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Federal regulations designed to eliminate childhood lead poisoning go into effect this month. The change brings strict new requirements for building contractors, property owners, renovators and a host of others who work with lead paint. While health advocates call the regulations long overdue, some contractors say the cost to comply is way too high. As part of a collaboration with Northeast stations, New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports.
At the New Hampshire Homebuilders Association, contractors are spreading large sheets of plastic over the floor.
“Let’s get our plastic over here. How far up on this wall are we going to lay our tape or our plastic?”
That’s New Hampshire state lead inspector Charles Hillsgrove. He’s explaining to contractors how to lay protective sheets down during renovation jobs. Hillsgrove is one of the instructors for a lead paint certification course for contractors.
“What we’re trying to teach them is how to contain their workspace so that no dust gets on the floor in people’s homes, how do you keep the dust in this one room.”
It’s lead dust that poisons most children. In New Hampshire 150 children each year are poisoned by lead, a third of them following a home renovation. In Massachusetts more than 800 children are poisoned every year and in New York it’s as high as 1500 children.
Kate Kirkwood, who teaches lead certification courses, made that point clear to contractors in a recent class in New Hampshire.
“If we know that the dust we make is toxic, and we’re not trained to do what we should do with it to clean it up afterwards, we walk away, and kids get sick.”
Under the new law, the Environmental Protection Agency will require contractors to take precautions and get certified or potentially face a fine of up to $37,500 per occurrence per day. That may sound steep, but James Bryson, with EPA New England, says the costs are not excessive.
"If you’re not doing this, you’re not protecting your work area, then you could have a child that could be lead poisoned and that’s something we don’t want, no cost is too high for that.”
The law applies to anyone who accepts payment for work in buildings constructed before 1978, the year when lead paint was banned. It applies to any job that disturbs more than six square feet of space, and includes any window replacement.
The EPA estimates that 236,000 renovators nationwide need to get training. But Kirkwood says it’s likely many more. And she says there aren’t enough trainers.
“Last time I checked there were fewet than 100 trainers nationwide. In the state of Maine, they told me they thought there were 16,000 contractors that needed to be trained, and we’ve trained about 600 so far.”
Charles Freiberger, makes homes handicap accessible in New Hampshire. He says he found out about the new certification requirements by chance recently at a home show.
“Most contractors have no clue, I’ll bet probably between 80 and 90% of contractors aren’t even aware of this rule.” But the lack of awareness isn’t the main problem for contractors. It’s the cost.
Companies or individuals who do work have to pay a $300 registration fee with the EPA, on top of taking a $200 certification course. Then there are added costs for protective plastics and vacuums.
Len Perkins with C.P. Property Restorers in New Hampshire says it’s a good rule, but comes at the wrong time. And he says the fines for not complying could put a small company out of business.
“We’re looking at an economy right now with a saturation of contractors. The government is not realizing what these costs and expenses are going to do to a populace that’s already suffering heavily because of the present economy.”
States have the option of enforcing the new regulations on contractors for the EPA and make them even stricter. So far, no states in the Northeast have taken that on.
Northeast Environmental coverage is part of NPR’s Local News Initiative
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Upside down Tomatoes - companion planting
The upside down tomatoes are doing well- though not many are ripe yet. Fingers crossed for a bit of sunshine.
The only thing I would do differently next year is to plant modest plants at the top of the bucket - ones which don't get huge and suck up all the tomato's water. In the greedy category are calendula (see above) and nasturtium. Even though it's not hot, I'm having to water the tomatoes daily, and I think there's just too much greenery to support top and bottom.
The good companions are French marigold, Night scented stock (the scent in the evening! Sweet and peppery at the same time - is there a perfume like this?) and Basil. They thrive above the tomato, but don't get so big that they compete.
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Christmas is a magical time of year. It’s a time for demolishing an entire box of chocolates before breakfast, for rolling your eyes in response to yet another appalling cracker joke, and squabbling over who gets to be the banker in the annual game of Monopoly. It’s a time for suspending disbelief, and embracing the possibility that dreams really can come true. For high school student Ryan in Sock it to Me, Santa!, a touching short story by Madison Parker, it’s a time for falling in love.
No one has ever suspected Ryan might be gay, and it’s his mission to ensure they remain in ignorance. The last thing he wants is to end up like Jamie Peterson, picked on for his earrings and rainbow-colored clothes, and for wearing his sexuality proudly on his sleeve. Much as Ryan admires this boldness, he hates the way Jamie is treated by their classmates, and is desperate to avoid becoming a target himself. Much safer to keep a low profile and steer clear of the spotlight, even if it means hiding who he really is.
When Ryan is assigned to Jamie in his school Secret Santa, he’s horrified. If anyone discovers that he has to make a handcrafted gift for the class’s social outcast, he’ll never hear the end of it. Yet, despite his discomfort, he’s determined to give Jamie a present he’ll like. It’s only fair, considering the bullying the other boy has to endure on a daily basis. What Ryan doesn’t count on is that the more he learns about Jamie, the more eager he will be to spend time with him, and before he realizes what’s happening, he’s in way over his head.
Sock it to Me, Santa! is a sweet novella about the ups and downs of first love, and accepting that being yourself is far more important than what others think of you. I found both Ryan and Jamie to be incredibly lovable characters, and thoroughly enjoyed watching them take the first tentative steps towards what would surely turn out to be something special. If you’re looking for a story to snuggle up with over the festive period, one which captures the magic of Christmas and that will truly warm your heart, why not treat yourself and give this book a go?
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10 Ways to Entertain a Preschooler and an Older Child
Given the right guidance, preschoolers and grade schoolers often get along famously. Use these tips to help bridge the age gap.
Hover over each Learning Benefit below for a detailed explanation.
Given the right guidance, preschoolers and grade schoolers often get along famously. Both are able, and the older kids can help the younger ones when a challenge arises. Try these activities when little ones and slightly older ones play together:
- Working on the Railroad: Make a train out of empty boxes. Stores like Costco and Sam's Club have piles of them for the taking. Hand out bandanas and hats as costumes, and play a CD of train sounds or Woody Guthrie songs. Let the kids venture to destinations of their choice.
- Whatever Floats Your Boat: Make boats from Styrofoam blocks or meat trays, with a paper sail held in place with a stick, bamboo skewer, toothpick, or lollipop stick. Sail in a pond, a pan of water, the backyard pool, or the bathtub.
- The Wild Blue Yonder: Make tongue-depressor gliders, and glue them on blue paper with cotton-ball clouds. Each child can write her name and the name of her glider on the paper with white chalk.
- Stuffed Animal Scene: Ask the kids to gather all the stuffed animals in the house. They can set them in a "boat" (dresser drawer, cardboard box, or laundry basket), make up a story about where they are going, and give each animal a role to play: captain, first mate, sailor, deck swabber, cook.
- Roll ‘Em Up: Kids love rolling pins — or let them use a can or heavy plastic cup to flatten sandwich bread. Cut out shapes using cookie cutters. Spread with soft strawberry cream cheese and decorate with raisins or mini chocolate chips. Enjoy as a snack!
- Put Me in the Zoo: Hand out paper plates, glue sticks, bits of yarn, and other craft materials. Have the children make animal face masks.
- Green Thumbs: Plant lima beans in paper cups of soil. Water and put in a sunny window; sprouts should appear in less than a week. Or line an empty glass with a wet paper towel and tuck the beans between the glass and the towel. Keep the paper towel damp, and within a few days the seeds should sprout. Then plant them in soil so they can grow.
- Soapy Sculptures: Pass out cakes of soft white bath soap. The kids can carve them with craft sticks or plastic knives and score with forks, old toothbrushes, or their fingernails.
- Science Lab: Split a stalk of celery halfway up, and place each end in a separate cup of water dyed with a different shade of food coloring. In several hours, the veins and leaves will take on the colors.
- Leaf It to Me: Go outside to gather leaves of different sizes and shapes — and colors if the season allows. Make people using the collected leaves for hair, body, face, hats, and clothing (glue onto stiff paper). Add detail with crayons, paint, markers, and other art materials.
Recommended Products for Your Child Ages 3-5
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Why It's Time to Focus on Obesity
Although Massachusetts compares favorably to most other states, overweight and obesity are still major public health problems in the Commonwealth. Consider these facts:
- More than half of the adults and almost one-third of high school and middle school students in Massachusetts are overweight or obese.
- In Massachusetts, between 2003 and 2007, Black adults were 60% more likely to be obese, and Hispanic adults were 50% more likely to be obese than their White counterparts.
- More than two-thirds of adults in Massachusetts are not eating the recommended 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
- Only 15% of high school and middle school students in Massachusetts report eating the recommended 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
- In the past ten years, the percentage of adults in Massachusetts with diabetes has almost doubled (3.8% in 1998 vs. 7.4% in 2007).
- According to a 2006 CDC report, $1.8 billion of medical expenses in Massachusetts are due to adult obesity.
- Unless the numbers decrease, overweight and obesity will soon pass smoking as the leading cause of preventable death in the Commonwealth and in the nation.
- To learn more about the obesity problem in Massachusetts, see the Health of Massachusetts: Impact of Overweight and Obesity report (PDF) file size 1MB
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Elements of the Initiative
To address this significant public health problem, Massachusetts launched Mass in Motionin January 2009. Mass in Motion aims to promote wellness and to prevent overweight and obesity in Massachusetts - with a particular focus on the importance of healthy eating and physical activity.
This is a priority area of the HealthyMass Compact, which was announced by Governor Deval Patrick and Secretary JudyAnn Bigby in 2008. Mass in Motion uses a multi-faceted approach, including:
- The release of a
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that documents the extent of the obesity epidemic in Massachusetts, its consequences, and efforts to combat it;
- Support for regulatory changes to promote healthy diet and exercise, including Body Mass Index (BMI) testing of public school students in grades 1, 4, 7 and 10, and menu labeling for chain restaurants operating in Massachusetts.
- An requiring state agencies responsible for large-scale food purchasing (e.g., DPH and DMH hospitals) to follow healthy nutritional guidelines in their food service operations. State purchases of food by these agencies run into the tens of millions of dollars per year;
- Grants to cities and towns to make wellness initiatives a priority at the community level. Funding for these grants comes from five major health-funding foundations and other leading health organizations in the Commonwealth;
- The expansion of a state-sponsored Workplace Wellness program to help employers create work environments that encourage healthy behaviors and reduce absenteeism and health insurance costs;
- The launch of a state-sponsored Mass in Motion web site that promotes eating better and moving more at home, work, and in the community. The objective of the website is to provide simple, practical, cost-effective ways for Massachusetts residents to:
- Improve eating habits
- Increase physical activity
- Ask experts questions about improving their diet and physical exercise routine
- Get involved in helping to build healthy communities
Mass In Motion is the first statewide health initiative to be supported by all of the Commonwealth's major health-funding foundations. The following partners have generously agreed to contribute funding that will allow for community wellness grants to be awarded throughout Massachusetts:
Policy Change and Prevention: Investing in Healthy Residents and the Continued Success of Health Care Reform
Massachusetts has made great strides in insuring many of the state's residents -- 98% according to the latest data. Mass in Motion continues efforts by the Patrick Administration to implement innovative public policy programs to support the success of Health Care Reform. Health care spending to manage obesity-related chronic diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes has skyrocketed over the last two decades. The policy changes and prevention strategies supported b y Mass in Motion will contribute to the long-term health of our residents and the continued success of our groundbreaking Health Care Reform law by reducing the impact of overweight and obesity - major risk factors for chronic disease.
Every area of the Commonwealth that has been impacted by the overweight and obesity epidemic, but many communities and agencies are already engaged in important efforts to turn the tide in Massachusetts. Mass in Motion creates a new framework to better coordinate and support many of the existing initiatives in our state. It offers a platform from which to learn and share many of the best practices that are being developed right here in Massachusetts and across the nation.
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Choosing the Right Architect - 30 / 04
The success of any building project depends to a large extent on the quality of the scheme’s initial design and planning, whether you are building something completely new or changing an existing structure.
Finding professional, reputable and competent (not to mention reasonably priced) architects can seem quite a challenge. There are so many firms offering their services for a start, from those specialising in commercial buildings to residential architects, from those who work mainly on period properties to contemporary architects, and their quality of service, and level of technical expertise they offer can vary considerably.
One key thing is not to be guided purely by price of your potential architect’s quotation, but look carefully what is included in the quote, and make sure the level of service being provided is enough for what you need.
And, as with any other service, try and get recommendations from the architect’s previous clients. Follow up references, and choose an architect with experience in your kind of building and ask how many properties they've built. It should be possible to get an initial no obligation consultation. Check the firm’s track record in terms of planning permission approvals.
At Ecospace Studios, we’re contemporary architects specialising in sustainable housing, school buildings, garden studios
, pavilions and the like. There’s an Ecospace structure to suit anyone and any use! Each project is meticulously designed to suit an individual client’s needs. Find out more by giving us a call or checking out our website today.
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Climate change isn’t new. A recent study found that it destroyed an ancient civilization approximately 4,000 years ago. The gradual eastward movement of monsoons across Asia at first supported the formation of the Harappan civilization in the Indus Valley by allowing large-scale agricultural production, then wiped out the civilization as water supplies disappeared. This the initial reasoning behind why the Indus valley flourished for 2,000 years, became home to large cities and an empire the size of modern Egypt and Mesopotamia, then dwindled to small villages and isolated farms.
The Harappan civilization, named after its largest city, Harappa, evolved approximately 5,200 years ago and reached its pinnacle between 4,500 and 3,900 years ago, occupying what is now Pakistan, northwest India and Eastern Afghanistan. An urban society with major cities, a distinctive style of writing and extensive trade, the society accounted for roughly 10 percent of the world’s population at its height and equaled Egypt in its power. The Harappans’ downfall came because they did not attempt to develop irrigation to support agriculture but relied on the yearly monsoons. The civilization was largely forgotten until the 1920s when researchers began studying it in depth.
“Antiquity knew about Egypt and Mesopotamia, but the Indus civilization, which was bigger than these two, was completely forgotten until the 1920s,” said Liviu Giosan, a geologist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts. “There are still many things we don’t know about them.”
Nearly 100 years ago, researchers found many remains of Harappan settlements along the Indus River and its tributaries and in a vast desert region. There were signs of sophisticated cities, sea links with Mesopotamia, internal trade routes, arts and crafts, and writing that has not yet been deciphered. “They had cities ordered into grids, with exquisite plumbing, which was not encountered again until the Romans,” Giosan said. “They seem to have been a more democratic society than Mesopotamia and Egypt — no large structures were built for important personalities like kings or pharaohs. Until now, speculations abounded about the links between this mysterious ancient culture and its life-giving mighty rivers,” Giosan said.
“Our research provides one of the clearest examples of climate change leading to the collapse of an entire civilization,” Giosan said. The researchers first analyzed satellite data of the landscape influenced by the Indus and neighboring rivers. Between 2003 and 2008, the researchers gathered samples of sediment from the Arabian Sea coast, the irrigated valleys of Punjab and the northern Thar Desert to find their source and ages and create a timeline of landscape changes. “It was challenging working in the desert — temperatures were over 110 degrees Fahrenheit all day long,” Giosan said.
After collecting the necessary data, “we could reexamine what we know about settlements, what crops people were planting and when, and how both agriculture and settlement patterns changed,” said researcher Dorian Fuller, an archaeologist with University College London. “This brought new insights into the process of eastward population shift, the change towards many more small farming communities, and the decline of cities during late Harappan times.”
“The insolation — the solar energy received by the Earth from the sun — varies in cycles, which can impact monsoons,” Giosan said. “In the last 10,000 years, the Northern Hemisphere had the highest insolation from 7,000 to 5,000 years ago, and since then insolation there decreased. All climate on Earth is driven by the sun, and so the monsoons were affected by the lower insolation, decreasing in force. This meant less rain got into continental regions affected by monsoons over time.”
For the next several centuries, Harappans seem to have fled along an escape route toward the Ganges basin, where monsoon rains remained reliable. “We can envision that this eastern shift involved a change to more localized forms of economy — smaller communities supported by local rain-fed farming and dwindling streams,” Fuller said. “This may have produced smaller surpluses, and would not have supported large cities, but would have been reliable.”
Tags: Afghanistan, Arabian Sea, climate change, Egypt, Harappa, Harappan civilization, India, Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, Monsoon, Pakistan, Punjab, Thar Desert, University College London, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Buildings of Interest
Truro is home to what has been described as "the finest examples of Georgian architecture west of Bath". This mixed in with the city's glorious Gothic-style cathedral, the iconic Courts of Justice building and modern office blocks along Malpas Road make Truro's architectural scene both eclectic and spectacular.
Truro Cathedral stands at the heart of Cornwall's main retail and administrative centre; the focal point of the city. The architect chosen was John Loughborough Pearson who had to create a Cathedral in the centre of a busy town. In order to do this the parish Church of St Mary’s was partly demolished leaving only the south aisle that still serves as a parish church.
Truro Cathedral is relatively young at 125 years old. The foundation stone was laid by the then Duke of Cornwall, and future Edward VII, on 20th May 1880. It was the first new Anglican Cathedral to be built in this country for well over 600 years since Salisbury had been begun in 1220.
Its three magnificent spires, Victoria, Edward and Alexandra soar heavenwards dominating the city's skyline. http://www.trurocathedral.org.uk/
An attractive building at High Cross which was once Truro's centre for elegant entertainment. It was built in life 1787, Wedgewood plaques on the building's facade show playwrights Shakespeare, Garrick and Thalia.
Designed by architects Evans & Shalev, the people behind the Tate St Ives, Truro's Crown Courts are based at the top of Edward Street on the site of an original 12th century, Norman castle.
The Italianate town hall was designed by Christopher Eales and built in 1846. It houses the Municipal Buildings, where Truro City Council sits, as well as the Hall for Cornwall and the Tourist Information Centre.
The current building was built as the Cornish Bank in 1848 on the site of the old Coinage Hall that stood here from 1351 where twice yearly tin was brought here to be assayed and taxed.
Take time to wander through the peaceful Walsingham Place off Victoria Square, a spot much loved by the poet laureate John Betjeman. The architect of this beautiful Georgian terrace is thought to be Philip Sambell.
With its attractive Georgian architecture, Lemon Street was built to provide easy access into Truro for the Quiksilver mail coaches from Falmouth but also in honour of William Lemon.
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Secretary Margaret Spellings Congratulates Tinker Air Force Base Children, OK
Secretary Spellings visited Tinker AFB http://www.ed.gov/news/photos/2008/0228/edlite-0228_1.html on February 28, 2008 to offer congratulations on the school's accomplishments under the No Child Left Behind Act. The Secretary thanked the children for their hard work, stating, "I heard about you all the way up in Washington, DC." During her visit, the Secretary toured classrooms, spoke to the students and handed out awards at a school assembly, which began with a moment of silence in remembrance of the children who had recently died on base. She also led a roundtable discussion with a group of parents. See also, www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/02/02282008.html.
Since the Secretary's visit the Department's Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools has awarded a grant under Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) to Mid-Del School District that includes Tinker Elementary. The funds will provide additional student and family support services to the school community in the aftermath of the deaths of the two children and their father.
Secretary Spellings on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me Radio Program
On March 8, 2008, Secretary Spellings went on the popular NPR game show, Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me. A celebrity guest answers questions about recent events on behalf of a caller. The Secretary was paired with Major Bob Munson, an active duty officer in the Air Force, currently stationed at Camp Taji, Iraq. The Secretary answered two out of three questions right, winning on behalf of Major Munson. http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=35
Assistant Secretaries Clark and Briggs Visit Fort Benning, GA
On January 29, 2008, Assistant Secretaries Michell Clark and Kerrie Briggs participated in a DoD-sponsored team visit to Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia, and toured a Muskogee County high school. Fort Benning is anticipating a significant increase in military dependent children due to changes in Army activities at the installation over the next 5 to 10 years. The community is concerned about how an increase in the number of school-aged children will affect education facilities and programs. Assistant Secretaries Briggs and Clark led a group discussion with Fort Benning parents on issues and experiences they have had with their children's education. From the discussion it was found that the parents do research on the schools before deciding where to live. Their concerns include academic rigor, safety, class sizes, teachers' backgrounds, college attendance rates, special education services, availability of counselors and other support for students whose parents are deployed.
Assistant Secretary Briggs Speaks at Troops-to-Teachers Conference, Washington DC
On February 20, 2008, Assistant Secretary Briggs spoke at the Troops-to-Teachers Conference, which brought together Troops-to-Teachers managers from across the United States to discuss new efforts to improve the recruitment, certification, and placement of participants in the program. Troops-to-Teachers is a U.S. Department of Education and Department of Defense program to help eligible military personnel begin a new career as teachers in public schools where their skills, knowledge and experience are most needed. Assistant Secretary Briggs spoke on teacher demographics, retention and the role of state managers in reaching out to the military community http://www.proudtoserveagain.com/.
Assistant Secretary Briggs Keynotes STARBASE Directors Meeting, CAOn March 27, 2008, Assistant Secretary Briggs delivered remarks to the state and local directors of the Department of Defense's STARBASE program director's meeting in San Diego, California. Assistant Secretary Briggs discussed the work of the Academic Competitiveness Council and the recent release of the National Math Panel report, which is the first comprehensive report of its kind, focused on scientific evidence to advance the teaching and learning of mathematics.
Regional Representative Cohn Visits STARBASEs in IL and MI
On January 18, 2008, the Secretary's Regional Representative for Region V, Kristine Cohn, visited the STARBASE programs at Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MI) and the Naval Station Great Lakes (IL). Selfridge Air National Guard Base was the pioneer site for the entire STARBASE program. The Navy's regional commander invited Ms. Cohn to address new sailors at the graduation ceremony, which marked the end of boot camp, at the Naval Station Great Lakes-home to the Navy's only remaining boot camp.
Regional Representative Cohn Attends Parent Forum at Scott Air Force Base, IL
On February 12-13, 2008, Kristine Cohn attended the Military Parents Education Forum at Scott Air Force Base (IL), which was coordinated in conjunction with the base's School Liaison Officer, the IL Parental Information Resource Center grantee and the Regional Department of Education. Ms. Cohn discussed NCLB as a resource for military parents. She also visited some schools that primarily serve Scott AFB families, and participated in an event for county superintendents and principals.
Deputy Regional Representative Zoellick Visits STARBASE in MN
On February 19, 2008, Deputy Regional Representative for Region V, Todd Zoellick, visited STARBASE Minnesota in St. Paul. Mr. Zoellick told the students, teachers and instructors how the science and math taught through the STARBASE program would benefit them in the global economy. Mr. Zoellick also assisted 6th graders in designing an imaginary Mars colony using Computer-Aided Design (CAD), a software program that allowed students to blueprint an International Space Station.
Rich Siders, Region VIII, Deployed to Iraq
On February 5, 2008, attorney Rich Siders, who works in the Department's Office of Civil Rights, reported to Baghdad and will serve for seven months as a staff attorney/advisor for the Central Criminal Court of Iraq. He previously served in Afghanistan as a staff judge advocate for the Criminal Investigative Task Force, where he focused on the constitutionality of detaining battlefield detainees as enemy combatants and other detention related issues. He has been a naval reservist for two years, preceded by four years of active duty in the U.S. Navy.
Report on Disabilities Research Released, Washington D.C.
On January 23, 2008, the Interagency Committee on Disabilities Research (ICDR), made up of 12 federal government agencies and offices, including the U.S. Department of Education, released its '06-'07 Report to the President and Congress. The report recommended a better-coordinated system to provide services to veterans returning from battle with disabilities, especially veterans with brain injuries. For more information about ICDR, go to http://www.icdr.us/default.htm.
Resource: Military Family Resource from Washington State Superintendent
In March 2008, the Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction in Washington State, published a new issue of its Tough Topics Series, called Supporting Military Kids Through Deployment. The two-page handout is geared towards teachers and explains the stages of deployment, the symptoms of deployment related stress in kids, and teacher intervention strategies. See http://www.k12.wa.us/OperationMilitaryKids/Resources.aspx.
Military Career Fair Held in Washington, DC
On March 4, 2008, Military.com had a career fair in Washington DC. The U.S. Department of Education was there to recruit persons in the military for specific jobs that are critical to the mission of the Department. For information about job opportunities in the U.S. Department of Education and other government agencies, go to http://jobsearch.edhires.ed.gov/
Watch for: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Impact Aid Programs
The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Impact Aid Section 8002 Program in the Federal Register later this spring. The deadline for comments will be at least 30 days after the date of publication. Comments are to be addressed to Catherine Schagh, Director, Impact Aid Program, U.S. Department of Education, 400 MD Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20202-6244. For information about Impact Aid, see www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/impactaid/index.html.
Contacts: Lauren Maddox, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach; Meredith Beaton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Outreach and External Affairs; Emily Casarona, Liaison to the Military Community; Cynthia Hearn Dorfman, Advisor; Carrie Jasper, Editor; Hannah Stearns, Writer; Julie Ewart and Linda Pauley, Contributors
To subscribe, unsubscribe or comment on this newsletter, please contact MilitaryContacts@ed.gov
Touching Base can be found online at: http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/touchingbase/
Note: This document contains information about and from public and private entities and organizations for the reader's information. Inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of any entity or organization or the products or services offered or views expressed. This publication also contains hyperlinks and URLs created and maintained by outside organizations. They are provided for the reader's convenience; however, the Department is not responsible for the accuracy of this information.
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In a blog post published in the early morning, iOS security researcher which we have all known as pod2g noted he had come across a ‘severe’ SMS spoofing exploit on the iPhone:
I mentioned it on twitter a few days ago, I found a flaw in iOS that I consider to be severe, while it does not involve code execution. I am pretty confident that other security researchers already know about this hole, and I fear some pirates as well.
The flaw exists since the beginning of the implementation of SMS in the iPhone, and is still there in iOS 6 beta 4. Apple: please fix before the final release.
In plain English, the exploit allows someone to send you a text message but change the reply-to address of the text. So you could receive a text message from someone you trust, but it could be illegitimate. Here’s how it’s different on the iPhone:
On iPhone, when you see the message, it seems to come from the reply-to number, and you [lose] track of the origin.
Pod2g notes the following reasons why we should be worried about this exploit and to never trust the SMS messages we receive on our iPhones:
- pirates could send a message that seems to come from the bank of the receiver asking for some private information, or inviting them to go to a dedicated website. [Phishing]
- one could send a spoofed message to your device and use it as a false evidence.
- anything you can imagine that could be utilized to manipulate people, letting them trust somebody or some organization texted them.
Of course, if you question random text messages claiming to come from ‘your bank’ asking for your credit card number and expiry, you should be okay. But its the people who would believe these texts that need to be worried. I’m surprised this exploit has been available for so long, but kudos to pod2g for making it public and encouraging Apple to fix this.
Note to self: never believe any text messages I receive from this day on, ever again.
Update: Pod2g has posted an update and noted you can now verify his earlier claims via his release of sendrawpdu:
The little tool sendrawpdu, based on iphone-elite’s sendmodem is now on github.With an iPhone 4, and this sample code, you can verify my statements for free .
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The state Department of Transportation is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit over the current plan to replace the deteriorating bridge connecting Hatteras Island to the rest of North Carolina's Outer Banks.
The state filed its response Wednesday, asking the court to throw out the complaint by groups represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center.
The response says the lawsuit's claims are baseless.
The Bonner Bridge was built in 1963 and was designed to last 30 years. The state is moving forward with plans for a replacement that goes through the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Environmentalists support a 17-mile alternative that would bypass the refuge.
DOT officials say construction work could start late next year, with the bridge opening in 2015.
Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
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Thinking of taxes, I’m reminded of certain civilization style games where you can tax your civilizations between 0 and 100%. It depended on the game. Most games leveled off between 20% and 50% at which point the civilizations would be so unproductive and unhappy it didn’t make sense to go higher.
Did you know our own tax rate in the USA is about 60%? It’s just that most of it is hidden.
Suppose you go to get a job and you negotiate 80K with your employer. You actually negotiated 100K, it’s just that you only get 80K of that. The other 20K, which your employer pays, goes to taxes.
Of course you don’t actually get 80K. About 25% of that is taxed – social security, medicare, medicaid, straight up taxes, and various other things. So now, instead of 80K, you take home 60K.
Just having 60K doesn’t do you much good. You buy things with that 60K. A lot of that is subject to a sales tax (8.5% around here). If about half of what you buy is subject to a sales tax, that knocks us down to roughly 57K. That’s not bad. Now you have to pay the business, property, and employee taxes of those you buy from. Not directly, but they pass the charge on to you. Taxes account for about 20% of the cost of a good or service. So it brings our purchasing power down to 45K.
Do you own a house? Do you pay property taxes? Mello-Roos? That’s another 10K of taxes you pay.
So in the end, without a house a person actually earning 100K a year has a purchasing power of 45K. With a house, it’s 35K.
On average that’s a 60% tax rate.
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A true free market?
Whether such a thing is desirable or not because of many reasons, is it even possible to dispense with government and just have everything bartered privately? Obviously, the fact is that we'd still need the same things; water, power, transport infrastructure and so on. The difference is that we just wouldn't pay for it in tax (the money would churn through the economy one way or another, it's not like the government takes your cash and burns it). And of course, competition would drive down costs - although in practice this would mean choosing a water supplier that gave best value for money but with the lowest level of AIDS floating around in the product.
All you need to do is drill your own well and have your own power generator. I know some people (cough immediate family cough) who have done/are doing it.
Sounds like a nice operation they got there. Would be terrible if something should, you know, happen to it. Fortunately, I offer a free market "security" service.
Given the one whose finished has a AK-47 collection and the ones who aren't finished are slightly less well armed you have no market ;}
He who has the biggest guns has the biggest market.
Reminded of a Michel Savage passage from his book that "violence solves everything"
Well, if everyone's dead, then no one has any problems. Problem solved!
If only "there's a fine, fine line, between a libertarian paradise and anarchy" scanned into the Avenue Q song.
Somalia is an example of warlordism, not anarchy. A powerful warlord coerces others and declares the territory under his influence as a quasi-state with the warlord himself being a quasi-king. Anarcho-capitalism, on the other hand, is based on the non-aggression axiom.
(Sorry to butt in, Neb)
Is there an example of anarchy that is not specially disqualified from being evidence against that particular system?
Depends on how you define "government." Somalia is stateless, but not "true" anarchy. However, there is similarly a big problem with describing anarcho-capitalism as anarchy. If you want, you can go back to pre-historic hunter-gatherer groups, but they weren't very capitalistic, plus they lived in (obviously) massively different cultural circumstances and a significantly different biosphere with much lower population levels.
Watching this documentary by Jeremy Paxman on the British Empire makes me think that the Empire was almost founded on this. If you look at how powerful the East India Company was, and then how most of Africa was just a bunch of people acting like lunatics and then letting others sort out the mess they left behind them. And all in the name of Victorian ideals of free and open trade.
