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This blog has hosted some, shall we say, interesting debates on the question of global warming. For those who are convinced that it is an urgent issue that requires action, I have a question. Suppose, for the sake of argument, that claims about global warming are all true. It is happening, we are causing it, and it will change the environment. In this way, global warming reminds me of terrorism. It exists. It’s bad. It causes real harm to people. It also gives rise to apocalyptic predictions about how terrible the consequences will be if we do nothing, it becomes “a threat to our very way of lifeâ€, and it is of course a problem so huge and intractable that only collective action coordinated by the government can stop it. So it was with terrorism. But what were the results that we got? The government’s solutions were at best inefficient and counterproductive and at worst gross violations of people’s rights. We now have prisons where we hold people without trial and torture them, we’re being spied on by our own government, we’re sending the young men and women of my generation to be maimed and bleed out their lives in a faraway country and an unwinnable war. It has become yet another reason for the state to devour more power, more money, and more lives. And six years later, we are no safer. Terrorism is not gone. The problem is not solved; indeed, our leaders speak of a war against it that will last beyond our lifetimes. It will consume our money, our freedom, and our people with no end in sight. So even if every single terrible prediction about global warming is true, why should I have any confidence whatsoever in state-sponsored solutions to the problem?
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I’d like to welcome another farm to the FarmieMarket Family! Stefanie and Joshua Rockwood got to work farming their land, now known as West Wind Acres, in 2006. The farm is located in West Charlton, NY. Together, Stefanie and Josh raise rotationally grazed grassfed beef, pork, chicken and eggs. They are also getting their free-range turkey operation up and running.
The Rockwoods believe in rotational grazing, an agricultural best management practice that promotes the animal and soil health simultaneously. The duo employs rotational paddocks and mobile fencing to rotate their animals over the land, preventing the waste of any feed (grass) that is grown and recycling nutrients into the soil.
Cattle are moved to a piece of fresh grass daily. The Rockwoods raise Highland Cattle, a breed that is known to be hardy in harsh northern climates and also regarded for its lean, low-cholesterol meat.
Pigs are also fed on green pasture. Additionally, pigs are fed all-natural ingredients like whole corn, apples, and whole cows’ milk. The pigs’ all-natural diet, coupled with the space, fresh air, and sun they are exposed to gives their meat a flavor that far superior to pork from a supermarket or butcher.
Chickens raised as broilers are raised in the Rockwood’s custom broiler chicken coop. Their meat chickens live in this portable shelter which is moved to fresh grass everyday. It is designed to provide protection for the birds from predators, including chicken hawks, weasels, and more. This shelter gives the chickens enough protection to survive in the elements, while also providing chickens the ability to eat natural nutrients from the land instead of being closed off from the outdoors.
Additionally, chickens raised as egg-laying hens live in custom built mobile chicken. These coops allow the Rockwoods to move their hens to new grass, bugs, and other tasty morsels every day, ensuring that they get a well rounded diet, plenty of fresh air, and sunshine so that they can provide you with the best eggs that you have ever tasted.
The Rockwoods are farmers who take raising quality food using natural practices very seriously. They come to FarmieMarket in hopes to connect with more customers in the Capital Region that care about the quality of the food they consume. Welcome them by purchasing their pork and chicken on FarmieMarket’s Turning Point Market in Saratoga County! | <urn:uuid:cfa25857-50dd-413f-a2d5-da6c0c458605> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.farmiemarket.com/blog/?m=201108 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00010-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95912 | 510 | 1.5625 | 2 |
PreCheck program: the fastest way through airport securityNEW YORK — It was an eerie feeling to speed through airport security without taking off my shoes, removing my laptop and liquids from my bag or stripping away my belt and suit jacket.
By: Scott Mayerowitz, AP Airlines Writer, INFORUM
NEW YORK — It was an eerie feeling to speed through airport security without taking off my shoes, removing my laptop and liquids from my bag or stripping away my belt and suit jacket.
Eerie but amazing.
In lines next to me, people danced around in socks, emptied their pockets and fed plastic trays through X-ray machines. But for the first time in more than a decade, I effortlessly passed through security. There wasn't even a line.
See, the government now considers me a “trusted traveler.” At many of the nation's largest airports I can race through security. As much as my mom might tell me I'm special, I'm really not. You too can get such fast-track status if you fly enough or are willing to spend $100.
The Transportation Security Administration's PreCheck program is open to some elite frequent fliers as well as travelers enrolled in one of the Customs and Border Protection's expedited entry programs: Global Entry, Nexus and Sentri.
These travelers are considered less of a terrorist risk and therefore don't have to go through as stringent of a screening process. Speeding them through the checkpoint allows the TSA to dedicate more staff to other passengers, ideally reducing lines for them too. (This is also why the TSA is now letting children 12 and under and adults 75 and over keep their shoes on.)
Just because you are part of PreCheck, it doesn't mean you get to use it every time. Code embedding in your boarding pass randomly allows you to use the PreCheck lane or requires you to undergo the normal screening. Either way, you get to jump to the front of the line.
The government refuses to say how often the computer randomly accepts or rejects people from the special lane, but Chris McLaughlin, who oversees screening operations at all the nation's airports for the TSA told me “you are afforded this service more often than not.”
You still have to walk through a metal detector and bags go through the normal X-ray scan, but liquids and laptops can remain in your suitcase. Belts, shoes and jackets remain on.
“Forget everything we've taught you for the last 10 years,” one TSA screener in Chicago told me last week.
The TSA can also ask you to go through additional screening; on one of my recent trips out of New York, I was randomly selected to have my hands swabbed to test for explosives.
The program is now at 16 airports. That number is expected to grow to 35 by the end of the year and will include all of the country's largest airports. Right now, it is only available to passengers flying on Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and US Airways.
And at each airport, not every airline passenger can participate. It's all about which checkpoints, in which terminals, the TSA has the special lanes. For instance, United passengers flying out of Las Vegas can't yet use the program but those on American and Delta can.
For a list of participating airlines and airports, visit http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/escreening.shtm .
PreCheck is only good when traveling domestically.
To enroll, frequent fliers should opt-in on the airlines’ websites. Eligible travelers will see a box to click on within their online profile, near where their birthdate is stored. The TSA won't say which elite fliers qualify. But a query of travelers on the frequent flier discussion site MilePoint revealed that some who fly as little as 50,000 miles a year have been able to enroll. Once enrolled, you don't have to re-qualify each year. However the TSA uses undisclosed means to assess your risk before each flight and might not allow you to use the lane.
But you don't have to be an elite flier to participate. Members of Global Entry or other Customs programs can enter their membership number in the same part of the airlines’ websites.
I do have elite status with some, but not all airlines, but recently joined Global Entry, guaranteeing me the ability to use PreCheck when flying most airlines.
When arriving in the United States, Global Entry members can skip the regular immigration lines and go to a kiosk. Their fingerprints are checked with a set on file, they answer a few questions posed on the screen and then head straight to baggage claim.
Applicants have to submit a detailed travel history and other personal information to the government online and then do an in-person interview with customs officials at an airport. The program costs $100 and is good for five years. (American Express refunds the $100 fee for holders of its platinum card and United has been refunding the fee for its Global Services, Premier 1K and Premier Platinum elite frequent fliers.)
For more information about the program, visit http://www.globalentry.gov/
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If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather.
Try to understand the blackness, lethargy, hopelessness, and loneliness they’re going through. Be there for them when they come through the other side. It’s hard to be a friend to someone who’s depressed, but it is one of the kindest, noblest, and best things you will ever do. | <urn:uuid:3b91ab78-8160-4614-9288-9825bd0cc833> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://pleasestopcutting.tumblr.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00013-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.918816 | 113 | 1.523438 | 2 |
The Purposive Brain
When Ragnar Granit was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (with Wald and Hartline) in 1967, his scientific peer, Sir John C. Eccles, wrote that "He was awarded this prize for his work on the electroretinogram, but it should be recognized that, in fact, he has made contributtions of the highest level in two rather dissimilar fields of neurophysiology; with equal fitness he could have been awarded the Prize for his work on the control of movement. His investigations of the electroretinogram were virtually completed with the publication in 1974 of his classic book, Sensory Mechanisms of the Retina. From that time he has been in the forefront of investigators on the control movement, and his laboratory at Stockholm has led the world in what we may term the synthetic mechanisms controlling the discharges of motoneurones to muscle."
In this book, Granit explains and integrates these two major brain systems—the physiology of vision and the control of motor activity. Visual perception is seen as an input system, motor control as an output system, with the goal-oriented brain mediating between. Reaching beyond the strict confines of neurophysiology, the author relates his investigation to the concerns of psychology, evolutionary biology, and the general organism-environment interrelationship. He also gauges the level of science's current understanding of how the brain works and the limits within which it might be improved.
The book is meant for readers with more than passing interest in the deeper issues of biology, the general question of purpose in life, and the specific question of the purposiveness, the goal-directed nature, of the crowning organ of the higher forms of life. However, no special knowledge of neurophysiology is assumed.
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Administrators are constantly assessing data center and network capacity needs in preparation for a potential disaster, but are often at a loss to respond in an optimal way to balance capacity and performance during an actual disaster. Disasters may be caused by a spike in demand or failure of power, cooling, or IT equipment. Mitigation plans must integrate data and applications with the available backup resources. Capacity improvements also can change or enhance disaster response and recovery. Increasing overall power efficiency and the need for dedicated precision cooling across the infrastructure are also necessary in high-availability environments to maximize the IT capacity while minimize the energy consumption of the cooling and building infrastructure. In addition, the power and cooling considerations for each data center must be factored into a comprehensive business continuity strategy to ensure satisfactory results.
This article will highlight a new tool and provide best practices to plan power and cooling support in any data center, and implement optimal capacity management as part of an effective disaster recovery strategy. The content will address questions including: can the power system provide adequate backup power during utility outages and if not, what are its actual limits relative to critical application service levels; is the power protection system capable of achieving desired levels of availability and handling future capacity levels; and will the cooling outage response plan ensure the operation of critical equipment while gracefully shutting down secondary applications?
The Tool: Data Center Infrastructure Management
Data center operators and IT managers now have a new tool in their arsenal: Data Center Infrastructure Management software. While the primary applications for DCIM solutions involve improving Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and Corporate Average Datacenter Efficiency (CADE) as part of overall capacity and performance planning, this tool also has a role to play in responding effectively to the loss of power and/or cooling as an important part of a disaster recovery strategy. Before exploring that role, however, it is necessary to have a basic understanding of DCIM capabilities.
DCIM solutions measure actual power consumption in data centers down to the granularity of the individual power outlet or server. This information can be used to improve power efficiency, optimize virtualized and load balanced infrastructures and make prudent choices during server refresh cycles. To simplify the implementation, most DCIM solutions eliminate the need for installing special agents or running additional wiring by supporting both the industry standard and popular proprietary protocols now used to measure power consumption. The better DCIM solutions also support advanced capabilities like auto-discovery, what-if analyses for capacity planning, building energy management system integration, temperature and cooling capacity tracking, sophisticated yet intuitive dashboards, comprehensive reporting, and more.
The best DCIM solutions offer another capability that can become quite useful during the loss of power or cooling: dynamic power optimization (DPO). DPO is normally used to achieve peak energy efficiency by migrating from today’s “always on” practice of operating servers to an “on demand” approach by working in cooperation with load-balancing or virtualization systems to continuously match server capacity with demand. DPO results in far better energy efficiency and higher IT utilization with no adverse impact on performance. The result is normally a reduction of 50% or more in total power consumed, which can help extend the life of any data center. But when performance is inevitably impacted during a full or partial outage, DPO helps IT managers make fully-informed decisions about which applications are affected and to what extent.
Here is how it works during normal operation: DPO employs a real-time calculation engine that continuously assesses server demand, taking into account both current demand and trends (the increase or decrease and at what rate), along with historical or anticipated patterns. When the engine detects an impending mismatch between anticipated demand and current capacity (whether too little or too much like temperature changes due to cooling issues or failover to generators due to a utility outages), it automatically informs the virtualization system or other system management environments to make the appropriate adjustments by either capping, throttling or powering up or down some number of servers. This process is usually automated via runbooks (standard operating procedures) that outline the specific steps involved during the ramp-up or ramp-down—from migrating applications to/from available virtual machines to adjusting cooling capacity to cover the complexity of multi-server and multi-site application environments.
The same process can also be employed to reallocate virtualized machines or shift applications to other facilities to best accommodate all critical needs. And that involves making some difficult choices—much like the triage physicians need to perform when providing care during a large-scale emergency.
Such a triage determines how much server capacity is actually needed to run 1) all mission-critical and 2) any highly-desirable applications (perhaps with diminished performance), along with how much power can be saved by shedding 3) all non-essential applications and lower storage tiers. It is also important to take into account both the power needed to run the IT equipment and the increase in temperature anticipated while operating with no or only partial cooling during the power outage.
One way to allocate available power across all servers is by power-capping every server in the data center. Using Intel Node Manager enabled servers, for example, employs processor P-states and T-states to limit CPU performance and, therefore, limit power consumption to predetermined amounts. But such an across-the-board approach may not be granular enough to deliver the desired results for mission-critical applications supporting the necessary application service levels.
A DCIM system with DPO capabilities is the ideal tool to both plan and implement partial power triage. In the planning stage, a capable DCIM system is able to determine the power required for and the heat generated by all individual applications. What-if analyses can then be performed to assess the possible trade-offs, such as keeping more applications available, but at lower service levels. Multiple scenarios can be created to address situations ranging from a brief brownout to an extended blackout.
A particularly powerful capability found in some DCIM systems is the measurement of transactions per kilowatt-hour on a per-application basis. This permits a level of granularity previously unavailable for disaster recovery planning in most data centers, especially where the applications exist in silos, thereby preventing a more holistic approach. Knowing the transactions per kilowatt-hour of every application makes it possible for IT mangers to make the appropriate performance trade-offs among the various critical and non-critical applications. (This information is also useful, by the way, for helping to improve overall efficiency in the data center during normal operation. Indeed, assessing the transactions per kilowatt-hour should now be incorporated into server selection during every hardware refresh cycle.)
As mentioned above, the DCIM’s DPO capability can then be used to implement the triage during a power outage when the ability to match capacity with critical demand becomes even more important to the business than reducing the electric utility bill. The best practice here is to employ runbooks that fully automate the many steps involved in shedding and/or shifting loads to make the transition as graceful as possible.
For example, one runbook might migrate all critical applications to a core set of virtual machines, then shut down the offloaded servers. Another runbook might simply shut down the servers being used for all (or some) non-essential applications. When the power is fully restored, a different set of runbooks can then be used to return to normal operation.
A major advantage of runbooks is that the full automation eliminates the inevitable errors (and resulting problems) associated with manual procedures. Each runbook can be tested and fine-tuned to deliver precisely the results desired, which enables them to be activated during a power outage with total confidence.
The Cooling Outage: Shedding/Shifting Load to Avert Disaster
Cooling is generally unavailable during a power outage when 100% of the UPS and/or generator capacity is being devoted to the IT equipment. But air conditioners and chillers can go down on their own, and like power, they seem to fail when they are needed (and stressed) the most. Therefore, a similar (albeit less drastic) form of triage is also required for this scenario.
The all-important consideration when performing an application triage for a cooling outage is the anticipated time-to-repair the system to restore full or partial cooling. Will it take at least a day? Better start shedding and/or shifting load now. Will it take less than an hour? If the current temperature is below the target maximum, which is revealed on most DCIM dashboards it may be possible to keep all applications running, at least for a while, by consolidating them onto fewer servers. Or the servers could be power-capped at some diminished performance level to limit the amount of heat generated. Or some applications can be moved to backup sites automatically, reducing the power needed, allowing other applications to remain unchanged.
While such a triage is not easy to do, DCIM modeling tools can be used to help with the necessary planning, for example, to optimize the placement of systems in within individual racks to balance heat generation and factor in outage scenarios. Examples include spreading out applications across the space so that heat generation is equally reduced when moving such an application to a backup site. Such optimization also serves to minimize stranded power (maximizing and equally balancing circuit and phase utilization), which helps extend the life of any data center by utilization power and space to its maximum. What-if analyses allow the various permutations and combinations of power, space and cooling considerations to be evaluated easily and accurately. Then, during the actual outage, the appropriate runbooks can be activated to automatically achieve the optimal result, minimizing service level impacts, depending on the required reduction and expected duration of the outage.
Because most data centers today operate far below the 80°F (27°C) cold isle temperature that the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) recommends, there is normally some margin available during full or partial cooling outages as long as there are no hotspots. The better DCIM solutions minimize risk during normal operation by taking constant and accurate measurements of the server inlet temperature, and adjusting the cooling accordingly. Then during an actual cooling outage, the companion DPO system is used to adjust capacity as needed to prevent any hot spots from forming.About the Author
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Leonard Cohen & Anjani Perform1 Whither Thou Goest
While I had planned to upload the songs from Anjani’s 31 March 2007 Warsaw Concert (See next section, Heck Of A Guy Coverage Of Anjani’s Warsaw Concert for more information) yesterday, it took longer than expected for me to access the files.
Upon consideration, I’ve decided to now post only one musical offering, Whither Thou Goest. The other songs are, in my estimation, wonderful, but they are wonderful versions of tracks on the readily available Blue Alert album.
Whither Thou Goest, however, is not on any album2 although it was often used by Cohen,3 who sang it a capella with other band members, as a concluding benediction to many of the concerts of his 1988 and 1993 tours.4
A more tactical and pertinent motivation to post only this song is to avoid detracting attention from this piece.5 It is a quiet affirmation of affection and commitment which could be obscured by more dynamic productions – and it shouldn’t have to compete in such an arena.6 The impact of “I love you deeply and will be with you wherever you go and whatever happens” is not enhanced by being shouted.
The lyrics of Whither Thou Goest are derived from Ruth 1:16-17, which is the brave and loving vow Ruth, a widow, makes to follow Naomi, who had been her mother-in-law, even though that meant leaving her own country and family.7 The King James Version of that scripture with Ruth’s pledge follows:
16 And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
This canticle, its intonations a particularly good fit with Cohen’s voice and phrasings, has been resurrected for the current concert tour with Cohen joining Anjani on stage for this final song.
And, although Whither Thou Goest continues to serve as a farewell blessing to the audience, now it is also a strikingly tender and paradoxically intimate love song between the two musicians.
Leonard Cohen and Anjani – Whither Thou Goest
DrHGuy-Anjani Flirtation, Leonard Cohen Adulation , & Anjani’s Warsaw Concert Coverage
The road to the Heck Of A Guy Warsaw Concert posts began last July when I wrote a heartfelt, adoring review of Blue Alert.
In addition to an erudite musicological analysis, that post also included references (also heartfelt and adoring as all get-out, if arguably tinged with a tad of smart-aleckedness) to the nature of the relationship between “Lenny & Anji,” the similarity between my serendipitous discovery of the Blue Alert album and the blind date that led to the catastrophe known as my first marriage, and my fantasy of simultaneously bedding Anjani and two other female singers.8
I became a tad anxious when I noticed that the first comment to that post was from Anjani herself. As it turned out, however, Anjani, naturally enough, was smitten by my epistolary charm, and there ensued an cyber-exchange of bantering repartee, provocative challenges and parries, sexual innuendo, and general all-around snarkiness, in which Anjanikins gave as good as she got. The dramatic arc and the pertinent posts are described in Anjani And DrHGuy FAQ.
The second necessary element is the series of posts on Leonard Cohen I’ve sporadically published under the oddly appropriate Leonard Cohen category heading. Because the important material about his life and work was already obsessively covered by the uber-fans of the web-ring sites dedicated to Leonard Cohen, my blog entries have typically focused on isolated, tangential – or confabulated – points. Characteristic examples from this group include the use of Cohen’s music in movies about strippers, the Dance Me To The End Of Love video starring Quentin Tarantino, Cohen singing Elvis’s Rolls Royce and my personal favorite, 10 Fake Items About Leonard Cohen.
I had also written about my odyssey tracking down the rare recording of Cohen’s Do I Have To Dance All Night, AKA The Best Leonard Cohen Song You’ve (Probably) Never Heard. That post attracted the attention and interest of Apolinary POlek, that self-same individual who was the Heck Of A Guy Polish Connection for this Concert (see below). Simple, eh?
Today’s post is part of the sequence of Heck Of A Guy blog entries dealing with the Leonard Cohen Presents Anjani concert that took place at the Agnieszka Osiecka Studio in Warsaw, Poland on 31 March 2007 and was broadcast live on Trójka Radio. Apolinary POlek alerted readers to the availability of the broadcast and provided links to photos and a recording of the pre-concert interview with Anjani and Cohen on the Trójka Radio site; he has also graciously shared his recordings of the concert itself.
Previous Leonard Cohen Presents Anjani Posts:
- Anjani Interview and Concert Online Today
- Anjani-Leonard Cohen March 31, 2007 Interview and Photos
- Online: Leonard Cohen’s Introduction Of Anjani’s Warsaw Concert
- Tomorrow: The Other Leonard Cohen – Anjani Duet
- Another Leonard Cohen – Anjani Duet You’ve (Probably) Never Heard
I would appreciate it if links to the Heck Of A Guy blog identified it by name and used the post’s permalink rather than a tinyurl or some other modified URL. Alternative forms of gratitude and compensation, including cash, negotiable bonds, jewels, precious metals, free lawn care, home-cooked meals, and Italian villas are also acceptable, but offering appropriate credit seems simpler and would be fully satisfactory.
- Anjani and Anjani Thomas: An Aside On Names: Anjani and Anjani Thomas are, for the purposes of the Heck of a Guy blog, synonymous names, both of which refer to the exotically lovely, dulcet-voiced singer best known for her Blue Alert CD and her long-term relationship with Leonard Cohen. I include this clarification on posts about Anjani-Anjani Thomas in part for the purpose of what the folks at Wikipedia call disambiguation (i.e., to positively identify for the reader and remove any doubts the reader might have about which Anjani of all the possible Anjanis is being discussed) and in part to aid and abet the search engines. While a rose is, famously, a rose is a rose, a “tea rose,” for example, is not exactly the same as a “rose” – especially to a search engine. Searches that include “Anjani” as part of the search terms may not produce the same results as the same search terms other with “Anjani Thomas” substituted for “Anjani.” Should any other Anjani, say one who has not produced a CD called “Blue Alert” or one who has not been associated with Leonard Cohen for the decade, I promise to do my best to make that identification clear as well. [↩]
- The statistically accurate but confusingly non-absolute title of this post, The Best Leonard Cohen – Anjani Duet You’ve (Probably) Never Heard references the following: (1) Darn few of us have heard any Leonard Cohen – Anjani duets (Anjani singing backup doesn’t count – because I say it doesn’t count, that’s why), (2) The song featured today has been performed as a Leonard Cohen – Anjani duet only in a few venues and before relatively small audiences (other than the 31 March 2007 performance which was broadcast on Polish radio), and (3) Most folks in those audiences are not likely to read the Heck Of A Guy blog unless they’re slumming. [↩]
- This is a correction from the original post. I had thought Leonard Cohen had himself adapted “Whiter Thou Goest” from the referenced scripture in Ruth, but Apolinary POlek, who was my source for this material from the Warsaw concert astutely (and politely) points out that one Guy Singer wrote the lyrics and music in 1954. Among other sources, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whither_Thou_Goest. The correct attribution is made in concert song listing at Boston Performance. Most telling, the lyrics are almost exactly those sung by Cohen and Anjani – see Whither Thou Goest Lyrics. My apologies for the error and my thanks (again) to Apolinary POlek for the correction. [↩]
- The lines, “whither thou goest / I will go,” are also found in the lyrics of Ballad of the Absent Mare [↩]
- The avoidance of distractions is also the rationale for placing the recap of the Concert’s coverage in the second half of this post although logically, it might be less confusing if it were at the first. [↩]
- I suspect the dynamics intrinsic to a live performance maintain an audience’s focus on the singers, especially for the official farewell song, making Whither Thou Goest an effective selection for a concert even though, as one of a group of recordings, without the involvement of senses other than hearing, it could easily be overlooked. This may, in fact, have been a factor in the decision not to include it on earlier albums. The feelings invoked by this song, however, are so intensified by the connection between Cohen and Anjani that it would be a significant loss were it not integrated into a future recording. Just a thought. [↩]
- Finally, my Old Testament Survey course I took at Oklahoma Christian College almost 40 years ago is starting to pay off [↩]
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From IWU Magazine, Fall 2010
Breaking New Ground
The new Main Classroom Building promises to
transform teaching and learning at Illinois Wesleyan.
Story by CELESTE HUTTES
|The Main Classroom Building's design reflects the growing importance of collaborative learning, project work and professor-student discussions.|
University history will come full circle when Illinois Wesleyan’s newest educational facility is constructed on the site of North Hall, which was IWU’s first campus building.
Old North was torn down in 1966 to make room for Sheean Library. Standing vacant since The Ames Library opened in 2002, Sheean itself will be demolished as early as next summer to provide space for the new facility. To be called the Main Classroom Building, it will bring students, professors and technology together in a framework designed for the 21st century.
“At the heart of everything we do as a liberal arts university is the classroom,” says President Richard F. Wilson. “This building will provide general education classrooms worthy of the kind of teaching and learning that goes on at Illinois Wesleyan.”
The new Main Classroom Building will also serve as an anchor to the north end of the Eckley Quadrangle and provide an aesthetic counterpoint to The Ames Library on the south end.
When it is finished, the 48,700-square-foot facility will replace Shaw Hall, which became Illinois Wesleyan’s primary instructional building when it opened in 1954. “While Shaw admirably served as the center of our instructional program for half a century, quite frankly it is coming to the end of its life expectancy,” Wilson says. “It meets our minimum needs, but it is limited.”
Shaw’s mechanical, structural and technological deficiencies and its lack of disability access were just a few of the problems cited when a new classroom building was first proposed in 2002 as part of the University’s master plan.
|The new Main Classroom Building will stand on the spot where North Hall (above) first greeted Illinois Wesleyan students.|
Another of Shaw’s shortcomings is the size of its classrooms. When Shaw was built, enrollment was around 1,600 students. Today it’s nearly 2,100. In addition, nearly 90 percent of classes today have 30 or fewer students — only half of the classrooms in Shaw were designed for classes of that size. “The Main Classroom Building is being constructed to maximize the benefits of small-class learning at the University,” says Wilson.
Perhaps Shaw Hall’s biggest drawback is its inability to take advantage of technological advances in teaching and learning. “Having been built in the day when the primary teaching tools were chalk and blackboards, Shaw no longer meets the many and varied requirements for electronic resources in the classroom,” Wilson says. “Faculty members have to work pretty hard to cobble things together to make it happen in some of our existing classrooms.”
Room to connect and grow
Shaw Hall’s shortcomings will be remedied in the design of the new Main Classroom Building. “We have made it a priority to construct spaces that speak to the learning styles of today’s students,” says Frank Boyd, interim provost and dean of faculty.
In the spirit of The Ames Library, the new facility will offer open, inviting areas for learning, day or night. The look of the library will also be echoed in the new classroom building’s glass-and-brick exterior. Other architectural features will borrow from the classic buildings located on the Eckley Quadrangle.
The planned structure — which will meet or exceed building-code access standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act — includes three floors above grade and one below, with 27,000 square feet of usable space. The building’s 19 classrooms will offer, on average, about 30 square feet per student, nearly doubling Shaw Hall’s per-student classroom size.
“We created classrooms to suit a variety of class sizes and teaching and learning styles,” says Katie Faulkner, who worked on the project as an associate principal at Shepley Bulfinch — the same architectural firm that designed The Ames Library and the renovation of the Hansen Student Center. “Illinois Wesleyan is very visionary in its way of thinking about these new classrooms,” she adds. Sizes vary “from a traditional case-study classroom that seats 40 to more intimate seminar rooms seating 15 to 20.”
Business and economics faculty will have offices on the third floor, along with space for administrative support, research projects and two conference rooms. “I’m certain that many more students will take advantage of faculty office hours once our offices are located in the same building as their classrooms,” says Rob Kearney, chair and associate professor of business administration. “This proximity will also be a big benefit to the advising process.”
The new building allows ample space for students to connect with each other and with professors in non-classroom settings. More than 3,500 square feet is devoted to group-study and lounge areas.
“We hope to see a buzzing, thriving community of students using these spaces before and after classes,” says Roger Schnaitter, professor emeritus and former associate provost for academic planning and standards, who has been heavily involved in planning the new classroom building.
“In the evenings, the building will become a campus study center,” Schnaitter adds, “serving as an alternative to The Ames Library.”
Continuing the tradition that established Sheean Library as backdrop for spring graduation ceremonies, the classroom building’s south facade will feature a commencement plaza. Its central location on the quad should imbue the plaza with a strong emotional connection for new graduates as well as returning alumni.
“The commencement plaza accentuates the fact that this building occupies a very important position on campus,” says Faulkner. “We are aware of the power this site holds in the hearts and minds of alumni.”
Anticipating the future
Along with facilitating interpersonal connections, the building will be well-equipped to connect students and faculty to the latest in classroom technology.
“We wanted to create a facility that takes advantage of existing instructional technologies,” says Wilson, “and anticipate where we think technology is going.”
Many of the classrooms will be outfitted with projection capabilities, control panels, smart boards and flat-screen monitors.
“We need instructional technology that is not obtrusive,” says Boyd, “but can be a catalyst for learning.”
The building’s design aims to prepare for — rather than precisely predict — future high-tech advancements. “You can be ready for future technology by building flexibility into the design,” says Faulkner, “so you can bring technology in as it comes.”
|The classroom building, along with a new theatre complex, represent a fifth of the Transforming Lives campaign’s $125 million goal. The rest will go to student scholarships, The Wesleyan Fund and faculty and program endowments.|
Such flexibility can be seen in the planned “studio classroom.” Featuring moveable furniture, adaptable technology and writing surfaces on all of the walls, it’s designed “as a kind of laboratory for innovative instruction,” says Schnaitter.
