanship may only increase -- with repercussions well beyond Asia. For this reason, forging trust and sustainable peace on the Korean Peninsula represents one of the most urgent and crucial tasks on Asia's list of outstanding security challenges.
A lack of trust has long undermined attempts at genuine reconciliation between North and South Korea. What little confidence did exist between the two countries virtually disappeared last year, after North Korea destroyed the South Korean naval ship Cheonan in March and brazenly attacked Yeonpyeong Island in November. North Korea also revealed that it had constructed a sophisticated uranium-enrichment facility, directly contravening commitments it had undertaken, most recently in the September 19, 2005, joint statement of the six-party talks, to forbid uranium enrichment and abandon its nuclear weapons program.
As one Korean proverb goes, one-handed applause is impossible. By the same token, peace between the two Koreas will not be possible without a combined effort. For more than half a century, North Korea has blatantly disregarded international norms. But even if Seoul must respond forcefully to Pyongyang's provocations, it must also remain open to new opportunities for improving relations between the two sides. Precisely because trust is at a low point these days, South Korea has a chance to rebuild it. In order to transform the Korean Peninsula from a zone of conflict into a zone of trust, South Korea should adopt a policy of "trustpolitik," establishing mutually binding expectations based on global norms.
"Trustpolitik" does not mean unconditional or one-sided trust without verification. Nor does it mean forgetting North Korea's numerous transgressions or rewarding the country with new incentives. Instead, it should be comprised of two coexisting strands: first, North Korea must keep its agreements made with South Korea and the international community to establish a minimum level of trust, and second, there must be assured consequences for actions that breach the peace. To ensure stability, trustpolitik should be applied consistently from issue to issue based on verifiable actions, and steps should not be taken for mere political expediency.
Building trust between competing nations has been accomplished before. The United States and China overcame deep mutual suspicions to establish relations in the 1970s. Egypt and Israel signed a peace accord in 1979 after a gradual process of trust-building between the two sides, and the agreement remains a linchpin of stability for the entire Middle East, even after the change in regime in Egypt earlier this year. In the 1950s, European nations overcame a half century of warfare to create what would later become the European Union.
Although Asia's cultural, historical, and geopolitical environment is unique, the continent can learn from these precedents, particularly Europe's experience. To begin with, Asian states must slow down their accelerating arms buildup, reduce military tensions, and establish a cooperative security regime that would complement existing bilateral agreements and help resolve persistent tensions in the region. In addition, they should strengthen existing multilateral regimes -- such as the ASEAN Regional Forum, a formal dialogue among 27 nations on East Asian security issues; the trilateral summits through which China, Japan, and South Korea coordinate their shared policy concerns; and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. Together, these efforts would help form a more resilient Asian security network and build trust and security on the Korean Peninsula. Such endeavors will undoubtedly take time. But if North and South Korea and other Asian countries can institutionalize confidence-building measures, they will bolster the odds that economic and political cooperation can overcome military and security competition.
BRINGING PYONGYANG INTO THE FOLD
To establish trustpolitik on the Korean Peninsula, South Korea should adapt its past strategies toward North Korea. Previous governments in Seoul have alternatively attempted to engage and deter Pyongyang. The ones that have emphasized accommodation and inter-Korean solidarity have placed inordinate hope in the idea that if the South provided sustained assistance to the North, the North would abandon its bellicose strategy toward the South. But after years of such attempts, no fundamental change has come. Meanwhile, the governments in Seoul that have placed a greater emphasis on pressuring North Korea have not been able to influence its behavior in a meaningful way, either.
A new policy is needed: an alignment policy, which should be buttressed by public consensus and remain constant in the face of political transitions and unexpected domestic or international events. Such a policy would not mean adopting a middle-of-the-road approach; it would involve aligning South Korea's security with its cooperation with the North and inter-Korean dialogue with parallel international efforts. An alignment policy would entail assuming a tough line against North Korea sometimes and a flexible policy open to negotiations other times.
For example, if North Korea launches another military strike against the South, Seoul must respond immediately to ensure that Pyongyang understands the costs of provocation. Conversely, if North Korea takes steps toward genuine reconciliation, such as reaffirming its commitment to existing agreements, then the South should match its efforts. An alignment policy will, over time, reinforce trustpolitik.
To implement such an alignment policy, South Korea must first demonstrate, through a robust and credible deterrent posture, that it will no longer tolerate North Korea's increasingly violent provocations. It must show Pyongyang that the North will pay a heavy price for its military and nuclear threats. This approach is not new, but in order to change the current situation, it must be enforced more vigorously than in the past.
In particular, Seoul has to mobilize the international community to help it dismantle Pyongyang's nuclear program. Under no circumstances can South Korea accept the existence of a nuclear-armed North Korea. North Korea's nuclearization also poses a major threat to the international community because Pyongyang could develop long-range missiles with nuclear warheads or transfer nuclear technologies and materials abroad. Through a combination of credible deterrence, strenuous persuasion, and more effective negotiation strategies, Seoul and the international community must make Pyongyang realize that it can survive and even prosper without nuclear weapons. If North Korea undertakes additional nuclear tests, South Korea must consider all possible responses in consultation with its principal ally, the United States, and other key global partners.
Even as Seoul and its allies strengthen their posture against North Korea's militarism and nuclear brinkmanship, they must also be prepared to offer Pyongyang a new beginning. Trust can be built on incremental gains, such as joint projects for enhanced economic cooperation, humanitarian assistance from the South to the North, and new trade and investment opportunities. When I met the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang in 2002, we discussed a range of issues, including a Eurasian railway project that would reconnect the Trans-Korean Railway, which has been severed since the Korean War, and link it to the Trans-Siberian and Trans-China lines. Reconnecting the Korean railway would be a testament to mutual development and inter-Korean peace. And if that line were then tied to other regional lines, the effort could help develop China's three northeastern provinces and Russia's Far East -- and, in turn, perhaps transform the Korean Peninsula into a conduit for regional trade. Although tensions have delayed further discussions about the railway project in recent years, these could be restarted as a means of building trust on vital security matters.
The rest of the world can help with these efforts. To begin with, strengthening the indispensable alliance between South Korea and the United States should send unequivocal signals to North Korea that only responsible behavior can ensure the regime's survival and a better life for its citizens. The EU is not a member of the six-party nuclear talks, but the model of regional cooperation that Europe represents can contribute to peace building on the Korean Peninsula. Asian countries can devise ways to adopt a cooperative security arrangement based on the model of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the world's largest intergovernmental security organization. The OSCE process of fostering security and economic cooperation could be adapted to Northeast Asia: offering guarantees that North Korea would receive substantial economic and diplomatic benefits if it changed its behavior would reassure its leaders that the regime can survive without nuclear weapons.
Given its role as North Korea's principal economic benefactor and ally, China can play a critical part in prompting Pyongyang to change. Chinese efforts to encourage reforms in North Korea could be spurred by a more cooperative U.S.-Chinese relationship. As that relationship deepens, Pyongyang's outlier status will increasingly undermine Beijing's desire to improve its ties with Washington. Conversely, tensions between China and the United States might only increase North Korea's intransigence, allowing it to play the two countries off each other.
Because South Korea maintains both a critical alliance with the United States and a strategic partnership with China, confidence building on the Korean Peninsula would also improve trust between Beijing and Washington, creating a virtuous cycle in which a more cooperative U.S.-Chinese relationship would bolster more positive inter-Korean relations and vice versa. Although North Korea continues to depend heavily on China's economic and diplomatic protection, China's growing global stature and interest in improving its ties with the United States may limit its support for North Korea if Pyongyang continues to threaten the region's stability. North Korea may finally join the family of nations if it realizes that assistance from China cannot last forever.
MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE
The dual realities of the Korean Peninsula -- prosperity and military tension -- have coexisted for the past 60 years. In the midst of war and the bleakest of circumstances, South Korea received critical assistance from the United States and the international community that propelled its economic development and its democratization. Its progress was so fast, in fact, that in 2009 it became the first underdeveloped, aid-recipient country to become a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Development Assistance Committee. South Korea adheres to denuclearization, participates in countering the proliferation of other weapons of mass destruction, and increasingly contributes to global initiatives, such as reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan and antipiracy naval operations around the Horn of Africa.
Enduring trust between the international community and South Korea was instrumental to Seoul's development. To achieve the same outcome with North Korea, South Korea should adopt a principle of trustpolitik and an alignment policy. Once the vestiges of the harsh confrontation between Seoul and Pyongyang are overcome, the Korean Peninsula could emerge as a hub for cooperation and economic prosperity. Should the North relinquish its nuclear weapons and behave peacefully, it could work with the South to enhance economic cooperation between the two countries through special economic zones and the free movement of goods and people, gain development assistance from institutions such as the World Bank, and attract foreign investment. Such developments would contribute significantly to the establishment of a more enduring peace on the Korean Peninsula, and they might expedite the peninsula's unification as well as encourage the gradual institutionalization of economic and security cooperation in Northeast Asia. A democratic, unified Korea would be an economic and security asset to the region.
Many assert that in the coming years the Korean Peninsula will face growing uncertainty. But Koreans have shown that they can turn challenges into historic opportunities. In the 1960s and 1970s, South Korea chose to develop itself through rapid industrialization. In the 1990s, it expanded and deepened ties with countries and regions with which it had shared little during the Cold War, such as China, eastern Europe, and Russia. Over the last decade, it has emerged as one of Asia's most vibrant democracies. Today, South Korea stands ready to work with the United States and other members of the international community to ensure that North Korea follows the same path. | <urn:uuid:19cbac9e-db21-43b2-ba33-004dd248f90d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.foreignaffairs.com/print/68135 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944951 | 2,713 | 2.203125 | 2 |
Reverse mortgages are earning greater scrutiny on state and federal levels as they continue to gain popularity.
"Reverse mortgages are being hawked aggressively on TV, giving promises of a better life," said Shirley Krohn, a member of the California Senior Legislature advocacy group. "People are being seduced into taking this product when other options might be better.'"
For that reason, it's important to fully understand the ramifications of a reverse mortgage, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington, D.C.
The federal watchdog agency recently went before Congress with a report on reverse mortgages that suggested there is room for improvement in letting seniors know what they're taking on.
"It is an inherently confusing product to begin with," said Megan Thibos, the primary author of the report. "The product is a negative amortization home loan, which unlike a normal mortgage, the balance on the home loan actually rises over time rather than declining. That's just one of many confusing aspects of the reverse mortgage."
A reverse mortgage is for those 62 or older who have paid off their homes or have substantial equity in them. The senior uses that equity as a kind of bank account, drawing mortgage principal out in monthly payments, as a line of credit, or as a lump sum. The mortgage is government-insured, so even if the equity runs out, the senior and his or
For Joan Locke of Simi Valley, Calif., the reverse mortgage she got in 2002 was a godsend. Locke retired from her job as an accountant in 2000 so she could care for her husband, John Locke, who was diagnosed with a tumor pressing on his brain stem when he was 48 and could not work. He died recently.
"It has been a real blessing to me," Locke said. "Especially given John's long disability ... I was so short of money at the time, I was ending up having to use credit cards. It was not a happy thing."
She got a reverse mortgage through consultant Lorraine Jones and was able to unlock about $200,000 in home equity.
"I have seen how it really can transform lives and give people peace of mind," Jones said.
Reverse mortgages can help seniors, agreed Christina Clem, a spokeswoman for AARP of California, but they are designed to be a loan of last resort when all other options have been exhausted.
"It's traditionally for people who are equity rich and cash poor," Clem said.
The recession and housing crisis put another wrench into the complex machinery of the reverse mortgage, Clem said. Homeowners must still pay for property taxes, insurance and repairs, and they may have to repay the reverse mortgage early if they can't keep up.
"The reverse mortgage was developed long before the housing market went insane. Because of the recession, we see there are likely to be more foreclosures based on reverse mortgages," she said. "About 46,000 reverse mortgages (in the United States) are in default. Many people, when they were getting their reverse mortgages, didn't realize they have to keep up property taxes and home insurance."
The Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program began in 1989, but the number of reverse mortgages has risen sharply only in recent years. Seniors with reverse mortgages numbered 107,558 in 2007, up from 6,640 in 2000. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the number surpassed 500,000 in 2010.
Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said only about 3 percent of all homeowners in America have reverse mortgages, but the number is bound to skyrocket as about 32 million baby boomers become eligible for them in the coming decades.
"Our study ... found that, though many older Americans are aware of reverse mortgages, they struggle greatly to understand this complicated product and the trade-offs involved," Cordray said. "They may focus primarily on the amount of money they can garner in the short term and underestimate the long-term costs."
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NICE Issues Cybersecurity Workforce Framework for Public Comment
From NIST Tech Beat: November 8, 2011
Contact: Evelyn Brown
The National Initiative on Cybersecurity Education (NICE) has published for public comment a draft document that classifies the typical duties and skill requirements of cybersecurity workers. The document is meant to define professional requirements in cybersecurity, much as other professions, such as medicine and law, have done.
NICE is an interagency effort coordinated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and focused on cybersecurity awareness, education, training and professional development. NICE activities include increasing cybersecurity awareness for children and adults of all ages, promoting community college and university-level programs in cybersecurity, and expanding professional training opportunities.
The new document, the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework, was created by the NICE group responsible for creating and maintaining a highly skilled workforce to meet the nation’s computer security needs. Over 20 participating agencies contributed to the group’s efforts.
“One thing NICE has found is that there has not been a consistent way to define or describe cybersecurity work across the federal workforce,” says NICE Lead Ernest McDuffie. Cybersecurity professionals previously have not fit into the standard occupations, job titles, position descriptions and the federal job classification and job grading system managed by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
Not having a common language to discuss and understand the work and skill requirements hinders federal employers in setting basic requirements, identifying skill gaps and providing training and professional development opportunities for their workforce. “Other professions have organized their specialties, and now it is time for a common set of definitions for the cybersecurity workforce,” said McDuffie.
The NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework provides a working taxonomy, or vocabulary, that is designed to fit into any organization’s existing occupational structure. The framework is based on information gathered from federal agencies through two years of surveys and workshops by OPM, a major Department of Defense study of the cybersecurity workforce and a study by the Federal CIO Council.
In opening the draft document up for public comment, NICE hopes to refine the framework so that it can be useful in both the public and private sectors to better protect the nation from escalating cybersecurity threats. Authors also want the framework to address emerging work requirements to help ensure the nation has the skills to meet them. The authors are requesting input from all of the nation’s cybersecurity stakeholders including academia, professionals, not-for-profit organizations and private industry.
The framework organizes cybersecurity work into high-level categories ranging from the design, operation and maintenance of cybersecurity systems to incident response, information gathering and analysis. The structure is based on job analyses and groups together work and workers that share common major functions, regardless of job title.
To read the document and provide comments, go to http://csrc.nist.gov/nice/framework/. The webpage also provides a template for comments, which are due Dec. 16, 2011. | <urn:uuid:cca5c8cb-8701-47a6-8743-fa7908d543f3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://nist.gov/itl/cyberwork-110811.cfm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00051-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941691 | 620 | 1.851563 | 2 |
In a world where faster is commonly construed as better, the Long Now Foundation stands out in the stream of convenience-store consciousness, fostering patience with majestic undertakings such as the 10,000 Year Clock and the Rosetta Project (already the biggest collection of linguistic data on the Net). To raise money and further cultivate long-view optimism, the foundation presents regular seminars on everything from the potential of "free culture" embedded in Wikipedia's design to the thousand-year-old legacy of Balinese rice-growing cooperatives. This month's lecture by Jon Ippolito and Joline Blais attempts to redefine art in the language of the electronic frontier by placing culture jammers such as the Yes Men in the company of online artists such as Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries and JODI. According to Blais and Ippolito's book, At the Edge of Art, computer games, digital art, artificial intelligence, and hacktivism not only meet and shatter the old criteria for art, they may serve as a social antibody -- perverting code, arresting normal operations, revealing latent meaning, and executing new instruction for more than our computers.
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The rising use of cell- phones has also made them a convenient investigative resource for law enforcement using cell tracking to gather information or track suspects, raising concerns about constitutional protections and privacy rights.
According to a congressional survey of nine cellphone carriers, they answered 1.3 million demands for information on text messages, caller locations and other information, sometimes without a warrant, from law enforcement agencies at every level of government. In the last five years, carriers have seen the number of requests increase between 12 percent and 15 percent a year, the New York Times reported.
Sprint received an average of 1,500 requests a day last year, with AT&T averaging more than 700 requests to assist police investigations from run-of-the-mill street crimes at the local level to financial crimes and intelligence investigations at the national level.
Cell surveillance can be used to track calls and location of specific users to much broader requests for anyone near a specific tower at a given time, such as when a crime occurred.
At every crime scene, theres some type of mobile device, said Peter Modafferi, chief of detectives from the Rockland County district attorneys office.
The demands are allowed under federal law that generally requires a warrant or other court order to supply the information sought by police. However, it is the exception permitted for emergencies generating concern due to a lack of oversight other than by the mobile carriers.
They can and have rejected unauthorized emergency demands. In two instances, a carrier referred what it considered inappropriate requests to the FBI.
Cell surveillance is a valuable tool in modern communications that should remain available to police agencies. Carriers, though, are asking for, and Congress should establish, clear standards to comply with constitutional limitations on other forms of surveillance. | <urn:uuid:8dba9681-dc9b-4e4e-aa84-4e6e6ce76926> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://wdt.net/article/20120710/OPINION01/707109940/1036/opinion | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00010-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934319 | 353 | 2.203125 | 2 |
BHS actively collects documents, artworks, and artifacts that support our mission ad collection development goals. In librarian and museum parlance, we call this acquisition and accessioning. Accessioning has its etymological roots in Latin, as a concept in property law (think “accessory”, as in the property added to an estate) but for libraries, archives, and museums, it’s just as useful to think of accessioning as providing access, the act of making something usable by researchers.