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Health Studies at Laurier Brantford
People in much of the world are living longer, yet in some places infants struggle to make it past their first year of life. Technological advances can prolong life, but aren’t available to everyone. We have health care systems that offer us treatments when we get sick, but why do we fall ill in the first place? And why do some people use the health care system when they’re sick, while others don’t?
Health Studies is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of health and health care. Students will learn that health is determined by far more than the availability of health care, and that health care itself involves more than simply treating illness. Health Studies is a dynamic field, continually evolving to integrate scientific advancements and new knowledge about the role of social and environmental influences on health and well-being, the costs of health care and the impact of illness on productivity and quality of life. Our graduates will learn about
- the social, biological, and environmental causes of illness
- health care policies and political structures
- the management of health care in both everyday and crisis situations
- the challenges of providing care for specific populations
- the strengths and challenges of prevention over symptom-based treatments
It's been said that medicine is both an art and a science. The Honours Bachelor of Arts and Science degree in Health Studies, is built around that very idea. Starting with the core of our BA programs, we add a selection of science courses to ensure that students gain a fundamental understanding of the biological basis of health and disease. This combination of coursework in the arts and sciences provides an opportunity for students to understand human health and well-being from perspectives ranging from the cell to society, and should appeal to those looking to maximize both their expertise and career flexibility.
Areas of focus
- Aging and the Life Course: The Canadian population is getting older. The implications for our health care systems are significant. Aging-specific health care issues will continue to influence the health care field, and demand for seniors’ residences and nursing homes will increase dramatically over the next 20 years. Courses specific to gerontology allow students to learn about the needs and concerns of this growing segment of the population.
- Community Health and Health Care: Preventative medicine, health promotion, and dealing with modern health problems are the types of issues that concern community health care professionals. Courses will focus on the social nuances between groups and cultures, how to identify social inequalities of health, how to protect vulnerable groups, the special needs of rural communities and alternative health care.
- Health Policy and Analysis: Students who choose to focus in this area will become conversant with a wide range of health policy issues, accountability and governance. Topics that are studied include government health and welfare programs, health crisis management and health care delivery systems.
- The Health Studies Society (HSS) is a campus club geared towards raising awareness for health related issues, on both a local and global scale. Each year a local and global health issue will be selected as the focus and HSS members collaborate to organize the year’s awareness goals.
| First-year courses - BA
|| First Year Courses - BASc
| Popular courses - BA
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BA Health Studies
|High School Admission Requirement||College Grad Admission Requirements|
4U English at 60%
Average in top 6 4U or M courses of mid-70's
4U English or college equivalent at 60%
Overall average upon graduation in mid 70's
BASc Health Studies
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4U English at 60%;
4U Advanced Functions at 60%;
4U Chemistry at 60%;
4U Biology at 60%
Minimum average of 70% in the Grade 12U
Math and Science courses
Average in top 6 4U or M courses of mid 70's
The field of health studies is rich and varied in its career options and opportunities. Graduates of the program can enter the workplace directly, but we anticipate that some students will use their Health Studies degree to pursue further education and training in graduate or professional schools.
Individuals with a background and training in health studies may pursue employment in a variety of occupations,including positions as placement coordinators, community health consultants, health care administrators, senior’s centre directors, pharmaceutical representatives, lawyers, social workers, educators, chiropractors, physical therapists and physicians.
For Vanessa Foreman, finding a program which combined her academic interests and strengths looked like it was going to be a challenge. “I have always had an interest in health/anatomy/physiology, but was never particularly good at science,” she says. “I knew I wanted to work in the health field, but had no idea where I would fit.” Health Studies caught her eye, and she knew it was perfect when she read more about the arts based approach.
The program covers a variety of topics, always looking at health from a number of perspectives, including biological, social, political and historical. “The human body is a fascinating thing,” she says. “It’s incredibly efficient and its physiological processes are so complex, yet require no conscious thought on our behalf.”
Foreman appreciated the smaller campus, and found it very easy to have her questions answered. “Anytime I’ve had a question, someone has given me their full attention,” she says. “My professors know my name, and I see familiar faces all over campus.”
Dr. James LeClair remembers the moment he developed an interest in health and health care: “I was looking at a map of infant mortality rates for Detroit, Michigan, and I couldn’t quite believe what I was seeing,” he says. “There was such an incredible range of rates; in most cases low, like I would have expected. But in some parts of the city, babies were dying at the same rate as they would in a poor country in South America. I wondered: how is it possible that this could be happening in the richest country in the world? What social and environmental factors could account for this pattern?”
Known for his enthusiastic classroom presence, Jamie (as his students call him) delights in challenging some of the assumptions that students bring into the classroom about why some people are healthy and others aren’t. “My most satisfying moments as a teacher happen when students come to me and say, ‘I’ll never see the world the same way again.’ That’s when you know that you’ve really had an impact.”
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[oclug] Subnets with identical addresses... HowTo????
sandy at storm.ca
Tue Jan 30 12:08:12 EST 2001
Greg Franks wrote:
> Is it possible to have two subnets with the same address, but on
> different interfaces? eg:
> eth0: inet addr:10.0.0.1 Bcast:10.0.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> eth1: inet addr:10.0.0.1 Bcast:10.0.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
No. The network is designed to have IP addresses be unique. This is a very
basic assumption; you cannot break it without major work.
You might be able to kluge it somehow with major fiddles at a low
level of the IP stack, but nothing short of that will do it and that
sort of fiddle strikes me as both extremely silly and very expensive.
Why do you want this?
> Clearly, these would be on their own disjoint private networks.
On the other hand, it is trivial if you use two different gateway
machines, each masquerading for a 10.0.0.0 private net. Since
the 10.* addresses never appear on the public side of those gates,
no-one outside the private nets sees them.
It is also trivial to have different private nets behind one gate:
eth0: inet addr:10.0.0.1 Bcast:10.0.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
eth1: inet addr:10.0.1.1 Bcast:10.0.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
Why doesn't this do what you want?
More information about the OCLUG
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The City of El Paso de Robles was incorporated on March 11, 1889. It is a general law (vs. charter) City with a Council-Manager general law form of government. The City Manager, appointed by the City Council, is the Chief Executive/Administrative Head of government, including being empowered to appoint all city department heads (with the exception of the City Attorney).
Residents elect the Mayor and four Councilmembers at large, making each accountable to the entire citizenry. The Council acts as the board of directors of the municipal corporation and meets in a public forum where citizens may participate in the governmental process. Council meeting Agendas are listed here.
The City Council establishes City policies, approves ordinances and resolutions, makes land use decisions, approves agreements and contracts, hears appeals on decisions made by City staff or advisory committees, and sets the budget and utility rates. The Mayor and City Councilmembers receive a monthly stipend set by resolution.
Ad hoc committees consist of 1 or 2 members of the City Council who are appointed by the City Council to perform specific tasks, usually working with staff or representatives from local organizations. An ad hoc committee functions for a limited period of time, reporting back to the full Council periodically during the duration of the committee or at its termination. Meeting times are not fixed and are normally coordinated by staff. Download and view the current Ad Hoc Committees list.
The City Council solicits advice from various Advisory Body Committees and Commissions. Each Councilmember may serve as a liaison to one or more advisory body committees. Each Councilmember may also represent the City on various regional boards and commissions (view Liaison Assignments and the associated Form 806).
Regular Council Meetings
The council holds regular meetings the first and third Tuesdays of each month starting at 7:30 p.m. The Mayor chairs City Council meetings and is the presiding officer for the City Council, but does not have veto power. All statements and questions during Council meetings must be addressed to the Mayor and City Council. Minutes of council meetings, and resolutions and ordinances passed by the Council are all maintained by the City Clerk's Office.
The council may also meet in closed sessions from time to time, usually before or after the regular meeting.
Special meetings are held when called for by the Mayor or a majority of the Council with appropriate notice.
City Council meetings are open to the public with the exception of Closed Sessions. The public is invited to attend the meetings and to speak on issues on the agenda. The current agenda is available at City Hall, the Paso Robles Library, online or at the door of the meetings. You may also have an electronic copy of the agenda e-mailed to you by calling the City Clerks office and asking to be added to the agenda distribution list.
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Fire in the forest is something those of us who live in New Mexico are seeing far too often.
This year, New Mexico had its largest fire on record, while last year Arizona saw its largest fire ever. Large fires have also ravished Colorado. The increasing number of large fires across New Mexico and the western United States is a trend that must be reversed.
The Forest Service is reviewing the procedures it followed in the fighting of the Little Bear fire. This review is very important to those who lost homes and property. It is also important to those in Ruidoso and the surrounding area who face changes in property values and increased costs to protect their property from another fire.
My opponent in the upcoming general election seems to say that the Forest Service followed its firefighting procedures exactly and the fire just got away from them. If that is the case, it clearly shows that either their procedures are not thorough enough or the overall approach to managing our nation's forests is out of whack. I believe it is the latter.
This management approach directly contributed to the destruction of homes and property. It endangered the lives of homeowners, firefighters and animals. It must change.
We can't allow countless restrictions, regulations and special interests to limit or impede the Forest Service's ability to properly manage our forests. Congressman Steve Pearce expresses the frustration many feel as he calls for change that will protect the forests,
The fires that narrowly missed destroying all of Ruidoso, Los Alamos, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Fort Collins, Colo., clearly show that change is imperative. We must act before the next fire destroys an entire community, much needed water supplies or really makes the Mexican spotted owl an endangered species.
Otero County is leading the charge to bring control of forest management to the county governments. I don't know if or when they will ultimately be successful. I have, however, long advocated a different approach. That approach would require the Forest Service, BLM or any other government agency that controls property adjacent to a community to transfer a defined amount of that property to the community.
The local government can then determine what use may occur on that property. Local planning and your direct input would take the place of Washington's failed policies.
Whatever happens, the recent large, catastrophic fires show us that the Forest Service's overall management plan is failing New Mexico and the West.
Their plan must change and change soon.
Ron Griggs is the former mayor of Alamogordo and a state Senate candidate in District 34.
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In Search of the Holy Grail: Ecological Forecasting in Chesapeake Bay
The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science develops and improves predictive capabilities for managing the Nation’s use of its coastal resources through competitive research programs. This seminar presents results of research funded under two separate NCCOS programs, the Ecological Forecasting (EcoFore) program and the Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms (MERHAB) program.
Under funding from EcoFore, Drs. Hood and Brown were funded to transition to operations a model that combines hydrodynamics with temperature and salinity distributions to predict the likelihood of occurrence of jellyfish and to incorporate these distributions into Chesapeake Bay ecosystem models. Jellyfish are believed to be increasingly important in structuring coastal ecosystems, such as the Chesapeake, and may exert controlling influences on fish populations and energy flow processes via complex mechanisms.
Drs. Hood and Brown were able to build directly upon the model system developed under EcoFore to develop and implement an operational system that will nowcast and forecast the likelihood of blooms of three harmful algal bloom (HAB) species in Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries. The HAB prediction system utilizes a new network of continuous in-situ monitors that have been deployed by Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR), and these nowcasts and forecasts will be employed by the this agency to guide their response sampling efforts for HAB monitoring.
These two multi-disciplinary projects span both the development and operationalization of HAB and jellyfish prediction in Chesapeake Bay and 1) provide an improved understanding of HABs, jellyfish, and the factors that give rise to them, 2) develop and implement a methodology to predict the probable occurrence of blooms of these important species in Chesapeake Bay, and 3) implement a robust and automated forecast system to provide early warnings of these extreme natural events and aid in mitigating the deleterious effects of their presence on human and ecosystem health in the bay.
2012 note: The Chesapeake Bay HAB and sea nettle forecasts were located at http://coastwatch.noaa.gov/ but no longer seem operational.
Presenters Raleigh R. Hood and Christopher W. Brown will provide an update on NCCOS’s operational modeling efforts aimed at nowcasting and forecasting higher order biological phenomena; specifically focusing on the sea nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha) and a harmful algal bloom species (Karlodinium veneficum). In addition, the presentation will provide information on NCCOS-supported efforts to develop an open source, operational hydrodynamic and biogeochemical model of Chesapeake Bay that can be used to provide nowcasts and short-term forecasts of physical and biogeochemical properties in situ.
Friday, May 4, 2007
12:00 – 1:00PM EST
(SSMC-4, Room #8150, NOS seminar)
1305 East-West Hwy
Silver Spring, MD 20910
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Beef Tainted by Radiation to Be Recalled in Japan as Contamination Widens
Japan will help meat producer groups remove beef tainted with cesium from the market and has directed them to seek compensation from Tokyo Electric Power Co. as radioactive contamination spreads in the country’s food supply.
The government will financially support the purchase, storage and incineration of meat from cattle fed with contaminated hay, which may cost as much as 2 billion yen ($25 million), said Hideo Harada, director for livestock policy planning at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The ministry said today that 2,906 cattle ate tainted feed before shipment.
Fallout from Tepco’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant poses a growing threat to Japan’s food supply as unsafe levels of cesium found in beef on supermarket shelves were also detected in vegetables and the ocean. Prolonged exposure to radiation in the air, ground and food can cause leukemia and other cancers, according to the London-based World Nuclear Association.
“Beef containing cesium has already entered into the market,” Harada told reporters in Tokyo today. “We have to prevent it from emerging on consumer tables by checking meat and recalling tainted products from the market.”
Beef from cattle fed with tainted hay was shipped to 46 out of Japan’s total 47 prefectures, Harada said. Test results showed 23 out of 274 beef samples contained radioactive cesium that exceeded the government’s standard, he said. The recalled beef will be stored and tested and could be shipped to the market again if cesium levels don’t exceed standards, he said.
A total of 166 farms in 16 prefectures used contaminated hay as feed, according to the ministry. The prefectures include the northern island of Hokkaido, Japan’s largest cattle-growing region and as far west as Shimane.
The government on July 19 banned cattle shipments from Fukushima prefecture, though not before some had been slaughtered and shipped to supermarkets. A ban on shiitake mushrooms from another part of Fukushima was introduced on July 23 because of cesium levels, the health ministry said.
Products including spinach, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, tea, milk, plums and fish have been found contaminated with cesium and iodine as far as 360 kilometers from the nuclear plant.
Agriculture Minister Michihiko Kano said this month officials didn’t foresee that farmers might ship contaminated hay to cattle ranchers. That highlights the government’s inability to think ahead and act, said Mariko Sano, secretary general for Shufuren, a housewives organization in Tokyo.
Aeon Co., Japan’s biggest supermarket chain, said yesterday that 4,108 kilograms (9,056 pounds) of beef suspected of being contaminated was inadvertently put on sale at 174 stores across Japan. Tokyu Corp. supermarket chain said in a statement on July 25 that it sold beef from cattle fed with tainted hay at 63 of its stores.
Supermarkets started testing beef after the Tokyo Metropolitan Government found radioactive cesium in slaughtered cattle this month.
Beef prices in Tokyo slumped as consumers shunned the product amid safety concerns. The price of A-4 grade wagyu meat plunged to as low as 598 yen a kilogram on July 19 from 1,623 yen on July 1 on the Tokyo meat market, according to the agriculture ministry.
Beef imports rose 11 percent in the first five months and may maintain that pace for the rest of the year, said Tetsuro Shimizu, chief researcher at Norinchukin Research Institute Co.
U.S. beef exports to Japan will probably rise 33 percent to 140,000 tons this year, Philip Seng, chief executive officer of the U.S. Meat Export Federation, said in May.
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Find a local acupuncturist
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Ask an expert - neuro and psycho logical - bell's palsy
Q: Could Acupuncture help with Hemi Facial Spasms?
A: Intuitively acupuncture would seem to be an obvious treatment for a condition like this. Chinese medicine has a way of describing disturbances in function (in this case the facial nerves) within the context of the flowing nature of qi (energy). Utilizing the pathways of the flow of energy to promote the smooth passage of qi in the affected areas and so possibly seeing improvement in the way the nerves behave, can be seen a improving this condition. In Chinese medicine theory, many tics and tremors are seen as a manifestation of Internal Wind, and there are well established treatment protocols for addressing this.
Our best advice for conditions like this, though, is always to visit a BAcC member local to you and ask for a brief face to face assesment of what they think might be able to influence. It’s always worth a go to find out how much improvement can be made.
Dr Shamim recommends acupuncture.
Q. Is acupuncture helpful to bells palsy
A. As you can see from our factsheet
the evidence for the successful treatment of Bell's Palsy is not very conclusive. The trials which have been done are not of a very high standard, and their results not all that compelling.
However, it is fair to say that in China the condition is a great deal more common and acupuncture is often used alongside, or occasionally instead of conventional medications, as a form of treatment. The Chinese believe that exposure to cold wind can sometimes trigger an attack, and since a great many people work the land the incidence is much higher. Oddly enough, in the days before air conditioning in cars there were often cases which appeared to have been triggered by high speed driving with the driver's window open. Most often, though, the direct cause is not apparent.
The received wisdom of Chinese medicine is that any condition involving paralysis or rigidity of muscles becomes more difficult the longer after initial onset the treatment begins. Any well-trained practitioner will take this into account before offering a view of the potential success of treatment.
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Small business: A worthy cause beneath the surface
Peter Strugatz and Miranda Magagnini display their eco-friendly material. (Photo by Marie Claire Andrea)
Brooklyn natives Miranda Magagnini and Peter Strugatz didn’t have to go far from home to make the world a better place.
The two friends wanted to turn their shared baby-boomer ideology into a business that would give back to the community.
In 2003, they partnered to resurrect a glass-recycling company in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and with a $15 million investment, they formed IceStone Inc., a manufacturer of recycled-glass durable surfaces used in kitchens and elsewhere.
“We had invested in companies like Zipcar and Stonyfield [Farm], but we wanted to find a business of our own and breathe new social responsibility into it,” said Magagnini.
The two, longtime investors in socially responsible ventures, are part of a growing network of entrepreneurs — known as B Corporations — who place people and policy alongside profit.
“We thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice to create jobs here and create a company our kids would be proud of?’” said Magagnini, a former marketing executive. Some 40 percent of the company’s employees are Tibetan refugees who receive English-language lessons and learn other skills.
The company has earned industry respect, too. It received the Cradle to Cradle Gold certification, an industry measurement of smart design that includes safe and healthy practices, and efficient use of energy and renewable resources. (Other companies with the certification include Herman Miller Inc. and Kiehl’s.)
IceStone redirected some 4.5 million pounds of post-consumer and post-industrial waste glass from landfills for its products last year. It has grown into a business with $12 million in annual revenues, and outfits companies such as Disney, Bank of America and Starbucks.
“It’s like organic food; it used to be about Birkenstock-wearing people — now it’s uber-corporations going green and government getting behind it in a big way,” said Magagnini.
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Today's Daily Tip
Season of Change
Detoxing in the fall may sound counterintuitive. After all, spring—Ayurveda's other optimal time to detox—is our cultural cleaning season, whereas autumn feels like a time to hunker down and get back to work. "In the spring, it's about shaking off the weight of winter and getting revved up for summer, and we're good at that," says Ayurvedic consultant Scott Blossom. "In the fall, it's about acknowledging that we're overly busy, slowing down, and restoring the body."
The view in Ayurveda, yoga's sister science of medicine, is that all of nature—including us—is bound by the relationships among the three doshas, or primal energies. Vata dosha is associated with the elements air and ether; it governs creativity and change, and tends to wax and wane. Governed by fire and water, pitta dosha is the energy of transformation, achievement, and metabolism. Kapha dosha is associated with earth and water; it suggests groundedness, stability, and growth.
Each of us contains a unique mix of the three doshas, although we tend to be dominated by one at any given time. The seasons are also governed by doshic activity. According to Ayurvedic theory, by the time autumn rolls around, we have accumulated plenty of heat in our tissues from the summer—that's fiery pitta dosha. As the leaves dry up and the wind begins to blow, vata dosha begins to take over—the one governed by air and marked by change, instability, and anxiety. Metaphorically speaking, what happens when you add random blasts of air to a fire? It burns even brighter. Blossom says that when the accumulated heat of pitta is fanned by vata, it can lead to mental and physical burnout, stressing our adrenals and nervous system and putting some of the body's natural detoxification processes on hold.
Consider the liver, for example. It is the body's natural detoxifier and one of the primary organs in which excess pitta can accumulate and cause problems. According to Claudia Welch, an Ayurvedic practitioner and the author of Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life, the liver processes not only the foods and drinks we ingest but also many of the chemicals we encounter on a daily basis—from prescription and over-the-counter medications to hand soap to particulate matter in the air. And when the liver gets overloaded with excess pitta (which puts stress on the liver), so do we. An overtaxed liver can result in migraines, irritability, rashes, anger, and more. "We get tired, we get sick, we gain or lose too much weight," she says. As the two systems in the body designed to "transform" toxins—the liver and the digestive tract—become overwhelmed, we start to collect a kind of toxic sludge made up of all the waste products that the body has not been able to properly break down, digest, or otherwise expel.
The toxins our body cannot process have a name in Ayurveda: ama (Sanskrit for "that which harms or weakens"). Ayurvedic physician Robert Svoboda characterizes ama not only as a kind of physical sludge, but also as a psychosomatic sludge that pollutes the mind. Accumulated ama is the basis for much disease and emotional malaise—and from a physical standpoint, it creates an appealing host environment for cold and flu viruses that blow in on autumn's winds.
Think you don't have to worry about ama? Not so fast. We all do, Svoboda says, as a result of poor diet choices, unhealthy lifestyle habits—even just living and breathing in a polluted world. "Pretty much no matter who you are, you'll end up with ama," he says. "The question you have to ask yourself is, 'What do I do about it?'"
To protect your health year round, but particularly during the fall, Ayurvedic health educators say it's important to slow down, support your liver's natural ability to remove toxins from the body, and take stock of the influences that you allow into your life—from the kind of food you eat to the amount of time you spend in front of an electronic device (computer, cell phone, TV).
Unlike some popular cleanses that ask you to undergo dramatic fasts or to take other extreme measures, purvakarma (which literally means "up-front actions") is designed to support, instead of shock, your system. "Rather than aiming to eliminate toxins at any cost, purvakarma gently balances the whole person so that they can detox without destabilizing the body in any way," Blossom explains. "It is a middle-path cleanse that uses nourishing foods, herbs, and self-care techniques to rejuvenate the body rather than simply strip it down, which can leave you even more vulnerable going into winter."
Blossom says that a middle-path method of cleansing includes a simplified diet, yoga asana, self-massage, nasal irrigation, herbs, meditation, pranayama, and reflection. During the cleanse, you'll forgo substances and habits that contribute to liver overload—such as processed foods or alcohol—and the unaddressed stress that strains your nervous system. You'll also spend time thinking about what influences you want to keep in your life and what you might want to let go. "The key to purvakarma is that it's a suspension of bad habits," Blossom explains. "Only then can you have space to establish the good habits you need to create the kind of health and vibrancy you want for your life."
Step 1: Slowing Down
Reducing stress and mental overactivity is perhaps the most important element of a successful detox plan, Blossom says. Habitual rushing, multitasking, and dealing with information overloads are the trifecta of American toxicity. And like an overtaxed liver, an overtaxed mind and nervous system can lead to a host of health issues, including adrenal fatigue, insomnia, irregular menstrual cycles, indigestion, and unwelcome weight gain.
The first step in reducing the toxicity created by an overloaded life? Slowing down. During the next seven days, adjust your schedule so you have time to prepare and eat your meals in a relaxed manner, practice daily yoga, and take regular meditation breaks. By saying "no" to the outside influences that pull your attention and energy in so many directions—and replacing them with healthier choices—you'll begin to tune in to your body's natural rhythms and detox more effectively.
Step 2: Detox Diet
Next, you need to nourish your body with healthful, cleansing foods. At the heart of the dietary program is kitchari, a simple dish of rice and mung beans widely used throughout Asia to purify the body. Its balance of protein, carbohydrates, and fat makes for an easy-to-digest yet highly nourishing meal. Kitchari is also tridoshic, which means that it's appropriate for all three doshas. "The lightness of the dish reduces kapha in the body," Blossom says. "At the same time, it stabilizes vata by offering a complete source of protein. And the astringent nature of the beans cools pitta, so kitchari is naturally anti-inflammatory." Best of all, eating kitchari twice daily keeps hunger and cravings at bay, he says.
Ayurvedic cleansing also calls for ghee (clarified butter), which lubricates the digestive tract and facilitates the elimination of toxins from the body. Spicy teas and chutneys are recommended to keep the fires of digestion stoked throughout the cleanse; and triphala, a traditional Ayurvedic digestive tonic (made up of three fruits—amalaki, bibhitaki, and haritaki) with antioxidant properties, acts as a mild laxative. "Triphala is a classic example of an Ayurvedic remedy that supports the system and preserves what is good while it gets rid of toxins that will sicken the body," Blossom explains. "Taken together, all parts of this plan make sure you're getting everything you need to stay healthy and you won't be malnourished in any way."
Step 3: Cleansing Yoga
Specific yoga poses can help expedite the detoxification process. The heating and twisting sequences designed for this plan can help move toxins from your tissues through your lymphatic and digestive systems so that they can be eliminated from the body. In addition, restorative poses, relax the nervous system and mind and help settle the body—which is especially important during and after a detox cleanse. Restorative poses will also help bring you into a state of receptivity that's perfect for the season, says New Jersey yoga teacher and restorative teacher trainer Jillian Pransky. "I look at autumn as a transition into a new year," she says. "I look at nature: The harvest is over, and it's time to clear out. It's an opportunity to till the soil and plant the seeds for next year's harvest. Once we do this for ourselves, we can recommit to what is working for us and set ourselves up to get more of what nourishes us in our lives."
Step 4: Self-Study
As you go through the program, contemplate the ultimate question: "Why am I doing this?" By interrupting your normal patterns, cleansing provides a unique opportunity to practice svadhyaya, self-study. No matter what your motivation is—better health, a simpler life, a deeper yoga practice—you'll be amazed at the insights you can gain when you just slow down and start to listen."The body should be telling us all the time what to do and what not to do—it knows what's good for it and what is not," Svoboda says. "The key is to get out of your own way." And that is the point, says Blossom. "At the end of the cleanse, you should take a day to meditate and observe and to ask yourself: 'What are the things I'm doing to make my life the best it can be? What things am I doing to sabotage myself?'"
During a detox, Blossom encourages taking time to contemplate not only what you want for your own life but also what you want to put out into the world. If you can, pass a half or a full day in silence, and spend time in nature or journaling about your experience. Did the cleanse give you clarity about how you may be exerting energy in ways that don't serve you, and where you can use that energy more effectively, perhaps even to help a larger cause?
Get clear on the answers, and your life will get simpler: Do what works; don't do what doesn't. "When you temporarily change your daily routines, you open yourself up to seeing and feeling from new perspectives," Blossom says.
Rest and Restore by Scott Blossom
As you go through the Fall Detox program, you will be practicing yoga sequences that are designed to heat the body and facilitate the removal of waste and toxins. Make time for relaxation and restorative yoga to support the body during this process.
Practice the following restorative sequence daily during the program and plan to do an extended version of it on the last day of your cleanse.
These poses are designed to relax the nervous system and mind. There are a lot of props involved; they will allow you to sink deeply and deliciously into yourself. In each pose, you can also cover yourself with a blanket for greater comfort. Spend at least three to five minutes in each pose. As you become more comfortable with them, you can stay longer.
1. Salamba Viparita Karani (Supported Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose)
Set your mat vertically against a wall and place a bolster across it horizontally. Fold a blanket to the size of a bed pillow; then fold it again two-thirds of the way down so you have a thinner edge (for your neck) and a thicker edge (for your head). Sit on the bolster with your left hip against the wall. Tip back as you turn your legs up the wall, and lower yourself so that your middle and upper back are on the mat, and your head and neck are on the blanket, forehead slightly higher than your chin. Bend your knees and put your feet through a loop in the strap, tightening it gently around your shins, and reset your legs up the wall. Place another blanket across your torso and a sandbag on your pelvis. Put the eye pillow over your eyes and rest your hands by your sides.
2. Supported Sidebend
Sitting with your right hip against the bolster, lean to the right, placing your right hand on the far side of the mat as you lower down. Stretch your right arm straight along the ground and rest your head on your biceps. Then stretch your left arm overhead and place your palms together. With each exhalation, relax your entire body, paying special attention to your neck. When you're ready to switch sides, slowly turn your body facedown, and then gently press your hands into the ground to rise up. Repeat on the other side, and then take Child's Pose for a few breaths.
3. Salamba Mandukasana (Supported Frog Pose), variation
Come onto all fours, with knees wide and big toes touching. Place a bolster lengthwise between your knees and sit back on your heels. Walk your hands forward along the mat until your upper body comes down onto the bolster. Turn your head to one side and deeply relax. On each inhalation, follow the breath into your belly and low back. On each exhalation, release your knees, hips, shoulders, and neck. (Turn your head to the other side when you're halfway done.)
4. Salamba Bharadvajasana (Supported Bharadvaja's Twist), variation
Put a folded blanket at the bottom end of the bolster and sit with your left hip against the edge of the blanket. Turn from your belly toward the bolster, placing your hands on either side, and lean down slowly until your forehead touches. Turn your head to the right, tucking your chin slightly. Keep the back of the neck long and the front of the throat soft. Finally, place the eye pillow across the nape of your neck and rest your hands and forearms along the floor. Allow your breath to slow down and deepen; observe how your inhalations root your pelvis and gently enhance the turning sensation in the belly and shoulders. When you're ready, change sides.
5. Salamba Supta Baddha Konasana (Supported Reclining Bound Angle Pose)
Prepare a pillow as you did for the first pose and place it on the top end of the bolster. Sit with your back to the bolster; bring the soles of your feet together; and let your knees drop open, positioning a rolled blanket under each one. Lay a sandbag across your feet, and, using your hands behind you on the mat, slowly lower down onto the bolster. Adjust the head blanket so your forehead is higher than your chin, place an eye pillow over your eyes, and rest your hands on the ground. Allow your breath to slow down and deepen. With each exhalation, allow your abdomen to soften as much as possible.
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It has been 2 years since I ran my first marathon in October of 2010. Still cannot believe I did it.
After my first marathon, I made notes about the whole marathon training process. I will list them here, and hopefully they might be of some help to future marathoners.
1. The average person should have at least 1 year of a running base, before thinking about a marathon.
2. A seasoned runner/athlete could do it in 6 months or less, but 1 year is more preferable.
3. Nutrition is very important, with a diet high in carbohydrates being essential.
4. Trail running and hill training, help with strength and endurance. The downside, specifically for a road marathon, is that while you get stronger and have more endurance, you will be slow.
5. For road marathons, you must do some training on roads.
6. Schedule regular massages, if possible, during training and after the race.
7. Run races, such as, 5k, 10k, and 1/2 marathon, as part of your training regiment. The races help with boredom, and gets the body used to the excitement of marathon day. These training races help with nerves and adrenaline. They also help with getting used to drinking water on the run.
8. Cross- train, with the focus on weight training. This can definitely help with your preparation. Overall body strength is important in completing a marathon.