“Faculty who want to experiment in adopting new technologies into their classrooms will want to teach here,” Schnaitter predicts. “We will be ready to reconfigure it, based on interests of the faculty, each new semester. If an idea catches on in the studio classroom, it can migrate from there to other classrooms in the building and around campus.”
As with the most recent campus building project — the Minor Myers, jr. Welcome Center — the new classroom facility will emphasize environmental sustainability. Insulated brick walls and energy-efficient windows and lighting are some of the building’s “green” features. Like the Welcome Center, the classroom building will be supported by a geothermal system that should cut heating and cooling costs by as much as 50 percent.
A free-flowing design process
Helping guide each step of the Main Classroom Building’s design was a user committee comprised of faculty, students, staff and administrators.
“We started the committee when we first began discussions about possibly building this facility,” says Schnaitter, who led the group. “We met regularly and had free-flowing discussions and brainstorming sessions.”
The committee also hosted open meetings, inviting all students and faculty to provide input. Much of that feedback sought to address the limitations of Shaw Hall and ultimately found its way into the design.
For example, “students were concerned that Shaw has no place to go after class is over,” says Schnaitter. “Students in Shaw take their classes and leave — there is no open space for them to study or interact outside of class. This produces a more mechanized learning environment than we would like.”
Such concerns led to a recommendation for a work-station area where small groups of students can collaborate on projects or simply hang out. This area will be equipped with flat screens that allow students to plug in their laptops and easily share information.
Even the distinctive “piano curve” design that accents the Main Classroom Building’s north side, and the wedge shape of the structure itself, originated in faculty feedback that encouraged planners to “think outside the box.”
“The user committee was a terrific cross section; they really were the eyes and ears of campus,” says Faulkner, who also met regularly with a steering committee and specific interest groups, such as Information Technology and professors from various departments. “Wesleyan has a very open, collaborative culture. People feel a great sense of ownership and go out of their way to be heard and to listen.”
Funding the transformation
While feedback was critical in making the new classroom building a reality, so is its funding. Wesleyan will spend an estimated $14 million to create this 21st-century learning environment — and is well on its way to raising that amount. A longtime IWU supporter, who wishes to remain anonymous, has pledged $10 million toward the project. The University is seeking donors for the additional funds needed to complete the structure.
“We are fortunate to have a very generous gift that will take us 70 percent of the way,” says Wilson. “I am very confident that we will receive gifts from alumni and friends to cover the balance that we need.”
Guided by a strong pay-as-you-go philosophy, Wilson stands firm in his stance that all of the remaining funds be raised before construction begins.
“In the current economic environment, we've made a commitment that we won't build anything unless we have the money to do it. We don't want to add to the University’s debt load,” says Wilson, who took the same prudent approach in funding construction for the Minor Myers, jr. Welcome Center.
If the necessary funds are raised in time, ground could be broken for the Main Classroom Building in the summer of 2011, and it would open its doors for classes in the fall of 2012. The long-range master plan calls for Shaw Hall to be demolished, though it may continue to be used to meet short-term needs.
The Main Classroom Building — along with a new complex to replace the 47-year-old McPherson Theatre — are the main capital projects in the Transforming Lives: The Campaign for Illinois Wesleyan that is now underway. Combined, these projects represent about 20 percent of the campaign goal of $125 million. The remaining 80 percent of the goal is devoted to student scholarships, The Wesleyan Fund and faculty and program endowments.
|Says architect Katie Faulkner, “The commencement plaza accentuates the fact that this building occupies a very important position on campus. We are aware of the power this site holds in the hearts and minds of alumni.”|
The campaign’s priorities were based on a Strategic Plan approved by Illinois Wesleyan’s Board of Trustees in 2006. The new Main Classroom Building supports the strategic goal to transform teaching and learning at Illinois Wesleyan. Specifically, that goal aims “to augment teaching and learning resources to match our increased student body size, emerging curricular directions and evolving student expectations.”
And when seeking to transform, a new foundation is often a good place to begin, quite literally.
Wilson recalls a conversation he had with a faculty member who taught classes in both Shaw Hall and the Center for Natural Science Learning and Research. The professor told him, “Where you teach does make a difference.” The comment lingered in Wilson’s mind. “For me, that was a compelling statement about why we need to do this,” he says.
Frank Boyd echoes that sentiment, noting the power of place in learning.
“Faculty are looking forward to teaching in the new classrooms because when you provide different kinds of learning spaces, faculty start rethinking their teaching to meet the space,” says Boyd. “A new learning environment is likely to stimulate creativity on the part of the faculty.”
Standing on the hallowed ground where North Hall was opened to Illinois Wesleyan’s first students, the new Main Classroom Building holds the same promise of discovery and learning for future generations.
As President Wilson says, “I believe this building holds the potential to help us take a giant step forward in the quality of the educational experience that we provide to students.” | <urn:uuid:5eca8edb-a12d-4f99-b4f8-e7c6d6053213> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.iwu.edu/magazine/2010/fall/Classroom_building.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00052-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959374 | 2,895 | 2.015625 | 2 |
This article originally appeared on LearnVest.com.
Good news! Apparently, happiness is on sale for the new, low price of $50,000.
Nope, we’re not talking about private trips to outer space, or even tuition for an Ivy League college. Apparently, all you need to be happy is $50,000 in yearly income.
That’s the finding of a recent poll by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, which saw big differences in almost all facets of happiness between those who earn less than $50,000 and those who earn more.
Call it the happiness tipping point, if you will.
Respondents to the poll who made more than $50,000 were more satisfied with their lives concerning factors ranging from friends, to health, to how they spent their time. Unlike getting a raise from $35,000 to $40,000, or even $60,000 to $65,000, “$50,000 is the mark where you start to see significant differences,” researcher Susan McCulloch told LearnVest.
Happiness: Now 33% Off!
Depending on your own situation, $50,000 might sound like a lot. But this is actually a steep discount from what studies previously cited as the golden number: $75,000. A 2010 study from Princeton University‘s Woodrow Wilson School found that, up to $75,000, each boost in income increased participants’ happiness. But after that, bringing home more income ceased to matter in their overall life satisfaction.
So it seems the sweet spot is somewhere between $50,000 and $75,000. If you make under $50,000, you might be stressed about your financial situation. If you make over $75,000, the additional returns on working longer hours might not be worth it anymore. But it’s nice to know that a $75,000 salary isn’t necessary to be happy. It’s just a perk.
In other words: the pursuit of happiness, for 33% off the original price.
What About Me?
Your next question might be, “Is the secret of life getting a $50,000 salary?” Not necessarily. A big factor in our happiness is how we compare to others. If you’re making more than $50,000, you’re in the top 44% of Americans. And, yes, you might feel good about that.
However, if you happen to live in a place with a high cost of living like New York City, where for some people even $300,000 doesn’t seem to be enough and the top 1% feel poor, that golden number might be skewed upward. Likewise, if you live in a place where the cost of living is low, your happiness tipping point might be even lower; LearnVest reader Carla seems pretty darn happy and is meeting her financial goals on a $40,000 salary.
Get to Your Happy Place
If you’re under the $50,000 mark, don’t give up on happiness yet. Like we said before, if you live in a place that has a low standard of living, your tipping point might be much lower. But there are some ways to push your salary higher:
The first key to getting to the number you want is to ask for it. Read our guide to getting raises, and check out this website which breaks down exactly how big of a raise you need to earn each year in order to get to your goal. (And if you need some encouragement: Here’s why Ryan Gosling thinks you deserve a raise.) | <urn:uuid:06ac3b1f-d345-4b5d-8513-24e43bc1f905> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.forbes.com/sites/learnvest/2012/04/24/the-salary-that-will-make-you-happy-hint-its-less-than-75000/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00039-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951958 | 762 | 1.96875 | 2 |
If you're almost a teen, chances are pretty good that you have some acne. About 8 in 10 preteens and teens have acne, along with many adults. In fact, about 17 million people in the United States have acne. Acne is so common that it's considered a normal part of growing from a kid to an adult.
But knowing that doesn't make it easier when you look in the mirror and see a big pimple on your chin! The good news is that learning about acne and taking some simple steps can help you feel better about your face.
Acne is a skin condition that shows up as different types of bumps. They include whiteheads, blackheads, red bumps (pimples), and bumps that are filled with pus (pustules). What causes these annoying bumps? Well, your skin is covered with tiny holes called hair follicles, or pores. Pores contain sebaceous (say: suh-bay-shus) glands (also called oil glands) that make sebum (say: see-bum), an oil that moistens your hair and skin.
Most of the time the glands make the right amount of sebum, and the pores are fine. But sometimes a pore gets clogged up with too much sebum, dead skin cells, and germs called bacteria. This can cause acne.
If a pore gets clogged up, closes, and bulges out from the skin, that's a whitehead. If a pore clogs up but stays open, the top surface can get dark and you're left with a blackhead. Sometimes the walls of the pore are broken, allowing sebum, bacteria, and dead skin cells to get under the skin. This causes a small, red infection called a pimple. Clogged-up pores that open up deep in the skin can lead to bigger infections known as cysts.
A lot of kids and teens get a type of acne called acne vulgaris. It usually appears on the face, neck, shoulders, upper back, and chest. Teens and kids get acne because of the hormone changes that come with puberty. As you grow up and your body begins to develop, these hormones stimulate the sebaceous glands to make more sebum, and the glands can become overactive. When there is too much sebum, that oil clogs the pores and leads to acne.
If your parent had acne as a teen, it's likely that you will, too. Stress may make acne worse, because when you're stressed, your pores may make more sebum. Luckily, for most people, acne gets better by the time they're in their twenties.
If you're worried about acne, here are some ways to keep pimples away:
To help prevent the oil buildup that can lead to acne, wash your face once or twice a day with warm water and a mild soap or cleanser.
Don't scrub your face. Scrubbing can actually make acne worse by irritating the skin. Wash gently, using your hands instead of a washcloth.
If you wear makeup, moisturizer, or sunscreen, make sure they are "oil-free," "noncomedogenic," or "nonacnegenic."
When you wash your face, take the time to remove all of your makeup.
If you use hair sprays or gels, try to keep them away from your face because they can clog pores.
If you have long hair, keep it away from your face and wash it regularly to reduce oil.
Baseball caps and other hats can cause pimples along the hairline. Avoid them if you think they are worsening your acne.
Wash your face after you've been exercising and sweating a lot.
Try not to touch your face.
Don't pick, squeeze, or pop pimples.
Many lotions and creams are sold at drugstores to help prevent acne and clear it up. You can try different ones to see which helps. Products with benzoyl peroxide (say: ben-zoil peh-rok-side) or salicylic (say: sal-uh-sil-ick) acid in them are usually pretty helpful for treating acne. Benzoyl peroxide kills the bacteria that can lead to acne and it also can reduce swelling (puffiness) of pimples. Salicylic acid is another acne-fighting ingredient. It causes skin to dry out and peel, which can help get rid of pimples, too.
When you use a product for acne, be sure to follow the directions exactly. Don't use more than you're supposed to because it can make your skin very red and very dry. It's also good to try just a little bit at first to be sure that you're not allergic to the product. Don't give up if you don't see results the next day. Acne medicine can take weeks or months to work.
Some kids will rarely get a pimple — those lucky ducks! But many kids will get some pimples, even if they take steps to prevent acne. It's totally normal. In fact, some girls who have a handle on their acne may find that it comes out a few days before they get their periods. This is a common problem called premenstrual acne and is caused by hormonal changes in the body. Boys undergo hormonal changes, too, and may be more likely to suffer from severe forms of acne.
Even if you get acne, you don't want to make it worse. That's why it's important to keep your hands off your pimples. Try not to touch, squeeze, or pick at a pimple. When you play around with pimples, you can cause even more inflammation by poking at them or opening them up. Plus, the oil from your hands can't help! The worst part, though, is that picking at pimples may lead to scars on your face.
Some people will tell you that sitting out in the sun helps acne. But this isn't true. A suntan can make acne look less severe by hiding pimples, but it won't help them go away. And too much sun isn't a good idea anyway because it can give you a sunburn today and wrinkles and skin cancer later in life.
Kids who have serious acne can get help from their doctor or a dermatologist (a doctor who treats skin problems). Doctors can prescribe stronger medicine than you can buy at the store. Acne prescriptions can include stronger creams that prevent pimples from forming or antibiotics that decrease swelling (puffiness) and kill bacteria that cause pimples.
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A nuclear weapon is a weapon which derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions of fission or fusion. In the history of warfare, nuclear weapons have been used only twice, both during the closing days of World War II on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Since these bombings, nuclear weapons have been detonated on over two thousand occasions for testing and demonstration purposes.
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Today is the first official day of Amnesty International’s 2008 Global Write-a-thon! Over the next week and a half, thousands of people around the world will be writing letters on behalf of prisoners of conscience, human rights defenders, and other individuals at risk. Because so many people around the world are participating, authorities will receive a tidal wave of letters appealing for the human rights of these individuals, and they will find it hard to ignore.
There has already been a huge amount of interest in the US. Over 6,800 people have registered on the AIUSA website, pledging to write over 185,000 letters, and there has been support from different blogs, as well as on Facebook. There are even resources available in Spanish.
If you have any doubts as to whether or not your participation can really make a difference, all you have to do is check out this letter from Sami al-Hajj, a former Guantánamo Bay detainee who was featured in the 2007 Write-a-thon, or read about some of the other successful cases.
Just because the Write-a-thon starts today doesn’t mean it’s too late! All you need is a pen, paper, stamps, and the desire to change someone’s life. | <urn:uuid:f427755d-9389-4a3f-98d1-b7f45d7b7a1d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.amnestyusa.org/tag/blogs/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00067-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953084 | 266 | 2.09375 | 2 |
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Cordless phones are used by individuals at home or at work place. These cordless phones are inexpensive and have several useful features. The preference of cordless phones is much more than normal telephones which are used in the house. People use cordless phones because of their connection power and portability. Virtually, everything can be managed by a cordless phone. House security and surveillance is ensured cordless phones.
Cordless Phone System for Household
A cordless phone unit is beneficial because it is easy to use. It can be implanted anywhere in the house depending upon the requirements of the customer. Several companies provide the best packages for cordless phones. Most Voice Over IP Phones or Cell Phones do not have a clear voice. Cordless Phones and Traditional Landlines are still the ideal choice for most when it comes to crystal clear clarity of voice.
Landlines – No More In Use
The past landlines are discarded by most people today. The copper wired telephone systems are not in use anymore and most of these have been replaced by Fiber Optic Wired systems. Cordless Phones can literally monitor the entire environment of the house. The people in the house can communicate easily.
Answering Machine – Sharing Between Multiple Devices
The answering machine is expensive and most homes usually have a single unit. By installing the answering machine with the power base of the cordless phone, the machine can be accessed from anywhere in the house. This is a prime benefit of having cordless phones in the household.
2.4 GHZ Cordless Phone Units
A 2.4 GHZ Cordless Phone can be purchased at about US$20 from the market. These phones are cheap and available everywhere. These phones usually have a good storage memory. Names, Call Records and Last Dialed Number Records are also stored in the memory of such Cordless Phones.
Benefits of 2.4 GHZ Cordless Phone Units
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Thursday, February 8, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
Lecture: Michael Pollan: The Omnivore's Dilemma: Searching for the Perfect Meal in a Fast-Food World
All creatures are defined ecologically by how they fit into a food chain. For humans, food industrialization has obscured this once-plain fact; most Americans are only dimly aware that their food represents their most profound engagement with the natural world. Michael Pollan, author of "The Botany of Desire" and "The Omnivore's Dilemma," both New York Times best sellers, conducted a series of personal explorations of the food chain: growing a genetically modified potato, tracing an organic TV dinner from grocery freezer to farm and buying and following a steer from insemination to steak. Pollan will tell these stories to tease out conclusions about what's gone wrong with the industrial food system and its implications for our health. He'll also explore healthier alternatives to industrial food. The lecture will be simulcast in Gaylord Hall, inside the Worner Campus Center, 902 N. Cascade Ave. Sponsored by Food-Chained, a committee of Environmental Action (EnAct); the Schlessman Fund; and the CC economics department.
Location: Shove Memorial Chapel, 1010 N. Nevada Ave. (map)
This event is open to the general public.
For more information on a specific event, directions or disability accommodation, call (719) 389-6607. The Campus Accessibility Guide is available here. The News & Events Web site, www.ColoradoCollege.edu/news_events/, features updates and links to event news releases. To receive a free e-mail version of this monthly calendar, go to www.ColoradoCollege.edu/news_events/calendar/newsletter.asp?act=join . | <urn:uuid:9124e9f8-8e1b-44bf-8634-35bebe4d2046> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www2.coloradocollege.edu/news_events/calendar/view.asp?id=865 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00031-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.914511 | 391 | 2.1875 | 2 |
Benefit of clergy
After the Norman conquest of Britain in 1066, benefit of clergy allowed all who had tonsures or wore ecclesiastical dress to be tried for criminal offenses by ecclesiastical rather than secular courts. Before that, bishops sat beside secular officers in such trials.
The reason for seeking to claim benefit of clergy was that punishments for offenses, even serious ones, by ecclesiastical courts, were generally a great deal lighter than by secular courts, and the death penalty was almost never given. Clerks brought before a lay court could prove a claim to benefit of clergy by reading, as only the clergy were generally able to read. This gave rise to the extension of the benefit of clergy to all who could read.
Things were tightened up a little in Henry VII’s reign (perhaps because of more widespread literacy), and a distinction was drawn between people in Holy orders and people who were able to read but otherwise secular. The latter were allowed the benefit of the clergy only once. On receiving it they were branded on the left thumb with a hot iron to afford evidence against them in future. Henry VIII had even the clergy branded for the first time, but Edward VI abolished this, although he excepted serious crimes such as murder, poisoning, burglary, highway robbery, and sacrilege from benefit of clergy. Lords got off lightly, though, as they were discharged for any first offense, except murder and poisoning, whether they could read or not.
When the civil courts had dealt with offenders by burning a layman on the hand, discharging a clerk who could read or discharging a peer with neither burning nor penalty, they were dealt with by ecclesiastical law. The accused had to take an oath of innocence and find twelve witnesses to testify to their belief in the falsehood of the charges. Afterwards he brought forward witnesses to completely establish his innocence. If they were found guilty, the culprit was reduced to the laity, and all were compelled to do penance. Many escaped by perjury and leniency, which is why the privilege was annulled for serious crimes eventually.
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A good shelter with a few fatal flaws isn’t a very good shelter at all. Over the years, I have seen some awful blunders (and made a few myself) in the art of shelter building. Here are five of the most common mistakes.
This one stems from a modern-day affliction: the inability to use one’s hands effectively. So many people no longer do any significant manual labor in their daily life, that most of the world has forgotten how to build or make anything, tie knots, or do much else that is actually productive. Thankfully, this is a problem that can be resolved. Learn to work with your hands and learn to tie some knots. Check out our Knot Gallery for tips and instructions if you are short on knot tying skills.
This mistake usually happens when you are using a shelter covering that is not breathable. Plastic sheeting and tarps often trap the moisture from our bodies and bedding. The moisture then condenses on the inside of the shelter covering as water drops or frost, depending on the temperature. The fix for this problem is ventilation. Increased ventilation will cost you some warmth, but will improve dryness in the long run.
Too Big and Open
In an emergency, you shouldn’t try to build a circus tent. Many shelters that I see are just too big and open. You don’t need a giant door gaping wide open. You don’t want your sleeping shelter to be a one-sided half-shelter like a lean-to. Protect yourself from the elements by reducing the openings, adding a second wall to your lean-to, etc.
Maybe you got tired when you were constructing your new home. That’s inexcusable. Maybe a serious injury set your emergency situation in motion. That’s actually excusable, but excuses won’t help you now. You thought a small pile of grass would keep you warm down to 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Or you thought (or hoped) that your tiny tarp shelter with the big door and no floor would be warm and cozy. You guessed wrong. The best fix for this mistake is some serious overkill on the front end of construction. Build your shelter with tons of insulation. Make it hurricane proof. You can always open it up a little if you get too hot during the night. Trust me, it’s never fun to wake up in the freezing cold and have to look for more insulation in the dead of night.
The “Man Trap”
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The skin is less translucent now as your baby is starting to lay down fat reserves, which after the birth will help with temperature control and provide an energy reservoir for your baby to call upon when necessary.
By this stage, your baby can use his senses and recognize the sensations of light, pressure, pain, and temperature. Sound is thought to be the first sense to develop, although taste buds are at least present on the tongue from as early as 10 weeks. Nerves carrying the sensations of pain, temperature, and light touch from your baby's body reach his spinal cord and then travel to the hypothalamus, which lies in the center of the brain. This then sends signals to another part of your baby's brain so that the stimuli can be recognized and also evoke an emotional response. Many, but not all, of these nerves require insulation around them to conduct signals effectively. Known as myelin sheaths, these do not develop until much later, after 29 weeks in the spine and 37 weeks in the brain.
Painful stimuli result in a reflex action (such as pulling your hand away from a hot object). Reflexes don't have to involve the brain and for these sensations to be recognized at a conscious level, rather than as a simple reflex, the nerves need to connect the hypothalamus to the gray matter in the brain. These connections are thought to function after 26 weeks of pregnancy, but it may be 34 weeks before their electrical activity can be clearly seen on an electroencephalogram (EEG).
I think so. There were three years between my pregnancies and it helped to have a refresher course; I even found that some of the advice had changed in that time. My partner found it helpful, too.
One reason to go is to meet some pregnant moms again; it's always useful to share the experience with others and, as with your first pregnancy, you'll probably find you make some great friends.
You probably can't imagine wearing maternity hose, but they have their uses. They work by promoting circulation and the return of blood back to the heart and may be recommended to prevent vein-related problems, particularly if you suffer from varicose veins (see ... Doctor) or spider veins (see Tackling spider veins).
They also help to relieve aching feet, mild swelling in the feet, ankles, and legs, as well as fluid retention. They may be particularly helpful if your work means that you must be on your feet for long periods of time.
Thankfully, an element of fashion has been introduced and many brands are sheer and pretty. There is a variety available: some are thigh- or knee-high and others cover the whole leg. There are also some that provide support for your baby and uterus, taking the pressure off your back. You'll find lighter stockings for summer wear, when the hot weather can lead to further swelling.
Excerpted from Pregnancy Day by Day.
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One of the big questions that consumers have
when shopping for a hybrid on the new or used car market is “How long will the
batteries last”. That question is the one that at times keeps people previously
interested in a hybrid from buying due to the thought of an expensive battery
replacement years down the road.
Consumer Reports Car Blog has
answered the question of how well a used Prius performs recently. The blog got its
hands on a 2002 Prius that has 206,000 miles on the clock, put the car on the
test instruments, and pitted it against a 2001 Prius that they tested back when
the car was new with 2,000 miles on the clock.
are very impressive. The 206,000-mile Prius performed nearly identically to
the 2001 Prius. When the editors tested the 2001 Prius with 2,000 miles on the
odometer, it racked up highway mpg of 48.6 and city mpg of 30.5. The 206,000-mile
2002 Prius on the same instruments coughed up 46.3 mpg on the highway and 32.1
mpg in the city. This brought the overall combined fuel economy number to 40.4 mpg
compared to the new 2001 Prius combined rating of 40.6 mpg.
The 2002 Prius with 206,000 miles on the clock is
also reportedly still on the original battery, engine, and transmission. The
performance tests show that the car is just almost exactly dead on with the
performance when new despite all the miles driven.
The editors at Consumer Reports note that replacement costs for the Prius battery could be as much
as $2,600. However, they point out that a Prius owner could likely get a unit
from a junkyard for about $500.
Toyota unveiled the latest hybrid called the Prius
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I checked out Bob Woodward’s The Price of Politics from my local library this week. Derived from a plethora of interviews, accounts, and documents, the book describes the political negotiations behind the legislations of Obama’s first term. The first 100 pages or so have been about as interesting as I was expecting.
One of my first reactions was how there are powerful incentives for large government legislation to be inherently sub-optimal. It seems like a good chunk of the book involves the political leadership of both major parties doing everything they can to get various bills passed, from the 2009 stimulus to the 2010 year-end tax extensions and so on and so forth (though I’m disappointed that for now it seems to have skipped the healthcare debate). They’re constantly throwing numbers and programs around to try to achieve the necessary votes – $4 billion more for this, several billion cut out of this, etc, etc.
I don’t believe Smart People are smart enough to do optimal things even when they have the power to execute them exactly as they desire. The Federal Reserve might be the best example of this – they can decide to set interest rates at X% or buy Y amount of Z securities until Metric A reaches B points. Their variables may not be set correctly, but they can at least precisely pursue them.
How much more sub-optimal must Congressional legislation be when they’re throwing around billions of dollars worth of every single variable just to get the thing passed? At what point can you no long be sure that the arbitrary result is better than the status quo? And the more massive the legislation, the more variables that are around for greasing, and the greater the opportunity for sub-optimality. It’s no wonder Big Government tends to be so ineffective!
My second reaction was surprise at the number of close Obama officials, and quotes from Obama himself, that identified Obama with fiscal conservatism. I was never quite convinced that Obama’s actions lined up with the conservative populism cries of Marxist or socialist, but I certainly wouldn’t put the words “fiscal conservative” or even “Blue Dog streak” very near him. It is quite astonishing to read or be reminded of many of the small-government-sounding words that have come from Obama’s lips (“I believe so strongly in what you’re saying [about reducing the deficit], I’d be willing to be a one-term president over this”), and then contrast that with many of the other things he has said in front of different audiences and, of course, the things he has actually done.
I suppose it is possible that Obama is a grand conniving manipulator who carefully controls everything he’s doing. When we remember Obama’s inexperience, however, and combine that with the actions portrayed in The Price of Politics, I find it more plausible that Obama is simply very good at trying to identify with people and tell them what they want to hear, but very bad at actually involving himself in the political process or essentially doing anything besides campaigning. I think he may spend more time floundering than scheming. (Not that my opinions on any of this are very relevant or likely to be correct.)
My third reaction was how the book makes it easy to believe that there are no conspirators in control of the world. I already don’t believe that the Illuminati or the Council on Foreign Relations or the Muslim Brotherhood or whoever is really running the show, and this book won’t convince anyone who strongly believes otherwise. I simply mean that the book presents a convincing narrative that the Republicans and Democrats at the top of our government really are at the top of our government, haphazardly struggling to control their own strings and win partisan squabbles without really knowing what they are doing. Of course, I’m not sure if that’s comforting or terrifying.
I still have a lot of pages to go, including the big chunk about last year’s debt ceiling battle. I’m curious how that will affect my expectations and interpretations of this year’s fiscal cliff battle, which closely resembles and was greatly enhanced by last year’s debt ceiling battle. But these are my thoughts so far.
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Growth in spending on federal health care programs is one of the central fiscal challenges facing the federal government. That growth is driven by rising enrollment in public programs deriving from the aging of the population coupled with expansions in insurance coverage and by rising health care spending per person (which has slowed recently but, during the past few decades, has significantly outpaced increases in economic output per person). Moreover, rapid growth in spending on health care is a key challenge not only for Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal programs, but also for state and local governments and for the private sector. CBO devotes a large share of its resources to studying proposals that would make narrow or broad changes in the nation’s systems for delivering and financing health care.
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What’s in Storage
New self-storage centers try to set themselves apart with class.
Ho, junk, yeah? But what are you going to do with it?
With the number of new storage facilities in Hawai‘i growing to practically Starbucks proportions, more and more people are storing their stuff outside their homes. Perhaps people don’t use self storage as often as they lap their lattes, but, nationally, one in 11 households last year rented storage space, according to the Self Storage Association. This breaks down to 6.86 cubic feet for every man, woman and child in the nation. It’s a number that can only swell as new storage centers add to more than 70 facilities already on O‘ahu.
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With so many options in self storage, at least one company is trying to separate itself from the pack by aiming to provide a luxurious storing experience.
BRB Development Co., the parent company of Lock Up Storage Centers, lures customers with carpeting in hallways and rooms, easy-listening music piped through the building, and an extensive intercom system, according to Bob Soudan Jr., co-owner of BRB. Since the company’s research indicates that women make the vast number of decisions to use self storage, the buildings are designed to appeal to female senses with high-security systems, well-lit corridors and carefully chosen color schemes (white walls with muted blue carpet, if you’re wondering).
“It’s not a muffler shop,” Soudan says. “It’s more like a hotel or bank lobby. It’s nice. A lot of times when people are using self storage their life is in transition. They just got married, someone died, they’re going through a divorce. We want to make people feel as comfortable as possible.”
The company chose its locations carefully, with three new sites under construction in McCully, Pearl City and Waipahu. Instead of more industrial settings, the company sought land within one or two miles of residential areas. Women like it, he says, because they feel safe storing belongings even late at night, and everyone appreciates storage closer to home.
O‘ahu’s Lock Up Storage Centers are the newest of the company’s 25 facilities spread throughout five other states. With each new building, Soudan says, the company refines its model.
“Self storage hasn’t had the best history,” he says. “It’s had a junkyard dog image in the past, long rows of tin garages. We’ve come a long way from that.”
General manager of Hawai‘i Self Storage Daniel Ho says he isn’t too worried about the influx of new companies in the Islands. His storage facilities sport bells and whistles such as conference rooms and computers. This way, customers in transition—especially the corporate businesses accounting for about a fifth of his clientele—have a place to work. But more than that, he says commitment to customer service will keep his company’s head above the wave of incoming storage competitors.
So stuff to store? Luckily, Hawai‘i’s becoming a sight for storage eyes.
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A few posts back, I flagged an 1856 map showing major mountains and rivers of the world arranged by size. One of the reasons I like that map is that it lays out dozens of river mouths side-by-side. As you scan the lineup, you’re reminded just how many major centers of human history have in fact been located in the watery landscapes of river mouths, whether delta or estuary.
But what exactly is the story behind human occupation of deltas? How far back does it go? And what precipitated it in the first place? Ann Vileisis’s Discovering the Unknown Landscape: A History of America’s Wetlands would suggest that extensive human occupation of deltas, estuaries, and other dynamic, watery places only happened through draining, filling, and otherwise drying these landscapes. Vileisis convincingly argues that, at least for Euro-Americans, “wetlands have long been a landscape on the periphery,” a landscape “long despised and avoided.”