In the months ahead, we’ll be featuring a few of our recent acquisitions, and pulling back the curtain to give you a sense of what we do to make it possible for people to discover and use our collections. You can probably guess the basics – give it a name, and a unique identifier; list the contents; classify it by assigning subject headings – but I think you’ll be surprised by some of the details of how it happens.
In the rest of this post, I’ll introduce you to the Matthew Lewandowski collection. Lewandowski (b. 1932 Warsaw, d. 2011 Brooklyn, NY) was a tool and die maker based in Brooklyn who specialized in the production of steel dies, called hubs, used for the stamping of hollow-form earrings. Each hub is a unique, hand-made object; an original work and a tool used for mass production. Several of the hubs and drawings are on display outside the Library door through the middle of June. | <urn:uuid:301d7ad7-d1ed-407e-a68c-358e55b2e287> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://brooklynhistory.org/blog/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00025-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94309 | 313 | 2.46875 | 2 |
Young explorers discover new cavern with cell phones
San Antonio, TX (WTVR) — A group of young explorers have cave experts excited to map out a newly discovered cavern thanks to their adventure. However, some developers at the new subdivision where the cave was found aren’t so happy.
Three boys ages nine through eleven were outside playing when the discovered a hole in the ground. Thinking there might be more to it, they decided to take pictures of the cavern by sticking their cell phones into the hole in the ground.
Local experts believe it could be an extensive cavern that rivals other famous caves in the area.
The cave does have some protection. Caves in the area can’t be plugged without review from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. | <urn:uuid:5834fc63-8d50-4872-b26a-832a8a3e8069> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://wtvr.com/2013/03/06/young-explorers-discover-new-cavern-with-cell-phones/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706499548/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121459-00071-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960294 | 155 | 2.46875 | 2 |
The Danish government has gone ahead and banned four industrial chemicals linked to disrupting the human endocrine system, despite the European Union’s ruling to phase out phthalates.
Minister Ida Auken has announced that the ban will be introduced this autumn in regards to DEHP, DBP, DIBP and BBP phthalates, despite the European's Comission's decision to look into the area and phase out the chemicals by spring 2013.
Online news website EurActiv reported that Auken considers the EU's regulation on the matter as "completely inadequate" and that the Danish government “has enough documentation so we feel now is time for action, it can take a really long time (to implement regultion) so I don't think that Denmark should wait for that when there are such clear [risk] indications in this area."
The Minister is said to be aware of the ban to come in the fall, which could potentially result in the Commission taking legal action against Denmark for taking the decision to go ahead and completely ban phthalates now.
Some phthalates, used to make plastic soft and more flexible have been linked to male sterility and are also being accused of pushing young girls into puberty too early and causing liver cancer in rats.
The EU’s 2006 REACH regulation requires chemical manufacturers to register the 100,000 or so substances currently on the market and submit them for safety screening and subsequent authorisation. Those that are considered to pose an unacceptable threat to human health or the environment may be phased out and eventually replaced.
The European Commission has allegedly sent a detailed statement in regards to the government's decree to Auken, which outlined a disagreement between Denmark and the EU about how REACH should be interpreted.
"Of course I don't hope there'll be a case, but if there will be one then I'm ready for it," Auken told EurActiv, adding that she has academic material as evidence, and that she has consulted the Danish government's specialised Legal Committee which has ensured her she would win an EU court challenge.
The European Commission has said that it will continue to monitor Denmark's developments and take "appropriate action" in this instance. | <urn:uuid:175b8fb1-341c-460b-a7e5-4a289a9797f6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/Regulation-Safety/Denmark-bans-four-phthalates-despite-EU-decision | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00061-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96678 | 452 | 2.390625 | 2 |
"As the region grows and the economy continues to recover, BART will need to meet the increased demand on our system," said BART Board President John McPartland. "We are planning for the future with increased service, efficiencies and access to our stations."
BART unveiled a glimpse into BART's future in a draft study titled "BART Metro: Sustainability Communities Operational Analysis." The analysis aims to identify necessary service and operational improvements, as well as capital programs BART needs to implement in order to prepare for the 560,000 daily riders the Metropolitan Transportation Commission predicts BART will need to carry by 2025.
While funding all the initiatives remains a challenge, the plan provides a solid blueprint, which gives BART riders what they want: longer trains, efficient service and a modern fleet with the technology to run it.
BART lists some of the exciting components staff is working on include:
• More frequent direct Transbay Tube service
• More "show up and go" service and more timed transfers
• Express service between core stations
• Increased operating speeds in key locations
• Additional peak-period service on Pittsburg/Bay Point-SFO and South Hayward to Daly City lines
• Extended service on nights and weekends on the Richmond-Millbrae and South Hayward to Daly City lines
• Using Bay Fair Station as a "coupling" station where trains can un-couple, creating two trains with one heading to Dublin/Pleasanton and the other heading toward Berryessa Station. | <urn:uuid:694bcf24-5e93-4795-994c-9fad141f66c0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.rtands.com/index.php/passenger/rapid-transit-light-rail/bart-unveils-vision-for-future-transit-to-meet-growing-demand.html?channel=275 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932074 | 307 | 1.71875 | 2 |
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Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Cassandra Elton.
I was in kindergarten when I got my first library card. The two requirements for a child’s library card at our public library in Summit, New Jersey were you had to have a parent cosign the card with you and you had to be able to write your own name. I remember standing on tip-toe with the blue ball point pen clenched in my hand writing my name just like I’d practiced so many times at school and at home.
And then it was mine! My very own library card. Sure, my mom held on to it for me since I was only 6, but still! The possibilities were endless. Now I could check out my very own books from the library. My mom would give me one of our library totes (various canvas bags we used just for library visits) and I could go around the children’s section selecting the books that I wanted to read or have read to me. I was in control. | <urn:uuid:506a297a-2651-4e1c-b30f-9936196f92f1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://hacklibschool.wordpress.com/tag/antelope-lending-library/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00066-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.987044 | 222 | 1.554688 | 2 |
GE Energy has rolled out a software upgrade to sell to the owners of the thousands of its GE 1.5MW operating turbines. WindBoost promises to run the wind turbine faster in certain conditions to squeeze an extra 100kW out of the machine, effectively turning existing 1.5MW units into 1.6MW units.
When developers choose a wind turbine for a certain location, they do so after a close analysis of specific site conditions. This goes beyond just average wind speed to include wind shear and terrain effects, air density, air temperatures and so on. Every wind turbine has a certain range of environmental and site factors that are considered within its so called design envelope.
For example, some units are better for lower-wind-speed sites and others for high-wind-speed sites. All tend to operate in the middle range of their design envelope, says Jeff Wiener, global sales and commercial manager for GE Wind Services.
"We designed this software package that looks at those factors," he says. "If you have the right environmental conditions, it will have the generator run faster and generate an extra one hundred kilowatts."
Installation takes less than a day, and then the system can operate by itself. It monitors for the right conditions and turns the extra generation on and off automatically, or can be triggered from a remote operations centre. "It's just using the existing design envelope more efficiently," says Wiener. "This translates to $6000-$12,000 per unit per year of added revenue and does not impact normal operations and maintenance, turbine lifecycle or warranty provisions."
It is like upgrading a vehicle's computer chip to one designed to squeeze out higher performance. But like a car that is run at higher performance levels, WindBoost may run down the turbine's overall lifecycle quicker, says one of GE's competitors, Lawrence Willey, operations and maintenance vice-president for Clipper Windpower.
GE kicked off the launch of its WindBoost with a big first order. NextEra Energy has agreed to upgrade its fleet of approximately 800 GE 1.5MW wind turbines. Theoretically, this is like NextEra adding an 80MW wind plant to its assets. WindBoost is designed only for GE's 77-metre rotor SLE model and not its lower-wind-speed 82.5-metre XLE model. There are approximately 13,500 GE 1.5MW units installed worldwide, the majority being SLE models. GE will not reveal the price of its WindBoost package. | <urn:uuid:980942e5-8b6c-496f-8772-0eb1595ceb7a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/994697/analysis---software-projects-cranks-turbine-capacity | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00029-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938568 | 515 | 1.8125 | 2 |
Born: 21 February 1903
Died: 14 January 1977
Birthplace: Neuilly, France
Best known as:
Diarist and lover of Henry Miller
A naturalized American citizen (she was born in France), Anaïs Nin was a modernist writer of short stories and novels. Her sexually explicit journals and her correspondence with her lover, the American writer Henry Miller, led to her popular resurgence in the 1970s as a feminist icon and a literary figure of the avant-garde.
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"You must go," said Rula.
He probed her eyes. Not a wince of pain. No urgency, no request. How can she possibly ask me to leave her for a year, he thought.
Her eyes were the playgrounds of innocence and love, of sweet nothings, unspoken promises and undying faith the three years he had known them. In them he had discovered himself; learnt to laugh at himself and the world. And to believe in the Buddha and the futility of survival.
"Raj, I know it will be difficult but not impossible. The society won't accept us, Raj! You must go to England and work for our future. Our marriage, our life, the oneness we have cherished and yet can't fulfil. The final battle! I know you play only to win... you will win, Raj!"
He felt a touch of cold steel. A knight being armoured by his lover's eyes.
It was a battle since the moment Rula walked up to him that morning, three years ago. She had yanked the cigarette out of his mouth and smiled. "It's not a need," she had said. "Follow the path of the Buddha. You'll cleanse yourself and live with nature, in unending love."
It was a battle the very moment she playfully placed the hat on his head in the superstore and carefully sized him in her eyes. "Hmmm... Raj, my cowboy!" she had giggled.
And the ferocity of the battle struck him when she had told him that she was Muslim, 27. A good six years older.
They knew the battle was for real - and vicious - when the wrathful stares in the marketplace would only make them clasp their hands tighter. In East Midnapore, a small Muslim-dominated township in Bengal, India, leave aside falling in love, even staring minute-long at a burkha-clad woman could mean certain death with a halaal ki chaaku (butcher's knife). Either that, or you are a bhikhari (beggar).
... The rickshaw-wallah pedalled furiously from the college to Rula's mohalla (locality), blinded by the ferocity of the droplets, shouting orders to the vegetable vendors and the hen and chickens every once a while, ...
Raj, clean-shaven and with the locket of 'Om' dangling on his never-buttoned chest, and with a cocky, so-what-if-I'm-a-Hindu walk, could never pass for a Muslim, try as hard as he might. He couldn't understand why nobody would respond to his aadaabs (greetings), and then gave up altogether.
They knew the battle won or battle lost would still be a battle lost. Yes, they could defy traditions, rituals and society, and perhaps leave the stink and the stares for another place, another life. Happily married, a world Rula would often lovingly mention as apna chota aashiana (our small heaven). A certain victory, but built on the certain social ostracism of twelve innocent souls who, till now, merely watched in the light of their dimmed lamps, in horror yet fascination, the love bird among them take flight, soaring yet higher each passing day. Among them were Raj's six unmarried sisters and Rula's 58-year-old widowed mother.
They knew there was no going back from the battle the moment their lips met under the leaky hood of the cycle rickshaw, the first day of the monsoon East Midnapore so eagerly awaited but could only lie naked to its fury. The rickshaw-wallah pedalled furiously from the college to Rula's mohalla (locality), blinded by the ferocity of the droplets, shouting orders to the vegetable vendors and the hen and chickens every once a while, unmindful that Buddha was embryonic, love was absolute, and his passengers half-drenched and lost in Nothingness on the thatched backseat.
... He knew it was not just a battle to win his love, but also what Rula had once said, "Buddha's supreme test: You Vs You," which all had to take in this world. ...
Raj had got admission to a university in England. A surprise he least expected. Now, it was to be his chief weapon to win Rula, to transcend a consciousness only limited by his existence in East Midnapore and its orthodoxy.
Yes, Rula's eyes armoured him. He knew it was not just a battle to win his love, but also what Rula had once said, "Buddha's supreme test: You Vs You," which all had to take in this world.
He would return to East Midnapore after a year and marry Rula, and bring her and their families to England. He was to be the Knight of Emancipation.
England was cold, wet. And quiet. Quiet to the point of eeriness, thought Raj.
He was in awe of the university building: a huge red-brick structure, with a majestic black-dial-golden-hands clock to crown that seemed jealous of the freedom the flag above it proclaimed to the wind and the lush green countryside.
England, he found, was a land of plenty. There were slinky little cars and big ones; superstores that had everything, from bread to delicacies Raj thought only the Queen could afford and savour; microwaves not needing the effort of burning coal and damp wood; and washing machines that saved time and energy beating clothes by the riverbank.
England was friendly. Nobody to leer at the 'Om' dangling from his neck. None seemed to bother about the goodluck threads grandma tied on his wrists. And, when Raj said "Hello", people would smile. He would walk a so-what-if-I'm-an-Indian walk, a little wary of his brown skin, and wondered why people wouldn't bother to ask where he was from. No, it wasn't racism, he realised. It was freedom.
England was a technological wonder, too. Raj found the email to be a faster way to write to Rula about England. It would reach her in a flash, not a month and the drunk postman.
He wrote a letter to Rula:
I am fine here. Can't believe I've come so far from you. Missing your laughter already.
The university is very big, with lots of cars and trees.
I have the Internet here. Remember Rafiq telling us about it when he came from the city? I will write to you every day of our separation, it will reach you faster than lightning. You can also reply very fast. But for that you will have to go to Rafiq's shop once a week. It is very far, so ask Akbar Chacha (uncle) to cycle you there every Saturday after college....".
Three Saturday's later, as East Midnapore readied for the holy Ramzaan and the aroma of meat and spices giggled with the little fairies in shiny salwaars and ittars, strings of colourful bulbs dancing the festive spirit, Rula, with a longing none could cipher, set forth for messages from her Knight. Thirty miles on a bicycle, across the railway crossing and the burnt factory. Akbar Chacha was a pious soul; twenty years ago, he had sworn his life to Rula's family as her Abba (father), his master, lay lifeless with cholera.
Rafiq welcomed her inside the shack. A computer on a small table took much of its space. He served hot chai (tea), prattling about the computer to make her understand.
She read the flickering screen:
The university is very big! I have a big, comfortable room to stay. Boys and girls stay together. One problem: here they don't use water to clean up after defecating! They use paper. Scant respect for paper, isn't it? Also, I don't have a bucket and mug to take bath. They have bathtubs. I almost fell asleep in the morning soaking myself in the warm water! And..."
I have a German boy and a Jamaican girl as neighbours. Last night I was talking to them. The boy told me he loves other boys and not girls! They call them gay here. The girl is big size. She is always cooking, and leaves the kitchen smelling of burnt meat..."
I cooked for the first time today. Potatoes and rice. I met Dimitra, a little Greek girl on my corridor. She always plays loud music..."
My teacher said I am a good student. Felt happy. I saw Dimitra smoking. I told her not to. She laughed, and said she drinks alcohol also. She is not a nice girl. I bought books..."
I can see the hills from my window. Quite beautiful. Dimitra asked me why I am always serious, as if I my mouth was swollen after a bullock cart accident. I didn't reply. Missing you..."
Today is Saturday. No classes. I feel so lonely. Dimitra was playing loud music and I asked her not to. She was smoking cigarette also. I asked her to follow the path of the Buddha. She laughed! Then became angry. She said her parents separated leaving her alone ten years ago, where was Buddha? She asked me if I had seen Buddha. I said no, so she asked me to leave her room. One year seems a long, long time, Rula..."
Raj would often sit by the window in his room, staring at the hills yonder, and the easy flow of cars as they descended in an English orderliness. A lone tree, denuded by autumn, stood barely an arm's length away. So bare, Raj wondered. Spring had to come. He would look at the tree, and at the lights shimmering off the wet roads, and again at the hills, wondering what was it that his eyes longed for.. Tired, he would often doze off on the low chair.
Rula would brave the scorching heat to read her Knight's love notes.
Six more months, then you shall be in my arms! Today Dimitra saw me writing to you and asked me to write to her also. She said she will write jokes to me to make me laugh. Why should I laugh at her jokes?
One late night, as Raj shifted positions on the chair, half-asleep after gazing at the roads too long, he heard a soft thud. He moved his aching hand from under his head, and cocked his ears. A distinct noise, again. And again. He stepped out to check. His watch showed 3:30 am; his thoughts jumped to the clock at the bus station clock in East Midnapore and its hourly chime at 9:00 am, and then to Rula, who, he knew, would be getting ready for college this hour.
... Raj knew that now, the battle won would still be a battle lost. The Buddha had taken His test ...
There was not much light in the corridor, just the moonlight seeping in from the glazed glass. He checked his movement.
Two levels below, sprawled on the staircase was a slender figure, the face half-lit by the moonlight seeping in and yet lit by the shine of golden hair.
Raj rushed forward. He cleared the hair off the face gently. It was Dimitra. There was blood on her small forehead, and the alcohol that her body refused to accept messed her clothes and the cold, hard ground beneath her.
He lifted her in her arms, and carried her up the 40-odd steps. He put her down once he reached there, and slapped her once, and again. With eyes not wishful of being awake ever, she pointed to the purse tied to her waist as Raj gestured for the keys.
It must've been early afternoon when Raj woke up. No, it was not pangs of hunger. It was a knock on the door. A quiet, pitiful knock, much like his grandma's ageing, pawless cat at home, wishing to be let in.
He opened the door. It was Dimitra. The way he had left her on the bed. Only, she was standing, and her eyes straining to be awake. Her hair was a brazen mess, and her black dress still bore stains of her sinful addiction to liquor. The soft corridor light from above and behind her gave her slender, crouched body the glow of a sinner.
"Thanks, Raj...I'm sorry, I am very sorry...."
She covered her face with her hands and sobbed uncontrollably.