9. Your body can adapt to whatever training you throw at it.
10. Develop a realistic pace strategy. This is very important. 26.2 miles of running can be destroyed if you go out to fast. Better to go slow in the beginning, and to finish strong late.
11. In training for your first marathon, your primary goal is to finish the race in the time allocated. After completing your first one, you then can fine tune your training for future races.
12. Vary your training runs. One day go for speed, then maybe some hills, or run on different terrain.
13. Keep a training log. The log should include your daily nutrition and training regiment. A log really helps you see the progress you have made in your training.
14. Buy a heart rate monitor.
15. Listen and search for information from people who have run and completed a marathon. Knowledge is power.
16. Listen to your body, better to be safe than sorry.
17. Take rest days during your training. Your rest days are just as important as your daily runs.
18. Be positive!!! Mental toughness is what helps you through those last few miles.
19. Finally, if I can run a marathon, anybody can run one. So go for it!!!
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CWC launches $5 million grant program for flood-damaged businesses
By Lissa Harris
9/13/11 - 11:41 pm
9/13/11 - 11:41 pm
Scrambling to react quickly to the devastation wrought by Tropical Storms Irene and Lee, the Catskill Watershed Corporation held a special meeting on Tuesday, September 13, to create a grant program to help flood-damaged businesses in New York City's west-of-Hudson watershed rebuild.
In the meeting, the members of the CWC board -- most of whom are supervisors of watershed towns, along with representatives from New York City, New York State and the environmental community -- agreed unanimously to set aside $5 million in CWC Catskill Fund for the Future money for the new flood recovery program.
The grants, which will be limited to a maximum of $30,000 per business and one grant per land parcel, will be available to for-profit businesses to restore buildings that have been structurally damaged. Apartment buildings, trailer parks and other residential structures are not eligible; neither are multi-state franchises or national chains. Also, in order to receive a grant, the business itself must be located inside the New York City watershed line, even if it is already in a town that contains land in the watershed and is a member of the CWC.
At the meeting, CWC staffers told the board that the task of identifying the businesses that would receive grants would fall to town supervisors.
"I imagine the town supervisors are really familiar with what businesses in their town need to get their doors open," said CWC attorney Tim Cox.
The CWC will divide the money between the five counties that contain land inside the New York City watershed, in accordance with the amount of watershed land each county contains. Delaware County, over half of which is inside the watershed, will get $2,573,500. Ulster County will receive $1,029,500, Greene County will receive $931,500, Sullivan County will receive $245,000, and Schoharie County will receive $220,500.
Within each county, it will be up to the supervisors of the watershed towns to agree on how much grant money should be available to each town. And for each town, the supervisor -- in conjunction with the town board -- will identify a list of businesses eligible for grants, and present it to the CWC.
Restricting grant money to businesses inside the watershed, and distributing it to counties according to how much watershed land they contain, is consistent with one of the CWC's main goals: to help lighten the economic burden imposed on watershed towns by New York City-imposed land use regulations and land acquisition. But the flood damage caused by Irene and Lee wasn't confined to the New York City watershed, nor did it strike hardest in counties with a lot of watershed land.
Jim Eisel, supervisor of Harpersfield and chairman of the Delaware County Board of Supervisors, pointed to Sidney as an example.
"Sidney has a plant with 1,200 workers that's underwater. It's outside the watershed," he said.
Rich Parete, an Ulster County legislator who represents Marbletown, Hurley and Olive, pointed out that business districts in several Ulster County towns were struggling with flooding caused by New York City's reservoir system, even though they lie outside the watershed.
"If you look at the town of Marbletown, the city releases water out of the Esopus, and that causes terrible flooding to Marbletown. The town of Rochester. The town of Wawarsing -- Ellenville, Napanoch. Places along the Rondout or the Esopus Creek -- streams that come out of the reservoirs are destroying these towns," he said. "I totally understand the argument, but you're going to eliminate basically every town in Ulster County except Shandaken and Olive from getting any help," he said.
Nonprofits struggling too
Also left out of the grant program are nonprofit organizations, churches, and any residential property used for business, like rental apartments (although damage to a home-based business, such as a home office, may be covered by the program).
Executive director Alan Rosa said that the CWC was looking into ways to help nonprofits as well.
"There are nonprofits that are completely wiped out," he said, indicating the Open Eye Theater, located just across the street from the CWC offices in Margaretville. "We are not only trying to figure out something for the businesses, but the nonprofits as well, for assistance."
Rosa said that the CWC had received inquiries from potential high-level donors about donating to flood relief efforts. At the meeting, the board also approved a resolution establishing a separate CWC business recovery fund, which could accept donations from individuals or corporations.
"We're not trying to take it all over. There's a lot of other people trying to raise money and that's great, the more the merrier," he said. "But this has the potential of raising some real money to do some good."
Correction, 9/14: An earlier version of this story mistakenly identified Rich Parete as supervisor of Marbletown. He is an Ulster County legislator representing Marbletown, Hurley and Olive. Apologies for the error.
Below: The text of the approved resolution, including definitions of key terms and a description of the program.
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What did the post-9/11 border patrol surge of manpower and equipment achieve? Understanding its successes and failures could be crucial to the new immigration reform effort.
Shari V. Hill/Las Cruces Sun-News/AP
Travelers on Interstate 19 don't need any "Welcome to Mexico" signs to know that the border is near.
Twenty-five miles north of the line, a giant white canopy stretches over the northbound lanes, with green-shirted border patrol agents and drug-sniffing dogs buzzing around the checkpoint. Farther south in Nogales, Ariz., green-and-white border patrol vehicles are as conspicuous as yellow cabs in New York, and stadium lights trained on the border fence dwarf the rustic Sonoran homes below.
Ten years ago, the permanent checkpoint, the stadium lights, and the ubiquity of those green-and-white cars would have seemed jarring. But since 9/11, America's southern border has changed. President George W. Bush's most famous surge might have been in Iraq, but along the US-Mexican border, he also presided over a doubling of manpower and a shift in the border patrol's mission to make it a tool in the war on terror.
Now, as Washington considers immigration reform, the border patrol and its mission are again in the spotlight. Many Republicans say reform, without increased border security, is a nonstarter. But Mr. Bush's surge offers lessons about what can realistically be accomplished – and what tops an unfinished to-do list.
Statistical and anecdotal evidence show there has been progress in reining in illegal immigration, most agree. But there have been unintended consequences, such as the rise in human trafficking to avert the border buildup. Moreover, many stakeholders remain divided about whether the border needs even more attention, or whether the United States should shift its focus on immigration-enforcement efforts inward.
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Please read the whole informative article, its worth our time spent reading it, via EmpowHER :
" Staph infection and its evil sibling MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, are of deep concern in the medical world. The bacteria’s ubiquitous nature, uncanny hardiness, ability to evolve and potential for causing very serious health issues—including death—are reasons you should know about staph and MRSA if you’re considering plastic surgery.
The first thing to understand about Staphylococcus aureus is that the bacterium is everywhere. According to the Mayo Clinic, it’s very common on the skin and inside the nose of healthy people and most often poses no problem as long as immune systems are up to par. But bacteria can invade the body through cuts and abrasions, and when you’re vulnerable due to illness or a medical procedure, your system may not be able to fight off staph.
Plastic surgery can increase the risk of staph infection due to the one-two punch of surgical wounds and the fact that your immune system will work extra hard to help you recover. Staphylococcus aureus can travel to internal organs through the breathing tube, IV tube and catheter your plastic surgeon may use during your procedure."
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Professional Development Program
Learning Math Together
Problem Solving Strategies
Participants will solve challenging middle school and high school algebra, geometry, and probability problems and develop a supplemental curriculum outline supporting the development of mathematical approaches to problems. We will discuss how to support students developing high levels of competence and sophistication with a wide range of mathematical approaches from "guess and check" to "consider a simpler problem" to "analyze in terms of parity".
One of the interesting aspects of this course is that we will have a mix that includes graduate students from the Mathematics Learning and Teaching master's program (who are taking MTED 651: Problem Solving Strategies for graduate credit) and teachers from the wider Math Forum community (who are taking it for continuing education credits only). This should provide a nice sized group for interaction, along with useful variety in mathematical approaches and teaching experience.
download syllabus [pdf]
Who: Open to all teachers and tutors working with middle and high school mathematics.
When: New dates will be posted here soon for the next scheduled session. There will be approximately 30 hours of seat-work involved in this course.
Credit: All individuals who successfully complete this pass/fail course will receive a certificate indicating that they have completed 30 hours of professional development. This is equivalent to 3 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Note that CEUs can never be converted to graduate credits for this course.
Please email me with any questions.
Stephen Weimar, Director of the Math Forum
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The human body is complicated and needs a broad range of vitamins and nutrients.
These nutrients are essential in daily health and living. Our bodies also require different minerals that are present in every cell. Due to our fast paced world, we all have a hard time getting the vitamins we need and so do our children.
According to the USDA half of youngsters don’t get enough calcium, two-thirds are low on E and zinc, and one-third don’t have enough iron. Kids low on calcium and D may have weak bones that are more prone to break. Children with even mild anemia from low iron levels can have learning and behavior problems. And, since children are often picky eaters and exposed to extra germs, all while growing, they greatly benefit from vitamins and minerals.
What to look for in children’s vitamins
The next best thing to getting your nutrients from good food, is to get a food-based vitamin. These vitamins are recognizable to the human body on a molecular level, unlike synthetic (manmade) vitamins. This means that vitamins from a health food store are up to 70% more bioavailable than the vitamins you see advertised on t.v., or at chain stores. Supplements from a chain store may be less expensive, but you get what you pay for. For example, a calcium supplement from a chain store may be less expensive but what you may not realize is that it has not been molecularly distilled to remove mercury, while the one from the health food store has. It’s worth a few more dollars.
What to avoid in a vitamin
Read the ingredient list. You’ll be surprised how many vitamins have some form of sugar as one of the first ingredients. Avoid synthetic ingredients – they are difficult to digest and not as safe as supplements made from whole foods. Lastly, avoid the gummy. Not to be a downer, but we are doing our children a disservice to teach them that things like food and vitamins should be entertaining. They are also bad for teeth.
What kinds of supplements to get for your child
A good rule of thumb for both kids and adults is:
• essential fatty acids (EFAs)
• calcium/magnesium/vitamin D supplement
All as needed, depending on diet and state of health.
How healthy is your family’s diet? For example, if your family eats fish three times a week, you don’t need the EFA supplement. Do you allow your child to drink carbonated beverages? If so, they most likely need all of the supplements listed above, daily. (Natural News)
Well there you have it, very easy and simple the way it should be. Remember before changing your diet or adding anything new, talk to your doctor.
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Glastnost and Pennywort
> From: Mick Nally <mick at roch-inst_co.uk>
> Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 13:25:26 +0100 (BST)
> Subject: Glasnost
> In this new era of Glasnost I thought I should make a 'corydorus
> dash from the depths and de-lurk for few seconds!
> Hello plant people, I'm Mick Nally from Fife in Scotland. It ape
> that my nearest list neighbour so far is in Warsaw!
Welcome Mick, and glad you "delurked"! Your tank sounds
beautiful. IMO, high tech or low tech is not important, rare or
hard-to-grow plants are not important. What _is_ important is a
beautiful tank that brings enjoyment to its owner! Sounds like
you're an expert in those terms! Don't stay under that Anubias
leaf too long!
> From: "Edmund C. Hack" <echack at crl_com>
> Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1995 07:44:52 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: Sources for pennywort/ID questions
> I am currently messing around with a 10 gal. planted tank, tryin
> until I can get a space set up for a proper (75 gal or so) plant
> have a couple of plant questions. One plant I have seen in some
> Tetra books is Pennywort. Is there a US source of this? I would
> establish some at the front of the tank as a carpet.
Pennywort (Hydrocotyle) is available in this country. If you
can't find it from a mail order supplier, try your local Aquarium
Society. It often trades hands between hobbyists. Someone on the
list might even have some. ;-)
HOWEVER, the Hydrocotyle usually available is H. leucocephala,
which is really a floating plant. You can pin it down
temporarily, but it usually finds its way back to the surface
before too long. The other species sometimes seen are H.
verticillata and vulgaris. Neither are really tropical plants,
and do better in cooler water. Vulgaris will remain rooted, but
sends long stems up to the top of the water with its leaves.
Verticillata stays a little shorter, but it still wouldn't be one
of my choices for a foreground plant. In fact, H. leucocephala is
more attractive all the way around.
> Secondly, I bought a plant IDed at the store as "Pusillia sp.".
> plant with grasslike leaves about 3-5 mm across and 40-50 mm lon
> know what it might be?
Sounds more like a species name than a generic name to me. There
are several small grass like plants. We can guess better if we
know the root structure and how it was sold (potted, separate
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I wonder if Senator Wolf would be willing to disclose the same financial information on his business that he is asking home insurers to divulge on theirs? [Jan. 20, Page A:7] Is he willing to divulge, beyond what is required by law, how he arrived at a $120 airfare from Hyannis to Nantucket? I seriously doubt it. If I and 50 of my closest friends think that fare is outrageous should we expect the state to force him to reveal proprietary information crucial to the success of his business?
His story about the insurance cost of his home jumping 800 percent over 25 years is an incomplete narrative at best. Inflation alone would have doubled the original cost over that period and he fails to detail what improvements have been made. He also fails to mention that both the reconstruction cost and the market value of that home have increased dramatically over 25 years. What should his insurance cost be? I don’t know, but neither does he.
The same type of government-knows-best thinking resulted in Massachusetts auto insurance rates being some of the highest in the nation a few years ago. After the state finally woke up and allowed auto insurance companies to compete, guess what – rates dropped dramatically. So much so that average auto premiums in the state decreased 12.7 percent between 2007 and 2009. The national average for the same time period was 1.4 percent.
The reason was simple. The elimination of auto insurance price setting attracted 13 new insurance companies to the state. Competition works – government meddling stifles competition and raises prices.
The knee-jerk reaction of most Democrats is that anything that costs more than they think it should must be the result of some nefarious activity on the part of an offending company. The all-Democratic Massachusetts state government is a prime offender. Continuing to vilify the home insurance companies will cause the same thing to happen as state meddling in the auto insurance business. Businesses will say enough, stop competing for business in Massachusetts and prices will rise dramatically. Senator Wolf as a businessman must know this.
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Stage Theory is based on the idea that organizations pass through a series of steps or stages as they change.
After stages are recognized, strategies to promote change can be matched to various points in the process of change.
According to Stage theory, adoption of an innovation usually follows several stages.
Each stage requires a specific set of strategies that are contingent on the organization's stage of adopting, implementing, and sustaining new approaches as well as socioenviromental factors.
History, Key Concepts and Application of Stage Theory
While Kurt Lewin is credited for creating one of the earliest stage models, modern stage theory is based on both Lewin's work and Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations theory.
Four stages of Stage Theory:
- Awareness of a problem and possible solutions
- Decision to adopt the innovation
- Implementation that includes redefining the innovation and modifying organizational structures to accommodate it
- Institutionalization or making the innovation part of the organization's ongoing activities
There has been less research on the factors that influence how an organization moves from one stage to the next and more research on the activities that occur during each stage.
Different leaders or "change agents" within the organization assume leading roles during different stages.
Strategies that organizations use depends on their stage of change and whether the nature of the social environment surrounding the innovation is supportive or otherwise.
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Jan. 7, 2013 Religious groups aren't capturing the hearts of the millennial generation, and the Internet is partly to blame, says the author on a new book on building strong religious communities.
As part of her research for writing "Building Strong Church Communities: A Sociological Overview," Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis professor Patricia Wittberg examined nearly 700 surveys of Catholic parishes completed by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University.
Some of the questions Wittberg's book asks include: How close do Catholics feel to their parish community and how close do they want to feel? How has the parish role changed throughout history? What kind of community connections do Catholics want from their religious order? When is community connectedness both beneficial and not beneficial for a parish?
The youngest generational cohort of adults studied -- the millennials -- were the least attached to organized religion, said Wittberg, who teaches sociology in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI.
"Over 33 percent of them claim no affiliation, the highest percentage for well over 100 years," the sociologist said.
Wittberg's research is the first to compare the 700 surveys. While her data set had no new information on reasons for the decline, the sociologist uncovered several interesting previous studies on how the Internet is eroding both the authority of established religious leaders and the permanence of religious communities.
"Some of this (lack of affiliation) is due to the individualizing experience of accessing religion and spirituality via the Internet," Wittberg said. "On the Internet, seekers can pick and choose what kinds of doctrines appeal to them -- with little or no consideration of the official teachings of any church -- and they can join and leave religious online 'communities' much more easily."
The implications don't bode well for the future of religious groups, the author said.
"I believe that the survival and health of religious groups, including church congregations, requires that the next generations become members," she said. "So far, there is little to attract them."
In some of her background research, the sociologist discovered that the idea of improving church communities as communities was a fairly new one. It's easy to find books that help individuals better understand and grow in their religious worship, but books that focus on religious community are bit harder to come by, according to the IUPUI professor.
"In the past, Catholic as well as Protestant pastoral books, journal articles, workshops, etc. have focused on the spiritual needs of the individual," Wittberg said. "Little has been done to develop a similar repertoire that would help them look at the needs of religious groups."
Wittberg's aim is for her work to help religious groups thrive and grow and be healthy for their members.
Wittberg was inspired to tackle the project when she realized how few church people were aware of the extensive literature and research about community since Robert Putnam's 2000 book, "Bowling Alone," which problematized whether and to what extent the sense of community was being lost in the United States and if that was a good or bad thing. "I believed that the findings of this research could benefit church communities," she said.
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|Draft Shan charter
on the stands
Finally, after almost three years, the first part of the
first draft of the Shan State constitution prepared by its
exiled activists has been put out for public scrutiny, according
to reports received yesterday.
"People expected us to set down and write the draft
as soon as the Commission was formed in 2000", said Sao
Sengsuk a.k.a Khun Kya Nu, former Shan State Army leader and
son of one of Panglong signatories, Khun Kya Bu, in defense
of the alleged dawdling. "But drafting a constitution
is not just composing the document. Anyone with some basic
training can do it. The most important thing is what is known
That process involved capacity building for the members,
awareness raising among the grassroots and getting feedback
and input from various organizations, social institutions
professionals and village communities, according to him. "Dozens
of questionnaires dealing with different subjects: land, environment,
media, culture, human rights and others had to be explained
and discussed," he said. "And that took time and
"The reason is", the 68 year old chairman of Shan
State Constitution Drafting Commission, elected at a meeting
on 8-11 September 2000, said, "we want it to be a truly
people's constitution that is acceptable to the majority of
the people in Shan State. Accordingly, we have to encourage
as much participation of all sectors of our society and consensus
and that isn't a simple job under present circumstances."
Representatives from various organizations and the civil
society participating in the founding meeting had opted for
a "federal structure" and a "decentralized
system of administration."
The draft's Forward section contended Shan State has become
separate and independent as a result of the abrogation of
the 1948 Union Constitution by the 1962 coup leaders. The
Preamble section then allows for the choice of a political
status between a Nation and a constituent State.
The first chapter, Founding Provisions, suggests everyone
born before 1946, the year Shan principalities formed their
own council that was independent from the British rulers,
and their descendents as citizens of Shan State. Acquisition
of new citizenships "must be provided by national legislation."
The second chapter, Bill of Rights, deals with human rights.
Other chapters are still being drafted, Sao Sengsuk says.
The state constitution project is supported by the Canada-based
National Reconciliation Program, as a part of national reconciliation
and peace restoration process in Burma.
For further information, consult attachment and Sao Sengsuk
Draft Constitution #1
Constitution by Drafting Commission Shan State
The following draft is but a document, as an exercise, which
the people of Shan State may benefit by participating in drafting
the Shan State Constitution;
Through answering the questions posed by the Constitution
Drafting Commission, CDC-S;
Individual social civil organizations [Media, Women, Youth,
Environmental, Cultural, Civil servants and Professionals.];
As already presented in the Brief Background History of the
CDC-S's and elsewhere in its report paper on "Questionnaire";
Political parties and politically affiliated armed organizations.
The CDC-S in carrying out its 'Tasks', with the cooperation
of Shan State ethnic communities, their representatives being
members of the CDC-S, is trying its best to set a precedent
for future implementation of tasks given to the political
parties and people's representatives through democratic election
The practical implementation, the first tactical plan implementation
phase of its strategies, a bottom up approach, promoting ethnic
communities to have their own projects drawn up and integrated
in the CDCS project and actual implementation done by respective
group by themselves, has been completed to a certain satisfactory
level and thus the drafting of its Preamble, Chapter 1, the
founding provisions or Characteristics and Chapter 2, Civil
Rights Bill of Rights by referring to the feedback and input.
Some feedback and input were for other provisions and some
for the whole document [feedback and input of an elected representative
of National League for Democracy, Shan State, Aung San Suu
Kyi's political Party, elected in 1990].
The CDC-S is aware that there may be differences in interpretations,
approach and in essence between State Constitution Drafts
of all the 8 States forming the federal union of Burma. It
is aware that there is a need for understanding and differentiation
of Bottom-up, Horizontal and Top-down mechanisms and relativity
among and between them.
Policies and legislation are either to be derived from the
grassroots, which means the people in general or consent by
them through acceptable mechanism and devises.
Basically, all forums, seminars, consultations, ordinary
meetings and parliamentary or house meetings at different
levels are all horizontal processes.
Because, all participants have equal status in presenting
or objecting any proposals at these gatherings. And under
the prior accepted rules of a civil society. These gatherings
would share knowledge and experiences to devise mechanisms
either to serve the "Bottom Up" concept or the "Top
Normally, Civil Services are all "Top Down" institutions
to carry out the tasks of implementing the policies either
directly or indirectly derived from the "Bottom Up"
processes. The "Top Down" process is equally important
as that of the "Botom Up" process.
Therefore, it is very important to recognize that all the
three concepts are equal in value and that they are inseparably
The most fundamental principle of law is regarded by the
CDC-S as a SET OF RULES MADE BY A SOCIETY AND ACCEPTED BY
THAT SOCIETY. The fundamental principle of the aim of law
is JUSTICE and JUSTICE is the acceptability of the rules aimed
to achieve it by various communities and societies living
together in a shared land. Therefore, rules and regulations,
although accepted by a majority, could be rejected by a small
community or communities to safeguard their security and existence.
Rejection could come through by a referendum even at the community
level. Hence, referendum is one of the mechanisms that could
be used at local, state or federal level to ensure justice.
But the application of referendum at different level must
be clearly and specifically stated in the constitution and
its guideline to organic law legislation.
The assertion of drafting the constitution from the top,
then through the constitution, giving away powers to the bottom
is contrary to the principle of sovereign powers belong to
the people. Or the sovereign powers derived from the people.
In fact, sovereign powers is shared among civil governmental
institutions, the legislature, the judiciary, the executive
and the people themselves. Although, conceptually, the people
are sovereign. The people shared their sovereign powers with
the three governmental institutions. Retaining residual powers
through constitutional arrangement. This is done through provisions
of referendum requirements.
However, the CDC-S will concentrate only on a [legal and
extra legal document] constitution for Shan State and her
people. The document itself will reflect a federal structure.
It could be used as a basis for any larger federation through
modification to meet the needs. Modifying such as powers given
to the federal level and retaining residual powers for the
Shan written history, according to Shan academics on history
and culture, could be traced back up to 4,500 years. The history
of Shan empires was recorded by Asian and western historians.
Present Shan State was a separate entity up to 1947 when
she joined with other states to form the federal Union of
Burma, through Panglong Agreement, and to get independence
from British colonial rule. The Panglong Accord was never
fully honored by the Burman dominated rulers since her independence
from Britain. To remedy the weaknesses in the 1948 Constitution
of the Federal Union of Burma, aimed to reflect the Panglong
Agreement, the leaders of constituent states gathered at Taunggyi,
the capital of Shan State, to amend the constitution of the
federal union. They came up with a proposal known as a Federal
Proposal for the Union of Burma. This was wrongfully accused
by the military as a separatists move by the Shans. Shan State
could in fact use the right of secession provided in the 1948
constitution chapter 10 Article 202 to secede from the union.
But, the Shan leaders chose to organize the other constituent
states' legitimate leaders to gather at its capital and together
tried to amend the fundamentally flawed 1948 constitution
instead. That was an official legitimate action of the Shan
leaders together with other leaders of the constituent states
It was in fact an action, which could be considered, to remedy
the constitutional crisis of that time. This action was fully
democratic and legal.
In 1962 after the military coup d'etat led by General Newin,
the constitution of the Union of Burma 1948 that guaranteed
the right of secession for Shan State, agreed at Pang Long
Conference in 1947 and some other states was abrogated. His
action amount to breach of Panglong Agreement and 1948 constitution,
thus the federal Union of Burma became defunct. Which means
the constituent states of the federal union automatically
and legally became separated and independent.
International cold war period political conditions at that
time made it impossible for the international community to
recognize the facts concerning Burma and her constituent states.
We, the people of Shan State, based on our conviction that
Shan State belongs to the people of Shan State who lives in
it since time immemorial and are
Sovereign resolve to establish a Nation/State ensuring social
justice and fundamental human rights based on democratic values;
Lay foundation for a civil society where participatory and
inclusiveness is encouraged;
Limiting and clear separations of the powers of governmental
institutions; Enhance the will of the people and every citizen
is equal and equally protected by law; and
Through especially elected representatives for drafting,
approved by freely elected representatives Parliament? and
Unity in diversity adopted this constitution.
Shan State [Name of the country agreed at CDC-S and from
1. Shan State is founded on the following values: -
1.1. A federal structure and a democratic decentralized administrative
1.2. Advancement of freedoms and fundamental human rights
ensuring human dignity.
1.3. Supremacy of constitution and the rule of law.
1.4. Inclusive and participatory in accordance with universal
suffrage, a multi-party system of democratic civil governance
based on transparency, accountability, receptive and responsiveness.
1.5. Non- Racial discrimination and gender equality.
1.6. People of Shan State are sovereign.
1.7. Sovereignty is applied through the provisions of this
constitution and legislation of its organic laws.
1.8. The territory of Shan State is as it was in 1922 when
Federated Shan States was formed. [Approximately over 64,000
square miles or 160,000 square kilometers.]
Supremacy of constitution
2. This constitution is the supreme law of Shan State; any
law or conduct
Inconsistent with this constitution is invalid and the obligations
imposed by it must be duly met through legislation of its
organic law or provided by law.
2.1. All ethnic races of Shan State born in Shan State before
Their direct descendents are entitled to be common nationals/
Citizens of Shan State.
2.2. All citizens are: -
2.2. [A] Equally entitled to the rights, privileges and benefits
of Citizenship; and
[B] Equally subject to the duties and responsibilities of
[C] Acquisition, loss and restoration of Citizenship must
be Provided by the National Legislation.
National Flag is as it is now and proclaimed since 11 February
3.1. 5 feet long, 3 feet wide, yellow color band at the top,
green color band at the center, red color band at the bottom
and one and a half feet in diameter white circle at the center
of the flag.
3.2. The yellow color on top is the symbol of high respect
for religions; the green color is the symbol of respect for
the country of the Shan people, where the land is always green
and prosperous and her people's love for nature and environment;
the red band symbolizing the courage of her people in protecting
the country; the white circle at its center is the symbol
of her people's love for peace, purity and tranquility.
4.1. The National Anthem of Shan State is as it is now which
was adopted at 1947 Panglong Conference.
4.2. Other ethnic races of Shan State may translate the National
Anthem, Which is presently in Dai Language, to their respective
dialect for Local use. Present tune must be maintained for
the sake of solidarity.
4.3. A New National Anthem could be adopted through Head of
5. Head of State/President shall proclaim after parliamentary
6. Head of State /President shall proclaim after parliamentary
A multi-ethnic Nation/State
7.1. Shan State is a multi-ethnic Nation/State.
7.2. Through National legislation, promote and ensure respect
for Indigenous languages. Indigenous religions, cultures,
customs and Traditions.
BILL OF RIGHTS
8.1. Human dignity is inherent rights of every human being
and this Rights must be respected and protected.
8.2. Human dignity, liberty and security of the person must
be protected by national legislation.
8.3. Freedom of informed choice must be provided through National
8.4. All the people of Shan State regardless of gender, religion,
ethnicity, birth or social status, without discrimination,
are equal before the Law.
8.5. Each and everyone of the people of Shan State have equal
opportunity to choose his/her profession and livelihood.
8.6. Every person has the right to life.
Freedom and Security:
8.7. The rights of freedom and security of the person must
not be deprived of arbitrarily without a just cause provided
Religion and belief:
8.8. Every person has the right to freedom of religion and
Freedom of expression and information:
8.9. Every person has the right to freedom of expression.
8.10. Every person has the right to information.
[b] Receive or share information
[c] Artistic creativity
[d] Academic and scientific research
Freedom of Assembly:
8.11. Every person has the right to assemble for an unarmed
peaceful demonstrations to present petitions oppose or support
a cause as provided by law.
Freedom of Association:
8.12. Every person has the right to freedom of association,
political social or civil organizations. To establish or participate
in these organizations as provided by law.
Freedom of movement and residence:
8.12. Every citizens of Shan State has the right to leave,
remain or reside anywhere in Shan State.
8.13. Every citizen has the right to all official papers issued
to a citizen as provided by law.
Freedom of trade:
8.14. Every citizen has the right to choose his or her trade
freely as provided by law.
8.15. For fair labor practices and labor benefit the national
legislation must provide necessary laws through national legislation.
Land and property ownership rights:
8.16. Every citizen has the right to ownership of land and
property according to the customary or traditional law of
communities living in Shan State before 1946 and their descendents.
8.17. National legislation may provide laws for the ownership
of Land to the citizens of Shan State for fair and just distribution
8.18. Every citizen has the right to ownership of property
as prescribe by law.
8.19. No law shall override the sub-article 8.16, except laws
provided for financial reparation for the land and property
lost; And for the sake of public and national security interests.
Right to environmental protection:
8.20. Every citizen has the right and duty to protect the
environment for the sake of the right to health and well-being
8.21. A local community of Shan State has the right to initiate
laws directly to the national legislation for the protection
of their environment, forest or biodiversity.
8.22. A local community of Shan State has the right to reject
the national legislation, if it deems unjust, for the protection
of their immediate environment, through local level referendum.
The right to informed choice.
8.23. Every citizen has the right to informed choice. Access
to information held by the state or other sources required
for the protection of any rights.
8.24. The state must provide adequate necessary information
on all subjects as provided by law.
8.25. No legislation may deprive of this right except at certain
period of national security crisis.
8.26. The declaration of the period of national security crisis
must not exceed six months consecutively. Declaration of it
or extension of it must go through parliamentary process of
8.27. Both Houses must clearly define "National Security"
and "National Security Crisis" and must be approved
by National Referendum.
The right to be served by the Public Institutions.
8.28. Every citizen has the right to be served by all level
of Public Institutions.
8.29. The legislation must provide necessary laws and guideline
for ministerial and departmental regulations to make all public
servants to responsibly serves every citizen.
Rights Abuse Prevention Measure.