But what about the rest of the world? Euro-Americans only settled in places like southern Louisiana in the last three hundred years. On other continents people have been living in and around wetlands for millennia, and often without attempting to so aggressively dry the landscape. What accounts for this opposing and rich history of human settlement in estuaries and deltaic plains (here’s a particularly striking example) around the globe?
Productivity and sea levels
One of the field of ecology’s most basic measures of an ecosystem is “productivity,” or the rate at which solar energy gets converted into living tissue (or biomass). Primary productivity refers to the rate at which plants convert solar energy directly into biomass. Secondary productivity refers to the rate at which organisms (mostly animals) convert other organisms into biomass. Which is to say, when animals (including humans) eat plants, fungi, and other animals to build tissues, they’re engaged in secondary productivity.
What does this have to do with river deltas? When sea levels began to stabilize about 7,000 years ago after a rapid rise at the end of the last ice age (about 18,000 years ago), they facilitated a huge burst of productivity along the coastal margins of the world’s landmasses. This happened largely because of the particular form continental edges take.
Rising sea levels pushed coastlines several kilometers inland, encroaching on continental shelves. Compared with the steep continental slopes where many coastlines had previously begun, continental shelves have much more gentle gradients. When sea levels stabilized at this higher elevation, they left these shelf areas inundated, creating much larger expanses of shallow water.
Shallow waters allow a great deal more light to reach the ocean floor. Since productivity depends ultimately on the conversion, by plants, of solar energy into biomass, it’s probably no surprise that shallow waters are a great deal more productive than deep ocean.
The productive river mouth
Because rivers deliver soil, nutrients, and organic matter to these areas while also stirring up nutrient-rich bottom waters. Deltas and estuaries, then, by virtue of being the meeting place of shallow ocean waters and nourishing rivers, are some of the most productive ecosystems in the world. Enriched by the combined pulses of seasonal flooding and marine tides, these landscapes rival tropical rainforests in their biological abundance. Indeed, a large portion of the world’s marine fisheries today depend fundamentally on the ecosystem services provided by deltas.
These dramatic increases in productivity along the world’s coasts, particularly wherever rivers encountered the ocean, produced a huge surge in the availability of large, nutrient-rich (think omega-3 fatty acids!) organisms. Without sounding too much like an environmental determinist (after all, human cultural practices and social institutions matter critically here), that abundance of high-quality food provided a set of conditions in which human communities could thrive.
Deltas and society
And indeed, in some places, they did. In one of my first posts, I described how stabilizing sea levels around 7,000 years also facilitated the formation of deltas and estuaries at river mouths. These new coastal landscapes were sites for some of the highest increases in productivity I’ve been describing. Within about 1000 years of sea levels stabilizing, early urban societies had begun to take hold in these new, highly productive environments all around the world. In the case of the Nile and Yangtze rivers, it only took about 500 years after sea levels stabilized for humans to expand settlement onto newly forming deltaic plains. River deltas globally became important sites for new developments in agriculture and hydraulic engineering, not to mention social organization and cultural exchange.
All that may seem like ancient history. But today deltas (to say nothing of estuaries) are still home to over half a billion people, including almost the entire population of Bangladesh. More than 200 million people live in the Ganges, Nile, and Mekong deltas alone. Meanwhile, several Asian megacities—Shanghai, Karachi, Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), Bangkok, and Ho Chi Minh City, to name just a few—are located on deltaic plains.
That half a billion, then, though a fraction of the globe’s population, isn’t insignificant. After all, the planet’s combined coastal zones—of which deltas are just a tiny portion—make up only 5% of the earth’s land surface.
Which brings me to my main point. Deltas and estuaries aren’t just highly complex ecosystems. They’re also the epitome of porous places. Ann Vileisis may be right that at least Euro-Americans, having long despised wetlands, relegated them to the margins of cultural and social life. But I’d also say that story obscures the fundamentally human histories of these particular wetlands elsewhere in the world.
After all, complex societies emerged on (geographically) and alongside (temporally) these landscapes. Moreover, by being located at the intersections of vast watersheds and even vaster oceans, the communities that arose around deltas and estuaries became critical hubs for the exchange of goods, knowledge, and culture. Deltaic and estuarine wetlands may indeed be historically marginal places, but not in the sense of the word that conveys the insignificant or the peripheral. Rather, deltas are margins of encounter. They mark borderlands not only between diverse cultures, but also between earth and water, saline and fresh, nature and society. They are borderlands in which all of these things get muddled in highly productive exchanges (and I’m no longer speaking just ecologically).
Yes, today human-occupied deltas may be facing massive ecological challenges, from rising sea levels and subsiding landscapes, to aquatic dead zones. They have been marked, perhaps indelibly, by human institutions that have sought to stabilize and control what are fundamentally dynamic environments.
But these places also suggest long, deep histories of accommodation and negotiation, of give and take across fluid, porous boundaries between land and water, human and environment.
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Vörösmarty, Charles J., James Syvitski, John Day, Alex de Sherbinn, Liviu Giosan, and Chris Paola. “Battling to Save the World’s Deltas.” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 65, 2 (2009): 31-43.
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November 16, 2012: The Western world has, over the last two decades, become very familiar with the culture of Islamic radicalism. It’s also become clear that not all Islamic radicals are the same. While all Islamic radicals share a desire to impose their religious beliefs on others (Moslem and non-Moslem alike), there is a wide range of fanaticism and addiction to detail. On the moderate end of the scale you have the Turkish Moslems who formed a political party based on moderate application of Islamic rules and customs. These Turkish Moslems have been ruling Turkey for over a decade and have done a good enough job to keep getting reelected. Many Turks fear that these Islamic activists will become radicalized and anti-democratic, but so far this has not happened. Moslems in many other countries would like to adopt this Turkish model, but so far that has proved difficult.
There is already a form of Islamic radicalism that seems moderate enough, and international enough, to allow for widespread use in democracies. That is the Islamic Brotherhood. Unfortunately the brotherhood has many factions and some of them are very radical and just barely tolerant of democracy. Worse yet, the first national election the Moslem Brotherhood has won has been in Egypt and the moderates and radicals in the brotherhood spend more time arguing with each other than in dealing with problems running Egypt.
Then you have the salafists. These are ultra conservative Islamic radicals who believe every Moslem must live strictly according to Islamic law. This includes hatred of non-Moslems and tolerance for using violence to convert these non-believers to Islam. This led to the growth of the jihadist movement, which believes living a conservative Islamic life is not enough. You have to force other Moslems to do the same and kill those that refuse. Same deal with non-Moslems, which causes problems when the kaffirs (non-Moslems) are smarter and more powerful than the righteous jihadists.
Because of all this religion-based radicalism, the War on Terror has morphed into the War Against Islamic Radicalism. This religious radicalism has always been around, for Islam was born as an aggressive movement that used violence and terror to expand. Past periods of conquest are regarded fondly by Moslems, who are still taught by their religious leaders and teachers that non-Moslems ("infidels") are inferior. The current enthusiasm for violence in the name of God has been building for over half a century. Historically, Islamic radicalism has flared up into mass bloodshed periodically, usually in response to corrupt governments, as a vain attempt to impose a religious solution on some social or political problem.
The current violence is international because of the availability of planet wide mass media (which needs a constant supply of headlines) and the fact that the Islamic world is awash in tyranny and economic backwardness. This is why the Arab Spring uprisings, and their desire to establish democracies, may do some permanent damage to the Islamic terrorism tradition. But the changes won't come as quickly as many hoped. The past has a huge influence on Islamic societies. For many, resistance to change is considered a religious obligation. Many Moslems consider democracy a poisonous Western invention. There is still a lot of affection for the clerical dictatorship of legend, a just and efficient government run by virtuous religious leaders. The legends are false and there are centuries of failed religious dictatorships to prove it. But this legend has become a core belief for many Moslems and will not be shaken by reality or the historical record. | <urn:uuid:497f8044-3524-459c-9ba5-6c9f7c634fb0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://strategypage.com/htmw/htterr/articles/20121116.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00032-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964333 | 715 | 2.03125 | 2 |
Road trip to Davenport Vineyard (and video)
What better way to spend a lovely early spring day ( and my birthday) then a day out in the English countryside, visiting an English vineyard. No sniggers, please. England has been making wines since Roman times but only as recently as the 90′s have the English really gotten serious about producing quality wines. Whether it has to do with global warming or not, some are now winning major wine awards. Thanks to Nytimber, Denbies, Camel Valley and Hush Heath (which I’ve written about previously) to name a few, England is quickly gaining a reputation in the wine world for producing quality sparkling wines (and still wines are coming up), having won a number of international wine accolades and awards.
I visited Davenport Vineyards in Rotherfield, East Sussex with Kathryn O’Mara from Artisan & Vine. She’s keen on sourcing as many natural and local wines as possible for her winebar so we were down to try the local stuff. Once there, we discovered that Davenport is also a natural, organic farm – bonus! We were greeted by a friendly black labrador, Nelson, and after picking out way through the hodge-podge of building materials laying about – they are currently renovating their 14th century barn, we found Will Davenport in his lab testing his latest wines for sulfur content.
Will is the owner and winemaker of Davenport and originally planted his vines in 1991. Currently there are 12 acres under vine and the vineyard has been managed organically since 2000 under certification by the UK Soil Association. Will tries to use as little intervention as possible – natural yeasts, no fining or filtering, no pesticides, fungicides and he uses organic winemaking practices. Will aims to make wines that showcase the soil and the fruit of his wines, not his wine manipulating skills.
We had the opportunity to try the Limney Estate, ’07 Horsmunden Dry White, the Limney Estate ’05 sparkling and the Duchy of Cornwall Sparkling, which Will makes for the Prince’s Trust. Check out the video to see what we thought…
Will concentrates on growing aromatic varietals as many are cold climate and particularly suited for the English climate. They are a weird and wonderful melange of varietals. Here is a list of some of them (from Davenport’s website) with Will’s comments:
- Ortega - An early ripening white grape which can be susceptible to botrytis. It produces full bodied white wines with a flavour of mango and melon. It ripens fully in almost any year and requires no sugar or acid adjustment in the winery. This variety makes the backbone of our “Horsmonden” dry white every year.
- Faber – A cross between Muller-Thurgau x Pinot blanc which ripens late (normally picked at the end of October). It attains good sugar levels while still keeping highacid levels. The main quality of the wine is in its fine delicate aromas of rose petals, with flavours of apples and citrus fruit. This is probably the closest to a Riesling style that can be easily grown in the UK. Our 1999 example is made very crisp and dry for those who like dry wines, or are prepared to put it in their cellar for a treat in 2 to 3 years time.
- Bacchus – Among the better known of UK grape varieties, this one probably wins more medals in wine competitions than any other variety. Aromatic wines are made, which vary from grassy to fruit-salad style, depending on the ripeness of the fruit. Very up-front, often with typical elderflower character. The 2000 Bacchus (newly released) is a classic example.
- Huxelrebe – The bunches on a Huxelrebe must be some of the largest of any variety. It can get botrytis in wet conditions, but in good years will produce a wine capable of ageing for several years in the bottle. As the wine ages it develops a more Muscat style aroma.
- Siegerrebe – These grapes ripen before the rest, by at least two weeks. The berries are bronze in colour and the wines are highly scented, like a light fragrant Muscat wine. It is normally used in blending to balance the higher acidity of other varieties.
- Pinot Noir – After successfully growing this variety at Rotherfield, we decided to plant a further 2 acres at our Horsmonden site in the spring of 2000. It will be 3 years before we will see any crop from this planting, but we hope to use these grapes to produce a red wine.
Will was a delightful, low-key host and his wines, both still and sparkling, were very well made. Kathryn and I were both bowled over by the calibre of the wines, absolutely gorgeous wines. A most enjoyable day out in the English countryside. | <urn:uuid:045228ff-cb14-4fb4-9875-e1d2056ac7ba> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://thewinesleuth.co.uk/2009/04/09/road-trip-to-davenport-vineyard/?like=1&_wpnonce=b93d0ca0fa | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710006682/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131326-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960706 | 1,056 | 1.585938 | 2 |
CIPE-FAQThis is a very incomplete collection of topics which already came up more than once on the CIPE mailing list.
- Usage scenarios
While it is possible that there are specific attacks against the protocol (see next question), to date I know of no such attack which could fatally undermine the security of the CIPE system. If this is a meaningful classification, I would count it as "industry strength". There are three other commonly described levels of cryptographic strength: toy, military, and snake-oil. Don't believe anyone who claims "military strength" for any product. More info is in the excellent Snake Oil FAQ.
The protocol documentation lists some possible attacks against the protocol design. These are mostly of a theoretical nature and/or denial of service level. It also has a description of measures against these attacks, but not all of them are actually implemented.
To date one case of a potentially exploitable bug has been found, luckily in a version which never was widely used. Another bug has been found which could lead to denial of service attacks. Both have been fixed. Reports of bugs are described in the bugs section of the CIPE home page.
This section is about the Linux version of CIPE, don't know about the Windows one.
For this reason, people occasionally propose tunneling PPP (and thus IP) over an SSH or SSL connection. This should really be avoided because it has bad performance characteristics. Read this explanation.
As for CIPE vs. IPSEC, they should be equivalent security-wise, with CIPE giving a bit better performance because of the lightweight protocol. However, IPSEC is standardized and thus has better interoperability.
The general problem with the Windows networking in a network containing (any sort of) routers is that it relies on broadcasts for name resolution and browse lists, and routers usually don't pass broadcasts. Communication of machine names and browse lists (i.e. the lists you can see in the "Network Neighborhood" windows) across subnets requires the use of machines which run special services:
- (at least) one WINS server in the network - must be configured;
- one domain master browser for each Workgroup or Domain - must be configured;
- one local master browser in each subnet - selected automatically among all active Windows (9x/NT) or Samba machines but can be configured to prefer a machine with long uptime for reliability.
It is also necessary that all machines participating in the Windows network are configured to use the WINS server for name resolution.
meoption in the peer public-key file (i.e.
/etc/cipe/pk/peer) to set your own carrier address like with static configuration. An IP address and/or port number specified as zero will be filled dynamically. So to bind to a specific IP address, use
w.x.y.z:0, to bind to a specific port use
ip-up(using the iproute tools as you would for an Ethernet device). Also add a route to the peer as appropriate. Note that as soon as an ethernet(-emulation) device goes up on an IPv6 capable system, the kernel starts sending neighbour and router solicitation messages over that device (even without assigning an actual IPv6 address!) These messages behave like pings to the CIPE link in that they can provoke errors. You probably need maxerr=-1.
This is almost certainly due to a mismatch between kernel and CIPE module. Make sure you have compiled the module against the right kernel headers, with the right compiler and options, etc.
This applies to any externally compiled module: a module must be compiled using the same compiler and options, and using the same, identically configured kernel header tree, as the kernel it will run on. Otherwise, it could use definitions of kernel data structures which don't agree with the running kernel, since these structures are configuration and compiler dependent. This is an easy way to cause kernel crashes.
If you compile your own kernel, always set the "Set version information on all symbols" (aka MODVERSIONS) option. It helps catch the errors from mismatching modules by refusing to load these modules.
Van Jacobson TCP/IP header compression (also called CSLIP if you're still running SLIP) is a different thing, it does not affect CIPE in any way (it only compresses TCP packets). Turn it off if (and only if) you notice instabilities with unencrypted TCP connections.
Another possible cause is that you run a (misconfigured) spam filter which flags list traffic as spam. Re-order your filters so that list traffic is sorted out before spam filtering (this is a good idea in any case). | <urn:uuid:272228c3-c8c2-4420-8ed2-6f586c11112d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://sites.inka.de/~W1011/devel/cipe-faq.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00013-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.919285 | 983 | 2.359375 | 2 |
There is no significant danger from phenylbutazone found in horsemeat adulterating beef and there is no reason to believe that the horsemeat involved is unhealthy to eat, either.
The real danger is that unfit, prion-infected beef may be in these foods.
The presence of horse demonstrates that 'safeguards' to prevent infected beef entering the food chain do not work.
Although horse and other animals can be detected by their DNA, there is no test for the prion-causing variant CJD and only the careful tracking of safe, young meat from farm to point-of-sale protects us.
Through incompetence, venality or deliberate fraud, this chain has been broken.
The major food processors and supermarkets have the financial power to ensure what they buy is safe and the Food Standards Agency has legal power, too.
Now they and the Government are wringing their hands and hoping that nothing will go wrong.
But we shall never be able to discover what dangerous contaminants have been eaten over the past several years.
I am very glad that my wife won't countenance the purchase of burgers.
DR GERALD FRESHWATER
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Award recognizes SFU prof’s outstanding book on education
Simon Fraser University education professor Kieran Egan’s book challenging educators to “re-imagine” schools is being recognized with a 2011 Outstanding Book Award from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE).
The Future of Education: Reimagining Our Schools from the Ground Up (University Press, 2008) is being lauded as “an exemplary book that makes a significant contribution to the knowledge base of teaching... and teacher education.” He’ll receive the award Feb. 26 in San Diego.
The award-review panel calls Egan’s book timely. “At a time when various camps and their champions are aligned in seemingly endless strife over the appropriate solution to the challenges our education system confronts, Egan presents an original and provocative argument that opens the door to a truly alternative framing for how the future of education might unfold,” says Jennie Whitcomb, chair of the AACTE’s committee on research and dissemination, which reviewed award submissions.
Egan’s book describes how teachers can implement his ideas about what he calls Imaginative Education in everyday classrooms. The book also provides an entertaining and insightful "future history" of education from 2010 to 2060.
The book has received accolades from colleagues throughout the field. Described by Harvard professor Howard Gardner as “one of the most original ‘big picture’ thinkers in education,” Egan says imaginative education would dramatically change teaching and curriculum while more effectively delivering the skills and understanding children need in the 21st century.
Egan, who holds a Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Development at SFU, is the founder of SFU’s Imaginative Research Education Group (IREG) and author of another soon-to-be released book, Learning in Depth. In it he argues for a simple change to the regular curriculum, one that involves giving students a topic to study throughout their time in school, and through it, helps to nurture their sense of wonder. The Learning in Depth project was created to help teachers and parents implement the idea.
“When we learn in depth, we develop our own expertise,” says Egan, who received a Killam Research Fellowship and the prestigious Grawemeyer Award in Education in 2001. He says long-term immersion can engage students’ imaginations and emotions and provide for them a broader understanding of the human experience.
Egan's revolutionary theories and practices were earlier outlined in his book The Educated Mind: How Cognitive Tools Shape our Understanding, (translated into 10 other languages) and earned him election as a foreign associate into the U.S. National Academy of Education.
The author of several books including one on gardening (Building My Zen Garden), Egan is known for melding humor with seriousness. “Whether or not you fully agree with Egan’s analyses and prescriptions,” adds Whitcomb, “reading his book leads you to rethink and rediscover the importance and power of education, and of what the experience of schooling can be, and mean, in transforming the lives of both teachers and students.” | <urn:uuid:3f92a8e6-318b-4548-ad89-6a5bda2afbdd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sfu.ca/archive-pamr/media_releases/media_releases_archives/award-recognizes-sfu-profs-outstanding-book-on-education.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00015-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958425 | 661 | 2.421875 | 2 |
Tea Estate Houses
These rammed earth Malawi tea estate houses were erected using formwork derived from the Australian model. These earth homes were of several different types, from worker to management models. They show how the technology can be effectively used within a company structure not specifically designed to produce housing, but with a workforce and basic equipment.
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The Shake Weight is a new exercise fad that has been garnering a decent amount of media attention (both favorable and unflattering) since it came into prominence in early 2010. While it initially was marketed towards women who had a fixation with wanting to tone and build up their arm muscles, the Shake Weight has since been expanded to now also cater to men who want to build up their upper body and arms. The Shake Weight is a dumbbell that has been modified. It produces a vibrating effect that will work out your muscles. It uses dynamic inertia to improve your muscle activity by greater than 300 percent over traditional weights.
1. Two-Handed Shake
This is the most basic use of the Shake Weight for men. It takes absolutely no imagination and no special equipment other than you, your two hands, and the Shake Weight. Firmly plant both of your feet on the ground for good support, and then strongly hold the Shake Weight in your hands with one hand slightly higher than the other in the center of the Shake Weight. With a good amount of force, begin to shake the Shake Weight in a rapid-yet-controlled fashion, ensuring that the repetitive motions begin to exercise your arms and, eventually, your upper body also.
2. One-Handed Shake
The one-handed shake is an exercise using the Shake Weight that is a derivative of its original, two-handed method. This time, with merely one hand wrapped firmly around the center of the Shake Weight, bend your elbow at its crook so that you are making a 90 degree angle with your arm. To start this exercise, begin by first gently shaking the Shake Weight in your hand and then building up speed. What you want to be able to do is eventually build up so much dynamic inertia that your whole arm (especially your bicep) feels the burn from your rapid, back-and-forth motions from shaking this dumbbell. The great thing about rapidly shaking the Shake Weight is that you also get to build up your upper body by strengthening your core.
3. Two-Handed Behind-the-Head Shake
This is the Shake Weight exercise for men that you want to try if you are already comfortable with handling the Shake Weight in your hands from the first two exercises. A more advanced exercise, the two-handed behind-the-head shake involves you simply gripping the Shake Weight strongly in both hands as you extend both of your arms so that you are dangling the Shake Weight behind your head. With confident and steady motions, begin to shake your modified dumbbell so that you really feel the burn from the effect this exercise has, especially on your core muscles, which are in your lower back and abdominals. The exercise is designed to firm and tone your muscles and with frequent use you will begin to see results. | <urn:uuid:3ea7fe47-99df-45fd-9e52-4635ad3ef992> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/equipment/3-shake-weight-exercises-for-men.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00017-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959968 | 569 | 1.84375 | 2 |
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Cotton producers across the Mid-South are busy making final preparations for the 2011 planting season, including making applications of fertilizer. The main focus in cotton fertility is often ensuring adequate nitrogen, and then if there is any money left in the fertilizer budget, fill in what the soil test recommendations call for.
Recent meetings with producers in Louisiana have revealed a surprising number of fields that are low enough in potash that it may be a yield-limiting factor.
Cotton requires a significant amount of potassium as it performs three main functions for the plant: it is essential for enzyme activation, assimilating and translocating energy related compounds and for regulating water.
It’s the role it plays in regulating water that can make such a big difference in yield at the end of the growing season. That is because potassium is the secret ingredient that allows plants to regulate how much water to take in and how fast.
Unlike nitrogen and phosphate, potassium does not get absorbed into plant compounds, but remains in its ionic form, staying in the plant solution. Plants take advantage of this by filling stomata with potassium, making it ‘salty’ so that water rushes into the stomata guard cells (water likes to go where it is salty).
When the guard cells fill up, they squeeze open, allowing water to come up through the plant and escape, creating the pull from below so that more water comes in the roots from the surrounding soil. It’s like opening the tap to pull water from the reservoir. If a plant does not have enough potassium, the stomata tend to stay closed more tightly, reducing transpiration, so less water and nutrients get absorbed from the soil.
Cotton bolls in particular utilize large amounts of potassium. Kater Hake, Ken Cassman and Wayne Ebelhar noted in an article from “Physiology Today” that this is because high concentrations of potassium are needed to maintain sufficient water pressure for fiber elongation.
They also note that potassium is critical in pH balance in the plant cells which is necessary for healthy plants and disease suppression. The need for potassium is so great during boll set that cotton plants will store it ahead of time in leaves. Then when it is needed, potassium is translocated to the bolls. Even with the ability to store it for later use, a heavy boll set can create potassium demand that exceeds the ability of the plant to supply it, resulting in the bronzed leaves often observed in potassium deficient plants.
Good cotton fertility management that optimizes yield will require adequate levels of potash. Be sure to take one last look at your soil test results and make sure your soil is doing all it should for you. | <urn:uuid:628b717b-a153-4b28-b532-ac332b915502> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://southwestfarmpress.com/print/cotton/enough-potassium-your-cotton | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00064-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949133 | 552 | 3.453125 | 3 |
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From designer Christian Schwartz on christianschwartz.com:
In school, I often used Matthew Carter's Bell Centennial, originally designed for telephone directories, as a display face. I liked the striking and unique forms created by the "ink traps", spaces carved out where strokes converged that would later be filled in by the expansion of ink on paper. Without these notches, forms would fill in to the point of illegibility. While I was working at Font Bureau, we had a lot of newspaper projects come through the studio, and I got some hands-on experience with the specific demands of printing small type on absorbent paper. Amplitude is a reaction to these two factors, and is essentially an agate face drawn for display. | <urn:uuid:5903b12d-baed-4086-bbea-129ef51490f7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://typophile.com/node/79139 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00051-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974654 | 167 | 1.523438 | 2 |
New East Timor PM may be sworn in on Monday
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr Jose Ramos Horta is likely to be sworn in on Monday as East Timor's prime minister, Dili's ambassador to Indonesia says.
President Xanana Gusmao named 56-year-old Dr Ramos Horta as next premier of the tiny Pacific nation on Saturday, some two weeks after Dr Mari Alkatiri stepped down, after being broadly blamed for recent violence.
"The plan is on Monday, hopefully with all the new cabinet members," ambassador Arlindo Marcal told Reuters in Jakarta.
"He could announce the cabinet members this afternoon."
Dr Ramos Horta's appointment is aimed at restoring calm to East Timor which plunged into political crisis nearly three months ago when Dr Alkatiri sacked about 600 members of the 1,400-strong army after they protested against discrimination.
When rival factions of the army and police clashed, the violence spiralled into an orgy of arson and looting that only ended with the intervention of Australian-led peacekeepers.
At least 20 people died and 100,000 were displaced in the violence.
One political leader in Dili, East Timor's capital, said Dr Ramos Horta could face opposition from a section of Frelitin, the dominant party with 55 seats in the 88-member Parliament.
Dr Ramos Horta, a spokesman abroad for East Timor during its struggle to gain independence from Indonesia and then foreign minister since it won nationhood in 2002, is not a Fretilin member.
Dr Ramos Horta said on Sunday that one of his priorities will be to boost security in the country so the more than 100,000 people who fled Dili and outlying areas during a recent wave of violence will return home.
Among his other priorities will be the reopening of public schools in Dili, the start of national reconciliation talks and the appointment of a new cabinet, he told Portuguese daily newspaper Publico in an interview.
"I hope I don't betray the confidence of the many East Timorese people from all walks of life who have sent me hundreds of messages in the last hours," he said.
The head of the Millennium Democratic Party, Hermenegildo Lopes, told Reuters that Dr Ramos Horta's effectiveness would be limited by Mr Gusmao's decision to name two deputy premiers, agriculture minister Estanislau da Silva and health minister Rui Araujo.
"We do not agree with having two deputy prime ministers ...(That) is wasting money and also not realistic," Mr Lopes said from Dili.
"Having two deputy prime ministers will affect Horta's credibility."
United Nations (UN) special envoy Ian Martin, who arrived in East Timor about two weeks ago to assess the country's need for further UN assistance, welcomed Dr Ramos Horta's appointment, saying he hoped it would usher in peace and stability in the young nation.
Mr Martin told reporters he would present a report to UN secretary-general Kofi Annan on a possible new UN mission as East Timor prepares for a 2007 election. | <urn:uuid:bbf781e9-5043-47de-9361-f6ffe8001acf> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-07-09/new-east-timor-pm-may-be-sworn-in-on-monday/1797344 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00072-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95403 | 641 | 1.53125 | 2 |
- What is your opinion about employee
- How would you react if your boss demanded to search your purse for
stolen merchandise or contraband?
- Have you ever been warned not
to “gossip” on the
job? Did you ever pay the rule
any heed? Why or why not?
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How does it control workers with
buzzwords like “associate” and “team
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the “right” politics?
Describe the punishment and what
the exact roots of it might have
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- Have you ever had to lower the quality of your work so that you would
fit in with your fellow employees?
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- Have you ever had to quit a job on principle? Describe the situation.
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I am wanting to start to live a greener lifestyle for me and my children. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Denise - posted on 02/28/2012
Hi Bridget, Good for you! I love to hear that more and more people are wanting to make a difference and help save our planet for future generations.
You could start by getting educated on what is toxic in your home. Your home environment is even more toxic than outside air because we always keep it closed up.
The steam from your automatic dishwasher is toxic and it takes 7 days to dissipated. I was so shocked when I started to educate myself on all of this.
Not only are the products we use in our homes harmful to our health but also our waterways.
Here is a list I share with people to help them educated themselves.
I also recycle everything that can be recycled and I talk to my kids about this too and why its important. They like to be involved.
Michelle - posted on 02/11/2012
It looks as though some of the other members have done a good job of covering the basics. My advice would be to be patient and make baby steps. Small changes are much easier to make stick than trying to implement everything all at once.
I do suggest keeping things like baking soda and vinegar on hand at all times - you can do A LOT with only those two items in your cupboards. AND if you can find it I highly recommend Dr. Bronner's soaps - they're awesome and will not only clean your body, but you can use them for cleaning your home and even brushing your teeth.