And suddenly she thrust forward, near enough for Raj to gently flick her hair in surprised anticipation, and then close enough to feel the softness of her body's length to his, her silky, golden hair leaping for protection under his strong chin. Her hands opened to hold him closer, tighter, even as tears wetted his shirt and her face. He ran his hands over her face softly, and looked at her eyes. Pain, remorse and longing made them glint in uneasiness, fighting to fix a gaze. The perfume had managed to stayed all night long on her dress. She drew closer, and her lips caressed his. He stood unmoved, he stood his ground as her lips slowly devoured his, like a blob of half-melted butter on a loaf, helpless under the swish of the knife.
Outside the window, unknown to the world, a single leaf had peeped into Spring.
Raj knew that now, the battle won would still be a battle lost. The Buddha had taken His test.
In East Midnapore, Akbar Chacha pedalled as fast as his aching legs could in the baking sun.
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Charterhouse for Families counselors spend their days working with parents, many of them immigrants. They teach them how to prepare their young children for school, teach them how to read to them, play with them, talk to them.
During the lesson on how to best feed them, counselors heard the same refrain.
Husbands entrenched in the food of their culture weren't going to give up their favorite ethnic foods for a broiled chicken breast and plate of steamed vegetables.
What: Fundraising event for Charterhouse for Families with fashions provided by Dillard's worn by Heidi and Brady Altamirano, Heather Dobey, Susan Eggman, Renee Hall, Les Fong, Zulema Gomez, Katrina Jaggears, Gary Long, Rod Place, Michael Tubbs, Kimberly Wines, Carlos Villapudua and Moses Zapien
When: 11 a.m. Sunday
Where: Brookside Country Club, 3603 St. Andrews Drive, Stockton
Admission: $50; available through Thursday by calling (209) 476-1106 or online at charterhousecenter.org
"Food is so ingrained in our emotional lives," said Mikey Kamienski, executive director of Charterhouse. "It's there when we're happy and when we're sad. Taking away foods doesn't help. But, what if we take a third or half of the calories away? We can teach them they can still have them, but they need to modify what they do during the week so they can have what they want during special occasions."
With that idea in mind, Charterhouse solicited favorite family recipes from clients and turned them over to local chefs Richard Hyman, of Mezzo in Stockton, and Ruben Larrazolo, of Lodi's Alebrijes Mexican Bistro, and asked them to make the dishes healthier.
The result thus far is about 20 modified recipes that have been distributed at San Joaquin Food Bank, local community centers and through the federally funded health and nutrition program Women, Infants and Children (WIC).
Among the recipes submitted was one for a chicken casserole made with creamy canned soup that was converted into a chicken salad, and a spaghetti and meatball recipe with turkey meatballs and whole-wheat pasta replacing lard and fatty meat.
"That was easy, knowing ingredients and good alternatives, from experience," Hyman said. "Instead of butter use olive oil. Instead of sour cream, use some half and half and milk."
Even reducing the fat and calorie content of family favorites isn't too tough.
"When you alter those recipes, there will be a difference in taste," Hyman said. "Grandma or Great Grandma might not think it tastes the same, or like it as much, but I don't think it changes the outcome of the dish. If you put low-fat shortening or olive oil in tamales, you won't see that much difference. The flavor you get from lard, which is big in tamales, you compensate with more savory ingredients like garlic, onion, salt and pepper."
Making recipes healthier is something the chef has been doing at his own restaurant for years.
"Without a doubt, customers are far more interested in eating healthy, and are watching their fat and calorie intake," Hyman said. "At my restaurant, recipes we use here are intrinsically leaner and more healthy. It's the nature of the food we cook. Italian food is based on more healthy ingredients and less fat."
Some of the recipes he's altered for Charterhouse haven't been to make them leaner and healthier, but to make them more usable for every cook.
Gone are the "pinch of this, dab of that," and in are actual measurements.
The work, although a bit time consuming, is a labor of love, Hyman said.
"I'm really behind what she's doing at Charterhouse," Hyman said. "It's local and you can see the impact immediately for Stockton. National charities are fantastic, but I like the local aspect, of helping and getting results in your own backyard."
Charterhouse for Families sends counselors to homes every week, working with parents, often immigrant, whose language barriers and inexperience here makes it difficult for them to prepare their children for school and American culture. It serves 700 people in the most remote areas of the county, from the Delta Islands to rural Lodi and Linden.
The organization also conducts a 20-week program called Parent Leadership Training Institute that is open to anyone interested in civic leadership and elected office.
Proceeds from Sunday's brunch help pay for the programs, and ultimately, so will the recipe alteration project.
Those recipes,which will eventually be available at charterhousecenter.org, and soon once a month on MyRecord in The Record, will be collected in a cookbook that Kamienski hopes will be available in the fall.
Pacific Gas and Electric, Health Plan of San Joaquin and Wal-Mart have agreed to fund the publishing costs, and Kamienski is looking for members of the community to contribute their family recipes.
She's already gotten business owners and elected officials to serve as models for Charterhouse's fundraising brunch and fashion show on Sunday. Now, she wants them to share their favorite recipes, which will then be modified by the two chefs.
"Anyone in the community can submit a recipe to be changed, and we're asking those who have already changed their recipes to submit them," Kamienski said. "I want the VIPs in town and everyone. I'm also sending letters out nationally. I have my husband watching the Food Network to get the names of chefs and places I can send letters."
A VIP section from celebrities near and far is just one planned part of the cookbook. She also would like a children's section.
There's not blueprint for the book, Kamiennski said.
"When I was at the capital for (an event), they had a couple of California cookbooks, from some church groups, things like that. I liked the format, but it was nothing like we're doing, getting recipes from the community."
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Mary Hebrew Miriam. (1.) The wife of Joseph, the mother of Jesus, called the "Virgin Mary," though never so designated in Scripture (Matt. 2:11; Acts 1:14). Little is known of her personal history. Her genealogy is given in Luke 3. She was of the tribe of Judah and the lineage of David (Ps. 132:11; Luke 1:32). She was connected by marriage with Elisabeth, who was of the lineage of Aaron (Luke 1:36).
While she resided at Nazareth with her parents, before she became the wife of Joseph, the angel Gabriel announced to her that she was to be the mother of the promised Messiah (Luke 1:35). After this she went to visit her cousin Elisabeth, who was living with her husband Zacharias (probably at Juttah, Josh. 15:55; 21:16, in the neighbourhood of Maon), at a considerable distance, about 100 miles, from Nazareth. Immediately on entering the house she was saluted by Elisabeth as the mother of her Lord, and then forthwith gave utterance to her hymn of thanksgiving (Luke 1:46-56; comp. 1 Sam. 2:1-10). After three months Mary returned to Nazareth to her own home. Joseph was supernaturally made aware (Matt. 1:18-25) of her condition, and took her to his own home. Soon after this the decree of Augustus (Luke 2:1) required that they should proceed to Bethlehem (Micah 5:2), some 80 or 90 miles from Nazareth; and while they were there they found shelter in the inn or khan provided for strangers (Luke 2:6, 7). But as the inn was crowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the cattle, and there she brought forth her son, who was called Jesus (Matt. 1:21), because he was to save his people from their sins. This was followed by the presentation in the temple, the flight into Egypt, and their return in the following year and residence at Nazareth (Matt. 2). There for thirty years Mary, the wife of Joseph the carpenter, resides, filling her own humble sphere, and pondering over the strange things that had happened to her. During these years only one event in the history of Jesus is recorded, viz., his going up to Jerusalem when twelve years of age, and his being found among the doctors in the temple (Luke 2:41-52). Probably also during this period Joseph died, for he is not again mentioned.
After the commencement of our Lord's public ministry little notice is taken of Mary. She was present at the marriage in Cana. A year and a half after this we find her at Capernaum (Matt. 12:46, 48, 49), where Christ uttered the memorable words, "Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!" The next time we find her is at the cross along with her sister Mary, and Mary Magdalene, and Salome, and other women (John 19:26). From that hour John took her to his own abode. She was with the little company in the upper room after the Ascension (Acts 1:14). From this time she wholly disappears from public notice. The time and manner of her death are unknown.
(2.) Mary Magdalene, i.e., Mary of Magdala, a town on the western shore of the Lake of Tiberias. She is for the first time noticed in Luke 8:3 as one of the women who "ministered to Christ of their substance." Their motive was that of gratitude for deliverances he had wrought for them. Out of Mary were cast seven demons. Gratitude to her great Deliverer prompted her to become his follower. These women accompanied him also on his last journey to Jerusalem (Matt. 27:55; Mark 15:41; Luke 23:55). They stood near the cross. There Mary remained till all was over, and the body was taken down and laid in Joseph's tomb. Again, in the earliest dawn of the first day of the week she, with Salome and Mary the mother of James (Matt. 28:1; Mark 16:2), came to the sepulchre, bringing with them sweet spices, that they might anoint the body of Jesus. They found the sepulchre empty, but saw the "vision of angels" (Matt. 28:5). She hastens to tell Peter and John, who were probably living together at this time (John 20:1, 2), and again immediately returns to the sepulchre. There she lingers thoughtfully, weeping at the door of the tomb. The risen Lord appears to her, but at first she knows him not. His utterance of her name "Mary" recalls her to consciousness, and she utters the joyful, reverent cry, "Rabboni." She would fain cling to him, but he forbids her, saying, "Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father." This is the last record regarding Mary of Magdala, who now returned to Jerusalem. The idea that this Mary was "the woman who was a sinner," or that she was unchaste, is altogether groundless.
(3.) Mary the sister of Lazarus is brought to our notice in connection with the visits of our Lord to Bethany. She is contrasted with her sister Martha, who was "cumbered about many things" while Jesus was their guest, while Mary had chosen "the good part." Her character also appears in connection with the death of her brother (John 11:20, 31, 33). On the occasion of our Lord's last visit to Bethany, Mary brought "a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus" as he reclined at table in the house of one Simon, who had been a leper (Matt. 26:6; Mark 14:3; John 12:2, 3). This was an evidence of her overflowing love to the Lord. Nothing is known of her subsequent history. It would appear from this act of Mary's, and from the circumstance that they possessed a family vault (11:38), and that a large number of Jews from Jerusalem came to condole with them on the death of Lazarus (11:19), that this family at Bethany belonged to the wealthier class of the people. (See MARTHA.)
(4.) Mary the wife of Cleopas is mentioned (John 19:25) as standing at the cross in company with Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of Jesus. By comparing Matt. 27:56 and Mark 15:40, we find that this Mary and "Mary the mother of James the little" are on and the same person, and that she was the sister of our Lord's mother. She was that "other Mary" who was present with Mary of Magdala at the burial of our Lord (Matt. 27:61; Mark 15:47); and she was one of those who went early in the morning of the first day of the week to anoint the body, and thus became one of the first witnesses of the resurrection (Matt. 28:1; Mark 16:1; Luke 24:1).
(5.) Mary the mother of John Mark was one of the earliest of our Lord's disciples. She was the sister of Barnabas (Col. 4:10), and joined with him in disposing of their land and giving the proceeds of the sale into the treasury of the Church (Acts 4:37; 12:12). Her house in Jerusalem was the common meeting-place for the disciples there. | <urn:uuid:5ae0f9ea-b8fa-4b70-9746-53b09fb06b91> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Easton's_Bible_Dictionary_(1897)/Mary | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00002-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975992 | 1,867 | 2.078125 | 2 |
The GIO Emergency Management Service (GIO EMS) was the first GMES service to become operational. GIO EMS started operations on April 1st, 2012 and consists of a set of services funded by the European Commission.
The GMES emergency management service addresses, with a worldwide coverage, a wide range of emergency situations resulting from natural or man-made disasters. It covers in particular:
Until 1st April 2012, the pre-operational emergency management service of GMES was provided through the EU-funded project SAFER. On 1st April 2012, the mapping component of the GMES Emergency Management Service (GIO EMS - Mapping) entered into Initial Operations.
The implementation of the GIO-EMS service foresees 3 different modules:
This service provision is tailored to the on-demand verification of a sample of service outputs produced by the rush mode or non-rush mode services, and includes external quality control, validation of thematic information content and comparison to alternative information sources related to the emergency context.
SAFER started on 1st January 2009 and finished in April 2012. The project was partly funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme. It provided a reactive cartographic service to the registered users involved in the management of humanitarian crisis, natural disasters and man-made emergency situations with timely and high quality products derived from Space Observation.
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Wayne County, Michigan
||It has been suggested that Wayne County Road Commission be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since October 2012.|
|Wayne County, Michigan|
Location in the state of Michigan
Michigan's location in the U.S.
|Founded||August 15, 1796|
672.20 sq mi (1,741 km²)
614.15 sq mi (1,591 km²)
58.05 sq mi (150 km²), 8.64%
2,963/sq mi (1,144/km²)
|Time zone||Eastern: UTC-5/-4|
Wayne County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,820,584 making it the 18th most-populous county in the United States. The county seat is Detroit, the largest city in Michigan.
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 672.20 square miles (1,741.0 km2), of which 614.15 square miles (1,590.6 km2) (or 91.36%) is land and 58.05 square miles (150.3 km2) (or 8.64%) is water (including parts of the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair).
The eastern (and sometimes southern) boundary is a water boundary in the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair with Essex County, Ontario, Canada. Automotive traffic crosses this boundary at the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel and the Ambassador Bridge. Due to the change in direction of the river, this portion of Ontario actually lies south of Wayne County. Due to the direction ambiguity, the southern communities of the county are usually referred to as "Downriver".
Adjacent counties
- Washtenaw County (west)
- Monroe County (south/southwest)
- Macomb County (northeast)
- Oakland County (northwest)
- Essex County, Ontario (east)
||Oakland County||Oakland County and Macomb County||Macomb County and Lake St. Clair|
|Washtenaw County||Essex County, Ontario, Canada and Detroit River|
|Monroe County||Monroe County||Lake Erie and Detroit River|
Wayne County was one of the first counties formed when the Northwest Territory was organized. It was named for the American general "Mad Anthony" Wayne. It originally encompassed the entire area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as small sections that are now part of northern Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. By proclamation of the Territorial Secretary and Acting Governor, Winthrop Sargent, on August 15, 1796, the boundaries of Wayne County were declared to begin at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River then west to Fort Wayne, then to the southernmost point of Lake Michigan and along the western shore north to the territorial boundary in Lake Superior and then along the territorial boundary through Lake Huron, Lake St. Clair, and Lake Erie back to the starting point.
On January 14, 1803, the Governor of Indiana Territory, William Henry Harrison, issued a similar proclamation defining the boundaries as beginning at a point where an east and west line passing through the southernmost extreme of Lake Michigan would intersect a north and south line, passing through the westernmost extreme of the lake, then north to the territorial boundary, then along said boundary line to a point where an east and west line passing through the southerly extreme of Lake Michigan would intersect the same, then along this last mentioned line to the place of beginning. This boundary would include Chicago, Illinois and a sizable strip of Wisconsin along Lake Michigan.
National protected area
- I-75 through the Downriver communities, then through the southwest-side neighborhoods of Detroit and serves as the northern border of Downtown Detroit as the Fisher Freeway. It then turns away from the Fisher onto the Chrysler Freeway at a complex interchange with I-375 and an unnumbered extension which connects with M-3, then follows M-1, which is less than a mile away through the remainder of Detroit, connecting eastern Wayne County to Toledo and Flint to the south and north respectively. It runs non-stop to the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge to the north and to Florida to the south.
- I-94 runs east-west through the central parts of Wayne County, connecting it to Port Huron eastbound and Chicago westbound. To the west it provides an uninterrupted route as far as Montana and connects to the northern side of the Detroit Metro Airport. In Detroit it is known as the Edsel Ford Freeway.
- I-96 has its eastern terminus in the county, in Detroit. It follows Grand River Avenue until the city's northwest side, there it turns due west to I-275, where it turns north to concurrent with I-275. West of Detroit to I-275 it is known as the Jeffries Freeway; in Detroit it is the Rosa Parks Memorial Highway, but it is sometimes still known as the Jeffries.
- I-275, most of whose mileage is in Wayne County, serves the southern side of the Detroit Metro Airport as well as the Pinnacle Race Course.
- I-375 is the nation's shortest Interstate Highway to be signed. However some highways are shorter but are not signed at all. It serves as the eastern boundary of Downtown Detroit and is a southern extension of the Chrysler Freeway.
- US 12 has its eastern terminus in Downtown Detroit at Cass Avenue. From there it travels through the west side of Detroit and through Dearborn and other points west and is a useful alternative to I-94. Locally it is known as Michigan Avenue.
- US 24 traverses through Downriver and the far west sides of Dearborn and Detroit and is a useful alternative to I-75. Locally it is known as Telegraph Road.
- US 10 entered the county by two ways. Initially it was via Woodward Avenue but when the Lodge Freeway was completed U.S. Route 10 was relocated onto it; the Woodward route became M-1. Later the existing highway was truncated in Bay City and M-10 replaced it on the Lodge.
- US 16 entered Wayne County on Grand River Avenue and ended in Downtown Detroit.
- US 25 was the designated name for Dix-Toledo Highway in Downriver and Fort Street and Gratiot Avenue in Detroit. The construction of I-75 resulted in the truncation of U.S. Route 25 to Cincinnati.
- US 112 followed Michigan Avenue out of Downtown Detroit and out of Wayne County. Is now a routing of U.S. Route 12.
- M-1 has its southern terminus in Downtown Detroit at Adams Street. It travels through Midtown Detroit and New Center and through Highland Park. It serves as an alternative to I-75 and M-10. Locally known as Woodward Avenue. M-1 was a result of US-10 being redesignated to the Lodge Freeway.
- M-3 has its southern terminus in Downtown Detroit at Randolph and Jefferson Avenue. It proceeds northeasterly through Detroit's northeast side and beyond towards Mount Clemens and points further north. Locally known as Gratiot Avenue. M-3 was the result of the removal of US-25 from Michigan.