8.30. National Legislature must provide appropriate rights
abuse prevention laws for all citizens regardless of origin,
gender, believe, religion, culture, tradition, social status,
children, old age, indigenous or minorities.
Human Rights Promotion Measure.
8.31. A national human rights commission must be established,
and through due process of national legislature, appropriate
empowerment to the commission must be made as soon as the
national legislature came into being.
8.32. Constituent States' and local level human rights commissions
must be established to ensure justice, check and balances.
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The reasons have more to do with economy than ecology, explained my server and a fellow customer at the counter. Overwrapping the leaf with paper and cinching it with string helps contain the nacatamal's girth — it's considerably larger than tamales found elsewhere in Central America — and seal moistness and flavor inside. Those extra centavos for paper and string do add up, however, and back home the consensus seems to be that investment is better directed toward the product than the packaging.
Not that this nacatamal ($4.50) stinted on the stuffing. It included a big hunk of pork, only a portion of which is visible in the cutaway view below, as well as tomato, perhaps a slice of potato, raisins, and olives. The surrounding masa, which typically includes milk and lard as well as corn flour, was very soft, like mashed potatoes. You'd want to eat a nacatamal sitting down, and after polishing one off, you might want to remain sitting down, at least for a little bit.
3780 Mission St. (Miguel-Park Sts.), San Francisco
(From an August 2011 visit)
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Flash reality sinks in at Diskcon
- — 25 September, 2009 07:49
Solid-state storage earned a hot technology's badge of honor -- a backlash -- on Wednesday at the Diskcon conference in Santa Clara, California.
Storage components based on NAND flash chips have recently been promoted as an alternative to spinning HDDs (hard disk drives) in netbooks, laptops, servers and enterprise storage platforms.
Flash advocates claim they offer higher performance and greater reliability because there are no moving parts.
But on Wednesday, even companies that are selling flash-based products cautioned that certain benefits may come only for certain applications or aren't here yet at all.
It's "stupid" to use SSDs in a network-attached storage device that overwrites a large amount of data over and over, because of the tendency of flash chips to wear out every time data is written to them, said Mike Workman, chairman and CEO of storage equipment maker Pillar Data Systems.
Workman, who helped create IBM's storage business, believes good engineering will eventually overcome flash's limitations but complained that the market today is consumed by hyperbole.
"One of the claims is that because the SSD's solid-state, it's more reliable. Bullshit. It's not," Workman told attendees. "I'll tell you right now, the data that I have in the lab, it should make the solid-state guys be embarrassed," he said.
"The solid-state guys'll win," Workman said. "But they're not there yet."
Workman's company didn't come to the conference as a rival to flash vendors. Pillar already offers flash options on its storage platforms. But Workman emphasized that the new technology is just one component of an overall enterprise storage strategy.
An executive of another seller of SSDs, flash chip vendor Smart Modular Technologies, issued her own caveats about them.
Flash chips deliver spectacular performance while in a "virgin" state, when the first bits are being written to them, but their write speed falls off dramatically within hours, as new bits are written over on the same silicon, said Esther Spanjer, Smart's director of SSD technical marketing.
Likewise, SSDs may run much faster on sequential than on random tasks, so a user's results will vary based on what kinds of loads their applications present, she said.
Today, makers of flash silicon may test their products with any combination of tasks and configurations, because there are no standard benchmarks, she said.
"Things are pretty much all over the map, and it can be very confusing" for makers of storage platforms that want to use flash in them, Spanjer said. The Storage Networking Industry Association and other organizations are working on these standards, she said.
A deal that Smart announced on Tuesday marked a breakthrough for a new approach to flash storage. The company agreed to buy flash controllers from SandForce, which claims it has the technology to make flash price-competitive for a wide range of enterprise uses.
Its controllers manage MLC (multilevel cell) flash, the high-volume, relatively inexpensive type used in consumer products such as portable media players.
Thad Omura, SandForce's vice president of marketing, told the conference that only MLC flash can compete with HDDs on cost.
Most enterprise products today use SLC (single-level cell) flash, which will never fall to the needed price levels because it's a specialized product, Omura believes.
SLC flash stores only one bit per cell, so it packs less capacity into a given space. But this type is used on enterprise products because it's better-suited to both reading and writing data, and less prone to flaws that can reduce a chip's capacity over time.
SandForce's controllers are designed to manage MLC chips so they last longer. Smart will use the SandForce controllers in enterprise SSDs built with its MLC flash chips.
Enterprises may eventually embrace MLC flash, especially in products such as midpriced x86 servers, where buyers concentrate on price, said TrendFocus analyst John Chen, who spoke at Diskcon. But the controller's ability to prevent chip degradation will be key to flash storage, he added.
"I think it's all about the controller," Chen said. SandForce isn't alone in trying to leverage low-cost MLC silicon, with bigger vendors such as Marvell developing such controllers too, he said.
The next big step will be for more vendors to qualify their flash storage products for enterprise environments, a process that should bear fruit next year, Chen said.
Despite these technical concerns, next year should be a big one for enterprise flash.
Most of the major enterprise storage vendors have put flash offerings on the market this year, and the partnership announced last year between Intel and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is on track to deliver its first products in the first half of next year, said Dean Amini, director of enterprise product marketing at Hitachi GST.
Intel already sells flash silicon for enterprise storage.
The companies plan to make flash products, in HDD form factors, that match the performance of Fibre Channel HDDs under any type of workload, according to Amini.
A slide of technical goals showed they plan to offer advanced power management and MTBF (mean time between failures) of 2 million hours.
The enterprise flash business is in such an early stage that the dominant provider of chips, STEC, even welcomes competitors.
"The industry and the market is growing rapidly ... and I think adding another credible vendor, somebody that can pass the qualifications, will just increase the market even more," said Scott Stetzer, STEC's director of marketing for enterprise SSD products.
Diskcon concludes on Thursday.
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Our motto is keep an open mind, our method is dialogue, our approach is a contemporary one.
The Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein’s special focus is contemporary art and its roots in modernism. Through presentations of works from the private collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein it also creates a link with the work of Old Masters. The Kunstmuseum develops its programme with a view to its dual role as both a national gallery and an educational institution.
Using our thematically oriented collection we aim to create new perspectives which allow the familiar and the unfamiliar, the old and the new, the local and the international to be seen in a new light. This creates complex, challenging situations that enable museum visitors to participate actively and develop new ways of seeing.
Our method is bringing together contemporary architecture, specific forms of presentation, a welcoming atmosphere and varied public programmes. Our goal is for this focus on art and its meanings to be taken up as an inspirational challenge.
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Barbados calls for dialogue with the youth reeling from unemploymentListen /
Caribbean States this week expressed their concerns about youth unemployment and the current global economic situation to the 101st session of the International Labour Organisation Conference in Geneva.
Barbados' Minister of Labour and Social Security Esther Byer-Suckoo warned that the global financial crisis has led to the loss of many jobs, particularly among the vulnerable youth. She said Youth unemployment is reported as being three and in some cases, five times higher than adult unemployment.
Esther Byer-Suckoo: Accentuated by the slow pace of recovery globally, young people are becoming marginalised, despondent and cynical about the future with a rise in welfare dependence, political upheaval and youth protests as seen recently across the world. We then must ensure dialogue with our young people at this time. The Cabinet of Barbados has approved a national youth policy which identifies youth unemployment as a strategic area of concern. Because this policy was formulated after indepth consultations with youth organizations and young people generally, we are confident that our National Youth Policy and our strategies will address the concerns of our youth.
NAR: The Barbados Labour Minister commended the ILO for returning the topic of youth unemployment to the agenda of the international Labor conference since it was last featured in 2005. And she turned her attention to the question of social protection.
Esther Byer-Suckoo: Barbados has a well-developed programme designed to alleviate poverty and exclusion, encourage human resource development and encouraged greater labour market participation, employability and productivity. Barbados' social protection measures include low-income housing, free health care and education, welfare provision for food, rent and subsistence and income replacement to the sick, disabled and the unemployed, having recently extended the unemployment benefit from 26 weeks to 40 weeks. We also increased by 25 per cent, the minimum wage for shop assistants, some of our most vulnerable workers. These measures are not to be seen as a handout but as an investment designed to provide a cushion during the crisis and a springboard for a better future.
NAR: Minister Esther Byer-Suckoo said Barbados proposes a National Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy and the elaboration of a National Social Policy Framework.
This is Donn Bobb reporting.
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PHOENIX -- Urgent care facilities, doctor's offices and hospital ERs are filled with those who think they have the flu.
But, RN Ashley Bergeron of Banner Baywood Medical Center in Mesa says flu season is still a few weeks away. She said most people are coming down with respiratory infections or a type of stomach virus which they mistake for the flu.
Bergeron said the best way to avoid getting sick during the winter, or at anytime of year, is to thoroughly wash your hands often during the day. She adds that no matter what your symptoms are, seek medical help if they don't get better after three or four days.
There's a chance some of the Valley's stomach problems could have come courtesy of Fiesta Bowl fans from Oregon, where doctors have been dealing with an outbreak of the norovirus.
Often called the "cruise ship disease" because it spreads so quickly in crowds, the norovirus usually isn't prevented from normal flu shots that many get.
In Portland, Ore. there have been 75 confirmed cases since Christmas and Dr. Jamie Schlueter of Providence Portland Medical Center warns that the virus can hit the same person a number of times as their immune system is weakened.
Now there's a concern that the close quarters of the Fiesta Bowl could help the nasty stomach virus spread to Arizonans and fans of Oregon's football foe, Kansas State.
As with any stomach virus, Bergeron advises drinking plenty of liquids to avoid getting dehydrated.
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Russian weapons knowledge put to peaceful work
Scientists in the Russian Federation who spent years researching and building biological weapons are now applying their knowledge to develop a promising cleanup solution for sites polluted with oil.
This project to develop oil-eating microbes has captured the interest of a U.S. industry partner and is just one example of how the U.S. Department of Energy's Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention (IPP) is facilitating the creation of stable, nondefense jobs for former weapons designers and scientists.
The IPP is a collaborative program among DOE's national laboratories; institutes and facilities that formerly produced weapons of mass destruction in Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine; and U.S. industry. "The program is designed to convert the jobs, infrastructure and human resources of former weapons complexes into new products and business opportunities," said Patricia Godoy-Kain, who manages activities at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory that are part of the IPP program.
"Finding a way to help people with expertise in developing weapons use their knowledge and skills to create innovative new products results in a real win-win situation," she said. "Their economy benefits from new commercial opportunities, businesses gain access to new and improved products and weapons experts who would otherwise be out of work are finding scientifically challenging opportunities—decreasing the chance they would be forced to sell their expertise to rogue nations due to lack of income."
When the IPP was started, it was focused on preventing the spread of nuclear weapons technology. It has since grown to prevent the proliferation of biological and chemical weapons as well. Pacific Northwest is the technical lead for all biological and chemical projects within the program.
"We evaluate project proposals, validate that qualified scientists are participating on the projects and ensure that all proposals meet the format and content requirements of the IPP program for potential commercialization," Godoy-Kain said.
In total, the IPP program has engaged more than 4,400 former weapons scientists and technicians since it was introduced in 1994. DOE has provided the program with $114 million in funding and financed more than 400 projects.
Doing some dirty work
In the oil cleanup project, Russian scientists identified five strains of useful microbes. In collaboration with Pacific Northwest and an industry partner, they are now trying to determine the optimum combination and concentrations for destroying oil in contaminated water and soil under specific conditions.
The technology was successfully field tested in Russia and will be tested further in the United States within the next year. Pacific Northwest helped locate an industry partner in the United States that is interested in applying the microbes at different types of sites where oil contamination is found.
Pacific Northwest, JSC Biochimmash and a U.S. industry partner are demonstrating SYMBIOT—a plant growth stimulator developed through the IPP program. SYMBIOT increases seed germination, tilling and seed production for perennial seed crops.
Weapons for pesky pests
A research project involving Pacific Northwest and industry partners is focused on identifying insect-specific anti-metabolites so that peptides from insects can be used to control agricultural pests.
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|Description||Gallery II will feature a group photography exhibition comprised of 23 artists entitled Spinning Yarns. As visual storytellers, the artists utilize aspects of open narrative to address their personal experiences, beliefs, and imagination to the viewer. By layering visual information within their art, the artists build a sense of anticipation for the audience. The beauty of storytelling is that the photograph often becomes what the viewer wants it to become. The museum will host a gallery talk on February 21, 5:30 – 7:00pm.
The Martin Museum of Art is located in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the Baylor University campus. HOURS for this exhibition are 10am-6pm Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. 10am-7:30pm on Thursday. 10am-4pm on Saturday. 1-4pm on Sunday. The museum is closed during university holidays. Admission is free and all events are open to the public, unless specified. For more information call 254-710-1867 or visit the museum website at www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum.
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Syria Creates Hand-Wringing, But No Intervention | NPR
By Corey Flintoff
The fighting in Syria has been escalating. The U.N. peace effort is in shambles. And there’s no appetite right now for outside military intervention.
The Syrian crisis is prompting renewed calls for international action, and there have been plenty of dire warnings and lots of hand-wringing. But after a decade of fighting in the broader region, the United States and its Western allies have shown no interest in getting involved in another military adventure in a Muslim country.
Photo: Anonymous/ AP
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Like Science Fiction? Try these!
hope that you will enjoy reading some of these books.
Unwind by Neal Shusterman.
In a future world where those between the ages of thirteen and eighteen can have their lives "unwound" and their body parts harvested for use by others, three teens go to extreme lengths to uphold their beliefs--and, perhaps, save their own lives.
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer.
In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patron, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card.
An outstanding tale of the child-hero Ender Wiggin, who must fight a desperate battle against a deadly alien race if mankind is to survive. Ender reappears in many other books by Orson Scott Card.
The Compound by S.A. Bodeen.
After his parents, two sisters, and he have spent six years in a vast underground compound built by his wealthy father to protect them from a nuclear holocaust, fifteen-year-old Eli, whose twin brother and grandmother were left behind, discovers that his father has perpetrated a monstrous hoax on them all.
H.I.V.E.: Higher Institute of Villainous Education by Mark Walden.
Swept away to a hidden academy for training budding evil geniuses, Otto, a brilliant orphan, Wing, a sensitive warrior, Laura, a shy computer specialist, and Shelby, an infamous jewel thief, plot to beat the odds and escape the prison known as H.I.V.E. The sequel to H.I.V.E. is called The Overlord Protocol.
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"Did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?"
9/11. Of course you remember where you were. That day was a summons, a call; many answered it, in many different ways. Our team is here because of it. In all probability, so are you.
This September 11th we honour those who answered that call, and those who answer it still. Amidst the clamour and tumult of all the 9/11 related posts and articles over the past 4 years, some stand out and speak more truly to the essence of that dark day - and the challenges that lie before us still.
All of us are called on define the parts we play, and the exchanges we will make. What part will you play? "Ah," you say, "but I'm not a writer, or a hero." Funny, but I've got a few people in here who would have said the very same thing.
- Today's required reading: I'd argue that it's science fiction author Dan Simmons' story "The Time Traveler" - and its follow-up.
- In addition to the main war, let's not forget the fight against the usual assortment of fools and quislings at home. As allegation that the US government was behind 9/11 become more mainstream on the Left, we recommend Popular Mechanics' definitive new book that covers the various conspiracy theories out there as only dedicated engineers can: Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand up to the Facts. Yeah, we'd noticed that.
- Screw the 9/11 Commission. Eminent military historian and classics scholar Victor Davis Hanson mercilessly lashes 25 bipartisan years of foolishness and inaction in The Fruits of Appeasement. Democrat and Republican adminstrations alike find themselves squarely in his sights, as VDH methodically dissects the follies that have led us to this point in history.
- Bill Roggio and Marvin Hutchens, meanwhile, offer a Flash presentation that chronicles the Islamist war on Terra - before 9/11, and after. (Warning: graphic footage)
- United Flight 93. The first victory. Even Dave Barry got serious for a change and wrote about their story last year. Cox & Forkum has a 2005 cartoon and more links for y'all.
- Hugh Hewitt offers some thoughts on the New Realism in America, triggered by the growing realization (despite the best efforts of many to downplay it) of the true nature and depth of our enemies. We'll see, but Stanley Kurtz' Memoirs of a Gloomy Hawk does come to mind as a theme with legs.
- Tarek Heggy offers a ray of hope from his home in Cairo. "Why Do I Write" could just as easily be titled "Why Do I Fight" the denial, religious intolerance, human rights abuses, and backwardness that afflict his part of the world.
- Here are some additional thoughts from Khaled Abou El Fadl, a noted Muslim thinker and human rights activist, on "Islam and the Challenge of Democracy." The post also includes a report on the progress, challenges, and shortcomings among reformers in Egypt and the Palestinian "Authority". Some of them mirror the progress and shortcomings of the Free Muslim Coalition Against Terrorism; see this comments discussion for more.
- In 2003, Dan Darling took a look at al-Qaeda's key enablers and possible co-conspirators for September 11. Where were they now, after 2 years of the War on Terror? In 2004, he offered us something else: a roster of the al-Qaeda leaders we've killed or captured since 9/11. In 2005, it was Where the Enemy Stands, 4 Years On. And the war continues....
- A complete 9/11 timeline. Bet there's some stuff in there you weren't aware of.
- We would be deeply remiss without mentioning Morgan Stanley hero Rick Rescorla, who refused to leave until he was sure all his people were out. He's still there. Those who served with him in Vietnam say he was the bravest men they had ever seen. On 9/11, he proved it again. Read. This. Story.
- And Abe Zelamowitz, of course, "The Saint of the Burning Towers" who chose to wait inside with his disabled friend and refused to leave.
- There were many tributes after September 11. But here's the greatest eulogy I've ever heard or read. It's for Capt. Francis J. Callahan of Engine Company 40 and Ladder Company 35, FDNY, who perished Sept. 11.
- For equally impressive accounts, in 2003 the New York Times offered these reconstructions of some of the heroism displayed by Port Authority workers and others who didn't make it out. Two of those notable others were Frank De Martini, an architect, and Pablo Ortiz, a construction inspector. See also the interactive features in their 9/11 portal page sidebar.
- In 2005, Tigerhawk writes about his cousin Welles Crowther, who died saving people in the towers. He appeared out of the chaos as "the man in the red bandana", issuing crisp instructions, guiding the injured, speaking with command but wearing no official rescue gear. "Anyone who can walk," he said, "walk down the stairs. Anyone who can walk and help someone else, help. There are people here you cannot help anymore, so don't try to." As Tigerhawk's email notes: "Since various agencies that recognize individual heroism (Carnegie, for example) have elected not to make distinctions between the "sheep" and the "sheepdogs" on September 11, we need to find our own comfort in unofficial recognition." Unfortunately.
- Reid "Photodude" Stott did us all very proud with "It's OK, I'm With the Firemen..." Photodude methodically retraces fellow photographer Bill Biggart's final steps, and narrates this utterly riveting story with the help of the recovered images taken from Bill's camera and others.
- The Wall St. Journal won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage. Its offices were in the complex. See esp. Daniel Henninger's article I Saw It All. Then I Saw Nothing.
- GayPatriot: What 9/11 Taught Me About Dancing. He has 3 people to remember from 9/11. Smoking can save your life, a wonderful teacher was lost, and a great American hero was found when he joined his last team. They'd all be proud of GayPatriot's 2004 remembrance. (Hat Tip: Instapundit)
- NY Times' outstanding "Portraits of Grief" series includes obits and anecdotes for everyone who perished on 9/11. Including Dave Barkway. Rest in peace, my friend.
- Gerald Van Der Leun remembers where he was in New York that day. He even kept a diary.
- The falling. Dear Lord. Jeff Jarvis tells us more than we want to know - but the thing is, it's true. It's real. If there's any ray of comfort in this post, it's his explanation of why the NYC Medical Examiner won't classify any of those 200 or so people (!!!) as "jumpers" or "suicides." A seemingly-trivial thing, but in my religion that would matter a lot.
- WeckUpToThees! Some Americans have taken to calling Sept. 11 Patriots Day. Fuz reminds us that the holiday name is already taken, and not to be disturbed.
- 2006 RE: "The Path to 9/11." I think semi-fictional "docu-dramas" are a TERRIBLE way to cover recent political events, of any sort. TV networks should not be making stuff up and presenting it as anything approach a historical narrative. Period. Especially when they could have run equally riveting and 100% true incidents from Clinton's tenure to illustrate his utter failure over almost his entire term in dealing with Bin Laden and al-Qaeda. Dean Barnett seems to agree.
- Here in 2006, the US military has a web site devoted to the 5th anniversary of the attack. Lots of accounts, profiles, and commentary re: 9/11 and after. Five Years Ago: A day we will never forget.
- The very best 9/11 site done using text rather than pictures and sound? I've given it a lot of thought, and I vote for Jeff Gates' Dichotomy pairings page - very real and very artistic all at the same time.
- Jane Galt's blog was originally "Live from WTC" - written every day from a trailer at Ground Zero. She led us to an outstanding 7MB ushost.net presentation about 9/11, made shortly after the attack. It's no longer online (anyone know where to find a copy?), but for lower bandwidth types, Donald Sensing has a photo set for you.
- I'll leave the final image to Patti Davis, President Ronald Reagan's famously leftist daughter. "There was no announcement, but there was a flag. It was large and tattered, lashed to a wooden pole. The arms waving it were thin and dirty. They belonged to a homeless man whom I had seen before along that same stretch of highway; usually, he held a cardboard sign asking for money. Now, in the early dawn, while California was waking up to what New York already knew - that America had been horribly wounded and might never be the same again - this man had found a flag somewhere and was waving it like a proud soldier, announcing to passersby that he loved the country whose streets he calls home."
- The innovative techniques and approaches used in building the Twin Towers...
- ...And the mechanics and science behind their fall.
- Perhaps you'd prefer a fast graphic depiction? from Tim Wilkinson's work at the University of Sydney.
- USA Today explains what happened and reconstructs the journeys of several survivors. Their investigative journalism here was top notch. Too bad they've pulled or hidden some of their great multimedia links, but the linked articles are uniformly excellent.
- "Hijackers Surprised To Find Selves In Hell." Priceless satire, written as only The Onion can. "I was told that these Americans were enemies of the one true religion, and that Heaven would be my reward for my noble sacrifice," said Alomari, moments before his jaw was sheared away by faceless homunculi. "But now I am forced to suckle from the 16 poisoned leathern teats of Gophahmet, Whore of Betrayal, until I burst from an unwholesome engorgement of curdled bile. This must be some sort of terrible mistake...."
- Rand Simberg also has a satire for the 2 year anniversary. It makes its point. In case that point wasn't blindingly clear to you, however, he explains in 2005 and provides a link to other posts he's done in the same genre.
- Also in the "too true to be funny" category is this fictional account, in which the terrorists were caught and 9/11 thwarted. Naturally, ridicule, protests, recriminations, and apologies follow. It was published in The Vallejo Times-Herald (California).
- A firsthand account. From the 51st floor. Draws you in tighter, the more you read it.
- Steven Den Beste explains the initial strategy for the War on Terror, from root causes to goals to approach. Really. We didn't know at the time what it was really costing him to post this stuff. Tigerhawk would later update it, and meet with Den Beste's full approval. Note that the "Plan B" exposition would (will?) be a lot shorter and more to the point.
- For deeper background, here are some reading recommendations: some key articles on our "must-read" list - or would you prefer some key blog posts that summarize the war's goals and stakes in "3 Touchstones, 3 Conjectures"? We've also got a piece that covers America's new post-9/11 foreign policy doctrine, and the scope of the threat we all face. Will The Bush Doctrine, like the Truman Doctrine before it, eventually become bipartisan?
- Ladies & Gentlemen, I give you editorial cartoonists Cox & Forkum. Sometimes a picture really is worth 1,000 words - but the 2 they added make all the difference (Hat Tip: alphapatriot).
- Doktor Frank publishes a post from a punk socialist who lost more than a friend on 9/11 - he lost an entire system of belief. An excellent, emblematic post for something that happened to a lot of people. Found via Judith Weiss, who had a very impressive 9/11 links collection of her own in 2003. Love the new look, Judith.
- I think the Brothers Judd win the prize in terms of impressive link collections, though. Wow. History, articles, essays, key speeches etc. from Sept. 2001. Even a section called "Words & Songs of Comfort and Rage."
- You knew that James Lileks would have something to say. Even by a higher Lileksian standard, his 2002 essay was excellent. Here's 2003. "When I was a kid," it begins, "I was terrified of the End of the World...."
- Jim Cramer's passion isn't confined to MSNBC's Kudlow and Cramer. "The Making of a Hawk" shows a liberal who wasn't just mugged by reality, he was thrashed within an inch of his life and left for dead. Keep reading until you get to the part about his closet.
- Brendan Minter, 2003: "The significant question, however, isn't where chance found each American that day. Rather it is where each American came to stand when it was time to confront the enemy. Where were you?" The question still applies. Where ARE you?
- Writing in 2003, Jeff Jarvis resents the "PBSification" of the War on Terror. By 2004, his quarrel has expanded to include his entire journalistic profession. We are falling. All of us. It's well written and timely. (2006: Five Years On: Tragic proportions: "Cue Jay Rosen quoting Raymond Williams: 'There are no masses, there are only ways of seeing people as masses'...")
- In 2004, Pejman's "1096 Days" post talks about his new home in Chicago. Yes, he lives in a target. No, he doesn't intend to think of it that way. He wants a nation that "...remembers the past, but cherishes the presents of the present day. And she looks expectantly to tomorrow--urging us all the while to follow the example of a man who was a son of England, but who was America's son too..... "Lift up your hearts, all will come right. Out of depths of sorrow and sacrifice will be born again the glory of mankind." "
- California Yankee's son attended a 9/11 memorial in 2004 at George Washington University, and wrote about his realizations. Best lines: "We all require assistance at times. Hope can falter, but others can right it. Lives may end, but others will remember the deeds done. Freedom may fall under attack, but those who live it and believe in it can save it."
- Ken Layne, back in 2002: "How many wanted to do something? I know quite a few of us started these Web logs because we couldn't do anything else, weren't allowed to do anything else. It might seem worthless, typing into a browser window instead of going after terrorists. But it's something." Yes, Ken. In a democracy, where public opinion is the real strategic battleground of this war, it surely is something. Thanks for being part of it with us.
- Glenn "Instapundit" Reynolds has been a big part of it. On Sept. 11, 2005, he's also giving shooting lessons to a Marine. Every little bit helps. That post also includes a link to his own writings on the day of Sept. 11, 2001.
- Some good guidance for parents with kids, courtesy of Fred Rogers. When Fred Rogers was a boy and would see scary things on the news, his mother would say to him, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." Yes, we did. One of them, Fred, was you. Had always been you. Thank you. And thank you, too, to all the people out there who helped - and who are still helping.
"Men of Cornwall stop your dreaming;
Can't you see their spearpoints gleaming?
See their warriors' pennants streaming
To this battlefield.
Men of Cornwall stand ye steady;
It cannot be ever said ye
for the battle were not ready;
Stand and never yield!"
-- as sung by Rick Rescorla, Sept. 11, 2001. WTC South Tower (full background on the song, incl. music files)
Never forget. Never yield. The stakes are far, far too high.
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You've been through childbirth and you're excited to take your newborn home, but when should you be discharged from the hospital? For a new mom, it is often before she feels prepared to leave the hospital with her new baby.
Discharge is too early any time before the mother and baby are medically ready to leave the hospital environment. Occasionally, however, your doctor may determine you are ready before you believe you are. Here's what you should know about when you're likely to be discharged and why.
US Federal Legislation
In response to many insurance health plans that required discharge 24 hours after delivery, the federal Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 was passed. This law requires health plans to allow at least 48 hours of hospitalization after a vaginal birth and 96 hours after a Cesarean section. The legislation is helpful, but what is really needed is a matching of the hospitalization to the family's medical situation.
Get All Needed Care First
Mothers and babies should leave the hospital as soon as they have received all the care that requires a hospital setting. The time at which this occurs varies with the mother's and child's health, support systems, access to healthcare, and other individual factors. During the hospital stay, the goal is to detect and treat infection, congenital heart disease, jaundice, and other problems that may show up in the first day or two after birth. (New parents should note that national guidelines call for a follow-up visit on the third or fourth postpartum day for infants discharged within 48 hours of birth.)
For some families, this might be a very short stay. How do you know if a discharge at 48 hours or less is right for you and your baby? If you are both at low risk for complications and all appropriate care has been given, it is time to leave. So how can you assess your risk and what must be accomplished before discharge?
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The added stress of doing it all, making it perfect, not enough sleep, too much cheer and a falling off of the things that keep you stable and healthy can send stress levels soaring.
Get curious about when you have flare-ups. Is it a particular time of year? Perhaps when you are overwhelmed. After your investigative work, you may find that there isn’t a pattern at all. On the other hand, you may notice that you feel worse in certain conditions. When you do have information like that, it’s empowering. You can then acquire some tools and techniques that will allow you to move through your day with a little, or a lot, more ease.
I know that when I don’t regularly transform my stress, I don’t do as well – emotionally, mentally and physically. When I take good care of myself, I feel better in big way, small ways and just-right ways.
If you’re interested in learning more about stress, and more importantly, how to transform it, please visit Auntie Stress.
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Leviathan Is Back
The threat of statism has reemerged in force. The federal government has seized on the economic crisis to radically expand its power—through bailouts, “stimulus” packages, a trillion-dollar health care plan, “jobs bills,” massive expansions of the money supply, and much more. But such interventionism did not suddenly materialize with the recent collapse. The dangerous trends of government growth, debt increases, encroachments on individual liberty, and attacks on the free market began years earlier and continued no matter which political party was in power.
This shift toward statism “will not end happily,” declares bestselling author Thomas E. Woods. In Back on the Road to Serfdom, Woods brings together ten top scholars to examine why the size and scope of government has exploded, and to reveal the devastating consequences of succumbing to the statist temptation.
Spanning history, economics, politics, religion, and the arts, Back on the Road to Serfdom shows:
ul>How government interventionism endangers America’s prosperity and the vital culture of entrepreneurship
The roots of statism: from the seminal conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton to the vast expansion of federal power in the twentieth century
Why the standard explanation for the recent economic crisis is so terribly wrong—and why the government’s frenzied responses to the downturn only exacerbate the problems
Why the European welfare state is not a model to aspire to but a disaster to be avoided
How an intrusive state not only harms the economy but also imperils individual liberty and undermines the role of civil society
The fatal flaws in the now-common arguments against free markets and free trade
How big business is helping government pave the road to serfdom
Why the Judeo-Christian tradition does not demand support for the welfare state, but in fact values the free market
How the arrogance of government power extends even to the cultural realm—and how central planning is just as inefficient and destructive there
It’s been more than sixty-five years since F. A. Hayek published his seminal work The Road to Serfdom. Now this impeccably timed book provides another desperately needed warning about—and corrective to—the dangers of statism.
What They're Saying...