Here's my recipe for homemade laundry soap if you're interested:
Good luck to you in your new greener lifestyle! Peace. ;)
Bobbieann - posted on 01/11/2012
I work for a company that has all natural cleaning supplies and also vitamins etc.... We use all of them no safety caps needed they are all natural! If you want more info please let me know or visit my website www.yourplanb.weebly.com
Shelley - posted on 12/12/2011
Stop using all disposable products such as paper plates, ziplocks, etc. Get rid of teflon pans and switch to glass instead of plastic. Being green and living healthy is about getting rid of the things you think are safe for your family but really arent. As you are just starting out it may seem extreme but removing self induced toxic exposure is really needed. About 90% of illness is related to environment. Ultimately changing over makeup and lotions, perfume, etc. When you rid your home and life of these chemical products you will see a sense of smell return that you never knew you were missing. Just by changing our cleaning products the first time we stayed in a hotel after using green products my daugther nearly ran from the hotel room stating she couldn't stay there because the room smelled so strong of chemicals. There are also many other health benefits as most products we use are endrocrine disrupters, cause cancer, cause fertility problems and numerous other health ailments. I am not perfect by any means and good job on the decision to get started! Let me know if you need any help choosing safe products
Erica - posted on 12/12/2011
It's true that there are so many simple green living steps to take it's hard to know where to even start. There are tons of websites loaded with tips. I think the most important areas to get a handle on are energy and food. Make your house more energy efficient (again, lots of web resources on this), go solar if you can by leasing a system (sungevity.com, solarcity.com), and try to buy as much local, organic food if you can. You can find a local organic farm who will deliver a box of veggies every week at localharvest.org. Most important of all is to engage in the political process on enviro issues b/c we can screw in all the LED light bulbs in the world and we're still in trouble if major policy changes are not made. Kudos to you for taking the initiative!
Julianna - posted on 11/25/2011
Start with the everyday products that you use in your home and for your family. Getting toxic chemicals out of your home is a big deal especially if you have children. I can recommend some if you like.
Tiffany - posted on 11/07/2011
Sent you a message. Let me know what you think!! My house is chemical free. After switching your home over you will gag when going into walmart or wherever you shop. Great products. They have no chlorine bleach, no ammonia, no toxic chemicals, are have no need for a safety cap. If anyone is looking for stuff like this email me at firstname.lastname@example.org
Jeannette - posted on 11/07/2011
Have you watched the documentary No Impact Man? He has ideas! The only way I think I could realistically survive the way he and his family did would be out in the mountains. Put me around a Starbucks and a light switch and I am using both! :)
Seriously, I think being greener is a great idea. I wish my community had a regular recycling program. We have these recycling days that are sporadic and you have to be paying attention to the local news to know when the next one will be. Sometimes they are not for several months and no one has room to stack waste that long. I am looking forward to reading some of the responses you get. :)
Karen - posted on 11/07/2011
One of the best homemade cleaners is this :
1/4 cup baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
1 cup household ammonia
1/2 cup white vinegar
1 gallon warm water
It works on many things, from tiles, linoleum floors, appliances, counter tops, etc.
I got it from this site that has many other homemade cleaners as well
Bridget - posted on 11/07/2011
Thanks so much Denikka :) I really appreciate the suggestions i will do those. Do you know any recipes for homemade cleaners? I have heard horror stories about the toxins that are in them and would like to start making my own. Thanks again
Denikka - posted on 11/06/2011
There's TONS of stuff that you can do.
The easiest I can think of is to use the 3 R's. Reduce, reuse and recycle.
Reduce the amount you waste. Use cloth to wipe up spills and wash it instead of using paper towel. That sort of thing. Plan out shopping trips and try to combine errands to use less gas.
Reuse. Most things have more than one use. You can buy clothing from second hand stores. You can cut up old clothing that can't be worn anymore to get rags. Lots of stuff (like egg cartons) can be used in crafts. I personally spend a tiny bit extra to buy things in glass jars (like jam) so that I can reuse them for storage (like spices)
Recycle. I'm sure you know what recycling is :P So do it. Papers, plastics, glass. All in separate bins and take them down to the recycling center.
You can do things like making your own laundry soap (Google homemade laundry soap :P)
You can also start a garden. No matter where you live, you can still have something. Herbs can be grown in cut off pop bottles and they're GREAT to use in your cooking. You can have a tomato plant in an old bucket.
If you own a home, composting is a good plan. You can do it all naturally, or you can get kits that come with worms and walk you through it step by step (I think you could even use those kits in something like an apartment, they don't smell) (Google red wriggler composting, tons of info out there :) )
A lot is just common sense. Just think about what you could reduce, reuse or recycle, and start implementing changes :)
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Let’s say the rise in sea level that climate change will bring us — from melting ice caps and expanding seas — won’t be “all that bad” by, oh, the year 2080. Maybe … just half a meter (a little under 20 inches). We can deal with half a meter, right?
Well, yeah — if we’re ready to “deal with” almost 50 percent more affected people and 73 percent more property losses from a typical Category 3 hurricane — all because of the higher storm surge that’ll come from that additional 20 inches of sea level. (“Storm surge,” in case you don’t know, describes the ocean water that a storm’s winds bring ashore, in addition to what’s usually there with normal tides.)
Those kinds of losses are the scenario the southern shores of Long Island, N.Y., are looking at, according to a new peer-reviewed study in the journal Natural Hazards. And it’s a scenario that could apply to lots of other U.S. coastlines, says Christine Shepard, the study’s lead author and a postdoctoral fellow with the Nature Conservancy’s Global Marine Team.
Unfortunately, she adds, sea-level rise hasn’t been on the radar of most U.S. coastal planners until recently. So is there any good news? Yes, says Shepard: The study offers a set of approaches and accessible tools with which those coastal planners can start mapping their own communities’ vulnerabilities. (Are you listening, Islip, N.Y.?) I caught up with Shepard to find out more.,
Q. Why did you choose to study sea-level rise and storm surges along the southern shores of Long Island? How typical are these places of other U.S. coastlines?
A. First, it’s a very densely populated area, so the modeling gives us a good look at how damaging storm surge can be to such an area. We also have access to some very good elevation data on the area. And there’s also a history of storm surges here — they had an intense Category 3 storm in 1938. All that made it a good area to test the development of our methods.
But while Suffolk County is one of the most populous counties in the United States, the results that we found are comparable to other studies that evaluated the effect of sea-level rise on storm surge in less densely populated areas. So we can definitely extrapolate these results to other U.S. metropolitan areas or coastal cities.
Q. We’re talking about 20 inches of sea-level rise. (The height of an English Springer Spaniel, if that helps anyone visualize it.) Just how damaging could 20 inches be?
A. Just a small amount of sea-level rise increases the damage — especially in areas with intense development and a high concentration of people and properties stretching from the coast inland, like the area of Long Island that we studied. Also, the damage per property increases with the depth of the water. Even just a slightly higher storm surge gives you more damage per property — you can really see these impacts at the town level.
Q. Besides having high concentrations of people and development, what else makes a coastal community especially vulnerable to storm surge? In your study, the town of Islip (which has a population of almost 325,000) already has a lot of risk today, and 0.5 meters of sea-level rise is going to accentuate that quite a bit.
A. Two variables: socioeconomic considerations, and critical infrastructure and facilities.
Some of the common socioeconomic characteristics of communities that are more likely to have disproportionate impacts from coastal hazards include having 1) areas with high population density and housing unit density, 2) areas with a lot of poverty, or 3) areas with a lot of households that lack access to vehicles they could use to evacuate.
Part of the point of this study was to create maps that communities can use to develop targeted approaches to hazard mitigation. We created a social vulnerability index to help map these communities so that hazard mitigation policies or grants could be targeted towards communities that are socially vulnerable, to reduce their risk. And for critical facilities and infrastructure, just to have easily accessible maps of where these are with respect to present and future storm surge risk is very valuable for community planning.
It’s also valuable for conservation. I’ve been working on maps that prioritize marsh restoration projects adjacent to population centers and vulnerable communities. These marshes may help mitigate storm impacts, so that kind of planning could be a win-win for coastal communities and conservation.
Q. The 0.5-meter sea-level rise estimate by 2080 you used – that’s a pretty conservative estimate, isn’t it, given some of the modeling that’s now out there?
A. I would say it is pretty conservative, so you could conclude that the results from this paper are conservative. And our estimates of damage are also conservative because our analysis only incorporates losses due to flooding, not wind.
Q. Why haven’t coastal agencies and towns in the United States taken sea-level rise into account when they’ve thought about managing storm surges?
A. First, FEMA didn’t really acknowledge sea-level rise and the impacts on storm surge until the last couple of years. There’s been a cultural dichotomy between the people who analyze the impacts of sea-level rise versus those who plan for hurricanes and storm surges.
But most municipalities aren’t currently planning for increases in inland extent of storm surge. Their proposed maps for a variety of strengths of hurricanes assume present conditions and don’t incorporate sea-level rise. The same goes for flood maps.
Q. The study gives communities a methodology for getting prepared. What do they need to do to tap into it?
A. It’s never been easier for them to do their own planning for storm surge and sea-level rise. The tools that we incorporate into our approach are readily available, and the organizations or government agencies that provide them provide training for them. And we tried to pull from those processes and tools that someone with an intermediate level of GIS [geographic information systems] expertise — someone who would be a typical GIS analyst for a county or a city — could use with training offered by some of the agencies that provide the tools, such as FEMA and NOAA.
Q. 2080 is an awfully long time off. Is there anything in this report that should set off alarm bells for ordinary people, either for right now or 10 to 20 years down the road? Should they be buying property in places vulnerable to these kinds of storm surges?
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This is the home of the Small Deterministic Embedded Assembler Register Machine
SIDEARM is a minimal, virtual register machine that acts as an interpreter/shell for valid AVR assembly language, opcode-based instruction set, compiler, assembler, and interpreter written mostly in the D Programming Language. The purpose of SIDEARM is to provide an educational package that makes learning how CPUs and programs work at their lowest level. and at the same time providing a real-time interface onto a running AVR microcontroller accepting AVR ASM and executing the code, as if from a shell. While the software CPU sticks to and supports the majority of AVR tiny/mega/xmega opcodes, the instruction set is a minimal but working set and should provide the basic concepts of machine architecture that is enjoyed by larger, more complex machines with a richer instruction set (like maybe an ARM Cortex M3, etc).
This project consists of an assembler to assemble your SIDEARM code and a machine emulator or interpreter to run your produced executables. The code is lavishly commented to allow interested students or persons to jump right into the code and gain an understanding of how the system works and is put together.
The complete, current, and official documentation and issue/feature tracking system is hosted elsewhere (the links are below).SIDEARM WikiSIDEARM JIRA Issue Management
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Florida's roadways are about to become more dangerous, its courtrooms more crowded and its residents left less protected -- all because Big Insurance wants to drop a less-profitable coverage option for the promise of higher rates down the road.
Since the 1970s, Florida drivers have been required by law to purchase Personal Injury Protection, or PIP, also known as no-fault insurance. The inexpensive policy protects drivers and family members injured in car accidents, regardless of fault, with up to $10,000 in medical, loss-of-pay and even funeral benefits. For the 40 percent of Floridians without health insurance, it is the only means of paying for medical costs related to a car accident. Without it, these drivers would be left to sue to recover costs if the accident was not their fault, or to default on hospital and doctor bills. If out of work, they would have to exhaust savings just to get by and wait a year or more to get reimbursed.
On October 1, 2007, the law that requires PIP expires -- or, in legislative parlance, sunsets. The Florida Legislature struck a deal with the powerful Big Insurance lobby to end the law this year -- an attempt to force a resolution to an issue that admittedly deserves some attention. But instead of giving it that attention, Big Insurance helped keep a vote on a reform bill from getting to the House floor, and it died. The result, unless Florida's legislators take action, is that PIP -- a law that has protected thousands of Floridians from unnecessary financial, emotional and legal duress -- will just go away. And we will be left with nothing in its place.
Or will we?
We will be left with Big Insurance's "optional" PIP coverage (offering less coverage at a higher rate). We will be left with higher taxes and medical costs to pay for emergency room visits by accident victims with no health insurance. We will be left with legal fees because we are forced to sue for every medical claim we make -- a common tactic by Big Insurance companies to delay payment. We will be left with higher medical insurance premiums because health insurers will have to cover medical treatments from accidents that were once covered by auto insurers under PIP. Finally, and ironically, we will be left with higher auto insurance rates. That's right, higher rates.
While there initially will be a small decrease in car insurance premiums with the elimination of mandatory PIP, those savings will be erased -- and then some -- as rates for liability coverage increase to cover what used to be paid by PIP and rates for uninsured motorist coverage skyrocket to cover all the new claims against drivers without any insurance.
And without the need for insurance, irresponsible drivers will have virtually no incentive to avoid accumulating points on their driver's licenses. Getting stopped for speeding tickets, accidents and all sorts of moving violations may be temporary inconveniences, but without the threat of hiking up their premium, a ticket is a small price to pay when there is the "need for speed."
From a fairness perspective, PIP spreads the risk evenly among all drivers. We all have to have it, we pay for our own coverage and we all receive payment in the case of an accident -- regardless of fault. Without PIP, the balance is altered and the burden of financial responsibility falls disproportionately to those who will be paying more for their health and auto insurance policies. Big Insurance wants you to believe that losing PIP will mean lower insurance costs. Don't believe it. When has Big Insurance's promise of "lower premiums" ever come true?
The demise of PIP is scheduled to take place in the darkness of midnight on Oct. 1, with no fanfare, no discussion and no input from anyone. That is why we must demand that the PIP issue be addressed during the scheduled special legislative session on June 12. It would take just a short vote, before they delve into the property tax issues, to extend the PIP law for one more year -- long enough to give it proper attention during the 2008 regular session.
The system has not been perfect, but there is absolutely no justification in pulling the rug out from under thousands of good people who rely on PIP to protect themselves and their families from the devastating consequences of big medical bills and no way to pay them.
We deserve better.
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Search Engine Optimisation Tutorial
What is search engine marketing (SEM)? What is search engine optimisation (SEO)? How do I promote my website? Do I have to outsource to a consultant or is that going to harm my site since they're all spammers anyway?
There is a lot of helpful information, as well as a lot of misinformation, floating around regarding search engine optimisation (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM). First of all, let's start with the names: SEO stands for search engine optimisation (or optimization if you're from the States). In its simplest form SEO is the process of tailoring a website (text, titles, meta tags, alt tags, etc) so that the search engines will assign a good rank to the site for specific search terms.
But with the advent of search engines introducing fees for guaranteed inclusion in their indices, directories charging for reviews and the emergence of PPC listings, SEO now has an element of media buying mixed in. Thus, thanks to Danny Sullivan, it has now been called search engine marketing or SEM (you can still call it SEO if you want).
The SEM Guide is meant to be both a tutorial and a general information resource. I am not selling or promoting anything (other than best practices). I have done SEO / SEM for 5 years and started this site as a way to organise my bookmarks and the information I had collected over the years. If you frequent other prominent SEM resources you'll find that this tutorial, like most search engine promotion sites, tends to go over the same ground. This is because THERE ARE NO SECRETS to successful search engine positioning - just experience, a lot of research and tons of hard work.
If you don't have the time to do it yourself get some expert help. But if you want to try your hand at promoting your own web site or you just want a better insight into how it should be done take the search engine marketing tutorial by following the steps.
The SEM Guide covers other subjects that are not included in the step-by-step tutorial so be sure to check out the side and top menus where every page of the site is listed. Now, on with the search engine marketing tutorial:
SEM GUIDE First Step: Do Your Market Research First
I created this site in 2002, a lifetime ago as far as search engine marketing is concerned. Although the basics of content and optimisation still rings true today there are quite a few pages that are now outdated, specifically with regards to submitting to search engines. I have been meaning to give the site an update for ages but just haven't found the time so I have decided to start a blog for up to the minute search engine optimisation, online marketing and link building techniques. You're more than welcome to take the guided tour and the hard and fast rules still apply today as much as they did in 2003 but if you want the latest info head over to the Search Engine Marketing Blog. See you there!
Contributed Article: Internet Theory - Introducing 'PagePoints'
An experimental system for the comparative valuation of PageRank
Contributed Article: Niche Directories
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Nichols' Opera House
186 Greenwood Avenue,
No one has favorited this theater yet
The Bethel Opera House was built in 1860 by Augustus A. Fisher. It has housed a public hall with hat manufacturing on the ground level, a social hall, a roller skating rink, and a high school gym. It once served as a silent movie theater, the Barnum Theatre. It was known as Fisher’s Hall, then Nichols' Opera House.
During the 1930s and 1940s, it was called Leeja Hall and was used for town meetings as well as a high school gym. It now houses a restaurant, Greenwoods, shops and White Light Studio.
The upstairs portion of the building have about 8 to 10 rooms for rent as a friend of mine has one of these. There are big signs on either side of the facade saying “Opera House”.
In the Danbury/Bethel City Directory, it has the first listing as Nichol’s Opera House showing motion pictures and owned by John F. Nichols who also was a distributor of Nichols' Old Fashion Root Beer, (“The beer with a sparkle”) as well as Nichols' Billiards and Pocket Billiards, located in the same building. It’s currently located at the corner of Greenwood Avenue and Depot Place. Its address was listed as “3 Ctr.” In the 1916 Directory, the address was known as “Depot Place”. The Danbury Library’s directory has a gap between 1919 and 1924 and WCSU’s archives has a gap between 1920-22. The 1924 Directory doesn’t have a listing for it.
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The Reality about Reality TV: How to Help Protect Reality Television Conceptsby Bridget Hauserman, Esq. (Entertainment Law Co.)
Have you come up with a brilliant and novel concept for a reality television show that you want to pitch to production companies and/or networks but are afraid that they might steal your idea? The reality of the situation is that they can and if they do, there is not much that you can do about it. However, there are certain steps that you can take to help prevent your concept from being misappropriated, or at the very least, provide you with a solid foundation to try to obtain a settlement if your concept is stolen.
The reason that a reality concept can be easily ‘stolen’ is that under US copyright law, ideas are not copyrightable. Pursuant to the US copyright law (Title 17 of the United States Code), in order for something to enjoy the protections of copyright, it must be an “original work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression.” Unfortunately, writing down a reality show concept on paper still does not protect the general idea of the show. The more descriptive your treatment, the more you have that is potentially subject to copyright protection, however, there are certain generic elements associated with the idea that will not be protectable. Take for instance the idea of a reality show about competing chefs, it is likely that it will feature a host, cook-offs, kitchen settings, time limits, special ingredients and other similar factors. If reality ideas and elements could be protected then we would have seen American Idol suing X-Factor, the Voice and other competitive talent shows.
To further protect themselves from any lawsuit based on a claim that they stole your idea, all major production companies and networks require that anyone submitting content for consideration sign a submission release, which, among other things will have language requiring you to recognize that others, including their employees, may have submitted or made public similar or identical material which they have the right to use and for which you shall not be entitled to compensation.
Though you may not be able to protect your concept entirely, there are certain steps that you can take to either deter someone from taking the idea or making it difficult to replicate.
Steps to help protect your reality concept:
1. Flesh out the concept in as much detail as possible and file it with the US Copyright Office.
2. If possible, try to attach talent to the project that will be hard to duplicate or replace. While the idea may be taken, if you have a properly written agreement with the talent, the talent cannot be poached. Reality concepts that center around a unique personality in a specific position or profession (think Millionaire Match Maker, The Rachel Zoe Project, or Deadliest Catch) will be harder to replicate if the talent is already attached to your project rather than an idea without talent attached or where any host or contestants can fill the positions.
3. Get out of the gates first. If the concept is worth stealing, try to ensure that buying/producing it with you it makes more sense then developing it themselves. In order to do so, attach unique talent (see #2 above), have as many elements together as possible so that recreating everything you have done will take more time, effort and money for the network/production company than working with you. For instance, if the show is about mixed martial arts, have agreements in place with the fighters, coaches, locations, sponsors, etc. Try to present a full package, such that if a network/production company passes on your idea and another party picks it up, they will be too far behind the game to develop the concept themselves. NOTE: you should consult and attorney to ensure that all agreements are properly drafted. An agreement that is not properly drafted can actually have the adverse effect of deterring a network from picking up your show (e.g. if talent is locked in on terms that are not acceptable to the network).
4. Don’t be too rigid with your concept. Developing a proper package can be a bit of a balancing act. You want enough detail such that the elements are closer to being something that can be copyrightable or at lease comparable under the substantially similar test, but not so fleshed out that a buyer cannot conceive of the show in a way that fits with its brand. For example, a reality show about contestants travelling around the world for a grand prize would look very different on MTV then it would on OWN.
5. Where possible, always obtain a signed non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”) from the parties to which you are submitting your content. While an NDA alone will not protect your concept from being taken, it will add one additional piece of ‘evidence’ if you choose to proceed with litigation.
None of this should discourage you from trying to get your reality concept into production. Reality television has boomed in the last ten years and only continues to grow. If you have a great concept, go for it. Taking the steps above and engaging an attorney to help you in the process may benefit you in the long run. | <urn:uuid:26ca4317-2bf9-4e74-9c28-d3b94ee316e8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://targetlaw.com/the-reality-about-reality-tv-how-to-help-protect-reality-television-concepts | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00027-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95437 | 1,055 | 1.546875 | 2 |
TIMOTHY ACKER AND DRAKE BRANNON PERFORM WATER QUALITY TESTS.
Students in James Galvin’s Agriculture classes are getting hands on education in Fresh Water Shrimp production. Yes, that’s right fresh water shrimp.
The students are involved with the production with five hundred fresh water shrimp. The shrimp that the students are working with are close relatives of the shrimp that swim in the ocean, but these shrimp live in a fresh water environment. ACHS students are raising their shrimp in a closed recycling tank system. When working with this type of system students are taught that water quality is critical.
Each day students must test the water for oxygen content, pH, ammonia, nitrate and nitrite levels. The students have discovered that the temperature of the water must be maintained at 80 degrees. Students learned that when the water temperature falls below 75 degrees that the shrimp will live, but will not consume feed and grow. Students working with the shrimp can clearly see and understand how chemistry, math and biology principles effect and play into everyday life. Technology plays a very large role in helping students test the water and maintain the environment for proper water quality and balance.
Students have developed a strong interest in the shrimp project and look forward to continuing on with its development. The students would like to thank Mr. Starr for his continued support and enthusiasm for the project. The fresh water shrimp project has partnered with White Water Aqua Farms and they have been providing tremendous amount of technical advice, knowledge and experience to enhance this project.
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Cadillac will launch the new Escalade next year. But it was not only a new model, because Cadillac will also introduce new security system is more sophisticated. These security enhancements to combat theft is often the case in particular for cars SUVs became vehicles most often stolen. Three-point sensors ranging from tires, glass and vehicle anglechanges will make the alarm sounds. [caption id="attachment_1308" align="alignright" width="300"...
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It is undeniable that the price of a Lamborghini toy car Aventador is already making head shake. That is the real car, but how about a Lamborghini toy cars up to 2.5 euros off the price? [caption id="attachment_1174" align="alignleft" width="400" caption="Aventador Lamborghini Toys car"][/caption] This is a Lamborghini Aventador 1:8 scale replica created by Robert Guelpen, a German who had an obsession for making high-priced cars. Previously Guelpen also been made Aventador worth...
iPhone 4S, devices can be connected on the internet when used for good would be able to be profitable, but when used for bad things, everything can happen. Even now, when users ingenious, iPhone 4S can be used to turn on or turn off the engine of a car. For gadget lovers, Apple iPhone 4S making the Canadian smart phone is not just a cell phone to read or reply to messages, but also replace the role of an ignition key in a car. [caption id="attachment_1139" align="alignleft" width="365"...
Since the first, having a car that can fly is the dream of many people. But at the moment called Terrafugia Transition Flying Car is still expensive, a Russian pilot took the initiative to create their own Flying Car. The result, an old school car was transformed into a Flying Car could fly if only as high as 3 meters. As reported by the Daily Mail, Friday 19 august 2011 car called 'V. Bulgakov 'flying car is a creation of former pilot Valery Bulgakov. Although he looks less...
Rolls-Royce as the British luxury car manufacturer would have been more and keep the convenience of customers. Well, as an upper-class automobile manufacturer, Rolls-Royce is also developing his team to be able to serve customer demand for Bespoke Service - England. This development on the basis of the increasing customer demands for Bespoke items. So individually, Rolls-Royce customers want to feel the pleasure of using the British car. If no additional obstacle the team will be the...
The electric car is indeed a trend. But unfortunately fueling stations for electric cars are still rare. Because of this high electric car market requires practicality charging the vehicle battery. - United States. But there is a unique way to satisfy users of Nissan cars Nissan LEAF. What is it? Nissan North America recently announced the launch of Leaf applications for Android smartphones and Blackberry. These features are to help car owners to check the remaining battery condition in...
Las Vegas - Oprah Winfrey does little to inspire, and sometimes the inspiration arising from watching the Oprah show was impressed. A security expert claims to have found a way to open the car doors are locked thousands just by sending an SMS after Oprah's inspiring. An American security consultant named Don Bailey with ISEC Partners recently gave a demonstration of hacking skills at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas and hacking. However, for security reasons, Bailey...
Traffic accidents have been a scourge that continues to haunt the road users. But in the future, it seems to be reduced thanks to a technology that can read the mind of the rider who is currently being prepared. The technology being developed by researchers from the Berlin Institute of Technology will help the driver to brake the car in a state of sudden braking. The researchers, by placing electrodes on the scalp can read the minds of motorists and cut the time needed between intention...
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The Commission suggested in its communication on the progress of renewable energy in the EU that the increased investment should mainly come from the private sector.
Outlining this course of action, it said: "This could big energy companies investing in wind or solar farms or households investing in... renewables."
The Commission denied it was proposing a harmonisation of EU renewables financing, but insisted that the coordination of renewable energy support schemes was a positive step.
It said: "For example, if a big wind park produces in one country, another member state can agree to finance the park and count some of the energy towards its own target."
Moreover, the Commission said that in the medium- to long-term, "a convergence of financing, such as feed in tariffs", will be necessary to create a truly European electricity market.
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This schematic cut-away view of the components of Jupiter's ring system shows the geometry of the rings in relation to Jupiter and to the small inner satellites, which are the source of the dust which forms the rings.
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Image courtesy of NASA/JPL.
Galileo Discovers Origin of Jupiter's Rings
News story originally written on September 21, 1998
Scientists recently discovered the origin of Jupiter's rings. With the help of the Galileo spacecraft, it has been deduced that the rings are made from dust and debris that was kicked off of the small moons
surrounding Jupiter when these moons
were struck by interplanetary meteroids, comets or asteroids.
Jupiter's diameter is approximately 86,000 miles (143,000
kilometers). The ring system begins about 55,000 miles (92,000
kilometers) from Jupiter's center and extends to about 150,000
miles (250,000 kilometers) from the planet. Jupiter's rings show no evidence of being made of ice crystals (like Saturn's rings). Jupiter's rings are made up of a main ring and an inner, cloud-like ring, called the halo. Galileo also revealed that there is an outer ring system called the gossamer rings. They are almost-tranparent rings embedded one within the other.
"Rings are important dynamical laboratories to look at the
processes that probably went on billions of years ago when the
Solar System was forming from a flattened disk of dust and gas," Cornell astronomer Joseph Burns explained. "I expect we will see similar processes at Saturn and the other giant planets," Burns said.
"For the first time we can see the gossamer-bound dust coming
off Amalthea and Thebe, and we now believe it is likely that the
main ring comes from Adrastea and Metis," Burns said. "The
structure of the gossamer rings was totally unexpected," Belton
added. "These images provide one of the most significant
discoveries of the entire Galileo imaging experiment."
Galileo has been orbiting Jupiter and its moons for 2 1/2 years, and is currently in the midst of a two-year extension, known as the Galileo Europa Mission.
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July 4, 2012
The HSUS Helps Animals Impacted by Wildfires in Utah and Montana
As dangerous wildfires continue to burn in Montana and Utah, The Humane Society of the United States is working to help the animals in affected areas by providing hay, pet food and supplies.
Over the past several days, The HSUS arranged for the delivery of more than 30,000 pounds of hay to help feed 200 horses at the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation and provided food and water to the companion animals left behind in evacuated areas. The region has been ravaged by the Ash Creek fire, resulting in a widespread shortage of grazing land for livestock. The HSUS secured the hay from Cavvietta Ranch in Huntley, Mont., and continues to work with local tribe leaders to ensure the needs of the animals are met while residents are under evacuation.
“This is a critical time for horses, livestock and other pets who may have been left behind when people were forced to evacuate,” said Wendy Hergenraeder, Montana state director for The HSUS. “The Humane Society of the United States thanks the local officials who are working with us to help these animals survive. These destructive fires continue to spread, so there may be more evacuations. We urge residents to take their pets with them if that happens.”
“We are pleased to work with The HSUS to supply hay to these needy horses during this catastrophic time,” said Alex Adamski, owner of Cavvietta Ranch.
The HSUS is also providing hay to Lamont Christiansen, a horse owner in Fairview, Utah, who has already lost 11 of his 120 horses as a result of the Wood Hollow fires.
“I have never seen anything like this in all the years I have been farming,” Christiansen said. “I am at a loss as to what these fires mean for the future of my community. I’m grateful to The HSUS for providing an emergency supply of hay for my horses.”
For residents who may be facing evacuation orders, tips on plans that include your pets are available here: humanesociety.org/prepare.
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A broad, regional system to lower the temperature of resuscitated cardiac arrest patients at a centrally-located hospital improved outcomes, according to a study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Cooling treatment, or therapeutic hypothermia, is effective yet underused, researchers said.
A network of first responders, EMS departments and more than 30 independent hospitals within 200 miles of Minneapolis, Minn., and Abbott Northwestern Hospital collaborated to implement the protocol.
"We've shown that a fully integrated system of care, from EMS through hospital discharge, can provide this essential therapy to victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest across a broad geographic region," said Michael Mooney, M.D., the study's lead author and director of the therapeutic hypothermia program at Minneapolis Heart Institute, where the protocol was developed.
Researchers tracked 140 patients who suffered out-of-hospital cardiac arrest between February 2006 and August 2009. Although their heartbeat and circulation were restored within an hour of collapse, they remained unresponsive.
Ice packs were used to begin the cooling process, which started during initial EMS transport to the hospital and in the emergency departments of the network hospitals. One hundred forty patients were admitted to Abbott Northwestern Hospitals for therapeutic hypothermia and re-warming — 107 of those were transferred from other hospitals.
Over three to four hours, the patients' core body temperature was lowered to about 92 degrees Fahrenheit and maintained at that temperature for about 24 hours.
Over the next eight hours, physicians gradually re-warmed them to a normal temperature.
Researchers found that:
"What our data show is if you have a cardiac arrest 200 miles away or on our doorstep, the quality of the outcomes is identical," Mooney said.