- M-5 begins at the northern intersection with I-96 on Detroit's northwest side and follows Grand River Avenue out of the county.
- M-8 runs from I-96 to Conant Street in Detroit, passing through Highland Park. The freeway portion is known as the Davison Freeway.
- M-10 starts at the same intersection where M-3 starts in Downtown Detroit and travels further into the city on the Lodge Freeway and connects it to Southfield.
- M-14 starts at the interchange with I-96 and I-275 in Livonia and travels out into rural areas, serving Plymouth and Ann Arbor.
- state-MI M / 39 starts in Lincoln Park's city center and runs along Southfield Road to Allen Park and becomes the Southfield Freeway, traveling through the west side of Detroit.
- M-39 begins at M-3 in Detroit, running through the city and connecting it to the Thumb area of the state. Locally known as Van Dyke Avenue.
- M-85, which is entirely in Wayne County, starts at Griswold Street in Downtown Detroit and connects the city's southwest side to Downriver, ending near Flat Rock at I-75, for whom which M-85 serves as an alternative. Locally known as West Fort and South Fort, divided at the River Rouge.
- M-97 only runs a short distance through Detroit's northeast side, starting at M-3. In the city it follows Gunston Street and Hoover Street.
- M-102 follows the county line between M-5 and I-94. Locally known as West 8 Mile and East 8 Mile, divided at John R. Street.
- M-153 starts at Wyoming Street on the Detroit-Dearborn limit and continues through the western suburbs as Ford Road.
- M-16 became part of US 16, which is also removed from Michigan.
- M-17 once followed Ecorse Road into Lincoln Park, then ran concurrently with U.S. Route 25 to Downtown Detroit.
- M-56 connected US 24 in Monroe to Flat Rock; it once connected to US 112 in Canton along Huron River Drive and Belleville Road.
- M-112 entered Wayne County during World War II, and the years following, on an expressway, providing access to the Willow Run Airport in Van Buren Township and turned onto present-day Interstate 94 in Romulus Township. In Taylor Township it had interchanges with both M-17 and US 24, then ended at US 112 in Dearborn.
- Dixie Highway ran through Wayne County as early as 1915. Back then it was one of the only routes that connected the county to the Southern United States. Today there are no traces of the old highway in the county.
- Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is located in the Downriver community of Romulus. It serves as a hub for Delta Air Lines and Spirit Airlines and is one of the two airports operated by the Wayne County Airport Authority.
- Willow Run Airport is located in Van Buren Township and has four runways (a fifth was recently converted into a taxiway). No scheduled flights operate out of Willow Run and is one of the two airports operated by the Wayne County Airport Authority.
- Grosse Ile Municipal Airport is located about two miles (3.2 km) south of Grosse Ile Township's downtown area. It has two paved runways. No scheduled flights operate out of this airport as well.
- Coleman A. Young International Airport is also known as the Detroit City Airport, which is not to be confused with the larger and nearby Detroit Metro Airport. It is located just a short drive from Downtown Detroit along M-3. It also has two runways and no scheduled flights, although it has been attempted in the past.
The 2010 United States Census indicates Wayne County had a 2010 population of 1,820,584. This is a decrease of -240,578 people from the 2000 United States Census. Overall, the county had a -11.7% growth rate during this ten-year period. In 2010 there were 702,749 households and 450,651 families in the county. The population density was 2,974.4 per square mile (1,148.4 square kilometers). There were 821,693 housing units at an average density of 1,342.5 per square mile (518.3 square kilometers). The racial and ethnic makeup of the county was 49.6% White, 40.3% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.5% Asian, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races.
There were 702,749 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were husband and wife families, 20.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.9% were non-families, and 30.7% were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.4% under age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.
The 2010 American Community Survey 1-year estimate indicates the median income for a household in the county was $39,408 and the median income for a family was $49,176. Males had a median income of $26,823 versus $17,744 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,948. About 18.6% of families and 23.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.8% of those under the age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
Wayne County is Michigan's first "charter county", with a home rule charter setting up its structures within limits set in state law and constitution. Most Michigan county governments are structured according to state law, without a locally adopted charter.
The county government operates the jail, maintains rural roads, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records for all areas except Detroit, administers public health regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services. Most other local government functions – police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc. – are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.
Wayne County elected officials
- County Executive: Robert A. Ficano (Democratic)
- Prosecuting Attorney: Kym L. Worthy (Democratic)
- Sheriff: Benny N. Napoleon (Democratic)
- County Clerk: Cathy M. Garrett (Democratic)
- County Treasurer: Raymond J. Wojtowicz (Democratic)
- Register of Deeds: Bernard J. Youngblood (Democratic)
- Wayne County Commission: Gary Woronchak, Chair (Democratic) 15 members, elected from districts (13 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
- Circuit Court (3rd Circuit encompasses Wayne County): 61 judges (non-partisan)
- Probate Court: 8 judges (non-partisan)
(information as of December 2009)
Department of Public Services
Formerly the Wayne County Road Commission, the Department of Public Services is the government agency in Wayne County responsible for building and maintaining the county's roads and highways. A number of the former agency's works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Wayne County Jail Division operates The Andrew C. Baird Detention Facility in Downtown Detroit, the The Old Wayne County Jail in Downtown Detroit, and the The William Dickerson Detention Facility in Hamtramck.
|2012||72.83% 595,846||26.13% 213,814|
|2008||74.02% 660,085||24.62% 219,582|
|2004||69.39% 600,047||29.81% 257,750|
|2000||69.01% 530,414||29.02% 223,021|
|1996||68.95% 504,466||24.04% 175,886|
|1992||60.39% 508,464||26.96% 227,002|
|1988||60.18% 450,222||39.03% 291,996|
|1984||57.19% 496,632||42.31% 367,391|
|1980||58.60% 522,024||35.42% 315,532|
|1976||60.11% 548,767||38.18% 348,588|
|1972||53.26% 514,913||45.08% 435,877|
|1968||63.25% 654,157||26.16% 270,566|
|1964||75.97% 831,674||23.83% 260,901|
|1960||65.99% 773,327||33.66% 394,485|
Cities, villages, and townships
- Allen Park
- Dearborn Heights
- Flat Rock (partially in
- Garden City
See also
- "Bibliography on Wayne County". Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- Wayne County, Michigan History Magazine
- United States Census Bureau, County population, accessed March 29, 2011
- "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- "Proclamation by Winthrop Sargent". Collections of the Pioneer Society of the State of Michigan together with Reports of County Pioneer Societies, Vol VIII. (second edition ed.). Lansing, Mich.: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford. 1907 . pp. 496–497. Retrieved 2006-10-15.
- "Proclamation by Governor Harrison". Collections of the Pioneer Society of the State of Michigan together with Reports of County Pioneer Societies, Vol VIII. (second edition ed.). Lansing, Mich.: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford. 1907 . pp. 540–542. Retrieved 2006-10-15.
- "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- "American Factfinder". United States Census Bureau accessdate=March 11, 2012.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- Highway Bridges of Michigan MPS
- "Jail Division." Wayne County. Retrieved on November 5, 2012. "570 Clinton Street, Detroit, MI 48226" and "525 Clinton Street, Detroit, MI 48226" and "3501 Hamtramck Dr, Hamtramck, MI 48212"
Further reading
- Farmer, Silas (1969) . The history of Detroit and Michigan, or, The metropolis illustrated: a chronological cyclopaedia of the past and present: including a full record of territorial days in Michigan, and the annuals of Wayne County. Detroit: S. Farmer & Co. OCLC 7959532.
- Wayne County Government
- Wayne County Local History
- "Bibliography on Wayne County". Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- History of the Wayne County Road Commission
- Wayne County Road Commission Photos
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Not every child heading back to school in September can afford to buy the supplies they need for the coming year.
Mayor Carmen F. Amato Jr. and town and school officials want to make sure no elementary school child in the township goes without.
So they have launched the first annual "Mayor's School Supply Drive," for all students in the township's four elementary schools.
"Having been involved in our community for many years, I know we have families struggling out there," Amato said. "I wanted to do something to help."
Amato asked Berkeley Schools Superintendent James Roselli how many children come to the first day of school without a book bag, backpack or school supplies.
"As I suspected, quite a few," the mayor said.
The school supply drive is a collaborative effort between the mayor's office, the Berkeley Township Board of Education and the Berkeley Township Council.
"It has been great so far, but we have more to collect," Amato said.
The items needed include:
• Pens, pencils and erasers
• Crayons and colored pencils
• Book bags
Residents can drop off their donation at the Berkeley Township Recreation Center at 630 Route 9 South in Bayville; the mayor's office at Town Hall at 627 Pinewald-Keswick Road, or the Holiday City at Berkeley Clubhouse 2 on Port Royal Drive.
"These are difficult economic times and we are committed to providing needed school supplies for our children," Amato said.
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16 Percent of Missouri Households Struggling with Hunger, New Polling Data Show Broad Support for SNAP and Opposition to Cuts
Jefferson City, Missouri – September 6, 2012 – More than one in six households in Missouri struggled with hunger on average in the years 2009-2011, according to new data released yesterday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in its annual report on food insecurity. Nationally, more than 50.1 million people lived in households that were food insecure in 2011. These numbers show that there are far too many hungry Americans, even while some in Congress propose billions in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps).
New polling data released yesterday by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) show overwhelming majorities opposing SNAP cuts. The majorities are as strong as in other polls in 2010 and early 2012, despite several intervening months of criticism of the program and false charges by conservative Members of Congress, conservative media outlets, and others. In particular, when asked “[t]his year, Congress will consider cutting billions of dollars from the food stamp program in an effort to reduce federal spending. Do you favor cutting food assistance to low-income families and seniors, or do you think that is the wrong way to reduce government spending,” 75 percent say it is the wrong way to reduce spending. That number was 77 percent in January 2012 and 71 percent in November 2010.
Seventy-nine percent of respondents to the FRAC poll support spending more (55 percent) federal money or about the same amount (24 percent) to address the problem of hunger, compared to only 17 percent who say the federal government should be spending less. Support for the SNAP program specifically and opposition to SNAP cuts are high among Democrats, Republicans, and Independents; higher among women than men; high in all major geographic regions; and high among all age groups, especially among those aged 18 to 34. The poll of 1,011 adults was conducted by Hart Research Associates from August 23-26, 2012.
“With more than one in six Missouri residents struggling against hunger, it is unacceptable that so many in Congress have proposed cuts to SNAP that would harm the most vulnerable among us – seniors, working families, and children,” said Stu Murphy with Missouri Association for Social Welfare. “Americans oppose cuts to SNAP, and they believe government should – and must – do more to address hunger.”
Both the Senate and House Agriculture Committee versions of the Farm Bill contain cuts to SNAP. The Senate plan for the Farm Bill includes a cut of more than $4 billion over 10 years to the program, achieved largely by reducing SNAP benefits for an estimated 500,000 households by $90/month. The House Agriculture Committee bill would make these same cuts plus end benefits totally for a minimum of 1.8 million people, cutting the program by $16 billion.
Among the 16 percent of households in Missouri considered to be food insecure during the 2009-2011 period, 6.7 percent were considered to have “very low food security.” People that fall into this USDA category had more severe problems, experiencing deeper hunger and cutting back or skipping meals on a more frequent basis for both adults and children.
“The high numbers of Missourians struggling to put food on the table reminds us of why we must keep the safety-net strong. Our work will not be done until every eligible Missourian is participating in the food stamp program,” said Murphy.
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The VHPA has a renewed product that is the result of over 20 years of work by Gary Roush, Mike Law, Mike Sloniker and many others. It contains history not available anywhere else including the very popular helicopter incident and accident reports on nearly all of the 12,000 helicopters flown in the Vietnam War from all services. Do you only remember the last three of your tail number or bureau number? With this CD you can search on last three to find the full tail number. Remember the call sign but not the unit? You can search units by call sign and vice versa. Ever wonder when your unit did certain things? Many units have a list of historical events. Wonder about the history and flight time of your unit helicopters? Get a list of helicopters by unit and month to month gold book details on each helicopter. Wonder what happen to all the guys in your flight class? Get Army flight class lists with each members status as we know it today. Would you like to know more about KIAs then what is in the membership directory? Get complete helicopter flight crew KIA records. Can't remember what your MOS means? Look it up in the MOS database containing Vietnam era records for Army, Marine, Air Force and Navy. Making a trip to The Wall? Get a list of helicopter crew member KIAs by panel on The Wall along with a list of events taking place in that same time period.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has let stand an appellate court ruling that immunizes agents of the federal government who kidnap people and deliver them into the clutches of foreign dictators for the purpose of torture. The case is Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan Inc.
The appellate court’s rationale for summarily dismissing the suit brought by five kidnap victims who were brutally tortured? The state-secrecy doctrine, a doctrine that the Supreme Court, not Congress, created, one that permits the government to have lawsuits against its agents dismissed based on the simple claim that “national security” would be threatened by the release of secret information surrounding the kidnapping, rendition, and torture of the plaintiffs.
That’s where we are in America today. We now live under a government that wields the omnipotent power to arbitrarily seize people without a warrant, put them on a plane, and send him to some U.S.-supported dictator to be tortured. And the victims are precluded from suing for what was done to them because national security will supposedly be threatened if people find out what exactly was done to the victims.
One of the five plaintiffs in the case, Binyam Mohamed, was sent to Morocco, whose government torture goons cut his penis with a scalpel and then poured a hot stinging liquid into the wound. Nice! But Mohamed can’t sue because we’ve got to keep these things secret. Hey, national security is at stake! We’ve got to be kept safe! Just think: If the terrorists were to find out all the details on how Mohamed was tortured, that would enable them to come to America and invade and occupy our country.
What will U.S. officials say if one of those five plaintiffs, having been denied access to the courts, decides to exact revenge with a terrorist strike? They’ll say what they always say, “It’s not because we kidnapped and tortured him and it’s not because we closed the courthouse doors to him. It’s all because he hates America for its freedom and values.”
Given the immunity that the courts have now extended to the perpetrators of these crimes, their power to kidnap, rendition, and torture people is now as omnipotent as the powers being wielded by the Middle East tyrants who are ever-ready to torture people for their benefactor and partner, the U.S. government.
Why did the Supreme Court refuse to take up the matter? My hunch is that the Court knows that the president wouldn’t comply with an adverse ruling anyway. After all, since the president freely ignores the Constitution and congressional laws in foreign affairs with impunity (e.g., declaration of law requirement and the War Powers Act), the chance that the president would comply with a judicial ruling that would interfere with his power to kidnap and torture people as part of the much-vaunted “war on terrorism” is nil. | <urn:uuid:4e0994c2-b81a-44a1-8af9-1e9f1077e53f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://fff.org/2011/05/23/tyrannical-power-kidnap-torture/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00051-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968906 | 608 | 1.539063 | 2 |
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Use the following exterior house painting tips and tricks to help make your next home improvement project easier.
Before you begin your project, review these home exterior house painting tips – and get the job done right the first time.
• When starting a painting project, begin on the side of the house that will remain in the shade until you finish. Direct sunlight can cause paint to dry too quickly, and can cause lap marks and blistering.
• Work from the top down, painting gutters and eaves first if you want them to match the color of your siding.
• With clapboard surfaces, work from side to side. Minimize lap marks by painting four to five boards across the house until you finish.
• On clapboard siding, begin your painting in the area where two boards overlap. Use the narrow side of the brush and force paint up under the lap.
• Coat as much of a board as you can comfortably reach, then flip to the wider portion of the brush and coat the surface of the board.
Caring for Your Brushes and Supplies
• When you take a break, wrap your brushes, rollers, and paint trays with plastic to keep paint from hardening or developing a skin. Be sure to replace the lids on any open paint cans.
• Eliminate excess paint by dragging the heel of the brush occasionally over the lip of the can. This helps prevent paint from building up on the brush heel.
Weather: Exterior Painting Tips
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We’re undergoing a bit of a cold snap here in Central Florida, but this is nothing compared to the conditions at Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts. SeaWorld Orlando has just received 20 highly-endangered Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles that were rescued from the bay and will care for them while they recover from hypothermia, pneumonia, and severe-dehydration.
Here’s a video of the animals arriving for treatment at the airport and then inside SeaWorld’s care facility:
Without the beer brand to fall back on, SeaWorld will have to rely more on its message of conservation to differentiate itself from other Orlando based attractions. They already do the good work, now they just need to get used to talking about it more.
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The 1920-era Annie Fisher house at 2911 Old Highway 63 South has been demolished, according to this Nov. 29, 2011 Columbia Daily Tribune article.
The house was a concrete reminder of black history. Annie Fisher built the house for a restaurant and catering service she operated. Born in 1867, Fisher had only a third-grade education, yet went on to build a thriving business.
As a Feb. 8, 1911 article from the University Missourian noted it a headline: ”Her Cooking Famed Throughout States.” The article continued: “Mrs. Annie Fisher, Columbia Negro, Serves for the Best of Society. Owns silverware for 250. Chipped Potatoes, Beaten Biscuits and Fruit Cake Renowned Dishes.”
This is the second Annie Fisher to fall to the wrecking ball. A 15-room home she built earlier at 608 East Park Avenue was torn down in the 1960s as a part of a 1960s urban renewal project, according to 2009 Columbia Housing Authority document.
Both homes fell to changes in Columbia. The first home was destroyed during the city’s attempt at urban renewal. This house has for years been sandwiched between large apartment buildings and flanked by storage units. The two-story, window-filled building is owned by Merle and Charlotte Smarr, and the Columbia Daily Tribune article states they may expand their storage unit operation.
The Historic Preservation Commission named the house to the Notable Properties list in 2009.
Yet, even if this home, too, is demolished, the story of Fisher’s success and life will remain with us.
You can still see the house on a Facebook page dedicated to the Annie Fisher House Project includes a video tour of the home as well as historical documents.