“Reading the essays in this book . . . Is like entering an alternate universe. Our minds are so used to accepting the distortions that the reality looks like heresy. . . . The ideas in Back on the Road to Serfdom have the power to bring America back to something like what the Founders envisioned. . . . This slender, but highly informative volume . . . Can work wonders in changing the way we look at government and economic growth.”
— The New American
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Many people take safety measures in order to be prepared in the case of an emergency, such as storing bottled water, canned food, flashlights, batteries and whatnot. Survivalists, however, go one, or rather, many steps farther by basing their entire lifestyle on an ongoing preparation for major social and political disruptions. Some of the events that survivalists fear, or even expect, will happen are clusters of natural and/or nuclear disasters; war; collapse of society due to shortage or unavailability of electricity, fuel, food, water; economic collapse, a sudden pandemic; and basically any other panorama of the end times.
Survivalism is believed to have originated in the 1960's, when the threat of a nuclear conflict between the United States and Russia was latent, and even though the movement has gone somewhat dormant, events in every decade have brought new waves of survivalism, for instance the 1973 crisis, the renewed US-USSR arm race in the 80's, the Y2K computer bug in 1999, and the 9/11 events.
Categories of survivalists, which may overlap each other, include safety preparedness oriented (learns principles and techniques for surviving such common calamities as structure fires, dog attacks, physical confrontations, snake bites, lightning strikes, car breakdowns, bear encounters, flash floods, home invasions, train wrecks and others that can occur anywhere at any time), wilderness survival emphasis (is concerned with thirst, hunger, climate, terrain, health, stress and fear in cases of plane crashes, shipwrecks, being lost in the woods), self defense driven (personal protection, martial arts, self defense tactics), brief natural disasters (tornado, hurricane, flood, wildfire, earthquake or heavy snowfall), long natural disasters (unusually long and cold or warm periods), indefinite natural disaster (global warning or cooling), bio chem scenario (spread of diseases through biological agents), malthusian (uncontrolled human population growth), monetary disasters investors (preparing for paper money to become worthless through hyperinflation), and others.
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Economies of scale
The long run – increases in scale
A firm’s efficiency is affected by its size. Large firms are often more efficient than small ones because they can gain from economies of scale, but firms can become too large and suffer from diseconomies of scale. As a firm expands its scale of operations, it is said to move into its long run. The benefits arising from expansion depend upon the effect of expansion on productive efficiency, which can be assessed by looking at changes in average costs at each stage of production.
How does a firm expand?
A firm can increase its scale of operations in two ways.
Internal growth, also called organic growth
External growth, also called integration - by merging with other firms, or by acquiring other firms
By growing, a firm can expect to reduce its average costs and become more competitive.
Long run costs
The firm’s long run average cost shows what is happening to average cost when the firm expands, and is at a tangent to the series of short run average cost curves. Each short run average cost curve relates to a separate stage or phase of expansion.
The reductions in cost associated with expansion are called economies of scale.
Internal and external economies and diseconomies of scale
Internal and external economies and diseconomies of scale
External economies and diseconomies
External economies and diseconomies of scale are the benefits and costs
associated with the expansion of a whole industry and result from
external factors over which a single firm has little or no control.
External economies and diseconomies of scale are the benefits and costs associated with the expansion of a whole industry and result from external factors over which a single firm has little or no control.
External economies of scale include the benefits of
externalities enjoyed by firms as a result of the development of an
industry or the whole economy. For example, as an industry developes in a
particular region an infrastructure of transport of communications will
develop, which all industry members can benefit from. Specialist suppliers
may also enter the industry and existing firms may benefit from their
External economies of scale include the benefits of positive externalities enjoyed by firms as a result of the development of an industry or the whole economy. For example, as an industry developes in a particular region an infrastructure of transport of communications will develop, which all industry members can benefit from. Specialist suppliers may also enter the industry and existing firms may benefit from their proximity.
External diseconomies are costs which are outside the control
of a single firm and result of the growth of a specific industry. For
externalities, such as road congestion, can result from the growth of an
industry in a specific region. Resoures may become exhausted and the price
of resources may rise as demand outstrips supply.
External diseconomies are costs which are outside the control of a single firm and result of the growth of a specific industry. For example, negative externalities, such as road congestion, can result from the growth of an industry in a specific region. Resoures may become exhausted and the price of resources may rise as demand outstrips supply.
Internal economies and diseconomies
Internal economies and diseconomies of scale are associated with the
expansion of a single firm.
Internal economies and diseconomies of scale are associated with the expansion of a single firm.
The long run cost curve for most firms is assumed to be ‘U’ shaped, because of the impact of internal economies and diseconomies of scale.
However, economic theory suggests that average costs will eventually rise because of diseconomies of scale.
Types of internal economy of scale
Technical economies are the cost savings a firm makes as it grows larger, and arise from the increased use of large scale mechanical processes and machinery. For example, a mass producer of motor vehicles can benefit from technical economies because it can employ mass production techniques and benefit from specialisation and a division of labour.
Purchasing economies are gained when larger firms buy in bulk and achieve purchasing discounts. For example, a large supermarket chain can buy its fresh fruit in much greater quantities than a small fruit and vegetable supplier.
Administrative savings can arise when large firms spread their administrative and management costs across all their plants, departments, divisions, or subsidiaries. For example, a large multi-national can employ one set of financial accountants for all its separate businesses.
Large firms can gain financial savings because they can usually borrow money more cheaply than small firms. This is because they usually have more valuable assets which can be used as security (collateral), and are seen to be a lower risk, especially in comparison with new businesses. In fact, many new businesses fail within their first few years because of cash-flow inadequacies. For example, for having a bank overdraft facility, a supermarket may be charged 2 or 3 % less than a small independent retailer.
Risk bearing economies are often derived by large firms who can bear business risks more effectively than smaller firms. For example, a large record company can more easily bear the risk of a ‘flop’ than a smaller record label.
Internal diseconomies of scale
Economic theory also predicts that a single firm may become less efficient if it becomes too large. The additional costs of becoming too large are called diseconomies of scale.
Examples of diseconomies include:
Larger firms often suffer poor communication because they find it difficult to maintain an effective flow of information between departments, divisions or between head office and subsidiaries. Time lags in the flow of information can also create problems in terms of the speed of response to changing market conditions. For example, a large supermarket chain may be less responsive to changing tastes and fashions than a much smaller, ‘local’ retailer.
Co-ordination problems also affect large firms with many departments and divisions, and may find it much harder to co-ordinate its operations than a smaller firm. For example, a small manufacturer can more easily co-ordinate the activities of its small number of staff than a large manufacturer employing tens of thousands.
‘X’ inefficiency is the loss of management efficiency that occurs when firms become large and operate in uncompetitive markets. Such loses of efficiency include over paying for resources, such as paying managers salaries higher than needed to secure their services, and excessive waste of resources. ‘X’ inefficiency means that average costs are higher than would be experienced by firms in more competitive markets.
Low motivation of workers in large firms is a potential diseconomy of scale that results in lower productivity, as measured by output per worker.
Large firms may experience inefficiencies related to the principal-agent problem. This problem is caused because the size and complexity of most large firms means that their owners often have to delegate decision making to appointed managers, which can lead to inefficiencies. For example, the owners of a large chain of clothes retailers will have to employ managers for each store, and delegate some of the jobs to managers but they may not necessarily make decisions in the best interest of the owners. For example, a store manager may employ the most attractive sales assistant rather than the most productive one.
Falling long run costs
Some firms may experience a continuous fall in long run average costs. These may become natural monopolies.
Minimum Efficient Scale
A firm’s minimum efficient scale (MES) is the lowest scale necessary to achieve the economies of scale required to operate efficiently and competitively in its industry. No further significant economies of scale can be achieved beyond this scale.
Minimum efficient scale affects the number of firms that can operate in a market, and the structure of markets.
When minimum efficient scale is low, relative to the size of the whole industry, a large number of firms can operate efficiently, as in the case of most retail businesses, like corner shops and restaurants.
However, if minimum efficient scale can only be achieved at very high levels of output relative to the whole industry, the number of firms in the industry will be small. This is case with natural monopolies, such as water, gas, and electricity supply.
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How Qaddafi started losing Libya
Benghazi, Libya's second-largest city and a long-time opposition hub, started a wave of rebellion against Muammar Qaddafi that is now closing in on Tripoli.
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Col. Hussein al-Murfali, the head of the air wing at Benina Airfield on the outskirts of Benghazi, says it seems that Qaddafi knew a storm was coming. Early on Feb. 17, a Thursday, an order was sent to fly fighter planes and helicopters in Murfali's command to Sirte – Qaddafi's hometown and his second major stronghold after Tripoli.Skip to next paragraph
Soon, members of the Revolutionary Guard (the "revolution" referring to is the 1969 coup led by Qaddafi and a few hundred soldiers) arrived to take small arms away from the base. The Air Force officers and men were then placed under armed guard and kept in a small set of offices for three days. "We were told if any of us came outside, we'd be shot," says the colonel.
He says many of the pilots who took off for Sirte instead diverted to eastern Libya and defected. On Friday, when a man arrived to tell Murfali that his remaining helicopters should start flying missions against demonstrators – he relayed the orders to his men, but with the proviso, "I wouldn't obey this order and suggest you do the same."
It was a dangerous moment; the day before, Revolutionary Guards had executed six officers who refused orders at the Benghazi barracks. "We knew about the officers at the barracks. But it wasn't really a choice," says Murfali. "We're supposed to obey orders. But orders to shoot our sons, our daughters, our family? No. There was no way any of us were going to do it."
He says two pilots who'd been dispatched from Benghazi to Sirte on Feb. 17 later ejected from their plane over the desert after receiving orders to strafe the resistance here.
In eastern Libya, fear of air power remains strong. But the Air Force officers here say those in the uprising shouldn't worry. "Sanctions, Qaddafi's own stupidity bled the force," says Col. Khalil Daraji, in charge of the base's helicopters. "Our planes are in bad condition and the pilots are with the people. Those pilots who ejected prove it. Qaddafi was losing Benghazi and he only had one plane to send."
How the barracks fell
The Benghazi barracks fell in the early morning of Sunday, as foreign mercenaries and Revolutionary Guards withdrew and made their way out of town – many to the airport.
Along the line of their retreat, apartment block walls are pockmarked from what residents say was indiscriminate fire from Qaddafi loyalists.
Anyone caught out in the street was shot, and about five area people were killed, says one resident who asked that his name not be used.
By midday Sunday, Daraji says, about 300 Qaddafi fighters were mustered on the tarmac, waiting for the civilian planes to fly them out to Sirte. He says the largest group of them was disarmed. He believed them to be foreigners – a detail borne out by folders they left behind in haste, which show photos of African men described as being from Nigeria and Chad.
A ring of armed men he took to be Revolutionary Guards surrounded them. Soon they were gone, and mixed units of Libyan soldiers and youths armed with rifles arrived. The airfield had fallen.
For the resistance now, it's "win or die," says Murfali, quoting Libyan hero Omar Mukhtar, who led a 20-year insurgency against Italian forces before being killed in 1931. "We know that we'll all be executed if this revolution fails, and we're not going to let that happen."
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Post-secondary schools that want to offer a broadcast engineering curriculum can now turn to the Society of Broadcast Engineers for help.
The society has established a curriculum guideline that will help educators establish a baseline for teaching students seeking to pursue a broadcast engineering career.
According to the society, the SBE National Certification Committee, chaired by Chriss Scherer, appointed a subcommittee to develop the curriculum guide. Ralph Hogan, chaired the effort establishing a set of core competencies and reviewed many existing programs. The result is the sample curriculum that is now available to any institution of higher education wishing to create its own program.
Schools wishing to receive a copy of the curriculum should contact Linda Baun, certification director at the SBE national office.
For more information, please visit: www.sbe.org.
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The Oxcarts of Sarchí
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Sarchí is famous as the home of gaily decorated wooden carretas (oxcarts), the internationally recognized symbol of Costa Rica. The carts, which once dominated the rural landscape of the Central Highlands, date back only to the end of the 19th century.
At the height of the coffee boom and before the construction of the Atlantic Railroad, oxcarts were used to transport coffee beans to Puntarenas, on the Pacific coast. In the rainy season, the oxcart trail became a quagmire. Costa Ricans thus forged their own spokeless wheel to cut through the mud without becoming bogged down. In their heyday, some 10,000 cumbersome, squeaking carretas had a dynamic impact on the local economy, spawning highway guards, smithies, inns, teamsters, and crews to maintain the roads.
Today’s carretas bear little resemblance to the original rough-hewn, cane-framed vehicles. Even then, though, the compact wheels — about 120–150 centimeters in diameter — were natural canvases awaiting an artist. Enter the wife of Fructuoso Barrantes, a cart maker in San Ramón with a paintbrush and a novel idea. She enlivened her husband’s cart wheels with a geometric starburst design in bright colors set off by black and white. Soon every farmer in the district had given his aged carreta a lively new image.
By 1915, flowers had bloomed beside the pointed stars. Faces and even miniature landscapes soon appeared. And annual contests (still held today) were arranged to reward the most creative artists. The carretas had ceased to be purely functional. Each cart was also designed to make its own “song,” a chime produced by a metal ring striking the hubnut of the wheel as the cart bumped along. Once the oxcart had become a source of individual pride, greater care was taken in their construction, and the best-quality woods were selected to make the best sounds.
The carretas, forced from the fields by the advent of tractors and trucks, are almost purely decorative now, but the craft and the art form live on in Sarchí, where artisans still apply their masterly touch at two fábricas de carretas (workshops), which are open to view. A finely made reproduction oxcart can cost up to $5,000.
© Christopher P. Baker from Moon Costa Rica, 8th Edition
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EWC offers class to improve office efficiency
March 8, 2011
TORRINGTON, WY -
The Workforce Development Center at Eastern Wyoming College presents Lean Office Concepts. This one day class will be held on Thursday, March 31, 8 am - 5 pm in Tebbet room 132.
This one day class will cover Lean Concepts that will help you to identify and eliminate wastes in your operation to reduce costs that will improve your bottom line. You will learn the fundamental approach of key Lean principles. Walk away with methods to map processes to better identify and eliminate waste.
This class is perfect for those change agents from any industry with business-process value streams, including processes winding through marketing, sales, order entry, engineering, purchasing, human resources, scheduling, accounting, and quality control, who want to improve their business processes in order to deliver more value to their customers while consuming fewer resources.
To register for this class or for more information, contact Ashley at 307.532.8366 or email at firstname.lastname@example.org.
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#1 Resort in Eastern North America – Ski Magazine (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).
In 2002, Station Mont Tremblant was granted the prestigious ULI’s Award in the Large Scale Leisure Project category, which is intended as a recognition for development projects that are characterized by their financial viability, clever site usage, quality of development and respect for environment and community needs. The panel members underscored the innovative ways by which the project integrated architectural constraints with the beautiful natural setting.
When the Versant Soleil was in development, Station Mont Tremblant designed the ski slopes so they would be narrow and winding; this way a vegetal band was left unharmed along the brooks, thus preventing their warming and contamination by sediment. The methods that were used for this face of the mountain new slopes were based on a careful planning, helicopter usage for building material transportation on site, minimal use of machinery and immediate reforestation. Slopes clever design and minimizing of environmental impact contributed to Station Mont Tremblant figuring in the finalist roster for a Silver Eagle Award in the Wildlife Habitat Protection category.
In 2000, Station Mont Tremblant amiably retroceded more than 25% of its leased land to Parc du Mont-Tremblant; this represents 18 sq. kms, including the Sommet Johansen, the highest summit North of Montreal. This ensures the sustainability of an exceptional ecological entity while maintaining biological features that are essential for future generations. This recognition of biodiversity’s critical importance was the reason why the Station was chosen as a finalist for a Phénix de l'environnement in the Biodiversity Conservation category.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 6, 2013)—Mathematicians at the University of Central Missouri have found the largest prime number ever identified, but it’s not one easily remembered.
The researchers identified the 17 million-digit number last month as the 48th known Mersenne prime and a different computer system running on different hardware confirmed that it’s a prime number.
Prime numbers are whole numbers such as 3, 7 and 11 that can only be divided without a remainder by themselves and 1.
It’s the third Mersenne prime identified at the university in Warrensburg, about 50 miles east of Kansas City.
Mersenne primes are named after their discoverer, 17th century French mathematician Marin Mersenne.
They're expressed as 2P-1, or two to the power of "P'' minus one.
P is itself a prime number.
For the new prime, P is 57,885,161.
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Hanging over the heads of Alabama lawmakers was an even larger problem, one that could create a statewide crisis. The state prison system houses almost 31,000 inmates. Those facilities were designed to house closer to 16,000 prisoners, meaning the Department of Corrections is 190 percent over design capacity.
Over recent decades, California’s overcrowded prison system faced a similar quandary, though on a much grander scale; California has had more than 160,000 prisoners, more than five times Alabama’s inmate population. It took a federal lawsuit to capture the attention of California’s policymakers. In 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court approved a court plan to force California to decrease its inmate population by 30,000. Almost two years after the court’s ruling, California is still struggling to comply with the order.
The fear here is that Alabama is only a filing in federal court away from the same fate. A lawsuit is filed, claiming, as the California suit did, that 2-to-1 overcrowding amounts to a violation of Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of “cruel and unusual punishment.”
Writing for the majority in the 5-4 decision involving California prisons, Justice Anthony Kennedy noted, “A prison that deprives prisoners of basic sustenance, including adequate medical care, is incompatible with the concept of human dignity and has no place in civilized society.”
Equally salient was a part of the dissent written by Justice Samuel Alito, “I fear that today’s decision, like prior prisoner-release orders, will lead to a grim roster of victims.”
Both views are valid. Our basic values are compromised by a system so overcrowded and inhumane. And a mass release of prisoners to reduce overcrowding will almost certainly put more bad guys on the streets.
Of course, Supreme Court justices don’t write the penal code, nor are they responsible for budgeting money to build and staff prisons. That’s the job of states. In Alabama — as in California — state leaders are falling down on the job.
Alabama lawmakers have been masters at adding laws and ever lengthier prison sentences to the books. They’ve done an awful job at budgeting enough money to house all those new prisoners caught up in the state’s “get tough on crime” mindset.
We call this wishful thinking. The Legislature and governor take actions that add to the inmate population; they know that the public can’t get enough of tough-talking politicians. However, the lawmakers act as if the bill for their brand of law-and-order will never come due.
We beg them to stop their wishful thinking and realize the state’s prison overcrowding will be solved either by their responsible actions or by a federal court.
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Each week I review books we’ve read with Squirm. Find other reviews here
Hunwick’s Egg by Mem Fox
(AWW 2013 Squirm Challenge: Book 26)
Hunwick the bilby lives in the desert. One day he finds a beautiful egg and he promises to look after it. Except the egg never changes, not even when Hunwick confesses the fact that he really loves the egg.
This is a simple, but very sweet story which was one of the Courier/Sunday Mail books. Surprisingly, I hadn’t come across it before, but I really loved the rich story, the way that different animals were used
, not to mention the stunning illustrations which seemed to slide, crawl and hop off the page – even in a reduced size book. The message of the book is beautiful – even if something isn’t what you originally thought it was, it doesn’t mean that it isn’t beautiful and precious in its own right.
You could definitely use this book to spend some time looking at central Australia, and other parts of our country which are less populated. There are some amazing animals in those areas which lots of people don’t know about. You could also spend some time looking at different gem stones which can be found in Australia and other parts of the world.
When Elephants Lived in the Sea by Jane Godwin
(AWW 2013 Squirm Challenge: Book 33)
This is book about elephants of long ago, elephants who swam in the ocean like whales and dugongs. But as the world got older and changed, the elephants moved towards the place where the water met the land. How will they change with the world?
This is a visually beautiful book, which simply, and with beautiful expressive language, tells the story of how elephants evolved from water bound animals to the animals we are more used to today. It was a dream to read aloud, filled with plump similes and rich descriptive language – in fact, if I was teaching descriptive language this would have to be a model text. The art work is as lush as the words, moving from the dark blues of the water to the rich oranges and reds of the land.
Of course, this is a brilliant book for looking at elephants, especially with an extensive page of information at the end of the book. It’s also a great way to introduce the concept of evolution, and easily leads to conversations about how other animals may have evolved over years. You could also spend a bit of time examining how different animals live in the water, and what adaptations they have to allow them to live in such different conditions. There’s also the descriptive language that would allow a lot of examples for good English lessons.
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According to NBC Sports, Ronald “Flip” Murray, who played last season with the Chicago Bulls and Charlotte Bobcats, is considering moving to China to wear a “Flying Dragons” uniform.
What team NBC is exactly referring to is unclear however, as nobody in the league calls themselves the “Flying Dragons.”
For the sake of this post, I’ll roll with the peacock on this one. The two sentence clipping is obviously short on analysis, but if we pay attention to the last phrase, we can start crack this mysterious case of the misnamed dragon:
“…if the money is right, don’t be shocked to see Flip in a Flying Dragons uniform.”
So, all we have to do is recall what team has a dragon on it’s uniform, and then we’ll know where Flip could be going.
There’s a problem with that, though: China really likes dragons.
China and the dragon, which is seen in Eastern Asian culture as a representation of power, auspiciousness, and overall awesomeness, go back thousands of years to the Zhou and Qin dynasties when they were a symbol of the emperor. Not surprisingly, the dragon is considered to be the best of the 12 animals in Chinese zodiac, and people who are born under the year of the dragon are supposedly way more awesome than everyone else.
Today, the dragon remains very much ingrained in Chinese culture as a sacred, mythical creature and serves as the country’s unofficial national emblem. LeBron James’ ill-fated Nike commercial, “Chamber of Fear,” was pulled off the air in China for being “blasphemous and insulting to national dignity” because among the many Chinese opponents LBJ defeated, two were dragons.
Not one, but two CBA teams, Jiangsu and Shanxi, that have dragons emblazoned on the front of their jerseys, making this elaborate puzzle of mistaken dragon identity even more complex. And if you count Foshan’s hybrid Dragon-Lion crossbreed, that would make three teams with dragons.
Further confusing things, Murray was reportedly in discussions with Zhejiang last week, which is entirely a non-dragon team.
Sina Sports is speculating that the team in question is Shanxi.
Of course, as with every NBA free-agent looking to China, is dependent on whether or not Flip can find a deal with an NBA team this summer. If this goes down though, Shanxi, who has that Stephon Marbury guy running the point, will undoubtedly sport the best combination of foreign talent in league history, while also becoming one of the league’s top draws at the ticket office.
Hope their Chinese teammates like playing defense and rebounding.
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|Chapter 6||The Science of Self Realization||Verse 25|
Rudra Vaisnava Sampradaya:
If the mind should become unfocused due to the influence of latent impressions in the mind from past activities; then one unperturbed should firmly bring the mind back by concentration and refocusing meditate on the atma or soul while withdrawing the mind away from the external impressions of the subtle body. This will manifest gradually by degrees and should not be expected to happen immediately. The way of confirming if the external impressions of the subtle body have been evaporated is being given by Lord Krishna with the words na kincid api cintayet meaning one will think of nothing but the atma. Having attained communion with the ultimate consciousness perceived spontaneously by a focused and tranquil mind one should desist even from all conceptions of meditation that present the person meditating as different form the object of meditation or otherwise as the individual consciousness being different from the atma.
Brahma Vaisnava Sampradaya:
The word sarvan means all desires in every sphere of endeavour. The word asesatah means complete cessation of all desires. The word manasaiva means by the sole strength of the mind only is restraint possible. Spiritual intelligence is the instrument for restraining the mind as well as restraining the sense. This is what Lord Krishna is indicating.
Sri Vaisnava Sampradaya:
Desires are of a two-fold nature. Sparsa-ja which arise from the impulses of the physical body or and sankalpa-ja which arise from the impulses of the mind or mental origin. Sparsa-ja includes desires for cold or for hot, or for sweet or for salty, or the lack of such. Sankalpa-ja includes desires for wealth, fame, dominion, progeny and such. With great effort it is possible to abandon the desires of the mind by avoiding to think about them. It is also possible to resist the sensations of pleasure and pain with an attitude of indifference; but between the two the desires of the mind are more easy to abandon because it is not possible to avert the sensations of the body. Thus it is necessary to comprehensively and systematically neutralise the senses from their external corresponding sense objects. This should be undertaken gradually by degrees with determination and a resolute will. Then in due course of time the mind will be weaned from all things except the eternal atma or soul and absorbed exclusively in the atma, one thinks of nothing else. This is the meaning Lord Krishna intended.
Kumara Vaisnava Sampradaya:
Lord Krishna uses the words sanaih sanair meaning gradually by degrees one who has completely withdrawn their senses from all external distractions fixes the unflickering mind on the atma or soul with firm and resolute determination that they will in due course of time most assuredly become established in yoga or the science of the individual consciousness attaining communion with the ultimate consciousness. By thinking in this way there will be no slackness in their practice or diversion in their enthusiasm although on occasion there might arise delays and obstructions on their way still they should think only on the atma.
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Some people still tend to prepare their own pet food, although this is not quite ideal for the typical family. Commercially prepared pet food is usually the most convenient choice, but not necessarily the healthiest for your animal. Do not rely on what the ads or the front of the bag states. As an alternative, start looking for organic pet food. Check the ingredients list, it is a tell-all. You will find there are no pesticides or artificial preservatives shown. The right organic pet food will be quite beneficial for your dog and his overall health providing a long and happy life.
Think about more energy. No one wants an emotionally withdrawn pet. We want our pets to play with our kids and other animals. We want them to be affectionate. Organic pet food can make your companion much happier because he feels better. Diet-related illnesses are a big problem with many pets, but the right pet food solves those problems.
Let’s think about toxins. Organic pet food is very similar to the organic food people consume. When you go to the produce section at your grocery store, you tend to stay close to the organic section because you know that these foods will not have pesticides on them or any other toxic chemicals. They are grown as nature intended. Your dog or cat definitely deserves the same attention. If you would not eat food with pesticides, you shouldn’t give it to your pet either. There is a potential risk for serious organ failure by exposing your furry friend to too many toxins.
Further on, quite a lot of commercially manufactured pet foods claim they are nutritionally complete. Did you know that they add extra “nutrition” during the processing of the pet food because there isn’t any when it is first made? Organic pet food is all natural, from start to finish. It is truly the only type of pet food that can claim it is nutritionally complete and not be hiding the details. Protein levels should be high, and whole grains (in moderation) should be used. It should also contain real vegetables, meats, etc.
When you are looking for an organic pet food, try to keep some things in mind. Avoid any hint of chemical preservatives. Ethoxyquin, BHA, and BHT are all chemical preservatives. Some preservatives are necessary to maintain the freshness of the pet food. Organic pet food, however, will use natural preservatives, like vitamins E and C.
Steer clear of the commercial processed canned pet foods. Even if it claims to be an organic one. The canned stuff is usually made from the unhealthiest, discarded pieces of meat and is not generally made from organic sources. Think about the meat that you buy. When you buy hamburger meat, you want real beef, not thigh or brain. It is the same with canned food, even the chunky stuff. Again, check the ingredients list to determine if the food is really a canned organic pet food.
Finally, try to limit the amount of grains that the organic pet food contains. The ingredients list can help you here too. On an ingredients list, the ones that are in higher concentration are always listed first. If there are grains contained, they should be at the very bottom of the list to ensure that there is not a high concentration.
Feeding organic pet food is for the benefit of all, the animals, their owners and the environment as well. It can maintain your pet’s healthy weight, minimize allergies and skin problems and aid in digestive issues. Above all, organic pet food will guarantee a happy and mostly carefree life for your furry friend.
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Depression versus Recession Debate
For some odd reason I find the semantic debate about whether we are currently in a bad recession or a depression interesting, despite the fact that it really doesn't matter much in the grand scheme of things. Barry Ritholtz posted some interesting facts, not made up generalizations, today about why the current downturn is not nearly as bad as the Great Depression was. They included:
"• From its 1929 peak to the ultimate low in 1932, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 89% versus 43% for the 2008 collapse — literally, the Depression was 2X worse;
• In the 1920s and ’30s, Mortgages were interest only, 3 (or 5) year financings, with a balloon payment at the end. No balloon payment, or rollover of credit, you lost the house.
• Credit disappeared after the crash — and defaults skyrocketed. Foreclosures may be high today at a rate of 1 per 81 homes with a mortgage, but they are nowhere near the 1 in 4 homes with a mortgage that defaulted or could not roll over their loans;
• I haven’t come across reliable data as to how much home sales dropped and prices fell, but with a 25% foreclosure rate and credit nonexistent, it is probable that, like the stock market, it was far worse than the current housing collapse;
• Manufacturing output took production in the 1930s back to the lowest levels since 1901, almost a third of a century earlier;
• Consider the steel industry: Production dropped 75% drop from its pre-crash peak (1929), cascading from more than 63 million net tons of ingot iron in 1929 to barely 15 million tons produced in 1932.
• Bethlehem Steel, which had been at 90% capacity in ‘29, was operating at 13% of capacity by 1932. Other than securitizing mortgages, underwriting derivatives and/or credit default swaps, can you name any major company or industry that saw this sort of collapse today?
• Any measure of unemployment — U3 at ~10% or U6 ~17% — is far below the 1930’s one in four adult males unable to fund work. (See chart below)
• Producer prices (PPI index) didn’t fall single digits — it utterly collapsed in the 1930s, far worse than today.
Even the worst of the complex difficulties of the 2008–2009 credit crunch and housing recession were mere sun showers compared to the financial hurricane of the Depression era: Banks have f ailed, but the FDIC’s guarantees have prevented widespread panic. Unemployment has risen, but f ar below the worst levels of the 1930s. And the two million or so foreclosures over recent years are f ar less, on a percentage basis, than the nearly 20 percent foreclosure rate in the 1930s.
In short, while the broad economy circa early 2009 is ugly, it remains far healthier than during the Great Depression — by just about every measure, and in many cases, by orders of magnitudes."
I agree with Ritholtz. Anyone who thinks that things are worse right now than they were back in the 1930s has absolutely no idea what they are talking about. And things seem to be stabilizing. Weekly jobless claims need to drop to the 400,000 level in order for the jobs market to start improving. We have fallen from a high of around 670,000 to the 550,000 that we are at today. That's a drop of nearly 18% from their peak, while the unemployment rate has risen by less than 5% during the same period.
I'm not saying that the recovery is going to be robust. It won't be. Things are still tough and they will continue to be for a long time, but we will eventually recover from this mess. the process has already begun, though it will be much slower than the "V" people believe.
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Long-Term Debt is the debt due more than 12 months in the future. The debt can be owed to banks or bondholders. Some companies issue bonds to investors and pay interest on the bonds.
The interest paid on companies debt is reflected in the income statement as interest expense. If a company has too much debt and it cannot serve the interest payment on the debt or repay the matured debt, the company risks bankruptcy. Peter Lynch famously said: A company that does not have debt cannot go bankrupt.
A companys long term debt may have different dates of maturity and interest rates, depending on the terms.