About 300,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States each year and most are fatal, according to the American Heart Association.
If a cardiac arrest patient survives the initial loss of oxygen from their arrest, they then face the destruction that unfolds after their blood flow is rapidly restored, which is devastating and often fatal.
Therapeutic hypothermia blunts the damage that can occur in the 16-hour window after bloodflow is restored. The American Heart Association and other experts recommend therapeutic hypothermia, but U.S. cardiologists have been slow to use it.
The efficiencies of the area's existing network, transfer agreements and working relationships between the EMS departments, network hospitals and the central hospital helped Mooney and his colleagues implement the protocol.
About half of all patients received therapeutic hypothermia while also being treated for a severe form of heart attack (ST-elevation myocardial infarction) in the catheterization lab, said Barbara Unger, R.N., co-author of the study and director of cardiovascular emergency program development for the Minneapolis Heart Institute.
The average age of patients in the study was 62 and 77 percent were men. Older patients fared slightly worse neurologically, the study found.
Co-authors are: Lori L. Boland, M.P.H.; M. Nicholas Burke, M.D.; Kalie Y. Kebed, B.S.; Kevin J. Graham, M.D.; Timothy D. Henry, M.D.; William T. Katsiyiannis, M.D.; Paul A. Satterlee, M.D.; Sue Sendelbach, Ph.D., R.N., C.C.N.S.; James S. Hodges, Ph.D.; and William M. Parham, M.D. Author disclosures are on the manuscript.
The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation funded the study.
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Machiavelli is the most influential political writer of all time. His name has become synonymous with cynical scheming and the selfish pursuit of power, but the real Machiavelli, says Miles Unger, was a deeply humane and perceptive writer whose controversial theories were a response to the violence and corruption he saw around him.
Machiavelli's philosophy was shaped by the tumultuous age in which he lived, an age of towering geniuses and brutal tyrants. His first political mission was to spy on the fire-and-brimstone preacher Savonarola. He was on intimate terms with Leonardo and Michelangelo. As a diplomat, he matched wits with the corrupt Pope Alexander VI and his son, the infamous Cesare Borgia, whose violent career served as a model for The Prince. Analyzing their successes and failures, Machiavelli developed his revolutionary approach to power politics. His famous book is a guide that is based on the world as it is, not as it should be.
Miles Unger has relied on original Italian sources as well as his own deep knowledge of Florence in writing this fascinating and authoritative account of a genius whose work remains as relevant today as when he wrote it.
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Half of young South Africans support the idea that labour laws are slowing job growth, a study released on Monday has found.
This might reflect some frustration on the part of youth in terms of their job prospects, according to the TNS survey of 2000 adults between April 13 and 24.
It found that only a minority of people felt that South Africa's labour laws were among the best in the world.
Unemployed people were surprisingly positive about the labour laws, with 40 percent feeling they were among the best in the world.
People living in Soweto and East London were most concerned about labour laws slowing job growth.
People in Cape Town and East London felt least luckily that the country's labour laws were among the best in the world.
The study also found that 89 percent of respondents felt jobs were difficult to find these days, and that 59 percent felt the situation would be worse in six months' time.
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Counseling and Addiction
Kicking the prescription drug abuse habit -- or any other addiction -- is a major accomplishment. But for most people with opioid addiction, detox is only the beginning of a long-term battle against craving and relapse.
Counseling is an essential part of drug abuse treatment for many people. Cognitive behavioral therapy, family counseling, and other therapy approaches can help people recovering from opioid addiction stay clean. Psychotherapy can also treat the other mental health conditions that often contribute to prescription drug abuse.
Why Counseling Is Important in Addiction Treatment
Opioid addiction is more than a physical dependence on drugs. Even after detox, when physical dependence is cured, addicts are at high risk for relapse. Psychological and social factors are often powerful stimuli for prescription drug abuse relapse:
- Stress, especially sudden life stresses
- Cues in the environment, like visiting a neighborhood
- Social networks, like spending time with friends who continue to use drugs
These factors can create ongoing, nearly irresistible urges to use drugs. Prescription drug abuse counseling helps addicts escape craving and learn to cope with life, without using drugs.
Several counseling therapies are available for prescription drug abuse, and no method is known to be the best. Likewise, no one approach is appropriate for everyone with opiate addiction. The right drug abuse treatment plan is tailored to a person's addiction and his or her individual needs.
Individual vs. Group Therapy
While any counseling therapy for drug abuse treatment is better than none, group therapy is generally preferred over individual therapy. In group therapy, a person is more likely to be both challenged and supported by peers who are also going through drug rehab. Twelve-step programs like Narcotics Anonymous are the most well-known group therapy organizations.
Individual therapy can be helpful in the case of a dual diagnosis: coexisting depression, bipolar disorder, or other significant mental health condition that requires treatment in its own right, separate from the opioid addiction.
Outpatient vs. Residential Treatment
Residential therapy allows the addicted person to temporarily escape the environment that allowed him or her to use drugs. A person goes away to a specialized facility for a period of weeks to months. While highly effective in the short term, there is debate as to whether residential programs lead to longer abstinence from prescription drug abuse than outpatient programs. Residential drug abuse treatment programs are expensive, usually costing tens of thousands of dollars.
Outpatient treatment programs are the usual setting for ongoing prescription drug abuse treatment.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy -- or CBT -- teaches a person how to recognize moods, thoughts, and situations that cause drug craving. A therapist helps the person avoid these triggers, and replace negative thoughts and feelings with ones that are healthier.
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After arriving home from his travels overseas, Eric Welch of Eric Welch Painting was feeling ready to work again and took a job painting a homeowner’s basement. With little ventilation available, the fumes from the latex paint built up to dangerous levels. Slowly, as it usually does, the uneasy feeling of paint sickness set in, a feeling like motion sickness but with much more dangerous and long lasting health effects.
“Do not fool yourself,” says Welch, “Latex paints are not harmless. They contain volatile organic compounds (VOC), which can be damaging to the health of your brain. Even in low concentrations, they have been shown to cause memory loss, fatigue, dizziness, confusion, and even depression.” Welch says he has experienced most of those symptoms during his 10-year career as a painter.
Indeed, both short and long term exposure to these fumes can and will most likely affect you in a variety of ways, which are more serious than often expected. As the American Lung Association has reported, “VOC’s can produce a number of physical problems such as: eye and skin irritation, lung and breathing problems, headaches, nausea, muscle weakness and liver and kidney damage.”
Alarmingly, typical household paint contains up to 10,000 chemicals, of which 300 are known toxins and 150 have been linked to cancer. Some of the most harmful chemicals found in paint are VOCs.
With this in mind, Eric Welch Painting is announcing that his company will be switching to zero-VOC paints on all indoor residential projects and low- to zero-VOC paints on all exteriors. “I’m going to do what needs to be done to ensure that the risks inherent in latex paint are no longer an issue,” says Welch. “It will be safer for me and my employees, and it will also be safer for the homeowners and their families.”
Many manufacturers offer paints without VOCs, including Sherwin-Williams Harmony and Benjamin Moore, Eco-spec. These paints also have significant convenience advantages: they dry quickly and barely give off an odor, allowing the building to return to use shortly after painters finish their work.
Eric Welch Painting will begin using zero- and low-VOC paints immediately. Please check them out on BuildZoom.
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Electronic Field Trips
Ellis Island Unit
- Grade level: Middle/Upper Elementary, High School
- Subject Area: Social Studies and Language Arts
Meet the Teachers
Margaret Holtschlag and Cindy Lafkas have been working together
integrating telecommunications into their classrooms for three years. Margaret
is teaching fourth grade at Murphy Elementary in Haslett, Michigan. She first
learned about technology from her husband, who is a United States Geological
Survey hydrologist. Her interest in technology stemmed from her desire to
explore new and different ways to approach teaching in her classroom. She and her
husband got an Excellence in Education grant from the Department of the Interior
to do a multi-media project on wetlands. Cindy is teaching fifth grade at
Cornell Elementary in Okemos, Michigan. She says she wouldn't have become
involved with computers if it hadn't been for word processing since she loves to
write. Cindy has been at Cornell for 11 years.
Cindy and Margaret have
participated in four telecommunications field trips through TCI and Turner
Adventure Learning in the past three years. This year, they went to Ellis
Island. Other years they have gone to the Rift Valley in Kenya and the battle
field at Gettysburg. (To learn more about Margaret and Cindy and their other
field trips, take a look at their Teacher Case in the Table of Contents on the left.)
In this unit, students will conduct primary and secondary
research to learn more about their cultural and ethnic heritage. These
explorations will serve as a personal link for students to the historical
importance of immigration in United States history. Such personal connections
serve both to make history more meaningful and accessible to students, as well as
providing a vehicle for developing students' historical thinking skills.
Students' research will include interviews with family members, researching their
heritage using Internet resources as well as library resources, and visiting
sites set up by other children that are related to the concepts of immigration
and ethnic and cultural heritage.
Some important considerations: Some students may
not be able or wish to explore their family's heritage. Adopted children and
children from troubled familes may prefer to engage in more generalized research
on immigration. An ideal subject for such students would be to research and
write about the history of immigration in the United States and at Ellis Island
in particular. Further, Native American children will have a different
perspective on immigration, since many of their ancestors were always here. A
research project on their families' heritage can provide these students with an
invaluable chance to express their cultural heritage which is so often denied.
Students may also be given the chance to research how Native Americans viewed the
waves of immigration that took place. African American children also will have a
different perspective on immigration, since many of their ancestors were
involuntary immigrants. These students can be given a similar chance to research
and document their cultural and ethnic heritage. They may also be given the
chance to research the realities of the forced immigration that Africans went
through, such as the capture and sale of slaves in Africa and the middle passage.
- Students will learn more about their own, as well as classmates', ethnic and cultural heritages.
- Students will learn about history by conducting primary research through
interviewing family members.
- Students will learn about history by conducting secondary research through
literature and WWW/Internet searches for information about their cultural and
- Students will have the opportunity to learn from their peers by visiting
sites set up by children that are related to the unit's concepts of immigration
and cultural heritage.
- Students will learn about the resources available on the WWW/Internet through research and guided browsing.
Materials and Resources
- Hardware requirements: You will need a modem and phone line.
- Software requirements: An Internet browser software, preferably Netscape. If you don't have Netscape, you can download it now. [http://home.netscape.com]
- Network/Internet requirements: At least one computer with an internet
hook-up. The main plans for the unit are tailored to work with classrooms with
more than one hook-up. For advice on how to adjust the plans if you have only one
computer with a hook-up, see below.
Unit Lesson Plans
- Lesson One: Introduction to Immigration. Read and discuss selected resources about children and immigration. Children develop an understanding of the concept of immigration and reasons why people immigrate.
- Lesson Two: Immigration Explorations, Part 1.
Form students into research groups to visit sites on immigration that were
created by other children. These sites will provide models for students to
complete their own research. While students visit the sites they should evaluate
the sorts of research students carried out to create their site, how they
structured the site, what sort of information and graphics they included, etc.
The list of criteria students develop from their research will guide them in
conducting their research and constructing their site.
- Lesson Three: Oral Histories. Using the criteria
they developed earlier, students begin to conduct oral histories of family
members to learn about their cultural and ethnic heritage. Prior to starting,
students and teachers together develop a list of questions that students will use
in their interviews and research.
- Lesson Four: Immigration Explorations, Part 2.
After they've completed their oral histories, students conduct secondary source
research using the internet and library resources to learn more about the
backgrounds of their family's cultural and ethnic heritages. Students can work
together in research groups that have common ethnic/cultural areas.
- Lesson Five: Creative Writing/Historical Journals. Having finished their primary and secondary research, students write a series of journal entries, from the perspective of one of their ancestors, on what life was like in that time period.
- Lesson Six: Final Reports. Students write up
reports, including a summary of their research findings and their historical
journal entries, to be shared with friends and families. Students should draw on
the criteria developed during their initial explorations to guide the format of
Relation to Standards
We have drawn on the historical thinking standards outlined by the National Center for History
in the Schools as well as evolving standards for K-12 language arts from the
National Council of English Teachers (NCET). We feel that these standards
provide excellent guidelines for teachers on how to focus social sciences work in
One Computer versus Many
The plans for this
unit are tailored to fit classroom situations where students and teachers have
access to several computers that have internet access. To accomodate the fact
that few classrooms will have access to a computer lab with full Internet access,
students will work in research groups to explore internet sites and conduct
If you have only one computer which is hooked-up
to the internet, you may choose to do one of several things.
During the intial stages of the unit:
- If you have the technology, you may hook-up the computer to a TV monitor or
LCD projector. This will allow the whole class to see sites in the preliminary
stages where students are exploring sites created by other children.
- If you don't have a TV monitor or LCD projector, you may choose to have
students rotate through the station in groups.
- If you don't have a TV monitor or LCD projector, but have several computers available you may also download files from the internet and save them to a disk. Then transfer Netscape
[http://home.netscape.com] onto your other computers. Now you can transfer the
files you down-loaded to the other non-internet computers to view with Netscape.
This will not allow students to explore the pages with hyper-links, but they will
be able to access and view the information by opening each file with Netscape.
During the research phase of the project:
- You may choose to have students rotate through the machine in research groups
that are composed of students from similar backgrounds, allowing them to gather
research as a group.
- You may choose to focus on one ethnic/cultural background for a given period of time-- say one day or week-- where you explore the links broadcasting with a TV or LCD projector. This way students get a sampling of the sort of information that is available.
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About the Author
Michael Ende was born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, in 1929. After attending drama school from 1948 to 1950, he worked variously as an actor, a writer of sketches and plays, a director of the Volkstheater in Munich, and a film critic for the Bavarian broadcasting company. His first novel for children, Jim Knopf and Lukas the Engine Driver, was published in Germany in 1960 to great popular and critical acclaim, and both radio and televsion series based on the Jim Knopf books were soon produced. In 1973 he published another award-winning children's novel, Momo. When The Neverending Story was first published in Germany in 1979 it immediately became the number-one bestseller arnd remained in that position for three years. It has since been published in many different languages all over the world, including Japanese, and has enchanted readers in each country in which it has appeared. | <urn:uuid:19f25044-0463-48bd-ae62-bb62d8e1b999> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.greenlightbookstore.com/book/%5Bmodel%5D-429 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00044-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.986523 | 199 | 1.726563 | 2 |
To answer your first question, yes attacks were frequent.
This is what prompted many of the earliest 'settlements' to build a surrounding and protective wall in the first place, to stop constant raids from stronger 'warrior' nomadic tribes killing, enslaving people and stealing food.
To answer your second question, the farmers and dry grain/food supplies would have been brought inside the walled city and stockpiled in the event of a lengthy siege or the threat of starvation by blockading the walled city.
Many of the earliest walled settlements that were most resilient to this kind of 'siege' or blockade were deliberately cited close to water, usually a river so that in the event of land blockade, supplies could still be brought in by water.
It needs to be remembered I think, that walled fortresses are much easier to defend by smaller armed forces against much larger attacking forces. In other words, smaller cities or villages that don't possess many 'warrior' class would still be able to defend a city or village against a much stronger and larger attacking force by simply possessing a strong defensive wall.
The author Sam Barone in his Akkad series of books detailing the rise of the worlds first walled cities of Akkad and Sumeria in Mesopotamia (which many historians cite as the worlds first empires) talks about this very subject.
The fact they became empires is very much down to the fact that they were the earliest civilisations to utilise the 'walled' city philosophy as a defence against attack.
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Toothpaste stain testing
im doing a project on which toothpaste takes stains out, how would i go about comparing them, i heard that paint samples would work would they? thanks
I haven't heard of using paint samples before but you can pilot test it first. I have seen experiments done with brown eggs and that works well.
Michele P Carr, RDH, MA
Associate Professor of Dental Hygiene
Associate Professor of HS Nursing Quality & Research
College of Dentistry
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The Stratford Tramway Wagon
Stratford and Moreton Tramway
The Society played an active part in getting the vandalised Tramway Wagon re-instated. Stratford District Council’s WCS team managed the rebuild under the direction of a small technical panel comprising Ian Heggie (chair), Tony Bird and Miles Macnair. Ian Heggie prepared the working drawings to guide the rebuild, while Miles Macnair – an authority on William James – advised on historical matters and played an active role in giving talks about the tramway to local schools. The Society also organised the launch event at the Town Hall on the evening of 8 th December 2010 and sponsored both the launch event and some of the publicity materials.
The Significance of this Tramway Wagon and its Track-bed
A modern railway requires a suitable route, effective motive power and a track-bed. The route to Moreton-in-Marsh, which is 16 miles away on your right, offered such a route and by the early 1800s many others had been surveyed and mapped. Motive power was originally provided by horses, but their power was limited. However, by 1808 steam traction had been developed and demonstrated as a viable alternative. Finally, there was the track-bed. Early versions used cast iron rails, but they were brittle and kept breaking under the load of the locomotive. It was widely recognised that “as long as rails were of cast iron, the locomotive had no practical future.” This is where William James, who lived in Wilmcote, stepped in. He was the visionary who saw that the solution lay in malleable iron rails (we now call it wrought iron) which he adopted for this 1821 tramway from Stratford to Moreton. With these three ingredients – a route, a steam locomotive and a flexible rail-bed -- the age of the modern railway had dawned.
William James was a remarkable man. Trained as a lawyer, he became a land-agent and, in the context of the unfolding industrial revolution, started exploiting the natural resources – mainly coal and iron ore -- on his client’s land. This led him to conclude that the country’s inland transport system – primarily muddy roads and canals -- was strangling industrial development. At a time when his contemporaries viewed long-distance rail travel as fantastical as space travel, he developed a clear vision of England criss-crossed by railways. Although the Stephensons got most credit for developing the modern railway, after his death Lord Redesdale told William James’s family that, “Your late father had a greater claim to the title of ‘Father of the Railways’ than ….. George Stephenson.”
Early Transport in Stratford
Stratford, or “Street Ford”, began life in 1196 as a market town set on the Roman road from Alcester to the Fosse Way. Most people travelled on foot while a few rich people rode horseback. Roads were dirt tracks that turned to mud in winter. Travel stayed much the same until the 18 th Century when turnpike trusts were set up. They charged tolls to improve and maintain the roads. Canals were also built to transport heavy, bulk materials and, in 1793 work started to build a canal from Birmingham to Stratford. It was completed in 1816. This meant that coal and lime stone could now be moved cheaply around the country. The industrial revolution had begun. It was in this context that, in 1821, the horse-drawn tramway was built to Moreton-in-Marsh. It then took over twenty years before a railway connection was built to the south. A further line to the north was added in 1860 and another was added to the east and west in 1873.
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Richard Gibbon and Miles Macnair
Stratford-upon-Avon TOWN HALL
6pm Wednesday 8th December
As Stratford welcomes back its carefully reconstructed tramway wagon to its former place next to the Bancroft gardens, Stratford District Council and the Stratford Society are joining forces to present this unique opportunity for you to hear from experts the truth about William James and how significant his plans for the Stratford & Moreton Tramway were in developing railway technology
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FORT WAYNE, Indiana--Parkview’s new regional medical center houses state of the art medicine…and an immense collection of locally created art…the flagship of which is this, an 8’ by 20’ mural gracing the emergency department’s waiting room, created to impart a very important message.
“Wwe knew we were going to have a new regional medical center,” says Parkview Foundation Director Larry Rowland, “and wanted to express the theme of generosity throughout the new medical center.”
The task of creating a work of art representing the generosity of a community was handed to local artists Vicki Junk-Wright and Santa Brink. Wright painted the initial image of a local farm scene on 160 individual squares, then gathered a small army of local students and artists to personalize each square by honoring someone who embodies the generous spirit.
“They participated,” says Junk-Wright, “and that little square has their name on it and that they were part of it and they got to honor somebody that they admire. It is about our community and about all these fabulous people.”
“This one here was done by a student, Eric Jones,” says Santa Brink, pointing to some of the squares that make up the huge mural. “And he was honoring a youth leader that just brought him up from the depths. This one was done to honor Sister Elise at St. Francis College because she loves football and you can see the Bass mansion there.”
This square by Sarah Keebler honors the Euell Wilson Center and its after school programs for kids. This one by Shandi Mink is a shout out to the YMCA. The mural is accompanied by an incredible kiosk with an interactive guide to each square. Touch the square and it pops up with information on the artist and an explanation of the image. The mural and its creation was dubbed the Murosity Project, meaning the quality of generosity expressed through a mural…a reminder that the spirit of generosity, along with modern medicine, is among the greatest of human gifts. This is Eric Olson reporting.
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June 25, 2011
Third-party presidential candidate George Wallace, the former governor of Alabama, was in Omaha in March 1968 to qualify his American party in Nebraska. Wallace had arrived in Omaha on Sunday, the day before, and held an angry news conference to provoke a large turnout at his rally.
May 12, 2011
The Omaha Two are Edward Poindexter and Mondo we Langa (formerly David Rice). Both men are imprisoned at the Nebraska State Penitentiary, where they are serving life sentences for the Aug. 17, 1970, bombing murder of an Omaha police officer, in which they deny any involvement.
November 4, 2009
The family of a 24-year-old missing Black woman has made an appeal to federal law enforcement officials for help to bring her home safely and soon.
Mitrice Richardson went missing after deputies at the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station released her into a remote canyon area in the middle of the night, without her car, any money, a cell phone or other assistance.
December 10, 2008
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NBC News Premieres Online Series SCIENCE OF INNOVATION
SCIENCE OF INNOVATION, NBC News
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From Thomas Edison's light bulb to Wilbur and Orville Wright's flying machine, inventors and inventions transform the way we communicate, travel and live our daily lives--thanks to the creative process of innovation. That process is highlighted in an educational video series released today at NBCLearn.com.
Innovation is defined by more than a single event or brilliant idea. It's about a process, a series of steps that anyone from a garage tinkerer to a federally funded scientist can take to discover new solutions that meet pressing needs or that add value in new ways to existing products, services or technologies.
In celebration of the 165th birthday of one of America's greatest innovators, Thomas Edison, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and NBC Learn (the educational arm of NBC News), launched an 11-part series narrated by NBC News' Ann Curry highlighting innovators from across the country.
Entitled "Science of Innovation," the series features scientists and engineers working on) innovative projects across industries such as healthcare, energy, transportation, agriculture and more. "Science of Innovation" is a continuation of the Emmy-winning NSF-NBC "Science of..." partnership that has produced five other educational video series.
"America's unique system of funding innovative ideas helps them move from basic to applied research and, ultimately, into the marketplace," said Judith Gan, NSF's director of Legislative and Public Affairs. "NSF is proud to have participated in supporting innumerable scientific and technological innovations, which in turn have helped create millions of jobs that make our economy exceptionally competitive.
"The USPTO has promoted the progress of science and invention since 1790," said Teresa Stanek Rea, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. "Education is the key to encouraging today's children to become tomorrow's innovators. But as President Obama stated in his Inauguration speech January 21st, 'No single person can train all the math and science teachers we'll need to equip our children for the future.' These videos and lesson plans are great tools for teachers everywhere to help students learn about intellectual property, while inspiring them to connect the process of innovation with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education."
Each video segment will be available to NBC affiliate stations, and for free on the web at NBCLearn.com. The series also is aligned to middle school and high school lesson plans produced by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), as well as national education standards.
"The next generation of innovators is sitting in our classrooms right now," said Soraya Gage, general manager of NBC Learn. "Our hope is that this special video series will engage and inspire our students to imagine the next great invention that will improve lives and transform the future."
The segments feature some of the nation's most fundamental innovations, including:
SMART CONCRETE- by adding carbon fiber to concrete mixture, a slab of concrete is able to conduct electricity. "Smart concrete" has many potential applications, including helping structural engineers to identify trouble spots in a concrete structure long before stress or cracking is visible to the human eye.
ELECTRONIC TATTOO- a micro-electronic health monitor so thin, light and portable that it can attach right to the surface of skin and go wherever a person goes. This innovation has the potential to revolutionize the field of healthcare technology.
3-D PRINTERS- a three-dimensional, digital representation of an object created with a computer and then sent to an inkjet printer that builds the prototype in three-dimensions. This innovative tool is giving scientists, engineers and backyard inventors a faster, easier and less expensive way to turn their ideas into a reality.
BIONIC LIMBS- a robotic exoskeleton that helps people with paralysis and other physical disabilities walk again.
BIOMETRICS- a method for capturing and analyzing the vein patterns in the white part of the eye to help identify people. Biometrics has potential applications for driver's licenses, passports or computer identification control.
BIOFUELS- a new approach to producing biofuels that uses a marine bacterium called Saccharophagus degradans that left otherwise alone, is mostly known for its damaging impact on the environment.
SYNTHETIC DIAMONDS- a new method for creating "synthetic diamonds" that not only creates larger diamonds, but also manipulates their toughness, hardness and color. Potential uses include cutting tools, electronics, or optical materials.
SELF-DRIVING CARS- a fleet of safer, self-driving cars that use Artificial Intelligence to control the car.
FUEL CELL EFFICIENCY- To operate and function efficiently, machines of all shapes and sizes need a source of energy. A series of innovations is helping to make energy conversion within fuel cells as efficient as possible.
ANTI-COUNTERFEITING DEVICES- biosensors designed for food and water safety allow a manufacturer to embed a unique biomarker into their products, helping authorities instantly detect whether it's real or fake.
Each segment features scientists and engineers from some of the world's top universities and institutions:
Deborah Chung, State University of New York at Buffalo
Michael Cima and Emanuel Sachs, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Reza Derakshani, University of Missouri
Russell Hemley, Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C.
Yonggang Huang, Northwestern University
Steve Hutcheson, University of Maryland
Zafar Iqbal and Reginald Farrow, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Homayoon Kazerooni, University of California, Berkeley
John Rogers, University of Illinois
Arun Ross, West Virginia University
Sebastian Thrun, Stanford University and Google fellow
Jeremy Wilson and Evangelyn Alocilja, Michigan State University
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The Australian pilot Hughie Edwards was so disabled that he had a wire attached between his right hip and his foot to assist with walking. He had fractured both feet very badly when he had been forced to parachute from an iced up aircraft – his parachute had been caught up with the tailplane and he had been dragged down with the aircraft for most of the descent – hitting the ground close to the crashed aircraft. He was determined to get back to flying and even more determined to lead attacks on the enemy.
On the 4th July he lead a particularly hazardous daylight raid in which four of the twelve aircraft were shot down and all of the surviving aircraft were badly damaged by flak. The recommendation for the Victoria Cross describes the raid:
The raid comprised nine aircraft from 105 Squadron and six from 107 Squadron. For various reasons three aircraft of 107 Squadron failed to cross the German coast and returned to home base. Undeterred by this Wing Commander Edwards flying at sea level entered the Heligoland Bight and flying a South Easterly course crossed the German Coast in the vicinity of Cuxhaven. Several ships had been seen and therefore the leader knew that his approach into Germany would have been reported.
Flying close to the ground with a compact formation of bombers he continued his over-land leg to Bremen. During the approach he flew so low that he had to fly underneath high tension cables to avoid collision, while one of his other aircraft in the formation collided with, and brought back on the tail wheel, telegraph wires.
Bremen was reached in fairly clear conditions with slight river mist and the sun breaking through the early morning haze. The formidable balloon barrage at Bremen was a risk he had decided to ignore and he first saw these when leading his squadron in at chimney height. Flying in between the cables he carried out a most determined attack in which some six tons of bombs were dropped on the city.
Direct hits were scored on a large factory resulting in explosions, debris and masonry being thrown to a height of over 800 feet. Direct hits were also obtained on a timber yard and derricks on the inland dockside were seen to be hit and crash into a nearby factory. At the moment when the formation crossed the perimeter of Bremen a barrage of flak of all kinds was opened up on the Squadron which was described by the crews as being terrific.
In view of the serious losses encountered by flak by the night bomber phase of this operation there is no doubt that the anti-aircraft defence was one of considerable magnitude. Two aircraft of No.107 Squadron were immediately shot down, while two aircraft of No. 105 Squadron were also destroyed by flak fire. One of these crashed in flames on a factory, its bombs detonating on impact. All eight aircraft remaining in the force were heavily hit by anti-aircraft fire and three members of the crews in these aircraft were wounded.
Wing Commander Edwards with, in his mind, a clear well made plan of attack and withdrawal from the objective, flying low turned away for the valley of the Weser river and later having made good tactical use of a cloud bank North West of Bremen, withdrew his Squadron and avoided being brought to action by enemy fighters. The aircraft returned to home base flying low over the sea. | <urn:uuid:574213d4-5260-487f-b0b3-4eb16edd5470> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://ww2today.com/4th-july-1941-wing-commander-hughie-edwards-wins-the-vc | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00062-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.990788 | 668 | 2.828125 | 3 |
North Dakota landscapes, both farmed and fallow, are golden-hued with the onset of sunflower, goldenrod and gum plant bloom. These three plants belong to the family Asteraceae, commonly called the Aster or Sunflower Family. While sunflower and goldenrod are well-known late summer sources of forage, gum plant also provides a source of nectar and pollen for bees. Native to North America, Grindelia species occur throughout the lower forty-eight with the exception of the southeastern states. Grindelia squarrosa, or curlycup gum plant, occurs in Great Plains rangeland and is the most wide-ranging species in the genus Grindelia. G.squarrosa is a biennial or short-term perennial with peak bloom occuring in August and flowering continuing into September.
Gum plant has several common names, including resinweed, tarweed, stickyheads and curlytop gum plant. Regardless of one’s preferred nomenclature, a gum plant by any other name would smell as resinous. The plant is often described as having a balsamic odor. In this case a review of Merriam-Webster’s definition of balsam, “one relating to an aromatic and usually oily and resinous substance flowing from various plants,” is helpful. Grindelia is easy to recognize by its characteristic odor and sticky flower heads. While drought tolerant curlytop gum plant provides bee forage during the dog days of summer, it is not a favorite honey plant as the crop yielded is of a low grade and crystallizes readily. In American Honey Plants, Frank C. Pellet writes, “The honey is yellow and of inferior flavor. It is often mixed with light honey in the super and the grade spoiled as a result.” In regards to G.squarrosa nectar and crystallization, Pellet writes, “[…] Colorado beekeepers say that the bees have to hurry home with the load to prevent it becoming candied in their sacs.” Despite potentially negative aspects of Grindelia honey, the late season pollen the plant provides is a nutritional bonus.