There’s also a YouTube video on City Scope: Annie Fisher, Cateress of Columbia, narrated by Bill Thompson notes the house has 81 windows. Thompson says she put so many windows because she wanted the people eating at her restaurant to be able to look out at the beauty of Columbia and Boone County.
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UN gathered ideas on financing highway infrastructure
and road safety
A meeting on how to finance highway infrastructure and improve road safety was held by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) on 8-10 May 2006 in Bangkok.
The Asian Highway network comprises of more than 141,000 kilometres of standardized roadways spanning 32 Asian countries with linkages to Europe.
Currently about 22,000 kilometres or 16 per cent of the network do not meet the minimum desirable standards. It is estimated that around US$25 billion of investment is already committed for its development and upgrading. However, there is still a shortfall of US$18 billion required to improve the priority sections to the agreed standards, UNESCAP Executive Secretary Mr. Kim Hak-Su said.
The transport officials participating this expert group meeting discussed on both public and private sector participation in the financing for the road sector including institutional arrangements. They also reviewed national status, existing policy and analyze the trend in road accidents, with Asian Highway routes in particular, in this region.
In 2005, at least 440,000 persons were killed and more than two millions were injured in road accidents in this region. The economic cost is estimated to be in the range of one to three percent relative to the GDP of UNESCAP countries. The UNESCAP Secretariat estimates that, by 2020, about two thirds of the world’s road deaths (or 610,000) might be in the Asia-Pacific region.
The result of the meeting will feed into a ministerial declaration on improving road safety in the Asia Pacific region to be considered by the Ministerial Conference on Transport slated for November in Busan, Republic of Korea. The proposed ministerial declaration might contain specific regional and national goals and targets.
The participants shared regional experiences and lessons among member countries and other relevant organizations in financing development, maintenance and upgrading of highway infrastructure and improving road safety.
The Intergovernmental Agreement on the Asian Highway Network, which entered into force on 4 July 2005, stipulates that parties shall meet the classification and design standards described by the agreement and give full consideration to issues of road safety.
As of now the Agreement is signed by 28 member states of which 19 are Parties.
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Overuse Threatens Florida Springs
Waters show signs of stagnation, pollution, algae blooms and saltiness.
Published: Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 10:51 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 10:51 p.m.
North of Gainesville, a church camp once attracted thousands of visitors because it was built around the gushing waters of Hornsby Springs. Then the spring stopped flowing and the camp had to spend more than $1 million to build a water park to replace it.
The old spring site is now so stagnant that it's frequently declared unfit for humans to swim in.
In Silver Springs, where the water was once so clear it was as if the fish swam through air, there are now goopy mats of algae so thick that alligators can perch atop them.
And in the Ocala National Forest, the gurgle of fresh water pouring out of popular Silver Glen Spring is slowly growing saltier.
Deep beneath the ground we stand on, below the strip malls and the condos and the lush green of the golf courses, runs a river of water that makes life in Florida possible. The underground aquifer rushes through Swiss cheese caverns, its hidden flow bubbling up to the surface in Florida's roughly 1,000 springs — the greatest concentration of springs on Earth.
A century ago Florida's gin-clear springs drew presidents and millionaires and tourists galore who sought to cure their ailments by bathing in the healing cascades. Now the springs tell the story of a hidden sickness, one that lies deep within the earth:
The water in many springs no longer boils up like a fountain, the way they have for centuries. The flow has slowed. In some places it has even stopped or begun flowing backward.
The water that does come out is polluted by nitrates.
The pollution fuels the growth of toxic algae blooms, which are taking over springs and the rivers they feed and putting human health at risk.
Finally, the fresh water coming out of many springs is showing signs of a growing
saltiness, according to a study by the Florida Geological Survey.
All of it — particularly the saltiness — is a dark omen for the future of the state's water supply.
"It's the very same water we drink that's coming out of the springs," said Doug Stamm, author of the book "Florida's Springs."
"When they start to deteriorate, that's the water we drink deteriorating too," he said.
Yet a state-sponsored effort to save the springs, launched by then-Gov. Jeb Bush 12 years ago, ended last year under Gov. Rick Scott. Groups drafting plans to restore some of the most important springs were disbanded because they lost their funding.
Faced with a backlash this year from Florida residents who cherish their springs, the state's top environmental regulator is now touting a renewed effort, even amid agency layoffs. But Bob Knight of the Florida Springs Institute in Gainesville says most of it appears to be "more in the category of pork barrel projects ... with questionable benefits to springs."
Springs once burbled up all across the state. But in South Florida they were wiped out decades ago by the ditching and draining of the landscape as well as overpumping of the aquifer. The ones that remain are in the less populated region north of Interstate 4. One former state official called them "the Everglades of North Florida."
As with the Everglades, the springs' problems begin with human alterations to their flow.
The water coming out of Florida's springs "is a blend of different ages," explained Brian Katz of the U.S. Geological Survey. "Some went in days or weeks ago," while some of it has been underground for decades.
That means that when the rain pours down, dribbling into fissures in the earth that connect to the aquifer, the springs appear to have a normal flow. It's water that just went into the ground and is now coming back out.
During the dry season, though, the older underground rivers that should keep the springs flowing year-round no longer spurt upward to become what Marjory Stoneman Douglas once called "bowls of liquid light."
Jason Polk, a geoscience professor at Western Kentucky University, has been diving in Florida's springs and sinkholes since 2004, doing research in underground caverns in Pasco, Hernando, Citrus and Marion counties. He has seen stark changes over the years.
"You go in a cave where there's no longer any water at all," he said. "Places you used to swim through, now you have to walk through. It's a permanent decline. It's just gone."
Where did it go? The evidence points to too much pumping of fresh water — millions of gallons a day sprayed on suburban lawns and farmers' fields, run through showers and flushed down toilets, turned into steam to crank turbines for electricity, or siphoned into plastic bottles for sale around the country.
Floridians use 158 gallons of water a day per person, about 50 more than the national average. Meanwhile agriculture draws more water out of the ground for irrigation than any state east of the Mississippi. As a result, between 1970 and 1995, withdrawals from the aquifer increased more than 50 percent and by 2005 hit 4.2 billion gallons a day.
As pumping grew, the flow from many springs fell. In 2006, one of the state's most powerful ones, Spring Creek Springs near Tallahassee, abruptly reversed its flow.
A troubling glimpse of the future comes from Hornsby Spring, northwest of Gainesville. In 1953, the Seventh-day Adventist Church bought it and built Camp Kulaqua on the 600 acres around it. The camp attracted 50,000 people a year, many of them eager to plunge into the spring's gushing depths.
But then the flow began slowing, and in 2003 it stopped.
"It became a stagnant pond," said camp director Phil Younts. The water quality fell below what the health department required for swimming, so "we had to bus kids to other places to swim."
Ultimately the camp paid $1.6 million to build a water park to replace the spring.
That hasn't happened to the biggest springs — yet. But Jeff Peterson, a cave diver who has explored many of the springs, has seen worrisome changes in Weeki Wachee Springs.
When he began exploring it in 1994, the flow was so powerful no diver could go very far. But around 2007 the pressure dropped to where exploration was so easy his team could go a mile down one tunnel.
When he hands his findings over to state water officials, he said, "They say thank you" but that's all. "They're trying to determine how much we can tolerate dragging that thing down before the ecosystem falls down."
While the Bush springs initiative was still alive, the Florida Geological Survey began pulling together its first comprehensive report on the subject in 30 years.
The report, which came out in 2009, surveyed data from 1991 to 2003. It documented the rise of pollution and the fall of flows. But the geologists didn't anticipate the most startling finding.
"The most unexpected conclusion," said Jonathan Arthur, the state's chief geologist, "was the saline indicators increasing in the springs."
This saltiness, similar to the saltwater intrusion that cost Pinellas County its original water supply wells in the 1980s, isn't just creeping in along the coast, such as in Chassahowitzka Springs and Homosassa Springs. It's also showing up far inland, including at Silver Glen Springs in Ocala National Forest.
"Saltwater encroachment is a hugely significant issue," the report noted, putting the words "hugely significant" in italics. It pointed out changing fresh water into salt water "can adversely affect the long-term term sustainability of Florida's water resources."
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Talking therapy is the treatment of choice in what is called reactive depression when the cause of the depression is outside influences such as redundancy, divorce, bereavement etc. only in the most severe cases or reactive depression is it necessary to directly rebalance the chemistry of the brain to overcome the crisis period.
Talking therapy can however be incredibly helpful in cases of endogenous depression where there is no apparent external cause. I believe it is possible in some cases of endogenous depression that the source is external but originates from many years ago, what I call delayed reactive-depression. Psychotherapy that changes hurtful memories and negative beliefs and values learnt in the past is probably the ONLY effective approach in such cases.
Even in cases of depression that are exclusively or primarily due to chemical imbalances should still benefit greatly from talking therapy. Imagine a person who inherently has very balanced brain chemistry with ample serotonin, dopamine, PEA and GABA activity, let’s also imagine that they were generally taught to have a reasonable level of positive self-esteem. Like most people they may have experienced some very negative and extremely challenging experiences in the past, yet because of their healthy brain chemistry and the positive and the optimistic psychology they learnt, they are hardly if at all bothered by the negative past experiences. even if they feel upset when they think about the upsetting experiences their positive psychology and healthy brain chemistry will enable them to bounce back from their brief encounter with the depressed state. Contrast this with a person who occasionally or more or less continually suffers from some degree of serotonin deficiency for example. They may or may not have been brought up in a way that engendered them with adequate self-esteem and a positive psychological outlook on the world. They too may have experienced some extremely challenging and upsetting experiences in their past. In this case however the combination of negative psychology and upsetting memories with deficient neurotransmitters conspired together to increase the intensity and length of the depressed state.
What you can do with cognitive hypnotherapy and other psychological techniques is to change negative psychology and thinking that contribute to the depression caused by the chemical imbalance. You can also equip your mind with better understanding and new ways of thinking that help you to cope and function during periods of depression.
It is possible to change inner core values and attitudes particularly about oneself and the world in general, improving the psychology of low self-esteem can be especially useful.
Removing the effects of painful and hurtful memories by regressing and remodelling them can also be of great benefit. Such memories only serve as ammunition for the chemically imbalanced brain to focus on and use to justify, intensify and maintain the depressed state. If you already have an inherently imbalanced brain chemistry that tends to the melancholic, don’t leave unchallenged negative experiences in your memory that you can easily dwell on.
So talking therapies that change your psychology are useful in reactive-depression, delayed reactive-depression (my terminology) and in endogenous depression due to chemical imbalances. In other words it’s useful in all cases.
I have personal experience with many different types of psychotherapy applied to depressive illness and believe that the methods employed by cognitive hypnotherapy are amongst the most effective and cost efficient.
Cognitive hypnotherapy draws from cognitive therapy that helps a person change the way they think about their problem, but perhaps lacks in its ability to help a person with the inner structure of their feelings around or with the problem. Using regression in hypnotherapy together with NLP techniques it is possible to process and change the structure of one’s feelings about oneself and experiences on the very profound level. Using hypnotherapy, NLP and timeline reprocessing techniques it is possible to release and remodel negative memories. Using hypnotherapy, NLP parts integration techniques it is possible to reorganise and change one’s inner values and core beliefs. Using these techniques is also possible to connect to the fundamental programs (like the operating system in a computer) called Meta programs that structure our very core personality. There is debate within psychotherapy as to whether or not meta programs can be fundamentally changed. What is possible however is to use cognitive hypnotherapy techniques to help us understand and work with our core personality as opposed to being in conflict with it and not respecting and taking care of who we are.
It’s possible that by not understanding these inner programs we are condemned to be run by them, and through the process of exploring the nature of our inner programs, and limitations we may on occasion choose to break free of our normal patterns and enquiries are range and flexibility of options. By exploring the strengths and needs of the inner core programs that make us who we are we may be able to better apply ourselves and take care of ourselves.
Today I primarily use nutritional medicine, cognitive hypnotherapy, NLP and Bicom therapy to treat metal, digestive and functional health problems like chronic fatigue and IBS.
I have extensive experience (both professional and personal) and a forthcoming book (2013) in nutritional approaches to balancing brain chemistry and psychological approaches to treating depression, bipolar syndrome and anxiety.
I practice at the Hale Clinic (central London) as a holistic medical practitioner and have been in practice since 1988.
Over the years I’ve trained in Nutritional /naturopathic medicine, body-cantered psychotherapy, Chinese herbal medicine, Acupuncture, Bicom resonance therapy (which treats allergies and viruses), meditation, Kundalini yoga, Cognitive Hypnotherapy and NLP.
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Taiwan’s Aviation Museum [航空科學館] is located at Taoyuan International Airport between the main freeway entrance and the airport terminals. It is a worthwhile visit because it’s a lot more interesting than trying to kill time in the airport. The museum is divided into five areas: Civil Aviation, Flying Technology, the ROC Air-Force, Aviation History, and the Space Tunnel Zone. Since it isn’t a large museum, exploring its educational exhibitions won’t require more than two hours. I spent a little more than an hour there while waiting to pick up my family from the airport.
Here’s a collection of photographs from my visit:
The Aeroplane Flies High
Way back in April, Cathy and I each took a day off work to head to Taipei to visit the Taipei International Flora Expo during its final week. We didn’t have much time to spend there, so we skipped the pavilions and walked three of the four expo areas – Yuanshan Park, Fine Arts Park, and Xinsheng Park. We thought that by going on a weekday we would miss most of the crowds and were quite stunned by the number of people as we arrived from Yuanshan MRT Station. Luckily, a lot of the crowd thinned out the further we walked from the main entrance. Here is a small collection of photographs from our visit:
Yesterday, I visited Dihua Street [迪化街], Taipei’s biggest Chinese New Year market. The last time I visited was during Chinese New Year, so most of the crowds and many of the stalls were already gone. This time was extremely busy. Despite how crowded it was, everyone was in a good mood and in the holiday spirit. If you visit, be sure to go on an empty stomach, because most of the vendors give out plenty of free samples.
Although now a back alley, this Qing Dynasty street used to be an important passage between Monga [present-day Wanhua] and Guting Districts prior to losing its status to Guangzhou Street as the major link between the two districts.
There are conflicting stories as to how Bopiliao [剝皮寮] got its name: Some sources say that the name originates from when the area was used to peel timber that was imported from Fuzhou Province [Bopi means "to peel"], while another legend suggests that the name comes from the skinning of animal pelts.
Wulai [烏來] is a small town nestled in the hills of Taipei County on the Nanshi River [南勢溪]. The town is a great place to enjoy a hot spring, do some nature sightseeing, and experience Atayal aboriginal culture.
With 2009 coming to a close I thought I would take a moment to highlight some of my favorite posts [in no particular order]:
- Growing up a short drive from Sandusky, Ohio, I’ve never been too impressed by amusement parks in Taiwan. The rides at the Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village were really nothing to write home about, but the cherry blossoms sure were nice.
- Skip the Sitou Forest Recreational Park and go to the Wangyou Forest instead. It’s a real gem and almost deserted [for now].
- I visited the Old Taichung Winery with blogger Mark Forman in October and had a great time. On this trip I learned to love my 50mm f/1.8 all over again.
- My trip to Kaohsiung with my wife was a blast. It’s hard to choose one post to highlight here but the one featuring shots from Formosa Boulevard MRT Station’s the Dome of Light really stand out for its panorama goodness.
- I wrote a short little article about Reverse Lens Macro Photography that you may find helpful. The examples in the article are fairly dull, but the subsequent Daily Photos came out nice.
- Surprise! Nantou had a flower festival!
- I never knew a ceramics museum could be so interesting! Now I need to find time to visit Yingge again!
- Cathy and I had a great time walking around the Gold Ecological Park in Jinguashi. Check it out to learn about Taiwan’s intriguing mining history!
- I’ve written a few posts from our honeymoon to the Czech Republic and Austria. Unfortunately, I’ve experienced quite a delay getting pictures online due to my pre-Intel processor iBook G4 showing its age. Out of the posts I have made, the one of the Old Jewish Cemetery is my favorite.
- Can I pick just one cycling post? Of course not. My trip on the Northern Cross Island Highway was the most fun I’ve ever had cycling in lousy weather, mainly because of the great people I went along with. My recent solo-ride to Xinshe was great because it was more challenging than any other ride I had done before.
This year I started doing Weekly Links as a regular feature on the blog. I hope my readers have found this useful for finding interesting content. The Daily Photo feature began last year and unfortunately posting has been sporadic at best. I usually post a Daily Photo if there wasn’t a long post and usually only post a photo on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday [and technically Thursday if you count the Weekly Links header photo]. Regardless, here’s my 10 favorite Daily Photos [sorted by date]:
January 22 – Anping Tree House
February 2 – A Sign of Spring
March 17 – Electric
April 27 – The Tenth Floor
May 7 – Bamboo
May 14 – Lotus
May 25 – Time to Take out the Trash
June 8 – Corrosion
August 18 – FM2
October 7 – All Your Weight Falls on Me and Brings Me Down
Notice anything missing? Yeah, no people. I’ll try to work on that in 2010.
In personal news, Cathy and I just celebrated our one year anniversary! I’m looking forward to plenty more anniversaries and travels with my beautiful wife!
Have a Happy New Year!
I had a fabulous weekend cycling the Northern Cross Island HWY [北橫] from Sanxia to Yilan with Michael T., his son Sebastian, Michael C., Michael F., Jeff, and Kenji. I met up with Michael, his son, and Jeff in Taipei on Friday evening in Taipei’s charming Wanhua District. On Saturday morning we took our bikes on the MRT to Yongning Station where we met up with Michael F and Kenji. In Sanxia we met up with Michael C. and began enjoying a rainy morning along the Northern Cross. Shortly before getting to a beautiful pair of bridges in Fuxing, the sun came out on cue. Right in time for photos:
On Sunday, we headed to Tucheng for the final day of the 2000 2009 Tucheng Tung Blossom Festival [土城桐花節]. Although the last day of the festival has passed, there should still be plenty of blossoms to see if you head over there in the next week or so.