Usually a company issues long term debt to pay for its capital expenditures. Borrowing allows the company to do things that otherwise cannot be done with only the capital it has. But debt can be risky.
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Roger Pielke Sr. does not like to call himself a global warming denier, believing rather that CO2 is merely one of the forcings (even merely one of the human forcings) that are having an effect on recent increases in the global mean temperature, which beliefs put him within but at the conservative edge of the international consensus on the issue.
Until recently, however, Pielke Sr. ran a weblog heavily frequented by climate change deniers called "Climate Science", in which he offered his comments on recently released papers, his own and those of other researchers, pertaining to the various aspects of, well, climate science.
This site was discontinued in early September but, and here is the point of the post, it has now returned as an "information service" (comments section closed). Whatever your position on these issues, I would heartily recommend frequent visits. Pielke's personal obsessions aside, there is probably no better or more inclusive on-line source of links to/information about new papers, which are often extremely difficult to track down otherwise.
In his latest post, Pielke discusses some of the projects he and his research team have been working on lately, including:
...a preliminary poll of climate scientists, we have found that a significant minority disagree with the 2007 IPCC conclusions, either concluding that is it too conservative with respect to the risk of human-CO2 caused climate change, or overstates the relative role of this specific climate forcing.
I wrote about this survey here, where I took issue with the way Pielke and his co-authors claimed their findings demonstrated that the "science was not settled". If I were to give my own interpretation of the significance of their findings, I would say they show that:
1) within the community of climate scientists, there are no pure deniers.
2) while a small minority of climate scientists believe that the IPCC conclusions "overstate the risk" of AGW, about 75 per cent believe that the effects are going to be at least as bad as the IPCC position.
...which is the sound of settled science to me.
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Farmland values fall amid lower farm incomes
WICHITA, Kan. (AP)--Farmland values fell in the fourth quarter of 2008 in some Midwest and Western states amid weakening farm income and waning market demand, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reported Feb. 13.
Farmland values peaked in September 2008 at historic highs, when adjusted for inflation, said Jason Henderson, the report's author and an executive at the Federal Reserve's Omaha branch.
"They have retrenched, but they still remain above a year ago," Henderson said.
The 10th Federal Reserve District, which encompasses Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming and parts of New Mexico and Missouri, surveys banks each quarter for its agricultural credit conditions report.
According to the Federal Reserve's report, non-irrigated cropland values slipped 2.8 percent below the previous quarter, irrigated cropland dipped 1.1 percent and ranchland values fell 1.7 percent. The largest quarterly decline was in Nebraska, where non-irrigated cropland values dropped 4.6 percent.
But compared with 2007, farmland values remained strong. Irrigated cropland was up 10.9 percent compared with a year ago, while non-irrigated cropland was up 7.1 percent. Ranchland was up 5.6 percent.
Dean Stoskopf, who grows crops and operates a cow-calf operation near Hoisington in central Kansas, said changes in farmland values affect rent some landowners receive. But farmland doesn't sell frequently, he said, and those quarterly fluctuations have little immediate impact for most producers.
"It makes your balance sheet look better at the bank. But that goes up and down, so most of us are pretty conservative about what we put on the balance sheet," Stoskopf said.
Farmland values vary widely across the district, partly depending on what crops can be grown, Henderson said.
The average value for non-irrigated cropland in the district was $1,548 per acre. The average for irrigated cropland was $2,385 per acre. For ranchland, the average value was $836 per acre, he said.
The Federal Reserve found that 70 percent of bankers surveyed expected farmland values to hold steady, while 25 percent anticipated they would tumble further.
Meanwhile, the agency also found eroding agricultural credit conditions due to lower crop and livestock prices.
Farmers and ranchers postponed major purchases as profit margins tightened. Bankers expect further declines in farm income and capital spending by producers in 2009.
Stoskopf replaced some aging equipment this past year, buying a new crop sprayer and grain trailer. He said his farm income in 2008 was enough to pay down some credit more quickly than in past years.
But the volatility of the market, which affects costs such as fertilizer and fuel, worries him as he looks ahead to the 2009 growing season.
"We had enough tough years most of us are pretty cautious about going out and getting too carried away buying new equipment and things that will get us deeper in debt," Stoskopf said.
Demand for farm loans also eased in the fourth quarter, particularly loans for real estate and capital purchases. Bankers expected increased demand for operating loans for both crop and livestock enterprises.
The Federal Reserve said its funds availability index rose slightly in the fourth quarter but was expected to decline in the first quarter of 2009. Loan renewals and extensions were up as many farmers waited for commodity prices to rebound before selling their crops.
Loan repayments hit a two-year low.
Interest rates also continued to fall, averaging 6.75 percent for real-estate loans and 7 percent for operating loans. But farmers had to put up more security to get those loans as collateral requirements rose to a five-year high.
More than a quarter of bankers surveyed told the Federal Reserve that they expect credit standards to tighten further in 2009.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Cion Hamilton has raised chickens almost her whole life. She said it's always been more fun than work -- until this summer.
"Well, I wasn't looking forward to coming out here in 106-degree weather to gather eggs in the barn that was 123 (degrees)," she explained.
She's only raising half of her usual 1,000 chickens because it's too hot and crowded inside the hen house. Dozens have died in the heat.
"And I would have lost a lot more because they have a tendency to crowd up, cuddle up," Hamilton said.
The animals that survived are laying fewer eggs. She's getting only one-third of normal production because they are eating and drinking less.
Hamilton sells the eggs out of her garage south of Olathe, Kan., and said she will probably have to pass the cost on to her customers.
"If I go into the winter and they don't come up, I will have lost money for the first time in my life," she said.
They're losing out at Nature's Own Health Market in Kansas City as well. The store just restocked its selection of local, organic eggs, but grocery manager Jesse Reed-Schall said they won't last long.
"These will be gone by tomorrow afternoon and they won't be back for six days," Reed-Schall said.
The Campo Lindo eggs come with an apology from the farm, saying they will likely have to raise their prices. Reed-Schall said they just hope to keep them in stock for customers' sakes.
"Well they're disappointed. They come here expecting the product, we don't have it," Reed-Schall said.
A big part of the problem is also feed corn, which is very expensive right now. Hamilton buys three tons of it ever few weeks at $.24 per pound. Last summer, she paid $.18 per pound.
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Scotland has temporarily given compassion a bad name, and in this author's humble opinion, done a disservice to the concepts of trial and justice, and perhaps as some have opined, rewarded terrorism.
In 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people, including 189 Americans. In January 2001, a Scottish court convicted one man, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, for his complicity in this atrocious act. Mr. al-Megrahi was feted to a fair trial, with all opportunities to avail himself of any defense in the evidence. He was justifiably sentenced to 27 years in prison for mass murder.
If anything, his sentence was too short. Yet, due to a diagnosis of terminal prostate cancer, the justice secretary of Scotland, Kenny MacAskill decided and announced last week that, for humanitarian and compassionate reasons, he was releasing al-Megrahi. This was misplaced compassion.
It was enough compassion for a monster the likes of al-Megrahi to have been fairly tried and permitted to live his life behind bars. He was not threatened with torture or execution, notwithstanding he might have deserved such punishment. Nor was he treated with the same dearth of compassion his home country of Libya is well known for.
So it was too much for MacAskill to grant al-Megrahi his freedom; his freedom to die on his own terms, in his own bed, among his own family. All these things al-Megrahi evilly worked to deny hundreds of innocent people of, and thousands of their surviving family members. And the reports that he was greeted in Tripoli with a hero's welcome only turns the stomach that much more, twists the screws into the minds of right thinking people, and stands the concepts of humanitarian and compassion on their heads.
So, Mr. al-Megrahi, may you soon touch the face of Satan, and may he chew your foetid soul with dull teeth for an eternity, liKe a cow chews their cud. And to Mr. MacAskill: may you lose your job and think better the next time you want to reward a convicted terrorist and mass murderer with overwhelming and undeserved compassion.
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The Barbary stag (Cervus elaphus barbarus), or Atlas deer is a subspecies of red deer that is native to North Africa.
The Barbary stag is smaller than the typical red deer. Its body is dark brown with some white spots on its flanks and back. The antlers lack the bez (second) tine.
The Atlas deer is the only member of the deer family that is native to Africa. It thrives in forested areas of northeastern Algeria and western Tunisia.
The Barbary stag have or had predators like the Barbary lion
, the Atlas bear
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Voters in at least seven cities will soon have a chance to decide whether to prohibit the use of red light cameras and speed cameras. Initiatives are being certified for the ballot in five states across the country, despite an all-out effort by photo ticketing firms to block any public role in the matter. Early voting is already underway in Albuquerque, New Mexico for the October 4 municipal election.
“Shall the Albuquerque city council continue authorizing the ‘Safe Traffic Operations Program,’ commonly called the ‘red light camera program’?” the city ballot asks.
Albuquerque’s non-binding advisory vote was placed on the ballot by a 5-4 vote of the city council. Officials in Westminster, California unanimously agreed in July to ask voters to decide on a binding red light camera ban on the November 2012 ballot. Everywhere else, the ballot measures were accepted with great reluctance.
“Under duress I’m going to vote yes,” South Euclid, Ohio Councilman Moe Romeo said in moving to place a camera ban on the November 2011 ballot.
During the August 22 city council meeting in the Cleveland suburb, Councilman Jane Goodman argued that the city should ignore the petition submitted by voters demanding a say on the use of red light cameras and speed cameras. City Law Director Michael P. Lograsso said the council had no choice in the matter.
“Based on my research, my recommendation to the clerk is that the petitioners have satisfied all procedural and constitutional requirements and you should send this measure to the board of elections,” Lograsso said. “They have the ability under the charter and the constitution to put this forward. They did it correctly. I don’t know what else to tell you. This amendment was put forth I think you have a duty to send it on to the board of elections… On a charter amendment the case law is very clear from the Ohio Supreme Court that it’s the Ohio constitution that takes precedence over our city charter on this issue. So it’s ten percent of the people voting in the last general election.”
The final vote was 6-1 with Council President David Miller adding he was also allowing the public to vote “under duress.” In East Cleveland, the city council voted on August 30 to allow the referendum on cameras to be placed on the ballot. On August 29, the city council in Dayton, Texas decided to ask voters to vote on red light cameras before entering into a contract with American Traffic Solutions to start an automated ticketing program.
Washington state ballot measures have seen the most fierce opposition. Voters will not have a say in the city of Monroe after Mayor Robert Zimmerman filed a lawsuit that postponed legal consideration of the measure until after the ballots would be printed. Instead, Zimmerman placed his own ambiguous measure on the ballot where either a yes or a no vote could be construed as backing the camera program. The lawsuit filed in Bellingham by American Traffic Solutions resulted in a judgeimposing a $10,000 fine for violating state statutes designed to guarantee public access to the ballot. As a result, the city’s voters will vote on the measure as written. In Longview, a judge ruled that voters would only be allowed to vote on whether to hold an advisory vote on cameras at the next election.
Initiative votes remain pending in a number of other jurisdictions. No photo enforcement program has ever survived a public vote.
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Collection from the Sesquicentennial Exposition of 1926 Added to PhillyHistory.org
Liberty Bell, Entrance Gate (1925 or 1926).
PhillyHistory.org is proud to announce the addition of a new collection of photographs depicting the Sesquicentennial Exposition! In 1926, Philadelphia celebrated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by hosting a six-month long world's fair known as the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition. Featuring a newly constructed stadium, a re-creation of a Philadelphia street in 1776, an 80-foot tall reproduction of the Liberty Bell covered in 26,000 lights, and exhibits from around the world, the Sesquicentennial was visited by over 6,400,000 people from its opening on May 31, 1926 until its closing on November 30, 1926. Although various issues including poor weather, lower than expected attendance, and high construction costs prevented the Sesquicentennial from being a financial success, the events of the Exposition and the visitors it brought to Philadelphia are a truly significant part of the City's history.
City Archives hold a collection of photographic prints taken before
and during the Sesquicentennial. For decades, these prints remained pasted
into large scrapbooks where they faced deterioration due to acidic paper
and chemicals in the scrapbook glue. Several years ago, archivists carefully
removed the prints from the scrapbooks and placed them into archival quality
enclosures and boxes. The process of preserving these beautiful images
now continues as they are digitized and made available on PhillyHistory.org
for the world to see, sometimes for the first time ever. We are excited
to have already scanned 2,300 Sesquicentennial images. To find them on
PhillyHistory.org, select the 'DOR Archives - Sesquicentennial'
collection under the'Collections' pull down menu. Visit PhillyHistory.org
often as new photos are added each week!
If you want to see President
Calvin Coolidge addressing the crowd, the Treasure
Island amusement, or the 1926
version of a party car, head over to www.phillyhistory.org
to browse the brand new Sesquicentennial photograph collection. Have fun
checking out how Philadelphia throws a 150th birthday party!
NewAddictive PhillyHistory FeaturesAnother newsletter and another batch of new features. We love keeping you addicted to PhillyHistory.org!
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With photos of everything from an 80-foot tall
Liberty Bell to a rodeo, the Sesquicentennial collection shows a very
unique part of Philly's history. Now the photos from the Sesquicentennial
are easy to locate. Simply click on the 'Collections'
pull down menu and uncheck all the boxes except the one for
DOR Archives- Sesquicentennial. Then hit search and enjoy the photos!
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PhillyHistory.org Collaborates with EveryBlock to Make its Collection Even More Widely Accessible
Thanks to a new partnership with EveryBlock.com there is yet another way to find and enjoy the amazing historic photographs on PhillyHistory.org. EveryBlock.com was launched last year with support from a grant from the Knight Foundation. The site filters an assortment of local news by location so you can keep track of what’s happening on your block, in your neighborhood and all over your city. The site is currently available in 9 U.S. cities. The Philadelphia version, EveryBlock Philadelphia provides a huge array of civic information on Philly including newspaper articles, crime reports, restaurant inspections, event calendars and Craigslist postings. Much like PhillyHistory.org, EveryBlock's online application enables you to enter an address or neighborhood to find specific recent news for that part of Philadelphia. It's a great way to know exactly what's going on in your part of the city.
Recognizing that the history of a city can be just as interesting as present-day information, EveryBlock has worked with PhillyHistory.org to include historic images of Philadelphia on their website. Located under the "Historical images" menu, these photos from PhillyHistory.org are fully searchable by zip code, city council district, and various other categories. If you want to find out more about an image, just click on the thumbnail of the photo to head over to PhillyHistory.org and learn more about the photographic history of the city.
The Philadelphia Department of Records Is Awarded a Prestigious Grant from NEH and IMLS for PhillyHistory.org
PhillyHistory.org is excited to announce that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded the City of Philadelphia, Department of Records a grant in August 2008 as part of the Advancing Knowledge: The IMLS/NEH Digital Partnership grant program. In collaboration with the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Department of Records will use the $108,882 grant over the next two years to make historically significant collections from the Free Library available on PhillyHistory.org, further develop the website and provide geospatial data back to the Free Library. The Philadelphia Department of Records is one of only four recipients nationally to receive this grant in 2008.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the national level and in coordination with state and local organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and innovation; and support professional development.
Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities. NEH grants enrich classroom learning, create and preserve knowledge, and bring ideas to life through public television, radio, new technologies, museum exhibitions, and programs in libraries and other community places.
A huge thank you to NEH and IMLS for helping us with the work of digitizing Philadelphia's past! Check back to PhillyHistory.org often as we add new images and continue to preserve the visual history of the City one photograph at a time.
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We'd love to think that the information associated with each photograph in the PhillyHistory.org database is perfect. However, we have to admit that occasionally the data we have just doesn't seem to match the subject of the photograph. Whether it is an address that looks a bit off or a date that does not make sense with the year of the car in the photo, we sometimes need assistance to make sure PhillyHistory.org is as accurate as possible.
How do the errors get in the system in the first place? Sometimes it's simply a lack of data. A negative's envelope may be labeled "Various Houses on Pine Street" but not list individual addresses. Other photos might all be listed as taken at the intersection of 8th Street and Fairmount Avenue when actually the photographer took the first photo there but then proceeded to take additional photos in the surrounding blocks.
For example, the above photograph is of the 400 and 500 Blocks of N. Franklin Street. Unfortunately, this is all the information we have.
Whatever the reason, the best way
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|Northeast Corner of Broad and Geary Streets, 1952.||N.H.L. of Geary Street and E.H.L. of Broad Street, 1953.|
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Conflict Management for Traumatized Children of War in Lebanon
The project on Conflict Management for Traumatized Children of War in Lebanon has been an interesting project indeed. Implementing it was a challenging task where many difficulties were encountered for the lack of security in the areas where we were working, but the results achieved are rewarding. It took sometime to get started because of the mass destruction left by the war and the delay in starting the school year, 2006-2007. Once we started we trained thirty two teachers from 16 different schools that I reported on in the first progress report.
Recruitment and Training
In November of the school year 2007-2008, the Lebanese Section of IBBY (LBBY), in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Affairs, reestablished contacts with the schools after the summer break of June to October. The political situation was less turbulent than the previous year. Contacts went on more smoothly and 22 new teachers and two social workers from 18 schools and two social centers were recruited for training. Training took place on December 6th and 7th in the Hadath Social Center for Training that belongs to the Ministry of Social Affairs.
Training went on smoothly and teachers and social workers received the project manuals along with the work books for children, a total of 1,800 books. They were also given lists of story books they can use to supplement the project. The puppet show was presented to 800 children recruited from the schools that are implementing the program. Each child was given a book and the 18 schools were given 50 story and science books each for their library.
Teachers who took part were excited about the project and they all promised to implement it in their respective schools. This was the condition to accept them for training. Some school principals asked if we could train more of their teachers in the skills we were teaching. We promised that we will try to find the means to do that after we are through with this project.
Contacts with the Ministry of Education had been done last year to get approval for working with public schools. This year we went a step further by asking the Unit of Guidance and Counseling in the Ministry of Education about training their Educational Counselors, who have access to all the elementary schools in the country, in the skills we were presenting to teachers in selected schools. Our argument was that they would be able to train the teachers in all the elementary public schools across the country. It took a few months to convince all those concerned and get all the necessary permits for the task. Finally we were given approval to proceed.
With the blessings of the Director General of Education and the assistance of the Director of the Unit of Guidance and Counseling a two day training workshop took place in the Ministry of Education on the 27th and 28th of February, 2008. The whole team of thirty three educational advisors across the country took part in the workshop. They were given the manuals, the work books and the lists of story books that could be used to supplement the project, along with the names of publishing houses where these books may be found. Each Counselor also received a set of 25 teachers' manuals and 100 workbooks. The Counselors were very receptive and happy to get all this and especially the lists of story books that they will use in different activities and recommend to the school librarians they work with.
A project of this nature on the country level needs a larger budget than the one we have but now it is the government's responsibility to pick it up from here. We planted the seeds and it is up to them to nourish it and see it grow. They are aware of the great need for this kind of a project so I hope that funds would be secured to implement it on a larger scale.
Telephone calls and spot visits were made to the schools that are implementing the project. It is rewarding to see that most of them are trying their best to provide time for it despite their demanding schedules. Most of the schools are providing one hour a week but some are managing to give two hours. Another interesting observation is the fact that some of the schools are involving parents to some extent in helping to solve the problems that their children are facing.
The educational counselors are also working hard with the schools. I asked them to submit a report at the end of the school year, in June, to evaluate the impact of the project. We provided them with a form to fill indicating any changes in children's behavior. Preliminary reports from teachers and supervisors indicate positive progress in social relations and individual behavior.
It is rewarding to achieve successful results after hard work. It is true that getting permits to get started and convincing those in decision making positions to believe in the value of this kind of a program was tough, but it was worth the effort. The feedback we are getting from teachers is encouraging indeed. They can see improvement in children's behavior which gives them personal satisfaction. They feel that through their help the children are changing their unacceptable behavior in solving problems and replacing it with more socially accepted ways. They realize that they are protecting these children from delinquency and other major problems in the future.
I would like to do much more because the needs in the country are great but I keep reminding myself that it is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
Submitted by Julinda Abu Nasr
Lebanon, April 2008
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Author Erdrich's Book
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Lipsha Morrissey is a Native American Indian with healing powers who lost his powers by wasting his time in the big cities. One day, he receives news ...
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Fidelus Waldvogel fought for Germany in WW1. He returns home to his village to marry the pregnant fiancee of his best friend who was killed in action...
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ATLANTA-- Most employees know if they're typing away at a company-owned desktop computer, someone is watching. What you search and send can be filtered and recorded. But what happens when you bring in your personal device and use it for work? Or when you pack up to go home, and bring your work device with you? The answers get a little trickier.
"The hacker target is shifting towards mobile devices, so you'll start to see more and more stories about malware and bad applications," Rolf Versluis said. He's the Chief Technology Officer for AdCap Network Systems. He says they're witnessing a new frontier on the role personal mobile devices play in the workplace.
First, as customers: "You should be a bit concerned that companies are spending vast sums of money to put all of their servers in a secured data center with firewalls, and all of that information goes out to a cell phone that can be lost at a bar." He said, "just like government policy lags technology, company policy lags technology"
Companies are now trying to catch up using what's called mobile device management (MDM) systems. It's based on an application that goes on your phone and manages security.
That brings up the next concern. If companies insist you install a secure app, do they have access to your personal information on that same phone? Versluis says no, mostly. But "they're going to be able to see where you have the device and every app that you install." He suggests turning off the GPS when you're not at work.
Also, if you're logging onto a company network, even your personal device, be aware. "People should realize that if you're on a company network, everything that goes through is usually kept track of, if not monitored," he said.
Another mobile device is paying out in court right now. Up to 200 Chicago police officers could sign onto a lawsuit alleging they were pressured to answer work-related emails and phone calls, but not paid for their time. The federal court case could trickle down to companies nationwide.
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Grandma Sarah's poster celebrates 'Kenyan Wonder-Boy'
Jerome R. Corsi
Barack Obama’s step-grandmother in Kenya, Sarah Oyango Obama, has a 2005 poster calendar on the wall of her home that proclaims “The Kenyan Wonder-Boy in the U.S.: Senator Barrack Obama,” according to a British documentary film.
Mentions of the calendar on the Web date back to 2008, but the documentary film provides an exceptionally clear image of the wall poster.
Born in Mombasa?
In the documentary, “Obama’s Kenyan Roots,” Sarah mentions, according to a translation, it was a “happy occasion” for her to “meet her grandson” when Obama came to Kenya for a visit in 1987.
Much has been made, nevertheless, of a taped transatlantic telephone conversation between a minister in the U.S. and Sarah in 2009 in which the grandmother is purported to have said Barack Obama Jr. was born in Mombasa, Kenya, and she was present at the birth.
Philip J. Berg, the former Pennsylvania deputy attorney general who was among the first to pursue eligibility claims against Obama in the courts, included a transcript of the tape and sworn affidavits in a filing with the U.S. Supreme Court after lower courts dismissed as frivolous his complaint filed on Aug. 21, 2008, alleging that Obama was born in Mombasa.
American Christian minister Ron McRae, who described himself in his affidavit as an overseer of the Anabaptist Churches in North America and a “Presiding Elder on the African Presbytery,” conducted the telephone interview with Sarah.
McCrae, who called from Detroit, said Sara Obama was in a public setting with several hundred people listening to the telephone call on a speakerphone.
The interpreter was Vitalis Akech Ogombe, the community chairman of Sarah Obama’s village of Kyang’oma Kogelo in Western Kenya, 30 miles west of the Lake Victoria-city of Kisumu.
“In the ensuing public conversation, I asked Ms. Obama specifically, ‘Were you present when your grandson was born in Kenya?’” McRae testified in his sworn statement. “This was asked to her in translation twice, and both times she replied, “Yes! Yes she was! She was present when Obama was born.”
Critics pointed out many reasons to be skeptical of the claim, including the possibility something was lost in the translation between an American minister who presupposed Obama was born in Kenya and an elderly African woman who reportedly knows no English.
Amid cross talk in a combination of English, Swahili and the local Luo tribal dialogue, could she have understood McRae simply to be asking where she was when Barack Obama Jr. was born. Moreover, the critics argue, her interpreter immediately clarified that her famous grandson was born in Hawaii, not Kenya.
See the clip of the Journeyman Pictures documentary:
Many versions of the tape posted on the Internet by bloggers who contend it is evidence Obama was born in Kenya are cut off immediately after the point where the grandmother apparently affirms her presence at the birth. The truncated versions leave out the section in which the interpreter insists she actually meant the birth took place in Hawaii.
In addition, a March 27, 2007, story by Tim Jones published in the Chicago Tribune recounted how Sarah Obama received a letter from Barack Obama Sr. telling of his plan to marry Stanley Ann Dunham.
Sarah Obama’s husband, Hussein Onyango Obama, was said to be angered by the news.
Six months later, Jones reported, the Kenyan family received a letter announcing that Barack Obama Jr. had been born on Aug. 4, 1961.
The Tribune reporter noted an interview with Sarah Obama in which she said she was “so happy to have a grandchild in the United States.”
Aside from the inference that the grandmother first learned of the birth through a letter, the Kenyan patriarch’s anger over the marriage makes it even more unlikely Ann Dunham would have traveled to Kenya during her pregnancy.
Sarah Obama, who is not a blood relative of the president, is the third wife of Obama’s paternal grandfather. According to New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, who visited her village during the 2008 presidential campaign, the grandmother is illiterate and does not know when she was born. Several news reports say she was born in 1922.
The controversy over the tape centers on the interpreter present in Kenya during the interview. At the end of the tape, the interpreter can be clearly heard interjecting repeatedly that the grandmother said Obama was born in Hawaii.
However, two members of Sarah Obama’s Luo tribe who are fluent in the local Luo dialect, Swahili and English told WND that after carefully listening to the tape, they believe she declared Barack Obama Jr. was born in Mombasa, Kenya, and that she was present at the birth.
One of Kenyans who listened to the tape for WND has known Sarah Obama personally over many years. He has met with her repeatedly in her home village. The other Kenyan who listened to the tape for WND holds a respected position in the Kenyan government.
The WND source who knows Sara reported: “I have keenly and attentively listened to the tape over and over again, and I can confirm from Sarah’s own confession that Barack Obama was born in Kenya in her presence.”
He continued: “She was asked of his actual birthplace, and she affirmed she was actually there, present in person at his birth.”
He said that while the people in the room with Sarah Obama “tried as much as they could to change the tone of the whole story… to me it seems someone is coaching her from the background and seemingly trying to guide her on what to say.”
“I have listened to the tape,” he said. “The preacher asked whether Barack Obama was born in Mombasa and the translator asked the same. When she said Mombasa, it was like a surprise and those there thought she could not have meant to say Mombasa.”
The source said that at that point “they began insisting Hawaii was where Barack Obama was born.”
Sarah Obama can be heard uttering “Mombasa” in response to McRae’s questions about where Obama was born.
At the time, Alex Koppelman, the senior editor on Salon.com’s political “War Room” blog jumped into the fray to contend, “No, Obama’s grandmother didn’t say he was born in Kenya.”
In a column that attacked former CNN host Lou Dobbs and radio talk show host G. Gordon Liddy, Koppelman characterized Sarah Obama’s statement that Obama was born in Mombasa as “a mistake, a confusion in translation” that the family in Kenya attempted to correct, multiple times.
Dismissing the story a just another “birther myth,” Koppelman explained that “people who believe in a conspiracy theory simply hear what they want to hear.”
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The mine in the southwestern province of Yunnan was hit Thursday by a "coal and gas outburst" – a sudden and violent ejection of coal, gas and rock from a coal face – trapping 43 workers underground. Nine are still missing.
The news comes as a separate accident hit the northwestern province of Gansu early Sunday, when a flood at a coal mine trapped seven workers underground and triggered another rescue operation, the official Xinhua news agency said.
In Yunnan's Shizong county, meanwhile, rescuers have been taking turns heading down the pit to search for survivors and at least 240 tonnes of coal dust have been removed.
"It's very dangerous for rescuers because the gas is still very condensed," an official at the provincial work safety administration told AFP, adding 34 bodies had been found so far.
"And in closed conditions, the ventilation doesn't work well," said the official, who refused to be named.
The provincial rescue headquarters said on Saturday that the air was thin in the shaft and "the chances of survival for the trapped miners are slim."
The chief of China's work safety watchdog, Luo Lin, described the mine's safety measures as "very poor" and blamed lax supervision by local authorities.
The bosses of the mine – which was operating without a licence after its permit was revoked a year ago, according to Xinhua – have been detained and an investigation is under way.
Coal mine accidents are common in China, where work safety is often neglected by bosses seeking a quick profit.
Last year, 2,433 people died in coal mining accidents in the country, according to official statistics – a rate of more than six workers per day – but labour rights groups say the true figure may be much higher.
The accident in Yunnan comes days after a rock blast in a coal mine in the central province of Henan trapped dozens of workers underground.
Most were eventually pulled out after a 40-hour rescue operation, though 10 were killed.
Last month, a gas explosion at a state-owned coal mine in neighbouring Hunan province left 29 miners dead.
And earlier in October, blasts at mines in the southwestern city of Chongqing and the northern province of Shaanxi killed 13 and 11 miners respectively.
China's Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang was quoted as saying by Xinhua that "the latest coal mine accidents ring the alarm, warning us that accident prevention is a complex, difficult, and urgent task."
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Overclockers Australia put up a neat little utility that should help you figure out the actual clock speed of an Athlon XP chip based on its rating, and vice versa. This is most useful for peering into the future. Sander O. let us know of an SF Gate article about how people are hoping to beat Moore's Law by 2006. As usual with forecasting like that, I'll believe it when I see it. Ace's Hardware put up their Socket A shootout in hopes of finding the ultimate Socket A platform. It is pretty much nForce vs. KT266A down to the wire. The Inquirer has some thoughts on Windows 2000/XP and Hyper-Threading. As usual with Hyper-Threading, details are sketchy, as there are so many configurations to run and compare. Crucial.com has put together a program called the Belarc Advisor for seeing what type of memory upgrade your computer can take and how many SIMM/DIMM slots you have free. On my own configuration the data was only somewhat correct, though, so take care. This is probably most useful for older platforms, clueless users, and those of us who help them upgrade their machines.
USER COMMENTS 69 comment(s)
|If anything… Moore's law is going to overshoot the future trend (4:30pm EST Mon Feb 18 2002)
Sure the 143 nanometer light sources and new photolith equipment gets resolution down to 1/2 wave (0.07 nano) though overlapped stepped litho, but what after that? Lenses no longer are transparent, and even the thermal variance of the wafer is enough to cause nanometer shifts between the edges. I think the road ahead is rocky, and like a road in a fog, we've just had a nice technological 'downhill' coast that put some speed behind the progress.
0.13 is “just now” happening, and even there somewhat tentatively. The memory folks always push an architecture in the memory cells down a notch, so the 512 megabit chips that IBM & Japan are manufacturing are 0.11 or 0.10 micron designs (only for the cells, since the rest of the chip is less than 3% of the total area).