One last item of interest regarding Grindelia, though unrelated to honey bees, is its long history of medicinal use by American Indians which range from the treatment of dermatitis to whooping cough. A list of medicinal uses of Grindelia can be found in CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference by Timothy Johnson. I’ll have to try out a decoction of Grindelia camporum, a native Californian species, if I ever have a reaction to poison oak when I return to Northern California! | <urn:uuid:b46cee59-2270-40fe-94d8-368689527afa> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://beeinformed.org/2012/08/spotlight-on-gum-plant/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00048-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942149 | 542 | 2.703125 | 3 |
You know the government. Rules are rules.
No surprise there. But what makes Anna Silverman’s story perplexing is that regardless of the circumstances, there is no wiggle room in the Employment Insurance Act to make exceptions for new mothers like her. Silverman’s predicament might be the first of its kind to land on the desks of Employment Insurance Commission bureaucrats, though I doubt it. Regardless, Silverman’s problems with EI clearly show us that the act has to be amended so that new mothers who find themselves under similar circumstances in the future don’t fail to qualify for parental benefits, too.
Silverman’s problem is this: She is nine hours’ short of the 600 she needs in insured earnings to qualify for 35 weeks of benefits.
But the special-education technician at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School in Gatineau, who also moonlights as a stagehand, has a pretty good reason why she didn’t hit the minimum-hours requirement. Two days after learning she was pregnant in November 2011, she was barred from reporting to work. A pupil was diagnosed with rubella — a viral infection also known as German measles.
So the Western Quebec School Board told Silverman, now 29, to stay home on “preventive withdrawal” and to undergo tests for rubella and Fifth disease — a human parvovirus that begins with bright red cheeks before developing into a rash on the arms, legs and middle of the body. It often affects preschool and school-aged children in the spring. The precautions forced on Silverman were necessary as both rubella and Fifth disease viruses can cause significant harm to unborn babies.
Tests determined she had not contracted either virus but concluded she was not immune to Fifth disease or rubella, despite a childhood vaccination for the latter.
As a result, she was unable to return to work for the remainder of the 2011-12 school year. Had she worked the entire year, she would have catapulted well over the minimum-hours requirement by more than 1,000 hours. The Ottawa resident was placed on Quebec workers’ compensation insurance from November 2011 to June 2012.
After little Syd was born last July 31 to her and partner Owen Woolnough, Silverman applied for the parental benefits. In mid-October, more than two months after applying on the Service Canada website, she was told she didn’t qualify.
Originally, the Employment Insurance Commission had her down for only 527 insurable hours, but the figure changed a couple of times as hours worked as a stagehand at Scotiabank Place and the National Arts Centre in the year preceding her son’s birth brought the total to 591.
Because she was placed on preventive withdrawal, the commission appeared to have been willing to extend her qualifying period so she could attain the required hours. But Silverman received employment benefits in the summer of 2011. Silverman, not a teacher at the school, is laid off every summer and qualifies for the benefits. Because she started receiving the benefits on July 3, 2011, the commission could not, under the rules of the Employment Insurance Act, go any further back to include hours in the preceding weeks from her school job.
Coincidentally, it was the first time she claimed the benefits — about $2,000 in all — during her seven years at the school.
Silverman was willing to pay back the government the money if it meant she could get the parental benefits. She figures she has already lost about $10,000. Having paid employment insurance premiums since she was a teenager, Silverman feels let down by the government while she takes care of her newborn and has no income. Luckily, her partner works.
Silverman is appealing the decision by the EI Commission to its Board of Referees — an independent and impartial administrative body consisting of three community members, but it does not appear she will be successful.
Though Silverman says the board was sympathetic when she met with it on Feb. 5 — she was told to scour her work records to see if she could come up with nine more hours — it’s clear the circumstances behind her situation hold little weight. She says she feels like a number before an uncaring bureaucracy. “There’s no face. There’s no person. There’s no story.”
Silverman says she can’t find any more hours to hit 600 and figures her case will be dismissed when she appears before the board again on March 12. She then expects to ask for an Umpire appeal hearing, generally chaired by a judge of the Federal Court of Canada. If she fails there, too, she plans to go to the Federal Court of Appeal.
Meanwhile, the EI Commission has again sent the Board of Referees its position on Silverman’s application: She doesn’t qualify for parental benefits and its decision last fall to deny them “is in accordance with the Employment Insurance legislation and is supported by case law.”
The case law cited by the commission in a previous submission to the board simply comes down to the rules.
In one example cited by the commission, the Federal Court of Appeal says “the Employment Insurance Act is an insurance plan and like other insurance plans, claimants must meet the conditions of the plan to obtain benefits. ... While the applicant’s case is a sympathetic one, the Court cannot rewrite the Employment Insurance Act to accommodate her.”
Fair enough, but the federal government should be able to rewrite whatever part of the act is necessary when deserving applicants arise but still fail to meet the requirements due to peculiar circumstances.
In fact, on its Service Canada website, the government mentions a recent amendment for military members on parental benefits. “The Government of Canada has amended the Employment Insurance Act to provide for an extension of the eligibility period for Canadian Forces members who cannot collect all their parental benefits during the regular eligibility period because of an imperative military requirement that either defers or interrupts their parental leave.”
Not as complex a change as Silverman’s case would require, but the government surely has the brains to tackle the latter as well.
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27.08.2012The Fate of the Afro-TurksNothing Left But the Colour
The Afro-Turks, whose ancestors came to the Ottoman Empire as slaves in the nineteenth century, are still struggling for recognition. Now, though, their desire to assimilate into the wider society has become greater than their desire to maintain their own identity. By Ekrem Eddy Güzeldere
A banner with the text "Sixth Spring Festival" hangs across the street near the park in Cirpi, a small village about 20 kilometres away from Bayindir, a regional centre south-east of Izmir. Such festivals have become common in Anatolia, with hundreds of them occurring between March and May every year.
But in Cirpi, it's something special. The Sixth Spring Festival is really the Sixth Festival of the Calf, the traditional celebration of the Afro-Turks, which they've been celebrating since the nineteenth century in and around Izmir, formerly known as Smyrna.
In 1924, the Turkish republic banned the celebration, and it was not until 2007 that the event could be re-established by the Association of Afro-Turks. The first five annual festivals were modest affairs, but the sixth turned into a big event with 400 participants. They've not yet slaughtered a calf though.
Between discrimination and assimilation
The Association of Afro-Turks was founded in 2006 by Mustafa Olpak in Ayvalik, in the North Aegean region. His family came to Turkey from Crete in 1924 as part of an exchange of populations between Greece and Turkey. Because they were Muslims, they were categorised as Turks. Olpak himself suffered bullying at school and dropped out for a year as a result, but he finished his education in the end.
Mustafa Olpak: "The first generation has the experiences, the second generation denies them, and the third generation researches into them" He had been married to a "white" Turk for 25 years when her family suddenly announced, "The Arab isn't going to get any of the inheritance." Black people are often called Arabs in Turkish. Olpak divorced his wife. It wasn't the only racist comment or example of discrimination which he'd experienced in his life.
Alev Karakartal, is an Afro-Turk woman who now lives in Istanbul. Speaking at a conference there in early June 2012, she described the strategy with which many Afro-Turks confront discrimination. "By entering into mixed marriages," she said, "Afro-Turks try to have lighter-skinned children, so that eventually their colour will disappear altogether." But Olpak responds, "We have nothing else left aside from the colour. There's nothing left culturally any more."
When Karakartal, who is herself of mixed descent, asked her parents about her origins, the answer was always, "We are Turks and Muslims," and that roots weren't important.
In Olpak's autobiography, he wrote, "The first generation has the experiences, the second generation denies them, and the third generation researches into them." That certainly applies to the Afro-Turks. Karakartal eventually started researching herself, and found the reasons for the shame and the silence.
"Our ancestors didn't come voluntarily to Anatolia," she notes. "They were sold as slaves, exploited, abused and excluded." But it's not just the families themselves who remain silent. Olpak points out. "Nobody speaks about us, otherwise, if they were to tell our story, they would find themselves in conflict with the official version of history. One would have to speak about slavery."
Slaves in the service of the Sultan
Alev Karakatal: "By entering into mixed marriages, Afro-Turks try to have lighter-skinned children, so that eventually their colour will disappear altogether" Slavery in the Ottoman Empire has been little researched. This is surprising inasmuch as slavery extended over a long period – from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century – and affected hundreds of thousands of people. The best-known slaves were the janissaries, the elite troops of the Sultan, who were recruited among Christian boys taken from their families and given a strict training at court.
Especially intelligent boys – like Sokullu Mehmet Pasa, originally an Orthodox Serb from the Visegrad region – later became bureaucrats in the empire.
Another group of slaves were the women in the harem. Perhaps the best-known of them was in the time of Suleiman the Magnificent; she was known as Roxelana and came as a slave from what is now Ukraine. A further well-known group of slaves were the guardians of the harem, the eunuchs.
Aside from the eunuchs, these were mostly white slaves. There was not much trade in black slaves until the nineteenth century. That only started when European powers exerted pressure to ban the slave trade with the Balkans and the Caucasus. And it led to the import into the Ottoman Empire of some 10,000 African slaves every year between 1860 and 1890, adding up to a total of around 250,000 people.
"African" villages in Turkey
The slave trade only finally came to an end at the beginning of the twentieth century, when slaves were replaced by paid household staff – a development which was seen as more chic and European. The fate of the freed slaves differed from region to region. In Aydin province, for example, it is said that the Ottoman bureaucracy itself concerned itself with the fate of the freed slaves, and provided 1,500 families each with a home, furniture, two oxen and some money to be getting along with.
As a result, for many years there were homogenous "African" villages in Aydin. But now there, too, the black residents have become a minority, and in the whole of the country they make up only a spot on the landscape. Olpak says, "On the Aegean coast I've met personally some 2,000 black people over the past few years." Most of the Afro-Turks are now in mixed marriages.
Slavery in the Ottoman Empire has been little researched although slavery extended over a long period – from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century – and affected hundreds of thousands of people. Pictured: Afro-Turks at the Sixth Festival of the Calf in Cirpi In 2011, Elif Cici, a doctoral student at the Yeditepe University, did some research into the marriage patterns and the identity of Afro-Turks in three villages near Bayindir. As far as their identity was concerned, she found out that they had virtually no knowledge about their origins and the roots of their families.
When asked about their self-definition, the large majority said they defined themselves primarily as Turks. Only a minority saw themselves as "Turkish citizens with African roots." And the desire to be fully assimilated in society was more important than the maintenance of their identity. Cici found that, "Even though Afro-Turks don't admit it, both men and women prefer 'white' marriage partners."
No professional opportunities
But marriage is not the main problem for them. According to Karakartal, "Ninety percent of the Afro-Turks are poor, with little education. Most of the men have no job, and of course nor do the women. That doesn't mean that the blacks are less intelligent or talented, it just means that they haven't got a chance."
But there are positive developments, especially as the result of the voluntary efforts of the members of the Association of Afro-Turks. One of their current priorities is the development of oral history projects. A hundred Afro-Turks have been interviewed as part of an EU-financed project called "Voices of a voiceless past". And the state television has taken Olpak's autobiography as the basis for a documentary film.
In 2010, a well-known publisher, Osman Köker, organised a travelling exhibition about the history of the Afro-Turks. A new exhibition was opened at the 2012 conference in Istanbul, featuring the pictures and life stories of several Afro-Turks. Young Afro-Turks and "white" students, like Elif Cici, have made the topic the subject of their masters and doctoral theses. They are not only increasing knowledge about the Afro-Turks, they are also increasing the likelihood that that there will in the end be more left than just the colour.
Ekrem Eddy Güzeldere
© Qantara.de 2012
Translated from the German by Michael Lawton
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Calls for Olympic-style drug monitoring in footy
Australia's football codes are under more pressure to lift their game in the area of drug testing. Some within the world of Olympic and amateur sports are comparing the rigorous testing conducted in their pursuits, against the relative lack of consistent testing in football.
Source: PM | Duration: 3min 36sec
TIM PALMER: Some within the world of Olympic and amateur sports are comparing rigorous testing conducted in their pursuits, against the relative lack of consistent testing in football. Swimmers, are among those who think the situation is wrong.
As Jeff Waters reports
JEFF WATERS: An unwritten code of silence has descended on Australia's footy world. Few in the know are willing to talk publicly about the full extent of banned performance enhancers. But player manager Peter Jess, who represents players in the AFL and NRL says the abuse is endemic.
PETER JESS: I would think that anything that makes you feel good, makes you train harder, makes you play better is going to be talked about and used systemically throughout all codes.
JEFF WATERS: If so, how could players get away with it? Perhaps quite easily, due to comparatively low levels of testing according to Peter Jess, at least.
PETER JESS: They've got to up the ante. We have to be serious about it, which means multiple testing, pre-game testing and then we can get the message across.
JEFF WATERS: The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency agrees. In an interview with the ABC in London, John Fahey said more testing in the codes was necessary.
JOHN FAHEY: Having the minimum program doesn't necessarily get you to the root of your problem or the problem more generally. And all of them can do more, it's a simple fact.
JEFF WATERS: And John Fahey wants to know why top footballers all aren't made to keep the same sort of biometric passports used by Olympians to record tests over time.
The actual details of testing in the codes is kept largely secret. The Australian Sports Anti Doping Authority, ASADA, for instance, won't release any documentation or figures.
But the ABC understands the average AFL or NRL player only gets tested once or twice a year. And then, only if they're at the top level of their sport.
That's obviously different to amateur sports like athletics or swimming, for instance, where testing happens before every state, national and international meet. Then place-getters are tested again and all competitors have to let authorities know their whereabouts, so they can be tested randomly out of competition.
Swimmers too say they want an explanation. The president of the Australian Swimmers Association is Brenton Rickard.
BRENTON RICKARD: Once you get to that kind of level of being an international swimmer and starting to represent your country, you just assume that half a dozen tests per year is pretty much the minimum. Obviously they've got a larger player group than we do, but at the same time, I think you kind of expect the number to be bigger than that.
JEFF WATERS: The codes say their testing, of just over a thousand a year in AFL and just under a thousand in NRL, is rigorous enough. And that's supported by the former head of the Australian anti-doping agency, Richard Ings who helped set up the system.
RICHARD INGS: Certain substances have certain windows of detection and at the AFL the elite players are tested multiple times per year and ASADA, if they have any intelligence, has the opportunity to target test. To do more testing on individual players. This is not a testing issue. This is just pointing out the complex nature of fighting doping in sport and the need to investigate as well as test.
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Key Topics and FAQs
The Fire Adapted Community uses tools, supported by federal and state agencies, to prepare its homes, neighborhoods, businesses, infrastructure, natural areas, and surrounding landscape for wildfire but it’s up to you and your local jurisdiction to take the necessary actions. At a minimum, your community's fire adapted actions should include the following plans and programs.
A Community Wildfire Protection Plan is a collaborative plan created by the fire department, state and local forestry staff, land managers, community leaders, and the public. The planning process maps values at risk, including neighborhoods, infrastructure, and natural areas vulnerable to wildfire then takes action to reduce risk, such as prescribed burning, Firewise, or other measures that adapt a community to fire.
Firewise Communities/USA provides steps for homeowners to take on their property to create defensible space, reduce wildfire threat to their homes and neighborhoods. Once the neighborhood has met specific criteria, they can apply for national Firewise recognition.
Ready, Set, Go! engages local fire departments who deliver the fire adapted communities message using Firewise, wildfire situational awareness, and safe evacuation planning and execution. The program educates both the public and fire departments in preparing a community for wildfire.
Other important concepts to address in your community:
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- Exterior Fuel Buffers
- Internal Safety Zones in case evacuation is not possible
- Codes & Ordinances
- Fire Department Training
- Cooperative Fire Agreements
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(NaturalNews) Most of us are familiar with ultrasound applications for imaging internal body events, especially with pregnancy. It offers what most consider a safe visual entry into the womb, though some disagree.
Unlike still images from radiation emitting used x-rays, CT scans, and MRIs, ultrasound imaging, also known as ultrasonography, uses very high frequency sound waves to capture moving imagery of internal organs as they function, blood as it flows, or the beating heart of a forming fetus. Surgeons can use it to guide their operation.
The frequencies used in diagnostic ultrasound or ultrasonography are typically between two and 18 MHz. The sound range for human hearing tops out at 20 KHz.
Ultrasound diagnostics can be conducted on the body's surface with a transducer pad or internally with probes inserted orally or through another orifice with flexible tubes.
Either way, a gel has to be applied in order to enhance sound wave transmission and assure smooth, clear imagery from the transducer that both emits the high frequency sound waves and receives them back to be electronically interpreted into images.
Chiropractors and physical therapists also use a form of ultrasound therapy to relieve pain, inflammation, and speed up tissue healing. But the mechanical procedure is similar to ultrasonography, and also requires applying gels on the skin where the transducer makes contact.
A flap over ultrasonic gel contamination
After 16 cardiac patients were infected from gels used in transeophageal echocardiography (TEE), where a probe is inserted orally to position an ultrasonic transducer in the esophagus near the heart, the FDA took samples of the gels used and warned other health practitioners from using the product.
Sample analysis of the product, Other-Sonic Generic Ultrasound Transmission Gel, made by Pharmaceutical Innovations
showed contamination with two types of bacteria: Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella oxytoca.
The FDA warned hospitals
and health professionals to avoid using those products. "Although Other-Sonic Generic Ultrasound Transmission Gel is not labeled as either sterile or non-sterile, it is NOT sterile," asserted the FDA.
By themselves, neither one of those bacteria are extremely hazardous. To be fair, pseudomonos aeruginosa occurs in dirt and water. That's what causes swimmer's ear and hot tub rash. The other similar bacteria, klesiealla oxytoca, is common to healthcare facilities. It's possible that the manufacturing process may have caused only the pseudomonos aeruginosa contamination.
Neither one of those bacteria are normally dangerous to otherwise healthy folks. They can colonize on the skin without apparent symptoms, and the rashes and swimmer's ear infections
are normally treatable.
But if either one gets into open skin or is carried internally by an ultrasonic probe on a person whose immunity is compromised by disease or invasive therapy, an infection can occur and spread. These infections usually begin in the bladder, lungs, or bloodstream.
Considering that in those cases, a person's immune system is compromised, and the treatments for minor skin irritations caused by either bacterium don't work, the infection
can spread throughout the bloodstream and cause sepsis (whole body inflammation).
Sepsis from either bacterium is very difficult to treat. This could result in death. If the infection "metastasizes" into the blood, sepsis can overwhelm and kill that person.
Precautions proposed by medical professionals
Due to the recent cardiac patient pseudomonos and other earlier similar gel contamination episodes over the last couple of decades, Susan Oleszkowicz, MPH (Master of Public Health) urged taking measures to ensure ultrasonic gels are not contaminated or at least won't spread infections.
Essentially, she and others advocate sterile, single-use gels for those who are most sensitive and immune compromised and/or undergoing invasive procedures, while ensuring multi-use gels for those who are healthy with intact skin should be sealed after each use.Sources for this article include:http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/sfhe-uga111212.phphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_ultrasonographyhttp://abcnews.go.comhttp://www.ehow.com/facts_5189225_ultrasound-gel_.htmlhttp://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-klebsiella-oxytoca.htm#lbsshttp://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-pseudomonas-aeruginosa.htm
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Occasionally I will use the site StumbleUpon to become aware of new websites. I will review these sites periodically on this blog.
Today’s site is GenealogyLinks.net.
GenealogyLinks.net defines its mission:
I have endeavoured to add sites that either have online genealogy records through which you can search for your ancestors or sites that provide helpful information to aid in your research.
The site claims to contain
4,500 pages of more than 50,000 Free Genealogy Links; for US, UK, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Europe, Canada, Australia & New Zealand.
The site is organized under various geographic categories. Under “US Genealogy Links,” there are further categories for “African American,” “Cemeteries,” “Censuses,” “Military,” “Ship Lists,” “Marriages,” and “Societies.” There are also additional categories under this main category, for each state. The links for the general US category follow the state links.
The general US links include links to commonly known sites such as the USGenWeb Archives, CastleGarden.org, Cyndi’s List – USA, and the National Archives and Records Administration. Also included are some lesser known genealogy sites such as American Local History Network, the United States Digital Map Library (a USGenWeb Archives Project), and Southern New England Irish. However, several links appear more than once in this list, including the USGenWeb Archives. The list also includes numerous links to other pages on the GenealogyLinks site, and I counted at least one dead link (to NARA’s old AAD record site) and several affiliate links (to GenealogyBank and Ancestry).
The state link pages do not far much better. Included on the site for Maryland, explored as a sample, are specific categories for each county. The general statewide links are as troublesome as those for the general US category. In addition to the numerous links to other pages on the site, there are quite a few duplicate links, such as several to various USGenWeb pages. The links for Maryland under the American History and Genealogy Project and under the American Local History Project actually point to the same destination, as the statewide Maryland site is affiliated with both projects.
On the other hand, the site does include a few useful links to Maryland genealogy sites, including the Archives of Maryland Online and the Society of the Ark and the Dove. Other lesser-known Maryland genealogy sites also appear in the list of links: Handley’s Eastern Shore Maryland Genealogy Project, the Jewish Museum of Maryland, and Mid-Maryland Roots. The site also contains links to multiple record transcriptions on various USGenWeb pages, as well as New River Roots, and Genealogy Trails.
My overall assessment is that this site is largely unnecessary. This site does not appear to offer anywhere near the number of resources contained within the much earlier Cyndi’s List website. GenealogyLink.net’s mission statement claims to focus on sites that feature records that can be searched. However, these are, at least in the case of Maryland, to the most common sites, such as those provided by the Maryland State Archives, or to similar page “systems” of record transcriptions, like USGenWeb.
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Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley Signs Gay Marriage Law
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley on Thursday signed the states “civil marriage” bill, making Maryland the eighth state in the United States to sign gay marriage into law.
Also signing the bill was delegate Maggie McIntosh, the state’s first openly gay lawmaker. Before signing the bill O’Malley said:
“The way forward is always found through greater respect for the equal rights of all. Let’s sign the bill.”
While the bill signing is considered a big victory for gay rights supporters it won’t go into effect until 2012 and opponents of gay rights plan to put the bill up for referendum which will see the bill added to the November ballot.
In the meantime the AP says the bills future hinges on black churches throughout the state. Many of those churches leaders oppose same-sex marriage and they have already began pushing the bills “evils” during sermons.
The black churches support is a potential pivotal area of contention in the state which is one-third black. Turnout for black voters is also expected to be high again in 2012 as President Obama seeks re-election.
Rev. Derek McCoy of the Maryland Marriage Alliance says of the bill:
“We’re in full swing to put this on the ballot and let the people decide. Not the governor, who brings a unique level of craftiness and tricks to the process.”
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The Solar Wind is a large factor in the size of the Heliosphere that protects our solar system from the potentially dangerous and possible climate changing effects of the cosmic ray flux. The Solar wind needs an escape velocity of 250 km/s to overcome the gravitational pull of the Sun and is loosely aligned with sunspot activity. The above graph uses ACE data from early 2006 to 23rd Sept 2009, and includes the relatively active sunspot 1024. Looking at sunspots, 2008 & 2009 were of similar activity but show very different results when comparing solar wind speed. The current slowdown and subsequent shrinking of the Heliosphere will take 12 months to complete which locks in our current position regardless of any future activity (if that happens).
If the Svensmark effect is real we can expect to see a beginning of increased lower level cloud cover over the next few months, which in turn will transpire into less ocean heat uptake and the related global cooling that will follow just as the current moderate el nino is dissipating and the PDO continues its cool phase. Other factors that will come into play include the Earth moving to its furthest point from the Sun in July along with the possible UV related cloud cover and pressure cell changes.
Cosmic ray flux is said to be controlled by the Earth's magnetic field, the interplanetary magnetic field and the overall size of the Heliosphere (the solar wind influencing). All of the indicies are reducing and the CRF levels are at an all time high as measured from the Oulu station. If we are heading into a solar grand minimum can we assume these record levels may become eclipsed?
The above graph showing a moving average smoothing of the solar wind and sunspot number. At this small scale the disconnect is obvious between the 2 data sets, although there does look to be some sort of underlying connection. The frequency of the solar wind during 2008 following roughly a pattern of 27 days similar to the TSI records. This frequency changes in other time frames but does suggest an oscillating power source.
I have plotted the solar wind and sunspot record for SC23 and the start of SC24. There are some interesting outcomes. The solar wind really has a mind of its own and is only partly affected by the internal dynamo activities that control sunspot numbers. The early part of SC23 (as the cycle builds) continuing to show a decline in wind speed as we witness today, along with some of the greatest recurring speed recorded throughout 2008 which was a benign year for solar activity. Also the change of frequency at around 2003 in sharp contrast to the rest of the solar cycle which suggests a different beat in the solar wind rhythm, this occurring some distance from cycle max. The increased frequency would possibly have a greater affect on the size of the Heliosphere? I could speculate that the frequency of the solar wind (not speed) is driven by the same factors that drive overall solar modulation.
Click here for a medium size version of the above graph.
Click here for a full size view.
The cosmic ray graph (inverse) from 1996 to Feb 2010 matches the sunspot record but is not close to the solar wind record. While the speed of the wind has consequences and its origin is still elusive, the magnetic properties carried by the solar wind look to be the major factor in the modulation of galactic cosmic rays seen on Earth.
Update October 2010:
Below is the Bulk Solar Wind speed for Oct 2009-Oct 2010.
UPDATE 7th DEC 2011
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The Visual Culture of Elizabethan England
The seminar offered a cross-disciplinary description of the visual culture of early modern England. “Visual culture” can be defined as the modes of seeing and being seen that were practiced in a society, and the qualities of visibility in the material remains of that society. While the field of cultural studies has generally remained stubbornly text-centered, this course focused on developing a visually centered cultural analysis, while remaining alert to synthetic modes that involve the visualizing of texts and the textualizing of vision.
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LONDON - Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it was being sued for causing climate change, suggesting recent court set-backs for environmentalists had not put an end to global warming lawsuits.
The Anglo-Dutch group said in its annual report, published on Thursday, that, "Shell, together with other energy companies, has been subject to litigation regarding climate change".
"We believe these lawsuits are without merit and are not material to Shell," the world's second-largest non-government controlled oil company by market value added.
Last year, the US Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit against five big power companies, that sought to force them to cut their carbon dioxide emissions, claiming the utilities had created a public nuisance by contributing to climate change.
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March 12, 2010
Orenstein on Crawford's Effect on Domestic Violence CasesAviva Orenstein (Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington) has posted Sex, Threats, and Absent Victims: The Lessons of Regina v. Bedingfield for Modern Confrontation and Domestic Violence Cases on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
Although Justice Scalia’s approach to confrontation is new, it is strikingly similar to the analysis in Regina v. Bedingfield, a notorious English murder case, which excluded from the evidence an alleged statement by the murder victim. The analysis of the res gestae hearsay exception, which was central to excluding the victim’s statement in Bedingfield, focused on the timing of her statement, her intent in making it, and whether an ongoing emergency existed when the declaration was made. Justice Scalia’s rigid, formalistic approach to testimonial statements in Davis v. Washington, another in the line of new confrontation cases, is analogous and ultimately as confusing and unworkable as Bedingfield’s res gestae analysis.
Although Bedingfield arose in 1879, its facts, replete with verbal abuse, intoxication, unheeded pleas for police protection, and ultimately, murder when the victim tried to break off the relationship, resonate with modern experiences of domestic violence. Both the Bedingfield case and Justice Scalia’s confrontation jurisprudence fail to account for the practical realities of domestic violence cases and ignore the voices of victims who cannot or will not testify on their own behalf. The facts of Bedingfield, which present a serious question whether the victim’s statement was ever uttered, demonstrate another flaw in Justice Scalia’s new approach. In addition to being too rigid in rejecting unconfronted testimonial statements, the new confrontation doctrine it is also too lax regarding nontestimonial statements, which now receive no constitutional protection at all.
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The constitution, and my rights and your rights, erode over time in the face of the lobbying, legislative, and judicial activism of interest groups who sincerely purport to advance the cause of "victims". The interest groups speak for children, spouses, domestic partners, crime victims and others. Legislators pass statutes which allow hearsay statements into evidence. Judges and appellate courts fashion rules of evidence fashioning all sorts of hearsay exceptions and confrontation clause exceptions for face to face confrontation. The miscarriages of justice go far beyond the criminal context. A victim of domestic violence shows up on a docket with fifty other cases. This is civil court, no confrontation rights. Fifty victims get up, most all with children who are related to the named perpetrator. A judge comes out and solemnly announces that all alleged perpetrators who sign on the line and do not contest the allegations will get a consent order which will not affect their right to ever possess a firearm again. This carries great weight in deer season. When the docket is done, daddy can not be around the mom, and the kids never see daddy again. Something like 150 to 400 kids are fatherless for life. A lot of lying goes on.
Some of the do-gooder advocates for all of the victims should recognize the downside of their advocacy. Scalia's reasonaing and scholarship in Crawford is compelling. It goes something along the lines of this: Dad gets to ask his son or daughter, face to face, in front of the jury (before he is sent off in chains for LWOP): "Son did I really do all those things you told that room full of social workers in that interrogation room last year that are so terrible?"
A friend of mine who is a clerk in the domestic violence division recounts a common occurenece in her courtroom. She terms it the double crossed fingers. When the oath is administered the left hand with two fingers crossed is laid on the bible and the right hand with two fingers crossed is raised in the air.
The judge does not notice, the audience and victim are too far away to see, and Lord knows what the Lord is thinking. Aloowing a social worker to come to court to repeat what a child said in a so called SAFE interview is a crime which would have been condemned at Nuremburg.