For anyone who missed it, yesterday was the last day of the 2009 Shilin Presidential Rose Festival. We checked out the festivities on Saturday along with a few thousand Taipei residents. Given the size of the park, it didn’t seem too crowded for Taipei.
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Since the PC doesn't have a built-in hardware DRM system, gaming companies rely on serial keys to verify a video game unit's uniqueness. The key usually verifies itself with an online server, preventing the game from running or accessing multiplayer features if the key is already in use. Could the PS3 be heading in the same direction?
The reason we're placing this neatly in the rumor box is that unlike a PC, the PS3 does not ship with a keyboard. Although the console can use USB and Bluetooth keyboards, many gamers only use the console's controller and have to rely on the on-screen soft keyboard when text entry is required. Serial keys tend to be very long alphanumeric strings to ensure that they cannot simply be guessed. As a result, entering a serial key could prove quite annoying for PS3 gamers.
Furthermore, since most games are not installed on the PS3, it's not clear when or how often such a key would have to be entered. Would entering an unused key install a small file on the console to allow playing? Would this mean gamers can't play their games on other PS3s? Would this destroy the rental market for PS3 games and block second-hand sales?
Whether this rumor proves true or not, one thing is certain: Sony needs to pick a solution, and fast. After the PlayStation 3 root key was released earlier this month, it quickly became clear that third-party firmware which allow unofficial software and illegitimately downloaded games to run on unmodified hardware would become prevalent. Suing the hackers is just a legal reflex, but the company still needs to make a bigger strategic move.
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Two wild elephants have gone on a rampage in a southern Indian city, killing at least one person.
New Delhi Television news channel showed the body of a man at the feet of one of the animals in Mysore. The footage also showed an elephant kicking a cow.
Experts were trying to tranquillise the animals and asked residents to stay indoors and not throw stones at them.
Every year hundreds of people across India die when wild animals wander into cities as their natural habitats shrink and they have to range farther for food.
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GHP Director Anamarija Frankic Interviewed on NPR’s Living on Earth
November 20, 2012
Anamarija Frankic, Biomimicry Fellow and Director of the Green Boston Harbor Project (GHP), is interviewed this week on NPR's "Living on Earth." LOE host Steve Curwood spoke with Anamarija about "Design Inspiration from Nature." When it comes to adaptation, nature, with four billion years of practice, knows best. Now, scientists are looking to nature for answers to some of our biggest environmental problems.
According to Frankic, biomimicry utilizes biological models to evolve sustainable solutions to environmental, technological, engineering and design challenges. It’s almost like common sense, she says.
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Current Profile Status: January 2009
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- 69,700 sq km
- Total Population
- 4,395,000 (UN 2007)
- Prison Rate
- 415 (per 100.000 of national population)
- Capital Punishment
- abolished, acceded to ICCPR-OP2
- yes, individual complaints procedure accepted
Georgia has a mixed multi-party system, combining a presidential republic and a strong executive branch with a unicameral parliament. President Mikheil Saakashvili was first elected president in 2004, following the "Rose Revolution", which, spurred on by growing public discontent with government corruption and fraudulent parliamentary elections, forced the resignation of his predecessor, Eduard Shevardnadze, in November 2003. Following mass opposition protests against increasing poverty, authoritarianism and corruption, Saakashvili proclaimed a state of emergency in November-December 2007 and called early presidential and parliamentary elections in January 2008, in which he was re-elected and his party's majority in parliament consolidated.
Since emerging from the collapsing Soviet Union as an independent state, Georgia has struggled with periods of civil war and unrest, particularly in its breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The conflict over the two provinces remained "frozen" for over a decade, until it culminated in August 2008 in a brief but damaging war between Georgia and Russia which ended in Georgia's military defeat. Russia has long supported the de facto governments in the two separatist regions and, on 26 August, it recognised their independence in a step widely criticised by the international community. The war had devastating effects on the country's infrastructure and displaced some 131,000 people. International military observers from the EU and OSCE were denied access to the conflict region, but reported continuing shooting along the border with South Ossetia after the official termination of the war.
Given its previous dependence on Russian energy supplies, Georgia's economic situation worsened dramatically following the rupture of trading ties with Russia. High-level corruption continues to be a problem, as are allegations that the judicial system remains under the influence of the presidency and the Prosecutor's Office. Following increasing domestic and international pressure, Saakashvili has pledged to implement reforms, including strengthening parliamentary power over the presidency, increasing media freedoms and judicial independence, and promoting minority participation in politics.
Sources: Human Rights Committee, Council of Europe, Economist Intelligence Unit, Human Development Report 2008, Transparency International PCI 2008, Oxford Analytica, International Crisis Group
Situation of Torture and Ill-Treatment
Georgia is State Party to the ICCPR, CAT and the ECHR, all of which contain provisions on the prohibition of torture. Georgia has also ratified OPCAT and the ECPT. The CPT has visited Georgia in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2007.
Domestically, torture and ill-treatment are prohibited under the Georgian Constitution and the revised Criminal Code contains provisions on the criminalisation of torture and inhuman and degrading treatment, the use of threats of torture and the coercion of confessions.
Practice of Torture and Ill-Treatment
During his visit to Georgia in 2005, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture received credible allegations of the use of torture and ill-treatment against detainees held in police custody to extract confessions.1 Most allegations were marked by a pattern of excessive use of force by law enforcement officials, and by violations of safeguards, including the access to a lawyer and a satisfactory medical examination. The methods of torture included beatings with fists, butts of guns and truncheons, cigarette burns and electrocution. While he did not receive allegations of physical abuse in prison, he found that conditions of detention were generally deplorable and severely overcrowded. The persistence of torture and ill-treatment was attributed to the widespread impunity of the security forces, absence of effective complaint and victim protection mechanisms, and the lack of independence of the Prosecutor's Office and the judicial system as a whole. These findings were confirmed by the CAT Committee in its 2006 Concluding Observations, which also expressed concerns about the practice of diplomatic assurances.
More recently, Georgian authorities have undertaken several efforts to combat the persistence of torture and ill-treatment, including the adoption of a zero-tolerance policy, the development of an anti-torture action plan, which envisages human rights training for police officers, the strengthening of safeguards,the implementation of judicial reform and the improvement of prison conditions. However, reports of excessive use of force by police and prison officials, allegations of ill-treatment and widespread impunity have continued.2 In its 2007 report, the CPT noted an improvement in the treatment of detainees in police custody and prisons (with the exception of one prison), but criticised the excessive use of pre-trial detention and a steep increase in the overall prison population which has led to severe overcrowding and adverse prison conditions.3
1See the report on his mission to Georgia, UN Doc. E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.3 (23 September 2005).
2HRC, Concluding Observations on Georgia, UN Doc. CCPR/C/GEO/CO/3 (15 November 2007).
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CoLab Nashville offers the tips to combat the seasonal affective disorder
Cooler temperatures are setting in, and the hours of daylight are growing shorter. By the time many of us end our workdays, dusk has already set in.
We might not feel quite as cheerful as during the spring and summer. We’re more tired, irritable and can’t seem to satisfy our raging appetites.
Does this sound like you? You might be experiencing the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder.
Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that affects mostly women during the fall and winter months. It’s often called “the winter blues,” and its likely cause is a lack of sunlight. Six of 100 people suffer from the disorder, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians.
As small business owners — with many of us working in customer service — we can’t afford to let our work be affected by our mood. So here’s how you can manage:
Proper sleep. Good sleeping habits are essential to maintain energy and mood.
A healthy diet. A diet rich in fresh vegetables and lean protein helps boost energy and mood.
Exercise more often. Endorphins, neurotransmitters that pass along signals from one neuron to the next, are natural pain and stress fighters. They’re activated through physical activity, so get moving!
Get more vitamin D. A daily dose of this vitamin is a natural mood lifter during the cold months. Spend some time in the sun, and if it’s too cold, take a vitamin D supplement. | <urn:uuid:0b491ac8-8524-4c49-808b-061829e31fe9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://nashville.colabusa.com/working-well-feeling-blue-you-might-have-something-more-serious-than-you-think/2080/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00039-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94699 | 338 | 2.21875 | 2 |
MIT's Energy 'Manhattan Project'
Solar cells made from spinach. Algae-based biofuel fattened on greenhouse gas. Plasma-powered turbo engines. These are just some of the technologies being developed by a Manhattan Project-style research effort for new energy technologies at MIT.
Scientists at MIT are undertaking a big, ambitious, university-wide program to develop innovative energy tech under the auspices of the school's Energy Research Council.
"The urgent challenge of our time (is) clean, affordable energy to power the world," said MIT President Susan Hockfield.
"As the example of radar suggests, when MIT arrays its capabilities against an important problem ... we can make an important contribution," said Hockfield in an e-mail.
David Jhirad, a former deputy assistant secretary of energy and current VP for science and research at the World Resources Institute, said no other institution or government anywhere has taken on such an intensive, creative, broad-based, and wide-ranging energy research initiative.
"MIT is stepping into a vacuum, because there is no policy, vision or leadership at the top of our nation," he said. "It's uniquely matched. MIT has tremendous strengths across the board -- from science and engineering to management to architecture to the humanities. From that point of view, it's hugely significant."
Below are some examples of the MIT research projects the Energy Research Council will be sponsoring and developing:
- Spinach solar power: Tapping the secrets of photosynthesis -- engineering proteins from spinach -- to make organic solar cells whose efficiency could outstrip the best silicon photovoltaic arrays today.
- Silicon superstrings: A novel approach to manufacturing conventional silicon photovoltaic arrays by pulling the chips in stringy ribbons out of a molten stew like taffy rather than slicing them from silicon ingots.
- Laptop-powered hybrids: Using a new generation of lithium-based batteries (which power most portable electronics today) to cut the price and charge-time of hybrid and electric car batteries.
- Tubular battery tech: Using "supercapacitors" made from carbon nanotubes to store charge -- rather than the chemical reactions that power most batteries -- resulting in a lightweight, high-capacity battery that could someday give even the laptop battery a run for its money.
- Hold the A/C: Optimizing air and heat flow on a new computer-aided design system, before a building's construction begins, allowing for the building's air conditioning costs to be cut by as much as 50 percent.
- Hybrid without the hybrid: Turbocharging an automobile engine with plasma from a small ethanol tank (which would need to be refilled about as often as the oil needs changing), reportedly increasing fuel efficiency almost to the level of a hybrid -- but only adding $500-$1,000 to the car's sticker price.
- More light than heat: Generating a car's electricity photoelectrically (using a gas-powered light and a small, specially designed solar panel) rather than mechanically (using an alternator), substantially increasing fuel efficiency.
- Coal-powered biofuels: Bubbling exhaust from a coal-fired power plant through a tank of algae that's been bred to siphon off much of the exhaust's carbon dioxide -- in the process, fattening the algae that can then be harvested as biodiesel.
Many of these projects are ongoing and will continue under the Energy Research Council banner. Others, such as a new effort to make cheap ethanol using a biochemical technique called metabolic engineering, apply the expertise of faculty and staff who had never worked on energy problems before.
The council will also hire faculty in fields, such as optimizing energy distribution and transmission, if it finds MIT hasn't devoted enough resources to them.
The council now has funding for five new researchers, said co-chair Ernest Moniz, and will be fund raising to create more positions. The search committees, he said, will be looking at technologies and new ideas for both the short term (such as energy efficiency) and the long term (such as nuclear fusion and hydrogen fuel cells).
"We're at the starting line now," said Moniz. "The idea of a portfolio of different energy research areas -- but also a portfolio in terms of time to yield -- is certainly in our minds." | <urn:uuid:46e9aba7-42e5-4d07-b936-cfb0cad489ad> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/08/71574 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00073-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944315 | 888 | 3.640625 | 4 |
BY LOUISE R. SHAW
Clipper Staff Writer
BOUNTIFUL — Federal funding of education and tax breaks for manufacturers are hot topics even in elementary schools this month.
Students in two fourth-grade classes at Bountiful Elementary considered two sides of the issues in a mock-debate on Tuesday.
They spoke of jobless benefits and gross domestic product, of the need to decrease government spending and to become energy independent.
Six students who are participating in the class’s Student Enrichment Model (SEM) program addressed their attentive peers in the mock-debate, held to teach not only about national issues and politics, but about debating.
“The emphasis wasn’t on policy as much as learning the methods of debate,” said Lynn Kulicke, who works with students in the supplemental program for a half an hour each week.
As in high school debate, the students were randomly assigned to take one side or the other, with three representing the views of President Barack Obama and three representing the stand of Gov. Mitt Romney on the topics of education, environment and the economy.
In the process, they learned about citizenship and how government works, said Darlene Thayne, one of the two classroom teachers.
“We emphasize how to be a good citizen,” she said. “Being involved in the process is being a good citizen.”
Every hand went up when the students were asked if they’d watched the actual presidential debates on television.
Once they turn in their “voter registration,” which in this case is a permission slip from parents, the students will vote for the candidate of their choice on Nov. 6.
After studying Romney’s proposals, Halley Robinson said she agrees with many of them and would likely vote for him if she were 18.
“I like that he would cut spending and not let it get any higher,” she said.
Amy Anderson, who was assigned to speak in support of Obama, said it is good to study the policies of the candidates “so you know what their personalities are.” She and others on her team were impressed by Obama’s commitment to education.
Speaking in support of Romney, Elsee Teeples said the status quo isn’t solving any problems. She said promises “have been said before but never kept.”
Skills such as taking part in discussions after studying material and following agreed upon rules for discussion are part of the requirements of the new Common Core curriculum. Writing informative and explanatory texts as well as writing an opinion and supporting it with reason are also skills students were asked to develop.
“Now you have all the information, maybe you can go home and research some more and talk with your parents,” said Thayne at the conclusion of the presentations. “The cool thing in our country is that either way it will work out. In our country we change government all the time and things go smoothly,” she said, contrasting it to countries that have had coups or military take-overs.
“It’s a wonderful way of governing where we all have a say,” she said. “Maybe some of you have a future in government.”
Davis School District is also conducting a mock election. Students can vote for U.S. president, congressional seats and governor on the district’s secure MyDSD website. In some schools, voting is being done via printed ballots and voting booths. Others are having students cast their ballots at computer labs. Voting began Oct. 20 and continues through Nov. 6. | <urn:uuid:38b6c405-8bae-48ab-963c-0f8ef78c883c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://davisclipper.com/view/full_story/20720102/article-Mock-debate-teaches-citizenship--politics | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00061-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979893 | 758 | 2.21875 | 2 |
This statutory database is current through the 2004 Regular Session of the South Carolina General Assembly. Changes to the statutes enacted by the 2005 General Assembly, which will convene in January 2005, will be incorporated as soon as possible. Some changes enacted by the 2005 General Assembly may take immediate effect. The State of South Carolina and the South Carolina Legislative Council make no warranty as to the accuracy of the data, and users rely on the data entirely at their own risk.
Title 34 - Banking, Financial Institutions and Money
MONEY AND INTEREST
Dollars, dimes, cents and mills.
All accounts in the public offices of this State, the verdicts of juries on all contracts and all accounts of public officers shall be expressed in dollars or units thereof, i.e. dimes or tenths, cents or hundredths and mills or thousandths, a dime being the tenth part of a dollar, a cent the hundredth part of a dollar and a mill the thousandth part of a dollar.
Legal rate of interest.
(A) In all cases of accounts stated and in all cases wherein any sum or sums of money shall be ascertained and, being due, shall draw interest according to law, the legal interest shall be at the rate of eight and three-fourths percent per annum.
(B) All money decrees and judgments of courts enrolled or entered shall draw interest according to law. The legal interest is at the rate of twelve percent a year.
Variable rate [En 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 29; Repealed by implication by 1982 Act No. 385, Section 57(1). | <urn:uuid:4ccfa570-3f14-4840-8275-cae212c6a0b9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.scstatehouse.gov/archives/CodeofLaws2004/t34c031.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00060-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.907965 | 336 | 1.820313 | 2 |
Jobless Rate for Blacks Falls to 23-Year Low
Economy delivers ripe job market for African-Americans and the potential to improve corrosive social problems
Most jobless Americans measure their periods of idleness in months, even years; David Curry does it in hours.Skip to next paragraph
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He left a job as a day-care administrator in June and, just 48 hours later landed a new position at the Export-Import Bank.
"I stayed on top of the job market, and things turned out pretty well," says Mr. Curry, who tracks insurance claims for the bank.
Such quick leaps have become common in America's pinched labor market. But for Curry, it underscores another trend - remarkably ripe job opportunities for African-Americans.
The unemployment rate for black workers fell to 9.3 percent in August, the lowest monthly figure in more than 23 years. This year, a smaller part of the black labor force is without work than in any year since 1973, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
At first glance, such numbers would seem to merit big fanfare. A decline in black joblessness could help reduce corrosive income disparities with whites, whose unemployment rate last month was just 4.2 percent.
And some scholars and policymakers view unemployment as the leading cause of crime, drug abuse, family breakup, and other social problems. So a fall in unemployment could improve social well-being.
But it is unlikely the current dip in black joblessness marks a lasting turnaround, economists say. Instead, it will probably prove to be - as in prior instances in recent decades - just a sign of an unusually strong demand for labor.
"The job market is superstrong and with a rising tide all boats rise," says Harvey Silver, president of CORE Personnel, the employment agency in Alexandria, Va., that helped Curry land a new job.
"This is part of a well-established pattern in the economic cycle," says Timothy Bates, a professor of economics at Wayne State University in Detroit.