We'll see 0.09-0.10 next year, but again very tentatively. The 0.065 jump will take substantially longer, and 0.05 has quite an uphill battle before it settles out. Lessee here… hi-K dielectrics are still not worked out… parasitic leakage is becoming the limit to computability, thermal effects make it nearly impossible to align gates across 1 cm chips at 0.05 microns, and on and on it goes.
- by GoatGuy
|GoatGuy (6:16pm EST Mon Feb 18 2002)
GoatGuy, you drink too much Goat Milk. :) - by SoyBoy
|You WERE right (9:56pm EST Mon Feb 18 2002)
Now I'm a soygoat as well. Doctor's orders.
- by GoatGuy
|BelArc (10:05pm EST Mon Feb 18 2002)
A word to the wise…if you are running any illegal progs, avoid this program like the plague! It scans for serial #'s and presumably sends them back to somebody. - by Spyware sux
|BelArc (4:15am EST Tue Feb 19 2002)
Last I've seen of this software was that it prevents WinXP Pro from shutting down… It just keeps rebooting instead. Don't know if they've patched it up. - by Asusguy
|3d memory (7:51pm EST Tue Feb 26 2002)
find - by kent Ridgeway
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The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is home to some of the greatest biodiversity on the planet, a profusion of exotic plants and animals that includes the endangered mountain gorilla. For thousands of years, the forest was also home to an indigenous people—the Batwa pygmies.
As the original dwellers of this ancient jungle, the Batwa were known as “The Keepers of the Forest.” The history of these small-statured people is long and rich. The Batwa survived by hunting small game using arrows or nets and gathering plants and fruit in the rain forest. They lived in huts constructed of leaves and branches, moving frequently in search of fresh supplies of food. The Batwa lived in harmony with the forest and its creatures, including the mountain gorillas, for millennia. Some anthropologists estimate that pygmy tribes such as the Batwa have existed in the equatorial forests of Africa for 60,000 years or more.
In 1992, the lives of the Batwa pygmies changed forever. The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest became a national park and World Heritage Site to protect the 350 endangered mountain gorillas within its boundaries. The Batwa were evicted from the park. Since they had no title to land, they were given no compensation. The Batwa became conservation refugees in an unfamiliar, unforested world.
Many Batwa died during the early years of exile, and the tribe’s very existence was severely threatened. Since 2001, American medical missionaries Dr. Scott and Carol Kellermann have dedicated themselves to serving the Batwa in southwest Uganda. The Kellermanns purchased land and established programs to improve conditions for the tribe—home-building, schools, a hospital and clinics, water and sanitation projects, income generation, and the promotion of indigenous rights.
These activities are now being assumed by the Batwa themselves through the Batwa Development Program (BDP). The BDP is managed by the Batwa, with a non-Batwa advisory committee that helps to implement programs. It is supported by the Kellermann Foundation, a US-based nonprofit organization.
Ways to help:
- Donate to the Kellermann Foundation (in the U.S. your gift is a tax-deductible charitable contribution).
- Book your reservation to visit the Batwa Experience at Bwindi.
- Buy BatwaBaskets, beautiful creations handmade in the Bwindi area by Batwa pygmy artisans.
Without your generosity, the Batwa could remain one of the poorest, most marginalized people groups in the world.
Your support remains crucial to the survival of these fascinating people.
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A guy I work with has a degree in physics and he's not 100% sure what it all means.
Indeed, it is very heady stuff. Even trying to scratch the surface of it will make your head hurt. One thing that is very important to the Higgs-Boson is that it has zero quantum spin.
from the 2nd article:
At first glance, quantum spin doesn't seem that much different from things we observe in the classical world. If you take a charged object and spin it around, the charge creates a loop of current, and that current in turn creates a magnetic field. That is, more or less, how you make an electromagnet, and that's basically what spin is in a quantum sense as well. Seems simple enough, right?
Here's where things get a bit weird.
If we're talking about an electromagnet in the observable, classical world, it's perfectly easy to make the charged object spin a little slower or a little faster, alternately decreasing or increasing the strength of the magnetic field. But an electron doesn't work that way - its spin will always be the same, and there's absolutely nothing in the universe that will change it. The electron's spin is an intrinsic, unchanging property - rather like if our charged object in the physical world was always spinning at the same speed, regardless of any outside interference.
Besides, this analogy only works for particles that have a charge to begin with. Particles with neutral charge like the photon and neutrino also have spin, but since they have no charge there's no related magnetic effect. There's really no completely accurate way to talk about spin without at least a few semesters of college level physics (at the very least), but for our purposes, three things are really important to know: it's an intrinsic, unchanging property of all particles, it represents the angular momentum of the particle, and it creates a magnetic moment. As for the elementary particles, all the leptons and quarks have spin-1/2, and all the bosons have spin-1.
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Report: Toys "R" Us to Increase Toy Testing
New York City, Toys "R" Us is increasing the frequency of safety checks conducted on products sold in its stores after a slew of Chinese-made toys were recalled this summer due to unsafe levels of lead paint.
"Earlier this year we began spot checking of products on our store shelves as part of our increased efforts for quality assurance," said Toys "R" Us spokeswoman Kathleen Waugh. "But in light of recent recalls we have begun a systematic recheck of all products on our store shelves."
Earlier on Monday, The New York Times reported that the company had hired engineers to regularly visit the company's stores to take branded toys to independent labs for testing. The report also said Walt Disney Co. will start its own testing of toys featuring Disney characters. The process will include random testing of products already on store shelves, the report said.
Retailers are taking action ahead of the critical holiday selling season, and last month, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it was asking suppliers to resubmit testing documentation for the toys it sells.
Wal-Mart also said it hired independent laboratories to conduct an average of 200 additional tests each day.
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Nano Books: "How Small Is Nano?" & "Is That Robot Real?"
Visitors to the Science Museum of Minnesota provided feedback on the books, How Small Is Nano? and Is That Robot Real? in order to assess the books and their ability to impart knowledge of nanoscience. The visitors, 63 adults in all, read one of the books to the child or children accompanying them, then answered a series of questions about their experience including their interest in and enjoyment of the book they read, as well as the age appropriateness of the book. The report compares and contrasts the two books throughout.
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In 1964 I took a tour of the Alhambra. One of the things we were told was that the fountains made the air cooler. Later when I was working on heat stress problems, I found that this was indeed true. A water curtain with a fan blowing through it makes the air cooler. I was particularly impressed with the fountains and flowers of the Court of la Acequia (water garden courtyard), but I also took photos of the clipped hedges of cedar which were like walls, and a photo of an orange tree.
This was the Summer Palace, so heat was a concern. The palace and gardens were built during the reign of Muhammad III (1302–1309) and redecorated shortly after. The Generalife is one of the oldest surviving Moorish gardens
As everywhere else, the palaces are a preserved but dead testimony of an ancient culture and artists' skills.
The gardens are a living element, that adds harmony to the whole, and helps to fade that sensation of absence and emptiness in the palace. And Muslim gardens are always the best in their palaces.
Generalife - has been translated "garden of paradise" "garden of feasts" "house of delights" and "garden of the architect"
"Generalife garden that had no match"
"the noblest and most exalted of all gardens"
...Who could disagree?
beautiful gardens with beautiful flowers and with the beautiful use of water... they are wow!
"the waters speak, and they weep beneath the white oleanders; beneath the rose oleanders, the waters weep, and they sing, for the myrtle in bloom, above the opaque waters. Madness of singing and crying of the souls, of the tears!"
The Alhambra complex includes:
1. Generalife gardens with all the waterfalls, buildings, plantations, etc
2. The Carlos V Palace (a modern, though incomplete addition)
3. The Alcazar (fort & gunnery)
4. Nasrid Palaces
The Gardens are huge and beautifully laid out. Each corner has a story behind it, just listen to the multimedia kit!
Our first stop before entering Alhambra was at the beautiful Generalife gardens. These gardens surround a country house used by the Arab sovereigns of Granada, on the Hill of the Sun, which was a strategically placed vantage-point.
These gardens are so beautiful, with cypress-trees and hedges of laurel, myrtle and orange-bushes and wonderful fountains. These gardens were built around the 13th century.
From Generalife gardesn you have a wonderful view of Alhambra and Granada.
All over you will notice the aquaducts.
After visiting the gardesn you enter the Generalife palace, The Pool Court "Pateo de la Acequia" and the pavilions. It is lovely, with a pool stretching along the center with fountains on each side and with stone basins with fountains at each end, just lovely.
The pavilions are beautifully adorned.
The name Generalife derives from the Arabic Gennat-Alarif, meaning Gardens fo the Master-Builder - and they sure live up to that name with their poetic elegance and beauty.
This little palace with huge gardens, a little apart from the main castles of the Alhambra, were the recreation buildings for the sultans living in the Alhambra. There are many gardens with fountains, green laberynths, walking paths and nice views of the Alhambra, as it's situated in a nearby hill.
The entrance is included in the general Alhambra Ticket. To get there, turn right as soon as you enter the Alhambra from the ticket office. Just a 5 minutes walk from the main gate.
The gardens of the Generalife are on a hillside overlooking the rest of the Alhambra Palace, and shouldn't be overlooked.
There are elaborate well-manicured gardens divided up by trimmed hedgerows, colourful displays of flowers, enormous vegetable patches, quaint walled gardens, a palace, and fountains galore, signifying cleanliness and fertility.
Even as we walked around with the rest of the crowds, there was an overwhelming feeling of peacefulness and serenity.
It also affords great views back to the Alhambra and the old town of Granada.
Entry to the Alhambra includes entry to the Generalife Gardens.
At the end of the Promenade of the Oleanders is the Promenade of the Cypress Trees (Patio de los Cipreses) which takes you to the exit of the Generalife. The walk of course is lined with old Cypress Trees. One of the most famous of these trees is the Cypress of the Sultana. It became a secret meeting place for the wife of Sultan Abu Hasan and her lover who was the Chief of the Abencarrajes. In the centre is a pond within a pond.
The Generalife gardens were first started during the 13th century as orchards and pastures but over the years, changed considerably with the various occupants. An Italian influence is displayed in the formal patterns and hedges. Water features strongly which brings out the Islamic influence.
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Genealogy & quilting are both loves of mine and I’m happy when I can do a project that incorporates both. This wall hanging is a project I shared with my Nana, Helen F. (Coyle) Gardner, who was born 9 January, one hundred fifteen years ago today.
She was the oldest child of Michael and Mary Josephine (Mullane) Coyle in New York City. On 9 May 1921 she married Nathaniel Gardner and they had one child, my mother.
My Nana, Helen, began a sewing project many years ago. She had sewed small circles of scrap fabrics and then stitched them together to make a bed cover for her daughter’s [Alberta Joy (Gardner) Brown] bed. She used fabrics from dresses, aprons and other things she had sewn. After a dress was beyond repair she’d cut it up and snip off the buttons, using the fabric and the buttons for future projects. She also saved string and foil and used pencils till they were short nubs. Not only had my Nana lived through the Depression, she was also a widow on a limited income. She saved every penny. For whatever reason, this project went unfinished. She put the pieces in a paper bag where they remained, passing form her little house to my mother’s attic to my sewing room.
Most of the colorful circles, or yoyos, stayed in good shape. I cut away the blackened circles and evaluated what was left. I decided to separate some sections to make wall hangings, one for each of my three brothers and one for me. Now we each have a part of this great memento of both our mother and her mother.
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I found this Asian-looking ceramic in my great-grandmothers attic. I think its an incense burner. What is it worth?
Before the value of an antique can be determined, it needs to be authenticated. Reproductions (exact copies) and copycats (stylistic copies), ranging from excellent to poor quality, are part of Asian ceramic history. I recommend that you take your incense burner to a major art museum in your area and ask the curator of Asian art to authenticate it (determine when it was made and where it originated). Your piece has Imari-style decoration. Imari is a Japanese port city, and Imari patterns feature a blue underglaze complemented by turquoise and yellow in the overglaze. Based solely on the photograph you submitted, your incense burner is about a century old. If I am correct, its value is around $125.
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Name them and remember
Sep 20th 2007
Commemorating communism's victims
IMAGINE two walls, each 120km (75 miles) long, set at right angles and tapering to a height of three metres. They are covered in names, each inscribed in letters 1.35 cm (0.53 inches) high. That is how big a monument to the 100m victims of communism would be if it were designed on the scale of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, which commemorates the nearly 60,000 American military personnel who died in that war.
Nothing of the kind exists. The American capital’s monument to the victims of communism is a modest bronze statue. Determined travellers in Russia may find the Mask of Sorrow in Magadan, or a small monument in the Komi capital, Syktyvkar; both commemorate the millions who died in the Gulag. Bucharest has a rather kitschy monument to those who died in the “uprising” (perhaps more accurately described as a coup) against Nicolae Ceausescu, Romania's long-time dictator, in December 1989.
Museums in Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Warsaw, Prague and Budapest, among other places, do a good job of reminding people of the historical background to communist rule and the details of daily life, as well as the terror that enforced it. The Vilnius museum—in the former KGB headquarters—has the names of executed resistance fighters carved in the stone panels outside. A Bulgarian history project is collecting fascinating memories from both victims and perpetrators.
Now Estonia’s president, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, has come out with a challenge to his country: to commemorate by name all Estonian victims of communism. “Unfortunately, we still do not know the names of all the victims…. Our job is to find out and chisel them in stone. By name.”
He was speaking on one of the many forgotten anniversaries of the 20th century: of the shortlived government of Otto Tief, which tried to re-establish the Estonian republic for a few days in September 1944 in the wake of the German retreat. Some of its members escaped to Sweden and formed a government-in-exile that lasted until 1992; the rest were arrested by the Soviet forces and killed, deported or otherwise punished. Arnold Susi, the education minister, befriended Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn in the Gulag. The symbolic importance was huge: it disproves the Stalinist version of history that the Baltic states were “liberated” in 1944. But few in Estonia, let alone outside, remember their names.
The issue is trickier than it sounds. Who are the “victims” of communism? Is it those sentenced to death by a communist court? Certainly, but not only them. What about those post-war resistance fighters in Poland, the Baltic states, Romania and elsewhere who died on the battlefield against the occupiers? And restricting it to those who died from bullets or the noose seems too narrow: what about those who starved or froze to death while being deported? They need to be listed too.
But it also would be unfair to exclude those who survived. Maybe it should be all victims of the Gulag. But what about those who suffered other kinds of repression, such as incarceration in a psychiatric hospital, or interrogation under torture?
Even trickier is that not all victims were unquestioned heroes. Would the Russian memorial include Andrei Shkuro and Pyotr Krasnov, both Cossack generals who opposed communism but collaborated with Hitler? Never Soviet citizens, they were handed over by the British at the end of the war and executed. And if it includes them, what about General Andrei Vlasov, a Soviet general who switched sides to fight with the Nazis?
In trying to commemorate the victims of the 20th century, each country would find different answers to these questions. And in doing so, each may also find greater understanding for the suffering of its neighbours.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
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building a history - the history of a building
can you help us track all the events that have happened at the market hall and all the groups that have used it over the years?
market hall has a long and rich history of hosting arts, cultural and community events. unfortunately, it does not have a complete history of all that activity. numerous groups and organizations have owned, managed and used market hall over the years, not only since it became an arts centre in 1984, but going back to its opening as a market in 1890. but we don't know exactly who they are and what they have done. do you?
we are mainly interested in two time periods: 1890 to 1984, before it became a full time arts centre, and the period 1984 to 1998, before market hall was operated by its present management group.
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Last year on this blog, I wrote about the development of Dongtan, China’s planned eco-city near Shanghai. Once billed as the world’s first fully realized eco-city—energy-efficient, sustainable, and aiming for a zero-carbon footprint—it was slated to open this year. But the project has run into difficulties and is now reportedly on indefinite hold. China continues to charge ahead on other eco-fronts, however. With more than 15 million people a year relocating from the countryside to the city, China is urbanizing faster than any other nation and is experimenting with urban solutions.
Recently, I attended the China Binhai-Tianjin—International Eco-City Forum, where the Chinese government officially declared the eco-city as the country’s new urban/industrial strategy. Dongtan’s failure notwithstanding, the strategy is rapidly becoming a reality. Besides a trip to the developing eco-city in Tianjin, one of our most eye-opening site-visits was to Caofeidian International Eco-City, about 50 miles south of the port city of Tangshan and somewhat farther from Beijing. Named after an imperial concubine called Cao, Caofeidian is being planned and developed by the Swedish firm SWECO. Construction only began in 2009, but is moving forward at a furious pace toward a 2020 completion date.
Wind farm at Caofeidian. Courtesy of SWECO
The invented ecological city is rising out of seawater and mud being dredged from Tangshan Bay and hauled by endless lines of trucks to create the new land on which the city will rest. Caofeidian will eventually occupy a 45-square-mile coastal portion of a huge new industrial zone. Steel, mining, and oil industries are being relocated from Beijing and other industrial centers. Planners project that the eco-city itself will become home to more than one million residents who will manage and man the industrial sites.
Buildings are sprouting up everywhere amid instant landscaping embedded with solar panels and wind turbines. The larger turbines stand in the bay, and are already transforming wind into electricity. Advertised to prospective investors as “The City of the Future,” the Caofeidian eco-city concept features futuristic buildings by international architects and a monorail designed to alleviate traffic congestion. “Harmony” is a watchword of the town’s boosters, a concept deeply embedded in Confucian philosophy and a slogan now used by President Hu Jintao as the basis for a fair and stable society. A statement from a Caofeidian advertising brochure says it all: “City of the future, City of information, City of ecology, City of happiness.”
Artist’s concept of Caofeidian. Courtesy of SWECO
The pace of industrialization and construction today in China is truly breathtaking to behold, compressing into a couple of decades the kind of industrial expansion that America experienced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (visitors to the Museum can explore the role of transportation in this expansion in the America on the Move exhibition). So, I have every confidence that Caofeidian will be built, at least in its initial stages. Moreover, while it may hit the finish line first, Caofeidian is among several current eco-city initiatives in China. Will they be the ecological promised land as advertised? It will be difficult if not impossible for cities on this scale to achieve energy self-sufficiency and net-zero emissions. However, China also views Caofeidian and cities like it as a unique laboratory of environmental innovation that will guide the retrofitting of existing urban areas, not only in China but in cities globally—offering, perhaps, one answer to the worldwide climate and energy crisis.
Art Molella is Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Director of the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the National Museum of American History.
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In the spring of 1925, a letter made the trip from a small town in eastern Ohio to a convent in Italy, where a teenage girl opened it and learned that her mother had died.
"All is quiet like the tomb of that sweet pure soul; celestial creature," her father Diego Delfino wrote in a letter that's now part of a University of Minnesota online pilot project to publish correspondence between non-English speaking immigrants and those they left behind.
Some of the letters contain simple requests for items like nylon stockings, sugar, or money. Many writers express deep emotions - longing, jealousy, loneliness or, like Delfino, grief.
"My heart is closed, locked in a tight veil, from which that sweet softness of one time is inhibited from transpiring;" he confided to his daughter Mary Helen. "[I]t no longer has those beats of joy. It's dry. I cannot say more, beyond these words, about this painful story. It tears at my throat."
Many of the letters had been stored for years in archives, but staff didn't have the time to sort through hundreds of boxes to find and catalogue them, and didn't have the money or the technology to scan and post the aging documents online.
The organizers of "A Heart Connects Us: Immigrant Letters and the Experience of Migration" hope the project will lead to a richer understanding of the emotional impact of immigration and spur new efforts to collect immigrant letters.
Within the next few months, the project's organizers will begin an ambitious effort to match letters scattered in archives around the world, uniting letters between mothers and sons, husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters. For now, the project's site displays 40 letters written by eight immigrants and their families from 1850 to 1970.
"It's the story that really appeals, not just to scholars, but to just people surfing the web and people interested in family histories or in local communities," said Donna Gabaccia, director of the University's Immigration History Research Center, the organization overseeing the project.
Scholars also hope that connecting letters written by immigrants and those they left behind will enrich historians' understanding of the ways previous generations coped with long periods of separation without the benefit of emails and phone calls.
The letters written by Diego Delfino, the immigrant who lost his wife, convey a deep sense of longing for the daughter he left behind.
"I watch over you, and think of you constantly, and I wish I could be very close to your sighs," he wrote.
But the letters also hint at more complicated troubles. Delfino had fallen behind in payments to the convent where his daughter was living. He wrote that he feared for his life, but provided few details.
"Concerning your nightmare, in which two killers wanted to stab me to death, and you protected me by plunging in front of me, therefore saving your life and sacrificing yours, well, there is nothing to be surprised about," he wrote. "I'm expecting a new attempt on my life, cowardly premeditated, by the hoodlums, but so far no one is coming."
Forty-two days later, Delfino was murdered. Police never found his killer.
Gabaccia acknowledges it's impossible to know whether the letters found in archives are representative of the broader immigrant experience. Middle-class people preserved more letters than farmers or working-class people, she said.
Also, some people broke off all ties with family members once they immigrated across the Atlantic. Others quarreled over money and relationships gone sour.
"Silences disrupted relationships, are difficult to deal with, and those are not the ones that are generally preserved," said Sonia Cancian, one of the scholars leading the project.
Many immigrants and those they left behind were illiterate, adding yet another complication for historians seeking to interpret the writings. Some dictated their letters to a more educated friend. Others wrote in a formulaic style, likely copied directly from other letters they had seen.
Despite these limitations, Cancian said she's struck by the intensity of emotion conveyed in the letters that have been preserved. Of the thousands of letters she's pored over, the ones she finds most striking are the exchanges between the journalist, poet, and anarchist Alessandro Sisca and his wife, whose troubled relationship is documented in a series of letters.
"I would have blown my brains out before telling you that I love you," his wife, Lucia Fazio, wrote in 1898. "I curse the day that you arrived to Boston. I curse the day that I learned to trust."
Cancian said she had an immediate and powerful reaction to the correspondence.
"I thought, 'My goodness! Where is all this coming from? Why all this drama?'"
Despite the compelling nature of many of the letters, scholars said that digitizing decades-old correspondence poses unique challenges. Copyright laws differ from country to country, Cancian said, and the laws are particularly complicated regarding letters written by non-public figures.
For this project, the Immigration History Research Center asked donors for permission to put the letters online, although they had no legal obligation to do so because the letters had already been donated to a public archive.
Gabaccia said that because the project is so unique, she wanted to see whether donors would bring forward any concerns.
"We were extra cautious in proceeding," she said. One family decided not to allow their donated letters to be posted online. The letters chronicled "an illicit love affair," Gabaccia said.
"Everybody involved is dead, but they just felt uncomfortable with making it public on the web," she said.
Gabaccia said the project's goal is not to match or digitize every letter. Most archives simply cannot afford it, and even if they could, she said, it wouldn't be worth the cost, given that relatively few people would access them. Instead, archivists plan to post a sampling of letters online, and also provide better catalogues to prepare historians before they travel to remote archives in places like the Ukraine.
Cancian said that despite her excitement about the digitization project, she hopes that scholars will continue to use traditional archives as well.
"When we go to the archives, it becomes very important to feel the document," she said. "That physicality still means something."
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I am thinking sending APM power glider to near space by balloon and return home. Anyone already made it?
I have not done that yet, and you are probably the first to do it conrolled. when you make this the payload of the balloon must be under 4 pounds (regs may very pending nation, but 4 pounds or less is good) add two strips of foil for radar check, the tail or midsection should have foil wrapped around it for he same purpose. this is a safety feater (the foil) which allows for radar stations to alert aircraft of an unknown presence bearing mass, if you have a airport in the 60 mile radius alert them and seek clearance (again percautionary). cant wait to hear your results, hope it goes by well and safe, love a video!
This is an idea I was thinking about also, its nice to see that someone else is attempting to do the same. I actually wanted to film the whole thing via a cam on the uav/glider.
I've been doing a bit of research which led me here.
The link you provided is exactly what I'm wanting to do. I'm still at the drawing board to see what would be best for this type of project.
I've been trying to answer a few questions, not sure if they will come into play, but they still seem to be variables in this project. Most of which seem to be focused around higher altitudes.
1.) Tracking this on its accent. Determining a "detach" point/altitude.
2.) High alt winds, will this blow the glider off course? If so, how easy would it be to get back to a certain waypoint.(battery life, enough power to get to waypoint x)
3.) Will higher altitudes and temp affect battery life(assuming it will be up there for a minute or two).
4.) Will gps be effective at higher altitudes?
5.)Is a glider the best solution? Weight wise?
6.)would audropilot be a good solution for this type of project?
Like i said I'm still in the research and development stages of this. I hope to have something together soon for flight.
Eric- im into the hig altitude stuff as well, i have some answers or insight on some question
2) may not blow it off course but could pose issues loosing altitude or the integrity of the aircraft
3) temp does affect most battieries, it helps them keep their charge it maybe safe to say it gives it longer life, try testing the battery you wish to use in a freezer for certain periodes of time
5) gliders are probably the best solution in this casee
but one last thing i did not mention- at the higher altitudes their is a lot of radio interference, your camera may even pick up transmissions something to think about, I know the american AF did an experiment try looking it up to see if someone posted results or issues. cheers*
So it looks like there is a lot of regulations with the FAA regarding UAV's or "UAS" - Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
Heres the link to the FAA's site for the above:
4.) use a uBlox and you're save up to 50'000m (i've tested that :))
6.) YES! It works very well just change some code so you can release the glider from the balloon.
Andy, thanks for the response.
I'm going to try to move forward with this project and do lower altitude testing to stay within FAA regs. I'm not going to totally put high altitude launches out of the question just yet.
I know I'm asking late, but did you do the project yet? If so, how did the APM perform at high altitude?
Last weekend NTNS-3 hit its target LZ at 9k AGL from a drop at 48k. Video to follow.
nice!! any luck with the video?
The video below link below is interesting because the RC Explorer guys talk about how hard this is and that it took 4 tries to get satisfactory results. Well, it is hard.
Here's a link to the post flight video from North Texas Near Space 3 and the post flight report. The goals of the report were to report general information on results + root cause and corrective actions for any anomalies. Hardware for the next mission is on the bench.
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All Aboard Florida!
While not directly related, recent news of a planned passenger rail service linking Miami and Orlando certainly drew our interest. As the most populated and traveled parts of our state, we know all too well the impacts traveling have on the land and wildlife of central and south Florida.
Each year, highly endangered Florida panthers suffered numerous fatalities due to collisions with automobiles.
Recent proposals by Florida East Coast Industries (FECI) though may help alleviate this road congestion that causes so many deadly encounters between man and wildlife.
Approximately 50 million people per year travel between Orlando and Miami according to the company, which has a long history dating back to Henry Flagler and the construction of the first land route to Miami. In response to the demand for travel between Orlando and Miami, the costs to travel by car and other factors, FECI is launching an ambitious effort to offer passenger rail service between the two metropolises by 2014.
Much of the feasibility for the rail service lies in the fact that FECI owns the track and right of way along the coast. The company is building the line’s final link between Cocoa and Orlando to complete the route. Future plans call for service to Jacksonville and Tampa, linking a huge bulk of Florida’s population to passenger rail.
Besides providing a comfortable and cost-effective travel option (…approximately 3 hours total), the All Aboard Florida line will include stops and access to airports, seaports and commuter rail systems in Orlando, West Palm, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami.
Trains will cruise at around 80 mph and integrate well with FECI’s existing freight lines. Cabins will include coach and first-class options as well as WI-FI.
Anyone on the go can certainly appreciate that!
(See an infographic from All Aboard Florida below)
Economically, the new line is expected to create thousands of quality jobs, something our state has certainly suffered from a lack of in recent years. According to FECI, over 6,000 construction jobs will be required along with over 1,000 permanent personnel for operations.
Taxpayers and citizens of Florida will also realize benefits in terms of reduced road maintenance and construction costs and will not bear any financial risk.
In terms of Florida’s environment though, we consider this a big step forward in the history of our state.
Not only does this service have the potential to reduce congestion on highways, pollution from car exhaust and reduced chance of fatal encounters with wildlife, the All Aboard Florida line can serve as a spur for redeveloping areas of south Florida that superhighways left behind long ago.
We’re delighted and encouraged by this news of a privately funded and operated passenger rail service coming to Florida.
We wish FECI the best of luck in its endeavors and look forward to taking that first trip in 2014.
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Jesus heals a lame man
After these things there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a crowd of those who were sick, blind, lame, paralysed, waiting for the moving of the water. 4 For an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and disturbed the water. Whoever was first to step into the pool, after the waters were disturbed, was healed of whatever disease he had. 5 One man there had been ill for thirty eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there, knowing he had been there a long time, he said to him: Would you be made whole? 7 The sick man answered him: Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is disturbed. As I approach someone else steps in front of me. 8 Jesus said to him: Arise, take up your bed and walk. 9 And straightway the man was made whole and took up his bed and walked. Now it was the Sabbath on that day.
10 So the Jews said to him who had been cured: It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed. 11 But he answered them: He that made me whole, the same said to me: Take up your bed and walk. 12 They asked him: Who is the man that said to you: Take up your bed and walk? 13 But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while there was a crowd in that place 14 Afterwards, Jesus found him in the temple and said to him: Look, you are made whole. Sin no more, lest a worse thing befall you. 15 The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him whole.
Jesus comments upon His relationship with God
16 And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the Sabbath. 17 But Jesus answered them: My Father works even until now and therefore I also work. 18 For this cause the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath law, but he called God his own Father, making himself seem like God.
19 Jesus therefore answered and said to them: Truly, truly, I say to you: The Son can do nothing of himself but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever works He does, these the Son does in like manner. 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him all things that Himself does; and greater works than these will He show him, that you may marvel. 21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom he will. 22 For neither does the Father judge anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son, 23 that all may honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that does not honour the Son does not honour the Father that sent him.
24 Truly, truly, I say to you: He that hears my word and believes Him that sent me has eternal life, and comes not into condemnation, but has passed out of death into life. 25 Truly, truly, I say to you: The hour comes and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear shall live. 26 For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has given the Son life in himself.
27 And He has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is a Son of Man. 28 Marvel not at this! For the hour comes, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice, 29 and shall come forth; they that have done good, to the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. 30 I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is righteous, because I seek not my own will, but the will of Him that sent me.
31 If I testify of myself, my witness is not true. 32 It is another that testifies of me; and I know that the witness which He testifies of me is true. 33 You asked John the Baptist, and he has testified to the truth. 34 Not that the testimony that I receive is from man; but I say these things so that you may be saved. 35 He was the lamp that burns and shines, and you were willing to rejoice for a period in his light. 36 But the witness which I have is greater than that of John. For the works which the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, testify that the Father has sent me. 37 And the Father that sent me, He has testified of me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His shape. 38 And you do not have His word dwelling in you, for you do not believe the one whom He has sent. 39 You search the scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of me; 40 but you will not come to me, so that you may have life.
41 I receive not glory from men. 42 But I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts. 43 I come in my Father's Name, and you do not accept me. If another shall come in his own name, you will accept him. 44 How can you believe, you who accept praise from each other, but do not seek the praise that comes from the only God? 45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one that accuses you, Moses, on whom you have set your hope. 46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe me. For he wrote of me. 47 But if you do not believe his writings, how shall you believe my words?