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Abraham ben David
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Rabbeinu Abraham ben David was a Provençal rabbi, a great commentator on the Talmud, Sefer Halachot of Rabbi Yitzhak Alfasi and Mishne Torah of Maimonides, and is regarded as a father of Kabbalah and one of the key and important links in the chain of Jewish mystics. He was born in Provence, France, about 1125 CE; died at Posquières, 27 November 1198 CE.
He was the son-in-law of Abraham ben Isaac of Narbonne Av Beth Din (known as the RABaD II). He was the father of Rabbeinu Isaac the Blind, a Neoplatonist and important Jewish mystical thinker. The teachers under whose guidance he acquired most of his Talmudic learning were Rabbeinu Moses ben Joseph and Rabbeinu Meshullam of Lunel (Rabbeinu Meshullam hagodol).
RABaD (abbreviation for Rabbeinu Abraham ben David) or RABaD III remained in Lunel after completing his studies, and subsequently became one of the rabbinical authorities of that city. He went to Montpellier, where he remained for a short time, and then moved to Nîmes, where he lived for a considerable period. Rabbeinu Moses ben Judah ("Temim De'im", p. 6b) refers to the rabbinical school of Nîmes, then under Rabbeinu Abraham's direction, as the chief seat of Talmudic learning in Provence.
The center of the Ravad's activity was Posquières, after which place he is often called. The town is known as Vauvert today. It is difficult to determine when he moved to Posquières; but about 1165 Benjamin of Tudela, at the outset of his travels, called upon him there. He spoke of the Ravad's wealth and benevolence. Not only did he erect and keep in repair a large school-building, but he cared for the material welfare of the poor students as well. To this date in Vauvert a street exists with the name "Rue Ravad." His great wealth brought him into peril of his life because, to obtain some of it, Elzéar, the lord of Posquières, had him cast into prison, where, like Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg, he might have perished, had not Count Roger II of Carcassonne, who was friendly to the Jews, intervened, and by virtue of his sovereignty banished the lord of Posquières to Carcassonne. Thereupon the Ravad returned to Posquières, where he remained until his death.
Among the many learned Talmudists who were his disciples in Posquières were Rabbeinu Isaac ha-Kohen of Narbonne, the first commentator upon the Yerushalmi; Rabbeinu Abraham ben Nathan of Lunel, author of "Ha-Manhig"; Rabbeinu Meir ben Isaac of Carcassonne, author of the "Sefer ha-'Ezer"; and Rabbeinu Asher ben Meshullam of Lunel, author of several rabbinical works. The Ravad's influence on Jonathan of Lunel also is evident, though the latter did not attend his lectures.
Literary works
The Ravad was a prolific author. He not only wrote answers to hundreds of learned questions—which responsa are still partially preserved in the collections "Temim De'im", "Orot Hayyim", and "Shibbale ha-Leket" — but he also wrote a commentary on the whole Talmud and compiled several compendiums of rabbinical law.
Most of his works are lost, but some survive, such as the "Sefer Ba'alei ha-Nefesh" (The Book of the Conscientious), a treatise on the laws relating to women, published in 1602, and his commentary on Torath Kohanim, published in 1862 at Vienna.
The title of "Ba'al Hasagot" (Critic), given him frequently by the rabbis, shows that they viewed the direction in which his ability lay. Indeed, critical annotations display his powers at their best, and justify his being ranked with the Rif, Rashi, and the Rambam (Maimonides).
The Ravad did much for the study of the Talmud. Without accusing the Rambam of intending to supplant the study of the Talmud itself by means of his compendium, the Mishneh Torah, it is nevertheless a fact that if the Rif and Rambam had not encountered such keen opposition, rabbinical Judaism may have degenerated into an exclusive study of the legal code, which would have been fatal to any original intellectual development in a considerable portion of the Jewish people.
This danger was not so imminent for those Jews who lived in lands where Arabian culture ruled; for there the study of the Hebrew language and poetry, and especially of the sciences and philosophy, would always have afforded a wide field for intellectual development. It was, therefore, sufficient that the leading rabbis domiciled in Moorish countries should devote much attention to furnishing a clew to the labyrinth of the Talmud, intricate and perplexing as the latter had become by the addition of the copious post-Talmudic literature of law and custom. Some sort of guide had become imperatively necessary for the practical application of this voluminous and intricate material. But in Christian countries like France and Germany, where the largest communities of Jews existed, throughout the Middle Ages there was no such outlet for Jewish intellectuality as the culture of literature or of the sciences that existed in Moorish Spain. Their own religious law was the only field open to the intellects of the Jews of Germany and northern France.
Rashi and the Ravad
In his commentary, Rashi furnished a well-paved road to the Talmud; while the Ravad, by his acute criticism, pointed out the way intelligently and with discrimination. This critical tendency is characteristic of all the writings of the Ravad. Thus, in his commentary upon Torath Kohanim (pp. 41a, 71b), we find the caustic observation that many obscure passages in rabbinical literature owe their obscurity to the fact that occasional explanatory or marginal notes not tending to elucidate the text have been incorporated.
Attitude as a Critic
The strength of Ravad, may be shown by his criticisms of the works of various authors. The tone he employs is also characteristic of his attitude toward the persons under criticism. He treats the Rif with the utmost respect, almost with humility, and refers to him as "the sun by whose brilliant rays our eyes are dazzled" ("Temim De'im", p. 22a). His language toward Rabbeinu Zerachiah ha-Levi, the Baal Hamoer is harsh, almost hostile. Though only eighteen years old, this scholar possessed the courage and the ability to write a sharp criticism upon the Rif, and the Ravad refers to him as an immature youth who has the audacity to criticize his teacher. (compare Gross, l.c., 545, and Reifmann, "Toledot," p. 54).
Maimonides (Rambam) and Ravad
The Ravad's criticism of the Rambam's code of Jewish law, the Mishneh Torah, is very harsh. This was not due to personal feeling, but to radical differences of view in matters of faith between the two greatest Talmudists of the twelfth century.
The Rambam's aim was to bring order into the vast labyrinth of the Halakha by presenting final results in a definite, systematic, and methodical manner. But in the opinion of the Ravad this very aim was the principal defect of the work. A legal code that did not state the sources and authorities from which its decisions were derived, and offered no proofs of the correctness of its statements, was, in the opinion of the Ravad, entirely unreliable, even in the practical religious life, for which purpose the Rambam designed it.
Such a code, he considered, could be justified only if written by a man claiming infallibility - by one who could demand that his assertions be accepted without question. If it had been the intention of the Rambam to stem the further development of the study of the Talmud by reducing it to the form of a code, the Ravad felt it his duty to oppose such an attempt, as contrary to the free spirit of rabbinical Judaism, which refuses to surrender blindly to authority.
Judaism a Religion of Deed, not of Dogma
RABaD was thus an opponent to the codification of the Halakha; but he was even more strongly opposed to the construction of a system of dogmas in Judaism, particularly according to the method followed by Maimonides, who often set up the concepts of the Aristotelian philosophy as Jewish theology.
Abraham ben David is particularly severe on the attempts of Maimonides to smuggle in his philosophic views under cover of Talmudic passages. To cite one example: Sorcery, according to both Biblical and rabbinical law, is, under certain conditions, an offense punishable with death. The opinions in the Talmud on the various acts coming under the category of sorcery differ widely, owing, no doubt, to the fact that it was not practicable to look upon every superstitious practise, from which Talmudic Judaism itself was not entirely free, as a heinous offense.
Maimonides, who, from the point of view of his philosophy, looks upon sorcery, astrology, augury, and the like as pure absurdities, decides that even the innocent actions Scripture narrates of Eliezer (Gen. 24:14), and of Jonathan (I Sam. 14:8-10) are to be considered as falling under the ban.
Here RABaD is not content with merely correcting the statement of Maimonides, but he declares that, in his opinion, Maimonides deserves the ban for the calumnious views he expresses concerning these Biblical personages (Yad. 'Akum, xi. 4). This suffices to explain the principle that actuated Abraham ben David in his intense opposition to Maimonides, and particularly to his "Yad ha-Ḥazaḳah," which David himself designates as a great achievement (Kilayim, vi. 2).
Ravad as a Kabbalist and Philosopher
Many Kabbalists view the Ravad as one of the fathers of their system, and this is true to the extent that he was inclined to mysticism, which led him to follow an ascetic mode of life and gained for him the title of "the pious." He frequently spoke of "the holy spirit disclosing to him God's secrets in his studies" (chasidim regard this as a reference to the direct presence of Elijah in the court of the Ravad) (see his note to "Yad ha-Chazakah", Lulav, viii. 5; Beth ha-Bechirah, vi. 11), great mysteries known only to the initiated ("Yesodei ha-Torah", i. 10).
The Ravad was not an enemy to science, as many deem him. His works show that he was a close student of Hebrew philology; and the fact that he encouraged the translation of Rabbeinu Bahya ibn Paquda's Chovot ha-Levavot shows that he was not hostile to philosophy. This philosophic work argues strongly against the anthropomorphistic conception of the Deity; and the favor with which the Ravad looked upon it is sufficient ground on which to acquit him of the charge of having held anthropomorphistic views.
Some of his works show acquaintance with philosophy; for instance, his remark on "Hilchoth Teshuvah", v., end, is a literal quotation from Honein ben Isaac's "Musre ha-Philosophim," pp. 11, 12—or Loewenthal, p. 39, below—which is extant only in Al-Charizi's translation.
The Ravad had many descendants, several hundred of whom today are named Raivid, Rayvid, Ravid, and Ravad. Family records indicate they made their way to Spain, where they appeared in Toledo and Barcelona and were reputedly advisers in the court of Ferdinand and Isabella. After the Inquisition, they were exiled to Italy, from whence they made their way to northern, and then later eastern, Europe, where they served as rabbis in Telšiai, Lithuania, and teachers in its Telshe yeshiva. Before the First World War, they emigrated to Brazil, Canada, England, Israel, Ireland, South Africa, and the United States, where they reside today.
- Abraham ben David of Posquieres, jewishencyclopedia.com
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The duration of the project will be 36 months. Its overall objective is to improve the security of energy supply in the region as well as in the EU by fostering the integration of the energy markets between all the PCs and progressively to converge with that of the EU.
The purpose of this contract is to contribute to the regional integration of gas markets of the PCs through infrastructure development, legislative and regulatory harmonisation, harmonisation of technical standards, as well as the transfer of know-how.
The project will work around four components:
- Component I: Studies for Infrastructure Development;
- Component II: Legislative Harmonisation and Regulatory Reform;
- Component III: Harmonisation of Technical Standards;
- Component IV: Transfer of know-how.
The results needed for the achievement of the project purpose are:
- Plans required by this project on infrastructure development, particularly AGP extension plans, are completed;
- Progress is achieved in legislative and regulatory harmonisation in the energy sector amongst PCs and the EU;
- Progress is made towards the harmonisation of technical standards and specifications among PCs’ gas networks and with that of the EU;
- Progress is made towards an efficient and sustainable management of the gas sector in the PCs;
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A prayer for reconciliation: Remembering the Freedom Riders Rev. Alberta McCrory, the mayor of Hobson City, delivered this invocation Wednesday night at a reception honoring the Freedom Riders, a group of civil rights heroes who traveled to the South on buses to challenge Jim Crow segregation laws.
Anniston bus murals unveiled “We talk about Martin Luther King Day, we do service activities, but I’m not sure we have the full understanding of what happened here,” said Rachael DeMarce, a member of the Blackfeet tribe born and raised on the Blackfeet reservation in Montana. (Editor's note: This article is a somewhat longer version of the one that appears in the March 13 print edition of The Star.)
Bus burner's son takes a different path Richard Couch is in the same line of work as Atticus Finch. It's a world away from the path chosen by his father, who did a year's probation for his role in the burning of the Freedom Riders bus.
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Tim Lockette email@example.comAnniston Star
Accepting responsibility in Anniston Jewish people all over the world recently remembered the Exodus of our ancestors from slavery in Egypt. Central to this major Jewish Holy Season is a ceremony in the home in which the family elder narrates the story of the Exodus and enjoins each one present to remember it as if he or she were personally liberated.
May 13, 2011 | | 14 |
Daniel E. Spector Special to The StarAnniston Star
A story and its audience: Honor city’s civil-rights history Anniston is deserving of its spot on Alabama’s Civil Rights Trail, though its status may never equal that of Birmingham and Montgomery. The reasons are obvious — from Bull Connor to Rosa Parks, from Kelly Ingram Park to Martin Luther King Jr.
Freedom Rider Hank Thomas: Anniston’s place in my life When I boarded the Greyhound bus in Washington, D.C., May 4, 1961, headed south, I was in search of my American dream — that elusive dream, the dream that the Declaration of Independence’s reference to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” included me, a coming-of-age black man.
More than 1,000 pages from the FBI investigation into the attack on the Freedom Riders bus outside Anniston on May 14, 1961. The files were requested by the Anniston Star. Many names have been redacted by the FBI. Click the images to view a full size version of the documents.
The Ride: Special Section
Read the full special section commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Ride. Click the image to view a full version of the document.
On May 14, 1961, Joe Postiglione took photos of the attack on the Freedom Riders bus for publication in The Anniston Star. Sixty-four photos were given to the FBI as evidence, along with descriptions provided by Postiglione. Photos 1-17 were taken at the Greyhound Bus Station between 8 a.m. and 1:10 p.m. Photos 18-64 were taken at Forsyth's Grocery, west of Anniston on State Highway 202, between 1:30 and 2:10 p.m. These images were provided by the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. The final two photos were recently discovered in the Anniston Star photo archives. | <urn:uuid:ad3e7ebe-5ba0-49a7-8f56-aae64e2b1410> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://annistonstar.com/pages/special_freedomrides/push?per_page=5&class=&rel=prev+start&x_page=1&instance=specialops | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954633 | 706 | 2.21875 | 2 |
Nutritionists warn that the number of obese people in 20 years can be a half of the U.S. population. Experts urge the authorities to think about food policies. Among other measures, the doctors offer significantly lower prices for healthy foods and claim to stabilize it on fat, sugar and carbohydrates containment, according to Newsru.co.il.
Experts believe that the average U.S. citizen should take out of his daily menu about 500 calories, which will lead to a loss of 500 grams of weight per week.
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Green Bay Sloop site sketch
Green Bay Sloop Shipwreck
Bay of Green Bay, Town of Sevastopol, Door County
Construction date; circa 1840-1860
Resting in 85 feet of water, four miles off the mouth of Sturgeon Bay in the waters of Green Bay, the Green Bay Sloop represents a rare example of a Great Lakeís commercial freighting sloop. It is dated to circa 1840-1860 based on construction features and hull style.
Representative of a poorly understood vessel type and trade, the Green Bay Sloop shipwreck site allows historians and archaeologists the rare chance to study Great Lakes small commercial sailing craft. Small vessels like this provided economic and cultural links between Wisconsinís developing coastal communities. Vessels like the Green Bay Sloop were an important link for developing Wisconsin communities, connecting them with wider regional markets. Throughout the nineteenth century, these small ships occupied a special niche in the Lake Michigan regional economy. The uncertainty in identifying the vessel is due to a virtual absence of documentation, both historic and contemporary, of Great Lakes small craft.
The Green Bay Sloop site is the only example of a commercial freighting sloop known to exist in Wisconsin waters, making it a significant archaeological resource. No historic record of commercial freighting sloop construction exists today, making archaeological examples particularly significant. Their construction techniques and the economic rationale behind their design and operation are poorly understood. Information gathered from the Green Bay Sloop site has broadened our understanding of commercial freighting sloop construction and use, and holds vast potential to yield further significant information essential to understanding nineteenth-century maritime commerce and vessel construction.
State and federal laws protect this shipwreck. Divers may not remove artifacts or structure when visiting this shipwreck site. Removing, defacing, displacing or destroying artifacts or sites is a crime. More information on Wisconsin's historic shipwrecks may be found by visiting Wisconsinís Great Lakes Shipwrecks website. | <urn:uuid:b90f0377-9604-47da-9005-91d0decde936> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/hp/register/viewSummary.asp?refnum=09000952 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.904932 | 397 | 3.15625 | 3 |
How To Stop Chocolate From Melting
Chocolate candy, chocolate cake, chocolate pudding, anything with chocolate is delicious. It is the most important ingredient used in most of the desserts and also in candies. However, while working with chocolate, you face the permanent risk of melting before you can use it in your recipe. So, before you embark on making your favorite recipe with chocolate, here are a few steps to stop chocolate from melting and to keep it in a solid state till your purpose is solved.
Use container or plastic wrap to store chocolate
Put the chocolate in a plastic wrap or keep it inside an air tight container. This not only prevents melting but also stops it from imbibing the smell of the other food items stored close by.
Store chocolate in dark place
To stop chocolate from melting, you should store it in a cool and dark place. Keeping it away from light and heat helps to preserve chocolate’s structural integrity. Light is closely related to heat and energy that could melt chocolate faster. Place the chocolate in a cabinet or a cupboard.
Keep it below 70 degrees
Wherever you store chocolate, you should maintain the temperature below 70 degree Fahrenheit. Usually chocolate would start to melt at a temperature between 75 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit. So make sure you store it at the optimum temperature in order to stop it from melting.
Chocolate on ice
In case you would like to melt your chocolate later for your recipes, then place the chocolate in a container and freeze it. While traveling you can store the chocolate bars other chocolate items in a plastic seal bag and place it inside a cooler with some ice.
Chocolates are included in almost all the desserts and chocolaty recipes. Stopping melting of chocolate is no more a tiresome job, proper storing method is the key to keep it in the solid form. The above steps would help you to stop your chocolate from melting.
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The Committee on Practicing, Applied and Public Interest Anthropology was established to explore and engage the range of issues emerging as a result of the increasing number of anthropologists in and outside the academy doing practicing, applied and public interest work. The responsibilities of the Committee range from establishing liaisons with appropriate Sections to help serve the interest of practicing, applied and public anthropology, to developing recommendations for training and professional development.
Preamble: In July 2004, the Executive Board of the American Anthropological Association appointed a Practicing Advisory Work Group (PAWG) to advise the Executive Board on how the Association might better serve the needs of anthropologists working outside of academia and their employers. The Group was appointed with a term to end in July 2007. Based upon the findings of PAWG and its recommendations submitted to the Executive Board in November 2006, it is now proposed that the Executive Board establish a standing committee in order to address the relationship of the Practicing, Applied and Public Sector Anthropologists to the AAA and anthropology--on a continuing basis—and the needs of the large and increasing numbers of these anthropologists. This standing committee will work collaboratively with the Executive Board, the Sections of the AAA, and AAA staff.
Purpose for Establishing Committee: To explore and engage the range of issues that have emerged or are emerging as a result of the increasing employment of anthropologists outside of the academy doing work as practicing anthropologists, applied anthropologist and anthropologists in the public sector.
Committee Structure and Membership:
- Seven members including a student member plus a chair.
- Three year terms.
- Chair elected from within the Committee.
- Committee members appointed by the AAA President with a view toward broad representation from AAA Sections having significant interest in practicing anthropology and having a substantial practitioner membership, with at least one member to be recommended by NAPA.
- AAA President and President-elect serve as ex-officio members.
Duration of Committee: Permanent committee.
Committee Reports to: The Executive Board.
Responsibilities. In concert with the AAA Executive Board, Sections, and AAA Staff, would help:
- Foster the scholarship of practitioners, applied anthropologists and anthropologist in the public sector and strengthen the dialogue between theory and practice.
- Establish liaisons with appropriate Sections to help serve the interests of practicing anthropologists, applied anthropologist, and anthropologist in the public sector. Diffuse information about practicing, applied anthropologists, and anthropology in the public sector at AAA meetings, in AAA publications, on the AAA website, in Section newsletters, and other media.
- Help develop recommendations for training practitioner, applied anthropologists, and anthropologists in the public sector.
- Collaborate with a range of AAA Sections to encourage and develop sessions to increase the participation of practitioners, practicing and anthropologists in the public sector in AAA meetings.
- Determine skills and training needed for practitioner, applied anthropologists, and anthropologists in the public sector and provide feedback to academic programs. .
- Advise staff and Board in the development of specific benefits that will attract greater numbers of practicing, applied anthropologists and anthropologists in the public sector to join the Association.
Meetings and Schedule: One formal face to face meeting, at the AAA Annual Meeting and additional meetings as needed.
Staff Liaison and contact information: Courtney Dowdall, Professional Fellow, American Anthropological Association, 2200 Wilson Blvd., Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201, (o) 703/528-1902 x1186, firstname.lastname@example.org
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Monroe “Monty” Rifkin had a choice to make one afternoon in the spring of 1959. He could finish the sandwich on his desk in the TelePrompTer Inc. offices near New York’s Times Square. Or, he could meet the promoter from Denver waiting in the outer office to speak with whomever was in charge about something called community antenna television.
Despite his reservations about having his lunch interrupted, Rifkin recalled liking Bill Daniels almost from the moment the stocky Westerner with his signature tailored suit and pocket handkerchief strode across the office, shook his hand, and got right to the point. He had been referred to Kahn and TelePrompTer by Television Digest editor Marty Kordell. Daniels had read about the company’s closed-circuit televised fights and wanted to talk to TelePrompTer about a related opportunity: community antenna television, or CATV. “What’s that?” asked Rifkin, who like most Americans, especially those living in cities and towns served by broadcast television, had never heard of CATV.
The technology pitch was intriguing, but what especially interested Rifkin was the economics of the fledgling industry. Not surprisingly, Daniels argued that the CATV industry presented a great buying opportunity.
After visiting several of the systems Daniels was looking to sell, Rifkin was sold. First, he convinced Irving Kahn, CEO of TelePrompTer, to invest heavily in cable. In 1963, he went to work for Bill Daniels’ management company, Daniels and Associates, learning how to operate systems, grow and build new ones. From then on, his involvement in and influence on the cable industry would only increase. | <urn:uuid:f0230e82-146f-443c-a117-b133a7ca6ff6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://m.history.timewarnercable.com/the-twc-story/era-1940s-1960s/Story.aspx?story=40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00053-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978603 | 353 | 1.75 | 2 |
The Day I Turned Blue
The day I turned blue
Was a day I'll never forget
Everybody staring at you
And calling you a reject
Eyes blazed, heads turned
Tongues wagged, words exchanged
Friends lost and friends spurned
No one wanted to be with the deranged
Shops signs suddenly went to ‘Closed'
And angry yobs gathered
Never had I felt so exposed
My soul was really haggard
As the day wore on and night came
The clouds got darker and my blue face hidden
I soon released we are not the same
And that some people are forbidden
That night in bed all I did was cry
In the morning I awoke, my stomach in knots
If I was blue today I'd die
The hatred never stops
In the bathroom I looked in the mirror
The blue rash had gone
Was now a human again or something similar?
Or someone classed as wrong?
So outside I went, a smile upon my face
But blue faces stared at me
As though I was a disgrace
There seems no answers in humanity
I saw on the news and on the paper
‘Blue rash spreads worldwide'
But yet I was still an outsider
The Jekyll within the Hyde.
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Competition in a school environment often is thought of in terms of grade-point averages and athletics. However, the reality facing administrators of today's higher-education institutions is that the fiercest competition is among the colleges as they position themselves to attract students, athletes, staff, and grant and foundation dollars.
Technology plays an important role in determining a college's competitive position. It has the potential to impact every facet of the campus environment, going far beyond providing students access to computer labs. Technology can impact administrative and overhead costs by simplifying recordkeeping and billing while simultaneously enhancing campus security. Technologically advanced training facilities are critical factors in school selection for top athletes, while high-tech medical facilities can attract the grade of professors and students necessary to lead breakthrough research projects.
Getting connected However, most college buildings are not constructed with the technological infrastructure--an integrated structural wiring and cabling system--necessary to adapt and interconnect advanced communications and computer systems.
In 1997, higher-education construction spending reached an all-time high, with the majority of the money being used to build new facilities. The reason for all of this spending is simple: a modern, attractive, technologically advanced campus infrastructure breeds healthy enrollment. As colleges attempt to make strategic changes to modernize facilities and equipment, the integration of structured cabling has become the critical component for how a campus should be set up and operated.
The campus environment presents multiple challenges for administrators and facility managers who recognize the need for technology upgrades. While age and location of facilities are among the physical challenges, the fiscal needs and strategic direction of the college is of even greater consideration.
The cost of maintaining, renovating or replacing existing facilities is increasing. Therefore, when administrators are looking at new construction or renovation projects, they need to determine how to maximize the investment. A key to leveraging construction dollars is to create flexible space. Traditionally, campus space has been viewed as singular in function. However, with the availability of new information technology, campuses can integrate facilities for maximum flexibility.
Becoming a profit center Particularly in an academic environment where revenue streams can be more difficult to come by, the construction of new facilities can be evaluated for ability to become profit centers. Through effective access to technology, schools and the community can form partnerships to help control or reduce operating expenses while increasing institution revenues.
Colleges lease out sporting facilities to the local community and can apply this same principal to new academic facilities. The academic ambiance can be attractive to businesses and organizations for meetings and seminars. However, competing in this arena requires state-of-the-art facilities for technology services, such as teleconferencing, video, Internet access and high-speed data for graphics--all of which need a networking backbone, or structured cabling system, for support.
Distance learning also is becoming an integral component of a campus' offering, particularly with more students geographically dispersed through satellite facilities. Distance education offers a creative response to the increasing inability of the traditional college structure to grow larger in size and curriculum. Through distance learning, an institution can reach a range of students in more flexible learning environments. Schools can provide students access to experts in remote corners of the world or connect satellite classrooms directly to the main campus, which gives students in outlying areas full access to all educational opportunities.
Distance learning also allows the school to better reach and attract the growing number of professional students, who are looking for certification in selected subjects valuable to professional development. Many of these students either do not want to or cannot attend classes at the college, making distance learning an effective approach to reach them.
Meeting student demands The expectations of today's students also are changing in concert with new technologies. Students readily embrace technology as a standard way of communicating. Many students are looking for schools that provide global access to learning with a diverse curriculum.
Students also expect to be able to have Internet access in residence halls, e- mail addresses, computer access to academic and student services, and access to specialized class-related computer programs. The bottom line is that the students are choosing institutions on many issues such as location, academics, curriculum, reputation, and more than ever, technology.
Therefore, the schools that can stay ahead of the technology curve will be better positioned to selectively recruit and retain the best and brightest students and faculty. The challenge, then, is making sure to choose the right systems and vendors that can meet the needs, while minimizing operational costs and maximizing revenues.
Building the infrastructure One of the critical elements in achieving a technologically advanced campus is having the appropriate cabling and wiring network in place. A well-designed system can create a powerful backbone, which can support and integrate the various technology functions for peak performance and efficiency. A campus- wide network offers access to information servers and tools for placing resources on servers that will allow students, classes and faculty to produce on-line materials, do extensive collaborative work and sha re educational information.
An effective structured cabling solution should be made up of both copper and fiber-optic wiring. These can be combined to create a single structured cabling solution where multiple elements work together to create optimum performances for the network. The result is a reliable technology infrastructure capable of handling larger quantities of diverse data at higher speeds.
This network structure should allow the communication system to handle more than the transfer of text. It enables video, voice, graphics and picture applications to run at high rates of speed so as not to impede lectures or the learning process.
A structured cabling system reduces downtime, while providing maximum flexibility to bring new facilities on line, move users from one space to another, or integrate upgraded technologies. This can be accomplished through quick and simple connections to the appropriate services. New connections can be made through the use of cord additions and cross connections in strategically placed local cable distribution rooms.
This creates a flexible environment that does not need to be rewired every time there is a space, user or technology change. Cable distribution rooms also can be configured to include local-area network (LAN) equipment bays for hubs, switches and routers. Thus, adjusting the system requires hooking into the core system through patch cables at readily available access points, rather than rewiring the entire building or campus.
The key to such flexibility is open architecture design. This approach allows for the continued integration of additional technologies/components into the existing infrastructure. Through the use of an integrated cable delivery system platform of raceways, conduit and cable trays, new elements can be brought on-line quickly and easily. Connecting the room to the main system only requires the use of patch cords at the closest access point to the system. By designing each room or facility for the worst-case technology solution, any space will have the flexibility for multiple uses without requiring the room or facility to be rewired when a change is needed.
Achieving operational efficiency With a structured cabling system, all of a facility's operating systems, such as communication, environmental and building-management systems, can be integrated into one control point, which results in operational savings. >From a financial standpoint, expenses for continually running and removing duplicate cabling systems can be eliminated, helping to reduce the costs of labor and equipment, as well as downtime.
In addition, an integrated solution often will offer a single point for controlling multiple systems. Thus, there is less staff required to run the various operating systems and less training time. From a service standpoint, integrating the technology into a single solution also means that if something should go wrong, there is only one vendor to contact for repairs.
Today's copper and fiber-optic wiring systems have a greater capacity than what has been available in the past. These products are capable of handling higher data flows at greater speeds with fewer transmission errors. They also can handle simultaneous operations of multiple systems with minimal interference.
A single networking backbone can support multiple equipment and services such as computers, phones, Internet access, security systems, HVAC, etc., thereby eliminating the process of continual re-wiring. In addition, integrating the operating systems into one main cabling and wiring solution with superior capacity reduces the potential for system crashes due to faulty or inadequate wiring--the leading cause of system malfunctions.
These new structured cabling and wiring solutions also are being designed to meet future needs. In fact, some manufacturers guarantee the products will be able to handle any new technologies that might arise over the next 15 to 20 years. Therefore, the need to continuously rewire is essentially eliminated and commitment to technology is less risky.
Flexibility is a key at Harrison Hall, Portland State University, Oregon, which is a 9,000-square-foot facility built in 1996. In addition to being a large new classroom, it can be converted into a ballroom, banquet room, video conferencing center, multimedia laboratory or interactive television facility.
The key element to creating this flexible environment is the wiring infrastructure that runs throughout the building and allows for anytime/anywhere adaptation to connectors and computer systems. Since it is wired to take full advantage of the Internet, video conferencing and other technologies, students, faculty and other users can take advantage of programs conducted in Harrison Hall from anywhere on or off campus.