"The labor market is tight, the economy has done well for a few years, and these are the circumstances that always bring down black unemployment rates," says Mr. Bates: "There's a phrase, 'Last hired; first fired,' and we're in the first part of that pattern," hinting at potential layoffs for blacks if the economy contracts.
In fact, the unemployment rate for blacks more than doubles that for whites, as it has for 25 years.
Experts do not deny the gains for many black workers. As the pool of idle labor shrinks, companies hire and often train less-skilled workers. This helps integrate the chronically jobless into the work force and narrow income disparities between skilled and less-skilled, they note.
"It is certainly positive and certainly means higher wages and more job opportunities," says Harry Holzer, a professor of economics at Michigan State University in Lansing, Mich.
But some facts weigh on the upbeat figures for black unemployment. First, compared with other racial groups, a higher proportion of black workers have dropped out of the labor force.
The disenchanted workers do not show up in unemployment data because they have not sought work within the past 30 days. So the proportion of blacks out of work is much higher than reported.
Moreover, unemployment among black teens age 16 to 19 remains extremely high - over 33.6 percent, last year, compared with 14.2 percent for white teenagers, according to bureau data.
As former welfare recipients flood the job market, teenagers across the racial spectrum are likely to see comparatively fewer offers than they otherwise would. Employers are generally more likely to hire a 30-year-old single mother leaving welfare than an 18-year-old youth, Mr. Holzer says.
While declining unemployment helps bolster living standards, rising high school enrollment, declining crime rates, and programs linking youths to jobs are equally important signs of hope for the long term, experts say.
For Curry, the tight labor market has helped smooth his move from the military into civilian work. Since quitting a job as an Army hospital administrator in 1992, he has moved from school to a computer company to a child-care center.
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The nine-person jury of the Apple-Samsung patent trial will commence deliberations on Wednesday. They heard closing arguments on Tuesday in federal court in California and will now be called upon to make a decision.
The case has been argued since the beginning of the month and could result in billions of dollars in fines levied, depending of course on how the jury rules. Samsung and Apple are currently fighting a number of legal battles around the world, but the San Jose-based trial is the most closely-watched and arguably the most important.
During his closing argument, Apple lawyer Harold McElhinny reviewed hundreds of pages of evidence and testimony for the jury. In his concluding remarks, the Cupertino company’s legal counsel reiterated their notion that Samsung had deliberately produced “iPhone knock-offs.”
Included in the documentation presented by Apple was an internal Samsung analysis from 2007 that discussed the iPhone’s “strengths” and featured laudatory press releases. “In 2007, Steve Jobs shocked the phone world,” McElhinny said. “A four year effort had paid off. Apple turned over its future to designers and they came up with the iPhone.”
Samsung countered that the designs of the products were similar because of “natural product evolution.”
Samsung lawyer Charles Verhoeven confirmed that Apple hadn’t presented any evidence of consumers “being confused” by the two designs. “The real reason Apple is bringing this case is because rather than compete in the marketplace, Apple is seeking a competitive edge in the courtroom,” he said. The company believes “it’s entitled to having a monopoly on a rounded rectangle with a large screen. It’s amazing really.”
If the jury sides with Apple in the trial, the judge could actually triple the damages the company is seeking and Samsung will be paying out big time. This could occur if it turns out that Samsung is found guilty of “wilful misconduct.”
The suit currently sees the world’s most valuable company seeking $2.5 billion in damages and claiming that Samsung’s “copycat” products were injurious to their bottom line. Apple is also asking for a sales ban on the Samsung products involved in the patent litigation case.
The case could have far-reaching implications to the entire industry, as the jury’s decision will render a clear (somewhat) line in the sand between innovation and creativity. An already tenuous industry could become even more skittish when it comes to development, as companies worry about whether they’re stepping on the patented toes of the competition when pushing out new products. | <urn:uuid:124013a0-caf6-4897-b7ed-6a04987b1f0d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thetelecomblog.com/2012/08/22/apple-samsung-case-heads-to-jury-deliberation/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962296 | 560 | 1.585938 | 2 |
-Taken from guardian.co.uk
-Alexandria - February 2009
Some of the world's most exciting sunken treasures could soon be on view after Egypt confirmed plans to build a giant underwater museum in the Mediterranean. But as preparation begins on the site of Cleopatra's Palace in Alexandria, funding and technical problems are proving as divisive and controversial as the famed queen herself.
Ancient Alexandria was one of the world's great centres of civilisation, and since excavations in the eastern harbour began in 1994, divers have unearthed thousands of historical objects. These have included 26 sphinxes, several vast granite blocks weighing up to 56 tonnes each, and even pieces of what is believed to be the Pharos of Alexandria lighthouse, one of the seven classic wonders of the world.
Remnants of Queen Cleopatra's palace complex are also submerged beneath the waves, after the island on which it stood fell victim to earthquakes in the 5th century.
Now ambitious but controversial plans are under way to open up this unique site via an immersed fibreglass tunnel which would enable close-up viewing of the underwater monuments. Described as a "beautiful dream" by the director of Egypt's Supreme Council for Antiquities, Dr Zahi Hawass, the proposed museum complex features both an inland and submarine gallery space.
The latter will supposedly be crowned by four striking 'felucca sails' rising from the ocean, echoing the traditional sailboats that have long journeyed up the Nile. The designs were drawn up by the French architect Jacques Rougerie, a veteran of water-based construction projects, and have been backed by the United Nations cultural agency Unesco.
Next month a detailed technical survey will be launched. "If all goes according to plan, construction will begin in early 2010 and be completed within two and half years," says Ariel Fuchs, a scientific director at Rougerie's firm.
The idea is also being promoted by the high-profile marine archaeologist Franck Goddio, who is currently touring Europe with a selection of artefacts already dredged up from the Alexandrian coastline.
Yet before a single foundation stone has been laid on the ocean floor, the project is already running in to a host of obstacles. Funding for the museum, which will cost up to $140m, has not yet been secured; the government is hoping that with the help of Mr Goddio it can persuade private companies and organisations to foot the bill in exchange for a share of future revenues, but a member of the architectural team admitted privately that, "at present, nobody is clear about where the financing will come from."
Even if money does come through, a series of formidable technical challenges await the museum's builders, including the question of how to combat the bay's notoriously murky waters to improve visibility in the tunnel, and the problem of ensuring the structure is strong enough to withstand underwater currents and sea surges.
More worryingly the project has been accused by sceptical locals of being little more than a 'corporate theme park', with many doubting it will be built at all. "As an idea it's perfect," says Dr Ashraf Sabri, who runs a local dive centre specialising in marine heritage sites. "But you can't build an underwater museum in hotel meeting-rooms. You have to get down there and do the scientific work to see what is practical and what isn't. And month-in, month-out, this has not been done"
A local specialist in the local archaeological scene, who preferred not to be named, concurred: "The water down there isn't just difficult to see through, it's poisonous. And the designs put forward at the moment are for an underwater Disneyland, not a place where people will learn about heritage. If these corporate sponsors want to build a sunken theme park then fine, but don't try and pass it off as a serious archaeological endeavour."
Both the Egyptian government and Unesco have rejected charges that the museum is commercialising a site of great historical importance. "Culture can contribute to economic value, and that's not necessarily a bad thing," argues Ulrike Koschtial, from Unesco's underwater division. The UN agency held a convention in 2001 which concluded that sunken artefacts should where possible be left in situ on the seabed, rather than be carried up to shore; it's hoping that the Egyptian project will serve as a model for the development of similar sites around the world.
"Alexandria is such an important region for marine archaeology that the project here could set out some key international principles for how different countries deal with their underwater heritage," explains Ms Koschtial. "So it's obviously vital we proceed prudently, and that's why ethical considerations will be a key part of the technical study."
For Egypt, the stakes are high. Alexandria, the country's second city, has been long overshadowed by Cairo and Luxor, and the government wants it to become a new focal point for the 12 million foreign tourists that visit each year. "For too long Alexandria's great history and multicultural background hasn't been sufficiently respected," says Naguib Amin, local site manager for the Supreme Council for Antiquities.
Amin rejected claims that money would be better spent giving a makeover to the city's crumbling downtown buildings, most of which feature stunning colonial-era architecture. "We view the museum as an integral component of revitalising the city as a whole," he said. "Yes, Egyptology does make money but our only concern here is to produce the most captivating and beautiful experience for visitors whilst ensuring maximum safety for both the guests and for the artefacts themselves."
As the wrangling over Alexandria's seabed riches continues, residents of this ancient city are retaining a cynical approach to the whole saga. "The problem with Egypt is that we never work for the future," observes Dr Sabri. "Sustainable planning here works on the basis of 'I'll only have this job for a few years, so which vanity project can I use to impress the President today?' But look at the pyramids, they were made for eternity. We need to look back into our past to remind ourselves how to build for future generations." | <urn:uuid:fcd9dc0f-5f90-4375-9195-ade577d4fbd5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://jackshenker.blogspot.com/2009/02/can-egypt-bring-cleopatras-palace-back.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00039-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959699 | 1,273 | 2.375 | 2 |
Earth Day is coming up [tomorrow, but you should think of every day as earth day] and it seems like all my TV stations have been going green of late. Well at least for the last week or two any way. They are all changing their station ID bugs [you know those stupid little logos in the corner of your screens and sometimes the entire bottom third of your screen]. They all have an eco-friendly or green skew to them. Which is a nice little reminder for all of us watching their shows to take time out to take the necessary steps towards saving our environment. [But I know next week it will all go back to the regular old logos.]
My favorite of these eco-friendly ads is The Captain Planet and the Planteers commercials I am seeing on the Cartoon Network. I remember watching this show way back when it first came out in 1989. The edu-tainment show was the brainchild of Ted Turner’s TBS, which was then taken over by Hanna-Barbera when TBS purchased them and the rest is enviro-history.
So take the time this April to get to know Captain Planet and the Planeteers and do something good from Mother Earth.
Remember the power is yours! Head over to the official Captain Planet website to watch Planeteer Alerts, little 30 second PSAs on what you can do to help.
Here is a list of 10 things you can do to help from the Captain Planet Foundation:
- Start a Carpool or Walk or Bike to Work
- Get Involved [see Planet Green for more info]
- Be an Environmentally Conscious Consumer Buy Recycled/Recyclable Items
- Change Your Light Bulbs to Energy Saving Fluorescents
- Get Rid of Hazardous Waste Safely Don’t Send It to the Landfills
- Recycle, Recycle, Recycle
- Save Water by Checking the Location of Your Sprinklers and Turn Off Taps
- Take Reusable Bags to the Supermarket and Buy in Bulk
- Clean Up Wisely When Camping
- Use Natural Alternatives to Chemical Cleaners and Pesticides
Head to Hot Topic to pick up a Captain Planet t-shirt to wear while your out picking up trash, planting new trees or dropping off your recycling. | <urn:uuid:2effb229-e424-4556-9ddd-b2b29bbc9a8b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.whataslacker.com/tag/environment/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00019-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931027 | 476 | 2.0625 | 2 |
Solar panel maker Suntech said today that eight Chinese banks had filed a petition with a local court to declare the company’s Chinese operations bankrupt. Once the world’s biggest solar module manufacturer, Suntech’s Chinese subsidiary, Wuxi Suntech Power Holdings, owes $1.4 billion to Chinese banks, according to a presentation made to bondholders last November. This morning, Suntech had a market cap of $106 million.
The Suntech saga is being watched closely as a bellwether for the global solar industry. Fueled by cheap government loans, Suntech, Yingli, Trina and other photovoltaic panel manufacturers ramped up production in recent years, sending panel prices plummeting 75% and capturing a large share of the worldwide market. China is now home to about 80% of global solar module manufacturing capacity. The Chinese solar expansion set off a boom in Europe and the US as installers took advantage of cheap solar panels to expand their business. The collapse of Suntech and other Chinese manufacturers could leave installers like SolarCity on the hook for hundreds of millions in warranties. Having helped build a global solar industry in less than a decade, the question now is whether the Chinese government will engineer its contraction to shrink capacity and allow the surviving companies to thrive. | <urn:uuid:e844bf48-ecd7-4bfc-87c3-e78ded253f9d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/03/chinese-banks-force-suntech-bankruptcy/61983/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00055-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949424 | 264 | 1.5 | 2 |
Anyone who believes that science, above all, should inform our debates on medical, health and environmental issues, will find much to agree with in The Geek Manifesto, a recently published book by Mark Henderson, one of Britain’s leading science communicators. As science writer David Dobbs writes in his foreward to the U.S. edition, The Geek Manifesto
articulates with bracing clarity how science’s central principle – that evidence should trump authority, and reason trump rumor – can help improve the clumsy, cranking machinery that produces law, policy and other frameworks of public life.
At the same time, though, not every fan of science may agree with Henderson’s prescriptive for a more muscular science role in the political process, or with his assessments of some of the obstacles to science-based policies. Nanotechnology researcher Richard Jones has offered his critical take (to which Henderson has responded), and so has University of Colorado’s Roger Pielke, Jr.
In the following Q & A (conducted via email), Henderson engages with the criticisms of his book, and also offers his thoughts on the furor recently stirred up by a provocative speech on biotechnology by a well-known UK environmental writer.
KK: As you know, the speech by Mark Lynas, in which he apologized for being an anti-GMO campaigner, has generated much discussion in the media. In the sciency world, there seems to be mixed, or at least ambivalent reaction. Many have applauded Mark’s turnabout (he has become an enthusiastic biotech champion). But others are harrumping about the nature of his conversion. Mark says his change of mind happened because he “discovered” science. That, in turn, led him to learn the facts about genetically modified crops. But as Michael Specter wrote this week in The New Yorker, “It would not have been hard to discover some of these facts earlier.” In other words, what took him so long?
MH: Mark’s a friend of mine, who was very helpful while I was writing The Geek Manifesto, so I thought I ought to declare that at the outset. But I do think his high-profile change of mind over GM crops and nuclear power deserves to be applauded. I understand the “what took him so long?” charge — it can be galling, especially to those who’ve long argued for a discourse on these issues that is better informed by evidence, to see a convert get praise for views they’ve held all along. But I don’t think that’s an attitude that is desperately helpful if those of us who’d like to see a greater appreciation of science in public life are ever going to make any headway.
The crux of my argument in The Geek Manifesto is that indifference to science – ignorance in the non-pejorative sense of just not knowing, never having engaged – is the chief reason why it doesn’t figure more significantly in politics and public policy. I think therefore that those who change their minds when they do engage, who lose their indifference, have to be celebrated. We want more politicians and public servants, and campaigners of all sorts, to change their minds when presented with better evidence. It would be churlish for us to sneer at people who do exactly that.
It’s a bit like rounding on Tyler Hamilton and the other US Postal cyclists who gave evidence against Lance Armstrong. Yes, they did things they shouldn’t be proud of. But would you really rather they’d kept quiet?
KK: Another related gripe by some (such as paleoanthropologist John Hawks and science journalist Ed Yong) has been directed at editors in mainstream media, who for years gave Mark a prominent forum to air his uninformed views on biotechnology while he was a leading anti-GMO activist. Is this is a legitimate complaint—that Mark should never have been given such an opportunity to spread misinformation in the first place? After all, the opinion pages of newspapers and magazines are littered with all manner of ill-informed and ideologically charged columns. How do you police something like that?
MH: This is a fair criticism, with which I have a lot of sympathy. It’s not that those who say uninformed things about science should be denied a platform altogether. It’s that far too often, their views are given a prominence in the media that is out of all proportion to scientific consensus. Sometimes, this is simply because parts of the media are always going to want to promote the sensational, the outlandish, the man-bites-dog story (that also explains why conversions like Mark Lynas’s make headlines). But sometimes it’s because of deeper-seated problems with the way much of the media is managed.
The first problem is the balance fetish. Far too often, the media sees science through the prism of politics – if you’ve got the Republican view, you’ve got to have the Democrat too for balance. That might generate debate, but it distorts science. The evidence isn’t always equally weighted between one side and its critics – global warming and vaccine safety are particular examples of where phony balance, rather than fairness to the evidence, has damaged the quality of public debate.
The other problem is that too few senior editors in newspapers and radio and television stations actually know enough about science to identify op-ed viewpoints that are founded on misinformation.
These issues are fiendishly difficult to police – science matters a lot to me, but so does free speech. Ultimately, the best weapon is complaint. Editors, for the most part, run dodgy science because they think it’s popular or provocative, and because they don’t think there will be much of a downside. Those of us who care about science need to challenge and call out bad journalism if we’re to stand a chance of changing it.
KK: In a sharply critical review of your book, The Geek Manifesto, Roger Pielke Jr. writes:
The subtext of The Geek Manifesto is of course political power. It is about who should be in a position to determine what evidence is deemed acceptable in political debates, what decisions ought to be made in the public interest, what should be taught in schools, and what should be reported in the news. Henderson’s view, one widely shared among science connoisseurs, is that by virtue of its essential characteristics, science — and more specifically those who embody the virtues of science — deserve a special place in politics.
Roger is among those who argue that such special treatment is counterproductive, because scientists, like everyone else, have views that are informed by politics and/or ideology. Thus, conflict and politicization of issues often follows when scientists wrap their own personal views in the mantle of science. Indeed, he writes in his review:
Many geeks have shown themselves to be willing to stretch, bend and even distort science for political gain. In fact, such tactics are particularly appealing to geeks because science carries such authority in political debates. The Geek Manifesto offers no advice on how the geeks themselves are to be held accountable.
Would you like to now offer some advice on this?
MH: Roger’s a writer whose work I find very interesting, and this review was no exception. I obviously don’t agree with all of it, but I think he made some fair points. Most importantly, he for the most part engaged with the book I actually wrote, rather than (as some other critics have done) attacking the book he’d have liked me to write. [Henderson's response to that missive].