5:2 There is- Jerusalem was destroyed in AD70. The present tense indicates that John’s Gospel was written before AD70- not generations after the events, as wrongly claimed by Bible critics.
5:8 Jesus didn’t criticize the man for believing in a myth about an Angel touching water. Instead, Jesus focused the man upon the simple reality- that God alone through His Son can heal. We need to be patient with those who have wrong understandings and believe groundless myths; and gently re-focus them upon the simple truths of the Gospel.
5:13 Some of those Jesus cured didn’t have any faith in Jesus- this man didn’t even know Jesus’ Name. This shows what it means to really be able to do miracles by the Holy Spirit- even ignorant unbelievers could be healed. This contrasts with the false claims of many ‘faith healers’ in Christian churches today, who claim they have Holy Spirit gifts, but can only claim to heal those who have faith.
5:18,19 Jesus answers their misunderstanding that He was claiming equality with God by making some statements that for all time end any question about whether Jesus is equal with God. He states clearly that He can do nothing of Himself, His power is only from God and not of Himself; and His will is not that of His Father (v. 30).
5:24 We have eternal life in the sense that we can live now the kind of life which we will eternally live in God’s Kingdom. We will die, be unconscious, but be raised to stand before Jesus at His return, and by His grace live eternally in God’s Kingdom on earth.
5:27 Because the Lord Jesus had our human nature He is therefore qualified to be our judge at the last day.
5:29 We receive eternal life at the resurrection, when Jesus returns. We don’t have immortality naturally within ourselves, in the form of some ‘immortal soul’. This isn’t a Biblical idea. The resurrection is very important in the process of salvation. Therefore it’s also important to identify ourselves with the death and resurrection of Jesus through baptism, so that we too will literally be resurrected and share in His eternal life at His return.
5:37 God sent Jesus. He that sends is superior to and different from Him that is sent (Jn. 13:16). Jesus isn’t God.
5:39,40 It’s possible to read the Bible a lot but never truly come to Jesus. To study the Bible but not have the living word / voice of God abiding in us (v. 38). We should be Christ-centric more than Bible-centric.
5:43 Jesus as God’s Son carried His Father’s Name. The Name of God is essentially His attributes and character; and Jesus showed these to perfection. But we shouldn’t misunderstand this to mean that Jesus is God Himself in person, just because He carries His Father’s Name.
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- When kids play house, rarely do they pretend to pay bills. But one organization is looking to change that by giving school-age children a chance to be an adult for a day.
Junior Achievement, an international non-profit that helps teach children financial literacy, assigns kids in its JA Finance Park programs a marital and family status, a job, and an income and then tasks them with making adult financial decisions.
"We want to give them exposure to the challenges that they are going to have, making them fiscally responsible adults," said Andrew Corrado, senior vice president for private banking and professional services at Capital One, a sponsor for JA Finance Park.
Students do as much as 20 hours of classroom work prior to their arrival at the Finance Park. In class they learn about a variety of financial tools and how to use them properly. The curriculum covers everything from how credit cards work, to how to make a budget and to figure out taxes.
"Frankly, kids don't learn this at home," said Joseph Peri, president of Junior Achievement NY. "We sort of consider it to be almost like the modern version of the 'birds and the bees.' Parents don't really want to talk about it."
Once their classroom learning is finished, all that they have learned is put to the test at JA Finance Park. Each child is given a card with their life status on it and they travel from station to station paying water bills, buying clothing, or purchasing cars. Some face a sudden financial crisis and have to pay for braces for their child or repairs to their home after a sudden storm, which impacts their budgets.
"I was over budget and I had to change my nice car," said Kiany Probherbs, who was single and made an annual income of $59,000.
By the end of the day, many of the students said that they had a greater appreciation for their parents and learned the importance of spending their money wisely.
"I noticed that I can't always go to my parents and ask for a phone and other stuff," said Maryan Kabba, who was given the status of married with two kids and had an annual income of $51,900. "Now I realize they have a lot of bills to pay, especially if they have kids."
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A little after 1900 GMT the exact anniversary of the atrocity will be remembered.
One of the commemorations was held in the Garden of Remembrance, which has been built on the area where the plane came down in Lockerbie.
The US consul in Edinburgh, Lisa Vickers, attended the ceremony.
She said: "There were 180 people that were American citizens on board that flight, 35 of them students at Syracuse University and we still remember very much the events of that night 20 years ago."
Up to 300 people, including relatives and some former employees of the Pan Am airline were attending a private memorial at Heathrow Airport chapel led by the Rev John Mosey, whose daughter Helga died in the disaster.
Local priest explains his Lockerbie role
For many who lived through it, the memories remain fresh despite the time which has passed.
George Stobbs, Lockerbie's police inspector at the time, recalls the events of 20 years ago with great clarity.
"Nobody actually knew what had happened, we realised an aircraft had come down but I thought it was a military aircraft," he said.
"Once I got into Sherwood Crescent I could see flames along the roadside, the footpaths were burst and there were gas pipes fractured - there were dancing flames coming up from them.
"Hedges were on fire, drop pipes on the side of houses were on fire and they were in turn climbing up and setting fire to the roofs."
It was only later in the evening that the scale of the death toll at Lockerbie began to emerge.
The town has moved on in the intervening years, but Mr Kerr said it was right that it should mark a major anniversary.
The discovery of the nose cone revealed the full scale of the disaster
Eyewitness Maxwell Kerr said: "You realise just how lucky we are to have had another 20 years of life."
"These people who died - that was it snuffed out in one second. I think you have never to forget this, it is too big an event, it is too big a disaster."
Paying tribute, First Minister Alex Salmond said: "I know that through the events being organised in Lockerbie, at Syracuse University, and at other locations in the UK and the US, that fitting tribute will be paid to those who so tragically lost their lives and those, in south of Scotland and beyond, whose lives have been affected by the atrocity."
He added "I offer my support to all involved in marking the anniversary and, in particular, my condolences to those who will be mourning the loss of a loved one."
Jim Murphy, Secretary of State for Scotland, said: "Our eternal sympathy goes out to all those who lost family members and friends and who to this day feel the dreadful effects of that terrible event."
Former Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi was found guilty of mass murder following a trial at Camp Zeist in the Netherlands in 2001.
Megrahi, who was recently diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer, has consistently denied responsibility for the bombing and a second appeal against his conviction will be heard by the courts next year.
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Organic Wines Are Great As Long As You Don’t Tell Anyone They’re OrganicPosted by Adam Morganstern on Mar 12, 2010 in Editorials
There’s been a lot of buzz online recently about an academic paper done by two students; Magali A. Delmas of UCLA and Laura E. Grant of UCSB titled Eco-labeling Strategies and Price-Premium: The Wine Industry Puzzle. The study looks at eco-certification and eco-labeling as two separate business strategies, and they found that wineries that are certified organic, but don’t let you know on their label, command higher prices. Wineries that certify, and put that information on the bottle, actually see a price decline. The lesson for wineries – go organic but don’t tell anyone about it.
We’ve dealt with this problem since we started the Organic Wine Journal. There are many fantastic certified organic and biodynamic wines out there, but you have to know the names yourself because you won’t find it anywhere on their labels. This leads to confusion not only among wine drinkers, but also with sommeliers, servers and the workers at your local wine store. Thankfully, the balance is shifting, and organic and biodynamic wines are being perceived as higher quality in general, but until the top winemakers come out of the cellar, so to speak, the findings of this study don’t surprise us.
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The majority of players elected to impose a penalty even when it cost them some of their own money. Doing so, the researchers found, activated a region of the brain known as the dorsal striatum. Previous research has shown that this region is involved in enjoyment or satisfaction.
Brain scans during the experiment also showed a correlation between a person's brain activity and how much punishment they choose to mete out at their own personal cost: Individuals with stronger activations were more willing to incur greater costs in order to punish someone else.
"The nice feature of our study is that the variation in the dorsal striatum predicts these differences in behavior quite well," Fehr said. "Subjects with lower activation in the dorsal striatum punish less."
According to Knutson, the Stanford psychologist, altruistic punishment seems irrational from the standpoint of self-interest. But Knutson wrote that the Swiss study explains this seemingly irrational behavior by showing that "instead of cold calculated reason, it is passion that may plant the seeds of revenge."
Fehr agrees that a person's passion plays a role in altruistic punishment. "But I do not think that our evidence indicates that passion overrides rationality," he said. "In fact, I believe that our evidence shows that people deal quite rationally with their emotions," he said.
The study results suggest that activation of the dorsal striatum reflects some sort of anticipated satisfaction from punishing those who break social norms. The higher the activation, the more people are willing to spend on punishment.
However a second area of the brain, known as the prefrontal cortex, is activated when players need to weigh the satisfaction derived from punishment against the monetary cost of punishing.
The study results show that the higher the cost of the punishment, the lower the actual punishment imposed. "Thus, this all looks pretty rational," Fehr said. "People seem to trade off the expected satisfaction from punishing with the cost of punishing in quite a rational way."
According to de Quervain, the study co-author, understanding the role of the prefrontal cortex in altruistic punishment may also help researchers better understand psychiatric disorders characterized by abnormal social behavior or addiction.
"Deficits in prefrontal cortical functioning may contribute to these psychopathologies by a disturbed ability to weigh beneficial against negative consequences of an action," he said.
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Something Old, Something New; Are “Older” 35mm Film Camera Lenses Suitable For D-SLR Cameras?
If, like many Shutterbug readers, you have a film SLR camera plus several interchangeable lenses, you might be wondering if you can use those lenses with your new D-SLR camera of the same, or even different, brand. Questions arise: Will the older film-era lenses work? If so, are there any limitations? Do they need factory modifications so they will work properly? And even if everything seems to fit together, are you degrading the quality of your images by using older gear on newer imaging devices?
There have already been several generations of products introduced since the move to D-SLR cameras. Each generation has introduced a greater distance between electromechanical communication with the camera body to direct electronic communication. Changes have been introduced in practically every component of the camera system, including metering, autofocusing, shutter control, image stabilization, etc.
To research this article I contacted many firms, including major 35mm SLR manufacturers and independent lens manufacturers who offer lenses in several major camera brand mounts. Here, by manufacturer, is what I discovered.
All models of Canon EF lenses work with their current D-SLR system cameras with, of course, the effective change in coverage from use of the lenses with sensors smaller than 35mm size. Even older Canon FD lenses can be used, but one of two versions of the FD-EOS Lens Mount Converter is required.
The FD-EOS Macro Lens Mount Converter was offered through Canon dealers. It was compatible with all FD lenses and accessories—but was suitable for macro use only. This mount was discontinued but might still show up on the used market.
The earlier original FD-EOS Lens Mount Converter contained an extender, which multiplied the focal length by a factor of 1.26x—but it was only usable for most FD lenses with a focal length of 200mm and longer. This limitation was due to a protruding front element on the converter’s tele-extender, which would interfere with shorter focal-length lenses. This latter converter was not sold through dealers but was available only to members of the Canon Professional Services program. Both converters when used with older FD lenses on Canon D-SLR cameras require that the lens has to be stopped down manually since the diaphragm operation is manual and there is no autofocus confirmation.
With either converter used with an older FD-mount lens, there are two options for exposure control: 1) Manual mode when you set the shutter speed and then manually stop down the lens or 2) Use Stop-Down AE when you stop down the lens and the camera sets the shutter speed automatically.
The new Leica S-System S2 D-SLR camera is an entirely new system and it does not accept the old Leica R 35mm SLR lenses. Leica’s earlier digital R-System camera production was recently terminated. There are no Leica cameras sold that support R lenses. There are third-party firms that supply adapters to use these lenses on Canon and/or Nikon bodies.
The Leica digital M9 rangefinder camera can accept practically any M camera lens produced since the M-System was introduced way back in 1954. To provide digital M cameras with the necessary EXIF data they offer a 6-bit coding that can be retrofitted on older lenses.
Detailed information on the compatibility of their older “legacy” Nikkor lenses with today’s Nikon D-SLR cameras can be found at: http://support.nikontech.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/14439.
In summary, all non-AI Nikkor lenses cannot be used on any D-SLR or even late-model film SLR camera. Manual focus AI lenses with Aperture Indexing levers can be used on D-SLRs, but with a few exceptions. The higher models of D-SLR cameras (such as the D300, D200, D3, D2, and D1) can meter with these lenses, but when used with older consumer-oriented bodies (such as the D60, D40, D80, and D70) the exposure will have to be determined and set manually.
Nikkor AF lenses use a mechanical coupling between the lens and camera for focusing. The focus motor is located inside the camera but drives the lens’ focusing through gears. These lenses can be used on any D-SLR that has a built-in focus motor. The only cameras not currently having a focus motor are the D5000, D3000, D60, and the entire D40 series of cameras.
Nikkor AF-S and AF-I lenses differ from the AF lenses since they do have a built-in focus motor thus they can be used on any Nikon camera body even if it does—or does not—have a focus motor. This type of lens is required for autofocus operation with the D5000, D3000, D60, and D40 series of bodies.
Nikon indicates they cannot comment on the compatibility and image quality of third-party lenses having a Nikon mount. They suggest if your lens worked satisfactorily on an older Nikon film camera that you should be able to use the information provided earlier to determine the suitability for use with a new D-SLR camera. Considerable additional information about Nikkor lenses is included on their website which should be a must read for anyone contemplating using older Nikkor lenses with D-SLR cameras.
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Planning, laying down the bones, is the problem-solving element of creating. Here is where you will begin to give shape to your imaginings, your style, and your physical reality in order to lay out the blueprint of what you hope to create. You will take a good look at what it is that you envision and the space you have to work with so that you can create a plan that bridges your dreams and reality, transforming your creative vision into something real and tangible.
What does planning have to do with creativity? Think about it this way: When you are faced with any kind of dilemma or challenge, the thing that is most required is what is known as creative thinking. Remember when your teachers told you to “put on your thinking cap” ? What they were really telling you was to be creative — to think innovatively and figure out the best course of action or response. This is what you are doing as you work out a plan: thinking creatively in order to make something where there was nothing before.
The planning stage of any endeavor can be challenging — it is like a puzzle whose pieces you need to sift through to find the right configuration. I see a lot of anxiety arise for my clients when we actually sit down and start to make things real. But if you have one art form in which you are successful, you have tools in you that you may not even be aware of. If you cook, paint, style your appearance, write, sell, run a business, coach a team, or what have you, then you already know how to make a plan. Draw on this paradigm for inspiration, guidance, and confidence.
Planning consists of the following steps:
Embracing What Is
The irony of creating something new is that you must first embrace the reality of what is. To solve any problem, you always have to fully grasp what you are encountering: the potential and limits of materials you are given. In other words, you need to take a clear look at and accept what is there. A photographer needs to take into account the lighting of the scene she wishes to capture on film; a race-car driver must know just what his car can do and work with the layout of the track when figuring out his course; a pastry chef will need to consider the size and purpose of her cake before decorating it with frosting and flowers.
When you take the time to really see what is in front of you, you become aware of the parameters in which you must work. Even though this means you may have to accept some limitations, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Seeing the limits and boundaries that exist move us out of the if only myth, which can be one of the most insidious threats to creativity. If only I had a Ph.D….if only I had more money….if only I were thinner….if only I had Southern exposure….What good does any of this rueful thinking do? We can either bemoan what we don’t have, or we can take a clear-eyes look at what we do have and make something wonderful out of it.
Being True To Your Needs
The outdoor spaces we inhabit need to reflect our lifestyle, just as the interior of our home does. Sometimes it can be confusing to figure out what you need, because what you need today might not be the same as what you will need a month, a year, or ten years from now. Our needs change as we do. So focusing on what you might need in the future is no more helpful than if only. Whenever you start to project too far into the future, gently pull yourself back and ask yourself, what do you know you need right now?
There are times to act, and times to reflect; times to impose our will and craft, and times to simply step back and listen. Doing and being are compensatory: We need both in order to strike balance. Activity is necessary in order to create our plan, but slowing down and tuning in to the earth and the pulse of the space we are given infuses our garden with an organic sense of rightness.
By picking up on the cadence of your garden, you begin to develop a spatial sense that will guide you and let you feel where to place the elements you want in your garden so it is laid out in a way that is respectful to the contours of the land as well as being authentic to your sense of harmony and balance. This is a subtle practice, very much like being able to intuit how another person is feeling by picking up on unspoken sensory vibrations.
Experimenting is the embracing of ambiguity in action. The very word experiment implies that we don’t know the outcome, that we are trying something to determine whether or not it is a success, how it looks, or how it makes us feel, without making any permanent commitment.
Really, all of gardening is an experiment. We may think we know how things will turn out and what to expect, but every gardener at some point learns that we are not in charge. The most power we can wield is not over the outcomes, but over our willingness to try new things and let the results unfold.
Living With Ambiguity
Planning a garden can be challenging, I know. It is so lovely when all the pieces just fall into place immediately, but how often does that really happen? Usually we have to struggle with ideas and configurations and solutions, constantly arranging and rearranging until we find something that works for us. In our anxiety to solve the problem, we can often work in haste and try to rush to conclusion, growing frustrated and even more anxious to figure it all out and be done with it. But one of the crucial elements of any creative personality is the ability to live with ambiguity; that is, to be able to sit comfortably in the ‘not-knowingness’ and let things unfold as they will.
Bringing Your Vision To Life
In every creative process, there comes a moment when the vision must come to life. It is very powerful to see your creation take shape in front of you. It’s like speaking your thoughts: Once you say the words out loud, a sense of ownership takes hold. You have hit the turning point. That which was within you is now out there for you to view and assess. For the first time, it comes alive in full color and dimension, and the momentum catapults you forward.
Of all the steps in the creative process, this one takes the most courage. It takes guts to risk feeling exposed and vulnerable, and not only in the face of others, but in the eyes of your internal censors, as well. It is common for people to panic the moment their creations take form. I didn’t know it was going to look like this….this doesn’t look right…I have to change this! The architect Frank Gehry, who designed the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum in Spain, confessed that he panicked the moment the magnificent structure was unveiled. All around him people were applauding, and all he could think was, My God, what did I do?
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GLOBAL JUSTICE AND THE LOGIC OF THE BURDEN OF PROOF
Author: Juha Räikkä
Source: Metaphilosophy, Volume 36, Numbers 1-2, January 2005 , pp. 228-239(12)
Abstract:: The question of who has the burden of proof is often important in practice. We must frequently make decisions and act on the basis not of conclusive evidence but of what is reasonable to presume true. Consequently, it happens that a given practical question must be solved by referring to principles that explicitly or implicitly determine, at least partly, where the burden of proof should rest. In this essay, I consider the role of the logic of the burden of proof in a debate on global justice. In particular, I ask how the logic of the burden of proof is seen by those who defend conservative positions in a debate and deny our obligations to reduce poverty beyond borders. I argue that defenders of conservative positions tend to shift the burden of proof in an unjustified way.
Document Type: Research article
Publication date: 2005-01-01
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Hackers Loot TechRadar Database
Hackers breached a TechRadar database and made off email addresses and users' birth dates.
Hackers broke into the registration database of the British technology news website TechRadar last month and stole users' email addresses, dates of birth and encrypted passwords.
TechRadar learned of the breach on June 22 during a routine site update; following further investigation, it was determined that the confidential information was compromised on May 7, TechRadar's publisher, Nick Merritt, wrote in an advisory.
Upon discovering the attack, which took place through the company's online forums, TechRadar immediately shut them down. The forums, Merritt said, "will remain closed until we are satisfied there are no further issues and the forum can be safely restored to the service."
Tech Radar joins an enormous list of companies, including Restaurant Depot, Global Payments, Twitter, Nissan, LinkedIn, eHarmony, LEGO and the porn site Brazzers that have suffered data breaches at the hands of hackers.
TechRadar said the illegally accessed passwords were encrypted, and that it is not aware of any of the stolen data being misused. As a precaution, the company warned all registered users of the site to change their password if they reuse it on another site.
The fact that registered users' birth dates and other sensitive information was exposed by the hack could be seen as an opportunity to scale back the level of information we hand over to websites, Chet Wisniewski of the security firm Sophos said.
"This does bring up an important issue though. Is it really a good idea to share your date of birth with a random tech forum?" Wisniewski wrote on a Sophos blog. "Why do so many websites, grocery stores, hotels and other establishments think it is appropriate to ask for something so important to our identities? When asked to share your birth date, postal code or any other personal information ask yourself … Is there a legal reason they need to know, or is it just a nice-to-have?"
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Last week the Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood gave an address from the White House warning what effects the forthcoming sequester will have on our country’s transportation facilities.
He predicted flight delays will occur as air traffic controllers will be reduced, as will security measures at airports. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told of hundreds of teachers and teacher’s aides being laid off, but offered no proof to substantiate his claim.
Now the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs are releasing incarcerated illegal immigrants because of the potential cost to retain them in custody. The president has had a daily campaign during which he preaches the danger to the country if the sequester, which was his idea, occurs.
There is no doubt that the various department heads have received talking points and were instructed to present them to the public to induce fear and influence congressmen. The White House lies when it disavows knowledge of the speeches given by the department heads.
— John Culloton, Chicago
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Monday, November 22, 2010
Surprise: North Korea Is Enriching Uranium!
Surprise: North Korea Is Enriching Uranium!
By Doug Bandow on 11.22.10 @ 6:08AM
North Korea is nothing if not predictable. It has unveiled a new nuclear enrichment plant. The U.S. and its allies are now scrambling to respond.
Surely the latest development in the so-called Democratic People's Republic of Korea surprises no one.
If the issue weren't so serious, it would be a comedy routine. The Obama administration came into office hoping to put the North on the back policy burner. Last year Pyongyang staged another nuclear test to remind America that it was still around.
The Republic of Korea's conservative government reversed the "Sunshine Policy" of its predecessors, cutting off most subsidies for the DPRK. In March the North sank a South Korean warship. Supposedly tough-minded ROK President Lee Myung-bak did little more than whine. Rather than closing the Kaesong industrial development, which provides North Korea with much-needed hard currency, Seoul demanded an apology.
Apparently unable to resist the Sirens' call for negotiations, President Lee recently announced that an apology was no longer necessary. All Pyongyang had to do was "show sincerity toward the Republic of Korea and to assume responsibility" for the sinking.
After sending an aircraft carrier to demonstrate its solidarity with the South, the Obama administration also began pressing for resumption of the Six-Party Talks, the so-far spectacularly unsuccessful nuclear negotiations. President Barack Obama said all that was necessary was for the DPRK to demonstrate "seriousness of purpose."
Well, seriousness of purpose was demonstrated by Pyongyang, only the wrong kind.
The North recently began construction on a new light water nuclear reactor, apparently to replace the one previously decommissioned at Yongbyon. That was bad news, but remained only a future threat. More ominously, however, it now appears that North Korea is engaged in uranium enrichment.
The North invited Stanford University Professor Siegfried S. Hecker to visit its newest uranium enrichment facility in Yongbyon. Hecker found a modern operation with 2000 centrifuges, apparently ready for business. He said the plant looked to be directed at nuclear power, but "the uranium enrichment facilities could be readily converted to produce highly-enriched uranium (HEU) bomb fuel."
While the project's capabilities may not meet the North Koreans' claims, the facility was built quickly, since April 2009, when inspectors were last on site, and kept secret. This suggests that the DPRK may have greater nuclear capabilities than previously thought.
The Obama administration reacted with ill-disguised shock. An administration spokesman stated that the North's behavior is "yet another provocative act of defiance." Who would have imagined? The North Koreans defiant! So the State Department deployed its heaviest diplomatic artillery, sending a delegation to Asia to "begin to coordinate on a response to this news." Undoubtedly "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-il is hiding in his underground bunker, fearful for his life.
The latest crisis is merely the latest rerun of an earlier show. The North has trashed previous agreements. The regime has never demonstrated a serious commitment to abandon weapons which have taken so much effort and expense to develop. And the West has never offered the North benefits anywhere close to the obvious gains for the North from becoming a nuclear state.
First is defense against any attempt at regime change. Pyongyang surely has noticed that the U.S. routinely bombs and invades non-nuclear powers, such as Grenada, Panama, Somalia, Haiti, Serbia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Washington does not similarly treat nuclear powers.
Second, no one would pay the slightest attention to North Korea absent its nuclear program. The country is an impoverished wreck; its people suffer persistent malnutrition and sometimes starve, often to death. North Koreans are better at trading drugs and counterfeiting dollars than at engaging in commerce. Kim Jong-il ends up on the front pages of the world's newspapers only when he makes nuclear threats.
Third, nuclear threats are about all he has to try to extort money from his neighbors. He blusters at the South and rages against Japan. The People's Republic of China he warns of collapse and chaos, followed by reunification with America's ally, South Korea. Regional worries about an implosion of the DPRK are magnified by Pyongyang's possession of nuclear weapons.
As if the international benefits weren't obvious enough, the internal political dynamic runs strongly against genuine negotiations. With Kim Jong-il following the same "military first" policy as his father, he is an unlikely candidate for nuclear disarmament under the best of circumstances.
And the circumstances are not best, with his uncertain health and the looming leadership transition. Kim Hyun-wook, of the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security, recently opined: "Now that the succession is almost completed, there is a definite mood shift toward resuming the Six-Party Talks." However, the succession is far from complete.
Kim Jong-il has anointed his youngest son as his successor, but his father spent nearly two decades preparing Kim to rule. The new dauphin will have far less time. And there are numerous potential claimants for power in Pyongyang. Kim has two other sons, a sister and brother-in-law, a half-brother, a wife, and several (it is thought) illegitimate children. There also are numerous Korean Workers Party officials and military officers who have been waiting a long time to take charge.
Given the potentially decisive role of the military in determining who will rule after Kim's death, he is unlikely to sacrifice the armed services' most important program with his son so far from authority. Nor are his successors likely to face down the generals, especially if the regime ends up, at least at first, with some sort of collective leadership. Appeasement of the West is not likely to be the best path to victory in any internal power struggle.
While Washington and Seoul engaging in new negotiations isn't likely to hurt, it isn't likely to help either. It's hard to imagine what Presidents Obama and Lee could say to convince Kim Jong-il to toss his roughly dozen nuclear weapons, whether potential or in being, in the global trash-bin. Please show seriousness and respect and we can talk, the allies chirp. That sort of language isn't likely to persuade Kim.
A better strategy, still with minimal likelihood of success, would be for the U.S., South Korea, and Japan to develop a full package of benefits -- security, economic, diplomatic -- in return for complete denuclearization backed by intrusive inspections. The three also should consider what they would offer for eliminating the North's capability of nuclear expansion, without eliminating any existing weapons. Imperfect as this option might be, it would be a vast improvement over the status quo and has a far better (though still small) chance of acceptance than full denuclearization.
Then the allies should present the plan to the China and request Beijing's full support. That would mean more than hortatory statements. It would mean diplomatic pressure along with the threat of supporting Western sanctions and cutting off food and energy assistance. And following through, if the DPRK resisted.
In return, the allies would promise financial assistance to the PRC in the event of a North Korean collapse, with refugees flooding across the Yalu. The U.S. and South Korea also would indicate no opposition to Chinese military activities in the North in the event of a crisis in Pyongyang. And Washington and Seoul would pledge that American military forces would leave the peninsula after any reunification: there would be no U.S. troops bordering China.
If Beijing was supportive, the table would be set for potentially useful Six-Party Talks. At least there would be no more question as to whether a better or more nuanced Western approach might win results. The North would have its offer to "join the international community," as U.S. officials like to say. If Pyongyang said no, there would be no more excuses.
But if the Chinese government refused to support the allied effort, another form of clarity also would be achieved. Beijing would have sacrificed an important opportunity to play a positive leadership role in East Asia in order to profit from instability on the Korean peninsula. It would be a valuable lesson for all of the PRC's neighbors.
Moreover, in the face of Chinese recalcitrance, the Obama administration should indicate that if the North continues on its present course, that the U.S. would rethink its opposition to South Korea and Japan responding accordingly. The further spread of nuclear weapons would be a bad option, but perhaps not as bad as leaving America in the position of being expected to defend its allies against an unpredictable and reckless North Korea.
And should America's friends choose to develop arsenals also capable of hitting Beijing, well, that would not be seen as a problem in Washington. There may be worse things than Japan having nuclear weapons, such as only China possessing them, with America expected to risk Los Angeles for Tokyo.
There is no easy answer to the tragedy of North Korea. Military action risks setting off a war which would destroy Seoul, even though the allies would ultimately prevail. Economic sanctions have achieved little without Chinese support. Another round of negotiations without changed circumstances ensures more futile U.S. huffing and puffing.
Any new talks should be directed as much at Beijing as Pyongyang. It is time to share the nightmare with Chinese officials who apparently believe they can permanently benefit from the current standoff. Only when they realize that a nuclear North Korea will make them losers too is there any realistic chance of stopping the North's nuclear program.
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By Christina Hoag
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s students may be filling in fewer bubbles on multiple-choice standardized tests in the future and writing longer answers instead.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson unveiled a set of proposals Tuesday to rewrite the state’s battery of standardized tests that students take every spring to measure achievement in English-language arts and math, readiness to graduate from high-school, and subjects such as science.
“Multiple-choice, fill-in-the-bubble tests alone simply cannot do the job anymore, and it’s time for California to move forward with assessments that measure the real-world skills our students need to be ready for a career and for college,” Torlakson said.
Instead of multiple-choice bubbles, the new tests will emphasize critical thinking and problem-solving skills and require deeper, more extended responses, he said. The new exams will be largely administered and scored by computer, but some will require scoring by hand.
Torlakson’s report will be submitted to the state Legislature, which must approve the new design and issue guidelines before education officials can start rewriting the tests. The new exams are slated to debut in the 2014-15 school year.
The report, which contains 12 recommendations, is the culmination of a yearlong project that lawmakers ordered last year as school districts phase in national curriculum standards, known as Common Core State Standards. The new curriculum aims to develop students’ analytical skills over rote memorization and involves developing new assessment methods to measure those skills.
A task force met around the state for six months last year and presented a series of recommendations to Torlakson last fall.
David Ratray, president of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, said the new direction of testing is promising.
“Employers are looking for problem-solving, a deeper understanding of knowledge to put it to work,” Ratray said. “What works for students, works for business.”
Testing results are used largely to judge how well schools are doing their job and are a key factor in a school’s so-called “academic performance index,” a ranking that enables parents and the community to easily compare schools.
Deputy Superintendent Deborah Sigmund said that the computerized system also will speed up delivery of results with the goal of getting them to teachers so they can see where students need extra help while they are still in school. Currently, test results are delivered in mid- to late summer.
Sigmund also said that by emphasizing more creative, thinking responses on tests, teachers will gain more latitude in their curriculums instead of merely “teaching to the test.”
“This will give teachers their autonomy back,” she said.
Torlakson said some standardized tests will be suspended next year as the new tests are introduced. Those include second-grade tests and end-of-year finals in non-core subjects in high schools.
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