Harrison Hall also is an example of recombinant use of buildings, which is the technology approach that takes existing classrooms, laboratories, media support facilities and other spaces that are frequently autonomous and separately managed, and integrates them through the use of structured cabling and wiring systems, technical staff, computer systems, technologies and funding to create a ubiquitous learning environment. The advantage of this approach is that the integration and management of technology meets the specific functions of the facility while creating the capability of offering a full curriculum environment rather than disparate systems for each vertical educational market.
Santa Monica Community College's (SMCC) new Academy of Entertainment and Technology in Southern California, sometimes called the Animation Academy, offers students an academic program that includes technical training in animation and special-effects software, providing the necessary tools for careers in the entertainment industry. Therefore, when looking for a wiring system, administrators wanted a network that could handle the load.
The installation at the 53,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility included some 200,000 feet of cabling and more than 1,100 multimedia outlets. The structured cabling solution enables the school to implement current information and communication technologies, while providing a platform guaranteed to support emerging applications for the next 20 years.
"One of the reasons we chose the structured cabling solution is because it allows our system to migrate to gigabit speeds smoothly and seamlessly," says Greg Brown, director of telecommunications for SMCC. "The cabling solution includes fiberoptics in the network backbone to support the transition to higher speeds--all at once, or a little at a time." This high-speed cabling solution provides the school with the highest transmission speeds available over copper (up to 1.2 Gigabits per second) to support the bandwidth-intensive multimedia applications.
"The high-speed copper solution supports our tremendous bandwidth needs easily and economically," says Brown. "The flexibility of our new network allows us to run voice, video and data applications over the same infrastructure, without adding coaxial cable to the system design." Each of the eight classrooms and the large, open computer laboratory are color-coded for easier administration. This design feature allowed the Academy to install the cable in highly visible open trays to conform to the high-tech look the entertainment industry prefers.
The system is designed to accommodate network changes and additions without requiring additional cable, providing a solution capable of handling expected student growth. The flexibility of the system provides each student and teacher desktop workstation with four separate connections to support voice, video and data requirements, making moves, additions and changes as easy as plugging into a new jack.
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OzarksWatch Video Magazine Tomato Canning in the Ozarks: The Rise and Decline of an...
Tom Dicke provides an overview of the tomato canning industry in the Ozarks. Details
Program: OzarksWatch Video Magazine
Episode: Tomato Canning in the Ozarks: The Rise and Decline of an...
One of the ongoing challenges and stories of people settling new lands is their desire and efforts to make a living off the land. Ozarks settlers were no different. In the early 1900s, tomato crops and canneries were an important Ozarks industry. Canneries were often family-owned operations and the raising of tomatoes, and jobs in local canneries, provided supplemental income for many Ozarkers.
Premiere Date: 01/22/2010
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR
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Construction work on the Metropolitan Railway at Leinster Gardens, Bayswater. It can be seen that the line runs in a deep cutting at this point, with brick retaining walls. A number of men are at work in the cutting, where two wagons filled with spoil stand on a single line of track. The gap in the houses is now filled by the famous 'dummy' buildings, which are mere facades. The trees in the background are in Craven Hill Gardens.
Unknown photographer, circa 1867
Location: Leinster Gardens, Bayswater.
Image no: 3270-30
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Book Review: Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click?
I couldn’t pass up Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click? by Susan Weinschenk, inasmuch as it combines several of my interests – neuroscience and marketing, specifically Web marketing. In this book, Weinschenk mines some of the same veins I do at Neuromarketing as she applies both neuroscience and behavioral research to specific web design issues.
One of the neuromarketing maxims emphasized by Weinschenk is social proof. We know that we are more likely to buy a product or take some other action if we know that others are doing the same thing. She spends quite a bit of time talking about the best way to implement ratings and reviews. Used correctly, this user-generated content can increase sales by the process of social validation. She cites a 2007 study by DeVries and Pruyn that showed a 20% boost in sales of digital cameras when user recommendations were present, and a boost of 10 – 20% for vacation sales.
While much of the social proof effect occurs unconsciously, Weinschenk thinks that Web marketers can appeal to our logical, conscious side by incorporating elements like detailed statistics (e.g., “77.3% bought this product”) as well as other elements like bar graphs.
Reciprocity is another topic that receives an entire chapter. As I described in Collecting Visitor Info: Reward vs. Reciprocity, giving a visitor something of value to them increases their inclination to do something to reciprocate, e.g., provide you with their email address.
Neuro Web Design is a short book, a mere 147 pages that incorporate many screen shots and other graphic material. The production values in the book are a weak point, with quite a few of the illustrations appearing dark and lacking in contrast. On the plus side, one gets free access to an online version of the book with the purchase of a hard copy.
A lot of what Weinschenk recommends may seem obvious to experienced web marketers. Of course testimonials and reviews help, of course ads that move get your attention… but as with any thoughtful strategic process, if you think about a web site design in the context of Weinschenk’s suggestions, you’ll almost certainly find ways to improve it and make it more effective in garnering clicks and conversions. Any web marketer or designer responsible for creating sites that convert (or fixing sites that aren’t converting) will benefit from Weinschenk’s insights. | <urn:uuid:cb31538a-8ead-4fd5-84f2-d4992008f139> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.neurosciencemarketing.com/blog/articles/neuro-web-design.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00020-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940172 | 530 | 1.507813 | 2 |
A special commemorative plate marking the eight months that Tsar Nicholas II and his family were held under house arrest at Tobolsk has been issued in Russia.
The center of the plate features the Russian Imperial family, while the images surrounding their photo depict various places around Tobolsk which are associated with them.
The dates on the bottom of the plate reflect their time at Tobolsk, 13 August, 1917 to 13 April, 1918.
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Romney pledged to “put the leaders of Iran on notice that the United States and our friends and allies will prevent them from acquiring nuclear weapons capability.” Obama has repeatedly said the same thing, most recently in his address to the U.N. General Assembly last month, when he said the United States “will do what we must to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.”
Romney said he would “work with Israel to increase our military assistance and coordination.” Obama has done just that, according to Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who said in July that “this administration, under President Obama, is doing in regard to our security more than anything that I can remember in the past.”
Romney said that in Syria, he would “identify and organize those members of the opposition who share our values” and then work with “our international partners” in the region to ensure those rebel forces obtain the arms they need. Obama has done that, too. This summer, according to widespread reports, Obama signed an intelligence finding that authorized covert assistance to the Syrian rebels. Saudi Arabia and Qatar have been supporting the rebels with arms under U.S. guidance.
In Afghanistan, Romney said, he would work to ensure a “real and successful transition” of security control to Afghan forces “by the end of 2014.” That is basically a word-for-word recitation of Obama’s policy. Which Romney has criticized in the past. But never mind.
Specifically in Libya, but also throughout the Middle East, Romney promised to make clear that the United States stands with those who seek democracy, freedom and prosperity — and that we stand against the forces of extremism and terrorism, such as al-Qaeda. “In short, it’s a struggle between liberty and tyranny,” Romney said. Moments earlier, Romney had described the slaying of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens in Benghazi, Libya, and the events that followed. Tens of thousands of Libyans poured into the streets to denounce the terrorists who mounted the attack — and to express their support for the United States. Well, in Libya, as elsewhere, people already have a good idea where this country stands.
In his secretly recorded “47 percent” remarks in May, Romney said the Palestinians have “no interest whatsoever” in peace with Israel and therefore proposed to kick the peace-process can down the road until this attitude changes. In his speech Monday, Romney retreated to the position taken by both George W. Bush and Obama: There should be “a democratic, prosperous Palestinian state” side by side with Israel.
“On this vital issue, the president has failed,” Romney said. And this is true. Obama joins presidents Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush the Elder, Clinton and Bush the Younger in not having brought full and lasting peace to the Middle East.
I did hear one concrete departure from Obama’s policies. Romney pledged to increase the Defense Department’s budget. Specifically, he promised that he would have the Navy build 15 ships a year, including three submarines.
For the moment, leave aside the fact that this is spending the nation can’t afford and the Pentagon doesn’t want. What does Romney intend for these new naval assets, and the other weapons systems his spending would buy, to accomplish? What’s the mission? Is it to show we’re the only remaining superpower? Is there a human being who doesn’t get that?
If Romney weren’t pretending to believe that government spending never boosts the economy, I’d say his Pentagon shopping spree sounds awfully like a Keynesian stimulus program.
I’m not arguing that Obama’s foreign policy has been perfect. I can think of a number of situations I believe he should have handled differently. But I defy anyone who heard Romney’s speech to explain how he differs from Obama, practically or even philosophically.
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Today’s release of the March Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was mixed. Job openings increased by 172,000 in March. In combination with the drop in unemployment of 133,000 in March, this means that the “job seekers ratio”—the ratio of unemployed workers to job openings—declined moderately to 3.4-to-1. However, as the figure shows, it is still well above the highest point it reached during the early 2000s downturn, which was 2.9-to-1. Though there has been steady improvement in the last two-and-a-half years in the odds of finding a job, the odds are still stacked against job seekers. Furthermore, there is no major sector in which the odds for job seekers are strong. The number of unemployed workers outnumbers job openings across the board, underscoring that the main issue in the labor market is a broad-based lack of demand for workers, not workers being in the wrong sectors or having the wrong skills.
The increased job openings did not translate into increased hires in March, as hires dropped slightly by 88,000 as compared with the previous month. Looking at the data over time, however, hires nevertheless are on a slow upward climb, up 18.4 percent since the official start of the recovery in June 2009. But hiring still has a long way to go before it is back to healthy levels. For example, hiring is still 16.1 percent below its 2007 average.
Voluntary quits increased slightly by 75,000 in March (higher levels of voluntary quits are good news, since they are a signal that workers feel more confident about outside job opportunities). Voluntary quits are also on a general upward climb, having increased 22.7 percent since June 2009. However, they too have a long way to go; voluntary quits are still 25.6 percent below their 2007 average. For a discussion of how the low level of voluntary quits signifies a lack of advancement opportunities for young workers in particular, see pages 12–14 of “The Class of 2012: Labor market for young graduates remains grim.”
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The Market’s Personality: Dispositionalizing Situational Characters
Posted by The Situationist Staff on September 17, 2008
Joel Garreau and Shankar Vedantam have a nice article, “Dealing with Scary Mr. Market,” in Tuesday’s Washington Post about the human tendency to see human tendencies in non-humans. The inclination to anthropomorphize is, in our view, better understood as another example of the inclination to dispositionalize — a misleading bias even when directed at the human animal.
Here are some excerpts from the article.
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A rough beast prowled yesterday. If you read the business press, the market woke up with “jitters” after playing “a game of chicken.” It wound up suffering from “dizziness,” recoiling from a “campfire” possibly turning into a “forest fire,” or a destructive “tsunami.”
The market has a personality? Intentionality? A psychology? It can save us with transcendent behavior or ruin us like a demon?
What’s up with the way we anthropomorphize markets — the way we tell stories about them as if they are creatures with minds of their own?
“We do it for everything. We see clouds in skies and we can’t help but see patterns,” says Dan Ariely, a professor of behavioral economics at Duke and the author of “Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions.”
“We did a study in which we had random shapes on a computer screen bouncing around. Within two minutes, people had stories. The circle was evil and was chasing the little triangle, eating him up. Some other shape was protecting him. It’s incredibly natural for us to do it,” Ariely says. “We want to see causality. We want to understand the world. We want to see order. If things are just random, it’s not comfortable. We find patterns when there are no patterns. We’re really, really good at this. It’s important to our psychological well-being. If we thought we had no control and no understanding of what’s happening, it would be very tough.”
Making amorphous forces into characters we can grapple with has a long history. The Greeks made the idea of wisdom into the goddess Athena. To this day, we name our storms: Hanna, Ike.
Our markets, in turn, have invisible hands, bulls and bears, even “animal spirits,” as John Maynard Keynes in 1936 called the optimism or pessimism that can drive economics.
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The greater the unpredictability of a system, the more likely people are to ascribe volitional qualities to it, says Nicholas Epley, a professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago.
Rocks or billiard balls don’t move unpredictably. But if a billiard ball were suddenly to move on its own, we no longer would have an explanation for what we are seeing and would ascribe intentionality to the ball.
Epley has also found that people are more likely to anthropomorphize when they are feeling lonely. It is as though seeing humanlike qualities in inanimate objects and systems can give us a sense of social connection.
“In the same way being deprived of food makes you hungry, and eating makes you feel better, so, too, when you are deprived of predictability and social connection, anthropomorphism can be satisfying,” Epley says.
“The most impressive aspects of the human brain involve making sense of our social environment,” says George Loewenstein, a professor of economics and psychology at Carnegie Mellon. “It’s natural when we confront the inherently incomprehensible. We often talk about countries as if they are individuals.
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In an unusual set of experiments published earlier this year in the journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Columbia University business school professor Michael Morris showed that up markets are more likely to be given human characteristics than crashes.
We have the Dow “fall like a brick” but “climb to a new high.” You see the financial markets “drop off a cliff” — an inanimate object moving as a result of gravity — but “recovering lost ground.”
“There is a lot of evidence that our brains categorize something as animate or alive to the extent it moves in ways that a physical object can’t,” Morris says. “One cue that something is alive is if it moves uphill. Rocks never roll uphill. If you see something rolling uphill, you make an ontological judgment that the thing is alive.”
Morris found that anthropomorphizing markets has serious risks. Volunteers who heard market movements described in human terms were more likely than those given inanimate descriptions to believe that market trends were likely to continue.
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To read the entire article, click here. For a related Situationist post, see “Seeing Faces.” Situationist contributors, Jon Hanson and Michael McCann argue in their forthcoming article “Situationist Torts” (downloadable here) that the tendency to dispositionalize situational characters distorts our understandings of everything from people to law and from legal theory to legal pedagogy.
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Little Book, Big Message: Jude May 20, 2012 Text: Jude Key Thought: We must follow through on God’s call by living a life that follows Jesus ever more closely. But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love. (Jude)
Jude wrote to believers in crisis. Opponents were corrupting the church. They had turned the grace of God into license for sex, power, and greed. Jude reminds his readers that just as God judges rebels in the past, he would execute dark, fiery, eternal judgement on all the ungodly people in the present. Jude weaves together arguments from OT literature, as well as references to intertestamental literature, to illustrate the justice of God. Due to the influence of these opponents, Jude implores his readers to contend for the faith. To contend, one must know his enemy, know his faith, and rest in the security of God's eternal salvation. (NOTE: This sermon was preached under the effects of a racking cough and fever. Jude is often referred to as James, and several lines of thinking are incomplete. Sorry!)
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Movement 1: Allegro, ma non troppo
Movement 2: Andantino
Movement 3: Allegro vivo
Then, in 1905, he was actually made Director of the Conservatoire and his subversive nature came out into the open. Suddenly, gone were the comfortable perks and practices hallowed by tradition and in came a rational programme of reform which instituted, among other things, the rendering of operatic items in the form in which composers had written them, and not ‘as always sung at the Opéra’. Fauré, now nicknamed ‘Robespierre’, made powerful and articulate enemies. How else can we explain the fact that when he died in 1924, the right to a state funeral of this ex-Director of the Conservatoire, Member of the Institut, President of the Société Nationale de Musique, Grand-Croix de la Légion d’honneur, should have been questioned by the Arts Minister with the words: ‘Fauré? Qui ça?’.
To adapt a modern phrase from another context, Fauré was in the Establishment but never of it. His immunity to fashion can be seen in the titles of his piano pieces. While the neo-Debussystes were penning (as it were) ‘Bells and Birds through a Light Mist on a Spring Day in the Cévennes’, Fauré was content with ‘Nocturne No 8’ or ‘Barcarolle No 13’. Worse still for his future reputation, his music failed to take account of the twentieth century’s efflorescence as the age of publicity. His piano music, for example, makes few bright splashes, but is ferociously difficult to play well. His songs likewise eschew facile narrative in favour of the deeper meaning of the text, which means that singer, pianist and audience all have to understand the nuances of the words (and Vlado Perlemuter remembers, from experience, how Fauré refused to allow singers to ‘take their ease’ in order to make some expressive point more emphatically).
When Fauré retired from the Conservatoire on 1 October 1920 he naturally looked forward to having more time for composition. But he was now seventy-five and beset by deafness and by the deformation of high and low sounds—a condition that suggests a sexual origin, though it has never been thought polite to mention this in French literature about him. It has been suggested that this is a possible reason why his later works tend to occupy the middle range of the sound spectrum, further alienating them from a world that has come to regard Le sacre du printemps as representing a textural norm. Tension in late Fauré comes from within the material. And the listener has to do just that—listen … and not merely hear.
He began his Piano Trio in his favourite resort of Annecy-le-Vieux in August 1922. Initially the top line was to be taken by a clarinet (or violin), but the clarinet option was soon abandoned (though it has been revived in recent years with the clarinet taking the top note wherever there is double-stopping). As Fauré confessed to his wife: ‘The trouble is that I can’t work for long at a time. My worst tribulation is a perpetual fatigue.’ This fatigue is in no way to be heard in the work itself, except insomuch as there are no more notes than necessary, according to the well-known Mozartian formula.
The distance between Fauré’s Trio and Ravel’s, in time a mere eight years or so, can be measured more meaningfully through their amenability or otherwise to verbal explanation. With Ravel there are easily audible and describable structures like pantoums and passacaglias. With Fauré the meaning is almost entirely in the movement between one note and another, between one chord and another. True, the first and last movements embrace sonata and rondo form respectively, while the slow central movement is mostly a meditation on two themes. But form-following is not the best way to enjoy this music. Instead, it is a continual joy and excitement to follow Fauré’s games, which are linguistic rather than formal. In the École Niedermeyer in the 1850s and 1860s he had absorbed a modal way of thinking, the result of which was that a dominant seventh, for example, did not carry the same expectation for him as for a Conservatoire-trained student. In fact it contained expectations, in the plural: from any given harmonic situation, Fauré could, by 1922, take one of at least half-a-dozen exits, any of which might in turn lead to another situation, from which etc. Following Fauré’s thought therefore demands the patience and attentiveness of Theseus following the thread in his search for Ariadne. And at the end of the thought there are often miraculous moments of revelation when everything suddenly comes out into the sunlight, like Pelléas from the grotto beneath the castle, and we find ourselves saying: ‘Ah! Je respire enfin!’
As for Fauré’s ‘perpetual fatigue’, in the finale of the Trio he shakes it off with amazing vigour. By the closing bars, as the French Fauré scholar Jean-Michel Nectoux writes, ‘all the thematic and rhythmic elements are now in place and proceed to indulge in a joyful celebration, a perfect balance between that ‘fantasy and reason’ of which Verlaine, and Fauré, speak so persuasively at the end of La bonne chanson.’ To generalise grossly, one might hazard that if in Debussy’s Trio the ‘fantaisie’ is stronger than the ‘raison’ and in Ravel’s the ‘raison’ than the ‘fantaisie’, in Fauré’s Trio the balance of which Nectoux writes is the achievement of an old man who has seen much and suffered much; a balance, moreover, that will subtly shift at every hearing.
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Just like as in a nest of boxes round,
Degrees of sizes in each box are found:
So, in this world, may many others be
Thinner and less, and less still by degree:
Although they are not subject to our sense,
A world may be no bigger than two-pence.
Nature is curious, and such works may shape,
Which our dull senses easily escape:
For creatures, small as atoms, may there be,
If every one a creature’s figure bear.
If atoms four, a world can make, then see
What several worlds might in an ear-ring be:
For, millions of those atoms may be in
The head of one small, little, single pin.
And if thus small, then ladies may well wear
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A small, shameful history of unparliamentary behaviour
(Any opinions expressed here are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Thomson Reuters)
Day two of parliament’s winter session was frustratingly predictable. Both the houses adjourned until Monday without discussing important bills. As lawmakers shouted slogans and rushed to the centre of the assemblies to pressure the speaker and the government on contentious issues, it felt like past instances of protests in various state assemblies across the country.
- Lawmakers in state assemblies have a penchant for picking up microphones, tables and chairs and throwing them at the speaker or their opposing colleagues. In December 2011, Congress lawmakers in the state of Odisha’s assembly nearly flung a chair at the speaker, ironically while protesting the state of law and order. In February 2009, legislators hurled microphones and paper balls at the speaker in Uttar Pradesh state assembly over the murder of a government official. This was dĂ©jĂ vu – the same scenes had occurred in 1997 as well.
- Perhaps the most innovative way of stopping a bill from becoming law happened in the Rajya Sabha, or the upper house of parliament (they call it India’s house of elders). One lawmaker from Bihar, Rajniti Prasad, rose from his seat in the winter session last December, walked up to the minister who was reading from the draft of the much-debated Lokpal anti-corruption bill, snatched the papers in his hands and calmly tore them up.
- In 1989, a DMK lawmaker allegedly tried to pull off the sari of then opposition leader J. Jayalalithaa (she is the chief minister of the state now) in the state assembly of Tamil Nadu.
- Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Hanuman Beniwal threw so-called parliamentary language out of the Rajasthan assembly house earlier this year when he abused a Congress party minister during a debate in language reportedly laced with expletives. Beniwal, who was suspended in 2010 for a verbal spat with another minister in the assembly, was suspended for a year for his verbal diatribe which, apparently, can’t be printed as it would be considered an insult to the house.
- On Sept. 3 this year, a Jharkhand state assembly lawmaker ripped off his shirt a la actor Salman Khan, though it did not result in any box office record being broken. Jharkhand Vikas Morcha – Prajatantrik (democratic) party’s Samresh Singh ripped his shirt to press his demands on the speaker. The house was adjourned for an hour.
- In the Rajya Sabha (house of elders, remember?), opposing regional party lawmakers from the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) came to blows in September this year when a bill on quotas in promotions for backward castes and tribes in government jobs was introduced.
BSP MP Avtar Singh Karimpuri grabbed SP MP Naresh Agrawal’s collar and the two ended up pushing each other as rest of elders watched.
- The Jammu and Kashmir assembly has been witness to some memorable incidents as well.
While the present speaker of Lok Sabha (parliament’s lower house) is known to be extremely gentle with out-of-line legislators, the J&K assembly speaker verbally abused a lawmaker on the floor of the house in October last year. Not to be outdone, the lawmaker, leader of opposition Maulvi Iftikhar Hussain from People’s Democratic Party, threw a table-top fan at the speaker. Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone later apologised.
- In July 2010, a woman legislator from Congress engaged in dramatic show of strength when she broke flowerpots in Bihar assembly complex, demanding the resignation of state chief minister Nitish Kumar over alleged financial irregularities. Then a legislator threw his slipper at the speaker over the issue.
- West Bengal’s outspoken chief minister Mamata Banerjee took her street-style fighting spirit to parliament in 1997 when she threw her shawl at the then Railway Minister Ram Vilas Paswan for ignoring her state in the annual rail budget. Speaker PA Sangma apparently hollered at her, asking her to apologise or get out of the house, but to no avail.
- As if that was not enough, she threw her resignation letter at the deputy speaker of Lok Sabha Charanjit Singh Atwal in August 2005 when her adjournment motion was rejected.
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Letter from Martha Gellhorn to Bernstein
The writer Martha Gellhorn wrote this detailed and heartfelt letter to Bernstein, laying bare her intense reactions to West Side Story:
"Lenny pot my dearie one; I waited for the right time to write about West Side Story but probably the exact right time will never come, so now on a rainy (can you beat it?) Guernavaca morning, my fourth here, and my first not spent jumping with rage and activity against this house, I shall begin. But I know I am not going to do it well enough.
"How can it be called a "musical comedy"? It is a musical tragedy, and were it not for the most beautiful music, and the dancing which is like flying, people would not be able to bear to look and see and understand. Certainly they would not pile into that giant stadium, paying huge sums, in order to be wracked by fear and a pity which is useless because how can help be offered, how can a whole world be changed?
". . . I was literally frozen with fear. Do you realize there is no laughter in it, no gayety [sic] that comes from delight, from joy, from being young? You do, of course, and all of you knew what you were writing about. The immensely funny song, "Please Officer Krupke" (I will get these titles wrong, but near enough), is not laughter, but the most biting, ironic and contemptuous satire. And I felt it to be absolutely accurate--not the perfection of the wit, in music and words--but accurate as describing the state of mind of those young. Again, the Puerto Rican girls' song, when on longs for the beauty of home and the other mocks, is not laughter; but the hardness of life, the rock of life, a dream of something softer (softer inside, where it counts) as against the icy material measuring rod of modern big city young. The love songs made me cry (they had before, when I heard the whole show twice in one day, listening to Shaw's record in Switzerland.) But this time, with the visual picture there, and the murderous city outside, and in America, where West Side Story becomes a sociological document turned into art, they made me cry like a sieve, from heart-broken pity.
"But what stays in my mind, as the very picture of terror, is the scene in the drug store, when the Jets sing a song called "Keep Cool, Man." I think I have never heard or seen anything more frightening. (It goes without saying that I think the music so brilliant I have no words to use for it.) I found that a sort of indicator of madness: the mad obsession with nothing, the nerves insanely and constantly stretched--with no way to rest, no place to go; the emptiness of the undirected minds, whose only occupation could be violence and a terrible macabre play-acting. If a man can be nothing, he can pretend to be a hoodlum and feel like a somebody. I couldn't breathe, watching and hearing that; it looks to me like doom, as much as these repeated H-bomb tests, with the atmosphere of the world steadily more and more irrevocably poisoned. I think that drug store and the H-bomb tests are of the same family.
"What now baffles me is that all the reviews, and everyone who has seen the show, has not talked of this and this only: the mirror held up to nature, and what nature. I do not feel anything to be exaggerated or falsified; we accept that art renders beautiful, and refines the shapeless raw material of life. The music and the dancing, the plan, the allegory of the story do that; but nature is there, in strength; and surely this musical tragedy is a warning. . . ." | <urn:uuid:905efb41-cbd2-4224-8b3b-2a82aaf387fc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://westsidestory.com/archives_letters.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00027-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968324 | 803 | 1.734375 | 2 |
Patients who survive the initial acute phase of fulminant meningococcemia are at increased risk for serious orthopaedic complications. This report describes our experience with purpura fulminans related to meningococcemia, with emphasis on musculoskeletal sequelae and their treatment.Methods:
We retrospectively reviewed the cases of forty-eight patients (twenty-two boys and twenty-six girls) who survived the acute phase of meningococcal septicemia and developed musculoskeletal sequelae. Early sequelae required surgical treatment within six months after the onset of sepsis and were primarily amputations. Late sequelae required surgical management six months or more following the initial infection and included growth disturbances, stump overgrowth, scar contractures, and soft-tissue and bone infections.Results:
The mean age at the onset of sepsis (and standard deviation) was 2.6 ± 3.0 years, and the mean duration of follow-up was 11.7 ± 5.1 years. The mean number of surgical procedures required was 4.4 ± 2.9 per patient. Early sequelae included amputations at a variety of levels. Upper-extremity amputations were less frequent than lower-extremity amputations. Growth disturbances in the upper extremities were less frequent than growth disturbances in the lower extremities. Stump overgrowth occurred in only eleven patients (23%) with a lower-extremity amputation. The prevalence of scar contractures in the upper extremities was similar to that in the lower extremities. Eight patients (17%) acquired soft-tissue and bone infections at the distal portion of the amputation stump, at a mean of 7.2 ± 5.4 years after the initial sepsis. Thirteen patients (27%) were found to have developmental delay at the time of follow-up, and it was severe in seven of them.Conclusions:
All patients who survive meningococcal septicemia should be followed by an orthopaedic surgeon who is experienced in pediatric limb deformities and amputations. Children requiring surgery for purpura fulminans are often limited by physical disability due to amputation, scarring, and abnormal bone growth. Despite advances in orthopaedic management, children are still at risk of developing physical and developmental limitations.Level of Evidence:
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They raised children, baked cakes... and built world-class fighter planes. Sixty years ago, thousands of women from Thunder Bay and the Prairies donned trousers, packed lunch pails and took up rivet guns to participate in the greatest industrial war effort in Canadian history. Like many other factories across the country from 1939 to 1945, the shop floor at Fort William's Canadian Car and Foundry was transformed from an all-male workforce to one with forty percent female workers. Rosies of the North
traces the story of a group of women whose lives were changed by their experiences. They describe with wit and humour their role in the production of the Hurricane and Helldiver fighter planes.
The film also tells the remarkable story of Elsie MacGill, Chief Aeronautical Engineer at Canadian Car and Foundry, the first woman in Canada to graduate with an engineering degree and the first woman in the world to design an airplane.
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Overwhelmed by number of recent Concealed Weapon Permit applications, the State of Florida has resorted to drastic measures to handle the avalanche of new applicants.Starting March 2, 2009, 40% of all permit applications will be exported to Havana, Cuba for processing.
Florida citizens are expressing growing concern about the potential impacts of the recently unveiled federal budget.Elimination of law enforcement nationwide in order to channel billions into development of environmentally friendly plankton powered smart car technology is bound to have an effect on crime. Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson, of “The Mechanic” and “The Dirty Dozen” fame, observes “when you have all those Smart Cars and no law enforcement, rival Whole Foods gangs are bound to cause trouble. Citizens are taking matters into their own hands and seeking concealed weapons permits in record numbers to better protect themselves.”
“We’ve got a backlog of 95,000 concealed permit applications” stated Bronson. “We’ve got our kids and a few bored looking people from lines at the post office here on weekends helping approve these applications and we still can’t keep up.” Some new permit holders have expressed surprise that their
paperwork has been signed with what appears to be Crayola Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown.
The move seems to make a lot of sense as Florida and Cuba have a long standing working relationship with especially deep ties from joint commercial ventures such as inner tube yacht testingand vintage automobile foster home programs. According to Bronson, “Most people in
Cuba already have family members living in Florida, so background checking for applications is rarely required. If an agent in the Havana processing centerrecognizes a distant cousin as a
CWP applicant, we just approve it and send it back to Florida with a box of Partagas. The new streamlined process saves the taxpayers a lot of money.”
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