He’s right of course that geeks – by which I mean those who appreciate science, not necessarily “credentialed scientists” as Roger mistakenly asserts – have all sorts of political viewpoints. And that we are all, geeks included, prone to confirmation bias, cognitive dissonance and all the other foibles of judgement to which the human mind is prone. Some geeks, it is absolutely true, have been known to twist science themselves to serve a political purpose.
I don’t endorse those who do this at all. Indeed, there’s a good quote in the book about this from Evan Harris, a former Liberal Democrat MP in the UK who was an ardent champion of science: “We are held back by the rationality and circumspection with which we speak, handicaps that do not encumber our opponents.” I think these handicaps are important. We throw them off at our peril.
How should geeks be held accountable? In the same way as everyone else – by the levers of democracy. I make it very, very clear in the book that I am not advocating some sort of technocratic rule-by-scientists, and that there are occasions – many occasions – where it is perfectly proper for democratically-elected politicians to disregard scientific evidence when they consider this trumped by other factors. Science and evidence are almost always necessary for good decision-making, but they are very rarely sufficient.
What I do want, though, is for the evidence to be weighed, considered, and published, and for decisions that are made for reasons of ideology or valued to be explained as such, and not justified according to spray-on evidence that doesn’t really exist. I don’t think science deserves a special place in politics – it is one of many factors that properly go into most political decisions. But it deserves to be considered fairly as one of these factors – the examples I quote in the book show that all too often it is not. It’s the difference between arguing for a greater role for science, which I unashamedly do, and a special place, which I do not.
KK: Roger points out that in your book, you rightly criticize green campaigners who go too far with some of their claims. But he also complains that you let the scientists–who sometimes aid and abet such exaggerated rhetoric–off the hook. Are you letting scientists off too easy?
MH: To some extent, I probably am. This was one of the areas of Roger’s review that I thought had most merit. He is undoubtedly right that some scientists have happily encouraged, or at least, failed to challenge, overblown rhetoric from green campaigners – and other campaigners with other agendas as well. It isn’t much more helpful, for example, to portray GM crops as some sort of panacea for world hunger than it is to present them as an unalloyed evil with no contribution at all, and there are certainly scientists out there who have exaggerated this way.
Q. Roger also charges:
The Geek Manifesto offers no discussion, much less remedy, for geeks who play politics via science. Even more confounding, what about those geeks who politicize science in pursuit of authority and power via a geek revolution?
Have you given special dispensation to the geeks without cause for such concern? Or are you not as worried about this as Roger?
MH: I would hope that other geeks would be in the forefront of the challenge!
This, I think, points towards the critique I am happiest to accept in Roger’s review – which is the difficulty that any “geek movement” might have in avoiding being painted as just another special interest. He’s right that this is a significant risk, and that, as he concludes, “the geeks should be very careful.” Roger is especially astute to point out that this risk grows once calls for better use of evidence in policy-making, and for greater scientific understanding in the political process, are joined by calls for increased funding. I’m also willing to accept that the book did too little to reflect the contrary literature on links between research funding and economic growth.
There’s certainly a decent argument that arguing for greater science funding *is* a special interest. It’s not one I would make myself, but it isn’t a silly thing to suggest. The case that better use of evidence would benefit everyone is, I think, much stronger. The two arguments shouldn’t be confused.
Overcoming this risk of politicization is difficult, but I think it can be done. It has to start with being equally hard on, and fair to, all political parties when they abuse evidence and damage science, leaving normal party loyalties aside. I’m with Roger, and Daniel Sarewitz, when they point out the dangers of US science’s increasingly close identification with Democratic politics. When the Obama Administration transgresses, geeks need to be every bit as robust as they were when Bush held the White House.
Ultimately, too, I think geeks have to get more politically active if political approaches to science are to change for the better. As I’ve said above, the problem isn’t by and large that politicians are anti-science. It’s indifference, a lack of engagement. Few politicians have much sense that there might be any kind of political price to pay if they handle science badly. It’s only by acting as more active citizens that those of us who care about science stand much chance of addressing that. Roger’s right that we have to be careful, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do it at all.
KK: Lastly, I should point out that Roger is by no means the only one raising concerns about special treatment accorded to scientists. In the recent publication of the British Science Association, there is an editorial that begins this way:
Scientists need scrutiny. The mainstream press does a good job of holding those in public office to account. But power, spin and questionable financial practices are not just the preserve of the political elite. Scientific endeavor combined with ambition, financial and political agendas can be a potent mix, causing all sorts of poor practices to occur.
Can there be both a geek revolution and a check on its power?
MH: Absolutely. Democracy can, should, and generally does provide it. As I’ve said above, I do not think for a second that science should trump democracy. I’m not calling for a technocratic state, or for scientists on top, in authority, holding the levers of power.
I do wonder, though, whether the British Science Association editorial you quote, and indeed Roger’s review, are worrying about a problem that it would be nice to have. If science really were an over-mighty elite wielding exceptional and undemocratic power over elected governments, I’d be in the vanguard of those calling for it to be cut down to size. But as I think I show quite successfully in the book, we’ve a long way to go before that becomes a serious threat.
The problem with science and politics isn’t that scientists are too active, too controlling, too spin-savvy and streetwise. It’s quite the reverse, that there aren’t enough of them who know their way around the corridors of power, or even how to make themselves heard by those in office, and there aren’t enough politicians and civil servants who have really engaged with science and appreciate what it has to offer. A political class with a stronger grasp of science, incidentally, would also be a stronger bulwark against scientists who do play politics with data, and try to twist it to suit their own ends.
Yes, let’s hold science to account. Geeks need to be very robust on malpractice – scientific fraud, for example, and non-publication of clinical trials. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. We can do huge amounts to improve the way politics uses, appreciates and exploits science to deliver more effective policies before we have to start worrying about technocratic rule. | <urn:uuid:c9d95dfc-0f45-410d-9e4e-77c6bffa0c7b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/collideascape/2013/01/11/science-geeks-ready-to-rumble/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00048-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967824 | 3,303 | 1.703125 | 2 |
|Why hamsa jewelry is so popular? What is the meaning of Hamsa Hand or Hand of Fatima ? Where does hamsa orginate?
Today, even in the modern world, we are surrounded by symbols whose beliefs and traditions go back thousands of years. They have succeeded in their most important function of guarding and protecting their secrets and confidential information.
In its simplest form the symbol for Hamsa is the hand. It is talismanic symbol that they believed would protect them from harm against the evil forces and bring them goodness, abundance, fertility, luck and good health. Hamsa is an icon used by man as a defence, in his struggle against the forces of evil.
Hamsa and Number FIVE
Arabs call this icon khamse Hand. Hamse means five in Arabic and in many other religions, the number five symbolizes the five sacred rules of their beliefs
In some culture’s the hamsa hand faces down, in others it faces up. In many groups, the five-fingers of Hamsa Hand represent the most sacred principles of that culture. It is not an earthly hand but the symbol of the divine hand. Each community fills the inside of the hand with the icons that are important for its own culture.
Hamsa hand bracelets are worn by people who have the faith in a “Supreme Power” and find themselves at a cross-road in life. They could follow different religions; some of them could be Jewish, Muslim others could be advocates of Christianity or Buddhism. Irrespective of their religious beliefs, they would find themselves in a common ground as far as having faith in a Higher Power is concerned. They would want to depend on this energy source to keep themselves protected from negative influences that are otherwise outside their control.
Healing and the blessed hand of Fatima are always in the minds and hearts of women in Anatolia as Hazrat Fatima is the architect of their beliefs.
Therefore, Anatolian Muslims respect and love the Virgin Mary just as Christians do, due to this very strong historical and cultural heritage. Hazrat Fatima has the same status with the Virgin Mary for the Muslims of Anatolia.
The goddess culture, which comes from the matriarchal period, has been continued through to today, by evolving and blending its existence into the more modern religions of today.
Many early cultures adopted the eye as an icon for their protection, others used Hamsa and so over time the most popular universal symbol became an eye placed in the palm of a hand. The power of the eye inserted into Hamsa combined their power and introduced the idea of obtaining a more powerful talisman by combining the power of two.
Hamsa with Evil Eye regarded as antidote to the negative energies, which is fear of human beings throughout history.
Desire for protection against these negative emotions is a universal impulse and for thousands of years the peoples of many ancient cultures and religions resorted to unimaginable procedures and sacred symbols to protect them and stop them becoming a target for these evil forces.
Hamsa and Gods Hand
Historically a wide geographic area, included the Middle East, considered the Hamsa sacred hand symbol as the symbol of God's hand in the earth. It helped to make them feel the existence of God in everything and in every new formation. The Hamsa amulet was seen as the symbol of holiness, healing and miracles, which would pull the forces of good to the bearer and protect them from unseen dangers, disease, and neutralize the negative energies of envy and the forces of evil.
Cybele = Artemis = Virgin Mary = Hazrat Fatima
Indeed the Virgin Mary's house in Ephesus, which is the place of pilgrimage for Christians, was established on a hill overlooking to the temple of Artemis, which was not a coincidence.
The Virgin Mary's house is also a sacred place for the Muslims of Anatolia. Muslims visit the house, to worship, make votive offerings, make wishes and ask for healing.
Hamsa jewelry is used for protection against the evil eye. Hamsa bracelet is considered to be a powerful talisman that is used in the form of jewelry, lucky charms, and wall hangings for bringing in good fortune and prosperity.
|The fear of the evil eye has been ongoing since prehistoric times. It represents the fear of those destructive energies that arises from negative emotions, like jealousy hatred and envy.
Many early cultures adopted the eye as an icon for their protection, others used Hamsa Hand or Hand of Fatima and so over time the most popular universal symbol became an eye placed in the palm of a hand.
Hamsa hand or Hand of Fatima can now be found as an attractive symbol in people’s homes or may even be worn by them as ornaments. Many people still place it in their homes where the guests can see in the moment they enter. As there is a widespread belief that it will protect the house and household from disasters primarily fire.
Icon, Talisman, Amulet, Charm, Idol, Figure, Totem
The sacred art of symbols reflects the opinion of spiritual religions by associating them with icons, talismans, amulets, charms,, idols, figures etc. Divine grace is imparted to them and blessed, so showing respect or reverence to the image or icon is the same as addressing it directly to their God.
The hamsa symbol has kept its original format and meaning and been adopted by different cultures and so the Etymological origin of the word has not undergone major change.
Hamsa Hand with Other Religions and Cultures
The Hamsa icon not only has a special place in Judaism, it has also evolved to become regarded as sacred and respected symbol in Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Shamanism, Jain beliefs and in Anatolia. | <urn:uuid:5773484d-014e-4dfa-8574-c7d5a0845935> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.hamsameaning.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00005-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961812 | 1,212 | 2.46875 | 2 |
In a decision that has ramifications for the dismissal of women in the UK, in Mäyr v Backerei under Konditorei Gerhard Flöckner, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") has held that the dismissal of a woman who is at an advanced stage of in vitro fertilisation treatment, where the ova have been fertilised but not yet transferred to the uterus, will be discrimination on the grounds of sex if the dismissal is related to this in vitro treatment.
However, the ECJ also found that a worker undergoing IVF treatment was not a "pregnant worker" if, at the time at which she was told she was being dismissed, her ova had been fertilised but not implanted into her womb.
Ms Mäyr was employed as a waitress and was given notice of dismissal whilst on a period of sickness absence. The reason for her sickness was that she was undergoing a course of IVF treatment, which involves the fertilisation of the ovum outside of the body. On the date she was notified that she was being dismissed, the ova taken from her had been fertilised but had not yet been implanted to her uterus. Austrian law has provisions to protect against the dismissal of pregnant workers, as does UK law.
Her employers rejected her claim on the basis that no pregnancy existed on the date on which she was given notice. They argued that it was only at the moment of the transfer of the ova to her body that protection against the termination of her employment began.
The Austrian appellate courts referred the case to the ECJ for a ruling on whether Ms Mäyr was a "pregnant worker" within the meaning of the Pregnant Workers Directive, which protects against the dismissal of workers who are pregnant, who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding.
The ECJ held that to benefit from the protection against dismissal, the pregnancy in question "must have begun". The ECJ shied from making a determination on what is a very sensitive social issue. The ECJ took into account the reasoning behind the Directive was to protect workers at what is a very vulnerable time in their lives, and for that reason, protection commenced from the earliest possible date in the pregnancy. However, the ECJ held that it could not be accepted, for reasons of legal certainty, that workers obtained protection when the in vitro fertilised ova had not yet been transferred to the uterus. Key to the ECJ's reasoning was the fact that in vitro fertilised ova could be kept for an indeterminate period in some EU states. The ECJ was concerned that applying the protection against dismissal before the transfer of the fertilised ova could have the effect of the worker obtaining the benefit of protection from dismissal for many years. The ECJ gave the example of where the fertilisation had been carried out for precaution, transfer of the ova was never certain to take place.
However, the ECJ held that the dismissal of a female worker for the reason that she is undergoing the advanced stage of in vitro fertilisation where the ova are fertilised and thereafter transferred to her body, constitutes direct discrimination on the grounds of sex contrary to the Equal Treatment Directive, which lays down the principle of equal treatment between men and women in employment. The ECJ considered that dismissal for such a reason could only affect women.
Implications for the UK
Issues governing the interpretation of UK laws on sex discrimination must be considered in the context of EU legislation on the same subject, having regard to any interpretations given by the ECJ.
Arguably, therefore, the implication of the ECJ decision may be that, should the issue ever be tested before the UK courts, workers may not be protected from dismissal until the fertilised ova have been implanted into the uterus. However, it would be unwise to make any assumptions until the issue is tested before the UK courts.
In the UK, it is automatically unfair to dismiss a woman if the reason (or principal reason) for the dismissal is connected to her pregnancy or maternity leave (section 99, Employment Rights Act 1996). If a worker is not "pregnant" then she will not have the protection of this legislation.
The finding may also have relevance to section 3A of the Sex Discrimination Act ("SDA"), which prohibits discrimination over the whole period from when a woman becomes pregnant to the end of statutory maternity leave, and section 3A(3), which states that any treatment of a woman on grounds of pregnancy-related illness is considered treatment on the grounds of pregnancy itself. Again, if the worker is not "pregnant" she will be unable to rely on these provisions.
However, a woman may still have a claim under normal sex discrimination principles, if the reason for her dismissal is related to her IVF treatment. If, for example, a woman is dismissed for sickness absence, but the reason for her sickness absence is that she was undergoing IVF treatment, the dismissal may potentially be direct discrimination, or alternatively indirect discrimination for a reason that relates to her sex. | <urn:uuid:1cd6d0c4-49ab-46eb-a19d-635cacbe8e92> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d6650f64-e48b-4021-b8f0-fcbf6c7e9ac2 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706499548/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121459-00067-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977416 | 1,032 | 1.8125 | 2 |
Aging, B lymphopoiesis, and patterns of leukemogenesis.
Aging of tissue specific stem and progenitor cells has been proposed to be the central cause of altered tissue function and diminished regenerative capacity in the elderly. Within the hematopoietic system, the consequences of aging are unbalanced within disparate lineages and their progenitors. In particular, the production of lymphocytes is markedly reduced in the elderly, while the myeloid compartment is thought to be relatively unperturbed. Our research has defined a molecular basis for these dichotomous effects of aging on the hematopoietic system and determined that aging and tumor suppression are mechanistically linked processes. We determined that two genes, p16Ink4a and Arf, are preferentially expressed in lymphoid lineage cells with age. Through both gain and loss of function approaches, we demonstrated that the accumulation of these proteins in lymphoid progenitors underlies their age-related declines in proliferative potential and survival, establishing p16Ink4a and Arf as both biomarkers and effectors of lymphoid lineage aging and senescence. While most studies of immune system aging focus on the effects on functional immunity, this work examined the effects of aging on the development of hematological malignancies, which have disparate manifestations in children and adults. We established that the increased expression of p16Ink4a and Arf, both potent tumor suppressors, conferred upon aged lymphoid progenitors an increased resistance to malignant transformation. These findings provide a molecular basis for the well known clinical phenomenon that lymphoid leukemias, although common in children, do not typically present in adults. These findings may have significant therapeutic implications. First, we demonstrated that inhibiting expression of p16Ink4a and Arf, either by ectopic expression of the polycomb gene Bmi-1 or a specifically targeted shRNA, completely reversed the anti-proliferative effects of aging in lymphoid lineage progenitors. Our data thus identify p16Ink4a and Arf as therapeutic targets whose inhibition may promote tissue regeneration and rejuvenation of the depressed immune system in elderly patients. Second, our findings provide new understanding of the genetics of human cancer. In particular, they suggest why the Ink4a/Arf locus is frequently deleted in lymphoid but not myeloid leukemias. Since p16Ink4a and Arf are not expressed in the myeloid lineage, their deletion would confer no growth benefit to myeloid tumors. However, the deletion of p16Ink4a and Arf in lymphoid lineage cells where they are highly expressed would be greatly advantageous to tumor development. Taken together, these findings establish a genetic basis for the preferential and severe effects of aging on lymphopoiesis and demonstrate that aging and tumor suppression are mechanistically linked processes. The determination that tumor suppressors have concurrent pleiotropic effects in aging and cancer provide significant insight into the development and etiology of human malignancies and therapeutic insights into strategies for promoting regenerative medicine.
The production of B lymphocytes begins to decline steadily early in adult life and is severely compromised in the elderly. This occurrence has been attributed to intrinsic defects in early hematopoietic progenitors and B cell precursors as well as to microenvironmental changes in aged bone marrow. The aim of this review is to present an overview of B lymphocyte senescence and its underlying causes and to discuss its impact on immune function and leukemogenesis in aged individuals. | <urn:uuid:76c92858-645b-48d8-a6d1-f65b27c0b22d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.cirm.ca.gov/about-cirm/publications/aging-b-lymphopoiesis-and-patterns-leukemogenesis | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00076-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936273 | 740 | 2 | 2 |